Tony Yayo - P.O.W. Radio 10: Drug Users Manual (DJ Whoo Kid) [click to listen]

G-Unit still keep grinding with these tapes? DJ Whoo Kid has been a monthly fixture of Mixtape Wrapup's at HipHopDX in 2008. ThisIs50.com has invaded every desktop and Firefox bookmark on the planet and this tape is no different than any other jump-off Whoo Kid and G-Unit has done. The one thing that separates this from other projects though, its that it actually rides out like a mixtape. Yeah, you have 50 Cent singing hooks, Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks trading bars and Young Buck holding down the dirty (before getting kicked out), but the fact that they feature other people on there is what makes this tape that much stronger. Bishop Lamont on “Smoking King Kong” and Cashis “I Got That Product” ride out minus the Unit. Even CNN and Jim Jones got a slot. I'm not sure what "Lollipop" is doing on here, but those Lloyd Banks tracks definitely make up for it. No one will deny that 50 knows what he’s doing, and this tape is no different.

Termanology – Da Cameo King [click to listen]

A returning artist from last month [click here to read], Termanology is getting it in. He's definitely made his rounds this year in the mixtape circuit especially when he’s featured on so many tracks, and that’s exactly what this project is aiming towards. “The Music Industry” [click to listen] with Royce Da 5’9", Consequence, Crooked I and Akrobatik is a verbal manslaughter from all angles. I wasn’t mad at that Papoose feature on the legendary “Watch How It Goes Down (Remix)” with M.O.P. either. J.Cardim comes in and laces “Different World” while Term just spits the truth of how things could have been different. “The Corner” with Doo Wop, DJ Rerok, Ras Kass, and DV Alias Kryst is another standout that you can’t help but to rewind a couple times. Throw a couple of Statik Selektah tracks off his album, and some standouts from the St. Da Squad mixtape and Termanology has a well rounded tape here. You can't go wrong with that.

Fashawn – The Phenom

The west coast is brewing up some talent on the underground scene. Soon enough, we’ll see the west coast have another uprising. Fashawn is one of the handful of artists trying to make their way to the top. The Phenom partly contributes to that classic west coast sound, but it also brings something fresh to the table, just like everyone else up and coming from the west. “The Phenom 2.5” started fresh, but the real bangers don’t start until later in the tape. If you listened to the tape for only one track, it would have to be “Missing You.” If you pay attention close enough, you might be able to get the meaning behind the track. “Life Of An Entertainer” is another standout. Features were lackluster, besides the Planet Asia one, and Fashawn undoubtedly spazzes on 100 Bars. Solid tape all around.