“she’s a, digital girl in her digital world / fakin’ in the cyberspace, get wit’ it, girl.”

the 9th wonder-mentored M1 Platoon are quickly becoming one of my favorite hip hop groups. yeah, i just said that. this just boosted them a bunch of spots, combining that old school hip hop feel with the new age reality that is the cyber world. my favorite song of the year. say what you want. you know i’m all about the digital world, so what’s wrong with a digital girl!?

the beat is spacely (meaning of space age quality). the lyrics are so candid and i feel all of it. arafat (he produced the beat) talkin’ that talk the beginning, and hits that little melodic flow a la nelly (or i guess these days, i gotta use cudi as the comparison), and then chopps, markee, sean, and scoopay drop their verses.

DOWNLOAD: M1 Platoon – Digital Girls

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i’ll give you an idea of how good m1 platoon is.

i sent this mixtape to people in an email before even posting it. meaning i didn’t care that they got it from my site. i just wanted them to hear m1. and i swear to god this joint is incredible. nothing sounds like this at all. if you appreciate GOOD HIP HOP, then m1 platoon should be in your iPod, iTunes, boombox, car stereo, and every other place you can jam some music.

you haven’t heard about these dudes? well, they’re a rack of homies (most of which are from DC. just throwing that out there) who go to school out in north carolina, and who happen to have 9th wonder, producer extraordinaire, as their professor. i’m not even lying. so with 9th as their mentor, imagine what kind of music they create. in fact, you don’t even have to imagine, because i got it all for you right here. featuring biz markie, carlitta durand, g5 clive, and savin. oh, and huge shout out to vaughn aka arafat yates, one of the rhymers/producers in the squad. one of the few guys who gets really excited about music in general. i respect those kind of cats out there. without further ado, i’m throwing you the mixtape, complete with taste tests.

fabrics

DL: m1 platoon – we not them, part one

check the tracklisting, production credits, and more after the drop.

off his facebook note to the world:

The Summa of 88 is Here.. 2 Decades Lata.. Princes, Queens, Cocaine, Benzos, Reaganomics.. All Dat.. Bump Dis in Da Whip.. FULL BLAST! G5 Stay Live, Doin His Thang..

tru, tru. the last time i heard hip hop that sounded this good – beats, flows, and all – was when that M1 platoon: the invasion dropped. and maybe it’s because members from the platoon were involved in the project, but regardless, consider this an honorary blast off mixtape, except light years ahead of anything coming out soon.

this is a guy who sounds like nothing i’ve heard out of DC before – a step in a completely different direction. g5 aka murakami jr., paints a vivid picture of his hazy, day-to-day life. his second LP brings it back to the sweltering summer of 1988, presumably when a young clive first inhaled that city air and molded into the breezy infatuated, swag obsessed, tree smoking, rhyme slinging creature he is today. the introspective, thought provoking banter is balanced appropriately by the boasting, bragging, luccini type swag that most uptown roamers are born to preach about. i don’t think i’m alone when i say that the album evokes the charisma and flashes of brilliance similar to wu tang, circa ’93 at times. the entire experience is one trippy daydream spent strolling along clive’s refreshingly imaginative mind.

beatmakers fundamental, mickey bizz, choc, and sinima lend a helping hand to g5 for the gritty and insanely out of this world production, but the majority is handled by dc’s own arafat yates, an m1 affiliate and 9th wonder protégé.

sample this joint.

cinderellas (88 slippers remix) (feat. lord fuego)

click the album art or here to download.

i been jamming this man ALL night, no joke. i didn’t even leave the room tonight.

“…so i suggest, you invest, in something that is real.”

the entire thing is epic, honestly. and i wish i had more info on all the guest appearances, because they definitely add the experience for more info, hit him on that myspace, young, and check the tracklisting after the drop.

1. Do My Thang (Intro)
2. Summa of 88
3. Wat You Want?!?!
4. Nun Like Dis ft. Arafat Yates
5. Ooh Ahh
6. Tweeters ‘n Cones ft. Arafat Yates & Scoopay
7. DateLine: 1988 (PSA)
8. Top of Da Globe ft. 4th Letter
9. House for Love (Interlude)
10. Este Casa ft. J-Da Rula
11. Blew Berry Sky
12. Clientele Kidz 1.0 ft. J-Da Rula
13. Channel 88 (Skit)
14. Cinderellas (88 Slippers Remix) ft. Lord Fuego
15. Love Mite
16. Kick It ‘n Shit ft. Miss Jillz
17. Yall Kno Da Deal ft. DJ Vic Mase & D-Hawk
18. Soopa PHunk
19. All Street Meters ft. J-Da Rula
20. Cocaine, Scarface
21. Murakami Baby (Outro)

enjoy.