DESIGNER MUSIC by SELF SCIENTIFIC [Download]

I may seem to be on a Cail / Self Scientific wave right now...but that's alright. To my knowledge, no one has ever been hurt by being "overly subjected" to great music.

Below you will find the title track from Self Scientific's upcoming project. Pay attention and you just may learn something...

Music has changed. Music is disposable. More people seem interested in the things that their favorite artists’ are into, more than their music. Today, everything design related has taken precedence over the music. It is as if the music is secondary to sneakers, clothes, hats, and gadgets. As a result, artists spend more time developing their product, and less time perfecting the music. Some artists even view their craft solely as a platform to launch merchandise… Designer Music is a new project by the critically acclaimed duo Self Scientific. Designer Music explores the current consumer culture, brought on by the modern phenomenon, we know as street wear.


Enjoy.

Download "Designer Music" here

Shout to the good folks @ 2Dopeboyz

I Would Have Killed This by Chace Infinite [ Download]

Some of you may (or may not) know of the duo from Cali, Self Scientific, which consists of Chace Infinite & DJ/Producer DJ Khalil.

Chace is seriously one of the MOST slept on emcees from the West, in my opinion and Khalil has most likely produced many of your favorite bangers...you just didn't know it.

On this cd (which has been out for a few months*) Chace Infinite raps over tracks that DJ Khalil has produced for other artists projects and he KILLS every single one...enjoy this and check for Chace & Khalil, they're ill.

Chace Infinite on twitter

DJ Khalil on twitter



Download "I Would Have Killed This" here

SADE IS A SOLIDER [DOWNLOAD]

Sade is a musical icon in my opinion. Her music is timeless and every album she has released has more than a few tracks that EVERY & ANYONE will (and does) LOVE.

She has released the title track off of her new album, Soldier of Love, which is scheduled to drop on February 8th.

I personally can NOT wait to attach some memories to this album : )

Download it here & enjoy!!!

Shout out to TheCalm

PIMP C: GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN (December 29, 1973 — December 4, 2007)

Today marks the 2 year anniversary of Pimp C's death. I couldn't let the day end without showing him some love and respect.
UGK is legendary and without them many of the southern hip hop artists that we hear today would not be where they are. Period.

The mixtape below is full of classic Pimp C / UGK tracks...enjoy and never forget one of the most TRILL dudes in the game.

R.I.P Pimp C!!!

Download "Trill Reaper" Mixtape here

Track List:

01. Let's Talk Money (Remix) [Feat. Slim Thug & Lil Wayne]
02. Trill Niggaz Don't Die
03. One Day
04. I Miss U
05. I'm Free
06. Pocket Full of Stones
07. 10 A Key
08. Knockin Doorz Down
09. Talkin' Smart To A Pimp
10. Swishas And Dosha
11. Coming Up
12. Front Back & Side
13. Diamonds And Wood
14. I'sa Playa
15. Pourin' Up
16. Hit The Block
17. Hogg In The Game
18. Bobby And Whitney
19. The Game Belongs To Me
20. My Angel

EMILIO ROJAS - PIANO BOUNCE, PRODUCED BY GREEN LANTERN [LEAK]

I present to you the latest leak off of Mr. Rojas' upcoming release, The Natural. Produced by Green Lantern, artwork done by Shake of 2DopeBoyz. I'm feeling this track, although Bold & Arrogant is my sh*t!

At this point, the verses below are my favorite. Download the track, share it with your people and ready yourselves for The Natural.

My fav. few lines from this track -

...self absorbed like a sponge and plus I'm cleaning up ya'll messes There ain't a question of who's next in line...I ain't chasing shit, I will never be a step behind, I ain't feelin nothing, you can say that I'm desensitized...

Download "Piano Bounce" HERE

Download "Tic Toc" HERE

Download "Bold & Arrogant" HERE



Enjoy.

JAY ELECTRONICA PRESENTS MORE EVIDENCE: EXHIBIT C

DAMN, DAMN, DAMN.

Jay Electronica is beating us in the head once again with some lyrical c-r-a-z-i-n-e-s-s.

Obviously I mean this in the BEST way possible.

I'm a few hours late on the update, but better late than never.

Check the radio rip for "Exhibit C" produced by Just Blaze, which should motivate all rappers to burn their rhyme books (or delete all notes in the blackberry/iPhone/whatever ya'll write rhymes into) and start ALL over. This song is killing everything out there right now.

Exhibit C radio rip download

Also: view the lyrics for Exhibit C that Jay Electronica emailed FWMJ here

If you happen to live in a cave and missed Exhibit A or B, download them below & try to get out of the house a little more...(or at least get closer to a better internet connection...lol)

Jay Electronica “Exhibit A” (produced by Just Blaze)

Jay Electronica x Mos Def rock “Exhibit B” live in New Orleans

ENJOY!!

CHACE INFINITE TAKES IT PERSONAL...(VIDEO & DOWNLOAD)

Chance Infinite, 1/2 of the amazing group Self Scientific (which also includes DJ Khalil*) has taken a very popular thought amongst emcees and turned it into a project with his"I Would Have Killed This" mixtape.

The project features Chace over tracks that DJ Khalil created for other artists and I have to say...Chace def bodied ALL of them.

In my opinion, Chace is, without question, of THEE most underrated/slept on emcees out there. This man stays dropping jewels that lots of people miss on the regular, sadly.

Download this mixtape and check the video for the 1st track on the cd, titled "Personal Religion" (done over the the beat for Jay-Z's "Mama I made It"*).

Shout to the homie Dedan Kasimu, I see you, brother.

1 – Personal Religion // Jay-Z “Mamma I Made It”
2 – Oil & Sand // Depari “All I Know”
3 – Money In My Hand (ft. Kobe) // Fabolous “Imma Do It”
4 – 730 (ft. Fashawn & Curt@!ins) // Nas “What It Is”
5 – The Path (ft. Kobe) // 50 Cent ft. Akon “I’ll Still Kill”
6 – Hostile Gospel 2.5 // Talib Kweli “Hostile Gospel 2″
7 – Black Rockstar (ft. The New Royales) // Slaughterhouse “The One”
8 – It’s My Year // The Clipse ft. Kanye West “Kinda Like A Big Deal”
9 – Devil’s Disguise // Drake “Fear”
10 – Screwface Villains (ft. Joe) // Slaughterhouse “Cuckoo”
11 – Of Our Own
12 – It’s On
13 – Heavy (ft. The New Royales)

Download Chace Infinite – I WOULD HAVE KILLED THIS

THAT'S WORD. I'M NOT THE HERB. UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYIN!?

I just had to run this track back, for no other reason that to emphasize the songs greatness. Ghostface is timeless. I dare someone ... anyone to disagree.

Download "Mighty Healthy" Here (if you didn't already have it, you should put yourself on a time out for 5 minutes before you listen to it)

RELATIONSHIP THERAPY W/ MURS (Boston Show Review*)

Being the insatiable hip hop fan that I am, I wasn't about to allow complete physical and emotional exhaustion keep me from attending a show. After all, I'd worked hard to come up with the proper response to the Paradise Rock Club's tweet: Tell us why you LOVE the Murs and best answer will win a pair of tickets to their concert on Wednesday!!!

The person running The Paradise's twitter account may not have know that Murs was a solo artist, but it didn't matter to me...I was curious and I wanted those damn tickets. The fact that John Forte was also performing was a bonus.

I'd seen Murs on various Mtv Jams commercials, heard a few of his songs and always wondered exactly what his deal was.

I responded to the Paradise Rock Club's "tweet" and the next day I received a DM (direct message) informing me that I'd won tickets to the show (my response to their question was: @ParadiseRockClb : "I LOVE Murs b/c he has continued 2 remain true 2 HIMSELF creatively throughout his entire career, instead of conforming")

Fast forward to the night of the show...

I was tired. The evening before, I was sceaming at the top of my lungs at the House of Blues for the Ecstatic Tour (feat. Most Def, Talib Kweli & Jay Electronica)...and found myself expelling what was left of my energy well into the early hours of the morning with my "significant other"(let your imaginations run wild...)

I slept a total of 4 hours before waking up, only to have what was left of my positive energy pulled from my body before I'd even had time to welcome the new day.

By the time 6pm had rolled around, not just my body, but my soul ached. All day I'd been questioning whether or not I truly felt up to attend the show. The majority of my friends had gone to the Mos Def event the night before and were completely exhausted and the ones that hadn't gone to the show just didn't seem enthusiastic about checking for Murs.

As 7pm neared, I started to convince myself that it wouldn't be that big of a deal if I missed the show. But the fact that I'd gotten the tickets for free and had never seen Murs rock echoed in the back of my mind.

Around 7:50PM I jumped on the MBTA (Bostons train system) and made my way over to the Paradise, on some lonely only type sh*t...except I wasn't all that lonely.

I figured that I would either see someone I knew there or enjoy the show on my own and be free to appreciate it fully without having someone chit chatting in my ear about random things unrelated to the show.

I walked up to the ticket booth, gave the girl behind the glass my I.D and got my tickets. As soon as I turned around I was greeted by my good friend and fellow promoter, Edgard of So Good Entertainment. We talked for a moment and then walked into the club together. As we entered the main room John Forte was still on stage...acoustic guitar in hand, locks and lyrics flowing (ladies: he is even MORE beautiful in person that you can imagine and his voice is as soothing as the most warm bath water). I was happy to see that I hadn't missed him completely. He performed one more song and talked about how happy he was to be free again. The crowd cheered as he closed his set and welcomed Murs to the stage.

For those of you who may not have ever seen Murs live...it is truly an experience. He is full of energy, personality and LIFE.

I wasn't quite sure what to expect, but from the second he hit the stage it was ON.
His set included the songs "Silly Girl" (feat Joe Scudda), "Break Up (the OJ Song)", "The Pain", "Me & This Jawn", "Love and Appreciate II" and "A Part of Me". Each song detailed a vivid description of relationships and situations that Murs had experienced in the name of love and I truly found myself connecting to the songs, thinking "WORD!! I feel you on that, 110%".

Although I'd questioned even going to the show, at this point, I was really happy that'd I'd made it there... as a fan of music and as a person dealing with the ups and downs of relationships. It's interesting where you will find solice & insight...the sources are not always conventional. I never would have thought that I'd leave a Murs show feeling emotionally uplifted...but I did. And in addition to that, the show served a purpose that all shows should...it made me want to hear more of his music and learn more about him as an artist.

My bottom line is this: Murs is THAT dude. Who needs Dr. Phil or Dr. Drew...Murs is FAR more effective, less annoying and totally on point. Think I'm lying? Check the song below...lol


DOWNLOAD - The Break Up (Murs) here

DRAKE FACES HIS FEARS (DOWNLOAD)

Word on the street is that this track is the only new one that will be found on Drake's "So Far Gone" EP (scheduled to drop on September 15th*). I'm not sure how I feel about that fact, but I do know that I love this song.

"I think I'm scared of what the future holds, I was wishing for some things and now I'm used to those, every girl I met thinks I'm fucking groupie hoes, the honesty in my music has left me too exposed"

Download: "Fear" by Drake, produced by DJ Khalil HERE

Never Can Say Good-bye... (DJ Premier MJ Tribute Mix Inside)

I'm still having a hard time grasping the reality that Michael Jackson has left us. I can say with complete honesty that he was the first artist that I TRULY was a fan of, from a very young age.

His was the first poster that I ever hung on my wall, the first music videos that I really danced to, the first artist that I was excited to hear ANY and EVERYTHING about.

I hope that he finds in rest what he struggled to capture during his life on earth, and that is peace.

With all the fame and notoriety he had, it seemed as though people looked at him as more of a "thing"...an icon...than a person, but he was a human being at the end of the day. He was a father, a brother, a son.

I don't even know what else to say right now.

Please enjoy the tribute mix that DJ Premier has created in honor of Michael Jackson. The link is below.

DOWNLOAD the DJ Premier R.I.P MJ Tribute Mix HERE

DOWNLOAD "Never Can Say Good-bye" HERE

Curtis - War Angel LP (Mixtape)

Curtis is back...not that he really left, but you know what I mean. War Angel is Mr. Jackson's latest offering of mixtape tracks. I'm listening to this for the first time as I type...so I can't tell you if I love it or hate it just yet. I can say that the production is hitting thus far (I'm only on track 3*). I can also say that so far, I have heard 3 or 4 "reminders" that he is indeed rich (for those of us who may have forgotten, I assume), 3 random "growls" , 3 R&B-ish hooks sung by Curtis and 1 Bobby Brown lyric reference for good measure. I'm just happy to have a new cd to mean mug to...lol

All jokes aside, this seems like a solid mixtape, which should be no surprise...we all know this is 50's forte.

Check the tracklist and download link below.

Shout to my family KAS & his producer, Frank Dukes, who laced 50 w/ track #2 - Talking In Codes



DOWNLOAD: Curtis - War Angel LP

UNDERGROUND PRIORITY: THE MIGHTY MOS DEF

To celebrate the release of Mos Def's latest album, The Ecstatic, which dropped TODAY, I've decided to pass along a "bootleg" project that RubyHornet came across in Chicago more than a decade ago titled "The Underground Album".

It consists of Mos tracks like Respiration (rmx) w/ Talib Kweli & Black Thought, Little Brother w/ Talib Kweli, Universal Magnetic, and more. I've also included one of my favorite tracks off of The Ecstatic, for download. Enjoy it and GO BUY THE ALBUM!!!

Tracklist + Download link below…

1. World Famous (Intro)
2. If You Can Huh You Can Hear
3. From Mos (Interlude)
4. All Praise Due
5. Respiration (remix w/Talib Kweli & Black Thought)
6. High Drama Pt. 3 (remix w/ Mike Zoot, Star Orion, The Jigmastas)
7. Body Rock (w/Tash & Q-Tip)
8. A Soldier’s Dream
9. Universal Magnetic
10. Tinseltown to Boogiedown (Ummah remix w/Lee Majors)
11. Shinjiro
12. The Love Song (remix w/ De La Soul & Da Bush Babees
13. Another World (Ambivalence remix w/Talib Kweli
14. Beautiful (remix w/Talib Kweli and Mary J. Blige
15. If It’s Alright (outro featuring Brixx)
16. Little Brother (w/Talib Kweli)

DOWNLOAD: The Mighty Mos Def - The Underground Album

DOWNLOAD: "Priority" off of The Ecstatic

TRV$DJAM - FIX YOUR FACE Vol. 2 (Free w/ Re-Tweet on Twitter)

Ok, I promise this isn't going to turn into a (complete) confession of my undying love for Travis Barker (although I DO love this dude and that love was TOTALLY intensified after listening to this project...lol).

but I digress...

The point of this entry is to inform you that Travis and DJ AM aka TRV$DJAM have dropped their latest mixtape, "Fix Your Face Vol. 1 - Coachella", which features the fusion of Travis on the drums and DJ AM on the turntables, remixing everything from Michael Jackson to Metallica; There's something for everyone on there. The mixtape is available to download for free. All you have to do is log onto twitter and retweet their message about the cd (check the end of this posting for the link to do so*)

I don't think there are many words that can properly explain how ILL the combination is. AM is an amazing DJ and Travis Barker ( of Blink 182 & +44) is one of our generations most talented percusionists, in my opinon. I had the chance to catch +44 live in Boston about 3 years ago. Travis had just had surgery on his right arm / wrist, which was in a cast at the time. This man played the entire show and KILLED it, with one hand. I had BEEN a fan before then, but I know he gained some new ones that night.

You have to respect those involved with music who develope their skills, then flip it into something that no one else is doing...and then rock it until the wheels fall off. TRV$DJAM have seen success and lived through tragedy and still continue to keep it moving.

If you have a twitter account, click here and you'll be able to download the project.

ENJOY!!

La COKA NOSTRA & BUN B CHOOSE SIDES...

I just came across this La Coka Nostra (Everlast, DJ Lethal, Danny Boy, Ill Bill & Slaine) track, produced by The Alchemist featuring Bun B.

This is the first leak off of the groups debut album, "A Brand You Can Trust".

It's pretty tough in my opinion. Check it out, I'm interested to find out what the masses think.

Download "Choose Your Side" here

Shout to the homie, Slaine. So happy to see things crackin (consistently) for you.

MOS DEF IS ECSTATIC!!!

Cover art for Mos Def's "The Ecstatic"

The multi-talented Mighty Mos Def is at it again, ladies and gentleman. On Tuesday June 9th, 2009 his latest contribution to hip hop hits stores (FINALLY!!). The good people at Amazon.com have made available 30 second snippets of the project to tease you in the meantime.

Check the track listing below AND as an added bonus...enjoy my favorite Mos Def involved project...

Track Listing:
01 Supermagic
02 Twilite Speedball
03. Auditorium
04. Wahid
05. Priority
06. Quiet Dog
07. Life In Marvelous Times
08. The Embassy
09. No Hay Nada Mas
10. Pistola
11. Pretty Dancer
12. Workers Comp
13. Revelations
14. Roses
15. History
16. Casa Bey

Download Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star here

COLDPLAY - LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT (Free Live Album*)

I've been faithfully riding with Coldplay since I first heard their single "Yellow", back in 2000 and I have never been displeased with any of their albums since then. To me, they are by far one of the most consistent and creative rock bands of our generation.

On May 15, Coldplay began giving away free copies of their 9 track live album "Left Right Left Right Left" on their website (via download*) and at each of their live performances, to show gratitude to their loyal fans, stating:

“Playing live is what we love. This album is a thank you to our fans – the people who give us a reason to do it and make it happen.”

Enjoy the download after the track listing below...


DOWNLOAD: Coldplay - Left Right Left Right Left

THE EMPIRE x DRAKE - THE DROUGHT IS OVER: FRIEND$ W/ MONEY

It's here!! Better late, than never. Download after the track listing below.

Track List:

1. Drake Speaks
2. Good Night, Good Luck
3. Uptown (Original) (Feat. Bun B & Lil’ Wayne)
4. Drake Speaks
5. She Just Wanna Dance (Feat. Trey Songz)
6. Overdose On Life (Feat. Mickey Factz & Travie)
7. I Want Dis 4 Eva (Feat. Lil Wayne & Nut Da Kid)
8. Friends With Money
9. President Freestyle
10. Get Like Me (Feat. Lil Wayne)
11. Still Drake (Feat. Trey Songz)
12. What I’m Thinking Right Now
13. Girl Let Me (Feat. Belly)
14. Every Girl (Feat. Young Money)
15. Closer To My Dreams (Original)
16. Successful (Feat. Trey Songz & Lil’ Wayne)
17. Smile (Feat. Voyce Alexander)
18. Can’t Hide From Love Freestyle
19. Cannon Ball (Feat. Colin Monroe)
20. Best I Ever Had
21. Take You Down Freestyle
22. Enjoy Yourself (Feat. Slakah The BeatChild)
23. November 14th (Chuck Inglish Remix)
24. I’m Goin In (Feat. Lil’ Wayne)

Download — The Empire & Drake - The Drought Is Over: Friends With Money Mixtape

DRAKE BE ON SOME G SH*T....(NEW TRACK)

The following is a reference / full length version of Drake's "Take You Down". The track will appear on The Empire's The Drought is Over mixtape (which actually should have dropped last week...but still hasn't*)...

Don't be fooled by the smooth R&B tone of the track...this is some real sh*t.

Enjoy.


DOWNLOAD - Take You Down Here

J DILLA x BLACK THOUGHT...(OFF OF NEW ALBUM, DROPPING JUNE 2 *)

Nature Sounds will be releasing a totally new J Dilla LP executive produced by Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey on June 2nd. The album, Jay $tay Paid, is 25 tracks, mixed and arranged by Dilla’s musical idol Pete Rock. Features / appearances include Blu, Pacific Division, DOOM, Havoc, Pharoahe Monch, M.O.P. and Black Thought. Check out “Reality Check” featuring Black Thought and view the press release below.

Download — J Dilla Feat. Black Thought - “Reality Check”

GLO to Dan Green of Clockwork Music

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NEW ALBUM FROM THE LATE HIP-HOP LEGEND J DILLA COMING JUNE 2!

Executive produced by Dilla’s mother, Ms. Yancey AKA “Madukes

New York, NY----- By now most everyone is familiar with the story of musical legend J Dilla. The quiet, prolific producer collaborated with everyone from Eryka Badu to Common to Janet Jackson to Prince. Dilla was just beginning to capitalize on his cult status when he sadly passed at age 32 due to Lupus-related complications. Jay Stay Paid is a 28 track collection of unreleased Dilla beats mixed and arranged by Pete Rock. While mostly instrumental, "J$P" also offers a few guests vocals from artists that Dilla worked with or admired including Black Thought of The Roots, MF DOOM, Havoc of Mobb Deep, M.O.P. , Raekwon and more.

Curtailing any notion of jumping on some sort of Dilla bangwagon, Jay Stay Paid was executive produced by Dilla's mother Maureen Yancey (aka Ma Dukes) along with the musical supervision of Dilla's only real musical idol, Pete Rock. "It wasn't rushed and it wasn't haphazard," explains Ms Yancey. "This album combines what he did in the beginning of his career, what he did in some of our early hospital stays, which was very deep, and some stuff pulled from old floppy disks & DATs. Its mind blowing...this is like the missing links to Dilla's legacy."

The format of the album plays like a radio show with Pete Rock as the program director. With regards to Pete's involvement, Ms. Yancey gets very excited, "Dilla wanted to pattern himself behind Pete. His dream was to become as close as possible to what Pete stood for. Pete meant everything to him. Dilla would have just been flabbergasted! " Pete's sentiments were the same toward Dilla, "Dude was amazing. He just kinda came outta nowhere and the more you heard his beats the better they got. He may not be here with us, but it's all good we're going to keep his music alive and well."

In the late 80s, Dilla founded the seminal rap group Slum Village and put Detroit hip-hop on the map, while the 90's saw him playing a major role in the production team The Ummah with Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad doing extensive work on Tribe Called Quest's last two albums.

For more information please contact Dennis Baquiran @ 718.360.4866 E-Mail: dennis@nature-sounds.net
Or Matt Aliabadi @ 773.645.1035 E-Mail: matt@biz3.net

Tracklisting:

1. KJay FM Dedication
2. King
3. I Told Yall
4. Lazer Gunne Funke
5. In The Night (Owl N Out) – While you slept (I crept)
6. Smoke feat. Blu
7. Blood Sport feat. Lil Fame of M.O.P.
8. caDILLAc
9. Expensive Whip
10. Kaklow (Jump On It)
11. Digi Dirt feat. Phat Kat
12. Dilla Bot Vs. The Hybrid feat. Danny Brown & Constantine
13. Milk Money
14. Spacecowboy Vs. Bobble Head
15. Reality Check feat. Black Thought
16. On Stilts
17. Fire Wood Drumstix feat. DOOM
18. Glamour Sho75 (09)
19. 10,000 Watts
20. 9th Caller
21. Make It Fast Mega Mix (Unadulterated Mix) feat. Diz Gibran
22. 24K Rap feat. Havoc of Mobb Deep & Raekwon
23. Big City
24. Pay Day feat. Frank Nitty of Frank n’ Dank
25. See That Boy Fly feat. Illa J & Cue D
26. Coming Back
27. Mythsysizer
28. KJay and We Out