Alright folks… here it is. The first installment of our Big Break series. Giving a few select artists a chance to shine on a tape with some of the dopest spitters doing it today. Music from the likes of Royce Da 5′9″, Nino Bless, Sha Stimuli, Kam Moye, Kool G Rap, Joell Ortiz, Grafh and up and comers Vibes, Stryfe, LnC, St. Joe Louis, Pilot Touhill, Patrick Starr & Juve.

Tracklist + Download link after the jump…

First Off we want to thank everyone who submitted their material. If you weren’t chosen its not cause you weren’t better than anyone on the tape we looked for specific things. We had a team that was secretly compiled of very well respected ears going through each song. There are money people supporting this movement and before you know it there will be Big Break showcases and tours coming to a city near you. For this particular project not everyone was fit to be on it. I apologize to the delay to every artist. Setting these things up aren’t easy so thanks to all of the artist who were apart of this project for dealing with the slight bumps. This was the first one it will only get better. Vol 2 is dropping sooner than you think.

01 Grafh – Intro
02 Ras Kass – Milli Vanilli f. Killah Priest
03 Grafh – How You Live It
04 Royce 5′9′ – Come Home
05 Kam Moye – American Dream
06 Sha Stimuli – So Supreme
07 Stryfe – I’m Dying f. Melanie Rutherford (www.stryfed.com)
08 Swollen Members – Crossfire f. Talib Kweli, Phil Da Agony & Krondon
09 Grafh – Hold Up
10 Joell Ortiz – Freestyle
11 Jay Electronica – Defcon 4
12 Vibes – Live As It Gets f. Royce 5′9″ (www.Freethevibes.com)
13 Sha Stimuli – I’ll Be There
14 Saigon – Freestyle
15 Nino Bless – Step Into My Life
16 Kool G Rap – Thugs Love Story pt.4
17 Kam Moye – Short Changed
18 LnC – Take You On A Journey (www.LnCmusic.co.uk)
19 St Joe Louis – 30,000 Feet & Rising f. Unique (twitter.com/MichaelCardigan)
20 Nino Bless & Nickelus F – Playing With Fire
21 Cambatta – Good Ol Dayz f. Nino Bless
22 Justin Ray – Holy Are You (truthflytalker.blogspot.com)
23 Pilot Touhill – Black Leaf (myspace.com/pilottouhill)
24 Patrick Starr – Rising To The Top f. Hunt (twitter.com/iampatrickstarr)
25 Juve – Can’t Stay This Way (myspace.com/JuvesReal)
26 Horse Shoe Gang – You Don’t Wanna Fuck With Me f. Crooked I
27 Nino Bless – Where I’m From (2dbz Bonus)

We wrote out a list of each artist that earned a slot on this mixtape and a reason as to why we felt they were worthy enough of being on this tape. This was a huge break for these artist cause most of them have never been on high profile website. I want to shout out DatPiff for doing this tape with us and shout outs every blog and site supporting. Here are the artist that made the tape and a breakdown as to why they were picked.

Justin Ray – There were a few artist who sounded a bit more seasoned than Justin Ray on the mic but they didn’t sound better. J.R. although raw has plenty of potential. You can tell he emphasizes on how he’s saying each word and he raps with an intensity that others lack. The main reason that Justin Ray is on this tape is cause he sounds like he feels what he’s saying. That is something very few MC’s lack these days. This is what earned Justin his spot.

Juve – You can say the most amazing thing on a track but if the song has no direction the listener will get lost. We picked Juve because he properly guided the listener on this track and that’s something an artist needs to have. Command of the beat is one thing but commanding the listener’s direction and not losing them is very important. Juve earned his way on this spot here with this song.

LnC – Straight out of the U.K. as if you couldn’t tell by hearing his accent the first thing that grabs your attention about this song is the vibe. The beat grabs you right away and LnC does exactly what the track title says. Taking you on a journey with his experience of going to prison and how NY in the 80’s is similar to his current surroundings. LnC has command over this beat and whether he’s your flavor or not he makes you want to listen. This is what earned LnC his spot.

Patrick Starr – You might recognize the name from Sponge Bob but Patrick doesn’t kick cartoon raps. As soon as the song dropped we knew to expect good things. The chorus and beat are both epic and very easy on the ears. Many rappers sent us songs where they tried to rap too much but forgot about cadence and making music. Patrick’s submission was one of the easiest choices we made due to song structure. This is what earned Patrick Starr his spot.

Pilot Touhill – The best song we got out of all of the submissions. Pilot has something that many successful people even in music can’t say about themselves. Take a listen to “Black Leaf” the song he submitted for this Mixtape and you’ll hear an artist. What’s great about this record is that he’s saying something with a message, the harmony and vibe are both amazing, & the song has heavy replay value. Replay value is rare to find these days and with this song, its hard to even get tired of it. You can play this for your hardcore rap buddy, your commercial loving girlfriend, or even your old school aunt and most likely get the same reaction. If Pilot continues on this path with his music there’s no telling how far he can get. This is what earned Pilot Touhill his spot.

St Joe Louis – A good vibe and good song, sound familar? Hate to sound redundant but we got so many submissions where some rappers forgot there was a beat behind them. This song is a good change of pace compared to the your typical shoot, bang, and kill record. St Joe Louis is a great name. It sounds like a new type of wing sauce that I’d try. I definitely appreciate this type of Hip Hop. This is what earned St Joe Louis his spot.

Stryfe – Stryfe can definitely command a beat and you can’t help but notice his powerful voice. Some artist who have many faults and carry a great voice, can get away with a lot of their faults cause their voice allows them to. Stryfe has more than just a great voice. He basically has so much control of the beat he can pick his own spots to pause rather than feel forced by the beat to do so. If he keeps working on his craft and study’s the greats he just might be a diamond in the rough. Some people don’t realize what they have and some don’t realize what they lack. Stryfe has a mountain of potential if he can put certain things together. His song stood out instantly when we heard his submission. This is what earned Stryfe his spot.

Vibes – The first thing I noticed about Vibes was that he had an official song with Royce 5′9 and actually didn’t sound out of place. Vibes can put words together and at times command the beat as if its so routine. His rhymes and music sound like they belong on any true Hip Hop mixtape. He rhymes intense and the quality in his music all around is noticeable right away. Let me just mention that at this point right now Vibes is already a dope MC. I wouldn’t call this criticism more like a suggestion to the kid. He should continue to progress with his song making and delivery with no problem. If he puts it together to where he’s landing some serious quotables there’s no telling how big he can get. I traded emails back and forth with every rapper or their manager for this project. Vibes was by bar the best communicator out of all. Networking is such a big thing for an artist to succeed these days. Vibes has talent, professionalism and grind. These are 3 things that are essential for up and coming artist to use to gain recognition. This is what earned Vibes his spot.

If you are interested in being on the next Big Break Mixtape email BigBreakMixtape@gmail.com and submit your music. Take a chance in earning your spot as well! – Nino Bless

DOWNLOAD: Big Break Mixtape v.1 (Mixed by DJ Lennox) | Mediafire

Back in mid-September we presented ya’ll up and coming emcees with a chance to get heard. Those looking to submit, have until Friday…

There were many submissions across the board from all over the world. Some were surprisingly great, some who should re-think their career & others who showed glimpses of potential but at the moment we didn’t think were potent enough. The winners will be announced the day the mixtape is released along with a write up of why we thought each individual deserved to be picked. The mixtape right now is very official and we have many established artist contributing as well. Thank you to all the artist who submitted their material. If you didn’t get a response don’t sweat it. You’ll have your chance as 2 more volumes are coming out. You’ll get your shot to shine. All artist have until this Friday to make their final submissions. We have a few surprises for the tape at the moment so stay tuned. We extended the deadline due to a few nice surprises. We were surprised to see the talent that was available out there. I want to thank all the artist both established and up and coming who are pushing this project forward as well as Shake & all the other websites/ promotional outlets supporting.

PREVIOUS: 2dbz x Nino Bless x You?

Last week, Slimm passed me the latest Wrap Up mix. But due to my mental break down I was unable to post it. So this week we come bearing two (2)dope mixes! Volume 8 features music from Rakim, Lupe Fiasco, Young Buck, Get Busy Committee, Add-2, Nas, Drake, Kanye West, Consequence and more. While volume 9 features new music from Chace Infinite, Crooked I, Royce Da 5′9″, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Freeway, KiD CuDi, Guilty Simpson, QuESt, etc.

Tracklist(s) + Download link(s) after the jump…

01 Intro / Daz Dillinger – Life Stages
02 Freck Billionaire – 30 Bars
03 Rakim – Holy R U
04 Trife – Respectfully f. Ghostface
05 Trife – Project Leaders f. Freeway & Termanology
06 Lupe Fiasco – For My Niggas
07 Pharrell – Despicable Me
08 Rapsody – Shine
09 Planet Asia – Freestyle
10 Termanology – Blackberry
11 Red Cafe – Them Lips f. Ray Lavender
12 Young Buck – Pullin Me Back
13 Bobby Creekwater – Hello World
14 Get Busy Committee – No Time to Speak
15 DJ Slimm – Interlude
16 Nappy Roots – 123
17 Nato – Irrelevant f. Naledge
18 Georgia Anne Muldrow – King’s Ballad
19 LiveSoul – Statik Free (prod. DJ Slimm)
20 Grafh – Bring the Goons Out (rmx) f. Sheek Louch
21 Add-2 – School Daze
22 Beastie Boys – Too Many Rappers f. Nas
23 Hell Razah & Killah Priest – Freestyle
24 Major League – Never Back Down f. Freeway
25 DJ JS-1 – Ridiculous (rmx) f. Masta Ace, OC & Pharoahe Monch
26 K. Sparks – Abstract Jazz
27 Finale – It’s Mine
28 Mayer Hawthorne – Maybe So
29 Consequence – Whatever U Want f. Kanye West & John Legend
30 Jamie Foxx – Digital Girl (rmx) f. Kanye West, Drake & The-Dream
31 DJ Slimm – Interlude
32 Georgia Anne Muldrow – Roses pt.2

DOWNLOAD: 2DopeBoyz Presents: The Wrap Up v.8 (Mixed by DJ Slimm) | Stream

01 – DJ Slimm – Intro
02 – Chace Infinite – Hostile Gospel
03 DJ Honda – Magnetic Artz f. Mos Def
04 XV – In Due Time
05 – Melo-X – Highest
06 QuESt – LavishLuxuriously
07 Warren G – Swagger Rich f. Snoop Dogg
08 ESSO – Girlfriend
09 The Cool Kids – Jump Rope
10 Fat Joe – Aloha
11 Crooked I – 8-11
12 Fresh Daily – Untucked Nunchucks (prod. Ski & Apple Juice Kid)
13 Maino – BK BK BK
14 Royce Da 5′9″ – 8-11
15 Crooked I – 8-11 pt.2
16 Rick Ross – Maybach Music 2.5 f. Pusha T & Fabolous
17 Lil Cease – Take It
18 2Pac – If There’s a Cure f. Snoop Dogg
19 Fresh Daily – Hangin Out f. P.So & Print
20 J. Cole – Lights Please
21 PreZZure – A Good Album On a Bad Day
22 Joe Scudda – Trunk Rattle
23 Freeway – Grindin’
24 Jay-Z – Run This Town f. Kanye West & Rihanna
25 Fierce Villain (Dyme Def) – Big Deal
26 Fortilive – Goin Thru It (prod. Illmind)
27 KiD CuDi – Call Me Moon Man
28 Guilty Simpson – Coroner Music (prod. Madlib)
29 Brainstorm (Dyme Def) – Bang It Out Freestyle
30 K. Sparks – Let Me Fly
31 Soul Khan – Brown Bag Flava f. Big Chief
32 Young Buck – Bury Me Alive
33 The Nice Guys – Move a Mountain
34 Marky – The Antidote
35 Gerald Walker – Nothin’ But a Hero (rmx)
36 Kyle Lucas – After the Show f. PreZZure & Izrael

DOWNLOAD: 2DopeBoyz Presents: The Wrap Up v.9 (Mixed by DJ Slimm) | Stream

So I originally started this series a month ago and ended up missing not being able to post each week since haha. Talk about a FAIL right? Anyways… Marco Polo Mondays will be a weekly feature I run; showcasing the talent from the Canadian producer. New, old, unreleased, etc. And myself and Marco are gonna make sure there’s no more mishaps from here on out. The first installment featured a joint off Pumpkinhead’s Orange Moon Over Brooklyn featuring (the big homie) Archrival. Now it’s time for a cut off Marco’s debut album, Canned Goods (2005), which features Skoob (of Das Efx).

DOWNLOAD: Marco Polo – How I Get Down f. Skoob | Mediafire

And if you haven’t already… cop that Double Barrel album. One of the dopest releases of 2009 so far!

After a few leaks, it’s time to unleash the full project from B/A & Yung Nate; presented by your favorite dopeboyz on the internets and your favorite rappers favorite clothing line.

Deal with No Deal, the album, provides insight on B/A and Yung Nate via their music and real life lyricism. Also, since they undergo different struggles as unsigned artist and in life; it is likewise they do not adapt to one solid genre of music. It’s through a combination of style and originality they provide their own unique sound as seen in the previous releases of 2DopeBoyz Intro, Ride Out (On it), MegaStar, and Never Get Me.

Tracklist + Download link after the jump…

DOWNLOAD: B/A & Yung Nate – Deal With No Deal | Mediafire

A little late on this week’s Wrap Up as I couldn’t get to labeling and setting up the post until now (add that to the fact that Slimm sent it 2 days late haha). Don’t worry though, we’re working the kinks out and will be dropping them on Mondays like planned within the weeks to come. Anyways, for those that haven’t caught on after a month… it’s a weekly mix we will be running that features (2)dope music that has been posted the week prior. A catch up of sorts, incase ya’ll missed something. This week we’ve got new music from Slaughterhouse, 50 Cent, El Prez, Shawn Chrystopher, Jay Electronica, The Game, Rapper Big Pooh, Immortal Technique, Chino XL and much more.

01 B/A & Yung Nate – 2DopeBoyz Intro
02 The Kid Daytona – The Slide (prod. Ill Bomb)
03 Ca$his & Carlito Rossi – What Up f. Chamillionaire
04 Trife Diesel – War Scarz
05 50 Cent – Suicide Watch
06 50 Cent – Respect It Or Check It
07 Immortal Technique – In Time (rmx) f. Akir
08 Spaid – DLVNPRF (prod. Vitamin D)
09 Y.A. Majesty – Bigger Than Life
10 Grafh – Cold Blackhand f. Raekwon & Mr. Probz
11 Jay Electronica – Exhibit A
12 DJ Slimm – Interlude
13 Jay Electronica – Hagler (rmx) f. DJ Slimm
14 Rapper Big Pooh – Calling Me (prod. D.K.)
15 The Game – Better On the Otherside (MJ Tribute)
16 Sandman – Homicide
17 D.Julien – Baby It’s Over
18 50 Cent – I’m Paranoid
19 RK Family – Tom’s Diner
20 Add-2 – Tonight’s the Night
21 Slaughterhouse – Woodstock (Hood Hop) f. M.O.P.
22 DJ JS-1 – Murder f. Chino XL, Sean Price & Killah Priest
23 Michael Jackson – HIStory (J Dilla Remix)
24 P.W.T. – Displacement f. Crooked I
25 Mickey Factz – Flying Balloons (prod. Cookin’ Soul)
26 Lushlife – In Soft Focus
27 Sleep – Talk About It
28 El Prez & Shawn Chrystopher – Inglewood
29 50 Cent – Where You Are
30 The Very Best – Warm Heart Aftica (rmx)
31 SeDrew Price – The Truman Show

DOWNLOAD: 2DopeBoyz Presents: The Wrap Up v.5 (Mixed by DJ Slimm) | Podcast

And we’re back with the 4th installment of The Wrap Up series. Brought to you by 2DopeBoyz, GoodMuzik101 & DJ Slimm! For those still not hip to this shit… it’s a weekly mix we will be running that features (2)dope music that has been posted the week prior. A catch up of sorts, incase ya’ll missed something. Last week, we obliged to the requests and added a .zip and now I saw a request for “square” artwork; and since the dopehouse is for the dopeheads… I put something together. This week’s mix features music from the likes of AZ, Sean Price, Wale, Emilio Rojas, Young Chris, Freeway, Serius Jones, Krondon, Jay Rock, Nero, Nas, Masta Ace, Wu-Tang, KRS-One, Canibus and more.

Tracklist + Download link after the jump…

01 Dreamer (Hollyweerd) – Ordinary People f. B.o.B & Big Rube
02 Serius Jones – Phantoms
03 DJ Slimm – Who Did This Beat? (Interlude)
04 AZ – What Up f. Sheek Louch & Hell Rell
05 U-God – Wu-Tang f. Method Man
06 U-God – Stomp Da Roach f. GZA & Scotty Wotty
07 Diz Gibran – Dark End of the Street pt.1 [Verse 1]
08 Diz Gibran – Dark End of the Street pt.2 [Verse 2]
09 Serius Jones – Gotta Get It
10 The Jacka – What’s Your Sign f. Phil the Agony
11 Asher Roth – His Dream
12 Sean Price – RuckDown!
13 Self Scientific – Good Evening
14 Emilio Rojas – Nothing Like It
15 Young Chris – Last Two f. Freeway
16 Interlude
17 Krondon – For a Fee (prod. Alchemist)
18 Nipsey Hu$$le – Speak My Language
19 Sha Stimuli – Follow the Leader
20 Wale – Rain, Sleet, Snow
21 Lee Bannon – Volume f. Skyzoo, Sha Stimuli & Donny Goines
22 Wale – Wonder Why / BBAS – Uglyface
23 Alchemist & OhNo (Gangrene) – Under Siege
24 Busta Rhymes – Decision (Ted Smooth Remix)
25 Interlude
26 Mr. Probz – All Falls Down f. Grafh (prod. Focus)
27 Toki Wright – Ayo Freestyle
28 Convinced – Miss Memory pt.2
29 Nipsey Hu$$le – Gotta Make It
30 DJ K.O. – Start It Over (14kt Remix) f. Skyzoo, Emilio Rojas & Donny Goines
31 Jay Rock – Triumph Freestyle
32 Nero – Unbelievable
33 PH – Got To Have It
34 PH – Swordfish (prod. Marco Polo)
35 U-N-I – Lark On My Go-Kart (rmx)
36 Guilty Simpson – Feel It
37 Swizz Beatz – Be Worried f. Nas
38 DJ JS-1 – Ridiculous f. OC & Pharoahe Monch
39 Ryan Leslie – Something Like That
40 Shawn Chrystopher – Watching Me
41 dead prez – Refuse 2 Lose f. Chuck D & Avery Storm
42 Wu-Tang – Kill Too Hard f. Inspectah Deck, U-God & Masta Ace
43 DJ JS-1 – Clean & Present Danger f. KRS-One & Canibus
44 Killer Mike – My City

DOWNLOAD: 2DopeBoyz Presents: The Wrap Up v.4 (Mixed by DJ Slimm) [.zip]
BONUS: 2DopeBoyz Presents: The Wrap Up v.4 (Mixed by DJ Slimm) [single .mp3]

I hinted to this sometime last week on Twitter and damn near forgot to post (I blame the Customs fuckery, etc). It’s still Monday though, so were good. Anyways… Marco Polo Mondays will be a weekly feature I run; showcasing the talent from the Canadian producer. New, old, unreleased, etc. And for the first installment I decided to run with a track off Pumpkinhead’s 2005 release, Orange Moon Over Brooklyn, which was entirely produced by Marco.When I first heard this record I was caught up in the backward ass production (no, really haha) then Archrival came in and blew up the spot with his show stealing verse. That’s not to take away from any party involved as Swordfish is a (2)dope joint all around. If you haven’t already, cop that Double Barrel album and look out for Pumpkinhead PH’s upcoming mixtape, My Era (No Skinny Jeans Allowed).

DOWNLOAD: Pumpkinhead – Swordfish f. Archrival | Mediafire

As said last week, we’ll be teaming up with DJ Slimm to release a weekly wrap up podcast style mix (usually on a Monday, but I’m late haha). Sort of a catch up for folks, incase you missed something and whatnot. This week’s Wrap Up features new shit from Jay-Z, Self Scientific, Random Axe, Ghostface, AZ, El Prez, Big Boi, Stimuli, Mos Def and more. UPDATE: Slimm lived up to his side of our Shake-N-Bake partnership as he sent the wrong file in his state of elevation haha. Brought this back up to let ya’ll know the “real” mix has been added. Don’t sleep!

Tracklist + Download link after the jump…

01 Black Milk – About Me (Instrumental Break)
02 Bishop Lamont, Ras Kass, Xzibit, Mykestro & G Malone – Be Cool
03 Chace Infinite – Know It’s My Year (prod. DJ Khalil)
04 Jay-Z – D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)
05 Ghostface, AZ & Inspectah Deck – Hardbor Masters
06 Random Axe (Sean Price x Black Milk x Guilty Simpson) – Monster Babies
07 DulaMite, Sha Stimuli & Phene – Supreme
08 Misplaced – Total Recall
09 DJ Quik & Kurupt – 9x’s Outta 10
10 Rick Ross – Magnificent (rmx) f. Big Boi & Special Ed
11 Tona – Major (Lyve Remix)
12 J Dilla – Digi Dirt f. Phat Kat
13 Mos Def – Priority
14 Mos Def – Revelations
15 Mos Def – If You Can Huh U Can Hear
16 Mos Def – Universal Magnetic
17 El Prez – John Wilkes Booth
18 Interlude (prod. NR)
19 Mary J Blige – Do It Again f. T.I.
20 Mary J Blife – The One f. Drake
21 Mike Beck – Vroom f. N.O.R.E., Busta Rhymes & Spliff Starr
22 Co$$ & Shawn Jackson – L.A.’s Best
23 Naledge – Star Struck
24 The Cool Kids – Knocked Down
25 Outro

DOWNLOAD: 2DopeBoyz Presents: The Wrap Up v.2 (Mixed by DJ Slimm)

We’ve posted a couple tracks off this over the course of the last week, now it’s time to present (along with FakeShoreDrive & DJ Graffiti) the latest mixtape from Pugs Atomz. Featuring 16 tracks w/ guest spots from the likes of Finale, Astronote, 6th Sense, Ill Poetic, Sadat X and more.

It’s a pleasure to host this mixtape for Pugs, especially since we’re both representing the midwest and most importantly because I’m feeling every track on the mixtape. He got m thinking, ‘If the mixtape exclusives are this thorough, the album must be ridiculous!’ – DJ Graffiti

Tracklist + Download link after the jump…

DOWNLOAD: Pugs Atomz – Road 2 the Top

Roof Top the album drops June 16th on SoFlo Entertainment!