J. Cole - The Warm Up (Mixtape)

J. Cole - The Warm Up

[Track list above]

Its finally here. The Warm Up. This is probably one of the first Mixtapes that I've actually looked forward to in a while...and so far, I havent been dissapointed. The tape is grade A fuego.

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Kid Hum - Offshore Drilling

Kid Hum - Offshore Drilling

1. Cy Yung “Audobon”
2. Whygee “Klonopins”
3. Prezzure “Never Say Never”
4. Sunken State “Gingivitis”
5. Brown Bag All-Stars “Disappointment”
6. Junclassic “Angst”
7. Joulz Il “My Microphone”
8. Hellz Yea! “RTD Anthem
9. L. Chanes “Church”
10. Pugz Atomz ft. Primeridian & Awdazcate “The Ride”
11. Braille “Thinking Shoes”
12. Cy Yung “Cy De B”
13. Blueface (Sky 7th & Lou Sleefe) “50 Years”
14. Bonus Track: Junclassic “Passport”
15. Bonus Track: Sunken State “Cavities”

Just received this in my inbox. The last Kid Hum project I got was pretty dope. I'm expecting that or better from this one. For more info hit up Rock The Dub!

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The Cool Kids x Don Cannon = Gone Fishing

The Cool Kids - Gone Fishing

[Track listing above]

I falsely anticipated this release (I thought it came out on the 5th), so imagine my reaction when I got home and found it released today. I'm not one for mixtapes, but let me tell you, this tape bangs hard. Don Cannon and The Cool Kids sure out did themselves on this one. Download it and pump it!

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This is what happens when twitter fails...

Fail Whale: A Tribute - V/A

1. XV - Vizzy In The House
2. Outasight - What They Say
3. J.Rocwell - Hustlaz Paradise
4. Esso - The Secret
5. Harlem’s Cash - For My Kids
6. Keelay & Zaire - Work f. Slo Mo & AV
7. Jon Hope - The Same
8. Shawn Chrystopher - Flyer Than
9. Nero - Spaceship
10. Granite State - Still Thuggin’ f. Evidence
11. BrokNEnglish - Can’t Win For Losing f. Internal Quest
12. P. Casso - Mr. Hollywood (rmx)] f. Senor Kaos
13. D. Julien - Proving Myself
14. Garcia Vega - Still Thuggin’

Just a little Mixtape Mike Waxx and a few other Bloggers threw together while Twitter was down the other day. The tape features a gang of new artists, including unrelased stuff from Nero, J. Rocwell, XV, Evidence, and D. Julien. Check out the tape, it's pretty ill.

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The road to...

Wale - The Road to Attention Deficite (Mixtape)

[Track listing above]

Stumbled across this over at The Wave Club. Check it out. Wale's album dropping pretty soon!

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Rising up.

TreaZon - 9 Steps

[Tracklisting above]

Wow, lately there's been a lot of young cats creepin on the come up including TreaZon, Nero and QuESt. But this time TreaZon is the one in the spot light. I never knew this cat could rhyme so slick. I've heard of him from the other bloggers but I never really gave him my attention until I heard Elevator Music. That sealed the deal for me. And today was his well awaited mixtape release via 2DopeBoyz-Illroots collaboration. The mixtape was produced by the one and only 9th Wonder. Props to TreaZon for doin it big. Check it outtttt.

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Alive on Arrival...er....Alive and Vibrant.

Nero - Alive and Vibrant (Mixtape)

1. Rugged & Raw
2. I Get Lyrical
3. Buck ‘Em Down
4. Straighten It Out (Ft. J.Rocwell & TreaZon)
5. Alive & Vibrant
6. Dead Residence
7. Legends
8. Feeling Good
9. TROY
10. Can’t Wait
11. Everything Remains Raw
12. With Great Power (Ft. Hassaan Mackey)

Sickest mixtape I've heard in a while. Illroots and Nero did it big with this one. I've had it on repeat for the past day now. My boy Nero is coming up!

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A fatal fall from grace.

Here's a little mixtape from Nero of The Wave Club. Stuff is pretty good. Loving the lyrics! Check the track listing and preview them above. You might know a few of the beats, but its the lyrics that really stand out. Don't sleep on this cat.

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A mixtape with serious Naledge

Naledge - Welcome To Brainiac Society Vol. 1 (mixtape)

[Click second image for track list]

To start off the day, I think I'll post this little surprise Naledge of Kidz in The Hall just dropped for us.

Naledge explains:

"Welcome To Brainiac Society is a compilation or collection of music that I like, and that I might have made or contributed to. There's no real rhyme or reason to it. I think a lot of people got confused when I started repping Brainiac Society as my crew or my label cause I think a lot of people took it as a separation from Kidz In The Hall, which is not what it is. It's just me giving a platform to people that I like, and I want it to be looked at moreso as a Native Tongues type of thing than as a Bad Boy type of thing. It's just a group of people that make dope music and appreciate the artistry of Hip Hop and doesn't have to necessarily mean they are rappers. They can sing, they can make beats, DJ, whatever. It's about the creative renaissance that's going on within Hip Hop all over the nation. These are people that I met in my travels who I feel are dope and they inspire me. We just get together and we collectively make art...It's also a platform for me to put out Fooch who is my artist. It's no departure from Kidz In The Hall. Me and Double O are such creative beings in general, that we don't know how to operate without 30 things going on at once. We're very much multi-taskers and we've always been that way. We try to have our hands in everything."

With that said...

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Thes One Presents...

People Under The Stairs - Funner Than Leather (Mixtape)

To gear up for Fun DMC, Thes One threw together a little mix for us! Can't wait for the drop, make sure you guys cop that on Sept. 30th! Until then, check the tape!

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When The Somke Clears

K. Sparks - When The Smoke Clears (Mixtape)

1. K. Sparks Intro
2. Ambition Produced By Pajozo
3. Dedication Produced By Skrazey
4. Yellow 5 Produced By Big Drew
5. Who shot ya Freestyle
6. Keep It Gulley (Ft. Angelous) Produced By Moe
7. Double Up Soldier Freestyle
8. Love Jones Produced By Fero Navi
9. Trill Produced By Fero Navi
10. Eye for an Eye Produced By Pajozo
11. K. Sparks Interlude 1
12. 80 Bars Feat Big Worm Produced By DJ Ophax
13. Keep Movin Produced By Skrazey
14. Sure Shot Freestyle
15. I Bet Produced By Moe
16. K. Sparks Interlude 2
17. Stick Em Freestyle
18. Sequain R.I.P Freestyle
19. Black President Produced By Hassan Shareef
20. Problems (Ft. Angelous & Dave Barz) Produced By Controverse
21. Tilt n Lean Produced By Fero Navi
22. Passin Me By 2008 (Tina Quallo Feat K. Sparks)
23. Real Talk Feat Tina Quallo Produced By K. Sparks and Moe
24. K. Sparks Interlude 3
25. Get The Fuck Outta Here Produced By Big Drew
26. Sick Produced By Pajozo
27. Take Em High (Ft. Kid Cudi)
28. Coulda Been Produced By Pajozo
29. K. Sparks Outro

Here's a mixtape of some exculsive K. Sparks tracks. You guys should already be familiar with him, he can spit some serious lyrical heat, so don't underestimate!

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"Shout out to DJ Killa P and Mixtape Assassin...this is not really a mixtape cuz there are very few industry beats on here...most of these joints are original records...I dedicate this mixtape to my brother Sequain (R.I.P)..."
-K. Sparks

Whats a Niyat??

The Niyat - Vector Prime (mixtape)

1. Intro / Demonstrate (prod. J Dilla) / World Turns (prod. Mike B) / Renegade Renaissance (prod. Mirawge Bizarre)
2. Close Encounters (prod. The ARE)
3. The Struggle (prod. The Are)
4. Independence (prod. Khalif)
5. Nose Bleeds (prod. OH NO!)
6. Projects (prod. Domo)
7. Interlude
8. PULSE (prod. Mirawge Bizarre)
9. We Got It (prod. The ARE)
10. Break Bread (prod. The ARE)
11. The Heart (prod. Mirawge Bizarre)
12. This Ol Coon (prod. J Dilla)
13. Bottom Feeders f. Kazi Noble / Outro
14. The Walk (prod. The ARE)

Another mixtape, haha sorry guys, a lot of these up and coming artists put out mixtapes as a way of subjecting their material to the masses for feedback. These guys right here are called The Niyat from Huston, Texas. They have a very unique style, and a few of their songs were produced by the late great J. Dilla aka Jay Dee (RIP). Give this tape a listen, you might just like them.

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Im the incredible

Mickey Factz - The Leak Vol. 2: The Inspiration (mixtape)

18. Overdose feat. Drake & Travis McCoy (Prod By. Omen)
19. Jumanji feat. Nakim, Nymesys, Charlie Clips, Smoke DZA, Curtains (Prod By. H-Storm for Beatz Galaw Music Group)
20. Live Water feat. Lauryn Hill
21. Good Money (Prod By. 9th Wonder)
22. Naturally feat. Jade
23. Rockin N Rollin (Prod By. Precize)
24. 6 Letter Words (Prod By. Jet Audio)
25. Machine Gun
26. Rockin N Rollin Remix feat. The Cool Kids (ILLFONICS REMIX)
27. Incredible (Prod By. Sebastian)
28. Keep Moving feat. Fresh Daily
29. Africa feat. D’Anglelo
30. Keys Of Life
30. We Aint feat. Tanya Morgan (Prod By. AEON)
31. Sublime (Prod By. Precize)
32. Going Nowhere (Prod By. Precize)
33. The Rush feat. Smoke Dza (Prod By. Ibe)
34. The Inspiration (Prod By. Black Friday)
35. Swahililand feat Jesse Boykins & Cocoa Sarai
36. Pick Up The Bass Snippet (Prod By. Precize)

To tell you the truth I never really paid much attention to Mickey, but recently he contacted me, asking me if I would post content that he would send to me. After that I decided to really listen to him. He's not bad at all. In my opinion, he has his own style, but it has similarities to some other artists such as Lupe Fiasco. I downloaded this mixtape to get a taste of Mickey Factz, and It definitely did the job. Mickey can spit some serious hotness, if you've passed over his music check him out now.

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P.S. - I know I'm on a mixtape tangent, but that's only because I've had Canto I's While You Were Sleeping on rotate religiously...I'll get back on my album reviews soon enough.

Your All Doomed

MF DOOM - DOOMED (Mixtape)

1. DOOMposter Intro
2. Jake One - Trap Door (Ft. MF DOOM)
3. Donny Goines - Vinca Rosea [EXCLUSIVE]
4. MF DOOM - Paper Planes
5. Ryan Leslie - Addiction (Ft. Cassie & Fabolous)
6. J.Rocwell & Sugar Tongue Slim - Mandrake [EXCLUSIVE]
7. Mighty Underdogs - Gunfight (Ft. MF DOOM)
8. Nas - Speaks On DOOM
9. Nas - Hope (Ft. Chrisette Michelle)
10. 3rd Bass - Gas Face (Ft. MF DOOM)
11. Nov Ganon - Nettle Leaves [EXCLUSIVE]
12. Lil’ Wayne - A Milli
13. MF DOOM - A Milli Freestyle
14. J. Dilla - Sniper Elite (Ft. MF DOOM)
15. Nero - Eucalyptus [EXCLUSIVE]
16. Kool G. Rap - Ill Street Blues
17. Rick Ross - Speedin’ (Ft. R. Kelly)
18. Jabee - Meditation [EXCLUSIVE]
19. MF DOOM - Boulder Holder
20. Justice - We Are Your Friends
21. Jay-Z - Pray
22. MF DOOM - I Hear Voices (Live)
23. J-Snyder - The Magic Message [EXCLUSIVE]
24. Big Boi - Royal Flush (Ft. Raekwon & Andre 3000)
25. Lil’ Wayne - Got Money (Ft. T-Pain)
26. T-Pain - Can’t Believe It (Ft. Lil’ Wayne)
27. J. Dilla - Mash’s Revenge (Ft. MF DOOM & Guilty Simpson)
28. MF DOOM - Hoe Cakes [Ant Remix]
29. Kumi Hues - Camphor [EXCLUSIVE]
30. MF DOOM - Shimmy Shimmy Ladies

Here's a mixtape from Illroots. It's basically a compilation of different artists rhyming over MF DOOM beats. There's a couple exclusives on here, check it out. The only thing I don't like is that it has Lil Wayne on it...but its all good haha.

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Not my favortie, but still worth a listen

Kyle Lucas - Kyle Lucas Is My Favorite (Mixtape)

[See track list above]

I've learned not to judge a book by it's cover. When you do sometimes you're right, but other times your not. This is a similar case. I was surfing the hip hop web when I came across this mixtape here. At first I did even pay it any mind because...I mean look at the cover, but I downloaded it anyway just for kicks. I've seen this guy featured on 2DB, and decided to check out the commotion. Turns out this guy is actually pretty good haha. He's definitely not my favorite like the mixtape name suggests but it's still worth a download. He's got some lyrical skill on him. Kyle Lucas is a part of a group called Vonnegutt who has a sound exactly like Gym Class Heroes, so think of him as a white Travis McCoy. He's also recently been signed to Big Boi's label Purple Ribbon. Check him out.

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Preach the gospel

Praverb - The Gospel is Free (Mixtape)

1. Bury Me An Emcee
2. Looking At Your Freeverse
3. Lost Ones Freeverse
4. Door To My Life Freeverse
5. Da Grind Freeverse
6. Righteous To Go Freeverse
7. I Dont Know Officer Freeverse
8. Go Crazy Freeverse
9. Milk Em Freeverse
10. Here We Come Freeverse
11. Lovely Morning Freeverse
12. Never Enough Freeverse
13. Throw Some D's Freeverse
14. Religion Is Rap Snippet
15. Christ Cypher (V.A.)

I'm not gonna lie, I'm not that much of a religious person, so I'm pretty surprised at myself for downloading this. Praverb is a Christian Hip Hop artist who doesn't disappoint. Even if you arent that religious like myself I can guarantee that you will like this cat. He rhymes in such a way that you wouldn't think he does Christian Hip Hop. Check it out for yourself. Also be sure to check his blog! Look out for his album called Center Of Attention.

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DJ Kentaro's favorite songs

DJ Kentaro - My Favorite Songs Vol. 1 + Vol. 2 (mixtape?)

Vol. 1

[No tracklist for Vol. 1]

Vol. 2

Side A:
1. DJ Kentaro - Intro
2. Groove Armada Feat. Jeru The Damaja - Suntoucher
3. Common Feat. Pharrel Williams - I Got A Right Ta
4. Dub Diablo - Dream Makers
5. Brass Munk - Live Ordeal!
6. Will. I. Am - I Am
7. Nujabes - Forth Coming Song
8. L-Universe - Asteroid Love
9. Visioneers - The World Is Yours
10. Southside Break Crew - Time To Rock The Party
11. Boricua All Stars - Sumba Lo
12. Ben Human - Scott Air
13. Danmass - Happy Here
14. The Detroit Experiment - Highest

Side B:
1. 2002 DMC World Final Result Call @ London Brixton Academy
2. Pepe Bradock - Deep Burnt
3. Dan K - Melanchoric Dub (Sound Voyage'S Tender Mix)
4. Kemeticjust - Do You Remember (Charles Webstar Memory Mix)
5. Takuya Matsumoto - Simple Song
6. Galaxy 2 Galaxy - Hi Tech Jazz (Live Version)
7. Bagatelle - Clin D' Oeil
8. Gerardo Frisina - Mambo De Los Dandies
9. Courtney Pine - Tryin Times (Attica Blues Remix)
10. Mr. Scruff - Sweetsmoke (Manitoba Mix)
11. Scientist - Step It Up (Dan Donovan For Don Letts Dub Cartel Rmx)
12. Twilight Circus Dub Sound System Feat. Luciano - What We Got To Do
13. Sizzla - Taking Over (Dj Kentaro Special Dub)
14. King Tubby - Dub Magnificent
15. Oddjobs - Back To Shore

Well, you guys should already know DJ Kentaro from my previous post of his most recent album. If you slept on that, you definitely need to check that out along with these tapes. I don't really feel like writing about him right now because there's a lot to say about him, instead ill leave you with this little excerpt from another blogger by the name of Kaya King, which pretty much sums up this artist:

"Kentaro is a mad dexterous surgeon who slices and dices beats into a breathtaking sonic concoction in his Sendai laboratory and at events all over the world. When Kentaro is behind a set of 1200s and a mixer, he's on stage: sometimes he's shy, sometimes he's sassy, but I've never heard him be anything short of absolutely splendid.

Where some turntablists are content to fill their routines with the same ol' thang, Kentaro uses his awesome technique to move beyond the crab scratch and has catapulted drum 'n' bass and dance music into a realm that nobody has yet to explore. My Favorites Songs - Kentaro's first ever mix CD - stands as a testament to his pioneering vision of melding the mentality of a battler with the street smarts and savvy of the hip-hop elite.

Lauded for years by hip-hop aficionados, Kentaro has won the respect of Japan’s Hip Hop Best Artists (tied winner was Eminem from USA) which explains why revered Japanese labels like Endeavor Entertainment, W + Kennedy Tokyo Lab, Artimage and Jazzysport. Undiluted and Virus have presented him with exclusive tracks you won't be able to hear anywhere else. And let's not forget Kentaro's exclusive turntablist cut ups - three mind blowing pastiches that are all ahead of its time. Kentaro is moving at the speed of vox. Sleep on his skills and he's gonna leave you in the dust.

DJ Kentaro, number one DJ in the world, and it's just the beginning…"

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"The one man duo, better known as Add T double U Oh"

Add-2 - Tale of Two's City Vol.2 (mixtape)

1. Add's Conscience
2. Pride
3. Let It Bang
4. Add's Deconstruction Freestyle
5. Declaration
6. Just Tryna Be Loved
7. H.E.R Story
8. Players Ball
9. Project 94
10. The Dating Game
11. Lights Out
12. For My Niggas
13. Addiction
14. Got To Go
15. Get Buck Freestyle
16. Certified Track Killa
17. Walk With Me
18. Give It To You
19. Don't Let Them
20. Black Amerikkka
21. In The Life Race

So here's that Add-2 mixtape that I promised you guys. 2Dopeboyz posted it up earlier than expected haha. Add-2 comes with 21 tracks of crazyness. Seriously this guy is awesome. I'm starting to like him more and more with every listen. He's a very good lyricist, even off the top of the dome. Wow. I never thought I'd be bumpin to his stuff like this. Check out the tape. I promise you'll like it if not love it.

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No Apologies

DJ Omen + Nas - No Apologies (mixtape)

1. Intro (Produced By Cy Young & DJ Omen)
2. Proclamation (Cy Young & DJ Omen REMIX)
3. Breathe
4. Classic Flow (Cy Young & DJ Omen REMIX)
5. Interlude
6. Queens Get The Money
7. No Idea (Original Version - Unreleased)
8. I'm A Rebel (Cy Young & DJ Omen REMIX)
9. Wanna Play Rough (Unreleased)
10. Money Is My Bitch 2008 (Cy Young & T.P. REMIX)
11. (Throwback Exclusive) 1995 Tim Westwood Freestyle
12. You're The Man
13. What It Is (Esco Let's Go)
14. Sly Fox
15. Freestyle Ft Cormega
16. Honeymoon Is Over
17. Fried Chicken Ft Busta Rhymes
18. Surviving The Times
19. Stillmatic Intro (Cy Young & T.P. REMIX)
20. Black Republicans Ft Jay-Z
21. Turn Up The Mics Ft Bumpy Knuckles
22. Life We Chose
23. Nas Salute - Jay Electronica
24. Nore Ft Nas - Body In The Trunk
25. It Ain't Hard To Tell
26. Thiefs Theme (Midas Touch REMIX)
27. N.I.G.G.E.R. (Slave & The Master)

Here's a nice little treat for you Nas fans; a Nas mixtape, filled with some unreleased/exclusive stuff, as well as some songs from his Untitled album. To me, this would be nice to burn and bump in the ride. So download it. Burn it. Bump it. As simple as that.

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*Sigh* and now I'm off to mow the lawn.

For those who aren't going to Rock The Bells

DJ Alizay & V.A. - Rock The Bells: The Real American Idols [Mixtape]

1. Rock The Bells Intro
2. A Tribe Called Quest - Excursions
3. A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It? (Remix)
4. De La Soul - Breakadawn
5. De La Soul - Stakes Is High (Pennyworth Remix)
6. Rakim - Ghetto
7. Rakim - The Great Rakim (Medley)
8. Raekwon - Ice Cream
9. Wu Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.
10. Wu Tang Clan - Can It Be All So Simple
11. Ghostface - Camay (Alfred Pennyworth/Bruce Wayne Remix)
12. Redman - Superman Lover
13. Redman - I Ain't Hearing This (Break)
14. Method Man & Redman - How High
15. Nas - Philosophical Gangsta (DJ Alizay/Leave It To Beaver Remix)
16. Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty
17. DJ Honda feat. Mos Def - Travelin Man
18. Outro - Alizay Speaks

Here's a mixtape of some of the songs performed at Rock The Bells. This is for those who are unfortunate and are unable to go. Have fun with this though! (you might already have some of the songs)

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