Def Jux affiliate Cassettes Won’t Listen continues to impress me with his remix projects. Earlier this year, he created dope remixes for Bisco Smith’s Time Zones and Yak Ballz’ The Compass. Now CWL is back with his latest remix project “Animal Ox” – a mix of Indie rock back Animal Collective and underground hip-hop legends Cannibal Ox. Keep your eye out for his new solo joint dropping later this year. Click below to download Cassettes Won’t Listen’s “Animal Ox” for FREE:

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This is a dope remix of Yak Ballz’ latest track The Compass, created by Def Jux artist Cassettes Won’t Listen. Click below to listen to Yak Ballz’ The Compass (Cassettes Won’t Listen Remix):

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I was amped to see this new track posted on EL-P’s Facebook page yesterday, as I’ve been waiting for dude to drop new solo material since he dropped “I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead” back in ‘07. Although it’s unmastered, the shit still hits. Whores: The Movie is a track from EL’s upcoming “WEAREALLGOINGTOBURNINHELLMEGGAMIXXX3″ – which is supposed to drop sometime this summer. Click below to listen to EL-P’s Whores: The Movie:

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This is a conceptual video for The Compass, a new track by Yak Ballz. The Compass was produced by Chapter 7, and is available for FREE download here.

Don’t exactly know what this is all about, as the Def-Jux-affiliated artist D Swain was supposed to release this album for sale later this month. Now all a sudden, it’s up for FREE download. Click below to download Danny!’s “Where Is Danny?” for FREE:

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This is a nice little freebie Yak Ballz gave out in celebration of Halloween last weekend. Silver Bullet is produced by Chapter 7. Click below to listen to Yak Ballz’ Silver Bullet:

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I ain’t gonna lie, I was a little skeptical about Cage’s new shit when he dropped the video for I Never Knew You. But Look At What You Did, the most recent release from Cage’s upcoming album “Depart From Me,” got me interested again. From my perspective, Cage rips it here. Click below to listen to the track:

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El-P leaked this track late last night, and it is apparently material from the Weathermen’s highly-anticipated upcoming collaboration album. Titled Reports of a Possible Kidnapping, this track features El-P, Aesop Rock and Cage. For those you who don’t know, the Weathermen is a supergroup of Def Jux affiliated emcees consisting of El-P, Cage, Tame One, Yak Ballz, Breeze Brewin, Aesop Rock, and the recently-deceased Camu Tao (not pictured above). Click below to listen to the track (please excuse the occasional promotional overlays):

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Brand new video for Cage’s I Never Knew You, from his upcoming album “Depart from Me” – set to drop in July.

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Review Date: May 19, 2009
Website: Mr. Lif Website
Label: Definitive Jux

Mr. Lif “I Heard It Today” Album Review
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