AUDIBLE DOCTOR Ft. BUMPY KNUCKLES - "The Beast"

Audible Doctor links up with Freddie Foxxx in the creation of "The Beast", a certified banger from The Doc's upcoming EP "Can't Keep The People Waiting" coming soon. This is the 2nd single from that project, following the Consequence collaboration "No Future", embeded below. Let that volume pump!

SOULS OF MISCHIEF x ADRIAN YOUNGE - "All You Got is Your Word"

The combination of the smooth flows of the veteran emcees in Souls of Mischief with Adrian Younge's compositional skills has proven every bit as interesting as one could have expected. The second single, "All You Got is World" features all the elements that made The Souls so memorable and loved when they first came on the scene. Also check out the previous single "There is Only Now" in case you missed it and keep your ears open for the album of the same name, out on August 26 via Linear Labs.

DJ PREMIER / LOADED LUX - "Bars in the Booth #5"

Another sure shot from DJ Premier's "Bars in the Booth" video series. This time Harlem emcee Loaded Lux enters the booth and gets loose... Nod your head to this!

[Artwork/Tracklist] DIAMOND D - "The Diam Piece"

Quite likely the album I'm looking forward to the most this year is Diamond D's "The Diam Piece" LP which marks the first time Diamond has dropped a producer-driven project a´la "In Control" / "Soul Survivor". Distributed by Fat Beats and released through Diam's own Diamond Myne Records with features from Pharoahe Monch, Talib Kweli, eLzhi, Alkaholiks, Masta Ace, AG, Pete Rock, The Pharcyde, Freddie Foxxx, Chi-Ali, Kurupt, Guilty Simpson, Ras Kass, and many, many more this will be definitely be a killer. Revisit the singles "Superman" and "Rap Life" and count the days to August 26.

B.I.G. - "Ready To Die: The OG Edition" [New Mixdown]

Back in 2008, DJ Semi and The Mixtape Marvel released "Ready to Die: The OG Edition", a highly impressive collection of demo versions, alternative takes and original uncleared versions of almost every song found on The Notorious B.I.G.'s classic '94 debut. Of course the sound quality was a bit lacking but the quality of the actual music made the collection one of the coolest drops of its year - who can get enough of Biggie, right? Therefore, I was pretty much knocked out when stumbling across the official Soundcloud page of DJ Semi and a new, updated mixdown of The OG Edition which sounds a whole lot better than the original release. Since then I've really been back on my Biggie shit and this tape has really been going warm so of course I want to share it with y'all. I also been working on a new B.I.G. compilation that should be up within this week so be on the lookout for that 1.

For those of you who might have missed this version of "Ready to Die" there's some truly mindblowing shit on here. While many of the tracks only differs in the slightest from their album counterparts (tbh with some of them I don't hear any difference at all) listeners are treated to the original, uncleared versions of "Me & My Bitch" (produced by The Bluez Brothas) and "Ready to Die"; The album versions of "Machine Gun Funk" and "Juicy" are replaced by fat ass remixes by DJ Premier and Pete Rock, respectively; the demo version of "The What?!" featuring two completely different verses from B.I.G.; another vintage Easy Mo Bee/B.I.G. collaboration from the earlier recording sessions for the album called "WatchuWant?" (replacing "Unpredictable" since that was the last recording made for the LP); the uncensored version of "Gimme The Loot". The bonus tracks consists of "Come On" featuring Sadat X as well as three early Biggie demos and a previously unreleased freestyle. All in all this set is on some other shit and is obviously a must hear for any fan of Chris Wallace, and especially as it's now available in pretty damn decent quality. DJ Semi uploaded the album in one large track which is avialable for stream and/or download up top, but Andyman187 from the Philaflava forums has provided us with the tracks separated so a huge Thank You goes out to him! Much props to everyone involved in this project and keeping the legacy of The Notorious B.I.G. alive.

01. "Intro" (Original w/ Uncleared Samples)

02. "Things Done Changed" (Demo)

03. "Gimme The Loot" (Uncensored Version)

04. "Machine Gun Funk" (DJ Premier's Version)

05. "Warning" (Demo)

06. "Ready to Die" (Original Version)

07. "One More Chance" (Demo)

08. "Fuck Me: Interlude" (Demo)

09. "The What?!" (Ft. Method Man) (w. Original BIG Verses)

10. "Juicy" (Pete Rock's Version)

11. "Everyday Struggle" (Demo)

12. "Me & My Bitch" (Original Version)

13. "Respect" (Demo)

14. "Friend Of Mine" (Demo)

15. "WatchuWant?!" (Unreleased)

16. "Suicidal Thoughts" (Demo)

17. "Come On" (Ft. Sadat X)

18. "Who Shot Ya?" (Original Demo)

19. "For The Macs & Dons" (Unreleased)

20. "Pepsi Freestyle" (Unreleased)

21. "Biggie Got The Hype Shit" (Unreleased '91 Demo)

B.I.G. - "READY TO DIE: OG" (Link #1)
B.I.G. - "READY TO DIE: OG" (Link #2)

[Album] ILLA GHEE - "Social Graffiti"

Due to the lack of updates this past week (sorry about that) I haven't yet posted Illa Ghee's newly released "Social Graffiti", one of the many interesting LP:s dropping this month. Illa's latest packs 17 hard jams with the talented MC going head-to-head with an amazing all-star cast of producers and guest vocalists; including OC, Sean Price, Large Professor, Crummie Beats, JuJu, Steele, Ayatollah, DJ Skizz, Fame, Rell and more. The whole project is up for free stream/digital purchase via DJBooth while the CD will be available next Tuesday - pre-order @ UGHH.

01. "Social Graffiti (Intro)"

02. "Salute The General" (Ft. Fame)

03. "Speak To 'Em" (Ft. Sean Price)

04. "Murda Boyz"

05. "Rum Raisin"

06. "Get Money"

07. "Razor Blade Vomit"

08. "Blurred Pupil" (Ft. Rell)

09. "James Worthy"

10. "Bruised Ego" (Ft. JuJu)

11. "No Mercy" (Ft. Guilty Simpson & Switch)

12. "B.O.D.Y." 

13. "Hold Up" (Ft. Royal Flush)

14. "Talking in a 3rd Person" 

15. "90" (Ft. Large Professor)

16. "On The Brooklyn Side" (Ft. Steele & OC)

17. "Open The Door" 

ILLA GHEE - "SOCIAL GRAFFITI" @ DJBOOTH

SLUM VILLAGE - "We On" [prod. Jay Dee]

SV digs up another previously unreleased joint of Jay Dee for their new single "We On" from their upcoming "Vintage" EP. The extended play will work as a prequel to Slum Village's next album which is called "YES" which should be out this fall. Maybe even more interesting than the single is the "Vintage" mixtape, put together by Young RJ and DJ TJ The King, and said to include SV and Jay Dee rarities. Peep the mixtape below or click here.

ILLA GHEE - "James Worthy"

Illa Ghee's much anticipated solo LP "Social Graffiti" finally sees the light tomorrow, and until then Illa drops off a final single. Titled "James Worthy", the song is an homage to its title subject as well as to street art and graffiti -“People dig my lyrics but I’m not a super star. The same way James Worthy was to Magic and Kareem,” explains Illa Ghee about the song’s title. “Most people look at graffiti and see it as trash. They don’t see the art, or the letters in the art. I feel like for Hip-Hop it’s the same thing… people don’t hear the beauty in the art form.”". Pre-order the album on CD from Fat Beats or cop the digital from iTunes.

ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT - "Calls Remix" (Ft. Jill Scott & Pharoahe Monch)

This remix of The Robert Glasper Experience's darkly soulful Jill Scott-blessed "Calls" single was released quite a few months ago on a special 10" EP called "Porter Chops Glasper". Mr. Porter not only adds a fresh, new beat under Glasper and his band's powerful instrumentation but also brings in lyrical monster Pharoahe Monch who joins in behind Jill Scott. You can grab the entire EP from iTunes, definitely a nice addition to the Glasper catalouge.

[Video] INNOCENT? Ft. SADAT X - "Proof in Numbers"

Brooklyn's Innocent? and Sadat X hook up for "Proof in Numbers", borrowed from the formers upcoming full-length album "Love It Or Hate It". Look out for the LP on the fourth quarter of this year.