[Mixtape] Chip Tha Ripper – Gift Raps

Has this guy ever made one of these XXL Freshman Class lists ‘cos he’s been on his grind for a minute now….

[via Get Right Music]

[MP3] Young L – Domo Kun: The Mixtape

Been having issues uploading images all day (thanks LinksAlpha plugin for the headaches!) so not too many posts today plus now I got hella work to do so posting might still be sporadic. I might be able to throw more stuff up on the Facebook so check there later. In the meantime, here’s another Pack-related post, this time from Lloyd (better known to y’all as Young L) and can anyone recommend a good new social sharing/bookmarking plugin?

Download Young L – Domo Kun: The Mixtape HERE [sendspace zip file link]

Previously on The Kitchen: Young L – Respect My Dick [Music Video]

[via The FADER]

[Music Video] Tony Yayo feat. Lil’ B – Based

Track, produced by Toronto’s Frank Dukes, from Tony Yayo‘s new mixtape GPG3, coming soon!

[via TRF]

[Music Video] Side Hustle – Second Intro

Full disclosure: Roger aka Thaddeus Clark of Side Hustle is a personal friend of mine who’s been to several parties at my house and whom I’ve hung out with besides that on many an occasion but none of that has anything to do with my unabashed endorsement for this video. This is not some over-the-top, overblown hype fest or willfully arty video like you might expect from the inflated ego and twisted mind of Kanye West. This is true art: a look at the quiet moments but the ones that change the course of your life! This is as close as a video can get to being an art-house IFC/Sundance-friendly short film and still be called hip hop. Props to Raafi Rivero for the amazing editing and direction on this clip. Masterful, beautiful….

“Second Intro” track from the Sidewalks & Streets EP – Download it HERE.

Throwback Music: McGruff – Exquisite / Reppin’ Uptown feat. The Lox [MP3]

I’m really not feeling up to sifting through all my crap looking for stuff to post today (or at least for right now today) so we going throwback instead. Some of y’all may remember McGruff but for those who don’t, he was a Harlem (d’uh!) MC who came out of the fabled uptown group, Children of the Corn that also featured Cam‘ron, Big L and Murda Ma$e. Unfortunately he never achieved the commercial success of Cam and Ma$e or the critical acclaim of the late, great Big L. Dude could spit somethin’ though and had a few gems if you dig that grimy but Moet-soaked 90’s era NYC hip-hop. Here’s a couple joints from his way-overlooked Destined To Be album from 1998:



[audio: http://groovebat.com/download/g5w.mp3]
MP3: McGruff – Exquisite [direct download – right click and save as]

[audio: http://groovebat.com/download/g5x.mp3]
MP3: McGruff – Reppin’ Uptown feat. The Lox [direct download – right click and save as]



Worth looking for the “Reppin’ Uptown” remix with Ma$e if you can find an MP3 of that too. Guess Puff was being an asshole and wouldn’t clear him for McGruff’s album. Coulda made a difference, maybe – Ma$e was that big back then…..

BUY McGruff – Destined to Be on Amazon.com HERE