Smooth Out to Penthouse Penthouse's "Besides EP"

Dem Atlas - Charle Brwn freEP

Cherub - 100 Bottle freEP

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Raz Fresco x ChillxWill - No Hookz FreEP

Ask me how two kids, one from Toronto and the other from Washington, were able to manifest some of the best parts of gritty early-90's New York hip-hop in a freEP.  I don't know, but if you don't believe me it would behoove you to download this excellent hip-hop refresher.

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The-Drum - Sense Net FreEP

BBU - bell hooks

Sponsored by Mishka, put out by Mad Decent.  Bandcamp here.  Their press release:

Epic, Illekt, Jasson Perez, and DJ Esquire are the creative force behind BBU (short for Bin Laden Blowin! Up or Black, Brown, and Ugly, depending on the day), and they’re committed to making socially conscious rap that doesn’t sacrifice an ounce of fun. Pulling sounds from all over, including the rap of their childhoods and also the rich juke culture of their home city, BBU have truly created a soundtrack to their artist-activist lifestyle. From the impetus behind the title (the nom de plume of feminist writer Gloria Jean Watkins, in case you ain’t knowin’) to the poem that opens the album, BBU aren’t afraid to speak their very unique minds. But these nimble wordsmiths make sure to keep the energy sky high across all of bell hooks.

Featuring beats by Stefan Ponce, Montana Macks, The Hood Internet, and more, bell hooks is packed to the brim with politics and personality, whether it be on the juking fringe anthem “Outlaw Culture”, 90s music paen “Kurt De La Rocha”, or the double time dense rhymes of “Cormega.” These 17 tracks have also got guest verses from Das Racist, GLC, and the whole thing is mixed by DJ Benzi. It’s a thrillingly unique rap release that sets the bar high this early in the year.

Brother Ali, "Shine On feat. Nikki Jean"

The visuals to one of the songs off the excellent and free EP, Bite Marked Heart.

Brother Ali - The Bite Marked Heart freEP

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Artwork by Minnehappiness native, Eric Inkala

Sims x Lazerbeak - Wildlife freEP

Illuminous Free volume one

Illuminous Free volume one

Check out Illuminous 3's site for producer interviews including a peak into P.O.S.'s lab.

Last Word x Fabolous, "What Girls Like? (B-Rock's Can't Deny blend)"

Last Word x Fabolous - What Girls Like (B-Rock's Can't Deny blend) by DJ B-Rock

Go get Last Word's fantastic moombahton Showtime freEP over at the Get Cryphy blog.

Greg Grease - The Giving Tree freEP

The Giving Tree by Greg Grease

Greg Grease - The Giving Tree freEP (download)

Introducing The Weeknd

The Weeknd - House Of Balloons by The_Weeknd

Take the sultry, baby-making swooning and electronica influences of Gayngs, strip down some vocals, add some Kid Cudi-esque rapping with a healthy helping of drugs and swag. I'm calling this the Nu R&B.

Follow soundcloud for individual tracks and streaming and follow the jump to download the album.

Audible Doctor - The Spread EP

Audible Doctor - The Spread EP

Mux Mool - Drum EP 2

Grab it here with a donation as low as $free.99

Joell Ortiz - Farewell Summer freEP

This takes the cake for the best freEP that's come out this year. Ortiz kills each bar including all 100 on the Audible Doctor-produced "Battle Cry" Audible Doctor's excellent Crackers EP). Be sure to peep "So Wrong" that features three of my favorite emcees: Talib Kweli, Brother Ali and Jean Grae.

01. Intro
02. Murder (Prod. by Statik Selektah)
03. Battle Cry (Prod. by The Audible Doctor)
04. Sing Like Bilal (Remix) (feat. Sheek Louch) (Prod. by DJ Premier)
05. So Wrong (feat. Talib Kweli, Brother Ali & Jean Grae) (Prod. by Frank Dukes)
06. Farewell Summer (Prod. by Don Cannon)

Joell Ortiz - Farewell Summer

Yellow Ostrich - Fade Cave freEP

Here's some Sunday, dog-days-o-summer, chillout music for you. Let the ethereal vocals and chunky, loping beats set you adrift. More lazy EP's can be found on their bandcamp site.

Yellow Ostrich - Fade Cave EP

Beat BBQ 2010 - Free Tape

BEAT BBQ 2010 FREE TAPE by olski

The fine folks at Melting Pot Music bring you a collection of beats by their talented featured producers. But you guys already know about Suff Daddy.

Prof in "Kaiser Van Powderhorn 2"

Download it for free straight from the Stophouse website. While you're there, pick up your tix for the April 9th show and get a free physical copy of the album at the show.

The Audible Doctor, "Crackers EP Vol. 1"

The Audible Doctor, part of the Fat Beats hip-hop supergroup Brown Bag Allstars, has blessed the hip-hop community with a freEP. Judging from the title, it sounds like there's more heat to come! While you're at it, you definitely need to check out his Brownies album. If you thought that you've heard James Brown flipped every way imaginable... think again. In the field of instrumental albums it's in the same league as Donuts, f'real.

The Audible Doctor, Crackers EP Vol. 1