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.

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

Mr. Lif “I Heard It Today” Album Review
I’ve got to admit, I’ve been a little disappointed with hip-hop’s lack of awareness recently. While everybody came together in support of Obama, we all just seemed to drop off in the months following the election – as if there was no economic instability, housing crisis or social injustice being done in this country. Luckily, Mr. Lif stepped up with “I Heard It Today,” an album intended to create dialogue about various problems that plague our nation today. (more…)

This week’s quotable track of the week is dedicated to my homie FatherTime, who could probably relate to the song’s lyrics, and who could definitely use a little theme music right now. Mr. Lif’s The Sun is probably my favorite track from his new album “I Heard it Today,” which just keeps getting better every time I hear it.

Not only is The Sun an uplifting track that could make you feel better about having to make tough and often unrewarding decisions, but it’s also available for a FREE download at Amazon right now! Click below to listen, and click the following link to download for FREE: Download

And be sure to follow along with the lyrics after the break. (more…)

I stumbled across this last night when I was researching this week’s hip-hop quotable, Mr. Lif’s The Sun. I guess Lif dropped the “I Heard It Today Mixtape” earlier this month before the real album dropped. Luckily, it’s still available for FREE download. Click the link below to download Mr. Lif’s “I Heard It Today Mixtape” for FREE:

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Brand new homemade video for Yak Ballz’ Underrated, from his 2008 album “Scifentology II.”

Fire Drill is an early preview of Junk Science’s upcoming album “A Miraculous Kind Of Machine” – due out later this year of Def Jux.