All Entries tagged with "SMKA"

J. NiCS & Aleon Craft Are “Wired Up” for Dopeness (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 03/29/12 | Filed under Downloads, Aleon Craft, SMKA, J Nics

As I've written before, as a native Boston boy in many ways the story of my hip-hop adulthood is the story of discovering how much dope hip-hop is coming out of the South. Case in point, Miami's always gravel-voiced J NiCS, who drops one hell of a slow banger with new joint "Wired Up". Listen and download...

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Jarren Benton & Aleon Craft Overdose on Dopeness: “Half Ounce, Quarter Pound” (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 03/13/12 | Filed under Downloads, Aleon Craft, SMKA, Jarren Benton

Maybe we should just all bang the fuck out of Jarren Benton's "Half Ounce, Quarter Pound". How about that? Another insane beat from SMKA plus a guest verse offering from Aleon Craft plus yet more lyrical schizophrenia from Benton equals some straight dopeness. Listen and download...

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SMKA is Giving You a Bunch of Dope Beats, Take Them (Mixtape Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 01/10/12 | Filed under Downloads, Mixtapes, SMKA

If there's one thing rappers need, it's to stop making "I'm so high my eyes look Chinese" references. But if there's two things rappers need, it's beats that weren't made by their retarded cousin on Fruity Loops. Thankfully today we can now do you even better - how does eleven of production crew SMKA's best beats of 2011 sound?

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We Want the Funk: Aleon Craft Pick’s George Clinton’s 5 Funkiest Moments

Posted by Nathan S. on 11/30/11 | Filed under Top Stories, Aleon Craft, SMKA, George Clinton

Most of us will never get the chance to work with our heroes, but for his upcoming album "Mothership: The Decatur Connection", hip-hop/funk artist Aleon Craft has joined forces with funk legend George Clinton.
In order to get the populace properly prepared, Aleon Craft offers up the Five Funkiest Moments from George Clinton that inspired him to pursue a life of musical funk.

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You’re Just “Seconds Away” From Young Scolla’s New Album (Listen & Buy)

Posted by Nathan S. on 08/31/11 | Filed under Mixtapes, SMKA, Young Scolla

It's not always true that when two great things get together they make an ever greater thing (Knicks fans are nodding their heads right now) but in this case when Detroit representer, My City vet and dope rapper Young Scolla linked up with always dope production crew SMKA the result was, well, greatness. "Seconds Away" is what happens when you get people who simply really love hip-hop together. Listen and download...

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Aleon Craft’s “Craft Singles” Mixtape Is Anything But Cheesy (Mixtape Download)

Posted by Danielle Harling on 07/21/11 | Filed under Downloads, Aleon Craft, SMKA

Rather than treat himself to a pleasant evening at the strip club or a "Gotta Have It" size ice cream complete with waffle cone at Cold Stone Creamery, Atlanta rapper Aleon Craft instead treated himself to a new mixtape on his birthday (July 19). Aleon Craft delves into the indie rock world on his new mixtape, which is cleverly titled "Craft Singles." Listen and download...

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Remember That “Report” Mixtape I Was Hyping? It’s Here (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 06/22/11 | Filed under Top Stories, Downloads, Mixtapes, SMKA

Those who actually read my ramblings will remember me hyping this 'Report" mixtape I was working on, and those who (probably wisely) only half-pay attention will find it news to them. For that second group, here's the deal. The mothership hooked some dope rappers up with some dope production crew SMKA and the result is the dope "Report" EP. See, it really is that easy. Listen and download...

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Who Wants Dope New Music From Jon Connor, Voli & SMKA? (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 06/20/11 | Filed under Downloads, SMKA, Jon Connor, Voli

I'm way too involved to be objective, but lucky for me the music for "The Report" sounds so dope I can back up and the bragging and boasting. Seriously. Take a listen to the first two releases, Jon Connor's "Money Come Fast" and Voli's "Righteous Remain" and tell me they're not ill. Go ahead, I'll wait. Yeah, that's what I thought. Listen and download...

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Every Rapper You Know is on SMKA’s “808 Experiment Vol. 3” Mixtape (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 04/27/11 | Filed under Downloads, Mixtapes, SMKA

SMKA, the men behind Aleon Craft's dope album, Jarren Benton's dope album, other assorted dopeness and, also, the inventors of the Shake Weight. Ok, so the last part's not true, but they are legitimately one of the best indie productions crews/indie labels/whatever working, and to prove it they've dropped the latest edition of their enormous compilation mixtape series, "The 808 Experiment Vol. 3". Listen and download...

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