Mellow Monday 4 : Feature : Omar Linx

     Welcome to another solid week of music to assault your ear holes. Hopefully you've been enjoying the ride so far, we've got something special for you today, something I was saving for a while.... so we're off to the City of Ommz.

     So along time ago I agreed to let one of my publishers write on this topic but apparently my phone slept with his phones girlfriend and they don't talk anymore. The fact he released a new mixtape a week or so ago sealed the deal, you've waited too long.

     Omar Linx, an unsigned hip hop artist from  Toronto, Ontario, and one of my all time favorite rappers. He works with DJ Nef-You, in case you couldn't tell by the tags, and he's produced a couple bangers with DC & Hooks from Zed's Dead, a Toronto based dubstep duo. He's dropped two mixtapes in the last couple years and they sound more like albums.

Omar Linx - A Cold Welcome

Omar Linx - City Of Ommz 

     Hit those links to download from Mediafire for free obviously, but if you're feeling generous (and I encourage you to do so) grab them from itunes. Now on to the actual tapes. Both of these tapes contain more talent and heart than most of the mainstream rap thats being lauded as award winning these days. His first album, the one that caught my attention is a soul rending masterpiece. I could compare Omar to Kid Cudi, only for the fact that they both like to tell it how it is, life isn't always happy and those moments need to be heard. The second release tones down the emotion a bit and focuses more on the actual rap which is a bit disappointing but still amazing. So in retrospect, hit "A Cold Welcome" first then once you're sure you love Omar as much as we do grab his new release off itunes and show some support.