Tag Archives: Finale

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ALBM PRVW:
RODDYROD –
Oakwood Grain II
w/ “Keep Transit”
(feat. Finale, Muhsinah
& Bilal Salaam)

It’s always good to see some music, that was a little bit ahead of its time, get its just due later on. Such is the case w/ Maryland producer, DJ RODDYROD (of the group Maspyke & the Low Budget Crew) & his much underrated & … Read More

Twelve Bar FRSH SLCTS RTRSPCTV Porch Sessions

FRSHCLSV MIX:
Twelve Bar x FRSH SLCTS present –
The Porch Sessions:
FRSH SLCTS RTRSPCTV

Part 1: 2008-2009

Myself & my trusted resident DJ, Doc Adam, have collaborated w/ Los Angeles-based clothing line, Twelve Bar to bring you a special two-part Fresh Selects Retrospective mix. This first installment of The Porch Sessions, is meant to be a time capsule of sorts – an … Read More

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FRSHCLSV MXTP:
Low Budget Crew –
Budget Is Low
Mixtape Vol. 1

Mixed by RODDYROD
& Marshall Law

Here’s the official premiere of the brand new mixtape from the DMV’s finest – the Low Budget crew. If you’re really up on your Twitter game (twame?), you might’ve caught the leak of an early, rougher mix yesterday – but this is the official, tracked-out … Read More

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FRSHCLSV ALBM:
yU –
Before Taxes
(O.G. version)

Today brings us the first ever FRSHCLSV full-length album, courtesy of DC veteran MC/producer (and currently best known as one third of the Diamond District), yU. The album, Before Taxes was first released as a 7 track promo EP a few months back, but available … Read More

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FRSH SLCTS PDCST #2:
The Finale Edition

As promised last week, here’s a more in-depth listen to the upcoming project from Finale, T.I.M.E.. The album will be released in the coming months through Japanese label, River City Media as well as sold at upcoming Finale shows on tour. To go along with … Read More

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FRSHCLSV ALBM PRVW:
Finale – T.I.M.E.
(King Most Megamix)

Alright – now that that‘s outta the way… lets move on to an MC that’s actual worth listening to – with an exclusive first listen to the upcoming project from one of my favorites right now: Finale. The project is entitled T.I.M.E. (which stands for … Read More

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FRSH VDO – LIVE @ SXSW:
Invincible “Looongawaited”
b/w Finale “Jungle Music”

Here’s the exclusive premiere of some live footage from both Invincible & Finale‘s performances from SXSW last week. With Invincible dropping the delayed “Ropes” video soon, “Looongawaited” is too fitting of a track to pass up (the video will be well worth the wait – … Read More

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VIDEO GAME:
Finale –
Super Finale
w/ “One Man Show”
(prod. Black Milk)

In preparation for Finale‘s upcoming album, A Pipe Dream & A Promise, his label, iM Culture, has released an online mini-video game called Super Finale. If you beat the game below, you’ll be rewarded with a free download of the album track, “One Man Show” … Read More

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PDCST:
FRSH SLCTS RADIO #1

Today marks the debut of my new podcast, simply titled Fresh Selects Radio. Even though this is the first episode, it feels like the second in a way, because its more or less a follow-up to the Loose Joints mixtape I put together last fall. … Read More

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MXTP PRVW:
House Shoes presents
The King James Version

Just when all the over-saturation and post-mortem bandwagoners almost had me putting all my favorite Dilla shit back on the shelf – in comes the official torchbearer, House Shoes, to re-ignite the spark. His forthcoming mixtape (in the truest sense of the word), The King … Read More

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FRSHCLSV TRCKS:
Finale –
“Jungle Music (All Day)”
b/w “Without You”
(prod. M-Phazes)

For everyone who hit me up about the new Finale tracks from the Loose Joints unmixed-tape and asked for more – I got you. Fresh from Finale himself, we’ve got another pair of new tracks – “Jungle Music (All Day),” his take on Baltimore club/go-go … Read More

FRSH SLCTS Loose Joints 2011

FRSHCLSV CMPLTN:
FRSH SLCTS –
Loose Joints

As promised, here’s the first-ever Fresh Selects mixtape compilation. No, it’s not really mixed – its just a .zip full of tracks that I’ve been feeling lately, and/or been meaning to post about. I’m gonna be gone for the next couple of days so I … Read More