Muneshine & Vinyl Frontiers- Freeze & Easy Does It

Toronto Producer/MC Muneshine connects with the Netherlands production team Vinyl Frontiers to bring us the free Larger Than Life EP on February 2nd. To get us amped for the release, here are the first two "leaks" from the EP, Freeze and Easy Does It; two perfect starting selections that spotlight Muneshine's simple and sturdy flow over vintage brass blazed production from the Dutch.

Muneshine & Vinyl Frontiers -03- Easy Does It by VinylFrontiers


Muneshine & Vinyl Frontiers -01- Freeze by VinylFrontiers

Roc C & Soul Professa- SOULROC

Roc C hooks up with producer Soul Professa (Lloyd Banks, Diamond D, Cappadonna, M.O.P, Chino XL, Big Shug, JR Writer, Fashawn, Cali Agents, and more) on the latest 14-track freebie to give the internet whiplash, SOULROC.

Hit the flip side for the bandcamp stream/download and track listing.

Hexsagon Presents- The Charlie Parker Beat Tape

915-- stand up!

El Paso, Texas born producer, Hexsagon, has channeled the infamous 'Yardbird' Charlie Parker to construct one of better tribute beat tapes to come out in 2010. The Charlie Parker Beat Tape features various loops and samples of Parker's most influential work as one of the greatest jazz saxophonists to ever live. The 14-track beat tape flows seamlessly with beautiful song sequencing, blends, and interview clips with Dizzy Gillespie, Jay McShann, and Chan Parker, making Hexsagon's beat tape a well constructed, cohesive piece of work, rather than a haphazard compilation. 

The free download is available to you below via Bandcamp.

Brooklyn beatsmith Bagir-Ba is also featured on the tape. You can peep his free EP Yello-21 that we posted earlier this year here.

Download: Hexsagon Presents- The Charlie Parker Beat Tape

Free Album: Batsauce- Summertime

I caught this little ray of sunshine on Baje One's site and I'm glad I was in the mood to download. Jacksonville, FL producer Batsauce has released an album called Summertime, which is constructed entirely from versions of Gershwin’s classic song ‘Summertime’. The project features special guests The Perceptionists (Mr. Lif & Akrobatik), Mass Influence, Qwazaar, Baje One, Dillon, Chop, Paten Locke, Lady Daisey, and Wynton Kelly Stevenson. Batsauce is known for lending artists like The Smile Rays, Surreal, and Lady Daisey his production talents, now you can borrow him for an end of the summer cruise around your town.

This is one of my favorite releases since I returned from my internet hiatus earlier this Summer. Sample tracks and full download below. Look out for a future free EP with Baje One in the near future!

Download: Batsauce- Blowin' Thru the Wind ft. Massinfluence
Download: Batsauce- Spread Your Wings ft. Wynton Kelly Stevenson
Download: Batsauce- A Lady Named Summer ft. Dillon

Download via Bandcamp or Non-Bancamp Link here:

This One Time, on Bandcamp #2/Free Album: Hoodini & KinG!- A California Classic

This one time, on Bandcamp, I found diversity and even more talent hidden under the wings of my favorite hip hop city.

Despite what his name might portray, Los Angeles MC Hoodini won't be be hidden for much longer and doesn't plan on disappearing into thin air. Alongside his new producer and partner in crime, KinG!, Jagmeet 'Hoodini' Singh strives to become another face of the new generation of LA hip hop. As a student of hip hop culture and golden era ethos, Hoodini beholds a classic presence and skill that ignites like the hills of Malibu after a war with the Santa Ana winds when struck with KinG!'s regal production.

The duo's free debut album, Hoodini & KinG! Present: A California Classic, serves as a perfect introduction to both of their bright futures. Hoodini's methodical flow and back-to-the-basics rhyme schemes command your ear, making his music easy to digest and replayable. Tracks like "Photoshop," "Curbs," "Los Angelez," and "Humble Endings" show not only his poetic prowess, but his ability to make contagious 'underground' music that fans of all backgrounds can connect with. These potent ingredients, when mixed with KinG!'s bright and summery beats, have an alchemist's effect, allowing us to scoop up this free handful of treasure left by The Turban and The Crown.

Below are a few sample tracks and the free download of the entire album. I've also provided KinG!'s album from earlier this year, Live from Souled On California. 

Download: Hoodini & KinG!- Curbs
Download: Hoodini & KinG!- Photoshop
Download Album: Hoodini & KinG! Present: A California Classic // Mediafire
Download Album: KinG!- Live from Souled on California

Read more for tracklist.

1. The Welcome
2. Pomegranate Lemonade
3. Thurston Howell Part 2
4. WestWestOn8
5. The 5 Dollar Tip
6. Keep on Rollin'
7. Photoshop
8. Curbs
9. Thurston Howell (The Mommas and The Papas Revisit- Live)
10. 'Til I'm Through
11. Interlude 2
12. Los Angelez
13. Canada Dry
14. Humble Endings ft. Humble the Poet
15. The Reign
16. It Is What It Is ft. Richie Reseda
17. The Adlibs
18. Cliff Huxtable (Hitch) ft. DMV
19. To Whom It May Concern...

Free Album Download: SkuF'L- Welcome to My Block: Where Nuttin' Makes Sense

Inspired by Outkast, A Tribe Called Quest and Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Orlando, Florida rapper/producer Sku'FL loves to experiment with various sounds and ideas. On his debut album, Welcome to My Block: Where Nuttin' Makes Sense, Sku'FL puts his experiments to the test. With a crock pot full of bugged out samples, southern spiced drums, electric keys, and poised poetics set on high heat, the unknown star of the Sunshine State has positioned himself to be the internet's next big thing.

SkuF'L is The Cool Kids meets Hollyweerd meets the 'Golden Era.'  Mostly due to the production, his debut is refreshing and cutting edge; easy to digest and sonically complex; a throwback nod and a head bangin' tribute to the future. What doesn't make sense is why his audience friendly music hasn't been picked up by any of the bigger hip hop media outlets or their remoras.  I guess the time has come.

Below is the link to the entire free album, as well as a few sample tracks. The entire album was Produced/Performed/Written/Arranged/Mix & Mastered by SkuF'L.

Download: Sku'FL- Bigger Picture
Download: Sku'FL- 2 Wheels

Download Album: SkuF'L- Welcome to My Block: Where Nuttin' Makes Sense // Mediafire

This One Time, on Bandcamp #1: Thallus- Between Head and Hand

The first edition of This One Time, on Bandcamp spotlights a free instrumental record from German producer, Thallus. What originally drew me into Between Head and Hand was the dusty and blunted mood that stretched throughout the entire album, but unlike most of my past instrumental downloads I've found on the internet, this one was simple and undressed.

The digital drummer boy from Deutschland shows a lot of potential in twenty short minutes. Remnants of early Oddisee and 90's trip hop are scattered within the 8-tracks, but as Thallus works his way through the EP, you begin to hear a young musician toy with his future personality.

Thallus' debut is balmy but pleasant and serves as a perfect sidekick to any late night study session or walk into dusk.

Favorite Tracks: Bring the Moon Down & Lonely Roads

Download: Thallus- Between Head and Hand