mixtapes

Culdesac being put up here has been a long time coming and I’m glad I got to do it, although it is late. Donald Glover, the actor from Community and former writer for 30 Rock, has released several mixtapes and this smash is the most recent. Yep, I said smash! I had my personal doubts about it because of the rapper/actor thing and really wanted to trash it but then I put it on and the dude is DOPE! He spits some of the wittier lines I have consistently heard in some time and the dude switches it up for the songs. My favorite from this album is the Adele sampled “Do Ya Like” but “I Be On That”, “Got This Money” & “Difference” (yes, generic names but it is still that good) all stand out to me but I have listened to the whole thing many times through at this point. Grab the tracklist and download link below the break.

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I’m back from my mini-vacation and now I have recovered enough from Vegas to start posting regularly on B&B. Marky hits us with the third tape in his mixtape trilogy called Journey to Markyland and this is where his most recent slew of songs have come from and as always he remixes both classic and recent hits. Every tape of Marky’s to date has gotten rotation for some time on my iTunes and with the three bangers linked above this one is sure to join the other three. Grab the mixtape and tracklist below the break.

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Oddisee pays his respects to the Left Coast with this instrumental album partially inspired by Trek Life’s upcoming album.

In preparation for Trek Life’s new album “Everything Changed Nothing” available July 27th, I put together a “West Coast” beat-tape.
Coming from the city of Go-Go, I’ve always loved production inspired by funk. when it comes to funk inspired hip hop, no body does it like the west. While I was on the west producing Trek Life’s album that inspiration went further than being a fan. I don’t know if it was the palm trees, beaches, or burgers but this is what I was making in LA. Listen, Download, Enjoy & purchase “Everything Changed Nothing”

Grab the tracklist and the download link below the break.

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Philly MC Gilbere Forte dropped his debut project yesterday and from the singles I have heard so far it is dope. Gilbere is all over the hip-hop map with his songs, some softer ones, some harder, some catchier and others mixing in indie artists like Freelance Whales. I am a little upset we didn’t get to post the song “Black Chukkas” either since it is the one that bangs the most of his songs but now you can get it on the album. Grab the tracklist and download below the break.

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We hit you with the first single off of the tape by Freebass808 with Tabi Bonney and now here is the whole joint.

World, meet Anatomy Magazine’s Great American Mixtape: Side B, by Mick Boogie & Terry Urban. This side, in contrast to The Hood Internet release, features America’s favorite rock hits translated into block rockin’ hip-hop tracks ready to kick a hole in your speakers and your perception of the genre. That is because Side B of the Great American Mixtape does something that no other mixtape has done before: It truly cross pollinates rock music artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Guns and Roses, The Doors and Led Zeppelin with hip hop into one comprehensive and radiant piece of work with thought provoking soundscapes that reveal everything that the hip-hop genre can be.

Grab the tracklist and link below the break.

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6th gives us a new instrumental tape to rock to and showcase his ability to build a beat… yo!

34 tracks, featuring some of 6th’s best instrumentals for artists like Outasight, The Kid Daytona, Donny Goines, Talib Kweli, Res, Mickey Factz, B.o.B., Bun B, Kardinal Offishall, Chip Tha Ripper, Mick Boogie, and plenty more.

There was no way I was going to write all those rappers but needless to say this one is loaded with hot beats. Grab the tracklist and link below the break.

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Phils drops the followup to his first mixtape Starting on JV and gets Don Cannon to host it.

DMV buzzmaker and freestyle series alum Phil Adé has hooked up with DJBooth.net, Okayplayer, Sneaker Pimps, and Virginia streetwear company Cmonwealth to bring fans The Letterman, the highly-anticipated follow-up to his ‘09 mixtape debut, Starting on JV.

Mixed by heavyweight DJ/radio personality Don Cannon, the project features 20 original tracks, including reader-acclaimed leaks “OMG,” “Out Your Clothes” and “My Story.”

Joining Phil throughout Letterman are such heavyweight guests as Raekwon, Raheem Devaughn, Wale, Tabi Bonney, Skillz, KingPen Slim and Kyonte. Production comes courtesy of Mark Henry, Sunny Norway, Team Demo, AB the Pro, Judah, 1988, Dre King, Thelonious Dre and Sakwe.