A few months back UK dancehall deejay Mr. Williamz found success with his single (and video) "Ganja Palace", produced by Curtis Lynch on Necessary Mayhem. Earlier today the deejay released a 13 track mixtape titled "Ignition High Power presents Mr. Williamz Gunz, Girlz & Ganja". The mix runs just over 30 minutes and features Williamz laying vocals over familiar hiphop productions kicking off with one you'll recognize from Tupac's "Hit 'Em Up".
While Run The Jewels travel the country on their hot-ticket tour, their DJ, Atlanta's Trackstar The DJ, took time out to release an official companion mix, "The Jewel Runner Tour Mixtape". The 15-track mix features Run The Jewels, Big Boi and Phantogram's Big Grams, Fashawn, Cuz Lightyear, and Boots among others. Some Meow The Jewels was thrown in for good measure along with the recent RTJ performance on Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" with TV On The Radio. Stream and download the mix for free below.
Swiss DJ and producer Max RubaDub recently dropped the third part of his "Maxtape" series. A collection of timeless reggae and rubadub tunes, "Rubadub Blends presents Maxtape Vol. 3 - Rubadub Soldier" includes music from reggae artists like Sizzla, Tarrus Riley, Chronixx and Jesse Royal as well as mixes and collaborations with artists like Bruno Mars, Lil' Wayne and Busta Rhymes.
Clocking in at just under 70 minutes, download this mix today and add it to your playlist.
Over the summer, the Shan Nicholson directed documentary Rubble Kings took audiences on a journey through a gang-riddled 1960's-70's New York. Holding back nothing, the film explored everything from the widespread gang violence and the peace that ended it to the beginnings of what would become hip-hop.
Serving as an audio companion to the film, DJs Sammy Needlz, Rok One, Tahleim and director Shan Nicholson have put together an official Rubble Kings Mixtape. Comprised of music from the era (War, Syl Johnson, The Rolling Stones, James Brown, etc.), the influence on today's music can clearly be heard as many of these tunes have since been sampled time and again.
Jamaica's Teacha Dee has teamed up with Germany's all female Big Mama Sound for a mixtape that manages to squeeze 26 tracks into just over 45 minutes. Download your copy of the "Rasta Ting" mixtape today.
Just a month after the release of "Train Of Thought: Lost Lyrics, Rare Releases & Beautiful B-Sides", Talib Kweli surprised the world again by releasing a free 11 track album appropriately titled "Fuck The Money", an indictment on capitalism, greed and materialism. Talib is in the company of a number of friends on the project including Miguel, Styles P and Ab-Soul with production by The Alchemist and Amadeus among others. Listen to the title track, "Fuck The Money", featuring South African rapper Cassper Nyovest below and download the entire album for free. Just visit the #KweliClub website, order the album (free) and get your download link via email upon confirmation.
Described as "100% clean", Dj Ali Patch's latest dancehall mixtape, "Mixplosion Dancehall Settingz 7", features over 75 minutes of the hottest dancehall songs of 2015 so far.
Available both as one single file or as (95) multiple tracks in a zip file.
Japan's champion sound, Mighty Crown recently dropped "The UK Aftermath" mixtape free for fans. The mix features exclusive tunes and dubplates by everyone from Busy Signal and Konshens to Kabaka Pyramid & Tarrus Riley with a number of other gems in between.
Somehow world reknowned DJ Nu-Mark has found time while on tour with Jurassic 5 to put together a new mix for public consumption. Available free to download, "Nu Crack City Mix" comes in at just under an hour but it's nothing short of fire. Grab your copy below.
Bermudia's Collie Buddz brings us another cool breeze in "It Nice", produced by Jr. Blender. Download the laid-back summer reggae tune to compliment your mellow mood below.