Real fresh mix brought to ya by Skratch Bastid. The skill of scratching really is becoming a lost art which makes me appreciate this mix a lot more. Check it out..
This is the latest mix-cd from the great Canadian DJ Skratch Bastid. This follows up the amazing “Get Up from 2007. This mix features a very wide variety of music all blended perfectly by Bastid for your listening and dancing pleasure.
Note: Dunno how many of you noticed it, but we have a new page set up where you can submit posts to CTR. Here’s the first submission we’ve received from Silvaboombaye. Very much appreciated mayne.
Brother Ali is one of the most gifted and talented emcees of our generation.
When we reflect on this era in Hip-Hop music, he is likely to be in the
forefront of the discussion as one of the realest and nicest to ever do it.
With the download of this album, I encourage you to purchase and continue
to purchase his albums from your local record distributor or off of Itunes.
When he is in your area I encourage you all to check out his live shows.
You will not be disappointed.
This has been floating around since the beginning of the month. Saw a grouprip released earlier, figured it’d be a nice addition to this feature. Not familiar with Colin Munroe? I pitty ya!
Colin Munroe kicks off December with the release of Colin Munroe is the Unsung Hero, available for download starting yesterday on www.unsunghero.tv and OnSMASH. The free mixtape offers a glimpse into the world of this young, up-and-coming talent whose highly anticipated debut album Don’t Think Less of Me drops in early 2009 via Universal Motown. Free from the confines of one particular genre, Munroe fuses aspects of rock, pop, hip-hop and electronic music demonstrating his talent as both a musician and a producer.
Created in partnership with Sickamore & The Famous Firm, Colin Munroe is the Unsung Hero was crafted over a two-month period in Dallas Austin’s Atlanta-based recording studio. The project includes appearances by Wale, Mickey Factz, Joell Ortiz, Blaqstarr and Skyzoo and showcases Colin’s wide-ranging influences, from a revox of Bob Dylan’s “Who Killed Davey Moore” to a remake of Q-Tip’s J. Dilla-produced track “Fever.” Munroe supplied the bulk of the production with additional contributions by Detroit’s Black Milk and Dallas Austin.
Tracklist after the jump. Some nice features on there!
This leaked a while ago, here’s the proper grouprip for you GLC fans. Whoa, these dudes got a Dre beat? A bit of info from XXL.com:
The first time I heard GLC it was on Kanye’s debut album (College Dropout) and the dude killed it on “Spaceship.” “Lost my momma / lost my mind.” That line was genius to me. But since then he’s been relatively quiet. Son dropped joints here and there, but ain’t been trying to flood the streets with his crazy ass flow and deep impact voice (pause?).
But here we have It Ain’t Even On Yet, and sure enough GLC puts the love on these tracks. From getting down on Tupac’s “My Ambitionz As A Ridah” track to getting it in with the slow down south flow on “Represent The South Side,” GLC shows he’s an MC with more than one tool. Though his rhymes often seem simple, their lyrical value can be seen as priceless. On “Heaven” my man was like, “Dude’s got us all confused, that ain’t cool/my neighbor joined the service to try to go to school, but instead lost his leg last June (damn)/and I pray that tomorrow a better day, but somehow it never came/it was always a day away… Kramer say hang us that just frustrates the anger/go insane, man, how can you blame us? When most of our fathers ain’t claim us/and most of us die ‘fore we famous…” How real is that? Simple but speaks volumes about the struggle.
Unfortunately there was no sign of Kanye on this mixtape at all, but it was still a banger. For those old heads with that OG’d up swagger that these youngn’s in tight hip huggers and one size fits all blouses don’t seem to understand, this is the mixtape that you need to listen to. It’ll take you back to when hip-hop music had something to say that made you feel that you weren’t alone in the struggle. At least that what I got from it. GLC that nucca. -The Infamous O
Hottest Joint: “In The Mist”
Weakest Joint: “That’s That Shit” (I just can’t co-sign Kells anymore)
As you may or may not know, HHDX has been reviewing an album a day for the last 20 days and will be doing so for the remaining days of November. I saw this a couple of weeks ago and tried to keep up with them, but my stoner ass failed miserably. Anyways, here’s a summary of the reviews they’ve compiled so far. The coloured ones are on CTR already, I’ll post the worthy black n white albums over the coming days.
Day 20 - Reef The Lost Cauze - A Vicious Cycle Day 19 - The Alchemist - Alchemist’s Cookbook EP Day 18 - Beyonce - I Am…Sasha Fierce Day 17 - Crooked I - The Block Obama II EP Day 16 - Jurassic 5 - Delux Reissue Day 15 - GMG - Who$ Got Next Day 14 - Sadat X - Generation X Day 13 - Jedi Mind Tricks - A History Of Violence Day 12 - Sweatshop Union - Water Street Day 11 - LoDeck and Omega One - Postcards From The Third Rock Day 10 - Trick Trick - The Villain Day 9 - Above Ave - Mission Day 8 - D.I.T.C. - The Movement Day 7 - Kurupt and Roscoe - The Frank & Jesse James Story Day 6 - DJ Unk - 2econd Season Day 5 - T-Pain - Thr33 Rings Day 4 - Illa J - Yancey Boys Day 3 - Q-Tip - The Renaissance Day 2 - Big Shug - Other Side Of The Game Day 1 - 88-Keys - The Death of Adam
Definitely in an ol’ skool mood today people. I also love this drop because of the cover, weren’t they wack before people got good at Photoshop? Definitely miss those days. Check out this remastered mixtape if you’re a true OG, lots of memories in there!
Backcover after the jump. Buy this from P.F. Cuttin directly here.
VA - P.F. Cuttin Presents Hip Hop 38 Halloween Havoc (1996)
would be nice to see some more "classic" mixtapes to be
mastered onto a cd like this one, that were only available on
cassette tape, till now, thanks cuttin'....
says "mastered from the original mixtape" on back
u can buy your own copy from cuttin's myspace site.....
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=66468394&blogID=445248860
gotta love them old school 90min mixtapes, priceless....
Tracklisting
CD1 (Side A)
01. P.F. Cuttin - Intro
02. Jeru - One Day
03. Busta Rhymes - Live 2 Regret
04. Lil' Kim - Queen Bitch
05. M.O.P. - Brownsville
06. Shaq & Rakim - Game Of Death
07. Cella Dwellas - Cranium
08. Keith Murray - Your Flow Sounds Used
(feat. Coco Bros. & Busta Rhymes)
09. O.G.C. - The Storm
10. KRS-One - Da M.C.
11. Ghostface Killah - Camay (feat. Raekwon, Cappadonna)
12. Keith Murray - Can't Control The Rhyme
13. The Roots & Common Sense - Universal War
14. Jeru - Playing Yaself
15. Meanor - Real Rap Song
CD2 (Side B)
01. Chuck D - No! (P.F. Remix)
(feat. Charlie Brown, Hienas, and more.)
02. M.O.P. & Kool G. Rap - Stick To Your Guns
03. Xzibit - Eyes May Shine Remix (feat. Mobb Deep)
04. O.G.C. - No Fear
05. Blahzay - Don't Let This Rap Shit Fool You
06. P.R.T. & KRS-One - Concious Style
07. Nas - Da Firm Remix (feat. Foxy Brown, AZ, Cormega)
08. Mobb Deep - Hell On Earth
09. Jeru - Da Bullshit
10. Smooth Da Hustler - Broken Language Pt. 2
11. Eric Sermon - Yeah
(feat. Busta Rhymes, Keith Murray, Redman)
12. Ghostface - Exclusive
13. Method Man - Da Monstars (feat. LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes)
Ben The Ace and DJ Kiyo are back at it with two more dope mixes coming at ya from Japan. It’s real refreshing seeing some of these names on the two tracklists. Cop this by clicking the cover!
Title [DJ Kiyo-Underground Railroad 4 ]
Artist [VA ]
Label [SouthpawChop Japan ] Genre [Hip-Hop ]
Quality/Size [44.1 @VBR 98,8 MB] Ripped [11-12-2008 ]
Grabbed from [CDDA ] Enc [Lame 3.97 ]
Website [http://www.ticro.com/search/D10003399/no_sub/detail/ ]
01 Krs-One - Walking Away
02 Lord Sear - Alcoholic Vibes
03 MHZ - Absotively Posolutely
04 Jeru The Damaja - East New York Stalks
05 Ill Al Skratch - Dr Feelgood
06 Walking Large - From Around (Instrumental)
07 DJ Spooky - Murder Syntax Ft. Organized Konfusion
08 Ghetto Pros - The Range
09 Bobbito The Barber - The Cucumber
10 Kool Keith - Wanna Be A Star
11 Mr Supreme - Any Last Words Ft. 3D
12 Siah & Yeshua Dapoed - Gravity
13 Group Home - So Called Friends
14 K Fanat - Zoo York
15 Consequence - Queens Get The Money Ft. Mobb Deep
16 Mutty Ranks - Ya Heard Me
17 Godfather Don - Cus Mania
18 Finsta Bundy - Bizm
19 Nine - Famaldayde (Instrumental)
20 Tame One - Torture Chamber
21 DJ Eli & Shan Boogs - Lay Puzzled
22 Scientifik - Jungle Of The East
23 Big Red & Diamond D - How They Want It
Totals
01 67:16 min
Release Notes:
dope mix of some indie joints.
if you want split tracks buy the cd.
Hit the covers for a link to buy this. Tracklist for Spellbound 96 after the jump. Don’t sleep!
A nice mixtape to hold you over till Univeral Mind Control drops, DJ Unexpected always comes correct. Cop this for a measly 6 bucks here.
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Something In Common-Bootleg CD Album
Hip-Hop Genre
check.scans Label
BbH Edition Morgoth Mp3 Releaser Ripper
Nov-08-2008 Rip Date
000-00-0000 Street Release
67,9 MB Size
Lame 3.97 Final -V2 --vbr-new %s %d Encoder
EAC Secure Mode Grabber
CDDA Source
VBRkbit - 44.1kHz - Joint-Stereo Bitrate
79:16 min Playing Time
read.nfo Website Link
28 Tracks Total
New heaters from Royce Da 5′9″ for dat ass. When does this dude sleep? Ever?
Tracklist:
1. Evasion Intro
2. Right Back ft.Juan & Kid Vicious
3. 8 Ball ft.Balance & Locksmith
4. Wet My Whistle ft.Sara Stokes
5. Enough Beef ft.Chino XL & Common
6. Politics ft.Cee-Lo
7. Unexplainable Hunger (Remix) ft.Classified,Choclair & Kid Vicious
8. Chips On Pistons ft.Blade Icewood
9. Kid Vicious - M.I.C Freestyle (Jackle Remix)
10. All In Your Mind
11. One Thing (Remix) ft.Amerie
12. We Love This Music ft.Afu-Ra
13. June - Higher (Exclusive)
14. T.O.D.A.Y (Jackle Remix) ft.Ingrid Smalls
15. Style Changer (Double C Freestyle)
16. I Wish You Would ft.Canibus & Chino XL
17. Billy Nix - A Baby
18. Can’t Take Us On ft.Birdie,QV & Bureau
19. My South Game ft.DMP
20. Whatz Hood ft.Cutty Mack
21. Can’t Nobody Stop Me ft.Kid Vicious
22. Out Yo
23. Ride (Snippet) ft.Juan & Big Herk
24. Evasion Outro
Requested by my boy Ant, here low on the official mixtape series for the critically acclaimed anime series, Aaron McGruder’s The Boondocks. Anybody who’s seen a few episodes of the show has probably caught onto many of the social undertones and themes of the show (many which have carried over from McGruder’s comic strip by the same title), and his same anti-mainstream society motif shows up in the majority of the musical features on the tapes. Skyzoo, Talib Kweli, Tanya Morgan, Pacific Division, Jean Grae, Mos Def, Little Brother, Blu, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Tribe, Cunninlynguists, AZ, Rakim, Quasimoto, Bishop Lamonot and so many more. Do yourself a favor and at least peep one of these.
This is easily my favourite free release of 2008. The album is so good, it may even be my favourite free download ever. For the unfortunate ones who have yet to hear about Inverse, it consists of two emcees outta Cali by the names of Toby and Tunji. They’re getting support from some underground heavy weights (Kno of CunninLynguists and Little Brother to name a couple) so you better believe they bringing that straight fire. Since these are all original beats, Inverse preferes to call this project a street album rather than a mixtape. Peep this, you’ll be wanting more. Beats from M-Phazes, Kno (of CunninLynguists)/APOS Music, 9th Wonder, DecapBeats, Cook Classics, Styalz Fuego and more. Some additional info from their bio:
Inverse is as real as it gets. Through songs that are upbeat, emotional, bracing and oftentimes lighthearted accounts of their true life experiences, the two California-bred rappers share distinct similarities and differences that form the basis and balance for their music. Rapping under their given names, emcees Toby and Tunji appear extremely different on the surface - one white, one black; one from a Jewish household, the other raised Muslim; one raised in Los Angeles, the other in the bay area by Nigerian parents. What they share is a passion for music that transcends any labels. With their honest brand of soulful, straightforward hip hop, the group is part of a newly emerging generation of artists born in the ’80s, raised by hip hop in the ’90s, and poised to help revitalize the culture in the 2000s.
Formed in early 2001, the group cut early demos and songs with Swedish producers Soul Supreme (KRS-One, Big Daddy Kane, Pete Rock) and K-Laz while still in their teens, leading to internet acclaim and video airplay on MTV Europe (for “The Reason,” chosen as the single from K-Laz’s album The Soulsnatcher). The group spent the next few years playing shows all over California and forming alliances with rising hip hop artists QN5 Music (Tonedeff, CunninLynguists, Pack FM, Extended Famm, etc.), Brother Ali, Little Brother and Trek Life. Choosing to hone their mic and songwriting skills before officially releasing any music, the group recorded and shelved several songs before preparing their first project So Far, a collection of old and new songs and collaborations with close friends that introduces Tunji and Toby to the world. Not to be confused with their forthcoming debut album, the group describes So Far as “a look at who we are, what we’re about, and what we’ve been working on - 14 original songs, some old, some new, all Inverse.”
Readying their debut album Long Day’s Journey for a 2008 release, Inverse draws on influences as far-reaching as OutKast, Michael Jackson, Nina Simone, Atmosphere and The Beatles, but most importantly from themselves and the world around them. Executive produced by A Piece Of Strange Music (the production duo of Deacon The Villain and Kno), the album will feature collaborations with Brother Ali, CunninLynguists, 9th Wonder, M-Phazes and more. The music is refreshingly honest, soulful and raw, anchored by poignant, personal rhymes and catchy melodies. Tunji and Toby rap truthfully about happiness, pain and everything in between, sounding only like themselves. Though only just getting started, Inverse stands poised to help usher in the next phase of hip hop music – just make sure you remember the name.
Tracklist:
1. So Far [Produced by Yoel]
2. Remember The Name [Produced by Cook Classics]
3. Everything Is Beautiful [Produced by Cook Classics]
4. Spotlight feat. Just Will [Produced by Decap]
5. Til The End (C.A.L.I.) feat. Trek Life & Deacon The Villain [Produced by Kno]
6. Constellation feat. A-Dub & Nieve [Produced by M-Phazes]
7. I Believe [Produced by Decap]
8. We Can Fly feat. MUD [Produced by Cook Classics]
9. HipHopSoul feat. Noah King [Produced by M-Phazes]
10. Wanna Groove feat. Tatyana Ali [Produced by MATTER]
11. Sunnycalifornia [Produced by Cook Classics]
12. Look Around [Produced by Kno]
13. All My Tomorrows [Produced by Decap]
14. One Step [Produced by Styalz Fuego]
I know zshare has been givin people problems over the last few days. I’m currently at work so I can’t test if it’s not working at the moment, please let me know in the comments and I can upload it from my computer at home when I get there.
01 DJ Premier & Biggest G - Time 4 Change
02 Nygz - Policy
03 Big Shug - When I Strike
04 House Of Reps - U Gotta Love Us
05 Termanology - Hold That
06 Blaq Poet - Ain’t Nuttin Changed
07 Prodigy - Veterans Memorial Pt. 2
08 Statik Selektah Ft. MOP, Jadakiss - For The City
09 Young Maylay - I Showed You
10 D-Flow (DITC) - Like Dat
11 Scarface - Emeritus
12 Jake One Ft. Little Brother - Bless The Child
13 Ludacris Ft. Floyd Mayweather - Undisputed
14 LL Cool J - Dear Hip Hop
15 DJ Revolution Ft. Planet Asia - School
16 Bumpy Knuckles - The OG Pt. 3
17 Royce Tha 5′9″ - I Gotta Shake This
18 DJ Revolution Ft. KRS-One, DJ Premier - The DJ
19 Black Milk Ft. Pharoahe Monch, DJ Premier, Sean Price - The Matrix
Following Breez’s lead here, I dug up this mixtape released by Now On last fall. I love the bottom of the cover, real creative dudes. Smokingsection with a brief rundown:
Now On released this mixtape last fall as a Radiohead-esque “pay what you will” download. How more people haven’t heard it, I’ll never know. Emcees Jackson, IX Lives and DJ Haircut flew right under the radar with this Detroit-worthy gem.
This is not your ordinary hand-to-hand, backpacker mixtape; there are no unoriginal beats or verses.Don’t Call It A Mixtape was produced entirely by extended-fam production team the Lab Techs, with a couple guest beats by fellow Michigan native Black Milk.
Even if you’re not the biggest Detroit fan, I urge you to give this mixtape a listen. If for no other reason, then because DJ House Shoes hosts it and will have you rolling. If for no other reason, then because Jackson writes some catchy-ass hooks that you’ll have in your head all day. If for no other reason, then because IX Lives’ pops is Squirrel from Motown-era The Dramatics, and talent flows through that family. If for no other reason, then because Haircut is an intensely underrated producer who’s got mind-blowing beats for days.
But most importantly; if for no other reason, try this mixtape because it’s just an easy, entertaining listen from some real dudes who make the kind of music that instills the hope we can take this hip-hop thing back from the bullshit.
We back! Here’s the discography for one of the best in the game right now!
This post includes the following Royce releases:
[Demo Tape 2000]
[Royce Da 5'9 - The Revival-2008]
[Royce_Da_59-Build_And_Destroy_Euro_Retail_2CD-2003-F*D]
[Royce_Da_59-Death_Is_Certain-2004-T*M_INT]
[Royce_Da_59-Hit_Em_Bw_Ding-RERIP-Vinyl-2007-U*P]
[Royce_Da_59-Independents_Day-(Real_Retail)-2005-C*]
[Royce_Da_59-Lost_And_Found-WEB-2008-B*H]
[Royce_Da_59-M.I.C_(Retail)-2004-O*N]
[Royce_Da_59-Rock_City_V2.5_(Special_Edition)-2002-H*R]
[Royce_Da_59-Rock_City_Version_3.0_(The_Definitive_Edition)-WEB-2008-B*H]
[Royce_Da_59-Rock_City-2002-EAC]
[Royce_Da_59-The_Bar_Exam_2-_READ_NFO_-_Bootleg_-2008-ROY****59]
[Royce_Da_59-The_Bar_Exam-2007-EAC]
We back! Here’s the discography for one of the best in the game right now!
This post includes the following Royce releases:
[Demo Tape 2000]
[Royce Da 5'9 - The Revival-2008]
[Royce_Da_59-Build_And_Destroy_Euro_Retail_2CD-2003-F*D]
[Royce_Da_59-Death_Is_Certain-2004-T*M_INT]
[Royce_Da_59-Hit_Em_Bw_Ding-RERIP-Vinyl-2007-U*P]
[Royce_Da_59-Independents_Day-(Real_Retail)-2005-C*]
[Royce_Da_59-Lost_And_Found-WEB-2008-B*H]
[Royce_Da_59-M.I.C_(Retail)-2004-O*N]
[Royce_Da_59-Rock_City_V2.5_(Special_Edition)-2002-H*R]
[Royce_Da_59-Rock_City_Version_3.0_(The_Definitive_Edition)-WEB-2008-B*H]
[Royce_Da_59-Rock_City-2002-EAC]
[Royce_Da_59-The_Bar_Exam_2-_READ_NFO_-_Bootleg_-2008-ROY****59]
[Royce_Da_59-The_Bar_Exam-2007-EAC]
Ruste Juxx is the newest sensation coming out of Crown Heights Brooklyn. After several years of collaborating on Duck Down Record’s and Boot Camp Clik releases, Ruste Juxx is poised to release his first solo album: “SEAN PRICE PRESENTS RUSTE JUXX INDESTRUCTIBLE,” in stores October 28th. The album features production from Black Milk, Dan The Man, and PF Cuttin. Executive-Produced by Sean Price, Dru Ha & Buckshot, the project is a creative mix of tough street music, with a blend of smoke right, and party right tracks. Ruste Juxx is featured in next month’s XXL SHOW N PROOVE and in Source Magazine. Catch him live in your backyard with Sean Price & ILL BILL for their 54-City North American Tour.
So I’ve been talking about the release of this compilation for sometime now and it’s finally here along with two new members of the CTR team. As those who frequent the site know I did a search for somebody to help with the site since the original members (all of who are still affiliated with the site) have become rather busy with… well, life. Based on responses to several questions we sent out to everyone who showed interest in contributing, the two who’ve been chosen (as of right now) are LedD and Thedude… not familiar names now, but you’ll become accquainted with them in during the next few days, weeks, months and maybe years (If you were not chosen, but opted to participate in the new blog we’re planning on starting, you’ll recieve an email in the next few days… thanks to everyone else). Welcome them here and check the mixtape (pass it around if you like). Tracklist after the jump…
o as some of you may have noticed, we recently experienced a few hours of downtime while we were upgrading our server. This caused us to lose our old theme, yet we didn’t lose any of our posts or comments. I had to hurry up and throw a theme together, but if you’re not liking the colors, don’t worry… it’s only temporary which is why we’re calling it v1.5. We’ve added a shoutbox (get as us!), and we’ll be adding some other features soon. I’m currently trying to figure out how to get the videos to work again so if anybody has the know how hit us up. A little bit of downtime can’t stop the good music from rolling so check the new People Under The Stairs Mixtape (the pre-lude to Fun DMC, the PUTS LP that’s supposed to drop later this year). Shit’s a one hour long track of that ol’ boom bap… and more.
Hosted by the indieground God mixtape DJ, Mick Boogie, Close Doors, Open Windows is personally my first glimpse into the up & coming Ohio group, Fly.Union. I’ve previously listened to some of the tracks from the mixtape on Myspace and peeped the video for Big Trucks, and I must admit this entire mixtape has the possiblity of making it until my ipod. Composed of group members, Jerreau (MC), L.E. (MC), JSwifa (Producer), and Eyeon (Producer), the collective has managed to create an interesting sound in which old school & new school mesh to make something which appeals to the old heads, but is viably radio-friendly. While remaining conscious even on tracks with titles like “Big Trucks” the group always has enough swagger to make you feel like you’re listening to a top 40 radio station. Lil’ Wayne like flows, Cool Kids like production, Kidz in the Hall like lyrics… what a Fly.Union. Peep the video for the “Big Trucks” and d/l the mixtape after the jump.
