Blogs, Free Music, and Artist pages

[illmitch]

Contribute blogs, free albums/ songs, etc here. If you don't know this already, using google reader (or something similar) to view blogs/ rss feeds is a lovely part of The Internet 2.0... I throw a few solid blog subscriptions on there and check daily from my phone, laptop, whatever.

Blogs:
http://brandonsoderberg.blogspot.com/ -- No Trivia
http://rapsploitationsessions.wordpress.com/ -- Rapsploitation Sessions
http://musicalschizophrenia.blogspot.com/ -- Musical Schizophrenia
http://hhfanatic.blogspot.com/ -- The Hip Hop Fanatic
http://strictlybeats.blogspot.com/ -- Strictly Beats
http://www.byroncrawford.com/
http://viscerealtalk.tumblr.com/

Free Music:
www.paxandpry.com - Pax and Pry's "A Day Off" + 07's release
http://www.myspace.com/logikdivine - Luck One & Dekk's "Beautiful Music"... check discussions for link
http://notherground.com/album/WildaheadPortibeast.zip - Wildahead "Portibeast"
SS: Instru-Mentals: http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showpost.php?p=17158098&postcount=11

[Wish]

I read http://rapsploitationsessions.blogspot.com/ now and again. They host nights not too far from where I live. They've had big names in the UK scene perform there.

[illmitch]

Nice, I'll check that out. I'm not really familiar with any UK rappers except for S.A.S. (Streets All Salute, did some stuff with Dipset).

[kingsoby1]

good call illmitch:

Musical Schizophrenia: http://musicalschizophrenia.blogspot.com/
- This is where I found Pax & Pry... lots of jazzy stuff, some stinkers, but solid for the most part

That's the only blog i use that actually posts albums... hip hop fanatic is solid for news, vids, etc.

[illmitch]

yeah none of the blogs I go to post albums. No Trivia is mostly analysis, talking about trends in hip hop (the dude has some amazing posts about what he calls "post-lyrical hip hop").

[ATM]

Wildabeast takes the music of Portishead and turns it into a hip-hop smorgasbord of beats and rap lyrics. The tracks are re-mixed so the basic Portishead songs are transformed into trip-hop with soul. Perhaps the best example is “It’s True” which Wildabeast takes the popular “Sour Times”, keeps Gibbon’’s signature line “Nobody loves me, it’s true”, and wraps it in enough electronic and turntable effects to make it his own. In fact, Wildbeast’s rapping is a nice counter-point to Gibbons’ sexy vocals and often leads the listener into the emotional payoff I missed from the original tracks. Wildabeast’s own rap lyrics on tracks like “All for Nothing” and “Machine Gun” remains high quality. I think most Portishead fans will admire these remixes and hip-hop fans will appreciate the journey into new territories.

http://notherground.com/images/wildahead_small.jpg


The album is available in VBR MP3 around 256kbps.

http://notherground.com/album/WildaheadPortibeast.zip

[kingsoby1]

updated with link to pax and pry's website. if you haven't checked out "A Day Off", you really should.

[(*The Noonward Race*)]

yeah none of the blogs I go to post albums. No Trivia is mostly analysis, talking about trends in hip hop (the dude has some amazing posts about what he calls "post-lyrical hip hop").
im gonna check that out

[kingsoby1]

see top post.

[(*The Noonward Race*)]

i cant find this 'post lyrical hip hop' post(s) at first glance..

[ATM]

K-Murdock from Panacea just started a radio show called "SS: Instru-Mentals". It's dope as ****. He focuses on beatmakers since he does samples and beats for Panacea.

First episode:

1. Nicolay - Nautilus Tribute
2. Rjd2 - Silver Fox
3. J Dilla - Runnin' (Instro)
4. Kuroioto - Kuro
5. Fat Jon - Sarin
6. Roddy Rod - Living Conditions
7. Damu - Rather Unique 2
8. Flying Lotus - Its A Secret
9 Madlib - Montara
10. Emancipator - With Rainy Eyes
11. Ayatollah - This Song is Over
12. Nujabes - Reflection Eternal

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=0LXO7EC0

1. Pete Rock - A Little Soul
2. Little Brother - The Way You Do It (Instro)
3. Remot - Posse Cuts
4. Flying Lotus - 1983
5. Young Raven - Seabreeze
6. Mobb Deep - Give Up the Goods (Instro)
7. Pharcyde - Bullshit (Instro)
8 Jay Dee - Kamaal
9. Mos Def - May-December
10. Kev Brown - Brown Liquor
11. Jackson Conti - Papaia
12. Shanghai Restoration Project - Avenue Joffrey
13. Nujabes - Aurarian Dance
14. Krush & Kondo - Fu-Yu
15. De La Soul f/ Maceo Parker - I Be Blowin'
16. Nicolay - Nic's Groove
17. Fat Jon - Where...
18. The Roots - One Shine
19. J Dilla - The Diff'rence
20. J. Laine - Dilla Can Win
21. Zion I - Trippin' (Instro)
22. Da Grassroots - A Mother's Love
23. Ohmega Watts - Platypus Strut
24. K-Murdock - Zen

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UTUHFV0L

[(*The Noonward Race*)]

Nice. should post that in the Instrumental hip hop thread

[kingsoby1]

http://hhfanatic.blogspot.com/2009/01/blujay-mixtape.html

Jay Electronica is the highlight here... i swear, if this guy ever comes out with an album, it's gonna be a classic. Just a 100% dope rapper. I think he produces a lot of his stuff too.

[illmitch]

the track he did for nas was prolly one of the best tracks on Untitled

[NOOTH]

http://strictlybeats.blogspot.com/

[ATM]

http://hhfanatic.blogspot.com/2009/01/blujay-mixtape.html

Jay Electronica is the highlight here... i swear, if this guy ever comes out with an album, it's gonna be a classic. Just a 100% dope rapper. I think he produces a lot of his stuff too.

Saw him at Rock the Bells, pretty badass.

[ATM]

DC Rap presents Diamond District (Oddisee, XO, & YU)

http://www.dcrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/diamond-district-198x400.jpg

I’m a big fan of all three of these dudes. Everyone knows Oddisee, X.O. has been covering a lot of territory since 2008, but I’m personally happy as **** to hear Y.U. getting some push. I think this is a great mixture of styles and judging from this promo package, the album will be a DMV classic.

Both tracks are masterfully crafted, but the Ol’ Dirty Bastard sample on “Who I Be” cises me up. Your neck can’t refuse a headnod on this banger. “I Mean Business” is an introspective killer. A lot of good imagery infused into a smooth, yet hard track.

“i keep my chin up back straight protect my shoulders, remember what i told ya, imma soldier”

http://www.dcrap.com/music/songs/Diamond-District-DC-Rap-Promo.zip

[Meatplow]

nobody seems to have mentioned, the new Del Tha Funkee Homosapien is free. enter an email, click the link and you are good to go

http://delthefunkyhomosapien.bandcamp.com/

[ATM]

http://2dopeboyz.okayplayer.com/2009/03/02/quest-distant-travels-into-soul-theory-mixtape/

http://2dopeboyz.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/20090302quest11.jpg

http://2dopeboyz.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/20090302quest2.jpg

[kingsoby1]

interesting, good stuff?

[ATM]

Yeah you'd like it man.

[ATM]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uv_FLuHbDbg/Sd3pcUcujyI/AAAAAAAABfE/lj6rH52G61E/s320/harmlem_cover.jpg

http://www.zshare.net/download/521359122ecbecd7/

[ATM]

http://freestylemadness.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/albumartcover.jpg

http://rapidshare.com/files/147902766/Fat_Tony-Love_Life_EP-_2008_.rar

[discdolo]

herea few that have older joints

hiphopfanatick.blogspot.com
thehiphopcollection.blogspot.com


this is a joint with jazz and stuff

orgyinrhythm.blogspot.com
check his links hes got more jazzy/breaks vinyl rip blogs linked up

[kingsoby1]

awesome guys, i'll update this thread tomorrow.

[illmitch]

http://somanyshrimp.com/

is a pretty good blog, similar in content and **** to cocaine blunts

[clearmusictones]

Thank you for the resources! :-)

[Crazystars]

all hip-hop/rap tracks dont have to have 808s..they just need a tightphatt drumline..

then you will be on your way...take some of you trance song and slow them down and see what you come up with..change a few stuff add in and take stuff out..you might already have a few..

listen to most of the releases now..it not alot of change up in the songs..just make music as you hear it in your head..