The kid VitaL drops off another joint, this time featuring Matt Hogan on the hook. More pop for my taste, but dude does his thing! Come on, would I lead you in the wrong direction?
Download: VitaL- Chill Wit Me
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Da Rebel- Keep Talkin'
My man Rebel has been making noise around Islip Terrace, LI for a minute now. Thought I'd give my little homie some shine on the blogspot. d/l this joint off his upcoming mixtape, trust me, it's dope.
Download: Da Rebel- Keep Talkin'
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Solomon Childs - Payin' 4 Protection (feat. B Dvine)
The big homie Solomon Childs drops off this new joint off his upcoming mixtape "Cold Mornings, Colder Nights."
VitaL feat. J. Grant- I Don't Care
VitaL of Long Island, New York spits over a B Dvine beat off his new project "Be That Sh*t" coming soon.
Download: VitaL feat. J Grant- I Don't Care
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Tommy F- For The F*ck Of It (Mixtape)
I decided to drop off this tape of unreleased songs and freestyles since i really have yet to put out a full body of work since TruYorkCity dropped this past summer. Revenge of the Backpacker is still on the way though!
Tracklist:
- Far From Over
- Exhibit 38-C
- Dead Presidents
- C'mon Baby!
- Beautiful Decay (Freeverse)
- I Want You (feat. Jack Martinez) (Prod by B Dvine)
- J Dilla Freestyle (w/ Tony Duckkets)
- Lyrical Short
- Hustle Hard Freestyle
- Good Fellas (f. Tony Duckkets) (Prod by 2Deep)
- Mind Liberation (f. B Dvine) (Prod by B Dvine)
- Ready For War (Prod by B Dvine)
- Intellectual Takeover (feat. Tony Duckkets & B Dvine) (Prod by B Dvine)
- I Love College (QU Remix)
Download: Tommy F- For The F*ck Of It (Mixtape)
Monday, January 17, 2011
DJ RPM Presents: The Indie Top 50 Vol 12 Hosted by Sha Stimuli (Mixtape)
The new Coast2Coast mixtape, The Indie Top 50 Vol 12 dropped today. Hosted by Sha Stimuli. Also featuring the blogpacker's very own Tommy F on track 36 (with production from B Dvine of course). So give it a listen/download all that jazz!
Download: The Indie Top 50 Vol 12
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Random Update
Okay, so I'll admit I've been slacking a bit...so here's the deal. Since i don't feel it is my right to leak these artists music without there direct consent, i will only be releasing stuff people send me or i feel is too dope to keep to myself. sound good? word.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Kanye West & Jay-Z- H.A.M. (Prod by Lex Luger)
First single off "Watch the Throne." If you were wondering, HAM stands for Hard As a Motherf*cker. yeah...
Download: Kanye West & Jay-Z- HAM
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011
Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow [G-Mix] ft. Snoop Doog, Juicy J & T-Pain (Video)
YUP! the vid to this shit dropped.
Jack SWAGG3R Martinez- The Clearance Rack (Mixtape)
My man Jack SWAGG3R dropped off his new mixtape a few months ago. Thought I'd share it with you guys. The kid from Lindenhurst, Long Island snags production from Abstract, Kid Marv, Huru Salim and George Statmis. This bad boy is full of party/club bangers so... good friday i hope ya'll have a nice weekend!
Freddie Gibbs- It's All Cognac (Prod. by Bink!)
Supposedly was going to be the outro track off Gibbs 2006 Interscope debut that never happened. Production by the mastermind behind "Devil in a New Dress."
Schoolboy Q- Birds & The Beez f. Kendrick Lamar
Leak off one o the anticipated things of 2011. This is the K-Dot featured joint off his Setbacks project coming out tuesday!
Anticipated for 2011
So it's been a slow couple of days in the world of hip-hop music. Therefore, i figured I'd go over some of the most anticipated stuff this year so far!
The Carter IV
This one we've been waiting on ever since Weezy went from Conscious Lyricist to Pop Sensation as a way to redeem himself. So far all we got was a revamped version of A Milli they decided to leave Corey Gunz in because he didn't completely body his new boss. Anyway as we eagerly await the now sober and post-prison Wayne return, the best we can do is, well, hope for the best.
Wiz Khalifa's Warner Bros Debut
So we've heard the mixtapes, we heard the independent albums, now it's time for our boy Wiz to take the mainstream on for size. We got the "mehhh" Black & Yellow single, but we also got the ever-so-dope remix. Will we get a Curren$y feature? Who knows! All I do know is that the lovable stoner's major label debut is being anticipated by nearly everyone I know.
J. Cole's Album and other collaborations
It was supposed to drop in September...it didn't. Than it was going to drop in October...it didn't. It's getting close to a year since the NC native released his album single, "Who Dat," and I for one am getting impatient. Thank god for that "Friday Night Lights" project or i may have lost all hope for the artist formerly known as Therapist. That's not all were waiting on though. We still need to hear those 3 joints him and the kid Kendrick Lamar recorded, the work he's said to have been doing with Dr Dre, and the Jay-Z feature he's been putting off for ever! Also, a Jay Electronica collab? That'd be dope as hell!
Act II
Still waiting on the Megatron Don's Act II album/mixtape/EP/motion picture/whateverthefuckitisnow! We Got Exhibit A and Exhibit C...hell, we even got a preview of an Exhibit A remix with Mos Def! We've heard him collab with Jay-Z, Curren$y, make a tribute to Guru and do some dope production work as well as work with Just Blaze...but where the hell is Act II?!
The Greatest Story Never Told
A record deal, 3 singles and a remix later, The Greatest Story Never Told is set to be released this February...on the Kottonmouth Kings record label? (am i reading this right?) Anyways...i like the previously leaked artwork better than this crap, but 6 years in the making? I'm pretty pumped for this joint...one question remains though...where is Papoose and his Nacirema Dream?
Watch The Throne
First it was a 5 track EP...now its a full length collaboration between H to the izzo and the Louis Vuitton Don. With the first single (HAM?) set to drop the 11th, and hearing the past chemistry this duo has had...this is definitely on my "to cop" list.
Setbacks
K-Dot's right hand man is set to drop his debut next tuesday! Underground hip-hop heads are anticipating this I know for a fact as Schoolboy Q does his best to make his album a trending topic on twitter...#SETBACKS
Anything from G.O.O.D. Music
After Kanye's Good Fridays and his tremendously successful album, it's safe to say we can anticipate anything dropping from this juggernaut of a label this year. As of right now here is what we're waiting on: Big Sean- Finally Famous: The Album, Consequence: ConsTV, an album from Mos Def, a mixtape and a solo album from Pusha T, an album from CyHi Da Prynce, more Good Fridays.
Process of Illumination
The rapping debut of underground producer B Dvine. (whose done beats for Killa Sha, Solomon Childs, J Love, Meyhem Lauren, Kool G Rap...the list goes on..) He's my boy so i had to throw his ass up here because i personally can't wait to here this son of a bitch rap for an entire mixtape and see how he does! In the words of Antwan Millennium...BORN DVINE!!
Take Care
I'd be a filthy liar if I said I'm not waiting on the second album from Drizzy Drake. Thank Me Later was doper than i expected and I'm hoping Jimmy will skip the sophomore slump and present even more dope material.
Possible Littler Brother Reunion
If not, at least a 9th Wonder/Phonte reunion track! When this flick hit the net, backpackers (like myself) crapped there pants with excitement. We can only hope for the best!
Wu-Tang VS Shaolin
So after 8 Diagrams dropped a few years back, The Chef was not too happy with the beat selection made by RZA...so he decided to put out his own Wu album...that eventually got backseated to Cuban Linx 2 and Wu Massacre. Well, it;s finally on it's way! (along with another Rae solo album) Butter Knives is the first single and it's nasty...cant wait for the rest of it!
Detox
This has been on very anticipation list since 2003. As we actually get signs of it dropping this year (Kush, I Need A Doctor, cosigns from Kendrick Lamar) it's pretty safe to say it may actually see the light of day. All we can do now is pray...I need to stop rhyming these sentences...
If I missed anything your waiting on lemme know!
Thursday, January 6, 2011
QuESt- The Reason: A Defense Mechanism (Album)
Just recently started checking this guy QuESt out. Well he posted his album for free so why not get a post?
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Smoke DZA- The Early Days of George (Prod. by Hi-Tek)
First single off DZA's upcoming THC (The Hustler's Catalog) project dropping soon. Production by the man, Hi-Tek on this one.
Download: Smoke DZA- The Early Days of George
Diddy- Hello, Good Morning Remix (f. Eminem)
Didn't post this when it first dropped because I was waiting on the Tagless full version for ya. Word to 2dbz for the link.
ScHoolboy Q Finalizing Setbacks
Video of Schoolboy Q finalizing his "Setbacks" project. Available on iTunes Jan 11th. Support the dude! its only 6 bucks!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Redman- Big Spenderz f. Ready Rock (Video)
Thought this video was hilarious since the song is about having a lot of money and the video took literally zero dollars to make. Redman is the ish!
Blu- And If You See The E Drop Em (Compilation)
My boys over at The Dope House just posted up this compilation of loose tracks from the west coast homie Blu...so I thought I't repost it up here for all of you to enjoy!
Download: Blu- If You See The E Drop Em
Saigon- The Greatest Story Never Told (Clean)
Title track off Saigon's long awaited debut solo album "The Greatest Story Never Told." Dope production by Just Blaze! Clean version as of right now...
Download: Greatest Story Never Told (Clean)
Schoolboy Q- Bet I Got Sum Weed
Kendrick Lamar's right hand man drops this joint off his "Setbacks" project droppin' Jan 11th. Word to 2DBZ
Download: Schoolbot Q- Bet I Got Sum Weed
Monday, January 3, 2011
RJD2- The Glow Remixes EP
The man RJD2 releases this EP for free of a few remixes of his single "The Glow."
Download: RJD2- The Glow Remixes EP
Iron Lyon- The Foundation (FreEP)
This is some of that good old fashioned backpacker hip-hop ish! Features Sean Price, Craig G, Edo G and more!
Download: Iron Lyon- The Foundation (FreEP)
XV- All For Me (f. Cyhi Da Prynce, Vado & Erin Christine)
New joint from the kid XV featuring G.O.O.D. Music's new blood and the dipset affiliate. Also, J. Cole's boy Omen is on the boards so you know it's dope!
Rock- 6'7 Freestyle
As a part of Rock "Monsta Mondays," 1/2 of Da Incredible Rap Team goes in and kills Waynes' first single off the Carter IV.
Download: Rock- 6'7 Freestyle
Fashawn- Strange Fruit (Remix)
As a part of Fashawn's weekly 'Sunday School' series, the Cali native tacks a verse on to Common and John Legend's joint. Fash's new mixtape, "Higher Learning 2" drops Feb 15th
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Big Sean- Finally Famous Vol 3 (Mixtape)
Big Sean releases his latest mixtape "Finally Famous 3" with no DJ Cannon screaming over every song. (took ya long enough) Either way, enjoy!
Download: FF3 (Mixtape)
Wiz Khalifa- Teach You How To Fly (Full Version)
Remember when this joint dropped way back on the Flight School mixtape? Well it was only one verse back then, here goes the full version of this bad boy. Maybe on his major label debut?
Download: Wiz Khalifa- Teach You How To Fly (Full)
The Blogpacker's Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of 2010
Since it's officially day 2 of 2011, we've decided to give you what we consider the top 10 hip-hop albums of 2010! If you didn't give any of these albums a listen, definitely check them out, they're on the list for a reason!
10 - Thank Me Later- Drake: Drake has always been holding it down for the backpackers and although he tends to stray a bit from his roots here, the outcome was still pretty dope and we gotta give respect where it's due!
Notable Tracks: Thank Me Now, Light Up (f. Jay-Z), Fireworks (w/ Alicia Keys)
9 - Recovery- Eminem: Okay, so we didn't get the Eminem back we all hoped for...but we got the next best thing, a more mainstream, yet still very lyrical Eminem. Although he goes for some pop cross overs on this album, it's still 10 times better than that Waka Flocka Flame album.
Notable Tracks: 25 to Life, Cinderella Man, No Love (f. Lil Wayne)
8 - Pilot Talk (1 & 2)- Curren$y: Like i said before, Ive been a big fan of Spitta for a minute now. Curren$y put out both the first and second volumes of his Pilot Talk series out this year and honestly, they could have been one album. With an array of his classic stoner songs, his mumbly delivery that many of us have grown to love, his pot induced yet witty wordplay and a plethora of dope cameos, it would be a crime to not include these projects on the list.
Notable Tracks: PT1- Audio Dope II, Life Under the Scope, Skybourne (f. Smoke DZA & Big K.R.I.T.)
PT2- Hold On (f. Young Roddy & Trademark), Famous, Real Estates (f. Dom Kennedy)
7 - K.R.I.T. Wuz Here: Big K.R.I.T. is definitely an artist to watch in 2011. This album was made with 100% original production from the man himself. K.R.I.T. specializes in the southern style of music that ruled the year of 2005 with the lyricism that we've all adapted to. Don't worry, if you don't feel like droppin some dough on a guy you never heard of, K.R.I.T. let this bad boy go for free...so why not pick it up?
Notable Tracks: Glass House (f. Curren$y & Wiz Khalifa), Country Sh!t, Moon & Stars (w/ Devin the Dude)
Download: K.R.I.T. Wuz Here- Big K.R.I.T.
6 - Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager- Kid Cudi: This dark sequel to his 2009 debut is just as dope as the first installment. The only bump int he album's flow is the Kanye west assisted pop single, "Erase Me" which essentially serves no place on the album. However, the rest of the album is dope as ever and is substantially part of any music fan's collection.
Notable Tracks: Ashin Kusher, Marijuana, GHOST!
5 - Apollo Kids- Ghostface Killah: You didn't think we'd have a list without a Wu album did you? Apollo Kids is Ghostface's album of the year. (he seems to drop one each year recently...we're not complaining) Unlike last years R&B crossover attempt, the infamous GFK returns to his Wu-Tang roots with a dope array of notable features that take nothing away from the finished product. Wu fans, eat you hearts out!
Notable Tracks: In The Park (f. Black Thought), Drama (w/ Joell Ortiz & Game), Starkology
4 - The Adventures of Bobby Ray- B.o.B: Anyone who was conscious in 2010 knows at least one song by this gentlemen. Although a little more pop-oriented, Bob sticks to his roots and pleases the fans with a complete album you can listen to from start to finish. Also, who didn't know every word to the Eminem remix of Airplanes?
Notable Tracks: Fame, Bet I (f. TI & Playboy Tre), Past My Shades (w/ Lupe Fiasco)
3 - Distant Relatives- Nas & Damian Marley: Probably one of the most overlooked albums this year. Nasty Nas teams up with the offspring of the face of Reggae music to put this masterpiece together. Both artists styles blend so well together you would think they've been doing this for years. Pick it up and don't miss out!
Notable Tracks: My Generation (f. Lil Wayne), As We Enter, Nah Mean
2 - Overly Dedicated- Kendrick Lamar: K-Dot is THE artist to watch in 2011. After a recent co-sign by Dr Dre, doing work with J. Cole (where's the album at bruh!) and running his own independent label, the "Black Hippy" member is definitely doing big things in the next year. His debut album was not only released for free (buy it on iTunes if your not cheap!) but it was one of the top hip-hop releases of the year.
Notable Tracks: Average Joe, Ignorance is Bliss, Growing Apart (To Get Closer)
Download: Overly Dedicated- Kendrick Lamar
1 - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy- Kanye West: Who would have thought after more than half of your album being leaked and releasing a new song every week the finished project would be the album of the year? Kanye was that confident in his 5th album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy." From cover to cover, this album is beautiful, filled with emotion and relatable concepts. Without a doubt, number one on our list.
Notable Tracks: Lost In A World (f. Bon Iver), Devil In A New Dress (f. Rick Ross), Blame Game (f. John Legend & Chris Rock)
Skillz- 2010 Rap Up
For those who don't know, Skillz is a rapper from Virginia, a dope one if i might add. Anyway, every year since god knows how long agi, Skillz has hit us with the past years in review via his "Rap Up" series. Well, this year is no different. Make sure you support dude and buy the track on iTunes...I know you can spare the dollar!
iTunes link: 2010 Rap Up
Prolifik- The Voice of CT (Mixtape)
Prolifik drops off his B Dvine hosted mixtape, "The Voice of CT" featuring exclusive B Dvine Remixes, production and some of Prolifik's best work from the past few years. If you are not up on the dude from CT, here's where you can get your start!
Download: Prolifik- The Voice of CT (Mixtape)
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Nas- Who Are You (Tagged)
New joint from Nasty the villain. My bad that it's tagged to high heavan by some annoying ass DJ...new Nas is worth it though!
Download: Who Are You (Tags)
New Raekwon Coming in March!
Good news for all my fellow Wu-Heads out there. Raekwon has not only announced his new album, "Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang" to be dropping in March, he's also let loose of a few features on the project. As of now, The Chef has said Wu-Tang memebers Method Man, Inspectah Deck and The GZA will appear on the album along with with past collaborator and hip-hop legend Nas, the ever-so-dope Roots frontman, Black Thought, Diplomats "Capo" Jim Jones and the self proclaimed Teflon Don, Rick Ross. (no, not John Gotti) Word to HHDX for the info.
Curren$y- Return to the Winner's Circle (Mixtape)
Curren$y hits us with the first new mixtape of 2011. I don't know about you guys, but I've been a big Spitta fan for a minute now. So roll one up and Just Enjoy This Sh!t (JETS!)
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