Jaylen! - Stony Creek Lane ft Matt McGhee

Grammy Family's Jaylen! and Matt McGhee, two of my favorite artists right now, link up for something sinister in "Stony Creek Lane" don't let the innocent track name fool you. That's all I'm going to say. Press play and enjoy...oh and be sure to look out for Crumbs.

Re-Drop: Jaylen! x Miles Meraki - Trippin'

[Beat Tape] Louseph Bruise Em' - STUCKinTheSeven

Louseph Bruise Em' aka Latin Lou aka Young Lou is back with a all new beat tape entitled STUCKinTheSeven around twenty minutes long and apparently made all while stuck in a basement. Lou proved he has the ability to create excellent production in no time back when he collaborated with SIR E.U on HÜLAGÜSH (which was made in less then 24 hours) and this project further cements that. Featuring only instrumentals, aside from a few drops from the immaculate Dookie Armstrong, 50 Cal. and a preview of a song from his upcoming project Give Me Happy. From random DJ Paul vocal samples (great song choice Lou) to what I believe has to be the song that plays in Heaven's elevator right around the twelve minute mark and those unorthodox sound patterns that we've come to expect from Lou it's all here stuck in the seven right along with Lou. To wrap this up, in what has since become a tradition, as I always say good shit Lou and I hope you make it out that basement my friend...you deserve it.

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20syl x Kendrick Lamar - Sing That Shit

French producer 20syl takes Kendrick Lamar's excellent verse from Game's "The City" backs it with some original production from himself to create "Sing That Shit", a pretty interesting combination to say the least. 

Isaiah Rashad - Brad Jordan ft Michael Da Vinci

Chattanooga's own Isaiah Rashad dropped a new track "Brad Jordan" paying homage to Southern legend Scarface featuring fellow Tennessean Michael Da Vinci. Although previously stating his debut project Cilvia would be out by the end of December, obviously that didn't happen, no word on when it'll drop until then keep this, "Ronnie Drake" and the "Shot You Down (Remix)" in rotation. Hopefully Cilvia will be worth the wait and not the disappointment that Travis Scott's Owl Pharaoh was.

Seems Scarface might've even heard the track himself judging by this tweet. 

Big Krit J Cole Big Sean Drake Lupe Yo Gotti K Dot.. School Boy Q Isaiah Rashad Stalley Wale Ace Hood to name a few #salute who'd I miss?
— SCARFACE (@BrotherMob) December 30, 2013

[Mixtape] Iceburg Jettson - The People's Champ

The People's Champ the first official project from Iceburg Jettson since adopting his new moniker is full of growth and change but if one thing remains since his Willie Jetts days, is that the dude can make some good music. TPC is one of those rare projects that has a track for everyone, whether you wanna chill, ride around, get hype, smoke or even something for your lady, you'll find it on here. The production is excellent from swanky-bounce to slow and screwed to soulful samples it all works. Credit to all the producers. Jettson not only uses the production but his rhymes to paint a lifestyle of a luxury and riches on most tracks. However, TPC is also very personal something his last tape Commercial Free did well. Touching on his home situation, mother and thoughts, it's easy to hear tracks like "92' Ric Flair" and "Million Dollar Championship" and write off TPC as another braggadocio rap project but it's not. 

Continuing his improvement from CF, lyrically this is Jettson's strongest outing not only having tight verses but flow and concept wise everything is done well. With TPC Iceburg has successfully reinvented himself as an artist, whether intentional or not. He has traded in his violent/weird flows found on "Freaky Friday" and "Facebook Kill" for "93' Lexus" and "All I Do" both which feature a more laid back approachable sound. Personally both work, although I find TPC has more replayability because of that and due in part to the catchy hooks/rhymes something that I've said Jettson is underrated in the past for. Few artists in the game, especially indie wise can match him in that category. All together The People's Champ marks a career best for an artist I feel has yet to even reach his peak, I'm definitely excited to see and hear how Iceburg improves in the future.

Standout Tracks: Intro, 92' Ric Flair. 93' Lexus, Million Dollar Championship, Elder Toguro & Spend Da Night

FINAL VERDICT

+ Great replayabilty

+ Cohesive sound

+ Great production

+ Improvement shown

- Two or three lacking tracks

- Mundane sound towards end of tape

8.5/10  [A Recommend Listen & Download]