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Hoodie Allen – Cake Boy
Hoodie Allen links up with !llmind for one of the grimiest tracks Allen has ever spit on. If there ever is a remix to “Cake Boy”, Pusha T needs to be on it. Look for Hoodie’s latest free album Crew...
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Hoodie Allen – Crew Cuts Mixtape
You have to admire Hoodie Allen‘s work ethic. After debuting in the Billboard top 10 with All American, many artists would stock-pile new music for their next release. Instead, Hoodie offers up an...
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Big K.R.I.T. – Shine On ft Bun B
King Remembered In Time Yep. New Big KRIT ft the one and only Bun B. “Shine On” is the soulful first single from K.R.I.T.’s upcoming project titled K.ing R.emembered I.n T.ime. Free download and...
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KiD CuDi – Immortal
Scotty’s back on that Man on the Moon: The End Of Day business. “Immortal” samples MGMT’s “Congratulations”. I like it. Look for Indicud on April 23rd.
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Black Milk – Sunday’s Best/Monday’s Worst
New Black Milk is definitely needed, for hip-hop’s sake. Detroit’s own Curtis Cross drops off the split single “Sunday’s Best/Monday’s Worst” in advance of his next release. Queue up the soul samples!...
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Spree Wilson: Right One | Wrong Time
The year was 1996 and MTV Jams was a daily ritual, especially during Summer of ’96. Bill Bellamy and Ananda Lewis did more than focus on rap music (that was Yo!MTV Raps previous job). They catered to...
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REMIX FRIDAY: Kaytranada, Kendrick Lamar, Panic City, MNDR, Todd Edwards & more
(Photo via Jonathan Daniel/Getty) No time for a track by track description today, but I will say that “If” is probably my top Janet Jackson joint of all time. The Kaytranada takes the track to an...
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Skewby – Go Figure & EP
I don’t normally check NPR for hip-hop, but that might change soon. As part of NPR’s All Songs Considered SXSW preview Ann Powers came through with a surprise hip-hop gem amid a show full of rock...
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New Mixtape: Into Narkness ft KiD CuDi, Hit-Boy, Skewby, Drake & more
Nostalgia, a word my wife can’t stand for some reason and the way I’ll always feel about ‘90’s and early ‘00’s hip-hop. If bling, soul samples, No Limit and bass from an 808 make you yearn for days of...
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Jay-Z – Open Letter (produced by Timbaland & Swizz Beatz)
Well, this was unexpected. New Hova in the form of “Open Letter” produced by two of his past/present collaborators Timbaland and Swizz Beatz. The brief cut (under 3 min) shows symptoms of both...
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Big Sean – Beware ft Jhene Aiko & Lil’ Wayne
Yeezus too intense for ya? No problem. Big Sean seems to be positioning himself as the playful counterpart to Kanye these days (I still get in a good mood when I hear “Guap”). Latest example, the...
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J. Cole – Let Nas Down ft Nas (remix)
Nas is obviously one of the G.O.A.T.’s in hip-hop. However, I was still surprised to hear J. Cole craft a “letter to my mentor” cut a la Kanye’s “Big Brother” on Cole’s sophomore album, Born Sinner....
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Jay-Z – Dead Presidents 3
Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt will always be a classic on my list and continues to hold up even 17 years later. However, before I went all in with my allowance money on the Jay-Z debut album, I purchased...
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Kyle Lucas – Rainy Nights & Solo Tour
Lead Vonnegutt emcee and mixtape veteran Kyle Lucas returns with a reflective single in “Rainy Nights”. Over a slick Simon Illa production, the track eloquently incorporates a classic GA sample with...
View ArticleMIXTAPE: The Narkmaster ft Drake, Atmosphere, Kyle Lucas, Action Bronson & more
The Narkmaster from jayelaudio on 8tracks Radio. Get ready for an oversized mixtape of my favorite hip-hop of the past few months. The heavyweights (Jay-Z, Kanye West, J. Cole) mostly delivered on the...
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Childish Gambino – Centipede
I can see the potential in Donald Glover’s acting career based on the few ‘Community’ episodes I’ve seen (thanks Wells). However, I wasn’t heartbroken to hear DG was cutting back acting in favor of his...
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Drake – All Me ft 2 Chainz and Big Sean
New Drizzy with the artist formerly known as Tity Boi and Big Sean on a boastful joint. 2 Chainz just seems to be tailor made for this type of beat. I love the RANDY feature at the beginning as well....
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Skewby – Wishful Thinking
The hip-hop world is in a frenzy over Kendrick Lamar’s surprise industry challenge (Royce’s tweet says it all), but I’ve honestly been listening to Skewby‘s latest release Wishful Thinking more over...
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Eminem – Survival
I’m not a gamer, but yes, I would like a new Eminem track. Stream the “Won’t Back Down”-like track “Survival” below and let’s hope a new album is truly on the way this fall. via CoS
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Chiddy Bang – Breathe
New slow riding summer jam from Chiddy Bang. Look for Chiddy’s new mixtape, Baggage Claim, coming soon and catch him at Royal Oak Music Theatre on 11/24 with Timeflies. BONUS: Mind Your Manners ft...
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