Trackademicks and 1-O.A.K. teamed up for Lovelorn, a “two player co-op adventure” covering new wave and indie heartbreak jams (from LCD Soundsystem’s “Someone Great” to the Smiths’ “How Soon Is Now”) in their signature smoothed out Fresh Coast style. Download and get moody… Read More

The wait is over! Fool’s Gold’s inaugural rap compilation Loosies is out now on iTunes, featuring 22 new tracks curated by label founders A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs. The new music from FG family and friends around the country includes an insane “Piss Test” remix with Jim Jones, Flatbush Zombies, El-P and Flosstradamus, tracks from our own Danny Brown, GrandeMarshall, Donnis, Party Supplies and much, much more (preview tracks over at foolsgoldrecs.com/loosies).

You can also get Loosies on a limited edition cigarette-shaped USB drive with all the individual tracks, a continuous DJ mix from A-Trak and Nick, and digital liner notes, all packaged in a snazzy collector’s box. All FG webstore orders receive an instant digital download of the compilation via email, so you can bump Loosies while you wait for Mr Postman. Read More

The wait is over! Fool’s Gold’s inaugural rap compilation Loosies drops December 18th, featuring 22 new tracks curated by label founders A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs. The new music from FG family and friends around the country includes an insane “Piss Test” remix with Jim Jones, Flatbush Zombies, El-P and Flosstradamus, a new Casey Veggies / Chuck Inglish collab (watch the video above), tracks from our own Danny Brown, GrandeMarshall, Donnis, Party Supplies and much, much more – peep the entire tracklist after the jump!

Loosies will be available digitally from all retailers on 12/18, as well as on a limited edition cigarette-shaped USB drive direct from store.foolsgoldrecs.com and select stores. The package will also include a continuous DJ mix of all 22 songs from A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs. Read More

Smooth out with two new sophistislaps from Trackademicks, in the form of remixes for Yuna and Vacationers. Check em on his Soundcloud!

Crack the windows and blast this new one from our dude Trackademicks, featuring a gang of Bay innovators (from IAMSU and Droop-E to Kool A.D. of Das Racist) alongside Track’s own Honor Roll crew. Very schmoove and very necessary, download it now!

(And for even more, grab the Honor Roll’s Summer School mixtape, which MTV calls one of the years best and most overlooked.)

Slaps on slaps! Download Summer School, the new mixtape from Trackademicks and the HNRL crew, put together by our own Nick Catchdubs and featuring guest spots from Flosstradamus, Kool AD of Das Racist, iamSU! and more. Read More

Trackademicks and the HNRL crew linked up with Nick Catchdubs for a new mixtape, entitled Summer School, which drops on the site next Monday (7/2), just in time for all your BBQ music needs. The tape is filled with get dumb slaps and good vibe raps from start to finish, along with guest spots from iamSU!, Kool AD of Das Racist and more. Check out the tape’s first song, the Flosstradamus-produced “Disaster Drill,” for a taste of what’s in store.

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Check out Trackademicks’ appropriately titled Breeze Is The Steeze, the latest installment in LuckyMe’s ongoing (and excellent) mix series. Featuring a gang of original productions (and a thoroughly bananas instrumental built off The Smiths’ “Headmaster Ritual”), remixes and more, it’s a summer must-download. Stay tuned for more from Trackademicks very soon…

You’ve probably heard IAMSU without even knowing it: he’s the producer responsible for the slapping beat on “Up” by LoveRance (and on NYC radio, 50 Cent). He’s also a solo artist in his own right, and on his excellent new mixtape KILT he teams up with fellow producer/MC (and longtime FG fam) Trackademicks for the track “Clothes Shows And Afros.” Download the whole thing here.

Pitchfork reviewed Kool AD of Das Racist’s latest solo joint 51 today, mentioning our dude Trackademicks as part of the tapes’ “impressive” lineup of producers alongside Young L and more. We agree! Download 51 here, check out more from Track on his Soundcloud, and stay tuned for some new joints very soon… Read More