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Waddup y'all, it's another edition of "Free Music Friday" and I got some heat for y'all! Oh and about the "Horseshoes Edition," I couldn't think of a clever title so I used a random one. But like horseshoes, you'll be throwing some good music in your hard disk. And did I mention they're for free? Check these joints out!

Antboogie :: The Mixtape

[Crawl and dig into the world of Ant Boogie, where it's filled with dance and hip-hop music. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Ant Boogie became well-known in the dance world as the founder and leader of one of the most commercially successful dance groups, The Amount Boyz. Although he's a classically-trained professional dancer, the influence of funk, soul, and hip-hop gotten to him the most and you can check out his style on this mixtape right here. You can also catch him currently touring with Madonna on the "Sticky and Sweet" tour.]

[Chilla Jones, Chilla for short, is the type who considers himself a well-developed student of hip-hop. With records he studied over the years, varying from Talib Kweli to Eminem to Fabolous, this Boston native absorbs all of the rap classics he took in while developing a talent of his own. In fact, he has his on rap style called "haymaker rap," which focuses more on metaphors than similies, in which the latter is often mistaken as the former in daily hip-hop conversations. Also carrying a 160+ IQ, Chilla isn't the type who dumbs down in his music, but instead let folks know they should wise up and keep their ears open to this mixtape right here.]

Tracklisting:
1. Intro
2. Juggernaut
3. Piff Hop (Verse)
4. DOA
5. I Don't Know About You (Verse)
6. I'm The Man (verse)
7. how we roll (Verse)
8. best i ever had (verse)
9. Mr. Popular (ft Hotshot and Moomdaddy)
10. Work That Freestyle
11. Champagne Freestyle (Verse)
12. Under The Sun
13. Wreckless (Verse)
14. Time to Get Paid (Verse)
15. Love Me No More (Verse)
16. 24-23 (Ft. Skip)
17. I Don't Believe you (Verse)

Don Cannon & Young Chris :: The Network

[Can't stop, won't stop is this Young Gunna Young Chris. Even while the Roc is said to be dim compared to its gleaming days, Chris still let his light shine for all to see. Linked up with Don Cannon (CANNON...Cannon...cannon...), Young Chris shows the listeners how hip-hop he can be with "The Network." He also shows that with bangin' beats and rhymes alike, you just can't hate on the Young'n.]

Tracklisting:
1. Intro
2. Superflyness
3. Free Peedi f. Tu Phace & Beanie Sigel
4. Fresh To Death
5. Hot Shyt f. Peedi Crakk, Black Thought, Tu Phace & Wale
6. Breeze
7. Last 2 f. Freeway & Beanie Sigel
8. Not Going To Fold f. Remy Hendrix
9. Kickdrums f. Wale & Rhymefest
10. Baby Girl f. Pha
11. Rap Money f. Tom Hardy & Freeway
12. Ride With Me f. Twista
13. Sail On f. Curren$y
14. Young G Sound f. Neef
15. Grown Things f. BJ
16. Want To Love You f. Raheem DeVaughn
17. Rough Side f. Rell

[Coming straight from Motown a/k/a Detroit Rock City is this emcee named Nametag. Yes, like the button or sticker that says "Hello! My name is..." You know how that's the first thing you'll see when approaching a clerk at a store, restaurant, etc? That's what Nametag plans to be in the game, to boldly stand out for all to recognize. But Nametag doesn't plan to do it by his name alone, that's what this free mixtape is for. With many of the well-known underground rappers (Skyzoo, Fred Knuxx, Street Justice) and producers (B. Franks, Black Bethoven, cousin Black Milk) to back him up, Nametag plans to put the game on lock and have everybody know his name a la Cheers theme music.]

Tracklisting:
1. A Million Rappers (Produced By A.Will Productions)
2. Back On My Sh*t (feat. Skyzoo) (Produced By Black Milk)
3. The Beat Bang (feat. Quest M.C.O.D.Y) (Produced By Jay Edgar)
4. Stylin On ‘Em (Produced By Black Milk)
5. About You (Remix) (Produced By Black Bethoven)
6. Set It (feat. Moe Dirdee) (Produced By Black Bethoven)
7. Let The Beat Play (feat. B.Stormz) (Produced By Doc Illingsworth)
8. DJ Graffiti Interlude
9. Ask Around (Produced By Koyto)
10. Chips (feat. Fred Knuxx) (Produced By by Sean Ross)
11. Crash Course (feat. Street Justice) (Produced By Black Bethoven)
12. Stylin On ‘Em (Remix) (feat. Kopelli, Kanglosta, ONPoint & Young Scolla) (Produced By Black Bethoven)
13. The Matic Track (Produced By Lou Matic)
14. Ain’t I (Produced By B. Franks)
15. Tag Surfin’ (Produced By K.E.)
16. Courtesy Of Ambition (Produced By Black Milk)

Dub Sonata :: The Deluxe Sedition

[If you don't know Dub Sonata by now, you will never, ever know him. Oh wait, you can get to know him here on this tape! Producing beats since 1999, Dub Sonata has established beats for many respected artists, such as Kool G. Rap, Nature, C-Rayz Walz and others. This mixtape is filled with Dub Sonata beats with many NY and beyond rappers taking their time to rock the mic over them. This is the "Delixe Sedition," but the only time you'll feel sedated is after you'll experience the musical high that comes with it.]

Tracklisting:
1. C-RAYZ WALZ - SPREAD THE NEWS
2. SERIUS JONES & PANAMA - LISTEN TO MYSELF
3. RHYMEFEST, QUEEN LATIFAH & HAFFA - GOIN' IN
4. LAKE & RUC DA JACKEL - LYRICAL BASE
5. TIM KIELY & SKINNY JOINTS - F%©K IT IM NAUSEOUS
6. RICH MO - YOUR FLOW
7. MELLO & MALACHI - PUMPED UP
8. DOUBLE A.B. & CORMEGA - TAKE ME AWAY
9. TIM KIELY - LIKE A SCHEME
10. THE AZTEXT & ONE BE LO - LETTIN' YOU KNOW
11. TRACY 168 - MASTERS
12. JAE MILLZ - HOW I DO
13. KRUMBSNATCHA & THE AZTEXT - WHO'S WIT US?
14. SKINNY JOINTS, C-RAYZ WALZ & TIM KIELY - EVERY TIME I SPIT
15. RICH MO - DEAR LORD
16. DOUBLE A.B. - REVOLUTION PT. 2
17. BIZZY BONE & RICH MO - GET BIZZY
18. SWIGGA - SWEET MEMORIES
19. SHAWN BLACK, TWANIE RANKS & SADAT X - WATCHA REALLY WANT
20. NATURE & BILLIONZ - FOR MY PEOPLE
21. DOM PACHINO - LIONZ IN DA JUNGLE
22. DOUBLE A.B. - BLACK CLOUD
23. VAST AIRE & DOUBLE A.B. - THE DIESEL PT. 2
24. NATURE - RUNNIN' OUT OF TIME
25. GRAFH - NOBODY CRY FOR ME
26. J-STARRS & PREACHER BISHOP - FINALLY (RIP J-STARRS)

[Illmind has been known for creating beats for artists such as G-Unit, Little Brother, LL Cool J, and Boot Camp Clik. Many folks would wonder how Illmind would sound if he provided beats for many popular/underground hip-hop tracks. Well, if curiosity killed the cat, it won't kill you to fulfill your curious mind here. This free "Remix Album" contains remixes from Jay-Z, En Vogue, and the Roots (Illmind on production, of course!). It also includes four exclusive bonus Fortlive tracks (Illmind plus two emcees, Slo-Mo and MushMouf) to please your eardrums. Check this one out!]

Tracklisting:
1. Intro
2. Jay-Z - Change Clothes
3. Common – I Want You
4. John Legend – Ordinary People
5. Slum Village – The Look of Love
6. Bahamadia – Queen Talk
7. Brandy and Kanye West – Talk About Our Love
8. Masta Ace ft. Guru – Conflict
9. Strange Fruit Project – Waitin’
10. Jay-Z - 99 Problems
11. Muneshine ft. Surreal
12. The Roots – What You Want
13. Saigon, Inspectah Deck, Bekay – The Raw
14. Ed OG ft. Masta Ace - Wishin
15. Alicia Keys – You Don’t Know My Name
16. O.C. – Story to Tell
17. O.C. – Childhood
18. En Vogue – Untitled
BONUS: Exclusive Fortlive Tracks (Fortlive = Slo-Mo, Mushmouf, & Illmind)
19. Fortlive – The Come Up
20. Fortlive – Trunk Pop Music
21. Fortlive – Goin’ Thru It
22. Fortlive ft. 84 – Cowboys

^Earned 8 of 10 on RapReviews.com!

[It's been a long time coming for Nickel Nine a/k/a Royce Da 5'9''. From being known as the potential underdog to a hip-hop beast, da 5'9'' transitions have never been better as he made his lyrical status evolve very well even when his height hasn't. These four tracks, including one from hip-hop supergroup Slaughterhouse, will give the heads what they needed from Royce at all times, hard and bangin beats along with deadly lyrics that has venom to surely killed his oppenents standing in his way.]

Tracklisting:
1. Gun Harmonizing
2. Count for Nothing
3. Warriors (featuring Slaughterhouse)
4. Street Hop 2010

[From Philly to you is this producer named Small Professor. P. Diddy may claim to "Invented the Remix," but if anyone considered remix as "dead," then the Less P can "resurrect" it. It includes remixes of hip-hop joints that were rarely played on the radio, if at all. But after you hear these joints, you can consider Small Pro as a long-lost bastard son of Large Professor...f'real!]

Tracklisting:
1. The Smile Rays - Chicken (Small Pro Remix)
2. 100dbs feat. Sirah and Hicoup - Long Island And Jersey (Small Pro Remix)
3. CL Smooth feat. Skyzoo - Perfect Timing (Small Pro Remix)
4. Emilio Rojas - Young, Fresh, And Fly (Small Pro Remix)
5. Prolyphic and Reanimator - Artist Goes Pop (Small Pro Remix)
6. Jelani - Jelani The M (Small Pro Remix)
7. Zilla Rocca - Flow God Zilla (Small Pro Remix)
8. Shawn Jackson feat. Guilty Simpson - Strategies (Small Pro Remix)
9. Capone-N-Noreaga - Follow The Dollar (Small Pro Remix)
10. The Roots - 75 Bars (Small Pro Remix)
11. Random feat. Ohene - Art Of War (Small Pro Remix)
12. Random - Push (Small Pro Remix)
13. Bless 1 - Angular Slang (Small Pro Remix)

Link:
http://tinyurl.com/SmallProRemix

Thanks for sticking with me on the "Horseshoes Edition" of "Free Music Fridays." If you have any free music you would like to share with the world, please e-mail me at kirenamloh@msn.com. If you're an artist with your free mixtape/album shown on this page and you want to send me a link re-up and/or questions, e-mail me at kirenamloh@msn.com, as well. Thanks for reading and enjoy y'all! Two fangas, one love....