Yes! One of my all-time favourites are back at it again. Kingston and Young Godbetter, better known as Blue Sky Black Death, are getting ready to drop their new album Slow Burning Lights. If it’s anything like their last solo release Late Night Cinema, we’re in for a real treat. Click the cover to put your pre-order in, I sure have. A bit of info from their wiki:

Slow Burning Lights is an upcoming album by production duo Blue Sky Black Death, set to be released November 11, 2008 on Babygrande Records^[1]. The album is a collaboration with singer Yes Alexander, who provides the albums vocals. The album was recorded and completed by 2007 and is just now seeing release. Blue Sky Black Death’s other side project, Deadpan Darling, has also completed an album which has not yet been released^[2].

The full release is 10 tracks, the advance is only the first 5 I guess. Tracklist after the jump.

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New Zion I single off their upcoming album The Takeover. I had the sampler posted previously so here it is again, I personally like Antenna and Ruch better than Juicy Juice, can’t wait for this album!

ARTIST: Zion I
ALBUM: The Takeover
SOURCE: CDDA

1. Juicy Juice 2:38
2. Antenna 3:29
3. Ruch 4:00

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So we’re back, again. Here are a couple of smooth mixes that I’ve been listening to during the down time. The 3 DJs are Japanese and they’re sick as fuck, so click their respective albums to buy the cds!

Hit the jump for the tracklists. Support these dudes, real talent comin outta the far east.

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Over the past 12+ years, the name Jedi Mind Tricks has become synonymous with raw, gritty underground hip-hop. With November 11th’s 6th studio release, “A History of Violence,” Vinnie Paz, beat maestro Stoupe and long estranged “partner in rhyme” Jus Allah reunite, rekindling the spirit of their last collaborative full length, 1998’s renowned classic “Violent By Design.” A mature masterpiece, Jedi’s signature style continues to evolve as the group moves self-assuredly into their second decade as undisputed leaders within the independent hip-hop landscape; their unique sound, and the movement that it has spawned, is responsible for no less than the genesis of an entire sub-genre of music.

And now Jedi Mind Tricks has returned with a renewed vigor. With the first single, “Monolith,” Stoupe laces sultry vocals upon a head-nodding drum line, setting the backdrop for Vinnie’s politically and socially incendiary lyrical delivery (political sentiment also served to inspire the album title and accompanying cover imagery).

And for the first time in years, the duo’s inimitable sound is rounded out by the fiery vocals of erstwhile member Jus Allah. Re-united and reconstituted, this is the Jedi Mind Tricks that both captivated a generation and paved the way for a flourishing sub-culture of hardcore independent hip-hop.

Be sure to catch Jedi on their “A History of Violence” Fall Tour (dates below) and don’t forget to check out “Divine Fire: The Story of Jedi Mind Tricks” DVD and limited edition varsity jacket. 

Playing Time………: 00:45:21
Total Size………..: 62.41 MB

Tracklist after the jump.

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Because a nigga deserves his own post.