Mixtapes
[Audio] a praise song for mamas – Jalylah’s Mother’s Day Mixtape
PLAYLIST:
“Jalylah’s Theme” Hezekiah & Muhsinah
“Momma” Hodges, James & Smith
“The Sweetest Song” Stu Gardner
“Blessed” The Emotions
“Echoes Of Love” Black Magic
“Mama Used To Say” Junior
“I Wish” Stevie Wonder/ “Hamburger” Eddie Murphy
“I’ll Always Love My Mama” The Intruders
“Mama Says” Black Magic
“Mama Prayed For Me” The Williams Brothers
“Do You Know Where Your Children Are” Birthright /“Mothers and Fathers” Bill Cosby
“Don’t Cry Mommy” Phylicia Allen
“My Love Is Your Love” Whitney Houston
“All I Can Become” Emily King
“The Sweetest Song (Part II)” Stu Gardner
CLICK HERE for the inspiration behind this mixtape.
Happy Mother’s Day to my mom and all the other mothers out there. Don’t let today be the only day you acknowledge or remember your mother though.
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[New Mixtape] Meek Mill – Dreamchasers 2
I f-cks with Meek. And apparently now so do Roc Nation. Nice track with Drake too…
Hit the jump for a video of Meek displaying his impeccable spit game when he was just a pipsqueak of 13 years old….
[Album] Shaun Boothe – Waiting Room (FULL Stream)
I’m not sure how I managed to miss the release of this mixtape album, Waiting Room by Toronto-based MC, Shaun Boothe a while ago at this point (actually I do know: not regularly reading my blog email so much any more probably had something to do with it!). Probably best know for his really well-done Biography Series of songs on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Muhammad Ali, Diddy, Oprah, Bob Marley and others, I’ve long been a fan of this up-and-comer. Have to say, considering how long ago some of the tracks on this album were released (some as far back as 2009), this holds together really well as a single body of work. With cameos by Talib Kweli, Cyhi da Prince, Amanda Diva and Kardinal Offishall, this is definitely worth your time and attention.
[Event] TONIGHT in Toronto: Rich Kidd vs. DJ NaNa: 2 Mixtape Release Event at Main Ingredient
I’ll probably be at this for part of the night….
The Academy & Shaman present…
THE MAIN INGREDIENT
RICH KIDD vs. DJ NANA in STONE LOUNGE
Saturday, April 14, 2012
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soulful hip hop / R&B / soulful house / disco / soul classics / nu-jazz / roots reggae & more
Hosted by:
WAN LUV
In the STONE LOUNGE
RICH KIDD vs. DJ NANA: TWO
mixtape release party
hip hop * R&B * classics * world music & more
Saturday, April 14
REVIVAL + STONE LOUNGE
783 College St.
(at Shaw St.)
Cost: $15 before 11:30pm | more after | reduced guestlist by RSVP
Guestlist RSVP / BDays & Large Groups: themainingred@gmail.com
Doors 10pm| 19+
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CLICK HERE for more details.
Haven’t heard yet? Click below then hit the jump for the original Rich Kidd vs. DJ NaNa mixtape. Also, CLICK HERE for more music by DJ NaNa.
TRACK LIST:
01) Trespassing Intermood
02) F*ck Yesterday
03) Everybody’s Watching Me (feat. Blake Carrington)
04) Pour Out The Whole Bottle (feat. T. Ana Cole) – Rich Kidd & dj NaNa
05) I Got You (feat. Lokz & Rich Kidd) – Tona
06) Fresh [er Than The Rest] (feat. Rich Kidd) – Blake Carrington
07) I Don’t Love Her
08) New Spot – Rich Kidd & dj NaNa
09) 420 Special (Prod. DJ Scam)
10) Confusion 2 – Rich Kidd & dj NaNa (Prod. dj NaNa & Derek Wiggins)
11) Ain’t That
12) Grape Backwoods & Tropicana (feat. Degazity) (Prod. Black Milk)
13) Back In The Day (Prod. Show-N-Prove)
14) Say I
15) Hey Henry (feat. Rich Kidd) – Rah Rah
16) Soarin’ 2 Heaven [PT. 2] (feat. Rich Kidd) – Saukrates
17) Faster (feat. Richie Hennessey & Rich Kidd) – The Get By
18) Don’t Sleep On Me
19) Ridin’ Solo (feat. Steve JLin)
20) Exhibit R (Prod. Just Blaze)
21) Think With My Dick (Prod. DJ Fase)
22) Pokey’s Too Wide – The Western Union
23) Don’t Want Nobody
24) Disrespectful (feat. Rich Kidd) – 4D (Co-Prod. Arthur McArthur)
25) Boiling Point (Prod. DJ Scam)
26) Sh*t
27) Rob Sumthin’ (feat. Saukrates)
28) So Much More (feat. Colin Munroe & Saukrates) (Co-Prod Arthur McArthur & Big Pops)
29) Take It Slow
30) Run Fa Cover (Co-Prod Arthur McArthur)
31) My Last (Prod. No I.D.)
32) Do
All songs produced by Rich Kidd for Rich Kidd Beats (unless indicated otherwise)
Mixed by dj Nana for Ear2Much Collective
Download: Rich Kidd vs. DJ NaNa: 2 Mixtape [zip file direct link]
[Album Review] tAz Arnold – rAd americA
Before Taz Arnold aka TI$A ever brought his branded snapbacks to all the cool kids, I knew him as a musician, albeit one of a very eccentric caliber with his brethren in SA-RA.
He and his creative partners not only make some of the rawest, dirtiest funk out of LA and NY respectively, they also come armed with philosophies and spiritual messages that aren’t always reflected in their music per se, but show that these guys are educated and would like to affect people in a number of different ways.
Taz was always the wilder one in SA-RA, from his appearance to his solo work. He’s made songs that range from endorsing Barack Obama to freaked out jazz-funk street music (“$outhSide Blood Cuz’n”) not to mention an array of interesting visuals you can find on YouTube that really allow you to experience this personality and his philosophy although in the end his enigmatic persona doesn’t get any clearer.
In 2012, he’s already released two projects, a 2-song EP titled, Louboutin $yndrome employing a style I can best describe as sound collaging. There’s a somewhat chaotic approach to the production reminiscent of the 90’s production crew, The Bomb Squad. Continuing with this heavy sample, collage style, we’re now introduced to the second project, the Rad America LP, a fast-paced project that works like the musical version of what a lot of news channels look like nowadays with multiple things happening simultaneously. The perfect music for the tabbed browser information consumption era we live in now.
I first came across Rad America from my email subscription to tisavision.tv but went searching for a download link which I found along with many slanderous and dismissive comments. By no means will I scale this LP between good or bad because I recognize that it’s valuable in the indie music lexicon and the Internet age. I don’t have a whole lot to say in terms of what songs you should listen to or whatever from the album because that’s not what Rad America is about. It’s about offering people an experience, and if you make it through to the end of that experience, it’s clear what his mandate, ‘We Run This Art S#!T’ is all about.
Themes run the gamut here, from talking about freaky girls and shouting out GOD, to mentioning the gold under the rocks in San Fran as well as introducing an extension of his ‘branding’ with the ti$A te$lA gAng. There is a lot to digest here, and I am interested in exploring what else I discover with repeated listens to the album. Take the challenge for yourself though and see what you get out of your journey through Rad America!
— Brendan Philip
Download: tAz Arnold – rAd americA HERE
Check tAz Arnold out online: Website | Twitter (@tAzArnold) | Tumblr
Hit the jump to watch the ti$A Mission statement: