The New West Mixtape

Hip-Hop · 2012 · 15 tracks · 1h 5m

The New West Mixtape

A raw, transitional snapshot of West Coast hip-hop. Dusty soul samples, booming sub-bass, and dense, introspective lyricism collide in a hazy mixtape format.

Pre-fame transition

A heavy, sub-bass rumble anchors this transitional street document, capturing a lyricist on the absolute precipice of a major-label breakthrough. The production leans into a murky, late-night West Coast underground aesthetic, trading pristine studio engineering for the raw, unrefined warmth of analog synthesizers and booming, unpolished drum programming.

The New West Mixtape · vs · Kendrick Lamar

Medium Energy-1.1σ

By dialing back the kinetic delivery of his major works, the record adopts a sparer, more deliberate medium energy that lets the skeletal grit of the loops carry the weight.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 1h 5m

01

Fight the Feeling

5:02

02

A1 Everything

2:54

03

Hiii Power

4:42

04

Staircases

4:40

05

Enjoy

3:23

06

Pray for Me

3:33

07

Cloud 10

2:42

08

Im Ghost

2:46

09

Catch a Fade

4:09

10

Blessed

5:10

11

Im on 2.0

5:02

12

Cartoon & Cereal

6:48

13

Do It Again

3:22

14

The Recipe

5:45

15

Illuminate

5:07

Moments Worth Waiting For

12Cartoon & CerealThe booming, unrefined drum programming on 'Cartoon & Cereal' contrasts with a dizzying, athletic flow that shifts effortlessly into a conversational delivery.

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