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About the same time Nas stated "Hip-Hop Is Dead", NYC clothing line 10 DEEP decided to tap into the rising "alternative/hipster" Hip-Hop scene to hi-light the new talent that is keeping the genre alive.  Lil' Wayne and T.I. are keeping Southern Hip-Hop on top but true fans of the art form have finally found a new generation of artists that not only produce evocative music but can run the dance floor too.  10 years ago it seemed you were either in line with Bad Boy's Versace and Champagne popping club style or Rawkus' street level boombap.  This ultimately left a void in the middle.  Can't we enjoy lyricism and shake our asses at the same time?  We as "heads" were forced to either dress up to party with pretencious players or hit the underground club which typically had little to no women.  With artists like The Cool Kids, Kid Sister, Lupe Fiasco, and Kidz In The hall the void has been filled and 10.Deep had vision enough to champion the scene. DC based MC Wale made noise enough in 2007 to make numerous major magazines "people to watch in 2008" lists.  A lot of that buzz came from his 10.Deep produced and Seinfeld inspired mix "The Mixtape About Nothing".  With 2009 just beginning, the biggest club floor burner has got to be Kid Cudi's "Day N Night" thanks to a blazing remix from Crookers.  As an unsigned rapper he has toured the world with Kanye West amoung other things and it's all due to the 10.Deep mix CD "A Kid Named Cudi" which has gained the type of praise typically received by an official album.  Finally, the hottest thing on the streets as of Dec. 2008/Jan. 2009 has got to be the latest 10.Deep release "The New Deal" put together by DJ Benzi and featuring all the top players: Kanye, Kid Sister, Kidz In The Hall, and of coarse Cudi & Wale.  If you haven't got up to speed with the new movement in Hip-Hop then download all three of the mixes below and see for yourself.  More to come... [DOWNLOAD] TRACK LIST 1. 2nd Time Around - Benzi ft. Wale & Brother Ali 2. Piano Lessons - Colin Munroe ft. Joel Ortiz (prod. by Black Milk) 3. Back to Miami - Izza Kizza (prod. by Koolade) 4. We Major freestyle - Charles Hamilton (prod. by Kickdrums) 5. Spacejive - Blu 6. Pot Of Gold - Wale ft. Daniel Merriweather (prod. by Mark Ronson) 7. Cool, Relax - Kidz In The Hall ft. Jay Electronica 8. Get Fresh - Kid Sister 9. Mad Again (Diplo Remix) - South Rakkas Crew ft. Amanda Blank 10. Paranoid (remix) - Kanye West ft. Big Sean 11. What A World - Common ft. Chester French 12. Party Works - Donnis 13. Get Off - Blaqstarr (prod. by Diplo) 14. Rollin (remix) - Jackie Chain ft. Kid Cudi 15. Jockin - Benzi ft. Donnis, Naledge & Chip The Ripper 16. Hollywood (Chaise Marcel Remix) - Hollywood Hold 17. Daf (Say Whut Remix) - Tittsworth ft. The Federation 18. Naledge 10 Deep freestyle (prod. by Double O) 19. So Close - Skyzoo (prod. by 9th Wonder) 20. Lately - Daytona 21. Brooklyn Go Hard (Mick Boogie Remix) - Jay-Z ft. Notorious B.I.G. & Santogold 22. Brooklyn Girls - Charles Hamilton [DOWNLOAD] TRACK LIST 1. Intro 2. Down & Out 3. Is There Any Love? ft. Wale (Prod. by Emile) 4. Cudi Get 5. Man On The Moon (The Anthem) (Prod. by NOSAJTHING) 6. The Prayer (Prod. by Plain Pat) 7. Day N Nite (Prod. by Dot Da Genius) 8. Embrace The Martian - Crookers ft. Kid Cudi 9. Maui Wowie 10. 50 Ways To Make A Record (Prod. by Emile & Plain Pat) 11. Whenever 12. Pillow Talk 13. Save My Soul (The Cudi Confession) 14. T.G.I.F. ft. Chip The Ripper 15. Cudi Spazzin 16. Cleveland Is The Reason (Prod. by Dot Da Genius) 17. Heaven At Nite [DOWNLOAD] TRACK LIST 1. “The Opening Title Sequence” (produced by Best Kept Secret) 2. “The Roots Song Wale Is On” f. Chrisette Michele (produced by ?uestlove & James Poyser) 3. “The Feature Heavy Song” f. Bun B, Pusha T and Tre from UCB (produced by Best Kept Secret) 4. “The Freestyle (Roc Boys)” 5. “The Perfect Plan” (produced by Best Kept Secret) 6. “The Kramer” (produced by Best Kept Secret) 7. “The Crazy” (produced by Best Kept Secret) 8. “The Vacation From Ourselves” (produced by Best Kept Secret) 9. “The Remake of A Remake (All I Need)” f. Tawiah (produced by Mark Ronson) 10. “The Grown Up” (produced by Best Kept Secret) 11. “The Manipulation” (produced by Best Kept Secret) 12. “The Artistic Integrity” (produced by Best Kept Secret) 13. “The Star” 14. “The Skit (Untz Untz)” 15. “The Cliche Lil Wayne Feature (It’s The Remix baby!)” (produced by Osinachi) 16. “The Bmore Club Slam” (produced by Scottie B) 17. “The Chicago Falcon Remix” f. The Budos Band (produced by Mark Ronson & Eli Escobar) 18. “The Hype” (produced by Best Kept Secret) 19. “The End Credits” (produced by Best Kept Secret)

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