Metal Lungies

Tahiry in a Snuggy > her entire King magazine spread.

Slim doo-doo makers stuffed inside pajamas

Stones Throw is sending a quartet of dopeness.. Peanut Butter Wolf, Dam-Funk, Mayer Hawthorne & James Pants to a town near you (if your town matters that is.. kidding, please no more hate mail). Personally, I will try my best to figure out a way to trespass into the DC show, right after I hit up the free instore Stones Throw is going to have at Stussy DC.

Dates:

4/23 Portland @ Holocene. 9pm. 21+ Tickets
4/24 Bellingham @ Nightlight Lounge. 8pm. 21+ $10
4/25 Seattle @ Chop Suey. 9pm. All Ages. Tickets
4/28 Minneapolis @ Varsity Theater. 9pm. 18+ $15
4/29 Madison @ High Noon Saloon. 9pm. 18+ Ticket Info
4/30 Chicago @ The Abbey Pub. 9pm. 18+ Ticket Info
5/1 Toronto @ Revival Bar. 9pm. 19+ Tickets
5/2 Montreal @ Les Saints. 8pm. 18+ Ticket Info
5/3 Princeton @ Terrace F Club. 3pm. All Ages. FREE
5/4 Boston @ Paradise. 7pm. 18+ Ticket Info
5/5 Baltimore @ Sonar.  7pm. 18+ Ticket Info
5/6 Philadelphia @ North Bowl.  9pm Tickets
5/7 Washington DC  @ 9:30 Club. 9pm. All Ages. Tickets
5/8 NYC @ American Museum of Natural History. 9pm. 21+. $20
5/9 NYC @ LPR. 11pm. 21+. $10 (Pants, Dam, Hawthorne & Folerio) Tickets

My homie the Audible Doctor just blessed me with this remix to last year’s “Undeniable.” I have to say I prefer this version for the ghostly vocal sample that loops throughout. It’s much more memorable than the original. Major props to the Audible Doctor!

Download: Brown Bag  AllStars – Undeniable (Audible Doctor Remix)

Bonus: Brown Bag AllStars – The League of Intoxicated Gentlemen (produced by Mr. Porter)

Peep this interview with the crew as well:

Were you jealous that Knobbz brazenly broke into Marco Polo’s crib and listened to MP’s & Torae’s Double Barrel album (coming June 2nd!)? Well here is your consolation prize, Marco shows off his lavish crib:

Can Marco get a Wheatgrass sponsorship already?!? C’mon internets.

When I heard this on the Fresh Selects podcast, I sent Magestik a hysterical text demanding he send it to me. The three Detroit rappers link up with French producer Dela for some madness. My Fat Beats connects inform me that Magestik has a whole mess of music coming soon. His mixtape from last year is worth checking out as well.

Download: Finale – Stress (ft. Asylum 7, Magestik Legend) (produced by Dela)

Props to yU of Diamond District for offering this dope album for free. yU drops abstract rhymes over some ambient, mellow production. Very chill album. The majority of the production is by yU and Slimkat78 who comprise the 1978ers. Peep the tracklisting:

1. Before Taxes Intro (produced by Slimkat78)
2. Beats&Rhymes From March 25 (Kick Styles) (produced by yU)
3. Almost Time (produced by Kev Brown)
4. Thought About It (produced by yU)
5. BreakDown (ft. & produced by Bilal Salaam)
6. Corners (ft. I.Q.) (produced by yU)
7. The Up & Up (produced by Slimkat78)
8. Close (ft. Isabella Banneker) (produced by Slimkat78)
9. Fine (produced by yU)
10. Lunchin’ (produced by Oddisee)
11. Native (produced by Slimkat78 & yU)
12. Memory (ft. ERK) (produced by yU)
13. The Rock (produced by Slimkat78)
14. InTheReign (ft. I.Q. & Omun) (produced by yU)
15. MmHmm (instrumental) (produced by yU)
16. Brainwash (ft. Grap Luva, Finale & OP Swamp 81) (produced by Slimkat78)

Download: yU – Before Taxes

via Fresh Selects

Via Way More Fresher

Okay, I’m a day late, but still. This freestyle is nuts.

Related: An awesome vintage freestyle and interview from Red around the time of Dare Iz A Darkside (via rap, lies and videotape)

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Black Milk pulls something new out of his bag of tricks and Elzhi barely stops to breathe. Detroit dopeness as usual.

In related news, Hex Murda basically promised me that he would get Guilty Simpson and Torae to do “Miami ’09” for my birthday.

Download: Elzhi – Deep (produced by Black Milk)

via 2dopeboyz

Off The Paxtons’ upcoming project Work, “Smoke” is the best 420 anthem I’ve heard all day (yes, it’s 4 in the morning, but I’m still calling it Monday). I love the lazy synths, but the hook is a little too ignorant for 2009. And if you are the type to get weeded now and then, make sure you don’t do anything reckless, like listening to Asher Roth.

Download: The Paxtons – Smoke

via The Smoking Section

I was disappointed by the DJ Khalil/Clipse/Kanye collabo that finally dropped today, but Khalil made up for it with this banger off Defari’s upcoming album Work Hard, Play Harder. Defari rhymes over a grandiose beat that’s worthy of Dr. Dre. The well-placed piano and the clean bassline make for a royal-sounding track that begs to be played loud.

Download: Defari – Show Some Luv (produced by DJ Khalil)

via 2dopeboyz