1.XV – Zero Hero’s

I know that many are STILL sleeping on the homie XV, but if you are then you need to GKY. Zero Heroes is his strongest release to date. This something you CAN’T skip a track on….100% Ill. My favorite joints on the mixtape to check out are 1. Pictures On My Wall 2. “Textbook Stuff 3. When We’re Done 4. Smallville. This to me is the illest mixtape of 2011 thus far. Make sure you have listened to this project front to back before you disagree! You can download it HERE #Vizzy

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2. Big K.R.I.T. – ReturnOf4Eva

Big K.R.I.T. has dropped nothing but classic shit in my opinion. ReturnOf4Eva is no different. Absolute CLASSIC! It’s like the perfect blend of some Outkast, a little UGK, and a pinch of east coast lyricism. Tracks to check out are 1. Dreamin 2. R4 Theme Song 3. Sookie Now. Download it HERE

3.Rittz – White Jesus

I can’t believe this tape didn’t make more noise than it did. The first artist signed to Yelawolf’s Slumerican Record Label dropped an incredible debut project with White Jesus. If you haven’t checked this out yet, do yourself and favor and do SO! Tracks to check out include: 1. White Jesus 2. Fulla Shit 3. Pie 4. Nowhere to Run 5. How Do You Sleep. Get White Jesus for free HERE

4.Frank Ocean – Nostalgia Ultra

Everyone has been buzzing about this guy for a good reason. Nostalgia Ultra is an amazing project that shows off Frank’s ability to write amazing songs. When listening to this you will not have to skip one track. It so much noise that the dumb asses over at Def Jam finally pulled their heads out of their asses and are going to re-release the project in stores. My personal favorites to check out of the album are: 1. American Wedding 2. Strawberry Swing 3. Novacane 4. Songs for Women

5. Pusha T – Fear Of God

Though I was a little disappointed it the amount of original material on this tape, it still delivered overall as a dope-ass mixtape. If your a Clipse-head like myself than this mixtape has been in steady rotation since it’s release. A perfect set-up project for his debut album w/ G.O.O.D. Music. Some songs to check out are: 1. Alone in Vegas 2. Blow 3. My God. Download it HERE