J-Live – Do The Knowledge Mixtape Vol. 1
Basically, I got tired of hearing a lot of people say stuff like, “there’s nothing new out” or “hip hop is wack now”. Upon hearing this I usually run down a list of names of new artists and even old artists with new albums and ask if they’ve heard of’em. Nope! These people have no idea. There’s a lot of good new hip hop. You just have to do the knowledge and keep your ears open. These are some of my favorites from 2009 alone. Enjoy! – J-Live
Continue reading for the tracklist & download link.
01 J-Live ~ DTK Intro
02 Jay Electronica ~ Exhibit A (Transformations)
03 Skyzoo ~ Return Of The Real
04 Royce da 5’9” f / Bun B & Joel Ortiz ~ Hood Love
05 Wale ~ Mama Told Me
06 Marco Polo & Torae ~ Word Play
07 Senor Kaos ~ Automatic Classic Remix
08 Mos Def ~ Priority
09 Mr Lif & Bahamadia ~ Breathe
10 OC & AG ~ Give It Back
11 Nipsey Hussle f/ Snoop Dogg ~ The Life
12 Edo. G & Masta Ace f/ Pos ~ Good Music
13 DJ Spinna f/ Fresh Daily, P.Casso & Homeboy Sandman ~ Get On Down
14 Tanya Morgan f/ Blu ~ Morgan Blu
15 Zion I f/ Brother Ali ~ Caged Bird Pt. 1
16 Jay Are ~ The Lee Morgan Story
17 Chali 2na f/ Elzhi of Slum Village ~ When Will I See You Again
18 Jay Z f/ Luke Steele ~ What We Talkin’ About
19 Raekwon F/ Ghostface Killah & Cappadonna ~ 10 Bricks
20 Diamond District ~ I Mean Business
21 Tiye Phoenix ~ Stop Right There
22 Method Man & Redman f/ Ready Roc & Streetlife ~ How Bout Dat
23 Living Proofe ~ Rise
24 J. Cole ~ Lights Please
25 KRS-One & Buckshot f/ Talib Kweli ~ Oh Really
26 Busta Rhymes f/ Jamie Foxx, Mary J Blige, John Legend & Common ~ Decisions
