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New Mixtapes: Donnis, D12, Tyga, Blaqstarr & Aleon Craft

2011-04-13T15:21:00.000-04:00

Here is a bunch of free new mixtapes for your downloading and listening pleasure.

Donnis - Southern Lights

Download Here or Here

D12 - Return of the Dozen Vol. 2

Download Here or Here

Tyga - Black Thoughts Vol. 2

Download Here or Here

Blaqstarr - Blaqstarr the Mixtape

Download Here or Here

Aleon Craft - Mothership Decatur

Download Here or Here

Movie Trailer: Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right (Revisited)

2011-04-09T17:19:00.000-04:00

Two words: Hilarious and Awesome. This short film directed by The Beastie Boys features Seth Rogen, Will Ferrell, Danny McBride, John C. Reilly, Jack Black and Elijah Wood who play the Beastie's themselves. Other cameos from Steve Buscemi, Ted Dansan, Jason Schwartzmann, Susan Sarranon, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, Kristen Dunst, Maya Rudolph and Alicia Silverstone just to name a few. Oh ya and the Beastie's are also in it as police officers.

The Booth Artist of the Week

2011-04-06T16:23:00.000-04:00

Week of April 4th
Aleon Craft
Birthplace: Decatur, GA

Aleon Craft has been involved with music for much of his life and like a lot of other emcees in the game he has paid his dues and fought the industry to try and get where he is today. Craft started DJing as a child at local Decatur spots which was good for him because it taught him to appreciate all genres of music. He first started rapping in 1998 under the name Big Marc, at this time he teamed up with his cousin ShoNuff and they formed the duo named Da BuckWudz. With the unique sound Da BuckWudz was putting out they finally caught a break signing with Dallas Austin's Rowdy Records in 2005. At this point the duo thought they were going to blow the doors off the game and they were starting to generate some chatter with their first album Wood Work, where they worked with Nas, Bun B, Killer Mike, Sleepy Brown and Slim Thug. Sadly it didn't work out for them and that was the end of Da BuckWudz and no one really knew why. This is when Big Marc went solo became Aleon Craft along with creating his own genre Solar-Hop. As Aleon Craft he’s been killing it, unfortunately he's still not getting the recognition he deserves. Craft has since joined forces with SMKA and has put out a few dope mixtapes along with working on his newest project Mothership Decatur which drops this month. Now a day’s Aleon Craft claims “I just want to make a living making songs. Whatever doors open up from me doing music, I’ll most definitely walk through them proudly”, and why not right. Check out his website/blog Here, Twitter Here or his FaceBook Here. Below you download all his mixtapes and you can check out the three singles from his upcoming Mothership Decatur tape.

Download all Aleon Craft mixtapes Here (via Band Camp)

"Ghetto Dope"

"Look Twice"

"Make It Out"

New Music: Beastie Boys, Mac Miller, Chiddy Bang & Nipsey Hu$$le

2011-04-06T15:57:00.000-04:00

Beastie Boys - "Make Some Noise"

I know we say this a lot but we've been looking forward for this album for a long ass time. I think we are all thankful for MCA's will in beating cancer so the Beastie's can back to making albums again and hopefully stop making instrumental albums. Hot Sauce Committee Part Two is set to drop May 3rd so enjoy their first single since like 2009.
"Make Some Noise"

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Chiddy Bang Ft. Mac Miller - "Heatwave"

Did The Booth do it again or what? We have a good history of featuring an emcee, or in this case a duo, as our Artist of the Week then within days they put out a new track. We got ourselves a banger here too, Chiddy Bang grabs a Booth favorite in Mac Miller for this track.
"Heatwave"

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Nipsey Hu$$le - "Rose Clique"

So Nipsey dropped this track because he reached 107,000 followers on Twitter. He now says every time he gets 2,000 more he'll drop another one and another and so on. Sounds like a great idea to us so if your not a Nip follower yet, check him out right Here.
"Rose Clique"

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New Music: Rick Ross, Wale, Jadakiss, Lil Wayne, Meek Mill & Kool G Rap

2011-04-05T16:36:00.001-04:00

Wale Ft. Rick Ross & Jadakiss - "600 Benz"
Meek Mill Ft. Rick Ross - "Tupac Back"

We were just saying the other day why we like Rick Ross because he puts out so much new music all the time. Then today he comes out claiming this week as Maybach Music Week and plans on dropping a new track every day. Here's yesterday's and today's tracks for ya both off MMG's Self Made vol. 1 tape which drops next month.
"600 Benz"

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"Tupac Back"

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Lil Wayne Ft. Gudda Gudda - "That's Why They Call"

Not quite sure if this is new or just unreleased but either way it's new Weezy you haven't heard yet. I feel like its been a while since these two were on a track together but its still worth a shot.
"That's Why They Call"

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Smoothe Da Dustler Ft. Kool G. Rap - "It's A Wrap Remix"

There's been a lot of old school emcees putting out new music lately and you know that fires us up here at The Booth. Smoothe and Kool on a track together, is it the early 90's again? The tracks dope and with all the "friendly" hip hop floating around it's nice to hear some hardcore hip hop every once in a while.
"It's A Rap Remix"

DL Here

The Booth Fitted of the Week

2011-04-05T15:24:00.000-04:00

Week of April 4th
Oakland A's White w/ Green Brim

Man this hat is so fresh. So Clean. Is there any uniform in all of sport that looks as fresh as the Oakland Athletics home whites? White hat, white uni, white pants, white cleats! I have to admit the cleats seal the deal but this hat starts the party. All the A's are missing with those unis are the white helmets at the dish. How many wins do you think those uniforms get the A's in a year? 15? 20? Half of their home wins?! You look good, you feel good, you play good. No one feels better than the A's in their fresh, clean whites. Maybe Billy Bean doesn't know shit and the Whites have done it all. Is Moneyball the movie going to be about the White Unis? I think it has to be.

New Music: Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Nas, Mobb Deep, Keith Murray & Jon Connor

2011-04-04T15:44:00.000-04:00

Rick Ross Ft. Lil Wayne - "9 Piece Remix"

These two together on a track will never let you down. This time they team up for a second remix on Boss's "9 Piece". We'll never get used to how much music these two put out almost daily. However we only got the radio ripped version, still bangs though.
"9 Piece Remix"

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Mobb Deep Ft. Nas - "Dog Shit"

I got like serious deja vu when I saw this track a little while ago. I just keep on hearing someone saying Queensbridge in my head. With Prodigy, Havoc and Nas together it makes me feel like I'm back in elementary school again.
"Dog Shit"

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The Undergods (Keith Murray & Canibus) - "Undergods Roll"

How about back to back tracks that will bring you back in the day. How about Undergods in general? It's been a few years since Keith Murray and Canibus put out their last EP, but here is their first single off their upcoming Erick Sermon produced album.
"Undergods Roll"

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Jon Connor - "Vent Session"

With Jon Connor's Vinnie Chase Season 2 right around the corner, he once again lets loose on this track. Some things never change I guess. If you still not up on this cat, click our Artist of the Week link on the side or search The Booth for a ton of his tunes.
"Vent Session"

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The Booth Song of the Week

2011-04-03T14:20:00.000-04:00

Week of March 28th
Mac Miller - "Child Celebrity"

This track was not included on Mac's EP he dropped this week, why we don't know but it's a dope track either way. Mac has always been a hard worker and in 2011 it's been no different, so far he's put out an EP, a mixtape and a bunch of singles. Expect big things from this cat not only this year but years to come. Below you can bang this track and there is also a few tracks worth mentioning for our last Song of the Week of March.
Mac Miller - "Child Celebrity"

Lupe Fiasco f. B.o.B - "Who Are You Now"

Hodgy Beats (of OFWGKTA) - "Mystery"

Warm Brew - "Willing To Ride"

Albums/Mixtapes of the Month

2011-04-02T13:41:00.000-04:00

Here is our top 10 Albums/Mixtapes from the month of March.

10. Cam Meekins = 1993 -- DL Here
09. Snoop Dogg = Doggumentary -- Buy Here
08a. Mac Miller = Best Day Ever -- DL Here
08b. Mac Miller = On and On and Beyond EP -- Buy Here
07. Raekwon = Shaolin Vs Wu-Tang -- Buy Here
06. Pac Div = Mania! -- DL Here
05. Wiz Khalifa = Rolling Papers -- Buy Here
04. Travis Barker = Give The Drummer Some -- Buy Here
03. Big K.R.I.T. = Return Of 4Eva -- DL Here
02. Pusha T = Fear Of God -- DL Here
01.

Lupe Fiasco - Lasers
Release Date - March 8th

If you follow The Booth you would know how much we dig Lupe and you would have seen this coming. Ever since Lupe first starting making music he's been killing everything in his path since. We honestly didn't know what to expect from this album with all the crazy shit that went down between Lupe and Atlantic Records but in the end he still a dope album. This is Lupe's third album and first since 2007 and his second album that reached number one on the charts. Lasers actually stands for "Love Always Shines Everytime, Remember 2 Smile", and to get this message across Lupe made an online video titled "The L.A.S.E.R.S. Manifesto" which you can check out Here. This album was produced by some of the best in the biz like The Neptunes, The Audibles, Needlz, Alex Da Kidd, Syience and Lupe's long time friend and collaborator Soundtrakk. There's a lot of rumors going around lately stating that this would be Lupe's last album, not true because he's said recently he is half done with Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album. Secondly he's supposedly done at Altantic Records and there's a lot of talk saying he wants to be apart of Roc Nation, could you imagine Lupe working side by side with Jay-Z, so sick. If you want this album, and you should, you can buy it Here.

New Music: Kid Cudi & T.I.

2011-04-01T19:07:00.000-04:00

Kid Cudi - "Capcom"

A little bit different style here from Cudi but still a dope track. Were assuming this will be included on his tape which drops this summer so grab this and stay tuned for more leaks.
"Capcom"

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T.I. - "Celebrate"

Here's another track that didn't make the No Mercy cut but still leaked with tags after. This time we got it without tags and and like most Tip tracks, it bangs.
"Celebrate"

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New Music: Common, Pharrell & Cam Meekins

2011-04-01T12:58:00.000-04:00

Common - "Follow Me"

This Kanye produced track dropped a few weeks ago but it was all tagged up. Today we got the good version and even though Com's been doing a lot more acting than rapping lately, he can still kill it.
"Follow Me"

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Pharrell - "The Game Has Changed"

The game has changed, some think for the better others for the worse. To us here at The Booth we'll always love the game no matter how much it changes because in the end there will always be some emcees who will get it done.
"The Game Has Changed"

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Cam Meekins - "Time In A Bottle"

Its been a bit since we got our hands on some new music from Cam. If you remember a while back we featured Cam as our Artist of the Week Here. Since then he's dropped a new tape and a few singles, this one being the latest so give it a shot cause this dudes legit.
"Time In A Bottle"

Download Here

The Booth Kicks of the Week

2011-04-01T12:33:00.000-04:00

Week of March 28th
Nike Air Max IV

I know a lot of you might call these the Air Max BW's or the Air Max Classics's or maybe even the air Max 91's, we can agree to disagree as long as you think they are ill like we do. This shoe dropped about 20 years ago and is still rocked to this day (like most Air Max's), just by looking at them you can tell why. I still remember the first time I bought a pair of these and to this day still have these in a few different colors; I mean how can you not? These kicks are so popular that they have actually made a part 2 to them, which are also pretty sick. We hope you all enjoyed our March edition of Kicks of the Week, click the link in the side to check out all our favorite kicks.

The Booth Artist of the Week: Chiddy Bang

2011-03-31T13:02:00.000-04:00

Week of March 28th
Chiddy Bang
BirthPlace: Philadelphia, PA

Chiddy Bang is not your typical hip hop duo. This team that hails from Philly has been classified as alt-hip hop pioneers. Chiddy Bang leaped into the lime light in 2010 when their MGMT sampling track "The Opposite of Adults" swept underground and mainstream music enthusiasts off their feet. The catchy sample mixed with the witty lyrics of Chiddy member and rapper Chidera Proto Anamege made Chiddy Bang an overnight household name. The group was originally formed in 2009 with 4 members as an electronic meets hip hop foursome. By the end of the year the group had been reduced to two members, rapper Chidera Proto Anamege and DJ Xaphoon Jones (aka Noah). The group is the epitome of a self made hip hop success story via internet technology. Chiddy Bang has spread like wildfire through underground hip hop websites as they continually leak their music. They fuse proto's witty rymes with samples from indy heros such as Radiohead and Belle & Sebastian. Chiddy Bang has also recently been featured on the Gorillaz single, Stylo with Mos Def and Bobby Womack. Some have questioned Chiddy Bang's staying power as far as their time as a legitimate hip hop duo. Critics have been skeptical because many of their biggest hits have used samples from songs that already have experienced prior success. We think they have a bright future though. You can't deny proto's ability on the mic. Combine his ability with Noah's ability to infuse his flow with some samples as well as some home made beats and you are left with a hip hop duo destined to create a serious following, especially as we see the genre of electronic hip hop grow. If you haven't already, be sure to give Chiddy Bang a serious listen.
Chiddy Bang - "Opposite of Adults" (KIDS)
Latest tracks by Chiddy Bang

New Music: Lupe Fiasco, B.o.B & Mac Miller

2011-03-29T20:13:00.001-04:00

Lupe Fiasco Ft. B.o.B - "Who Are You Now"

Count it. This is the type of song you see on a website and don't even listen to it, you just download it instantly. All City Chess Club members Lupe and B.o.B on a track together, so dope. Somehow this track was left off Lasers but thanks to TBR you can bump it whenever you please.
"Who Are You Now"

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Mac Miller - "Child Celebrity"

Mac's been on an absolute tear lately with the music he's been putting out. This track was not included on his On and On and Beyond EP which dropped today but both this track and his EP are defiantly worth purchasing.
"Child Celebrity"

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New Mixtape: Big K.R.I.T. - Return Of 4Eva

2011-03-28T20:34:00.001-04:00

This is tape we've been looking forward to for a while now. We have been posting leaks here and there from this but this is an absolute must download whether you like this cat or not. Download and listen below.

Download Return Of 4Eva Here or Here

Song of the Week

2011-03-27T18:36:00.001-04:00

Week of March 21st
B.o.B - "No Future"

There was a few dope tracks released this week but this Bobby Ray track defiantly took it home. Did Odd Future wake a sleeping giant or what? On this OFWGKTA (or Odd Future) diss, B.o.B has never got down on a track like this before. Im sure you've all heard the story by now but if you haven't yet it goes something like this, Tyler, the Creator took a shot at B.o.B and as you can tell B.o.B took great offense and and went off. Listen I dig Odd Future and I like what their all about (especially Tyler) but but I also love diss tracks and if I were Tyler, the Creator I'd probably chill for a minute.
"No Future"

We also felt these two other tracks needed to mentioned as a part of our Song of the Week.

Eminem Ft. Martin L. Gore - "50 Ways"

Lil Wayne Ft. Rick Ross - "If I Die Today"

The Booth Artist of the Week

2011-03-27T18:10:00.001-04:00

Week of March 21st

Pac Div

Birthplace: Palmdale, CA

This week marks our first time ever we decided to go with a group for our Artist of the Week, and a dope group at that. These emcees first started rhyming together in high school and got their inspiration through old school hip hop. The infamous trio known as Pac Div consists of brothers Like and Mibbs along with a long time homie BeYoung. In a long list of hip hop trio's that include the likes of the Beastie's, ATCQ, Fugees, De La Soul, Run-D.M.C., Brand Nubian, just to name a few, Pac Div is slowly working their way into that conversation. They really had it going on from the start, their first mixtape Sealed For Freshness: The Blend Tape, instantly garnered attention from many magazines and helped build a large internet following. Even huge acts in the game started to take notice, Pharrell Williams said "Pac Div in making innovative and fun music", while ?uestlove, Snoop Dogg, Talib Kweli and Ludacris have all praised them. Since their first tape these cats have dropped an album and some other dope mixtapes including Mania!, which came out a few weeks back. Pac Div is currently signed with Universal Motown and if you’re a fan you've come to expect only good things form these emcees in the future. Like, Mibbs and BeYoung are the definition of the transformation of hip hop with their style of rapping, how they go about becoming a big time act along with the way they look and dress. Lyrically all three can kill it and when they want to and they also all flow with the best of them on top of their dope instrumentals. Pac Div is currently getting ready to tour with The Roots starting next month, so try and catch these cats if you come near you. Check out their Twitter Here, FaceBook Here or their MySpace Here. Below you can download and check out their recent Mania! mixtape.

Download Mania! Here or Here

New Music: Lil Wayne, Rick Ross & Dr. Dre

2011-03-27T15:39:00.001-04:00

Lil Wayne Ft. Rick Ross - "If I Die Today"

Here's a new banging single off Tunechi's Carter IV which drops May 16th. This track is nuts and we've been bumping it non stop since it dropped. C4 is gonna be so dirty.
"If I Die Today"

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Dr. Dre Ft. Slim Da Mobster - "Mr. Prescription"

With Detox right around the corner, here come the Dre leaks. Were not sure if this track is going to be on Detox or not but regardless it's a dope track.
"Mr. Prescription"

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New Interview: Big K.R.I.T on producing

2011-03-23T10:26:00.000-04:00

Quick and interesting video about Big K.R.I.T and how he originally got into producing music. Probably not what you would think.

I couldn’t afford beats. I was 13 and I couldn’t afford to go to the studio and I couldn’t afford to pay for beats. So “MTV Music Generator” came out for PlayStation and that was it. I was like, ‘I done made it.’ I recorded to a karaoke machine, looping the ‘MTV Music Generator’ beat and that was the start. I was like, ‘I could make my own beats and rap? I can mass produce music on my own, I’m good.’ And that’s where it began.

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The Booth Kicks of the Week

2011-03-22T15:58:00.001-04:00

Week of March 21st
Nike SB Stefan Janoski

Seriously how ill are these SB's? Nike said it best when they released these by saying these kicks are "classy with a loud makeup". Whether you board or not these Nike's are a must have if you want to be a serious "player" in the shoe game. These are Janoski's first signature model he's put out for Nike and he nailed it. These kicks were inspired from a pair of boat shoes and can be worn boarding or casually, most importantly their Zoom Air equipped and got the patented waffle soles. Personally I dig these in suede but you can grab these in Gator skin or leather and as usual in numerous colors. I don't know about you guys but all I can think about when I see the name of these kicks is Stevie Janowski from East Bound and Down and I laugh every time.

New Music: Eminem f. Martin L. Gore: "50 Ways"

2011-03-22T15:51:00.002-04:00

New Beats Daily just dropped another leaked track from Shady Camp. This latest song is delivered with a slightly different flow and tone than we've been getting from Em lately. You gotta love it when Shady gets on a track and he is on edge, and on this track he is more than pissed as he delivers some serious lyrical hay-makers. Martin L. Gore has a smooth sounding voice for the hook which is taken from Paul Simon's original "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover".
Be sure to check out "50 Ways" below.

"50 Ways"

New Music: B.o.B, Mac Miller & Crooked I

2011-03-22T15:36:00.001-04:00

B.o.B - "NY NY"

Anything Bobby Ray puts out is dope and this is certainly the case again here. We believe this track is from a video game but either way its worth a listen.
"NY NY"

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Tolly Ft. Juicy J, Chevy Woods & Mac Miller - "Bands Remix"

Tolly grabs some new school emcees that include the likes of Curren$y's boy Chevy Woods and the man himself Mac Miller along with Three 6 Mafia member Juicy J to put together a sick track.
"Bands Remix"

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Crooked I - "Everyday"

Slaughterhouse member Crooked I just dropped an EP today and here is a dope single off it. This dude is defiantly on a different level and any track he puts out, he kills.
"Everyday"

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New Track: Wiz Khalifa F. Curren$y: Rooftops

2011-03-22T10:51:00.002-04:00

Wiz Khalifa makes his Atlantic Records debut on March 29th when he drops Rolling Papers.
Check out his latest released single from that album, Rooftops F. Curren$y.

"Rooftops" F. Curren$y

New Mixtape: Pusha T - Fear Of God

2011-03-21T15:57:00.001-04:00

It's been a while since we've been this fired up about a new mixtape and we're banging it as we speak. It's so dope and it's a must have if you consider yourself a hip hop fan. We've said this before but it's worth saying again, Pusha T has always been legit but ever since he starting messing around with Kanye he's taken his game to a different level. Download and listen below.

Download Fear Of God Here or Here

Song of the Week

2011-03-19T15:53:00.001-04:00

Week of March 14th
Big K.R.I.T. - "American Rapstar"

We've been banging this track at The Booth non stop since it leaked earlier this week. The thing about Big K.R.I.T. is not only does he produce all his own shit, he kills it lyrically. When he drops his album Return of 4Eva there's gonna be a lot of cats jumping on the band wagon, so start bumping some K.R.I.T. before he gets even bigger than he already is.

"American Rapstar"

Download Here or Here