Rare Nasty Nas

A creeping reggae beat that has that Thief's Theme energy, a 90s collabo revived in 09, another unreleased Nas single dropped like an anvil on your forehead by TFC.

Nas turns this beat into shredded cabbage.

NAS FT SPRAGGA BENZ - THIS IS THE WAY

I Used To Deliver Pizzas, Now I Got 12 Visas

Remember when you first heard Eminem exclusives when the kid was brand new? That was when being a "freshman" in the game was worth half a damn. Like a breath of fresh air, Full Clip coming with those old rarities...

EMINEM - HELL FREEZES OVER

Hustlers & Customers

Unreleased Lupe. Definitely some raw stripped down hip-hop prior to Lupe's hit-making attempts. With a little help from what sounds like the intro to Little Red Riding Hood.

LUPE FIASCO - HUSTLERS & CUSTOMERS

Dela (No Soul)

Dela is a relatively unknown producer from Paris, with most of his albums available only through Japanese import (however much sense that makes). Despite his lack of fame, his as-of-yet unreleased album Changes of Atmosphere features Talib Kweli, J-Live, J.Sands, Les Nubians, and Blu. How is that for a full cypher?

This is possibly my favorite Kweli song in years.

I'm having fun with rhyming,
You stuck with guns & diamonds.

DELA FT TALIB KWELI - LONG LIFE

Oxtopus

Basically the way more fresher African version of The Clipse's Grindin. The last track Dilla got on before he passed away, off of the Oxtopus compilation. Rare bird, this one.

J DILLA - OXTOPUS

99 Problems, and My Kicks Ain't One

New Air Jordan Olympics VI. These are officially scheduled to win the gold medal in Beijing in the event of "Asskicking."

Bobb Deep

I think Bob might be a little offended that Prodigy is spitting about dropping people off bridges on Stir It Up, but cmon, who doesn't want to hear 1998 Havoc on a sped up Bob Marley beat?

I'm coining a new phrase: Hippy-Hop
(©The Full Clip)

BOBB DEEP - QUIET STORM

Touche, Lupe

I've collected a good chunk of rare Lupe off of a number mixtapes you probably don't have yet. Or maybe you do. Either way this is the material that got Jay and Kanye to get him noticed and finally get him on Late Registration. Every one of these songs is album-worthy, so don't sleep.

Really I'm getting this out of my system so I can take a break from posting for 12 hours or so and have a life. And also prevent a heart attack like all these other nutcase bloggers dropping left and right. Enjoy, Full Clippers.

LUPE FIASCO - MUCH MORE

LUPE FIASCO - WHERE I'M FROM

LUPE FIASCO - FAILURE

LUPE FIASCO - AND HE GETS THE GIRL


LUPE FIASCO - DOPE BOY


LUPE FIASCO - CHANGE

LUPE FIASCO - GORILLA