Merry Christmas 2009!

Remember my Merry Christmas compilation I gave y'all last year? Well... Here's Volume 2!

I put together this collection of songs on behalf of my family as a gift to you and yours! Feel free to share this cd with your family and friends, and hopefully we can all have happy ears this holiday season! haha

HAPPY CHRISMAKWANZIFESTIVAKAH!! :)

P.S. If you listen to this album in your iTunes player, you can view the original album cover for each song by clicking on the little arrow in the artwork window while the song is playing.

Enjoy!

*Please notice it's a 2 part download 'cuz it was too big. Make sure you get both parts!

DWNLD> MERRY CHRISTMAS 2009! PT1+PT2

P.P.S. If you missed Merry Christmas 2008, you can grab it HERE!

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Idle Warship (Talib Kweli, Res, Graph Nobel)

Idle Warship is a new super-group consisting of Talib Kweli, Res, and my homegirl from Toronto, Graph Nobel! They just released a mixtape (mixed by Mick Boogie) of new material (through Kweli's Blacksmith website) called "Party Robot"... and it's DOPE! Check it out, and keep an eye out for the full-length album!

DWNLD> IDLE WARSHIP - Party Robot (Mixtape)

visit the Blacksmith website

Enjoy!

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Bill Withers Documentary

As I mentioned in my last post below, there are a lot of wonderful music docs coming out now to remind us of our world's living legends... Here's another you should know.... Bill Withers.

"BILL WITHERS in : STILL BILL"
official site: StillBillTheMovie.com



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Bernie Worrell & Sly Stone Documentaries

So I've been stumbling upon a bunch of really cool movie trailers for some music-related documentaries. Check these ones out, if you haven't seen them already... Can't wait to see 'em!

"STRANGER: BERNIE WORRELL ON EARTH"
official site: StrangerMovie.com



"COMING BACK FOR MORE / DANCE TO THE MUSIC: FINDING SLY STONE"
official site: SlyStoneDocumentary.com



Enjoy!

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King Reign

Yet another dope Canadian MC drops a nice mixtape!

Here's a new one put out by the Real Freqs, featuring 7 tracks from BrassMunk's King Reign. The mixtape features appearances by Saukrates, Pharoahe Monch, and more!

Check it out...

DWNLD> KING REIGN - Reign Music

original Real Frequency post

Enjoy!

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Electric Purgatory

This is a great new documentary on "the fate of the black rocker", and the film starts with a Saturday Night Live performance from back in the day by my boys, Fishbone. Very cool film you can watch it in its entirety right here....right now.... or whenever you have an hour to take it all in.... It's a good one!



Enjoy!

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MJ A Rocker!

This EP of 6 songs by Michael Jackson, done "inna reggae stylee" by Chicago based band called The Drastics, is pretty slick and worth having a listen to!

Check this out....

DWNLD> THE DRASTICS - MJ A ROCKER!

Enjoy!

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The Dualers

This album came out in 2006, and I just heard it this week for the first time, thanks to an awesome blog called Life In Monochrome (who in turn got it from a blog called Musica & Cerveja). Awesome album! Great songs! Thanks!

The Dualers are from South London, England, and this is their 3rd album.

Check out this great song and video to get the vibe of these guys...



DWNLD> THE DUALERS - The Melting Pot

Enjoy!

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Ian Kamau

This is a nice surprise from an old friend and Toronto MC, Ian Kamau. Kamau has given us a sweet 9 song mixtape to promote his upcoming album that's out on September 9th! Check out this one and go cop the album too! Glad to have some new Kamau material to add to the collection! Thanks homey!

Enjoy!

DWNLD> IAN KAMAU - September 9th Mixtape

visit Ian Kamau's MySpace

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Hip-Hop Inna Reggae Stylee, Vol.2!

As some of you may already know, I put together my first blog compilation last year entitled "Hip-Hop Inna Reggae Stylee". It was so well received that I decided to put together Volume 2! And here it is! Here's the tracklisting:

01-Dub Selection Intro-SANTOGOLD
02-Still Tippin' It (ft. Slim Thug & Mike Jones)-SANTOGOLD
03-Guns Up (ft. Damian Marley & Stephen Marley)-CHALI 2NA
04-Nice Up The Function (ft. Roots Manuva)-MR. SCRUFF
05-Party Together (ft. KRS-One)-SLY & ROBBIE
06-Gun Fever (Blam Blam)-MARVIN (THE HUMAN)
07-Welcome To The Sound-T.Y.M.E.
08-Thank God For Toronto-MINDBENDER
09-Last Standing Soldier (Bedouin Remix)-KARDINAL OFFISHALL
10-Shimmy Shimmy Ya / A Message To You Rudy-ODB vs THE SPECIALS
11-Fire (ft. Damian Marley)-B-REAL
12-Come On (ft. Chali 2na)-TIPPA IRIE
13-Girls Callin' (ft. Ghostface Killah)-ELEPHANT MAN
14-Passin' Me By (Roots Rockers Reggae Remix)-THE PHARCYDE
15-I Left My Wallet In El Segundo (Vampire Mix)-A TRIBE CALLED QUEST
16-Voice Of A New Generation-DEF JEF
17-Roots, Rap, Reggae (ft. Yellowman)-RUN-D.M.C.
18-Another One To Get Jealous Of-MC SHAN

If you download and enjoy this one, please leave me a comment... It'll inspire me to put together Volume 3. ;)

If you missed Volume 1, you can find it HERE.

*(Please note that track#18 is posted separately as a bonus track... I had to get you that MC Shan classic!!)

Enjoy!

DWNLD> V/A - Mista D's Music Blog presents: HIP-HOP INNA REGGAE STYLEE, VOL.2

DWNLD> BONUS TRACK!

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Faith No More is back!!

That's right!! In case you haven't heard, after 10 years of non-existence, the almighty FAITH NO MORE is back at it for "The Second Coming" Tour. Classic!!

Thanks to a post on T.U.B.E. that I found, we can download and listen to their second show on the tour HERE!

AND you can watch video footage of the entire show, song by song, on a YouTube page made just for this show...CRAZY...You can watch all that HERE!

For the latest info on this "epic" reunion (sorry, I had to), visit FNM's official website at FNM.com.

And now my fingers are crossed that they make a stop in Toronto on this tour!! Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease?!?! :))

Enjoy!

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Cool Kids / Izza Kizza / Meth+Red / Kid Cudi

For those of you out there who "can't find any good new hip-hop".... Look no further.

Here are a few new dope mixtapes... So if you missed 'em... Check these 4 out!

THE COOL KIDS - DWNLD HERE
IZZA KIZZA - DWNLD HERE
METHOD MAN & REDMAN - DWNLD HERE
KID CUDI - DWNLD HERE

Enjoy!

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Asher Roth's 420 Playlist

Asher Roth has a fun and funny 420 playlist for ya! Nice selections, kid!

Check it out HERE!
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Food Songs!

I've been collecting songs for this one for a while, and thanks to some additions based on friends' recommendations, I've put together the first mix of 25 songs! It's a mix of many genres, but is a fun one all around.

If you listen to this collection on iTunes, and click on the little arrow in the album artwork window, you can view each song's orginal album...Check those out too!

This compilation fits on 1 cd too, but I had to post it in 2 parts because it's awesomeness is so large. haha

Lemme know what'cha think....ENJOY!

DWNLD> FOOD SONGS - Mista D's Music Blog Mix PART1 PART2

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Roots Rockers Clubwise Mix

This mix is compiled and mixed by Doc Holiday and Uwe Kaa, otherwise known as the Roots Rockers. It's a reggae mash-up of some killer tunes of many genres! Very well done too. Great tunes!

Just check out the tracklisting:

Ernest Grass - Intro
Turbulence and Spectacular - High Grade
Alice Russel - Hurry On Now (remix)
J.Star - When I fall In Dub
Ms Dynamite - When I fall In Love
Super Cat - Girls Town (remix)
Pharcyde - Passin Me By (remix)
Black Twang and Jahmali - So Rotten (remix)
Michael Rose and Shabba Ranks - Shine Eye Gal (remix)
Buju Banton - Champion (remix)
UB40 feat Sizzla - Red Wine To Gaze (remix)
Mystic Dan - Yes Roots Rockers
Top Cat - Gallist (remix)
Nextmen feat Demolition Man - Piece Of The Pie
Skibadee - Tika Toc
Black Grass - Oh Jah
Zagu Zar - Welcome To England (remix)
Demolition Man and Tenor Fly - Loyal To The Game
Method Man feat Lauryn Hill - Say
C-Day - Kill Of A SoundBwoy
Nextmen feat Cutty ranks - Silent Weapon
Busta Rhymes - Dangerous (remix)
Perfect - Hit Dem
Top Cat - Sess Wen Yu Want (remix)
Nextmen feat Dynamite MC and Demolition Man - Blood and Fire
Marvin Gaye - Hear Me through The Grapevine (remix)
Buju Banton - Tracks Kill People (remix)
Colleen and Webb - Golden (remix)
The Specials and Ol Dirty Bastard - Another message To Rudie (remix)
Black Grass - Dont Leave Me This Way (remix)
Collie Buddz - Come Fi Kill A Sound
Zap Pow Last War
The Dynamics - Seven Nation Army
Onion Rings - Outro

P.S. There's no official cover for this (as far as I could find), so I whipped the above image together for us to use. ;)

Enjoy!

DWNLD> Various Artists - Clubwise Mix Vol.1 by Roots Rockers

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The Real Frequency's 16 16's

This excellent mixtape was just released by The Real Frequency, Canada's longest running hip-hop radio show. 16 years to be exact. My man, Arcee's, concept behind this cd is to have 16 bars from 16 of Toronto's nastiest acts over classic beats from the past 16 years! DJ's P-Plus and Musiklee Inzane mixed it together, and what a great collection of MCs like Saukrates, Kardinal Offishall, King Reign (from BrassMunk), IRS, Theology3, and Ski (with my fave track! What up, Ski?! Get at me!), among many others!

Compilations like this make me proud to be a Torontonian!

Enjoy!

DWNLD> THE REAL FREQUENCY's 16 16's - Various Artists

THE REAL FREQUENCY BLOG


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Stevie Wonder

Now, I'm not always a huge fan of live recordings, but some are just AWESOME. If it's a good soundboard recording, and the performance is good, etc., then I'm with it.

This live show by, the man, Stevie Wonder, is a FANTASTIC show AND recording. It was recorded live, with an audience, at Abbey Road Studios in London, England on November 9th, 2005.

Stevie even performs "Isn't She Lovely" with the song's muse, his daughter, Aisha, as she sings back to him, "Isn't he lovely!". Classic stuff!

Check it out...So big it's in 2 parts....ENJOY!

DWNLD> STEVIE WONDER - Live @ Abbey Road Studios, 2005. part.1 part.2


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DJ Z-Trip!

DJ Z-Trip is still, to me (and many others too, I'm sure), the best party-rockin' DJ alive today. I realize that's a bold statement, but keep in mind that a TRUE party-rockin' DJ is in tune with his or her audience. What is the CROWD gonna dig and get down to? Z-Trip can rock ANY crowd...and that makes him the man. :) haha

Here's more proof that he's the man... Check out these OBAMA mixes...Pt.1 AND Pt.2...before and after.....VERY dope. Great selections. Amazing mixes. Another gem!



Thanks again, Z-Trip!!

Enjoy!

DWNLD> DJ Z-TRIP - Obama Mix Pt.1+2

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Soul Assassins

If you've never been to the downloads section at the Soul Assassins website lately, you should. Tons of classic material! Rarities and wicked mashups by DJ Muggs, DJ Solo and all the Cypress Hill family.


If you check out anything from that site, definitely download the albums you see images of here in this post...They're dope!



Enjoy!

visit SOUL ASSASSINS for tons of downloads!


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Barrington Levy

This album, by one of the greatest voices in reggae, Barrington Levy, was released in 1982. It was recorded at Channel One by Linval Thompson. Mixed by Scientist. A nicely done record, if I do say so myself. Classic material, ladies and gentlemen!

If you were as lucky as I was a few months ago, you would have been one of the fortunate members of the audience catching a reggae tour featuring Marcia Griffiths, Gregory Isaacs, and Barrington Levy LIVE!! It was Marcia Griffiths' birthday show, and all the performers were deadly as can be. Unbelievable voices still as they've grown older. And lively too! So good. :)

Enjoy!

DWNLD> BARRINGTON LEVY - Poor Man Style


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D-Sisive

My boy D-Sisive just released this dope mixtape along with DJ Grouch and Chart Magazine to recap his highlights of '08. Very well done. Check it out...

Enjoy!

DWNLD> D-SISIVE - Knoblich: The Complete '08 Comeback Special (Mixtape by DJ Grouch)

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