mixtape

  • With production from Johnson&Jonson, here’s a new track from hip hop mystic Gonjasufi. It features Blu, too. I wonder when that dude’s new album is actually gonna come out. Ugh! Well, anyway, Gonjasufi has a new EP on the way, but here’s the good news:

  • Fela Soul by Amerigo Gazaway of Gummy Soul Yep, this exists. It’s a Fela Kuti / De La Soul mashup mixtape. I like that the sampled Kuti tracks actually compliment De La Soul’s rhymes, too. Feels authentic. Feels like something I’d actually return to instead of gawk at

  • A new mixtape, Lunch Special 4, from one of Brainfeeder’s top experimentalists, Jeremiah Jae. Be on the lookout for some heady wordplay and gritty, grimy, lo-fi beats backed with tons of samples. Find a download link right here, and check the cover below:

  • Download via DJ Booth: Jean Grae- Cookies or Comas I told you this was coming! Featuring verses from Styles P., Talib Kweli, Royce Da 5’9”, and Pharoahe Monch, Jean Grae is getting some great MCs on her latest mixtape. Of course, the New York MC is no lightweight herself.

  • According to Above Ground, Brooklyn MC Jean Grae will be dropping a new mixtape titled Cookies or Comas on June 23rd. Well, I hope, because I’m tired of feeling like the only female MC getting any attention right now is that “Gucci Gucci” lady. I’m also reading Talib

  • On Elmatic, Detroit’s Elzhi rewrite’s Nas’ seminal Illmatic to fit his personal story. Thanks to his flow, lyricism, and some production help from the Will Sessions band, the project goes off without a hitch. I’m sure it’ll be debated whether or not this album is better

  • Download Elmatic Almost 20 years later, Nas’ Illmatic only gains more critical acclaim, and rap artists love to tribute it. Though this isn’t the first time a rapper has laid new lyrics to every beat from this seminal LP, the prospect of hearing Slum Village’s Elzhi give it