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The Cousin of Death

The Cousin Of Death


Thinking back about 3 or 4 years there would be days I wouldn't sleep for 3 days in a row, and the lack of sleep wasn't even substance induced. Thankfully those days are now long gone, but I've never been one of those people who manage a consistant 8 hours a night, not that I need it - 5 is usually more than enough. Over the last couple of weeks though I've just felt constantly exhausted, maybe it's just that time of the year. Anyway, enough about that...

It brings me to the point of this blog post. Today I was sitting there, eyes burning through the back of my skull, and then Slaine's 'Insomnia' came on. Perfect timing for it to pop up. It got me thinking of Perth rapper Drapht's track of the same name, and then a few others sprung to mind. This post includes a link to just 10 of many tracks that rappers have made about (or at least referring to) sleep deprevation. So next time you're having trouble getting to sleep, forget counting sheep - just put your headphones in and bump these tracks.

MP3s:
BeKay - I Need Sleep
Brother Ali - Sleepwalker
Cage - Among The Sleep
Drapht - Insomnia
Haystak - Strangest Dreams
Joe Budden - In My Sleep
La Coka Nostra - Cousin Of Death
Natas - Nightmares
Point Blank - Prone To Bad Dreams
Slaine - Insomnia
>> DOWNLOAD <<

Haystak - Cake Boss [Mixtape]

Posted for FREE download on HaystakTV:

..:: TRACK LISTING ::..
01. Intro
02. One Rapper
03. Ballin’
04. Bang’n Screw
05. Earth Angel
06. Fly Away
07. God & Fed Charge
08. Gossip
09. Gun Fire
10. I Don’t Think So
11. Ladies
12. Reggie Bush
13. Somebody’s Boi
14. Sour
15. Ur Right
16. Waka Flaka
17. Wankster
18. White Boy Swagg
19. We Great
20. Where I’m From
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Michael Myers Music

Now, being an Australian October 31st has little signficiance for me. Sure, everyone down here knows it's Halloween but most years it's a non event, aside from a few kids who might find it a good excuse trying to score some free candy. So with that said I kind of feel stupid even doing a post on the subject, but oh well, I've decided to post five tracks that sample the classic Halloween theme, composed by John Carpenter. I know there's a few others out there (a Dre track, a Biggie track and an intro by the Hard Boys for example), but five's a good number.

MP3s:
Ganksta Nip - Horror Movie Rap
Ice T - The Tower
Tech N9ne - Psycho Bitch
Three 6 Mafia - Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body)
Twisted Black Ft BG - Tru Hustla [Remix]
>> DOWNLOAD <<

Slaine - The Devil Never Dies

Slaine
The Devil Never Dies

“I spent thousands of hours creating ‘A World With No Skies’. I want it to be a vivid picture of my dreams, nightmares, and psyche. I refuse to compromise my vision for a project that means so much to me,” commented Slaine.

“I have recently had some success in a way that unexpectedly put a mainstream light on me. I could give a fuck less about that kind of attention. What I do give a fuck about is maintaining the integrity of my album, so I have had to deal with sample clearance issues which caused it to be delayed until early 2011. In the meantime while I rework the album, I am giving you my new mixtape ‘The Devil Never Dies’ for free.

At the end of the day fans dont give a shit about red tape nor should they, and I wanted to put out new music now. I locked myself in my studio for two weeks and this is what I came out with.”

...::: TRACK LISTING :::...
1. The Religion (prod. By Silvamore)
2. My Girl, My Wife, My Mother My Bitch (prod. By LuBalz)
3. The Deadzone (prod. By Stoupe Cuts by Reel Drama)
4. Black and Blue Flag feat. Jaysaun (prod. By Silvamore)
5. Thru The Rain feat. Blacastan (prod. By Silvamore)
6. Off The Sidewalk feat. Cyrus Deshield (prod. By Falside)
7. Going Down feat. Jaysaun (prod. By Silvamore)
8. The Worst (prod. Statik Selektah)
9. Old English II feat. Esoteric (prod. By Esoteric)
10. Burn feat. Amadeus & Chilla Jones (prod. Sicknature)
11. Envy feat. Termanology (prod. By Moss)
12. It Ain’t Happenin feat. Amadeus & Blacastan (prod. By Falside)
13. It’s Too Late feat. Amadeus (prod. By Double Chamberz)
14. Science Of The Trife feat. Ill Bill & Q-Unique (prod. By C. Lance)
15. Settin It Off feat. Reks, Jaysaun & Steven King (prod. Statik Selektah)
16. Trail Of Blood (prod. Statik Selektah)
17. Outro
18. Mind Of A Criminal remix (prod. By LuBalz)
>> DOWNLOAD <<

Tech N9ne - Seepage [EP]

The one with the name of a gun is back with another EP release to hold his fans over until his next full length, All 6s And 7s, drops early in 2011. For those of you who keep checking Tech's releases, you'll remember that on the Lost Scripts of K.O.D. EP there was a track called Last Sad Song on which he said that track would be exactly that, his last sad song. He kept with that on the Ollie Gates Collabos album, however, sadly, Tech tweeted recently that his mother's health had deteriorated again, and Krizz Kaliko's best friend had passed away. As a result of these two events, Tech decided to go back into the studio and drop another EP of dark rhymes: Seepage.

On one of the deepest tracks Tech has ever recorded , The Rain, he says: 'They love my pain because it makes for great music'. So with this in mind I can't help but feel guilty for admitting that it's Tech N9ne's darker music that I really want to hear. As a fan of Tech N9ne I wish for nothing but the best for Aaron Yates the person, even if it results in more let down releases in the future (which is how I felt about Ollie Gates). But, to be honest as someone who finds shelter in the lyrics of my favourite emcees - Tech above most others- it's his most painful music that makes me (and many others) rate him so highly. People don't love seeing Tech in pain, but they do love the dark music it spawns because no matter the listener's age/race/religion or gender - they can relate to him.

As with all EPs, the downside with it is how short it is - but in terms of quality, Tecca Nina's still going as strong as ever. I've already put my pre-order in for a hard copy, and if you're even remotely into Tech, then I suggest ordering it off his site asap because it's a bargain at $6.99 and I can't see too many copies being pressed.

Seepage [EP]
Tracklisting
01 - Choking From It (Intro)
02 - Seepage (Ft Tonesha Sanders)
03 - Asshole (Ft Big Scoob & Krizz Kaliko)
04 - Alucard
05 - Bite Me (Ft Tonesha Sanders & Jessica Slankard)
06 - Trippin Comin (Ft Krizz Kaliko)
> Purchase Here <

MP3:
Tech N9ne - Seepage (Ft Tonesha Sanders)

Monsta - Pacific Coast Highway

For those of you who aren't familiar with the half Samoan/ half Mexican member of Yukmouth's Regime Gang, Monsta Ganjah hails from the city of Long Beach, California, although for the past few years Monsta's been living down here in Adelaide, South Australia.

The Long Beach native has featured on an array of Regime mixtapes such as the highly successful 'All Out War' series as well as Yuk's albums, as well as putting out a few mixtapes of his own. He is now signed to New Zealand's Dawn Raid label and is on the verge of dropping his debut album 'Pacific Coast Highway' on the 1st of November. In anticipation of this release Dawn Raid have been uploading a few tracks from the forthcoming album, so here they are in 1 file for you to download. If you like what you hear then make sure you cop the dude's album on the first of November to support dope music and good people.


MP3s:
Monsta - Long Beach Raised Me
Monsta Ft Yukmouth & Ganxsta Ridd - Wesperados
Monsta Ft Ganxsta Ridd & Hell Rell - Don't Say Shhh
Monsta Ft The Jacka - Brand New
>> DOWNLOAD <<

R.I.P. B-Brazy

Rest In Peace
B Brazy


Real Name: Bruce Parish
Hailing From: Inglewood, CA
Date Of Birth: 12 December 1974
Date Of Death: 9 May 2003
Cause Of Death: Shot and killed by Mexican gangmembers in Los Angeles

B Brazy was a Denver Lane Blood who appeared on the 'Bloods And Crips' project, was a member of the Damu Ridas and featured on such artists albums as The Relatives and Mack 10 .

R.I.P. Eyedea

Rest In Peace
Eyedea


Real Name: Micheal Larsen
Hailing From: Minnesota, U.S.A.
Born: 9 November 1981
Died: 16 October 2010
Cause Of Death: Died in his sleep and was found by his mother.

Them Rappers Sounding Like...

WAA WAA WAA... CRY BABY!


Yep, this kid's face says it all - this blog's dead and in much need of a re-animation that Lucio Fulci or George Romero would be proud of. Now, I'm not going to even let myself believe this blog will ever be updated as much as it used to. I doubt I'll even manage to double the 'one post a month' rule I set myself, but hey - while I've got some sort of motivation about me I thought I'd update the look of this page.

Here are 5 tracks I've had on my playlist while going through old posts and deleting all of the spam comments that have been building up over the past year or two. Been pumping Trae, Nickatina and Tecca Nina for ages. Yelawolf I only got onto in the past year or so, but I've caught up on his back catalogue and now I'm anticipating his upcoming album. Despite all of the hype he's been getting I hadn't heard much Nipsey Hussle (features aside) before I got sent his 'Shooter' track. To be honest, I didn't love it at first but it's definitely turned out to be an addictive listen that I keep coming back to every few days.

Thought I'd upload these for the enjoyment of anyone who happens to somehow accidentally stumble onto this page (probably in a failed quest for porn).

MP3s:
Andre Nickatina - Tony Montana
Nipsey Hussle Ft Blanco - Shooter
Tech N9ne - Cry Baby
Trae Ft Lupe Fiasco - Bad Don't Seem So Wrong
Yelawolf Ft Gucci Mane - Wanna Party
>> DOWNLOAD <<

Poesia Cruda: Mixtape Vol. 1

Luchè presenta

POESIA CRUDA
Mixtape Vol.1


starring
Luchè - Sir Fernandez - Ntò
Pepp J One - O'Iank
Corrado - Guido O'Na

featuring GUE' PEQUENO - MARRACASH - JAKE LA FURIA
CANEDA - LA MELODIA - DANIELE VIT - RISCHIO
EL KOYOTE - X3MO - AKEY - P_EIGHT - EXO

>> DOWNLOAD <<

Xzibit - Thank You (Live On Letterman)

One of the best performances of a track I've ever seen/heard. You can really feel every lyrics he spits on this. I know it's old, but still as good as ever. This track was the definite highlight of seeing X live down here in South Australia earlier this year.

Pagen Elypsis - One Way Ticket

Pagen Elypsis - One Way Ticket


After years of putting in work in the Adelaide hip hop scene, the guys from Pagen Elypsis are on the verge of dropping their debut album 'One Way Ticket'. In anticipation of this album's release All Aussie Hip Hop Blog have put up 'Aerobiks' ft DJ Butcher.

Pagen Elypsis - One Way Ticket - Aerobiks feat. DJ Butcher of The Crate Creeps by allaussiehiphop

Also, for those who haven't already checked out PE's last mixtape '2010' presented by the BATTLE HOGGS...


..::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 <<

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.

Syntax on MySpace
Syntax on Facebook

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)



Download the FREE LP:
>>> HERE <<<

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)
> DOWNLOAD <

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)

>>| DOWNLOAD |>>

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:
>> DOWNLOAD <<

Terra Firma - Hold It Wide