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You wouldn’t think it by looking at her, but Eternia has more in common with Torae and Blaq Poet than Lauryn Hill. She’s not as violent or profane as her fellow boom bappers, but every bit as abrasive and perhaps a better lyricist.

Get Caught Up rounds up tracks Eternia has recorded since 2000. The result is anything but cohesive, but a great introduction to a talented MC.

Eternia’s upcoming album with producer MoSS can only be good. Entitled At Last, the project drops next year.

Download: Eternia – Get Caught Up

Don’t sleep on her track with J.J. Brown either.

Track list / liner notes after the jump.

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This is a nice comp of unreleased Elzhi tracks and collabos, some of which we’ve posted before. Beats by Jake One, Oh No, Black Milk and DJ Spinna, among others. No direct link on this one, go to Elzhi’s site to download the tape.

Download: Elzhi – The Leftovers UnMixedtape

Hit the jump for the track listing.

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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.”

Download: Chip Tha Ripper – The Cleveland Show

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Back cover / track list after the jump

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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

Download: G-Side – Who’s Hood (ft.Yelawolf)

This is off the Huntsville International mixtape, which you can cop for free here.

DOWNLOAD: G-Side – Huntsville International (Mixtape)

Whenever a major artist dies, there’s an initial media blitz where you have a ton of people talking about everything except the music. You know, those people who watch cable news for 3 hours a day. Eventually, those people find something else to talk about, usually a sex scandal or someone winning American Idol.

But even after the story’s buzz dies out, the music-lovers continue to carry the torch. Even though Michael Jackson isn’t front page news anymore, artists continue to pay tribute.

With He’s The King, I’m The DJ, DJ Jazzy Jeff runs through Jackson’s greatest moments and also throws in some rare remixes. Yes, Michael Jackson is synonymous with controversy, but take an hour to remember why his death shook the planet. He made timeless music.

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DJ Ayres did his thing too.

My internet is f’ed so I can’t download this, but I like what I’ve heard of Bannon’s work so far and the track list is promising. Artwork is fantastic too.

1. Intromental
2.  The Return pt.2 f. U-N-I, Talib Kweli, Zion I & Sha Stimuli
3. Winter Coat f. Willie The Kid
4. I
5. Painted Gold f. Zion I & Uptown Swuite
6. Wanna Be Rapper f. Trife Diesel
7. The Climb f. C Plus
8. Break Up f. Saigon
9. Out For Me f. Poor
10. Steam
11. Vitamin B f. U-N-I & CurT@!n$
12. Lions for Lambs f. S.O.L.
13. Whats Your Zodiac f. The Jacka & Phil the Agony
14. Whats In f. Poor
15. What’s The Answer f. Termanology & Ea$y Money

DOWNLOAD: Lee Bannon – The Checkpoint (Mixtape)

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One of my favourite rappers out right now does a tape over all new Alchemist beats? Hell yes. I’m really geeked for Boy Meets World, which drops October 20th and is produced entirely by Exile.

01. Intro
02. Shall Come A New Name
03. Fash Plays It Cool
04. The Antidote
05. Gone In 60 Seconds
06. Rap Seduction
07. What’s Your World
08. From The Creation f. The Alchemist, Roc C & OHNO
09. FYT
10. Lost In New York
11. Got It Sewn

DOWNLOAD: Fashawn – The Antidote Mixtape

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Previously.

Today, the definition of the word mixtape is more nebulous than ever. Let’s be clear. This is a mixtape. It’s mixed, it features unknowns and somewhat-knowns, and it doesn’t hurt that all 29 tracks are new.

A mix of tracks that have been out for months, emailed out by your label the week before your album comes out is not a mixtape.

Transmitting Live is a great collection of obscure underground shit.

Download: Transmitting Live Volume One (Mixed by DJ Traumatix)

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Tracklisting after the jump:

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B.o.B. aka Bobby Ray plays a lovely acoustic version of “Yesterday” off his upcoming (fingers crossed) debut, The Adventures of B.O.B. I’m not crazy about a lot of the Bobby Ray stuff on the B.o.B. Vs. Bobby Ray mixtape, but I like this song a lot.

As a bonus, check out this great compilation of untagged B.o.B. joints that Shake at 2dopeboyz put together. Hopefully some of these will show up on his debut!

 DOWNLOAD: B.o.B – Should Have Been the First Album (Compilation)

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Cosigned off the strength of the video game references alone. How Fly > This Ain’t No Mixtape. Great summer listening. Pop open a box of ice cream sandwiches and enjoy.

Download: Curren$y and Wiz Khalifa – How Fly: The Mixtape

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