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Phil Ade – The Letterman [ALBUM] [Hosted by DJ Don Cannon].

modi — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:29:15 +0000

Phil Ade‘s second project is here, and by the looks of things, it looks like my hometown will be partially responsible for bringing the boom bap back to hip-hop. The first DMV artist with the “CANNON!” drop all over his $#!t. I told you this city was coming up. That’s why I had to come back! It’s a full-length album, with all original production, and presented by OkayPlayer x DJ Booth for FREE!

Featuring Tabi Bonney, Raheem DeVaughn, Skillz, Wale, Raekwon, and more great talent. The tape dropped on Tuesday this week, and since I’m just getting back into the blog game, I’ll let my brother Winston from Couch Sessions give you the word on the project. Here’s my favorite track on the joint, “Paid In Full” as well as a download link.

DOWNLOAD: Phil Ade – The Letterman [Mixtape] [Hosted by DJ Don Cannon]

You may remember how I threw his first joint, Starting on JV, on the blog about a year ago. I didn’t know anything about the guy except that he could rap. Well, much has changed since then. I was fortunate to be around at the studio a couple of times while songs on the tape were being recorded, and I’ve seen him work. I can’t even believe how fast he writes. Just hears the beat, goes into the zone for a few minutes, and walks in the booth to record it. It’s ridiculous.

I’ll say it again. Ridiculous.

Me and Phil got a chance to kick it over at SXSW in Austin, TX, earlier this year (me, him and Dre roomed together in this nice hotel that was way too far from the city. Goodness.) and I can honestly say that he’s one of the most genuine guys I’ve met in this music stuff. Motivational for sure. We arrived to several venues with Phil being the unknown act who was on the bill, and by the time we left, people were singing the hook to “Hollywood” out loud. He made even the most reluctant concert attendee bop, and that’s why I believe his showmanship was among the best I saw all weekend. Keep in mind that I probably saw like 15 shows with hella artists at each one.

(Editor’s Note: We have no idea who that white guy was. Literally no idea. I’m still baffled as to how he bogarted his way into that photo, because normally, in situations like this, Dre would have leaned on him with the quickness. Chip clearly was all for it, though. One of the coolest artists ever. Speaking of which, look out for the concert that DC to BC / The Great Progression will be throwing with Chip Tha Ripper, 7.23.2010 in NYC at Santo’s Play House. Get your tickets NOW! Talk about promo. I see you, Kev!)

The networking that 368 Music Group did over that SXSW weekend was wild. Somehow, me and them finagled our way into mansions that had things going on that you only see in the movies (I see you, Virgil!) and crazy parties (thank you, COMPLEX!). Once I get my stuff together, I’ll drop the video footage I took from that unforgettable week. Shout out to the whole 368 camp for letting me rock with them. I ran into Dre outside Commonwealth two days ago, and he played some stuff for me that led me to believe that they will take over the city pretty soon, as far as hip-hop is concerned.

If you want to know more about Phil, my brother Jabari has it all covered. He linked up with Okayplayer to present “Chasing The Letter,” a three-part series that gets a little deeper into Phil’s story, as far as his path to where he is today and how The Letterman was created. Very well put together! Check all three videos out below (they’re worth it, and not too long either.).

Why Childish Gambino Is A Champ.

modi — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:56:18 +0000

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:

All of these videos are funny as hell, and he’s often the standout performer in the clips. Anyway, the man graduated from NYU in ’06 and right after college started writing for 30 Rock, although you probably had no idea he was doing that (I know I didn’t before I saw him on some late night talk show discussing it all). If you watch the NBC show Community, then you’re familiar with his recurring role as the former high school quarterback Troy Barnes. I won’t fake like I watch the show, but I did think this was one of the better things I saw on YouTube last year:

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:

Chamillionaire – Mixtape Messiah 7 [Mixtape] [UPDATE! w/ Disc 2!].

modi — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:50:20 +0000

mixtape messiah 7, the final installment of chamillionaire’s extra trill mixtape series, has dropped on the internet about an hour or so ago. oh boy. it will also be made available to a limited 100 lucky fans only, in hard-copy form, along with a full-color 12 panel booklet and a crisp $100 bill. talk about marketing. this man needs to open up an agency and help these other rappers get their promo game up.

the hype over Mixtape Messiah 7 is wild, per usual. people out there don’t understand, he has some loyal ass fans out there. someone actually bid as much as $8,500 on a copy! says koopa: “100 percent of the proceeds from this EBAY auction will be given to NO MORE VICTIMS, a charity in Houston,TX. that helps children with incarcerated parents.”

there are 12 different ways to win a copy, so hit up cham’s blog if you’re interested. oh yeah, and this is only disc one. 26 songs. i heard there’s 4 discs. that means it could be 100 songs. oh, my, goodness. now you know why he’s my favorite rapper. he just doesn’t stop spittin’. he kills every beat on this first disc. as the discs drop, i’ll post them. listen to him flow over that “$100 millon” real quick.

oh, and that “denzel washington”, too, featuring houston partna Z-Ro.

you should be convinced now. download links for DISC ONE AND DISCO TWO (dropped thursday, august 8th) and tracklisting after the drop!

DOWNLOAD: Chamillionaire – Mixtape Messiah 7 [Disc 1]

1. The Final Chapter
2. Famous f. Famous
3. Internet Thugs Attack
4. 100 million
5. Best She Ever Had
6. Breathe
7. I Know Ya Mad f. Bun B
8. Denzel Washington f. Z-Ro
9. Day Dream
10. Jewelry Skit
11. Gucci & Fendi
12. Playa Status
13. This Morning
14. Comin Down Candy
15. Solo (rmx) f. Crooked I
16. The One
17. Still Hustlin
18. Bike Repo Skit
19. Scratch That
20. Dead Presidents
21. Successful
22. On My Grind
23. Lonely at the Top
24. Life Goes On f. Tony Henry
25. Say Goodbye
26. For the Money Outro

DOWNLOAD: Chamillionaire – Mixtape Messiah 7 [Disc 2, Mixed by DJ Rapid Ric]

1. The Final Chapter 2
2. Still Gettin Money
3. In My City Mayne
4. Big Deal
5. I’m 2 Good
6. How We Do It
7. The Realest Eva
8. Aint Nobody
9. King of Tomorrow
10. City Lights
11. Just Smile
12. FInal Story
13. I’m On It (Bonus Track)

The Wonderful World of Mr. Miranda – [Mixtape]

quinn — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:00:20 +0000

what do you know about the pheonix music scene? nothing? well i need you to check out this mixtape from arizona up and comer mr. miranda. he teamed up with dj speek greene for this joint right here. mr. miranda rips all these tracks and speek greene does a lovely job with the production. big shout out to all my ppls in the desert and props to kevin nottingham for the heads up on this talented mc.

DOWNLOAD: Mr. Miranda – The Wonderful World of Mr. Miranda

p.s. this man’s uncle is responsible for helping a lot of people stay out of the slammer

Eminem – Infinite [1st Album Ever].

modi — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:19:41 +0000

this is by no means new. it’s eminem‘s first album, released in 1996. i figured, with all the people hating on the new album (despite it going gold in the first week) and saying he needs to go back to his original roots, why not show people how he used to rhyme. he was incredibly creative with the wordplay, but his mind had not reached dementia so he wasn’t making crazy songs that we all know today. let’s compare old em from ’96 and today’s em from ’09. you tell me which is better, and click the album art to download the album. also, check out my man kevin nottingham’s exclusive footage of eminem’s first ever interview here.

Eminem – Infinite (’96)

Eminem – Insane (’09)

Amor Jones – Epic Failure [Mixtape].

modi — Fri, 29 May 2009 10:58:03 +0000

newcomer amor jones released his mixtape earlier this week, epic failure. the columbus ohio emcee has been pushing this joint back for what seems like months! let me know if you think it was worth the wait. sample below, download link below that. enjoy.

DOWNLOAD: Amor Jones – Epic Failure [Mixtape]

Wiz Khalifa – Flight School [Mixtape] + ILLVibes Interview.

modi — Fri, 29 May 2009 10:00:19 +0000

yeaaah. this mixtape dropped a month or so ago. i’m fully aware of that. however, when it dropped, some thug (or thuggette, to be completely fair) had snatched my macbook and i was unable to acquire a personal copy. i had to download this on my roommates computer and play it on his speakers. whatever, though. it’s here for the taking, and i’m hoping you’ll jump on the wiz khalifa bandwagon after hearing it. it’s a solid mix of lyrical wordplay and swag music, and i don’t care how repetitive the content is, it will rattle your trunk all summer. download below, and tracklisting as well as a trill interview with him and my homies over at ILLVIbes after the drop.

DOWNLOAD: Wiz Khalifa – Flight School [Mixtape]

Gorilla Zoe – S*** on 'Em.

quinn — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:09:29 +0000

“i doo doo, i boo boo, i poo poo, i sh!t on em.”

yup. thats the hook on this banger from gorilla zoe. i know this isn’t in the least bit lyrical, but it’s hilarious and the boy zaytoven, super producer of the century (according to gucci mane), laced the track. check it out.

DOWNLOAD: Gorilla Zoe – Shit on ‘Em

Wale – Chillin' [feat. Lady GaGa].

modi — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:28:43 +0000

the first single off the album. get ready. i had it first. and like i said, i’m one of the few bammas that has the “chillin’” tees. if you’re a wale fan, make some noise, and maybe you’ll get one.

DOWNLOAD: Wale – Chillin’ [feat. Lady GaGa]

Mike Posner – A Matter of Time [Mixtape].

quinn — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:34:22 +0000

mike posner…what do you think when you hear that name? maybe something, but most likely nothing yet. well, i’m here to edu(ma)cate u on the man. he’s a vocalist out of southfeild, michigan and he’s nice with it. this is the first mixtape of his that i’ve seen on the world wide web, but im looking foward to more. he has a few pretty vicious covers on here and some bangin’ original tracks. let me bless u with a preview…

this first joint is my theme song right now. it’s called “smoke and drive” featuring some solid undergound cats such as big sean, jackie chain, and donnis.

09 smoke drive ft. big sean donnis and jackie chain.mp3

this track here is called drug dealer girl. i’ll let it speak for itself.

02-Drug_Dealer_Girl.mp3

go ahead and grab this mixtape and put it in your rotation…while something else is in rotation (i hope someone caught that).

DOWNLOAD: Mike Posner & The Brain Trust – A Matter of Time [Mixtape]