Freestyle, Hip-Hop | Upper West – West Side Stories(Mixtape)
Posted by dshaq on February 29, 2012
Finally. After all those videos and releases the New York group, Upper West, finally drops off their newest mixtape, West Side Stories. The refreshing beats mixed with catchy hooks and dope verses make for one of my favorite tapes of the year. These dudes are oozing with talent and this is only the beginning for them. Make sure you download the WHOLE TAPE! I mean there is a Cool Runnings sample in there…just saying. Hit them up and show your support with a follow on Twitter and a like on their Facebook.
Freestyle, Hip-Hop, Videos | Locksmith & Wale
Posted by Mach on February 7, 2012
Immortal Technique? No, but sounds almost exactly the same, even his style matches up. Illuminati is the first preview for Locksmith’s upcoming project, Labyrinth, set to drop this March. His name might be Locksmith, but I think they should call him wordsmith for how devastating his verses are on this track.
Going off on an A$AP Rocky single, is Wale with a smooth versed freestyle. He comes in quick after the voice samples keeping it tight to the beat, doing a great job maintaining the vibe of the instrumental. Wale is rapping about going hard…are you surprised?
DOWNLOAD: Wale – Purple Swag (Freestyle)
Freestyle, Hip-Hop | Los, Lola Monroe, Joe Budden, Action Bronson
Posted by Grubeats on January 27, 2012
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The youngin’ coming after the crown, Los, recently made a visit to Shade 45’s Toca Tuesday to spit some bars off the top. This is not the first time I’ve seen Los go bananas off the top, as he has made it a staple of his live shows. If you haven’t copped one of the mixtapes of the year, go download The Crown Ain’t Safe now.
Los’ girlfriend, Lola Monroe, who recently inked a deal with Taylor Gang gives us a freestyle over Drake and Common’s beef song. I downloaded Lola’s last mixtape after hearing some features on Los’ tracks and wasn’t overly impressed. Ironically, I think she sounds similar to Nicki at times, but her self proclamation of “the female Pac” is a bit extreme.
DOWNLOAD: Lola Monroe – Stay Schemin (Freestyle)
After hearing No Church In The Wild in the trailer for Denzyl’s new flick, Safe House, you start to realize just how incredible the production is on the Watch The Throne project. Joey B goes in over the 88-Keys x Kanye West x Mike Dean beat, owning it as usual.
DOWNLOAD: Joe Budden – No Church In The While (Freestyle)
Action Bronson hit the booth with Statik Selektah, laying down some fresh new bars for his next collaborated project. Nothing out of the ordinary, just quality byproduct of an overweight white dude rapping.
DOWNLOAD: Action Bronson ft. Statik Selektah – Strictly Business Pt 1 & 2
Freestyle, Videos | Timeflies Tuesday: This Is Why I’m Hot
Posted by Grubeats on January 18, 2012
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Timeflies decide to get their early swell on this year along with the other 33% of people who aim to lose weight or the 15% who attempt to fix themselves onto a regular workout plan. While they are missing one of the key ingredients for success, Kanye’s “The New Workout Plan”, they have successfully spun “This Is Why I’m Hot” into a dumbbell dwellers anthem. Here’s what the two gym rats had to say about this weeks installment of Timeflies Tuesday;
“After a long morning of squats at the gym, we had to sample some weights and give you a workout inspired freestyle. Hopefully your workout goes better than ours did…
Special thanks to our trainer, Alison –http://www.youtube.com/user/AllisonNYC“
If you missed last weeks, here’s the mp3.
DOWNLOAD: Timeflies – Without U2
Freestyle | Dunson – Lord Knows Freestyle
Posted by Jess on January 5, 2012
Kenton Dunson just announced that he is dropping his first name from his stagename to be just Dunson. Along with it, he dropped a sick freestyle over Drake’s “Lord Knows”. You can definitely tell that Dunson is hungry to break out in the scene by this track. In it, he spits about his road as an artist and his goals for the future. His first single off his upcoming project is due out very soon. The track is produced by the Grammy-nominated production team, Phatboi Entertainment, and from what I heard, it may be his biggest hit yet. Stay updated on future releases from Dunson and help him regain his fans by liking his new fan page on Facebook.
“As matters progress, I have made the creative decision to continue my artistic journey under the name Dunson. This simply means that I will be dropping Kenton from the artist name. While it doesn’t change very much, we believe it represents a more defined character while allowing for a greater overall reach and impact. At this stage, I find it important to take the necessary steps to touch as many people as possible with what I offer as an artist. This allows me to accomplish that with more precision and less confusion.” – Dunson
Download: Dunson – Lord Knows Freestyle
Freestyle, Hip-Hop, Videos | Timeflies Tuesday: 2012
Posted by Grubeats on January 4, 2012
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2011 was truly an extraordinary year for Timeflies. It’s amazing to watch artists’ growth over such a short period of time and even more impressive to see the fans support explode with so much passion. In lieu of the malicious Mayans forecasting the world’s end, @WhatupCal & @RobResnick sample Jason Derulo & Nicki Minaj’s track, “2012 (It Ain’t The End)”, adding their own personal stroke of genius. If by some chance the Mayans predictions of the world ending on December 21st of 2012 hold true, Timeflies is guaranteed to go out with a bang. If the world doesn’t end, they’re still going to have one hell of a year and I’m excited to see just how far they can take this dream.
They have teased us with the streaming audio for this right now, but once they hit 25,000 followers on @Timeflies they promised to drop us the mp3. GO FOLLOW!
DOWNLOAD: Timeflies – 2012
DOWNLOAD: Timeflies – 2011