Another leak from Special Reserve. This album is MoSS and Obie at their best.
via Nah Right
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The video is directed by Dehyu Sinyan
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You may remember Muhsinah as the singer who laced one of Exile’s Radio instrumentals. Today, she hops on another great Left Coast producer’s beat.
This is the first time I’ve heard Flying Lotus produce an R&B track, and the outcome is nothing short of amazing. It’s dark, soulful, and deep all at once. I only wish it were longer.
The song comes from Muhsinah’s album The Oscillations: Triangle.
Boston-born New York-based boom bap producer extraordinaire Statik Selektah took some time off to talk to us about The Pre-Game EP, his album 100 Proof (The Hangover), and the 5,000 other projects he’s working on.
Statik talks about his album’s dark sound, his record collection, and his upcoming single with Wale, Bun B, and Colin Munroe.
ML: Why did you decide to release an EP in advance of the album?
Statik: Originally, the album was supposed to come out in November and it got pushed back to February. I just really wanted to get something out this year for everyone’s that’s been waiting for it. So I took a couple songs off the album and did a couple new songs and came up with an EP so there’s something out at Christmas time.
ML: Why was the album delayed?
Statik: ‘Cause of the bullshit that goes on in this industry. There’s all these new processes with all this digital shit now where like certain distributors can’t get it in time. The way retail is now, there’s so much music being distributed that if you put out CDs on certain days, like, Best Buy won’t take it. There’s so much politics in it. And basically February 2 was the first date I could have that I knew my project was gonna get pushed the right way. ‘Cause, we could’ve put it out this year, but it would’ve got swept under the rug with everything coming out. Retail wasn’t gonna support it the way I need it to.
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Flying Lotus is the only person who can get me to listen to Lil Wayne. The LA beatsmith remixed “I Feel Like Dying” and “A Milli” with mind-blowing results. Listen and freak out.
Brainfeeeder via Passion of the Weiss
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It’s been awhile since I’ve heard a mixtape that I can listen to from beginning to end. Chip Tha Ripper’s The Cleveland Show is cohesive and entertaining from beginning to end, though it runs a little long (27 tracks). It’s all slow stoner jams like “Fat Raps.”
via Xclusives Zone
Back cover / track list after the jump
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More freshness from ML-Hollers-@ subject Co$$. Where does dude finds these amazing producers? While I typically Co$$ him most entertaining on a the shit-talk tip, he does reflection just as well. Really hearing a strong Ras Kass influence on this one – mean that in the best possible way. Sit down and listen to this.
via 2dopeboyz
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A dope flip of Ahmad Jamal’s “I Love Music” (Nas – “The World Is Yours”, Jeru Tha Damaja – “Me Or The Papes”, etc) complements nice verses from ST 2 Lettaz and Young Clova and fellow Alabaman Yelawolf. That last verse is nasty.
Pockets went from itty bitty/to Diddy and Biggie
This is off the Huntsville International mixtape, which you can cop for free here.
Off The Pre-Game EP. Stay tuned for an interview with Mr. Selektah.
via Showoff Records
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Today, the Neptunes don’t wield the same power over the radio that they once did, but this has club banger written all over it. I can see the dancing drunk chicks now.
