5 Rappers You Don’t Know Yet

Beyond the Weezy-Yeezy-and-Jay-Z trio dominating the mainstream rap game, there are thousands of rappers who don’t get nearly enough exposure. The ones I’ve chosen below are all pretty chill songs with simple musical backdrops highlighting the intelligent lyrics.

My favorite from this list is Lowkey, a young rapper from London who uses rap as a tool to expose social injustice and political hypocrisy. In that sense, he is very similar to Immortal Technique.

• Download    Terrorist – Lowkey    (GET THIS)
• Download    Gas Pipes – Tum Tum
• Download    I Ain’t Turning Back – Thi’sl
• Download    Word Smith – Chino XL
• Download    All Good – The Warriors ATX

-Posted by Switch

Wiz Khalifa

With Wiz Khalifa producing new music almost every day it’s pretty hard to keep up. The guy is a music making machine. So I have decided to compile a Wiz Playlist for you to get your Wiz Fix.
Roll up, Light Up and enjoy the worlds most productive Stoner.

Starting from slightly older, I really enjoyed this song off Wiz’s ‘Flight School.’
Download    Wiz Khalifa – Material    (GET THIS)

More up to date, These are my favourite tracks off the newest Album “Rolling Papers.”
Download    Wiz Khalifa – Roll Up
Download    Wiz Khalifa – Cameras
Download    Wiz Khalifa feat. Curren$y – Rooftops

You might wonder why “No Sleep” isn’t there, but hold tight – All in due time. Anyways, here are some new Wiz Releases. My boy holding it up as usual.
Download    Wiz Khalifa feat. Qwes Kross – In the Night    (GET THIS)
Download    Wiz Khalifa feat. Chevy Woods and Neako – Reefer Party
And to finish, a song by Tinie Tempah featuring Wiz. I’m a huge fan of both these artists, and this song does not disappoint.
Download    Tinie Tempah feat. Wiz Khalifa – Till I’m Gone    (GET THIS)

-Posted by Spark

Old School Hip-hop

So to kick off the hip-hop section, I felt it would be a good idea to start at the beginning. Here are some dope throwback tracks straight out of the Old School.

Download    My Block – 2pac    (GET THIS)
Download    Put It On – Big L
Download    N.Y. State of Mind – Nas
Download    Definition – Black Star    (GET THIS)

And as a bonus, here I present to you Nas dissing the shit out of Jay Z, and the most chill Biggie mash-up I’ve heard. Enjoy.
Download    Ether – Nas
Download    Juicy – The Notorious B.I.G.
Download    A Juicy Intro (Ha! Yes Mash-up) – The Notorious B.I.G. vs The XX    (GET THIS)

-Posted by Spark

Kinetics and One Love

These guys are among the best rappers out there now. They don’t have any fake attitude or “I’m the shit” kind of lines. Instead, they deliver lyrics that tell a story, that have a meaning behind them.

FYI: they’re the ones who wrote the lyrics to Airplanes by B.O.B.

New:
Download   Happy Hour (Office Theme Remix) – Kinetics & One Love
Download   The High Line – Kinetics & One Love

Old:
Download   Sign Language – Kinetics & One Love (GET THIS)