Blog Buzz [Nov. 21st- Nov. 28th] ft. Fashawn, Gangrene, MED, Dela, Senor Kaos and More!

At one of my old sites I used to do a weekly post called Blog Buzz, where I post my favorite independent hip hop tracks that were posted around the blogosphere over the week (that I didn't post myself). Think of it as the Brita of blogs, filtering out the toxic mess. Below are some of the hottest tracks to be released this past week:


Download: Wu-Block- The Eulogy ft. Diego Cash and Bully
Notes: Rumors of a Sheek Louch & Ghostface Killah full length LP are swirling; however, this track is from one of Carmelo Anthony's artists, Diego Cash, off his latest mix tape Become Legendary.


Download: Fashawn- Dark Fantasy Freestyle
Notes: Off of Fash's upcoming Higher Learning 2 mix tape.


Download: Oh No & The Alchemist (Gangrene)- Gutter Water ft. Raekwon
Notes: Self titled single off of their new album, Gutter Water, which is in stores now.


Download: MED- Ain't Braggin' ft. Guilty Simpson


Download: Dela- Music is My Sanctuary Remix
Notes: French producer Dela remixes the Gary Bartz classic.


Download: Senor Kaos- Kick N A Snare
Notes: Single from the DUB MD x 2 Hungry Bros. Open Buffet mix tape.

Detroit Hip Hop w/ Black Milk & Guilty Simpson Video

Current TV takes a tour of the Detroit hip-hop scene with Guilty Simpson, Black Milk, and more. Highlights include studio footage, thoughts on the significance of J Dilla, and vinyl shopping with Black Milk at The Record Collector, one of his favorite Detroit record stores.

Blog Buzz [Nov. 8th- Nov. 15th]

BLOG BUZZ

Every week I will toss up a BLOG BUZZ post that contains the dopest independent tracks released on various blogs. Consider this your one-stop blogosphere filtration system where only the good shit survives. You can check back with the post by going to the WRITTENS tab above and selecting BLOG BUZZ.

November 8th- November 15th

Download: Black Thought- The Professional 
Notes: An unreleased Black Thought track that was floating around the interwebz. Probably my favorite MC of all time.

Download: Strange Fruit Project- Crash ft. Thesis 
Notes: SFP returns! The Lonestar rappers are preparing the release of their free EP, M.A.S.K. (Making Art Sound Kool), which drops November 17th.

Download: Slum Village- Dope Man 
Notes: SV's first single off The Villa Manifesto dropping December 8th.

Download: Souls of Mischief- Proper Aim (Prod. Prince Paul) 
Notes: Another leak off of Montezuma’s Revenge, their first album in almost a decade. The album, to be released on December 1st, will be produced by the world renowned, Prince Paul.

Download: Portable Playback- I Should
Notes: One of the good tracks from Soup (Jurassic 5) and Marc7's self titled album under the moniker, Portable Playback. Album is out now.

Download: The Clipse- Door Man
Notes: Banging track from all my hometown hip hop heroes from Virginia, The Clipse and The Neptunes, off The Clipse's upcoming album, Til The Casket Drops, hitting stores December 8th.

Download: Madlib & Guiltly Simpson- The Paper
Notes: Madlib is launching the Madlib Medicine Show, a once-a-month, twelve-CD, six-LP series. The Madlib Medicine Show will be a combination of Madlib's new hip-hop productions, remixes, beat tapes, and jazz, as well as mixtapes of funk, soul, Brazilian, psych, jazz and other undefined forms of music from the Beat Konducta's 4-ton* stack of vinyl.

Madlib Medicine Show No. 1 is Before The Verdict featuring Guilty Simpson, a 17-track album mixing remixes and new material, something of a prelude to Madlib & Guilty Simpson's forthcoming OJ Simpson album.