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

The young poet/rapper George Watsky, whose first mixtape "Guilty Pleasures" was featured on FMK in January, dropped his second mixtape "A New Kind Of Sexy" on 1st August 2011. Guilty Pleasures was good, but in my honest opinion, A New Kind of Sexy brings a new, slightly better kind of music. First of all, Watsky himself has has evolved a lot between these two mixtapes (Guilty Pleasures was released in October 2009), which manifest in smarter wordplay, better flow and judicious lyrics.

Don't believe me? Here are a few examples:

Song: 4AM Monday

Haters give me balance. Every Kyle's got a Cartman
I know how failure tastes, I drink it straight from the carton
I always keep a gallon in the fridge at my apartment
to remind me how it feels to drop the ball like Stevie Bartman 

Song: Amazing Grace ft. Pat Dimitri

I used to ask strangers if they believed in a God
to see if we were peas in a pod
and if they didn't agree with me then i'd argue and try to be smarter thinking I'd hear people applaud
But
I'm getting older
And I'm getting dummer
Or least I know less than I did when I was younger
I used to profess, now I'm more pro-wonder
I used to fear death, now I'm set to go under

In addition, "A New Kind Of Sexy" feels more consistent than "Guilty Pleasures." When the latter was more "all over" with the beat selection varying from M.O.P. and Eminem to Miley Cyrus (which did gave the whole mixtape a fresh and different feeling, but I also heard some criticism regarding the unconventional beat selection, e.g. saying "great lyrics are wasted on some trashy remix to a crappy song" about the song "Colored Lines" on Miley Cyrus' beat). Anyways, no matter how you felt about Guilty Pleasures, the 2011 Watsky mixtape does feel more altogether than the 2009 release. My last words? Get that new kind of sexy!

DOWNLOAD LINK: WATSKY - NEW KIND OF SEXY (2011)

Tracklist:
1. They're Not Ready 00:50
2. A New Kind of Sexy ft. Intuition & Dumbfoundead 04:01
3. Danger w/Damon Elliott 03:56
4. Kidnap Your Boyfriend 03:06
5. Women, Women, Women 02:31
6. There and Back Again 02:25
7. Pumped Up Kicks Remix 02:56
8. D.A.N.C.E. Remix 03:35
9. Pauly Shore Saw My Penis 02:46
10. Ask Me Anything 01:37
11. Ten Fingers 02:28
12. Energy 02:26
13. Show Goes On mini-mix 01:48
14. 4AM Monday 03:48
15. Amazing Grace ft. Pat Dimitri 02:36
16. * 06:30

Update: Also check out Watsky's newer mixtapes:
Watsky & Mody - Watsky & Mody (2012 Mixtape) Free Download

We're a bit late with this one, but better late than never, eh? So, Elzhi is a Detroit rapper who released his mixtape Elmatic in May 2011. As the name of the mixtape suggests, the mixtape is deeply influenced by Nas' classic album Illmatic- in fact, all tracks of this mixtape have (almost) the same headings as the songs on Nas' album.

Now, don't get this wrong. Elzhi is not trying to "beat" Nas by turning his songs into his own, the mixtape can rather be looked at as a personal tribute to Illmatic & Nas and Elzhi's own take on the classic tracks. And the result is outstanding. Accompanied by a live band called Will Sessions, Elzhi brings the classic, raw hip hop from Illmatic back to life.

DOWNLOAD LINK: ELZHI - ELMATIC (2011)



Tracklist:
1. The Genesis
2. Detroit State of Mind (Houseshoes Shout)
3. Halftime
4. Memory Lane
5. The World Is Yours
6. Represent
7. Life’s A Bitch feat. Royce da 5’9 and Stokley Williams of Mint Condition
8. One Love
9. It Ain’t Hard To Tell (Pete Rock Shout)
10. Pete Rock Shout

Henry Bowers is an enormously talented Swedish rapper. Not only does he make good songs, he is also one hell of a battle rapper and a skilled poet. Plus he has a cool beard. The TV OD LP was officially released for free download on the 24th of April, 2011. And no, he does not rap in Swedish. He raps in English.

The LP is a prime example of what underground hip hop should be about. Bowers takes a shot at the society of today: mass media (duh!), globalization and hypocrisy - all that on smoking hot dubstep-influenced beats. Just awesome!  Henry Bowers is definitely a dude that needs to be checked out by every true hip hop fan out there.

DOWNLOAD LINK: HENRY BOWERS- THE TV OD LP (2011)



Tracklist:
01. Real Estate / beats: Kryptonite
02. Can’t Cool Us feat. Elijah Guidance / beats: Kryptonite
03. Swing Batter Batter Swing / beats: Kryptonite
04. Where’s the Remote? / beats: DJ Lo-kut
05. TV Overdose / beats: Johan Tilli (Lissi Dancefloor Disaster)
06. On a Bad Day / beats: Spakur
07. Practice Caution feat. Kid Colt / beats: Kryptonite
08. A Tinkle for Your Thoughts feat. Noventa / beats: Noventa (Consensus Lo-Fi)
09. Payday / beats: DJ Lo-kut
10. Eternal Life feat. Mingus X-24th / beats: Cleast Intwood


Also check out Henry Bowers' official website.

Chamillionaire is a critically acclaimed American rapper who recently released a new mixtape called Major Pain 1.5. The mixtape is, without a doubt, a quality product. Great sound, on-point lyrics and a great beat selection are the keywords of this mixtape. The mixtape is something that should satisfy both underground lovers and the-latest-radio-pop-rap-hit lovers... especially if either of them loves that little "dirty south" feeling.

DOWNLOAD LINK: CHAMILLIONAIRE- MAJOR PAIN 1.5 (2011)



Tracklist:

1. Already Dead Intro
2. War To Your Door
3. Slow City Don
4. Slow it Down
5. Next Flight Up
6. Never Come Down BREAK***
7. This My World Feat. Big K.R.I.T. (Produced by VMAN Productions)
8. King Me
9. Chandelier Ceiling (Produced By Big. KRIT)
10 Livin Better Now
11.Gotta Be The Baddest
12. Naked Man Skit (Roy Wood Jr)
13. When Ya On Feat. Nipsey Hussle (Produced by Andrew Dawson)
14. Think About it
15. My Toy Soldier
16. Stay Screwed N Chopped
17. Forever Be A King Break
18. Tone For Life (Famous)
19. Wake up Outro

FreeMusic King features Grieves' new single called Lightspeed today. Released by Rhymesayers, from the upcoming Together/Apart album. Available on Rhymesayers' website, Amazon, iTunes and FreeMusic King. Good music.

DOWNLOAD LINK: GRIEVES - LIGHTSPEED (TOGETHER/APART, 2011)

Today I'm going to introduce you to a short instrumental hip hop track which was made by an artist named... Freebooter. Me. Well, basically, this is a track that I created as the background music for the promotional video for my site, MaYOR Traffic.

DOWNLOAD LINK: FREEBOOTER - MAYOR THEME (2011)
DOWNLOAD LINK #2: FREEBOOTER - MAYOR THEME (2011) 

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