Mixtapes- FREE MUSIC!

There have been a ton of sweet mixtapes lately!

For those that need a definition, Urban Dictionary says a mixtape is:

An "underground" CD that has instrumentals already used by some artists, so the MC in the mixtape raps over these beats to show that they can rap better than the original artists. In these mixtapes there´s also annoying DJs yelling all over the tracks. It´s excellent for upcoming MCs that need to be heard, and for mainstream artists to "keep it gangsta".

I more or less agree with that, though I think that a lot of times, guys will choose backing tracks because they themselves love the song from the original artist, or because it's just insanely popular and makes THEIR song instantly familiar.

Anyway, three awesome mixtapes have come out in the past three months. They've all been free (and legally so too!) so you have NO EXCUSE TO SCOUR THE WEB AND DOWNLOAD THEM IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE THEY'RE SWEET. I'll do my best to put links in but if they're dead or whatever, you're on your own.

Artist #1: Kid Cudi

I downloaded this bad boy in December BUT IT HAS NOT EVEN COME CLOSE TO GETTING OLD YET! It is awesome on all levels- You probably have heard the song "Day and Night" (unless you've been living under a rock) on the radio lately- WELL, the current radio version is more or less ruined by Jim Jones who sounds tranquilized on it. The SWEETER version is on the mixtape. So get it. It also has the absoutely fantastic song: "Maui Wowie"



Finally, Cudi says "Plain Pat what up?!" a lot on it and it's funy every time.

Go here, and download it: http://10deep.com/KIDCUDIMIXTAPE/

If it's not there for some reason, scour the web for it.

I rate the Kid Cudi mixtape a 9/10. It is just ridiculously good. I guarantee you'll like it.

I'm debating seeing Kid Cudi at the 9:30 club except he's somehow playing with Asher Roth who I am not quite sold on... Why can't Kid Cudi have his own damn show?! The mixtape warrants it.

Artist #2: Theophilus London


This (charming) mixtape is a bit more electronic-tinged than the other two I'm talking about, but it's not a bad thing. It gives the whole album a different feel- in a good way. The first three song on this album are lethally cool. They just flow together PERFECTLY- His singing/rapping meshes with the instrumentals perfectly as well, which is pretty cool considering the instrumentals were all their own songs at one point... The 4th track is kindof a disaster- I don't know what drug you have to be on to want to put a Whitney Houston song on your mixtape, but whatever- to each their own.

ANYWAY, to be perfectly honest, I really haven't listened to the rest of the album that thoroughly (I'm a shitty music critic unfortunately), but I give it a very strong recommendation based on the first few songs! AND based on my limited listens, I can say that there are at least three other really awesome songs on it. That's SIX awesome songs for the low price of $0.00.

My personal fav can be listened to here:

http://www.imeem.com/people/uhDu2Mu/music/VjyvOnOU/theophilus-london-hum-drum/

Download the album here (I think): http://www.zshare.net/download/54566314434972bf/

Artist #3: Wale


Best comparison for Wale is that he is a "younger Lupe Fiasco." Lupe is awesome and Wale is too. The dude's even from the rough and tumble parts of DC apparently... Among the shoutouts I've heard are: Baltimore, DC, PG, and Largo (YEAH BLUE LINE!)

Wale is about to blow the hell up. He's all over everything. If you downloaded the Kid Cudi mixtape, you'll find him on that. If you listen to the radio or watch music videos, you'll hear him in this:



That song is sick. So is this mixtape. It even has a million bits of Seinfeld mixed in! He uses a lot of really popular instrumentals- among them: two Roots songs (1 of my 3 favorite bands ever), and Jay Z's Roc Boys... As a fan of all three original songs, I think that the Wale versions sound REALLY good. There is also a HYSTERICAL skit that is #14. You should download the album for the skit alone.

Download the Wale mixtape at: http://10deep.com/WALEMIXTAPE/

Looks like you now have links for three free albums. Go forth and download this shit because it will make you a happy human being.