Today we're going to continue with one of our favorite rappers out there right now - George Watsky. In February 2012, the young rapper/poet released his 3rd mixtape, this time he has partnered with Kush Mody, with whom the 7- track bluegrass/folkrock/hiphop album was produced. The whole album sounds really fresh and cool - while being very different from Watsky's last mixtape, A New Kind of Sexy. The lyrics are easy-going, with lots of lines that make you smirk as soon as you hear them. Watsky brings his A-game, Mody gives the mixtape a cool sound and the featuring artists (Wax, Dylan Saunders, Danny McClain and Mieka Pauley) are awesome.What else can you want?

Song: Kick Monday (ft. Wax)

If I'm a bad influence
Then here's the great advice:
Kids! Don't be a dickweed!
Appreciate the shit out of the present moment
And be fucking nice!

And of course, it wouldn't be Watsky if he didn't make you think about stuff...

Song: Ghost Party (ft. Mieka Pauley)

God's a bully and he makes it rain dodgeballs
You can stand off in the corner and you might last a little longer
But you'll never win that way

DOWNLOAD LINK: WATSKY & MODY - WATSKY & MODY (2012)


Tracklist:
1. Mody on the Turnpike 01:06       
2. Man of Constant Sorrow ft. Dylan Saunders 05:31   
3. Kick Monday ft. Wax 04:57   
4. Mrs. Robinson ft. Danny McClain 05:18   
5. Ghost Party w/ Mieka Pauley 05:33   
6. Mody at the Divebar 02:29

We return with a new mixtape from one of my favorite underground artists - Rafael Casal. "Mean Ones" is the bay boy's 2012 mixtape. On his new release, Casal maintains a consistent high quality in his flow, beats, and most of all, wordplay. All of this was present on his last, 2010 "The Bay Boy Mixtape" with his fellow GetBacker Daveed Diggs and "Mean Ones" keeps the bar high. The quality of production has even improved, with content still top-of-the notch. Just read this:

Song: "Mean Ones"
They wonder why we some mean ones
just some misbehaving heathens
but men hunt each other where we from
thats why many young men carry guns
see growing up, it was law
to never show fright in front of company
and I was small
so I carried a pocket knife that read "fuck with me"

Know what I'm saying? The thing about Casal is that he is a poet. A poet with a sick flow, that is. And that, my friends, is what makes him so dope.

DOWNLOAD LINK: RAFAEL CASAL - MEAN ONES MIXTAPE (2012)

Tracklist:

1. Dreamer
2. Skitzo
3. I'm Good
4. Fall Back
5. Bottom Bitch
6. Delilah
7. Alcohol
8. Work It Out
9. Runway
10. Whoville
11. Mean Ones

Today we present you a 2011 LP from a Philadelphia- based young gun called Gilbere Forte. The stylish, yet humble-looking Forte proves to be a beast behind the mic, I conclude after the very first listening to the LP. It was, unfortunately, a bit disappointing after assuming I would hear more "intelligent" from a guy that looks that classy to hear rather "overused" subjects in hip hop. However, soon after the initial disappointment I realised the album's real personality as an easy-going, well-produced, hot-beats-party rap. And that's where it all works. "Poppin' Bottles," for example, was on repeat for 3-4 days straight in my Winamp purely due to it's bass-heavy instrumental. If you rather like mainstream- influenced rap, Gilbere Forte is definitely a choice for you and even if you enjoy rather complicated subjcects and lyrics, listen to it anyway even just for the awesome beats and decent featuring artists, including Bun B, Asher Roth, Pusha T, The Kickdrums and others. Gilbere Forte is, however, a name to be remembered by everybody interested in hip hop, because this dude is set to start making it big.


DOWNLOAD LINK: GILBERE FORTE - SOME DREAMS NEVER SLEEP (2011)

Tracklist:
1. BLACK SOUL feat. BIG K.R.I.T.
2. MOST HIGH feat. DROOP-E & CASEY VEGGIES
3. BURN ME DOWN feat. TYGA
4. POPPIN BOTTLES feat. GET BUSY COMMITTEE
5. HOT (In This Bitch) feat. JIM JONES & PUSHA T
6. ETERNAL
7. BLACKIN OUT with MALUCA
8. I BE (On My Chill)
9. BLACK CHUKKAS [REMIX] feat. ASHER ROTH & BUN B
10. FEEL ALIVE feat. BRIAN UNDERWOOD
11. HELLO feat. THE KICKDRUMS