Prodigy links up with Complex Magazine to premier his brand new mixtape, H.N.I.C. 3. With a new Mobb album on the way, this mixtape will give you a preview of what’s to come from the legendary Queens duo. As expected, Havoc handles the majority of the production on H.N.I.C. 3, with additional production coming from the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Mr. Porter, Harry Fraud, SC and The Little People. Cory Gunz, French Montana, Waka Flocka and Estelle all makes guest appearances throughout the project.

Prodigy (of Mobb Deep) “H.N.I.C. 3″ | Download

After a brief hiatus, Queens emcee Camiliano returns to the scene with his brand new album titled Thoughts Become Words, Words Become Music. A collection of thinking out loud sessions, Camiliano expresses his trials and tribulations over ten original produced tracks. R&B songstress Tenille makes the only feature on Thoughts Become Words on the Diggers Union-approved track “Ready.” Production comes courtesy of The Labor Dept, K.O.N., SPK, Chris Hollywood and Mighty 1ne.

Camiliano “Thoughts Become Words, Words Become Music” | Download

Tracklist:

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10th Anniversary Redesign

In December of 2001, Wax Poetics debuted its first issue to a small following of record collectors and “beat diggers.” Ten years later, Wax Poetics has carved out a niche for itself in the world of music journalism and expanded its audience to a worldwide congregation of music lovers.

Issue 50 marks our ten-year anniversary and does so with one of the most iconic musicians in the history of African American music, the one and only Prince.

We’ve also done a full redesign, making the magazine slightly larger-8 x 10.5 inches-and we’ve embraced a new paper stock. Wax Poetics will look a bit different on the newsstand, with a new mark making its debut in place of our old logo, but the magazine will continue to be a collectible objet d’art, something to be saved on your shelf as a musical reference manual, not recycled like other mags.

Wax Poetics has also returned to its roots as a journal and is back to being quarterly. The new price of $11.99 reflects not only radical changes in the publishing industry and the economy, but also the guarantee of continued quality from the paper stock to the writing and photographs. As always, our subscription prices offer a great deal of savings off the cover price (Canadian prices have been adjusted).

While we vow to keep Wax Poetics in print as a tangible entity, bucking the trend of ridding our culture of old-school reading products, we will also start offering a digital version of the magazine this year for the iPhone, iPad, Android, and other popular handheld devices.

To celebrate Wax Poetics ten-year anniversary, the one-and-only DaM-FunK has created an exclusive Prince DJ set, which includes an exclusive new track.

Tracklist:

1. Prince & the Revolution – 17 Days (original version)
2. DāM-FunK – 17 Days (D-F Re-Freak)
3. Prince – Irresistible Bitch (Props Re-Edit)
4. Prince (featuring Andre Cymone & Pepe Willie) – One Man Jam
5. Prince – Wet Dream Cousin
6. Prince – Dirty Mind (1981 Live Version)
7. Prince – Soft & Wet (original version)
8. Prince – Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (D-F Extended Re-Edit)
9. Prince – Sticky Like Glue (Props Re-Edit)
10. Prince & the Revolution – All My Dreams

DJ Pizzo has built a brand new mixtape around Hip Hop Site’s 2011 Year-In-Review: The 25 Greatest Mixtape Bangers. All tracks featured were not included on any commercial album release in 2011. Artists featured on Blog So Hard: Nas, MF Doom, Ghostface Killah, Wu-Block, Eminem, Slaughterhouse, Yelawolf, El-P, DJ Premier, Slick Rick, Bumpy Knuckles, Apathy, Demigodz, Blu, Pete Rock, Madlib, Freddie Gibbs, Jay Electronica, Mobb Deep, Jon Connor, J. Cole, Rick Ross, T.I., Busta Rhymes, Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, David Banner, Lupe Fiasco, Alchemist, Meek Mill, Black Star, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and Gucci Mane.

Props to Pizzo for sending this over.

DJ Pizzo “Blog So Hard” | Download

DJ Premier was the special guest DJ for today’s edition of “Throwback At Noon” on Hot 97. With Premier on the wheels of steel you know only the finest music was played. Rest In Power Guru. Enjoy and be educated.

DJ Premier “Throwback At Noon Mix” | Download

Salute: Miss Info

After a brief hiatus, Chamillionaire will be releasing his first project since leaving Universal Records on March 20th titled Ammunition. “Wont Change” is the first offering from the 8-track EP, and features singer Tami LaTrell.

Three different pre-order packages are currently available at Chamillionaire’s official website. H-Town, stand up.

Chamillionaire feat. Tami Latrell “Won’t Change” (Prod. by VMan Productions) | Stream Only

For this month’s edition of their beat tape series, the 100 Akres crew remixes Madonna’s 1986 album, True Blue. Aspiring producers/beat makers, this one is for you.

The opener to the project is the anti-ode to Valentine’s day from Lafayette of The Soulstice where he vividly tells the story of girl un-meets boy. The backdrop of La Isla Bonita chopped to smithereens helps set the tone as well. From the tribal love of Pat Riley to the FreshNerd remix of Dilla’s Pause, True Beats continues to bring listeners in to Fresh’s twisted and warped world of drums and samples.

-100 Akres

Yes, this beat has been done to death, but I’ll give K.R.I.T. a pass this time. 4eva N A Day will be released in March.

Says K.R.I.T.:

Some of ya’ll may be familiar with my freestyle KING that I released in 2010, that touched on social issues and topics I felt important to speak on. I’d like to feel KING pt. 2 picks up where that left off.

Logo designed by: Field Trip World

Here is a brand new audio mix from Boundless New York’s DJ Teddy King. All music on this mix was selected by Jim Farsetta for Field Trip World, and mixed by Teddy King. Enjoy and be educated.

DJ Teddy King “Field Trip World” | Download

Berlin, Germany’s Knightstalker teams up with Reef The Lost Cauze (of Army Of The Pharoahs) for the brand new track, “Lost Children.” Taken from the album Knighttime, “Lost Children” deals with the worldwide social and economical problems and challenges that our generation faces day by day. Enjoy this song and be on the lookout for Knighttime dropping this Friday.

Pre-order Knighttime on iTunes.

Knightstalker feat. Reef The Lost Cauze “Lost Children” (Prod. by Romeo) | Download