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

Rafael Casal, a young poet and rapper from the infamous Bay Area first gained recognition for his brilliant poems on HBO's Def Poetry Jam. As an underground artist and the founding member of TheGetback (check out TheGetback.com), he has released 2 EP's which are available for free download. In July 2010, Casael, along with Daveed Diggs released The Bay Boy Mixtape. It features 11 hot tracks with substance, poetic wordplay, chill beats and catchy choruses. To be honest, I personally don't understand how Casal along with his Getback companions have managed to stay so unnoticed- at such talent! I mean just check it out:

Song: "On Tour"
Many of us brag bout the stars and the women
but what we keep hidden are the scars and stumbles
pick up and zip up my bag again
cuz I'm back to somewhere else
on the map again
break another heart for the making of my art
so I savor every part of my travellin

Or the brilliant chorus of "Love Thing:"

It's a love thing, it's a love thing
it's a love until we breakin' up then
could be great but it could be nothing
want to trust but there's always something

So... Make sure you download The Bay Boy mixtape, tell your friends about it, head over to TheGetback.com and get the latest music and news from Casal and the whole Getback crew! We can't let something so good go unnoticed, can we?

DOWNLOAD LINK: RAFAEL CASAL- THE BAY BOY MIXTAPE



Tracklist:

1. Babysittin 03:12 2. Foxy Girls (Candy Store) 03:04 3. Run 03:54 4. Bay Boy 03:16 5. Hooked On You 03:48 6. Love Thing 03:20 7. On Tour 04:12 8. For The Record 04:06 9. Fucked Up 02:34 10. Could Be Wrong 03:58 11. Ghostin 02:34