Free DLs: 80's-themed CHH mixtapes

If all the Michael Jackson and Transformers talk this week has you feeling nostalgic, be sure to click and download these two 80's-themed Christian hip hop mixtapes.



Cookbook (LA Symphony) just dropped this one via Sphereofhiphop.com. Dude bears his soul and seems to be getting pretty transparent about recent struggles in his life and career.

I'm particularly feeling "Die Hard feat. Playdough & Theory Hazit," "Solid Gold," and "What's Happening Now." CB did most of the production (if I'm not mistaken) and did a good job at grabbing and then reworking some classic sounds from the Reagan era.

Sample and download the album for FREE here.

1. Cylon-tro
2. Andre The Giant
3. Electric Youth
4. Reganomics
5. Ready For The World
6. Molly Ringwald
7. Growing Pains
8. Solid Gold
9. Inner Space
10. Vision Street Wear
11. LOST BOYS (Still Believe)
12. What's Happening Now
13. The Huxtables
14. Die Hard
15. 7up
16. Time Bandits
17. Never Ending Story



You'll also wanna get KJ-52's "Stuck in the 80's" mixtape. He had this as a promo for his "Remix the Remix" campaign and I noticed it was posted to his podcast page a while back.

This one's more of a mashup mixtape (vs. Cookbook's sample based joint) but still very solid. It's crazy how well some of this stuff matches up.

Download here.

1. Intro: The yearbook signing
2. Interlude: Bueller?
3. Do yo thang mashup
4. Interlude: kj52 introduction
5. Stuck in the 80’s mashup
6. Interlude: “Just say no!”
7. Starbucks takes all my money mashup
8. Interlude: Breakfast club trailer
9. What you want? mashup
10. Interlude: “Goonies never say die!”
11. I got it got it mashup
12. Interlude: “I’m a loner dottie…a rebel.”
13. Still come back mashup
14. Interlude: “truffle shuffle..”
15. Pump that mashup
16. Interlude: Kj52 promo
17. Pushup mashup
18. Interlude: “Here’s a little story..”
19. I almost got shot mashup
20. Interlude: “Miami vice”
21. Interlude: “Don’t stop believing..”
22. Outro: “Don’t you forget about me”

Video Premiere: KJ-52 "Stuck in the 80's"

KJ-52's "Stuck in the 80's" video will premiere tonight (1/16/09) at midnight on Rapzilla.com. Set your alarm clocks or catch it manana. Either way, if it's half as fun as his last one, it should be dope.

Also catch tons of behind-the-scenes footage of this jawn on KJ's YouTube page.

And peep the details on his "Remix the Remix" contest where you can win guest verses and beats from Tweezy. And if you ain't all that on the mic or boards, at least you'll get some free acapellas and instrumentals.

Promo: KJ-52's "Stuck In the 80's" concert / skate party / video shoot this weekend

Man, if I was in the F-L-A I know I'd be there. Get your concert on, skate on, and be in KJ's next new video: "Stuck in the 80's."

I had the chance to interview him last night for an upcoming cover story in Tha Message Magazine and he told me that not only does he have a "Zach Morris"-sized cell phone to rep the decade, but he's even got one that's about half the size of his body. And y'all know Tweezy is a tall dude.

If the video is half as crazy as his last one then you know it's going to be a fun time.

Also check out: http://www.myspace.com/kjstuckinthe80s

And here's another clip with some more info from the man himself.

KJ-52's 80's Mashup Remix Video Contest

K-Tweezy's promoting his "Yearbook: Missing Pages" re-release (dropping Tuesday, Oct 14) with a mashup video test.

Like the cover art and new single, dude is "Stuck in the 80's," so grab your ghetto blaster, nasty neon, and rock-it like your favorite b-boy or character from a John Hughes flick.

Peep the special site for more details.