Tuesday

What is Lil B in 2011?

"Think Lady Gaga, the rap version. Rap’s Lady Gaga, Phil Collins, Rick James, rap version of Prince,

Canibus, MF Doom, Jay-Z, Michael Jackson, Tupac and Lil Wayne in a pot and mix it around.

Smush em all together, stir the pot like soup—Lil B’s here. That’s 2011 and beyond."

BUG EYES - SMOOTH BREW

Some more classic shit released under the fiftypop label.

TAPERECORDER - ALIGHT/ALONE


Star Slinger - Remedy

Q-TIP

Looping god damn vinyl.

Monday

OMARION

HOW TO DRESS WELL x R KELLY

My favorite indie act right now playing my favorite R. Kelly track.
Thank god for Yours Truly.

YELAWOLF

Yours Truly are always great at giving artists the amount of respect they deserve in interviews and video coverage.

JDOWN VALMONT'S thoughts on PASTOR TROY'S FACE OFF

"So what did i find in my high school yearbook today?

Pastor Troy's CD Face Off. So I'm going to give it a listen and tell you how I feel.


Got damn, this mother fucker Pastor Troy used to be the truth. What happened to you Pastor? I used to ride the bus two hours across town with my Memorex CD player bumping Jay-Z's Blueprint, Outkast's Stankonia, and Pastor Troy's Face Off. I remember I took the CD to Louisiana and I was leaving Wendy's with my cousins and we were all eating Double Stacks in the whip and I gave Travis my Pastor Troy CD like, "you guys HAVE to listen to this, this is that Georgia shit". And it was a big deal because "No More Play in GA" was a Georgia song dissing a Louisiana artist (Master P) and niggas fucked with it!!!

They were like, "well..this that shit right here".


I'm pretty sure No More Play in GA is banned in all clubs below the Tennessee River. Instant Mosh Pit.


The way you utilized military style snare drum patterns with such effectiveness. You developed the blueprint for the adlib style that Waka Flocka utilized for Flockaveli (replace the UHHHH HUHHHHS with FLOCKAs, and the CHEAS! with BOWS!).


The story telling on Frame Me. The way the hook is layered "You gonna frame me?!? I'm gon KILL you!". The spirit in that beat - the energy. It isn't just a crunk song. You can throw Kast on that, you can throw Snoop on that, BIG on that.

That's a hip hop record man.


The negative space on I'm Made. The swagger. The way he's able to say, OK, I can do the crunk, the hype, now I'm going to put some swag in this shit and show you how much I got. Mind you this was before we had this swag shit.


The sentimental effect on Can You Stand the Game is just classic. It's the southern equivalent of Jay-Z's "Song Cry". (Jay-Z would later reference this album on his song "Threat" from the Black Album with the lines "Like, castor oil, I Castor Troy you / Change your face or the bullets change all that for you" - which went WAY over most niggas head's but I knew the first time I heard it. I was like "ohhhh shitttt". He was referencing Pastor Troy's album FACE OFF - more specifically the intro to "No More Play in GA" where all of the bullets start firing. Most people still don't know what they fuck Hov is talking about half the time. Guess that's why he is making so much money off fucking Decoded.


The flow on Eternal Yard Dash is incredible. No other way to spin it.


If you every have the chance to come to Atlanta and go to a club, request some pastor troy. Request Vica Versa. Something magical happens. You will instantlly tell the real from the pretenders. The niggas who have really lived it from the niggas who just talked about it. People will go into a trance. Grown ass men. Women. Everybody will start screaming every word like they are going through their own personal prayer. White Kids. Black Kids. Thugs. Preps. This was our shit. The song builds, and builds, and people eventually lose their mind in a fucking explosion of energy at the climax of the record... "If this was vica versa, I'd be an angel, cause I'm a devil....a down south georgia rebel...A WHOLE NOTHER FUCKING LEVEL...." and if the DJ is any fucking good they'll cut the record off right there because if it goes any further something might get broken.


Oh Father is insanity. When it drops it could be mistaken for a Three Six Mafia record. But Troy comes in dropping knowledge. I love records like this. These public confessional reocrds. Those records that are conversations with god. Those are the records that people say are "Pac"-like. There aren't enough artists doing records like this these days. It's amazing because people don't realize that these are the records that connect the most with people! it doesn't matter if you are male or female, black or white, religous or not! this is one of those BIG "Ready To Die" type records. one of those Jay-Z "Regrets" type records. FEEL MY PAIN shit. we've all been down. we've all been there. these are the lighter records. when you perform this shit tell mother fuckers to take out their lights, sing along, dim the lights. spit your soul. connect. live. love. life. RAP. music. got damnnnn this my shit.



god i love hip hop."

Wednesday

Pandit, "Artichoke" (MP3)

ARAABMUZIK

Untouchable.

MONTAGE ONE

The kid makes this - what might be an average video - a great video.
Not to mention the song is dope as well, good storytelling without getting preachy or boring.

P.U.D.G.E

What a crazy voice, and anything produced by SamIyam is worthy of your ears.

Tuesday

NEVER DO COKE WITH AN INTERN

CHARLIE PARKER BEAT TAPE

Charlie Parker, BeBop extraordinaire.
BeBop was a reaction to a lot of jazz music being appropriated
by people that weren't really taking the time to understand
what they were hearing and trying to play.
BeBop refused to be appropriated...
But sampling that shit is a-okay!

I'm glad we're still able to remember the greats
in a time when the Internet makes something released
yesterday seem like it's irrelevant after two listens.

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RxRy

This is RxRy's third album, Ωmeegaa.
I love this dude. This is serene chaos.
I guess ambient, but I don't think I could, say,
do homework to this. His stuff is like my favorite
quiet parts of Kid A and Amnesiac,
mellowest rhythms from drukqs,
and a whole bunch of other
comparisons that people would probably hate me
for making 'cause music geeks get like that.

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MELANCHOLY HILL

Damon Albarn has always been that dude.
This was always my favorite track on the album,
changing my mood every time I turned it on.

Monday

YELAWOLF

Interview on the way.
This has the best piano riff evar.

BUSHWICK BILL

DA ART OF STORYTELLIN

PRETTY MUCH

AG ROJAS

Wicked director.
You should fuck with him.

Sunday

ILL MESTIZO

I produced this track, which is the last song on Ill Mestizo's new mixtape.
The track is playing off of Missy Elliot's "Sock It 2 Me".
It's called The ProblemAddict Mixtape, you can direct download here.

SKI BEATZ

Wednesday

YOUNG CIRCLES

WHODINI

BEKO

"Ben recorded both of these songs in his apartment in Boston
using only a piano, acoustic guitar, moog synthesizer, and his voice."

I want to chill with dude.
Direct link to his new EP right here.

Monday

MICKEY MICKEY ROURKE

JET AGE OF TOMORROW

Here's some new shit from The Jet Age of Tomorrow - the spaced out,
acidswagjazz duo composed of Pyramid Vritra and Matt Martians,
who are both closely tied to Odd Future.

If you're a fan of N*E*R*D, of jazz, of experimental music,
or of good music in general, you might want to get on this
before they start showing up on Fader and Pitchfork and you feel
like a dick for not listening until a big blog appropriated their tracks.

Oh, yeah. these two tracks are from their next album,
Journey To the 5th Echelon,
which will be dropping in January.
Keep an eye out.


BIG DEAL

Wow, these lyrics are about my life this week.
Download the 7" or MP3s right here.

FAT MATT & BIG MOVES

CONCERTS I'M IN THE WRONG COUNTRY FOR

MAIN ATTRAKIONZ

You know I was excited when I saw a promo pic like that.
'90s rap fans in bigass boots and Coogi sweaters would've loved these guys.
Three awesome songs in one.

DAYBEHAVIOR

Wednesday

JOURNEY OF MR RAGER

I feel like I'd hate Kid Cudi if I knew him in real life,
but I never will, so let's enjoy some behind-the-scenes footage!

edit: after thinking about it for five minutes, maybe I wouldn't hate him.

Tuesday

ILL MESTIZO

He's on the second verse, which starts after 1:00.
First dude is meh, Ill Mestizo is the highlight here.

Sounds like Slim Shady in his prime
(because Eminem sure as shit is past his now).

Monday

FIRE WAYNE

This video is hilarious...
Weezy's facial expressions are hilarious...
Mannie Fresh's hair is hilarious...
WE LOVE YOU WEEZY.

Tuesday

SCARFACE

MARZ LOVEJOY

YELAWOLF

If you have an mp3 of this song, I'll give you everything near and dear to me.