Historic episode, live from the Barclays Center. Stream in Complex link below, or head over to iTunes. Peace.
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Used To This
Music, VideosNew Future and Drake. I like it.
Singles, Radio Freestyles / Tape Rips
Mixes, Music, The Good Old DaysHere’s some super-duper underground rare rap shit I spotted on egotripland. I’ll let the man behind the mix TCOR explain…
“all from my old tape collections and a few choice 12”s i’ve collected throughout the years but the general theme is radio/mixtape “Freestyles” as in written verses not yet released or never before heard.. Some rare shit in here. Enjoy!”
Here’s the playlist…
Butterscotch – Black on Black crime
Crime Fam (Loon from Badboy) – Bottle of scotch
Bugsy & Snake – Came In The Door (Paper Thin)
Herb McGruff – A Train Uptown (“Freestyle”)
Smoothe The Hustla – Tony Touch “Freestyle”
RA The Rugged Man – Sandman “Freestyle” The Whizat
RZA – Future Flavas “Freestyle”
Shakespear – DJ Mike Nice “Freestyles”
Sugafree – CM Fam-a-lam “Freestyle”
Rapordy with Catchwreck Tribek (From DJ Next Mixtape)
MF Doom – Rhymes Like Dimes Verse to Greedy Fingers Instru
Willus Drummond – Special Purpose
Adeem -Dawn of Change Ft. Alias and Mayo
Sage Francis – Radio “Freestyle”
Yeshua, Bad Seed and PH (Pumkinhead) – “Freestyle” on CM Fam-a-lam show
Yak Ballz – First Appearance on Bobbito (CM Fam-a-Lam / WKCR)
We Got It From Here, Thank You for Your Service
Articles, Music, News
Touré has the story behind the new A Tribe Called Quest album We Got It From Here, Thank You for Your Service, due out November 11th. RIP Phife Dawg.
Loss Haunts A Tribe Called Quest’s First Album in 18 Years (NY Times)
*Bonus*
DJ Rhude – The Found Tapes Vol. 3: A Tribe Called Quest
Oakland’s Own
Articles, Music
Kamaiyah is the shit, and I’m not just saying that because she’s from the same place I was born. Read Complex’s excellent digital cover story on her HERE.
Hitler Wears Hermes 4
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Happy Halloween from Westside Gunn. Check out Hitler Wears Hermes 4 HERE.
Related: In The Lab with Daringer
All On One Tape
Music, VideosCurren$y pays homage to all his favorite rappers in the new video for “All On One Tape.” Watch above, then catch up on Spitta’s latest releases below…
The Iron Age
Music, My Dudes, The Good Old DaysBack in August, I sent my man Ev Boogie of UpNorthTrips this crazy Hot 97 Tapes: Summer of ’96 Mix that these dudes Its Overture linked me on Twitter. Like me, he was instantly bugging off not only the rare selections but the quality of the mix, and asked me to connect him with the creators.
Now, two months later, UpNorthTrips and ItsOverture have tag-teamed on a brand new mix titled The Iron Age, celebrating the 20th anniversary of Ghostface Killah’s debut album Ironman. And it does not disappoint, especially if you’re a true Wu head like me. My favorite moment is definitely how they blended RZA’s “Assassination Day” verse with the “Verbal Intercourse” instrumental—crazy.
Check it out above, and while you’re at it, go pre-order Ev Boogie and Stretch Armstrong’s new book of classic NYC hip-hop/nightlife flyers.
Bonus Mix: DJ Rhude – You Can’t Stream This On Spotify Vol. 2 (R&B Remix Edition)
A New Love
MusicSome soulful new Mayer Hawthorne, off his EP Party Of One.
Westcheddar 