DJ Mix: DJ Hotday – Tribute Mix To Jam Master Jay (R.I.P.)

Eight years ago today we lost one of the greatest DJ’s of all time and certainly one of the true leaders and ambassadors for hip hop music and culture throughout the world. Salute! #JMJRIP

Alt. download link: DJ Hotday – Tribute Mix To Jam Master Jay [direct mp3 link – right click and save please]

[via DJ Hotday’s Podmatic / Grandgood / Blackout Hip Hop]

Mixtape: Saidah Baba Talibah – What’s Inside Her Head

I missed this one from August:

“Take ride with the DJ L’oqenz inside the head of Saidah Baba Talibah! Hear what moves and inspires this soulful, funk, rock artist featuring tracks from Janelle Monae, Chaka Khan, Raphael Saadiq, N.E.R.D., Aloe Blacc and more, as well as two tracks from Saidah’s Phone Demos EP”

Hit the jump for the back cover and track listing and for the download link. (more…)

New Mixtape: CyHi Da Prynce – Royal Flush

From the new G.O.O.D. music-affiliated young gunna. Could this kid be a 2011 Freshman Starter for XXL? I say maybe ‘cos the pickings are slim IMHO….

You can see it in the player above but you can get a separate track listing and download link after the jump…. (more…)

New Mixtape: Droop-E – BLVCK Diamond Life

“Droop E, acclaimed Bay Area rapper/producer and son of the legendary lyricist E-40, has partnered with clothing lines BLVCK SCVLE and Diamond Supply Co. for the release of his highly anticipated mixtape titled BLVCK Diamond Life. The BLVCK Diamond Life mixtape brilliantly blends street and soul by fusing Sade tracks with Droop-E’s innovative rhymes.”







Track list:
1. BLVCK DIAMOND (INTRO) FT. MATT BLAQUE AND LAROO Prod. By Droop-E (Samples “Sally” from Diamond Life)
2. LIKE A TATTOO Prod. By Droop-E (Samples “Like a Tattoo” from Love Deluxe)
3. I’M LOADED FT. E-40 Prod. By Droop-E (Samples “War of the Hearts” from Promise)
4. CHERISH THE BAY FT. YA BOY AND BAY VALENTINE Prod. By Droop-E (Samples “Cherish The Day” from Love Deluxe)
5. HIGH IN THE SKY (INSTRUMENTAL) Prod. By Droop-E (Samples “Smooth Operator” from Diamond Life)
6. SADE INTERVIEW
7. HUNGRY FT. 1ST PLACE AND WORK DIRTY Prod. By Kristo and Droop-E
(Samples “When Am I Going To Make a Living” from Diamond Life)
8. DREAMS Prod. By Droop-E (Samples “I Will Be Your Friend” from Diamond Life)

[DJ Mix] Throwback Summer Jamz #1: Son Raw’s Super Disco Rappin’ Megamix Spectacular!

This megamix of classic old school hip hop is perfect for this crazy summer heat we’ve been having. Open up the fire hydrant, shoot the pump and press play on your boombox mp3 player:

Son Raw – Super Disco Rappin’ Megamix Spectacular! [usershare mp3 download link]

Tracklist:
Cold Crush Brothers – Basketball Throwdown (Intro)
The Treacherous 3 – The Heartbeat
Grandmaster Caz – South Bronx Subway Rap
Sugar Hill Gang – 8th Wonder
MC Shan – Down By Law (Son Raw’s Crack Kills Hyperspeed-Edit)
Fab 5 Freddy – Down By Law
Blondie – Rapture
The Fearless Four – Rockin it
The Treacherous 3 – New Rap Language
The Funky 4 + 1 – Rappin n Rockin the House
Xanadu – Sure Shot
Cold Crush Brothers – Weekend
The Funky 4 + 1 – That’s the Joint
Kurtis Blow – The Breaks
Grandmaster Melle Mel – White Lines
Herbie Hancock – Rockit
Fantastic Freaks – Live at the Dixie
Whodini – Five Minutes of Funk
Grandmaster Melle Mel – The Message
Genesis (Wildstyle outro)

[via Passion of the Weiss]