New Mix: Full Circle, Vol. 1

So we hit all the big west coast hip hop scenes but now we got to make room for the rest of the country. There is a lot of good new music coming out and I hope you all are listening. I have been following a few of these artists for awhile now and others have been recently discovered through friends, blogs, and so on and so forth. I like finding great artists or songs that no one I know knows about. I like to discover, even if I discovered someone before my friends. Besides that, I really enjoy just hearing what these talented artists got in their back pockets to keep the momentum going. Hope you guys dig some of these artists too and follow them. I guess on Twitter or something cause that’s what the kids do nowadays.

I’ll keep this series going. Full Circle stands for all types of hip hop from all over. So, as I find good music, I’m gonna play it for y’all. So let’s start it up right now.

Enjoy.

Full Circle, Vol. 1 (Week of 11.22.10) – Click to Download

Tracklisting:

1. The Roots – Dear God 2.0 feat. Monsters of Folk
2. Freeway – When I Die feat. James Blunt
3. Logics – Lalala Freestyle
4. Jay-Z – Summer in Brooklyn (Quincy Jones Cookin Soul Remix) feat. Lil Wayne
5. Freddie Gibbs & Mikkey Halsted – On my Own
6. Lloyd Banks – Start it Up feat. Kanye West, Swiss Beatz, Ryan Leslie, & Fabolous
7. Wiz Khalifa – Black & Yellow
8. MED – Ain’t Bragging feat. Guilty Simpson
9. Drake – In the Morning feat. J Cole
10. Mac Miller – Nikes on my Feet
11. Freddie Gibbs – Ghetto
12. Kooley High – My Shadow
13. Actual Proof – Moves Over Here
14. Curren$y – Address feat. Stalley

New Mix: Freeways & Smog & Hip Hop

For the third mix of this four mix weekend I decided to do an LA mix. It’s funny cause I’ve been moving south from Seattle to the Bay and now LA for this series. I guess I should do a Tijuana mix tomorrow. Haha, maybe next time. I really want to play some of the new stuff from the rest of the U.S. to finish this series out.

But let’s get back to talking about this LA mix. What can I say about this mix? Check it out. Praise it, criticize it, hate it, love it, whatever, at least listen to it.

Enjoy.

Freeways & Smog & Hip Hop (Week of 11.22.10) – Click to Download

Tracklisting:

1. Dom Kennedy – A Leimert Park Song
2. Ab-Soul – Lifestyle feat. Jay Rock
3. Diz Gibran – The Greatness feat. Pacific Division & Kartwright
4. Bambu – Smog City’s Own feat. Diz Gibran (Nick James Remix)
5. Jay Rock – Diary of a Broke Nigga feat. Kendrick Lamar & Giddy
6. Blu – For Whom the Bell Tolls feat. Evidence, Phonte, & Will.I.Am
7. Kendrick Lamar – Trip
8. Blakface – Rap City
9. MED – Where I’m From feat. Aloe Blacc
10. El Prez – UAINTUPONTHIS! feat. U-N-I & Danja
11. Pacific Division – Taste
12. Mykestro – We Major
13. Kendrick Lamar – She Needs Me feat. Javonte
14. Pacific Division – Pac Div
15. U-N-I – The Grudge

New Mix: The New Bay: Redux

So like I said, 4 mixes this weekend. Here is number two. It’s appropriate that I made this mix cause the Giants just won the world series and the Bay deserves some recognition right now. So let’s give it up for the Giants cause its been a long time coming. But let’s get back to the music,

Lately, I have only been keeping up with Bay Area hip hop through friends, blogs, and the homie, Dex Beats, but I have been surprised with all the new talent that is coming out of the Bay right now. Some of it for the lyrical content and some of it for the mainstream sound that could put the Bay back on the map. Whatever it is, I hope more up and coming artists put more quality music out.

For now, enjoy.

The New Bay:Redux (Week of 11.22.10) – Click to Download

Tracklisting:

1. Beetiki – Pass U Twice
2. J Stalin – Neighborhood Stars feat. Too Short & Mistah F.A.B.
3. Roach Gigz – Pop Off
4. Willie Joe – Smokin Hot Freestyle
5. Erk tha Jerk – Perfect Mistake
6. Nio the Gift – Grateful
7. Jern Eye – Cali feat. Spank Pops & J Billion
8. Khafre – The Same
9. Rey Resurreccion – Spaceships
10. Bailey – Black & Orange
11. Nio the Gift – Angels & Demons
12. Mistah F.A.B. – Get Away
13. E-40 – He’s A Gangsta feat. Messy Marv, the Jacka, Kaveo
14. Alexander Spit – Ashes
15. The Jealous Guys – Down
16. The Jacka & Ampichino – No Tears
17. Jay Anthony – You Don’t Know Me Man

New Mix: The Puget Sound

I have been wanting to make this mix for about 9 months ever since I left Phnom Penh (Cambodia) where my homie Peanut is living/working/inspiring. You see, Peanut is from Tacoma, outside of Seattle and I decided to put this one together for him to hopefully ease the pain of homesickness that he may be having while he is out there dpoing great things with the kids at Tiny Toones Cambodia. Much love Peanut! Keep up the great work.

Before this mix, the only Seattle hip hop artists/producers I knew of were Blue Scholars, Common Market, and Jake One. I probably knew more grunge bands from Seattle than anything else. After doing a lot of research and listening to a lot of Seatle artists, I was completely amazed at how many quality hip hop artists there are in Seattle. It is pretty much the full spectrum of hip hop, from hardcore rap from artists such as Grayskul, who sound similar to Jedi Mind Tricks, to conscious rap from artists such as the Blue Scholars, who have also had success crossing over into the mainstream.

From listening to tracks from the region and reading up on Seattle hip hop, I was put on to a few albums that displayed Seattle hip hop in its early stages, including “14 Fathoms Deep,” “Classic Elements,” “Do The Math,” and “Untranslated Prescriptions.” These albums are pretty raw and I suggest everyone pick them up. At this point I feel like I have a good understanding of Seattle hip hop from the mid-1990s to the present. I have truely become a fan and will continue to keep my ears open to the great music coming out of Seattle.

Enjoy!

The Puget Sound (Week of 11.22.10) – Click to Download

Tracklisting:

1. Fice – Two Five Three
2. Dyme Def – One Way Road
3. Khingz – Black Han Solo
4. Blue Scholars – North By Northwest
5. Boom Bap Project – Welcome to Seattle
6. Graymaker (Grayskul + Maker) – Bread & the Wine
7. Nobody – A.N.I.T.A.
8. Common Market – Back Home (The Return)
9. Grynch – My Volvo
10. Canary Sing – H206
11. Dyme Def – FreshrINmyKicks
12. The Ghetto Children – Who’s Listening
13. The Living Yard – Summer’s Here
14. THEESatisfaction – Icing
15. Grayskul – Prom Quiz
16. D. Black – Yesterday feat. Marissa
17. Jake One – Home feat. Vitamin D, C Note, Maine, & Ish
18. Blue Scholars – Southside
19. Jaleel – I Call It Like I See It
20. Gabriel Teodros – No Label (Esma Remix)
21. Abyssinian Creole – Relax
22. Macklemore – Church feat. Geologic of Blue Scholars