Hip-Hop, Rap | A Group Forgotten: Live On Arrival
Posted by Scoop on April 9, 2012
Thank God for the shuffle feature on my iPod. If it wasn’t for that, I wouldn’t of remembered one of my favorite hip hop acts from over a decade ago…. yes a decade ago. Live On Arrival, or better known as LOA, was a hip hop group from Atlanta, G.A. that was popular in the South from the mid 90s to the early to mid 2000s. One of the most unique sounds out, Live On Arrival’s tracks present a fresh throwback sound that hip hop is missing today. Live On Arrival put out three albums and countless mixtapes during their run, but now cease to exist as the hip hop industry has evolved into what we are now listening to today. With that being said, take this music for what it is: a breath of fresh air. If you like LOA, be sure to check out Collective Efforts. Ben Hameen, the lead vocalist for Collective Efforts found and formed LOA in the early 1990s.
Live On Arrival – Dope Gold Rope
Live On Arrival – God Bless Em’
Hip-Hop, Rap | 360 – “Everywhere and Back” + “Woulda Kid”
Posted by Grubeats on March 27, 2012
360 has been letting loose track after track in preparation for his debut album coming next Tuesday, April 3rd. The NYC hot spitter released the title track, “Everywhere and Back” a couple days ago and have to say it’s one my favorite tracks to date. ”What Goes Up”, which was produced by J. Cole was fire as well as his remix to “Mr. Blue Sky”, but more importantly he is bringing it on every track. The second track, “Would Kid” features scratches from DJ Wonder and was produced by The Dark Nyte. #EveryWhereAndBack April 3!
360 - Woulda Kid Feat. DJ Wonder (Prod. by Dark Nyte)
Official Site: http://360ismusic.com
Hip-Hop, Rap, Videos | Game – The City ft. Kendrick Lamar [Video]
Posted by Grubeats on March 22, 2012
It doesn’t get much better than a Kendrick Lamar feature these days. Yeah, Game can still make a solid track, but K. Dot slaughters this this hook and the acapella at the end is unparalleled. Personally, this is my favorite record off Game’s album, R.E.D., which shaped up to be a respectable project despite the years of continued delay it kept receiving. There is a quote at the end of the video by Game, describing in a nutshell what the video represents and how he has overcome hardships like no other to make it to where he is today.
“Los Angeles, CA – Though sometimes colorful, there are two colors that stand out the most…Those colors being red and blue. When mixed together, these two colors cast a dark shadow over everything under the sun. Most are still fighting to see the light.” – Game
Purchase on iTunes: Game – The City ft. Kendrick Lamar
Electro, Freestyle, Hip-Hop, House, Rap, Throwbacks | Snoop Dogg and Soundcloud: A Love Story
Posted by Spice on March 20, 2012
A few days ago, Snoop Dogg was handed a slip of paper that would change the face of the modern world forever. On it were the username and password to a Soundcloud account — an account long forgotten and gathering dust, an account more unloved and underutilized than so many Myspace pages of yore. We don’t know how this account came into existence (from the looks of page 7, it was set up by his management team about a year ago), but these details are unimportant now. Because for whatever reason, on this fated March morning, Snoop Dogg set out to make his Soundcloud the greatest effing Soundcloud on the planet.
I’m not kidding when I say that. This is one of the most epic and entertaining things I’ve come across in a long time. My running theory is that Snoop Dogg hit 47 js and then parked himself in front of his computer for 15 hours, just uploading without so much as a bathroom break. I’ve been sitting at work going through this thing and it’s literally a goldmine — there are rough cuts, studio outtakes, instrumentals that are far from finished, remakes of some of his older tracks, and then total curve balls like this hour long disco-funk-electro-tinged-slow-jam-heavy mix that I can’t even do justice to in words. It’s a weird but wonderful insight into his creative process, and the best part is that everything up there is a free download. If you’ve been in need of a good Snoop Dogg fix since 2004, this is your moment. And even if you haven’t been, do yourself a favor and check his stuff out anyway. All the major musical foodgroups are covered: “SNOOPADELIC MIXX,” “BLOWFLY G SHIT,” and, of course, just…”GOOD MUSIC.”
Snoop, we’ve missed you. Welcome back to the game.
SNOOP DOGG’S SOUNDCLOUD: 5+ Pages of Straight Up SC Gold
Edit: goodness, he just uploaded like eight more tracks in the past 20 minutes. Snoop Dogg, what are you up to over there? Is this a livestream of your life? Whatever, I dig it. His SC is about to blow up like the puppy cam.
Hip-Hop, Rap | Young Roddy & Julian Malone
Posted by Rohan on March 13, 2012
In a rap industry dominated by weak flows and bass-heavy beats, Young Roddy & Julian Malone are improving the game. First, Young Roddy, whose done quite a bit of work with Curren$y, hits us with a nasty flow over a sick beat from his upcoming project Good Sense. Julian Malone goes HAM over this dirty beat, the first off his upcoming #EIGHTY series. Keep an eye out for Wiz Khalifa’s Taylor Allderdice mixtape dropping tonight at 8 PM (EST).
Mixtapes, Rap | Big K.R.I.T. – 4Eva N A Day [Mixtape]
Posted by Grubeats on March 8, 2012
![Big K.R.I.T. 4Eva N A Day Big K.R.I.T. 4Eva N A Day [Mixtape]](http://s.freshnewtracks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Big-K.R.I.T.-4Eva-N-A-Day.jpg "Big K.R.I.T. - 4Eva N A Day freshnewtracks.com")
With eight mixtapes under his belt to date, Big K.R.I.T. dropped his 9th project, 4Eva N A Day, as a continuation of his highly regarded mixtape of 2011, Return of 4Eva. I know I rarely, if ever, have posted Big K.R.I.T. here on FNT, but I hear the chirping in the cbox to post him. It’s not that I don’t recognize his craft, but personally I’m not a huge fan of the majority of today’s southern hip-hop/rap. With that being said, K.R.I.T. is an exception and even a fair weather fan can appreciate this project as a whole. K.R.I.T. maintains a fair balance of hard southern sound while integrating relevant lyrics. On top of the rapping, the king self produced the entire mixtape, apart from the few live compositional contributions, which is impressive in itself. If you’re only going to listen to a couple tracks, make sure you run through “Boobie Miles”, “4EvaNaDay (Theme)”, “1986″, “Down & Out”, & “Handwriting”. [Download Mixtape Here]
Watch the video for “Boobie Miles” and stream the entire mixtape after the break!
Hip-Hop, Rap, Videos | XV, DMX ft. MGK, Kid Ink
Posted by Grubeats on February 28, 2012
XV gives us a visual treatment for his take on Drake’s “The Motto”. Keeping it real for his Squarians while on his “Midwest State of Mind” tour, Vizzy delivers 7 traits of L7 (make an “L” and a “7″ with your hands, flip them and put them together, you’ve got a square– you’re a Squarian).
DMX goes bonkers on this beat, emphasizing the fact he stays gangsta in the club, swaying to the beat. Recruiting Bad Boy’s hard spitting white boy, MGK, who I think was star struck by the fact his all time favorite Ruff Rider had put him on a track. This track will likely be on DMX’s upcoming project, Undisputed.
Kid Ink keeps pumping out the new free music as his recent track, “Time Of My Life”, off his debut album Up & Away keeps crawling up the iTunes charts. Doing what he does best, The Alumni takes Kirko Bangz track “Drank In My Cup” and flips it to be more environmentally sustainable, if you know what I mean.
Hip-Hop, Rap | Blue Ivy Carter, Jeezy x Drake, Big Sean, Meek Mill
Posted by Grubeats on February 11, 2012
Above is the first public sighting of Jay & Beyonce’s baby girl, Blue Ivy Carter. Looks like Hov minus the Yankee’s cap. Anyone care to guess what her first words will be? More pics below. For the record, I think this song below sounds terribly forced by Jay.
DOWNLOAD: Jay-Z – Glory ft. Blue Ivy Carter
Out of nowhere, Drizzy hops on Jeezy’s “I Do”, which already featured Jay-Z & Andre 3k. There is some speculation that this was the original version for TM: 103 Hustlerz Ambition, but for whatever reason, Jeezy cut out Drake’s verse.
DOWNLOAD: Young Jeezy – I Do ft. Jay-Z, Drake, Andre 3000
Here’s what Big Sean Don had to say (via Twitter) regarding the bars he spit of J Dilla’s classic,
“In honor of J Dilla being one of the most influential producers of all time, I decided to lay a verse to one of my favorite tracks off of J Dilla’s “Donuts”. Being from Detroit I feel I have a responsibility to honor his legacy n continue it in my own way. His soul will live forever! RIP J Dilla “Two Can Win” freestyle.”
DOWNLOAD: Big Sean – Two Can Win (Freestyle)
Meek Mill’s latest single (CDQ) off his upcoming project, Dreams & Nightmares, features the Boss of Miami. Produced by Cardiak, load the semi’s.
DOWNLOAD: Meek Mill – Errrday ft. Rick Ross
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