Old gem found on Wutangcorp forums. Burke destroys this beat. I’m still not exactly sure how to spell his name correctly though.
Rev. William Burke – Got Bricks (Nuthin’ But A G Thang Freestyle)
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Rev. William Burke – Got Bricks (Nuthin’ But A G Thang Freestyle)
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011VIDEO: Action Bronson Toca Tuesdays Freestyle
Thursday, April 7th, 2011Ever notice how watching somebody fuck up a freestyle a little bit can be more entertaining that watching somebody rattle one off a little too perfectly? Not in a mean kind of way, more like it gives you a measure of appreciation for the effort being put in.
Big L – Death Wish (a Vaporized production)
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
We’ve posted a few quality Vaporized remixes and reworks before, but this might be my favorite yet.
Vaporized: not sure how to describe this, basically a remix of big l’s 1992 stretch + bobbito freestyle, except not…something a bit different anyway (he neglected to mention chopping in bits of the Death Wish trailer)
Me: whoooa did you slow that down? sounds vaguely screwed
Vaporized: time stretched. vocals are same pitch but slower tempo,so kind of… thanks for having a listen
Me: :BOW:
DOWNLOAD: Big L – Death Wish (a Vaporized production)
VIDEO: Jermaine – Gone In 60 Seconds Pt 1. (Guerilla Fi Films) + some live perfomance footage
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011ATL Double Feature: Grip Plyaz – Damn Vans / Rittz – Smash Potatoes
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Grip continues to make good songs based around going out/the shoes he wears when going out/people mistaking him for a hipster when he goes out. Meanwhile, Rittz deserves credit here for doing something different from what G-Side originally did with this beat and pulling it off well.
Rittz – Smash Potatoes (prod by DJ Burn One)
Damn Vans courtesy of Baller’s Eve
Smash Potatoes courtesy of DJBooth
Ahyve – A Space Oddity (Adventures Of Ahyve Volume 3) MIXTAPE
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
I’ve been anticipating this and it didn’t dissapoint. Just the cover alone makes it worth a download (created by Ahyve himself).
Ahyve is a good rapper but I think I like him even more as a producer/arranger/selector. His original beats (example, example), his offbeat genre-bending remixes/reworks which at their best transform the source material into something completely different (example), the flow of the mixtape, the little asides and interludes serving as transitions, even his discerning tastes in beats to rhyme over – that’s what really elevates this collection from just good to something really interesting.
DOWNLOAD: Ahyve – A Space Oddity (Adventures Of Ahyve Volume 3) MIXTAPE
Zilla & Monster – Fuck You Freestyle
Thursday, December 9th, 2010
After an extremely aggravating work day this is hitting the spot just right.
DOWNLOAD: Zilla & Monster – Fuck You Freestyle
Zilla and Monster have a joint mixtape coming called Komin’ Out Da Red, and Monster has a solo mixtape coming called Gutta,Gangsta,Gutta. I think Zilla has a solo album coming too in early 2011. Should be good.
Sean Price – Sabado Gigante
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010
Sean Price on some smooth shit, although I’m disappointed by the lack of referenced to Don Francisco who is eternally the player president.
DOWNLOAD: Sean Price – Sabado Gigante
The song sampled here is Keni Burke’s rising to the top, might as well throw that in for good measure.
DOWNLOAD: Keni Burke – Rising to the top
Weapons of Audio – Ode to Mannish Boy
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
Good idea, good execution, and the whole thing just feels very different from what everybody else is doing right now. My only complaint is the short length, but that’s minor. Generally, more modern rap needs to stray into blues territories. Seems like it would be a natural thing, considering how much rappers love to bitch vis-a-vis the fact that blues turns bitching into a profound art form.
DOWNLOAD: Weapons of Audio – Ode to Mannish Boy
via DJBooth’s Freestyle Series
Also, here is my favorite version of Mannish Boy, taken from Electric Mud.
DOWNLOAD: Muddy Waters – Mannish Boy
Aleon Craft freestyles over a few bars of Cell Therapy
Friday, October 15th, 2010
ALEON CRAFT X INSIDE THE MUSIC X STANKONIA STUDIO 10.28.10 from Jeron Ward on Vimeo.
Self explanatory. Wouldn’t mind it being longer and in mp3 form.
