No Ceilings- Wayne
I mean when listening to Lil Wayne it's never for depth or lyrical superiority but for ridiculous punch lines and flat out fun! No Ceilings is full of that. He raps over hits such as "I Gotta Feeling", "Ice Cream Paint", "MAke Her Say", and "Run This Town". If nothing else this collection provides plenty of party music.
Track to sample- "Wasted"
Quotable Bar- "Smoke MAd weed, I'm on my high horse"
Enemy of the State- Lupe Fiasco
This is truly one of the underrated MC's of our generation and this mixtape is a must for any fan of quality music let alone hip-hop. The MAn is a wizard with words and raps about things besides money, women, clothes, and drugs. Like Wayne he goes in over some popular hits of others such as Wayne's "Fireman", Jay-Z's "Thank You", Timbaland's "Say Something", and The Clipse return hit "Popular Demand". This is undoubtedly an A+ effort from Lupe with him releasing another mixtape coming Super Bowl Sunday he is creating a very substantial buzz for his next album.
Track to Sample- "Yoga Flame"
Quotable Bar- "Meditate, on the floor fold your legs, resonate/breathing speed, regulate/ clear my mind til it levitate"
The 808 Experiment Volume 2- SMKA
SMKA are a Atlanta production team who have compiled two projects based on this "808 Experiment" concept. Every single track solely on a production level one after another is aMAzing. They create diverse beats and some samples of some older joints that MAke this mixtape a unique one in today's hip-hop climate. The artists featured are mostly based out of the Atlanta area or other parts of the south. All are up and comers and some deserve to be mentioned. Pill has been featured by MTV as one of the hot young spitters out of the south. Our old friends Nappy Roots are featured and after hearing their track and others from their new project they could find themselves back on the radio in the months to come. An artist who's mixtape I will mention later is Yelawolf. A descendent of the Cherokee from AlabaMA spits with speed rivaling that of Twista or a young Busta Rhymes. He is one of my favorite new rappers and should be a force to be reckoned with. Shawn Chrystopher and Tanya Morgan are both rappers that are also worth checking out.
Tracks to Sample- "Back In My Younger Days" features a Eazy-E sample
"Dear MAMA" Yelawolf
The Swelly Express- Chiddy Bang
A great group name and tape name! This cat has a voice that just MAkes you want to keep listening to him. Dude seems really happy to be rapping and he isn't bad at it either. Xaphoon Jones is the producer that oversaw the project. They do a remix of MGMT's Kids that is pretty awesome. They also feature Passion Pit on one song which adds more intrigue to this duo.
Tracks to Sample- "Fresh Like Us", "All Things Go", "Truth"
Quotable Bar- "We be Peter Parker in love with the MAry Jane"
Trunk Muzik-Yelawolf
I was first curious about him because he is a white kid from AlabaMA. Once I heard him rap I couldn't stop downloading his music. He southern style and lighting speed raps make his persona and music one of a kind. He features southern royalty Bun-B and Juelz Santana on this project as well as a few of his down south buddies. He's a breath of fresh air and worth a listen.
Tracks to Sample- "Mixing Up The Medicine", "Good to Go", "I Wish"
Quotable Bar- "Walk with a limp and I talk with a lingo, party with a bunch bad girls in a Pinto"
5 More Tapes to Check Out
XV- Everybodys Nobody
This rapper out of Kansas is one of the most hyped new artists on the scene today. He worked with Wiz Khalifa and Big Sean on this tape and shows why there is a lot of hype surrounding him.
Xaphoon Jones- Xaphoon Jones Mixtape Volume 1
He creates some crazy blends and does things I never would have dreamed of with music from artists such as Bob MArley, MGMT, Led Zeppelin, Clipse, MArvin Gaye, Chiddy Bang, Dizzee Rascal, E-40, Passion Pit and Beyonce. Check it.
Outasight- Further
This rapper/singer from NY is an interesting talent with a cool sound and is sure to be one of the young names in the game to keep an eye on.
Cam'ron- Boss of all Bosses 2
After coming back onto the scene with the Clipse Cam'ron joins his man Vado and gives us a reason to wonder what he will do next.
Llyod Banks- V5
A mixtape veteran that is always on his grind and a king of punch lines provides a solid tape of New York gangsta ish.
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