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...

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..

(image source) 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..

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..

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..

DJ Rob A enlists MF Doom and Aarophat for this sympathetic Doom-produced cut about domestic violence off Rob’s upcoming album The New Mortal Sin. Dope, but I still prefer RZA’s “Domestic Violence.” Download: DJ Rob A – She Still Got Dimples (Ft. MF Doom, Aarophat) Sphere: Related Content

Weezy’s padawan learner gets Bussa Bus on his remix. This track is pop rap done right. Download Drake’s mixtape So Far Gone if you haven’t already. Download: Drake – Best I Ever Had (Remix) (ft. Busta Rhymes) via dajaz1 Between this and the Cassie track I had the audacity to..