MED, Blu, and Madlib ft. MF Doom - "Bad Neighbor"

I really don't need to write anything to make you listen to this, right? Just look at the names on the title; it's certified. Word is that MF Doom's rhyme was written from the perspective of someone just inviting themselves into your home... when you aren't home. Wasn't expecting the chilled, funky vibe this one employs.

Word is this is taken from MED, Blu, and Madlib's Bad Neighbor album, which drops on October 30 and features a grip of great acts over 100% Madlib beats. You're welcome.

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A-Trak Breaks Down His DJ History on Juan Epstein

I'm not sure WHY, but this weekend I got deep into some Invisibl Skratch Piklz shit. Nothing truly prompted it, but I just had to relive some of those turntablism days. Of course it's after that that I heard that Q-Bert, D-Styles, and Shortkut linked back up to create the first ISP album in 20 years. Damn.

ANYWAYS, this made me dip back into A-Trak's appearance on Juan Epstein from a few weeks back. He goes ham on the history, letting you know how he got into shit, his favorite albums, how much he was making off of DJ records, and so much more. After you peep the podcast, check out the championship-winning set they played during this podcast after the jump.

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Apollo Brown ft. Westside Gunn & Planet Asia - "Triple Beams"

This is EXACTLY what I need for the fall. Something about those dusty samples (that remind me of Wu-Tang's "Tearz"). Taken from Apollo Brown's Grandeur (which drops on September 25), this one has me super open.

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Black Collar Biz ft. Silent Treatment - "Snakes In The Grass"

See, this is why I will always fuck with Black Collar Biz. There are SO MANY SHADY MOTHERFUCKERS out there, but if you don't keep your grass cut, you won't see them lurking. This collab with Silent Treatment has a throwback, back porch vibe to it; a bunch of old(er) heads trying to school new niggas to game.

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J-Live - "Feel This"

Damn, is it already new J-Live season?! I actually went through a number of his older cuts a few weeks ago, so getting "Feel This," the new single from his forthcoming album How Much Is Water? has me open. As per usual, Live drenches some fly intellect inside his hypnotic flows.

How Much Is Water? drops via Mortier Music on October 23.

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Black Mag - "Trust In You"

South Central's Black Mag (aka Black Men Are Gods) gets pretty damn heavy with the mental over this jazziness from P. Soul. This is one of those gems that I didn't know how to approach, and as it went on it totally bowled me over. "Niggas get on with no talent" is when I got hooked.

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Smokers Jacket Got Johnny Rebel to Mix Their New Tape, 'Playboy'

For the last seven years, Pugs Atomz and Awdazcate have created fire material as Smokers Jacket. If you're up for some material you can only smoke joints and sip fine cognac to, dig into DJ Johnny Rebel's Playboy mix, which finds the duo getting so damn grown over the span of 15 cuts.

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Hollywood FLOSS - "Ascension"

Houston's FLOSS says he took it easy on y'all, so it looks like he linked with Chris Rockaway to go full-on beast mode on the competition.

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Lyric Jones x DirtyDiggs - "Gems from the Cubicle" EP

The title of Lyric Jones' new DirtyDiggs-produced EP Gems from the Cubicle brought me back to that time before I got hired by Complex (aka three years ago) when I felt like I was murdering life while pushing paper for "The Man." Let this EP be the fuel you need to achieve your own dreams.

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Planet Asia ft. Del the Funky Homosapien - "The Champions"

Props to Planet Asia for digging into the vaults for some circa 2006 DJ Architect-produced heat alongside Del the Funky Homosapien.

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