March 2010

John Dew: Hardtop

by Justin March 10, 2010 Singles

Here’s a new leak from Houston emcee John Dew called “Hardtop.” The track is off The Council member’s latest project Summertime Johnny EP which was inspired by John’s recent travels. 

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Mally: On The Way Up (Prod. by Mydus)

by Thomas March 10, 2010 Singles

Mally [read spotlight] just sent through the first leak off his new album, The Quality of Mind.  “On The Way Up” has Mally flexing his smooth flow over Mydus‘ [read spotlight] soulful production.  Peep what Mally said about the track: This song touches on my appreciation for those that believe in me as an artist, [...]

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Boondak Syndicate & MIDIMarc: Backyardigins

by Justin March 9, 2010 Hot Download

MIDIMarc is back with another collaboration project, this time with fellow South Carolina natives Boondak Syndicate entitled Backyardigins. You may remember the crew from their track ”Break Ya Neck” featuring Killer Mike. Full cover, tracklist & link after the jump. 

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Motion Plus: Pray We Flow (feat Scribbling Idiots) [prod by JustMe]

by Justin March 9, 2010 Singles

Motion Plus gets the whole Scribbling Idiots crew on the mic as well as JustMe on the beat for his latest single “Pray We Flow.” The track is off his new release Golden Rule which is available now at http://www.scribblingidiots.com for purchase.

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What You Know About Freestylin?

by Kevin March 9, 2010 Coming Soon

I know we have been pushing the HiPNOTT 2010 Takeover for the past few months… and I ain’t just talking about the mixtapes — it’s a movement. We started the top of the year pushing Cymarshall Law and his Creator’s Kid EP. more recently you’ve been hearing a lot from K. Sparks and A Day [...]

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Ryan Perfect (feat. 2-Pac & Sasha Allen): How Long Will They Mourn Me (RIP B.I.G.)

by Thomas March 9, 2010 Singles

Ryan Perfect along with vocalist Sasha Allen pay tribute to the Notorious one. Ms. Allen sings “how long will they mourn?” The answer to that question is every March 9.  I believe M Will is on production, but I’m unsure where the 2-Pac raps come from. Link after the cut.

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Reflection Eternal: Eternal Reflected [A Collection of Past, Present & Future]

by Kevin March 9, 2010 Hot Download

Check this brand new mixtape from Mike Dangerous and DJ Flash (Little Brother’s DJ). Eternal Reflected is a mix of some of the best of Reflection Eternal and it’s hosted by Talib Kweli himself! The 28 track mixtape, composed of past, present and future Reflection Eternal tracks including innovative and dynamic mixes by DJ Mike [...]

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Laws: Look Easy (feat Diz Gibran) [prod by 9th Wonder]

by Justin March 9, 2010 Singles

Laws & 9th Wonder team up again with the help of Diz Gibran for the new leak “Look Easy.” The song will be on the upcoming 4:57 Overtime which will be a special edition of the street album 4:57 PM including bonus songs such as this one.

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User Poll: What’s Your Favorite File Sharing Service?

by Kevin March 9, 2010 Whatchu Think?

The contributors here at KN.com have recently been discussing what file sharing sites to exclusively use on the site. The past few months we’ve been using UserShare to upload single mp3 files and for the past few years we’ve always used RapidShare for our mixtapes and compilations. For links that we find around the Net, [...]

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DJ Books: The Biggie Smalls Chronicles Parts 1 & 2 [From The Vaults]

by Kevin March 9, 2010 Mixtapes

Looking for a Biggie mix for you to cool out and pay our respects to one of the best who ever did it? Well this is the mix to download. Courtesy of DJ Books himself, here’s parts 1 & 2 of The Biggie Smalls Chronicles…

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Donny Goines: No Apologies [Music Video]

by Kevin March 9, 2010 Music Videos
http://vimeo.com/moogaloo

Donny Goines drops a new video to his track “No Apologies,” which is produced by M-Phazes. You can find “No Apologies” on Donny’s new EP 20X which can download here.

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DJ DSTRUKT: Wake Up Show [Biggie Tribute]

by Kevin March 9, 2010 Mixtapes

For those of you looking for Biggie tribute mixes, there have been very few coming in today. Here’s one from the World Famous Wake Up Show in late 2009, courtesy of DJ DSTRUKT.

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A. Leon Craft: Wonderland [prod by SMKA]

by Justin March 9, 2010 Singles

A. Leon Craft returns with the second leak “Wonderland” off his upcoming project The Prologue Pt. 1. The new installment from the Labratz & Da Backwudz emcee drops March 15th. Part 2 of his collaborations with SMKA, The Solar-Hop Chronicles, will be released in April.

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DJ Concept & DJ Mickey Knox: The Mix Chronicles Freestyle Sessions – Vol. 1

by Kevin March 9, 2010 Mixtapes

Volume 1 of the “Freestyle Sessions” series featuring some of the illest live freestyles from our show, The Mix Chronicles on Sirius Satellite Radio. Featuring Joell Ortiz, Mims, Infamous Mobb, Vinnie Paz & Many More. Shout out to DJ Concept 7 DJ Mickey Knox!

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Ayatollah Jaxx: Hello Hip Hop

by Justin March 9, 2010 Hot Download

After much anticipation, Good Company’s Ayatollah Jaxx finally drops his new album Hello Hip Hop! Jaxx brings you his new project for free on Godsendant Music but you can also cop a special edition for $5.99 which includes 5 bonus tracks. Full cover, tracklist & link after the jump.

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Sene: Follow Leaders

by Kevin March 9, 2010 Singles

Here’s the first leak from Sene‘s forthcoming EP titled: Reality Bites presented by 2DopeBoyz, Ruby Hornet, DJ Booth, & Kevin Nottingham. “Follow Leaders” is produced by Tranzformer.

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Arkansas Bo (of Suga City): Monsta N*gga

by Justin March 9, 2010 Music Videos
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Monsta Nigga – Arkansas Bo from Conduit Entertainment on Vimeo. Suga City emcee Arkansas Bo is back with part 2 of his music video series, this time for his track “Monster N*gga.” The track is off Bo’s new mixtape The Notebook which drops March 17th on DJBooth.net. Hit the jump for the full combined video.

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Artist Spotlight: Truth Universal

by Justin March 9, 2010 Artist Spotlight

Truth Universal has been a fixture in the New Orleans underground scene. Inspired by the golden age emcees, the New Orleans based emcee has been following in their footsteps with each of his releases. With his latest project the Guerrilla Business EP set to drop next week, I got the chance to speak with TU on [...]

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Theo Martins: Veni Vidi Vici (Remix ft. Big Pooh + Emilio Rojas)

by Kevin March 9, 2010 Singles

Theo‘s “Veni Vidi Vici” gets the remix treatment with new verses from Rapper Big Pooh and Emilio Rojas. The Channel Surfin’ mixtpae drops this Monday!

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Bobby Creekwater: Back 2 Briefcase 2 (The B-Side)

by Justin March 9, 2010 Hot Download

Bobby Creekwater is back with part 2 aka Back 2 Briefcase 2: The B-Side. Bobby brings you 11 more tracks to follow up the release of his Back 2 Briefcase 2 mixtape. Full cover, tracklist & link after the jump.

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