As I’m sure you know, MCA of the Beastie Boys sadly passed away this past Friday. In memory of the late MCA, DJ M-Rock has put together a 39-track mixtape covering the best of the Beastie Boys’ extensive catalogue. From “Paul Revere”, to “No Sleep Till Brooklyn”, to “Sure Shot”, to “Root Down”, to “Body Movin”, to “Intergalactic”, to “Brass Monkey”, to “Sabotage”, they’re all there. Give it a listen and download it below. Hit the skip to check out the full tracklist.
Here it is, the long awaited & highly anticipated Dreamchasers 2 mixtape. The list of features seems endless with the likes of Rick Ross, Wale, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz, Mac Miller, Big Sean and more. Production on the mixtape comes from heavy hitting with names like Jahlil Beats, All Star, Cardiak, and The Beat Bully who lend their talents. Need I say more? download link is down below & let us know your thoughts on the mixtape !
Download: Meek Mill – Dreamchasers 2 from Datpiff
Alternate Download: Meek Mill – DreamChasers 2 from Mediafire
SonReal just dropped his highly-anticipated Words I Said mixtape today, and it does not disappoint. Once again, the Vancouver artist proves that he deserves to be taken seriously in the rap game, with complex rhyme schemes and just damn good rapping. Words I Said is 18 tracks long, and deep: not many filler tracks here. Early favourites are “Intro/No Not Really”, “Alone”, “Back Home”, “Celebrate”, the Muneshine-produced “Feel It”, and the Dilla-produced “I Know I Never Say This”. We also get an early leak of “Extra Extra”, off his upcoming Good News album, which goes hard. Check out the tracklist and stream/download Words I Said below.
Odditorium is a 4 track EP by rap duo Gangrene. Gangrene features rappers/producers The Alchemist and Oh No. Al and Oh No deliver quality verses throughout the EP over their own beats. The production is definitely unique, but dope nonetheless. Preview the track “Walk Hard” before downloading the full EP below. Also if you dig this project you might want to check out Vodka & Ayahuasca on iTunes.
Fresh off the heels of their full-length opus “Vodka & Ayahuasca,” The Alchemist and Oh No are back, bringing their Gangrene noise on a whole other level. The “Odditorium” EP begins where “Vodka & Ayahuasca” left off, with Al and Oh lyrically blessing the masses over gritty, psychedelic rock-tinged beats.
Download: Gangrene – Odditorium EP
Sometimes, all you need is some good instrumentals to listen to. Luckily, Bronx duo Ivy-League Zombie (Tut-Piece and Roku) come through with Cheap Sake; 100 Yen. Clocking in at around 40 minutes of nonstop beats, this was the perfect music I needed for studying today. If you’re looking for background music, Cheap Sake; 100 Yen definitely fits the bill, though that’s not to say the music doesn’t deserve to be paid attention to in its own right. Both Tut-Piece and Roku do a great job of carefully crafting a fusion of hip-hop, jazz, funk, and soul into the beat tape, creating a good amount of diversity among their beats. My only wish is that each beat was its own separate song. Instead, we get two songs, representing each beatmaker’s work. Stream and download Cheap Sake; 100 Yen below.
Fresh off 4/20, DJ Clockwork & producer Treejay bring us The Grow Op. with artists featured such as Mac Miller, Smoke DZA, and Sir Michael Rocks (to name a few) the mixtape has great appeal through variety of style. It definitely has a relaxed vibe throughout and is a great listen for fans of the many producers and rappers on the project.
Featured production from Big Jerm, Cookin Soul & HD bring a high quality sound, that many “typical weed songs” lack. Be sure to check out the two early favorites I had “The Grow Up” by Mac Miller & “We Get High” by Sir Michael Rocks. Also, download of the mixtape is below with streams of my early favorites.
Play: Mac Miller – The Grow Up
Play: Sir Michael Rocks – We Get High
Download: Treejay & DJ Clockwork – The Grow Op: Official 4/20 Mixtape
Toronto rap group Citizen Kane and TopLeft Recordings have teamed up to release the Scartown Unreleased Classics mixtape. Citizen Kane will be performing in London this Thursday alongside Parrish Smith (PMD of EPMD) and Angerville as part of The Come Up Show’s 5 Year Anniversary Celebration. Here’s what Citizen Kane had to say about the mixtape:
“Scartown Unreleased Classics is a collection of songs we recorded from the years 2001 to 2005, which was never released. At that time Citizen Kane was on the verge of making a major impact in the underground hip-hop community worldwide, but we were confronted with obstacles from the music industry that believed we were a little too “Street” and not friendly enough for the Canadian radio. Refusing to follow the commercial sound that was becoming more popular at the time, we recorded melodic tracks with hard but poetic lyrics, staying true the gritty style of music that made Citizen Kane unique. There is two albums worth of material in this album, which is mixed by DJ Law with appearances from PeepSho, Califate, Stitch 7 and many more artists we were working with at the time. The production is from Big Sproxx, Down to Earth, Product, Dungenetics and Lost Info. There are also tracks that include R.P., who left the group at that time for personal reasons, never to return, putting the music on hold for a good time. If ya love hip-hop in its purest and realest form, you will love this album. It is a piece of Canadian music history from a group that laid the foundation for Canadian hip-hop today. This is the album they never wanted you to hear.”
Download: Citizen Kane – “Scartown Unreleased Classics” (via HipHopCanada)
Today is a big day for Canadian Hip-Hop as Toronto native JD Era drops off his highly anticipated mixtape, No Handouts . If you’ve been following TCUS and are aware of the Toronto hip-hop scene, then JD Era should definitely be a name you are familiar with. If not, then No Handouts is the perfect way for you to get acquainted. When JD Era became the first signee to Raekwons Ice H20 label we knew there would be big things to come in the future. Earlier this year The Come Up Show caught up with JD and Raekwon to discuss their partnership and the opportunities that are about to come JD’s way. No Handouts shows how far JD Era has come as an artist. The ‘tape features top-notch production by the likes of Lex Luger, Rich Kidd, 9th Wonder, Beat Merchant and more. As well as some special features including Raekwon and Mac Miller. Download link below. Also be sure to check out this dope video released today on “A Day in the Life of JD Era”.
Download: JD Era – No Handouts
Raheem is an 18 year old artist from Toronto that is about to make some serious noise with his second official mixtape Never Enough: LoveTalentPlay. Raheem’s music is a blend of rap and r&b, and with many rappers adopting this style it becomes easy for comparisons to be made. But Raheem is able to make his sound his own, giving us something new and exciting. I’m really digging this project and with Raheem being only 18, the sky is the limit for the Toronto native. Check out the official video for “For You” which can be found on Never Enough: LoveTalentPlay. Stream or purchase the full 17-track album below.
Raheem writes and composes his music by himself. His inspiration comes from everything that surrounds him, mainly people, situations and attitudes that he encounters, thus making his music feel relative to anyone who hears it.
Termanology released “50 Bodies Pt. 4″ a massive 50-song-mixtape today. Term gave us a short freestyle earlier as a teaser, inspired by the day. Dude definitely spits some hot lines in the short freestyle so be sure to check it out. As well, download the mixtape below.
Play: Termanology – Friday the 13th (ALC Freestyle)
Download: 50 Bodies Pt. 4
“Chapter 86: The Blind Art Collector” is the latest from Sean Brown, and my introduction the emcee/producer. With 11 of 12 of the tracks being produced by Sean, the mixtape definitely showcases his talents as a producer and is worth downloading for that reason alone. Not to mention the lyricism this guy spits is on point also, fitting his tailor made beats quite well.
Featuring the likes of Jon Connor, Glasses Malone & Kid Ink among others, Chapter 86: The Blind Art Collector is a great listen and streams of a couple early favorites are available below, as well as a download link.
Play: Hip Hop Sh t ft. Jon Connor
Play: Cold Rock ft. Kid Ink
Download: Sean Brown – Chapter 86: The Blind Art Collector
