On October 8th… El-P, Yak Ballz, B. Dolan, Chauncey CC, The Mighty Quinn & (special guest) Sage Francis are coming to your town (if you live in Portland, ME) to rap on a stage. Then they are hitting Providence, RI on the 9th and Allston, MA on the 10th.

On September 1st, Def Jux will be releasing the latest installment of their Definitive Jux Presents compilation series. If you haven’t been paying attention over the years, we’re on volume 4. With that said, here’s the 1st and 2nd leaks. One being a Weathermen track featuring Aesop Rock, Cage & El-P (apologies for the promo tags, I’m working on getting it without); the other being a solo effort from Yak Ballz. The latter also serving as the title track from Yak’s upcoming album, dropping later this year. Hit the jump for full artwork on both…

DOWNLOAD: Aesop Rock, Cage & El-P – Possible Kidnapping [Tags] | Mediafire
BONUS: Yak Ballz – Gas Galaxy | Mediafire

El-P puts his twist on the Brooklyn outfit’s funk. Even if you’ve heard Chin Chin before, you haven’t heard them like this. Def Jux’d the fuck out! And while you’re being sonically transported to the dark side of Atlanta be sure to vote for Chin Chin’s Go There With You video on MTVu’s Freshman Countdown. Shouts to the homegirl Katy!

DOWNLOAD: Chin Chin – GG & the Boys (El-P Remix) | Mediafire

Before I head out to grab some lunch I wanted to drop this new Cage record off that Pitchfork premiered earlier today (shouts to P&P for the heads up). He hasn’t dropped an album since 2005’s Hell’s Winter but he hasn’t lost a step in his evolution in my opinion. This record (reportedly a response to a dead friend) is exactly where I hoped he would progress into music wise. Instead of my rants though, here’s what Pitchfork had to say…

Cage isn’t rapping about scalping motherfuckers anymore, and he’s lost a certain devil-may-care shock-rap joyousness in his transition to freaked-out adulthood. But “Nothing Left to Say” still drips with catharsis, partly because of Cage’s own spittle-flecked intensity but mostly because of El-P’s beat, which starts out as an ominous synth-tone wobble and turns into a disorienting industrial clatter. If and when Shia LaBoeuf ever gets around to making that Cage biopic he’s been kicking around for a while, this one might soundtrack some sort of hitting-rock-bottom montage.

DOWNLOAD: Cage – Nothing Left to Say (prod. El-P)

Depart From Me is set to drop June 29th on Def Jux and according to Cage’s MySpace we’ll be getting an EP and more soon as well! UPDATE: Apparently Pitchfork messed up and uploaded the wrong record! I’ve uploaded the correct song now! The joint I had up prior is called I Never Knew You. So if you grabbed that, consider yourself lucky. You now have two new Cage joints haha.

The former Company Flow HYTIC turned Def Jux CEO talks to URB Magazine about the first time he didn’t get booed off stage. Then the thing gets a little NSFW-ish around the 1:45 mark. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. SHAKE UPDATE: Since Meka isn’t as inclined to the underground hip hop scene he forgot to mention the best part of this video… the new Cage LP is coming!

Aesop Rock discusses being on tour and the upcoming Weathernman album. Aesop Rock, Cage, El-P, Breezly Brewin, Tame One, Yak Ballz, Camu Tao (R.I.P.) on one LP? Hell yes! I remember bumping the shit out any and everything Def Jux, Weatherman circa 2001(ish). I still wish Copywrite didn’t have a fall out with them though, he used to slay his verses. Still does, just not with the crew I remember him with. Dah well, thanks for this Linda. Speaking of Ace Rizzle, hit the jump for a dope little project put together by The Hood Internet.

Tobacco (of Black Moth Super Rainbow) has a new album called Fucked Up Friends dropping on Anticon in two weeks. Aesop Rock is on the track “Dirt,” so not only does he appear on the Hood remix of said track, we’ve also made this whole mini-mixtape (technically a compilation since the songs don’t mix into each other) of Tobacco and Aesop with some other special guest
appearances.

1. Little Pink Getaway Car (feat. Cage, Breeze Brewin)
2. Hairy Candy at 11:35 (feat. Mr. Lif)
3. Coffee Hawker (feat. John Darnielle)
4. Dirt RMX (feat. Zaid Maxwell)
5. Lime Eaters (feat. Camp Lo)
6. Dark Pink Goo (feat. Rob Sonic)
7. We’re Backwoods Famous (feat. El-P)

DOWNLOAD: The Hood Internet vs Tobacco & Aesop Rock

Title track of Vorudl Mega’s upcoimng solo effort, Megagraphitti. With the LP dropping August 19th, there will be production from El-P, Bronze Navareth & Sid Roams. There will also be two Can Ox cuts so we got some stuff to look forward to for sure!

One of the great producers in the indie scene remixed Kidz in the Hall’s single, Drivin’ Down the Block. I checked the sample he posted on his OKP Blog and was waiting on the full version. Thanks to Mr. Marcus, it’s here! Also, the Kidz debuted at #6 on TRL. That’s big business! Be sure to vote.

DOWNLOAD: Kidz in the Hall – Drivin’ Down the Block (El-P Remix)
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