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Mixtape Must-Cop: Spree Wilson & The Flush Presents: Life In Technicolor Vol. 1 [EP]

Posted: May 18, 2013 in ATL Love, Hip Hop, Mixtape, R&B
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Life in Technicolor

Atlanta in the 90s, for me, was skating on Saturday nights at Golden Glide to bass-heavy Southern sounds, participating in Bankhead Bounce dance-offs, watching American Rap Makers (RIP to Arnell Starr) and Planet Rocks late at night and strolling through South DeKalb Mall, debating on whether or not I should get my name airbrushed on a shirt or twisted up on a gold wire chain.

Outside of Miami, Atlanta was where bass music thumped the hardest.  90s ATL influenced many, including singer/songwriter Spree Wilson and production team The Flush, most evident by this dope ass EP these Southern gents dropped entitled Life in Technicolor Vol. 1.  If you know anything about Atlanta Bass Music, you know that fun is the epicenter of it all.  It’s about getting your folk together and having a good time.  This EP brings that vibe back.  With appearances from Big K.R.I.T. and A-Town legend DJ Jelly, you already know it’s gonna be a party.

Oh, and get into that Miya Bailey original cover art!

Hear This: “Ritual Union” (J. Period Refix) x Zion I & Little Dragon

Posted: October 1, 2012 in Alternative, Hear This, Hip Hop, Mixtape, New Joint
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I can always go for a good mashup and a funky refix.  Brought to us by DJ J. Period and Oakland duo Zion I, Little Dragon’s “Ritual Union” gets a bomb ass, dub-plate makeover.  Fittingly so, J. Period and Zion I have teamed up to drop Bomb First, a mixtape to precede the Oct. 2 release of Zion I’s Shadowboxing.  The refix to Little Dragon’s smash hit maintains the quirkiness of the original while the Cali duo infuse it with their own brand of high energy.

Mixtape: BamaLoveSoul Presents Y’all Feel That?: Erykah Badu Remixes, Flips & Cover Pt. 2

Posted: September 28, 2012 in Alternative, Mixtape, Soul
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The good people over at BamaLoveSoul have compiled a wonderful mix featuring everyone’s favorite ankh-wearing, incense-burning, unpredictable eclectic Erykah Badu.  With submission from a diverse mix of producers and DJs, Y’all Feel That?: Erykah Badu Remixes, Flips & Covers Pt. 2 is reflective of the Analog Girl’s own  broad range of creativity and unmistakable passion.

Once again we find ourselves curating a mix of a large number of  producer’s love for one amazing artist: Erykah Badu! This mix is more than just a Badu tribute, it’s a testament of her creativity and it’s  influence on so many. We put out the call for Badu remixes, covers etc and received so many it was impossible to include them all in this mix.  The remixes reflect Erykah’s daring and dynamic, unique and always interesting track selections  with a twist. -From BamaLoveSoul

 

 

Peep the tracklisting under the jump…

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Download: Bizarre Tribe: A Quest to The Pharcyde x Amerigo Gazaway of Gummy Soul

Posted: September 13, 2012 in Alternative, Hip Hop, Jazz, Mixtape, Soul
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It’s here!  It’s here!:  The perfect union of a few of hip hop’s greatest and proudest moments.  Gummy Soul’s Amerigo Gazaway returns with a thoughtful and innovative mashup of the jazzy goodness of A Tribe Called Quest and the eclectic lyricism of The Pharcyde with Bizarre Tribe: A Quest to The Pharcyde.  Questlove calls the mashup, “brilliant”; Okayplayer raves, “Two great flavors that tastes great together”; NPR sends its praises, “Gummy Soul producer Amerigo Gazaway makes his ingredients sound as if they were born to be together”; Audio Gumbo rhapsodized, “Amerigo Gazaway lives up to the high expectations that the creation of Fela Soul put in place.  He does mashups very well.”  Under the cut, you can download and listen to put in your two cents.

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Mixtape: Attack the Block x Talib Kweli

Posted: September 6, 2012 in Hip Hop, Mixtape
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Everybody’s favorite “conscious” rapper returns with a little gift to whet your appetite before the release of Prisoner of Conscious.  Talib Kweli joined forces with producer Z-Trip and Attack the Block is the result.  With so many repeat-worthy tracks, it’s hard to narrow down the highlights of the mixtape.  Guests include Black Thought, Styles P, Killer Mike, Mac Miller, Corey Mo, Ab-Soul, John Forte, Skyzoo, Das Racist, Lil Wayne, Jessica Care Moore and quite a few more.  Hopefully, POC with prove to be just as diverse.

Download here (courtesy of TSS)

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Mixtape: 517 W Queen Tape x Thurz

Posted: September 5, 2012 in Hip Hop, Mixtape
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L.A.-bred MC Thurz has been teasing us with singles from his new mixtape 517 W Queen Tape for a few weeks now.  At last, the final project has dropped and it’s well worth the wait.  This new tape is just the precursor to Blood on the Canvas, the follow-up to the finely crafted L.A. Riot.  517 has a more upbeat vibe but still maintains Thurz’s penchant for that ”keep it 100″ flow.  Guests include BJ the Chicago Kid, my dude Killer Mike, Aleon Craft, Johnny Polygon, Rich Kidd, Rocki Evans, and Tuki Carter.

Download mixtape here.

Mixtape: Dark Side of the Mic x Dwele

Posted: August 23, 2012 in Hear This, Mixtape, R&B, Soul
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To prepare you for the release of Dwele’s new album, Greater Than One, the good folks at BamaLoveSoul have shared their discovery of the soul singer’s UK mixtape Dark Side of the Mic.  Defiantly provocative, edgy and sensual, Dwele experiments with his sound and his lyrics in a surprisingly sexy way.  Peep the track “Isaac Highs” below.

 

Listen/download here: Dwele – Dark Side of the Mic

Hear This: DJ Rahdu – N’Dambi: The Most Beautiful Mixtape

Posted: August 15, 2012 in Hear This, Mixtape, Neo Soul, Soul
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There’s something so dope about a dj’s reworking of an artist’s music.  It’s like listening to the tracks with fresh ears in new light.  This is exactly what DJ Rahdu has done with some of the exotically soulful N’Dambi’s past works.  It’s an unfinished mixtape, so brace yourself for an abrupt end that makes you feen (yes, feen) for more of that revised goodness.

Mixtape Review: 4Eva N A Day – Big K.R.I.T.

Posted: March 7, 2012 in Hip Hop, Mixtape, Review
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Big K.R.I.T. just dropped one of the most anticipated mixtapes of 2012.  Hell, probably one of the most anticipated albums, period.  Since his last release, Return of 4Eva, the southern producer and rapper has kept his name in many mouths.  He’s been producing gems for artists such as Smoke Dza, Freddie Gibbs, Ludacris, T.I. and 8Ball & MJG.  His official debut album, Live From the Underground is set to be released some time this year (come on now, Def Jam).  The man has been busy.  Through that extensively busy schedule, K.R.I.T. managed to produce, mix and arrange his own equally substantial mixtape, 4Eva N A Day.  I have to say, quite frankly, it is the shit.

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Hear This: The Robert Glasper Experiment: “Bootleg Radio” (Live)

Posted: February 27, 2012 in Hear This, Hip Hop, Jazz, Mixtape, Soul
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With building anticipation of Black Radio (which will be in stores tomorrow, 2/28), a healthy sample of what’s in store from The Robert Glasper Experiment has been mixed, recorded and packaged up nicely, thanks to Frolab & All the Way Live.  The live recordings come from shows in NYC, Paris and Montreux with appearances from Yasiin Bey, Bilal, Phonte, and some other nice additions.

Download the mixtape here.

Peeped @ Okayplayer.

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