Shalonda – “Just Go… A Mixtape”
Posted by Sam in Albums, Mixtapes, Music on 22. Oct, 2009 | 2 Comments
What do you get when you combine popular hip-hop songs with classic jazz standards & show tunes? Shalonda, a new-to-me artist out of Philadelphia is behind “Just Go… A Mixtape”, an impressive concept album that combines such songs as Peggy Lee’s “Fever” with Kid Cudi’s “Day & Nite” or Billie Holiday’s “God Bless The Child” [...]
Da Frat Boyz – “Freshman Year” Mixtape
Posted by Sam in Mixtapes, Music on 10. Sep, 2009 | 1 Comment
My feelings on Southern hip-hop have been soured in the past few years by the over-saturation of the game with the cookie-cutter “chant & repeat”-type artists, as well as the lack of original subject matter in the rhymes. I mean, seriously, who told Plies that he should rap? (Hint: it wasn’t me). Of course, I [...]
Kooley High – “Kooley Is High” Mixtape
Posted by Sam in Mixtapes, Music, Videos, Videos, Visuals on 09. Sep, 2009 | No Comments
You know I support nothing but the real, and Kooley High is just that. If you haven’t downloaded this yet, it’s “high” time you did (ha! see what I did there?). Hailing from North Carolina, they represent what is right about hip-hop in 2009. To download the Kooley Is High mixtape, go to the Kooley [...]
Jozeemo, Joe Scudda, Chaundon & Rapper Big Pooh – Reservoir Dogs Mixtape!
Posted by Sam in Mixtapes, Music on 01. Sep, 2009 | No Comments
If you’re a fan of the Justus League, you’re already familiar. If not, you need to get that way. Some of the best hip-hop in the past 8 years has come from this collective that spans from NC to NYC. Check out the latest offering, mixed by DJ Warrior & DJ Skillz.
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Senor Kaos – “Automatic Classic” Video
Posted by Sam in Mixtapes, Music, Videos on 28. Aug, 2009 | No Comments
Señor Kaos – Automatic Classic OFFICIAL VIDEO from Señor Kaos on Vimeo.
If you feelin’ this, pick up the mixtape, Swagger is Nothing, Talent is Everything.
(nod to The Audacity of Dope for the vid)
West Up! Pac Div – Church League Champions Mixtape
Posted by Sam in Mixtapes, Music on 25. Aug, 2009 | No Comments
In keeping with the West Coast theme, here’s another mixtape available for free, legitimately… Pac Div, “Church League Champions”.
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Pac Div – We The Champs
The first full-length album available from Pac Div (short for “Pacific Division”) since their Sealed For Freshness blendtape, the L.A.-based trio works with mostly original production [...]
If You Don’t Know, Now You Know – TiRon “Ketchup”
Posted by Sam in Mixtapes, Music on 25. Aug, 2009 | No Comments
There’s a lot of good hip-hop coming from the West Coast these days… Pac Div, Crooked I, Locksmith, Blu, Shawn Jackson… and this cat, TiRon. Raised in Kankakee, IL (what’s up, Mel?!) & Atlanta, GA, and currently hailing from South Central Los Angeles, this is someone you need to be up on. The mixtape’s been [...]
Illroots & Okayplayer present “The Remix Project”
Posted by Sam in Albums, Mixtapes, Music on 23. Aug, 2009 | No Comments
This jawnt is “¡ay, que ridiculoso!”… Apple Juice Kid, the man who brought you the phenomenal “Miles Remixed” mixtape, is back with Okayplayer to bring you this mixtape of your favorite hip-hop tracks done as live instrumentals.. check out the tracklisting & download it at Bandcamp.