Ricky Shabazz and the Boom Bap Boys Present: Free Shabazz [MIXTAPE]

Sometimes, another organization will make our job of collecting and delivering fresh NY-area hip hop to our audience easy for us. We’ve seen it happen with the 2DopeBoyz release, A (2)Dope Mixtape: Empire State Edition, and now, another mixtape emerges with a fine assortment of artists that we think people need to hear.

Ricky Shabazz and the Boom Bap Boys is a video production/short film company, headed by Nicolas Heller. We’ve brought you a few of Heller’s videos in the past, including the thoroughly entertaining video for Fresh Daily’s “Thanx,” the bizarre-on-the-surface-but-deep-when-you-understand-it video for Homeboy Sandman’s “The Essence” as well as Sandman’s “Strange Planet,” and coulrophobiacs favorite, the video for Soul Khan’s “Fahrenheit.”

Free Shabazz, released in conjunction with Fameless Fam and UGHH.com, contains tracks from these artists and more, including others who we have profiled in the past, such as “5 Reasons” honorees YC The Cynic and Kalae All Day, P.So, underground heavyweight C Rayz Walz, Quesfire and several other NY-area artists. Producers featured on the mixtape include J57, Khrysis, Jinesis, 2 Hungry Bros and many other bubbling beatsmiths.

We’re playing catchup here, so we haven’t gotten to taste the goods yet, but with this lineup, and Heller’s video-resume, we expect nothing less than hard hitting, progressive, lyrically intense, entertaining hip hop. Get it now.

Let us know what you think in the comments section.

Download/Listen: Ricky Shabazz and the Boom Bap Boys Present: Free Shabazz [MIXTAPE]

Tracklist:

1. Antiquarian (prod: J57 /cuts: DJ Emoh Betta)
2. The Bullshit (prod: Jinesis) – P.So
3. Shouts to Common (prod: Reality) – Homeboy Sandman
4. Probability Bandits (prod: Falside) – Noah23
5. Don’t Stop (prod: Khrysis) – Chaundon
6. Cold Sores (prod: Dynamo414 /cuts: DJ Emoh Betta) – Ceschi
7. Herb Lunchauer – Soul Khan
8. Datura Stramonium – Kalae Allday & YC the Cynic
9. The Colors (prod: Maticulous /cuts: DJ Brace) – Audible Doctor
10. Give up the Ghost (prod: Time Crisis /cuts: DJ Emoh Betta) – Time Crisis
11. Guns N Roses (prod: Introspective Minds /cuts: Rain) – Moe Pope
12. Devil’s Bandit (prod: Falside) – Slaine
13. Destroy (prod: Jaz Infinite)  – C-Rayz Walz
14. Make ‘Em Move (prod: Jinesis) – Fresh Daily
15. Eagle Eye (prod: Karniege) – Karniege
16. Kidnap Your Boyfriend (prod: Aaron Cormack) – George Watsky
17. Mr. Brown (prod: 2 Hungry Bros) – YC the Cynic
18. Sgt. Salty (prod: Hannibal King) – Sene
19. 3 Magic W’s (prod: Factor) – LMNO & Awol One
20. All Alone (prod: Jinesis) – Quesfire
21. City Life (prod: Zee Imports) – Kooley High

Free Shabazz Mixtape from Nicolas Heller on Vimeo.