You call that a mixtape?
What does the term mixtape mean to you? If your a real 80′s baby, meaning you grew listening to music in the 80′s and 90′s, then it’s means just what the word says, a mix tape. Their is a mixture of GOOD old or new music on that tape. Well today tapes are obsolete and CD making has become so wide spread and cheap that anyone can make a “mixtape” but should we really call it that. Real mixtapes are a dying breed in the hip hop industry. Back in the 90′s it was the best way to hear the new music from your favorite or up and coming rappers from big name DJ’s like DJ Clue, Tony Touch, Kayslay or Cutmaster C just to name a few. Those mixtapes had actual mixing, blending and scratching by the DJ’s. Those mixtapes made you feel like the party was right in the deck and the DJ was going to play only the best music. Today’s “mixtapes” I would say fall into two categories. First their are the “Internet DJ’s” who take a few new songs from the big name artists (even if the songs aren’t good) a few new tracks they think people will like because a big name artist is on it (but it’s still a suspect song) and a few freestyles from any artist they can find and call this a mixtape. No real flow to the music, no mixing of the tracks or blending it all together, no feeling that their was any effort behind the “mixtape”. The second type is the “Artist Mixtape” where either the rapper puts out the CD or a DJ hosts it (for a fee). This has actually become the mixtape staple today not an actual mix of music but a single artist putting out a collection of their latest pre-album tracks or freestyles. I have to admit that back when 50 Cent set the mixtape game on fire with his collection of freestyle CD’s it seemed the way to go but now with easy Internet access and the right amount of money you can buy yourself a “mixtape” and put it all over the web. Don’t get me wrong their are still some real mixtape DJ’s out there that I don’t want to offend but the term mixtape is being used too loosely. Next time lets try something like “pre-album” or project or independent album/release or even the always classic term demo. If I wanted to hear just one good song every couple of tracks I would turn on the radio. Mixtape Torrent has been my go to site for mixtapes for years and I have seen it go from real DJ mixtapes to “internet DJ” mixtapes to now being mostly artist “‘mixtapes”. Who else wants the real mixtapes to come back?
We The Best! DJ Khaled brings you the best again
DJ Khaled keeps bringing you the hits each and every time he drops an album or collaborates with his teams Maybach Music Group or YMCMB. This CD is like a 2012 All Star squad with the newest hit artists (Meek Mill, Ace Hood, Future, Nicki Minaj, J. Cole, Big K.R.I.T., Kendrick Lemar, Big Sean, Wiz Khalifa, French Montana, 2 Chainz, Wale, Tyga, Mack Maine & Kirko Bangz) and mixed with the big established artists (Lil Wayne, T.I., Kanye West, Rick Ross, Scarface, Nas, DJ Premier & Jadakiss). For a compilation with such talent this is good album. The production is there with all the best producers (Jahlil Beats, Hit Boy, The Runners, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, DJ Premier, Boi-1da & DJ Toomp) including DJ Khaled himself of course. Its hard not to find a few songs on here that end up on your summer playlist. I guess DJ Khaled was right “We The Best” because he brought you the best.
Best Tracks: I Wish You Would, Take It To The Head, They Ready, Hip Hop
Notable Mention: Shout Out To The Real, Bitches & Bottles, I Did It For My Dawgz
1. “Shout Out to the Real” (Feat. Meek Mill, Ace Hood and Plies) (Produced by Jahlil Beats/Co-Produced by DJ Khaled)
2. “Bitches & Bottles (Let’s Get It Started)” (Feat. Lil Wayne, T.I. and Future) (Produced by Mike Will)
3. “I Wish You Would” (Feat. Kanye West and Rick Ross) (Produced by Hit Boy)
4. “Take It to the Head” (Feat. Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, and Lil Wayne) (Produced by The Runners/Co-Produced by DJ Khaled)
5. “They Ready” (Feat. J. Cole, Big K.R.I.T. and Kendrick Lamar) (Produced by J. Cole)
6. “I’m So Blessed” (Feat. Big Sean, Ace Hood, Wiz Khalifa and T-Pain) (Produced by K.E./Co-Produced by DJ Khaled)
7. ” Hip Hop” (Feat. Scarface, Nas and DJ Premier) (Produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League. Scratchesby DJ Premier)
8. “I Did It for My Dawgz” (Feat. Rick Ross, French Montana, Meek Mill and Jadakiss) (Produced by Beat Bully)
9. “I Don’t See Em” (Feat. Birdman, Ace Hood and 2 Chainz) (Produced by Detail)
10. “Don’t Pay 4 It” (Feat. Wale, Tyga, Mack Maine and Kirko Bangz) (Produced by The Runners)
11. “Suicidal Thoughts” (Feat. Mavado) (Produced by Boi-1Da)
12. “Outro (They Don’t Want War)” (Feat. Ace Hood) (Produced by DJ Toomp)
DJ Khaled ft Kanye West & Rick Ross – I Wish You Would (Official Video)
Styles P is living The Diamond Life
Styles P drops a mixtape that sounds like a pre-album with The Diamond Life Project. If you like the street talk that Styles P is known for then you will definitely enjoy this mixtape. Jadakiss is just a tease on this one because he is only on the skits. Styles does have a few features from French Montana, Pusha T, Uncle Murda, Bun B, Currensy, Raheem Devaughn, Trae The Truth & Fred The Godson.
Best Tracks: Gripping Over Here, YO Trill Sheet, Thru The Struggle, Throw Down
Notable Mention: Diamond Life, Keep Me High, The Myth
01 – Black Diamond Ft Jadakiss (Intro) (Prod By Poobs)
02 – Gripping Over Here Ft French Montana Pusha T (Prod By Jahlil Beats)
03 – Poppin Bottle Ft Uncle Murda (Prod By The Beat Bully)
04 – Yo Trill Sheet Ft Bun B (Prod By Lex Luger)
05 – Thru The Struggle Ft Currensy Raheem Devaughn (Prod By Thisisskymusic)
06 – Black Diamond 2 Ft Jadakiss (Skit)
07 – Diamond Life (Prod By Rahki)
08 – Keep Me High (Prod By Ted Smooth)
09 – Throw Down Ft Tre The Truth Fred The Godson (Prod By Vdonsoundz)
10 – Black Diamond 3 (Skit) (Prod By Poobs)
11 – The Myth (Prod By Alchemist)
DOWNLOAD: Styles P – The Diamond Life Project (Via Mixtape Torrent)
The Boss, Rick Ross, is back!
Rick Ross has been a force to be deal with in hip-hop today. He is connected with some of the hottest artists (Meek Mill, Wale, Young Money & much more) and definitely some of the hottest producers in the game. When Ross and DJ Khaled connect its almost a given hit. These guys know music and say what you want about them but they work hard and get results. This album was probably his best album to date and that just proves my point that Ross is running with the best of the best in the rap game. The features Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, Nas, Andre 3000, Ne-yo, Meek Mill, Omarion, Wale, Usher & John Legend all just speak for the great company Ross keeps.
Best Tracks: 3 Kings, So Sophisticated, Ten Jesus Pieces, Triple Beam Dream (BEST TRACK)
Notable Mention: Pirates, Sixteen, Hold Me Back, Ice Cold
1. Pray For Us
2. Pirates
3. 3 Kings feat. Dr. Dre & Jay-Z
4. Ashamed
5. Maybach Music IV feat. Ne-Yo
6. Sixteen feat. André 3000
7. Amsterdam
8. Hold Me Back
9. 911
10. So Sophisticated feat. Meek Mill
11. Presidential feat. Elijah Blake
12. Ice Cold feat. Omarion
13. Touch ‘N You feat. Usher
14. Diced Pineapples feat. Wale & Drake
15. Ten Jesus Pieces feat. Stalley
16. Triple Beam Dreams feat. Nas
17. Rich Forever feat. John Legend
Rick Ross – Hold Me Back (Official Video)
Busta Rhymes drops free “album”
Busta Rhymes has always been outside the box and this time he does it by releasing a “free album” on the internet. Could this be the new wave? or is it just a “mixtape” release? Mixtapes are basically albums anyway in today’s music industry, they just don’t have the large budget of advertisement behind them. Year Of The Dragon is the closest thing to an album that you can get so lets just leave it at that. This CD is tight! He has a list of guest appearances Rick Ross, Trey Songz, Gucci Mane, Lil Wayne, Cam’ron, Robin Thicke, Reek Da Villian, Vybz Kartel, Maino & Anthony Hamilton. Busta is back and might have just start a new trend. You’re all welcome!
Best Tracks: Pressure, Love-Hate, King Tut, Sound Boy, Wine & Go Down, Crazy
Notable Mention: I’m Talking To You, Make It Look Easy, Movie
01 I’m talking to you
02 Til we die (featuring Rick Ross & Trey Songz)
03 Do that thing
04 Make it look easy (featuring Gucci Mane)
05 Pressure (featuring Lil Wayne)
06 Love-Hate (featuring Robin Thicke)
07 Grind real slow
08 King Tut (featuring Reek Da Villian & J Doe)
09 Sound Boy (featuring Cam’ron)
10 Doin it again (featuring Reek Da Villian & Chanel Nicole)
11 Wine & go down (featuring Vybz Kartel)
12 Movie (featuring J Doe)
13 Crazy
14 Bleed the same blood (featuring Maino & Anthony Hamilton)
Busta Rhymes – King Tut (Official Video)
Mike Check releases the “Beast”
Last night I got to be a part of the video release party for Mike Check‘s newest creation “Beastly”. The video will blow you away! The production quality, the visuals, the make-up artists & body paints all come together very well. It just shows you how much can be done when you put that much work into a project even with a small budget. The track “Beastly” was produced by Will Guardian (@willguardian201 on Twitter) and matches Mike Check’s raw energy, stage presence and rhyme skills. When these two collaborate on a track its going to be a hit. Well enough talking here is the video enjoy and repost!
Nas – Life is Good (album review)
Finally its here and yes LIFE IS GOOD! Nas is back but not without some growth and maturity in his music. This album has everything from the God Son: classic raw rap, knowledge rap, r&b love tracks, & collabo tracks. Like I said Nas is back with growth so don’t be disappointed that its not the classic Nas you grew up on in the 90′s. If you want classic raw rap then Loco-motive (Large Professor), Back When, The Don, Nasty & The Black Bond are for you. If you want knowledge then you have World’s An Addiction(Anthony Hamilton), Daughters & You Wouldn’t Understand. Need that R&B love then you got Stay, Bye Baby, Roses & Where’s The Love. Can’t forget the collabs either for a little extra flavor to the mix Accident Murderers (Rick Ross), Reach Out (Mary J. Blige), Summer On Smash (Swizz Beatz, Miguel) & Cherry Wine (Amy Winehouse). Mix this all up and you have probably the best album by Nas since Stillmatic.
Best Tracks:Loco-Motive, A Queens Story, Accident Murders, Daughters, Summer On Smash, Back When, The Don
Notable Mention: You Wouldn’t Understand, Bye Baby, Roses, Where’s The Love
1. No Introduction (Produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League)
2. Loco-Motive feat. Large Professor (Produced by No I.D.)
3. A Queens Story (Produced by Salaam Remi)
4. Accident Murderers feat. Rick Ross (Produced by No I.D.)
5. Daughters (Produced by No I.D.)
6. Reach Out feat. Mary J. Blige (Produced by Salaam Remi, Rodney Jerkins, DJ Hot Day & Nas)
7. World’s An Addiction feat. Anthony Hamilton (Produced by Salaam Remi)
8. Summer On Smash feat. Miguel & Swizz Beatz (Produced by Swizz Beatz)
9. You Wouldn’t Understand feat. Victoria Monet (Produced by Buckwild)
10. Back When (Produced by No I.D.)
11. The Don (Produced by Salaam Remi, Heavy D & Da Internz)
12. Stay (Produced by No I.D.)
13. Cherry Wine feat. Amy Winehouse (Produced by Salaam Remi)
14. Bye Baby (Produced by Salaam Remi & 40)
15. Nasty (Produced by Salaam Remi)
16. The Black Bond (Produced by Salaam Remi)
17. Roses (Produced by Al Shux)
18. Where’s The Love feat. Cocaine 80s (Produced by No I.D.)
Peep the unreleased track below only available on Itunes
Nas – Trust (I-tunes Bonus track)
3 Kings! Ross, Dre & Jay!
Ok here is the latest leak track from the new Rick Ross album dropping July 31th God Forgives, I Don’t. This track has shows some serious potential for the album. Depends on who you ask but I see the 3 Kings of the Rap game from the three “coasts”. You get the typical verses from Ross and Dr. Dre but Jay-Z goes on a little freestyle at the end of the track. Check it out!
DJ Jazzy Jeff & Mick Boogie – Summertime Vol. 3 (Mixtape)
Summer is here and this is the perfect mixtape to put on and reminisce. We all know The Fresh Prince (Will Smith)and DJ Jazzy Jeff “Summertime” song so it was a classic mixtape in the making when Jeff joined forces with Mick Boogie. DJ Jazzy Jeff is a legendary DJ that has spent decades mixing up the best music out there but some of you might not know Mick Boogie. Mick has spent the past decade himself dropping some serious mixtapes with big name rappers to even just doing some heavy music production. Check out any mixtape site and you will see the list of mixtapes he has dropped. These two amazing DJ’s have combined for the third time to bring you yet another summer jam classic. Sit back and relax while they play the anthems to your summer time fun.
01 – Will Smith Summertime Intro
02 – Nina Simone Sinnerman
03 – Notorious Big Notorious Thugs
04 – Bone Thugs 1St Of The Month
05 – Beach Boys Surfin Usa
06 – Queen Latifah Just Another Day
07 – Maroon 5 Sunday Morning
08 – Bill Withers Lean On Me (Ffej Mix)
09 – Mary J Blige My Love Remix
10 – Mos Def Ms. Fat Booty (Ffej Mix)
11 – Jamiroquai Virtual Insanity
12 – Shanice I Love Your Smile
13 – Domino Getto Jam
14 – Chaka Khan Sweet Thing (Kon Remix)
15 – Little Brother Stylistics Lovin’ It
16 – A Tribe Called Quest 1Nce Again
17 – The Lox Ryde Or Die Chick
18 – Sugar Ray F Supercat Fly
19 – Michael Jackson Remember The Time (Mick’s Drummer Mix)
20 – Ll Cool J 6 Minutes Of Pleasure
21 – Cece Peniston Keep On Walkin’
22 – Positive K I Got A Man
23 – A Taste Of Honey Rescue Me
24 – Brand New Heavies Sometimes
25 – Nerd Run To The Sun
26 – Swv F Wu-Tang Clan Anything
27 – Maxwell Sumthin’ Sumthin’
28 – Stevie Wonder Living For The City
29 – Brothers Johnson I’ll Be Good To You
30 – Lauryn Hill Doo Wop (That Thing)
31 – Jay-Z Money Ain’t A Thing
32 – Eddie Kendricks You Need A Change
33 – Notorious Big Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems
34 – Portrait Here We Go
35 – Stevie Wonder That Girl
36 – Jackson 5 Dancing Machine (Big Trudys Dub)
37 – Ll Cool J Jingling Baby
38 – Michael Mcdonald Sweet Freedom
39 – Digital Underground Doowhutchyalike
40 – Neneh Cherry F Notorious Big Buddy X
41 – Tony Toni Tone Let’s Get Down
42 – Kris Kross F Supercat Alright
43 – Dj Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince As We Go
44 – The Honeydrippers Impeach The President
45 – Nice And Smooth Funky For You
46 – Gangstarr Dwyck
47 – Al Hirt Harlem Hendoo
48 – Busta Rhymes & Zhane It’s A Party
49 – Masta Ace The Inc Ride
50 – Epmd Please Listen To My Demo
51 – William Devaughn Thankful For What You Got
Downloads:
The Fresh Prince & DJ Jazzy Jeff – Summertime (Original Video)
50 is back again! NEW mixtape 5 (Murder By Numbers)
For the second time in the a little over a month 50 Cent is back with another mix, 5 (Murder by Numbers) (DOWNLOAD). Say what you want about him but he keeps pumping out the music. His production isn’t at the level he had with his first few albums but he still comes up with some good tracks regardless. He is also showing support to some new names to the game, Kidd Kidd, Hayes & Schoolboy Q. If numbers is the game then yes he can still murder the mixtape game.
Best Tracks: My Crown, Definition Of Sexy, Be My Bitch, Can I Speak To You
Notable Mentions: Business Mind, Turn The Lights On, Money
01 – My Crown
02 – Ny
03 – United Nations
04 – Business Mind (Ft Hayes)
05 – Roll That Shit (Ft. Kidd Kidd)
06 – Turn The Lights On
07 – Money
08 – Definition Of Sexy
09 – Be My Bitch (Ft Brevi)
10 – Can I Speak To You
50 Cent – My Crown Unofficial Video
