Free mixtape from 9th Wonder and the M1 Platoon

The Durham-bred young guns in M1 Platoon just released We Not Them: Part One, the group's second mixtape of the year, with the guidance and beat production of none other than 9th Wonder. Expect soulful boom-bap with the Platoon's army of rappers swapping drawled, energetic rhymes.

Check out the mixtape here.

Free mixtape from Big TReal

Big TReal, the self-proclaimed "best MC in 17% of the world," has released The Return of Joe Grizzly, a new18-track mixtape as a free download. Production credits include N.C. heavyweights Khrysis and 9th Wonder, while guest verses come compliments of Skyzoo, Kam Moye (Supastition) and Big Remo.

Download The Return of Joe Grizzly here.

Free Kooley High compilation

Compiled by bloggers Zillz (of zillasays.com) and Travis (of wydublog.com), Burn After Listening, is a compilation of tracks from the young Raleigh hip-hop group Kooley High, a group whose music the two bloggers found they shared a common love for. The collection draws from Kooley High's Summer Sessions EP, Raleigh's Finest mixtape and rare tracks as well. Burn After Listening also features contributions from Median, Chaundon, Edgar Allen Floe and 9th Wonder.

Kooley High - Burn After Listening

Download Rapper Big Pooh's 'Rapper's Delight' mixtape for free

Rapper Big Pooh, half of the acclaimed Durham hip-hop duo Little Brother, has released a solo mixtape entitled Rapper's Delight as a free download.

Fittingly, the mixtape's title track finds Pooh, along with Hall of Justus compatriot Chaundon, copping a sample from the Sugar Hill Gang classic, and giving it a fresh Carolina twist.

Production credits go to, among others, 9th Wonder, Khrysis and the late J Dilla. The mixtape also features guest spots from Joe Scudda, Naledge and Talib Kweli.

Download Rapper's Delight here (via zShare).

Visit Rapper Big Pooh on Myspace.