Mario Dones - "At The End"

Anytime anyone rips this sample, I go ham.

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Mario Dones ft. Nick Pratt & Slo-Mo "Antartica"

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[video] Mario Dones "New School"

PURCHASE Mario Dones "New School"

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Mario Dones "Fuck Banks"

Crazy world. Especially as a parent, you fucking need money, dog. No escaping it. I wish I could live without the need to utilize banks or other institutions, but right now my money is too funny to work outside of the mainstream. Trying to make moves to make a better life for me and mines, and I might just go ahead and cop a safe to stack chips. Like where Mario is headed with this one. Check his views on the theme on this second single from California Dreaming. Can't wait for you guys to hear more from that - dude's not playing around! If you missed it, be sure to check out "Made".

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Mario Dones "Made"

Got a thing for classic samples. Once I got this one and hit play, I knew it'd be an instant favorite, and Mario Dones did this one JUSTICE! The Pittsburgh spitter tells his tale of being a young G, showing what he's been through to make him the man that he is today. He kicks that real shit, tales from a dude that's turned into a grown ass man and isn't about bullshitting. This is the first single from California Dreaming, which he's dropping in August. Anthem for those who have lived life and learned from it.

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FiF

Why yes, it's definitely been five years since I first started rockthedub (back when I still had a "blogspot.com" attached). It's been a wild journey - I went from needing a spot to let some of my unpublished interviews and reviews breathe, and turned into a destination for heads who want a different take on the normal shit you find on music blogs. As we always do around this time, I felt like I needed to drop a special compilation, and tried to assemble a load of previously -unreleased/exclusive material, so on this project you'll find new shit from Brown Bag AllStars, Zilla Rocca, Curly Castro, Elucid, Scripts N Screwz, Pugs Atomz & DJ Vadim, The Two. Fifteens, Whygee, an exclusive remix of a J NiCS track from Numonics, two DJ Nappy refixes, Mario Dones, Rickie Jacobs with Artic, and plenty more tracks.

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I also got a grip of tracks that didn't fit the 80 minute length I place on my compilations, so here's a batch of Bonus Beats featuring heat from JSWISS, Elucid, Deal - The Villain, E Dot Dizzy, SUICIDER, R.O.E., Triple J, Stealth, Kenny Kenny and others.

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That's a total of 34 tracks, for free. Not a number that's divided by five evenly... sue me. Big up to EVERY artist who sent me a track for this, or ever sent anything my way, as well as any head who has visited the site in the past five years. I do this for all of you. Shouts to my wife and my family for holding me down. I hope you enjoy this compilation, and help us celebrate our first five years. Thanks again!

EDIT I wanted to big up all of the blogs who've shown FiF love:

2 Dope Boyz | Passion of the Weiss | Knuckle Rumbler | Flawless Hustle | Audible Hype | Dot Got It | The Grind Daily | The Mad Bloggers | TRU | Boo Goo Doo Boom | Banana Clipse | Rickie Jacobs | Donwill | AWKWORD World View | Clap Cowards | Know The Ledge | YNotMyDream | Fly Definition | DEF!NITION OF FRESH | GYMRblog (if I missed your site, let me know!)

Thanks for your continued support. And big up to everyone sending well wishes to @khal via twitter! Loving the love! Share http://bit.ly/RTDFiF with your people. Appreciate that. Back to your regularly scheduled posts tomorrow.

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The Sole Vibe Leaks Two New Jawns

These niggas thinking they just gonna leak two tracks at one time? I hope ya dog dies!

AV "The Quiet" (prod. by Nice Rec): Wow. This is one of those tracks that has such an odd beat to it, once you hear it actually drop and get a groove going, you almost HAVE to rewind the damn thing. You might not be up on AV, so this track might be the shit you will need to decipher and let soak in, you smell me? And any Salute Your Shorts reference is A-OK with me.

Mario Dones ft. Kam Moye "What More Could You Want?" (prod. by Keelay & Zaire): With a dope feature and a dope beat from some dope producers, how much more dope do you want, smackhead!? See what I did there? Anyways, this futuristic thump comes courtesy of Kee & Z, while Dones and Moye ride it perfectly. Surfin’ ass rappers. Realistically, there’s not much more you could want. Well, the video could have Amber Rose dancing… real slow. In those leggings. #swoon

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[video] The Sole Vibe "Self Centered"/"Ring To It"

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The Sole Vibe Presents One to Grow On

Here's a grip of (mostly) new material from the boy Mario Dones and the one like AV. This is done by design, showcasing whatagwanzon with these two, over beats by Keelay & Zaire, DJ Whooligan and more, with features from Kam Moye, Slo-Mo and all. Enjoy that. Take it and put it in your pocket. Or, on the iPod in your pocket. Love that.

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The Movement Vol. 2

IT'S FINALLY HERE. The new mixtape "The Movement Vol. 2" from JENESIS Magazine in conjunction with Rocksmith, YNotMyDream, The Hip Hop Update, and The 9 Elements. Mixtape is mixed and hosted by DJ Bonics. Features include Mario Dones & AV, Boaz, Mac Miller, Dom Kennedy, Aleon Craft, TiRon, Neako, King Mez and more.

The mixtape contains some new exclusive material, along with some joints that were just recently released as we were putting it together. All in all, it’s a solid mixtape of GREAT up & comers that you should definitely check for.

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Mario Dones "Pastries"

Mario Dones "Pastries" (prod. by Nice Rec): Nigga going ham over some lounge music? Lovin' it! This is taken from One To Grow On, a project dropping mid-August. Nothing too weighty here, just a nigga going ham over some lounge music on a nice day. The Soul Vibe might leak another track, so keep it locked!

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Mario Dones "Ring To It"

Mario Dones "Ring To It" (prod. by Keelay & Zaire): This cut is taken from The Sole Vibe's One To Grow On, which drops sometime this summer. Expect a video for this laid-back jam sometime in June. Kee & Zee ain't stoppin'!

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Mario Dones "Easy Street"

Mario Dones "Easy Street" (prod. by Lazy J): Damn, any friend of Kee & Zee's is a friend of mine, and this Lazy J- produced shit... wow. That beat? Too intense - right up my alley. I'll be rockin' to this one all Spring. Dones reps Pittsburgh, and is trying to get his shit heard outside of that city. Making excellent Hip-Hop like this is pretty much a given. Really visual with his words, flows really nice over this one, as well. I could listen to him going in like this all day. Enjoy.

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