Too $hort back

With Dom Kennedy. Nuff said.

There he Go

Schoolboy Q is next up. Period.

A Dose of Dopeness

Kid Cudi randomly decided to drop an old track from 2008 that was somehow never released. Compared to the Cudi songs I've heard in the past ~2 years, this shit is super dope. Cudi has started to go off the deep end with his side project WZRD, which has produced some of the shittier rock music I've heard in a while. Please Cudi, start taking drugs and making rap again.

And another rando banger, thanks to the homie Jeff Loren for this one.

That dude Kendrick Lamar

If you listen to hip hop and haven't heard about Kendrick Lamar yet, then, uhhhh, you don't fucking listen to hip hop. He's Dre's new protege and has been in some of the Detox sessions (probably ghostwriting a fair amount since Dre writes 0% of his own rhymes). Now before you go getting all stoked, remember that Dre's Aftermath proteges have historically ended up fizzling away (Stat Quo, Hittman, even Rakim's legendary ass). I think Kendrick Lamar is pretty dope, if not a tiny bit overrated, but he seems to be getting better and more creative with every verse I hear. This song is weird as fuck though, and if you haven't heard Kendrick Lamar before I'd suggest listening to ADHD or some shit first.

Happy Schmalentines Day

Shlohmo is a producer/musician out of LA with a completely different style of sound than most other beatmakers I've heard lately. Lots of bloops and blops, with non-traditional, sometimes even frustrating rhythms. He takes my favorite song off of Take Care and gives it a nice retouching.



Download Here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?28faab5dfj409j7


A little Rusko/Cypress Hill collabo. If I remember correctly, I think they are making an entire mixtape/album together which should be pretty legit. Here's their first single together.

And finally, something a little more mellow. Mansions on the Moon are an incredibly talented group also out of LA. Pharrell has said that they're his favorite band. Their first mixtape was an awesome collaboration of sounds if you haven't heard it. They're first full EP (fo free!) dropped today on iTunes but I haven't gotten a chance to listen yet. In the meantime, enjoy their remix of Zee Avi's Concrete Wall.




Download available on iTunes


And another remix of the same song by RAC, who is also incredibly talented remixer.



Download also available from same album on iTunes.

Return of the Mac

I didn't even realize how long it had been since my last blog update until I saw that I last wrote about Mac Miller, and I'm pretty much over him at this point. Seeing him live and having a crowd a la Mickey Mouse club kinda turned me off. Regardless, this first song still has homeboy in it haha. Hypocritical, yes, but he is overshadowed by Dom and Slim Thuggaaa.






Next up is a track my Action Bronson and the dude Riff Raff. In case you don't remember, he's the super clownish white dude from this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOfClVBdXUI If you haven't seen it before then you probably should.
All of Riff Raff's songs I've heard thus far have been kind of a joke, and I've long admired Action Bronson's flow but not many of his actual songs have appealed to me. This odd couple works on this track though, thanks in large part to the homie Harry Fraud's production. In fact, out of all three of them, he's probably the one to keep an eye on the most.





No Download link available for that one yet.



Chevy Woods is Wiz Khalifa's right hand man. He's been appearing on his shit since back when he was known as Kev Da Hustla. I've always thought he was above average, but not by much. This song is brand new though and it's pretty ill.





Aright that's it for now. I promise I'll try to stay up on this shit better. Especially for you Big Ben.

Loads out.