
I'm back in the room after a week or so off, and the lack of posts can be made up for in one hit thanks to another blinding podcast courtesy of The Nextmen. Brad and Dom Nextmen are going from strength to strenghth with this podcast thing, I tells ya. Their fifth 'cast has well and truly been lighting up my iPod and £7 headphones (nothing but the best for me) over the last week, and is easily the best in the series so far. Their's quality a-plenty on offer: expect [...]

A year ago this month, Closed Sessions opened a studio in a mansion in Austin, Texas. For four days straight they held 24-hour sessions with different artists from all over the nation with all sub-genres of hip-hop to collab, chill, and share stories. In those four days they recorded 10 songs and documented every moment. On the 15th of March they will be releasing a full album called Closed Sessions: ATX and a documentary of everything that went down featuring all the artists that took part. They released their first official single "Theme Music" with Fashawn, [...]

Where do I start? Snoop Dogg's album will most likely be wack in comparison to previous albums and Lupe Fiasco's Lasers is already being trashed by critics because of the conformed pop songs that are sprinkled throughout it. Yet, both of them released bangers in February and found their way onto the list. Then somehow A.G. and 50 Cent came through with some heat ("Old 2003 Ferrari" might be the best 50 song in years). Oddly enough, two of the hottest songs to drop are freestyles in the sense [...]
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These are tracks I'm listening to now, and enjoying. Let me know your thoughts and spread the love! 1. Fashawn ft. Omen & J Cole "Relaxation" via Pigeons & Planes 2. Bibio: "Femine Eyes" 3. Holy Ghost! "Say My Name" 4. Gobble Gobble "Where Is My Mind" (Pixies Blasphemy) 5. Temptations "I Wish It Would Rain" 6. Pharoah Monch ft. Styles P & Phonte "
For the second and final part to the West Coast Edition, Cipher Sessions and KarmaloopTV goes backstage to hangout and chop it up with Fashawn, YG, Skeme & El Prez…who also gives us a California "green" history lesson at the end.

Download: Freddie Gibbs & GLC "Heads of the Heads" New and final leak off Closed Sessions: ATX , track by Freddie Gibbs & GLC "Heads of the Heads" produced by Tony Baines & trust us. Closed Sessions: ATX drops March 15, 2011. iTunes: "Theme Music" ft. Fashawn, Buff1 & Scheme
This beat is so hard! Download: Fashawn, Buff1 and Scheme - Theme Music Fashawn, Buff1 and Scheme - Theme Music is a post from: 100 Best Rap Songs Related posts: Fashawn - Memory Lane Blame One ft. Fashawn and Exile - Dream Sequence Scheme ft. Mikkey Halsted & DJ Metrognome - Lose Your Soul
.zip: Fashawn- Higher Learning Vol. 2 (article link)

Periodically you'll see a Closed Sessions post pop up around these parts and be privy to the whatever dopeness escapes from the SoundScape recording studio. "Theme Music" is more of the same, yet different because it's the first single off of the upcoming Closed Sessions ATX LP set to release 3.15.11. The entire album was recorded last year in Austin with SXSW serving as it's backdrop. Holed up in a mansion for four days and recording around the clock, an eclectic mix of emcee's and producers came through to lay down tracks. [...]
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The first single from Closed Sessions: ATX , recorded last year over a week spent in Austin. Album/mini-documentary out on March 15 via Decon . Produced by DJ Babu . Theme Music (prod. DJ Babu) by DeconRecords
Closed Sessions: ATX - 'Theme Music' Behind the Scenes with Fashawn, Buff1 & Scheme and Produced by DJ Babu From the Closed Sessions: ATX Album/Documentary out 3/15/11 on Decon Records Purchase 'Theme Music' on iTunes Here: http://bit.ly/el76zB
New music from Fashawn's Higher Learning Vol. 2 mixtape.
The world of hip-hop has blown up at the moment. From the odd ball Tyler the Creator to the slightly more conventionally underground Emay, the combination of beats and rhymes has never been more exciting. It was predictable however that the release of Fashawn's new mixtape 'higher learning 2' would be swamped by Odd World and their recent TV appearance. What it doesn't mean however is the mixtape isn't worth listening to, because it really fucking is. Full of smart rhymes and inspired beats it could be the best free listen you've had in a while. Check it out [...]

Fashawn — Nothin' For The Radio (feat. J. Cole) Hip hop? On Boy Attractions? It's more likely than you think. "Nothin' For The Radio" is a glorious cut from Fashawn 's Higher Learning 2 mixtape, which he's giving away for free . Many thanks to Cokemachineglow for the tip. [ mp3 ]

With all of this Odd Future buzz going around, the hip hop world seems pretty noisy right now, but I don't want this to go unnoticed: Fresno rapper Fashawn has just dropped his latest mixtape, Higher Learning 2 . It's an army of new flows featuring beats that sample everything from Queen to Kanye. Fashawn is sounding as confident as ever, and it's got me even more excited for his forthcoming album, the Ecology , which is yet to see a release date attached to it. [...]

Fashawn put out a new mixtape, Higher Learning Vol 2 , yesterday and it's fire. The production throughout the tape is smooth, the melodies are nice, and the rapping is incredible. Fashawn is a beast of a rapper, and featuring J. Cole on both production and verses on numerous songs on the tape gives him about a million brownie points. This is probably my favorite song from the tape because the rhyming is incredible, but there are so many hot songs on this compilation, it took me forever to pick one. I highly [...]
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A fresh stack of tracks from one of the best young (or old) MCs out there working right now. Notable for three J. Cole -produced tracks, plus appearances from Cole, Common , John Legend and GLC , among others, plus the inclusion of his dope Dilla tribute we posted earlier this week . Fashawn kicked off a West Coast tour in Santa Barabara last night with Evidence [...]

Follow SpacePack on Twitter! Here's the latest from Fresno MC Fashawn. Haven't had a listen yet but the tracklist looks more than enticing with names such as GLC, J. Cole, and Gilbere Forte'. Goods below. DOWNLOAD

Tracklist & download link below. Download: Fashawn – Higher Learning 2 (Mixtape) Mixtape: Fashawn – Higher Learning 2 is a post from: That HipHop Blog

The continually impressive CA lyricist Fashawn done dropped his latest full-length piece today with Higher Learning Vol II - an impressive set of tracks well worth a listen / download. Peep the couple below featuring favorites Gilbere Forte and J Cole , stream the entirety through datpiff, and hit the jump to see the art and download the whole tape through XXL...Dude's been heavy on his hustle, and we're pumped to be back on the mixtape game, boom... Download: Fashawn - "Nothin' For The Radio" [...]