Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die Originals

Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die Originals
Whoever posted this claims that these songs are unreleased or original tracks from Ready to Die which didn’t make the cut because of sample clearances. I can’t verify if this is true but I’m taking this dude at his word for now. (via Bol, HH&VG)
01 Intro(Original Uncleared Sample Version)
02 [...]

Mixtape: Diplo vs. Santogold - Top Ranking Mixtape

Diplo vs. Santogold - Top Ranking Mixtape
Does this mixtape even need a writeup??
Tracklisting
1. Dub Selection Intro
2. 3-6 Mafia - Late Night (Unstoppable Mix)
3. Santogold - Shuv It (Disco D Blend)
4. Santogold - I’m A Lady (Diplo Mix Ft Amanda Blank)
5. Sir Mixalot - Posse On Broadway
6. Santogold - Lights Out (Diplo’s Panda Bear Mix)
7. Aretha [...]

Sunday Freshness

just a few mixtapes for you to enjoy this fine Sunday morning. Peace to Altrap.

http://www.zshare.net/audio/5666604423deea/

http://www.zshare.net/audio/56668738c63eb6/

Mick Boogie & 9th Wonder - The Graduate Mixtape

Download: Mick Boogie & 9th Wonder - The Graduate Mixtape (hosted by Kanye West)
Yet another free mixtape this time from from Mick Boogie. I was going to give this one a pass, but its actually pretty decent, especially if you were the million or so people who liked Graduation.
Tracklisting

League Crew/Kanye West: Intro
Kanye West and 50 [...]

Wale/Catchdubs Mixtape Releasing Tonight

myspace.com/wale202
Update: Here’s the Mixtape.
Wale - Payback (streaming Audio from 100 Miles and Running Mixtape)
I just got word this morning that Wale and Nick Catchdubs will be releasing a new mixtape, 100 Miles & Running, at 7:11 PM on Wale’s MySpace page. The mixtape will also be streaming at HipHopGame sometime today and people are already [...]

First Impressions: Kanye West - Can’t Tell Me Nothing Mixtape

Kanye West - Can’t Tell Me Nothing Mixtape (zip file)
So after getting multiple error messages from Rapdishare AND Megaupload (wtf?), I finally got my hands on the Kanye West Can’t Tell Me Nothing Mixtape. I’m providing a link from a contact on Myspace. I’m providing the link as a public service, but who knows how [...]

Free Music: The ARE - Still Climbing EP

http://www.myspace.com/theare1
The Are - Still Climbing EP (download from Rappers I Know)
You might not know about Houston-based beatmaker The Are, but the dude has been making beats with such underground artists as MED, K-Otix, Masta Ace, and De La Soul for over 15 years. He’s currently working on beats for Masta Ace’s new [...]

Best of 2006: The “Snakes on a Plane” Awards

In 2006, the “Snakes on A Plane” effect was in full force. What is the “Snakes on a Plane Effect?” Well, its when something gets hyped to the heavens on the Internet, only to bomb whenever it gets released to the general public, just like the movie Snakes on a Plane. Remember that movie? It [...]

And We Gon Keep Gettin Paper…

New ‘Lo?
Yes sir, peep the tracklisting:
1. Suga Willie Intro
2. 82 Afros
3. Lo Lean
4. Digi Know
5. Suga Willie’s Revenge
6. Zoom
7. 52
8. Gimmie Dat
9. Flawless (skit)
10. Suga Lo’s Serenade
11. Suga Lo’s Luv
12. I Couldn’t Careless?
13. Ganja Lounge
14. Stone & Roberts
15. Good Green
16. Material
17. Bed Rock
Fort Apache, The Mixtape Album

Baltimore is Having the Best Year Ever

Diablo - Round My Hood
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Baltimore gets a lot of crap from people in DC, but the city as a whole is blowin’ up. First, there’s The Wire, one of the best shows on television, bringing the plights of inner-city B-more into homes around the world. Then, there’s Baltimore club, which is blowin’ up [...]

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