(Audio) Rakim – The R Mixtape 1.0 (Free D/L)

DJ Hedspin and Sharks & Hammers teamed up to release this mixtape project, which is a dedication to one of the most respected emcees in Hip Hop history, Rakim. This mix is bigger than BIG! With plenty of raw material plus tons of originals from the soul artists, Eric B and others sampled for Rakim.
Love this!!!

(Audio) BermondseyBeats Vol.1

Here’s another installment from SE1DavidE, well worth a listen (and download).

(Audio) Once Upon a Time in SE1 (EP) – SE1DavidE

(Audio) Tony Touch – The Best Toca Tuesdays Freestyles Of 2011 (Mixtape) (free D/L)

Tony Touch starts the new year with a compilation of his favourite freestyle sessions from the Shade 45 weekly show. Here is the entire list of artists, appearing on the mixtape:

Capadonna, Torae, Uncle Murda, French Montana and The Coke Boyz, Casey Veggies, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q, Black Thought, Big Sean, Yelawolf, Evidence, Apathy, Smoke DZA, STS, Open, D12, Rapsody, Skyzoo, Boaz, Danny Brown, Tech N9ne, Machine Gun Kelly, Square Off, Vado, Phil Ade, Kendrick Lamar, Black Milk, Sean Price, Killer Mike, Action Bronson, Reks, Guilty Simpson, and Young Chris.

(Audio) BookOnWire – Flying High With ManOnWire (Handbook & ManOnWire)

BookOnWire – Flying High With ManOnWire (Handbook & ManOnWire) by manonwire

(Audio) Jaguar Skills & DJ@WAR – Planet Rocking B-Boy Breaks & Beats Mix – 2011

Here’s a cool thing Jags and DJ@WAR did for DJ Kool Herc‘s company, Sedgwick & Cedar. It’s basically the entire collection of Ultimate Breaks And Beats – played in 25 mins….it’s fresh! Check it!

(Audio) Mr Scruff 1992 Hip Hop Mix

This is one side of a mix tape that was sold in Manchester’s Funky Banana record shop in 1992. Scruff says he only did 20 copies, so it is about time that more people heard this mix!

(Audio) Fuel Box – “I”

Fuel Box album “I” will be released December 14, 2011

Dutch act Fuel Box combines old, bluesy soul, dark dub and modern hip-hop into catchy, psychedelic, soul pop songs. (Don’t worry, this is not another retro-soul ripoff…). On December 14, 2011 the complete, 14 track album “I” (One) will be released worldwide.

(Video) Lewis Parker – ‘Shark’

Ya man with the golden sound is back with a new 12, The Puzzle episode 2 The Glass Ceiling. Shark is the usual SP dustyness you’d expect from Parker complete with cuts and that irrepressable delivery. Keep locked on King Underground for pre-orders of the new vinyl available in 2 forms one limited version on blue vinyl with a free EP poster and the other as standard black vinyl.

(Audio) Koncept ft. Royce Da 5’9″ – Watch The Sky Fall (prod. by Marco Polo)

Koncept laces a righteously dope Marco Polo beat and rhymes alongside Nickel Nine for his 1st single off his debut LP “Awaken”, that drops on Dec. 13th…