It’s rare that after three albums and an EP a band can maintain such a distinctive sound. But the Budos Band are masters of combining nearly every genre that gave birth to hip hop in to one sonic punch to the stomach that never felt so good. They manage to play elements of jazz, afrobeat, funk and soul to with nearly every instrument they can find and twist and turn every genre upside down. [cont.]

El Da Sensei chats with HipHopSite about consistency, a possible Artifacts reunion and GT2:Nu World, his new collaborative album with Polish hiphop duo The Returners.

This one’s a goldmine….. Official mail-order mixtape from the Boot Camp Clik’s early days, collecting many of their mixtape freestyles for artists like Tony Touch, Doo Wop, etc. Encoded directly off cassette. Enjoy.

Best of Bootcamp On Mix Tapes (Mixtape)

Trigga and Drizzy reunite for the umpteenth time, this one coming from Trey’s upcoming Passion, Pain, & Pleasure.

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Another one from the 1996 cassette archives…. Back in Loud’s heyday, they sent their “x-men”, Sadat X and Xzibit, out on a promo tour to increase awareness of their respective Wild Cowboys and At The Speed Of Life LP’s. Here, the duo trade verses on the Buddah Bros. show.

Xzibit + Sadat X On Buddah Bros. Freestyle (MP3)

We’re in a giving mood, so we’ll be pulling out a lot of the old cassette gems from the vaults on the regular for a while, just to change things up a bit. Here is a classic session from The Wake Up Show, that took place around 1996. This session has been chopped up for the show’s freestyle CD series, but here is the full, uncut session which features each Jurassic 5, Al Tariq (Beatnuts), Grav (Correct Records), and Mykill Miers. Some of the best beats of the era are featured in this session, and Chali 2na outshines them all.

Jurassic 5 + Al’ Tariq + Grav + Mykill Miers Wake Up Show Freestyle (MP3)

Wale frees up this uncut selection from his coveted More About Nothing mixtape.

Wale – “The Trip (The Way To Love Me) (No DJ)” (MP3)

Young Money females collaborate on this new single produced by Chase N. Cashe.

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B.o.B. speaks to Chelsea about his 5 VMA nominations, T.I., and opening up for Jay-Z & Eminem.

Freddie Gibbs comes equipped with plenty of back up. The V.I.P. list includes Bun B, Chuck Inglish (The Cool Kids), Chip Tha Ripper, and Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys).

Statik Selektah and Termanology finally come together to bring us their first collaborative full length project entitled 1982. Statik has revealed that 1982 will be released on October 26, 2010 through Showoff Records, in conjunction with Term’s ST. Records and famed Boston underground Hip Hop imprint—Brick. The 1st leak from the album is the grimey headnodder “Goin Back.” The record has been getting rave reviews on the net, radio & streets alike and features legendary West Coast act Xzibit (MTV’s Pimp My Ride) & “The Hustler” Cassidy. A video is in the works for “Goin Back” with director John Colombo, who recently shot visuals the for official single off the 1982 album – “You Should Go Home,” which features “Mr. 5 Mics” Bun B & Maybach Music crooner Masspike Miles. The video for “You Should Go Home” is out now and the single is available on Itunes & All digital stores.Touring info and tracklist for 1982 after the jump.

The “Baller’s Eve” radio show, broadcasted on East Village Radio in NYC, got this directly from Big Boi. The ATLiens are, once again, lyrically in a universe far greater than that of most of these mere Earthlings.

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For all Native Tongue supporters that wonder how it’s youngest member Chi Ali is holding up in prison, this is a must see!

Physically: Chi looks healthy, not a day older than when he went in. Mentally: He sounds focused, well-read, and remorseful.
Spiritually: Chi seems to have his priorities in a positive place.

Chi Ali is proof that change doesn’t start from political campaigns, but from within your own heart.

The Kool Genius of Rap is back strong with a barrage of heart-breaking images rattled off with cold emotion. The Supa Dave-produced “Sad” is the set-off for Kool G Rap’s new album, “Riches, Royalty, Respect.”

Also, Big Up to whoever designed this single cover for “Sad” – has to be one of the most artistic/meaningful graphics in a while.

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Canadian-born DJ A-Trak puts on a Montreal Expo on the turntables during his segment of the Fat Beats farewell performance series in the NYC store.

Rap King Cole wastes no time hopping on Kanye West’s, Bink produced, super recent “Devil In a New Dress” beat. Cole has even stated on Twitter that that he has a mixtape in store before his album drops.

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B.o.B. casts a new spell with his video for “Magic”, featuring Rivers Cuomo from Weezer. It is the newest from his “B.o.B. Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray” album.

Papoose slides out of the club, leaving party goers something they can easily follow, with some hilarious sound effects.

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Live from Ryan Leslie TV – Ryan and F-A-B-O in the studio, crafting “You Be Killin’ Em’”. Great insight into decisions that were made during Fabolous’s current heat rock. NICE!

A lot of people have been asking me to rip the old mixes and upload them, so here is the first of many. This is an old mix from 2006 or so, which was made with the intent of enhancing the bedroom experience. Fellas, I’m not going to say this mix will get you laid – that part is up to you – however putting this thing on at the right time should greatly increase your chances of getting laid again. There’s a second volume of the Aural Sex series that I did a year or two after that, which I’ll post up later. Enjoy.

DJ Pizzo – “Aural Sex” (Mixtape)

Presidential material Wyclef Jean acted very diplomatically at a recent performance for Hot 97’s On Da Reggae Tip show at Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC. In a new version of “If I Were President”, he alters the lyrics to take pot shots at both Sean Penn, who criticized his run for Haitian president, and former Fugee Pras.

If I was president….I got a message for Sean Penn, maybe he ain’t see me in Haiti because he was too busy sniffing cocaine. I got a message for Praswell, even though you don’t want to support me, I got love for you, even though you only kicked eight bars for the Fugees.”

Wow, it’s really too bad the country of Haiti won’t be in his hands to control next year. Really.

J-Love & Meyhem Lauren bring the undeniable Cormega to complete the vocal triangle on “It’s Like”…by the way, If you have never heard one of J-Love’s mandatory mixtapes, dedicated to one legendary artist at a time, then I will insist you correct this flaw by going to www.j-loveonline.com.

Belvedere Presents: A Day in the Life with Chip Tha Ripper from Davy Greenberg on Vimeo.

Chip tha Ripper hangs out in Chicago on behalf of the good people at Belvedere Vodka.

Jay Electronica flips Nas’s “The World Is Yours” for a crowd in Chicago. This guy gets around – he is literally EVERYWHERE.

Remix Rae is back at it again. This time Raekwon blazes his way threw Miquel and J. Cole’s “All I Want Is You”.

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