June 2009

Kosha Dillz: Cellular Phone

by Kevin June 20, 2009 Singles

Kosha Dillz aka Rami Even-Esh has done over 200 shows in the past two years, and recently won the Hot 97/Boost Mobile Summer Jam 2009 battle at Giants Stadium, winning himself a single deal with the legendary Duck Down Records. “Cellular Phone” is the lead single off of his solo LP Beverly Dillz. Created along [...]

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Wale + 9th Wonder: Back To The Feature

by Kevin June 19, 2009 Hot Download

It’s finally here! Probably the most anticipated mixtape of the year… Back To The Feature from Wale & 9th Wonder. I haven’t checked it yet, but feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments. Is it worth the hype? Better than Mixtape About Nothing? Does 9th Wonder come correct? Tracklist and link after the [...]

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Tokyo Cigar Featured on WYDU!

by Kevin June 19, 2009 Around The Net

We’ve been doing our remix contests here for well over a year now and in that time I’ve gotten to know quite a few of the producers who show up from week to week. There are a good handful of cats that have been here from the beginning and have dub themselves The Nottinghammers. One [...]

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The Blueprint 2009: Week 8 Entries

by Kevin June 19, 2009 Contests

I got way behind this week and just got around to downloading all of the remixes from Week 8. So it’s safe to say that we probably won’t have a winner chosen by Sunday. We’ll try our best though. Hit the jump to check out the contestants’ remixes to Jay-Z’s “Heart of the City”…

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Chester French: Love The Future

by Sean Deez June 19, 2009 Music Reviews

After interviewing the guys for my other outlet, OkayPlayer.com [interview here], I noticed the guys have a blatant humorous nature; they love having fun.  You’d think guys from Harvard who were sought after by Kanye West, Jermaine Dupri, and Pete Wentz would be all business, but after being picked up by Pharrell and Chad on [...]

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DJ Toolz: UndaGround O-Nine 3.0

by Justin June 19, 2009 Hot Download

DJ Toolz drops off a new mix for you stacked with some serious talent. Featuring Mos Def, Elzhi, J Dilla, Reks, L.E.G.A.C.Y., Guilty Simpson and more. Tracklist and download after the jump.

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Robo Robb & MoonChild: Footwork

by Justin June 19, 2009 Music Videos
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A new video from Robo Robb & Moonchild for their track “Footwork” off the Save the Music album. If you haven’t already read Kevin’s review of the album, check it out here.

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Kanye West + Tapemasters Inc: Air Yeezy

by Kevin June 19, 2009 Hot Download

Came across this new mixtape the other day… not sure how new it is, but looks fairly new. I know there are a ton of Kanye stans here on the site so I figured I’d put it up. It’s got a lot of the newer features Kanye has done recently, but also has a few [...]

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Lil Wayne: Stuntin’ Like Mufasa (The Five One Remix)

by Ben the Intern June 19, 2009 Singles

The DMV band Five One has begun a series of their own spin on some classic songs from some hip hop greats.  For the 22nd part they bring you a Lil’ Wayne track with an interesting take.  Green had this to say about the track, “This song is called “Stuntin like Mufasa” we always wanted to make [...]

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Making a Beat with Lushlife

by Ben the Intern June 18, 2009 Around The Net

Philadelphia producer, MC, and multi-instrumentalist Lushlife may not fit your expectations of what a hip-hop mastermind looks like, but his skills behind the boards and on the mic speak for themselves.  Check out a short interview w/ Lush Vida below, as he creates a new track in the studio, and discusses his upcoming album Cassette City, which will be [...]

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Producer CEO: Illmind [Part 4]

by Kevin June 18, 2009 Interviews

Through Parts 1-3, we’ve gotten to know a little about Illmind, his influences, some of his favorite things about the hip-hop culture and it’s music, the gear he uses and a few details about his life outside of producing. But here, Illmind opens up about the industry. Topics in Part 4 of our Producer CEO [...]

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Kev Brown: Another Random Joint

by Kevin June 18, 2009 Singles

I gotta admit, this is one dude that we don’t feature enough on the site and I’m a huge fan. Thankfully Put Me On It just hit me up with this new track from Kev Brown. This track is off his new album, Random Joints, which should be dropping this fall. We should be hearing [...]

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In-Depth with Foreign Exchange Pt. 2

by Sean Deez June 18, 2009 Exclusive
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Ah, part 2 of the great series. One of my favourite moments of the whole shindig, where Phonte and Nic talk about the very interesting, romantic, and symbol-filled album covers of Connected and Leave It All Behind. A great part of the conversation comes with Phonte talking about one’s interpretation of one of his joints, [...]

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Thursday Throwback: Ladies First

by J. Rizzle June 18, 2009 Mixtapes

For this Thursday Throwback, I thought about why not give the focus to the female MC. The femcee over the years has shown that she can hold her own against any male MC eventho’ she may not get the same accolades. So today we applaud them for their talents and give them the spotlight… These [...]

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1134 Mix Show Episode 21

by Justin June 18, 2009 Around The Net

Episode of 21 of EROC’s 1134 Mix Show. A must listen featuring Raekwon, U-God, Bun B, Donny Goines, La Coka Nostra, Reks and more. Tracklist and download link after the jump.

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Emilio Rojas: Nothing Like It

by Justin June 18, 2009 Singles

Emilio Rojas drops off a new track called “Nothing Like It” to hold you over for his upcoming mixtape “The Natural.”  If you haven’t already heard his mixtape “Recession Proof” or his albums, stop sleeping.

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Trey Songz: Keys (feat LA) (Unofficial)

by Justin June 18, 2009 Singles

LA hops on Trey Songz track “Keys” to add his on touch to it. Check out the song after the jump and give your thoughts on it LA’s version of it.

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S-Preme & Mr. Music: Chicagorilla

by Justin June 18, 2009 Singles

S-Preme links up with Mr. Music for a new leak off his mixtape “The Sicktape Volume 2″ which is coming soon. Check out the track after the jump.

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Charles Hamilton: SuperSonicLove

by Justin June 18, 2009 Singles

A new track from Charles Hamilton with his favorite video game character Sonic in the title. Everyone has their thoughts on Chuckie, so what do you think about him? Download after the jump.

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Royce Da 5’9″: D.O.A. Redemption

by Justin June 18, 2009 Singles

Royce Da 5’9″ releases his own take on Jay-Z’s new track. Many people were upset that Royce spit a verse they heard before when Slaughterhouse spit over D.O.A. awhile ago so Royce decided to redeem himself with this. Trust me, Royce goes in on this track. Download after the jump.

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