I probably shouldn’t even list these as “top hip-hop tracks” because I really haven’t heard everything in the world of hip-hop this year. Drake caused every rapper to want to do a decent mixtape, or put out a song a week or whatever. There were a lot of new artists in the rap game this […]
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You’ll notice Kid Cudi and K’Naan made both lists, but couldn’t land the top spot here because Raekwon stuck to his hip-hop roots. As an overall album, I like Cudi’s better, but Raekwon owned this list from a hip-hop perspective. 5. Drake – So Far Gone Mixtape Arguably one of the most successful mixtapes in […]
So yea, I like this song. Back from sunny Puerto Vallarta, it looks like I have some catching up to do. I’ll be rolling out some annual “best of ’09” lists over the next 2-3 weeks. Until then, below are a few items worth noting, before I head to frigid Michigan for a few days. […]
Back by popular demand, a new hip-hop/rap mixtape just in time for the Holidays. This is probably the most geographically diverse Nark I’ve made to date. The South offers up some street-drama and posse cuts via Bobby Ray aka B.o.B. (“I Feed These Streets”), Spree Wilson (“WORD”), The Clipse (“Popular Demand”) and DJ Khaled w/Usher, […]
Well, if you haven’t downloaded these rap/hip-hop mixtapes because they were too hip-hop or ghetto, Nark Trek might be your thing. This is probably the pop-iest (not a real word, I know) Nark, I’ve made in years. Thats alright though, as long as summer-time music has good beats, I’ll sacrifice lyrical quality. For better or […]
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Clipse + Kanye West – A Very "Big Deal"
“I guess I’m like the black Marshall meets Jay” – Kanye West Of course, this dream hip-hop pairing drops while I’m at work with no headphones. 5:30 couldn’t come fast enough. There are numerous quotables on this fiery track, not to mention the sly production by DJ Khalil. And for those that were wondering if […]
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New Villager: "Rich" in 2009
Now that 2008 is settled. Lets move on. One of the many tracks that caught my ear so far this year comes from New Villager. They are a talented duo (Ben Bromley and Ross Simonini) from Brooklyn, NY/California…other than that, that’s all I can tell you. Their label, Two Syllable Records, mentions some randomness about […]