As is the case almost every year, 2013 was loaded with amazing music put out by the most creative artists of our age. We posted mixtapes from some of the biggest names in hip-hop like Pusha T, Gucci Mane, Lil Wayne, J. Cole, Killer Mike x Big Boi, Jay-Z + 9th Wonder and then other tapes by […]

As J. Cole prepares to drop his sophomore album Sideline Story he’s apparently grown a bit anxious, and wants to share some new tunes. So he took to his website to write a little letter and offer up some music, all castaways from the album that otherwise wouldn’t get heard. Here’s what he wrote: “It’s […]

Lil Wayne made his name in the mixtape game, rising from Juvenile’s sidekick in Hot Boyz to establishing himself as the Best Rapper Alive by delivering a withering assault of free mixtapes that matched the epic prolificness only with the cleverness of his wordplay. Now after nearly half a decade since the last iteration, Lil […]

The King of Gary, Indiana, rapper Freddie Gibbs released the much-loved mixtape Str8 Killa No Filla a couple weeks back to much acclaim. This week, however, he’s removing all the tags from the audio (thank god) and making it a DJ-free mixtape. Along with guys like J Cole, Gibbs is undoubtedly one of the harbingers […]

We’re kinda fans of North Carolina-bred J. Cole here at LIAS, mostly cos when he’s clever he shines with the brightness of guys like Lupe. Sure they’re not all bangers, but Cole’s got a penchant for wordplay and narrative that shows a promise missing in the present day landscape of hip hop. In the first […]