Yeah I know we kinda late, but all things have a reason. Anyways I didn’t want you guys to miss out on this 1 killer joint on TiRon‘s new “MSTRD” release. Nev and me thought long & hard and concluded we waited waaaaaay too long for this to drop, while in the end we were kinda disappointed. Please do enjoy “The Richers” featuring Blu and Asher Roth…produced by the homie Oddisee. Download the entire thing HERE!

TiRon – The Richers Ft. Blu & Asher Roth

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I’m sure we all haven’t forgotten about what happened in Haiti in January. With the “Notes For Haiti” compilation album, Detroit and L.A. join unite and come together on one album to show love and support. Most songs you might already know, but still well worth the support! Check the official press release…

Moved by the catastrophic earthquake and aftershocks that ravaged the island nation of Haiti, a group of artists is asking the public to remember the difference each of us can make. The project, “Notes for Haiti”, is a way for the collective to thank the public for their support of the island nation to date – and hopefully inspire folks to give more of the help that’s that still needed.
Estimates are that beyond the more than 230,000 Haitians who lost their lives as a result of the earthquakes, another 300,000 were injured and over one million were left homeless.
The album is available digitally in a “pay-what-you-want” format as of Tuesday, June 1, 2010 through the website notesforhaiti.bandcamp.com. All proceeds from album sales and donations are funneled directly to Oxfam America’s ongoing Haiti relief efforts.
The compilation features exclusive content and album material from Karriem Riggins, eLZhi (Slum Village), Blu, Fashawn, Exile, Aloe Blacc, Crown Royale (Buff 1 and DJ Rhettmatic), Invincible, Now On (Mayer Hawthorne, IX Lives, Jackson Perry), 14KT, Houseshoes, Co$$, Sene, AB, Marv Won, Jordan Rockswell, and SlopFunkDust.
The concept behind the “pay-what-you-want” format (used previously by bands such as Radiohead) is that the user can dictate the price paid for the album as a whole, or for each song purchased individually (for as little as $1). The donations are processed directly to Oxfam America through the secure BandCamp-PayPal portal, removing unnecessary overhead or infrastructure costs at the point of sale.
Oxfam is working in multiple locations to provide clean water, sanitation, shelter, seeds and running cash for work programs. Though their public appeal to Haiti has closed (for the time), this project will continue to affect their ongoing efforts on the island.
Detroit natives Niles Heron (Los Angeles) and Sarah Lockridge-Steckel (Boston) executive produced the album with gracious contributions from artists, promoters, managers, and good people nationwide.

Please visit the Notes For Haiti Bandcamp page and give generously! I just donated $5 and I truly hope that you, you and yes you have a heart as well and dig deep into your pockets. We’re only streaming these two bangers at a low bitrate, cuz for only $1 you can BUY the entire album.

Now On (DJ Haircut, Jackson Perry, IX Lives) – Doo It

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Co$$ & Sene – Let’s Begin

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I remember that we posted about Chief’ “Collaboration Collection” last year. It was a collection of the beats he made between 2005 and 2009. The album features Moka Only, John Robinson, Kissey Asplund, Dynas, Blu, Co$$, Les Nubians and others. Now he is back with another jazzy/sample based album as an unofficial tribute to jazz pianist and composer Chick Corea. A collection of 10 Chick Corea reworks by Chief. You can download the album for FREE here.

Chief – The Embrace

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Chief – 500 Miles

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written by nevill \\ tags: below the heavens, blu, boy meets world, c.r.a.c. knuckles, exile, fashawn, free download, jkim, johnson & jonson, mixcloud

In celebration of the launch of their new company NewWorldColor. Blu & Mainframe A.K.A Johnson & Jonson present “e.q.e.p” plus their first video for “Disco D.Y.N.A.M.I.T.E“. Yesterday you had the opportunity to download a free track every hour! But for all the late people we got the full download, and you can check out the new video after the jump..Don’t forget to visit NewWorldColor.

Mainframe – Brand New Pharmacy Feat Dirty Paper

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Mainframe – Fuk De Lux

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written by nevill \\ tags: blu, disco dynamite, e.q.e.p, eqep, johnson & jonson, mainframe, new world color, newworldcolor

It’s almost time! So many have been waiting for Fashawn‘s debut album “Boy Meets World”. In case you’ve been living under a rock or just tuned in to this talented MC from Cali…wake the f*ck up! This right here is the new crack to listening to. The whole album has a feel to it..hard to explain, but it makes me feel like I just went back in time to when Hip Hop wasn’t a gimmick or media thing. Pure nineties Hip Hop music for your enjoyment. You’ll see what I’m talking about as soon as you listen to the goosebump evoking “Lupita” with some slick ass guitar play.

Is it just me or does this feel like listening to cats like Pharcyde? Imma just say it man. Hip Hop is back…yeah I said it! Fashawn and Exile (who tears up the mic on “Bo Jackson”) hit the nail on the head with this one. Artists like Aloe Blacc, Evidence, Blu, Co$$ and Planet Asia bless this album with a cameo…BUY THIS ALBUM WHEN IT DROPS!!

Fashawn – Lupita

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written by nilez \\ tags: aloe blacc, blu, boy meets world, california, evidence, exile, fashawn, planet asia

Swiss based producer and founder of Feelin’ Music, Chief, is dropping his collaboration album entitled “Collabo Collection”. Chief delivers a groundbreaking collection of collaborations, made between 2005 and 2009, that showcase different facets of his ill beatmaking. The album features an A-team list of guests including Blu, Co$$, Kissey Asplund, Dynas, Sene, John Robinson, Les Nubians, Moka Only, Kenn Starr, J Sands and many others. The album drops worldwide on November 3rd and the first official leak is this joint below with Co$$ entitled “Love Lost”.

Chief Ft. Co$ (isCa$hUSKing) – Love Lost

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Chief Ft. John Robinson – Jazz Unconditional

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Very blessed to be sharing this podcast that Exile put together for LA based record label, Plug Research. It’s a mix comprised of exclusive instrumentals and includes plenty of exclusives from various upcoming projects, including his “Radio” remix project (coming soon), the upcoming album with Fashawn (In-Stores Oct. 20th), upcoming projects with Chicago based MC – ADAD – and a reintroduction to certain key pieces from Exile’s past catalogue. Look out for the upcoming remix project where various producers remix certain tracks from Exile’s “Radio” album, as well as MCs getting in on some of the instrumentals. Remixes and features include Alchemist, Evidence, Samiyam, DJ Day, Clutchy Hopkins, Flying Lotus, Blu, and many more. Thnx to J. Kim for the heads up and Exile for the dope podcast!

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written by nilez \\ tags: adad, alchemist, blu, clutchy hopkins, dj day, evidence, exile, fashawn, flying lotus, j kim, los angeles, plug research, radio, remix, samiyam

Hailing from Smallville, Kansas XV has a long “To Do List” on this unreleased cut. Obsessed with comic books, action figures, web surfing, and roleplaying video games, Donavan Johnson would classify as a “nerd”. But his love for fashion, colorful sneakers, and porn disqualify him of being such a stereotype. So, the 23-year old lyricist finds himself playing the same role he played in middle school and high school, in the music industry. The nobody begging to become a somebody. Good thing he hooked up with LA’s TiRon, who has worked with talented rappers like Blu and Pacific Division, for this “To Do List” joint. Also check out “Start A War” featuring Colin Munroe on his Myspace..

XV – To Do List Feat. TiRon

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written by nilez \\ tags: blu, colin munroe, pac div, pacafic division, tiron, to do list, xv

My man J Kim hooked us up with this joint early in the morning. Now I was kinda busy, but I had to squeeze this dope Co$$ joint in. Fonetik on the production and this is L.A. at it’s finest! Got nothing but love for this kinda music. This one didn’t make the upcoming album that’ll be out on Tres Records late summer.

Co$$ – Elevation (Prod. by Fonetik)

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written by nilez \\ tags: aime cain, blu, co$$, coss, fonetik, los angeles