
After a
few leaks, Chicago's not so hidden secret
Rhymefest has finally let loose of his new mixtape "
Dangerous 5:18"", which is built to serve as a warm-up to his revolutionarily minded upcoming album "El Che" (set to drop May 18). Mixed by
DJ RTC and featuring appearances by
Large Professor, Little Brother, Rahzel, Kid Carpi, Just Blaze, Elzi of Slum Village and many more, in addition to no shortage of the kind of aggressively intelligent rhymes we've come to expect from Fest, this one's a must listen.
I like the man in his own right, but I'm always particularly fascinated by Fest because he serves as a kind of bizarro Kanye. Ever wonder what Kanye would sound like if he didn't blow up, lose half of his mind and start hanging out with Italian fashion designers? Take a listen to Fest and you'll have at least a rough idea.
Download links and mixtape preview are underneath the tracklisting (for some reason the man didn't make cover for the mixtape. Shrug.)

Download "Dangerous 5:18" via MediaFire
Download "Dangerous 5:18" via UserShare
To get dangerous with Fest right now, check out two of the project's standout tracks,
"Letter" and "
Bad Self" featuring Rahzel & Large Professor.
Play Rhymefest ft. John Mayer - Letter
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Play Rhymefest ft. Rahzel & Large Professor - Bad Self
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