Monday, August 6, 2012

SmokedBeat - Smoked Mood Volume 1(2012)



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VA- Beat Tape(2012)



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VA- The 10s | Everything Is Purple: Celebrating "The Purple Tape" (2012)




Only a handful of pieces of nostalgia come to mind which have a stronger association to an artist's legacy than Raekwon's Purple Tape. Twenty years from now in Hip Hop's Museum, located on a shelf placed between one of Jam Master Jay's fat gold rope chains and Flava Flav's clock, will we find that purple colored cassette. Seventeen years from the date of its release, "The Purple Tape" is more popular of a term to describe Rae's debut than the album's title itself. The Chef describes how the idea to color the cassette was influenced by the crack game. He explains how back in the day, during his hustling days, it was customary for dealers to identify their product by using colored vial tops. In one of the most genius marketing moves of Hip Hop's era, Rae decided to adopt this same method for his debut release. At the time, i'm sure, not Raekwon nor the Marketing Department at Loud could've envisioned the impact of this decision, and now fifteen years removed, it's saga continues. Even with the demise of the cassette format, its still one of the most sought after cassettes by Hip Hop memorabiliists, tape heads, and cassette collectors [the OG cassette is now up on Ebay for $260.00]
For the anniversary of the legendary release, we decided to pay tribute, The Up North Trips way. So we put together a dope mix of grape tinted classics for your listening pleasure. Now let's get purple like Grimace or Barney...

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Jinesis- The Sun Shines Through EP(2012)



We often wonder why certain individuals might seem to be successful while we're often struggling to find our place in life. Introspective questioning on where we're failing. Perspective will show however that it's not necessarily that we are doing anything wrong, it's just that our time hasn't come yet. The people you see wining, the sun is shining on them for that moment. We should take it as the Sun is behind us and hasn't caught up to us yet, our turn is soon to come once the sun catches up to us. This EP is a reflection of me creating and working towards when my turn comes. "The Sun Shines Through" is a sunbeam highlighting my creative process. Thank you. Enjoy - Jinesis

Audible Doctor - F.U.B.U. Feat. Von Pea

Devize - Temporary Home feat. Praverb




O-NERVE-The One

Evil Needle - Homeworks EP(2012)



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Hidden Orchestra - Spoken


Rampage – R.E.A.L. (Road to Everyone Ain’t Loyal) (2012)


01. World Premier     2:35
02. Zig Zag Zig ft. R.A. The Rugged Man     3:18
03. Yeahhhhh!!!!     3:06
04. Brooklyn Knightz (Where Brooklyn At)     3:35
05. It Aint Easy ft. King Tee 3:00
06. 12 O’clock ft. Terea Lynae     3:29

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Rick Ross-3 Kings feat. Dr. Dre and JAY Z



Thats For Okz.You Know That I ll Never Gonna Post A Rick Ross Album..

Dark Time Sunshine-Never Cry Wolf feat. Reva DeVito

Wax Tailor - Heart Stop (2012)





1. Heart Stop (3:00)
2. Heart Stop (RJD2 Remix) (3:19)
3. Heart Stop (Instrumental Version) (3:00)
4. Heart Stop (RJD2 Instrumental Version) (3:19)
5. Heart Stop (Radio Edit) (2:43)


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Wax Tailor : Heart Stop from Mathieu Foucher on Vimeo.

Impuls - Leaf (2012)



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Jay Marvli$ & Apollo Brown – Dark Clouds (2012)






01.Intro
02.Flow With Me
03.Win
04.What Time
05.Circus
06.Stop The Frisk
07.Wake Up
08.Ms. Lady
09.Open Minded
10.Stay True
11.Time Zone
12.Outro

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The New Law - Jiri








eLan Live In The Boiler Room Los Angeles

TNGHT - Bugg'n

Hades - Zmiany

Akello Light – Yellow Tara EP: Language Of The Halliwells Series (2012)



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Piedmont Triad (Winston-Salem & Greensboro) producer "The Twelfth Doctor" provides the obscure chill samples & cracking drums for this dusty music project.
Akello Light spits that Halliwell's slang for the Goddess Yellow Tara while somehow not traveling to far from Earth lyrically.
This is some North Carolina cassette tape bedroom Hip-Hop
for the Hi-Fi/Lo-Fi lovers.