Big K.R.I.T., point blank, is a dope ass rapper! If you haven’t gotten up on K.R.I.T. Wuz Here or Return Of 4Eva yet – you’re missing out. He’s from the South but he can sound like he’s from New York if need be. But obviously he’s got that southern flair too him as well so his versatility really shines in his projects. Here’s his newest one which kind of unsuspectingly dropped today. New music is better than no music though. And it’s a free mixtape hosted by Live Mixtapes plus has features from Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa, Dom Kennedy, Bun B and more.  Download and tracklist is below:

• Big K.R.I.T. – Last King 2 (Mixtape)

This is dope! Legoooo Dom! This is that summer music right here…

And this new Dom Kennedy mixtape came out of nowhere.  Here’s an up and coming artist that I felt got snubbed on this year’s XXL Freshmen cover.  If you haven’t heard of dude, give this tape a listen and you’ll see why he’s buzzing and why the Leimart Park rapper is as nice as people say he is.  Download link and tracklist is below:

• Dom Kennedy – The Original Dom Kennedy (Mixtape)

Guerilla Union just released their 2011 Paid Dues Music Festival Artist Line Up which includes headliners Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star, Bun B, Asher Roth & Nottz are Rawth, E-40, Murs, Nipsey Hussle, Lil’ B The Based God, Dom Kennedy, Slaughterhouse, and more.  It all goes down Saturday April 2nd at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, California.  I wish I could go and witness hip hop at it’s finest…

I feel like the mixtape game is at an all time high with rappers crafting them as close as possible to sounding like full on albums.  Big Sean’s latest, Finally Famous Vol. 3, lives up to the anticipation as the production, hosting by Don Cannon, and features from Drake, Mike Posner, Curren$y, Chip Tha Ripper, Asher Roth, Dom Kennedy, and more are all super on point.  Download link (source – XXL) and tracklist is below:

• Big Sean – Finally Famous Vol. 3 (Hosted by Don Cannon)

California’s finest Dom Kennedy drops the visual to 1997 from his From The Westside With Love mixtape that he dropped back in March.  Dude can rap for real – support his buzz!

In honor of yesterday’s holiday, DJ Steph Floss and Chip Tha Ripper bring us this Independence Day mixtape with some new and old tracks.  Features include KiD CuDi, Christian Bale, Pac Div, Dom Kennedy, and others.  Download link and tracklist is below:

• Chip Tha Ripper – Independence Day Mixtape (Presented by DJ Steph Floss)

Pac Div’s last mixtape Church League Champions stays in steady rotation so I’m extra excited to see them release their newest project Don’t Mention It.  Them Cali boys hook us fans up with 13 songs of that West Coast crack with features from Colin Munroe, Dom Kennedy, and more.  Download link and tracklist is below:

• Pac Div – Don’t Mention It Mixtape

• Dom Kennedy – From The Westside With Love Mixtape

If you’ll be in Austin, Texas for this year’s SxSW (South by Southwest) festivities, don’t forget to hit up the Hustle & Flow Invasion music showcase starring Young Dro, Yung LA, Curren$y, Dom Kennedy, Donnis, and more.  Shouts to Jessie on the heads up!