Nino Bless - Latin Marksmen

New mixtape, don't sleep on this kid, he's hot (Pause!)

download here

previous mixtape Untold Scriptures, download here

"Tribute to Bone Thugs", not what you think, this is nicely done. Download here

FRIDAY FREENES

Killa Fucking Cam in the building!

COOKIES & APPLE JUICE - CAM'RON (CDQ)

 I USED TO GET IT IN OHIO - CAM'RON

I'M FUCKED UP - PROBLEM FEAT. JIM JONES & SNOOP

WHERE U AT - LIL WAYNE

Shittin On Em - Rick Ross feat Birdman & Busta Rhymes

NAH GO TO JAIL ARotate (Rmx) - CNN feat Ron Browz, Swizz, Busta & Jadakiss (Dirty)

GAIN - BUSY SIGNAL FEAT. MAINO (Dirty)

PAYBACK - NIPSEY HUSSLE

 LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN - JOHN LEGEND

Creepin Solo - Chamillionaire feat The Game & Ludacris (Dirty)

Blame It - Juelz Santana

BLAME IT - JAMIE FOXX FEAT. T-PAIN

 The Game Ain't Ready - Bone Thugs N Harmony

CERTIFIED HUSTLA - JON FAMOUS FEAT. JIM JONES

WOBBLE WOBBLE - CNN FEAT. MOBB DEEP

I GET IT IN FREESTYLE - SHEEK LOUCH & STYLES P (Dirty)

CNN Ft Mobb Deep-Wobble Wobble

AIN'T I (RMX) - MAINO



FEED THE STREETS (MIXTAPE) - MEMPHIS BLEEK

Jim Jones - Jockin' Jim Jones (Tapemasters Inc)

New mixtape from Jimmy feat all your favourite cameos and adlibs from the capo!

download here

FRIDAY FREENESS!

IT WAS JAY-Z'S BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY
SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIGGA!! 39 years old NOW and clocking on, hes as old as your favourite old school rapper, kool g rap the godfather! So young hov we salute you as 40 is the new 20 LOL

so on that note he goes hard at 40 i mean 39 !

Brooklyn (We Go Hard) - Jay Z



AS FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK, THERE IS A LOT OF GOOD SHIT INCLUDING NEW EMINEM AND NEW SHIT FROM THE CLIPSE ON HERE THANKS TO THE USUAL SUSPECTS

DAJAZ1, MR EXCLUSIVE, LOWKEY AND DIGITALUNDAGROUND AND SOME OF MY OWN LINKS!

Busta ft. Ron Browz, Diddy, Swizzy, Akon, T-Pain & Lil Wayne - Arab Money (Remix)
HEAVYWEIGHT - LIL WAYNE
B.o.B. ft. T.I. - I'm That Nigga
Nas - Something Foul (DJ)
Q-Tip ft. Al Kapone - Evolution Of A Man
LISTEN UP - EPMD
Busta Rhymes ft. T-Pain & DJ Khaled - Blown
CAN'T GET RIGHT - SCARFACE FEAT. BILAL
SET IT ON FIRE - EVE
Blown - Busta Rhymes feat T-Pain & DJ Khaled
PROBLEMS - JADAKISS
JUST KNOW DAT (FREESTYLE) - RICK ROSS
Bitch I Need That - Gucci Mane feat Yung Joc (DJ)
Digital Girl - Jamie Foxx feat Kanye West & The Dream
On Smash - Camp Lo feat Styles P & Pete Rock
WHERE YOU FROM - THE GAME & FABOLOUS
NUMBER ONE - EMINEM
Supplier - Lil Wayne feat Shawty Lo & Trey Songz
Bang Bang - Lil Wayne feat Jae Millz & Gudda Gudda (No DJ)
IN DA CLUB - LIL WAYNE FEAT. SWIZZ
MISUNDERSTOOD - CASSIDY
WHERE IS CASS AT ? - CASSIDY
CADDY - GORILLA ZOE FEAT. TRAE
YO - EPMD FEAT. REDMAN

clipse - road to till the casket drops

Production Corner: Kanye, Dilla, Evidence & Alchemist

Over at kevnottingham.com it's Kanye week, take a look. Heres a couple of highlights pre autotune.

Complete discography of the Kanye/Jay-Z collabo (here)

Complete mixtape catalogue (here)

From this week, Kanye's thoughts on Dj Premier.

Heres a story from questlove? about j-dilla and pete rock. So you can judge from the excerpt below whether that interests you or not.

dilla: NONONONONONONONONO!! naw man….you can’t let him (pete rock) hear this man i cant afford that!
?uest: afford what? this shit is a miracle!!
dilla: nah man….like i dont want no tension. that’s my idol (pete rock)i dont wanna give off the impression that im trying to outshine him….

Read full story (here)

New Evidence ep The Layover leading up to full album coming soon, pretty hot.

download (here)

More Styles P

Styles shut down the city last night.


Heres a treat for you. Styles P - Best of (freestyles) 2006. Many classic beats are ripped, I strongly recommend a download

download here

CURREN$Y

After wisely deciding Lil Wayne was perhaps not the best person to be in charge of his career. Curren$y left to do it on his own and has put together several mixtapes this year. Now theres alot to get through, but with some recycle bin action you could end up with a hot compilation tape for yourself as there are many different beats spit on.

Click on the image/s to download.

 

 

 

MIXTAPE DOWNLOAD: ROYCE DA 5'9"

Bar Exam II is finally here, I'm expecting to be impressed. 

download here

Also, heres a link to a bonus CD, before the Bar. Which is a bunch of freestyles from the last year and some old material from the vaults. 

download here

NASIR BEN OLU DARA JONES

The good people over at the smoking section have re-arranged I AM... and Nastradamus to the way the should have been but never were. Thanks to internet leakages and Columbia records f***ery the proposed double cd was split into two albums (above) and many of the better tracks, some which ended up on The Lost Tapes were left of the original retail releases. 

Click on the album titles to download and delete the memory of the ill fated Nastradamus. 

I .. Am

Nastradamus 

VIDEO: Q-TIP GETTIN UP

Things to make pretty much all other hip-hop right now sound kinda stupid. This video above (which is awesome), and

New Mos Def - The Glow (download here)

ALBUMS: YOUNG JEEZY - THE RECESSION

Is f*****g fire. Visit DigitalUndaground if you feel like downloading it. 

Q-TIP Interview with Cipha Sounds & Rosenberg

Tipster made 'Bonita Applebum' when he was 15 and produced all records on the 3 first tribe albums including the remixes. I guess that would make him easily the best producer rapper of all time.

Find out more by clicking here

Album of the year dropping September 2nd

Not Luda, not T.I., or The Game. Jeezy's album got the most apt title of the year and is gonna be fire! 

Young Jeezy - Crazy World (download here)

Joell Ortiz - Tribute to Dj Premier

download new track from forthcoming mixtape here

fire  (fr)

n.

1. Burning fuel or other material

2.

a. Burning intensity of feeling

b. Enthusiasm.

3. Luminosity or brilliance, as of a cut and polished gemstone.

4. Liveliness and vivacity of imagination; brilliance.

5. A severe test; a trial or torment.

6. A fever or bodily inflammation.

7.

a. The discharge of firearms or artillery

b. The launching of a missile, rocket, or similar ballistic body.

c. Discharged bullets or other projectiles

Throwback Thursday: Marley Marl in Control Vol I & II

 

In Control Vol.I (1988)

 

In Control Vol. II (1991)

If your thinking why would I want to listen to this old ish, heres a few reasons. To hear where Eminem stole his flow from (Masta Ace), Fab's inspiration (Big Daddy Kane), every Mc's favourite Mc (Kool G Rap) and the pioneer of chopping drums (Marley Marl) that created a new sound taken forward by Large Pro, Pete Rock, Havoc and many more.

The 2 best rappers not named Dwayne or Nasir

Dealing with nostalgia, you can either remember the good times and look to the future or try and figure out where it all went wrong. 

 

The Optimist                  The Pessimist 

Joell Ortiz - Memories (here)

Joe Budden - Who pt.3, or in full parts 1,2 & 3 together (here)

Funkmaster Flex - The 90's King

For the period of the mid to late nineties Funk Flex was holding down the city. The Tunnel nightclub inspired many great records and broke plenty also, from 'Broken Language' to 'Kick in the Door'. People thought nothing about paying up to $150 to party on a Sunday night. 

"Sunday nights outside Tunnel, the line around the block is so long you’d think Puff Daddy was inside, handing out the Benjamins, baby; but all those kids in the Polo and Hilfiger are really waiting to see the guy who helped make Puffy a star. ”Go Flex, go Flex!" 

Above taken from a '98 article in Ny Mag, click here to view article in full.

Funk Flex & Big Kap - The Tunnel (download here)

Jay-Z at The Tunnel (2000)

Friday Freeness: Links to all the latest Hip-Hop mp3 ish out there on the 'internets'

A sparse week this week, with a few surprises to keep you ticking over. Thats a lame intro sentence. You're probably not reading this anyway and going straight to the tunes so...

LIIIISSSSTEN!!! WE THE BEST!!! For download links on a friday.

Click on any track title for a download link. 

Joell Ortiz - Purple Tape Tribute 

*If you don't know what the purple tape is you need to be shot. Sorry

Robin Thicke ft. Freeway - Magic (remix)

Freeway - Let The Beat Build (freestyle)

Q-Tip - Gettin Up

Young Chris - The Last Man Standing (Full Mixtape)

Interview with Prodigy (aka CAPS LOCK P) live from the slammer! 

Styles P ft. Jnr Reid - Invasion

Asher Roth - A Millie 

Strong Arm Steady - Cant Let It Go

Enjoy!

The Art of Sampling

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Ever wondered why Just Blaze' beats sounded so banging on his contributions to the Roc and the Dipset. Well because he would sample parts of a record with the drums aswell, then turn his own drums up to drown the unwanted drums out. 

Listen/Download original sample for "I really mean it" Diplomats

Listen/Download original sample for "Breathe" Fabolous

Anyway, if you would like to know how Harold Melvin helped Kanye become a superstar and why Three 6 Mafia pretty much owe their whole career to Willie Hutch. Check out The Soul Sample for a rundown of the original records sampled with download links. 

Nas Interview with Mc Serch

Whats the big deal you say, the host of those terrible vh1 rap shows speaking to Nas. Well back in 92'/93', before Serch was giving advice to the worlds worst rappers he started Searchlite publishing and got Nas his deal at Columbia. He then went on to executive produce the above album. With that in mind the interview may well be worth a listen as they discuss past and present issues on the day 'Untitled' gets a release. 

Listen/download interview (here)