Nicki Minaj's New Mixtape

With this whole barbie 'bit' I feel as though Nicki Minaj sold out... but way before the selling of her soul for barbie toys this chick had lines. Some people call her the hottest female rapper in the game, I don't. As long as the Lauryn Hills and MC Lytes of this world are still kicking, she will never be. But here goes her Harajuku R-N-Barbie mixtape presented by NewMusicCartel & The Empire. [Download Here]... Miss Dimplez review coming soon...

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The Que Files Mixtape by Que

Y'all remember Que former member of Day 26? Well, he's got a mixtape! And in my first listen, it's viable. His mixtape is called, The Que Files has a few bangers and some baby making music... And Dawn pulls a little track cameo on “All Night”, and spits a verse. Yeah, I said spit... But, definitely show the kid some love and rotate his mixtape. [Download Here]

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From Marcy To Madison St. (Jay-Z Vs. Lupe Fiasco) [Mixtape]

Trackstar, the DJ, made an old school mixtape aka the dj's mixtape, highlighting Jay-Z’s and Lupe Fiasco’s dopest verses. TSS X Trackstar The DJ Presents From Marcy To Madison St. (Jay-Z Vs. Lupe Fiasco) [Mixtape] Jigga Man vs Lupe, who takes the cake? Welp, I'm a Lupe stan, therefore he's tne winner. 'nuff said.
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Consequence's Movies On Demand Mixtape --- @ItsTheCons

Here's a new mixtape, its called "Movies On Demand" and it's by G.O.O.D Music's Consequence... This 'tape features Kanye West, P. Diddy, Q-Tip, Common, Pharoahe Monch, Talib Kweli, Kid Cudi,Maino,The LOX, Rick Ross,John Legend, Asher Roth, Tony Williams & Spree Wilson... It was produced by Kanye West, Q-Tip, Statik Selektah, Lee Bannon. Clinton Sparks, Mr. Attic & Ed Roc. [Download Here]

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Parker & The Numberman Review --- by D.Esquire

Prologue: This was tough. There were no track listings so I had to make assumptions about titles. Note to future submissions: assume we know nothing about you and your music and we will listen to your music on our Beats by Dre. Again my hearing is important so is my time. I don’t want to have to think up titles too. Anyway, on to the review….

Track 1: “ Just Lettin You Know” The beat is punchy from the outset. The simplicity of bass line along with the echo on the snare moves the rhythm along well. The lyrical delivery took away from the song. The first verse was a little all over the place, content was interesting. The second verse seemed more in line with the rest of their demo as far as sitting within the beat. For a first track, it was not the best choice. Line to remember: “Slap the s#!t out of every single jiggaboo whose penguin suit is getting loose for lacking basic principles”

Track 2: “How many Cops you Spot” The production takes a dip; levels are all over the place. The fade in can be lost if the rest of the track gets run through a compression module and you cut the treble a little over the chorus. There is a loss of vocals on the hook and the the verses need to be rounded out with regards to loudness. My suggestion: adjust the mids for the vocals and add a backing track. Content-wise, this was the most intellectually interesting and the beat switch at the end could be hot as a standalone beat in the right hands.Line to remember: “Probably the first crooks invested in books ”

Track 3: “The Conversation” *my title suggestion* My favorite song but mainly because the “Woman to Woman” by Shirley Brown (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZssL3nr6JZg) sample is nice. Both artists sit well within the beat. In fact, I would say they need to find more production like this. The vocals are clear and the delivery is in rhythm. For this reason, this song is the most complete song lyrically as far as theme/premise in connection with what they are saying. Unfortunately, it is too short and contributes to potential confusion as to the theme. Also, equalize the track to remove the drastic change In the volume in the intro. There was no 'line to remember'.

Track 4: 7269811 The only complete song; very short. Very pop oriented, which is good if intentions of venturing outside underground music are present. The bass echos in the reverb creating a slight hum. Theme-wise, it is a clever way to get your contact info out there. Line to remember: “Silverback swagger” ---comedy---

Epilogue: There is a DVD?! This made me the most impressed about this group. There is often a strong discrepancy in the visual expectations of a group (i.e. Sean Garrett looks way different than you would expect from his voice). Here, Parker and Numberman have got it right if this was done on purpose. I envisioned a nerdy hustler type with a guerrilla vibe which the videos deliver. This tape just barely edged 1.5 briefcases. There is a lot of work that can be done to bring up the quality of the sound and lets be real that’s all that really matters to most people. Esquire.

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Parker & The Number Man - Audio Review

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Track 1 - The line I remembered the most was “manuvering to mega lift out of the world”. The second verse was kinda hot. Had some one liners, but you had no central message, and I think it stemmed back to not having a title. None of these tracks have a title. So in taking my second and third listen there was no central theme to tie the song back to… I was unsure of what you were "letting me know"...
Track 2 - The intro was kinda smooth, “what about your block, how many cops you spot” it had revolving theme, one liners again... You were telling a story, and I could follow… The vocal audio levels just weren’t loud enough. The production quality of this track was shot.… And then the song was less than 3 minutes? Disappointing. You could do so much more justice to that track.
Track 3 - Hoping that I understood this tack correctly, it was a story about your girlfriend tripping.. I felt that the intro was excessively long and overly intentionally obscure. The 1st verse was the best verse. The 2nd verse was kind of a let down. And the entire track being less than 2 min and 30 seconds was disappointing. I was just getting into the song and it ended.
Track 4 - In the first verse, I believe, Parker says, “My accountant just called, said the yin is in… and better from the way I’m spending it... I am P, ½ of the same thing…” its like an introduction of who you are. This should have been first on the cd you sent me. This song is the song you should demonstrate to the masses; in it the flows were deliberate and easily audible. Easily my favorite out of the 4.

Overall I rate the mixtape a "C. I respect that you made the stance that you were serious about your music and sent me the actual drives and performance discs, but I promised you realism. You fellas have a lot to prove. Spend all the time you possibly can on your craft. These joints were slightly unfinished at best, except for track 4; that production level was a step above. The producer of these tracks should take a second look at the leveling and make sure its up to par. You two have a lot of potential, and if you work at it you could be great, but you're going to have to come much harder.

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XXL 10 Freshman for '10

XXL was right on the money with this one. All these cats, from J.Cole to Nipsey Hustle, definitely need to be watched throughout the upcoming year, because they're poised for a break through... down load the mixtape, it was hosted by DJ Whoo Kid.

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Fail Of The Day.... Mase's New Mixtape

Dear Mason “Murda Mase” Betha, Make up your MF-ing mind! Are you going to be saved or not? Are you going to be a pastor or not? Are you going to rap or put out silly bitty bull crap mixtapes taht ain't worth the download? *smh... Download at your own risk! [Here]

1. Prayer (Intro)
2. Uptown Kids
3. I Don’t Know Officer (Loon & Fabolous Diss)
4. We Gone Make It Right (Featuring AZ)
5. Mamacita (Skit)
6. Do What A Player Do
7. The Corn
8. Uptown Connection
9. Drug Wars
10. Pay Per View
11. Tech On Me (Cam’ron Diss)
12. My Baby’s Mother’s Boyfriend’s Mother (Skit)
13. That’s The Way (Featuring Fabolous)
14. Take A Picture (Featuring Lil Scrappy)
15. I’m No Killa’ (Jay-Z Diss) (Featuring Diddy)
16. Get Rude
17. Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See
18. Ill Flow
19. Who Shot Ya
20. Crew Of The Year
21. 300 Shots (The Game, Jadakiss & Fat Joe Diss) (Featuring 50 Cent)
22. Jackin’ For Beats
23. Yes You May (Remix) (Featuring Cam’ron, Buddha Bless, Bloodshed, Herb McGruff, Terra & Big Twan)

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