Welcome back to another autumnal edition of Mixtape Monday, where things are getting a little cooler and crisper with each passing week. Thanks to an extra-productive sound community, we've got an ...

, including her hit single, "Paper Planes." M.I.A. also contributes on the release. The free download also features Talib Kweli and Mos Def, who were the Brooklyn indie hip-hop duo Black Star before ...

I was introduced to Mos Def via a mixtape I bought from the University of Chicago’s campus. If I remember right it was mid to late ’90s. That means it was an actual tape with a mix on it. The name of ...