November 2010 Archives

Your monthly run down of new, trending bangers, jams and slow jams. Photo by Callie Richmond for AThousandGrams.

It's been a few months since Reggie and I sequenced a proper mixtape; consider this a tape sans convenient zip folder, accompanying art/theme, and half-hearted one-liners. In other words, consume the below as a playlist of the fall's best, homeless mp3s as all are standouts from abandoned, unreleased, or forthcoming projects.

I advise pulling up a tab, letting the flash player work its magic.


Theophilus London featuring Blu - Life of a Lover (remix)

Chrisette Michele featuring Rick Ross - So In Love

David Banner & 9th Wonder featuring Ludacris, Marshia Ambrosius - Be With You

Drake - Fall For Your Type

J. Cole - Purple Rain

Ghostface Killah - Together Baby

Lloyd Banks featuring Eminem, Akon - Celebrity

Thee Tom Hardy featuring Skyzoo - A Different League

Curren$y featuring Boo - Still Choppin'

Emilio Rojas featuring Yelawolf - Turn It Up

Nottz featuring Asher Roth - Dontcha Wanna Be (My Neighbor)

Elzhi - Undefeated Freestyle

Yung B Da Producer - Acknowledge It

Raekwon featuring Bun B - Never Matter to You

Austin, Texas' Phranchyze sent ATG his excellent day-in-the-life video for "Dolo," off March's Black Larry Bird LP. Per Phran:

Don't know if you've seen these or not. Not trying to Over-hype my shit, but I'm trying to over-hype my shit...

Nah my dude, the video is as honest and spot on a portrayal of life deep in Central Texas where there's country rhymes and they dance in lines: the waking and baking, X-Box 360-in', driving aimlessly up freeways, barbecuing by the lake, and hanging out at Lucky Lounge while Rapid Ric spins "International Player's Anthem."

It's slickly shot and, more importantly, the single bangs. And more, more importantly -- how many battle cats have good rap songs with adorning good rap videos?

Speaking of battles, check out his latest scrimmage after the jump. Three bigger, better battles are slated for the remaining weeks of 2010 so stay tuned.

Slug and Ant premiered visuals Tuesday afternoon for bright spot jam, "The Best Day." It's a track off Atmosphere's latest EP, All My Friends, Blood Makes The Blade Holy, and is comprised of photos taken by merch guy Isaac Arvold on the latest tour.

I'm with it. For all the ink spilled in 2003 about Slug's moody and emo stylings, some of his best tracks ("Modern Man's Hustle," "You") are awkwardly sunny bits of hope. He raps about bullies and blue collar jobs here, most of it sticks.