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Love Potion Number 9th: The Hangover

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Download Love Potion Number 9th: The Hangover via RefinedHype.com

Today is a very, very, very special day for me.  I have linked with FlawlessHustle.com, RefinedHype.com and Chicago sneaker boutique, AKIN to release my new/old mixtape, Love Potion Number 9th: The Hangover.   Love Potion Number 9th: The Hangover’ is an A side B side tape inspired by, with all beats borrowed from 9th Wonder. The A side is 8 songs that were released back in 2007 as a part of the original “Love Potion Number 9th”.  After receiving lots of positive feedback, the B Side, “The Hangover” was recorded. Spanning from early 2008 to the summer of 2009, “The Hangover” is the result of releasing and gaining support from the original. After promoting the debut album “Sunday Drive”, “Love Potion” started receiving even more positive feedback and interest, so “The Hangover” portion, which was previously unreleased, was added to complete the tape. In honor of 9th Wonder’s contribution to the project as well as serving as one of the primary influences, David Hildreth created the cover and Heath O’Campo designed the layout. “Love Potion Number 9th” features The Only Ones Crew, which consisted of Adullessence, Mike Schpitz aka LoveJones, Large Marge and Stik Figa.  If anyone can get this project to 9th Wonder, there is a handsome reward in it for you. Shout out to the whole Topeka, Kansas aka Paradise City aka Top City for your continued support.  Here is the track list and download link.  Please download, listen and share with tape.  Just spread the word.  I look forward to hearing everyone’s feedback and comments.

Download Love Potion Number 9th: The Hangover via RefinedHype.com

Download Love Potion Number 9th: The Hangover via RefinedHype.com

The Rain and Hatin’ Again featuring Adullessence and Stik Figa

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FLYER

As promised, here are my two new joints off of my mixtape, Love Potion Number 9th: The Hangover which drops Wednesday, November 18th.  The first leak is a song from the B Side: The Hangover called The Rain.  The Rain is a joint I wrote and recorded back in early 2008 but has never seen the light of day.  This is one of my favorite 9th Wonder beats that I have ever heard.  It is just one of those tracks that really hits the heart(for me at least).  My second leak is a track from the original Love Potion called Hatin’ Again featuring Adullessence and Stik Figa.  This was maybe my favorite joint on the original Love Potion as well.  Another one of my favorite 9th Wonder/Little Brother joints.  I also wanted to show people the artwork and the track listing today so they could get a taste of what I am offering on this tape.  The cover will look familiar with an added touch by Heath O’Campo.  The cover was done by David Hildreth who absolutely KILLED it.  You can check him out at www.davidhildreth.net.  Heath O’Campo also did the track list and matched the cover perfectly.  Check Heath out at www.heathocampo.com. 

Download The Rain

Download Hatin’ Again featuring Adullessence and Stik Figa

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Here is the track listing.  All songs are produced by and borrowed from 9th Wonder. 

Love Potion Number 9th: A Side
1.  Love Potion #9th
2.  They Don’t Love Me No More
3.  Let It Got featuring Adullessence, Large Marge and Stik Figa
4.  Look of Love(RIP J Dilla)
5.  The Nuisance featuring Stik Figa
6.  The Shakedown featuring Adullessence
7.  Hatin’ Again featuring Adullessence and Stik Figa
8.  The Hangover
 
The Hangover: B Side
9.  September 29th(The Day I Became Famous)
10.  You Ain’t Fly(The Flyest)
11.  Daydreamin’
12.  Slippin’ Slidin’
13.  The Rain
14.  Message in a Bottle
15.  Blow It Out
16.  The Bump
And here is the artwork for the track list. 
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Love Potion is sponsored by FlawlessHustle.com, RefinedHype.com and Chicago sneaker/clothing boutique AKIN.  The release party is this Saturday, November 14th from 9-11pm at AKIN, 1313 S Halsted.  Please come out and support.  I have will copies of Love Potion for the first 100 people. 

Blow It Out and Let It Go produced by 9th Wonder

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Mike Schpitz

Damn, I’m really fucking up this morning.  I already sent my emails, posted on twitter, facebook and myspace before I posted my brand new joints on my own damn site.  Forgive me please.  It is with great pleasure that I present to you, the first two leaks from my 9th Wonder produced mixtape, Love Potion Number 9th: The Hangover.  The mixtape is sponsored by FlawlessHustle.com, Chicago sneaker boutique AKIN and hosted by RefinedHype.com.  The Hangover features 16 songs as an A side/B side mixtape.  The first 8 tracks are from the original Love Potion Number 9th which was released back in December of 2007.  Those tracks also feature The Only Ones Crew/League of Ordinary Gentlemen members, Adullessence, Large Marge and Stik Figa.  The last 8 tracks are songs that were recorded after the original was released.  These 8 tracks are The Hangover portion of the mixtape.  All tracks are produced and borrowed from 9th Wonder.  The first leak is Blow It Out which is from The Hangover side.  It is an ode to two of my best friends as well as the average “nine to fiver” who struggles with his/her situation and positioning in life.  The second track, Let It Go is from the Love Potion portion and features Adullessence, Large Marge and Stik Figa.  Love Potion Number 9th: The Hangover is scheduled to be released on November 17th via FlawlessHustle.com, MikeSchpitz.com and hosted by RefinedHype.com.  The mixtape release party/listening session is on November 14th at AKIN(1313 S Halsted).  The first 100 people in attendance get a physical, advanced copy of Love Potion.  Download Blow It Out and Let It Go.

Blow It Out

Let It Go featuring Adullessence, Large Marge and Stik Figa

Money Talks produced by THX

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To wrap up the week, here is my third and final leak, Money Talks produced by THX.  For anyone unfamiliar with THX, he produced my joint Fit Right which was part of the UrSession.com and Wake Up Show’s 100K Battle.  THX also produced Don’t Stop from Snoop Dogg’s Blue Carpet Treatment.  He is also working with Busta Rhymes and The Clipse shouted him out in a video.  Definitely expected BIG things from THX in the near future.  He is a real cool cat that blessed me with this joint.  If you haven’t already download Flawless Hustle’s mixtape, Money Isn’t Real, make sure you get that.  All three leaks this week are featured exclusively on Money Isn’t Real.  Happy Friday to all and enjoy the new music. 

Money Talks produced by THX

Flawless Hustle presents Money Isn’t Real

Here are the other two leaks as well.

We On Fire produced by Rob Bates

Stop Me Then produced by Parker

Stay tuned next week because I am releasing the first two leaks from my mixtape, Love Potion Number 9th: The Hangover which is produced by 9th Wonder.

The Salvation

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Skyzoo

For the last couple of days, I have been listening to Skyzoo’s new project The Salvation.  Due to my own music dropping and V Don’s instrumental album, I have had the chance to marinate on it for several days before sharing my thoughts.  I am not going to post a review of the whole album, I’m just going to share a quick thought.  I have never really listened to a lot of Skyzoo aside from tracks here and there so I consider this my first real introduction.  He has been receiving a good buzz on the net for a couple of years so this seems to be his “break out” project.  First off, the producers are the album are ILL however, I don’t think most of the beats are their best work.  9th Wonder and Nottz are two of my favorite producers but I think Sky’s choice of beats could have been a little better.  However, some of the production is really ill.  The Just Blaze track is CRAZY.  It sounds like vintage Just.  I wonder how much he charges nowadays?  I also think the hooks on The Salvation could have been tighter.  They get a little repetitive and boring.  Having said all that, the more I listen to it, the more I like it.  Skyzoo has a lot of depth to his lyrics.  I find myself listening really hard to catch everything he is saying.  I know that might be a turn off to casual fans but as an emcee, it is that depth that sets some one apart.  Skyzoo is definitely a emcee but might throw some people off because he is monotone, however, I feel like you can hear the passion in his voice.  It sounds like he means what he says.  It wouldn’t be right if I bashed Blueprint 3 and Kid Cudi’s album and then called The Salvation a CLASSOC just because it’s “real” hip hop.  Different strokes for different folks.  I think if you are a hip hop head and you like to listen hard to lyrics, you will like Skyzoo.  If you like how pop music sounds right now, fuck with Blueprint 3.  If you like emo, weirdo rap/rock/weird shit, fuck with Kid Cudi.  I’m just kidding.  I look forward to seeing how many numbers Kid Cudi does.  I read that there were some typos on his music from Itunes or something.  How does a MAJOR label let that happen??  Someone needs to be fired.  I’m telling you, these majors are fucking up EVERYTHING.  Let’s take this shit back.  Peep the Just Blaze produced Return of The Real by Skyzoo and go BUY the album when it drops. 

Distant Relatives

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Nas and Damian Marley

I stumbled upon some wonderfully, great news today on Hip Hop DX.  The trackl ist for the album, Distant Relatives from two of music’s icons, Nas and Damian Marley was released and the album looks INCREDIBLE.  With features like Erykah Badu, K’Naan, Snoop Dogg AND Stevie Wonder, Distant Relatives is sure to be one of the best albums to come out in a few years.  Stephen and Damian handle the majority of the production BUT 9th Wonder worked on a joint as well.  If you can’t tell how I excited I am, let me know you, I am SUPER geeked.  Check out the track list.

1. Intro (Something New) (prod. Damian Marley)
2. As We Enter (prod. Damian Marley)
3. Revolutionary (prod. Damian Marley)
4. Count Your Blessings (prod. Damian & Stephen Marley)
5. Belief is Key (prod. Damian Marley)
6. Africa Must Wake Up feat. K’naan (prod. Nas, Damian & Stephen Marley)
7. Black Horizon feat. K’naan (prod. Damian Marley)
8. Only the Strong (prod. Damian & Stephen Marley)
9. Our Generation feat. Joss Stone & Stevie Wonder (prod. Damian Marley)
10. Empowerment (prod. Stephen Marley)
11. AID (prod. K’naan & Nas)
12. Let’s End It (Poverty) feat. K’naan (prod. 9th Wonder & Damian Marley)
13. The Earth feat. Bob Marley (prod. Salaam Remix, Damian & Stephen Marley)
14. Black Man’s Paper feat. Erykah Badu (prod. Afry) [UK Bonus]
15. Weed On feat. Snoop Dogg (prod. Damian Marley) [iTunes Bonus]O

On another note, Kid Cudi’s album, Man on the Moon has leaked AND Raekwon’s Only Built For Cuban Linx II is amazing!!!!!

Beautiful Decay

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Today is looking like another beautiful day on the Jersey Shore.  Yesterday was one of the nicest beach days I have ever had in Jersey.  The water was warm, the weather was perfect and the waves were amazing.  I’m a little late posting this joint but I watched the video a few more times and really liked it.  The video for Skyzoo’s Beautiful Decay produced by 9th Wonder recently hit the net.  It is a real cool joint.  Skyzoo has been dropping a lot of heat the last couple years and he is getting ready to release his debut album, The Salvation.  Skyzoo has been a very consistent dude but hasn’t quite gotten as much buzz as he should have.  He has released several mixtapes as well as a project with 9th Wonder called Cloud 9: 3 Day High.  His new album features some really dope production from cats like iLLMIND, 9th Wonder, Just Blaze and Nottz.  I think it will be a really good album.  If you aren’t familiar with Skyzoo, here is the video for Beautiful Decay, The album artwork for The Salvation and the tracklist as well as his project with 9th Wonder, Cloud 9: 3 Day High.

Download Skyzoo and 9th Wonder Cloud 9: 3 Day High

Skyzoo

Tracklist

1. The Opener (produced by Cyrus Tha Great)
2. Return Of The Real (produced by Just Blaze)
3. The Beautiful Decay (produced by 9th Wonder)
4. My Interpretation (produced by Best Kept Secret)
5. Popularity (produced by Nottz)
6. Like A Marathon (produced by 9th Wonder)
7. The Shooter’s Soundtrack (produced by Cyrus Tha Great)
8. Under Pressure (produced by 9th Wonder)
9. Penmanship (produced by Black Milk)
10. Dear Whoever (produced by Illmind)
11. For What It’s Worth ((produced by Eric G)
12. The Necessary Evils (produced by Needlz)
13. Easy To Fly featuring Carlitta Durand (produced by 9th Wonder)
14. Bottom Line (produced by Eric G)
15. Metal Hearts (produced by 9th Wonder)
16. Maintain (produced by Nottz)

The Proof is in the Pudding

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Drake

Now first off, let me say that I like Drake and I think that dude is definitely talented.  Drake is maybe the only artist that I have seen, who hasn’t dropped an album that is headlining national tours and EVERYONE knows all his words.  I mean dude STILL hasn’t finalized his deal.  So before I come off as a hater, shout out to Drake.  Especially for representing Toronto and shedding a little light on their music scene.  Canada has really dope artists but never get the attention they deserve(see Kardinal Offishall).  Now back to Drizzy Drake.  With cosigns from Lil Wayne, Kanye and now Jay-Z,  there is simply NO WAY Drake can fail.  With that being said, the hype seems just a LITTLE too much.  He has one of the hottest songs in the country with Best I Ever Had and manages to stand out among of team of autotuned slouches on Young Money’s female anthem, Every Girl.  I have been screaming this for a while now that Drake, although every talented, is overrated.  I know dude has been on his grind for a while now but he is being placed at the forefront of mainstream hip hop for what reason?  So Far Gone is a mixtape that plays much like an album, I agree and maybe if he had a deal it would have been an album but c’mon people, Drake is NOT that ill.  Am I the only one that thinks he sounds exactly like Lil Wayne, Kanye West and Trey Songz(minus the most annoying attributes of all three).  He definitely knows how to write a song and I actually like his R & B shit better than his hip hop shit but there is seemlingly no depth to Drake’s lyrics.  Case in point, Drake’s joint, which is apparently old, features Phonte and Elzhi over a 9th Wonder production.  Looks like Drake’s comes in third.  Anyways, I won’t make any more judgement calls about Drake until his album drops but he is NOT the nicest dude in hip hop right now.  I guess the ladies really do run shit though cuz they LOVE them some Drake.  Dope song though.

Drake featuring Phonte and Elzhi-Think Good Thoughts produced by 9th Wonder

Phonte sings too!!!!!!!!! Probably better than Drake.

First the Fat Boys break up…..

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Little BrotherNow I’m not gonna feed into all the rumors and what they assume(right drake?) but I figured this was the right time to address and express my concerns with some recent statements regarding one of my favorite groups of all time, Little Brother.  Phonte recently commented on Little Brother’s next album, Leftback, being their last album for a while.  Stating that him and Pooh would always make music together but more like a Blackstar thing where they do their solo projects and hop on each other records.  After reading a comment on hiphopdx from someone saying “I had to sit and assess/ why all my favorite groups is a mess/ they probably split for the best” I couldn’t help but feel a certain way about Little Brother’s possible “hiatus” as they are calling it.  When the news of 9th Wonder leaving Little Brother got back to me, I was bummed out.  9th from day one has been one of my favorite producers and gave me the inspiration to really start recording and writing again.  Although the news was disappointing, I knew Little Brother was one of those groups that would still be able to create dope music and dope albums regardless.  The Getback is nothing short of amazing(shout out to illmind).  I have to say however, although I am disappointed by this news, if its true, I can’t say I am surprised.  There has always been that questions hanging over the group about “Why doesn’t Phonte go solo?”  Big Pooh has had to address his position in the group on damn near every song.  I can imagine that it probably has taken a toll on him and Phonte.  It also makes me think that when a group like Little Brother who has consistently put out classic material whether it has been albums or mixtapes breaks up ,that the nature of hip hop is just cruel on veterans.   Damn near every hip hop group in history has went on to do their solo things.  I wonder why Rock and Roll groups also don’t have the same fate?  I can’t say I know the reasoning for this phenomenon, whether it is egos, the politics or the cruelty of time. One thing is sure however, hip hop is not kind to anyone.  Legends like Wu Tang, Run DMC or Rakim couldn’t sell an album nowadays to save their lives.  Anyways, enough said, just something to think about.  The lifespan of an MC appears to be getting shorter and shorter unless your LL or Busta and just cater to the times.  All I know is that Phonte is right.  They have made their mark, even if it’s not as big as it should be.  Leftback WILL be classic.  Peep the hiphopdx article hear

Phonte speaks on Little Brother’s future