February 2010

Chaundon: Baby Making Music

by Kevin February 14, 2010 New Music Releases

Chaundon of the HOJ drops his new project called Baby Making Music via his Bandcamp page. The album features Shuko, Gyphted, Trox, & Beat Medic on the boards. The only other emcee on this joint is fellow HOJ member Median. Hit the jump for the full artwork and tracklisting…

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DJ Mane One: Slow Jam Mix

by J. Rizzle February 14, 2010 Soulful Sundays

Keeping with the theme of Valentine’s Day here’s a slow jam mix by DJ Mane One.  Peep out his blog [30minutemix.blogspot.com] for additional material.  Hit the jump and enjoy!

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Murs: Me And This Jawn (Nefarious! Remix)

by Justin February 14, 2010 Singles

Nefarious! gives us a Valentine’s Day remix of Murs’ “Me And This Jawn” from his 2008 album Murs For President. So which is better – the original Nottz production or the new take by Nef?

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Playa Fly: Fly So Fly

by Justin February 13, 2010 Singles

The Memphis legend Playa Fly goes in over Lil’ Wayne’s “On Fire” for his own version “Fly So Fly.” Hopefully we’ll be hearing plenty more from Fly in 2010!

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Raekwon: Pioneers

by Justin February 13, 2010 Singles
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Here’s a new heat rock from The Chef called “Pioneers” produced by Vin Tha Chin, which has a familiar sample you might recognize. Raekwon’s album with Method Man & Ghostface Killah, Three The Hard Way, drops March 9th on Def Jam.

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MSKYO Remix Project: Week 4 Winner

by Kevin February 13, 2010 Mama Said Knock You Out Remix Project

These weeks are getting tougher and tougher and I literally cannot wait until we get some emcees on these beats! This week, we almost had a two way tie. The winning beat actually won by one point. Hit the jump to see who the judges were feeling…

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Hollywood FLOSS: She Said

by Justin February 13, 2010 Singles

Hollywood FLOSS hits you with a new track right in time for Valentine’s Day called “She Said.” The song will be on Hip Hop Effect’s Girls I Gave My Heart To but also will be on the Houston emcee’s upcoming album House of Dreams. Check out the dope song after the jump and know that 2010 is [...]

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K-Hill: Why Don’t Cha (Music Video)

by Justin February 13, 2010 Music Videos
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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1nley-FO9k North Carolina emcee K-Hill brings you the music video for his new song “Why Don’t Cha.” The song is produced by Nicktha1da and showcases K-Hill’s humor & lyricism. If you’re feeling the track, you can download it after the jump.

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6th Sense: Magic Poison (feat Freebase808)

by Justin February 13, 2010 Singles

Here’s another leak from 6th Sense’s It’s A 6th Sense Mixtape Yo! Vol. 2 & 3 called “Magic Poison.” The track features Freebase808, the duo of Camp Lo’s Geechi Suee & Apple Juice Kid, and sees Apple Juice Kid flipping the original beat from 6th.

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Dillon Maurer: Cupid’s Revenge (The Ain’t Shit Suite)

by Justin February 13, 2010 Hot Download

Dillon Maurer tackles the topic of love for Valentine’s Day but as he says “realizes that outer space must be where all the women who understand his steez are.” With the help of Smile Rays producer Batsauce, Dillon brings you 5 tracks of good music on Cupid’s Revenge (The Ain’t Shit Suite). Also, make sure you cop his [...]

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hasHBrown: Naztradamas Interview

by Justin February 13, 2010 Around The Net
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hasHBrown Interview “A Break from the Norm” from Naz on Vimeo. Naztradamas speaks with hasHBrown about the Houston hip hop scene, the T.H.E.M. collective, his aliases and his upcoming projects. HB will be releasing the first single “Heaven” off his Break Something EP later this month.

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B.o.B: Down For Y’all

by Justin February 13, 2010 Singles

As you probably know, B.o.B recently released his new mixtape May 25th, named after the release date of his debut album The Adventures of Bobby Ray. With most albums getting pushed back, the Atlanta emcee bucked that trend and had his record pushed up to April 27th! To celebrate this, B.o.B released a new track for the [...]

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Freeway: Freelapse

by Justin February 12, 2010 Hot Download

Freeway rhymes over the instrumentals from Eminem’s 2009 album Relapse for his own version, Freelapse. The new project presented by DJ Wonder arrives right before the official release of Free’s collaboration album with Jake One, The Stimulus Package. You can still pre-order the album which also gets you a physical copy of the Don Cannon hosted mixtape [...]

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Reks: In Between The Lines (Hosted By Statik Selektah & DJ Green Lantern)

by Justin February 12, 2010 Hot Download

Statik Selektah & DJ Green Lantern bring you the brand new mixtape from Reks entitled In Between The Lines. The project features 27 tracks from the Boston emcee with production by DJ Premier, Statik Selektah, Lee Bannon & more. Joining Reks include guests like Insight, Freddie Gibbs, El Da Sensei, Termanology, Torae, Nature & more. Full cover, [...]

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SMKA & A. Leon Craft: Hip Hop Meets Classical Feature On CNN

by Justin February 12, 2010 Around The Net

SMKA & A. Leon Craft teamed with The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to create a unique collaboration of Hip Hop & Classical music for ASO’s Concerts For Young People series. Cable news outlet CNN covered this project and aired a piece on it today, which you can view above. Check out the story which features 808 [...]

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Slim Thug: Welcome 2 Texas [Mixtape]

by Justin February 12, 2010 Hot Download

NBA All Star Weekend starts tonight in Dallas so Texas native Slim Thug kicks it off with a new mixtape, Welcome 2 Texas hosted by DJ Mr. Rogers. Joining the Boss Hogg Outlaw on the tape include guests like Bun B, Pimp C, Devin The Dude, Ludacris, Z-Ro, Trae, Chalie Boy, Dom Kennedy & more. [...]

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Jermiside & Danny Diggs: Rockin Ya World + Tracklist Revealed for HiPNOTT Records 2010 Takeover Vol 2

by Kevin February 12, 2010 Coming Soon

The track list for Volume 2 of the HiPNOTT Records 2010 Takeover mixtape has been unveiled, and just days before the mixtape release date of February 15, 2010, “Rockin Ya World” by Jermiside & Danny Diggs provides a third peak at what’s to come. Jermiside handles the mic with a rhyme-packed, lyrical ode to good [...]

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YelaWolf: I Wish Remix (feat Pill & Prynce Cy Hi) [Music Video]

by Justin February 12, 2010 Music Videos
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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beybDU9Vd9w Here’s the visuals for the remix of YelaWolf’s “I Wish” featuring Pill & Prynce Cy Hi. Make sure you check out Yela’s great mixtape Trunk Muzik if you haven’t already and download the mp3 of ”I Wish Remix” if you missed it.

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Selasi: Keep On (feat Raekwon)

by Justin February 12, 2010 Singles

I’ve never heard of Selasi but the singer/producer gives an impressive introduction with “Keep On.” It doesn’t hurt to have some verses form the legendary Wu-Tang Clan emcee Raekwon either. Hit the jump for the latest collaboration from The Chef. Props to DJ Booth.

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Laws: Number One (feat Jay Rock) [prod by S-Type]

by Justin February 12, 2010 Singles

Here’s another leak from Laws featuring Jay Rock called “Number One.” The track will appear on his 4:57 mixtape hosted by Don Cannon which drops this Tuesday.

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