I don’t know, maybe I’m a sucka for sampling, but the Elevated Ruffians know how to make it a hit.  Or it could be because they’re rep’n the I.E. to the fullest.  Or just maybe it’s the combination of word play and content.  Either way…DOWNLOAD IT!  I got an email from the  Elevated Ruffians with all kinds of links and musical goodness.  The Magnificent Soul EP was in there too.  I was listening and when I heard Noa James on Nothin’ New, I knew I had to post this up.  The track was popping, but got a couple levels higher when the Noa dropped some lines. Download Elevated Ruffians – The Magnificent Soul EP on Bandcamp.  Check out The Magnificent Soul LP on ReverbNation. Keep your eyes open for other projects from their crew, elevatedSOUL and MAGNIFICENT RUFFIANS.BIG thanks Elevated Ruffians for shooting this over. Keep doing what you’re doing.

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Elevated Ruffians – Watch Your Step f. OH NO

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Elevated Ruffians – Back Up f. S.O.P.

Trek Life is a man on a mission.  Touring Europe, doing shows on both coasts, dropping projects in between, and still making time to drop in at an in-store.  Recently Trek teamed up with J. Bizness to bring you Rhymes Within Reason.  This 10 track EP is produced by J. Bizness and with Trek on the mic, you can’t go wrong.  There’s a handfull of special guest appearances by Oddisee, Ragen Fykes, and DJ Buddy making Rhymes Within Reason ON FIRE!  Rhymes Within Reason is one of 3 projects that Trek is dropping this year, so keep your eyes & ears open!  Also keep them open for my man J. Bizness as he’s always cranking out beats.  You can’t sleep on that cat.   Best way is to follow J. Bizness is on twitter to get a play by play.  Download Trek Life & J. Bizness – Rhymes Within Reason on BandCamp.  BIG thanks Trek for the heads up & J. Bizness for rep’n the I.E.!

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TrekLife & J. Bizness – Remain Illregular ft. Richard Wright & Mic Holden (cuts by DJ Buddy)

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TrekLife & J. Bizness – Temporary Goodbye (Peace, Peace Ya’ll)

The season of love is here, and to kick it off Jynxx has blessed us with Records, Tables & Needles Vol. 2: Love Edition.  For you folks trying to set the right mood at home, in the car, or you’re trying to get the DJ to switch it up, this is the album for you.  Jynxx really knows how to set the mood musically from track to track. Records, Tables & Needles Vol.2: Love Edition has a lounge, upbeat, sexy vibe to it.  Oh but this isn’t just for the lovers.  The heart broken and single people out there can vibe to it just the same. Might even inspire you to find love.  Don’t sleep on this one.  Jynxx is one of the busiest producers cranking out project after project, so this isn’t the last you’ll hear from him.  Download Jynxx’s Records, Tables & Needles Vol.2: Love Edition here, and catch Jynxx on 909 Lab Music, MySpace, and Twitter.  BIG thanks to Jynxx for showing some love to B+C.

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Jynxx – Love At First Sight

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Jynxx – Been Around The World (Met Alot Of Girls)

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Jynxx – Know That I Love U II

Tomorrow, Yesterday (T.I.E. & Yep) are bringing it to you on a regular with their latest release Making the Fans Pt. 1.  A while back I got their first single Ladies Say and rocked that for a long time.  It was also featured on the Cali Co-Op Vol. 1 Mixtape, so you know I was pumped to get Making the Fans Pt. 1.  It also helps that Tomorrow, Yesterday is from Riverside.  J. Bizness, Namebrand, & Rhap V. are just a few of the talent they got mixed up in this project.  It is feel good, party, play it with your mom in the car Hip Hop.  You gotta love that.  Download Tomorrow, Yesterday’s Making the Fans Pt. 1 on Band Camp.  Also check out Tomorrow, Yesterday on MySpace.  BIG thanks Yep, you cats are making the I.E. proud.

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Tomorrow, Yesterday – Product

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Tomorrow, Yesterday – Feel Good

DON’T SLEEP on the I.E.!  That’s real talk people.  Black Cloud Records has got a gang of artists that are putting the I.E. on the map.  Yasin is one cat you may have heard of or caught a track he’s been featured on. Sound Of A Monster, Black Friday Tape, and now War Iza Reality are just a few projects Yasin has be involved with.  War Iza Reality is a banger.  On Murder Cops (ft. Jynxx), Yasin doesn’t hold back on expressing how he feels about (some) cops, and the Oakland tragedy.  Overall this is a head nodding Hip Hop album.  Download Yasin – War Iza Reality here. BIG thanks to Noa for the heads up.

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Yasin – Deff March

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Yasin – Sorrow (feat Antahlyzah)

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Yasin – Choppin’ Heads (feat Art Barz, Curtiss King & Noa James)

My man Noa James shot me an email, and was like you gotta check out Curtiss King’s Snick @ Nite.  After listening to Bangin’ On A Trash Can & Guttah Gullah Island I was feeling it, and was sure Snick @ Nite was *ish that’s going to be on some other level.  Right away I was digging the play on Nick at Nite.  Curtiss throws out all the old cartoons that I watched.  That’s when I knew this project as dope.  Download Curtiss King – Snick @ Nite here.  Want more Curtiss King ?!  Check out his other projects on Brick To Ya Face.  BIG thanks Noa for the heads up.  I.E. is bring’n it in 2010!

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Curtiss King – Salute Your Shorts

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Curtiss King – Ren & Stimpy ft. Pheo & Ramone Jones

J. Bizness dropped Reason Beats & Pieces a while back and it was something to rock to. You can’t go too long without hearing a J. Bizness beat, he’s everywhere. J. Bizness teams up with Ayiro, another dope beat maker, for Cali Fire Commission. Earlier I was going through downtown L.A. and the tracks fit the mood. It was a cinematic moment. A few days ago I was talking with J. Bizness on twitter about the tracks I was digging, but you can rock the whole thing and won’t be disappointed. Don’t sleep on this one people. Download Cali Fire Commisson Vol. 1 on bandcamp.com. For more info on J. Bizness & Ayiro check them out on MySpace. BIG thanks J. Bizness for the low down.

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Ayiro + J. Bizness – CFC 302

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Ayiro + J. Bizness – CFC 359

Hopefully by now you know the name Noa James, but if you don’t, no worries. Noa has been cranking out the projects like crazy with the rest of the cats on Black Cloud Music. After dropping Sounds Of A Monster, Noa, Jynxx, Curtiss King, and Art Barz are bringing Black Friday Tape. And putting it out on Black Friday (11/27/09)! Most people know Black Friday as the biggest shopping day of the year, but now you got something else to look forward to on Black Friday (11/27/09). I got a few samples of Black Friday Tape, and can’t wait for the rest of it. Download the sneak peeks from Black Friday Tape here. Full album link HERE. BIG thanks to my man Noa James for the heads up. Keep rep’n the I.E. fam.

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Art Barz, Jynxx, Curtiss King, Noa James – Fall Down

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Noa James – Can’t Harm Me

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Jynxx, Art Barz, Curtiss King – Take Me Away

The tracks selected for Classic Collaboration takes me back to high school, and some even farther. This was recorded in 2006 at Stacks record shop in Ontario (Inland Empire) while the shop was still open. Classic Collaboration is one of the many projects DJ GabeReal & DJ Ethos are planning on releasing this year. Like another B+C’s hero J1,  DJ Ethos & GabeReal used all vinyl to create this dope mix. I dig Classic Collaboration not only for the tracks, but some are remixes by DJ Ethos & GabeReal that are only available on this mix. Check out Classic Collaboration and download it here. BIG thanks to DJ GabeReal for the heads up.

Track List:

Intro – Ethos & Gabe Real
Pharcyde – Pandemonium
Public Enemy – Rebel Without A Pause (Ethos + Gabe Real remix)
Aceyalone – Mic Check (Ethos + Gabe Real remix)
Gang Starr – Gang Starr – Check The Technique
ADOR – Let It All Hang Out
Ethos + Gabe Real Scratch Break
Freestyle Fellowship – 7th Seal
DJ Shadow feat. The Gift of Gab – Entropy (Part C – Count & Estimate)
House of Pain – Jump around (Pete Rock remix)
Nubian Crackers – Do You Wanna Hear it Dub
DJ Krush and The Roots – Meiso (DJ Shadow remix)
Ethos + Gabe Real scratch break
Uptown – Dope On Plastic
Showbiz and A.G. – Party Groove

I first got wind of this cat Rick Hughes from the track In My City off Cali Co-op, and a few folks I’ve talked with dropped his name in conversations. But what made me really pay attention was an email I got from Camille about her post on Arize Magazine’s site. I chatted with her on twitter about it, and Camille told me she was all about getting good music heard. I was down for that, and the tracks she sent were good. Rick Hughes has worked with a gang of people from Kid Boogie to Oh On, so I’d keep a close eye on this cat. Rick, keep making moves…and rep’n the I.E. Download all 5 tracks here. BIG thanks Camille for keeping my ears open.

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Elzhi & William S. – In My City (prod. by Rick Hughes) Download

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Mykestro – We Major (prod. by Rick Hughes) Download