The holidays are getting close and that means a lot of new music will be coming from all directions trying to get your hard earned dollar. Have no fear, Mixtape Mayhem is here, as there is a ton of free heat to keep you warm this fall season. The mixtape game is hot and heavy as rap's superstars, savvy vets, R&B semithugs, and everything in between have released mixtapes in the last few weeks.
We'll start off with one of rap's unique voices and flows straight from the Illadelph, our favorite bearded rapper, Freeway. We've heard from Free on twitter about him working on his upcoming album, Free At Last, along with his mixtape, The Intermission, which he just released. Free's as ill as ever on the entire album as he many new cuts and only a couple freestyles where he displays his full repertoire of rhymes. This tape is as good as anything out there and has appearances from Meek Mill, Wale, Yo Gotti, along with the reunion of the Roc group, State Property. Various producers give it a fresh sound where the Philly Freezer sounds as fresh as ever, no skips needed.
Keeping with the Philly theme, the State Property vet, Young Chris, released another mixtape, The Revival, as he continues to promote his upcoming major release on Rico Love's Division 1 records. The tape has numerous cameo's from the members of State Property, but Peedi Crack makes a handful of features on the tape. Peedi Peedi sounds pretty focused on staying relevant, I enjoy his sound. Young Chris will continue to grow his fan base by feeding the streets with quality music every few months. The young gunner has been in the game for quite a while and continue's to work as hard as anyone.
One of the best voices and flows the past handful of years has to be Blue Hefner aka Lloyd Banks of G-Unit. He seemed to have fell off for a while as he switched record labels but has been a mainstay since releasing his last solo album, H.F.M 2, a year ago. Banks dropped his newest mixtape, Cold Corner 2 and it's pretty much what the title says….cold…cold blooded. Banks sets a dark tone for the whole tape right from the beginning with a guest spot by Mobb Deep's Prodigy. Nobody does that sound better than the Mobb but if winter in NYC could come out with a mixtape, this would be it. I'm a big fan of Banks and this is 18 new bangers full of punchlines. Check out "Score", "Shock The World" and "Make it Stack" w/ ASAP Rocky.
Speaking of ASAP Rocky and staying in New York, this rapper is generating as much buzz as anyone. The song and video for "Purple Swag" had the internet going nuts as the Harlem native was delivering his own southern screwed sound as the video has a snow bunny with gold fronts singing chorus. He recently dropped his highly anticipated mixtape, Live, Love, A.S.A.P. to a thirsty crowd. The tape has it's own distinctive sound that leans heavy on southern influences but he has that New York City flow that seems to come easy. Combined, it sounds like you're on a smoke induced trip that stops in Mars, Houston, and your speaker box. We'll be waiting to see what's next for the syrup sippin spitter. Also, look out for the producer, Clams Casino, who produced a handful of records for the mixtape (and has one of the coolest names).
There was even something for the ladies in the mixtape game as Trey Songz released not one, but two mixtapes a couple weeks ago. Anticipation 2 and LetMeHolDatBeat2 are proving that artists continue to self-promote themselves through mixtapes and providing their music for free to their fans. Surprised rock bands and other genres of music haven't tried this avenue of promotion, but I'm sure at some point…
Lastly, rapper/actor, Ludacris just dropped his mixtape called 1.21 Gigawatts: Back To The First Time. I can't front…the cover and title sounds a little…okay, a lot like the main man Wale's mixtape, Back To The Feature, which is an official banger. Luda has star features such as Rozay, Wiz, Big K.R.I.T., Meek Mills and others that let them showcase their skills over new beats from new and veteran producers. At this point, if you're on as a rapper, you have your own mixtape and you're on everybody else's. Not a bad thing at all especially since it's FREE and a lot of it is quality music and a different sound for everyone.
As always, you can revisit the Mixtape Mayhem series if you've missed anything this past year. Vol. I, II, III. Let me know what you think about any of these collections or if there is a tape out there that's a must listen. Feel free to forward as well.
Be safe over the next handful of weeks and enjoy all the gratis beats that are a click away.
Shout to datpiff.com, thee official mixtape site. All downloads below.
Downloads
Freeway
Young Chris
Lloyd Banks
A.S.A.P. Rocky
Ludacris
Trey Songz Anticipation 2
Trey Songz LetMeHolDatBeat2
One of the best voices and flows the past handful of years has to be Blue Hefner aka Lloyd Banks of G-Unit. He seemed to have fell off for a while as he switched record labels but has been a mainstay since releasing his last solo album, H.F.M 2, a year ago. Banks dropped his newest mixtape, Cold Corner 2 and it's pretty much what the title says….cold…cold blooded. Banks sets a dark tone for the whole tape right from the beginning with a guest spot by Mobb Deep's Prodigy. Nobody does that sound better than the Mobb but if winter in NYC could come out with a mixtape, this would be it. I'm a big fan of Banks and this is 18 new bangers full of punchlines. Check out "Score", "Shock The World" and "Make it Stack" w/ ASAP Rocky.
Speaking of ASAP Rocky and staying in New York, this rapper is generating as much buzz as anyone. The song and video for "Purple Swag" had the internet going nuts as the Harlem native was delivering his own southern screwed sound as the video has a snow bunny with gold fronts singing chorus. He recently dropped his highly anticipated mixtape, Live, Love, A.S.A.P. to a thirsty crowd. The tape has it's own distinctive sound that leans heavy on southern influences but he has that New York City flow that seems to come easy. Combined, it sounds like you're on a smoke induced trip that stops in Mars, Houston, and your speaker box. We'll be waiting to see what's next for the syrup sippin spitter. Also, look out for the producer, Clams Casino, who produced a handful of records for the mixtape (and has one of the coolest names).There was even something for the ladies in the mixtape game as Trey Songz released not one, but two mixtapes a couple weeks ago. Anticipation 2 and LetMeHolDatBeat2 are proving that artists continue to self-promote themselves through mixtapes and providing their music for free to their fans. Surprised rock bands and other genres of music haven't tried this avenue of promotion, but I'm sure at some point…
Lastly, rapper/actor, Ludacris just dropped his mixtape called 1.21 Gigawatts: Back To The First Time. I can't front…the cover and title sounds a little…okay, a lot like the main man Wale's mixtape, Back To The Feature, which is an official banger. Luda has star features such as Rozay, Wiz, Big K.R.I.T., Meek Mills and others that let them showcase their skills over new beats from new and veteran producers. At this point, if you're on as a rapper, you have your own mixtape and you're on everybody else's. Not a bad thing at all especially since it's FREE and a lot of it is quality music and a different sound for everyone. As always, you can revisit the Mixtape Mayhem series if you've missed anything this past year. Vol. I, II, III. Let me know what you think about any of these collections or if there is a tape out there that's a must listen. Feel free to forward as well.
Be safe over the next handful of weeks and enjoy all the gratis beats that are a click away.
Shout to datpiff.com, thee official mixtape site. All downloads below.
Downloads
Freeway
Young Chris
Lloyd Banks
A.S.A.P. Rocky
Ludacris
Trey Songz Anticipation 2
Trey Songz LetMeHolDatBeat2
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