We’ll admit, we weren’t feeling the revolution in sound on M.I.A.’s latest album, /\/\ /\ Y /\, but that all changed when her Vicki Leekx mixtape was released on New Year’s.

The entire mixtape was great but there are two songs we keep going back to. The main one is “Murder Sound VIP” which is a Munchi production. The song is one big pot of sounds and shows off that raw, hype and wild edge we so love from M.I.A.

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“Get Around” is the last track on the mixtape and as much as we hate, yes hate to use this word, this track has swag. It’s a perfect midtempo to just bounce to.

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We’re still riding on that energy wave from Rye Rye’s remix of Ciara’s “Gimme Dat. Well the remix along with seventeen other tracks make Rye Rye’s brand new mixtape, RYEot PowRR.

The one hour, two minute and twenty-eight second long mix tape is adrenaline from beginning to end. Once again, DJ Sega is on board, helping bring life to the listeners with the Baltimore-native. The first half of the mixtape consists mainly of original maerial and the second half has Rye Rye’s take on contemporary hits like Kings of Leon’s “Use Somebody, Flo Rida’s “Club Can’t Handle Me,” Ke$ha’s “We R Who We R,” Far East Movement’s “Like a G6″ and Willow Smith’s “Whip My Hair.” If this mix tape is a representation of what her debut album will be like then hell yea, we can’t wait. Listen, download and view the track list…

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Dawn Richard has stuck with Diddy through out all these years: Danity Kane and Dirty Money. Although she released the über-melodic “Falls Away” in January of 2009, her solo career never blossomed. Well now Richard is giving it another go with the release of her #ATELLTALEHEART:

“#ATELLTALEHEART is simply a compilation of emotions and feelings that if you were to fall into my heart, this is what my heart would sound like. It’s about my journey, my pain, my redemption, but above all my strength. It’s honest yet raw,” says Dawn.

“A few of my many favorite songs include; the heart-felt “Let Love In” – it’s a plea of those who can’t let go of the past and I am simply asking for a second chance. “Bulletproof”, was a song that I wrote right after experiencing the devastation of Katrina. I felt that in this industry everyone had an opinion about me, mainly negative, but in the midst of it all, I am still here and as the lyrics say “bullets hit me but I don’t bleed”. Another favorite of mine is the very personal “These Tears”, in where I was extremely great to “love” but “love” was not so great to me,” she further explains.” [SOURCE]

The mix tape consists of 15 Valentine’s-appropriate tracks. The sound is very urban, with splashes of Pop. Richard has a very pretty voice and it shows in this latest project of hers.

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Quez, Strap, and Ali who make up the rap trio of Travis Porter are here, again, with a brand new mixtape titled Money, Music, Magnums. The mix tape, hosted by DJ Teknikz, DJ Scream and DJ Drama, packs 19 tracks including a remix of their banger, “Bring It Back,” featuring Too $hort.

Woah, this trio are raw and raunchy to the core but they bring the heat for the club. The guys ease up off the hardness a bit for such tracks as “College Girl” and “Heartbreaker.” The mix tape was definitely worth the wait. Listen, download, do what you have to do.

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You might know him from the song “Welcome to My Hood” or from the countless number of  beats he has produced over the years but now he’s back with his second mix tape titled Welcome To the House of Parliament.

He’s dubbed himself  ”Perry Ingraham” and is nothing short of the  top notch Prime Ministerial Maestro of Music! He is absolutely fierce on this tape. He goes hard and lets you know that he is the greatest.

Favorites from the nineteen track tape are “I Got That Work ” featuring Foots & Baigon, “On the Islands” featuring Lady Millz & Beezy and “Number Man” featuring So Serious. For all my rap heads and bass lovers, this tape is worth the download.

Five stars from track one to nineteen, “Welcome To the House of Parliament” is high grade music.  So light it up, puff it and pass.

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Has the high of 1.11.11 died down yet? Well there’s some spillage into today. Actor/musician Khleo Thomas released his second mix tape, The Next Episode, a follow-up to last year’s The World Is A Cartoon.

The mixtape is twenty-one tracks long and from beginning to end it’s an interesting listen. With some original production to some borrowed Thomas really shows off what it takes to be a possible star. With such great songs such as “Her,” “S.I.N.G.L.E.,” “Monster + A Beat” and a handful more, Thomas is giving the listener quantity and quality wrapped into one.

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Do any of you remember Khleo Thomas? Well if you do not he was known for his acting roles, most notably co-starring alongside Shia LaBeouf in Holes. Well, the guy is all grown up and switched paths into the field of music. Thomas is about to drop a new mixtape on 1-11-11 but before then he has released one entitled 2010 Memories. He was also recently featured in Indigo Charlie’s “Never Change.” Read below for some more info on Khleo:

Khleo, an actor and musician mostly known for his films such as Holes, Roll Bounce, Walking Tall, Friday After Next and Hurricane Season, has been making a lot of noise MUSICALLY within the past year. His debut mixtape “THE WORLD IS A CARTOON” racked up 100,000 downloads within the first month of its release on January 11, 2010. Since then, Khleo has continued to flood the internet with music videos featured on WORLDSTAR HIP HOP, more music that kept his BUZZ growing, and his Twitter followers always waiting on the next release. Khleo’s upcoming mixtape “THE NEXT EPISODE” will be released on the year anniversary of “THE WORLD IS CARTOON” January 11, 2011 with features from Karina Pasian, Bei Major, Cali Swag District, OMG, plus a few other surprises.

In addition to that you can check out his video for “Burn It Down” that was shot independently with director Kiarash “fuXor” Behain of TheRundown.TV after the jump. It is far from what the big boys are putting out but Thomas is also is unsigned and completely independent. Check out the aspiring one.

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Sayonara to M.I.A. for now and hellllo to Vicki Leekx. The visual artist just dropped her New Year’s Eve mixtape, the follow-up to her 2004 mixtape Piracy Funds Terrorism. The mixtape comes in the form of one long 36 minute mp3… this mixtape is soooo hype. We are loving this to death. Go right now and download this mixtape that features productions from Diplo, Danjahandz, Blaqstarr, Rusko, So Japan and more. if you did not enjoy /\/\ /\ Y /\ then you will LOVE this.

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T-Pain is holding a contest, the prEVOLVEr Mixtape Contest. What’s he’s doing is putting out “Motivated” with a blank second verse and letting an emcee touch the song with some talent. R.A.P.P. Quelle is doing just that as he takes this song to another level.

Quelle is doing the damn thing on this track. The production calls for aggression and Quelle has that and more. The bass, the drums, the hard hits: This song is alive with Quelle’s assistance. Do not waste anytime, take a listen below.