(2)Dope To Sleep On…

I’ve been telling the artists I chose (D.Julien & QuESt) that I was gonna make this post the past few days. I didn’t get around to it as it requires a little bit more work than the norm and I’ve been dealing with bullshit the entire week so whatever. Myself and Meka are gonna make it a point to bring dope music to the limelight in 2009. On top of what we already post; here are a few other artists you should look out for. Hit the jump…


D/WILL (Kansas City, MO)
Anybody who knows me knows I’m a fan of multihued instrumentation, and listening to D/WILL’s soundscapes are the reasons why I dig them. No 808s & bullshit here, just a soulful, jazzy, boom-bap hybrid that amplifies the lyricists’ verses rather than outshine – or even worse, helps – them.

DOWNLOAD: D/WILL – Knock f. Rhymedy | Mediafire
DOWNLOAD: D/WILL – Love Or Confusion f. Outasight | Mediafire

NandoMcFlyy (Washington, DC)
Nando comes from a growing list of burgeoning MCs from the DMV area, and similar to their West Coast counterparts, each bring a sense of unity and individuality. I posted a few tracks from duke in the past, but then duke fell out of the matrix like Neo for a quick minute. Fortunately he was able to plug back in.

DOWNLOAD: NandoMcFlyy – LA…ATL | Mediafire
DOWNLOAD: NandoMcFlyy – Drop | Mediafire

D.Julien (Brooklyn, NY)
I ignored overlooked the emails this kid would send me on the regular for no good reason at all. Luckily I downloaded this joint that OKP put up and realized I was a complete retard to have let that happen. The young buck has alot of spit game to him and the tracks I’ve included will definitely prove that statement true. The MySpae Featured Artist of the Week also has a new project dropping next month entitled The Experiment; which will features XV, BK Cyph and more. So be sure to check for that.

DOWNLOAD: D.Julien – Thinking Out Loud (prod. DJ Premier) | Mediafire
DOWNLOAD: D.Julien – Feel the Rhythms (prod. Algorythm) | Mediafire
DOWNLOAD: D.Julien – Perseverance (prod. Phillmeeh) | Mediafire

QuESt (Miami, FL)
Last but not least is QuESt. I’ve seen him on illRoots a few times but yet again I chose to ignore overlook dude. Once again, stupid on my part. With 5 projects released (including 2 with illRoots), a very dope project entitled Distant Travels Into Soul Theory (QuEst rapping over straight looped 70′s soul samples. No kicks, snares or hi hats added.) with iR and your favorite dopeboyz on the internet (together as dopeRoots) and Broken Headphones in early April; you can be sure you’ll be seeing and hearing a lot more from dude on 2DBz. Oh, and he’s taking over.

DOWNLOAD: QuESt – Bigger Than World (rmx) | Mediafire
DOWNLOAD: QuESt – Shut Your Bloodclot Mouth (rmx) | Mediafire
DOWNLOAD: QuESt – The Reinforcements (Mixtape)
DOWNLOAD: QuESt – Where’s My Rhymebook (Mixtape)

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~ by Shake on January 21, 2009.

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47 Responses to “(2)Dope To Sleep On…”

  1. I’ll check em out

    Prince91 said this on January 21st, 2009 at 5:37 pm

  2. quest is dope! real hip hop

    frekodot said this on January 21st, 2009 at 5:37 pm

  3. Smh at D.Julien gettin shine on my favorite blog, imma attack him on aim for that lol, when I blow up I want a feature too Shake!! haha

    Isaiah said this on January 21st, 2009 at 5:40 pm

  4. d. julien mixtape

    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KO9PYLK2

    sloop said this on January 21st, 2009 at 5:43 pm

  5. don’t sleep! i’m hiitin on myspace pages and websites right now. D/Will is dope, I’m checkin out Nando right now!

    janegoldenarms said this on January 21st, 2009 at 5:52 pm

  6. also shake, stop burning while photoshopping, cause quest becomes qeust

    sloop said this on January 21st, 2009 at 5:55 pm

  7. ok what is the beat on this track, its driving me fucking nuts

    http://www.zshare.net/audio/532370213dd940b1/

    sloop said this on January 21st, 2009 at 6:18 pm

  8. that dude quest is cool he goes to miramar high school i think m sister knows him

    steve said this on January 21st, 2009 at 6:21 pm

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    (2)Dope To Sleep On… | AllHipHopdotcom said this on January 21st, 2009 at 6:30 pm

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    (2)Dope To Sleep On… | AllHipHopdotcom said this on January 21st, 2009 at 6:32 pm

  11. quest is dope

    thekidLEGEND said this on January 21st, 2009 at 6:39 pm

  12. Congrats to my dude D.Will, he definitely deserves it.

    MilkIsRhyming said this on January 21st, 2009 at 7:21 pm

  13. Where can I get the Soul Theory mixtape, it sounds sick.

    JT said this on January 21st, 2009 at 8:39 pm

  14. ^^its not dropping til next month. but we’ll have it here.

    Shake said this on January 21st, 2009 at 9:00 pm

  15. ya should post some D-Black!!!! kid got next!!

    his mixtape hosted by mick boogie
    http://www.zshare.net/download/52127069ea1fdfed/

    The Real said this on January 21st, 2009 at 9:23 pm

  16. Good call on D. Julien. Only 17 years old and is already a beast.

    RMLondon said this on January 21st, 2009 at 11:59 pm

  17. D. Julien is sick as fuck!

    bfochs said this on January 22nd, 2009 at 2:57 am

  18. D Will`s second cut is off outasight’s latest album Radio New York yall need to download it!

    Tim said this on January 22nd, 2009 at 8:59 am

  19. D.Julien is here to stay…yzr

    ricky said this on January 22nd, 2009 at 9:21 am

  20. finally…. this list is what i’ve been expecting from your site!!

    admittedly, i have been extremely disappointed with the bullish lil weezy “music” that has been posted… bullish… well, i’m not here to rip you apart. just happy to see good music being posted.

    keep doin ya thang!

    ridic said this on January 22nd, 2009 at 9:32 am

  21. Where can I get that “Distant Travels Into Soul Theory” Mixtape? Sounds Ill…

    -Icepick

    DJ Icepick said this on January 22nd, 2009 at 12:38 pm

  22. ^^i said (twice) that it’s releasing next month (february) and we’ll have the download link as soon as it’s ready.

    Shake said this on January 22nd, 2009 at 12:49 pm

  23. dude quest is dope as hell man. props.

    cas. said this on January 22nd, 2009 at 5:35 pm

  24. Shouts to that boy Nando, thats my nigga.

    ANTman Diggy said this on January 22nd, 2009 at 10:24 pm

  25. Nando Is Sick Too

    Slimm said this on January 23rd, 2009 at 9:27 pm

  26. that d/will goes hard

    la bella alice said this on January 24th, 2009 at 12:53 am

  27. [...] DOWNLOAD: QuESt – Misunderstood PREVIOUS: (2)Dope to Sleep On… [...]

    QuESt - Misunderstood « 2dopeboyz said this on January 24th, 2009 at 2:56 pm

  28. [...] DOWNLOAD: QuESt – Misunderstood PREVIOUS: (2)Dope to Sleep On… [...]

    QuESt - Misunderstood | AllHipHopdotcom said this on January 24th, 2009 at 3:46 pm

  29. [...] his first post since our (2)Dope to Sleep On… spotlight, D.Julien hit me with this Bad News produced joint. A track that won’t be featured [...]

    D.Julien - One Can Win « 2dopeboyz said this on January 27th, 2009 at 10:51 am

  30. [...] his first post since our (2)Dope to Sleep On… spotlight, D.Julien hit me with this Bad News produced joint. A track that won’t be featured [...]

    D.Julien - One Can Win | AllHipHopdotcom said this on January 27th, 2009 at 12:20 pm

  31. all of em are ill good looks on my main man nando i see yall notice talent yall need to check out my productions….i been hitting DC’s underground for a min now…www.myspace.com/sinitustempo

    sinitus said this on January 27th, 2009 at 4:09 pm

  32. [...] Ever since I hinted towards QuESt upcoming project, Distant Travels Into Soul Theory, the anticipation has been growing like crazy. And since I’m a cup of my word, here’s the first leak! And you already know… it’s a dopeRoots connection! [...]

    QuESt - Who You Are « 2dopeboyz said this on February 9th, 2009 at 2:05 pm

  33. [...] Ever since I hinted towards QuESt upcoming project, Distant Travels Into Soul Theory, the anticipation has been growing like crazy. And since I’m a cup of my word, here’s the first leak! And you already know… it’s a dopeRoots connection! [...]

    QuESt - Who You Are | AllHipHopdotcom said this on February 9th, 2009 at 5:21 pm

  34. [...] (2)Dope to Sleep On young’n has got a new project on the horizon. The Experiment drops next Wednesday (February [...]

    D.Julien Spazzing Over Buzz Beatzz (Video) « 2dopeboyz said this on February 12th, 2009 at 8:06 pm

  35. [...] – The Experiment (Mixtape) Brand new mixtape from the (2)Dope to Sleep On alum. I say it every post, and I’ll continue to do so until I feel people stop doing it. Stop [...]

    D.Julien - The Experiment (Mixtape) « 2dopeboyz said this on February 19th, 2009 at 2:21 am

  36. [...] new mixtape from the (2)Dope to Sleep On alum. I say it every post, and I’ll continue to do so until I feel people stop doing it. Stop [...]

    Affiliate Marketing & Lifestyle Blog » D.Julien - The Experiment (Mixtape) said this on February 19th, 2009 at 4:39 am

  37. All 4 artist are dope…
    Glad to see ya’ll aren’t overlooking emails
    *sends email* hahaha

    Amor Jones said this on February 19th, 2009 at 5:26 am

  38. Does anyone have a mediafire link for the two mixtapes from QuEST? Anything besides Z share it’s fucking up again.

    LYRIC said this on February 21st, 2009 at 5:34 pm

  39. [...] was an inductee into the hallowed (2)Dope To Sleep On… halls a while back, now he’s dropped off his first cut off his upcoming album, Battery [...]

    D/Will - Fresh Off The Charger « 2dopeboyz said this on March 16th, 2009 at 8:07 am

  40. [...] was an inductee into the hallowed (2)Dope To Sleep On… halls a while back, now he’s dropped off his first cut off his upcoming album, Battery [...]

    Get Known Radio » Blog Archiv » D/Will - Fresh Off The Charger said this on March 16th, 2009 at 12:08 pm

  41. [...] Luckily I downloaded this joint that OKP put up and realized I was a complete retard to have let that happen. The young buck has alot of spit game to him and the tracks I’ve included will definitely prove that statement true. The MySpace Featured Artist of the Week also has a new project dropping next month entitled The Experiment. – Shake, 2dopeboyz.com [...]

    D.Julien- Thinking Out Loud said this on October 21st, 2009 at 9:33 am

  42. [...] no secret that I’m a stan for all things D/Will ever since he was featured as a (2)Dope To Sleep On (we gotta bring those back soon) artist. So I’m more that ecstatic to give to the masses the [...]

    D/Will & Stik Figa – hellogoodbye (Free LP) | 2dopeboyz said this on December 1st, 2009 at 9:20 am

  43. [...] I’ve been a fan of Kansas Cit’s D/Will ever since I was put on to him and made him a (2)Dope To Sleep On… entrant. With a sound that’s more Motown than City Of Fountains, I would always mention how [...]

    Outasight & D/Will – From Here To There: The OutaWill Sessions (FreEP) | 2dopeboyz said this on December 7th, 2009 at 7:10 am

  44. [...] I’ve been a fan of Kansas Cit’s D/Will ever since I was put on to him and made him a (2)Dope To Sleep On… entrant. With a sound that’s more Motown than City Of Fountains, I would always mention how [...]

    Outasight & D/Will – From Here To There: The OutaWill Sessions (FreEP) | Get Known Radio said this on December 7th, 2009 at 7:18 am

  45. [...] I’ve been a fan of Kansas Cit’s D/Will ever since I was put on to him and made him a (2)Dope To Sleep On… entrant. With a sound that’s more Motown than City Of Fountains, I would always mention how [...]

    Not I Said The Fly | my words are weapons… said this on December 7th, 2009 at 10:37 am

  46. [...] I’ve been a fan of Kansas Cit’s D/Will ever since I was put on to him and made him a (2)Dope To Sleep On… entrant. With a sound that’s more Motown than City Of Fountains, I would always mention how [...]

    The OffTheTrax Project v1.0 » Outasight & D/Will – From Here To There: The OutaWill Sessions (FreEP) said this on December 7th, 2009 at 11:53 am

  47. [...] I’ve been a fan of Kansas Cit’s D/Will ever since I was put on to him and made him a (2)Dope To Sleep On… entrant. With a sound that’s more Motown than City Of Fountains, I would always mention how [...]

    Outasight & D/Will – From Here To There: The OutaWill Sessions (FreEP) « Blazin’ Hip Hop said this on December 7th, 2009 at 1:14 pm

 

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