Can't Stop (Listening to Hip Hop)

I keep meaning to post about new “real” tracks from the plethora of upcoming albums, but I think that will (again) have to wait for another day.

I got my hands on a couple baller hip hop tracks, through the always reliable Pigeons and Planes, and I wanted to share them with you. First up is a track from Gucci Mane, a rapper who I admittedly have not listened to much. The track is off of Diplo’s Free Gucci mixtape, and is completely fly to begin with. Then, to top it off, the track is remixed by Douster, the producer(s?) behind the much sought after “King of Africa” track that will be on a The Very Best curated comp later this summer. The feel of this track is just really sick, can’t stop spinning it.

Another mixtape that I’ve been listening to recently (albeit in small sections, since I find lower quality live recordings a bit ponderous) is a compilation by artists collaborating with the legendary Roots crew on the set of Jimmy Fallon’s late night show. The mixtape features big rappers like Ghostface, Luda, Mos Def, etc, rapping live with The Roots playing the backing tracks. It’s hype hype hype, and the hypest of these tracks is Clipse’ “Popular Demand,” which features a verse from The Roots’ own emcee, Black Thought. Tough to top that combo.

Gucci Mane and Diplo – No No No (Douster Mix) (YSI) (filesavr)

Clipse and The Roots – Popular Demand (YSI) (filesavr)