Hip-Hop | TJ Hickey – Make Me Work For It (ft Jitta On The Track)
Posted by Matt Keene on March 16, 2015
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After a few solid releases TJ is back with his best work yet to date, a new club anthem enlisted ‘Make Me Work For It‘. With production sounding like it came straight from DJ Mustard himself, Teddy Roxpin clearly hit the mark on the boards on this one. Following suit with his most recent single posted on FNT, ‘Treadmill’ featuring Alex Jordahl, TJ recruited Connecticut native Jitta On The Track for a classic verse to close out the track. Be sure to check TJ out on Facebook and Twitter.
Hip-Hop, Mixtapes | Tayyib Ali – Keystone State Of Mind 2 [Mixtape]
Posted by LoffyG on March 3, 2013
At last, we get the long-awaited second installment of Keystone State Of Mind from Philly representative, Tayyib Ali. After releasing a couple sneak peeks such as “Tomorrow” & “Like I Used To” the remaining 16 unreleased tracks are ready for our listening pleasure. Tayyib delivers another well-rounded project that contains only one feature and ton of great productions from the likes of Statik Salektah, 2Astronauts, 6ix, Teddy Roxpin & many more. Tayyib has without-a-doubt progressed as an artist since his previous release nearly 2 years ago. If you’ve been sleeping on him all this time, wake up and get familiar.
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Albums | YONAS – The Black Canvas [EP]
Posted by Grubeats on February 8, 2013
As you may have noticed, I haven’t been heavy on my blog game lately. Thanks to Nemo, I have the afternoon off from work and I now have some time to share some new music before I get buried in pow pow. I’m a few days late with YONAS’ newest album, The Black Canvas, his first project released under independent record label 1st Round Records, but it was a project I could not pass on. Seven months after dropping The Transition mixtape, the Bronx bomber has yet another incredible body of work for his fans. I’ve always expressed my passion for YONAS’ work, primarily because his music is honest, refreshing, and he holds an ability to paint a picture as good as any other MC in the game. The Black Canvas is just that.
Production credits are impressive in themselves ranging from Teddy Roxpin (Clockwork) to Matty Trump (Put it Down, Y.O.N.A.S., and The Black Canvas) to DJ Corbett (previously featured on The Transition) to Lucian Walker and of course, Sean Ross. As always, YONAS blends popular mainstream caliber production with honest, omniscient lyrics further validating him as one of the most versatile and creative artists rising up.
Hip-Hop, Mixtapes | Ground Up – Supernatural [Mixtape]
Posted by Grubeats on September 21, 2012
Ground Up have mastered the mixtape game. I’ve lost count of how many tapes deep they are at this point. Seven, Eight, Nine? More importantly, the Philly trio have stayed true to their colors over the years. In house producer Bij Lincs crafted more than 75% of the production on Supernatural, while Azar and Malakai flex their vocal chords with authentic, home grown lyrics fitting for both partying and vibing. Along with Bij Lincs, producers Teddy Roxpin and Mike Jerz also hold production features on this project. Here are some highlights below, but save your fingers some time and click download for the full tape.
DOWNLOAD: Ground Up – Supernatural [Mixtape]
Hip-Hop, Mixtapes | Ground Up – The Get Up [Mixtape]
Posted by Grubeats on March 9, 2012
I’ll be honest, this mixtape hit me like a bag of bricks. I didn’t know it was coming and I certainly wasn’t expecting this thorough of a project. Now 10 mixtapes deep, Ground Up has faded on and off my radar but after hearing their last project, “The Get Down” and this one “The Get Up” it’s evident I need to pay more attention to the Philly duo. “Skill over Swag” is the motto Azar and Malakai have coined and ran with, meaning substance over conforming to sell records. I really think this tape is their best yet and all aspects of their delivery have greatly improved; from the ground up. With production from Teddy Roxpin, Jahlil Beats, & of course Bij Lincs as well as features from Freeway, Young Chris, among others, there’s a good variety of subgenre’s featured.
DOWNLOAD: Ground Up – The Get Up [Mixtape]
Hip-Hop | Chris Webby, Kid Ink, Macklemore, Flo-Rida
Posted by Grubeats on January 13, 2012
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Probably my favorite track off Webby’s debut EP, There Goes The Neighborhood, the Ninja takes his ’95 Altima to an abandoned building where he shows just what he does. As the budget gets bigger, so do the videos. Webby exercises his ability to deliver punch after punch while flowing with a purpose.
Chris Webby – What I Do (Prod. by Teddy Roxpin)
New joint from Kid Ink produced by Ned Cameron. I’m speculating in saying this may be the first single off his debut album? If not, the first official leak off his next mixtape.
Kid Ink – Time Of Your Life (Prod. by Ned Cameron)
This track dropped days ago, but I never got around to posting it. Finally, Macklemore is getting recognition (in my book, a likely pick for one of XXL’s 2012 Freshman). Here he joins Wale & Emelio Rojas on Tony Williams track, the first major collab I’ve seen from Macklemore. While he held his own on this verse, hopefully we’ll see more coming from the Seattle star soon.
Blazin High – Tony Williams ft Wale, Emilio Rojas & Macklemore
Mr. Dillard, aka Flo Rida hops on Rihanna’s infectious radio smash. Shocking. Appears Flo couldn’t resist giving the Calvin Harris beat a shot because it’s clearly not an official remix.
Rihanna ft. Flo-Rida- We Found Love (Remix)
We Found Love (Remix) (Ft. Flo Rida) (Prod. Calvin Harris)