[Mini Album] CURREN$Y & ALCHEMIST - "The Carrolton Heist"

Back in 2011 super producer and Lost Tapes favorite Alchemist produced a free 10 tracks album for New Orlenas, Louisana emcee Curren$y. The resulting "Covert Coup" was a testament to both artissts strengths and was unbelivably dope considering it was released as a free project despite being better than most retail LP:s in 2011. "The Carollton Heist" pick up where the last album/mixtape left off with 10 brand new tracks in high quality, full lentgth, and without any DJ shouts or transitions. Alchemist hasn't produced as much as he did between 2011 and 2013 so it's good to see him back in business and still delivering BANGERS. Check out his original take on the tried and tested soul sample on "The Mack Back" which also lets Curren$y shine telling a biographical story of a rising mack; "93 AMG" is a perfect marriage of a dope emcee and a superb producer, as ALC's low key proudction allows Curren$y to dish out an outstanding verse on the true hardships of life; the final joint is a smooth and beautiful joint with a prominent horn hook running throughout as Curren$u spit more biographical ish about his career and life.Very pleasant closing to a very pleasant album that is pure Hip Hop and comes strongly recommend.

We can go track for track because this is fucking brilliant and is good proof that the one MC/one DJ is still a great idea as long as the duo have such chemistry as displayed here. The guest emcees are kept to a minimum with Lil' Wayne, Styles P and Action Bronson who all make interesting contributions to the proceedings.Download for free or stream via DatPiff and do the same for "Convert Coup" in case you somehow missed the excellence of that project when it dropped.

[Album] ALCHEMIST x OH NO - "Welcome To Los Santos"

The Grand Theft Auto series has always prouded themeselves on excellent soundtracks to accompany the gaming experience. For GTA V, which drops tomorrow for PC, they are taking it one step further as the Gangrene brothers Oh No and Alchemist has been left fully in charge to produce the original soundtrack. The game has been out on various consoles since 2013 which has allowed ALC and Oh to really soak in the atmosphere of the adventure that is "GTA V - Welcome to Los Santos". The fourteen tracks deep album features new music by Freddie Gibbs, Action Bronson, MC Eiht, Danny Brown, Killer Mike, AB-Soul, Curren$y, Kokane, and many more. But don't expect a straight up hip-hop album, as the two Ayahuasca loving producers draws inspiration from a wide range of different styles and sounds to create something totally unique. It's definitely a dope listen though, so don't sleep on this one! You can stream the entire album via the YouTube playlist up top and NPR or purchase the digital download from iTunes if you want to pay your dues.

PURCHASE "WELCOME TO LOS SANTOS" @ iTUNES

[EP] CURREN$Y x SMOKE DZA x HARRY FRAUD

I'm not gonna act like Smoke DZA and Curren$y are very highly regarded by me, but at least Curren$y is pretty entertaining and he's definitely got a good ear for beats. This is once again proven on the new EP "The Stage", a four track EP produced in its entirety by the brilliant Harry Fraud who's been on a real strike lately - a strike which continues here. Check it out and/or download for free below via Soundcloud.

Talib Kweli / Kendrick Lamar / Curren$y - "Push Thru" [Remix]

Marco Polo is responsible for this impressive remix of Talib Kweli's latest single "Push Thru", featuring young stars Kendrick Lamar and Curren$y. I wouldn't mind this version appearing on the much anticipated "Prisoner of Consciousness". That doesn't seem too likely however, as this was conceived during the remix round of latest Beat Society gathering in NYC.

TALIB KWELI - "PUSH THRU" [MARCO POLO REMIX]

Double Dose of HARRY FRAUD

There's not many new school producers that manages to impress me these days; but one definite exception is Brooklyn's Harry Fraud. Together with Tommy Maas, he's the producer of one of this year's hottest free albums; Meyhem Lauren's "Respect The Fly Shit". The LP's been out for a while now but it kept slipping my mind, so I'm using this opportunity to bring it out for anyone who might still be asleep.

MEYHEM LAUREN - "RESPECT THE FLY SHIT"

At the same time, I'm using this post to hit y'all up with another Harry Fraud produced free project that just hit the net. "Cigarrette Boats" is a 5-track EP by Curren$y, completely produced by Fraud. Not as crazy as the Meyhem feast above, but still worth a listen. Includes cameos from Styles P and Smoke DZA.

CURREN$Y x HARRY FRAUD - "CIGARETTE BOATS"