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SK Vibemakers Presents - The Best Of 2008

SK Vibemakers - The Best Of 2008

Is it too late to keep posting best of tapes? Maybe so, but I’ll go ahead anyway with this one. ‘SK Vibemakers - The Best of 2008′ is a compilation of the Grimier side to the UK urban scene. Featuring many of the big tracks of 2008 from the likes of Ironik, JME, Kano, Ghetto, Giggs, Dizzee, Sway, Wiley, Skepta, Roll Deep and loads more all curiously mixed with sound bytes from some of the artists. Free download below. 

Tracklisting:

  1. Intro
  2. Giggs – Talking the hardest (Freestyle)
  3. Giggs Speaks: Lyrics more positive than negative?
  4. Giggs – Uummm
  5. Bashy – Adulthood
  6. Chipmunk – Muhammad Ali
  7. Kano – Hustler
  8. Kano Speaks: Leave behind the scene
  9. Ghetto – Sing for me
  10. Sway – F ur ex (Ft. Stush)
  11. Sway Speaks: Grime Overshadowing UK Hip Hop
  12. Wiley – Wearing my rolex
  13. Skepta - Rolex sweep (ft. Wiley)
  14. Skepta Speaks: Rolex Sweep
  15. Roll Deep - Do me wrong (Ft. Janay)
  16. Roll Deep Speaks: Roll Deep still Grime?
  17. Jme – Standard
  18. Jeeday Jawz – Getting dat paper
  19. Double S – From day
  20. Tinie tempah Speaks: Myspace revolutions
  21. Tinie Tempah – Tears
  22. Tinchey Stryder Speaks: Gone different
  23. Tinchy Stryder - Stryderman
  24. Sway – Saturday night hustle (Ft. Lemar)
  25. Dizzee Rascal – Dance wiv me (Ft. Calvin Harris & Chrome)
  26. Estelle Speaks: Do or die?
  27. Estelle – American boy (Ft. Kanye West)
  28. N.Dubz Speaks: Tulisa Nuts
  29. N.Dubz - Ouch
  30. Street Politiks - Ill ride (Remix Ft. Estelle & Bashy)
  31. Sincere – Once upon a time (Ft. Natty)
  32. Wretch 32 – Be cool (Ft. Wizzy Wow)
  33. Nolay – Bars of truth
  34. Ironik – Stay with me

Download: SK Vibemakers presents - The best of 2008

Make sure you head over to the SK Vibemakers Website for loads more mixtape downloads, podcasts and radio shows.

Posted
January 24th, 2009

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Sinden On Kiss - January 08, 2009

Sinden

Picked this gem up from the Mad Decent blog. A fresh mix courtesy of Sinden recorded on Kiss, January 8th 2009. Nice tracklist, take a peep, a 100% recommended download for anyone that likes a bit of genre hopping but still wants to keep it tight and consistent. It even features a healthy dose of RnB. Something for every occasion.

  1. Lilly Allen - Fear (The Count Saves Lilly From The Fear Remix) - Regal
  2. Starkey Ft Dirty Goods - Gutter Music - Keysounds
  3. Jackie Chain - Rollin (Diplo Remix) - Mad Decent
  4. 2000f & Jkamata - You Don’t Know What Love Is - Hyperdub
  5. Dj Mehdi - Tunisia Bambaata - Ed Banger
  6. Jesse Rose Ft Hot Chip - Day Is Gone - Dubsided
  7. Telepathe - Lights Go Down - V2 Records
  8. Dinosaur L - Go Bang - Sleeping Bag Records
  9. La Roux - Quicksand - Kitsune
  10. Ryan Leslie And Jadakiss - How It Was Supposed To Be Remix - Next Selection
  11. The Dream Ft Nore - Rockin That Thing Remix - Def Jam
  12. Hud Mo - Polka Dot Blues - Warp
  13. Nasty Jack Ft Flo Dan, Teddy Bruckshot & Skepta - Sky Juice Riddim - Nasty Records
  14. Esser - Work It Out (Sinden Remix) - Trangressive

Download: Sinden On Kiss - January 08, 2009

You can also stream this direct from the post on Mad Decent.

Posted
January 13th, 2009

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Fashawn - Higher Learning Mixtape

Fashawn - Higher Learning Mixtape

Another Hip Hop mixtape here which popped up late in December. Fashawn is a 20 year old MC from the West Coast of America who is set to be making waves with his forthcoming album “Boy Meets World” judging by the collaborations on this tape. Artists drafted in include K-OS, Alchemist & Evidence, Rickochet, Big Pooh and others.

Fashawn’s rhymes are pretty tight, the beats are crisp and there are some fresh remixes on there too. He seems to have that ‘golden-era’ indie mentality (and sound), a really hungry MC that at times shows some great versatility and charisma. Defiantly a couple of gems on this tape. Check it out, released in collaboration with NahRight & OnSMASH.

Tracklist:

  1. Intro
  2. Fortified Live (Remix)
  3. Freedom
  4. Let Me See Your ID (Skit)
  5. Day ‘N’ Nite (Remix) (feat. KiD CuDi)
  6. Sunday Morning (Remix) (feat. K-OS)
  7. The Far Left (feat. Alchemist & Evidence)
  8. Turf Rap (Remix)
  9. Seize Power (Skit)
  10. Politics (feat. Krondon)
  11. Jimmy (Ratatat Remix)
  12. Fake ID
  13. Life Is Too Short
  14. Buyers Guide
  15. Cold Shoulder (Remix) (feat. Adele)
  16. You Lookin At Me (Skit)
  17. Something Special
  18. Do You (Skit)
  19. Still Gettin Mine “5-5-9″ (Remix) (feat. Rickochet)
  20. Beautiful Day (Remix) (feat. Evidence, Big Pooh, Aloe Blacc, Mickey Factz, Theo & Kes Kaos)
  21. Over When Its Done (Outro)

Download: Fashawn - Higher Learning Mixtape

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January 7th, 2009

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Termanology - If Heaven Was A Mile Away (a tribute to J Dilla)

Termanology - If Heaven Was A Mile Away (A Tribute to J Dilla) Mixtape)

Termanology - If Heaven Was A Mile Away (A Tribute To J Dilla) Mixtape)

Huuuuuuuuuge, huge, huge mixtape here from Termanology in tribute of the late, great J Dilla. A great way to kick off Hip Hop in 2009, this mixtape started appearing on the web on the 1st of January and is already being hailed by some as a contender for the best of 2009. Its pretty decent for sure.

Featuring guest spots by Saigon, Freeway, Rapper Big Pooh, Sheek Louch, Joell Ortiz, Bun B, Chaudon, Joe Scudda, Skyzoo and loads more its a really good cop. Download link after the tracklist below, as always its free. RIP J Dilla, 1974-2006.

  1. Intro
  2. OHH
  3. Circulate (100 Bars)
  4. Say It (feat. Sheek Louch, Joell Ortiz, Bun B, Saigon & Freeway)
  5. Spazz Out
  6. Down With The King
  7. Pay Jay (feat. Rapper Big Pooh, Chaundon & Joe Scudda)
  8. Code Of The ST.
  9. What Type Of Money (feat. ST. Da Squad)
  10. Enemies (feat. Steele)
  11. Hot 97
  12. Movie Clip (feat. Chi King)
  13. Only One Can Win
  14. She Wants A SuperSTar (feat. SuperSTah Snuk & Ea$y Money)
  15. Boyz On Da Ave (feat. Artisin & Hectic)
  16. Outro (A Tribute To Jay)
  17. Bars 4 The Stars (feat. Skyzoo & Reks) (Bonus)

Download: Termanology - If Heaven Was A Mile Away (a tribute to J Dilla) Mixtape

Posted
January 6th, 2009

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Mick Boogie & Terry Urban - Best Of 2008

Mick Boogie & Terry Urban - Best Of 2008

Another Best Of 2008 post and one for all the Hip Hop heads out there. ‘Best Of 2008 - Cornerstone Mixtape #112′ see’s the ever-present Mick Boogie, this teaming up time with long-time cohort Terry Urban and released in collaboration with Cornerstone Promotion. The tape features 32 of Mick and Terry’s favourite Hip Hop tracks from 2008 most of which have been reworked/remixed in some way too. And remixed well. Its been a big year for Mick, releasing some of the best mixtapes of the year. I for one hope he continues this trend into 2009.

Tracklist:

  1. Intro (6th Sense)
  2. So Fly (Slim f Biggie - Mick Boogie Mix)
  3. Announcement (Common f Biggie - Mick Boogie Mix)
  4. I Luv Your Girl (Dream f Jay-Z MB/TU Mix)
  5. Paper Planes (MIA - Terry Urban Mix)
  6. Swagger Like Us (Jay-Z - Mick Boogie Transition)
  7. Jockin My Wonderwalls (Jay-Z & Oasis)
  8. Diamond Girl (Ryan Leslie f Kanye West - Mick Boogie Mix)
  9. Paris Tokyo (Lupe Fiasco f CL Smooth - Mick Boogie Mix)
  10. Girls Around (Lloyd f Rakim - MB/TU Mix)
  11. Drivin Down The Block (Kidz In The Hall f/ El-P)
  12. Gettin Up (Q-Tip)
  13. Milli (Lil Wayne - Wonder/Excel Mix)
  14. Love Lockdown (Kanye West f LMFAO)
  15. Falsetto (Dream - Terry Urban Mix)
  16. Day N Night (Kid Cudi f Jay-Z - Terry Urban Mix)
  17. Lollirock (Lil Wayne & Kanye West - Kickdrums Remix)
  18. Dangerous (Kardinal f Akon)
  19. The Boss (Rick Ross f Lil Wayne - Mick Boogie Mix)
  20. Out Here Grindin (Khaled)
  21. My President (Young Jeezy f Nas)
  22. Black President (Nas f Young Jeezy)
  23. American Boy (Estelle f Jay-Z and NERD - Terry Urban Mix)
  24. Everyone Knows (NERD - Sammy Bananas Remix)
  25. Dont Touch Me Remix (Busta Rhymes f Nas)
  26. Magic (Robin Thicke f Jay-Z - Mick Boogie Mix)
  27. The Light 08 (Common)
  28. How We Rock (Termanology f Bun B)
  29. Rising Down (The Roots f Mos Def & Styles)
  30. Viagra (88 Keys and Kanye West)
  31. Midnight 08 (Q-Tip)
  32. Go All Out (9th Wonder and Buckshot)

Download: Mick Boogie & Terry Urban - Best of ‘08

Posted
January 3rd, 2009

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FACT Magazine - 20 best mixes of 2008

Another best of 2008 post, this time lifted from one of my favourite off and online magazines FACT. This post on the website details their 20 best mixes of 2008. If you know FACT then you’ll know what to expect from the genres therein, if you don’t then get to know! Its a really good round up of what was hot for 2008, many of them being freely available for download…

FACT Magazine - 20 Best Mixes

A mix can show you a side to an artist that a regular album can’t, it can disinter the latent energy in songs both bleeding edge and familiar, it can help commemorate the past and it can break and spread important news. That’s why the second of our end-of-year lists celebrates the mix in all its modern-day incarnations - studio mixes, live mixes, radio sets and MC-oriented mixtapes - most of which are available to download for free below.

20 Best mixes of 2008
  1. APPLEBLIM – RINSE APRIL PODCAST (RINSE FM)
  2. METRO AREA – FABRIC 43 (FABRIC)
  3. MARCUS NASTY & MAC 10 – SEPTEMBER RINSE SET (RINSE FM)
  4. OPTIMO – SLEEPWALK (DOMINO)
  5. BOK BOK & MANARA – WHAT’S A NICHE? (MAD DECENT
  6. ESAU MWANWAYA AND RADIOCLIT ARE… THE VERY BEST (SELF-RELEASED)
  7. V/A – HYPERDUB SHOWCASE (MARY ANNE HOBBS EXPERIMENTAL SHOW, RADIO 1)
  8. DJ /RUPTURE – UPROOT (THE AGRICULTURE)
  9. TRIM – SOULFOOD VOLUME 3 (SELF-RELEASED
  10. PRINS THOMAS – RA.074 (RESIDENT ADVISOR)
  11. JUSTIN MILLER & JACQUES RENAULT – ANIMAL HOUSE (FACT)
  12. V/A – GENERATION BASS (MARY ANNE HOBBS EXPERIMENTAL SHOW, RADIO 1)
  13. CROOKERS – FIVE MINUTE MINI-MIX (ANNIE MAC’S SHOW, RADIO 1)
  14. HESSLE AUDIO – FACT MIX (FACT)
  15. RITON – THE EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK MIXTAPE (SELF-RELEASED)
  16. SQUINCY JONES – NINTENDUB (SELf-RELEASED)
  17. MIKE SIMONETTI – ALBUTEROL MIX (ITALIANS DO IT BETTER)
  18. DEETRON – FUSE PRESENTS… (MUSIC MAN)
  19. JACKMASTER – MIX FOR SINDEN’S SHOW (KISS FM)
  20. GHOST BOX – ADVENTURES IN MODERN MUSIC GUEST MIX (RESONANCE FM)

To get links for all these mixes check out the post on Fact Magazine where they have also added brief descriptions of why each mix is featured with pictures and all! Plus some healthy comments with readers having their say.

Posted
December 30th, 2008

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Pandemonium Jones - Splendid Moments 2008 Mix

As we move into 2009 I thought I’d try and compile a couple of “Best of” mixes that I’ve seen on the interweb. The first is stolen from the Sound Verite’ Blog; “Splendid Moments 2008″ is the work of Pandemonium Jones of the DJ duo Cap & Jones. The mix jumps around a few genres and offers a freakin’ awesome re-cap on what’s been hot this year, from the Philly resident. Its pretty damn nice and I’m ashamed to say it has introduced me to a heap of tracks that I’d missed…

Splendid Moments

Pandemonium Jones has this to say on the the mix:

My friend Khris asked me to contribute a mix of some of my favorite songs for the year to be shared via his blog, Rock The Dub, “the least jiggy and the most no frills” digital thought outpost on the internetto, and I was only too happy to oblige as he is an old and dear chum and he rocks a fine dub. The mix is called “Splendid Moments” and I think it lives up to the title. Many artists and genres of music are conspicuously absent, so it does not reflect my Overall Favorite Songs Hands Down, but it contains a lot of songs that dropped my jaw this year. I’m very pleased with the results and I hope you like it, too.

As usual its all free, if you have spotted any other “Best of 2008″ mixes that deserve attention then drop them in the comments below.

Tracklist:

  1. Soy Un Caballo - Robin
  2. SALEM - Streets Of Philadelphia
  3. Kanye West - Say You Will
  4. Fleet Foxes - Blue Ridge Mountains
  5. Black Mountain - Wucan
  6. Portishead - Magic Doors
  7. No Age - Eraser
  8. Atlas Sound - On Guard
  9. Animal Collective - Cobwebs
  10. Hot Chip - We’re Looking For A Lot Of Love
  11. Nico - I’ll Keep It With Mine (Pocketknife’s Odd Beauty Remix)
  12. Cut Copy - Strangers In The Wind
  13. Hercules & Love Affair - Blind (Frankie Knuckles Remix)
  14. Amadou & Miriam - Sabali
  15. Bon Iver - Lump Sum
  16. Benoit Pioulard - Idyll
  17. Wolf Parade - Language City
  18. Deerhunter - Nothing Ever Happened
  19. M83 - Graveyard Girl
  20. Beach House - Gila
  21. Fennesz - Grey Scale
  22. Grouper - Heavy Water/I’d Rather Be Sleeping
  23. Mount Eerie With Julie Doiron - Voice In Headphones

Download: Pandemonium Jones - Splendid Moments 2008 mix

Posted
December 27th, 2008

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