J. Cole - Truy Yours EP

Looks like my favorite rapper is gearing up to drop his sophomore album, Born Sinner. In preparation to get his fans ready, J. Cole has graced us with this 5 track EP. Along with the 5 dope tracks, he has written this small note to the music hungry consumers:

It’s time.

I appreciate you giving me the time I needed to grow, experiment, and find the direction for my 2nd album.. And I have.
Along the way I’ve recorded at least 4 albums worth of material, lots of it being unfinished demo versions waiting to be polished up, some of them are great songs and important stories that just won’t make the album (either they don’t fit Sonically, don’t fit Theme, or there’s just not enough space) .

Tonight, I want to give you a few of these songs because you deserve them. It’s hard as fuck for me to keep all this music from you for so long, so I know it’s been hard for you to wait. Thank you for your patience. Vibe out to these songs in their raw form, no polish.. just a lot of my soul..

The wait is over.

Truly Yours,
Born Sinner

PS- 1st single coming this week. The album is hands down my best work yet. Can’t wait to share.


Unlike all them fair weather fans out there (*cough* SAM! *cough*), I support my boy Jermain no matter what he does. Listen to this interview and tell me this man let the limelight get to him.

STS - The Illustrious (Album)

Black Thought's homie STS (Sugar Tongue Slim) dropped this dope, free album today. I've been following the Atlien since before I knew the lead vocalist for the Roots enlisted him onto his Money Making Jam Boys Crew and it's nice to see the new comer put out consistent dope music. *Fingers crossed for him to land the 2012 XXL Freshman Class*

Download The Illustrious (Album)

Blu - NoYork!

Damn I wish I would've been able to make it to this year's Rock The Bells. Blu decided to throw out copies of his new NoYork! Waner Bros debut while he was rocking the stage. Oddly the album has yet to even receive a release date so whether Blu remains on Warner Bros will be something to look out for. But as for the album, I knew he was looking to experiment on this album and have a very different sound this time around. Although the production is far from his classic Below the Heavens (2007), this album is still dope and definitely something worth holding in your Ipod. The LA representative still remains in my top 5 (of current hip hop).

Download NoYork! (Album)

Ab Soul - LongTerm: Mentality

The Black Hippy dropped his last installment of the Long-Term series earlier this month. With the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, and Murs on the features, Ab-Soul left his fans with a solid project.

LongTerm: Mentality

has replay value but not necessarily a project I would consider a potential classic in (ironically) the long run. Still another album to add on to TDE's list of work.

Moscato ft Kendrick Lamar

Fortilive – I vs. I (Album)

This group somewhat supprised me with some solid music. I became interested in the trio once I knew illmind was behind the beats, then soon realized the vocals in the group were just as strong. Definitely worth the download. HHS certified

Download I vs. I (Album)

John Legend and The Roots - Wake up! + I Can't Write Left Handed

... This track alone makes the album worth the 10 bucks! RnB needs more of this instead of just tracks about being the "milk man" who swoops in on your girl while you're gone. Where did good music go? Fuck it! If you're looking for brighter concepts sung over soulful melodies than quit being a cheap ass and go pick up a copy of Wake Up! Quit sleeping dumb asses!

Download John Legend & The Roots - I Can't Write Left Handed

Bonus: I Can't Write Left Handed performed live

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Black Milk - Album of the Year

Detroit's producer/emcee Black Milk, dropped his third studio album today titled Album of the Year. I'll be honest and admit that I was a little more excited about this album... Don't get me wrong! It's still a solid piece of work and has that dope Detroit feel to it (plus Black Milk shits on the drums), but for some reason i just felt it was going to be better. It may not be the album of the year but at least The Source didn't give it a perfect 5 Mic's when it really didn't deserve it *cough* Bun B's Trill OG *cough*

Singles: Welcome (Gotta Go), Closed Chapter ft Mr. Porter

Bonus (off Tronic 2008): Without U (feat. Colin Munroe), The Matrix (feat. Pharoahe Monch, Sean Price, & DJ Premier)

New Atmosphere Album! (To All My Friends, Blood Makes The Blade Holy)

One of my favorite underground duos dropped an album last tuesday titled To All My Friends, Blood Makes The Blade Holy. The whole time I thought it was just a tour called "To All My Friends" but i guess not. Either way it's a solid album with that good ol' atmos feel. You won't be able to find the album in stores since it is only sold through Itunes or other websites that sell MP3's.

Here's a little taste of what To All My Friends, Blood Makes The Blade Holy sounds like... Download The Best Day

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