Monday Morning Mixtape

Happy.. Monday? Well maybe it's not the best day of the week, but at least we've got some good tunes to start the week off.

The good homie B-Double gave me the heads up on the Good Morning Mixtape, a nice compilation of hip-hop gems hand-picked by him, Kevin Nottingham and NappyAfro.com to jump-start your day.

Jam-packed with anthems from Ice Cube, Run-DMC, Little Brother, Jay-Z, Outkast and more, it's sure to kick your ass into gear.

Check out the promo video up top and the covers below, complete with the track list

Thanks again to B-Dub for the info. Link coming as soon as I get word, Enjoy!

Download:

The Good Morning Mixtape Presented by Nappy Afro, Kevin Nottingham and Your Favorite White Boy

Still Chillin'

It's here ladies and gents, the moment we've all been waiting for. Well, at least I have!

I referenced earlier that Capital City verbalist Wale had a busy week, and this is the culmination of dude's hard work. DJ Alizay from DC radio station 93.9 WKYS dropped his newly refurbished single "Chillin" featuring Lady GaGa and a super scorching beat from Cool N Dre.

.. And it's everything I expected, and more.

I'm calling this now - Wale will be huge. His style is just too fresh, he's already respected throughout hip-hop for his witticisms and fashionable rhymes and this is a crossover-type record that could send his stock sky high.

This track is off Back to the Feature, his upcoming mixtape dropping April 29th - cop that.

Enough talk, let's get to the good stuff. Thanks so much to Heather for the audio and the good folks at WKYS for the exclusive, Enjoy!

[Edit: CDQ courtesy of the good homie Ivan]

Link in the CBox --->

Wale ft. Lady GaGa - Chillin'

I got the right to be cocky
Did so much good, disc jockeys jock me
You n*ggas mad 'cause you not me
I remain a Giant and you Jeremy Shockey

Ha! And I made y'all love it
We don't cop pleas but y'all don't cop nothin'
Police come around, don't nobody say nothin'
And you be with the cops, you n*ggas is McLovin

Can I Kick It? Air Yeezy Edition

[lemme take you to flight school]

I first got word that Kanye was dropping his own Nike sneaker back in December and now I've got some more info about the release date. Are you excited?

The Zen Gray/ LT Charcoal colorway of the Air Yeezys will debut April 4th at retailers nationwide. Next up will be Black/Black in May followed by my personal favorites, the Net/Net coming in June.

A lotta heads are calling these kicks too "space-y" and "bulky," but I've liked 'em since day one. Much more than those $800+ Louis Vuitton jumpoffs.

What are your thoughts? Would you cough up $200 bucks (total guess, I don't know the retail price) to cop these? Or, am I just an obvious Yeezy stan that thinks anything he touches turns to gold?

Lemme know if you spot these around your way, I'm always accepting belated birthday presents.

And as an added bonus, we've finally got the full version of GLC's "Flight School" featuring the man himself and T-Pain.

Thanks to HypeBeast and SneakerFiles for the pics and shouts to Khal for the audio, Enjoy!

Link in the Cbox --->

GLC ft. Kanye West & T-Pain - Flight School prod. Arrowstar

Formally Known As..

ATLien B.o.B. has officially pulled a Prince-esque maneuver, recently changing his moniker to Bobby Ray.

It doesn't really come as a surprise to me as a fan of the eclectic musician/rapper since he's never been afraid to switch up his style, so why not his name?

Either way, he'll still do everything from strumming guitar chords over deep-fried drums to an eclectic mix of Southern rhymes and spaced-out singing, as he shows us with some fresh leaks. Got a new solo joint "Ghost in the Machine" plus "They Call This (Hip Hop)," a collab with Classified and Royce Da 5'9.

Shouts to Shake and Dre for the heads up, Enjoy!

Links in the CBox --->

Bobby Ray - Ghost in the Machine

Tell me where am I supposed to go?
And who am I supposed to believe?
If only you knew what I knew
Then you could see just what I see

So I grab my bags and go As far away as I can go
‘Cause everything ain’t what I used to know
And I tried to hide
But I just can’t hide no more
There’s nothing worse than feeling like a ghost

You say I look fine
If only you knew what was on my mind
You’d see a whole different side
I couldn’t show you even if I tried I musta got lost in time
When I found out I was only free to be
Whoever I want to be

Classified ft. Royce Da 5'9 & B.o.B. - They Call This (Hip Hop)

Well these are not just verbs that I recite
It’s actually a verse of encouragement and advice
And everything is perfectly worded the way you like
So I can make some currency just to service my life
Really I’ve been working with verbage all of my life
So when I die, they gonna bury me with the mic
And when I go, please do not worry, I’m in the sky

Listen To Me.. Again.

Peace to everyone celebrating St. Patty's Day today while I'm at the office grinding away.

Here we've got the second installment of HFTB's Listen To Me series, showcasing my picks for what you should listen to. Why? 'Cause you like dope music and kicks, don't ya?

... Pretty simple right? Good. Let's begin.

New Tracks:

Links in the Cbox --->

Bobby Ray (formally known as B.o.B.) - Mr. Bobby

DOOM - Rap Ambush

Fabolous ft. The-Dream - Throw It In The Bag

Fabolous - What It Look Like prod. DJ Khalil & Alchemist [Both joints of Loso's Way]

Fashawn - Remember The Times prod. Black Friday

Ghostface & DOOM - Chinatown Wars [From GTA IV Lost and Damned]

Jadakiss ft. OJ Da Juiceman & Swizz Beatz - Who's Real [Off The Last Kiss, dropping 4/7]

Slaughterhouse - Wack MCs

UGK - Still On Da Grind [Pimp C Version]

Featured Mixtape:

Download: Outasight & Mick Boogie - From There To Here

Outasight plus special guests like Tunji and Donny Goines over production from 6th Sense & Cook Classics.. and more.

Can I Kick It?

A Bathing Ape Bapesta 88

10 Year Anniversary Re-Release of Nike AF1 Playstations

Huge thanks to Dre, the Kid Legend, Shake, Sermon, Phil @ SneakerFiles kick pics, Enjoy!

Best Rapper in the World Wide Web

[why not a lil' bit of Tahiry?]


This is ground breaking news from two of Jers' elite


Meedah ft. Joe Budden - Ground Breaking Newz

Link in the CBox --->

Shouts to Sermon for the heads up on Twitter and Shake & Meka for the audio, Meedah got some great lines, and Jersey Joe rips this:

Now dealin with a pyro

Vic dose and my eyes low

Advise though, any path that I go, I chose

So play macho like Randy Savage

And I’ma snap ‘em like a slim jim

So for me, it’s a win-win

Anywhere you tryina go, I been been

Highest of the high to the lowest when the ends end

Y’all was aimin’ at trails

I was tryin’ to get one like

Don’t move, the ginsu leave your chest

I been goin thru mental stress

So when I do, the flow tight like a pencil dress

So when I’m talking bout life, know you been thru less

If the slogan’s just nice

Fan’s will leave you for a younger dude

They gon’ act like Hulk Hogan’s wife

In the hood, keep that thing on your waist

I’m the king, see my face

Nah fuck it, you the king, I’m the ace

Bitch n*ggas is queens and all they moves is jacks

But I’m grown so I don’t want nothin to do with that

No truces, no excuses

Not a dame but I’ll treat it like spades and pull out both deuces

So tell the labels come holla’in

At anyone in Jers, pick a tunnel, either Lincoln or the Holland

We all get it poppin

You may be Vince Young crazy but you get the success of Kerry Collins

But if the football players ain’t remind you

Fuck around in that water and they might not find you

Mind you who I was signed to

Made me Governor Patterson,

I could still see though they tried to blind dude

Mad, suck it

Y’all see fools so I see food

Y’all could literally be crabs in a bucket

We can get like cowboys and Indian style

Kick the chair from under me? I sit Indian style

Suck dick, n*gga

Golden Years

Aight hip-hoppers, go 'head and hand me a big fat late pass on this one. I deserve it.

Honestly, I totally forgot producer extraordinaire 9th Wonder put out Wonder Years: 9th Wonder Golden Years Remixes this past January, prolly 'cause it's a vinyl-only remix disc and my vinyl game has fallen off as of late now that I don't DJ.

But I was strollin' the Slumz and spotted it, and man am I glad I did. North Carolina-native 9th Wonder is a monster on the boards, whether (formally) flipping samples as a part of Little Brother or chopping it up for everyone from Jay-Z to Erykah Badu to Jean Grae.

Here, 9th uses his magic touch to remix classics from Ghostface, De La Soul and Pete Rock & CL Smooth plus jams from Pharrell & Jay-Z, Amerie and Common and more.

I'll give a quick sneak peek of the tracks I like, vinyl heads go over to UGHH for the LP and everyone else sign up for Boxden (use me as a reference, "pr0pheteyez") to get your hands on a copy...

Or, if you ask nicely, I might just hook you up.

Now relax yo' body [(c) Ali G] ... and Enjoy!

9th Wonder (Once Upon A Time Presents) - Wonder Years: 9th Wonder Golden Years Remixes (IMPORT)

Sneak Peek in the CBox --->

Track List:

1. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - 'Take You There (9th Wonder Remix)' (Produced By: 9th Wonder)
2. Skyzoo - 'The Bodega (9th Wonder Remix)' (Produced By: 9th Wonder)
3. Common - 'Ghetto Heaven (9th Wonder Remix)' (Produced By: 9th Wonder)
4. Amerie - 'Why Don't We Fall In Love (9th Wonder Remix)' (Produced By: 9th Wonder)
5. Hieroglyphics - 'Make Your Move (9th Wonder Remix)' (Produced By: 9th Wonder)
6. Little Brother feat. Pete Rock - 'Whatever You Say (9th Wonder Remix)' (Produced By: 9th Wonder)
7. Slum Village - 'The Look Of Love (9th Wonder Remix)' (Produced By: 9th Wonder)
8. Krumbsnatcha feat. M.O.P. - 'W.O.L.V.E.S. (9th Wonder Remix)' (Produced By: 9th Wonder)
9. Ghostface Killah (of Wu-Tang Clan) - 'Never Be the Same Again (9th Wonder Remix)' (Produced By: 9th Wonder)
10. De La Soul - 'Stakes Is High (9th Wonder Remix)' (Produced By: 9th Wonder)
11. Bahamadia - 'I Confess (9th Wonder Remix)' (Produced By: 9th Wonder)
12. Pharrell feat. Jay-Z - 'Frontin (9th Wonder Remix)' (Produced By: 9th Wonder)
13. Musiq Soulchild feat. Aaries - 'Caught Up (9th Wonder Remix)' (Produced By: 9th Wonder)
14. Mr. Lif - 'Brothas (9th Wonder Remix)' (Produced By: 9th Wonder)
15. Boot Camp Clik feat. Aaliyah - 'Night Riders (9th Wonder Remix)' (Produced By: 9th Wonder)

9th Wonder (Once Upon A Time Presents) - Wonder Years: 9th Wonder Golden Years Remixes (IMPORT)

Busy Week..

..Not just for me, but for one of my favorite up-and-coming lyricists.


After catching his first Capitals game this weekend, DC's own Wale has got a full schedule this week, starting today with the announcment of his upcoming album title, dropping this year on Interscope/Allido.


Peep the rest of the schedule above and make sure you stay tuned for tomorrow's Back to the Future mixtape collab with 9th Wonder and then Friday where we'll get the final version of Wale's debut single "Chillin" produced by Cool N Dre featuring Lady GaGa!!

Get excited, I know I am.

EDIT:

The album will be called Attention Deficit coming this summer !!

Supreme Saturdays

Tri-Staters, come out and show some love tonight for my good friend Dave aka DJ Sickroc reppin the Elite Camp on the one's and two's at Stay Lounge, 244 E. Houston between Avenues A and B.

I'll be there in full effect, supporting one of the Big Apple's most innovative young DJs hailing from the Garden State. Twitter me if you'll be rolling thru !!