DJBooth & DJ Quiz Drop “Best of the Booth Vol. 6 (The Best of 2010)” Mixtape (Listen & Download)
Posted by Nathan S. on 12/09/10 | Filed under Top Stories, Downloads, Mixtapes, Best of the Booth2010 is slowly but surely drawing to a close, and to celebrate DJBooth has teamed up with Hot 97’s DJ Quiz to bring you a special year-end wrap up edition of our Best of the Booth mixtape series. Featuring the best music spun on the Booth over the past 365, Best of the Booth Vol. 6 combines the the latest records from both established and independent artists into one purely dope package. Listen and download...
Melo-X Has Even “More Merch” (FreEP Listen & Download)
Posted by Nathan S. on 12/09/10 | Filed under Downloads, Mixtapes, Melo-XIs it kind of d-baggy to quote other people praising you? It is? Oh well, f**k it. When Jason said earlier today that RefinedHype and the mothership was one of the few sites that posted music solely because it's dope, he was indirectly talking about Melo-X and his new EP, "More Merch".
Rapsody Announces the “Return of the B-Girl” (Mixtape Listen & Download)
Posted by Nathan S. on 12/08/10 | Filed under Top Stories, Downloads, Mixtapes, RapsodyI don't want to stir up trouble, but I think we could be looking at a bit of a Fugees situation brewing. As much as I dig Kooley High, it's Rapsody whose rhymes always caught my ear, and if I had to put money down on anyone from Kooley establishing solo success, it's the 9th Wonder protege. Thankfully Rapsody is here to back up my lofty praise with "Return of the B-Girl", her brand new mixtape. Listen and download...
M-Dot is Still “Making Doubters Over Think” (Mixtape Listen & Download)
Posted by Nathan S. on 12/07/10 | Filed under Top Stories, Downloads, Mixtapes, M DotIn case you couldn't tell by my unceasing hatred of Kobe Bryant, while I now call the City of Angels home I was born in raised in Boston, a city who's dope hip-hop scene lay largely dormant for years on a national level....until now. At the forefront of Boston'sincreased rap profile is My City vet M-Dot, the uncompromising emcee who's back to hit haters over the head with the broken bottle that is "Making Doubters Over Think". Listen and download...
B.o.B. Can’t Be Contained by “No Genre” (Mixtape Listen & Download)
Posted by Nathan S. on 12/07/10 | Filed under Downloads, Mixtapes, B.o.B.Two years ago Bobby Ray was toiling away outside of the spotlight with his versatility serving as more of a detriment than a help (a.k.a. labels had no idea how to market him). Now? Now he's one of, if not the, most popular new musicians in the game, a man whose ability to sing, rap, play the guitar etc. etc. etc. has launched him to the top of the charts. As a middle finger to all those who doubted him, he's driving the point home with his new mixtape, "No Genre". Listen and direct download...
Drekidd “City of Champs” (Exclusive FreEP Download)
Posted by Nathan S. on 12/01/10 | Filed under Top Stories, Downloads, Mixtapes, DrekiddAfter a few well-received leaks ceaseless Inglewood representer and dope rhyme dropper Drekidd has finally released his anticipated "City of Champs" FreEp, a ten-track project that showcases his creatively real rhyme style and elevated artistic vision. West coast hip-hop's future is looking brighter by the minute. Listen and download....
OnCue Heats Up Some “Leftovers” (Mixtape Listen & Download)
Posted by Nathan S. on 11/29/10 | Filed under Top Stories, Downloads, Mixtapes, OnCueI'm so stoked to hear OnCue's "Leftovers" mixtape. Not only is the music legitimately dope (and the music ultimately matters the most), but it's both clever and well timed. "Leftovers"? On the first day everyone gets back to work after Thanksgiving? Brilliant. Oh yeah, the actual mixtape...
DJBooth Steps “In the Booth, Vol. 6” (Mixtape Listen & Download)
Posted by Nathan S. on 11/29/10 | Filed under Downloads, MixtapesWhat's that? You just started a freestyle series? That's funny, because the mothership has the longest running freestyle series in the game. Having recently topped 200 entries, the DJBooth family is proud to present "Vol. 6" of our ongoing "In the Booth" mixtape series, featuring freestyles 151 through 210. Listen and download....
REKS Goes “In Between the Lines, Volume 2” (Mixtape Listen & Download)
Posted by Nathan S. on 11/24/10 | Filed under Top Stories, Downloads, Mixtapes, REKSLife's crazy. Ten years ago I was an underage kid sneaking into Boston's House of Blues so I could hear REKS perform, and a decade later I'm helping to put out his new dope mixtape, "In Between the Lines Volume 2", via my work with the mothership. Thankfully, my early rap hero has only gotten doper, honing his always aggressive style with a real lyricism. Boston stand up. Listen and download...
Emilio Rojas Lives a “Life Without Shame” (Mixtape Listen & Download)
Posted by Nathan S. on 11/20/10 | Filed under Top Stories, Downloads, Mixtapes, Emilio RojasThank sweet baby jesus someone finally did this right. Just a couple hours after I was fretting over the release of Emilio Rojas' highly-anticipated mixtape, "Life Without Shame", the man dropped the project on time, in a professional manner, via a direct download link that actually works. See, it's really not that hard. Listen and download....
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