Second video post, quicker than I expected. Love some Wale, but I feel like he tried to hard to be deep on this joint. Direction was on point, but the song ain’t all of that.

written by Breezilla \\ tags: D.C., D.C. Hip-Hop, DMV, Wale

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.

Support the arts and this beautiful culture we live daily.
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written by Guest \\ tags: Ant, Atmosphere, Blueprint, Brother Ali, Freeway, I Self Divine, Knonam, Midwest, Midwestern Hip-Hop, Muja Messiah, PackFM, Prozack Turner, Psalm One, Rhymesayers, Slug, Soul Position 2009 Releases, St. Paul Slim, Stage One, Toki Wright, Wale, YZ

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!

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written by TheDude \\ tags: Black Milk, Blaqstarr, Bob Dylan, Colin Munroe, Dallas Austin, Drake, Everybody, Expand Your Horizon, Grouprip, Hip-Hop, Indie, Is The Unsung Hero, Izza Kizza, Joell Ortiz, Mickey Factz, Mims, Music, Rock, Saukrates, Skyzoo, Toronto, Wale

Kidz in the Hall, Pacific Divison, Skyzoo, 6th Sense, The Cool Kids, Wale, The Molemen, Mickey Factz and more. It’s finally cool to be a nerd, eh?

Kidz in the Hall ft. Estelle – Love Hangover

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written by Breezilla \\ tags: 6th Sense, Bruza, Chip The Ripper, DJ Roosevelt, Donnis, Fooch, Glasses Malone, GLC, Hip-Hop, Hipster Rap, Hollywood Holt, Ill Nature, Kidz In The Hall, Micky Factz, Mistah F.A.B., Molemen, Music, Naledge, Napoleon, Pacific Division, PPT, Skyzoo, Sugar Tongue Slim, Tanya Morgan, The Cool Kids, Tim William, Underground Hip-Hop, Wale

Kid Cudi (aka The Man On The Moon) has been getting a lot of buzz lately for his unique blend of hip-hop and bit of electronica as well as his co-sign from big named cats like Kanye West & Pharell. If you like acts like The Cool Kids, Wale, & Jay Electronica you’ll probably love dude and if you’re into acts like Santogold & MIA you’ll be able to appreciate what this cat does as well. Peep the mixtape (if you’re late enough to not have downloaded it until now), and when his debut LP drops, cop it.

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written by admin \\ tags: Cool Kids, Hip-Hop, Hipster Hop, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, M.I.A., Music, Pharell, Rap, Santogold, Wale

All of the biggest “still-indie-but-almost-major” cats of 2008. Wale, Mic Terror, Kidz in the Hall, Kid Cudi, Cool Kids, Hollywood Holt & Mano, Pacific Divsion, The Knux, Micky Factz and more. Don’t sleep on the kids. Shouts to Rebecca the promoter for hooking me up with this joint (and many others).

BTW, you can cop that shirt here.

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written by admin \\ tags: Cool Kids, Hollywood Holt, Kid Cudi, Kidz In The Hall, Mano, Mic T, Mic Terror, Micky Factz, Pacific Division, Ray Protege, The Knux, Wale

Like Cool Kids? Like Blu? Like Sene, Kidz in the Hall, Wale, The Knux, and Hollywood Holt? Def check these guys out. Hot shit coming out of Cali. Shouts to HHB.

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written by admin \\ tags: Blu, Blu & Exile, Hollywood Holt, Kidz In The Hall, Sene, The Knux, U-N-I, Wale

Seems like people are feeling that Wale tape I put up yesterday so I figured I’d upload the other tape I had. I think I got this from Breezilla at some point so send your thanks towards her.

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written by admin \\ tags: 100 Miles And Running, Mixtape, Nick Catchdubs, Wale

Check out the new Wale mixtape.

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written by admin \\ tags: Nick Catchdubs, The Mixtape About Nothing, Wale

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written by admin \\ tags: Chrisette Michele, Rising Down, Rising Up, The Roots, Wale

I was brought up on The Roots so it goes without saying I’m a huge fan and can’t wait for Rising Down (yes I’ll actually buy it) If you’re fiending for the follow-up to Game Theory as much as I am, I’m here to provide you with temporary relief. Here are 4 tracks (sorry, not the greatest quality) from the new roots album as well as the music video to a song which was unexplicably cut . Rising Down is slated to drop on the 29th of this month so hopefully these’ll last you until then.

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written by admin \\ tags: ?uestlove, Black Though, Chrisette Michelle, Def Jam, Patrick Stump, The Roots, Wale