July 2010

Ill Poetic: The World Is Ours [Instrumentals]

by Justin July 20, 2010 Downloads

After re-releasing The World Is Ours, Ill Poetic is now releasing the instrumentals for the album. Here’s words from the man himself on why he decided to deliver this project: ” “So in continuance of “The World is Ours” Re-Release campaign that I’ve been working on for the Summer, I wanted to release the Instrumentals [...]

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Demograffics: Soul Travellin

by J. Rizzle July 20, 2010 Instrumentals

Here’s the Demograffics’ Soul Travelin‘ instrumentals. For more info, check out their website. Grab this after the jump!

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King Zigg Zag: Mobster Mash

by J. Rizzle July 20, 2010 Instrumentals

It’s Instrumental Tuesday and today we present to King Zigg Zag & the 187 Dopemen….Hit it at the cut and enjoy !!!

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TDE Presents​: ​TheTaeBeastTape

by Kevin July 20, 2010 Instrumentals

Tae Beast (in house producer for Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and others) just recently released this new beat tape. This one is definitely worth a listen!

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E Reece: The Game [prod by Oddisee]

by Kevin July 20, 2010 Singles

For the second leak from Concrete Steppin, E Reece unleashes the Oddisee-produced track “The Game”. Originally from Maryland, hooking up with DMV’s own Oddisee was a natural decision for E Reece. Now residing in LA, E Reece shows that there are no boundaries between east and west coast hip hop. Oddisee has produced for artists [...]

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Just Released Today [7/20]

by Kevin July 20, 2010 New Music Releases

Ok, so last week I got bashed for saying there was a lot of great hip hop dropping. This week I’ll just tell you what’s out and let YOU determine what’s hot or not. Hit the jump…

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Raekwon Announces Guests For Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang, No RZA Production

by Justin July 19, 2010 Around The Net

Vibe spoke with Raekwon about his upcoming album Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang and The Chef revealed some info about the new LP regarding the guests. “Method Man, Ghostface, Inspectah Deck, and GZA all appear on the album. At the same time I got some other guys involved like [The Roots’] Black Thought — I love his [...]

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Gee Dubs: Lose It All [prod by Mike Chops]

by Kevin July 19, 2010 Music Videos

“Lose It All” features Queens, NY emcee Gee Dubs on the mic and Mike Chops behind the boards. Chops directed the video as well. I’m really diggin this beat. Get your audio fix after the cut…

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Dre-Ski: Why We Hustle [Music Video]

by Kevin July 19, 2010 Music Videos
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Official video for the first single off of Dre-Ski‘s upcoming project, Cloud 8.7 set to drop September 2010. You can read up on Dre-Ski at Dre-Ski.com. Shout out to IllVibes!

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TRUTHLiVE: Ready Set Go (feat Moe Green) [Music Video]

by Kevin July 19, 2010 Music Videos

With TRUTHLiVE’s new album, the Jake One-produced Patience, continuing to create waves, he’s excited to release a brand new music video for the album’s latest single, “Ready Set Go.” Premiering on mtvU and mtvU.com, the song features fellow KMEL Freshmen 10 selection and Interdependent Media recording artist Moe Green, who just released a new album [...]

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Vandalyzm: Megatron Majorz Redux (Tracklisting)

by Justin July 19, 2010 Around The Net

You saw the cover (above) when Thomas posted his dope Khrysis produced single “Self Evaluation.” Now, the homie Vandalyzm has released the tracklisting for his upcoming project Megatron Majorz Redux. A fair amount of the project is self-produced but the St. Louis emcee will also have production from an all star lineup that includes Flying [...]

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Internal Quest: Flight 973 To Sydney [Mixed by DJ Nino Brown]

by Kevin July 19, 2010 Mixtapes

New Jersey and Australia collide for an international mix CD titled Flight 973 to Sydney that features Australia’s #1 Urban DJ – DJ Nino Brown – and Jersey Sound Lab Recordings leading artist Internal Quest. Flight 973 to Sydney features some of Hip-Hop’s elite El Da Sensei and 5FT of Blackmoon among Jersey Sound Lab [...]

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1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology): The Lottery

by Kevin July 19, 2010 Singles

Looks like 1982 finally has a release date: October 26th. Yeah I know, not this summer as we were hoping, but seems like Statik will continue to feed our ears until the album drops. This new cut, “The Lottery”, which they apparently finished last night will NOT be on the album. It will, however, be [...]

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Tokyo Cigar: Magic Hands [Mixtape]

by Justin July 19, 2010 Hot Download

If you are still one of those peope sleeping on Tokyo Cigar’s music, here’s the best chance you’ll get to change that. Magic Hands is compilation of what the talent producer has created over the last decade. Tokyo gives you 21 tracks featuring solo work, his group The Plexiglass Fountain, remixes and production work for other emcees such as Ohini [...]

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Shawn Jackson: Lil Big Man (Music Video)

by Justin July 19, 2010 Music Videos
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Shawn Jackson “Lil Big Man” from tresrecords on Vimeo. Shawn Jackson, the breakout emcee of 2008 in my opinion, is quickly approaching the release of his second solo album Brand New Old Me. Here’s music video for the single “Lil Big Man” produced by Cook Classics. Make sure you cop the album which drops July [...]

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Big K.R.I.T: Hometown Hero [Remix] (feat YelaWolf)

by Justin July 19, 2010 Singles

YelaWolf jumps on one of my favorite songs of the year, Big K.R.I.T.’s “Hometown Hero”, for this new remix. This serves as a preview to an upcoming mixtape the two are working on called Country Cu$$inz. If you’ve still be sleeping, make sure you grab the Mississippi emcee/producer’s great (free) album K.R.I.T. Wuz Here. Shout [...]

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Kenny Thomas: Kuntry Boyz (Hot Wheelz)

by Justin July 19, 2010 Singles

Mr. Dixie Boy hit me with a new song from Kenny Thomas, the self-produced “Kuntry Boyz (Hot Wheelz).” This is a true country rap tune showcasing Kenny’s skill on the mic and behind the boards.

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Willie The Kid & Lee Bannon: Hickory Smoke

by Justin July 19, 2010 Singles

Willie The Kid & Lee Bannon leak another joint, “Hickory Smoke”, off their upcoming collab EP Never A Dull Moment. I’m looking forward to this one as Bannon’s production meshes well with Willie’s rhymes. Grab the EP July 27th on iTunes and all digital outlets.

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Skewby: Angels (Music Video)

by Justin July 19, 2010 Music Videos
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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWFKATjC2ug I’d actually never heard Diddy’s version of this track called “Angels” but apparently he just swiped Jay-Z’s “Where I’m From” instrumental.  Skewby goes in on the beat for his own version and does it justice.  Look out for the Memphis emcee’s new project More Or Less dropping later this year.

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TheSeKondElement: Closer Pt. II

by Justin July 19, 2010 Singles

“Closer Pt. II” is the latest single from Bay Area emcee TheSeKondElement [read our artist spotlight]. If you haven’t yet, grab her debut album The Kommencement LP from her bandcamp page or at her personal site.

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