Hip-Hop | The Dean’s List – Youth (ft. Sid Sriram)
Posted by dshaq on February 13, 2012
Generation X, The Dean’s List’s upcoming mixtape, is set to release later this month and I’m pretty excited since we haven’t heard much since The Drive In. They recruit soulful singer, Sid Sriram for the hook and man does he kill it. Great production from Mik and Mendoza, while Sonny goes in and throws some dope lines. Make sure you look back for the tape.
Download: The Dean’s List – Youth (Ft. Sid Sriram)
Hip-Hop | Dylan Owen – Burn This Whole Place Down
Posted by dshaq on January 18, 2012
Can January 22nd come any sooner? Keep Your Friends Close, Dylan Owen’s newest EP, will be available for free then, and I’m all in with this kid. I’ve been following Dylan since he released “The Book Report”. His flow is impeccable with so much emotion and passion, it makes me cherish each new release. Any way, here we have a sample from a John Mayer track, Who Says. Mr. Owen throws some straight fire over this beat. Set your calendars to check back for the tape, but in the meantime check out Dylan’s Facebook and Twitter.
Download: Dylan Owen – Burn This Whole Place Down
Also Dylan did a song, “Dreams”, with Reef of Fortune Fam and they sampled Adele’s piano riff from “Someone Like You”. August Coupe on the production.
Download: Dylan Owen – Dreams (Prod. August Coupe)(ft. Reef)
Hip-Hop, Mixtapes | OCD: Moosh & Twist – The Vestibule (Mixtape)
Posted by dshaq on January 13, 2012
Very impressive tape from Moosh & Twist. The Philly duo just dropped this today, and man is it a good one. Even though it’s short, Moosh and Twist bring the fire on every single song. The tape is filled with more laid back beats. I’m expecting big things from these guys, especially with stuff like this. Hit them up on Facebook and enjoy the tape.
DJ-Set, Electro | Troublemaker – Pantystep: Pleasure Her Pain (Mixtape)
Posted by Jess on January 11, 2012
Here goes the second mixtape in Troublemaker’s Pantystep mixtape series titled Pantystep: Pleasure Her Pain. Presented by Jay-Z’s Life+Times (and approved by the man himself), the tape features about 40 minutes of pure Pantystep.
But what is Pantystep? Here’s the definition.
Pantystep – pan·ty·step [pan-tee-step] – noun. 1. music that makes girls dance around in their underwear.
Download: Troublemaker – Pantystep: Pleasure Her Pain (Mixtape)
You can find the tracklist of the mix after the jump.
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Hip-Hop | Friendzone & Main Attrakionz
Posted by W8 on December 3, 2011
Main Attrakionz mixed in with the production of Friendzone has really made for something special yet again. This duo has had the same affect on me as did Drake & 40’s So Far Gone the way each project is packaged so purely unique and timeless. Sure they may not relate but times change as do the fresh sounds we embrace, define as new, and evolve from.
Friendzone’s melodies are so incredible that the vocals tend to come partially after your ears are consumed by the lush atmosphere of his instrumentals. Its as if the beats take on a life of there own and feature the artists, truly a fascinating thing. In a lot of ways reminding me of indie how the vocals come across in a very dream-like kind of way, as if you have the option to make sense of them or not.
I’ve decided to keep this post strictly Hip Hop so I’ve excluded the tape from download simply because there is only a few tracks with vocals, and these three below are indeed the best of the best compressed out of it. If for whatever reason you require the tape drop me a line in the cbox section to the right of the page and its yours.
Download: Main Attrakionz ft. Shady Blaze – Change (Prod. by Friendzone)
Download: Main Attrakionz ft. Shady Blaze – Near (Prod. by Friendzone)
Download: Main Attrakionz ft. Shady Blaze – Stratus (Prod. by Uyama Hiroto)
Hip-Hop, Mixtapes | Mac Miller – Black Friday (Mixtape)
Posted by LoffyG on November 26, 2011
Mac dropped this free mixtape in light of Black Friday. As he stated in the tweet above, this tape is full off old unreleased music from his younger days. Taking into consideration that the music is pretty old there are still a handful of nice tracks on this. Definitely worth the download if you’ve had too much of Blue Slide Park.
Download: Mac Miller – Black Friday (Mixtape)
Hip-Hop, RnB | Mike Posner – A Perfect Mess
Posted by dshaq on November 18, 2011
Two more days till Mike Posner drops his new mixtape, The Layover, and I have to say I’m excited. He wasn’t kidding when he said he was going back to his old style. All the production on the other tracks have been impressive, and this one doesn’t disappoint either. It’s got a more laid back sound to it with some good vocals. Look back on sunday for the whole tape, and enjoy this one while you wait.
Download: Mike Posner – A Perfect Mess