Stankonia Sessions: 2012 A3C Edition [New Mixtape]

Produced by SMKA and The Flush, Stankonia Sessions is back with another A3C Edition. They took full advantage of the talent present at the festival, organically compiling thirteen new tracks for our listening pleasure.

The collaborative project was recorded in 3-days during A3C Festival (Oct 11-13th) and includes more than 25 artists on 13 records. SMKA & The flush recorded dozens of artists from noon to early in the morning with little to no sleep, while the recording process was captured by TrillHD. 

Artists featured on Stankonia Sessions were hand selected from the 2012 A3C line-up and include: King Chip, Los, Phil Ade, CunninLyguists, Jarren Benton, Skyzoo, Slum Village, Two9, Chuuwee, Emilio Rojas, Neako, Boldy James, Thurz, Bizarre, Aleon Craft, Go Dreamer, Rapper Big Pooh, Torae, Kris Kasanova, Young Swift, Dee Goodz, Los Rakas, Gerald Walker, G-Scott, Shawn Chrystopher, Scolla, Ro Spit, J.Nics, Toki Wright, Planet Vl, J. Pinder, Willy J Peso, Eric Biddines, Peechie Green, Marv Won & Big T.

Download: Stankonia Sessions: 2012 A3C Edition (Courtesy of LiveMixtapes.com)

Previously: Stankonia Sessions: A3C Edition [New Mixtape]

Torae - That Raw [Music Video]

Torae's "That Raw" is easily my favorite from his album For The Record, and he delivers visuals that only make me love the track more.



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Previously: Torae - Real Talk [Prod. by Young Cee]

Torae - Real Talk [Prod. by Young Cee]

Even though I'm still not done bumping For The Record, Torae's already back in the lab creating more great Hip Hop.  Check out the Young Cee-produced "Real Talk" below, which is available for purchase on iTunes as part of Coal Mine Records' 5 Year anniversary. Torae's just being straight with you on this one.



Hit the jump to watch Torae describe his journey as an artist and give advice to up and coming artists!

Tony Touch - Toca Tuesdays: The Best Freestyles of 2011 [Mixtape]

DJ Tony Touch's radio show is known for broadcasting some of the craziest freestyles in Hip Hop, and this new mixtape compiling some of the best from:

“Uncle Murda, Capadonna, Torae, Casey Veggies, French Montana and The Coke Boyz, Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q, Black Thought, Big Sean, Yelawolf, Evidence, Apathy, Smoke DZA, STS, Open, D12, Rapsody, Skyzoo, Boaz, Danny Brown, Tech N9ne, Machine Gun Kelly, Square Off, Vado, Phil Ade, Sean Price, Black Milk, Guilty Simpson, Killer Mike, Action Bronson, Reks, and Young Chris”

Wow!


Download: Tony Touch - Toca Tuesdays: The Best Freestyles of 2011 [Mixtape]

Props to Stupid Dope

Previously: Black Hippy Freestyles On Toca Tuesdays [VIDEO]

Stream Torae's "For The Record" For FREE!

Torae's For The Record will be available for sale tomorrow, but as a bonus, he's given DJ Booth the rights to stream the album for free!  I will definitely be playing this tonight!  Peep the full tracklisting and the stream link after the jump!

Upcoming Releases: 10.31.11 & 11.1.11

Is the world ending in a few days or something (Knock on wood)? I feel like I should be releasing a mixtape or something tomorrow just because it seems like the thing to do.  Monday and Tuesday will undeniably be a music blogger's simultaneous dream and nightmare, but I'm excited for everything coming out so that I can work on overcoming the candy relapse that seems imminent this Halloween.

Where do I begin? With Wale, Black Milk & Danny Brown, Rapper Big Pooh, Torae leading the iTunes Hip Hop takeover, there are also artists like 2 Chainz, Elite, Young Chris, A$AP Rocky, Fat Joe, Trey Songz providing free downloads.  Hit the jump to get a breakdown of all the projects dropping Monday (10.31.11) and Tuesday!

New Music: Torae - That Raw [Prod. by Pete Rock]

"They must've heard I was cookin' with rock...Pete that is..."

I had the pleasure of seeing Torae live at the A3C Hip Hop Festival last weekend, and gained a newfound respect for his talent.  For The Record, is bound to be a top ten album of the year, and here is a brand new track called "That Raw" produced by the legendary Pete Rock.


Torae - That Raw [Prod. by Pete Rock]


So many quotables on this track! I can't wait for Torae's For The Record to drop on 11.1.11!

Props to 2dopeboyz