TAO & Defizit – Before We Knew… (Mixtape)

Every once and awhile I’ll take some time out to sift through the mass amount of emails I receive on the daily to check for some up and coming artists I might have to fuck with. Case in point… emcee TAO and producer Defizit. Two Cali folks that linked up for a (2)dope project that I’ll let TAO explain…

Before We Knew is almost a concept album. I would call it me and Defizit’s take on the mid-90s golden era NYC sound, tempered with west coast sensibilities and bay area steelo. No gimmicks, no fake shit, no catchy dance songs and no conscious bullshit. Just dope sample based beats with ill chops, bangin drums, graceful fat basslines, etc. And ill verses in the vein of what I’d like to call classic lyricism. This is paying homage to the shit that inspired us from the past, while simultaneously tryin to wake this game up and kill all the wack shit currently out there. That ain’t hip hop to me. Before We Knew is short for a reason; we’re just gettin’ started. It is the product of some big dreams and hard work, and as of yet we’re only gonna get better. – TAO.

Tracklist + Download link after the jump…

01 Intro (Money Where Our Mouths At)
02 Don’t Stop
03 Wake Up
04 Audio Graffiti (For Those Who Can’t See Me)
05 Just Relax
06 Reminisce
07 Introspection
08 For the Sco (Rock 2 Dis)
09 Caught in the Game
10 Where I Must Be

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~ by Shake on November 18, 2009.

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16 Responses to “TAO & Defizit – Before We Knew… (Mixtape)”

  1. Sick tape from what I’ve heard so far…keep the tapes coming.

    Matt said this on November 18th, 2009 at 1:41 am

  2. this kid asian? sounds like it.

    J to tha S said this on November 18th, 2009 at 2:39 am

  3. this cat is from the sco? never heard of em…let’s see what he talkin bout

    KoJ_the_YDC said this on November 18th, 2009 at 4:30 am

  4. what time is emilio rojas tape going to come out?

    Juan Rocha said this on November 18th, 2009 at 9:18 am

  5. Dope

    Duuuuude said this on November 18th, 2009 at 12:24 pm

  6. this shit slap thoe

    YungMoney415 said this on November 18th, 2009 at 4:17 pm

  7. this is just woooowwww, fire fire fire. this is hip hop this is the stuff I live for, and shake keep finding guys like this, you are bringing hope to real hip hop heads when you put up stuff like this, your my hero man respect

    dstrizz said this on November 18th, 2009 at 5:37 pm

  8. mixtape is dope, goodass flow and some mellow beats

    QisDope said this on November 18th, 2009 at 8:47 pm

  9. wow this tape is great, got anymore stuff from these guys?

    az said this on November 21st, 2009 at 4:57 pm

  10. Just gave this tape a listen after having it sitting on my computer for the past few days and damn… sick tape. this is some great hip hop

    Will said this on November 22nd, 2009 at 5:05 pm

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    uggs said this on November 26th, 2009 at 8:14 am

  12. shits dooopee

    teezy said this on November 26th, 2009 at 5:10 pm

  13. THAT OL REAL SHIT.

    BIG SAM said this on November 27th, 2009 at 1:36 am

  14. me and teezy are on the same page. super dope. keep kill it homies.

    radam said this on November 27th, 2009 at 3:01 am

  15. My brother Defizit keepin it true, same with Tao. Dope Mixtape, Dope Producer, and Dope MC. Keep a look out for these guys there gonna blow up on the underground scene!

    Check out Defizit’s brother at http://www.myspace.com/micv209

    MIC V said this on November 27th, 2009 at 1:44 pm

  16. this is still one of my favourite mixtapes, just all flows together. ay yo shake have you heard anything new from these dudes?

    will said this on November 29th, 2010 at 7:01 am

 

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