Monthly Archives: May 2011

JR Mint – Canadian Mint, Album.

Even though JR Mint looks like Mac Miller’s stunt double, the Canadian rapper mostly sidesteps frat rap topics, with the exception of a great smoker track produced by MoSS. He’s an able enough rapper who really shines when he has the right beat (Super Mario World sample?!?). Download the whole..

Blu – jesus, Album.

Blu released a new eleven track project called jesus on Tuesday. Most artists would have preceded such a release with months of teasers, leaks, interviews, music videos, and behind-the-scenes clips, but Blu posted a link to the project on Twitter without any explanation. He didn’t even link directly to the..


JD$wag: Ron Artest – Go Loco, Video.

Ron Artest, you’ve done it again. First it was Champions, on which Dr. Dre reportedly worked with him at one point telling him his verse was stupid. Now comes a new video for the single Go Loco. I find it interesting that Ron Ron would put out a song about..



The League of Extraordinary G’z – Concealed Weapons 3, Mixtape.

They call themselves “the Texas Wu-tang” and the claim isn’t entirely without merit. There’s a wide range of talent in Austin’s League of Extraordinary G’z collective. It consists of eight guys spread across three groups: Da C.O.D, Dred Skott, and Southbound. The common thread is precise rhyming and sample-based beats,..


Solar Bears – Dream Valley (Young Montana? rework).

On some lose your pants and frolic in a meadow type steez. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Download: Solar Bears – Dream Valley (Young..

Starlito – @ WAR w/ myself, Mixtape.

A year ago, I was the biggest Starlito fan outside of Nashville. Renaissance Gangster and Living in the Past were the work of a charismatic rhymer whose demeanor jumped between jeering and somber. He rapped with a stoned apathy, reciting the next line purely at his convenience. He was Lil..