Mongo Nation

Dilated Peoples, Michael Franti & Spearhead, more!

By Jeremy Azevedo

You’re in luck, because this months free MP3s are so rad, it’s like Christmas came early this year!

Or, you know, Hannaukau… or Kwanza or whatever, I don’t know. What do Scientologists celebrate? Thetan day?

(Sigh…)

It really doesn’t matter, never mind. You get the point. If I had to assign a visual reference to these songs, it would be this picture of Robocop Riding a unicorn:

What more do you really need to know?

Artist: Mindless Self Indulgence
Song: Never Wanted to Dance

Mindless Self Indulgence has been one of the premiere punk/electronica groups for over ten years now… partly because they’re one of the only punk/electronica groups anyone ha ever heard of, but also due to their incredibly awesome live performance and aggressively offensive lyrical content.

Never Wanted to Dance

Artist: Dilated Peoples
Song: The Last Is First

DJ Babu, Alchemist, Iriscience and Evidence return to shake up the underground one more time. While mainstream success continues to elude them, Dilated Peoples remain heroes of the club scene and forebearers of hipster-hop.

The Last Is First

Artist: Early Man
Song: Sinking the Blade

Stoner metal in the vein of Black Sabbath and The Sword, Early Man is one of the most exciting bands leading the charge of 70s style metal bands currently tearing up arenas everywhere.

Sinking the Blade

Artist: Jake One
Song: The Truth feat. Freeway and Brother Ali

Having spent the last few years producing for mainstream acts like 50 Cent, E-40 and Nas, Jake One’s first solo album is out on White Van/Rhymesayers, bridging the gap between the Seattle and Minneapolis underground and the already established LA/NY clicks.

The Truth feat. Freeway and Brother Ali

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Santo Gold, Evidence, CSS, Living Legends and more!

By Jeremy Azevedo

Need something new to listen to at your annual July 4th barbeque and hamster rodeo? Look no further than this month’s Free MP3 Download Roundup!

This month, we’ve got everything you need to look like a musical elitist in front of your lousy freeloading friends, who won’t touch the chicken wings or hot dogs, but can’t get enough of your steak and baby back ribs!

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Artist: Santogold
Song: L.E.S. Artistes

If you haven’t heard at least a couple of Santo Gold’s songs on the radio this year already, then you probably live in the boondocks or something. Her new self-titled album has at least a half-dozen epic tracks like this one, produced by a bunch of hipster producers that critics think everybody knows but no one actually does. Santogold is often compared to M.I.A. for some reason, but in actuality her songwriting is at least 1000 times better.

L.E.S.Artistes

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Artist: Evidence
Song: All Said & Done

A member of both Dilated Peoples and The Weathermen, Evidence is indie hip-hop royalty. “All Said & Done” is a dark and brooding jam that is sure to rock heads.

All Said and Done

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Artist: CSS
Song: Rat is Dead (Rage)

São Paulo dance/pop/punk band CSS is one of the most exciting bands to bubble up to the surface this year. Equally at home at a rock show as in a dance club, CSS is definitely worth checking out. Their English isn’t great, but their music is!

Rat is Dead (Rage)

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