Any person in a sticky circumstance can relate to this song. The sample is insane, from an old Bob Marley song I believe, and is one of the hardest Supreeme songs I’ve ever heard. You may have heard the song a while ago (get it here if you haven’t), but this video has a new verse that’s not on the mp3 version. I don’t know who that guy is, but he kills his 16 bars. Enjoy it. i dedicate it to my seniors who aren’t sure they’re on track for graduation, and my people in economical binds. We’ll make it out.

Also, I remember when 2dopeboyz politely disagreed with my statement that Supreeme was the best group out of Atlanta since OutKast. Sure, it was a bold statement, but it got me heard, as they quickly posted Supreeme’s mixtape up for others to come to their own conclusions and even linked my post in theirs.

The first time I heard these guys, I think it was with my girl Alex. She had all these tracks on a random CD, and I popped it in the car’s stereo system. I got to this joint and brought it back like 30 times. This was the song I heard. It’s unreleased, and I don’t know if they’ll be upset that I’m throwing it to the internet, but I’ll tell you one thing: it’s trill. It’s from ’06 or ’07, but it just made sense to give it to you guys today.

DOWNLOAD: Supreeme – Laying Around With Your B****

Nah, it’s not a diss! It’s actually quite the opposite. Following previous cut “Get Money” featuring G5 Clive & Carlitta Durand, M1 Platoon drops another track from their upcoming mixtape Rippin’ They Sh!t. This time around they cover Drake‘s Boi-1da produced track, “It’s Been a Pleasure,” renaming it “Cheesecake Drake.”

Ripping They Sh!t will be released August 10th. The mixtape will be a compliation of original raps over industry beats. Come back here to grab it. If you’ve been here since ’08, you know we’ve featured M1 a few times, whether it be in mixtape form, or as background music for such thought-provoking posts as “Could You Wife The Rolla?“. Ha. Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD: M1 Platoon – Cheesecake Drake

Why? Because I said so! The people who’ve downloaded Culdesac have encouraged me to continue to spread the gospel that is Childish Gambino aka comedian/actor/creator Donald Glover Grab his earlier tapes I Am Just A Rapper 1 & 2 below, where he rhymes effortlessly over indie rock beats (except that “Exhibit C” that for some strange reason had the world talking about it. It was cool, but I mean, come on. Don’t make me talk about that here though. That’s for an in-person discussion.).

If you have an eclectic ear, you may recognize a bunch of these joints. The tapes are also critically acclaimed. You be the judge as to which is triller; my vote’s with the first, but the second has jams too. If you’re confused as to who this guy is, then go check the post I did on him a little while ago.

DOWNLOAD: Childish Gambino – I Am Not A Rapper [Mixtape]

DOWNLOAD: Childish Gambino – I Am Not A Rapper 2 [Mixtape]

BONUS: Childish Gambino – Got This Money [Acoustic Version] shout out to Ricardo aka Internet Goon for this download link! I’ve been looking everywhere for this.

See that guy above? That’s comedian Donald Glover. I said a few years ago (to myself. Like I was just muttering to myself one day under my breath, per usual. Maybe more grumbling than muttering, but still. Something like that.) that he’d be pretty damn successful in the entertainment world. The thing is, I was making this assumption solely because of his outstanding work in comedy. You’ve probably been linked to YouTube videos of his NYU internet sketch comedy group, Derrick Comedy, sometime in the last four years. Here’s one of their clips that has 5 million views:

Exactly. He’s hilarious and incredibly talented. So hilarious and incredibly talented that I went ahead and spent my hard-earned cash grabbing his his 15-minute Comedy Central special that aired in March on iTunes. I won’t lie, it isn’t nearly as awesome as Aziz Ansari‘s was, but he held his own for sure. At this point, I was scouring the internet so hard for more Don Glover material that one would think I was a groupie of sorts. But whatever. If I didn’t go so HAM sandwich searching, I wouldn’t have stumbled upon his music.

Yeah, I said it. His music. Apparently, he’s been producing and rapping over electro-esque/hip-hop beats for a while under the name Childish Gambino (Editor’s Note: WHAT!? RIGHT!? HOW MUCH TRILLER CAN A NAME GET!? MY GOODNESS!) and dropped a few tapes in the last two years. The first project I got my grubby paws hands on was called I Am Not A Rapper, where he flowed over a rack of awesome indie beats (Grizzly Bear’s “Two Weeks,” Neon Indian’s “Deadbeat Summer”, that type of stuff.) I’m fairly confident that anybody who heard the tape and wasn’t familiar with the songs he jumped on would go out of their way to hear the originals. That’s how good his beat choice was. You remember how Wale jumped on that Justice track, or how Wiz Khalifa jumped on that Empire of the Sun track? It’s like that times 1,302. You be the judge.

If you can look past the fact that he’s a comedian (which you’re gonna have to do, buster), then you’ll respect each bar he spits. For the most part, it’s a lot of $#!t talking. Very, very well-warrented $#!t talking. if you pay attention, you can piece together his life story, from growing up in a struggling household and being teased for being the “weird black kid” at a predominately white school to pulling bad ass chicks due to his recent success and blowing money on gear that he’ll most likely never put on just because he can. As much as you say “Oh, everybody’s rapping about that stuff,” it’s so much more intriguing if you’ve followed his professional career. And if you feel like there’s a chunk missing, it’s because the stuff he doesn’t rap about is the stuff you already see him doing, like acting and doing stand-up. Respectable.

On his latest (and greatest, in my opinion) effort, Culdesac, it’s more of the same greatness. Very therapeutic for him I’m sure. Surprisingly impressive original beats (I’m not sure who produced them, but if he did, then he’s officially a problem.). He even sings a bit. You thought Drake was a singing rapper? Just listen to the guy do it over an acoustic version of ”Got This Money” real quick:

Did you just hear that? No effects added. No funny auto-tune. His falsetto makes The-Dream uneasy about his next career move. I don’t even think me writing more about Donald Childish Gambino would help. You just need to grab this. Jam this sample; the tape can be found below the audio player.

DOWNLOAD: Childish Gambino – Culdesac

That link will take you to a place where you can direct download the album, plus stream all the joints in case the songs you heard didn’t move you. If I came back to the internet after months of no posts to write this, you’ve gotta take my word. Let me know what you think. Don’t rush it, either. Soak this tape in.

UPDATE:

Mr. Donald Glover himself somehow stumbled across the blog post, and hit me on Twitter:

I didn’t even send it to him. I’d much rather famous people stumble across my stuff I write about them than force-feeding them to read it. And it just worked out. This is why I do this stuff – to put people on to the overlooked and underappreciated. It’s not just music. It’s everybody. That’s what The Gee Pee will hopefully do a little more of.

BONUS:

DOWNLOAD: Kardi – Go Home, Roger! ["Roger That" Flow]

“Since h*es seen me on that DC to BC, b!tches try to kick it at my place like Feely! That was a shameless drop, shout out to The Gee Pee.”

How could I not post after that? High schooler with some bars. Kardi‘s mixtape, The Valedictorian, is slated for release this July, and Kardi will be shutting down the stage with XV and Chiddy Bang in New Hampshire on May 29th.

Enjoy the weekend, guys.

It’s here. Dedicated to all maneaters, heartbreakers, and hopeless romantics – you know who you are. Proceed to download. It’s an epic one, I think.

I appreciate all the support greatly. Like the last one, there’s no playlist. 38 songs, all different artists, and all in the theme of the mixtape’s title in some way, shape, or form. All feedback is appreciated, and if it’s really in depth or you’d rather it not be in the comment section or something, send me an e-mail: modi[at]DCtoBC[dot]com.

DOWNLOAD: Singles Awareness Day 2 [S.A.D. #2: The Mix Compilation]

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It’s Friday, and Big Sean just dropped a pretty trill video last night for his freestyle over Gucci‘s “Lemonade”. Nobody has the song up, they just got the YouTube. So I decided to do you guys a favor and get you the mp3 before everybody else. Download at the bottom, but check the video directly below.

This is the kinda song that makes you say, “oh, ok. He’s actually kinda nice.” All punch lines and swag rap, but you know what? I’m all the way with it. Say what you will, but Sean is kinda nice. Some of the lines he says will make you scratch your head thinking about how he even thought about that metaphor. It’s some chill stuff, so don’t expect Wu Tang bars, but don’t think he isn’t rappin’, either.

That’s how I felt after he killed that Chip Tha Ripper joint “Fat Raps” alongside Curren$y. Speaking of Hot $pitta, he did his own version of the same beat. I’ll drop that below. Download both tracks below, and tell me who had the better version.

DOWNLOAD: Big Sean – Supa Dupa Lemonade Freestyle

ALSO: Curren$y – Lemon Kush

Just when you thought the newest soulful white boy on the block couldn’t bring us anymore heat…he does. Actually, to be fair, Mayer Hawthorne probably had nothing to do with this, as it’s a remix by the Los Angeles-based deejaying duo, Classixx. These guys seem to be related to King Midas, because everything they flip turns to gold.

Don’t expect anything too intense, either. This remix is as smooth as your skin was when you were a youngin, before the breakouts and shaving and stuff. Shout out to my godbrother Kareem for putting me on this over the holiday break.

DOWNLOAD: Mayer Hawthorne – Green-Eyed Love [Classixx Remix]

Oh, and here’s the original for your collection as well. Tell me which one you enjoy more in the comment section.

DOWNLOAD: Mayer Hawthorne – Green-Eyed Love

Sidenote: Did you know that Mayer Hawthorne was originally a DJ, and all this singing stuff was pretty much a joke to him until he realized people liked it?

Sidenote #2: I’m in this airport lounge in London, and I just saw the slickest Asian guy ever. He was only like 15 with a broken arm, but his swag was something out of the Harajuku District in downtown Tokyo. Looks like I just figured out where I’m going for my next international power move.

The blog comment frequenters and obnoxious tweeters of the music world often chastised the DC hip hop pioneer Wale for allowing Gucci La Flare to bless the second verse of his (in my opinion) most radio-friendly hit yet, “Pretty Girls”. That song should do damage around the nation if things go as planned.

I personally loved Gucci’s verse, and adding him included a whole new demographic that Wale probably owuldn’t have reached if Gucci Gucci didn’t bless the track. But that’s besides the point. For those who couldn’t feel that version, DMV crooner Raheem DeVaughn heard your cries for help and has come to the rescue. He and 21-year-old Phil Ade, his solo signee (also from our area. And he’s Nigerian. Let’s go.) to his newly formed imprint, 368 Music Group, decided to put their own spin on the ode to bad ass females. I appreciate both versions, and it’s cool to have an unofficial DMV Remix to the song that goes harder than most joints in the clubs these days. No new verse from Mr. Folarin, but that verse didn’t need to be upgraded.

DOWNLOAD: Wale – Pretty Girls [368 Remix] [feat. Raheem DeVaughn & Phil Ade]

If you need more Phil Ade in your life, you can grab his critically acclaimed mixtape that I posted here a while back. HERE you go. New mixtape, The Letterman, dropping soon. I was fortunate enough to be in the stu’ with him and various producers and I’m gonna say this now…he’s about to turn a lot of heads. The only reason you probably haven’t heard about him is because he’s too humble to talk a lot of sh!t.

He can perform well, too. Don’t believe me? Check out this footage taken by 1st Impression Studios.

Found some Wi-Fi over in England, and got to download some new music that I missed over the last month. Let’s get it.

So everybody’s been saying Usher can never top Confessions. I won’t count him out, but that was an incredible album. It probably sparked a second baby boom to be all the way real. So far, this new project of his sounds like it’ll be a lot more playful and freaky than any of his past work. I’m sure after that heavily-publicized breakup, he’s very much single and ready to mingle. Whatever. I could care less about that stuff. If the joint rocks, it rocks. Jam it and be the judge.

DOWNLOAD: Usher – Lil Freak [feat. Nicki Minaj]

This track is pretty smooth, and Nicki crushes her verse, but the real reason it stands out to me is because of Polow Da Don‘s production work.

I’m almost certain nobody else caught this clever flip of a sample. The self-proclaimed “King of the White Girls” took a classic cut from Stevie Wonder‘s Innervisions (1973. A certified classic album in my book. I used to run around my house blasting this so loud in the living room that one time, a glass broke. I put that on everything.) and flipped it. If you go to 1:11 in the song, you’ll hear the same melody they use in the chorus, except chopped up a little bit. It repeats and repeats throughout the song during the bridge/hook. It’s incredible, and I’m surprised I even caught the sample use.

DOWNLOAD: Stevie Wonder – Living For The City