“Another chance to hear Jaguar Skills’ amazing History of Hip Hop - over 500 tracks spanning 30 years, all mashed into an hour!” - BBC

I stole it from here.

Some nice jazzy Hip Hop from a six man band named ArtOfficial. The combination is perfect, and I’ve always loved the sound of the saxophone.

You can find the song and the album on spotify too.

ArtOfficial
Big City Bright Lights

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J. Period has had the chance to make a tribute mixtape to Q-Tip, with, ofcourse, Q-Tip him self but also alot of guests. Mixing up old with old, old with new. There’s also a few words from q-tip and Bob Power(”Bob Power you there?”).
This seems to be volume 1 out of two and the sencond one is supposed to come out soon acording to J. Period’s website. I’ll keep you updated.

Download “The [Abstract] Best”

So now, go and download this fresh mix tape, and while you do you can listen to one of the tracks right here:

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A 10-track playlist dedicated to one of the best beat makers in the world, Pete Rock!
Yeah, Pete Rock is the guy behind alot of the classics, and still doing it with class today.

Playlist:
Funk Valley Spotify Mix #5 - September 2009

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Free beat! Holla at me if you kick something on it, ok?

Tracklist:

1. Carl Sherlock Holmes - It Ain’t Right
2. All The People - Cramp Your Style
3. Spanky Wilson - Light My Fire (No-Chorus-Cut)
4. Hugh Masekela - Grazing In the Grass
5. The Younghearts - Do You Have The Time (S.K.A.T.T.)
6. Barbara Mason - Girls Have Feelings Too
7. Darondo - Didn’t I
8. Dorothy Ashby - Come Live With Me
9. Barbara Mason - Yes, I’m ready
10. Spanky Wilson - You
11. Eugene McDaniels - Headless Heroes
12. Spanky Wilson - Kissing My Love

This is not a new release really, but i just found it and though it was worthy of a post. It’s a free 8 track netplay from Picturez & Bumbill, formerly known as the Scissormen, and it was released in the late 2008.

Download Urbanized Confusion (Netplay)