CunninLynguists - A Peice Of Strange (2005)

1: Where Will You Be?
2: Since When?
3: Nothing To Give
4: Caved In (Ft. Cee-Lo Green)
5: Hourglass
6: Beautiful Girl
7: Inhale
8: Brain Cell
9: America Loves Gangsters
10: Never Know Why (Ft. Immortal Technique)
11: The Gates
12: Damnation
13: Hellfire
14: Remember Me (Abstract Reality)
15: What'll You Do?
16: The Light

More awesome-ness in the form of hip hop, this time from The CunninLynguists (awful name, but dont let that put you off)... Quite laid back, but head boppin' beats and smooth flows, and a nice album to blaze one up to. Features guest appearences by the likes of Cee-Lo Green, and one of our most favourite humans ever - Immortal Technique, so you know you should blag this just because he's on it... Most of the album has that kind of 'put yr feet up' vibe going on, but theres a couple of more energetic jumpers on here, like (my fave) 'Hellfire' - based on cut up loops from The Crazy World of Arthur Browns classic rock song 'Fire'... Another great hip hop record you may have passed over, so nows yr time to ch-ch-check it out...

Dave Heroes says: Its Sunday, burn one up and play this as the rain falls outside... Hmmm, yo, most satisfying.

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?eu6ztejrj3m9jhe

KRS-One - U Must Learn UK (2006)

1: U Must Learn UK
2: U Must Learn (Instrumental)

The legendary KRS-One returns with a new version of his classic You Must Learn, only this time he's teaming up with UK hip hoppers MCD, Paradise, and one of the greatest ever UK MCs, and a firm favourite in these parts - Skinnyman! A great introduction to some of the best, and most politically/socially aware MCs from both sides of the Atlanic, doing what they do best. The B-side to this release is an instrumental version, so you can play kareokee with yr mates if you fancy it?

Dave Heroes says: Expect a lot more releases by these guys to appear on these pages in the near future...

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?cb6qnrb1ow35jj1

The Coup - Pick A Bigger Weapon CD (2006)

1: "Bullets and Love (Introduction)"
2: "We Are the Ones"
3: "Laugh/Love/Fuck"
4: "My Favorite Mutiny" (featuring Black Thought and Talib Kweli)
5: "IJustWannaLayAroundAllDayInBedWithYou"
6: "Head (of State)"
7: "ShoYoAss"
8: "Yes 'Em to Death"
9: "Ass-Breath Killers"
10: "Get That Monkey off Your Back"
11: "MindFuck (A New Equation)"
12: "Two Enthusiastic Thumbs Down"
13: "I Love Boosters!"
14: "Tiffany Hall"
15: "BabyLet'sHaveABabyBeforeBushDoSomethin'Crazy" (featuring Sylk-E. Fyne)
16: "Captain Sterling's Little Problem" (featuring Tom Morello)
17: "The Stand"

I love The Coup. Its like, part nerdy guy, part angry ass-political activist, and part laid back cool muthafucker. Not sticking to the basic cut n paste hip hop genre, The Coup mix up things, and experiment with the sound, making it a joy to listen to each track, unlike alot of monotonous generic hip hop. Social & political observations, mixed with a good dose of humour and personality, and uplifting beats that even a white boy could dance to. This album is just busting with classics, from the head bopping floor-packing Laugh/Love/Fuck - "I'm here to Laugh Love Fuck & Liquor, and help the damn Revolution come quicker", and My Favourite Mutiny - "The governments of the world are shark infested, they got their own weaponry like Charlton Heston" to laid back, red-eyed and funky "I Just Wanna Lay Around All Day In Bed With You" and "Baby, Lets Have A Baby Before Bush Do Something Crazy".
If you like your hip hop with a bit of something extra special, lyrics that actually have something relevant to say, and still be FUN to listen to, then this my friend, is the record for you... Dont delay things anymore, get it and you won't regret it...

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?c63k9a9clnte4cu

Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Vol.2 CD (2003)

1: "Revolutionary Intro" (feat. Mumia Abu-Jamal)
2: "The Point of No Return"
3: "Peruvian Cocaine" (feat. Pumpkinhead, Diabolic, Tonedeff, Poison Pen, Loucipher, C-Rayz Walz)
4: "Harlem Streets"
5: "Obnoxious"
6: "The Message and the Money"
7: "Industrial Revolution"
8: "Crossing the Boundary"
9: "Sierra Maestra"
10: "The 4th Branch"
11: "Internally Bleeding"
12: "Homeland and Hip Hop" (feat. Mumia Abu-Jamal)
13: "The Cause of Death"
14: "Freedom of Speech"
15: "Leaving the Past"
16: "Truth's Razors"
17: "You Never Know" (feat. Jean Grae)
18: "One" (remix) (feat. Akir)

This is EXACTLY what we want from our hip hop. One of the finest rap albums ever, offensive, humourous, political, conspiracy tinged & and down-right cool as fuck. All the tracks on this album are killers, but the real stand out ones (for me at least) are Peruvian Cocaine - which tells the story of fucked up the coke trade is, You Never Know - a heart breaking tale of falling in love with someone who is dying, The Cause of Death - which is about the Sept 11th attacks, and the raw & in-yer-face Obnoxious. Infact, its hard, they're all fucking great. Great beats, great ryhmes, just get it, ok?

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?jydp70qg8110bkt