If you know me, if you’ve been in my vehicle or been in my dorm room while I was in college, you’d know that my affinity for A.B. The Pro‘s music is probably unrivaled. I have a lot of confidence in this SE representer’s sound, and he’s my favorite artist on DC’s Studio 43 imprint. I felt like his mixtape he dropped back in ’09 was criminally slept on as far as production and the artists featured. You can tell that he cares a lot about putting DC on the map, and he without a doubt brought out the best in artists that otherwise may not have been able to convince you of their talent. In my eyes, “Stussy on My Back” with Young Marley could have been a local smash if the proper push was behind it (Stussy could have easily jumped on that joint and licensed it out and more money could have been made!), but 43 made the poor decision to push “W On The Fitted” instead, which was by far the worst joint on the entire tape. No offense to any of the artists on that track, but…that joint was so weak.  But hey. I’m not hear to chastise too much. That’s the past. We’re on to the future.

A.B. let me hold an early version of the mixtape to give him some feedback and criticism, and it’s so awesome to see that not only did he take it well, but he actually listened to the majority of what I said! Swapped some songs out, changed the tracklisting, and dropped a lot of freestyles over industry beats. In order to give you A.B. as an artist as opposed to just a producer, I feel like he needs to rap over his own $#!t. The one thing that I wished he did was to start the album with “Young Jimi Hendrix” (which is the first preview I’m gonna give you), or at least make that joint #2! It goes way too hard and kinda introduces you to what the entire album is gonna be like. Besides that, I don’t have too many gripes. The beats are mixed and mastered to thump in the vehicle or through your headphones, he has some club bangers that’ll make you raise an eyebrow and wonder why he doesn’t have stuff on the radio (or with bigger artists outside of DC, to be completely honest), and while he’s not exactly a rapper, you can’t be mad at his lyrics, cuz it’s all stuff people can relate to.

DC is proud of this, but I’m tryna make sure everybody beyond DC hears this product. Featuring a lot of untapped and under appreciated talent that you can read about on the back cover, this is a really good project that I’m proud to have been a fake-me-out A&R on, lol. Nah but really. Jam the previews, and then grab it below.

DOWNLOAD: A.B. The Pro – Crown Vic Music [Mixtape]

Good gracious. Lupe is back. This is like his “I just feel like getting in the studio and flowing” stuff right here, and it’s better than everybody else’s music. That’s precisely why he’s one of the best rappers alive. Easy.

DOWNLOAD: Lupe Fiasco – Say Something

DOWNLOAD: Lupe Fiasco – All The Way Turnt Up

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THE BARE MIDRIFF!!!!

Larry and Jerry mull ideas for the “Seinfeld” reunion show, including an assistant’s attire and a religious symbol. Episode was epic, as usual. Goodness. Enjoy.

DOWNLOAD: Curb Your Enthusiasm – Season 7, Episode 6 (i’m working on it. these sites aren’t working right now. they’re on to me. oh boy.)

Some grimey, gutta, unradio-friendly Clipse is back. Exaaactly what he industry nerds and people who think they’re in the industry (like little ol’ me) have been waiting for over the last 6 months. Well, it’s here. Finally. And Cam’Ron on a Pharrell beat!? We got that CD quality, and the dirty version. So know where you got that $#!t. Thanks, and enjoy. Til The Casket Drops, dropping soon.

DOWNLOAD: Clipse – Back By Popular Demand [Popeyes] [feat. Cam'Ron]

More new Wiz, this latest joint is off his forthcoming “Burn After Rollin” mixtape which drops so soon that you can taste it. It’s a remix of “Walking on a Dream” by Australian electronica group Empire of the Sun (who got some love from the hip hop community after Jay-Z reached out and decided to throw them on the BP3).

Honestly, I think if he wanted to remix any song on their album, he shoulda rocked that “Delta Bay”. I hope he reads this and decides to take on that task, because THAT is their craziest track. Nonetheless, it’s a smooth joint. I’ll include the original. My younger brother actually put me on these guys a while back, so credit him for it all. Enjoy.

DOWNLOAD: Wiz Khalifa – The Thrill

BONUS! The original track: Empire of the Sun – Walking On A Dream

PLUS! The track I think Wiz shoulda done instead of this. I’m just saying. Empire of the Sun – Delta Bay

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I’m over at my man Aris‘ crib, and he puts me onto the newest artist he’s working with, Desert Storm Ent’s Young Dose. I guess this joint came out a little while ago, but it goes pretty hard. Doesn’t hurt that Fab and Ricky Ross lend verses to the joint, either. I can see this joint being a trunk rattling anthem in muscle cars and Range Rovers in states below the Mason Dixon line. Oh, and can we bring Fab’s intro line back real quick? “I get that Rihanna money / f**k it up like Chris Brown / No Disrespect to RiRi / Not putting Chris down…”

Lord. @BoutDatMoney thinks he looks like a light-skinned version of Chamillionaire. LOL. Enjoy.

DOWNLOAD: Dose – Where They Do That At [Remix] [feat. Rick Ross & Fabolous]

You know I’m an N*E*R*D fanatic, so you know I’d have this new joint that they performed this summer with Santigold at MTV’s Spring Break. Off their new album,  I like both versions, so in addition to the CD quality version, I’ve got the live joint they did this spring. Interested in which one you dig more, so feel free to throw your opinion in the comments section. Enjoy.

DOWNLOAD: N*E*R*D – Soldier [feat. Santigold] | Live @ Spring Break [from 3.09]

Better late than never.

“The Hot Towel“

Larry exposes Christian Slater at Ted and Mary’s anniversary party; Larry’s doctor regrets giving Larry his personal phone number.

DOWNLOAD: Curb Your Enthusiasm – Season 7, Episode 4 (“The Hot Towel”)

He dropped this via his twitter, unconverted. My ninja Omar hit me with the retweet, so I’m over here using my tools to turn .wav to .mp3. And I succeeded. Apparently, it’s an old DJ Toomp beat, and it samples The Verve‘s “Bittersweet Symphony” (you know, that track that made Cruel Intentions that much better? That joint.). Let’s get it.

DOWNLOAD: Wale – Bittersweet [feat. Colin Munroe]

Photography by my girl Gabby. Ask her about that day. Oh boy, wasn’t a good one for me.

Janelle Monae is finally back with some new music, and it sounds like some experimental, vintage, rock/soul stuff. In other words, this song is something special. This Monday has been pretty good to the music industry.

This joint was a special delivery by my homies from Cornerstone and the Kia Soul Collective tour that I hit up a few weeks ago in DC.  This is also the first taste of new music from Monae’s epic new album, set for an early 2010 release.

DOWNLOAD: Come Alive (The War of the Roses)

The Kia Soul Collective is also in the midst of its national tour incorporating live music, video screenings and games. Performances in the 10-city tour will include MGMT, Silversun Pickups, Against Me!, N.E.R.D., Clipse and more. Follow The Collective and Tour at www.kiasoulcollective.com, on Twitter at www.twitter.com/kiacollective, and its official Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/kiasoul.