BTH Presents: 12 Mixtapes of 2011

As the year comes to a close and today marking only twelve days left until Christmas, we here at Below The Heavens decided to share with you some of our favorite mixtapes of the past year. Not only did each of these artists put out a quality project that stood out among many others, they released them for free. Even though some of them may vary in genre, they all share the label of being one of the best mixtapes of 2011. Hit the jump to see if some of your favorites made our final cut.

Pac Div - Top Down ft. Skeme & Casey Veggies [Video]

Off The DiV that's available now.

Previous: Pac Div - Moment ft. J-Doe & Lonny Bureal (prod. Swiff D)

Pac Div - Moment ft. J-Doe & Lonny Bureal (prod. Swiff D)

Fresh off their new album, The Div, the west coast trio is back to dropping new music with this unreleased gem.You can also hit the jump to check out some live footage of them performing "Anti-Freeze", from their Mania! mixtape, live at SOB's.

Previous: Pac Div - Posted [Video]

Pac Div - Posted [Video]

How about one more music video from the west coast trio before their album, The Div, drops on November 8th.

Previous: Pac Div - Useless ft. Asher Roth

Pac Div - The Div [Artwork & Tracklist]

 

One of our most highly anticipated projects of the year, The Div, will be available this upcoming Tuesday 11/8/11. You can pre-order from Amazon here and check the full tracklist under the jump.

Previous: Pac Div - Flexin' [Video]

Pac Div - Flexin' [Video]

This video doubles as an advertisement for Phiten titanium bracelets. With NBA players out of work this year, it may become common to see commercials like these that feature faces of NBA stars:

Pac Div schools Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Derrick Williams and Eric Gordon on the history of bling. From ancient times to present day, the icons of bling (and some fine ladies) are brought to life to prove that bling is history — thanks to Phiten's titanium technology.

 The DiV drops November 8th.

Previous: Pac Div - Useless ft. Asher Roth

Pac Div - Useless ft. Asher Roth

Responsible for one of my favorite projects of the year so far (Mania!), Pac Div is getting ready to drop a brand new album to end the year called The  DiV. The west coast trio links up with Asher for the second leak off the project that's expected to drop November 8th.

Previous: Pac Div - The Greatness (prod. No I.D.)

Pac Div - Shadowboxin' Freestyle

Pacific Division goes in over some classic GZA to hold us over until their next project, The Div, drops November 8th.

Pac Div - The Greatness (prod. No I.D.)

Been too long since we've heard some new material from Pacific Division, but here's a No I.D. produced track that will be featured on their upcoming EP titled The DiV.

Pac Div: The Series Episode 2 [Video]

Pac Div: The Series Episode 1 [Video]

Chip Tha Ripper - Me Too ft. Like (of Pac Div)

Pac Div - Your F*ckin' Song [Video]

Another stand-out track from Mania! gets a set of visuals.

Pac Div Show Highlights [Video]

Check out this behind the scenes footage on the west coast trio before they hit the stage to perform in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Pac Div - VladTV Freestyle [Video]

Pac Div - Fallin' [Video]

My favorite track from Mania! finally gets some visuals.

Pac Div - Fallin' (Behind The Scenes) [Video]

Looks like Pac Div will be releasing a video very shortly for my favorite track off their latest mixtape, Mania!

Blu - Doin Something ft. Pac Div, U-N-I, J*DaVeY, TiRon, & Ayomari

Some of the youngest and best artists coming up from the West Coast link up for a new track off Blu's upcoming NoYork album.

Pac Div - Rollin' [Video]

The west coast trio goes all the way back to their 2010 Don't Mention It mixtape for this in studio performance that they transformed into a music video.

Marz Lovejoy - I Can't Call It ft. James Madison & Like (of Pac Div)

Yet another dope female emcee that most have never heard of. Produced by Like.