Pill x Needlz x Suzanne Vega

About a month old, but dope song regardless. Clever sample (with help from a semi-obscure sample). This will be stuck in your head for days. From the Pill x DJ Drama '1140: The Overdose' Gangsta Grillz Mixtape. Pill's first major label album 'The Medicine' coming soon.

Kid Fresh gassin' at the office!

A wandering homeless man Trayvon a.k.a. Kid Fresh came into our offices and blessed us with a quick-16 on top of an ILLFONICS beat! What you think?

Hit up Tray on facebook.

New Drake Single

Drake - Find Your Love (Prod. by Kanye West)

[DOWNLOAD]

Call it what you will (808s leftover perhaps?) but give it a few listens, it will sink in. You'll be bumpin' this by May 1, moneybackguarantee.

Land Of The Kings!!

U-N-I |MTV Music

Who said the music video was a dying art form? Well it won't be if artists like Kanye and U-N-I have anything to say about it. Apparently I missed this one the first time around, but oh well. I'm impressed how these guys always have the freshest vids. On a completely different vibe from their other recent (but equally excellent) video, Pulp Fiction, here they come with a wild trip to da beach! I'm gonna rock this one hard to try and keep the summer alive.

And if you're really diggin the steez, scoop up the Land Of The Kings gear here.

WILD FIRE mixtape!!

Just in time for the weekend...

The WILD FIRE mixtape [320kbps] by mixmason


The WILD FIRE mixtape is an aggressive mix, sneaking between the genres of electro, b'more club, hip-hop, dancehall, dubstep + a few others. Starring Kardinal Offishall, Pitbull, Drake & 61 other ferocious MCs from around the globe spittin' on top of insane, twisted beats.

A perfect mix for working out, partying in a basement, learning a new language or foolishly rapping along to while riding the train to work. Not recommended for listening if you're trying to sleep within a few hours.


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59 split tracks, in ZIP folder (320kbps)

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TRACKLISTING
1. Wild Fire Intro
2. Crookers f. Kardinal Offishall : Put Your Hands On Me
3. David Guetta : Sexy Bitch [Chuckie + Lil Jon RMX]
4. Tyrese f. Pitbull & Kardinal Offishall : Take Me Away [Logan De Gaulle Shut It Down RMX + CORI B'more Club RMX]
5. Steve Aoki f. Zuper Blahq : I'm In The House
6. Busy P : To Protect And Entertain [Crookers RMX]
7. J-WOW f. Aloe Blacc : Off With Ya Head
8. Stereoheroes f. Mic Terror : Juke Dem Hoes
9. Hollywood Holt : Hollywood [Fantastadon RMX]
10. DJ Class : I Dont Give A Fuck
11. DJ Excel : Sets Up [Rye Rye Hometown RMX]
12. Amanda Blank : Might Like You Better [Solly RMX]
13. Day26 f. Jermaine Dupri : Need That
14. The Pharcyde f. Wale : Soul Flower [Aaron LaCrate & Debonair Samir RMX]
15. Kardinal Offishall : Clear
16. Nina Sky : On Some Bullshit
17. Big Dope P : Back To Da Old Future [Twist it! B'More RMX]
18. M.I.A. : Bucky Down Gun [Count Effectz 'Bust The Trumpet' Baltimore]
19. Pitbull : Juice Box
20. Chavy Boys + Uncle Jesse : Baltimore Lesson
21. Verse Simmonds + DJ Smiles : Buy U A Round [White Light RMX]
22. Busy Signal f. Chi Ching : I Just Wanna Fuck [DJayCee B'more Blend]
23. Spank Rock : Rick Rubin [Leg-No RMX]
24. Kid Sister : Right Hand Hi [Kingdom RMX]
25. David Guetta f. KiD CuDi : Memories
26. Pitbull f. Akon : Shut It Down
27. Buraka Som Sistema : IC19 [A1 Bassline RMX]
28. Pitbull + Jumpsmokers : Now You See It
29. Fort Knox Five : Killa Soundboy [Sub Swara Remix]
30. MJ Cole f. Serocee : AO [MJ's Open Your Gob Dubb]
31. DJ Skeet Skeet : Ahhhh Yeaaaaa
32. Major Lazer : Pon De Floor [Crystal Vision RMX]
33. Maxwell D f. Lil Silva : Blackberry Hype
34. Udachi + Jubilee : Paypur
35. Major Lazer : Zumbi [Nujax RMX]
36. Diplo + Laidback Luke : Hey!
37. Amanda Blank f. Spank Rock : Gimme What U Got
38. Major Lazer f. Ricky Blaze + Nina Sky : Keep It Goin Louder
39. Zomby f. Ponglove : Kuduro Rumours [Buraka Som Sistema RMX]
40. Mexican Institute Of Sound : Cumbia [Deathface Remix]
41. Eve : Me N My
42. Bassnectar : Cozza Frenzy
43. U-N-I f. Theo : Drive By
44. Sol.iLLaquists Of Sound : Marvel
45. Caspa f. MC Dynamite : The TakeOver
46. Wyld Money f. Junior Reid : We Run The Night
47. Maino f. Mavado : Where I'm From
48. Drake : Forever [Inst + Komplex RMX]
49. Lil Wayne : I'm Going In
50. Chris Brown f. Lil Wayne + Swizz Beatz : I Can Transform Ya
51. Rock City f. Chris Brown : Ransom Freestyle
52. Fat Joe f. Swizz Beatz : Blackout
53. Jay-Z : D.O.A [Chase & Status RMX]
54. A-Trak f. Lupe Fiasco : Me & My Sneakers
55. Fabolous f. Ryan Leslie + Keri Hilson : Everything, Everyday, Everywhere
56. Trey Songz f. Fabolous : Say Aah
57. Drake f. John Legend : What You Want [DJ Noodles Blend]
58. Jay-Z f. Drake + Atiba : Off That [Jamerican RMX]
59. Michael Jackson : Never Can Say Goodbye [Beatnick + K-Salaam RMX] ((tribute to MJ + AM))

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4 New Mixtapes! WILD FIRE on the way!

By this weekend, I will be releasing my new project: the WILD FIRE mixtape

In preparation, I'm blastin y'all off with some of the new mixtapes I've been rockin' lately:

Drake x DJ Noodles - Ready To Fly [download]
This is a blendtape, of many different Drizzy joints, mostly from So Far Gone, but also including Forever. I know what you're thinking...blends = lame. But please check this one out. The instrumentals are themed / chosen for a reason, and all of the songs seem to have an awesome energy to them. Whether you've bought into Drake yet, pick this up.

Beatnick & K-Salaam - Never Can Say Goodbye [download]
Amazingly soulful, yet hip & current remixers revitalizing hits from the likes of Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye & Stevie Wonder. If you've ever been to one of my gigs, you've definitely heard one of these joints in the early hours. Download now.

Dubstep LA - Embrace The Renaissance Vol. 1 [download]
Mainly-West-Coast-MCs, rhymin on top of some sick dubstep from international producers like Chase & Status. Some crazy joints on here. If you're not down with dubstep yet, get familiar! (c) clintonsparks

Jay-Z x Dilla - What If Dilla Produced The Blueprint [download]
Pretty self explanatory. Someone mixed some dope Dilla instrumentals under the Blueprint Acapella album. Very interesting concept, because lots of these Dilla beats surpass the Timbo + Kanye beats that ended up making the album.

Enjoy!!

Pill - Glass [VIDEO]

Some new heat from one of the hottest unsigned acts in the game, period. Trap Goin Ham was a dope video, and this builds on the same 'straight from the ghetto, filmed in the ghetto' perspective. Definitely keep your eyes and ears open for this guy in the future!

New track from PILL. Shot on the streets of Atlanta's 4th Ward Neighborhood. Be on the lookout for PILL'S New Mixtape: 4075 The Refill. Video Directed by Zach Wolfe and Edited by Sumner Demoura.

Jay-Z BP3 First Thoughts

After reading commentary at Notes From A Different Kitchen, I decided to also comment on my initial reaction to The Blueprint 3. This is more of a response, so read that post first.

First off, I love the album after a few listens and I'm actually glad Jay's TRYING to open himself up a bit. And I do agree, Grizzly Bear and Empire of the Sun may be a bit of indie cop outs due to how popular each one is in their own right.

BUT, what I really enjoyed reading was Hov's discussion about how he's trying to get the community of hip-hop artists AS A WHOLE to step their game up with new sounds and experimental ideas (like a few are already doing). Can't find the exact quote I'm referencing, but one part of the interview is here. I can definitely see value in his statements that certain indie bands like MGMT are stealing music heads AWAY from hip-hop, and hip-hop needs to keep movin and shakin to keep things interested and gaining new fans.

I do agree with NFADK's point about HE'S not the one who should be rhymin over these beats, but I see it as he's doin it as a leader in the genre that many up-n-comin artists try to mimick every single day.

More critique to come on individual tracks, as there's some good stuff to talk about here..

Review: Rize

"The first time I saw Dragon get krump, I thought he was on drugs" -Dragon's mother

So I am fully aware I'm almost a full 4 years behind the ball on this one, but I have a feeling not everyone knows about this amazing film yet. Although Rize (originally a documentary-short named Krumped) is based on the same geographic location (South-Central LA) as Made In America, the moving documentary which premiered this summer, the sets of real-life characters (and I mean characters literally) in each, are consciously different. And that is the whole point of Rize - to focus on those who decided to not follow down the traditional path of gang violence, yet maintained a sense of identity, brotherhood, and creativity - all without having much money or many options to do so.

Simply because Rize was directed by David LaChapelle, one of the most well-known music video directors of all time, you can pretty much assume a killer soundtrack and amazing dancing visuals. And it does not disappoint.

The musical authenticity was certainly present, with hard-hitting original beats coming from two local music-makers, Flii Stylz and Red Ronin. Just as raw and uncut as krumping is a dance style, the in-your-face street hip-hop matched its intensity. The beats were often uptempo and bass-driven, but were sometimes deliberately slowed. The imagry of some of the fastest, fiercest dancing you've ever seen in your life matched with a 70-bpm track is definitely an overall highlight.

Amazingly - in what I suspect was David LaChapelle calling in some favors - the source music included tracks from 2Pac & Elton John, Dizzee Rascal (ok...ok, he was relatively unknown at the time), Christina Aguilera, Planet Asia and Lauryn Hill. Along with the surprisingly emotional score, the music did its job very well both lyrically and sonically to accompany the highs and lows of the characters. And believe me, there were plenty of each extreme.

My very favorite part of the movie is not exactly the music itself, but in the way the music moves the krumpers. From what I can take from it, krumping is basically the act of not-giving-a-f*ck, allowing the music to bind with your soul, and just letting your body do its thing. Not a process you can learn, just something that either comes naturally for some. I'm kind of envious...

Highly recommended. Netflix or buy it. Now.

bonus mp3: from Rize's end credits: 2Pac & Elton John - Ghetto Gospel [download mp3]

OBAMIX

My man DJ SourMilk created this dope megamix of Barack Obama victory related bangers. This ish is on heavy rotation on Power106 in LA. Peep the tracklist and download!!

http://www.zshare.net/audio/50938901f08f5f5c/

Chris Rock Introduction
2Pac - Changes
Nas - Black President
Common/Will.i.am - I Have A Dream
Kanye West/Adam Levine - Heard 'Em Say
T-Pain/Diddy/Mary J. Blige/Akon - Change
Nas/Lauryn Hill - If I Ruled The World
Jay-Z - Jockin Jay-Z
Jay-Z - P.S.A.
Ludacris - Politics As Usual
Common - The People
Jay-Z - Encore (Inst)
'Yes We Can' Outro