Wednesday, June 30, 2010

The Get By: Chain Gang



Produced & Directed by The New Beat. This one is a must listen. Smooth beat and some real nice lyrics. Canada is coming out with some nice music right now. Even more reason to move to Vancouver... who wants to come with?!

Monday, June 28, 2010

Wille The Kid: Lost In France



Short like this sentence, still dope.

Sunday, June 27, 2010

3:16 w/ Freddie Gibbs & Pill

"In this third edition of Yours Truly & The Smoking Section’s 3:16 series we turn our attention to two of the baddest beat bandits under the sun: Freddie Gibbs and Pill. These dudes spit that gritty, dirt under the nails, bricks in the trunk, don’t visit us at home hip-hop that harkens back to a time when it still felt good to be a gansta. Act accordingly."

Curren$y's Pilot Talk Listening Party





KiD CuDi: REVOFEV



This be the first single off CuDi’s upcoming Sophomore release, Man On the Moon: The Legend of Mr. Rager, which is dropping on September 14th.

Rafael Casal: "On Tour" 100 Bars Straight (Amy Winehouse Remix)



This guy's pretty dope. Nice use of a sample.

Input & Dope Fiction: My World



Here's another sample of Adele's Hometown Glory. I'm diggin' it, you should too.

Drake: You Know, You Know A Capella



I like the A Capella version way better then the original! Not to fond of the beat that Drake picked for this one... "Why has every woman never dined here before? Am I the only 23 year old wine connoisseur?". Not the best song ever but You Know, You Know!

Friday, June 25, 2010

French Montana: So High Ft. Curren$y



French Montana featuring Curren$y off the Mac And Cheese 2 mixtape. This beat makes me wish I was so high, so nice! The sample is Lotus Blossom by Michael Franks.

Kendrick Lamar: I Do This Remix Ft. U-N-I, Skeme & Brown (of Sore Losers)



Remix of Kendrick Lamar's single "I Do This" off of the Kendrick Lamar EP.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Rafael Casal: Bay Area Slang Top 100 (The Grinch Song)



Haha this is a cool concept. 100 Bay Area slang terms in under 3 minutes, off the new release "THE MONSTER LP". Thanks to the little birdy in my ear for guiding me to this joint.

Lissie: Pursuit of Happiness Kid Cudi Cover



Oh my! This is dope! Chick has an amazing voice and gets passionate on us! I'm diggin' it!

Way Back Wednesdays: Lords of the Underground- Chief Rocka



It's been a while since I've done one of these and what better way to kick it back with Chief Rocka! "Chief Rocka" was the third single released from the L.O.T.U.G. 's debut album tilted, Here Come The Lords, released in 1993.

Big Sean: High Rise



Visuals for Big Sean's "High Rise" directed by Dante Marshall.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Shaun Boothe: Let Me Go




Shaun Boothe 'Let Me Go' Produced by Nineteen85. Off the upcoming album HIP-HOP in 3D.

Donnis: Fashionably Late Mixtape

































Ironic title for this mixtape seeing how many times it's release was delayed. Looking forward to this one... downloading right now as I type.

DOWNLOAD: Donnis – Fashionably Late (Mixtape) | Alternative Link

Kendrick Lamar: She Needs Me Remix Ft. Dom Kennedy



Pretty cool remix right here.

Monday, June 21, 2010

XV: Fall Out The Sky



The official music video for "Fall Out The Sky", by XV. Featured on the critically acclaimed mixtape, "Everybody's Nobody". Directed by Kyle Harbaugh.

Vinnie Paz: Keep Movin' On



Vinnie Paz “Keep Movin’ On” Feat. Shara Worden (produced by MoSS) from Vinnie’s debut solo album, “Season of the Assassin” in stores June 22, 2010.

Ron Artest: Champions



Haha this aint even that bad! Even tho I hate the Lakers... Luck the Fakers!

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Vado: Large On The Streets



Damn this beat goes hard! Lyrics are fire! "Coke like Tiger Woods fuck with too much white." EDIT: These lyrics trump those last one's by far, "Nah I 'aint the hardest yet, there's a few artists left, words for them, god bless". DAMN!

Drake Interview With DJ Semetex



Pretty cool interview. Check it.

Nike Nando: Talk To Me



Fire!! Great flow, great lyrics, great video! Stay tuned for an exclusive R2H2 interview with Mr. Super Nike Nando himself.

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Emilio Rojas: Heart of the City Freestyle



Pretty cool... nothing out of this world but worth a listen.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Fashawn: Ode To Illmatic Mixtape
































Memory Lane is hot... otherwise I was kinda disappointed.


DOWNLOAD: Fashawn – Ode To Illmatic (Mixtape) | Alt. Link

Crooks & Castles Buy Out Best Buy's Stock of Thank Me Later

This has been catching a lot of flack but I think it was dope of them! Who cares if dude's getting driven around in a $70,000 car (yeah... people are getting upset because you "shouldn't" be in the back seat if the car only cost 70 G's haha). This track makes this seem like the most epic trip to Best Buy!

Drake: Light Up Ft. Biggie & HOV (Cookin Soul Remix)



This song is fire! I can't stop playing it! HOV Renegaded the shit out of Drake on this one! Best verse I've heard from Jay in a while. Check it. Download the whole CD at the bottom of the post.

"Thanks Us Later is a new approach to song remixing. Not having the a capellas it is a complete new challenge. Cookin’ Soul got in the studio together with french top producer Spike Miller and electronic spanish producer VibaSound using real live instruments: guitars, bass, piano, strings and synths."

DOWNLOAD: Thank Us Later (Mixtape) | Mediafire

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Wiz Khalifa: Mezmorized



Shout outs to spitta! More visuals off that Kush x Orange Juice mixtape.

Neako: Chief Rocka 2010



"What can happen when my bong David Ruffin and my camera are in the same room". This is dope! Neako samples Lords of the Underground one this one. Clean!

Fornever and a Day Tour Episode 2



Haha this is some pretty funny stuff.

Donnis: The Invitation Mixtape

































Featuring Yelawolf, Mickey Factz, CurT@!n$, CyHi Da Prynce, GLC & Pill, Donnis teams up with DJ Infamous and DJ Holiday for
The Invitation. I'm actually looking forward to hearing this. Time to go get some music enhancers!

DOWNLOAD: Donnis – The Invitation (Mixtape)

Donnis: Aquemini



Donnis been catching a lot of flack for going over this beat but I think he did a damn good job. I agree there's certain songs you shouldn't mess with but I'm feelin' this. "My bitch say I'm obnoxious but fuck these hoes to me they all notches, so they'll stay by our crotches to they all become nauseous".

Big Sean: High Rise



Here's the first single off Big Sean’s Finally Famous 3, dropping soon. Produced by Don Cannon. I haven't been feeling to many Big Sean tracks lately but this one is dope.

Monday, June 7, 2010

On a hot day...



I could use a popsicle or an ice cream or somethin' on a hot day like this one! Down By Law is not only a term that use to be used in the urban culture back in the day but also a great movie with Tom Waits, John Lurie, and Roberto Benigni, directed by Jim Jarmusch. Check out one of my all-time favorite scenes!

Friday, June 4, 2010

The Cool Kids: Tacklebox

















Ever since the Cool Kids release of Gone Fishin people have been awaiting this mixtape! Let's see what they got to offer!

DOWNLOAD: The Cool Kids – Tacklebox (Mixtape) | Mediafire

The Next 48 Hours w/ Nas & Damien Marley Pt.1



A behind-the-scenes look at the album release week of Distant Relatives. Part one follows Nas & Damian Marley around the day before the album dropped. "Tired of rappin'? I been tired of rappin' years ago".

TiRon: MSTRD

















Not much to say on this one! The highly anticipated mixtape has finally dropped!

DOWNLOAD: TiRon – MSTRD | Alt. Link

9th Wonder Presents Actual Proof


Here's a look at 9th's most recent proteges. 9th is so dope! "You guys ready to rap?"

Deji: Likeness



9th Wonder on the beat! Nigeria stand up! Solid song... def peep.

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Phil Ade: The Letter



Dopeness! Sampling Atmosphere's God's Bathroom Floor on this one! Just a heads up... I sampled that beat 4 years ago! I beat you to it Phil! Ha! Anyways he blows my version out of the water. Check it!

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Film Skool Rejekts: Synthetic Substitution


The first video off of Film Skool Rejekt's "Music For The Bitches".

Kil Ripkin: Not You



"Not You" music video from Kil Ripkin of The Coalescence. Produced by Eric G. Directed by Science Projects. Diggin' the video and Kil seems like a cool cat. Check it.

Hoodie Allen: I Am Not A Robot



The first single "You are Not A Robot" off the upcoming mini-mixtape The Diamond Cuts. Sampling UK Pop Darling Marina & The Diamond's wonderful track "I Am Not A Robot" and adding a bass heavy hip hop twist. Lyrics by Hoodie Allen and Production by RJF. Dopeness.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Shad: Rose Garden



Two posts in a row from Shad? Dudes on a roll.