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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
VIDEO: Donny Goines BARS Cypher Edition ft Outasight, Sav Killz, Silent Knight, Blu, AOK Collective & K. Gaines
FT. Blu, AOK Collective & K. Gaines
Labels: AOK Collective, Blu, donny goines, K. Gaines, outasight, sav killz, Silent Knight, video
Monday, September 15, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
LISTEN: LL Cool J - New York, New York
DOWNLOAD LL Cool J - New York, New York (MP3)
LL Cool J was one of my favorite rappers back in the day, before he made a sharp turn for the wack. Recently he finally released one or two tracks that again had some life to them, ones that weren't terribly misguided pop efforts. (Check out the dope 'Rockin' With The G.O.A.T.' here.) But this bonus track off of Exit 13 shows he hasn't lost his ability yet to release badly conceived and poorly executed tracks. Lets summarize, a tired Frank Sinatra sample (you can guess which one), lame claims of 'taking New York back', that overly fake and annoying laugh opening the track, a Nas bite, a played out flow, and synthy strings that make it sound like an even lamer A+ 'Enjoy Yourself' knock off (and that's hard to do). Try harder Uncle L. You're better than this.
LL Cool J was one of my favorite rappers back in the day, before he made a sharp turn for the wack. Recently he finally released one or two tracks that again had some life to them, ones that weren't terribly misguided pop efforts. (Check out the dope 'Rockin' With The G.O.A.T.' here.) But this bonus track off of Exit 13 shows he hasn't lost his ability yet to release badly conceived and poorly executed tracks. Lets summarize, a tired Frank Sinatra sample (you can guess which one), lame claims of 'taking New York back', that overly fake and annoying laugh opening the track, a Nas bite, a played out flow, and synthy strings that make it sound like an even lamer A+ 'Enjoy Yourself' knock off (and that's hard to do). Try harder Uncle L. You're better than this.
VIDEO: Muja Messiah - Get Fresh
Muja Messiah is seeing some deserved success as Thee Adventures
of a B-Boy D-Boy will be re-issued through Koch November 11th. This video has cameos by Slug (Atmosphere), Manifest, Samahra (Black Blondie) and others. Check out City Pages Poll article on Muja. I'm not a hustler who raps, I'm a rapper who hustled to pay for studio time.
of a B-Boy D-Boy will be re-issued through Koch November 11th. This video has cameos by Slug (Atmosphere), Manifest, Samahra (Black Blondie) and others. Check out City Pages Poll article on Muja. I'm not a hustler who raps, I'm a rapper who hustled to pay for studio time.
Labels: atmosphere, manifest, muja messiah, slug, video
Thursday, September 11, 2008
LISTEN: Jadakiss - Who Run This ft. Jay-Z
DOWNLOAD Jadakiss - Who Run This ft. Jay-Z (MP3)
Allegedly off of J.A.D.A.K.I.S.S.. This is actually one of the better tracks Jada has released in a minute. Unfortunately the Jigga feature is merely some adlibs, and they're probably old. The Roc! We want our spot back.
Allegedly off of J.A.D.A.K.I.S.S.. This is actually one of the better tracks Jada has released in a minute. Unfortunately the Jigga feature is merely some adlibs, and they're probably old. The Roc! We want our spot back.
VIDEO: Ludacris - What Them Girls Like ft. Chris Brown & Sean Garrett
Ludacris goes 'What Women Want' on us. Luda's flow is dope per usual and he throws some old school references in there. Chris Brown doesn't ever really sing, does he? IS this Sean's first time coming on this side of the pen?
Labels: chris brown, ludacris, sean garrett, video
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
VIDEO: Termanology - How We Rock ft Bun B (Prod. by DJ Premier)
As part of the long-running SDSU DJ Premier Appreciation series.
Labels: Bun B, dj premier, Termanology, video