The Roots - Live on Jimmy Fallon (Mixtape)

For those that don't know, The Roots are currently acting as the house band on Jimmy Fallon's chat show in the US.

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This mixtape is... well I'll let Shake of 2DB tell it... "a nice little collection of performance clips from Late Night w/ Jimmy Fallon. Ludacris, Clipse, Wale, Q-Tip, 50 Cent, Raekwon, Goodie Mob, Black Star, Public Enemy and more rocking with the legendary Roots crew! Something for the fans to vibe to." Indeed.

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Late Night with The Roots (mixtape)

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link via 2dopeboyz.

Camp Lo - Oodles of O's (De La Soul Tribute) mp3

Camp Lo (of 'Luchini' fame) cover a De La Soul classic from their 'De La Soul is Dead' album.

This is part of a tribute mixtape called 'Le Da Soul', put together by Mick Boogie, Terry Urban, Lemar & Dauley, to celebrate 20 years of De La Soul putting out Grade A music.

You can d/l the full mixtape by clicking HERE.

Wale - Um Ricka (feat. K'Naan) mp3

Produced by Mark Ronson (the horns are unmistakable) and featuring K'Naan (straight out of Compton Mogadishu, Somalia).

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Wale is one of the hot new properties in US Hip Hop. You may remember his debut mixtape built around vocal snippets and themes inspired from the TV show Seinfeld (called Mixtape About Nothing... and featuring this cover). This is taken from his new mixtape with 9th Wonder 'Back To The Feature', which dropped last night.

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This track has a fittingly tribal beat, and obviously, the horns are grrrrreat.

Charles Hamilton - Scorpion mp3

This young Sonic The Hedgehog-obsessed rapper from Harlem is one of Hip Hop's great hopes for 2009. With broad subject matter, an anti-thug rap approach and an impressive work-ethic (he's dropped two mixtapes in the last week!), not to mention he's got age on his side, those hopes seem to be in safe hands.

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He shared the cover of The Fader this month (with Little Boots), and although the article spent too much time concentrating on Charles's Harlem-based peers and not enough on Hamilton himself, it's still a sign that his profile is heading in the right direction. He's a track from his 'Well Isn't This Awkward' mixtape (which centres on relationships, and was dropped in time for Valentines Day. Download HERE). It features a nice D'Angelo vocal sample, and a Mortal Kombat vocal introduction. You can't go wrong.

J.Period & Q-Tip - The [Abstract] Best mixtape

For the track list, click here. It's 44 tracks deep, so I'm saving space.

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The key selling points of this mixtape for me are, firstly, the behind the scenes snippets of Tip and his collaborators talking humbly but insightfully about his classics. Secondly, it's the 'Tribute' versions of classic A Tribe Called Quest songs. You already know about the De La Soul appearance (I posted their version of 'Excursions' a few days back), but you'll also find a version of 'The Jazz' by Blu, 'Jazz Pt. 2' by Dres of Black Sheep, 'Buggin Out' reworked by Consequence and Kid Cudi as well as a version of 'Youthful Expression' (CLASSIC!! Check the original on iTunes if you doubt me) by ?uestlove of The Roots and Talib Kweli.

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The d/l takes a loooong time, but it's WELL worth it.

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The [Abstract] Best mixtape mp3

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Theo - Dillagence (Video)

A new video, over a classic Dilla beat, by a young emcee who is supported by ?uestlove's okayplayer family.

Go there (by clicking HERE) to get his free mixtape 'The Birth'.

Coldplay x Jay-Z - "Viva La Hova" mixtape

The latest in a long line of Jay-Z mash-up (I hate that term, let's call it a 'blend') albums.

This one takes various acapella verses from Hov and couples them with music created solely from records made by Coldplay. Go to vivalahova.com for more info, and to hear Jay's take on the project.

Click the image above for a close-up of Eugene Delacroix's painting from 1830 with Rocafella chains and Yankee fitteds photoshopped in. Excellent.

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Viva La Hova mixtape mp3

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Alchemist - From The Cutting Room Floor 2 (Mixtape)

New mixtape from everybody's favourite Beverley Hills-schooled beatsmith and former Whooliganz member, The Alchemist.

Courtesy of Rawkus.

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From the Cutting Room Floor 2 mixtape

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