mixed by Trackstar the DJ @djtrackstar 

hosted by Big Rube @BigRube 
presented by Devil's Pie, Smoking Section, 2DopeBoyz and Maurice Garland
DOWNLOAD TRACKED OUT VERSION HERE: 
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Release date: May 9, 2012 
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House Shoes is getting down for his right now. His debut album Let It Go is due June 19th, after spending a couple decades DJing, producing, and pressing releases for Detroit-area heavyweights. It's a debut album, but not by a new jack trying to make a name for himself. Featuring artists like Big Tone, Moe Dirdee, [...]

ANOTHER sad day in Hip-Hop, and in music as a whole. Cancer is a motherfucker.

Our best wishes go out to the Yauch family as Adam announced that he has been diagnosed with Cancer. Get Well Soon!!!
The sophmore album from The Beastie Boys, Paul's Boutique, turned 20 on July 25th. 
psychology celebrates with the millions of Beastie [...]

Recorded Live @ 720 Records, Pittsburgh. Played some of my favorite Herbie Hancock joints to celebrate his 72nd Birthday. Unrehearsed, raw and uncut. Just me having some fun. Enjoy! peace, love and great music! -BusCrates
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I had to do a mega post here of one of my favorite new artists/MCs Shaz Illyork. Hailing from Queens, New York, Shaz has dropped 4 mixtapes in the past year, and has just dropped another for 2012. Dude is puttin’ in major work.

A beautiful mix by crate legend Gilles Peterson. Happy birthday Gil. You may be gone, but your spirit lives strong.
RIP Gil Scott-Heron (1st April 1949 – 27th May 2011)
01. Gil Scott Heron — Offering (Midnight Band – The First Minute Of A New Day, 1974) Flying Dutchman 
02. Gil Scott-Heron — Essex (From South Africa To [...]

Beautiful Swimmers from Washington D.C. present a brilliant tribute mix to Don Cherry, the multi-instrumentalist best known for playing the cornet & pocket trumpet with the likes of John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman. Whether this is an introduction to his vast catalogue of “world” jazz recordings or just a new way of hearing some of [...]

Slum Village – The Dirty Slums (Mixtape)
Slum Village seems to be one of those groups that's more like an institution at this point, where members come and go (RIP to the deceased) and new variations emerge. Somehow, the sound and vibe always remain, no matter the transitions. Pretty remarkable in that regard. It must be [...]

 
From OkayPlayer. I would do my own little write-up for this mix but this one is helping spread the word about a non-profit, so I'll keep it intact.
Rich Medina introduced an American generation to afrobeat. While holding down the decks alongside Cosmo Baker in Philly and hosting downtown NYC parties like Fun, Lil’ Ricky’s Rib Shack at APT and the ongoing Jump [...]

Brownswood Recordings is delighted to announce that the second volume of its ‘Worldwide Family’ series comes courtesy of LA native Kutmah, London’s newly transplanted DJ, NTS show host, producer, visual artist and eternal beat-seeker. Kutmah is a king amongst cratediggers; a true musical iconoclast.
With ‘Worldwide Family Vol. 2’, Kutmah brings back the art of [...]