Video: Generation Gap pt. 2 Promo

Promo video for Ali Vegas's Generation Gap 2 album, which is technically his second album, but for some reason is being labeled as his debut. Video isn't as nice as some of the other ones I've been putting up recently, but does provide a good amount of studio footage as well as some cover/promo art, which I always enjoy because the artists always switch it up. This album's production should be pretty ill as well, as it features DJ Premier, Cool and Dre and others. I was a little disgusted by the fact that he's got Akon on it, but it is what it is. Dropping soon on Rich Soil Ent.

-BIG D O

J-Zone- The Analog Catalog, Vinyl Only, Rare and Unreleased Cuts From The Freezer At Old Maid Ent.

Time for some rare and unreleased J-Zone! I, like many other respectable heads pretty much try to ignore most rapper/producer acts that try extremely hard to come off as lewd, ignorant and silly, but when I heard this kid from Queens named J-Zone I coulden't help but to laugh, nod my head and mutter, "this bastard is aiight". Musically, he's cut from the same cloth as guys like R.A. The Rugged Man and personality wise, he's cut from the same cloth as well, uhhmm, R.A. The Rugged Man. Both of those assessments are, I think, fair and accurate and that's what makes J-Zone so much more appealing. He's not really like too many of his Queens, New York hip-hop counterparts. He's definitely his own man. Unafraid to be himslef, however disgusting or vulgar that may be. In all actuality J-Zone, in my belief overcompensates for his great, natural intellect and dumbs down his personality and manners to fit in with the gruffer types in the rap game. He doesen't totally fool me though. How could someone who is a masterful producer, an accomplished DJ and the preseident of his own label be that crude and simple? He can't be and he isn't. I think J-Zone knows that there are a lot of repressed people out there that wish they could say certain things, wish they could do certain things but don't, in order to fit into the mold of what society has deemed acceptable behavior. One of their many escapes from this mundane and routine form of assimilation is to bump rebellious, controversial, un-conventional and highly satirical hip-hop; AKA almost all of J-Zone's shit. I myself am a pretty outgoing guy, never feel like I'm not heard or one of the social dregs that simply "goes thru the motions" of life, rather than actually living. Nope, that's not me (at least I hope it isn't) but even someone like me can appreciate raw talent, no matter how lesivious or left field. J-Zone is just such a talent. Been checkin' for him here and there for awhile, and once again my beliefs were confirmed about his true intelligence when I heard he was actually letting hip-hop slide onto the back burner a lil' bit and teaching as a professor for New York State University. Aiight J-Zone! Recently, the only real new stuff he's hitting people off with are his "Gator$-n-Fur$" mixshow podcasts, but this here is a little gem that might intrest a few of his fans. Released in 2007, the "Analog Catalog" was originally only a iTunes release, but I now bring it to all you J--Zone fiends who are dead fucking broke and itching for something good to bump while you slack off at work or pack your next bong hit. This has some pretty rare stuff on it, as well as some stuff that was previously unreleased. A logical piece to have in your J-Zone collection if your a fan.

-BIG D O

1)Gorilla
2)S.L.A.P.
3)The Big Hit feat. Al-Shid
4)Alley Oop 03'
5)Fuckin Wit Hug feat. Hug
6)The Art Of Shit Talkin
7)Taken feat. GM Grimm
8)Fight Club feat. Al-Shid & Hug
9)Big Country Titties
10)Math feat. Al-Shid
11)Ign'ant feat. Al-Shid
12)Greater Later (Remix) feat. Devin the Dude
13)Rebel Radio feat. Hug
14)Exclusive!
15)County Check Pimpin (Remix)
16)S.H.I.D. Part 4 feat. Al-Shid
17)Dancing feat. GM Grimm
18)Calamne Lotion (Part 3)

http://rapidshare.com/files/110176551/J-Zone_-_The_Analog_Catalog_2001_-_2007___Vinyl_Only__Rare____Unreleased_Cuts_From_The_Freezer_At_Ol

Video: Blaq Poet - The Blaq Print Promo - (Don't Give A Fuccc)

This is an absolutely dope promo video for Blaq Poet's new street album "The Blaq Print". Unlike the other dope Video Promo I brought you last week from DJ Muggs and Planet Asia, this one features Blaq Poet blessing us with a verse. That combined with the really well shot scenes of Queensbridge made this a great piece. Be sure to check out the "Blaq Print" dropping this summer on DJ Premier's Year Round Records. It will be fully produced by Premo himself!

-BIG D O

Video: O.C. and A.G. - 2 For The Money

You know it's a fuckin pleasure for me to bring this out for ya'll. New Video from O.C. and A.G. called "Two For the Money". Joint is insane man, produced by A.G.'s usual running partner Showbiz and accompanied by cuts from DJ Premier. The Video is pretty minimal, but hey, who gives a fuck right? It's some new D.I.T.C. man! Their new album "OASIS- Together Brothers" is set to drop soon, be on the lookout for that man!!

-BIG D O

Video: Ransom- No Introduction

New Jersey's latest street sensation Ransom AKA Dufflebag Ran hits us with his first video single off his forthcoming debut release on Babygrande Records; “STREET CINEMA”. Ransom has long been one of my favorite new hardcore street guys, that is destined to take the torch from hardcore rap godfathers Styles P and Kool G Rap when they call it quits. This video at times can mirror the dark spirit of Ran's rhymes very well...but, Some of you DVD heads will recognize recycled footage from what I have affectinately dubbed "the lamest 50 Cent DVD of all time": "50 Cent- Refuse to Die"...I don't know much about the guy that directed this video for Ransom, he goes by the name Picture Perfect, but one thing I do know is that re-using scenes from a DVD about another artist is a pretty weak leg to stand on in terms of your directorial abilities/prowess. Nevertheless, Ran overcomes the somewhat shotty film production by delivering a solid song and building anticipation amongest his fans with his unquestionable rawness.

-BIG D O

Get Large Recordz Presents - Live From New York

For more than a few years now there has been a surprising trend taking place in NYC's Hardcore and underground Hip-Hop scene. That trend would be the emergence of european producers that dominate, well, actually take a watery shit, on most of the native New Yorkers that currently are doin the production thing. Don't take my word for it though...check out The Spanish duo Cookin' Soul, Finland's Kollabo Brothers, Tommy Tee from Norway, Cilvarings and Mod the Black Marvel from the Netherlands and so many others...it's funny but in all actuality the New York City Hip-Hop scene is going through what the NBA is going through; they both have a huge influx of very fundamentally talented european cats in their respective professions coming in and wrecking shop somethin' serious. Although there's many of them, personally I would have to put the French duo Get Large at the top of the euro-production pack, and trust me, that's some serious fuckin' praise. Made up of Dams and SLA, the two have chosen to collaborate with only the east coast's best, brightest and gulliest. Their collaboration list reads like an up and coming hardcore producer's dream; Tragedy Khadafi, Styles P, Royal Flush, Killa Sha, Sunz Of Man, Ali Vegas, Lakey Da Kid, The Diplomats, Hell Razah, Masta Ace, Grafh, F.T. and many others have all graced Get Large beats and as a fan I gotta say I never have been disappointed. If you haven't heard what these guys can do, you've been cheating yourself, especially if you like thumpng, perfectly EQ'd kick drums, great soul samples and hi-hats that thrust a beat along magnificently. I really appreciate their love for sampling Charles Aznavour records, they've flipped some of his stuff so creatively, it's really interesting when you hear the original piece of music before they flipped it. They seem to be making some mainstream connections as of late, and while I certainly am glad that they're getting paid, I don't think i'd check for their work with Pitbull or Khaled...I'm too used to them making my ideal kind of hip-hop. If I had to sum up their style I would say, in all sincerity that they are the Heatmakerz crossed with Alchemist. I shit you not. Their stuff is somewhat harder to come by, but if you do wanna search be sure to look for "Le Prelude hosted by Grafh", "The Battlefield sreet album hosted by Cory Gunz and Sacario", "La Mixtape street album hosted by Masta Ace" and "Please...Believe It the album". Til' you do find tose gems I'mma hit you off with somethin real nice. Apparently Dams and SLA put out a street DVD called "Live from New York" (and I'mma find a way to get my hands on that as well) and lucky us, they put out a soundtrack for it. If you've read what I had to say about them up to this point you should already know what's goin' down on this joint here. There's some new stuff, some old stuff and some stuff that shoulden't be ignored on this, enjoy!

-BIG D O

1. Agallah -Problemz
2. Immortal Technique Feat. Mos'Def -Bin Laden
3. Jae Hood Feat. 354 -Fuck You' Pay Me
4. Apacolypse, Big House & Masta Ace -All Bizness
5. Akir -One Day
6. C Rayz-Walz, Breez Evahflowing & Poison Pen -The Branding Iron
7. JR Writer Feat. Juelz Santana -Live From NY (Remix)
8. Chocolate Thai -Problem Child
9. 3 Kings Feat. Nonezeo -Reconstruction
10. FT -Stop Sleepin' On Me
11. Webbafied -Brooklyn Nights
12. Tonedeff, Pack FM, Mecca & Session -Get Live
13. Godfather (Of Infamous Mobb) -7Sins
14. Unkasa -Life Aint Shit
15. EOW All Stars-Power Cypha

http://rapidshare.com/files/10963493...rt_1_.zip.html (part 1)

http://rapidshare.com/files/10964878...rt_2_.zip.html (part 2)

http://rapidshare.com/files/10965128...rt_3_.zip.html (part 3)

DJ Premier - Rare & Unreleased Joints Vol. 1

I might of posted this before, but since it's unreleased Premier shit, you know I don't gotta problem puttin it up for all those that have been sleepin'. A lot of these joints the serious Premo fans most likely have already heard on either a limited 12 inch single release or some of preme's tapes, but for the casual heads this will be a real treat. Usually when unreleased material from a certain artist or producer is put out things can start to run a bit thin. Don't get me wrong I like hearing stuff that the artist's created and scrapped for whatever reason, but I can't deny that some stuff should just stay in the vaults. Fortunately for us I would have to say that in Premier's case most of this stuff wasn't put out because it had too much of a hardcore sound or prolly due to sample clearance problems. There's gonna be some joints on here that every net head will recognize...Ras Kass's "Goldyn Child", Devin The Dude's "Doobie Ashtray" and a couple others, but I think it's the material that's a lil' more dated that makes this a really worthwhile mix. Chi Ali, Lord Finesse, Queen Latifah...these are some really great names from the mid and late 90's (really still are some great names) and for me I know I really was excited to hear their unreleased work with Premo. This isn't really that long of a tape, so it kinda fails you in that aspect if you like to really sit through quite a good amount of music. Not sure if there actually was any other volumes for this, but I'll look around.

-BIG D O

1. Sauce Money - ‘Intruder Alert'
2. Arrested Development - ‘Ease My Mind (DJ Premier Remix)'
3. Chi Ali - ‘No Surrender, No Retreat
4. Cookie Crew - ‘A Word To The Conscious (Gang Starr Remix)'
5. Devin The Dude - ‘Doobie Ashtray'
6. Boss - ‘Drive By (Slow Rollin' Remix)'
7. Charlie Baltimore - ‘Everybody Wanna Know'
8. Gang Starr - 'Battle'
9. Rass Kass - ‘Goldyn Chyld'
10. Group Home - ‘Supa Dupa Star (June 1994 Demo Version)'
11. Howie B & Robbie Robertson - ‘Take Your Partner By The Hand (DJ Premier Remix)'
12. Lord Finesse - ‘Baby, You Nasty (Original Version)' -
13. Queen Latifah - ‘Wrath Of My Madness (DJ Premier Remix)'
14. Xzibit - ‘What A Mess'

http://rapidshare.com/files/37963009/VA-DJ_Premier-Rare_And_Unreleased_Joints_Vol.1-_Vinyl_-2007-WHOA.rar.html

Video: AC feat. Trife- Trapped On The Island

This is a dope ass song son! I'm usually not a big supporter of AC, but this joint is nice..The vid is pretty minimal....just a bunch of guys out there doin it up commando style, but they managed to hold my intrest. I really liked AC's first verse; he shared some intimate details about the tragic death of the late mixtape king Justo Faison. Trife comes thru and drops a really ill verse and also does his thing in the vid. All in all a real gem as far as low budget, dope hip-hop videos go.

-BIG D O

Video: Prodigy- Dirty New Yorker

Prodigy hits us with another street vid, I really have enjoyed all the new videos he's brought out man....all of them have been filmed extraordinarilly, with great lighting and story themes. This vid is no exception. Everything from the set to the props are very captivating and provide the perfect back drop for one of the grimiest joints off HNIC 2; an album filled with grimey shit. Cameos come from Big Twin and Godfather pt.3

-BIG D O

Video: Krumbsnatcha- Relax

One of the best lyricist's outta Boston drops a soulful indie type vid that is very well put together. From the opening scenes in his apartment writing, to the ill images of him in the studio, this is a must see for anyone that's been following the wordsmith's career. Performing onstage in a dimly lit lounge of sorts accompanied by a live band toward the end of the vid is a nice touch. Really dope esthetic that Krumb captures here. The theme is sort of like a day in the life meets reality sitcom type filming. It's convincing and even tho Krumb's lyrics tend to hop all over the place this joint's overall message of just calming down and chillin' is pretty easy to follow. Great look from Krumb.

-BIG D O

Soul Supreme Presents...The Saturday Nite Agenda

This is a rare gem that snuck past a few heads. Soul Supreme is a Swedish producer who's sound is pretty respected, or at least it has to be if he managed to score cameos from A.G., Big Daddy Kane, L Da Headtoucha, O.C., DJ Revolution, Krs-One and Pete Rock amongest others. Apparently Soul did some work for Krs, and then after that started linking up with all of Krs's people due to his stellar work on "Profits Vs. Prophets"; an official Krs banger. There's plenty of soul samples on this record if your a big fan of that, but surprisingly, Soul's aproach is very diverse in re-working them and should provide a lot more than just your average run of the mill flips. If you like guys like Cookin Soul or the Heatmakerz this will definitely resonate with you, and on top of the great production almost every guest MC is a legend who comes through with a solid performance. Be sure to check out Planet Asia steal the show on "Hardcore Shit". Even though it's kinda short it's a very worthy effort. If you wanna check out more of Soul Supreme and see a dope trailer for this album here's his myspace: http://www.myspace.com/djsoulsupreme

-BIG D O

1.: Future Flavas
2.: Message
3.: Respect Life
4.: All In Together
5.: Hardcore Shit
6.: Still Searchin'
7.: Queen (Hip-Hop)
8.: Come Get It
9.: Need (I Need You)
10.: Worst Nightmare
11.: Security
12.: TSNA (The Saturday Nite Agenda)

http://rapidshare.com/files/61767996/djn-soul_supreme_presents-the_saturday_nite_agenda-2003.zip

Ayatollah- Louder

The late 90's were a great time for hip-hop production. Specifically New York City's hip-hop production. There was an abundance of really great underground producers at that time that found themselves doing a lot of work for mainstream artists. This was because in the late 90's every label wanted to score a hit album (of course) and a lot of the best selling LP's were full of daring, gritty, soulful production; a la DMX's "It's Dark And Hell Is Hot", Nore's "N.O.R.E." and Wu-Tang's "Forever" albums. See in the late 90's New York was on top, and even the staunchest hater coulden't deny the scene's production techniques. Say what you want about the emcees that were popular at that time period, but one thing that the critics and naysayers can't take away was that small pocket in time when really good, east coast production could be heard from coast to caost and in abundance. Guys like Reef, Bink, DJ Honda, Hi-Tek, and Megahertz all started to really emerge as skilled and sought after producers in the late 90's, but one man in my opinion owned that time period and sparked a new wave of producers that tried immitatting his sound to no end. His name was Ayatollah. One of the lesser celebrated, but more talented producers from NYC (Queens) ever. Ayatollah's first big mark on the game was his soulful and flawlessly composed beat for Mos Def's "Ms. Fat Booty" track. I don't know one person who didn't like that song, and who didn't nod their head to the beat. It was a breakout hit and Ayatollah was sure to secure many more slots on major label project's. well, Yes and no. Ayatollah did work with a lot more big name east coast artist's after his "Ms. Fat Booty" track garnered him quite a bit of recognition, but he never blew up the way many predicted he would. I can only imagine all the phone calls he took from guys wanting another "Ms. Fat Booty". All the painfully redundant requests for a beat like that, to a producer who is so much more than that. The record was great, but make no mistake, Ayatollah is one of the most precise guys on the beats ever. He's got an arsenal of shit for cats man....yet, he's been relegated to the realms of the underground because of his refusal to sell out and make music that isn't New York, That isn't Hip-Hop, that isn't soulful. It almost makes sense that such a worthwhile artist like Ayatollah isn't immensely popular today. His music has always been so dense, so layered...I am beginning to think only real heads can truly enjoy his unique blend of chopped soul, boom bap infused drums and padded rythyms. He's a cut above the rest and has been for awhile. These days he still pops up here and there producing records for his long time collaborators like Cormega and R.A. The Rugged Man. Mainly though, Ayatollah releases his wonderous concoctions via his instrumental albums, which he's always dropping. To sleep on this man and call yourself a beatmaking head, a mixmaster or a production buff is criminal.

-BIG D O

01. Intro 00:34
02. Circulate 02:22
03. Louder 02:20
04. Other Worlds 02:53
05. Into Space 03:10
06. Naturally Born 02:33
07. Chariots Of The Gods 02:38
08. Music To My Ears 02:47
09. Eye Pod 02:56
10. Pound Cake 02:50
11. A Soul Prayer 02:49
12. Coonskin 02:43
13. In Time My Brother 03:49
14. Charlie Is Brown 03:23
15. Nature Sound 03:39
16. Baisley Park 03:40
17. A Cold Feelin 03:41
18. Give The Woman A Chance 02:24

http://rapidshare.com/files/108755213/Ayatollah-Louder-2008-.rar

The Bravehearts- Bravehearted 2

Back with their sophmore LP The Bravehearts (Jungle & Nashawn) are out to prove their name is still are relevant in Queensbridge's overflowing hip-hop scene and Rap as a whole. The original member Wiz is only featured once on this, but newcomer Nashawn fills in nicely. All three members have seen their ups and downs since they released their debut album "Braveheartd" in 2003. The closest friends and groupmates of Nasir Jones have been keeping busy though, readying for this release and just dealing with the day to day struggles of life in general. Wiz donated a kidney sometime last year, Jungle's been making the rounds on street DVD's and Nashawnm released a couple mixtapes that were met with mixed reviews. The first single for this project, "I Want In" features Nas on the hook and serves as a good template to introduce fans into first. Listeners know the Bravhearts haven't forgot about old grievances and the momentary cross feelings toward Nas are all old news, this project is a lot better than what I was expecting and wasn't sort of a let down like the first one. It gives me hope that perhaps the Ill Will Imprint and Braveheart name might be able to keep pushing onward. This is a solid effort and builds momentum well for their next release that is rumored to be titled "Cold Black Train".

-BIG D O

01. A Ha 03:46
02. Slide Wit Me 04:24
03. Good Money 03:14
04. Live Or Die (Feat. AD) 05:12
05. Pocket Or Two (Feat. D-Stress & Cory Gunz) 04:08
06. Gun On Me 03:28
07. I Want In (Feat. Nas) 03:42
08. It's Getting Hot 02:50
09. Is You Aight 03:57
10. Mean Tongue 03:20
11. A Bronx Tale (Feat. Sier Castro & Billy Red) 05:28
12. Gangsta 03:23
13. I'm Looking For Him 03:19
14. One Way (Feat. G-Wiz) 03:03
15. When I Find You 02:45

http://rapidshare.com/files/108845685/Nas_Presents_Bravehearts-Bravehearted_2-2008-C4.rar

Keith Murray- Intellectual Violence

Keith Murray's back ya'll! Dropping his 6th studio album "Intellectual Violence" our favorite Def Squad member returns to the rap scene after a tumoultuous, yet productive past few years. Having dropped some noteworthy mixtapes in 07', Murray found himself in trouble with the law once again after a stabbing occurred at Webster Hall in New York city the same year, an incident in which Keith was accused of being the assailant. Since then a lawsuit has been filed over the incident, in the meantime however Murray released his fifth album "Rap-Murr-Phobia" to luke warm reviews, much like his fourth album "He's Keith Murray" which was released on Def Jam. Part of the reason I think for the cold shoulder response to Keith's last 2 albums is due to his new found addiction to try and crossover onto the radio with pop-rap sounding club songs. Most of Keith's core audience is comprised of battle rap fans, underground fans and the cats that were into EPMD and Def Squad and his newer material alienates all of those demographics mentioned terribly. He's at his best when he kicks real shit honestly and uses his creativity, which is second to none in the business when he's focused. "Intellectual Violence" finds Keith getting back to his roots and making an album that the majority of is well thought out, personal and aimed more at his real fans. Only time will tell if Keith can use this LP as a vehicle to ressurect his career though. It's quality listening and I would reccommend it heavilly to any fan that's been wondering when he would drop somethin' that was free of the big label pressure and showcase what kind of music he's been wanting to put out.

-BIG D O

01. Otis (Intro) 01:05
02. Run For Ya Life 02:49
03. Talk Dat Shit 02:33
04. U Ain't No Gangsta (Skit) 00:24
05. U Ain't No Gangsta 02:38
06. Hey Ladies 02:22
07. 2 Niggaz 01:54
08. Def Squad 03:53
09. Pen Life 03:42
10. Got Our Own Thang 02:52
11. WDEF Radio 00:38
12. I'll Go Crazy 04:07
13. Kill Em' (Skit) 00:10
14. What Is Trouble 03:46
15. Excitement (Skit) 00:09
16. Blokka Blokka 03:54
17. Stalker (Skit) 00:18
18. Rat Hunters 04:36
19. Anger 03:58
20. Don't Hate Me Cause I'm Beautiful 04:28

http://rapidshare.com/files/108574912/Keith_Murray-Intellectual_Violence-2008-C4.rar

Video: Pacewon And Mr. Green- Eye Of The Needle

2nd single off Pacewon and Mr. Green's new collabo project "The Only Color That Matters is Green" dropping May 23rd on Raw Poetix Records. This is a truly, truly ill video. Shot commando style and focusing mainly on Pacewon's lyric's throughout backed by dope boom bap production in Black and White. This is a throwback to all the really nice indie and underground video's that were everywhere about 15 years ago. Simplistic, yet complicated we find Pacewon lamenting his mis-spent youth and bigging up his beatsmith Mr. Green. Real Hip-Hop!

-BIG D O

Marco Polo- Canned Goods

I first picked this up in like 05' or 06', waaay before I knew what was to come from Marco Polo in the future. I was pleasantly surprised after bumping it. It struck me as a very dope instrumental album, but it didn't strike me so much because of the fact that the music was ill, but rather because the guy creating these beats was a Canadian born, geeky-lookin, chain smoking, white guy. LOL, all pre-concieved notions aside, I never really thought hip-hop was that big in Canada besides places like Montreal or Toronto. Either way, I was very taken with all of the tracks. Many of them had ill soul and funk inspired samples and well exectuted, thick, drum patterns. It was boom bap at it's finest and I immediately started lookin for other stuff he produced. I would later find a lot of his work and continue to be equally impressed. "Orange Moon Over Brooklyn", was another album I ran into that really put Marco's talents on full display. A full length LP produced entirely by Marco (except 1 song) for Brooklyn Academy Member Pumpkinhead. Once again Polo was found crafting his Pete Rock and DJ Premieresque beats. He's a wonderful new talent and has moved on to release arguably the best Hip-Hop album in 2007; "Port Authority". He's been real busy these days producing for other top notch underground talent in his new home of Brooklyn, supplying dope beats for everyone from Masta Ace to Boot Camp Clik. I've actually spoken to duke a few times as well over Myspace and he's a real down to earth, humble guy. Sapposedly there's a "Port Authority 2" in the works, and while I can't wait for the kid's new stuff, I still enjoy his ealrier releases. Be sure to check out the 3 joints on this that aren't just instrumentals and feature Bog Skoob of Das Efx, Rasco of Cali Agents and Wordsworth.

-BIG D O

1. Truffle Shuffle
2. Kwyjibo
3. Hired Goons
4. Stakes Is Higher
5. Coffee Break
6. Official
7. La Guardia To Pearson
8. Think Of U Now
9. Diamonds
10. Newport (Interlude)
11. Beat Society
12. The Greatest
13. No U Won't
14. Situations feat. Rasco
15. My Rights feat. Wordsworth
16. How I Get Down feat. Skoob (of Das Efx)

http://rapidshare.com/files/107976529/Marco_Polo_-_Canned_Goods_2005_V0.rar

DJ Ophax- Just Heat 20 The Final Part

In an oversaturated mixtape market I come to find that two things are now at a premium. One; authentic and promising newcomers and two; interesting and skillful production. I am tempted to put the words "East Coast" at the end of those two statements, but I'll hold off, everyone hates disgruntled old heads, who still put 90's New York mixtapes up on an unreachable pedestal. I'm not looking for any of these guys to re-create Doo Wop's 95' Live. I would just like some of these new faces to try and strive for that type of excellence in an updated fashion. What I mean is I would like to hear more of these mixtape DJ's get out there and find some hungry MC's, some hungry beatmakers, put them in a room, cut a few new tracks and then let some of the MC's rip some instrumentals. Then, take all of that and put an ill tape together. It's not that hard, you just have to be willing to work hard. I guess having some connections and being able to network comes into play, but if your a serious DJ, those skills should be something you wanna hone anyway, might as well dive in. I don't think Doo Wop got every ill street MC in New York on his tapes by just sitting back and letting them come to him. He had to get on the horn and talk to a few managers, call a few dive bars, link up with their mans man an shit..It was probably a really big hassle at times, but he did what he had to do, gave it the the good old college try and persevered, in the process making something unforgettable. DJ Ophax is one of the few new guys puttin out tapes that somewhat mirror the aforementioned formula. Ophax isn't a legend or anything, but you can tell he takes his cues from a few. He's been on the scene for a lil' while now, and I have to say he's got a good ear for music. A sharp judge of talent, he's a frequent collaborator of 2 of the mixtape game's hardest working and most slept on MC's; Mentega and St. Laz. As a matter of fact the whole reason I discovered St. Laz was because of Hiphopgame.com and DJ Ophax. Another staple in Ophax's tapes is the frequent love he shows to many unknown producers. You will always hear a new producer on one of Ophax's tapes, always. Another thing he does that I like is include the production credits on his tape's tracklist's. Somethin' that is very modern, that adds a nice lil' subtle touch that makes things a lil' more convienant. It's easy for the listener to track down more stuff from a producer when they know his name. Ophax is a credit to his craft, and while a lot of the older, stauncher heads don't consider Mixtape DJ's as "real" DJ's, Ophax adds a lot more ammo to the opposing argument. I like his shit and I think he's gonna do big things in the game someday....til' that day enjoy "Just Heat 20: The Final Part", another solid mix for mainstream cats that wanna check out something alternative, and an interesting break from traditional underground mixes for the real heads. Please ignore the Jim Jones track, lol. If you wanna check out more DJ Ophax stuff here's his Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/djophaxofficial

-BIG D O

01. METAFORE - Be Like Hov Freestyle
02. GEOLANI - The Boss Freestyle
03. LABBA - Jack Boy Music Freestyle
04. NYCE Feat. KOOL G RAP - Target Practice
05. ST LAZ - Exclusive Freestyle (Produced By CASA ONE)
06. THE BOY BUCKA - Exclusive Freestyle (Produced By CASA ONE)
07. OPIUM - Exclusive Freestyle (Produced By VENUM)
08. AGALLAH Feat. ST LAZ & PROPAIN CAMPAIGN - Propain's Last Stand
09. WOLFG - Une Rime Pour Une Larme
10. YOUNG HAZE & BIG SKEEM - Never Freestyle
11. B.A.M. - Exclusive Freestyle
12. BLOODSPORT Feat. STYLES P - Stay Back
13. PRINCE - Celebration Freestyle
14. P.A - Same Shit Freestyle
15. BIG WORM - Love No More Freestyle
16. JIM JONES Feat. JUELZ SANTANA, NOE & CHINK SANTANA - Splash
17. K.A.S.T (THE ACADEMY) - Exclusive Freestyle
18. CLIP (THE ACADEMY) - Skeeter Freestyle
19. WOLFG Feat. JAW - Prend La Maille
20. NUCCI REYO Feat. SAM SCARFO & MONEY MALC - Give 'Em A Reason To Hate
21. M-UNO - Pop Off Freestyle
22. JEW DEW - Exclusive Freestyle
23. RICKY JEWELZ - Ima G Freestyle
24. CASSIDY - Umma Tru G
25. MONTEGA Feat. LADY LYRIC - Lyrical Heroin
26. YOUNG CRAKK Feat. H-TEAM - Fall Back
27. SLICK WATTS - Exclusive
28. AZ Feat. TWISTA & DWELE - Body Rock
29. KEITH MURRAY - Don't Hate Me 'Cause I'm Beautiful
30. HUSTLERS OF SOCIETY - Real Recognize Real (Produced By DJ OPHAX)
31. RAS KASS, DOO WOP, TERMANOLOGY & DV ALIAS KHRYST - The Corner
32. WOLFG Feat. PEZ - Style Free

http://www.mediafire.com/?4gtmvtgkk6g

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Gab Gocha- Hustlers Prayer

This is a compilation of some of Gab Gocha's best work and some of his earliest shit, from his days recording with his group "Triflects", that consisted of himself, Buc Live and Creature. If your not familiar with Gab you most likely will remember him from his work with the Beatnuts, who produced a couple of his hit underground singles back in the mid 90's. A versatile and gifted MC, Gab was a street artist who had a unique voice and almost perfect timing. He garnered a lot of respect thru his guest spot on The Beatnuts "Street Level" and "Stone Crazy" albms. Unfortunately Gab's good fortune woulden't last. By 1997 his group Triflict had split up and he was sentenced to do a seven year bid in prison. Fast forward to 2008...Gab is a free man again and hngry to get back out there and reclaim his throne as one of the east coast's grittiest and most lyrically capable MC's. He landed a spot on the heavilly acclaimed Joell Ortiz release; "Brick: The Bodega Chronicles" and garnered a lot of recognition for that appearance. He's been working hard on his music with new producers like Scram Jones and Domingo, while still maintaining a good relationship with Psycho Les and JuJu of the Beatnuts. I for one am glad that money is out of jail and still pursuing hip-hop, best of luck to that brutha, I've been a longtime fan and I encourage everyone to grab this and get familiar with one of Queens's finest MC's.

-BIG D O

01 01:12 The Oath (Intro) ██
02 02:59 State Of The Union ██
03 03:03 I Set It ██
04 04:14 The Breakthrough ██
05 03:37 Aguardiente ██
06 05:13 The Blackout Show Ft Joell Ortiz, Trujillo and DJ ██ Camilo ██
07 04:31 HustlerÆs Prayer Ft Royalty ██
08 03:27 The Devil's Pie ██
09 03:46 For The Love Ft Melody ██
10 04:31 Money Meng ██
11 02:33 My Pedigree Ft Juganot and Camiliano ██
12 03:33 I Hate That ██
13 04:12 Champion ██
14 04:54 Your Angel ██
15 03:52 The Pain Ft Sensa ██
16 03:47 We Made It

http://rapidshare.com/files/108568352/husray.rar

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A-Alikes- The Hustler And The Hunted Pt.2

RBG (Dead Prez's crew) members The A-Alikes drop the second installment of their "Hustler And The Hunted" limited edition series with DJ Victorious. Victorious is really making the rounds, many of you will recognize him as rapper Sha Stimuli's (who also appears on this project) go to guy for hosting and putting together his mixtapes. The A-Alikes AKA Karaam and Ness, are a strong group with dope messages about society and all it's ills. Their not just some whiny, fake revolution type cats either, don't get it twisted, they both are real MC's that can hold their own in any arena. Their not just some Dead Prez clones, their delivery is street in nature and hailing from the Bronx, they put a unique east caost stamp on most of their music, which is largely serious and does center around a lot of political ideas and social controversies. They're real artist's man. They rap about what's really going on, and how difficilut it truly is to live in America and to be Black or Latino. If you wanna dance or "get crunk" this shit ain't gonna be for you. This is Unapologetic lyricism fused with the teachings of the 5% Nation of Islam, real production backed up by politically tinged lyrics and raw honesty. The way Karaam and Ness convey music is like listening to a speech by the late Fred Hampton or Huey P Newton. I can see why Dead Prez chose to bring these guys into their circle. If your new to their music definitely peep their album "I Eat, You Eat". I guarantee you'll become a fan after a few tracks. Although "I Eat, You Eat" was a great piece of work, I think this joint here will come to rival there work on that album. With guest appearances from Dead Prez, Immortal Technique, Bilal, Steele from Smif n' Wessun and Shabaam Sadeeq, this has a lot of potent lyrical content that will surely serve as a starter kit for any future independent thinker. Production comes courtesy of Agallah, Madsol, DJ Butta, UK's Baby J, Beat Hustlas, Thorotracks and others! Be sure to grab this, it's the most worthwhile music you'll download all week.

-BIG D O

01. Recap of Part 1 [ 00:47 ] ::
02. Intro [ 00:37 ] ::
03. Get Whut U Deserve (Produced by DJ Butta) [ 03:26 ] ::
04. Ducking Form the Jakes [ 01:43 ] ::
05. The World is A Ghetto [ 02:16 ] ::
06. Gospel Music [ 02:36 ] ::
07. Back to the Grind [ 03:21 ] ::
08. Wfre- Feat. Your Girl Nikia [ 00:55 ] ::
09. Throw Ya Gunz [ 02:46 ] ::
10. Going Out Like Rambo [ 00:26 ] ::
11. We A-Alikes Feat. I.G. [ 04:37 ] ::
12. Across the Border Feat. Afayah [ 03:43 ] ::
13. Enemies [ 03:32 ] ::
14. Something Horrible (Interlude) [ 00:49 ] ::
15. Hitting Four (Produced by Thoro Tracks) [ 03:26 ] ::
16. Timothy Stansbury [ 03:13 ] ::
17. The System is Sick [ 01:13 ] ::
18. Gang Initiation [ 00:47 ] ::
19. I┤m A G [ 02:20 ] ::
20. 99 Cent Tacos [ 01:04 ] ::
21. Rather Be Hated [ 02:55 ] ::
22. Loved Ones [ 00:10 ] ::
23. W.I.C. (Wiz' S in Crisis) [ 03:18 ] ::
24. G Call [ 03:12 ] ::
25. Murder Me Remix Feat. Stimuli, Steele, Immortal [ 05:22 ] : Technique ::
26. Protocol [ 04:30 ] ::
27. Friends Feat. Shabaam Sahdeeq [ 03:26 ] ::
28. A-Game [ 03:21 ] ::
29. Behind Enemy Lines Feat. Dead Prez [ 01:30 ] ::
30. Til We Free Feat. Dead Prez [ 05:03 ] :

Pt.1
http://rapidshare.com/files/108039742/hustler.rar

Pt.2
http://rapidshare.com/files/108046813/hunted.rar


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Video: Buckshot & 9th Wonder ft. Talib Kweli- Hold It Down

This is the second video that Buckshot and 9th Wonder have shot for their upcoming album "The Formula", set to drop in a little less than two weeks. This is a great video, and surprise, surprise it's directed by none other than Rik Cordero and Boot Camp manager/CEO extraordinaire Dru Ha. The basic idea that they try and get across thru the setup of the video is that even though it's tremendously hard out here for us blacks and hispancs we gotta keep our heads on straight and "hold it down"; which is a pretty universal saying on the street for "just try and maintain". Talib Kweli stops through and makes a pretty dope cameo, I really thuink that the two videos 9th and Buck have dropped have really been excellent in their delivery and really creative too. Not sure who the guy is that's singing the hook in this, but he killed that. Dope vid, can't wait for the album, and maybe another street video.

-BIG D O