SHOUT OUT NEW YORK ...THE END, FINALE.

We've been gone for more than a minute, but don't want to get your hopes up. We don't plan on coming back. So just get that dumb as shit idea out of your head. I just wanted to leave you all an actual farewell post, not something dated. Since the last post, I've been hella buzy with life, music, and a new company. Long story short, I've missed you guys, and the notion of a Wale album being my last post was hanging over my head and really fucking haunted me. Like a dream that you keep having over and over again where you cant figure out how you got a college degree when you skipped that one class the entire semester. The love for the music has taken a sidecar to the love of having more free time to do other cool shit. If you know me personally you already know I'm still working on the cool shit. Good home cooking takes time and when the planets finally align the light will be bright enough for you all to see. Especially if you aren't looking for it. As you wait for that apocalypse to happen you can still follow the workflow on Tumblr, Soundcloud, Twitter, Instagram, and our new website. ShoutOutNewYork. Thank you all again for the continued support and we look forward to seeing you in our clothing and using our products. 'Orvwaaaaaa.

AFTER TAUGHTS

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I normally wouldn't post Wale, but I have to say that I am impressed by the beat selection on this album. It could be that all of the sudden he knows what he is doing, or that his uncle, DJ Clark Kent is helping along the way. Not a big MMG fan, but some of Wale's stuff is aight. Download it, give it a run, and let me know what ya think.



Download "Folarin"



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On Christmas Eve, Freeway dropped off a holiday season-inspired project, entitled the Black Santa EP. It features records such as the recently released "Roc Reloaded", the Statik Selektah-produced title track, and the bass trunk heavy "With or Without" featuring State Property brethren, Neef Buck. Additionally, it features guest appearances from Philadelphia veteran Gillie Da Kid, Tek (one half of Smif-N-Wessun), Grammy nominated songwriter Saint Sann, undefeated boxer Adrien Bronner, and New York Knicks' Iman Shumpert and Rasheed Wallace. On the beats, Freeway enlisted Jake One, Dilemma, Most Famous, DJ SNS, FX, and Statik Selektah.

1. "Black Santa"
2. "This Is It"
3. "Let It Go" ft. Saint Sann & Gillie Da Kid
4. "DJ Self Interlude"
5. "Steve Young, Jerry Rice" ft. Sir Wooda &; Adrien The Problem Broner
6. "With Or Without You" ft. Neef Buck
7. "DJ Drama Interlude"
8. "Roc Reunion ft. Chris, Neef Buck, Memphis Bleek & Peedi Crackk
9. "Hol Fam" ft. Tek, Rasheed Wallace, Iman Shumpert

Download "BSEP"



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Torae dropped this recently and I think it's pretty dope. A definite must have for any Torae fan or underground music collector. He dabbles and toys with what the holidays were like for him growing up all wrapped up in tissue paper and for free. It becomes a funny parallel as you being to remember things that everyone had goin on years back. 

1. Egg Nod (Intro) prod by Haz Solo
2. Waiting On Christmas Day (feat. Bluu Suede) (prod by E. Jones)
3. Stay (feat. Wes) (prod by Khrysis)
4. Baby, It’s Christmas (Introducing Kelby Silverio) (prod by Kush Broverz)
5. A Christmas Story (prod by Haz Solo)

Download "BCEP"


"...Now get the fuck outta here!!!!!" -ODB  RIP

DA WAP UP

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Skillz is here with his annual year end (w)rap up. I fuckin' can't stand this beat, as a matter of fact, I'm guessing this is the worst wrap up of all time......of all time. He has officially bowed out and states that this will be the last one. Listen Here. Skillz new album "Thoughts Become Things', ironically dropped one week ago. Grab it here if you like.



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New 2013 @UnitedCrates podcast starts Jan 20th. Complete with special guests, underground and commercial hip hop commentary, exclusive songs and freestyles from your favorite local and non local artists. any local (or non-local businesses) looking to advertise VIA the podcast (which will be transmitted worldwide) contact unitedcrates@gmail.com  It took a while to put this together, but I'm sure it will be unlike anything you've ever heard. Unedited and unscripted, and totally on the fly. All interviews, sessions, and freestyles will be recorded on video and released at a later date.

"We always makin' moves... never ever ever could we fake moves."
-Q-Tip

RICK ROLLIN STOCKING STUFFAS

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Mick Boogie teams up with Plndr to bring you this dope mix of Christmas classics. I remember seeing some pictures from his sessions with DMC on Instagram a feww weeks back. I will definitely be giving this some run in the deck tomorrow.

Tracks:

1) DMC: Christmas In Hollis 2012 (produced by nVMe)
2) Jimmy Smith: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
3) Pee Pee Dynamite: Groovy Christmas & New Year (Still Life Edit)
4) James Brown: Soulful Christmas
5) Marvin Gaye: Purple Snowflakes
6) Jackson 5: Up On The House Top (DJ Spinna Re-Edit)
7) The Jive Turkeys: Funky Jesus
8) Stevie Wonder: Someday At Christmas
9) Minnie Ripperton: Christmas Love
10) The Jive Turkeys: Get Down Santa
11) Clarence Carter: Back Door Santa
12) Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings: Ain't No Chimneys In The Projects
13) The Temptations: Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
14) Cee-Lo Green: This Christmas
15) Soul Saints Orchestra: Santa's Got A Bag Of Soul
16) Charles Bradley: Mary's Baby
17) Louis Armstrong: Baby, It's Cold Outside [Mulato Beat Remix]
18) Binky Griptite: Stone Soul Christmas
19) Jackson 5: Give Love On Christmas Day
20) Charles Bradley: Every Day Is Christmas (When I'm Loving You)
21) Charles Brown: Please Come Home For Christmas
22) James Brown: Santa Claus, Santa Claus


Download: "MBXmas"



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Curren$y seems to be in the Xmas spirit today and drops his latest mixtape.  "3 Piece set" refers to the 3 heaters included in this EP. Real ill production and tight rhymes to match. You win some, and you win some.

1. Pick N Roll
2. Can't Get Out
3. Yella Cab



Download "3PS"



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I can't front, I'm still coming around to this dude. Some of his stuff is hot and some of it is just hit or miss for me. Either way, another free stocking stuffa. He seems to be doing all the right things... working with the right people, hopping on the right beats, and even putting dollar $igns in his name. Smart to do a cover that is a .gif as well. Whatever the reason enjoy bumping his newest of Joey this season. On a sad note... Capital Steez, Joey's friend and rhyme partner took his own life today at 19. I wish it was a joke. Read more about it here.



Download "PEEP"

Hoo Ho Hoe from your friend(s) at Dusty but Digitroll.

Have your shrooms ready.

HAPPY BELATED HOLIDAZE

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The annual mixtape, which usually features a nice mix of my favorite tracks of the year and some unheard exclusives. This isn't one of those mixtapes that you find on Datpiff, or DJBooth amongst the flood of wackness and watered down junk. This is a REAL mixtape, you know, like the ones no one makes anymore. Yeah, well I still do what I've been doing for years. I make these not only for myself and my fans and true followers, but also to pay homage to the great music that has or hasn't dropped. The delay on this was inevitable due to edits and things that were beyond my control. If you have been following the series, you know ATF usually drops on Thanksgiving. Special thanks to De La Soul for comin thru and hooking it up for me. Much more to come in 2013. Stay tuned and don't get caught slippin.

1. Plug One and Plug Two - Intro
2. Large Professor - Light Years
3. Bumpy Knuckles and DJ Premier - More Levels
4. Showbiz and AG - Trapped
5. Evitan - What's The Happs??
6. Moka Only - Sleepin' Dogs
7. Big Shug - I'm 4 Eva feat Singapore Kane
8. Craig G. - Oh Oh Oh Its...
9. Blaq Poet - No Joke
10. Quakers - Fritta Happier feat. Guilty Simpson and MED
11. Roc Marciano - 76
12. Saigon - Not Like Them feat. Styles P.
13. Vast Aire - Bongs Full
14. MHz - Additionary feat. Ill Bill and Slaine
15. JFK - That's Real feat. Slaine and Jaysaun
16. Action Bronson and Alchemist - Blood Of The Goat feat. Big Twin and Sean Price
17. Styles of Beyond - Take That feat. Celph Titled
18. Sean Price - S.T.F.U. 2
19. Quakers - Rock My Soul feat. Prince Po
20. Plug One and Plug Two - Goontown Skit w. Vinyl
21. Plug One and Plug Two - Clash Symphony
22. The Kid Daytona - Rice and Beans
23. GM - I Never Front
24. Wu Block - The Bonus feat. Inspectah Deck
25. Prof - Interlude
26. Joey Bada$$ - Indubitable Freestyle


Download "ATF5"


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Here is a hilarious video that surfaced of BIG tossing a bottle at Big Kap for fuckin up his set more than a few times. Lil Cease catches a case of the giggles n shit too. I'd have to do the same thing if that shit was me.



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While we are looking at rare videos... this video was just released and was recorded hours before Biggie's death. A ton of cameos and shout outs in this video. It seemed like everyone was in Vegas that weekend.



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Yet another rare video I came across in my recent travels. Stillwell Q kills this shit, shouts to the whole ASF crew. Talks of a reunion album in the works are fluttering. I also know for a fact that there is a slew of unreleased OG Arsonist's tracks from when the recorded "As The World Burns". This was one of the the things we spoke about when I kicked it with Q a few months back. Props to RSC as well.


Till the next time. Merry Chrismahanaqwaznika.

ZOO LOO NATION

The classic VHS mixtape released by Zoo York skateboard company back in '97. This has recently been brought up to today's standards. Obviously that does not mean BlueRay, but the video definitely is clearer and looks much better than the OG copy. This was the first time many of us true hip hop fans got to see any footage of those great freestyles from the Stretch and Bob show at KCR. If you were lucky enough to have been a skateboarder, or happen to know one back then, you probably watched this video. If not, then sit back and enjoy some tricks and verses that Lil' Wayne still can't fuck with. This set the precedent for some of the newer styles of recording skateboarding videos, and was followed by everyone from Lance Mountain (411VM) to Tony Hawk (Birdhouse's - The End).

"Saliva, check The wicked flow I de liva, oops, I mean deliver, like the Hudson River." -Meth

RIP "Grandmaster" Roc Raida 
RIP Harold Hunter

THE B TO THE A N SKI

Banksy's "B Movie" for those who have not yet seen it. This was actually an unreleased bonus for "Exit Thru the Gift Shop" around the time it dropped.