In it's original release, the now-classic (and still bumping as f**k) mixtape Couche Tard pulled together elements from all over the place -- an untouchable generational and cultural crossbreed mixing tracks from Spank Rock with comedy drops, jazz, reggae, disco, funk, breakdance and even doo-wop, the crew of Xxxchange, Devlin and Darko completely outdid themselves. Continue Reading...
Cut Copy's latest album Zonoscope will be released on 8 March stateside. Check out their hand-curated "Modcast" (courtesy of the fine folks at Modular) entitled A Tale of Two Journeys.
Cut Copy - A Tale of Two Journeys [89 MB MP3]
Big ups to Frolab for hipping us to this new fro-laboration between Ski Beatz and Black Dante aka Mos Def. I guess the long-anticipated 24 Hour Karate School sees daylight on 7 September. Aiight?
I'm always pleased to check my emails and see in there something new from the folks at Melting Pot Music, so first up (before we sit down to eat), we give thanks. Nothing I love more than a tasty lil' beat buffet. Now that we're all good and hungry, The Beat BBQ 2010 Mixtape features a selection of instrumental hip-hop beats from Powell x Suff Daddy x Moo x Adlib x Tobrock + Hubert Daviz x Twit One x Dexter, all courtesy of UpMyAlley, Step Forward and MPM.
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Skewby, "Proving You Wrong Since 1988 - The Mixtape"
Hip-hop heads, Skewby is in the house and he's letting you know right up-front: this ain't what you're used to. Proving You Wrong Since 1988 is a warning filled with shots fired at the status quo of Memphis's traditional style of rap. I've had this sitting in my queue for a couple of months now, and to say I slept on it would be an understatement. Don't you be a sleeper, too -- if you do not have this mixtape, you are sleeping on one of the illest mixtapes ...
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