Update!

Pharoahe Monch Collection updated to this date and re-uploaded, enjoy!

http://rapdungeon.blogspot.pt/2007/04/pharoahe-monch-discography-part-2.html

Anyone still here?

Just to let y'all fellas know that I'm still alive and listening to that good shit while building my digital universal hip-hop library. The reason from my absence is that I kinda got a life meanwhile (I was like 14 when I made this blog, I bet y'all didn't know about that eheh).
I've just started this facebook page to let you guys know what I'm listening and we'll see where we'll go from there:

https://www.facebook.com/rapdungeon

If any bloggers or readers from the old days are still here, feel free to say hi, it would be good.

PS: I got some of the collections updated to this very day. I may do some re-uploads if people think it's worth.

Peace!

A voice that won't be forgotten

RIP Keith “Guru” Elam: July 17, 1966 – April 20, 2010

Last night one of my favorite artists died of cancer-related causes, if you followed this blog at its best days, you know that Guru was very important to me, since his album Jazzmatazz vol.1 was one of the albums that got me into Hip-Hop, and I can honestly say that there would never be no rapdungeon without Guru, just like a lot of our favorite mc's wouldn't ever rhyme if they cheard Gang Starr first. I'm glad I had a chance to see him perform live and to have his autograph (as you can see in the picture). R.I.P. Guru, your voice and importance to Hip-Hop will never be forgotten.

More R.A. Tracks

61. Bad Biology (So You Wanna Make A Movie)
62. Dem Hoes (featuring The DRP & Slumlord)
63. Rockstar (feat. VT Union)
64. Nutte Dot Com (SG Remix) (feat. Kebap)
65. You Can't Hide (feat. Snak The Ripper)
66. Say Awe (feat. Blown Celeb)
67. Frank 151 Freestyle

Props to Grunt, for a lot of these

Chino XL cover

Yo, wassup people? I got the Chino XL collection almost ready, here's how it looks, with a few more freestyles to add.

The thing is, I'm not really good in creating covers and I'm out of ideas to it, so I'm asking you RD-fans if you're skilled with designs, please send me an album art.

It must contain:

• www.rapdungeon.blogspot.com presents:
• the chino xl collection
• a pic of chino xl (a cool one, not one of those corny pics of chino flashing his muscles please)
• creativity
  

Here's your chance to contribute to Rapdungeons, please send me your creations and I'll pick my favorite. I don't really have nothing to offer as reward, but I have a vast collection of mp3 files with some rare stuff, so I guess I can hook you up with something rare that I have and you're missing. I'll think of something.

Thanks

Some Mos Def

Sorry about the lack of posting lately (no I haven't stoped posting again), but it's summertime and all.. and I haven't got much time to blog lately, but here are some gems that leaked this year:

Mos Def [2008] We Are Hip Hop Me You Everybody Part 2

Long time ago I posted vol.1 of the series and people loved it, so here's volume two of this Mos Def collection for the fans, props to whoever compiled all these tracks. Only 2CDs this time, but it's still good music.

CD 1
01. Fantastic Romantic Intro
02. 3-Card
03. Wylin Out Feat Diverse (Kutmasta Kurt Remix)
04. I Against I Feat Massive Attack
05. Pornographic Content
06. Bounce Feat DJ Hasebe
07. Brown Sugar (Fine Mix)
08. Can U C The Pride (Jay Dee Remix)
09. High Drama Part 3 Feat Mike Zoot, Consequence and Talib Kweli
10. If Its Alright Yall Feat Brixx
11. Foundation
12. Beef
13. Here We Are Feat Mystic
14. Jam On It
15. Kalifornia

CD 2
01. On The Run Feat M.O.P.
02. Ms Fat Booty Feat Ghostface Killah
03. 7 Days Feat Craig David (DJ Premier Remix)
04. She Wants To Move (Native Tongue Remix)
05. Wannabwhereur Feat Floetry
06. Umi Says (Zero 7 Remix)
07. Ah Ha Feat Jae Millz and Tray Bags (Original Version)
08. Mos Definite
09. Oh No Feat Pharoahe Monch and Nate Dogg
10. Magnificent Feat Vinia Mojica
11. Six Days Feat DJ Shadow (Remix)
12. Hit On Me Feat Syleena Johnson (Hi-Tek Remix)
13. Do Your Best Feat Femi Kuti
14. Wylin Out Feat Diverse (RJD2 Remix)
15. Workin It Out

Mos Def [2009] The Ecstatic

This one's official. In case you've been living under a rock you should know that Mos Def released his best album in 10 years, since Black On Both Sides. I think it's very good, and the production is on point, those Madlib's beats from Beat Konducta Vol. 3-4 (the India one) fit perfectly with Mos Def.

1. Supermagic (prod. by Oh No)
2. Twilight Speedball (prod. by Chad Hugo)
3. Auditorium (feat. Slick Rick) (prod. by Madlib)
4. Wahid (prod. by Madlib)
5. Priority (prod. by Preservation)
6. Quiet Dog (prod. by Preservation)
7. Life In Marvelous Times (prod. by Mr. Flash)
8. The Embassy (prod. by Mr. Flash)
9. No Hay Nada Mas (prod. by Preservation)
10. Pistola (prod. by Oh No)
11. Pretty Dancer (prod. by Madlib)
12. Workers Camp (prod. by Mr. Flash)
13. Revelations (prod. by Madlib)
14. Roses (feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow) (prod. by Georgia Anne Muldrow )
15. History (feat. Talib Kweli) (prod. by J Dilla)
16. Casa Bey (Arranged by Mos Def and Preservation)

Keep enjoying the summer people

Government Music

Promoe (2001) Government Music

Promoe is a Swedish rapper, and member of Swedish hip hop group Looptroop Rockers. I had an album from him but never payed much attention to it, until I heard Promoe on the european allstar track DIVERSIDAD Experience that made me want to listen to a bit more from him.

Well, after listening to his albums and other tracks I must say that Promoe's flow is one of my favorites of nowadays. This is his first solo album, I hope you like it.

Dawn
Big in Japan w/Cosmic & Supreme
Prime Time
Government Music
Freedom Fighters w/Cosmic
Freedom Writers
THX 1138
Yes Ayah w/Cosmic & Supreme
Injected w/Cosmic & Supreme
ConspiracyMoney w/Cosmic & Supreme
Interesting Indeed
Process of Elimination w/Timbuktu & Freestyle
Urban Guerilla Warfare w/Akem
What´s That Sound w/Black Fist
Positive & Negative

Oh, and if you like Promoe, stop by http://www.looptrooprockers.com/ and download his free monthly tracks that he'll put together in an album at the end of the year, he's slowly releasing a great album because all of them are good.

Fish Outta Water

Chali 2na [2009] Fish Outta Water

When I first started this blog, my first post was a Jurassic 5 album, which is a group that I always liked but have recently broke up. And since 2005 I think, that 2na has been saying that he would release a solo album. The album has arrived, and the real question is: is Chali 2na able to hold an album of his own? Give me your opinion's, but mine is yes.

1. Get Focused
2. International f. Beenie Man
3. So Crazy
4. Lock Shit Down f. Talib Kweli
5. Don’t Stop f. Anthony Hamilton
6. Keep Going f. Choklate
7. Comin’ Thru
8. F.O.W.
9. Love’s Gonna Getcha
10. Righteous Way
11. When Will I See You Again f. Elzhi
12. Guns Up f. Damian Marley & Stephen Marley
13. Graff Time
14. Controlled Coincidence f. Kanetic Substance
15. 4 Be Be f. Ming Xia

Dear Blogger & DMCA

I'd appreciate if you stop deleting my posts.

Please fuck off

Thanks

Edit: oh.. they also deleted my common collection, nice one blogger...

State Of The Art

(becausa bad-ass album covers like this is what Hip-Hop is missing)

Hilltop Hoods [2009] State Of The Art

And they did it again! Autrialian group Hilltop Hoods releases another potential album of the year. Veteran MCs Suffa and Pressure & DJ Debris. The beats are good as usual and the chemistry between the group is always present. If you've heard any of the group's previous albums you know what to expect.. if you haven't then prepare to be suprised.


01. The Return
02. Super Official
03. Chase That Feeling
04. She’s So Ugly
05. Still Standing
06. Classic Example Feat. Pharoahe Monch
07. Chris Farley
08. The Light You Burned Feat. Trials
09. Parade Of The Dead
10. Last Confession
11. Hillatoppa
12. Fifty In Five
13. State Of The Art (Bonus Track)

The [Abstract] Best

J.Period Presents... Q-Tip [2009] The [Abstract] Best

J.Period always releases great mixtapes: from Lauryn Hill to The Roots, I've always been a fan of his work. This time is no exception, this mixtape his a great journey through Tip's career and features classic tracks, rare tracks, remixes and even covers by artists like De La Soul, Consequence and Kid Cudi.

1. J.Period f. Prince Paul, Questlove & Randy Watson– Rhythm (Scratch Intro)
2. Cannonball Adderly / Excursions Intro
3. J.Period f. De La Soul – Excursions (Tribute Remix)
4. Aquarius Interlude #1: Welcome
5. Q-Tip f. Busta Rhymes – Getting Up (DJ Scratch Remix) (The Renaissance)
6. Behind the Scenes: Ghetto Origins [Produced by J.Period]
7. What the Fuss f. Stevie Wonder (Shook Remix)
8. Queens Represent (Interlude)
9. Mobb Deep f. Nas & Q-Tip – Give Up the Goods (J.Period Remix) [Produced by Q-Tip]
10. Apache – Gangsta Bitch [Produced by Q-Tip]
11. ATCQ – If the Papes Come (Intro)
12. ATCQ – Check the Rhime
13. Behind the Scenes: Don’t Walk Away (Interlude)
14. ATCQ –Award Tour
15. Behind the Scenes: Award Tour (Interlude)
16. Hot Butter (Interlude)
17. J.Period f. Dres - Jazz Pt. 2 (Tribute Remix)
18. Behind the Scenes: We Got the Jazz (Interlude)
19. J.Period f. Blu– Jazz (Tribute Remix)
20. Skypager: Bob Power & Big Daddy Kane (Interlude)
21. Q-Tip f. Jay Dilla – Let’s Ride
22. Behind the Scenes: Bob Power You There? (Interlude)
23. Q-Tip – Vivrant Thing (Remix)
24. Q-Tip – Move (The Renaissance)
25. Q-Tip – Breathe & Stop (J.Period Remix)
26. Respect to Phife Dawg (Interlude)
27. J.Period f. Consequence & Kid Cudi – Buggin Out (Tribute Remix)
28. ATCQ Consists Of…
29. Behind the Scenes: The Native Tongues (Interlude)
30. De La Soul f. Jungle Brothers, Q-Tip, Monie Love & Queen Latifah – Buddy (Remix)
31. Respect to Ali Shaheed Muhammed (Interlude)
32. Q-Tip f. Busta Rhymes – N.T.
33. A Message From Talib Kweli
34. J.Period f. Questlove, Talib Kweli & Randy Watson – Youthful (Tribute Remix)
35. Q-Tip f. Amanda Diva – ManWomanBoogie (The Renaissance)
36. Chris Rock: Men vs. Women (Interlude)
37. De La Soul f. Q-Tip – Saturdays
38. De La Soul f. Q-Tip & Phife – Saturdays (Remix)
39. Q-Tip – She Likes to Move (J.Period Remix)
40. Dee-Lite f. Q-Tip – Groove Is in the Heart
41. Beastie Boys f. Q-Tip – Get it Together
42. Behind the Scenes: What Is Kapelka? (Interlude)
43. J.Period f. Skillz, Questlove & Randy Watson – What? (Tribute Remix)
44. Behind the Scenes: Busta Rhymes / Scenario (Interlude)
45. Busta Rhymes – Scenario (Unreleased Demo Tape)
46. Behind the Scenes: Hood R.I.P. (Interlude)
47. Hood – Scenario (Remix)
48. Aquarius Outtro
49. Behind the Scenes (Bonus): Reinvention (Kamaal the Abstract – A Million Times)

Changes of Atmosphere

Dela [2008] Changes of Atmosphere

If the Jazz Liberatorz album really didn't do it for you, this will, and if you haven't heard the french producer Dela prepare yourself for a smooth jazzy hip-hop album with an incredible guestlist. One of 2008's finest albums.

1. Changes of Atmosphere (Intro) (feat. Liza Garza)
2. I Say Peace (feat. J-Live)
3. Live the Life (feat. J. Sands)
4. The City (feat. J-Live & Surreal)
5. Won't Do (feat. Miles Bonny)
6. Stress (feat. Queens Connex & Termanology)
7. Long Life (feat. Talib Kweli)
8. Veuillez veiller sur vos reves (feat. Les Nubians & John Banzai)
9. Vibrate (feat. Blu)
10. How to Fish (feat. Reach)
11. The Plan (feat. Dynas)
12. It Is What It Is (feat. Naledge)
13. Chill (feat. Large Professor & Meemee Nelzy)
14. Changes of Atmosphere (feat. Supastition)
15. Live the Life (Original Mix) (feat. J. Sands)
16. Chill (Lark Chillout Mix) (feat. Large Professor)

Oh, and I forgot to say in my last posts, go say welcome back to Ariel :)

Y Society still killing it

Ok first of all, watch this video, it's amazing, and after 3.50min you'll be blown away.

Remember Y Society? I posted their album in 2007 and it was amazing then, and guess what? They haven't blown up yet and are still amazing now. They have released a Free online EP with only 3 tracks, one of them is from the video above:

1. Same Beat (Damu Vocal Version)
2. Same Beat Live Freestyle - Y Society feat. Breeze (at WKCR FM)
3. This Advice - Y Society


And if you've seen the video, I don't even need to tell why you should download it NOW here.

More info about it here.

Fruits of The Past

Jazz liberatorz [2009] Fruits of The Past

If you were following my blog before I stoped posting, you probably heard the French beatmaking trio's last album. Now they are back with another jazz-rap fusion, with quests from Mos Def to Fat LIP. Enjoy


01. Music Is My Mind Pt. 1
02. Loop Prisoner
03. What’s Real (ft Emanon)
04. Dark Keys (ft M’Selem)
05. What’s Next On The Menu
06. Music Makes the World Go Round (ft Declaime) (20SYL Remix)
07. Force Be With You (ft T.Love)
08. Diggin Sound
09. It Was Only A Song
10. Always Something
11. My Style Is Fly (ft Fat Lip)
12. Capture Your Mind
13. A Paris
14. After Party (ft Wildchild) (Jazz Lib Remix)
15. That’s Right
16. Mountain Sunlight (ft Mos Def)
17. Breathing Pleasure (ft Rico)
18. Music In My Mind Part 2
19. That’s Reality
20. Blue Avenue
21. Back Packers (ft Fat Lip)
22. Slow Down
23. Force Be With You (Drum Brothers Remix)
24. My Style Is Fly (Dela Remix)
25. Music Makes The World Go Round (ft Declaime)
26. What’s Next

Tribute To The Old School

Joel Ortiz (2009) Covers The Classics

Another dope rapper rhyming over classic beats? Hell yeah! After Nero comes Joel Ortiz making an Hip-Hop journey from Rappers Delight to late 90's. There is nothing else needed to say. Only to look out for Slaughterhouse in the future.

01. Intro
02. Rappers Delight (feat. DJ Enuff)
03. Know The BK Ledge
04. Somethin for Hot 97 (feat. DJ Camilo)
05. Strictly the Bizness
06. Treat Me Right
07. Industry Enemy #1
08. Brooklyn Children’s Story
09. I Can’t Go Broke
10. Live At Cooper Day BBQ
11. Uptown Anthem
12. U.N.I.T.Y.
13. T.R.O.Y.
14. Primo Tribute
15. Just To Get A Check
16. Mass Appeal
17. Act Like They Don’t Know
18. The Whut (Animal Shit)
19. BK Get Money
20. Got My Mind Made Up
21. Drop A Gem On ‘Em
22. Intercourse
23. Cell Therapies
24. High Roller
25. Brooklyn Ghetto Child
26. What They Do (Root’s Tribute)
27. Renee’s Revenge
28. Goin To Miami (feat. DJ Khaled)
29. What Happened To Hip Hop
30. 4,3,2,1
31. Recognize
32. 24HRS
33. Rican Ebonics 09

Alive & Vibrant

Nero [2009] Alive & Vibrant

I have to admit that I usualy ignore most of the stuff from unkown rappers that I've never heard about, ignoring new talent is not the best thing to do but I just don't have time to listen to every new rapper that comes out or every mixtape that people email me. So it's not everyday that I discover a new MC that I like, actually, if you're new, you need to be really good to catch my atention. But this week, I've listened to someone that I really enjoyed: the kid's name is Nero and this is how he sounds:

And this mixtape features him rapping over 90's classics with the prodution handled by Mike Waxx of Illroots... oh, and did I mention that Nero is only 16? Forget about Bow Wow or Soulja Boy and all those clowns, this is the best thing I've heard from a young MC since Shyheim's debut album. It makes you see that some (rare) rappers of this this generation (my generation) still know who paved the way and want to make good music.


1. Rugged & Raw
2. I Get Lyrical
3. Buck ‘Em Down
4. Straighten It Out (Ft. J.Rocwell & TreaZon)
5. Alive & Vibrant
6. Dead Residence
7. Legends
8. Feeling Good
9. TROY
10. Can’t Wait
11. Everything Remains Raw
12. With Great Power (Ft. Hassaan Mackey)

(direct link from Illroots)

De La Run

De La Soul [2009] Are You In?

"As groups like Organized Konfusion, Brand Nubian and A Tribe Called Quest motion to reunite and make new music, Hip Hop must remember that De La Soul has never broken up – even hinted to it, never pursued solo interests and never damaged the brand that has worked for them for 20 years. Hip Hop’s hippies no more, the three gentlemen from Long Island made it cool to be conscious, just as much as they influenced inside slang, mosaic sampling and in doing so, released three truly classic albums, with four more year-end-toppers to boot. Forever independent, De La Soul teamed with Nike to release Are You In?, the latest in a series of workout-minded original bodies of work, sold digitally to promote the Oregon-based athletic brand, and their various De La collaborations. As expected, the release is up-tempo, and the beats tailor towards Freestyle and Electronic more than Jazz or Soul. Like that or not, the lyrics remain razor sharp, and this digital-only release is more worth of CD distribution than most of what’s been sold hand-to-hand. "

- HipHopDX

It's not a new De La Soul "album", but it's all new De La Soul music for the fans, enjoy.

While other sites have the original all-in-one-track mix, RAPDUNGEON has a version with individual mp3 tracks according to the tracklist.

01. Mornin’ Rise ft. Raheem DeVaughn
02. Good Morning
03. Big Mouf
04. Attack of the Stet
05. Pick Up the Pace (Run)
06. Poetic Greed ft. Gina Loring
07. Greedy Man ft. Billy Ray
08. Victory Laps
09. We O.D.
10. Forever

Stray Bullets

Sick Jacken (2009) Stray Bullets

If you haven't heard anything by Sick Jacken before, that's because you missed one of 2007 best albums: DJ Muggs vs. Sick Jacken - The Legend of the Mask and Assassin (which is still up thanks to my fantastic and underrated .txt estrategy)... so go listen to that shit if you haven't.

I told you back then that Sick Jacken kills every guestspot that he does, well, this album is a compilation of a lot of those guestspots by this MC.

01 Live From The Caves ft. Donnie Castro & Cynic
02 The Sickside ft. B-Real
03 Praying Mantis (Goodlife Remix) ft. DJ Muggs
04 The Fall Of Us ft. Black N Brown Underground & Cynic
05 Ceremonial Slang ft. DJ FM & Planet Asia
06 Out Here (Remix) ft. The Concrete Saints
07 Death Frees Every Soul ft. DJ Muggs vs. Planet Asia
08 The Society Of Psychos ft. The Society Of Invisibles
09 Sick Life ft. Snowgoons, Cynic & Bacardi Riam
10 Hollywood Drive-By (Remix) ft. Immortal Technique & B-Real
11 Trial And Adversity ft. Cynic & The Concrete Saints
12 Angles And Demons (Remix) ft. DJ FM & Killah Priest
13 Metal Rain ft. Cynic
14 Black And Brown Army ft. DJ Babu & Chace Infinite
15 Sinister ft. Swollen Members
16 Death Or Retirement ft. Toomer, 2Mex & B-Real
17 Born In L.A. ft. Evidence & Chace Infinite
18 Life, Luv, And Pain ft. Young Sicc
19 Paid Dues ft. Murs & Supernatural

PS: This compilation features a Hollywood Drive-By (Remix), but the Immortal Technique verse is the same, I'll include it later on the IT collection.

"Aiyyo Ace, don't tell me you're thinkin about a return

...I'm kinda concerned, when will you old cats ever learn?"

Hey people what's up?

Yeah... I know.. I know... I tell people that I'm comming back, almost an year passes without posts and then I come here and say "Hey people what's up?"?? Fuck you Kazeiro

But yeah.. I didn't feel like posting back then, it felt like an obligation, but I kinda feel right now, so let's get down to business shall we?

First of all, I know that you people want to know about the Masta Ace and Kool G. Rap Collections... and well... besides adding new tracks that have been released to the Ace one, they exactly on the same place that they were an year ago, they are too incomplete yet... the closest thing I may release for now is a Chino XL Colletion (which I'm only missing 3 tracks, and need to organize the freestyles). But if you people don't mind, I'm going to restart lightly.

Just to my followers know that I have not been sleeping. Here are tracks that I've been collecting and adding to my previously released collections (which are still up):







Immortal Technique:

47. Parole
48. Ill Bill - War Is My Destiny ft. Max Cavalera & Immortal Technique
49. Maya Azucena - The Rebel Inside Ft. Immortal Technique & Hasan Salaam
50. Immortal Technique - Apocalypse (Remix) ft. AKIR & Pharoahe Monch
51. Immortal Technique - Watch Out (Live Remix)
52. Thirstin Howl The 3rd - Beat Down of Your Life (feat. Immortal Technique)
53. ADLM - Razorblade Deathsticks (Feat. Immortal Technique & Mac Lethal)
54. D. Rymz and Immortal Technique - Anomalies
55. Rockin' Squat feat. Immortal Technique - Démocratie fasciste (Article 4)

R.A. The Rugged Man

50 - 3 Kings (feat. Big John and Kool G. Rap)
51 - Enemy Nation (feat. Chuck D and Illus)
52 - Buh! (ft. Rising Sunz)
53 - Hold Up (feat. Snowgoons,Lord Lhus & Savage Brothers)
54 - Diablos featuring Celph Titled & Louis Logic
55 - Warmachine (feat. Quit Your Dayjob)
56 - Windows Of The World
57 - Get Da Gutz (feat. The Wrist)
58 - Fall Down Brew (feat. J-Zone and Chief Chinchilla)
59 - Violencia En La Musica (feat. Hablando En Plata)
60 - Pipe Dreams (feat. Bekay)[Snippet]

Common

95. Common - Freestyle (Trinity New Year's 2008)
96. Common - The Light '08 (It's Love) [Produced by Just Blaze]
97. Skillz - So Far, So Good (feat. Common)
98. The Roots - The Show (feat. Common)
99. The Game - Angel (feat. Common)
100. Ludacris - Do The Right Thang (Co-Starring Common and Spike Lee)
101. Common - Be (Original Version) (Prod J-Dilla)
102. Common - Pimpin (Prod J-Dilla)
102. Common - Punch Drunk Love (Booty Shake Mix) (UK Bonus Track)
103. KiD CuDi feat. Kanye West, Common, Lady Gaga - I Poke Her Face
104. Prince - Play That Funky Music ft. Common (Live at London O2 Arena 8-24-07)
105. Common - Break My Heart (Live)
106. Kayne West & Malik Yusef feat. Common & John Legend - Magic Man

Pharoahe Monch

84. Pharoahe Monch - Broken Heart
85. Pharoahe Monch - The Healer Remix Live @ SOB's (Erykah Badu)
86. Erykah Badu - The Healer-Hip Hop (Remix) ft. Pharoahe Monch
87. Immortal Technique - Apocalypse (Remix) ft. AKIR & Pharoahe Monch
88. Black Milk - The Matrix (feat. DJ Premier, Pharoahe Monch, & Sean Price)
89. Jake One - Hurt U (feat. Pharoahe Monch & Kardinal Offishall)
90. Mr. Khaliyl - Street Team (ft. P. Monch and DCQ)
91. Pharoahe Monch - Ghost Weed Freestyle [Extended Live Acapella]

I still receive a lot of emails, so the point of this post is:



Do you still care about Rapdungeon? And would you like it to be back?



Peace

That just sucks man...

Anyone remember my R.A. The Rugged Man Collection?

Now check out this group rip that came out this summer. (Look at the cover and the tracklist shh...)

Which is all over the web.

No comments.

Okay, time to start catching up....

Elzhi [2008] Europass

In case you don't know, Elzhi is a member of Detroit's Slum Village, and honestly, I don't know much about him, but I downloaded the CD based on the production and guest appearences and I was supprised on how good it is. L.A. Weekly describes it as The Best Rap Album of the Year Thus Far, so you got to give it a go. Check out "The Reason" & "Motown 25", my favs.
Production is handled by Black Milk, DJ Dez, T3, Leef Mayfield and Denmark Vessy.

1. Intro
2. That's That One
3. Fire feat. Black Milk
4. The Reason feat. Phat Kat
5. Talkin' In My Sleep
6. Save Ya feat. T3
7. The Know
8. High Off Life
9. Heart Of The City
10. The Transitional Joint (Baby Girl Glow)
11. Dedicated feat. Trip
12. Motown 25 feat. Royce Da 5'9"
13. Audio Cinematic

EDIT: Sorry about that, that was my next post, link fixed now :)

Almost back baby

Ok, my last exam is tomorrow, and while I should be studying right now, but this just couldn't wait.

You know those things that you're waiting for so long that you've give up on them? Like:

Black Star reunion
Detox
Canibus releasing another dope album
World peace
Immortal Technique's Middle Passage

Guess what? It's not called Middle Passage anymore, but our friend Immortal Technique released a new album after 5 years of waiting! Holly shit!

It's an album-mixtape, mixed by DJ Green Lantern, who in the last month also released the amazing Nas - The Nigger Tape. So props to DJ Green Lantern, seriously. If you're waiting for tracks like "You Never Know" or "Harlem Streets" you're going to be disappointed, instead, Tech's new agressivity is really good, I think it's a great record.

I still have many albums to post, like 9th Wonder & Jean Grae's, Atmosphere's, Craig G & Marley Marl's (yup, that's right), Elzhi's, The Roots, Skillz, lots of great Hip-Hop has been recently released. I also got some tracks to update on my collections, and I guess I have to re-up them too, so I'll try to get back on top on the next weeks.

Immortal Technique [2008] The 3rd World

01. Death March
02. That's What It Is
03. Golpe De Estado (feat. Temperamento y Veneno)
04. Harlem Renaissance
05. Lick Shot (feat. Crooked I & Chino XL)
06. Apocrypha
07. The 3rd World
08. Hollywood Driveby (feat. PsycoRealm & Sick Symphonies)
09. Reverse Pimpology (feat. Mojo)
10. Open Your Eyes
11. Payback (feat. Diabolic & Ras Kass)
12. Adios Uncle Tom (Skit)
13. Stronghold Grip (feat. Poison Pen & Swave Sevah)
14. Mistakes
15. Parole (Evil Genius Mix)
16. Crimes Of The Heart (feat. Maya Azucena)

EDIT: Here's a unmixed version without DJ Green Lantern :) :

In the end they say Revolutionary Vol.3 is comming. For now, I'll add that on to the list.

Oh, and drop your forever delayed album lists on the comments just for fun.

EDIT: BONUS: Immortal Technique - Apocalypse (Remix) ft. AKIR & Pharoahe Monch

Okay, this is just epic.

Come back this summer

Yep... it's another post full os lame excuses.... thing is, I honestly don't have time to blog right now, I'll be very busy on this 3rd term with national exams and stuff... so I won't be alble to give the blog attention, just wanted y'all to know that. Sorry

Collection updates

Common:

95. Common - Freestyle (Trinity New Year's 2008)

96. Common - The Light '08 (It's Love) [Produced by Just Blaze]
97. Skillz - So Far, So Good (feat. Common)


Mistachuck:

89. Akrobatik - Kindred (feat. Chuck D. & Brenna Gethers)

90. KRS-One - Today’s Topics (feat. Chuck D)

Rakim: Live, Lost & Found

Rakim [2008] The Archive: Live, Lost & Found

The god is back? No, not yet, this is just a collection of live tracks and stuff like that, but you can also find 4 never heard before tracks, including the famous "It's Nothing". This makes me worried about The Seventh Seal, since I'm guessing this 4 tracks were made for it. Anyone, it's Rakim Allah, so I don't need to say more.

01. Hip Hop
02. Love 4 Sale
03. Word On The Street
04. It's Nothing
05. It's Been A Long TIme
06. My Melody
07. Don't Sweat The Technique
08. Follow The Leader
09. Ghetto
10. Guess Who's Back?
11. What's On Your Mind?
12. Remember That
13. It's Nothing
14. Saga Begins
15. Move The Crowd
16. Paid In Full
17. I Know You Got Soul
18. I Ain't No Joke
19. Juice (Know The Ledge)
20. Mahogany
21. Eric B. Is President
22. Microphone Fiend

2 Years and running... well, kind off..

Just noticed yesterday that it's been 2 years since I started posting... damn, 2 years? A lot of thing have changed, a lot of albums have been posted. But lately... meh... things in the blog have gone straight downhill. When I look back at months like September 2006, when I made 22 posts in a month, and compare them to the last couple of months, I'm even ashamed of opening the blog. As I said before, school has been pretty ruff lately, and I rarely have spare time to listen to most of the albums that come out, so my posts are affected, and I disapoint my visitors.
But, if you think I'm going to close the shop, you're wrong. Rapdungeon is still here, and I hope to still be here a year from now. I still got 160+ Kool G. Rap tracks and 100+ Masta Ace tracks to to post on my collections somewhere in the futue (thanks to many people who have helped), I just need to have time to organise and complete them, which I don't have right now.

Meanwhile, one of the blogs that has been here from the start, from one of the first people who ever commented on rapdungeon has closed down. So go thank Biff and all his crew at their blog for all their work.

New post comming soon.

Oh, no he didn't! More Jazz-Rap?!

Artofficial (2007) Stranger EP

"Imagine Soulive with a harder edge or The Roots, but jazzier, denser, and more spontaneous. Envision blending your favorite groups from Hip-Hop’s Golden era and replacing their sampled beats with Jazz musicians." -CDBaby

ArtOfficial consists of Danny Perez on Keys, Manny Patino on Drums, Ralf Valencia on Bass, and Keith Cooper on the Saxophone with the vocals provided by emcees Newsense and Logics.

Another 2007 Jazzy album I missed, a must-listen.

01. Big City Bright Lights

02. Gone

03. Clockwork

04. Eyes of A Stranger

05. Remember The Day

The Jazz is back

Jazz Liberatorz (2008) Clin D'oeil

Brand new album from this french group composed by DJ DAMAGE, DJ DUSTY and MADHI. If you're like me, you'll only need look at the group name and guestlist to know this is going to be REALLY good.
Like Brand New Heavies did 16 years ago (damn, 16?), the group makes jazzy music and invites great MC's to rap over, from Fatlip (Pharcyde), to Asheru, Sadat X or Apany B. I'm really tired so I won't write more, but I recommend this one. Jazz-rap is just one of the best things to ever being created.

1 - Clin d’Oeil
2 - Easy Mind feat. Tre Hardon, Fatlip & Omni
3 - i am Hip Hop feat. Asheru
4 - When The Clock Ticks feat. J. Sands
5 - Genius At Work feat. Fat Lip & T. love
6 - Indonesia feat. Tableek from Maspyke
7 - The Process feat. Apany B. Fly
8 - The Return feat. Saddat X
9 - U Do feat. Stacy Epps
10 - Cool Down feat. Rashan Ahmad
11 - Take A Time feat. Buckshot
12 - Vacation feat. J. Live
13 - Speak The Language feat. Lizz Fields
14 - Quidar feat. Soul Clan

Back to the Future

Guru (2008) Jazzmatazz - Back to the Future (The Mixtape)

You know the Gang Starr days aren't comming back, not even the early Jazzmatazz days are comming back, and you also know what I think of Guru's new "Superproducer" Solar. Anyway, I'll still be checking everything that Guru drops, as wack as it gets. But this mixtape isn't wack, in fact, I found many of the tracks pretty good, besides the remixed tracks, it has collabos with Zion I, Lor Tariq, Aceyalone, Mr. Lif, C.Knowledge (of Digable planets) and the amazing Blue Scholars.

Unlike his other work with Solar, this actually has some Jazzy laid back beats that we all love to hear Guru rapping over. This > Jazzmatazz vol. 4.

1. Intro (Don Gurizzy)
2. Knowledge f. Lord Tariq
3. 7 Grand Ya'll f. Solar
4. For Ya Mind f. Zion I
5. Peace! f. K-Born / Highpower / Solar
6. State of Clarity (Solar Remix) f. Common
7. Who Got It On Lock f. Doo Wop
8. B-Boy Kamikaze f. Tony Touch & Doo Wop (Diaz Brothers)
9. Too Slice f. Yungun
10. So What It Do Now f. Aceyalone
11. We Got That f. Nature & Solar
12. Jazzy Wayz (7 Grand Exclusive)
13. Stand Up (Some Things'll Never Change) (Reggae Mix) f. Damian Marley
14. Hot Like That f. Medinah
15. No Need for Stress f. Mr. Lif
16. Back to the Future f. Caron Wheeler & C.Knowledge (Digable Planets)
17. Assasino f. Young Pablo
18. The Game Needs Me f. Blue Scholars & Common Market
19. Feed the Hungry (Solar Remix)
20. Can't Stop the Movement (7 Grand) f. Ms. Camille