You Probably Haven't Heard: B.o.B Edition

"...I guess 2010 is the first year you gave a shit..." For most people that quote may be true but for many of Bobby Ray's fans, we "gave a shit" since 08. While I will admit that I haven't been a fan of B.o.B. since his first release (The Future), I have been a fan since "Who The Fuck Is BoB?" which was released in 2008. I failed to realize how much music Bobby Ray released before his debut album. Several songs including Lonely People, Camera, Use Your Love, and Cloud 9 appeared on mulitple mixtapes and rightfully so. They all exemplify Simmons' ability to create music outside the box without missing a step. Many including myself would argue that he is best when working outside the box. The two songs that made me a fan of B.o.B were "I'll Be In Da Sky" and "Generation Lost". A quick listen to either song will give you a taste of B.o.B's electic musical style as well as his self-aware/conscious lyrics. Seeing how you already know B.o.B and are familiar with his style, let's just get right to the music.

I'll Be In Da Sky

Generation Lost

Satellite

Cloud 9

Voltage ft. Playboy Tre & Mickey Factz

On Top Of The World ft. T.I. & Ludacris

Lonely People

Use Your Love

Camera

Wonderland

Left Field

The Biz

Fool For Love ft. Charles Hamilton

Change Gon Come ft. Asher Roth & Charles Hamilton

Sing My Song

Champion

Haterz ft. Wes Fif

May 25th

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B.o.B vs Bobby Ray

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Who The Fuck Is Bob?

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Hi! My Name Is Bob

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Cloud 9

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The Future

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You Probably Haven't Heard: Nouveau Riche Edition

Nouveau Riche was a Philadelphia indie-band led by songstress, Nikki Jean and Roots' emcee, Dice Raw. Although well-received, Nouveau Riche disolved with each member kind of doing their own thing. Jean is signed to Sony records and is hoping for a late spring release while Dice is still working with The Roots and now, Money Making Jam Boys. Other band members ended up joining Zoe Kravitz' band, Elevator Fight. Although it's unfortunate the group broke up before they could really get started, their short time together blessed us with two great EP's. These are from 2008 but trust me, they've stood the test of time. Enjoy.

Love (Longtail EP)

Kamikaze (Free Money EP)

Melody (Free Money EP)

Like Life Again (Longtail EP)

That I Love You! (Free Money EP)

Wait A Minute (Longtail EP)

Free Money EP

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Longtail EP

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You Probably Haven't Heard: Pacific Division Edition

The was released back in 2007 and it still bangs. I mentioned it in an earlier post so I thought I should post it just in case you guys didn't already have it. The most impressive thing about this tape is the fact that most of the tracks, they're rapping over classic hip hop beats and they still kill it. Anyways, enjoy some old Pac Div.

Grown Kid Syndrome

Nasty

Pacific Division

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Tracklist:

01. Intro

02. Pacific Division

03. Defnition

04. Nasty

05. Put Me On

06. U Know My Style

07. Ack Like You Chillin'

08. Passin Me By

09. Flexin'

10. Brand New

11. Grown Kids Syndrome

12. How We Chill

13. Do My Thing

14. Unbelievable

15. Okay (Like This)

16. Syc & Mibbs

17. Bang It

18. Run

19. Relax

You Probably Haven't Heard: Mike Posner Edition

Up until Cooler Than Me came out, nobody but the bloggers even knew who Mike Posner was. When Posner first came onto the scene with his much beloved A Matter of Time mixtape, he was still attending Duke University and doing concerts on the weekends. A year-and-half later and now he's a household name with a ton of radio play. Let's not forget about the music that started it all. Here are his first 2 mixtapes that still get a ton of rotation in my iPod. And just for the record Cooler Than Me ft. Big Sean>>>Cooler Than Me without Big Sean.

Cooler Than Me ft. Big Sean (Original Version) (from A Matter of Time)

You Don't Have To Leave (from One Foot Out The Door)

Bring Me Down ft. Big Sean and Freddie Gibbs(from One Foot Out The Door)

A Matter of Time (from A Matter of Time)

One Foot Out The Door

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A Matter of Time

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You Probably Haven't Heard: Lupe Fiasco Edition

Long before he was every nerd's favorite rapper, he was my favorite rapper. Here is some of his first mixtapes that really began getting him the attention that eventually led to him getting signed. What I really admired about these mixtapes was that instead of just "freestyling" over other peoples beats, he re-crafted them and made them his own songs. Like I did with the Mickey Factz mixtapes, I've included some tracks from each mixtape so you could sample them without downloading them.

A Bathing Harry (Fahrenheit 1/15 Part III)

Happy Industries (From Fahrenheit 1/15 Part III)

Much More (From Fahrenheit 1/15 Part II)

Lupe The Killer (From Fahrenheit 1/15 Part II)

Glory (From Fahrenheit 1/15 Part II)

Twilight Zone (From Fahrenheit 1/15 Part I)

Fahrenheit 1/15 Part III: A Rhyming Ape

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Fahrenheit 1/15 Part II: Revenge Of The Nerds

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Fahrenheit 1/15 Part I: The Truth Is Among Us

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