Shizzio – 1st Things 1st: The Life & Times Of Joe Daki Vol.1 (2008)

A fast-becoming-famous UK rapper from East London released this unique gem last year, with a flurry of freestyles over own-produced beats and those well know. The mixtape is hosted by the amusing Kat Man, whom some of you may recognise from MTV and other channels.

IMO: Out of the depths of East London emerges Shizzio, someone whose hustle I truly respect. You may or may not have heard of him, so a quick run down goes: his biggest release to date is ‘Arabian Dance’ which was screened on all the major music channels, he recently went to the top of the charts in Miami and Venezuela with his refix of that Strokes tune called ‘Put Up Your Breitling’, and his new single is with US singer TQ. Oh, and he made it to the top 50 bachelors of 2008 in Asiana Mag too. All this, before he’s blown up. This was his first mixtape after his debut EP. Look out for his new mixtape called ‘Invasion Of Privacy’, which is on it’s way onto here too. See below for the links.

Download Page:

http://shizzio.com/1stthings1st/

Direct Link:

http://shizzio.com/1stthings1st/1st%20Things%201st%20-%20Shizzio.zip

‘Red’ – Amazing Homeless Beatboxer

IMO: In a world where natural musicians are being replaced with successful criminals looking for a way to launder their money, ‘roses will grow from concrete‘. This guy is/was homeless (I’m assuming/hoping he’s been snapped up by a label somewhere), but he can do a mean G-Funk beatbox. Personally, it’s the dancehall ad-libs Elephant Man style that do it for me. Open your ears and enjoy…

The above clip is supposedly a preview for his forthcoming single to be released in February 2009. Personally, I prefer whichever song he’s doing in the clip below:

50 Cent – The Undertaker (2009)

DJ Hevehitta, DJ Unexpected & MKW team up with none other than 50 to produce a ‘Motion Picture’ mixtape, a novel way of saying they’ve arranged his songs in a unique order.

IMO: The PSA on this post is that I have shared this album in an attempt to maintain the discipline of the format I have attributed to myself for this blog. Basically (to be said in a Dudley accent), although I haven’t heard this mixtape yet, I’m in no rush to listen to it either. As for many of you also, alot of the tracks on here have been heard before, if not all of them. The concept for this mixtape was to demonstrate a musical autobiography of Fif’s life to date. Well, at least the album art is nice. And credit is due for the concept. See below for the links.

Track Listing:

01. Crossing Him Is A “Grave Mistake”
Scene 1: The Beginning
02. The Year That Changed His Life
03. Growing To Be Rap’s MVP *
Scene 2: A Hustler’s Ambition
04. The Only Solution (Feat. Notorious B.I.G) *
05. Is A Hustler’s Dream For Success (Feat. Marvin Gaye) *
06. Bringing “Reefer Madness” (Feat. Barry White, KRS One, Channel Live & Jigsy King) *
07. But Don’t Get Caught Up As A Suspect (Feat. Tony Yayo)
Scene 3: A Mentor And A Friend
08. The DJ Saved My Life
09. He Aint No “Regular Joe”
Scene 4: Just A Kid From 134th Street
10. I’m A 134th Street Allstar (Unreleased Freestyle)
11. And I’m Realer On The Street, Than I Am On Wax
12. I Showed These Rappers “How To Rob”
Scene 5: I’m A Survivor Of The Streets
13. You Cannot Kill Me
14. Though Many Men Wished Death Upon Me *
Scene 6: The Definition Of A Wanksta
15. What Is A Wanksta?
16. Real Men Don’t “Backdown” !#
17. Or Your Life Will Be On The Line *
18. I Rock Wilder Than The Average (Unreleased Freestyle)
19. That’s Me (The Realest In The Streets) (Unreleased Freestyle)
Scene 7: He Ain’t Got Game
20. I Gave You The Game
21. But He’s Not Rich, And Still Lying
Scene 8: I Created His Own Funeral
22. Where In The World Is Camron?
23. He’s At His Funeral
Scene 9: The Biggest Disappointment
24. His Career Is Dead
25. Cuz I Put A Hollow Thru Him (Feat. Lloyd Banks & Tony Yayo)
26. Last Time You Fuck With My “Piggy Bank” !
Scene 10: Stunting Like His Daddy?
27. You Two Must Be “Part Time Lovers”
28. Too Bad Your Daddy Can’t Make A Hit
29. You Want Me To Die Ugly?
30. Nigga, Now I’m On Your Heels
Scene 11: Mr. Police Academy
31. Talk About My Baby Moms?
32. I’m Going To Fuck Up Your Life For Fun
33. Plus You Won’t Believe What Tia Told Me
34. Even Your Man Knows You’re A Fraud
Scene 12: What’s Beef?
35. Bringing The “Heat” To Any Battle !
36. Cuz You Gonna Get “Shot Down” #
37. Now Your Bloodclot Mouth Is Permantely Shut
Scene 13: I Run This Shit Man
38. I Get Money, Money I Got *
39. You Know I “Get It In” !
40. Cuz I Aint Never Gonna Fall Off !
Scene 14: Headed For Self Destruction
41. Signed, “The Nigga You Love To Hate”

Download Links:

http://www.zshare.net/download/5592384052f578a2/

http://www.sendspace.com/file/d4ul6h

Audio Trailer(‘A Grave Mistake’):

http://www.zshare.net/audio/550626246682bb53/

Maino – 2009 Predictions

IMO: If you haven’t heard it already, you’re probably as good with timing as I am, although I had this song in 2007. We’re a couple months into the new year, and he’s already done a ‘review’ of the track, but it’s a good tune nevertheless. I think. Oh, it’s about his predictions for the year ahead. See below for the links.

2009 Predictions Summary:

# The Knicks will still suck
# Angela Simmons will lose her virginity
# Amy Winehouse will mess around and O.D.
# Rappers will still get robbed
# Real and Chance is coming out the closet
# This year somebody’s going to get killed on World Star
# Remmy Ma going to win her appeal
# Lil Wayne is getting more weirder this year!
# More girl on girl sex this year
# Foxy Brown is finished, she’s coming out with a sex tape
# Chris Brown and Rihanna will make it to September
# Jay Z and Beyonce will have a baby
# We’ll see more tighter clothes on Kanye
# Cam is coming back
# Yung Berg still won’t get his chain back
# Cops will still shoot us and get away with it
# Al Sharpton’s going to march and not do a thing again
# Another book by Supahead is coming soon about how to suck d*ck using autotunes
# 50 Cent will be the first real rapper on Oprah
# And Maino will be the next to blow!

Download Links(3.2MB):

http://sharebee.com/29b663e5

http://rapidshare.com/files/182586621/maino-2009_predictions.mp3.html

http://www.zshare.net/audio/54044678ff6ac137/

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7AJ9H7Q9

http://depositfiles.com/files/uowleh141

http://www.badongo.com/file/12866574

More Download Links:

http://www.zshare.net/audio/540423520acb7315/

http://www.zshare.net/audio/54044055123b4fe1/

http://www.mediafire.com/?y2trotze20m

Elephant Man – Sweep Dem (2009)

Shadyville DJ’s Whoo Kid and Genie team up with the ever consistent Elephant Man on this bubbling mixture of Hip-Hop and Ragga beats. Some you may even recognise.

IMO: With so many fond memories of past gems from the Elephant Man, it’s hard to fault his vocals. This official release is in fact quite moorish, if it can be described like so. At least he hasn’t suffocated it in auto-tune or anything. Looks like a good start to the year for the ragga heavyweight. In fact, I’m listening to ‘Swagga’ right now and testing the suspension on my chair. See below for the links.

Download Page:

http://shadyvilledjs.net/svdownload

Download Links (42.92MB):

http://sharebee.com/2192de79

http://depositfiles.com/files/75udbipku

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=F9WZCJSL

http://www.badongo.com/file/13272881

http://rapidshare.com/files/194994806/Shadyville_Caribbean___DJ_Whoo_Kid___Elephant_Man_-_SWEEP_DEM__THE_MIXTAPE_.zip.html

http://www.zshare.net/download/552290570e2c9fce/

Jadakiss – Kiss My Ass (The Champ Is Here Pt.2) (2009)

The self-proclaimed ‘Top 5 Dead or Alive‘ is teams up with that ‘green guy‘ to produce another well put together hip-hop mixtape, preceding his forthcoming album release.

IMO: Okay, so Jada gets alot of underground love on the circuit. Not that I’d take anything away from him, but I don’t think he’s as amazing as he’d like to think. That doesn’t mean I don’t rate him, but Top 5? Come on now, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. That being said, this official mixtape is actually fire, which makes the series more credible as the first one was good too. Question is, is that Jada cough gimmick played out? See below for the links.

Download Pages:

http://sharebee.com/aa754ced

http://sharebee.com/9e47bbad

http://sharebee.com/6d9194b2

http://djgreenlantern.tv/?p=70

Direct Links:

http://www.thatshiphop.com/kissmyassmixtape.zip

http://www.mediafire.com/?kxl0zmgbgts

http://rapidshare.com/files/197011642/DJ_Green_Lantern___Jadakiss_-_Kiss_My_Ass__The_Champ_Is_Here_Pt._2_.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/197002678/kissmyassmixtape.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/197009339/DJ_Green_Lantern___Jadakiss_-_Kiss_My_Ass__The_Champ_Is_Here_Pt._.rar.html

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=U1T56NPE

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=K0IYBXXV

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=95MV0IKB

http://depositfiles.com/files/ythtgdhh6

http://depositfiles.com/files/e3y30l49b

http://depositfiles.com/files/qm11hqnqw

http://www.badongo.com/file/13345412

http://www.badongo.com/file/13345104

http://www.badongo.com/file/13345319

http://www.zshare.net/download/55478775b91359d2/

http://www.zshare.net/download/55461540dc9f42e5/

http://www.zshare.net/download/55477596f6b02567/

http://www.zshare.net/download/554784476e3a8c35/

DJ Fricktion aka The Dope Enemy ft. TQ, Shade Sheist & Mams Taylor – Private Club

Not to be confused with Bobby Friction from BBC Radio, this one from Def Jam UK puts out his debut single with a wonderful hip-hop instrumental graced by a few well known names.

IMO: When I first saw the pics, I thought, what the hell has happened to Bobby?!? It took a while to realise these are in fact different people. No, really, they are. Regardless, shouts to the ‘Bobby‘ one as we have a mutual friend. DJ Fricktion, aka Dope Enemy, does have the right idea though in releasing this one for free – better to be heard than to remain on the shelf and not be heard at all. One more thing, the only thing I know about Mams Taylor is that he straight sparked Jesse Metcalfe for trying it. See below for the link.

Download Link:

http://www.zshare.net/download/53808707a5f4c253/

http://www.zshare.net/audio/54098021b39b9207/

http://www.dubcnm.com/audio/2009/january/the_dope_enemy-private_club_ft_tq_shade_sheist_mams_taylor(dubcnn).mp3

CDS:

http://www.zshare.net/download/537815943d4b38f4/

DJ Furious – Best Of Classic Rapid Productions (2009)

DJ Furious compiles this mix of both instrumentals and vocals, showcasing the work that Rapid Fire Recordings has put in on the grime scene.

IMO: A little visit was paid yesterday to Furious’ website, to investigate this new addition to the DJ industry. You can’t just trust anyone you know, now that the quality of the art-form is clearly compromised with digital technology. Refreshingly, I was able to listen through his Westwood set more than comfortably. Okay, so I was familiar with the songs in the set, but they blended well. Besides, he’s put everyone’s favourite price tag on this one. See below for the link.

Download Link:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/rhmmrd

Trackstar The DJ & The Smoking Section Present Royce 5′9″ – Growth & Patience: The Best Of Royce Volume I (2009)

Royce drops this mixtape with Trackstar featuring classic spits, oh, and he may be releasing an album later this year too…

IMO: Royce spits fire, as you know by now. This hip-hop mixtape is courtesy of The Smoking Section. He’s currently also doing this rap supergroup thing with the likes of Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, and of course the one and only Crooked I. See below for the links.

Download Page:

http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/?p=22804

Download Links:

http://sharebee.com/da47ac30

http://www.zshare.net/download/54385459a8029b32/

http://www.zshare.net/download/54442453ba2ff821/

http://www.zshare.net/download/54442433a909537e/

http://www.filedropper.com/trackstarthedjandtsspresgrowthandpatience-getrightmusiccom

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IBWVAWS8

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5S7AUFJ5

http://rapidshare.com/files/186981228/Royce_Da_5_9_-_Trackstar_The_DJ_And_TSS_Pres_Growth_And_Patience-_imstrate.com_.zip.html

http://www.badongo.com/file/12993212

http://depositfiles.com/files/epz6dg954

Erup – Click Mi Finger (Gearbox Riddim)

This had to be a personal favourite from yesteryear. It’s clearly a must have. I don’t know how long he’s been on the scene for, but not long enough to pimp his profile obviously. See below for the links.

Download Links:

http://www.theheatwave.net/blog/erup-clickmifinger.mp3

http://www.zshare.net/audio/9582236e848868/

http://www.mediafire.com/?od8133uyud2

https://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=batch_download&batch_id=TTZua3NVdkdGOFJMWEE9PQ