London Go Hard – DJ MK

London’s DJ MK returns to his mixtape roots with this latest collection of tracks from the likes of Kyza, De La Soul, Raekwon and Q-Tip – download here.

The Domination Mix Vol. 2 – Various Artists

More flavour from Domination Recordings featuring past, present and future joints from the label’s vaults – download here.

Tracklisting

 J-Zone Intro
Shorty Raw – “Gotta Go”
Dr. Butcher & Understanding - ”In This World”
Butta Verses feat. Lucian – “If I Die”
Moka Only – “Run & Find”
The Heart & Brain – “Mbodiment”
Seven – “Where Da Rydaz At?”
Eddie Meeks – “Fist Fulla Biscuits“
Supastition - “Worst Enemy”
Spacebound feat. True – “Styles Unbreakable”
Jazz Addixx  – “DOPE”
Praverb  – “Dead 2 Sin”
Stacy Epps  – “Floatin”
ST/MiC feat. Dutchmassive & Jazz Addixx  – “Love Is”
Ron Contour – “Flaunt”
Laws feat. Majik Most – “Everyone’s a Critic”
Cadence of Raw Produce – “Creative Commerce”
Storm the Unpredictable - ”Please Forgive Me” Remix
Arsun F!st – “So Alive”
Dutchmassive feat. Median & Von Pea – “Betterman”
Clan Destined – “Never All Ways”
Jack Flash is Dead?  – “Questions”
Saint feat. Dumi Right of Zimbabwe Legit – “About Time”
Count Bass D – “In Search of”
Majik Most feat. Celph Titled & Dutchmassive – “Back on the Map”
PFM feat. The Hoverock Massive - ”Splatter“

Dead Broke! – J-Zone

Zone-Loc is back with a new mixshow to put us all in the seasonal mood – download here and check out what the man himself had to say about the latest instalment below:

Gator$-n-Fur$ is back! But for how long?

J-Zone & Chief Chinchilla took 2 months off from the Gator$-n-Fur$ Mixshow to promote their “Live @ The Liqua Sto” album and while the record was fun and fresh, their current situation isn’t. Like anything else, money (or lack thereof) has created a rift between these two knucleheads. The economy is screwing just about everybody at the moment and Zone and Chief are just 2 of millions of…screwcipients. In December 2008 they’re Dead Broke! But will their financial woes and ensuing beef permanently destroy 21 years of friendship and 18 months of musical partnership? Is this the end of Gator$-n-Fur$? Highly possible. Can they reach an understanding? Let’s hope so.

If they don’t reconcile and this is the last show, they both want it to be known they greatly appreciate your support over the last 18 months. If they do reconcile, hopefully we’ll see them back in the studio together soon. Survive the hard times or suffer with them with the Dead Broke! mixshow.

The Intervention – DJ Davito

New mix from East Coast heavyweight DJ Davito featuring an impressive artist line-up including Saigon, Immortal Technique, The GZA, Cormega etc – download here.

Happy Feet – DJ Woody

The UK’s DJ Woody unveils his latest mix “Happy Feet” – a dancefloor-friendly mash-up of everyone from Mantronix and Caveman to Tone Loc and the Jackson Five – check it out here.

The Produce Section – DJ Dug Boogie / John Robinson

Free new mix from DJ Dug Boogie featuring a dope selection of material from Scienz Of Life frontman John Robinson a.k.a. Lil’ Sci - download here.

Tracklisting

1. Enter the Produce Section Intro (Prod. by Flying Lotus)
2. Ordo Ab Chao (Prod. by J Dilla)
3. Grandz (Prod. by I.D. 4 Windz)
4. 1 of the greatest (Produced by J Rawls and DJ Rhettmatic)
5. N.Y. CA (Prod. by Madlib)
6. Makings of U (IG Culture Remix)
7. Mascot feat Peter Hadar (Prod. by K Dubble)
8. Why’d You Lie (Prod. by R.Thentic)
9. Rapsploitation (Flying Lotus Mix)
10. The UK feat Cymarshall Law & K Banger (Prod. by I.D. 4 Windz)
11. It’s Worth It feat Tiffany Paige (Prod. by I.D. 4 Windz)
12. Cherish (Confusion) feat Wordsworth of EMC (Prod. by K Dubble)
13. 2 Things (Japanese Import – Planet Groove/Jazzy Sport 12″) (Prod. by Grooveman Spot)
14. The Big Picture (Prod. by I.D. 4 Windz)
15. Dap Feat. Farrah Burns (Prod. by Flying Lotus)
16. Science, Jazz and Politics (Remix) (Prod. by IG Culture)
17. Circulate feat Invizible Handz (Prod. by Flying Lotus)
18. On the Road Again (Prod. by I.D. 4 Windz)
19. C.U. (Prod. by Ta’Raach)
20. Hit Me (SP’s Phone Home Remix)
21. Heavenly feat ID 4 Windz & Tiffany Paige (Prod. by J Dilla)
22. Rap Thing (Prod. by Flying Lotus)
23. Invizible Man feat 20/20 aka U George (Prod. by MF DOOM)
24. Its Jay ARE (J Rawls and John Robinson) Prod. by J Rawls (Album coming in 2009)
25. Leaving the Produce section outro (Prod. by Flying Lotus)

Reality BV: Behind The Scenes – Butta Verses

Official mixtape download from Butta Verses promoting his forthcoming album “Reality BV”.

Tracklisting

1. Hello
2. Do’s and Don’ts
3. Jones In Ya Bones feat. Lucian
4. Around the World feat. Surreal
5. Money
6. Reasons feat. Filth
7. When I Say
8. Singing
9. Make Me Feel
10. If I Die feat. Lucian
11. Ducks In a Row
12. Drugs
13. Waste of Time freestyle
14. Love
15. Push Back
16. Here It Is
17. WWIV feat. Selfish

Dry Spell – J-Zone

Zone Loc returns with a new mixshow especially for those who’re “having a little difficulty with the opposite sex” – download here and get some quality relationship advice from the likes of Positive K, Willie Dee and Digital Underground.

Zooted! – J-Zone

After a brief hiatus J-Zone returns with a new mixshow for your blunted listening pleasure – download it here and check out the message from Zone Loc below.

“Welcome back to the land of Gator$-n-Fur$! I took July off to tackle other obstacles life chose to throw at me, take a needed vacation, fix my mailing list (I hate gmail) and let you catch up on past Gator$-n-Fur$ shows you missed. But my co-host Chief Chinchilla just couldn’t stay out of trouble. I never did smoke much weed beause a) I was too cheap and b) you never can tell what else is in it these days. Chief didn’t get that memo and he’s actin’ a damn fool (more so than usual) as he’s become a temporary drug addict due to some ruthless player haters that want to see his onion ring pimping come to a terrible halt. If you do drugs, then do em to this mix. If you’re a boring straight edge like me, enjoy one hour of music dedicated to the world of narcotics, for better or worse…and watch the story unfold!” – J-Zone

The Portable Anorak – Mr. Thing

UK turntablist extraordinaire Mr. Thing recently hit me off with the latest in his series of “Anorak” break-spotting mixes which, in his own words, contains “no bootlegs, compilations or dodgy MP3s of records I don’t own to make it look better.”

So after downloading it here you can rest assured knowing everything you’re listening to has come straight from the dusty grooves of some good ol’ vintage vinyl hunted down by Thing himself. Enjoy!

The DrumLove EP – Dutchmassive

Florida-based emcee / producer Dutchmassive comes correct with some online freeness in the form of “The DrumLove EP”.

Download it here and peep what his label Domination Recordings had to say about the release below:

“After a decade of releasing music, Dutchmassive has spent the last 6 months planning a new form of attack (free digital downloading). After releasing several 12 inches in the late nineties and new millenium and his first solo album “Junk Planet” in 2004 on CD & Double Vinyl, Dutchmassive was asked by close friend, and Rawkus A&R, Slopfunkdust to participate in the RAWKUS 50 project, in which fifty of today’s leading independent hip-hop artists would each release a digital album on Rawkus Records. Dutch, having a few projects in the works, gave Rawkus “Crush Your System” which featured the lead single “Better Man” (feat. Median & Von Pea and produced by IllMind). The album will be released on CD in Fall|Winter of 2008 on Domination Recordings and will feature five bonus tracks not on the original Rawkus release.
To hold his fans over and in an effort to reach an entire new audience, Dutch has decided to put together a small instrumental project around twenty-five minutes long setting the tone and mood of his upcoming projects. Futuristic, vintage, jazzy, mellow, boom bap, dusty yet so clean, basically just really good music. So get ready for Crush Your System / Music 2 Sleep To / Quit Work Make Music & The NEXT Final Fantasy. Not only does Dutch have four full length albums ready to unleash, but one of them is a double CD, and another one will be released with a themed mixtape. In closing, Dutch hopes to spread “The DrumLove EP” to every Music, Fashion, Sneaker, Toy, Entertainment blog humanly possible. Coming soon will be another free digital download EP of fresh new songs with vocals.”

Niceness For The Heads – DJ Woody

UK-based World Champion deck-wrecker DJ Woody has taken some time out from his busy schedule to throw together this random mix of “Niceness For The Heads” featuring cuts from Nas, Ty, MF Doom, dead prez etc – download it here.

Club Bangers Podcast – DJ Tat Money

Legendary Philadelphia deejay Tat Money hit me up to put me on to his new club-orientated podcast featuring top-notch turntable skills and big cuts from the likes of Kanye West, Timbaland and Snoop - peep it here.  

Gullyver – DJ MK / A-Cyde / Roots Manuva

Download June’s Gullyver podcast featuring Roots Manuva here.

Victory! – J-Zone

Zone Loc celebrates the first anniversary of his “Gator$-N-Fur$” podcast and drops everything from Stevie Wonder and The Almighty RSO to Ice-T and Bell Biv Devoe – download here.

The St. Tropez Mix – DJ Soul / P Diddy

New York’s DJ Soul has dug into his vaults and pulled out this dope old-school party mix from 2005 put together at the request of Puffy who was looking for some quality holiday headphone material (to bump on his yacht no doubt).

Download the mix here and then check below for tracklisting and some words from Soul himself.

1. The Family “Screams Of Passion”
2. Loose Ends “Hangin’ On A String”
3. New Edition “A Little Bit Of Love”
4. Stephanie Mills “You Put A Rush On Me”
5. Guy “I Like”
6. Run DMC “Sucker MC’s”
7. Stetsasonic “Go Stetsa”
8. Doug E. Fresh “The Original Human Beat Box”
9. Treacherous Three “Feel The Heartbeat”
10. T-Ski Valley “Catch The Beat”
11. Bernard Wright “Who Do You Love”
12. Nu Shooz “I Can’t Wait”
13. Sweet G “Games People Play”
14. Steve Arrington “Weak In The Knees”
15. Orange Krush “Action”
16. Mt. Airy Groove “Pieces Of A Dream”
17. Grace Jones “Pull Up To My Bumper”
18. Blondie “Rapture”
19. Grandmaster Flash “Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash”
20. Queen “Another One Bites The Dust”
21. Indeep “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life”
22. Skyy “High”
23. Bob Scaggs “Lowdown”
24. Chaka Khan “I Know You, I Live You”
25. Stevie Wonder “Do I Do”

DJ Soul: “Back in 2005, while I was spinnin The CFDA Awards after-party at Bungalow 8, someone from Bad Boy approached me and told me that Diddy wanted a mixtape of what I was spinnin that night. I found it kind of weird because I had played his CFDA Awards after-party a year earlier at Marquee and got a bad review (I think it was because I was wearing a Ralph Lauren Polo T-Shirt). Anyhow, a few weeks later I got a call from Bad Boy requesting for the mix again cuz Diddy was in St Tropez and wanted something to listen to. Later that night I linked up with El Saeso at La Esquina and we ran over the Williamsburg Bridge into Brooklyn to the Manhattan Bridge and back into the city. This was my first case of catching a runner’s high and I couldn’t go to sleep. What I did instead was record this. Enjoy…”

  

Thursday Throwback (Part 21) – K.M.D.

K.M.D. – “Peachfuzz” ( Elektra / 1990)

Before Zev Love X was causing lyrical havoc as the masked MF Doom he was dropping jazzy joints like this gem from K.M.D.’s debut album “Mr. Hood” – Rest In Peace DJ Subroc.

 

Gullyver Podcast May 2008 – DJ MK / A-Cyde

Kiss FM’s DJ MK delivers a typically eclectic Gullyver podcast alongside A-Cyde - listen here and let those feel-good vibes flow freely. 

Design Of A Decade Vol. 1 – Skillz

New mixtape featuring your favourite rapper’s favourite ghostwriter doing his thing over a strong selection of 90s instrumentals – download here and read what Skillz himself had to say about the project below.

“Now I don’t do that many mixtapes, I think I may have like 5 or 6 to my credit. Maybe because I just dont really get inspired to spit over whats hot right now and leak it to the world. I feel like doing something special when I do something, something that will stand out from what else is being at the moment. Picture me rapping over Lollipop right now?? LOL, aint happening homie! So I came up with this idea to do a mixtape series on decades of music. I had to start with the 90’s cuz that music influenced me the most. And when I started pulling songs it was a zillion, I couldn’t decide on which ones that I wanted to do. So these songs are me paying respect to the cats who inspired me. I still get in the car and pick a week where I just listen to one artist all week whenever Im in the car so I can remember how I felt when I first heard those songs. Like last week I listened to Eric B & Rakim all week long, every song, every album. It helps to inspire me ya know? I can’t get inspired by what I hear on the radio. I titled the songs by their initials so you wont know what I did over until to hear the actual song, so check it out, ride with it (it plays perfect in a ipod) vibe to it and hopefully I can make you feel the way I felt while making it. Shout to Cannon & J. Period for making it with me…look out for future volumes cuz I can do these joints all day long!! LOL!”

 

 

 

 

Behind Bars – J-Zone

Some comedic criminology to download from Captain Backslap as he takes it to the big house for his latest online mixshow.