Mixtape Fridays: White Man Can Jump

DJ BChenk presents "White Man Can Jump." You know what this means: you will be listening to white emcees on this one.  Can white men really jump on this project? Listen to find out.

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Tech N9NE: It Pays to Buy the Clean Version

If our goal is to be the heart and soul of indie Hip-Hop, we have to keep our ear to the streets.  Moreover, we have to show you independent artists who are sucessful- who created their own fan base- and now reap the benefits of not having big brother in their pocket.

Well, I was checking out Tech N9NE's new album "All 6's and 7's," and noticed that Hip-Hop's most successful independent artist has an incentive for you to purchase the clean copy at Wal-Mart: By it at Wal-Mart and you get $10 worth of credit at Tech N9NE's label Strange Music's store. Point being is this is the first time I've scene this kind of deal in the industry (at least with Wal-Mart) and one thing to keep in mind is Tech has a lot of young fans. Thus, purchasing the clean copy keeps him "cool" with the parents. Simply put- he's paying you to buy his new LP.

Meanwhile, Tech shows the importance of being able to brand your style and immediately recognize and market to the people who fit that brand.  His cult like following has allowed him to drop 13 LPs all by himself. His fans are super loyal and of course, he's super paid! If you like Tech, his new album dropped today.  Like we always say, support independent Hip-Hop. Check out the single, "He's a Mental Giant below."

Mobb Deep Gearing up for New LP

It's rather cool to see the resurgence of the old-school hip-hop acts and Mobb Deep's Prodigy says that "it's time to feed the streets." Meanwhile, he confirmed that they have a collab with Rick Ross on their soon to be released LP. In addition, their is a talk of a Mobb Deep and Nas Album. According to HipHopDX.com, the two entities felt the energy that was shared in the Dog Shit single. Hip-Hop fans will definitely be waiting for that one. Anyway, here's Prodigy speaking on the subject.

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Mixtape Friday: Killer Mike- Bang x 3

Killer Mike's transition from the Outkast click has been smooth thanks to TI.  So without further due, click on the mixtape cover and check out his lastest mixtape.

Bahamadia Announces New Album

Fresh off the press, Bahamadia has announced she will be releasing her fourth album entitled "Here." This would be her first release since 2006. We should also add that their are rumors of her collaborating with DJ Premier on this project- how sweet would that be! In addition, the soul lady of rap has confirmed that their will be collaborations with Foreign Exchange and UK producers Ty and Drew according to DJPremierBlog.com. She also admits that she's considering a tribute to Guru on this project.  Either way, it all goes down independent on her B-Girls label.

Detroit Strikes Back: Elzhi presents Elmatic

If one has listened to Slum Village, one must know about the rapid firing, lyrical word play master, Elzhi. With all the Detroit swagger one emcee could have, Elzhi stood out as the most thorough emcee of the click.  But what is Elzhi to do after legal biz goes sour and the group folds? With a chip on his shoulder, Elzhi decided to link up with one of Detroit's best bands, Will Sessions.  The two entities embarked  on one of the most difficult task to date in hip-hop: Recreating Nas' Illmatic album in the package of a mixtape.

As soon as you click play on the first track on Elmatic, it's clear that Elzhi studied and prepared himself to take on the responsibility of adding on to the Illmatic legacy; at the same time, he shocked the world by mimicking Nas flow, but inserting his own lyrics- the lyrics, ironically, match Nas- often pound for pound.  Released on May 10th and approved by Nas himself, this indi release is creating a stir.  It is Hip-Hop DX's most discussed mixtape and weighs in at 4.92 out of their 5 star weighting and is ranked number 4 on their hottest mixtape list. Meanwhile, Def Sounds Hip-Hop and News gave the project a 8.1 with a 9 in the lyrics category!  Now it is certain that Elzhi is back, and we can't wait to see what's in store for the future for one of Detroit's hottest emcee.

Del the Funky Homosapien: More Product, Same Price

One cool and innovative way for an artist to gain the attention of his fans who already has a following but hasn't had mainstream success in quite sometime is to do something that is rarely done in the Hip-Hop industry: Drop a triple disc.

Indeed, the California native and Hieroglyphics pioneer, Del the Funky Homosapien is back with a new album, The Golden Era, that dropped last April.  Even more interesting, the triple disc is loaded with a whooping 34 tracks-and it's only $12.33 for the album (amazon mp3)! Let's face it- that's hard to turn down if you know how talented Del is. The album includes The Golden Error, a brand new album as well as Automatik Statik and Funk Man. The latter two, according to his label The Council, are available "physically" for the first time. If you ask us at ABL, that is to cool- but what else is Ice Cube's cousin supposed to do!

Lastly, we honor Del because Del and his crew found out that the indi route has better perks and benefits. He built his name by dropping independent albums with the Hiero crew. The rest was history. It's good to see you shining Del. Props from ABL.