JOE BUDDEN FEAT. ERIC BELLINGER – WHERE DO WE GO
Joe Budden follows his open letter to Eminem with this emotionally charged 7-minute dive into his mind after a breakup.
APOLLO BROWN FEAT. MAFFEW RAGAZINO & FREDDIE GIBBS – WHO’S THAT
Apollo Brown provides the backdrop for Gangsta Gibbs and Maffew Ragazino to flex over on “Who’s That.”
J DILLA – DILLATRONIC #7
On October 30th, a collection of 40 unreleased J Dilla instrumentals will be released in the form of Dillatronic. Like the title suggests, these will be beats with some serious electronic influence (think “Raise It Up”). Here’s a little sample of song #7 off the project.
SEAN PRICE FEAT. JAKK FROST – ADMIRAL GREETS GENERAL (PRODUCED BY STATIK SELEKTAH)
Statik Selektah unearths this previously vaulted track that features the late Sean Price and Jakk Frost. And, of course, it’s dope.
9TH WONDER & TALIB KWELI FEAT. BAD LUCC AND PROBLEM – PAY YA DUES
2/3 of Indie 500 connect with West Coast rhyme slingers Bad Lucc and Problem for the Eric G produced “Pay Ya Dues.”
TSU SURF FEAT. JOE BUDDEN – CONVERSATIONS
Tsu Surf seeks advice on fatherhood, fame and love from Joe Budden on the Dark Night and 8Bars-produced “Conversations.”
BLU, MED & MADLIB FEAT. MF DOOM – KNOCK KNOCK
Blu has joined forces with MED and Madlib for the collaborative album Bad Neighbor that is set to drop on October 30 (and you can pre-order here). The first single, featuring MF DOOM, comes to you in the form of “Knock Knock” and is sure to please longtime fans. Below is the full tracklisting to convince you of the purchase if the single, for some otherworldly reason, did not.
MED, Blu & Madlib “Bad Neighbor” Album Full Tracklisting:
1. Greetings:
2. Serving ft. Hodgy Beats
3. Peroxide ft. Dam-Funk and DJ Romes
4. Get Money ft. Frank Nitt
5. Streets ft. Oh No and DJ Romes
6. The Stroll ft. AMG
7. Knock Knock ft. MF DOOM
8. Mad Neighbor
9. The Strip ft. Anderson .Paak
10. Finer Things ft. Likewise and Phonte
11. Burgundy Whip ft. Jimetta Rose
12. Drive In ft. Aloe Blacc
13. Belly Full ft. Black Spade
14. Birds
15. The Buzz ft. Mayer Hawthorne
TORAE – SATURDAY NIGHT (PRODUCED BY DJ PREMIER)
Torae drops this unreleased track produced by DJ Premier as a thank you to his fans who supported his kickstarter campaign.
ROYCE DA 5’9″ – DJ ABSOLUT FREESTYLE
For DJ Absolute’s freestyle series, Royce Da 5’9″ takes on G-Unit’s “Gangsta Sh*t” and destroys it.
FASHAWN & THE GRIZZLY CITY BOYS – EARLY 2000S
Fashawn and his Fresno crew of Otis Reed, Halo, TA The Handful, Dinero Sucio and Omar Aura are preparing their “Grizzly City USA” mixtape and here’s the first offering.