Deal of The Weekend: Orange Box $9.99 On Steam!!

I upped a big picture because this is a BIG DEAL! Ok that was an awful joke...

I’m not a big PC gamer. With that said I’ve been thinking about getting The Orange Box for a long time. It seemed like a good deal but I waited on it for the longest.

I’m glad that patience finally paid off.

It’s Notherground Music!! (Mixtape)

You know it’s great to come home to free music after a long day. I found this sitting in my inbox when I booted up the laptop. This tape contains all the songs featured on It’s a 6th Sense Beat Yo!! from February. Allow me to extend my praises to 6th on this one. Grab the link and enjoy.

6th Sense and Friends – It’s Notherground Music!!

Rick Ross – Deeper Than Rap

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I will try my best not to sling any tired “Officer Ross” jokes in this post.

The KiD CuDi Effect

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Scott Mescudi, bka KiD CuDi, is an interesting character to say the least. Dude went from myspace to Hot 97 off of the strength of Day N Night: a TWO YEAR OLD song. Maybe the radio was slippin’ (nah really they were). Plus the Jim Jones remix played a role in it’s success. Nevertheless that’s unheard of.

He doesn’t really go in when he raps and he’s not the best singer. But he knows how to craft songs that people want to hear. That talent, along with a GOOD MUSIC cosign and a left of center look, gives him an edge in not only rap, but pop music in general.

Big Sean – UKNOWBIGSEAN (Mixtape Presented By Mick Boogie and G.O.O.D. Music)

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This tape made the rounds yesterday but I’m upping my own link for two reasons:

1.) It’s one less bogus link to worry about

2.) I hate .rar’s that have songs all out of order

Oh yeah did I mention that this is a pretty good tape? He went in on “Say You Will.” I like how Drake and now Sean took over Ye’s record and actually made it better each time. Most of the stuff here is new along with some album  cuts, snippets, and the obligatory REMEMBER ME?!?! joint in “Getcha Some.” While the subject matter hasn’t really changed that much behind his songs, you can hear that his flow and lyrics stepped up since Finally Famous. Get the link  and check the track list after the break.

Diamond District – In the Ruff (clean version) FREE ALBUM!!

“In the Ruff” is a FREE album made by Oddisee and his boys XO and YU reppin the DMV. This was copped it last night but I didn’t get to check it out before I took it down. I put this on the iPod before I stepped out this morning and was greeted by some boom baptastic songs. I’m still listening to it now so I thought I’d share. Hit the break for the links and the track list.

Torae and Marco Polo – “Insane” Freestyle (prod. Marco Polo)

Torae goes in on this one but what else is new? I haven’t heard a wack bar from him yet.

In other news Torae and Marco Polo’s “Double Barrel” is dropping June 2nd. I got my backpack ready for this one. Check the  mp3 and the tracklist for the album after the break.

Late Pass! Notherground TV: March 09 Pt. 2/April 09 Pt. 1 Recap

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First off, I hope you guys have a Happy Easter if you celebrate it. I finally got around to watching this last night but I was too tired to post it. Yes wordpress is that taxing to use when you’re sleepy. Anyway, I noticed that The Kid Daytona is seen doing a song with Mimi and I’m like wow that face looked familiar.

Happy Birthday Q-Tip!!

I mean the dude helped usher in a rap style for weirdos and backpackers like me. The least I could do is wish him a happy birthday. Quick side note, I was driving around and I found it funny that Angie Martinez wished dude such an enthusiastic happy birthday despite their “past.” Aye I can’t get mad at him. I wish I could say I got with Angie in her prime let alone be a legend in hip-hop.

I’m On a Megabus For Easter

The title pretty much says it all. I MIGHT do a post during my trip since the bus has wifi but I’m not making any promises. In the meantime I’ll try not to get gassed over going home for the weekend.