Peter Rosenberg went in the studio with Oddisee and 8 other MC’s (Torae, Tiara Wiles, Skyzoo, Daytona, Saigon, Lil Fame, Buckshot and Nikki Jean). The end result? A Rosenberg Oddisee; straight heat rocks tracks 1 through 6. Be on the lookout for future projects from Oddisee, dude’s nice. A bit of additional info from the good folks at Fresh Selects:

Now, you guys know I’m not usually with the whole “blog syndication” theory of doing things - but I decided to make an exception in this case, since this being a rare example of a blog-created free download EP/mixtape that doesn’t suck. Far from it, in fact - but if you’re at all familiar with DMV-area producer/MC, Oddisee, that should really come as no surprise. Oddisee has already done over 7 officially released mixtapes, landed production placements with artists like Little Brother, J-Live, DJ Jazzy Jeff and countless others, plus has remixed full albums for both Brooklyn-based MC, Wordsworth, and LA’s own, Trek Life. And with all of that work done in roughly just the last 4 of 5 years, you’d be hard-pressed to find a weak track in the bunch.

For this project, Oddisee links up with Peter Rosenberg, a fellow Low Budget crew member turned official torchbearer for underground music on New York’s mega-station, Hot 97. The set-up for what they’ve dubbed A Rosenberg Oddisee involved Rosenberg taking on the A&R/executive producer role and coordinating all of the guest artists to come through and record in a marathon one-day session in New York, while Oddisee held down the production end and occasional mic duties. Among those guests are included some of NY’s finest MC’s - Buckshot, Saigon, Skyzoo, Torae, Lil’ Fame (of M.O.P.) and Daytona, plus a song from everyone’s favorite singing vlogger, Nikki Jean. The 6-track EP includes exclusive songs from all of the above, plus interludes with Rosenberg between all tracks.

The EP was put up as a free download on Rosenberg’s site and the one-day session filmed by SOHH both of which have since been spread on all the usual hip-hop blogs. So, this being Fresh Selects (no ego), I had to go the extra mile and add some exclusive bonus tracks after the jump. Included are streams of personal highlights from 3 of Oddisee’s current and upcoming projects, the Oddisee 102 compilation, and both the vocal and instrumental releases of his remixes of Trek Life’s Price I’ve Paid album. As for the Rosenberg Oddisee EP itself, you can stream exclusive, non-interview versions of two of my personal favorites from the EP below, and then download the full version below.

01. Gratitude (Feat. Torae & Tiara Wiles)
02. So Mafuckin’ Soulful (Feat. Skyzoo)
03. Jealous Niggas (Feat. Daytona)
04. World War IV (Feat. Saigon & Lil Fame)
05. Where I Be At (Feat. Buckshot)
06. Tell The Truth (Feat. Nikki Jean)

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Huge props to 2dopeboyz for this.

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.

Tracklist and link after the jump.

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I guess I’ve been on a little bit of a Masta Ace binge lately. I had forgotten about how dope this dude was. Check out these two compilations from him. Volume 1 are a bunch of tracks from 1996-2000 and there are a couple B-sides thrown in as well. Volume 2 is different and features collaborations and mixtape tracks with the man himself. If you’re interested, click ahead

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Damn this track is dope.

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9th Wonder & Buckshot - The Formula

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Since the new album just leaked here’s the first album that the BDI Thug made with 9th Wonder.

ripper.: ________ date ripped..: Jun-30-2005
label..: Duckdown date released: 000-00-0000
encoder: Lame 3.90.3 APS release size.: 51,10 MB
bitrate: VBR kbps tracks…….: 14
mode…: Joint-Stereo source…….: CDDA
url….: n/a

# t r a c k n a m e t i m e

01- Intro [00:56]
02- Chemistry 101 [01:35]
03- He’s Back [01:54]
04- Now A Dayz (That’s What’s Up) [03:32]
05- Slippin [02:31]
06- Side Talk [03:07]
07- The Ghetto [04:10]
08- Food for Thought [03:13]
09- No Comparison [03:43]
10- Birdz (ft. Phonte and Keisha Shontelle) [04:37]
11- U Wonderin (ft. Big Pooh and Sean Price) [04:23]
12- Out of Town (ft. Legacy and Joe Scudda) [04:42]
13- I Don’t Know Why (ft. Keisha Shontelle) [05:29]
14- Money Makes The World Go Round [04:28]
(ft. Starang Wondah)

51,10 m e g s t o t a l [48:20]

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Mirror by something2die4!

This highly anticipated album leaks. I have only listened to about 2 tracks but so far its real dope! Enjoy!

1. Intro / The Formula f. The Formula Crew
2. Ready (Brand New Day)
3. Be Cool f. Swan
4. Go All Out (No Doubt!!!) f. Carlitta Durand
5. No Future
6. Hold It Down f. Talib Kweli & Tyler Woods
7. Whassup With U?
8. One For You (Big Lou)
9. Just Display
10. Here We Go
11. Throwin' Shade
12. Shinin' Yall f. Arafat Yates & Big Chops (of M1 Platoon)
13. Man Listen (Cause Ummm) f. Carlitta Durand

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In case you missed it here’s the first video from the highly anticipated sophomore LP from Buckshot & 9th Wonder titled The Formula (4/29). The first video for the single Go All Out features everybody’s favorite cameo comedian, Charlie Murphy and originally dropped a few weeks back. The second single, Hold It Down (featuring Talib Kweli) is fresh (dropped a day ago) and has me fiending even more for a leak (or at least the 29th to get here).

Go All Out

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