If you’ve seen me on the 2 train recently makin’ the mean yuck face that wasn’t me working on my Brooklyn bull stare…there’s a good chance I was listening to a beat by The Stuyvesants. The Brooklyn-based production/design duo – comprised of Allan Cole and Darien Victor Birks – just released their new instrumental LP The Finer Things and I’ll be damned if it don’t have more soul than mama’s finest pair of platform shoes. These brothas have been quietly releasing quality material for a minute. Be it collaborations with independent artists like Naturel or their debut production effort Brooklyn’s Finest. Their soul sampled sound is a welcome respite from the synthesized hip-pop sound we hear on the day to day. But don’t take my word for it, get a sample of that flava yourself. Here are a few of my faves…

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Girl, He Ain’t Me

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Tough Love

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Yearning (For Your Love)

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Over (Now That She’s Leaving)

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Something to chill to. If you dig this, Quadron’s self-titled album has quite a few more goodies like this one. Go get your Spotify on.

Gotta say peace to Jazz for the heads up on this one.

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If I had to throw this record into a genre, I’d have to say its just “dope” music. That’s if you let them tell it, and well, with a name like Cocaine 80′s I’d say its a pretty apt description. The No I.D. helmed music collective recently dropped their new EP Ghost Lady, laced with moody alternative grooves, not quite emo and slightly reminiscent of the Weekend (save the rapping). For those of you allergic to guitars and in need of some bars, maybe this Common collabo will pique your interest enough to take another hit. Either way, you’d be a fool not to get yourself a taste of this ear candy. You can either tweet to pay or get your fix straight from the source here. Enjoy that high.

Tomorrow

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Not No More

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Another great record from the classic mixtape/album Return of 4Eva.

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Nothing like a good song to make sexy tiiiiime to and with this new record, Misstery, my good friend Raye 6 doesn’t disappoint. The video compliments the song nicely as well. Very tastefully done.

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Kendrick Lamar
Section 80

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Live your life, live it right, be different, do different things…
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Lately I’ve been really getting back into music. I don’t know what it is. Maybe its the good vibes of summer or just that people are pumping out a log of quality music these days. Either way, I figured I’d share a couple of joints that I’ve been diggin in the hope that you’ll feel it too. This one is from the homie Sintex Era. We actually slave at the same plantation and I’ve been asking about his new project for a minute. Finally took the time to look him up and caught wind of this joint. Wasn’t mad at all. Some real underground, Raw94 type ish. Give it a listen…

I’ve never been a mad rapper;
I’m just a pissed off college educated brat bastard
…that’s a rapper.

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Snoop Dogg
Doggumentary

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I paid my dues and now its time to make a change, gotta make that move its a time and place for everythang…
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RBG: Revolutionary But Gangsta

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the herbs, the healing, the quiet meditation, the truth, revealed, through daily dedication…
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Teena Marie
Love Songs
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