Flume - Holdin' On (Ft. Freddie Gibbs)

Mom + Pop are planning a deluxe reissue of one of the year's most resounding debuts, Flume. The new version will include an absolutely massive four discs, complete with the original LP, remixes, a 70-minute tour documentary, and a special Abelton Live 9 Lite feature that comes with setups from some of the LP's original tracks. Also included will be a rap mixtape, which features this wonderfully reworked version of "Holdin' On" featuring Freddie Gibbs.

The Flume reissue comes out digitally November 12 and physically December 10. Stream the new version of "Holdin' On" below.

Freddie Gibbs and Madlib - Harold's

Celebrating the release of the brand new Deeper EP (out now on Rappcats), Freddie Gibbs and Madlib (Madgibbs for those who may have forgotten) debuted the new food-centric "Harold's," one of Gibbs favorite Chicago-area shops. The EP preludes the duo's 2014 full-length collaborative duo Piñata, which features a lot of musical guests.

Check "Harold's" out below.

Freddie Gibbs and Madlib - Deeper

Gary, Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs, once again, has paired up with Los Angeles' preeminent producer Madlib for another gem.

"Deeper" is the first taste from the upcoming EP of the same name, which preludes the duo's 2014 LP Piñata. So it's pretty safe to expect some explosive stuff from these two within the next few months. Until then, check out "Deeper" below and grab the Deeper EP before it ships out September 9.

DJ Koze's FADER mix

Pampa Records founder Stefan Kozalla, better known as Hamburg DJ/producer DJ Koze, dropped his monster mix over at FADER earlier. Streamlining Kendrick Lamar's smoother than smooth "Money Trees" into lulling R&B, the mix combs through his "no stress mix" without any pretensions. So little in fact there's no tracklist available, but fans will recognize Freddie Gibbs leading into dousing experimental acid house in the mix's latter half.

Stream/download the mix below and grab Kozella's upcoming Amygdala today over at Pampa Records.



Head to FADER for an exclusive full DJ Koze interview.

DJ Dahi - Toys 2.0 mixtape

One of 2012's most unsuspectingly stellar mixtapes comes from producer DJ Dahi, who's fame has nabbed him some time with Freddie Gibbs and Kendrick Lamar on good kid, m.A.A.d city's "Money Trees."

Jumpy, disconnected, and large in scope, Toys 2.0  is welcoming in its all-over appeal. The instrumental album doesn't dwell solely in the realm of hip-hop production, taking surprising leaps to clever chip tune pop on tracks like "Simon," and jazz soul revisions on "Binyah Binyah" (the name-sake from notorious 1990s kids show Gulla Gulla Island).

It's a must listen, and, oh yes, totally free to download. Grab a copy here.

New Freddie Gibbs video - BFK

The shortened title track from Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs' recently released Baby Face Killa, "BFK," gives a big light on why Gibbs is one of the rising names in hip hop. Particularly the second verse, which kills in a few ways. Check it out below.

New Method Man, Freddie Gibbs, and Streetlife video - Built For This

It may not be a formal album, but there's a big deal of hype surrounding RZA's The Man With The Iron Fists soundtrack. We got our first taste of it a few days back with the excellent "Rivers Of Blood" from the full Wu-Tang Clan and Kool G Rap, and today the first video for the soundtrack has been released.

"Built For This" features Method Man, Freddie Gibbs, and Streetlife throwing hard verses in Chinatown (not sure which one exactly) with clips of the movie thrown in every once in a while. Watch the video below.

The Man With The Iron Fists is set for release November 2, with the album coming out October 22.

New Freddie Gibbs - Kush Cloud (ft. Krayzie Bone and SpaceGhostPurrp

From Freddie Gibb's upcoming September 25 mixtape Baby Face Killa is "Kush Cloud," this jam-packed single featuring SpaceGhostPurrp and Bone Thugs n' Harmony veteran Krayzie Bone. Check it out below.

New Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Shame (ft. BJ The Chicago Kid)

In one of the more exciting stories of the day, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib are planning a full-length release some time later this year. Before that, however, the two will release a follow-up EP to last year's Thuggin', entitled Shame.

You can grab the EP now via Stones Throw Records, and listen to the title track featuring BJ The Chicago Kid below.

Tuesday Bears: New Madlib & Freddie Gibbs video - Thuggin'

I hadn't mentioned Madlib and Freddie Gibbs' collaboration a few weeks ago with "Thuggin'" making Bears and Bullets top songs of 2011 list (at #12), so it's fitting that a video for the song finally made it's way around. Check it out below.

Bears and Bullets Top 25 Songs of 2011: Part III

We'll continue our countdown today with songs #15 through #11.

#15: Danny Brown - Monopoly
"Monopoly" sounds genuinely like Danny Brown, born poor and raised in Detroit, generally deals with dangerous shit. The beats are strong, sullen, and dirty, with Brown noting that he's been through a lot to get where he is. But in reality, "Monopoly" is nothing more than a take to shit on his opponents, and if there's any doubt of it, he goes to length to emphasize that he'll "literally" shit on their mixtapes. It's the perfect blend of what makes XXX so great; deceivingly intelligent rhymes split between Brown's desire to be understandably weird. 

Danny Brown - Monopoly by Bears and Bullets

#14: Smith Westerns - All Die Young
The centerpiece to Smith Westerns' sophomore release Dye It Blonde, "All Die Young" takes the lighter, lo-fuzz surf-rock aura of the group's first work and blows it up in front of multi-layered keyboards and Max Kakacek's slow-tuning guitar solos to the "everyone join together" climactic finale. But more so than what it is, "All Die Young" is the sound of a band actually getting their heads together and figuring out what's great instead of what is just good.

#13: Fucked Up - Queen of Hearts
"Queen of Hearts" is your true introduction to Fucked Up's long-winded tail of David, the protagonist in David Comes to Life. But rather than space out an all-too long story to fit every finite detail of David's exploits, the group had enough sense to try their hand at hardcore story telling, I.E., lead-singer Pink Eyes still gets to spit his throat-scathing wails behind messy, sonic guitars. But the story doesn't necessarily wrap up the listener, as it shouldn't. It's Fucked Up's perfected method that still comes through on top.



#12: Freddie Gibbs and Madlib - Thuggin'
Freddie Gibbs and Madlib joining up is just a good idea. It had to be said. The eponymous track from the collaborative duo's Thuggin' EP, features Madlib's well-renown super-rich sampled beats and Gibbs' best work of the year (that includes a lot of cameos along the way). A lot of the songs on these lists have well-detailed reasoning behind their unreal quality, but when it comes to "Thuggin'," there isn't much more to say than just, goddamn, listen to how good this is. It might be a cop-out, but man if it isn't correct.

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Thuggin' by Rappcats

#11: FIDLAR - Wake Bake Skate
Pot doesn't need an anthem. It's had enough artists striving to bow to the temple of getting high and hanging out since the 50s, but we have to admit that there's something stupidly endearing about it. FIDLAR's "Wake Bake Skate," an ode to being broke, lazy, and smoking, doesn't strive to collect the ever-growing range of metaphor's of contemporary American laziness, but knows how to make it seem a lot more fun, despite the depressing reality of what they're saying. 



We'll continue our countdown tomorrow with songs #10 - #6 ...