First off, apologies for the brief hiatus – it just be like that sometimes. Anyway, I’m back up in it now with two more Mello Music Group exclusives for you guys today. Following up on last week’s debut from Oddisee‘s Mental Liberation album, I’ve got one more for you – the “Drugs Outside (Remix)” featuring Black Milk and Rapper Big Pooh. This is a new remix from the track that was originally released as an extended single last year and was also used for Georgia Anne Muldrow‘s “2 MC’s” off her recent Ms.One album.

And along with Mental Liberation, Oddisee’s remixes of LA rapper, Trek Life‘s Price I’ve Paid album – retitled New Money is also in stores this week. So to coincide with that, Trek blessed us with an exclusive, unreleased track entitled, “Break Up Season,” which was produced by Flip out of Linz, Austria.

You can download both tracks below.

Just in case you didn’t already get it from one of the other gazillion blogs that posted it – here it is, the new free download EP (NOT a mixtape) from the man of the hour, Blu, entitled HerFavoriteColo(u)r. On this self-produced project, Blu not only continues to show off his personal and flavorful rhyme style, but also shows he’s really no joke on the beats either. GODlee Barnes really comes into his own on here – crafting conceptual collages from quotes, chops & loops of some of my favorite movies, as well as greats like Jimi Hendrix, Curtis Mayfield, Etta James, Radiohead and others.

To go along with it, I added a bonus download of the track “Life’s A Gamble” which was the only track from the heavily bootlegged advance version Below The Heavens that didn’t make the retail version of the album. So that’s for anyone who missed out on that (which means you actually waited for the CD to come out to check it – so big ups). The track is of course produced by Exile, and also features guest verses from Donel Smokes, Trek Life and Co$$.

HerFavoriteColo(u)r liner notes (written in BluSpeak) & downloads from both the EP and the bonus track below.

Finally,
AsIfIleftYouWaiting.
NoBigWords,JustFeelings
Congrats,YouAreTheBest!
ThankUForYourTime,
TheEnd
CreditsRollForever
AndWeStillSittingInTheTheater,
TrippingLike,
IDidntKnowAllMyBoysWereInThisFilm
IKnewHim,Him,Them&Them.
ProductionCreditsGoToMe,
ForProvidingTheSet,TheProps,TheStandIns&StuntMen.
AndMostOfAllForCastingTheNewLeadCharacter.
WhoGotTheGrammies?
Oscar&Granny,TheTitleOfTheFilm.
SlatedForAFullLengthButEndedUpAShort
w/TonsOfSpecialFeatures,
Fuck.
INeverWatchedThose.
SomeOneToldMeICouldBorrowTheDVD.
ILaughed,Cried,Smiled&ShoutedOutObscenities
ThenBowed.
TheEnd.

ToYouAll,FromMyApreciationForYourInspiration.
HerFavoriteColorIsntBlu(e)ItsU.
ProducedByMe.
ForYou,
All.

GoodDay
February14th,2009

Now, you guys know I’m not usually with the whole “blog syndication” theory of doing things – but I decided to make an exception in this case, since this being a rare example of a blog-created free download EP/mixtape that doesn’t suck. Far from it, in fact – but if you’re at all familiar with DMV-area producer/MC, Oddisee, that should really come as no surprise. Oddisee has already done over 7 officially released mixtapes, landed production placements with artists like Little Brother, J-Live, DJ Jazzy Jeff and countless others, plus has remixed full albums for both Brooklyn-based MC, Wordsworth, and LA’s own, Trek Life. And with all of that work done in roughly just the last 4 of 5 years, you’d be hard-pressed to find a weak track in the bunch.

For this project, Oddisee links up with Peter Rosenberg, a fellow Low Budget crew member turned official torchbearer for underground music on New York’s mega-station, Hot 97. The set-up for what they’ve dubbed A Rosenberg Oddisee involved Rosenberg taking on the A&R/executive producer role and coordinating all of the guest artists to come through and record in a marathon one-day session in New York, while Oddisee held down the production end and occasional mic duties. Among those guests are included some of NY’s finest MC’s – Buckshot, Saigon, Skyzoo, Torae, Lil’ Fame (of M.O.P.) and Daytona, plus a song from everyone’s favorite singing vlogger, Nikki Jean. The 6-track EP includes exclusive songs from all of the above, plus interludes with Rosenberg between all tracks.

The EP was put up as a free download on Rosenberg’s site and the one-day session filmed by SOHH both of which have since been spread on all the usual hip-hop blogs. So, this being Fresh Selects (no ego), I had to go the extra mile and add some exclusive bonus tracks after the jump. Included are streams of personal highlights from 3 of Oddisee’s current and upcoming projects, the Oddisee 102 compilation, and both the vocal and instrumental releases of his remixes of Trek Life‘s Price I’ve Paid album. As for the Rosenberg Oddisee EP itself, you can stream exclusive, non-interview versions of two of my personal favorites from the EP below, and then download the full version below.