MIXTAPE 108 – SUBURBAN SPRAWL

Posted: June 5th, 2008 | Author: dex digital | Filed under: episodes | Tags: , , , , | 34 Comments »

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This is for those of you who have been sending emails and leaving comments asking when I was finally going to let go of some of the SuhBURB stuff I had stockpiled up…

As promised earlier (you did see the video, right?), the new Suburban Sprawl record is out. In case you missed it, Suburban Sprawl = Donwill (of Tanya Morgan) and probably the one producer that gets the most airtime (airtime? do you say that for a podcast?) on the Mixtape Show – SuhBURB.

So yes, the record is out. 40 minutes, 16 tracks, and highly recommended. And it’s on here. In its entirety, for free.

I’m going to keep my comments to myself for the time being, but lest you be wondering whether or not you should click that “play” button, keep the following three points in mind:

1. This is the best thing I’ve heard all year
2. The last time I gave an entire episode to one artist/group, it was Jay Electronica. We all know how I feel about Jay Electronica
3. wow

As you listen, you can check the liner notes featuring ridiculous commentary by both artists, and grab the full hi-fi version from the official site.

Tracklist

00 – Ridiculous-ass Mixtape Show drop by Suhburb. Seriously fam, this is not what I had in mind when I asked for a drop.

01 – The Tiki Torch. I remember when I first got this beat. First time I played it out anywhere, it got a nod from Daedelus. I’m sort of glad they left it as is.

02 – Sittin’ at the Bar Demo. Ha! Tearing apart Ladder Theory from the base, I guess.

03 – Baltimore Bitch. Words fail me.

04 – Diwadiwadonald. Wow, the bongos on this one. I think at this point I remembered why Donwill is sort of dope lyrically.

05 – Salsoul. This is one of the things that, for me, separates SuhBURB from other producers – the soul he puts into the kick drum programming. This obviously isn’t the only song where you’ll notice that, but dig the lows on this one.

06 – Fly Me feat. Von Pea. (you heard this one earlier, but without the Von Pea verse, which is quite possibly the cruelest verse I’ve ever heard in my life.)

07 – Guilty. Damn.

08 – Night Time. Am I the only one who thought of UGK at the end here?
09 – All Right. When I first met Suhburb, I don’t even think he was really making that much rap music yet – he was a jungle producer. I’d been sitting on this track for a very long time – I wanted to drop it as part of the Soultronica Saga. I guess that will teach me to wait to drop a track.

10 – Slipknot. Is this from the Brasil beat tape?

11 – The Words. It’s joints like these that make me respect Don for actually having the nerve to rap on tracks like this. I think Suhburb makes beats that are hard to rap on on purpose.

12 – Dead Ass. Lyrically maybe the most powerful track for me on this project. Check this one.

13 – Maybe. More heavy content.

14 – Audio Visual. This song is sort of ridiculously cute. I mean, I’m not even mad they didn’t get to put Jack Davey on this one. Can we get this “girl at the time”’s name?

15 – The Champ (LP Version). Seriously, who raps over things like this? Something is wrong with both of these kids.

16 – Funeral March. Propane Pip dropped this one first, but it’s still dope. And by the way, Suhburb – you make fun of me for spinning slab music on my old radio joint, and then you turn around and drop a slowed version of this joint? Explanation? Also, the content here confused me until I read the liner notes – you should probably check them instead of reading this.

And there you have it. Burn it, share it, whatever. I’m still sort of scratching my head over the fact that this isn’t being sold for, you know, money.

So, obviously, I think that this record is dope. Thoughts?

34 Comments »

34 Comments on “MIXTAPE 108 – SUBURBAN SPRAWL”

  1. 1 Mamiko said at 12:53 pm on June 5th, 2008:

    hell yeaaaahh

  2. 2 The VPND Show #27 - Happy Birthday Donwill! « bloggin ’bout rappin, rappin ’bout living.. said at 7:17 pm on June 5th, 2008:

    [...] while we are on the subjects of podcasts and suburban sprawl shout out to the mixtapeshow for podcasting the entire joint. that was just freaking [...]

  3. 3 RaDon Corpae said at 9:43 pm on June 5th, 2008:

    Damn man, Dex, you doing the damn thing maaann, I finally had to gone ahead and stop being my severely prudish self, and post something here to show some love Fam…. Keep droppin that hot shit boiiiiii. Peace, Spookdoc, F.A.M.

  4. 4 Mr U said at 7:49 am on June 6th, 2008:

    Wow… Now that was good. There is something really profound about this and I can’t put my finger on it. This was excellent; one of the best by far. Worth the wait! :) I don’t wanna ruin this page by dropping links of artists on here that I think you might be interested in Dex but if you want me to drop a link, please let me know. :)
    Peace :)

  5. 5 dex digital said at 10:22 pm on June 6th, 2008:

    Mamiko – yeeeeeeeeeah

    RaDon – hey, if this is episode what it took to get you out here, it’s all good!

    Mr U – haha, anytime you want to drop links, do so. Did you get a chance to read the liner notes that they posted up? I think the process is part of what made the project pretty unique – i.e. Don giving the vocals to Suhburb, Suhburb ripping them apart, etc. I don’t know, it’s like instead of listening to a project by one rapper, I feel like there’s actually two artists behind the mic, and the boards, at all times. I know what you mean though, it’s sort of hard to put it to words.

  6. 6 Mr U said at 1:02 am on June 7th, 2008:

    Haha, my posts aren’t coming… darn. Well, I’m sure they’ll turn up soon XD

  7. 7 dex digital said at 11:50 pm on June 7th, 2008:

    yeah, for some reason it takes a minute for your (and I mean you in particular) comments to show. not sure why.

    I’ll try checking the spam settings. Anything you post though should get through in a few hours regardless, though.

  8. 8 Agent M said at 11:35 am on June 8th, 2008:

    Jesus Christ Almighty.

    This album just made my head fall off.

    Love the beats, and the rawness of the whole thing. There is no denying how fresh this sounds.

    Great to hear some of this in its full/original form. Thanks again for the hookup to these beats, Dex, and for getting me into this guys stuff in the first place. Very, very impressed.

    I’ll be putting a post/link to this material on our site, man, no doubt!

    The more people that know about this the better.

    Sites looking hot, man…keep up the good work!

    M

  9. 9 oux said at 3:24 pm on June 9th, 2008:

    am waiting for ouxu sprawl

  10. 10 oux said at 3:27 pm on June 9th, 2008:

    while enjoying this sprawl ofcourse

  11. 11 dex digital said at 12:13 am on June 10th, 2008:

    M – hell yeah.

    oux – I can’t speak for other people, but you might be waiting for a while for that one. how’s work?

  12. 12 Iain said at 5:33 am on June 10th, 2008:

    Fantastic!

  13. 13 JC said at 6:01 am on June 10th, 2008:

    oh.. it’s not just hiphop. it’s music.

  14. 14 dex digital said at 10:18 pm on June 12th, 2008:

    amen.

  15. 15 Carl said at 1:54 pm on June 14th, 2008:

    sweet…what…that…soul…talk to me…Stay Up Stay Real Stay Awake

  16. 16 Mr U said at 8:17 am on June 18th, 2008:

    Ok.. this one is gonna work

  17. 17 Mr U said at 8:17 am on June 18th, 2008:

    YES! CLICK ON MY NAME MAN! THAT’S THE LINK! YES!

  18. 18 dex digital said at 11:04 pm on June 18th, 2008:

    “specified episode was not found”?

  19. 19 ElTigro said at 6:38 am on June 19th, 2008:

    NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE!!!!!! Loving the podcasts mate, keet it up!

  20. 20 Mr U said at 8:23 am on June 19th, 2008:

    http://www.mus-ok.com/podcast/JR/Donuts_Tribute_Blends_by_Johnny_Red.mp3 Ok try that
    Peace :)

  21. 21 Mamiko said at 8:07 pm on June 25th, 2008:

    So, Mamiko Show Part II coming soon?

  22. 22 whoop said at 8:55 pm on July 4th, 2008:

    Hey, great blog. keep up the good work.
    Check out djkronicdownload.blogspot.com

  23. 23 frijole said at 9:02 pm on July 16th, 2008:

    Jonzin for my dex fix over here bra.

    /slaps arm

  24. 24 dex digital said at 12:51 am on July 19th, 2008:

    frij –

    classes just ended. i’ll be recording new ones soon…

  25. 25 Aush said at 3:33 pm on July 21st, 2008:

    New Nas is banging…best record I heard in a minute…almost sounds Ras Kassish on “Ya’ll My N**gas”

  26. 26 Aush said at 3:26 pm on July 29th, 2008:

    Ok, so the new Nas is off the chain…but Infinito 2017’s Most High Definition is a masterpiece IMHO.

  27. 27 Mamiko said at 8:25 pm on July 30th, 2008:

    更新頂戴！

  28. 28 Aush said at 10:28 pm on July 30th, 2008:

    Is everyone sleeping here? Anyone else peep Infinito’s Most High Def???!!! Instant Vintage.

  29. 29 JTW aka BRER said at 11:25 am on August 11th, 2008:

    NIGHTTIME IS MY SHYYYYYT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  30. 30 oux said at 11:33 am on August 17th, 2008:

    dear dexie, when will you release the next show?

  31. 31 bob giggliardi said at 1:45 pm on August 18th, 2008:

    yo dex…..WHERE YOU AT SON….i need my fix kid

  32. 32 dex digital said at 11:07 am on August 20th, 2008:

    :: crawls out of the grave ::

  33. 33 the mixtape show rap / hip-hop podcast said at 11:09 am on August 20th, 2008:

    [...] digital: :: crawls out of thebob giggliardi: yo dex…..WHERE YOU AT SON….ioux: dear dexie, when will youMix Set: Just listened [...]

  34. 34 Mr U said at 12:50 pm on August 20th, 2008:

    R.I.P. Isaac Hayes

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