Thursday, October 8, 2009

Top 5 Hip Hop Albums So far this year

5 O' clock Shadowboxers - The Slow Twilight

This is a pretty cool project that basically got completely ignored when it came out. It is pretty interesting/confusing lyrically. My favorite part of it are the beats that sample things like bright eyes and other indie bands.

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Spec Boogie



Heres a project I'm pretty excited about its called Summer Movie Season by Spec Boogie. Its him rapping over the movie scores from all his favorite movies while telling the stories behind them. Its coming out sometime in July and I'll definitely put it on here.

Heres his most recent mixtape as well Kid gorgeous. Its great and kind of reminds of me Jay Electronica. Which is a big compliment coming from me haha.
Download

Friday, May 22, 2009

Murs - Murs for President

Upon request here's Murs for President haha. Not my favorite Murs cd but of course its dope considering its Murs. I also included the download for Doing Me off of Murs's upcoming cd, The Melrose.

Track List:
  1. Intro
  2. I’m Innocent
  3. Lookin’ Fly [feat. will.i.am]
  4. The Science
  5. Can It Be [Half A Million Dollars And 18 Months Later]
  6. Everything
  7. Road Is My Religion
  8. Sooo Comfortable
  9. Time Is Now [feat. Snoop Dogg]
  10. Think You Know Me
  11. Me And This Jawn
  12. Love And Appreciate II [feat. Tyler Woods]
  13. A Part Of Me
  14. Break Up [The OJ Song]
  15. Breakthrough
Download

Doing Me f. Terrace Martin & J. Black

Monday, May 18, 2009

Shad - The Old Prince

This is the cover for the American rerelease of the Canadian underground rapper Shad's cd The Old Prince. I just found out about him recently and I'm really enjoying this album. It explores his feelings of wanting to accomplish great things and worrying it may not as time passes.

Track List:
  1. Intro: Quest for Glory
  2. I Don’t Like To
  3. What We All Want (ft. Kamau and Relic the Oddity)
  4. Brother (Watching) (ft. B and F Kabango)
  5. Now A Daze
  6. The Old Prince Still Lives At Home
  7. Out of Love Pt. 2
  8. The Last Three Years Interlude
  9. I Heard You Had a Voice Like An Angel / Psalm 137
  10. Compromise
  11. Exile
  12. Get Up
  13. Outro
Download


Cage - I Never Knew You (Free EP)

This is a pretty interesting free EP from the white rapper Cage. He's defiantly one of the best white rappers i've heard, though thats not saying much. He describes his music as being progressive rap, which is evident from the alternative rock/rap mixture in his music.
Track List:
1 I Never Knew You

2 Follow the Bleeder
3 Tongue in a Shark’s Mouth
4 Hell Oh
5 It’s the 80’s Again
Download(Zipfile)

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse - Dark Night Of The Soul

This is a truly unique and unexpected album written by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse. I've listened through it just a few times now considering it came out today but i can already see I'm going to be listening to it for awhile. The visuals on the album art all come from David Lynch. Oddly enough over a dispute with the record company this album may never be offically released.Instead the book of artwork for it will come with a blank cd-r saying to use it as you want.

Even though all lyrics were by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse it features a lot of guest vocals and production by James Mercer of The Shins, The Flaming Lips, Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals, Jason Lytle of Grandaddy, Julian Casablancas of The Strokes, Frank Black of the Pixies, Iggy Pop, Nina Persson of The Cardigans, Suzanne Vega, Vic Chesnutt, David Lynch, and Scott Spillane of Neutral Milk Hotel and The Gerbils.

Track List:

1. Revenge (featuring The Flaming Lips)
2. Just War (featuring Gruff Rhys)
3. Jaykub (featuring Jason Lytle)
4. Little Girl (featuring Julian Casablancas)
5. Angel's Harp (featuring Frank Black)
6. Pain (featuring Iggy Pop)
7. Star Eyes (I Can't Catch It) (featuring David Lynch)
8. Everytime I'm With You (featuring Jason Lytle)
9. Insane Lullaby (featuring James Mercer of The Shins)
10. Daddy's Gone (featuring Mark Linkous & Nina Persson)
11. The Man Who Played God (featuring Suzanne Vega)
12. Grim Augury (featuring Vic Chestnutt)
13. Dark Night Of The Soul (featuring David Lynch & horns by Scott Spillane)
Download(Zipfile)

Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens

After listening to this album only a few times it quickly became one of my favorite rap albums. It has interesting lyrics and themes which is always something i enjoy in music. It has a very relaxed sound though at the same time. Its a really good combination with production by Exile.
Track List:
01. My World Is
02. The Narrow Path
03. Simply Amazin'
04. Juicen' Dranks
05. In Remembrance Of Me
06. Blu Cola Workers
07. Dancing In The Rain
08. First Things First
09. No Greater Love
10. Show Me The Good Life
11. Simply Amazin'
12. Cold Hearted
13. The World Is (Below the Heavens)
14. You Are Now In The Clouds With (The Koochie Monstas)
15. Untitled Bonus Track 1
16. Untitled Bonus Track 2
17. Untitled Bonus Track 3
Download(Zipfile)

Friday, May 15, 2009

Jay Electronica - What The Fuck is a Jay Electronica? (Compilation)

Jay Electronica is one of my favorite rappers right now. He has great very original lyrics and interesting production. He really puts other rappers to shame considering he can make this much amazing music in a year or two for free and they cant make one song this good in their entire careers. So heres the What the Fuck is a Jay Electronica(compilation)? .
"But ya'll would much rather hear me rappin about trash
The size of Erykah's ass, blunts, and cash
We need savin
Minds are consumed with swine we need bathin" - Eternal Sunshine

Track List:
1. Spark Em Up (Intro)
2. Renaissance Man
3. My World (Nas Salute)
4. Extra Extra
5. Abaracadabra
6. Uzi Weighs A Ton
7. A Prayer For Michael Vick and T.I. (We Love You Family)
8. Dimethyltriptamine
9. Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge)
10. Bitches And Drugs
11. Trolley Stop
12. Hard To Get
13. Girlfriend
14. Be Easy
15. Dealing
16. Get Em
17. Victory Is In My Clutches
18. Somethin To Hold On To
19. I Feel Good
20. So What You Sayin
21. Walk With It
22. Katrina The Levees Broke
Download(Zipfile)

Lil Wanye Ft. Madonna - Revolver (Demo Version)

I included in this post the demo version that has leaked of the revolver single with Madonna, the album art for the single, and the snippet that just has the Lil Wayne verse. I had to include the Lil Wayne verse because that's all anyone probably wanted anyways haha.

P.S. I doubt its any coincidence that the bullet in the art looks like a penis and the font for the single name looks like male ejaculatory fluid.
Download(Zipfile)

Lil Wayne - Prebirth Mixtape

This is a pretty good mixtape of all the "rock" type songs lil wayne has done so far.
Track List:
1.Fix My Hat
2.Fall Out Boy - Tiffany Blews
3.Lil Wayne - Amazing Love
4.Lil Wayne - Prom Queen
5.Lay You Down (Feat. Tyga)
6.I'm Not Human
7.America's Suitehearts (Feat. Fall Out Boy)
8.Kat DeLuna - Unstoppable
9.Go Hard (Remix) (Feat. Nicki Minaj)
10.Lil Wayne - Revolver (2)
11.Spit In Your Face (Feat. Kevin Rudolf)
12.Lil Wayne - Yes
13.Put It On (Feat. Kat Deluna)
14.Unstoppable (Remix) (Feat. Drake, Santagold)
15.The Archetypal Rock Sound (Feat. Gutta Gutta)
16.Wayne's World, Planet Rock (Bonus Remix)
Download (Zipfile)