Mixtape Mondays: BLK JKS, Naledge & Dom Kennedy
Last week, all ears were on Frank Ocean and El-P, seeing as those two fine gentlemen released two highly anticipated mixtapes. While you were busy bumping those, you may have missed out on these three equally dope releases:
BLK JKS - Africa In Your Earbuds #20:
The twentieth installment of our sister site, okayafrica's "Africa In Your Earbuds" mixtape series is helmed by Mpumi Mcata, guitarist for hard-to-classify South African band BLK JKS. The eclectic selection, Mcata says, is a sampling of what the band has been listening to as they prepare to work on their second full length release and touches a multitude of genres (but you can file it under #afropunk--tracklist after the jump).
AFRICA IN YOUR EARBUDS #20: BLK JKS by okayafrica
BLK JKS - AIYE #20 Tracklist
1. Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On (Nit Grit Remix)
2. Saitana – Jenakuru
3. Tlokwe Sehomi – Masepalati
4. Sinkane – Jeeper Creeper
5. vampire9000 – Colours
6. Talking Heads – This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
7. Brenda Fassie – Weekend Special (Richard the Third’s Italo Dub remix)
8. DJ Mujava – Mugwanti (Shooting Horses Remix)
9. Motèl Mari – Hold On Me
10. BLK JKS – Tselane (Tselan3 Dub Remix)
11. Christian Tiger School – Slip Into Something Uncomfortable
12. Mankunku – Before the Rain And After
Naledge - #GoNaledgeGo:
Late last week, Chicago's own Naledge dropped his latest mixtape, #GoNaledgeGo, a compilation of new and unreleased joints the Brainiac Society leader's been recording over the last year. The quality is what you've come to expect from the Kidz In The Hall member, so stop playin' around and hit that download link.
Naledge - GoNaledgeGo Tracklist
1. “In Brain We Trust” (Featuring Vic Spencer)
2. “D.U.I.”
3. “I Know, Hater”
4. “Change ‘N Thangs”
5. “Cufflinks and Dress Shoes” (Featuring Rapper Big Pooh & Bad Lucc)
6. “Stop Trickin’” (Featuring Chip Tha Ripper)
7. “Feed The Fam” (Featuring Vic Spencer & Tiaramy)
8. “Big Worm”
9. “10 Toes” Freestyle
10. “The Change” (Featuring Rapper Big Pooh, Verbs & Carlitta Durand)
11. “Rubies” (Featuring Tree & Paypa of Project Mayhem)
12. “Ride Around Shinin’” Freestyle (Featuring Fooch The MC)
13. “Rosé Clicquot” Freestyle
14. “She Poppin’” (Featuring DJ MoonDawg)
Dom Kennedy - The Yellow Album:
Most of us thought Dom Kennedy's The Yellow Album was going to be a commercial release, so imagine the surprise when it popped up online late last week as a free download. With beats from THC, Fly.Union, Chase N. Cashe, guest spots from Kendrick Lamar, Too $hort, Rick Ross, Freddie Gibbs, and a free price tag, there's no excuse for you to not give The Yellow Album a spot in your summer rotation.
Dom Kennedy - The Yellow Album Tracklist:
1. So Elastic (Produced by THC)
2. Been Thuggin (Produced by Fly.Union)
3. We Ball (feat. Kendrick Lamar) (Produced by Chase N. Cashe)
4. My Type Of Party (Produced by DJ Dahi)
5. Girls On Stage (Produced by THC)
6. Don’t Call Me (feat. Too $Hort) (Produced by THC)
7. 5.0 | Conversations (Produced by THC / Poly3st3r)
8. Gold Alpinas (feat. Rick Ross) (Produced by Drewbyrd)
9. PG Click (feat. Niko G4) (Produced by J.LBS)
10. Lately (Produced by Troy NoKa)
11. Hangin’ (feat. Freddie Gibbs) (Produced by Poly3st3r)
12. 1:25 (Produced by Drewbyrd)
13. P + H (Produced by DJ Dahi)