It’s Dilla month so check out this instrumental mixtape in tribute titled James Dewitt Yancey to the late and great J Dilla put together by a bunch of Mozambican Hip Hop producers. Roll call: Samuel Lázaro, Neto Jr., Tomas Dinis, Edson Sitoe, Ibrahimo Rahman, Zein Hassam, Hipólito Mussagy, Edson Lobo, Santos Francisco, Ernesto Timana, Leonel Sitoe, Raul Sitoe, Valter Sitoe, Custodio Silva,... 

Fresh Sonic Produce from Africa: Slept on. Check out the Khalas Mixtape Vol 1 Mish B3eed. Mish B3eed which means “Not fair” features hip hop artists from Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Algeria each voicing their perspective on the uprisings that have occured in these north African states. Download Link Source: Enoughgaddafi.com  Read More →

Lunch Box Theory and DJ Underdog present their lastest compilation in their African beats inspired series. A mixture of edits, brak-ups, remixes as well as tunes by the likes of Bhoddi Satva, Black Coffee, Theo Pharrish and a Bonus track by Common and Bilal to induce the shuffling motion. Available as a free download. ?FRICA UnDONE ???? ? ? ? ? ? ? by Lunchbox Theory  Read More →

Str8Buttah productions and RUNZ Entertainment present another sound experience in the form of a beat-tape created by Beatsmiths – XYZ and Mi-Fliss (of now defunct Nuff Noize Crew), while they used the better part of 2010 getting bread, they worked on this 17-track collab and even reached out to fellow affiliates for shout outs on the tape. Featuring Kraft, Zee,Venomous, Jonah The Monarch, Rukus... 

Check out The Hiatus Mixtape produced by Suuthsayah Suprheme and Luktipik (Lesotho) of slumREC, an independent music production and publishing company. Available as a free download the mixtape features collaborations with GSF, Azon Blaze, Mic Reign, Poc-logic, Core Wreckah, Tsow Tang, and Nate Glace. To download the mixtape and for more info visit the Suuthinsoul Blog.  Read More →

We thinks Fela would dig this mixtape by Nigerian rapper Kahli Abdu (repping J-Town). Clearly a labour of love, Ministry of Corruption is inspired by Fela Kuti and sounds fresh. Another free download. Appreciate and miss at your own peril. Check out more on Kahli Abdu: http://www.myspace.com/kahlimusic  Read More →

Durban is not exactly known for hip hop but Silvabaq is set on proving us wrong with the release of their ‘Be Fearless’ mixtape available as a free download. The mixtape features 12 original tracks by artists such as P.O.U.N.D, Brett Botha,The Otherwise, Lee Ann King and Daft Punk and 3 freestyles over Kanye West’ s ‘ Monster’ , Calvin Harris’ ‘ Flashback’ and Oasis’ ‘... 

It’s official: RUN N.A.M.S, RUN NAMS. This past weekend at a secret location in Windhoek, a genuine piece of Namibian Hip-Hop history was made with the launch of RUN N.A.M.S.’s long awaited MixTape Volume One. Attended by well over the 200 guests it had catered for, it flawlessly managed to espouse the atmosphere and gusto of an authentic Hip-Hop event. Showcasing a variety of artists that... 

Check out Lunchbox Theory’s Africa Africa Africa Pt 2. Once again mixed by DJ Underdog the mixtape is available as a free download on Bandcamp. Switching from Afrohouse to Fela’s Zombi then back to Djigbe Dgiebo Gisele and into Fuji and more. I am liking this more than Pt 1. Shit’s Deep. ÅFRICA ?FRICA ?FRICA PT.? by Lunchbox Theory  Read More →

AFRICA AFRICA AFRICA mixtape presented by the ladies at Lunchbox Theory (another cool website to check out) and compiled by Dj Underdog features a selection of tasty afrobeat tunes sure to get you grooving. And yeah, its for free. KARIZMA-SADE REALLY LOVES U by Lunchbox Theory  Read More →