While Lasers, Lupe’s previous full length album might have been a dud, the Friend of the People mix tape showed what Lupe is capable of at his best. In this video for Double Burger With Cheese, Lupe’s rhymes are dissected and illustrated line by line. This is the type of work Lupe does best.
Considering half of the Lesson Six staff is from the UK, we don’t post as much British Hip-Hop as we should. So, let’s rectify that with Brighton’s producer/MC, Jae Fresh, and his recent jazz-inspired release I Need A Coffee. It’s really interesting to hear British topics on tracks, we don’t really get enough tracks on the class divide from American artists, unless it involves the hood or the police in some way. Some really great production on this one too, also handled by Jae with “Wronging”, “Today” & “Black Coffee” standing out so far.
The long awaited first single from Marcus D’s upcoming album Melancholy Hopeful. This is not just a single though, along with the song, we get two remixes, the instrumental and an Accapella. Keep your eyes out for Melancholy Hopeful.
Joke/Not Joke Hip-Hop group, Das Racist, have recently decided to all release solo mixtapes for the new year. Unsurprisingly, Heems’ mixtape, Nehru Jackets, is pretty strange but occasionally hits on those intelligent references that DR’s high reputation was built upon, if albeit littered with subpar guest apperences. Download it for free, before Mediafire goes down as well.
A video for Seijun Suzuki from the Blue Scholars latest album Cinemetropolis, which on a side note was one of the best from the last year. The video is a little random, and the samurai swords are pretty cool.
What a great collection of instrumentals this one is. The 19 year-old Hashbrown has a whopping thirty-seven of 60s and 70s funk inspired beats for you to feast on. Let’s hope we’ll be seeing a lot more of this eclectic producer throughout the year. The collection is available on one of those name your price deals.
January 23rd 2012 Lesson Six Original
The Best of 2011: Free Downloads of the Year
We kick off our final week of Best of 2011 coverage with our Top 10 Free Downloads of the Year.
A remix of Swallow from Mr. J Medeiros’s album Saudade. On this remix, Mr. J Medeiros is accompanied by more of a dub step type production style. Download link if you click the video.
Bop Alloy finally revealed the video for Chillaxation of their album Bop Alloy released early last year. The visuals on this video are nice, and I love the chair, which looks super comfortable, that is in every shot.
The Roots - UNDUN from The Ghettonerd Company, LLC on Vimeo.
A little late on this video, but The Roots have released a mini video for their album Undun which illustrates the entire concept and gives you a glimpse into the fictional character Redford Stephen’s life.
