The ones behind The Cyndi Lauper Beat Tape and Relatives Abroad (Nas & Bob Marley) are back once again with a brand beat tape focusing on New Edition’s 1984 self titled debut.

Do you remember New Edition’s 1984 self titled album? You know….the one with Mr. Telephone Man, Cool It Now, and I’m Leaving You Again. Wait ’till you hear what I did to those plus every other song on that album. No sample is safe, hide your vinyl.

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DJ Green Lantern invades the mixtape game with a brand new mixtape featuring new music, Green Lantern remixes and On Da Spot freestyles. You can preview the mixtape below, and download after the break. Props to Live Mixtapes.

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Taydoe TV was able to capture the legend Snoop Dogg working with Game on the track “Trading Places” off the Break Lights mixtape. It was confirmed that the two worked on more joints that could possibly end up on Game’s R.E.D. album. If you haven’t heard it already, I have included Game’s track with Jay Electronica and Swizz Beatz titled “Higher.” Enjoy and be educated.

LA Stereo had a chance to sit down with Foreign Exchange for a pretty lengthy interview. In the first released part, Phonte and Nicolay speak on being independent and break down the involvement of a major label throughout the years of Hip-Hop. Enjoy and be educated.

The Fayetteville, North Carolina MC sits down with BET to speak on his untitled debut, his basketball career and much more. Props to Rap Radar (via Urban Music Direct) for the video.

J.Period & Spike Lee pay tribute to Michael Jackson with this Limited Edition mixtape, available exclusively at the 2nd Annual “Brooklyn Loves MJ” event TODAY, August 29, 2010, in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Mixing Michael’s classic hits with rare demo versions, remixes, and behind-the-scenes interview clips, J.Period weaves together an 80-minute musical documentary that pays tribute to The King of Pop’s staggering catalog of songs, and reminds us why—no matter what you think of the man—Michael’s true legacy will always be his music.

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Never got a chance to post this when DJ Booth premiered it a couple of days back, but here it is for the ones who might have missed this. Don’t sleep on Fashawn, dude is very talented and this mixtape showcases it. Download after the break. Read the rest of this entry »

DubCNN caught up with him at Rock The Bells in San Francisco last week to get a few words on MC Eiht’s upcoming album Which Way Iz West, which is executive produced by DJ Premier. He tells us about linking up with Eiht in the early 90’s and the reasons for which he wanted to get behind this album.

Just Dizle is back with a brand new mixtape for your listening pleasure. This one is for the true old school heads.

80s Hip Hop Mix for Sedgwick & Cedar, a brand, created in NYC in 73 supported by DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Caz, Afrika Bambaataa, Grand Wizzard Theodore and more…listen

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Diggers Union representative, DJ Casper, will be DJ’ing live at the Peacock Room in Orlando, FL on September 3rd. Maseo aka Plug 3 of De La Soul will be performing live that night as well. If you are in the Orlando area, make sure you stop by and holla at Casper!