December 2010

Don Cerino: 10 Bricks (feat City The God & Kyle Jeeda)

by Justin December 24, 2010 Singles

City the God & Kyle Jeeda join Don Cerino for the 10th edition of his 12 Days Of Christmas series. The trio takes Raekwon’s “10 Bricks” produced by J Dilla for Cerino’s latest release.

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Apollo Kids: Original Samples

by Thomas December 23, 2010 Diggin' In Da Crates

It’s the end of the year and Ghostface Killah releases another dope album.  It’s a shame Starks isn’t receiving much promotion for the album as he has another solid album in his impressive discography.  If you’re a Ghostface fan you’ll be glad to know all of the prerequisites for a GFK album are present:  razor [...]

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T-Pain: Motivation (feat K. Gates)

by Justin December 23, 2010 Singles

T-Pain started a contest for emcees to jump on his record “Motivation” and get the opportunity to appear on The Prerolver mixtape. The homie K. Gates decided to join in and absolutely ripped apart the track on his version. It seems like the way you win is by how popular your version gets, so help spread [...]

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A.G. & 950 Plus: Tha Empire Strikes Back (feat Fat Joe)

by Justin December 23, 2010 Singles

A.G. and his proteges 950 Plus return with their new single “Tha Empire Strikes Back” featuring A.G.’s old D.I.T.C running mate Fat Joe. Make sure you download the NYC trio known as I Ova E’s latest project Thriller 2 which dropped earlier this month.

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Planet Asia: Feng Shui

by Justin December 23, 2010 Singles

Here’s a previously unreleased freestyle entitled “Feng Shu” from Cali Agent member Planet Asia. King Medallions will be releasing the Crack Belt Theatre this Tuesday as a prelude to his new solo LP Black Belt Theatre.

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ArtOfficial: Rewind

by Justin December 23, 2010 Singles

ArtOfficial’s Fist Fights & Foot Races was previously available exclusively in Japan but now the group has released it on their Bandcamp for just $2. Hit the jump to download one of the tracks off the EP, “Rewind”, and expect the project to arrive on iTunes/Amazon/etc. in a week or so.

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JAY Young: Let’s Get It (feat Scarface)

by Justin December 23, 2010 Singles

Houston up & comer JAY Young gets an assist from the legendary Scarface on his new leak called “Let’s Get It.” The joint was originally intended for Young’s upcoming album but now a different track featuring Face will appear on Never Seen It Coming. Props to B. Hobbs.

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KIDA: Alliance (feat Chaundon, Sha Stimuli, Rapper Big Pooh & Joe Scudda) [prod by Focus...]

by Justin December 23, 2010 Singles

KIDA links up with Sha Stimuli and Justus League members Chaundon, Rapper Big Pooh & Joe Scudda for the Focus… produced “Alliance.” The posse cut will appear on the Cali emcee’s upcoming album The Redshirt Freshman due out in March.

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Ev4n Holt: O.R.P. [Music Video]

by Justin December 23, 2010 Music Videos

Ev4n Holt’s track “O.R.P.” gets the visual treatment courtesy of iMarc. Make sure you download Holt’s latest mixtape Uphill Battle which dropped this past summer.

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DXA: DXArmy vs. The Rhythmonster [Free Download]

by Justin December 23, 2010 Hot Download

It’s the holiday season and DXA has decided to make their latest EP DXArmy vs. The Rhyhmonster available for free. The project features 8 tracks from the New York crew and originally was released back in August. Tracklist & link after the jump.

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Fat Rat Da Czar: The Invitation [Music Video]

by Justin December 23, 2010 Music Videos

MIDIMarc hit us with the new music video from Fat Rat Da Czar for his single “The Invitation.” The track will appear on Fat Rat’s I Know You Don’t Love Me: RELOADED mixtape which drops January 3rd.

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Hieroglyphics: For the Less Fortunate Vol. 1

by J. Rizzle December 23, 2010 Downloads

Here’s an ill Hieroglyphics mix by the Heavyweights Digumsmak.  Hit the jump for this dope mix.  Enjoy!

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Digumsmak: On A Quest With The Tribe

by J. Rizzle December 23, 2010 Downloads

It’s Throwback Thursday and today we present to you another A Tribe Called Quest mix by Digumsmak.  He goes in on all of your favorite ATCQ classics.  Hit the jump for the dopeness and ill DJ skillz.

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Mikkey Halsted: FNB (feat Freddie Gibbs) [Music Video]

by Justin December 23, 2010 Music Videos
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Mikkey Halsted ft Freddie Gibbs – FNB (Prod. No ID) Dir: N2ition from Brandon “N2ition” Riley on Vimeo. Mikkey Halsted provides some visuals for his No I.D. produced single “FNB” featuring Freddie Gibbs. The track appears on the Chicago emcee’s The Dark Room which dropped this past Tuesday.

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Krondon (of Strong Arm Steady): Watch Em (feat Chace Infinite & CurT@!n$) [Music Video]

by Justin December 23, 2010 Music Videos

Strong Arm Steady’s Krondon brings you the music video for his joint “Watch Em” featuring Chace Infinite & CurT@!n$. The track appears on his solo project Let Em Live which was released back in March. Strong Arm Steady’s new album Arms & Hammers drops on February 1st.

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Doc Ish: She Did It Again (feat Crooked I & Billy Danze)

by Justin December 23, 2010 Singles

Here’s another leak off producer Doc Ish’s The First Testament called “She Did It Again” featuring Slaughterhouse member Crooked I and Billy Danze of M.O.P. Doc’s album is available now on iTunes and physical copies will be released in early 2011.

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Kanye West: Christmas In Harlem (feat. Teyana Taylor, Vado, Jim Jones, CyHi Da Prynce, Pusha T, Big Sean, Cam’Ron & Musiq Soulchild)

by Carsten December 23, 2010 Singles

After tons of different leaks and an official single version on iTunes, Kanye nonetheless let’s loose of the final, extended version of his christmas anthem “Christmas In Harlem,” featuring Teyana Taylor, Vado, Jim Jones, CyHi Da Prynce, Pusha T, Big Sean, Cam’Ron & Musiq Soulchild. Could this be the final “G.O.O.D. Friday” track? Grab the [...]

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Deacon The Villain & Sheisty Khrist: Niggaz With Latitude

by Justin December 22, 2010 Music Reviews

It would be difficult to argue that any other hip hop group has released the amount of quality music that the CunninLynguists have this past decade. Since their last LP together, 2007’s Dirty Acres, the group has branched out a bit, working with a variety of artists on the critically acclaimed Strange Journey Volume 1 and 2 mixtapes. [...]

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Stalley: Monkey Ish (R.I.P. Pimp C)

by Justin December 22, 2010 Singles

Stalley pays tribute to the legend Pimp C with his latest leak “Monkey Ish.” The song will appear on the Ohio emcee’s upcoming Lincoln Way Nights which drops January 11th. Props to XXL.

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The HRSMN: Impossible (feat RBX)

by Justin December 22, 2010 Singles

It looks like the long overdue HRSMN album is finally gonna happen. Just a few days after they posted a recording session video, the first single from Killah Priest, Ras Kass, Canibus & Kurupt has hit the net. “Impossible” features RBX and sees the group spitting vicious bars for 6 minutes. According to Kurupt, The HRSMN [...]

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