Luda’s Theater of the Mind won’t be out anytime soon, but his new Gangsta Grillz mixtape The Preview should hold you over for now. Here’s the tracklist.

• DJ Drama & Ludacris - The Preview

DJ Victorious & Sha Stimuli have merged forces on the latest installment of Hotter Than July, which they’re calling a Stevie Wonder tribute. The mixtape features 17 tracks including some Stevie classics and medley by DJ Victorious. Tracklist and download link after the gap.
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Mixmaster extraordinaire Mick Boogie and fledgling wordsmith 6th Sense team up to pay tribute to Nike with their Just Do It mixtape. Download and share your thoughts on the music.

• Download: Mick Boogie & 6th Sense - Just Do It Mixtape

I’ve been listening to this all morning and it’s exactly what you’ve come to expect from Kid Cudi: an authentic, deeply-enjoyable collection of songs. He reminds me of Wale in more ways than one. And I mean that as a compliment.

Enjoy.
Download: Kid Cudi - A Kid Named Cudi Mixtape

Lately, I’ve been feeling nostalgic a lot. In fact, I’ve found myself listening to mostly oldie goodies for the past couple of weeks. So, when DJ Trackstar dropped me a line about his mix of hip-hop gems from the true school era I was eager to take it for a ride. I liked what I heard and couldn’t resist the urge to share.

• DJ Trackstar - Classickness Vol 1

Peep it and let me know what you think.

This week’s Freebie Friday special is brought to you by the wonderful folks at Adult Swim in conjunction with Chocolate Industries. Tracklist and download link below.

• Tracklist | Adult Swim’s Download

D-Nice has assembled a wide variety of so-called Golden Era goodies for all you purists. Actually, he compiled this mixtape as a promotional tool for The Wackness Soundtrack. Nonetheless, these hip-hop gems will have you waxing nostalgic over the good ol’ days. Throw this on and get your BBQ on.

Don’t say Rizoh never hooked you up on July 4th.

• Tracklist | Download

DJ Noodles has taken the initiative and tracked down every notable “A Milli” freestyle out there. He then placed them conveniently in one folder for your listening pleasure.

I wonder if anyone will try to play all of this back to back at a party.
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