Mixtape Monday: J.Kelr x Kenny Keys, Big Mon, Gabriel Teodros + More

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This Mixtape Monday features heat from J.Kelr x Kenny Keys, Big Mon, Gabriel Teodros, Dave East x Styles P and more.

J.Kelr and Kenny Keys pay tribute to “booty music” with the star-studded Corinthian Cadillac tape. Big Mon represents for K-Otix with Senses. Gabriel Teodros puts on for the Pacific Northwest with the deeply personal History Rhymes If It Doesn’t Repeat; and Dave East teams with Styles P for the formidable collaborative tape Beloved.

Ray Angry makes his debut as a leader with the arrival of One. Mark Steele is back after what feels like a minute. Cookin' Soul serves up the latest anthology of remixes. Beat Tape Co-Op celebrates a decade in the game with the 10 Year Anniversary Compilation, FatVonFree keeps the instrumentals coming with Just Another Beat Tape Vol. 5, 30/70’s Horatio Luna drops a gang of remixes and Ol’ Burger Beats closes this week out with his Appelsap 2018 set for Boiler Room.

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Big Mon - Senses

K-Otix member and Houston’s own Big Money Mic, aka Big Mon, returns from a brief hiatus with Senses. Six tracks deep, the airtight project boasts features from Society of Soul alum Big Rube and DJBIGWIZ. Kay & King Mason are in the mix on production.

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J.Kelr x Kenny Keys - Corinthian Cadillac

Blended Babies representative J.Kelr teams with master beatsmith Kenny Keys on their bop-heavy ode to "booty music" entitled Corinthian Cadillac. The seven-track release boasts features from Jon B, Twista, Melo-Makes-Music, Jacquie Lee, Armani White, Chuck Inglish and more.

Corinthian Cadillac is the first project between between platinum-selling producer J.Kelr (of Blended Babies) and the elusive master beatsmith Kenny Keys. After first coming together in 2011 to produce the title track on

Asher Roth’s Pabst & Jazz project, they bring their musical chemistry to fruition with Corinthian Cadillac. The end result invites the listener to feel the vibes and the suede interior, as they take a ride in a classic Caddy through the soul of the city.

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David Begun - Marvin Jay

Months removed from the release of A Sense of Blu, David Begun is back on mashup duty with the release of Marvin Jay.

Blending the lush, soulful vocals from one of the greatest singers ever in Marvin Gaye with the production from the late J Dilla to paint a picture of what it would be like for the Prince of Soul to work with Detroit's finest. Putting together pieces of Dilla beats across a range of albums to create unique tracks to layer in some of the most famous hits from Gaye's collection. The result is what maybe it would look like if these two musical geniuses had not been separated by time and circumstance. Enjoy!

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Dave East x Styles P - Beloved

Styles P and Dave East draw inspiration from the meaning of their shared first name, David, for the title of their inaugural collaborative project Beloved. Representing for gritty New York City, the pair drops thirteen tracks of uncut for the streets. Chase N Cashe, Scram Jones and Noah Styles provide the tracks. Jadakiss, Sheek, Tish Hyman, Jazzy and Dyce Payne guest on the tape.

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Gabriel Teodros - History Rhymes If It Doesn’t Repeat

Seattle’s own Gabriel Teodros explores personal trauma and the healing process on History Rhymes If It Doesn’t Repeat, produced entirely by Juno Award-winning artist and producer Moka Only. Features include Otieno Terry, Meklit, El Dia, Julie-C, Essam, Shakiah, Rell Be Free, Mikaela Romero and more.

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Ray Angry - One

Pianist and composer Ray Angry follows a career as a high profile sideman and producer, including his work as a member of The Roots, with One –– his first album as a leader. The project recorded live on analog tape boasts The Vanguard’s own Kendra Foster as its lone feature. Angry’s quintet includes trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, saxophonist Myron Walden, bassist Derrick Hodge and drummer Eric Harland.

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Mark Steele - It’s Been A Minute

Bull City’s own Mark Steele follows the Before A Minute mixtape with his highly-anticipated third album It’s Been A Minute. Razor sharp and laser-focused after living out of his car to produce the project, Steele shines on the coming-of-age record which features appearances from No Malice and G. Yamazawa. Khrysis handles the production.

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Cookin' Soul - Remix Anthology Vol. 2 (2005- 2015)

Cookin' Soul compiles a decade’s worth of reworks on Remix Anthology Vol. 2. The seventeen-track compilation features flips of rap heavyweights including Eazy E, Jay Z x Lil Wayne, Heavy D, The Notorious B.I.G, GangStarr, Black Moon, Camron x Vado, Blahzay Blahzay and more.

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Beat Tape Co-Op - 10 Year Anniversary Compilation

Beat Tape Co-Op and chief curator John Memorex celebrate a decade of tapes with the arrival of the 10 Year Anniversary Compilation, out now on limited-edition cassette from 77 Rise Recordings.

This Compilation Wouldn't Be Possible, If It Wasn't For The Producers Who Were Gracious Enough To Bless Me, With A Beat For The Beat Tape Co-Op 10 Year Anniversary Compilation. I Say Thank You To All The Producers On This Compilation. Also A Thank You To BMoody (Buster Moody) For Doing The Art Work For The Compilation. Thank You To Matt Bloom For The Support And Being Gracious For Releasing The Compilation On Cassette Through His Label 77 Rise Recordings. For All Those That Don't Know, The Beat Tape Co-Op Has Been Around For 10 Years, Providing A Platform For Producers/Beatmakers To Get Exposure. Over The Past 10 Years I Have Connected With A Lot Of Producers, Who Have Shown A Great Appreciation For What Beat Tape Co-Op Represents. All Those Who Have Shown Support The Past 10 Years I Want To Say Thank You. It Means A Lot That I Have Been Able To Do This For 10 Years And Still Enjoy Doing This. I Just Want To Leave A Legacy, That When People Look Back And See What Beat Tape Co-Op Represented, It Meant Authentic & Real And It Was About The Producers & The Music.

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FatVonFree - Just Another Beat Tape Vol. 5

Leroy “FatVonFree” Freeman Jr. empties the cache to share some of the heat he’s been sitting on with the arrival of the sixteen-track dump tape entitled Just Another Beat Tape Vol. 5.

This is a collection of beats I have made over the past couple of months. Dropping them off to move to what's next. Very excited to share these and especially share whats next!!! Looked up and forgot that I haven't released a tape in a couple of months lol. Been making a lot of stuff as usual. Hope you dig. I sang, played guitar and bass, kalimba to upright bass, to keys and flute. Cheers to New Beginnings...might come back and release some cassettes of this. Short run though. #Pushin #Relentless in Everything

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Horatio Luna - B-Sides, Remixes and Collaborations

Founding member of Melbourne’s own 30/70 Collective, Henry Hicks aka Horatio Luna takes a short solo flight on B-Sides, Remixes and Collaborations. The four-track release finds him flipping tracks from Matthew Hayes x Joel Trigg, Ziggy Zeitgeist and Feel Good Experiment.

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Ol’ Burger Beats - Boiler Room x Appelsap 2018 Mix

Live from Appelsap 2018, Oslo’s own Ol’ Burger Beats spins almost one hour of exclusive tracks, remixes and unreleased beats. The session opens with a nod to J Dilla's “One For Ghost” and boasts appearances from Ivan Ave, Illa J and ScienZe.

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Karas Lamb writes and digs for tunes you haven’t heard yet. She actually wants to listen to your mixtape. Follow her on Twitter @karaslamb or Instagram @blamblamkaraslamb.