Chali 2na – Against The Current (Lawrence Claessens Remix)

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DJ Soko feat. Guilty Simpson and Hassaan Mackey – Stand Up (prod. by Apollo Brown)

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The 4th installment in Mello Music Group’s monthly 7” series finds Apollo finessing a triumphant horn loop that would make Pete Rock proud, while Soko adds personality to the beat via a scratch chorus made up of declaratives from past classics by Pharoahe Monch and M.O.P.. Motor City rhyme animal Guilty Simpson stomps into the track, providing a sixteen bar reminder why he’s one of the fiercest on the mic today. Low Budget’s Hassaan Mackey takes the baton from Guilt, inviting you to take his lines “like a razor to the throat.” Two raw MC’s going for theirs over an equally unprocessed beat; there is little gloss present here, this is meat-and-potatoes rap for hungry heads.

Lil B The BasedGod – Down Forever

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Mix curated by Michael Beaudoin
Cover designed by Ryan Gregory

Big John feat. Kurupt, Esoteric and Chino XL – Deadly, Deadly

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Tacoma Washington’s Big John makes his return to the game after a three year hiatus with “Deadly, Deadly.” the Esoteric produced and featured banger also includes some potent verses from Kurupt and Chino XL. This song will soon be making its way to vinyl, courtesy of Earquake Records. Be on the lookout for Big John’s forthcoming LP, J.Rodgers, dropping later this year through Lemur Media NYC.

Hobs Sputnik and Tank Wonderful – The Perfect Color Combination Stay Busy Mixtape Vol. 1

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Hobs Sputnik straight off the success of his debut album Satellite Strange on Paramanu Recordings teams up with his partner Tank Wonderful to form The Perfect Color Combination. Together the two have been real busy in the studio finishing up their upcoming album, but found some time to throw together a 12 track mixtape to hold fans over while they finish their release. Feat the likes of DeepShit, Nomar Slevik, Rukus45, and Prolific. You can find these guys rhyming over some very popular instrumentals, mixtape style.