The weekend's here & we're out trying to get busy living.
But at the same time, we couldn't just leave you on a Friday with no added tunes.
So enjoy picking thru these & we'll be adding some more possibly as well. The comment box over there has been poppin with a lot of good shit too so don't sleep on it.
We promise you, we've got some real nice drops, features and words coming up so check back daily as always.
Here's some funk to get your weekend started off right.
Dally passed me this joint yesterday and off top, it was in the rotation. Leaders Of The Old School [True Classic Schollars]
01. I Do Damage (Intro) - DJ Daddy Dog 02. Top Billin'(Daddy Dog Mix) - Audio Two 03. I Got It Made - Specail Ed 04. The Bridge - MC Shan 05. Eric B. Is President - Eric B. & Rakim 06. Funky For You - Nice & Smooth 07. Sucker MC's - Run DMC 08. The Original Human Beatbox - Dough E. Fresh 09. Nobody Beats The Biz - Biz Markie 10. Go Stetsa - Stetsasonic 11. So Whatcha Sayin' - EPMD 12. You Know I Got Soul (Daddy Dog Mix)- Eric B. & Rakim 13. Mona Lisa (Daddy Dog Mix)- Slick Rick 14. Peter Piper - Run DMC 15. Children's Story - Slick Rick 16. Party Groove - Showbiz & A.G. 17. Something For The Radio - Biz Markie 18. Juice Interlude - DJ Daddy Dog 19. Uptown Anthem - Naughty By Nature 20. Live At The BBQ - Main Source 21. JBeez Comin' Thru - Jungle Brothers 22. Caught Up - Chubb Rock 23. At Your Own Risk - King Tee 24. Rated XXX - Kool G. Rap 25. Soul Clap - Showbiz & A.G. 26. Poppa Large - Ultramagnetic M.C.'s 27. Saturday - De La Soul 28. Creator - Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth 29. Jinglin' Baby - LL Cool J 30. Raw - Big Daddy Kane 31. Do It My Way - Kid N Play 32. Warm It Up Kane - Big Daddy Kane 33. Know The Legde - Eric B. & Rakim 34. I'm Mad (Remix)- EPMD
I stole this pic from somewhere because it was ill. Whoever you are, we thank you lol.
My guy 420Records hit me up with a request to share some fairly ill shit. Here's his intro... Peep game. These are links to original songs that were sampled and turned into mostly hip-hop instrumentals. There are some R&B songs in there but the majority are hip-hop originals. You are going to have to scour this to find what you are looking for, if anything, but guaranteed there are some gems in here. This is a test post just to see if y'all like what I'm doing here so please leave comments and let me know if you want more.
Please believe, he obviously put in a lot of work & some of you DJ's may hate it for taking out the dirty work...but me, I'm a lazy ass so I don't feel like searching so I'll be enjoying this very much.
QB has always produced some of the grittiest rappers to ever come onto the music scene.
Out of all those that deserve to blow, we've featured Cormega's work.
But we haven't touched on Big Noyd.
Out of every crew of rappers, there's always a sense that they haven't or aren't living the lives they portray, but instead reppin the lives of their crew members who were the ones puttin in all the work.
I believe that sorta sums up Mobb Deep's relationship with Noyd, except Noyd is able to speak for himself & just happens to have the crime record as an added "real" bonus.
He shined on several tracks with Mobb and was featured on several albums consecutively. Whatever happened to his relationship with them, he never got the full chance he deserved but has remained pretty constant on his own.
Here's is EP which released in 1996 and was only recognized by those who were followed the work of Mobb Deep at the time.
Standout track include "Recognize & Realize", which tore up the mixtape circut, and the bouncy "All Pro" with a nice verse from Ty Nitty and Prodigy, back when he rapped with energy.
Every few months, I feel the need to post certain albums.
This is one of them.
Mohanesburg (respect due!) shot me this and when I saw it, as always, I got amped and broke out my copy.
There's no describing it except to say a chick with a whiny but beautiful vocals over some the most well-placed samples and dark grooves. Gloomy, dark, but splendid. I can honestly say this is one of my favorite albums of all time, bar none.
Good music just crosses so many boundraries and this is prime example of why that's true. If you haven't listened yet, take the time to do it.
If you still need a reason to cop the new Ghost for $7, here's two...
1."Shakey Dog" where Ghost tells one of the illest, most detailed stories about robbery since Scarface was in his heyday with the "Mr. Scarface" series.
2."9 Milli Bros"...to hear the whole Wu smash a RZA track makes the $7 alot cheaper than the cost of concert ticket & they way they move, it might be one of the few opportunities we have to hear'em all again on one track.
"That's gonna be like our white label [underground single]," ?uest said of the track "In the Music." "That's our announcement calling. The most significant thing in that song is not the full return, but the resurrection of the once-invisible Malik B, a member of the Roots that has been missing for the past six years. We talked about his issue on the song 'Water' on Phrenology. That's pretty much the surprise of the record. Malik makes a wonderful return on the microphone on some cuts."
Why is this important?
1. Even without Malik, the Roots never stopped progressing. If he comes and falls back in stride, we'll have....
2. Triple OG Roots shit!!! Back to two MC's, the ill drummer plus the extras.
That's all you truly need to know.
But if you want more check out MTV's Mixtape Monday's for more stuff regarding T.I. & his New South tour ambitions, 3-6 Mafia using their Oscar to get in clubs & things of that nature.
Single Shots
A small roundup of various singles making the rounds...
Fonsworth Bentley - "Laid Back"
Bun B - "Pass The Mic" (Ft. The H-Town All Stars) Lil Flip, Chamillionaire, Trae, Chingo Bling, Short Dawg, Hawk, Magno & Mike D
Outkast, E40, And Goodie Mob - "Coupe Devilles"
Lil Boosie - "Had A Dream"
The Cataracs - "I'm In Luv With A Swisha"
E-40 Ft. Kanye West, The Game & Keak Da Sneak- "Tell Me When To Go (Remix)"
Mike Jones ft. Consequence- Get Robbed (Produced by Kanye)
Retro back in this piece. In memorance of this past weekend full of liquor, I'm putting down a party post. Now, if you've had any type of experience with alcohol, you know what these Dixie cups mean. Every cookout, every house party, every time you cracked that bottle open as a young'n, people brought their motherfucking cups out like welfare checks. Ninja style. The universal symbol for some drunk times. Whether it was lean, gin and juice, or just beer from the keg, the Dixie cups made for a good time.
Out by my way, when people bumped certain joints on the cd changer/turntables, folks whipped out their cups, blunts, bongs, tabs and proceeded to get FADED.
I suppose I have somewhat of a West Coast bias, but these particular joints still get me hyped to get fucked up and wild out on some ignorant shit.
Hence the coined title, "Everybody got they cups but they aint chipped in..." I would put stacks up that anytime people heard that song, someone would ALWAYS catch a moment of clarity like, "Yeah mufucka, you aint donate shit but that mufucking Dixie cup in your hand!" Serious comedy if you the casual observer in this situation. Mad folks got they're cards pulled cuz of Snoop.
Bay area classic, hands down. If you came late to a blunt session, your ass got passed up and written off. No freebies amongst our crew for the continual leechers. Either put in, or get put the fuck up out the house. Food stamps, bus tokens, whatever. Just put in and you're straight for at least a few puffs worth of that cheeba.
This here is a more recent, sentimental favorite of mine. Both Gotty™ and I always recite, "Take that monkey shit off, you embarassing us," a la Pimp C, anytime we see folks not repping it right. Texas twang and all. When this blew in 99-2000, that was the first sign the Dirty was fixin to come up in a big way. Had mofos out in LA sippin on Nyquil and Robutussin acting a fool. Yeah the song was about cough syrup. Just not that kind. I'm talkin about that Barre/Prometh with some Codeine. Get right with the crushed ice, Sprite, and you good for the night. Hell, even a portion of the next day. Shoutout to H-Town while I'm at it, I know he's up on that lean.
This right here doesn't need an introduction. It aint really about weed, but anytime my peoples around the way had problems, they always turned to Mary Jane. A little bit of comfort in each toke. First of the month, you get those unemployment checks, spend it on rent, food, diapers, and a little of that dro. Growing up in and around LA, this was the standard, when we fell on hard times. There wasn't any fucking therapy if you were an 80's baby. Our therapy was partying, smoking, drinking, and fuckin our worries away.
We've recently tried to intiate ways for vistors to take a more active role in sharing their opinions and views on music by creating a Myspace group as well as a Last.FM group.
In a recent discussion, in the Last.Fm Forum, we began a discussion of The King and an interesting side argument popped off about artists "selling out" in order to appeal to a broader fanbase or at least fans outside of their original fan base, another visitor and myself had the following discussion with varying points of contention. The statement...
"It's pretty much a sell out in my eyes, no quality joints pop off anymore. Thats why I still and will always think no commercial is gonna be hotter than some production team swaying your views on whats going to sell...Its all about the heads that can relate to your music, not about how many club hits you can get." The response...
"We, as listeners, create a "tension of opposites" for artists. one side is yelling 'show growth', while the other 'stay the same'...so which should they do?
Then you have labels that say "sex & violence sells" while an artist's heart might say "it's deeper than that".
Lastly, your lifestyle changes. Instead of getting escorted to the precinct by cops, you're getting police escorts and givin out autographs to'em.
So what should they do?"
It's an argument that will remain in place for fans and artists as long as hip-hop stays in it's position of prominence.
Let's face it, the majority of us hip-hop heads love to hear Fab do that mixtape shit. While Loso's Way, Rise To Power> wasn't his best mixtape, it was some of the best work Fab has done in years, only because he reverted back to what made him hot - punchlines and talkin' shit.
But on his albums, fans of this side of the guy are always left wanting more and asking "when is Fab gonna put out an album that lives up to the shit we know he can spit about the streets?"
As someone pointed out to me recently, Fab and Clue have figured out one thing.
Those radio friendly jingles like "Baby" and "Can't Let You Go" are what sell, because they appeal to women and women are the ones who buy albums.
Big & Puff created this blueprint but kept it balanced, while cats today sometimes get it out of whack.
Personally, I feel like T.I. tried too hard to aim at the "female/partygoer" demographic for my tastes. I want to hear him speak of the "trap muzik" that makes me feel like money is taking me back a few years ago when spending the night scrambling and breaking day in some seedy location was the only way of life. Same thing with Felony Fab when we desire to hear him speak of coke by the boatloads and brags how his earrings light up clubs.
But F-A-B-O knows what sells & Styles said it best, "Bitches buy records but aggins do what bitches do..."
And it's the reason why he sells platinum, while someone like Saigon, who rhymes with mixtape swagger and Killer Mike or Ras Kass whose subject matter is not as easily digestable doesn't.
In one breath, we complain and read album reviews in magazines critcizing artists for not improving on their flow or changing up their subject matter to something outside of money, hoes and clothes.
In the next breath, we point and laugh at artists like Com, Andre 3000 and Nas who take a risk my showcasing the changes in their mentality. We throw stones at them for not doing what's real, while all the while, they're are doing what's real. But they are doing what's real...that being what's real to them.
Tension of opposites I'm teling you.
Here's the illestNike commercial not to make it US markets.
Vince got moves son & you know we in support of it since Joe Budden is on the audio.
It's hard to put a finger on this man's appeal to me.
I wanted to review his self-titled album a while back but never really got around to it & now his new joint has dropped so it's proper time to give him some shine so you'll check for him.
Van Hunt's voice sounds like a slightly deeper, more toned version of Prince sans the exotic behaviors. As well, he's able to portray sensuality with his voice & lyrics, but never sounding too "neo-soul" to me because I generally don't like that shit. Alot of artists who are pigeon-holed in that category rely on the screams, wails and the idea of being "in touch with their emotions" to sell them. You don't really get that from son as it feels more like he's singing about life & love from experience.
Both are these consist of acoustic tracks (woohoo...I love it!) Standout tracks from these two selections - "Dust", "Down Here In Hell" and "Precious".
Give them a listen and be sure to check for his other work we've previously posted (FYI - I prefer his previous work to his new one but perhaps it'll grow on me)...
Van Hunt The Napster Sessions 1. Dust 2. Down Here In Hell 3. Seconds Of Pleasure 4. Simply Beatuiful
To be one of the least recognized cats in the game, Joe Crack always seems to evoke either one of these two emotions from listeners...passionately.
I'm a fan of the dude personally but I won't gush over him because I think I'm respectful of the history behind him and the image - the street thuggery (dig deep and check Crack's track record), the graff artist, the shoe enthusiast.
Lyrically, again...love hate.
Even if you knock him, there's something about the "let me bare my soul for you" drive behind this series of songs, first to last, that has to make you respect him for doing all he's done in the game. And each one is accompanied with some of the best beats around...the tremendous swells of the second one, the ill piano supplied by Premo on part one, and deep haunting basslines of part three.
And always, revealing each go-round...
"I'm sick and tired of stressin, every days a different lesson I'm free-fallin tryna leave this deep depression My son Joey still slow, my moms got cancer in her throat My big brother sniffin dope Lemme know how many motherfucker wanna be just like me Screamed at and treated like shit by your wifey This hot bitch be sweatin the coke cash My baby mother think I grow dough out my ass It's like, how much fight I got left in me? Niggaz won't be happy till they bring the fuckin death of me But you never see Joe look weak or flow off beat and Charlie sees the board in four more weeks"
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Our Requests
• Lil' Keke - It Was All A Dream
• Charli Baltimore - The Dark Half Mixtape
• Slicc - Who tha Hell is Slicc
• Lil' Keke - It Was All A Dream
Stray Shots
Scarface - My Homies, Part Two (TWO DISCS)
Darryl Hall & John Oates - Rock & Soul Part 1 Greatest Hits
Matisyahu - Youth
3XKrazy - Stackin' Chips
Jay-Z - Grey Album
Kool Keith - Sex Style
Do Or Die - Get That Paper (2006)
Game-G.A.M.E [Retail][2006]
Little Brother - The Commercial Free EP - 2006 [Retail]
Lyfe Jennings-Lyfe 268-192-(Special Edition)
DNA featuring Chopper - The Re-Up
DJ Jazzy Jeff - Hip Hop Forever Volume II
Chi-Ali - The Fabulous Chi-Ali
Sadat X - Experience & Education
Jean Grae - This Week
Mobb Deep - Hell on Earth
Bobby Brown - The Definitive Collection
Pink - I'm Not Dead [Retail][2006]
Warren G-Return of the Regulator
Xzibit-At the Speed of Life
The Best of Sade
Too $hort-Short Dog's in the House
The Time - The Time
The Color Changin Click-Homer Pimpson
Parliament-Tear the Roof Off (1974-1980)(Two Discs)
Totally Insane-Backstreet Life
The Coup-Genocide & Juice
The Black Eyed Peas-Behind the Front
The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie & the Infinite Sadness
Mixtape Wedsnday for readers of TSS. RETRO checking back in.
Now, I've personally been bumping mixtapes since the mid 90's. Mind you, it was damn near impossible to find some quality tapes back then out here in LA. I'd be lucky to get a shitty six month old mixtape in the bargain bin at my local record shop. But now, the fucking market is saturated with them. The new age mixtape Dj's came in droves. No more Clue and Slay. There's at least 50 known Dj's in NY alone trying to make a name for themselves.
Now, I'm not knocking their hustle, cuz in a sense, Gotty™ and I share many similarities to those Dj's in question. We're trying to make a name for TSS , we stay current on hits and releases, but bring back the old school occasionally, and we have a fan base that checks for us on a regular basis. Problem is, too many mixtapes these days are put out too quickly. Quantity, without quality. Bullshit fillers from people we never heard of, and prolly don't even want to hear. Gotta let some of the up and comers shine, but good Lord, some of the filler tracks are getting ridiculous. Sounding like it was recorded on a Tyco microphone to a midi instrumental. The fuck outta here with that shit.
That's where one of my recent favorites comes in. DJ DRAMA has been KILLING the game right now. I'll be surprised if he doesn't win Dj of the year. Yeah yeah, I know he's down with Grand Hustle and TI, and that may contribute to his success and fame. But this dude stays consistent and on his grind. To my knowledge, there hasn't been one shitty tape he's dropped yet. And before you right him off as some "Southern" mixtape Dj, keep in mind he's done joints with Saigon, Busta, and Trick Trick just to name a few.
One of my favorites gotta be "Down With The King." If this wasn't one of the most lopsided verbal victories in down south history, then I'm definitely missing something. TI seriously takes Flip to the woodshed for a good beating. Not to mention Face, Hump, and 3rd all coming in personally to throw dirt on the grave of the Leprechaun. All you Flip fans gotta agree, your boy got got. Real real real bad.
DJ DRAMA, TI, & P$C - Down With The King Part 1 Part 2
Drama also breaks artists on the comeup. Da Snowman, aka Young Jeezy, aka BMF affiliate. Trap Or Die comes a very close second to TI for the best tape he dropped. Yeah it might be his second tape with Drama, but this is where he really blew, pause. Before Boyz N Da Hood, before the joint with Fabolous, before the high profile Def Jam budget for "Thug Motivation," there was this. And got damn if it wasn't hot. Part of Jeezy's appeal is that he knows what the fuck he's talking about. Some of his verses you couldn't understand unless you were connected to the streets in one way or the other. So D-boys bumped this hard ridin dirty in their slabs. And i can't blame them.
It this doesn't convince you that Drama is about his business and still hungry even after signing a major label deal, well, we got some gems more gems for you.
DJ Drama & David Banner - The Hustlers Guide To The Game
DJ Drama & P.Diddy - Gangsta Grillz XII
DJ Drama & Lil Webbie - Gangsta Grillz XIV
DJ Drama & T.I. - The Leak
DJ Drama & Project Pat - Gangsta Grillz XV
DJ Drama & Young Jeezy - Streets Is Watching
The Aphilliates & Lil Scrappy - Full Metal Jacket
DJ Drama & Slim Thug - Boss Basics
DJ Drama - Legend Series 1(Hosted By Bun B ) Chopped By Swisha House
DJ Drama And Aphilliates Presents Got That Purp 2005
DJ Drama & Boyz N Da Hood - Straight Outta A-Town
DJ Drama & T.I.-Gangsta Grillz 8 Meets In The Streets 4
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Intial repeatable track/early prognosis "Live In The Sky"
Jamie Foxx's, not my favorite by far, subtle ad-libbing & crooning
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Somber piano and dark bassline
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T.I.'s ability to tell his war stories & report from the streets better than anybody else on his level right now.... "My cousin Toot ain’t have to die Right in front of his son, and his wife He lost his life struggling over a gun Give a damn what he done, that’s my muhfuckin folk And I love dat nigga to death, no motherfuckin joke I can feel my eyes fillin, the Lord as my witness If I catch him, I'mma kill him, I made it my business Back in da day, ya stayed in my business Taught me I ain’t have to incorporate yay in my business Coincidentally, that’s why today you’re not wit me My cousin died over some yay and I miss him Plus he had his family out, let’s say she da eyewitness But her boyfriend did da shootin, judge gave her life sentence I heard dat, now I’m dressed up in all black Shot up da whole apartments, but he still ain’t brought back Da best friend I had, and Jamel, I lost dat Guess ya death was a lesson in life, it taught me dat"
"W.E.B.B.I.E A.K.A. Trill E.N.T. Young S.A.V.A.G.E nigga In the streets that where I be thats where I'm at cuz Thats where I was way before the fuckin' rap cuz Tryin' law cap get yo ass capped cuz Or in the muthafuckin' trunk behind the speakaz I pack gatz like them old school beepaz Bitch you got that work but you workin' them people Yeah Talkin' shit like a hoe about me huh So like a man I'ma murk you when I see ya Catch yo bitch on that cell phone shoot up up her Nokia You ain' stupid you got ears bitch you know I'm forreal Get that chainsaw and let you feel that pain that I feel Slice yo ass all the way down from yo brain to yo ear"
"G-Shit"
One of the illest young aggins in the game right now. The first time I heard Webbie, I actually thought it was B.G. (For a comparison, check him on "Stop Hating" from the mixtape below). Close similarities in voice & subject matter but minus the dog food habit.
No more.
The first time I dropped one of their cds in the whip...it got stuck for over four or five months.
Don't sleep on Boosie either. Together that offset each other rather well. Shotgun Selections... "All Of Us" "Show Ya Tatoos" "How You Ridin" "My Aggin Then" "My Life Is Lovely" "Laid Way Back" "G-Shit"
The Throwbacks - Dedicated to R&B music of the 80's and 90's.
TheIllest - One of the little homies doing his thing.
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Our Requests
• Anyone have any DJ SHI'ITE Mixtapes? If so, give us a holler on the email. It's been on the want list for a while. Anyone able to hook us up, it would be greatly appreciated.
• Charli Baltimore - The Dark Half Mixtape
• Bill Cosby - Hello Friends,To Ennis with Love
• Slicc - Who tha Hell is Slicc
• Lil' Keke - It Was All A Dream
Stray Shots
VA-OG_Ron_C_Presents-Fuck_Action_44-2006
Barry White-All Time Greatest Hits
RBX-The RBX Files
Too $hort-Shorty the Pimp
Trick Trick-The People vs. Trick Trick
Crucial Conflict-The Final Tic
GZA - Words From the Genius
Gregory D - The Real Deal
Esthero - Wikked Lil Grrrls
DJ Shadow - Funky Skunk
Hezekiah Walker - Live in Atlanta at Morehouse College
Kirk Franklin & The Family - Kirk Franklin & The Family
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“Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.” Coretta Scott King
A month or so ago, I was going to make a post, clowning & speaking on females, exploits and all the testerone induced music that matches such thoughts.
Then Dally checked me by saying something as simple as "Sorry but I won't take part in that one. I have a wife and a daughter."
Needless to say, he made me think before putting those words out there but I still wanted to do something directed at women....however I decided to spin it positively.
I've spoken my piece about previous relationships & encounters before and I'm not shy about discussing any of it. It's those things, good & bad, that make me the charismatic mofo I am today lol.
Let me show respect where it's due, in musical form.
I'd like to give you something...we'll call it "Heavy Soul, Lite Syrup"
See, at age eighteen, my homie Shawn dropped a gem on me that I've stuck with ever since.
He was like "son you still hittin them hoes & runnin. I'm laying up with these broads, eating breakfeast the next day."
Now, Shawn was as street as they came and I put that on everything I love.
So to hear him say that, it put things into an interesting perspective for my impressionable young mind.
Some people of the opposite sex are straight that...sex. Beat, skeet, bounce.
There are some though, they hold a special spot & you should treat'em that way, inside and outside of the bedroom.
This is one for the ones with whom you need to show your sensual side.
It's not a not a "knock boots" soundtrack.
At the same time, it's not a sappy "ooh baby I love you" that'll make a chick wanna hurry up, get dressed and get the fuck up out because you on some sucker for love shit.
It's more of a mid-tempo, balanced, straightforward compilation of what I think are the "best love songs of all time to cut to without sounding neither too afront & rugged nor too soft".
Yeah...
In no particular order...no further adieu...
Silk - Lose Control George Duke - No Rhyme, No Reason 112 - Funny Feelings Chico DeBarge - Love Still Good Ginuwine - Wait A Minute Jagged Edge - Healing Jodeci - You And I Maxwell - Suitelady (The Proposal Jam) Lauryn Hill - Nothing Even Matters Me'Shell NdegéOcello - Outside Your Door Miles Davis - Blue In Green Missy Elliot feat. Ginuwine - Take Away Playa - Cheers To You R. Kelly - Company Meets The Lonely Tank - Slowly Marvin Gaye - I Want You The Isley Brothers - I'll Always Come Back To You
I stumbled upon these two last night & I loved them immediately. The husband and wife team of Kindred Family Soul doing two beautiful songs showing the true dymanics of love, relationship and marriage.
And somebody close hit me off with this track & gave my day a special shine even on a cloudy day in the city. Some people just have that uncanny ability to reach out your hand & end up touching your heart & mind in the process.
We didn't forget you usual dose of hip-hop; look below.
Little Brother's Gangsta Grillz dropped & I know some cats are beasting for that. T.I.'s out but it's only a webrip so I'm passing on that for at least another day or so til I can't take it anymore lol.
Don't trip. We about to get back on our grizzly with this rap shit. For now though, enjoy.
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• Anyone have any DJ SHI'ITE Mixtapes? If so, give us a holler on the email. It's been on the want list for a while. Anyone able to hook us up, it would be greatly appreciated.
• Charli Baltimore - The Dark Half Mixtape
• Slicc - Who tha Hell is Slicc
• Lil' Keke - It Was All A Dream
Stray Shots
DJ Drama & Little Brother-Separate But Equal
Black Moon - Enta Da Stage
Black Moon - Diggin In Da Vaultz
Gnarls Barkley - Advance Promo
Papoose - A Threat And A Promise
Various Artists-Lyricist Lounge Vol.1 (Two Discs)
A G 2 A Ke-Mil Ticket
Royce Da 5'9"- MiC Mixtape
Mo Thugs-Family Scriptures
Atlantic Starr-Ultimate Collection
Zapp & Roger-All Time Greatest Hits
Marshall Jefferson-Move Your Body:The Evolution of Chicago House (Two Discs)
Top Authority-Somethin to Blaze To
The Regime-Thugg Lordz
X-Raided-Psycho Active
Mack 10-The Recipe
DJ Muggs vs. The Gza/Genius - Grandmasters
Magnificent and Mike Jones - 1st Round Draft Picks
ATOP - The Torture Papers
Yesterdays New Quintet - Stevie
The Brothers Johnson - Best Of The Brothers Johnson
Alicia Keys - Remixed & Unplugged In A Minor (Import)
DJ Keyz Presents Alicia Keys - The Ultimate Collection Vol. 2
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A skinny Kay Slay to the far right...well worth showing.
...with jazz came years ago.
I was sixteen & the dude who put me on was a junior at a prominent liberal arts college.
Honestly, I was just around because those liberal arts, head in the clouds dudes had the natural material to get anybody's head into the clouds lol. Piffery in it's finest form.
I digress.
One of the first vinyls I remember dude cueing up was a John Coltrane album and he proceeded to tell me that John's wife, Alice, was accompanying him on piano.
From there, I was officially hooked on jazz.
I can't always tell you who's playing what or the chord they're playing because I have no formal musical training. Barely ever touched an instrument.
But I've managed to learn a little bit more, year after year and with each listening.
Fast forward to now...
It's still hard for me to point out the intricacies contained in some jazz music upon intial listening. So, I have to listen to it several times.
I just know it's abstract art & it is appreciable because it takes my mind somewhere.
Such is this case with this album and I was burning to share my joy with you.
I was torn between getting it up & at you all asap because after one listen, I was in the zone & wanted to share it.
But to circumevent the whole reviewing process, I'll let you just read what the homie Chari had to say.
And then let you enjoy the album courtesy of their crew.
Next up, I get alot of random contributions. Some I enjoy; some I don't. But I try to listen to them all.
This joint, I liked.
Smooth & seamless blending.
It's got a good riding in the car after work vibe or maybe a slice of life catering to grown folks grooving somewhere exotic on vacation, like Stella gettin her groove back.
Check for more of Bounce at Myspace where he'll be premiering Warrior.fm, his new radio show. Also, there's another mix of his & tracklistings below.
In the same vein of understandble smooth shit, you'll find the complete collection of the Hidden Beach Recordings below. It's a mix of jazzed out versions of hip-hop tracks. While I prefer it when go-go artist do shit like this, it's bound to be a treat to some of you who enjoy this subgenre of sorts so I'm glad to share.
Damn near every hip-hop artists can trace some of his swagger back to Jordan's days as a Chicago Bull.
And the recent commercial he's got out for his latest shoe is remarkable, casting kids trying their best to be like Mike.
To tie it all together, here's a synched up version of the commercial and the actual moves mimmicked.
There.
But if that ain't enough, rewind and catchup on my dude 40 Cal. Son is prolly one of the most entertaining but slept on member of the Dips. He isn't charismatic as Cam. He don't talk slick as much as Jimmy. And he's not as entertaining as Juelz.
He's a bit more of each of those aforementioned dudes.
There should be something for everyone so be sure to tell a friend who got this blog shit on lock. We're expanding our horizons for the moment while hip-hop is slow, as you should as well.
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• Charli Baltimore - The Dark Half Mixtape
• Bill Cosby - Hello Friends,To Ennis with Love
• Slicc - Who tha Hell is Slicc
• Lil' Keke - It Was All A Dream
Stray Shots
VA-DJ_Kay_Slay-Down_With_The_King_Part_4(The Final Chapter)-(Bootleg)-2006
Tha Alkaholiks - Likwidation
Rap Essentials - The Rebirth
Mountain Brothers - Self: Volume I
Luniz - Operation Stackola
TRU - Understanding the Criminal Mind
Messy Marv - Messcalen Pt. 2: Scrapas, Stunnas & White Tees
Bizzy Bone-Heaven'z Movie
E-40 - The Element of Surprise (Two Discs)
UGK - Trill Azz Mixes
Krayzie Bone - Gemini:Good vs. Evil
D12 - Devil's Night
Tommy Wright III-Genesis:Greatest Underground Hits (Two Discs)
Warren G - I Want it All
Do or Die-Headz or Tailz
E.C. Illa-Illa LP
Z-Ro-Look What You Did to Me
Whodini-The Jive Collection Series Vol.1
Various Artists-The Wicked Streets of Chi: The Classics
Eminem-Infinite
MC Breed-The Best of Breed
Esham-Judgment Day Vol.1
Esham-Judgment Day Vol.2
Spice 1 & MC Eiht-Keep it Gangsta
The Last Dragon Soundtrack
Krush Groove Soundtrack
Set It Off Soundtrack
DJ FSNS - 9th Wonder Samples
Dj_Drama_Project_Pat-Gangsta Grillz 15
DJ Whoo Kid & Mase - G-Unit Radio Pt. 16
Juicy J-Chronicles of the Juice Man
Dave Chappelle - Killin Them Softly
Limp Bizkit - Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water
I am aware I just spoke about him a few posts ago....so what lol. I try to make it a habit of only speaking on the stuff that really moves me.
When I like an artist, I'm pushin for him to blow...so I can be like "yeah yeah, I told you man!"
Now, obviously, Houston's music ain't for everybody.
Half of them, I doubt I could stomach a whole album.
But if I had to co-sign for one dude who I enjoy listening to from that part of the map, it'd be Magnificent easily.
I've been rotating singles and shit off of mixtapes of his off and on since H-Town put me on to his music.
Now, he's got a ways to go to be considered as having universal appeal, real talk. But he's signed with DJ Clue's Desert Storm imprint so he should become well-rounded by the time they bring him.
But for feel good, straight up rappin...Mag sounds like your homie you grew up with so you listen because you know him, you know the stories he's talkin about and you ride around listening simply based off love.
Dookie shot me this joint and it's pretty solid.
Some quality beat-jackin with Magno's usual humor spit with his Down South accent. Some definite rewindable lines.
Notables...
"Magno" with Killa Kyle
"It's Magnificent" over a freaked version of the "PSA" beat.
"We Gonna Shine" with Charlie Boy (a staple on the hooks apparently...sounds like Nate Dogg on lean to me lol).
The "Uncle Leroy" skits with son talkin about eighths, prostitutes and a old ass dude trying to spit slang "knowhatimtalkinbout..."
"Advantage Magno"...good natural, braggin rights freestyle with funny references to old time spirituals, Monica Lewinsky & Judge Hatchett
I think Nas' making that track is one of the reasons why I've stayed loyal to the man as a fan...his growth and the ability to be even to envision life past the present & the usual emcee fodder of cars, clothes, hoes & rented jewelry for videos.
Oh yeah....two new T.I. tracks dropped produced by Just Blaze....oh so serious. Go holler @ Dingle over @ Am I High?? to hear'em.
Enough for today.
Quite a bit of jewels below so be sure to take note. Some might not be standard listening for some of us, but still give'em a try. Don't like it, delete it. If you like it, put the next man on.
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• Anyone have any DJ SHI'ITE Mixtapes? If so, give us a holler on the email. It's been on the want list for a while. Anyone able to hook us up, it would be greatly appreciated.
• Charli Baltimore - The Dark Half Mixtape
• Bill Cosby - Hello Friends,To Ennis with Love
• Slicc - Who tha Hell is Slicc
Stray Shots
The Beatnuts - Street Level
Consequence - A Tribe Called Quence
Consequence - Take'em To The Cleaners
Animal Pharm - Pharmaceuticals
Midnight Star - The Anniversary Collection [192kbps]
MF Doom - As Viktor Vaughn Vaudeville V
Bob James - Urban Flamingo
X- Clan - Xodus
DJ Premier - Crooklyn Cuts
DJ Daybreak - Let's Go Back (80's MIX)(2003)
DJ Daybreak - Body Moves (80's Mix)(2006)
Ice Cube - Amerikkka's Most Wanted
Stetsasonic - In Full Gear
MC Eiht featuring CMW - We Come Strapped
Frank McComb - The Truth
Vivian Green - A Love Story (2002)
Vivian Green - Vivian (2005)
Alicia Keys - Unplugged
Barry White - Greatest Hits
Michael Jackson - The Ultimate Collection (4 Discs)
R&B...I want a smooth, silky voice because I'm envisioning rappin with a broad & trying to cut something. Not too syrupy, not too whiny...but a balanced tenor with the ability to hit a few highs.
But for rap, I want to hear a "man" rap, not some whiny voiced cat squeaking & squalling about some gibberish.
Example - J.R. Writer
No matter how much I like the punchlines he blesses us with on Writer's Block Three, dude won't get replay with me because his voice sounds like a seventh grader. I'm praying son's balls drop before his album comes out.
I need to hear some rough talkin, bass-heavy motherfuckers spittin...makin me feel like he's talkin shit at me.
That type of shit that makes me start feeling around for my pistol til dude drops one of those "wooooohhh!" type lines that makes me rewind the track, and reminds me that I'm being entertained.
Example, Vakill
Son sounds like he's gonna come thru the speaker and choke you out.
Harsh, aggressive + Chi-town accent, punchlines = good listening
Gruff voice, reminscient of Ras Kass but a tad deeper.
A nice mix of Chi-town gang representing with a mix of introspection.
Walking into this album with no preconcieved notions, I walked away pleased.
Several standout cuts on this album but, me being me, I always determine if I'm going to enjoy an album by the intial track. "Worst Fear Confirmed"...Hova sample...rapid fire but audible flow...point scored and I was hooked.
A part of history, not just hip-hop history, died today.
I thought I'd spoken on this crew before but maybe not.
If you remember the early 90's, pink cadillacs, African medallions, the words "sisssssiieeeeesssss!" and "vanglourious", the reclaiming and emphasis on the Black Panther Party's relevance, Marcus Garvey, "To the East Blackwards...with a key"....then you know it's a sad day upon us to hear that Professor X of X-Clan has died.
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