MIXTAPE: UNIT ANTHEMS

This one is a long time coming. From the day inhabitants of the Unit and its associates graduated, we've been talking about putting this together. Well, now that the universe is going to end (not really, guys), I guess it's time to put it out to finally close out my bucket list. Damn, I never got to drive that tank...

I'm not gonna include a tracklist because honestly, I'm lazy. There are about 4 hours of music in this one. Plus, if you don't know some of the songs, no offense, but this mixtape isn't for you. Every song on here has a story behind it (any Doors song), was played way too many times at Unit parties ("Marco Polo"), or sums up something about the time I spent there ("Fat Spliffs"). You may not have noticed it but I definitely played all of these songs at some point on my blown out speakers. You were probably just too fucked up to remember. Or maybe that one song you can't figure out why it's on there, is there because we were playing it on our shitty stereo in the kitchen while cleaning the mountains of dishes as a family/cooking Taco Tuesdays.

Yeah, there's a lot of Lil Wayne on here. Yeah, he used to be good at rapping. And yeah, that's an edited interview of Rick Ross on there that you probably heard us reference all the time. It's hilarious.

ALL YOUR DREAMS (click on them and make them come true, idiot)

Much love from the Unit and never take your shoes off inside.

MIXTAPE: Dope Crisis Vol.2

I'm pretty sure this is the first sequel to a mixtape I put out a while ago... Regardless, it feels like I haven't put a mixtape out of just shit I've been listening to on my iPod. Maybe I'll even put out a themed mixtape before the year is out. But don't hold your breathe. I'm also open to suggestions for mixtapes.

Disclaimer: Preserve the original tracklist order for best results.

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1. ig'nant II - kami de chukwu: i had to make this the opener with a beat like that. chicago hip hop is so consistent with their core of young emcees.
2. lawd knows - athletic mic league: michigan hip hop group. diggin the choppy flow on this one.
3. the prolog - derek wise: this one is grand like james bond grand. could be the bonus track on the skyfall OST.
4. gone - MHz ft. copywrite + tage future: see if you can catch up with the flow
5. they can't come - p.o.s. ft. sims: minnesota emcee from doomtree. kinda underground as in you've probably never heard of him.
6. even louder - danny! ft. tanya morgan + swizz beatz: danny! is back and better than ever
7. the gordeon knock - typical cats: this chicago group is one of the funkiest. more upbeat than a tribe called quest but very similar in tastes
8. here we go - statik selektah, slaine, wais p, jaysaun: big band horns.
9. world famous - styles of beyond: i could definitely see most people not liking sob because of their rawness. but i'm sure anyone would be down to drink with these guys.
10. pull the plug - statik selektah, jfk, jon connor: jon connor. it's a given.
11. how we do it - jr + ph7 ft. kvbeats + slum village: WILLIE BEATS REALLY DIGS THIS. OFFICIAL COSIGN SON.
12. what you want - audio push: this guy's flow just pulls me in. pause.
13. our time - xv + the squarians: this mixtape wasn't that bad. xv is picking up steam.
14. kidz with gunz - skeme ft. schoolboy q: some hood shit you can ride or die to
15. midnight sprite - riff raff + trapzillas: the genius, in his own right, that is jody highroller and a dope beat courtesy of trapzillas.
16. rivers of blood - the wu-tang clan ft. kool g rap: i can't tell you how much this album and movie met and exceeded my expectations. amazing.
17. don't harsh my mellow - kids these days: this group is gonna be around for a while. pushing hip hop boundaries and doing it well.
18. 1991 (bklyn-hrlm remix) - melo-x ft. azealia banks: melo continues his successful remixing streak and adds some verses to it.

MIXTAPE: THE FIX VOL.1: MONDAY MORNING EDITION

This 13 year old kid bought Grey Goose off eBay. This kid got his fix.

This one is long overdue. I've been working too damn hard at The Source and haven't been able to put a mixtape out in a while. Here's a small one that should help everyone get through the week. Oh, and  it's O-Week. So that means it's an excuse to show up to work shitty this whole week for everyone!

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1. bare knuckle - kid gloves: they make some of the funkiest music of this century. i hope they keep making music.
2. the night out (a-trak & clinton sparks remix) - martin solveig ft. ludacris: a-trak and clinton sparks. what more do you need. ludacris? SURE.
3. absolutely - donnis, iamsu, jay ant: donnis is really good at making hype tracks. case in point.
4. clique - kanye west, big sean, jay-z: one of the stronger tracks off of cruel summer. and it bangs btw.
5. rnr - will brennan: watch out for this kid.
6. the horns - avious: datpiff hidden gem. he can spit.
7. fist of fury - jon connor, papoose, fred the godson, mysonne, sheek louch: off of dj kay slay's mixtape. who listens to those huge dj mixtapes anyway? ...besides me.
8. i'm crazy - st. millie ft. rich tha second: chicago representer.
9. excelsior - the niceguys: i've been saying it for years-these guys are nice. the production on the whole james kelley album is dope.
10. guitar wonderlust - griffen, vic spencer, fat boi: the antierthang crew from chicago.
11. break ya neck freestyle - wrekonize: wrek continues his rampage over other people's beats.
12. big bank - threat, sir jay are, roc: another datpiff hidden gem.
13. 50k - ferrari boyz (gucci + waka): yeah it's hood trap gangsta ignance. so what.
14. we are not good people - bloc party: bloc party dropped off a pretty solid album recently. here's a cut off of it.
15. precautionary measures - illogic, blockhead: simple. efficient.
16. 4th king - brother ali: i think he had the best verse on this beat. maybe tied with hov.
17. simon says (etc!etc! & brillz bootleg remix) - pharoahe monch: GET THE FUCK UP.

UPGRADE

For anyone who has been following this excuse for a blog, I guess I owe you an apology for the lack of posts as of late and an explanation. I recently started an editorial internship at The Source. I've been dedicated a lot of time to that so I won't be able to keep up with this site as much. I'm still reviewing albums at Audiocred. And I just had a post I wrote featured on the front page of The Source. So basically I'll mainly be using this blog for updating people on mixtapes I put together, which is for like five people. Well, thanks to you guys! And fuck the rest!

Made From Beer

The creativity in beer commercials are great. Car chases are great. Put them together and you have the ad above for Carlton Draught. Never had it but it makes me want a pint. Well done.

Space: The old new frontier

Remember that time Bobby Ray wanted to perform on the moon? Well will.i.am debuted a new song, "Reach for the Stars," from MARS via the Curiosity rover on the 28th. The song covered his passion for science, technology, and space exploration. I think I was dropping a deuce in the Smithsonian when this happened. Dahwell...

Friday morning brings us...

...daggering! Insight takes us to Jamaica and follows a young man as he describes what goes down when such a daggering hotshot as himself shows up. With a ladder. You have to believe that his re-enactment at the beginning of the video is spot on. I did.