This might be BLVDST’s favorite record of the summer.

DOWNLOAD: Freddie Gibbs – Str8 Killa No Filla (Hosted by Statik Selektah, DJ Burn One & Josh the Goon)

You can also pre-order the Str8 Killa EP HERE for $8.

Dominick Brady, a documentary maker and southern rap connoisseur, just dropped part 1 of his epic historical document on the history of hip hop in Atlanta. From his website:

Headland & Delowe is a documentary series attempting to weave together the story lines of the artists, managers, promoters and journalists of Atlanta Hip Hop over the past three decades to get an understanding of where Atlanta Hip Hop has been and where it might be going.

In this episode I speak with pioneers like B-Boy Zapper of ATL’s HBO crew, MC Shy D and DJ Jelly, current stars like Cee-lo, Pill and DJ Mars and underground stalwarts like Senor Kaos and H20.

This kind of undertaking could only be possible through sincere passion for the city and it’s rap scene, and it’s something that Atlanta has needed and deserved for years. Stay tuned to BLVD ST and Dom Brady’s blog for new episodes of what is sure to be an incredible, educational series.

DOWNLOAD: Headland & Delowe: ATL Hip Hop from ‘79- ‘til (Part 1)

For a while now, DJ Mr Rogers has been bringing us music that reflects a lot of different aspects of Texas rap. LE$’s “Beautiful Struggle” is edgy, trunk rattling country rap tunes, while the Party Boyz have been doing, well, something else entirely. This track brings the Party Boyz to LE$’s side of the musical spectrum, a smokeout where nobody is dancing but everybody’s head is nodding. A place where the rillos are always rolled to perfection.

DOWNLOAD: L.E.$. and Party Boyz – Sweets

Here’s an Alabama compilation put together by DJ Pyrex, Cartune Netwerk, 4Tr3 DJ’s & Trill Montana.  There are many Alabama mixtapes floating around, which shows the movement brewing in the Heart of Dixie.  This tape features new exclusuve music from: Jackie Chain, G-Mane, Kenny Thomas, Rich Boy, Eldorado Red, FDP, KD, Modesty XO, and more. Tracklist after the jump.

DOWNLOAD “Holding Alabama Down” here
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Produced by DJ Burn One.  Off that Renaissance Gangster.

When Fiend made his recent resurgence into rap, his new, mellower sound was kind of a surprise. On “Don’t Talk Do It”, we hear the old Fiend bring back the fire and intensity that made him a No Limit Era favorite. Flying Iron is a pretty incredible record and a cool change of persona for Fiend, but songs like this never really lose their appeal. It will be featured on the upcoming mixtape T.G.I.Fiend.

DOWNLOAD: Fiend – Don’t Talk Do It

No disrespect, but until recently I never made too much effort to dig into the Bay Area’s underground scene. But lately it’s been becoming really clear that the Bay got somethin to say. To me there’s nothing better than a rapper just being true to himself over production that is thoughtful, whether it’s funky, bluesy, or something else entirely. This song by Moe Green is just that, “something just to ride to”. Head-nodding, swisher-rolling, put-it-on-repeat type shit, like DaVinci’s “Clean Ass Whip” and so many other songs before. Shout out to Matthew Africa and the Southern Hospitality crew for keeping us aware of what’s going on out there on the west coast.

Struggle music from a couple of the more slept-on artists out of Huntsville, Kristmas and Cunta. You probably remember Kristmas from “Rising Sun“, the working man’s anthem off G-Side’s Huntsville International. On this song, Cunta and Kristmas keep the W2 Boy movement rolling strong. “I became somebody/Without havin to sell cocaine to somebody”. Powerful words and a thoughtful track from R Dot and Sizahanz make this an awesome motivational song.

DOWNLOAD: DJ Cunta and Kristmas – Somebody

If you heard either of the first two Easy Money mixtapes with DJ Scream, you shouldn’t need a primer for the upcoming 3rd edition. Dukes is one of the leaders of the South side’s recent resurgence and just a classically raw emcee. Props to DGB for getting this record out to the public.

DOWNLOAD: P. Dukes – Easy Money 3 Warmup