Wednesday, August 25, 2010
King AL - King AL (2010)
01. City Limits
02. Moves I Never Fake
03. Black Cherry (Feat. Hus)
04. Tactics 4 Theatrics
05. Peanut Butter Oil
06. Cream
07. Supa (Feat. Tha Connection and Prolifical)
08. Going For Mines
09. The All Good Important
10. Double Up
11. Rap Shit (Feat. Tha Connection)
12. Looks Ill
13. Once Again
14. Love Song (Feat. Hus)
15. Ya City Rock Adder
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Cut Chemist - Adidas to Addis (2010)
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The sole freely downloadable piece from Cut Chemist's newest 3 tracker EP, Sound of the Police. A killing joint!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Miedlev - Vans Cal (2010)
01. Karma
02. Deidrichs Answering Machine
03. Higher
04. Synesthesia
05. Daylight
06. Thunderball (Feat. Smoovth)
07. Today (Interlude)
08. Jernau Gurgeh
09. Flava
10. Interlude
11. Escape Pod
12. On Green Clouds
13. Clockwork
14. Bill Clinton
15. Take It Higher (Feat. Tha Connection)
16. Sleeper (Feat. Freddie Bruno)
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Fel Sweetenberg – The Sophomore Jinx (2010)
01. Awful Pretty Pt. 2
02. Look Into The Eyes of Fel (Ft. DJ Jayski)
03. Light Em Up, Blow Em Out (Ft. DJ Panek)
04. Minor Problem (Ft. Aul Purpis)
05. Save Ya Life (Ft. Dave Ghetto & Baby Blak)
06. $$$$$$$$$$$
07. Ecetera (Ft. Ethel Cee)
08. Code of Silence (Ft. DJ Jayski)
09. The Nuthin’
10. Skyz Fallin’
11. Trubblesume
12. Before I Die
13. Panzie (Ft Tanzania Lateef)
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Stig Of The Dump - The Homeless Microphonist EP(2007)
Stig Of The Dump-I Got Game(2010)
Black Milk - Deadly Medley (feat. Royce Da 5'9" & Elzhi) (Video)
The official video from Black Milk's release "Album Of The Year," dropping September 14 via Fat Beats Records / Decon. Guest vocals from Royce Da 5'9" and Elzhi. Directed by Gerard Victor Atillo.
Monday, August 23, 2010
J Dilla – Donut Shop (2010)
1. Safety Dance
2. Sycamore
3. Bars & Twists
4. History (Mos Instrumental)
5. Move (Tip Instrumental)
6. You Can’t Hold A Torch (Busta Instrumental)
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Epsilon Project - Raising The Bar (2007)
01. Int'Romes'Duction feat. DJ Romes
02. My Peoples feat. DJ Spinobi
03. We Came For The Title
04. The Chicken Coupe
05. Guerilla Press The Industry feat. DJ Spinobi
06. Sincerely Yours
07. DJ Armani Speaks
08. I Rhyme For feat. Dex
09. That's That Crew feat. Wildchild
10. Backstabbers
11. Cali To D.C. feat. Oddisee & Stacy Epps
12. Mood Swings
13. Raising the Bar
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Shin-Ski of Martiangang-Back To Basics Volume 1(2010)
01- The Pharcyde-Runin
02- J-88-Look Of Love
03- Bahamadia-Uknowhowwedo
04- Lauryn Hill-Lost One
05- Sade-Taboo
06- Da Bush Babees-We Run Things
07- De La Soul-Itssoeezzz
08- Mad Skillz-Nod Factor
09- Nas-If I Ruled The World
10- Beastie Boys-Alive
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Shin-Ski, another talented producer from Japan, reflips 10 rap classics in his very unique style and let's your boombap heart jump!
The list features milestones by The Pharcyde, Bahamadia, Da Bush Babees, Mad Skillz, Nas and others!
Friday Night - Saturday Night (2010)
01. Battle Creek, MI 02:03
02. Umar 01:00
03. David 02:16
04. Crystal (Featuring Micah Saint James and 87 Stick Up Kids) 06:29
05. I Can't Control That (Featuring Playa Hamm and DeVry) 05:12
06. Eden (My Karate Theme) 03:34
07. I Getz (Featuring Son Doobie and Tha Grimm Teachaz) 05:38
08. Memphis 05:00
09. Jaqui 05:14
10. The Rush 06:30
11. Rest 03:34
12. Saturday Night (Featuring Black Spade, TeLuv, and Coultrain) 07:20
13. Is It True 04:28
14. Float 07:12
15. The Longest Wave 08:40
16. Tortuga 05:40
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Building on the momentum from their critically acclaimed debut, Friday Night returns with an epic sequel that is a culmination of raw musical ambition and overblown Hollywood absurdity. Saturday Night picks up the story of tragic figures Dave and Umar several years after the violent wreck that would change the course of their lives and ultimately make them marked men.
With each other as their only allies, Dave & Umar embark on a strange journey to clear their names. Through alligator-infested swamps, and lonely country roads, to the mean streets of Memphis - they race to stay one step ahead of the vengeful forces and jilted wives hot on their trail.
Featured guests include Son Doobie, Playa Hamm, Micah Saint James, TeLuv, 87 Stick Up Kids, Black Spade and more.
DJ Moya presents The Hip Hop Orchestra Mixtape vol. 2 (2010)
1. Chessurect – The Rasputin theory
2. Snowgoons – Still got the ammo feat. Mainflow, Sebstar & El Da Sensei
3. Hock tu town – Drug Co.
4. The large professor – That bullshit
5. Wu tang clan – C.R.E.A.M (vs beatles)
6. Snowgoons – Nothin you say feet edo G (Luger remix)
7. IDE – Poetry in motion
8. Snowgoons – King Kong feet Reef The Lost Cauze & Young De
9. Rhyme Asylum – Straight jacket immortals
10. Dj JS1 – Murder feat Chino XL, Sean Price and Killah Priest
11. Donny Goins – What you expected feet Rain, Termanology, Reks, Big Lou
12. Dj JS1 – Nuthin’ feat CL Smooth, Brother Ali and Sadat X
13. El da sensei – Life it is
14. Blue Sky black Death – The ritual
15. Main Flow – The return of the castle feat Esoteric
16. Snowgoons – Ride on feat Defari, Nico Suave & Maylay Sparks
17. Kings Konekted – The delegates
18. Killah Priest – Heaven worthy
19. Rhyme Asylum – This is where
20. Defcon – No rhyme or reason feat Goretex
21. Pep Love – The fight club
22. Funkdoobiest – All shot up
23. IDE – Nuance
24. Rhyme Asylum – Solitary confinement
25. Wu Tang – NYC crack
26. Diabolic – Modern day future feat Deadly Hunta
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Everliven Sound-Freedom II(2010)
1. Get Up Stand Up (Survivalist)
2. Christening
3. Elements (feat. El Da Sensei)
4. Waiting Too Long
5. Hook Them
6. Walk Away
7. Crack & The Electric Chair (feat. Hakim Green)
8. All Right All Real
9. Days of Faster
10. Come Correct
11. Holes in they Shoes (feat. C Rayz Walz)
12. Ms. Liquor Spliff
13. Sun, Moon & Stars – (feat. Stahhr)
14. Follow My Lead
15. Can You Relate – (feat. John Robinson)
16. Don't Believe
17. Dumbflows
18. Know No
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Teaming up for collaborations tends to sound like quite the chore; especially in the rap world. Somewhat rarely do you find a collaboration that doesn’t seem forced, awkward or at least something to rush back to your used CD store, begging to sell it for whatever you can get that’s better. Can Cymarshall Law & Skit Slam better that perspective? On the dancehall reggae-tinged Freedom 2, don’t let sequels fool you, it’s still good music.
Cymarshall & Skit Slam focus on what most underground rap focuses on; trials, tribulations, misfortunes, and ruminations of the bullshit present in hip-hop and the positivity within it. One could also say pretty much anything in between. You can hear it in the weed love song “Ms. Liquor Spliff”, the spiritual savior like flavor in “Waiting Too Long” and “Hook Them”, and the true to life themes brought out in “Credit Crunch” featuring C-Rayz Walz,”. There are definitely several other big tunes, such as when we hear the re-appearance of El Da Sensei on “Elements” and the skillful rhyming brought by Hakim Green on “Crack and the Electric Chair”. All these tunes, though, refuse to match the energy and intensity still brought by Cymarshall Law. He continues to remain hungry, and if the rhyming on these newest set of tracks along with his Creator’s Kid EP are any sign, he’s beginning to be more and more the franchise player of the underground world.
One section that cannot be overlooked (in a good way) is the production of Sweden’s The Beatnikz. They provide a palette of different textures in the production here. While not all of it is dancehall influenced, the good bulk of it still sticks itself in ’90s golden era hip-hop goodness, which is something to be blessed for. You can hear it in the smooth and effervescent keys on “All Right”, the chopped up elements in “Come Correct”, and the use of vibraphones and oboe in “Sun, Moon and Stars”. The Beatnikz continue to give beat after beat of interesting selection. But the crowning achievement rests in “Follow My Lead”, with its clever usage of organs and harp, both melodic and pleasing to the ear.
The disc isn’t without its faults. There are times you wonder if Skit Slam showed a little bit of the energy Cymarshall had on a couple of the tracks, or maybe wondering if Cymarshall brought it down to a similar tone as Skit Slam vocally speaking, how it could change the dynamic of Freedom 2. Other times there are instances where the subject matter doesn’t match up with the specific beat, but again that tends to be a common fault among most collaborations. Regardless of these faults though, Freedom 2 does provide for an entertaining and head nodding experience. Though overbearing at times, it’s going to be interesting to see what Cymarshall & Skit Slam have for us next go round.
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