R.I.P. Special 1

Rest In Peace
SPECIAL 1
(Conscious Daughters)

Real Name: Karryl Smith
Hailing From: Oakland, California (Born in Seattle).
Date Of Death: December 10, 2011.
Cause Of Death: Special 1 died due to complications from a blood clot.

DJ PT Presents: KOOLTA - The Forked Road

In the lead up to his debut album, this year's Hilltop Hoods initiative winner has decided to give listeners a small taste of what’s to come. November 18, 2011 marks the release of "The Forked Road" – a free mix (digital and physical) from the Adelaide MC/Producer, Koolta and mixed by DJ PT.

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R.I.P. Heavy D

Rest In Peace
HEAVY D


Real Name: Dwight Arrington Myers.
Hailing From: Mandeville, Jamaica
Date Of Birth: May 24, 1967
Date Of Death: November 8, 2011
Cause Of Death: Heavy D collapsed outside his home and then passed away due to respiratory distress at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Cente in California.

Prime & Purpose [PART 2] 100 Bars Each - LIVE on Top Billin'

PRIME
&
PURPOSE

R.I.P. Mandle

Rest In Peace
MANDLE


Real Name: Brad Lucas
Hailing From: Port Adelaide, South Australia
Date Of Birth: 1 October 1985
Date Of Death: 5 October 2011

Yesterday I was saddened by news of Mandle's passing. A few years ago we used to chat on a regular basis and shared some good times together, often spent doing nothing but discussing hip hop. As a huge fan of horror movies he couldn't get enough of the dark side of hip hop, including some of my favourite artists such as Insane Poetry and Q Strange. It was a pleasure being able to share music with somebody who felt equally as passionately about it as I did.

The world has lost a viscious battle rapper and a talented musician, but also one of the funniest dudes I have ever met. I don't think I ever held a convo with him that didn't involve a joke every other sentence. I won't front like we always got along, we had our differences, but I am thankful that we managed to resolve them in recent times and that our last conversation was nothing but a positive one. My thoughts go out to his family and friends. May he Rest In Peace.

Prime Is Here

PRIME IS HERE

One of Australia's most talented emcees, Prime, is on the verge of digitally unleashing his debut release onto the world. In anticipation for this he has uploaded a handful of tracks on his website as well as enlisting the talents of Full Clip to create a video for 'Restore My Faith' To download the aforementioned tracks, and to keep up to date with what the dude has been up to check out his website: PRIME IS HERE

Slaine & Statik Selektah - State of Grace

Slaine & Statik Selektah
State of Grace

...::: 01. TRACK LISTING :::...
01. State Of Grace (Intro)
02. Don’t Talk Greezy
03. Offensive Lines (ft. Action Bronson & Ill Bill)
04. Thats How It Is (ft. Termanology & Tully Banta-Cain [aka Novacaine])
05. Trail of Blood (OG Beat Version)
06. Tonight (ft. Cyrus Deshield)
07. Gotta Go (ft. Kali & D-stroy)
08. American Way
09. Run It (From the Town OST)
10. Night After Night
11. Molly (ft. D-Stroy)
12. Hold Up (ft. Reks)
13. Concepts (Freestyle)
14. Shade 45 Freestyle (ft. Kali & Dstroy)
15. Mistaken Identity

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Big Boi Ft YelaWolf - You Ain't No DJ

Big Boi Ft YelaWolf
You Ain't No DJNo

Can't get enough of this track. Catfish Billaaaaay!

Trem - Omega Man

Trem - Omega Man

Q Strange - Liquored Up

Q Strange returns with the first single off his long awaited return "Liquored Up" off the Scumbag Superstar project.

The song was produced by 40oz feat. Jim Perkins (producer for big b, kmk, schwayze, and opm) on guitar. The video introduces fans to Scumbag Superstar and stars Q, D Rocc, and DJ Khan, along with cameos by Fury, Mastamindz, Jack Beazly and providence rap legend Bobby Braciola.

Monsta Ft Crooked I - Long Beach Raised Me (RMX)

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Fabri Fibra - Venerdi 17

...::: TRACK LISTING :::...
01.Fabri Fibra - Prima Che Sia Domani (Feat. Al Castellana)
02. Fabri Fibra - Numero Uno (Prod. by Dj Nais)
03. Fabri Fibra - Escort (Remix)В (Feat. Entics)
04. Fabri Fibra - Quelle Radio (Prod. by Dj Nais)
05. Fabri Fibra - Qualcuno Normale (Remix)В (Feat. Dj Double S)
06. Fabri Fibra - Freestyle Solido
07. Fabri Fibra - Fabri Fibra - Freestyle Liquido
08. Freestyle Gasato
09. Fabri Fibra - Bugiardo (Megamix)В (Feat. Dj Myke)
10. Fabri Fibra - La Soluzione (Remix)В (Feat. Pula+, Danti)
11. Fabri Fibra - Tranne Te (Remix)В (Feat. Danti)
12. Fabri Fibra - Double Trouble (Remix)В (Feat. Dj Double S)
13. Fabri Fibra - Sono Hip Hop (Prod. by Dj Nais)
14. Fabri Fibra - Collezione (Megamix)В (Feat. Dj Double S)
15. Fabri Fibra - Festa (Remix)В (Feat. Entics)
16. Fabri Fibra - Sotto Shock (Prod. by Don Joe & Shablo)
17. Fabri Fibra - Tranne Te (Megamix)В (Feat. Redman, Soprano, Marracash, Dargen D'Amico, Entics)
18. Fabri Fibra - Hip Hop (Mastafive Remix) (Bonus)


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Purpose: If the City Had a Voice (Pt. 2)

Purpose:
If the City Had a Voice (Pt. 2)


Leading up to ‘If The City Had a Voice II’, Purpose has put out 5 releases both as solo and group efforts, toured the country and continued to grow both in and out of the studio as he honed his sound. This mixtape serves as a pre-cursor to his debut solo album 'Where It Starts' Dropping Late 2011

It is a collaborative effort with DJ Hacksaw (Pagen Elypsis, Battlehoggs, Train of Thought) made up of a handful of original music with some beat-jacks thrown in for good measure. This release paints an avid picture of the new generation in Australian Hip-Hop music and offers a peak into the future of an artist that has laid a solid foundation both locally and internationally.

It features Pagen Elypsis, Kilenm (USA), Arkaic (UK), Motive & Prime and features production by Purpose, Eslev & Zarkov.

..::TRACK LIST::..
1. A Nice Thought
2. If the CIty Had A..
3. While the Whole World Sleeps
4. Where I'm Comin' From (Produced by Purpose)
5. Remember ft. Prime
6. Mistresses
7. You Said that You Loved Me (skit)
8. 6 In the Mornin (Produced by Purpose)
9. No Way, No How
10. All Over the World ft. Kilenm & Arkaic (Produced by Purpose)
11. Faded
12. Every Rose
13. Still Standin (Remix)
14. 10:59 PM ft. Motive
BONUS TRACK
15. One Hit Away (Zarkov Remix)

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Happy St Patrick's Day

Happy St Patrick's Day

Slaine says guineas and micks don't mix but I've still got alotta time for the La Coka Nosta/ Special Teamz member out of Bawston. This dude's one of the best rappers in the game right now and when A World With No Skies finally drops, hopefully he gets recognized as such. Also keep an eye out for him on the silver screen, especially after how good he was in The Town, no doubt he'll be going from strength to strength in Hollywood too.

Now back to the racial stereotypes...

R.I.P. Nate Dogg

Rest In Peace
Nate Dogg


Real Name: Nathaniel Hale
Hailing From: Long Beach, California
Date Of Birth: 19 August 1969
Date Of Death: 15 March 2011
Cause Of Death: On December 19, 2007, Nate Dogg suffered a stroke that made his left side paralyized. He was expected to recover, however he had a 2nd stroke in September 2008. Details on his death will be released in the coming days.

Brotha Lynch Hung - The Coathanga

T-K.A.S.H. & Five Eighty - Peace Of The Puzzle

Bay Area Activist/Artist T-K.A.S.H.

Teams Up With Five Eighty ; Drops new EP.


Oakland, Ca- After a two-year hiatus since his last major release, Bay Area MC T- K.A.S.H has emerged with fellow West coast MC Five Eighty to release “Peace Of The Puzzle”, a digital EP which features new music from both T-K.A.S.H. and Five Eighty, including the back-to-basics lyrical sparring track" Clap Ya Hands ” ( feat. Mikial ) and T-K.A.S.H.'s tribute track " Dear Herm ", in which he reflects on his teenage years under the influence of the music produced by Bay Area Hip Hop Social Activist, Andre “HERM” Lewis.


When asked about the EP and his contribution to the
project, Five Eighty reflects , " When I was presented with the idea, I wanted to jump on board and seize the opportunity because I knew I had material that was in line with the main message of the project which is peace, community activism and awareness ".


Creatively, they both agree that these songs are much more peaceful
and reflective than most of the previous music they have released in the past, and on the contrary to what T-K.A.S.H. describes as " Hyper-intellectual, complaint-based" music which he feels most people could be duped into believing is the absolute formula for " conscious " Hip-Hop.


In other related news, Five Eighty is currently working on a sophomore
release with R&B artist HazAli as the duo Medina and T-K.A.S.H is
scheduled to complete the Half Marathon Course at the Oakland
Running Festival, which will be held this March in Oakland, Ca. His run is in order to raise awareness for Non-Violent life strategies through the Bay Area-based Hip Hop Chess Federation, founded by Adisa Banjoko.


..:: TRACK LISTING ::..
01. Clap Yo Hands f. Mikial
02. Strong f. HazAli
03. Dear Herm
04. The Real Thing f. Siaira Shawn
05. Writer's Block f. Amir Sulaiman & Siaira Shawn

You can download the new EP, Peace Of The Puzzle, here:

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Simplex - Audio Biography

SIMPLEX
~ AUDIO BIOGRAPHY ~

Available: February 18, 2011

Adelaide hip hop artist and Terra Firma member Simplex releases his debut solo album Audio Biography. The long awaited album is the hard hitting, thought provoking next chapter of the Adelaide sound, summarizing Simplex’s life within and outside hip hop.

Tackling the issues of identity, relationships and careers, Audio Biography highlights significant events in life that all individuals go through. Describing the harsh realities of the real world, Audio Biography gives listeners a glimpse of his life: the clash of wanting to be your own person while battling society's norms and routines.

Produced entirely by Simplex, the album weaves together classic hip hop with a modern streak of attitude and personality best seen in the first single, “Beautiful Day”. An upbeat sounding number about how materialistic objects act as a distraction to keep us focused on competing with each other rather than solving the real issues. The single is the first salvo in the Simplex canon- breaking free from group dynamics to forge a sound of his own.

Featuring a diverse array of guests including renown Australian Hip Hop artist Delta, the very talented Ranto Bokgo from South Africa (in the global sounds of "Worldwide", where the issue addressed is that no matter where you are from, we all struggle with bad days, and we should be united instead of divided by borders, ethnicity or religious ideals), the dynamic vocals of Candice Monique (from M-Phazes’ "Goodbye Gravity") and his fellow crew-members, Terra Firma (“First Things First”), the album boasts a ‘something for everyone’ element.

Through its rich lyrical content, infectious melodies backed by world-class production, Simplex laces in the beauty of maintaining a fighting stance in a world that controls us and each of his tracks boast a subtle rebellious streak that shows his own powerful approach to life.

Track listing:
01. FORWARD
02. I HAVE NOTHING
03. FIRST THINGS FIRST (feat. TERRA FIRMA)
04. BEAUTIFUL DAY
05. BE SOMEBODY
06. PLAY
07. WORLDWIDE (feat. RANTO BOKO)
08. SIGNS (feat. MISS KARLEENA)
09. OPUS OPERANDI (feat. MOTION, DELTA, ALERTS)
10. WORK FOR A LIVING
11. SCHOOLYARD POLITICS
12. ME VS. WORLD (feat. CANDICE MONIQUE)

Produced by: Simplex

Simplex - Beautiful Day by iAmSimplex

Eklips - Hip Hop History Beatbox

Tech N9ne - Bad Season [Mixtape]

...::: TRACK LISTING :::...
01. Bad Season Skit (Tech N9ne & Jeff Nelson)
02. Table and Chest Stress
03. Sex To The Beat (Tech N9ne, Kutt Calhoun, Bizzy, Krizz Kaliko)
04. No More Music To The Suckas (Black Vain, Oobergeek, Krizz Kaliko)
05. Bad Season (Krizz Kaliko, Nesto, Tonesha Sanders)
06. Somethin To See (Krizz Kaliko, Irv Da Phenom)
07. Ego Trippin (Krizz Kaliko)
08. All Day All Night (Krizz Kaliko)
09. Hard Liquor
10. Livin Like I’m Dyin (Kutt Calhoun, Ubiquitous of Ces Cru, Godemis of Ces Cru, Kriss Kaliko)
11. Down For The Block (Jay Rock, Kutt Calhoun, Big Scoop)
12. Lick Your Teeth (Irv Da Phenom, Krizz Kaliko, Tonesha Sanders)
13. Losin My mind
14. The People Speak Skit
15. The Ring (Dontez Yates)
16. The Rain (Aylia Yates, Reign Yates, Lecoya Lejeune)
17. Come Gangsta (Krizz Kaliko)

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Jay Rock - Black Friday

Jay Rock
Black Friday

Top Dawg Entertainment and Strange Music proudly present the release of Jay Rock’s Black Friday mixtape. With his insatiable drive and relentless hunger, Jay Rock has already proven himself to be a key figure of the New West movement. In a time when the landscape of hip hop is over saturated with lazy club hits and “MCs” who have nothing to say, Black Friday is the perfect holiday gift for fans and rap heads alike who desperately seek something real to keep their heads moving throughout the winter. Armed with a gritty baritone flow and soulful delivery, Jay Rock takes listeners on a journey through the sights and sounds of the streets with the help of guests like Kendrick Lamar, Big Scoob, Ab Soul, Spider Loc and more. Don’t miss the latest release from one of hip hop’s rising stars and download your copy of Black Friday today.

Click here to download your free copy of the Black Friday mixtape. In 2011 be on the lookout for Jay Rock’s debut album release Follow Me Home.

Source: Jay Rock Blog

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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
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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]
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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)
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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)
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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
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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.