Large Pro // Main Source [ Cover Art + Tracklist + Leaks ]

Tracklist:

1. The Entrance (The Intro?)
2. Hot: Sizzling, Scorching, Torching, Blazing
3. ‘Maica Living’ feat. Killa Sha and Guardian Leep
4. Pump Ya Fist feat. Mikey D Lotto
5. Party Time
6. In The Ghetto
7. Hardcore Hip Hop
8. Frantic Barz
9. Sewin’ Love
10. Ru Dope feat. Jeru Tha Damaja
11. Dap feat. Lil Dap
12. Noyd feat. Big Noyd
13. Classic Emergency
14. Rockin’ Hip Hop
15. Large Pro Says
16. To The Meadows
17. The Hardest feat. AZ & Styles P

Always looking forward to some new Large Professor, out Sept 30th.

via ML & 2db

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Elzhi // The Preface [ Cover Art + Tracklist + Leaks ]

Tracklist:

01 - Intro (The Preface) (Prod. by Black Milk)
02 - The Leak (Feat. Ayah) (Prod. by Black Milk)
03 - Guessing Game (Prod. by Black Milk)
04 - Motown 25 (Feat. Royce Da 59) (Prod. by Black Milk)
05 - Brag Swag (Prod. by Black Milk)
06 - Colors (Prod. by Black Milk)
07 - Fire (Remix) (Feat. Black Milk, Guilty Simpson, Fatt Father, Danny Brown & Fat Ray) (Prod. by Black Milk)
08 - D.E.M.O.N.S. (Prod. by Black Milk)
09 - Save Ya (Feat. TJ) (Prod. by TJ)
10 - Yeah (Feat. Phat Kat) (Prod. by Black Milk)
11 - Transitional Joint (Baby Girl Glow) (Prod. by Black Milk)
12 - Talking In My Sleep (Prod. by Black Milk)
13 - The Science (Feat. Fes Roc) (Prod. by DJ Dez)
14 - Hands Up (Prod. by Black Milk)
15 - What I Write (Prod. by Black Milk)
16 - Growing Up (Feat. A.B.) (Prod. by Black Milk)

Another forthcoming album that I'm patiently awaiting, and looking forward to. This recent leak featuring Black Milk on production just adds to the reasons you shouldn't sleep on The Preface, out August 12th.

Peace to UniverSOUL, Weiss, + 2db

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Termanology // Politics As Usual Album Art + Tracklist

Tracklisting and credits for Termanology’s Politics As Usual:

1.) Its Time (Produced by Easy Mo Bee)
2.) Watch How It Go Down (Produced by DJ Premier)
3.) Respect My Walk (Produced by Buckwild)
4.) Hood Shit f/ Prodigy of Mobb Deep (Produced by The Alchemist)
5.) Float (Produced by Nottz)
6.) Please Don't Go (Produced by Nottz)
7.) How We Rock f/ Bun B of UGK (Produced by DJ Premier)
8.) Drugs Crime & Gorillaz f/ Sheek Louch & Freeway (Produced by Nottz)
9.) In The Streets f/Lil Fame of M.O.P. (produced by Hi-Tek)
10.) So Amazing (Produced by DJ Premier)
11.) Sorry I Lied (Produced by Large Professor)
12.) We Killin Ourselves (Produced by Pete Rock)
13.) The Chosen (Resurrecting The Game) (Produced by Havoc)

The production credits on this album are out of control. Definitely looking forward to hearing more.

Politics As Usual drops September 30th on ST/Nature Sounds.

Salute Matt!

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DJ Revolution // King Of The Decks Album & Funky Piano Download

DJ Revolution said it best in a recent interview, "the connection between the DJ and the emcee has been severed. ”King of The Decks" is my attempt at reconnecting it." DJ Revolution did just that with his new album, as he brought together some of the most talented names in Hip Hop today, who not only produce quality music, but also respect the craft of the DJ Culture.

DJ Revolution has spent 15 years perfecting that craft on the SP 1200. He's currently behind the wheels of the longest running Hip Hop show in the history of commercial radio, "THE WORLD FAMOUS WAKE UP SHOW alongside Sway & King Tech.

Aside from his weekly duties on the show based out of LA on Power 106, and syndicated Worldwide, he has lent his now infamous scratch techniques to countless records and his production skills to many established artists. REV has also taken his skillz to the far corners as the globe and ripped clubs in locations such as Japan, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. He has also shared the stage DJ’ing for many artists including legends like Rakim all the way to current superstars such as Kanye West. Revolution has released two of his own Full length LP’s (“In 12’s we trust/R2K”) and one with his partners Sway & Tech (“This or That”).

As DJ Revolution readies "KING OF THE DECKS," in stores on September 16th, he divulged further on the issues of the lack of communication between the MC and THE DJ stating that it "is one of the most obvious reasons Hip Hop has devolved so drastically over the years. Since MC's in general decided to toss aside the DJ as an asset and integral part of their success from production to performance, the music has suffered tremendously. My goal is to re-introduce to the world what a DJ is. He or She is not just a celebrity, or someone who plays records, or makes funny sounds with turntables. He or she is all of that and more. I recruited some of the most legendary and also most talented up and coming artists to help me express all of this within the context of the music.

The title of the album is by no means a way of saying I'm the best on the turntables. "King of the Decks" is obviously just a play on words related to a deck of cards. However, it is also a statement that needs to be remembered. The DJ is King."

Tracklisting and credits for DJ Revolution’s King Of The Decks (all songs produced DJ Revolution except where noted):

1.) Intro f/Jazzy Jeff
2.) King Of The Decks f/ Sean Price & Tash
3.) THE DJ f/ KRS ONE
4.) Do My Thing f/ Guilty Simpson & Royce Da 5' 9"
5.) LADJ (skit)
6.) Funky Piano f/ Bishop Lamont, Crooked I, Styliztik Jones
7.) For The Kids (skit)
8.) The Big Top f/ Special Teamz
9). Start The Revolution f/ Boot Camp Clik
10.) Scratch Nerds (skit)
11.) Invaders from the Planet Sqratch f/ DJ Qbert
12.) EY! f/ Joell Ortiz and Termanology (Produced by DJ Revolution & DJ Numark)
13.) Casualties of Tour f/ Rakaa Iriscience (produced by Marco Polo)
14.) Damage f/ Blaq Poet & Bumpy Knuckles
15.) Willie Lynch f/ Styliztik Jones and KBimean
16.) The Biggest Up f/ DJ Premier (Skit)
17.) Blow Da Spot f/ Strong Arm Steady
18.) School f/ Planet Asia
19.) Spit Ridiculous f/ Defari
20.) Pro's & Con's f/ Evidence
21.) Calling Haul (Skit)
22.) Man or Machine
23.) The Set Up f/ Sway & King Tech
24.) The Re-Match f/ DJ Spinbad

(ALL SONGS PRODUCED, MIXED and ARRANGED by DJ REVOLUTION)

Shouts to Matt for the info!

BONUS:

DOWNLOAD // DJ Revolution - Funky Piano

Salute the OS

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GZA // Alphabets & Protools Tracklist

And the leaky-leaky continues with another one from GZA's forthcoming LP. Drop this in the playlist next to Paper Plate and check the tracklist for Protools, out August 19th.

Tracklist:

01 Intromental
02 Pencil [ft. Masta Killa & RZA]
03 Alphabets
04 Groundbreaking [ft. Justice Kareem]
05 7 Pounds
06 0% Finance
07 Short Race [ft. Rock Marcy]
08 Interlude
09 Paper Plate
10 Columbian Ties [ft. True Master]
11 Firehouse [ft. Ka]
12 Path of Destruction
13 Cinema [ft. Justice Kareem]
14 Intermission (Drive in Movie)
15 Life Is a Movie [ft. RZA & Irfane Khan-Acito]
16 Elastic Audio [ft. FYRE Department & Dreddy Kruger] (Live at the Parish in Austin, TX, 5/31/2007) [bonus track]

DOWNLOAD // GZA - Alphabets [ prod by Tru Master ]

Salute to the BOOM.

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Stonesthrow Releases N.W.A. Affiliate LP

Who remembers Arabian Prince? Professor X? To some the name might not be so familiar, but others might recognize it straight away as the Egyptian Lover, World Class Wreckin' Cru, and N.W.A. affiliated emcee who brought a unique blend of electro-rap in the late 80s. With this new anthology, Stonesthrow chronicles some of his best work from 1984-89.

Cd Includes: 20p booklet, photos, west coast rap timeline.

Tracklist:

1. Strange Life
2. It Ain’t Tough
3. Take You Home
4. Let’s Hit The Beach
5. Innovative Life
6. Innovator
7. Situation Hot
8. Panic Zone
9. Professor X Saga
10. Freak City
11. Simple Planet
12. Beatdabeat

LINK // Arabian Prince @ Stonesthrow

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Grandmaster Caz & DJ Parker Lee // Mid Life Crisis LP

New material from the legendary Grandmaster Caz, available for pre-order, out August 12th. Definitely news worthy and something to look forward to.

Tracklist:

1. Be Gone (Produced By: Earl Boom Dap; DJ Parker Lee)
2. Dont Mess Wit Me feat. Kyle (Produced By: Earl Boom Dap; DJ Parker Lee)
3. Lioneere (Produced By: Earl Boom Dap; DJ Parker Lee)
4. 4-Bar Funk (BTF Dance Remix) (Produced By: Earl Boom Dap; DJ Parker Lee)
5. Swing Hi Swing Lo feat. The Cold Crush Brothers, Freddie Fox (Produced By: DJ Parker Lee)
6. Slide feat. Mele Mel, Whipper Whip (Produced By: DJ Parker Lee)
7. A Good Man Is Gone (Produced By: DJ Parker Lee)
8. Boss Of All Bosses (Produced By: DJ Parker Lee)
9. MC Delight feat. Sammydavis (Produced By: DJ Parker Lee)
10. Set It Off 99 feat. Dice, Dunn (Produced By: DJ Parker Lee)
11. Back To Da Scene Of Da Ryme (Produced By: DJ Parker Lee)
12. Hate Da Game (Un Cut Mix) (Produced By: DJ Parker Lee)
13. A Man Dont Really Luv Ya If He Hits Ya feat. Jaz-Flo (Produced By: DJ Parker Lee)
14. Not Tonight feat. Raheim, Reggie Reg (Produced By: DJ Parker Lee)
15. Too Much (Produced By: DJ Parker Lee)
16. 4bar Funk (P-Lee Da Loop Lord Mix) (Produced By: DJ Parker Lee)
17. Hot Summer Night Feat. Cold Crush Brothers (Produced By: DJ Parker Lee)
18. Party Time (Produced By: DJ Parker Lee)
19. Out Come feat. Jazzy Jeff (of TheFunky 4) (Produced By: DJ Parker Lee)
20. Da Grandmasta 007 Style feat. Jaz-Flo (Produced By: DJ Parker Lee)

Via GRANDGOOD via Street Hop

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Violence Recordings // Salvation LP

Look out for the long-awaited second LP from the Violence camp, Salvation. A follow-up to the critically-acclaimed Welcome To Violence, this effort incorporates a broader range of producers while maintaining the same quality that the debut album brought to the table.

Tracklist:

Release Date: September 29, 2008

CD/Digital:
1. CALYX & TEEBEE VS HIVE - SALVATION
2. MISTA - MAKE IT GO AWAY
3. GRIDLOK - CONTROL
4. A-SIDES - ESSENTIAL (FEAT KJ SAWKA)
5. TOTAL SCIENCE - S.O.S.
6. HIVE - NEO REMIX
7. HIVE, KEATON, ECHO & GRIDLOK - UNEARTHED
8. CAUSE4CONCERN - SOUND CLASH
9. HIVE & TECH ITCH - DETOX
10. DOM & ROLAND - COME TO CONQUER
11. DIGITAL - B.U.R.N.Y.
12. HIVEDOMRYMELOK - FUTURE SLIP


Limited Edition 3×12":
A. CALYX & TEEBEE VS HIVE - SALVATION
B. MISTA - MAKE IT GO AWAY
C. HIVE - NEO REMIX
D. CAUSE4CONCERN - SOUND CLASH
E. DOM & ROLAND - COME TO CONQUER
F. HIVE & TECH ITCH - DETOX

Check out audio clips for the entire album as well as a free download of Unearthed below.

Look out for the Salvation LP North American Tour featuring Hive, Tech Itch, and Armanni Reign this Fall.

LINK // Violence Recordings

DOWNLOAD // Hive, Keaton, Echo & Gridlok - Unearthed

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One Day As A Lion

Winding down for the holiday weekend (at the daily grind, that is) I spotted this news bit announcing a new project from ex-Rage Against The Machine front-man Zack de la Rocha. Collaborating with Jon Theodore on drums, the project debuts July 22nd on the Anti label.

Press Release:

One Day As A Lion are:
Zack de la Rocha (vocals / keyboards)
Jon Theodore (drums)

Anti- Records is pleased to announce the signing of One Day As A Lion. An on-going creative collaboration between two like-conscioused individuals, One Day As A Lion will release their eponymous debut EP worldwide on July 22nd.

The band writes:

“One Day As A Lion is both a warning delivered and a promise kept.”

“A defiant affirmation of the possibilities that exist in the space between kick and snare. It’s a sonic reflection of the visceral tension between a picturesque fabricated cultural landscape, and the brutal socioeconomic realities it attempts to mask. One Day As A Lion is a recorded interaction between Zack de la Rocha and Jon Theodore from Los Angeles, California.”

“The name taken from the infamous 1970 black and white, captured by legendary Chicano photographer George Rodriguez featuring a center framed tag on a white wall in an unspecified section of Boyle Heights. It reads: ‘It’s better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand years as a lamb.’ This record is a stripped down attempt to realize this sentiment in sound.”

The songs:
01 - Wild International
02 – Ocean View
03 – Last Letter
04 – If You Fear Dying
05 – One Day As A Lion

The details:
Recorded by Robert Carranza at Ocean Way Recording
Mixed by Mario C at MCJ Studio

Links:
One Day As A Lion website
One Day As A Lion on Myspace

Prepare yourself for something that's politically-driven, and well-engineered.

Truthfully, I don't know what else to expect beyond that, but I'm down.

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Vordul Mega // Megagraphitti

Tracklist, title track, and video for Vordul Mega's sophomore album out August 19th.

DOWNLOAD // Vordul Mega - Megagraphitti

VIDEO // Vordul Mega - Megagraphitti

Tracklist:

1.) Stay Conscious (produced by Zach One)
2.) AK-47 f/ Vast Aire (Cannibal Ox) (produced by Opto)
3.) Opium Scripts f/ billy woods (produced by Bond)
4.) Hattori Hanzo (produced y DJ Marmaduke)
5.) Air Battery f/ Tommy Gunn (Megalon of Monsta Island Czars) & billy woods (produced by Bond)
6.) Trigganomics (produced by Bronze Nazareth)
7.) Broken Halo f/ Invizzibl Men & Hi-Coup (produced by Lex Boogie)
8.) Light (produced by Bond)
9.) In the Mirror f/ Vast Aire (Cannibal Ox) (produced by Sid Roams)
10.) Beautiful (produced by Armyfatigue)
11.) Learn (produced by Ravage)
12.) Peanut Butta Up’s (produced by DJ Marmaduke)
13.) Keep Living f/ billy woods (produced by El-P)
14.) Imani (produced by Essex Dogs)
15.) Megagraphitti (produced by Zach-One)

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Fakts One ft Little Brother // Grown Folks

Interesting press release and story regarding Perceptionists-affiliated DJ/Producer Fakts One. Greenstreets Entertainment is putting out his shelved album on July 22nd. The list of guest-appearances is still impressive, even 5 years after its completion.

Fakts One ft Little Brother - Grown Folks

Excerpts from the press release & tracklist:

New York, NY – Although most of the details are sketchy, the one thing that’s certain is that the once highly influential underground hip-hop DJ/Producer and Perceptionist member, Fakts One, one day, simply disappeared. Some blame problems with his record label that folded right before the scheduled release of his debut solo album. Others say the stresses of the unstable music industry led Fakts to turn his back on hip-hop as a profession.

Although Fakts One’s departure left fans and friends both frustrated and confused, no one could deny his musical talents. Most just assumed that his highly anticipated debut opus “Long Range” would just become another victim of industry politics.

Finally, five years after its completion, “Long Range” will be released EXACTLY how he had intended before quitting the business. The album has some of the best MC's around (Little Brother, Planet Asia, Boot Camp Clik as well as his brothers in The Perceptionists; Mr. Lif and Akrobatik) and as one would expect, the beats are that classic boombap sound, drenched with his own blood, sweat and tears.

It's a shame it took so long for this to happen but as they say good things come to those who wait. Hopefully when Fakts hears all his years of hard work finally coming to light, he can sit back (wherever he is), smile and realize it was well worth the journey.

Tracklisting and credits for Fakts One’s Long Range:

1.) Ridin' Dirty
2.) Grown Folks f/ Little Brother
3.) Life Music f/ Rocklyn & Maya Azucena
4.) OK f/ Kingsize & Outerspace
5.) Born For This f/Chan
6.) Don't Stop f/Boot Camp Clik
7.) The Showstarter f/ The Perceptionists (Mr. Lif & Akrobatik)
8.) Audiovisual f/ J Live
9) U From The Q f/ Universal
10.) Set The Mood f/ Grayskul
11.) Moments Matter f/ Tajai (of Souls Of Mischief)
12.) Selfish f/ Akrobatik & Iyadonna
13.) Longevity f/ Rasco, Planet Asia & Shakes Da Mayor
14.) The Showstarter (Walkman Remix) f/ The Perceptionists (Mr. Lif & Akrobatik)

BONUS:

Fakts One ft Kingsize & Outerspace - OK

As always, large to Matt @ MAC.

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Busta Rhymes // Blessed Album Art & Tracklist

Continuing to make good on his word, the artwork for his forthcoming LP Blessed is a throwback to the darker concepts of his earlier album covers, ala The Coming and When Disaster Strikes. Personally, as I've stated before, I'm looking forward to this one -- tracklist looks promising.

We Made It (Featuring Linkin Park) (Produced By Cool & Dre)
Kill Dem (Featuring Tosh) (Produced By The Neptunes)
Blown (Featuring T-Pain) (Produced By Cool & Dre)
Don’t Touch Me (Throw Da Water On Em) (Produced By Grind Music Productions)
Decision (Featuring Mary J Blige, Jamie Foxx, John Legend & Common) (Produced By Dr Dre)
Right Now (Produced By Focus & Dr Dre)
I’m Go & Get Mine (Produced By DJ Scratch)
If (Featuring Nicole Scherzinger) (Produced By Rick Rock)
Throw It Up (Featuring Lil’ Wayne & Ludacris) (Produced By Cool & Dre)
G-Stro (Tentative Title) (Produced By The Neptunes)
Let Me Show You (Produced By Busta Rhymes & DJ Scratch)
Hits 4 Days (Featuring J. Holiday (Produced By Dready Beats)
If You Don’t Know Now You Know (Featuring Big Tigger) (Produced By Focus)

Heads up courtesy of 2dopeboyz and I'm with Khal on the title swap.

Check out the complete Busta Rhymes album wrap-up on the Smoking Section.

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