Video: Stalley- Hercules

First video from Stalley's forthcoming project Lincoln Way Nights. Directed by 2-Cent's BMike.

Download: Stalley- Hercules

Stalley- Hercules

"Hercules" is the first single introducing the sound of Stalley's forthcoming LP Lincoln Way Nights (Intelligent Trunk Music).

Produced by Rashad Thomas of Columbus, Ohio's the 3rd, ITM finds Stalley returning to his Ohio roots - American muscle cars and hard 808 kicks. Stalley, who was born and raised in the working class city of Massillon, says of the project, "This is Midwest music, with a New York mentality."


Download: Stalley- Hercules

Free Mix Tape: Potholes & Prefix Present: Summer Sampler

PotHolesinMyBlog x Prefix Magazine have joined forces to bring hip hop fans a summer send off compilation featuring some of independent hip hop's hottest rising stars. Spread over two twelve track digi-discs are neck noddin' exclusives from Co$$, Hezekiah, Writtenhouse, Intuition, Buff1, Stalley, Big K.R.I.T., Von Pea, and more. What more could you ask for? Other than a glass of ice cold lemonade...

Below are three of my favorite cuts from the free mix tape, as well as the full download.

Download Mix Tape: Potholes & Prefix Present: Summer Sampler 
Download: Von Pea- Boombox
Download: Intuition- Dear John
Download: Writtenhouse- Melodi

And since we have an excuse due to the new track-- Intuition is offering limited edition 6-panel black wool snapback hats. Check them out.

Stalley- MadStalley: The Autobiography Mixtape [Free Mixtape Download]

 One of my favorite things about social networking and the internet is that I find at least one dope artist, song, record, or video from one of my friends or "tweeples" every day, and as a slave to music there is nothing better. Yesterday, one of my favorite sites dropped a 2009 mixtape from an Ohio bred MC I've never heard of before, Stalley. The Mixtape, MadStalley: The Autobiography, is the new smooth sultan of mid-west hip hop swing going bananas over re-worked Madlib instrumentals. If I had caught wind of this last year, there is no question that Stalley's showcase would have appeared on all of my end of the year lists and mixes.

2010 looks to be an even bigger year for the rising talent, as he readies a collaboration project with the wild wizards of whimsical weirdness in Sa-Ra Creative Partners and has locked numerous features on an upcoming Ski Beatz mixtape.

Below, you can download the MadStalley mixtape and one of the videos from the tape, The Autobiography. Get mellow.

Download: Stalley- MadStalley: The Autobiography Mixtape

1. Welcome To The Show
2. Masterpiece
3. Slim's Return
4. Babblin'
5. Stay feat. Jesse Boykins III
6. Distant Land feat. Melo-X
7. TinLizyFordToARollsRoyceBoy
8. Sunrays feat. Jade
9. The Autobiography
10. All For You
11. Worldwide feat. Mickey Factz
12. Spice Island feat. Brian Auger