This week’s Mixtape Mondays segment is a continuation of last week’s mixtape. This week we are showcasing We Got It 4 Cheap Volume 2. This mixtape was first released in late 2005. It was so well-received that it was awarded the “Best Mixtape of 2005” award by AllHipHop.com. Back again on the mixtape is the entire Re-Up Gang. This mixtape is much more solid overall in terms of beats, vocals, and verses. Tracks like Mic Check, Hate It or Love It, I’m a Hustla, and Daytona 500 simply bring the hip-hop mixtape to new, uncharted levels.

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Up for grabs this week in Mixtape Mondays is Clipse’s We Got It 4 Cheap Volume 1. This album was released in early 2004, which makes it over 4 years old. Clipse is comprised of Malice and Pusha T, who are known for rapping mainly about drug-trafficking. This was the first mainstream album released after Clipse’s debut album entitled Lord Willin’. We Got It 4 Cheap Volume 1 _is hosted by DJ Clinton Sparks, and also featured Ab-Liva and Sandman, who make up the other half of the _Re-Up Gang.

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On this fine mid-September day here in the Mixtape Mondays segment, we present to you the mixtape
known as Top Ranking by Santogold & producer/DJ Diplo. On Top Ranking, we are fortunate enough to hear three new Santogold tracks, as well as fresh, new mixes by Philly’s own DJ Diplo. Also featured on several of the 35 tracks that comprise Top Ranking is XXXchange, Movado, Switch, Kid Cudi, M.I.A., and many others. Check out the full tracklist and download the album below.

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Well, what do you know…it’s Monday already. Time seems to move so fast. This week in the Mixtape Mondays segment, we have some Ratatat for you guys. More specifically, we have the Ratatat Remixes Volume I. Like the mixtapes prior, this mixtape is nothing new. It came out nearly four years ago, but it’s still great to blast. Ratatat’s sound incorperates electronic influences and is comprised of heavy beats using the synth and organ. Hailing from New York City, Ratatat is comprised of guitarist Mike Stroud and synthesizer driver and producer Evan Mast. They were made famous with the release of their hit singles Seventeen Years and Germany to Germany. Seventeen Years has since been featured in a Hummer Commercial and the movie Cloverfield, among other things. On Ratatat Remixes Volume I, the duo integrates electronica into 14 hip hop tracks, including Kanye West’s Get Em High, G-Unit’s Stunt 101, and Raekwon’s Smith Bros. This is one mixtape album you must download.

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This is one of my favorite mixtapes of all time. Originally released in 2006, Lil Weezyana is a classic, must-have mixtape that everyone needs to listen to. As usual, Lil Wayne has intense lyrics and an unmistakable flow on every single track. My favorite songs on the mixtape are David Banner (track 3), I Like Dat (track 12), and Pimp C (track 17). On Downtown (track 20) Lil Weezy mixes it up with _1000 Miles _by Vanessa Carlton. It makes for an awesome clash. Check it out.

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