Snoop's Ashtrays and Heartaches: the Mixtape

To promote his new Reincarnated album and accompanying DVD celebrating his new reggae sound and his new name, Snoop Doggy Dogg Lion and friends released the mixtape, Ashtrays and Heartbreaks.

This is a true single-track 1-hour mixtape. Mixed by Max Glazer of Federation Sound, Ashtrays and Heartbreaks includes original tracks from the Reincarnated album featuring Drake, Miley Cyrus, Akon, Rita Ora, as well as new tracks from Jovi Rockwell, Angela Hunte, Jahdan Blakkamoore, and more.

You can get the mixtape Ashtrays and Heartbreaks at DubCNN, the West Coast News Network.

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Artist Location: Long Beach, California,USA

RhymeSquare Comps

Being fans of Ill Papa Giraffe [Facebook], we were happy to find them on the new sampler from UK independent clothing label RhymeSquare, RhymeSquare: Volume Three, Late Spring. Check all three volumes.

Typical modern hip hop sadly reflects ignorance, negativity, misogyny, and violence. In some shining scenes, however, you find intelligence, positivity, equality, and community -- all vital to early hip hop. This is one of those shining scenes. Hear their messages. Most of the artists on this RhymeSquare compilation are artists to support and celebrate. That says something good about the good people at RhymeSquare, too.

Go on and get yourself some fun music, fun threads, and a cool little bear at RhymeSquare!

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Artist Location: United Kingdom

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Public Enemy And The Impossebulls

From blocSonic netlabel, "Thirteen years ago... The Impossebulls began as a group of international Public Enemy fans joining forces with the Hard Rhymer himself, Mr. Chuck D, fellow PE member Professor Griff and long time PE collaborator Kyle Jason on a song railing against the major music industry entitled 'We Don’t Need You'."

Earlier this month, an anthology of the first ten years of The Impossebulls, Made by History (Decade One: 2000-2010), was released  on blocSonic.

Over the years, they’ve developed a rich body of work that this retrospective does a great job of shining a light on. With blocSonic as a partner to help them get their incredible hip-hop music out to the world, they’re ready to continue to bring you the REAL. Get to know some of what they’ve already done and get ready for what they’re going to do!

... Thank you to Chuck D, without whom the ‘Bulls wouldn’t exist! 

Today, Enemy Among Us was released on blocSonic.

In honor of the induction of Public Enemy into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Impossebulls have prepared this special EP release to celebrate the important place that PE holds in the hearts and minds of a whole generation of music fans, musicians and artists. Thank you Public Enemy for continuing to show the way. You’ve remained an important voice of reason in an increasingly mad world.

license: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0

John Graham's Magic

Respect to John Graham for his thoughtful final release, Magic: Blanc Et Noir. He covers a lot of ground, such as politics, the entertainment industry, ethics, dedication, and family. He shines.

A documentary was produced around the making of the album, Magic: Blanc et Noir (A Visual Mémoire). Graham's company Ego Free Music Group describes the film:

This "Musicmentary" takes you behind the veil and uncovers the many layers of the man behind the music. If you didn't know who John Graham was before seeing this, then you will be properly acquainted after this groundbreaking visual experience.

This audio visual journey directed and edited by Mark AH of Crescendo Productions whisks you through 14 tracks of pure musical wizardry and gives you an insider's viewpoint of the motivations behind every lyric. Coupled with interviews, and performances you'll undoubtedly fall under the spell of the Ego Free Magician himself.

The documentary and the album are available from Ego Free Music Group. The album is also available at Bandcamp and Soundcloud.





Intrigued? Check out the solid album review from Word Is Bond complete with audio samples.

Hoping you will be moved by this album to well-rounded thought and positive action.

"We truly hope that you have enjoyed everything we've contributed to the culture of music and to the world alike. Take time to ingest everything we've said over the past 5 albums and discover the hidden meanings as they become revealed to you at the right time in your journey." -- Ego Free Music Group

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Ten from Fifty

March 2013 was originally slated for the release of Street King Immortal album by 50 Cent. To keep fans happy, he released a free 10-track album, Murder by Numbers.

It's "Fiddy", so you know what to expect -- the N word, adult content, vulgarity. Parental advisory, y'all.

Preview the whole album on YouTube.

Angel Haze, The Good Bad Girl

With the wrap of Angel Haze's UK tour last weekend, it seemed like a good time to promote her free releases. What we didn't know was what a splash our girl made across the ocean.

The BBC named NYC rapper Angel Haze in their top 3 of the Sound of 2013. MTV UK viewer-led search for the very best in new music in 2013 has placed Angel Haze at number 9 among the winners of MTV Brand New for 2013. Way to represent, Angel Haze!

Angel was born Raykeea "Raeen" Wilson in Detroit. She was a shy, poetry writing girl who grew up in a repressive religious home (not unlike recently featured Meg Myers). At 16, she was finally allowed to listen to secular music and began rapping her poems. A wild-child alter ego was born, and now straight-talking rapper Angel Haze is rising to stardom.

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	Angel Haze - King (2011) Summer 2011, sincere with some soft edges; 15-track release "Angel Haze drops 15 tracks of madness as a birthday gift to her fans. In preparation for her debut album... she delivers us 'KING'"
	Angel Haze - Reservation Summer 2012, harder edges, depth; 14-track release ... DJ Booth | DatPiff "Trendsetting female emcee Angel Haze looks to broaden her ever-growing bandwagon of fans with the release of her new album, Reservation, featuring singles 'New York' and 'Werkin' Girls.' Guest features on Reservation, which is co-executive produced by Haze and Le'roy Benros, are limited to Nicole Wray and Kool A.D., keeping the focus on the bright future of the Native American artist."
	Angel Haze - Voice Spring 2012, includes some rhythm-and-blues selections, 13-track release
	Angel Haze - Classick Winter 2012, highly-polished, Electric Lady Land, 6-track release ... DJ Booth | DatPiff "Recent Universal Republic signee Angel Haze has just unleashed her latest free street release, an EP-length collection of covers and freestyles, upon the listening public. In addition to the emcee's previously-featured, DJBooth-acclaimed reimagining of Eminem's 'Cleanin' Out My Closet,' the set includes the NYC-by-way-of Michigan rhymesayer's take on notable records by Erykah Badu & Common, Jay-Z, Missy Elliot, Lauryn Hill and Lupe Fiasco. Industry instrumentals come courtesy of The Audibles, Eminem & Jeff Bass, Just Blaze, Lauryn Hill, Raphael Saadiq and Timbaland & Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott."

DJBooth Free Hip Hop Albums

DJBooth is a great source for free albums and mixes of high quality blazing hot of the presses hip hop and some fabulous rhythm and blues. Seriously, if you are a hip hop and R&B fan, you have to get over there and check it. They will fill your device for months! Big love to DJBooth!

Since the birth of hip-hop, audiences everywhere have entrusted DJs with providing the soundtrack to their lives. Unfortunately, the legacy of the DJ has been lost in the digital world – that's why we've created DJBooth.net, your online DJ. We’re dedicated to bringing together a global community of music fans united around a common passion, the music we all love.

The DJBooth gives you one thing and one thing only: the best new music. Not gossip, not celebrity sightings, just music. That means streaming the dopest new tracks, giving your eyeballs some new videos to devour and highlighting every notable mixtape and album worth bringing into your eardrums. Even better, every week we compile the best of the best into our Top 20 charts. Need some advice on how to play all that music? Our residents DJ’s break down what audio equipment is worth your hard-earned cash. And then there’s our most important feature, you. Join the discussion and let the world know what you think about the music we’re playing.

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Tuesday's Dozen

Tuesday is a real good news day. Here you have a new set of 12 free and legal collections and CDs to get you through the work week! Eat up and be sure to spread the love by supporting these artists!

Magestik Legend Detroit, Michigan rapper shares 15-track Free CD; shared stage with hitters like George Clinton, Wu-tang, Ludacris, De La Soul, Rakim [rap, gangsta]	Crate Kings enjoy the mixes (pictured: Crate Kings vs. Henry Mancini), breaks, tutorials and network offered up by these master hip-hop DJs [hip hop]	Ne Zhdali Estonian group pairing "punk energy with the complexity of true progressive rock" (Allmusic.com) shares much of their discography [rock, prog]
Mercury Theatre finest radio drama of 1930s, famous for War of the Worlds broadcast, featured acclaimed drama company founded by Orson Welles [spoken, OTR]	Marxist.org interesting respository of Soviet history, including national anthems and soviet songs [soviet, war, Russia]	Tasmin Little star violin soloist and orch director shares her The Naked Violin CD with works by Bach, Patterson and Ysaye [violin, classical]
Jason Ferris this guitarist and singer-songwriter based in New South Wales, Australia shares his 8-song acoustic rock CD titled All I Said online for free [pop, rock, acoustic]	Da ! Heard It fun netlabel "influenced by electronic, 8 bit, Easy-Listening, Acid, Toyz-Pop, Breackore, Electro Surf, Electro bass, Miami Bass" [electro, chiptune]	Foolk from the Slovak Republic comes "lo-fi hip hop, beats, jazz cuts and bleeps... with live musical instruments and weird electronics" (aka Foolcut)
Lokua - Trails listening to the urban beats Lokua (Joshua Keckner) lays down, it is easy to connect he is a Chicago native [electro, hip hop, downtempo, house]	Animic - Hau o Hiu stirring together the sounds of their home with folk music and electronic sounds in Catalan, Spanish and English [folk, lo-fi, pop]	Crate Digger Death-Match "What (albums) can 12 musicians create in 12 hours with only $12 of thrift store finds?" Whole albums of fun jams! [sampling, varied]

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Tuesday's Delectable Dozen

Bourbonese Qualk entire discography available online, think Clock DVA and 808 State (thanks for the news, Nash Rose) [industrial, pop, experi, electro]	Tortue Super Sonic the Neogrotesque CD lays together traditional and some electronic instrumentation with dreamy and sexy results [downtempo]	Bob Ostertag recordings of accomplished experimental artist with the likes of Fred Frith, Kronos Quartet, John Zorn [experi, avant garde]
Victrola Flores, Nubes, y Pajaritos release featuring seven songs: "sweeping, orchestrated short movies of sound" ( also on last.fm) [trip hop, downtempo]	Wesley Willis some of the recordings of the late schizophrenic artist who gained a cult following for his unique, simple music and funny, bizarre lyrics [rock, spoken]	Vinnie Bell enjoy mp3s from perhaps the greatest session guitarist of all time, see the hit records for yourself! [rock, oldies, space age pop, guitar, sitar]
OurTeamIsFresh official site of the Brekfast Club, "a heavy collective of... hip-hop enthusiasts who move for the preservation and progression of real hip-hop"	VA - Skafferi Stefan Zachrisson put together this comp in the '90s through his award-winning (Scandinavian Indies) zine [indie, pop]	Michael Leigh our pal Jim shares our pal Michael's 1992 60 minute tape of an American radio show of "stuff he'd got at charity shops and jumble sales" and sent to America [varied, sampling]
The Normals [FR] from Strasburg, France play muddy, fuzzed out and loud garage rock [garage, rock]	Forestbrook Brona McVittie, UK singer-songwriter shares sounds and images of her gentle world, including tunes in tribute to outsider musicians	Musica per Bambini Manuel Bongiorni and collaborators hail from Italy and perform theatrical shows; enjoy tracks from their first three CDs[electro, rock]

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A Doozy of a Dozen

Yuri Lane the mindblowing human beatbox [hip hop, turntablism]	Lo-Kiwi the cool "comfort music" netlabel [downtempo, dub, jazz, soul, chilled electro]	Budweiser the Real Men of Genius radio ads [commercials, humor, comedy]
Machinae Supremacy Swedish legends share songs and soundtrack [metal, soundtrack, video game music]	Filewile present their first two releases, remix CDs and other delicious surprises [electronica, big beat, trip hop]	Curtis Eller "New York City's angriest yodeling banjo player" [old-time, vaudeville, downhome, folk]
Joe Sparks nutty Alternative Tentacles artist behind the Radiskull & Devil Doll and Dicky & Jackie cartoons [silly, rock]	Various Artists - Children's Songs a Song Fight comp distributed in packages to chronically ill, hospitalized kids [children, silly, pop]	Spheriot shares his solo Livingroom Orbits release through WM Recordings [electronica, pop, acoustic, dance]
Ural Rock recordings by up and coming bands from the Ural Mountains of Western Russia, click for band list [rock, pop, alternative]	Ian Ritchie portfolio highlights from composer, producer, and saxophonist, including work for TV soundtracks [varied]	Matmos a pair of electronic collage artists standing out as innovators in a field noted for innovation [experi, collage]

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