In Good Company

IN GOOD COMPANY
(Free LP)


So what is ‘In Good Company’?

Bluntly, each an accomplished recording artist in their own right, four Melbourne musicians have joined forces to create a free downloadable album for a clambering fast paced audience that is slowly becoming apathetic to the notion of the local music industry. Each with years of industry experience behind them, ‘In Good Company’ sets the benchmark for wide reaching collaboration projects for the next generation of budding young musicians. And so welcome Whisper, who alongside Obese Records signee Mantra reigned supreme in the Melbourne live circuit as the hip hop duo Equills and recently smashed his way onto the local scene with ‘Stand Up’, the highly charged M-Phazes produced single from his forthcoming debut album; a single that clocked up an impressive two thousand YouTube spins in its first weeks of release.

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Also welcome A-Diction, who after collaborating with some of the most prolific producers in the Australian hip hop industry are about to drop their long awaited album ‘Walkin' Alone’, an album that is testament to the tried and true notion that the best things in life take a little extra time. Individually they are Boltz and Breach; Boltz, the charismatic crooner who is well known for his Soulmate Records release ‘The Wishlist’, and Breach, the punchline fuelled fury that brightens up any room like a blast of audible fresh air.

A-Diction on MySpace
A-Diction on Facebook

Lastly welcome Syntax, one third of the celebrated QLD hip hop group Trace Elements, the group that spawned one of this country’s most notable producers; M-Phazes. With ten years of industry experience, over 30,000 downloads, and a fierce live reputation, Syntax simply adds fuel to the already stocked burning furnace that is ‘In Good Company’. His debut album 'The Musical' is available from Soulmate Records this July/August.

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Together the four musicians have created a bond that is reminiscent of some of the most note worthy groups in hip hop history, and featuring a stellar production line up consisting of M-Phazes, Mules (Choose Mics, Hyjak & Torcha), Ciecmate, Jsquared, Lewis One, ATP (Beatkamp Muzik) and Whisper, ‘In Good Company’ will do more than wet the whistles of the eager hip hop loving market, it will forge itself as the standard for all collaborative projects for years to come.


..:::TRACKLISTING:::..
1. In Good Company
(Produced By Whisper :: Cuts by Surecut Kids)
2. Call 000 - A-Diction, Syntax, Whisper
(Produced by Whisper :: Cuts by Surecut Kids)
3. Walkin' Alone - A-Diction
(Produced by Lewis One :: Cuts by DJ Juice :: Mixed by Jase)
4. Easy - Syntax
(Produced by A.T.P for Beatkamp Muzik)
5. We them dudes - Whisper, Tommy Carson, Cherry P
(Produced by Whisper)
6. My best - Breach [A-Diction]
(Produced by Whisper)
7. Wish - Whisper, Noah MC
(Produced by M-Phazes)
8. Chicken or the egg - Syntax, A-Diction
(Produced by Ciecmate)
9. Crunch Time - A-Diction, Haunts [of Choose mics]
(Produced by and cuts by Mules)
10. Facecard - Syntax
(Produced by Mules)
11. Stand Up - Whisper, Lee Sissing
(Produced by M-Phazes :: Mixed by Jase)
12. Aint your average - A-Diction, Syntax, Whisper
(Produced by Whisper)
13. Wrong Direction - Whisper, A-Diction
(Produced by JSquared)
14. Take it easy - Syntax, Tactic One
(Produced by M-Phazes)



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Yes, You May.

If this blog was a child I would have been locked up for neglect... pitiful form. But while I've got the time I thought I'd do my monthly post and upload a handful of tracks I've been pumping alot lately for people to download... enjoy.


MP3s:
Lord Finesse Ft Big L - Yes You May (REMIX)
Yelawolf Ft Juelz Santana - Mixin' Up The Medicine (REMIX)
Luchè Ft Corrado - So Frisc (Gucci Prada Fendi)
Tech N9ne - Last Sad Song
Vinnie Paz - Same Story (Original Version)
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R.I.P. Malcolm McLaren

R.I.P.
Malcolm McLaren

Real Name: Malcolm McLaren
Hailing From: London, England.
Born: 22 January 1946
Died: 8 April 2010
Cause Of Death: Malignant Mesothelioma (cancer)

The Defenders - Self Defence

The Defenders - Self Defence

Artist: Defenders
Album: Self-Defence
Country: Australia
Year: 2004
Bitrate: 192 VBR


...:: TRACK LISTING ::..
01. DEFCON1 ....5:36
02. Hisstory ....4.14
03. Our Brand ft. Terra Firma ....5:21
04. Why Is It ....4:37
05. What We Like ....4.15
06. Politricks ft coXster ....3.55
07. Attackers ....5.01
08. Blind ....3.12
09. Free Trade ft Debris ....5.13
10. Big Saturday ....5.51
11. Echelon ft BDeps ....5.28
12. Flow Forever ....3.39
13. Not In Our Backyard ....4.01
14. Global ft. Reason ....3.46
15. Save The Murray ....3.30
16. Hitler-Haters ft Integer1 ....4.15
17. Straight Up ....6.09

All Instruments & Production by Chris Bass @ The dOgbOx
Except Track 15 Production by Simplex (Terra Firma)
All Cuts by DJ Snair (additional cuts on Track 3 by DJ Dyems)
All Lyrics by Chris Bass and Fatface.

On this LP: Chris Bass (Crackhouse Crew)
Fatface AKA Flak (Certified Wise/Cross Bred Mongrels, D.O.P./73A)
DJ Snair (C.W./XBM/Social Change/Australian DMC Champ/Tailor Made Tactics)
coXster (Enigmatic Emcees/BWP)
Terra Firma (Mic Lez, Simplex & DJ Dyems) (C.W.)
Debris (C.W., Hilltop Hoods, Golden Era)
Mindfield AKA 2Biz, BDeps & Mark1 (Crackhouse/GM)
Reason (Obese/WCA/DIE)
Artistik Intalekt AKA Integer1 (C.W./Crackhouse/After Hours)
Kris AKA Edits AKA The Editor(C.W./After Hours)
Shazzy Shae (73A)

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Brotha Lynch Hung - Dinner And A Movie

Sacramento's favourite ripgut cannibal emcee Brotha Lynch Hung has signed a deal with Tech N9ne's Strange Music label and will be dropping his 'Dinner and a Movie' album in late March. Along with this release he has been, and will continue to steadly drop video clips online. Here's the first two that have surfaced.

R.I.P. Apache

Rest In Peace
Apache



Real Name: Anthony Peaks
Hailing From: New Jersey, USA.
Died: 22 January 2010
Cause Of Death: Died from a protracted illness

Battlehoggs Presents: Pagen Elypsis - 2010

..::PAGEN ELYPSIS - 2010 ::..

Pagen Elypsis 2010 Mixtape featuring 100% original production by Strange Notes, Purpose & Answer and mixed by the almighty Battlehoggs crew! Cuts by DJ Kansel + DJ Snair. This is an OFFICIAL Battlehoggs release.

..::Tracklist::..
1. Battlehoggs Intro
2. The Warm up - PE
3. Fatal Attraction - PE
4. Breathe In - PE
5. One Hit Away - PE
6. M-Side - Motive
7. That's The Business - PE
8. Kill You All - Prime
9. Stand Clear - PE
10. P-Side - Purpose
11. Alchemy - PE Ft. Headlock of After Hours

..::DOWNLOAD::..
CLICK HERE

R.I.P. Derek B

R.I.P.
Derek B

Real Name: Derek Boland
Hailing From: London, England.
Born: 15 January 1965
Died: 16 November 2009
Cause Of Death: Heart attack

Red Whine Presents... The Lost Files

Red Whine Presents:
The Lost Files


01 - The Confession
02 - Murder
03 - Why Life
04 - Think Again
05 - How It Began
06 - I Need Love
07 - Darkness & Light
08 - Repeating His Story
09 - The Truth
10 - Burlesque Outback
11 - Dangerous
12 - Head To Toe

>> DOWNLOAD <<

Haystak - Virus

Nashville's Haystak is back with another shot at a few of the big figures in the industry including Eminem, Rick Ross, Ludacris, T.I. and more, check it out...

DOWNLOAD MP3:
HAYSTAK - VIRUS

Tech N9ne - Come Gangsta (live in Melbourne, Australia)

Filmed by Bullant at The Prince Band Room in Melbourne, Victoria - Tech N9ne Sickology 101 World Tour

R.I.P. Grandmasta Roc Raida

R.I.P.
Grandmasta Roc Raida


Real Name: Anthony Williams
Hailing From: New York City, New York
Born: 18 May 1972
Died: 19 September 2009
Cause Of Death: Cardiac arrest resulting from injuries he suffered in an accident while training in Krav Maga, a type self-defense system that he had been studying weekly for the last two years.

Chamillionaire - Mixtape Messiah 7

Chamillionaire - Mixtape Messiah 7

Chamillionaire is back with his seventh and final Mix Tape Messiah release, this time around it's a 4 disc download. Cop it HERE

Tech N9ne Australian Tour

TECH N9NE
AUSTRALIAN TOUR



SEPTEMBER 2009

Twisted Black Free?

Now I'm aware this could well be old news, but today I was looking through myspace pages of rappers that I'm 'friends' with and came across Twisted Black's official page, at which point I looked at the screen in disbelief. His name says 2 things - most importantly that he is coming home, and secondly that he's got a new album dropping. This news is amazing considering he was faced with the prospect of spending the rest of his time locked up in the pen at Beumont, Texas. With Twisted Black being up their in my top 10 emcees, this news has automatically put me in a good mood. While I can't find any official sources that back this up, I doubt his official page would be talking shit? Also, while on my quest for answers I came across this track he recorded while locked up, so the quality isn't amazing but his rhymes as usual are on point.

Paris - Unleashed (Italian Pressing)

This post comes about thanks to Thomas Rock who hit me up asking for mp3s from the Italian pressing of Paris' 'Unleashed' album. The original US pressing came out in '98 on Guerrilla Funk, however another version from Italy also dropped that year on Family Affair Productions. The American version has 12 tracks, while the Italian one has 14 - there are also variations in the tracklisting. As the US version is far more common, I thought I'd upload the tracks from the Italian version that aren't on the Guerrilla Funk copy.


The tracks (and their # on the CD) are:
3. Ride With Me
4. Act Right
6. It Don't Stop
9. Widow
10. Sucks Free
13. 4 Da Ridaz


MP3s:
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Terra Firma - Hold It Wide

R.I.P. Tony D

Real Name: Anthony Depula
Hailing From: Trenton, New Jersey
Born: 1967
Died: 4 April 2009
Cause Of Death: His jeep went up over a curb and struck the fence of a cemetery. He was not wearing a seat-belt at the time and as a result sustained fatal neck injuries.

A news report of the incident can be viewed here.

MP3s:
Tony Don't Play That
Droppin' Funky Verses
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Hardcore Classic Radio

Every Thursday night from 10PM Sydney time you can tune into 100.3fm to hear Tom Rock and the crew from Hardcore Classic as they play some of the dopest hip hop from Australia and abroad. The sorta hip hop you find on their playlists wont be found on most other radio stations and are well worth a listen to for any hip hop head. Last week Tom asked me to choose five of my favourite tracks from five of my favourite albums for the 'Facebook 5s' that he had going. To go with this post I've uploaded the short 10 minute segment where these tracks were played. I hope you enjoy the selection, and make sure to peep the show at any given opportunity!

To stream or show and more info check the Hardcore Classic website.

DOWNLOAD:
'EMVEE's Facebook 5'

Tech N9ne - Sickology 101

After dropping what to me was on of the top releases of 2008 ('Killer'), the Kansas City King Tecca Nina is back once more. This time he's back with another 'collabo's album, in the same vein as 'Misery Loves Kompany'. 'Sickology 101' is due to drop on the 28th of April and features a host of top draw artists, both from the Strange Music camp and elsewhere. I'm fiending for this release as I reckon Tech's up there in the top handful of rappers doing their thing right now. To find out more info check out the Tech N9ne myspace, which also has 'Nothin' off of the upcoming album. Here's the title track off of the album, a track that features Crooked I and Chino XL.... what a SICK line up!

MP3:
Tech N9ne, Crooked I & Chino XL - Sickology 101
>> DOWNLOAD <<

14 Years On...

R.I.P Eric 'Eazy E' Wright

7 September 1963 - 26 March 1995

New tracks from Q Strange!

To me, Rhode Island's Q Strange is one of the most under-rated dudes in the hip hop world. Although he made a name for himself as a horrorcore emcee, to pass him off as just another horror rapper is a massive oversight. Q has released 2 studio albums ('Creation 2 ExeQtion' and 'Strangeland') as well as a host of underground releases and 'Rare Cuts' 1 and 2.I just recently copped the aforementioned 2 releases and there are some really dope tracks on both, some off of his underground drops and a few that I aint ever come across before.

Q has just recently uploaded 3 new tracks to his myspace page - a couple of tracks with thoughtful 'grown man shit' sorta rhymes, and a horror track that should keep his loyal horrorcore fans on side. To go with this post I thought I'd upload a couple of tracks off of 'Rare Cuts II' - if you like them then go and support one of the underground's under-appreciated kings and buy his albums!!

MP3s:
Q Strange - Bettadenu
Q Strange - Final Note

>> DOWNLOAD <<

Ayayaya

Sir Mix-A-Lot Video Press Kit (1991)

R.I.P. MC Breed

Rest In Peace
MC Breed

Real Name: Eric Breed
Hailing From: Flint, Michigan
Born: 1972
Died: 22 November 2008
Cause Of Death: Passed away in his sleep as a result of kidney failure. Breed was already on the waiting list for an organ donor after having succumbed to kidney failure earlier this year while playing a game of basketball.

MP3s:
MC Breed Ft Bootleg - No Future
MC Breed Ft Tupac - Gotta Get Mine
>> DOWNLOAD <<

Brother Ali - Mr. President (You're The Man)

Brother Ali has uploaded to his website one of the first (of what will no doubt be many) post-election tracks dedicated to the new President. Download it directly off of his site at the link below.

MP3:
Brother Ali - Mr. President (You're The Man)

SPM Talks From The Belly Of The Beast

Myself and Bullant are massive SPM fans (hence his name being mentioned in various posts over time). This video surfaced online the other day of Carlos Coy talking for a couple minutes. It's only short, but a pretty moving/insightful video on his current circumstances. His new album 'The Last Chair Violinist' drops in a couple of weeks....




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SPM

K Rino - The Blood Doctrine

Label: Black Book International
Release: November 18th

..:: Track Listing ::..
1. Intro (Opening Statement)
2. Too Far
3. The World
4. Look At Me Now
5. The Blood Doctrine
6. Forty-8 Lashes
7. The Debate
8. Never Come Down
9. Don't Like Mone
10. Aint Nothin' Changed
11. How Can I
12. Past Present Future
13. Long Lost Daddy
14. Gotta Get Better
15. Dominatin' The Game

Production By: Eddie 'Vibez' Thomas, K-Rino, Mike-B.,Muhammad 2g,Keyza Soze & Solomon...

More Info: SouthParkCoalition.com

>> MP3s <<
Never Come Down
Dominatin' The Game

Another Last Minute Post

Here's another one of those last minute posts just to ensure an extra month gets added to that sidebar on blogger. Shameless, I know.

For this post I've just uploaded 5 tracks off some somewhat under-rated gems, that although each do get respect, on the whole aren't appreciated to the level they probably deserve. If you haven't already heard them all then hopefully something is to your liking.

MP3s:
Brokin English Klik - Here Come Da Hoods [Fat Horn Mix]
Class A Felony - Black Rain
PHD - The Showdown
Tha Chamba - Hood Thang
Tony D - Check the Elevation
>>Download<<

Chamillionaire - Internet Nerds Revenge

MP3:

Chamillionaire - Internet Nerds Revenge