Dj Akilles has previously released two (as far as I know) mixtapes collecting the best, biggest and most influential tracks from the previous year. In 2006 he released The “Best of 2005″-mixtape through the site “Svensk Underjord” which mixed Swedish and American hip-hop. Last year he released “Best of 2008″ trough the Community/Blog Whoa which focused on Swedish hip-hop only. When it’s time to sum up the best tracks from 2009 he’s back to the concept of the 2005-mixtape and mixes both American and Swedish hip-hop.
31 tracks are mixed together by scratch and beat-juggling to form this mixtape that contains tracks from Snoop Dogg, Raekwon, Method Man & Redman, Jay-Z, Drake, Clipse, Organismen, Mofeta & Jerre, Ken Ring and many more. On top of this the mixtape also contains a brand new exclusive track from Professor P & Dj Akilles called “Each and Every Station”. Professor P & Dj Akilles will release a new EP later this year, so this could be a taste of what’s coming.
More christmas gifts, this time from Mr Noun and Arka of Supersci. “What It Is EP” consists of four tracks and some nice artwork. Music wise, producer team Flyphonic has left out the melodic jazz vibes from earlier releases in favor of a more electronic sound. And the result is dope as hell. Review is coming up.
In 2004 the producer Gin Joints and the rapper Young Ivy were living on different continents. Ivy had moved from Luleå in northern Sweden to USA for high school studies, and later college. During the end of summer 2004 Young Ivy returned to Sweden for a vacation and to visit friends and family. This also became a conjugal visit with music. During three hectic weeks of writing and recording he and Gin Joints managed to produce the material to this EP.
During the recording of the tracks Gin Joints didn’t have studio so he had to sit on the floor in some friends apartment whilst Young Ivy had to squeeze himself into a closet with a mic.
After Young Ivy left to go back to the US, Gin Joints mixed the Ep and managed to get guest verses from Planet Asia and Kashal-Tee. The plan was to release the EP on vinyl but due to problems with distributors the EP was never released. Until now. 5 years later the Ep is finally ready to be released. The EP is available through iTunes, Amazon, Napster and other digital music vendors as well as trough Spotify. But Gin Joints is a generous and also offers it as a free download! I’ve listened to it a couple of times now and I really recommend you to download this!
Gin Joints is currently working on a mixtape which will feature appearances from Supersci, Adam Tensta, Prop Dylan and Kid Colt amongst others.
We’ve written plenty about Lazee in the past and by now he shouldn’t need any introduction. The first “First Class Five Stars” mixtape was released earlier this year and featured guests such as Adam Tensta, Kano, J-Son & Skrilla Kidz. Now it’s time for the second installment in the series, “First Class Five Stars – Season 2″. Even though I liked the first installment I still felt it weren’t near the brilliance of his first tape “It Is What It Is” but I was glad that it wasn’t as (in my opinion) commercial as the debut album “Setting Standards”. On “First Class Five Stars – Season 2″ Lazee has upped his game and he says on his blog that:
“this mixtape is not only a mixtape its a mixtape album and the difference between those two is that I put a lot of work, organizing and planning for this tape…”
Something which, from what I’ve heard from the tape so far, I believe. This mixtape definitely outshines “First Class Five Stars” and it really sounds like he’s put in a lot of work into this!
Earlier this year Kaanquest released “The Anthem” which was the first single from his upcoming album. “The Anthem” featured ADL and was chosen as “Mp3 of the week” on the Community/Blog Whoa. Now Kaanquest is back with a remix to “The Anthem” and this time he’s brought together some of Swedens hottest rappers. The remix features appearances from Pato Pooh, Finess, Trainspotters, Academics, X-Man, Prop Dylan, Iron African, Kodie, Parham, Mohammed Ali, Supersci, Mojizzle, Cleo, Toffer, Hermanos Bernal & ADL.
The remix is based on the form of a cypher and each rapper contributes with their own style. The track is produced by Haidar and Chefen is behind all the cuts.
Oliver Def & Bjarne B , consisting of producer Bjarne B and rapper Oliver Def, released the EP “Borta Men Här” earlier this year and now the’re back with a brand new netplay! The netplay contains 4 tracks
“About 2009 and about how everything started. It’s a mix of the funky, the sugarsweet, the self-exposing, the raw and the beautiful. A bit like love. A bit like hiphop.”
I’ve listened to the netplay a couple of times now and I really enjoyed it so I recommend you all to download it!
Promoe released a new track a couple of days ago at Looptroop Rockers website. It’s produced by a norwegian producer called Jason Dean Beats. I haven’t heard anything from Jason Dean before but according his MySpace he has recently worked with Prop Dylan and Big Shug (!) which sounds really promising. The cuts is made by another Oslo based producer/dj – Dj Final.
I’m not that fund over the lyrics, feels kinda like a cliché BUT I do like the sad story in contrary to the happy beat with the laidback cuts. And hey, Promoe delivers over Jason Deans playful beat. It’s a well produced track definitely deserved to be downloaded which you can do here below:
