The Weeknd – Thursday: The second release from the young Canadian crooner. The Weeknd’s first mixtape, House of Balloons was an instant classic. With a co-sign from Canadian brethren Drake, expect another journey through sound.
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Terius Nash (a.k.a. The Dream) – 1977: The underrated singer songwriter gives his fan base a gift. Released underneath his government name, expect to hear awesome production and synthesizers in the vain of Prince.
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Wale – Eleven one Eleven Theory: Wale has found new inspiration since signing with Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group. The versatile MC balances trap rap, posse cuts and conscious content like only a few can.
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Chris Brown – Boy in Detention: Pop’s golden (or bad) boy blends the lines between rap and R&B with his second mixtape. Chris Brown is the only artist that can have a track with pop producer heavyweight David Banner and bubblegum star Justin Bieber rapping with confidence.
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Jaiden “The Cure” – Shades of Grey An underground singer songwriter who has been on tour with the likes of Jay-Z, P Diddy, and John Legend. Growing up in a musical family from Long Island, Jaiden has laid down the groundwork to be the cure for R&B.
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Locke Kaushal – A Drunken Man’s Words: Deriving his stage name from the Hindi term “Kaushal” meaning skillful and pairing it with that of his government name; the 23-year-old emcee depicts visual paintings inspired by life. A Drunken Mans Words is a 12-14 original tracks, great lyrics, a lot of emotion, and a lot of personal experiences. With this opus, Locke Kaushal plans on bringing you into his world.
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Curren$y – Verde Terrace: Spitta drops good music at a scary rate. Verde Terrace is the latest from Curren$y. Dope beats and lyrics and guest features are expected with one of hip-hop’s greenest potheads.
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Lil B – I Forgive You: The follow up to his free official album I’m Gay, the bay area weirdo rapper gives you more satire over underrated production. Swag.
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Mayjah League – H.I.T.S (Hip-Hop Is Truly Saved): Jumping on the scene from Harlem NY, is newcomer, Mayjah League. With an affinity for the old school boom boom bap and mixing it with his conscious and lyrically potent message, Mayjah delivers what he describes as “real life” music. Play ball.
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Dom Kennedy – From Westside with Love pt 2: Repping the west coast is laid back rapper Dom Kennedy. The original From Westside With Love was Kennedy’s most solid mixtape. Its only fitting to keep up the momentum and energy with a sequel.
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Some of the best things in life are free. The heavily hyped Tha Carter IV wasn’t. ‘Nor was it Lil Wayne’s best work’:http://www.thegrio.com/entertainment/tha-carter-iv-sounds-like-lil-waynes-star-fading.php. However, ‘The Dream’:http://www.the-dreammusic.com/default.aspx released his free album 1977 this with little to no fanfare and reviews have been mostly positive. We at theGrio have decided to give our favorites mixtapes (including ones by ‘Lil B’:http://www.thegrio.com/entertainment/rapper-to-declare-im-gay-with-new-album-title.php, ‘Chris Brown’:http://www.thegrio.com/entertainment/judge-wants-more-info-on-chris-brown-neighbor-spat.php and ‘Wale’:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wale_%28rapper%29) to download right now. We even provided you links to download so there isn’t an excuse for not adding them to your playlist. This music will help you get the most bang out of your buck.
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