Its been almost 6 months since the tragedy in Haiti and the country is still trying to pull itself together. Some of hip-hop’s finest have collaborated with Oxfam America to bring to you Notes of Haiti (Ayiti). This compilation features Exile, Blu, Karriem Riggins, Invincible, Buff1 and many more.  Fans can download this 16-track banger by donating what they can ($1 to $100) to help Oxfam expand their efforts in Haiti.  The music is just as real as the cause. If you don’t believe me, just press play above. Every little bit helps. Peep the playlist after the jump

1. Karriem Riggins – Virgo 02:57
2. eLZhi – Growing Up feat. AB 05:00
3. Invincible – Taxicab Confessions 03:45
4. Fashawn – Father 03:24
5. SlopFunkDust – Rushing 01:45
6. Astro – Underdogs feat. MEDaphor 03:20
7. Crown Royale (Buff 1 & DJ Rhettmatic) – Photographs 03:44
8. Jordan Rockswell – Ten 02:31
9. Blu – Spanish Winters 02:43
10. Now On (DJ Haircut, Jackson Perry, IX Lives) – Doo It 02:46
11. Aloe Blacc – Very First Time 03:41
12. Exile – Exbox (Live on the MPC) 01:27
13. CoSS & Sene – Let’s Begin 03:29
14. Marv Won – Ways To Go 03:27
15. 14KT – Less Than Enough feat. AB 03:52
16. Houseshoes – Everything 02:16

Anyone that knows anything about DJ AM knows that aside from DJing, two of his greatest passions were in helping others and collecting sneakers. Throughout the years, he managed to amass a collection of over 800 pairs of kicks. As of last Sunday afternoon (Nov. 15th), these shoes have gone up on Ebay for auction in an effort to raise money and awareness for the DJ AM Memorial Fund, which in turn will use the profit to aid already existing organizations, whose focus lies in substance addiction and recovery. The auction is running until Dec. 14th and 100% of the proceeds will be going to the aforementioned charitable causes.

The collection that is up for grabs includes limited edition and hard to find shoes from Nike, Adidas, Reebok, Converse, and BAPE.

You can check out the collection and bid on shoes HERE.

Good cause (introducing underprivileged kids to surfing), but it’s tough to be stoked about coughing up $60. The reason I started surfing was that it was totally free (though certainly not free of bros…), as opposed to snowboarding where it costs $1000 with gas and lift tickets and food every time you want hit the mountain.