Mindsone - Self Reliance (2010)

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Othello & DJ Vajra - The Required Taste (2010)

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J. Lately - Mañanero (2010)

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Supersci - Timelines (2010)

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Deepspace 5 - The Future Ain't What It Used to Be (2010)

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Panacea - The 12 Step Program (2010)

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Super combination K-Murdock and Emcee Raw Poetic is back with 12 spaced-out tracks.
Wonderful ish!

Chukk Rukkuz - Shroom Kingdom Mixtape (2010)

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Dope Swedish Hip-Hop (which is really rare to find) by Chukk Rukkuz and some other fellows! Dunno anything about these guys, mostly performed in english but a little bit swedish and spanish rap too. Some guy named the Alchemist has produced some beats. That's all i know and that it's dope.

Volta Masters - Lovers (2010)

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Wonderful sound of Japanese Sunshine Soul and Love from Volta Masters. This soul-disc features super rappers Braille, 1773, Theory Hazit and various dope Japanese rappers I don't know much about. LOVE!

Louis Logic - Me & Everyone You Know (2010)

Louis Logic: (Me & Everyone You Know)

After several great solo albums the infamous "Drunken Dragon" brings a project consisting of unadulterated and creative hip-hop excursions. This 11 track album showcases songs that Lous has collaborated on with hip-hop's next crop of newcomers and artists on the rise. If you're a longtime fan of Louis Logic, you will appreciate the continuation of his raw and well thought-out style, as this is a strong pairing of musical talents much like his previous group albums with The Odd Couple and Spork Kills. The acid-crazy album cover features original artwork by Chris Sosa. This ish is fucking dope.

LMNO - Next in Line (2010)

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On of my alltime favourite rappers, LMNO's 3rd LP of 2010 (with 7 more to go!!) Next in Line. The new LP teams the Visionaries member up with LA based beatmaker extraordinaire Dert. With 12 hard hitting boom bap hip-hop cuts, Next in Line is definitely a true testament that hip-hop is alive and well.

Luckyiam - The Present (2010)

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According to Lucky himself, this is meant to be a gift from him to us on his birthday. And The Present is a prelude to his four upcoming projects including a solo record and another album with Mystik Journemey (se post below). It's also the first "mixtape" he has ever done. But he, and I, can assure you that you are in for some heat.

Mystik Journeymen - Return 2 the Love (2010)

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Sunspot Jonzz and Luckyiam (also known as BFAP & PSC to old-school Mystik Journeymen fans) return to the LOVE. The world-renowned duo who laid the groundwork for the independent hustle and for the Living Legends. This is the first release from Mystik Journeymen since 2002. Return 2 the Love featers fellow Living Legends family, Murs, The Grouch, Scarub, Eligh along with dope rapper Kirby Dominant and som other fellows.

Murs & 9th Wonder - Fornever (2010)

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California rapper Murs (Living Legends) and North Carolina genius producer 9th Wonder teams up with a new Westcoast classic.

The Lytics - The Lytics (2009)

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Barely couldn't find anything at all about those guys, all I know is that The Lytics is a five piece hip-hop outfit from Winnipeg, Canada and comprised of 3 emcees (A-Nice, Munga, Ashy) 1 Dj (Dj Action Rick) and a producer (B-Flat). What else I know is that this compilation makes good hip-hop, so check it out.

Tirso Cruz - No Love Lost (2010)

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Tirso Cruz Writes:

"No Love Lost is a compilation of songs in which I vent emotions that I've had bottled up these past 3 months. The idea i want people to understand with this CD is that if you've ever loved anybody or anything in your life, and its been forgotten, the love is never lost. I hope the stories i tell through these songs are relatable and can help any person that listens to them understand that life is too short to promote negativity. The Beatles always delivered the message that "All You Need Is Love", and I feel that true love has been forgotten in today's world. We live in a generation where people lose interest and compassion in each other because everything you need to know about a person is online whether its facebook or myspace or a blog. Human beings stopped making connections and bonds with each other and instead substitute these feelings with tweets and comments. All I'm saying is that its never to late to make a change, so lets learn to stop hating and begin to spread loving. My name is Tirso Cruz Rodriguez and I hope that anyone that has read this will think differently about today's society and support positivity and most importantly, LOVE."

Kooley High - Kool Aid (2010)

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Hip Hop group Kooley High from North Carolina presents ‘Kool Aid Very Best Flavors’ mix tape. The Hip Hop group is made up of six former North Carolina University students set out to make some real Hip Hop. The group is three MC’s, Charlie Smarts, Tab-One, Rapsody, and the other three are the producers, Foolery and The Sinopsis, a deejay, and DJ Ill Digitz. This mix tape was passed on to me in Austin at SXSW 2010

Liferexall - Frequency Respone (2004)

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Dug trough my collection and found one of my all time favourite records. Liferexall - Frequence Response without the instrumental extra cd though. Produced by Lifrexall himself most dopeful and genuine beats trough ages, featuring verbal masters from the Shapeshifters crew members: Liferexall himself, Akuma, Die, Existero and along with Busdriver, 2mex, Xololanxinxo and Matre.
A collection of one of the best producers ever along with West Coast greatest rappers.
This shit is DOPE!

VA - Never Not Fresh (2010)

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Aceyalone, RJD2, Jurassic 5, Chali 2na, Blackalicious, Lyrics Born, Haiku d'etat (Abstract Rude, Aceyalone, Myka9), Zion I, 88 Keys along with others... what more can I say?

Lems - Ping Pong Box (2009)

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Even more fresh hiphop from Japan, wonderful jazz!

Factor - 13 Stories (2010)

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Factor returns with 13 finely crafted beats providing a perfect landscape for the sixteen storytellers to tell their stories in verse and rhyme. The album begins with what is sure to be a certified classic, “Sounds Good to Me (Hip Hop)”, featuring the trio of rhyme writers Ellay Khule, Medusa and Joe Dub.

Factor reunites with some familiar faces with tracks featuring Existereo, Noah 23, Sunspot Jonz and Awol One who teams up with Sole on the eerie track “Don’t Jock the Dead”. It also includes some new collaborations with the likes of Oldominion’s Onry Ozzborn and Sleep who offer contrasting styles to tell their stories. New appearances include Icon the Mic King with “Vicious Cycle” and perennial Project Blowedian NoCanDo with “Tell Me”. The rest of the Side Road Records family rounds out the album providing that classic sound listeners have grown to love.

Cradle - Soulbirds (2010)

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New fresh hiphop straight from Japan. Hip-Hop with a jazzy blend of soul & love. Beautiful vocals and smooth rap.

Your Love music video

Theory Hazit and Toni Shift - Modern Marvels (2010)

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Toni Shift threw down some bangers and Theory is joined on the mic by several fresh faith filled emcees like the cats on this track. This one is sure to make your repeat button break.

Blockhead - The Music Scene (2009)

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New York City-based producer, Blockhead releases his fourth solo album, The Music Scene. Much like his last two records, The Music Scene is completely instrumental. Blockheads sound is quite unique and contains constructive finesse.

Workforce - Apples and Sunshine (2009)

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Apples and Sunshine is the official debut from Workforce, emcee Hawl Digg and producer Dirt E. Dutch (Indiefeed Hip Hop/Troublemakers). They've been performing live in the Northeast for more than four years and decided to pick 10 songs to record and spread far and wide. Hawl's lyrics are positive without being corny, confident without being boastful and old-school without being outdated.

IAME (of Sandpeople & Oldominion) - I Am My Enemy (2009)

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With a combination of introspective lyrics and a raw, but technically refined style, IAME is keeping Portland known for it’s production of heavy hitters. He’s spent the last five years building an international fan base and a strong West Coast following by touring non-stop and being featured on many records. In 2009 he took things a step further by starting his own independent label, Heaven Noise Recordings.

CAUSE - I Am Us (2010)

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My journey as a person and as an artist has just begun. I want to thank everyone who supports me and helps me to stay grounded. My mission is to bring content back to popular music and to one day tour the world. In the meantime, I’m going to live life to the fullest, and inspire my generation to reach. I hope you all enjoy the album. So download and turn me up! - CAUSE