Day 314: The Airplane Boys flying back in the radar - "Brave New World" mixtape

Gotta support the dynamic duo from Toronto, The Airplane Boys. They have such a unique vision & style with their music, fusing up-tempo hip-hop with new generation types of sounds and beats. I really like the direction they are going with this mixtape. Very artistic and full of energy.

Go download the free mixtape right here, or take a quick listen & check out the stream after the jump...

Day 313: "Started from the Bottom" - Drake (Music Video)

Drake has pretty much perfected the formula for catchy phrases and hard drums. So, so catchy.

Day 312: A very inspiring bball documentary - "10,000 Hours" (Video)

Episode 1:



This is a really interesting bball documentary that caught my attention, which is about two young Asian ballers from the Bay Area who put themselves through intense workouts to improve their game in hopes of one day of getting into the NBA. Yeah, it looks like they have a long journey ahead but the takeaway is this: it's all about realizing what your dream is no matter what people say and what's stacked against you. At the end of the day, you'll never find out if that dream was possible w/o putting in the work & being fully dedicated in becoming better. That means never giving up and never losing focus.

I love playing the game of basketball even though I'm not that great, but after watching this documentary I'm determined to find ways to work on my game and maintain my body in good bball shape. I wish I could have their coach put me on the right track, or I might just have to move back to the bay for a little bit and find him, haha.

I would've never found out about this if it wasn't for one of my bball homies, so s/o to J.Cov for showing me this one. He helped out with Episode 3 so check that out. More episodes after the jump...

Day 311: Kendrick performing 'Poetic Justice' on SNL (Video)

Kendrick Lamar pretty much owned the stage on SNL last night, performing one of his smoothest track called Poetic Justice (from GKMC). I see Terrace Martin in the back adding his flavor to the mix with his saxophone skills. Mad talent up on stage.

Day 310: Remember when 'Life Changes' - A new mixtape from Casey Veggies

There has been some crazy news taking storm in 2013 (ex. Manti Te'o catfish scam, gun shootings everywhere, Lance fakestrong), and it's only January... at least we can rely on music to keep us at peace! On that note, Young Casey Veggies just came out with a new 13-track mixtape called "Life Changes" featuring his LA-counterpart Dom Kennedy and a few others.

It's got some really chill tracks on there. Check the free album stream after the jump...

Day 309: It's 2013, time get on that new LVL, ASAP - Long.Live.A$AP

I've grown to be a big fan of Clams Casino's beats since I heard "I'm God", so off the bat "LVL" has become one of my favorite tracks from A$AP Rocky's debut album Long.Live.A$AP (out now). I've only just begun listening to a few tracks so I have some catching up to do, but in the meantime this is gonna be on repeat for a while.

Get his new album on itunes here, A$AP.

Day 308: Big noise from Big Boi - 'In the A" ft. T.I. & Ludacris (Music Video)

If there was an "In the BAY" remix, I'd like to see E-40, Clyde Carson, and Locksmith (the lyrical assassin!) get together on this.

If an "In L-A" remix was made, I'd like to see these three on it: Kendrick Lamar, Nipsey Hussle, and Dom Kennedy; str8 fresh 2 death trio right there.

Let's see this happen fellas... rep yo city!

Btw, check out Big Boi's recent album Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors if you haven't already. He's come a looooong way since he started Outkast in 92' with Andre 3000. Gotta love the style he brings to the table; still going on strong too. Overall, his new album is pretty legit to me.

Day 307: Check the aPROcalypse Mixtape for you 90's Hip-Hop babies

First and foremost, Happy New Year to everybody out there! Hope the Mayans didn't kidnap you and y'all are still alive =x

So, I finally checked out the recent mixtape that came out during the holiday break called aPROcalypse which features Joey Bada$$ and his Pro Era crew. I've only listened through about half of the tracks and I'm already impressed with the sounds & samples used, lyrical vocab, and overall production of these tracks. If you thought the 1999 mixtape was dope, well then you'll be excited for this one too.

Peep this mixtape ASAP if you grew up listening to 90s Hip-Hop. This will definitely have a tune for your ears #TRUSTME

On another note, still can't forget about the sad news regarding Capital STEEZ... more info about that here. May he RIP #RIPCapitalSTEEZ

Check a live stream of the aPROcalypse mixtape after the jump...

Day 306: Back to 90s hip-hop with Joey BadA$$ & friends (Music Video)

Dear Joey BadA$$ and everybody you roll with,

I fux with you. #TakingMeBackTo90sHop

If you grew up listening to 90's Hip-Hop then you're gonna like what Joey's been doing since he came onto the scene. I'm definitely looking forward to his upcoming project The Pro Era Mixtape; a free mixtape scheduled to come out on Dec 21st.

Day 305: I love Hip-Hop, I got a f**kin problem (Music Video)

Dope collabo: A$AP Rocky x Drake x Kendrick Lamar x 2 Chainz

Looking forward to Pretty Flacko's new album LongLiveA$AP scheduled to be released on 1/15/13. Mark your calendars.