The Athletic Mic League‘s 2011 Giants of the Jungle has been re-worked and re-released. Check the 13 tracks from the collective of Buff1 (aka Jamall Bufford), 14KT, Trés Styles, Vaughan T, Vital, Grand Champ, and DJ Haircut (aka Mayer Hawthorne).
I’ve leaked a couple of his singles, and here’s the full length producer compilation by Small Professor. Listen to it below, and head over to iTunes and grab the project. It’s dope!
Here’s a joint that 14KT let go on his Soundcloud page a few days ago from his old group, Athletic Mic League.
The Athletic Mic League was a collective of six emcees that came together while still attending high school in Ann Arbor, MI. Known then as the Anonymous Clique, Buff1, 14KT, Grand Champ, Texture, Tres Styles and Vital joined forces with DJ Haircut (aka Mayer Hawthorne) to form the Athletic Mic League. Disbanding a few years back, their latest project Jungle Gym Jungle is available on iTunes. Below is an unreleased video from back in 2004. Enjoy.
I’ve had this sitting in my email box marked as “read” for about a week or so, and am finally getting around to getting it to you. You can grab it by heading over to this site and putting down your email address. Check a preview I’ve uploaded below, and if you don’t know, here’s a little about Dennis Coffey:
Dennis Coffey’s music has represented the heartbeat of Detroit since the ‘60s, running a thread through the city’s soul, funk and disco classics and, later, through hip hop thanks to a clutch of seminal Coffey breaks. The Detroit connection loomed large on Coffey’s latest self-titled album with a handful of classic Motor City songs and guest appearances from local heroes Mayer Hawthorne, Mick Collins (The Dirtbombs) and more. Coffey and Strut now take the link a step further, enlisting a vibrant array of talent from the city’s rich electronic and hip hop community for a remix collection of tracks from the album. We assembled some of the most talented artists from the Detroit area, all influenced by Coffey’s work, for a collection of reinterpretations and remixes of his new tracks. Just some more top quality Motor City funk for your listening enjoyment.
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1. 7th Galaxy feat. Jamall Bufford (14 KT remix)
2. I Bet You (version) (DeepSeeSoundSyetem mix)
3. All Your Goodies Are Gone feat. Mayer Hawthorne (Shigeto remix)
4. Plutonius (Recloose Re-Dub) Cuts by DJ CXL
5. Imported From Detroit (Magestik Legend, Produced by Astronote) made from samples of Knockabout
6. Miss Millie feat. Kings Go Forth (Dabrye’s Synthesized mix)
7. Space Traveller (Nick Speed remix)
8. Only Good For Ectomorph (Ectomorph appears courtesy of Interdimensional Transmissions)
Crown Royale is Buff1 and DJ Rhettmatic, if you didn’t know. This one is featuring Eric Bobo of Cypress Hill. Directed by Ryan Palmieri & Andrew Kligier.
Newness from the secretive collective (Magestik Legend and Buff1).
He’s leaked 4 singles over the last 2 weeks, and the project is finally here. Check the image below for all of the features. I’m sure this doesn’t disappoint. Download it below!
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I was deciding whether I was going to leak these songs at different times or not, and just decided to give you both of them at once. If you’re not familiar with Astronote, you should be. These two songs feature Buff1 and Magestik Legend.
Hailing from Paris, France, producer Astronote is quickly becoming one of the most respected new producers in Hip-Hop. The newest member of the A-Side Worldwide roster, Astronote is easily one of the most well rounded producers we’ve come across, with the ability to turn out top notch Hip-Hop, R&B, Funk, Soul & Pop tracks with or without samples. Having already built a resume that includes working with notable artists such as Talib Kweli, Buff1, Invincible, Donwill of Tanya Morgan, Joell Ortiz, Guilty Simpson and Mayer Hawthorne, Astronote is poised to take his own place in the game.
Astronote ft. Magestik “Big Trouble Little China” download
Astronote ft. Buff1 “Stellar” download
This track actually was released back in 09, but some files were lost and they recently redid it. Peep
Here’s the first official single from Rubyhornet’s Closed Sessions series. You can buy this song on iTunes right now. Track produced by DJ Babu
“But you never would’ve guessed that this was done in Texas…”
The line above from Buff1 catches me every time, and sums up so much about Closed Sessions: ATX (in-stores 3.15.11). That’s why this song is called “Theme Music” and it is the first official single from the album. Similar to “The Roadhouse”, which we leaked last week, “Theme Music” is produced by DJ Babu of The Beat Junkie’s/Dilated Peoples and features three emcees from different states murdering every bar. The song is a statement on the moment in which it was recorded as Fashawn kicks it off by kicking out the weak before advising “you should get out of your seats, it’s about to go down.” The former XXL Freshmen is followed up by Buff1 straight from Ann Arbor, Michigan, while Chicago’s Scheme finishes off the track.
