This week flaunts several noteworthy mixtape compilations including HipHopDX and Kevin Nottingham’s HiPNOTT Records 2010 Takeover Volume 2, T-Pain’s Nappy Boy All Stars Vol. 1, and Ski Beatz and Dame Dash’s 24 Hour Karate School, which showcases guest spots from Mos Def, Jay Electronica, The Cool Kids, Jim Jones, Ras Kass, Curren$y, and Jean Grae.

Also in store for the coming days are Fabolous and DJ Drama’s The Funeral Service: There Is No Competition 2 and Stack Bundles’ posthumous Hip Hop’s Savior EP, featuring all new music from the vaults.

Here's a Joell Ortiz and Novel video from last week's Defying The Predictable .



The following is February’s mixtape release schedule:

February 8
9th Wonder 9th Invented The Remix… AGAIN
Bobby Creekwater & DJ A-Plus Back To Briefcase 2
Cookin’ Soul Big Dilla (February 7th Edition)
Gorilla Zoe & DJ Spinz You Don’t Mess With The Zohan
Kid Cudi, DJ Green Lantern, & Broke Mogul How To Make It In America: The Mixtape
Mullage, DJ Ill Will, & DJ Rockstar This Is For The Radio

February 9
Gorilla Zoe & DJ Burn One G4 Zoe: The Male Gigolo
Substantial, Dub MD, & Billy Bee Whitums WINK (Something Substantial)
Termanology, DJ Green Lantern, Statik Selektah & DJ Deadeye 50 Bodies 3



February 10
Doo Wop Coolout Two Thousand 10
Gorilla Zoe & DJ Rell Zoe Montana Pt. 2
K-Young K-Young’s Demo: Better Than Yo Album Volume 1
Kidz In The Hall & DJ Moondawg Reality Bites
U-N-I & Glenn The Engineer The Ultimate Sextape

February 11
Donwill (of Tanya Morgan), DJ King Most & DJ Rob Gordon Laura’s Tape
Gorilla Zoe & DJ Bobby Black The Legend Of Zoe-Ro
Mikkey Halsted & DJ Toure Stylz Best You Ever Heard
PUSH! Montana The 5 Heart Beats: 1st Trimester (1 Of 3)
QuESt & DJ RTC How Thoughtful
Re-Up Gang & Andrew Kelley Cracksploitation Vol. 2: The Remixtape

February 12
Gorilla Zoe, DJ Bobby Black, & DJ Siza I Am Gorilla
Dub Floyd & Wally Sparks Hip Hop Docktrine Volume 2.5 (The Boondocks’ Best)
Freeway & DJ Wonder Freelapse
Phil Nash JayPhilla
Ras Kass The Endangered Lyricist
Reks, Statik Selektah, & DJ Green Lantern In Between The Lines (The Mixtape)
Slim Thug & DJ Mr. Rogers Welcome 2 Texas: The Mixtape

February 13
Alley Boy, DJ Holiday, & The Empire Definition Of Fuck Shit
Gorilla Zoe & Block Ent. Gorilla Ape Sh!t
Mistah F.A.B. & September 7th Prince Of The Coast

February 14
Ayomari The Peanut Butter & Jelly Solution
Chaundon Baby Making Music
Chris Brown, DJ Drama, & DJ Sense In My Zone
Fly Union Value Pack 4: Ladies Edition
Gorilla Zoe & Block Ent. Stupid Cupid Shawty
HipHopDX & Kevin Nottingham HiPNOTT Records 2010 Takeover Volume 2
Johnny Polygon & DJ Green Lantern Rebel Without Applause
Kuniva (of D-12) Retribution: The Mixtape
Mystik Journeymen (Sunspot Jonz and Luckyiam) Return 2 The Love

February 15
El Prez (of The FCC) Animal Style!
Gorilla Zoe TBD
Ski Beatz & Dame Dash 24 Hour Karate School
Yung Stack (Stack Bundles’ Brother) My Gift Or My Curse

February 16
Gorilla Zoe TBD
Laws, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, & Don Cannon 4:57
Stack Bundles Hip Hop’s Savior
T-Pain Nappy Boy All Stars Vol. 1
Toki Wright BlackMale

February 23
Gorilla Zoe TBD
Joe Scudda & Hall Of Justus Not Your Average Joe: The EP
Wordsmith The Vintage Vault Mixtape

February 24
Gorilla Zoe TBD
P.SO & The Soundmen Moontones

February 28
Gorilla Zoe TBD
Lupe Fiasco & DJ Absolut Vintage Fiasco

Looking further out, Bobby Creekwater’s Back To Briefcase 2: The B-Side, QuESt’s The Payback, and Kurupt’s Tha 4:20 Mixtape: Prequel To Streetlights are dropping on March 4, March 26, and April 20, in that order.


- Mitchell Hanna for HipHopDX