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New Cymarshall Law "Bullet Train" f/Elzhi and Masia One taken from DJ Sarasa's upcoming album out in April 2009.

Listen/Download: Bullet Train feat. Elzhi & Masia One

"The Layover" idea came about while I was on tour with Little Brother last year. It was supposed to be a side project that Khrysis and I were going to do - him on the beats me on the mic, 5 songs, free download. I strayed from the "side project" idea and moved towards making,"The Layover" an Official EP. Pete Rock & CL Smooth's All Souled Out or Ice Cube's Kill At Will are big inspirations and examples of EP's that were really quality & served as the perfect vehicle to make me get the next album to drop shortly there after. This is my intention with The Layover EP. It was important to me that even though Khrysis and I didn't do the whole project together he still be a major part of it, and he gladly accepted. This is THE FIRST banger off of my upcoming EP - "THE LAYOVER" title track. Khrysis on the boards with the heat, Dj Revolution On the Cut, and me on the mic, painting a picture about my best friend, FREK ONE who I lost in 1993. This is really taking my career WORLDWIDE, and some classic E-V Word Play to get this project kicked off on the right note! So much more to come...Stay Tuned!"
-Evidence

01. The Layover (Prod. by Khrysis)
02. For Whom the Bell Tolls (Feat. Phonte, Blu, Will.I.Am) (Prod. by Khrysis)
03. So Fresh - Step Brothers (Prod. by The Alchemist)
04. Solitary Confinement (Feat. Krondon) (Prod. by Sid Roams)
05. Don’t Hate (Feat. Defari) (Prod. by Evidence)
06. My Favorite Part of Traveling (Interlude)
07. The Far Left (Feat. The Alchemist and Fashawn) (Prod. by The Alchemist)
08. Rain or Shine(Prod. by DJ Babu)
09. To Be Determined (Feat Elzhi and Aloe Blacc) (Prod. by The Alchemist)
10. The Cold Weather (Prod. by Evidence)

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In only a few years, producer/emcee Black Milk has quickly developed into one of the few hip hop artists who both carries an accomplished resume and is followed with widely-held optimism about what he can bring as one of the leaders of the modern hip hop movement.

Now 25 years old, Black (born Curtis Cross) earned his stripes both locally in his native Detroit and on a national level from his associations with Slum Village. After getting his first production credit for "What is This" on SV's sophomore album "Trinity" in 2002, he produced much of the popular group's next two albums both individually and as part of the production team BR Gunna, with whom he also released the album "Dirty District, Vol. 2." It wasn't until his self-released debut solo album "Sound of the City" in 2005 did he begin to achieve some notoriety as an emcee, and it was off the strength of the album that he signed his first record deal with Fat Beats Records in 2006.

Upon the release of his "Popular Demand" album in March 2007, Black Milk instantly became one of underground hip hop ambassadors. In addition to becoming a go-to producer for commissioned beats on an independent level (he's placed beats on projects by Kidz in the Hall, Guilty Simpson, Strange Fruit Project, Genius/GZA, and many more), he's also worked with major label artists like Pharoahe Monch, Kardinal Offishall, and Busta Rhymes. He's also since released two albums on his own Music House imprint (Fat Ray's "The Set Up" and "Black Milk presents Caltroit"), produced nearly an entire album for Elzhi from Slum Village ("The Preface"), and produces and rhymes as a member of the group Random Axe (with Sean Price and Guilty Simpson) who have a full length album dropping in first quarter 2009.

His new album "Tronic" shows that Black has grown tremendously as a producer, as he's adopted more live instrumentation and is introducing more complex arrangement than his previous sample-heavy work. He also shows marked improvement as an emcee, and carries most of the album himself with only 3 guest verses on the entire album (from emcee royalty Pharoahe Monch, Royce Da 5'9", and Sean Price). Not even two years removed from his breakthrough release, Black Milk proves on "Tronic" that not only is he growing as an artist, but hip hop music as a genre still has room to grow.

01. Long Story Short feat. Dwele
02. Bounce
03. Give The Drummer Sum
04. Without U feat. Colin Munroe
05. Hold It Down
06. Losing Out feat. Royce da 5′9"
07. Hell Yeah feat. Fat Ray
08. Overdose
09. Reppin For U feat. AB
10. The Matrix feat. Pharoahe Monch, Sean Price, & DJ Premier
11. Try
12. Tronic Summer
13. Bond 4 Life feat. Melanie Rutherford
14. Elec (Outro)



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As a prelude to the release of Black Milk's upcoming LP, Tronic, on October 28; Fat Beats Records and HipHopDX present ELEC.

This free mixtape highlights 25 of Black Milk's finest works since the release of Popular Demand in March 2007. Featuring an all-star lineup of emcees and producers that include Busta Rhymes, Jake One, Pharoahe Monch, Kardinal Offishall, DJ Khalil, Bishop Lamont, as well as Detroit reps like Elzhi, Royce Da 5'9", Guilty Simpson and more.

01. Fat Ray & Black Milk - Take Control
02. Black Milk - Give the Drummer Sum
03. Caltroit - Go Hard (feat. Ras Kass & Royce Da 5'9")
04. Elzhi - Motown 25 (feat. Royce Da 5'9")
05. Elzhi - D.E.M.O.N.S.
06. Caltroit - Goatit (feat. Elzhi & Bishop Lamont)
07. Black Milk - Dub Rock
08. Fat Ray & Black Milk - Nothing to Hide
09. Jake One - I’m Comin (feat. Black Milk & Nottz)
10. Dabrye - Special (Black Milk Remix) (feat. Guilty Simpson)
11. T3 - Yawl (feat. Elzhi)
12. Caltroit - Mouth Music (feat. Guilty Simpson)
13. Slum Village- Call Me (feat. Dwele)
14. Pharoahe Monch - Bar Tap
15. Young RJ - Welcome to the District (feat. Black Milk)
16. Black Milk - The Matrix (feat. DJ Premier, Pharoahe Monch, & Sean Price)
17. Slum Village - Bootleggin
18. GZA/Genius - 7 Pounds
19. Caltroit - Bang That Shit Out (feat. Bishop Lamont & DJ Rhetttmatic)
20. Guilty Simpson - My Moment
21. Marv Won - Talk About
22. Caltroit - Everything (feat. Kardinal Offishall)
23. Fat Ray & Black Milk - Get Focus (feat. Phat Kat)
24. Fat Ray & Black Milk - When it Goes Down
25. Caltroit - Inconvenient Truth

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Seattle super producer steps from behind the boards to present his own debut. Polishing his production chops over the last decade, Jake One has crafted musical soundscapes for everyone from De La Soul to 50 Cent. Featuring an engaging cast of emerging underground artists, as well as some of hip-hop's most respected mainstream acts, Jake One's release will blur the line between underground and hip-hop, just as his stellar production career has. Appearances by MF Doom, Brother Ali, Young Buck, Busta Rhymes, Alchemist, Prodigy, Keak Da Sneak, and more.

1. I'm Coming feat. Black Milk & Nottz
2. Gangsta Boy feat. M.O.P.
3. The Truth feat. Freeway & Brother Ali
4. Turn It Down (Interlude)
5. God Like feat. D. Black
6. Bless The Child feat. Little Brother
7. Oh Really feat. Posdnuos (of De La Soul)
8. Hi (Interlude)
9. Trap Door feat. MF DOOM
10. Dead Wrong feat. Young Buck
11. Kissin The Curb feat. Bishop Lamont & Busta Rhymes
12. How We Ride feat. Freeway
13. White Van feat. Alchemist, Evidence (of Dilated Peoples), Prodigy
14. Big Homie Style feat. J. Pinder, GMK & Spaceman
15. Scared feat. Blueprint
16. Great Sound (Interlude)
17. Get 'Er Done feat. MF DOOM
18. Feeling My Shit feat. Casual
19. Soil Raps feat. Keak Da Sneak
20. Glow feat. Elzhi & Royce da 5'9
21. R.I.P. (Interlude)
22. Home feat. Vitamin D, C Note, Maine & Ish

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This album if pure fire, he's probably one of the only producers right now along with Illmind who are making waves in both the underground and mainstream scene. The beats on this album are sometimes amazing, peep the first track with Black Milk, bangin or what!!! But I have to say that even thought he has that balance between mainstream and underground, he definitely saves his best beats for the underground artists. Nearly all of those artists come correct over some tight Jake production but the same can't be said when he's dropping a beat for say Young Buck or Keak Da Sneak, don't even get me started on these doo doo MC's. Basically if you hear it all the way through and skip past the tracks that feature Keak Da Sneak, Young Buck, Busta Rhymes, Bishop Lamont and D. Black then you got yourself a classic. As it stands, it's a clear indication of Jake One's undeniable talent and his knack for calling on the underground and mainstreams biggest hitters and that ain't too much of a bad thing, you gotta respect the man's hustle and I'm sure he's gettin' well paid, just ask Illmind.

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It’s been a long time coming, but Elzhi is finally set to release his proper solo debut The Preface. Produced almost entirely by Black Milk, The Preface shows one of the finest lyricists of his era raising the bar for emcees in 2008. Elzhi has been relentlessly recording of late, and while this release took longer than many of his fans had wished to see the light of day, look for the follow up The Feed to hit shelves in 2009.

1. Intro (The Preface) (Produced By: Black Milk)
2. The Leak feat. Ayah (Produced By: Black Milk)
3. Guessing Game (Produced By: Black Milk)
4. Motown 25 feat. Royce Da 5'9? (Produced By: Black Milk)
5. Brag Swag. (Produced By: Black Milk)
6. Colors (Produced By: Black Milk)
7. Fire (Remix) feat. Black Milk, Guilty Simpson, Fatt Father, Danny Brown, Fat Ray (Produced By: Black Milk)
8. D.E.M.O.N.S. (Produced By: Black Milk)
9. Save Ya feat. T3 (of Slum Village) (Produced By: T3)
10. Yeah feat. Phat Kat (Produced By: Black Milk)
11. Transitional Joint (Produced By: Black Milk)
12. Talking in My Sleep (Produced By: Black Milk)
13. The Science feat. Fes Roc (Produced By: DJ Dez)
14. Hands Up (Produced By: Black Milk)
15. What I Write (Produced By: Black Milk)
16. Growing Up feat. A.B. (Produced By: Black Milk)

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This is a re-up in case peeps is wondering why I'm uploading this again, well, track 15 from the last link cuts off at the end so here's the fixed version. Enjoy!



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Listen to track 12, "Motown 25" feat. Royce Da 5'9"

1. Intro (Prod. By DJ Dez) 1:19
2. That's That One (Prod. By Black Milk) 3:42
3. Fire feat. Black Milk (Prod. By Black Milk) 4:07
4. The Reason feat. Phat Kat (Cuts By DJ Dez) (Prod. By Black Milk) 3:53
5. Talkin' In My Sleep (Prod. By Black Milk) 4:23
6. Save Ya feat. T3 (Prod. By T3) 3:31
7. The Know (Prod. By Leef Mayfield) 2:54
8. High Off Life (Prod. By Denmark Vessy) 4:43
9. Heart Of The City (Cuts By DJ Dez) (Prod. By Black Milk) 3:42
10. The Transitional Joint (Baby Girl Glow) (Prod. By Black Milk) 4:20
11. Dedicated feat. Trip (Prod. By DJ Dez) 4:16
12. Motown 25 feat. Royce Da 5'9" (Prod. By Black Milk) 3:54
13. Audio Cinematic (Prod. By DJ Dez) 5:59

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Don't sleep on this exclusive tour CD, plays out like a proper album with exclusive production from Black Milk and features from Royce Da 5'9", Phat Kat & more... ps the track with Royce is an absolute banger, Royce destroys the mic on this one. Verse of the year so far? maybe...

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Listen to track 3, "Ladder Of Success

01. Royce Da 5'9", Elzhi & Supasition - Best To Do It (Prod. M-Phazes)
02. East, Silent Knight & Kaze - Kaboom (Prod. Analogic)
03. Phonte, Wordsworth, K-Hill & Masta Ace - Ladder of Success (Prod. Analogic)
04. East, Kaze & Silent Knight - Love You More (Prod. Analogic)
05. Royce Da 5'9", Elzhi & Supastition - Best To Do It (Remix) (Prod. Marco Polo)
06. Silent Knight, Rashid Hadee, Emilio Rojas, Kaze & Oddisee - The Gathering (Prod. Oddisee)
07. Silent Knight, Shabaam Sahdeeq & Fresh Daily - What It Is (Prod. Erv Ford)
08. The A.L.L.I.E.S. & Rapper Big Pooh - Shit Ain't Me (Prod. 9th Wonder)
09. Kenn Starr, Hasaan Mackey & Silent Knight - Let It Be Known (Prod. Analogic)

Perception Is Everything is the lead EP for DJ K.O.’s highly anticipated Picture This LP. The EP features some of hip-hop’s greatest talent: Royce Da 5′9″, Masta Ace, Phonte & Big Pooh (of Little Brother), Elzhi (of Slum Village), Wordsworth, 9th Wonder, Marco Polo, Oddisee, Analogic, and more. People always tell me, “Yo! Real hiphop is dead”…. Are you fuckin kidding me? With a release like this one, Trust me, Its alive and well.