Just to shake things up a little, some of my favorite current hip-hop albums (other than PE/BDP). I’m really digging El-P’s production and lyrical flow…He’s on some next decade type-stuff.
El-P - I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead (2007)
01. Tasmanian Pain Coaster (6:56) (w/ Omar Rodriguez-Lopez & Cedric Bixler-Zavala of The Mars Volta)
02. Smithereens (Stop Cryin’) (4:34) (w/ Hangar 18)
03. Up All Night (2:38) (w/ Mr. Lif)
04. EMG (4:33)
05. Drive (4:15)
06. Dear Sirs (1:34)
07. Run the Numbers (4:43) (w/ Aesop Rock)
08. Habeas Corpses (Draconian Love) (4:36) (w/ Cage)
09. The Overly Dramatic Truth (4:32) (w/ Camu Tao)
10. Flyentology (4:03) (w/ Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, Rob Sonic)
11. No Kings (3:07) (w/ Tame One)
12. The League of Extraordinary Nobodies (2:36) (w/ Slug & Murs of Felt, Joey Raia)
13. Poisenville Kids No Wins / Reprise (This Must Be Our Time) (7:00) (w/ Chan “Cat Power” Marshall)
El-P - I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead (~120mb)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YRI03RO9
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El-P - Fantastic Damage (2002)
01. Fantastic Damage (3:22)
02. Squeegee Man Shooting (4:24)
03. Deep Space 9mm (3:47)
04. Tuned Mass Damper (4:05)
05. Dead Disnee (3:53)
06. Delorean (5:33) (w/ Aesop Rock & Ill Bill)
07. Truancy (5:04)
08. The Nang, the Front, the Bush and the Shit (5:37)
09. Accidents Don’t Happen (4:50) (w/ Cage & Camu Tao)
10. Stepfather Factory (4:11)
11. T.O.J. (4:32)
12. Dr. Hellno and the Praying Mantus (4:39) (w/ Vast Aire)
13. Lazerfaces’ Warning (4:36)
14. Innocent Leader (2:21)
15. Constellation Funk (4:58)
16. Blood (4:26) (w/ Mr. Lif & C-Rayz Walz)
(Thanks to weirdbeast @CBRF)
El-P - Fantastic Damage (~81mb)
http://rapidshare.com/files/10815761/fandam.zip
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Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein (2001)
(Vast Aire, Vordul Megilah - Produced by El-P)
01. Iron Galaxy (5:56)
02. Ox Out The Cage (3:28)
03. Atom (w/Alaska &Cryptic Of Atoms) (5:52)
04. A B-Boy’s Alpha (4:27)
05. Raspberry Fields (4:01)
06. Straight Off The D.I.C. (4:17)
07. Vein (4:27)
08. The F-Word (5:27)
09. Stress Rap (5:31)
10. Battle For Asgard (w/ L.I.F.E. Long & C-RayzWalz Of Stronghold) (4:26)
11. Real Earth (3:57)
12. Ridiculoid (w/ El-P) (4:46)
13. Painkillers (5:58)
14. Pigeon (5:56)
15. Scream Phoenix (5:56)
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein (~100mb)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TE6T45RE
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Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus (1997)
01. Bad Touch Example (3:26)
02. 8 Steps To Perfection (4:43)
03. Collude / Intrude (5:25) (w/ J-Treds)
04. Blind (3:42)
05. Silence (3:33)
06. Legends (4:02)
07. Help Wanted (4:26)
08. Population Control (2:12)
09. Lune TNS (3:38)
10. Definitive (5:47)
11. Lencorcism (0:36)
12. 89.9 Detrimental (1:03)
13. Vital Nerve (5:01) (w/ BMS)
14. Tragedy Of War (In III Parts) (3:49)
15. The Fire In Which You Burn (5:02) (w/ J-Treds, The Brewin from The Juggaknots)
16. Krazy Kings (4:52)
17. Last Good Sleep (5:59)
18. Info Hill II (3:48)
19. Funcrush Scratch (2:48)
Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus (~132mb)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UCAU0GJZ
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Beastie Boys - The Mix Up (2007) (Instrumental Album)
(from MTV’s The Leak) 256kbps stereo
01. B For My Name
02. 14th St. Break
03. Suco De Tangerina
04. The Gala Event
05. The Electric Worm
06. Freaky Hijiki
07. Off The Grind
08. The Rat Cage
09. The Melee
10. Dramastically Different
11. The Cousin Of Death
12. The Kangaroo Rat
Beastie Boys - The Mix Up (2007) ~74mb
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=C7C6MXZN
I snagged this today off MTV’s The Leak…
Don’t have any cover pics. But figured I’d post it anyway.
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Mos Def And Talib Kweli Are Black Star (1998)
01. Intro
02. Astronomy (8th Light)
03. Definition
04. Re-Definition
05. Children’s Story
06. Brown Skin Lady
07. B-Boys Will B-Boys
08. K.O.S. (Determination)
09. Hater Players
10. Yo Yeah
11. Respiration
12. Thieves In The Night
13. Twice Inna Lifetime
Mos Def And Talib Kweli Are Black Star (~58mb)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=816IYIMU
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KRS-One - Life (2006)
01. Bling Blung
02. The Way We Live
03. Woke Up
04. Mr. Percy (w/ Triune)
05. F-cked Up
06. Freedom (w/ Ishues)
07. I’m On The Mic
08. Gimmie Da Gun (w/ Raphi)
09. Life (Interlude)
10. I Ain’t Leavin’ (w/ Propaganda)
11. Organ Break
12. I Am There
13. Still Slippin’
14. My Life
KRS-One - Life (57mb)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EWLWQ6B0
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Murs And Slug - Felt 2 (A Tribute To Lisa Bonet) (2005)
01. Reintroduction
02. Employees Of The Year
03. Your Mans And Them
04. Lisa (Never Easty On My Nextel)
05. Morris Day
06. Dirty Girl
07. Early Mornin’ Tony
08. Breaker Down Like A Shotgun
09. Marvin Gaye
10. Life Vegas
11. Bonet
12. Woman Tonight
13. Gangster Ass Anthony
14. The Biggest Lie
15. I Shot A Warhol
Murs And Slug - Felt 2 (A Tribute To Lisa Bonet) (~69mb)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3O2JVFW2
Felt - True Tales Of Underground Hip Hop
Jim Mahfood
The comic produced to go with the “Murs and Slug - Felt 2″ CD.
Felt - True Tales Of Underground Hip Hop (~13mb)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=K8RNYOL0
Murs And Slug - Felt (A Tribute To Christina Ricci) (2002)
01. Christina Intro
02. The Two
03. Anneurysm
04. Hot Bars
05. Suzanne Vega
06. Rick James
07. Corey’s Interlude
08. Another Knight
09. All I Can Do
10. Ricci Outro
Murs And Slug - Felt (A Tribute To Christina Ricci) (68mb)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=V8UUOGF6
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Blahzay Blahzay - Blah, Blah, Blah (1996)
(Outloud, DJ PF Cuttin’)
01. Intro
02. Blah, Blah, Blah
03. Medina’s In Da House
04. Danger, Pt. 2 (w/ Dark Man, Smoothe Da Hustler, Trigger)
05. Don’t Let This Rap Shit Fool You
06. Pain I Feel
07. Posse Jumpa (w/ Mental Magician, Dark Man)
08. Maniac Cop
09. Good Cop / Bad Cop
10. Sendin’ Dem Back (w/ Tanya Brewer)
11. Long Winded (w/ Verbal Hoods: Mental Magician, VerbalFist)
12. Jackpot
13. Danger
Blahzay Blahzay - Blah, Blah, Blah (~90mb)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MQR5L9YK
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The Goats - Tricks Of The Shade (1992)
(Oatie Kato, Madd, Swazack, DJ One-Take Willie and a live band)
01. We Got Freaks (Skit)
02. Typical American
03. Hangerhead Is Born (Skit)
04. Whatcha Got Is Whatcha Gettin’
05. Columbus’ Boat Ride (Skit)
06. ¿R U Down Wit Da Goats?
07. Cumin’ In Ya Ear
08. Noriega’s Coke Stand (Skit)
09. Got Kinda Hi
10. Unodostresquattro
11. Georgie Bush Kids (Skit)
12. Wrong Pot 2 Piss In
13. Hip-Hopola
14. Leonard Peltier In A Cage (Skit)
15. ¿Do The Digs Dug?
16. Carnival Cops (Skit)
17. TV Cops
18. Tattooed Lady (Skit)
19. Tricks Of The Shade
20. Not Not Bad
21. Rovie Wade The Sword Swallower (Skit)
22. Aaah D Yaah
23. Drive-By Bumper Cars (Skit)
24. Burn The Flag
25. Uncle Scams Shooting Gallery (Skit)
26a. Philly Blunts (Remix)
Note: The Goats came up with The Roots in Philly.
Note: Track 26a is not actually part of the CD, just a loose track from the OLD Napster days.
The Goats - Tricks Of The Shade (~87mb)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZCKEQL7M
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KRS-One - The Sneak Attack (2001)
(KRS-One, DJ Kenny Parker)
01. Intro
02. Ghetto Lifestyles
03. Attendance
04. Hot
05. Why?
06. Doth Thou Know?
07. The Lessin
08. The Mind
09. Hiphop Knowledge
10. What Kinda World?
11. I Will Make It
12. B-Side Intro
13. Get Your Self Up
14. Krush Them
15. Hush
16. The Sneak Attack
17. Shutupayouface
18. False Pride
19. The Raptism
20a. Knowledge Reigns Supreme
21a. Freestyle (Over GangStarr - Now You’re Mine)
22a. Let It Flow (Do You Like Scratchin’? - Remix w/ Malcolm McLaren and The World Famous Dream Team)
23a. Symphony 2000 (w/ Truck Turner, Big Pun, Kool G. Rap)
Note: Again, 20a-23a are just loose tracks from OLD Napster I added…
KRS-One - The Sneak Attack (~83mb)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZAGHSKFM
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Rush - 2112 (1976)
(Neil Peart, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson)
01. 2112 - 20:36
—I. Overture - 4:32
—II. The Temples Of Syrinx - 2:13
—III. Discovery - 3:29
—IV. Presentation - 3:42
—V. Oracle: The Dream - 2:00
—VI. Soliloquy - 2:21
—VII. Grand Finale - 2:14
02. A Passage To Bangkok - 3:34
03. The Twilight Zone - 3:17
04. Lessons - 3:51
05. Tears - 3:31
06. Something For Nothing - 3:59
Rush - 2112 (1976) (256kbps) (~67mb)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YC79JRBJ
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Rush - Moving Pictures (1981) (256kbps)
(Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart)
01. Tom Sawyer (4:37)
02. Red Barchetta (6:10)
03. YYZ (4:24)
04. Limelight (4:23)
05. The Camera Eye (10:57)
06. Witch Hunt (4:45)
07. Vital Signs (4:47)
Rush - Moving Pictures (~71mb)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BVNS5LRN
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Throwin’ y’all a changeup….
Stanley Clarke - School Days (1976) (256kbps)
(Stanley Clarke, David Sancious, Raymond Gomez, Gerry Brown, Steve Gadd, Milton Holland, John McLaughlin, George Duke, Billy Cobham, Icarus Johnson)
01. School Days (7:50)
02. Quiet Afternoon (5:05)
03. The Dancer (5:23)
04. Desert Song (6:53)
05. Hot Fun (2:50)
06. Life Is Just A Game (9:00)
Running time 37:19
Stanley Clarke - School Days (1976) (~67mb)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CXOOU7ZN
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Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass (2007)
Aesop Rock, DJ Big Wiz
Published by El-P’s Definitive Jux Label (and it shows!)
01 - Keep Off The Lawn (produced by Aesop Rock) (3:45)
02 - None Shall Pass (produced by Blockhead) (4:04)
03 - Catacomb Kids (produced by Aesop Rock) (4:08)
04 - Bring Back Pluto (produced by Blockhead) (4:30)
05 - Fumes (produced by Blockhead) (5:00)
06 - Getaway Car (w/ Cage & Breeze Brewin) (produced by Blockhead) (3:15)
07 - 39 Thieves (w/ El-P) (produced by Aesop Rock) (4:16)
08 - The Harbor Is Yours (produced by Blockhead) (3:59)
09 - Citronella (produced by Aesop Rock) (4:53)
10 - Gun For The Whole Family (w/ El-P) (produced by El-P) (3:53)
11 - Five Fingers (produced by Aesop Rock) (4:07)
12 - No City (produced by Blockhead) (4:29)
13 - Dark Heart News (w/ Rob Sonic) (produced by Rob Sonic) (3:59)
14 - Coffee (w-John Darnielle) (produced by Blockhead) (9:34)
Total Time: 63:52
Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass (~85mb)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UEE0ZVCF
Three live tracks I snagged off MTV: None Shall Pass, Coffee, 39 Thieves. All featuring Rob Sonic.
Aesop Rock - Live - MTV (~12mb)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=J5O14SIB
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Soundgarden
Chris Cornell, Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd, Matt Cameron
Soundgarden’s last three albums - all include scans of covers, CDs, interior booklets.
(Sorry that my Down On The Upside covers are SOOOO worn. That thing has seen a LOT of use.)
All ripped @ 256kbit Stereo - CBR
Soundgarden - Down On The Upside (1996)
01 - Pretty Noose
02 - Rhinosaur
03 - Zero Chance
04 - Dusty
05 - Ty Cobb
06 - Blow Up The Outside World
07 - Burden In My Hand
08 - Never Named
09 - Applebite
10 - Never The Machine Forever
11 - Tighter And Tighter
12 - No Attention
13 - Switch Opens
14 - Overfloater
15 - An Unkind
16 - Boot Camp
Soundgarden - Down On The Upside (1996) (~116mb)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MN3MGY74
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Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)
01 - Let Me Drown
02 - My Wave
03 - Fell On Black Days
04 - Mailman
05 - Superunknown
06 - Head Down
07 - Black Hole Sun
08 - Spoonman
09 - Limo Wreck
10 - The Day I Tried To Live
11 - Kickstand
12 - Fresh Tendrils
13 - 4th Of July
14 - Half
15 - Like Suicide
Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994) (~123mb)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZWE4WLJO
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Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
01 - Rusty Cage
02 - Outshined
03 - Slaves And Bulldozers
04 - Jesus Christ Pose
05 - Face Pollution
06 - Somewhere
07 - Searching With My Good Eye Closed
08 - Room A Thousand Years Wide
09 - Mind Riot
10 - Drawing Flies
11 - Holy Water
12 - New Damage
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991) (~101mb)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HFHBGV9C
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Audioslave - Revelations (2006)
01 - Revelations
02 - One And The Same
03 - Sound Of A Gun
04 - Until We Fall
05 - Original Fire
06 - Broken City
07 - Somedays
08 - Shape Of Things To Come
09 - Jewel Of The Summertime
10 - Wide Awake
11 - Nothing Left To Say But Goodbye
12 - Moth
Audioslave - Revelations (2006) (~108mb)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8W9GHMCM
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Gang Starr - Step In The Arena (1990) (256kbps)
01 - Name Tag (Premier & The Guru)
02 - Step In The Arena
03 - Form Of Intellect
04 - Execution Of A Chump (No More Mr. Nice Guy)
05 - Who’s Gonna Take The Weight?
06 - Beyond Comprehension
07 - Check The Technique
08 - Lovesick
09 - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
10 - Game Plan
11 - Take A Rest
12 - What You Want This Time?
13 - Street Ministry
14 - Just To Get A Rep
15 - Say Your Prayers
16 - As I Read My SA
17 - Precisely The Right Rhymes
18 - The Meaning Of The Name
Gang Starr - Step In The Arena (1990) (~87mb)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NUD5NE07
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The Roots - Do You Want More?!!!??! (1994) (256kbps)
18 - Intro / There’s Something Goin’ On
19 - Proceed
20 - Distortion To Static
21 - Mellow My Man
22 - I Remain Calm
23 - Datskat
24 - Lazy Afternoon
25 - ? vs Rahzel
26 - Do You Want More
27 - What Goes On Pt. 7
28 - Essaywhuman
29 - Swept Away
30 - You Ain’t Fly
31 - Silent Treatment
32 - The Lesson Pt. 1
33 - The Unlocking
(Sorry, I only realized when I was typing this up that I forgot to change the track #s to fit their numbering system (from 01,02,03 to 18,19,20) - So don’t forget to do that, if you want)
The Roots - Do You Want More?!!!??! (1994) (125mb)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6OLH2CKH