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APOLLO BROWN MINI-MIX (MIXED BY TREETOPS)

TreeTops comes with a dope mix of Apollo Brown-produced tracks for your listening pleasure. Stream and download link below. If you’re diggin’ what you’re hearing be sure to pre-order Apollo Brown’s instrumental album Clouds on iTunes here.

APOLLO BROWN MINI-MIX [DOWNLOAD]

Tags: Apollo Brown, CLOUDS, Danny Brown, DETROIT, Diamond District, DUDLEY PERKINS, MAGESTIKLEGEND, MARVWON, MELLO MUSIC, TREETOPS

VIDEO: MAGESTIK LEGEND – ALL EYE KNOW

From his debut album The Great Escape Detroit emcee Magestik Legend drops this video highlighting his song “All Eye Know”. This earnest piece paints the portrait of one mans understanding of his circumstances and environment, and creating beauty and life from the slums around him. Produced by Astronote and 14K.

MAGESTIK LEGEND – ALL EYE KNOW [DOWNLOAD]

Tags: 14K, Astronote, BUFF1, DETROIT, MAGESTIK LEGEND

VIDEO: RO SPIT – TOO EASY (DIRECTED BY DAVY GREENBERG)

Cool visuals for Ro Spit’s “Too Easy”, directed by Mr. Davy Greenberg. Shouts to Josh the Baker too, I see you good sir! Indulge!

Tags: Davy Greenberg, DETROIT, Josh The Baker, RO SPIT

HOUSE SHOES PRESENTS CHANES::AN EXPERIMENT IN INSTRUMENTATION

When Our brother Shoes co-signs a project… pay attention!

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(C’mon Son! You knew damn well outta all the cuts on here I’d pick the one entitled Darth Vader)

Chanes takes us on his journey through space & sound with this Experiment In Instrumentation, matter of fact… I’ll let him tell it…

An Experiment in Instrumentation is definitely one of the stand outs among the beat tapes in my opinion. There is not many words to describe the tape. There is also no lane it can be categorized in. Its a step in a new direction. A step of growth in my production. And most importantly, it’s new material for my people. Enjoy, & all feedback is appreciated.

DOWNLOAD |  HOUSE SHOES PRESENTS CHANES::AN EXPERIMENT IN INSTRUMENTATION [BANDCAMP]

Tags: CHANES, DETROIT, HOUSE SHOES

DANNY BROWN – THE HYBRID

I rap like I bet my life, cuz in all actuality , nigga I DID!

I been waiting for Danny Brown‘s album since he said he only fuckin with “hoes that like lesbians”. Unfortunately it dropped the day I headed out to SXSW, but when I returned it’s all I been bumping since. This whole album from top to bottom shits on all! Call me partial to the D sound or the artists the gritty city produces or what have you & I don’t give a flying fuck. THIS SCHITT IS DOPER THAN DOPE!!! Every damn song got quoteables for daze on end & the beats are banging like crip affiliated elephants™. nuff talk. peep then get.

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Oh..oh oh….OH! Super jedi respecognition to Rappers I Know for always being the first to show love to The Hybrid! I SEE Y’ALL!!

DOWNLOAD DANNY BROWN – THE HYBRID [BANDCAMP]

Tags: 14KT, Chuck Inglish, Danny Brown, DANNY! SWAIN, Denmark Vessey, DETROIT, FRANK DUKES, mainframe, Mosel, NICK SWEED, QUELLE, RAPPERS I KNOW, SLOPFUNKDUST, THE D

DJ HEAD & PROOF W.E.G.O. MIXTAPE

So I finally stopped screwing around long enough to drop this gem that House Shoes let go on Twitter yesterday. Crazy dope 1996 mixtape from Proof with some serious gems on it  (can you say Notorious B.I.G. over J Dilla beats?). No artwork and no real tracklist, just 37 tracks of pure awesome. Download link below.

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DOWNLOAD: DJ Head & Proof – W.E.G.O. Mixtape (Usershare)

Tags: 5-Elementz, DETROIT, DJ HEAD, J DILLA, NOTORIOUS BIG, OUTKAST, PHAT KAT, PROOF, SLUM VILLAGE, WEGO

ELZHI – THE LEFTOVERS UNMIXED TAPE

From the time I was introduced to him on Jay Dee’s Welcome 2  Detroit I’ve been convinced that eLZhi is one of the coldest emcees out and this compilation does nothing but support that belief. Excellent opportunity for anyone who isn’t already privy to his illy to get  familiar.

Enough babble go download.  Tracklist after jump.

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DOWNLOAD:  eLZhi -  The  Leftovers (Direct)

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Tags: DETROIT, ELZHI, THE LEFTOVERS

ALMIGHTY DREADNAUGHTZ & GUILTY SIMPSON PRESENT ARES

Shout out to Bitter Beet for shooting this to our email today! This is damn good! From the D to YOU! The Almighty Dreadnaughtz & Guilty Simpson give us ARES – A Red Eye Smokin’ mixtape featuring Kriz Steel, Supa Emcee, Cysion and more.

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DOWNLOAD ARES [INTERACTIVOS]

Tags: ALMIGHTY DREADNAUGHTZ, CYSION, DETROIT, GUILTY SIMPSON, KRIZ STEEL, OZNOH, SUPA EMCEE

PPP LIVE TONIGHT!!! [SF]

Tonight in SF, Detroit-based hip hop and R&B group composed of producer Waajeed and multi-instrumentalist Saadiq known as PPP is back in San Francisco like you have never seen them before.  Accompanying band leader Waajeed and Saadiq will be drums, bass, Keys and two vocalists by the name of Coultrain and Monica Blair featured from the new PPP album.
This is the live show, that if haven’t seen, has killed stages Worldwide. Blind I fave Trackademicks will be opening up along with 10.A.K. & TAP.10 More info after the jump!

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Tags: 10.A.K., DETROIT, G-WREX, PLATINUM PIED PIPERS, PPP, SAADIQ, SAN FRANCISCO, TAP.10, THE BANGERZ, TRACKADEMICKS, UNIVERSAL GRAMMAR, WAAJEED

COOL PEOPLE YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT IF YOU ALREADY DIDN’T: WRIGHTRAX

For those of you who are unfamiliar with these two dudes here an opportunity to get acquainted with them. Two cats out of Detroit (which has been churning out quite a bit of quality music as of late if I might say) doing some big things on the production tip. You may already be familiar with the work they did with G.O.O.D. Music artist Big Sean (see Getcha’ Some). One of which – Deuce – happens to be a fellow brother of the struggle, no growth and development.

But be sure to check out their blog and their Myspace page in the near future. Like now.

…damn these dudes have a WalMart radio spot lol

Tags: Big Sean, DETROIT, G.O.O.D. Music, MOREHOUSE, WALMART, WRIGHTRAX