Spot The Sample 2! Consequence feat. Kanye West and John Legend “Whatever U Want”

Consequence feat. Kanye West and John Legend – Whatever U Want (mp3)

This joint was one of my favorite songs of the summer. What’s crazy about it is people may overlook the fact that Martin Louie snuck a sample in there. It’d be TOO EASY to ask what person he sampled. So I decided to up the ante and ask yall what song did ‘Ye get the song from? Google it out and get to work.

In other news Hype Williams shot the video for this song last month so It shouldn’t be long until it pops up on a screen near you…

Get MOTIVATED By Leroy Smith

It seems like Nike’s ad campaigns always find a way to entertain me.

Free Download – Trackstar The DJ & The Smoking Section Present Anger & Ambition: The Best Of Killer Mike

Killer Mike always rhymes as if his life depended on it. Trackstar The DJ collabled with him as they conjured up a FREE tape for your enjoyment. Catch the link and the tracklist after the break and enjoy. It’s got some joints from Monster, I Pledge Allegiance To The Grind 1 & 2, Ghetto Extraordinary (his unreleased album) and a few tracks you may not have heard yet. Shoutout to Gotty for providing the link. TSS is major!

Kidz in the Hall – Suspension One Minute, Honor Roll The Next

What does it mean to be successful in rap: a slew of classics, multi-platinum sales, the adoration of fans worldwide or perhaps a mixture of each?

Death of Autotune…Really Hov??

From vibe

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D.O.A. (Death Of Autotune) by Jay-Z

So Hov dropped the bomb (D.O.A. – Death of Autone) last Friday and cats have been buzzing nationwide. I like the song and I felt like something of this magnitude had to be done. As he explained on The Angie Martinez show Monday he’s not saying cats like T-Pain are wack. Instead, he’s challenging artists to try something new and innovative with their work: namely their melodies.

Still you have to wonder if Jay is as much of a threat as he was, say even five years ago, to people’s careers. A lot of heads make their daily bread on cranking the plugin up to 11. Plus it’s not like the radio and DJ’s have suddenly stopped playing Ron Browz’s and DJ Webstar’s records.

Fashawn – The Outer City

I talked about Fashawn some time ago and told you guys to keep an ear out for his music. Well he’s dropping is debut album on Sept. 1 with Exile on the boards. That’s a ways away so enjoy these links for now. I got the B Side track called “The Outer City” from his first single “Freedom.” It’s got a cool summer vibe to it and I can see myself running this track back a couple of times. If you like The Outer City check out the link to the single from the itunes store.

Fashawn – The Outer City

Fashawn – Freedom (iTunes link)

Donny Goines – The Breakfast Club (Free Album Download!)

I was feeling kind of off about my page recently. I haven’t dropped any music in awhile so I apologize for that. Donny sent this late last night and I didn’t get a chance to check my email until now. So thank Mr. Goines for this one. I haven’t listened to it yet as I am downloading it now. The lineup definitely has me interested in checking it out though. Get the link and tracklist after the break.

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!!

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.