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Mixtape Monday: YL + Starker x DJ Skizz, B. Lewis, Obijuan x GRIMM Doza, LB199X + More

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY. Source: Artist

This Mixtape Monday we've got tunes from YL + Starker x DJ Skizz, B. Lewis, Obijuan x GRIMM Doza, LB199X and more.

YL & Starker bring the Smoke with DJ Skizz, B. Lewis gives us Sunset on Carmella, Obijuan and GRIMM Doza drop The King’s Wishes and LB199X follows with Color Us. Nolan The Ninja returns with Illphoria 2, Madison McFerrin makes the cut this week with You + I, Meek drops off the inaugural edition of the Meeks Tape and Nappy Nina is back to work with Dumb Doubt.

POUNDS follows with Trafficante, DJ Tahleim digs Masta Ace and Jay-Z on the December 4th mix, Kwaku Asante shares honeycomb and Andre Mateo represents for The Bay with Sounds of Messages. Moor Mother is next to last with Analog Fluids Of Sonic Black Holes and LeFtO closes this week with his latest from StuBru.

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY. Source: Artist

B. Lewis - Sunset On Carmella

Producer B. Lewis pays tribute to his hometown of San Jose on his full-length studio debut titled Sunset On Carmella.

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY. Source: Artist

YL + Starker x DJ Skizz - Smoke

YL & Starker team with DJ Skizz on the Smoke EP featuring Lil Fame, Rome Streetz, Adonis, Milano Constantine, and MID.

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY. Source: Artist

Obijuan x GRIMM Doza - The King’s Wishes

Obijuan and GRIMM Doza drop a dusty, lo-fi gem for London's Bad Taste Records with the arrival of The King’s Wishes.

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY. Source: Artist

LB199X - Color Us

D.C.’s own LB199X follows the standout single “To Live and Die In Amerikkka” with the release of the Color Us EP, which explores the experience of manhood for Black men in America.

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY. Source: Artist

Nolan The Ninja - Illphoria 2

Detroit’s own Nolan The Ninja makes a return to the lineup this week with the sequel to his 2014 Illphoria album and his second release for Mello Music Group titled Illphoria 2.

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY. Source: Artist

Madison McFerrin - You + I

Madison McFerrin is back with her highly-anticipated and partially self-produced project You + I. Co-producers include Ned Levy and Taylor McFerrin.

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY. Source: Artist

Meek - Meeks Tape Vol. 1

Not to be mistaken for the rapper of the same name, producer and selector Meek kicks off the Meeks Tape mix series with the arrival of Volume 1.

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY. Source: Artist

Nappy Nina - Dumb Doubt

Nappy Nina returns to the lineup to follow the success of The Tree Act with her latest titled Dumb Doubt. Features include blvckspvde, Anna Wise, Quelle Chris, and more.

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY. Source: Artist

POUNDS - Trafficante

Rochester’s own POUNDS follows the summer release of T.O.N.Y. with Trafficante featuring Roc Marciano, Benny The Butcher, Crimeapple and more.

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY. Source: Artist

DJ Tahleim - December 4th

DJ Tahleim pays tribute to two of Brooklyn’s finest with the December 4th mix featuring JAY-Z and Masta Ace.

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY. Source: Artist

Kwaku Asante - honeycomb EP

North London’s own Kwaku Asante celebrates his debut with the release of the intoxicatingly soulful honeycomb EP.

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY. Source: Artist

Andre Mateo - Sounds Of Messages

Bay Area singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer Andre Mateo delivers in analog with "no overdubs" on Sounds Of Messages.

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY. Source: Artist

Moor Mother - Analog Fluids Of Sonic Black Holes

Moor Mother follows the Mental Jewelry collaborative album, Crime Waves, with her latest from the future titled Analog Fluids Of Sonic Black Holes.

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY. Source: Artist

LeFtO - StuBru #800

LeFtO is joined by Zwangere Guy on the latest from StuBru featuring tunes from Michael Kiwanuka, Yussef Dayes, Dominic J. Marshall and more. Dig into Episode #800 ASAP!

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Karas Lamb writes and digs for tunes you haven’t heard yet. She actually wants to listen to your mixtape. Follow her on Twitter @karaslamb.