FRESHclusive: Low Budget Crew – Budget Is Low Mixtape Vol. 1Mixed by RODDYROD & Marshall Law

Kenny Fresh — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:47:50 +0000

Here’s the official debut 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 and finished version with artwork by LB’s own, DJ RODDYROD, who also mixed the “tape” along with fellow Low Budgeteer, DJ Marshall Law.

This first installment of the Budget Is Low mixtapes debuts a handful of new tracks from upcoming projects including the official release of Kev Brown’s Random Joints, as well as his concept-collabo with Kaimbr, The Al Green Project, RODDYROD’s Cuba After Market 1.5, Blunt Park Sessions re-release, and more. Also thrown in are some older tracks in case you missed em – plus some never-before-released rarities from the crew thrown in as well.

I’ve also included some footage from Low Budget’s 4th annual DC Loves Dilla fundraiser event this year. Included are performances from RODDYROD, Kev Brown, Grap Luva, Kaimbr, Kenn Starr and Alison Carney – all performing original songs over covers of classic Dilla beats by JLaine and his band. You can peep the tracklisting below, download the mix and then catch the live videos after the jump.

DJ RODDYROD & DJ Marshall Law present…
The Budget Is Low Mixtape Vol. 001
1. Kev Brown – Another Random Joint
2. Oddisee – Hip Hop Is Cool Again
3. Sean Born – Go Hard (prod. Kev Brown)
4. The Al Green Project (Kaimbr & Kev Brown) – Grits
5. Kenn Starr – Say Goodbye (prod. Black Milk)
6. Kev Brown & RODDYROD – Down By The Riverside
7. Grap Luva feat. Kev Brown – Git Mines (prod. RODDYROD)
8. Diamond District – I Mean Business
9. RODDYROD feat. yU & Finale – Neva Find Me
10. RODDYROD – Take In Stride (prod. JLaine)
11. RODDYROD feat. Phonte & Carlitta Durand – This Time Around
12. Kaimbr feat. Kenn Starr – The Truth (prod. RODDYROD & Kev Brown)
13. RODDYROD feat. yU & XO – UNI-VERSE
14. Sean Born – Take It & Run (prod. Kev Brown)
15. The Al Green Project (Kaimbr & Kev Brown) – Songs (Hands Up)
16. Oddisee – Camera
17. Critically Acclaimed – Appreciation (prod. Sean Born)
18. Kev Brown feat. yU – Marvelous
19. Isaac Jones (Sean Born & Kenn Starr) – Keep It Movin (prod. Kev Brown)
20. Kev Brown feat. Raheem DeVaughn & Kenn Starr – Hennessey Pt. 3
21. Critically Acclaimed – Triple D (prod. Kev Brown)

DOWNLOAD: Low Budget Crew – Budget Is Low Mixtape Vol. 1

COMING SOON: New releases from Kev Brown, RODDYROD, The Al Green Project & more

BONUS VIDEOS: RODDYROD, Grap Luva, Kaimbr & Kenn Starr @ DC Loves Dilla tribute

Grap Luva & Alison Carney “Jealousy”

Kaimbr & Kev Brown “Gobstopper / The Official”

RODDYROD & Kaimbr “Fuck The Police”

Kenn Starr & Kev Brown “Let’s Take It Back”

FRESHclusive ALBUM: Diamond District presents… yU – Before Taxes (prod. Slimkat78, Oddisee, Kev Brown, etc.)

Kenny Fresh — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:36:54 +0000

Today brings us the first ever FRESHclusive 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 here for the first time anywhere is the full 16 song version of album. The majority of the project was produced by the 1978ers (yU & Slimkat78), but it also features some guest production from Kev Brown, Oddisee & Bilal Salaam. yU is also joined by appearances from Finale, Grap Luva, OP Swamp 81 (Bilal Salaam & Da’Nedra), his fellow members in the Remainz crew, and more throughout the album.

Both yU and Slimkat78 are two extremely talented artists who have been making moves for years now. If you like what you hear, leave a comment and let me know and I’ll be sure to bring you guys much more from both of them in the near future.

yU “Almost Time” (prod. Kev Brown)

yU “Thought About It” (prod. yU)

yU “BreakDown” (feat. & prod. Bilal Salaam)

DOWNLOAD: yU – Before Taxes

ALSO SEE: Diamond District – In The Ruff

TRACKLISTING: Before Taxes tracklisting & credits after the jump

yU – Before Taxes
1. Before Taxes Intro (prod. Slimkat78)
2. Beats&Rhymes From March 25 (Kick Styles) (prod. yU)
3. Almost Time (prod. Kev Brown)
4. Thought About It (prod. yU)
5. BreakDown (feat. & prod. Bilal Salaam)
6. Corners (feat. I.Q.) (prod. yU)
7. The Up & Up (prod. Slimkat78)
8. Close (feat. Isabella Banneker) (prod. Slimkat78)
9. Fine (prod. yU)
10. Lunchin’ (prod. Oddisee)
11. Native (prod. Slimkat78 & yU)
12. Memory (feat. ERK) (prod. yU)
13. The Rock (prod. Slimkat78)
14. InTheReign (feat. I.Q. & Omun) (prod. yU)
15. MmHmm (instr) (prod. yU)
16. Brainwash (feat. Grap Luva, Finale & OP Swamp 81) (prod. Slimkat78)

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