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Marco Polo is one of the few producers who lives comfortably in the niche of vintage East Coast rap and still manages to impress. “Fame For President” evokes New York City at every turn: the pride, hostility, and Lil Fame’s trademark growl are all markers of New York’s legacy. It’s Marco’s facility with this sound that allows him to work with Fame, Large Professor, and DJ Premier.

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Throwaway bars, but that beat is party-ready. Off of Trips N Slim’s mixtape, The Preface.

Download: Trips N Slim – 24k (ft. A$AP Rocky)

Holy. Shit. If you’re looking for a solid hour of music to get you through your commute, or literally anything else you might be doing, look no further. The entire mixtape is solid and once you hit the last six tracks it gets really real. AND a bonus with two Purity Ring tracks serving as book ends for this mix, absolutely no complaints. We last brought The Hood Internet to your attention when we were obsessed with Foster the People (still obsessed… but taking a healthy break to mix things up). Also, a double bonus, the mixtape has my favorite Hood Internet cover art to date created by Steff Bomb.

You can listen below and/or download from their site or on Soundcloud

That R&B song with the random Kanye verse on it got a mega remix with the assistance of Freddie Gibbs who is now that much closer to being one of seventeen guests on Cruel Winter.

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The singing Gibbs track that opens this random Indianapolis mixtape (Naptownstandup Vol. 9, to be precise) is fantastic. If you were wondering how Gibbs is going to reach that next plateau in his career, here’s your answer.

Download: Freddie Gibbs – The Color Purple

Good To B Home should see Blu reinvigorated by yet another dope producer he yanked out of nowhere.

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Here’s a formula that isn’t exploited enough nowadays: classic hip-hop beat co-opted by an R&B singer with a verse from the best rapper of the day. This is way better than anything the Grammys called a “Rap/Sung Collaboration” this year.

Update: Here it is again without Funkmaster Flex screaming on it.

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Koncept of the Brown Bag AllStars has arrived as New York’s heir apparent to Tha Alkoholiks. Hat tip to DeeJay Element for making orthodox boom bap that still sounds fresh.

What is this sick filth, Beyonce?? Did Kanye tell you to do this?

Tusk Dance wraps up Mo Kolours’ fantastic trilogy of EPs. Grab it along with parts one and two so you can cross off Mauritius in your music atlas.