March 2011

Kyle Rapps: Me [prod by Kev Brown]

by Kevin March 24, 2011 Singles

Not many people get the opportunity to introduce themselves through a song, but that’s just what Kyle Rapps does with his new single, “Me,” from his upcoming EP, Re-Edutainment. The NJ-born, NY-based rapper’s concept album, which showcases his personal spin on Boogie Down Production’s Edutainment, and Kyle’s saucy personality and clever lyricism is accented throughout [...]

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DJ Iron & Kid Calico: Showdown Vol. 1

by J. Rizzle March 24, 2011 Downloads

This mix was released in 2005 and features 30 phat remixes of tracks by percee p , tim dog , special ed , kool g rap , gravitation , finsta bundy , cella dwellas , blahzay blahzay , big noyd ,dutchmin , powerule , wu tang and many more. Source: OHHU

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DJ Bazooka Joe: Live From The 90 Minute Era Part 3 (2011)

by J. Rizzle March 24, 2011 Downloads

DJ Bazooka Joe goes in on Vol. 3of the Live From The 90 Minute Era mixtape series, hit it at the cut and enjoy. Source: Truck Jewls

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Blue Sky Black Death: Cover & Tracklisting For NOIR [Exclusive]

by Justin March 23, 2011 Coming Soon

We here at KN.com are proud to unveild the cover artwork & tracklisting for Blue Sky Black Death’s upcoming instrumental album NOIR. The talented production duo’s second instrumental LP is scheduled to be released April 26th on Fake Four Inc. We’ll also premiering BSBD’s first official music video off the project this Friday. Hit the jump to see the tracklist, and thanks again [...]

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Big K.R.I.T: Dreamin [Music Video]

by Justin March 23, 2011 Music Videos

Though Return Of 4eva unfortunately was delayed a week, Big K.R.I.T. delivers the video for his single “Dreamin” to hold us over until then. The Mississippi emcee/producer’s highly anticipated follow up to K.R.I.T. Wuz Here drops March 28th via his website.

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Skewby: Don’t Understand

by Justin March 23, 2011 Singles

Building of a successful trip to SXSW this past week, Skewby drops a brand new heater called “Don’t Understand.” If you haven’t already, make sure you download Skewby’s More Or Less LP which was one of the best projects of 2010.

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Lifesavas: And The Soul Goes On

by Justin March 23, 2011 Singles

It’s been a few years since I’ve heard some new Lifesavas material, so it was a good to see this one arrive in the inbox via Lifesavas member Rev. Shines. The Quannum Projects group, made up of Vursatyl, Jumbo & Shines, are currently at work on their new album & have released “And The Soul Goes On” as [...]

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Laws: Lady Hip Hop [Music Video]

by Justin March 23, 2011 Music Videos

Laws gives the visual treatment to his ode to female hip hop heads, “Lady Hip Hop” fittingly premiered by Ashley Outrageous. The song appears on the AshleyOutrageous.com compilation The Playlist Vol. 2 which dropped in January.

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Circa ’94 Beats: Blacklanta (feat Count Bass D, DJ Pocket, H2O & Walter Lee Younger)

by Justin March 23, 2011 Singles

Production crew Circa ’94 Beats has just released their new album I Hear Voices via Serious Knock Ent. “Blacklanta” is one of the highlight tracks off the project and features an all star lineup of Count Bass D, DJ Pocket, H2O (of Massinfluence) & Walter Lee Younger (of Black Folk Inc.). Make sure you cop [...]

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B.E.T.A: Make It Last

by Justin March 23, 2011 Singles

The homie jGerson hit me with the new single “Make It Last” from emcee/producer duo B.E.T.A. Benny Els has linked up with producer T. Ageny for an entire LP, entitled Ego & ID, which will be released on April 20th.

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Nametag: Raw Dirty Filth (feat Guilty Simpson) [prod by Nameless]

by Justin March 23, 2011 Singles

Nametag gets an assist from fellow Detroit lyricist Guilty Simpson on his latest cut “Raw Dirty Filth” produced by Nameless. The song is the first single off Nametag’s upcoming mixtape Classic Cadence III presented by Dub MD.

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Blood Type: Da Money [Music Video]

by Justin March 23, 2011 Music Videos

Florida duo Blood Type releases some visuals for their joint “Da Money” produced by Best Kept Secret. The track appears on their debut album 2 Week Notice, which you can download here.

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Common: Follow Me (Unreleased)

by Justin March 23, 2011 Singles

DJ Eves unveiled this previously unreleased joint from Common, “Follow Me” produced by Karriem Riggins. According to Andrew over at Fake Shore Drive, this cut is likely from the Be recording sessions. Props to FSD.

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EF Cuttin: TwixShow #1

by Justin March 23, 2011 DJ Wednesdays

DJ Wednesday continues as we have the inaugural TwixShow from EF Cuttin of the legendary New Orleans Psychoward collective. You can stream the entire mix below and hit the jump for the tracklist & download link.

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DJ M-Rock: The Best of Kanye West [Mixtape]

by Kevin March 23, 2011 DJ Wednesdays

When DJ M-Rock sent over his latest Nate Dogg mixtape, he mentioned a Kanye West mix he did a couple of months back. The Nate Dogg mix was so hot, that you know I had to check this one out.  Whew! You can go ahead and trash every other Kanye mixtape you’ve heard so far… [...]

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Strong Arm Steady & Dilated Peoples: Dilated Steady 20/20 Official Mixtape (Mixed DJ Truly Odd)

by J. Rizzle March 23, 2011 DJ Wednesdays

You can never go wrong with a mix featuring Strong Arm Steady and Dilated Peoples mixed by DJ Truly Odd, hit it at the jump.

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DJ Diggz + DJ Bchenk + DJ Lust Present Prodigy: Return Of Murda Muzik [Mixtape]

by Kevin March 23, 2011 DJ Wednesdays

DJ Diggz,  DJ Bchenk and DJ Lust collaborated to give Prodigy a proper welcome home mixtape. This “best of” mix is 55 tracks deep!

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DJ M-Rock: The Best of Nate Dogg [Mixtape]

by Kevin March 23, 2011 DJ Wednesdays

There have been a ton of Nate Dogg tribute mixes coming through over the past week and this one from DJ M-Rock is by far one of the best.  If you dig DJs who know how to cut, scratch and juggle, this mix is for you. R.I.P. Nate Dogg.

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Common: The Supa MC & Friends [Mixed by DJ Books]

by Kevin March 23, 2011 DJ Wednesdays

DJ Books sent over this second part of his Common mixtape series last week.  This one features some of his classic collabos plus a few hard to find freestyles.  If you missed part one, you can grab it here.

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Hidden Orchestra: Night Walks On Vinyl Mixtape

by J. Rizzle March 23, 2011 DJ Wednesdays

To celebrate the release of the Night Walks album on deluxe vinyl of Hidden Orchestra (Tru Thoughts Recordings) has put together this studio mixtape. This mix contains numerous exclusive tracks, lots of sound design and spoken word. Source: Paris DJs

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