Shepard Fairey reached out to longtime friend and collaborator Z-Trip to create a soundtrack for his first London exhibit in five years. Listen here. Z-Trip will be performing at the opening in London on October 19.

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Gucci Mane – “Trap God” (Mixtape)

See if you can follow this chain of events. Cypress Hill records dubstep EP with Rusko, sans Muggs. Muggs records dubstep tracks solo, sans Cypress. Does this mean the next Cypress Hill LP will be a dubstep record? Time will tell. In other news, Deadmau5′s Cypress Hill collabo, “Failbait”, was pretty dope, by hip-hop standards. [cont.]

This past Friday, Freeway released “Jungle,” the first official single from his forthcoming album, Diamond In The Ruff. Freeway also used the occasion to announce a new release date, November 27th, for the album, and while fans may be saddened at the news that they’ll have to wait an additional two weeks before getting their [cont.]

Before Wiz drops O.N.I.F.C. on December 4th, he will release the free Cabin Fever 2 mixtape, as previewed tonight via his Twitter account. As the tracklist below reveals, the mixtape will include guest shots from Problem and Juicy J primarily, as well as French Montana and others.

There is a fine art to opening. Having played alongside artists like Calvin Harris, Afrojack, Steve Aoki, Dada Life, and others, the opening set can be quite a challenge for some. The true talent is finding the balance between engaging the crowd, yet not overshadowing the headliner. This requires spending countless hours searching the Beatport [cont.]

Mississippi rhymesayer Big SANT has come together with The DJBooth to bring listeners his latest street release, MFxOG. The project comprises 13 original cuts from the Southern spitter, including Booth-featured singles “2 Much,” “Rap N**ga,” “Mothaf**kin’ OG” and “Say That Sh*t.” Joining SANT on the guest tip throughout MFxOG are Big K.R.I.T., Jackie Chain, King [cont.]

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Bishop Lamont assembles a star-studded cast for his new mixtape, The Layover, with DJ Woogie. Includes appearances from Raekwon, Planet Asia, Black Milk, Chevy Jones, Evidence, Rapper Big Pooh, Krondon, Royce Da 59 and more. Download Mixtape | Free Mixtapes Powered by DatPiff.com

Former Def Jam singer-songwriter brings his new mixtape release, featuring Meek Mill, Kid Ink, 2 Chainz, Tyga, Vado, Travis Porter & more. Hosted by Don Cannon, DJ Drama, and DJ Aktive.

This is The Audible Doctor’s free instrumental mash up mix to celebrate the announcement of his forthcoming instrumental album Doctorin (due out October 30th). Doctorin will feature 12 brand new instrumentals by Audible Doctor and is executive produced by the legendary Large Professor.

One of the new bonus tracks on Prodigy’s full-length The Bumpy Johnson Album, as not included on the earlier free release EP, is this new Alchemist produced cut. More like this please.

Smoke DZA quickly follows up his Rugby Thompson LP with his new K.O.N.Y. mixtape, which will hit soon. Includes collaborations with Wiz Khalifa, Curren$y, Fat Trel, King Chip, Joey Bada$$, Ab-Soul, ASAP Twelvy, Big K.R.I.T. DJ Dahi, Lee Bannon, Harry Fraud, 183rd, Ski Beatz, Kenny Beats, J Dilla, and more. 1. K.O.N.Y. (Prod. by DJ [cont.]

Mayer Hawthorne’s six track How Do You Do remix EP, featuring remixes from RAC, Dam-Funk and the Bakaboyz, is available today for free via his Facebook. Seriously, no strings attached. Mayer Hawthorne – “How Do You Do Remixes” EP

Grey is not a color that gets much attention. But that’s not how Diamond District’s gritty lyricist Uptown XO sees it. For the DC spitter, grey represents the convergence of two worlds: dark and light. On the anticipated mixtape The Color Grey, XO continues to combine the street and the conscious in a way that’s [cont.]

T-Pain surprises with a new mixtape, Stoic, feautring collaborations with Big K.R.I.T., Bei Maejor, Pitbull, Tech N9ne, Travie McCoy Tay Dizm, Tha Bizness, and more.

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Shyne’s back on the scene with his latest mixtape, Gangland, celebrating the 12th anniversary of his self-titled debut album. Includes collaborations with Danja, Pusha T, RZA (!), Young Lord, and more. Download Mixtape | Free Mixtapes Powered by DatPiff.com

Thurz follows up his much talked about indie release, L.A. Riot, which dealt with the aftermath of the Rodney King verdict, with something a bit more lighthearted. Featuring the likes of Killer Mike, BJ The Chicago Kid, and more, this is the lead-in to his next project, Blood On The Canvas.