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Pretty Lights – Cold Feeling

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Pretty Lights – Solamente

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Pretty Lights – Filling Up The City Skies

Props to steg1 on OKP for posting this project, Pretty Lights, from Colorado’s Derek Vincent Smith. Don’t have that much information on this, other than that it’s two discs and it’s great and I’m kind of angry someone didn’t tell me about it sooner.  Download it now.

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New Boyz – You’re a Jerk (Radio Edit and Instrumental)

I know they are signed to a major so I already know that plenty of  heads are going to hate on me for posting this New Boyz track (that or they’ll tell me it’s old and that I’m late on it), but I don’t care because this song goes off. It has inspired plenty of youtube videos including my favorite, the fighting cardboard box jerks. 

This song blew up online before they were signed and it looks like the majors took notice pretty quickly, let’s see where they go from here.

I saw this posted on a lot of other sites, but had to post it here anyway, because it is that awesome. Jake One and his peep’s ode to Seattle, with a cameo from Sir Mixalot and an all around laid back summer weekend song! Directed by Zia Mohajerjasbi.

The song is from Jake One’s album, White Van Music, out on Rhymesayers.

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What happened? Apparently there are no life threatening injuries, but 8 were injured and the police still have not found the suspects. This is not good for anyone, especially the Austin hip hop community. More details can be found over at the The Statesman’s “The Blotter” crime blog. I’ll try to post more information as I get it.

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Juno Complex – Mental Eraser

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Juno Complex – My Hoverboard EP 

Tracklist
1. Noom Tour
2. Stellawhore
3. Dirty Chip Stack$
4. Mental Eraser
5. Fuckery
6. My Hoverboard
7. Come Back Comet 

I missed this earlier this week, shame on me. A very dope, dusty, spacey, sometimes8-bit (but not too chip tuney) EP from Dallas’s Juno Complex. If I had to call it something, it would be an “8-bit-The Avalanche’s-Since-I-Left-You.” Not to hype it too much though, it’s only 7 tracks and doesn’t have the awesome sequencing that Since I Left You had, but than again, what does? Some people might be tired of the chip tunes, but this never veers into full Miyamoto-mode and it’s more than worth checking out. Download it now.

Links
Juno Complex on MySpace 
Juno Complex on Twitter

Via PutMeOnit.blogspot.com

That Day featuring Muhsinah

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Oddisee – Odd Summer 

Tracklist
1. In Your Eyes
2. Sligo Creek
3. Sand to Beach
4. When Everything Changed
5. Chocolate City Dreaming
6. Viva Brasil
7. That Day (Instrumental)
8. That Day featuring Mushinah  

Oddisee has released a free 8 track project, highlighting some mostly laid back production from the DC area based artist. “That Day” is the only track with vocals, provided by Mushinah, who you might recognize from the Foreign Exchange (Nicolay and Phonte). 

Odisee’s Mental Liberation is available on iTunes and his Diamond District collaboration with X.O. and YU has apparently reached 11,000 downloads since it’s release earlier this year. If you are one of the few who have not yet checked it out, make sure you do that now. 

New track/remix from 20/20 and Poise’s produced by BRMG’s Dj Protege.You can stream/download the full track, instrumental, acapella and/or the Bullets version. 

The full Bullets mixtape is also up as a free download on 20/20 and Poise’s Bandcamp site. 

Artwork by The Honest Ape

Via Urb Magazine and GreenLabelsound.com (Mountain Dew)

Dope track from UNI via GreenLabelSound.com as part of their summer promotion. Expect free tracks on Green Label Sound from Chromeo, Amazing Baby, Holy Ghost! and Solid Gold this year. Their last round of giveaways included songs by Matt And Kim and the Cool Kids. 

Now I’m craving a cold, delicious Mountain Dew…they are marketing geniuses! 

I wish Mountain Dew would pay me to blog or at least design a sweet bottle.

 Trae, Bun B and Lil’ Keke, three Texas underground hip hop legends, on the same track. This is apparently just a teaser for the full video, not sure when the full video will be released. You can download the full track over at Chopsteakmusic.com

Boom Boom Girl Friend (Dj Protege Old School Edit)

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Tracklist
B Hamp – It’s All About The Ricky Bobby (DJ Protege Bad Boy Edit)
Jeremih – Birthday Sex (Dj Protege Up Tempo Re-Fix)
Dorrough – Peaches & Ice Cream Paint (Dj Protege Remix)
Black Eyed Peas – Boom Boom Girl Friend (Dj Protege Old School Edit)
Trick Daddy – Nann Makes You Jump (Dj Protege Blue Room Edit)

We posted up Dj Protege’s remix of LMFAO’s “I’m in Miami Bitch” track a few weeks back and Protege is back with some new remixes, geared mostly at djs to work into their sets and mixtapes. Protege will be performing June 20th at the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival and you can download past Remix packs here:

Remix Pack Vol. 1
Remix Pack Vol. 2
Remix Pack Vol. 3