June 2010

Dead Prez & DJ Drama: Revolutionary But Gangsta Grillz (Turn Off The Radio Volume 4)

by Justin June 22, 2010 Hot Download

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Let’s Get Free, Dead Prez teams with DJ Drama for Revolutionary But Gangsta Grillz. The new tape from M-1 & Stic.man is also the 4th volume of their Turn Off The Radio series. Tracklist & link after the jump. Shoutout to Kid Captain Coolout!

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Bobby Creekwater: Shades On My Face

by Justin June 22, 2010 Singles

Here’s the second single “Shades On My Face” from Bobby Creekwater’s new mixtape. You can download the latest project from the Atlanta emcee Not Now But Right Now here.

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Donnis: Fashionably Late [Mixtape]

by Carsten June 22, 2010 Downloads

The Atlanta brave Donnis links up with Clinton Sparks, DJ Ill Will & Rockstar to present us his long awaited mixtape Fashionably Late.  The tape is 21 tracks deep and  got Needlz, T-Minus and J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League behind the boards. I haven’t heard the tape yet, but I’m sure it’s fire. Grab it after the cut.

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Thanks For 3 Years!

by Kevin June 22, 2010 Misc

Today is KevinNottingham.com’s 3 year anniversary or birthday or whatever you wanna call it. Three years ago today, on June 22, 2007, KN.com had it’s first post. Never in a million years did I imagine a little personal blog would eventually turn into one of the top hip hop sites on the web. We’ve had [...]

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The Roots: How I Got Over

by Jon Garcia June 22, 2010 Music Reviews

The Roots may be the greatest rap group of all time. With their quantity of music they’ve made over the years, they make a strong case. How I Got Over, their 9th studio album, further cements The Roots’ place in hip-hop immortality. There’s a lot of things to cover here, so let us get started:

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A.G: Dilla 4 Ever (feat Party Arty) [prod by J Dilla]

by Justin June 22, 2010 Singles

A.G. drops a special track for this week’s edition of #TuesBerri, “Dilla 4 Ever” featuring Party Arty and produced by J Dilla. The Diggin In The Crates member’s new album Everything’s Berri drops June 29th on Fat Beats. R.I.P. Party Arty and J Dilla.

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Gravity Movement: The Genesis

by J. Rizzle June 22, 2010 Instrumentals

Hit the jump for this dope beat tape (The Genesis) by Gravity Movement.  Before clicking the link peep what he has to say about the project.  Enjoy! This project was inspired by changes in my life. From building a better relationship with Christ, a better relationship with my wife, to the birth of my son. [...]

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Jah Born + Orion: The Green Beat Tape [Mixed by DJ BIG TEXAS]

by Kevin June 22, 2010 Instrumentals

The homie DJ BIG TEXAS sent this over a couple of weeks ago and I just forgot to put it up. Grammy award winning producer, Jah Born linked up with engineer/producer Orion to put together this beat tape mixed by DJ BIG TEXAS. Grab it after the cut…

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Myke Forte: Zodiak (Cancer)

by J. Rizzle June 22, 2010 Instrumentals

Here is the new Cancer beat tape from the Zodiak series, sent to us from the man himself Myke Forte.  Hit it at the jump and enjoy!

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Just Released Today [06/22]

by Kevin June 22, 2010 New Music Releases

Ohmygod what a GREAT fucking day for hip hop!!! I’m seriously gonna go broke today; just too much great music dropping today. First off, The Roots. If you haven’t heard it yet, one word — CLASSIC. Yeah, I said. Look for our review later today. Also out is Eminem‘s new album, which I think is [...]

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Everliven Sound: Get Up, Stand Up (Survivalist) [Music Video]

by Kevin June 22, 2010 Music Videos

To celebrate the official album release of Freedom II, Cymarshall Law and Skit Slam (better known as Everliven Sound) unveil the music video for the album’s lead single  “Get Up, Stand Up (Survivalist).” The album is now available on Amazon and iTunes.

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Nametag: The Name Is Tag

by Thomas June 21, 2010 Albums Worth Checking

Nametag dropped his dope EP, The Soul System in March and less than three months later hits the masses with another dope piece of music.  The Name Is Tag dropped last night via his Bandcamp page, but I didn’t get a chance to post or listen to the album in its entirety.  I was finally [...]

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Producer Spotlight: The Beatnikz

by Kevin June 21, 2010 Interviews

With the release of Everliven Sound’s Freedom II album dropping tomorrow, it was only right that we give the spotlight to the production duo known as The Beatnikz, who produced the entire album. Sweden’s finest production team have been working together since 2004. Comprised of Lil Jay and Frank Blank, they both had been producing [...]

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Brokn.Englsh: Can’t Fuck W/ Detroit [prod by The ARE]

by Justin June 21, 2010 Singles

Photo Credit: Robert Adam Mayer Brokn.Englsh & The ARE drop the second leak off their upcoming project together, this time entitled “Can’t Fuck W/ Detroit.” The track will appear on the CFWD EP and BE also noted that this is no disrespect towards Detroit, just a play on words.

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hasHBrown/Jett I Masstyr Interview

by Justin June 21, 2010 Around The Net
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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX_bDHqbHj4 Flip N Birds caught up with hasHBrown aka Jett I Masstyr to talk about his upcoming projects, influences & more. Look out for his latest project Break Something in October.

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David Banner & 9th Wonder: Slow Down (Music Video)

by Carsten June 21, 2010 Music Videos

David Banner and 9th Wonder let loose of the video to “Slow Down,” the first single off their upcoming collabo album, Death Of A Popstar. I guess I can speak for the whole crew when I say that we are really looking forward to this release! Spotted at WSHH.

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Reef the Lost Cauze: Fight Music

by Greg Simms Jr. June 21, 2010 Music Reviews

Once upon a time, the hip hop world was ruled by the Spitter. The Spitter was a special breed of emcee; aggressive and verbally dexterous. The Spitter was the type of rapper that all up and coming rappers wanted to be. He would basically attack everything in front of him; the microphone, the beat, your [...]

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PackFM: I F*cking Hate Rappers

by Jon Garcia June 21, 2010 Music Reviews

This may be your first time hearing of PackFM, but he’s far from a rookie. Making his name known by freestyle battle competitions, Pack has since made several albums; expanding his skills from just battling to writing songs. With his latest effort, PackFM vents about everything under his fitted in, I F*cking Hate Rappers. Wielding [...]

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Talib Kweli + Mos Def: Joy

by Kevin June 20, 2010 Music Videos

Ok, so now we’re taking music requests to post on the site… lol. Shout out to Jigsaw for requesting this joint in celebration of Father’s Day!

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Quanstar: Raise The Bar

by Thomas June 20, 2010 Singles

Compton California emcee, father, and CEO Quanstar releases a track from his forthcoming LP, The Underdog dropping July 27.  The track drops just in time for Father’s Day as Q expresses the joys of fatherhood.  Happy Father’s Day to all! Thanks to the First Team Music fam for sending the track through. Hit the cut [...]

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