Young Jeezy - Do it For You ft. Freddie Gibbs (Video)

I never gave two shits about Young Jeezy until he signed one of my favorite 2009 XXL freshman to his CTE label. Although most of their work together has been pretty weak (mainly because the beats are terrible and not really my cup of tea), I really like this track and actually threw it on last month's mix. I'm still looking forward to Gibb's next album, A Cold Day In Hell.

Big K.R.I.T. - The Vent (Video)

Unfortunately Big K.R.I.T.'s highly anticipated album (especially in my brother's opinion) has been pushed back to release sometime in the first quarter of 2012. Fortunately, the fans are still receiving visuals for his exceptional Return of 4eva mixtape. Country boy Krit gets deep on this one.

"Wrote a rhyme that was kind with some vision to it,

Bottom line it might expand your mind if you listen to it"

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August Mix 2011

Nas and AZ at this year's Rock the Bells. "Life's a Bitch" I presume.

With school starting up again and my mom nagging me to paint the living room, I have failed y'all once again. I really liked the idea of actually mixing these end of the month playlists, but I couldn't even land two in a row. But on the bright side, now that I have some sort of schedule in my life, I know I'll gain some consistency when it comes to providing you all with dope music once again. This month's mix is not the best mix I've came up with, but far from the worst. Still a lot of dope releases in August. Enjoy!

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Kendrick Lamar at the Music Box in Hollywoord

Why did I have to get a job the week of Kendrick Lamar's show in Hollywood!?!?!? I've seen a ton of footage of this show the last few days and I keep wishing I could go back in time and some how see this monumental performance. Kendrick is the new west. If you don't believe me, ask Game, Snoop, Dre, Daz, Kurrupt, Kweli, Mos Def, etc. All of these classic rappers where at the show, on stage, praising the 24 year old for his Hiii Power music. The Revolution will be televised!

The Game - Martians vs Goblins ft. Lil Wayne & Tyler the Creator

Since the Compton rapper dropped his 4th studio album today, I thought it would be proper if I shared one of my favorite tracks off the album. This track actually features OFWGKTA's head honcho, Tyler the Creator and I must say he's done an exceptional job on his two big features. The R.E.D. Album it self is a good piece of work, for the most part, with only a few songs I wasn't feeling the first time around. Heads up, you're going to want to watch Boyz In The Hood right after.

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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*

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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).

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J. Cole - Cole World: The Sideline Story (Artwork)

I'm starting to get annoyed of all these unloyal Cole fans... Reading comments on hip hop websites of people bad mouthing the rapper they praised just a few months back is getting on my nerves. His music is THE SHIT so quit switching sides because a hand full of retards think he fell off just because of his radio singles. Fuck em' all! Cole World! Sept 23rd!

Cole World: The Sideline Story from Jermaine Cole on Vimeo.

Big K.R.I.T. - Last King 2 (God's Machine) (Mixtape)

Country Boy K.R.I.T. shows once again why he deserves that XXL Freshman cover. Until his commercial debut, Live From The Underground (Sept 23, along with Cole, 9th, Phonte, etc.), he's blessed us with another mixtape to keep his fans entertained. Great mix with a bunch of unreleased tracks and also tracks which he has been featured on.

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Seizure Head Nod

Some of these underground cats attract the weirdest fans... Is this guy truly having a seizure? Or could it be that he's a white boy with not a single ounce of rhythm in his body? My bet is he dropped acid right before the show.