I first came across J. Cardim when I heard some of the stuff he produced for Joe Budden…in fact I have a mixtape he did with Joe Budden that i’ve been meaning to post. So, when I heard about this mixtape back when it dropped I was pretty excited. I even tried to avoid listening to all of the leaked tracks in preparation for it’s release…it was well worth the wait. It’s a very good mixtape filled a couple of my favorite artists and some some artists I had never heard of mostly from Dice Music Group that held their own. I actually have a couple mixtapes from some of those Dice Music Group guys i’ve been meaning to listen. I even liked the Red Cafe track on the mixtape a lot too, and I have never really been a big Red Cafe fan since his Franchise days with Gravy. The production it’s pretty top notch and diverse, even some of the softer songs still have great beats. As a result, when I started complying my own freshmen list of fuckery as I like to call that convoluted shit. I included J. Cardim as one of the few producers on the list. Especially, after I had found this older tape of his that I still haven’t posted…smh. I’m not sure if he was named as one of XXL’s Freshmen Producer or if he feels he is well beyond a freshman, either way I think he’s someone to look out for in the future. Since, I enjoyed this mixtape so much since it release and they just dropped the video for my favorite song on the tape Hood 2 f. Joe Budden, Sha Stimuli & Sheek Louch I figured I would bring this post back. Tracklisting and link below for the tape.
Download: Dice Music Group: The IN Crowd (Mixtape) | iTunes
Props: 2dopeboyz
