Mixtape- VILLAIN: Issue One of Three

Peace World, Hope all is well on your end. This mixtape comes to you from a Brooklyn rapper by the name of Chris Faust. Titled "VILLAIN: Issue one of Three", this tape is centered around a comic book theme and some sampling. The idea holds up strongly and flows all to well throughout it. It features a familiar name, Producer and MC Oddisee. Which is a definitely Good Look. Check it out. Track list and download below.

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1. The Preface II
2. A Villain's tale 
3. The KingPin and Dr. Faust
4. Doctor Faust 
5. American Villain FT ScienZe & Quest
6. Inception FT Mike Maven (Prod. By Oddisee)
7. Its all part of the Plan
8. The Daily Bugle
9. Sharon Carter FT 10
10. Jean Grey is no more 
11. Curing the Dark Phoenix FT Cocoa Sarai
12. The Scorpions Engraving
13. H.Y.D.R.A. FT Dremur

Song Release: Jay Electronica- Dear Moleskine

So. Jay Electronica finally releases The full version of "Dear Moleskine" and it is fire. Hopefully this means an actual ALBUM release in the future? They better get it together for Jay Elect. and pronto. Check out the song below.

Beat Tape: E.N.O.N.- Work DAMMIT!!!

Greetings, bringing you a beat tape from Ohio native E.N.O.N.(Either Now or Never). This beat tape features various samples and is a little more on the soulful side. It comes from a more personal stand point and many of the songs have an old school feel to them. Track list and Download below.

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1. The 5th Letter*
2. Help me*
3. Down on my luck* 
4. Eulogy (Dilla's Question)*
5. Haven's Gates*
6. Interlude for Love (Girl Shit)
7. Dirty Matress*
8. Maybe 4ever....*
9. Love Shit*
10. Electrinity 
11. The Stage Interlude
12. The Stage (Flying FELA)
13. People=Greed

Must listen(*)

Song Release: Kendrick Lamar- The Recipe

A couple of days ago Kendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre released what perhaps could be a new Cali anthem. The titled track The Recipe definitely has the California vibe written all over it and knocks just as hard. As always Kendrick Lamar's flow is nasty and I wouldn't expect anything less. Kudos to him for making Dre relevant again, even it's obvious that Kendrick wrote his verse. Doesn't matter though, however the real question is does this mean Detox is finally making its way to the surface? I have faith! Check out the song below. 

Album: Acres of Diamonds

Peace Hip Hop heads. Coming to you again with music from a New Yorker by the name of  Paris Diamond.  I actually heard this in the car of someone I knew and was hooked. This 13 track tape has great production and flows very well just like he does. I was definitely digging the Biggie sample in the beginning, It fits perfectly. Definitely real Hip Hop. Track list and download below. Check it out.

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1. Poison*
2. Bounce to the Future*
3. I Wonder
4. Murder*
5. Get Loaded*
6. IDGAF*
7. The Payback*
8. Going Through the Motions* 
9. Insanity
10. I Miss You*
11. I Could Fall*
12. Brilliance*
13. One Man Army

Must Listen(*)

Mixtape: 4eva N A Day (Big K.R.I.T.)

Peace world, hope all is well on your end. This mixtape comes from Mississippi native rapper and producer Big K.R.I.T.(King Remembered in Time). This tape was recommended to me by a show I frequently listen to called The Hip Hop Digest. I heard of this guy but wasn't exactly sure who he was so I decided to check it out. This 17 track tape (which sounds more like an album) talks about what goes on in a day in K.R.I.T.'s life and how he sometimes struggles throughout it. This tape is nostalgic, aggressively soulful and definitely reflects where he is from. The production in it's entirety is smooth and very laid back. It is definitely something you can pop in and just ride to without skipping a track. Track list and download below. If you enjoy this please be sure to check out his album "Live From the Underground" which is said to be coming out this summer.  

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Must listen Tracks:
Wake Up, Yesterday, Boobie Miles, Red Eye, Temptation, Insomnia, The Alarm, Me and My Old School, Down Out 

Mixtape: MeLo-X

Check out the Brooklyn native producer MeLo-X's newest mixtape "Inside The Mind of Melo 2". It features eccentric blended remixes of artists like Sade, Erykah Badu, Rihanna, Frank Ocean, Drake, Smoke DZA, Lana Del Ray, The Weeknd, ETC. He drops a few bars here and there on a few tracks. I have to say his flow is definitely on point. Its more on the experimental side but definitely a Good look. Download link and track list below. 

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1. The Weeknd Love Triangle*
2. The Panties (Slow Down God Mix)
3. Video Games(MeLo-X Live Mix)*
4. White (Gentrification Mix)*
5. Crew Love FT The Weeknd- MeLoX Remix
6. Bonfire (Lennox God Mix)*
7. Cockiness (The Royal Penis is Clean Mix)*
8. Marleys Garden*
9. Fire Gomeu*
10. Gone Baby(Original Version)
11. The Dark Joker*
12. Xtra Drop*
13. Thunder Bay (Electronic Punnanny Remix)

(*) Must listen