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QUICKIE MART – ASK YA MOM AN ‘NEM

This is super dope! Quickie Mart suggests that if you don’t know the dope Tremé tunes in this Soundcloud mix he created of New Orleans favorites, you should as ya mom an ‘nem. Mom knows best! Check out the stream and then hit the jump for the track listing.
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J DILLA – DONUT SHOP (FREE EP)

Stones Throw comes through today blessing the world with goodness. Here’s the posthumous Donut Shop EP from the great Jay Dee aka J Dilla, containing some cool things including the instrumentals to Q-Tip’s ‘Move’, Mos Def’s ‘History’, the Safety Dance track that dropped a few months ago, and a few others. But I’ve said too much, you can check out Bars & Twists and then hit the direct download from Stones Throw. Partake!

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DAM FUNK-THE FUTURE SOUND OF MODERN FUNK

Here’s a new mix from L.A. producer Dam Funk for BBC Radio’s Mary Anne Hobbs. The Future Sound of Modern Funk contains exclusives and gems from artists and producers like Devonwho Electric Wire Hustle, Teeko, B. Bravo and of course, Dam Funk.  Unfortunately, the mix was too big to stream here, but trust our judgment. We’re Blind I! Link and tracks after the jump.

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THE MAKING OF OUTKAST’S AQUEMINI

Outkast’s Aquemini album was a true classic. You could put it on and let the entire thing play without a hitch. This CL Atlanta story has each participant in the project weigh in and reflect on the creative process. The behind-the-scenes perspective is ill. It’s like taking the liner notes and digging deeper. Enjoy the article–it’s a lengthy but great read:

Man, first they were some pimps. Then they were some aliens or some genies – some shit. Then they be talkin’ ’bout that black righteous space. Man, fuck them. I ain’t fuckin’ with them no mo’.
– – “Return of the G’ skit, Aquemini

By the time Aquemini was due to drop in the fall of 1998, no one knew what to expect from the-soon-to-be-iconic OutKast.

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DEAD PREZ-REVOLUTIONARY BUT GANGSTA GRILLZ MIXTAPE

Wow can you believe Let’s Get Free came out  a decade ago? Goodness, that makes me feel old.  Anyway, to mark the occasion, Dead Prez teamed up with DJ Drama for Turn Off The Radio Vol. 4: Revolutionary But Gangsta Grillz. When I hit play I was shocked to hear them rhyming over Drake, Gucci Mane, M.I.A. and other unexpected instrumentals. Of course they’re lighting  each one up lyrically and the messages in their music definitely uplift. A rarity these days. Dope!

Fear Not The Revolution

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Exhibit M

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Tracks and links after the drop.

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A BLOG CALLED FRESH-UNTITLED MIXTAPE

I’m kind of weird about my tunes. Whenever I see a mix is in a single Mp3, normally I don’t bother fooling with it. Why? I’m lazy and I don’t want to skip through to find the parts I like (kinda like a cassette tape, no?). But, A Blog Called Fresh compiled it, and I spotted it over at Dirtywork so I downloaded it. And I played the entire thing. So now I’ll return the favor.

Pop the hood for tracklist. We got some bossanova, funk, old school, hip-hop and the like. Just trust my judgment.

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TEEKO – SUNBEAMS

Turntablist/Musician/Producer, Teeko of Bay Area based dj collective 4oneFunk and production/performance group F.A.M.E. (Fresh Analog Music Experience), performing an original piece put together only 2 days before this showcase at the Colorado DMC regional finals on May 1st, 2010. This set features Colorado’s own Dj Vajra! This version of “Sunbeam’s Theme” is the instrumental version, as it now features lyrics and turntable vocoder by Max Kane (F.A.M.E.)

Catch F.A.M.E. performing the full version live at a show near you and be ready for their debut full length “Come With Us”

Also be on the lookout for Teeko performing with Mark Ronson this summer as well as his “Light Up The Darkness” album dropping soon!

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DIAMOND DISTRICT LIVE THIS THURSDAY! [FOR FREEEEEEE!!]

The homies Kenny Fresh of Fresh Selects & Chase Freeman of NMDZ are proud to present the Portland debut of Washington, DC supergroup Diamond District. Compromised of rapper/producer, Oddisee, and his MC counterparts, yU and X.O. – Diamond District have been making a tidal wave of noise throughout the music world after the release of their debut album, In The Ruff, last fall.

Hailed by such hip-hop notables as DJ Premier, Posdnous (De La Soul), Phonte (Little Brother/The Foreign Exchange) - In The Ruff was widely accepted as one of the essential hip-hop albums of 2009. All three members have surely been no slouch in their solo careers either. Oddisee recently released the instrumental album, Travelin Man, and has produced tracks for everyone from DJ Jazzy Jeff to Freeway to Talib Kweli. yU officially released a retail version of his underground classic, Before Taxes, this month, which was selected as a XXL Editor’s Choice and licensed for Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Bubblers Fourcompilation when FRESHselects.net first released it last year. Lastly X.O. has been continuing his reign over the DMV-area mixtape scene through a slew of releases with the reputable Studio43 label, most recently One. One. Ten.

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ONRA-LONG DISTANCE

We posted this video trailer for Onra’s Long Distance album a little while back. The Parisian producer’s sound ranges from boogie, soul, hip-hop and instrumental; creating the perfect backdrop for artists like T3 of Slum Village and OliverDaySoul.

Stretch and get warmed up. More to come.

Onra-Long Distance

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GUILTY SIMPSON – FRIENDS ONLY

Guilty Simpson - Friends only

Ahead of the May 18 release date, Stones Throw has vinyl & CD copies of Madlib & Guilty Simpson’s OJ Simpson available & shipping now.  All orders – while supplies last – will come with the bonus 45 “Friends Only” (Vocal/Instrumental).

Guilty Simpson – Friends Only

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