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Shalonda – “Just Go… A Mixtape”

Sam — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:34:17 +0000

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” with Kanye West’s “Love Lockdown”. Give it a listen & download it for free at heyshalonda.com.

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Shalonda – Fever

Da Frat Boyz – “Freshman Year” Mixtape

Sam — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:17:34 +0000

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 loved artists like Goodie Mob, Outkast, and pretty much the entire Dungeon Family… Killer Mike still goes hard, and by now you should all know of my love for the NC-based Hall of Justus collective.

New to the scene are Hotlanta’s Da Frat Boyz, who just released a new mixtape, Freshman Year. I can’t lie, I’m feelin’ this one! I’m down with J. Strap, who did quite a bit of the production on this album, and I’ve always been a fan of his work… he does a lot of work with Stax-era soul music, which in this humble blogger’s opinion, is far better than the overly-simplistic beats that plague a lot of Southern rap music. Check his work on “If We Don’t Make It”:

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If you like that, there’s a lot more of J. Strap’s work on Freshman Year. You can download it here.

Kooley High – “Kooley Is High” Mixtape

Sam — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:59:07 +0000

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 High website. For a sample of their (dope) work, check the video below.

Kooley High – Kooley is High (prod. by DeLa) from BECAUSEUS on Vimeo.

Jozeemo, Joe Scudda, Chaundon & Rapper Big Pooh – Reservoir Dogs Mixtape!

Sam — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:01:37 +0000

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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Jozeemo, Joe Scudda, Chaundon & Rapper Big Pooh – “Reservoir Dogs”

Download the full mixtape here.

Senor Kaos – “Automatic Classic” Video

Sam — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:40:28 +0000

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

Sam — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:39:52 +0000

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 as the backdrop this time around. Two of the songs here, Mayor & Shut Up, appeared on the Pacific Division EP that was released earlier this year… everything else is fresh material, and in more ways than one. Download it below.

Download it here.

If You Don’t Know, Now You Know – TiRon “Ketchup”

Sam — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:14:49 +0000

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 out since February, so WHY ARE YOU STILL SLEEPING?

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Def ‘82

Download the whole thing here.

Illroots & Okayplayer present “The Remix Project”

Sam — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:36:07 +0000

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.