Mixtapes
[Mixtape] Lil B – The Silent President
Gotta post the latest mixtape from the lil homie and friend of the Kitchen, Lil B. Extra points for the flagrancy of the artwork!
[Mixtape] Listen to Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire – Lost In Translation in FULL
I know I’m late on this and I just posted on dude the other day as well, but hey….
“Since the fall of NY’s iron fist rule over rap, it seems like every couple of months someone declares, “NY is back.” It’s usually someone trying to push a new rap cat to the Hot 97 crew. Those dudes are aight, but, they always seem to miss one thing — actually reppin’ what it’s like to live in NYC. Cats will rep the drug trade of the city or the club scene but miss out on what the rest of us who aren’t living New Jack City coke dreams are fucking with. Yeah, you gotta have a song about someone getting stomped out with a pair of Timbs but you also need a song that reps Kennedy Fried Chicken.
Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire comes with a slow drunken master delivery on Lost In Translation, he drops song after song that combines the grittiness of NY with a soundtrack that weaves in and out of noisy, experimental bangers. These are songs that remind you of the heyday of experiential NY rap while occasionally throwing in random references to Marvel comics and American Ninja to put the whole shit in perspective. Basically, these joints sound like the time you saw a Mexican dude and a Chinese dude arguing in Spanish while a garbage truck backed up and someone drove by blasting the bass line of “Grindin.” You know Thursday night on Flatbush Ave.
With production from cats like El-P and Necro the album knocks pretty hard while eXquire lays out tales of waging a war of attrition with his liver, fucking horrible women, pissing in between subway cars, staying up way too late and eating at off brand chicken places. If that doesn’t encapsulate the life of mad heads in NYC then we’ve finally lost the war against Guilliani’s Disneyfication of the city.
Cop this shit, an Arizona Iced Tea and a snack pack while you sit on your stoop and watch the world go by..”
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[via Thug.com]
[Mixtape] Killa Kyleon and Rapid Ric – Candy Paint & Texas Plates 2
I’m a major booster for this kid. He’s one to watch, mark my words. Check the mixtape and tell me I’m wrong!
[Music Video] Jigg – Keys to the City (from the High Grade mixtape)
Saw this over at the dope house and was pretty impressed. Haven’t gotten into the whole High Grade mixtape (which is after the jump) but this record over a Nipsey Hustle beat is CRAZY! Dunno about the ig’nant drinking and driving imagery but from a purely artistic point of view, this might be the hottest new southern MC since Killa Kyleon. Speaking of whom….
MP3 download: Jigg Keys To The City Freestyle | Alt. download link: mediafire
[Mixtape] Terius Nash (The-Dream) – 1977
I know this has been out for a minute but this is incredible. Seriously. I run kind of hot and cold on the The-Dream but this mixtape is crazy. I’m assuming by the gold, luxe-style artwork that he’s been partially inspired by the Watch the Throne movement here??
Download Mixtape Free | LiveMixtapes.com Mixtape Player
Alt download link: zip file [via Radio Killa Records]
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