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Sean J – The Ego Egg Mixtape

Artist: Sean J

Album: The Ego Egg Mixtape

Source:  Sean J Website

Tracklisting:

  1. Lonely (prod. by Nine Six)
  2. Unstoppable (prod. by Soy Is Real)
  3. The Ode To An Assassin (prod. by Soy Is Real)
  4. Elevate (prod. by Unselftitled)
  5. Devil In New Denim
  6. Talk About (She Says) (prod. by Soy Is Real)
  7. Exhibition
  8. FTW (Big Bulge Music) (prod. by Soy Is Real)
  9. Deadly Medly (ft. Tzarizm and Midaz The Beast)
  10. Parallel (Snippet) (prod by. Mental Abstracto)
  11. The Sh*t (prod. by Soy Is Real)

Note:

I heard Some Sean J material earlier this year and I have not stopped listening to him since.  I knew this project was dropping soon but it caught me unawares when I saw the link go live earlier this week.  The Ego Egg Mixtape is a great window for hip hop fans to look through to see what kind of artist, Sean J actually is.   Lets just say he is the one with a ton of talent.   It seems with each project he shows and proves his merit.  I personally like each and every project he has put out and this one is near perfect. Continue reading “Sean J – The Ego Egg Mixtape” →

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Cambatta – The Visionary 2

Artist: Cambatta

Album: Visionary 2

Source: DotGotIt

Tracklisting:

  1. The Reintroduction
  2. Heatrock
  3. Stoopid
  4. On My Way
  5. Say In Ya Lane
  6. Good Ol Dayz (ft. Nino Bless)
  7. Show Me Some Love
  8. Keepin It Real (ft. Mike Mass)
  9. Unstoppable Bullet
  10. Light It Up (ft. Laws)
  11. Everlasting (TheGobstopper)
  12. So Good! (ft. Nino Bless, Crooked I, Sha Stimuli, Big Moss)
  13. Don’t Blame Me
  14. Hope Floats
  15. Glass Half Empty (ft. Jae Luis)
  16. Dream On
  17. Green Light
  18. Right Back To You (ft. Jae Luis)
  19. Without You
  20. So Cocky

Note:

Cambatta is going under the radar folks! And you are the ones who are missing out! The Visionary 2 is uninhibited raw hip hop. The sound is destined to be a hit among hip hop purists who wish to hear some banging beats and venom-laced verses. This is the kind of album that you rock while you do your work outs or go out for a run. It is a musical adrenaline rush. Continue reading “Cambatta – The Visionary 2” →

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Agacee – I Am Agacee

Artist: Agacee

Album: I Am Agacee

Source: Know Dice Music

Tracklisting:

  1. EXP
  2. I’mma Be Alright
  3. On Da Couch
  4. Get Busy
  5. High Off Life
  6. Jaws Of Rap
  7. Manifesto
  8. Grammy’s
  9. Waddup
  10. Take Control

Note:

I was taking a musical tour of the internet one day last week and ran into this artist named Agacee.  I don’t know what made me download this EP/Mixtape in comparison to all the other music out there, but I am glad that I did.  The track that really did it was the track Manifesto.  He just breaks off bar after of bar with no hook for nearly four minutes.  It’s tracks like this that really show off skill and ability.  It won’t get any radio play.  It is too raw for hat.  However, it does allow hip hop heads world wide to understand the talent that lies there in.

Another track that illustrates Agacee’s skill is EXP, which checks in at  just under two minutes.   He flips concise rhymes on how he is set on achieving his dreams and realizing his ambitions.   He is determined to make his grind pay off on flows like this.  It’s every independent artist’s dream to  be able to afford a comfortable life making the music that he or she makes without selling their soul.  Agacee laces bar after bar with this very desire.  I don’t doubt the fact that he can achieve his aims.

The track, Grammy, show that Agacee can translate talent into making good music.  The track features laid back production with chill vocal samples.   Agacee makes the observation during his verse: “Where the passion in music go?/Being real these days is unusual…”  Agacee still does not relent in  pushing his music in the right direction and letting others know where they falter.  This track puts all the elements of a good song together, even without the hook.  It does so without Agacee changing the way he approaches music as an emcee.   The rhymes are intelligent and uncompromising.  That’s the way it should be.

This EP/Mixtape was dropped as a prelude to his latest project, The High Off Life Experience.  According to his blog, this should be dropping very soon and I can not wait to hear it.  He has a dope sound and a good command of his delivery.  Chicago has been a hotbed for dope hip hop talent for quite some time and you can certainly add Agacee to that ever expanding list.

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Kil Ripkin – The Quickening Vol. 1

Artist: Kil Ripkin

Album: The Quickening Vol. 1

Source: Kevin Nottingham

Tracklisting:

  1. Intro
  2. I Like to Mention
  3. We Just Begun
  4. Kil Season (ft. Ike Turner)
  5. Strong
  6. Laid Back
  7. The Flesh
  8. Win Your Love
  9. Universal Mind Bank
  10. Live From The Podium
  11. Sounds Of Freed (ft. Charles Herron)
  12. Special Appearance
  13. Currency
  14. Talk To Me
  15. Kitty
  16. In The Night
  17. Everything’s Changed
  18. Spit That Shit
  19. Quit (ft. Joe Grizzly)

Notes:

When you think of smooth emcees, you should think Kil Ripkin.  The flow is mellow and poignant at the same time.   It is not lackadaisical.  Actually, quite to contrary he flows with purpose on many different subjects.  It just sounds like it comes so easy to him.  He is more effortless than anything else.  I first got up on Kil Ripkin earlier this year.  I heard a single and made it a point to remember the name.  So when I saw this available this week, I did not hesitate to download.

The Quickening Vol.1 is nothing short of incredible.  It wakes the social conscious among the listener.  So many great songs that I thought I would mention just a few.  Strong for instance gets the head nodding and the neurons firing.  Kil Ripkin addresses the need for us all to have ‘courage under fire’ as it were.  Things are not going to get handed to you on a silver plate.   You will run into obstacles.  You must overcome these obstacles to achieve things in this life.  Kil Ripkin sounds like the kind of man who pulls himself up by the boot straps and just goes to war on this one. It’s just that simple.

On the next track, Laid Back, Kil Ripkin abuses a chill beat, and gives you a vantage into his easy going demeanor.   He talks about balancing his “blessings with his short comings“.  He takes things seriously but also takes them in stride.  He doesn’t let life overwhelm him.  He just handles his business as it comes.  He gives you genuine perspective as to how  he lives.    Kil Ripkin has that keen self-awareness that few people have, and fewer emcees address.

“Being Broke is a state of mind which leads to a way of life…” is just one of the dope lines in the short cut entitled, Currency.  That line really resonates with me.   It sounds so simple but when set to music and a rhyme scheme it  hits you all that much harder.   The cut talks about the ills of money and the industry that has control over it.  There is serious science being dropped on this track and I can only hope that you are paying attention.,

Kil Ripkin is one of the doper social and politically conscious emcees in the game. He is embodiment of empowerment and is the perfect example of what happens when dope mic skills and great content collide in music.  Definitely peep this!

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Markmywords – Dying Breed ft. Blame One and Chino XL B/W Wage War (Singles)

I am not going to do this very often.  I HATE listing singles and talking about a couple of tracks.   Every blog does that and it seems redundant.  But with that being said, that just makes this particular post all that more special.   Markmywords new single is absolutely beasting!  The verses that Blame One, Chino XL, and Markmywords drop on Dying Breed set such a high standard that I needed to shed light on the single.

I first got put on to Markmywords last year from his album, entitled Homeland Security – Nature Of The Beast.  I like what I heard from this San Diego native and was definitely excited to hear his new material.  Dying Breed/Wage War does not disappoint on any level.  Check them and download!

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Block McCloud – Crazy Man (Video)

This one of the best videos from 2010 thus far.  I love the whole concept that just runs parallel to the song itself. Block McCloud is one of my favorite artists.  I have followed his music from the Will Tell Mix Tapes.  Block is unlike any other.  He has that raw rhyme ability and then can sing the hell off of any type of hook.  Go cop the Crazy Man EP off of Itunes and be on the lookout for his new album in early 2011.