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

the grammy-award-winning 9th wonder has been mentoring DC-by-way-of-NC hip hop group M1 platoon, and i can hear the progress. the group is back with a leak from their third mixtape, We Not Them Pt. 3, coming soon. shout out to vaughn, formally known as arafat yates, for sending me this joint to spread to you guys.

DOWNLOAD: M1 Platoon – So Fly [They Wondering]

and if that sample they use sounds familiar, it’s because it’s from stacey epps’ “floatin”, which you can jam and download below.

DOWNLOAD: Stacey Epps – Floatin’

PREVIOUSLY: M1 Platoon – We Not Them, Pt. 2 [Mixtape] [courtesy of DC rap]

this is a re-up. from july ’08. almost a year ago.

if for some reason you didn’t feel him the first time, you will this time around.

this is monumental music, and i’m honored to be the guy to leak it. it’s so vicious that i’m tempted not posting anything else on this blog today. that way, it’ll be the only thing on everybody’s mind. unfortunately, i need to post a few things, but i feel like hope that by the end of the day, one of the big dog blogs would have snatched it, talking about “did you hear about that guy j. cole?”

yerp. that’s how i’m going. he reps fayetteville, NC as hard as fresh prince reps west philly. and furthermore, he makes all of his own beats. like this joint.

did you hear those live horns!? inspirational music. i rest my case. get this in the itunes library, ASAP.

DOWNLOAD: j. cole – i get up

BONUS:

freestyle over ’93 til infinity beat. download here.

also, some video footage for “losing my balance,” courtesy of BAM.

and of course, if you need more, i got that the come up mixtape, hosted by DJ on point. over 1,800 served, and counting. download it here.

i feel like you shouldn’t ever really critically judge music until you sit in on a studio session. then you see how much talent and hard work and grind and hustle and elbow grease it takes to be an artist.

as you can see, all that plus a mini bar does the trick for jermaine. i’m looking forward to what this “warm up” mixtape is gonna sound like. i heard it’s crazy, and features some beats from and that song at the end sounded especially vicious, didn’t it? if you need some more j. cole in your life, check the links below, they should hold you over until the mixtape’s released.

PREVIOUSLY: j. cole – i get up [audio]
ALSO: let’s just eat cheese x j. cole [interview]