Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Gods of Music

It's been nearly 1 month since I've posted new music. I guess I just had to take some time away to figure out where my priorities lie. Music will always be that inescapable #1. Perhaps the only thing in the world that I can't live without (excluding food and water). That being said, the below is the best of the best. It was a sign for me to get off my ass and post this. New videos and new music from my favorite artist this past year - MACKLEMORE and his faithful producer Ryan Lewis. Mack will be huge - mark my words.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Wings

A track about coveting sneakers and the traps of materialism. "Wings" is the first leak off the full length Mack & Lewis album coming not soon enough. I CAN'T WAIT!

Oh yeah, and there are two new Macklemore videos that dropped recently below. 1) "Irish Celebration", the smash Irish pride drinking anthem released in late 2009 on The VS. EP and 2) "My Oh My", a tribute song to and catch phrase of the late Seattle Mariners announcer Dave Niehaus (featured in my last post).

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Irish Celebration (Video)

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - My Oh My (Video)

And please let me know if you love it in the comments down below. I miss you guys.

-FiletOfSole

#NewMusicFriday - 12/24/10 Edition

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So it's Christmas Eve 2010 and I've got some presents for you... Yup, that's right - It's this week's edition of #NewMusicFriday! (the best new hip hop singles from the past week along with album recommendations and videos). Highlights this week include an incredible single from Seattle rapper Macklemore and his talented producer Ryan Lewis about a baseball announcer from their city "The Town". Also, check out "I Did It To Myself" by Ryu with a beat by Apathy that conjures visions of Charlie Brown Christmas. Very appropriate for this time of year. Stream the 9 songs below or download the whole bunch at the link up top. There's so much good hip hop coming out these days - you just have to know where to look to find it. The rappers and producers that I feature on #NewMusicFriday are keeping the genre alive and healthy. Bump this music and come back every week!

#NMF Songs
Doc Ish - She Did It Again (Feat. Crooked I And Billy Danze)
Family Business - Sunshine (Ft. Skeme & Coolroy)
Fashawn - In the Rain (Ft. Bravo & Grafik) (Prod. By Hecktik)
Joe Budden - Ordinary Love Shit Pt. 1
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - My Oh My
MindsOne - Break (Prod. Kev Brown)
Rapper Big Pooh - Zone Out
Ryu - I Did It To Myself (Prod. Apathy)
SonReal - Clap For Me (Prod. Chanes)

Video
SonReal - I Tried (Video)
-Canadian MC SonReal rapping over Asher Roth's "I Love College" beat - trying to wrap his head around the importance of individuality in rap music.


Albums That I've Copped In The Past Week
Big K.R.I.T. - Krit Wuz Here (2010)
Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot The Son Of Chico Dusty (2010)
Reflection Eternal - Revolutions Per Minute (2010)
yU - Before Taxes (2009)
SonReal - The Lightyear Mixtape (2010)
Joel Ortiz – Free Agent (2010)
MED – BangYaHead III Pt. 2 (2010)
Rakaa - Crown Of Thorns (2010)
Doc Ish - The First Treatment (2010)
Big Boi vs. The Black Keys – The Brothers Of Chico Dusty (Mashup) (2010)
Reek Da Villian - The Gift Mixtape (2010)

Enjoy the music. Hope to see you again soon (peep last week's #NewMusicFriday here). There might just be some best-of-the-year lists from yours truly next week...

#NewMusicFriday - 12/17/10 Edition

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It's been another fantastic week for hip hop, as you can tell by listening to the #NewMusicFriday top 9 songs of the week below (or hit the link above to download all of them). I've gone through about 100 songs, albums, and videos this week to bring you the below selections, so you know my picks are about quality hip hop over quantity. On an extremely important tip: Ghostface Killah's new album Apollo Kids just leaked on the internet, but if you're looking for a Christmas present for the real hip hop fan in your life - this is it! (Drops December 21st). You definitely need to have this under the tree on Christmas morning and need to be playing it when the relatives arrive. Peep "The Wallabee Kingpin" in the video below for some classic Ghostface.

Top Songs of the Week
Asher Roth & Nottz - Break Bread
Ghostface Killah Ft. Black Thought - In Tha Park
Joell Ortiz Ft. The Lox - Put Some Money On It
Madwreck Ft. Torae, John Robinson & Talib Kweli – Someday Remix
Neek The Exotic Ft. Large Pro – Guess Who
Oh No Vs. Percee P - Praise
Sheek Louch (Ft. Bun B & Jase) – Ol Skool (Prod. J. Cardim)
Smoke DZA - Ralph Lifshitz (Prod. Boi-1da)
Vast Aire Ft. Cappadonna – I Don’t Care

Videos
Ghostface Killah - Apollo Kids (Video)

SonReal - I Tried (Video)
Eligh - Soul On The Road (Video)
The Niceguys - The Good Shepherd (Video)

Albums I've Copped This Week
Ghostface Killah - Apollo Kids (2010)
*This just leaked, but buy it for Christmas on Dec. 21st because this one's gonna be a classic!
Evidence – I Don’t Need Love (FreEP) (2010)
DJ Premier Presents – Year Round Records: Get Used To Us (2010)
Boog Brown & Apollo Brown - Brown Study (2010)
Brown Bag AllStars - The Brown Tape (2009)
H.O.P.E. – Sincere - The Nas Tape (Mixtape) (2010)
Buff1 – It’s A 1derful Life (Mixtape) (2009)

If you can't tell, Friday is my favorite day of the week. Come back every Friday to have some new hip hop to enjoy for the weekend.

-Filet Of Sole

Artists: Brown Bag AllStars are having the best month ever!

Album Cover: Soul Like Khan (2010)

In the past three weeks, I have independently arrived at the name Brown Bag AllStars four separate times (1 album, 2 EP's, and 1 incredibly produced track - all of which are great). So how is it possible that I had never heard of this underground hip hop group before?! I have absolutely no idea, but lucky for us, these guys have been keeping real hip hop alive in 2010 with their newest releases below. Don't sleep on any of this music!

Downloads
Soul Khan - Soul Like Khan (2010)
Preview: Soul Khan - Soul Like Khan

Koncept - Playing Life EP (2010)
Preview: Koncept - Keeping On (Prod. Maticulous)

Sene & J57 (of Brown Bag AllStars) – Eye Don’t Dream…But I Do EP (2010)
Preview: Sene - 4U (Prod. J57 of Brown Bag AllStars)

Joell Ortiz - Battle Cry (Prod. by Audible Doctor of Brown Bag AllStars) [Download]

The Brown Bag AllStars consist of Soul Khan, The Audible Doctor, J57, Koncept, DJ Goo Punch, DJ E Holla, and Deejay Element who all met each other while working at the legendary hip hop record store Fat Beats NYC (now R.I.P.)

My introduction to the Brown Bag AllStars started with a battle rapper named Soul Khan. If you have never seen a hip hop battle, then today is your lucky day. The below is one hell of an introduction to both Soul Khan and the important (yet dying) tradition of the MC battle. His delivery and punchlines are INSANE. Stand back or you might get a black eye.

Soul Khan VS. Madness (Battle starts at 1:15)

Peace and enjoy hip hop responsibly.

-Filet Of Sole