Steady B’s Best New Rapper Tourney (Round 2)

July 21st, 2010

SteadyBloggin.com’s Best New Rapper Tournament has begun. We’re using that term “new” loosely because when you think about it not many are new at rapping, just new to many of us, to the internet, the radio, the zines or your favorite blogs.

We avoided most major label artists. Sorry, you won’t be seeing the likes of Lupe Fiasco, Gucci Mane, Drake or even Charles Hamilton on here. We carefully handed out the 64 spots to rappers we felt would be complete this tournament.

It is true we are using some current internet favorites; but we hope you take the time in getting to know all of the contestants. We’ll be providing audio and video samples for each artist so carefully vote on your favorite. If you aren’t a member of Philaflava make sure you register to vote. Print out the brackets and get ready for a month full of voting but most importantly have fun. –Philaflava

Download Printable Bracket

Sounds Like Summer – Volume Four

July 25th, 2010

The fourth installment in our Sounds Like Summer series. Somethin’ for your car, somethin’ for your hangout spot, or just somethin’ for you to chill to. Hella shouts to dirt_dog from TROY for the artwork. Download link, tracklist and links to the rest of the series after the jump.

— Snoop Bloggy Blogg
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SMS Presents: O’Third Ent. – In the box

July 29th, 2010

This is good day for mixtapes, first Gibbs now this. You know SMS puts out quality product, and the O’Third crew has been on a particularly winning streak lately (see here). And you know releases from Huntsville are always family affairs, so there’s bound to be a cast of luminaries involved. So you know you gotta download this one.

DOWNLOAD: SMS Presents: O’Third Ent. – In the box (via Zshare)

DOWNLOAD: SMS Presents: O’Third Ent. – In the box (via Dat Piff)

VIDEO: thekeenone – Legal drug addict (Produced by DJ Starscream)

July 29th, 2010

thekeenone aka Mama Keen is talented chick and a friend of ours (salut!) This is the video for her single Legal Drug Addict, an ode to a subject my brain and nostrils recall with a mixture of nostalgia and self-disgust. It was directed with unnerving jumpy flair by Jon Buch.

Is it weird that I got flashes of the girls in the background whipping me with yoyo’s while wearing stiletto heeled thigh high boots?

You can buy the single on Itunes and Amazon. You can also visit http://www.keen.tv/ for more info about Keen and some merch (custom Chucks, tshirts, etc.) Some pics of the swag are below.

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Freddie Gibbs – Str8 Killa No Filla

July 29th, 2010

This one of the summer’s most anticipated releases, so I’m not even gonna say anything. Except that I’m psyched to see Block Beattaz production on this, Gibbs needs to go to Alabama more often. A Gibbs/G-Side collaboration would be nice.

DOWNLOAD: Freddie Gibbs – Str8 Killa No Filla Mixtape

Courtesy of XXL.

Back cover with tracklist and production credits is below.

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Central Services – Forever Frozen In Television Time EP

July 28th, 2010

I have been waiting to hear this for quite some time now. Thanks to El-P and Def Jux for making this so readily available. RIP Camu Tao.

DOWNLOAD: Central Services – Forever Frozen In Television Time EP

Back cover with track list and details is below. Also, go to El-P’s Tumblr for more details about Camu’s upcoming solo album King of Hearts. Also, don’t sleep on El-P’s latest megamixxx when it comes out, it’s quite good.

Thanks to Brougham33 for the heads up.

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VIDEO: Roy Budd plays the “Get Carter” theme

July 28th, 2010

You know, I’d almost forgotten what your eyes looked like. Still the same. Pissholes in the snow.

Please allow me a brief movie nerd moment. Here is one of the greatest score composers performing what is arguably his greatest creation – the theme from Get Carter. Which in itself is one of the top 3 greatest British crime thrillers of all time, featuring one of Michael Cain’s best performances. Obviously I’m a bit of a fan of all of this.

Freddie Gibbs – On One

July 28th, 2010

This is a bonus track from The Adult Swim Singles Program, it will not be on Str8 Killa No Filla.

DOWNLOAD: Freddie Gibbs – On One

Headland & Delowe: ATL Hip Hop from ‘79- ‘til (Documentary by Dominick Brady)

July 28th, 2010

The city of Atlanta has a complex and long history with Hip Hop going back into the late 1970’s.

Much of this history pre-LaFace records, pre-Outkast and GooDie MoB isn’t known.

Headland & Delowe is a documentary series attempting to weave together the story lines of the artists, managers, promoters and journalists of Atlanta Hip Hop over the past three decades to get an understanding of where Atlanta Hip Hop has been and where it might be going.

Big thanks to Dominick Brady for putting this together, I’m looking forward to more episodes. Dominick’s direct download link is below, you can also stream this on his tumblr page here.

DOWNLOAD: Headland & Delowe: ATL Hip Hop from ‘79- ‘til

First spotted at Tumblinerb.

VIDEO: FKi “Weed & Arizonas”

July 27th, 2010

Quick turnaround on this one. Easily my favorite non-Curren$y weed anthem of the summer. Shouts to Arnold Palmer and jammin’ ass guitar solos.

VIDEO: Chase N. Cashe & CARTer “Bayou Classic”

July 27th, 2010

Throwback Jiggy Era Country Rap Tunes.

Dam-Funk puts some unreleased music on soundcloud

July 27th, 2010

Over the past month Dam-Funk has been sharing a few previously unreleased tracks via his soundcloud page. You can stream them below. The individual pages for each song also give some additional info on where they came from and how they were made.

Freeway – DâM-FunK | (An “Adolescent Funk” Outtake) by DâM-FunK

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