“The Messengers Episode 1 (Fela Kuti)” is the second in a series of FREE mixtapes by K’naan and J. Period that pay tribute to musical “Messengers” Fela Kuti, Bob Marley and Bob Dylan. This mixtape is based on the works of Fela Kuti, and is basically a bunch of remixes of his music. If you like this, check out “The Messengers EP,” which served as kind of an introduction to this series. Click below to download “The Messengers Episode 1 (Fela Kuti)” for FREE:
This is a new FREE mixtape from Sabzi of the Blue Scholars called “69ROLLS&OOF!” This album is basically a mix of Hawaiian tunes that follows the group’s direction on their recent “Oof! EP,” which was a new and innovative sound they referred to as “an exercise in global expression.” Click below to download Sabzi’s “69ROLLS&OOF!” for FREE:
DJ Spinna “New York” Video
15-Sep-09
This is a new video from DJ Spinna’s “Sonic Smash” featuring Krym of The Jigmastas. The song is about life in pre-gentrified New York.
New video for Four Quarters, from Pace Won & Mr. Green’s “The Only Color That Matters Is Green.” If you like this, check out their other videos for Children Sing, I Need Money, and She Can Be So Cold.
Kaze “Blowing In The Wind” Video
11-Sep-09
Stumbled across this on YouTube this morning and thought it was tight. Blowing In The Wind is a track from a mixtape by DJ Whoo Kid and Kaze titled “First In Flight,” which you can download for FREE here.
FREE Download: Random “Wings”
11-Sep-09
Big Ran has definitely been putting in the work lately, and this is the latest in a long string of FREE downloads he’s put out in the past couple of months. Wings is a 9/11 dedication track that serves as part dedication and part reminder – so take a minute to reflect. Click below to listen to Random’s Wings:
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Wax & EOM “Relax” Video
11-Sep-09
New video from the duo who brought you the album “Liquid Courage.” If you like this, check out the video for The Adventures of Larry and Tina.
This is the second leak from Kats and Domer’s next FREE mixtape “Almost Fameless Vol. 4,” which will feature some of the best of the NYC underground, including illspokinn, Ryan O’Neil, Bisco Smith, Jake Lefco, Folklore, Renaissance and the Metermaids. Moanin’ features Bisco Smith and Renaissance. “Almost Fameless Vol. 4″ is scheduled for late September release. Click below to listen to Moanin’:
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FREE Download: The Presence “Absentia”
08-Sep-09
I first came across these cats a while back when they dropped their video for Hermit Kingdom – a political track about events in North Korea. Now The Presence returns with Absentia, from their upcoming album “We Want the Winter.” Apparently, “We Want the Winter” is a concept album about a New Orleans citizen that’s forced to leave his home town after Katrina and it’s aftermath. The album flows chronologically, following the character on his “adventures” across the country as he makes his way as a displaced person – and Absentia is the album’s first track. Click below to listen to Absentia:
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