The Blacksmithed Presents: The EC Tape Index 2015.
This is not a hot or not list. This is an index of the tapes that dropped in EC in 2015 from 1 January to 30 November. We, at The Blacksmithed, feel that this list is an indication of the amount of work that emcees have put in to their craft in 2015. This is in no way a complete list and we would love to include every tape but we can only include tapes that we know about. Please go through the list and let us know which tape you really enjoyed this year or who we have over looked:
1. King Meezi – ‘Heartbreaks & Roses’
Released: 30 January
Link: http://www.audiomack.com/album/king-meezi/heartbreaks-roses-1
2. S-Mha – ‘Port Eli’
Released: 20 February
Link: http://www.datafilehost.com/d/89433f68
3. Lavesh & Big Nasty – ‘My PE No One Better’
Released: 20 February 2015
Link: http://www.audiomack.com/album/lavesh/my-pe-no-one-better-ep-1
4. Lwaistar – ‘Paradise Eventually’
Released: 22 April
Link: http://www.datafilehost.com/d/8a3652da
5. VoO – ‘#4Real’
Released: 28 April
Link: http://www.datafilehost.com/d/36cd791a
6. Schaik – ‘This Is Not What We’ve Been Working On’
Released: 30 April
Link: https://soundcloud.com/schaiktrilogy/sets/this-is-not-what-weve-been
7. D’Obz – ‘Lyrical Portraits’
Released: 25 May
Link: http://www.datafilehost.com/d/688ffc03
8. Lavesh – ‘Make Me Famous’
Released: 12 June
Link: http://www.datafilehost.com/d/22a569a9
9. Ice On The Mic – ‘My Beak When Gone YOKO’
Released: 31 July
Link: http://www.audiomack.com/album/ice-on-the-mic-1/mybeakwhengone-yoko
10. Lil G – ‘Sky Scraper EP’
Released: 16 August
Link: http://www.datafilehost.com/d/6ee29dd8
11. M2kaNE – ‘The Heartist EP’
Released: 1 September
Link: https://soundcloud.com/m2kan3/sets/m2kane-the-heartists-ep
12. LennyK – ‘The Kool-Ade Vol 2 EP’
Released: 21 September
Link: http://www.audiomack.com/album/lenny-k/the-kool-ade-vol2-ep-1
13. Oliver – ‘Dreamz & Reality’
Released: 27 September
Link: http://www.datafilehost.com/d/be03729f
14. EezyThaDon – ‘Pink Noise EP’
Released: 28 September
Link: https://soundcloud.com/so-eezy/sets/pink-noise-ep
15. Cousin Shaq & UG – ‘Cousin UG EP’
Released: 10 October
Link: http://www.audiomack.com/album/abstrvct-sound/cousin-ug-ep-1
16. Hipnotic Lloyd – ‘From The East’
Released: 14 October
Link: http://www.datafilehost.com/d/7a0a4d40
17. The Geniuses – ‘Ikiriva’
Released: 31 October
Link: N/A – CD for Sale (R60)
18. Soara – ‘Symphonic Visuals’
Released: 6 November
Link: http://www.datafilehost.com/d/43bac969
19: Optik Nerve – ‘Beyond All Recognition’
Released: 19 November (online)
Link: http://www.datafilehost.com/d/aa5cdd21
20. Paramount – ‘Full Moon’
Released: 19 November
Link: http://www.datafilehost.com/d/f02f9954
21. Lunatic – ‘My Time Has Come’
Released: 20 November
Link: http://www.datafilehost.com/d/58ae9eac
With a total of 21 tapes on the list, a big thank you must be sent to all the artist on this for entertaining us. Let’s make 2016 a bigger and better year for hip-hop and more importantly, the Eastern Cape.
Have you listened to every tape on the list, or know of any tapes that should be on the list? Let us know in the comments section.
