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It's been a busy week for the online society with a lot of leaked songs, singles, remixes and mixtapes. We've put together a list with music from Jared Evan, Edgar Allen Floe, the D.O. Double G. and industry veteran Guru. Singer Rob Murat releases a great collaboration with Brooklyn's finest, Blitz The Ambassador, and Trina is back on her grind with a leak from her new album. They say music is the best remedy, and so Usher uses the studio to sing away his divorce troubles. Have a great weekend.
Busta Rhymes ft. J. Holiday - "Hits For Days" - Listen Here
Busta Bus have been dropping a lot of songs lately. Not sure if they're hits for days, but at least they're good enough to create a buzz among the online circuit.
Mike Beatz - The Termination (Mixtape) - Listen Here
Following the success of Monsters Ink and "50/50", Mike Beatz presents The Termination mixtape alongside Shadyville's DJ Young Cee. The tape shows the versatility of this artist/producer as he flexes his artistic muscle over 14 new tracks.
Rob Murat ft. Blitz The Ambassador - "One Day" - Listen Here
Rob Murat's latest single, "One Day," featuring Blitz the Ambassador, addresses ill-fated results caused by societal pressure. The common theme of human disregard of life is demonstrated as Rob soulfully sings, "Gunshot to the head, that's all it said. Headline never read that a baby girl was on the way." Lyrics like these are delivered over a frenetic beat, which is emphasized by a bass heavy kick drum, with the overall production melding nicely, creating a sense of nervousness as you prepare to aurally digest what is to come.
Guru - "Lost And Found" - Listen Here
Legendary emcee Guru (GangStarr, Jazzmatazz) and hit producer Solar, the teaming that has already produced three hit albums (Version 7.0: The Street Scriptures, Jazzmatazz Vol. 4 and The Timebomb/Back To The Future), have released their anticipated new album Guru 8.0 Lost & Found earlier this year via their successful boutique label 7 Grand Records.
Trav ft. Lloyd Banks & Juelz Santana - "Ride The Wave" (Remix) - Listen Here
Banks and Juelz team up with Trav, whose mixtape The Way I See It is one to check out.
Usher - "Papers" - Listen Here
Nice slow jam about a troubled relationship that will most likely end like Usher and Tamika: signing the divorce papers.
DJ Cassidy x Michael Jackson - "The Love You Save" (The Remix Suite Project) - Listen Here
"Remixing "The Love You Save," I aimed to unite the sounds of Michael's work with The Corporation with the sounds of his work with Quincy Jones to create something fresh but equally timeless, classic, and inspiring as the original," says DJ Cassidy.
Jared Evan - "Feeling Like A Song" - Listen Here
The uber-talented Jared Evan and !llmind hook up in the studio to record “Feeling Like A Song” for Jared’s mixtape debut, Radio In My Head, which is scheduled to drop this month.
Shady Nate ft. E Da Sanga - "Planes Trains & Automobiles" - Listen Here
Inviting E Da Sanga on board, Shady Nate kicks the soul vibe up a few notches with his newest single, "Planes, Trains and Automobiles." He tells a story about having to live life as a hustler in order to get where he wants to be, rapping, "As long as you never tell it /Shady gonna sell it /hide it real good so the dogs can't smell it." The track's ethereal electric piano chords overlay a grooving, multilayered percussion section, creating a sort of uplifting, hopeful vibe that corresponds nicely to the refrain, "I'm about to escalate, so watch me elevate." Check out Shady Nate's story on his latest album, Gasman Unleashed, out now everywhere via Clear Label Records.
Shafiq Husayn ft. Bilal - "Cheeba" (Remix) - Listen Here
Shafiq Husayn's Shafiq En' A-Free-Ka album is finally in stores. This album is pushing boundaries for not only hip hop, but for music in general, and it's an honor to be a part of the project. In celebration of it's release, here is a heavy single-only remix to the song "Cheeba" featuring Bilal. Remixed by the one and only Nottz, it gives a whole new perspective to the song, while maintaining the integrity and direction of the original track.
Smoke DZA - "What We Talkin' About" (Freestyle) - Listen Here
Smoke DZA lyrically goes in on Jay-Z's "What We Talkin' About". Substance Abuse coming soon.
Duck Down Records - Download The Right Thing (Mix CD) - Listen Here
This past year Duck Down Records has remained active with a onslaught of quality releases from a growing roster of artists. Rather than force fans to scour the Internet looking for low quality MP3s on their product, they have taken it upon themselves to provide you with a collection of music from various MCs on Duck Down through this sampler mix cd. Hear music from KRS-One & Buckshot, Sean Price, Kidz In The Hall, Blue Scholars, DJ Revolution, Heltah Skeltah, Random Axe (comprised of Sean Price, Guilty Simpson and Black Milk), B-Real of Cypress Hill, Skyzoo, Team Facelift, Naledge, Smif N Wessun, Marco Polo & Torae, Ruste Juxx, General Steele and Boot Camp Clik.
Lil Haze ft. Ray J, Rich Boy & Fredd P - "Work That Body" - Listen Here
Lil Haze and his colleagues live it up with the hottest women as they work their bodies.
Souls Of Mischief - "Lalala" - Listen Here
Here's the last song of SOM's upcoming album Montezuma's Revenge. As Souls Of Mischief releases the track listing for their new album, their collaborative effort for the album artwork should be brought to light as well. This being their first album in almost 10 years, the group decided to try something different this time around for the album cover. With all previous album covers based around photography, Souls decided to enlist a painter to handle the artwork. Steven Lopez ended up being chosen to handle the delegated task. For those who are not familiar with Steven Lopez's work, his resume runs the gamut from street art to a collaboration with Erykah Badu.
Trina ft. Shonie - "Ain't Shhh" - Listen Here
Taken from the brand new Trina album Amazing, out March 30th 2010, which is still very far away.
Edgar Allen Floe ft. Nottz & Royda Da 5'9 - "Mighty Floe Young" - Listen Here
The homie Floe got back into producing again. He is working on a new project with 9th Wonder, so be on the look-out for that.
Snoop Dogg ft. The-Dream - "Gangsta Luv" - Listen Here
The Big Boss Dogg returns with a reasonable track that will probably get crazy radio spins due to a guest appearance by The-Dream.
People Under The Stairs - "Hit The Top" - Listen Here
LA based veterans, People Under The Stairs, are preparing to release their 7th full length release on October 13th entitled Carried Away. Coming full circle, and now releasing this album via San Francisco staple OM Records, PUTS members Thes One and Double K continue their signature party-rock and break driven hip hop. Enjoy this free album cut and make sure to peep the upcoming album, dropping October 13th.
J.A.M.E.S. WATTS - "Elevators" (The Re-Fix) - Listen Here
"I bring forth the latest installment to the Re-Fix series -- this time you will find me taking a stab at Outkast's classic "Elevators" instrumental. Not one to hype anything up, I'll leave all judgments up to you. 'Nuff said," says the rapper.
Freeway - "When I Rap" - Listen Here
Taken from the Freelapse mixtape, coming soon.
Sean Garrett ft. Gucci Mane - "Up In Your Heart" - Listen Here
This is the new single from Interscope artist Sean Garrett, produced by Bangladesh and Garrett himself.
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