Chicago’s own Mikkey Halsted combines with underrated supergroup Cocaine 80’s for “Pain.” Off his free mixtape Castro, (d/l here), Mikkey flows over a haunting beat with a great hook from James Flaunteroy. Produced by none other than Mr. Reasonable Doubt himself, No I.D.
Category Archives: Hip Hop
Talib Kweli ft. Kendrick Lamar, Curren$y – Push Thru
Man this sounds good, Talib is back and he brought along two of the nicest newcomers to come out in the past couple of years. This definitely sounds like a Common beat, but the trio works well and delivers some nice conscious Hip Hop we have been missing.
Scarface and Nas – Hip Hop
Off of DJ Khaled’s (please tell me what this guy does) latest album, Kiss the Ring, Scarface and Nas describe their metaphors for Hip Hop. Especially Nas gets very clever with his wordplay and this works perfectly over Justice League’s haunting beat.
Scarface and Nas – Hip Hop
2 Chainz ft. The Weeknd – Like Me
I am kind of split on 2 Chainz, half of me thinks he is just a novelty, I kind of put him in a box with Gucci Mane and even Wayne sometimes, meaning they have great guest appearances, but whole songs are kind of tough to get through. If you listen to the lyrics besides the catchy lines most of them are pretty laughable. That being said I found some decent tracks on his latest album, Based on a TRU Story. I like “Extremely Blessed,” ft. The Dream, “Countdown,” ft. Chris Brown, and the song below, “Like Me.” Sampling the R&B crooner, 2 Chainz fits nicely over the sample.
2 Chainz ft. The Weeknd – Like Me
Hit Boy ft. Kid Cudi – Old School Caddy
Famous for producing the Watch the Throne smash “N#ggas In Paris,” Hit Boy wants to follow Kanye’s footsteps in becoming a rapper/producer combo. His first mixtape, HITstory, is his first attempt at crossing that boundary, and it is pretty decent. Check out this track featuring Kid Cudi and d/l his whole tape for free at http://houseofhit.com/
Aaliyah ft. Drake – Enough Said
Here is the first track off Aaliyah posthumous release which is supposed to be executive produced by Drake. Timbo?
Rick Ross ft. Dr. Dre, and Jay-Z – 3 Kings
Somehow Office Ricky scores Jay and Dre for a great collabo for his new LP, God Forgives…I Don’t. It has a nice old school beat, and these three play well of each other. Hopefully the track with Andre 3000 is even better.
Rick Ross ft. Dr. Dre, and Jay-Z – 3 Kings
Childish Gambino – Royalty Mixtape
Community and 30 Rock Star, Donald Glover comes out swinging with an album quality mixtape for free. Royalty is a collection of high end production and clever wordplay. He has definitely taken a more aggressive route with his lyrics and the funny rhymes of the past are few and far in between. I strongly suggest d/l the album, after all you have nothing to lose, it’s free. Download here: http://www.datpiff.com/Childish-Gambino-Royalty-mixtape.369224.html Check below some of the highlights:
Won’t Stop
Shoulda Known
R.I.P.
Toxic
J. Cole – Werk Out (OVERWERK Remix)
Overwerk breathes new life into the J.Cole lead single. This starts getting funky around the 1:00 min mark. He starts infusing some Daft Punk samples with some heavy bass and synth, enjoy!
J. Cole – Werk Out (OVERWERK Remix)
Kanye West & Pusha T – New God Flow
The G.O.O.D. family is warming up. After “Mercy,” and “Theraflu,” Kanye lets us hear “New God Flow,” after performing a verse at the 2012 BET Awards. Push and Kanye are great together jumping into each other’s verses. This group album should be shaping up nicely. We haven’t even heard any tracks with Common or John Legend, but this track is a good indication we are in for a treat.
Kanye West & Pusha T – New God Flow
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