Hip-Hop Inna Reggae Stylee, Vol.4!

Hey y'all! Here is my 4th mixtape/compilation for you from my HIP-HOP INNA REGGAE STYLEE series. It's been a while since the last one, but people seem to dig this series, so I hope you enjoy it too. Lemme know what'cha think!

Enjoy!

DWNLD> V/A - Mista D's Music Blog presents: HIP-HOP INNA REGGAE STYLEE, VOL.4

And if you missed Volumes 1, 2 + 3, here they are:
DWNLD> VOLUME 1
DWNLD> VOLUME 2
DWNLD> VOLUME 3



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Black Thought (The Roots)

J.Period just released this live mixtape of his performance with Black Thought (The Roots) at Toronto's recent Manifesto 2010 event at Dundas Square. Amazing stuff! If you caught the show, this is a dope souvenir. If you missed it, now you can hear it. Dopeness!

Check out this video of the show too, courtesy of the fine folks of Manifesto:

J Period & Black Thought Present "The Live Mixtape" illadelph edition @ the 2010 MANIFESTO Festival (OFFICIAL) from themanifesto.ca on Vimeo.

Enjoy folks!

DWNLD: J.PERIOD & BLACK THOUGHT (THE ROOTS) - J.Period Live Mixtape (Illadelph Edition)

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The Darrin & Darren Show!

If you enjoyed the debut episode of THE DARRIN & DARREN SHOW, you're gonna love this one! We had a lot of fun with it!

Enjoy this great mix of independent Canadian music with stories to go along with each song!

Episode #3 will be on Tuesday August 31st @ 7PM on IndieLove.ca!

Join the D&D Facebook group for regular updates and info!

DWNLD: THE DARRIN & DARREN SHOW - Episode #2


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The Darrin & Darren Show!

HAPPY CANADA DAY!!

And to make it even better, here's the first episode of THE DARRIN & DARREN SHOW!

Here's a brief on the show:

Darrin Pfeiffer (drummer for Goldfinger/The Salads) and Darren Dumas (aka Mista D, singer for The Salads) are your hosts for this monthly online radio show at IndieLove.ca strictly dedicated to independent Canadian music of all genres. Darrin & Darren are not only musicians, but avid music fans too, with similar yet different tastes. Listen in as D&D turn each other on to new local talent, sharing their personal stories that go along with each song. Maybe you'll hear something new too?

Enjoy this one.... Episode #2 will be on Tuesday July 27th @ 7PM. Tune in!

Join the D&D Facebook group for regular updates and info!

DWNLD: THE DARRIN & DARREN SHOW - Episode #1


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Cee-Lo Green

Cee-Lo Green (of Gnarls Barkley, and Goodie Mob) has a new album coming out, and he's put out this "Stray Bullets" mixtape as a promo for the yet-to-be-released album.... and I'm LOVING it. Lo's got some dope new material for us yet again. Hopefully more people pay attention to this one then they did with his first 2 solo albums. Check it out!

Key tracks on this one: "Talking To Strangers", "Night Train (ft. Goodie Mob)", "Sophistic@ted B!$ch", amongst many others!

Enjoy!

DWNLD: CEE-LO GREEN - Stray Bullets (Mixtape)


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Hip-Hop Inna Reggae Stylee, Vol.3!

Hey folks! Here is my third mixtape/compilation for you from my HIP-HOP INNA REGGAE STYLEE series. This seems to be a popular one, so I hope you all enjoy it. Lemme know what'cha think! Here's the tracklist for VOL.3:

01-Hurricane Black (ft. Black Thought of The Roots & Common)-MOS DEF
02-Land Of Promise (ft. Dennis Brown)-NAS & DAMIAN MARLEY
03-There Was A Murder-CLIPSE
04-No War (Obama) (ft. Barrington Levy & Kardinal Offishall)-BUSTA RHYMES
05-Night Nurse-U-N-I
06-Get Up In The Morning-CHIDDY BANG
07-Nobody Move! (ft. Yellowman, Skotch Davis, Telli/Ninjasonik)-TROUBLE ANDREW
08-Dubbing It Raw-KING TUBBY VS WU-TANG CLAN
09-Johnny Too Beef-MOS DEF
10-Say Somethin' -NAS & BOB MARLEY
11-Everyday Always-GRAND ANALOG
12-Trapped (ft. Kardinal Offishall)-PROMOE
13-Don't Get So High (Dancehall Mix)-KRS-ONE
14-Freaks (ft. Lil' Vicous)-DOUG E. FRESH
15-In Divine Style-DIVINE STYLER
16-Artical (Original Posse Mix) (ft. Phife from A Tribe Called Quest & Chip-Fu from Fu-Shnickens)-WHITEY DON

Enjoy!

DWNLD> V/A - Mista D's Music Blog presents: HIP-HOP INNA REGGAE STYLEE, VOL.3

And if you missed Volume 1 + 2, here they are:
DWNLD> VOLUME 1
DWNLD> VOLUME 2


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Grimace Love

This mixtape came out in 2008 from my Toronto homey Grimace Love. Check it out if you missed this one. Grimace is dope! Big up to Monolith!

Enjoy!

DWNLD: GRIMACE LOVE - The Pre-Album Smoke Session (Mixtape)


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The Roots : Dilla Joints

Check out this dope new mixtape ?uestlove put out there recently of The Roots paying tribute to Dilla. It's some laid back Dilla-style instrumental joints in honor of the man himself. Smooooooothness. :)

Download link below... Enjoy!

DWNLD: THE ROOTS - Dilla Joints (Mixtape)


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Mos Def : Mos Dub

This is just pure dopeness.

Remember that Jaydiohead mash-up mixtape? This is the latest from the same dude, Max Tannone. I've got it on regular rotation at the moment. Check it out, if you know what's good for you... :)

DWNLD: MOS DEF - Mos Dub (Mixtape by Max Tannone)


ENJOY!

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NaS Vs Bob Marley

This is a great mash-up mixtape put out by 100 Akres Productions using various NaS acapellas over beats containing samples from Bob Marley's "Uprising" album. Sounds dope! Have a listen....

DWNLD: NAS vs BOB MARLEY - Relatives Abroad (The Mash-up)


ENJOY!

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The Beastie Boys!

This is a DOPE mixtape of Beastie Boy remixes by BT. Ch-ch-check it out! haha For real though, I'm really impressed at the quality of this one. Dig it, yo...

DWNLD: BEASTIE BOYS - The Classics (Remixed by BT)

ENJOY!

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Bobo Meets Rhettmatic

This is a great evolution of the mixtape in my humble opinion!
This mixtape consists of the collaborative efforts of ERIC BOBO (percussion, CYPRESS HILL) and DJ RHETTMATIC (legendary BEAT JUNKIES). Very dope! Check it out...

DWNLD: ERIC BOBO & DJ RHETTMATIC - Bobo Meets Rhettmatic (The Mixtape)

ENJOY!

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Toronto Plays For Haiti

What a fantastic night! A HUGE success!! Check out this overview video put together by the Edge :


ENJOY!

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The Roots!

Check out this killer mixtape somebody threw together of "the best" of The Roots performances/collaborations on The Jimmy Kimmel Show... as you DO know that they're the band on the show, right? Good. Alright. haha This has some killer tracks they did live with artists like Mos Def, Beastie Boys, Ludacris, Goodie Mob, Public Enemy, Clipse, and more! Enjoy this one! It's dope!

DWNLD: LATE NIGHT WITH THE ROOTS - V/A (Mixtape)


ENJOY!

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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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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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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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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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