no, greg noire is no new artist. he’s just under a new alias now. formerly greg giant, the name change doesn’t mean the quality of music is any different – half grey is a brand new, moody collection of 20 original beats and compositions from greg. oh, and the samples will definitely pique your respective interests.
be sure to follow the man on twitter. and if you’re into that sort of thing, stream it via soundcloud.
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greg noire – half grey [BEAT TAPE]
-grizzly
lupe fiasco drops his long overdue mixtape, friend of the people: i fight evil. i have yet to listen, but judging from the tracklist, this should be very interesting to say the least. great way to top off thanksgiving.
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hopefully you remember us posting about the stuyvesants amazingly soulful production the first time around, and are as excited about this as i am. two album’s worth of instrumental beats for any mood and any time of day from the best producers not currently on your radar. both albums can be streamed and downloaded at the link below. shout out to the brooklyn circus as usual.
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the stuyvesants – the finer things vol. 1 & 2.
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as a reminder (and for newer readers), luminary youth was one of our first features at weworemasks, when he was producing under the name heart collapse. these days, mr. youth is straight one of the best producers not on everyone’s radar, and here we have 9 tracks of free beat dopeness. fans of dilla, flying lotus, chillwave, etc, take note.
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wow. haven’t cared to hear anyone over this track (or any other from mbdtf), but nero done lost his mind on this. best young emcee out, no future.
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nero – all of the lights freestyle.
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prince ea brings his smart man swag and his make smart cool message to the radio waves, destroying the mic on hot 104.1 st. louis. throwing in impressions of eminem, jay-z, drake and tupac, this was way too good not to post. i can’t say i know i lot about ol’ boy, but after this i’m definitely checking out the movement.
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beautiful video in which ma dukes aka j dilla’s mother announces the rebirth of detroit. the project is set to feature artists who have worked closely with dilla over the years, and who represent the D to the fullest, all over unreleased dilla production. needless to say, the entire hip hop community will be on their toes waiting for this project, which is sure to be a masterpiece.
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pretty nice track from the donnis camp. it’s too bad that in texas, the modern ford mustang is completely associated with high school and college girls. i didn’t listen to the lyrics too closely, but let’s just assume he’s talking about a classic mustang. much better. southern lights drops april 12th.
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k.r.i.t. comes through with his latest offering, which features a stellar list of production and guests. i’ll let the man himself give you the rundown:
I am proud to present “Return Of 4eva” to all my supporters, I took the past year to work on this project. I reached out to some of my favorite artists that I felt represented what this album was about. Ludacris, Bun B, David Banner, Chamillionaire, Big Sant, Joi & Raheem Devaughn all helped me to make my vision of this album complete. I hope you all love it. Download it for free at www.returnof4eva.com stay blessed – K.R.I.T.
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cons & XV sit down for a radio interview where cons discusses his issues/beef with kanye and g.o.o.d. music. i mean, i get it and agree with a lot of his points, but at the same time…waaaaaaaaaaaaah. XV talks about being left off the XXL freshman list two years straight, recording with j. cole, etc. shots fired.
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producer 14K serves up a small gem from his archives with an unreleased collaboration with living legend aloe blacc. the track finds aloe in emcee form, reminiscing via flow about the days of his youth, the soulful beat providing the perfect backdrop for the topic. dig.
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fresh off being officially welcomed to the maybach music empire, wale drops two videos for two of the better cuts off more about nothing. big fan of the 500 days of summer take for the break up song, and you can’t go wrong with some live wale footage. hit the cut for the mc clip.
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after numerous leaks today, we get the latest mixtape offering from the game. needless to say, since flex and skee are involved in this, there are a fair amount of dj drops to be heard. the music in between is definitely worth the listen though. notable guests include pharrell, wiz khalifa, lil wayne, rick ross, and plenty more with production from everyone you can possibly think of (from the dr. dre to cool and dre). get your download on below. soo woo.
grizzly edit: NO DJ BITCHES.
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talib takes things to an apocalyptic place for his latest single. “the end is upon us with a hash tag and a trending topic” may be one of the craziest lyrics ever. gutter rainbows drops this tuesday.
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you may recall an unfinished version of this jim jonsin-produced cut leaking a minute ago, but now we’ve got bobby ray blessing the hook. sounds good to me.
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j. cole – pass me by (ft. b.o.b).
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the latest single from the criminally underrated outasight is smooth like wine and the video is real nice too. get on this man’s work if you haven’t already and download the track for free below.
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yes! a nice stocking stuffer from talib off of his upcoming solo LP, gutter rainbows. the amazingly-named album drops january 25th digitally in the US of A.
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talib kweli – how you love me.
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i can’t actually listen to the music i’m posting cause i’m at work, but i figured i should probably help pick up some slack while grizzly is in a terrorist cell somewhere in iran celebrating the holidays. anyway, loso goes in on the j. cole/drake smash off of the young simba’s latest mixtape.
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new cut from nero off momentum. definitely feeling this one, but i wish the production/mixing was better. the beat is definitely drowned out behind the vocal track. still a good look either way. momentum coming sooner than later, hopefully.
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this isn’t a brand new drop, but it’s way, way too good not to post. i was put onto the stuyvesants by the fine people at the brooklyn circus, who have impeccable taste in music as well as style. this is a collection of twenty-something instrumental tracks put together to embody the spirit of ’70s nyc by producer allan cole and record collector darien victor birks. i don’t think i could possibly recommend this one enough (and it’s free!). dilla fans especially be warned of the dopeness you’re about to vibe with.
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nero goes in on the recently released j. cole track. very nice effort, especially considering it’s hard to touch any beat once cole’s done with it. momentum coming soon.
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that’s right. brand new spotlight for all y’all’s asses. this is a good dude and a homie of the weworemasks fam and deserves to have your ears and eyes. head over to the spotlight, where you’ll find an interview and some background behind the man, as well as all of the links you’ll ever need to keep up with him — and an album sampler from his debut LP, house of dreams. there’s no need to waste any time, now. hit the button on the top bar or click here if you’re too lazy.
get at it.
-grizzly
no one really care’s what anyone else has to say about chuck hamilton anymore (which is probably a good thing), so let’s just focus on the fact that this video actually happened and most “emcees” getting limelight these days couldn’t freestyle for 3 minutes if their life depended on it. just watch 95% of the freestyles any blog posts…
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