Exile: Intro to the Outro

I am a certified Exile groupie, I just renewed my membership last August.  So I am sort of mandated to grab anything that he blesses with his touch.  He just dropped a free mixtape presented by LRG and Dirty Science.  It has all Exile production and was mixed by him as well. 


"The mixtape features past achievements as well as brand new exclusive music from MF Doom, Bun B, Blu, Fashawn, Aloe Blacc, Dag Savage (Johaz & Exile), Co$$ and others.

Exile’s first self-produced rap album entitled “4TRK MIND” drops October 4th, via Soul Spazm x Dirty Science."


1. Intro To The Outro – DAG SAVAGE aka Johaz & Exile (Exclusive)
2. Evolve – Pharoahe Monch
3. Leimert Park – Co$$ (Exclusive)
4. Growing Pains – DAG SAVAGE aka Johaz & Exile ft. Fashawn, Blu and Exile (Exclusive)
5. Brolic – Bun B (Exclusive)
6. Freedom Remix – Fashawn (Exclusive)
7. Slowly – ADAD (Exclusive)
8. Your Life – MED ft. Blu
9. Give It Up – Strong Arm Steady ft. Guilty Simpson and Talib Kweli
10. Flawless – J. Mitchell ft. Co$$
11. Count Your Blessings – Emanon aka Aloe Blacc & Exile
12. Below the Heavens Medley – Blu & Exile
13. Cold Hearted – Blu & Exile
14. Pearly Gates (Non-Album Version) – Mobb Deep ft. 50 Cent (Exclusive)
15. Disturbed Remix – Blame One ft. Sean Price and Fashawn (Exclusive)
16. Klepto – Exile (Exclusive)
17. Mic Jackson – DAG SAVAGE aka Johaz & Exile (Exclusive)
18. Wait For Me – Big Sean ft. Lupe Fiasco
19. Forgive Us – Emanon aka Aloe Blacc & Exile (Exclusive)
20. S.O.F. Remix – Fashawn (Exclusive)
21. Boy Meets World Medley – Fashawn
22. Samsonite Man – Fashawn ft. Blu
23. New Seasons – Blu & Exile (Exclusive)
24. Tema Do Canibal – BK-One ft. MF DOOM (Exile Remix) (Exclusive)
25. And They Say / Outro – MED (Exclusive)

Download it here.

Eye Candy

Looks That Kill - HD from Yuki 7 on Vimeo.
Kevin Dart and Elizabeth Ito's new book/DVD, "Looks that Kill," has a new promo video and it looks pretty good. It stars 1960's spy girl Yuki 7, and her secret agent colleagues, the Gadget Girls. I have been a fan of Kevin Dart's art from some of his earlier work, I think these may have been the first pieces I saw from him. Which then led to me doing a little research and finding his awesome fake movie posters, like this one. Check out more of his work at his site.



Dayam that's a line up.  Pete Rock and Smif-N-Wessun with Styles P and Sean Price.  Part of Nahright's "One Shot video series."


Posted this before but here is Bon Iver's video for his single, "Calgary" again. Another reminder that he will be playing the Greek theater on Thursday September 22nd. Grab tickets here.


Gracie- Untitled from andrew balasia on Vimeo.
Very summery video from Gracie. Way more about them at Friends With Both Arms, one of the sites I regularly seek "inspiration" from. Seriously check out her site, she has great taste and finds all sorts of indie goodness. Take for example the video below as well, that her and her organization, Invisible Children produced as part of their "Silver Series."


SILVER SERIES // JEREMY MESSERSMITH "A Boy, A Girl, And A Graveyard" from INVISIBLE CHILDREN on Vimeo.
Jeremy Messersmith was previously featured on this Indie Mix.


Fashawn produced by J. Cole.  Nothing wrong in that description.


The latest Lonely Island video.

Hip Hop Mix 8

I think the hip hop mixes are just barely more popular than my country mixes.  Meaning two people grabbed the hip hop ones and one person got the country.  So with that in mind who wants some new hip hop?


Mac Miller has some skill, he has two songs on the mix.  How throwback does this video sound?  Well done child, well done.




Tracklist and download link behind the jump.

Old Mixes

For those of you who don't know, this all started out as a private email list.  If you were not on that list you may have missed out on some goodies.  I feel like I should be moving forward and only posting new mixes,  but since we are not asshole taskmasters I feel bad not offering the chance for people to do make-up work.  It's not your fault, stop throwing a tantrum, get up off the floor, you have the chance to redeem yourself right now.

This is the original Beat Hooker mix, the beats are fiyaaah.  *Pours champagne on a toddler*  No idea who's toddler that is but they need to be taught to appreciate expensive champagne and stop crying.  You'll never be a video ho son...you're useless.

 Here's a couple of sample tracks.  First up Freeway and Jake One off of, "The Stimulus Package."  This Freeway and Jake One album is wearing the crown for one of the best hip hop albums of 2010.  I know it's February, you shush.  Just watch, this shit can last, Jake One and Freeway can do no wrong.

This is going to be on the next hip hop mix but this is just a another supporting argument for why this album is so good. It's tailor made for my ears to love it. The Roc, Rhymesayers, and The Chef reppin the Wu, all on the same track? Say no more I'm in, where do I sign up?

Freeway and Jake One- One Thing featuring Raekwon


Next is a track by Fashawn from Fresno.  This is a dude that gives me hope for hip hop.  Check out his track, "Samsonite Man," featuring Blu and produced by Exile.  That's pretty much an all-star track in my world.  Blu is another dude that doesn't make me cry and run through the streets shouting, "HIP HOP IS DEAAAD!!!"  Then you add the fact that Exile is one of my favorite producers and it's musical magic.  You will see Exile all over my mixes, that's one soulful dude.  These three show that there are still real cats out there doing real hip hop, you just have to turn off the radio and scratch below the surface a little bit.

If that's your kind of shit, then come get some more below.
Hip Hop Mix 12-05-09