[MP3] Smoke DZA – Uptown81 feat. Kendrick Lamar & Mara Hruby

MP3 Download: Smoke DZA – Uptown81 feat. Kendrick Lamar & Mara Hruby (Prod. by Hit Boy) by crackedxatoms | Alt. down link: hulkshare

New Smoke DZA heat produced by Hit Boy.

Hit the jump for the video and mp3 for Smoke DZA’s “Always Been” featuring Mac Miller (produced by Big K.R.I.T.).

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[MP3] XV – Smallville (Prod By J. Cole)

MP3 Download: XV – Smallville (Prod By J. Cole) by USRapNews



This sounds like a potentially big record to my ears….

[MP3] KRS-One feat. Showbiz – Improve Myself

MP3 Download: Krs-One Ft Showbiz – Improve Myself by USRapNews

Presumably from KRS-One x Showbiz Godsville album but the artwork for that project is so Godawful (pun intended) that I figured I’d just throw up a pic of ‘Tha Teacha’ instead…..

[MP3] Maino – Dime Piece

MP3 Download: Maino – Dime Piece by USRapNews

Maino over what sounds like a Lex Luger beat (?). Sounds pretty good on it too! Is this the 2011 version of B.I.G.’s classic “Just Playing (Dreams)” (bka “Dreams of F-ckin’ an R&B B-tch”)?? I know that’s borderline blasphemous, even if Maino is from Bed-Stuy BK too, but could be!

Even though I picked the image for this post, dunno if Lil Kim is still considered a ‘dime piece’ outside of the most hood of hoods either nowadays, but hey….

[MP3] Listen to The Halftime Show Best of 2010 Shows in FULL!

“Here’s The Halftime Show’s Best of 2010 edition. As always we split the show in half with the best freestyles from guests who came up as well as the top 30 songs played on the show. Some of these songs are a good representation of the albums they came off of and some may not have even been on an album. However you look at it these are joints that we loved and played throughout the year up on 89.1FM WNYU.

Also note that the following lists are not in any particular ranking order.”

— Eclipse

Halftime Show Best of 2010 Freestyles:
01. Oktober Zero (House of Repz)
02. Jak Danielz (Cold Heat)
03. Reef The Lost Cauze
04. Iron Solomon
05. Eternia & Freestyle
06. FT & Bekay
07. Cassidy
08. Blacastan
09. Jus Allah (Jedi Mind Tricks)
10. Kevlaar 7 & Bronze Nazareth (The Wisemen)
11. LYFE (The Faculty)
12. Skyzoo
13. Pugs Atomz
14. Maffew Ragazino Sr.
15. Mazzi (S.O.U.L. Purpose)
16. X.O., Oddisee & yU (Diamond District)
17. Neek The Exotic
18. Big Zoo & Vice Verses (EOW)
19. Hannibal Stax
20. Larry O
21. Frank Nitt (Frank N Dank)
22. Dom Pachino (Killarmy) & Bugsy
23. Iron Braydz
24. Echo1 (House Of Repz), Dro Pesci & Bateria (House Of Repz)
25. Supreme The Eloheem (Da Representatives) & Will Wise
26. Randy Mason
27. Little Vic
28. Sene & Soul Khan (Brown Bag AllStars)
29. D-Stroy (Arsonists)

MP3 Download: Halftime Show Best of 2010 Freestyles [fileswap link]

Halftime Show Best of 2010 Songs:
01. Q-Unique “Between Heaven & Hell Prologue” prod. by Necro
02. Jay Electronica “Exhibit C” prod. by Just Blaze
03. Eternia & MoSS “Dear Mr. Bacardi” prod. by MoSS
04. Magestik Legend “Hey You” prod. by Astronote
05. Skyzoo & Illmind feat. Torae “Barrel Brothers” prod. by Illmind
06. The Left “The Melody” prod. by Apollo Brown
07. Chuck D “Tear Down This Wall” prod. by Divided Souls, cuts by DJ Pain 1
08. Dysfunkshunal Familee feat. Jean Grae & General Steele “Start Scheming” prod. by Da Beatminerz
09. Capone-N-Noreaga “Brother From Another” prod. by Kyze/Ace
10. Roc Marciano “Marcberg” prod. by Roc Marciano
11. Freeway & Jake One feat. Raekwon “One Thing” prod. by Jake One
12. Rah Digga feat. Redman “This Ain’t No Lil’ Kid Rap (Remix)” prod. by Nottz
13. Black Sheep “Forever LuvLee” prod. by UrbanSoul Music Group
14. Little Brother “Tigallo For Dolo” prod. by Khrysis
15. The Away Team “Nobody” prod. by Khrysis
16. Taiyamo Denku “Lost In Production” prod. by Ayatollah
17. Nutso feat. Royal Flush & Mic Geronimo “This is My Hood” prod. by Reef
18. DJ Muggs vs ILL BILL feat. Sick Jacken, Sean Price & O.C. “Trouble Shooters” prod. by DJ Muggs
19. Theology 3 “It’s Theo3” prod. by Anonymous Twist
20. Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx “Nobody” prod. by Marco Polo
21. Kool G Rap “Sad” prod. by Super Dave
22. Joell Ortiz feat. Just Blaze “Battle Cry” prod. by Audible Doctor
23. Fat Joe “I’m Gone (On My Way)” prod. by DJ Premier
24. Nick Javas “Not A Game” prod. & cuts by DJ Premier
25. Scram Jones feat. Green Lantern “Two Piece Special” prod. by Green Lantern
26. Statik Selektah feat. Lil Fame, Havoc & Kool G Rap “Do it 2 Death” prod. & cuts by Statik Selektah
27. Strong Arm Steady feat. Sick Jacken & Mitchy Slick “Pressure” prod. by Madlib
28. Nottz feat. Black Milk “Blast That” prod. by Nottz
29. The Roots feat. Joanna Newsom & STS “Right On” prod. by ?uestlove/Alectrick.kom
30. Bun B “Let Em Know” prod. & cuts by DJ Premier

MP3 Download: Halftime Show Best of 2010 Songs [fileswap link]

As for my Best of 2010 lists??! Yeah, well… what had happened was…. You know what? I did one version of them for the Village Voice’s Pazz & Jop poll if you’re curious what I was really digging last year but it’s not my hip hop-focused lists, it’s more general. I did submit some hip hop lists for Rizoh’s Hip Hop Critic Poll but I never saw that ever get published so no idea what happened there either!