Name: Back To The Essence by Blackalicious in hip hops
Duration: 3 min 33 s
Description: The A2G EP by Blackalicious was released in 1999 by Quannum Projects and served as a precursor to Blackalicious' full length debut Nia, which shares three tracks with this EP. Perhaps the EP's most famous track is "Alphabet Aerobics", a collaboration with Jurassic 5's Cut Chemist.

Lyrics Born, Gift of Gab & Chief Excel - lethal combination!

100% pure skill. This was my $hit back then and it still is to this day.

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Binary Star - Honest Expression

Just in time for Halloween, the Hieroglyphics crew is back with a new jawn titled “Heebie Jeebies.” The Gully Duckets-produced track finds the eight-man crew rapping over some menacing production with a slight trap feel to it. This track is one of two jawns that came out of the entire crew being together in the studio in YEARS. This week has been busy for the crew already, as member Pep Love released his Dolla Daily EP on Tuesday.

Mass Appeal Premiere: http://bit.ly/1G2vdHN
Purchase: http://bit.ly/1tlv7pD

Produced by Gully Duckets.

Heebie Jeebies

Moving At The Speed Of Life . Living Legends

The A2G EP by Blackalicious was released in 1999 by Quannum Projects and served as a precursor to Blackalicious' full length debut Nia, which shares three tracks with this EP. Perhaps the EP's most famous track is "Alphabet Aerobics", a collaboration with Jurassic 5's Cut Chemist.

Back To The Essence

DRONES OVER BKLYN
produced by EL-P
co-produced by LITTLE SHALIMAR
FOR DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/?4bpgksc5yzppqfh

from the adult swim singles series 2011 and the upcoming full length album tentatively titled "CANCER FOR CURE" (FAT POSSUM RECORDS 2012)

DRONES OVER BKLYN (uncensored, unmastered)

Check out this free download of "It's On Fire (Feat. Lateef The Truth Speaker)" from J Boogie's new album "Dubtronic Science."  

"Dubtronic Science" is his third album, which features collaborations from Pimps of Joytime, Chrys-Anthony, Lateef the Truthspeaker, Gina Rene & amp and more.  Planning a tour for late 2011, and recently opened for Bassnectar and Widespread Panic.  Also played at Coachella, Bonnaroo, Treasure Island, Outside Lands, Lightning in a Bottle, Bumbershoot, SXSW, High Sierra, Power to the Peaceful and Burning Man. Heavily promoted series of 45 and digital singles surrounding album, including remixes by Egyptian Lover, Hot Toddy and DJ Nu-Mark (Jurassic 5).


J Boogie -  It's On Fire (Feat. Lateef The Truth Speaker)

Check out this free download of "Great Expectations" from J-Live's new album "S.P.T.A."  Album features production by RJD2, Nicolay of Foreign Exchange, Diamond D, Audible Doctor of Brown Bag Allstars.  

J-Live - Great Expectations

Check out this free download of "Too Much Birthday " from People Under The Stairs new Highlighter EP

Highlighter EP, a prelude to People Under The Stairs' most ambitious work to date, marks the beginning of their 8th album release and captures the unparalleled group at the height of their 4 year career. More than just an indie hip-hop album, Highlighter's outside collaborators comprise a group of influential LA indy-rock producers, engineers, and live players. The Duo dug deep into tape, obscure recods, and live players and emerge with a project that is both unique and yet familiar. Amidst the swirling musical landscapes, the P realist their most psychedelic album yet and continue to pioneer an alternate, innovative musical direction in rap music. This special release in advance of the album features 4 handpicked selections from the 20 track album available nowhere else.

Los Angeles based People Under The Stairs, Double K (Michael Turner) and Thes One (Christopher Portugal) are the most successful fully independent hip-hop duo in the history of Hip-Hop. Since their initial full length release in 1998, People Under The Stairs have performed more than a thousand sold out shows, festivals and world tours spanning 6 continents and 40 countries. With a pioneering DIY ethic, “The P” as they are referred to by their fans, have self-managed, produced and engineered 7 full-length albums and countless singles and side projects. The musical sensibility punctuating their unique brand of hip-hop has not only earned them the title “The Steely Dan of Rap Music” but consistent critical acclaim and numerous appearances on the Billboard Charts. Their illustrious career includes an appearance on The Simpson’s 20th Anniversary Special, a John Peele Session at Abbey Road, and groundbreaking performances at key festivals such as Glastonbury, Coachella and Bonaroo, the last of which was noted by SPIN magazine as “Simply the best performance of Friday… Period”. As part of their 10 year Anniversary World Tour in 2009, People Under The Stairs travelled to new continents with sold out shows in China, Brazil and Africa and continued to tour through 2010 with main stage plays at Outside Lands Festival, Governors Ball NYC and many others. 

People Under The Stairs - Too Much Birthday

Underground hip-hop luminaries from East to West unite as Gift Of Gab is joined by R.A. The Rugged Man and A-F-R-O on the new track "Freedom Form Flowing".  Taken from Gift Of Gab's new EP "Rejoice! Rappers Are Rapping Again!", which is now available at https://www.patreon.com/giftofgab.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3dtIyt6U1E

Gift Of Gab + R.A. The Rugged Man + A-F-R-O - Freedom Form Flowing

Ecid is a kamikaze visionary: an artist with an all or nothing approach to every aspect of his art and life. Ambitious almost to a fault with an “us against them” DIY mentality, Ecid has self-booked, self released, and self-made his own movement. Ecid doesn’t try to sell you on any one way of life, he only sells you on the idea that you can live however you want. A Minneapolis native and a participant in the Twin Cities hip hop scene since 2003, all three of Ecid’s most recent releases have charted on the College Music Journal’s Hip Hop Top 40 chart. Collaborating with the likes of Eyedea, Awol One, and Kristoff Krane along the way, his smashing new album, Werewolf Hologram, is destined to make even bigger waves.
Ecid pushes the limits of sampling, it’s not so much what he samples, it’s what he does with every note. Pitch shifting and chopping every sample to the point of no return, slapping together psych-rock vocal chops with 808 booms and hand claps, then adding more layers of drum breaks, and echo heavy guitars. Inspired by the duality in humanity, Werewolf Hologram tackles heavy thought provoking topics that really dig into your head. The hooks explode: layer upon layer of melodies evoking color and nostalgia. Ecid brings you into a new world, his world. With a knack for slap stick, smarty pants, one liners that make us smile while shaking our heads in disbelief. His voice is full of charm and just enough personal triumph and tragedy so you believe every word. Werewolf Hologram is an album fueled by the loss of a friend and men- tor, a computer crash, and the realization that nothing, not even plastic, is meant to last.



13- Rock Stars Don't Apologize (feat. Awol One, Kristoff Krane, and Eyedea)

This song was written and recorded in 2001 for the Sage Francis "Sick of Waging War" mix CD. It features Eyedea and Slug on vocals. Not only was this beat produced by Eyedea, but it was also recorded and mixed in his home studio. We lost Micheal "Eyedea" Larsen in October 2010. Here is Sage's write-up about how we lost a beautiful man, musician and artist much too soon: http://tinyurl.com/TheManBehindTheEyedea

"Sick of Waging War" is available on CD and MP3 at http://biturl.net/wagingwar

"EMBARRASSED" Sage Francis feat. Eyedea + Slug

LISTEN / BUY EP HERE: https://rse.lnk.to/FreedomFinger

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SONG CREDITS:
Produced By Aesop Rock
Additional instrumentation by Grimace Federation
Mixed By Eddie Sancho
Mastered By Joe LaPorta

Aesop Rock - Drums on the Wheel

!!! These are stripped-down 192mp3 snippets of the original tracks!!!

Artist: V.A.
Title: Compost Vocal Selection (Brothers) „Merging – Male Vocal Tunes“ compiled & mixed by Rupert & Mennert 
Cat No: CPT 418-3
Format: Download
Releasedate: 15.03.2012

Tracklisting:

01.	Zwicker - Prism (Featuring Serpentine) (05:23)
02.	General Electrics - Take You Out Tonight (Feat. Lateef the Truth Speaker) (05:16)
03.	Intuit - Western Sunrise (Featuring Andy Bey) (06:37)
04.	General Electrics - Facing That Void (Featuring Maroons) (03:06)
05.	Wagon Cookin' - Start To Play (Featuring Aqeel 72) (07:31)
06.	TJ Kong & Nuno dos Santos - Merging (Featuring Robert Owens) (10:18) 
07.	Phreek Plus One - True (I Know It) (Featuring Ovasoul7) (05:20)
08.	Beanfield - Someone Like You (Featuring Ernesto) (05:46)
09.	Daniel Magg - Set For Seizure (Featuring Gentlerain) (06:11)
10. Kyoto Jazz Massive - Deep In Your Mind (Featuring Victor Davies) (07:23)
11. Les Gammas - All Of Me (03:24)
12. Alex Attias Presents Mustang - Help Me (Featuring Colonel Red) (04:54)
13. Joseph Malik - Evil Things (Bobby Hughes Combination Remix) (04:37)
14. Muallem - Holla (There's Sun In Primrose) (Featuring Marc Frank) (04:29)

V.A. – Compost Vocal Selection (Brothers) (Continuous Mix) (62:38)

Info: After one and a half decade and more than 400 releases, Compost Records bundles some of their finest tunes as Various Artists digital download compilation albums. The variety and full spectrum of Compost’s repertoire has never or rarely been presented in form of a musical genre compilation. These releases will be compiled or DJ-mixed by Compost’s artists and are available as digital downloads, except in some rare cases very very limited as 500 CDs.

Ever since the beginning of electronic music the voice was considered an instrument that shouldn’t be forgotten. So when everybody considered the beats and the bass as the King, there was still love for vocals. Sometimes to create an atmosphere of tribalism with its own mantras, sometimes as a work of poetry. But always present.

From the depths of the Compost vaults vocal tracks were selected and mixed by Rupert & Mennert. Compost and Rupert & Mennert are more than proud to present two shining examples of all the great songs that were sung and produced in the last two decades.

Could one say that this particular ‘Compost Selection’ defines a genre? Well... not entirely. Do all the great vocalists that sang on an immense amount of Compost releases deserve their own spotlight? Well... hell yes!

The first take has the appropriate sub-title: Brothers.

On this very compilation, fourteen tracks are selected and mixed together. With vocal contributions by Robert Owens, Victor Davies, Colonel Red, Marc Frank, Joseph Malik, Ovasoul 7, Jamie Lloyd, Ernesto and many more. The tracks will go back and forth through all kinds of genres. From the deep folk electronic of Zwicker , the latin-jazz by Intuit and the spoken word by General Electrics to the beats by Wagon Cookin’, Daniel Magg, Phreek Plus One and TJ Kong & Nuno dos Santos. Giving you post broken beats by Beanfield and Kyoto Jazz Massive. Ending with some classic crooning from Les Gammas and funky soul by Muallem and Alex Attias.

So let the brothers of Compost be your guide through their musical landscape!

Who are Rupert&Mennert? 
Rupert & Mennert reside in Den Helder, The Netherlands. One of the most beautiful cities in the world. From there they send their music into the wide world. They broadcast a highly irregular radioshow called Weird Pigs. They remix tracks and invent new concepts about making music. One of those mysterious new concepts is called: Brain Connection Series... also on Compost Records. And of course you can expect more Compost Selections from their hand too.
More information or booking: 

www.rupertmennert.nl 
Contact them directly through info@rupertmennert.nl

The Compost Selection releases:
V.A. Compost Ambient Selection Vol.1
„ Sleeping Beauty“ – Compost Relax Works “ compiled and mixed by Minus 8 (limited edition CD, Download) 
V.A. Compost House Selection Vol. 1 „ 10.000 Leagues Deeper – Compost House Cosmos “ compiled and mixed by Thomas Herb (Download) 
V.A. Compost HipHop Selection Vol.1
„ 2Hot 2Cold 2Tuff – Compost HipHop Hunk “ compiled and mixed by Sepalot (Download) 
V.A. Compost Disco Selection Vol.1 „ Astro Boogie – Neo Disco Voltage “ compiled and mixed by Michael Reinboth (Download) 
V.A. Compost Jazz Selection Vol. 1
„See The Sun – Compost Jazz Affairs “compiled and mixed by Rupert & Mennert (Download) 
V.A. Compost Downbeat Selection Vol. 1 „Ocean Beat“ – Warm Organic Harmony“ compiled and mixed by Rupert & Mennert (Download) 
V.A. Compost House Selection Vol. 2
„Get Slapped Up“ – House Moods“ compiled and mixed by Shahrokh Dini (Download) 
V.A. Compost Downbeat Selection Vol. 2 „One Step Forward – Warm Pop And Folky“ compiled and mixed by Michael Reinboth (Download) 
V.A. Compost Jazz Selection Vol. 2 „ Crosswinds – Compost Jazz Affairs“ compiled and mixed by Rupert & Mennert (Download) 
V.A. Compost Experimental Selection Vol. 1 „ Seismic Tranquilizer – Leftfield Tracks “ compiled and mixed by Rupert & Mennert (Download) 
V.A. Compost Remixes Selection Vol. 1 „ Incredible – Best Of Remixes“ compiled and mixed by Rupert & Mennert (Download) 
V.A. Compost Ambient Selection Vol.2 „The Quiet Room – Smooth Spheric Noise “ compiled and mixed by Rupert & Mennert (Download) 
V.A. Compost Brazil Selection Vol.1 „ Primavera – Bossa & Samba Beats “ compiled and mixed by Tom Burclay (Download) 
V.A. Compost Remixes Selection Vol. 2 „Go Get It – More Remixes“ compiled and mixed by Rupert & Mennert (Download) 
V.A. Compost Downbeat Selection Vol.3 „Cherish Your Love – Moody Twilight Vibes“ compiled and mixed by Rupert & Mennert (Download)

General Electrics | Take You Out Tonight (Featuring Lateef the Truth Speaker)

https://FoolsGoldRecs.lnk.to/RunTheJewels

El P + Killer Mike = Run The Jewels. Rap's most dangerous duo have teamed up with Fool's Gold for a free album. Ten tracks of speaker obliterating beats and razor sharp verses, laced with searingly honest emotion and pitch black humor.

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