Benz and a Backpack

Already, twenny ten started with a bang- or, as I like to say, a bong bong! So far:

• The Reflection Eternal mixtape (featuring Jay Elect and J. Cole!),
• Raekwon’s Coke Up In Da Dollar Bill,
• Emilio Rojas’ The Natural,
• Jay Electronica’s Victory, and
• If you didn’t catch it, Mark McGwire admitted to using steroids earlier today…

What’s To Come

It will only get better; with the promise of the new Rae, Ghost, and Meth group/album, the forthcoming Strong Arm Steady album (produced entirely by Madlib), releases from Luda and Lupe, Statik and Black Milk, Random Axe, Redman, and The Roots. Em’s Relapse 2, Nas and Damian Marley’s Distant Relatives, new Kanye, Cudder, and J. Cole. And sheeit, that’s just touching the surface of hip hop!

For our indie heads, you’ve got OKGO, Vampire Weekend (…), Animal Collective (yeaboi!), and the Cold War Kids. But 2010 holds more than just the promise of good music. Next month Vancouver will hold the 21st Winter Olympics, then in May the World Expo will be in Shanghai, and on June 11th the FIFA World Cup will kick off in South Africa.

2010 marks Obama’s second year in office, and with health care tucked securely under his belt still hanging in the balance, we can only hope that there will be the opportunity to tackle other equally pressing issues like unemployment, terrorism, and climate change.

To that end, 2010 holds the promise of the US’s first plug-in electric car (courtesy of Chevrolet, called the Volt and scheduled to drop in November). To charge the Volt, one need only plug it into a standard household outlet and it will be powered for 40 miles (which exceeds the distance of the average American’s daily commute). Beyond that point, minimal gas is used to propel the vehicle 300+ miles!

Big things are already poppin’ in twenny ten, and there is much, much more to come. Hit the skip for 15 brand new tracks from the Wu Tang and Wiz, Strange Fruit Project and Statik, Ryan Leslie and Wale, Bun B and Jump-Off Joey, plus an unreleased Drake verse for his smash hit Successful.

Strange Fruit Project – Sepia Tone [prod. S1]

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Download: Strange Fruit Project – M.A.S.K.

Ryan Leslie – Don’t Leave

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Drake – Successful (Unreleased Verse)

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Wiz Khalifa – Smokerface

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Tiye Phoenix – Down (The Armegeddon Theme) [prod. Tiye Phoenix]

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Guilty Simpson – Before The Verdict [prod. Madlib]

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Download: Guilty Simpson – Before The Verdict [prod. Madlib]

Raekwon, Ghostface, Method Man & U-God – Clap 2010 [prod. Mathematics]

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Strange Fruit Project – Day by Day ft. Supastition [prod. S1]

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Download: Strange Fruit Project – M.A.S.K.

Sene, Homeboy Sandman & Spree Wilson – Get ‘Em High Freestyle

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Statik Selektah ft. Bun B, Wale & Colin Munroe – So Close, So Far

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Download: Statik Selektah ft. Bun B, Wale & Colin Munroe – So Close, So Far

Joe Budden – R.I.P.

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JC Poppe ft. Guilty Simpson – Get Live With It (remix) [prod. Dave Derrilykt]

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Young Chris – New Wu Freestyle

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Emilio Rojas – Tonight [prod. 6th Sense]

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Download: Emilio Rojas – The Natural (Mixtape)

Dom Kennedy ft. Rich Boy, Slim Thug, & Don Cannon – Hard Work (remix) [prod. Chuck Inglish of The Cool Kids]

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Download: Dom Kennedy ft. Rich Boy, Slim Thug, & Don Cannon – Hard Work (remix) [prod. Chuck Inglish of The Cool Kids]

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