J. Cole & XV freestyle with DJ Enuff

This is a little over a year old but I still like it.  These technically aren't freestyles but the way they changed their flows to fit the beat is cool.

Alicia Keys feat. Eve - Speechless

Produced by Swizz Beats, this is apart of his Monster Mondays series.  The beat is a remade rendition of the breakdown from Kanye West's "Devil In A Dress", the part that comes before Rick Ross' verse.  Alicia Keys sounds good on here and so does Eve finishing the song by tacking on the last verse.

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Kanye West - G.O.O.D. Fridays Collection

This here isn't an official release from Kanye West himself, Shake from 2DopeBoyz was kind enough to put all of the G.O.O.D. Friday tracks in one .zip folder for those who missed a week or more.  The .zip doesn't include "Monster" or "Christmas In Harlem" but the other twelve tracks are there.

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Kanye West feat. Vado, Jim Jones, Cam’ron, CyHi Da Prynce, Pusha T, Musiq Soulchild, Teyana Taylor & Big Sean - Christmas In Harlem

I figured that I could post this since Christmas was only two days ago and this blog's purpose is to showcase what I believe is (or was) good music (no pun intended).  Anyway, the song has a nice vibe and Vado, Pusha T, and Big Sean's verses are too nice to miss out on.

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The Gorillaz - The Fall (Free Album)

The Gorillaz have a new album and it was made using an iPad and eleven instruments.  The fifteen track project has been put out over the internet for free.

Listen here & Download here

Nipsey Hu$$le - Tha Marathon (Mixtape)

While working with Epic Records on his release from the label Nipsey's album has had to take a backseat.  Knowing this, Nipsey put this project together to give fans new music while they wait for "South Central State of Mind" to be completed and released.  The mixtape features only Nipsey rapping and sadly there are no production credits.

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Chris Webby - Best In The Burbs (Mixtape)

 

Here's Connecticut MC Chris Webby's latest mixtape which was released last week.  Notable features and production include Big K.R.I.T., Statik Selektah, and Ski Beatz.  If you've never heard Chris Webby's music before he has a rapid fire flow on a few songs but can switch it when its called for and nice punch lines.

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Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On (Video)

Fresh, cool, visuals for Lupe's lead single from Lasers

Fly Union - Long Run (Video)

Here are the visuals for "Long Run" a song from Fly Union's VP6 which is available for download here.  This video was short and simple to hold fans over for the release of the "Like That" video.

Air Jordan 11 'Cool Grey' Retail vs. Unreleased Sample

Up top is the 2010 Retro version of the Air Jordan 11 that was released on December 23 and to the bottom is the unreleased sample of the shoe.  The other 11's (Bred, Concords, Space Jam, etc.) featured the mesh upper as seen on the shoe at the bottom but even the original release of the 'Cool Grey' 11 from 2001 had a Nubuck upper.  It would have been interesting had the sample pair made it to shelves, I'm sure a mesh upper would have contributed to the hype amongst sneaker heads.

Outasight - Further (Free Album)

This came out a year a ago.  So what, I'm late. This post is for anyone who wants something that isn't rap or what you'll usually hear.  It proves that all music isn't the same these days and that if people leave their comfort zone they may find something new that they enjoy.  The music on this project is very easy going, so just relax and listen.

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Rich Boy - Pharaohs & Kings

New Rich Boy song coming from his upcoming mixtape Pharaohs & Kings.  He hinted at working with Dr. Dre on his upcoming album, that should be interesting.

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B.o.B feat. Wiz Khalifa - Fuck The Money

Originally we all heard Asher Roth on this song with B.o.B, but now this version was released.  This isn't bad at all but, Asher version >

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Lil Kim - Black Friday (Full/CDQ) {Nicki Minaj Diss}

Here is Lil Kim's reply to Nicki Minaj's "Roman's Revenge". Yes, I'm way late on this post but I feel like I should post it because if Nicki Minaj replies to this we rap/hip-hop fans can have a decent beef that brings a couple good songs from the two (if Lil Kim is in Hardcore form).  It really isn't that bad because there are some good lines here, but amongst today's listeners that doesn't seem to matter if the artist isn't relevant.

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Nike Dunk Low GR

This model of Nike Dunk will be a general release and is cool because its simple but has a color that will make it stand out to anyone who sees you wearing them.  These shoes can definitely make an outfit if the owner has the vision.  The shoes will probably be a must have for fans of Pittsburgh sports teams or even Wiz Khalifa fans.

Image courtesy of Sneaker News

Fly Union Value Pack 6

So today Fly Union (Or Fly.Union? It always confuses me) which consists of Jerreau, Iyeball, and Jay Swifa dropped the sixth installment of their "Value Pack" series and this time around there are no features.  Even without the usual guest feature, Fly Union has produced a solid set of songs.  The project is all original music produced and performed by the trio so give it a listen and enjoy.

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Welcome to the blog

This blog is basically a place where I'll post the things that I'm interested in (I think that's what almost every blog is for, duh @ myself).  Hopefully anyone and everyone who ever sees this website will enjoy most of its content.  I won't say much about myself, I figure the posts will show what I'm interested in and reflect my personality to some extent.  To sum this blog up for the most part:  "These are the things that make me smile..." - Kid Cudi