Mississippi's finest brings an old school Outkast/Pimp C southern vibe. This came out last May and it's still in the rotation in my car.

Stalley is an up-and-coming artist from Massillon, Ohio. Massillon is a rust belt town in northeast ohio best known for its power house football team and the subsequent documentary made about them called "Go Tigers."

Stalley came out with an excellent mixtape called "Lincoln Way Nights (Intelligent Trunk Music)" earlier this year. Check it out.

I'm back to the podcast. I've got 2 years of music that's been waiting to get posted, so I'll try to put out a couple songs a day. We'll see how long that lasts.

Wiz Khalifa has grown on me. As a Cleveland guy, I'm not the biggest fan of Black and Yellow, but for some who pretty much only raps about weed Wiz is pretty good. His Kush & OJ mixtape is one of the quality rap mixtapes of the past couple years. Here's a single off his debut album "Rolling Papers."

I love these guys' energy. They produce quality music just about every time they come out with a new song or a new mixtape. Can't wait for a studio album from these dudes from Inglewood.

Off of De La and Nike's collaborative effort, "Are You In?" this song is supposed to help you runners out there to get up and get running. I'll keep that in mind when I try to get out there in the next couple of days.

This Stones Throw member put together a mix of a Baron Zen song which I've been listening to ever since I got back for the summer. Definitely check this one out

The men from Brooklynati give their rendition of "I Used To Love H.E.R." part II with Phonte singing the tracks. This ain't a girl song.

Love this hook:

I start to think, and then I sink

into the paper, like I was ink

when I'm writin I'm trapped in between the lines

I escape...when I finsh the rhyme

The Crown City Rockers incorporate a strong jazz influence in their music. The blend of this soothing music and MC Raashan Ahmad's unique rapping style make for an easy, laid back sound. I strongly recommend their 2nd LP "Earthtones" (2004).