New Raekwon X DJ Absolut Mixtape: Blood On Chef's Apron!!!

http://www.mediafire.com/?qjtm4mymtqz

1st CUT OFF OF J-SCRILLA'S CULTURE OF HONOR!!!!

DJ/Producer- J-$crilla of Guns-N-Butter is setting up to drop his first solo album called "Culture Of Honor." The DMV- bred producer who resides in the Nation's Capitol has produced for Tragedy, Heltah Skeltah, Smif-N-Wessun, NORE, Nature, Reef the Lost Cauze and many more. This song- "DRUG DEALER", features Cassidy and AR AB going back and forth over a laidback, piff- induced track. The album features JR Writer, General Steele, Cassidy, Reef The Lost Cauze, Oddisee, K-Beta and 30 other gifted lyricists. Look out for many free downloads in the coming weeks and the entire project (which will include all the instrumentals) which will drop June 2nd on Inner Loop Records. (www.innerloopuncut.com)

http://www.zshare.net/download/58974218e7917cb5/

Taken from The $crillionaire Lifestyle Blog...

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MARKY:NOTHING IS 4 3VER (MINI ALBUM) DOWNLOAD!!!

http://www.zshare.net/download/5805805854c041d7/

ROB VIKTUM PRESENTS: THE SNACK PACK VOL. I!!!

Get familiar...

http://www.sendspace.com/file/shyb1m

-Thanks to Shabooty.com for the heads...-

KID CUDI & WALE - "LOOK UP AT THE STARS"

http://www.zshare.net/download/58015594f75d0c8c/

Seanniessentials Vol. I The Lions - Jungle Struttin'

Stumbled across this gem on a forum I was on the other day, take a listen for yourself...If the link dies, message me and I'll send you another one...

http://www.zshare.net/download/557292360fdc0bdc/

Like their brethren from the Los Angeles basin The Culver City Dub Collective, the San Fernando Valley's The Lions have crafted an exceptionally enjoyable and listenable old school reggae record that wears its influences on its sleeves. But they are just that - influences, not mimicry. At the core, The Lions have crafted full songs - ten originals and one cover - many in preparation for deconstructing them dubwise (unlike many of their predecessors who didn't complete the song construction, leaving the dubs uninspired and plodding).

In this album's stew are dashes of Bunny Lee and Augustus Pablo production values, King Tubby mixing techniques, and Aggrovators and Black Disciples instrumentation.

"Thin Man Skank" is an instru-dub with a horn melody that sounds like what would have happened if Santo & Johnny's "Sleep Walk" was a Bunny Lee/King Tubby affair. "Hot No Ho" is an infectious meld of Jamaican & Cuban styles. "Fluglin' at Dave's" is, like "Thin Man," an instru-dub with a Flugel Horn lead, not the typical instrumentation that one would hear in proto-roots reggae from the early '70s, and it's captivating because of it. So, too, is "Tuesday Roots"'s screaming Hammond organ lead, a far better road-tested sound than the roller-rink organ sound that was popular back in the day. Elsewhere there are splashes of spring reverb that was common in King Tubby mixes, the drum sound that was popularized by Jamaican drummer Tin Leg Allen, and the 'dread' minor key horn arrangements that would back up Burning Spear.

On a couple of occasions The Lions do lose the plot: the chorus of "Sweet Soul Music" (an original, not a cover of the Arthur Conley tune) is lackluster compared to the body of the tune, and the cover of Lyn Collins' "Think (About It)" is disjointed. The bulk of the original James Brown rhythm remains, but the change from James' on-the-one beat to a Jamaican one-drop rhythm (on the third beat) doesn't jell. It may have been better to take the composition in a thunderous steppers arrangement like Yabby You used to direct. (That said, Noelle Scaggs' lead vocals on the track are magnificent; keep an eye on her.)

Overall, a highly recommended debut from a collective that knows how to deftly interpret the past and bring it into the future.