Boards

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-5flioLfkc

Looking forward to a spooked out tape from this dude.

was pretty awesome for Hip-Hop. I found most of the big mainstream albums kinda disappointing but the underground stuff from the likes of Lil' B, Main Attrakionz/Green Ova, ASAP, DJ Quick etc. was consistently amazing.

What are the releases everyones looking forward to this year? I haven't been keeping up.

Shady Blaze - Stars Will Light A Way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXaO0fK9UQw

Squadda B - Back $ellin Crack
http://greenovamusic.bandcamp.com/

Yarrow Slaps
http://www.datpiff.com/Yarrow-Slaps-Yarrow-Slaps-mixtape.293849.html

Shady & King Louie - Go In (Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_8zAO3-KTo

Feeling this guys beats

http://nem270.tumblr.com/

Dank Worries EP: http://www.mediafire.com/?qvm7mw5p8zigsqb

going to post this video AGAIN for the third time today http://youtu.be/piH92jztV0k (album is great) . To be honest only really given Hip-Hop it's deserved time in the last while and I am very happy that I had.

I kind of just take it week by week, haven't really looked at an upcoming releases list in over a year.

2011 was pretty cool, great for singles and random album cuts but not too many front to back releases that I can fully stamp. Even my favorite release (Quik) is a lower tier release in his catalog and has a couple stinkers.

I'm still going to do a 2011 year end thread with my favorite stuff with links and such. Still narrowing my lists down.

http://www.cocaineblunts.com/blunts/?p=6908#more-6908

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ys9owWbBH8

Which is still one of my favorite Roots tracks, even though I hear it almost daily as the theme music for the Jimmy Fallon show.

Some of those will be on mine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrB9e8qBOh0

as is his earlier stuff http://youtu.be/A7sp63P3NLI A good bit before oddfuture made horrorcore popular.

http://youtu.be/cwSI-TuRIGU

This was a pretty good release for him. Get Season of da Siccness if you want some gnarly ish.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DujH8ZmeYUo

I've had that whole song memorized since I was a young'n. That whole album actually, more or less. Dude was my generations OddFuture, minus the hype.

And thats saying something.

Man this sounds like its straight from the 90s southern underground.

I'm enjoying what I've heard on the youtube though. Maybe he's onto sommat we'll have to wait and see.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mcfBLoQS0A

is becoming my stock answer to anything happening in the future. The DOOM / Ghostface record is probably the one I'm most keen to hear, especially after hearing the tracks they put out. I'm curious about what the Goodie Mob record might sound like now Cee-Lo has his mojo, Big Boi and Rick Ross are sure not to disappoint, Tyler the Creator is possibly facing a make or break release whilst releases from DMX, Busta Rhymes and Mary J could go either way.
Yeah, I like the more mainstream hip-hop, although this could be the year that I go more underground. I agree the mainstream was lame this year although can someone please please agree with me that The Game album wasn't as bad as everyone panned it as?

shits bugging me yo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIPW281OIdE&feature=related

Never heard of him, just following the trail of producers that do stuff for people like Main Attrakionz, Lil B, ASAP Rocky, Spaceghostpurp, etc. Which Beautiful Lou has done, same with Nem270 and Clams Casino who is the most known of thew lot right now really. They seem to work with some good young MCs that are willing to go for an odd beat.

Would like to hear more from Onra next year and Teebs....they are capable of some lovely beats.

then everything that Peanut Butter Wolf was involved in....it's endless the relationships in hip-hop. Seems like every fucker knows eachother.

Clams Casino: http://www.facebook.com/clammyclams
Keyboard Kid: http://northwestastronaut206.tumblr.com/
Friendzone: http://friendzone.tumblr.com/
Nem207: http://nem270.tumblr.com/
Ahnnu: http://ahnnu.bandcamp.com/
Beautiful Lou: http://beautifullou.tumblr.com/
L.W.H.: http://lwhmusic.bandcamp.com/
Shady Blaze / Squadda B: http://greenovamusic.bandcamp.com/
Spaceghostpurrp: http://gohansodmg.tumblr.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3SRYdefhB0

^^ Sean P's best song imo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi0DKGfXTDU
great tune, for some reason the video would not open for me and I couldn't link. If it works for you watch....it's great.

Have to admit I was a little disappointed by the lack of trunk bangers on this year's record. But more than made up for by that remix of Country Shit with Ludacris & Bun B

http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/04/deniro-farrar-f-shady-blaze-nwo-prod-by-nem270-mp3/

Love it.

http://mishkanyc.bandcamp.com/album/main-attrakionz-808s-dark-grapes-ii

:D

http://www.dummymag.com/new-music/2011/12/30/evian-christ/

http://youtu.be/RA29Xk6NiRk

http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/4281286

They have loads of quality free mixtapes

not sure how they've had so much blog love this year so far, I guesst hings are kind of slow this time of the year. At the mo EC sounds like a bad boring rigid post-dubstep version of well dubstep with some hip-hop samples chucked on top. But I keep seeing him in hip-hop threads on forums somehow haha. The tracks don't seem to go anywhere yet they're just there. The producer needs more time to settle into it by the sounds of things, sounds liek sketches to my ears. Not gonna write them off just yet it could get better.

cool song doe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phvq_bQ0lY8

Looking forward to the new Gunplay tape soon, he makes me want to get rowdy.

He just eats the mic up, not super-lyrical but he makes up for it in personality and gusto.

part 1
http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/4277028
part 2
http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/4293760

Thanks.

Gotta say, there's a lot of stuff I'm really excited for in here;

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/editorials/id.1813/title.the-most-anticipated-hip-hop-albums-of-2012

Had no idea El-P was doing an album with Killer Mike. Seems a bit of an unlikely coming together, but it could be brilliant. Really like the new Bumpy and Premo stuff I've heard so far too.

Looking forward to seeing what Blockhead and Illogic come up with on their collab album too.

I think my favourite tracks on Dark Grapes were the Friendzone productions. Tried to find out about him after it came out but couldn't see anything online.

via Space Age Hustle and really like the beat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOMwJ9WZxr8

If you want a good-to-great recent west coast gangster rap album in that vein, then the Jay Rock album from last year will suit you.

Hood Gon Love It
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOpjusxCSJY

No Joke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um5T1CLkx6Q

Say Wassup < top 50 jam of 2011 for me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UziocaSimyc

http://hypetrak.com/2011/12/clams-casino-instrumentals-mastered/

funny cos he got blasted for not knowing about high bit rates and sound clipping and such. People were calling him out for having HORRIBLE and he was like WTF is a 320 file? He got educated really quickly. His stuff really suffers because of it so Im interested to hear this.

Was it any good? Can't remember it cropping up in 2011's threads.

'cause I just heard this and it's a jam. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDhffv4fTV4

Love 'em.

Which is the best track on it for my money. Good tape actually, better than the Coke Up In Da Dollar Bill. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tSI4io5iDM

He upped his drums a little too, which has always been a knock on him. I like that Masta Killa track. He got Mac Miller on one track so that auto-drops it about 3 points.

Its OKAY, a couple jams. Wouldn't rec it.

Especially for someone who is really getting a name for himself as a producer.

who started making beats and stumbled upon popularity really. Supposedly he would just type in a random word on Limewire or whatever and use the top picks to build tracks off of. *the purist in me died a little after reading that

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfypTOCF4bA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94qSKFQpkSM&list=UUHageTU5AQX6qxcBDMt4qrA&index=1&feature=plcp

I GOT THAT LIVIN' WATER, THIS AIN'T NO MR PIBB!

a very talented producer. This is cool.

I have a feeling Kendrick is gonna be guest spotted a LOT this year.

YOU CAN PASS ME THE BUTTER

Cannot get enough :') It has every single cliche from synthetic hip hop, the pitch shifted snare rolls, everything. These guys have done their homework for sure

I mean I love this stuff but sometimes it feels like these dudes are amazing at picking crazy beats but rarely show much personality. Still loving this for the beat.

Wish someone else was rapping on it.

http://youtu.be/uxGPGhO0dmI

This stuff needs its own thread.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0z1GJiJcSU&feature=related

Laughing so hard at all these atm.

it's like she's never heard anybody sing, or rap for that matter, before.

Friendzone is quality, he keeps the tumblr pretty up to date with tracks he's got on tapes and all that.

A few duff tracks (notably some landfill r'n'b jam by his label's latest female signing) but overall it sounds good. Production is great and there's some classic Rae storytelling.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXfLkAdQhbE

Smoke DZA - 4 Loko Remix ft. A$AP Rocky, A$AP Twelvy, Danny Brown, Killa Kyleon

Gunplay Ft. Triple Cs – Fuck Shit
http://wearerap.com/audio-gunplay-ft-triple-cs-fuck-shit/

Almost mellow for Gunplay.

But thats probably the grouper sample more than anything else

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXZbc_zhrJg

:')

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW-HweGd0Cc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZK2hEE6cnk

seriously seriously not sure if he's serious and it makes for some seriously insanely entertaining tunes/videos. Jose Canseco is a serious jam imo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3gRH-hPS9I

I watched this video like 50 times last year, can't take my eyes off it. First time I was angry, like wtf is this nonsense, then it grew on me and I was constantly like

IF YOU SEE SOMEBODY HATIN POINT EM OUT
LIKE OOOOOOH... THERE DEM HATERS GOOOOO

seriously

Soulja Boy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1GxzGUQqOI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e64AgH2J_xQ

lol

Pretty tough comparison to make.

Epic 25min musical...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2GwW83Oqww

http://starlito.bandcamp.com/album/for-my-foes

Sounding good.

is great as well, you can download everything from it.

but it had some great tracks on there. Niggas and Paris is massive.

they're a good spectical since they go all out but the music just isn't worth listening to in my opinion. They're kinda fun on mute.

http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2012/01/rick-ross-drops-new-mixtape-rich-forever-download-now/

This pleases me

http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/15657/ti_fck_da_city_up.html

Like Volume 2 or 3, or Blueprint? I actually think you would really like Vol 3. The production is more adventurous (less boom bappy), and his flow is still prime time. It has my favorite Jay track (and fav Timbo beat) on it: Snoopy Track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFXn1jgi-6U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0iGzo3tBH4

Keys to The Crib is all kinds of great too. COol tape overall.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtCxl7GZUsM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd7vCXUQ_Xw

satisfying my boom bap needs atm.

Album is called Rhyme Pays.

there is something about his voice that never really fits his beats. He can sound kinda off beat and awkward too like he hasn't listened to the beat before jumping on them. He gets lucky sometimes mind but more often than not I don't really see the fuss about his music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZKi-q0nKcY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALv4V4BxmuQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxHbSJ6FeHE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9bsJ7oGokg

Watch The Throne PRE-ORDER
Jay-Z and Kanye West
[Vinyl] 2xLP $139.98

2011, Roc-a-fella
VINYL FORMAT. Packaged in a gold embossed crossed shaped jacket. Two picture disc set (Jay-Z and Kanye West images) and a 24x24" poster.

The longtime friends and music innovators inspired each other to new heights with their collaboration on Watch the Throne recorded in person at various locations around the world. Over a year in the making a truly global affair, the duo recorded in London and bath in the UK, Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Paris, and New York City. Though shrouded in secrecy, the album has already been heralded as a "masterpiece" and features production from the RZA, the Neptunes and Kanye's longtime collaborator Mike Dean. The short list of featured vocals includes Frank Ocean, Beyonce, Curtis Mayfield and Mr. Hudson.

http://www.insound.com/Watch-The-Throne-2xLP-Jay-Z-and-Kanye-West/P/INS102975

Better come with a bj for that price.

at some point later this year when he finishes his own record. Mmmm.

Pretty much perfect collaboration if you think about it. Vast Aire and El-P did appear on a track on a Techno Animal record but I'd love to see an instrumental record from El and Kevin.

Said he went to El last year with a load of beats which El loved but said he was too busy with his own record to do anything with right now. Kevin basically said he hoped to revive the project later this year in response to a fan question.

Seems like it would be a while off though.

In the meantime, New El-P/Killer Mike collab LP and an El-P solo LP should both be incoming this year.

Of all the complaints you could level at Jay, this is probably the furthest off.

Think I'm going to start a thread titled-

f. Kendrick Lamar

Interested after this though its got a diffrent vibe to it. Is Kendrick worth a dig into then?

big year this year. Each of them had extremely solid releases last year and are gaining tons of steam.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKlCUHjU7p4

Kinda feeling this, even with the mega retro vibe.

this is great.

albums from 2010.

http://youtu.be/4oxbBP-Ai8U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciiaywdKEZ4

All gonna be on the album Grief Pedigree I think.

And we agreed that the beat services Jay. He doesn't work to the beat. The beat works for him. Jay'll go anywhere he wants, and if the beat is there, great. If its not, great. That's all part of his unique charm. And part of his genius.

Apart from the fact I don't think he's genius haha.

Bit weird but that's what makes him interesting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEIkwH9STCc

Also he was probably the best guest on Drake's Take Care (which is where I first heard him which I'd imagine is true for a lot of people):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emfmgsSoxPk

Schoolboy Q's tape is cool too, and again he stole the show on A$AP Rocky's tape by a long mile on this track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVbFFl1g30Y

That's probably the most bait introduction to those two ever haha but yeah.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8e4AVybkOM

Always loved how he kinda sits back behind the beat on this one, kinda slinks into his lines, randomly double-timing just cos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC7MJ8l73SQ

top 3 of 2011 for me. Has a very unique voice and some seriously great lyrical ability. Able to flip styles on the fly, evident on ADHD: http://youtu.be/QjlFqgRbICY He's definitely another one of those guys thats bridging that gap between goon rap and boom baps. Usually guys that have that crossover appeal are lacking at something, but he has all the tools. Love the balance of jazziness and boominess on this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh6QxtRpSH8 with that kick and then the boooooom boooooom boooooom underneath. He goes bananas on the final verse, cruising along swiftly and then kicks it into like 6th gear.

Theres a couple unfortunate hooks but they don't derail the album or anything.

http://nachopicasso.bandcamp.com/releases

Haven't heard it yet, but I really loved the last one. Blue Sky, Black Death on production again so I have high hopes.

just started following him on twitter and he and Roc Marciano are in the same camp, using the same producers I think. Awesome. I can tell Im really gonna like this.

http://dirtnap2.tumblr.com/#15778298253

If you want to catch up with some bits from last year.

Big up Kyle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixaTVf9JG9o

Habits & Contradictions mixtape was released yesterday.

This song with A$AP Rocky I must have listened to about 60 times today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdOKex7bvXQ

Whole tape is really solid, check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgidcn-Wp2s

Really impressive again, I've been listening to it loads. So many great one-liners!

the beats are on point and his lyrics hit that sweet spot between geekry, on point lols and general fuckries. He iss so low key with it too, it's a joy to listen too.

thats a Lana Del Rey sample innit

but it's actually from this Kid Cudi 'Pursuit of Happiness' cover by Lissie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmsbHGEB6UU&ob=av2n

But eerily similar to Lana Del Rey, I thought that it was her at first too until someone posted Lissie in the youtube comments.

but DiS has been mostly ambivalent to azealia banks so i won't bother. i really like her new song:

http://soundcloud.com/azealia-banks/needsumluv-sxlnd

more r&b orientated really, think it's wonderful though.

Better than anything Lana Del Ray's done. New ScHoolboy Q is pretty brilliant as well.

It's aged well, I can't work out if that's for sentimental reasons or whether it is actually a great album?

I can't think of many more hype MCs than those two.

http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/15766/young_dro_we_outchea.html

You really can't go wrong with two angry dudes yelling at you over some of the knockingest boombaps ever recorded. They even manage to make this beat sound hard http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA5ooDX3uEo

If I had a mix tape, that's the title I'd use.

video:

http://youtu.be/vbxcPy1qJTU

surprised someone hasn't started it yet. I like 212, I swear that has divided the nations.

fuck I love gibbs

New side project by two of De La Soul collaborating with some turntablists using live instrumentation. Name is First Serve. Promising so far:

http://soundcloud.com/firstserve

but yeah, I've not really enjoyed her trax much. That Lone track she spat on is a banger it deserves more love. It was a bit of an anthem last year but prob not for long enough tbf.

Banks vocal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjm5s_TAAvs

Lone Orig
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGgmDTANdfw

She sounds kinda wrong on it a lot of the time unfortunatly, most the chorus.

I sware I was slagging him off in the thread last year for beign generic but capable, or was that Rick Ross? I get them mixed up. Cos their names are usualy about but I never heard them on tracks. Prob cos we don't have much of a hip-hop radio thing over here bar westwood and I've not listened to him in years.

but he does that note really well. He can switch up his flow enough to hold interest, and he makes some great production choices.

I remember you slaggin rap in general fairly recently.

I just couldn't find much I was into for a while, plus I find breaks in hip-hop really played out nowadays so it wasn't until I heard the rapid drum machine stuff and odd business from main attrakionz and the like that I really got into it again.

and beat craft, which is cool by me.

I still think that Main Attrakionz stuff is missing the mark for the most part though, just not quite there yet imo. But I like the floaty production enough to check for it. I think the sound and technique is more influential than it is *good*, if you know what i mean.

I'm just a sucka for odd beats, plus I think they're getting more consistent on the mic, prob have more charecter on the mic than guys like ASAP Rocky or Lil B too who use the same producers sometimes. I dunno I just relate to their vibe, not 100% sure why but I can't stop playing it haha.

Not sure I entirely like the way he's going with the new gangster direction. Thuggin' is a bit of an exception.

His other moniker is Gangsta Gibbs!

But man, what a year Curren$y had last year huh? Covert Coup with Alchemist, Weekend at Burnie's might have been his best full length yet and on top of that we got Verde Terrace for free... I love this guy, I could just sink into his lazy, washed out, drawling universe for hours on end.

but Midwestgangsta was so much more than just gangster. Clever production, great soul samples, really nice groove to it. And then that final track Higher Learning which blows my mind. I just really hope he doesn't vanish into being a bit of a middle of the pack rapper - I liked him better as an oddball outlier.

but his 2010 was still better imo. Pilot Talk 1 and 2 are better than anything he did this year, but Covert Coup comes close.

Definitely one of those guys you put on when you just want to vibe out some laid back raps and not think about anything.

BANned and Heaven Can Wait are a couple of my favorite jams off the new one and those are pretty groovy and introspective.

He's signed to Jeezys label so hes gonna have some huge beats to work with, definitely interested to see what he does going forward.

Re-listened to all the hyped tracks and she is just fairly dull as far as I can work out. I guess she fills the gap for an indie-orientated female rapper, good choice of beats but they're all already released as original tracks so it's not really that impressive. Dunno. She just seems like the hip-hop Lana Del Ray really.

Incidentally, other than here, where is good to keep up with the 'less mainstream' hip hop

http://www.dummymag.com/news/2012/01/16/death-grips-grouper-flowdan-and-gonjasufi-full-guestlist-of-the-next-bug-album-revealed/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-lYn5gF2-8

keeps stepping up a level.

The beat on the ScHoolboy Q too, seems to be progressing in several directions at once.

http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/20/downloa-main-attrakionz-tag-champz-mix/

mostly verses from Trademark Da Skydiver and Young Roddy who aren't super skilled or anything but get by, and the beats are consistently great, sticks with the hazy kinda vibe curren$y goes for. Plus him, Fiend and Smoke DZA, (who I don't think gets enough love round here tbh), all turn up for decent verses every so often.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qbQxbpmEHQ

http://www.nialler9.com/11029-dublin-rap-lecs-luther-luther/

nice one

http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/15655/future_astronaut_status.html

Why do I like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYeHfBQktec

Man like Dirtnap says it well: http://dirtnap2.tumblr.com/#16173471377

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgQzvOvEb_0

Chopped & Screwed Old School Electro vibe to that beat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF5edLta0HU

For fans of Spaceghostpurrp, Main Attrakionz, ASAP Rocky, Hype Williams & The Weeknd. Mixtape: http://www.mediafire.com/?cu6qnst63ift2aj

this!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpKZprTvk9o&feature=youtu.be

CHRIS GR3EN: Young Killas

this sound gr8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeqqHUsnq7s

I think I posted about this last year too, but now their is an offcial video. Killer bleepy business.

http://www.datpiff.com/Produced-By-Marlee-B-Marlee-B-Presents-Medication-Vol-1-loud-mixtape.304668.html

This guy has some of my favorite Main Attrakionz beats and, unsurprisingly, there's a bunch of cool stuff on here as well.

http://youtu.be/r6I2Ek_j_Xc

The Alchemist and Oh No keep stepping it up. When Gutter Water came out I liked what they were trying to do, but wasn't totally convinced on the execution. Really enjoying everything they've been doing more recently though.

Vodka & Ayahuaska
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNfA3xG9ef4&feature=fvst

Gladiator ft. Kool G Rap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btSv_HUPX8k

Top Instructors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cgzIPZ3UZw

Thanks for links. Im more interested in this project than the last one. Love that album cover too.

and I really hate this hook. Bone Thugs did this type of thing 100x better.

Well worth your time. Title track is a MONSTER but plenty of other strong cuts on there. Artwork is dope too - looks almost like some John Dyer Baizley shit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeBos-4Vs8g

8balls voice and delivery is still a favorite of mine, even if he's like 10 years past his prime.

I don't find Curren$y's crew very engaging, one of their voices really bugs me actually.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHuTkBT5e70

He's got a mega pissed flow, and mad hooks. He's pretty much the only MC I can listen too with breaks behind him at the mo. He's like a pissed up weed heavy party animal. There is a mad pop sensibility to him somehow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTKVWIvTv6s

New mixtape might be alright like.

incredible weed hazed soundscape. love this shit. DEEP.
sample ---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh8LMSJSk0s
Him and Kendrick are the top dogs out there at the mo, for me

that is all.

I find the track quite catchy and enjoyable, mostly due to the production, but I keep getting annoyed by the fact that Rocky says NOTHING. EVER. He's incredibly frustrating like that. Every single guest verse on the mixtape shows him up, and I WANT to enjoy it but find myself get caught up on the fact that he seems almost too blazed and boring all the time.

and I don't know why he has to say anything really.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=r6I2Ek_j_Xc#t=99s

I listen to loads of rappers that dont 'say anything', but generally they entertain in other ways like delivery, energy, personality etc. I just get tired of how asap rides the beat, always accentuating like every third word. When he tries to switch it up he does better, but I have a hard time getting through his lp because he is so shotty. I agree with bmr about him getting sonned on his own tracks. I like some of it and am not really against his work, I just think he has room to improve, hopefully he does.

Finally started listening to it last week.

I do agree with what you've just said there actually

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8F0bHB3r40

It's kind of a OFWGKTA rip plus I wonder if zomby knows they ripped his beat and didn't credit him: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTw_sj7Ugxw was kinda interesting to hear some american kids go for that beat tho, grime guys have been for a while: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XusrivmRv_0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkSgFjF_AFg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGRHKwFHvNM&feature=youtu.be

'soob'.

Got slept on too much imho. Oh No is better than his bro at rapping.

but still behind Starlito & Future at the moment. The Future mixtape is like candy though, it'll prob get to much over time and ScHoolboy Q is a kinda the oposite so we'll see.

http://www.datpiff.com/Soulja-Boy-Young-L-Mario-Domo-Vs-The-World-mixtape.307889.html

wish me luck

shit been on constant loop.
7/8 top, top tunes.....love the Prodigy/Portishead mixes
Black Hippy is where it's at

But this new release is really good. Its got some great variation and a deeply paranoid vibe to it.

but I have absolutely no interest in Soulja Boy.

I'm pretty scared, not holding my breath.

http://www.datpiff.com/Lil-B-The-BasedGod-White-Flame-mixtape.310339.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7W0QWXfYu0

the beats can be alright in any case, don't think I'll be recomending it to anyoen mind haha.

http://liluglymane.bandcamp.com/

RADIATION(LUNG POLLUTION FT SUPA SORTAHUMAN

Is so good.

http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/download-evian-christs-kings-and-them-mixtape/

Still aint convinced he's hip-hop let a lone any good yet mind. He's signed to Tri Angle now too, so expect to hear quiet a bit more I'd expect.

http://www.datpiff.com/Gucci-Mane-Trap-Back-mixtape.305854.html

New mixtape, what I've heard is promising. Maybe he's back...

i'd say really terrible

http://www.datpiff.com/Curreny-Here-EP-mixtape.311906.html

best tape he's done for a few years prob

Plane Jane
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj7iTp9DhYU

Get It Back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8oWAaR1EQ4

Faves so far.

from the amazingly titled 'God's Father' mixtape that he's already working on after dropping White Flame, a response to David Banner's 'Swag' song.

There's something addictively funny about this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zJa6FB5crk

http://themsthevagaries.tumblr.com/post/17221820993/33-the-horror-at-camp-jellyjam

better than I actually like his music.

rome fortune: voyeur

http://soundcloud.com/romefortunesmallworld/sets/voyeurep/

lo-fi casio funk beats and drawled rapping from atlanta, georgia

VERY GOOD

best track is Wanted, probably. d/l this EP

that somehow he's become endearing

David Banner 'Swag' sped up a little bit

The beats are really good and sound really expensive, and he seems to not be mailing it in so thats cool. I like this.

did not know that

http://terttlefer.com/

http://terttlefer.com/

return of Earl Sweatshirt

http://somanyshrimp.com/2012/02/09/12-producers-of-12/

I did the write-ups for Doe Pesci, Rashad and Willie B. I also designed the headers.

g'wan shipment.

really enjoying this blog at the moment, some classic photos of hip hop legends in there.

http://rappersdoingnormalshit.com/

new Spaceghostpurrp from a week or so ago

http://www.datpiff.com/SPACEGHOSTPURRP-RVIDER-KLVN-GOD-OF-BLACK-GXX-XX-BXXXK-EP-Vol-1-mixtape.310835.html

Yes. Been waiting for this

http://hiphop-n-more.com/2012/02/killer-mike-big-beast-feat-bun-b-trouble-t-i/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwamhuY6Yy8&feature=player_embedded

http://greenovamusic.bandcamp.com/album/diamonds-of-god-ep

http://www.cocaineblunts.com/blunts/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Klamar-Cartoon-Cereal_No-Bridge.Ali-MIx.mp3

http://soundcloud.com/lushlifemedia/big-sur

On Western Vinyl and it sounds great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvTxDg_cnJw

haven't bought from them in years. Got the new Curren$y 'Muscle Car Chronicles' and KA 'Grief Pedigree'. KA sounds like it will be the Marcberg of 2012, for the dusty lo-key boom-bap fans. Muscle Car is all live instruments and features Thomas Pridgem on drums. Haven't dipped into either too much yet.

Been listening to a bunch of sugary raps as well, like Rich Kidz mixtape 'Everybody Hate Bread' and Young Thugs 'I came From Nothing 2' mixtape... which contains this song that is madly addicting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImX30qntU-M the beat is so joyous.

Enjoying the new Gucci, production is massive. Gangrene album is quite good, Rick Ross tape too.

DL'd new tapes from Saigon, Chase n Cashe, Pill, Alley Boy, Jackie Chain and Tony Yayo... backlogged for days.

Also got my hands on Nine's second album 'Cloud Nine' from like 96. Been meaning to get it for years, this is a full-on classic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYVcaQ1Bzu8 Nines voice is one of the best, gnarly and gristly.

FAT BEATS FOR MY RHYMES!

Been loving Nine since your 90's Hip Hop Thread, so cheers for that. Haven't heard the second album but that track's great, will try and get a hold of it.

Loved it. Is the rest of the record that good?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMKSoefXbOg

it aint as lo-fi as the last one, but still keeps that vibe somehow. It's a good'un.

http://shadyblaze.bandcamp.com/

Deserves to be in this thread too, its quality. Best Main Attrakionz tape since MAN.

Its alright I spoze, not worth the price imo, oh well. Its good, just not super or anything. Beats sound good, always interesting to hear rappers over real drums, bass and guitars. That song you linked is prob the best on there.

I might like it better than his first album. Might be overselling it tho, its fresh on my mind.

http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4144499-champion-sound-5--feat-big-k-r-i-t

Will check it out, I enjoyed his last one.

I was wondering if he was just going to become yet another one of hip-hops wasted talents. That period in 08/09 leading up to 'The State...' he was just on fire, banging mixtape after banging mixtape. Then he just lost it, pretty similar to Wayne really. It's a shame because he can take alot of credit for kick starting the whole goon rap sounded that has dominated hip-hop for the last few years.

best thing he's done for ages.

Update us when your stuff goes live on the site cos I never check it anymore.

I'm not usually right into that type of music but the title track and the album (I think!) is really good. Enjoying it very much.

Its awesome these guys can have careers in rap without ever really releasing anything the 'normal' way.

Was considering going, although looks like it might have sold out now.

Somewhere between Def Jux and Madlib.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IurFaUqDPRI&feature=youtu.be

I'd go see them tonight in paris, but Hyperdub are rolling into town and I just can't say no to Kevin Martin and Kode9.

http://dirtnap2.tumblr.com/post/17658093565/starlito-feat-young-dolph-gone-2011-another

I fucking love Gunplay

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P4a8NwRIQA

The vid :')

Another track off 'God's Father'

Have to say I actually legitimately really like this. Seems still somewhat tongue-in-cheek with that vocal sample but I don't know.. hits kind of deep

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPO1JLShWQk

prefer his his slower rapping to his faster stuff tho - seems to fit the beats slightly better - and damn! the beats are pretty great on this

this is just straight up lo-key NY based rap. Its great, but theres nothing partic weird or left field about it at all. Its his smooth monotone mixed with the understated production that actually works in its favor. Just has this late night dark alley vibe to it, the videos pretty much capture it perfectly, no flash or bombast. The album is real good. And like Ive said before, if you like this, then get 'Marcberg' and 'Everything's Berri'

Reckon it might be a bit of a sleeper hit this year - been seeing loads of people talking about it. Hope so.

Also, this is ridiculous but kinda great. 22-minute posse cut featuring peeps from Green Ova, Bruiser Brigade and much more. http://www.purpletapepedigree.com/?p=5509

somewhat all-star production is by Juicy J, Flying Lotus, the Alchemist, Jonti from stones throw and somebody else. First OF release that's done entirely with outside producers. interesting.

http://ofwolfgangkta.myshopify.com/products/hodgy-beats-untitled-ep

http://youtu.be/LaR_r0WIYdg

This is pretty good!

Much better than I expected from OF

I've always thought Hodgy is a decent rapper if he gets some decent beats behind him - which I suppose is why I like the Mellowhype stuff best from Odd Future.

It seems like he's getting connected with some pretty legit producers for his solo stuff, and he's also done some stuff with Stones throw. Hope he stays on this path for his own music and keeps it seperate from the rest of the group.

"Survival Tactics"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDWAk8-leVA

This is really, really dope. Reminds me of some lost Wu Tang B-team 12 from the late 90's. The lad is only 17! Check it out.

I like when the beat drops and he gets all Biggy with it.

This is where that beat is from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coF-KsSb4iU

Nice one.

http://www.datpiff.com/Don-Trip-Guerrilla-mixtape.313114.html

Gonna give this a go later, I liked his work with Starlito on Step Brothers a while ago so its prob worth a shot. Hopefuly.

Pretty great.

Step Brothers was one of my favorites of last year, for sure. He just got put on the Freshman cover of XXL so he'll probably have a great year either way.

http://soundcloud.com/bloglin/hyperbolic-chamber-music

22 minute long (!) jam produced by Ryan Hemsworth - I was incredibly daunted by the idea of this but I've been listening to it on my commute and it's absolutely amazing. I think Hemsworth's production really ties it all together - seriously smooth and is never just straight repetition. How can you only have like two duff verses on something this long?! Also, it LOOPS. So yeah. I could probably listen to this forever I guess.

GDP - Neural Circuitry http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBBXuejEdS0

But this Clams Casino instrumentals mixtape is absolutely fantastic.

It's really lovely. Mondre Man/Main Attraktionz are everywhere, this is a good thing. The Mishka blog is great, got me into loads recently.

http://www.rte.ie/player/#!v=1136903

http://youtu.be/xFgdIBW180k
Nice so it is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7xoCE9YY0w

Gun sampels are deranged haha.

http://www.datpiff.com/Big-KRIT-4eva-N-A-Day-mixtape.313128.html

B.J The Chicago Kid- His Pain II (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guaITsm3aO8&feature=player_embedded

Seriously hooked now. So good to just chill out too. Can't find out much about B.J other than that he's a soul singer, but his album is on spotify and has some other tracks with Lamar, so think he might be Black Hippy affiliated. The production on this track is so fucking smooth- and turns out it's the same guy (Sounwave) who produced 'There We Go' on the Schoolboy Q (the Menomena sampling one), so props to him.

Anyway yeah, great tune.

Good voice, I'll check this out.

both guys sound on the verge of breakdowns. Affecting track.

reminds me of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb_mR1cIyj4
Ones about bangin' and the others about recognizing lifes blessings, quite different even tho the mood is similar.

is sounding pretty good. Only had it on once, but there's a bunch of good stuff on there.

Not sure how intentional it is, though they've obviously left it in there on purpose, but it really adds to the atmosphere of the track. Sounds like he's about to burst into tears. Im pretty sure Lamar's voice sounds a bit different on every track I hear, kinda cool.

Never heard that Gibbs song, but yeah its similar. Like how the piano in the background goes all hectic when he goes double speed. Must admit, when you said 'Ones about bangin' I was pretty certain you were about to post a D'Angelo track!

HE IS COMING BACK THO!

Theres been a handful of reunion shows and he lost a bunch of weight and things sound like they're progressing as far as a record.

Haven't been able to get into a neo-soul/r&b album for a while now so this one is welcome.

Found a cool interview with him from 'Pothole in my Blog' here:
http://potholesinmyblog.com/you-never-know-what-life-holds-an-interview-with-bj-the-chicago-kid/

Potential to be one the best of the year, though it's gonna have to live up to a hell of a lot of expectation.

Not really one standout track to harken back to and not really poignant enough to be interesting.

http://www.datpiff.com/Gunplay-Bogota-Rich-mixtape.318447.html

Been waiting for this one.

*fires guns in the air*

but its still a tape.

no idea why holiday is ever involved tbh, is he big in the US or something? never heard of him or any of the other 'DJs' on these tapes. What do they do appart from shout?

BUt really they aren't needed for a lot of these bigger names. They used to be used more for distribution and like to put their stamp of approval on an artists, but like TI on a mix tape with some dj shouts makes no sense to me, just get one of your engineers to mix it down and put it out there. There are a lot more 'no dj' mixes than their used to be at least, but its still lame.

http://soundcloud.com/factmag/el-p-the-full-retard

Does he just get everyone together and go "Make an album and I'll chuck a few WE THE BESTs over it"?

This guy is ridiculously consistent. Looking forward to seeing him live in a couple of weeks.

http://www.djbooth.net/index/mixtapes/entry/action-bronson-blue-chips-mixtape

This has ruined my day haha.

But it's pretty fucking amazing.

You kind of want to hate the guy but you you just can't.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3LvMDfNoyg

Just so the aforementioned Bronson fiasco doesn't happen again :)

but yeah pretty much.

Geoff Barrow (Portishead) and some other friends producing beats for what looks like a pretty all star cast. 41 track album out soon, sounds nice. New track with Jon Wayne for download below which is pretty cool

http://stonesthrow.com/news/2012/03/quakers-smoke

also a fan of the monstrous tuba beat on this one with M.E.D. & Guilty Simpson

http://soundcloud.com/stonesthrow/quakers-fitta-happier?secret_token=s-VfMKb

Not sure it'll be that good over 41 tracks, but damn those two tracks are tight.

He seems like one of the most likeable guys in hip hop.

brings the worst kind of rap fans/discourse. Also, the Ghostface vocal connection and the semi-generic boom-bap backdrop sounds horrible on paper. Those are lame reasons tho, you're right, love the cooking angle and he really does win you over with his wit, personality and skill. He's fun without being corny which is a VERY hard line to walk in hip hop.

Whoa, new single is a banger.

http://www.prefixmag.com/news/listen-nas-new-single-the-don/63240/

If the rest of the album is as good as this and 'Nasty' it's gonna be incredible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQTj_HczaPA

that's that settled then

drops the word 'paralipsis' in his first line.

Interest in OF suddenly reinvigorated.

It's pretty fucking cool. As someone who likes food and appreciates a good Ghostface impression, it's right up my alley.

This is pretty great, spontaneous music video with all of OF now Earl is back

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fzi24Nssiow#!

at least, this is them how I would like them to be. Most of the rest of the new tape didn't hold my interest.

he kicked off the OFWGKTA hype then left, now he's back its crunch time. He's got skills but will he fall into the Tyler hype game and fall off or take OFWGKTA to that level they where on when the hype started in 2010...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3f1gA3jazk

why these fucks thought hip-hop was a good idea.

they're all on a hype thing, the energy there is fucked yet they choose fucking boom bap generic hip-hop beats...

bunch of tarts, grab some grime you fucks! Show up the US gits. Don't play to that shite.

bag of arse.

This video does nothing to disprove this. Put them up against Family Tree and they'd shit their pants.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrOwSEpYLKg

calling this beat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2vv_lmeP8E generic is nagl. However, that video did indeed suck, well, what I watched of it anyway.

Has to pretty good to hold my attention for 10 minutes anyway. I like them best when they're snotty kids who don't give a fuck and Tyler totally lost that on Goblin.

The new Hodgy Beats is sound though. Really like him on that Juicy J beat.

It's a really solid piece of work: production pretty interesting, and even though Hodgy's not a great lyricist, his flow and his style is attention grabbing. Gonna see what this Oldie thing sounds like now.

Good to just see all of them spitting verses over a good beat with no stupid gimmicks. Hope they do more stuff like this.

Reckon Earl will be at their UK shows at the end of the month? I have a ticket but was going to sell it as the date wasn't convenient, might have to make more of an effort to go if he'll be there!

http://www.datpiff.com/Chief-Keef-Back-From-The-Dead-mixtape.324584.html

http://www.factmag.com/2012/03/22/waka-flocka-flame-announces-second-album/
!!!

obv. he's not a technically great (/good) rapper but it's pretty hype in places

http://www.datpiff.com/Lil-B-The-BasedGod-Gods-Father-mixtape.319379.html

Got this RoGizz track on repeat - http://soundcloud.com/steady-leanin/rogizz-pink-rose-ft-tree

http://youtu.be/opTG_ftqEio

Tanya Morgan- Rock The Bells

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy8URpUFWeE&feature=topics

Real old school vibe with the beat. From the EP 'You and What Army' which was out last year, but they have an album out soon.

I've found myself enjoying a few throwback things recently, even though I don't normally go for that.

I'm into this Clear Soul Forces track too. They've got a new mixtape out which I haven't properly listened to as well http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWKLuwR_bFw

I've been listening to silly amounts of Dilla recently so Detroit stuff like this sounds perfect to me. Put a flute and a chopped soul sample in a beat and normally I'm there. Downloading the mixtape now!

Lovely production.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfQX9jXgkRA

Get this Tree mixtape if you don't have it:

http://www.datpiff.com/Tree-Sunday-School-mixtape.324216.html

doesn't resonate with me for some reason. A couple of his more popular tracks are cool but not interested in listening for a full length.

I got the RoGizz album last night, it's got a few good tracks on it. Pink Rose is my favourite though.

just crazy how he switched up his style SO much in like less than 6 months. Went from like baggy and g'd out w braids to like hard-core hipster, got super skinny too. The guy is flat out weird, which is like 90% of the appeal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6XwMXkyopk

Yeah it is a different style, think it's more to do with the producer than him really. Mishka seem to dress all hiphop acts these days it seems, most new york ones anyway.

He is great at interviewing. Das Racist interview is also pretty good he seems to dig out some interesting stuff that not many other interviewers would have.

http://www.wegottickets.com/event/162283

fuck yeah

Shipment already linked to Danny Brown, but ASAP Mob, Action Bronson and Kendrick Lamar also up now, hopefully more to come!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s5vlQdQp4s

http://www.hiphopcanada.com/2012/03/dutchyscorner-rapper-necro-issues-statement-about-tori-stafford-murder-trial-connection-blog/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gwunNXd20M

Thats 5 in the last year if you're keeping count.

http://youtu.be/qjoEKzTqUF0

What you guys think of him?

Bogota Rich was the last vaugly alright tape and that wasn't all that. Gunplay better step it up on the real one. Anything going on I'm missing? Can't seem to find anything right now...

things are way slow. Excited to pick up the e-40 albums but he's an acquired taste. New King Louie tape is same ol. Everything is kind of marginal atm, nothing jumping out.

This is usually the time of year I start dipping elsewhere anyway.

I know the dance scene slows a few times a year when guys are busy but I couldn't see that happening with hip-hop tbh. Thats why I asked...

I'd not heard the new King Louie tho, so will give it a spin. Same old from him aint to bad haha. As long as its better than the Gunplay tape I'm happy.

pretty much just his freestyles over some old production and some teasers at new stuff to come. Not bad per se, just not like a true album like we are getting used to with this new breed of mixtapes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHMkcnPCQ7M

didn't know that

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtxoNkhKBes

UK vibes.

He's a grime guy from a while back but this track to me is pure hip-hop.

no june 27th tho/

giving such great beats to people like Mac Miller (not to mention Soulja Boy getting 'All I need'..)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3-W1PE-vvI

But has anyone here listened to the new Georgia Anne Muldrow record?

All Madlib beats - I'm into it.

Husfriend
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW7_-DZttKc

Kneecap Jelly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQUFAhWnuVo

Calabash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUwqG0aJFVg

until her last release which didn't really didn't stick for me. These sound cool, thanks.

http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/4334223

Good read, dude is so positive.

http://www.spin.com/articles/e-40-block-brochure-sucker-repellant-cologne-and-raising-droop-e

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZarCx-xKlQ

MARLEY MARL, KOOL G RAP, NUTSO, RUGGED INTELLECT, F.T., RAS KASS, ACTION BRONSON, NECRO. PRODUCED BY DOMINGO.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up9aAVX_hv4

I liked AB and G Rap the best. Your boy Necro sounded fine too, I have no idea how to judge him, he seems to live in this rap world by himself, some kind of weird balance between like G Rap and ICP? Id say the only guy that lives in a similar sungular world within rap is Tech N9ne.

Not even really one song stood out! bumpy just sounds old and disgruntled, same ol THE REAL HIP HOP posturing and Preems beats get more stale every year. He'll catch one every once in a while but they all sound like castoffs from his heyday with guru.

What's been happening?

I hear Schoolboy Q dropped a nice record, the OF tape was patchy, KRIT dropped a dud, EL-P's back with a bang as is DOOM, Action Bronson has a nice mixtape, SpaceGhostPurrp is an indie bedwetter (safety wink), and Kendrick Lamar dropped something nice.

Missing anything?

wait i swear i posted about stalley?

Zilla - Zilla Shit 2 http://othirdent.bandcamp.com/

Stalley - Savage Journey To the American Dream http://www.livemixtapes.com/download/16438/stalley_savage_journey_to_the_american_dream.html

Been looking forward to these! Nice to see Stalley still doing his own thing, I still find it difficult to visualize how he fits with the rest of MMG.

Sorry to hear it's bad - but I'd agree, Premo is basically good for a few big singles a year now. I'd like to see him do a full project with a younger MC though to see if it reenergizes him.

http://nahright.com/news/2012/04/02/kendrick-lamar-ft-dr-dre-%E2%80%93-the-recipe-prod-by-scoop-deville/

Really dig this, but what has happened to Dre's voice these days? He needs to step away from the mic.

Cartoon & Cereal was the last track.

So weird. Pretty decent song though.

Super into the Killer Mike / El-P stuff. As you'd expect, it's a mixture of weirdo bass-heavy beats and dirty south swagger. Think I might be interviewing Mike about it for my next column.

Here's the latest http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13384-dont-die/

Those Militia Gang Starr tracks used to be my favourites, I'm curious how an album-long collab will go down.

The single sounds decent.

Finally.

The first tune is vg but seems to go downhill from there.

Obv it's no longer an original sound, but I'd still rock a disc of Premier beats (and cuts) anyday. But yeah, overall it's no brilliant.

Two artists who I really couldn't give a shit if the music they are making is 'current' or 'trendy', and neither can most of their fans I imagine. I think it's pretty much a given that they'd still make a great 10-12 track album together.

Lets be fair though, Primo's earned the right to do whatever the fuck he wants.

so in this case... Kendrick Lamar. Beat is fresh though.

Any links to tracks?

I really liked killer Mikes album from last year too but it kind of flew under the radar. I like his energy as a rapper.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6Fy7cToNyA

but I liked the other tune they had out a couple of months ago. Will definitely check the full project

http://starlito.bandcamp.com/album/mental-warfare

Digging it on first listen. Cool to hear him over chilled out DJ Burn One beats.

I'll have to get on this. One of his best tapes was all Burn One: http://www.datpiff.com/Starlito-Renaissance-Gangster-mixtape.102287.html Its ace.

still my favourite of his really

http://liluglymane.bandcamp.com/album/mista-thug-isolation

Really feeling this, dispite the name and the fact it feels like hip-hop-hipstergeddon haha.

But this is pretty lazy Kanye West material:

http://soundcloud.com/djrellyrell/kanye-west-big-sean-pusha-t-dj

Hit Boy supplies a decent beat, but this is 2010's era Kanye on complete autopilot for me. Excuse me, is you sayin' something?

Really liking it. The production is a bit different and slightly more understated than some of his recent stuff. There's the tidy keys and drums and this underlying horn (maybe guitar slide, sounds like some brass to me) which perfectly resonates with his flow. And it's a fine flow too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2u0sH8QB2Q

Sometimes I listen to him and think he's just taking the piss (Wild Boy) and other times I quite like his stamp (Half Naked, Almost Famous). But listen to a track that's put out recently (not sure if it's album or mixtape material): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugaMFTT2q5w

And hark back to Foals' track Electric Bloom: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1n7CwuWIa4 the first line of which reminds me a lot of MGK's chorus sung by Cassie. "This is a, this is a warning shot. Your final call."

Warning Shot was on Rage Pack but without Cassie featuring. Livvi Franc is on vocals and the line is as ascertainable.

It's pretty good. "Bitch I'm Lugubrious" has to be the best song title of the year.

a) The new El-P record
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6NVW93Jibo

b) The new Killer Mike record, produced by El-P. This is quite a funny little video. El-P is my favourite dude on twitter. Nice to see he's just the same IRL. So pysched about him playing Paris at the end of May.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4666AaZCwE&feature=youtu.be

ha

I've got these nailed on as 2 of the best albums of the year... Released in consecutive weeks iirc too. It's nice to see Killer Mike getting some wider recognition, Pl3dge was sick, but I think this will be on another level.

In terms of chart topping rap

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFibI_1ZPV4

I've heard the KM/EP album, and it's probably my favorite hip hop album of the year so far alongside the Ka's Grief Pedigree. Can't wait for people to hear it!

The El-P record is bound to be killer as well. So you should pump this shit like they do in the fuuuture!

<3 great track

I really like it.

http://blog.peasncarrotsintl.com/post/20790939643/caseyveggies-today-is-the-day-5-years-in-the

Earl Sweatshirt on the PNCINTLOFWGKTA song too. but some really nice beats and songs throughout the tape.

Interested in keeping an eye on these guys after that Survival Tactics track.

http://indy.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/16718/capital_steez_amerikkkan_korruption.html

Bunch of famous beats and a couple of Joey Bada$$ productions.

that wasn't meant to be a reply to Casey, but I'm gonna check that tonight hopefully.

quite a subtle tape, definitely grows and grows

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOsUwLAtPq4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F0yRjm_d6s

Any Spotify playlists about of the best of the year so far?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xZcXEbU_Uw&feature=related
I've only recently discovered him, his flow and wordplay is nice.

'Leave ya melon leaking like breastfeeding'! will have to grab the 'korruption' mixtape when I get home - some nice production credits from what I can see.

but so much stuff isn't on there (mixtapes and stuff mainly) it wasn't really worth it. It's also been a bit of a slow start to the year in my opinion. I've mainly been catching up on stuff I missed last year.

Other than Schoolboy, top 3 for me would be:

Shady Blaze- 'The Grind, Hustle & Talent'
Ka- 'Grief Pedigree'
Gangrene- 'Vodka and Ayahuasaka'

And after that these are definitely worth checking out:
Boldy James- Consignment
BIG K.R.I.T- '4eva and a Day'
Action Bronson- 'Blue Chips'
Stalley- 'Savage Journey to the American Dream'
Odd Future- 'O.F Tape Vol. 2' (if you dig those guys)

Should be loads more stuff out over the next month or so though, I expect big things from El-P, Killer Mike, Curren$y and Kendrick Lamar (for me, Lamar's has the potential to be album of the year based on the first two singles).

Sorry for lack of description and stuff, will come back to it, but right now I need to get some z's.

Pretty cool song in itself (non hip-hop track warning.)

Twin Sister- Meet The Frownies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-F7AS-Xhus

but yeah, really gotta sleep now

It's actually Capital Steez, I just made a type-o in my post.

The mixtape is pretty nice, mainly familiar beats, but good selections nonetheless.

There's a bunch of stuff coming out in the next few months which should be killer. I reckon it's gonna be a really strong rap year actually.

Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg included a hauntingly lifelike hologram of 2Pac in their set:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULrFtjaixbY

Not sure if I think this is cool or just really weird... definitely puts a lump in the stomach.

Great stuff, I'll rifle through that lot

That is actually mental, my spine tingled at the end! Also I got that casey veggies mistape yesterday it is brilliant.
Can I also suggest YG feat DJ Mustard-4Hunnid Degreez (mixtape)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cAR-Pc91XA

I'm just glad I wasn't in the crowd tripping on something, it would've fucked me up... But they couldn't really play a set like that without a tribute, and it's a pretty sick way of doing it.

Favourite track?

Can't C Me for me

!!!!!!!!!!!

although Im not big on the new KRIT or the Shady Blaze. Krit may yet grow on me, but I decided I don't like Shady Blaze, he just raps really fast but not ever really on point.

It Aint Easy or Heartz of Men maybe. Fav single would have to be How Do You Want It.

good for nostalgia trippin for sure.

E-40 doing an album with Too $hort, D.I.T.C. recording a second record (Big L to appear in hologram form?), K.R.I.Ts awesome KRITWuzHere & ReturnOf4Eva to get physical release, Cam'Ron releasing a shit load of cast-offs on twitter.

Because it's so hard..

Old School
Heartz of Men
I Get Around
Out on Bail
Temptations

isn't a flop.. will be hard to fill the gap left by Big L. On tracks like Day One and Thick the burst of energy L delivers in comparison to the others is immense..

You mind linking up any good ones on here? I decided a couple months ago that I don't need (much) twitter in my life.

hip-hop history lesson.

Number one samples The Prodigy's No Good, and isn't particularly worthwhile imo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQBVZDWvTtM

I'll keep track of it though... Knowing Cam there will be a few gems, which I'll happily drop here.

We'll see.

Even without L, it's a still a decent crew... but yeah, not exactly controversial to say he was my favourite member.

come on Cam...

So it may just be only like one or two out of 30.

and I think this single is pretty lovely. Check:

http://lwhmusic.bandcamp.com/track/regulate-ur-gat

http://donkypitch.tumblr.com/post/21016398961/transition

Would love to hear Mondre and Squadda over that.

http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4144787-champion-sound-6--feat-killer-mike

Killer Mike interview + some thoughts on a few recent mixtapes.

i got that french montana and coke boys-coke boys 3 mixtape the other day, seems pretty good, beats remind me of T.I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdA-36hI4ik
track off that mixtape, thought I should link something off it

I wish it had more Harry Fraud beats, but these will do. cb2 was top 5 for me last year.

Brilliant. You were with him when he died though...

havent heard cb2 must check it out, liking cb3, everywhere we go, ghostbuster, ballin and tap that are favourites. Got that spaceghostpurrp god of black tape earlier, like it so far too, looking forward to the album. Also saw this ASAP Rocky video earlier with snippets of the single 'goldie' off his album, sounds really good, that's probably the release I'm most looking forward to this year, but of course there are always surprises! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4Jy9MklrtA

already dropped.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTam9dWVMqw

Pretty standard ASAP fare imo, I like it but everything he does seems to be reliably solid but never too memorable.

https://twitter.com/#!/HologramTupac/status/193047640857001984

http://youtu.be/3ZV1wyDnmFE <3 that old school flair

Mush Millions and Twista
http://youtu.be/svfClcUNAWU damn

I Self Divine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbXXnkkrNMI

Liking some of that Cassie Veggies and Stalley tapes too

http://mishkanyc.bandcamp.com/album/51

listening to it now for the first time - seems alright - pretty good, quite laid back production, actual rapping (unlike that shitty 'experimental' one he did earlier this year), a load of Green Ova/Main Attrakionz verses

yeah it's quite alright so far