The Soulstice are a four man crew all from different states but currently residing in Orlando, FL. They released this dope mixtape at the top of the year with them rhyming over nothing but 9th Wonder and MF Doom beats. Be sure to give it a listen because its dope. You can donate at their Bandcamp page or download for free.
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Jan 12
FreshPick: The Soulstice – MF Wonders
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Apr 11
FreshIndie: Tyler Durand – Neither Here Nor There [Mixtape]
The homie Tyler dropped off his new tape today to the inbox and I must say its pretty fresh. And I’m not just saying that because I did tracks #2, #8, and #11. Hit play and enjoy…
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Mar 11
Young Old Heads Rejoice!!: Camp Lo/Pete Rock – 80 Blocks from Tiffany’s (Mixtape)
How did I miss this??!?! Either way, you’re welcome.
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Jul 10
The BluRoc Music Festival Live at the Brooklyn Bowl Mixtape
- 24 tracks of the live recording of the show in case you missed it, err….or if you couldn’t make it to Brooklyn
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Jul 10
FreshPick: Von Pea – So Motivational: The Most Skullduggery of Mixtapes
One of those days where dope projects keep appearing in my inbox:
Consisting of a selection of new solo tracks and a host of current and past collaborations featuring talented artists like Trackademicks, XV, Che Grand, The Lessondary, and more So Motivational offers listeners a chance to catch up on much of the work Von has been doing outside his work with Tanya Morgan.
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Jun 10
FreshIndie: Ab-Soul – Long Term 2 Mixtape (Download)
– Turn Me Up ft. Kendrick Lamar
Ab teamed up with Dj Booth.net to release his follow up mixtape from last year’s Long Term. I’ve been crazy busy so I haven’t had a chance to sit with this yet but from what I have heard so far…..it’s even better than pt. 1. I keep tellin’ you nerds this kid is a somethin’ serious with the wordplay. Pay attention, class is in session…..
FULL MIXTAPE DOWNLOAD
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May 10
Jalin Roze – Few and Far Between Mixtape Review
Tarik and Jalin shot this joint over to me yesterday and I wanted to sit with it before posting so I could give it the review it deserves. If you’re not up on Jalin as of yet, he is representing Kentucky and he caught my attention with his rendition of Mos Def and Ski’s Taxi (which is not an easy track to flip given the original MC that was on it). Few and Far Between is a collection of songs that Jalin has recorded here and there over the last year so it’s not meant to be a cohesive project per se.
That being said, you can definitely tell which songs are newer and which ones were recorded earlier on as Jalin’s growth within the course of a year has been pretty tremendous. The mixtape definitely has its highlights like the title track, Few and Far Between, which gives you some insight to Jalin’s conversational flow over a dreamy synth track that builds throughout the song. Another one that stood out is Meet the Patients which is a dope ass concept of J telling vivid stories of each patient as he looks around the emergency room. It’s a great insight on what goes on in many neighborhoods without being preachy.
So is the whole mixtape undeniable dopeness you ask? It isn’t but it is a solid offering worth the download. There are some songs that I feel seem forced. I’m not sure to chalk it up to a period where he was still settling into his current style, but Jalin seems to win when he lays back into mid-tempo tracks with his conversational, vivid rhymes (hear Taxi or Change Your Mind). All in all, I am excited for more Jalin Roze projects to come as I believe he has something to bring to the hip hop table from the kitchen of Kentucky.
