smooth shit.
Here it is! Pump Your Breaks, the follow up to Clean Ass Whip, full of 80s classics and rare grooves. Happy New Year! Track listing and download links below.
Full Mix: http://soundcloud.com/swtbrds/pump-your-breaks
Tracked Out Version: http://megaupload.com/?d=KVIPAT0A
Feast or Famine made it on SPIN’s list of top 50 mixtapes of the year (#13). This means a lot to me, obviously, bc this shit was my baby, and it’s like he grew up and won a kung-fu tournament. We spent a lot of time writing, producing, recording, mixing, and mastering this EP. I know, it was only 8 songs, but fuck you…this shit played out like an album. Me, Ammbush, & DaVinci don’t make single songs…we make albums. That’s just our thing. If you like one song in particular, that’s cool, but this was meant to be listened to holistically in one sitting.
Main Attrakionz’s 808s & Dark Grapes II also made the list at #29. Should’ve been a lot higher if you ask me, this was my favorite Green Ova release yet. Biased? Yea, bc Ammbush mixed it and I mastered it, but the music is the best music Squadda and Mondre have created so far in my opinion.
Anyways, San Francisco and Oakland rappers in SPIN Magazine. Mainey.
DB Tha General- “Wrong Road”, I Shine, We All Shine (March, 2012)
db’s sound is the streets of oakland. it’s probably been said, but i know a lot of people are comparing him to boosie. that’s fair, i aint mad at that comparison. good to see him getting his shine outside the bay now. thanks, internets.
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here’s prince aries’ mix from his shade45 (siriusXM) appearance on monday. i believe he’s the first san francisco dj—maybe even bay area—to play on shade45. he was invited by the legendary dj muggs, of soul assassins, to appear on their radio show to talk about his clean ass whip mixtape.
last year, muggs had davinci on the show…the first san francisco artist on shade45. it’s extremely humbling for me to see two of my artists off swtbrds get on anything soul assassins related, considering i’ve idolized guys like muggs, alchemist, and khalil for so much of my life.
i just realized i never did a dedicated post for the release of prince aries’ clean ass whip mixtape. huge oversight on my part, as this is one of my favorite releases on the label…ever.
aries has put together the perfect sunny day cruising mix. its a solid collection of west coast classics, rare/remixes, and a few new joints as well.
download the single-file version or tracked out version here.
go download this. its good.
Kicking off a brand new mix series for clothing house & store location, KICKS HAWAII x Super Handsome Sound. It’s another multi-tempo mix by yours truly featuring music from Pusha T, Ghostface, Big Boi of Outkast, Slave, Dam Funk, Cameo, Talking Heads, Eli Escobar with Amanda Blank, and more great music folk.
For download, point your browser to http://www.kickshawaii.com/new/sounds/P.S. Shout-Out to Chris “DJ Delve” Kam!
KING MOST x KICKS HAWAII by kingmost
TRACKLISTING
here’s another video short for our upcoming release by prince aries’ clean ass whip mixtape. in this one, he talks about the inspirations behind the cover design.
Inglewood’s Skeme drops a video for “Don’t Lose Focus” off his Pistols & Palm Trees mixtape.
via swtbrds blog
phil ade is a new artist outa the dmv. he’s signed to raheem devaughn’s label, thus the good press. it’s all well-deserved though…dude is raw. he’s probably the best rapper doing the “average young cool guy life” raps.
click on the pic to download his new tape/album the letterman: hosted by don cannon, and then head over to 24kmilkcrate.com for an exclusive interview.
grab the true 4/20 pack: grinder, blunt cutter, tee, and “fly the friendly skies” mixtape by dj boogie brown of get.live.sf.
earlier this year, 4onefunk dj’s mista b & b.cause dropped a monumental bay area rap mixtape. this mix has it all - ray luv, young lay, pac, san quinn, 3xkrazy, too $hort, spice 1, etc. (peep the full tracklist here).
you can still download it for free or purchase a cd version over at b.cause’s blog.
new mixtape gearing up for the jake one x freeway collabo album on rhymsayers. it’s a collection of mostly old school jams, looped up, and served with freeway raps. this is a must download!
ammbush, member of famed dj crew the oakland faders (also one of the geniuses at swtbrds and the guy who started drums & ammo), just dropped this heater mixtape w/ manifest.
get the tracklisting and mixtape here.
