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SULAIMAN-PAST PERFECT

I stopped what I was doing to immediately check out and post $ulaiman’s new project Past Perfect. The phrase “steel sharpens steel” usually applies to a symbiotic relationship, but when it comes to Suli, he’s sharpening his own skills through diligence, hard work and consistency. I’ve listened to every tape he’s put out (check the archives) and this project shows incredible range. Whether production wise or lyrically, there is something for everyone on Past Perfect. Songs to groove to, zone out to, dance to. A little bit of everything! I pulled out a few of my favorites for you but do yourself a favor and hit the skip for the tracklist, link and some recent footage of him at Onyx 2.0. #Church

Fantasy World

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Gasconadé

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Jenesaisquoi

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Tags: BLIND I, BROADNMARKET, Constrobuz, Kanye West, KNXWLEDGE, LONGEVITY, N.E.R.D, NAMELESS, Nez And Rio, PAST PERFECT, SHAYNA LOVE, Sulaiman, TEEDRA MOSES, THE STUYVESANTS, Thelonious Martin

NO KNOWS DOPE | NO KNOWS BABIES | APRIL 20XI

Last Monday, April 11th at 10:43AM, my daughter Ajané arrived into the world. It was the most beautifulest thing in the world without a doubt. Being “on call” for the whole month of March & April kinda put a roadblock in my head as to what ‘theme’ I wanted to execute for Aprils NKD & as I pondered the thoughts I lowkey was already playing the soundtrack & not even knowing it. Playing songs that I felt related to what I was going through or have gone through or what I want to achieve as a man & as a father to my children. About a week before the 15th (sorry for the delay… been busy changing diapers n schitt. pun.) I finally decided to dedicate this months NKD to the babies. The children. The kids! But no… not on some Yo Gabba Gabba or Kids Sing Along schitt… naw… on some grown folks – grown biz – type of musical growth if you will. Whether you are a mother or a father, raising your sons or daughters, this edition goes harder to marauder & slaughter any biologicals that don’t bother. I breaks water! hahaha Naw pho trill tho… I’m on Cloud 9000 & 99! Blind I For The Kids… literally.

TL & DL after…

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Tags: Bilal, BRIAN MCKNIGHT, CHRIS ROCK, COMMON, CURTIS MAYFIELD, ED OG & DA BULLDOGS, Eric Roberson, GIL SCOTT-HERON, J DILLA, JAY DEE, JODECI, john mayer, Kanye West, Kelis, LAURYN HILL, LITTLE DRAGON, MARC DORSEY, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Musiq Soulchild, N.E.R.D, NEZ & RIO, NKD, ORGANIZED KONFUSION, SLICK RICK, SOJOURN, STEVIE WONDER, TALIB KWELI, TAPE MASTAH STEPH, THE BLACKBYRDS, THE TEMPTATIONS, Thenativesoul, TRACY MORGAN, XZIBIT, YAHZARAH, ZO!

SILENT JOHN – COACHHELLA 2011

The homie Silent John is gearing up for Palm Springs & has made a mix via the 2011 Coachella artist lineup. He calls it CoachHELLA. We call it HELLA fresh dot com. Get the mix. Go to the festival. Enjoy yourself. Tell us all about it.

TL & DL after the jump…

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Tags: A-Trak, ARCADE FIRE, CEE-LO GREEN, Chromeo, COACHELLA, CoachHELLA, CRYSTAL CASTLES, CSS, DAMIAN MARLEY, DEATH FROM ABOVE1979, DUCK SAUCE, DURAN DURAN, ELLIE GOULDING, EMPIRE OF THE SUN, Erykah Badu, FREDDE LA GRANDE, INTERPOOL, Kanye West, Kings Of Leon, Klaxons, M.I.A., MONARCHY, Nas, ONE DAY AS A LION, Raphael Saadiq, RATATAT, RIVA STARR, Robyn, Rye Rye, SILENT JOHN, SKRILLEX, SLEIGH BELLS, THE BLACK KEYS, The Chemical Brothers, THE KILLS, THE STROKES, Tinie Tempah, TITUS ANDRONICUS, TRENTEMOLLER, TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB, Wiz Khalifa, YELLE

*PBBT!’S SMORGASBORD FEBRUARY 2011

Sigh…right…so I was sitting…making the comp…and I kept thinking…man…what would I want the.er…ideal…woman to sound like if I had to describe her musically….and this happened. I feel incredibly fluffy making this and I’ll more than likely overcompensate this feeling by making an outlandishly ignorant comp for March. Playlist and shit under the covers. Stop laughing at me.

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Tags: *PBBT!, 2000F & JKMATA, 2011, A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, ALTHEA & DONNA, ANDREYA TRIANA, BLACKBYRDS, CAM'RON, DAFT PUNK, Erykah Badu, FEBRUARY, FLYING LOTIS, GHOSTFACE KILLAH, Janelle Monae, Kanye West, MADLIB, PIERO UMILIANI, PINK FLOYD, PROBABLY THE SOFTEST THING YOU'LL EVER SEE ME DO ON HERE, Rick Ross, Sa Ra, SLUM VILLAGE, SMORGASBORD, STEVE SPACEK, STEVIE WONDER, The Cool Kids, TODD EDWARDS

VIDEO: KANYE WEST – ALL OF THE LIGHTS

Hype Williams gets all Big Ass Message/Mickey Mouse sing-along ball for the visuals to Mr. West’s single off of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. I’m not saying its a bad thing. Cuz its not. At all. I’m just sayin….

Tags: ALL OF THE LIGHTS, Hype Williams, Kanye West, MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY, Video

MIXTAPE: THE G.O.O.D. FRIDAY SAMPLES

!!!! Thank youuuuuu Mr. Barber! Tracklist after the Kris Kross.

THE G.O.O.D. FRIDAY SAMPLES [DOWNLOAD]

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Tags: BLUE DANCE RAID, BRIAN BENNET, CURTIS MAYFIELD, Doug E. Fresh, DRUNKEN TIGER, Fakeshoredrive.com, FREDDIE SCOTT, G.O.O.D. FRIDAY SAMPLES, Kanye West, SLICK RICK, SNAP!, SWEET LINDA DIVINE, SYL JOHNSON, THE BROTHERS JOHNSON, WU TANG CLAN

JON LORENZO – RENEGADE SOUND

Hometown Heroes own Jon Lorenzo breaks from behind the cobwebs to give us a super energetic fully charged mix that is guaranteed to keep you moving & grooving from the beginning to the end.

Upbeat rap & oldschool music you don’t normally hear mixed together. Unreleased (extended) version of my hip hop/electro mix from January 2009.

Applications used: ProTools and Serato

I’ll say! He even threw yours truly on there rockin over the Mr.Oizo Flat Beat (I seriously have no recollection of this what so ever) Anyways… it’s a dope mix that you should ALL have while you work out, since you ALL are in the gyms going IN since you ALL made your New Years Resolutions right? hahahaha I keed. I keed. Peep tho…

JonLorenzo-RenegadeSound by jonlorenzo

TL & DL after the after…

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Tags: A-Trak, BANGERS AND CASH, BIRDMAN, BOBBY LABEAT, BUSTA RHYMES, Carter, COMMON, DAFT PUNK, DOM. Kennedy, drake, Eric B & Rakim, JAMES BROWN, JAMIROQUAI, JON LORENZO, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, LADY SOVEREIGN, Lil Wayne, Lupe Fiasco, M.I.A., Madonna, MICAH JAMES, MISSY ELLIOT, MR.OIZO, N.E.R.D, NOAHDEEAKILI, PAC DIV, Pharrell, PUSHA T, SAME AND DAVE, SANTOGOLD, SANY PITBULL, SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE, Spank Rock, SWIZZ BEATZ, T.I., The 87 Stick Up Kids, The Cool Kids, THE ROOTS, THE RUB

MEEZY LISTENIN’ VOL 15

Another one for the books! The Lucky number 15 and this is a real smooth one. All you ML fans will truly enjoy this one. Alot of tasty treats for your listening pleasure. The cover reperesents music getting into our DNA and becoming a part of us and our life’s soundtrack. So sit back and vibe out to MEEZY LISTENIN’ VOL 15 , TL on the other side….

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Tags: AB SOUL, Bilal, BISHOP LAMONT, CEE-LO GREEN, Electric Wire Hustle, Fujimoto Tetsuro, J.COLE, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Kris Kasanova, MEEZY, MEEZY LISTENING, MEEZYART, muhsinah, Obie Trice, ONRA, Redman, Silhouette Brown, Spree Wilson, Sulaiman, Sykmark, TERRACE MARTIN, THE ASTRONOTES, THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE, VIKTER DUPLAIX

DJ FRANCHISE-THE REINTRO (PART 1)

DJ Franchise came at this mixtape with a dope approach. Like many of us,  he was fortunate enough to become a hip-hop fan in the Golden Era where the rawest of the raw was coming out. Now he’s witnessed the common debate about whether or not the new rappers are any good  and comparing them to the vets. To highlight the talent in the new school, he put together this mix. Dope! Hit the skip for tracklisting.

DJ Franchise-The Reintro (Part 1) -Download

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Tags: AL BE BACK, BIG BOI, BLIND I, BUN B, Curren$y, drake, FABOLOUS, Gucci Mane, Jay Electronica, Jay-z, Jean Grae, JOE BUDDEN, Kanye West, nicki Minaj, RAEKWON, Rick Ross, ROYCE DA 5'9, SMOKE DZA, THE ROOTS

MIXTAPE: KANYE WEST – MBDTF (THE SAMPLES)

(I’m only using this photo instead of the album cover because I looked for this sweater for MONTHS to no avail…sigh….) As an avid crate digger I’ve always been a fan of sample records (some of you may recall the one for Blueprint 3 I posted last year). The good folks over at FSD took the liberty to compile this sample tape for the sole purpose of putting on. So shit…go get put on then. Download link and tracklist after the jump.

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Tags: Kanye West, Mixtape, THE SAMPLES