Whoaaaa. Dumbfoundead really knows how to bring talent together. He’s called an almost definitive collection of Korean & Korean-American MC’s for a track called “Respect 16s” which is set to drop in a few days on October 26th. Of course DJ Zo is on there too. Check out the lineup – Dumb, Dok2, MYK, Yankie, Rakaa, Epik High, Bizzy, Sean Rhee & Tiger JK. This guy doesn’t play around! I can’t wait for this to drop. Posse tracks are wassup!

This track is a MUST-LISTEN. Definitely one of the nicest hip-hop tracks I’ve heard this year and it features a TON of artists that we regularly feature on a-Tunes. Rakaa Iriscience has put together this mega track for his upcoming album Crown of Thorns set to drop July 20th. Check out this line up!

Tasha, Tiger JK, Roscoe Umali, Chiefsons, Dumbfoundead, Tassho Pearce, Epik High, Jay Jaballas and King Kapisi all jumped on this beat produced by the one and only DJ Honda.

If you can’t wait to hear the track you’re in luck because it’s now available for streaming on Rakaa’s Myspace; just click on “Ambassador Slang” in the music player.

For an indepth review of the track, check out HalfKorean’s thoughts as they were lucky enough to preview the song in full a while back.

Kero One returns with a new album entitled Kinetic World featuring 11 tracks and a number of great supporting acts like Sam Ock, Tablo, MYK, Dumbfoundead, Esna Yoon and more. This is his 3rd album and he’s really branched out with the collabs here. He previously previewed “The Fast Life” along with the lead single “Asian Kids”. You can buy the cd from his online store or digitally via Amazon MP3 and iTunes.

1. Let Me Clarify
2. Kinetic World (feat. Fashawn)
3. On Bended Knee (feat. Sam Ock)
4. My Devotion
5. Missing You
6. Time Moves Slowly (feat. The Tones)
7. Let’s Ride
8. Asian Kids (feat. Tablo (of Epik High), Myk & Dumbfoundead)
9. The Fast Life (feat. Esna)
10. We Stay Fly (feat. Othello & Dminor)
11. Remember All That

Hip Hop group Epik High released their “epilogue” album yesterday and it was confirmed by many, including Tablo himself, that fans worldwide peaked them at the number one spot on the iTunes hip hop album chart!

Both their comeback track and album have been more then positively received and if you buy the album via iTunes, you will also receive digital booklet of the album itself. Congrats to Epik High!

믿을 수가 없다… ㅜㅜ 우리의 이름이 아이튠즈 메인페이지에서 1위를 ㅜㅜ thank you to all the fans worldwide for makin us number one!

Tablo & MYK have teamed up to release a new single called ‘For the Kids’ along with an MV. The video is a quick, low budget piece shot all in one day. The two MCs spit over the beat to “Passin’ Me By” by Pharcyde and although its nothing fancy its some good old fashioned hip-hop. Oh, and the track is available for download, completely free of charge.

Lyrics after the jump.

Tablo & MYK – For the Kids
(Instrumental: Pharcyde – Passin’ Me By)

Lyrics by Tablo & MYK

life is a mystery in all shapes, sizes and angles

from crop circles to Bermuda triangles

the fate of the world is shaky like bike handles

in the final hour, even some demons die angels

what’s true is true isn’t what you think it is

when the real world is a bad dream like incubus

triple X, triple Z, it’s the same damn thing

you get f***ed if your eyes are closed when the alarm rings

sing, passin’ the mic back and forth, forth and back

broke emcees, choke emcees who can’t afford to rap

or choose to stay hungry, imma stay hungry

free-fall, bounce back like it was a bungee

I snap back like a slingshot

bring hotness, yes, no stress cleanin’ up this mess

in this hiphop-ness I found my niche
let that b**ch breathe

remember rap when it used to be fun as hell?
remember rap like it was with Big Pun and L?

who cares about East or West or the dirty South
when you’ve got no diamonds in your dirty mouth?

it’s a burning house, hip hop goin’ poof

no wonder everybody wants to raise the roof

I see proof everyday that seekin’ heaven is bleak
I see proof everyday like Eminem in his sleep

the devil is deep water, kid, and nobody is stoppin’ ya
slip a toe in, in you go like slavia

silly rap sessions, thoughtless wordplay

hip hop nerds stay poem sketchin’

a coloring book for the philosophers

I lost a verse, and this is its half-assed rendition

I spit rhymes just to pass the time

and if life is just a brainstorm, then I’m a mastermind

always last in line, cause I don’t care enough

but when my time comes, best believe that I tear shit up

this is for you kids who don’t wanna be a businessman

this is for you kids who don’t have a damn business plan

let me see two in the sky, guy, one for the living

stay fly, high, one for the music in ‘I’

two for the good life

keep the champagne sittin’ in the freezer on the block of that cool ice

stay nice, eskimo cool flow

I say why you gotta be testin’ a dude yo?

stop guessin’ at clues, you’ll be destined to lose

yeah we fresh when we move and we blessed in the booth

Dumbfoundead is feeling thankful this season and has decided to post up his entire catalog up for streaming on his new website, including his recent tracks w/ Epik High. Even better, much of the older material such as Super Barrio Brothers and Peter Pan Complex are available as free downloads! Make sure you check out dumbfoundead.com and peep all the material he has to offer.

THANK YOU!

It’s been a GREAT 2009.

http://www.dumbfoundead.com

I setup FREE downloads (Super Barrio Brothers, Peter Pan Complex, and a few from Fun with Dumb)

In addition to those downloads you can also listen to my entire catalog.

This include songs from Thirsty Fish “Testing the Waters” and the Epik High [e] albums.

You can listen to the entire songs and check them all out before you ever pick up a CD or buy anything on iTunes.

Anyway, again I just wanted to thank EVERYONE out there. You guys made my 2009 THE best year.

I’m really looking forward to putting in even more work in 2010. Going to keep pushing, keep moving!

Happy Holidays – DFD

Track: Ode to the Lonely – tripmastermonk

Check it out as dumb name drops nearly all the entire map the soul crew. This is a continuation of a project Epik High announced last month where they release free music for all us cheapskates. You can get the track here.

Gotta love it, and also you may have noticed dumb leaves a warning that he’s coming for Korea 2010. Not to mention I just saw this tweet this morning from Tiger JK himself:

@dumbfoundead , yo , gotta hit me up , gotta do something

This is crazy… will dumb become a part of the Movement?

Are you a fan of Epik High, MYK, dumbfoundead and others involved with this past summer’s Map the Soul tour? Recession got you down, digging deep as you save up to splurge on that McDouble?

Well you’re in luck because those artists are offering music for free, legit! Simply navigate to Epik High’s website and view their “free menu”. There are only a few tracks up right now from Tablo, MYK and the like but more artists have been announced (such as dumb) and will be added over time!

As a bonus read, check out Soompi’s Artist of the Week feature on Epik High.