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.

CANNON BALLIN

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Today is an important day in Hip Hop music. One of the all time great albums that seems to be included in everyone's top ten list dropped 20 years ago today. Nas' Illmatic took the world by storm as he teamed with the hottest underground producers an released a masterpiece. He unleashed a new style of emceeing that still to this day can not be duplicated. If I could choose one classic hip hop icon to get on one of my tracks, this would be my answer. With the release of "The Elmatic Instrumentals," DJ Premier took some time to check out the new interpretations of some of his classic productions, as covered by Detroit band Will Sessions. After explaining the background behind the beat for "Memory Lane," he's predictably impressed with the new instrumental versions for "Represent" and "Detroit State of Mind." Maybe if we are all lucky Nas will record a mixtape version of Illmatic over these. Nahyo, we aren't getting that lucky. Buy this on vinyl and step you DJ game up dun.




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I've been waiting to hear some new Ras Kass and now the wait is finally over. Ras links up with Louie Rubio and Doc Hollywood for this 14 track disc. The production is a serious threat to some of these new jack producers. They also bring in Dirt Nasty and Kat Graham for a crazy track as well as a new take on ATCQ's Electric Relaxation. You can always expect a few things with Ras Kassalino... dope verses, great delivery, and blunt content. He always has a clever way to make a joke out of something so serious. I've been a fan of his since jumpstreet and he has yet to disappoint me.

Download "SNE"


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Mick Boogie flips up some dope Slum Vill joints on this latest release. This dropped a few weeks ago, I just haven't posted anything in a bit and just wanted you to have it if you didn't. It's a great mixtape for any Slum Village fan or collector of Mick Boogie's timelessness. I will have the new Mick Boog Beastie Boys flip on here the day it drops. Heck, it may even be before some of those other sites we won't name right now.

Download "TDS"


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This is the most recent joint from Prince Ali reppin Toronto, entirely produced on the SP1200. There is a track where he shouts out Pete Rock and I'm not sure if he produced a track on here, or if Ali was just shouting him out. It doesn't really matter, because either way the song is dope. The great thing about this little project is that all of the features have similar styles. So you kinda know what you are going to get, but there is still a surprise element to it. Oddisee, Kev Brown, and Emilio Rojas are linked into a few songs and help the album ride. Listen to me, now I'm sounding like a wack Anthony Bourdain rap album review guy. Only I'm not eating Bison Tit Bruschetta and drinking Emu Flavored Flemonade.

01. Rhythmicism Blvd
02. Mystique (Feat. Oddisee)
03. The Mental
04. Melodically Vibrant
05. Illy Bop (Feat. Emilio Rojas & F.T.)
06. Rap Author (Feat. Craig G)
07. Movements (Feat. Kev Brown)
08. Grew Up
09. Poetiful Music


Download "SP12"



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The new One Be Low cd that just popped on the net a few days ago.

01. Born And Raised In Pontiac (Intro)
02. The Assembly feat. Kodac
03. Rahlo
04. Free Dumb
05. Pinklon Thomas
06. Pontiac's Rebellion feat. Gwaii
07. Hayes Jones
08. Saturday feat. Charmaine Gibson
09. Oakland Press feat. RoSpit
10. The Blacker The Berry
11. New Yak State Of Mind feat. Irvie Marshall
12. My Flow In The Mirror


Download "KickPush"


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