Mixtape Daily: Main Pick

Mixtape: E.P.I.C. (Every Play is Crucial)

Headliner: B.o.B

Representing: Atlanta

Real Spit: B.o.B is out of this world. From his underground 2009 single "I'll Be in the Sky" to his Hayley Williams-assisted hit "Airplanes," Bobby Ray has always fancied himself a different type of rap artist, and on his next LP, things will get stranger.

His upcoming sophomore effort, [article id="1671731"]Strange Clouds,[/article] aims to stretch the boundaries of music. "It's all about the fusion between the outer limits and the inner limits, from the sky to the ground; it's everything in between, above and below, so Strange Clouds, for me, it's my 'Twilight Zone,' " he told Mixtape Daily on the video set for his "Strange Clouds" single.

But before B.o.B embarks on that particular mission, he gave fans a taste of what they can expect from the new album Monday (November 28) when he dropped his newest mixtape, E.P.I.C. (Every Play is Crucial) on DatPiff. During the course of 15 tracks, Bob serves an array of tracks that showcase his multitude of musical abilities. He's spitting straight bars alongside Meek Mill and Playboy Tre on the title track, then experimenting with melody on "What Are We Doing."

The hard-as-nails "Boom Bap" is a hip-hop purist's dream: The drum-driven track unites the multiplatinum-selling T.I. with underground hero Mos Def, and together with Bobby Ray, they go in without need for a hook, MC'ing just for the sake of MC'ing. Things get even better on "Things Get Worse" with Eminem, as Slim Shady brings the ATLien into his world of hysterical celeb-bashing.

On "Welcome to the Jungle," B.o.B tackles the Throne's kinetic instrumental from their much-talked-about album. "Perfect Symetry" unites the "Nothin' on You" star with Atlanta's 2011 street king 2 Chainz -- and then, of course, there is Lil Wayne on "Strange Clouds."

What a preview.

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