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/

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

SK Vibemakers – The Best Of 2008 (2009)

The London boys define consistency with their round up of what was hot last year in the urban music scene.

IMO: If anyone has been constantly putting out mixtapes of a high quality on the UK urban music scene, it’s these guys. They have released a respectable number of mixtapes with many major UK artists before they even made their name. Although I already have all of these songs (show-off), it’s a good compilation nevertheless, and you’re actually ALLOWED to download them. Plus, you get the skits too. See below for the links.

Tracklisting:

1 Intro
2 Giggs – Talking The Hardest Freestyle
3 Giggs Speaks: Lyrics more positive than negative?
4 Giggs – Uummm
5 Bashy – Adulthood
6 Chipmunk – Muhammad Ali
7 Kano – Hustler
8 Kano Speaks: Leave behind the scene
9 Ghetto – Sing For Me
10 Sway – F Ur Ex Ft. Stush
11 Sway Speaks: Grime Overshadowing UK Hip Hop
12 Wiley – Wearing My Rolex
13 Skepta – Rolex Sweep ft. Wiley
14 Skepta Speaks: Rolex Sweep
15 Roll Deep – Do Me Wrong Ft. Janay
16 Roll Deep Speaks: Roll Deep still Grime?
17 Jme – Standard
18 Jeeday Jawz – Getting Dat Paper
19 Double S – From Day
20 Tinie tempah Speaks: Myspace revolutions
21 Tinie Tempah – Tears
22 Tinchey Stryder Speaks: Gone different
23 Tinchy Stryder – Stryderman
24 Sway – Saturday Night Hustle Ft. Lemar
25 Dizzee Rascal – Dance Wiv Me Ft. Calvin Harris & Chrome
26 Estelle Speaks: Do or die?
27 Estelle – American Boy Ft. Kanye West
28 N Dubz Speaks: Tulisa Nuts
29 NDubz – Ouch
30 Street Politiks – Ill Ride Remix Ft. Estelle & Bashy
31 Sincere – Once Upon A Time Ft. Natty
32 Wretch 32 – Be Cool Ft. Wizzy Wow
33 Nolay – Bars Of Truth
34 Ironik – Stay With Me

Download Links:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/6myj0c

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?qwmj0mngdj4

Logan Sama – The Best There Is At What I Do Series (2008)

IMO: So Logan basically has begun this series of mp3 sets demonstrating his access to dubplates. A DJ who is at the forefront of mainstream grime cannot be criticised for releasing free official sets to the masses. No doubt a large chunk of grime listeners tend to ‘keep it real’ and ‘hustle’ their music from rapidshare and the likes of. At least this way, Logan has given those very people the opportunity to do it with a clear conscience. As long as the series is better than that Oneaway Style album, this should be alright. There are 4 episodes so far. See below for the link.

Download Page:

http://hosted.filefront.com/adamantiummusic/2305554

Episode 1 Alternative Direct Link:

http://rapidshare.com/files/150524912/Logan_Sama-TBTIAWID_S1E1.mp3.html

Episode 2 Alternative Direct Link:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/vz6dlt

Episode 3 Alternative Direct Link:

http://rapidshare.com/files/156095904/Logan_Sama-TBTIAWID_S1E3_.mp3

Episode 4 Alternative Direct Links:

http://rapidshare.com/files/158254530/Logan_Sama-TBTIAWID_S1E4.mp3.html

http://www.sendspace.com/file/q1l2qs

Ace Hood – All Bets On Ace (2008)

The new name recently making waves in the hip-hop indsutry gives us a rap freebie that showcases his style for those who haven’t heard him yet.

IMO: Will Ace ever be able to shrug off the comparisons to Lil Wayne because of his barnet? It doesn’t matter, because this post is based solely on his performance on the BET Cypher. Ace Hood spat fire flows on that clip (which is in the blog somewhere), and this is an official offering from him before his upcoming album release ‘Gutta’, which should be out in the next week. He is also on DJ Khaled’s roster, who hosts this mixtape, so no doubt you’ll hear Khaled soundbites, and Khaled sentences without verbs. See below for the link.

Tracklisting:

01. All Bets On Ace
02. Gutta (Feat. Trick Daddy)
03. Who Hotter Than Me Freestyle
04. I Don’t See Y’all (Feat. Brisco)
05. Get Em
06. Face Good (Feat. Flo Rida)
07. Ace Hood “Gutta” In Stores Oct. 14
08. Put On
09. Final Warning (Feat. DJ Khaled, Bun B, Blood Raw, Brisco, Bali, Lil Scrappy, Shawty Lo & Rock City)
10. Gutta Bitch (Remix)
11. Blood Money (Feat. Brisco, Rick Ross & Birdman)
12. Ride (Feat. Trey Songz)
13. From A Small City
14. Khaled Speaks…

Download Link:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/teqi84

http://www.sendspace.com/file/0ag300

http://rapidshare.com/Ace_Hood-All_Bets_On_Ace_DJ_Khaled_2008.rar

Charles Hamilton – It’s Charles Hamilton (2008)

FREE DOWNLOAD!

DJ Skee presents this refreshing release from Charles Hamilton.

IMO: I like the cover. Plus, I’m going to bed now. Oh, and the album/mixtape is good too. The download page is like a portal to different sites for downloading. Or you can go for the other option. See below for the link.

Download Page:

http://www.iamnotcharleshamilton.com/

Direct Links:

http://www.zshare.net/download/2052537799aab0fe/

http://www.sendspace.com/file/aewl05

The Elementz – BBC Asian Network Mix (2008)

FREE DOWNLOAD!

Nottingham Trip/Hip-Hop/Grime crew The Elementz drop a nice mix on Bobby Friction’s BBC Asian Network Show.

IMO: Can someone please explain how some Nottingham DJ’s got Lil Wayne to spit some fresh exclusive lyrics for them? Well, that’s exactly what you’ll hear on this mix. There are some serious beats on this one, there’s even some grime. Guess what, I also found the tracklisting. Bummer note – the mix starts at 02:40, it’s a mini-interview before. See below for the link.

Tracklisting:

Lil Wayne – Ma Money [Prod byThe Elementz] [NGU Records]
Cool Kids – Mickey Rocks [Fools Gold]
Fiasco – I’m a Stakker [Prod by The Elementz]
Hudson Mohawke – Free Hudson [Warp]
JME – On my Own [Boy Better Know]
Big Cakes – Never Had Time [Prod by The Elementz] [White]
Count of Monte Cristo – B More Forward [Cheap Thrills]
Unknown – Instro [White]
D-Boy feat. Baby Blu – Dheere Dheere [Come Closer] [VIP Urban]
Nuphlo feat Satnam – Heer [White]
Fun-Da-Mental feat Rizwan Muazzam Qawwal – The Last Gospel [Pressure Drop Beatbox Mix] [Virgin]
Aman Hayer ft Feroz Khan – Dil Nai Lagda [Genie]
Nitin Sawhney Ft Reena Bhardwaj – Ek Jaan [Cooking Vinyl]

Download Page:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/om3wei

Wretch 32 – Wretchibition (2008)

FREE DOWNLOAD!

Prior to his latest album release, ‘Wretchrospective’, Wretch 32 released this promotional mixtape in conjunction with the SK Vibemakers, showcasing his best verses since 2006.

IMO: Ain’t heard it properly yet. But anything by the SK Vibemakers has my seal of approval. The mixtape contains the whole questions and answers format, but it’s done well. Wretch 32 may not be as household a name as the likes of Wiley, yet, but his range of vocabulary speaks for itself. Although his style took a while (see how natural the rhyming is) to grow on me, I can now only appreciate the flow that lets you understand what he’s on about. See below for the link.

Download Page:

http://www.skvibemakers.co.uk/wretch32/index.htm

Direct Links:

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ydq1mtznhg2

http://www.sendspace.com/file/nu7sk5

Ill Mana Presents… Sourface Bass Vol. 1 (2008)

FREE DOWNLOAD!

Mixed CD by Ill Mana, featuring bassline, niche, house and garage.

IMO: Having noticed Ill Mana from the song, ‘Shut Ya Mout’, I found this. The songs are both chosen and mixed well. These days you will often find most mixed sets in one large .mp3 file. No thanks. This mix is tracked/separated/split, something which many dance DJ’s are becoming lazy to do. What genre is it though? In the words of Wiley, “Tell us what you call it then”. No matter how many names are invented, the umbrella name will always be house and garage. And that’s the old school talking. Anyways, “Passion Fruit” is a personal favourite, alongside wicked remixes of classics such as “Get Down” and “My Boo”. See below for the link.

Download Link:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/i7p8rq