Silent Knight - Holla Burton (The Unmixed Cassette)

I played the shit out of this album throughout the first quarter of the year, but admit to sleeping on it since with all the other dope music that has come out since. But thanks to DJ K.O. those who missed it, misplaced it, or simply want to cop it again now have a chance to do so.

It's been a year to the day since Silent Knight released his album Holla Burton (The UnMixed Cassette) to the world. Funny how much can change in the music industry over the course of 365 days, yet the album sounds just as fresh today as the day it was released.

With Silent Knight in rare form on the mic and production from the likes of 9th Wonder, Illmind, Jake One, Analogic, Oddisee & M-Phazes to name a few, fans & critics alike have touted Holla Burton as his best release to date.

Download | Mediafire | Band Camp

Read more...

Zion I Presents: Zumbi - Break Bread The Mixtape

MySpace

Zumbi (of Zion I) released this mixtape in February of 2008, but I'm sadly just now hearing it for the first time and decided it definitely needed to be shared. I have provided a link to download below, but make sure to show some support with a purchase if you enjoy the music.

01. Intro
02. On Everything feat. The Are
03. Luv Luv feat. Jenisis
04. Funk The World
05. Mama Told Me
06. Push The Button
07. Running
08. Bumps
09. Feel Me feat. The Are
10. Same Ol
11. Westcoastin
12. Got To Rock
13. Wiz Us feat. CLP & Data MC
14. Spread Love
15. Warriors
16. The Last Days feat. Cava

Preview:


Download

Purchase:

Read more...

iLLiTe - Creme De La Creme

MySpace

FILI Review:
This album is a certified classic in my book! Released in '08 as iLLiTe's debut album after the '06 album release with Octane called "The Forgotten...Chosen", this album was slept on haaaaard, I mean you'd be hard pressed to find a lot of info regarding this release if you google it but anyways, when I first heard this from beginning to end I couldn't understand how this stayed under the radar. iLLiTe has a real nice flow and really grabs your attention when he's spittin, and the beats are just bananas. You need this in your collection, whether download or hard copy, either way, just take a listen and see what I'm talkin' bout, ya heard!

01. Intro
02. Mirrors & Smoke
03. You Ain't Gotta Love Me feat. Magestik Legend
04. Intuition
05. Callin' Me
06. Searching feat. Zo!
07. The Feeling feat. Fes Roc
08. Get Busy
09. Move
10. Can't Give Up feat. Kashia Bleu
11. Life Lessons
12. Do You Remember?
13. Dreams feat. Magestik Legend
14. Creme De La Creme
15. The Champion
16. Lean (If We Fall)

Production by: Magestik Legend, Nick Speed, Zhao-Ski, Astronote, Explicit 1, Vitamin D, Leef Mayfield & Eddie Logix.

Download

Read more...

Croup - Nothin' But A Beat Thang

If you're like me and are a fan of soulful boom-bap production similar to the likes of J Dilla and M-Phazes, then you as well will love this beat tape. Hailing all the way from Cologne, Germany, Croup is making a name for himself by handling production duties for top notch artists in the States such as Royce Da 5'9", Supastition, Reef the Lost Cauze, Craig G, AZ, Chaundon, Tonedeff and many more. This tape was released in 2008 and features 44 tracks (mostly instrumentals) ranging anywhere from 21 seconds to 4 minutes, all of which are sure to keep your head nodding the entire way through. Check out more from Croup here: http://www.myspace.com/croup.

Preview:


Download

Read more...

Big D O & M-Hott - War Of The Words

Big D O MySpace
M-Hott MySpace

New Street Album from indie/underground producer BIG D O and Syracuse NY's finest M-Hott AKA Double T. A partnership forged through the love of dope underground hip-hop, the duo finally has put forward their debut street album "War Of The Words" that is being released for free digital download on Foresight Records. Recorded mostly in M-Hott's apartment basement and a studio apartment in south Denver the frequent collaborators take pride in the raw and dusty sound that comprises their music and the process that was recording it. Now as they release what is sure to be one of the many LP's they drop together over time, the two are proud to give the many fans and seekers of "genocide free music" a project that is un-scathed by the corporate world's massive reach and unapologetic in it's brutal honesty about the current state of Hip-Hop music, urban entertainment as a whole and dedicated to the true esthetic of great Hip-Hop music.

01. Introduction
02. Circles
03. Boom Bap Is Back
04. Forsee The Way
05. House On The Hill
06. The Roaring 50's
07. Am I Ill
08. Keep Hatin'
09. They Want Love
10. Nomination time
11. Such Devotion
12. Rainy Night (Sad Story)

I thought I'd do a re-up on this as I'm listening to it again right now after about a year or so. This still sounds dope with smooth lyrics from M-Hott & Big D O supplying the soulful backdrop to this album, which was free by the way... anyways, here's a couple bangers that might get your attention if ya missed this first time round!

"Circles"


"Such Devotion"


Download

Read more...

Eagle Neblua x Georgia Anne Muldrow - Cosmic Headphones

MySpace

Wordpress

Eagle Nebula bursts out of the box with her bright brand of optimism. Forging high poetics and left field boom bap, Eagle creates a unique and fresh style that makes her one of the most unique hip hop artists the game has seen in a while. Described on okayplayer.com as “down to earth and otherworldly”, she is an electric force of nature headed for the heart of hip hop.

In the fall of 2008, she released her debut album “Cosmic Headphones” on the Epistrophik Peach Sound/Groove Attack label with producer and labelmate Georgia Anne Muldrow. Also in 2008, she had been spotted tearing down stages at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC with Pete Rock, J-Live and Akrobatik and with the Ladies Love crew at Sputnik in Brooklyn. Don’t sleep good people! GO COSMIC!

01. Intromercial
02. Daily Debut
03. Ether Cash
04. Page 2
05. Street Shrine
06. What I Like
07. Fonktion 101
08. Jitterbug Fonk
09. Celebrity Stylist
10. Funny (Hip Hop)
11. Napp Rocks
12. Spaceship Earth
13. Clear Blue Sky

Download

Read more...

Living Legends - Legendary Music Volume 2

MySpace

01. Living Legends - She Wants Me (Prod. by The Grouch)
02. Afro Classics (Scarub & Very) - Rap Fanatic (Prod. by Jon Christian)
03. Bicasso - Controlled Substance (Prod. by Beatstreets)
04. Luckyiam - Useless (Prod. by Mike Gao)
05. Eligh & Jo Wilkenson - By and By feat. The Grouch & Paul Dateh (Prod. by Eligh)
06. Aesop - Smoker’s Anthem (Prod. by Hecktik)
07. The Grouch - Never Die (Prod. by The Playmakers)
08. Sunspot Jonz - SunSpeezy (Prod. by Sunspot Jonz)
09. Murs - 1st Love (Prod. by Terrace Martin)
10. The Grouch & Eligh - Say G&E! (Prod. by Eligh)
11. Living Legends - Watch Out! (Prod. by Sunspot Jonz)

Preview:


Download

Read more...

Grieves x Budo - 88 Keys & Counting

MySpace: Grieves
MySpace: Budo

Since the release of his first full length album, Irreversible, Grieves has been called a breath of fresh air, a breakaway phenomenon, and a lyrical mastermind. Touring constantly, Grieves stunned crowds all over the country with his distinctive voice, lyrical precision, and unparalleled style. Following Grieves' encouraging reception and a stint on the CMJ Top 20 Hip Hop charts, fans speculated on what would be next for the emergent artist.

88 Keys and Counting is the response. A joint venture with friend and renowned Seattle based producer, Budo, 88 Keys is a matured record with themes that will challenge fans old and new alike. Armed with a distinct and fluid sound that will delight your ears and rouse your cerebrum, Grieves' second effort is not to be overlooked.

01. Intro
02. Catapults
03. Kings
04. October in the Graveyard
05. Dead in the Water
06. Live in the Hive
07. Gwenevieve
08. Identity Cards feat. Luckyiam
09. Nature vs. Nurture
10. Lock Down
11. Learning How To Fall
12. The March
13. Greedy Bitch
14. Cloud Man
15. Eciting the Hive
16. 88 Keys & Counting

Preview:


Download

Read more...

Dibiase - Up The Joystick EP

MySpace

Hailing from LA’s very own Watt’s, Dibiase a.k.a Diabolic’s productions run the gambit from 8 bit video game classics to seductive soul to raw grungy bangers. This 12 time beat battle champion and runner up of the Los Angeles Red Bull Big Tune Beat Battle has no limitations. No sample is safe.

01. Tetris
02. Mario Galaxy
03. Cosmic Funk feat. Hardware
04. Mega Gutta
05. Metroid
06. Code Of Life feat. U-N-I
07. Slugfest (No Biters Allowed)
08. Brass Knucks (Double Drag)
09. Arcade Fashion feat. Amiri Dialect
10. MC Pro Am feat. Fifth P & DJ Deprave
11. Contraband

Download

Read more...

Tha Connection - Trapeze

MySpace

The most raw and soulful duo never heard! Hailing from Hempstead, NY, Tha Connection (Hus and SmooVth) come with their debut via Domination Recordings entitled "Trapeze" for digital release in November 2008. Filled with undiscovered gems to keep the underground boom bap and love soul alive. First appearing on 12bits Rawkus 50 release "Stranded On Planet Rock", Tha Connection represented 11 out the 23 tracks on the Rawkus album. With a recent vinyl appearance via Germany's Melting Pot Music that was released in August 2008, on Fella Vaughns produced "Love Song" and another release via Swedens Peakaboo Music entitled "SmooVth and Drums EP", these young men with old souls are on the uprise. "Trapeze" is kept in the true underground classic form, dope beats and dope rhymes all the way through!

01. The Realness (Prod. by AGQ) + Intro (Prod. by Moksha)
02. Takeover (Prod. by Don C)
03. Understand Us (Prod. by DJ Kryptonite)
04. Ill (Prod. by Sci Fi)
05. Theme Song Of Foul Play (Prod. by Vans Cal)
06. Raw Skills (Prod. by 12bit)
07. Short Milk (Prod. by AGQ)
08. Love Song Remix (Prod. by King AL )
09. Still Waiting (Prod. by Beta 7, cuts by DJ Bizkid)
10. Rock A Boat (Prod. by KG Boom)
11. Eleven (Prod. by Vans Cal)
12. I Am Remix (Prod. by Darkitect)
13. Moon (Prod. by DJ Kryptonite)
14. Tears (Prod. by The 4th)
15. Take It Higher (Prod. by Vans Cal)
16. Maximum (Prod. by Moksha)
17. 3 Tha Hardway (Prod. by KG Boom)
18. Venerable Leash Remix (Prod. by AGQ)
19. Passin' Thru (Prod. by Sci Fi)
20. She Says Nothin' (Prod. by Vans Cal)
21. Helpless Remix (Prod. by Robinbankz)
22. Thunderball (Prod. by Vans Cal)
23. Skys (Prod. by Vans Cal)
24. The Real (Prod. by 12bit)
25. Zen Remix (Prod. by Brother Beatbox)
26. Sincere (Prod. by DJ Kryptonite)
27. The Real Remix (Prod. by Olive Oil)

Download

Read more...