Coney Island’s Torae snatched up a lot of attention earlier this year with his solo debut, Daily Conversation. His New York flow, potent rhymes and excellent beat selection made his name a necessary inclusion in any discussion of NY’s underground. He’s been consistently dope ever since, hence this mixtape of..

This is a serious must-have.  Somebody raided Puff’s vault and got the original and alternate versions of all the tracks on Ready to Die. So many gems. There’s the uncensored version of “Gimme the Loot” (all-time favorite song?) which contains the cringe-worthy line, “I wouldn’t give a fuck if you’re..

Cleveland native KiD CuDi dropped his mixtape today and after one listen I’m sold. CuDi is one of those guys with such a weird, new sound that you want to tell everybody about him. He starts off sounding a little Wale-ish, but quickly distinguishes himself with some really trippy joints...

X.O.‘s mixtape, The Takeover: Part 2, comes hot off the release of The Mixtape About Nothing and demonstrates that DC’s rap scene isn’t a one trick pony. The mixtape features local producers and X.O. has a solid flow. The Takeover: Part 2 isn’t the showpiece that Wale’s new tape is..

With the release of The Confessional mixtape just two days away, I thought I’d offer a primer on my favourite rapper from the West Coast, Aftermath’s own Bishop Lamont. While we’re waiting for his debut to drop, everyone should listen to one of Bishop’s exemplary mixtapes for free. Dude has..

Another day, another mixtape. I first heard Detroit’s own NameTag on the Fat Ray & Black Milk joint The Lookout (via Sit Down Stand Up). All around dope song with NameTag holding it down lyrically and Black Milk coming with a crazy beat, but I never gave NameTag a second..