Psst, wanna jumpstart your day with a freebie? Sway is making his new release, The Signature LP mixtape, available for download at no cost. All you have to do is head on over to Sway’s website and enter your name (fake names OK) and email address. You’ll receive an exclusive download link for The Signature LP mixtape.
Send your thank yous and condolences to the homey smokeYYY.
Sacha O at Oh Word laments that 2008 has been “a bad year for hip-hop full lengths.” Rather than lunge into a 4500-word rant about it, he decided to do something about it because, well, talk is cheap. Sacha has strewn together a compilation of dope rap music by mostly new MCs, including Cool Kids, Mickey Factz, Jay Electronica, and Wale.
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Ah, finally. The much-delayed Bar Exam 2 has arrived. The first Bar Exam, hosted by the legendary DJ Premier, was brilliant from intro to outro. I still play it every now and then. I haven’t heard this one in its entirety, but my expectations are higher than a satellite right now.
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Proceed for tracklist and download link, boys and girls.
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No matter what you think of Charles Hamilton’s antics, you can’t argue that his style isn’t a breath of fresh air. Here’s a guy who actually approaches hip-hop from a fun perspective and all people care about is that he rocks more pink hats than even Cam’ron would approve of?
Peep the mixtape tracklist and download link after the gap.
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Today’s Freebie Friday comes to you by way of the good folks at Gold Dust. This sampler, mixed by the legendary Large Professor, marks Gold Dust’s new set of releases. As you know, Large Pro has a new album, Main Source, scheduled for September.
Hit up the download link for a taste of Gold Dust, including bangers from Zion I, Outlawz, and, of course, the one and only Large Pro. Read the rest of this entry »
This one should excite all the freebie hounds out there. DJ Muggs and Planet Asia unleashed this mixtape to hold you over until the official release of their collaborative album, Pain Language. Tracklist and download link after the gap. Enjoy.
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A friend of mine who happens to be a respected journalist surprised me 3 days ago when he asked: “Dude, do you think Termanology is worth a shit?” “Are you serious?” I replied, “He’s one of the freshest “new” rappers around.” My boy wrote back to say that he wasn’t a big fan. I insisted that he should at least listen to Term and let me know what he thought.
Dude hit me up again later that evening with a different opinion. “I would like to change my aforementioned opinion of Termanology,” he said. “He’s dope.” Read the rest of this entry »
