General => Entertainment => Music => Topic started by: Masa on February 22, 2005, 07:04:56 PM
Title: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on February 22, 2005, 07:04:56 PM
I can't be the only hiphop head in here 8)
Aight let's get down to business. First of all i wanna say Rest In Peace O.D.B. ODB was truely one of the greatest entertainers of our time and he will be missed. I've always been a huge fan of the Wu-Tang Clan so his death was a big shock to me. (http://img29.exs.cx/img29/7178/wutang0bu.jpg)
RZA finally released Wu-Tang Manual and i all i can say is that it's definitely worth buying. GO COP THAT even if you don't like Wu-Tang. That book is filled with knowledge.
Last week some really big and hyped rap albums got leaked: 50 Cent - Massacre Beanie Sigel - The B-Coming Cormega - The Testament
After hearing all of them i gotta say that 50 has gotten even worse than he was on Get Rich Or Die Trying. His new album is pure garbage(like all G-Unit related releases).
Beanie Sigel's new joint is a nice suprise. He has improved a lot since his prerious album and he's definitely one of the best east coast thug rappers out there. Beans and the beats are pure fire but there's way too many guest stars.
Cormega finally dropped The Testament. The Testament was supposed to come out back in 98 but for reason some Def Jam never released it. Mega later bought the masters and the rest is history. The album is finally here and it doesn't disappoint. Beats are vintage late 90s style and Cormega is spitting some heat on the mic. RECOMMENDED
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Post by: Roska on February 22, 2005, 11:52:59 PM
Masashi, you just lost 99.999% of my respect because of this T_T
Don't tell me you are a wigger too? :C
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Post by: Sexy Beam on February 22, 2005, 11:56:43 PM
I'm not really into American rap. I mostly listen to J-Urban, though.
What happened to ODB? I didn't know he died. o_o
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Post by: delerium on February 23, 2005, 08:30:13 AM
Being originally from Detroit... i gotsta pimp out some good old D-town Ghetto-Tech like DJ Assault, DJ Godfather, Disco D, Aux88, etc. I'm also into some more low key stuff... RJD2, The Streets, Swollen Members and the like. Oh yeah... i almost forgot... old skool ELECTRO too. Radio/MTV rap and hiphop bore me.
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Post by: waso dodu on March 01, 2005, 06:07:15 AM
im hip hop also i break and sometimes i rap
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Post by: tiny on March 08, 2005, 08:46:55 PM
I like Ice Cube, Westside Connection, Xzibit, Snoop Dog (the older stuff), Dr. Dre... or anyone who can rap me a good story to a good beat.
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Post by: daigong on March 10, 2005, 08:09:10 AM
Aight...and from the headlines 50 and The Game end their "beef" http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1497921/03092005/50_cent.jhtml?headlines=true
Most likely Dre or Jimmy Iovine stuck a 9 up their asses. :lol:
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Post by: Thimas X on March 15, 2005, 09:15:40 PM
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Aight...and from the headlines 50 and The Game end their "beef"
They make good music together. The west is looking better and better.
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Post by: daigong on March 16, 2005, 10:58:52 AM
Hmm...shoulda replied to this earlier...
I don't really have access to the underground shit so what I listened to was the commercial and whatever. Not that I could really find much on the radio. My buddy did give me a sampler of scratching and introduced me to "underground" acts like Jurassic 5. He supposedly knew a friend of a friend of DJ Q-Bert.
Shit I always listened to was the West Coast shit: 2Pac, N.W.A., Ice T, Snoop Dogg ... and East Coast: Public Enemy and YES. Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince. They make me laugh. "Girls ain't nothng but trouble"
Favorite act of all time: Wu-Tang esp. ODB and Method Man, RZA, GZA, Ghostface, U-God. Hell they're all good MC's. I need that fuckin Wu-Tang Manual!! Nothing beats them live.
Nowadays, East Coast is wack with Jay-Z and Puffy and their weak ass rhymes polluting the airwaves. At least PE or N.W.A. made you think with their lyrics. Now the "deep" songs are so simple. Like Twister feat. Faith Evans in that Coach Carter soundtrack. And that's what Nas is. Never liked him and I don't get why the media love him so much. Thanks to Puffy and Mase, rhyming is secondary. Any fucker can just talk over a beat and call it rapping. DMX had that gruff voice, which was promising.
And no need to go old school and resample the whole shitload like Missy Elliott. Or just be old like Beastie Boys.
I'd have to go with Thimas on this one, West Coast continues to rule. Dr. Dre's producing has influenced the Aftermath label. There's actually parts where the song, pauses, changes beat. So The Game is just pimping N.W.A. at least there's some sorta of beat and rhyming going on. Rap was and is always about being witty, having bravado... (aw man...to be continued cuz these brownies are kicking in)
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Post by: daigong on March 16, 2005, 11:09:36 AM
It's all about delivery, not just the rhymes. Their voices are weak compared to Chuck D. Ice Cube. A good rapper is one who can spit it so hard that they're like drooling all over the microphone.
Even Eazy-E and Dr. Dre "100 Miles And Runnin" were eating it up. That's my measuring stick.
(YEAHHH page topper)
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Post by: Masa on March 16, 2005, 11:19:14 AM
What albums are your alltime favourites?
My list would be a lil something like this:
1. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang 2. Organized Konfusion - Stress: The Extinction Agenda 3. Nas - Illmatic 4. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 5. Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein 6. GZA - Liquid Swords 7. Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever 8. Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die 9. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele 10. The Roots - Do You Want More?!!!??! 11. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle 12. Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt 13. Mobb Deep - The Infamous 14. Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs 15. Big Punisher - Capital Punishment 16. Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Down 17. Blackstar - Blackstar 18. Jay-Z - The Blueprint 19. Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow 20. Mos Def - Black On Both Sides
East Coast got this shit on lock :D
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It's all about delivery, not just the rhymes. Their voices are weak compared to Chuck D. Ice Cube. A good rapper is one who can spit it so hard that they're like drooling all over the microphone.
Even Eazy-E and Dr. Dre "100 Miles And Runnin" were eating it up. That's my measuring stick.
(YEAHHH page topper)
Jay-Z does have one of the best deliveries ever. He's up there with Eminem, Pharaohe Monch, Biggie and Gift Of Gab.
Eazy and Dre get no love from me, MCs should at least write their own lyrics.
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Post by: daigong on March 17, 2005, 11:56:54 AM
Quote from: Masashi
Jay-Z does have one of the best deliveries ever. He's up there with Eminem, Pharaohe Monch, Biggie and Gift Of Gab.
Jay-Z is better with his hooks. Like on Foxy Brown's "I'll Be Good" and Biggie is a 2Pac rip off.
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Eazy and Dre get no love from me, MCs should at least write their own lyrics.
And Rika and Ayaya get immunity? :lmao:
My favorite albums:
1. Wu-Tang - Enter the 36 Chambers 2. Public Enemy - Apocalypse 91...The Enemy Strikes Black 3. N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton 4. Ice Cube - The Predator 5. Dr. Dre - The Chronic 6. Ol Dirty Bastard - Return to the 36 Chambers 7. 2Pac - Me Against the World 8. Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush the Show 9. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle 10. Dr. Dre - Chronic 2001 11. Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back 12. 2Pac - All Eyez on Me 13. Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet 14. GZA - Liquid Swords 15. Ice-T - Home Invasion 16. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 17. Ice Cube - Death Certificate 18. Ice Cube - Lethal Injection 19. Method Man - Tical 20. Ghostface Killah - Ironman
Honorable mention: Ice Cube - Amerikkkas Most Wanted Kanye West - The College Dropout Jazzy Jeff + Fresh Prince - He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper DMX - It's Dark and Hell Is Hot DMX - And Then There Was X 2Pac - Makaveli 7 Day Theory Wu-Tang Clan - Ironflag Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever
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Post by: daigong on March 18, 2005, 08:47:48 PM
HA HA!! Dumb bitch is going to jail for sure!!
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Post by: Hamasaki_Yoshizawa on March 22, 2005, 05:54:54 AM
I like Eminem's raps... :P :)
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Post by: BakHamNoi on March 22, 2005, 06:34:39 AM
Best rap groupe = SALT5- Get Up! Rapper :P
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Post by: daigong on March 22, 2005, 12:11:08 PM
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Best rap groupe = SALT5- Get Up! Rapper :P
Nacchi and Aibon make cute rappers.
Shit...this is the first time I listened to Encore. "Ass Like That" has gotta to be the most disappointing song ever.
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Post by: shinichi on March 25, 2005, 07:05:47 AM
I don't listen to rap that much, but I listen to a lot of freestyles. I listen to Slug, Sage Francis, Eyedea, Blueprint, Brother Ali etc etc.
By the way, does anyone know a site where I can download freestyle battles? EmceeBattles.com and Mic-Wars.com have been down for some time.
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Post by: Masa on March 25, 2005, 07:35:52 AM
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I don't listen to rap that much, but I listen to a lot of freestyles. I listen to Slug, Sage Francis, Eyedea, Blueprint, Brother Ali etc etc..
Brother Ali is the man! I love his Champion Ep and Shadows On The Sun album. If you haven't heard them you should definitely check them out if you have a chance.
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Post by: BakHamNoi on March 25, 2005, 08:56:43 AM
Yeah i like freestyle battle ! :w00t: On Bet channel no ? I like the chinese rapper Jin , he is in Ruff Rider now, no ?
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Post by: daigong on March 25, 2005, 09:41:19 AM
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I like the chinese rapper Jin , he is in Ruff Rider now, no ?
NOOOOOOOOOOO!!! He is corny. He is wack. (oh yes he is Chinese :P)
YAY!! I finally copped The Wu-Tang Manual! (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1594480184/qid=1111739868/sr=2-1/ref=pd_ka_b_2_1/002-4112061-1091214)
A little thin. The pictures kinda suck...but ALL THE PHILOSOPHICAL SHIT you need about The Wu.
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Post by: shinichi on March 26, 2005, 02:04:14 AM
Quote from: Masashi
I love his Champion Ep and Shadows On The Sun album. If you haven't heard them you should definitely check them out if you have a chance.
Oh yea, those are good shit. I'm listening to Room With a View as I type.
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Yeah i like freestyle battle ! On Bet channel no ? I like the chinese rapper Jin
Nah, the BET battles are weak compared to the street battles. I heard Jin is pretty good at freestyling, but I got a very bad first impression of him. The first battle I saw him at was against Sage Francis, and Jin got his ass worked, to say the least. Granted, Sage Francis is one of the best freestylers out there, but still... Jin got rockt.
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Post by: daigong on April 02, 2005, 12:53:44 PM
New ODB!!
(http://img240.exs.cx/img240/517/odb60x601oq.jpg)
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Ol’ Dirty Serves Up “Coochie”!
Dirt McGirt is up to his old mischief again! This time, the late, great ODB is teamed up with the loudest mouth outta the ATL, Ludacris, for a love song of sorts that only the mad genius of Russell Jones could possibly come up with. Check out “Coochie” right here on defjam.com!
Go down to "New Audio" http://www6.defjam.com/site/home.php
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Post by: daigong on April 10, 2005, 08:52:50 AM
Yo...the new Common is aight. Just listening to it now...a bit too laid back. I did like the Chi-City track but most of it was like lounge music sampling.
You like Talib Kweli? another Kanye West buddy. His new disc is kinda the same.
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Post by: Masa on April 10, 2005, 09:02:45 AM
BE = Album of the year, i can't see any album topping it unless that MF Doom/Ghostface collabo comes out this year. Talib and his buddy Mos Def are both great but their latest releases were really average. Kweli dropped the worst album of his career and Mos was on some rock shit. You should peep Kweli's Beautiful Mixtape Vol.2 featuring Luda, Ghost, Mos Def, Saigon, Jean Grae etc. It fucking murders the album.
BRING BACK BLACKSTAR!
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Post by: daigong on April 10, 2005, 09:34:21 AM
Hmm...looks like Mos Def has been spending too much time acting. I only copped Talib's 2002 release. It was aight ... but his flow is weak.
Though, sue me for being commercial but The Game's shit has me head nodding. And he was in my town last week and the security was tight to prevent wannabe gangstas from acting up. haha. I'm just wondering what the hell was sampled on his new single with 50. Can't help it fool. The hook is stuck in my head. Hate it or love it the underdog's on top And I'm gonna shine homie until my heart stop I'm raps MVP And I ain't goin' nowhere so you can get to know me :lol:
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Post by: rave on April 10, 2005, 09:52:01 AM
hey im new here..i like rap btw
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Post by: Masa on April 10, 2005, 10:10:00 AM
ODB's Most Outrageous Moments: (http://img230.exs.cx/img230/3061/bscap0623rc.jpg) (http://img230.exs.cx/img230/376/bscap0636au.jpg) http://s51.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3MUNYNOTBLYHG1RK2XJEUFSZZF
Rest In Peace Ol' Dirty!
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hey im new here..i like rap btw
Who are your fav rappers?
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Post by: daigong on April 11, 2005, 11:36:37 PM
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ODB's Most Outrageous Moments:
Rest In Peace Ol' Dirty!
That was great man!! I heard about the whole "Limo and Food Stamps" shit but never knew it was a stunt to prove how stupid the welfare people are. To take the cover of his "Return to the 36 Chambers" debut CD
and cash it in for food stamps!! "Why would you want to get free money?" :lol: The System is fucked up and it shows. ODB was more than just a crazy guy on drugs and in trouble with the law. He paved the way for the charismatic characters like Mystikal and Lil Jon to do there thing just like Flavor Flav and Busta Rhymes did before them. Ain't no one ever gonna see the likes of him again...hopefully the Wu can fill the gaps with more raw audio. There's prolly shitloads of tapes lying around.
Did you watch MTV Trippin last week? Redman was in Bhuatan at the time and raised a flag in honor of Dirt Dawg:
Rapper REDMAN paid a lasting tribute to former WU TANG CLAN bandmate OL' DIRTY BASTARD while filming a TV travel show with CAMERON DIAZ in Bhutan by erecting a prayer flag in his honour.
Redman, real name REGGIE NOBLE, was shooting MTV's TRIPPIN' with Diaz, BLINK-182's MARK HOPPUS and actress EVA MENDES in Buddhist Bhutan last November (04) when he heard about ODB's death.
And, upon learning that locals erected flags to mark the passing of family members, he decided to remember his friend in the same way in a village at the top of a mountain.
In the footage, which aired in America on Monday (04APR05), Redman explains, "We hung this flag up in the memory of ODB. I can't be at the memorial service or the wake.
"I'm way out here right now but I'm still keeping him in spirit, so we hung this flag up in memory of ODB in the highest place on the highest mountain. May his spirit last forever."
Diaz, who fronts the MTV show admits she admired her pal's professionalism when he was obviously upset about his pal's death: "He decided to stick it out the best he could."
06/04/2005 03:14
And to all you fanatic wu-heads out there, the places you need to be right now are:
1) RIPODB.tk (http://ripodb.tk/)!
2) Chambermusik.com (http://chambermusik.com/)- THE Wu-Tang Radio & community, a great group of people including many of the wu family themselves - ALL wu-tang related news will be posted here first so REGISTER NOW!
3) Methical.com (http://methical.com/)- An unofficial Method Man forums and web-site with a thriving community
4) Wutangcorp.com - Once one of the biggest forums on the net, keep this page bookmarked for updates and the next version, overlooked by the RZA! (down??)
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Post by: daigong on April 12, 2005, 12:36:41 AM
And I completely forgot to post this but it's been 10 YEARS (on March 26) since we lost Eazy-E
His boy's like getting in the game too. Lil E with guest apperances by Cube and shit.
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Q: Lil E would you like to tell us about yourself and where you grew up
A: Compton CA, same house my father grew up in, born and raised right there the same hood.
Q: What happened to your football career:
A: Before my last season in high school, I fucked up my ankle up again, I then got back into trouble in the streets, so I played it out my 12th grade year. but it wasnt for me school wasnt for me. It was too much, so then music fell in the hands.
Q: So recording is what your doing right know
A: Yeah exactly, yup
Q: While growing up who were your influences
A: My father and Ice Cube, that what I grew up to
Q: When people first heard of you, you were on Julio Gs old show and you said that you were going to put out CD. And after that it seemed that you were affiliated with DPG. Are you still cool with Daz
A: That right there was promotional as Daz helping put that out, but there were no ties with DPG. It was a record label from the start called Lil E Recordz. But I am doing my own thing which is Kings Of LA Entertainment, my own production company through Virgin Records. So hell nah, that all behind me behind me right know. But it wasnt with DPG though
Q: Tell us about your recording deal:
A: Shit networking, so I bumped heads with my n**** Pete Farmer, who me and him put the production company Kings Of LA together and then we networked through there and then got of the ground and I signed and know hes going to get shit crackin, coming out next year
Q: Is the deal with Virgin what you were looking for:
A: Hell yeah, I got my own production company and I am doing my thing. Yeah it was a big motha fukkin deal
Q: Were there other labels bidding for you
A: Yeah there was, but you know its like I wanted to be my own and do my own thing and thats why I'm ?compilizing? my n**** Pete, so that how we doing it
Q: Tell us what we can expect as far a producers and guest appearances on your debut CD
A: As far as producing I have my own camp. I got a hot ass young producers that is on Kings of LA with me my n**** DL. And as far as features features, you know I am going to put it together NWA record, I got Bone-Thugs N Harmony, and basically this first album though is going to be kind slim on guest appearances . I am going to show them how I do it though. The NWA record and Bone records is a tribute towards my pops you know what I'm sayin but thats how I am holding it down, and other than that its me.
Q: Many people were saying that you were going to sign with Ruthless, what happend
A: You know its personal reason why I didnt sign with Ruthless. But mainly because I wanted to be my own man, you know what I'm sayin, so I branched off and did my own thing. Aint no bad ties or nothing my stepmother owns Ruthless, I dont know much at whats going on through there, I keep to myself and I have Kings of LA that I got to worry about
Q: Will you have any tracks with you late great father Eazy-E on your debut CD
A: Yeah, we have a nice one for everybody
Q: Is it the rumored Boyz in the Hood track
A: Not exactly, its a surprise. I cant give to much out. But its going to hit you all
Q: Have you spoken to Suge Knight, cause I know you had a track where you dissed him
A: Yeah he met with my folks, and we chopped it up here and there. So not to much to say and yeah and that was an old track and while ago.
Q: D o you yourself as the person who will revive the west coast. As the new leader of the westcoast:
A: Exactly, yeah.
Q:I know you did a song with The Game,"My Confessions", are you planning on recording with The Game again
A: We got a few things in plan to come together.
Q: D o you plan on putting out any mixtapes
A: We got a Kings of LA mixtape with my camp, and yeah I'm going to bless it on that mix tape, not to much, not to much, but I am going to give them another little taste of what I got.
Q: When can we expect the mixtape and will it be available online
A: Probably in the next month or so, probably sooner than that, and it will be available online.
Q: Have you spoken with DJ Yella, Dirty Red, Dresta.
A: Yeah I got good connection with them good relationship with them, exactly. They call and check in and show there love and support, yeah.
Q: D o you write your own lyrics
A: Yeah I do, yes I do
Q: D o you consider yourself and gangsta rapper or lyricist or will you combine them both
A: Yeah you can combine it, but more or so a gangsta rap level. But you can combine both of them, yeah
Q: What do you think of the lack of respect and coverage of westcoast acts
A: Yeah thats another point and issue I am going to put out through my album. And its something I to much dont like. Because you know what I'm saying, everybody got that copy cat trend in gangsta rap and the first thing they say is fuck the police, and not knowing where it really came from, so much luck it should be showing back on this side.
Q: What is going to be the name of your debut CD:
A:"2Eazy"
Q: Will it be a two disc
A: One disc, but I am going to bless it like a muthafukka
Q: Will you be working with Dr. Dre
A: Our ties have crossed here and there, and there will be a few projects we link up on.
Q: So there will be a NWA you will be working on
A: Nah, it a track on the album on my album. The whole NWA group is doing a track
Q: Back in the days these hip hop CDs that came out were classics. There was no need for the skip button. Will your CD be a classic
A: I am going to tell this its a classic my n**** , its a whole movement, its like a movie so aint going to be no skipping what so ever you not going to want to skip though it. So it has a whole movement to it cause I coming rapping it up with a movie with it too, later down the line. Everything everybody wants to know about Eazy, you know coming through my mouth, his son
Q: We can expect the movie later on in 2005
A: Yeah, exactly
Q: Any last words
A: Its time for a whole new movement in the westcoast. Its Eazy time
And I dunno about The Game having beefs with everyone just to make a name for himself. Why don't beef with Outkast or Twista? Aren't you just shooting yourself in the foot if you attack fellow Aftermath artists?
Why attack Xzibit? The Game has been quoted as calling Xzibit "garbage" and some reports suggested that Game actually stated that he hated Xzibit despite never meeting the Pimp My Ride MTV Star.
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In a recent interview with Justin Russo, Xzibit spoke on the Games comments and what his thought process was. He told Raptism.Com and XzibitCentral.Com this:
"I think that the Game is a young dude that is definitely coming into a serious game and its hard to say man, I don’t think the dude really understands the ramifications of really talking out of turn you know? I mean I don’t come from speaking on other things, I come from just actions and I don’t know I mean if he has a problem with me im not hard to find. I think that hip hop is going to the degree of the “WWE” and when people feel as though they need to feel personified by their image and what not".
X went on to say, "I'm a real dude, im a father first and I don’t think he understands that when you are dealing from a level of realness that all that shit don’t matter, its like everybody’s shooting and everybody can be touched. I just hope that where he's coming from is from a genuine place and if he really has those genuine feelings towards me, he needs to come speak and address that cause im not hard to find"
and then he goes on tour with Snoop - saying they're trying to bring unity to The West Coast:
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Snoop Dogg greeted the media Wednesday with his signature "Westsiiide" shout-out, but never before was it so appropriate. Snoop was joined by the Game for a press conference to promote their upcoming How the West Was One Tour, which the rappers described as a major step toward unity in West Coast hip-hop.
"I hate to bring the whole gang thing into play, but him being from Long Beach and being a Crip and me being from Compton and being a Blood just sets a whole new future," Game explained. "This is so much more bigger than a poster with our faces on it. This provides for a new unified and diverse West Coast community as a whole."
Unity, Snoop said, is the key to Southern California returning to the center of the hip-hop universe, where it was when Tupac and Dr. Dre were at their most prominent and he was just getting started.
"We're gonna go out and represent the West Coast and do a show that can bring back the West Coast," Snoop said of the tour, which kicks off April 15 in Salt Lake City. "It's about time, right?"
Snoop and Game toured Europe together last month, and they promised the North American version will be bigger and better.
"We've both grown as entertainers," Snoop said. "We learned from each other. He was doing things onstage that was dazzling me. We know we gotta represent a little harder 'cause this is the home front and you gotta take care of your living room before you go outside."
"It ain't no funny business, no flying midgets or funny lights," Game added. "Just me and Dogg and real hip-hop."
Game said he'll be joining Snoop during his set — that is, when he's not watching in adoration. "I've been a fan of Snoop Dogg's since I had a lunch pail," he said. "Now my knees are shaking 'cause he's the king of the West. But I don't mind being the prince.
"I get a little nervous [being his opening act], but at the end of the day, I'm gonna put on a great show 'cause I know all the pressure's on him," Game continued. "I'm just loosening the screws, he's gotta tear the roof off. And when I'm done I don't leave, I walk around the fence and sit out there and watch, 'cause I'm a fan of hip-hop and I'm a fan of this man. I've studied him and he's helped mentor me."
The respect is apparently mutual. "I call Game the choice of a new generation, he's like Pepsi," joked Snoop, who met Game years ago through DJ Pooh. "The opportunity I was given through Death Row and Dr. Dre is the same opportunity that Game is getting. We always say we want the young generation to have it, but you have to open up your arms when they come in the game. I was giving him love before he was signed. He always was real with the game, which is way the game is real with him now."
Wednesday's press conference was held on the set of Snoop's next video, a medley of "Ups & Downs" and "Bang Out." Game and his Black Wall Street crew will co-star.
"I wanted to have Game be a part of it because we're so down with each other, but visually you're not seeing it," Snoop said. "I want everybody to understand that we're not just going on tour together for the money, this is a real love thing — we really care for each other."
Snoop also used the press conference to show off his new Doggy Biscuitz shoe line with Pony, taking a shoe off his foot and putting it in front of the cameras. "I just had to put a shoe out to represent this West Coast culture, this lifestyle that we stand for, 'cause there's no one doing that," he said.
Game said he's working on a sneaker of his own with Reebok that'll come out early next year in conjunction with his second album.
It's still unclear whether Game's truce with 50 Cent means the rappers will work together again, as Game avoided questions about the topic Wednesday.
"At the end of the day, that's just a dead issue, and I just want to move on to the How the West Was One Tour," he said. When asked if he's spoken to 50 since their press conference, he said, "Next question."
SOURCE: http://www.raptism.com
Snoop's maaaad wicked live though. I like that uncle weed guy he brings up on stage :thumbsup
And if you want beef, then bring the ruckus Wu-Tang Clan ain't nuttin ta fuck wit!
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Post by: daigong on April 25, 2005, 01:09:56 AM
Beefs = Wrestling. So true. The guy is a fuckin genius, I'd like to pick his brain on all facets of hip hop and life.
Props to Masa for the upload. ALL WU-HEADS NEED TO DL!
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Post by: Thimas X on April 25, 2005, 03:00:40 AM
Quote from: Son Goku
Y'all don't know about Mike Jones (http://webpages.charter.net/dolemite/dontknow.mp3)...
Texas is the home of playas and pimps. 8)
Yeah, Thimas.
YEA MAN. MIKE JONES AND Swisha House! That song isn't bad.
Last week this local group from dallas, specifically Irving (Crooked I) :lol: came to my school and sang some songs. At the time I had no idea who they were, but all the Latinos girls were all over the place. Their songs weren't too bad but their speaker were horrible.
http://www.playandskillz.com/
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Post by: delerium on May 01, 2005, 06:54:50 AM
WTF... MC CHRIS IS ON TOUR??? LINK (http://www.mcchris.com)
For those that don't know... MC Chris is a regular on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. He voices Hesh on Sealab 2021 and has voiced Meatwad's favorite musician MC Pee-Pants on Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
Go to the website and download (for free) his first "album". Fett's Vette is a freaking classic.
Gotta try and get tix for tomorrow's Philly show.
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Post by: Gimme Dem Junks on May 01, 2005, 06:56:26 AM
Quote from: delerium
WTF... MC CHRIS IS ON TOUR??? LINK (http://www.mcchris.com)
For those that don't know... MC Chris is a regular on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. He voices Hesh on Sealab 2021 and has voiced Meatwad's favorite musician MC Pee-Pants on Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
Go to the website and download (for free) his first "album". Fett's Vette is a freaking classic.
Gotta try and get tix for tomorrow's Philly show.
I totally went to his concert in DC last night.
If you can go to the concert in Philly, you definitely try. It was a lot of fun. :D
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Post by: joey-longnails on May 17, 2005, 08:16:00 PM
im a old school cat 100% hip hop and i see how shitty the music is now..its like grand theft auto..everybody know that if they wanna sell thit, they better do the same thing that made the next cat a millionare.. ill stick with underground cat..heiro, freestyle felloship, nas srakim, (glad he got off aftermath) the game got potential..if he gets away from from 50s fake ass and lets dre teach him he can stand on his ..50 will make more albums and his sells will get lower and lower, until he has to start a big and pac style beef with somebody just to sell rcords..to me record sells aint shit...a bently may be a nice car to roll in, but so is a vw beetle...RAP IS WHAT YOU DO..HIP HOP IS WHAT YOU ARE YOU ARE
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Post by: Masa on May 18, 2005, 03:47:45 PM
92: So Rza....how was it doing the Music score for Unleashed.....
Rza: actually...Unleashed been out for a while over in Europe, but the feedback in the US was minimal, they bought me in, and had me watch the entire movie, give my take, and then do the score.
92Q: did u like the movie?
Rza: yes...a lot, but a few changes were needed
92Q: so do you ever get corrected when doing a score...or do they trust your judgement?
Rza, yea, all the time...like when i did Kill Bill.....Quentin was like "I want Rza...not Bobby Digital" (Laughs)
92: whats up with the Clan right now...any Clan albums in the works?
Rza: yes.....we going to do it big time this go round...we very serious...Pretty Tony is in the studio laying tracks for his next solo joint....for Raes Cuban Linx pt2, and for the next Wu Joint......Meth been in the studio for 2 months, and all he has is 3 songs.....just 3 songs...thats how serious and particular we are about our present music.....I told Meth...imma take you back to the top...i promise....Meth was like the first "Street" rapper to win a grammy.
92: So is all the fam going to be on this one?
Rza: yes.....like Wu Forever......like when i did triumph....Radio and Video stations was telling me it was to long...i had to edit it....i told them...take it as is...or they wont get nothing, feel me?....next thing you know...we did the impossible....we got a 6 minute song on the radio...6 minutes man...thats serious..its unheard of..a 6 minute video, we taking it back to that.
92: So, do you think Wu Tang reinvented hipop?
Rza We reinvented the way hip hop was structured, and what i mean is....you have a group signed to a lable (Loud), yet the infrastructure of our deal was like anyone elses...we still could negotiate with any lable we wanted, like Meth went with Def Jam, Rae stayed with Loud....Ghost went with Sony...Gza went with Geffen...feel me?....and all these lables still put "Razor Sharp Records" on the credits....Wu Tang was a financial Movement
92: Wu Tang Financial, huh? (Laughs)
Rza: so what do u wanna diversify?..your assets? (Laughs)
92: so what else Rza been doing?
Rza: well, im now listed as the first producer/Composer in the game....so now you can put Composer on my resume'...I remember droping 20/30/40/50k to go to Cali to just hang out with people like Stanley Clark, Quincey JOnes....to attend there functions....now im apart of those functions....people was telling me i was stupid for spending money to be around megastars...but what i was doing was investing money into myself...and thats what we as blacks need to start doing...invest in yourself. They always tell us to invest in black, invest into your community, but first we have to invest in self....believe and then "Unleash" yourself (Laughs)
92: Who do u respect in the game right now producer wise?
Rza: Well, i rap to a lot of them, like Quik, Dre, Premo, Kanye & Just Blaze of course, Alchemist, my lil man Havok doing his thing. its so many, but I use my own style which i think is the best.
92: so you think you are the best?
Rza: of course, and thats not putting anyone else down, but if you dont belive in yourself, you are already defeated, again, not to put anyother Producer down, but im the only one who is also a "Composer"...cant none of them say that.....They doing a show on BET on Black composers, they will list all the names....Quincy Jones...who showed me a lot, Stanley Clark whos the most underated musician in the world...my name.....no other producer, but i encourage all producers to spread your wings and dabble into other things besides Tracks.
92: I feel that...so what about Rappers...Lyrically?
Rza My man Nas of course, Jay Z be putting it down...um...um....Mos Def, Common, Talib, aof course the Gza...who i think is the best of them all lyrically, not cause he's my cousin, not cause he taught me how to breath over beats, not cause he's Wu Tang.....but if you were to never heard Liquid Swords ten years ago...and drop it right now, with not one word changed...you'd be amazed right now, and thats 10 years old what he was saying. And im not taking anything away from Illmatic or Reasonable Doubt or Ready to Die....but i guess you would say im biased
92: so what should we look for outta the Clan in the up and coming months?
Rza...I have a Book....very powerful....solos by Meth, Rae, Ghost and Master Killer and a Wu Album, we about to change the face of hip hop again
:w00t: :w00t: :w00t:
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Post by: MochaNutz on May 19, 2005, 04:36:09 AM
Quote
92: so what should we look for outta the Clan in the up and coming months?
Rza...I have a Book....very powerful....solos by Meth, Rae, Ghost and Master Killer and a Wu Album, we about to change the face of hip hop again
I wonder when the Cure is gonna drop. But a WU ALBUM is in the works!
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Post by: daigong on May 19, 2005, 08:29:24 AM
WORD. The only stuff I listen to is pre-1995, just pull out the N.W.A., PE, and Wu-Tang Clan...you bitch Luda, The RZA has been hanging with Q waaay before you:
(http://img287.echo.cx/img287/7987/poop027hr.jpg)
And can't wait for RZA to get Meth back on track too:
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Post by: MochaNutz on May 30, 2005, 02:32:37 AM
I guess we can officially talk about the Com - Be album since it came out last week.
So far, it seems the same as the leaked web-rip except now on the "They Say" track Consequence's verse is replaced with a Kanye Verse. I think they shoulda kept Consequence. But besides that, Common - Be is a VERY strong candidate for Album of the Year. 11 tracks of pure quality, no bullshit interludes, and you can listen to it straight through (something I rarely do with albums). I think it captured the soulful vibe it wanted to achieve.
Hmm, what else... Oh, The John Cena album isn't too bad! I was surprised that it would sound as good as it does. Some decent productions and some great guests (7L & Esoteric, Freddy Foxx), and the lyrics/delivery aren't to bad on Cena's end. I'm not really feelin' The Trademarc, but its still all good. I recommend a listen if you haven't already.
The album i'm bumpin' is Emanon - The Waiting Room yet again. THe're gonna perform here in Toronto during the North By NorthEast Festival June 9-11. Its a showcase of all the new up and coming artists, mostly canadian talent.
Same with the Zion I - True and Livin' album. DOPE.
Got the B.E.P. album. The "Like That" track is dope. Seeing how their last album went, I didn't expect a track with Cee-Lo, John Legend, Q-Tip and Kweli on it. Apl is also doing his thing with the Bebot song. Yay Filipinos! ^_^ I need to brush up on my tagalog =)
Anyways, w3rd, a lot of quality music here and there =) I'm currently gettin' the MF DOOM special herbs 9-10. I'm waiting to hear that. Can't wait for that Doom Ghost collabo.
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Post by: daigong on June 07, 2005, 09:22:36 AM
I copped the leak. it was alright, Kanye did better work on his OWN shit. I got Diamonds on a loop.
John Cena?? Whoa, that's what Masa was telling me and I thought he was drunk.
I heard about MF DOOM. might wanna check that out. When's that collabo coming out?
found this Shoutcast station that plays underground and old school: Smoothbeats.com http://64.236.34.4:80/stream/1012 (now that I found streamripper, I can abuse this shit without any worries)
nuff MM. time to catch up with my Rap knowledge. :D
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Post by: daigong on July 22, 2005, 07:06:05 AM
Unique Ason will be dropping his post-humoous album "A Son Unique" Aug 09, 2005
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Post by: daigong on July 23, 2005, 09:51:16 PM
THANKS for the MTV Raps and previews dude :thumbsup
Dirt Dawg's Words of Wisdom are classics. He will be missed. Next to HAPPY! ... gotta be pimping his new disc! :D
Yeah...what up Dash. I bet the Wu-Tang guest joints are better, at least RZA has his paws all over it.
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Post by: Masa on July 27, 2005, 12:39:49 PM
Danger Doom has leaked and it's pure fire :) More shit about Danger Doom coming soon.
BREAKING NEWS!
BABYGRANDE RECORDS FORMS JOINT VENTURE WITH DREDDY KRUGER & THINK DIFFERENTLY MUSIC GROUP
"Babygrande Records is pleased to announce it has formed a joint venture with Dreddy Krugers Think Differently Music Group.
Three projects are planned for immediate release. The first which will be in stores October 18, Think Differently Music: Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture is an unprecedented pairing of Wu-Tang artists, producers and affiliates with some of independent hip-hops east and west coast elite. RZA, MF Doom, GZA, Rass Kass, Aesop Rock, Masta Killa, Del the Funky Homosapien, Sean Price, J Live, Tragedy Khadafi, C Rayz Walz, RA the Rugged Man, Littles, Cannibal Ox, Sunz of Man, Royal Fam and many more artists, producers and even award winning filmmaker Jim Jarmusch have come together for what will be a historic moment in hip-hop.
The first single, Biochemical Equation featuring The RZA and MF Doom will premiere on ITUNES next month.
The next two projects will be (i) a solo album from Wu-Tang affiliate producer Bronze Nazareth who recently produced tracks for RZA, GZA, Masta Killa, Immortal Technique and Black Market Militia and (ii) a solo album from long time Wu-Tang affiliate LA the Darkman/Embassy Entertainment.
'I learned how to make albums...the whole process of putting a record together directly from The RZA and Schott Free (Loud Records). It feels good to finally have my own situation to bring my conceptual thinking to hip-hop and I look forward to working with Babygrande to make it happen, says Kruger.
Think Differently Musics CEO and Founder Dreddy Kruger began his career as an artist signed to RZAs label Wu-Tang Records. Recently he A&Rd the debut albums for Masta Killa and Black Market Militia which led to the formation of Think Differently Music Group and the A&Ring of its first release, Think Differently: Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture."
OMG HELL FUCKING YES! Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture will be the illest compilation album ever. Look at that line up: RZA, MF Doom, GZA, Rass Kass, Aesop Rock, Masta Killa, Del the Funky Homosapien, Sean Price, J Live, Tragedy Khadafi, C Rayz Walz, RA the Rugged Man, Littles, Cannibal Ox, Sunz of Man, Royal Fam. Fuck, if that ain't the illest line up ever, I dunno what is :shock: :shock: :shock:
And finally a Bronze Nazareth solo album. I've been anticipating it for years :w00t: Bronze Nazareth = the future of WU
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Post by: daigong on July 28, 2005, 09:14:14 AM
Post Danger Mouse dude!! Stop leaving us hanging!
Wu-Tang and the Indie Scene, that's where it's at...nuff of this wack Ludacris collabos. Meth better get his ass in here too. Bronze Nazareth could show him a thing or two. :w00t:
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Post by: StreakInTheSky on July 28, 2005, 09:37:33 AM
Well I hate rap. But I love hip hop. I like the underground shit. Fuck Dre., Fuck 50, fuck Ludacris, fuck all those fuckers who play pussy as shit just so they could be rich.
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Post by: daigong on August 10, 2005, 07:23:12 AM
:evil: :evil: :evil: went to the local record store and they said ODB's A Son Unique has been DELAYED!!!
to something like next week? or the 20th?? FUCK!
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Post by: Masa on August 14, 2005, 08:00:49 PM
Some mad interesting news:
Kweli signs label deal with Warner Music Group. (jacked from sohh.com) Word is Talib Kweli ended his relationship with Geffen Records. During a recent episode of "Rap City," the BK emcee revealed that he had inked a label deal for his Blacksmith Records. He added that he intended to sign underground standouts MF Doom and Jean Grae and that he hoped to sign Rakim to his roster. A source at Warner Music Group confirmed to SOHH.com that Kweli had a deal with the company. However, the source said the labels' artists had yet to be confirmed.
DJ Muggs vs. GZA (credit to Wu-Tang Corp) (http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/674/thgrandmasters9pa.jpg) Release date: October 25th Featuring: Rza, Raekwon, Masta Killa, Street Life, Meth', Ghostface, P Sunn, Sen Dog (Cypress Hill).
DJ MUGGS SET TO RELEASE “DJ MUGGS VS GZA: GRANDMASTERS” Cypress Hill founding member and architect DJ Muggs is releasing his latest effort, DJ Muggs vs. GZA: Grandmasters, this October on Angeles Records, an imprint on Fontana Distribution. The stunning collection contains 11-tracks of Muggs’ neck-snapping beats with the Wu Tang’s GZA on the mic.
“We’ve talked about collaborating since we worked together on the first Soul Assassins records back in 1997,” remarks GZA. “And we’re both Grandmasters at what we do,” he says, referring to the album’s title and term for a chess Virtuoso (Incidentally, chess is a game GZA thinks should be part of the school curriculum in America).
Most know GZA as perhaps the most lyrically gifted of the Wu Tang Clan--he’s released numerous acclaimed projects in his own right. His solo album, Liquid Swords, has been hailed as a hip-hop classic, and his subsequent work has been lauded as among the most seminal of Wu-Tang’s solo projects.
Never one to keep his talents in check, GZA is currently penning a book about the mind state of the hip-hop artist.
Tracklist: 1.Opening 2.Those Thats Bout That 3.Destruction of a Guard 4.Exploitation of Mistakes 5.General Principles 6.Advanced Pawns 7.Queens Gambit 8.All in Together 9.Unstoppable Threats 10.Unprotected Pieces 11.Illusory Protection 12.Smothered Mate
It seems like GZA has been playing some chess lately. Anyway Grandmasters will be copped :)
Here's the tracklist of Raekwon's new The Vatican Mixtape Vol.1: 1. Intro 0:16 2. Let My n****s Live Feat Nas 3:29 3. Skit 0:54 4. You Might Die 3:11 5. Major Waves 0:59 6. Tony Soprano 0:20 7. Gun King 0:57 8. Still Killin' 0:55 9. Yae-Yo 2:33 10. King Pinz 2:30 11. The Heist Feat Ghost Face & Busta Rhymes 3:55 12. Baggage Handlers Feat Busta Rhymes 3:09 13. Diesel Feat Wu-Tang 4:58 14. Spring Water 2:42 15. 45's 0:40 16. Big Spender 3:23 17. The Truth Feat Method Man 2:09 18. Make Moves 3:19 19. Eldarado Feat Ghost 1:19 20. Purple Jag Feat Posta Boy 2:13 21. Bump Bump Feat Prince Po 2:37 22. Shame on a n**** feat O.D.B 1:16 23. Pop Off 0:59 24. Joe Pesci 0:27 25. Ice Water Inc 3:24 26. Thousands to M's 3:06 27. Kids Thats Rich 2:28 28. Scarface SKit 1:32 29. Raekwon Speaks and Good Kush Feat Jagged Edge 1:47 30. Fish & Chips 1:57 31. Biggie, Big Pun, Raekwon, Nas 3:24 32. Vatican 0:39 33. Down South 0:37 34. Ice Water Cuts 1:32 35. Ghetto Boy Feat Wu-Tang 2:10
New Ghostface interview (credit to IGN) Born Dennis Coles, Ghostface Killah began his career with a seemingly indefatigable series of lacerating verses on both Wu-Tang Clan's historic debut Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) and on Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, the first album released by his longtime partner-in-crime Raekwon the Chef. But Ghostface's own solo debut, Ironman, heralded the arrival of a hip-hop savant - an artist who re-invented emceeing even as he offered some of the genre's most exhilarating verses - and announced that his was a talent that didn't require an ensemble in order to bolster its strength.
Three more albums came and went - including Supreme Clientele, Bulletproof Wallets and The Pretty Toney Album - and even if Ghostface's record sales didn't always grow, his status as one of the most respected rapper in the industry continued to appreciate; last year, he landed a recording deal with Def Jam, and intends to release a follow up to Pretty Toney by year's end.
During his recent appearance with Raekwon at the Rock the Bells concert in San Bernadino, California, Ghostface sat down with IGN Music to discuss his future as a rapper on Wu-Tang projects and as a solo artist. As he reveals, the lifestyle of a successful lyricist isn't always the decadent stuff of music video fantasies, but a difficult, dispiriting experience where one album flop can land you at the bottom of the hip-hop heap. IGN Music: Do you follow any kind of guiding principle when you put together the music and lyrics for your songs?
Ghostface Killah: Yeah. It's all in the music first. The music is like women to me. It's like how you pick your music: everybody got their own different way how they pick their women and their music, and I guess that's what the album becomes. I can't even describe what I like; what I like is what you already heard, from Ironman to Supreme Clientele to Bulletproof Wallets - that's what I had felt - to Pretty Toney to what's going on right now. It's all about the beat first, and after the beat, the beat makes me go ahead and work my album, once I hear the beat and whatever mode I'm in to approach that beat or whatever that beat makes me feel. Like on "All I Got is You," it made me feel like that's what needed to be said, and it's like the beat made me do it. People say 'the devil made me do it,' but it's the beat that made me do it. But from hip-hop music, God gave me an ear - it's a soulful ear, a fresh ear - it's just something that where my soul is at, it just grabs it, and that's where I come up with all of my beats.
It's [also] what you do to the beat. It's like how you get a woman, it's like how you f*ck her. Some n*ggas can't f*ck, and a lot of n*ggas think they know how to rhyme that can't rhyme. But it's how you make love to the beat. That's what I kind of try to do, and that's how you get Ghostface albums.
IGN Music: Your music continues to employ sampling despite the industry trend towards more live instrumentation. What is it about sampling that appeals to you over the use of an actual band?
Ghostface: The reason why I hold onto samples is because that's me. That's what made me. When I sample from old records, those records were in my heart when I was a little kid. I feel like that's the best music that ever was made, ever in time. The new sh*t, like you said, is synthetic; it's like a body with no heart, you know what I mean? Like you are a clone. It's like with no heart, no nothing. They make love songs now that I can't really feel, but when I heard The Moments and Isley Brothers and Marvin Gaye and all of the greats from back then, you could feel it. Otis Redding and them- you could feel it. And I always thought that music was better than the music that we come with right now. It's like, everybody's using keyboards in everything, but back then we were using straight instruments and making albums. We don't do that no more. There's no creativity in what we're dealing with, so there's no feeling.
IGN Music: How much are you influenced by your own personal experiences when you write lyrics for your songs?
Ghostface: It depends. Like "Save Me Dear," I did on my last album, it was like 'yeah, I loved a girl that much,' like I really liked a girl, you know what I mean? But with that right there, I made it about a girl that I wished that - the story is true, and a lot of things that I added on to wish on how she would fit that mold right there to be my kin. There aren't too many other stories on there too much, though, [but] I got "Love," and I love that beat right there. It felt like you needed some love on it, so I did "Love," the sh*t I did with Musiq [Soulchild]. I did "Tooken Back," and I did some and it was based on this girl with a little bit of other herbs sprinkled on it though to try to complete the record, but mainly based on a true story. So sometimes you make true stories, and sometimes you make fiction stories, or whatever, as long as the picture that you can paint to the people [is something] that somebody else can see, or that somebody else went through.
IGN Music: I have a bunch of your white-label 12" singles that have been released in the past couple of years, including tracks like "The Watch." How do you come up with the flow and content of these songs, which seem so unpredictable?
Ghostface: The music makes me feel it. 'Catch me in a crisp blue six, deep dish, doors is crisp, velour stopped at the wrist,' and once I got the velour jacket 'that stopped at the wrist,' my watch is right there (looking at his watch). Also, 'talk to me trick daddy,' and I was just like, oh, let me make it like [my watch is] talking to me. That's what is was, and then we start arguing because he started getting smart like, 'yo, you ain't live no more,' and we're beefin', and I'm like 'I'll put you back on the shelf' and 'I'll stop your heart from ticking' and it just went like that.
IGN Music: Well, after you work so hard to come up with an idea like that, how do you decide what goes on an album and what doesn't, since these tracks are as strong as anything that shows up on your LPs?
Ghostface: It wasn't that. They wouldn't clear my sample (Barry White's "I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Baby"). I wished that would have been on my album.
IGN Music: Do you make a distinction at all when you are writing or producing tracks for yourself as opposed to your collaborations with Wu-Tang or Raekwon?
Ghostface: No, it's all the same. I just do it just to do it, but I know when I do Cuban Link, I've got to get way, way, way more street and grimy, but other than that it depends on what they're saying on the track. If I'm on a Clan album, then I might have to follow suit; it just depends on how it goes, but if I'm setting it off [by myself], then I've got to just feel how it should sit on the beat. Because if a beat is too soft, I'm not really going to say no hard sh*t, but it depends- what the beat calls for, you know what I mean? Like the beat gets what is called for at that time.
IGN Music: How have those experienced how the new record sounds or will sound as you are assembling it?
Ghostface: I could never really tell you what direction. It's just however God just makes it; that's how all of my albums are. I don't really aim for a direction, but I just pick the best beats I can pick and that's it.
IGN Music: How far along is the new album?
Ghostface: That's finished. I'm just waiting for he guys to get on, because I did like thirty songs in like four months because I broke my ankle. God gave me a lot of nice beats through people like MF Doom, Pete Rock, Lewis Parker from Europe, I've got Scram Jones...
IGN Music: Are you trying to explore production outside the lines of the commercial mainstream?
Ghostface: I'm resting with the underground right now, and all of that other stuff. It's like I had Missy Elliot on the last track, but it was kind of commercial and people said I shouldn't have made that move right there, but Def Jam released it at the wrong time - they should have released it when I did that Beyonce thing ["Summertime"] when Missy was kind of bubblin'. After I came with "Run," I came with that, and it kind of f*cked me up. They thought it was going to take me out of here on some commercial sh*t and it backfired on a kid, you know what I mean?
I don't want to deal with too many $60- 100,000 producers, because I don't have the type of money to be putting in their hands anyway, but I've got a bunch of smaller guys - 'come on, I've only got five g's, g' - and I've got three, I've got ten, but anything over that, I can't sling that like that. It's a beat; it's just going on the album, it's not even making like if that's going to be a single, so I stay with the underdogs.
IGN Music: Do you have a favorite album or track from all of the material you have produced?
Ghostface: I don't know. I can't really tell you, because Supreme was funnier, more live, I guess based on the skits, and maybe sometimes the feel of the music. Like I said, I've got a certain feel, so on Bulletproof Wallets, if people would have gave me those kinds of beats, then I could have f*cked around and did that. But I didn't get those type, so I gotta work with what I work with, and that's how you get certain albums.
At the same time, I don't want every album to sound the same anyway, but if somebody respects, say, Supreme, I would love to go ahead and do it again for them. Like how they say 'hey, Cuban Link,' but if all of the Cuban Link beats had the same feel, then it's going to be a different feeling, and it might be a better feeling - you never know. It's always hard to try to knock the next one that you had just put out.
IGN Music: Has changing labels changed your approach or your creative freedom on new songs or albums?
Ghostface: It's all the same. This is my second album made on Def Jam, and the first one flopped based on [the fact] they made a transition there, they switched bosses, and my album was just left in the air. It was a good album, though, but I couldn't do anything. The only thing [changing labels] gives me is a bunch of headaches or something, knowing that I can do good. If these were drugs, this would be the top of the line of coke, like the top of the line, but it just didn't get marketed right. It's not going all over the world and it's not getting distributed how it should be. [But] I got L.A. Reid and Jay-Z up there and I think they understand because I wouldn't be there if it was like that, so I just hope that through God's will everything will just be fine and I can go ahead and feel how I'm supposed to really feel. Sometimes I'm making the music, but then when it's only selling 100,000, it seems like it weakens you a little bit, so you can be doubting yourself, and it can tire you. So you've got to be string and fight through all of that, and that's what I'm going through right now. I'm just fighting, because that's how I eat - just by doing records and then going on shows and getting money from shows, surviving.
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Post by: daigong on August 14, 2005, 09:58:26 PM
Damn!! GZA couldn't be outdone by RZA!! It should be thicker at least.
Haven't heard much Muggs shit lately...I did like Soul Assasins. Wu-Tang makes me poor too. :o
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Post by: Masa on August 15, 2005, 08:46:34 PM
I got yall some serious crack: (http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2225/muggsgza033fc.jpg) DJ Muggs & GZA - Those That's Bout It (http://rapidshare.de/files/4010670/those_thats_bout_it.mp3.html) DJ Muggs & GZA - All In Together (http://rapidshare.de/files/4010975/all_in_togeather.mp3.html)
Those That's Bout It is the first single and the beat is fire, GZA sounds a bit lazy on it but overall it's tight. All In Together is an ODB tribute. I love the beat and GZA's sharp lyrics paint a beautiful picture of ODB's tragic life. RIP ODB. If the whole album is as dope as these two songs, it's definitely gonna be GZA's best album since Liquid Swords. I haven't been feeling Muggs' latest shit at all but dude really stepped his game up.
GZA & DJ MUGGS :thumbsup
PURE CRACK!
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Post by: MochaNutz on August 18, 2005, 07:11:39 AM
Kanye's Late Registration comes out in less than 2 weeks. I don't care what y'all say about Kanye, I like him and at least he's bringing quality music to the mainstream =)
Listening to the snippets, it seems like its gonna be a decent album.
Tracklist
1. Wake Up Mr. West (:41) 2. Heard 'Em Say featuring Adam Levine of Maroon 5 (3:24) 3. Touch The Sky featuring Lupe Fiasco (3:56) 4. Gold Digger featuring Jamie Foxx (3:27) 5. Skit #1 (:33) 6. Drive Slow featuring Paul Wall & GLC (4:32) 7. My Way Home featuring Common (1:43) 8. Crack Music featuring Game (4:31) 9. Roses (4:05) 10. Bring Me Down featuring Brandy (3:19) 11. Addiction (4:27) 12. Skit #2 (:31) 13. Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix) featuring Jay-Z (3:53) 14. We Major featuring Nas & Really Doe (7:28) 15. Skit #3 (:24) 16. Hey Mama (5:05) 17. Celebration (3:18) 18. Skit #4 (1:19) 19. Gone featuring Consequence & Cam'Ron (5:33) 20. **BONUS TRACK**Diamonds From Sierra Leone (3:58) 21. **HIDDEN TRACK** Late (3:50)
Most of the beats i've heard, I didn't like them at first. When I first heard Diamonds, I was like, "eh". But when he performed it live at Much (i was there! =D) Its fucking dope now. Same goes for Gold Digger, its a funny track that i can't help bumpin' =D
Heard Em Say is one of the snippets that i liked right when i first heard it. Nice way to start the album.
If thats the same My Way he wrote back then, its gonna be even better with Common on the track.
Crack Music, i'm getting used to...
We Major feat Nas, that track is kinda weird at first. I think that sample is from Phantasy Star Online or something... i heard it before. But the more i listen to it, the more i like it. Same with Gone.
Hey Mama, we knew it was gonna be on this album =) I still bump it.
Anyways, 2 weeks. Seems like its gonna be a great album.
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I recently got the Frank Sinatra & Notorious BIG : Bed Stuy Meets Blue Eyes. Its fucking dope! Frank Sinatra songs sampled on biggie acapellas. I really recommend it.
Hmm, i think thats all the new shit i got. The 9th Wonder/Buckshot album is pretty nice. Typical 9th Wonder, but still good. Don't Know Why is a dope joint.
What else, oh Canadian Hip Hop, Listen to DL Incognito. I have his 2 albums. Real nice.
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Post by: Masa on August 19, 2005, 05:13:25 PM
Kanye's new album finally leaked and I'm feeling it more than College Dropout.
Jacked from Chambermusik: Breaking News: We have just been informed on the progress of the 5th Wu-Tang Clan album. So far, they have recorded 10 songs and RZA is orchestrating a live band to back up the Clan. So far though; Cappadonna, Ghostface Killah and U-God have not appeared on any of the tracks. Even vocals of Ol' Dirty Bastard are on this album. More newz will follow.
:shock: :shock: :shock:
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Post by: daigong on September 01, 2005, 10:13:43 AM
thanks for the link, got da hook up from Masa earlier. I think I heard "Back To Basics" somewhere before and that's my fave song of the 2.
Fave songs on Late Registration: Crack Music (yeah, it should be our theme song) and Touch The Sky :D
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Post by: kyo45 on September 06, 2005, 08:04:19 PM
the only rappers i've really been into are del the funky homosapien and mc chris
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Post by: MochaNutz on September 08, 2005, 05:47:53 AM
Del is dope. I've only started listening to those Heiro cats this past year. Besides Del, Pep Love is one of my favorite mcs from Heiroglyphics.
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Post by: MochaNutz on September 15, 2005, 11:44:06 PM
am i allowed to do this?
well, since this is the rap thread, i can talk about this. i posted my doom remix on the doom boards HERE (http://mfdoom.headringer.net/viewtopic.php?t=22374&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0)
Sure all my friends think its good, but i wanted to hear what the public would think. I got pretty good responses, actually. So, i'm happy. i agree with what they said. I hope DOOM listened to it =D
If you have to delete that link to the doom boards, then here's the rapidshare page http://rapidshare.de/files/3879925/MF_DOOM_-_My_Favorite_Ladies__Sentimental_Friends_Remix_.mp3.html
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Post by: Masa on September 27, 2005, 07:40:09 AM
This, That, and the 'Other': The RZA on the Miscegenation of Hip-Hop by Chi Tung (http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=30240)
One can't help but wonder: what is The RZA, hip-hop visionary and all-around badass doing on the cover of an Asian arts magazine? Why, to tell us, of course, that rap music rings loudest and clearest when it springs from the unlikeliest of sources.
Here’s something you might not hear every day: Hip-hop could learn a thing or two from Asian culture. Yes, Asian culture. If that’s a tough pill to swallow, consider this next statement: hip-hop, contrary to what those with sociocultural degrees would have you believe, isn’t changing the way this generation expresses itself. It’s how this generation sees itself --ballsy, self-congratulatory, articulate in inarticulation -- as refracted through nearsighted lenses. Squint a little harder and you’re left asking inane questions like: Is 50 Cent’s name supposed to be ironic? How deep does Mobb Deep roll? (In case you were wondering: No, and two.) Still, you can’t knock the hustle -- with the twitch of an eyelash, hip-hop has turned into the greatest story ever sold, bar none. Except what’s not told, at least not without a lot of hemming and hawing, are words that still cause us to collectively shudder: the “R” word (race), the “C” word (class), the “M” words (misogyny, masochism, materialism.) Let's broach the topic anyways: how do we reconcile the seedy underbelly of hip-hop culture with its Mr. Brightside: this burgeoning sense of solidarity, of authenticity, of unbridled huzzah that the huddled masses -- tired, poor and everything else in between -- can finally call their own?
Short answer: We can’t. At least not yet. At least not completely. Long answer: Because as the long-suffering folks in New Orleans can attest to, there are the have-nots and then the rest of us—armchair critics, politicians, people who mean well but haven’t got a clue. Therein lies part of the problem: most of us still treat hip-hop like some charity project -- give us some slithering basslines and some zero-to-hero swagger and we’ll shake our tailfeathers, no questions asked. Ask the same of our hearts -- or our minds -- and the conversation immediately turns to U2. Hubris, violence, vulgarity: pick your poison. But think carefully before you decide where to cast stones, for reasons that are twofold. Number one: Asian culture. Number two: the RZA.
“Shaolin is like the well all martial arts films spring from, and Wu Tang is an offshoot of that,” he explains. Explicitly, of course, he means the legendary warrior clan, not the rap supergroup he heads. Then again, the differences may not be as great as you think.
“First thing that drew me to martial arts films was the action,” he admits. “American action films at the time were all about sucker punches and stuff that wasn’t so tough. But then when Bruce Lee appeared, you had a chance to see something smoother, with more catlike agility. So I was more hooked on the look.” In other words, it was lust at first sight. True love, however, awaited him.
“It wasn’t until I saw 36 Chambers [Hong Kong chopsocky great Lau Kar Leung’s piece de resistance; read about it here] that I understood Shaolin Temple to be this real, live place. And it just sparked my heart; it hit me somewhere I understood. I wasn’t watching it for the moves anymore; I was listening to the philosophy, listening to what was being talked about.”
What was being talked about within the film were themes commonplace in kung fu lore: brotherhood, patience-as-paramount-virtue, the transferral of inner woe onto your unsuspecting foes. Outside of this metaphysical vacuum, however, a subtler conversation took place between the RZA and ... well, the RZA. The spark had ignited a flame that could not be fanned by mere urban triumphalism and dog-eat-dog street smarts.
Which leads us to a rather peculiar sense of ethos, not to mention identity. Because yes, there’s no getting around it: the RZA is Black. He’s also quite a few other things, all of which are no less noteworthy: rapper (pseudonyms include Prince Rakeem and Bobby Digital), producer (Wu-Tang albums as well as soundtracks, such as Kill Bill), actor (small, but scene-stealing roles in Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai and Coffee and Cigarettes, a starring turn in the upcoming Derailed), director (his own contribution to the martial arts canon, Man with the Iron Fist, is slated to be filmed in Taiwan later this year). Then, there’s arguably his greatest achievement, the one that, interestingly enough, nobody talks about: planting Asia smack-dab in the middle of a discussion that has perennially been the proverbial stomping grounds for, yes, Black people.
“It’s kinda funny, when I first started the Wu-Tang Clan, there were some guys in the neighborhood that wouldn’t get down with it. They said, “You’re on some Chinese shit.”
The RZA furrows his brow a bit when he says this; it’s a silent acknowledgment that the blurring of color lines, even on a municipal scale, is more convoluted than you think. But the implications are impossible to ignore: the Wu -Tang Clan, rap’s poster boys for interdependence and thicker-than-water synchronicity are, as it turns out, fronted by a Black man who’s “on some Chinese shit.”
Which means ... well, what exactly? There’s a thin line between fetish and fandom, neither of which accurately describes the RZA’s allegiance to Asian culture. You see, I failed to mention earlier that on top of everything else, the RZA writes. Books. (Well, technically, a book—so far only Volume One of the Wu Tang Manual is sitting on shelves.) On Asian philosophy. East-Asian spirituality. On how a bunch of young, angry black men reppin' the East coast (Staten Island, in particular), through his coaxing (and presumably coaching) found themselves aligned with the far East, not just aesthetically and semantically -- the first few Wu albums are littered with sampled bits of dialogue from classic kung-fu flicks -- but ideologically too. The physical themes -- guns, drugs, institutional oppression -- enmeshed in a metaphysical framework that upon first listen might be indecipherable, but with renewed persistence, lodges itself right in the marrow.
Only someone with an unobstructed cross-cultural vantage point would dare to cobble together the grimiest, most unscrupulous aspects of street culture with the élan of Asian cinema (meaning kung-fu, samurai flicks, and their accompanying credos) and attempt to pass it off to the unsuspecting consumer as just another typical East coast rap production of its time -- raw, uncensored, chocked full of attitude. But the RZA didn’t stop there. Beyond its trenchant insights into what makes the Wu tick, Volume One of the Wu Tang Manual is a blueprint for a lifestyle that has nothing at all to do with glocks and gangs and everything to do with living. And with that, bursting right through another one of rap’s taboos: proudly emblazoning the “S” word -- spirituality.
Here’s what’s interesting though: when the RZA talks about his spiritual roots, he’s not standoffish about it. (Um, Tom Cruise?) Nor does he get into the habit of building castles in the sand. Forthcoming immediately comes to mind, though it’s more than that -- he’s always attuned to the rhythm of the conversation, so he knows when to say just as much as what and how to say it. To borrow a Wu-ism, he kicks some knowledge. The kind that permeates thoughts without overwhelming them. The kind that's content with leaving loose ends untied.
“It’s a very humble, passive life,” he declares haltingly when I ask him about the Buddhist tenets that color his worldview. Then there’s no holding him back: “But we live in a very turbulent world. So with that humble, passive existence, what happens when it meets that turbulence? I see it as staying at peace but preparing for war. Same way as when a man says ‘amitofu,' the Buddhist mantra. It’s a greeting, but also a block. So I was able to use all that and apply it to myself. Like if it’s not my brother, I can go as wild as I want. But among your brothers and classmates, you should always humble yourself and turn the other cheek.”
In hip-hop, turning the other cheek is a laughable concept, not to mention a highfalutin one. Even your Commons and Talib Kwelis -- contemporary rap at its most milquetoast -- aren’t above verbal brawls and petty name-calling once in awhile. The Wu Tang Clan, meanwhile, helped legitimize anarchic gestures in rhyme, constantly boasting about their exploits and threatening to exact street justice.
“It’s funny that the Wu Tang are considered bad guys,” he says with a noticeable snort. “Because they still had that foundation in Shaolin. We can’t deny that in the beginning, we broke a lot of clubs, a lot of rules, but to me, it fit in right where we were supposed to be.”
Believe it or not, that foundation found its way into the Wu’s familiar gangster posturing. Through thick and thicker, a palpable sense of respect lingered --the clumsily endearing fashion in which they called on each other to lend a hand, whether it be musically (dropping a guest verse or two) or otherwise (stashin the dope; running from the cops). This sweet, but never saccharine bond extended to the Wu’s friends, allies and other figures of import, real and imaginary. Context and connections meant everything to the Wu -- their shout-outs and oblique references added heft to their personal experiences, a sense of greater belonging. Not to mention a few “H” words.
“I start writing Volume Two in January,” announces the RZA excitedly. “This one will be similar to Volume One, except there’s even more history, even more about people paying homage to each other.”
“Homage” and “history” are concepts that inevitably weave their way into the hip-hop landscape, especially as discursive fodder. And rightfully so -- hip-hop, like any other art form still struggling to find its footing amidst all that pop-culture-cacophany, has one foot in the distant past and the other, well, in the past a little less distant. Unsurprisingly, all configurations traverse through a sprawling, well-traveled road of Black homogeneity -- African folk and soul music serving as the sonic backdrops; slavery, the Civil Rights Movement and the Nation of Islam the driving lyrical and thematic forces. In the late ‘80s, early ‘90s, acts like Ice Cube, KRS-One and Public Enemy jumpstarted the Black power movement; resulting in contemporary hip-hop’s raison d’etre (if there is, in fact, such a thing) -- bringin da funk to the fan. Since then, its visceral impact has been slowed by social, cultural, economic complacency, leaving hip-hop in a curious state of limbo: certainly not worse off -- creative advancements grow more and more startling by the day -- but less forceful and ensnared in self-denial.
Self-denial because as much as we’d all like to think snapshot commercialization and one-off virtuosity -- it’s no coincidence that a hip-hop artist’s first album is always his or her finest -- is the exception rather than the rule, let’s face it: cash rules everything around us, and rappers are no different from the rest of us in that they want to capitalize. Which goes back to rap and society: there’s no doubt that the subcultural divide is being bridged by artists and groups who never could’ve existed ten, 20 years ago. But at the forefront, there’s what? Kanye West, maybe Outkast, and everyone else. This doesn’t constitute a movement, just scattershot brilliance.
Connecting the dots, then, becomes quite a daunting task: where does one begin? Strangely enough, with mythology. And, of course, the RZA and his infinite wisdom.
“I’m gonna say this straight up,” he booms, nearly ominously, and you know that playtime is effectively over. “Wu Tang stuff is considered mythology. But a myth is something that’s not true. We spoke the truth on a lot of stuff, but it’s just so out of place in the world today that it seems like a myth. There’s always gonna be a spot for the truth because it’s the dominant force in the universe, whether man accepts it or not. Man fights it every day but what he doesn’t realize is when he breathes in, he’s gotta breathe out -- he can’t overtake the truth and what’s real.”
He pauses, ever so briefly, perhaps to catch his breath, though it’s probably of greater importance that I catch mine.
“For example, someone can watch the TV all day and not realize he’s watching different colors and a piece of glass. If you really want to, you can pick up a bottle and break it and you can envision what you want in the bottle. I play with glass and it becomes camera lenses.”
He finishes with the crème de la creme: “Just know that society distorts things. The truth is considered a myth and the myth can be considered the truth.”
Essentially, what he’s saying is this: realness, the perpetual measuring stick for hip-hop, is totally arbitrary: getting shot nine times in the mouth and then selling a shitload of records may be loosely based on history and homage (think 2pac, Biggie, and the L.A. riots), but who cares when that understanding is so fractious and frivolous? Can an art form which inflates its past fully come to terms with its present? And more importantly -- what is the truth anyways?
The answers have been blowin’ in the wind for quite some time -- rappers are better at diversion than anyone on the planet -- but the point is they don’t have to be. The key to hip-hop’s permanent stranglehold on cultural relevance may lie in its ability to unlock the interlocking past of others. It’s not always well-publicized, but more than any other ethnic group, African-Americans feast on martial-arts films; from the Bruce Lees of yesteryear to the Jet Lis of the present, kung-fu artists are lionized for their take-no-guff, anti-establishment chutzpah. Only instead of packing the rhetorical punch of Black martyrs like Malcolm and Martin, they let actions speak louder than their words—the flying dragon kick, for example. Conversely, Asian youth desperately seek ghettoization; it’s about refuting the reputation that they’re too straight-edged and hung up on bourgeois entitlement issues. The cynic might argue it’s a classic case of escapism -- neither group wishes to look their own squarely in the eye, so they find their jollies elsewhere. But that’s ignoring the undeniable benefits of multiculturalism -- the irrational fear that by letting in a greater variety of images and ideas, your own authenticity gets diluted in the process. It’s exactly this sort of tunnel-visioned cultural approach that, in the eyes of the RZA at least, goes a long way in explaining the vicious cycle that has plagued both hip-hop communities and global ones alike.
“A lot of the brothers in my neighborhood studied Mathematics, the study of Islam,” he says.” “And the first question in the 120 [120 Degrees, the teachings of Mohammed] asks: ‘Who is the original Black man?’ And the answer says, ‘The Asiatic Black Man.’ No disrespect to the white man, but he separated everybody; within Asia he made 50 countries, within those 50 countries he made 50 cities, within those 50 cities he made 50 neighborhoods. So why are some of these other artists into Black power? They’re also making themselves separate. It’s not about Black power; it’s about peace for all man.”
You don’t have to drink the kool-aid on everything the RZA says. A lot of open-minded, discerning folks will take one look at the words “Asiatic Black man” and decide that enough is enough. But the principle is an important one, even within the limited confines of hip-hop and race. Separatism is by no means the defining characteristic of today’s hip-hop (or even yesterday’s), but give it the tiniest bit of daylight and darkness descends over what is singular, and what is just plain stuck.
“Me being a man that appreciates culture -- if it wasn’t for Asian culture and civilization, I’d have no true reference of history,” he says candidly. Because everything in history for the Black man in America during the ‘70s and ‘80s didn’t go past slavery.”
We tend to think of history and spirituality as abstractions rather than living, breathing entities: the Emancipation Proclamation was a watershed event, not some dried-up, crusty manuscript; God/Buddha/Mohammed lives within us, even if we can’t always see his/her/its presence. But hip-hop was built for the quotidian; the size of a glock, the pain of the hustle finely and unflinchingly rendered. All of which is small potatoes when stacked next to something like, oh, say, the Shi Ji: a towering colossus of lurid details, melodramatic plots, government overthrows -- in a nutshell, a blow-by-blow account of dynastic China. Compiled by a man named Shi Ma Qian, it’s the world’s most comprehensive -- and dramatic -- history textbook, and a living, breathing one too -- one could argue that it -- along with Confucius’ Analects, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War and the Dao De Ching --shaped the very fabric of Chinese intellectual, political, psychological, economic thought, even to this day. What’s my point? Only that it’s not enough anymore to eulogize your own. Simply put, for hip-hop to thrive on its own terms -- not the terms of our congressmen, pop culture trendsetters, or, ahem, music critics -- it must not forget to breathe out once it breathes in. To face what is at first foreign and mysterious and exotic may not be comfortable or make for art that is knee-jerk compelling. Who knows: perhaps the Asiatic Black man is a myth. But myths are created for a reason: to spark our hearts in ways we never imagined. And to show us that what’s illusory one moment may become hard, incontrovertible fact the next.
“History writes itself sometimes,” the RZA says with a shrug. The question is, should we expect the same from hip-hop?
RZA is the man!
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Post by: daigong on September 27, 2005, 08:06:55 AM
RZA is my idol
and Mocha...mad fuckin skillz bro!! :bow: hypnotic hooks with the piano bit at the beginning.
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Post by: Masa on October 28, 2005, 04:24:44 PM
(http://tinypic.com/f24kuh.jpg) UNITED!
From sohh.com:
There was no No. 45 jersey, but teammates, both old and new, came out to support Jay-Z as he made a Michael Jordan-esque comeback last night at his "I Declare War" concert at New Jersey's Continental Airlines Arena.
The location, which also serves as home to Hov's New Jersey Nets, seemed like a fitting one. As the jerseys of Nets greats like Julius "Dr. J" Erving hung from the rafters, there was a sense of history in the air.
For those in attendance at the first of two scheduled "I Declare War" shows-the second to be held in Philadelphia tomorrow night-they got to witness a Hip-Hop reunion and a new alliance in the same night.
First there was the reunion as Beans made his return to the Roc. Dispelling rumors that he would or had signed a deal with 50 Cent's G-Unit imprint, Beans, decked out in Roc-A-Fella chains, emphatically said, "Roc for life, n****."
If that weren't enough, later in the show Jigga was joined by Nas. In a move that many thought would never happen, the two emcees not only shared the same stage-they performed "Dead Presidents."
While Jay and Nas have reconciled, the Queens emcee took what appeared to be a jab at a certain multiplatinum MC who's also from Queens: "I don't understand n****s making all this money and being mad at the world...We're bringing NY back."
Despite all the speculation as to who Jay was going to "declare war on," the rest of the show was beef-free. The Lox performed with no mention of rival G-Unit. They teamed with Jay, Beans and Sauce Money for "Reservoir Dogs." The Yonkers trio even reunited with Diddy for "All About The Benjamins."
In true Jay fashion, the show also featured a host of other celebrities who have in one way or another worked with President Carter. The show included appearances by Kanye West, Young Jeezy, T.I., Paul Wall, LeBron James, Swizz Beatz, Akon, Tiearra Mari, Ne-Yo, Peedi Peedi, and GLC.
In between the star-studded collabos and guest appearances, Jay did perform a host of his classics like "Song Cry.," "What More Can I Say" and "Hard Knock Life," among others.
Jay-Z closed the show appropriately with "Encore." With Nas on the hook and his famous friends backing him up, Jay closed the show as only a president could-diplomatically.
"That beef shit is wack," he said. "We did that, we had fun. Now lets get this money."
This is hip hop history! (http://tinypic.com/f24egz.jpg) East Coast is back bitches! :yep:
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Post by: StreakInTheSky on October 29, 2005, 06:25:52 AM
:shock:
Nas and Jay-Z?! :lol:
Nas > J btw :P
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Post by: daigong on November 02, 2005, 09:57:48 AM
hmm!! liking DL Incognito. sounds raw like Wu-Tang...much better than the MC's I'm watching on Much ROFL.
and shheeet. That should be the theme of a segment of our Radio show. Nas and Jay-Z together. And post Mochanutz's remixes too. :D
WU-TANG CLAN rapper RZA has come clean about the 1998 riot that almost led to his untimely death at a California show - he started it.
The hip-hop star admits he was "the problem" that sparked the infamous club fight that ended with late bandmate OL' DIRTY BASTARD pulling out a gun on stage and firing it into the rafters, clearing the venue.
He says, "Some n**ga looked at me funny, and I threw my drink in his face, and he was a tough dude and wanted to fight. So we beat his a*s and security came, and we were beating security's a*s.
"I remember taking my chair and just breaking the whole bar up. Then a n**ga pulled a gun on me, two feet away, and Dirty caught him before he had a chance to shoot me. It was pandemonium."
Ironically, the show went on for the rap supergroup and it was one of their best.
RZA, real name ROBERT DIGGS, regrets the group's violent shows and their bombastic manner because it has won them many enemies in the music industry.
He explains, "Wu-Tang Clan came in so egotistic, so aggressive, that we basically made no friends in the rest of the industry."
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Post by: daigong on November 13, 2005, 11:15:10 AM
and it's TIGGHT, feat. guest appearances galore. and whoa, he's gonna be on tour with 50??
http://kardinaloffishall.com
Tracks to be premiered on HiP HoP Hizzy this week ROFL! http://www.miumu.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2277&mforum=jpmx
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Post by: Masa on December 27, 2005, 06:33:25 PM
A brand new Raekwon interview:
While poking around the Juelz show for any sort of grub besides skate rink corn dogs and nacho cheese, we accidentally rubbed shoulders with Shaolin’s finest, Chef Raekwon himself. Turns out Mr. Lex Diamonds was due to perform at that day (he ended up not going on), so there wasn't time to go Dr. Phil on him; instead, we just blurted out every question that’s been burning since we got word of the forthcoming Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II. He fed our minds, and will feed yours after the jump.
What’s going on with Cuban Linx II?
Working on, it’s finally in the makings. It’s gonna be a sick record, a lot of hard joints. We’re taking it back to like the underground, classic Wu-era. We had the different kinds of music, production and all that, so you’re gonna hear lots of street tales over gritty sounds, it’s gonna be hot though.
How much is RZA doing on the album?
He’s doing a substantial amount. He’s basically keeping our ears open to more product. Right now, it’s the new millennium, we’re not really trying to saturate it with just us, we want to be able to get other opportunities to producers too, to appear with someone that big. It’s really a blessing to be able to do it like that.
You just dropped a new mixtape too, right?
Yeah we got a new mixtape out called The Vatican, it’s basically just letting everybody know our brand is still out there. And you know you get a chance to hear some new songs, hear some skits, and basically just kind of fill out who I am, the person that I am. Like I said, it’s just to let people know to get ready for what’s about to come, so there’s a lot of highlights on this album that’s gonna be having people going crazy. Get ready for it.
How many cuts did you end up doing on Ghostface’s new album?
Must have done about 4 or 5 joints.
And that’s dropping a month or two before yours?
Well we’re looking for an April release, and I think Ghost is looking at February or March.
You think you’re gonna have any really easy single off the album, like Ghost is doing with “Be Easy”?
To be honest, if you really look at the element of [ Only Built 4 Cuban Linx] there’s a lot of street shit on that album, and I’m basically just trying to capture that for that core audience real quick, I’m not really caught up in the frame of having a mainstream record, I’m just giving everybody a vibe of what they wanted, when they wanted it. Singles will probably be announced, but it ain’t like I have one here or one there.
That’s probably for the better.
I mean I realized that I can’t sell myself short on how I feel. If this the music that I’m making, and at the time I want this to be heard, then that’s what it’s gonna be. It’s not just like I don’t have sympathy for the people or what they may want, but everybody want that hard shit from me, so I’m just gonna keep it hard.
Is there any one track on that album that you’re already really excited about, something on a level with other classics?
Well put it like this, I got a song on there with a couple of members from the Clan, and it’s called “The House of Flying Daggers.” And that’s gonna be a big record, because we kinda got everybody in the same frame of mind, it’s as if we did “Protect Ya Neck” again. We call the tongue a sword, so “The House of Flying Daggers” is a bunch of dudes with their swords out, getting busy. So it’s gonna be one of them kind of songs, that it’s gonna highlight the album and make the Wu so big that people are gonna be like “This is what we want to hear from you.” Like I said, I’m just rhyming, letting everybody know that I still got it. But when it comes time to judge a single, I’m not gonna judge it, I’m gonna let the people judge it. I feel more comfortable with them saying what they like and what they don’t like. Everybody can’t like everything, but at the same time I want to give the people a type of way where they can hear a couple of things and then recall it. But, this is a prolific record, this is a very, very high volume rap record. You ain’t gonna hear too much of that smooth clean shit on there. It’s gonna be a lot of dirty shit, but this is what people want. It’s the Cuban Link era, it’s on.
Do you think the clan is going to be doing anything as a whole any time soon?
I can say yeah. As far as us getting into the same building though, right at the moment, it’s kind of tough, because everybody has individual projects that still bring about financial problems. We just gotta stay busy and continue to do mad work.
It’s been a decade since Cuban Linx came out, are you thinking its going to be a decade more before a follow-up to this next one?
I know this game like you know how to tie your sneakers. I haven’t been able to drop a lot of albums, but in 2006 I got a new plan, a new development that’s going on, that y’all are gonna be like “Wow, he’s showing us his work ethic.” It’s still in the beginning stages of everything, even in my career. I got the energy for this though, I’m gonna be here for a long time.
The Chef is cooking up some marvelous shit :yep:
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Post by: waso dodu on December 29, 2005, 02:38:40 PM
Quote from: Masa
Is there any one track on that album that you’re already really excited about, something on a level with other classics?
Well put it like this, I got a song on there with a couple of members from the Clan, and it’s called “The House of Flying Daggers.” And that’s gonna be a big record, because we kinda got everybody in the same frame of mind, it’s as if we did “Protect Ya Neck” again. We call the tongue a sword, so “The House of Flying Daggers” is a bunch of dudes with their swords out, getting busy. So it’s gonna be one of them kind of songs, that it’s gonna highlight the album and make the Wu so big that people are gonna be like “This is what we want to hear from you.” Like I said, I’m just rhyming, letting everybody know that I still got it. But when it comes time to judge a single, I’m not gonna judge it, I’m gonna let the people judge it. I feel more comfortable with them saying what they like and what they don’t like.
The Chef is cooking up some marvelous shit :yep:
weeeeeeeeeeee the title and description makes the song look promising can't wait
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Post by: daigong on January 07, 2006, 08:15:37 AM
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Wu-Tang Clan - Initial Reunion Tour Dates posted on 12-18-2005 @ 5:22 AM Initial dates have been released for the WU-TANG CLAN's reunion tour:
February 8 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium February 10 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Electric Factory February 17 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution February 19 - Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
Participating in the tour is the original line-up (minus O.D.B.) of RZA, GZA, METHOD MAN, GHOSTFACE KILLAH, RAEKWON, MASTA KILLA, INSPECTAH DECK, and U-GOD.
Lucky SOBs who can go :evil:
And this looks wack, The Ghostface Killah doll: (http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=5183)
http://www.theghostfacedoll.com
The comic ones looked better :lol:
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Post by: MochaNutz on January 10, 2006, 07:43:46 PM
Ghostface Killah is set to release a limited edition 9” tall action figure of himself (http://www.theghostfacedoll.com ), complete with real 14 karat gold jewelry.
The Iron Man is also focusing on his next album set for a February 28 release. With production from MF DOOM, Pete Rock, J.Dilla, MadLib, and others, Ghostface Killah is getting ready to drop his fifth album, and second for Def Jam Recordings, Fishscale. “Fishscale is just me showing that I can still ball with the best of them,” Ghost said. “With each album I learn, so this album has the most knowledge of all of them.” “Back Like That,” featuring Def Jam signee Ne-Yo, is Fishscale’s soulful first single.
Fishscale looks like its gonna be dope already, with that production line. For some reason, I see Masa gettin' that Ghostface doll :lol:
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Also, I found this
http://www.realtorontodvd.com/index.html
"Toronto, known to most as a world class city has another side to it. This movie shows you the reality of living in housing projects and some of the most run down areas in the city. This footage includes interviews with gang members, drug dealers and some of the realest street rappers in Toronto. From Scarborough to Etobicoke this movie will take you through hoods in 9 different locations to show you"
I tend to stay away from the ghetto areas, if there are any in Toronto =P I live in Scarborough which is known to be a ghetto part of the city, but i've never seen anything as bad as it is in the States. A lot of shootings have been happening recently though, I think the most significant one is the young girl who was caught in the crossfire on Boxing Day (dec 26, 2005) at like, the most popular mall in the city (Eatons' Centre).
Probably the only place I know that could have a real ghetto gang life is Jane and Finch. But anyone ever see that asian video by Chuckie Akenz "You Got Beef?" Hahaha, i'm sure you did XD So, its kinda hard to take gangsta life seriously here.
Here's the vid for it anyways http://jane-finch.com/videos/yougotbeef.htm
Honestly, in my view, I see very little ghetto life here. If there is, they're pretty much born into it, trying to get out. The rest, they want to be ghetto.
Anyways, this dvd is surprising me, and I live here! =P But, every city has a 'hood', so yea.
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Post by: Specz on January 11, 2006, 01:16:51 AM
Nice to see a hip hop thread around here. Im a big hip hop fan especially east coast rap. NY STAND THE FUCK UP! :lol:
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Post by: Masa on January 14, 2006, 03:22:44 PM
The rumoured Fishscale tracklist:
1. Shakey Dog (prod Lewis Parker) 2. Kilos feat. Raekwon (prod MoSS) 3. Be Easy (prod Pete Rock) 4. Charlie Brown (prod MF Doom) 5. Barber Shop (prod Studio Steve) 6. Big Girl (prod Ghostface) 7. Bricks feat. Biggie and Raekwon (prod Cool & Dre) 8. Dawn feat. Capadonna (no producer info) 9. Back like that feat. Ne-Yo (prod Xtreme) 10. Chunky (prod Pete Rock) 11. Wu Joint (prod MF Doom) 12. Clips of Doom (prod MF Doom) 13. Whip You With A Strap (prod J Dilla) 14. Dawn feat. Capadonna & Trife (prod MF Doom) 15. Rae & Ghost (no producer info) 16. Underwater (prod MF Doom) 17. Can Can feat. Shawna & Shareefa (prod Ghostface) 18. Crackspot (prod Crack Val) 19. Family Affair (prod Pete Rock)
Quote from: Specz
Nice to see a hip hop thread around here. Im a big hip hop fan especially east coast rap. NY STAND THE FUCK UP! :lol:
You better tune in to HiP HoP Hizzy (http://www.miumu.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2277&mforum=jpmx) today cause we're gonna have an East Coast Special. And I guarantee you that we will be playing classic shit only :)
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Post by: Masa on January 14, 2006, 11:11:48 PM
Ghostface Preps New Album, Wu-Tang To Tour
January 10, 2006, 2:00 PM ET Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
Wu-Tang Clan principal Ghostface Killah has put the finishing touches on his fifth album, "Fishscale," due Feb. 28 via Def Jam. The set is led by the single "Back Like That," which features up-and-coming Def Jam labelmate Ne-Yo. Production on the project was supplied by MF Doom, Pete Rock, Madlib and J. Dilla, among many others.
Rock produced "Be Easy," which hit the streets on mixtapes last fall, while Wu-Tang cohort Raekwon appears on four tracks, including "Kilo." Ghostface's manager tells Billboard.com the song "Wu United" features all the members of the Wu-Tang Clan, who are regrouping in February for their first tour since 1997. Kanye West is also working on a track for the project.
"Fishscale" is the follow-up to Ghostface's 2004 Def Jam debut, "The Pretty Toney Album," which opened at No. 6 on The Billboard 200 and has sold 219,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Ghostface is also tipped to appear on Raekwon's sequel to his 1995 solo album "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx," but no release date has yet been confirmed.
As for the Wu-Tang tour, Ghostface's manager says all the members of the act will participate. At deadline, 10 shows were confirmed, beginning Feb. 7 in New Haven, Conn., but discussions are underway for additional summer dates. Both Raekwon and RZA hinted at the possibility of a Wu outing in prior interviews with Billboard.com, with RZA stressing that group members should be thinking about something other than money when it comes to Wu-Tang's future.
"I know everybody has a lifestyle they have to maintain," he told Billboard.com in February 2005. "Let's just say a Wu-Tang Clan album is worth a couple million dollars. Once 10 guys get on it, it's still worth a couple hundred grand. Some guys' lifestyles require them to make five or six hundred thousand dollars a year regardless. Maybe doing Wu-Tang will make you that much money, but doing it by yourself could you make you a million, because there aren't so many hands involved. But for the legacy, I think we should be willing to make that sacrifice and get it cracking."
Wu-Tang was able to reassemble for one show in California in July 2004 (chronicled on the CD/DVD "Disciples of the 36 Chambers") and another in New Jersey in November of that year the night before Ol' Dirty Bastard collapsed and died in a Manhattan recording studio.
Before the Wu dates, Ghostface will join Fort Minor at a Feb. 6 show in New York, and will then embark on his own tour in early March with Dead Prez's M1 and Sam Scarfo.
Also on tap for this spring is the release of a Ghostface action figure, which will come with a mixtape by a DJ to be announced. The doll, which is limited to 1,000, is decked out in 14-karat gold jewelry and can speak "Ghostface Killah catch-phrases," according to manufacturer 4Cast. Purchasers will also be eligible for a contest whose prize is spending a day with the rapper.
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Post by: Masa on January 19, 2006, 11:26:35 AM
NEWS!
Cam'ron dissing Jay-Z
Cam'ron Attacks Jay-Z With Dis Track 'You Got It' 01.18.2006 8:08 PM EST
Song even addresses Hov's girlfriend, Beyoncé.
After years of denying an apparent mutual disdain for each other, Cam'ron and Jay-Z appear on the brink of a full-on battle, and MTV News has exclusively obtained a listen to the opening salvo: a Cam dis track against Hov called "You Got It."
The seven-minute cut starts out with Cam outlining five reasons for his attack on Jay, including accusations that the Def Jam president stole the Roc-A-Fella empire and Kanye West from ex-partner Dame Dash as well as the Rocawear clothing line.
Further into the track, Cam spits, "You ain't the only one with big wallets/ Got it/ My sh--'s brolick/ But ya publishing should go to Miss Wallace/ ... Down at Jeezy's video/ I shoulda kissed you on the cheek/ You's a pretty ho'/ I left the label right/ Lotta cats wonder how/ Every time I dis that label I get fined a hundred thou."
In the upcoming March issue of XXL magazine, which features Cam'ron on the cover, the Harlem native sheds light on where things began to fall apart with Jay-Z. "The real problems began when Jay went away and Dame was talking about making me president. When Jay came back, he had an attitude," Cam told the publication. Cam told the publication. "He said to [Beanie Sigel] something to the effect that he didn't feel comfortable with what Dame was trying to do."
Cam'ron also takes time on "You Got It" to address Jay's girlfriend, Beyoncé. "Beyoncé, fiancee?/ Check my second LP/ I might bring her back/ That's your girl, that's your world/ Had the thing f---ing singing 'bout slinging crack!" The clip ends with Cam playing his 2000 collaboration with Beyoncé on the song "Do It Again."
It's not yet clear whether the dis record will appear on Cam's upcoming Killa Season album.
A spokesperson for Jay-Z could not be reached for comment.
Jay-Z better come back and end this fool's career :lol:
Another Raekwon interview about Cuban Linx 2:
The year is 1993. Nine talented hip-hop lovers combine their abilities to form the notorious Wu-Tang Clan. Thirteen years later, after hip-hop cliques around the world were found imitating the Wu blueprint model, the members of this clique are dispersed throughout the country doing their own thing. Even so, they’re still living and breathing Wu-Tang.Among these nine originators of hip-hop is Raekwon a.k.a. The Chef. Identifying himself with the Wu-Tang Clan and, through the experience, molding himself into a talented hip-hop artist, Raekwon, today, is preparing for his comeback. Touching up an album, Only Built for Cuban Linx Pt. 2, set to be released in April 2006, Rae has been moving along a path, making right turns in hip-hop with his music, stopping at red lights in business with his multi-purpose venture, Ice Water Inc., and disobeying speed limits on the streets with his mixtapes. What’s Rae really thinking about? MH2’s Stacy got the dish.
MH2: Your new one’s expected to drop in April. What can Wu-Tang and Raekwon fans expect?
R: Well, number one, what y’all can expect from me is to come back and really get real cold with everything right now. I got this album called Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. 2 coming out. This is a very big, much-anticipated album. Basically, that was my first album that I started in the game with. You know, it’s 10 years later, people want Part 2 so that’s what I’ve been working on. And you know, right now, the Clan, we’ve all been huddling up in our own little ways, supporting the record.
MH2: So you all keep in touch?
R: Yeah, I mean we always keep in touch. We don’t see each other too much, but we definitely talk though.
MH2: What makes this album different from your past one?
R: Because, you know, the past one I’d just been doing what I’ve been doing: rhyming and making songs. But this one is more to the street, it’s harder. It’s me really making sure everything is dotted - the Is are dotted, the Ts are crossed. You know, me and RZA are back in effect together, as far as a collaborated effort. It’s going to be ill. To me, this one is better than the first one. The only reason I say that is that my ability to rhyme is better and I get what I get into better. It’s just that I feel stronger. You know, as you get older, you get mature and you start knowing what really counts to make it work, and that’s what I’ve just been doing.
MH2: Besides that album, what else are you focused on?
R: We’ve just been doing underground music, keeping mixtapes out on the streets. That’s the new thing now so you just gotta keep your ear to the streets, and that’s what weve been doing. I’ve got a mixtape CD out now called The Vatican. I ve just been more or less staying on top of this project because this is a very serious project. And, right now, we gotta come to the masses with the fire. So it’s gonna be on.
MH2: What’s up with Wu-Tang? Which members are you tightest with?
R: I’m cool with all of them. (Who do you talk to on a regular basis?) I mean, nah, we don’t talk like that. One thing about us, we’re a real family. We’re a family that’ll chill, we come and go, but at the same time we know each other is alright ‘cause there’s always somebody around that’s around either one of us. So, you know, we may talk three times in one month, then the next month, we might talk two times a week. So you know, that just fluctuates anyway. But, you know how that goes, you don’t ever be with your brothers.
MH2: Are any other members making moves? We’re hearing from you. We’re hearing a lot of new stuff from Ghostface. Anybody else moving forward?
R: Well, you know you got Meth working on his album, Deck doing a mixtape, he’s working on his stuff. Everybody’s being prepped on what they gotta do, but they’re just starting at the levels that they started at. We’re all big fish now so it’s like, at the end of the day, you can’t stop a man from going to seek the way that he feels he’s going to be. So everyone’s just been standing up on their own doing their thing.
MH2: Any upcoming collaborations?
R: You know that. You know the crew is on the record, a collabo, and I really wanted to keep that a secret, but you pulled it out of me ‘cause you sexy, you know what I mean, but there you go, you got it out of me. The Clan is on it. Y’all gonna like it.
MH2: Going a little off-topic, how do you feel about ODB’s passing?
R: I mean, you know, I think about him every day and it ain’t easy, but, you know, things happen. I think that it could’ve been any one of us. All I could think about now is just trying to do something and do it with his signature on it and, basically, get back to his family the best way that I could. That’s what it’s about. You know, us being able to just continue the movement we was doing and still support his family because he made this along with us. We made this together. Actually, he’s the epitome of Wu, for real.
MH2: Are you involved with Wu Latino at all?
R: Yes, absolutely. We all in the same building. Wu Latino is just another branch of us just displaying our cultural styles with other music artists.
MH2: I know RZA is involved with a lot of the production and is working closely with them, but are you looking to collaborate with the artists?
R: Of course, I mean you know, its like this: anybody that comes into our establishment and on our business criteria, it’s like they have to be a part of us, we have to be a part of them because, number one, you’re wearing our badge. And, like I said, a lot of our fans are of different nationalities and I don’t want anyone to think that we forgot that. We respect everything and, at the end of the day, if you’re talented, you can be from wherever, and if you’re a die-hard fan and you know what it’s about, our door is always open to everything. Like I said, this is just one chapter of us doing it on a cultural level now.
MH2: A fan wants to know - can you do “Verbal Intercourse Pt. 2” with Nas on the new album?
R: Wow, tell him I would do that, but if Nas picks up his phone or whatever whatever. One thing about Nas is that Nas is a person that likes to get in touch with people. He don’t really like people to get too much in touch with him. So my whole thing is, I mean there ain’t nothing, no bad vibes with us, but if I could contact him, I’m sure he’s gonna represent for me. But if not, Rae gotta move on, you know. At the end of the day, I’m not gonna go hunt Nas down and get Nas points on something with me if Nas don’t wanna be heard or seen. So that’s the deal. But, when I get my hands on him and I talk to him, y’all gonna know. Either you’re gonna hear it up there or he missed that train. So for my man, it’s like, yo, I’d love to do it. You know what i mean, Nas, that’s my son right there. He knows what time it is. I was the ***** that told him to put that verse on “Verbal Intercourse.” We’ll see what happens.
MH2: Thanks, Rae.
http://www.morehiphop.com/raekwonfeat.php
Common news:
Common Discusses His Silver Screen Dreams
Ryan Dombal reports: As more and more hip-hop stars jump off the platinum train in search of mega-million opening weekends and inevitably awkward sex scenes, it's become increasingly clear that the rapper-turned-actor transition can be both fruitful (Mos Def, Tupac, Will Smith) and rotten (50 Cent, Bow Wow, Vanilla Ice).
So when Common dropped off Kanye West's white hot "Touch the Sky" tour to shoot a film a few months back, fan trepidation was understandable. Thankfully, his upcoming flick isn't exactly Roll Bounce 2: Keep 'Em Bouncin'. As the Chicago MC recently told Pitchfork, Smoking Aces-- directed by Narc's Joe Carnahan-- is a "dark comedy/ drama/ action movie based on a magician who becomes a mob guy who's wanted by everybody." Kind of like if David Copperfield and The Godfather had a kid and named it...um...Smoking Aces.
Alongside thespians including Jeremy Piven, Ray Liotta, Ben Affleck, and, uh, Ryan Reynolds, Com plays the magician/ mob guy's right hand man, Sir Ivy, who he described as "a warrior--that quiet killer." And, before you can say Soul Plane, the first-time film star is quick to spit out his assumed silver-spoon big-screen trajectory. "I went to two auditions for this, it's not like I was just given the role," he said. "They want the movie to have credibility. I came in as a new actor, not as a hip-hop artist trying to be an actor."
Drawing inspiration from award-season heavies like Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, and Sean Penn, as well as films including The Usual Suspects, City of God, and Don't Be A Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood ("I like when the Muslim dude is like, 'Black princess, queen of the Nile, sister of the earth...tap that white girl over there for me'"), the distinguished MC generally feels happy with his debut performance.
Though there was one slight dilemma: "At one point, something happens to my eye in the movie so they needed me to wink my left eye and keep my right eye open...but I couldn't do it. Everybody else on the set could-- even in the crew." Tinky Winky jokes aside, Smoking Aces is set to burn big this summer.
While he's currently reading more scripts in hopes of landing another major role, Chi-town's finest isn't planning on hanging up his mic anytime soon. Banking once again on the peerless production prowess of Be brothers Kanye West and J Dilla, Common is tentatively aiming for a fall release for his next album, Finding Forever. And there's another bulletproof beat master on his wishlist: Dr. Dre. The pairing may not be as unlikely as you think-- both artists reside under the same Universal Music Group mega-umbrella. "I'm going to try to pull that label hook up eventually," said the rapper.
Hip-hop fans can also look out for a new Dilla-produced Common track called "So Far to Go", featuring r&b's own Howard Hughes, D'Angelo. "We did a remix for 'Go' but it ended up being a brand new song," explained Com. "It's a sexy type of song...we may put it on a re-release of Be or a soundtrack." A soundtrack to Smoking Aces, possibly? Sounds synergys-tastic!
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/06-01/11.shtml
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Post by: daigong on January 20, 2006, 10:04:03 AM
Cam'ron was always wack. Jay's never gonna retire.
Dre producing Common would be off the chain boyeeee!! good to see him releasing something so soon.
Now give us that Wu-Tang TOUR!!
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Post by: Masa on January 28, 2006, 10:32:14 AM
Jay-Z takes over (http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3351/jaynas5fu.jpg) Jay & Nas getting crunk :yep:
Jay-Z may go to work every day as the president and CEO of Def Jam Records, but he's still an MC at heart and occasionally in practice. So you can imagine what it's like for him to hear all the whispers in the wake of Cam'ron's recent dis record, "You Got It," where he levels a number of accusations at Jigga and even mentions Jay's girlfriend, Beyoncé.
Half the people in the streets are saying that Hov is too big to respond, that he's a CEO now, that he has nothing left to prove on the mic. After all, we've seen how he can slay opponents in battles. But the other half of the street talk says that Hov absolutely has to come back — Killa was just too disrespectful for Jay to let it ride.
It's a different story when it comes to the former rival Jay recently signed to Def Jam, Nas. The two are in business together and very possibly will be making music together — in fact, Hov says to bet on it. In an MTV News exclusive, Jigga tells Shaheem Reid about his current adversary's challenge, how his truce with Nas came about, and his reaction to Cam'ron's allegations about Jay's former business partner, Dame Dash.
MTV: We haven't even gotten through the first month of the year, and it's already starting — everybody is talking about you and Cam, you and Nas.
Jay-Z: Let's start off with the Nas sh--. I think that's more historical. I think this is Cam sh-- is gonna blow over once his album drops.
Jay-Z and Nas, Madison Square Garden, New York, October 2005 MTV: OK. When you and Nas appeared onstage together in October, I was expecting a deal to be announced soon after. But it's taken awhile.
Jay-Z: It took more to work out because he has another album left with Sony, so we just wanted to work with Sony. [The unusual deal finds the two labels collaborating on Nas' next two albums, the first of which is expected to be released in the fall.] We didn't want to make them look bad or nothing like that. It was a delicate deal. He's one of their most important artists.
MTV: Where is Nas at with you, personally and artistically?
Jay-Z: There's a respect there. With respect anything is possible. But you can't just sit down with somebody and be like, "We're best friends!" That's high school. But we're building with that. We kick it and everything, everything is cool. As far as where he's at artistically, I think he's ready to make the album of his life. He feels like he's in a position right now where he can do it. He can go all the way.
MTV: Obviously you guys had been talking before the concert — people even saw you two laughing and joking at Baseline Studios. What was the icebreaker that brought you together?
Jay-Z: That was Mark Pitts, who used to manage Biggie and now manages Nas. He arranged that meeting. He's a friend of mine and he came to me and said, "Will you sit down with Nas?" I said, "Yeah, no problem, of course," because like I said, there's always been a respect thing. I'm sure he probably went to Nas and said, "Would you sit down with Jay?" He probably Don King'd the whole thing. I didn't even ask him that. [He laughs.]
MTV: We talked to Memphis Bleek recently, and he said the concert in October was the first time he'd ever seen Nas in person. He also said that if he'd had the opportunity to sit and talk with Nas before the battle, there might not have been a battle. Do you feel the same way?
Jay-Z: Absolutely.
MTV: Is there a collaboration between you and Nas coming?
Jay-Z: We gonna be in the studio working, so we'll see what happens. I just don't want to do nothing forced. I been through that before with Best of Both Worlds [his two collaboration albums with R. Kelly]. I just don't want to do nothing just [to do it]. But I'm telling you, we're gonna be in the studio and I'm sure the vibe is going to be right. If I had to place some money on it — and I'm a betting man — I would bet on it.
MTV: Who would produce that? You have so much talent on your team: Just Blaze, Kanye.
Jay-Z: I'm going to my team first: I'm going to Kanye, Just. Then I'm reaching out: Timbaland, Dr. Dre, DJ Premier. I'mma give everybody a shot, new producers. I'm accustomed to working with new dudes who got that sound. Hopefully we'll find a new Kanye, a new Just. But I'm going to Just and Kanye first.
MTV: The question was about just one song, but it sounds like you two could do a whole album together.
Jay-Z: Nah, it ain't a [Jay and Nas] album.
MTV: What about a Jay album? It would make sense for you to come back out this year. It's been 10 years since your debut, Reasonable Doubt. [Jay's debut LP] dropped. All your collaborations last year were killer, and you said the retirement would be for two years — we have it on tape, you said "two years." Well, it's been two years — nobody can say you're not a man of your word.
Jay-Z: [He laughs.] We're [Def Jam] coming up with so much good sh-- at the start of the year — I ain't gonna lie, I don't want to miss it. We got so much going on, I'm focused on the team and making sure everybody is focused. I'm not even thinking about [putting out an album] right now. But for a second I was like "Damn, I can't let all this good sh-- pass me by. I want some."
MTV: So let's get to Cam. You said you're torn about whether or not to respond to his dis record, "You Got It."
Jay-Z: That sh-- is trash.
MTV: Nobody was really surprised that Cam dissed you. From the outside looking in, it looked like the two of you never really vibed. Has there been animosity between you two for some time?
Jay-Z: I don't really think about it like that. I never thought about it as a problem. It's like, "You don't know me, I don't know you." It didn't cross my mind. I wasn't stuntin' it like, "I got a problem with Cam." I just didn't think about it.
Jay-Z, Freeway, Cam'ron and Juelz Santana MTV: One of his accusations is that you blocked him from an executive position at Roc-A-Fella years ago, after Dame offered it to him. Do you think that what's led to this?
Jay-Z: He also said he wasn't gonna take the job because he wanted such-and-such amount of money. I really don't think it was anything. He has an album and a movie coming out and he wanted some attention. You can't say it's because I put the kibosh on the [Roc-A-Fella] presidency and then say, "I wasn't going to take the presidency because they didn't offer this amount of money."
MTV: There was so much speculation about who you were going to dis when you announced the "I Declare War" concert last year. Were the Dips people you were going to go at?
Jay-Z: When I went into the "I Declare War" sh--, I was half joking, half making a statement. Maybe I would have some fun. I didn't really have anybody in mind. It wasn't something I was really sitting home thinking about, plotting and planning. Then, later, I was like, [bringing Nas out] — that's way more interesting than pulling out the Summer Jam screen. I did that already.
MTV: Cam kind of put Dame in the middle of this because, on the song, he says he's riding on you for what you allegedly did to Dame. Then in an interview with Hot 97, he said that Dame told him you were looking for photos of the Dips and information to use at the "I Declare War" concert.
Dame Dash and Cam'ron at Cam's press conference, 01.25.2006 Jay-Z: To be honest with you, that's the most surprising thing. That [Cam dis record] is bullsh--, but [the situation with Dame], that is like, wow. It's shocking.
MTV: So were you looking for dirt on the Dips?
Jay-Z: I don't know about that. Like I said, I'm still in shock about [Dame]. That's just crazy to me.
MTV: Have you and Dame talked about it? Do you plan on talking about it with him?
Jay-Z: Nah. Nah. I'm still in shock, to be honest with you.
MTV: Earlier you said you were torn, but a lot of people have been getting at you: Cam, Jim Jones, Prodigy from Mobb Deep. Are we going to hear a "Takeover 2," where you just address everybody?
Jay-Z: Sh--. I'm not in that space. But at the end of the day, I'm a man first — and before I'm a CEO, I'm a MC. It is what it is. At the end of the day, I'm too far advanced for these dudes. [He laughs.]
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Post by: Masa on February 11, 2006, 06:59:53 AM
Producer Jay Dee Dies of Liver Complications
Hip-Hop producer/MC Jay Dee, also known as J Dilla, has reported passed away earlier today (February 10) in a hospital in Los Angeles, due to liver complications.
The beatmaker (born James Yancey) has been sick for an unspecified amount of time. Last year at this time SOHH.com learned that Dilla was hospitalized after rumors were spreading that he was in a coma.
Dilla, who was a founding member of Slum Village and a member of A Tribe Called Quest's production team The Ummah, is best known for producing tracks for Busta Rhymes, Common, De La Soul, D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, and The Pharcyde.
Dilla has more recently worked with Ghostface Killah, Kanye West on Com's critically acclaimed album Be, as well as Champion Sound with fellow quirky producer Madlib.
Besides Donuts, Jay's latest album which was released earlier this week, he also released another solo LP, Welcome To Detroit, in 2001, and has another album dropping later this year on Stones Throw Records.
Longtime fan Pharrell of The Neptunes, has gone on record calling Dilla one of his "favorite producers of all time."
Jay Dee will be sorely missed. SOHH will be sure to provide you with more information as it becomes available. http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/8330
Rest In Peace J. Dilla :cry:
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Post by: Roary on February 12, 2006, 12:10:23 PM
R.I.P man!
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Post by: Masa on February 15, 2006, 09:24:05 AM
U-God, No Trivia
One of the founding members of the Wu-Tang Clan, U-God personifies what an emcee dreams to be. Rooted in the history of the culture, apart of something bigger then themselves and wiser through time and experiences. Though not all things in his career have been positive, business has created a rift between once good friends, lack of credit for contributions to the game and the shaft for other artists. Through it all, he may be sour, but he has a good natured intent at heart. Willing to put it all out there on his sleeve , U-God takes us inside the mind of "Mr. Xcitement."
First, I gotta say thank you, back when I had Shoalin Style on Playstation, I would kick ass with you, break everybody down.
Haha!
The album has been out, how do you feel it's been accepted by fans?
I'm in the clear man I don't really care, haha. You think I really care about what people think or how they feel about my music? I'm doing something new, I just put out two albums without Rza being involved in my album. That's a goal I set for myself. As far as me developing as an artist, time will tell. I'm not really concerned our situation as ya'll people in the media are concerned with. I'm not concerned with ratings in magazines, I'm not concerned with any of that shit cause a lot of ya'll dudes rate albums and albums come out successful so it's like your opinion is like an asshole, everyone's got one.
So if I were to say I liked it, which I did, would that be a bad thing?
Well, I'm saying, that's your opinion, I know a lot of people coming back and forth at me, with their opinions on the album, you just happened to be one of the open minded dudes, I guess. That's what it is. As far as the overall view of the album, it's selling, it's out there, it's out there jigglin'. About to put the video out, bout' to hit the waves, it's gonna hit whatever, whatever, whatever. As far as what it's gonna do, I don't know, but I'm not gonna stop, I'm still gonna put out albums, I'm getting ready to put out an EP in another couple of months, so I'm just gonna keep hitting ya'll. If you look at my track record, you can see my exposure with Wu-Tang hasn't been that great, it's not my fault, it's the person who was running that shit, which we all ready know who that is. I had a situation of, he's telling me he's responsible for my career, now he's telling me he don't wanna be responsible for my career, I had to take my career into my own hands.
By "he" do you mean Rza or someone else?
Naw, it's Rza, that's the one who's controlling my career. Rza is the one controlling everyone's career really. To me, he just didn't represent me good enough in my career. He's more or less worried about his own self or whatever he's fucking worried about. He wasn't worried about my shit, that's why dudes are out here like me doing it up right now.
So there are some problems with Wu-Tang on a business level, a person level?
It's a little bit of both, you got cats like Rae, Ghost and Meth and Genius who's always exposed. Then you got Me, Masta Killah and Deck, who ain't get no exposure. So if you take the track record, me and Deck, we the jump off dudes, we the dudes that lead, soon as you hear the track we come in the door but we're not getting as much exposure and right now in my career that's fucking me up cuz dudes don't really respect me like that. So then I go out and get my respect. Meanwhile, Rza, he wanna put out Sun of Man, he wanna put out these dudes, all these other dudes I don't even know from a fucking hole in the ground before the dude even came out with a record, but as time goes on I got to know a couple of my brothers Prodigal Sun and certain people I got respect for, but at the same time, he ain't making good decisions, to me, that's just my opinion. He ain’t make good decisions and he ain’t do certain things he ain’t supposed to had did. He said Wu-Tang was gonna drop an album and it was gonna go in a circle, ready to roll. But as you turn around and look at it, the same dudes kept coming with the same albums. Rae, Ghost, Meth, Rae, Ghost, Meth, Genius. The same dudes! I feel like I was not apart of it, I wasn't gonna be a part of doing what I want to do. We all came in this rap game to be starts, eat, feed our children. It didn't go that way. In some peoples mind I felt they didn’t want me to become a star. They don't want me to become this so a n**** did something, it's time to take my career in my own hands, so here I am, 10-13 years later starting my shit like I'm starting all over from scratch again. I'm not bitter, but I learned a lot of shit. I learned from a lot of situations where, I can't trust nobody with my shit no more. I can't look to them to blow me up. I don’t feel like he can do the job I can do by myself.
What tracks do you feel really proud of?
"Long Time Ago", "Hit Em' Up", "Talking to You","You Don't Want To Dance", I got a couple on there man. The crazy thing about it is, that's the only thing. The reason that album came out like this, I have no money, I have no money to pay for samples, haha. If I had money to pay for samples man, my album would have came out 10 times more treacherous then what it sounds like now. I'm missing about 8 songs on the album that I had to put back on there that shouldn't have made the album, but the one's with samples, I couldn’t put em on there. I had to take them off and put the ones with no samples on there. That's not my best, I would say. But that's some good shit on there, don't get me wrong
Definitely
I'm definitely adventurous with my music, the way I had it the first time would of shook motherfuckas. It would of been no questioning it. I had more Wu orientated tracks that I'm known for having. But this time I couldn’t ut em on there so I was like fuck it I gotta put something on there anyways. But I'm still holding on to 70 fucking songs.
The song "Don't Love The Drugs" is very personal, what can you tell me about the track and how it came to be?
That story I put in front of it basically explains the situation. My life, before I became a rapper, I used to sell narcotics, I'm a convicted felon from a narcotics and firearms possession, check my record, I ain't glorifying, I'm just saying I'm official, real with it, that life's behind me. But the dude that was sitting around getting me all the customers, that was my dog he used to come up to me everyday. "I love the drugs and the drugs love me." So, when I heard my man finally kicked the bucket, I fucked around and said "you know what? I'm gonna dedicate one of the songs for my man who on the block and used to run the drugs with me." Over time, it turned into a drug rehabilitating song, that's basically the message. I'm a narcotic abuser too, I smoke a lot of weed, I drink a little bit, but that's as far as I go, back in the day it wasn't that, I was hooked on drugs too. I got taken off the heavier drugs and I'm down to the lighter ones, I got one little drug bad habit, marijuana. I managed to get out of the ghetto with one little bad habit, that's to smoke weed. In comparison to all the other people who didn’t make it, who are hooked on heavier drugs.
I think my favorite track is "Heart of Stone" where you have a part that goes like "The streets is like Satan, I'm from the Hill / Cuz people keep hating, cuz I score at will / Don't fuck with new n****s, I figured they wired / I set 'em on fire, like the name was Pryor." I just thought that was hilarious but it inspired my next question. What new emcees do you listen to right now?
Common Sense, that's the only dude that I probably would listen to. He's got substance in his rhymes, I like a dude that rhymes with substance, not about how much money he's got, like this 50 Cent, heterosexual ass n****, running around with all this damn money and he mad at the world. You a rich dude, fuck you still mad at everybody for? He just made a hundred million dollars, what the fuck you mad for? What's going on? You got out the hood, you got shot 9 times and you got on with ya self and you still mad?
I see ya point, he's getting a little prissy.
See now it's getting to the point you're getting pussy with it. Come on dude, then you tryna take Wu's style and for your own G-Unit. If there wasn't no Wu-Tang there wouldn't be no fucking Cash Money, there wouldn't be no Roc-a-fella, there wouldn't have been none of this other shit if there never would of been Wu-Tang man. There wouldn’t be no Ruff Ryders, none of that if it without a fucking Wu-Tang, we the ones who gave birth to the groups and we don’t get no motherfucker love? Yea we go through our own hell and I'm pretty sure that them dudes that's down with them clicks, they're gonna go through there own shit too. It look good on the outside, but internally, there's some other shit going on, trust me.
Well you see it today, No Limit, gone, Ruff Ryders, done, Roc-a-fella split up, State Property, done, G-Unit, beef.
G-Unit got beef internally?
Well, Game was in it, then he left and defected.
That was on some other shit though that we probably wont know until they fall apart. Everybody has it, what I learned is, when you in ya hay-day, ya in ya prime, you got the world in ya hands, people have a tendency to give n****s they ass to kiss. That's what Wu-Tang did and we learned out lesson from that, I just keep seeing the same dudes doing the same shit over and over again. They coming out of retirement, why they coming out of retirement? When you had the Roc popping and all that shit, it was all about you. But as soon as ya’ll n****s split, here come the sharks, to bite ya’ll n****s asses and pull you apart now. You trying to fight the forces that be by ya self now. It’s like, when dudes is on top, dudes need to be a little more humble wit themselves because after the top, ain’t nothing but going downwards man. Not many motherfuckers can stick around like us, even though we lost a member God rest Dead Dirty, we still here dog, we still here, the world is looking for us to come back to take this shit over again but if we don’t get our shit internally right and spiritually right, it ain’t gonna happen for us neither and that’s the shit I’m tryna say to my man Rza but that’s another story and that’s another time and after I finish having a little sit down and talk with the dude, come get another interview and I’ll tell you how it went. Haha!
It's been said that Wu Tang has been the best group in rap's history, consistently bringing good songs, will there ever be another group album?
As far as Wu-Tang, we’re trying to get that together now dog, I wanna get another album out. Me, I don’t like to lose, you talking to a motherfucker who’s a very bad competitor. I don’t like to lose that’s why I cant stand the fact of how my career is right now, that’s why im soured by a lot of shit. At the same time, yea we’re gonna try and get together another album, but , like I said ya man Rza, he’s gotta do a lot of things, he’s got to do a lot of soul searching. I done found myself, he has to find himself, he gotta realize who he really is because he be hiding behind a lot of dope dudes and I don’t think he knows who the fuck he is right now. Yea, he’s a 5%er, he wanna talk about he’s G-O-D an all this fly shit, but really, internally, I don’t think he knows who the fuck he is. Somewhere down the line he lost himself through all this shit, at one time he knew who he was. It’s easy to get ya spirit lost, in the midst of confusion, media, jealousy , envy, lust, pain and hate and egos and pride, you gonna lose yourself, you don’t know who you are no more. Then you gotta go back and try to find yourself in the midst of all that shit.
You mentioned being a 5%er, you’re still affiliated right? You ain’t quit did you?
We all 5%er, we ain’t never quit, you born black motherfucker. You are who you are.
Well you mentioned he was kinda gassed up saying he was G-O-D and all that.
Naw, see what I was saying about him being a 5%er I mean, he knows the truth about the world, but like I was saying, then you lose touch with yourself! I don’t care if he studies 120 degree lessons and knows that shit back and forth and you know how the White Man kidnaped up and brung us here in slavery you know somewhere down the line you lose yourself! In the midst of all that. You understand what I’m saying?
Yea, I understand.
I wanna say something, I don’t like talking to reporters man cause I can say something very fucking important and when I read the article the motherfucker come out twisted on some other shit cause they thought it was this and they thought it was that and it wasn’t right. That’s the reason I don’t like doing a lot of interviews with dudes. Cause they all twist my words and have me like the fucking villain.
Well I’ll tell you now, you check out this site, it’s my word, we do it quote for quote, no bullshit, this is it, nothing changed.
Well I’m happy you said that because I’m not saying the white dudes is 5%, cause once you become a 5%, you can’t deny knowledge, knowledge is with you forever. You can get lost along the way, a person can lose himself, they can become rich, powerful and famous, but they way you became powerful and famous is this. I’m not saying that’s what happened to Rza, I’m saying if you became this powerful and famous by stabbing n****s in the back and doing all this underhanded shit, by the time you turn around you ain’t got no more friends, you ain’t got no people who love you, you missing a lot of other shit, somewhere down the line, you lost yourself. You understand what I’m saying?
I do, I get what you’re saying
I’m not saying that’s what happened to Rza, I’m just giving you an example of how a person can lose themselves. You can have all the money in the world and be lonely as fuck, why? Because you sold your soul to get that and along the way you lost all your good friends, all the n****s that supported you and believed in you. Same thing with Ray Charles, remember in the movie, his man was taking from him because he fucked around and gave the other n**** better positions than him and this dude been down with the n**** since day motherfuckin’ one? He just gave up on him, that’s exactly what I’m saying about how a person can lose himself along the struggle.
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Post by: Masa on February 18, 2006, 11:22:02 AM
"Well, he's done it again. Fishscale is yet another amazing but impossible-to-sell Ghostface album. It's the weirdest thing; he talks about how his career isn't popping off like it should, how he has Def Jam behind him now, how he's ready to go out and work himself to the bone promoting this thing, and then he goes and makes an album full of claustrophobically discordant coke-rap that will immediately scare away anyone who doesn't already love him. Only maybe three or four of the songs on Fishscale have actual hooks, and we've already heard two of them, "Back Like That" and "Be Easy." He's enlisted MF Doom for four or five tracks, and he's taken the absolute weirdest stuff Doom had to offer, dizzy and stormy and cluttered things. There's an amazingly strained and urgent Just Blaze banger, just a mind-bendingly great song, but it's not going to get Ghost's crazy ass on 106 & Park anytime soon. His one concession is "Back Like That," which will probably get some rotation just like "Tush" and that Bulletproof Wallets song with Carl Thomas, but it's not going to turn him into a star overnight.
Other than that one song, Fishscale is Ghost's most aggressively weird album since Supreme Clientele. The frenzied lyrical free-association has almost disappeared (though there is this one insane song about being underwater I'll talk about later), but it's musically his most dense and fiery work, and there's a good chance it'll end up being my favorite album of the year. The entire Wu-Tang Clan appears altogether on one song, the apocalyptic banger "Nine Milli Brothers," all of them getting a couple of bars (including a posthumous ODB), and all of them sounding great. An uncharacteristically low-key Raekwon shows up on a few tracks, as does a wildly reanimated Cappadonna ("AKA the cabriver" he says at one point) and a quickly improving Trife. Ghost's son SG, who rapped a bit at Ghost's October BB King's show, gets a verse; he sounds like an average young NY mixtape rapper, which is more than anyone could've expected. And beyond that, there are no guest rappers, just Ghost going hard throughout, lovingly describing crack-selling memories and women standing at bus stops and, like, child abuse (the Jay Dee track "Strap" finds him nostalgic about getting his ass beat).
The album flows beautifully, the one weak track ("Charlie Brown") buried near the end and "Be Easy" and "Back Like That" working perfectly in context. One song, "Big Girl," is a slightly dubious story-track about telling women to get their act together and stop getting high, but it's told with enough humane grace that it doesn't sound condescending, at least not on first listen. The first two tracks, gun-talk memories both, are nearly as strident as "Run." Other, later tracks are simply gorgeous, built from the same dusky soul samples he used through much of The Pretty Toney Album. On first listen, it seems pretty much predestined that Ghost is going to remain a critics' favorite and nothing more; that's fine with me, even if it isn't fine with him.
Keep in mind, though, that I've only heard this album once, and I heard it last night at a listening party. I'd been avoiding these things since I moved to New York; this was my first. The idea always kind of grossed me out: record companies so paranoid about music critics bootlegging their shit (whatever) that they refuse to send out promo copies and instead invite everyone into a studio so they can schmooze around and half-listen to the album while it plays on really expensive speakers. It turned out to be really fun, though, all full of writers (many of whom I know) and Def Jam intern-types, everyone sitting on really uncomfortable metal folding chairs and crowding around tiny white tables, eating free food (slightly stale fried coconut-shrimp and some kind of really spicy Jamaican chicken-wings) and drinking free booze (Bacardi with pineapple juice is nasty; Bacardi with blue Powerade is amazing). You go through metal detectors and through hallways full of posters of Beyonce and Aerosmith and Harry Connick, Jr. and Beyonce again, into a room with red lights and crinkled-up strips of cloth hanging on the walls. The best part was the DVD they showed Ghostface explaining all the songs. Apparently the artists often show up to these things, but Ghost was on the Wu-Tang tour, so he taped this thing instead. It worked out great; he wouldn't have opened up much if he was looking this room full of people in the face, but he did when he was talking into a camera: "Please people, just listen, listen carefully ... I don't want y'all checking y'all cell phones, ordering pizza and shit." He went into a surprising amount of detail about putting songs together: "If there's a wack n**** out of four n****s, usually you'll put that n**** (long pause) third." In one truly stunning moment, he talked about the album's final song, which is about being underwater, seeing mermaids and Spongebob and the necklace from Titanic, everyone eventually going to a mosque and praying. Just hearing this song is a total mindfuck; seeing Ghostface explain it is even more so. So maybe all this stuff made me like the album more than I would've otherwise, but I don't know. It's pretty fucking great."
PROPS: VILLAGE VOICE
Ghost is that dude :lol:
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Post by: Masa on February 18, 2006, 11:33:51 AM
"Ghostface Killah's Fishscale comes out on March 28 on Def Jam, and as the flashy king of slanguage tells it, he and Island/ Def Jam chairman L.A. Reid did not meet under the best circumstances but they have a relationship that works.
"He caught me in the hallway barkin'," Ghost said recently in New York. "N---as on the streets was telling me that they didn't know my last album, Pretty Tony, was out. I wasn't barking on L.A., but I was barking on [some employees]. Reid heard the commotion, came out of his nearby office and asked Ghostface what the problem was and how could he help.
"I had to tell him, 'I'm a live n---a. They treating me like a bird," Ghost explained. " 'I'm a legend. This is what I do. This is how I eat.' "
"He was like 'Yo, I'm new here too. I'm trying to make it work, too. But I'm glad you can come out and talk to me because that's what I need,' " Ghostface continued. "He likes to have a relationship with the artists, and that was the best thing any executive ever [said]. Then when I started visiting him on the one-on-one tip, he made a n---a feel like family. "
Pete Rock, MF Doom and the late J Dilla are among the Fishscale producers that Ghost hasn't worked with before.
"I didn't get no tracks from RZA," Ghost said. "RZA was doing his thing and I took it like I'm messing with a bunch of new n---as. I had RZA all my life."
Even though there are no RZA beats, Ghost said the whole Wu-Tang Clan, including ODB, are all featured on the Fishscale LP. Ghost's next album, on the other hand, might just be a collaborative effort between him and Doom. The two met while Ghost was on the Projekt Revolution tour with Linkin Park. Someone slipped Ghost a MF Doom beat CD, only it wasn't labeled MF Doom — it had the mysterious Metal Fingers name.
"I didn't know who Metal Fingers was," Ghost remembered. "So my manager was like, 'I'm gonna find him,' and it turned out to be MF Doom.
"He's a soul baby. He loves good loops," the hip-hop Ironman said. "Him, Mad Lib, they all in that camp. I got some beats from Mad Lib too, but I didn't use them yet. But Doom, he's a underground warrior. They love him for his beats, lyrics, everything. Being in the studio, he knows what I like. We are almost the same n---as. We are almost the same soul babies. I like to be different. I like a few beats n---as is putting out now, but I like old hip-hop. He's got a lot of that sh-- in his box and in his heart and soul."
Ghost says he's already recorded five or six records for the duet album with Doom and plans to do at least three more records with him for the project. There is no word yet on which label will release the album or when it will be out."
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Title: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: Masa on February 19, 2006, 10:17:13 AM
"I just came back from hearing the new Ghostface album and shit was bananas. All ya'll loyal Ghost fans will not be disappointed. This is on some "Supreme Clientele" shit people.
He's got a joint with Just Blaze called "The Champion" with a sample from Rocky - yes, Rocky. Blaze intros the track with Roc's coach Mickey yellin’ and spitting his signature shtick ( in the vein of "I want you to eat lightning and shit thunder) followed by some Blaze ridiculousness. Amazing.
You also get your first taste of MF Doom and Ghost's chemistry. Over Doom's comic book inspired loops Ghosts imagination is allowed to run wild. This means Spongebob is slappin' bitches while riding around in a Bently, underwater, and all that. You get the point.
On top of that there’s two dope J Dilla (RIP) tracks, both from Dilla’s Donuts (“One for Ghost” and “Hi”) and two Pete Rock beats. One of the Pete Rock joints, probably my favorite beat on the album, (called “All in the Family”) has Ghost rhyming alongside his son, and Raekwon. (Yes they are keeping Wu Tang money all in the family).
Don’t be fooled by Ghost’s new single... the album is ill. I can’t wait to really hear it in my headphones."
Fishscale is starting to look insanely good :shock:
Title: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: Masa on February 20, 2006, 09:06:25 AM
"With fans and rappers alike complaining about how New York has lost its stronghold over the game, it seems like there’s no better time to drop a follow-up to a classic that helped define an era long-gone. Raekwon is about take it there going full circle to create Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 and is fully aware of what’s riding on this decision. Due for a spring release, Rae says it’s 97% done—with 103% to put on top of it—and will help re-vamp the Wu-Tang Movement.
While the jury’s still out as to whether Dr. Dre or Ghostface will contribute, Rae has his reasons for maintaining secrets. Raekwon tells AllHipHop.com about the album-in-the-making, as well as his reaction to the last two, ill received works. Raekwon may be a man without rhyme books, but he’s got lots of thoughts.You were warned the first time around that the Chef would be cooking up all types of marvelous things …
AllHipHop.com: Where’d you get the idea to come out with [Only Built 4 Cuban Linx as] a purple tape? I thought it was a defect when I got mine.
Raekwon: Only because being that we from the block, we was finagling in certain situations where the things that you was dealing with had to be separated from what everybody else was dealing with. I always ran with that as one of my traits in anything I do to separate myself from others. Back when we used to sling and do what we do, we would have certain color caps [to viles]. Certain color caps resembled certain people that were doing s**t different than everybody else. It’s like, “Yo, this is our color. Anybody step on this color, you got an issue at that time.” So I decided with my music, this is my world—this is my thing and I wanna put a color on it just so everybody will know. That’s how the purple tape even came in existence. I think I had wanted a red one at first and then I thought how somebody else had did it already. I made it like that specifically….
AllHipHop.com: I don’t think tapes are still made now so are you going to do something similar with Cuban Linx 2, even though it’s probably going to only be on CD?
Raekwon: We definitely want to keep it in the same formula, the same brand-style of it, because people respected that. But now, like you said, nobody don’t really handle tapes—I don’t even think they make tapes no more. So, trust me—if they made tapes, we would do it again. But I’m really shooting for the CD to be purple because this is a traditional thing.
AllHipHop.com: There was something of a storyline in Linx, especially in the beginning with you and Ghost trying to get out of the game after one last run. Is there going to be anything like that this time?
Raekwon: When we had did that, we did that only according to how we were rhyming at that time. A storyline just came in like that because we like to talk on our albums, we like to make people laugh. It was just showing you some hustling n***as with big dreams but they just ain’t got no money yet. This one would definitely fit that criterion to a degree, but at the same time, now we on. The album is definitely gonna have that feeling and that talk that everybody like to hear.
AllHipHop.com: Yeah, the Wu interludes are infamous.
Raekwon: When you listen to Wu albums, we always gotta have some kind of funny s**t on there because to me that makes an album. See, one thing people gotta remember too is that we make albums. We don’t just put ten songs together—we try to make you throw the CD in and don’t touch that motherf**er for the next hour and a half.
AllHipHop.com: There’s been speculation as to whether Ghost is going to be on the album like how he was before?
Raekwon: That right there, I wanna surprise people. We’re not gonna rewrite the whole me and Ghost theory. But Ghost will be on the project, though. He already put his word, and he takes it very seriously. We don’t know what’s going to happen right now. I ain’t gonna sit here and say yeah he’s gonna be all over it. And I ain’t gonna say that he’s not gonna be on it. I know what it is, but I want y’all to still be in suspense. It’s like going to the movies; you can’t tell everybody everything.
AllHipHop.com: non-Wu guests?
Raekwon: I may have one special guest, or if not one, I’ll say two and we outta there. On the last one it was just Nas on it, so on this one it may be somebody else that we all really love and respect like that. And it might be somebody that you would never think, either. He might not even be from New York. All I’m saying is that I can’t bite off but too much on this album.
AllHipHop.com: It’s also good timing because people in New York are hungering for the spot back in Hip-Hop.
Raekwon: This is the season for the hard s**t. Hip-Hop seems like it’s going back in that direction—at least New York Hip-Hop. New York is the backbone of Hip-Hop. We the rough edge, the underworld of the conceptual ideas and things that go on in Hip-Hop.
AllHipHop.com: So, people have been waiting for this like you said, but now what about the pressure that comes with trying to do a Part 2 to such a classic album?
Raekwon: I mean, to me, it’s nothing. I just look at it like this: “Rae, you at your best with your rhyming game, you got a good ear for music, for beats and all that, so just knit it as if you was a sewer and you was sewing. The bottom line is to just tear it up.” I got a lot of fans that believe in me and know what I do, so I really try not to sit there and worry about if it’s gonna be better or if it’s gonna be worse [than Cuban Linx].
AllHipHop.com: Where do you get ideas of rhymes? Are you in the booth coming up with stuff or are you all the time just writing down…
Raekwon: No. See, one thing about me, the kind of MC that I am, I’m more or less an MC who vibes off of feeling and music. I’m not the type of MC that just be sitting around writing all day and having stacks of books. Raekwon the Chef never ever owned a [rhyme] book! If anything I owned a bunch of papers or folders, but I’ll write on anything—paper cups, plastic plates, pizza boxes—anything just to get it out real quick. I never owned a book, so I think that was one my gifts. Just to do it like that.
AllHipHop.com: There is a whole specific language, a hierarchy, and a movement to the Wu-Tang Clan. That seems similar to what the Diplomats are doing. However, you guys seemed grounded on the 5 Percent knowledge…
Raekwon: Everybody in the game got a piece of something that we said or that we did, and that’s respect. I got a lot of respect for a lot of teams that play the field, ‘cause it came from the field. By us having the 5% knowledge that we have, people should have took more of that into consideration. When we come across positive or come across emotional in our rhymes, it’s not because we tried to go somewhere else; it’s just because this is what our duty is supposed to be. You listen to a lot of dudes, and all they talk about is guns and coke and your kids is listening to that. At least out of the Wu, you could get that—cause we know that, we been there and done that—but at the same time, we could give you more. I think a lot of people weren’t ready to accept somebody constantly telling them, “I’m teaching you.”
AllHipHop.com: The Internet and bloggers play a major role in criticism and reacting to albums. What’s your opinion on the advancement?
Raekwon: The internet is a killer, too. If you sit there and let that control you… oh, man—it’ll f**k you over. When I did my album, Immobilarity, that was the first time I had the heart to do an album alone. I never did an album before; I was always team-playing and being a soldier and standing in line. So when I did that, I felt good about the album, I felt like as a real dude and as a consumer and a critic, I don’t feel I let anybody down. I was rhyming on there. The beats wasn’t all RZA, but that don’t mean that the beat wasn’t sounding good. When you deal with certain dudes in the business, [it’s only natural] you look for more growth out of them. Like in my hood, n***as say they dion’t really like Nas’ [Street’s Disciple], but they like Nas. So they could respect it, but they didn’t necessarily have to like it. I have dudes come up to me like, “Yo, they slept on Lex Diamond, [because it] ain’t get no marketing.” And it’s cool, but it makes you think about where Hip-Hop is headed.
AllHipHop.com: Where is that?
Raekwon: I think it will come around and be a time where everybody start looking at each individual for what it is. It’s just about having the right people really understanding what the verse is about. You got a younger generation that don’t know nothing about what you did. All you know is you keep hearing a bunch of people talking about Cuban Linx this and next thing you know, they wanna be biased of whatever else you may have to offer.
AllHipHop.com: Did you take the criticism to heart, that you received on Immobilarity and The Lex Diamond Story?
Raekwon: I ain’t gonna front - I was a little discouraged at the fact that nobody didn’t understand the fact that Rae did it on his own this time. But on the same note, you can never please everybody. I get a lot of love in the street. I try to keep a balance in my own head. But what does hurt me is when people say, “Yo, I never heard it.” How you ain’t hear it? If you a big fan of me… All you can do is look at that individual for what he’s done and give him the gratification he deserves, when it’s time to give it to him. AllHipHop.com: That moment is projected to arrive with Cuban Linx 2. How do you feel about the potential impact?
Raekwon: I feel like it’s gonna bring dudes to a turning level of their careers. I think sometimes when we do get together and we work on something that’s such a high velocity of what people want, it kind of makes us stronger, better to knock it out. But when we do it, we do it with ease; it’s nothing to it, it’s just really more or less about that production. When you playing with a person like RZA, you gotta know everything about RZA before you even try to act like you accept what he’s doing, or don’t accept it. You gotta know the kind of producer he is; he’s not your Kanye, he’s not your Premier, he’s RZA. He’s really the Abbott. We named him the Abbott for a reason because his style—his s**t is so much advanced on music and just sound period, [and that] one of his mentors is Marley Marl.
AllHipHop.com: So Marley influenced RZA. Who would you say influenced you?
Raekwon: I grew up in the 80s listening to all that and you had cats like Rakim, Slick Rick and Kane…Biz, G Rap, even Kurtis Blow to a degree with some of the things he was saying and doing back then."
http://www.allhiphop.com/features/?ID=1327
Title: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: daigong on February 20, 2006, 09:16:39 AM
Oh man! I wanna cop Rae + Ghost's new shit ASAP. fuck the rest! U-God has lots to prove ... but best believe Wu is gonna come back stronger than before!
And yo. I went to get Kardinal Offishall's autograph Friday (http://www.miumu.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3172&mforum=jpmx) so glad he be touring (spring he said) cuz he hasn't had time to promote his CD with that GD reality show he's doing. judge for future VJs.
Title: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: Masa on February 20, 2006, 03:38:22 PM
Nas On 'Partnering With' Jay-Z: 'I'm Ready To Go — I'm Ready To Kick Ass'
"Simply put, Nas and Jay-Z together are a "threat."
That's how the Queensbridge rhyme savant explains some of his peers' criticism of his signing to the Jay-Z-led Def Jam label. Since the deal was announced, MCs such as Fat Joe, Cam'ron and
"I'm one of the most crucified artists in the game, thank you! This is what challenges me, what makes me go on." — Nas
50 Cent have publicly questioned how Nas could sign with a onetime foe who had an affair with the mother of his daughter and talked about it on wax (see "Jay-Z Calls Cam's Dis Track 'Trash' And A Cry For Attention").
"That would be small-minded," Nas said recently while sitting next to Jay. "That's what I want people to understand. Me coming over to Def Jam, I'm bringing something to the table. I'm equivalent to any of the artists that are there. I'm ready to go — I'm ready to kick ass.
"The movement is bigger than what someone says about Nas for the moment," he added. "I've always had someone say something about me. I'm one of the most crucified artists in the game, thank you! This is what challenges me, what makes me go on. When people have negative things to say, it's all good."
"We're thinking bigger than what was said on the record," Jay added. "We're thinking bigger than what people perceive this as. We're thinking as responsible, grown men. I know that's not popular, especially in the state of hip-hop right now, but that's what it is. We've been chosen as leaders. We have to lead. We can't follow people's perception of what this union is. I didn't sign Nas, I partnered with Nas. You can't sign an artist of Nas' stature, you can only partner with him."
As Nas' new partner, Jay definitely wants to give his input on God's Son's Def Jam debut, a project both MCs feel could be Nas' best album ever. Hov wants to surround Nas with a circle of top-ranking talent; he'd also like to see the usually reclusive Nas out at the clubs a lot more than he has been in years, just to hear what's going on and vibe.
"A lot of folks don't really know what it takes to put your heart and soul into this thing and work it out there," Nas said. "To go out there and put your face in the public eye. I personally don't like a lot of limelight. It comes with the territory."
Nas said that production on his album has already begun.
"It's starting now," he said. "I'm really excited about it. I'm listening to Hot 97, [Power] 105. I'm listening to stations in Atlanta, I'm listening to XM Radio. I'm doing the research on the whole thing, and I'm real excited about this move. Coming from my last record with 'Bridging the Gap,' the joint with my dad, I knew I went left, so I couldn't wait to come back" (see "Family Affair: Nas Gets Down With Jazz-Musician Dad In New Video").
"I knew whatever I did next would be a colossal movement," he added. "Now I have everything I need to push me to make the best album I ever made."
Will the new music being generated by Nas inspire Jay-Z to put out his own LP this year? Although he hasn't totally ruled it out, Jigga is still saying no — as of now. For his part, Nas says Hov should definitely put out at least one more record.
"Personally, Jay, I feel like you gotta come back out," Nas said, turning toward Jay and addressing him. "That's just me. Because if me and him don't [keep putting out music], you leave a lot of people out there that's like, 'What's going on?' "
There is no release date on the new Nas album, but he and Hov say to expect it sometime this fall."
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Post by: Masa on February 23, 2006, 01:14:24 PM
My all time favorite mc has finally signed a deal! :w00t:
Pharoahe Monch Album On The Way Via New Deal With Steve Rifkind's New Label
Pharoahe Monch has joined forces with Loud Records/SRC founder Steve Rifkind to release Monch's first album since his 1999 debut Internal Affairs, on Rawkus Records. Pharaohe Monch will release his highly anticipated album, Desire, on a new unnamed label Rifkind has founded and runs, after a bidding war which is also distributed by Universal. A bidding war for Pharoahe's new album was reportedly between Sony, Bad Boy and Eminem's Shady Records. Rifkind eventually signed the rapper after hearing what he dubbed "the album of the year."
"On a creative and business level, I've never been this excited," Monche said in a statement. "I've had the time to work on this album, and being a perfectionist, it's really come to fruition. It's very soulful, very gospel, a fresh, new sound for me. It shows so much growth spiritually, almost as if I'm a new artist. When I play the record for people, that's how they hear it."
Pharoahe Monch was a member of the renowned group Organized Konfusion. After releasing his critically acclaimed album Internal Affairs, label politics slowed down the rapper's career. Rawkus signed a distribution deal with MCA and later, the label was absorbed into Geffen. Monch recorded an album for Geffen but the recording was never released as the rapper attempted to free himself of the Geffen deal.
"There's an element of obvious patience, but that's just who I am," he said. "I've learned that it was best for me to wait for the best situation. Everything happens for a reason. This is my expression and creation. I know people are waiting for this album, and I respect my fans enough to put out quality music." The first single from the album will be the white labeled "When the Gun Draws," which will be accompanied by a short film. "It's a concept record," said the rapper. "About life from the perspective of a bullet." The first commercial single will be "Push." No release date was available for the album as of press time.
http://allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=5391
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Post by: Masa on February 24, 2006, 08:08:30 AM
Jay Dee's last days
The untold story of the noted Detroit hip-hop producer's drive to make music in the face of life-threatening illness
February 23, 2006
BY KELLEY L. CARTER
FREE PRESS MUSIC WRITER
It was near the end of summer 2005, and James Yancey was sitting in a hospital bed at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles.
He couldn't walk. He could barely talk. And after spending most of the winter and spring in the hospital, receiving treatment for a rare, life-threatening blood disease and other complications, he had been re-admitted.
His body was killing him, and little could be done about it.
It was a grim prognosis, but it wasn't deterring him from tinkering with his electronic drum machine.
In the sterile white hospital room, the tools of his trade surrounded him: turntables, headphones, crates of records, a sampler, his drum machine and a computer, stuff his mother and friends from L.A.-based record label Stones Throw had lugged to his hospital room. Sometimes his doctor would listen to the beats through Yancey's headphones, getting a hip-hop education from one of the best in the business.
Yancey tampered with his equipment until his hands swelled so much he could barely move them. When the pain was too intense, he'd take a break. His mother massaged his fingertips until the bones stopped aching.
Then he'd go back to work. Sometimes he'd wake her up in the middle of the night, asking to be moved from his bed to a nearby reclining chair so he could layer more hard-hitting beats atop spacey synths or other sampled sounds, his creations stored on computer. Yancey told his doctor he was proud of the work, and that all he wanted to do was finish the album.
Before September ended, he'd completed all but two songs for "Donuts," a disc that hit stores on Feb. 7, his 32nd birthday.
Three days after its release, he died.
Yancey, better known as Jay Dee or J Dilla, is acknowledged as the father of the Detroit hip-hop sound. Some people call him a creative genius, and his streetwise but soulful and musically tight production style influenced some of the world's biggest rap and R&B stars, from Kanye West to Janet Jackson to Erykah Badu, many of whom he worked with.
He was a champion of Detroit's urban music scene, and in the mid-'90s, when hip-hop was dominated by the East and West coasts, he put a distinct Motor City sound on the national map -- and provided inspiration to then-unknowns like Eminem, D12 and his own group, Slum Village.
As his reputation rose, he persisted with his distinct connection to the musical underground, serving as a sort-of people's champion of the non-commercial hip-hop scene.
Just as he was poised for even greater fame, he got sick -- a medical odyssey that would put him in and out of hospitals for the better part of four years, racking up staggering medical bills.
The instigator was a rare and incurable blood disease, but the complications were many, including recurring kidney failure, severe blood-sugar swings, immune system issues, heart trouble and what might have been lupus.
While rumors swirled in hip-hop circles that he was sick, the extent -- and specifics -- of his health concerns were largely kept secret. Yancey was not the type who wanted others to know about his problems. Even some of his closest friends didn't know what he did: Death was soon coming.
Since his death, fans have gathered to mourn his passing and celebrate his legacy, a mood that will continue today at a public Detroit memorial service. And for the first time, those who saw Yancey's struggles first-hand, including his mother and doctor, are talking about his final days.
January 2002: Something's wrong
Yancey first realized something was wrong in January 2002 after coming back from a gig in Europe, two years after Slum Village's first national release, "Fantastic Vol. 2." Instead of going to his home in Clinton Township, he went to his parents' house on Detroit's east side, complaining that he had a cold or the flu.
It was unusual behavior. Even as a kid he'd liked his privacy, but that night he needed to be with his mother, Maureen Yancey, hoping that she could somehow make it all better.
He was sick to his stomach. He had chills. And after he lay down, he said he felt worse.
His mother took him to the emergency room at Bon Secours Hospital in Grosse Pointe. His blood platelet count was below 10. It should have been between 140 and 180. Doctors told his mother they were surprised that he was still walking around.
Soon, a specialist from Harper Hospital would diagnose a thrombotic thrombocytopenic pura or TTP, a rare blood disease that causes a low platelet count. Abnormal cells were eating away the good cells. Doctors told him there was no cure or direct treatment.
Yancey stayed in the hospital for about a month and a half. Within weeks he had to go back for the same thing -- a trend that would continue for more than four years.
Despite the looming health problems, Yancey moved to L.A. about two years after he was diagnosed, determined to make music. Some things went well, including a musical collaboration and friendship with the rapper Common, who became his roommate. But he began to feel worse, and he met with a blood specialist who told him that in order to live, he'd have to endure medications and hospital treatments.
In November 2004, Yancey called his mother and asked if she'd come out to L.A. to help take care of him.
Disease leads to kidney failure
Yancey went into the hospital shortly after his mom arrived, and he stayed until March 2005. His mother, who slept at the hospital, never left his side. She began to take the reins of her son's health issues, which included mounting bills.
He had to take anti-immune and anti-inflammation steroids. A medication designed to suppress his immune system gave him high blood sugar, and he was taken off it.
The TTP also led to kidney failure. His kidneys would shut down, spring back, shut down again. The three-times-a-week, four-hour dialysis treatments were sometimes so painful he had to be unhooked from the machine.
Because he was lying in bed for long periods, his legs swelled, making it difficult to walk. He needed a wheelchair or a walker or cane -- the latter he used when he could get out to the music store to look for records, or to a nearby fruit market to get juice or a 7-Eleven Slurpee, a treat. Sometimes he would forget how to swallow and would have to relearn. He lost 50% of his weight.
"A lot of times, just when we would get ready to get going, he would get sick again," Maureen Yancey said. "He was so tired of going back. It was very sedentary. Just watching him, it was sad at times. He couldn't do what he wanted to."
In 2005, weeks before his 31st birthday, doctors diagnosed something that looked like lupus, a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect the skin, joints, blood and kidneys. His doctor said it was probably what contributed to the low platelet count and the frequent swelling and pain in his hands.
Sure, those long hospital stays had plenty of undesirable consequences. But it was the inability to touch the music, to pick it out of records bins, twist it and create it, that made those long stays feel never-ending.
The hospital bills mount
Even though he had insurance through the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, the cost to keep Yancey alive was steep, and he had to pay much of it himself.
Bills for the lengthy hospital stays topped $200,000 each time. Dialysis three times a week cost $1,800. Each once-a-week shot to raise his hemoglobin cost $1,800. He had dozens of prescriptions -- $700, $900 or even $2,000 out of pocket per bottle. He had large co-pays -- one was $6,700 a week -- because he had to see specialists.
His mother, who today gets medical invoices almost daily, has yet to total up the costs. His plan was to make more music -- he had a project lined up with Will Smith -- to pay the bills and leave money to take care of his Detroit-based daughters, Ja-mya Yancey, 4, and Ty-monet Whitlow, 5.
To pay the bills, Maureen says, she'll work the rest of her life if she has to.
A Detroit friend steps in
Mike Buchanan, better known as DJ House Shoes, first met Yancey in the mid-'90s at Street Corner Music in Beverly Hills. House Shoes worked there and Yancey was a wanna-be music producer on the hunt for albums.
After Yancey moved to L.A., their friendship waned. In early 2005, House Shoes heard the rumor that Yancey was in a coma and might not pull through. He booked a flight to L.A. and packed a bunch of CDs -- random beats CDs, a mix-tape CD that House Shoes had recently released and anything else he thought Yancey would want to hear.
He stayed a week, spending every day in the hospital with him.
His friend looked different -- he was smaller and quieter. House Shoes struggled, not wanting to pry too much about the details of his friend's illness.
"I poker-faced it," House Shoes would say a year later. "It was hard as hell."
At his hospitalized birthday celebration, Yancey got cake -- chocolate, his favorite -- from one of his record labels, Stones Throw. He also got a baseball jersey decorated with Detroit street signs.
Then there was a private gift.
House Shoes called about 35 people in Detroit -- some who knew Yancey and others who'd never met him but appreciated his contributions to hip-hop. He had them leave birthday and get-well greetings on his voice mail.
"Man, listen to this crazy message this girl left me," House Shoes said, bringing his cell phone closer to Yancey's ear.
Then he let them play. All 35 messages. There in his hospital bed, Yancey broke down and cried.
Yancey hides his condition
Yancey kept quiet about how bad things really were.
After that early 2005 stint at the hospital -- the one that prompted hip-hop message boards to report he was in a coma -- he granted an interview to hip-hop magazine XXL for its June edition.
In the interview, he denied that he was comatose, and said that he had gotten sick overseas. "As soon as I got back," he told the magazine, "I had the flu or something, and I had to check myself into the hospital. Then they find out I had a ruptured kidney and was malnourished from not eatin' the right kinda food. It was something real simple, but it ended with me being in the hospital."
Only his doctor and his mother knew how bad it really was.
Detroit rapper Proof, like many of Yancey's friends, never wanted to push it.
"We never really got into the sickness thing. I would be like 'How you doing?' He would be like 'Better,' " Proof said.
The Bible provides comfort
Yancey became more spiritual in the last year of his life.
He and his mother studied the story of Job, which tackles the question of why innocent people suffer, and which biblical scholars interpret to be about faith and patience.
"For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me: because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face."
His doctor said he had come to terms with illness.
"He didn't want to be a professional patient," said Dr. Aron Bick, Yancey's L.A.-based hematologist, who also is an oncologist. "The treatment was difficult because he would not want to go to the hospital. He was very intelligent. He said, 'I hear you, doc. But here are my decisions about my own life.'
"I admired that on a human level. He got the medical care he needed. He really did not let his medical situation handicap his life. To him, life came first. He made peace with himself before we even knew it. And then he made peace with his mom."
On his 32nd birthday, Yancey spent the day at his L.A. home.
Roommate Common bought him a birthday cake, chocolate, of course. DJ Peanut Butter Wolf and Madlib, friends from hip-hop's underground, came over with a cake in the shape of a chocolate doughnut, to honor the "Donuts" album, which was released that day.
Their visit was brief, because Yancey felt uncomfortable with people seeing him that way.
They left the cake at the door. Yancey had a small piece. It was all his aching stomach could take.
It hadn't quite been a month since he'd left the hospital, and he'd just learned how to swallow again. Because his voice wasn't strong, he sometimes refused to open his mouth. He was shuffling around his home with a walker -- he'd gotten rid of the wheelchair weeks before.
"At that point I really felt like something was wrong, more so than ever," said Peanut Butter Wolf. "Even a few weeks before that he was in a wheelchair, but he was energetic and showing me music and showing me his equipment and talked about moving all of his equipment that's still in Detroit to L.A."
Still, in spite of the pain, he was happy. His one prayer had been answered. This was the first birthday in four years that he hadn't spent in a hospital.
'It's going to be all right'
In the last days of his life, as he shuffled up and down the hallway, he had heart-to-heart chats with his mother. They were quick. But they were thoughtful.
"You know I love you, right?" he said. "And I appreciate everything you've ever done for me."
"You don't have to say that," she said.
He and his mother had developed a ritual that preceded medical procedures: They'd slap high-fives, an indication that everything was going to be OK.
At home, the day after his birthday, he held his hand up for his mom to meet it in midair.
She was puzzled. There was no procedure that day. Why was he doing this?
He continued to motion for her to high-five him, refusing to stop until her hand met his.
Finally, she relented and gave it to him.
"That's what I'm talking about," he said. "We're in this together. It's all good. You're going to be all right. I promise you it's going to be all right."
:cry:
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Post by: daigong on February 24, 2006, 08:24:09 AM
Oh man...the suffering Jay Dee went through. :o
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Post by: MochaNutz on February 24, 2006, 04:44:35 PM
:(
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Post by: daigong on February 26, 2006, 08:41:11 PM
Man :fuckyou: to Nelly/Paul Wall. WU-TANG BE WEARING GRILLS WHEN YOU WERE STILL FLIPPING BURGERS AT MICK DICKS! :x
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Post by: MochaNutz on February 27, 2006, 04:53:01 PM
So, i heard there's a Ghostface - Fishscale advance floating around. Anyone hear it yet?
I heard the Whip Me - Ghostface track. its on myspace if you haven't heard it yet.
http://myspace.com/jdilla
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Post by: Masa on March 04, 2006, 10:48:35 PM
Quote from: MochaNutz
So, i heard there's a Ghostface - Fishscale advance floating around. Anyone hear it yet?
Hell yeah! It's definitely my fav album of the year so far and Ghost's best album since Supreme Clientele. However I gotta admit that the most hyped tracks (The Champ & 9 Mili Bros) are kinda disappointing though.
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Post by: daigong on March 07, 2006, 09:37:28 AM
Fishscale is gonna be the album of the YEAR! :D
Common is on a roll.
Common Heading Back Into The Studio With Kanye March 06, 2006, 3:45 PM ET
Common will head to the studio this month to begin recording his seventh studio album, "Finding Forever." The rapper is hoping to once again call on the production talents of fellow Chicagoan Kanye West, who helmed Common's 2005 effort, "Be," and released it on his G.O.O.D. Music imprint via Geffen. (http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002116729)
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Post by: Masa on March 08, 2006, 08:23:45 AM
Ghostface Killah adds New Track to 'Fishscale'
On the eve of his departure for tour and with mastering deadlines looming, Ghostface Killah has just emerged from the studio again, completing a last minute addition to Fishscale that may in fact prove to be the album’s second single. Entitled “Momma” and featuring Def Jam Recording’s latest signing - Brooklyn’s own Megan Rochell – the song finds Ghost bringing to life vivid tales of struggle over a soulful, sample-heavy track. With the final tracklisting now firmed up, Fishscale is set to hit stores on March 28.
And on Saturday, March 18, Ghost will jump off of his scheduled tour routing to play a very special show at South By Southwest in Austin, Texas. Headlining The Fader/Levi’s Trading Post party, Ghost will be joined by the likes of Lupe Fiasco and his new labelmate Lady Sovereign. Ghostface appears on the cover of The Fader #37, hitting stands just days before the SXSW event. An excerpt from the cover story:
"Ghost has proved himself to be a gifted comedian who doesn't just nail punchlines to prove that he's a clever wordsmith. Instead he's become an absurd situationist... Yet what most differentiates Ghost from not just his Wu compatriots, but from other rappers in general, is an honesty that can manifest itself as intense vulnerability... A complex figure has emerged."
http://www.hiphopgame.com/news.php3?id=1220
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Post by: daigong on March 08, 2006, 09:26:30 AM
Man! Lucky Texicans!! :evil:
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Post by: Masa on March 09, 2006, 07:00:34 AM
Final Tracklist of Fishscale
1. The Return Of Clyde Smith (Skit) 2. Shakey Dog 3. Kilo featuring Raekwon 4. The Champ 5. Major Operation (Skit) 6. 9 Milli Bros. featuring Wu-Tang Clan 7. Beauty Jackson 8. Heart Street Directions (Skit) 9. Columbus Exchange (Skit) / Crack Spot 10. R.A.G.U. featuring Raekwon 11. Bad Mouth Kid (Skit) 12. Whip You With A Strap 13. Back Like That featuring Ne-Yo 14. Be Easy featuring Trife 15. Clipse Of Doom featuring Trife 16. Jellyfish featuring Theodore Unit (Cappadonna, Shawn Wigs & Trife) 17. Dogs Of War featuring Raekwon & Theodore Unit (Trife, Cappadonna & Sun God) 18. Barbershop 19. Ms. Sweetwater (Skit) 20. Big Girl 21. Underwater 22. The Ironman Takeover (Skit) 23. Momma featuring Megan Rochell 24. **BONUS TRACK ** Three Bricks featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Raekwon
Damn, so many skits :evil: And where's Charlie Brown? It better be on the album.
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Post by: daigong on March 09, 2006, 07:16:56 AM
The 14 track one you passed to me ain't the whoe thing then? I do like the producers on this ... Fishscale could end up being the most un-Wu album ever :lol:
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Post by: Masa on March 09, 2006, 08:05:59 AM
Quote from: daigong
Fishscale could end up being the most un-Wu album ever :lol:
Naaah, cause it has plenty of Wu-members. Ghost's previous album didn't have any Wu dudes.
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Post by: MochaNutz on March 09, 2006, 02:41:49 PM
Damn, Charlie Brown is ill. Maybe its on the GhostDoom. I'm for sure coppin' Fishscale, still.
off topic but on topic. Dunno if y'all seen this yet
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Post by: Masa on March 09, 2006, 07:52:10 PM
R.I.P. The Notorious B.I.G. aka Biggie Smalls aka Frank White (http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/2210/bigface3az.jpg) It has been 9 years since the original King of New York died (March 9th, 1997) and naturally we will dedicate this week's HiP HoP Hizzy to the late great Christopher Wallace.
np. The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die :yep:
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Post by: Masa on March 10, 2006, 07:54:10 AM
What if Biggie Never Died?
"SOHH.com got together with some of The Notorious B.I.G.'s friends and fans including Fat Joe, Junior Mafia and Lord Finesse, among others, to create the ultimate "What If Biggie Never Died?" list.
It's been nine years since the Biggie walked the Earth and his absence is most felt when looking at Hip-Hop's current landscape. Biggie was a true talent that raised the bar in Hip-Hop with the rare ability to rock any mic, any stage, any beat, and any crowd. He was blessed with skills that translated across state, cultural, and financial boundaries. Bigger than his name or frame, B.I.G. was larger than life. Imagine him here today and you can almost hear him say, "Man, things done changed!"
"People wouldn't be saying 'they're the best rappers since BIG died.'" - DJ Beverly Bond, DJ/Model
"Junior Mafia's career would have gone a whole different way, and we'd still be here together as one... one family like it was before." - Lil' Cease, Junior Mafia
"There would've been a Brooklyn Mint flagship store on 5th avenue, Notorious cologne, B.I.G.Bling watches by Jacob and Co., and Warning: The Video Game. There would have been Junior Mafia albums, volumes 2, 3, and 4; and "Ready to Live," the movie and so on and so on. " - Miss Info, hip-hop journalist
"Without competition, Jay-Z was allowed to build an empire... a monopoly, if you will. A Bad Boy label, with Biggie, would never have allowed that to happen so easily." - Adrian Vicente, fan
"Total would be back together." - Vita, Black Wall Street
"I probably would have worked with him more with Lil Kim and Junior Mafia." - Lord Finesse, DITC
"Jay-Z wouldn't have anyone to quote." - ibeblunt, SOHH
"There would more joints from my dog." - Mr. Cheeks, The Lost Boyz
"The Lox would still be signed to Bad Boy." - BK Mecca, SOHH
"Biggie and Faith celebrity makeover, just look at how incredible Fay looks now. Imagine if Hip-Hop's original royal couple had gone on some South Beach diet shit together? No disrespect to Faith's new beautiful family and her hubby Todd, but it would a been something to see." - Miss Info
"Big was the type of rapper that thrived off good music. He'd hear something hot and be determined to make something hotter. So he'd be at the top of his game right now. He lived off that energy to be the best." - Klepto, Junior Mafia
"I think the original Bad Boy roster would still be there cause Biggie was very influential on how things went down." - Kima, Total
"I'd have one more friend in the world." - Bonz Malone
"Fat Joe and Biggie would have made a Twins album. I was gonna sign to Bad Boy when Biggie died and we was going do an album together. That's when Atlantic signed me; they gave me my own label and stole me from Puff Daddy. But I would have loved to work with BIG." - Fat Joe
"If he was still here he'd be the realest n**** in Hip-Hop. Every time I saw him, he was so down-to-earth. No matter how big he was; no matter much he blew up, he'd always stop and talk with you. He was never like a catty dude. He's still the realest n**** in the game I've ever met." - Vita
"Homie would have gave people what they wanted, a whole lot of good music. Cause that's all Big was ever really about, he was a real humble dude who just wanted help out his people and make good music." - Banger, Junior Mafia
"Jay-Z and Cam'ron would have been in The Commission." - Samm Wilson, fan
"He'd see his clothing line blowing up like Puff Daddy's." - Mr. Cheeks
"I think that certain songs of his may not have been released. I think "Dead Wrong" would not have necessarily come out." - DJ Beverly Bond
"Lil Kim would still look like Lil Kim." - BK Mecca
"Shyne would have never signed to Bad Boy therefore making him a free man." - Samm Wilson
"The competition to be the King of New York would have been crazy. It would have been BIG, Jay, Nas, Jadakiss, 50 [Cent] ...Imagine what it would have looked like!" - Lord Finesse"
http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/8490
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Post by: daigong on March 10, 2006, 08:46:13 AM
If Biggie never died. Puffy would be nothing. He wouldn't be a mogul, he'd have no "Making The Band" no "Sean John"
RIP Biggie. :(
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Post by: Masa on March 14, 2006, 07:06:49 PM
Ghostface Killah and Common Pay Homage To J Dilla Via New Album!
"BBE Records has announced that they will release producer J Dilla's posthumous album, The Shining, this July.
Dilla (born James Yancey) had completed the majority of The Shining before his untimely passing due to health complications related to lupus on February 10. His mother, Maureen Yancey, entrusted Karriem Riggins, Dilla's friend/frequent collaborator, with completing the final pieces of the project.
The Shining features appearances by Busta Rhymes, Common, Pharaoh Monche and Madlib, among others. It is also accompanied by a DVD celebrating Dilla's life and work, produced by Okayplayer Films' Brian Atkins.
"This album is inspired by and represents love," Riggins said of The Shining. "All the artists that contributed to this project Dilla considered family and when the world hears it, they will see that the love bleeds thru the music."
Later this year, Jay Love Japan, another Dilla album, will be released on Operation Unknown. It features completed collaborations with Ghostface Killah, MF Doom, Skillz, Madlib, Busta and more.
Hip-Hop fans and artists around the world have been showing J Dilla and his family love since they found out the shocking news. Last month, Justus League affiliate Skyzoo released "Sky's Last Donut," a tribute song to the fallen beatsmith.
Donations on behalf of Jay Dee's mother can be made to Mrs. Maureen Yancey, and sent to 132 N. Sycamore Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036, or by bank wire to Wells Fargo Bank of Los Angeles, CA, Routing Number: 122000247, Account Number: 6043250676, 800-869-3557.
J Dilla's The Shining will hit stores on July 11."
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Post by: Masa on March 18, 2006, 10:04:38 PM
DJ Premier and Christina Aguilera :shock: :shock: :shock:
Aguilera Looks 'Back' On Upcoming Album
Christina Aguilera receives musical assistance from an unlikely collaborator on her upcoming album, "Back to Basics," due in June via RCA. Gang Starr principal DJ Premier produced five songs for the project, which finds Aguilera paying tribute to the music that inspired her: soul, jazz and blues from the 1920s, '30s and '40s.
"It was kind of a shock because I was like, 'How the hell does she know about me?'" Premier recalls of his first conversation with RCA about the album. "I'm one of those guys that really doesn't expect pop artists to really be up on me. My first question was, 'What does she know about me?'"
It turns out Aguilera was familiar with some of Premier's jazz-influenced work with Gang Starr in the late 1980s and early 1990s, especially the song "Jazz Thing."
"It had elements of Miles Davis and Billie Holiday and little horn pieces," Aguilera says of the tune. "The way he combined that, I was like, 'Hm. I bet he would get where I'm trying to go with this record.' It was taking a chance. God knows if he would even do it because it was kind of his first time, I think, even venturing into the 'pop' world. I knew that it would be a different and new thing for him."
Aguilera says that her work with DJ Premier is new territory for both of them and continues her legacy of taking creative chances with her music. Likely single "Ain't No Other Man," produced by DJ Premier and Charles Roane, clocks in at 127 beats per minute -- most pop and rap songs rarely exceed 10 -- -and features energetic horn blares. Another song, "Thank You (Dedication to Fans)," finds Premier slicing up pieces of Aguilera's first hit, "Genie in a Bottle," and pairing them with voice-mail messages from Aguilera's fans.
These songs gave Aguilera the sounds she desired and allowed her to fulfill another one of her mandates. "The thing that I try to do with each record, I don't necessarily go to the main people that are the No. 1 chart-toppers in music," she says. "I really like to go left field, think a little bit out of the box and go with someone, maybe a little bit more obscure, that I really respect. Not to say that Premier is that, but just to say that I'm not going to go to the obvious person, say, the Neptunes, Pharrell or Lil Jon. I really like to go someplace different that people haven't approached."
Title: Judge Halts Notorious B.I.G. Album Sales
Post by: Foxy Brown on March 20, 2006, 04:23:19 AM
A judge halted sales of Notorious B.I.G.'s breakthrough 1994 album "Ready to Die" after a jury decided the title song used part of an Ohio Players tune without permission. (http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=1742607)
Title: Re: Judge Halts Notorious B.I.G. Album Sales
Post by: daigong on March 25, 2006, 04:23:14 PM
Quote from: Boxy Brown
A judge halted sales of Notorious B.I.G.'s breakthrough 1994 album "Ready to Die" after a jury decided the title song used part of an Ohio Players tune without permission. (http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=1742607)
DAMN. A little too late isn't it to milk the Biggie Gravy train :P
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Post by: daigong on March 25, 2006, 05:17:51 PM
11 Years ago. March 26, 1995. The hip hop world lost a legend. Eric "Eazy-E" Wright, father of Gangsta Rap, founder of N.W.A. and Ruthless Records (funded from his own drug money and prototype of the rap moguls today), and Compton's finest lost his battle with AIDS. He was only 31.
Only 5'3" ... Eazy-E is a giant in rap history.
For more info, visit his official site at http://www.eazy-e.com or the wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eazy_E
Title: L.A. to pay B.I.G.'s family $1.1M
Post by: Foxy Brown on April 01, 2006, 07:53:19 AM
The city has agreed to pay $1.1 million in legal costs to the family of slain rapper Notorious B.I.G. because of police errors during a wrongful death case brought against the city and the LAPD. (http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/30/notorious.big.ap/index.html)
Title: Re: L.A. to pay B.I.G.'s family $1.1M
Post by: hide321 on April 05, 2006, 06:53:17 AM
Quote from: Foxy Brown
The city has agreed to pay $1.1 million in legal costs to the family of slain rapper Notorious B.I.G. because of police errors during a wrongful death case brought against the city and the LAPD. (http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/30/notorious.big.ap/index.html)
Great! That's a very small step (the killer of Biggie needs to be discovered, even if that person/people are already dead or in jail) for the family to get their retribution.
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Post by: daigong on April 07, 2006, 08:47:51 AM
Gotta PIMP Kardinall Offishall. Official supporter of JPH!P (http://forum.jphip.com/viewtopic.php?t=3172):lmao:
Here's this is his 1st album featuring hits like Bakardi Slang + Ol Time Killin. My fave track is Maxine :D DOWNLOAD http://rapidshare.de/files/15859876/Kardinal_Offishall_-_Firestarter_volume_1_-_Quest_for_Fire.zip.html
thx to Mochanutz, peep his 1st indie album DOWNLOAD http://rapidshare.de/files/15838769/Kardinal_Offishall_-_Eye_I.zip.html
Hunting for his recent mixtape album and any other singles.
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Post by: Masa on April 07, 2006, 06:04:18 PM
RZA Speaks on Cuban Linx II RZA released some exclusive information on Cuban Linx II to Wu-Tang Corp today. RZA promises the fans it will be a real classic, Raekwon is said to be in his most murderous vibe of writing and the songs are coming along lovely. The whole Clan (minus the late ODB) is confirmed to appear on the album. The next street single after the well accepted "State Of Grace" will probably be the RZA produced "Secret Inditement". Although RZA is sceptical about outside producers making the final cut, there are a few that have a good chance of getting on there.
With respect to the late J.Dilla, the song "House Of The Flying Daggers" is a candidate for the album. Scram Jones has also shopped his beats to Raekwon and RZA. The one producer everyone is wondering about however is Dr.Dre. RZA and Dre were in the studio last week together going through a mass amount of beats. So far, according to RZA there are 3 songs produced by Dre that both Raekwon and RZA are feeling heavily. These three songs are recorded, mixed and done!
One of the songs features Raekwon, Busta Rhymes and RZA together over a booming Dre beat! Whether this song will make the album is still uncertain. Raekwon however is confirmed for the Busta Rhymes album and RZA says the new Busta album is absolutely crazy. The song featuring Stevie Wonder is his absolute favorite and he urges all Wu fans to cop that album and support Busta who is also a very close and loved brother to the Clan. Furthermore RZA said hes very happy for Ghost to get the respect and first week sales he received for "Fishscale". He added that "if people liked the Ghostface album, they are gonna LOVE the Cuban Linx part II album."
Hey. just noticed the official site is back! Finally. and my username "daigong" still works after all these years. AND they use vBulletin. Time to do some JPH!P pimpin.
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Post by: MochaNutz on April 11, 2006, 05:23:24 PM
http://www.hiphopgame.com/news.php3?id=1259
D-12's Proof Shot and Killed in Detroit
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Rapper Proof of the hip-hop group D12 was shot and killed this morning at an illegal afterhours club on Eight Mile, police said.
Proof, whose real name is Deshaun Holton, was dead on arrival at Conner Creek Medical Center in Detroit, according to a spokeswoman for St. John Health System. He was 32.
Proof befriended Eminem long before he was a houshold name, and was a nearly constant presence as the rapper rose to superstardom. He toured with Eminem as his on-stage hype man, was a member of his group D12, had a bit role in the "8 Mile" movie and served as the best man at his wedding in January. An unidentified 35-year-old man, who was shot along with Proof, is in critical condition at Detroit's St. John Hospital. Police were called to the shootings around 5 a.m, following reports of a fight and shots fired. The club where it occurred is called 3C, and it's at 8 Mile near Hayes. The club isn't illegal but it was operating illegally after hours. This is the second shooting involving Eminem's entourage in three months. Another Eminem affiliate, Obie Trice, was shot and wounded New Year's Eve while driving along the Lodge Freeway. Anyone with information on the shootings is asked to call Detroit Police at 313-596-2260.
D12 kinda sucked, but still, another fallen member in the hip hop game. Personally I thought Proof was the best one besides Eminem. R.I.P.
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Post by: Masa on April 11, 2006, 05:45:33 PM
R.I.P. Proof
And then some good news:
Nas/ Rakim Collabo In The Works (http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/7329/281x2110tm.jpg)
Over the years, Nas and Rakim have frequently been compared to each other, both for carving out their own respective niches and for their profound influence on the rap game. But they'd never sat down for a joint interview — until last week, and MTV News was there.
The historic event wasn't short on historic news, either: As our cameras rolled, the two solidified plans to collaborate officially on record for the first time. (Both MCs were featured on a 2003 studio version of Alicia Keys' song "Streets of New York (City Life)" (see "Alicia Keys Locks In Nas, Rakim For New Album"), but the track was never officially released and has been relegated to mixtapes.)
And with both MCs currently crafting their latest LPs, the rapper known as "The God" posed the collabo question to God's Son.
"I'mma ask a question," Rakim said to Nas and everyone in the room. "Me and Nas, we been talking about this for a long time. Our people around us been talking about it and the whole world [has been talking about it], but it's about time, man.
"We gotta do a joint together, man. We gotta do a joint."
"We got to," Nas answered with a smile.
"I'm working on my sh-- now, I know you working on yours, I got some things in my mind," Rakim continued. "If it's both [albums we collaborate on], that's even better. Let's think about that in the next few weeks."
"Yeah dawg, that's done," Nas responded before the MCs began exchanging numbers. "It's done. I'm glad you brought that up."
"MTV, you got it first," Rakim said with excitement. "Hopefully we'll find the right chemistry and right track — because you know [Nas] as well as me, we not going to do it if it don't make sense. [It's gotta be] on and poppin'. I just wanted to get that out of the way, because it's [been] a long time coming."
Rakim said his forthcoming LP, The Seventh Seal, should be wrapped up within the next two months. He said he's teamed up with some investors and has started up his own label; however, his new LP will be distributed through a major label.
"I just wanted to feel free with the way I like doing what I do," Ra explained. "It's hard to do an album where Rakim is pleased, the label is pleased and the world is pleased. I figured [going the independent route], I could do it because I know what the world wants. Hopefully I'll be able to give it to them."
Meanwhile, Nas is tight-lipped about his forthcoming LP, which is his first offering under the Def Jam umbrella (see "Nas On 'Partnering With' Jay-Z: 'I'm Ready To Go — I'm Ready To Kick Ass' "). Rakim is just one of many in the hip-hop community anticipating Nas' next album.
"I always respected Nas," Rakim said. "He was always a lyricist, and I always respect a true lyricist. Me and Nas got a rapport, we go back. He used to come up to Power Play Studios [located not far from Nas' home base in the Queensbridge neighborhood of New York City] when I was working on my early albums. Watching him grow, and having respect for him and getting respect from him, is a beautiful thing."
It goes without saying that Nas and Rakim are two of the best MCs of all time — but did they make it onto MTV's "Greatest MCs of All Time"? Keep checking "The Greatest MCs of All-Time" feature throughout the week to find out — and don't miss "Unveiling the Kings: The Five Greatest MCs Of All Time," premiering on Sunday, April 16, at 3 p.m. on MTV2.
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Post by: daigong on April 12, 2006, 09:19:40 AM
LOL Rakim was with Aftermath forever XD
RIP Proof...next HHH we'll have a tribute show. :JD:
Title: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: MochaNutz on April 12, 2006, 05:27:05 PM
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The shooting at a Detroit night club that led to the death of Proof early Tuesday morning remains under investigation.
D-12's Proof was killed in a double shooting just after 4 a.m. at the CCC after-hours club on Eight Mile Road, according to police. The second victim, former U.S. Army Sgt. Keith Bender Jr., remained hospitalized on life support Wednesday morning, Local 4 reported.
Police have not released details of their investigation, but witnesses said Proof pulled out a gun and shot Bender, and then someone else shot Proof, Local 4 reported.
Police said they are looking for at least one other person in connection with the shooting, and a murder weapon.
"I was not there, so I cannot tell you what happened. All I know is that it shouldn't have happened," said Bender's aunt, Deborah Bender.
Fans have created a makeshift memorial of flowers, stuffed animals and messages to pay their respects to the rapper outside the night club.
"It's devastating," said Steve Young, a friend of Proof.
Funeral arrangements for Proof have not yet been announced.
Bender was recently discharged from the military because of a heart condition, Local 4 reported.
Proof shooting first? If this is true, it changes my view on it. Maybe he deserved it then...
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Post by: ctz on April 12, 2006, 09:07:47 PM
Well, kinda cruel to say that he deserved it, but he definitely lost my respect.
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Post by: daigong on April 13, 2006, 07:28:39 AM
damn Proof...:evil:
I still haven't seen Fishscale for sale here...
Any Vancouverites going to see Raekwon this weekend? http://www.wutang-corp.com/news/article.php?id=679
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Post by: daigong on April 13, 2006, 07:35:51 AM
This is a while back but I missed the Junos - Canadian ver. of the Grammys.
Kardinal Offishall To Boycott Future Junos Monday April 03, 2006 @ 07:00 PM By: ChartAttack.com Staff
Kardinal Offishall is considered by many to be Canada's official hip-hop ambassador, but his diplomatic tenure at the Juno Awards has officially come to an end.
The rapper says he's never going to attend a Juno Awards show ever again.
"I'm not going to be the Juno's monkey no more," he said from the red carpet of Sunday evening's Juno Awards broadcast. "I'm not coming back any more."
Offishall, who has one win for the six Juno nominations he's garnered since 1997, cites Canadian hip-hop's low profile at this year's awards as the catalyst for his decision.
"Really, to me it's really atrocious what they do to hip-hop in this country and what they do for the artists," he said. "And it's one of those things, I just feel like the token hip-hop artist from Canada."
This isn't the first time a Canuck hip-hopper has had issue with the Junos. Back in 1998, Vancouver group the Rascalz refused to accept their best rap recording award because they felt that the genre had been marginalized and kept off the televised portion of the awards show due to racism.
This year, although dance act Massari, R&B songstress Divine Brown and American hip-hoppers Black Eyed Peas all had performing slots during the show, no urban music awards were actually presented in front of a TV audience.
"For urban music in this country, I mean, not only was hip-hop not televised, but also reggae and R&B," said Offishall. "To me, it's sickening — and then they have the nerve to bring in a hip-hop act [Black Eyed Peas] from outside the country. I just had enough.
"The Black Eyed Peas are huge and if I was getting paid as much by the Junos as they were getting paid, I'd be here too," he said. "It has nothing to do with the Black Eyed Peas."
Offishall had performed to a music industry audience during the Saturday evening non-televised Juno Awards gala ceremony and also teamed with Sophia Milman to present the artist of the year award to Michael Buble on the TV show.
"They had me perform last night and give away the award — to me it's all a farce," he said. "I really can't put up with it anymore.
"It's not even that it's embarrassing, it's just disappointing. It doesn't matter what you do in this country, for me anyway, they don't recognize what I do.
"It's just a bunch of garbage so I won't be a part of it anymore."
http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2006/04/0307.cfm -------------------- Straight up. They didn't even put on weak ass R&B acts like Shawn Desmond and Massari?? Sheesh.. and they get Coldplay guy to appear. Hate to say this, but even the Muchmusic Video Awards is more Canadian.
Title: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: Mugen on April 13, 2006, 07:36:35 AM
which vancouver? the one in BC or WA?
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Post by: daigong on April 13, 2006, 07:39:16 AM
------------- TRACK LISTING ------------- 1 - Clinton Sparks Intro 2 - Kanye West Intro - Coronation [prod. by Clinton Sparks] 3 - Kanye West, Bump J & Sly Polaroid - Freestyle 4 - Pharrell & N.O.R.E - Yeah n**** [prod. by Clinton Sparks] 5 - Busta Rhymes feat. Dr. Dre - Look Who [prod. by Clinton Sparks] 6 - D-Block feat. Sheek, Styles P & Jae Hood - Take Everything [prod. by Clinton Sparks] 7 - Diddy & Notorious B.I.G - Welcome To Bad Boy [prod. by Clinton Sparks] 8 - Kanye West - So Offensive [prod. by Clinton Sparks] 9 - Freeway feat. Jay-Z - R.O.C. Too Strong [prod. by Clinton Sparks] 10 - Notorious B.I.G - Rap Phenomenon Pt. II [prod. by Clinton Sparks] 11 - Lil' Kim - Get Touched [prod. by Clinton Sparks] 12 - Kanye West - Blow Your Mind [prod. by Clinton Sparks] 13 - Nas & Jay-Z - Twin Towers [prod. by Clinton Sparks] 14 - D-Block feat. Styles P - Ready To Dump [prod. by Clinton Sparks] 15 - Slim Thug - Round Here [prod. by Clinton Sparks] 16 - D-Block feat. Sheek Louch - Set It Off [prod. by Clinton Sparks] 17 - Alicia Keys (Live On SmashTime Radio/Shade 45 with Clinton Sparks) 18 - Ludacris & Shawnna - He Said, She Said [prod. by Clinton Sparks] 19 - Mike Jones & Slim Thug - H-Town [prod. by Tombstone & Clinton Sparks] 20 - N.O.R.E feat. Pharrell - Watch Me Now [prod. by Clinton Sparks] 21 - Kanye West - Sophomore Slump (Interlude) 22 - Busta Rhymes feat. Pharrell - Followers [prod. by Clinton Sparks] 23 - Q-Tip - Freestyle (Live On SmashTime Radio/Shade 45 With Clinton Sparks) 24 - Kardinal Offishall - GFN [prod. by Clinton Sparks] 25 - Kanye West & Busta Rhymes - Love To Hate [prod. by Clinton Sparks] 26 - Peedi Crakk & Young Chris - Freestyle (Live On SmashTime Radio/Shade 45) [prod. by Clinton Sparks] 27 - Papoose - Freestyle 28 - Remy Ma - Freestyle (Live On SmashTime Radio/Shade 45 With Clinton Sparks) 29 - Bossman - Untouchable [prod. by Clinton Sparks] (Baltimore) 30 - L.T. - Rain When Its Hot (Boston) 31 - Kanye West Outro 32 - SmashTime Radio // Get Familiar 33 - Edison Chen - Get Familiar Freestyle (CLOT, Hong Kong) 34 - Sway - No Doe, No Show (UK)
Edison WTF?? Stupid tycoon's son :evil:
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Post by: daigong on April 13, 2006, 07:54:07 AM
Quote from: Mugen
which vancouver? the one in BC or WA?
BC of course. :P that's the only one I know of.
Mugen?? KingKoopa? Damn that name sounds familiar too.
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Post by: Masa on April 16, 2006, 09:57:29 AM
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Post by: daigong on April 16, 2006, 10:09:17 AM
^ that's why they call you a HUSTLAH BABY :bow:
LOVING the Mick Boogie 2nd Semester Mix Tape you upped FUCK-tastic remixes.
New revelations in the Proof murder case:
Mario Etheridge, the 28-year-old bouncer at Detroit's CCC Club and the suspected gunman in Tuesday morning's shooting death of D12's Proof, was charged Friday afternoon (April 14) . (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1528750/20060414/proof_of_d_12.jhtml?headlines=true)
and says Eminem (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1528698/04142006/proof_of_d_12.jhtml):
"You don't know where to begin when you lose somebody who's been such a big part of your life for so long. Proof and I were brothers," Eminem said in a statement regarding the death of his D12 partner, longtime onstage hype man and closest friend (see "D12's Proof Shot And Killed At Detroit Club"). "He pushed me to become who I am. Without Proof's guidance and encouragement there would have been a Marshall Mathers, but probably not an Eminem and certainly never a Slim Shady. Not a day will go by without his spirit and influence around us all. He will be missed as a friend, father and both the heart and ambassador of Detroit hip-hop."
So the lawyers deny he shot first ... hmmm....
Title: Rappers Urge Financial Responsibility
Post by: Foxy Brown on April 24, 2006, 08:49:38 AM
LL Cool J is urging fans to be financially responsible.
The platinum-selling rap star spoke over the weekend at the Hip Hop Summit on Financial Empowerment.
The event, organized by multi-millionaire entrepreneur Russell Simmons, mixed stars like LL Cool J, Alicia Keys, Nas and T.I. with financial experts to provide advice on home ownership, budgets, credit cards and other financial issues. (http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=1880317)
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Post by: Masa on April 24, 2006, 01:28:09 PM
Aight so who are your current and all-time favorite MCs?
All-time 1. Pharoahe Monch 2. Ghostface Killah 3. GZA 4. Biggie 5. Nas 6. Jay-Z 7. Big Pun 8. Mos Def 9. Gift Of Gab 10. Common
Current 1. Ghostface Killah 2. Brother Ali 3. Virtuoso 4. Raekwon 5. GZA 6. Gift Of Gab 7. Common 8. Nas 9. MF Doom 10. Apathy
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Post by: daigong on April 25, 2006, 08:38:59 AM
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LL Cool J is urging fans to be financially responsible.
How ironic. They should get Paul Wall, Nelly, and all those Dirty South rappers to attend.
Hmm...my list:
All-time 1. Chuck D 2. Ice Cube 3. ODB 4. 2Pac 5. Snoop Doggy Dogg 6. GZA 7. Method Man 8. Ghostface Killah 9. DMX 10. Sir Mix-A-Lot
Current 1. Kardinal Offishall 2. Kanye West 3. GZA 4. RZA 5. Busta Rhymes 6. Ghostface Killah 7. Common 8. Lupe Fiasco 9. Mos Def 10. Eminem
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Post by: Masa on May 07, 2006, 08:27:34 AM
Ghostface - Keep it movin’
It’s as simple as this: More people should listen to Ghostface Killah. Sure, his latest opus, Fishscale sold more than one hundred thousand units in its first week, but this Wu-Tang Clansmen is one of hip-hop’s most consistent, and it’s hard to find that reflected in any tangible statistic. Hip-hoppers have always been a fickle bunch, but Puff and Russell must be fooling themselves to think they can turn the hip-hop generation into a political constituency when it doesn’t even support one of its favorite artists.
Similar criticism can be directed at New York. The culture’s long-time epicenter has struggled to find relevancy in the face of Southern hip-hop’s ever-growing popularity. Veterans and upstarts alike are vowing a resurrection of a “new New York.” The clash between regions is not a civil war, more like sectarian aggression. Sour grapes on New York’s part, maybe, but this tension could very well wake a sleeping giant.
Cue the Ironman theme song and enter Ghostface, dripping in a velour robe and oversized jewelry. While hip-hop has been collectively turning its attention to Southern artists, Ghostface has embraced the underground, collaborating instead with MF Doom, J-Dilla, Madlib and Pete Rock. Record labels and radio stations maybe looking for the next “Laffy Taffy,” but Ghostface has continued to embrace the golden era of ’88. A self-proclaimed soul baby, Ghostface hasn’t just incorporated soul music into his productions, he’s burrowed it deep into the rhythm of his voice. In many ways, Ghostface is more a soul singer than an emcee: Whether it’s the coke deal gone awry, the perils of addiction or an underwater adventure, Ghostface is able to convert raw emotions and sensations into music.
I’ve heard you first started to wear your mask because you were wanted by the police and needed to hide your identity. Once all that blew over, you decided to reveal your face. Is that true?
Ghostface Killah: Nah, fuck that. I started to wear the mask because my name is Ghostface Killah, man. I got that name from Mystery of the Chessboxing, a karate flick. Yeah, I was getting my hands dirty back then. n**** do what he do. But, you know, Ghostface Killah sounds like a man who should have a mask on.
So you finished your tour with the Wu…
Ghostface Killah: We did fourteen days and eleven shows. Everything went well.
How did the tour compare to the old days?
Ghostface Killah: It was cool, you know, with the exception of my man Ol’ Dirty Bastard. We was chillin’ and shit. I couldn’t complain.
You went gold and platinum, yet in relation to all the critical acclaim, your sales have been sub-par. Have expectations gotten bigger or is it just harder to sell records to this generation of hip-hoppers?
Ghostface Killah: Man, it’s a whole new generation of rap fans. It’s everything. The [radio] stations be bullshitting. n****s playing that wack shit. It’s a combination of all that shit, G. Yeah, it’s harder to sell records. It ain’t like it was before 9/11 and all that. Unless it’s somebody with a big buzz, like a Kanye West, Jaime Foxx, Mary J. Blige or Usher -- shit, other than that, man, it’s a task for you.
On Fishscale you have a track with J-Dilla, “Whip You With a Strap,” that focuses on raising children, in particular the use of corporal punishment. What other advice does Pretty Toney have for parents?
Ghostface Killah: Listen, man, you got to chastise your kid. If you don’t lay your foot down, your kid is going to be [saying], “Fuck you.” And you going to be sitting there crying [in a high-pitched voice]: “Oh, what have I done; I haven’t done nothing to this boy.” And that little motherfucker barking on you [in a little boy’s voice]: “Nah, fuck you, mommy. I’m going outside with my friends. I don’t give a fuck what you say.” Parents get that when they don’t put they foot down. n****s got to start going hard on they kids again. Ain’t no law and order any more. I am not saying you got bust your kid’s ass everyday, but you got to go back to the ole remedy. I don’t know about you, but I used to get my ass whipped, and that kept me on a straight path. If I did something wrong or said something wrong to somebody, fuck around and get popped in my fucking mouth, and that’s just what it is, G.
Lately you and many other East Coast artists have been criticizing Southern hip-hop, in particular songs such as “Laffy Taffy.”
Ghostface Killah: Man, that’s all y’all be talking about lately.
Playing devil’s advocate, do you think it’s because New York is jealous it lost the hip-hop crown?
Ghostface Killah: New York lost the crown because the New York deejays gave the crown away for some fucking money. New York be bullshitting. Right know, I say fuck New York. Yeah, I’m from New York, but fuck New York. Because n****s is pussy. They is so quick to jump on the next man’s dick and can’t even deal with what they got in front of they face.
That’s why I respect other states, man. New York, I don’t know -- for some reason we started to get really soft. And now we act like we want that real hip-hop back, when our fucking deejays is only programmed to play what they playing. They playing more other people’s shit than our own shit. n****s is screaming that real hip-hop -- we trying to bring it back but we can’t even play that real hip-hop on the radio.
I knew New York was wack when they shot my man Amadou Diallo forty-one fucking times and ain’t nobody stand up. But if that shit happen in L.A. somewhere, they would have went to bat for Amadou Diallo. It would have been hell. Stores getting burnt the fuck up. New York don’t stand for nothing. They say if you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything. But we mad at ourselves and can’t even get our shit right. When you look at them other n****s’ videos, they popping off and having fun in there. We can’t even have fun amongst each other in New York. That’s why I say fuck New York. That’s real talk coming from Ghostface Killah.
Back on Cuban Linx you had the “Shark Biters” skit, and more recently Raekwon on his new track, “State of Grace,” talked about “rappers biting up the God’s bible.” What are your thoughts on these new artists using your music as blueprint for success and the industry’s newfound love with coke rap?
Ghostface Killah: It’s like, really you supposed to stay in your realm, but if nobody don’t got another glass to sip off of and they only see that one glass, then they going to come at that glass. It’s out of respect, though. Subconsciously, they love n****s -- they carrying the torch for what we done did back in ’95. So I stopped getting mad at shit like that. They just attracted by the truth. It’s like a magnetic attraction that will draw you closer.
When you observing that shit that was hot back then, you start to follow that shit without you even knowing. Talking about the Cristal, the drugs, the silk shirts, how we was coming through -- you know, they get caught up in it. That’s how come a n**** like me, I keep it moving with different topics. I like to write about shit like “Underwater,” “Shakey Dog,” “Strap,” “All I Need Is You.” C’mon, man: If I got a pair of brown Tims and you came copped a brown pair, I don’t even want that shit no more. I’ll go to the black Tims. Or the new Nike boots. Whatever I got to do, I keep it moving on you.
That’s that New York state of mind.
Ghostface Killah: Nah, that’s my state of mind.
http://www.prefixmag.com/features/G/Ghostface/339
Ghostface - Back Like That remix feat. Kanye West & Ne-Yo http://rapidshare.de/files/19682398/Ghostface_ft._Ne-Yo___Kanye_West_-_Back_Like_That__Remix_.mp3.html
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Post by: daigong on May 07, 2006, 08:37:55 AM
Ne-Yo LOL. I'm so proud of Ghost. 100K units is GREAT.
But man. I like how Ghost talks about biters. "They just attracted by the truth. It’s like a magnetic attraction that will draw you closer." A good point, we been having trouble with that. Muthafuckaz have been biting me with my gang names, this whole AZN bullshit and now Da HiP. With that POV, I can have piece of mind yo.
and Gnarls Barkley is getting HUGE airplay with "Crazy"...good for Danger Doom and Cee-Lo
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Post by: daigong on May 09, 2006, 09:06:38 AM
Heads up HiP HoP Hizzy fans (http://forum.jphip.com/showthread.php?t=1638), we're planning a Mother's Day special. Anyone know more Mama songs cuz we loves our Mamas. This is
And yeah. This is a new record for preparing for a show early.
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Post by: Masa on May 12, 2006, 09:15:13 AM
Jacked from sohh.com:
"Danger Mouse and MF Doom's super group Danger Doom will be offering new music for download via Adultswim.com, beginning next week.
As SOHH previously reported, Cartoon Network's Adult Swim and Danger Doom collaborated last year to produce the critically-acclaimed album, DANGERDOOM: The Mouse and the Mask.
The new material from Danger Doom, which will be a nine track EP, will feature appearances from Madlib and character voices and skits from Adult Swim's popular original shows such as "Aqua Teen Hunger Force," "Squidbillies" and "Minoriteam".
"Last year, when we teamed up with Danger Mouse and DOOM to create Danger Doom: The Mouse and the Mask, it turned out to be an amazing experience for them and for us," said head of music for Adult Swim and executive producer of Danger Doom Jason DeMarco via a statement.
"As soon as the project was finished, we knew we wanted to continue working together" explained DeMarco. "This time, we've decided to make new music available free for download from AdultSwim.com, which we thought was fitting for two artists who are legendary for Internet leaks."
The first track of the EP, titled "Corn Dogs," will be available for download at http://www.adultswim.com beginning (May 15) . Additional tracks from the EP will be made available weekly and the full EP will be released on the website for download on May 30th. The free EP will only be available for a limited time.
In related news , Adult Swim will also be releasing another hip hop album with Stones Throw Records later this year. The album will celebrate Stones Throw's ten-year anniversary, will include material from Madlib, MF Doom, the late J Dilla, Dudley Perkins, M.E.D., and Madlib's "five piece band" Yesterdays News Quintet.
Peanut Butter Wolf will serve as executive producer on the Adult Swim/Stones Throw project. The as-yet untitled album is slated for release on September 19."
DANGER DOOM TAUGHT ME HOW TO SWIM :yep:
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Post by: daigong on May 16, 2006, 06:35:45 AM
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DANGER DOOM TAUGHT ME HOW TO SWIM :yep:
(http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/2951/corndogsmain4cy.jpg) SWEET!! Here's the direct link: http://i.adultswim.com/adultswim/promos/dangerdoom/corndogs/tracks/korndogs.mp3
hehe. not bad funky violin hook, "You looking like a mouse or something THE mouse" :yep:
at around 1:58 "...invite to your circle jerk" :lol:
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Post by: maliciel on May 16, 2006, 04:14:03 PM
Pretty sweet track. The violin part is pretty cool, yeah. There's actually a hook too, I didn't hear any of that in Mouse and the Mask.
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at around 1:58 "...invite to your circle jerk"
It's Stryfe! :lol:
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Post by: daigong on May 21, 2006, 08:53:13 AM
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Post by: Tanier on May 23, 2006, 06:33:18 PM
if i'm not banging screw listening to h!p i'm probably listening to J-Rap and i really like this artist right here http://www.tigarah.net check it out. fav artists Chamillionaire, Tigarah, Rasaq, Lady Sovereign, M.I.A.'s good Halcali, Rhymster, Michico, Heartsdales and the list gos on and on. i can't listen em all but I'd have to say Chamillioanire and Tigarah are my top 2.
and Happy hip hop awareness week.
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Post by: Masa on May 28, 2006, 09:48:31 AM
Jacked from Wu-Corp: Chef Raekwon Officially Aftermath ?! According to Raekwons people we can officially confirm that Chef Raekwon has inked a deal with Dr. Dres Aftermath Entertainment. While details are still sketchy, we can confirm that the papers were signed last week.
It was already known that Dr. Dre and Raekwon had worked together on the highly anticipated "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx" project, an initiative of Busta Rhymes who is also an Executive Producer of the record with RZA.
"Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II" will be a co-production between Aftermath and Wu-Tang. Whether this is the Wu Music Group or Wu-Tang Productions is not known yet.
RZA has yet to confirm the rest of the details.
This is truly history in the making...
Hmm.... this could be interesting. The good thing is that Cuban Linx 2 will get lots of promotion now that Rae is on Aftermath. I just hope there won't be too many Dre beats, Rae gots to keep it Wu.
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Post by: MochaNutz on June 02, 2006, 02:28:39 AM
So I "got" the New Busta Rhymes - The Big Bang album. Its dope.
What else is new, I bought the MF DOOM Special Herbs Box Set for $24.99. Its like $22.99 for the separate volumes, but at $24 for 0-9 and mixed together, its a bargain!
Also bought the King Geedorah. Its one of my favorite DOOM albums. Impulse buy, i just saw it and I asked, "When am I gonna see this again?" haha
Wasn't the J Dilla - The SHining supposed to come out soon?
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Post by: Roary on June 02, 2006, 08:47:59 AM
I just hope the new Wu-tang will be Illing. After Wu-tang forever it wasnt so good in my opinion. But the old tracks still rock solid!
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Post by: Samuel L. Jackson on June 02, 2006, 08:53:39 AM
Rae on Aftermath is gonna be dope. Wu needs a lil commercial exposure to get the good underground shit out.
Dunno, that'd be sweet to see "new" Dilla.
New Busta Rhymes doesn't seem to have a bad track at all. For a Dre produced album, I was surprised there wasn't any cameos from Dre's camp. Stevie Wonder track was really haunting, my fave so far. Rick James even weirder. This is the Busta Rhymes I loved ...the TURN IT UP ver. Dre RECORDS, Aftermath BITCH!
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Post by: Samuel L. Jackson on June 03, 2006, 08:53:02 AM
HEADS UP! The whole DANGERDOOM EP is up. (http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/9558/main6pv.jpg)
64kps but whatever, daigong will play the whole shit on HiP HoP Hizzy on HiP Radio this week (check local listings)
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Post by: Affen SS on June 03, 2006, 05:34:34 PM
Quote from: MochaNutz
So I "got" the New Busta Rhymes - The Big Bang album. Its dope.
I dont like it :(
But the Ice Cube Album is great! :)
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Post by: Masa on June 08, 2006, 09:21:44 AM
In my opinion The Big Bang is the best Busta album since When Disaster Strikes. The album is surprisingly good and fortunately all those wack ass G-Unit/Aftermath cats are nowhere to be found. My favorite joints are Goldmine, New York Shit and You Can't Hold A Torch.
I found a few funny ass comic strips: Wu-Tang vs. Peanuts (http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/6900/2611ud.th.jpg) (http://img301.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2611ud.jpg) (http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/9587/2621vt.th.jpg) (http://img301.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2621vt.jpg) (http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/663/2638em.th.jpg) (http://img125.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2638em.jpg) "Yo son, I had crazy visions" :lol:
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What else is new, I bought the MF DOOM Special Herbs Box Set for $24.99. Its like $22.99 for the separate volumes, but at $24 for 0-9 and mixed together, its a bargain!
You lucky bastard! I paid 20 euros for Vol. 1&2.
Quote from: MochaNutz
Also bought the King Geedorah. Its one of my favorite DOOM albums. Impulse buy, i just saw it and I asked, "When am I gonna see this again?" haha
Word. King Geedorah is one of the best produced albums ever, some of the beats are fucking out of this world :shocked: Fastlane is my shit :yep:
Quote from: MochaNutz
Wasn't the J Dilla - The SHining supposed to come out soon?
According to undergroudhiphop.com the release date is August 22nd.
Quote from: Samuel L. Jackson
HEADS UP! The whole DANGERDOOM EP is up.
128kbps version: http://rapidshare.de/files/22510872/Dangerdoom_EP.rar.html Overall the Ep is nothing special but Madlib's remix of Space Ho's is crazy dope.
Quote from: Affen SS
But the Ice Cube Album is great! :)
Uh, I downloaded that album a while ago but forgot to actually listen to it :lol:
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Post by: daigong on June 09, 2006, 09:25:07 AM
Peanuts and Wu-Tang make a perfect combo! :lmao: HOW YOU AIN'T GOT MY SHIT WHEN I LET YOU HOLD IT!?
Anyone listen to DMX's new album? I heard he got all spiritual. even wants to drop "DM" (Dark Man)
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Post by: MochaNutz on June 18, 2006, 05:26:20 PM
hey, did anyone ever get all the passwords for the wu-tang Forever cd? I know you can just browse the disk, but yeah, I kinda wanna know what they were. I remember the first for the GZA clip was Unity i think.
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Post by: Masa on June 18, 2006, 05:41:21 PM
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hey, did anyone ever get all the passwords for the wu-tang Forever cd? I know you can just browse the disk, but yeah, I kinda wanna know what they were. I remember the first for the GZA clip was Unity i think.
I google'd it and found these: 1. peace 2. stanley cups 3. blazini 4. grouch 5. nahmean 6. wei wei
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Post by: Masa on June 23, 2006, 08:15:03 AM
Dope ass interview with The RZA: http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=30240
He talks about asian culture, martial arts and movies. RZA is that dude :bow:
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Post by: Masa on June 24, 2006, 03:55:37 PM
Hov!
We are gonna celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Jay-Z's classic debut album Reasonable Doubt today on HiP HoP Hizzy (http://forum.jphip.com/showthread.php?t=1638). We will play the whole album (+ some of Jay's best songs) so if you wanna hear one of the best rap albums ever recorded you better tune in. :pimp:
After HiP HoP Hizzy it's time to open up them Cris bottles. Our new segment "Afterparty" is also dedicated to Jay-Z and we are gonna give yall Jiggaman's biggest hits from Can I Get A... to Big Pimpin' :yep:
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"It’s important to rap music, to hip-hop—hell, at this point, it’s important to popular culture in general. But Jay-Z’s first album, Reasonable Doubt, is most important to one person: Jay-Z himself.
How much does Reasonable Doubt mean to Jay-Z?
Last year, with a deal on the table offering him the presidency of the most revered label in hip-hop, complete ownership of his seven other albums (all of them platinum or multiplatinum) and the company he’d cofounded a decade earlier with his friends Damon Dash and Kareem “Biggs” Burke, Jay said he’d give it all up for one thing: sole possession of the publishing rights to his 1996 debut, Reasonable Doubt.
In the end, Dame and Biggs declined to sell him their shares of the masters. Jay took over Def Jam and kept the Roc-A-Fella name, clearly coming out on top. But when you think about it, you can see why he wanted Reasonable Doubt so badly. Why it’s so special to him. With one album, his first album, Jay-Z changed the old story’s ending. Look at the movies. Your favorite bad guy rarely makes it to the credits with his freedom or heartbeat still in effect—especially when he’s trying to be a good guy. Carlito dies on the train platform, George Jung’s busted in Blow. “Every time I try to get out,” says Godfather Michael Corleone, “They pull me back in.” Somehow, Brooklyn drug dealer Shawn Carter used his single Lotto ticket, the gift of rhyme, to avoid the seemingly inevitable 25 years in the penitentiary or an early burial 6 feet in the earth. Fourteen tracks of extraordinary East Coast trap music granted him his freedom and security—and gave us, the listeners, a classic.
The lingo was coded, but the message was clear. Jay never asked for sympathy as he dueled with the duality of dying dormant or living enormous. He just celebrated the struggle with Cristal. The nuances of the underworld never sounded so well lit. Reasonable Doubt told of the life and times of a calculated criminal cold enough to never get caught—but one who yearned to do what so many of his colleagues frowned upon: express emotion.
Ten years since its release, Jay remains retired from rap. (Officially at least.) Now he does his hustling from behind a president’s desk in a skyscraper on the west side of Manhattan. That’s where he sat down with XXL recently to talk about the one album he would have changed everything for. The one album that changed everything for him.
You’ve referred to Reasonable Doubt as your “baby.” You tried to get sole ownership of the masters last year—in fact, you were willing to trade the Roc-A-Fella name. Do you see that as being a major part of your separation with Dame and Biggs?
Nah, nah. It wasn’t over that album. It was growth. You know, people grow in different ways. But in trying to do the right thing, I was like, “Well, I gotta get something.” Like, if you were giving me Reasonable Doubt, then I’ll walk away from Roc-A-Fella—that’s gonna be difficult. It’s something that I just couldn’t just leave without both.
What feelings do you get when you listen to the album today?
Damn, this is gonna sound like a really shameless stunt, but it’s real: Chris Martin of Coldplay is a friend of mine. So when we started kickin’ it, he went back and got Streets Is Watching. He came back the next day and was like [in an English accent], “That’s not my friend. Who the fuck is that?” Even myself, when I listen to that shit, I be like, “Damn, I had just a whole different mentality.” They say you change every five years… I mean, I loved that period, what I was going for and how I was thinking.
What about that period did you love so much? From what’s on the album, it sounds like it was a pretty dark time for you.
To be honest, it’s not right, but I loved that guy. I’m still that person, but the thinking on how to handle situations was different, but just so ill. I listen to songs like “Can I Live” and I say, “What the fuck is that?” And “D’Evils,” that was just some sick, demented…
How long did it take for you to complete the album?
It’s cliché, but I really don’t remember the starting point. Like I can tell you when I did Blueprint, I did nine songs in a weekend. And The Black Album in a month. But Reasonable Doubt felt like I was making that album my whole life. Like I know the first records that I made from that album was “Dead Presidents” and “Ain’t No n****,” because they’re the singles.
This was a time when a radio single wasn’t so mandatory for a rap album. Did you realize you had a hit record on your hands with “Ain’t No n****”?
It’s funny, because I put that whole record together in my head. Even taking [the Four Tops’] “Ain’t no woman like the one I got…,” switching that to the beat. I produced that whole song. Like I wanted to do “Seven Minutes of Funk.” “Ain’t No Woman,” I had crazy problems with Jobete, which is Berry Gordy’s [publishing], over the lyrics. But I just put that song together in my mind. I didn’t know anything about making a hit. I thought they would play “Dead Presidents.” “Dead Presidents” was the A-side! That goes to show how much I know. The B-side was the one that made it to the soundtrack.
At the time, what percentage of your energy was spent on the music, as compared to the streets?
I want to say, umm…70 percent. Because when I said that I was gonna give it a try, I was really just like, “If this shit don’t work, I’m going back. So I’m giving it my all.” Of course, I had street people around me. I was still the same person. So I was freshly out, but I would say 70 percent was into the music, because I spent every day making music. I was going to Jack the Rapper in Atlanta. I was pretty focused when I was creating the album, ’cause there was Maria Davis every Wednesday and the Country Club and all these other things that we were investing time into.
It was Maria Davis’ “Mad Wednesdays” parties that inspired “22 Two’s,” right?
Yeah, that was my secret weapon. Any show I did, I would pull that out. I had that way before. I just did the second verse when I did the album.
Why didn’t you continue the concept past that verse?
I know. I’m not gonna front—I’m so silly about the literal sense of 22 twos that I didn’t want to make any more.
How did your street partners react when you’d say, I gotta go rap at Maria Davis’ tonight?
That’s how “Can’t Knock the Hustle” got made. I wasn’t saying that you can’t knock me for hustling. I was telling the streets you can’t knock my hustle. Because the streets is what I was doing, rap was my hustle. Rappers weren’t getting paid like that. We came pulling up—I don’t even know how we drank this stuff, 40 bottles of Cristal—in cars at events that rappers would be at. And we’d be like, What’s up with these guys? These guys are supposed to be rich. Guys in the streets, they’d look at rappers and be like, “You wanna be like him?” That’s why it took me so long, because I wasn’t doing that. [I knew] the minute I make a wack record or some shit that doesn’t sell, [the record company] will shit on me. [So I was like] I’m not fuckin’ with these people.
You mentioned “D’Evils” earlier. Did actual events inspire the song?
The funny shit about “D’Evils,” this might sound a little weird, but I remember I dreamt the beginning of the song. I called Biggie right after like, “Yo, I made up these fuckin’ bars in my dream.” It was a really weird experience.
Break this down now, because the verses are set up like a kidnap scene. You’re giving your boy’s girl 50 dollar bills in exchange for info. Yet she’s crying, wishing you and her man were still close…
Right, because of the greed she’s taking the money. “About his whereabouts I wasn’t convinced/So I kept giving her money until her shit started to make cents.” Now that’s a line—if you take money and break it down into a literal sense, when you chew money, your body breaks it down and takes what it needs. So when you take a dollar and eat it, it breaks down to cents, right? So I kept feeding her dollars until her shit started to make sense. See, it’s a double entendre. She feels guilty, so she crying because she knows her man is going down because of her. But with her greed, she can’t help but to take the money. That’s why I love that. I love, love that fuckin’ song.
“Friend or Foe,” fiction or nonfiction? That’s definitely fiction, but it’s nonfiction in its approach. I mean, that shit happens every day. I just moved it just a little bit outside. I mean, I didn’t want to go to jail. Like we got into shit over being a New York guy in whatever town—Virginia, Maryland, every one of my stops.
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Jay-Z To Perform Second "Reasonable Doubt" Concert in NY
After selling out New York's RadioCityMusic Hall, Jay-Z is scheduled to hold a preview to his Reasonable Doubt 10-year anniversary celebration at the Nokia Theatre the day before (June 24th).
Reports say tickets for the album's celebration sold out in 5 minutes and are now being scalped for up to $3,000. Heads who didn't get a chance to purchase tickets will get a chance to catch a show at the Nokia Theatre this Saturday. According to Power 105.1 radio personality Egypt, the show will serve as a special preview to Sunday's Concert. The two shows will not be a replica of one another. Tickets go on sale today at 5 p.m. and can only be purchased through tickmasters.
In related news, Jigga is to change all his Crystal-promoting lyrics during Sunday's performance. Hov recently boycotted Cris at his 40/40 club after the drink's managing director Federic Rouzard said the rap community's support was "unwelcome attention."
Hov is also slated to launch an international tour starting in the UK this September. Though dates have yet to be confirmed, Jay will perform in Kenya, France, Nigeria, Ireland, Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, UAE, Russia, Poland, Czech Republic, Ghana, Angola, South Africa, China, Thailand, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Australia.
http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/9252
Title: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: Masa on June 24, 2006, 10:42:39 PM
XXL The Making Of Reasonable Doubt Part 1
Raised by a single mother in Brooklyn’s rough Marcy projects, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter hit the streets as a teenager and made money, a lot of money, selling drugs. But what he really wanted was a rap career. He hooked up with The Jaz (later Jaz-O), a local artist who had a deal with EMI Records, and cut guest appearances with the likes of Original Flavor and Big Daddy Kane. He made a demo tape and shopped around for a deal of his own, but labels weren’t biting.
Never short on confidence, Jay got with fellow hustlers Damon Dash and Kareem “Biggs” Burke, and, using capital saved from the streets, founded a label, Roc-A-Fella Records, and set to work on a debut album. Recorded at the storied D&D Studios in Manhattan, with production from DJ Premier, Clark Kent, Ski, Jaz, Peter Panic and Irv Gotti, Reasonable Doubt was released June 25, 1996 through a distribution deal with Priority Records. The album didn’t set the world on fire right away. It sold just 420,000 copies its first year out, peaking at No. 23 on Billboard’s album chart, and wasn’t certified platinum ’til 2002. Nevertheless, it announced the arrival of Jay-Hova, the God MC, and its moments—“Dead Presidents,” with the Nas sample that would play so prominently in the greatest rap battle of all time; “Brooklyn’s Finest,” where Jay trades verses with the Notorious B.I.G.; and the hit single “Ain’t No *****,” which turned a 16-year-old Foxy Brown into a household name—loom ever larger with the passage of time.
Jay’s made seven more albums since, and sold over 20 million copies of them. A lot has changed. He and Jaz-O had a falling out, with back-and-forth snipes over credit and loyalty. Roc-A-Fella grew to be an empire, of course, one that would eventually span music, fashion, movies and liquor. Last year, Jay split from Dame and Biggs and took over Def Jam Records—and kept the Roc-A-Fella name for himself. People believe now.
On this 10th anniversary, XXL pays homage, revisiting the creation of a classic with those who were there. —Justin Monroe
1. “Can’t Knock the Hustle” (feat. Mary J. Blige)
Produced by Knowbody Coproduced by Sean Cane and Dahoud
Knowbody: I made the beat at my mama’s house. It was probably like ’94. You know, Dame lived in 1199, which is right across the street from where I lived at. I know there was air [in the mix] and everything. I want to go back to doing beats like that.
The whole time after we gave Dame the beat and after he picked it, from then on we called like every week like, “What’s up? Can you find out what’s up?” They’d be like, “He’s writing.” So I don’t know if he was actually writing. Dame just told me, “Quit calling me.”
Sean Cane: I remember thinking if they really wanted to keep the beat. I remember I kept calling Dame. He was like, “Nah, he’s writing to it.” I don’t know if it was just being that they were trying to stall, but they just kept saying, “He’s writing to it. Getting Mary.” We was excited. Before we got Mary, we put Veronica on it to reference the song. Veronica, the Spanish singer, she was on Hola Records. Mary came in the day of the mix to do her vocals. She just really came in to do her part.
When Jay went in to do the clean vocals, I was like, “I think you messed up on this one. I think you could do this part here [again].” I forgot whether it was on the “*****” or the “player.” I was like, “I think that part you could say it a little better.” He was like, “Play it back.” He’s like, “You’re wildin’.” That was in Platinum Island. That’s where it was mixed at. But it was recorded at D&D, where they paid *****s with the shoe box of money. It was either fives or ones. It was ones. We had to count it. Jay and Dame, they came with the shoe box of money. Their whole ****, coming with the logo, they was hungry. They was grinding. We sat at the studio with the shoe box of money, and it was three people counting the money. It wasn’t a lot. It was less than 10 Gs, put it like that. That same day is the day they brought in the Roc-A-Fella logo. They came in with the Roc-A-Fella logo, and were showing it to Jay like, “Yo, what you think about this for the logo?”
2. “Politics As Usual”
Produced by Ski
Ski: I was riding in the car with my baby’s mama. I had it on the oldies-but-goodies station, and I hear “Hurry Up This Way Again” by the Stylistics. I said, “Yo, this **** is crazy. If I sample this here, and chop it up right and let Jay hear it, he got to hear that **** and love it.” That same day, she took me to the old record store, and I took it home that night and chopped it up and played it for Jay the next day. He was going crazy for it. A funny thing is, at the same time, Clark actually found the sample too and did it. But I think the one I did was just a tad bit hotter. No disrespect to Clark, the one I did was just a tad bit hotter. That’s one of my favorite records to this day. I think that was the blueprint to what Kanye and Just are doing now, the whole soulful voice thing.
Jay was quick with the verses. Back then, he might have wrote two verses down on paper, but he never really wrote it down. I would sometimes glance down and see three words on his paper, but the ***** doing a whole song. I’m like, What’s he rapping from?
When I got paid for these records on Reasonable Doubt I used to go to Dame’s crib, and I remember them giving me a book bag just full of money.
I used to just get on the train. If *****s knew I had thousands of dollars in a backpack…
Clark Kent: It’s crazy, ’cause the same day that Ski brought him that beat, I brought him the same beat like an hour later. Jay was like, “Dag, I think yours is a little better.” ’Cause mines was pretty sounding, because I made it big and very clear. But Jay was like, “You know how we do it, and real is real. He gave it to me first.” So he did his version instead of doing my version of the same thing. Me being a music business guy, I was like, “Which one’s better?” He was like, “Clark, that’s not right to switch one. He came first. And Ski is our boy.” So that’s how it was. And not for nothing, it was no love lost, ’cause Ski is my *****. So I was just like, “Go ahead, do it. You’re right.” That’s the way we are. I don’t even know if Ski knows it went down like this.
Lenny Santiago: I remember Ski was doing a group—I don’t know if this is supposed to be out there, but whatever—he was doing Camp Lo. That was his group. He was very heavily involved with them. And actually, one or two of the songs were Camp Lo’s. “Feelin’ It” and “Politics As Usual.” I’m almost positive those were Camp Lo’s. And Jay ended up hearing them, and was like, “Oh no, no, no. I need that.” No dis-respect to them, but he just felt it so much, and he recorded it, and it ended up being his record.
3. “Brooklyn’s Finest” (feat. Notorious B.I.G.)
Produced by Clark Kent
Irv Gotti: I did not want that record to happen. I was adamantly against it. I would call Jay every day like, “No, **** that! Don’t do this record.” I said, “What I’m scared of is you doin’ [a record] with Biggie and you comin’ off like his little man. And *****, we can’t be owning **** if you his little man. You never gon’ get that throne.” But this ***** would call me and be like, “Nah, but Gotti, I’m tellin’ you, I’m gonna show ’em. I’m gon’ make people see that I’m that *****.”
Jay and Big had a lot of love, but at that particular time it was very competitive. Go ’head and listen to that record—“It’s time to separate the pros from the cons/The platinum from the bronze…” Real talk, Big’s goin’ at Jay in that record. “You ain’t harmin’ me/So pardon me…” Trust me. He’s goin’ at him real tough.
Lenny Santiago: I was doing promotion at the time, and we were at the video shoot for “Dead Presidents.” If you remember, Biggie was in the video. And it was during a break, Damon was being Damon, and everyone was around talking—Jay, Big, Lil’ Cease, D. Roc—and Damon approached Biggie, like, “What’s up with that record? You gonna do something with Jay?” And Big was like, “Whatever, *****. I’m waitin’ on y’all. Whatchu sayin’?” Dame was like, “I’m sayin’, though, we could do it right now.” At the time, Jay was comin’ up and Big was the ****. He had the biggest record out, Puff was doing his thing, and Bad Boy was on fire. So Dame was trying to put him to the test. And they kept going back and forth, and Big was like, “Man, listen, whatever, anytime, anywhere.” So Dame called Clark Kent like, “I got Big right here, he wants to do that record with Jay, whatever, whatever.” So that same night, they ended up recording the record. And Clark did the track, and it was a classic. It was just funny how it happened from being put on the spot.
Biggs: Biggie came to the video for “Dead Presidents,” and he was saying how much he liked Jay, the whole style. Dame was talking about it, and said, “Do a record tomorrow.” Him and Dame was drinking. They drank like five bottles of Cristal, shot for shot. Dame threw up outside. Dame had told Biggie to call the next day at five o’clock. I remember being in the office, and at five o’clock the phone rings. We went to the studio, and we spoke to him. We had a date, and they went in and recorded. It was funny, ’cause they came in with a pad, and Jay pushed the pad to Biggie. They’re both looking at the pad like, Go ahead, you take it. No, you take it. That’s when they found out that both of them didn’t write. That day we went in, I think Jay laid down his whole part. Biggie lay down like a line or two, then he said he couldn’t finish, he had to go home and finish it. We had Biggie come and smoke 60 blunts. But he came back and laid down a little bit more, left again, and then he came back and finished it. We had fun the first [session]. Afterward, we all went to see Bernie Mac at Radio City Music Hall.
Dame Dash: We didn’t do all of “Brooklyn’s Finest” in D&D. We had to come back to it, ’cause that didn’t have a hook. Me and Clark Kent had to make up a hook. We had to hand it in like the next day. Me and Clark and Biggs was in the studio, then Biggs left, and we finally got it, me and Clark Kent. Clark was trying to get me on the hook. We took a rhyme from the song, “Jay-Z and Biggie Smalls, *****, **** your drawers…,” and he was trying to get me to say it. I was like, “I’m not gonna do it.” I got Clark to do it.
Clark Kent: I just freshly came off of tour with Big. We were doing Junior M.A.F.I.A.’s [debut album], and he heard the beat and went crazy. He was like, “I want the beat.” I was like, “Nah, it’s Jay’s beat.” He’s like, “You’re always giving this guy everything.” He wanted that beat real bad. I’m leaving the studio to go to D&D to track it for Jay, and Big’s like, “Yo, I want to be on that record.” So I was like, “Yo, just come with me.” So I went upstairs, and I left him downstairs. I was like, “Big wants to be on that record. Why don’t you put Big on that record? He heard the beat. He likes it.” Jay was like, “I don’t really know him like that.” And Dame was like, “I ain’t paying him, neither.” I was just like, Ah, okay. So then I’m like, “If I get him to do it for free would you do it?” He was like, “Yeah, we’ll try it.” So I run downstairs. I go get Big, bring him upstairs, and they met each other the right way, properly. And everybody was like, “Well, if you’re going to do it for whatever…” Jay changed the verses around right there, and was like, “This is where you go, right there. You ready?” Big was like, “I can’t do this right now!”
Two months later, Big came back with his verses. Days later, I was mixing it, and there was no hook. We were supposed to do the hook when we were mixing it. And Jay says, “All right, you got to scratch something.” I’m trying to find things to scratch and nothing’s working. So I’m telling Jay, “Yo, y’all gotta come up with a hook.” Jay and Big are there. We’re at Giant Studios. Big goes, “I’ll be back, I’m going to the store.” And then an hour goes by, and he doesn’t go back. Then Jay goes, “I’ll be back.” They leave me there and never come back. So it’s like three in the morning, I decided to write a hook, and I performed the hook. That’s my voice.
To me, that’s the best collabo I’ve ever heard. You would never think that Jay’s verses were done so far in advance. It feels like they did it together. Big and Jay were that talented, they could pick up on that line and go from that line.
I’d made the beat before for one of Damon’s groups. He had a group called the Future Sound, and I remixed the record with the same beat. And Damon said, “Yo, that beat is hot, give it to Jay.” So he says he produced it because he said give it to Jay. How ridiculous is that? But whatever, it’s all good. And then the other day he told me I jerked him because I didn’t give him publishing.
4. “Dead Presidents II”
Produced by Ski
Ski: When I first found the sample and I threw the Nas thing in there, I liked the record a lot. But it wasn’t my favorite record. I really loved it after Jay got on it. That’s what made me a fan of “Dead Presi-dents.” It was an old jazz sample, Lonnie Liston Smith [“A Garden of Peace”]. And Nas [“The World Is Yours (Remix)”]. When Nas was hot a the time, Nas’ voice was crazy. And when Jay threw in the lyrics, the first verse, the way he came on was bananas.
Clark Kent: I heard the second version when I was on the road with Big. I was playing “Dead Presidents” over and over again. The first and the second one. I was like, “Big, my boy rap better than you.” And he was sick, ’cause I kept telling him. Everybody was mad at me. On the bus, I was like the alien for even trying it. But after Big heard that, this is before they met to do “Brooklyn’s Finest,” he was like, “Clark, that dude got it. He got it. He got it.” That let me know that I wasn’t crazy.
5. “Feelin’ It” (feat. Mecca)
Produced by Ski
Ski: It was me and Geechi Suede from Camp Lo, it was my hook and everything. Jay heard it and was like, “I want that record. I don’t care what you do, I want that record.” I didn’t want to give it to him, but I had to because I knew he was going to be the man at the time. So I said, “**** it, take the record.” It really was me and Suede from Camp Lo, the flow and everything, the way he was flowing on it. That’s the way we was flowing on it. So he just took the whole thing. But you know, he killed it in his own way.
Title: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: daigong on June 26, 2006, 01:36:15 AM
Quote from: MochaNutz
hey, did anyone ever get all the passwords for the wu-tang Forever cd?
Y'all ever able to play the videos? It was like some quicktime clips, but it doesn't work on my newer computer anymore.
Wu-Tang is gonna be hitting New Orleans for the Voodoo fest: http://www.filter-mag.com/news/interior.3304.html
Gotta be some good summer shows this year...when those carnies roll into town. :pimp:
Props to Kardinal Offishall for winning 3 Much Music Video Awards! http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002690183
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Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall's "Everyday (Rudebwoy)" released by Toronto indie label Black Jays, was the night's big winner, taking home three of the 17 awards. It won top video, director honors for Ray Robinson and a VideoFACT award.
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Post by: Popcorn Joe on June 27, 2006, 12:37:43 AM
Well, im just getting into him myself, but from what i hear, he's different from the regular mainstream rap acts down here in the south. I see Z-RO (born Joseph Wayne McVey) as a street poet (cheesy, yes) speaking from the heart about surviving in the streets and his past expiriences with old friends that turned their backs on him and shit like that. Yes, he does have those songs about robbin, fuckin hoes, and flossin through the hood, but i tend to ignore those...unless they have a nice beat xD With his patna's from the S.U.C. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screwed_Up_Click) they've become a major influence on the culture here and give hope to the youths that are in the same predicaments.
His Wiki entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-Ro) And a song that i upped:Help Me Please (http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=CDB94EF0252B8721) Note: *i plan on upping some more later
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Post by: Masa on July 01, 2006, 09:08:01 AM
Thanks Joe. I'm definitely gonna play that song on HHH today. You should upload more dirty south shit cause I ain't got much.
Title: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: Popcorn Joe on July 01, 2006, 06:40:09 PM
k man, i'll up a few more today
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Post by: daigong on July 02, 2006, 09:34:31 PM
Check this shit out!
Busta Rhymes Ft. Eminem, Lloyd Banks, DMX - I Love My Bitch & Touch It Remix Live At The BET AWARDS TBOHipHop.net.mpg (http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/884/fuckuhps6ll.jpg) http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=0EE6CB413054CB28
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Post by: Masa on July 05, 2006, 10:55:17 AM
Props, that perf is pretty dope :yep:
MF Doom Interview
Pootle tells us that his latest interviewee needs no introduction so here’s an exclusive interview with the ever-elusive Daniel Dumile aka MF DOOM. Enjoy...
It’s July 4th this week…and given that you were born in England (and I gather your parents are West Indian?) Does July 4th mean much to you and will you be celebrating?
Oh 4th of July? Actually, it’s like another day I can work to get ahead of the game. That’s how I look at all holidays out here really. I don’t think anything besides "Oh, it’s an off day so I can work today and get ahead." You know what I mean hehehe? But I dunno… Everyone else has fun on that day and I might take advantage of the fact that everybody’s home (my wife is home, my kids are home, people are barbequing) but I don’t necessarily celebrate the particular day though.
And given that you’re a kinda multi-national sorta person, have you been following the soccer World Cup and if so, who have you been supporting?
Nah man – my Pops has been mad at me! See my Pops, he’s been playing Soccer ‘n shit for mad years right? But I never really got into sports at all in general. So, like I say, rather than playing sports, I would be like "Okay…Yo-no! I’ll make a beat today." I’m a writer, kinda nerd kinda dude so I haven’t been keeping up on it nah.
You’ve been in the game for mad long now and you’ve got a very uncanny ear for picking up dialogue and the way people talk. How do you keep up with the modern slang and the latest lingo in hip hop?
Yes it’s different sources…hmmm…I won’t reveal my sources but it’s different sources. You’ve got to do your research. It’s a lot of reading of course. I’ll pick up different dictionaries and they have different dictionaries specified to eras of slang and whatnot. Some are more in depth than others but you’ve got to dig and find the ones that have what you’re looking for (that have the most odd sayings). But then again, a lot of it comes from just looking at old movies from different eras (‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s) and just really hearing the people speak. You can’t get it better than if you actually watch something and hear them. When you read it, you’re going on how you think they might have said it (they might have the definition there) but it might not being as good as actually hearing it being used in a sentence. For more modern stuff though? Stuff that’s so new, like slang and the latest up-to-date shit? Well I’m kinda old. I be in the house, I don’t be in the club or in the Streets or nothing like that. But I’ve got younger people that I know that they keep their ear to the streets for me. Every once in a while they let me know what the new Word is.
Well I suppose you’ve got teenaged kids now? Can you keep up with how they talk these days?
Oh yeah! Yeah definitely. They more or less learned to speak from…well it’s different nowadays. If it wasn’t for me, they wouldn’t pick up much slang. They don’t speak like me: they speak more proper…I wouldn’t say "Queen’s English" but it’s like more Standard English for now. The way they teach them at school is more on some..and nobody’s trying to be "cool" like that in the schools they go to anyway. No matter how much slang I might talk, they always come home from school speaking standard, good English. I might curse here and there but they just refuse to do that. It’s kinda cool.
Let’s talk a bit about you and your career. Where you are now, I’d say that you as an artist enjoy the most freedom out of any rap artist I’ve ever known to do what you want. If you compare yourself to say, fellow Rhymesayers artist Slug, he’s trying to branch out but he gets a lot of flack and he’s often maligned for…painting outside the lines. What do you think it is about you that’s allowed you to be so free as an artist and as a lyricist?
Well…I’ve been doing this for a while…I’m up to a point where my credentials ain’t really questioned. Ain’t nobody’s really going to try and question me. I’ve been rhyming since day #1, before even me and my brother was making money off this shit. So it’s almost like a respect for the veteran: "Yo that crazy old man!? Let him do whatever he wants to do, fuck it!" It’s kinda like that in a way but it’s still kinda in a respectful way. And I see how Slug does it too. And it’s difficult for me too. It’s not always easy even for me. Every time you try to break into new ground and set trends, you get some type of offensive flack for it…until you pull it off and then everybody’s sweating you and shit right? I get that too. But I just ignore that shit: "Whatever. I’m just doing me." This is me and this is how I do my shit. Nothing is set in stone anyway. Somebody made up the standard of maybe only one album a year and people just tend to follow that. It’s human behaviour: we tend to follow whatever works for the next guy. But then I’m like yo! In my experience, sometimes what the next guy does don’t work for me. Matter of fact, with everything I can think of, it doesn’t work like that. I had to find my own way early so that’s the stuff that I do normally. I’ll look at what the standard way of doing it is and I’ll be like "’ight. I’ll do it this way. This works. I’ll put my mark on it." I’ll update it and make it for me. So I’ve brought that same mentality into the game. This is something that comes from this being a self-employment thing. I look at it like this: if I’m the one who’s writing it and I’m the one who’s recording this, well then I should have full decision over how I do it on all perimeters and everybody else should work round that. A lot of times in the hip hop game, you’ve got people other than the artists dictating the process and the artists are trying to conform to that. And yeah it’s flexible and artists are people who want to please others. But you’ve got artists conforming to a game that’s designed by people who don’t even do it. That’s the thing. I’m like "Yo we’re the ones doing it so let’s design the game. And these people who are making a living from the sidelines? They’ve got to go by how we do it and if they make money, they lucky."
But what do you think it is about you that’s got all these different labels wanting to put out your material (like Big Dada from the UK putting out the King Geedorah album) and all these producers wanting to do your beats (like the Victor Vaughn albums)? Why do you think it is that all these people are queuing up to work with you and yet other artists aren’t so fortunate?
Uh.. I think that maybe if they would have tried, they would have been as fortunate with it as I was. The people who I work with? I talk to them, let them know how I feel "we’re gonna do this bla bla bla," and we do it. They’re like "Yo I’m with it" because they see I’m serious. I say this, you judge a tree by the fruit it bares. So when they’ve seen me pull it off twice, they know I can do it so either get down with it or don’t. It’s almost like my effort gives them a chance to take a risk ‘cus y’know, they’re used to the status quo shit too. But most of the people I deal with, at our age, one person might be into journalism, this dude might be a record company exec but we’re all the same age. So once you can meet somebody on that level and talk to them like "yo! Let’s do it! Let’s go for it: Yes or no?" You at least need some type of basis to why the theory should work. So I’m like "I did this twice so let’s go for it!" A lot of times, cats just like in a whirlwind of excitement off of it. Like Big Dada and your man over there, my man, your boy Will Ashon. I never met Will in person but we’ve just been doing it over the phone and emails and once we kinda both got the understanding of the shit, the cat was like "Yo fuck it! Let’s do it!" And we did it and it worked out. And I think that’s my appeal. I think if a lot of artists would just take the steps, "yo I’ve got this idea, how about we do it like this?" And however they explained it and made it make sense, yeah you’ll find that people will disagree with it and be like "Nah. I’ve got other concerned and I don’t want to take that risk." But then you’ve got cats like me. So, the people that I deal with are Cats just like me. No matter what field your expertise is in (as I say, you might be a journalist or you might be a record exec or you might just be a cat on the street that’s just putting up the posters) I’m going to find a way that we can relate and like be "Yo let’s just do it!" And just do it. That’s the fun part about it for me and why I do it. Plus! I’m like there’s no limit to nothing yo! Especially nowadays, moving into the future, you’ve got the internet, access to all information yeah?
Yeah.
If the input is more then the output can be greater. So this is just expressing all the input I’ve been getting. I have to find a way to facilitate my expression. One album a year is not going to be enough to facilitate all that information: I have to separate it. Sometimes it’s a difference of opinion involved or just different sides of a coin that determines releases. It’s like in the news, you have to present both sides of a story and let people judge for themselves and I look at my music the same way. If I’m doing an album, Doom may have a view of something that may seem more conservative or strict in certain ways so then I’ll do an album as Vic’ just so Vic’ can pose the other side. Both sides are just as valid: it’s just two of many different points of view.
In the last couple of years, you’ve been known for working with producers and providing the vocals, be that for Madvillain, Victor Vaughn or now DangerDoom. Is there any chance of you putting on your producer’s cap back on and being the producer side of a collaboration?
Yep–Yeap - You must be reading my mind or something yo!? But yeah, it’s gradually going in that direction again. Like Ghostface Killah has this Fish Scale album out?
Yeah.
I had the chance to produce like five joints on that one. That’s more joints than anybody else produced on that joint. So that’s one step in that direction on a major level. I’ve got a whole new slew of instrumentals about to come out. Essential Elements is what I call that album. It’s all based around physics and the periodic table. But then, at the same time, I’m doing another album with Starks (y’know, that’s "Tony Starks," of Ghostface Killah fame) and that’s like a duet album like how Madvillain would be except with me and him. I’ll be producing it but I’ll be rhyming moooooore than Madlib rhymed on the last Madvillain album. But it will be an all-Doom-Production with both Doom and Starks on the mic so that like another notch on the production belt just to rep that side of me a little bit more. An artist coming out on my label is JR (John Robinson). I produced his whole record with the exception of like two songs but I basically put that whole thing together like thematically. So it’s a pretty good album and the n****’s bringing some ill hot shit! I’m looking into the direction of developing artists as well as producing them. I won’t just give somebody a bit, I want to know how they’re going to freak it and their whole presentation of it. That’s what I want to do with your boy Nas if he’ll let me yo! He’s a cool dude…I’ve hit him up with a couple of my shits so… So you’ll hear Doom on a major level, Imma keep repping on an underground level – and just keeping music out there period.
Is there anything you want to do but are currently finding impossible or very difficult to get done?
You know… I never thought it would almost get like this and I almost don’t want to say anything. But it could get like that if I let it get to me. I do have to compromise here and there. Sometimes I’ve got to just go and be alone for maybe two weeks to focus. Sometimes I just can’t be around my family as much as I would like to and stuff like that but I definitely have to make time to do this music. That’s now as opposed to before, when I wasn’t so busy. I didn’t have anything to do, I was broke and my phone wasn’t ringing because nobody was calling so I had time to do things. But Now? It’s busier with so many people trying to get at me, I’ve got more children now and stuff like that so it’s a bit of a balancing act. I’ve got to take time out to go into that cabin – you know how sometimes these writers will go away to some cabin somewhere and lock down with some typewriter or something? It’s almost like that and I’ve got to do it. You’ve definitely you have to make the time to do it. I’ve got so many ideas right now that I don’t even know if I can do them all but I’m trying to find a way to do it. There should, logically, be a way to do it. If I just cut out some of the shit maybe? I don’t go to the clubs anyway so that’s a big plus right there. I might go to the bar but that don’t take no time.
So I take it then that you’ve never suffered from Writer’s Block?
I couldn’t say I was immune to that though. It comes with the length of time: you’ve just got to roll with it. It clears up but when it comes, that just means "Alright. Right now’s just not my time to write: I’ve got to do something else". I’ll listen to music or go do something else instead until it clears up. The whole writing thing? It comes in waves to me. It’s a kind of energy thing where, when it hits you, it hits you: you’ve just got to hope that you have a pen and a pad ready to take down that information. Sometimes it comes to me and I’ll laugh at the rhyme "Awh shit! That was an ill one!" But forget to write it down and then, the next day, I try to remember it and it’s gone. So it’s a matter of trying to be professional. It’s about keeping a pen and a pad and write that shit down, collect them all and then spit them. The writer’s block will come and go and I ain’t going to say I’m immune to it.
Totally on a different tangent: one of the guys that gave you your early break was MC Serch and I don’t know if you know but he’s putting together a reality TV programme called "The White Rapper Show" which, I gather, is a spoof reality TV series about White Rappers. I wonder if you had any comments about that?
Heheheheh: sounds interesting.
Don’t you think it’s a bit of a step backward for American hip hop culture and race relations there in?...Nah, I dunno….?
I have to see the show to truly comment on that one. But knowing Michael, the way he probably freaked it, it’ll have to have a twist to it because he’s a smart dude. He’s probably covered all the angles and all that. But it depends: I have to see it to comment really.
Which did you prefer: X-Men III or The Fantastic Four movie?
Oh alright… I have to say that being a comic-book fan –
"None of them?" Hehehehe?
Well that’s harsh but that’s the truth. Looking back, when we used to read those joints when we was younger, we had to picture in our heads the actual action sequences. Yes they have pictures in the comicbooks of course but it’s a two-dimensional still-frame. But then in our imagination, we could really see them flying or cutting some dude in half and we could really picture it. Some of these films I wouldn’t even bother to go and see but with The X-men joint? I think I brought my nephew and my son with me and we just went and saw it…. And, well y’know: I’m no fan of remakes from comics to movies. You know, with all the digital shit, it wasn’t as ill as Lou Farigno. The whole digital shit made it kind of corny. But if I had to choose any one that I would say was the closest depiction and the most accurate recreation, it would have to be X-men. That Fantastic Four shit!? As soon as I saw Doom with that ugly-ass cape on, I knew I wasn’t going to bother go see. It was like corny: they changed the story around too much. Some of them are not supposed to be in some people’s hands. You’ve got to leave it in the hands of somebody that’s going to do justice to it you know what I mean? The first X-men movie? That shit was kinda ill!
Excellent! Now your Homeboy Ghostface, when he was in the Wu they had a comic book out – and I know that subsequent to that, Ghostface released like an action figure – y’know, a doll? Are you going to be doing a similar multi-media thing?
Oh no doubt! No doubt. Starks is a leader in the industry and cutting-edge technology so he always kinda beats us all to the punch. But every time he does something like that, it opens doors for us less fortunate to come through hehehehe. He broke the ice. So yeah you’ll probably see some Doom merchandise out there similar to that – but it’s still gotta have a Doom twist. It won’t be anything that you can really imagine. It’ll have something bugged out about it – like the mask is not removable or some ill shit like that. I’ve got some ill shit in the works. I’ve got a cartoon I’m working on… I’ve got a lot of ill-dope shit coming up. Nobody will be bored with what I have coming.
Excellent! I’ve heard, through the grapevine, that King Geedorah’s making a comeback? Can you tell me who’s going to be playing the other two heads – because I gather you’re not tight with one of the former members of King Geedorah if that’s correct?
Oh. I hire artists to do this shit. With King Geedorah, how it will be is that…well, it’s always going to be different motherfuckers on that shit. It don’t matter who I’m "tight" with or not or whatever: it’s always going to be new motherfuckers every time as I’m bringing new artists out. I’ll break an artist in, give them a chance to shine and then I’m going on to the next artist. It’s up to them if they want to sink or swim. If they want to get personal or any of that bullshit, that’s up to them. But me? I’m on some rough and rugged art shit. So on the new Geedorah shit, you might hear…Lord Smog – If I can find them, they’re my peoples. You’ve got a couple of different Cats – like Cats who couldn’t fit on the last album – like…this cat Mulgera, he’s an artist I’m going to get on this one…. People I’m not "tight" with? Whatever. Them motherfuckers wouldn’t turn down no money, I’ll bet you that much. If I need a horn section, Imma hire me a horn section – WHATEVER!
What have you got in your Walkman or on your IPod at the moment?
Oh. You know I just got one of those IPod things. I tried to stay away from it but y’know I got pulled into the whole technological thing and couldn’t avoid it no more right? So what do I have on it? Mostly Jazz and Brazilian stuff. The joint Alter Ego by James Williams. The Kenny Darren Trio did another version of that so I’ve got a few versions of Alter Ego on there. Then I have Brazilian stuff on there too like Georgie Ben, some Caetano Veloso and stuff like that. I don’t keep too much hip hop on there unless it’s a song that I’m working on and I’ve got to listen to to add a verse or fix something. It’s mainly stuff like that that influences hip hop and not necessarily hip hop that’s already made. I would like to get back to listening to some of that stuff – it might be interesting. But doing this, I had to make the choice between making hip hop or listening to it. Either I’m a fan or I’m a professional. Right now I’m a professional but I’ve been a fan for a long time. Now I’m in the game, I’ve got to be about my business.
And when you listen to music, are you able to just listen to music for fun? Or are you always listening to music with an ear toward sampling it?
See mainly I just listen to listen. But then, I look for music to complement the mood to wherever I’m at. Whether you’re on the beach, in the park or at home, whether you’re alone or in a party situation, music sets the tone. Sometimes I might go to a party and they might be playing some funk but I won’t notice: I’m just there with my friends. But then somebody will play a record and I’ll be "Shit! What the fuck was that!?" I may be listening to jazz just to tune out – y’know: I feel like chilling out; the kids aren’t here; I’ve got a couple days by myself; I want to get into the mood to write. So I mostly listen to jazz. It’s mostly instrumental so it doesn’t throw my words off. But then, I might hear something that might come in ten minutes into the record like some drums and I’m like "Snap!" I guess that that’s a side effect of casual listening.
Here in the UK, some politicians have started kicking up a fuss over Rap lyrics all over again. Do you censor what your kids listen to? Do you take an active interest in what your kids listen to?
I definitely take an active interest in what they’re listening to. I’m aware of what’s out there. I’m like this: if you drive your children in the right direction and let them know what’s going on in the world (pros AND cons), I’m noticing they themselves, if they are giving the opportunity to choose for themselves, they usually choose the right one – especially if they use you their parent as an example. My son is fourteen. He don’t listen to Rap shit at all. He’s more like me. But then I’ve got a son who’s three, he’s new to the world. So if BET is on and he hears a beat he likes, he’s going to be jamming to that beat. My Mom’s like "don’t be putting that on whilst he’s here…put some childrens’ programmes instead." But I can see how certain sounds might be appealing to him so I’ll explain it to him as he gets older. I’ll explain the content and make sure to instil the right morals and whatnot. But I think that with children in general, if you show them both sides of the coin and be honest with them – and don’t try to hide anything from them – they generally get a head start on things. Yes they see what their peers are doing but they also see what their parents are doing. My sons are my best friends – and if you treat kids like that, it generally works out good.
I’m coming to the end of my questions – Phew! We got through them quickly… Can you tell me a bit about what you have got lined up after the new Dangerdoom? Is there anything else we should be looking out for?
Yeah: right now we’ve got the Dangerdoom remixes. It’s like I did a whole other nine songs real quick. What with the momentum of the album, I got the opposite of writer’s block I guess. What’s the opposite of "writer’s block?" Once you break writer’s block and you’ve got the momentum going, you’ve got a lot of residual shit left so a lot of that went into the Dangerdoom remixes – available online @ cartoonnetwork.com or at adultswim.com for free download. So that’s something I did. I’m working on part 2 of Madvillainy right now – that’s coming out bananas! It’s going to feel like a continuation but at the same time, you won’t know what to expect. Also the Doom/Stark duet album is coming soon. Like I say, it’s my production but I might let somebody catch some wreck too. It’ll be me and Starks and I’ll try to keep ahead of him as possible on a lyrical tip but you’ve got to understand I’m doing the beats too – I’m not making any excuses heheheh. What else? A straight-up Doom album will come later… After all these duet joints, you’ll hear from The Villain in canon form like that. Of course the next Geedorah album… I’m doing something with your boy Nas like I said before – it might be a duet kind of thing similar to the Ghost joint. So there’s things going on in the mainstream, things going on in the so-called "Underground" and just keeping it interesting all around.
Just to very finally draw things to a close, if you want to end with any shout-outs, words of wisdom or (once again) flag up anything we should be checking for in the near future?
Like I said: The Dangerdoom album is still out there; the remixes are out there; Support Dangermouse because he’s a good dude; my production records; Me and Tony Starks/Ghostface Killah are working on our album right now; Ghostface’s album Fish Scale is out right now and that shit is banging so if you haven’t checked that, go check that. Other than that? Listen to Rap and you’ll hear about the Villain.
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Post by: daigong on July 06, 2006, 07:46:38 AM
Him and Cee Lo rescheduled a live due to World Cup !!
HEY!! Gather in E-town on July 22nd at the local Carny.
Kardinal Offishall LIVE feat Jully Black!! Free with that 9 bucks admission. gates open at noon http://www.capitalex.ca/telus_stage.html
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Post by: daigong on July 12, 2006, 06:24:02 AM
YO! check out this dope site:
http://www.mixtapetorrent.com/mixtapes
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Post by: maliciel on July 16, 2006, 01:31:39 PM
Quote from: Masa
Dope ass interview with The RZA: http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=30240
He talks about asian culture, martial arts and movies. RZA is that dude :bow:
Long overdue, but goddamn that was a nice interview :O
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Post by: maliciel on July 18, 2006, 05:46:15 PM
So I read that Will.I.Am thinks hip-hop is shit now, and doesn't wanna be associated with it. And as an attempt to revive this deadass thread, what do you peoples think?
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Post by: MochaNutz on July 19, 2006, 08:19:03 PM
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So I read that Will.I.Am thinks hip-hop is shit now, and doesn't wanna be associated with it. And as an attempt to revive this deadass thread, what do you peoples think?
meh, my first reaction is, he's just trying to cover himself up for going pop =P I'll think about it more later though.
So!!
Half a year has gone by.
Candidates for top 10 Albums of the year? =)
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Post by: Tanier on July 19, 2006, 08:40:54 PM
I've never heard of Will.I.Am but I'll look into Will.I.Am...
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Post by: Masa on July 19, 2006, 11:40:47 PM
Quote from: Maliciel
So I read that Will.I.Am thinks hip-hop is shit now, and doesn't wanna be associated with it. And as an attempt to revive this deadass thread, what do you peoples think?
That's a great question. I started writing my reply about an hour ago but I'm just too tired to finish it now. I still need to babble more so I'm gonna post my epic "Why hiphop sucks in '06" essay tomorrow or something. It's sadly gonna be my longest post ever :lol:
Quote from: MochaNutz
Half a year has gone by.
Candidates for top 10 Albums of the year? =)
In no particular order: - Ghostface Killah - Fishscale - Bronze Nazareth - The Great Migration - The Roots - Game Theory - Jay Dee - Donuts - Apathy - Eastern Philosophy - Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere - Cunninlynguists - A Piece of Strange - Cut Chemist - Audience's Listening - Murs - Murray's Revenge - Boot Camp Clik - The Last Stand
Quote from: lilday
I've never heard of Will.I.Am but I'll look into Will.I.Am...
You have never heard of the Black Eyed Peas? :shock:
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Post by: Masa on July 21, 2006, 03:42:12 PM
New GZA Album Confirmed
A new GZA/Genius album has been confirmed!
We can not tell you too many details at this moment about this album, other than Its scheduled for a possible October 2006 release on record label Liquid Swords Entertainment/Babygrande. Check the email directly from Dreddy Kruger for more info...
Peace 36, Yes It Is A Real Album Coming Out From Gza....the title of the album is not confirmed yet & it will be coming out on LIQUID SWORDS ENTERTAINMENT/BABYGRANDE the album will b A&R By DREDDY KRUGER & Trust me it will b something special ; I cant really give to many details yet about features & producers yet; But The album will have a few surprises for sure..& it will b a CD a Storybook & a Short Film...
DAAAAMNN!!! What an asss!! I fumbled for the video mode, I was like :drool:
SEE SHORT CLIP! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krztWefM7Bc
Kardinal Offishall came on the stage around 9:30 and totally ripped it up!! He performed lot of his hits Last Standing Soldier, Everyday Rudebwoy, Bakardi Slang, Money Jane and even Bob Marley classic "Is This Love?" the crowd was pretty wild, morons fighting in a corner, cops, security all over. water bottles chucked. But yeah, dude is an amazing performer. If you have a chance, CHECK HIM OUT!! A HO IS A HO!
And I was staring right at security, my arm hurt for having it pointed at the stage, there's some parts where I hide the cam just in case. BUTT I bring you The Bootleg Video!! You best believe I'll be playing this on HiP HoP Hizzy on HiP Radio.
Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQgvf2DOl-c Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Hiien_Mt3I Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSx0lGgTG6w Part 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK88qIYWf2k Part 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnV2-EUKenw
met him after the show, signed my disc. DAMNED I spent all my batteries on recording the show, I had like enough for a non-flash pic, he said "Whatsup Boss?" :lol:
I'd really want someday to get a recorded shout out. XD
ETA:
Here's an MP3 of the concert: http://rapidshare.de/files/26989840/asa.mp3.html
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Post by: Masa on July 29, 2006, 01:18:47 PM
(http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5907/6996847nh2.jpg) 1. Idlewild Intro 2. Mighty O ft/ OutKast 3. Peaches ft/ Big Boi & Sleepy Brown 4. Idlewild Blue (Don't Chu Worry Bout Me) ft/ Andre 3000 5. Infatuation ft/ Big Boi & Khujo 6. N2U ft/ Big Boi & Sleepy Brown 7. Morris Brown ft/ Big Boi, Scar & Sleepy Brown 8. Chronomentrophia ft/ Andre 3000 9. The Train ft/ Big Boi, Scar & Sleepy Brown 10. Life Is Like A Musical ft/ Andre 3000 11. No Bootleg DVD's (Interlude) 12. Hollywood Divorce ft/ OutKast, Lil Wayne & Snoop Dogg 13. Zora ft/ Andre 3000 14. Call The Law ft/ Big Boi & Janelle Monae 15. Bamboo/Cross (Interlude) 16. Bugg Face ft/ Big Boi 17. Makes No Sense At All ft/ Andre 3000 18. In Your Dreams ft/ Big Boi & Sleepy Brown 19. Percival & Rooster ft/ OutKast 20. Matron Angel ft/ Andre 3000 & Whild Peach 21. Greatest Show On Earth ft/ Andre 3000 & Macy Gray 22. You're Beautiful (Interlude) 23. When I Look Into Your Eyes ft/ Andre 3000 24. Dyin To Live ft/ Andre 3000 25. A Bad Note ft/ OutKast
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Post by: Popcorn Joe on August 03, 2006, 10:16:15 AM
here is some more z-ro:
Life (http://"http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=785F8E017FF89B78) In My City (http://"http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=BA89234E2EA4DC91) S.U.C.- R.I.P Dj Screw (http://"http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=C490C63160D278CB) *sigh* i'll up some more later, im tired right now, lol
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Post by: Tanier on August 04, 2006, 03:12:02 AM
http://stalkr.net/clips.php this site has too many videos. 70.99 GB of Music Videos! they don't have every body but they have alot of old stuff and alot of new stuff. Mostly rap and r&b, its some rock here and there like metalica, they got beastie boys too. ftp and fast. I reccomend using flashget, if your download gets interupted you can resume.
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Post by: Masa on August 04, 2006, 07:53:00 AM
Mos Def Preps New Solo LP
Mos Def is currently gearing up for the release his third solo album titled True Magic.
According to reports, the album is slated for release via Geffen Records on September 26th.
The Brooklyn bred rapper recently released his own converse shoe titled The Chuck Taylor All Star Mid Music. Based on the classic Chuck Taylor All Star sneaker, the shoe is currently available at both Foot Locker and the Converse Web site.
As SOHH previously reported, Mos will be sharing the stage with Talib Kweli, the Wu-Tang Clan, Redman and De La Soul at the 2006 Rock the Bells Concert in San Bernardino, Calif., this weekend.
The two day event will also feature performances from Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Immortal Technique, Murs, Supernatural, Planet Asia, Aesop Rock and Living Legends.
http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/9525
True Magic better be better than The New Danger. I don't wanna get disappointed twice by one of my favorite MCs.
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http://stalkr.net/clips.php this site has too many videos. 70.99 GB of Music Videos! they don't have every body but they have alot of old stuff and alot of new stuff. Mostly rap and r&b, its some rock here and there like metalica, they got beastie boys too. ftp and fast. I reccomend using flashget, if your download gets interupted you can resume.
Thanks :thumbsup
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Post by: MochaNutz on August 06, 2006, 01:39:18 AM
So, Black Eyed Peas! Well, they "changed" but you can't deny their music is catchy.
Anyways! BEBOT the Music Video(s)! Gotta represent my Culture! =)
There's 2 of them. I liked the 2nd one way better. They went all out on the Hot Filipino Girls, haha. There's TONS of Cameos in it if you know the Filipino celebs. Also has my 2 favorite "actresses" Charmaine Star and Kaylani Lei. Too bad you don't really notice them.
Hehe, the first part is funny. Typical Filipino Mom =P She called Taboo "Tabo" haha! Its like a bucket or tub thats used to pour water and wash your butt with when you do #2. Or you bring it, like an icecream tub, on long roadtrips. My mom "forced" me to go out with my older brother and his friends sometimes back then as well. "Where you going, ha? A, you take your little brother, ok? Ran, you stay with your Kuya!" (kuya means older brother)
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Post by: MurasakiNeko on August 06, 2006, 06:13:48 AM
Interesting discussion!
I would consider this my one-stop hip-hop/rap thread. :)
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Post by: Masa on August 06, 2006, 08:23:37 PM
The Roots - Bread & Butter (Game Theory EP bonus track) http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=49A347A834AE47E2
Making of Game Theory according to ?uestlove:
Quote from: ?uestlove
but yeah---i don't know who hipped ye (Kanye West) to me working with brion first (member when jon and fionna came to the LA grammy jam session?) but it was going down and then the 4 month blackout occurred and we had no budget from march to july 2005--the months jon had me booked--and by that point (and i aint pointing fingers but i get a feeling who snitched on my newfound colabo secret.)
ye had made jon his new biaaatch and i was fucked. i didn't wanna bitch about too much for sounding like a biaatch but pretty much i was REAL salty when i found out jon was working with ye.
add being homeless without a label for four months not really knowing if jay (Jay-Z) was gonna stick to his words
so add that with riq's (Black Thought) kids being in nawlins in july and not having a clue what was up when katrina went down.
add interscope being dicks and not leaving the budget open til jay signed the contracts (we showed up one day and our longtime studio peeps were like "yall cant record here again til we get the budget back"---so that shit alone took 4 months in which i went from the comfort of electric lady and these nice ass studios to doing the "baby baby baby" drums while watching these mice run in and out of my drum booth.
come to think of it....the "organix" like conditions we had to endure for the first 4 months of song structuring really made and gave this album the dark vibe it has.
Damn, no wonder the album sounds so dark :shock:
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Post by: daigong on August 08, 2006, 07:09:41 AM
1 - Intro 2 - Angels - Ghostface Killah & MF Doom 3 - What A Niggy Know (remix) - Kmd 4 - Rhinestone Cowboy - Madvillain (MF Doom & Madlib) 5 - Accordian (Live) - Madvillain 6 - Meat Grinder (Live) - Madvillain 7 - Power Interlude 8 - You Owe Me - Nas (MF Doom blend) 9 - I Hear Voices - MF Doom 10 - Science & Sorcery Interlude 11 - Ante Up Nillas - M.O.P./Wu-Tang Clan (MF Doom blend) 12 - Ferric Interlude 13 - Criminology - Ghostface Killah/Raekwon (MF Doom blend) 14 - Sonic Interlude 15 - Sofa King remix - Dangerdoom (MF Doom & Dangermouse) 16 - One Love - Nas (MF Doom blend) 17 - Foolish Interlude 18 - Space Hos - Dangerdoom (remix By Madlib) 19 - Thats Me - Cam'ron (MF Doom blend) 20 - Mr. Clean - Viktor Vaughn 21 - Two Hands Interlude 22 - Money Folder remix - Madvillain 23 - Doom-Tro 24 - Stan Lee Intro/ Wu Banga 101 25 - Doom-Tro 26 - Stan Lee/Happy & Pepper Interlude 27 - Verbal Intercourse - Ghostface Killah with Nas & Raekwon 28 - Tony'S Money - Ghostface Killah 29 - Good Times - Ghostface Killah with Superb 30 - Momma - Ghostface Killah with Megan Rochelle 31 - Do The Dance - Ghostface Killah with Masta Killah & Raekwon 32 - World'S Best Bodyguard (Interlude) 33 - Project Soap Operas - Ghostface Killah with Trife, Kryme Life & Tommy Whispers 34 - Love Stories - Ghostface Killah with Wigs (Othorized Fam) 35 - I Cant Sleep - Ghostface Killah with Issac Hayes & Rza (Live) 36 - Rainy Days remix - Ghostface Killah with Raekwon 37 - Outro
Eazy-E's boy has some new shit out too, coming soon :D
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Post by: MochaNutz on August 08, 2006, 04:18:41 PM
Ghostface and DOOM album, can't wait for it! Not coming out till Feb 2007 though =(
Anyone cop the new Masta Killa - Made In Brooklyn disc? I Heard DOOM produced a track on it. Most likely one of his Herbs. Hope its a good one.
For some reason, i'm looking forward to the new Method Man album. His last one was wack, but the tracks he has now are pretty dope. Fall Out!
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Post by: MochaNutz on August 15, 2006, 04:55:25 AM
new madvillian clip on the stonesthrow myspace webpage. Its gonna be on the Peanut Butter Wolf Chrome Children CD.
Its dope. Clip is only like 23 seconds though, and 1 line from DOOM.
http://www.myspace.com/stonesthrow
The CD sounds like its gonna be good. You listen to the sampler? Its like 21 mins. You can get it here.
http://www.stonesthrow.com/chromechildren/
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Post by: daigong on August 16, 2006, 09:31:57 AM
Hmm :doh: never heard of em -- I've gots to check this out if Mocha says so!
Anyone heard Nas JayZ AZ Raekwon GhostfaceKillah-New York track? http://rapidshare.de/files/29576075/Nas_JayZ_AZ_Raekwon_GhostfaceKillah-New_York.mp3.html
not a bad hook, I like where Jay like goofs, laughs at his line "beans is on"
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Post by: Masa on August 16, 2006, 09:40:57 AM
New Method Man and Outkast albums leaked this week. Idlewild is pretty good, I'm definitely feeling it more than their previous album. Meth's album is also way better than his previous album. It has a few really tight RZA beats and the RZA-produced "Konichiwa bitches" has quite possibly the greatest song title ever :lol:
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Anyone heard Nas JayZ AZ Raekwon GhostfaceKillah-New York track? http://rapidshare.de/files/29576075/Nas_JayZ_AZ_Raekwon_GhostfaceKillah-New_York.mp3.html
not a bad hook, I like where Jay like goofs, laughs at his line "beans is on"
Must be a cut & paste job since the original version only has Rae, Ghost and AZ.
edit: I just listened to it: - the beat is different and way iller than the OG version - Ghost, Rae and AZ verses are the same - Nas' verse is from Get Down' - Jay's verse is from All I Need
It's definitely one of the illest remixes I have ever heard and I would love to hear a full album with Jay, Nas, Ghost, Rae and AZ. They're still the illest New York cats in the game :yep:
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Post by: daigong on August 16, 2006, 09:42:44 AM
Oh great!! I gotta check out meth's latest!! :D :D
Yeah, that "New York" just cuts off at the end :/
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Post by: daigong on August 18, 2006, 08:56:18 PM
BEST MIX TAPE OF THE YEAR!! And I am intrigued by Clinton Sparks, copy his style for HiP Radio XD
Clinton Sparks Recruits 50 Cent And Samuel L. Jackson for New Mixtape Friday - August 18, 2006 by Anthony Roberts
Clinton Sparks is set to release his latest mixtape "Smash Time Radio Vol.2" with a little help from 50 Cent and actor Samuel L. Jackson.
Sparks is dropping the latest set in his "Smash Time Radio" series in an effort to further introduce fans to his already successful Shade 45/ Sirius Satellite Radio show of the same name. Featuring new music from various artists, blends and remixes, the mixtape also features exclusive interviews with both 50 and Jackson, who, as SOHH previously reported, are currently shooting a new film together entitled Home Of The Brave.
During the interviews, the G-Unit leader touches on a series of topics including kissing Madonna, who's really the King of New York and the difference between him and Jay-Z, while Jackson gives his two cents on rappers who act and his new movie, Snakes On A Plane.
"I feel very fortunate that entertainers of such a high caliber as Samuel L. Jackson, 50 Cent, Kanye West and Ludacris acknowledge my creativity and the importance of SmashTime Radio & MixUnit.com," Sparks told SOHH exclusively of the support that he's received for his projects. "I'm in competition with myself at all times. I wake up every morning like how can I out do my last project. I just hope that people appreciate the work that I do and I'm happy that people want to hear it."
The new mixtape is part of Sparks' "Get Familiar Mixtape Extravaganza" campaign, which will include new projects and mixtapes for the NBA 2K7 video game and artists such as Ludacris, Fabolous, N.O.R.E, Consequence, Saigon, Dre (of Cool & Dre), actor Rick Gonzalez and director John Singleton.
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Post by: RatBastich on August 24, 2006, 02:16:41 PM
My preference is old-school hip-hop, and some of the very early stuff in the '90's.
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Post by: MochaNutz on August 24, 2006, 04:45:38 PM
anyone get the Inspectah Deck album? Any good?
also, dunno if its old, but Wutang performs on Crank Yankers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9Z25zpsu_A
kinda funny seeing them as puppets, and Dave Chapelle is in it too
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Post by: thatguy on August 25, 2006, 05:04:34 PM
first post in the rap thread, dedicated to...
DJ 2ND NATURE
dj 2nd nature works mix tapes and comps for primarily hiphop/rap, but his musical knowledge is surprisingly diverse. in 2004 when pioneer introduced the DVJ turntables (they're dvd-turntables that let you mix video along with audio), he was one of the first djs to get in on vj-ing (video-jockey). i uploaded his 2004 and 2005 mixtapes (though you should probably call them mix-vids) :D
you've gotta see this stuff to believe it. although these are his routines (ie: playlist laid out, transitions and timins practiced over and over again), it's still fuckin impressive to see him scratch audio and mix video at the same time. 2004 mixtape has picture-in-picture so you can see the output video as he mixes, 2005 mixtape is just the output video.
DJ 2nd Nature - 2004 Routine (http://filedump.jphip.com/thatguy/dj_2nd_nature-2004_routine.mp4) 63.7 MB MP4 DJ 2nd Nature - 2005 Routine (http://filedump.jphip.com/thatguy/dj_2nd_nature-2005_routine.mpg) 72.2 MB MPG
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Post by: thatguy on August 26, 2006, 01:26:33 PM
are we posting hiphop and underground here, too? oh well, that's what i'm gonna do unless someone tells me otherwise XD
hip-hop, downtempo, seriously lyrical. rapper phonte coleman, dutch producer nicolay. if you liked the mark farina compilation albums i uploaded, you'll enjoy this. if you want a sampler, take track 6, "nic's groove". here's the wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Exchange_%28group%29).
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Post by: daigong on August 30, 2006, 08:28:57 AM
Quote from: L-san
My preference is old-school hip-hop, and some of the very early stuff in the '90's.
Agreed...all I play is old West Coast gangsta rap, and shit like Public Enemy, Wu-Tang Clan. The odd DMX and Kanye ain't bad but you know they lifted stuff from the old school.
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are we posting hiphop and underground here, too? oh well, that's what i'm gonna do unless someone tells me otherwise XD
as long as it's hip hop rap boogie down, it's all good baby 8)
HEY!! cool thatguy...we have a turntable-izm thread somewhere, perhaps ya wanna revive that? Or fuck. Should we just merge ROFL. Where's my Reggae Fans at? XD
But is that shit like...the old CD turntables? I am also wondering (since I might be upgrading to XP) how Mocha, and y'all do your remixes. I've been doing mine in Sound Recorder and it's WACK..I wanna do some fading.
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anyone get the Inspectah Deck album? Any good?
also, dunno if its old, but Wutang performs on Crank Yankers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9Z25zpsu_A
kinda funny seeing them as puppets, and Dave Chapelle is in it too
Didn't know about this! Fuckin hilarious!!! -- Deck is mad sharp. One of my fave Wu MCs. I wonder if it's leechable....XD
Listened to Meth's 4-21...much better than Tical 0, but man. his last 3 albums haven't lived up to Tical #1. The few tracks like "Is it Me" and other Wu-Tang members, were pretty deep. Yeah, he's here to remind us to respect The Wu but...what else? You can do better than this Ticallion Stallion.
CHECK OUT THESE MIX TAPES!!
Man, I been hearing about this ... here it is!! Unofficial JPH!P Endorser Samuel L. Fuckin Jackson. If you hate 50 Cent (like Masa :P) just deselect the files :P
Clinton Sparks, 50 Cent & Samuel L. Jackson - Smashtime Radio Vol. 2
1 - Samuel L. Jackson Intro 2 - SmashTime Radio Intro 3 - Beyonce & Yung Joc - Ring The Alarm (Clinton Sparks remix) 4 - Fabolous Freestyle 5 - 50 Cent & Hot Rod - Don't Turn Off The Lights 6 - Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell & B-Real - Vato 7 - 50 Cent, Samuel L. Jackson & Clinton Sparks - Get Familiar (Interlude) 8 - Eminem & Akon - Smack That 9 - Lloyd Banks Freestyle (LIVE On SmashTime Radio with Clinton Sparks) 10 - Outkast Feat. Lil' Wayne & Snoop Dogg - Hollywood Divorce 11 - Pharrell & Lil' Wayne - Swagger International (Clinton Sparks remix) 12 - 50 Cent - Ask R. Kelly (LIVE On SmashTime Radio with Clinton Sparks) 13 - Too Short Feat. Snoop Dogg & Will.I.Am - Keep Bouncin 14 - Omarion & Kanye West - Number 1 Entourage (Clinton Sparks Blend) 15 - Beanie Siegel & Ryan Toby - Just My Thing [produced by Clinton Sparks] 16 - 50 Cent - We Were Cool (LIVE On SmashTime Radio with Clinton Sparks) 17 - E-40 Feat. Juelz Santana & Snoop Dogg - U & Dat (remix) 18 - Obie Trice Feat. Nate Dogg - All Of My Life 19 - Akon Feat. Snoop Dogg & Plies - I Wanna F*ck You 20 - Samuel L. Jackson - Snakes In The Club (LIVE On SmashTime Radio with Clinton Sparks) 21 - Clipse - Chinese New Year 22 - Cam'ron - Weekend Girl 23 - 50 Cent - Who's The King Of NY (LIVE On SmashTime Radio with Clinton Sparks) 24 - Snoop Dogg & E-40 - Candy 25 - Diddy & Aasim - And You Say NYC 26 - Yung Joc - Bout It 27 - 50 Cent - Artist Advice From 50 (LIVE On SmashTime Radio with Clinton Sparks) 28 - Paris Hilton Feat. Fat Joe & Jadakiss - Fighting Over Me 29 - Brotha & Rick Ross - I Want You Back 30 - 50 Cent - LL Cool J Down With G-Unit Outro (LIVE On SmashTime Radio with Clinton Sparks) 31 - SmashTime Radio Unsigned Artist: Remo The Rapstar - Just Say No
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Post by: MochaNutz on August 30, 2006, 09:20:56 PM
Quote from: daigong
But is that shit like...the old CD turntables? I am also wondering (since I might be upgrading to XP) how Mocha, and y'all do your remixes. I've been doing mine in Sound Recorder and it's WACK..I wanna do some fading.
To remix, I use a program called Adobe Audition (which used to be Cool Edit I think). I'll make a beat (i use reason), lay it on Audition, lay the acapella vocals on top, and adjust the pitch/speed/volume/fades accordingly.
Im sure i have it around somewhere.
Or, you can do actual mixing with Virtual Turntables/Atomix. You can pretty much mix mp3s together on the fly, just like regular Turntables. Has the speed, crossfader, 2 tables, volume, and everything else. Has a bunch of plug-ins too, so you can scratch/phazer, backwards spin, etc. You can do manual scratching with a webcam (you move your hand over a line), but the last time I used it it wasn't working well. Plus, I felt stupid rubbing air.
Its pretty cool.
Its kinda difficult at first, cuz you need to use the keyboard shortcuts and the mouse to do cool things. Sound quality is alright... I like to mess around on them once in a while, to live the days I wished i was a DJ =P Can't afford the real hardware.
I figured out a way to connect it to my soundcard, so I can play a live set on the Winamp thing for people to hear. But, yeah, I'm wack the digital wheels of steel =P If you guys had the time, I think it would be pretty cool for the show. I heard people use the V Turntables in clubs.
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Post by: thatguy on August 31, 2006, 08:25:45 AM
native instruments traktor 3 ftw
(http://www.native-instruments.com/typo3temp/pics/db12a1fd8a.jpg) more info here (http://www.native-instruments.com/index.php?id=traktor3_us)
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Post by: MochaNutz on August 31, 2006, 06:31:12 PM
Quote from: thatguy
native instruments traktor 3 ftw
(http://www.native-instruments.com/typo3temp/pics/db12a1fd8a.jpg) more info here (http://www.native-instruments.com/index.php?id=traktor3_us)
nice. The only thing i don't like about these dj programs is that it gets complicated to do so many things at once. Maybe I wasnt just meant to be a DJ =P I'll stick with making songs instead of mixing em.
I really wanna get a MacBook and dabble on Logic Pro.
Oh, there's a Swollen Members song feat. Ghostface and Produced by Alchemist. WTF? How did they get them? I don't like Swollen Members, and I choose to always dislike them. i dunno why, I think its Madchild's Mullet.
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Post by: daigong on September 01, 2006, 08:47:52 AM
WHOA :shock: those tools are like way over my head...I've heard the karaoke gals use Adobe Audition. Native Instruments, eh? I'll research some more, thanks for that infos. :thumbsup
Quote from: MochaNutz
yeah, I'm wack the digital wheels of steel =P If you guys had the time, I think it would be pretty cool for the show. I heard people use the V Turntables in clubs.
That'd be MAD DOPE if you can do a guest DJ spot on HiP HoP Hizzy these next weeks since Masa is gonna go on a Sex Boat cruise. XD
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I don't like Swollen Members, and I choose to always dislike them. i dunno why, I think its Madchild's Mullet.
I know. Their hooks are fuckin corny. They've played "Too Hott" that I can actually stomach it but they even got Everlast. Guess it's all about the dollar dollar bill y'all
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Post by: Masa on September 02, 2006, 09:40:10 PM
Pharoahe Monch Channels Diddy's Pain, Talks New Album
In an exclusive interview with SOHH, veteran rhyme slinger Pharoahe Monch waxes poetic about penning rhymes for Diddy's new album, working with the late J.Dilla and releasing his first solo set in 7 years.
Fans have been wondering what's been up with the Queens-bred emcee since he released his critically acclaimed solo debut Internal Affairs on Rawkus in '99. Though he's only dropped a single here and there and made limited guest appearances on a few albums, the emcee born Troy Jamerson has not been sitting on his hands as of late. Touring on the regular, including the "Breed Love Odyssey" tour, which also featured Mos Def and Talib Kweli, Pharoahe has been patiently waiting for the right time to remind the game of who he is.
"Basically I've been trying to perfect what I got. I had to deal with a few bad business situations so I've really been waiting for the best opportunity and record label situation," Pharoah told SOHH. "I didn't want to put [an album] out and it be 80%, but I feel real strong about it now. I'm just happy to be getting it out to as many people as possible."
The "it" that he's referring to is his new album, Desire, which is set to be released to the masses via SRC Records. Choosing not to include any guest appearances, Monch is going for self on this his first disc since '99 with the lead single, "Push" about to be released to radio. "I think this album is incredible. I really poured my heart out on this one. It's just a very inspirational record."
Pharoahe has also been busy penning songs for Diddy's new album. He wrote three joints on the LP, saying that the Proactive pretty boy requested him and that the two had great chemistry while working on the project. "He basically told me that he wanted to get really introspective about his pops and that he wanted to talk about his inhibitions and the things that bother him." Monch also worked with will.i.am and Justin Timberlake on a track from the Sergio Mendes album, along with lacing the track "We Must Be In Love" from J.Dilla's last offering The Shining. "Dilla really changed me when it comes to hip hop. So to be a part of his [final] project is one of the biggest things in my career."
Ready to put New York hip-hop back in what he feels is its rightful place, Pharoahe ended the conversation by repping hard for the Rotten Apple. "I think New York breeds some very incredible emcees. It's just time to step up to the plate."
Desire is set to hit shelves on November 23 on SRC Records.
http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/9715
FUCK YES! My all time favorite rapper is finally releasing a new album. All new Monch songs are tight as fuck so I'm expections are sky high. Man, I'm so fucking hyped, I thought that he was never gonna drop another album. Desire will be the album of the year :yep:
hip-hop, downtempo, seriously lyrical. rapper phonte coleman, dutch producer nicolay. if you liked the mark farina compilation albums i uploaded, you'll enjoy this. if you want a sampler, take track 6, "nic's groove". here's the wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Exchange_%28group%29).
Connected is pretty dope. By the way Nicolay just dropped a solo album, and it's definitely worth checking out.
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Post by: Masa on September 08, 2006, 11:56:24 AM
KOCH TO RELEASE TWO ALBUMS ON NOVEMBER 7TH
Koch will be releasing two big Wu-Affiliated albums on November 7th. First up is the long-awaited final LP by Ol' Dirty Bastard titled "A Son Unique". Along with that, the day will be blessed with "The RZA presents Afro Samurai: The Album", the soundtrack to the urban anime which will released next month.
Damn, that ODB album was supposed to come out like 2 years ago. I got the advance version and unfortunately it's nothing special :(
R.I.P. ODB!
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Post by: daigong on September 10, 2006, 12:17:44 AM
I too heard the advanced copy and there was so much left unfinished :( I hope RZA has some gems in the vault.
The whole 50 Cent vs Puff Daddy battle is just lame. Mase is a fuckin fool, let's see him dance outta this one.
Speaking of which, Kardinal Offishall has a new mix tape:
check out sample tracks on his myspace: http://www.myspace.com/kardinaloffishall
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Post by: maliciel on September 10, 2006, 12:10:19 PM
A little late (only 6 years!), but Deltron 3030 is the shit :lol:
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Post by: daigong on September 11, 2006, 08:09:11 AM
When will U-God rise again?? Poor dude can't sell any discs XD
AllHipHop.com Interview With U-God
It's probably safe to say that the Wu-Tang Clan, sans actual instruments (a la The Roots), is the only group in Hip-Hop’s history to really come across as an actual band. Yeah, a band. Remember those? I know, you thought those were just for Rock & Rollers. Each member plays his respective role and serves as a piece of a collective unit. During the Wu’s rise to prominence in the mid ‘90s, it was obvious who the band’s lead artists were. The beautiful thing about the Wu, and clearly an indication of just how powerful their movement and music was, is that even the artists who fans ultimately pigeonholed into supporting roles eventually got their chance to make their mark individually.
In October of 1999, U-God dropped his heavily anticipated solo debut, Golden Arms Redemption, and the album went on to perform respectably. But with two more Wu albums, and a slew of solo releases from the other members cutting into his face time, it’d be practically five years until he resurfaced, this time independently with U-Godzilla Presents: The Hillside Scramblers. The project was U-God’s attempt to spread the word about some of the young gunners from his hometown Park Hill Projects, and while it was well received among fans still dwelling in the 36 chambers, it did little to bolster his appeal among mainstream Hip-Hop consumers and critics. The same could be said for his 2005 LP Mr. Excitement. All in all, U-God knows and admits that he hasn’t yet reached his full potential, and while he’s hardly one to disclose many details about his upcoming plans, he definitely knows where his mistakes were made. As Wu-Tang Week progresses, we spoke to Golden Arms about the past, the indie grind, and why his quest for redemption continues.
AllHipHop.com: In Hip-Hop it’s always about what’s new and what’s fresh. You just got off tour and it was crazy… What do you think it is that allows you 13 years after your introduction, and not being a new group, to still come in and really sell out shows and have fans all over the place?
U-God: Well, that’s from putting in a lot of work through the years. Our catalog is humongous. We got one of the biggest catalogs in the mothaf**kin’ industry besides Sugar Hill [Records]. You see a lot of dudes poppin’ off right now, new dudes and all, that but the amount of work we done put in is incredible, man, and those albums still sell and people still come out and still wanna see the old s**t. It’s like A Tribe Called Quest. A Tribe Called Quest ain’t been out in like six or seven years and right now their filling up 3500-seaters. Just because you don’t hear them on the radio don’t mean that they ain’t poppin’! People don’t realize the game, man; the game is deeper than that. If you put in your stones and your bricks for years, you’re gonna have a fan base. It’s like Metallica. Dudes are like the Rolling Stones. So, all we gotta do is drop a new album or drop some new songs and we can go right back out there and go on tour again.
AllHipHop.com: We have a lot of camps out now claiming their a movement. The Wu truly was and is a movement. Why do these other crew’s movements feel so fabricated in comparison?
U-God: Well, they feel like they wanna be us because we ain’t around. We ain’t doin’ nothing. We ain’t doin’ nothing that’s really stickin’ to dudes’ ribs like that right now. So, they feel like they can come out! Before, if you wanted to be like somebody, you was a biter. You was a wack n***a. But right now, that seems to be the style. Monkey see, monkey do. Dudes right now can’t even compare to being the Wu. First of all, if you wanna be the mothaf**kin’ Wu, your first album gotta go four to five million [units sold]. Second, you gotta drop three, four, five more consecutive platinum albums and get a Grammy on one of those mothaf**kin’ joints, like Meth did! So, in order for you to be Wu-Tang, that’s the kinda s**t you gotta put up, those type of numbers, those type of things you gotta do.
AllHipHop.com: You were locked up for most of 36 Chambers and came out and you were able to hop on the two songs…
U-God: Yeah, “Protect Ya Neck” and the “Mystery of Chess Boxing.”
AllHipHop.com: Looking back on the situation you had came out of, do you ever bug out off the fact that you ended up being a character in a video game and that you’d be in a comic book and all this other crazy stuff?
U-God: Right now, the amount of work we put in I would never think it would get to this level. None of us ever thought it would get to this level. We did what we did when we were 21. We were still like in our twenties when we got our platinum album and a lot of cats ain’t achieved that even in their old age. So, we was kinda before our time so when we did get out in the world, s**t was crazy. But hell no, I would never think it was gonna get to a level to the spot I’m on right now, because I only got two joints off and I had to go do my lil’ time out, but when I came home, I had to get back in shape.
AllHipHop.com: You mentioned a new Wu Album. After doing a couple Wu albums, what do you think the experience would be like going in and recording and what kind of new topics and sounds can you explore being that this will be like album number five for the Wu?
U-God: I ain’t gonna say nothing about none of that s**t because I don’t give away my mothaf**kin’ hat tricks and my lil’ tricks in the trade. But more or less, I can say that there’s a lot of things to talk about. What’s going on? A lot of books out there that dudes ain’t up on, lot of knowledge, Illuminati s**t is still in effect, Enron, scams that people doin’…A lot to talk about, a lot of s**t goin on: murder, death, kill, booze, drugs, tattoos, a lot of violence out there. So, I cant really say what the chemistry, what the formula gonna be because everybody done took from my formula already, like down to the bone. So, we can’t really come back with that old type of formula unless you come with some crazy…come hard and that’s basically how I like to come. I wanna come hard, hard, hardcore with some good hooks with some good beats. Take your time in there and put it together like how we used to do it! That’s all a process and lot of people don’t know what it takes for a nine-man group to make that process happen. ’Cause you got nine ill MCs who feel they should be number one! So, we got to humble ourselves again and get up in there and bake a nice cake.
AllHipHop.com: At this point, how motivated would you say you are to doing a Wu album?
U-God: I’m with it, as soon as n***as give me the red light like it’s real like that. I’m in there like I’m doin’ what I gotta do. Right now, I’m out here working on my s**t, so I ain’t waitin’ for nobody. I’m still doing me at the same time. I’m just trying get some better production goin’ on, get some nice beats some real chunky s**t. I’m out here searching for some diamonds.
AllHipHop.com: What type of sound is it that, when you say you looking for diamonds?
U-God: I can’t explain it to you, bro, it’s just gotta be heavy and big and that’s all I can tell you.
AllHipHop.com: Do you ever think it makes more sense for the Wu-Tang Clan to do an independent album as a group than actually go through a label?
U-God: This independent s**t is way more complicated than what you think. You gotta get in those programs and they gotta be serious business. Personally, I’m getting back into a major. I ain’t playin’, I’m goin back to a major. I’m getting back up on the diving board ’cause that’s where you makin’ money. Ain’t nothing wrong with being on a major. Oh, everybody’s always talkin’ about a major, B, that’s a myth. A major takes care of you, you sell records, you get taken cared of. Your s**t flopped, you don’t get taken care of, it’s business, man. It’s like I was playin’ for the majors and I got wounded or something and now I’m in the minors and s**t, playing independent games. Now, I gotta make my way back into the f**kin’ majors by hittin’ my own best independently. So, now when you get back to the majors you gotta come back with Reggie Jackson numbers, you gotta start hittin’ home runs. That’s what they respect. Make some s**t that make n***a’s hair stand up and there’s no way around that. Look at E-40, E-40 was an independent for awhile too, he couldn’t take it no more. He said I gotta get back to the basics. Gotta get back to the majors and look at a n***a.
Allhiphop: With the way Hip-Hop is right now, coming back as a collective, do you go ahead and come in swinging swords or do you take it in a different direction?
U-God: Right now, I ain’t telling nobody how I’m comin’, man. I just do what I do. Just be surprised, I got s**t up my sleeve. I’’m always doin’ some new s**t. I’m out here right now f**kin’ with dudes. I’m here in L.A., I’m not just doin’ Hip-Hop, I write R&B I do all types of s**t and it’s just who I’m around that could bring the situation now. I can go anywhere and make songs with all type of dudes. Like yesterday, I was with Motor Head and Foo-Fighters just chillin’, drinkin’ and s**t. I’m coming hard and I come out how I wanna come out right now. I’m content with my s**t. I don’t give a f**k if it only sell 3,000 or 4,000 mothaf**kin’ copies. I know 5,000 n***as copped the s**t, cool. I’m basically startin’ all over again, really. We start a solo career; everybody always identifies me with Wu-Tang. Yeah, I’m great with my crew because I already accomplished that, but as far as my solo career, I have not popped off solo. The only thing that’s good about it is I got a toenail in the door. [Laughs]
http://www.allhiphop.com/features/?ID=1520
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Post by: Masa on September 12, 2006, 07:47:57 PM
Guess Who's Bizack? Jay-Z Drops New Single In October (http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/9580/jayznovembersbs9.jpg)
Word is Jay-Z is prepping the release of a new single in October and will follow-up with his comeback album on November 14.
Sources at Def Jam Records told SOHH exclusively that Hov's new single, "Show Me What You Got," will be released some time in October. While rumors are that Jiggaman is scheduled to work with video director Hype Williams, the single's video will apparently be directed by F. Gary Gray ("Friday," "The Italian Job").
Rolling Stone Magazine recently reported that the LP would be dropping on November 14. Rumors are also spreading that Jigga's comeback CD will be entitled Presidential Gala. In recent months, producers like the Neptunes, Kanye West, Cool & Dre and the Runners have leaked information about working with Jigga.
The new album will mark Jay's first solo release since 2003's The Black Album. He has since made guest appearances on remixes with Kanye, Rick Ross and Young Jeezy as well as songs with Beyonce, Mary J Blige and Pharrell Williams among others.
http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/7957
What a surprise..... :rolleyes:
Nas Says 'Hip-Hop Is Dead' Could Be His Best Album By Alexis Jeffries Date: 9/11/2006 2:21 pm
Nas says his greatest work is ahead of him, but the veteran rapper said his fans will intimately determine if he latest album Hip-Hop Is Dead reigns over his classic albums like Illmatic (1994), It Was Written (1996), God's Son (2002), Stillmatic (2001) and others.
"It's probably the best record I ever did," Nas told AllHipHop.com. "I mean, when you work in the studio for a while, sometimes you think its great, but you don't know what it is until the people hear it. So I hope the people agree."
The Queensbridge, NY rapper signed a joint venture deal with Def Jam/Sony Music in January 2006, ending a long-running feud between he and Def Jam president Jay-Z.
The two rappers engaged in a lyrical feud which exploded with Jay-Z's 2001 diss track "The Takeover." Nas answered with the equally scathing reply, "Ether."
The two men settled their differences in Oct. of 2005, when Jay-Z brought Nas out for a performance during his "I Declare War" concert at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, NJ.
Under terms of the Def Jam/Sony Music union, Nas will produce four albums, with Hip-Hop is Dead being the first release on his own label, the Jones Experience.
The rapper hinted that fans may finally receive the long-awaited collaboration between the lyrical giants.
"I'm just with Def Jam," Nas said. "I haven't worked with anybody but myself. A little bit of work with Jay [Z], just for the fans out there and just for us."
Nas said Hip-Hop is Dead will be available to retail outlets on Nov. 7.
In related news, Jay-Z is expected to release an album of new material later in the year, but Def Jam representatives would not confirm or deny the information
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Post by: daigong on September 13, 2006, 12:56:41 AM
LMFAO...Enough of this retiring shit. Eminem's been dropping cameos. DMX has a new disc. Now will Paul Wall and his Grills retire already!! XD
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Post by: Tanier on September 13, 2006, 01:14:54 AM
well grillz wasn't a single it was a commercial. like Nelly's Air Force ones
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Post by: daigong on September 13, 2006, 08:59:47 AM
10 years ago today, 2Pac was shot leaving a Mike Tyson fight. Today he is even more famous than when he was alive. His lyrics and bravado has been unmatched in hip hop history. Everyone is a wannabe 2Pac now from The Game to Ja Rule. Shit's never been the same since. :(
Pour out a little liqour for 2Pac.
This week on HiP HoP Hizzy we will have an extra long special dedicated to one of rap's favorite sons.
You like him? Hate him? Etc.
DISCUSS
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Post by: A1 on September 13, 2006, 12:14:38 PM
Love Tupac, everytime I see the keebler elf (aka Ja Rule) keep on thinking of a wannabe. The first album I ever heard by myself was "Me Against the World" I had stole it from my moms. Even though I was about I think 10 or 11 at the time, I really couldn't think of the impact he would have not only one me but the rest of the world. He was truly gifted not as a rapper but an actor also. Its rare to have somebody that could pull off both and do it so well. I still remember where I was when they said he died in the hospital. The only time I really cried for superstar like that. Also I remember me and my friends arguing if it was a stunt or not. How he was suppose to be coming back after 7 years.
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Post by: Masa on September 13, 2006, 07:12:07 PM
Talib Kweli coming w/ new album on his label.. norah jones, jean grae to be on it
Talib Kweli's been hitting the lab with conviction. The BK MC has been recording for his latest offering for quite awhile, but the rapper is finally ready to release his rhymes. His latest Ear Drum, is set to drop in the next few months, and will be released via his own label Blacksmith Records.
His newest offering will be a throwback to old Kweli, which may have some fans excited, he says.
"I wanted to get back into having an album where all the songs have a similar consistency," he told MTV. "With Quality and Beautiful Struggle, the songs dictated the beats.
This time, I sort of let the beats pick themselves. It was the music [that didn't connect last time]; it wasn't with what I said. Because the lyrics were pretty consistent with the rest of my other albums. It was just the music I chose to rap over. I have to think about a lot of things that I didn't think about on Beautiful Struggle. I grew up listening to Sting, so it made sense to sample that [on "Around My Way"]. But to my fans, I guess it didn't."
The most surprising guest on the album may just be Grammy winner/singer/songwriter Norah Jones. His label mates Strong Arm Steady and Jean Grae will also make guest spots on the album. Mos Def, Kanye West and Just Blaze may add additional tracks to the finalized version of the LP. Time will tell.
Ear Drum is tentatively slated for a release in early November.
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Post by: Masa on September 14, 2006, 07:41:59 AM
Jay-Z Reveals Comeback Details in New Entertainment Weekly Cover Story (http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/8530/4064qh5eo3.jpg) "In the upcoming edition of Entertainment Weekly, Def Jam President Jay-Z will finally break his silence about his new album. In the cover story titled “Jay-Z Returns,” the Brooklyn rapper-turned-exec gives details about coming back to music after retiring three years ago. “It was the worst retirement, maybe, in history,” Jay tells EW. “I believed it for two years.” Jay’s new album Kingdom Come, rumored to be in stores this November, will feature production from Dr. Dre, Timbaland, Kanye West and Coldplay’s Chris Martin. Entertainment Weekly’s Fall Music Preview issue will hit stands on Friday, September 15."
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Post by: daigong on September 14, 2006, 09:07:39 AM
One of the things that amazed me about 2Pac was that he was classically trained. With all these ex-gangstas, he was trained in the arts. in Shakespeare. He was an acutal poet. Still to date, the best rapper turned actor. I remember hearing the news on the radio too, in my shack of an apartment in downtown Toronto just north of Chinatown. I was like oh he was shot. then the news shortly...OH SHIT HE'S DEAD. :(
"I learned that from my homeboy Tupac, he was a workaholic," Snoop told MTV News.
"He showed me and everybody around us how to focus in on working and being workaholics and doing what we gotta do without time being a factor, just work, without time being a factor. Just get it done, get it situated. If it's a nice album, if you like it to your ear, then put it out(QuickTime 1.3MB), you know what I'm saying. And that's what I learned, there's no such thing as a perfect album. There's such a thing as working and giving the people what they like, and right now I feel they need another album from me right now."
Tupac Talks About Acting Goals In One Of His Last Interviews
"Gang Related", the last movie Tupac Shakur made during his lifetime, opens nationally on October 10, and to promote it, one of the last interviews Shakur did has been released.
MGM, the company releasing the film, is sending out what's called an Electronic Press Kit (or EPK) containing a promotional interview Shakur did for the film in August of 1996 just a few weeks before he was shot in Las Vegas on September 7.
MTV News obtained an advance copy of the EPK, and found Shakur talking about his potential as an actor and as a musician.
"I can't explain why I shine and no one else shines," Shakur said. "I think everybody shines in different. things, and a lot of things I can't do. I can't play basketball like every other black person in America. I can act. I know how to go to that true spot in myself, because I go there everyday. I can be me. I can be whoever because I'm true to me. I can go to neutral easily."
"A lot of people, black, white, Mexican, young, old, fat or skinny, have a problem being true to their self. They have a problem looking into the mirror and looking directly into their own soul. The reason I sell 6 million records, the reason I can go to jail and come out without a scratch, the reason I can walk around, the reason I am who I am today, is because I can look directly into my face and find my soul. It's right there. It's not sold. I didn't sell it. It's still within me. I still feel it. My heart is still connected to my body, so any character, I'm going to bring that intensity, that truth, that honesty to it, because I have to repay for that blessing."
Talking about what the future might hold, Shakur said, ³I could be the best actor anybody's ever seen, given the chance, the opportunity and the experience and the lessons from people. I could be the best, but right now, I don't even wish to be the best, I just want to be one of them."
As with Tupac's other posthumous film "Gridlocked," there will be a Death Row Records soundtrack for "Gang Related," for which he wrote several new songs.
"I did a song for it already called 'Fortune and Fame,'" Tupac explained in the interview. "The hook goes 'Something we all adore/The one thing worth dying for/Nothing for pain/Stuck in this game/Searching for fortune and fame/Something we all adore/The one thing we dying for/Nothing for pain/Stuck in this game/Searching for fortune and fame.' That's what I hear. It's so basic that we all want to be famous and noticed and watched, and money and riches, and we all want the most out of life from the roughest gangbanger to the most virtuous police officer."
No word yet from Death Row on whether that song will end up on the "Gang Related" soundtrack, but the film opens on October 10
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Post by: Masa on September 16, 2006, 10:15:05 AM
Jay-Z Returns
According to Jay-Z, people should tell the truth, whether they happen to be a multiplatinum-selling rap icon, a major-label president, or a drug dealer. He should know. Born Shawn Carter 36 years ago and raised in Brooklyn's grim Marcy Projects, Jay-Z is the only person on the face of the planet with all three occupations on his résumé. ''In life, anything, just be yourself,'' he says this August evening, largely ignoring the glass of cabernet beside him at the bar of Manhattan's Mandarin Oriental Hotel. ''You don't have to be like that in the record business. You can be conniving and nothing happens to you. But I can't put up a front. On the street, you had to be a straight-up guy, you had to stand by your word. Because something could happen to you...''
Yes, Jay-Z is a man of his word. Except, it seems, when he isn't. In 2002, the rapper declared that his next CD, The Black Album, would also be his last. His future lay not in the beats but in the boardroom. And that ambition became a reality when, in December 2004, he was announced as the new president and CEO of Def Jam Recordings. How to explain, then, the news that this fall Jay-Z will release a new CD, Kingdom Come? ''It was the worst retirement, maybe, in history,'' he admits. And then he launches into an impromptu a cappella preview of the title track, which was inspired by a 1996 comic in which Superman comes out of retirement to save the world. The lyrics that effortlessly roll off his tongue may help explain his return: ''Take off the blazer/Loosen up the tie/Step inside the booth/Superman is alive!''
So without further ado, let us welcome, and celebrate, the return of Jay-Z, a.k.a. Jigga, a.k.a. Hova. He is, arguably, the most powerful man in the music business — but without his music, well, he's just Clark Kent.
Truth is, most people took Jay-Z's retirement declaration with a shovelful of salt. For good reason: The rapper had, in fact, been threatening to stop making CDs since 1996, when the success of his debut album, Reasonable Doubt, ensured that he would never return to the hard-knock life of Marcy Projects. And yet following Reasonable Doubt, Jay-Z recorded a new studio album every year for the next seven years. Each went platinum or better, with 1998's Vol 2: Hard Knock Life alone selling 5 million copies. 2001's The Blueprint was an instant soul-drenched classic, while the eclectic, triple-platinum Black Album features some of Jay-Z's most memorable tracks, including the thunderous, Rick Rubin-overseen ''99 Problems.'' So even after it became clear that Jay-Z was taking his new label role very, very seriously, there may have been only one person who truly thought he was retired: Jay-Z himself. ''I believed it, yeah,'' Jay-Z insists. ''I believed it for two years.''
But at the start of this summer, his feelings changed.
''It's more in the vein of The Black Album than The Blueprint,'' he says. ''I've been experimenting with things, different types of music.'' In addition to Timbaland, Jay-Z has called on the production skills of Kanye West and Dr. Dre. He also hopes to reteam with Rick Rubin. ''Oh, and actually, Chris Martin produced a track on there,'' he adds casually. Yes, Coldplay's Chris Martin. ''We met at a charity dinner and just really kept in touch. He sent me these beautiful chords for this song called 'Beach Chair.' I had Dre put some drums on it. It's really, really incredible.''
Kingdom's lyrics, too, come from a wide variety of sources. A track called ''Most Kings'' is inspired by a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting (which he owns). ''Lost Ones'' finds the man who once rapped about his inability to shed tears dealing with the car-crash death of a beloved relative. ''One of the most crushing things that ever happened to me was losing my nephew,'' he says. ''As you mature you realize that being vulnerable isn't weak. You realize that a man is himself.''
He doesn't yet know who will guest-perform on the CD (''I take care of that at the end''). But one candidate is Eminem. The only rapper who can claim more success than Jay-Z over the past decade did produce a track, ''Moment of Clarity,'' on The Black Album. But Eminem has kept an almost invisible profile since a spell in rehab and his short-lived remarriage to Kim Mathers. ''I speak to him from time to time,'' says Jay-Z. ''He's holding up. You know, he went through a tough time. He's getting stronger.'' Another possible guest, of course, is his frequent collaborator Beyoncé, who has also been his girlfriend since…Well, it's hard to pinpoint when they did get together, given that both parties decline to even admit that they are a couple, despite the massive evidence to the contrary. To cite just one example, on the recent Beyoncé single ''Deja Vu,'' Jay-Z raps that ''We used to bag girls like Birkin bags/Now I bag B''; the accompanying clip features the rapper being suggestively pawed by the former Destiny's Child frontwoman.
Yet Jay-Z could not be more emphatic in his denial that the track represented any kind of official ''coming out'' for the couple. ''No. No. No. No,'' he says. '''Bag' is not having sex. To 'bag' someone is to court them. I don't mean having sex.'' But the rapper does concede that those who watch the clip and think ''Damn, it's good to be Jay,'' would not be wrong. ''At times, man,'' he laughs. ''At times! Ha!''
Which brings us back to that whole boardroom thing, to the reason for that so-called ''retirement.'' It is no exaggeration to say that Jay-Z's appointment as chief of Def Jam was historic. Never before had a top-flight artist of any sort been handed control of such a large record label. It is a responsibility that Jay-Z takes seriously. ''No one thinks I'm ever going to be in my office,'' he says. ''They think it's just this closed door, that no one's ever in. But I've shown that an artist will come into the office early, and be dedicated, and really take a job serious. Two years later I'm still going to the office.''
The results have been, not surprisingly, quite strong. Def Jam has enjoyed a satisfying string of hit records during his tenure, including platinum albums from Young Jeezy, Rihanna, and Kanye West, who was a complete unknown when Jay-Z hired him to help produce The Blueprint. Even non–rap artists seem impressed. ''He's one of those guys, when he walks in, he owns the room,'' says Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz, whose band is signed to Island/Def Jam. ''Every time we're in New York we hang out with him. He came backstage before we were playing a show at Madison Square Garden. He was like, 'Big show.' We were like, 'Yeah.' He's like, 'Lot of people out there.' 'Yeah.' 'Don't f--- it up! Ha!' He's got this infectious laugh. It's like, no matter what he's just said, you want to laugh at it.''
Given that Jay-Z is a man who once spent his time weighing drugs, rather than the future of the music industry, it is impressive to hear him weigh in on the music biz. Whether discussing how the industry needs to find a ''new business model'' or lamenting the time he has to spend examining invoices (''I sign off on everything in the building''), Jay-Z is totally on point. He's even convincing when he insists that serving Bellinis in the Def Jam office on Friday afternoons is an exercise in team-building rather than partying. ''It started as somewhere everyone could get to know each other,'' he explains. ''Like in any lunchroom you had the nerds over there and the jocks over there. I couldn't work in that type of environment. So it was a social setting where everyone could come and download about what they were working on and yada-yada. And it worked!''
Sure, Jay-Z has had his share of corporate missteps. Early releases from his longtime protégé Memphis Bleek and Young Gunz sold poorly. This year's LL Cool J album, Todd Smith, was also a commercial disappointment. But with potential hits from Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Nas, Fabolous, and, of course, himself in the pipeline, Jay-Z's assessment of his performance at Def Jam sounds about right: He gives himself a B+. ''Jay has great ears and they serve him well,'' says producer Rick Rubin (who cofounded Def Jam in 1984 and sold the label four years later) in an e-mail. ''He has good taste. Not just 'hip-hop' good taste, but good taste in general.''
And as his current Hewlett-Packard laptop commercial suggests, Jay-Z's business reach extends far beyond Def Jam. In January 2004, he joined a particularly exclusive club when he became a part owner of the New Jersey Nets, who are possibly headed to Brooklyn in 2008. ''For a kid growing up in the Marcy Projects to be involved with [owning] a professional basketball team is way beyond anyone's dream,'' he says. ''You may think you can make it to [play in] the NBA, and that's a lofty dream. You never have the dream that you're gonna own the team. Every time I sit there and look around the table, I'm like, Wow, this is real. I'm on the board!''
Maybe so, but this fall Jay-Z won't be behind a desk. The rapper has scheduled a two-month international tour that will touch down throughout Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. And no, this won't just be a by-the-books promotional concert outing. In true global superstar style, Jay-Z will take time during the African leg to visit places hard-hit by water shortages. It's part of a UN-backed effort to publicize the plight of the more than a billion people around the world without access to safe drinking water. A documentary about his travels, Diary of Jay-Z: Water for Life, is due to be broadcast by MTV on Nov. 24.
All in all, it's a life that gets further and further from his ''hard-knock'' past. Though the rapper says he is a believer in karma, he doesn't regard his philanthropic endeavors as an attempt to make up for whatever harm he may have done during his time as a drug dealer. ''I don't look at it like that,'' he says. ''When I grew up, I didn't think what I was doing was wrong. When I started realizing it was wrong and that I was being harmful to the community, I was making my transition to get out of it. I just think [charity work] is the right thing to do. If you have more than enough, then you should spread the wealth a little bit.''
The job, the albums, the philanthropy, the superstar (non) girlfriend: Jay-Z's got it all going on. And this time around, he's not even calling Kingdom his last album. In fact, his new take on any potential retirement sounds downright rational. ''If I wake up one day and the best material has passed me by — and that's going to happen,'' he admits, ''then it's time to move on. I've said what I wanted to say.''
And for the very first time, Jay-Z has said something about retirement that we might — might — be tempted to believe.
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Post by: A1 on September 16, 2006, 10:18:40 AM
Who didn't see this coming?
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Post by: daigong on September 17, 2006, 09:09:38 AM
Have u seen XXL magazine? Be warned, there's the pic of 2Pac sliced up. Been a while since I seen him chopped like that. The best thing about listening to old 2Pac is him ripping Puffy, Big, Nas, Jay, Mobb Deep, etc. No one could battle like him. He's HILARIOUS.
All eyez on 2Pac A decade ago today, hip-hop superstar Tupac Shakur was murdered in Vegas. But his legacy of art and violence still keeps us riveted. By CARY DARLING
"A fast life ain't everything they told ya
Never get much older
Following the tracks of a soulja"
- 2Pac, Soulja's Story
Ten years ago today, rapper and actor Tupac Amaru Shakur passed away after being ambushed six days earlier on the crowded, neon-lit boulevards of Las Vegas. In town for the Mike Tyson-Bruce Seldon fight, he was gunned down while part of a 15-car caravan snaking its way down the strip. He had reached the ripe old age of 25.
Much of America heaved a sigh of relief. To them, the man with "thug life" emblazoned across his stomach, the man who in 1993 was charged with, but not convicted, shooting two off-duty Atlanta cops and the next year was put away for sexual assault, the man who seemed to make a career out of wallowing in the spilled blood of senseless violence, deserved what he got. Live by the gat, die by the gat, and all that.
A decade later, his murder remains unsolved, and this is one stone-cold case that's not likely to make it to prime time. Yet, for all his tough talk and sad end, Tupac was not just another inner-city kid with a troubled life and even more troubling death.
If his criminality was despicable, his ability to turn his life and struggles into brutal, bitter sweet poetry make Shakur a complex and fascinating figure. When he was at his best, there was an intelligence and sensitivity beneath the braggadocio that made him stand head, shoulder and tattoo above his rap contemporaries. At his worst, he was just another gangsta, allying himself with Death Row Records head Suge Knight, contributing to the wasteful East Coast/West Coast rap feud and making bank peddling the image of black-on-black violence. As an African-American man myself, this may have been the most disturbing element to me.
Yet even his most ardent admirers admit to straying onto this field of warring emotions. "Tupac Shakur finally died on Sept. 13, 1996, but death had been twitching in his ear for a long time," writes Danyel Smith in the bestselling Vibe magazine compilation of essays about the rapper, Tupac Shakur. "Shakur was rushed through boyhood only to enter a longish, violent adolescence that ended with bullets dancing through his body ..... Shakur was a self-proclaimed thug. A macho tantrum thrower embarrassed by the limp of his thoughtfulness. He loved to act but was ashamed of his talent. Back when I knew him, conversations with Tupac often ended with the other person convincing him of his own humanity."
It's this duality, and Shakur's often artful way of expressing it, that make him one of the most magnetic and tragic pop-culture personalities. Even though it's been a decade since his death, the number of books - with titles such as Jesus and the Hip-Hop Prophets: Spiritual Insights From Lauryn Hill and Tupac Shakur; Tough Love: Cultural Criticism & Familial Observations on the Life and Death of Tupac Shakur; and the recent Notorious C.O.P: The Inside Story of the Tupac, Biggie, and Jam Master Jay Investigations From the NYPD's First "Hip-Hop Cop" (see review) - continue to roll off the presses. His poetry has even found its way between hard covers in The Rose That Grew From Concrete.
Meanwhile, documentaries such as Tupac Resurrection and Biggie and Tupac have been made about him, and more albums have come out after his death than before. Colleges from the University of Washington to Harvard have offered courses on his lyrics and impact. Some even claim that, as in the legend of writer Niccolo Machiavelli, whom the rapper supposedly admired, Shakur faked his own death, partly because he wanted to transcend hip-hop's expectations.
One theory holds that he is alive and well in Cuba. Watch out, Fidel.
In the latest issue of the culture magazine Urb, an alternative universe is envisioned where Shakur has moved into politics and become the mayor of Oakland.
Elliot Wilson, editor of the music magazine XXL, was quoted on 2Pac2K.de, a comprehensive German site devoted to all things Tupac, as saying, "If Tupac had a Graceland, there would be people camping outside his house right now."
What makes Shakur so important is not that he had a lot of hits, though, with the likes of California Love and How Do U Want It, he certainly did. In 2002, Forbes listed him as the eighth-richest deceased celebrity, having raked in $7 million in 2001. But it was his ability to put on disc the conflicted feelings of many young, poor, alienated black men in America that gave him his strength.
The son of Black Panther parents Billy Garland and Afeni Shakur, he was born in 1971 as Lesane Parish Crooks, but was soon given the name with which he would become famous. Tupac Amaru was an Incan leader killed by the Spanish whose name meant "shining serpent." "Shakur" is Arabic for "thankful to God."
He grew up in New York City somewhat poor and politically radicalized. But he found joy in Harlem's 127th Street Ensemble acting troupe and later at the Baltimore School of Arts, where he discovered a whole new world of violin and van Gogh.
"That was the first time I saw there was white people who you could get along with," he told Vibe in 1994. "Before that, I just believed what everybody else said: They was devils. But I loved it ..... I was starting to feel like I really wanted to be an artist."
When his family moved to Marin City, Calif., outside San Francisco, things changed. "Leaving that school affected me so much," he continues in his Vibe interview. "Even now, I see that as the point where I got off track."
It was in California that he really started living the street life - selling dope and running with a rough crowd. But it's also where he eventually became a minor player with Digital Underground, the good-time Bay Area hip-hop crew who hit with Doowutchyalike and Kiss You Back, in the early '90s. Their success soon faded, but he used it as a launch pad for his solo career.
Unlike Digital Underground, Tupac - who recorded under the name 2Pac - had heavier things in mind. While his first two albums, 2Pacalypse Now (1991) and Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. (1993), are rather muddled, tentative and indebted to the sound of New York outfit Public Enemy and L.A. rapper Ice Cube, it's clear where he wants to go. Tracks such as Soulja's Story, Keep Ya Head Up and the poignant Brenda's Got a Baby - a portrait of a 12-year-old single mom, and 2Pac's first hit - showed off a gift for heartfelt storytelling.
His life cascaded into a personal hell in the mid-'90s, when he was charged with the Atlanta shootings, convicted of sexual assault and shot five times in an attack at a New York City recording studio. The album that emerged from those experiences, 1995's bestselling Me Against the World, is arguably his best. Listening to it is like paging through the diary of a man gripped by his own contradictions. The songs If I Die 2Nite, So Many Tears, Dear Mama, Death Around the Corner and Lord Knows - in which he intones "I'm hopeless, they should've killed me as a baby, now they got me trapped in a storm, I'm goin' crazy, forgive me" - explode with doubts and fears not generally associated with someone labeled a gangsta rapper.
Throughout his music career, he was also screen acting, but unlike other rappers who ventured to Hollywood, Shakur wasn't just content to play a version of himself. Although he portrayed a violent high-school student in his first movie, the urban drama Juice (1991), he played opposite Tim Roth and Thandie Newton, as a guy who spends a very tough day trying to get into a drug rehab program, in the smartly written and underrated dark comedy Gridlock'd (1997).
If Shakur had lived, it would have been exciting to see how far he could have pushed himself. But as his final album, the two-disc All Eyez on Me (1996) proves, he never could or maybe never wanted to shake the extreme elements of street life. While some consider Eyez his strongest work - it certainly has some of his best beats and he's at the top of his game in terms of his vocal flow - it nevertheless bears the unmistakable imprint of executive producer Suge Knight. Like the chorus to 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted proclaims, "ain't nothin' but a gangster party."
And that was where Tupac left us when he expired in that Vegas hospital a decade ago. No one knows exactly where he might have gone next. The barrage of posthumous albums, including 1996's The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory released under the name Makaveli, doesn't really offer a clue.
The saddest part of his death is the demise of what might have been. Tupac killed off his future because he couldn't shake his connection to the past. Gangster party, indeed.
Thats right, Raekwon is looking for new talent. If you think you have beats that Raekwon might be interested in, send your work on a CD to the address below. Please write your name and phone number directly on the CD, so if Raekwon is interested in your beats, he can contact you. Send your CD(s) to:
Ice Water Inc P.O Box 671733 Marietta, GA 30006
Only Built For Cuban Linx II coming soon!
:lol: @ Masa for changing the thread title. Punk bitch! reminds me when the Oilers lost the cup FOOL!
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Post by: Tanier on September 17, 2006, 09:23:56 PM
another site with a crap load of videos. better snatch them before this site disapears. http://shotgun.wordpress.com/
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Post by: Masa on September 20, 2006, 07:23:57 AM
Exclusive News @ Wu-Tang Corp
Raekwon’s management has told Wu-Tang Corp that the highly anticipated "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II" is almost finished, if not already finished. According to Raekwon’s management the production credits are shared 50/50 between Dr. Dre and RZA but the final tracklisting has yet to prove if it will be the end result.
The whole Wu-Tang Clan will appear on the album, with more guests still to be announced.
Aside from that, we would like to confirm you Raekwon is very much involved with myspace (http://www.myspace.com/raekwon), and he’s now accepting beats, as his statement on his myspace said, for other projects.
Wu-Tang Corp will update you about Raekwon’s label situation in two weeks as his management asked us to put it on hold.
According to Ghost’s management he will NOT be on Jay-Z’s new album as rumors are saying, Jay-Z has, however, asked Ghost to drop a new album by the end of new year, 12th of December to be exact and it is currently entitled "More Fish".
Ghost will also be on European Tour between 23rd September and 11th of October.
RZA is still in NY filming his role in the new Ridley Scott movie "American Gangster". Alongside Russell Crowe, Denzel Washington and colleague rapper T.I. it is RZA’s biggest movie role yet. RZA will be recording with Method Man this very same week, working on upcoming projects.
Damn, 50% of the album will be produced by Dre. That's way too much :(
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Post by: daigong on September 20, 2006, 08:20:04 AM
Dr. Dre producing Wu-Tang - this I gotta hear :hmm:
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Post by: MochaNutz on September 21, 2006, 05:15:30 AM
hehe, i was thinking about sending a cd of my beats to raekwon actually =)
I really don't Dr.Dre's production is as exceptional as everyone praises. Of course, its my personal pref. But yeah, half the CubanLinx2 album? I dunno about that
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Post by: TwYsTeD on September 21, 2006, 10:06:25 PM
Tech N9ne is one of my favorite Rappers i have seen him live about 15 times i really enjoy his rhymes... here is a link to his website http://www.therealtechn9ne.com
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Post by: A1 on September 21, 2006, 10:31:56 PM
^I'm sorry but I just LOL when I saw your name. Yes Tech N9ne is sick and knows how to rock the stage like no other.
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Post by: TwYsTeD on September 21, 2006, 10:49:04 PM
yeah kinda funny although i wish i could say i was because of Twiztid i have had that nickname since highschool.... but twiztid is awesome.. i got my tix to hallowicked on oct 13 in long beach woot...
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Post by: A1 on September 21, 2006, 10:51:02 PM
^ Twiztid's last two album hasn't been (in my opinion) at there best, but I did enjoy Jamie's solo work.
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Post by: TwYsTeD on September 21, 2006, 11:04:47 PM
yeah i bought both versions of Phatso jamies solo is great... but you are right about the last 2 albums they are ok but not great..
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Post by: daigong on September 23, 2006, 09:11:53 PM
I dunno. Raekwon told me to add. :lol: Anyone in the Garden State catch Method Man live??? Busta Rhymes opened for Mariah Carey Thursday, and DAMN that show was barely sold out :P tix hella expensive else I'd check him out. Heard he did some old school shit and kids were like "...."
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Post by: A1 on September 24, 2006, 04:39:32 PM
So I heard Jibb's "Chain Hang Low" I think I had two heart attacks, in only 35 seconds into the song. My question is WHY? This is why I tried to stay away from the radio and TV.
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Post by: Masa on September 26, 2006, 11:35:41 PM
I was gonna buy Lupe Fiasco's new album but apparently it's not out here yet :doh:
Some info about Tech N9ne's new album: "Sometimes it takes a while for trendsetters, for artists ahead of their time and for genius to be appreciated by the masses. Tech N9ne is on the verge of bucking these bromides.
The Kansas City rap king has sold more than 500,000 albums independently, performed in front of more than half a million people in the last three years and established himself as one of underground rap’s most respected artists. With the impending release of his third national album, the monumental Everready (The Religion), Tech N9ne is poised to graduate from one of rap’s best-kept secrets to a major international superstar.
After experiencing a number of professional setbacks while promoting his critically acclaimed Anghellic and Absolute Power albums, Tech N9ne felt that Everready (The Religion) was an affirmation of his staying power. “I wanted to name it Everready because if you look at the old Eveready batteries, their logo included nine lives,” Tech explains. “That album title symbolizes nine lives, another life after death. I’ve had a lot of deaths in the music industry and there’s still life after all that. The Religion, the reason I subtitled it that is because I want this album to be something that’s being studied or praised. It’s like calling it a doctrine.”
Such a mandate is a natural conclusion after listening to Everready (The Religion). The album teams with blockbuster songs and stellar production. “Jellysickle,” for instance, features Bay Area rap legend E-40 and a thumping, addictive club-ready beat from superproducer Rick Rock (Jay-Z, Fabolous). Despite the track’s freshness, it made Tech N9ne think back to his early material.
“It reminded me of an old Tech N9ne, like ‘Mitch Bade,’” he reveals. “It’s like a 2006 ‘Mitch Bade,’ so I had to talk about the same thing: jealous people, stupid people. Kansas City is a place where hatred is at an all-time high. I thought it would capture that persona of the ghetto.”
As Tech N9ne has emerged as one of rap’s most innovative, creatively fearless artists, there has been a segment of his fans who feel that he’s abandoned his hardcore background. Tech addresses the situation on the aggressive yet elegantly produced “Come Gangsta.” “After all these years of people telling me that my music was for white people, that I needed to come with gangster stuff,” Tech says. “Music is supposed to inspire and evolve. Andre 3000 isn’t still doing ‘Player’s Ball.’ He evolved. That was always on my mind, that people were always telling me to come gangster. When it comes to it, my one gangster song can demolish their whole CD. I was inspired to write about the type of people that were telling me to come gangster.”
Tech N9ne delivers more high-energy heat on “Welcome To The Midwest” with Big Krizz Kaliko. He continues his harder edge on the macabre “My World,” with Brotha Lynch Hung, and the warped “In My Head.” On these two tunes he raps about mad and sad topics, things that pain him. He expresses a similar sentiment on “The Rain,” a touching ode to his wife and children. Much like Tech N9ne’s classic “This Ring,” “The Rain” features Tech N9ne giving his fans an intimate look into his life and his career, a look made all the more personal because the song features his two daughters rapping about how much they miss their father.
“Any man with a kid that’s on the road a lot can relate to that, whether you’re a musician, a doctor, a director,” Tech explains. “A lot of people are not to be there for their family in the flesh, and they’re hurting because they miss their loved ones.”
People of all backgrounds can also relate to friction in their relationships. Tech N9ne conceptualized the riveting “My Wife, My Bitch, My Girl” during a low point in his marriage. “At the time I wrote that song, me and my wife were doing really bad,” he reveals. “I wrote that song in my bitter stage, when I was saying whatever I wanted to say. ‘(My wife) don’t like me/(My bitch) gets hyphy/(My girl) might knife me twice just to spite me.’ That’s how I had the balls to write it. I didn’t care anymore. I just wanted to release it.”
Tech N9ne then talks about his breast fetish on the sinister “Flash” and about his crew’s road adventures on the heavy “Groupie.” But touring hasn’t been all fun and games for Tech N9ne. On the rock-influenced “Riot Maker,” he details some of the problems he’s had while trying to perform for his fans. “At the time, we were going through a lot of things,” Tech says. “I wasn’t able to go to Hawaii because the promoters said my music incites riots. At the same time, this girl was trying to sue me for $100,000 for cracking her own skull at my show and I wasn’t even in the building yet.”
An explosive recording artist, Tech N9ne has long earned praise from his fans because of his ability to deliver mind-blowing raps about his struggle to navigate through life’s pitfalls. His willingness to shed his ego and allow his followers to look at the high and low points of his experience has earned Tech N9ne a rabid, dedicated following.
“A lot of people when they come up to me, they say, ‘The reason why I like you Tech is that you say what you feel and you’re not afraid to say anything,’” Tech says. “That’s so tight because so many use discretion. I think I’ve inspired people to say what they feel because I’ve opened my life up for people to see.”
With such powerful music, it should come as no surprise that Tech N9ne’s reach continues expanding. Several of his songs are featured in the forthcoming Alpha Dog film, which stars Justin Timberlake and Sharon Stone. His music also appears on the latest edition of the fan favorite Madden NFL video game series, as well as the action video game 25 to Life. He also appears as a playable character on the latter.
But for now, it is all about indoctrinating his fans to Everready (The Religion). “This is Anghellic, Absolute Power combined,” Tech says. “If I could have titled this album One Big Clusterfuck, I would have because I think it has everything. It has the personal stuff Anghellic had or the party stuff that Absolute Power had. I think this is my best work.” Believe it."
http://www.therealtechn9ne.com/bio/
Quote from: Anghellic1
So I heard Jibb's "Chain Hang Low" I think I had two heart attacks, in only 35 seconds into the song. My question is WHY? This is why I tried to stay away from the radio and TV.
"It is one of the oldest tunes in the American repertory. In the 19th century it was a minstrel mainstay known, depending on the lyrics, as “Zip Coon” or “Turkey in the Straw.” More recently the same tune has been appropriated for a children’s song (“Do Your Ears Hang Low?”) and for the ice-cream-truck jingle that you may be hearing for a few more weeks. And now, thanks to the St. Louis rapper Jibbs, the old song provides the basis for a new hip-hop hit, “Chain Hang Low” (Geffen), which should still be playing on the radio long after the ice cream trucks have gone into hibernation. He raps — brays really — the verses and a chorus of children sings the refrain (“Do your chain hang low? Do it wobble to the flo’?/Do it shine in the light? Is it platinum? Is it gold?”). Perhaps without meaning to, Jibbs has updated one of the most popular melodies of the blackface era, reprising a song that has been stuck in American heads for a few centuries." http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/09/17/arts/music/17play.html
Mainstream rap just keeps getting more and more ridiculous :evil:
By the way, who the hell is Twiztid? :confused:
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Post by: A1 on September 27, 2006, 04:24:13 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v192/blackjuggalette/Gathering%202k5/TSdb3.jpg) (Jamie is on the left and Paul is on the right)
The dazzling duo of Twiztid consisting of Jamie Madrox and Monoxide Child were not always known as Twiztid or as Madrox and Monoxide.
Born Jamie Spaniolo (also knows as Big J, and today known as Jamie Madrox), and Paul Methric (also knows as E.X.P and today known as Monoxide Child) the decided to try the rap game in 1992. Hailing from Wayne, Michigan they brought long time friend Bryan in (The R.O.C.) to lay down the beats and he would also be a special guest on their debut album. The three had grown up together all in the South-East side and were best friends. Their music was inspired by rap, heavy metal, and of course horror movies. (http://www.hallsofillusions.com/artists/twiztid/)
http://www.twiztid.com http://www.faygoluvers.net (for additional infomation and media, highly recommended)
I guess later I can post some pictures of Tech.
Thanks to HOI.com for the bio and of course the picture is mines. Took it at GOTJ '05
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Post by: MochaNutz on September 27, 2006, 07:05:20 PM
not to pre-judge, but they remind me of ICP. I should listen to their music first though
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Post by: A1 on September 27, 2006, 10:20:10 PM
Quote from: MochaNutz
not to pre-judge, but they remind me of ICP. I should listen to their music first though
A lot of people compare Twiztid to ICP. To me personally, I don't see them as the same. Unless you count they two have their faces painted.
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Post by: daigong on September 29, 2006, 08:32:22 AM
Look what I got!! Coming this week on HiP HoP Hizzy!! only on HiP RADIO XD (http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/8681/00kardinaldq6.jpg)
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Post by: Masa on September 29, 2006, 10:44:54 AM
Raekwon signs to Aftermath Entertainment
"We told you about it a few months back, now Raekwon has confirmed it. Rae will be dropping the highly anticipated sequal to one of the greatest Hip Hop albums in the history of the game, Only Build for Cuban Linx II. Raekwon joins the likes of Eminem, Dr Dre, 50 Cent and Wu-Tang close friend Busta Rhymes on the record label. This is another big indication that Dr. Dre, founder of Aftermath Entertainment, will be very much involved in this project.
Raekwon is finishing up work on the much anticipated Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Part II. I know you all have been waiting, but Rae isnt taking this album lightly, and it will be released on Aftermath Records, not on the Wu Music Group as originally scheduled. it will be a instant classic!"
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Post by: MochaNutz on September 30, 2006, 02:08:16 AM
haha, just saw this
Weird Al - White and Nerdy,parody of the Chamillionaire (sp?) track http://youtube.com/watch?v=hzGYO447fU8
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Post by: RatBastich on October 04, 2006, 07:16:09 PM
Hip-Hop Honors on Oct. 17th, VH-1, 9/8pm C.
One of the Honorees is the Wu-Tang Clan.
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Post by: A1 on October 04, 2006, 09:07:20 PM
I will be watching that for my girl MC Lyte. Along with Wu-Tang Clan and MC Lyte being honor will be the following:
* Afrika Bambaataa * Beastie Boys * Eazy E * Ice Cube * Rakim * Russell Simmons
Has anybody heard about André 3000 from Outkast having his very own cartoon on Cartoon Network. The cartoon will be called "Class of 3000". Its suppose to air live on November the 3rd. Only reason why I have to say something about is because I'm tired of seeing the CM for it. For more information check the website (http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/promotion_landing_page/classof3000/index.html) out.
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Post by: daigong on October 06, 2006, 09:47:43 AM
OH BABY!! I LIKE IT RAW!! Hope there's a torrent lol. I don't get VH1
Jigga speaks the truth...about Kobe. [yt]QDc7YCTD_HY[/yt]
Weird Al speaks the truth too. I work with a ton of nerdy white guys. XD
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Post by: Masa on October 07, 2006, 08:43:38 AM
Jigga's new single is here! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: (http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/8656/jayshoweminsertre1.jpg) http://rapidshare.de/files/35741644/jayz_showme.mp3.html
The beat is fucking FIYAAAAAAAAA! Just Blaze is that dude :yep:
Jay flows his ass off but the lyrics are nothing special. MCing wise Show Me is better than any of his recent guest verses tho. The chorus is pretty annoying tho :doh:
I gotta admit that I'm pretty hyped about Jay's new album especially since Show Me What You Got is way better than the first singles of his last three albums. I can guarantee y'all that Show Me What Got will get some serious play on HHH :yep:
Da MC
Sir Hova of Brooklyn on “Show Me What You Got”:
It’s just a playful joint but what makes it different is it has the real live drums feel and it has the horns from Public Enemy’s “Show Em Whatcha Got.” Most people probably remember it from “Rump Shaker.” When it come on, you’ll be like, “‘Rump Shaker’ horns.” And the drums are moving so fast, that it’s not your typical, party… I don’t know if that record crosses over. Only because there’s so much action in the drums. The drums are everywhere. It’s like “Crazy In Love” times ten. But, how I slowed it way down was with the hook. I slowed it way down with the hook. It feels like a hip-hop record. Just did the track and it gave me a chance to really be flexible with the flow. It’s like “Hovi Baby” but with those horns it gives you a little bit of the soulfulness of “Encore.”
Da Producer
Mr. Smith on “Show Me What You Got”:
My man Kenny Dope has the thing where him and his man reissue joints… Remember the Octopus breaks. He gave me the 45 of “Shaft in Africa” and I started messing with it in the crib one day. I always liked the one part where it fell, in the beginning with the horns. So I made a little beat out of it, didn’t really think much of it. When I made this beat, [it was] that scene in Fade to Black… when they’re playing another track. The “Shaft in Africa” beat was the beat I originally did and I got so hype over it, but when I made another song with a New Birth break, I completely forgot about it.
One day, I started visualizing the record in my head and happened to be out in L.A., there are some kids I work with out there, talented musicians that call themselves 1500 or Nothing, and when I’m out there we live in the studio for like a week. I brought the beat up in the Pro Tools session, kept my drums underneath and had the band jam on it, ‘cause I want it to feel like a performance session. I wanted it to feel like you’re at a show. So that’s what we did. I directed them. I was just like, “This is the vision.” We did it three times and I took the best parts of each take. As the record goes on, I wanted it to escalate little by little. It never gets to a point where it feels that it turns into a performance rather than a record.
Anybody who’s been around here for the last year knows I’ve been trying to put those “Darkest Light” horns on a track. I gave a beat to Nas that had those horns. Meth got a beat where I chopped up “Darkest Light” and had the horns in the hook. And these records just didn’t happen, artists changed their minds and I wasn’t one hundred percent happy with the beat. But I was just dying to bring those horns back. That’s like the perfect set-off for a record. You hear that horn and you know that it’s about to be something. As I’m sitting in the room, Jay’s like writing to himself in his head and I’m just sitting there listening to the beat and it hits me like, “Wait a minute, it fits right there.” I said to him like “Yo, what do you think about putting the horns to it?” At first he didn’t really get it. So I actually had to grab it and import the horns into the session while the beats were playing, chopped ‘em up and placed ‘em.
As I’m doing that, Jay’s coming up with a hook, to himself. He keeps saying, “Show me what you got. Show me what you got.” It was one of those things where it was very much meant to be. So now I gotta get the Flav vocals in there. “Show em what cha got!” When things like that start to happen with a record, I feel like it’s meant to be.
The hook is straight-forward and slow. The verse is where he’s really getting in as far as the flow. To me with Jay, and this might come off the wrong way, but I’ve worked with him so many times I’m used to it now. People come in and they see that he’s not writing anything down, he makes up a song in ten minutes then goes in and does it. To me, it’s expected now. There was one situation where he felt like he was going too far with the flow. I was like, “No, you have to give us that. For the people that are really listening to the lyrics.” Steve Stoute couldn’t understand what he was saying and I was just like, “Trust me. You’re not going too far.” People are going to rewind it back three or four times just to catch it. Nobody does that anymore. Now everything is just straight forward—A,B,C, 1,2,3. Jay just comes natural. Every song we’ve done, there are certain parts where he gets ill with it. It’s just like playing ball, dribbling in and out.
I knew it would be one of the best songs on the album. And that was just because… Sometimes you just know. Off of the beat alone you know if it’s special.
http://xxlmag.com/online/?p=5227
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Post by: A1 on October 07, 2006, 10:23:04 PM
I just uploaded one of Tech N9ne's album up in AH if anybody wants to grab that.
Title: Live Base Baby...
Post by: fsw on October 08, 2006, 12:19:08 AM
As this is the official rap thread, I wanted to show case an indie label / urban music promotion company I work with: Live Base Entertainment (http://www.live-base.co.uk (http://www.live-base.co.uk) & http://www.myspace.com/livebaseents (http://www.myspace.com/livebaseents)).
We specialise in UK/EUROPE tours for up-and-coming artists including being the Official Clinton Sparks agent in Europe. We've also promoted our own shows, for those into UK RnB the name Trevor Nelson (BBC Radio 1 & MTV The Lick) should mean something.
A wider audience is likely to know a certain Kanye West (go to our myspace page to see a pic of him performing) just before he stormed the Grammy's.
So if any of you are in Europe or UK and enjoy urban music then check out our site for the latest.
Peace.
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Post by: daigong on October 08, 2006, 02:31:33 AM
That's dope fsw, I love Clinton Sparks mixtapes. I'm based in Canada but I'll check the sites out. So great to have some actual labels in the forum!! :thumbsup
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Post by: Masa on October 10, 2006, 04:48:55 PM
Nas Previews Hip-Hop Is Dead ... The N
Nas said he's less than two weeks from finishing his next LP, Hip-Hop Is Dead ... The N, and he already has a prediction.
"All respect to all rappers on Def Jam, I love the label," Nas said. "Without disrespect, I'm about to be the craziest sh-- on Def Jam. But that should go without saying."
Nas has a lot to boast about this time around. After his last project, the 2004 double LP Street's Disciple, had a lukewarm reception, the New York legend feels confident he has another classic on his hands.
MTV News had a chance to preview some tracks last week, and to dispel some rumors, Nas is not leaving his roots. His LP is very much street, and there aren't really any commercial tracks. Lyrically he still commands the vocal booth.
A bulk of his criticism the last few years has been his choice of beat selection. On Hip-Hop Is Dead, he worked with the best, including Dr. Dre, Just Blaze, Kanye West and others. You can hear the excitement in the producers' music — they've given him top-grade material.
"It's cool," Nas said Monday about working with Dre on "QB True G," which features a guest appearance from the Game. "I worked on Dre's Aftermath album when he left Death Row. The second Aftermath album was the Firm album. I think him and [industry mogul] Steve Stoute got into a lot of beef, so the record got hurt when it came out. But that album is still a platinum monster. I know Dre was saying that n---as was bothering him, saying the Firm flopped or he turned pop, but that Firm album was not a flop. That record was a monster. Back then, [Interscope Records co-chairman] Jimmy Iovine was ready to send me a jet, trying to get me off of Sony because he was seeing my potential and what I needed to do.
"Since then, I hadn't seen [Dre], but I bumped into him in a studio and he said he was ready to do my whole album right there on the spot," Nas continued. "I just knocked out the joint I did with him."
The beat has the feel of the dark party track Dre gave 50 Cent for the "Outta Control" remix, but it has a bit more bite. Nas raps on the beat that he and the Game came to "sprinkle a little bit of heaven for your ears." The Game starts his verse by rapping that over a decade ago, he was a kid in a record store and had to decide whether to buy Nas' Illmatic or Dre's The Chronic because he only had money for one purchase. He decided to steal both albums.
"Game is a megastar, man," said Nas, who appears on the Game's upcoming The Doctor's Advocate. "That n---a shut down a whole crew by himself. That's big."
Kanye West raps on and produced "Still Dreamin'." Nas starts one verse scolding hangers-on who are looking for handouts, and on his second verse, he tells a story of a female newscaster who gets caught up in a drug dealer's lifestyle.
" 'Ye is that n---a," Nas told. "His music is right. I wish I could've got more time in with him, actually. He comes through. N---as just be kicking it. Next thing you know, he plays me his sh-- he's working on, I play my sh--, then it comes from there. He'll play me some sh--, and I'll say, 'Let me get that.' "
The song "Blunt Ashes," where Nas talks about the missteps and betrayals of R&B legends like Prince, Alexander O'Neal and Bobby Womack, came about from the wordsmith just kicking it in the lab with another one of his friends, Philadelphia 76ers forward Chris Webber. Webber produced the track.
"We was in the studio in Kelis' session," Nas said about working with his wife. "We had a room next door, because I didn't want to mess her session up, but I wanted to listen to something. I went in the other room, we was chillin'. One of my mans told Chris to put on one of his [beat] CDs. We was in there freestylin'. I started freestylin' to one joint about sh-- we just be talking about, and I was like, 'This is my sh-- right here. This is my joint.' But Chris is my homie though. One of my closest homies."
Another person you wouldn't necessarily picture on a Nas record is Will.I.Am. The multitalented Black Eyed Peas frontman concocted the LP's title track. Where some may expect a real pop sound like on Busta Rhymes' "I Love My Chick," Will went left and very dirty. He actually brought back the same bassline from Iron Butterfly's "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," which was also used for Street Disciple's "Thief's Theme."
"It felt like the 'Thief's Theme' to me," Nas said. "It was one of the low-key Nas joints that you know about it, but you don't want to look over there. You don't want to deal with that. This [song] reiterated the vibe of 'Thief's Theme' at another level. The title track is Will.I.Am taking pieces of sh-- I did before, pieces of old-school hip-hop, slappin' it all together and letting me do me. That's what it is."
Nas throws out a few punch lines on the album, including "If hip-hop is dead, we die together" and "Like my girl Foxy, a n---a went Def." His lyrics are also very tough on radio and DJs. Nas says on the disc that if the impossible happened, if hip-hop did die, DJs would be the first people he'd punish.
"Let's be real," he said of the song on which he insists his wedding to Kelis was his second marriage — he married hip-hop first. "DJs play a big responsibility of what hip-hop is doing. ... At the end of the day, it's up to us to control and to own hip-hop. DJs need to challenge us rappers. They got so much power, they need to challenge us. We don't challenge DJs by making crazy sh-- enough."
Nas also said that the phrase "hip-hop is dead" has a much more important meaning than just music.
"When I say 'hip-hop is dead,' basically America is dead," he clarified. "There is no political voice. Music is dead. B2K is not New Edition. Chris Brown is great, I love Chris Brown, we need that, but Bobby Brown sticks in my heart. Our way of thinking is dead, our commerce is dead. Everything in this society has been done. It's like a slingshot, where you throw the mutha----a back and it starts losing speed and is about to fall down. That's where we are as a country.
"I don't wanna lose nobody with this, but what I mean by 'hip-hop is dead' is we're at a vulnerable state," he continued. "If we don't change, we gonna disappear like Rome. Let's break it down to a smaller situation. Hip-hop is Rome for the 'hood. I think hip-hop could help rebuild America, once hip-hoppers own hip-hop. ... We are our own politicians, our own government, we have something to say. We're warriors. Soldiers."
Snoop Dogg appears on the Scott Storch-produced "Play on Playa." "Unforgettable," which uses a sample of the Nat King Cole song of the same name, has Nas looking back on his life ("Mom's cooking used to wake me up/ Deep/ 'Cause now my wife's cookin' puts me to sleep"). "War" finds the legend going political, lashing out against what he calls unfair media views and "the white man's paper." Damien "Jr. Gong" Marley co-stars on that reggae-flavored track.
Hip-Hop Is Dead comes out December 5. He hasn't chosen a first single yet, but Nas said he's leaning toward going with a real street record first, like the Game did with "It's Okay (One Blood)."
"Every n---a under the age of 28 that raps — except for maybe five of you — needs to shut the f--- up for eight months," he said about what some of his peers should do in preparation for this album. "Get your mind right and learn what the f--- to say. That's gonna be a wakeup call. With all respect due, because they're my comrades."
Title: Rapper Slick Rick battles deportation
Post by: A1 on October 19, 2006, 11:13:18 PM
Rapper Ricky “Slick Rick” Walters is a married man, a father of two, a taxpayer. Across the last decade, he’s earned another distinction: the focus of a long-running legal fight with federal officials who want him deported for a crime committed 16 years ago.
Walters, the eye-patch wearing star behind the ‘80s rap classic “La-Di-Da-Di,” thought he was headed for victory in his immigration case after a federal judge’s 2003 ruling sprung him from a Florida detention facility after 17 months. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15322273/)
You fuckers leave Slick Rick alone!:evil:
Also fabolous got shot and arrested. (http://www.sixshot.com/articles/6565/)
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Post by: MochaNutz on October 20, 2006, 01:01:23 AM
Quote from: Anghellic1
Rapper Ricky “Slick Rick” Walters is a married man, a father of two, a taxpayer. Across the last decade, he’s earned another distinction: the focus of a long-running legal fight with federal officials who want him deported for a crime committed 16 years ago.
Walters, the eye-patch wearing star behind the ‘80s rap classic “La-Di-Da-Di,” thought he was headed for victory in his immigration case after a federal judge’s 2003 ruling sprung him from a Florida detention facility after 17 months. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15322273/)
You fuckers leave Slick Rick alone!:evil:
Also fabolous got shot and arrested. (http://www.sixshot.com/articles/6565/)
Wow, that Slick Rick thing is still going on eh?
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The New Hi-Tek - Hi-Teknology 2: The Chip is pretty dope
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Post by: daigong on October 22, 2006, 08:16:21 AM
Watched the VH1 HIP HOP HONORS (http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/hip_hop_honors/2006/) and not bad show...the only complaint is that if they wanna honor em, why use some half ass representation of the new school? Namely Puffy and Remy Ma, Da Brat, etc. FUCK!
Listing Eazy-E's legacy had me all choked up, Bone Thugs did good, Eazy E sure sounded like his pop but man- the end, canned "boyz n the hood" was lame.
Ice Cube was better, laid down the foundation of what a gangsta is. Beasite Boys - GREAT when they came on stage. I want that mix to "watcha want" ...George Clinton doing Afrika Bambaataa sucked, he looked like a big mango.
Tho wondering what happened to Ghost? The Wu-Tang tribute at the end was dope. ODB RIP!
A new Flav album SWEET. He may be a goofball on camera, but he's got some of the deepest tracks that PE has put out.
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Post by: michael08 on October 22, 2006, 12:59:49 PM
i love the song tokyo drift by teriyaki boys i guess that's the first japenese rap i heard hahaha...
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Post by: panida on October 22, 2006, 07:42:18 PM
Last week Jay-Z have a concert in BKK He play for the Donation
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Post by: daigong on October 23, 2006, 02:34:00 AM
in Bangkok :shocked: WOW! How was it?? His new video is wack, cheap ass Miami Vice rip off. Encore was probably the last good record he made.
Here's his new mix tape with some XXXclusive shit: (http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/8364/supermanreturnscb8.jpg) 1 - Mick Boogie - Superman Returns Intro 2 - Jay-Z - Hov Is Back (produced by The Kickdrums) 3 - Jay-Z - Kingdom Come 4 - Jay-Z Speaks On Coming Out Of Retirement 5 - Jay-Z - Show Me What You Got [produced by Just Blaze] 6 - Jay-Z & Biggie - Whatchu Want 7 - Jay-Z - Dear Summer 8 - Jay-Z & Lupe Fiasco - Pressure 9 - Jay-Z Speaks On Being The President 10 - Jay-Z - Show You How To Hustle (Mick Boogie Mix) 11 - Jay-Z & Lupe Fiasco - Sittin’ Sidewayz 12 - Jay-Z & Biggie - The Commission (Mick Boogie Mix) 13 - Jay-Z, Jeezy & UGK - Get Throwed 14 - Jay-Z - 44 4’s 15 - Jay-Z - PSA (Just Blaze remix) 16 - Jay-Z Speaks On Hip-Hop 17 - Jay-Z & Kanye West - Diamonds remix 18 - Jay-Z & Young Jeezy - Go Crazy 19 - Jay-Z & Angelous - Brooklyn (Mick Boogie mix) 20 - Jay-Z Speaks On Success 21 - Jay-Z - Allure (remix) 22 - Jay-Z, Ray Cash & Scarface - Bumpin’ My Music (Mick Boogie mix) 23 - Jay-Z & Beyonce - Upgrade You 24 - Jay-Z & Beyonce - Dejà Vu (remix) 25 - Jay-Z, Mary J Blige & T.I. - Turn Your Lights Down Low 26 - Jay-Z & Pharrell - Young Girl 27 - Jay-Z feat. Nas & Chris Martin/Coldplay - Dead Presidents Live 28 - Jay-Z - Dec 4th (J.U.S.T.I.C.E League remix)
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Post by: Masa on October 24, 2006, 12:07:07 PM
MORE FISH In Stores December 19th!
"Ghostface is on a roll. The sequel to Fishscale - the most critically-acclaimed hip-hop album of the year - More Fish is Ghost doing what Ghost does best. On tracks like the blazing "Ghost Is Back" and the new single "Good," Tony Starks brings you that raw and uncut. Ghost's crew, Theodore Unit, is heavily featured on More Fish, and his teenage son - Sun God - shines."
A new Ghost album already :shocked:
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Post by: daigong on October 25, 2006, 08:25:05 AM
Everyone's doing an anniversary/birthday thang on HiP Radio...so why not The BOSSMEN!!? Let's celebrate by honoring our FAVORITE group:
Includes interview clips, soundbites, and the usual rare shit that DEFINED HiP HoP Hizzy as your DEFINITIVE source for hip hop.
WANNA GET INVOLVED? Send in your requests and/or original remixes by posting in the HiP HoP Hizzy Radio thread: http://forum.jphip.com/showthread.php?t=1638
Can I get a SUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
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Post by: Masa on October 26, 2006, 06:27:29 PM
And the gay rapper is.....Lil' Wayne (http://img265.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ewej6.jpg) :puke:
LOL @ TQ's expression :lol:
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MORE FISH In Stores December 19th!
"Ghostface is on a roll. The sequel to Fishscale - the most critically-acclaimed hip-hop album of the year - More Fish is Ghost doing what Ghost does best. On tracks like the blazing "Ghost Is Back" and the new single "Good," Tony Starks brings you that raw and uncut. Ghost's crew, Theodore Unit, is heavily featured on More Fish, and his teenage son - Sun God - shines."
Ghostface Killah - Good http://www.sendspace.com/file/uqkmv9
The song would be pretty good (no pun intented) if Ghost was actually rapping. Seriously like 80% of the song is singing and it's not even Ghost who's singing :doh:
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Post by: arun.yothin on October 27, 2006, 07:56:41 AM
I haven't listened to ICP since I was in middle school, but I just came across this article(http://www.paoracle.com/?archive=77) I thought was pretty interesting. It goes into the whole thing with the Dark Carnival and the meaning behind it. Don't know how many fans there are here(I only know one), and I know some people HATE them, but I think it's still worth a read.
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Post by: daigong on October 27, 2006, 08:11:05 AM
:shocked: Ghost has a teenage son! DYYAMN! Can't wait for new Wu! Great hook on Ghost's new one - I can't stop playing it! love that line "...we don't love those bitches with the flat butts caked up.."
ICP was alright (funny at times, looked for the collabos) never knew they were DEEP!!
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Post by: A1 on November 01, 2006, 08:54:07 AM
Rapper Ice-T once gained fame talking about killing cops. Now the controversy over his latest album has led him to compare himself to a peace-loving John Lennon.
Surrounded by leopard-print cushions in his penthouse apartment outside New York, the 48-year-old rapper defended a racy new album cover showing him lying naked in bed, his groin area covered by his wife's bare legs. (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061031/people_nm/leisure_icet_dc_1)
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Post by: daigong on November 02, 2006, 08:17:21 AM
What?? I didn't think much except "GROSS, he's naked" lol
Good album btw Ice!! Here's Flav's new one - might as well not waste the link! (props Masa) (http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/6517/flavorflavrx5.gif) http://www.sendspace.com/file/6bfvoj
All my childhood favorites are making records again! Who's next?? Wrexx N Effect?
ETA:
WTF?? It was an R&B Album lol...kinda what I expected an ODB solo album to be, it's wack. Flav belting it out like his name was Marvin Gaye XD
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Post by: Masa on November 03, 2006, 07:02:04 AM
Ok, it's official: Kanye West has the biggest ego in the rap game:
EMAs Shocker: Kanye Stage Invasion!
"The Best Hip Hop winner lashes out after missing out on Best Video award...
Kanye West unleashed an amazing outburst after failing to take home the gong for 'Best Video' for his 'Touch The Sky' promo at the EMAs.
Crashing the stage as winners Justice and Simian collected their silverwear for 'We Are Your Friends', the hip hop star spat, "F*ck dis! (My video) cost a million dollars, Pamela Anderson was in it, I was jumping across canyons and sh*t! If I don't win, the awards show loses credibility. Nothing against you (J&S), but hell man."
His verbal tirade left audience members gasping but it didn't end there.
After the show the offended star continued to vent his spleen in the press conference.
He told the world's media he was upset because he had "the best video."
"I haven't seen (the Justice and Simian video). Possibly it could have been quite good but no way better than 'Touch The Sky'.
"That is complete bullsh*t, I paid a million. Obviously it's not all about the money, but the response it got transcended everything, it really made great TV.
"It took a month to film; I stood on a mountain; I flew a heliocopter over Vegas. I did it to be the king of all videos and I wanted to walk home with that award."
He said of the Justice and Simian's win: "That was some spread the love bullshit, 'Oh everyone should have an award'. Please press people print 'Kanye says f*ck that!'
But proving he wasn't just a sore loser, the harangued hip hop star said he was happy to lose out to Justin Timberlake in the 'Best Male' category.
"Obviously Justin should have won, he's on fire and he's an inspiration to me," he said.
Let's hope he didn't hear JT's wisecrack about his, er, speech.
The slinky-hipped one quipped, "After the show, Kanye will be in the parking lot accepting awards he did not win. Seriously though, I've got sexy covered, it's good to see someone's doing crazy."
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Post by: A1 on November 03, 2006, 05:27:03 PM
Kanye needs to chill out, seriously. His second album wasn't even all that great. Here's the clip:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHIMB9bPoI8
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Post by: MochaNutz on November 04, 2006, 03:40:46 PM
personally, i liked Late Registration. It was better than College Dropout, technically. Although he's cocky, you can't deny he's got talent. Its also kinda expected he acts like this, calling himself an asshole and all. Its entertaining.
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It was ripped a few days ago, but I got the new Game album. No Dre, but a whole slew of Producers.
The Hi-Tek : Hi-Teknology 2 The Chip came out too. Thats another dope album.
I got the AZ The Format album too, but I haven't listened to it yet. Im sorta in my R&B/Pop groove atm, so I haven't really been keeping up with HipHop.
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Post by: RionZ on November 05, 2006, 03:22:55 AM
Hmm...I sill like College Dropout better than Late Registration, but I don't think Late Registration is bad as a lot of people have said (not here, but in other places lol) I mean, shit, Kanye should get awards, he's been cheated out of a bunch like this right here, but when you're a celebrity and known to have an ego it just gets played up more.
I need to go cop the new GAME album and the new Hi-Tek album as well...
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Post by: Masa on November 08, 2006, 07:55:11 AM
Kingdom Come tracklist: 1. The Prelude (B-Money) 2. Oh My God (Just Blaze) 3. Kingdom Come (Just Blaze) 4. Show Me What You Got (Just Blaze) 5. Lost One feat. Chrisette Michele (Dr. Dre) 6. Do U Wanna Ride feat. John Legend (Kanye West) 7. 30 Something (Dr. Dre) 8 I Made It (DJ Khalil) 9. Anything feat. Usher & Pharrell (Neptunes) 10. Hollywood feat. Beyonce Knowles (Syience) 11. Trouble (Dr. Dre) 12. Dig a Hole feat. Sterling Simms (Swizz Beats) 13. Minority Report feat. Ne-Yo (Dr. Dre) 14. Beach Chair feat. Chris Martin (Chris Martin)
Total Run Time: 59:22
Review:
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Review from SUPPOSED A7r/Rep at Def Jam.
Ok here's my thoughts on the album. Please bare in mind that I've only heard the album through once and my opinion isn't final. Might be a grower and also the system we listened to it on was very bass heavy so I didn't catch all of the lyrics so here's just a first impression.
01. Prelude (Prod. Ghettobot) - Big song. Simple yet addictive beat. Jay gives his reasons for coming back. Some nice wordplay. Good start to album. 4/5
02. Oh My God (Prod. Just Blaze) - When this kicked off I was really into it. Sounded very Hovi Baby, but it lost my attention by the end of the song. Needs more listens to give proper opinion. Jay doesn't spit about anything in particular. 3/5
03. Kingdom Come (Prod. Just Blaze) - Y'all know the deal already. 3/5
04. Show Me What You Got (Prod. Just Blaze) - Same again. 3/5
05. Lost One (Feat. Chrissette Michelle) (Prod. Dr. Dre) - Again you've heard this. Received confirmation that this will be the second single. 1st verse is for Dame & Biggs, 2nd verse is for Beyonce and the 3rd verse is for his deceased nephew. Christte Michelle is some new chick signed to Def Jam and is in the mould of like a Jill Scott (according to the Def Jam rep). 4/5
06. Do You Wanna Ride (Feat. John Legend) (Prod. Kanye West) - This is meant to be a letter to an incarcerated friend though apart from some talking at the beginning (“I dunno how to write a letter, sh*t I don’t even write rhymes”) I couldn't hear it myself. Mainly it's just Jay bragging about his business ventures. Beat is cool but nothing mind-blowing. John Legend on the hook. 3/5
07. 30 Something (Prod. Dr.Dre) - Jay's trying to say that being 30 is the new 20. Not very convincing. Nice verse at the end where he makes comparisons between a young person’s view and an old person’s and one of the lines is "you respect the one that got shot, I respect the shooter." Drums are exactly the same as Lost One. 2/5
08. I Made It (Prod. Dr.Dre) - Dedicated to his mother. Not as heartfelt or emotional as a Dear Mama or Hey Mama. Beat sounds more like Just Blaze with the African drums and sample. Very un-Dre-ish. 2/5
09. Anything (Feat. Usher & Pharrell) (Prod. The Neptunes) - Horrible track. Weird beat. Strip club song. Jay has a fast flow. Not much else to say. 1/5
10. Hollywood (Feat. Beyonce) (Prod. Scyience) - Track detailing the ups and downs of fame. Cheesy hook (written by Ne-Yo) which sounds very much like it should be in a Broadway/ West End musical or something. Funky beat (horns) like the usual BJ collabos, but weak in my opinion. 2/5
11. Trouble (Prod. Dr.Dre) – East coast beat from Dre, doesn’t sound like him ‘till the piano kicks in. I can’t really remember what Jay was talking about on this. It didn’t really capture my attention (on this listen). 2/5
12. Dig A Hole (Feat. Sterling Simms) (Prod. Swizz Beatz) – This is like a combination of Dirt Off Your Shoulder (in terms of the beat) and Threat (in terms of lyrics), but just not as good. Hard beat from Swizz, Jay spitting his “I’ll dead your career” lyrics. Sterling Simms is a new singer signed to Def Jam. 3/5
13. Minority Report (Feat. Ne-Yo) (Prod. Dr. Dre) – Thank fu*k for this track. This is a song about Hurricane Katrina and after the previous 7 weak tracks that came before it I was looking for something to save the album. This could possibly be it. The track begins and ends with clips from news reports from Katrina. Dre provides a big, deep, dark, booming beat for Jay who spits about the media coverage of the victims of Katrina (hence the title Minority Report). He explains how he saw helicopters swooping to get the scoop, but they couldn’t scoop up the victims, and also how he felt helpless during the tragedy. The only issue I had with this track was that Jay only spits 1 verse (albeit, 1 long verse) before Ne-Yo takes over what I assumed was the hook but turns out to be the outro. 4/5
14. Beach Chair (Feat. Chris Martin) (Prod. Chris Martin) – I was expecting a sombre outro to the album, especially when I found out the track was featuring and produced by Chris Martin, but there was definitely an air of menace to this song (which I liked). At first I was a little thrown by the sound, but by the end of the song I was hooked. Dre supplied some loud arse banging drums for this, which just adds to the mood and Martins haunting vocals fit in perfectly (though I couldn’t tell if it was just one line looped). Jay spits about his business ventures (again!) and how life is like one big beach chair, good performance. 4/5
Overall: 3/5
So there you have it. Again let me reiterate I don’t wanna get carried away after just one listen. Cos some of the tracks may be better (or worse) on multiple listens so I’ve tried to stay pretty neutral with my comments. Other info I received was that Timbo came in towards the end of the project for a few days but nothing made the final cut. Primo was never involved due to schedule difficulties. 4 of the tracks (Prelude, Oh My God, I Made It and Anything) were completed two weeks ago whilst on tour in Australia and I did get the feeling that this was a rushed project.
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Post by: Masa on November 09, 2006, 07:32:53 PM
MTV News: Raekwon Partners With Dr. Dre For Cuban Linx Sequel
Raekwon isn't arrogant, he just has no doubt he'll win on his next LP, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Part 2.
How can he be so sure? Not only does he have fellow Wu-Tang member RZA in his corner, but it's official: The Chef said he's inked a deal with Dr. Dre's Aftermath label, and the Doc will be producing a bulk of the beats on the album as well.
"I just felt it was going to be something to excite the fans in hip-hop," Rae said Tuesday evening. "Let them know I'm dealing with a whole list of thorough superproducers that's making sure this legacy of Cuban Linx carries on. We thought it was a brilliant idea to have RZA and Dr. collaborate, us being big Dre fans. His classics sheet is way long. As well as RZA's.
"We felt we wanted to put a twist on it and let everybody know the sh-- is that important," he continued. "We going through generation expansion, where the generations are differentiating. We wanted to give them a taste of something new as well as what they wanna see."
Rae said initially Dre was supposed to just produce a couple of tracks for the album, but everything just got better as they kept working. "Allah put us in the right place," he explained. "I'm working real hard, putting little pieces together. The album is coming out great. Everything is up to par. We still working on it, we never stop working till the last day."
The album is slated for release next year, although there's no official date for the LP as of yet. Rae also reported that besides Dre and RZA, the album will feature production from the late J Dilla, as well as Scram Jones (N.O.R.E., Mariah Carey) and DJ Scratch.
The last we heard from Raekwon, he was traveling to Africa with Paul Wall and Tego Calderón to examine the troubled diamond trade in war-torn Sierra Leone (see "Kanye, Paul Wall Urge Rappers To 'Bling Responsibly' In Documentary").
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Post by: MochaNutz on November 09, 2006, 07:58:49 PM
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Ghostface Killah - Good http://www.sendspace.com/file/uqkmv9
The song would be pretty good (no pun intented) if Ghost was actually rapping. Seriously like 80% of the song is singing and it's not even Ghost who's singing :doh:
There's another version with Ghost having 2 verses and Trife on it.
re: Kingdom Come, for some reason i'm not really Wanting to hear it so much as I did The Black Album. Honestly, I was never a big Jay-Z fan =)
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Post by: A1 on November 09, 2006, 08:57:27 PM
I was never a big Jay-Z fan either. However I really did enjoy him on MTV's Unplugged.
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Post by: daigong on November 10, 2006, 06:59:38 AM
Hey guys, don't forget to tune into HHH's Anniversary Show featuring 6 hours of Wu-Tang Clan. I've ripped my collection for this occasion! (http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/4493/daigongwutangmr3.th.jpg) (http://img240.imageshack.us/my.php?image=daigongwutangmr3.jpg)
Anyone in the NYC area??
From wutangcorp.com On Wednesday november 15th, Ghostface, RZA, Method Man, GZA & Raekwon will be hosting a special Birthday celebration of Ol Dirty Bastard. Special performances by the Wu-Tang Clan and Brooklyn Zu. If you would like to go to this event at the Canal Room, NY, see the flyer below.
Wu-Tang to appear at birthday listening party in ODB's honour
The Wu-Tang Clan will be remembering their fallen brother Ol’ Dirty Bastard, with an official birthday listening party in honour.
The party, being thrown by The Brooklyn Zu, will take place on November 15 in New York City. It will serve as the official listening party for ODB’s final studio album which will be released in early 2007.
The event will feature live performances by The Brooklyn Zu, Inspectah Deck, Shyheim, Killarmy, Chi-King, W.Gleamz, UNI and more.
The show will end with a tribute to ODB with all the performers joined by Method Man and, ODB‘s mom Cherry Jones.
Zu Films is in the final stages of filming for a documentary on the life of Russell Jones to be released in 2007 which will include footage from this event.
The Brooklyn Zu will begin touring in support of Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s final studio release in early 2007.
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Post by: Masa on November 14, 2006, 10:24:02 PM
R.I.P. ODB! I can't believe it has already been two years since he passed away :cry:
Brand new interview with Raekwon: (http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/4130/raekwoncoverqe1.jpg)
Only Built for Cuban Linx is a classic dish that The Chef, Raekwon, served up in 1995 and 11 years later people are still looking for seconds. Only Built for Cuban Linx II is set for release in early `07 and after his VH1 Hip-Hop Honors props, Raekwon feels like his career is, again, just beginning.
Considering himself one of the last Mohicans in hip-hip, Rae maintains his authenticity and places priority on time when making records; not making records for money, but for the sake of his art. Vintage bangers like “Rainy Dayz” and “Verbal Intercourse” lift the bar for OBFCL II and with The Chef’s buffet of styles, rap fans wait in anticipation for an album Raekwon says, “Will be cinematic.”
Format: It’s been 11-years since your first album, Only Built for Cuban Linx, how have you seen yourself grow?
Raekwon: Since my first album, I see myself as one of the illest artists you’ve ever met in your life. I keep growing with time, I take lyricism real important, it’s not like I’m trying to sit here and be the best lyricist, but I’m trying to be one of the best lyricists. I wouldn’t say too much has changed except my vocabulary and maneuvering of words and mastering all kinds of flows. You gotta remember, I’m the Chef, so I’m always going to come out with different dishes and them dishes are my technique, like how I may challenge a beat that I really like or I may rhyme with more style, or I may rhyme with more concept…I just get better with time.
Format: On your first album, you said, there was a cinematic theme. What is the theme or baseline of Only Built For Cuban Linx Two?
Raekwon: It’s going to be cinematic, it’s the lifestyle of a drug dealer, you know all the things that brothers can respect, you know…when you think about Only Built for Cuban Linx you think about the dudes that we really said was those kind of dudes, so I really just travel back in that direction just to let cats know that the streets definitely made me the person that I am. I have no problem going back to that type of format for this album, which is the same format we were dealing with 11-years-ago. So I just need to step it up more and create the visual again to make dudes be like, ‘Yeah that’s the kind of shit we lookin for.’ That’s cocaine rap.
Format: You have Dr. Dre, RZA and the late J. Dilla on production. What was your involvement with him, because I know Ghost did some work with him?
Raekwon: Well first and foremost I want to say RIP to that brother, I wish he was here so I can shake his hand and tell him thanks. Busta was the man that was basically the catalyst to that situation. You know I’ve been a fan of Dilla’s work watching him do various projects. Busta had a CD of his one day and was like, ‘How do you like that?’ And, I was like he sounds so much like he and RZA got a lot in common. I just heard him and I respected his talent and we talked on the phone one time, and then he had that tragic incident, but you know if feels good to deal with that cat, and really learn more about him. I never really knew he was as big as he was, so to me it was like dealing with a legend in his own art, you know.
Format: In the last 11-years, what has been the largest challenge, for you, in hip-hop?
Raekwon: I’ve seen more or less the creativity side, you know what I mean, people are following trends of other dudes and it’s–really hip-hop is becoming more cosmetic. No one is really trying to make an album that is really making an impression. People are really coming with the radio and commercial, and that kind of world. I know when I first started doing music I didn’t have any concern about how the media was going to take it, but it was more or less about the fans, but now it seems it’s more about the media too. You know, if the media ain’t satisfied with your work they don’t know how to distinguish your shit to be looked at on another level. Like, when I dropped various albums before, people felt like I was serving cocaine rap, regardless if it had a concept that had a positive direction. They didn’t really get to hear, because the people who were exploiting it they weren’t happy with my talent. Say for instance, you don’t like something that is not Cuban Linx, but to you it may sound good, but you still want Cuban Linx and if you feel you’re not getting that then you’re going to put in the review that I’m not on my job. A lot of motherfuckers don’t look at a dude’s talent and respect it for what it is. I think that’s what a lot of people need to start to understand, you say you want a person to grow but when they grow you don’t want them to grow, because you want what you want. It’s kind of like being selfish to the artist and at the same time being selfish to yourself for not letting the artist to have opportunity to show what he can do.
Format: Instead of being this redundant artist that comes out with the same thing all the time.
Raekwon: Yeah, it’s like where I’m from you wear the same pair of sneakers and [if] everybody got them on somebody is going to shoot to the next pair. It’s just out of respect, it’s like alright we know that’s the shoe but now it’s time to move on to the next shoe you know what I mean? It just seems like some people don’t want it to go down like that, they just want that Uptown and I ain’t going to lie, I love AF1s, but every now and then I see something that attracts me…if it looks hot it looks hot!
Format: On the track “Sneakers” you said you’re an Adidas freak, are Adidas still the shoe that you rock?
Raekwon: You know what son, it’s ill that you just said Adidas just now my dude, because I’m sittin right here at the table with a brand new pair of black shell toe Adidas right here in my face, that’s ill you said that.
Format: Other than Adidas, what other sneakers attract your eye?
Raekwon: I have an eye for all types of stuff. My sneakers go from Adidas all the way to Louis Voutton, Gucci sneakers, Prada. Whatever I feel looks good on me and like I said, I’m a big sneaker fan but for the most part I’ll always love the Uptowns, that’s always going to be one of my selections. At the same time there is other shit that a kid wants to look at too, because I’m tired of looking at the same shoe all the time.
Format: Have you ever put a pair or kicks on ice?
Raekwon: Nah, when I was younger I may have done that, but everybody–actually, I got a pair of sneakers right now that I didn’t rock yet and the kicks is made out of tennis ball fur so its like I’m just trying to make sure I rock the right outfit, they were a gift to me from this group called Alife. Just imagine a sneaker made out a tennis ball.
Format: Right now, how many sneakers do you own?
Raekwon: I can’t even count, I may go through 600 pair of Uptowns a year. You know how we love sneakers. Sneakers is part of your forte of the person you are. People probably don’t look at it like that, but when you come from the block you know your sneakers are important. When people see good sneakers on your feet they know you’re alright and you’re up to par.
Format: What are the first pair of sneakers that you copped and decided to keep clean?
Raekwon: The first pair I got that I really appreciated was when AF1s’ started changing the colors and they had the straps on them. Like the green and white pair when they first came out and I used to love them shoes, because I used to rock them with Coca-Cola shirts. You know the Coca-Cola had the green and white, blue and white, and red and white, and it was like the Uptown Airs were made for those types of shirts. Like those rugby shirts you know what I mean? I really tried to hold on to my green pair, because I had the olive green.
Format: You talked about emcees and how a lot of them are saying lines but they aren’t really saying anything?
Raekwon: Yeah, I mean it’s like when we go to the movies, now, I’m a the level where I really want to see a good movie, I just don’t want to see a movie, I want to see something where I can say, ‘Yo, I really enjoyed that movie.’ And, that’s what I really don’t feel in hip-hop no more. There are a lot of people out there doing their thing. All praises due to the man that can hold his, but as far as me, I want people to know that Rae is a visionary and he can go wherever we ask him to go, but we can also respect where he wants to go to. It’s like making a cake, going back to the cocaine rap, it’s really just a form of hunger that I really feel needed to bring back to the forefront of the table. I’m doing it for the people first and me next. Any other time it would be me first but this one is for ya’ll, because I know a lot of people across the world recognize me as a legend at what I do. I’m almost like a civil rights movement. When we started that movement and then we just left it alone.
Format: Has anyone come close to your style?
Raekwon: I don’t know, to me that’s like a double-edge sword. Like, you do hear dudes flip they flows and they styles, and you hear producers with the same kind of soundwaves that we once dealt with before. To me, you really can’t be looked at as leaders if you can’t be the artist that everyone doesn’t want you to be. I think it’s so important for artists to step they game up and really start making good albums, because now the game is fucked up with all the downloading, that really put a damper on the financial aspect of selling records. I think if you make something that people are really going to love they will go and get your shit.
Format: Nas’ new album is titled Hip-Hop is Dead, what’s your opinion on that?
Raekwon: It’s dead to a degree where some of that makes sense. You know, it makes sense to me, but it doesn’t have to make sense to the world. I understand where he’s coming from, but as far as me, hip-hop is what you make it. There are many kinds of hip-hop, there is graffiti hip-hop, there is hip-hop with skateboarders, you see what Lupe and them are doing, they’re opening up other avenues of hip-hop, but it’s about respecting all kinds of hip-hop. The radio gets caught up into the suit and tie hip-hop, and the money side of it instead of looking at who’s really rhyming, and who be like, ‘Yo I put on this cat’s CD and I don’t what he just said but it sounds sweet!’ It’s like you still want to have that passion for it and it’s like that passion is fading. So I guess that’s where that kid is coming from, as far as what he is saying. It’s like it’s just for kids now. They want it to be so much for kids. To me hip-hop is crazy right now.
Format: You’ve said that your career has just begun and there is a lot of work you have left to do. Can you expand on that?
Raekwon: Yo, there is a lot, but I want to be able to drop more product because you know I only have three albums solo in my whole career and I’ve been involved with maybe 25-30 albums. And, as far as the Chef, I didn’t really feel like I got a chance to show my talent to my ability. I always play tag team with somebody else and their project or Wu projects, but now I want to break the barriers and do different things. It ain’t like I like to be away from my fans doing for four or five years not doing albums, but it happens like that and now I’m ready to make a change. It’s like starting all over bringing it back to them Champion hoodies and take off the suede for a minute, and love the art of what I like to do. When I listen to the music I want to smile again.
Format: Recently, Wu-Tang was honored at the VH1 Hip-Hop Honors, but Ghostface was missing, what’s the word on that?
Raekwon: To be honest and I’m not going to sugarcoat nothing, I don’t know where Ghost was at. In a way, it kind of hurt me, but you know brothers is grown and at the end of the day people will look at the things the way they look at them. Me, I was pissed off and he knows it. I look at it like, wow it’s your birthday homie and you’re not here for your birthday, wow.
Format: At the end of the day, what do you want your art to say?
Raekwon: I just want my just due, you see, me, I’m not one of these young cats that come with a one hit wonder. I want it be like when Chef’s shit come out you can bet your ass in 20-years it will still stand next to the illest emcees that are out then. I feel very much underrated, but I feel respected and dominant. It’s really to let the fans know I didn’t give up on my skill, or I didn’t lose anything. I still tried to be conscious and represent the street side, which I always do. You have to teach the kids through the music. I really take this art seriously.
http://www.formatmag.com/features/raekwon/
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Post by: Masa on November 18, 2006, 07:23:19 AM
The most anticipated rap song ever is here and it doesn't disappoint :shocked:
Nas & Jay-Z - Black Republican http://www.twitter.com/?d=I5LD9L23
That Godfather sample is siiiiiick :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Black Republican >>>>> whole Kingdom Come album :yep:
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Post by: StreakInTheSky on November 18, 2006, 07:55:22 AM
I came across this video and thought it was awesome. :D
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Post by: Masa on November 22, 2006, 07:40:15 AM
Ghostface Unveils 'More Fish' At NYC Event
Ghostface Killah previewed tracks from his forthcoming Def Jam album "More Fish" yesterday (Nov. 20) for media in New York. As previously reported, the set, due Dec. 12, boasts production by MF Doom, Pete Rock, Madlib and Hi-Tek, as well as guest appearances by Redman and Sheek Louch of the Lox.
The new offering is preceded by the upbeat single "Good." In contrast to Ghostface's previous effort, "Fishscale" -- which bowed at No. 4 on The Billboard 200 in April and has sold 295,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan -- the posse-heavy disc boasts a grittier street sound on songs like "Miguel Sanchez" and "Guns N' Razors," though with much of the same underground production.
Ghostface produced the high-speed "Ghost Is Back" while MF Doom helmed "Cartoonz" and Madlib crafted "Block Rock." Another cut is the Hi-Tek-produced "Josephine," a soulful cut that also appears on "Hi-Teknology Vol. 2." Also present at the listening was Ghost's Staten Island-based rap group Theodore Unit, which is featured on the album cuts "Miguel Sanchez" and "God 2 God." The crew consists of Trife Da God, Cappadonna, Shawn Wiggs and Ghostface's 17-year-old son Sun God, who guests on the track "Street Opera."
In related news, Ghostface will jump aboard the Rock the Bells tour for a handful of dates in the next month, beginning Nov. 30 in Boston. As previously reported, the trek begins tonight in Washington, D.C., and will feature Raekwon and Redman but not Keith Murray, who has bailed out due to "unforeseen circumstances."
Tracklist: "Ghost Is Back" "Miguel Sanchez" "Guns N' Razors" "Outta Town Sh*t" "Good" "Street Opera" "Block Rock" "Miss Info Celebrity Drama Skit" "Pokerface" "Greedy B*tches" "Josephine" "Grew Up Hard" "Blue Armor" "You Know I'm No Good" "Alex (Stolen Script)" "Gotta Hold On" "Back Like That (remix)"
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Post by: hide321 on November 22, 2006, 07:27:53 PM
My top 10 favorite hip-hop albums 01 ) Hieroglyphics - 3rd Eye Vision 02 ) Reflection Eternal - Train of Thought 03 ) Deltron 3030 04 ) GZA - Liquid Swords 05 ) Outkast - ATLiens 06 ) Souls of Mischief - '93 'til Infinity 07 ) Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever 08 ) Public Enemy - It takes a Nation of Millions to hold us down 09 ) Pharcyde - Labcabincalifornia 10 ) The Roots - Illadelph Halflife
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Post by: Masa on November 22, 2006, 07:33:29 PM
My list: 1. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang 2. Organized Konfusion - Stress: The Extinction Agenda 3. Nas - Illmatic 4. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 5. Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein 6. GZA - Liquid Swords 7. Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever 8. Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die 9. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele 10. The Roots - Do You Want More?!!!??!
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Post by: MochaNutz on November 24, 2006, 03:07:58 AM
just wanted to say, listening to the DJ A-Trak Kanye West Soul Mixtape show, I have more respect for Kanye. Especially for the Track Crack Music. How the hell did he pick and use that little 2 second sample? I woulda never thought of it. Sure he still uses big samples, but at least makes it his own song. He has a real good ear.
Anyways, thats it for now. I can't make a top 10 all-time album list. I don't have that much favorite albums. Wu-Tang: Enter the 36 Chambers would be one of them though.
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Post by: RionZ on November 24, 2006, 05:43:03 AM
Quote from: Masa;237618
The most anticipated rap song ever is here and it doesn't disappoint :shocked:
Nas & Jay-Z - Black Republican http://www.twitter.com/?d=I5LD9L23
That Godfather sample is siiiiiick :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Black Republican >>>>> whole Kingdom Come album :yep:
:yep: indeed...that was awesome...possibly the best collabo of 2006, imo. and it beats the SHIT out of Kingdom Come, which was trash. Thanx Masa :D
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Post by: MochaNutz on December 01, 2006, 05:35:52 AM
Ghostface - More Fish album is ripped!
DOOM has a beat on it, forgot the herb name, but its another old one. Same reaction I got when I heard the DOOM beat on Masta Killa's 2nd album.
The Ghost and Amy Winehouse track is on it. Nice =)
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Post by: daigong on December 01, 2006, 10:04:47 AM
^ Thanks for da heads up!! DOOM baby :jerk:
Papoose is coming to town Friday (later today) for a show and I dunno, gonna try to check him out as he opens a hip hop clothes shop at the nearby mall. One of the few new rappers that ain't bad.
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Post by: Masa on December 01, 2006, 03:43:32 PM
Quote from: MochaNutz;247500
Ghostface - More Fish album is ripped!
Damn, first Jeezy (yeeeeeah) and now Ghost :shocked:
More Fish is pretty dope, it's not as good as Fishscale but it's definitely better than the first Theodore Unit album. Anyways Alex is such a dope song. Ghost should just make a storytelling album with Doom and Madlib behind the boards. Madlib's Block Rock beat is mad grimy and dope. I would have never guessed that it was produced by Madlib tho, it sounds different compared to his usual style. Miguel Sanchez is another great song. Trife rips that shit. I gotta write a longer review later but right now I'd give More Fish 4/5.
Jeezy's new joint is straight crack (that's riiiiiiight) :pimp:
This line from 3 A.M. describes perfectly what the album is all about: "I adlib here, I adlib there / fuck it, adlibs everywhere (yeeeeeeeah)" - Jeezy :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Line of the year: "My name ain't dick so keep it outta your mouth" - Jeezy
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Rating 6/5, album of the year! (that's riiiiight)
:P
edit: holy shit, Mos Def's new album leaked too :shock:
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Post by: MochaNutz on December 01, 2006, 04:53:27 PM
Quote from: Masa;247874
edit: holy shit, Mos Def's new album leaked too :shock:
Was just about to post that! Gotta cop it later today. What else is left for this year? Nas? Talib's Ear Drum is coming out in January i think.
SunGod, Ghost's son, sounds older than his dad =P
If anyone cares, I found a link for Ron Artest's album. Dunno if it works though, i'm at work
Also, I got the chance to really listen to More Fish. Alex is dope. Doom is sick. Swift and Changable is gonna be so good.
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Post by: Thimas X on December 04, 2006, 08:45:24 AM
ahhh I can't wait for Nas' album
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Post by: Masa on December 06, 2006, 05:17:29 PM
Hip Hop Is Dead tracklist: 01. Money Over Bullshit (Prod. LES) 02. You Can't Kill Me (Prod. Salaam Remi) 03. Carry the Tradition (Prod. Scott Storch) 04. Where Are They Now (Prod. Nas & Salaam Remi) 05. Hip-Hop Is Dead (Prod. Will.I.Am) 06. Who Killed It? (Prod. Will.I.Am) 07. Black Republican (Feat. Jay-Z) (Prod. LES) 08. Not Going Back (Feat. Kelis) (Prod. StarGate) 09. Still Dreaming (Feat. Kanye West) (Prod. Kanye West) 10. Hold Down the Block (Prod. Mark Batson) 11. Blunt Ashes (Prod. Chris Webber) 12. Let There Be Light (Feat. Tre Williams) (Prod. Kanye West) 13. Play on Playa (Feat. Snoop Dogg) (Prod. Scott Storch) 14. Can't Forget About You (Feat. Chrisette Michele) (Prod. Will.I.Am) 15. Hustlers (Feat. The Game & Marsha Ambrosius) (Prod. Dr. Dre) 16. Hope (Acapella)
Title: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: MochaNutz on December 08, 2006, 02:47:29 AM
So far, I like hip Hop is dead. Who Killed It? has Nas doing this weird crackhead voice thing though. =\
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VA-Talib Kweli Presents - Blacksmith The Movement Bootleg 2006
1. Blacksmith Intro - Talib Kweli (produced by J Dilla) 2. This Is It - Talib Kweli 3. On Site - Strong Arm Steady feat. Talib Kweli 4. Role Call - Jean Grae feat. McGuyver, Daddy Mills 5. Heat Freestyle - Jean Grae feat. Phil the Agony 6. Hater Anthem - Jean Grae 7. Hush - Talib Kweli feat. Jean Grae 8. Money Don't Make You Rich - Hi Tek feat. Strong Arm Steady 9. I Can't Believe - Phil The Agony feat. Xzibit, Krondon 10. Project Jazz - Hell Raza feat. Talib Kweli, MF Doom 11. New York Shit - Talib Kweli feat. Jean Grae 12. Funny Money - Talib Kweli (produced by Mad Lib) 13. Making Money - Mitchy Slick feat. Xzibit 14. Where It All Started - Hi Tek feat. Jadakiss, Papoose, Talib Kweli, Raekwon 15. Step Back - Sonia Sanchez 16. I Feel You - Talib Kweli 17. The Jam - Jean Grae 18. High Enough - Talib Kweli, Fonzworth Bentley, Krondon (produced by DJ Khalil) 19. Pardon Me - Jean Grae - (produced by 9th Wonder) 20. Can We Go Back - Hi Tek feat. Ayak, Talib Kweli 21. Young Man - Talib Kweli feat. John Legend (produced by Kanye West) 22. Sacred Artist - Talib Kweli feat. Planet Asia
The download link is: http://www.sendspace.com/file/pg1e7g
Just cuz its DOOM =) Sounds like a DOOM beat, well, uses his bass Drum. He sounds off beat on this track...
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Post by: cool_kickin_dude on December 08, 2006, 03:38:22 AM
I only have a few rap albums, sadly. 2 NWA albums and the first Wu-Tang album. I feel jipped. anybody wanna help a brother out, cause I'm confused on what's good to listen right now
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Post by: aKaoNi on December 08, 2006, 04:24:53 AM
Ghost More Fish (http://www.thahighlife.com/muz/Ghostface-More_Fish.zip)
New Common produced and ft Will I Am - A Dream (http://www.thahighlife.com/muz/Common%20ft%20Will%20I%20Am%20-%20A%20Dream.mp3) a feel good song, good stuff, dunno y it took someone so long to use that sample.
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Post by: Masa on December 09, 2006, 06:42:15 PM
* What You Know T.I. Track from: King [Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group (For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)
* Ridin Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone [Universal Records]
* Georgia Ludacris & Field Mob (Featuring Jamie Foxx) Track from: Ludacris Presents...Disturbing Tha Peace And From Field Mob — Light Poles And Pine Trees [DTP/Geffen/Def Jam Recordings]
* Grillz Nelly Featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp Track from: Sweatsuit [Universal Records]
* Mighty "O" Outkast [La Face/Zomba Label Group]
* Don't Feel Right The Roots [Def Jam Recordings]
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
* Smack That Akon Featuring Eminem [SRC/Universal Records]
* Deja Vu Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z [Sony Urban Music/Columbia]
* Shake That Eminem Featuring Nate Dogg Track from: Curtain Call — The Hits [Aftermath/Shady/Interscope Records]
* My Love Justin Timberlake Featuring T.I. Track from: FutureSex/LoveSounds
Best Rap Song (A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
* It's Goin' Down Chadron Moore & Jasiel Robinson, songwriters (Yung Joc) Track from: New Joc City [Bad Boy South; Publishers: Granny Man Publishing, Malik/Mekhi Music, Basement Funk, Regina's Son Music.]
* Money Maker Christopher Bridges & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Ludacris Featuring Pharrell) Track from: Release Therapy [Disturbing The Peace/Def Jam Recordings; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music, Waters of Nazareth Publishing.]
* Ridin Anthony Henderson, J. Slainas, O. Salinas & Hakeem Seriki, songwriters (Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone) [Universal Records; Publishers: Chamilitary Camp Music, Play-N-Skilz Music, EMI Publishing.]
* What You Know A. Davis & Clifford Harris, songwriters; (Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson & Curtis Mayfield, songwriters) (T.I.) Track from: King [Grand Hustle/Atlantic; Publishers: Club Crown Publishing, Toomp Stone Publishing, Careers-BMG Music, WB Music Corp., Warner-Tamerlane Publishing.]
Best Rap Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
* In My Mind Pharrell [Star Trak/Interscope Records]
* Game Theory The Roots Def Jam Recordings]
* King T.I. [Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
:thumbsup for Lupe and The Roots getting nominated. I hope Lupe wins something.
Quote from: cool_kickin_dude;253058
I only have a few rap albums, sadly. 2 NWA albums and the first Wu-Tang album. I feel jipped. anybody wanna help a brother out, cause I'm confused on what's good to listen right now
What kinda rap do you like? If you like NWA and old Wu-Tang then you should check out old Ice Cube albums, Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle, Dr. Dre's Chronic, Method Man's Tical, GZA's Liquid Swords, Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx etc.
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New Common produced and ft Will I Am - A Dream (http://www.thahighlife.com/muz/Common%20ft%20Will%20I%20Am%20-%20A%20Dream.mp3) a feel good song, good stuff, dunno y it took someone so long to use that sample.
Great song. I wonder if that song will be on Common's new album.
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Post by: aKaoNi on December 09, 2006, 07:09:05 PM
Wow, how did Mos get nominated and his album barely been out? I mean Mos is nice with it but damn besides myself playing it I havent heard undeniable or seen it on tv, might be cuz I barely listen to the radio or watch videos on tv anymore but just makes me question how the get nominated? Don't get me wrong his album is nice, I think it's a throwback to his first album since it doesnt have that live/rock sound from his band in it.
I still aint heard the Roots yet which is odd being I got most they albums, good to see Lupe get nominated his album gotta be the most slept on album of the year cuz it aint sell shiat but is crazy nice. The 'Daydream' track gotta be my favorite on the album.
Now listening to that Nas - Hip Hop is Dead (http://www.thahighlife.com/muz/NAS_Hip_Hop_Is_Dead.zip) though!
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Post by: Masa on December 09, 2006, 08:06:39 PM
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Wow, how did Mos get nominated and his album barely been out? I mean Mos is nice with it but damn besides myself playing it I havent heard undeniable or seen it on tv, might be cuz I barely listen to the radio or watch videos on tv anymore but just makes me question how the get nominated? Don't get me wrong his album is nice, I think it's a throwback to his first album since it doesnt have that live/rock sound from his band in it.
Yeah, I was like WTF when I saw Mos' name among the nominations. I didn't even know he had a single out. Anyways Mos' new album is disappointing. It's slightly better than The New Danger but it ain't no Black On Both Sides. I used to be a huge Mos fan but to be honest I'm more interested in Kweli's solo shit nowadays. Now where the hell is the new Blackstar album? :x
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I still aint heard the Roots yet which is odd being I got most they albums, good to see Lupe get nominated his album gotta be the most slept on album of the year cuz it aint sell shiat but is crazy nice. The 'Daydream' track gotta be my favorite on the album.
Daaaaamn man, you gotta stop sleeping on Game Theory. It's probably my favorite album of year and the best Roots album since Illadelph Halflife.
I really wish Lupe would have blown up big time. His album sold around 200k which ain't bad but Food & Liquor is such a good album that it deserved to sell more. I'm feelin' pretty much all tracks, the only average song is that Neptunes song. It sounds so out of place. Anyways Daydreamin' is a fucking classic, definitely one of the best songs of year. The Letterman show performance was amazing :shocked:
Lupe Fiasco - Daydreaming Live on Letterman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui5jUHcynVM
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Now listening to that Nas - Hip Hop is Dead (http://www.thahighlife.com/muz/NAS_Hip_Hop_Is_Dead.zip) though!
HHID is better than I expected. Some beats could be a bit better (the first few beats are kinda boring) but Nas is spitting his ass off. The album is really consistent subject matter/production wise and the only song that shouldn't be on the album is "Play On Playa". Black Republican still sounds fucking amazing. My favorite songs besides Black Republican are Hip Hop Is Dead, Who Killed It (creative concept & Nas' 50s detective accent is hilarious), Still Dreamin', Let There Be Light and Can't Forget About You (best will.i.am beat ever?). Overall Hip Hop Is Dead doesn't single-handedly save hip hop but it's a step in the right direction. Like my homie hide said, mainstream really needs that album. Needless to say that Hip Hop Is Dead kills Jay's Kingdom Come :P
Oh yeah, we are gonna celebrate the release of Hip Hop Is Dead on HiP HoP Hizzy (http://forum.jphip.com/showthread.php?t=1638) next week. We are gonna have an epic 3 hour long Nas special and cover the whole career of God's Son from Live At The BBQ to Hip Hop Is Dead. So y'all better tune in 8-)
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Post by: cool_kickin_dude on December 11, 2006, 10:52:46 PM
I know this isn't a request thread but anybody heard of Mr. Scarface-Balls and my Word or the remix to Biggie-Who Shot Ya?
I'm d/l the Jeezy cd right now(Yeeah, that's riiight)
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Post by: aKaoNi on December 12, 2006, 07:57:06 PM
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Can't Forget About You (best will.i.am beat ever?).
^^ Man I never really listened to it fully cept for the beginning, now I can't stop playing it, definitely one of top tracks of the year, classic shait! Will I Am is sick with it!
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I know this isn't a request thread but anybody heard of Mr. Scarface-Balls and my Word or the remix to Biggie-Who Shot Ya?
Balls and My Word (http://www.thahighlife.com/muz/Scarface-BallsNMyWord.zip)
Who Shot Ya (http://www.thahighlife.com/muz/biggy%20smalls%20-%20who%20shot%20ya%20tupac%20diss.mp3)
^^ Gotcha!
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Post by: cool_kickin_dude on December 12, 2006, 08:36:59 PM
hey Akaoni, i have that biggie remix, I should have said the one they used with System of a Down. That was the remix, sorry bout that
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Post by: RionZ on December 16, 2006, 05:58:26 AM
YOUNG JEEZY DRINK~! YOUNG JEEZY SMOKE~! YOUNG JEEZY MIX THAT ARM AND HAMMER WITH HIS COKE~!
Rofl, my friend bought the new Young Jeezy album today...its alright...there's some genuinely funny stuff on it. I like it, I should've bought it myself (didn't think it'd be that good...seriously)\
oh yea, I like that 3 A.M. the most so far...Timbaland reminds me of Nate Dogg on that song (in a good way)
EDIT:
OH SHIT, I need to get that Nas, I was gonna hold out to buy it, but now that I see it here...I might as well, haha.
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Post by: daigong on December 16, 2006, 09:43:56 AM
Listening to Jay-Z's new track ... he is really more suited with hooks and freestyling. Instead of overproduced, overhyped shit.
I'm digging Ghost's new mixtape, dope soundbites like Jay-Z talking bout him. Live tracks. Go get it off ur favorite BT place: (http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/1481/2006bf3.gif)
Canada's hip-hop ambassador, Kardinal Offishall, will be at the Shaw Conference Centre on Feb. 15.
The Jamaican-Canadian MC and producer is easily one of the biggest names in Canadian rap to actually crack the almost xenophobic American hip-hop market.
To date, he's the only Canadian urban artist to have appeared on BET's Rap City show and he's worked with the cream of U.S. artists, like Pete Rock, Method Man and Busta Rhymes.
No details on tickets yet, but Ticketmaster should have more information soon
... from deceased rapper Deshaun "Proof" Holton is on the way, according to The Detroit News. Time A Tell, is an album Proof recorded in a 24-hours, after being challenged by Julius Meyers aka DJ Jewels Baby. "It shows how serious Proof was about recording," Myers told The Detroit News. The album will be released on Proof's Iron Fist Records, which also released the rapper's 2005 solo album, Searching for Jerry Garcia. (http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=6509)
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Post by: RionZ on December 17, 2006, 03:26:32 AM
goddamn...he recorded a whole album that quick? wtf, what motivation he had, shame he died. :(
01. Rzavoir Intro 02. Redman ft. Method Man - Tear it off (djosk blend) 03. Redman ft. Erick Sermon - Can't wait (djosk mix) 04. Redman ft. Erick Sermon - Street hop (djosk blend) 05. Redman ft. Inspektah Deck & Cypress Hill - The saga continues (djosk mix) 06. Redman ft. Erick Sermon - Whateva man (djosk blend) 07. Bulletfest (skit) 08. Kool G Rap ft. Buckshot - Ill street blues (djosk mix) 09. Kool G Rap ft. Nas & RZA - Fast life (djosk mix) 10. Kool G Rap ft. Raekwon - It's a shame (djosk mix) 11. Kool G Rap - Foul Cats (djosk blend) 11. Lil' doggie (skit) 12. Lord Finesse ft. Freddie Foxxx - Return of the funkyman (djosk mix) 13. Lord Finesse ft. OC & Krs-One - Brainstorm (djosk blend) 14. Lord Finesse - Soul plan (djosk blend) 15. Lord Finesse ft. Method Man - Bad mutha (djosk mix) 16. Lord Finesse ft. LOTUG - Funky technician (djosk mix) 17. It's a setup (skit) 18. Big L ft. Raekwon & Kid Capri - MVP (djosk mix) 19. Big L ft. A.G. & O.C. - Thick (djosk blend) 20. Big L ft. Kid Capri - Put it on (djosk blend) 21. Big L ft. Biggie, 2Pac, RZA & ODB - Deadly combination 2006 (djosk mix) 22. Run away (skit) 23. Big L ft. ODB - On the dog (djosk mix) 24. Beat the prick (skit) 25. Big Daddy Kane ft. Masta Ace & Nine - The man, the icon (djosk mix) 26. Big Daddy Kane ft. Big Pun - Any type of way (djosk mix) 27. Big Daddy Kane ft. GZA - How you get a record deal (djosk mix) 28. Big Daddy Kane ft. Big L - Raw 2006 (djosk mix)
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You guys watch Adultswim? Christmas with DOOM Christmas eve from 10pm to 6am
"Why spend Christmas eve waiting for some extra fat white dude to come busting through the ceiling, when you can spend Christmas eve with yours truly The Supervillain, DOOM"
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Post by: RionZ on December 20, 2006, 09:31:44 PM
Haha, niice name
RZAvoir dogs, the title and the artist line-up sound good :D
*d/ls*
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Post by: cool_kickin_dude on December 22, 2006, 03:46:07 AM
great stuff. one of my favorite movies with some great rap. listening to it right now. thanks Mocha!
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Post by: Masa on December 22, 2006, 05:56:29 AM
My all time favorite MC is back! :w00t:
(http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/4405/2rxdzskxs2.jpg) 01. Clinton Sparks Intro 02:13 02. Shut Em Down Freestyle 02:41 03. Pain Interlude 00:38 04. Pain 02:21 05. Lets Go 03:08 06. We Must Be In Love 03:22 07. Shes A Ho 02:53 08. The Note 02:00 09. Agent Orange 03:38 10. Push 02:50 11. Desire 03:03 12. Stray Bullet Freestyle 01:39 13. The Sniper S*** 00:20 14. Gun Draws 02:41 15. Glorious 01:13 16. Down By Law 02:45 17. Outro 00:41 http://www.sendspace.com/file/ts3utf
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DJ OSK mixtape Big L, Kool G Rap, Lord Finesse, Big Daddy Kane, Redman remixed over RZA beats
Thanks! That mixtape is pretty dope.
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"Why spend Christmas eve waiting for some extra fat white dude to come busting through the ceiling, when you can spend Christmas eve with yours truly The Supervillain, DOOM"
DOOM is that dude :lol:
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Post by: Masa on December 22, 2006, 07:17:17 AM
"It's Official," Wu Tang Clan Sign Album Deal With SRC
SRC Records CEO Steve Rifkind recently announced that he has reunited with the Wu-Tang Clan for a new album.
Wu-Tang, who first came to prominence via Rifkind's now-defunct Loud Records, have not released a group album since 2001. During their six-year hiatus, all nine members of the New York rap collective have released solo albums.
The group's most infamous member, ODB (born Russell Tyrone Jones), died in 2004 from an accidental overdose while recording his third solo project.
"I just got off the phone with Divine and RZA from Wu-Tang, we are coming back, we are joining forces for one album, coming up in 2007," said Rifkind via a video on his blog, thelabel.blog.com. "I don't know what the name of the album is but we are back, its official. Wu-Tang and Steve Rifkind are back together."
Rifkind is also credited for breaking rap acts like Mobb Deep, Big Pun and Xzibit, among others. His current SRC roster includes Akon, Remy Ma, Pharoahe Monch and Remy Ma.
http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/10516
Here's the video: http://thelabel.blog.com/1380189/#cmts
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Post by: daigong on December 22, 2006, 07:24:31 AM
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"It's Official," Wu Tang Clan Sign Album Deal With SRC
:ONomg: FUCK YES!!! :bounceblob:
Lol I never realized reason Wu-Tang never released shit was cuz Sony/Loud dropped em. I always assumed they would release a disc cuz RZA kept saying "soon"
I can see it now: Wu-Tang Double CD with shitload of guests like Akon, Kardinal-
DOPE mixtape Mocha!! Reservoir Dogs + Rap :pimp: and fuck...hope they show that MF Doom Xmas thing on Teletoon, else I gotta leech.
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Post by: Masa on December 22, 2006, 07:27:08 PM
Is Hip Hop Dead? http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2737981
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Post by: MochaNutz on December 22, 2006, 10:58:25 PM
"Somebody told you that hip hop died, I dunno who it was but somebody lied"
There's a new Pete Rock & Doo Wop (Tango & Cash) track called "Hip Hop Ain't Dead". Its a dope track. Heard it on hiphopgame dot com. Its really a response than a diss track, i feel. I like was Nas did with this Hip Hop is Dead business. I hope everyone responds and steps their game up.
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Wu-Tang again? Awww yeah! Again and again! This is great news =)
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Post by: Masa on December 23, 2006, 07:04:18 AM
New Raekwon interview about CL2: http://www.hiphopgame.com/index2.php3?page=raekwon
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Post by: Tanier on December 25, 2006, 04:15:06 AM
As promised Rapper Chamillionaire (aka a bunch of nicknames, however, I'm not going there) has just released Mixtape Messiah Part 2 to give back to the fans. blah blah blah blah Merry Christmas. I got what i always wanted now hahaha visit http://www.chamillionaire.com for the most up to date download link(s)
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Post by: Masa on December 25, 2006, 06:13:54 AM
Another one of my favorite MCs is dropping an album next year. That's right, Brother Ali is finally back!
"Following the release of Champion in the spring of 2004, Ali ran into a number of roadblocks that halted his usually steady recording process. This included him parting ways with his wife, being homeless, and trying to secure custody of his son. Armed with a wave of stories to share, Ali recorded The Undisputed Truth, once again with ANT in his corner. Due out Spring 2007 on Rhymesayers, Ali’s second full-length sees him dig deeper into his life experiences (“Walking Away”) and political views (“Uncle Sam Goddamn”) than ever before.
“I wanted to make an album that gives you no choice but to feel what I’m feeling at the time,” Ali explains of The Undisputed Truth. “I made choices that sent me through a lot of struggle in the past few years and ANT and I have made music that really communicates the exact feeling of those situations.”
As he ponders, “How does it feel to have to walk away from a ten-year marriage with a child? You got a six-year-old boy and he’s your life. How does it feel to look him in the eye and explain to him that you’re breaking up his home? The music and the sound of my voice and the way I’m describing the situations and emotions involved should make you feel like you’re in my shoes at that moment. That’s The Undisputed Truth.”
Brother Ali - Truth Is VLS 01. Truth Is (Clean) 02. Truth Is (Dirty) 03. Freedom Ain't Free (Clean) 04. Truth Is (Instrumental) 05. Freedom Ain't Free (Instrumental) 06. Original King (Bonus Track) http://www.sendspace.com/file/fnzdoy
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Post by: RionZ on December 25, 2006, 04:19:13 PM
That Pharaohe Monch mixtape is dope, I already grabbed it myself a few days ago. d(^_^d)
And this is big news for the Wu...I always thought what daigong thought...RZA said they got something they're working on and it'll be 'soon'... but this makes much more sense, I hope they don't have too many collaborations though...unless they're good...lol
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Post by: Masa on December 27, 2006, 09:49:49 PM
Nas Resurrects Hip-Hop, Scores Top Spot On Billboard Charts
"Nas' Def Jam debut, Hip Hop Is Dead, makes a strong entrance on the charts this week, taking the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200. Hip Hop Is Dead, which features appearances from Jay-Z, Kanye West, The Game, Kelis and Snoop Dogg, grabbed the top spot by reeling in 355,000 copies last week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. This is the third time in Nas' career that he has scored a No. 1 album. The others being 1996's It Was Written and 1999's I am...The Autobiography."
http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/10552
Nas' sales :thumbsup
Danger Mouse Forms Producer "Supergroup," Drops Compilation
"Producer Danger Mouse of Gnarls Barkley fame has formed a new group of renowned beatmakers called The Underground Animals and is currently putting together a compilation album set for release next year via Downtown/Atlantic Records.
According to Downtown co-founder Josh Deutsch, who recently spoke to Billboard, The Underground Animals will be an animated collective in the same vein of the rock group Gorillaz, but their true identities will be kept under wraps.
The participating producers will be brought to life courtesy of animation from Adult Swim.
"We have some very celebrated producers and some up-and-comers, all of whom are arranged around Danger," Deutsch explained to Billboard. "Everybody is producing under a pseudonym. For the introductory album, the idea is that each song will feature a different producer working with a different artist, but 'there won't be a reveal as to which producer is doing a given track.
"There will be an element of mystery about it -- certain producers will be retired," Deutsch continued. "And many of these people are some of the most famous producers out there. It will allow them to produce the kinds of records they wouldn't necessarily want to do without the benefit of a pseudonym. We've already had a really A-list rock guy wanting to do a hip-hop record."
As SOHH previously reported, Danger Mouse is also putting together Gnarls Barkley's sophomore album with his group mate Cee-Lo. The duo's debut album, St Elsewhere, is up for multiple Grammy Awards, including album of the year."
http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/10553
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Post by: Masa on December 28, 2006, 07:27:34 AM
Common - A Dream music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBa55sDTIiA
Another visually stunning Com video :yep:
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Post by: Masa on December 30, 2006, 05:45:30 PM
The First Annual JPH!P Rap Awards
Artist of the Year: Ghostface Killah Album of the Year: The Roots - Game Theory Song of the Year: Nas & Jay-Z - Black Republican Mixtape of the Year: Clinton Sparks And DJ Boogie Brown Present: Pharoahe Monch - The Awakening Producer of the Year: J. Dilla Rookie of the Year: Lupe Fiasco Disappointing Album of the Year: Jay-Z - Kingdom Come / DJ Shadow - Outsider Biggest disappointment of the Year: Jay-Z's comeback Greatest Moment of the Year: Nas & Jay-Z collaborating Saddest Moment of the Year: Death of J. Dilla (R.I.P.) Coast/Region of the Year: East Coast No Homo Moment of the Year: Lil' Wayne kissing Baby Kanye West Moment of the Year: Kanye's rant @ MTV Europe Music Awards Young Jeezy Award (best adlibs): Young Jeezy (yeeeeeeah) Comeback of the Year: Busta Rhymes & Method Man
Best MCs 1. Lupe Fiasco 2. Ghostface Killah 3. Nas 4. Black Thought 5. Apathy
Best Albums 1. The Roots - Game Theory 2. Ghostface - Fishscale 3. Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor 4. Bronze Nazareth - The Great Migration 5. Apathy - Eastern Philosophy 6. Cunninlynguists - A Piece of Strange 7. Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead 8. J. Dilla - Donuts 9. Panacea - Ink Is My Drink 10. Jedi Mind Tricks - Servants In Heaven Kings In Hell 11. Outkast - Idlewild 12. ShinSight Trio - Shallow Nights Blurry Moon 13. Ghostface - More Fish 14. Chino XL - Poison Pen 15. Rhymefest - Blue Collar 16. Louis Logic and J.J. Brown - Misery Loves Comedy 17. Boot Camp Clik - The Last Stand 18. J. Dilla - The Shining 19. Hi-Tek - Hi-Teknology 2: The Chip 20. Masta Killa - Made In Brooklyn
Best Major Label Releases 1. The Roots - Game Theory 2. Ghostface - Fishscale 3. Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor 4. Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead 5. Outkast - Idlewild 6. Ghostface - More Fish 7. Busta Rhymes - The Big Bang 8. Method Man - 4:21... The Day After 9. T.I. - King 10. Young Jeezy - The Inspiration: Thug Motivation 102 11. Snoop Dogg - Tha Blue Carpet Treatment 12. Mos Def - True Magic 13. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury 14. Jay-Z - Kingdom Come 15. Jurassic 5 - Feedback 16. DMX - Year Of The Dog 17. Rick Ross - Port Of Miami 18. Chamillionaire - The Sound Of Revenge 19. The Game - Doctor's Advocate 20. Diddy - Press Play
Best Indie releases 1. Bronze Nazareth - The Great Migration 2. Apathy - Eastern Philosophy 3. Cunninlynguists - A Piece of Strange 4. J. Dilla - Donuts 5. Panacea - Ink Is My Drink 6. Jedi Mind Tricks - Servants In Heaven Kings In Hell 7. ShinSight Trio - Shallow Nights Blurry Moon 8. Chino XL - Poison Pen 9. Rhymefest - Blue Collar 10. Louis Logic and J.J. Brown - Misery Loves Comedy 11. Boot Camp Clik - The Last Stand 12. J. Dilla - The Shining 13. Hi-Tek - Hi-Teknology 2: The Chip 14. Masta Killa - Made In Brooklyn 15. Warcloud - Blue Sky Black Death Presents The Holocaust 16. MF Grimm - American Hunger 17. AZ - The Format 18. Kidz In The Hall - School Was My Hustle 19. Mr. Lif - Mo' Mega 20. Lord Jamar- The 5 Percent Album
Honorable mentions: Prince Po - Pretty Black, Mojoe - Classic Ghetto Soul
Best Coke Rap Albums aka Tony Montana Would Be Proud Of These Guys 1. Ghostface Killah - Fishscale 2. Busta Rhymes - The Big Bang 3. Young Jeezy - The Inspiration: Thug Motivation 102 4. Rick Ross - Port Of Miami 5. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
Best Songs 1. Nas & Jay-Z - Black Republican 2. The Roots - Can't Stop This 3. Lupe Fiasco - Daydreamin' feat. Jill Scott 4. Jedi Mind Tricks - Uncommon Valor feat. R.A. The Rugged Man 5. Apathy - The Winter feat. Blue Rasberry
Best Club Tracks 1. Justin Timberlake - SexyBack 2. Busta Rhymes - Touch It (remix) 3. Chamillionaire - Ridin' Dirty 4. T.I. - Why You Wanna 5. Rick Ross - Hustlin' (remix) feat. Jay-Z & Young Jeezy
Verse of the Year: R.A. The Rugged Man - Uncommon Valor: A Vietnam Story
"Call me Thorburn, John H., staff sergeant Marksman, skill in killin', illin', I'm able and willin' Kill a village elephant, rapin' and pillage a village Illegitimate killers, US Military guerrillas This ain't no real war, Vietnam shit World War II, that's a war, this is just a military conflict Soothin' drug abusin', Vietnamese women screwin' Sex, gambling and boozin', all this shit is amusin' Bitches and guns, this is every man's dream I don't wanna go home where I'm just an ordinary human being Special Op, Huey chopper gun ship run shit Gook run when the minigun spit, won't miss Kill shit, spit four-thousand bullets a minute Vic the Charlie, hit trigger, hit it, I'm in it to win it Get it, the lieutenant hinted, the villain, I been it The killing, I did it, cripple, did it, pictures I painted is vivid, live it A wizard with weapons, the secret mission, we 'bout to begin it Government funded, behind enemy lines Bullets is sprayin', it's heatin' up a hundred degrees The enemies the North Vietnamese, bitch please Ain't no sweat, I'm told, "Be at ease" Until I see the pilot got hit, and we 'bout to hit some trees Nail the road, it broke, crash land American man in Cambodia, right in the enemy hand Take a swig of the Whiskey to calm us Them yellow men wearin' black pajamas, they wanna harm us They all up on us, bang, bang, bullet hit my chest, feel no pain To my left, the captain caught a bullet right in his brain Body parts flyin', loss of limbs, explosions Bad intentions, I see my best friend's intestines Pray to the one above, it's raining, I'm covered in mud I think I'm dyin', I feel dizzy, I'm losin' blood I see my childhood, I'm back in the arms of my mother I see my whole life, I see Christ, I see bright lights I see Israelites, Muslims and Christians at peace, no fights Black, Whites, Asians, people of all types I must've died, then I woke up, surprised I'm alive I'm in a hospital bed, they rescued me, I survived I escaped the war, came back, but ain't escape Agent Orange Two of my kids born handicapped Spastic, quadriplegia, micro cephalic Cerebral palsy, cortical blindness, name it, they had it My son died, he ain't live, but I still try to think positive 'Cause in life, God take, God give"
Most Anticipated Albums of 2007 1. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 2. Pharoahe Monch - Desire 3. Ghostface Killah & MF Doom - Swift And Changeable 4. Brother Ali - The Undisputed Truth 5. Common - Finding Forever
Title: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: hide321 on December 30, 2006, 06:53:40 PM
Artist of the Year: Lupe Fiasco Album of the Year: Cunninlynguists - A Piece of Strange Song of the Year: Nas & Jay-Z - Black Republican Mixtape of the Year: Lil Wayne - Dedication 2 Producer of the Year: J-Dilla Rookie of the Year: Lupe Fiasco Disappointing Album of the Year: DJ Shadow - Outsider Biggest disappointment of the Year: Jay-Z's comeback Greatest Moment of the Year: Nas & Jay-Z collaborating Saddest Moment of the Year: Death of James Brown & J-Dilla Coast/Region of the Year: East Coast Comeback of the Year: Method Man
Best MCs 1. Lupe Fiasco 2. Ghostface Killah 3. Nas 4. Black Thought 5. Lil Wayne
Best Albums 01. Cunninlynguists - A Piece of Strange 02. MF Grimm - American Hunger 03. The Roots - The Game Theory 04. Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor 05. ShinSight Trio - Shallow Nights Blurry Moon 06. Outkast - Idlewild 07. Chino XL - Poison Pen 08. Bronze Nazareth - The Great Migration 09. Hi-tek - Hi Teknology: 2 10. Nas - Hip-hop is Dead 11. Ghostface - Fishscale 12. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury 13. Z-ro - I'm Still Living 14. Rhymefest - Blue Collar 15. Mr.Nogacto - Nogacto Rd. 16. Project Polaroid - Project Polaroid 17. Zion I - Break A Dawn 18. Zion I & Grouch - Heroes in the city of dope 19. Strange Fruit Project - The Healing 20. MURS - Murray's Revenge
Best Major Label Releases 01. The Roots - The Game Theory 02. Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor 03. Outkast - Idlewild 04. Nas - Hip-hop is Dead 05. Ghostface - Fishscale 06. Rhymefest - Blue Collar 07. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury 08. Ghostface - More Fish 09. T.I. - King 10. Project Pat - Crook by da Book: The Fed Story 11. Snoop Dogg - The Blue Carpet Treatment 12. Tha Dogg Pound - Cali Iz Active 13. Method Man - 4:21...The Day After 14. Birdman & Lil Wayne - Like Father, Like Son 15. Mos Def - True Magic 16. DMX - Year of the Dog...Again 17. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony: Thug Stories 18. Jay-Z - Kingdom Come 19. Young Jeezy - The Inspiration: Thug Motivation 102 20. Jurassic 5 - Feedback Honorable mentions: The Game - Doctor's Advocate , Diddy - Press Play
Best Indie releases 01. Cunninlynguists - A Piece of Strange 02. MF Grimm - American Hunger 03. ShinSight Trio - Shallow Nights Blurry Moon 04. Chino XL - Poison Pen 05. Bronze Nazareth - The Great Migration 06. Hi-tek - Hi Teknology: 2 07. Z-ro - I'm Still Living 08. Mr.Nogacto - Nogacto Rd. 09. Project Polaroid - Project Polaroid 10. Zion I & Grouch - Heroes in the city of dope 11. Zion I - Break A Dawn 12. Strange Fruit Project - The Healing 13. MURS - Murray's Revenge 14. Jedi Mind Tricks - Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell 15. J-Dilla - Donuts 16. Madlib - Beat Konducta Vol.1-2 Movie Scenes 17. Public Enemy - Rebirth of a Nation 18. Motion Man - Pablito's Way 19. J-Dilla - The Shining 20. De La Soul - Impossible Mission TV Series Pt. 1 Honorable mentions: Mr. Lif - Mo' Mega, Warcloud - Blue Sky Black Death Presents The Holocaust
Best Songs 1. Nas - Black Republican (ft. Jay-Z) 2. Lupe Fiasco - Hurt Me Soul 3. The Roots - In The Music 4. Z-ro - T.H.U.G 5. Jedi Mind Tricks - Uncommon Valor (ft. R.A. The Rugged Man)
Verse of the Year: R.A. The Rugged Man - Uncommon Valor: A Vietnam Story
"Call me Thorburn, John H., staff sergeant Marksman, skill in killin', illin', I'm able and willin' Kill a village elephant, rapin' and pillage a village Illegitimate killers, US Military guerrillas This ain't no real war, Vietnam shit World War II, that's a war, this is just a military conflict Soothin' drug abusin', Vietnamese women screwin' Sex, gambling and boozin', all this shit is amusin' Bitches and guns, this is every man's dream I don't wanna go home where I'm just an ordinary human being Special Op, Huey chopper gun ship run shit Gook run when the minigun spit, won't miss Kill shit, spit four-thousand bullets a minute Vic the Charlie, hit trigger, hit it, I'm in it to win it Get it, the lieutenant hinted, the villain, I been it The killing, I did it, cripple, did it, pictures I painted is vivid, live it A wizard with weapons, the secret mission, we 'bout to begin it Government funded, behind enemy lines Bullets is sprayin', it's heatin' up a hundred degrees The enemies the North Vietnamese, bitch please Ain't no sweat, I'm told, "Be at ease" Until I see the pilot got hit, and we 'bout to hit some trees Nail the road, it broke, crash land American man in Cambodia, right in the enemy hand Take a swig of the Whiskey to calm us Them yellow men wearin' black pajamas, they wanna harm us They all up on us, bang, bang, bullet hit my chest, feel no pain To my left, the captain caught a bullet right in his brain Body parts flyin', loss of limbs, explosions Bad intentions, I see my best friend's intestines Pray to the one above, it's raining, I'm covered in mud I think I'm dyin', I feel dizzy, I'm losin' blood I see my childhood, I'm back in the arms of my mother I see my whole life, I see Christ, I see bright lights I see Israelites, Muslims and Christians at peace, no fights Black, Whites, Asians, people of all types I must've died, then I woke up, surprised I'm alive I'm in a hospital bed, they rescued me, I survived I escaped the war, came back, but ain't escape Agent Orange Two of my kids born handicapped Spastic, quadriplegia, micro cephalic Cerebral palsy, cortical blindness, name it, they had it My son died, he ain't live, but I still try to think positive 'Cause in life, God take, God give"
Most Anticipated Albums of 2007 Del tha Funky Homosapien - 11th Hour Deltron 2 Pep Love - Reconstruction Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 Ghostface Killah & MF Doom - Swift And Changeable
Title: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: Masa on January 01, 2007, 03:43:46 PM
The first release of 2007 is already here! Liberation is a free album by Madlib and Talib Kweli. The concept is simple: Madlib's behind the boards and Kweli's on the mic. Kweli + Madlib = straight fire :yep:
Talib Kweli and Madlib - Liberation (http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/8754/29089420184637ba9f1ogc7.jpg) 01. The Show 02. Funny Money 03. Time Is Right 04. Engine Running feat. Consequence 05. Over The Counter 06. The Function feat. Strong Arm Steady 07. Happy Home feat. Candice Anderson 08. Soul Music 09. What Can I Do
Pharoahe Monch - Gun Draws music video http://videos.onsmash.com/v/tTC1TMMtBAcKpLLP
Title: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: sh15uya on January 03, 2007, 08:45:36 PM
french rap , anyone ?
(http://ayu4eva.free.fr/jph!p/V56652641_.jpg) d/l: Booba - Ouest Side (http://download.yousendit.com/2D4BE76C21E6EC7E) official site: http://booba92i.artistes.universalmusic.fr/en/
Title: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: cool_kickin_dude on January 04, 2007, 05:11:44 AM
ok guys, need some rap in my ipod. any new or old stuff I should get? I'm pretty much broke from the H!P stuff I bought
Title: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: MochaNutz on January 04, 2007, 06:38:20 AM
this is too dope! So much classics! Wish it were longer than 2 bars each, but that would make it super long. Nice up! I'mma have to download a lot of these forgotten gems. I found the tracklisting (but not in order) here : http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/mistajam/2006/12/19792006_a_hiphop_odyssey_1.shtml
Title: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: sh15uya on January 04, 2007, 09:35:44 AM
(http://ayu4eva.free.fr/jph!p/V39608633_.jpg) d/l: Keny Arkana - Entre Ciment Et Belle Etoile - part1 (http://download.yousendit.com/11496F981CA81C7A) d/l: Keny Arkana - Entre Ciment Et Belle Etoile - part2 (http://download.yousendit.com/D416C7A93D1D7AE0) official site: http://www.keny-arkana.com/
Title: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: Masa on January 05, 2007, 01:46:23 PM
(http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/8111/88ww0.jpg) Tracklist: 1. whatcha' got 2. lookin' at me sideways 3. truth is 4. puzzle 5. pedigree 6. freedom ain't free 7. letter from the government 8. here 9. listen up 10. take me home 11. uncle sam goddamn 12. walkin' away 13. ear to ear http://rapidshare.com/files/10165412/ali07.zip
:shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Title: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: MochaNutz on January 08, 2007, 07:10:24 AM
http://lethalspitpoetry.blogspot.com/
just a site i found, has some cool albums and whatnot
Title: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: Masa on January 13, 2007, 04:40:42 PM
Today on HHH: Pharoahe Monch Special
Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs album http://www.sendspace.com/file/pc2bg2 http://rapidshare.com/files/11525044/Pharoahe_Monch_-_Internal_Affairs.rar.html
Hip Hop Journalist Peter Rosenberg Interviews Pharoahe Monch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3IWTdyt2sE
Title: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: Masa on January 17, 2007, 10:09:17 AM
New Common shit!
Common - Play Your Cards Right feat. Bilal (from Smoking Aces soundtrack) http://www.sendspace.com/file/2tbihv
Play Your Cards Right live on Tonight Show http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xzbw8_common-play-your-cards-right
Common performing with a live band = :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Common & Will.I.Am - Cipher (1-15-2007) video http://videos.onsmash.com/v/M5Xgl5DgUWrAFJcf
MP3 http://www.sendspace.com/file/qntvoj
Common is freestyling off the dome and sounding as dope as always. It's always nice to see legends like Common freestyling and I wish established MCs did it more often.
Title: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: daigong on January 18, 2007, 10:27:13 AM
DAMN. DAMN. I'll try to get my Top 2006 Rap List when I get a chance.
NEW COMMON SHIT! WOOT! I was just watching him on Late Late Show, here's that clip I saw: [yt]G4pcj7bvkAc[/yt]
And Snoop Dogg + Cube rocked the joint tonite!! Too bad I skipped it, even if it was an overhyped arena show.
Title: DJ Drama and DJ Cannon gets "busted" selling "illegal" mixtapes
Post by: Tanier on January 18, 2007, 11:42:27 PM
[yt]Khz6JocD-6A[/yt] no more gangsta grills! you bastards ;_;
Title: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: daigong on January 25, 2007, 07:03:20 PM
FUCK YEAH!!!:pimp:
Wu Tang Clan name new album Rap collective plan to breathe new life in hip-hop
Wu Tang Clan have revealed further details of their forthcoming comeback album.
As previously reported on NME.COM, the hip-hop legends signed up for a one album deal at the end of 2006.
Now band member RZA has confirmed that the band will release a new LP entitled '8 Diagram' in the US later this summer through SRC Records.
He added: "People want something that gives them an adrenaline rush. We're here to supply that fix. How could hip-hop be dead if Wu Tang is forever? We're here to revive the spirit and the economics and bring in a wave of energy that has lately dissipated."
The release is expected to feature unreleased material from the late Ol' Dirty Bastard and a tribute track called 'Life Changes', reports Billboard.
The collective are also planning to tour later this year, although no dates have yet been announced.
Before that the band will release a rarities collection in the US on February 6 entitled 'Wu Tang Clan & Friends - Unreleased
1) Afro Theme (skit) 2) Afro Intro 3) Certified Samurai feat. Talib Kweli & Lil' Free 4) Just A Lil' Dude (Who Dat Ovah There) feat. Q-Tip & Free Murder 5) Afro's Father Fight 6) Oh feat. Stone Mecca & Allen Anthony 7) The Walk feat. Stone Mecca 8) Bazooka Fight Ver. 1 9) Who The Man? feat. Reverend William Burk 10) Ninjaman 11) Cameo Afro feat. GZA & Big Daddy Kane 12) Yung Afro 13) Take Sword Pt. I feat. 60 Second Assassin & True Master 14) Deadly Six 15) Baby 16) Take Sword Pt. II feat. Beretta 9 17) Bazooka Fight Ver. 2 18) Fury 19) Afro Outro
http://w11.easy-share.com/814719.html
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Post by: daigong on January 26, 2007, 11:58:17 AM
FUCK YES Mocha! Keep dropping these when u get em man.
I dug the sample off http://www.wutangcorp.com, so refreshing to hear the guitars + GZA.
I'm hearing Just Blaze and Kanye West doing producing on the new Wu joint, ehhhh....I'm mixed on that. This might be another Iron Flag.
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Post by: StreakInTheSky on January 26, 2007, 12:18:46 PM
ooo thanks mocha!
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Post by: wakaba_doll on January 27, 2007, 02:49:52 AM
A new Wu-Tang album is coming out this summer?? I thought they had broken up... XD LOL
Title: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: MochaNutz on January 28, 2007, 09:07:44 AM
Little Brother and 9th Wonder part ways, and asking for a release from Atlantic.
Quote from: Hiphopgame
"First, I want to say that Little Brother has not been dropped from Atlantic," Rapper Pooh told HipHopGame. "At this time we are in the process of negotiating our release from the label due to a difference in philosophies."
"We asked to be released," Manager Big Dho added. "I think we may just put the album out on Asylum to close our deal, but it's definitely a wrap for us at Atlantic. We weren't happy with how things were going and we decided we wanted to leave and on their end, they decided that they didn't want to deal with that either."
"It's no big deal though," Dho added. "Nobody on our end is mad or has any ill feelings towards their company."
"It wasn't a situation where they decided to drop us due to lack of sales," Pooh said. "If that was the case, they never would have opened up the budget for us to record Getback ."
Getback, Little Brother's third album, is close to completion but has no release date yet.
"We as a group just felt that it was not in our best interest to remain in a situation where our needs were constantly being overlooked. We didn't have an A&R for The Minstrel Show. We don't have any type of relationship with our current A&R. There are just a lot of internal issues that ended up working against us."
Pooh also addressed the rumors regarding producer 9th Wonder's involvement, or lack thereof, in Little Brother's Getback. "Little Brother has decided, in the best interest of the group, for Little Brother and 9th Wonder to part ways. There are no hard feelings and no beef. This is just a decision that had to be made so all three of us could move forward and continue to provide the world with dope music.
Little Brother's latest mixtape, And Justus For All, mixed by DJ Mick Boogie, will be available for download February 13. "The decision to release And Justus For All via download was a decision made by us. After the Drama situation, we felt it was in the best interest of all of us to just give this mixtape away with the current climate of the mixtape scene."
And Justus For All will be available for download February 13. More details on where to download it will be given closer to the release date.
I wish for the best on their separate ways. Little Brother isn't the same anymore.
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Post by: MochaNutz on January 30, 2007, 06:39:11 PM
http://www.stonesthrow.com/chromechildren/ Chrome Children 2 Download
Stones Throw sure is doing a lot of free download stuff =) I like it
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Post by: MochaNutz on January 31, 2007, 09:14:14 PM
Nas - Where Are They Now 90s Remix feat. Redhead Kingpin, Rob Base, Original Spinderella, Father MC, Monie Love, Mike Gee of the Jungle Brothers, E-S-T of 3XDope, Positive K, Das Efx, DoItAll of Lords of the Underground, Chip-Fu of the Fu-Schnickens and Dres of Black Sheep
Title: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: StreakInTheSky on February 13, 2007, 01:12:22 AM
:lol: jin
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Post by: daigong on February 13, 2007, 02:37:27 AM
I thought Jin fuckin retired XD
Props for those DLS MochaNutz - lol Nas bringing back the remix. Whateva. did u listen to new Mathematics?
and hey, it's Chinese New Year around the corner :P
The First Annual JPH!P Rap Awards
Artist of the Year: Kardinal Offishall Album of the Year: Kardinal Offishall - Canadian Coke Song of the Year: Busta Rhymes - Touch It (remix) Mixtape of the Year: Inspectah Deck - The Resident Patient 2006 Producer of the Year: RZA Rookie of the Year: Lupe Fiasco Disappointing Album of the Year: Jay-Z - Kingdom Come Biggest disappointment of the Year: Jay-Z's comeback Greatest Moment of the Year: Wu-Tang Clan album in 2007 Saddest Moment of the Year: Death of James Brown Coast/Region of the Year: West Coast No Homo Moment of the Year: Masa pimping JT Comeback of the Year: Busta Rhymes
Best MCs 1. Kardinal Offishall 2. Ghostface Killah 3. Snoop Dogg 4. Lupe Fiasco 5. Papoose
Best Releases 1. Kardinal Offishall - Canadian Coke 2. Ghostface - Fishscale 3. Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor 4. Busta Rhymes - The Big Bang 5. DMX - Year Of The Dog Again 6. Inspectah Deck - The Resident Patient 2006 7. Method Man - 4-21 The Day After 8. Snoop Dogg - The Blue Carpet Treatment 9. Papoose - The 4th Quarter Assassin 10. Clinton Sparks & Kanye West - Smashtime Radio Vol. 1 (2006) 11. Ice Cube - Laugh Now, Cry Later 12. Masta kilah - Made In Brooklyn 13. Ghostface & MF Doom - Heavy Metal Vol. 2 14. Ghostface Killah - More_Fish 15. Dub Floyd - The Official Boondocks Mixtape 16. Eminem Presents - The Re-Up 17. Papoose - Streetsweepers Presents Papoose: Second Place Is The First Loser 18. Ice-T - Gangsta Rap 19. Mobb Deep - Blood Money 20. Flavor Flav - Hollywood
Best Songs 1. Busta Rhymes - Touch It (remix) 2. 9 Milli Bros. (Feat. Wu-Tang Clan) 3. Back Like That (Feat. Ne-Yo) 4. Be Easy (Feat. Trife) 5. DMX - Walk these Days feat. Kashmir
Verse of the Year: BUSTA RHYMES (f/ Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, Rah Digga)
[Verse 1: Busta Rhymes] See now you who the God be, back runnin the city and you know who the squad be Flipmode bitch look see ain't nothin changed Now I'm back with the remix with the Queens of the game (TURN IT UP!!) WHEN YOU SEE ME IN THE SPOT YOU n****S BETTER RESPECT IT Y'ALL ALREADY KNOW WHERE I REP AIN'T NO REASON TO CHECK IT AND I KNOW THAT YOU AIN'T FUCKIN WITH ME JUST FOR THE RECORD SO INSTEAD I'M A LET, MARY J. BLIGE COME AND SET IT
[Verse 2: Mary J. Blige (Busta Rhymes)] (Now get low Mary!) Maybe you can guess who it is (Uh huh) Mary J. Blige about to handle my biz (Uh huh) I'm on my grown woman still I rep for the kids In every hood, and all my peoples doin a bid (TURN IT UP!!) NOW YOU KNOW WHO'S REALLY THE QUEEN DELIVER THE MAIL SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY THOUSAND FIRST WEEK OF MY SALES THE HATERS PLOT AND THEY WATCH LOOKIN ALL PALE WHILE I'M ON A YACHT, OVERSEAS DOIN MY NAILS (Get low Mary!) Well let me show you how we do (Ha!) I gotta thank everyone for coppin The Breakthrough (Uh huh) Bus did take one the remix is take two You love the way we reinventin how we just stay new (TURN IT UP!!) HOW WE SELLIN OUT THEB STADIUMS, ARENAS AND ALL (Ha!!!) ONLY LOUIS AND GUCCI WE DON'T SHOP AT THE MALL (Huh!) GOT YOU PARTYIN AND DANCIN AND HAVIN A BALL AND YOUR LOVIN THE WAY WE REPPIN HOW WE DO IT FOR Y'ALL GO 'HEAD AND
Most Anticipated Albums of 2007 1. Wu-Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams 2. Kardinal Offishall - Not for Sale 3. Ol Dirty Bastard - A Son Unique 4. Ghostface Killah & MF Doom - Swift And Changeable 5. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2
Title: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: mode107 on February 13, 2007, 02:40:06 AM
the other day me and my friend were talking bout the best rap lines ever. For me it was, "my teeth are mindblowing giving everybody chills, call me george foreman cuz i'm selling everybody grills," from nelly's grills.I just really love that line cuz it ties in so perfectly, that is if you know who george foreman is.
Title: hye.....
Post by: tempethegreat on February 13, 2007, 04:06:11 AM
are wu tang clan is still exist?????:)
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Post by: meowchi on February 13, 2007, 11:10:59 PM
Best damn rap video ever made!
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/mayuaoi/vlcsnap-262442.png)(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/mayuaoi/vlcsnap-262692.png)(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a124/mayuaoi/vlcsnap-262762.png) Puff Daddy feat. Notorious B I G & Busta Rhymes - - Victory.mpg 76MB (http://filedump.jphip.com/meowchi/Puff%20Daddy%20feat.%20Notorious%20BIG%20&%20Busta%20Rhymes%20-%20Victory.mpg) (http://filedump.jphip.com/meowchi/Puff%20Daddy%20feat.%20Notorious%20BIG%20&%20Busta%20Rhymes%20-%20Victory.mpg)
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Post by: MikMix04 on February 14, 2007, 07:15:58 PM
For me the best bars came from Inspectah deck of the Wu.
I bomb atomically, Socrates' philosophies and hypothesis can't define how I be droppin these mockeries, lyrically perform armed robbery Flee with the lottery, possibly they spotted me Battle-scarred shogun, explosion when my pen hits tremendous, ultra-violet shine blind forensics I inspect you, through the future see millenium Killa B's sold fifty gold sixty platinum Shacklin the masses with drastic rap tactics Graphic displays melt the steel like blacksmiths Black Wu jackets queen B's ease the guns in Rumble with patrolmen, tear gas laced the function Heads by the score take flight incite a war Chicks hit the floor, diehard fans demand more Behold the bold soldier, control the globe slowly Proceeds to blow swingin swords like Shinobi Stomp grounds and pound footprints in solid rock Wu got it locked, performin live on your hottest block
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Post by: daigong on February 19, 2007, 11:36:05 AM
Quote from: meowchi;307949
Best damn rap video ever made! Puff Daddy feat. Notorious B I G & Busta Rhymes - - Victory.mpg 76MB (http://filedump.jphip.com/meowchi/Puff%20Daddy%20feat.%20Notorious%20BIG%20&%20Busta%20Rhymes%20-%20Victory.mpg) (http://filedump.jphip.com/meowchi/Puff%20Daddy%20feat.%20Notorious%20BIG%20&%20Busta%20Rhymes%20-%20Victory.mpg)
OMGASS THAT WAS SICK!! That's the first rap karaoke video I ever seen lol, I request some WU-TANG! where my soldiers is at! where my soldiers is at! ahhh, that really pumped me up.
And the video...don't think they ever made a video that expensive again lol. to quote Chappelle Show: "They should never given y'all n****** money!!!"
I dedicated a few songs to Doc Doomon the recent episode of HiP HoP Hizzy....
Yet another tragedy has struck the Wu-fam and Hip Hop community as another talented artist was murdered. Doc Doom from the Wu-fam group The Almighty Black Knights was shot and killed in Compton on February 11th.
Doc Doom and his Black Knights appeared on releases such as RZA Presents Wu-Tang Killa Bees: The Swarm.
Doc Doom, real name Dante Cunningham, was working on new material for the Black Knights as well as contributing to the upcoming Bobby Digital album due late this year.
We mourn for the loss of Doc Doom and wish to send our condolences to his family and friends.
Stop the violence!
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are wu tang clan is still exist?????:)
Of course Wu-Tang is still together.... (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/51861129.gif) WU-TANG IS FOREVER!! MUTHAFUCKA!!
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Post by: MochaNutz on February 19, 2007, 07:58:24 PM
01. Big Pooh - Intro (Poobie's Song) 02. Little Brother & Chaundon - Can't Stop Us (Produced by Young Cee) 03. Little Brother & Oddisee - Delusional (Produced by Oddisee) 04. Interlude - The Purpose Of Mixtapes 05. Little Brother & Skillz - Life of the Party (Remix) (Produced by Nottz) 06. Little Brother - Best Kept Secret (Feat. Legacy) (Produced by RJD2) 07. Interlude - Wack Freestyles 08. Little Brother - Do It To Death (Feat. Rhymefest & Supastition) (Produced by Focus) 09. Phonte & Von Pea - A Word From Our Sponsors (Produced by Khrysis) 10. Interlude - The Justus League Crew 11. Phonte - Last Day 12. Little Brother - Never Leave (Produced by The Kickdrums) 13. Interlude - Mick Boogie, The A&R 14. Big Pooh - Bring It On (Feat. Ray Cash) 15. Big Pooh, Bishop Lamont & Jozeemo - Without You 16. Interlude - Myspace Etiquette Part 1 17. Little Brother - The Pressure (Produced by Khrysis) 18. Little Brother & Joe Scudda - Fan Mail (Produced by Babu) 19. Interlude - Favorite Duos 20. Little Brother, Mos Def & Talib Kweli - Let It Go (Blackstar Version) (Produced by 9th Wonder) 21. Big Pooh & O-Dash - One Eleven 22. Interlude - Myspace Etiquette Part 2 23. Little Brother - Cross That Line (Remix) (Feat. Kardinal Offishall) (Produced by 9th Wonder) 24. Little Brother - Back At It (Khrysis Remix) (Feat. Cormega) 25. Little Brother - Rise And Fall (Feat. AZ) (Produced by J. Cardim and Phonte) 26. Little Brother - Grown Man (Feat. Talib Kweli) (Produced by Midi Mafia) 27. Little Brother - Outrolude
I wonder what will happen with the Wu-Tang album, here's some Words from a Genius: Words of wisdom from Wu-Tang's Genius
Nate Peterson Vail CO, Colorado February 22, 2007
Rapper's delight What: Genius/GZA of Wu-Tang clan
When: Saturday 10 p.m.
Where: 8150 in Vail Village
Information: Visit http://www.club8150.com ASPEN - Genuis/GZA, the solemn sage of pioneering New York rap collective Wu-Tang Clan, doesn't write rhymes fast.
In fact, according to the Genius, certain phrases and storylines can remain in his head for years, gestating and gaining traction, before they end up on paper, then fully take form as complete songs.
"I can't cheat myself," said GZA (born Gary Grice), who was born in Brooklyn and is credited with forming what would become the Wu-Tang Clan with cousins Robert Diggs (RZA) and Russell Jones (Ol' Dirty Bastard). "I'm not a fast writer. I know people who can write a rhyme in 30 minutes. But 10 of their rhymes won't compare to one of mine."
It's a boast that most knowledgeable MCs wouldn't contest. As a lyricist and a storyteller, GZA remains revered in the ever-changing hip-hop universe, a master of his craft who - despite median commercial success as a solo artist - is esteemed by about anyone who has ever picked up a mic to fire off rhymes.
On the Clan's groundbreaking 1993 debut, "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)," GZA's carefully-crafted stanzas and penetrating delivery made him stand out among the group's 10 collective voices. His 1995 solo album "Liquid Swords," which was produced by RZA and featured multiple guest spots from Clan members, is arguably the best Wu-Tang record ever made, and was named by The Source as one of its top 100 rap albums of all time.
GZA's lyrics on "Liquid Swords" cast listeners into a dark world full of shadowy characters - drug lords, assassins, and undercover agents among them - while a soundtrack of gritty, minimized beats spliced by RZA played in the background.
Track for track, the word play on the album is arguably unrivaled among other hip-hop records released in the last 12 years.
While he has released three albums since "Liquid Swords," GZA said audiences at his live shows connect with that album's material - and the early Wu-Tang tracks - more than anything else.
His most devoted fans appreciate all his material, namely songs off his two most recent efforts, "Legend of the Liquid Sword," and the DJ Muggs collaboration, "Grandmasters." But GZA said he doesn't pawn off those familiar with only "Liquid Swords" as listeners who haven't learned to grow with him.
"I embrace that forever," he said. "I always run into people that have connected with the music. It inspires me to meet people who love my writing and love my music. Sometimes they can put it in words and I can't."
As for the current state of hip-hop, GZA said he rarely listens to the radio, and isn't moved by most of the records he hears out in clubs. As an art form, hip-hop has become stale and saturated, and lacks the focus with which he approaches his music.
"With me, Dirty and RZA, it was always about having the flyest rhymes, critiquing word play, just vibing," he said. "Hip-hop now, there's no finesse, there's no originality. I don't go into the studio trying to make a club song. That's never on my mind, I don't write like that. I hear rapper's do interviews and they're like, yeah, we needed a club banger, or we needed this on the album.
"... Rappers are so one-dimensional now. They get a club beat and they figure the rhyme has to be about being in the club, too - a club rhyme. It's crazy. So now in the track you're in the club, you're buying the bar and you're VIP. You know what I'm saying? That's why my future plans are to write books and scripts and really, really take it there. That's the time and effort I put into writing a rhyme. I write them like novels or like they're screenplays. That's how I am with rhyming."
As for how he creates his rhymes, GZA said he finds inspiration all around him. He compares his creative process to doodling - "where, the pen is just flowing, or the pencil is just flowing and you don't know what you're drawing, it just becomes something," he said.
"The story comes to me," he adds. "I can be inspired by so many things: Music, people, books, anything."
Even just one off-hand phrase can lead to an idea. On his debut, GZA penned "Labels," a story rap that incorporated various record labels into the lyrics. He followed with similar concept songs on his later releases, including "Queen's Gambit" off "Grandmasters," a story rap about a strong, beautiful woman that wove the name of 31 NFL teams into the lyrics.
The world play is so deft, that on first listen most listeners wouldn't pick up the embedded theme.
Sample lyrics: I told her to stay strong, not to be ashamed/ You're a 10 I see, you just need to TITAN your game ... Her interesting background, but quite unusual/ A great force grip, but out of bounds for a musical/ She told me to call her, if I came to town/ I started TEXAN her, soon as my plane had touchdown
"Everything has to be written metaphorically," GZA said. "You almost have to have more than one meaning. Or even if it does have one meaning, there's many different ways to look at it. Like most things, I do that with songs."
"What's so messed up about hip-hop, as far as the lyrical part of it, there's so many things to talk about," he adds. "There's so much to talk about in life. But, you listen to records, and it's the same thing over and over and over and over."
An industry coup - like the one the GZA and the Wu-Tang Clan piloted in 1993 - may be on the horizon. The group has plans to record some time this year for it's first group album since 2001's "Iron Flag," although GZA said he hasn't heard exactly when and where that will take place.
The group, which last hit the road together for some shows in August and September, will be without founding member Ol' Dirty Bastard, who died from an accidental drug overdose in 2004.
The only member that isn't on board - yet -GZA said is Ghostface Killa, the group's most critically successful solo artist in recent years.
"This is something that's been talked about for years," he said "I think there may be a few issues with a few members that need to be straightened out or whatever. Not myself, per se, but there maybe some little things that need to be straightened out. It's just a matter of all of us getting together. We've been talking about doing another album and I think it's time. The fans want it and they're still waiting for it."
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Post by: maliciel on February 23, 2007, 07:18:13 PM
Quote from: modesta107;307185
the other day me and my friend were talking bout the best rap lines ever.
"Not knowing the ways'll get you capped like an NBA salary"
That line from Respiration is so great. But I love the whole song /o/
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Post by: daigong on March 01, 2007, 11:55:47 AM
GJ MAL!!! :thumbsup
Who's the band??
Some good news....FINALLY!! They're back together:
Rage, Wu-Tang Team For Three Summer Shows
Reprising their aborted, controversial 1997 tour pairing, Rage Against The Machine and the Wu-Tang Clan will play three shows together this summer.
The reunited acts will appear Aug. 11 and 18 at the Rock the Bells Festival in San Bernardino, Calif., and San Francisco, respectively, and are also on the bill for the event's East Coast debut, to be held July 28 at New York's Randalls Island.
"It's definitely our fans' dream billing," says Rock the Bells organizer Chang Weisberg. Aside from Rage and Wu-Tang, the rest of the lineup has yet to be announced.
Rage Against The Machine had previously asserted that its headlining set at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in late April would be a one-off. The group has been dormant since frontman Zack de la Rocha quit in 2000. Guitarist Tom Morello, who also plays with Audioslave, will be performing solo at South By Southwest, Bonnaroo and Coachella under the moniker the Nightwatchman. He will be playing additional solo dates in March and April and has invited Audioslave Fan Club members to attend these shows for free.
As for the Wu-Tang Clan, the group is finishing its first album since 2001, "8 Diagrams," for SRC Records. The pioneering hip-hop outfit played its last show with late member Ol' Dirty Bastard at the 2004 installment of Rock the Bells.
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Post by: dclee on March 02, 2007, 07:03:34 AM
Nowadays the style of rap I'm most into by far is west coast 90s G-Funk back when Death Row was on top. So my favorite rap albums include The Chronic, Doggystyle, Regulate... G Funk era, Murder Was the Case soundtrack, Dogg Food, etc. Some east coast rap I like is mainly Wu Tang and affiliates. I haven't been keeping up with the latest music though.
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Post by: A1 on March 02, 2007, 12:41:16 PM
RATM and Wu...Best tour of the summer!
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Post by: Katri~ on March 02, 2007, 09:34:07 PM
Help me! xD I usually know what I listen to, but in my dance lessons (I go to hiphop dance lessons) there's this so cool song (hiphop DUH). I really need it. The chorus is from that old pirate song or wth. xDD Anyways, help me, please? I need it. :>
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Post by: daigong on March 03, 2007, 08:48:43 AM
Quote from: Katri~;320902
The chorus is from that old pirate song or wth. xDD Anyways, help me, please? I need it. :>
:? I dunno. can u give a lyric or something lol. I'm not familiar with pirate songs lol. Rich Girl with Gwen Stefani and Eve maybe?
What's new in HiP HoP? Timbaland and Scott Storch dissing each other? Geez.
Cilvaringz' debut album ' I ' is coming soon. Lotsa goodies:
01) Poison Ring Chamber [intro] 02) Wu-Tang Martial Expert feat. RZA 03) The Weeping Tiger feat. Chef Raekwon, Ghostface Killah & RZA 04) Sheherezad, My Beloved [The Greatest Love Story Ever Told] 05) "Death To America" 06) In The Name Of Allah feat. Method Man, Masta Killa, Killah Priest, RZA & Scientific Shabazz 07) Jewels feat. GZA/Genius 08) Brothers Ain't Brothers 09) Blazing Saddles feat. Killarmy 10) Caravanserai - Chapter I [skit] feat. Chef Raekwon 11) Damascus 12) Caravanserai - Chapter II [skit] feat. Chef Raekwon & Salah Edin 13) Two Missed Calls... [interlude] feat. Pharell Williams & Ne-Yo 14) Dart Tournament feat. Killa Sin & Blue Raspberry 15) The Saga 16) Forever Michael [Wacko Tablo] 17) Elephant Juice 18) Deaf, Dumb & Blind 19) Warriors & Poets... [skit] 20) Valentine Day Massacre feat. 9th Prince, 62nd Assassin, Scientific Shabazz & Blue Raspberry 21) Poison Ring Chamber [outro] feat. Method Man
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Post by: Katri~ on March 03, 2007, 09:59:45 PM
Quote from: daigong;321233
:? I dunno. can u give a lyric or something lol. I'm not familiar with pirate songs lol. Rich Girl with Gwen Stefani and Eve maybe?
Noo. It has male singers or rappers or whatever. xD I dun have any lyrics. :/
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Post by: MochaNutz on March 09, 2007, 05:12:47 PM
R.I.P. B.I.G.
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Post by: A1 on March 09, 2007, 09:25:23 PM
Its been what? 10 years and they still ain't find out who killed Biggie Smalls. Its a damn shame.
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Post by: MochaNutz on March 09, 2007, 10:39:39 PM
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Its been what? 10 years and they still ain't find out who killed Biggie Smalls. Its a damn shame.
Although wack, the Street Code is in effect. But, no one wants to be a snitch or put themselves in danger... Which is probably why Tupac's, JMJ's, and Busta's Bodyguard killers are still out there.
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Post by: Katri~ on March 12, 2007, 09:33:30 PM
Oh hey the song I was looking for. It was Chamillionaire's True (although my dancing teacher said it's I'm true so I'm not sure) soo does anyone have it? :D
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Post by: arun.yothin on March 12, 2007, 10:24:17 PM
Quote from: Katri~;327713
Oh hey the song I was looking for. It was Chamillionaire's True (although my dancing teacher said it's I'm true so I'm not sure) soo does anyone have it? :D
Here ya go http://www.mediafire.com/?fdloyzrgtyz
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Post by: StreakInTheSky on March 16, 2007, 04:09:33 AM
It's not that new but it's a recent video from the Visionaries.
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It's actually sorta about the area I live in :lol:
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Post by: cool_kickin_dude on March 16, 2007, 01:54:04 PM
shmeless Wu-Tang plug here, but they were metioned on Family Guy last night. Peter even read the lyrics to "Bring Da Ruckus".
Peter: "I'm hardcore, I flip it like like porno flick bitches."XD
Sorry if it's wrong, I was too tired from basketball remembering the rest.
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Post by: A1 on April 08, 2007, 01:38:12 AM
Redman just did this track with Infect (Lo Key, Badluck J, GrewSum, T.O.N.E.-Z, Tha Wikid One, Conflikt, and Medula). You can find it here:
http://www.7thsealentertainment.com/INFECT/
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Post by: num2son on April 08, 2007, 02:07:25 AM
Any get a chance to here the new Cilvaringz "I" album?
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Post by: daigong on April 08, 2007, 11:28:36 PM
Soon, no leaks I've seen. It drops April 9th tho...I'm lovin the single where RZA guests "Martial Arts" or whatever.
Wu BE COMING THRU!!! Going to Seattle for some Fest. and UK dates too AND Luther College ?! WTF...PLEEEASE do some Canadian dates FUCK!
lmao, I'm hooked on Lumidee's new track with that "She's Like the Wind" hook
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Post by: daigong on April 11, 2007, 04:38:38 PM
hear it is!! I got it off ISO hunt
(http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/2041/cilvaringzicoverea3.jpg) (tracklist a few posts back) DOWNLOAD HERE! http://www.twitter.com/?d=QLYVX9TP
if ur gonna post this elsewhere, DON'T credit jphip.com aight?
album is aight...PRODUCTION, GUEST apperances is off da CHAIN. if this is a hint at what the new Wu-Tang album - FUCK YEAH BOYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Prolly the most interesting song is "Death To America" ... jacked for their acres and mules. The anti-bush tales on the allah track after.
esp. if num2son posts on wucorp boards, rap forum cats are nuts lol
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Post by: aKaoNi on April 18, 2007, 04:18:07 PM
Guess I'll have to check that Cilvaringz out, although I actually bought the Killa Beez The Sting album back in the day and was disappointed in it. I didn't think it soo much when he said it but damn......... Nas was right, Hip Hop is dead. A damn lipgloss song???!? 'This is why I'm Hot, I'm hot cuz I am, you aint cuz you not'?!?? WTF is going on here?! and to make it worse they're both from NY not some down south ish? Just terrible........
Checkout NYOil though (http://www.myspace.com/nyoil), got a song called 'Ya'll Should All Get Lynched' it's got that shock value type of title to it like, naw what the hell's he talking bout, but the actual song is pretty good with the message he's giving, I call it a breath of fresh air in this watered down state of the industry.
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Post by: num2son on April 19, 2007, 08:09:47 PM
Guess I'll have to check that Cilvaringz out, although I actually bought the Killa Beez The Sting album back in the day and was disappointed in it. I didn't think it soo much when he said it but damn......... Nas was right, Hip Hop is dead. A damn lipgloss song???!? 'This is why I'm Hot, I'm hot cuz I am, you aint cuz you not'?!?? WTF is going on here?! and to make it worse they're both from NY not some down south ish? Just terrible........
LOL that song is fucking hilarious XD I can't take shit like that seriously... that and that "BALLIIIIIIIIIN'!" song are just pure hilarity. And I think they're from NY too. I used to really like the NY hip-hop scene alot, but man... wtf is going on there.
Hip-hop isn't dead, it's just playing dead. There's still lots of good shit out there, just gotta know where to look.
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Post by: num2son on April 19, 2007, 08:41:28 PM
Kardi gonna spit hot FIYAHHHH this summer. Wonder if he's gonna perform with Akon at the Gwen Stefani shows in Canada. He hinted about it in February when he was in town for some shows.
01. It's A Shakedown - Akon & Red Cafe 02. Man Up! - Kardinal Offishall 03. Akon Speaks 04. The Best Of Both Worlds (Noodles Mix) - Akon & Biggie 05. Murderer - Red Cafe 06. Can I Get An Amen - Kardinal Offishall 07. It's Alright (Noodles Mix) - Red Cafe 08. When Kardinal Come - Kardinal Offishall 09. Get U Some - Red Cafe 10. Ice Cold - Red Cafe 11. Clinton Sparks Speaks 12. Salute - Kardinal Offishall ft. Busta Rhymes (Produced by Clinton Sparks) 13. I Wanna Fuck U (Noodles Mix) - Akon ft. Kardinal Offishall, Biggie 14. Akon Speaks 15. Buy U A Drink (Remix) - T-Pain ft. Kardinal Offishall 16. Let's Talk Money (Noodles Mix) - T-Pain ft. Slim Thug, Young Jeezy 17. Wildstyle - Red Cafe 18. Never Never (Remix) - Brick N Lace ft. Cham 19. Children Of The Ghetto - Red Cafe ft. Mr. Easy 20. By My Side - Trazz ft. Akon (Produced by DJ Noodles) 21. Don't Matter (Remix) - Akon ft. Red Cafe Bonus Track: On The Block All Day (Noodles Mix) - Serius Jones ft. Akon
props to mn071882 for da linkage.
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Post by: MochaNutz on May 03, 2007, 07:38:01 PM
New Camp Lo! I heard 9th Wonder is producing for them too! Another album to look out for this year. 2K7 is an exciting year in hiphop music =)
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This is it. Camp Lo is making a return to the hip-hop game in Black Hollywood style July 24, as they return with their first album in five years, Black Hollywood.
The album, featuring a refreshed Sonny Cheeba and Geechi Suede, is produced entirely by Ski. “I feel like I got the same energy as Uptown Saturday night on Black Hollywood,” Ski said. “We’re about to introduce Camp Lo to a whole new generation of listeners who are going to be blown away."
"We’re giving the listeners something they don't know they are missing yet,” Sonny Cheeba told HipHopGame. “The fans that have been looking for that sound and can't find it, this is where it’s at.”
The lead single is “Black Hollywood” and will be released
Black Hollywood is being released on Good Hands Records, which is distributed through Traffic Entertainment.
“I know we’re in good hands with Good Hands,” Ski said. “It’s hard to find music people that have open minds to put out this kind of music. They believe in keeping good hip-hop alive.”
DJ Truth, CEO of Good Hands Records, is also excited about releasing Black Hollywood. “To be able to add a legendary group like Camp Lo is a huge thrill for the label,” DJ Truth told HipHopGame. “The fact that Ski produced the entire album adds to the thrill. The energy and swagger on this album is crazy.”
Good Hands Records is also releasing Kurupt Presents Tangled Thoughts’ Philly 2 Cali on May 22. Killah Priest’s The Offering is also dropping on Good Hands on August 21.
Camp Lo - Luchini http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRUG6bYr-RQ
Camp Lo - Black Nostaljack http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USSyICRkrFM
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Post by: cool_kickin_dude on May 03, 2007, 08:17:58 PM
anybody heard the mixtape called Purple Codeine? It has T.I. and a few other guests. I've been wanting to hear more of it.
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Post by: MochaNutz on May 04, 2007, 01:15:46 AM
anybody heard the mixtape called Purple Codeine? It has T.I. and a few other guests. I've been wanting to hear more of it.
Purple Codeine 10 is the latest one i think. I saw it on a few bt sites, but never bothered to get em.
anyone check the Sa-Ra - The Hollywood Recordings? They're signed under Kanye's Good Music label. Its a group of 3 guys. its pretty good from what i'm hearing. I heard its not really their official first album though. Monch, Dilla, Kweli, Bilal Capone N Noreaga, and a bunch more are on it.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: daigong on May 10, 2007, 10:31:55 PM
^ sounds like a dope lineup. Guess Kanye be producing too. Their site has some samples and even Dre! Kanye! gave em props: http://www.srcpmusic.com/
Copped me some fuckin tix to Masta Killa's show next week! Hope he don't cancel like Deck :/ (http://img159.imagevenue.com/loc795/th_95234_DSC02071_122_795lo.JPG) (http://img159.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=95234_DSC02071_122_795lo.JPG)
He's also hitting Toronto and Calgary, more info here: http://www.hiphopcanada.com/_site/community/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39804&sid=e2bd650b5de187b238e050852746b67c
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: Roary on May 15, 2007, 09:36:29 AM
Lately I've listened to old school basketball rap. With the YEEEEWWS and YOOOOOWS. The biggest guys always in the back chanting. Like Naughty by nature. And I just fell in love with the backgrounds of kriss kross's jump.
Peace... ohh and Wu-tang released 208 on their website for free. Feel free to check them out and download. I know I did :D
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: MochaNutz on May 16, 2007, 04:11:42 AM
yeah, masta killa is here in t.o, like this week or next, or past already?
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For those who haven't heard the common tracks yet (finding forever - july 10)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: daigong on May 16, 2007, 05:21:50 AM
^ yep. in the link above:
[Sunday May 20th, 2007 -> TORONTO @ El Mocambo]
> online @ www.ticketweb.ca
Play deRecord - 357a Yonge Street, (Toronto) 416-586-0380 Rotate This! - 620 Queen St. W. (Toronto) 416-504-8447 Bomb Shelter – 166A Spadina (Toronto) (416) 203-6676 Soundscapes - 572 College St (Toronto) 416.537.1620 Nappy’s - 23 Dundas E (Mississauga) 905.949.6787 Nappy’s - 83 Kennedy Rd S (Brampton) 905.453.3037 Nappy’s- 7381 Kennedy Rd ( Markham) 905.948.0884 Hustler Snowboards - 111 Kerr St. ( Oakville ) 905.844.1688 Dr.Disc - 20 Wilson St (Hamilton) 905-523-1010
You can prolly get em at the door. I dunno if there's gonna be a huge crowd Friday as compared to say Ice Cube, who's hitting a smaller venue at WEM
SHIT! New Common, fuckin nice.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: daigong on May 22, 2007, 06:36:25 AM
Went to the local club and expected Masta Killa but they told us at the door he had to resked SO Hell Razah of Sunz of Man stepped in lol
We got local MC's and DJs for a good 2-3 hours - DOPE, spewing the politix of popular night clubs being racist haha (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/05-19-07_0004.jpg)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/05-19-07_0016.jpg)
Then Hell Razah shows up, spewed his set but --- I was already fuckin wasted to even notice wiggaz acting a fool. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/05-19-07_0136.jpg)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/05-19-07_0138.jpg)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/05-19-07_0140.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/05-19-07_0144.jpg)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/05-19-07_0202.jpg)
Cop some cell phone video, works on quicktime: Hell Razah_etown_05-19-07 DOWNLOAD http://www.mediafire.com/?bqxtpyu97z1
NOT bad. RENAISSANCE!! BURIED ALIVE!!! WE KEPT YELLING as he was pimpin his new solo joint (I posted links somewhere in this thread). Met him afterwards and pimped JPHiP.com and he told me to email him lol "Double R @ yahoo"
More Hell Razah: http://myspace.com/razahrubiez
The crowd was sparse, it's pretty shit that the local crowd don't know Sunz of Man. Hopefully Masta Killa WILL show up in 2 months as promised.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: num2son on May 23, 2007, 01:55:29 AM
Rza and his Roland MV-8000 [youtube=425,350]C0R7B12X8dY[/youtube]
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM 2007 | DL Puffy Victory last pg)
Post by: hide321 on May 23, 2007, 04:03:09 AM
Went to the local club and expected Masta Killa but they told us at the door he had to resked SO Hell Razah of Sunz of Man stepped in lol
We got local MC's and DJs for a good 2-3 hours - DOPE, spewing the politix of popular night clubs being racist haha (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/05-19-07_0004.jpg)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/05-19-07_0016.jpg)
Then Hell Razah shows up, spewed his set but --- I was already fuckin wasted to even notice wiggaz acting a fool. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/05-19-07_0136.jpg)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/05-19-07_0138.jpg)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/05-19-07_0140.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/05-19-07_0144.jpg)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/05-19-07_0202.jpg)
Cop some cell phone video, works on quicktime: Hell Razah_etown_05-19-07 DOWNLOAD http://www.mediafire.com/?bqxtpyu97z1
NOT bad. RENAISSANCE!! BURIED ALIVE!!! WE KEPT YELLING as he was pimpin his new solo joint (I posted links somewhere in this thread). Met him afterwards and pimped JPHiP.com and he told me to email him lol "Double R @ yahoo"
More Hell Razah: http://myspace.com/razahrubiez
The crowd was sparse, it's pretty shit that the local crowd don't know Sunz of Man. Hopefully Masta Killa WILL show up in 2 months as promised.
Dope, Hell Razah is ill. His latest album very VERY well put together (and, so far, my 2nd favorite album of this year). But, I think its weird how they didnt give refunds to those who paid to see Masta Killa.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM "8 DIAGRAM" 07.07.07)
Post by: daigong on May 24, 2007, 05:37:03 AM
^ Oh they promised 20 dollars off (ticket cost 30) when he rebooks in 2 mths.
Yeah...the local MC's were dope...but fuckin Hell Razah just split they wigs!!! Makes me so jealous of guys near the Rock The Bells locales or wherever Wu-Tang is gonna show up. GZA doing the ENTIRE Liquid Swords album from Track 1 to Track 13 --- IF WU is coming to a theater near YOU! Best check em out SON!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM "8 DIAGRAM" 07.07.07)
Post by: hide321 on May 25, 2007, 12:00:28 PM
GZA doing the ENTIRE Liquid Swords album from Track 1 to Track 13
:o
*in a Kool Keith voice* I don't believe you! O0
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM "8 DIAGRAMS" 07.07.07)
Post by: daigong on May 27, 2007, 08:24:16 AM
Right here dude. http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/11554
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Gza Set To Perform "Liquid Swords" In Its Entirety Monday - May 7, 2007 by Janeé Bolden
The Wu-Tang Clan's GZA is scheduled to perform his critically acclaimed debut Liquid Swords in its entirety at the Pitchfork Music Festival in July.
Released in 1995, Liquid Swords featured appearances from all the members of the Wu-Tang which include the RZA, Raekwon, Ghostface, Method Man, U-God, Masta Killa, Inspectah Deck and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. The album is considered by fans to be one of the best solo albums released by any member of the New York rap collective.
GZA's performance will take place in Chicago's UnionPark on July 13. It has not been confirmed if any Wu members will take the stage with him. Tickets for the event are currently available via ticketweb.com.
As SOHH previously reported, GZA and his Wu-Tang brethren are currently working on their fifth group album titled 8 Diagrams. The group will also be sharing the stage with Public Enemy and Rage Against The Machine at this year's Rock The Bells North American festival series.
If I could go to Chicago-man, I would NOW :jerk:
"I stepped up to a jet black kid, started speakin' SPANISH yo he wasn't from Panama asked him how he got so dark the n**** said SUNTANAMA!"
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM "8 DIAGRAMS" 07.07.07)
Post by: MochaNutz on June 02, 2007, 08:39:12 PM
Pharoahe Fucking Monch Desire is ripped!
edit: apparently its the advance.
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for those who wanna hear a radio rip of Kanye West - Stronger
http://www.zshare.net/audio/21101298a8ec30/
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM "8 DIAGRAMS" 07.07.07)
Post by: MochaNutz on June 03, 2007, 11:39:12 PM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (NEW WU-TANG ALBUM "8 DIAGRAMS" 07.07.07)
Post by: Masa on June 17, 2007, 09:20:04 AM
Can rap regain its crown?
Not long ago, rap dominated album sales charts. Now, the music that has been a driving creative and commercial force in American culture is struggling to get its swagger back. The music industry is suffering across-the-board drops in CD sales, but rap is in a steeper slide: This year, rap sales are down 33% from 2006, twice the decline for the industry overall, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Five years ago, Eminem's album The Eminem Show was atop the Billboard chart, on its way to becoming the runaway best-selling album that year, with 7.6 million copies. Since then, no rap album has sold as well.
Established rap stars no longer are sure things in sales. During the past nine months, Jay-Z, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Diddy and Nas released albums, but only those by Jay-Z and Ludacris have sold at least 1 million copies in the USA, and only Diddy is still on the charts. Rap's decline can be traced to a range of factors, including marketing strategies that have de-emphasized album sales in favor of selling less-lucrative single songs and short versions of those singles as ring tones for cellphones. But more important to the industry, there are signs that many music-buying Americans — particularly the young, largely white audience that can make a difference between modest and blockbuster sales — are tiring of rappers' emphasis on "gangsta" attitudes, explicit lyrics and tales of street life and conspicuous consumption.
Within the rap industry, there's a growing debate about whether years of rampant commercialism — Snoop Dogg now endorses Pony sneakers; 50 Cent peddles grape-flavored vitamin water — have drained credibility and creativity out of a once-vibrant genre of music. And there's concern that rap, also known as hip-hop, has reached an evolutionary plateau: After more than a quarter-century on the charts, it's no longer the radical newcomer.
Rap pioneer KRS-One, who just released Hip Hop Lives with fellow legend Marley Marl, offers a blunt explanation. "The music is garbage," he says. "What has happened over the past few years is that we have traded art for money, simple and plain, and the public is not stupid."
Chuck Creekmur, co-founder of hip-hop news website Allhiphop.com, says rap once was known for creative storytelling and clever rhymes, but now is being undermined by a lack of both. "A lot of these albums now are looking to duplicate the success" of whatever is hot at the moment, he says. "There is a lack of variety."
An industry force no more
Whatever's causing consumers to tune out, it's clear that rap no longer dominates the music industry. In 2006, rap sold 59.1 million albums, down 21% from 2005 and 27% from 2004. Sales are trailing those for country albums (75 million) and heavy metal (61.6 million) — genres that rap formerly overshadowed.In 2006, for the first time in five years, no rap albums were among the year's 10 biggest sellers, a list led by the soundtrack to Disney's High School Musical, which sold 3.7 million copies. Compare that with 2003, when 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin' ranked No. 1 with 6.5 million copies.
This year's top-selling albums thus far are by American Idol rocker Chris Daughtry's band and jazz chanteuse Norah Jones. The rap industry is pinning hopes on 50 Cent's Curtis, due Sept. 4, and Kanye West's Graduation Day, expected in late August, as well as releases by Eminem and Dr. Dre that could arrive before the end of the year. But those albums may not be enough to salvage the sales numbers for this year, and it's unclear whether 50 Cent or Eminem can match their past sales.
A genre is born
Hip-hop was born out of DJ-hosted block parties in the Bronx, N.Y., in the early 1970s and evolved with emcees "rapping" over the beats the DJs played. The genre hit the Top 40 with the Sugar Hill Gang's Rapper's Delight in 1979. Rap soon became, as Public Enemy's Chuck D described it, "the CNN of black culture," encompassing everything from party tales to political commentaries, especially from the view of poor and disaffected urban youths. Rap found an audience not only in cities but in mostly white suburbs, as well.
By the 1990s, a harder-edged version of rap that glorified gang life began to dominate music and influence youth culture. Its songs and videos typically depict violence and drug dealers awash in diamonds and platinum jewelry, champagne and scantily clad women. Rap became a multibillion-dollar-a-year global industry, influencing fashion, lifestyles and language while selling everything from SUVs to personal computers. Rap's declining sales haven't escaped the attention of its kingpins. Declaring that hip-hop needed saving, Jay-Z ended a three-year retirement in November with his CD Kingdom Come, in which he essentially cast himself as Superman trying to save hip-hop.
A month later, Nas decried rap's lack of originality on his disc Hip Hop Is Dead: "Everybody sound the same, commercialize the game / Reminiscin' when it wasn't all business / They forgot where it started / So we all gather here for the dearly departed." Rap may not be dead, but it's significantly weakened, in part by its own doing, music analysts say. The industry's longtime strategy of pushing singles to sell albums has backfired in the digital age, says Felicia Palmer, president of 4Control Media and founder of the hip-hop news website SOHH.com. Digital sales have outstripped CD sales, but not yet to a degree that compensates for the price difference between a 99-cent download and a $19.99 CD.
A just-released survey by the website found 82% of nearly 700 respondents are purchasing fewer albums than in previous years, and 67% acknowledge that they have illicitly downloaded albums rather than pay for them. One reason: 69% say they're "not inspired by many albums." "People have gotten smart and know that (record companies) usually put out the two best singles, and the rest of the album is usually garbage," Palmer says. Labels need to do more to help artists build their fan bases with promotional tours, which help consumers buy into the performer and not just a song, says Michael "Blue" Williams, who manages Outkast and other urban acts.
"People like hot music, but we are still not making artists who matter across the board," Williams says. "So while the labels are screaming that the sky is falling, they are trapped in their own vicious cycle of having to chase each single." Promoting singles means getting favorable airplay, and that's more difficult now that hip-hop isn't the "only contemporary music that matters," as it was just a few years ago, says Sean Ross of Edison Media Research. "Three years ago, you wouldn't have wanted to be a Top 40 station playing Bright Lights by (pop/rockers) Matchbox Twenty while your competitor was playing Get Low by (rapper) Lil Jon," Ross says. "Now, Top 40 has Daughtry and Gwen Stefani, as well as a lot of quasi hip-hop from artists like Fergie and the Pussycat Dolls that, for some listeners, fill the same need as the real thing." The real thing may no longer be real enough. Glenn Peoples, founder and editor of music industry blog Coolfer.com, says: "A lot of people who used to listen to rap are now listening to rock. Rock is really strong right now."
'The public has made a choice'
Part of hip-hop's attraction has been the assumed authenticity of its lyrics and artists, but now, many younger listeners "believe that so much of what the mainstream (rap) industry does is orchestrated," says Bakari Kitwana, author of the books The Hip Hop Generation and Why White Kids Love Hip Hop. "I don't think they have a lot of confidence in the music the industry is producing." For years, increasing sales of rap albums effectively muted protests about some songs' promotion of misogyny, racism and violence. Now, dwindling receipts and fading interest in rap have provided what some in the industry see as an opportunity to rethink content.
"The public has made a choice," KRS-One says. "They're saying, 'We do not want the nonsense that we see and hear on radio, and we are not putting our money there.' Rap music is being boycotted by the American public because of the images that we are putting forward." The rising angst about rap lyrics was spotlighted this spring during the fallout over radio talk-show host Don Imus' smearing of the Rutgers University women's basketball team. Imus called team members "hos," then later noted in his defense that the word is commonly used in rap songs to describe women.
Soon after, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons called a meeting of music industry executives. His Hip-Hop Summit Action Network later recommended that the rap industry voluntarily delete or bleep out offensive terms for broadcast. Such efforts have drawn mixed reactions from rappers. Master P, who built his multimillion-dollar No Limit Records empire on gangsta rap in the '90s, announced plans to start a new label, Take A Stand Records, with his son Romeo. He says he has been part of the problem and now wants to be part of the solution with clean, positive music. That idea was derided by 50 Cent, who said he has no intention of cleaning up his lyrics. "Music is a mirror, and hip-hop is a reflection of the environment we grew up in," he said at a news conference. "If I ask you to paint a picture of the American flag and not use the color red, you're going to have a difficult time."
A new business model
Content questions aside, rap faces the same challenge that has alarmed much of the music industry: how to adapt to the digital revolution. "What we have to do is figure out what the new music business is," says Kevin Liles, executive vice president of Warner Music Group, home to artists such as DJ Quik, Lil Scrappy and E-40. "There was a time when an artist like a Jay-Z or DMX or 50 Cent would sell 4 million or 5 million CDs. But there's a new climate. Artists like Young Jeezy might sell 2 million albums, but 6 million ring tones." Recent sales by rap star Mims reflect the problems facing the industry. His single This Is Why I'm Hot has done well this year, selling 634,000 downloads and 1.9 million ring tones, the 2007 leader in ring tones so far. But the album that contains This Is Why I'm Hot hasn't been so hot, selling only 231,000 copies. Music Is My Savior is No. 100 on Billboard's albums chart 11 weeks after its release.
Rap's early stars, from Grandmaster Flash to Public Enemy and LL Cool J, "touched on humor, politics, ghetto life and realities they faced," says music consultant Tom Vickers. "Rap has gradually degenerated from an art form into a ring tone. It's a hip catchphrase or a musical riff with a short shelf life. It has a novelty element that captures the listener's imagination, but it's not a song. It won't build a career. That's why we're seeing this backlash." To rebound, he says, "rap has to look at the bigger issues confronting society. There's only so much bling the public can take." The upside for rap, Kitwana says, is that so much of it "remains off the mainstream radar. You never know when hip-hop is going to reinvent itself, or when something operating out on the fringe is going to emerge and become the next new thing."
Dopeness, I'm feeling both albums and I wouldn't be surprised if they both ended up being in my top5 albums of the year list :yep:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: StreakInTheSky on June 18, 2007, 10:59:00 AM
I could really care less if rap/hip-hop gets better sales, as long as the mc's and dj's are making good shit. Most of my favorite hip-hop wasn't even on the top of the charts, unless they were from back in the day. lol
I think this really says it all.
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Rap's early stars, from Grandmaster Flash to Public Enemy and LL Cool J, "touched on humor, politics, ghetto life and realities they faced," says music consultant Tom Vickers. "Rap has gradually degenerated from an art form into a ring tone. It's a hip catchphrase or a musical riff with a short shelf life. It has a novelty element that captures the listener's imagination, but it's not a song. It won't build a career. That's why we're seeing this backlash." To rebound, he says, "rap has to look at the bigger issues confronting society. There's only so much bling the public can take." The upside for rap, Kitwana says, is that so much of it "remains off the mainstream radar. You never know when hip-hop is going to reinvent itself, or when something operating out on the fringe is going to emerge and become the next new thing."
Most popular mainstreem hip-hop is fucking club shit and stupid songs with stupid little lines that get stuck in your head like "this is why I'm hot" and "walk it out". And even if they are not, they are mostly just re-used beats and loops, with lyrics that we've all heard before.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Rina the Robot on June 20, 2007, 11:19:55 AM
I'm a huge fan of hip hop, so I figure I'll share 2 albums I'm really into as an introduction post here.
1.) The World is Ours - Ill Poetic
I can't even find the words to describe how much I love this album, it's really original! If you don't download this, you are seriously missing out.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/tzvx84
2.) Def vs. Doom - MF Doom and Mos Def
Another album I love! I'm a huge fan of MF Doom and Mos Def, so this is a must have for fans.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ysea2f
Enjoy and feel free to share your thoughts about them
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on June 30, 2007, 05:52:07 PM
^ You've got excellent taste there Sabrina. There are some underground Kats who have good production, but flow is kinda weak. I like me some Ice Cube, Ghostface, Chuck D MC's.
Rap has been dead since 2Pac and Biggie got killed...and cat in the hat, Dr. Seuss MF'ers like Puffy dominated the charts. The whole genre is dominated with over-produced beats by the lieks of Timbaland and Neptunes. I'm still waiting for a BOMB SQUAD type production that did classic Public Enemy albums. Dope beats, killer MC's.
Wu-Tang Clan is touring around the world....who's lucky enough to go to a show? I think their album is being delayed till September -_-
EUROPE
06/28/2007 05:00 PM - ITALY at STADIO FRIULI, Udine 06/29/2007 05:00 PM - FRANCE at EUROCKEENES, Belfort 06/30/2007 05:00 PM - SPAIN at ZARAGOZA CIUDAD, Zaragoza 07/01/2007 05:00 PM - ROMANIA at BESTIVAL, Bucharest 07/03/2007 05:00 PM - GERMANY at STADTHALLE, Offenbach 07/04/2007 05:00 PM - FRANCE at ZENITH, Paris 07/05/2007 05:00 PM - UK at HAMMERSMITH APOLLO, London 07/06/2007 05:00 PM - UK at APOLLO, Manchester 07/07/2007 05:00 PM - IRELAND at OXEGEN FEST, Punchestown 07/08/2007 05:00 PM - UK/SCOTLAND at T IN THE PARK, Kinross 07/10/2007 05:00 PM - GERMANY at COLUMBIAHALLE, Berlin 07/11/2007 05:00 PM - GERMANY at PALLADIUM, Cologne 07/12/2007 05:00 PM - BELGIUM at FESTIVAL, Dour 07/13/2007 05:00 PM - NETHERLANDS at PARADISO, Amsterdam 07/15/2007 05:00 PM - SERBIA at EXIT FEST, Novi Sad 07/17/2007 05:00 PM - CZECH REPUBLIC at T-MOBILE ARENA, Prague 07/18/2007 05:00 PM - SWITZERLAND at FESTIVAL, Montreux 07/19/2007 05:00 PM - POLAND at STODOLA, Warsaw 07/20/2007 05:00 PM - SLOVAKIA at TRENCIN AIRPORT, Trencin 07/21/2007 05:00 PM - GERMANY at MTV HIP HOP OPEN, Stuttgart
UNITED STATES
08/05/2007 8:00 PM - V FEST - Baltimore, Maryland
Rock the Bells North American Festival Series
Thu 7/26 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center *Sat 7/28 New York, NY Randall's Island *Sun 7/29 New York, NY Randall's Island Thu 8/2 Atlanta, GA Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre Fri 8/3 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Sat 8/4 Miami, FL Bayfront Park Amphitheatre Tue 8/7 Dallas, TX Smirnoff Music Center Wed 8/8 Houston, TX Reliant Park *Sat 8/11 San Bernardino, CA Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen Sun 8/12 San Diego, CA Coors Amphitheatre (parking lot) *Sat 8/18 San Francisco, CA McCovey Cove (parking lot) Tue 8/21 Salt Lake City, UT TBD Wed 8/22 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre Sat 8/25 Minneapolis, MN TBD Sun 8/26 Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion Wed 8/29 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre Thu 8/30 Toronto, Ontario TBD MOCHA!
* denotes festival dates with Rage Against the Machine.
09/03/2007 08:00 PM - BUMBER SHOOT FESTIVAL, Seattle, Virginia
One of the few artists that have flipped the script of MCing, producing is Kardinal Offishall. According to the Much Music Video Awards, his "Not For Sale" album will be dropping in the Winter with "Graveyard Shift" feat. Akon leading the way.
MIX TAPE DROPPING NOW? I gotta find the torrent of this soon. Sorry Kardi XD (http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/3779/mca3544d6f38696bb0a223cke8.jpg) http://youtube.com/kardinaloffishall416
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: maliciel on July 03, 2007, 11:19:45 PM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=36Xt-XeWnHM
Not rap, but best video ever~!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on July 05, 2007, 06:15:35 PM
Daigong, you can get the mixtape free on his myspace page =) here's the link
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ssm87l
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on July 19, 2007, 06:23:36 PM
Daigong, you can get the mixtape free on his myspace page =) here's the link
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ssm87l
Props Mocha!! If there's one MC out there, Kardi is the one that can bring HiP HoP back. That's what I been stressing. HiP HoP is anything you want it to be, just don't be rapping the same old song.
I'm digging all the freestyling over CLASSIC joints. TOTALLY FRESH. He's battling like this was "Amerikkka's Most wanted" or "It Takes a a nation of millions to hold us back" daze. Dunno bout Akon rapping tho. 'Graveyard shift' is so-so. and lawl, Remy Ma got arrested. Hope she ain't on 'Not for Sale' (http://img182.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=20542_remy_123_32lo.jpg) album as I heard.
FUCKTASTIC. Went to Ice Cube con last Friday. Homie may be making comedies and family movies, one of FORBES top 10 richest rappers....but when it comes down to a mic and 2 turntables. He's one of the Top 5 MC's of all time. LEGENDARY ACTION:
Pretty tight set. Actual 75 min plus of straight up classics "Wicked" "Check yo'self" and N.W.A. bits ...some from his new disc like "Go to church" ... WC was also there and thank god there wasn't previews from his new album dropping August 14. He just did some Westside Connection shit like "Bow Down"
opening..."Natural Born Killaz" [youtube=425,350]ehulstcXRAY[/youtube] http://youtube.com/watch?v=ehulstcXRAY
"Gangsta rap made me do it" [youtube=425,350]C3wGSbWiZTU[/youtube] http://youtube.com/watch?v=C3wGSbWiZTU
DOPE show. I'm glad I didn't go to the big coliseum show with Snoop, and opted to go to this "intimate" club show. That fuckin means being trapped against sweaty wiggaz, bitches trying to rub against ur dick. fools spilling drinks on ya, getting into fights with security. Overall, Ice Cube STILL delivers.
I think I'm a go peep his cousin's show this Saturday. :pimp:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on July 20, 2007, 05:31:14 PM
FINDING FOREVER IS RIPPED! But yo, i spoiled Be last time i downloaded it, so i'm waiting for FF this time!
Blah, the image isn't showing but here's Camp Lo - Black Hollywood http://sharebee.com/380ad573
edit: boo, apparently this isn't the official album for Camp Lo, cuz half the tracks are on the fort green mixtape. Ah well, still worth a listen.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: StreakInTheSky on July 24, 2007, 03:22:09 AM
^thanks for that. I'm a bit disappointed though, I wasn't really feelin most of the beats. Black Hollywood was the only track I was really feelin. Hopefully I'll like the actual album more as their rhymes aren't bad.
Concerning that, I was thinking, maybe the thread should be changed to "The Official Hip-Hop Thread" :P As rap is really only a tiny part of what hip-hop is but gets confused by many that that's all it is.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on July 30, 2007, 07:45:38 AM
^ so where are we gonna put the B-Boy thread? and the Turntable-izm thread? :P
Finally getting the chance to see real rap acts, so I thought I'd write more organized reviews...so here we have Ice Cube's cousin:
The Place: Starlite Rooma, Edm, AB, CANADA The Date: Saturday, July 21, 2007 The Time: 12:30 - 2:20 am The Show: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien with guests
Went to the Del show last Saturday nite. They was fashionably late - car troubles, the computer geeks and skate nerds were up in arms, ready to leave and I was like "Chill, it's a rap show."
Finally Bukue One appeared on the stage around 12:30, Dj Zac Hendrix set up his wheels of steel and the show went off with a BANG! Reggae hits, freestyling. The skateboard B was aight:
An hour later, the crowd was warmed up...in came Del with A-Plus. It was 30 plus outside and barely any AC inside, and I had been chugging Red Rain all nite. Mistadobalina, Mr Bombay, If you must,
His flow was on target, spitting Hieroglyphics classics. Newer joints like Deltron 3030 like "Virus" Towards the end, he did songs from his Gorillaz collabo. And did some sneak peaks at his upcoming 'Eleventh Hour' disc.
^ so where are we gonna put the B-Boy thread? and the Turntable-izm thread? :P
There's a b-boy thread? o_O :lol:
Nice, Del tha Funkee Homosapien
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on August 03, 2007, 01:02:20 AM
Have you seen this already?
Wu-Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams Some videos with RZA, GZA, Deck, U-God, Meth and Rae. Talks about Wu-Tang, coming together, Europeans, ODB, Ghostface, and why its called 8 Diagrams.
Wu-Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams Some videos with RZA, GZA, Deck, U-God, Meth and Rae. Talks about Wu-Tang, coming together, Europeans, ODB, Ghostface, and why its called 8 Diagrams.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on August 09, 2007, 03:04:22 AM
So, i bought the MM... FOOD reissue, for the DVD, Sticker, Poster, scratch n sniff sticker, and to Hear the Kookies Remix. I guess i'm a real fan when you buy something 2ice, since i have the original issue.
I haven't seen the dvd yet, but its an hour of the live MM... Food Drive Tour, performances, and behind the scenes.
Sticker, I liked the sticker that came with the first issue cd better. Its smaller, like half the size, but you can see your reflection in the lettering instead of the white writing on the first one.
Poster, I like the poster I got with the first one... its not even on a glossy paper. and its like, black and white (with orange).
The scratch n sniff sticker/wrapper smells like Kookies =) pretty cool.
The cd is the same except for the Kookies re-edit. I personally like the original Sesame Street Sample. I think it woulda sounded better if he used the new more. Like 95% of it is just the bassline, with the same drums from the original Kookies. He plays the full sample with the higher sounding instruments for like 2 bars in the whole song; 1 bar in the middle, and 1 in the end... I forgot what sample it is, but its a sick sample. I don't think its on special herbs, but i've heard it before somewhere else, i think. Overall though, i feel more icky listening to version on this cd, unlike the original where I felt like I was on a mission to "eat Kookies!"
Well, not counting the DVD yet, i think this re-issue < the original print. I got the MM... More Food cd with the first one I got, but there was only like 1 song i liked on it. The CD is still sick though, if you haven't gotten it the first time. I still think the fans want an Operation Doomsday Re-issue instead. I know i want it. I don't wanna pay a ridiculous amount on ebay.
edit:
just watched the dvd. Quality wasn't dvd quality, but still all good. They showed him going to different cities with the MM Food Drive Tour. Did a bunch of songs from Mm Food, Madvillain, and Operation Doomsday. Him wearing the Mask and Glasses is too funny. Only thing is it was old material from 2005, because they were talking about how Mm Food just got released.
It was nice to see MF Grimm in the end =)
Anyways, at the end of the dvd, DOOM says he's got new shit! I think we're all waiting for it.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: A1 on August 11, 2007, 08:32:53 PM
I'm not sure if anybody put this up yet about what Fiddy said.
If Kanye West sells more records than me on September 11, I'll no longer [perform] music. (http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2007/08/10/2007-08-10_fitty_places_big_bet_on_the_record.html)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: StreakInTheSky on August 12, 2007, 08:41:32 AM
I want Kanye to beat him just so I can stop hearing his songs :lol: But I don't think it's likely as 50 seems way more popular.
Kanye >>> 50 cent though
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: cool_kickin_dude on August 14, 2007, 05:40:04 PM
Guess what guys..I found a MASSIVE mixtape site!!
www.datpiff.com
It's got some great mixtapes. I bet they're some great Wu-Tang stuff in there as well. Check it out, guys!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: cool_kickin_dude on August 20, 2007, 06:34:20 PM
sorry to double-post again..but WU-TANG plug!!
I was in a Big Lots yesterday(department store with groceries) and found a bag of chips(forgot the name of it) which had rap stars on the bag, and... one of the bags had DIRT McGIRT!!!
Wicked, huh?
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: aKaoNi on August 21, 2007, 03:48:42 PM
^ LoL! That's good stuff.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on August 31, 2007, 02:44:14 AM
01. Good Morning (Intro) 02. Champion 03. Stronger 04. I Wonder 05. Good Life (Ft. T-Pain) 06. Can't Tell Me Nothing 07. Barry Bonds (Ft. Lil Wayne) 08. Drunk And Hot Girls (Ft. Mos Def) 09. Flashing Lights (Ft. Dwele) 10. Everything I Am 11. The Glory 12. Homecoming (Ft. Chris Martin) 13. Big Brother
Download (Group rip by OSC): http://www.sendspace.com/file/rhyg1z
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: StreakInTheSky on August 31, 2007, 08:28:36 AM
:lol: thanks
love the cover
Kanye is turning Japanese! :lol:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: RionZ on August 31, 2007, 08:32:40 AM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: A1 on September 01, 2007, 08:19:10 PM
Thanks MochaNutz. Only 13 tracks, I'm going to listen to it right after it DL.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: StreakInTheSky on September 03, 2007, 09:41:28 AM
After listening to it, It's probably my least favorite of his albums :lol:
Stronger is still an awesome song though
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: A1 on September 03, 2007, 08:15:40 PM
That track he did with Chris Martin was good too. It felt like the album lack something that his other two ones had.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on September 05, 2007, 01:30:01 AM
skits? =P j/k
Homecoming is actually a remake. It was on his Freshman Adjustment mixtape a while ago, with a different beat and John Legend instead of Chris Martin. I like Home better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AleAzWe8rs
its a solid album but my least favorite of the three. Not feeling Barry Bonds, and although funny I can still skip Drunk and Hot girls. Never was a fan of Can't Tell Me Nothing either. Really feeling I Wonder and Flashing Lights tho.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Kamesan on September 05, 2007, 06:27:52 AM
Good Night http://www.zshare.net/download/34764463edfe90/
File not found.
Thanks for the uploads Mocha and Rion.
Beatwise the album is good but not as great imo of his past two albums. Lyrics wise the man has stepped the game up tremendous. I skimmed through album and thought it was a great album. Listening to tracks fully, it's a classic. Sorry 50 lost this battle. Everything I Am is sick how he flips all the shit talked about him into a positive light. And Big Brother........... has to be damn one of his best songs...... ever?? Song is amazing period. Albums a classic in my book. Gonna actually buy it to support classic art.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Kamesan on September 06, 2007, 09:25:59 AM
I guess it was taken down. Here's a new link.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/f12kb3
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: aKaoNi on September 06, 2007, 02:56:17 PM
Thanks for the re-up Kamesan.
Jim Jones to G-Unit?? (http://allhiphop.com/blogs/rumors/archive/2007/09/06/18541856.aspx)
Apparently yesterday on BET's Rap City they aired a special interview between none other than 50 Cent and Jim Jones. I have yet to see the interview nor does the article claiming the rumor (http://allhiphop.com/blogs/rumors/archive/2007/09/06/18541856.aspx) clarify what the two spoke upon in their conversation but for Jim Jones who earlier in the year announced a rift between him and Camron (http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.5202/title.beef-within-dipset-camron-jim-jones) and who was for the most part silent during the 50 and Camron fued, this may possibly be what Jim Jones meant when he spoke in June on the beef between him and Camron and stated, "Business is always business, at the end of the day. If we want to keep this boat floatin, want to keep it like that, one of us gonna have to jump off ship, cause it’s gonna float, baby." (http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.5378/title.jim-jones-speaks-on-camron-feud-jay-z) Although this may just be a ploy to get more attention on 50 with his album dropping in a couple days, this actually may be a smart business move on both parties as it can potentially strengthen G-Unit's roster by adding one of the highest selling independent artists of last year and in Jim Jones situation it could give him the backing of a Major Label which would help him reach numbers he could only dream of while at Koch.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: StreakInTheSky on September 06, 2007, 11:56:01 PM
Jim Jones is shit. G-unit is even more shit.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: mode107 on September 07, 2007, 12:02:29 AM
Please don't join G-unit Jim Jones. I just like him flying solo-solo
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on September 09, 2007, 03:40:09 AM
Balliinnnnnnnnnnnnn!!
------
Lupe Fiasco - Superstar feat. Mathew Santos First single off The Cool.
http://www.zshare.net/audio/3516100e3b79d7/
Can't wait for the Cool. Soundtrakk, he's got some hot beats. Love his production.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: RionZ on September 09, 2007, 04:07:12 AM
Naw...I think Jim Jones is more shit, but you're right about both being shit...
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on September 11, 2007, 09:41:59 PM
WU TANG, WU TANG, WU TANG, WU TAAAAAAAANGG!!!
Watch Your Muthafuckin' Mouth Produced by DJ Scratch http://www.zshare.net/audio/3543340c3549b2/
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: StreakInTheSky on September 12, 2007, 12:02:08 AM
Really good shit in there but it got kinda boring. There was no dynamic at all and was just a bunch of guys saying a bunch of shit. Flow sessions really shouldn't make it on recordings >_>
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: StreakInTheSky on September 15, 2007, 02:52:01 AM
Not exactly rap(which is why I prefer a "Hip-Hop Thread") but I was on myspace and this guy I knew from high school and middle school posted a bulletin for a new song. I went to his myspace, and he has some tight ass beats. One the the songs "Heavan" does have rapping though, it's pretty good.
Check him out
http://www.myspace.com/dtfortytwo
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: mumm-ra on September 15, 2007, 01:59:41 PM
I didn't like Kanye's last album - apart from the singles. Thought the first one was a lot better.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: RionZ on September 16, 2007, 05:01:43 AM
^I liked Late Registration, but definitely agree'd that College Dropout was superior.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on September 19, 2007, 06:58:34 AM
Kanye Crushes 50 Cent In Huge Album Sales Week
Kanye West's "Graduation" (Def Jam) easily leads the star-studded class of Sept. 11 releases, posting The Billboard 200's largest sales total in more than two years. Nielsen SoundScan will show West's album moved 957,000 during its first six days when the tracking service refreshes its charts tomorrow morning (Sept. 19). Also pumping album volume are 50 Cent's "Curtis" (G-Unit/Interscope), which will lock down the No. 2 slot with 691,000 sold. Kenny Chesney's "Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates" (BNA/Sony BMG Nashville) will bow at No. 3 with 387,000 copies.
The total for West's "Graduation" is the largest by any album since 50 Cent's "The Massacre" opened with 1.1 million copies in March 2005. West's own August 2005 album, "Late Registration," was the last album to surpass 800,000 copies when it began with 860,000. While West beats 50 Cent in the celebrated clash between rappers, the real winners are music merchants. With the "High School Musical 2" soundtrack at No. 4 selling 133,000 copies, the top four titles alone account for 2.2 million units, more than all titles combined on last week's entire Billboard 200.
West's new album ranks 15th among all sales weeks since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking in 1991. The double punch provided by "Graduation" and "Curtis" also marks just the second time in that era that two albums have bowed in the same week with totals surpassing 600,000 copies. The last such occasion was in September 1991, when Guns N' Roses' "Use Your Illusion II" led The Billboard 200 with 770,000 copies in the same week that the band's companion album "Use Your Illusion I" bowed at No. 2 with 685,000, a pair of numbers now beaten by West and 50's totals.
"Graduation" also rings up the largest week yet by a digital album download, starting with 133,000, beating the prior record of 102,000, set earlier this year by Maroon 5's "It Won't Be Soon Before Long." 50 Cent and Chesney will occupy the same ranks on Top Digital Albums as they do on The Billboard 200, the former with 58,000 downloads and Chesney's with 36,000. Nielsen SoundScan has been tracking digital sales since midway through 2003. Chesney's overall total of 387,000 copies marks the largest sales week for a country album since the May 2006 arrival of Dixie Chicks' "Taking the Long Way," which opened at 526,000 copies.
50 Cent Plays The Blame Game, Accuses Def Jam Of Buying Kanye West CDs (http://sohh.com/articles/article.php/12579)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: cool_kickin_dude on September 19, 2007, 09:50:00 PM
does anybody have 50's new cd leaked out?
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on September 20, 2007, 06:01:17 AM
For Jay-Z, Inspiration Arrives in a Movie
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19 — Jay-Z, the rap superstar and president of Def Jam Records, has quietly returned to the studio to record an album of new songs inspired by the forthcoming movie “American Gangster,” his first “concept” album and second CD in less than a year.
The album, which his label plans to release in early November, came together over the past few weeks after Jay-Z was shown the film, directed by Ridley Scott, in which Denzel Washington portrays Frank Lucas, a early 1970s Harlem heroin kingpin.
Following the underwhelming critical and commercial reception for his “Kingdom Come” CD late last year — and as Jay-Z grapples with whether to stay on in his post at Def Jam — the tie-in to a major motion picture gives him a chance to rebound strong and extend his reach to a wider audience.
At the same time, it could help Universal Pictures excite younger moviegoers, whom it will need to make money on a costly film with a troubled history. Though it’s not uncommon for films to be released alongside “inspired by” albums, it is rare for them to be recorded by a single artist, let alone by a major star who had no role in the movie.
In an hourlong telephone interview, Jay-Z, 37, who has spoken of spending his early years in Brooklyn both rapping and drug dealing, said that the movie had tremendous resonance for him and had sparked a burst of creative activity that even he found surprising. He has already recorded nine tracks, almost every one prompted by a specific scene.
“It was like I was watching the film, and putting it on pause, and giving a back story to the story,” he said.
The movie, set for a Nov. 2 release, depicts the Lucas character as an underworld Horatio Alger and an innovator who, despite keeping a low public profile, rose to such power that he was able to defy the Mafia bosses who had traditionally dominated the New York drug trade before being brought down by a special narcotics task force. (Its leader is played by Russell Crowe.) Jay-Z said he thought his fans would be struck by the image of a black man reaching such heights of success, even on the wrong side of the law, much like such ruthlessly efficient Al Pacino antiheroes as Tony Montana and Michael Corleone.
“It immediately clicked with me,” said Jay-Z, who has made passing references to gangster movies in previous recordings but has never delved so deeply into the genre. “Like ‘Scarface,’ or any one of those films, you take the good out of it, and you can see it as an inspiring film.”
A $100 million gritty period piece that largely takes place before the birth of hip-hop or many of its fans, “American Gangster” marks a sizable gamble for Universal, which fired one director, Antoine Fuqua, and scrapped the project at a cost of $30 million before restarting it with Mr. Scott in charge and with Mr. Crowe in place of Benicio del Toro. (Though they share a name, Universal Pictures and Universal Music Group, the parent of Def Jam, are no longer corporate brethren.)
Mr. Scott said he cast the rappers T. I., RZA and Common in supporting roles, hoping to appeal to a younger audience. But Brian Grazer, the film’s producer, said that Mr. Washington also pressed him more than a year ago to consider asking Jay-Z to do the film’s soundtrack.
“I just didn’t think there’d be enough for Jay-Z to do,” Mr. Grazer said, explaining that he resisted because he and Mr. Scott felt the movie required an authentic 1970s feel.
Instead Jay-Z offered to make his own album and release it in conjunction with the movie; Def Jam is also releasing the film’s official soundtrack, which features songs by Bobby Womack, the Staple Singers and Sam & Dave. Jay-Z plans to attend the film’s premiere but any cross-promotion deals have not been completed, executives said. The movie’s trailer already includes an older Jay-Z song, “Heart of the City.”
Mr. Grazer, who visited Jay-Z in the studio last week and heard seven of the new songs, said he was impressed by how the movie had “ignited all these memories of his childhood and how he grew up and the experiences he had, and the moral crossroads he had constantly in his life that were so parallel to Frank Lucas’s.”
Though Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, said he’d never heard of Mr. Lucas while growing up in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, he still glimpsed much of himself in Mr. Washington’s portrayal: “The way he carried himself. The way he went about things. The way he wasn’t loud, but he was very strong.”
Echoing the “stop snitchin’ ” campaign among some hip-hop fans and artists, however, Jay-Z hastened to dissociate himself from Mr. Lucas’s decision to cooperate with the authorities to get a more lenient sentence.
“Me, I believe you choose your path and you walk your path, and whatever happens you got to accept it,” Jay-Z said.
In “No Hook,” a song on the new album, he says:
Please don’t compare me to other rappers. Compare me to trappers.
I’m more Frank Lucas than Ludacris. And Lude is my dude, I ain’t trying to dis.
Just like Frank Lucas is cool, but I ain’t tryin’ to snitch.
I’m-a follow the rules, no matter how much time I’m-a get.
I’m-a live and die with the decisions that I’m-a pick.
Jay-Z’s new album is certain to punctuate what had been a year of relatively slow sales for Def Jam until the huge chart debut this week of Kanye West’s CD “Graduation.” Jay-Z is said to be mulling whether to extend his three-year employment contract, return to recording and touring full time or explore other options. In the interview he deflected questions about his future. “I would love to work it out” and stay at Def Jam, he said, but he added that he was wavering and would do some “soul-searching” after finishing the album.
His decision to record “American Gangster” is a surprise, given that his last album was released less than a year ago. “Kingdom Come” sold about 1.5 million copies, his lowest figure for a full studio album since 1997. And its elaborate marketing campaign, including alliances with Budweiser and ESPN, prompted some suggestions that Jay-Z’s branching-out into other business endeavors, and taste for the jet-setting life, had begun to undermine his street credibility.
He made no apologies for his transformation into a global brand. “Jay doesn’t live in Brooklyn any more,” he said. Rather, he ventured that “Kingdom Come” was a little too “sophisticated” for some listeners. “American Gangster,” he said, would be a return to a tougher, more unflinching view of street life.
“Watching that film, it brought back all these memories,” he said. “It took me back to those emotions.”
Illustrating his point, he launched again into “No Hook”: “ ‘Poor me, Dad was gone, finally got my Dad back, liver bad, he wouldn’t live long, it snatched my Dad back.’ ”
He added that the song “takes you through this journey — his journey, my journey — so many people’s journey that come from the areas that we come from.”
Throughout the interview Jay-Z sounded almost jubilant talking about his creative process, and he repeatedly interrupted himself to try out his latest rhymes:
“ ‘Mindstate of a gangster from the 40’s, meet business mind of Motown’s Berry Gordy,’ ” he rapped from “Pray,” another new song.
“How crazy is that?” he said giddily.
And, in another rap:
This is the genesis of a nemesis
Mother America’s not witnessed since
the Harlem Renaissance
birthed black businesses.
“I’m not even joking with you,” he said, laughing. “It’s out-of-body experiences at this point.”
Sounds like Jay is finally making a comeback (Kingdom Come was a poor attempt). The word on the streets is that Jay's new single "Blue Magic" will be released tomorrow and it's produced by Pharrell. The concept of the album is quite interesting and it should work as long as Jay doesn't stray too far from it (so no stripper anthems or club songs this time). And I sure hope that he abandons his "old man whisper flow" that he used on Kingdom Come, that shit just ain't Jay. Anyways a new Jay-Z album is always welcome :thumbsup
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: aKaoNi on September 22, 2007, 04:44:47 PM
^ Yeah wonder how it's gon turn out, as for blue magic if ya'll haven't already checked it out:
Jay Z ft Pharrell - Blue Magic (right click and save) (http://www.thahighlife.com/j/jay-z%20f.%20pharrell%20-%20blue%20magic.mp3)
Listening to it a couple times, it's definitely not commercial Jay, I wouldn't call it Reasonable Doubt Jay neither. I know they tryna do a more street jay but I think the beat coulda been harder than that, to me it doesn't have that hard street feel to it like a Grinding beat or What happened to that boy type beat that Pharrell can lace. Maybe if I listen to it more it'll grow on me. As for now I think it's iight, lyrics didn't impress me much.
Saw Mocha posted the Lupe Superstar track, dunno if ya'll heard his Dumb it Down track, he straight kills the track lyrically:
Lupe Fiasco - Dumb It Down (right click and save) (http://www.thahighlife.com/j/Lupe%20Fiasco%20-%20Dumb_It_Down.mp3)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Jsmurf on September 25, 2007, 12:04:51 AM
lol, didn't 50 say he was going to quit or retire if kanye outsold him?
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 01, 2007, 06:53:22 AM
REUNITED (Scratch magazine)
FOR RZA, ENTERING the Wu-Tang Clan's fifth chamber has been tougher than Chinese arithmetic. Ever since the iconic supergroup dropped their fourth disc, Iron Flag, in 2001, varying degrees of drama-ranging from Ol' Dirty's death in '04 to Ghostface's hesitancy to lay vocals-delayed Wu's long-awaited comeback. Despite their differences, the Clan once again formed like Voltron to work on 8 Diagrams, a disc chock full of Ghostface verses, kung fu samples and even a new "torture" skit. Not since "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'" has the Clan held such a carefully guarded secret. The Abbot sheds light.
"LIFE CHANGES" PRODUCED BY RZA That's a song that we dedicated to ODB. I put together an old Freda Payne sample and classic Wu-sounding drums. We originally started it for Dirty's album that never came out. Each Clan member says eight bars a piece to Dirty. It starts off with Method Man, and he has this one line that I love: "Ol' Dirty, in your honor/I've grown a fetish for loose women and baby mamas."
"YOU CAN'T STOP ME NOW" PRODUCED BY RZA It sounds like a black western. I had John Frusciante [of Red Hot Chili Peppers] play lead guitar. The sample we played over comes from an old song, "Message to the Black Man." There's been many versions, but we referenced a reggae one. I rap on this, and I'm talking about how I started off as a smalltime hustler, but kept going, amidst death threats. To fight depression, I would make beats that became songs, which became hits. Then, Rebel INS and Ghostface come on.
"THUG WORLD" PRODUCED BY RZA That's just hardcore, ghetto. [System of a Down member] Shavo Odadjian's bass-playing is crazy on this. The beat is just fuckin' wild cowboy-style. Deck sets it off, Raekwon and myself have ill verses on it, and U-God comes in. I'd compare the beat's energy to "Method Man."
"WATCH YOUR MOUTH" PRODUCED BY DJ SCRATCH, CO-PRODUCED BY RZA This is potentially the first single. Scratch came in with some beats he had made with Wu-Tang in mind. But for this album, I've been using instrumentation, so I added those elements to Scratch's beat. Every Clan member threw a verse on it. It's a throwback to "Protect Ya Neck," with that same impulse. The original title was "You Better Watch Your Muthafuckin' Mouth," but that wouldn't work for radio.
"TITLE TBD" PRODUCED BY RZA I love The Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." I've always been warned not to sample Beatles songs because you can't clear them, but I wanted to take a chance. I had a mutual friend link me with Dhani Harrison, George's son, who just happens to be a huge Wu fan. I thought, imagine if George Harrison's son played on a new version of his father's song. Meth, Rae, and Ghost are on it, each [offering] a different perspective [on] the dope game. The Beatles meets Wu-Tang, on a song about drugs? That's incredible.
"WOLVES" PRODUCED BY RZA There's Method Man, Masta Killa and U-God. The way U-God sets this fuckin' record off...he's underated, but he won't be after this album. He's as powerful on this song as "Raw I'ma give it to ya, with no trivia" [from "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'"]. The beat has a vocal sample for pulse, and I used a multi-layered clap snare. I played guitar myself on it, and DJ Mathematics scratched some ODB vocals. DJ Scratch's brother is a trumpet player, and he plays a line I wrote.
"TAKE IT BACK" PRODUCED BY EASY MO BEE, CO-PRODUCED BY RZA I had to make a confession to Mo-he's the first person I ever saw with an SP-1200. He produced the B-side to my first single, "Ohh, We Love You Rakeem," as well as GZA's [Words from the Genius]. He's the one who inspired me to get an SP-1200; he helped me become a producer. At first, he just played drums on "Campfire" [another 8 Diagrams track], but then he played me a beat, and I had the Clan rip it up, talking about what's missing in the game today-the heart.
^ Yeah wonder how it's gon turn out, as for blue magic if ya'll haven't already checked it out:
Jay Z ft Pharrell - Blue Magic (right click and save) (http://www.thahighlife.com/j/jay-z%20f.%20pharrell%20-%20blue%20magic.mp3)
Listening to it a couple times, it's definitely not commercial Jay, I wouldn't call it Reasonable Doubt Jay neither. I know they tryna do a more street jay but I think the beat coulda been harder than that, to me it doesn't have that hard street feel to it like a Grinding beat or What happened to that boy type beat that Pharrell can lace. Maybe if I listen to it more it'll grow on me. As for now I think it's iight, lyrics didn't impress me much.
Jay's rapping sounds nice (and way better than on KC) but the beat is average as hell. To be honest I'm not a big fan of The Neptunes' street beats, Pharrell should have given Jay another smooth beat like "Allure". Anyways I'm still excited about the album :yep:
01. Good Morning (Intro) 02. Champion 03. Stronger 04. I Wonder 05. Good Life (Ft. T-Pain) 06. Can't Tell Me Nothing 07. Barry Bonds (Ft. Lil Wayne) 08. Drunk And Hot Girls (Ft. Mos Def) 09. Flashing Lights (Ft. Dwele) 10. Everything I Am 11. The Glory 12. Homecoming (Ft. Chris Martin) 13. Big Brother
Download (Group rip by OSC): http://www.sendspace.com/file/rhyg1z
someone can reupload it please ?
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 04, 2007, 06:53:42 AM
Wu-Tang Clan's 8 Diagrams gets new release date The long-awaited, much anticipated 8 Diagrams album from the Wu-Tang Clan will be coming out on December 4. The original release date for 8 Diagrams was November 13.
http://www.hiphopgame.com/news.php3?id=1917
Loud.com Exclusive Wu-Tang Clan Release Loud / SRC Records’s own Wu-Tang Clan have released their official debut single, “The Heart Gently Weeps” featuring Erykah Badu, exclusively on Loud.com. Yea, that’s right, you can’t hear it anywhere else! The track will be featured on their upcoming album, The 8 Diagrams, in stores December 4, 2007. The album will be their first in 6 years and promises to be another classic from the Wu! So check out the track and play it over and over. Spread the word the Wu is back and only on Loud.com! It just ain't cool to keep something so good to yourself - that's why we're sharing it with you!
Wu-Tang Clan - The Heart Gently Weeps http://sharebee.com/7f9b34bb
Great song, I'm feeling "The Heart Gently Weeps" more than "Watch Your Mouth". Meth and Ghost both deliver ill verses and the concept of the song is great too. The song would be perfect if Rae didn't sound like he was half asleep :banghead:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on October 08, 2007, 06:17:46 AM
i'm not really feeling rae's lazy sleepy style on these past 2 tracks...
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Listening to Mash's Revenge on the BBall Zombie war soundtrack makes me want a DillaDoom collabo album. RIP Jay Dee.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: RatBastich on October 09, 2007, 03:58:39 AM
Forgot all about the Hip-Hop Honors being shown on VH1 tonight. I'll catch it when they rerun it.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 11, 2007, 06:19:25 AM
Jay-Z - Roc Boys (And The Winner Is) http://sharebee.com/8c4f02da
Definitely one of the best Jay-Z songs since The Black Album :shocked:
LWMB: You’ve done a lot of projects outside of Wu-Tang Clan, including acting, scoring soundtracks and writing a book. What’s the last six years been like for you and how do you feel about the 15th anniversary of the release of 36 Chambers?
RZA: It’s been good, but something has been missing. The chance to come again with the Wu and do what we’re made to do is like a fulfillment to me. Yeah, it’s crazy, yo. It doesn’t feel like [15 years] because I always feel like I never accomplish anything. I’m not sure what kind of disease that is but I feel like I haven’t done what I’m supposed to do yet in this world.
It must be difficult to gather all of the members into one place to work on tracks. How did you approach the album from a production perspective?
I took the movie approach: pre-production, then principle photography and then postproduction, which was editing and all that. We took April to get back in synch with each other and vibe. The second 30 days took place in June when we got more detailed into the recording.
What’s the significance of the album’s title, 8 Diagrams?
We’re always about mathematics and the name has a couple of different concepts to it. The first and primary thing that inspired the name is a film called The Invincible Pole Fighters. When they dubbed it into English, they changed the title to The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter because there’s a scene where a guy in a fighting sequence forms the sign of the I-Ching, the 8 diagrams. That movie had a great sense of loyalty and brotherhood, dedication and commitment, and it’s a good movie. It inspired me when I first formed Wu-Tang Clan in the 1990’s—eight brothers who battled and had to keep the tradition alive. I always talked about paying homage to that movie over the years, and I finally got a chance to do it.
I liked “Take It Back” a lot. I understand [hip-hop production icon] Easy Mo Bee worked on it with you.
Before I became good at making beats, I had a few machines at my house, like a Casio RD1, 909 drum machine and a four-track recorder. I didn’t have a good sampler like an SP1200; besides, I didn’t really know what they were or how to use them. I went to Easy Mo Bee’s house back in the day when he was working on the GZA’s first album and he had two SP1200s, and he was making all of these great beats. I couldn’t believe that machine sounded so incredible and it inspired me to get one. I made Bring the Pain on my SP1200, so I have to thank him. He produced the GZA and my first single, "Oh We Love You Rakeem" and the B-side “Sexcapades”—he’s like the first producer for Wu-Tang. So I got the chance to hook up with him on this new album and got to kick it with him. For me to go and collaborate with him was an honor and a privilege. He came down to the studio, played a lot of beats and this one was up our alley with that real New York feel. We took a shot at it; he put the beat together but I added a few things and gave him some direction and there it is. It’s the second collaboration.
I’m sure it was difficult to address ODB’s death on “Life Changes.” Was that a hard song to put down?
We dedicated that song to ODB and it took me a long time—about eight months—to make that song. It was an emotional thing to get every member to get their take on it. It was one of the first songs I recorded for the new album. When we decided to do a new Wu-Tang album, this song was on top of the stack.
LWMB: It’s been six years since the Clan released an album. Do you worry how fitting in with all of the young bucks?
RZA: Hey, they need to figure out how they fit in. Wu-Tang is like a cornerstone of hip-hop. One difference between us and new artists is that a lot of them have learned him-hop from watching TV and videos. Wu-tang lived hip-hop, and we’re the ones who helped pioneer it; we’re not the bottled water—we’re the source they get the water from.
The first single is “My People Gently Weep,” which features George Harrison’s son, Dahni. How did that track come about?
That’s a take on "My Guitar Gently Weeps" and it’s a metaphor. I’ve been studying about rock ‘n’ roll lately. I’ve been hanging around my buddy Shavo [Odadjian] from System of A Down, and he’s turned me onto a lot of classic rock and metal. I’ve learned that a lot of guitar players were stuck on heroin and a lot of needles were involved in the music. To me, the vein is like a guitar string, and I wanted to say how the pain of drugs causes so much pain inside: the user, the family and the dealer because of the sins he’s making and the lives he’s destroying. I wanted to capture that idea and went to the Clan and said I wanted to write a song about dope.
So how did you meet Dhani?
A mutual friend is a great music executive, Mo Austin. His son, Mike, is the president of Dreamworks. I’ve been friends with Mike for about ten years. I was at his house one day talking about that song [“My Guitar Gently Weeps “] and how I wanted to record it and make it a song. He said it was one of his favorite Beatles songs and George Harrison actually wrote it. He told me the back story about the song and how Eric Clapton played lead guitar…now I was fascinated by the history of the song!
Mike is a friend of the Harrison family and it turned out he was a fan of mine. I was like, “Get outta here!” He put us on the phone together and hit it off. We wound up having a few dinners in California, and I asked him to play on the record. I got a 1961 Gretsch and that was the weapon on that song. I think a piece of history was captured.
I heard 9 snippets from 8 Diagrams. What else is on the album?
“The Gun Will Go” has a unique vibe that has a haunting guitar vibe with Raekown and Method Man with some of their most menacing voices. “No Matter How Hard the Time May Seem” is a flashback to the classic Raekwon/Ghostface collaborations and has a great sample from Michael Jackson featuring Inspectach Deck tearing it up. It almost sounds like it could be a Cuban Linx track. There’s “Campfire” where Method Man and Ghostface goes back-to-back with Cappadonna with an old Persuassions vocal sample.
Do you get to Staten Island much these days?
Not much. I have good friends and family there. I don’t go back often—maybe five or five times a year. It’s a crazy place.
What’s your greatest hope for the album?
I have hope that Wu-Tang will help bring back some kind of balance to hip-hop. I know there’s a lot of cookie-cutter music out there and lots of angles, but we’re the difference between brown weed and green weed. Our job is to add some balance to hip-hop and continue our legacy.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 25, 2007, 06:31:36 AM
Wu-Tang Clan - The Heart Gently Weeps single Sendspace (http://www.sendspace.com/file/b552lm)
Wu-Tang Clan - Take It Back Sharebee (http://sharebee.com/9cb6110c)
Jay-Z - American Gangster snippets listen (http://www.7digital.com/artists/jay-z/american-gangster/) download (http://sharebee.com/8191b99d)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: num2son on October 29, 2007, 08:16:02 PM
Thanks alot Masa
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: cool_kickin_dude on October 30, 2007, 09:14:12 PM
hey Masa, when's the new American Gangster album coming out? I like tog et it! :)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 30, 2007, 09:53:06 PM
hey Masa, when's the new American Gangster album coming out? I like tog et it! :)
Jay-Z - American Gangster (128bit version) (http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/8349/jayzamericangangstercovxg9.jpg) Sendspace (http://www.sendspace.com/file/corsbl)
Jigga is back! Fallin' might be the song of the year and overall the album is really consistent, especially production wise. American Gangster is way better than Kingdom Come and eventually it might end up being my 3rd favorite Jigga album. Right now the only song I'm not feeling is Hello Brooklyn which doesn't really blend in with the album's soulful production. My favorite songs at the moment are Fallin', Say Hello, Pray, Success and Ignorant Shit. Even though Ignorant Shit is an old song (it was originally made for The Black Album), it doesn't sound out of place at all. The new third verse by Jay is on point and Beans sounds pretty good as well. The 2nd Jay/Nas collabo doesn't disappoint either. Success might not be as dope as Black Republican but it's still a great song and both Jay and Nas kill the song. Anyways American Gangster is one great album and definitely one of the best rap albums of the year :yep:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: cool_kickin_dude on October 30, 2007, 09:54:20 PM
^ Thanks Masa you are MY MAN! :)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 31, 2007, 05:37:58 AM
Props Masa :thumbsup -butt gotta listen to it after I watch the movie. I gotta admit, his hooks on Kanye's Graduation was DOPE. HUSTLAZ that's if ya still living GET ON DOWN....GET ON DOWN! :pimp:
AND The Gently WEEPS single. SHIT....Dec 11 can't cum soon enuff. :yep:
although funny I can still skip Drunk and Hot girls. Never was a fan of Can't Tell Me Nothing either. Really feeling I Wonder and Flashing Lights tho.
HAHAHA Drunk hot girls reminded me of hanging out with johnbobman, we just running into ho after ho. I liked "Wonder" ... Kanye's album tho most popular, is the most refreshing of all shit that's come out lately. I still like his Throw Some D's remix.
FOR RZA, ENTERING the Wu-Tang Clan's fifth chamber has been tougher than Chinese arithmetic. Ever since the iconic supergroup dropped their fourth disc, Iron Flag, in 2001, varying degrees of drama-ranging from Ol' Dirty's death in '04 to Ghostface's hesitancy to lay vocals-delayed Wu's long-awaited comeback. Despite their differences, the Clan once again formed like Voltron to work on 8 Diagrams, a disc chock full of Ghostface verses, kung fu samples and even a new "torture" skit. Not since "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'" has the Clan held such a carefully guarded secret. The Abbot sheds light.
EPIC ARTICLE!!! :twisted:
Check out this article:
The Wu-Tang Clan's Abbot was in New York last week helping to promote his "American Gangster" movie. That's right: Common and T.I. were advertised more heavily, but the RZA plays a pretty substantial part in the flick. He's part of the po-po team lead by Russell Crowe. He did his thing, too.
OK, enough of that — we'll get to RZA's Hollywood endeavors next time. But if you love the Wu like we do, you most definitely were disappointed by the latest airing of family business. Last week Ghostface Killah told us he's hotter than leftover Chinese food straight out of the microwave.
Why? He alleges that he isn't getting his fair share of the cake from the Clan's stint on the recent Rock the Bells summer tour. In addition, the Clan's 8 Diagrams LP was pushed back from a tentative fall release date to December 4, the same day as Ghost's solo effort, The Big Dough Rehab. He pointed the finger at the Clan's "hierarchy," and we all know who that is.
"The blame can't fall on me like that," RZA said about the dueling release dates. "Wu-Tang Clan is a bunch of brothers working on one common cause. ... We planned to put that record out in September, then October, and it kept getting pushed because it's just a lot of work, yo. ... I wasn't really conscious [Ghost] was dropping an album on December 4th, but yesterday we moved our [group] record from the 4th to the 11th. We gave that spot to Ghostface ... because of how he felt. ... I had to make that call. [SRC label head] Steve Rifkind also, he was getting bashed up by Ghost [in the Mixtape Monday interview]. So ... we moved.
"We didn't have him move, we moved," RZA continued. "I think that shows the kind of bigger men we could be. Ghost is my brother, I love him to death. But we're in this business, and it's hard to kind of discern what's right and what's wrong. ... But I will say that, when it comes to a Wu-Tang Clan album, I plan on making it a 60-, 90-day type of schedule. ... It turned out to be a 200-day schedule ... and I didn't want to wait until next year [to put out 8 Diagrams].
"But Ghostface, we moved it to the 11th. You got that 4th. Do your thing right then, double up [the] next week, make mad cream this year, family."
Mixtape Monday extra: Check out RZA's special message to Ghostface. http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/mixtape_monday/102207/
Heads up Canadian Rap fans. Mef is on tour, I'm going November 10th. (http://img4.shareavenue.com/thumbnails/5/c/c/3/5cc3e65f47b857aaed711190b0aa852f813e5fc7.jpg) (http://img4.shareavenue.com/image.php?file=5cc3e65f47b857aaed711190b0aa852f813e5fc7) http://www.methodmantour.com/tickets.html
Any word on Kardinal's new shit?? It's the end of October and nothing? Just some BET AWards: http://www.bet.com/onblast/?chan=23&id=1223&itype=e
digging this:
Fat Joe feat. Lil Wayne..."THE CRACK HOUSE" (Fiddy dis) [youtube=425,350]HvzeROvLwao[/youtube] I dun get why Lil Wayne is all over the place lol
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 02, 2007, 06:10:42 AM
I thought she was in jail. (http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/687/foxysv3.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 02, 2007, 09:57:09 PM
Wu-Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams tracklist 1. Campfire 2. Take It Back 3. Get Them Out Ya Way Pa 4. Face The Problems 5. The Heart Gently Weeps 6. Wolves 7. Gun Will Go 8. Sunlight 9. Stick Me For My Riches 10. Windmill 11. Starter 12. Weak Spot 13. Life Changes 14. Tar Pit feat George Clinton 15. 16th Chamber (ODB Special)
It's been 14 years since the Wu-Tang Clan took hip hop by the scruff of the neck and kicked new life into a stagnating genre. They arrived just as the first flush of gangsta superstars had helped shift rap's centre of gravity from its New York birthplace to the barbecues, swap-meets and low rider cars of sun-kissed Los Angeles, a whole continent distant, and temperamentally half a world away. Recruiting from their army of friends and relatives, they assembled a rap supergroup: Clifford "Method Man" Smith, Russell "Ol' Dirty Bastard" Jones, Corey "Raekwon" Woods, Dennis "Ghostface Killah" Coles, Jason "Inspectah Deck" Hunter, Lamont "U-God" Hawkins Elgin "Masta Killa" Turner. They were nine emcees, each with a distinctive style and flow. They would record, first, as a group, which would announce each as an individual the personalities established, each would release their own records, play their own shows, carve their own niche in the pop culture edifice.Cut to 2007, freshly signed to Bodog Music in Europe the eight emcees have got a rumble in their collective belly once again. RZA is back in charge "I'm in year three of my new five-year plan," he grins and the Clan are back in the studio.
And the line-up is as stellar and eclectic as one might have hoped for: as well as long-time collaborator Mathematics, RZA has been working with Q-Tip, Easy Mo Be, hip hop pioneer Marley Marl, EPMD's DJ Scratch, and, in a real departure, the legendary Chic mastermind Nile Rogers. The reliance on samples will be alleviated, too, by RZA's preference of working with two bands - Stone Mecca and Sound Guild, who are providing a mixture of improvised sounds to RZA's beat skeletons, and playing music the WU leader has written and scored for them. Other guests include Red Hot Chili Peppers guitar legend John Frusciante, System of a Down's bassist Shavo Odadjian, Erykah Badu (vocal on The Heart Gently Weeps) and Dhani Harrison, the son of the late Beatle, George. The Ol Dirty Bastard tribute ‘16th Chamber’ is one of two special edition bonus tracks featuring new lyrics from the late O.D.B. How Can Hip Hop be dead if WU TANG is …FOREVER!!
http://www.normanrecords.com/records/95004
Looks like Watch Your Mouth ain't gonna be on the album :?
Rza on how he got the role of Moses Jones
Audiences are anxiously waiting the film "American Gangster" starring Academy Award winners Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. The movie, opening this Friday, Nov. 2, chronicles the story of Frank Lucas, a 1970s heroin kingpin from Manhattan, and the detective sworn to take him down. Directed by Ridley Scott, the mega-starred flick also features legendary actress Ruby Dee and rapper/composer RZA, who recently spoke with reporters about their roles in the film and the legacy of Lucas. "I tried out like many other actors," RZA said of scoring a role in the highly anticipated film. "I tried out first for the character whose name is Jimmy. They liked my screen test, but they did not like the way that I was doing the character - he was more like a cokehead and I was doing more like a weed-head. But they called me back a couple of weeks [later] and told me I got the part, but a much bigger part. They told me I'd be doing the part of Moses Jones."
RZA's Moses Jones, a police officer working with Detective Richie Roberts (Crowe) on the case of drug lord Lucas. "I learned a lot. I learned from Mr. Crow and the real police officers that were on the set making sure the lingo was right or the attitude was right," he said. "In some of the shots of the film, you see real police officers beside us. I grew up in New York City on the other side of the law. To get a chance to play a cop in the film is kind of ironic."
Another cast member calls New York home, too. Ruby Dee stars in the film as the Lucas matriarch, who is the recipient of much of the glitter gained by Lucas' drug trafficking. As Mama Lucas, Dee admits that she portrays a woman in deliberate denial. "I think that she had a sense that [her son] was involved in something that wasn't quite right," she said. "She didn't want to acknowledge it. She wanted to believe that there was something more in store for [the family]. I think for a long time, she turned her eye. And there was no husband in the house. I think she was accommodating in the best way possible for a black woman at the time, and hoping - because he was personable and an intelligent man." Dee continued that she was a witness to the benevolence of the "gangsters" of Harlem during that time.
"I lived in that period; I grew up in Harlem so it seems like something of that is in my consciousness. Thinking in terms of the Robin Hood agenda of those modern gangsters, as they mentioned in the film, on Thanksgiving they would come around with shopping bags with a turkey for the people. Some of them would ensure the maintenance of the building. There was a feeling of protection. If you needed something, you could go to the right person and they would help you out. It was so mixed up," she said. RZA agreed, "It's a double edged sword. I respect how he treated his family, but at the same time, he was messing up so many other families." It's that paradox that brings to the forefront the concern of telling these stories without glamorizing the crime. RZA spoke to that issue saying that telling the story is not really to blame. He himself admits to growing up watching movies "The Godfather" series and "Goodfellas" and becoming entranced with that way of life.
"You watch 'em and you become fascinated with the violence and the criminals," he said. "But a movie is a movie. It's based on a true story, but it's not a true story. For those who get inspired by the negative side, I hope they realize what happens in the end." "It did tell the story of Frank's own impressions and having to accept the horror of racism at such a young age and then moving in the direction as a way to live his life," Ruby Dee said. "I did understand that. When he began to involve the family, [Mama Lucas] got afraid for the family and for him, because they did look up to him." "American Gangster," also starring Armand Asante and Cuba Gooding Jr. opens this weekend, November 2, in theaters nationwide. "When I take a look at this picture objectively, I'm horrified," Ruby Dee said. "It's such a sad, sad story. It's this broken life of a potentially brilliant young man."
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 03, 2007, 03:29:55 AM
heads up fool, Jay-Z is on Letterman tonite.
Listened to a few...ain't feeling Erykah Badu singing "Gently Weeps"
Looks like Watch Your Mouth ain't gonna be on the album :?
FUCK!!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on November 05, 2007, 08:14:18 PM
Finally listened to American Gangster (hehe, finally, and it comes out tomorrow). Overall, i like it. Its not his best, but definitely beats Kingdom Come. I haven't actually listened to all of his albums, btw. Only Kingdom Come, Blueprint, and Black Album. Yeah i know, i'm missing out on Reasonable Doubt.
Fallin' is the Track!!! Sick! Jermaine Dupri and No.I.D.! That inspires me. I don't like Hello Brooklyn 2.0. I hate Lil Wayne. They shoulda taken that off. I'm feelin Roc Boys, No Hook, Ignorant Shit, Say Hello, Success, Fallin'.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 06, 2007, 05:21:32 PM
Wu-Tang Clan 8 Diagrams Mixtape
New York, NY (November 5, 2007) – Loud.com and the Wu-Tang Clan are whetting appetites for the Wu’s upcoming release with the "8 Diagrams" Mixtape and official mixtape widget. The legendary Wu-Tang Clan will release their latest album "8 Diagrams" on December 11th, 2007 through Loud/SRC Records. The "8 Diagrams" mixtape is available for FREE download exclusively through Loud.com. It features 29 tracks of new and unreleased Wu-Tang material. You can stream the full mixtape using the Loud.com "8 Diagrams" widget, which we’ve enabled you to ***** into any MySpace or blog (feel free to pass along to other fans and friends). Or, if you’d prefer to download it for yourself, you can click this link and download the full mixtape for free from Loud.com.
01 - Intro (Featuring Method Man) 02 - Watch Your Mouf (Wu-Tang Exclusive) 03 - State of Grace (Raekwon Exclusive) 04 - Break that Break (Unreleased) 05 - Wu Banga 101 Remix (Unreleased) 06 - My Corner (Raekwon Exclusive) 07 - Stick Me 4 My Riches (Wu-Tang Exclusive) 08 - Thug World (Wu-Tang Exclusive) 09 - Maxine Remix (Unreleased) 10 - King Toast Queen (Unreleased) 11 - Strawberries & Cream Remix 12 - Weak Spot (Wu-Tang Exclusive) 13 - Intoxicated (Featuring Macy Gray) (ODB Exclusive) 14 - Crooklyn Dodgers (Ghostface Exclusive) 15 - The W Remix (Unreleased) 16 - Real Nillaz 17 - Ghost Is Back 18 - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (ODB Featuring Macy Gray) 19 - Violent Skit 20 - Life Changes (Wu-Tang Exclusive) 21 - Treez (Unreleased) 22 - The Abduction 23 - John 3:16 24 - Good 25 - Da Destroyer (Raekwon Freestyle) 26 - Iron God Chamber 27 - 4:20 28 - Wise (Unreleased) 29 - Presidential MC DOWNLOAD (http://www.loud.com/downloads/Wu-TangReturns.zip)
Jay-Z - Roc Boys (And The Winner Is) video http://videos.onsmash.com/v/lpfbTekxRAM2HP6L
Lupe Fiasco - Superstar video http://videos.onsmash.com/v/latNi2CmvwS9FZt7
New York, NY (November 5, 2007) – Loud.com and the Wu-Tang Clan are whetting appetites for the Wu’s upcoming release with the "8 Diagrams" Mixtape and official mixtape widget. The legendary Wu-Tang Clan will release their latest album "8 Diagrams" on December 11th, 2007 through Loud/SRC Records. The "8 Diagrams" mixtape is available for FREE download exclusively through Loud.com. It features 29 tracks of new and unreleased Wu-Tang material. You can stream the full mixtape using the Loud.com "8 Diagrams" widget, which we’ve enabled you to ***** into any MySpace or blog (feel free to pass along to other fans and friends). Or, if you’d prefer to download it for yourself, you can click this link and download the full mixtape for free from Loud.com.
Props homie! 8 DIAGRAMS IS GONNA BE HOT!
WHOA fuckers crashed the Loud site :shocked: /me pimpslaps Masa*
Here's some alternate links I found: http://www.twitter.com/?d=NO2PWV0F http://www.zshare.net/download/471862419b8f47/
I too listened to Jigga's new disc and Fuck. Surprised my ass off. Prolly the most listenable in long while, prolly since Black Album. Here he is on Letterman (incl. interview) [youtube=425,350]N3Tp4PuU5_c[/youtube]
the roc boys in the building tonight look at how i'm chillen im killing this ice you dont even gotta bring your purses out we the dope boys of the year drinks is on the house WE IN THE HOUSE!!
Ignorant Shit & American Gangster. I gots 2 update the HiPtionary now
I copped this DVD. Anyone seen it before? Can't believe it's been 3 years already. I'm gonna try to rip and post it for y'all in honor of Dirt McGirt. :pimp: (http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/8498/dirtymrtbv4.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on November 09, 2007, 02:39:52 AM
Saigon - Come On Baby FINALLY, looks like he's droppin' on Dec 4. I loved this song when i first heard it. Video is budget, but whatever. It's SAIGON
Come On baby Remix feat. Jay-Z http://www.zshare.net/audio/47256662229695/
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First Ghost, now Rae. Raekwon speaks out on RZA and making the album http://realtalkny.rawkus.com/2007/11/topic/topic/videos/video-raekwon-talks-about-the-new-wu-tang-album-problems-with-rza/
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 09, 2007, 08:02:21 AM
Tracklist: 01. At the Cabana Skit [performed by Ghostface Killah and Rhythm Roots Allstars] 02. Toney Sigel a.k.a the Barrel Brothers [ft. Beanie Sigel and Styles P] 03. Yolanda's House [ft. Raekwon and Method Man] 04. We Celebrate [ft. Kid Capri] 05. Walk Around 06. Yapp City [ft. Trife Da God and Sun God] 07. White Linen Affair (Toney Awards) [ft. Shawn Wigs] 08. Supa GFK 09. Rec-Room Therapy [ft. Raekwon and U-God] 10. The Prayer [performed by Ox] 11. I'll Die for You 12. Paisley Darts [ft. Raekwon, Sun God, Trife Da God, Method Man, and Cappadonna] 13. Shakey Dog Starring Lolita [ft. Raekwon] 14. ! [performed by Ghostface Killah and Rhythm Roots Allstars] 15. Killa Lipstick [ft. Method Man and Masta Killa] 16. Slow Down [ft. Chrisette Michele]
With anticipation levels surrounding Ghostface Killah's forthcoming The Big Doe Rehab fast approaching a boiling point-- particularly since we no longer need divide our anticipation between Big Doe and the Wu-Tang's 8 Diagrams-- Ghost has gone and added some kindling to the fire. Album details, people! Have a look. First, of course, is that classy cover art you see up there, set to adorn copies of Big Doe that Def Jam delivers on December 4.
Next, the tracklist, reprinted in full below. Of note: Kid Capri-featuring first single "We Celebrate" (not just "Celebrate", as reported prior), which samples Rare Earth's "I Just Want to Celebrate"; Raekwon-boosted "Yolanda's House" and "Shakey Dog Starring Lolita" (an epilogue to Fishscale standout "Shakey Dog"!); a pair of tracks featuring Ghostface's tourmates Rhythm Roots Allstars; a track called "I'll Die for You" and another called "!". Then, naturally, there are the guests, including the aforementioned along with Ghost's Wu associates Method Man (as you know), U-God, Masta Killa, and Cappadonna, plus Ghost's posse and More Fish co-stars Theodore Unit, Beanie Sigel, Styles P, and more.
First Ghost, now Rae. Raekwon speaks out on RZA and making the album http://realtalkny.rawkus.com/2007/11/topic/topic/videos/video-raekwon-talks-about-the-new-wu-tang-album-problems-with-rza/
Cuban Linx 2 is never coming out :cry:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 11, 2007, 07:12:57 PM
Whose that hottie with Ghostface?? :w00t: :w00t:
But yeah son. Fuckin inbeefs, RZA needs to find some help to lead the ship. EGOS are huge. Everyone claiming they own projects. I guess that's why [MM_Theory]Rae, Ghost, and Mef are the center guys[/MM_Theory]. LMAO look at Deck, looks like Kardi. Mef and Rae are STILL working on new discs.
Cilvaringz came and opened with DJ Suicide. Oh there was local beatboxers but, fuck em. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/11-11-07_0018.jpg)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/11-11-07_0027.jpg)
I'm a be straight, his set was dope. Got the crowd FUCKED UP. [youtube=425,350]PKZM_GRpcU4[/youtube]
In came meth, all hoodied - delivering classics like "How High" "Tical" -- went into "Da Rockwilder" 4:21 and Tical 0 shit. COME ON COME ON! COME ON! (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/11-11-07_0109.jpg)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/11-11-07_0116.jpg)
FUCK! I dunno how many times he dived into the audience. Standing on the crowd then DIVE! I managed to slap his arm LMAO [youtube=425,350]uluO3U8zyYk[/youtube]
Him and Streetlife tore it up with more classics like ... shit I was so stoned, everyone passing blunts. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/11-11-07_0122.jpg)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/11-11-07_0127.jpg)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/11-11-07_0128.jpg)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/11-11-07_0153.jpg)
[youtube=425,350]gi06qXRmgAA[/youtube]
DJ Allah Mathematics (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/11-11-07_0203.jpg)
He ended da show with a tribute to ODB. IF YOU LOVE HIP HOP! SAY ONE! LOVE! ONE! LOVE! lol FUCK DAT SHIT. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/11-11-07_0204.jpg)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/11-11-07_0205.jpg)
DOPEST SHOW EVAR. Fuckin Meth is one of the deffest performers around. Diving in and out of the crowd.
Too many wiggaz, I loved it when peoples was doing the Wu sign, some guys did the West Coast sign. whores everywhere. Fuckin hoe grinded up on me and I was like "OK" and her bf like grabbed her WTF! Good thing I had my cru, but I stared him down. BITCHES!
Then a train of hoes filed backstage. LMAO. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v23/daigong/11-11-07_0208.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on November 12, 2007, 03:28:35 AM
Kanye West's mother died. Rhymefest confirmed it on a radioshow somewhere. Its not confirmed, but its been said it was probably because of operation complications.
Kanye's probably going crazy. We all know how much he loved his mom. Really sad news.
R.I.P. Donda West
There' wasn't a video for it, but Hey Mama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNAR8Gqb1ok
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 12, 2007, 06:26:19 PM
Aw nowei Mocha... I read it's cosmetic surgery? :(
I played 'Hey Mama' on HiP HoP Hizzy every Mother's day cuz every homeboy loves his moms. Crushing news indeed, Mista West...DAMN.
Hey Mama, I wanna scream so loud for you, cuz I'm so proud of you Let me tell you what I'm about to do, (Hey Mama) I know I act a fool but, I promise you I'm goin back to school I appreciate what you allowed for me I just want you to be proud of me
RIP Mama West.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: mode107 on November 12, 2007, 10:21:16 PM
So sad, "Through the wire" came through my head when I read that news.
RIP Mrs. West
Title: RIP ODB - 3 YEARS
Post by: daigong on November 13, 2007, 06:43:04 AM
HiP HoP loses another artist every few days it seems. The one dat still keeps stinging is the lost of ODB. Dirt Dawg. Dirt McGirt. Osirus. Or simply, Russell Jones.
Can't believe we have lost him for 3 years on this day. I ripped this concert of his from 2004. Includes the funniest interview ever.
HiP HoP loses another artist every few days it seems. The one dat still keeps stinging is the lost of ODB. Dirt Dawg. Dirt McGirt. Osirus. Or simply, Russell Jones.
R.I.P. Ol' Dirty Bastard!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: num2son on November 13, 2007, 08:30:25 PM
Thanks Masa and daigong :mon thumb:
Wu-Tang Clan - Life Changes (Could be the Full Version) http://www.zshare.net/audio/48833052abe45e/
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 13, 2007, 10:35:31 PM
Props for the previews Masa :thumbsup Big Doe Rehab is gonna make December EPIC
Life Changes is so chilling...some of em regret not being there for him. GZA was like he's in the same studio rapping his verses where ODB died.
1. Don't U Know. Where he Ooohhh I beg, I beg, Easy on my balls, they fragile as eggs.
2. Shimmy Shimmy Ya - esp. the whole intro. THE FIRST TIME YOU EVER SUUUCCKED MY DICK!
3. Brooklyn Zoo II. With classic "How'd u get so fuckin dark? SUN-TANAMA!!
Yo! You wasn't from Panana!! I asked you how you get so fuckin dark, you said suntama He responded so fast, you made me laugh Ha-ha-ha, HARARRRH scared-his ass! :shakeit:
RIP, ODB. I'm a karaoke his songs in tribute.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: num2son on November 15, 2007, 02:55:52 AM
ol dirty bastard - wastin time no more.mp3 - 1.85MB (http://www.zshare.net/audio/49151568798cce/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 15, 2007, 06:17:25 AM
^ NICE num2son. Is that the hidden tribute track Masa was talking about?
In case y'all missed it (like me)
VH1 Hip Hop Honors '07
Props to matrixjk :bow:
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VH1 Hip Hop Honors '07- A Tribe called Quest-Song Medley (http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/1608/vczyugyn8.th.jpg) (http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=vczyugyn8.jpg) http://xirror.com/spread/07-_A_Tribe_called_Quest-Song_Medley.avi.html (http://xirror.com/spread/47802734/07-_A_Tribe_called_Quest-Song_Medley.avi.html)
VH1 Hip Hop Honors '07- Various Artists- A Tribe called Quest Tribute (http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/9202/1zt7avya3.th.jpg) (http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1zt7avya3.jpg) http://xirror.com/spread/07-_Various_Artists-_A_Tribe_called_Quest_Tribute.avi.html (http://xirror.com/spread/99452039/07-_Various_Artists-_A_Tribe_called_Quest_Tribute.avi.html)
VH1 Hip Hop Honors '07- Various Artists- New Jack Swing Tribute (http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/3811/20jk3ddvh5.th.jpg) (http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=20jk3ddvh5.jpg) http://xirror.com/spread/07-_Various_Artists-_New_Jack_Swing_Tribute.avi.html (http://xirror.com/spread/41981336/07-_Various_Artists-_New_Jack_Swing_Tribute.avi.html)
VH1 Hip Hop Honors '07- Various Artists- Snoop Dogg Tribute (http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4818/fc01m9nn2.th.jpg) (http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fc01m9nn2.jpg) http://xirror.com/spread/07-_Various_Artists-_Snoop_Dogg_Tribute.avi.html (http://xirror.com/spread/48819986/07-_Various_Artists-_Snoop_Dogg_Tribute.avi.html)
VH1 Hip Hop Honors '07- Various Artists- Whodini Tribute (http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/8339/34sfngnut8.th.jpg) (http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=34sfngnut8.jpg) http://xirror.com/spread/whodini.part1.rar.html (http://xirror.com/spread/49235025/whodini.part1.rar.html) http://xirror.com/spread/whodini.part2.rar.html (http://xirror.com/spread/94143337/whodini.part2.rar.html)
VH1 Hip Hop Honors '07- Various Artists-Wild Style Tribute (http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/4360/eimg8ei2.th.jpg) (http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=eimg8ei2.jpg) http://xirror.com/spread/07-_Various_Artists-Wild_Style_Tribute.avi.html (http://xirror.com/spread/57175021/07-_Various_Artists-Wild_Style_Tribute.avi.html)
VH1 Hip Hop Honors '07-Various Artists- Missy Elliot Tribute (http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/3083/2z4h995gl0.th.jpg) (http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2z4h995gl0.jpg) http://xirror.com/spread/VH1_Hip_Hop_Honors__07-Various_Artists-_Missy_Elliot_Tribute.avi.html (http://xirror.com/spread/23687065/VH1_Hip_Hop_Honors__07-Various_Artists-_Missy_Elliot_Tribute.avi.html)
password: chapes
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: A1 on November 16, 2007, 02:05:52 AM
Maybe this sounds kind of rude but why is Missy being honored?
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 16, 2007, 04:14:39 PM
Tracklist: 1. Iesha Poem 2. Free Chilly 3. Go Go Gadget Flow 4. The Coolest 5. Superstar featuring Mathew Santos 6. Paris Tokyo 7. High Definition featuring Snoop Dogg and Pooh Bear 8. Little Weapon 9. Hip-Hop Saved My Life featuring Nikki Jean 10. Gold Watch 11. Street on Fire featuring Mathew Santos 12. Hello Goodbye 13. Gotta Eat 14. Dumb It Down featuring Gemini and Graham Burris 15. The Die featuring Gemini 16. Put You on Game 17. Fighters featuring Mathew Santos 18. Go Baby Go
The Live version doesn’t sound anything like the actual track on the album folks! That track is incredible, but it’s not for the true hip hop heads though that’s for sure! If you know UNKLE they are more of a experimental/rock group, and that’s what lane that song is in! The pitchfork kids will eat it up though, a true masterpiece. Also, the cheeseburger track - is crazy HOT (i didn’t even know that’s that the song was about when i listened, dude is so smart) The tracklist that is floating around the internet is correct though.
Fiasco Goes High Concept On Sophomore Album
Rapper Lupe Fiasco embodies multiple characters and concepts on his sophomore album, "Lupe Fiasco's The Cool," due Dec. 18 via 1st and 15th/Atlantic. Among the characters are Michael Young History, the Game (described as "a male personification of a hustler's damaging influences") and the Streets ("a female embodiment of an urban area's corrupt allure"). Throughout, dark production by Soundtrakk, UNKLE and Chris and Drop enhances the weighty themes, particularly on "Street on Fire" (about a burgeoning epidemic) and "Put You on Game." Among the few guests are Snoop Dogg, who turns up on "High Definition," while Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump serves as the producer of "Little Weapons."
A number of tracks diverge from the conceptual theme, including "Gold Watch" and "Paris Tokyo," on which Fiasco longs for a simpler life atop a jazzy backing track with shades of A Tribe Called Quest. Perhaps the oddest song is "Gotta Eat," which is apparently written from the perspective of a cheeseburger and is rife with food/life metaphors. Fiasco makes at least two allusions to quitting the music business after one more album, "L.U.P.N.," but he ends "The Cool" on an up-tempo note with "Go Baby Go." "Congratulations ladies, this one's for you," he says. "The Cool" is the follow-up to last year's "Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor," which spawned the Grammy-nominated single "Kick, Push."
Biography: Born Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, Lupe Fiasco is a rarity in today’s record industry – an artist more concerned with creating timeless, not timely, music. After years of false-starting label deals and mixtape dominance, Fiasco broke through the mainstream’s shield in early 2006 with “Kick Push,” a breezy skateboarder’s ballad that only hinted at his lyrical wizardry. Such verbal gifts became crystal clear on his critically lauded debut, Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor. Having brushed with fame while admirably maintaining his integrity, Fiasco is now taking his substance-over-style approach to new, conceptual levels on his sophomore effort, Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool.
Cool Points - In 2005, Fiasco delivered a scene-stealing verse on Kanye West’s hit single, “Touch The Sky.” - Fiasco was nominated for three Grammy Awards—Best Rap Solo Performance (“Kick Push”); Best Rap Song (“Kick Push”); and Best Rap Album (Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor). - In addition to the Grammys, Fiasco was also honored at the 2007 BET Awards (Best New Artist nomination) and 2007 Soul Train Awards (Best New R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist nomination for “I Gotcha”). - His most nominations came at the 2007 BET Hip Hop Awards: Hip Hop CD of the Year (Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor); Hip Hop Video of the Year (“Kick Push”); Rookie of the Year; and Element Award – Lyricist of the Year. - Through Atlantic Records, his homebase, Fiasco launched his own company, 1st & 15th Entertainment. His first artist (outside of his own projects) will be Gemini. - In January 2006, Fiasco signed a deal with Reebok. As part of the footwear/apparel company’s “O.G.” campaign, he designed his own sneaker. - GQ Magazine named Fiasco as the “Breakout Man of the Year” for 2006.
Michael Young History Born: March 2006 Birthplace: Every Hood, USA
Biography: Since his early childhood days, Michael Young History was conflicted. Raised by a single, hard-working mother, History never really knew his father, a man who abandoned both History and his baby sister. This lack of paternal guidance turned an otherwise intelligent, promising boy into a drug-selling, money-grubbing Scarface-wannabe. Starting off as merely a petty crook, History’s torrid affair with his mentor’s (Game) wife, The Streets, sent him on a downward spiral of greed, deception, and, ultimately, death.
Cool Point - An unabashed atheist, History anointed his own “holy trinity”—himself, Streets and The Cool.
The Cool Resurrected: Amongst the undead since September 2006 Birthplace: Six feet under the Earth’s surface
Biography: The Cool is the physical manifestation of History’s debt to humanity. Payback for every user abused and every family torn apart by History, The Cool walks amongst the living as a zombie. “He” – that term used lightly, considering The Cool isn’t human – reeks of death, an ironic contrast to his polished three-piece-suit appearance. Searching for his purpose, The Cool haunts The Streets.
Cool Points - His only possessions—two diamond earrings, a gold chain, and a letter from History’s eight-year-old sister. - Despite the long-finished settling of rigor mortis, the sharp sensation of three bullets constantly causes aching in The Cool. - Only one thought plays in his head like a broken record – “Hustler for death, no heaven for a gangster.”
The Game Born: Given life the moment the snake suckered Adam and Eve Birthplace: The Garden of Eden
Biography: An immortal, soulless entity, The Game scours city blocks and country landscapes with equal menace. Scheming from morning until night, he changes targets like the wind – hustlers, politicians, celebrities, and impressionable youth have all succumbed to his charms. His most valued accomplice is his wife, The Streets. Together, this “Bonnie and Clyde” duo have affected the lives of every man, woman, and child. The victim closest to their affections, however, was Michael Young History, a tortured man seeking acceptance through fame and fortune. Of course, nothing from The Game comes without a price.
Cool Points - Quite convincing, his foolproof method of touching minds is through blunt fingertips. - Through his wire-tapped ears, he’s able to hear the approaching of any enemy. - When not hovering over common society, he lives behind bars, plotting ways to see his son, Heroine, and secretly conversing with his marital lover, The Streets. - Despite carrying out such heartless actions, The Game does have a blood-pumping system – an amplified system pumping beats through woofer-like veins.
The Streets Born: Conceived thousands of years ago, when the first paths and roads were paved. Birthplace: Unknown
Biography: A temptress like none other, The Streets possesses an uncanny knack for seduction and betrayal. An equal opportunity heartbreaker, she exudes an allure irresistible to both men and women. Some have accused her of pedophilia, having lured people into her tangled web at ages as immature as eight years old. The word “love” isn’t in her vocabulary –although The Game is her admitted soulmate. Yet, The Streets has always felt a peculiarly strong connection with Michael Young History.
Cool Points - Often referred to by her condemners as a “demon in a dress.” - No stranger to loss, she’s tattooed the names of her murdered ex-boyfriends across her breasts. - Her ambitions are clear upon eye contact, with dollar signs in the place of her pupils. - Witnesses to History’s slaying reported seeing brown, almost Hennessy-colored tears roll down The Streets.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on November 17, 2007, 06:55:56 AM
The Cool. I'm really liking these concept albums. Highly anticipated
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 18, 2007, 05:22:28 PM
Wu-Tang "8 Diagrams" is coming... [youtube=425,350]lE2eLopAX1s[/youtube]
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 19, 2007, 02:20:51 AM
^ SHIT WTF lol
Kanye West Paris Concert Breakdown; Kanye West Cries During First Concert After Death Of Mom
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Kanye West returned to the concert stage Saturday night, and the hip-hop heavyweight broke down in tears while a playing a sold-out concert in Paris. Kanye was attempting to introduce the tribute to his late mother, Dr. Donda West, at Le Zénith in Paris, saying “this song is for my mother….” and could get no further broke he began crying. His fiancee Alexis and her son were with him.
“He just cracked,” one attendee tells PEOPLE, “He was at the end of his concert and had just started to dedicate the song and then he just lost it completely.”
“He said the word, ‘Mother’ and just couldn’t go any further,” Le Parisien journalist Meddy Magloire reports. “A back-up singer, the DJ and a guitar player came over to console him. It looked like he might collapse. He just couldn’t continue. He just stood there in a spotlight, crying while the band continued playing.”
“He was very nervous, seemed to have gathered himself up, and had a lot of energy,” Magloire says. “He kept shouting out to the audience, ‘I need you… I need you right now.’ and the public was screaming back. It was magic.”
Source: Hip hop Crunch (http://hiphop.popcrunch.com/kanye-west-paris-concert-breakdown-kanye-west-cries-during-first-concert-after-death-of-mom/#more-4392)
I feel ya Kanye. I feel ya... :cry:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: num2son on November 20, 2007, 10:09:06 PM
Label................: Bad Taste Records Genre................: Hip-Hop Store Date...........: Nov-27-2007 Source...............: CDDA Size.................: 62,1 MB Total Playing Time...: 46:15
Release Notes:
All Tracks Produced By Kno.... (DJ Kno is sick)
01. Never (feat. Big Rube) 03:06 02. Valley Of Death 02:36 03. Dirty Acres 04:02 04. Kentucky (Interlude) 00:50 05. K.K.K.Y. 02:19 06. Wonderful (feat. Devin The Dude) 03:27 07. Yellow Lines (feat. Phonte & Witchdoctor) 04:56 08. The Park (Fresh Air) (feat. Chizuko Yoshihiro) 03:18 09. Summer's Gone 01:49 10. They Call Me (Interlude) 00:44 11. Gun (feat. Sheisty Khrist) 03:14 12. Dance For Me 03:20 13. Georgia 03:51 14. Things I Dream 04:18 15. Mexico (feat. club Dub) 04:25
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on November 23, 2007, 08:55:45 PM
pretty funny Rap represented in mathematical charts and graphs. You can click on the chart to see what song they're referring to. http://jamphat.com/rap/
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 24, 2007, 05:16:55 PM
01 Campfire 03:59 02 Take it back 04:12 03 get them out ya way pa 04:18 04 rushing elephants 03:01 05 unpredictable feat dexter wiggle 04:12 06 the heart gently weeps feat erykah badu dhani 05:37 harrison and john frusciante 07 wolves feat george clinton 04:16 08 gun will go feat sunny valentine 04:15 09 sunlight 03:22 10 stick me for my riches 06:08 11 starter feat sunny valentine and tashmahogany 04:13 12 windmill 04:31 13 weak spot 03:58 14 life changes 07:21 15 tar pit 04:57 16 16th chamber o.d.b special 02:45
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 24, 2007, 06:01:09 PM
HOLY SHIT!!!! O0
Props homes!!! The most anticipated album OF THE YEAR IS HERE!!!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: RatBastich on November 24, 2007, 06:30:28 PM
Thanks for the hookup, Masa. :thumbsup
Some real hip-hop in this day and age instead of all that cookie cutter, no talent bullshit thats being played these days.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on November 25, 2007, 05:01:56 PM
Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!! I waited for the album to come out to really listen to everything. Meth is all over the album! I wonder why Ghost isn't on Life Changes.... =(
Anyways, some albums that are going to be Overshadowed by the Wu =P
Beanie Sigel - The Solution
(http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/9227/beaniesolutioncvrqt2.jpg) 01. All Of The Above Ft. R. Kelly 4:14 02. Bout That 3:31 03. You Ain't Ready For Me Ft. Styles P 3:18 04. Go Low Ft. Rock City 4:30 05. Gutted Ft. Jay-Z 4:07 06. Pass The Patron Ft. Diddy, Ghostface Killah And Peedi Crakk 3:33 07. I'm In 3:12 08. Hustlas, Haze And Highways 3:57 09. What They Gon Say To Me 3:43 10. Judgment Day Ft. Ozzy Osbourne 3:35 11. Rain (Bridge) Ft. Scarface And Raheem Devaughn 5:37 12. Dear Self Ft. James Blunt 3:18 13. Prayer Ft. Raheem Devaughn http://www.zshare.net/download/5151469b7b89d4/
Wyclef Jean - The Carnival II: Memoirs of an Immigrant
(http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/2488/clefcarnivalel9.jpg) 1.Intro 2.Riot (Feat. Serj Tankian & Sizzla) 3.Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)(Feat. Akon, Lil Wayne & Niia) 4.Welcome To The East(Feat. Sizzla) 5.Slow Down (Feat. T.I.) 6.King And Queen (Feat. Shakira) 7.Fast Car (Feat. Paul Simon) 8.What About The Baby(Feat. Mary J. Blige) 9.Hollywood Meets Bollywood (Immigration)(Feat. Chamillionaire) 10.Any Other Day (Feat. Norah Jones) 11.Heaven's In New York 12.Selena(Feat. Melissa Jimenez) 13.Touch Your Button Carnival Jam(Feat. Will.i.am, Melissa Jimenez, Machel Montano & Daniela Mercury 14.Outro 15.On Tour (Feat. Lucina) [Bonus] 16.China Wine (Feat. Sun, Elephant Man, & Tony Matterhorn) [Bonus] http://www.zshare.net/download/512915607330dd/
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Raekwon & RZA Settle Differences The argument between him and Rae was just some disagreement. They settled it four days ago. Rae thought the music was too worldly. He wanted a more Punch You In Your Face type album. While RZA’s view was more like we already did that with OB4CLII, which is coming after this. They had to just trust RZA on his view, which even took GZA sometime.
In bigger news RZA responds to the allegations of money taking. He claims to have never taking money from anybody. He has paid all his bills and has no debts. And Rae’s comments had hurt him right in the gut. A bigger press conference thing is coming. Listen here:
http://www.divshare.com/download/2877790-eb9
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: cool_kickin_dude on November 25, 2007, 09:58:01 PM
hey guys, do they still have that Wu-Tang mixtape? I still haven't got it yet and would love to hear it..
MASA!!! Once again you make my day! How do you do it? XD
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: num2son on November 27, 2007, 02:10:40 AM
hey guys, do they still have that Wu-Tang mixtape? I still haven't got it yet and would love to hear it..
http://sharebee.com/1b5f6a50
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Mugen on November 28, 2007, 08:10:33 AM
Redman keepin it real O0
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jyC5dqQvVjc
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on November 28, 2007, 05:22:12 PM
Big Dough Rehab
Listen to the Clean Version http://music.defjam.com/www2/av_play...&cms_site_id=1
interview with miss info. he gives a track by track breakdown. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVGuBNDJhkA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGlcmZK8mx0
This is the clean version Download. 01. (00:01:06) Ghostface Killah - At the Cabana Skit (Feat. Rhythm Roots Allstars) 02. (00:03:02) Ghostface Killah - Barrell Brothers (Feat. Beanie Sigel & Styles P) 03. (00:03:13) Ghostface Killah - Yolanda's House (Feat. Raekwon & Method Man) 04. (00:04:13) Ghostface Killah - We Celebrate (Feat. Kid Capri) 05. (00:03:32) Ghostface Killah - Walk Around 06. (00:03:40) Ghostface Killah - Yapp City (Feat. Trife Da God and Sun God) 07. (00:04:07) Ghostface Killah - White Linen Affair (Toney Awards) (Feat. Shawn Wigs) 08. (00:03:39) Ghostface Killah - Supa GFK 09. (00:03:14) Ghostface Killah - Rec-Room Therapy (Feat. Raekwon and U-God) 10. (00:01:24) Ghostface Killah - The Prayer (Feat. Ox) 11. (00:03:06) Ghostface Killah - I'll Die For You 12. (00:05:37) Ghostface Killah - Paisley Darts (Feat. Raekwon, Sun God, Trife Da God, Method Man, & Cappadonna) 13. (00:03:44) Ghostface Killah - Shakey Dog (Starring Lolita) (Feat. Raekwon) 14. (00:03:38) Ghostface Killah - Killa Lipstick (Feat. Method Man & Masta Killa) 15. (00:02:36) Ghostface Killah - Slow Down (Feat. Chrisette Michele) http://rapidshare.com/files/72795708/ghost.rar
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Ghostface Killah - Big Doe Rehab (Dirty Retail) http://www.sendspace.com/file/3bogrq http://rapidshare.com/files/72951418/GhoKil-ThBiDoReh.rar http://www.twitter.com/?d=LJ3L1SJX
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 29, 2007, 06:56:13 AM
Props Mocha for da big doe rehab!!
Been listening to 8 Diagrams. I gotta feeling this ain't the official product. RZA's verse in "Life Changes" had wack production.
But yeah...they don't even have video yet. They're not even on tour and they cancelling dates. When are they gonna be on some big awards show? TRL? or some shit.
Wu-Tang Clan's RZA Insists Infighting 'Evaporates' When Crew Is Together
Rapper/producer also talks ODB-inspired new track featured on group's 8 Diagrams.
By Shaheem Reid, with reporting by Jasmine Dotiwala
"How can hip-hop be dead if Wu-Tang is forever?" the RZA asked over the summer. A few months later, some fans are asking if his sentiments will continue to hold true.
To the dismay of Wu-Tang fans, the Clan seem to be falling apart, and RZA is in the proverbial eye of the storm when it comes to the group's open dissention. Two of the group's most vocal, flamboyant and popular members, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, have accused the RZA of mismanaging the group's money and creative malpractice.
Rae told New York radio personality Miss Info that he and the crew craved more street-oriented beats on the new album, 8 Diagrams. Meanwhile, Ghost told MTV News that the album was "rushed," he hasn't heard good word-of-mouth about the handful of records that have leaked and, most importantly, the RZA owes him more dough than they have at your favorite pizza shop.
While others in the Clan have remained silent, one thing is for sure: The unity the group showed during the summer on the Rock the Bells Tour with Rage Against the Machine has been absent. Two weeks before what was once proclaimed to be the Clan's triumphant return December 11, the biggest buzz around 8 Diagrams has been about the group's infighting. Rae and Ghost have denounced it. There is no official single, let alone a video, and the group's promo run to push the album has been reduced to RZA telling his side of the turmoil and dragging his name out of the mud.
"It's really all good, it's just different directions," RZA told U.K. radio DJ Tim Westwood, in an interview posted online Monday. " ... Everything is back [to] peace already."
While in the U.K., the RZA also rebutted claims that he owes group members any money. "I ain't never take no money from nobody, and I don't owe nobody no money," he yelled. "Don't never say that. I pay all my bills. I work hard and pay all my bills."
In an interview with MTV Base last week, the RZA said that any discord the Wu may have is only temporary. "Over the years some of us have grown in doubt, or maybe some of us have grown creatively in different directions," he said. "But I will say that when we do come together, a lot of things just seem to evaporate. When we get on the stage together, we can have a problem 10 minutes before we get onstage. But once we're onstage, we feel like everything evaporates.
"When you read on the Internet that Ghostface is upset that his album is coming out the same day as the Wu-Tang's album, that's because after the tour, Ghost was gone for two or three months into his own world [and] we went back into our own world," RZA added. "So nobody was in synergy of what's really happening and that's what makes the problem. You've got to build every day. ... I can honestly say, though, we did come together to do this record, and it was recorded without money. Nobody got any money in the beginning to do this record — we worked the deal out later — but to sit down and do it, we were still negotiating, but every MC came to the table. Method Man came to that studio, his lawyer called him up [and said], 'Meth, don't go to the studio.' But he came. I think Method Man gave one of his most vicious, most hungriest performances in years on this album. U-God was the first one to come to the studio and said to me, 'You know brothers are trying to say that your production is on left. Let me hear what you got, brother.' I start playing the music and he was like, 'Man, we're going to be on fire. This is beautiful.' When he said that he loved the music I was producing, I knew I was on the right track, because he's the one that that really will say, 'F--- you.' I took it on face value that we all came because this is what we believe in. Now I think it's a little different, because all this flak is popping up, and it's like, 'Wow, I thought we were all on the same page.' "
That unified sentiment was the inspiration for the album's title, 8 Diagrams. RZA was watching a kung-fu movie almost 15 years ago, and the light bulb turned on. "There was a movie called 'Eight Diagram Pole Fighter,' which features a group of brothers all fighting for their country," he explained. "Their loyalty to their country and their loyalty to each other really struck a nerve to me, and when we first formed Wu-Tang Clan, we actually was called Brother Number One, Two ... Brother Number Five — that's originally how we did it. As time went on, we just took different names and abandoned that idea. For me, it's time to bring that idea back in effect, and that's what the 8 Diagrams is helping to do."
Musically, RZA's beats on 8 Diagrams were inspired by everything from the Beatles to his very own cousin, the late Ol' Dirty Bastard.
"The way I produce now is I produce more like a musician," RZA said. "In the old days, I produced more like a DJ. I didn't understand music theory at all. Now that I do understand music theory, I make my music more playable, meaning not only could you listen to it, you could get someone else to play it. Before, you couldn't even write down Wu-Tang music. I think almost 80 percent of this record can be duplicated by a band, which is important for music, because that means 10 years from now, somebody can make a whole song out of it and cover it like how I'm covering the Beatles song."
RZA's good friend, DreamWorks Records exec Michael Ostin, let the famed producer know that the Beatles' George Harrison wrote "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and Eric Clapton played guitar on the classic song. When RZA decided to redo the record, Ostin also tipped him off that Harrison's son Dhani was a huge Wu fan and would probably clear the record. Not only did the young Harrison give his sign of approval for the new interpolation — the Wu used the composition sample, not the master sample, as they did not receive permission to use the original songs as heard on the Beatles LP commonly referred to as The White Album — he played acoustic guitar on it for the RZA. Then Erykah Badu was brought in to sing vocals after Corinne Bailey Rae bowed out.
"When I heard this song, 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' ... I made this big [drug] metaphor of my own," RZA said of the Wu's version, "The Heart Gently Weeps." "It's my own imagination. I got Method Man and Raekwon to give me the illest verses. Ghostface delivered one of his best verses in years. To me, that verse is comparable to the verse on Wu-Tang Forever's 'Jamie.' I heard his best spirit in it."
You can feel the spirit of ODB on "Life Changes." The Clan pay tribute to their deceased brother, expressing how they feel about his tragic loss. " 'Life Changes' I named it because the hook is kind of saying I go through life changes," RZA said. "But really, life does change after you lose somebody so dear to you. Your whole life can change. Maybe the grass is not green anymore. Maybe the spring does not feel like the flowers are there anymore because you don't have that person there to share it with you. That's one thing that I truly miss about ODB. I think I said it in my lyric: 'It's hard to live without you.' "
"Take It Back" and "Get 'Em Out Ya Way Pa" are probably 8 Diagrams' best examples of vintage Wu wolf music — that means fans will wild out as soon as the tracks come on. But RZA insists the album isn't all about wolf music.
"I was so aggressive and so unfriendly to people at one point, and now I feel like I'm good," he said. "I can sit here, I can talk to people, I can shake hands. I feel like I'm a mature man. I think it's important for me and my crew. It's not all about making music to punch people in their face. [I want to be] making music to inspire people to stop punching each other in the face."
But how big can Wu be with a more mature, worldly sound?
"I think we're bigger than we used to be," RZA said. "I see 19-year-old kids in the audience, and I don't know how they know my music, but they're jumping up and down singing my lyrics. We did shows in 1997 — the biggest audience I've seen in front of the Wu-Tang Clan was 30,000 kids with their 'W' way up in the sky. I was real proud of that: 'Wow, we've made it.' On this last summer tour, I saw 70,000 kids do it, 100,000 kids. I mean, the biggest crowd was 115,000. So it's bigger. It's just not popular in the media. And the funny thing about that is, when Wu-Tang came out before, it wasn't popular in the media. The media totally missed it. By the time they got it, it was already platinum. I think it may happen again: By the time certain people get it, it's going to be already over here. I'm not worried. I'm feeling very confident. It's not really about the record sales, either. Record sales don't really measure the bigness or magnitude of the person. MC Hammer is the best example. He sold more records than all of us. But who wants to talk to MC Hammer?"
Styles P - Super Gangster extraordinary Gentleman http://rs6.rapidshare.com/files/72913564/Styles_P_supergangster.rar
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 30, 2007, 05:36:37 AM
Exclusive: Ghostface Q&A
A decade ago, the Wu-Tang Clan and Ghostface dropping new music within a week of each other would have been cause for a national hip-hop holiday. Unfortunately, in 2007, it only heightened tensions between Wu members already bickering about everything from compensation to the musical direction of the group’s upcoming album, 8 Diagrams. Rhapsody had a chance to sit down with Pretty Toney while he was promoting his seventh album, Big Doe Rehab. We got his thoughts on the inspiration for his ghetto stories, on G-Unit's Tony Yayo’s claims that Ghost may not be the author of Supreme Clientele, and on where things currently stand with the RZA and the Wu.
RHAPSODY: When you’re telling stories like “Maxine” or “Alex (Stolen Scripts),” are they inspired by real-life experiences?
Ghostface: When I hear a certain type of music, it brings certain things out. I’m an artist. I’m a real poet. Whatever the beat makes me see, I’ll go write. It might sound like a murder. It might sound like a real snowy day, or kids having fun in the snow. It might sound like “The Sun.” “Maxine” was a true story. It was based upon what happened with fiends in the projects. Crackheads is funny. They be doin’ all types of dumb s**t. You gotta watch ‘em. They sneak things from you.
What’s the dumbest thing you’ve ever seen a crackhead do?
Just anything. These m*th*rf*ck*rs dance for crack. Some of them do anything you tell ‘em to do. M*th*rf*ck*rs spin on their head on concrete for a f*ck*n’ rock.
So when you’re constructing a story like “Maxine,” how long does it take to write?
Sometimes it takes a long time. It depends on how much you keep going back to it. I might write a page and then don’t go back to it for like two weeks or three weeks. It just depends on what comes that day.
What was it like collaborating with Mobb Deep on classics like “Right Back at You”?
That was early days. I don’t remember none of that sh*t. We were just in the studio. I think they had that sh*t already done and we just came and tagged on it. I wasn’t there when [Big] Noyd finished it off. Also, somebody else was on it from Staten Island. N*gg*s cut ‘em off, and put me and Rae [Raekwon] on. It was my man. I don’t want to put him out there or blow him up, though. It was one of the dudes they were f*ck*n’ with at the time.
Did you have a relationship with Hav and P before that? There were a lot of Wu-Mobb collaborations early on in your careers.
No, it was just being cool. We heard that beat, liked that beat, and it was like, "Yo, let us get that space.”
In a recent interview Tony Yayo said Superb had written Supreme Clientele.
Yeah, I was in Europe when I heard that. That’s just nonsense. I still put mad sh*t out. ‘Perb was ‘Perb, Ghost was Ghost. ‘Perb is Rae’s man. He been in the studio a few times while we’re doing sh*t. He ain’t write sh*t. All ‘Perb contributed was a couple of lines that you could put in the air. When we write, we all do that. “Say this one right here” or “Put this one right here.” We all catch lines with each other ‘cause you in the studio. You got n*gg*s around you that write. Even if he did write a verse, he could never make an album of mine. He couldn’t make an album, you feel me? I made Supreme Clientele what it is. Those are my stories, based around whatever they’re based upon. It’s me. I can’t see what songs ‘Perb wrote. He ain’t write “Mighty Healthy” or “One” or “Apollo Kids” or “Cherchez LaGhost” or “Saturday Nite” or “Malcolm.” But, Yayo can suck a fat d*ck. Tell him I said that.
Do you still work with Superb?
Superb been in jail for like four or five years. He started getting high and one day he tried to steal my DAT with all the songs from Bulletproof Wallets. N*gg*s f*ck*d him up. We knew he had it. He was being sneaky. I don’t know what he was trying to do with it, but he had it. That’s that, though. It’s like with Yayo, I don’t know what the f*ck he talkin’ about.
Sean C and LV produced six songs off your new album including “We Celebrate.” What led to them doing so many tracks?
They worked on “Momma” off Fishscale. They had a lot of nice [beats]. I [had] said to myself I was going to go hard on my next one. ‘Cause you never know what the fans want. They trick you. Once you give ‘em this, they don’t want that because they looking for this. For me, I had a hard time selling records. So it’s like, “You know what, f*ck all this other sh*t. Let me just go for what these people know me for and go hard.”
Did you like the tracks they did on American Gangster?
American Gangster is cool. As a matter fact, I did have one of those beats on one of my [beats] CDs, but I never used it. I think it might have been the Marvin Gaye-sampled “American Dreamin’.” For whatever reasons, I ain’t pick it. Maybe I didn’t see the vision at that time. That’s what happens.
Shifting to the upcoming Wu album, how would you say the music on 8 Diagrams measures up to classics like “Da Mystery of Chessboxin’”?
Could never match up. You crazy?!
Raekwon recently had voiced his displeasure with 8 Diagrams’ musical direction. Are you happy with how the album came out?
That s**t is wack. I heard RZA was changing some of the beats around the last minute. I didn’t hear that. I don’t know what y’all listening to out there. I never heard it. I’m with Raekwon.
Both you and Rae had spoken about being owed money by the Wu hierarchy. RZA stated in an interview with Tim Westwood that he doesn’t owe anyone money.
I just won my court case from them n*gg*s. The suit been in there for three years. So put that out there. They just lost their f*ck*n’ case. So who don’t owe who money? Let’s get it straight, RZA. That’s all I’m sayin’, baby. It was a loss, they lost. L-O-S-T. That’s really it.
How you and RZA’s relationship now?
I don’t see RZA, man. That n*gg*’s real sneaky. I love him, though. Ain’t no bad blood. Ain’t nobody doing no bad to him. It’s just that you can’t get money with a n*gg*.
SOHH Exclusive: Ghostface "Isn't Co-Signing" New Wu-Tang CD, "It Ain't Come Out Right"
Veteran rhyme slinger Ghostface Killah has once again re-emerged and is ready to drop more jewels with his latest effort, The Big Doe Rehab. In his usually colorful form, Tony Starks chopped it up with SOHH about how Wu-Tang Clan's comeback disc almost came out the same day as his new album, the Clan's beef with Rza and taking his family to rehab.
After dropping More Fish last December, Ghost went back to the lab and cooked up his 7th solo disc, The Big Doe Rehab, an album that he says took it's own turn and detoured a bit from his original vision.
"It was supposed to be, more or less, it's me again," Ghost explained to SOHH. "I was gonna do the album by myself but as time went on, I started to hear Rae[kwon] on a few of the tracks and ni**as wanted to get on. They wanted to be a part of it. Then I started to go back and see where I could fit everybody in. I started to think, like, where I could put Meth[od Man], where I could put U-God. I already knew where I wanted Rae to be so, it just kinda worked like that."
In addition to his Wu brethren making guest appearances on the set, Ghostdini also linked up with New York staple, DJ Kid Capri, on the disc's lead single, "Celebrate." The single has been gaining momentum leading up to the CD's December 4 release date, the same date that Wu-Tang's album 8 Diagrams was originally slated to hit shelves, before moving to the following Tuesday (December 11). Seeming to be a conflict of interest, Ghost explained that he was not budging on the date, no matter who was dropping.
"I've had that date since like last June and the Clan album was supposed to been came out," Ghost said of the possible showdown. "It was supposed to drop in August, then October and I guess it wasn't making the deadlines or whatever, and it was like, what the @#*$ are ya'll doing? I kinda felt like I was being sabotaged."
"Rza and Divine didn't want me to drop this year," Ghost added. "They wanted it to be all about the Wu and it seemed like a lot of funny sh*t was going on. They were trying to act like it was going to hurt me [to drop on the same day.] I'm like, c'mon man, I'm comfortable with my project. I don't give a @#*$ when my album drops. Whenever it drops, it's going to be solid."
The Wally Champ also took time to shed some light on the Clan's seemingly ongoing beef with crew leader RZA.
"Rza ain't listening," Ghost revealed. "He wanted to make [8 Diagrams] how he wanted it and it ain't come out right. He wanna always do the whole thing himself, produce the whole album. We're like, let's bring in some other producers too. Bring in Kanye, bring in Pharell. You ain't gotta do the whole thing yourself. He wanna make his own instruments and @#!* and it sounded real horrible."
"So now it's like when fans come up to me like, 'Ghost, why you let them put that out,' it's like nah, we ain't taking the blame for that," Ghost continued. "That's what Rae was saying. We ain't co-signing that. It's like, the game is different. It's not how it was 10 years ago. We're trying to tell him, you can't just put a Wu-Tang album out and just think it's gonna sell just because. We been gone for what, six years? It's hard to win new ni**as. A lot of the fans now was in @#*$ing diapers when we first started doing this. That's why a ni**a like me drop every year. I stay relevant."
Ghostface's The Big Doe Rehab hits shelves on December 4 via Def Jam Recordings.
http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/13111
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: hide321 on November 30, 2007, 04:33:58 PM
I love Ghostface, but I disagree sorely on his assessment for 8 Diagrams. Still...Ghostface is that dude :pimp:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: aKaoNi on November 30, 2007, 09:45:45 PM
Former Jay-Z Associate De-Haven Tells His Side
De-Haven Irby is a onetime drug dealer and former friend of Jay-Z’s from Brooklyn’s Marcy Houses projects. He came out swinging against the emcee in a series of YouTube videos (see above) released in August and September, accusing him of turning his back on the people who helped make him famous and exaggerating his gangster credentials. Jay fired back on the song “No Hook” from his new album American Gangster: “Fuck De-Haven for cavin’, that's why we don't speak,” he raps. “Made men ain't supposed to make statements. End of the story, I followed the code, cracked the safe. Other n****s ain't in the game so they practice hate. Leave that boy Hov alone, why don't ya.” Irby, 38, is now promoting a forthcoming book and DVD, which he says compile testimony from other disenchanted former Jay associates. He spoke with Vulture about what Jay was like in grade school (not much of basketball player) and their time living together (they shared women and got the drip). Jay declined comment through a Universal Music publicist. In the video for his new hit single “Roc Boys (And the Winner Is),” Jay talks about a crew of Marcy hustlers called the Roc Boys. Were you a Roc Boy? I have no idea what a Roc Boy is, actually. I guess that’s something new that they’re coming up with now. There was no crew back in ’88; it was just me and him, so I don’t know how he got “Roc Boys.” How did you and Jay meet? We lived in the same building, on the same floor in the Marcy projects, and we went to [elementary] school together. He was a year ahead of me.
What was he like back then? He was hanging with some “school”guys. Nerds! We didn’t get together actually until after the fifth grade, in intermediary school. We played baseball and basketball. He wasn’t tough on the court at all. He didn’t like physical ball. He was the same type of guy then as he is now, just a cool guy. He wasn’t no bully, he didn’t start no trouble. Did you and Jay sell drugs together? No, he ain’t do much selling drugs. I did all that work. He was just a good dude to be around. He was one of my best friends. I taught him some things, but I mainly kept him from being out on the street a lot. Whatever was mine was his. So, we shared clothes, we shared a whole bunch of stuff. We had sex with the same women plenty of times. We both got burnt! We had the drip. My mom took him to the clinic. My mom also got him out of jail.
Does Jay exaggerate his drug-dealing in his songs? I’m telling you he overexaggerates. He was there to see things, but doing some big-time Frank Lucas–type thing? No. He nickled and dimed, but nothing on a major scale. He definitely didn’t sell nothin’ in Marcy. Spanish Jose, who he mentions a lot [in his songs], was a friend of mine. Jay didn’t have no affiliation to Spanish Jose.
You’re saying Jay appropriated your story? He says it himself. He’s been talking about me since day one, on a lot of his albums. He mentioned me on The Black Album, and I hadn’t seen him in years. After Marcy, the two of you headed to Trenton. Yeah. I wasn’t going to school. My basketball coach in high school recommended me to go to Trenton High, which had a great basketball program. I moved to Trenton in ’88, and it was just like an open drug market out there. I couldn’t even focus on the basketball when I saw that market. So I got settled in there. I went back to New York and talked to Jay. He wasn’t doing nothing, he didn’t have no money in his pocket, he wasn’t feeling school, neither, so I asked if he wanted to come live with me. We moved in with my aunt, who accepted him as my best friend. In Trenton he started dipping into his music with Jaz-O, so he wasn’t much around, because he had to get back and forth to the studio, which I was funding. I was supporting [his career] with everything I could do. When he needed more people in the crowd, I provided more people in the crowd. When he needed security, I provided security. I supported my dude!
When did the two of you have a falling-out? We never really had a falling-out, that’s the problem. This is why I’m so confused. There was no argument, there was none of that. I don’t want an apology [from him], I want a reason. What happened? When my case [a federal drug-conspiracy charge] came in 1998, I never seen him again too much anymore. The case had nothing to do with him, his name never came up, so I’d like to ask him, “What happened?” Where did his departure come from?
When he talks about you on “No Hook,” is he accusing you of snitching? I think he’s talking about the way I went about this YouTube project [and not about snitching]. But he’s into subliminal messages, so [I think] he’s trying to get me hurt. That goes beyond disrespect. He’s getting my safety involved. I can’t believe my own daughter’s godfather is trying to get me hurt. But it won’t work. Being that I’ve been in prison a lot of times, a lot of people know my credibility. They know I went all the way to trial with my federal case, and I won.
One of Jay’s former collaborators Jaz-O also has beef with Jay, and former drug dealer Calvin Klein also accuses Jay of appropriating his story. Me and Jaz sat down and had a long talk not too long ago. Jaz has a right to have a beef. Jaz was there in the beginning. Jaz took him away from the projects and put him in the studio first. Big Daddy Kane had a lot to do with his career too, and he’s not showing no kinda love to him neither. With Klein, if Jay told him he “got him,” then Klein got a right to be mad.
Do you want money from Jay? Not now! We went beyond that. I was hoping from the first YouTube that we could sit down and discuss this like men. But he didn’t go that route.
Have you seen any financial benefits from this project so far? No, but I’m looking to see that off of this DVD and this book. They’re about a lot of things that we’re talking about. A lot of people come forward, verifying what I’m saying. In the book I go into full detail about [my] case, about, when I did see Jay, what we talked about. It’s full of details.
Will they be self-released? Right now, everything is still in the works. I have two major companies which are doing a little bidding war. I might just do something independently if they don’t come up with the proper numbers. —Ben Westhoff
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: num2son on December 01, 2007, 05:09:58 PM
http://sharebee.com/3e80f0b9
1. Wu-Tang Clan - Take It Back (Edit) 2. Wu-Tang Clan - Take It Back 3. Take It Back (Instrumental) (Intro) 4. Wu-Tang Clan - Take It Back (Instrumental)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 03, 2007, 07:06:23 AM
We don’t just have The RZA’s vinyl killer killing records, we have a brand new RZA interview for that ass as well. Trust us, he doesn’t shy away from discussing the internal beefs that have cast a shadow over the release of ‘8 Diagrams’. And before you become one of those internet idiots wasting time writing, “Yo, ‘Big Doe Rehab’ kills ‘8 Diagrams’”, grow the hell up - you can have both…
FL: Is there a guiding theme for the new LP?
RZA: Yes, in my opinion. The first song on the album is called ‘Campfire’ and that sets the tone for the guiding theme. It’s called ‘8 Diagrams’ and straight away you hear the 8 precepts that he’s saying. What the intro is saying is what I feel we need in the world for men. It’s saying, ‘how can I be a good man?’
FL: Is it difficult to bring that into the Wu, with there being so many different competing elements?
RZA: It is kinda difficult sometimes. But as the producer of the group, and The Abbot – I didn’t make myself The Abbot, this was a title that was given to me by the other Wu-Tang members. So you gave me the title, you gave me the power, I’ll use it. But I’ll use it not just for my personal benefit, not just for their personal benefit, but for the benefit of what the Wu-Tang stands for. Wu-Tang is not just about us, it’s about the world. Somebody asked me the other day, ‘when you make solo albums and soundtracks and the Wu-Tang album, what’s the difference?’ On my solo album, it’s my duty to make sure I convey the solo artist’s feelings to the world. Doing movie scores or a soundtrack, I have to take that film and the director’s vision and make sure I satisfy their vision. But on a Wu-Tang album, that belongs to the world. That’s something I’ve learned myself and I didn’t learn that until 1998 and that’s when I went and did an album called ‘The World According to RZA’. In 1993, if you’d have asked me about hip-hop, it belonged to me. I didn’t care about anybody else – ‘Bring Da Ruckus’, ‘Wu Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthin’ to Fuck With’, ‘Protect Ya Neck’ – I wasn’t playing! But as I grew up, and I’m seeing black kids, white kids, Mexican kids, Indian kids, I’m seeing a rainbow coalition and realising it’s bigger than me. Some kids came up to me recently and they weren’t even around in 1997 for ‘Wu-Tang Forever’ but they got it and the guy was like, ‘Yo, I learned so much knowledge from that record. Just the references you make, that I cross-referenced.’ It helped enhance his own spirit and knowledge. That’s what it’s all about – Wu-Tang has become a source of information and not just about our ghetto and our roughness and our toughness and our personal entities, but a source of information for people to get their own thing and move on. So when I do Wu-Tang I don’t it for myself, I do it for the world.
FL: So do you think someone like Raekwon needs to remember that he’s only 1/8th of the group?
RZA: I just read a little book of interviews that the GZA did in Germany, and when I read it, he just says so many things that make sense. He says that when he does his own projects, he gets to go into his own world, but when he’s with the Wu, he’s 1 piece, and that’s better because no 1 member is stronger than the whole group. I was happy to hear that not just come from me.
FL: Are those tensions harder to control now, given that all the members have their own fanbases and degrees of stardom?
RZA: In a way it does but, really, Wu-Tang started with tension. Some of the guys were not as close to each other as they have become. Ghostface and Raekwon are considered to be Batman and Robin, but they were enemies in the neighbourhood. Ghost was my man and Rae was my man. There’s another guy, Oli ‘Power’ Grant who runs Wu-Wear, him and Rae were partners, and Ghost was the enemy. I’m talking about mortal enemies. But they were always real tight with me. My house was neutral – people would always put their guns on the table, to use a metaphor. And when they left, there’s no telling what would happen. Now recently Power was telling me I had to do something, as he was pretty upset about the Ghost comment. Me, I don’t like to get into it like that, but he said that it wasn’t time for the Uncle shit I’d been doing through the years, it’s time to say something and it’s important for people to know what’s been going on and where I stand at. And he told me, ‘14 years ago when you told me to swallow all that beef with me and Rae and Ghostface, I swallowed it, but the day you arranged a meeting between us, I had my gun’. He was ready not to swallow it until he saw me. I didn’t even know it was that close. Mind you, Ghost is a superhero – you’re not gonna catch Ghost. Ghost will beat 5 or 6 n****s by himself, I’ve seen him do it. He ain’t scared of nobody, never has been, never will be. The point I’m making is, it’s not like we started out without tension. People don’t know that U-God and Method Man had hand-to-hand fights until we had to throw them off the bus. You know, there was a lot of shit. Me and Ol’ Dirty fighting because he wanted to go to Def Jam but I’d done the deal with Elektra. I had the plan for what I saw was right.
FL: Well, in the early years, Wu-Tang was described as a dictatorship with a five year plan. After that, you took your hands off the reins. Do you regret doing that?
RZA: Well, I won’t say I regret it, because you can’t regret life, but I do see the difference. Right now I guess I’m putting the reins back on by having the final word on the Wu, and now I’ve got to face what Raekwon’s saying about not getting to voice an opinion. Well, you did have a chance to voice your opinion, you just had a time limit to voice your opinion. I’ll listen to what people have to say, but after a certain time the vote is in.
FL: What did you make of Raekwon calling you a ‘hip-hop hippie’?
RZA: Now I don’t like the word hippie. When he said it, I thought, ‘Hippie? I’m the most Hip-Hoppest sexy beast in the world!’ I stay hip-hop, I never even changed over to the other side of hip-hop, the bling side. I kept it hoodie and a pair of boots – you always see me like this, and I could throw on the best of the best. It offended me a little but, at the same time, Raekwon’s the slang master, so I ain’t taking it like he meant to shit on me because I know he’s so rich with his words.
FL: Does the glare of the internet, where there’s always a camera pointed at you and a way of disseminating it, make it harder to keep the Clan together?
RZA: It’s harder, I would say, because you can say something on film, and then change your mind 20 minutes later. That’s why you’ve got to be careful. Me and Raekwon had a conversation about the record – he gave me his opinion, gave me his vote. He didn’t give me a bad vote, he gave me a 7. I’ll take a 7 from Rae, because his 7 might mean the fans give me an 8 or 9, but I’ll go back and try to get an 8 from you. So I went back and I changed a few things. I put the song ‘Unpredictable’ back on there. I’d taken it off as it was a bit Bobby Digital and I didn’t think we needed a Wu song with me talking about my dick. So I had to go back in and make it more amicable. So I sent that version out and people said they liked it more. GZA gave it an 8. When I first asked him, I knew he was being kinda sarcastic, but he said, ‘I give it a 5 and a half’. I was like, ‘Whoa’, but I never argue with him ‘cause he’s my teacher. So I had to humble myself to that. I tried to tell everyone, ‘Don’t take one day on this shit, take two weeks. Listen to it, this is not a quick fix. This is not a hamburger, this is vegetables. I know you don’t like to eat your vegetables, but you’ve got to, to get the nutrients.’ So then he came back to me with an 8 after I re-did things.
FL: Do you feel the pressure of a ‘comeback’ album?
RZA: It’s a continuation. The Wu-Tang saga continues. It’s not a comeback because we’ve all been active in all forms of entertainment. Also, we did tours without records being out, and I’ve seen bigger crowds the last two years than I’ve seen in my life. When we toured with Rage Against the Machine this year – and they haven’t had an album out – you’re seeing 70,000 kids each night in New York. In San Francisco, it got so crazy the police had to come. We’re bigger than ever, with no record out. That shows how important we are, how it’s about more than us telling our drug stories, our life stories, our turmoils. It’s about us adding a little wisdom, a little spirituality, a little consciousness, a little brotherhood. We’ve always had brotherhood, with all our other crews. And sometimes the Clan members are mad about that, maybe it’s because of having 8 famous guys, you’ve got 100 famous guys. But one thing I explain to them is that we saved our neighbourhood. More than that. We saved our neighbourhood in Staten Island, we saved parts of Brooklyn where Dirty, Prodigal Sun and Killah Priest lived, we saved Ohio with Killarmy, we saved a lot of families. It all comes back down to that one kid who walked around Staten Island for months – and people thought I was crazy because I used to walk and think and talk. I always say walk. Jesus walked across the Middle East teaching people. You get so much inspiration and knowledge from walking and thinking. So I walked around Staten Island until I got an epiphany. It took me a while to get it, but once I got it, I had it. I knew what I wanted to do. I went to Ghost first and said ‘Wu-Tang Clan’. Then it started to spread and other neighbourhoods were hearing about us. Some people were acting like they weren’t with it, because they didn’t like the Chinese shit. Guys like Pop the Brown Hornet wanted to make it GP Wu, because they were the Gladiator Posse from Stapleton and Park Hill was called DED Posse – Dick ‘Em Down. I combined ‘em both to Wu-Tang but those two neighbourhoods stay at war, although I had ‘em at peace. There were some guys who were on that ghetto shit and weren’t fucking with the Wu. And then when we blew up, they were like, ‘Yeah, we’re Wu’. And they were, I was bringing everybody. But they went separate. Even Shyhiem. Shyhiem was my student, but he went with GP, and GP wasn’t pure in the heart like that so they disintegrated. Had they been pure, and realised I had a vision, they would have got further. That’s what I was trying to tell the Clan on this album – trust me. Right after the ‘American Gangster’ premiere, we had this meeting, and I think it’s the meeting that triggered Raekwon’s comments. This meeting felt pretty deep for me. I invited everybody to the premiere, the only ones that showed up were Method Man and Inspektah Deck. That hurt me. They gave me 20 tickets – they didn’t gave anybody else 20 tickets – because I wanted to bring the Wu. I felt disappointed because I felt it would be a real good look for all of us to come together. So we had a meeting, and everybody starts voicing their opinions. And I wanted their opinions, because I wanted to see if I could satisfy the crew. I said, ‘If y’all ain’t satisfied, it’s gonna fuck me up.’ Harsh words were going back and forth. I had to come hard. I said, ‘Y’all have been making records without me for 6 years, and the shit ain’t go nowhere. The shit didn’t sell nothing.’ And then they’re saying, ‘Your shit has been weak’. My shit has been weak? ‘Kill Bill’? I’ve been involved in a lot of good things. But I wasn’t gonna front, I said, ‘Without connecting with you, my stuff has never had the high standard that it’s been with Wu-Tang.’ But it’s not that they’re not dope MC’s, and I’m not a dope producer. When we’re apart, it’s cool, but when we’re together it’s great. We don’t know why it’s great. Who knows why peanut butter and jelly taste so good together? They weren’t made for each other, but put them together and kids go crazy. We have a special chemistry that we don’t even know, but the people accept it for what it is. I was telling Meth, come back and rock with the Wu. I checked out his solo shows, 2000 people here, 1500 people there. Raekwon show, 700 people, maybe a1000 there. I know they don’t need me and I don’t need them, but wouldn’t they rather be seeing 10,000 motherfuckers in front of them when they’re rapping? After all these years, you want to rap in front of 500 motherfuckers? When you do Wu, you get the opportunity to rap to the world. You might only get 5 lyrics out, but they’ll be remembered by the whole world. All of the solo albums we’ve got out, nobody knows the lyrics like that. I don’t even know their lyrics. This new album got me listening to their lyrics again, and I realise how dope they all are. I was trying to explain to them, sometimes we don’t realise what it is we’ve got, but we’ve got it and we should never, ever doubt it. But Raekwon walked out not convinced, I guess.
FL: How was it recording without ODB? Did you miss his spirit?
RZA: Oh, we definitely missed his spirit. I saw Meth got asked the same question in an interview, and he was like – I only ever saw him in the studio one time anyway. It was hard for me. When Dirty first came home from jail, after all the shit he’d been through, and I was working on the Masta Killa album, ‘No Said Date’, making a few beats, he heard that album and said, ‘Out of everybody in the crew, Masta Killa is the only one that’s still Wu-Tang’. He wasn’t tainted. And I told Masta Killa. He got his name because Masta Killa is the guy who wasn’t part of Shaolin, he came to Shaolin and went through all the training in 36 Chambers, and became the Masta Killa. He saw us as his teachers. So I said to him that he’d become the best student. And then Raekwon’s mouth was healing, and right about the time he did ‘State of Grace’, he was back. If you ask me, Rae’s the illest MC. To my ears, Rae is fucking up any rapper out there, but he went through a transitional phase because his voice had gone. Having Genius on a track like ‘Starters’, talking about women – he doesn’t usually do that – he got a little ODB in him.
FL: There must have been a lot of emotion in the studio recording ‘Life Changes’.
RZA: Oh yeah. A lot. Meth was the first to do his verse. But I never got a verse from Ghost, which I think would have been deep because he knew Dirty for years. Me, Dirty and Ghost was running around from 1989 to 1993. That was the team…
http://fatlacemagazine.rawkus.com/?p=670
GZA - Real Talk
Jon Michael: The Wu-Tang album drops in a couple of days, you excited about that?
GZA: Ummm, I’m aight, I’m kinda excited. I never really got all hyped about album releases. It feels good though. I’m happy to get back on the road.
-Are you happy with how the album turned out?
I like it, yea, I like it. It’s growing on me more and more. The more I hear it, the more I like it.
-When Raekwon spoke out and said he wasn’t really feeling the album, was he speaking on behalf of everyone in Wu-Tang?
Nah, he was speaking for himself. I mean, that was Rae speaking. There's always room for improvement. Personally, I feel I could have done better on the album but you have to consider the time it took to put it together.
-Raekwon also mentioned that he may have had some issues with money. Did you ever experience that?
I’m not even gonna get into all that. Raekwon was speaking for himself. That’s my brother just like RZA is my brother and I won't go against that. Raekwon does represent us as a group also. Maybe he had more concerns among other thing that the other members or his beef went to a different extent.
I’m not gonna go against that. I don’t air out problems, when it comes to my family. If I have money problems I deal with it. There are always problems with a group or family but that’s with everybody.
-Your debut album Liquid Swords solidified you as one of the Wu’s best lyricists. How did you feel when you were putting that together?
I felt good and that was because I was coming’ off a disappointing moment. Previously things weren’t so good. I was on Cold Chillin’ and the record got no promotion so I got another deal and it was a good time because Wu-Tang was blowing up. It felt good. Everyone was coming through the studio, the whole vibe was great. It was a good feeling.
-Do you consider the era you come out of as the Golden Era?
I wouldn’t really call it the golden era; I mean we were around in the golden era. I mean it is. We as artists and lyricists consider the golden era to be like 85,86,87,88. That’s the golden era. You know maybe Biggie, Jay-Z, and Wu. That was another era, the platinum era (laughs).
-Wu, Nas, Jay Big, all dropped around the same time. You see any similarities between you guys?
I would say our sounds were different which was a good thing. That’s the golden era. I think that’s what great about the golden era was that there was so much material and it was all different. Nas was different from Mobb Deep, Mobb Deep was different from Wu, and Wu was different from Jay. Everyting was different, not like today were a lot sounds so much the same. We didn’t have musical relationships but maybe in other ways like the way we laid it down. The way we entered the business and capitalized off certain thing but musically, so different.
-How do you feel about hip-hop today?
I don’t really listen to a lot of stuff. I might hear it if I have the television on or if I'm listening to the radio and something comes on in the car or what other people are playing in the streets, that’s how I hear it.
-And do you like any of it?
The majority of it? No. Every once in a while ill hear something that’s catchy.
-Are there any new MC’s that you check for?
Nah, nah, nothing really grabs my attention but hip-hop is like that. It’s changing, it’s forever changing. Its music that started in the streets, in the basements, something that was a hobby and we're the biggest selling music to this day. It’s the only music that’s recorded in almost every languge. There's no other music like that.
-Do you feel politics play a big part in today’s music industry, even moreso than when you first came into the game?
Of course politics always have a hand in something. They’ve been involved from the earliest days. They had a spot on 20/20 about hip-hop in 1980 or 1981. Barbara Walters was like, how long will it survive? That was politics they were downplaying it in a sense but politics go way back even to the days of like Ice-T with "Cop Killer".. Politics played a part then. Politics played a part with Snoop and C.Dolores Tucker. It’s playing a part now with the "N" word. The more money that's being made the more politics is gonna be a part of it
-How do you feel about Nas’ use of the ‘N’ Word for his upcoming album?
He's entitled to it. Nas is a poet man, he's a great lyricist, he's a poet, and he makes great music. I will always take time to listen to what he has to say and make sure you quote me on that. He has done so much for hip-hop just with the songs he’s recorded. He's one of the greatest. He’s always doing more good than any bad. He could call it what he wants to because he has a reason just like when he said 'Hip Hop Is Dead'. In a sense it was dead and I’m sure he has his own definition. He may have felt that way and if he calls his album that then he has a right to do that. Why make a big deal now?
The thing with politics is they see rappers and they think they get too much money or it’s a lot of ignorance being spread. Richard Pryor had an album called That n****'s Crazy" in the 70’s, a comedian album, it wasn’t a big deal then, so why now? Why wait till rappers start wanting to use a word to jump down on it, big deal.
I’m not saying it should be a word that should be out of the youth’s mouths every 5 words or every sentence. Whats funny is that those same politicians use the word. I’m pretty sure Al Sharpton uses that word on a regular basis. I’m pretty sure he does. I use other words; I don’t use too many negative words or profanity. I don’t make a point of it, its just not in my writing and hasn’t really been since Liquid Swords. I just choose to use other words; there are over 100,000 words in the dictionary.
It's funny though because to me that word can be used like if I see a cat in an alley, I'll be like, 'Where that n**** go?', 'That n**** went under the car!'. I mean that’s how it is. I also think we should use other words because there are people that are offended by it. That was a name given by slave masters but now that we chose to accept it, they wanna stop us from using it, it’s a bunch of bullshit. What ever happened to freedom of speech?
-Do you feel hip-hop is dead?
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don’t. Sometimes I feel it’s at a point where it needs help. It’s not dead, that means no longer here or no longer around. I don’t wanna contradict his statement because I see where he’s coming from. How could hip-hop be dead if Wu -Tang is forever? Nas made some good points though. A lot of MC’s are brilliant in their own way. They're smart and clever but their subject matter isn’t there.
I’m gonna say 95 out of 100 rappers don’t speak in their natural voice. Its like I gotta do this just because. They’re not playing this at the club or they’re not playing this on the radio so we need to make a club banger or we need a street song. Music has to be made from what we see.
Music should be like drawing where you just do what you see. You should be inspired by something. You might be inspired by a great story. American Gansgter might inspire you but you’re whole life story doesn’t have to match that. Its all the same, 'I got a gloc, I’m in the spot'. It’s all said in the same way. You can reword it.
-Do you prefer independent labels or majors?
Ups and down pros and cons. It all depends how you're looking at it. I could be on a major and sell 500 thousand and make a lil' money or I could be indie and sell 100 thousand and make a lot of money. It depends on your situation, what your deal is worth, if I sell 200 and I’m getting 8 a record I’m caking up. It's all how you're deal is structured. On a major it’s not always like that. I’ve put out albums that didn’t see the light of day but it depends. Sometimes you should be on a major. You might get good exposure.
Indie is the thing today, which is good because it gives you the power to get an album done and put it out. It cuts out red tape, cuts out the middleman. At an indie it's like, here's the money what do you wanna do? You don’t have to go through a lot of people.
Its cool lately in the last 6,7,8 years its been a lot of cool artists that have been doing it independent and having great success. It’s a funny business. Like I could sell a million on a major then sell 400 and get dropped, then ill sell 200 independent and the majors will come back with a lot of money.
-You’re on an independent label right?
Yeah, I'm doing a project with Babygrande. I saw an ad out there where it’s promoted as a GZA album. I'll probably be on most of the tracks but its supposed to be a compilation album, there’s various artists on the album. That’s almost finished and then I’ll start working on another GZA album with RZA.
-When is that going to be dropping?
Sometime next year we don’t even know yet but we have options.
-What else can we expect to see from you?
I’m working on a few things. I have a graphic novel, I been working hard over the summer with. It should be coming out soon. I have some ideas for a second novel; I’m building the foundation. I’m into scripts and novels. I like film, I want to knock out a couple of films and let RZA score it and then throw out the soundtrack too. It doesn’t stop you could look forward to hearing some great projects coming from myself in the near future.
-Anything you’d like to say to the fans?
8 Diagrams, December 11th , if you don’t have it by the time you’re reading this.
http://www.sixshot.com/interviews/9042/
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 03, 2007, 07:19:04 AM
LMAO that snoop video is the gayest thing ever.
WU-TANG is forever. They just branching too much. Everyone's acting and doing they own shit. Got their own units. I have a feeling this is gonna be a "The W" - "Iron Flag" thing. We'll get another Wu album after this tour.
Big Doe Rehab is dope. Who knew Ghost was gonna go rock.
And big ups to num2son!! Take it Back is my ring tone atm. 8)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 03, 2007, 05:35:21 PM
That video and these lyrics prove that rap is quite possibly the gayest genre ever: (http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/6091/dec200742bv4.jpg) No Homo! :lol:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 04, 2007, 07:52:48 PM
Damn....
Rapper Pimp C Found Dead in Hollywood Hotel Room
Pimp C, real name Chad Butler -- and one half of the rap duo UGK, was found dead in a hotel room this morning. He was 33. L.A. County Fire responded to a 911 call at the Mondrian Hotel, located on trendy Sunset Strip in Hollywood. They arrived to his sixth floor hotel room to find him dead in bed. UGK is best known for appearing on the Jay-Z track "Big Pimpin'" in 2000, and more recently with Outkast on the song "International Player's Anthem (I Choose You)." Pimp C had just performed with fellow rapper Too Short at the "House of Blues" in L.A. on Saturday night.
Spice 1 Shot While Sleeping In Car, Rapper In Critical Condition
Bay Area rapper Spice 1 was shot in his car during the early morning hours of Monday (December 3). SOHH has learned that the rapper (born Robert L. Green, Jr.) is reportedly in critical condition. The incident took place around 12:30 a.m. in the 26000th block of Chiplaw Ave. in Hayward, Calif. Lieutenant Reid Lindblom of the Hayward Californina police, spoke to SOHH about the shooting. "The victim was asleep in his car, parked in the driveway of his house when an unknown suspect apparently came up to the side of the car and [shot] him in the chest," Lindblom said. "The victim indicated that he was asleep and became aware of somebody standing next to the car." Other reports have said Spice 1 was shot twice, but police confirmed he was actually only struck once.
Police say a motive is still unclear but investigators have been assigned to the case. "It's premature to say that there are no leads because I'm sure there is some evidence," Lindblom said. "Investigators are talking to people in the neighborhood ...we're working on it. It's an open and active case." Spice 1 is a legend in the Bay Area who stepped on the Hip-Hop scene in the early '90s. He has a discography of more that 15 albums, three of which went gold on Jive Records. His most recent album, Thug A$$ociation, was released independently and dropped in May. The disc features B-Legit, Roger Troutman and C-Bo.
http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/13137
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: aKaoNi on December 05, 2007, 04:59:15 AM
Yeah I saw the news....... RIP Pimp C.
International Player's Anthem Video (http://www.thahighlife.com/muz/InternationalPlayersAnthem.avi) & Song (http://www.thahighlife.com/muz/UGK_INTERNATIONAL_PLAYERS_ANTHEM_I_CHOOSE_YOU_CLEAN.mp3)
Classic.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 05, 2007, 06:26:31 AM
Video interview with RZA, Deck and U-God: http://www.kotorimag.com/
Ghostface feat. Beanie Sigel & Styles P - Toney Sigel A.K.A. The Barrel Brothers [youtube=425,350]81lp_HVMH-0[/youtube]
Ghostface Killah: Iron Manual
Ghostface aka Paisley Fontaine goes in on his style, vision and that other Wu-Tang Clan album. Chances are a above average rapper will drop a solid album or two or three, some good, some not so good, and call it a career. When it comes to Ghostface Killah, the odds are a bit better. Dennis Coles, party member of that band of merry rappers calling themselves the Wu-Tang Clan, has dropped multiple classics (Ironman, Supreme Clientele, and don’t forget the guest starring role on Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…). Add to that exceptional albums like Fishscale and The Pretty Toney Album, and Tony Starks sports one of the strongest musical catalogs in Hip-Hop.
Whether his latest venture achieves the renowned status of his early masterpieces is a matter of time. Don’t bet against him, though. While the Clan’s once impregnable armor has been nicked by infighting, lack of focus and at times plain subpar material, Ghost Deini has remained consistent enough to at times single handedly keep the Clan’s iron flag waving. Dropping heater after heater, whether it be his own solo work, via scene stealinf guest spots or sharing the mic with his Theodore Unit squad, Ghost never fails to get busy. Now with a lucky seventh album added to the discography, The Big Doe Rehab, we take a look back at some of Ghostface’s winning plays.
AllHipHop.com: How did “Can It Be All So Simple” come together?
Ghostface Killah: It was the beat, the Gladys Knight sample and sh*t. I don’t know, I just went in. I was writing to it one night, I think Rae laid down his [verse] first so I had to come behind him. Whatever I said on that verse, that’s how I was feeling. “I wanna be in the shade plus spotlight, getting my d*ck rubbed all night.” I just had a vision. I just saw myself living and just being happy on can it be all so simple sh*t. The struggle and just trying to get away from the struggle.
AllHipHop.com: Heads really felt that track, is that what led to you being so prominent on Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…?
Ghostface Killah: Yeah, you know cause me and Rae out of the whole team—a lot of us was in the street, though—but me and Rae could relate to a lot of…street sh*t. So that’s why when we did Cuban Linx it just blended so well. We from different projects but we could relate to the same sh*t. I was a fly ni**a, I like a lot of fly sh*t. He was a fly ni**a. All that, with the chemistry and the way ours thoughts went it was just real good. So that’s why Cuban Linx turned out to be how Cuban Linx was.
AllHipHop.com: What about “Criminology”?
Ghostface Killah: I was in San Francisco when I wrote that verse. RZA had played some beats [and I was like] play that sh*t. I don’t know if it was a tape or CD back at that time. I just wrote what I had to write to it and when it was time to do Cuban Linx we just used that.
AllHipHop.com: What made y’all go so hard on the hard white rap when no one had been doing that much before?
Ghostface Killah: We trendsetters man. We set trends and we do what we do. That was the year for it. All that f*ckin’ Scarface sh*t and all that other sh*t, we just felt like that, ya know? We being like three years into the game. We all came up off that coke and all that other sh*t. Brothers was still getting busy while we was still making records. Ni**as is still moving whatever we had to move on the side and still doing sh*t. We was in our prime, we was 25 years old. At that peak back in them days right there, it’s like you seeing a lot. B*tches and parties; we was always get fly ni**as so we had all that; leathers on, Wallys on, Lo, Tommy Hil. It was the perfect f*cking time. That’s just how me and Rae do, especially for those times.
AllHipHop.com: Then Ironman comes with joints like “Fish,” that you still perform.
Ghostface Killah: “Fish” and “Black Jesus,” and “260″ was [some] of my favorites off the Ironman album. “Fish” always stood out. The beat was mad chunky. I like how Rae and Cappadonna had came off on it. I just like that joint. It was back to the Cuban Linx chains again, where we left off. It was more or less the beat more than anything. It’s just chunky.
AllHipHop.com: Now before Supreme Clientele, you dropped a similar style with “Cobra Clutch”.
Ghostface Killah: “Cobra Clutch” was abstract, an abstract joint. People get me twisted and sh*t. See I created a style when I did “Nutmeg” and “One” and all the other sh*t. I was in Africa and I was like, “Yo I’ma make a rhyme not meaning nothing.” Just put words together but what the sentence might mean, might not got nothing to do for nothing. I did it on “Nutmeg” and I the first verse on “One” and all the other sh*t. People started getting me confused. Like, “Damn I don’t know what he’s talking about.” But it wasn’t meant for you to know what I was talking about cause it was just a style that I created. So people f*cked around and got caught. Yeah, I don’t know what he talking about and this and that and a third.
Rap to me is universal, you can play with the sh*t and whatever whatever. I just wanted to be the first n**** to make a rap that way. So when I did “Cobra Clutch” and “Nutmeg” and “One” and all that, if you look at the rest of my songs on a lot of other albums, it’s not like that, ya feel me?
I don’t want ni**as to get it twisted cause I can get busy. That’s what “Cobra Clutch” was. It was something in those kind of chambers right there. I could have came and wrote ill darts but those days I was just f*cking with sh*t.
AllHipHop.com: What was up with “Careful (Click, Click)” off of The W?
Ghostface Killah: Umm, it was alright. Them n****s killed it on “Careful”. I came in at the last minute trying to write whatever I could hurry up and write. I couldn’t really get my sh*t off on there. But RZA wanted me to do 4 to 8 bars on the sh*t.
AllHipHop.com: Word? A lot of heads feel differently.
Ghostface Killah: Yeah but I wasn’t satisfied with my own work. Even when you see it live, when it gets to my part I tell them to cut it. I don’t feel like singing that sh*t.
AllHipHop.com: On “Careful” Donna says “big doe rehab” is that where your new album’s title comes from?
Ghostface Killah: That’s where he said the big doe rehab, on that one? I thought it was something else.
AllHipHop.com: He said “Stab you with the vocab, catch me at the big doe rehab.”
Ghostface Killah: It’s not where it really comes from. But when it came to my attention one time that Donna said it but I don’t know, it’s just a coincidence. When the vision came to me of the Big Doe Rehab…maybe subconsciously that sh*t could have been in my head, ya feel me? I had half the songs before the Big Doe Rehab name. I just wanted to name that cause of the way my album cover is and the way I start the first skit off before the music comes in, it’s some really get money sh*t. It just all kind of coincided.
AllHipHop.com: Then “Theodore” on Bulletproof Wallets introduced your new team.
Ghostface Killah: Yeah, I introduced Trife and them ni**as and that was it. I got a lot of songs tooken off of Bulletproof Wallets. I believe if I would have kept “The Sun” on it and I would have kept “The Watch” on it and a few other joints on there it would have been a classic. Up there with Supreme and Ironman. But based on samples and you couldn’t use certain sh*t, I had to deal with whatever I was dealing with.
AllHipHop.com: Y’all went in, how did “The Watch” come together?
Ghostface Killah: I always wanted to use that [Barry White] sample. I think I might have been dusted when I was writing that sh*t. Caught a few bars and I just finished. I was out there in Florida with Rae. At first it was just my record that I was doing but then I wanted him to jump in on it with me. That’s why you hear him at the last little bit, playing the watch, the same watch.
AllHipHop.com: Then you came with “Run” and the set off anticipation for your new Def Jam look.
Ghostface Killah: “Run” was one of RZA’s beats. When I heard the beat is made just want to write something because it was so fast. As soon as the beat came up, “You I jumped from the 8th floor step,” before I even titled it “Run”. Cappa had a joint on his album called “Run” too, which to me was way more liver than the one I did. It was just one of those things. Saw Jadakiss out there in Miami, he wanted to do something. He’s an ill ni**a too [and I was] like] you know what let me see if you can go ahead and just smash this “Run” sh*t out right here, follow suit. It took him a while but he did what he had to do and we went in.
AllHipHop.com: Now Fishscale had a bunch of joints, but what’s up with “Shakey Dog”?
Ghostface Killah: Again, that’s the beat, the beat made me do that. It’s the first lines you catch. I said something about starting uptown, somewhere around there, I forgot how the verse started. I winded up with my man and we all scheming and we trying to rob something uptown for some coke or whatever whatever whatever, he f*ck around and shoot a couple of ni**as in the spot, he get blasted. So that just led me to go to the to be continued.
So when I got to the Big Doe Rehab, [”Shakey Dog Starring Lolita”]. Lolita she’s the niece of the ni**as that [were] killed in the spot and she a bad b*tch from out there, from the Medellin cartel out there where Noriega and them ni**as was getting his coke from and all that. She come get at the kid. A few bodies was found around my way and one of them ni**as was my man Frankie that she f*cked around and killed. Lolita is part two of the “Shakey Dog.”
AllHipHop.com: You ever seriously considered writing movie screenplays?
Ghostface Killah: Yeah, yeah cause I write like I write movies. It’s all like a movie. Of course. My stories is like movies man, that’s how I like it. For people to see my vision.
AllHipHop.com: Are you and MF DOOM still working on your joint album?
Ghostface Killah: Not as of right now. He still got a bunch of songs that we recorded. So I guess after we catch more free time after I finish this project, the Cuban Linx II with Rae or we going to do the Shaolin Vs Wu-Tang sh*t or whatever whatever, after I get all that out the way I’ll go back to DOOM and finish off another seven songs and we can drop that.
AllHipHop.com: So Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang, a Wu-Tang Clan album without the RZA, is actually going to happen?
Ghostface Killah: Whatever Rae want to do right now, it’s on him. I know he wants his Cuban Linx II out. So whatever we going to do, we going to do so it’s on me. Yeah, as of right now he was willing to pursue it. It’s whatever, I know how things be changing and sh*t.
AllHipHop.com: What’s you relationship with RZA now since Rae had some words about not feeling the tracks on 8 Diagrams?
Ghostface Killah: Ni**as still love RZA. It’s just that…he just did a few f*cked up things. The album could have been a little more better, but I guess to each his own.
AllHipHop.com: Alright, appreciate the time Ghost.
Ghostface Killah: Alright no doubt. Motherf*ckers be asking me some real dumb questions man, ni**as be getting on my nerves with that bullsh*t, but this is probably the best one I did all day.
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One Be Lo - The R.E.B.I.R.T.H. (http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/9092/obljx4.jpg) Label................: Subterraneous Records Genre................: Hip-Hop StoreDate...........: Dec-11-2007 Source...............: CDDA Size.................: 56,2 MB Total Playing Time...: 49:04
Tracklisting 01. Rebirth 02. Born & Raised 03. Keep It Rollin' (feat. Marvin Scruggs) 04. Smash 05. Headlines 06. War 07. Don't Sleep 08. House Rules 09. Snap Shot 10. The G Gap 11. Gray 12. Hip Hop Heaven
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 05, 2007, 08:10:04 AM
^ lol one man army, eh? Props. I'm a check this shit out.
WHOA ... RIP Pimp C. Yet another rapper gunned down.
Anyone heard Kardi's 'Kill De Dance' -- his myspace (http://www.myspace.com/kardinaloffishall) hasn't been updated in ages.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 06, 2007, 06:09:30 AM
ITS JUDGEMENT DAY! COME ONNNNNNNNNN! [youtube=425,350]fOeAOAscRho[/youtube]
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: sazabi on December 06, 2007, 08:51:27 AM
gotta love meth. i'm glad he came correct on 8 diagrams, he actually seemed motivated again.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 06, 2007, 07:21:06 PM
Kanye West, Amy Winehouse, Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Justin Score Big Grammy Nominations
Everyone figured there would be two names dominating this year's Grammy Awards nominees: rapper Kanye West and troubled songstress Amy Winehouse. And Thursday morning (December 6), when Akon, Fergie, Linkin Park's Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda, the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins, country artist Taylor Swift and comedian George Lopez announced the nominees inside the Music Box @ Fonda in Hollywood, West's and Winehouse's names came up a lot.
Kanye West topped the nominations with eight, Amy Winehouse scored six, and the Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and T-Pain each earned five nods. Akon, Dierks Bentley, Chris Daughtry, Feist, Tim McGraw, John Newton, Ne-Yo, Rihanna and Bruce Springsteen received four each.
Kanye and Winehouse will go head-to-head for Album of the Year honors: West for his third opus, Graduation, and Winehouse for her sophomore LP, Back to Black. Both are in the running alongside the Foo Fighters, for Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace; country singer Vince Gill's These Days; and jazz legend Herbie Hancock's River: The Joni Letters.
West is also up for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for his track "Good Life," which features T-Pain. He'll contend with Akon and Snoop Dogg's "I Wanna Love You"; Chris Brown and T-Pain's "Kiss, Kiss"; Keyshia Cole, Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim's "Let It Go"; and Rihanna and Jay-Z's smash hit, "Umbrella." He's also nominated for Best Rap Album for Graduation and produced fellow nominee Common's Finding Forever; other nods for the award went to Jay-Z's Kingdom Come, Nas' Hip Hop Is Dead and T.I.'s T.I. vs. T.I.P.
The numerous nominations come as good news for West, following the unexpected death of his mother, Donda West, last month.
Winehouse, a major tabloid media target this year who Lopez said "makes Lindsay Lohan look normal," is also in the running for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Rehab." Also nominated is Christina Aguilera (for "Candyman"), Feist ("1234"), Fergie ("Big Girls Don't Cry") and Nelly Furtado ("Say It Right"). Winehouse's "Rehab" was also nominated for Song of the Year alongside Carrie Underwood (for "Before He Cheats"), the Plain White T's ("Hey There Delilah"), Corinne Bailey Rae ("Like a Star") and Rihanna ("Umbrella").
Winehouse is also nominated for Best New Artist, a category that also saw the nominations of Feist, Ledesi, Paramore and Taylor Swift. "Rehab" is also up for Record of the Year, against Beyoncé's "Irreplaceable," the Foo Fighters' "The Pretender," Rihanna's "Umbrella" and Justin Timberlake's "What Goes Around ... Comes Around."
Justin Timberlake's "What Goes Around ... Comes Around" was nominated for the year's Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, as were nominees Michael Bublé ("Everything"), John Mayer ("Belief"), McCartney ("Dance Tonight") and Seal ("Amazing"). Bon Jovi's Lost Highway, Feist's The Reminder, Maroon 5's It Won't Be Soon Before Long, McCartney's Memory Almost Full and Winehouse's Back to Black are all in the running for Best Pop Vocal Album.
West was nominated twice in the Best Rap Song category, grabbing nods for his tracks "Good Life" and "Can't Tell Me Nothing," which gives him the upper edge over fellow nominees 50 Cent (for "Ayo Technology"), T.I. ("Big Things Poppin' "), and Soulja Boy "Crank That)." 'Ye's song "Stronger" will face off against 50's "I Get Money," Common's "The People," Jay-Z's "Show Me What You Got," and T.I.'s "Big Things Poppin'," for Best Rap Solo Performance.
gotta love meth. i'm glad he came correct on 8 diagrams, he actually seemed motivated again.
Word. Meth has been on fire lately :yep:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on December 07, 2007, 02:56:06 AM
oooo, sick. One Be Lo. Big ups Masa.
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Lupe - The Coolest http://sharebee.com/78e2be49 I've been bumping this track for days now.
I can't wait for the album! So far from the 3 full tracks i've heard, the Cool seems like its not gonna disappoint. I'm really looking forward to that burger song. I heard he's only doing 3 albums then 'retiring'
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 10, 2007, 08:42:54 AM
SICK!! Lupe is gonna turn heads this year.
1 DAY UNTIL 8 DIAGRAMS DROPS!!! (http://mog.com/images/users/0000/0006/2977/images/1187208812.jpeg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on December 11, 2007, 08:14:22 PM
^ lol one man army, eh? Props. I'm a check this shit out.
WHOA ... RIP Pimp C. Yet another rapper gunned down.
Anyone heard Kardi's 'Kill De Dance' -- his myspace (http://www.myspace.com/kardinaloffishall) hasn't been updated in ages.
He died of natural causes.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on December 13, 2007, 02:31:34 AM
The Cool - Retail
LABEL - Atlantic Records RIP QUALITY - VBRkbps / 44.1kHz / Joint-Stereo RIP DATE - 12/12/2007 RELEASE DATE - 12/18/2007 GENRE/STYLE - Hip-Hop PLAYING TIME - 70:57 min RELEASE SIZE - 93.8 MB RIPPED BY - WHOA WEBSITE - n/a
RapidShare - http://lix.in/2f3229 OR MediaFire - http://lix.in/29fa98
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: sazabi on December 13, 2007, 07:19:50 AM
lupe's latest offering is definitely a solid album. 4.5 mics in my opinion. my fav tracks are intruder alert, superstar, and little weapon. i was under the impression it would be a entire concept album continuing the stories of the characters from food& liquor, but i guess it's ok for what he did get into from his previous album. to me some tracks are forgettable but thats just my personal prefrences to the production but overall it'll be on rotation for the rest of the week.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 13, 2007, 03:38:28 PM
(http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/5205/8dag4.jpg) I finally got the album! The euro version comes with a DVD, two bonus tracks (Tar Pit & 16th Chamber) and a sticker. Unfortunately the DVD is pretty wack, the concert clips are unwatchable due to horrible audio quality and the interview clips are too short. The bonus tracks are nice but not as good as the actual album tracks so unless you're a hardcore Wu-fan it doesn't really matter which version of the album you get.
My 8 Diagrams review
1. Campfire - 4½/5 WTC albums always have tight opening tracks and 8 Diagrams is no exception. The beat is grimy yet soulful and Meth & Ghost absolutely murder the track. Meth's flow is so good that even simple lines like "I'm trying to bring sexy back like Timbaland and Timberlake" sound amazing. 8 Diagrams once again proves that Meth sounds best over RZA's beats.
2. Take It Back - 4/5 Great song. Rae, Ghost and Deck all deliver great verses over an old school style beat.
3. Get Them Out Ya Way Pa - 3/5 Probably my least favorite song. The beat is too minimalistic and repetitive and the "fairy tinkle" sound is annoying. Meth shines once again but Masta & U-God drop forgettable verses.
4. Rushing Elephants - 4½/5 Wu-Tang goes Jedi Mind Tricks. The beat really reminds of Stoupe's recent beats and I could easily imagine Vinnie Paz rapping over it. All four MCs are on fire: GZA drops crazy knowledge once again, Masta sounds more energetic than ever, RZA is back to using his Forever flow and Rae is rapping about dinosaurs and Excalibur. You gotta love it!
5. Unpredictable - 4½/5 Forever-Deck and RZA rapping over one of the most chaotic Wu-beats ever = pure gold. I'm also lovin' the crazy electric guitars and the off key chorus.
6. The Heart Gently Weeps - 5/5 One of my favorite songs of the year. The beat and the chorus are beautiful and Ghost delivers one of his best verses ever. Meth's verse could be longer and Rae's flow is a bit too mellow but I still love the song.
7. Wolves - 4½/5 Another great song. Wolves has one of the most complex and cinematic beats. Masta, Meth and U-God all sound great but to be honest I'm not a big fan of the chorus.
8. Guns Will Go 4½/5 2007 version of Assassination Day. The beat is minimalistic, yet grimy (not feeling the beat switch during Masta's verse tho) and I absolutely love the violins. Meth drops another great verse.
9. Sunlight 4/5 RZA needs to drop The Cure now. Great lyrics and the beat is quite good as well. The only minus is the kung fu sample which doesn't really fit with the mood of the track.
10. Stick Me For My Riches 5/5 Quite possibly the best east coast/dirty south hybrid song I have ever heard. Some people have criticized the amount of singing but personally I'm loving the chorus. Gerald Alston is really singing his ass off and the MCs are on point too. My favorite verse is probably GZA's.
11. Starter 3½/5 Starter might not be one of my favorite songs but it ain't bad. The chorus is kinda corny but the beat and the MCs save the song.
12. Windmill 4/5 Old school breakbeat meets Kill Bill. Rae & GZA sound alive again and Meth's flow is fucking bananas.
13. Weak Spot 4½/5 Weak Spot is one of the grimiest songs I have ever heard. The beat is dirty, chaotic and cinematic at the same time. RZA and Rae sound as good as 10 years ago and GZA proves once again why he is considered one of the best lyricists in the game. Great fucking song.
14. Life Changes - 4½/5 Beautiful song and Deck drops the most heartfelt verse. However the sound quality/beat switch during RZA's verse and the lack of Ghostface kinda ruin the end of the song for me. Despite the shortcomings, Life Changes is still a great tribute song and I'm sure ODB would be proud of his brothers.
Production - 4½/5 Rapping - 4½/5 Overall - 4½/5
8 Diagrams is a great comeback album and overall it's my 3rd or 4th favorite WTC album. RZA has managed to create a unique and complex soundscape for the MCs, who sound hungrier than in ages. The album does have it's flaws but it's still definitely worth buying. Wu-Tang Forever!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 14, 2007, 08:04:34 AM
Nice review homie. I gotta write mine too lol
How can hip hop be dead??? IF WU-TANG IS FOREVER!! (http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/236/34198084gf7.jpg)
WHOA ... RIP Pimp C. Yet another rapper gunned down.
He died of natural causes.
My bad. They laid him to rest Thursday (http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g62NLsRq7i5t05N1z1Ridy390BLQD8TGROA00).
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 17, 2007, 12:58:16 AM
Words cannot describe....
(http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/3824/828gfh4mr9.jpg) ROSES ARE RED. VIOLETS ARE BLUE. On one knee sucking your hips, up in your poo, boo
Yo! HiP Nation. here's something shit I found, try it yo'self! (source Hiphopopcrunch (http://hiphop.popcrunch.com/looping-a-beat-how-to-make-your-own-hip-hop-tracks/#more-4618) blog) - if y'all can make some dope beats, let's have a thread in Freestyle. O0
Looping a Beat: How to make your own hip-hop tracks
Here’s a step by step guide for taking free beats and producing your own hip-hop. Have fun!
1. Get a Digital Audio Workstation.
Here are some free options:
Windows - Try Reaper (http://reaper.fm) Reaper User Guide (http://www.cockos.com/reaper/userguide/ReaperUserGuide2.00h.pdf)
Mac - Try GarageBand
Linux - Try Ardour (http://www.ardour.org) Ardour online manual (http://ardour.org/files/manual/index.html)
2. Find your groove
Import the loop.
Reaper - Go to the main menu and choose Insert -> Media File or use the Media Explorer: View -> Show Media Explorer. (page 72 in the Reaper user guide)
GarageBand - Look up the file in Finder and simply click ‘n’ drag it to an empty spot in Garage Band.
Ardour - Click on the Edit item in the editor’s menu bar, then from the popup choose Import -> … as new tracks. (chapter 3.4 in the Ardour online manual)
3. Loop it up - repeat it
Reaper - Hover the mouse over the edge of the file until you see a double-headed arrow. Now click and drag the to the right for looping it. (page 119 in the Reaper user guide)
GarageBand - Hover the mouse over the upper right edge of the file until you can see a bent arrow, then click and drag to loop.
Ardour - For looping in Ardour you will have to copy manually. Hold Ctrl while clicking ‘n’ dragging to create a new copy. Line them up one after another. (chapter 4.4 in the Ardour online manual)
4. Record your raps
I hope you got a mic. In that case, just rap man! The only thing to watch out for is so that the signal going in don’t hit the red in the meter. If it does there can be some nasty distortion going on. And not the good sounding analog one, but the horrible digital one.
As far as inputs and connections to your sound card goes, you’ll have to find that out for yourself. They’re all different and there are lots of them out there.
So create a track, record enable it and hit record.
Reaper - Choose Track - > Add track. Click the record arm button on the track and then the record button on the transport (or Ctrl+R). (page 56-57 in the Reaper User Guide)
GarageBand - Choose Track -> New Track… -> Real Instrument Track. It should be record armed from the beginning, otherwise click the record arm button on the track. To start recording, click the record button in the transport.
Ardour - Choose Session -> Add track/bus and create a mono track. Click the record arm button on the track. Click the record button in the Transport and then play to start recording. (chapter 8.1 in the Ardour online manual)
5. Bounce it
When you’re done you might want to export the whole thing to a new file to play in a media player, burn on CD, etc. etc.
Reaper - Choose File -> Render (page 182 in the Reaper user guide)
GarageBand - Look under the Share menu and choose how you want to do it.
8 Diagrams is finally out. How do you feel about that?
We should have released five albums by now, but you know, it’s all good to still be loved and appreciated and anticipated like that. That’s the best feeling about this whole thing for me right now.
Five years is a long time to go without releasing an album. Was there too much of a layover between Iron Flag and 8 Diagrams?
For me and in my opinion, I would say yeah. But you know, I’m not the one who runs things. I just played my part as an MC on this one.
Did playing your part as an MC include giving RZA your creative input and making suggestions?
I played my part as an MC. This was a vision that RZA had, like 36 Chambers was a vision that he had. We had the faith in him to basically do what he does to the extent of how he does it. Pretty much, that’s what he did. My input wasn’t asked of me. Creatively, that’s really, like, out the window on this album. This was like you had Beethoven and n****s who played guitars and shit. There’s only room for one conductor, man.
It doesn’t seem as though every Clan member has that same faith in RZA that you have. Why do you think that is?
It’s not that everybody doesn’t have the faith. We know RZA away from music, so I know what he’s capable of on and off the field. It’s never a question of faith or anything like that. It’s just more a question of decision-making now that we’re grown. It’s about making the right decision and smart decisions because bad choices can kill you nowadays.
We’ve been a group that’s been under fire for a long time as well. We’re loved and hated. We’re loved for the same reasons we’re hated. So I look at this album, after a layoff of five years, as showing your faith. It’s like the dude you grew up with and moved away from you. You haven’t seen him in five years and when you first see him, it’s going to tell how he’s been living for the past five years. If his face is dirty, you’re going to be looking at him like, ‘What have you been doing all this time?’ I’m not saying we’re like that, but in this real glossy, glossy, glossy industry, it’s like we’re a piece of coal right now. And it’s good and bad. We’re the diamond in its rawest form but the people are misled and blinded by that shine. It just makes it hard, man.
Doing what we do, we have to overpower and redirect dudes’ mindstates, man, whether it’s the fans or the next generation or even just the music industry, which we helped shape to what it is now. It’s taking that motto and that mindset and bringing it back to where that is. There’s so much talent on the street and there’s so much good shit that you will never hear because of these big robots, these robotic dudes who are sucking up everything and making it hard for the independents. It hurts me a lot because there’s a lot riding on this. It’s bigger than us. It’s a hip-hop population that’s buying this album. We know. There’s a generation or population that’s rooting for us. It’s almost like being in a stadium at the Super Bowl and you have your home fans and the stadium is loud and everything. On the first play, you don’t want to throw an interception or turn the ball over because that’s how you lose. That’s how I’m looking at it and I could be wrong, but for this album, man, I think RZA in his creative genius, he took it to a level where he saw himself at. This is a vision that he had, unlike with 36 Chambers, where I saw that vision.
This album, I didn’t really see that vision because I’m still stuck on the core fans who got us to this point. I’m not really interested to cater to the new fans we met in Hollywood and all this, that and the third. If you wanna take it back and you wanna redirect the mindset, you have to do what you originally did because these fans are lost. This music and this generation is lost. If that’s the aim, then you gotta really come hard, man, because this generation’s teenagers are smarter than my generation’s teenagers. 16 year-olds today know what I knew at 22. We told them to stick together and that “clan” means “family”. We gave them guidelines all day with Supreme Clientele and The Purple Tape, Cuban Linx and everything that we’ve done, man.
So to really be at this level and the core is hyped about this album and it’s about a Beatles song. It’s not really about us. It’s about the Beatles. I don’t know, man. Maybe I ain’t seeing it, but it is what it is. I played my part as an MC. I really didn’t have any creative input. I didn’t have any direction to the album. I came in here as Inspectah Deck from Wu-Tang Clan. But if you want to hear creative input and ideas from Deck, you have to catch the Resident Patient album or catch the Part 2 that I’m doing now that’s dropping after this. That’s how I have to get my shit off. I’m one of the most underrated dudes of all-time, if you ask me. Not because I didn’t sell a million records. I didn’t have proper promotion for a lot of my shit, so you know, it is what it is. But that’s my opinion on that album. It’s not my lyrical best because I had to deal with what was put in front of me. I wasn’t really inspired by a lot of the tracks. And I can say that because this is nothing that I haven’t said to RZA already.
You don’t think you killed “Unpredictable”?
Yeah, but that wasn’t how the beat originally sounded and a few other elements…I’m not here to bicker or punch holes in my product. I’m just telling you what’s real with me and I’m not biting my tongue and I’m not trying to front on y’all. I support Wu-Tang 100%. This album was not my greatest and I don’t think it’s our greatest because of the direction that we went. But on the other hand, that’s RZA. He had that vision and he had that vision with 36 Chambers and we’re here now because of that. So maybe I’m wrong. Maybe this will be the album that the world was waiting for to come from the Clan and this will restore our history and restore our legacy and put it on top. Maybe that’s that album. I don’t think so.
Could 8 Diagrams be one of those albums that take awhile to sink in before fans see the greatness in it?
Maybe. It’s definitely going to take them some time to do whatever they’re going to do; if they’re going to get used to it or if they’re going to get familiar with it or if they’re going to hate on it, it’s all in a matter of time. For me, personally, and like I said, I’m only speaking for me, I’ve been born and raised on this Wu-Tang shit before Wu-Tang. In the womb, I was born with this shit. When it comes down to this, I know how to do that. I can’t give y’all my best if I’m not feeling a certain level. If you hear certain tracks and you wonder why Deck is not on this or why Deck isn’t on that, it’s not about that. Me, myself, I can’t perform and just act like I’m feeling this shit just to rhyme on it and just to get the job done and just to get the check. I could never do that. You might get the money but your name is on it and it’s unsatisfactory. Now my name would have to live with that mark on it.
You mentioned how your verse on “Unpredictable” was done over a different beat than the one that made 8 Diagrams. Is it hard as an MC to bring your best over a beat that you know isn’t good enough to go on the album?
It’s tough when you don’t know that’s going to happen. It’s tough when you write to something and you say the rhyme to something and then you come back and it’s something totally different. Yeah, that’s tough even though it’s happened in the past. Some of it has been successful, some of it hasn’t. But I’m not here to nitpick about this whole album. I’m just telling you my personal feelings. I didn’t like it. I like Ghost’s album better than the Wu-Tang album and I can say that because I’m fucking Wu-Tang. I’m keeping it real with the fans. When you see me on the street, I’m not concerned with being no rapper like that. I want to be bigger and more legendary than my solo career has allowed me to be and I know I can be. It takes the right positioning. If the Wu-Tang album has some sort of success, that would be a springboard for me to resurrect my solo career, man, which has been in the dungeons for a few years. I can’t capitalize off of that.
My babies can’t look forward to uncertainty, man, so I need to be sure. And I’m unsure. If you ask me, this is one of the first times that I’ve ever been questioning my own shit. But I’m only being aware of the times and looking at the times and the situation at where we’re at in hip-hop now .Are the people going to accept Wu-Tang trying to be as big or bigger than the Beatles or is Hollywood going to accept Wu-Tang or are we going to be looked at as rock stars? Those are not my dreams or goals so that is unimportant to me. I don’t worry about being looked at as a rock star. Listen, I did a song with Blondie and in two days, got a phone call and performed on The American Music Awards with her for “Who’s Gonna Cry” with me, U-God and Mobb Deep. I don’t have no problem doing that and I go wherever my music takes me.
But the album sounds slow, man. The album is slow. Everything is dragged out. There’s two head-nodding, Wu-Tang, side-splittin’, karate-choppin’ shit. For the die-hard fans that loved us from day one, I feel bad for them. That’s who I’m really speaking for. I’m not talking about the new fans we’re trying to make right now. Maybe fucking Tom Brady will show up to the concert because we did the Wu-Tang/Beatles shit. (laughs) I’m not concerned with that shit.
The backpack generation has been forgotten about. I’m concerned with getting them and the skateboarders, like the Lupe Fiasco’s of the world. Let’s give the young generation something to really , really hold onto, some knowledge, which it’s always gonna be. But the radio don’t play our shit. Is going this route going to guarantee that the radio will play our shit 60 times a day like the rest of that bullshit? Who knows, man? I don’t think so. I’m thinking after five years out the game, Wu-Tang needs to come back on a fucking tank like the A-Team. That’s how I’m thinking we have to come in the game and seize it from the rest of these clowns. We’re coming in kind of passive to me. We’re coming in like, ‘Hey, how are you doing? It’s okay with your bullshit. We’re just going to go over here and do our thing.’ You know what I mean? We have a responsibility to the hip-hop nation who are relying on us to change things once again like we did when we first came in. And it’s bigger than us, man. The responsibility lies on our shoulders and we’re the only ones who have been accepted to do it.
Will the hardcore Wu-Tang fans be unsatisfied with 8 Diagrams?
That’s my thoughts. That’s the thing I think about. Damn, the hardcore fans who got W tattoos on their neck or the GZA logo or the Deck logo or the Meth logo and whether they’re in France, Belgium, Puerto Rico or Chicago, or the ones with Wu-Tang Clan logos on their car or they kept their shirt from 1992 in crisp condition. Those dudes, and females too, what about them? They’re the ones that ain’t buying that bullshit. Now if we give them something worth buying, maybe some artists will go platinum again, like the Talib Kweli’s of the world and the Boot Camp’s of the world who should be going platinum because they’re doing hip-hop, not this fashion show, car show shit that everybody is turning to. But in all respect, man, hip-hop is growing at a rate that nobody’s going to stop. Its influence is here everyday in the commercials. You can sell Honey Nut Cheerios rhyming. Cadillac commercials have beats that could be on n****s’ albums. It’s real.
Will Smith was concerned in I, Robot that the robots were taking over. It’s going to get to the point where hardcore rappers are extinct because they don’t need hardcore rappers. They’re trying to ban all of that. They’re trying to ban the truth. They’re trying to ban all the reality and all the harshness. They’re trying to get everybody to fantasize about this life that isn’t there like Bentley’s and mansions and Rolex’s. But that ain’t there. Only one in a million gets that.
How do you feel when artists who make that kind of music cite Wu-Tang as one of their influences?
I give the real dudes love. I give the ‘90s generation, no matter where you was from, East, West, South, Midwest, West, it don’t matter because everybody was cracking at one time. I’m not hating on the rap generation. I’m talking about these clown overnight-sensation shit that dominates the radio and dominates the video and they’re selling ringtones all day. It’s like, ‘Yo, man, this shit is ridiculously done.’ It’s blaxploitation in a different way.
Soulja Boy is an example of someone who posted a song online, quickly got a record deal and an album in stores and is now a Grammy-nominated artist. Are you surprised at how quickly artists can obtain success today?
Come on, man. That’s what I’m talking about. And it ain’t knocking son’s hustle, because he might be a legitimate dude who came from where we came from and worked his way up. It’s not to knock his hustle, but it’s looking at the industry and the fans and we have to look at each other, like ‘How does this shit happen, yo?’ How does a n**** come out of nowhere and get it to pop off where a n**** can be putting in work for years and has been getting respect and has been getting love and is not wack, how does he not achieve those numbers within the years that he’s put in when compared to the overnight wonder?
It’s like, that’s the problem right there. The problem is the fans. It’s the motherfuckers walking in the stores and spending that $10, $20. It’s not the rapper no more. You can make whatever kind of music you want to make, man. It’s whatever out there, but it’s the consumer. Hip-hop is outselling country right now. It’s like, ‘Damn, man, hip-hop is powerful!’ That’s why everybody from the government to the churches are trying to get their hands on hip-hop. Everybody’s trying to get their hands on hip-hop.
I’m always going to have a job doing what I do, but they’re not interested in the Wu-Tang’s of the world because we’re the ones that have the true message and we’re the ones that are trying to wake the people up. We’ll party and dance with you but the moral of the story with us is to wake up your mind, man, and they don’t need revolutionary groups anymore. They don’t want you to be somebody that stands for something anymore. It’s like, ‘Fuck that, you’re wearing this because we paid for this wardrobe and we paid for this stylist and that’s it. You do whatever the fuck we tell you to. We’re spending this money on you.’ They’re recouping and they’re giving you advances to keep you blinded.
We’re in the middle of all that right now and we’re dropping an album in the midst of all of that. This is just the first floor of a 100-story building. We’re dropping in the midst of all this chaos and we’re still trying to maintain our integrity to the ones that got us there. This shit is real to me. I got kids. I have to feed my family off of this shit because I’m not getting a 9-5.
With the changing industry, how does Inspectah Deck and Wu-Tang move forward?
What I did with the Resident Patient that I have on Traffic Entertainment, I went straight to the internet and Part 2 will be available on the internet. That might be sent straight from my house. I might be licking the envelopes. That might be my job for a year. You can order that shit from me. That’s how that goes. I’ll put it up on MySpace and all those friend sites and do it like that. If you sell 50,000, you’re still making half a mill. I’ll go straight to the fans and eliminate the middle man, straight American Gangster style! (laughs) You know what I mean?
How’s Resident Patient Part 2 coming?
Resident Patient 2 is coming nice, man. I got outside production. I got different people coming in, not to mention that I’m doing production myself. It’s all ground-level entertainment. It’s Urban Icon Records. I’m doing what I’m doing. I have a few groups in the making right now, but they’re not ready. They’re in training, so in the future you’ll hear that. After Resident Patient 2, you’ll hear The Rebellion, which is still going to be my final album. It’s still going to be RZA-produced. It’s still going to have the Wu-Tang elements. What I’m dealing with is from my level of it. RZA will tell you all day, some brothers are more famous than others, but when it comes to the Clan as a whole, we’re all looked at as a whole. So I’m not just saying it for me and looking out for me, to the die-hard fans, I care about y’all and it makes me wonder, ‘Damn, are we taking care of them and are we taking care of the ones who we know are going to spend their $10 for the CD and once they buy it are they just going to put it on the shelf next to the other 12 that they got? Will they even listen to it?’ They might leave it in the wrapper and shit. I’m thinking about y’all. I’m thinking about this generation that’s coming up, who’s buying these young dudes. It’s like, ‘Yo, man, you’re not going to have nothing.’
Some of the songs that were made 10 years ago, it hits you now like how corny it is. If you pull out any Wu-Tang shit, it’s going to hit you in a different way. It doesn’t sound like nothing else. Just the awkwardness of it is going to hit your. I’m concerned with that. I could be paranoid. I smoke a lot. I might be paranoid. I might be thinking, ‘It’s all a dream.’ I put my faith in son to do that. It was never a question of faith. It was more or less, ‘What are you going to do, man? I hear you talking, but what are you going to do?’ It’s always like that. ‘I’m with you 100%, but what’s popping though?’
Will The Rebellion really be your last album?
Yeah. The Rebellion is going to be my last album, man. The Resident Patient was more of a mix album. The Movement was on Koch. That was an underrated album that didn’t get promoted, but it still sold. I feel okay, man. I can still keep my lights on and do what I need to do, so it’s all going to be good with me. I just hope that this one is the album that n****s want. After five years in the game and after hearing a whole bunch of redundant shit over and over, is this the album that they want to hear? Me being the Inspectah, I’m just skeptical, man.
You mentioned you had some groups in the works. A few years ago, there was talk of you, GZA and Masta Killa forming a group. How come that never happened?
We were going to do an album together, but we can’t do it without the rest of the crew like that. It’s not like we could just branch off and do that. I would rather do it with three people I don’t know, because when it comes to us, our power comes when we all align. And we know that, so we were like, ‘Fuck it, man, I ain’t gonna do that.’ We all came to the decision like, ‘You know what? You do your album and I’ll jump on that.’ We all jumped on each other’s albums instead and we did what we needed to do. I think if we would have put that three out, I think it would have sold. I think people would have wanted another joint with Meth on it or they would have been calling for a Meth, Ghost and Rae album. We brought that all to the table at one time. At different times, people were with it. Mentally, it just died off and we all did our thing anyway.
Is your group House Gang still together?
Yeah, House Gang is still a group. They branched off and they have another group under them called Loose Linx. I’m still into that and I’m still doing production with Urban Icon Records. Everything is grinding out and it’s moving slow, but it’s moving. That’s the whole thing. You can look forward to that shit in the new year. I guarantee you’re going to hear The Rebellion and Resident Patient Part 2 and I might throw in a bonus mixtape with 30 freestyles. You can definitely look forward to that shit on the internet only. I don’t know if you’ll even be able to buy my next shit in stores. That’s how I’m going to do it.
You’ve proven you have skill in producing. Will you be dropping more beats in the future?
Yeah. I just got me a whole little rig now, so I’m set up to do a lot more production than I’ve ever done. Just being on the run and trying to do the album together and being an MC, it’s hard to do both at one time. I was never highly skilled at it. I used to watch RZA, 4th Disciple and Tru Master and I got better at it. I’m definitely doing another album with my own production on it. You’ll be hearing from me soon. I never really had a whole lot of tracks to give away to a whole lot of people. I kept it in the family.
Getting back to 8 Diagrams, “My Heart Gently Weeps” was publicized like crazy. Was “My Heart Gently Weeps” the wrong single to promote?
To me, as a b-boy, hip-hop, early ‘90s, born and raised, I think it’s the wrong move. It’s feeding the people what they want and remembering who you are. But other than that, I understand it from a business standpoint. If I’m the one spending hundreds of thousands of dollars and major money is on this, then I can see where you’re trying to make a direct impact, like you can put this song out and it’s going to strike enough new people where we can possibly have outstanding first-week sales. I understand what that translates to.
But those outstanding first-week sales are not the real fans, man. You know? Those are the new fans we got based on doing a song with the Beatles. After that song, what do you do then? You have to take care of the core. I always say that, man. That’s why kings get thrown off the fucking thrones, man, because of the people revolting, man. I guess that’s why I’m the Rebel, man. I always feel a certain way.
“Life Changes” is an emotional tribute song to Ol’ Dirty Bastard. Was that a hard song for you to record?
For me, it was because I was looking at it like, ‘Man, this shit can be me.’ Dirty is me. Dirty passing is me passing in a way. Part of this whole crew died. The persona, the mystique behind Wu-Tang, a lot of shit died with Dirty. I’m Inspectah. I see that. I see that mentally, way off in the distance, off the fucking planet somewhere. I can’t explain it to you, man. That’s how it is. It’s like, the whole downfall that we’ve been having since then has been happening because there was no unity between us, no communication and there was a lot going on. Everybody just got separated and went out and did their own thing. The devil took one of us.
I thought that that would bring us together and make everything tighter, which it has. It’s brought us together, but it’s like, I look at it like, ‘Why wait to have a party on a fucking birthday?’ We have to always be like that because it can happen to any one of us again and I don’t want it to be me and I don’t want it to be no one else. So I’m just like, ‘Yo, we need to get our shit together and if we’re going to record an album, let’s do it for real because the people are depending on this shit more than we think.’ And I will continue to say that, man.
The people need what we have to say. They need to hear it because they’re tired of the other shit. There are only so many cars you can buy, and mansions and guns. There’s only so much. There’s only so much. There’s only so many people you can kill in one rhyme. Some people are killing four people a verse. It’s getting redundant, man. (laughs) It’s real. That’s why I laugh, because I know that the people want the shit that Wu-Tang comes with, like the “Rainy Dayz”, the “Incarcerated Scarface”’s, the “Better Tomorrow”’s, the “Ice Cream”s and the “Ice Water”. They want Cappadonna’s “The Pillage” and “Rec Room”. They want the “Triumph”’s. I can go on for days. They want “Shame On A n****”. They want that. They don’t want to hear the motherfucker who just got his deal yesterday and in his first video, he has the Bentley and the jewelry. I don’t want to see that no more.
How do you think 8 Diagrams would be different if Dirty had a say in it?
It would just have some life to it because I know Dirty would feel the same way I’m feeling. This shit is boring! This shit is putting me to sleep. Dirt Dog never bit his tongue. That’s one thing about me. I won’t bite my tongue, but a lot of times, I might not say nothing. This isn’t moving me like that. I just don’t like it. That’s all that means. It doesn’t mean it can’t be successful. So the fans understand directly what I’m saying, I have faith in RZA to do what he do, so I come in and play my part as an MC. But as far as my personal opinion, which relates to me and only me, I don’t feel that this is our greatest shit or the shit that n****s want to hear at this stage in the game from us. I feel like we have to give them a newer, better album such as the new Ghost album. I’m not saying that’s the truth either. I’m just saying that his album sounds like what a Wu-Tang album should sound like, but it’s him by himself. So he’s going to do well because he kept with the formula. That’s what I’m saying. I don’t hear no Beatles shit on there. He’s signed to one of the biggest machines out there. If they have faith in that sound, I’m pretty sure that the fans would have faith in that sound as well.
In your verse on “Life Changes”, you say you should have helped ODB when he was in trouble but that you were selfish. That’s an extremely heavy burden to bear.
That’s why you hear me talking the way I’m talking right now because this rap shit really doesn’t mean nothing to me like that, man. Life means more. And I’m like, ‘Damn, man, maybe if we could have really reached out more’ because I knew what he was doing and he knew what I was doing. I smoke. I smoke a lot of weed. Sometimes you need that person to come to you and as much as you may hate it, like, ‘Get away from me, stop telling me that,’ sometimes you need that person to get on your nerves like, ‘Put that shit down. You don’t need that.’
I feel like we need to be there for each other despite the fact that we’re grown men and we have different lives. But the lives that we have now, we built our lives on each other. The life I have now with my two kids and my cars, I built that on the backs of my brothers as well as myself. That’s my life. We need to be more in-tune like that and I think that’s what shows on the album, man. That’s just my opinion. I’m not trying to discourage nobody from going to get it. Go get it and support a n**** and help a n**** keep his lights on. I don’t have no hits on the chart. I keep it funky. I keep it funky with y’all all the time.
Wu-Tang is my biggest success story and if they fail, I fail. And I can’t tolerate failure at this stage of my life. I’ll ride with you, man, but I’m so skeptical that I have three eyes open on everything. I’m not getting caught up by little write-ups in Rolling Stone or DJs that say this is the greatest. Nah. I’ll see what it translates to when we compare the numbers to the other artists who the fans say they’re tired of. If you’re turned of all that commercial, Bentley-talking bullshit and you have an alternative now and you don’t support that, then you’re full of shit. You don’t want nothing new. You’re satisfied and you’re content with that stupidity. So don’t come at me sideways when you see me in the street and ask me why I don’t do that because I don’t shuck and jive. I don’t do the Hollywood Shuffle. If you’re looking for a motherfucker to have his shirt off in the video with his chest wet, you’re looking at the wrong dude, man.
There are only a handful, if that many, of artists today with that kind of perspective on music.
You know what it is for me, man? It made my career. It kept my career at a certain level. Me being the Rebel that I am, I could have sold millions. I could have done the shit that you see everybody else doing, but I just never allowed myself to be outside of myself. I grew up listening to the Curtis Mayfield’s, the Marvin Gaye’s and the Willie Hutchinson’s. Listening to that music kept me in a certain mindframe. I watched a lot of blaxploitation movies like Hell up in Harlem. You can name it. The style that I developed came from the ‘709s. You had to be cool. That’s what I do for dudes. I’ll take you on a walk to the corner store. Let’s go for a walk to the corner store and from the house to the store, somebody done got shot, the fire truck and ambulance came, there’s a car crash, somebody got robbed, a baby was born and somebody graduated, all within the hour. That’s what I bring to the table and anybody that knows about Uncontrolled Substance, The Movement, Resident Patient and even Part 2, that’s what you’re going to get from me. You mighty get a couple of dance tracks and club joints and some female joints because you have to mix it up, but for the most part, I give you tales from the ‘hood for real.
A lot of fans say you consistently outshine other Clan members on songs. How does it feel hearing that?
That sucks. That sucks, man. That sucks to hear everyday that you’re the illest and that you’re the fucking illest and it doesn’t translate to record sales or the numbers. It don’t translate to that. So what is it? I don’t make songs? I figured it out. I don’t have the right kind of promotion or the right push. I don’t have the right people. So when I do this next solo album, man, I’m doing it straight to the fucking internet. You buy it right from me and you can feel good knowing that Deck mailed it to you. Yeah, Deck has your credit card information and I mailed it to you personally. It feels good knowing that. I’m going to autograph each and every one of those shits. I’m going to do stuff that heads don’t do nowadays. I’m going to show you that I’m on your level and that I’m not no superstar. It feels good doing that. Fuck a label and a marketing team. You don’t need that shit. There’s 10 billion people on the internet daily. If you can get 1% of that, you can feed your family for years.
Are you more accessible to fans today through MySpace and other online outlets?
Yeah. Now I understand the business part of it. I’ve been working on my businesses and doing what I do on the low. I don’t have any hits on the low and you haven’t seen any Deck albums out there. I have a lot of things going on. But for the most part, it’s hard to live with hearing that you have so much potential and that you’re the illest and it never translates. You know what I’m going to do? I’m going to put my shit into a book. A poetry book with all my rhymes of shit that you haven’t heard. I have rhyme books that my mom done found in her old crib. I have mad poetry and I’m going to put it in a book so people can really see what I’m talking about.
I’m going to call it something controversial too. Motherfuckers are running with this “Greatest Lyricist of All-Time” and I want to challenge that. Being the Greatest Lyricist of All-Time doesn’t mean the one who sold the most records. It’s the one whose lyrics are just that outstanding. I think I would qualify for something like that. The best lyricist of all time, you can definitely put me and GZA in that category and a lot of people I know in that category.
Does not getting recognition from the industry and major labels ever discourage you?
It’s discouraging at times but I do what I do. You know what it is? They want me to take my shirt off and wet my chest and pour honey on myself and do other stupid shit for the camera. If I turned into an image of another artist, maybe they would move a different way. Maybe I should get a bunch of girls around me and act like I’m a pimp. I’m going to be me. In a video, the other guys are my actual homies. It’s big business and it’s bigger than that. I’m just talking about Inspectah Deck on the ground level. On a bigger level and with big business, for me to have a successful album, and I know that I can go platinum at any time, I would have to go relocate. I could get with any team moving and any label situation and go function, man. I know I can. Would I do it? I probably wouldn’t because that’s betrayal to everything that I stand for.
Inspectah Deck on G-Unit, the fans wouldn’t respect that. It would probably be a good move on my part because G-Unit has a good percentage of the units being moved in hip-hop right now, but if Wu-Tang got with G-Unit, the fans would be like, ‘Fuck that!’ A good situation for me would be to have an ill RZA-produced album with all the Clan members as well as outside members as well as production from outside producers. That would fucking be a hit for Inspectah Deck with some push to it. It would sell like it was supposed to sell, not what we’re hoping it could sell.
Looking at some songs, like “9 Milli Brothers”, sometimes your voice doesn’t sound like it normally does. Is that from recording with a cold or is it a more serious problem?
It’s happened a few times; recording a verse with a cold. On this album, I recorded “Stick Me For My Riches” with a cold. I had a cold and I wanted to come back. I just said, “You know what? Leave the verse and I’ll come back.” I went overseas and went over there and we fucked around and the deadline came and I never got to change my verse. So the verse with the cold is on the fucking album and I’m insulted by it. Other people are telling me that it doesn’t sound that bad, but to me, it distinctively doesn’t sound like me and it makes my rhyme sound kind of wack. I take pride in my shit and I can say when I’m not feeling it. To me, I know it’s a tight verse. The next thing you know, that’s how it is on the album though. People can hear it and be like, ‘Who’s that?’ ‘Oh, that’s Inspectah Deck.’ ‘Oh, that’s the song he was talking about!’
Raekwon is working on a new album, Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang. Will you be a part of that project?
I am part of that, man. Word. That’s going to save my ass. I’m definitely a part of that. I would love to do an album like a chaser. This is an album that the artists wanted to do as opposed to, ‘Okay, this is an album that the producer wanted to do.’ I think that would be good for hip-hop and I don’t think that would be any disrespect towards RZA. It would be like the artists put out their own album because that’s what they wanted to do. Now let the fans choose. The only difference is that it might cost them $20. But controversy sells and I think the fans would love that.
If you consider Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang a chaser to 8 Diagrams, would the album drop fairly soon?
It could come as early as next year, man. It could come as early as January or February. To me, it depends on who’s really riding with it. It depends on who’s really riding with it. I’m about it. I’m about whatever is going to take my career further. I’m not here on no personal feelings shit. I’m with whatever is going to take my career further. I’m going to keep doing what I do successfully and I’m with that. Why not put out an album like Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang? That was one of the most famous movies that we got a lot of our skits from and a lot of our personas from. Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang, that’s where Wu-Tang was born. The artist versus the producer makes it good for rap.
Do you think everybody in the Clan will be on board?
I think so. I think so. I think when they listen to this album and they see where RZA was coming from and then they listen to Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang and we get the Havoc’s and the Q-Tip’s and all the ill producers out there, I think the fans would love to hear that. I think the fans would love to hear Meth, Rae and Ghost killing it off an Alchemist track. Hell yeah! (laughs) You know what I mean!
Over the years, have a lot of big-name producers expressed an interest in wanting to work with Wu-Tang?
Of course, man. Of course. There’s a long line of people who want to get involved in that.
Before you have to leave, can you take us through your writing process and how your verses come together?
I guess life, man. There’s no real structured formula to it. I might think of a phrase in my head. For example, I was thinking of a rhyme and I just caught the phrase, “Martin got shot in the face on the balcony in front of Jesse, they were probably smokin’ weed.” To me, that sounds like a line that Ghost would open up with, so I wrote it down. From there on, the next time I see the paper and I come back, or even right now when I’m talking, I might hang up the phone with you and come with the other part. That’s a dart. Most of the time for me, it starts with a line. The whole line sets off what you’re going to talk about.
Where do you do your best writing?
Shit, I do my shit everywhere, man. I used to keep the notebook on me. I used to roll around with the notebook on me, but now I got one of the voice recorders on the phone, so every now and then I stop and I say some stupid shit. I’ll write some shit in my house at 4 in the morning, smoking a blunt, watching YouTube and fucking around. The next thing you know, I’m coming with some shit when the house is quiet and the kids are asleep.
What’s your focus going to be for the next few months?
These two albums and my label. I’m working on these groups and Urban Icon Records. You’re going to see The Rebellion come out on that and Resident Patient Part 2 on the internet. I’m also looking at doing outside production. I can’t be jumping offstage no more. I’m getting into CEO mode right now.
What do you want to say to all the Wu-Tang fans out there?
Don’t let this interview persuade you with the album. But I can’t sit here and say the album is outstanding and that it is going to blow your mind. I’m not with the fraudulent shit. Expect me to be real, whether you like it or not. That’s all I can say to y’all.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 17, 2007, 06:08:20 AM
GZA disses 50 Cent
One of Hip Hop's top lyricist's is challenging the lyrical ability of one of Hip Hop's top heavyweights. According to RollingStone.com, the GZA called out 50 Cent while performing at The Knitting Factory in New York on Thursday night, saying Fif "ain't got no motherfucking lyrics."
The performance was the first of two performances in which the Wu-Tang Clan legend performed his classic Liquid Swords album in its entirety.
Here's the video below: [youtube=425,350]LwqvII9Y7qg[/youtube]
and here's a previous video of GZA dissing 50 Cent and Soulja Boy [youtube=425,350]5BdLPHvDXYc[/youtube]
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: aKaoNi on December 17, 2007, 06:39:34 AM
lmao @ video two around 1:15 "Fuck Nick Cannon!"
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Gaijin22 on December 19, 2007, 02:13:35 AM
The only Hiphop i'm lisening to is French. Not because I'm french but because the language sounds so great, and Shurki'n album is the best for me. It's great whyle lisening to in on the streets. He uses some traditional sometimes even Japanese instruments. So it's really interesting.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 19, 2007, 05:17:12 AM
Exclusive: First look at Ghostface Killa's book "The World According to Pretty Toney" (http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/7479/88346089js7.jpg) (http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/6697/30441591fo1.jpg) (http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/9850/69899802kr8.jpg) (http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/6227/70657754rc8.jpg) (http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/2055/71032344iq6.jpg) (http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/2104/42452810ep6.jpg) (http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/6352/78378189dm4.jpg) (http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/5462/74145078tz5.jpg) (http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/9783/42805369ul9.jpg) http://www.wooohah.com/2007/12/exclusive-first.html
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 19, 2007, 09:17:06 AM
^ LMAO. Is that Ashy LArry from Chappelle show? I gotta get this book. If y'all listened to that Ghostface etiquette tips or whatever "Wash ur face before you wash ur balls" - then this is gonna be Craaazzzzy! O0
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 19, 2007, 08:03:49 PM
Bow Wow & Omarion Break 100k, Birdman ''Stuns'' On The Billboard 200
There were no monster debuts this week, but a slew of hip-hop and R&B albums made an impression on the charts during the pre-Christmas rush. Bow Wow & Omarion scored this week's highest debut with their collabo album, Face Off, which landed at No. 11 and moved 107,000 copies in its first week out, according to Billboard. Birdman has been in some legal trouble as of late, but his rap game seems to be on track. The Cash Money CEO's 5 * Stunna debuted at No. 18, selling 86,000 copies with some help from guest artists Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, Fat Joe and surrogate son Lil' Wayne . R&B crooner Mario debuted at No. 21 this week with his sophomore effort Go!, which sold 77,000 copies. The disc features spots from Juelz Santana and Rich Boy. Staten Island collective Wu-Tang Clan aired out their creative differences in the media but managed to debut at No. 25 this week, pushing 68,000 copies of their comeback album, 8 Diagrams. Def Jam artist The-Dream, best known for penning hits including Rihanna's "Umbrella" and J. Holiday's "Bed," debuted at No. 30 this week with 59,000 copies sold of his solo effort "Love/Hate." South Philly rapper Beanie Sigel debuted at No. 37 with his fourth album, The Solution, which moved 49,000 units in its first week out. The disc features guest spots from R. Kelly, Scarface, Ghostface and Styles P. Gucci Mane's disc Back to the Traphouse, the A-town rapper's major label debut, debuted at No. 64 with 31,700 discs sold. The album features guest spots from Lil' Kim, Ludacris, Rich Boy, Trey Songz, Shawnna and the late Pimp C.
http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/13250
Damn.... :(
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 22, 2007, 06:28:16 AM
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(http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/5035/disc1vr6.jpg) 01. League Crew - Intro 02. Little Brother - Intro 03. Chaundon - The Boondocks Theme 2.0 04. Chaundon & Asheru - Hip Hop Docktrine (Prod. By The Kickdrums) 05. Cool Cee Brown, Phonte, & Asheru - No Fear 06. Tanya Morgan - Walk This Way (Dream On) (Prod. By Aeon) 07. Erykah Badu f. Little Brother - Honey (Wally Sparks Mix) (Prod. By 9th Wonder) 08. Skyzoo - Never Sleep (Prod. By Illmind) 09. Skyzoo & Joell Ortiz - A Brooklyn Summer (Wally Sparks Mix) (Prod. By Nicotine Beats) 10. Ja$ - T.R.O.Y. (Freestyle) 11. Phonte Speaks (Prod. By DJay Cas) 12. Cormega f. Little Brother - The Rap Game 13. Jozeemo f. Little Brother - Lose It 14. J*Davey f. Pacific Division, Diz Gibran, & Bleu Collar - sLAyers 15. Little Brother - Rise To Fall (Mick Boogie Mix) (Prod. By J. Dilla) 16. Pugs Atomz f. Hall Of Fame - Black Boy (Prod. By Hi-Tek) 17. Skyzoo f. Maino & Stimuli - Cop & Go (Prod. By 9th Wonder) 18. Sha Stimuli - The N Word Song 19. L.E.G.A.C.Y. - The Trial 20. Illa J f. Rapper Big Pooh & Bishop Lamont - Respect It (Prod. By J. Dilla) 21. DJ Spinna f. Phonte - Dillagence (J. Dilla Tribute) 22. Cunninglynguists f. Phonte & Witchdoctor - Yellow Lines 23. Rashid Hadee f. Common - Let Go (Wally Sparks Mix) 24. Amanda Diva - Supawoman 25. Phonte’s Favorite Characters (Prod. By Von Pea) 26. Tanya Morgan - Bout To Be Some (Prod. By Khrysis) (Hip Hop Dock-Trine Exclusive) 27. Blu Checks In 28. Blu - The Only Way (Hip Hop Dock-Trine Exlcusive) 29. Skyzoo Speaks (Produced By Sonny Crack) 30. P.H.E.A.R. I Love Her Again 31. A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum (Flashback) 32. Little Brother - Outro
(http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/9985/disc2zy3.jpg) 01. Metaphor The Great - Intro 02. Metaphor The Great - Hip Hop Dock-Trine 2 Intro (Prod. By JJ The Genius) 03. HUYUSHERU (Mr. Hu, Y.U., & Asheru) - Balance 04. Muneshine f. Emilio Rojas & D-Sisive - These Days (Prod. By Pete Rock) 05. Main Flow f. Cormega - Forever 06. MTV News (Sway) - Thugnificent: Rags To Bitches 07. Blackstar f. India Arie - Hopeless (Wally Sparks Mix) (Prod. By Justice League) 08. Barak Yalad f. Trouble T - Bewitched (Produced By Young Cee) 09. Jean Grae - It’s A Wrap 10. The Lethal Interjection Crew & Rags To Bitches The Album (Interlude) 11. Asheru Checks In 12. Asheru f. Heron Gibran - Keep On Rockin’ (Hip Hop Dock-Trine Exclusive) 13. Rashid Hadee - Whatever It Takes (Hip Hop Dock-Trine Exclusive) 14. Metaphor The Great Speaks (Prod. By Von Pea) 15. Metaphor The Great - Freestyle (Riley’s Theme) (Boondocks Exclusive) (Prod. By JJ The Genius) 16. Ghostface Killah - n**** Moment (Interlude) 17. Ghostface Killah - Save Me Baby (Dub Floyd & DJ Unexpected Remix) (Prod. By J. Dilla) 18. NY Oil - Maybe (Hip Hop Dock-Trine Exclusive) 19. Dres (Blacksheep) - Grew Up (Hip Hop Dock-Trine Exclusive) 20. Huey & Riley Party with The Lethal Interjection (Interlude) 21. Talib Kweli f. Raekwon - Start To Finish (Dub Floyd Screamixx) (Prod. By The Kickdrums) 22. AZ & Styles P Checks In 23. AZ f. Styles P. - The Hardest Out (Prod. By Large Professor) 24. Pacific Division Checks In 25. Pacific Division - For Real 26. Quasimoto f. Ghostface Killah - Hydrant Game (Dub Floyd Screamixx) (Prod. By Jaylib) 27. Metaphor The Great - Shout Outs (Produced By Tough Junkie) 28. Metaphor The Great - Do That (Hip Hop Dock-Trine Exclusive) (Prod. By JJ The Genius) 29. 106 & Park, TRL & Fat Man Scoop - Rap Beef n**** (Interlude) 30. The Lethal Interjection Crew - Eff Granddad (Boondocks Dirty Exclusive) 31. U-N-I - Castlevania 32. Tough Junkie - Not For Me (Hip Hop Dock-Trine Exclusive) 33. Phene - The Spokesman (Prod. By DJay Cas) 34. Granddad & Xzibit - Retaliation (YouTuberlude) 35. Metaphor The Great - I’m Metaphor (Hip Hop Dock-Trine Exclusive) (Prod. By JJ The Genius) 36. Hi-Tek f. Homeskillet, Crunch Ex & Mood (Donte & Main Flow) - Breakin’ Bread (Flashback) 37. The Life & Times Of Colonel H. Stinkmeaner (Interlude) 38. David Banner f. Colonel H. Stinkmeaner - B.A.N. (The Love Song aka Free T.I.) 39. St. Laz f. Geolani - Dollar Circulate (Dub Floyd Screamixx) (Produced By 9th Wonder) 40. Metaphor The Great - Outro
How the fluck did I miss that pic and Masa's wu-review last time i checked this thread out?? :? Any chance of scans from that mag??
Late but Merry Christmas!
Raekwon - Yae Yo (http://www.thahighlife.com/muz/Yae%20Yo.mp3) (Right click and save as) ^ Classic Rae, best track off Immobilarity imo.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 27, 2007, 10:35:19 AM
Copped me 8 Diagrams. The RZA is right, it takes a few listens before you can fully appreciate it. (http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/2473/dsc02747st7.th.jpg) (http://img264.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc02747st7.jpg)
Some album scans by me. (http://img45.imagevenue.com/loc145/th_44180_wutang8-0_122_145lo.jpg) (http://img45.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=44180_wutang8-0_122_145lo.jpg)(http://img44.imagevenue.com/loc1000/th_44186_wutang8-1_122_1000lo.jpg) (http://img44.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=44186_wutang8-1_122_1000lo.jpg)(http://img147.imagevenue.com/loc1196/th_44192_wutang8-1a_122_1196lo.jpg) (http://img147.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=44192_wutang8-1a_122_1196lo.jpg)(http://img9.imagevenue.com/loc1050/th_44197_wutang8-1b_122_1050lo.jpg) (http://img9.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=44197_wutang8-1b_122_1050lo.jpg) (http://img195.imagevenue.com/loc48/th_44202_wutang8-1c_122_48lo.jpg) (http://img195.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=44202_wutang8-1c_122_48lo.jpg)(http://img186.imagevenue.com/loc449/th_44207_wutang8-2_122_449lo.jpg) (http://img186.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=44207_wutang8-2_122_449lo.jpg)(http://img180.imagevenue.com/loc189/th_44220_wutang8-3_122_189lo.jpg) (http://img180.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=44220_wutang8-3_122_189lo.jpg)
My 8 Diagrams review
1. Campfire - 4.5/5
Kindness and Faith are THE FOUNDATION!!! Great wisdom to start the album off...the principle of Wu-Tang is how I live my life everyday.
(http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/4986/metholdschool6sq7.jpg) BOOM!!! Meth rips it up. Any thing that RZA throws! Now my chick is miserable. We're gonna have a ball, might as well pick a testicle. EPIC EPIC lyrics. Best verses I have heard in years.
2. Take It Back - 5/5
I love the bass in this. HOLD UP HOLD UP! My favorite track. Cuz we TOLD YA TOLD YA! Truly an anthem Wu-Tang to go by in the dark grimy daze of the current state of hip hop.
3. Get Them Out Ya Way Pa - 4.5/5
It's a creepy hook. A good track to just kick back and relax...think of my homies who got shot with the payback. RIP Huy.
4. Rushing Elephants - 5/5
Truly one of the best Wu tracks ever. Makes me wanna throw a chair through a wall.
5. Unpredictable - 5/5
Though I was kinda disappointed they got rid of the original sample of Clint Eastwood. CHOO-CHOOSE!! haha - add that guitar hook fuckin OFF THE CHAIN. WITTY WU-TANG IS UNPREDICTABLE.
6. The Heart Gently Weeps - 4.5/5
Ain't feeling the chorus, I know it's classic but damn, Ghost wailing like his name was ODB? Not a fan of Eryka Badu in this...chilling tho. The verse paint
7. Wolves - 5/5
The kung fu sample at the beginning is hilarious. Beat the wolf just to warn the others. PETA dun fuck with Shaw Bros. Dig the "ooo" back ground, then as the beat builds to a verse it just makes u wanna jump up and crash. Loved it when they quieted it down on Masta Killa's verse.
8. Guns Will Go 4.5/5
The violins are haunting. Masta Killa gets this pause kinda beat when he rhymes. The hook got stuck in my head to gunna go gunna go!
9. Sunlight 5/5
Bought damn time someone speak up with world events involving all religions - I'm feeling his POV on this. Thru christ, allah, etc...EARS OF CORN! HEADS OF LETTUCE!
10. Stick Me For My Riches 4.5/5
I'm digging the mood of this. "Now with success I become a target." IM GONNA MAKE IT OOOOOH YEEEAAH. Dope track whenver ur feeling u can't make it, can't be a success - listen to Wu.
11. Starter 5/5
SOOOOO!! can't be a Wu joint without a sexy track. "Baby, you'se a starter, where you throw that skirt" good track to fuck ur lady with.
12. Windmill 5/5
The simple guitar rhythm goes so fast...Rae and GZA delivered some of the illest barbs in this one.
13. Weak Spot 5/5
YOU FIND MY WEAKSPOT!! STILL YOU FAIL! Classic Wu-Tang here, with the kung fu hook.
14. Life Changes - 5/5
Best song on the entire album. You just get chills listening to each Wu Brother recount what Dirty meant to him. From GZA imagining Dirty in the studio to Deck completely blaming himself "I really miss you Russell, hope you forgive me Dirty." Chokes u up man. RZA's verse was the best tho, "I said no doubt you, when you said that the passion of Christ was all about you."
Then was that RZA's sifu doing the something sutra. First time I ever heard mandarin on a rap album!!
Overall, another epic album from Wu-Tang. Though I ain't feeling all the R&B hooks but ah well. I'm tired of eating cheese sandwiches with no meat. And I'm glad they didn't take a ODB sample and just loop the fuck out of it. Or take a bad sample and make a single of it with a guest star. The DVD was wack. Less than 10 minutes? Ah well, cool insight to the making and on ODB...but the audio was about as good as a bootleg video I make at a rap show.
Production - 4.5/5 Rapping - 5/5 Overall - 4.5/5
How can HiP HoP be dead if Wu-Tang is Forever!
Since almost everyone at JPHiP is a Wu-head...let's see where y'all stand?
The JPHiP.com WU-SURVEY (Masa go ahead and edit/add fields. I can't think of shit. Mocha suggested Top 10 RZA beats lol)
First Encounter/Fan Since: Ultimate Wu-banger: List Wu MC's in order of best to worst: List Wu Albums in order of best to worst: Favorite Wu-Moment (e.g. concert, TV interview, etc.): Top 5 generals & affiliates:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: hide321 on December 28, 2007, 12:56:40 PM
First Encounter/Fan Since: Enter the 36 Chambers
Ultimate Wu-banger: Triumph
Favorite Wu-Moment (e.g. concert, TV interview, etc.): ODB interrupting the Grammys
Top 5 generals RZA, GZA, Ghostface, Raekwon, Method Man
Top 5 RZA beats Cold World, Assassination's Day, Triumph, (Careful) Click Click, Diary of a Madman
Title: Top 20 favorite hip-hop albums of 2007
Post by: hide321 on December 28, 2007, 01:23:24 PM
With the year over in a couple of days, I figured it was time to list my favorites. Here are my favorite hip-hop albums of the year, in order.
01. Wu-Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams 02. Cilvaringz - I 03. Hell Razah - Renaissance Child 04. Talib Kweli - Eardrum 05. Wisemen - Wisemen Approaching 06. Killah Priest - The Offering 07. A-Plus - My Last Good Deed 08. Hell Razah - Razah's Ladder 09. Ghostface Killah - The Big Doe Rehab 10. Pharoahe Monch - Desire 11. MF Grimm - The Hunt for the Gingerbread Man 12. DJ Deckstream - Soundtracks 13. Percee P - Perserverance 14. Sean Price - Jesus Price Superstar 15. Little Brother - Get Back 16. Common - Finding Forever 17. Kanye West - Graduation 18. UGK - Underground Kingz 19. Shin-ski of Martiangang - Shattered Soul On A Pastel Sky 20. Jay-Z - American Gangster
Notes: I excluded re-released albums, soundtracks, mixtapes, collection discs and compilations in my lists. Furthermore, these are strictly hip-hop releases that were IN ENGLISH.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 30, 2007, 02:06:57 AM
^ DOPE list bro. Time to pull out the discs and evaluate. If you are a Wu-Tang head in the US. you can get them to visit yo' hood by voting here: http://eventful.com/performers/P0-001-000010331-5/competition?source=ms
First Encounter/Fan Since: C.R.E.A.M. video/1993 Ultimate Wu-banger: Da Mystery of Chess Boxin' List Wu MC's in order of best to worst: 1. ODB 2. Method Man 3. GZA 4. RZA 5. Ghostface 6. Inspectah Deck 7. Raekwon 8. Masta Killa 9. U-God 10. Cappadonna
List Wu Albums in order of best to worst: 1. return to the 36 chambers 2. wu tang forever 3. 8 diagrams 4. iron Flag 5. The W
Favorite Wu-Moment (e.g. concert, TV interview, etc.): When ODB interupted the Grammys, said Wu-Tang was for the children.
Top 5 affiliates: Lemme think...Killah Priest, Hell Razah, Bronze Nazareth, Papa Wu, Mathematics
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 30, 2007, 08:51:56 AM
Wu-Survey First Encounter/Fan Since: Wu-Tang Forever / 1997 Ultimate Wu-banger: Triumph Favorite Wu-albums: Enter The Wu-Tang, Liquid Swords, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Wu-Tang Forever & Supreme Clientele Favorite Wu-Moment: ODB interrupting the Grammys Top 5 generals: Ghostface, RZA, GZA, Method Man & Raekwon Top 5 affiliates: Killah Priest, Bronze Nazareth, Cilvaringz, Hell Razah & Trife
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 30, 2007, 11:51:31 AM
^ Oh so that's whatcha meant. Lemme fix.
That's his 50 Cent's reply? You're old? Souljah boy is young? Shut up. Even his disses are weak. GZA said Fiddy can suck a dick! Kanye dominated YOU!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on December 31, 2007, 11:29:13 PM
First Encounter/Fan Since: CREAM, 1990 something. Ultimate Wu-banger: Triumph List Wu MC's in order of best to worst: I just pick U-God as the worst. List Wu Albums in order of best to worst: 36 Chambers, Forever, 8 Diagrams, I didn't listen to Iron Flag. The W. Favorite Wu-Moment (e.g. concert, TV interview, etc.):Puffy is good, but Wu-Tang is the best! Wu-Tang is for the children Top 5 generals & affiliates: I don't really listen to their affiliates.
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My Top Albums of 2007 Ones that come to mind. No Order
Lupe Fiasco - The Cool Pharoahe Monch - Desire Common - Finding Forever Kanye West - Graduation Ghostface Killah - Big Doe Rehab Talib Kweli - Ear Drum Madlib and Talib Kweli - Liberation 9th Wonder - Dream Merchant 2 Black Milk - Popular Demand Jay - Z - American Gangster Wu-Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams Little Brother - The Getback Consequence - Don't Quit Your Day Job DJ Jazzy Jeff - The Return of the Magnificent One Be Lo - The R.E.B.I.R.T.H.
Disappointments of 2007
Hi-Tek - Hiteknology 3 T.I - T.I vs. T.I.P. Uh, forgot a lot of em
Most Anticipated for 2008
MF DOOM x Ghostface Killah - Swift and Changable Dr. Dre - Detox Raekwon - Cuban Linx II Shaolin Vs Wu-Tang Nas - N*gger Madvillain - Madvillainy 2
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For those who haven't gotten this yet
ARTiST Talib Kweli ALBUM Focus GENRE Rap PLAYTiME 58:28 min SiZE 69,9 MB QUALiTY VBR kbps / 44,1kHz / Joint-Stereo RiP DATE Dec-14-2007
01 . Talib Kweli - Hip Hop Is … 01:10 02 . Talib Kweli - The Wanna Know 05:37 03 . Talib Kweli - Slap Feat Saigon 02:41 04 . Talib Kweli Feat. Styles P - Real Recognize Real 02:38 05 . Talib Kweli - What I Seen 04:43 06 . Talib Kweli Feat. Rakim - Subway Surfin 03:09 07 . Talib Kweli - On Fire 01:25 08 . Talib Kweli - Prime Example 03:37 09 . Talib Kweli - Its That Time 04:04 10 . Talib Kweli Feat. Strong Arm Steady - Shame 04:36 11 . Talib Kweli Feat. Jean Grae - Stars 02:41 12 . Talib Kweli Feat. Kardinal Offishal - Stand Up 02:32 13 . Talib Kweli Feat. Ghostface Killah - Uncut 02:36 14 . Talib Kweli - Rise 03:00 15 . Talib Kweli Feat. Killa Mike - Lets Go 03:04 16 . Talib Kweli Feat. Phil The Agony - The City 03:34 17 . Talib Kweli Feat. Snoop Dogg - Cant Ya See 03:15 18 . Talib Kweli Feat. Mos Def - Get It 04:06
I think its just a mix of rarities. A bunch of stuff is from his mixtapes
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on January 08, 2008, 03:47:50 AM
Double Post!
The World According to Pretty Toney Bonus CD
http://www.zshare.net/download/6155455699e77e/
hilarious shit, but he actually does makes sense =P
"Wash your fucking face first man, then wash your nuts, don't wash your nuts then wash your face, you feel me? You goin' backwards"
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 10, 2008, 05:29:42 AM
Nas interview (The Source Jan. 08)
Nas' decade and a half in the game has taught him a lot about not just Hip-Hop but the world around him. With a greatest hits album and another controversial release on the horizon, Nas takes time to analyze the past year in an effort to chart where he's headed.
Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones cracks a smile. His eyes aren't sleepy, his words don't trail off and his voice is sharp, cutting the room with tales from his past. "Man, I remember when you could get you a nutcracker and be good for the night," he says to one childhood friend and business associate. The two laugh at the memory. "You take one of those to the head and you're done. I got caught out there a couple times myself."
Apparently, back in the troublesome '90s, you could cop a homemade cocktail -- some modern day moonshine -- from someone's project apartment. Surrounded by a few friends at a photo shoot for this magazine, the thought of those "nutcracker" bottles sets Nas at ease and offers a glimpse at a side of Nas unfamiliar to those outside his inner circle: the man behind the Illmatic mask is a wisecracking father and friend who happens to be the preeminent poet of our generation.
With his interviews --TV, magazine and radio -- Nas has become known for his lazy speech, his monotone voice and his unexcitable demeanor. He builds walls around himself to keep you out and to keep in certain aspects of his life and his personality. It's worked in his favor up to this point. As a result, the media frenzy of celebrity internet sites, reality TV and near twenty-four hour access has yet to rob Nas of the mystique he's built since dropping Illmatic in 1994. However, with a new greatest hits album on shelves, there is a world of difference from that kid Nasty Nas, and the thiry-four year old man we see today.
"Nas then just wanted to get some money," Nas says, explaining how he's grown over the years. "I just wanted to buy this cat's aqua green Benz, with gold knobs on the lock. I wanted that and I wanted something for the crew to get their grind on in the P's. But you know how the world changes. So in between those times I had to roll with it. Looking back, time flies."
After dropping the headline-grabbing title Hip-Hop Is Dead in December 2006, he sparked a wildfire of controversy. New rappers and some "Down Bottom" artists felt targeted by his rap obituary as they were just beginning to get a full taste of the rap high life. Nas, on the other hand, maintains he was only announcing the decaying elephant carcass in the room.
"When I said Hip-Hop is dead I was trying to grab their attention to this special art form that's so important to us in the future," Nas explains. "It had nothing to do with what a guy's doing in the South or in the West. There is a place for all that. When you play Soulja Boy in the club, that's 'my ****'. But because I'm a New Yorker, I'm affected with what is happening in New York. That's just me as a fan. it makes you wake up and say, 'Where is the love for this ****?' "
Even those who believe rap is alive and kicking would admit this year has been a trying one for Hip-Hop. Don imus muttered the three infamous words that sent rap to Captiol hill to defend itself in a congressional hearing and rap executives to Oprah to help America's soccer moms understand free speech and ghetto living.
Meanwhile, Nas crafts his ninth studio album, which agains carries a controversial moniker. This is where we find Nas today: kicking back on a sofa at a photography studio, imagining what it'd be like to taste a nutcracker again and trying to make sense of it all.
You claim your next album, after the greatest hits, will be titled ******. Why open that bag of worms after Hip-Hop Is Dead?
That was the original name of the Hip-Hop Is Dead album. But when I put that name out there, Def Jam called and said to chill on the title. It was too soon. It was ahead of it's time. So Hip-Hop is Dead was appropriate as a replacement because that's also what I was feeling. The word, we took it and took the power out of it and made the power of the word benefit us. So now non-blacks that use the word don't where the **** they fit in with the word. They don't know if it holds any weight or if it doesn't. They are confused about it. Either way it made him money, and it makes us money. "******" has been both great and bad to America.
But why do we have to use it to describe ourselves?
That's an argument that didn't start this year. That's an argument that goes back before Richard Pryor. The more they come down on rap, the stronger rap becomes. Everybody forgot about us. The school system is the killing field, TV id the demon. I don't want to sound like Mr. Preacher Man but real talk, all these things we had to grow up with, the whole establishment, has been holding us back. How did we come up with rap? They took everything away from us. And the artist who invented it was destroyed.
Think there will ever be a time when you might feel differently and not use the word, like Richard Pryor famously did?
Yeah, I can see a time when it's very possible. You mature. At some point you don't want to eat certain foods or watch certain TV shows. **** gets played out. At some point, yeah, ***** can get played out to me. But as of right now, I'm a ***** for life.
So why did folks get so bent out of shape when Imus made the "Nappy Headed Ho" remark? If you're calling your album ******, were you offended by Imus' remarks?
You know, first of all, "nappy-headed" is not disrespectful to me. If you call me nappy-headed, I'm thankful for that. I love my hair, I love the texture, I love Black women's hair -- curly, knotty, dreaded, whatever. If it's permed, I like it too. Black women can do so many different things with their hair. So nappy-head is not disrespect. But I'm not falling for Don Imus' scheme. I'm not falling for Bill O'Reilly's schemes. Those cats saw the guys come before them and become filthy rich. Like Howard Stern has been saying crazy **** to women, wild **** to Black people. It's his gimmick. Those guys are entertainers. That's marketing. He did what everyone expected him to do. And he won. Imus walked away with millions and signed a new contract.
It seems like everybody id piling on. Even Oprah Winfrey put rappers on notice with that Hip-Hop centered town hall meeting.
Whatever it takes to get them to pay attention to us. Oprah Winfrey doing a show about hip-Hop is a beautiful thing. Some people are mad at Oprah, some are mad at the speakers. I love the fact that we can have a conversation. You can't expect Oprah Winfrey to sit up here and quote lyrics from Ultramagnetic MCs and understand us. She's part of us, but she's of another generation. She has a right to like what she wants to like. So if my moms was here and she spoke her opinion, you have no right to talk down to an older Black woman, a brilliant woman who really just wants to know what the **** is going on. If you want her to know and understand, someone should explain to her eloquently what this **** is about. There's a generation gap.
That was evedent this year when David Banner and Al Sharpton launched verbal missiles at each other.
Al Sharpton is our warrior, whether people like him or not. No one is perfect. Al Sharpton is going to go out there on the frontlines for us. Also, David Banner is a warrior for us. It's just two generations speaking the same thing but there is confusion along the way because somebody feel like the other is picking on the other ot that they're not understood. One thing I don't like is when our elders give up on us, turn all conservative 'cause they "made it" and start looking down on us as if their hands ain't dirty, like they weren't just like us at one time. I can't se myself ****ting on the youth. Ever.
Bin Olu Dara Jones is eyeing a big-faced diamond ring, holding it up to the light for inspection. Other assorted jewelry -- necklaces, watches -- shines on the table before him, each more magnificent than the last. Nas places the ring down and scoops a classic necklace with a crucifix dangling on the end, a more subdued choice given the gaudy treasures on display.
"Yeah. i like this one," he says to the jewelry guy who begins to delicately place the other pieces back into his carrying case. This, the renting of bling for a photo shott, is one of those backstage moments that we know exists, but the average fan doesn't get to witness firsthand. "I left all my jewels at my crib in Atlanta," Nas says, taking care to explain away any possible contradictions. "I didn't want to travel with it."
It's not like Nas hasn't been plagued with inconsistencies throughout his career. From Nasty to Nas to Esco, he's revealed his own sort of holy trinity that represents the whole person. So when O'Reilly attacks Nas for his gun talk on "Shoot Em Up," as he did, he is only seeing on side of the pyramid. O'Reilly cleverly raised questions about Nas performing a a remembrance for Virginia Tech's thrity-two students that were gunned down on campus. O'reilly's argument is that Nas, or as he pronounced it, Nez, shouldn't be performing for kids at a university that was devastated by gun violence if he make songs about gun violence. Naturally, the man who made "I Can," an ode to the limitless potential of ghetto youth, feels differently.
"He did the Nez thing on purpose," Nas says with a chuckle. "It's marketing for him. He has people looking at him with their jaws to the floor. He's like their Dave Chappelle. You can't get mad at him because he's an actor."
Because Nas has been able to let those attacks roll on by he seems larger than the words and those who stand against him. This judo technique has even kept him relevant even as his popularity fluctuates from disc to disc. So when noteworthy comparisons arise, like the MTV controversial "Hottest Rapper" list, where Jim Jones, who is somewhat of an antagonist toward Nas, edging him out for a top ten spot, Nas is still able to see himself beyond ranking. And instead of having a Kanye West meltdown, he invites the energy and deflects it into another direction. "I love it," he says. "It keeps the rap spirit alive. You can say Vanilla Ice is hotter than me. I don't get caught up in that ****. I'm glad that there are rap conversations and debates. People are supposed to have different rankings because different fans like different ****. I said it in a song a while ago, 'There ain't no best.' We can sit around and debate all that stuff. I'm not in the top five anymore, or the top ten. I look at myself as one of America's rap icons. There is no number one, no number ten. Just icons."
You seem to be one the few relevant rappers who regularly pays tribute to the old shcool. Is that a conscious move?"
If we don't keep that alive, we aren't going nowhere. When the rockers record they listen to Muddy Waters, they listen to John Taylor. You gotta do your homework. The heavy metal guys, The Beatles, whatever was around before, they would listen to the **** that started it all. If you listen tothe **** Kanye's doing you can tell he studies. If you don't study you can hear it in the music, and you're not going to last long.
What about popular young artists like Soulja Boy and others, they seem to be doing okay for themselves.
If you become a boxer and you don't watch tapes of Joe Louis or Muhammad Ali, how far can you go? Not just inside the ring but outside the ring as well. So that's how important it is. I think Soulja Boy is the thing right now. If he wants to stay in it though, he don't need me to tell him, he;s going to figure out where he's going by studying what's going on. That's the beauty of this ****.
You said earlier that his his record is the ****. Can you crank dat?
[laughs] My Superman is wack, but I definitely can try when I throw a few drinks back. I got to have a good time man.
The biggest story this year was Kanye vs. 50 Cent. What was your take on this SoundScan Battle?
It was cool. That **** was kinda needed. It helped Hip-Hop. With the record industry being in such a crazy slump with the whole world changing and the technology forcing people to get music in different ways, they showed you that even though things change, **** remains the same. People still go out and buy records. And Hip-Hop is still the most exciting **** ever when the right people get together and put out some ****.
Did you have any predictions?
To be honest I thought 50 would sell more records. Kanye helped kill all that first week ****. 50 bases his career off first week but we all know first week sales ain't about ****. Kanye killed the First Week King and that is a great thing for Hip-Hop 'cause *****s are not supposed to be focusing on sales like that.
How does Nas fit into the first-week frenzy?
There was a part of my life when I was into that. I was a part of that era when it started becoming a big thing. With I Am I went gold in the first week so I was kinda feeling myself. I thought I would sell even more than that! The hype was crazy, anticipation was out of control. So around that time I was really into it because it was a business. It was a race, it was a challenge, it was a competitive thing. After you go past that you realize that's not your goal. And the next record should be something totally different. So the next record I didn't focus on that.
On the political front, does Nastradamus have any 2008 predictions?
Not at the moment. I'm still ****ed up over the last election with Bush. If that could happen, I'm ready to see a new America. I think Obama would be a great face for America. The Black man's true nature is peace. All humans really want is peace. If he's the face of America, there will be peace.
You're on album number nine. What's left to do?
When I look at great music people I realize that I've just started . James Brown and all these cats were scientists. I got about ten more albums before I can consider myself in that iconic class.
Great interview :thumbsup
On January 1st 2007 we got the Kweli/Madlib collabo and this year we got something almost as dope:
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Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 10, 2008, 07:02:17 AM
Nas is crazy but he's mad deep on that front. I watched this BET thing where Nelly and TI were defending the state of hip hop vs the likes of university dudes and video vixens.
hilarious shit, but he actually does makes sense =P
"Wash your fucking face first man, then wash your nuts, don't wash your nuts then wash your face, you feel me? You goin' backwards"
ROFL!!! Aw. And here I was fuckin scrubbing my nuts first then washing my face.
BONG BONG!! The Ruler Zig Zag Zig Allah was on Craig Ferguson. Being silly as fuck, I just wanna cop his hoodie: (http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/6708/gggaa2xn5.jpg) (http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=fb53077b-1315-41ed-bf5b-d0d278f78bb0) http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=fb53077b-1315-41ed-bf5b-d0d278f78bb0
Check this out. Ice Cube was on local radio pimpin his new movie First Sunday and dissed JT and Snoop for not showing up at the celeb basketball league. Ice Cube-Team1260 01-08-08. http://sharebee.com/0fe9f9c7
AND Kardi got a message for y'all: Look for NEW Music & a Lot more Video Footage to start off the New Year... YES, the ALBUM IS ON THE WAY!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: hide321 on January 10, 2008, 08:00:44 AM
For those trying to keep up with the American Gangster remixes go here
My top 10 favorite remixes of this album are American Monsta American DONUTShop Beirut Gangster American G-Funk American Cyborg The Blueprint III Canadian Gangster American Gangster Opera American Ironman American Godfather
But others worth checking out are: American Anster American Samurai Animated Gangster Brooklyn Soul
I still need to hear The American Dream :)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 12, 2008, 10:31:47 AM
LMAO. Wth is Chinese Gangster. That intro was too funny.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 13, 2008, 06:38:39 AM
Method Man interview on G-Unit Radio: http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhca0R35JhdpMr9k6y http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhaI6L8CmfZsdqA6A9
U-God Sues Wu-Tang -- for $170K! Oh, Lord! U-God, a current and performing member of the Wu-Tang Clan is actually suing his own band's music label, alleging that they owe him $170,000. Protect ya wallet! In papers filed in District Court in New York, U-God (real name: Lamont Hawkins) says that Wu Music -- which is licensed to Universal Music -- owes him the loot for a variety of his god-given hip-hop services rendered, including a tour, albums, and a European record contract, all arranged starting in March 2007. U-God has feuded with the Wu before, leaving the band in 2004 over a reported dispute with bandmate The RZA. He's since rejoined, and oddly enough, the group will be performing tomorrow night in New York City. Wu-Tang's lawyer did not return a call for comment.
Sad news for Nate Dogg. The singer has been left paralyzed down one side of his body after suffering a mild stroke over the festive season. Nate was admitted to Pomona Valley Hospital in California in December after a stroke in December. The thirty-nine year-old being unable to move the left side of his body, and he is now recovering in an occupational rehab faclity. His representative, Rod MCGrew, tells MTV.com: “Time will tell everything, obviously. The doctor can only guess what the outcome will be. But based on situations with similar people his age, and based on his health, the prognosis is good right now.”
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: mode107 on January 25, 2008, 10:06:12 PM
The chill 911 call (http://www.tmz.com/2008/01/16/doggs-heart-attack-chillest-911-call-ever/)
I've heard ppl talking about this lately. I guess cuz they think it's funny because of how calm she sounds
Geez, Poor Nate Dogg, hope that he recovers quickly
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: prettylovely1 on January 26, 2008, 04:58:15 AM
Wow poor Nate dogg. shocking to think about. all the awful stuff is going on in the world.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 26, 2008, 06:08:24 PM
Shyheim's Raekwon diss song [youtube=425,350]hUqAZnmtqJg[/youtube]
And the reason for their beef: [youtube=425,350]lSoK7lNPFKA[/youtube]
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 26, 2008, 07:10:35 PM
FINALLY someone to wake up Rae's fat ass. Wu-Tang need to seriously take a look at themselves and stop this infighting. WHAT happened to Voltron?
TUNE INTO HIP HOP HIZZY TONITE AT IT'S NEW TIME!! Sunday, 1-3 AM EST http://jphip.com/radio.html#sked
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: eglue on January 28, 2008, 08:26:26 AM
everyone that looks at this thread has probably heard lupe fiasco's the cool, but if you're one who hasn't you should definately give it a listen. he talks on some real stuff. sometimes you gotta dig for it to see what he's really talkin about but when everything's pieced together, its really good. i hope his next album isnt his last as he says it is.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on January 29, 2008, 04:36:35 AM
he said that he was just gonna stop doing "regular" albums. He's still going to be involved in the music, pushing his 1st and 15th Label and its artists, doing collabos, and/or making other concept records
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: eglue on January 29, 2008, 07:00:13 AM
he said that he was just gonna stop doing "regular" albums. He's still going to be involved in the music, pushing his 1st and 15th Label and its artists, doing collabos, and/or making other concept records
let's hope that that CRS album they've been talkin about actually comes out.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 30, 2008, 09:03:09 AM
Gnarls Barkley Give New Song A 'Run' For Its Money; Firm Up Odd Couple LP
Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. Tony Randall and Jack Klugman. And now, Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton and Thomas "Cee-Lo Green" Callaway. The first two pairs were "Odd Couples" of the Neil Simon variety. The third? Well, they're better known as Gnarls Barkley, perhaps the oddest of all odd musical teams, which is probably why they've decided to call their sophomore album The Odd Couple. (Or maybe not — seriously, who knows with those two?) That's right, according to the band's Web site, GnarlsBarkley.com, and confirmed by a spokesperson for its label, Atlantic, the dynamic duo of Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo Green will return on April 8 with Couple, the follow-up to their out-of-nowhere smash, St. Elsewhere.
There's no firm track list for Couple as of yet, but a song purportedly taken from the album — a crackling slab of soul called "Run," which recalls Sam & Dave's R&B classic "Hold on, I'm Comin' " — hit file-sharing sites late Monday, setting the Internet ablaze with hyperbole and hyperventilation. It sure sounded a lot like a Gnarls track (we'd recognize Green's caterwaul anywhere), and on Tuesday (January 29), Atlantic confirmed to MTV News that it is, in fact, the genuine article. What else can fans expect from The Odd Couple? Well, according to several reports, Gnarls are still putting the finishing touches on the album in Los Angeles. And while no other details have been released, we can say it's going to be a labor of love.
"[W]e're going to do it at our pace," Danger Mouse told MTV News backstage at Baltimore's Virgin Festival in September (where they were dressed, naturally, as extras from "Spartacus"), when they had only recorded a few demos. "If we love what's coming out, then we'll do another record; if we don't love it the way we loved [St. Elsewhere], well, then we won't do it."
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: num2son on February 01, 2008, 03:45:27 PM
Major thanks to Masa and daigong
First Encounter/Fan Since: Da mystery of chessboxin music video back in 1993 and been a fan since
Ultimate Wu-banger: Da Mystery of Chessboxin'
List Wu MC's Gza Inspectah Deck Rza Ghost Masta Killa U-God Meth Odb Rae
List Wu Albums in order of best to worst: Wu-Tang Forever (Hip-Hop Classic to me) Enter The 36 Chambers 8 Diagrams The W Iron Flag
Top 5 Wu Solo Albums: Liquid Swords Only Built For Cuban Linx Ironman The Pillage Tical
Favorite Wu-Moment (e.g. concert, TV interview, etc.): Gza and Rza with bill Murray (Deliruim) Gza: And you're bill Murray, Bill "Ground Hog Day Ghostbustin Ass" Murray (http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/8992/deliruim6lt3of5.gif) (http://imageshack.us)
4/16 Seattle, WA - Key Arena 4/18 Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena 4/19 San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion 4/20 San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena 4/27 Denver, CO - Pepsi Center 5/01 Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center 5/02 Woodlands, TX - Woodlands Pavilion 5/23 Chicago, IL - United Center 5/24 Minneapolis, MN - Target Center 5/27 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Credit Union Centre 5/29 Edmonton, Rexall Place 5/30 Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome 6/12 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival
Is that it :? :?
cant find any other sources.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: cool_kickin_dude on February 22, 2008, 12:40:52 PM
finally bought Wu-Tang Forever last night(yep I'm cheesy! XD) anyhoo, should have seen the beat I dropped..
"Charge it to the WU, can I get a SU~"
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on February 23, 2008, 08:17:37 AM
The Roots' Next CD: Track By Track
Tariq ''Black Thought'' Trotter and Ahmir ''?uestlove'' Thompson invite EW into the recording studio for an early listen to ''Rising Down'' (to be released April 29), with the story behind each song
THE ROOTS An early listen reveals their upcoming CD Rising Down to be darkly funky, politically charged, and filled with special guests
By Simon Vozick-Levinson On April 29, the Roots will unveil Rising Down — the latest step in the six-member Philadelphia hip-hop band's 15-year evolution on record. The darkly funky, politically charged project is now almost done after more than a year of recording, though it is currently missing contributions from planned guest artists Common, Lupe Fiasco, and Q-Tip.
Earlier this week, EW stopped by the Manhattan studio where rapper Tariq ''Black Thought'' Trotter, 35, and drummer/producer Ahmir ''?uestlove'' Thompson, 37, are working on some final touches, and scored an early listen to the still unsequenced 12-track set.
''RISING DOWN'' (possible alternate title: ''Humdrum'') Guest rappers Mos Def and Styles P join Trotter in unleashing a slew of dystopian imagery over heavy, atmospheric synths. ''It's not an intro, but more an introduction to the topical theme of the album,'' Trotter says. ''Mos kicks it off from one perspective. My verse is about global warming and how the world is all haywire. And Styles P is rapping about prescription-drug campaigns, the stuff they advertise on TV, all the crazy side effects. We're all dealing with different aspects of the state of the world.''
''GET BUSY'' It's a Philly celebration, with verses from longtime protégé Dice Raw (''kinda like W.E.B. DuBois/Meets Heavy D and the Boys'') and more recent associate Peedi Peedi as well as scratches from DJ Jazzy Jeff. The beat's driven by an aggressive, grinding bassline. ''That's the return of the boom-bap,'' says Trotter. ''We're revisiting golden-era East Coast hip-hop, but the synthesizers make it modern.'' Adds an oracular Thompson: ''What was 20 years ago is also tomorrow.''
''BLACK'S RECONSTRUCTION'' Trotter raps for 75 bars straight on this lyrical exercise, spitting effortless game (''Smooth like the dude Sean Connery was playing'') over a dirty drumbeat and foghorn-like tuba moans. ''It was a first take,'' notes Trotter. (Show-off!) ''That's a song in the tradition of 'Web' and 'Thought @ Work'. It's become something that die-hard fans check for, that extended freestyle, minimal chorus, hard-hitting lyrical joint.''
''APOLOGIZE'' Thompson calls this rhythmic, brass-laced cut (also featuring Dice Raw) a tribute to late Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti. Trotter's lyrics examine the challenges of today's music industry: ''Look into my daughter's eyes/Wonder, how can I provide?'' ''It's about not apologizing for what you are,'' Thompson elaborates. ''Dice Raw's verse does his commentary on how the new minstrel image of black people is in vogue now — how that's the image that's being sold to you. It's really hard to hold on to your dignity and not resort to shucking and jiving to sell records.''
''CRIMINAL'' (possible alternate title: ''Pay the Bills'') A simmering meditation on street life, still awaiting a guest verse from Saigon. ''It's about being persecuted and having no other alternative,'' Trotter says. ''You could also see it from the angle of the Rockefeller laws,'' adds Thompson, ''certain groups of people get persecuted and others get away with it.'' Chuckling sardonically, Trotter concludes: ''That [song] is a light-hearted one! It's a happy album...''
''I CAN'T HELP IT'' Trotter says this harrowing tale of addiction, bustling with keyboard burbles and ethereal background vocals, is about ''giving in or not giving in to your urges.'' ''I can't help it/Maybe I'm selfish,'' he raps. ''The way I'm running is becoming a health risk/I might have a heart attack, I'm taking more pills than Elvis.''
''SINGER MAN'' Two little-known guest rappers chime in on this unsettling multipart suite, which segues from a spare bass drone to a backmasked, drumless ambient section. ''That's three different first-person accounts of people that felt justifiable violence,'' says Thompson. Trotter raps in the voice of ''an African child soldier fighting for Charles Taylor in Sierra Leone''; Truck North takes on the role of a suicide bomber; and the very unfortunately named emcee Porn explores the perspective of a school shooter.
''UP THERE'' ''It was a cold night/Not cold like the winter, but I can feel an energy in the air that I don't like'': Another claustrophobic narrative, backed by melting synths and an eerie vocal loop. Trotter compares its steady crescendo to 1996's ''Panic''. ''It's a dream sequence. Some person is driving me through this place where I see my life, like a drive-in movie. Then the guy disappears, and I'm being carjacked. It's one of those things like the 'You Got Me' video, where [the plot is] left wide open — it's in the eye of the beholder.''
''LOST DESIRE'' Urgent verses from Talib Kweli (who shouts out his new project Idle Warship) and former Roots member Malik B anchor another look at contemporary social ills: ''No one cares what the truth is/It's a fortress built on lies,'' goes the hook. ''Malik and I are always the yin and yang of Philadelphia,'' says Trotter. ''He represents the street, that accurate commentary, and I'm kind of the polar opposite of that. So we balance each other out on the song, and Kweli's in the middle, talking about what goes on in Brooklyn.''
''THE SHOW MUST GO ON'' Cascading drums and a serrated synth texture set off the song that Common is expected to appear on. (''He promised his left arm if he doesn't get us his verse!'' kids Thompson.) ''It's about where we are at this point in our career, why we do it — a more introspective, personal type of joint,'' says Trotter. ''I'm saying some fly s--- on that song. I like those verses, boy!''
''RISING UP'' The title track's counterpart has a far lighter tone, courtesy of two fresh-faced guests: soulful songbird Chrisette Michele and much-buzzed-about Washington, D.C., rapper Wale. ''Where 'Rising Down' is one of the darker moments of the album, 'Rising Up' is the beacon of hope,'' says Trotter, who boasts on the song's hook that he's ''getting paper like John Travolta.'' The track's beat calls to mind the polyrhythmic pulse of Washington's go-go scene — an unexpectedly touchy subject, it turns out. ''It's more percussive than your average Roots song,'' Trotter continues with a grin. ''But Wale, who's a die-hard 23-year-old D.C. native, just refuses to accept that as go-go in any way, shape or form: 'What?! Oh, that ain't no go-go jam!' So it's our attempt at something quasi go-go-esque.''
''BIRTHDAY GIRL'' Summery guitar chords and an ultra-catchy hook sung by Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump have made this the leading contender for Rising Down's first single. It's a pleasant breeze of a song — at least until you notice the vaguely creepy lyrics, in which Stump and Trotter fondly address an adoring female fan on the occasion of her 18th birthday. ''It's based on experiences that we all go through today, as musicians and as parents,'' Trotter says. ''It deals with what our daughters are exposed to, the effects of My Super Sweet 16, reality TV, all this crazy s---.'' Thompson, however, laughs off the song as a hip-hop Lolita: ''It's the most beautiful statutory rape song ever!''
4/16 Seattle, WA - Key Arena 4/18 Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena 4/19 San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion 4/20 San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena 4/27 Denver, CO - Pepsi Center 5/01 Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center 5/02 Woodlands, TX - Woodlands Pavilion 5/23 Chicago, IL - United Center 5/24 Minneapolis, MN - Target Center 5/27 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Credit Union Centre 5/29 Edmonton, Rexall Place 5/30 Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome 6/12 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival
Is that it :? :?
cant find any other sources.
man...how much did the floor seats cost you? my ticket was like $65 and its about mid way up.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: num2son on February 26, 2008, 02:28:14 PM
That's actually some of the best lyrics I've heard in a long time :lol:
Just give it a nice beat and get a real rapper to do, and it would be pretty tight.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: mode107 on April 15, 2008, 01:14:51 AM
New Vh1 reality show premiering tonight called "Miss Rap Supreme" Rapper Khia will be on there as a contestant. Khia was the one who came out with that song some years ago, "my neck, my back." It's interesting why she'll be on that because the show is an amateur rap competition.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: num2son on April 18, 2008, 06:02:51 PM
I think it was good video but it does not go well with the actual song.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on April 26, 2008, 09:08:30 AM
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(http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/1451/risingtl7.jpg) 1. The Pow Wow (Intro) 2. Rising Down (Hum Drum) (featuring Mos Def, Styles P & Dice Raw) 3. Get Busy (featuring Dice Raw, Peedi Peedi & DJ Jazzy Jeff) 4. @ 15 5. 75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction) (featuring Tuba Gooding Jr.) 6. Becoming Unwritten 7. Criminal (featuring Truck North & Saigon) 8. I Will Not Apologize (featuring Porn, Dice Raw, & Talib Kweli) 9. I Can’t Help It (featuring Malik B & Porn) 10. Singing Man (featuring Porn & Truck North) 11. Up There (Unwritten) (featuring Mercedes Martinez) 12. Lost Desire (featuring Malik B & Talib Kweli) 13. The Show (featuring Common) 14. Rising Up (featuring Wale & Chrisette Michelle) 15. Live at WPFW, 1994 (Hidden Track)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/8mgrxn
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on April 27, 2008, 06:08:43 AM
(http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/1451/risingtl7.jpg) 1. The Pow Wow (Intro) 2. Rising Down (Hum Drum) (featuring Mos Def, Styles P & Dice Raw) 3. Get Busy (featuring Dice Raw, Peedi Peedi & DJ Jazzy Jeff) 4. @ 15 5. 75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction) (featuring Tuba Gooding Jr.) 6. Becoming Unwritten 7. Criminal (featuring Truck North & Saigon) 8. I Will Not Apologize (featuring Porn, Dice Raw, & Talib Kweli) 9. I Can’t Help It (featuring Malik B & Porn) 10. Singing Man (featuring Porn & Truck North) 11. Up There (Unwritten) (featuring Mercedes Martinez) 12. Lost Desire (featuring Malik B & Talib Kweli) 13. The Show (featuring Common) 14. Rising Up (featuring Wale & Chrisette Michelle) 15. Live at WPFW, 1994 (Hidden Track)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/8mgrxn
nice! copping it now. I didn't expect so many features on it.
I"m guessing birthday girl wasn't suited for the album?
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on May 15, 2008, 08:08:14 AM
Saw this on a forum
Apparently its off the Cuban Linx 2 Album
Raekwon ft. Ghostface - Necro
http://www.zshare.net/audio/120315824f1d9c51/
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on May 20, 2008, 07:09:33 AM
^ That TRACK IS SICK!! Total slosh the glass fucking cruise down street kinda track. Looking forward to RZA's new Bobby Digital disc too.
KARDINAL OFFISHALL 'DANGEROUS' feat. AKON (Official Video) - aight track but sounds more like an Akon feat Kardi. I just wanna know who the hot honey is. http://youtube.com/watch?v=kFeaqB-AAMo
Official site is UP!! http://www.iamnot4sale.com/
YO!! Don't forget to peep the Public Enemy special on HiP HoP Hizzy this weekend :shakeit:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: StreakInTheSky on May 30, 2008, 10:29:10 AM
So Atmosphere released a new album, and to promote it they made this thing where you can tag up any page on the internet, so I tagged up jphip. :lol:
I'm not a tagger or do graffiti so it's not that great, but it was fun. And you can listen to a stream of some tracks while doing it.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on May 31, 2008, 06:59:37 AM
SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!
Hehe, you guys are bigger Wu-Tang fans than me, so you guys prolly seen this already.
RZA - Can't Stop Me Now Video Digi Snax - June 24
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_MJnPRo7-8
Where's Deck? =( Its a short 1 verse song now...
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on May 31, 2008, 07:12:54 AM
Masa played the track on HiP HoP Hizzy but I never knew Deck was there! Fuck yeah, missing out Wu after all that 8 Diagrams pissing and whining. Been looking forward to Digi Snax all year. Bobby Digital >>>> RZA lol
HEY!! RZA is coming to town near YOU YOU
Tour dates are as follows:
Apr 5 … Los Angeles, CA … Knitting Factory Apr 25 … Edinburgh, Scotland … Triptych Festival Apr 26 … Glasgow, Scotland … Triptych Festival Apr 27 … Aberdeen, Scotland … Triptych Festival Apr 28 … London, England … IndigO2 May 1 … Manchester, England … Academy 1 May 2 … Brighton, England … TBA May 4 … Nottingham, England … TBA May 10 … Houston, TX … Warehouse Live Jun 11 … Austin, TX … Emo’s Jun 12 … Dallas, TX … Palladium Ballroom Jun 14 … Denver, CO … Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom Jun 15 … Salt Lake City, UT … Urban Lounge Jun 17 … Tucson, AZ … Rialto Theater Jun 18 … Phoenix, AZ … Brickhouse Theater Jun 20 … Los Angeles, CA … Henry Fonda Theater Jun 21 … San Francisco, CA … 1015 Jun 23 … Portland, OR … Hawthorne Theater Jun 24 … Seattle, WA … Showbox at the Market Jun 25 … Vancouver, British Columbia … Richard’s on Richards Jun 27 … Calgary, Alberta … Sled Island Music Festival Jun 30 … Minneapolis, MN … First Avenue Jul 1 … Chicago, IL … House of Blues Jul 2 … Pontiac, MI … Crofoot Ballroom Jul 4 … Ottawa, Ontario … New Capital Music Hall Jul 5 … New York, NY - Webster Hall Jul 7 … Philadelphia, PA … Trocadero Jul 8 … Washington, DC … 9:30 Club
LMAO! Never heard of Atmosphere. GJ Ross. I commented.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on May 31, 2008, 08:45:56 AM
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Wale reveals details of 'Seinfeld' mixtape
First Harlem rapper Cam'Ron proclaimed his love for Curb Your Enthusiasm, now this: Late next month, Washington, D.C. up-and-comer Wale plans to release The Mixtape About Nothing, an entire set of hip-hop cuts inspired by Seinfeld. (Check out a preview of the mixtape's cover art at left.) "I think I've seen every episode, like, 30 times," Wale said when EW.com called him at the NYC studio of producer Mark Ronson (Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen) yesterday. Wale says he's particularly partial to the show's controversial 1997-98 swan song. "The last season is very underrated. A lot of Seinfeld fans be like, 'Oh, the last season is so over-the-top.' I'm like, it's about reinventing!"
Wale played us an early snippet of a song called "Hype" over the phone. The meditation on celebrity opens with a lengthy sample from one of Jerry Seinfeld's Season 7 stand-up monologues: "I love it when people are complimented on something they're wearing, and they accept the compliment as if it was about them..." Wale also exclusively revealed to EW.com that his team recently convinced Seinfeld alum Julia Louis-Dreyfus to record a brief skit (or "drop") for the mixtape. "She’s not [in character as] Elaine — she’s Julia Louis-Dreyfus," explains Wale, who hasn't had a chance to hear the skit yet. "It's something crazy, something comical." (Louis-Dreyfus' reps did not reply to requests for comment.) No word yet on whether Wale's tunes inspired the actress to break into that notorious "Elaine dance"...
UPDATE: Julia Louis-Dreyfus replies via email: "Wale is my favorite artist because he's the only one who ever included me in a mixtape -- hear that, P. Diddy?”
(http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/8687/walemixtapeaboutnothingqq5.jpg) 01. “The Opening Title Sequence” (produced by Best Kept Secret) 02. “The Roots Song Wale Is On” f. Chrisette Michele (produced by ?uestlove & James Poyser) 03. “The Feature Heavy Song” f. Bun B, Pusha T and Tre from UCB (produced by Best Kept Secret) 04. “The Freestyle (Roc Boys)” 05. “The Perfect Plan” (produced by Best Kept Secret) 06. “The Kramer” (produced by Best Kept Secret) 07. “The Crazy” (produced by Best Kept Secret) 08. “The Vacation From Ourselves” (produced by Best Kept Secret) 09. “The Remake of A Remake (All I Need)” f. Tawiah (produced by Mark Ronson) 10. “The Grown Up” (produced by Best Kept Secret) 11. “The Manipulation” (produced by Best Kept Secret) 12. “The Artistic Integrity” (produced by Best Kept Secret) 13. “The Star” 14. “The Skit (Untz Untz)” 15. “The Cliche Lil Wayne Feature (It’s The Remix baby!)” (produced by Osinachi) 16. “The Bmore Club Slam” (produced by Scottie B) 17. “The Chicago Falcon Remix” f. The Budos Band (produced by Mark Ronson & Eli Escobar) 18. “The Hype” (produced by Best Kept Secret) 19. “The End Credits” (produced by Best Kept Secret)
DOWNLOAD (http://www.fileflyer.com/view/9qEc5BQ)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: cool_kickin_dude on May 31, 2008, 04:17:15 PM
definitely d/l'ing this!! :w00t:
thanks Baldie!
EDIT: for some reason, I can't get the file to d/l..it says "heavy d/l'ing, will not get temporarily"
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: StreakInTheSky on May 31, 2008, 11:06:48 PM
Sounds cool
will get once it lets me...
He also gets extra points for wearing Jordan IV's my favorite Jordan :lol:
Oh shit he sampled Justice in "WALEDANCE!" He get's lots of points for that.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on June 18, 2008, 07:56:21 PM
for daigong!
FREE Download: Kardinal Offishall and Clinton Sparks' Limited Time Only Mixtape
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: aKaoNi on June 20, 2008, 10:15:54 PM
RZA - Digi Snacks (Retail / Grouprip) [2008]
(http://i29.tinypic.com/1zyhf9c.jpg)
Label................: KOCH Genre................: Rap Size.................: 72.9 MB Total Playing Time...: 64:06
01. RZA - Digi Snacks (Intro) 02:07 02. RZA - Long Time Coming 04:11 03. RZA - You Can't Stop Me Now 04:09 04. RZA - Straight Up The Block 03:01 05. RZA - Booby Trap 03:40 06. RZA - Try Ya Ya Ya 03:32 07. RZA - Good Night 05:04 08. RZA - No Regrets 03:01 09. RZA - Money Don't Own Me 04:52 10. RZA - Creep 04:44 11. RZA - Drama 05:00 12. RZA - Up Again 06:19 13. RZA - Put Your Guns Down 03:34 14. RZA - Love Is Digi (Part II) 02:47 15. RZA - O Day 04:00 16. RZA - Bonus Track 04:05
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: cool_kickin_dude on June 21, 2008, 04:49:15 AM
thanks aKaoNi!! *starts d/l'ing*
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on June 22, 2008, 12:03:31 AM
^ Nice! thx!
edit: about 1/3 the way through. I love the feel of this album from what i've heard so far. Beats are different, i like it. Dang that other guy sounds like Ghostface.
Edit 2: Hehe, i've read reviews, and they all hate Digi Snacks =P Me personally, i still like the feel of the album. This is actually my first Bobby Digital album.
You Cant Stop Me Now, now I know where i remember that sample. King Geedorah/MF DOOM - Anti Matter
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shameless plug =) Jay-Z - Public Service Annoucement Mocha Mashup Remix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxaZcLn_ukQ
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on June 22, 2008, 06:26:31 AM
^ SHIT. dope mix bra....the sweet nujabes mix is TIGHT. You gots to be a feature artist on HiP HoP Hizzy sometime. ( which airs in 35 min )
and mad Props Mocha for Limited Time Only. I ROFL at how Clinton Sparks got shafted, and then Kardi busts out the Three's Company. So proud of him, hope he blows UP. dunno how Dangerous is doing states wise, the song sounds like Akon feat. Kardi. Here's dem at Much: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=5eBJJJL3yDk
I'm digging Digi snax myself. he even got the same singer from - she was WACK, but best Wu album I heard all year. I cop all Bobby Digital discs and I'm fo sho copping this one son!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on June 24, 2008, 06:46:54 AM
Kardi has endless bars! The song he did with DJ Jazzy Jeff on the Return of the Magnificent was great.
I really want to click that link to d/l Digi Snax, but after hearing some of the songs on the HiP HoP Hizzy, I'm probably gonna go and buy it, Bobby Digital seemed to go from Surround Sound to HD Radio now
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on June 25, 2008, 04:28:40 AM
did ya cop it?? Shit he was in Calgary too. Who went to Bobb Digi's show?
BIG UPS to Ice-T dissing Soulja Boy AGAIN!..."you're WACK!...there's gonna be RAMIFICATIONS!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwW6NHvmY-I
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on June 27, 2008, 09:22:53 AM
Why does anyone want to pick a fight with Ice-T anyway? It's like one of those Final Fantasy Boss Fights you have to lose
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: StreakInTheSky on June 27, 2008, 11:21:40 AM
speaking of Ice-T, check this out :lol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovPF4qvCxB4
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: cool_kickin_dude on June 29, 2008, 01:14:59 AM
hey guys..you guys heard of Three 6 Mafia? they some hardcore mofo's..
I'm listening to their new album and it's real good!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: hide321 on June 29, 2008, 01:18:04 PM
hey guys..you guys heard of Three 6 Mafia? they some hardcore mofo's..
I'm listening to their new album and it's real good!
Yeah, I've been enjoying their new album too lately. It's weird, because I thought they were supposed to have fallen off. Yet, as it turns out, they've released one of their better albums of the 2000s. Juicy J & DJ Paul have improved as MCs, and this might be my favorite productions by them since Da Unbreakables as a whole album goes.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: hide321 on June 29, 2008, 01:19:38 PM
Some of my friends have been wanting me to put together a mixtape of Gemini (she also goes by "t") for awhile now so I thought I'd share the mixtape I put together with everyone on here.
I've been a fan of her work since she was 17 (back in '98), and she has become a better MC and singer over the years. She's a black American/Korean artist, but you'll only find her work in Korean shops at the moment.
I put this mixtape together using most of her albums (group & solo projects) along with some rarer compilations I blew the dust off of for use in the mixtape. I kept this more English friendly, but there are a few tracks where I was really feelin' how she was flowin' in Korean so I kept that on here too. It's mostly hip-hop tracks, but I purposely added some of her more r&b oriented tracks for variety.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on June 30, 2008, 09:30:25 AM
I gotta check this one out, thanks for posting it
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on July 05, 2008, 07:15:16 AM
Bobby Digital flopped?? Here's RZA's The wolf itunes only track (it wasn't in the copy Masa hooked me up with) http://www.zshare.net/download/14167037cd08f19f/
Am i the only one who digs the bonus track "Don't be Afraid" You been wrong so long you can't find the right.
GET READY!! (http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/8640/kardinalnot4salehs5.jpg) Kardinal Offishall will release his fourth album Not 4 Sale on August 5th via Kon Live/Geffen Records. The album includes the hit single “Dangerous” with Akon, which is currently No. 24 on The Billboard Hot 100. http://www.rap-up.com/2008/07/01/kardinal-offishall-new-album-due-august-5/
Check out some old school flava repping T Dot with Lindo P. BURNT!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB8eJV4U8Qc
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: StreakInTheSky on July 05, 2008, 11:53:14 AM
Lil Wayne seems to be the hottest guy in hip-hop right now. Though I find the drum machines overkill in his beats, I found Royce da 59 killing the beat from Lil Wayne's I'm Me. :lol:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/1371989495b4882a/
After listening to that, fuck lil wayne :lol:
And anyone hear Estelle's Shine album? Good shit, with some collabs like Kanye, Kardinal, Cee-Lo, and even John Legend :lol: Not exactly rap since she sings more R&B, but she raps too.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on July 05, 2008, 05:52:04 PM
i'm not suprised if Digi flopped. That one was for the fans though. I liked it. Bonus track? I like the one named Bonus Track =P i dunno what its called. "This mic is scared of me, like i'm gonna rape it". That and O Day are my fave tracks.
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That Kardi track is dirty!
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Estelle's album is dope. I really hate how she sings American Boy (i like the beat), but the rest of the album is on some Lauryn Hill type ish. Its exec prod by John Legend, i think.
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Fuck Lil Wayne... =D i hate that guy. I swear, i don't know what the fuck he's saying sometimes. Jump like jurp jurp... ok.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 05, 2008, 08:18:53 PM
I'm gonna join the Fuck Lil' Wayne movement too. Dude's easily my most hated rapper at the moment. Fuck Lil' Wayne! :thumbdown:
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(http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/751/1026538md3.jpg) 01. Death March 02. That’s What It Is 03. Golpe De Estado (feat. Temperamento y Veneno) 04. Harlem Renaissance 05. Lick Shot (feat. Crooked I & Chino XL) 06. Apocrypha 07. The 3rd World 08. Hollywood Driveby (feat. PsycoRealm & Sick Symphonies) 09. Reverse Pimpology (feat. Mojo) 10. Open Your Eyes 11. Payback (feat. Diabolic & Ras Kass) 12. Adios Uncle Tom (Skit) 13. Stronghold Grip (feat. Poison Pen & Swave Sevah) 14. Mistakes 15. Parole (Evil Genius Mix) 16. Crimes Of The Heart (feat. Maya Azucena)
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(http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/7796/nassexy beasttapecvr2ks5.jpg) 1. Intro 2. Gangsta Rap rmx.(Prod by Dj Greenlantern) 3. Cops Keep Firing (Prod. By Dj Greenlantern) 4. Hero (Prod by Polow Da Don) 5. Black President (Prod. By Dj Greenlantern) 6.Association (feat. and Prod. by Stic Man of Dead Prez) 7. Legendary (Mike Tyson)..(Prod by Salaam Remi) 8. Ghetto rmx feat. Joell Ortiz (Prod by Dj Greenlantern. 9. Seen it All (Green Mix) 10. Esco Let’s Go (Full Song).(Prod by Dj Khallil) 11. N.I.G.G.E.R. (Slave and Master). (Prod by Dj Toomp) 12 “Be a sexy beast too” rmx feat. Dante Hawkins (Prod. by Dj Greenlantern) 13. Surviving the times (Original Cool and Dre Version) 14. Nas Timeline mixed by Statik Selektah (Nararated by Nas) 15. Outro feat. Richard Pryor
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(http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/4074/80360345kr0.jpg) 01. Queens Get The Money (Produced by Jay Electronica) 02. You Can’t Stop Us Now (Featuring Eban Thomas of The Stylistics & The Last Poets) (Produced by Salaam Remi) 03. Breathe (Produced by J. Myers & Dustin Moore) 04. Make The World Go Round (Featuring Chris Brown & The Game) (Co-produced by Cool & Dre & The Game) 05. Hero (Featuring Keri Hilson) (Produced by Polow Da Don) 06. America (Produced by Stargate) 07. Sly Fox (Produced by stic.man of Dead Prez) 08. Testify (Produced by Mark Batson) 09. N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave And The Master) (Produced by DJ Toomp) 10. Untitled (Produced by stic.man of Dead Prez) 11. Fried Chicken (Featuring Busta Rhymes) (Produced by Mark Ronson) 12. Project Roach (Featuring The Last Poets) (Produced by Eric Hudson) 13. Ya’ll My n****s (Produced by J. Myers) 14. We’re Not Alone (Featuring Mykel) (Produced by stic.man of Dead Prez) 15. Black President (Featuring Johnny Polygon) (Produced by DJ Green Lantern)
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Nasty Nas is back like cooked crack! I guess we will have another Nas special soon :pimp:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on July 06, 2008, 03:28:37 AM
Totally. How the fuck is Weezy on every fucking track?? He's more annoying than T-Pain and Akon in a blender put on high speed.
be kanye :lol: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TrkrSdyIHY
Estelle got some hot beats. I love that one with John Legend. Too bad her tracks ain't blowing up like Leona Lewis this side of the pond.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on July 08, 2008, 06:18:01 PM
anyone cop this?
Ol Dirty Bastards Brooklyn Zu - Chamber 9 Verse32
1. We Comin' for Ya - Popa Chief, Preachermann, 2. Brooklyn Zu 3. Do It For - ODB, Popa Chief, Preachermann 4. Blood Is Love 5. Cold World 6. Knock Knock - GZA 7. Eat Ya Food - Killah Priest, Masta Killa 8. Baby 9. Pass the Mic 10. Party with the Zu - Preachermann 11. Get Dirty Some Beers Skit 12. Pour My Liquor 13. If I Had a Gun - RZA, 14. Put Yo' Peoples On - Lafonda 15. Marvelous - Popa Chief 16. Get That Cheese - Captain Midnight, Shyheim 17. So Much 2 Say - Allah Real, Freemurder, , Lafonda, 18. Shut Ya Trap - Prodigal Sunn 19. Dirty Outro
http://www.twitter.com/?d=51UP1KJO
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on July 09, 2008, 10:06:34 AM
Props son! I heard a few tracks at some rap blog. Bout time they dug up more ODB shit. Ya copped this? I think it's some bootleg shit.
Some of my friends have been wanting me to put together a mixtape of Gemini (she also goes by "t") for awhile now so I thought I'd share the mixtape I put together with everyone on here.
I've been a fan of her work since she was 17 (back in '98), and she has become a better MC and singer over the years. She's a black American/Korean artist, but you'll only find her work in Korean shops at the moment.
I put this mixtape together using most of her albums (group & solo projects) along with some rarer compilations I blew the dust off of for use in the mixtape. I kept this more English friendly, but there are a few tracks where I was really feelin' how she was flowin' in Korean so I kept that on here too. It's mostly hip-hop tracks, but I purposely added some of her more r&b oriented tracks for variety.
THAT SHIT WAS SICK!! I really like her flow, reminds be of Yo Yo back in the daze. Ya should get her to drop on by sometime O0
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 10, 2008, 10:38:50 PM
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Eli Roth Reveals More on RZA's Directorial Debut - The Man with the Iron Fist
Barely two days ago we reported that Eli Roth and Wu-Tang Clan's RZA would be working together on a martial arts movie called The Man with the Iron Fist. In short time, CHUD caught up with Eli Roth and asked him about the production. Roth revealed some enticing details, including that this would be RZA's directorial debut after studying Quentin Tarantino for years and that it would be undoubtedly a bloody R rated martial arts extravaganza. I was initially already quite excited for this, but now I'm even more excited - this is going to kick some serious ass. Apparently RZA has an encyclopedic knowledge of martial arts flicks and this is his dream project that will feature "everything martial arts fans could want."
To clarify, this has nothing to do with Marvel's superhero named Iron Fist, as an adaptation of that character is in development elsewhere. RZA's The Man with the Iron Fist is an entirely separate project that he wrote himself and is directing. Here is what Eli Roth said about the production.
Yes, it is true. RZA's script is amazing. He has been studying directing with Tarantino for years and he's really ready to get behind the camera. His impact on rap music and hip hop culture cannot be measured, and he's ready to add his own unique style and vision to the world of film. This movie will have everything martial arts fans could want, combined with RZA's superb musical talent. This project has been his dream for years, and I'm thrilled to be a part of it. And fans should know that yes, there will be blood… This ain't no PG-13.
As I mentioned originally, The RZA had quite a bit of involvement with the soundtrack on the Kill Bill movies and I can only imagine that was where and when he began studying Tarantino's techniques. It doesn't sound like RZA is going to mimic what Tarantino does, but rather attempt to bring his own unique style and vision to this film in combination with his immense appreciation for martial arts films. I'll reiterate this yet again: with Roth, Tarantino, and RZA all influencing this project, it definitely has the potential to be amazing. We'll be sure to update you once we hear anything else, including when it's expected to start production.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 11, 2008, 07:48:34 AM
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Raekwon: Cuba Libre
It is one of the most anticipated albums in Hip-Hop…right up there with Detox. Just the thought of Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II has had Hip-Hop fans waiting on edge. So of course when word got out that the Wu-Tang’s own Chef would be working with the Doctor, results were – mixed.
On one hand putting Dr. Dre and Shallah Raekwon together in the studio could easily be the start of another Hip-Hop classic. On the other hand, would the fans ever hear the music? Here are arguably two of Hip-Hop’s perfectionists, both of whom are working on albums their followers have just gotten used to…expecting.
Well while fans are still receiving word and rumors on the release of Detox, Raekwon is gearing up to (finally) release Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II. Now Wu fans heard this around the same time last year but were only left with the controversy surrounding 8 Diagrams, a string of mixtapes from Raekwon and a series of stellar verses on albums from artists like Wyclef, Fabolous, and of course Ghostface. Here Raekwon explains the delay for the album and lets the fans know what’s been cooking in the kitchen.
AllHipHop.com: You’re just coming off of a tour, right?
Raekwon: Oh yeah for like the last six months. I’m just traveling the word. We got millions of fans all over the world so that’s what I’ve been doing. I’ve been in Australia, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic...just a lot of different places. I’ll tell you one thing, when I hear people from all over asking about Cuban Linx II….that s**t just be f**king me up. I respect my fans and I just want to make sure that they are well fed. I’m just out here letting people know that the Chef is gearing up to start releasing something.
AllHipHop.com: Well to start things off, when is the release date for Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II?
Raekwon: The release date is set for October.
AllHipHop.com: So is it still set to be on Aftermath/Interscope?
Raekwon: Well, It's not going to be on Aftermath. We didn't come to terms the way that we wanted to. Right now we’re just in the process of decision making as to what label we're going to release it on. I still got a couple of other options that I'm trying to weigh out. I'm just trying to make the best situation happen. I put a lot of time into this record so it's important that the house that I walk up into make me feel appreciated. I need to feel really, really, really appreciated. Right now we have a couple of options that we're trying to go through and discuss.
AllHipHop.com: So what are the other options that you're looking at?
Raekwon: That's really kind of confidential. At the end of the day I don't want to put myself in a situation where people think it's coming out on this label and it's not.
AllHipHop.com: Well can you tell us who is going to be featured on the album?
Raekwon: Well first and foremost I kept the formula pretty much the same. When you think of the first Cuban Linx album it had the Clan on it. I just wanted to give the fans that same formula. As far as lyrics I got the Clan on there and they sound incredible. With beats I got the RZA. I was just thinking about the fans that have been with me since the first album and made sure that we didn't go outside our realm. I feel like if I went and got a bunch of other people on the album outside of us it wouldn't have that same feeling. So overall I can't change the formula too much...just keeping it all Clan related. I do have one special guest on the album but I'm not going to talk about it because it's kind of a surprise.
AllHipHop.com: So by keeping it all within the Clan you’re trying to stay true to your fans. I know you all listen to each other but do you pay any attention to other artists out there?
Raekwon: I mean, we definitely keep our ear to the street. I know I do. As far as the Clan is concerned, we're still relevant because the brothers still got it. It never really went anywhere. It's all about us getting together and getting some production that we can grab on to. When people hear these tracks they're going to realize that we never went anywhere.
AllHipHop.com: Are you going to continue to release mixtapes leading up to the album's release?
Raekwon: Oh absolutely. My kitchen is open right now. I got something coming for the Internet because fans on the net have given me so much support and love. Right now I have a digital thing coming out just for them. I mean, the album is done. It's done. Anything that you get from the Chef right now is just a sampling from the kitchen. So far we’ve put out a joint called “The Jihad” just to let people know what kind of vibe you can expect on the Cuban Linx II. But until I negotiate the terms and work out the situation I’m not giving out the main course. It's like when you’re waiting for your entree and you're getting these appetizers. The appetizers are so good that it makes you appreciate the entree and the restaurant so much more because everything so far has been off the hook. With this album, the entree is already on chill and ready to go but I got a few things that I want people to try before I serve the main course.
AllHipHop.com: Now the first Only Built 4 Cuban Linx is regarded as a classic and looked at as the album that shaped a lot of the Hip-Hop we see today. What is the feeling trying to recreate that?
Raekwon: I feel like we're going to do it all over again. It's going to bring a whole new sound to the table again and bring another level to Hip-Hop. People are getting really tired of the commercialized music. With this album right here—I'm not patting myself on the back but...I am patting myself on the back because it shows growth, originality, and creativity. This is what Hip-Hop has been missing. Everyone has been focused on making a radio record. My thought process is on when I cared about making a hot record. I'm just concerned about making a hot tape.
AllHipHop.com: Do you see any similarities in the Hip-Hop community between the times Only Built 4 Cuban Linx dropped and now Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II?
Raekwon: With the first one a lot of people gravitated to it but it was a slow burn. It took people a little bit of time for people to realize what we were doing. There were a lot of cats out their bubbling and we had our little run. I think it just takes time for people to soak it up because it's a whole album. It's not like it’s just one or two records on there. This was something that people can just put in their CD player and don't have to touch it no more. That's what made the album so historical. Nowadays you don't really get an album where you can just sit and listen to the whole thing. You may get a couple of joints but your hands going to constantly be on the skip button because you can't vibe with this song or you’re not feeling this other song. With this record we made it so that you can just let it play like the first one.
AllHipHop.com: Who's going to handle the bulk of production on the album?
Raekwon: First and foremost with the bulk of production I made sure that The Abbot played his part. But being that we are in a new time I wanted to show some love to some other producers as well. I have an arsenal of producers that came on this project with me. I mean this is an assassin team of producers and I didn't want to limit the entire album to just RZA production. I know everyone knows about the little situation that RZA and I were going through but at the end of the day that just makes us both stronger. I just wanted to open up the doors for some other legendary producers like J Dilla, Dr. Dre.....I'm really trying to show people that I have a lot of supporters in the world of production and I wanted to break bread with them.
AllHipHop.com: So you're trying to expand the production to show different types of styles?
Raekwon: Actually I'm trying to expand the production but at the same time create something that no one has ever had. You got different dudes out there that have a few producers on their album but you've never had the type of elite producers that Rae had on his album. This is what I wanted to make sure of so people wouldn't get it f**ked up. I went and got the best of the best. These are producers that have changed the face of the game. I'm always going to respect today's Hip-Hop but at the same time I'm going to show respect to the people that paved the way. This is what makes the album more credible in the streets because when people hear the production team that I got...I don't think anyone has put anything like this together before. I feel great about it.
AllHipHop.com: Is Busta still involved with creating your project?
Raekwon: Absolutely. That's my brother right there. He's the type of individual who embraces me as far as being a big brother and embraces me on a peer level. It’s about helping each other. It's like on his record, if he needs my little words to help him to see what he needs to see then so be it. That's the affect that he had on me for this record. He was very supportive of the situation and at the end of the day we have a real friendship.
Plus Busta is one of the illest artists in the game to me. He really knows what to do when it comes to making an album – not just a record but a full fledged album. And he definitely had my back if I needed a message, word of the day, or some type of inspiration. It’s like having a coach.
AllHipHop.com: You have spoken a lot about artists that create full albums. Is there any artist in particular that you’re impressed or inspired by?
Raekwon: Well, I haven’t really been inspired by any of the music that’s out today because it all sounds the same.
AllHipHop.com: You spoke about it earlier but to go more in depth, what are your feelings on RZA and the 8 Diagrams album?
Raekwon: All I can say is I told you. It’s a lot of people out there that love n****s for what they’ve done and felt like we was telling the truth. They felt like I felt. You got people that felt the album for what it was and wanted more but maybe it’s just that I’m ten times hungrier. I’m looking at my fans trying to give them what they want and expect. The 8 Diagrams album...it is what it is. It’s not a garbage album but it is in a direction that RZA wanted to go in. I didn’t necessarily want to go in that direction. I learned from that. I took a lot of criticism and at the end of the day it’s still my baby that’s out there. It’s still my album. I still respect RZA and the art that he creates. I respect his craft. He kind of knows that I’m at the point where I want to make hardcore music because that’s our background and I’m not going to stray away from the formula that I’m used too.
AllHipHop.com: Do you think another album will be released that's more in the hardcore direction?
Raekwon: Well, the Clan right now knows the fans want to hear more Wu. So of course we won’t have a problem delivering another album when it’s time but there will be changes. Changes made for the better. When we do another one we’re going to make sure everything is where it needs to be. Everything can’t depend on one man. There’s no I in team.
AllHipHop.com: But you feel this album will give the fans some of what they’ve been missing?
Raekwon: Oh yeah, of course. I haven’t rushed this album. It’s been two years now and it doesn’t matter how long it takes because this is my name and my credibility on the line. I just want to make sure I give the people what they want. As far as the record, I’m super confident because I’ve had enough time to sit there and decide what I want to come with. When it comes to bringing you these albums we don’t rush them. The Chef don’t rush it. I’m going to deliver you an album that’s crazy and have brothers coming back to the store like they always do.
Method Man’s music, both solo and with Wu-Tang Clan, has garnered him icon status in Hip-Hop, while his acting career introduced him to mainstream audiences.
It may seem like yesterday to some, but Method Man actually appeared in two movies (187 with Samuel L. Jackson and Cop Land with Sylvester Stallone and Robert DeNiro) and an episode of Martin in 1997, the same year that Wu-Tang Forever was released. Since that time the multi-talented rapper has appeared in numerous TV shows - even his own with the short-lived 2004 series Method & Red - and has landed roles in several movies.
Despite insisting that he does not care what people think of him or his career decisions, reacting to critics has never been Method Man’s forté. With more aliases than a religious cult leader on the lam, Johnny Blaze has always been brutally honest about his feelings. While someone with less moxie may be put off by that, true fans continue to appreciate his in-your-face honesty with the media.
Method Man’s latest acting gig has him flexing a unique accent in the new film The Wackness, a current critic’s favorite at the box office. We grabbed a few minutes of his time to discuss his Hollywood career, how life with Def Jam has changed, his new comic book and what comes next as he approaches 20 years in entertainment.
AllHipHop.com: In the past few years people have really seen you evolve in Hollywood whether it was on television or in movies. You’ve taken on a lot more roles. Was this a conscious thing for you in the beginning, to really focus on acting, or did it just happen?
Method Man: It just happened. It’s hard for me to watch myself after the scene is said and done and I watch myself on screen. But it just fell in my lap, I did one thing which led to another thing, got a call for another thing and I said, “Why not get an agent and keep going?”
AllHipHop.com: You’ve expressed a lot of frustration about the way the series [Method & Red] was promoted. Have you ever looked into doing another television series where you might be a central character?
Method Man: I’m not messing with TV. [laughs] No way, no sitcoms at all. I don’t know, Hollywood doesn’t get it or maybe we don’t, because I got flak from both sides. Black people thought it was misrepresenting Black folks, I wasn’t trying to represent Black folks with that show. Don’t put that burden on me. As far as the network, they just didn’t listen. I thank them for that opportunity though.
AllHipHop.com: In your music career you’ve had a huge learning curve going from your group that you gained a lot of notoriety with, to your solo career, where it’s been a bumpy ride. What would you say is the most important lesson you’ve learned?
Method Man: Don’t read your own press, stay out of trouble and save your money.
AllHipHop.com: We interviewed Shakir Stewart recently, and we’ve heard a lot of rumblings from various artists [at Def Jam]. We asked him about whether the company was speaking to artists about why they were unhappy, he assured us that they were [speaking to people]. Have you had a chance to sit down with him yet, or are you looking forward to it?
Method Man: No, I haven’t spoken with Shakir. I don’t know the dude - if you put him in a lineup I couldn’t pick him out. I’m not saying that to be disrespectful, I’m just saying I don’t know the dude. If they’re addressing whatever with artists at Def Jam, I ain’t got a phone call.
AllHipHop.com: But if there was an opportunity for a meeting you would have things to discuss…
Method Man: I done sat down and had meetings already. All I can do is do albums, hand them in and do my best to promote my album. I’m not asking for anybody to do nothing for me I can’t do for myself. That’s pretty much it, but no one’s spoken to me. I sat in Def Jam with L.A. [Reid], Steve Bartels, Jay Brown and Jay-Z, and at [that] point in time I was going through so much in my life that I was ready to explode. I regret this s**t to this day, but in that meeting I’m swallowing my pride and everything, trying to explain to them where I’m at with it right now, and why I’m even saying the things that I’m saying to them.
I’ll do you one better. It’s hard when you got a lot of people thinking you said something and you didn’t actually say it, but you got everybody against you thinking you did say so it so it’s like, “F**k you.” So anything you say at that point in time is all [game], there’s nobody you can convince of the truth at that point in time and it’s frustrating. So me sitting there in that office and looking at these dudes faces, knowing that I didn’t do anything f**king wrong. But to sit there and swallow my pride in front of grown a** men to the point where I’m so f**king angry tears is in my eyes, that’s when there’s a problem.
After that meeting, I don’t think anybody reached out to me with the exception of Jay Brown, nobody reached out to me to exactly see what I was going through. I wrote Jay-Z a letter, I don’t know if he still got it, hopefully he burned the s**t, but I wrote him a letter trying to explain exactly where I was coming from and why things were the way that they were as far as I go.
We’re here now, and Def Jam will tell you, “We got a good relationship with Method Man” and I’ll say the same thing, I got a good relationship with Def Jam. But I was used to Lyor [Cohen] and Kevin [liles] who spoiled us, having such a hands-on approach, that I got things a little misconstrued myself. Instead of being vocal about things, I should have sat back, watched and did the knowledge to how things worked [at the time] instead of trying to force it into my favor. I know that now.
There’s nobody to blame for an album not selling at all. It just didn’t sell. It’s time to just move on to the next thing. I told them dudes in that meeting that day, tears and all, that I started my career in Def Jam and that’s where I wanted to end my career at, and I still mean that s**t.
AllHipHop.com: You come from an era in Hip-Hop that was so heavy with street teaming, now the digital age has taken over. Are you doing anything right now to actively transition yourself with your music into the digital age?
Method Man: No, I just go in the studio and make the records. To me now, it’s to the point where I don’t care if it makes money or not, I’m doing it for me. This is how I used to do it before there was a record deal, I used to sit at my mom’s table, bang on the table, write rhymes and think to myself, “Wait ‘til n***as here this in the staircase.” I wasn’t thinking, “Wait ‘til the world hears this.” So that’s what I’m doing now and I’m gonna always be like that. I love music and I’m gonna keep doing it for as long as I possibly can, whether it’s for money or not.
AllHipHop.com: With a career spanning well over a decade, kids still actually respect you. Are there ever times where you’ve felt distanced from the kids with the way that they see [the music scene] now?
Method Man: Yeah a whole hell of a lot, and it’s good you asked that. I can’t wear tight T-shirts or tight jeans. My body ain’t built like that, I’m thin so I can’t wear a lot of that stuff. As far as the dances, I’m too grown to be doing that s**t. Braids in my hair, forget about it, I’m too grown for that. What did Jay say? “I could buy the Bentley but I’m grown enough not to put rims on it.” But I’m still connected with them on a level as far as knowing what gets them going, what they like and what they like to see, I know that type of swagger they like. People like real s**t, they like genuine articles, so as long as I can be me that’s the easiest job in the world.
AllHipHop.com: In this movie The Wackness, they put a lot of emphasis on the soundtrack and capturing that era [1994] through Hip-Hop particularly. How did you feel about the way that it was represented in the film?
Method Man: I feel [director Jonathan Levine] did an excellent job, I swear on everything I love. I hadn’t seen the movie until Sundance, and there were times where I was sitting in there watching the movie and some music would come on and my feet would start tapping like, “Yeah he got that off, wow.” So like after five or six songs I’m sitting there waiting and then a Wu-Tang song came on and I’m like, “Aight there we go, nice.” [smiles]
AllHipHop.com: You have a comic book coming out too, what exactly inspired you to do that? We know you like comic books…
Method Man: That’s exactly what it is. When the opportunity presented itself I jumped at it. They said, “What do you wanna do?” I said, “I don’t know, I got ideas all over the place” and this guy David Atchison took all of my s**t, put them in a pot and made a nice stew. Then Sanford Greene pieced it together well enough for them to see a great story and make a nice art.
AllHipHop.com: As far as transitioning into different forms of merchandising and marketing yourself, have you looked into fashion?
Method Man: No. I will never do fashion because as soon as your clothing line goes down, so do you.
AllHipHop.com: Are you touring overseas nowdays?
Method Man: I go overseas, I do shows here but they’re not promoted to the urban areas anymore. Us dudes, we get promoted more to the suburban areas and most of my shows is white kids.
AllHipHop.com: Do you feel like in certain ways that you’ve made yourself a mainstream name?
Method Man: Yeah, but when it’s involuntary it feels better, it doesn’t feel like you sold a piece of a** to get where you got.
AllHipHop.com: Is there anything else you want fans to know about what you have coming up?
Method Man: Just be on the lookout for How High II the movie, me and Redman’s album, my comic book is called Method Man and also a television show called Burn Notice. I did an episode on there, July 10th it debuts [on the USA Network].
Robert Diggs is a visionary. Ten years ago the MC/Producer and founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan known as The RZA reinvented himself as a binary masked superhero called Bobby Digital. Almost a decade later the world couldn’t be more to Bobby’s style. Cars drive around with digital ports to plug in encoded music and people talk to each other through blinking earpieces. How’s that for forecasting the future?
With his acting turn in American Gangster and film scoring projects keeping him busy, RZA just can’t seem to leave rap alone. So now he’s back with the next installment in the Bobby Digital saga, Digi Snacks. In a candid conversation he shares his inspirations for making music, the drama within The Wutang Clan and whether Dr. Dre’s Detox will come out before The Cure.
AllHipHop.com: It’s been 10 years since the debut of the Bobby Digital in Stereo album and the world has become increasingly digital since then. How does that make you feel?
RZA: Makes me feel like I was 10 years ahead, baby. [laughs] On the real though.It was foreseen with the character, if you think about it. When I first made Bobby Digital, I was just telling…everything is going digital, the digital state is going to be the stronger state, we gotta become digitally in our own minds, think digitally. One thing I was also saying as the character, and partly as the artist, on a business level, I was telling people in the industry, you know, like Lyor Cohen, Steve Rifkin and ‘em, that things are going digital. That we should find other ways for us to sell our music and s**t. Instead of just making videos, why don’t we just make a whole movie so that the artist can have an [album] and a DVD together. At the show, all the cars goin’ to have TVs in their cars. It’s going to be like American standard, I was telling them all that s**t. They still ain’t listen to that. So it’s like foresight was there. And now that it’s there, it’s like, haha, like I said.
AllHipHop.com: How does Digi Snacks differ from your previous Bobby Digital albums?
RZA: The main difference…the first Bobby Digital album, I was having fun with the alter ego and I was really sporadic with my talent. I just spit my lyrics any way I wanted, whether it was on beat or not, just had a lot to say, a lot of energy. On the second album, I kinda got a balance going. To where some songs were sporadic and some songs were focused, like “La Rhumba,” “Brooklyn Babies,” some songs like that.
On this new Digi Snacks album, I feel like the whole album is focused. At least 90% of it, maybe one or two songs on there where I’m just wigging out, nahmean? But mostly every song on there is a song, a song you can take and create any context. And that’s why I think I’ve become more of a musician, and more of a focused artist now, not dependent so much on uncontrolled substances for everything I do. S**t like that.
Just really being more focused, I think I was able to give a focused album. And I’m just going to say this: for every recorded album, I’ve recorded it closely on uncontrolled substance, I recorded it like that. I recorded it like that first.
AllHipHop.com: What do you mean when you say you recorded on uncontrolled substance?
RZA: I was high! [laughs] S**t. When I first recorded it. That was recorded and I listened to ‘em, learned some, learned that spirit of the high. Because when you high, you act different. When you drunk you act different. So I took all that, recorded all that and we recorded it sober. And then! Then we went back again and re-recorded everything like half high, half sober. But like a little bit of weed and s**t. Instead of doing 4 o’clock in the morning sessions, I was going in the afternoon and doing it. More like a job, focused. Like okay, now, it’s getting that twenty days, I wanna go in and really make this a record, like an R&B artist would do it. I’ve seen a lot of artists do it over the years and do it real professional. And not just do it like how I was in Hip-Hop, which was just doing it f**king spontaneously.
AllHipHop.com: I read a quote where you said, “Long time ago, I realized that music isn’t only a note and a melody and a harmony, it’s also a pulse.” Can you elaborate on that?
RZA: Every note has a pulse to it. So it’s the pulse sound of philosophy that applies to sampling more than anything. Because I was sampling s**t like…take a song on Raekwon’s album called “Icewater”. Where it comes in, [imitates vocal sample from “Icewater”] “Ahhhhhhhh.” That’s just an “Ahhhh”, you can’t really sample. When the drum comes in, and the horn that’s on top of it, then I make it have a rhythm now. That’s the pulse. The pulse is there, forced out of it.
AllHipHop.com: On this album and a lot of your work recently, you sample less than you used to. So how do you still capture that sound, that feeling of the sample, but you’re still…you’re playing piano now, you’re putting in live instruments.
RZA: One thing I do, I keep the drums sampled in my s**t. And so by having sampled drums and s**t, that kinda adds up for not having to sample instruments. But also, with a good band, which is what I got, Soul Method, Soul Method is a band that plays samples over. They specialize in playing over your samples. They’ve been doing that s**t since Ice Cube, they did Ice Cube’s s**t, Mac Dre’s s**t. They been doing s**t for years. Unknowingly. They wasn’t known for what they was doing. So they specialize in that. So they would come in, and play something that would make it sound close to a sample anyway.
So to me, on Digi Snacks, the music sounds like it could have been a sample. But it ain’t a sample. Also, it’s still a pulse there, no matter what. ‘Cause it’s still a pulse when the drums kick in, it’s still going to push it to that Hip-Hop pulse.
AllHipHop.com: That Charmels’ Record you used for “Cash Rules.” Where did you find that?
RZA: I found that on a Stax Box set that they put out in 1990. A few producers had it. Large Professor had it, RNS from Staten Island had it. It was something that cost $100 or $200 but who had the money to get it back then? I did. I’m surprised that Large Professor didn’t find that beat first. But I know why they didn’t find it first, they were looking for Hip-Hop breaks, I was looking for musical inspiration breaks. That’s the difference.
AllHipHop.com: You produced records for the Notorious B.I.G. and Big Pun, how were they different and how were they alike to you?
RZA: They was alike as far as their love for Hip-Hop and their approach to content of you know, that Hip-Hop braggadocios, ‘I’m the man, I’ve got the most everything.’ They were definitely superheroes and s**t; they were definitely two different MCs. B.I.G. had the most immaculate voice ever on the mic, I don’t think you’ll find a voice like that. I think Biggie and Reakwon are two of the illest rhyming voices [laughs]. Those brothers have voices that just jump through with the s**t, know what I’m saying? Pun was able to fit a lot of words into one sentence because of that Spanish tongue he had, speaking English he was able to fit a whole lot of words into one f**king sentence and get it off. And he didn’t have that Kool G Rap lisp.
AllHipHop.com: So what do you think is coming out first, The Cure or Detox?
RZA: [laughs] Detox better come out first, I already got Digi Snacks out. That’d be deep. If The Cure come out before Detox, s**t, someone gotta give the great doctor a call. [laughs] I think Detox is followed by The Cure. Because first you detoxify yourself, then you get the cure. That would be great in life and s**t. I’ma watch for when he drop that, I’m going to make sure I try to make the universe line that up for us.
AllHipHop.com: So what happened to the Cuban Linx 2 tracks you released like “State Of Grace.” Where is that music?
RZA: I left all that at Raekwon’s after 8 Diagrams and s**t. And how he felt, he wanted to take control of what he was doing for his own destiny, Rae told me. And so he felt my decisions weren’t in line with his decisions. I let him go ahead, let him do what he wanted with it. And so why not keep that s**t and make it a little tighter and put those s**ts out. Because they had a classic album right there. I think Raekwon looked at 8 Diagrams to be what Cuban Linx is supposed to be. And that’s what I think is pretty much your calculation.
8 Diagrams is for the world, that’s where the hood is, that’s where the club is. And then what Cuban Linx would have been, the follow up with the f**king aggression, the meanness, the roughness, the Mafioso, and all that s**t. And the soul music is all on the album. You got that right there. The reason 8 Diagrams and Digi Snacks sound the way they sound is because there’s a lot of producers that got into my chamber that’s not part of my family. Then there’s a lot of producers within my family like Mathematics, True Master, 4th Disciple…so many of these producers who make RZA sounding beats. You could buy a Ghostface album, Pretty Toney, and there’s not one RZA beat on there because he made every beat on there. [Editor’s Note: actually RZA produced “Run” and “Kunta Fly S**t” on The Pretty Toney Album] I got tired of emulating…breaking the same sound that’s been emulated, and that people get from Mathematics. Mathematics put an album out called The Problem, and he put out an album called The Answer. Both of those sound like a bunch of Wu beats, and it’s got Wu n****s rapping on it, it sound like Wu s**t, nah mean?
I was like, “Yo, let’s change chambers. Let’s give them a couple of the soul s**t but let’s switch it up, bring it over here to this chamber.” Same thing on Digi Snacks. On Digi Snacks, I had the chance to do whatever I wanted musically, even as far as the arrangement, the wordplay. I made a lot of songs on Digi Snacks because [I could make] any songs I wanted to make. [Before] I had to ask somebody, yo, rap about this or do this or say that. I would make the songs and then I could do it myself. On Wu, I had to be like, “Yo, this song is about this, make it right. I don’t feel like writing about that.” [laughs] You know?
AllHipHop.com: It seems like every few months there’s some random report on the Internet about problems within Wu-Tang, and someone in Wu-Tang is upset. Is it just family stuff getting out in the public or are there real issues to be resolved with you guys?
RZA: To be honest with you, it’s both, man. It’s like the family stuff is definitely getting out to the public, and the issues that got to be resolved…everybody got their own manager, everybody got their own lawyer, and they got these motherf**kers that are looking at me like a hamburger. I’m realizing that I don’t make money off of the Wu-Tang Clan. The money I’ve been making, I had to clear a whole new career for myself, a whole new input for myself. I was making mega millions at first! Now I’m making a couple million, I got to keep myself balanced, for my own worth.
It has nothing to do with Wu-Tang. And so for the people on the outside looking in, they looking at what RZA’s doing, he’s on that, he’s on this, he must be robbing y’all or something. He must be doing something against them. Not realizing that’s my own hardworking. Like I was telling Rae one day, “Yo n***a, I never got a Wu-Tang royalty check in my life.” I never got a royalty check for record sales in my life. But I got a royalty check for f**king Kill Bill, a big one came quick, motherf**ker! And why is that? That’s the question. I don’t know why that is. That’s why I’m letting brothers know that I’m not getting paid off the hard work we did together.
When I did 8 Diagrams, I actually put a lot of money, I turned down my own future to get back with the Wu-Tang. And then I was the one to go full speed ahead, I did go full speed ahead, but then n****s shot the front. After that, I was like, damn. They sayin’ U-God suing the RZA for a $170,000. You know what? I could never owe you $170,000. But even if I did owe you [that], U-God, after all these years of millions you made, motherf**ka, you gonna come back and b***h about a hundred and seventy thousand dollars? If you want to be logical, know what I’m saying? I’m the one who gave you, when nobody would sign U-God, I gave him a million dollar f**king deal! And of that million dollars, I put seven hundred thousand that’s in his pocket. And the rest went to making the record [U-God’s debut, Golden Arms Redemption], and I still spent hundreds of thousands on videos for “That’s Gangsta” and “The Bizarre”, and all that. That was on my own label, yo. I could have spent that money on whatever I wanted to spend it on. But he didn’t secure a deal back then, so I’m like, you know what, I’ll give you a deal.
Same thing with Cappadonna, he couldn’t secure a deal. I’ll give him a deal with Razor Sharp. Put a record out, put out a gold album, n***a. If he listened to his manager, who was Mike Caruso at the time, he would have f**ked around, tried to go to Sony, sign to Sony without me. Put out a record out and sell 1000 units. Alright then. That same kind of problem goes on in our family, because all the people who are always around us saying…They did the same to me.
My boy in California, he hates Wu-Tang, man. And when I was doing 8 Diagrams, he would always tell me, leave the studio, don’t do this, don’t do this. I couldn’t pay him no f**king mind because he don’t understand the love. If I would have listened to him, we would have had nothing. But I don’t listen to nobody like that when it comes to Wu-Tang. But in that case, some of these brothers would listen to these n****s gas them up, get ‘em in a f**king courthouse and they’ll pay 500 to 1000 dollars a day in court fees. I’ll pay a 1000 dollars a day in court fees. At the end of the day, no matter who win or lose, the only one who’s a winner is the lawyers. Because these courts are nothing. At the end of the day, when they judged it, the judge is going to go my way anyway, because I got contracts for everything I’m dealing with.
But I ain’t trying to rely on a contract when it comes to my brother. But if we go to court, all we could do is rely on a contract. And there’s not a contract in this industry that’s going to be against the label. [laughs] I don’t make the contracts, that’s how they make ‘em when they give it to us. I tried to sue Sony for Razor Sharp, they took me for $12 million, yo. Probably $15 million, that’s what they got me for. Nothing I could do about it. I sued, I sued, I sent my lawyers in, nobody want to fight with Sony. They got signed with a contract that says, Yo, it’s something else you didn’t know. That’s just how the game is, man.
You asked about Wu-Tang, that’s the problem with it. There’s third energy, that’s sparking our own energy and making us look at somebody gotta be wrong here, somebody gotta be wrong. Maybe it’s brother divine, somebody gotta be doing something wrong here. Nobody is doing something wrong, this industry has been like this since the 60s, homey. It’s very rare that a Black artist even makes it 10 years in this business. It’s very rare that Hip-Hop artists make it this far. That we could still be worth money in the first place. And you can ask anybody. I’ve talked to n****s from before, I’ve talked to Redman and De La and all them n****s, when I was talking to them in the early days of Hip-Hop and s**t. I talked to everybody, man. I asked them how much they be getting. We was getting top dollar compared to what some of these n***s was getting.
Inspectah Deck got his first album, Redman never got nothing for his albums, as far as dollar advances and s**t like that. To realize that we had that kind of advance, and we already selling 50,000 records. You can write that off, it’s not coming back. If I give you a million and you only get a dime a record after deduction and everything, all that s**t, from that dollar, you sell 50,000 you gonna owe me. That’s the system. That’s how it is.
AllHipHop.com: This November, it will have been 4 years since ODB passed. What do you remember most about him as an artist?
RZA: That he was the best Hip-Hop performer of all of us. Right now, I’m on tour with a live band. If he would have ever had a f**king live band, he would have been the f**king new James Brown, yo. He had the freest Hip-Hop spirit ever. I actually used ODB a lot on the inspiration on this new album. Especially when I first recorded it. On the first recording of it, the demos of it, I was honed to his spirit, that I kinda cleaned it up when I re-recorded things. But he was one of my main influences on this album. That’s why at the end of the album, you hear me say it.
AllHipHop.com: You were in the American Gangster film, and the Shocklees worked on the score. Did you guys get to talk about music at all, while you were working on the film?
RZA: Yeah, we talked a lot about music. We had a couple of plans for songs he wanted to do that didn’t materialize. But he came by the studio a lot of times while I was working on 8 Diagrams, he was working on the music for Gangster. I love Hank Shocklee.
AllHipHop.com: Did you guys actually record songs or you just talked about doing songs?
RZA: Nah, we just talked about songs. He had beats, some songs he wanted to do. One song he wanted to do was a “Shut ‘Em Down” remake, they wanted to get me, Common and T.I. That’s who was in the movie, they wanted us to do the song but there was scheduling difficulties and all the plot was happening during the course of the campaign, so it didn’t come to fruition.
AllHipHop.com: Your influence on producers is obvious, as you mentioned earlier, a lot of people are in your chamber. But do you feel like you’ve influenced people as an MC?
RZA: I think I influenced vocabulary as an MC. I think MCs hear me and their vocabulary improves. As far as my flow, I think I got a flow that can’t be imitated. [laughs] On the real though, one thing I can say: n****s cannot imitate my flow. Not yet, at least. No one has jumped up yet.
It was kinda surprising to hear a lot of brothers who really loved that first Bobby Digital album. Ludacris was like, yo, that song “Terrorist” on that first Bobby Digital album, that’s one of my favorite beats of all time. And Andre 3000 was like, Yo, I love that Bobby Digital album, the project, the concept, “Domestic Violence” and s**t. Musiq Soulchild told me that was one of his favorite songs of all time. He said there’s a realness of it, a spirit of it and the music of it, that was incredible for him. I was like, Wow, I didn’t know that a lot of artists that were out there… but hearing the Bobby Digital, I love anybody that say they love Bobby, because I feel how personal it is to myself.
AllHipHop.com: Now, you’ve done a lot of film scoring. Do you expect people to sample you the same way you sampled kung fu movies in the beginning?
RZA: Potentially, yeah. I mean, even my old music on Wu-Tang, a lot of my music has been sampled a lot over my life. But on every album, I try to make it at least 70-80%, no samples. Or non-recognizable samples. ‘Cause I want people to sample my music in the future. One good example, my favorite example is a movie that came out this spring, Street Kings. It had Common and Forrest Whitaker. The trailer of that movie was my music! I didn’t do it, I didn’t give it to them, I don’t know how they did it but I got a check in the mail. They took my s**t and made their own s**t out of it. It’s interesting cuz the song they chose was off the Blade soundtrack and that’s not even five years old.
AllHipHop.com: Have you seen Kung Fu Panda?
Yeah, I seen it. I think it was fun. They had the Furious Five in that motherfucker. That s**t was funny. I love when he did that last finger clip on him, cuz that s**t didn’t exist.
Some of my friends have been wanting me to put together a mixtape of Gemini (she also goes by "t") for awhile now so I thought I'd share the mixtape I put together with everyone on here.
I've been a fan of her work since she was 17 (back in '98), and she has become a better MC and singer over the years. She's a black American/Korean artist, but you'll only find her work in Korean shops at the moment.
I put this mixtape together using most of her albums (group & solo projects) along with some rarer compilations I blew the dust off of for use in the mixtape. I kept this more English friendly, but there are a few tracks where I was really feelin' how she was flowin' in Korean so I kept that on here too. It's mostly hip-hop tracks, but I purposely added some of her more r&b oriented tracks for variety.
I finally listened to it yesterday and that was fire! Damn she came with it on those tracks!
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Post by: Masa on July 19, 2008, 10:14:29 PM
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GZA Disses 50 Cent In New 'Paper Plate' Track, Implies G-Unit's Music Is 'Disposable'
Wu-Tang Clan's Genius revives last year's beef with first single off Pro Tools.
The GZA is one less person on 50 Cent's Christmas card list this year. Who are we fooling? Wu-Tang Clan's GZA and 50 were never friends. They don't even know each other, but they haven't seen eye to eye since the Genius started dissing the G-Unit last year during a concert run. 50 responded by calling the Wu-Tang Clan co-founder "irrelevant."
It took awhile, but GZA is trying to start another round of back-and-forth. He released the G-Unit dis record "Paper Plate" on Friday. It's the first release from GZA's fifth solo LP, Pro Tools.
"Whipped with Cuban Linx," GZA threatens in his 100-plus-bar tirade, produced by RZA. "Cut by Liquid Swords/ Crushed by Ironman till we choke your vocal chords."
"You ever seen someone who roll with Mayweather/ Rhyme like Ricky Hatton?" asks GZA, who mocks Fif's crew with the name "Flea Unit." "Smash whatever you throw, a thousand is what I'm batting/ Got a few hooks but no jabs .../ Enough to make you vogue on that cover of GQ/ Only thing missing is the sheer blouse, homie/ You see-through."
The title "Paper Plate," according to GZA's camp, implies that 50's art is "disposable."
Other producers on Pro Tools, slated for release on August 19, include Bronze Nazareth, Allah Mathematics, True Master, Arabian Knight, Jay Waxx and Black Milk. GZA's son, Justice, and Wu-Tangers RZA and Masta Killa are featured on the album.
GZA - Paper Plate (50 Cent diss) http://sharebee.com/3880e965
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 23, 2008, 07:43:00 AM
Why you gotta fuck with GZA anyway? He wields one of the most vicious Liquid Swords in the game, that is something you don't do. But I don't hate 50 Cent, I just like GZA way better.
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Post by: MochaNutz on July 24, 2008, 10:23:23 PM
hehe, i think GZA started it though =)
can't wait for the album
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Post by: thatonezombie on July 25, 2008, 12:07:11 AM
Yeah I think he did, but still
In any case, can't wait for Pro Tools
In Other News, there is apparently a Talib Kweli Documentary. It has been in the works since 99. >>Link (http://Link)<< Best Believe I'm gonna check this out! Talib Kweli is one my my favorite MCs, and Dave Chappelle is in the documentary! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvESVSBzozE&eurl=http://illroots.com/2008/07/24/talib-kweli-documentary/
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Post by: StreakInTheSky on July 26, 2008, 02:01:48 PM
Kweli is one of my faves and is the guy who got me back interested in Hip-Hop with Quality, but a documentary? Surprising since most people still don't know him.
I love documentaries so looking forward to this, unless that was it...
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Post by: thatonezombie on July 26, 2008, 09:59:01 PM
No, that video was just the trailer and damn it gets me all excited
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Post by: Masa on July 27, 2008, 08:06:20 AM
Info about GZA's new album:
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Originally slated to be a compilation featuring notable up & comers interlaced with a few of GZA’s own rhymes, the seeds of what would ultimately become Pro Tools were laid close to two years ago. After acquiring a bevy of beats and Wu-fam guest appearances, he decided to scrap the idea of a compilation and turned the album into a forum to flex his latest rhyme styles. With an overall technique that builds off of one of the greatest strengths of a good MC, GZA says Pro Tools features a higher level of braggadocio than heard on his past work. His favorite track on the album, “Zero Percent Finance” finds him name checking expensive cars and accessories in a way that challenges the hip-hop norm.
“I have a history of doing these songs where I incorporate the names of labels, famous people or animals like I did on ‘Animal Planet,’” he says. “This time I’m speaking about cars but I’m speaking about them in a whole different fashion. I start the song off by saying, ‘I took her off the floor, no money down.’ I’m talking about a female but I’m comparing her to a car. I’m not talking about how much my rims cost, my soft leather seats, the TVs in the headrest and all these things that really have no value or meaning to me.” Even when he’s taking on a certain Vitamin Water mogul as heard on the leak track “Paper Plate” (that’s currently burning up the web), GZA infuses his flow with vivid imagery and metaphorical symbolism. The reference to “Paper Plate” connotes the disposability of certain emcees’ rhymes and their questionable long term career prospects.
Traveling further into the far reaches of GZA’s imagination, “Nightmares,” a track produced by Arabian Night, takes listeners on a haunted ride through the paranormal. With additional production from RZA, Tru Master and Bronze Nazareth, Pro Tools is an audible continuation of the coveted Wu-Tang aesthetic. “I never focus on what people are listening to or what other guys are doing,” says GZA. “Since day one it’s always been about lyrics so I never go into the studio with the idea of making a club song or a radio song or something that females will like, it just has to come naturally.”
With another finely tuned project to his credit, GZA continues to hold his standing as one of the rap game’s most well versed lyricists. With the release of Pro Tools, hip-hop fans around the world will be able to catch an even deeper view into what goes on in the mind of a master. “I just think it’s a great piece of work,” says GZA. “It’s something that people will enjoy and will love to have. It’s needed.”
TRACKLIST:
1. Intromental Produced by: Dreddy Kruger
2. Pencil Feat. Masta Killa & RZA Produced by: Mathematics
3. Alphabets Produced by: True Master
4. Groundbreaking Feat. Justice Kareem Produced by: Bronze Nazareth
5. 7 Pounds Produced by: Black Milk Intro Produced by: Preservation for Preserved Productions, LLC
6. 0% Finance Produced by: Jose "Choco" Reynoso
7. Short Race Feat. Rock Marcy Produced by: Arabian Knight
8. Interlude
9. Paper Plate Produced by: RZA
10. Columbian Ties Feat. True Master Produced by: Bronze Nazareth
11. Firehouse Feat. Ka Produced by: Rock Marcy
12. Path of Destruction Produced by: Jay Waxx Garfield
13. Cinema Feat. Justice Kareem Produced by: Arabian Knight
14. Intermission (Drive In Movie)
15. Life Is A Movie Feat. RZA & Irfane Khan-Acito (of Outlines) Produced by: RZA (Bonus Live Performance)
16. Elastic Audio Live Performance @ The Parish in Austin, TX 5/31/2007 Featuring FYRE Department & Dreddy Kruger
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on August 02, 2008, 12:06:01 AM
Wow, page 2!
Anyways, this is for Daigong
Get the Kardinal - Dangerous Soca Remix! Right on time for Caribana weekend here in Toronto =D
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Post by: arun.yothin on August 10, 2008, 04:59:25 AM
I saw a commercial for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia where they parodied Going Back to Cali, but it reminded me of this first: [youtube=425,350]ocLtwZTWk6A[/youtube]
The video for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia by Jeru the Damaja [youtube=425,350]ie-fFOnAz3I[/youtube]
[youtube=425,350]eG9MBXHBtE4[/youtube]
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Post by: Masa on August 14, 2008, 08:44:56 PM
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Jay-Z Gives A Shout-Out To Barack Obama On New Kanye West-Produced Song, 'Jockin' Jay-Z'
Jay-Z's first record from The Blueprint 3, "Jockin' Jay-Z (Dope Boy Fresh)," has hit the airwaves and the Internet. Hov debuted part of the record onstage at Madison Square Garden in New York last week while making a guest appearance at Kanye West's Glow in the Dark tour stop. It's now clear he was rapping the second verse.
The first verse starts with Jigga giving a tip of his blue New York Yankees cap to Run-DMC.
"Whooooooose howwwwwwwse?" Jay asks, quoting "Run's House." Moments later, "the only rapper that could still get money in the drought" shows support to a certain senator.
"I rock with Obama but I ain't no politician," he raps, "And I chill with the thugs and the gangsters too/ I ain't a Blood but I'm warring with the boys in blue/ Crooked officer, crooked officer/ Why you wanna see me in a coffin, sir?"
The hook uses Run from Run-DMC's voice and takes us back to the late '80s when the Kings from Queens dropped "Dumb Girl." Run rapped, "Seen you jockin' J.C./ 'Cause he got a Mercedes/ And you know about his ladies."
"Jockin' Jay-Z" ends with Hov overtly sending a shout-out to Pimp C — who was honored at the Ozone Awards in Houston Monday night — and championing his wife's physique, among other sharp lines.
Kanye West's production on the track is not so soulful, in the original Blueprint mode, but is more of a throwback to hard-hitting drums and gold-chain swagger.
Last week on Shade 45 satellite radio, Hov told hosts Elliott Wilson and Angela Yee that he wasn't sure if Blueprint 3 would be coming out this year, but he does have some records done already.
01. What Is A Pyroclastic Flow? 00:55 02. I Got My Locs On (featuring Young Jeezy) 03:43 03. It Takes A Nation 03:26 04. Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It 04:42 05. Hood Mentality 05:11 06. Why Me? (featuring Musiq Soulchild) 04:01 07. Cold Places 04:13 08. Jack N The Box 04:23 09. Do Ya Thang 04:04 10. Thank God 05:28 11. Here He Come (featuring Doughboy) 04:33 12. Get Money, Spend Money, No Money 04:08 13. Get Use To It (featuring WC & The Game) 04:25 14. Tomorrow 03:41 15. Stand Tall 03:46 16. Take Me Away (featuring Butch Cassidy) 04:03
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 17, 2008, 11:24:47 AM
Props for the leak linkage. Gotta catch my breath lol
Listened to Pro Tools and SHIT. that was TIGHT. GZA is on another planet with his rhymes, teaming up with Masta Killa and RZA on Pencil is by far the dopest track. Digging the drumbeat. OFF THE WALL beats. So Groovy, nice nod to Isaac Hayes on Intromental. THE GENIUS! Groundbreaking, Short Race, and Cinema - the whispering flow. TRU HARMONY there son. Can't wait for a new Wu joint. :w00t:
EPIC video for Champion, peep the puppet action http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoLE8FmooIM
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1. The Recession (Intro) 4:38 2. Welcome Back 4:07 3. By The Way 4:00 4. Crazy World 3:57 5. What They Want 3:53 6. Amazin' 4:16 7. Hustlaz Ambition 3:39 8. Who Dat 3:49 9. Don't You Know 4:58 10. Circulate 3:49 11. Word Play 3:14 12. Vacation 3:46 13. Everything (Feat. Anthony Hamilton And Lil Boosie) 4:41 14. Takin' It There (Feat. Trey Songz) 3:27 15. Don't Do It 4:05 16. Put On (Feat. Kanye West) 5:21 17. Get Allot 4:28 18. My President (Feat. Nas) 5:29
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The recession is coming but we gotta fight back and keep making money. I know a lot of people are broke nowadays but y'all should still cop Young Jeezy's latest classic. I promise you that Jeezy's motivational lyrics will help you to get over the recession. We gon' have a black president but his name ain't Barack Obama. Jeezy 4 President! :pimp:
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Post by: daigong on September 08, 2008, 08:50:52 PM
JEEZY GOT ME IGNANT!
Anyone catch VMA's last nite? Kanye dropped his new single...DAMN ... I like it. I sent it to my fly bitch. I think it didn't go thru cuz MTV wiping that shit up faster than a geek with a toilet paper fetish. It's different. Not really a rap song, but more of a whiny screech song but it's ... STADIUM MUSIC.
DL the audtio rip: http://www.zshare.net/download/1838081796f5c569/
and shit, he borrowed a few fucking Chinese drummers from the Beijing Olympics WAS CRRAAAZZY!! From his new album "Good Ass Job" (something I tell tama-chan everytime she postwhores) dropping December!?! ROC stepping it UP son!
Gotta admit, I almost G'DAMNN'D with T.I.'s new joint is tight - Live your life with Rihanna - the lyrics be BANG ON. Where you from, who you know, what you make and what kind of car you in. Seems as though you lost sight of whats important with the positive.
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Post by: daigong on September 10, 2008, 02:25:32 PM
Who didn't cop Kardinal's new disc!! SHIT IS HOT FIYAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!! Here he is on Leno:
Interesting change in direction. Very minimal. I kinda like it, but kinda hate it. As I said after seeing his performance on the VMA's it's kinda cool as it begins, but it's sorta like a build up to nothing. After that I'm hoping there's a hard hitting song after it on the album.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on September 11, 2008, 11:43:19 PM
My thoughts on Love Lockdown
- I had a rant i did on my music blog months ago about that voice vocoder auto-tune shit. Fucking guy is still using it... Only people who can't sing use it. It doesn't sound good in the first place. Sorry, just personal opinion. But listening to the studio version of Love Lockdown, its making it sound like shit to me. Only person who can use it well is T-Pain.
- Song has no climax; its boring. i don't wanna listen to the lyrics.
- Kanye is not a singer.
- The more he tries to evolve, the more he turns into the norm; a pop act. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but the reasons why i liked Ye isn't there anymore.
- Live > Studio, to me.
- Me personally, i don't like it. This is supposed to be his last album, right? A Good Ass Job? But i see on Wiki the 4th album is called 808's & Heartbreak now. I don't think i'll be buying his 4th album if the songs are like this.
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On a good note, Kardi's album is pretty good. I like it. Imma buy it. Hopefully it pushes Canadian hip hop.
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Post by: StreakInTheSky on September 12, 2008, 03:16:13 AM
I agree with most of what you say except, I like the vocoder in certain conditions, and I think it's a far departure from pop music. I think it's his least "pop" release to date. Ever since his major debut he's always had a poppy feel to most of his music and this is the first time I thought he left it. There is almost no popular appeal to the song. :lol: You can't play it in the clubs, and you can't listen to it to chill or even sing along, you listen to it just to listen to it. It's really on the border of what I'd even consider Hip-hop. If I had to classify I'd say it's something like minimal electronic tribal soul. :lol:
And it actually makes me want to hear his album more even if I don't particularly like the song. He's trying something that's never been done in mainstream hip-hop, which in my opinion is a very stale genre, and I respect him for atleast trying to change something. I seriously doubt he'd stick to that one style either as he was never one to do that.
And also for me, anyone who collabs with A-kon automatically loses lots of points from me, but I like his caribbean/jamaican style.
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Post by: MochaNutz on September 12, 2008, 06:54:49 AM
i didn't necessarily mean pop as in bubblegum pop, but ive just noticed rapper's gain the most mainstream appeal of the masses when they stop doing hiphop and start to "sing". ie: Andre3000 of Outkast, Cee-Lo of GoodieMob/Gnarls Barkley, T-Pain of Nappy Headz or K-Os of... Canada. Nothing wrong with it, but trying something new (like trying to sing) isn't "new", to me.
Maybe its just because i wasn't impressed with Love Lockdown. Didn't hit me like a Mos Def - Umi Says
Maybe if the rest of the album has songs like I Wonder, then yeah i'll be happy, cuz i like that track. Also i read that most of the album is gonna use auto-tune vocoder singing... =(
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on September 12, 2008, 07:16:46 AM
T-Pain killed hip hop! Love Lockdown is the worst Kanye single ever :thumbdown:
I have a bad feeling that Kanye's new album will be another "The New Danger" or "Love Below". These rappers need to realize that they ain't no singers. And what makes Kanye's new style even worse is that he's using a fucking vocoder cause he can't sing at all. I love Kanye's music but to be honest I'm not even looking forward to his new album anymore.
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Kanye West Makes Surprise Appearance, Will Release '808's & Heartbreak' in December
It looks like Kanye West is gearing up for a comeback ... not that he actually went anywhere. The producer/rapper made a surprise appearance at New York's Knitting Factory last night where he performed the new track, 'Love Lockdown,' which West sang at the close of the MTV Video Music Awards.
As we previously reported, the new song will reportedly be featured on the rapper's upcoming album, '808's & Heartbreak,' which is due in stores on December 16. According to sources, West will take a break from rhyming and sing on every track of his forthcoming project. In addition to 'Love Lockdown,' West performed 'Swagger Like Us,' minus Jay-Z, T.I. and Lil Wayne, 'Flashing Lights' and 'Put On.'
Maybe its just because i wasn't impressed with Love Lockdown. Didn't hit me like a Mos Def - Umi Says
Umi Says :thumbsup
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Post by: StreakInTheSky on September 12, 2008, 10:15:48 AM
T-pain makes good club music :lol: But if you ain't into that shit, you'd most likely hate it.
Anyway, I agree Kanye can't sing for shit, but my focus was more on his musical direction, all those singing rappers never actually strayed too far from hip-hop/jazz and made songs with mass appeal(plus they sang better :lol: ). I think this comes down to our tastes in music outside of hip-hop maybe.
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Post by: MochaNutz on September 13, 2008, 09:15:53 AM
T-Pain isnt too bad =) I love Club Bangers. Hell, i love that NKOTB - Single track =P
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The video of Kanye smashing the Camera at the airport
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrWtxAvtN1I
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MF DOOM Returns With New Album, Produced By Dilla (hiphopdx.com)
As fans scrambled over recent turmoil regarding MF DOOM's touring [click to read], the masked emcee has reportedly been hard at work in the studio. Now simply called DOOM, the KMD frontman will release his first new album in over three years, titled Born Into This, according to Prefix Magazine. The effort will be released on Lex Records, the label responsible for Danger DOOM's Mask & The Mouse album in 2005 [click to read]. Born Into This will feature production from Dangermouse and J Dilla, as well as appearances from frequent collaborator Ghostface and now Raekwon. The album is presently intended to be released on October 21. Between 2002 and 2005, DOOM released nearly a half-dozen projects, including duo albums, instrumental series and various alias-titled projects for labels included Rhymesayers, Stones Throw, Big Dada, Nature Sounds and others. In related news, next month will also feature the re-release of DOOM's critically-acclaimed solo debut, Operation Doomsday, on his own Metal Face Records. Initially released on Fondle 'Em Records, the release was re-released in 2001 on Doom's imprint, and has been heavily bootlegged by other manufacturers.
FINALLY! And production by Dilla? Looks like the we'll be hearing some unofficial DillaDOOM afterall. The re-release of Operation Doomsday is great news as well! What happened to the Ghost collabo though? =\
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: StreakInTheSky on September 13, 2008, 11:13:24 AM
^ :lol: vid was awesome. Fuck the Paparazzi. But poor camera. And I really like his LV backpack :P
and Doom and Dilla, that's all you really have to know :lol:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on September 14, 2008, 07:28:58 AM
^ and Raekwon! :)
I was listening to HHH's Kardi special, and hearing the track he did with Talib and finding out it was off the Beatiful Mixtape Vol 2, does anyone happen to have the Beautiful Mixtapes and willing to share?
While I am at it, does anyone have Blacksmith: The Movement Mixtape and Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD? Talib's flow is crazy ill
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on September 14, 2008, 08:32:56 AM
I was listening to HHH's Kardi special, and hearing the track he did with Talib and finding out it was off the Beatiful Mixtape Vol 2, does anyone happen to have the Beautiful Mixtapes and willing to share?
The Beautiful Mixtape Vol.1 http://sharebee.com/980287cb http://www.sendspace.com/file/ykq9fc
The Beautiful Mixtape Vol.2 http://sharebee.com/2341f384 http://www.sendspace.com/file/x6u11c
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on September 15, 2008, 01:43:39 AM
Thanks a bunch! Time to get to listenin
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on September 24, 2008, 07:24:28 AM
Official site: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/notorious/
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on September 25, 2008, 09:20:37 PM
Kanye posted different versions of Love Lockdown on his blog: LOVE LOCKDOWN A CAPELLA (http://www.zshare.net/audio/19398642ddc19340/) LOVE LOCKDOWN DISTORTED VOCALS (http://www.zshare.net/audio/1939885981b39422/) LOVE LOCKDOWN: 808 STEM (http://www.zshare.net/audio/1939915561184396/) LOVE LOCKDOWN: PERCUSSION STEM (http://www.zshare.net/audio/19399216b6b0a967/) LOVE LOCKDOWN: PIANO STEM (http://www.zshare.net/audio/19399275671e13d4/) LOVE LOCKDOWN: OUTRO SYNTH STEM (http://www.zshare.net/audio/19399341865e6020/) http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/?em3106=207109_-1__0_~0_-1_5_2008_0_0&em3161=&em3281=
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: StreakInTheSky on September 26, 2008, 05:43:59 AM
The Biggie movie doesn't look very good... a shame cause he deserves a great movie.
Will be chekcing out that kanye stuff. And it looks like he provided separate tracks to make your own master mix!
I listened to some of T.I.'s new album... Is it wrong that I kinda like it? :lol: I'm addicted to "Whatever You Like" :lol:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on September 29, 2008, 06:30:42 PM
John Robinson aka Lil Sci - Who is this Man? Produced by MF DOOM
old herbs, but still all good. This was supposed to come out like 4 years ago =P
http://sharebee.com/14f94185
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 01, 2008, 08:37:43 AM
I listened to some of T.I.'s new album... Is it wrong that I kinda like it? :lol: I'm addicted to "Whatever You Like" :lol:
Fuck no! It's not wrong at all. T.I. deserves some creds and that is a good album, hands down. I do like it too. Alot. It's not as much a positive surprise as LAX was but it's always nice when you're not disappointed, like i was with Twista's Adrenaline Rush 2008.
Actially this year have had some anticipated albums that's been way better than i expected. The Game's LAX, Nas' Untitled (Is Hero the song of 2008?), T.I's new shit, Weezy's Carter III and the most anticipated and best album in fucking aedons: Ice Cube - Raw Footage. :pimp:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on October 01, 2008, 09:47:13 PM
dunno if y'all heard this yet, but here's Tonedeff's rendition of Love Lockdown. Personally, i think he did it better, without that autotune garbage =P
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: StreakInTheSky on October 01, 2008, 11:50:39 PM
I'd rather listen to Kanye's vocoded voice than listen to that guy's annoying ass singing. The song sounds like some cheap Euro dance track with some guy singing/rapping. He's got flowing skills but he shoulda got another singer, or used a fucking vocoder. :P And he fucked with the best(and probably only really good) part of Love Lockdown, the drum beat.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on October 08, 2008, 07:47:02 PM
Foreign Exchange - Leave it all Behind
Its Phonte from Little Brother, and Nicolay from... the Netherlands =D Second album. Haven't listened to it yet, but the first album Connected was butter. Should be good.
01. Daykeeper feat. Muhsinah Listen 02. Take Off The Blues 03. All Or Nothing/Coming Home To You 04. I Wanna Know 05. House Of Cards 06. Sweeter Than You 07. Valediction 08. If She Breaks Your Heart 09. If This Is Love 10. Something To Behold 11. Leave It All Behind
http://www.zshare.net/download/201166511ee4c01a/
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 17, 2008, 08:45:45 AM
Kanye West - Heartless (preview) http://sharebee.com/8dee2a7c
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New Kanye West Album: No Rapping!
Kanye West knows one way to make guests pay attention at an album listening party: a room full of live nude women, standing and posing in silhouette against a wall of bright colored light in a performance designed by artist Vanessa Beecroft. That was the scene in a Los Angeles loft Tuesday night, as West unveiled his brooding, emotional 808s & Heartbreak album, set for release November 25.
More than 700 invited guests watched and listened as Beecroft’s 40 models slowly changed position with each song, some of them wearing fuzzy wigs that covered their faces. Just as provocative were West’s new tracks, including the singles “Love Lockdown” and “Heartless,” mostly obsessed with romantic pain and loss. All vocals were sung and treated with the electro “auto-tune” effect. But there was no rapping or overt sampling, just emotional waves of electronic sound, beats and occasional strings.
“You want to tell your friends you’re leaving me,” Wests sings on one stormy, lovesick track. “You’ll never find nobody better than me.” Later, his voice is wounded as he surrenders, “Goodbye, my friend. Will I ever love again?”
When the album was over, West grabbed a microphone and stood beside Beecroft’s models and called 808s & Heartbreak a very personal project. “These are pieces of real life that I’m putting out for people to judge,” West said, and then ridiculed how it might be rated by critics. “It’s from my heart. I don’t give a fuck if someone rates it ‘hot’ or ‘not.’ I’m here to bring positivity that cannot be judged. It’s like judging a grandmother’s love, and someone says ‘Your grandmother gets two and a half mics.’ Or, ‘You grandmother didn’t sell a million the first week.’”
West, who said he has another album coming in June, noted that the closing song, “Cold As Winter,” was written for his mother, who died at age 58 last year following complications from cosmetic surgery. “The irony for me, someone who has talked about so many labels — Louis Vuitton this, Benz that, this girl look good, I’m not going out with you if you don’t look good — the irony, for me to lose the most important person to Hollywood. And now it’s time to deliver ideas in the most naked form possible.”
He put his arm around Beecroft, who created the living art installation on short notice. “When he contacted me a month ago, he caught me off-guard,” she told the crowd. “But when I heard the album, I heard things that touched my own life.”
Among the guests was Jimmy Kimmel, who arrived after West performed two songs on his show earlier that afternoon. “I’m sure it’s beautiful art, and many people can appreciate it on a much deeper level than I can,” Kimmel said of Beecroft’s work. “But I look out there and see a lot of good-looking naked girls and it makes me happy.”
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: StreakInTheSky on October 17, 2008, 01:46:27 PM
He was on the radio here yesterday morning when they premiered the song.
Didn't like the song much, but I really can't help but respect the guy for putting this album out :lol: From his own mouth he said he put his heart and soul in this album and wanted to reach as much people with it as possible. And then added if this shit bombs, he'll go in the studio again and keep making shit until people like it.
And there is rapping on it! So that headline is wrong :P
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 19, 2008, 09:19:12 PM
John Brown - Sarah Palin (I Wanna Lay Pipe) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-g3zax7O8A
MP3 http://sharebee.com/2e0d08b7
Oh Saraaah! XD
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: cool_kickin_dude on October 23, 2008, 05:56:06 AM
NEW WU-TANG!!!
Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan will be out November 18th..the DVD AND soundtrack!!
it'll be on BET November 13th..can we all get a SUUUU~!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 24, 2008, 07:42:18 AM
RZA - Drama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwTJ5EYWFdU
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 24, 2008, 08:55:41 AM
^ bout time ..wonder if they gonnna do a video for "Don't be Afraid" Wu-Tang BET! Fuck, can't wait for that shit.
Man Kardi's BIG SINGLE "Tide is High" with Rihanna reduced to a c/w Keri Hilson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VufYu5KRy3A
I think Kardi sold as much as PCD lol
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 24, 2008, 09:09:14 PM
Heh, the BET Awards dropped: Who watched dat shit?
T-Pain hosted, I wonder if he used a vocoder. Here's some links (http://www.rlslog.net/bet-hip-hop-awards-2008-dsr-xvid-omicron/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on October 26, 2008, 06:08:00 AM
Ok, when Rakim stepped on the stage with Ludacris, that was awesome. But he was on for like what 10 seconds? Messed up that was. I really like Luda's Last of a Dying Breed song, but if he had someone other than Wayne on it, I would prolly love it.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on October 27, 2008, 06:40:44 AM
Hime representin Japan on the BET awards!
Didn't think BET would take JP hiphop seriously, when they awarded i think Kick the Can Crew as the best international rap group a few years ago, i think.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 29, 2008, 08:36:49 AM
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Wu-Tang Form Like Voltron For Reunion Tour
Wu-Tang Clan will once again reunite as the iconic Staten Island based hip-hop group have announced an upcoming nationwide tour, kicking off next month. Consisting of rappers Ghostace Killah, RZA, Method Man, GZA, Raekwon, U-God, Masta Killah and Inspectah Deck, the crew will be supporting their 2007 release 8 Diagrams. The group will impact venues across the country performing at major cities including Portland, Seattle, Denver, Chicago, Philadelphia, Norfolk, and Atlanta among other major cities.
Joining the group throughout the tour will be Wu affiliates Cappadonna, Streetlife and Mathematics. As of now there are currently 29 tour dates scheduled, however, more venues may be added later. To purchase tickets, check out ticketmaster.com. The tour kicks off Saturday, November 29 and is expected to conclude Wednesday, January 14 in Atlanta.
In related news, the rap group will also be releasing an upcoming DVD titled Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan next month. Offering fans archival footage, behind-the-scenes material and in-depth interviews, the film will highlight the journey of each member's rise to success.
Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan hits retail stores Tuesday, November 18 via BET/Paramount Entertainment.It will also be aired on BET on November 13.
Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan DVD cover: (http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/7379/wufinal4webpf3.gif)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 30, 2008, 07:21:35 AM
Ghostface is back!
Ghostface Killah - Computer Love (radio rip) http://www.twitter.com/?d=0NRHDOI0
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 09, 2008, 09:43:01 PM
I got lil' something for peeps who like both rap music and kung fu flicks. Wu-Tang Clan albums have always been full of kung fu movie samples but them dudes never really rapped about martial arts. A few years ago Moongod Allah and his homies released the first real kung fu themed concept albums called 'Ten Tigers of Kwantung' and 'The Return of the Ten Tigers'. Both albums are full of dope beats and references to various old school kung fu flicks. Highly recommended to all rap & kung fu fans :yep:
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Moongod Allah - Ten Tigers of Kwantung (http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/715/tentigers01frontke2.jpg) 01. Trial of the Broken Blades 02. Instructor of Death 03. Moon Warriors 04. Dynasty of Blood 05. Saviour of the Soul 06. The Wong Masters 07. Shaolin Handlock 08. Singing Killer 09. A Taste of Cold Steel 10. Come Drink With Me 11. Science
DOWNLOAD (http://sharebee.com/29f2c179)
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Moongod Allah - The Return of the Ten Tigers (http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/3936/tentigers2frontej9.jpg) 1. The Return Of Bai Me feat. Cilvaringz 2. The Cup feat .Doc Blake & Feathers 3. Fifty Days Of Sword Practice feat. Cilvaringz, Origin, Magpie & Fraze 4. Ming Lu Khan feat. Magpie & Feathers 5. Generation Moonwarriors feat. Cilvaringz, Origin, Doc Blake, Magpie, Fraze, Psiklops & Roze Peddie 6. The Horse, The Sword, The Vengeance feat. Fraze, Doc Blake, Psiklops & Feathers 7. Rest feat. Origin & Doc Blake 8. Letter From Ming Lu Khan feat. Origin & Magpie 9. War At The Temple feat. Cilvaringz & Origin 10. Snake vs Crane feat. Doc Blake & Roze Peddie 11. Ten Tigers Of Kwantung feat. Cilvaringz, Doc Blake & Fraze 12. Victory feat. Cilvaringz & Feathers
DOWNLOAD (http://sharebee.com/5f734586)
Don't forget to check out our official Kung Fu Flick (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=245.0) thread :pimp:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 13, 2008, 06:14:27 PM
4 years already. Now they wanna drop a fuckin tell all book on ya. RZA. step it up. Boycott this book "Digging For Dirt" author Jaime Lowe got O.J.'s lawyer Robert Shapiro to spill the beans. WTF.
“His behavior was a result of mental illness,” Shapiro noted in the book. “One time he had his hat on backward, had on two different shoes, and he stood with his back to the judge with his hat facing the judge as if he was looking at the judge."
Suuurrree...ODB just lived his life, not willing to be judged by others. Fearless. We miss you Dirt Dawg. Best believe we'll drop the tribute this weekend on HiP HoP Hizzy. Check the site for local listings near you.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on November 14, 2008, 06:55:41 AM
Mental Illness? The shit is that? There are lots of people who wear different shoes at the same time. Like when you have 2 pairs of fresh Jordans and want to rock em both?
Makes me wonder why some people won't leave people alone? Money? Prolly the reason. If you want to do something like this, celebrate their life, not poke at about someone's problems in someone's life, like how Tupac: Resurrection did. It was a celebration of his life and they did him justice. Why not do that instead?
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 14, 2008, 08:56:27 AM
R.I.P. Ol' Dirty!
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Ghostface Raids The Vault For 'GhostDeini'
Ghostface Killah blends classic tracks with remixes and new verses on the upcoming collection "GhostDeini the Great," due Dec. 16 via Def Jam. The set will be available as a single CD or bundled with a DVD chronicling the artist's Hip-Hop Live tour. "GhostDeini" sports a number of tracks unknown to fans, including "Ghostface Christmas," a remix of "Be Easy" featuring Ice Cube" and a remix of "Kilo" with fellow Wu-Tang Clan colleague Raekwon and Pusha T. "Slept on Tony" is a new song.
Also featured are remixes of "Run" and "Back Like That," the Ghostface-dominated version of the Amy Winehouse hit "You Know I'm No Good" and the Mary J. Blige-featuring "All I Got Is You." Ghostface released two studio albums in 2006, "Fishscale" and "More Fish." Combined they have sold 436,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Here is the track list for "GhostDeini the Great":
"Slept on Tony" "Run" remix (feat. Jadakiss, Lil Wayne, Raekwon, Freeway) "Kilo" remix (feat. Raekwon and Pusha T) "Be Easy" remix (feat. Ice Cube) "Tony Segal" (aka Barrel Bros.) (feat. Styles P and Beanie Sigel) "It's Over" "Walk Around" "9 Milli Bros." (feat. Wu-Tang Clan) "Mighty Healthy" "Apollo Kids" "All I Got Is You" (feat. Mary J Blige) "Cher Chez La Ghost" "Back Like That" remix (feat. Kanye West and Ne-Yo) "Street Opera" (feat. Sun God) "You Know I'm No Good" (feat. Amy Winehouse) "The Champ" remix "Ghostface Christmas"
1. Intro (produced by Mick Boogie & Terry Urban) 2. Public Speeding (produced by Cookin' Soul) 3. Know My Place (produced by The Amps) 4. Never Changing (produced by nVMe) 5. Miss Trouble (produced by Judah) 6. Back At My Place (produced by Remot) 7. No Love Coming Home (produced by The Kickdrums) 8. Lost Part 1 (produced by Coldplay) 9. A Spy's Prayer (produced by nVMe) 10. Science Is Ignorant (produced by Gooch) 11. The Reverse Fix (produced by Mick Boogie & nVMe) 12. Hola Blanco (produced by Garbs Infinite) 13. Take The Hill (produced by nVMe) 14. Lost Part 2 (remixed by Mick Boogie) 15. Cold Success (produced by 9th Wonder) 16. What If We Cry? (produced by Remot) 17. Beach Chair (produced by Coldplay) 18. Falling In Shadows (produced by 6th Sense) 19. Life of Clocks (produced by Terry Urban) 20. X-Y-Z (produced by Hasan Insane)
DOWNLOAD (http://www.twitter.com/?d=V8PR7773)
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"Hello all. So... we are back again. This time, with a special website devoted just to this really exciting project. Me and Terry got together and decided to do a project honoring two of our favorite musical forces... Jay-Z and Coldplay.
Jay-Z is easily considered one of the best emcees of all time, and our personal fave. And Coldplay is one of the best rock bands of all time... this generation's U2. Definitely the latest group following in the lineage of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, The Who, The Police, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, and Radiohead.
It's no secret Shawn Carter and Chris Martin have been friends and collaborators in recent years, most recently on Jay's "Beach Chair" and Kanye West's "Homecoming." But it was their first actual Coldplay collabo... the recently released "Lost!" remix that inspired this project to come to fruition.
In addition to self-producing a few tracks ourselves, we reached out to some of our favorite producers in the game... from Jay-Z's collaborator 9th Wonder, The Kickdrums (50 Cent, TI) and Cookin' Soul (The Game, Dipset) to up and comers like 6th Sense, nVMe and Garbs Infinite.
After assigning all the producers samples and snippets that we felt fit their musical talents, we began the process of assembling as many Jay-Z vocal tracks as we could find. As the submissions came back, one by one, we decided which Jay-Z verse would fit this particular interpretation of Coldplay's sounds.
As we began piecing together the correct verses to match the correct beats, it became clear how truly amazing this project really is. This is what real music is supposed to sound like. The lyrical elegance of Shawn Carter, the vocal magic of Chris Martin, the finely tuned instruments of Coldplay, the creative visions by our team of producers, and lastly, our analysis of which Jay verse best fit each track.
If you love Jay-Z and you're not into Coldplay, this is for you. If you love Coldplay, but don't mess with hip-hop, this is for you. If you love all good music, this is definitely for you.
We hope this project bridges the gap between genres, fans, and generations. And if you haven't...make sure you BUY the real Jay-Z and Coldplay music we remixed on this project. Support quality artists."
DJ Premire & Ludacris in the studio Watching Premo work is fuckin epic
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on November 20, 2008, 02:19:23 AM
If anyone wants it... I had half the album already from all the leaks. Listening to all of it, dang, you're depressing Emo Kanye.
It is an album from his heart, but... I'm bored of it already.
Kanye West - 808's and Heartbreak - ripped by h3x http://www.sendspace.com/file/si0b43
Does it belong here? =P
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: StreakInTheSky on November 21, 2008, 05:18:39 AM
It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be.
I liked Heartless, Paranoid, Robocop, Street Lights, Bad News, and See You In My Nightmares. The rest was just Love Lockdown changed up a bit. And no, it doesn't really belong in a rap thread, but whatever.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on November 24, 2008, 04:51:38 AM
Don't know the year this was done, but it dont matter this shit is fucking like, im get all giddy and I start geekin out everytime I watch these.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on December 04, 2008, 02:48:51 AM
pretty interesting track
Bow Wow vs Lil Bow Wow Anything You Can Do
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQGRMRFygUQ
I think Lil Bow Wow won =D
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: StreakInTheSky on December 04, 2008, 04:15:27 AM
:lol: bow wow is turning into TI since TI grew up?
the concept is interesting, but the execution is lacking, sounds like some cheap wannabe track.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on December 04, 2008, 07:37:51 PM
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Additionally, Capcom will be releasing a direct-to-download music album of hip-hop tracks inspired by the Street Fighter series. Street Fighter® Underground Remix will feature the musical flavor of artists such as DJ Qbert, Hieroglyphics, Redman, Oh No, DJ Toure, Mistah FAB and Zion I. Each artist has produced a Street Fighter tribute track that will be free of charge and exclusive to the PlayStation®Network when Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix launches.
Fucking sickkk! I didn't know about it, i guess cuz i don't have a PS3 =P New HEIRO! I hope there's more edit: Heiro track is the best out of the 5. Redman next. Qbert's track reminds of of the old SF2 sets he did back in the day. I actually like the Zion I track the least.
DJ Q Bert - Super Beat http://www.zshare.net/audio/520498435c3a3343/
Zion I & Dj Toure - Warrior Class Bounce http://www.zshare.net/audio/52049931ef75a48b/
Oh No & Redman - Lay You Down http://www.zshare.net/audio/52050042636eadee/
Hieroglyphics - Fighting in the Streets http://www.zshare.net/audio/520501830d941758/
Mistah FAB & Dj Toure - Street Fighter Mix http://www.zshare.net/audio/52050253157da793/
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on December 08, 2008, 06:17:41 AM
hmm, doesn't look like it was posted yet. I found this!
(http://www.hotmoviesale.com/dvds/91138/1/Wu-The-Story-of-the-Wu-Tang-Clan.jpg) Here is a link list for a DVDRip of the new Wu Documentary! http://rapidshare.com/users/LFHSNR
pass: boss
it worked for some people, according to the forum i got it from. I don't think i'm gonna d/l this one. i hate rapidshare.
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B.O.B. makin fun of Auto-Tune =P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBaXwRQQciI
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 09, 2008, 09:24:38 AM
^ PROPS Mocha. Fuck I can't find that in stores anywhere. Fuckin HMV. I managed to DL it but they zipped it 3 times lol. I'm a up it on our servers so check back tmr!
LOL Autotune...time for me to rant! O0
copped me some Kanye - limited edition included a poster, of his moms :) (http://s1d3.turboimagehost.com/t/1014357_DSC04384.JPG) (http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/1014357/DSC04384.JPG.html) (http://s1d3.turboimagehost.com/t/1014358_DSC04385.JPG) (http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/1014358/DSC04385.JPG.html)
You know, say what you will about Kanye and his so-called arrogance. Arrogance is good. Has there ever been an emo rapper? He wants to be Elvis. So be it. Just like JPHiP.com is the best site in universe. Abso-fuckin-lutely.
The Review? I gotta say ...808 is musical genius. Glad the whole shit wasn't all auto-tune singing, with a few verses in "Heartless" - that joint with T-Pain. couldn't tell who was who lmao
The songs hit close to home, reminding me of ex flames in "Robocop" "Paranoid" "Heartless" to current crushing in "Love Lockdown" "Coldest Winter" - thugs get lonely too.
I heard the wack-ass leak Masa hooked me up with XD XD "shock RADIO!" and Robocop was completely different. I digged that more robot noise, but with the orchestra on the final version. Fuckin best song of the Year. Esp. love that YOU A SPOILED LA GIRL! YA JUST AN LA GIRL! YA SPOILED! XD XD
HiP HoP is all about pushing the envelope and fuckin Kanye has done it with 808 and Hearbreak. A joint that really makes you go WTF cuz it ain't that same ol same ol
Instead of sampling a rap beat from the 90s, Kanye went elsewhere:
The Alan Parsons Project - Ammonia Avenue ("Heartless") Patrick Doyle - Kissing in the Rain ("Robocop") Nina Simone - See Line Woman ("Bad News") Tears for Fears - Memories Fade ("Coldest Winter")
INSANE. HK Animators REPPING: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAVXjzNu-Yg
Humble Kanye? Cop that 808 & Heartbreaks NOW.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on December 14, 2008, 07:06:44 AM
As heard on HHH:
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh63/slientzombie/WhatTheFuckCover.jpg) (http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh63/slientzombie/WhatTheFuckBackCoverTracklist.jpg) http://www.mediafire.com/?yhdtm1lxmwt Download that shit!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 14, 2008, 08:39:10 AM
THAT SHIT IS SICK!!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: shurastriker on December 14, 2008, 09:26:57 PM
E#P#I#C :pimp: S#H#I#T
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: tenkei on December 15, 2008, 03:55:26 AM
that first track with koda kumi is awesome
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on December 17, 2008, 05:18:26 AM
hahah, nice one TOZ
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this one is for Daigong Got leaked yesterday, but apparently wasn't supposed to?
Kardinal Offishall - Set It Off remix FEATURING DR.DRE http://www.zshare.net/download/5279296020d9b8a5/
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Cappadonna - The Annointing (Slang Editorial part 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5afv7mifPc
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 18, 2008, 10:30:21 AM
SHIT! Don Don is back??
Aw fuck, can u hook me up with another link Mocha? zshare got caught - we talking bout THAT Dr. Dre and not Ed Lover one?
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on December 18, 2008, 09:51:48 PM
It sounds like Dre http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601364/20081216/dr_dre.jhtml
http://www.zshare.net/audio/52888218dd19589e/
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 19, 2008, 08:57:21 AM
Props Mocha! I'm stunned he had such an interest. "Dre couldn't contain his excitement, according to Skee" Set it off was like Top 3 on Not 4 Sale for me.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on December 20, 2008, 07:41:59 AM
Dre goes from epic to alright in his verse, makes you wonder about Detox
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 20, 2008, 09:51:06 AM
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Bishop Lamont Says " Detox Is No Where Near Finished"
Well yesterday I posted a video of some dude named DJ Quik talking about how he heard Detox and it already has over 400 songs for it, in short hyping the album. Well today in an interview when asked about the Detox album Bishop Lamont said "Will it happen this year? I don’t think so." He also talks some real stuff like how with every year that passes the higher expectations will get its kind of self defeating, he also talks features on Dre's album, read some of the interview below.
Q: Alright, so let’s talk Detox. Rumor has it you’re supposed to be the Snoop on the project or so your Wikipedia would have me believe. Then again, it also says you’re supposed to be the new Hittman, which might not be the ideal scenario for you.
A: That’s wikipedia for you. Bless y’all for giving me a Wikipedia page, I’ve never talked to the guys who made it, but God bless them. Hell, I didn’t even know I had a Wikipedia page. As for Detox, it’s been a long arduous task. It’s the unicorn of albums, Bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster, at times you feel like you’re in a lake trying to catch the loch ness. I’ve got pictures of his fins, he’s come up from the water a couple times… What can I say really?
We got a lot of records, Dre isn’t satisfied with what he has and the direction. His thing is, where do I fit into the scheme of things. He’s 43 now, going to be 44 and it’s been eight or nine years waiting. It’s like waiting on another Guns N’ Roses album, Snoop is on the record. I’d love to be like Hittman, he was on more records than anyone else on Chronic 2001. My position in it is more on the writing side and getting my features. For me, my story doesn’t come from Detox, it comes from the Reformation. I’m on the basketball team doing what I gotta’ do.
As far as the album goes, its been a serious difficult. The more time passes, the higher expectations get, his gears shift to a higher degree. It’s almost self-defeating. He likes a record one day, he doesn’t the next. He wants to change his vocals, his words, the whole beat. Will it happen this year? I don’t think so.
Q: If it does see the light of day who can we expect to see on it?
A: Of course, the Doc. Focus, Nas…I can’t really say all the features, they want to keep that quiet…Kahlil from self scientific, a kid named Kobe who’s dope. Melman and Hittman came back, Slim the Mobsta, Earl Hayes, Eminem. Dre, Em and 50 recently went to Florida to work on their records and Em and 50 came back with records for their own albums but nothing for Detox. People are still waiting like its going to a 4th Quarter release but it’s nowhere near finished.
Q: Is it difficult to stay focused, having to work simultaneously on Detox and making sure your own album comes out the way you’d like?
A: I don’t think there’s any artist who can relate to my plight, writing a billion records for Dre and me. Imagine the burnout of trying to write the illest stuff you can write and brainstorm on relevant concepts, running back and forth from back studio to front studio, it’s been crazy.
I’ve been working on The Reformation since I was born—literally, I’ve been working on it for three years and it can become a burnout. I always look ahead; I’ve even done records for my second album The Impossible Possible.
Detox is the Chinese Democracy of rap. There really ain't no point releasing it anymore cause the album has already been ruined by high expectations :thumbdown:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 01, 2009, 06:06:06 PM
Skillz - Rap Up 2008 (clean) http://sharebee.com/3709fc9e
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 02, 2009, 08:03:30 AM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: e_lo05 on January 04, 2009, 04:06:15 AM
im kinda late but that WTF mixtape is CRAZY!!! lol
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 07, 2009, 09:39:56 AM
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Lupe Fiasco abandons rap and launches post-punk band?
Rapper Lupe Fiasco is rumored to have started a post-punk band called Japanese Cartoon.
Fiasco, who hinted on several occasions in 2008 that he would soon retire, is still working on what he says will be his final album as a rapper, LupE.N.D.
It is now being rumored that after LupE.N.D's release, Fiasco will continue making music with Japanese Cartoons, under the name Percival Fats.
Three songs, including a cover of the Prodigy's forthcoming album title track "Invaders Must Die," have been posted on the band's MySpace site. The Prodigy cover and original track "Heirplanes" feature vocals that sound eerily similar to Lupe Fiasco's, although they are sung in a forced English accent.
However, blogs on the star's MySpace site deny that Fiasco is part of the band.
One, posted on January 4 says: "Percival Fats (born Percival Hindenburg-Fats) is NOT Lupe Fiasco (born Wasalu Muhammad Jaco). Although he is a dear friend."
The blog continues: "Lupe does finance the band but is not, I repeat, not, the singer in Japanese Cartoon. He is, however, the producer and we value his participation very much."
To judge for yourself and listen to Japanese Cartoon tracks, go to http://www.myspace.com/Japanesecartoon
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on January 08, 2009, 01:03:31 AM
Ah, the faux Lupe British accent, they is pretty good songs. And I would like to see Lupe do more music
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on January 08, 2009, 03:25:38 AM
hehe, i read people commenting "what kanye failed to do" hahahaha
I think he's gonna go with a gorillaz animated band kinda thing
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on January 11, 2009, 05:58:29 AM
saw it on 2dopeboyz Worth a listen =) Expect Electronica influenced beats.
Kanye West - Sky High Official Mixtape (HQ version, not webrip) (http://2dopeboyz.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/20090108-benzi1.jpg)
001. Sky High Feat. Kid Cudi 002. Good Morning (The Kickdrums Remix) Feat. Big Sean 003. Champion (Nick Catchdubs Remix) 004. Barry Bonds (Eli Escobar Remix) Feat. Lil Wayne 005. We Major (The Kickdrums Remix) feat. Nas 006. Crack Musik (Cookin Soul Remix) Feat. The Game 007. Good Night (Plain Pat Remix) Feat. Mos Def 008. Get Em High (A-Trak Remix) Feat. Common 009. Throw Some (Cousin Cole Remix) 010. Electric Touch (Steve1der & Mighty Mi remix) feat. Lupe Fiasco 011. Love Lockdown (Tom Wrecks Remix) 012. Flashing Lights (Diplo Remix) 013. Addiction (Kenny Dope Remix) 014. Stronger (A-Trak Remix) 015 Workout Plan (Chaise Marcel Remix) 016. American Boy (Benzi Refix) Feat. Will.I.Am 017. Homecoming (Discotech Remix) Feat Chris Martin 018. I Wonder (Scottie B Remix) 019. Good Life (Stretch Armstrong Remix) feat T-Pain 020. Cant Tell Me Nothing (DJ Godfather Remix) 021. Outroduction feat Big Sean
http://www.mediafire.com/?lteok2myojw
The Champion remix is pretty nice with the Mama Said Knock You Out beat and Buju Banton "Champion" for the chorus. Really feelin' the We Major remix.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: e_lo05 on January 11, 2009, 06:58:04 AM
^ yea, i've had that one for awhile. it is really good.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on January 11, 2009, 07:06:03 PM
Enter the Produce Section Intro (Prod. by Flying Lotus) Ordo Ab Chao (Prod. by J Dilla) Grandz (Prod. by I.D. 4 Windz) 1 of the greatest (Produced by J Rawls and DJ Rhettmatic) N.Y. CA (Prod. by Madlib) Makings of U (IG Culture Remix) Mascot feat Peter Hadar (Prod. by K Dubble) Why’d You Lie (Prod. by R.Thentic) Rapsploitation (Flying Lotus Mix) The UK feat Cymarshall Law & K Banger (Prod. by I.D. 4 Windz) It’s Worth It feat Tiffany Paige (Prod. by I.D. 4 Windz) Cherish (Confusion) feat Wordsworth of EMC (Prod. by K Dubble) 2 Things (Japanese Import - Planet Groove/Jazzy Sport 12″) (Prod. by Grooveman Spot) The Big Picture (Prod. by I.D. 4 Windz) Dap Feat. Farrah Burns (Prod. by Flying Lotus) Science, Jazz and Politics (Remix) (Prod. by IG Culture) Circulate feat Invizible Handz (Prod. by Flying Lotus) On the Road Again (Prod. by I.D. 4 Windz) C.U. (Prod. by Ta’Raach) Hit Me (SP’s Phone Home Remix) Heavenly feat ID 4 Windz & Tiffany Paige (Prod. by J Dilla) Rap Thing (Prod. by Flying Lotus) Invizible Man feat 20/20 aka U George (Prod. by MF DOOM) Its Jay ARE (J Rawls and John Robinson) Prod. by J Rawls (Album coming in 2009) *Leaving the Produce section outro (Prod. by Flying Lotus)
Lupe Fiasco abandons rap and launches post-punk band?
Rapper Lupe Fiasco is rumored to have started a post-punk band called Japanese Cartoon.
Fiasco, who hinted on several occasions in 2008 that he would soon retire, is still working on what he says will be his final album as a rapper, LupE.N.D.
It is now being rumored that after LupE.N.D's release, Fiasco will continue making music with Japanese Cartoons, under the name Percival Fats.
Three songs, including a cover of the Prodigy's forthcoming album title track "Invaders Must Die," have been posted on the band's MySpace site. The Prodigy cover and original track "Heirplanes" feature vocals that sound eerily similar to Lupe Fiasco's, although they are sung in a forced English accent.
However, blogs on the star's MySpace site deny that Fiasco is part of the band.
One, posted on January 4 says: "Percival Fats (born Percival Hindenburg-Fats) is NOT Lupe Fiasco (born Wasalu Muhammad Jaco). Although he is a dear friend."
The blog continues: "Lupe does finance the band but is not, I repeat, not, the singer in Japanese Cartoon. He is, however, the producer and we value his participation very much."
To judge for yourself and listen to Japanese Cartoon tracks, go to http://www.myspace.com/Japanesecartoon
Apparently, this was only on the Norwegian version of Theater Of The Mind. Its hot yeah, but its intresting to hear Luda mix the regular shit he rhymes about with video games, there is a Contra reference which is always a plus, but there is a Go, Diego, Go! reference in there, so it makes you wonder what Luda wont rhyme about
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: StreakInTheSky on January 17, 2009, 12:07:29 PM
Sex with men?
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on January 19, 2009, 05:23:51 AM
What!? Two hot Biggie related mixtapes? Fuck Yes
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3091/3201019171_2c6a423e0f_o.jpg) This as you can see on the cover has rare & unreleased shit, this is crazy epic! http://illroots.com/2009/01/16/dj-mike-nice-brooklyn-bullshit/
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3363/3201899076_bed625d295_o.jpg) Biggie Mixtape, 2nd track, Wu-Tang remix, sets the tone for the whole thing! http://illroots.com/2009/01/16/dj-semi-dj-kg-forever/
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 26, 2009, 08:25:12 AM
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(http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3031/20081209rza1ua6lq9.jpg) 1. Combat (Afro Season II Open Theme) - The RZA & P. Dot 2. You Already Know - Kool G Rap, Inspectah Deck & Suga Bang 3. Blood Thicker Than Mud Family Affair - Reverend William Burks, Sly Stone & Stone Mecca 4. Whar - Kool G Rap, Ghostface Killah, Tash Mahogany & The RZA 5. Girl Samurai Lullaby - Rah Digga & Stone Mecca 6. Fight For You - Thea Van Seijen 7. Bitch Gonna Get Ya - Rah Digga 8. Bloody Days Bloody Nights - Prodigal Sunn &Thea Van Seijen 9. Kill Kill Kill - Rugged Monk 10. Nappy Afro - Boy Jones 11. Bloody Samurai - Black Knights, Dexter Wiggles & Thea Van Seijen 12. Dead Birds - Killa Priest, Prodigal Sunn & Shavo 13. Arch Nemesis - Ace & Moe Rock 14. Brother's Keeper - Reverend William Burks, The RZA & Infinite 15. Yellow Jackets - Ace & Moe Rock 16. Take The Sword Part III - 60 Second Assassin, Leggezin, Crisis, Christ Bearer, Rugged Monk, Tre Irie, Kinetic, Reverend William Burks & Bobby Digital 17. Number One Samurai (Afro Season II Outro) - The RZA & 9th Prince
New track from MF from his upcoming album, "Born Like This" (I thought it was Born Into This)
Props! Finally new DOOM material :w00t:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 27, 2009, 08:40:28 PM
^ Props! Another Season of Afro Samurai, shit can't get no better than this. You know what's hotter? KARDINAL OFFISHALL RETURNING TO EDMONTON!! End of February, I'm fuckin gonna stalk him. Meanwhile peep the new T.I. Jamie Foxx collabo - such a retarded video XD
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=-5gZuMtk1yk
HIGHLY Recommend that Brookyln Bullshit..props zomb!~!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 27, 2009, 11:40:16 PM
lol nice one Kanye aka Martin Louis The King Jr - worst rapper AKA ever. http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=oFdBFV8oGV8
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 29, 2009, 09:55:56 AM
Cuban Linx, motherfuckers! :pimp:
Raekwon feat. Ghostface Killah - Criminology Pt. 2 (Produced By The Rza) http://sharebee.com/763bfacf
Part 2 ain't bad but it definitely ain't fucking with the OG version :yep:
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From Anime to Games, RZA Is a Soundtracking Samurai
Robert Diggs, aka the RZA, has done everything from shepherding hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan through decades of success to soundtracking films like Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill series. He brings a unique blend of musical skills, street smarts and cultural cachet to everything he touches.
His latest recording, Afro Samurai Resurrection, is a soundtrack to Season 2 of Spike TV's ninja-hop anime TV series Afro Samurai. Released Tuesday, it's a hefty dose of stark, cinematic beats and rhymes, embellished by guest stars as different as rapper Rah Digga and soul legend Sly Stone. (RZA's music also appears in the Afro Samurai videogame, released this week for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.)
Lately, however, it's been rumored that RZA will leave the music business after he drops his long-awaited but still unreleased solo album, The Cure, which he has hinted may be his last. "I've been a good businessman with a good repertoire," he explains in an interview with Wired.com, "so if I want to go, I can."
Not that he's going to take up slacking. He's got a collaboration with System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian in the can, is working on the sequel to fellow Clansman Raekwon's popular solo effort Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, and is intent on directing a martial-arts masterpiece or two.
He's already nailed the acting biz, having starred in movies like American Gangster and Derailed, and is producing a remake of cult classic martial-arts film The Last Dragon with Afro Samurai star Samuel L. Jackson.
Wired.com caught up with RZA by phone to chat about Afro Samurai, terrorism, our new president, the return of Sly Stone and the absolute essentials for any martial-arts nut.
Wired.com: Let's start with the scariest news first. Is it true that you are retiring from music and performance to focus on film?
RZA: I don't know if I will retire from music entirely. As for acting, who knows? The music biz is changing and losing ground every day. It's not what it used to be. But I will be making music every day regardless. I just might set up a digital boutique label for those who want it. I've been a good businessman with a good repertoire, so if I want to go, I can.
Wired.com: Are you looking ahead to a day when CDs are dead?
RZA: Potentially, there will be a time like that, but it will take the auto industry to make it happen, at least until they have a way to download music in your car. Right now, their audio component is built around CDs. Over here it's almost obsolete, but the Third World is still using cassettes!
Wired.com: Now that we've confirmed you're sticking around, what are your thoughts on the Afro Samurai Resurrection soundtrack?
RZA: The soundtrack really complements the series, which is based on a female villain named Sio, played by Lucy Liu, who is out to kill Afro. He's in a different state of mind and tired of killing, but Sio digs up his father. So Afro has to get his sword out again, know what I mean? So I put a lot of female presences on the soundtrack, including Rah Digga. She's got a song called "Bitch Gonna Get Ya" and another called "Fight for You," which describes the pain she feels towards Afro and why she wants to kill him. The love she has for her brother, who Afro killed, is overwhelming. It all goes back to old Japanese movies like Lady Snowblood.
Wired.com: What was it like to work with Sly Stone on the track "Blood Is Thicker Than Mud?"
RZA: Sly Stone is Afro's father on the soundtrack. I said during Season 1 that Afro represented soul music, so for Season 2 I figured I'd have Sly Stone step in as the father of soul music. It came to me one night in studio while smoking out with George Clinton. Clinton was like, "Sly don't work with anybody," but I pressed on. George talked to him, and he was cool with me. Once he came over, he wanted to come over every night!
Wired.com: How is he doing? Fans have been hoping for a comeback for a while now.
RZA: We talked about getting him to do another album. If he wants to do it, I would help him out. My wife and her brother are big fans. They was like, "Sly Stone? The real Sly Stone?" It was a blessing to work with him.
Wired.com: While we're on anime, what would you say are the martial-arts essentials every newbie and loyalist should have?
RZA: Well, you gotta have Five Deadly Venoms. I also suggest Death Chamber, which is sometimes known as Shaolin Temple. Then there is The Mystery of Chess Boxing, just so you can see how physical power was being used. For those into the spirituality, get Master of Zen. And you gotta have Ninja Scroll, Akira and Fist of the North Star.
Wired.com: What's your next musical move, if you're not retiring?
RZA: I made an album with Shavo Odadjian from System of a Down.... The album we created is in a world of its own. It's as unique as Wu-Tang's 36 Chambers, as unique as Gravediggaz's 6 Feet Deep, as unique as De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising. That is where you will next hear my raw, unfiltered talent.
Wired.com: Those are some serious classics. The Wired.com readership is still nuts for 6 Feet Deep.
RZA: What makes it so good is that it is just us making music, being buddies and being neighbors. Just like when Wu started in our basement. We weren't thinking about money then, or now really. Brothers just came over with a bag of weed or whatever goodies they had, and we went. Plus, the lyrics from this joint with Shavo are politically and personally meaningful, because we're both deep brothers.
Wired.com: What about The Cure, your so-called final solo effort?
RZA: I said I would do The Cure, but the record with Shavo is its prequel. It's a deep record. I have a song where I pour out my heart to Allah. In today's society, you can't even speak about Allah, because people equate that with terrorism. But brothers living in terror or visiting terror on others have a misunderstanding of Islam. Jesus, Krishna, Buddha, Allah: The problem is that truth is the truth. We are all one.
Wired.com: Are you optimistic about the Obama administration?
RZA: I think Obama is good for us, man. To me, he's incredible. That shit was once unimaginable in America. That a black man would ascend to the highest position in the world? It goes to everything that Wu-Tang Clan has rapped about. That the world would get to this point is simply amazing.
Top 5 RZA-Related Projects, According to RZA
- Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers): A no-brainer. The Wu-Tang Clan's greatest effort, and a standard bearer for all hip-hop that followed after. - Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx/GZA's Liquid Swords: A two-for-one. Flagship joints from Wu-Tang stars, produced by RZA and released in a '90s ruled by the Clan. - Gravediggaz's 6 Feet Deep: "It's one of those albums that is in a world of its own," explains RZA. "If hip-hop changed 20 times over, it would still stand there alongside De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising." - Kill Bill Soundtrack: "Producing that opened a whole new world for me," RZA says. - As-yet-untitled collaboration with System of a Down's Shavo Odadjian: "The Shavo album is as original as the Gravediggaz' first record to me," RZA says. "If the fans get hold of this, it could spark a whole new fire!
Holy shit! Another new Raekwon joint! Throw your W's up!
Raekwon, Ghostface Killah & Method Man - Untitled http://sharebee.com/c330daa5
FIYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! THE BEST WU SONG IN AGES! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Damn, that shit goes hard as fuck! Now this is that vintage Wu shit everybody loves! Mr. Mef is back like cooked crack. Ghost is still that dude. Raekwon stay spitting fire. Whoever produced the beat is a fucking genius. In other words that song better be on Cuban Linx 2 :pimp:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on February 01, 2009, 05:52:31 PM
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N.A.S.A. - The Spirit Of Apollo (2009/02/16) (http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/4389/61ufv37kfxlss500sa1.jpg) 1. Intro 0:58 2. The People Tree Feat. David Bryne, Chali 2na, Gift Of Gab & Z-Trip 4:14 3. Money Feat. David Bryne, Chuck D, Ras Congo, Seu Jorge & Z-Trip 4:15 4. N.A.S.A. Music Feat. Method Man, E-40 & DJ Swamp 4:22 5. Way Down Feat. RZA, Barbie & John Frusciante 3:13 6. Hiphop Feat. KRS-One, Fatlip & Slim Kid Tre 4:06 7. Four Rooms Earth View 0:25 8. Strange Enough Feat. Karen O', Ol' Dirty Bastard & Fatlip 4:13 9. Spacious Thoughts Feat. Tom Waits & Kool Keith 4:30 10. Gifted Feat. Kanye West, Santa Gold & Lykke Li 3:39 11. A Volta Feat. Sizzla, Amanda Blank & Lovefoxxx 3:13 12. Theirs A Party Feat. George Clinton & Chali 2na 4:07 13. Whatchadoin? Feat. Spank Rock, M.I.A., Santogold & Nick Zinner 4:09 14. O Pata Feat. Kool Kojak & DJ Babao 3:18 15. Soul Samba Feat. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien & DJ Qbert 4:24 16. The Mayor Feat. The Cool Kids, Ghostface Killah, Scarface & 4:34 17. N.A.S.A. Anthem 15:32
DOWNLOAD (http://sharebee.com/f1450e07)
I dunno much about these dudes but they must have mad connections since they got fucking everybody on their album XD
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on February 02, 2009, 10:15:48 PM
Busta Rhymes talks about Cuban Linx II (and part 1) and being exec producer
Busta Rhymes told MTV News that the Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II campaign has finally started. Last week, Raekwon the Chef dropped "Criminology '09," and Mr. Rhymes said more music is coming soon — so is the album.
"I saw that purple casing of the cassette," Busta remembered about the day he bought the first Only Built 4 Cuban Linx LP in 1995."I ain't never seen that before."
Cuban Linx has been heralded by fans and critics as one of the greatest contributions to the hip-hop catalog — not only because of RZA's cinematic soundscape, but because of the descriptive lyrical play between Rae and Ghostface Killah.
"I went in the car and played that," Busta continued of the purple tape. "I got to the intro, and I couldn't get pass the intro, because in the intro, it sounded like they were sniffing coke. I was like this sh-- is crazy, because this ain't cool. In the traditional fashion of hip-hop or just [in society], we looked at somebody like if you sniffed coke, you're a fiend. But they was so gangsta."
Rae and Ghost's opus was heralded as a musical page out of "Scarface," in which they showed the consequences of dealing with drugs. "I was like, 'This sh-- is so movie, before I even get to the first song,; " Busta thought back excitedly. "I was like, 'This is something I wish was mine.' "
Rhymes said executive-producing Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II is an opportunity he's waited for his entire life.
"The opportunity presented itself overseas," he explained about how the new LP started. "I forget what country it was in, but me and Rae was backstage I think Mobb Deep was there. Rae, I was like, 'Yo, man, I respect Immobilarity and R.A.G.U. and all them other albums, but why won't you ever go back and do another Cuban Linx?' He said, 'You think we should do it?' I was like, 'You have to do it! You owe it to so many people, B. You owe it to us. I don't care what you feel, what you think, what you say. Whatever I need to do to facilitate that, let's just start, see where it goes.' "
Bus and Rae went back to New York and started recording. Busta got the beats together, and Rae went in hard with his armory of rhymes.
"He was touching them beats like an unbelievable seven-star general of live-wire MCing," Bus said. "At the time, I was at Aftermath. We had put together enough songs. And when Dre heard it, he was like, 'Here.' Dre gave him five beats. RZA came to the table and started giving him the traditional classic, grainy foundation of Wu-Tang sound. J Dilla, I had that relationship. Got some joints from Ma Dukes. Hit him off with joints. [Rae] had a collection of bangers and started to sew it all together."
Although Linx II doesn't have a release date yet, Bus said it will give the "seventh-seal stamp on hip-hop" when it does drop.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on February 04, 2009, 09:05:14 PM
Mad props for the Untitled!! Shit is MAD GRIMY back to he WU staples. MAINTAIN! I ain't gonna hold me breath on Cuban Linx II - I'll believe it when I see it XD
N.A.S.A. is actually pretty dope. Like it was some collabo project between super minds of Del, Outkast, Parliament, and some 70s folk rock. Y'all COP DAT SHIT
Here's Kardi on Leno again...skip to the last 10 seconds :lol: http://youtube.com/watch?v=KwxUrj_5Tqo
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on February 06, 2009, 09:51:54 AM
haha I said that after I listened to up the Kanye track. Then George Clinton and Del show up.
That last track took forever -skip to 10:35 RZA - I need you to know I need you.
AND can't wait for the Grammys to drop SWAGGA live!! http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604405/20090205/t_i_.jhtml
which they'll prolly make a cheap ass video while they at it lol
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on February 08, 2009, 10:22:43 PM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on February 09, 2009, 06:43:47 AM
ITS THE MOTHA FUCKIN' VILLAIN!!! AAAH YEAH! 18 TRACKS! Hope its not like the filler skits on MMm Food.
I think i heard Lightworks on his myspace. Him on the Dilla Lightworks beat.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on February 09, 2009, 08:14:51 AM
M.I.A, T.I., Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, & Kanye West Perform "Swagga Like Us" At The 51st Annual Grammy Awards http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhl5ke1s59X4EJXiUa
:twothumbs
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on February 09, 2009, 08:22:40 AM
WATCH! It before the grammys delete it :lol: I tried to post youtube versions but it kept getting ripped.
FUCK!!! I love the hard rock edge to it. and M.I.A. was gonna burst...BADDEST . RAP. PERF. EVER.
M.I.A. was so cute waving at the end, while the others were like SWAG! :theking
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on February 09, 2009, 08:54:58 PM
50 Cent Vs Rick Ross - Recap Of The Beef: http://www.thisis50.com/profiles/blogs/50-cent-vs-rick-ross-recap-of
Fiddy's wack but I gotta give him props for making this feud entertaining. Fiddy's diss videos > his diss songs XD
Here's another Nas project that will never come out:
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News: Nas Announces Collaboration Album W/ Damian Marley, "We Tryin' To Build Some Schools In Africa With This One"
Grammy-nominated rapper Nas has announced plans to release an upcoming collaboration album with singer Damian Marley.
The Queens, New York-bred emcee confirmed the forthcoming project at Sunday's Grammy Awards.
"Right now, I'll tell you first, I'm working on an album with Damian Marley, and we tryin' to build some schools in Africa with this one, and trying to build empowerment," Nas said. "We're tryin' to show love and stuff with this album. So, the record's ... all about really the 'hood and Africa also as well. That's coming out real soon...Too early to tell the title or anything like that," he said. "Shout out to my man Jr. Gong, we getting it in right now." (MTV News)
Nas previously hinted at making a big announcement last week.
"[I'm] trying to get myself together creatively [and] just [keeping] my head all straight to figure out what the next move is," Nas said in an interview. "Couple of special things up my sleeve that should be unveiled in the next few weeks." That's about all he'll say about them, although he promises that one of the projects "is history." (Billboard)
The album will follow-up last summer's Untitled project.
A politically charged self-titled album, at one point considered to be titled N*gger, materialized in 2008, and not without some controversy of its own. (All Music)
Marley is known for 2005's popular "Welcome to Jamrock" single, speaking on political injustice much to the same effect as Nas is known for.
Talib Kweli recently updated fans on the status of his highly-anticipated collaboration album Refection Eternal II hoping to release the project within the next few months. The Brooklyn-bred emcee spoke in an interview about working on the album in addition to some side projects.
"The Reflection Eternal project is a go, I've been spending a lot of time in [Cincinnati] at Hi Tek's studio," Kweli told Kevin Nottingham. "We are trying to have that out before the summer on Blacksmith/Warner Brothers. Hi Tek got some heat, he still my favorite producer. The Idle Warship album is an organic process. We are putting the finishing touches on Party Robot and we will be releasing music with an independent spirit. Look out for Idle Warship, which is me, Res and Graph Nobel from Toronto, and Reflection Eternal at the Blacksmith Showcase, Thursday March 19th at the Scoot Inn, during South By Southwest in Austin."
FUCK YEAH!! FINALLY! GZA be one of my fave Wu MC's
I saw GZA a few years ago and all I can say is that the show was dope as fuck. Dude even brought Masta Killa with him (+ some wack ass affiliates nobody cares about lol) and they performed most of the classics. GZA might be sleeping in the studio but he has crazy energy on stage :P
Wu-Corp ain't even the official site anymore, Cilva just uses it to promote his own shit. Anyways the new official Wu-site is: http://www.wumusicgroup.com/
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on February 13, 2009, 07:36:46 AM
Time to pimp hipster rap! We were supposed to have a hipster special on HHH last week but I passed out like 10 minutes before the show. Shit happens. Anyways we will try again this week! I'm a P.I.M.P. so I uploaded a bunch of hipster mixtapes for y'all :pimp:
They are modern society’s coiffed pariahs, the poseurs you love to hate. They are vultures of culture—the personification of style’s suffocation of substance, snark’s snuff of sincerity, jaded irony’s preemptive strike on perspective. They are the vacuous trend-chasing children of privilege, the young and the soulless. They are walking, talking empty T-shirt slogans. They are the scourge of 21st-century humanity, fakers of funk in form-fitting jeans and Nike Dunks. They are hipsters. And they now officially possess their own lane in the rap game. Ladies and gentleman, the hip-hop gods mercilessly present to you “hipster rap.”
This, to paraphrase the illustrious words of Ricky Walters, was the moment many of us longtime hip-hop watchers feared. The culture we love gone kitsch. Faux-hawked fools in dookie rope chains sipping nutcracker from plastic cups, tongue rings planted firmly in cheeks. Sure, we’d seen it coming for years. The blueprint had been drafted as far back as 1986, when the Beastie Boys, well-bred downtown hardcore kids slumming for new styles, channeled Schoolly D’s reverb-soaked gun chatter into a classic rapsploitation joyride called Licensed to Ill. But the Beasties were actually musically gifted (a ginormous detail no one bothered to tell ’90s proto-hipster outfits like the insufferable Northern State). And the more recent outcroppings of their descendants had, for the most part, resigned themselves to hip-hop’s margins. Couldn’t they have stayed there? Couldn’t they have been content in their contemporary roles as voyeuristic Dipset fanboys and -girls? Was it really necessary for them to try to rap?
But a funny thing happened on my way toward categorical condemnation of hip-hop’s latest subgenre: I learned that hipster rap wasn’t a threat to my cherished traditional hip-hop value system. It was, in fact, not what I had even initially perceived it to be. Hipster rap deserved some reconsideration.
Re: Definition
It’s telling that, when you Google the words “hipster rap,” the top two results are Yahoo Answers posts that pose questions: First, “What is hipster rap?” And then the decidedly more confused and desperate sounding, “Does anyone know what hipster rap is?” (Okay… Calm down and come in off the ledge, Yahoo Answers.)
The correct answer to the latter is, of course, not really. Hip-hop subgenres have historically been subject to oversimplified labeling from both within and without (see: “gangsta rap,” “conscious rap,” “jazz rap,” “backpacker rap,” “emo rap,” etc.). But hipster rap, or, as it shall now and forever be more accurately known, so-called hipster rap (SCHR) may actually be the most contentious misnomer of them all. No rapper wants to be known as a hipster. (Really, nobody wants to be known as a hipster.) Besides the distasteful connotations of the term popularized by the 1957 Norman Mailer essay “The White Negro: Superficial Reflections on the Hipster” (for all you literary types), the reasons have been well enough demonstrated by a late-May poll on boom-bap-centric hip-hop blog unkut.com, infamously titled “Who Is the Biggest Douchebag in Hipster Rap?”
There’s a set of usual suspects typically mentioned in discussions of SCHR. For anyone who may have misplaced their scorecard, the unofficial roll call is as follows. The Cool Kids: Midwestern-suburbs-raised bicycle enthusiasts and ’80s revivalists Mikey Rocks and Chuck Inglish. Kid Sister: club-friendly Chi-Town femcee who enjoyed SCHR’s biggest hit to date, last year, with her catchy duet with Kanye West, “Pro Nails.” Kidz in the Hall: Ivy League–edumacated post-backpacker duo that earned steady burn on MTV’s TRL earlier this year with the used-car-salesman-spoofing video for “Drivin’ Down the Block (Low End Theory).” The Knux: proudly abstract New Orleanian rhyming/producing siblings and Interscope Records signees known for their playful retro single “Cappuccino.” Mickey Factz: prodigious, prolific Bronx-bred renegade of funk who’s released three separate mixtapes within the last year, culminating in the acclaimed, artsy Heaven’s Fallout. Wale: Washington, D.C., rhyme sensation and recent Roots collaborator signed to big-shot producer Mark Ronson’s Allido imprint. Pacific Division: L.A.’s modern-day “F.A.T. Boys” (that’s “fashionable artistic trendsetters”) recently signed to Universal Records. And, of course, SCHR’s perpetually budding “Superstar,” Mr. “Kick Push” himself, Lupe Fiasco.
Several of these folks are on record as saying there’s no legitimate basis for their genre’s unflattering, unsolicited handle. (Not the ebullient Kid Sister, who, thanks to her association with both Kanyeezy and her brother Josh’s celebrated Flosstradamus DJ crew, simultaneously enjoys the most mainstream hip-hop and hipster-crowd credentials of anyone in the SCHR bunch. “I’m not complaining,” she says about the hipster tag. “You can call me whatever you want to call me. Just don’t call me bitch!”) The consensus, though, is that the term is a convenient media/blogosphere invention that puts a pretty diverse collection of artists in a box simply because they eschew today’s rap’s swagger-by-numbers conventions—either musically, in appearance, or both.
“The hipster rap term came from the bloggers,” Kidz in the Hall’s Naledge told video-grapher Mikey Fresh last April. “And it’s odd enough that the bloggers actually were the hipsters that was looking for that music. So now that it’s picking up steam, they had to have a phrase [for] it.”
Former signees to the revived Rawkus Records (backpacker central of the late ’90s) and currently on the roster at Duck Down Records, where they are label mates of ’90s keep-it-real refugees Sean Price, Buckshot and Smif-N-Wessun, Naledge and partner Double O view SCHR artists as just the new “backpackers,” with a bigger clothing budget.
Naledge: “Everybody who was considered backpacker, now they getting a little more fitted in they jeans, they belts is name brand, they backpacks is name brand. It’s a little bit different… But it’s the music is what’s important.”
Agreed. Thus, when shovel comes to shit, SCHR is a genre whose meaning cuts no deeper than the silk-screened print on your designer hoodie—a subtle changing of the guard’s wardrobe. This new music is not the domain of regular hipsters—contrived, self-styled outsiders—but of actual musical outsiders, in some respects even purists, riding the periphery of hip-hop’s still-narrow definitions of acceptability. “OutKasts,” two dope boys in a Cadillac once termed it, I believe. Hip-hop misfits? Maybe. Straight-up hipsters? Eh, not really buying it.
Tight jeans > Tight rhymes?
SCHR hating enjoyed its most visible moment this past April, when Jersey City rapper Mazzi, of the underground group S.O.U.L. Purpose, dropped “Lesson A,” an admittedly entertaining diss rhyme and accompanying music video that chastised SCHR artists (specifically The Cool Kids and heralded vagabond producer/MC Jay Electronica) for cultural interloping and watering down hip-hop by dressing like trendoid bastards. (Sample lyric: “The Cool Kids are wack/The Pack want their style back… Get the hell back on your bike and cycle on/With those tight-ass jeans/And probably even tighter thongs.”) In response, the Kids played it cool, appropriately enough, refusing to engage in any real back-and-forth. Blog commentators (sa’prize!) did not. Some concluded that the Cool Kids were phonies, inevitably gay, and the Antichrist, or maybe worse (phony, gay Antichrists?). Others baited Mazzi for being permanently stuck in 1994 and, in an amusing bit of table-turnism, wondered if perhaps he himself was paying a little too much attention to what other dudes were wearing.
The dust eventually, kind of, sort of settled. In the subsequent “Lesson B” video, Mazzi declared that “The Cool Kids are hip-hop.” (Aww, group hug.) But debate points lingered. Isn’t there something wrong, if not somehow culturally dangerous, when the Internet and the industry lavish copious amounts of hype on material like The Cool Kids’ single “’88”—a tune with a chorus that borrows the Nas lyric, “Do the Wop, do the Smurf, Baseball Bat/Rooftop like I’m bringing ’88 back.” Mikey Rocks was but a gleam in his mom’s eye in 1988; Chuck Inglish was all of three years old. Were they even aware that the Rooftop was a legendary NYC hip-hop club? Had they ever even done the Wop?!? And if the tune was recorded with a hipster faux-stalgia nod and wink, didn’t that make it even worse?
Maybe stuff like that would’ve mattered if the music sucked. But it’s hard to be mad at “’88,” or the rest of the Kids’ recent The Bake Sale EP—an enjoyable, spot-on update of Rick Rubin’s early Def Jam drum-machine minimalism (with the occasional now-fashionable chopped-and-screwed-style chorus) that shows that they actually have done (and continue to do) their hip-hop homework. (Chuck has said that his pops made him memorize the lyrics to “Paid in Full” at age three. Talk about homeschooling.) And I may be showing my ancient-ass-ness here, but, seriously, can it really be damaging to hip-hop culture to have two young kids rhyming about being broke but still pulling chicks and looking fly on their bikes? If hip-hop culture (or what’s left of it) is really that weak in the knees, then it deserves to be damaged.
As for the tight pants, well, that’s as much a recurring part of hip-hop tradition as shitty recording contracts and lyrics that glorify violence and selling drugs. Some of our greatest MCs have rocked snug trousers. See Melle Mel circa ’82, LL circa ’86, Chuck D circa ’89 and, of course, Kanye West.
I’d like to think that it’s the fact that SCHR artists are actually paying some attention to their craft and deviating from the antiart “rap is my hustle” routine so prevalent in recent years that’s made their peers (at least ones not named Mazzi) look past their fashion choices and recognize their creative credibility. UGK’s Bun B and the Clipse’s Pusha T have shown their support via features, alongside The Cool Kids, on remixes of Kidz in the Hall’s “Drivin’ Down the Block (Low End Theory),” as well as on Wale’s “The Feature Heavy Song,” while unofficial SCHR figurehead Kanye facilitated Kid Sister’s breakthrough in an attempt to stay up on current trends, after famously losing out to hipster-approved dance artist Justice vs. Simian at the MTV Europe Music Awards two years ago.
As for how far SCHR’s finest can take their fare beyond the initial spark of inspiration (some would argue novelty) and the hipster label they’ve been saddled with? That probably depends most on whether they can definitively and consistently show something of themselves deeper than their street-wear affiliation—say, something along the lines of Wale’s “Cuz I’m African,” which improves upon his usual impressive wordplay by detailing his experiences as a second-generation Nigerian-American (“The pain of an immigrant/I know ’cause I been in there… And the bitches used to laugh/The darkest in the classroom/Pops drove a cab/That’s African”). Or the strangely affecting emo-meets-smooth-jazz swag of Mickey Factz’s dedication to his beloved craft, “Something About Us.” Or maybe Pac Divison’s appetizing “Taste,” which reaches past conventional introductory braggadocio and finds an unexpected fistful of revolutionary rage (“This shit hit harder than the time you found out that your girl was cheatin’/Or maybe even that fateful evening/You turned on the TV screen and seen Rodney King take that beating”).
All promising. None transcendent. SCHR still lacks its unofficial anthem: a song that uniquely conveys the joys of the fly life with a simple statement of purpose or identity—its “Me Myself & I,” its “Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang,” its “All About the Benjamins.”
Or maybe it was “Pro Nails” all along. But even Kid Sister, whose repertoire thus far has leaned heavily on the fun and frivolous, acknowledges her own desire to bridge her percolating Chi-Town club rhythms with something just a little more meaningful than paeans to mean manicures and beeper booty calls.
“It’s not easy giving up personal information and doing it in a way that’s not trite,” she says. “But at some point, ass shaking is just not enough… There was a certain point that I came to where I was like, I gotta step it up a little bit and show people I’m not just some party girl. I’m a normal girl.”
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Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on February 13, 2009, 07:46:57 AM
^ PROPS!! Stay sober long enuff to play the show this time. I know a bunch of these cats from mix tapes too, like Charles Hamilton and 88 KEYS. Highly recommended.
I saw GZA a few years ago and all I can say is that the show was dope as fuck. Dude even brought Masta Killa with him (+ some wack ass affiliates nobody cares about lol) and they performed most of the classics. GZA might be sleeping in the studio but he has crazy energy on stage :P
Wu-Corp ain't even the official site anymore, Cilva just uses it to promote his own shit. Anyways the new official Wu-site is: http://www.wumusicgroup.com/
FUCK! I knew it. I shoulda asked ya about the Wu. Wu Corp was some fansite anyways that had mad reps.
WERD if GZA does Liquid Swords. AND dis Soulja Boy. It'll be worth the 28 bucks. CHEAP!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: StreakInTheSky on February 13, 2009, 09:53:59 AM
nice hipster-hop post masa, that's my kind of shit. XD Was never really a fan of The Cool Kids though. I just don't like how they rap.
The people are called "hypebeasts." Fool don't even know the right street lingo. I've never even heard of hipster rap until now. But I hate those kind of labels anyways, cause most people don't even know what they really mean and just throw it out there. It's like the whole fucking "emo scene" shit from a couple years ago.
Good shit is good shit, it don't matter how they look or what outsiders want to label them.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on February 14, 2009, 05:28:43 AM
Released a day early http://www.zshare.net/download/55430156e5833685/
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A scene-by-scene rundown of... "Well Isn't This Awkward..."
01. Cinematic Hallucinations (Intro) Cinematic Hallucinations is the name of the show of which "Well Isn't This Awkward" is premiered. "Well Isn't This Awkward" is a rare film that Charles Hamilton starred in, and Connor Harrington had express permission from Charles Hamilton to release the movie.
02. Scorpion Charles Hamilton is a scorpio. Using his astrological sign and all the senses he's been blessed with, he musters up the "swag" to appeal to her... if that's what she's into... guys with swag. He's really just a meek musician...
03. Neverland Charles puts the "swag" away and ventures with the young lady into the world of which he lives in. Where nothing could ever bother you when you're in love...
04. RomanticVents Not knowing whether or not he'd get a chance to talk to the girl of his dreams face to face, and also concerned with sounding like a "n1gga with baggage", he airs out all his grievances about love... at the beckoning will of the instrumental (had to tap myself on the back for the beat... instrumental version coming soon I swear)
05. Re-Anna After trying and failing at finding a definition for the kind of bond they have, Charles creates a scenario in which he is a mad scientist that made the girl of his dreams, and is stuck with her once she breaks the mold...
06. Match.com (Commercial Break)
07. You Too Charles reluctantly but willfully opens up about his much-speculated drug history... 'nuff said... done to show the young lady how serious he is about how he feels about her...
08. Tengo Una Pregunta All the questions that come with being a struggling musician in the toughest city in the world, asked... awaiting an answer...
09. Psycho Bitch If Charles and the young lady have a bond that defies any rational definition, there has to be a semi-psychotic side to both of them. This is a sharing of mutual insanity, in hopes of lightening the already heavy-romantic mood... kinda...
10. The Penthouse Elevator The moment in which Charles Hamilton finally gets to verbally tell the woman of his dreams (if I said "girl" earlier, I was simply going along with the cliche; she's ALL woman) EXACTLY how he feels. At the penthouse elevator...
11. In Case It Doesn’t Work Out Pretty self-explanitory, but is followed by Charles Hamilton's piano solo, which is the premise for this ENTIRE movie. Remember, he was invited to play his music. Each song was merely a screenshot into the mind of Hamilton. The reality was the piano.
12. In Case I Actually Get Her The piano working in my favor... lol... ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ You guys asked for it (a rundown), here it is... tomorrow is Valentine's Day. Oh bizzoy... who knows, man... who knows... 2 more entries to go!!!
~~Charles Hamilton~~ ***beep***
incase you didn't see it above http://www.zshare.net/download/55430156e5833685/
I guess he's going for Rihanna =) I think he has a chance now, haha Does he make his own beats? I always get a little depressed when i listen to his tracks.
I keep seeing him as the Degrassi wheelchair guy, but he's pretty dope. Heard this mixtape has a lot of singing tho... getting it now.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on February 14, 2009, 06:49:39 AM
So many mixtapes, I went on a mixtape downloading craze some time ago, and I havent finished those. I do like me some Asher Roth, Charles Hamiltion is good, time for me to get even more behind on my music
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on February 15, 2009, 03:40:01 AM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on February 15, 2009, 07:40:08 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn3C_PKY92c
:lol:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on February 16, 2009, 09:44:12 AM
Nice thread!
Here's what i'm currently listening to:
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Highly recommend if you're into hip-hop w/ some jazz into it.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on February 18, 2009, 12:47:02 PM
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Q-Tip - The Renaissance (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51rO-U-4DIL._SL500_AA240_.jpg) 1. Johnny Is Dead 2. Won't Trade 3. Gettin Up 4. Official 5. You 6. WeFight / WeLove 7. ManWomanBoogie 8. Move 9. Dance On Glass 10. Life Is Better 11. Believe 12. Shaka
http://www.twitter.com/?d=FJHTXXKQ
DJ Nu-Mark - Hands On (http://cover6.cduniverse.com/MuzeAudioArt/510/516196.jpg) 1. Intro 2. Eddy Senay - Down Home 3. Tony Luisi - Rubber Bumpers 4. Paz - Laying Eggs 5. Rex Brown Company & Wersi Electric String Orchestra - Hot Track 6. Organized Konfusion - Fudge Funk 7. Jeru The Damaja - Intro (Life) 8. Jeru The Damaja - Perverted Monks In Tha House (Skit) 9. Group Home - Intro 10. Beatnuts Skit 11. Blendcrafters - Melody 12. DJ Nu-Mark feat. Chali 2na - Chali 2na Comin' Thru 13. Vitamin D - No Good 14. Prophetix - True Urban Grit (T.U.G) 15. Viktor Vaughn - Saliva 16. Shurikon - Samurai 17. Schlechta Umgang - Crew Song 18. DJ Nu-mark - Hands On feat Key Kool of the Visionaries 19. Brad Strut f/ Bias B & Lazy Grey - A Good Thing 20. All Time High - 68 And I Owe You One
http://www.twitter.com/?d=O4XX906L
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on February 18, 2009, 09:20:37 PM
Blue Scholars are dope as fuck, Seattle represent!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on February 18, 2009, 09:29:37 PM
Blue Scholars is dope. You rarely see filipinos in the western hiphop music
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on February 20, 2009, 12:21:56 AM
Surreal & The Sound Providers - True Indeed (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31VA1BR4PKL._SL500_AA240_.jpg) 1. Intro 2. Just Gettin Started 3. The Lesson 4. Push On 5. Truth Be Told 6. Place to Be 7. Night to Remember 8. Walk in the Park 9. Gifted 10. They Call Me... 11. Life & Rhymes 12. True Indeed 13. The Rundown
http://www.twitter.com/?d=KEJ6Q0Y6
The Sound Providers - Looking Backwards 2001-1998 (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/319VGNNQKEL._SL500_AA240_.jpg) 1. Intro 2. Dope Transmission 3. The Field 4. J Rocc Radio Promo 5. Get Down 6. No Time 7. Choc Promo 8. Breath Testing 9. The Difference 10. Yes Yall 11. That's It 12. Who Am I 13. 7l Promo 14. Fresh Rhymes 15. DL Promo 16. Who Am I
http://www.twitter.com/?d=M4F2PHQV
The Sound Providers - An Evening with The Sound Providers (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41oZEbC84pL._SL500_AA240_.jpg) 1. Intro 2. Live At the Spot #1 3. For Old Time's Sake feat. Asheru of Unspoken Heard 4. Night Steps 5. 5 Minutes feat. The Procussions 6. Only Moments Ago 7. Autumns Evening Breeze 8. Live At the Spot #2 9. It's Gonna Bee (Alright) feat. Wee Bee Foolish 10. Jazz At the Cove 11. The Throwback feat. Maspyke 12. Live At the Spot #3 13. The Prodigal Return 14. Live At the Spot #4 15. Pacific Vibrations 16. Live At the Spot #5 17. Braggin & Boastin feat. Little Brother 18. Never Judge feat. Soulo 19. Live At the Spot #6 20. Outro
http://www.twitter.com/?d=MZY2NPLV
All 3 albums are pretty solid. Get @ it!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on February 21, 2009, 07:53:43 PM
MF DOOM - That's That http://www.mediafire.com/?qmdazj0m3kg
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: arun.yothin on February 23, 2009, 09:27:02 PM
I loved this when I was a little kid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAIOzM7SsMo
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on February 25, 2009, 10:09:40 AM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on March 02, 2009, 08:12:58 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvdtc6djZUU
I can't wait for the full song! :twothumbs
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on March 04, 2009, 10:11:49 PM
anyone catch Late Night with Jimmy Fallon? He got the Roots has his house band. There's this segment they did, "Slowjam the News", where he gets the Roots to play a slow jam while he says the news. Dang, i never knew Black Thought had vocals like that =P
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on March 05, 2009, 10:22:21 PM
Ghostface Killah - A Message From Ghostface http://sharebee.com/3b0d686f
Method Man & Redman - A Yo http://sharebee.com/62475501
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: iacus on March 07, 2009, 05:38:31 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCGQSyXMxyo
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on March 08, 2009, 07:43:42 AM
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Smirnoff Signature Mix Series Presents Reworked Iconic Hip Hop Tracks From Nas, Buckshot, Nice & Smooth, and More
Clearly Original Artists Partner Up to Release Exclusive Singles, Available for Free Download at Smirnoff.com
NEW YORK, March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The makers of Smirnoff vodka announced the launch of the second annual Smirnoff Signature Mix Series, a campaign designed to bring together respected artists in the hip hop community to recreate clearly original versions of iconic hip hop songs, with newly-mixed interpretation. Legendary artist Nas is teaming up with Marsha Ambrosius, formerly of Floetry, to rework his Grammy-nominated single "If I Ruled the World"; Buckshot and Kardinal Offishall are putting an original spin on Buckshot's memorable underground hit "I Got Cha Opin"; and Nice & Smooth are joining musical forces with Pac Div to create a new interpretation of "Funky For You".
The Smirnoff Signature Mix Series is part of the brand's ongoing commitment to foster and promote both established and emerging musical talent. This is the second installment of the acclaimed program. Last year's Smirnoff Signature Mix Series celebrated reworked classics by acclaimed artists Common, Q-Tip, and KRS-One paired with renowned producers Just Blaze, Cool & Dre, and DJ Premier. These exclusive tracks reached millions of radio listeners and nearly 90,000 visitors to SmirnoffSignatureMixSeries.com downloaded the singles.
"It was a pleasure working with Nas again," said Marsha Ambrosius. "Smirnoff gave us a great opportunity to put a new twist on a classic record, and I'm excited to be a part of the project this year."
The first single will launch on Smirnoff.com beginning March 5th, and all three songs will be available for free download exclusively on the site. Smirnoff Signature Mix Series is a comprehensive program supported by radio, digital, and video promotion as well as out of home advertising and retail point of sale. The program will be activated nationally in cities including New York, Atlanta, Washington D.C. and others. Top-tier radio and club deejays across the country will also receive a limited edition vinyl album containing all three new songs.
"We're really looking forward to adding onto the success of last year's Signature Mix Series with these six artists, and coming up with some clearly original, reworked songs to add to the campaign," said David Tapscott, Brand Director - Smirnoff. "We love to reach out to consumers in unique ways, and this is a perfect way of inserting the brand naturally into our consumer's lifestyle."
The Smirnoff Signature Mix Series held an exclusive press event in New York City last night to unveil the three new songs. In its continued commitment to responsible drinking, Smirnoff provided guests with a variety of non-alcoholic drinks throughout the evening. As always, Smirnoff encourages guests to celebrate responsibly at every Smirnoff event.
Nas & Marsha Ambrosius - If I Ruled The World '09 http://sharebee.com/d155ac8c
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on March 12, 2009, 09:33:50 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JMYH3gU-I4
XD
TOZ's fav rapper Asher Roth is dropping his debut album on 4/20:
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(http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/8070/asher.jpg) 1. Lark on My Go Cart (prod. by Oren Yoel and David Appleton) 2. Blunt Cruise (prod. by Oren Yoel) 3. I Love College (prod. By Mike Carren and Ben Allen) 4. La Di Da (prod. By Don Cannon) 5. Fallen (prod. by Novel) 6. Be By Myself Feat. Cee-Lo (prod. by Oren Yoel) 7. She Don't Want A Man (prod. by Oren Yoel) 8. Sour Patch Kids (prod. by Oren Yoel) 9. As I Em (prod. by Oren Yoel and David Appleton) 10.Bad Day Feat. Jazze Pha (prod. by Oren Yoel and David Appleton) 11. Leo The Lion Feat. New Kingdom (prod. by Yoel) 12. His Dream Feat. Miguel (prod. by Yoel) 13. Nothing You Can't Do (prod. by Nottz)
Posthumous J Dilla album Jay Stay Paid on the horizon, totally legit
This February marked three years since J Dilla's passing, three years which could have been his most productive, coming up as he was at the time of his death. In the absence of his dedicated and prolific work methods, the world has seen a few posthumous releases - legitimately or not, people have scoured Dilla's hard drives for fully formed and casual ideas alike. Ultimately, releases done with the right intentions have been welcomed warmly, The Shining and Ruff Draft among them, and now Jay Stay Paid, a 25 track collection of beats executive produced by none other than "Ma Dukes" a.k.a. Dilla's mother, who was extremely close to her son during his final moments and during the recording of the classic Donuts. If that isn't cred enough, Jay Stay Paid was culled under the musical supervision of acclaimed producer Pete Rock, who was high up in Jay Dee's mind when it came to beat production.
Mixed and arranged by Pete Rock, the album is mostly instrumental, but features a few familiar voices such as Black Thought and MF Doom (who has recently added his voice to one or two other Dilla beats in various contexts). It comes out June 2 on the Natural Sounds label.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on March 12, 2009, 11:13:53 PM
Hell yeah Asher is my favorite rapper of recent. Did you hear the 20 min freestyle on HHH? Damn, everything about the album so far fucking fits together like a puzzle, album cover, title, fact its dropping on 4/20, the perfect storm has been created for this, really hoping the album is dope
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on March 14, 2009, 10:14:39 AM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on March 23, 2009, 04:34:09 AM
Say it ain't so!! Shit---I dunno if there's a White Stripes song I like tho, but that chick who drum is hot.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on March 25, 2009, 05:38:50 AM
Just wanted to show this, there's this function i discovered recently, Hip Hop Karaoke Toronto! You pretty much rap a song of your choice infront of a crowd! Pretty cool. I heard they boo you if you botch lyrics, but its all in good fun =) They had like Masta Ace up in there for the 1 yr ani last year. This year, they had maestro.
This guy is rappin' Dre's Nuthin But a G Thang. pretty cool hip-hop karaoke: toronto | jan 18th, 2007 | nuthin but a g (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h03QtUHsmBg#hq)
Haha, if i went, i'd to Wu's Triumph! All 9 verses! I'd so be winded.
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that stars n stripes mixtape is pretty dope. I have no idea who adrian champion is! =P
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on March 26, 2009, 05:19:35 AM
Say werd? Wonder what I would do? Blue Scholars shit prolly lol
As for Adrian Champion, shit I dont know him either but that mixtape is sick
Me being a hip hop junkie that I am, I stumbled upon these interviews which I find dope
MC Lupe Fiasco on QTV (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI5VHfPSrcM#lq-lq2-hq)
AND
*Exclusive* Kardinal Offishall on QTV (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmdBApF4gNg#lq-hq)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: iacus on March 26, 2009, 07:14:32 AM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on March 27, 2009, 10:28:18 PM
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Method Man was too high to pay back taxes
Method Man was going to pay his bills ... but then he got high.
Despite recent reports that the rapper is so broke that his 2008 Lincoln Navigator was repossessed to pay back taxes, Method Man — whose real name is Clifford Smith — insists his cash flow is just fine. In fact, he says, his penchant for marijuana is to blame for the mishap. Citing the Wu Tang member for being $52,503 in arrears on his personal income taxes, the state Department of Taxation showed up at the Staten Island native’s home at 6 a.m. March 19 with “four NYPD cops and the repo team,” Meth told us. “I knew why they were there. It wasn’t like ‘Oh my God! Noo!! Don’t take it!’ like it is on that TV show [“Operation Repo”]. I was half-dressed, and it was so early that I just said, ‘Okay, you’re taking the truck. ... Aight.’”
The back story, according to the rapper, is simple. “Myself, I’m a pothead,” he said on the set of a video shoot for his new album, “Blackout 2,” with Redman. “It’s no secret. Everyone knows that. I go on the road and forget everything else. Sure, [the tax department] sent letters to my house saying, ‘We need this money.’ They started sending them in 2002.
Here it is, 2009, and I never paid this s— because I don’t think like that!” “I could have easily just written them a check for whatever amount, but no — I waited until they knocked on this door and were like, ‘We got your truck and we outta here,’ ” he laughed. “Now I’m thinking we’ve gotta get our truck back, which means I have to get all my paperwork together,” the rapper continued. “That means days of going through mail, ’cause I got mail like woah.
I’ve found checks from 2005 that have never been opened yet. And we’re talking a significant amount of money! But I never opened [the tax department’s] letters ... so this is how the tax man came to Meth’s house and took his truck. Not because I was broke! I got plenty of money!” When we referenced the famous Afroman song “Because I Got High,” Method Man just laughed. “Exactly!” he said. “Because I got high, I forgot to pay. It was stupid. I’m an idiot for that.”
G-side is dirty south with tons of variety, Onra is awesome instrumentals based entirely on old Vietnamese records.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (GZA in E-Town!! Recap)
Post by: daigong on March 29, 2009, 06:34:11 AM
Props for tha UGK icarus...yeahmans, spread da goodz. we gotta keep everyone on top of the rap scene. :twothumbsHe's on Black out II- can't wait for that shit to drop. they been talking about since who knows? last year? 10 years ago?
Method Man & Redman feat. Bun B - City Lights (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhpnrV6u8rk#lq-lq2-hq)
Local acts opened: (http://img124.imagevenue.com/loc790/th_33498_DSC04622_122_790lo.JPG) (http://img124.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=33498_DSC04622_122_790lo.JPG)
Straight MCing. No Hype Man. Pretty violent with all the wigga action lol, a bottle was thrown, geeks just standing there not knowing to dance or to break they neck. GZA just stood and rhymed non stop, going through Liquid Swords, beneath the surface, Pro tools, Wu-Tang classics, ODB tribute. A good 1.5 hrs too. FINALLY!! Got to see a founding WU-TANG member besides Meth.
He did the Wu-Tang symbol. The MC was hilarious - said "Y'all uneducated rap fans gotta stop shouting Wu-Tang! say GZA!"
Random scenes, intro - songs. G (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8boOCjae0c#lq-lq2-hq)
SHITTTT my digital camera video sucks, DOWNLOAD the file: http://sharebee.com/bc49786b (http://sharebee.com/bc49786b)
My cell phone camera was waay better. Here GZA is ranting - THIS SHIT IS TIMELESS!! G2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCqBWjGICOQ#lq-lq2-hq)
GZA talking about Canada Border G loves Canada Border Patrol (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRhUlUuDYd8#lq-lq2-hq)
I SHOOK HIS HAND!! Unless I was a 5 dollar whore, no one was meeting him backstage lol. Don't forget GZA Special on HiP HoP Hizzy later tonite. In half an hour! DIVERSIFY YOUR BONDS, HiPSTA!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on March 29, 2009, 06:45:29 AM
^ That is some shit. 1.5 hour set, thats crazy. Shakin his hand, you got to touch The Genius' Hand! That post reminded me of this
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on March 31, 2009, 08:02:36 AM
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Raekwon Signs With EMI, Finds Home For Cuban Linx 2
During a recent interview with Connecticut radio station 93.7, Wu-Tang rapper Raekwon revealed his new label home. Rae told the “On Air Idiots” show that the long delayed sequel to his seminal 1995 solo debut Only Built 4 Cuban Linx is finished and will be released on EMI Records. “Project is vicious right now, it’s done,” he said. “I just closed my deal, you the first one to know, that I signed with EMI right now. I just signed off yesterday made everything official so EMI is the home right now. They the ones that’s paying me they gave me a nice piece of what I needed.”
When asked if Ghostface Killah - his longtime partner-in-rhyme and co-star on the original Cuban Linx – will be involved, Rae said he wanted to give others rappers a chance to shine. “Ghost gonna be up but at the end of the day it’s gonna be raw hip-hop, B,” he explained. “When I made this album I made it to be a classic, I didn’t look at it as having Ghost all the way through it like that, because it don’t make it special if I don’t give other brothers a shot.” OB4CL 2 has been in the making for several years now. At one point, Rae was even signed to Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Records with Busta Rhymes serving as the disc’s executive producer, but that eventually fell through.
Set to feature production by Dre, J Dilla, Pete Rock, Erik Sermon and Wu-Tang mastermind the Rza, the album is reportedly set to drop sometime this summer.
Stoupe (Of Jedi Mind Tricks) - Decalouge (2009/03/31) (http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/7868/89858314.jpg) 01. Allison James (feat. Slaine) 02. When The Sun Goes Down (feat. Saigon) 03. Evil Deeds (feat. Demoz, Des Devious, & Jus Allah) 04. The Truth (feat. Supastition) 05. That's Me (feat. Joell Ortiz) 06. The Torch (feat. King Magnetic & Reef The Lost Cauze) 07. Speakeasy (feat. Outerspace) 08. Transition Of Power (feat. M.O.P.) 09. Independence Day (feat. Block McCloud) 10. Find A Way (feat. Lorrie Doriza)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on April 12, 2009, 08:19:57 PM
DUDE THANKS! But I was planning to go out and buy that album. Thanks for the DL link but im not down DLing an album im going to buy.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: iacus on April 12, 2009, 08:25:57 PM
If you know you're going to buy it shouldn't you be more eager to download it?
EDIT: That made no sense. What I meant was if you know that you're going to buy an album then why does downloading it matter?
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on April 12, 2009, 09:25:31 PM
When I buy albums, I look forward to hearing the music that I didnt check out before. I've only heard maybe 2 or 3 songs from the album previously and I liked what I heard. If I did download it, it would spoil the experince for me to buy an album, sit down and listen to it. And I really like Asher, so im going to buy his album in support.
Im not hating on anyone who wants to DL it, but if I really dig the music, then im dropping some money for it.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Tuffty on April 13, 2009, 07:58:54 PM
Someone pointed this link out to me and thought it was pretty cool. The BBC has compiled a 534 song, 60 minute megamix covering 30 years of hip hop available to listen online or for download.
30 Years of Hip Hop Megamix (http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/30yearsofhiphop/downloads/jagskills.shtml)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on April 13, 2009, 08:19:09 PM
Someone pointed this link out to me and thought it was pretty cool. The BBC has compiled a 534 song, 60 minute megamix covering 30 years of hip hop available to listen online or for download.
Props! By the way, those BBC podcasts are not available outside UK so could you upload that mix? The tracklist looks quite interesting...
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Tuffty on April 14, 2009, 12:38:42 AM
^ No problem homie :)
BBC Hip-Hop Megamix (http://www.zshare.net/download/58609825bac55ba0/)
Gotta say I'm not the biggest Hip-Hop fan in the world, but the megamix is very impressive. And it's good to see the tracklist, I know by listening to it that there's a number of tracks I'm gonna chase up and try to get. Some old-school tracks in there that sound pretty funky.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on April 14, 2009, 01:06:03 AM
OH HELL YES! THANKS A BUNCH
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on April 14, 2009, 07:24:01 AM
Aight, time to pimp one of my all-time favorite verses :theking
Jedi Mind Tricks- Uncommon Valor (A Vietnam Story) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r0KpWMNxnM#lq-lq2-hq)
Quote from: R.A. The Rugged Man
Call me Thorburn, John H., Staff Sergeant, Marksman Skill in killing, illing, I'm able and willing Kill a village elephant, rape and pillage your village Illegitimate killers, US military guerrillas This ain't no real war. Vietnam? Shit, World War II, that's a war This is just a military conflict Soothing, drug-abusing, Vietnamese women screwing Sex, gambling and boozing, all this shit is amusing Bitches and guns, this is every man's dream I don't want to go home, where I'm just a ordinary human being Special OP, Huey chopper gun shit, run shit gook run when the mini-gun spit, won't miss, kill shit. Spit four-thousand bullets a minute. Victor Charlie, hit trigger, hit it, I'm in it to win it, get it. The lieutenant hinted the villain, I've ended up killing I did it, cripple, did it, pictures I painted is vivid, live it, A wizard with weapons, a secret mission we about to begin it Government funded, behind enemy lines bullets is spraying. It's heating up, a hundred degrees The enemy's the North Vietnamese, bitch please Ain't no sweat, I'm told "be at ease" Until I see the pilot got hit, and we about to hit some trees Tail rotor broke, crash land, American man Cambodia, right in the enemy hand Take a swig of the whiskey to calm us Them yellow men wearing black pajamas, they want to harm us They all up on us. Bang, bang, bullet hit my chest, feel no pain. To my left, the captain caught a bullet right in his brain. Body parts flying, loss of limbs, explosions Bad intentions, I see my best friend's intestines Pray to the one above, It's raining, I'm covered in mud I think I'm dying, I feel dizzy, I'm losing blood I see my childhood, I'm back in the arms of my mother I see my whole life, I see Christ, I see bright lights I see Israelites, Muslims and Christians at peace, no fights Blacks, Whites, Asians, people of all types I must have died, then I woke up, surprised I'm alive I'm in a hospital bed, they rescued me, I survived I escaped the war, came back But ain't escape Agent Orange, two of my kids born handicapped Spastic, quadriplegic, microcephalic Cerebral palsy, cortical blindness, name it they had it My son died he ain't live, but I still try to think positive Cause in life, God take, God give
If that ain't one of the illest verses EVER then I don't know what is :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Jedi Mind Tricks - Uncommon Valor: A Vietnam Story feat R.A. The Rugged Man http://sharebee.com/4ff05da6 (http://sharebee.com/4ff05da6)
And here's the story behind R.A. The Rugged Man's amazing verse:
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Uncommon Valor: The Story of Staff Sergeant John A. Thorburn and RA The Rugged Man
On March 14th, 1970, during a Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol mission in the Duc Lap area of the Quang Duc Province of South Viet Nam, a UH-1P helicopter carrying Capt. Dana A. Dilley, Capt. Marvin R. Loper, SSgt John A. Thorburn, and A1c David A. Carpenter was shot down by enemy ground fire. Staff Sergeant Thorburn, along with fellow gunner A1C Carpenter, suffered serious injuries. Captain Dilley lost his life in the crash, and Captain Loper sustained broken bones in one of his feet. An Army helicopter on the same operation was able to rescue the surviving crew and bring them to Cam Ranh Bay, where they received treatment for their injuries. Upon receiving treatment, they were brought back to the U.S. Despite being badly injured, Thorburn ultimately survived the incident.
Thirty-six years later, in a verse that would win him a “Hip-Hop Quotable” in the October 2006 issue of The Source, Thorburn’s son, RA The Rugged Man, would retell what took place on that fateful March night in the Jedi Mind Tricks’ song “Uncommon Valor: A Vietnam Story”. The song was featured on Jedi Mind’s most recent album, Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell. Spanning fourty-four bars and nearly two minutes, RA’s rapid fire, monotone masterpiece of a verse left people breathless as he dropped lines like “Tail rotor broke, crash land, American man, Cambodia, right in the enemy hand” over superproducer Stoupe’s haunting production. His vivid storytelling ability and insight into his father’s emotional state during the helicopter crash made the song an instant classic.
Over a year after its release, the verse stands as one of RA’s finest moments as an MC. His verse is so good that The Crew’s DJ Sorce-1 decided to talk to RA about what went into making the song. TSS is proud to present an in depth look at the genesis of “Uncommon Valor: A Vietnam Story”.
TSS: Whose idea was it to make the song? I know that your father is a Vietnam veteran and that your verse was based on his experiences. Did you come up with the songs concept or did Jedi Mind Tricks approach you about it?
RA: Paz had approached me to do a song about Vietnam because I always have the veteran’s hat and green jackets on and I’m all on that Nam shit. When he first came up with the idea I didn’t think, “Whoa, amazing idea”, I was just like, “Uh, ok.” When I started writing to the first Stoupe beat I was writing some Rambo shit about grenades and blowing shit up. I didn’t think to do my verse about my father. But then I started to think about doing the verse differently because it felt corny.
When I got the second beat I said, “Eh, trash those other rhymes. That’s some Rambo cartoon shit.” So when I got the beat we used for the song I said, “You know what, fuck it. Let me tell me father’s story. Who got a better story than him?” I called him up and talked to him for an hour or two and took notes. I knew most of the stories by heart, but I didn’t know the names of everything. I didn’t know the name of his gun or the names of specific locations. He also said things that I used in the song like the stuff about black pajamas. So that was just me talking to my father for two hours. I took a little time on that song too. The 44 bars took me a week to write. Usually you go into the studio and just write some shit. But that particular verse, I tried to make it really accurate and took my time on it.
TSS: Was it difficult for your father to talk to you about his experience in depth and was he uncomfortable that his story was being made into a song?
RA: No, he loved the idea. When he heard it he was blown away. He couldn’t believe it. He was blown the fuck away, like, “Holy shit, it’s like you were there.” It brought some of his friends to tears. They were really happy and impressed with it. As far as talking about his experience, he was ok with it. He told me all the stories in the past. But there is one part of his story that he doesn’t talk about. My dad’s gun shot 4,000 bullets a minute. He was shooting 30,000 bullets a day sometimes. When I say, “Hey pops, how many people did you kill while you were there?” he’ll say, “Oh son, I didn’t kill nobody. I didn’t take lives I saved lives.” He looks at it like he wasn’t killing; he was saving the lives of his people. So he’ll never tell me how many lives he took. But the rest of it he’s totally open about.
TSS: How much input did you and Vinnie Paz have on Stoupe’s production for the song?
RA: Well, Stoupe originally hit us with different beat. I started writing some shit to the first beat he hit us with. Stoupe is neurotic, and after I started writing to the first beat he said, “Oh, I hate the beat. I don’t like the beat.” I told him, “Just give me the fucking beat that we’re really using.” Paz sent me over the next beat that Stoupe had, and I just started writing to it. Neither of us really had any influence. Vinnie just accepted it and I said, “No doubt, we’ll do it.”
TSS: The buildups in the production fit the lyrics so well; I thought you guys might have had some input.
RA: Yeah, well if you’re a writer you reinvent the beat. That’s part of your job, to reinvent the beat and give it a new world.
TSS: When I first heard your verse I was trying to tell if you did it all in one take. It sounds like you did, but I wasn’t sure because of the length of it.
RA: I could do that whole verse in one take. The only problem is with memorizing it. When I read it off a paper I can do it in one take. That particular time when we recorded it in the studio I didn’t. The length of the verse is 44 bars, I didn’t know the rhyme very well, and I was reading it off of a piece of paper. So it took a couple punches here and there. But our reason for using multiple takes wasn’t because I couldn’t do it in one take. If you want to test me, I’ll grab a sheet of paper and read the whole thing to the beat without missing beat.
TSS: Is it difficult to do breath control and hold it together when you’re rhyming for that long?
RA: Yeah, that’s difficult, but the most difficult part is memorizing all them fucking syllables for forty-four bars. Even today when they want me to do that song I don’t really know it by heart yet. I gotta sit down on the subway one day, grab the lyrics, and just read em and read em for a week straight. There are a few songs like that on my album, like “Black and White” with Timbo King. He’s hit me up and said, “Hey, let’s perform that song together at a show.” And I don’t know the rhyme by heart yet. There’s a song “The Renaissance” with Razor and Tragedy Khadafi and that took me god damn weeks on the train to memorize. There are so many different fucking syllables. It’s not a typical verse where there are like ten syllables in a sentence. Sometimes I’m spitting forty syllables in a two or three bar thing. It’s crazy.
TSS: Yeah, you’re verse is so rapid fire; it adds to add a whole new level of difficulty.
RA: Yeah. So breath control ain’t really the issue, it’s just the memorization of all that shit.
TSS: “Uncommon Valor” has probably brought a lot of people to tears that were affected by the war. It’s so intense, you almost feel like you’re experiencing it in some parts.
RA: I work hard to make sure I portray things realistically. On some corny RA shit, sometimes I listen to my own songs and certain things touch me for a second. I don’t cry, I never cried at my own shit, but all of a sudden I get chocked up or teary eyed. Then I have to go, “Whoa, whoa, RA calm down. It’s a song.” One time it happened to me at one of my shows. I was doing my song “Lessons” and my sister was in the crowd. I said the line, “I’ve seen disease take the life of my sister’s kid. Six months on the earth, that’s all he had to live.” It was a simple lyric, and it had never hit me. But when my sister was right in the crowd, nobody noticed but me, but I almost came out my face with it. I got chocked up. I had to go, “Oh shit, chill RA.”
TSS: Did your sister notice?
RA: Nah. The first time I played the song for her I saw that she got a little choked up. But she’s like me; she controlled it. A lot of people hit me up and said “Uncommon Valor” had them in tears. A lot of people said, “We were crying.” When people tell me stuff like that, I just think, “Wow, I was just telling a story.”
TSS: I can believe it. I tell people who haven’t heard “Uncommon Valor” that in my opinion, your verse is one of the top five verses ever. EVER. I put it up there with all the great ones. The first time I heard the song, it completely blew me away.
RA: That’s our job, to try to advance. When Melle Mel was painting pictures with songs and just verbally destroying shit back in the day, you wouldn’t think that 20 years later the average rapper on the radio would be worse than him. We’re supposed to take that storytelling shit from the G Rap’s and Melle Mel’s and the flows from the Puba’s and the Kane’s and keep building on what we learned and saw from them, rather than get worse than them. If I’m a top five verse for you, it’s because I had great influences. I didn’t bite nobody’s shit, it’s my own shit, my own style, and I did it myself. But I was able to build off of the greats of the past. It’s like filmmaking. You look at all the greats and you can learn to do things because they’ve done it already. I wish that in five years I wouldn’t be in your top five no more because all these rappers would have verses that kill mine in “Uncommon Valor.” But it doesn’t seem to be the trend to have ill verses no more.
TSS: Agreed. Out of all the songs you’ve ever been involved in, would you say the song is the most important song of your career?
RA: No, it’s not the most important song of my career. But it’s a real personal one that I really like a lot. It’s top notch RA, it’s me on my top game. But it’s like when a fighter has an incredible knockout. Everyone says, “That’s the best fight of his career.” But they were saying the same shit nine years ago when he knocked someone else out. At this particular moment, “Uncommon Valor” is a high mark because it’s new. It’s a close, personal record, and I’m really glad it’s out there. My father drives around and listens to it all the time. That’s a real good thing. I’m glad I’m a part of it and I’m glad it exists, but a year from now when I’m done with my new album, I hope to have a couple of songs that blow “Uncommon Valor” out of the water.
TSS: You don’t want to settle with one song and say it’s your pinnacle…
RA: Yeah. I think I have a few instances in my career when I put something out that made people say, “Wow, that’s some shit.” There are a couple of songs on my first demo that the label said was my pinnacle. A couple of my demo songs in 1992 got me nine record deals. Everybody wanted to sign me. They all said, “That was the pinnacle, you had it. The first songs you ever made for us that you shopped, those were the best songs of your career.” Everybody has their opinions about what your best material is.
TSS: Your lyrics on “Uncommon Valor” get very religious. I was wondering if you yourself are a religious person, or if the religious tone is supposed to be more from your father’s point of view.
RA: It’s both of our points of view. I pray more than once a day. I believe in god. We were raised Protestant, but I’m not sure what particular religion I completely believe. I know that there is a higher power, and I believe in him. My father had me saying my prayers since I could talk. He was a wild man, a ladies man and a brawler. But he always had that religious element for us. He would always tell us to say our prayers.
My father went nuts a couple times. He was in and out of a couple institutions after he came home. One time, he paid for one of those things in the back of a tabloid magazine where they make you a reverend. He became a reverend through one of those magazines and went around trying to marry people and started selling bibles door to door. (Laughs) He called himself the black angel and the white angel. He had two personalities.
His reverend phase changed him. Ever since I was a kid; my father taught me how to fight. He was like, “If you gotta fight, fight. Learn to protect yourself.” He was a straight soldier. Green Beret; all that shit. In third grade, if someone fucked with me, I’d put em in a headlock or punch em in the face. I was always brawling as a kid. And then about fourth grade he said, “The real man with the courage knows how to keep his hands in his pockets. Walk away from fights.” This was when he was the black angel. So after that a kid came up to me and started talking shit. I said, “The man with courage walks away’ and I walked away from the fight. People thought I was a pussy for like two months. Then my dad snapped out of it, and I was like, “Cool, I’m allowed to fight again.” But for a minute I was trying to listen to my father, the black angel preacher.
TSS: It sounds like that didn’t last too long.
RA: It didn’t last that long. I had a couple scuffles over him selling bibles later in life. In junior high a couple kids were like, “Yeah, RA’s father is gonna come to my house and sell us a bible” and mocked him. I said, “Ok, after class you’re getting punched in the face now.” I had to go in the back and punch some people out.
TSS: On the last line of the song when you say, “God take, god give”, was that something your father said to you, or did you come up with it on your own?
RA: That was my rhyme. My dad spent a lot of years in pain mentally. He spent a lot of years angry and miserable. Later in life he became so fun and such a good hearted, happy person. The worse things got, he always managed to have a positive outlook. Since “Uncommon Valor” was made, my family lost my sister in March. Somehow my father just maintained a positive outlook through everything. So I was trying to be like him with my rhyme.
You can hear how much more angry my music used to be. It was more hateful. I think I changed that up a little bit when I got older. I learned to accept things a little better, instead of saying, “I’ll fucking kill someone, I’ll break something over someone’s head.” I learned to accept that life’s tough for everybody. I think the ending of the verse is a little bit of both me and my father. My father didn’t say “God take, god give” but it’s something that he would say.
TSS: My condolences. I’m so sorry for your family’s loss.
RA: “God take, god give….” you know?
TSS: It’s amazing that you guys have been able to stay positive through everything you’ve been through. That one line helps end such a powerful verse on a positive note.
RA: Yeah.
TSS: Your flow on “Uncommon Valor” is almost monotone, and really rapid fire. Was that an intentional contrast to the intense emotions you rhymed about in the song?
RA: When I first started rhyming, all I did was rapid fire. A little bit before we started making “Uncommon Valor” I had listened to some of my old tapes when I was 15 and 16, and they were all crazy fast, all in one take, off the paper. I was like, “How the fuck did I memorize that shit enough to spit it back in the day?” When I first went to the labels in the early 1990’s, there was some complaining that I was more about flow than being lyrical. Like an idiot I went, “Oh, maybe I gotta dumb it down a little. I can only flow fast here and there, and give them a little flow.” I would keep the flow simpler, and do a little rapid flow for a bar or two, and then spit simpler and slower again. I was getting in the habit of that just so the dumb assholes could go, “Yo, he’s a dope lyricist.”
I didn’t want to be considered a rapper who was only voice and flow, so I tried to go the more lyrical route. On my last album, I had a song called “Chains” with Killah Priest and Masta Killa. I did an all out rapid flow like my old school shit. Everyone went nuts over it, and I was like “Really? I thought that you guys thought that shit was too much.” So I said, “Fuck it, let’s bring it on. I’ll do this flow like a motherfucker all over the place.”
Now I give em a lot more of that rapid fire flow. Pretty soon people will probably go, “Well, we like when he raps simple better.” Who the fuck knows? They all got something to say. In my old age I’ve kind of realized, just do whatever the fuck you want and don’t listen to nobody. Now I’m just doing whatever the fuck I want.
Gotta say I'm not the biggest Hip-Hop fan in the world, but the megamix is very impressive. And it's good to see the tracklist, I know by listening to it that there's a number of tracks I'm gonna chase up and try to get. Some old-school tracks in there that sound pretty funky.
Props! If you need anything just holla at me. I have a lot of those tracks :pimp:
Anyways that tracklist shows perfectly the evolution of hip hop (1985-1996) and the decline which started in the late 90s. Years 1987-1997 contain nothing but classics while some of the recent years are fucking horrible (2002, 2003, 2005 etc.). Aight, I might as well pimp this week's HHH. If you guys enjoyed the 90s portion of that set then y'all better tune in this Sunday cause we will have another 90s special. We gonna play nuthin' but classics! :yep:
np. Jaguar Skills x Kid Potential - 30 Years Of Hip-Hop In 60 Minutes
Awwww shit! The 90s set is so beautiful it almost brought me to tears XD
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on April 15, 2009, 10:01:48 AM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on April 17, 2009, 03:32:54 PM
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Raekwon: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 Press Release
The Wu-Tang Clan Rapper Signs Deal With EMI Label Services To Release Follow-Up To 1995 Hip-Hop Classic This Summer in US, Canada
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 Features The RZA, Dr. Dre, J Dilla, Others
(NEW YORK – April 15, 2009) – Ready to give his worldwide following what they’ve been waiting for, the Wu-Tang Clan’s rhyme slinger extraordinaire Raekwon is set to return this summer with Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2.
Raekwon, whose 1995 platinum classic Only Built 4 Cuban Linx was universally hailed as a rap classic and has sold more than 1.1 million units in the US, according to Nielsen Soundscan, has signed a distribution deal with EMI Label Services for his ICEH20 Records label to release Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 in the US and Canada later this summer. EMI Label Services will also provide Raekwon with additional radio promotion support and licensing and synchronization services.
“The wait is finally over,” Raekwon says. “Words cannot describe how extremely happy I am to work with EMI Music to put out my album.”
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 buzz single and video “The New Wu” features fellow Wu-Tang Clan members Method Man and Ghostface Killah and is getting mixshow airplay at radio stations across the country, including Hot 97 in New York. The album features a spectacular line-up of guest appearances and producers: The RZA, Dr. Dre, J Dilla, The Wu-Tang Clan, Jadakiss, Busta Rhymes, Bun B and The Game, among others.
“We are thrilled to have a chance to work with the legendary Raekwon,” said Dominic Pandiscia, Senior Vice President and General Manager, EMI Label Services. “He has had a massive impact on the history of Hip Hop and Urban music overall. Everyone at EMI is excited to be working on this record and continuing his legacy.”
Rap fans were mesmerized by Raekwon’s distinctive brand of street slanguistics when he emerged as a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. The Staten Island, New York rap group’s debut album, 1993’s Enter The Wu-Tang Clan (36 Chambers), was a landmark collection that introduced the group’s signature blend of kung-fu inspired reality rap. Raekwon established himself as a solo star in 1995 with the release of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. The mafia minded album, which peaked at No. 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album chart, unfolded like a cinematic crime caper, with such imaginative songs as “Criminology,” “Incarcerated Scarfaces” and “Ice Cream” propelling the album to platinum status.
Raekwon’s second album, 1999’s Immobilarity, was certified gold. To date, Raekwon has career sales of more than 1.6 million units in the US, according to Nielsen Soundscan.
Now, with the impending release of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2, Raekwon is ready to release his second masterpiece. “It’s been a long time coming,” he says, “and I’ve put my blood, sweat and tears into making this classic album for my fans.”
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on April 18, 2009, 10:36:09 PM
SHIIITT Wu-Tang dropping albums like it was 1995!!!
BlackOut 2 In Stores 5/19/09 ... I like the City of Lights cut, click the pic to listen on myspace: (http://www.imgur.com/files/090418/l_099de06fb7064f1a92d66344229a3911.jpg) (http://www.myspace.com/methodman)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on April 19, 2009, 04:21:57 AM
FUCK YEAH BLACKOUT 2! That is a dope cover IMO. Also really diggin A-Yo. Meth ever since 8 Diagrams sounds revitalized, and some of the tracks up prove that
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on April 21, 2009, 08:26:03 PM
Its an animated show about a dude named Youngblak (VOICED BY THE BKMC TALIB KWELI) and uses the power of hip hop to conquer evil. (Or at least that is what I read)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on April 23, 2009, 11:16:37 AM
Rap Cartoons are always dope. Anyone watch Hammer? XD
Y'all still wanted to "IRC Viewing Party" this Raekwon Concert?? Ya gotta pay:
PURCHASE CONCERT APRIL 23 | 7PM PST Built 4 Cuban Linx II Ticket Price: $3.99 US
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on April 23, 2009, 02:53:48 PM
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Nas speaks on upcoming album with Marley
Nas and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley recorded one excellent single together, “Road to Zion,” in 2005. As much as I enjoyed hearing the N.Y. rap legend and the reggae scion play off each other’s styles on that track, though, I never guessed that they would be following it up four years later with a full collaborative album, Distant Relatives, tentatively set for release this June. Turns out, neither did they.
“I didn’t really plan this,” Nas told me when I reached him by phone recently. “It just feels right.” In a separate conversation, Marley explained that the idea for Distant Relatives originated last year with his management: “The idea was for us to do an EP based on Africa, using one or two tracks that didn’t make my album, likewise one or two tracks that didn’t make his album. Once we started working on the music, though, everyone was so excited that we decided to make this a full-out album.” Click through to the jump for more details on how Distant Relatives is shaping up.
The duo has spent about three months so far recording on and off in L.A. and Miami, splitting vocal duties while Marley handles the bulk of the production. “Damian is an incredible producer, man,” Nas says. “He’s conducting trumpet players, bass players, piano players, drums, background vocals, everything, putting beats together. He’s getting his Quincy Jones thing happening!” Marley laughs heartily when he hears of this last comparison: “I didn’t know [Nas] felt that way, big up. We’ve done so much work in L.A., where there’s a lot of things available — so I’m really making use of the fact that I can get live strings or great keyboard players.” Damian’s older brother Stephen Marley has also done production work for Distant Relatives, and Nas mentions the possibility of getting beats from rap producers like Large Professor, the Alchemist, J.R. Rotem, and DJ Khalil. They’d also like to draft a handful of marquee-name guests — “everyone from Stevie Wonder to Young Jeezy,” Nas says.
There are currently a dozen or so tracks under consideration for Distant Relatives, many of them revolving around the concept of Africa. “We’ve tried to maintain that theme, whether it be using African samples or speaking about Africa,” says Marley. Both he and Nas hope the resulting material will transcend listeners’ expectations of them as artists. “I hate to say this phrase, but to me it feels like world music,” Nas says. “It doesn’t feel like hip-hop. It doesn’t feel like dancehall [reggae]. It feels like the world.”
Shortly after putting the final touches on Distant Relatives, Nas and Marley will hit the road as the headlining act on this year’s Rock the Bells touring festival, and they’re both looking forward to continuing to work with each other. “Nas is an artist who I respect,” Marley says, “so to be in the studio and witness someone who I’ve been listening to for years actually do his thing live is like an intimate concert. It’s been a lot of fun.” Nas agrees: “It’s going really good, man. I don’t want it to end. When we finish this [album], I want do do another one!”
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on April 23, 2009, 07:22:04 PM
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KRS-ONE & BUCKSHOT unveil the first song off their highly anticipated album "SURVIVAL SKILLS" in stores August 25th on Duck Down Records.
ROBOT, produced by Havoc of Mobb Deep, is a hard-hitting track that showcases KRS-ONE & BUCKSHOT in true form, highlighting the current auto-tune trend in Hip-Hop and exposing the copy-cat mentality that has rappers hiding behind "the program." Stepping outside the factory that Hip Hop has become, the duo lead the charge in the battle for originality.
The video for ROBOT is being filmed this week by Todd Angkasuwan in Brooklyn, New York with BET providing exclusive behind-the-scenes coverage.
"Survival Skills" has confirmed features from Mary J Blige, Slug, of Atmosphere, Immortal Technique, K'NAAN, Talib Kweli, Sean Price, Naledge of Kidz In The Hall, Smif N Wessun, Rock of Heltah Skeltah and Geo of Blue Scholars.
Production on the album includes tracks from Havoc, of Mobb Deep, 9th Wonder, Black Milk, Marco Polo, Moss, Coptic, KHRYSIS! and Ill Mind
KRS-One & Buckshot - Robot (Prod. By Havoc) http://sharebee.com/42e98bdf (http://sharebee.com/42e98bdf)
It's about time somebody called out all these robot wannabe autotune ass motherfuckers :yep:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on April 24, 2009, 12:02:20 AM
Damn, gotta pay for the online Rae concert, lets go look for a live free stream lol
Finally some KRS & Buckshot tracks!
Check this video, Meth is a Vegan!? But he still likes pizza Methodman Interview - Crazy!!! (http://www.vimeo.com/4174761)
And new Reflection Eternal Video Reflection Eternal - Back Again [Talib Kweli] (http://www.vimeo.com/4178400)
Watch that in HD!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on April 24, 2009, 12:43:00 AM
DOUBLE POST FTW!
I fucking forgot about Will Roush and his dope animated series that goes hand and hand with his mixtape. He goes through and...... actually, just watch that shit
Episode 1 Will Roush Meets Biggie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6z4Hsykj-Y#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Episode 2 Will Roush Calls Biggie For Help (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnLEOVlNWRg#lq-lq2-hq)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on April 24, 2009, 08:37:54 AM
Eminem - 3 AM (Prod. By Dr. Dre) http://sharebee.com/53c51d49 (http://sharebee.com/53c51d49)
:thumbdown: :thumbdown:
Kanye West, Malik Yusef, Common & John Legend - Magic Man http://sharebee.com/b6de9129 (http://sharebee.com/b6de9129)
Raekwon & The Game - Flashback Memories http://sharebee.com/bd5dcf99 (http://sharebee.com/bd5dcf99)
Kurious - Benneton ft MC Serch & MF DOOM :: Amalgam Digital (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAJT5E48jn0#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on April 25, 2009, 12:08:43 AM
^ The 3PM hook is so stupid, but I actually liked that track But its time for for....
ROSS VS. ROTH (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NW3J6VcnRg&feature=player_embedded#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
FYI: I went and bought me both Asleep In the Bread Aisle & UGK 4 Life. UGK 4 Life I liked, Asleep was also good, but could have been better, but still worth the money
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on April 25, 2009, 12:11:21 AM
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(http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/386/elmichelscoverq.jpg) 01. Duel of the Iron Mics 02. C.R.E.A.M. 03. Mystery of Chessboxin’ 04. Can it All Be So Simple 05. Uzi (Pinky Ring) 06. Interlude 07. Glaciers of Ice 08. Cherchez La Ghost 09. Criminology 10. Heaven and Hell 11. Bring Da Ruckus 12. Protect Ya Neck 13. Incarcerated Scarface 14. Shimmy Shimmy Ya 15. Outro
DOWNLOAD (http://www.twitter.com/?d=I25TF480)
PURE DOPENESS! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
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Press Release: The world moves faster than ever these days, and even in the digital age, things can always be counted on to go in cycles. Despite all of the advances in computer recording technology, home studios, and electronic instruments, there is a flourishing interest in analog recording techniques and in recreating the mood and sound of vintage soul records. With one foot in the past but their eyes firmly set on the future, El Michels Affair are among the leaders of a resurgent funk & soul movement from New York City that’s sweeping both the music community and the charts.
Led by saxophonist/organist Leon Michels and producer/engineer Jeff Silverman, El Michels Affair began as a loose collaboration of session musicians (including members of top-selling acts Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, The Budos Band, and Antibalas) that looked to blend some of the vibrant quality of soundtrack records with the recording aesthetic of early reggae, and the rawness of 60’s rock–they called it ‘Cinematic Soul.’ This delicate balance was evident on their 2005 debut album Sounding Out the City, which earned critical acclaim and acted as the inaugural full-length release for Michels and Silverman’s burgeoning label Truth & Soul (also the moniker for the duo as a production team).
The buzz generated from the album and a series of moderately successful 7” vinyl singles from Truth & Soul led to an invitation by Toyota’s Scion division for El Michels Affair to accompany the rapper Raekwon of Wu-Tang Clan for a promotional concert. As avid Wu-Tang fans, not only were the band leaders thrilled with the opportunity, but Michels found that the ‘Cinematic Soul’ sound was consistent with the moods of RZA’s gritty soundscapes on the classic Wu-Tang releases. The concert was such as success, El Michels Affair went on to play several more concerts nationwide backing Raekwon and other members of the Clan, and the shows led to the recording of two smash 7” singles featuring instrumental reinterpretations of the Wu-Tang classic songs “C.R.E.A.M.” and “Bring Da Ruckus.” The singles combined to sell an extraordinary amount of over 7,000 units worldwide, and their success led to a contract in 2007 with indie hip-hop powerhouse Fat Beats Records to record an entire album of Wu-Tang Clan interpolations entitled Enter the 37th Chamber.
Since the contract was inked, a worldwide explosion of retro soul led by Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson, and Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings has transformed the pop music landscape, and the Truth & Soul production duo have been in strong demand, recording with everyone from breakthrough Grammy-winning artist Adele to punk rock innovator Iggy Pop. They’ve been commissioned for official remixes of Amy Winehouse and Dinah Washington (for the popular Verve Remixed series), and produced for Australian multi-platinum acts Jet and Gabriella Cilmi.
Despite the eclectic group of clients for the Truth & Soul production company, El Michels Affair continued to build an audience within the hip hop community. A track from Sounding out the City was sampled for Ghostface Killah’s 2007 track “Shakey Dog Lolita,” and a horn part written and performed by Michels (for Menahan Street Band) was famously lifted for Jay-Z’s smash single “Roc Boys.” Truth & Soul also worked in the studio on original productions with multi-platinum producer Just Blaze (T.I.’s “Live Your Life,” Jay-Z, Usher).
With their increasing presence behind the scenes in the industry, El Michels Affair looks to have their status as recording artists rise significantly in 2009. With the release of their finally-completed album Enter the 37th Chamber, they can finally step out of the shadows of the retro-soul trend and establish their status as one of the most exciting and versatile bands in modern recorded music.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on April 25, 2009, 05:31:15 AM
^ SHIT!! Anything Wu-Tang touches is CLASSICS!!
Kardinal live in INDIA (Videos) ft. India's EMINEM :twothumbs Reppin all over :canada:
India's Eminem India's Eminem performs 'Patiently Waiting' w/ Kardinal (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzo4JBUBd0A#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Paper Planes remix in Pune, India [noembed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acRAAlbc92o[/noembed]
Nina live in Pune, India [noembed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlB7g2chkEs[/noembed]
Numba 1 (Tide is High) in Mumbai, India Kardinal performing 'Numba 1 (Tide is High)' live in Mumbai, India (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8unCE7oXNPM#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
First Class Flight Kardinal on his flight to Mumbai, India (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2NhDzzw7tA#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on April 26, 2009, 07:27:13 AM
Left Eye missing ya. WE lost her on this day April 25, 2002... 7 years ago. Fuck the CL and Lil Mama and all those female MC's owe they career to Left Eye. Will we ever see N.I.N.A. - New Identity Non Applicable her Death Row album?? I remember listening to Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg in 1992 and BLAAA-OOW! the main hook of Left Eye's raps got me to "join the patty wagon." Man, I was a fan from the start. Can't believe it's been so long....
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on April 29, 2009, 12:25:20 AM
Will Roush dropping Episode 3! Episode 3: Will Roush Meets Jazzy Jeff (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfBDNRWl8DA#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Am I the only one following this? It's fucking genius
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on April 29, 2009, 07:33:40 AM
Raekwon - New Wu feat. Ghostface Killah & Method Man video http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh8a7su0p3rRWt8M0N (http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh8a7su0p3rRWt8M0N)
Method Man & Redman - 4 Minutes To Lockdown feat. Ghostface Killah & Raekwon http://sharebee.com/a2ff7541 (http://sharebee.com/a2ff7541)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on April 29, 2009, 09:37:23 AM
FUCKING DOPE VIDEO!! The acting was hilarious but shit good to see Deck, RZA, Cappadonna holding it down too. Here's Rae in a new message: WORDS FROM THE CHEF (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYEburwCOqU#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on May 03, 2009, 10:29:30 PM
Twenty-two instrumentals from the mighty RZA. 2007 release. Track List 01. Samples 02. Wu Tang 7th Chamber 03. Black Mamba 04. Diesel 05. Ya'll Been Warned 06. Knowledge God 07. Child's Play 08. Chamber Music 09. Severe Punishment 10. 7th Chamber 11. For Heaven's Sake 12. Camay 13. Ice Cream 14. Triumph 15. State Of Grace 16. Run 17. Brutality (The Grindz) 18. Hollow Bones 19. Reunited 20. Domestic Violence 21. My GOD 22. Duck Season
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on May 04, 2009, 03:27:25 AM
YEAH SON! TIME TO DROP BOMBS!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on May 04, 2009, 06:07:47 AM
DOUBLE POST FTW!!!!
I know this is kinda old, and I cant find the first 2 eps anywhere and they used to be on his youtube (WHAT THE HELL KWELI???!!!) but there is a video series out there that follows Talib and his adventures
Blacksmith TV Episode 3 - "Rocking The Bells Pt. 1" (http://www.vimeo.com/2890930)
Blacksmith TV Episode 4 - "Rocking The Bells Pt. 2" (http://www.vimeo.com/3339176)
Blacksmith TV Episode 5 - "Steady Day Care" (http://www.vimeo.com/3729859)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on May 04, 2009, 07:56:15 AM
Eminem 3 AM Official Music Video HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l436zq6ZN1I#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on May 04, 2009, 11:36:22 AM
Don Johnson, bitches! The most interesting hip hop album of the year is here! O0
Don Johnson Big Band is a Finnish hip hop group from Helsinki, formed in the late 1990s. Their music blends influences from a variety of genres such as jazz and electronic music. Don Johnson Big Band consists of four people: Tommy Lindgren (vocals), Kari Saarilahti (guitar), Johannes Laiho (keyboards) and Pekka Mikkonen (horns). Despite their name, they are not a big band, but instead a mix between rap, hip hop, techno, jazz, blues and rock. Regular featuring artists on DJBB gigs and albums are Juuso Hannukainen (percussion), Tero Rantanen (percussion), Emma Salokoski (vocals), and Teppo Mäkynen (turntables). The name "Don Johnson Big Band" comes from the actor Don Johnson in the series Miami Vice. It was invented as a joke when the band couldn't think of any other name.
Links Official Site (http://www.donjohnsonbigband.com/en/) Record Are Forever (http://www.recordsareforever.com/en/) Official MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/donjohnsonbigband)
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Don Johnson Big Band - Records Are Forever (2009/05/06) (http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/7363/coveralbumraf550x550.jpg)
Tracklist 01. L.L.H. 02. Check The Record 03. Get It Right 04. Dirt 05. Take You Home 06. Rush feat. Anna Abreu 07. Dead Men's Hand 08. Time Machine 09. Running Men 10. Dey Don't (Don't Dey) 11. Tugboat's Call 12. These Walls 13. All Hope
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Don Johnson Big Band: L.L.H. w/ Tero Saarinen (HD) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY-7EglvWns#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq-hd)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: iacus on May 05, 2009, 04:12:03 AM
De La Soul - Nike Running Mix 01. Mornin’ Rise ft. Raheem DeVaughn 02. Good Morning 03. Big Mouf 04. Attack of the Stet 05. Pick Up the Pace (Run) 06. Poetic Greed ft. Gina Loring 07. Greedy Man ft. Billy Ray 08. Victory Laps 09. We O.D. 10. Forever
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: aKaoNi on May 05, 2009, 08:47:09 AM
I read a making of Liquid Swords article, didn't realize a classic was from a classic! They flipped the Stevie Wonder Rocket Love hook for the Cold World hook!
Stevie Wonder - Rocket Love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgUiTNq0uYA#lq-lq2-hq)
GZA - Cold World (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qyt0tAwDAPc#lq-lq2-hq)
:twothumbs
Ahh the good ol days.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Za_Wolf on May 05, 2009, 01:11:08 PM
I know this is old but i came across it again.. still <3ing it.
NOTORIOUS BIG, 2PAC & JOHNNY CASH - ODDZ.N.ENDZ MASH-UP (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37iVwcYsSNw#normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on May 07, 2009, 04:56:50 AM
Time to push the loot:
Go get Northwest Fresh! (http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/2613/coverfix.jpg) (http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/6088/backfix.jpg) This mixtape is kinda old, and if you have been keeping up with your Seattle hip hop (Ill admit, I havent) you would know at least some of these songs (Home I know was played during HHH cuz I made that playlist), but download for some dope shit http://www.mediafire.com/?um5f2kl5itm (http://www.mediafire.com/?um5f2kl5itm)
The Kenny Burns Show: Atlantic City With Jazzy Jeff (http://vimeo.com/4492678)
B.o.B & Lupe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS85HQTaQqg&feature=player_embedded#lq-lq2-hq-vhq) Ummmm Bobby Ray & Lupe Fiasco...... HELL YES!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on May 07, 2009, 09:31:37 AM
Tracklist 01. Intro 02. Blood On Chef's Apron Freestyle 03. Cake Baking 04. Interlude Part 1 05. Dedication Freestyle 06. Beauty feat. Noreaga & Joell Ortiz 07. The General 08. Interlude Part 2 09. Cocaine Blunts 10. Whips & Kicks feat. AZ 11. Stick Up Music feat. Busta Rhymes & Uncle Murda 12. Interlude Part 3 13. Fortune & Fame 14. A Bigger Gun feat. Twista 15. Bird Chirp 16. Gutterman Music feat. Jadakiss 17. Interlude Part 4 18. What Do I Do? 19. Letter To B.I.G. 20. Trenchmen 21. Interlude Part 5 22. On The Fly Note 23. Interlude Part 6 24. Flashback Memories feat. The Game 25. R.I.P. feat. B-Real
DOWNLOAD (http://www.twitter.com/?d=NYVRYLE0)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on May 07, 2009, 09:47:46 PM
The Upstarts "GOT WHAT IT TAKES" (http://vimeo.com/4331715)
this is pretty tite.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on May 08, 2009, 02:55:27 AM
Eminem's relapse got ripped, but links are being taken down quick.
dang its fucking sickening, literally. First time i heard a song about gay stepdad molestation, haha. But the album is a trip to listen to =)
edit: Em vs Nick Cannon! http://2dopeboyz.okayplayer.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/20090508-cannon.jpg (http://2dopeboyz.okayplayer.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/20090508-cannon.jpg)
well, NC is sticking up for his wife, so i respect that. The track is Bagpipes from Baghdad, btw
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on May 09, 2009, 08:44:41 PM
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All In Together Now Raw, A Tribute to Ol' Dirty Bastard (http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/710/odb01.jpg)
Whether you know him by Ol' Dirty Bastard, Big Baby Jesus, Dirt McGirt, Osirus, or his birth name, Russell Jones, there was no other entertainer / personality like ODB. On November 13, 2004 (just two days shy of his 36th birthday), hip-hop lost one of its most charismatic and outspoken entertainers when ODB's passed away, ironically while recording in the 36th Chamber Recording Studio. When ODB passed his cousin, Raison Allah, of Wu Tang affiliated rap group, Brooklyn Zu, promised to keep Ol' Dirty's legacy alive. Raison Allah Iceman, and 12 O'Clock, have executive-produced a 10 track music tribute disc, All In Together Now Raw, A Tribute to Ol' Dirty Bastard," to be released May 2009 which features The Rza, 4th Disciple, Brooklyn Zu, Raison Allah, Masta Killah, Killah Army, Free Murder and more.
"Years ago I promised to keep Dirty's legacy alive, so we formed Zu Films and starting filming a documentary which tells his life story. But with all the footage and interviews, I still felt like something was missing; Dirty was all about the music. When word got out that we were working on a documentary, Wu fam started sending me so many tracks. We had so many dope tracks that we didn't want to wait until the soundtrack to the DVD to put them out. We decided to put out a tribute album every other month until the documentary, Dirty. One Word Can Change The World, is released in November. Each tribute disc will include a short trailer to promote the upcoming DVD Documentary."
The documentary directed by Raison Allah for Zu Films, took three years to produce/edit and features many fascinating untold stories and includes interviews from ODB's immediate family, friends, and musical collaborators who reveal the true story of a man who defied the world for his own freedom of expression. It's the story about a highly intelligent and complex entertainer, whose mission was to be free from all rules; to speak his mind whether considered appropriate or not.
His bizarre on-stage/off-stage antics were widely reported in the mainstream media. Raison Allah and his Zu Films camera crew take viewers to places no outsider has access to. He revisits the Brooklyn's hood where ODB used to hang out and where he lived, including the home where ODB, profiled for an MTV biography took two of his thirteen children by limousine to a New York State Family Services office to pick up his welfare check while his latest album was still in the top ten of the US charts. The entire incident was filmed by an MTV camera crew and was broadcast nationwide. Thereafter MTV named OBD, the most newsworthy person of 2003.
In one of his most famous public moments, ODB stormed the Grammy stage and made an impromptu speech on live TV. He grabbed the mic from Shawn Colvin who was in the midst of giving her acceptance speech for song of the year and surprised the world on live TV. ODB was upset he'd purchased expensive clothes in anticipation of Wu Tang winning the "Best Rap Album," only for Puff Daddy win. He announced to a stunned audience, "I don't know how you all see it, but when it comes to the children, Wu-Tang is for the children!"
Indeed ODB definitely loved the kids. He and a friend witnessed a car accident from the window of his Brooklyn recording studio, ran to the accident scene, and organized a dozen onlookers who rescued the 4 year old from a car wreck by lifting the Ford Mustang off of her. She was taken to the hospital and treated for second and third degree burns. Under a false name, Jones visited the girl in the hospital frequently until members of the media began to camp out at the hospital anticipating his visits. In the documentary, Raison Allah interviewed the little girl now 13 who ODB rescued from a car wreck. Although she was 4 at the time, she remembers the accident and her hero.
"For our family, Dirt is very much alive," expresses Raison. "He was more than an entertainer, he was my blood and we miss him! I know the tribute album and documentary would have touched his heart." All In Together Now Raw, A Tribute to Ol' Dirty Bastard is available May 2009
Zu Films' Dirty One Word Can Change The World documentary will be available nationwide starting November 2009. (Press Release)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: iacus on May 10, 2009, 12:29:35 AM
That car crash story is awesome.
Nick Cannon is so full of shit.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on May 10, 2009, 10:41:06 AM
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Don Johnson Big Band
Today's musical closer comes from Finland, by way of Tinseltown. As the World's Patrick Cox reports, strange things happen when you name your band after a Hollywood star. The group's name is Don Johnson Big Band. “We have really nothing to do with Don Johnson, nor are we a big band.” That's singer Tommy Lindgren. More on the Don Johnson non-connection later.
Lindgren and three Helsinski high school buddies formed Don Johnson Big Band a decade ago. They've cut three albums, all of them strong sellers in Finland. The songs are at times message-laden…at others whimsical. “That's one of the elements that's been missing from Finnish bands - and from finnish music in general. It's traditionally been very very serious. And we try not to be that serious.”
This kind of laidback hip-hop is quite revolutionary in Finland, where heavy metal is dominant. The members of Don Johnson Big Band aren't huge metal fans, but singer Tommy Lindgren says he understands why so many of his countrymen are. “The only conclusion that you can come to is that it's so terribly depressing and dark and cold here that heavy metal is for a lot of young Finns who pick up an instrument and start playing, it's kind of a natural channel of the angst, the aggression that builds up in them as they try to survive in this dark, cold climate.”
Don Johnson Big Band survives by escaping - they recorded parts of their last album in Nashville and Portugal…and they've also performed in China. Just like when the Rolling Stones played in China, the authorities there wanted to check the lyrics of Don Johnson Big Band's songs. For some reason this song - whose title I can't repeat on the air - made it past the censor.
“At the time when I actually did the lyrics, the Iraq war had just begun and it actually has quite a lot to do with that. For example, the third verse of the song begins "we will kill your leaders and bring you democracy." The band performed the song in China without incident. And has been doing so, in Finland, ever since.
And that is where the Don Johnson Big Band story might have ended - were is not for a phone call their manager received last Spring. The call came from an associate of as, singer Tommy Lindgren puts it, the man himself. The man, it turns out, was tickled pink that a group of Finnish musicians had named themselves after him. And so Don Johnson invited the Big Band to Canada, where he was shooting a movie.
“We flew to Calgary for 3 days and met with him, spent a couple of days have lunch, dinner with him, going out with him, and - and talked about the possibility of maybe working on some things together in the future.” Nothing yet has come of that talk. These days, the Miami Vice icon is starring in "Guys and Dolls" on a London stage. That's where we nearly caught up with him…but he was too busy to talk.
There's one instrumental track on the band's latest CD. The number is called intriguingly Don Johnson Big Band - it's very much a song in search of a singer. Could it be that occasional singer Don Johnson would lend his voice to this tune? The man after all, does like to sing. Ok, so it may take some work to do to meld the two styles. Whether or not that happens, Tommy Lindgren will always savor his weekend with Don Johnson. “It was bizarre, just like being there with this guy who has been a part of our band in a weird way from the beginning.”
Don Johnson Big Band One MC, One Delay (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kefLFlv6-VI#lq-lq2-hq)
Don Johnson Big Band Road (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4esfFfdk3g#lq-lq2-hq)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on May 10, 2009, 11:28:26 AM
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Del The Funky Homosapien Delivers Free 'Stimulus Package'
May 08, 2009 06:28 AM ET
Oakland rap legend Del the Funky Homosapien, like all musicians, is coming to grips with a rapidly changing music industry. Unlike most, though, he's looking to himself for the solution, personally bankrolling his new album "Funk Man (The Stimulus Package)" and releasing it as a free download. "I just wanted people to believe in something again," Del told Billboard.com. "I know what's going on. I'm not blind. I didn't think enough people were actually going to buy it to warrant me doing a full-scale release."
To spark interest in "Funk Man," which was made available on April 7 on delthefunkyhomosapien.bandcamp.com and Funnyman Entertainment, the Oakland, Ca. rapper released a music video for "Get It Right Now," the album's first single--though he's quick to question that nomenclature. "That's the song I decided to put out and let everybody know I got something new. I don't know if you could call it a single, because I'm not really even working in that parameter." Along with the track, Del is promoting the record with an extensive club tour, which kicked off on April 8 and will visit 29 cities before it wraps in Salt Lake City on May 18.
"I just wanted people to believe in something again," Del told Billboard.com. "I know what's going on. I'm not blind. I didn't think enough people were actually going to buy it to warrant me doing a full-scale release."
Del's first release since 2007's "The Eleventh Hour," "Funk Man" finds the MC rhyming about the perils of pop culture and putting an errant twist on classic West Coast swagger (as popularized by his own cousin, Ice Cube). But it's also a vehicle for Del's clear frustration with the current state of commercial hip-hop. "I'm waking up every day and thinking, 'Man, I'm Pops,'" he explains. "Back when my Pops was like, 'Turn that mess off, all it is is garbage, you don't know nothing about real music' -- I'm doing that now."
The album was funded in part by sponsorship deals with Skull Candy, Osirus Shoes, and Arnette but primarily by the artist himself, who also wrote and produced the album entirely on his own. "I'm almost fully self-reliant at this point," he says. While free mixtape downloads are commonplace in hip-hop, the same can't be said for full albums. But the rapper insists that for him, giving away an album was the only choice that made sense. "It was just sitting there, and nobody would've heard it ever, like the other 500,000 pieces of music I've got," says Del. "People are like, 'You're giving it away for free? What's the catch?' I'm like, 'There is no catch. You ain't gonna buy it. I know you ain't gonna buy it. But you might listen to it if I give it to you.' "
"I'm just trying to ride the wave, to tell you the truth," Del adds, "because I'm out here like everybody else. I don't really know nothing either. But I'm willing to try something."
Del the Funky Homosapien - "Get It Right Now" Music Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n52_xavMyfQ#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
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Del the Funky Homosapien – Funk Man (The Stimulus Package) (http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/1188/12040293601.png) Tracklist 01. Get it Right Now! 02. And They Thought That was Hell 03. Fit Like a Glove 04. Go Against the Grain 05. Hardcore Punks Can't Take It 06. I'm Smellin' Myself 07. King of Fighters 08. News Alert 09. Simple Satisfaction 10. Sometimes I Gotta Get Stupid 11. Straight From the Big Bad West Coast 12. Land of Funk 13. Young Adrenaline
DOWNLOAD (http://www.twitter.com/?d=G2MOMAZB)
Whoa! That shit came outta nowhere :shocked:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on May 12, 2009, 08:23:31 PM
Ghostface Killah - She's A Killer feat. Ron Browz http://sharebee.com/cbdf6523 (http://sharebee.com/cbdf6523)
WTF?! :huhuh
Ghostface goes techno and his buddy Ron is a fucking T-Pain lovin' robot. Fuckin' A! Seriously, that song is so bad I didn't even wanna share it :thumbdown:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on May 12, 2009, 11:01:11 PM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on May 13, 2009, 07:13:27 AM
ILL BILL - "My Uncle" Official Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJvGaThnVL4#lq-lq2-hq)
VIDEO - ILL BILL ft. IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE & MAX CAVALERA - "War Is My Destiny" Official Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnrCdsicThk#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq-hd)
Dope! :shocked:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on May 13, 2009, 10:29:09 AM
WTF NEW WU ALBUM!?
That is like came outta nowhere type of HANGRY & ANGRY new unit type blow to the fucking Ricky Hatton type shit.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: iacus on May 14, 2009, 07:38:57 AM
This leaked. http://www.twitter.com/?d=MUBD64CE (http://www.twitter.com/?d=MUBD64CE)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on May 17, 2009, 09:12:25 AM
PROPS!! Been listening to BO2 and shit is way different
Prolly like 1 or 2 Erick Sermon/RZA produced tracks the rest be underground/latest sounds.
And this ain't some silly sitcom shit. They are mad fuckin spitting venom. I'm a cop Blackout 2 when it drops May 19!! to support em! Love how they spliced soundbites from fans from their Still High Tour!
Check out this fan made video:
Method Man & Redman "Dis Iz 4 My Smokers" Fan Video - BLACKOUT2 In Stores May 19th (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWrkPWL-SQk#lq-lq2-hq-vhq) http://www.defjam.com/site/news.php?news_id=107877 (http://www.defjam.com/site/news.php?news_id=107877)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on May 19, 2009, 05:52:09 PM
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Raekwon Talks “Cuban Linx II,” Return of the Wu-Tang Clan
“I’m a lyrical cat, man. I’ll tell the fans right now: If you’re not really looking for lyrics or strong content and music, I might not be the goon for you, but I’m going back to my essence,” Wu-Tang Clan’s Raekwon tells Rolling Stone of his upcoming album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II, the sequel to his 1995 rap masterpiece, which comes out August 11th. Rae says work began on the LP two years ago, when he went on the prowl for quality beats. “I was hunting for good production and we came out real good with a variety of strong music that really is gonna be a classic album I’ve been listening to a lot of other people’s albums, and when I tell you that my album is so left field, it’s gonna be lovely,” gloats Raekwon. “The more that I think about it and I listen to other people’s stuff, not trying to pay judgment on other people’s shit but, at the end of the day, my shit is killing motherfucking shit.”
As evidenced by his steady stream of recent mixtape gems and OB4CLII’s first single “New Wu,” which features Clan members Ghostface Killah and Method Man, Raekwon is bringing back the classic Wu sound. “I didn’t want to have one of these radio-friendly songs with the perfect hooks, my thing is that I just wanted to capture the element of real hip-hop again, like we did when we first started back in ‘93, and keep that legacy alive,” Raekwon Da Chef says. “Every time you think of a Wu song or sound that we always come with, and that was my main focus with this album, to show everyone we make timeless music.”
Even though the original Cuban Linx was produced exclusively by Wu’s in-house production genius the RZA, Rae wanted to spread the production around this time, recruiting an all-star team of producers like Marley Marl, DJ Scratch, the late J Dilla, Erick Sermon and, most notably, Dr. Dre. “Busta Rhymes was on Dre’s label Aftermath, me and Busta are good friends, and I said, ‘I need to get Dre on this album.’ And he made it happen,” Rae says, adding that he and Dre were mutual fans of each other’s work. “It was history after that. He came in with something classical.” As for that track’s title, Raekwon says, “I gotta keep a couple things under my coat.” Don’t worry Wu fans: RZA still executive produces the album and contributes some beats. “I started out a soldier, now I’m a general. At the end of the day, RZA’s input was definitely there, but I wanted to spread this out, I didn’t want to put it on one man’s back.”
Of course, you can’t make a sequel to Cuban Linx without the help of the Wu, and Raekwon promises, “Everybody you know from the Clan is gonna be on there. It wouldn’t be right if you don’t have the Wu family on there at the volume that they have to be on there, so always the first thing is to make sure the family is placed in the proper order on there,” Rae says. As for when we might see the Wu-Tang Clan together after their 2007 album 8 Diagrams, Rae tells us, “Everybody’s doing different things right now — you got Meth [Method Man] coming out with an album, you got Ghostface coming out with an album [Ed. note: !!!], some guys working on their projects, some guys getting into the film world, everybody is multi-tasking right now. But you’ll be seeing with the Clan soon… I can’t really throw it out there yet, but it’ll be coming real soon. Get ready.”
Another Raekwon interview: http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/features/id.1344/title.raekwon-stakes-is-high/p.1 (http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/features/id.1344/title.raekwon-stakes-is-high/p.1)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on May 20, 2009, 12:58:43 AM
IRON FLAG TYPE-READY?!?! *shudders at Flavor Flav guest spot*
Don't rush it Wu. And stop trying to re-create Old Wu. Can't be done! FUCK!! Just show them wack MC's and their fucking auto tune what REAL MCing is all about.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: cool_kickin_dude on May 20, 2009, 05:03:16 AM
sad thing is I don't have Iron Flag :(
however, I picked up a live CD of them last week with all of the members(including ODB) when they did a concert in LA a few years back
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on May 22, 2009, 09:42:54 AM
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Raekwon - Staten Go Hard Vol.1 (mixtape) (http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/6893/65036101.jpg)
01 Intro 02.Staten (We Go hard) 03 Trenchmen (produced by BT) 04 Pop champagne freestyle 05 Criminology 09 (produced by BT) 06 Yessir ft. Crooked I & Ghostface Killah 07 Wu Ooh 08 Stick up Muzik 09 Blood Missiles ft. AZ (produced by Bluerocks) 10 History 11 Very Well skit 12 White Lines 13 State Shoutout 14 Superfly Skit 15 Real Talk (produced by Breakfast club) (Exclusive) 16 Once in a Lifetime ft. Mika (produced by Breakfast Club) 17 Resolution (produced by Breakfast Club) (Exclusive) 18 Watch How U Talk 2 Me 19 Spook That Sat By The Door (Exclusive) 20 Rae’s letter to B.I.G 21 Where’s the Money skit 22 Flawless produced by BT (Exclusive) 23 The Setup (produced by BT) (Exclusive) 24 Attention skit 25 Heat Rocks (produced by BT) 26 Rotate freestyle 27 Renaissance Rap 28 Get It In freestyle 29 Guerilla Rap (produced by Breakfast Club) (Exclusive) 30 Realer ft. Maino 31 Give It To Me Remix ft. Raekwon & Busta Rhymes 32 Words From The Chef (Outro)
DOWNLOAD (http://www.twitter.com/?d=6V0GE1RD)
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Jay-Z Leaves Def Jam
Jay is happy to be 'a completely independent artist' after buying out his contract.
Now maybe we can get that Blueprint 3 album. Jay-Z has officially parted ways with his home for more than a decade, Def Jam. On Thursday morning (May 21), Hits Daily Double reported in its Rumor Mill section that Hov — who owed Def Jam one last album — bought himself out of his contract for $5 million. On Thursday afternoon, Jay contacted RapRadar.com and confirmed his departure.
"I can honestly say, working with Doug Morris and L.A. Reid has been a unique and fulfilling experience, and I respect them immensely," Hov told the Web site. "I've been in the family for almost my entire career. Doug and I spoke directly and had one of the most unique 'negotiations' ever." Jay said that negotiation included a coin toss. "Doug won the toss, but we both won in the end," Jay said. "I thank him for allowing me to be a completely independent artist. Not every artist can say they own or are given the opportunity to own all of their music."
Jay started his own record company, Roc Nation, and has been working on the Blueprint 3 with Kanye West since 2008. In February, Jay joked that he was too free in making his latest opus. "If I don't have any time constraints, I'll mess around, I'll never get it done," he said. "I'll be Axl Rose out here! It'll be 12 years later, and we'll be talking about Chinese Democracy. I really like the [time constraints]. But whatever happens, [the album] may turn out better, 'cause it'll be done when it's right."
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on May 30, 2009, 02:10:33 AM
^ i'm thinking about it, but i doubt i'll have the money then. The line up is pretty dope. The ones I really wanna see are Common, Slum Village, Reflection Eternal, & Nas.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on May 30, 2009, 04:39:54 AM
dang, another sick lineup again. Who don't i wanna see? =)
Last year i heard in the t.o. perf, Rakim got frustrated with the sound guys, said fuck you, and walked off the stage =P
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Travis loves the hiphop =) He needs to release a mixtape or something =D Eminem - 3AM (Travis Barker Remix) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN5aECC2Dzk#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
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Hahaha, Kno, too funny. "The CunninLynguists producer makes fun of Kanye’s “Amazing” for the NBA." Caucasian (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcVEDCqKNz0#lq-lq2-hq-hd)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on May 31, 2009, 10:51:08 PM
J Dilla - Jay Stay Paid
(http://i40.tinypic.com/2znobvr.jpg)
01 00:56 KJay FM Dedication 02 01:28 King 03 02:49 I Told Y'all 04 01:21 Lazer Gunne Funke 05 02:00 In The Night/While You Slept (I Crept) 06 02:09 Smoke (feat. Blu) 07 02:58 Blood Sport (feat. Lil' Fame Of M.O.P.) 08 02:01 CaDILLAc 09 01:25 Expensive Whip 10 00:56 Kaklow (Jump On It) 11 00:54 Digi Dirt (feat. Phat Kat) 12 02:24 Dilla Bot Vs. The Hybrid (feat. Danny Brown) 13 01:27 Milk Money 14 02:38 Spacecowboy Vs. Bobble Head 15 02:40 Reality TV (feat. Black Thought) 16 01:26 On Stilts 17 01:31 Fire Wood Drumstix (feat. Doom) 18 03:02 Glamour Sho75 (09) 19 01:42 10,000 Watts 20 01:53 9th Caller 21 05:01 Make It Fast (Unadulterated Mix) (feat. Diz Gibran) 22 04:22 24K Rap (feat. Havoc Of Mobb Depp & Raekwon) 23 01:02 Big City 24 01:25 Pay Day (feat. Frank Nitty Of Frank N' Dank) 25 03:44 See That Boy Fly (feat. Illa J & Cue D) 26 01:13 Coming Back 27 01:44 Mythsysizer 28 01:58 KJay & We Out
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on June 03, 2009, 01:21:49 AM
^Reality TV is dope!
Seattle Represent! You people should be able to recognize at least one dude in this video (Cuz shit, I have an idea of who rhyming, but I still suck at it lol)
Jake One - Home feat. Vitamin D, Note, Maneak B and Ish (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZeRlGP6UHQ&feature=player_embedded#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq-hd)
Blacksmith TV Episode 6! Damn, Jean Grae is all kinds of crazy, but she spits hot fire BlacksmithTV Episode 6: Grae Goose Pt. 1 (http://vimeo.com/4634180)
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Post by: MochaNutz on June 03, 2009, 03:13:04 AM
dope video. dunno why they didn't release it back in 2004.
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Post by: Masa on June 03, 2009, 09:51:14 PM
The 69 Most Pause-Worthy Lyrics In Hip-Hop History: http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/06/01/the-69-most-pause-worthy-lyrics-in-hip-hop-history/ (http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/06/01/the-69-most-pause-worthy-lyrics-in-hip-hop-history/)
:lol:
(no homo)
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Post by: thatonezombie on June 04, 2009, 02:29:08 AM
That was hilarious to read!
Mos Def in Osaka http://current.com/items/90149420_exclusive-mos-defs-casa-bey-on-the-streets-of-osaka.htm (http://current.com/items/90149420_exclusive-mos-defs-casa-bey-on-the-streets-of-osaka.htm)
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Post by: Masa on June 04, 2009, 09:48:49 AM
Mighty Mos is back like cooked crack! :twothumbs
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Mos Def - The Ecstatic (2009/06/09) (http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/7289/theecstatic.jpg) Tracklist 01. Supermagic 2:32 02. Twilite Speedball 3:02 03. Auditiorium Ft. Slick Rick 4:34 04. Wahid 1:39 05. Priority 1:22 06. Quiet Dog Bite Hard 2:57 07. Life In Marvelous Times 3:41 08. The Embassy 2:45 09. No Hay Nada Mas 1:42 10. Pistola 3:03 11. Pretty Danger 3:31 12. Workers Comp. 2:02 13. Revelations 2:03 14. Roses Ft. Georgia Anne Muldrow 3:41 15. History Ft. Talib Kweli 2:21 16. Casa Bey 4:32
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 04, 2009, 11:56:07 AM
R.A. The Rugged Man and his Father Staff Sgt. Thorburn, John A. exclusive video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivspltnMCr0#lq-lq2-hq)
:yep:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 04, 2009, 03:13:45 PM
(http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/4325/wuharbormasters.jpg) Brand new record off the upcoming Wu-Tang: Chamber Music album, dropping June 30th. The album will be pairing Wu-Tang members with classic 90’s-era New York emcees w/ music performed by Brooklyn-based soul band The Revelations.
Ghostface, Inspectah Deck & AZ - Harbor Masters http://sharebee.com/7b3e90bb (http://sharebee.com/7b3e90bb)
More info about Chamber Music: alright so... Andrew Kelley (www.myspace.com/drewkelley (http://www.myspace.com/drewkelley)) is helping to A&R and produce this next wu-tang album. They find ILL samples, get the band "The Revelations" to reproduce the samples in the studio, than they chop that shit up and make a beat out of it. I include this to acknowledge the Revelations involvement in the album, by the time the producers are finished with the beats, they do not have a 'Live' sound. Another engineer comes in and runs some filters and what not to give it that "early wu" sound. all the features on the album are people from that era of hip-hop, the team behind the project are keeping the entire album true to the sound of the original wu albums, and the original solo albums. RZA is exec producing, and will have final say. Members drop by the studio and drop their verses. so far ghost, az, cormega, deck, rza, and rae have dropped verses for the album. it was Rza's idea to make this album, for the fans who want an album that could easily have come out in the 90s... a throwback record, with all street songs on it, with just wu-tang and ill artists from that period in time. and in no way is this a 'compilation' album. its a wu album with good features.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 04, 2009, 03:31:10 PM
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Ghostface Exclusive Album Details
Ghostface is coming with a new album (I cant wait for it!). Now I’ve been sitting on this info for about a week or so and seeing as Sav sent the track through, I thought screw it, Im going to let it out. Ghostface’s new album is going to be a little different. Its going to have more of a R&B type sound. You are going to hear the Ghostface that we heard on Beyonce’s “Summertime” Remix or Ne-Yo’s “Back Like That” Remix. From what I understand, the first single will be with Mary J Blige.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on June 06, 2009, 04:47:23 AM
MORE WU!! Got this from Raekwon's myspace:
"WU-TANG MEETS THE INDIE CULTURE" AND NOW "THE ACADEMY"
ORDER NOW AND RECEIVE TWO ALBUMS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE! http://www.soundrecordsmusic.com/albums/theacademy.htm (http://www.soundrecordsmusic.com/albums/theacademy.htm)
(http://www.feelthebuzz.net/m80/Academy_web.jpg)
The Academy FREE: Download The Academy Album Sampler: http://www.zshare.net/audio/590102275bb80e74/ (http://www.zshare.net/audio/590102275bb80e74/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on June 06, 2009, 05:08:08 AM
^ Oooooo Free sample download? I am all over that
In other news, Jay-Z's single D.O.A. Death of Autotune played on Hot 97 and we got a radio rip. Should be seeing a CDQ version soon. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK, i am feeling this track
http://sharebee.com/67363a25 (http://sharebee.com/67363a25) All credits go to illroots.com
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 06, 2009, 07:37:05 AM
"It's my last album [for Def Jam] so I wanted to do the album I always wanted to do," Ghost explained in an interview. "You gotta tell the fans that you not gettin' no younger here, we gettin' older! And everybody don't sell crack no more, man. I don't sell crack, yo. I ain't movin' no bricks or none of that other sh*t. I ain't shoot nobody in like since the early 90's, man. How long you gonna be 40 years-old and actin' like you still sellin' cracks and you on the block and you doin' this and you doin' that when times is more serious, man...And the fans gotta stop bein' so dumb and ignorant, and know it's time to talk about grown-man situations. Sh*t that happen in the real life, inside your household, your love life, your personal life, that's just like, 'D*mn, it's hard for a n*gga to get some money!' It might be so hard to get some money that your girl might wanna leave you someday because you ain't get no money like you like you used to be gettin' money! Those are real situations, so I think it should start goin' back to songs that mean sh*t. All that other sh*t outside is just gonna keep us dumb, deaf and blind, yo, and we ain't never gonna get nowhere."
Vibe's 60 RAPPERS IN 60 DAYS interviews: http://www.vibe.com/news/interviews/60rappers/2009/05/60rappers_in60days_busta_rhymes/ (http://www.vibe.com/news/interviews/60rappers/2009/05/60rappers_in60days_busta_rhymes/)
Episode 2 of Blokhedz! They be going into battle on this one http://www.missiong.com/video/Act-2 (http://www.missiong.com/video/Act-2)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on June 08, 2009, 12:15:07 PM
Be Kind Rewind - Ghost Busters (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMdwkpVV0QA#lq-lq2-hq) lol my favorite part of the movie
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on June 09, 2009, 03:03:09 AM
^Hahaha gotta love that. Be King Rewind is a rather good movie.
I totally forgot to post up episode 4 of Will Roush's Animated Series Episode 4: BIGGIE PREPS WILL FOR FINAL EXAM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpQqIb8k9CM#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
And just for lulz: Hammer Pants Dance (HD) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfxCnZ4Dp3c#lq-lq2-hq-hd)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 09, 2009, 09:30:59 PM
GOOD: If Mos Def Were President (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udwTkU1QKPc#lq-lq2-hq)
Mos Def - "Quiet Dog" on Letterman 6/8 (TheAudioPerv.com) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3k9uZ17Afc#lq)
Mighty Mos is that dude :yep:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 09, 2009, 10:17:14 PM
T.I. goes rock! :rockon:
T.I. - Live My Life Alone http://sharebee.com/9852c39d (http://sharebee.com/9852c39d)
Totally reminds me of Everlast...
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: jabronisaur on June 09, 2009, 11:09:38 PM
Cornerstone is a huge music industry marketing company and they have been dropping monthly mixtapes for who knows how long. And its great for some Seattle DJs to get some light shed on them. Download the mixtape with some exclusive stuff from Blue Scholars and Tunji of Inverse (Along with a few other exclusives)
DOWNLOAD IT NOW! http://www.theaudacityofdope.com/2009/06/09/dj-hyphen-j-moore-dj-b-mello-cornerstone-mixtape-115/ (http://www.theaudacityofdope.com/2009/06/09/dj-hyphen-j-moore-dj-b-mello-cornerstone-mixtape-115/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on June 10, 2009, 12:02:17 AM
DOPE!! cant get nuff of the sunday nite sound sesh!
Rock Rap!! Wow. what new concept :lol: Let's do the Wu-Tang Rage Against the Machine tour again!!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on June 10, 2009, 12:16:39 AM
IT BE A GREAT DAY FOR THEM MIXTAPES!
Lupe re-releasing one of his old mixtapes with new joints! (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XOQd1EqmfLs/Si6U3gLnheI/AAAAAAAAIy8/vXWob6N8Vmo/s400/ROTN.png) (Look how shitty the cover is :lol:)
01. Malik Yusef - Too Knight (The Underworld) Ft. Jennifer 4:11 Hudson 02. Malik Yusef - Chicago Ft. Maxamillion, J.V., Really Doe And 4:50 GLC 03. Malik Yusef - Hit It Again Ft. Siren 4:36 04. Malik Yusef - Know God? Ft. J. Ivy, Red Storm And Fatin 4:08 Dantzler Of Kindred And Family Soul 05. Malik Yusef - Magic Man Ft. Kanye West, Common And John 4:31 Legend 06. Malik Yusef - YUGO Ft. Brando, Big Nastee And K-Love 4:33 07. Malik Yusef - My My Ft. Paul Wall And J.V. 4:34 08. Malik Yusef - Waited Ft. Chairman Fred Hampton, Jr., J.V. 4:34 And Nia 09. Malik Yusef - The Return (Here She Comes Again) Ft. Yaw And 5:27 Mr. Hudson 10. Malik Yusef - Da Slumz Ft. Raheem DeVaughn, Kumasi And Bun 4:52 B 11. Malik Yusef - Mean To Say Ft. Vaugn Johnny 7:00 12. Malik Yusef - Addicted Ft. J.V. 5:06 13. Malik Yusef - Warpath Ft. Trixie Fender And Queen YoNasDa 4:41 14. Malik Yusef - So Pop U Layer Ft. Violent Nine 3:58 15. Malik Yusef - Stop Ft. Spike Rebel, J.V., Slique And Brando 4:20 Gordon
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on June 11, 2009, 07:29:59 PM
new RZA track from his twitter! BONG!! http://twitter.com/RZAWU (http://twitter.com/RZAWU)
@RZAWUNEW INSPECTAH DECK, AZ, GHOST ! OFF MY NEW PROJECT IN STORES JUNE 30th!! link- http://bit.ly/YDLvi (http://bit.ly/YDLvi) LEAVE A COMMENT ! THA W CONTINUES!!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 11, 2009, 09:12:35 PM
The Jonas Brothers - Don't Charge Me for the Crime feat. Common http://www.twitter.com/?d=LENPFMI3 (http://www.twitter.com/?d=LENPFMI3)
:huhuh
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 12, 2009, 07:21:48 AM
Video: Raekwon feat. Method Man, N.O.R.E., Teyana Taylor & Joell Ortiz - New Wu (Version 2) http://nahright.com/news/2009/06/11/video-raekwon-feat-method-man-nore-teyana-taylor-joell-ortiz-new-wu-version-2/ (http://nahright.com/news/2009/06/11/video-raekwon-feat-method-man-nore-teyana-taylor-joell-ortiz-new-wu-version-2/)
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Post by: electric mole on June 12, 2009, 08:17:51 AM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 13, 2009, 03:50:00 PM
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Ghostface Killah - Cell Block Z Graphic Novel (aka Comic Book), Coming Soon. (http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/3308/51xujwbeyulss500.jpg) CELL BLOCK Z is the gripping story of heavyweight contender Cole Dennis, whose charisma and willpower make him a symbol of justice amidst urban chaos. However, Dennis is framed and wrongfully imprisoned for murder, and becomes the primary target in a scheme turning inmates into dangerous bioweapons. Refusing to accept this fate, Dennis becomes the destructive Ghostface Killah, and contends this time, in the fight for his life in Cell Block Z. Comes out 6.29.09.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on June 15, 2009, 01:05:10 AM
Nas performing with The Beastie Boys
The Beastie Boys with Special Guest Nas at Bonnaroo 2009 (http://vimeo.com/5135797)
The Beastie Boys with Nas, Part 2, Bonnaroo 2009 (http://vimeo.com/5135866)
Edit:
Dub Floyd drops another mixtape! (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3588/3627027976_f8ff549593_o.jpg)
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01. Renegades (Intro) 02. Jay-Z & Eminem - Renegade (Prod. by Djay Cas) 03. Jay-Z - D.O.A. (Death Of Autotune) (Prod. by No I.D. & Kanye West) 04. Jay-Z ft. Fabolous - When The Money Goes (Prod. by Jermaine Dupri) 05. Eminem - Chemical Warfare (Prod. by The Alchemist) 06. Eminem & Mr. Porter - Alchemist / Microphone (Prod. by The Alchemist) 07. Eminem ft. Styles P & Talib Kweli - Marshall Law (Exclusive Screamixx) (Prod. by Moot &Temp) 08. Jay-Z ft. Lil Wayne, Kanye West & T.I. - The Best 09. Jay-Z & Eminem ft. Dr. Dre - The Watchmen (Exclusive Screamixx) (Prod. by Dr. Dre) 10. Jay-Z ft. Lil Wayne, Kanye West & T.I. - U Aint Neva Gotta Ask 11. Eminem ft. D12 & Lil’ Wayne - Pistol x2 (Exclusive Screamixx) 12. Eminem & Jay-Z - 3AM (Exclusive Screamixx) (Prod. by Dr. Dre) 13. Eminem ft. Big Pun - Pun Intended (Exclusive Screamixx) (Prod. by Rod Da Blizz) 14. Jay-Z - Maybe (Prod. by Sean C & LV) 15. Jay-Z & Eminem ft. Trey Songs - Superman Meets Wonder Woman (Exclusive Screamixx) 16. Jay-Z ft. Tony Williams - History (Dub Floyd Screamixx) (Prod. by Kanye West) 17. Eminem ft. Grafh - Underground (Exclusive Screamixx) (Prod. by Dr. Dre) 18. Eminem ft. Dr. Dre - Flawless Victory (Exclusive Screamixx) (Prod. by Djay Cas) 19. Eminem ft. Dr. Dre - Forgot About Dre (Screamixx) 20. Eminem ft. Mr. Porter & Tim Westwood - Respect My Conglomerate (Freestyle) 21. Eminem - Careful What You Wish For 22. Jay-Z & Nas - Heaven (Exclusive Screamixx) 23. Jay-Z ft. Santogold - Brooklyn (We Go Hard) (Prod. by Kanye West) 24. Jay-Z - Ain’t I (Prod. by Timbaland) 25. Jay-Z ft. Pharrell - Customer Service (Exclusive Screamixx) 26. Jay-Z - Jockin’ Jay-Z (Travis Barker Remix) 27. Eminem - 3AM (Travis Barker Remix) 28. Eminem ft. Dr. Dre & 50 Cent - Crack A Bottle (Prod. by Djay Cas) 29. Eminem - My Darling 30. Eminem ft. Mr. Porter - Chonkyfire / Swag Juice (Freestyle) 31. Eminem ft. Kanye West & Bobby Creewater - Shady’s Boom Boom Room (Exclusive Screamixx) 32. Jay-Z & Eminem - Renegade (Live @ The Wiltern, LA)
http://www.divshare.com/direct/7649721-f62.rar (http://www.divshare.com/direct/7649721-f62.rar) Credit to illroots.com
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Post by: electric mole on June 15, 2009, 09:38:53 AM
This one is dope. not really into kanye tho. N.A.S.A. "Gifted" (feat. Kanye West, Santogold, & Lykke Li) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZB7yswo6a0#ws-lq-lq2-hq-hd)
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Post by: Masa on June 15, 2009, 08:48:31 PM
Tracklist 1. Redemption 2. Kill Too Hard [feat. Inspectah Deck, U-God and Masta Ace] 3. The Abbot [feat. RZA] 4. Harbor Masters [feat. Ghostface Killah, AZ and Inspectah Deck] 5. Sheep State [feat. RZA] 6. Radiant Jewels [Raekwon, Cormega and Sean Price] 7. Supreme Architecture [feat. RZA] 8. Evil Deeds [feat. Ghostface Killah, RZA and Havoc] 9. Wise Men [feat. RZA] 10. I Wish You Were Here [feat. Ghostface Killah and Tre Williams] 11. Fatal Hesitation 12. Ill Figures [feat. Raekwon, M.O.P. and Kool G Rap] 13. Free Like ODB [feat. RZA] 14. Sound The Horns [feat. Inspectah Deck, Sadat X and U-God] 15. Enlightened Statues [feat. RZA] 16. NYC Crack [feat. RZA] 17. One Last Question…
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 16, 2009, 06:12:47 AM
WILL NAS KEEP HIS WORD WITH RAEKWON ON "C.L.P.2? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35zcJkx1SRc#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on June 17, 2009, 04:21:05 AM
^ I really hope Nas does come through, he knows the world wants Verbal Intercourse Pt. 2 (They should call it that)
This right here got me buggin. Mariah Carey dropping a diss track on Eminem! I Kid you not! http://illroots.com/2009/06/16/mariah-carey-obsessed-eminem-diss/ (http://illroots.com/2009/06/16/mariah-carey-obsessed-eminem-diss/)
On other news: Happy Birthday Tupac Amaru Shakur! We all miss you. Forces outside your control sadly messed with you, forcing you to change from the 2pac that balanced both the heaven & hell, the compassionate Pac & Thug Life Pac to almost being just the Thug Life Pac. If those forces weren't in play, you would have squashed whatever beef you had with Biggie and you would still be making music.
R.I.P
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 17, 2009, 08:07:10 AM
Lupe Fiasco - Shining Down feat. Matthew Santos http://sharebee.com/add9f7a7 (http://sharebee.com/add9f7a7)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on June 17, 2009, 11:24:05 AM
i hear lupe's doing some side project called Japanese Cartoon under the name Percival Fats. He's also using an English accent for some reason lol. Can't really confirm if its true or not.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on June 18, 2009, 01:58:43 AM
^ You are fully correct. Japanese Cartoon is to Lupe as N.E.R.D. is to Pharrell or Idle Warship is to Talib Kweli. I really like In The Jaws of The Lords of Death
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 18, 2009, 07:22:07 PM
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E1 Music to Release New Wu-Tang Project "CHAMBER MUSIC" on June 30th, 2009
Album Features RZA, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Killah Priest and More; New Songs "Harbor Masters" and "Ill Figures" Already Have the Streets Buzzing!
NEW YORK, NY, Jun 16, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- New York stand up! Staten Island put one fist in the air! On Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 E1 Music is set to release "CHAMBER MUSIC," a brand new project from the Wu-Tang which pairs original Clan MCs with classic '90s rap veterans. The project is Executive Produced by RZA.
"CHAMBER MUSIC" features: Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, RZA, U-God and Inspectah Deck, plus affiliate Killah Priest, alongside classic hip-hop MCs such as AZ, Havoc (Mobb Deep), Cormega, Kool G Rap, Masta Ace, Sadat X (Brand Nubian) and Sean Price (Heltah Skeltah). The return-to-form sound of "CHAMBER MUSIC" is the album hardcore Wu-Tang fans have waited years for. "CHAMBER MUSIC's" throw-back sound is inspired by classic soul and kung fu imagery. It features a combination of new beats and live instrumentation by Brooklyn soul band The Revelations (all supervised by RZA) shaped in a classic vibe, reminiscent of the group's "36 Chambers" album but with a completely updated, modern twist.
Wu-Tang supreme architect RZA weighs in, "This album has a very live element of today's musicians playing the vibe of Wu-Tang, know what I mean? The vibe we would normally sample, the vibe of things that we would accumulate through old soul songs, jazz songs, kung fu movies, whatever, now you've got musicians that can play this vibe with Wu-Tang MCs rapping over it. The goal of this album is definitely paying homage to our early sound. In the old days, we had to sample and find snares and things like that or chord changes just to make a beat. Now, this is being done with a band. A lot of times, you hear rappers over a live band and that loses the hip-hop because a lot of those bands from the old days wasn't from the hip-hop generation. On this album, we make it sound like it was in the '36 Chambers' era. To me, what also adds to this album, you've got the Wu-Tang MCs but you also got your other favorite MCs from that era like Havoc, Cormega and others. This album can be played with a live band and it will sound BIG."
I got mad love for my gurl T-Swift but Natalie would straight up murder her in a battle. Natalie's just too gangsta for these other bitches in the rap game! XD
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 19, 2009, 04:48:22 AM
Wu Tang "Kill Too Hard" album available June 30th, 09 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4nxp8Rw_d8#lq-lq2-hq)
Wu-Tang Chamber Music snippets: http://www.amazon.com/Chamber-Music-Explicit/dp/B002DO8A9E/ref=sr_f3_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1245339016&sr=103-1 (http://www.amazon.com/Chamber-Music-Explicit/dp/B002DO8A9E/ref=sr_f3_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1245339016&sr=103-1)
BOOOOOOO! 17 tracks but only 8 real songs. I ain't wasting my money on that shit :thumbdown:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 19, 2009, 09:25:37 AM
I got mad love for my gurl T-Swift but Natalie would straight up murder her in a battle. Natalie's just too gangsta for these other bitches in the rap game! XD
lol werd. I like t-pain and all but jeeez lol.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 20, 2009, 08:11:14 AM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on June 23, 2009, 05:53:41 AM
Triple Post FTW!
Don Johns is an MC that goes HARD, you gotta peep this mixtape, Hype Machine. (http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/8889/hmside1.jpg) (http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/945/hmside2.jpg) http://www.mediafire.com/?04zzzjmnmzt (http://www.mediafire.com/?04zzzjmnmzt)
Also, Nas does a dope track with an 18 year old producer named C-Sick http://illroots.com/2009/06/22/nas-film-prod-by-c-sick/#more-14569 (http://illroots.com/2009/06/22/nas-film-prod-by-c-sick/#more-14569)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on June 23, 2009, 08:43:16 PM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 24, 2009, 10:24:17 PM
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Beastie Boys Reveal Hot Sauce Details (http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/132/hotsaucecover.gif)
The Beastie Boys have sent an info-jammed email out to their supporters, laying out the next few months of activity. First, they'll continue with their project of reissuing their old albums. Ill Communication is out July 14, and Hello Nasty is due on August 25. Also, the New York trio will play an intimate show at Chicago's Congress Theatre on August 6, just two days before their headlining set at Lollapalooza. Also, according to the Beastie Boys newsletter, "The music industry is saved." We'll have to see about that one.
All that is great, but the part of the email that we care the most about is the part where they talk about their new album. And yes, they've got details. First off: There's been an amendment to the album's title. It'll now be called Hot Sauce Committee Part 1. Also, the LP is due for release on September 15. The tracklist is below.
And yes, this looks like a Beastie Boys album. Previously announced guests Nas and Santigold will both make appearances. And the song titles are vintage Beasties; I feel like I already know exactly how "Nonstop Disco Powerpack" and "Funky Donkey" will sound. (We already know what "B-Boys in the Cut" and "Lee Majors Come Again" sound like.) Odds are "OK" and "Crazy Ass Shit" will be the obligatory hardcore punk bangers, and "Bundt Cake" and "The Bill Harper Collection" will be the Meters-esque funk instrumentals. Prove me wrong, Beasties!
Hot Sauce Committee Part 1: 01 Tadlock's Glasses 02 B-Boys in the Cut 03 Make Some Noise 04 Nonstop Disco Powerpack 05 OK 06 Too Many Rappers [ft. Nas] 07 Say It 08 The Bill Harper Collection 09 Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win [ft. Santigold] 10 Long Burn the Fire 11 Bundt Cake 12 Funky Donkey 13 Lee Majors Come Again 14 Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament 15 Pop Your Balloon 16 Crazy Ass Shit 17 Here's a Little Something for Ya
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on June 24, 2009, 10:40:49 PM
^ Always good to see Beastie Boys doing stuff
Now is it me or Nas & Damian Marley's album is gonna be dope? http://www.zshare.net/audio/618145213017eafe/ (http://www.zshare.net/audio/618145213017eafe/)
Here is K-Salaam interviewing Reflection Eternal Parts 1 & 2 (I am guessing part 3 will appear soon?) Refection Eternal Interview Part 1 - K Salaam (http://www.vimeo.com/4812151)
Reflection Eternal Interview Part 2 - K Salaam (http://www.vimeo.com/4941190) ^Embedding wont work so just click on it to watch
Here is the official video for Back Again Video Talib Kweli + Hi Tek-Reflection Eternal -Back Again-Vid Premiere van Reflection Eternal - MySpace Video (http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=59255085)
And Black Skeptik feat. KRS-One Black Skeptik featuring KRS ONE - RENT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lfQInPA77g#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq-hd)
Damn im tired after all that, and I still got some stuff to share
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on June 26, 2009, 07:58:54 AM
You know what, I was certainly intrested in what Nas and Damian Marley are doing with Distant Relatives, but after watching this, I am hella excited. If this doesn't get you motivated to change the world, doesn't get you excited for this project then you prolly dont have a pulse
NAS & DAMIAN "JR GONG" MARLEY DISTANT RELATIVES preview (http://vimeo.com/5315445)
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Post by: Masa on June 26, 2009, 05:09:27 PM
Raekwon Promises Us That Cuban Linx II Exists, Will Be Out in August
6/25/09 at 5:00 PM
Thankfully, not all the Wu-Tang Clan members we interview are amusingly distracted. Raekwon — who will release the much-anticipated, much-delayed sequel to his classic 1995 debut Only Built 4 Cuban Linx on August 11 — was downright chummy! Since we can’t believe this thing is actually coming out, we got Rae on the phone early to talk about recording the original album, the distribution deal he landed with EMI for the sequel, and the reason people are paying attention to his mustache.
You were publicly critical of RZA after 8 Diagrams, but he’s working on OB4CLII. How'd you patch things up? I mean, we family. Everything that me and RZA were going through, it was controversial and it got out to the air, but we both already knew where we were going with it. It ain’t like I did nothing behind his back. I don’t rock like that. Whatever it is, he already knew my energy, and he knew I had an important project as well. At the end of the day, we brothers.
Can you talk about experience of recording the original Cuban Linx? That album was more like a street album — it was done in the basement, it was done with straight-up beats and rhymes, it wasn’t about trying to make it anything to sit on a pedestal with commercial hip-hop. It was just coming fresh off the block, like, "Yo, these are the beats that Rae likes and he’s gonna spit that street shit cause that’s all he know." And I definitely picked the production that I felt was good for my chamber. You know, n****s wasn’t rhyming to shit like "Rainy Dayz" or "Criminology," like that kind of sound. Me and RZA knew we was coming across with a new sound.
So you knew at the time you were recording it’d be something special? Everything was special, ’cause we professionals and we take that hip-hop shit serious. But if you look at the title, it’s called Only Built 4 Cuban Linx because we felt that it was only built for a few people. It could have been just 50,000 people that fell in love with the album: We just wanted to make it for the ones that could relate to the struggle and to my street days and all the shit.
How much of the delay on the sequel was due to your own perfectionism? I’m the type of artist that I never like to rush everything. It definitely took a process because I wanted to make sure that I had a kind of ill kind of production, ’cause when you talking about doing Cuban Linx, you go back to the classic Wu sound. We wanted to bring that back to life. And if you know like I know, a lot of the radio music today don’t even know how to understand that kind of sound. And we wanted to go back and really create a façade of the early nineties, of when I didn’t have a record deal, and it was just about the beats and the rhymes. But it gave me a lot of time to really stash a lot of good beats.
You’re bringing in a lot of non-Wu performers this time. What is it about guys like Bun B, Jadakiss, and the Game that you can relate to? I think not only the passion for real hip-hop, but they street n****s as well. They got a certain kind of credibility out there that basically relates to mine. Game, Bun B, Kiss, they been around the life, hands on with it — you can hear it in the music. ’Cause at the end of the day, I’m always going to be underground. I don’t care if I do 20 million in sales, my background is underground. It’s straight drug-dealing music. Straight over the stove again.
What went wrong with the original Aftermath/Dr. Dre/Busta Rhymes Deal? I mean, it wasn’t really anything that went wrong. It became a big rumor about me going to Aftermath, and somebody leaked it out like it was a go. But we never really put no paperwork together and had no John Hancock when we was basically in bed. It was just a negotiation. Me and Busta have had this brotherly love relationship — to me Busta is a Wu Tang member from the other side. Me and him never worked out no business deal, it was more a friendship.
Have there been various versions of the album, or has it been one continuous evolution? I mean, you know, people got the philosophy that it’s so many different versions. But anything that I made, I always bottled it up and, you know, threw it in the water so nobody could find it. So anything that I’m releasing now is basically me just letting you know I still got it. But everybody is judging it to be Cuban Linx. That’s a laugh to me. I gotta laugh it off, ’cause I’m like, "Yo, you haven’t even heard shit yet." But I’m glad that people are paying attention to my mustache, you know what I mean? They watching how my shit is shaped up.
How many members of Wu-Tang are on the album? I could never do another Cuban Linx album without having the family on it. Every member is on there, doing their thing. Even if you don’t hear my brothers really ringing bells right now, I always believe in them.
The original was billed as “Guest-Starring Tony Starks.” Is Ghostface as involved this time around? I want to keep a few things hidden until it’s time to basically purchase the album, but in this case, Ghost really stepped to the plate and put his best foot forward, ’cause he knew where he came from. You looking at a substantial amount of Ghostface Killah. This is his baby as well.
You’ve mentioned you almost went the independent route. How close of a call was it? I was having a lot of mixed feelings about the independent world as well as the label world. I feel like I’ve been in the game a long time and you know when it come to labels not seeing a fella being around the last five years, it’s like it's hard to convince them what I can do. They don’t respect the fact that I’m bringing in a collective item, and the labels weren’t really trying to give me the proper support system that I needed and made me feel like, “Yo, if you not gonna respect it, if you not gonna promote it, I might as well do it myself, and capitalize off my decisions.” And that’s when I decided to do another situation where I create my own buzz — Rae’s not an artist on Cuban Linx, Rae’s selling a brand to EMI, and EMI is coming up as a partner.
Last thing. Can we get any collateral over the album really coming out August 11th? [Laughs]Yo, you crazy. Yo, can we get some collateral?! The only collateral I can give you is my word. I’m a man of my word. I know a lot of people is doubting this project is even existing. Y’all helped me eat for years — I would never play with y’all. That’s why I been giving ya’ll free music. I look at it like you said, "Yo, you got me waiting, can I get a fucking soda? Can I get a juice? Can I get a fucking sandwich?" And that’s my way of giving back. But I do have to make sure that my I’s is dotted and my T’s is crossed. August 11 is official. That’s the final destination for the album. Get ready.
Now is it me or Nas & Damian Marley's album is gonna be dope?
Ooooh shit! That snippet is dope as hell! :twothumbs
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 27, 2009, 02:09:19 PM
It's the fucking Cuban Linx season!
Raekwon in Hawaii New Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDgVd4zAcW4#lq-lq2-hq-vhq) We gonna pimp the shit outta Cuban Linx 2, no doubt! :pimp:
Michael Jackson ft. Raekwon - Rock With You (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CycuSi00NAw#lq-lq2-hq-vhq) XD
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Post by: Masa on June 28, 2009, 08:14:25 AM
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RZA Returns To The 'Chamber'
RZA says "Chamber Music isn't a Wu-Tang album, but its close.
June 25, 2009 09:06 AM ET
RZA says "Chamber Music" is NOT a new Wu-Tang Clan album -- but it's pretty close.
"This is not a Wu-Tang Clan album, but this definitely feels Wu-Tang Clan inspired," explains the hip-hop impresario, who executive produced the June 30 set that features Clan members Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck and U-God working out with guests such as M.O.P., Kool G Rap, Havoc, Az, Tre Williams and more over live music beds played by the New York band the Revelations.
"I think the ('Chamber Music') title is very fitting. This music is totally in the chamber, or in the mind-frame of Wu-Tang like in the ('Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)') days. But it's not a Wu-Tang Clan album. The whole clan's not on this album. But it couldn't be in any other category but Wu-Tang."
RZA credits the "Chamber Music" idea to collaborator and producer Bob Perry, who proposed "an album with Wu-inspired music with you (Wu-Tang) guys spitting all over it and bringing it back to that vintage sound -- without sampling." An extensive search yielded the Revelations, who RZA says "just basically had the vibe" and allowed the album to have a consistent flavor across its 17 tracks. "It was like the old days where I would produce Wu-Tang Clan albums -- one producer, one mind, one sound," RZA notes.
On "Chamber Music" RZA also warmed to the idea of sending tracks around to the different MCs and singers rather than requiring everyone to be in the studio together. "I don't usually like to do that," he explains, "but in this case we were able to do that and get it successfully done. I'd rather have Ghostface right there. I'd rather have Method Man come to the studio. I still like the energy in a room, but in a digital age people are kind of ignoring that."
RZA says he and Ghostface Killah have "talked about" a new Wu-Tang album -- the troupe's first since 2007's "8 Diagrams" -- but haven't made concrete plans yet. "We'll see what life brings," says RZA, who's working on his film directoral debut, "The Man With the Iron Fist," and has a brief appearance in the upcoming Adam Sandler-Seth Rogan comedy "Funny People," as well as some performances on the Rock The Bells tour. "The Wu-Tang saga continues. We continue to just live out this hip-hop legacy and take our artistic challenges to other mediums...and we'll come together when the time is right. It's never an easy task, but I'm always up for that challenge."
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 28, 2009, 10:47:41 PM
Raekwon performs "C.R.E.A.M." at Rock the Bells: http://www.hiphopstan.com/index.php?module=videoDetail&id=3621 (http://www.hiphopstan.com/index.php?module=videoDetail&id=3621)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 29, 2009, 07:35:02 AM
Jay-Z "D.O.A." Music Video http://www.youngandthefly.com/2009/06/jay-z-doa-music-video.html (http://www.youngandthefly.com/2009/06/jay-z-doa-music-video.html)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on June 29, 2009, 10:13:09 AM
^ Oh damn, The Magic must have messed up Lebron for him to get beat by Jay-Z.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 29, 2009, 10:23:30 AM
Lupe Fiasco - Two Ways (Snippet) http://sharebee.com/8aded260 (http://sharebee.com/8aded260)
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Post by: Masa on June 29, 2009, 04:56:19 PM
Nas & Damian Marley Live @ Rock The Bells Chicago 09 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2rQfOPGnk0#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Damian Marley & Nas - This Day Live in KC (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B41wJYQkfCY#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 29, 2009, 08:15:50 PM
Michael Jackson Tribute Mix by DJ Premier: http://rapidshare.com/files/249429891/DJ_Premier_-_R.I.P._Michael_Jackson_Tribute_Mix.mp3 (http://rapidshare.com/files/249429891/DJ_Premier_-_R.I.P._Michael_Jackson_Tribute_Mix.mp3)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 30, 2009, 07:11:29 AM
Raekwon's Michael Jackson Tribute at Rock the Bells Chicago 2009 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=502FlMtVXWo#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq-hd)
I'm turning this thread into the official Raekwon thread :lol:
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Post by: thatonezombie on June 30, 2009, 07:51:49 AM
^ Not when shit like this happens
LUPE FIASCO - THE L.A.S.E.R.S. MANIFESTO (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZtAQQh-yYA#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 30, 2009, 10:27:40 AM
The next couple of months will be all about Rae, Lupe, Jigga, Nas & Damian Marley and.....
WU-TANG LEGOS!
Wu-Tang Lego: Da Mystery of Chessboxin' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00IAPrYLmYc#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Wu-Tang Lego: shot for shot (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckAz0wy9dXw#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Wu-Tang Lego: ODB - Raw Interlude (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNQtWfo9W5I#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Make your own Lego Wu-Wear (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzfapm4dVnY#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on June 30, 2009, 08:11:41 PM
^ Aw fuck, none of those videos work
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 30, 2009, 08:18:17 PM
Hopefully this will: Wu-Tang Office: Copy Room (Method Man) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgBVvRIybts#lq-lq2-hq)
:lol:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 01, 2009, 01:44:18 AM
^ Haha, love that video.
Damn, I know print publications aren't what they used to be but still sucks to see this happen.
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Dear VIBE Team:
It is with a heavy heart that I share some tough news, VMG is closing down effective today, June 30th.
It’s been an 16 incredible years since VIBE’s inception. There are very few magazines with the richness of history and breadth of talented visionaries who created the powerful lens in which VIBE viewed and shaped urban music and culture.
Ever since I first set foot in this courageous company, I’ve regarded myself as incredibly fortunate to be be involved with this remarkable brand and group of individuals whose performance has never been nothing short of outstanding. We finished 2008 in an improved position versus the prior year, and accomplished so much, including:
* Editorial Awards * Editorial transformation into content dept * New Ad accounts being broken * The Most Mag Launch * Award winning re-design * Profitable digital operation * VIBE.com growth and improvements and programs such as Best Rapper Ever, #1 Stan, etc * Mobile VIBE launch * Micro-site development Mostmag.com to start off. * V Sessions * Improved PR coverage
Unfortunately, over the last several months, a confluence of events has obviously posed VMG to exceedingly serious challenges.
* The collapse of the capital markets has impacted us greatly. Over the past several months, we have actively pursued investment resources while working intensively with our bank to find a solution. But the deal market right now remains very poor and at the end of the day, the lack of investment resources to restructure the huge debt on our small company has made this outcome become a reality.
* The print advertising collapse hit VIBE hard, especially as key ad categories like automotive and fashion, which represented the bulk of our top 10 advertisers, have stopped advertising or gone out of business. It’s also unfortunate that in a recession many companies reduce the multi-cultural campaigns. These facts, coupled with the continuing decline of the music industry not to mention the newsstand wholesaler consolidation in early 2009 all negatively impacted our business in a significant way.
* The relentless economic situation has depressed our growth initiatives on the digital front. To be clear, VMG has made significant improvement in this part of our business, but not at the accelerated pace required to offset the devastating effects of the most severe recession in our lifetime and the accompanying print losses.
I want to thank you all for your hard work and commitment, and for all of the adventures along the way. I’ll miss this place a lot, but I’ll miss you all and the magic you create.
Vibe will be remembered as a shockingly brilliant content company that everyone can be proud of and I look forward with great excitement to all of future endeavors you all pursue.
Damn, I know print publications aren't what they used to be but still sucks to see this happen.
I copped an issue of Vibe like 10 years ago but since it was all about rap'n'bullshit I never copped another issue XD
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 01, 2009, 07:30:12 AM
Now, Mr. Quincy Jones wants Vibe back
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“I’m trying to buy my magazine back now,” Jones told EbonyJet.com just moments ago during a telephone call to Jones’ London abode. “They just messed my magazine all up, but I’m gonna get it back. You better believe it, I’m’a take it online because print and all that stuff is over.”
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 01, 2009, 09:40:53 PM
PEACE YALL, IM SORRY TO TELL YA BUT THE ALBUM HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK TO SEPT 8TH DUE TO SAMPLE CLEARANCES AND LEAKAGE OF ONE OF MY RECORDS. I KNOW YALL BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY ON THIS JOINT. BUT DO THE SAMPLES NOT BEING CLEARED IN TIME I HAD NO CHOICE TO PUSH IT BACK COUPLE WEEKS SO I CAN GIVE YALL THE BEST PRODUCT I CAN POSSIBLY PUT OUT! DEF SORRY FOR THIS SITUATION BUT THIS IS THE BUSINESS! BUT I GOT A NEW VATICAN MIXTAPE COMING OUT RIGHT BEFORE THE ALBUM SOMETHING SPECIAL SOME OF THE RECORDS THAT DIDNT MAEKT EH ALBUM PEOPLE. BUT HOLD ME DOWN YALLL ONE! - RAEKWON
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Post by: Masa on July 01, 2009, 10:05:28 PM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 02, 2009, 03:11:04 AM
PMTV: PM-LIVE Goes On Tour With Nas (http://vimeo.com/5285713)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on July 04, 2009, 06:44:41 AM
I have to rep for Drake, cuz he's from Toronto! =) Dude signed to young money tho =P sucks Drake "Best I Ever Had" Official Music Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osJeenhxoNM#ws-lq-lq2-hq)
The video has nothing to do with the song, and it kinda sucks the first time, besides the massive amounts of eye candy. Dang, 1:20 =)
But, the more you watch it, the more funny it is. So much funny quotes, you can totally tell its Kanye humor (he directed) =)
"i swore i the new uniforms would be encouragement. The mighty ducks didn't disappoint Emilio Estevez" "When they put that D on you, take that D! Take That D like the champions that you are!" "all you taught us to do was stretch! Thats an essential part of the game"
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 05, 2009, 11:12:08 AM
in NYC with 50 Cent (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8MXij4D7Ls#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq-hd)
The Slaughterhouse Rules (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og6pKhsx9Sk#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
:lol:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 05, 2009, 11:29:06 AM
Spec Boogie - Summer Movie Season - Enter the Dragon (http://vimeo.com/5133266)
Spec Boogie - Summer Movie Season - Edward Scissorhands (http://vimeo.com/4727160)
Spec Boogie - Summer Movie Season - Requiem for a Dream (http://vimeo.com/4938515)
:shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 05, 2009, 11:04:14 PM
"You are gonna wanna stop in the middle, and listen to those 8 bars........ again" :lol:
Look at 50 squashing youtube beef XD
Enter The Dragon remix is dope
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 06, 2009, 08:08:43 AM
A Roth Freestyle 6 25 09 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XNTNZeMv44#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 09, 2009, 12:07:18 AM
Inspectah Deck - Joe Budden Diss http://sharebee.com/5eba9b69 (http://sharebee.com/5eba9b69)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 09, 2009, 04:54:41 AM
KRS-ONE & BUCKSHOT "ROBOT" MUSIC VIDEO (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8RqgDsO3c4#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 10, 2009, 07:25:00 AM
Chali 2na "Lock Shit Down" Ft Talib Kweli (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=319MnwStI08#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on July 10, 2009, 09:17:33 AM
man i miss J5. they need to come back together.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 11, 2009, 10:02:12 AM
hello party people. as we approach the launch of our new digital online store anthony and myself [Slug] have put together another project that we are giving away for free to any of you who sign up for a user account on our online store www.FifthElementOnline.com (http://www.FifthElementOnline.com). the project is a 7 song ep called LEAK AT WILL, and it was a lot of fun to make. nothing too serious, just smiles and cries. consider it another “thank you” for all of the support you have offered us over the years. - Slug from Atmosphere
Word. J5 will always have a special place in my heart because they (and Blackstar) got me into underground hip hop back in 1998 :yep:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 12, 2009, 07:22:28 AM
New Raekwon interview: http://sharebee.com/b52fa7b5 (http://sharebee.com/b52fa7b5)
What he talks about:
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- Joe Budden and what happened at RTB Chicago "Definitely makin his business to apologize" - INS and Joe Budden "Deck said he heard some Uncontrolled Substance line and he felt son was talkin a shot at him" - Dre Tracks - Ghost, Rae and Meth album - New singles comin out....2 weeks before the album - Classic karate/mafia skits are on the album - Nas called him the other day and said "Yo I got the track, I'll handle it" - RZA "RZA gave me exactly what I needed" - Talks about how its cool if Budden keeps it lyrical because he doesn't want any **** to pop off "But ya'll know like I know, Wu tang Clan ain't nuthin ta **** wit, them nikkaz gonna chop YOUR head off" - Tomorrow he'll give us some more insight to whats goin on - State of Grace ain't on the album
:pimp:
These lists are pretty cool: http://rap.about.com/od/toppicks/ss/Top50Emcees.htm (http://rap.about.com/od/toppicks/ss/Top50Emcees.htm) http://rap.about.com/od/toppicks/ss/Top50Producers.htm (http://rap.about.com/od/toppicks/ss/Top50Producers.htm) http://rap.about.com/od/toppicks/ss/Top100RapAlbums.htm (http://rap.about.com/od/toppicks/ss/Top100RapAlbums.htm)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 12, 2009, 12:35:51 PM
Jay-Z Blueprint 3 Intro! Live From Mohegan Sun 7.11.09 High Quality! Unreleased Jay-Z! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPhhKtBRhjk#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq-hd)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 12, 2009, 10:28:46 PM
^Apparently, Ciara was suppose to perform with Jay & Fabulous, but she couldnt make it and Lupe Fiasco filled in for her. WHERE THE FUCK IS THAT VIDEO?!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 12, 2009, 10:41:20 PM
I guess this should tide us for a little bit
SMASH THE MIC: LUPE FIASCO "INTERVIEW & PERFORMANCE" WITH BUN B & FRIENDS @ WAREHOUSE LIVE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiftudNm5Ww#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Notice on stage next to Bun B in the back is the same actor in Hip Hop Saved My Life MV!
Lupe Fiasco - Hip Hop Saved My Life Feat. Nikki Jean (Official Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bj2_ZmwCoU#ws-lq-lq2-hq)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 14, 2009, 12:50:23 AM
Big ups to the homegirl Mini*Wheat for showing me this:
Jaydiohead- No Karma (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVNrXPnGqvM#lq-lq2-hq)
If you liked that get the whole mash-up: http://jaydiohead.com/ (http://jaydiohead.com/)
01 - Intro 02 - Beat it feat. Kid Cudi 03 - Remember the time feat. 50 Cent 04 - Bad feat. Ludacris 05 - Skit 06 - I Want You Back feat. Lil Wayne 07 - Don’t stop ‘Til You Get Enough feat. Jay-Z 08 - Black or White feat. Eminem 09 - Thriller feat. Notorious B.I.G 10 - Rock with you feat. Notorious B.I.G 11 - Smooth Criminal feat. 2Pac 12 - You Rock My World feat. Nas 13 - Outro 14 - I Can’ help it (Cookin Soul Band Remix)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 14, 2009, 08:47:02 PM
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Memory Man presents: Wu-Tang vs D.I.T.C Blend Mixtape (http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/8862/hhirmemoryman2009wutang.jpg) 1. Da Mystery of Soul Clappin’ (1:49) 2. C’mon, Fall Back or Protect Ya Next Level (1:45) 3. Breaker, Breaker, Fuck What U Heard (2:33) 4. Can I Take It Back to Daytona 500, Yes, You May (4:17) 5. Step to Criminology (2:12) 6. You Know I’m A Bad Mutha, I Spend It on Pain (2:26) 7. More Than One Way to Shimmy (1:12) 8. Thick Guillotine (2:08) 9. NYC Hold Ya Head (2:53) 10. Time Ain’t Nuttin’ Ta Fuck Wit (2:26) 11. Release Yo Secret (2:12) 12. Capicu Bellz Work Is Neva Bad (2:05) 13. Strictly for the Uzi (4:13) 14. Size Up the 4th Chamber (2:29) 15. Flow PLO (2:03) 16. Success In Hand (3:10) 17. Add On Day (3:18) 18. Return of the Buck 50 (4:22) 19. Mighty One (2:09) 20. Shadow Water (3:57) 21. You Can’t Front on the Bizarre (2:29) 22. Put It On Incarcerated Scarfaces (3:21) 23. Brooklyn Score (3:56)
She remixed the diss track of Em and got Ja on it? :huhuh
Now this one makes more sense
J Dilla "24k Rap" feat. Havoc & Raekwon ***Official Music Video Trailer*** directed by Derek Pike (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAwuv30Oq10#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq-hd)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 18, 2009, 05:47:14 PM
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Ghost's new album is called '' The Wizard of Poetry ''
Roc-A-Fella associate Lenny Santiago has given more details surrounding Ghostface Killah's upcoming R&B-based album and cleared initial confusion regarding its content. Claiming Ghost will still be featured on the project rapping, Lenny S revealed a few guest singers who are slated to make the final cut.
"The new album is called The Wizard of Poetry," Santiago announced in an interview. "It is an R&B album. When I say that, this is what I mean, Ghostface usually raps over melodic, soulful R&B tracks. This time, we came around and I had him rhyme over the same type of tracks, but we matched him with great R&B stars. John Legend is on there. Raheem DeVaughn is on there. Estelle is on there. Musiq Soulchild is on there. Lloyd is on there. We just paired him up. It's the same Ghost, the same gritty host, the same Ghost that talks to the ladies in that soulful voice along with R&B hooks." (MTV)
Ghost recently said the project would be his final contractual release via Def Jam. "It's my last album so I wanted to do the album I always wanted to do," Ghost explained in an interview. "You gotta tell the fans that you not gettin' no younger here, we gettin' older! And everybody don't sell crack no more, man. I don't sell crack, yo. I ain't movin' no bricks or none of that other sh*t. I ain't shoot nobody in like since the early 90's, man. How long you gonna be 40 years-old and actin' like you still sellin' cracks and you on the block and you doin' this and you doin' that when times is more serious, man" (UnKut)
Reports leaked online last spring about the rapper's R&B album. Ghostface is coming with a new album (I cant wait for it!). Now I've been sitting on this info for about a week or so and seeing as [Def Jam rep Young] Sav sent the track through, I thought screw it, I'm going to let it out. Ghostface's new album is going to be a little different. It's going to have more of a R&B type sound. You are going to hear the Ghostface that we heard on Beyonce's 'Summertime' Remix or Ne-Yo's 'Back Like That.' From what I understand, the first single will be with Mary J Blige. (Hip Hop Chronicle)
The rapper's last project dropped late last year on Def Jam. Always prolific, the rapper put out The Big Doe Rehab -- whose release date had originally coincided with Wu-Tang's long-awaited fifth full-length, 8 Diagrams, which RZA agreed to push back a week so as to not coincide with Ghost's effort -- in early December 2007. Ghostface returned in 2008 with a pair of compilations: The Wallabee Champ (rarities and B-sides) and GhostDeini the Great (including remixes, alternate versions, and career highlights). (All Music) A release date for The Wizard of Poetry has not yet been announced.
WMJF's Breaking The Surface - Fernando "Bill Munny" Madrigal's Method Man Interview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUZHaTG1zSA#lq-lq2-hq-vhq) Mef fucking owned that kid :lol:
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Post by: electric mole on July 19, 2009, 08:18:04 PM
Sareem Poems - Black and Read All Over
(http://i43.tinypic.com/212bod5.jpg)
01. Enter 02. Come Get It feat. Theory Hazit 03. Hard Labor feat. LMNO and Scarub of Living Legends 04. Tell It 05. See It feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow 06. Lower the Boom feat. Pigeon John and Akil of Jurassic 5 07. Go Ahead 08. Shake It Up 09. Impossible feat. Stro of the Procussions and Othello of Lightheaded 10. Windows feat. Ragen Fykes 11. Unless You Do 12. She’s So So 13. More than Seen feat. Ohmega Watts and Propaganda 14. See What Happens
Sareem Poems - Unless You Do (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XwYWsJmWQE#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Sev on July 19, 2009, 10:21:33 PM
This shit is fucking hilarious: OFFICER RICKY IN "BIG C.O." "BEYONCE EGO FREESTYLE" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRwaj_mMw9I#lq-lq2-hq-vhq) Officer Ricky whipping his cadets into shape in the "Big Bawse Rick Rawse Policy Academy". XD
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 20, 2009, 08:47:19 AM
Looks like Wu-Tang/Slaughterhouse beef is over http://twitpic.com/az8y3 (http://twitpic.com/az8y3)
Royce Da 5'9 says there is no WuTang/Slaugterhouse Beef at Rock The Bells NYC (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pArOeQLErbI&feature=player_embedded#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq-hd)
Joe Budden / Method Man Beef Deaded? (http://videos.onsmash.com/v/i9KCQeenFrbRy85m)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 21, 2009, 07:16:33 AM
Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys announced Monday, by way of a homemade video placed without fanfare on the band’s Web site, that he would be receiving treatment for cancer and that as a result the group would cancel some future shows and push back the release of a new album. He did not give specifics of the veteran hip-hop group’s plans in the 3 minute 23 second video. Its next scheduled appearance is at the All Points West Festival in Jersey City on July 31. Mr. Yauch said in the video, which appeared to be shot in a small recording studio where he sat next to his bandmate Adam Horovitz, that he began to feel a small lump in his throat about two months ago and that doctors had recently found cancer in his parotid gland and in a lymph node. “This is something that’s very treatable and in most cases it’s, um, they’re able to completely get rid of it,” he said.
The video announcement was remarkable for its informality and immediacy. As it begins Mr. Yauch says “This is crazy” and the two men laugh. Mr. Horovitz quickly says, “It’s not funny,” and Mr. Yauch agrees: “It’s not funny. It’s dead serious.” He then says “I have some pretty heavy news” and begins a rambling description of his symptoms, delivering the news of the cancer diagnosis a minute into the video. While the mood is serious, the friends and bandmates find themselves laughing several more times. Mr. Yauch says, “It’s not in a place that affects my voice, so that’s nice,” and Mr. Horovitz adds, “Which is a plus.” Mr. Horovitz later apologizes for his scruffy look, saying, “Adam didn’t say why I was coming down here, so I just, I was on my couch watching TV.”
Mr. Yauch says the look is appropriate for Mr. Horovitz’s country music side project, adding, “This will be a great opportunity, you’ll have some time now.” Eventually, after Mr. Yauch has apologized at length to fans for the canceled shows, Mr. Horovitz looks into the camera and says, “And we’ll see you.”
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 22, 2009, 11:08:18 PM
The 1st OB4CL 2 review: http://www.thehiphopchronicle.com/2009/07/21/raekwon-only-built-for-cuban-linx-2-review-world-exclusive/ (http://www.thehiphopchronicle.com/2009/07/21/raekwon-only-built-for-cuban-linx-2-review-world-exclusive/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 23, 2009, 08:02:13 AM
Raekwon on Producers for OB4CL2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhyKsJEx-DY#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 23, 2009, 09:18:09 AM
A bunch of rare 2pac songs leaked today: 16 on Death Row (OG) (http://sharebee.com/76caeb41) Ballad of a Dead Souljah (OG) (http://www.twitter.com/?d=H211VCML) Black Cotton (OG) (http://www.twitter.com/?d=PGRXF58J) Changes (OG) (http://www.twitter.com/?d=0AYTNXSN) Crooked N*gga Too (OG) (http://www.twitter.com/?d=WYYZQ68S) Ghetto Gospel (OG) (http://www.twitter.com/?d=AB3UYSO2) Holla If You Hear Me (OG) (http://www.twitter.com/?d=EXJC3LA4) If There's a Cure For This (http://www.twitter.com/?d=BIBXZUFO) Immortal (Sam Sneed Mixdown) (http://www.twitter.com/?d=QYZS8TL6) Let Them Things Go (OG) (http://www.twitter.com/?d=IHV594RE) N.I.G.G.A (OG) (http://www.twitter.com/?d=F11YYABQ) N*ggaz Nature (http://www.twitter.com/?d=IVNG63Z2) Po N*gga Blues (OG) (http://www.twitter.com/?d=YT3M5KDW) Welcome 2 Death Row (http://www.twitter.com/?d=03DKQ84C) When I Get Free (interlude OG) (http://www.twitter.com/?d=WPXK2K40) DOWNLOAD ALL 15 SONGS (http://www.twitter.com/?d=KT5U4UYW) OG version of Changes :thumbsup
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 24, 2009, 01:29:22 AM
^FUUUUUUUCCCCCCCKKKKKKKK. Holla If Ya Hear Me (OG) is fucking dope. Taking one of my favorite 2pac joints and make another dope track.
The Game "Keys 2 The City" Chapter 2 (http://vimeo.com/5692398)
01) The Theme Song 02) Scene One-The Text Message 03) U Need Help 04) Doin’ My Numbers 05) Scene Two-Blame It On Da Alcohol 06) Jazmine Cashmere 07) Phenomenon 08) Jheri’s Kids 09) Breathe Easy 10) Scene Three-The Precinct 11) The Rehab 12) Anne McMahon 13) Scene Four- Guess Who’s Bizack 14) The Addict 15) Gals Around The World 16) Scene Five-At It Again 17) Get Em Out 18) The Understanding 19) Scene Six-The Last Straw 20) The Hangover 21) The Best 22) The Light
Jay Who?-Where Da Sidewalk Ends "(2008)
You can download at http://jaywhoshow.com/album/where-da-sidewalk-ends (http://jaywhoshow.com/album/where-da-sidewalk-ends)
(http://bandcamp.com/files/69/29/69291199-1.jpg) 1. Intro 2. The Name Drop 3. In High School 4. James Skit 5. I Bring It 6. The Little Bus Skit 7. Bullet 8. Supa Ho 9. James Skit 2 10. Without Me 11. The Little Bus Skit 2 12. Second Life 13. Tootie 14. Anymore 15. Computer Luv 2 16. W.N.I.G Interview 17. Apollo Kreed 18. Where Da Sidewalk Ends
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 29, 2009, 06:27:46 AM
New LP just dropped by Chicago rapper/producer Jay Who? the follow up to his debut last year "Where Da Sidewalk Ends"....free for download!!
:welcome Mad props! I'm bumpin' "Where Da Sidewalk Ends" right now and I gotta say that it's pretty tight. I'll def play a few Jay tracks on HiP HoP Hizzy (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=1638.0) this weekend :yep:
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Post by: Masa on July 29, 2009, 07:52:45 AM
Mos Def in Osaka http://current.com/items/90149420_exclusive-mos-defs-casa-bey-on-the-streets-of-osaka.htm (http://current.com/items/90149420_exclusive-mos-defs-casa-bey-on-the-streets-of-osaka.htm)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on July 30, 2009, 05:43:04 AM
Marvel Vs Capcom @ mixtape
full tracklist
1. “Superheroes” by Planet Asia and DJ Toure 2. “Number One” by Havoc and Nyce 3. “Terrorize” by Raekwon and Ohno 4. “The Remainder is One” by Random, Blaze Rock and Storyville 5. “Reinforcements” by DJ Qbert 6. “Take U 4 A Ryde” by Talib Kweli and Ohno 7. “Battle Drum” by Hieroglyphics 8. “Fight the Good Fight” by The Grouch and Eligh 9. “They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To” by E40 and DroopE 10. “Power Up” by MC Supernatural
Planet Asia & DJ Toure - Superheroes video MvC2 MixTape: "Superheroes" by Planet Asia and DJ Toure (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFdWGHgoFxA#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Mixtape should be out real soon!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 30, 2009, 06:42:23 AM
^ As we wait for that mixtape (Funny since im more excited about the mixtape than the actual game :lol:) I got 2 mixtapes for everyone to check out.
All credits go to illroots.com
Where The Streets Have No Name (http://bandcamp.com/files/26/52/265240473-1.jpg) http://ksalaamandbeatnick.bandcamp.com/album/beatnick-k-salaam-where-the-streets-have-no-name (http://ksalaamandbeatnick.bandcamp.com/album/beatnick-k-salaam-where-the-streets-have-no-name)
Interview: Raekwon on Only Built for Cuban Linx II, Auto-Tune, J Dilla, and the Future of Rap
In the 5000 or so days since Raekwon released Only Built for Cuban Linx, long considered one of the greatest of all solo Wu-Tang albums, the Chef has kept busy, releasing two critically chastised solo albums, a few more joints with Wu-Tang, and a whole bunch of guest appearances on records. But the one project he could never quite pop off was Cuban Linx II. Raekwon has worked on the album for four years and, from the beginning, the sequel to his masterpiece has been plagued by label mix-ups, last minute release-date changes, and erratic executive producers (both Dr. Dre and Busta Rhymes--who still appear on the album in smaller roles--were assigned, at some point, to this top position, only to drop out later on). The anticipation has grown and, well, we're still waiting. Apparently not for long, though, as the album has been tagged with another, supposedly final, release date--September 8th. Chef Raekwon, with a crew of some of the most talented names in hip-hop that includes Ghostface Killah, Jadakiss, Pete Rock, and Dr. Dre, will finally deliver Cuban Linx's follow up via Raekwon's own Ice Water Inc., in conjunction with EMI.
We'll believe it when we see it. Despite the record's impending release, the album is still about as difficult to get a hold of as a white whale. Everyone involved in the project is working overtime to prevent Cuban Linx II from leaking, but it's finished, and it can be heard--only after a great amount of ass kissing--and we did so last week (so at least we know it exists...). The sequel pulls a Godfather Part II, building on the original with a bigger, more menacing sound. There's also perhaps the most disturbing description of a blowjob ever (courtesy of Ghostface Killah of course). After weeks of persistent phone tag, meetings with managers, publicists, Raekwon's brother, the assistants of the mangaers, publicists, and Raekwon's brother, and two trips to the Fortress of Solitude that is EMI, we caught up with Raekwon on the phone to talk about the late great J Dilla, Auto-Tune, and the future of hip-hop. You, too, can listen to Raekwon wax poetic tonight at the 92Y, where he'll be appearing with HOT97's Peter Rosenberg to discuss his life, his influences, and his legacy.
It's been almost 15 years since the original Cuban Linx came out.
Ain't that some shit, right?
Yeah. What made you decide to record a sequel to that album?
Basically the fans. This is something that they've requested for so long. It just felt like time to show people that they could get what they want from me, you know? The first album that I did--it felt good to go back. I didn't know when I was gonna be able to do it and it took a lot, man. It wasn't no easy road.
Cuban Linx II has been several years in the making. You've been working on it for four years?
I would say three years 'cause I took one year to deal with the Wu-Tang project.
How did you know when it was finally finished and ready to be released? That's a long time to work on one album.
I just kinda knew. When you're used to making records and making albums, I kind of knew how many joints I wanted to have on there, but we gave the fans a little bit extra. We figured how long they waited, they needed to get something extra.
When the original came out it was heralded as a dark masterpiece. Cuban Linx II feels even darker than the original.
Yeah I can agree with that. That's good that you think that because I do feel like this is a more hardcore album. This is a more gritty album because I wanted to get back to my roots, for real. Just being an MC, just somebody that can really focus on making hip-hop. It's been a long time since we actually heard a real hip-hop album that's not a hip-hop R&B collaboration. I really wanted to go back to the basics.
It's true. Hip-hop is arguably in a much bleaker state than when the original Cuban Linx came out.
Absolutely. No matter how much commercial success is wanted right now, I could not make Cuban Linx with that kind of vibe. It wouldn't have fit with the criteria of what the album meant for me the first time and what the album is. When we made the first one, I wasn't worried about commercial success. I was more or less worried about MC respect and being able to be played by some of the hip-hop peers in the game. I knew that everyone would respect what I was about if that's how I felt about MCing. I didn't really want to take this album on a journey where it's a radio album or whatever. In my heart it wouldn't have felt like Cuban Linx II. That was the main thing, just make another classic album.
I just feel like right now, hip-hop is at a stage where everybody just wants to party. My thing is, I like partying, but at the same time I still want to be creative and keep a legacy alive with making classic music. I think every MC should really take time out to craft his ability to be an emcee again. Everybody's not captivated by money or glamour or even the power--people want to see creativity. We've been missing that a long time. Right now it's about hip-hop, man. It's about us certain people that still aren't afraid to go to work and make beats and quality music. Just for me, I know I get tired of fucking hearing the same format from everybody. Everybody is just so captivated with commercial music because that's all we hear on the radio.
It's true. Jay-Z makes a big deal out of the fact that he's making an album without Auto-Tune on it. And it's kind of frightening that that has to be an issue at all. Cuban Linx II doesn't have any Auto-Tune on it.
Number one, I can never really see myself going all the way there like that. One thing about Wu-Tang, we're so unpredictable it would really be hard for us to ever go fully commercial or mainstream. Auto-Tune to me was something that I felt was an experiment--it works for a couple of artists, but then, everybody took that as being a new sound. It's like alright, that's what it's all about now? That's the only way you get on the radio, if you have an Auto-Tuned record? Wow, hip-hop has really changed, you know?
I really liked seeing J Dilla's name on this project as a producer.
[laughs]. Yeah J Dilla. God bless his soul man, and his family. To have him so much involved, that was just an honor. He deserves every piece of respect that he gets in the game. I'm just glad that I had the opportunity to work with him. His family and his fans know that he was definitely appreciated by Raekwon.
How did his involvement in the album come about?
He got into it because a good friend of mine in the industry, Busta Rhymes. Basically him and Busta had a great rapport with one another. And Busta knew that he had something up his sleeve for Wu-Tang. When me and Busta were able to get together he would talk highly about J Dilla and he said that, you know, he wants to work with you. I felt like that was worth checking out. Next thing you know, when I heard him I was like, wow. This is like a slipper for Cinderella. It was the perfect fit. That to me was definitely one of the highlights of making II. I felt like he deserved that shot, and I was just fortunate to be able to catch him at the right time. I was blown away. It's one thing for me to know that I got peers that kind of know what the Wu-Tang is about and what we like and our basic style of music, but I never felt that there would be a producer that would actually hit everything on the head so much.
You've worked with a lot of great producers on this album. Dr. Dre, Alchemist, Pete Rock...
I look at it like, men I respect coming together for a strong album that we all believe in. Even though it was competition at its hardest with all the producers. Everybody wanted to come in and outdo the next man. Everybody had a lot of concern about Cuban Linx II. Me being a fan of the producers that came in--I felt that that would make II even more exciting--to really challenge RZA's production from the early nineties. I mean these are some of my favorite producers in the world. You sit back and you think of legendary Marley Marl from the early eighties getting it in. You've got Pete Rock, which is a straight hip-hop legend. It's just like, wow--all these people that I looked up to when I first wanted to be in the rap business. It felt good to get that kind of support from some of these dudes.
I want to ask one more question about Cuban Linx. The cover of II is a mirror image of the original, but the stove is missing.
[laughs] He said the stove is missing! You know, you gotta wait 'til you see the album. You'd be surprised. When you're checking the inside sleeve you may get what you want. [laughs]. Really that's how you feel? You miss the stove?
Yeah that's the only thing missing.
Thank you sir. You know, I'm constantly surrounded by critics--of my work, and at the same time of everything that's going on in hip-hop. I've never seen so many people so into an album that was made 15 years ago. It just bugs me out. I listen to some of the fans' comments on the internet--which is the new marketing tool for hip-hop--I read the blogs, I see people on the street everyday, I go to different countries, and everybody is just so...wanting to see what the hell is going on with this. You've got some fans that wanna stick up for me and say, "Rae's still got it!" And you got some that say, "Nah he'll never beat that album!" It makes me laugh that people are so overwhelmed with this project. I've never seen that happen before. People really cling on to that music. This is for you guys. I'm just glad you like the food.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 30, 2009, 12:28:19 PM
Raekwon The Chef @ Rosenberg's Noisemakers Session (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56VrgqCTdUw#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
IT'S ON MOTHERFUCKERS! CUBAN LINX! :theking
Noisemakers with Peter Rosenberg + Raekwon / audio http://grandgood.com/2009/07/30/noisemakers-with-peter-rosenberg-raekwon-audio/ (http://grandgood.com/2009/07/30/noisemakers-with-peter-rosenberg-raekwon-audio/)
Raekwon - House Of Flying Daggers (LQ rip) http://sharebee.com/dc511464 (http://sharebee.com/dc511464)
HOLY FUCK! HOFD might be the song of the year :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
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RZA To Release his second book The Tao Of Wu
Wu-Tang’s RZA is set to deliver his second book after 2005's Wu-Tang Manual, which was an introduction to the philosophy and history of Hip-Hop's original Dynasty, the Wu-Tang Clan. The new book entitled The Tao of Wu, details RZA's own personal journey to enlightenment. By utilizing Hip-Hop lyrics, autobiographical anecdotes, and parables, the RZA explains how he was simultaneously inspired by Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Bruce Lee, and Islam.
The Abbott frames his philosophy under seven “Pillars of Wisdom,” which represent seven “key turning points in his life” that he hopes to impart on his readers. The number 7 is symbolic in itself, representing consciousness in numerology, and considered a divine number in several faiths such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. According to the text’s publisher Riverhead Books, The Tao of Wu is a deeper reflection on the brief philosophical glimpses read in 2004’s The Wu-Tang Manual.'The Tao of Wu' is set for release on October 20th.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 31, 2009, 07:54:36 AM
The wolves are back! :theking
Raekwon - House Of Flying Daggers (Prod. J Dilla) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trp7gegh7ik#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Raekwon - House Of Flying Daggers feat. Inspectah Deck, Ghostface & Method Man (radio rip) http://sharebee.com/cfaa31f1 (http://sharebee.com/cfaa31f1)
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH! Cuban Linx 2 will single-handedly save hip hop :yep:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on July 31, 2009, 09:00:36 AM
SHIT!! Em and Meth be spitting darts. SOLDIERS IN THE FRONT!!
Anyone catch RZA Live? http://www.wutang-corp.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1610968 (http://www.wutang-corp.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1610968)
DAMN!! RZA Cancelled Edmonton Show. Going to Rock Da Bells in Calgary!! But I ain't mad. There will be another time!! STILL RZA Special This week on HiP HoP Hizzy. :banghead:
7-29 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre 7-30 Seattle, WA - Neumos 7-31 Bellingham, WA - The Nightlight 8-2 Whistler, BC - Garfinkels 8-3 Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Event Centre 8-5 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
WU-TANG!
Still....it's like GOD is telling me to spend more time with :hipheart: and keep the Legacy of My Fallen Brothers alive. O0
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 31, 2009, 09:03:03 AM
Ghostface on His Upcoming Crack-Free, Wizard of Oz-Inspired R&B Album
Ghostface Killah said hello to the world with the very first verse on the very first Wu-Tang album, became a god to rap nerds with Supreme Clientele, and reached an all-time critical peak with the dope-dealing sagas on 2006's Fishscale. Next up is a bit of a curveball — September’s The Wizard of Poetry will be an R&B-heavy affair, featuring collaborations with the likes of Raheem DeVaughn, Estelle, and John Legend. Ahead of his show at the Nokia Theater tonight, Ghost chatted with Vulture about mellowing out, rapping at seventy, and the appropriate way to sing about crack-slinging on an R&B album.
What does the title Wizard of Poetry mean to you? It was a title I had since I did the Pretty Toney album, and I just wanted to do something that had meaning with it. I wanted to base it around The Wizard of Oz. I was passing the chuckle patches and all that stuff like that, doing everything till I got to the Emerald City, and meeting the person that was like God, you know what I mean? That’s what I was gonna do: Fall asleep where the chuckle patches was at, under a tree or something, and here go these skits, and they laughing and all this shit. I could have been dreaming, or whatever the case may be. But things had to change cause I couldn’t take the same likeness of that movie and put it on my album cause then it’s gonna cause a problem. But I still kept the Wizard of Poetry and Emerald City.
Did you know that the Wizard of Poetry would be an R&B album when you first thought up the title? No, no, no. When I first thought Wizard of Poetry, I just thought, I’m just gonna write a bunch of ill stories however I wrote it. But it would just be poetry — you know, ill, ill shit. But I always wanted to do an R&B album, and that’s how it came in.
Was anyone in your camp trying to dissuade you from doing that? No, not really. I was gonna do it anyway. But there wasn’t nobody, like, saying nah. My manager was like, "Do half and half," this and that, "You'll lose your fan base." I’m not into it for my fan base right now. I did that for my fan base for like a bunch of my albums. I gotta do what I want to do for myself right now. What’s gonna make me happy.
You’ve also said a part of doing an R&B album is that, as you get older, you can’t rap about the same type of stuff you used to. Yeah, I mean, don’t get me wrong, I still will do that on other tracks, but this album right here is an R&B album. You can’t talk about slinging crack on an R&B album. Unless you get caught — it depends on how you say it — and your girl is gonna leave you, and she never came back, cause you were doing whatever you were doing.
But in general, is getting old in hip hop something that worries you? I’ma definitely be old in hip hop. I’m not gonna be on the road. But this is a mental thing. You can write music till you seventy. This is a hobby, B. Muthafuckas always act like they retiring and don’t go nowhere. You know what it is, man. You can’t get away from it, B. You don’t think Michael Jordan wants to pick up the ball sometimes? But that’s what it is. That’s why a boxer always keep coming back, like Muhammad Ali, until he just kept getting his ass beat. Until you realize, I just ain’t got it no more.
Do you worry about that happening to you? I mean, yeah, you always worry about it. But that’s what makes you great. It keeps you on your toes. The muthfaucka that thinks that he’s not falling off, his darts start coming more weaker. Once you worry about it, and hope that this don’t happen, then you’re guaranteed to be around for a long time. Cause you’re always trying to be on point.
You also mentioned that the album was partially motivated by the fact that you haven’t’ shot anyone since the nineties. No need to get into to much detail, but can you talk about that particular incident? Oh, nah, I ain’t talking about that, B. This n**** wanna talk about a shooting I said in the early nineties. What’s wrong with this n****? [Laughs] Nah, n****. You wilin’ and shit. Nah, nah.
Okay, moving on. This is your last album on Def Jam — are you already looking towards the next step in your career? I don’t know. The way the game is right now, even going independent is still fucking everything up. Everything is just fucked up in the game. So I don’t know what to really do. I just know to do my work, and that’s it.
Is the joint album with DOOM next? I’m waiting for DOOM to get back at me, so we can fix it up. I gave him all my parts. I’m just waiting for him to fix it all up.
How do you manage to stay consistent, when so many of your peers take so long between albums? That’s just working. My shit is, at least try to drop an album once a year. Or, if not, within a year and a half. And that’s it. As far as putting music out, my shit is, once you’re gone for two and three years, then you seem to lose the people. It’s like you selling crack or weed on the block, and you fuck around. They used to copping from you, but then you leave. Even if you left for a fucking a day, they gonna go to somebody else. They still gonna be checking for you, but they gonna go to somebody else. And once they get used to going to somebody else to get their weed — and it might be better than yours or just as good — they not gonna need you no more. Cause they gonna go see the other person they made a bond with.
Definitely. What’s your schedule like when you’re in the studio? My hours is any time, B. When you got rap music, you could work right now till six o’clock in the morning. You got your own hours. And a lot of hours is late-night hours. A little bit of daytime, then you go back at night, and you catch what you can catch — get up in the morning, listen to what you were writing. “Oh shit, I wrote that?” Then connect a couple of lines on that, and that’s how it goes. Just connect the lines, and before you know it, you got like, six, seven songs, son. And it’s like, oh shit. It makes you want to keep on going.
You still write with pen and paper? Yeah, of course. Definitely. I wish I could do the other way, but I can’t do that shit. But that don’t mean nothing. Muthafuckas act like they don’t write, they ain’t making no real hits.
You’re one of the most critically acclaimed contemporary rappers. Do you read your reviews? I don’t really read it a lot and stuff like that, dog. I go by what people tell me. I just take it how it is. But I didn’t really get a chance to really show to my best ability. I haven’t really went in in a long, long, long time, I think that my future is gonna tell where my hand is at, you understand what I’m saying? Within the next couple of years, its gonna tell where I really stand. Right now, I made a name for myself but the future is gonna be the good days.
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Post by: Masa on July 31, 2009, 07:26:41 PM
House of Flying Daggers (Clean CDQ) http://sharebee.com/4267a9cd (http://sharebee.com/4267a9cd)
Rae & Mef murder that shit! :theking
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Post by: thatonezombie on August 01, 2009, 05:55:43 AM
^ And J. Dilla produced that track
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Post by: thatonezombie on August 01, 2009, 06:15:29 AM
Oldie but a goodie
Lupe Fiasco & B.o.B aka Bobby Ray in Studio (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHWPbEz04hA#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
And apparently, B.o.B is gonna appear on Lasers. If CL2 is gonna save hip hop, Lasers will bring it into a new era while Distant Relatives opens everyone eyes. (Actually, I dont agree with that statement 100% but shit Masa saying CL2 is gonna save hip hop made me think of something else)
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Post by: Masa on August 01, 2009, 07:46:43 AM
I pop off like a mobster boss! :theking
House of Flying Daggers (Dirty) http://sharebee.com/226158cf (http://sharebee.com/226158cf)
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Artist: Raekwon f/ Ghostface Killah, GZA, Inspectah Deck, Method Man Song: House of Flying Daggers
[Chorus: GZA] Soldiers in the front, let the heat pump Troops on the left, fight to the death Fam on the right, infrared lights Wolves in the back, ready to attack, for what
[Inspectah Deck] Yo, I pop off like a mobster boss Angel hair with the lobster sauce, summertime can't top the scorch Check my hot broad, I dropped the Porsche FBI wanna watch the force, trying to lock my source Where I'm from, hear the macs, techs, glocks and fours Hide the safe, n****, lock the doors No respect for the cops and laws In the land where your own blood brother still plot for yours Seen things that'll drop your jaw My soldiers got dropped in war, see the mural on the project wall? Won't stop til I copped them all Wanna block me? You gots to brawl, tray shots and all Cuz I ain't on the clock for talk The Spot Rusher, blow down the spot for sure Still break off the block with raw, my stock is more The General, watch your boy
[Raekwon] Deep pockets with the eight on me, sleep with the safe in the wall The cameras on with the make-up and all Swap six 45's, twist reefer in the flicks Poppy whoadie ride, bolt his gun off from know your horse, she lied Fly criteria, bury me in Africa with whips and spears And rough diamonds out of Syria A true don, only I could do wrong Rock fitted hats, get crack money and drive a sick blue joint Retard-less, I'mma blow regardless Resume is straight up live, I shank n****s up for larger E's And speak with the youth in the spot, eat the fresh fruit in the crop All these hip hoppers eat cock You can see me in the street or the yacht I'd rather be promoting your block or buying fresh sneakers with gwop Yo, I'm an ill dude, always been a real dude Don't fuck around, I will spill on you and kill you in the field, boo
[Chorus 2X]
[Ghostface Killah] Leather jackets on, rocked up rock stars Treacherous bank robbers, the plan gold dug, we pop guards The team gotta eat, seeds is hungry, that's why we ain't scared To dump on n****s, our guns is chunky Usually we bust n****s down with back, swell up they joints Elbow, wrists, they shins get cracked We still humiliate, brutalize, ruger pop, pulverize Still got gear in the closet, that's stupid live From Benetton rugby skullies, Oshkosh conductor jumpers The train hats fit me lovely Rae job is to make sure the coke is fluffy While I politic his birthday bash with Puffy Bagged Nia soon as I linked up, the kid ain't inked up I'm an old mummy, my gold weigh as much as King Tut Slippers, robes is minked up, under the doorag, bro My three dimensional fade is clean cut
[Method Man] Man, ya n****s ain't shit to us, still a pistol bust Split your melon like I split the Dutch Got a lot of piff to puff, and I ain't come for fisticuffs Or for the cop that wanna clip the cuffs Man, is Staten in this bitch or what, don't get it twisted, we Twist it up and even mix with dust See these fans can't resist the rush, they Wu-Tang for life Scarred for life, they can't forget the cuts Got a whole line of classic joints, and while you at it Pass the joint, let's push this music past the point Of no return, til they crash and burn, down the ashes Then placed inside Ol' Dirty Bastard's urn When it's my time to go, for sure, ya n**** goes to war What you think I brought these soldiers for? To send shot like forget me not, at any n**** Respect n****s that figure they gon' get me got
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Post by: MochaNutz on August 01, 2009, 07:53:00 PM
dang...
RIP Baatin of Slum Village http://www.sixshot.com/news/14259/ (http://www.sixshot.com/news/14259/)
Just when he got back with SV, and added Illa J.
Slum Village - Raise it Up Slum Village - Raise It Up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eATZrHwNW7w#lq-hq)
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Post by: Masa on August 02, 2009, 06:43:14 AM
^ RIP Baatin!
Chef Talks bout House of flying daggers & being in Canada for show and Caribana (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beBu7Nsa8pc#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
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Post by: thatonezombie on August 02, 2009, 07:23:53 AM
Brother Ali’s last album, the critically acclaimed, The Undisputed Truth, was a landmark in hip-hop, an album that carried weight equally with critics and fans alike, an album of bold statements and bolder beats, politically and socially aware without being preachy. His new album, Us (09.22.09) (Rhymesayers Entertainment), is a progression that will make Brother Ali one of the most enduring figures in hip-hop; while still aware, Ali has turned his gaze inward, and started examining the human condition from the outside in. A profound personal glimpse into a vulnerability seldom seen or heard in music, Us touches on the strengths and flaws of the human condition, exploring drug abuse, divorce, homophobia and many more topics that most people are scared to touch in their own lives, much less on an album for the world to see.
As with previous endeavors, the beats here are courtesy of Ant, whose production work seems to be getting more soulful and lush by the minute. The guest appearances only accentuate Brother Ali’s strengths, with Chuck D, Freeway, Joell Ortiz and Stokley Williams of Mint Condition making strong appearances.
In support of the new album, Ali is embarking on a North American tour of epic proportions, enlisting the help of labelmates and collaborators Evidence (of Dilated Peoples, recently signed to Rhymesayers), BK One & Toki Wright. You can buy your tickets now through Friday from our special fan pre-sale! Head over to Artist Arena. When you purchase tickets this week you'll receive a coupon to pre-order the new Brother Ali record "Us" for a reduced price of only $9.99 + shipping! So grab your tickets for the "Fresh Air Tour" and pre-order "Us" today!
Track Listing: 1. Brothers and Sisters feat. Chuck D. & Stokley Williams 2. The Preacher 3. Crown Jewel 4. House Keys 5. Fresh Air 6. Tight Rope 7. Breakin’ Dawn 8. The Travelers 9. Babygirl 10. ‘Round Here 11. Bad Mufucker Pt. II 12. Best@it feat. Freeway & Joell Ortiz 13. Games 14. Slippin’ Away 15. You Say (Puppy Love) 16. US feat. Stokley Williams
New Bro Ali :thumbsup
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Post by: iacus on August 03, 2009, 03:03:54 AM
The slaughterhouse record just leaked.
It's really really good.
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Post by: Masa on August 03, 2009, 06:34:34 PM
Tracklist: 1. What We Talking About (Produced by Kanye West) 2. D.O.A. (Produced by No I.D.) 3. Weigh Me Down Feat. Kid Cudi (Produced by Kanye West) 4. Unforgiven (Produced by Kanye West, Additional Production: MGMT) 5. Run This Town Feat. Rihanna & Kanye West (Produced by Kanye West) 6. Empire State Of Mind Feat. Nas (Produced by Kanye West & No I.D.) 7. When It Comes To This (Produced by Timbaland) 8. Always Feat. Drake (Produced by Kanye West) 9. Scenes From The Past (Produced by No I.D., Co-produced by Kanye West) 10. Everyday A Star Is Born Feat. Mr. Hudson (Produced by Kanye West) 11. Already Home (Produced by Kanye West) 12. Forever Young Feat. Mr. Hudson (Produced by Kanye West) 13. Thank You (Produced by No I.D.) Bonus Tracks: 14. Sound Of The 70s (Produced by Kanye West) 15. We Made History (Produced by Kanye West)
6. Empire State Of Mind Feat. Nas (Produced by Kanye West & No I.D.)
I called that shit! When he said the song title in the interview with Semtex, I just knew it had to have Nas on it. I fucking called that shit. I would also like to note that the tracklist is a rumored at this point but I will still be hyped for Empire State Of Mind.
Lupe Fiasco Army Girl performance in STL from new album LASERS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qm5IULsN6Y#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
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During his concert in St. Louis yesterday, Lupe told the crowd that B.o.B, Pharrell x Chad (The Neptunes) and Kenna are all going to be on his new album.
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Post by: thatonezombie on August 04, 2009, 01:34:07 AM
Asher Roth live at KUBE 93's Summer Jam in Seattle (http://www.vimeo.com/5777512)
Kid Cudi - Live at KUBE 93's Summer Jam (http://www.vimeo.com/5901274)
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Post by: Masa on August 04, 2009, 04:11:24 PM
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XXcLusive: Just Blaze Working on Jay Electronica EP
Super producer Just Blaze is ready for his next project. The hit maker who has crafted monster singles for such rap heavyweights as Jay-Z, T.I. and Fabolous recently spoke to XXLMag.com about his work with up-and-coming MC Jay Electronica. “Jay Electronica is the next thing that I’m gonna put a lot of my focus in to,” Blaze said.
The cult rapper’s name has been buzzing for quite some time. Finding fans in Nas – he produced the song “Queens Get the Money” on the rapper’s last album - The Alchemist and Mos Def - with whom he is currently touring – the New Orleans rapper is probably most known for having a baby with ex-girlfriend Erykah Badu earlier this year.
According to JB, Electronica has been offered several deals to put out some material. “There is a deal on the table, he said. “Actually there are multiple things on the table. There [is] actually some interest from some pretty major players. I’ve sat down with a few folks about it and it wasn’t like I solicited it from them, they came to me like ‘What are you guys doing?’”
As far as what that project will be, JB had this to say, “More than likely what it’s gonna end up being is a full length EP. I’ll probably executive produce it, I won’t be doing the whole thing, because there are certain producers that have sounds that he sounds good on that I don’t do. We still have to iron out the particular terms of the business side of it. But more than likely that’s what it’s gonna.”
Yet fans should keep their fingers crossed, because as Blaze says, the New Orleans born MC is a hard person to lock down. “One of the hard things about that was is he’s such a floater,” he shared. “Now [he] has a certain responsibility to the fans that [he] created. So it’s like you gotta lock down and focus. We’re in the process of figuring all of that out now.”
Jay Electronica performing Act I (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSRVp0qbYMs#lq-hq)
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Post by: thatonezombie on August 05, 2009, 01:16:19 AM
I am gonna brag a bit right now. The producer C-Sick won Red Bull Big Tune which was created by Seattle cats J. Moore, Vitamin D, Jake One, DV-One, and Marcus Lalario. And this dude made the song Film with Nas. The song came out a few weeks back but due to samples issues it had to be replayed and stuff, but now here is the final mix.
Nas meets Red Bull Big Tune winner C-Sick (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK13G9Evemw#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq-hd)
Nas @ Red Bull Studios with C-Sick (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHPmqEJzWRA#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq-hd)
Nas and C-SIck: The making of "Film" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJWr1YinhIg#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq-hd)
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Post by: Masa on August 05, 2009, 08:01:42 AM
Some German guy's thoughts on OB4CL2:
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the album is FULL of shaolin vocals from kung-fu movies
the whole vibe of the album is pure Wu-Tang 96' style, but theres also a couple of tracks that are kinda 'untypical'
House of flying daggers sounds like a RZA beat, but RZAs 'Godfather' track sounds like a Dre beat
Dre's '***** Me' track will not be on the album because Dre wasnt satisfied with his beat (! lol), this was the sample of the track http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc-w7_jzi5w (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc-w7_jzi5w)
that other Dre track 'Catalina' is boring
Pete Rocks 'Sonny's Missing' is AMAZING! it sounds like a real oldskool pete song but at the same time got that real WU feeling
Marley Marls 'Pyrex Vision' is just a 90 seconds LOOP
Scram Jones ''Walk With Me'' sounds like hes trying to imitate Just Blazes beat on Jay-z's Blueprint album
another Scram Jones track samples a high-pitched Elton John voice
GZAs son got a Pete Rock sounding beat but they're ****ing SINGING Queens 'We Will Rock You' on the track, only highlight of the song is Slick Rick
with the exception of the tracks mentioned above: the rest of the album sounds as hardbody Wu-Tang as possible, u wouldnt even notice that theres a 15year gap between the first CL and this 1
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Post by: thatonezombie on August 05, 2009, 08:39:11 AM
Oh damn, I just found out that C-Sick got to choose between Talib, Game, Lupe, Common & Nas to make a track with when he won at Big Tune. Shit, hard choice.
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Post by: Masa on August 05, 2009, 10:10:50 PM
Fabolous and Cipha Sounds Speak on Only Built for Cuban Linx (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBRXJkDo4E0#lq-lq2-hq)
I know this is old, but i came across it again & it still cracks me up. all of his videos related to sf are pretty funny actually haha. not sure if this one was posted already tho.
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Post by: thatonezombie on August 06, 2009, 12:02:56 AM
^ Haha, gotta love Street Fighter+ Hip Hop is always good. Speaking of which, where is that MvC2 Mixtape?
Blue Scholars dropping a fresh track and planning to drop the OOF! EP and tour through Hawaii
KRS-ONE & BUCKSHOT "STUDIO SESSIONS" WITH PHAROAHE MONCH (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLDnmfvOnFw#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq-hd)
Lupe Fiasco MTV Diary Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb9qi0bUnLo#noexternalembed-ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq-hd)
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Post by: Masa on August 06, 2009, 07:15:56 AM
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Cuban Linx Revisited: Interview With Raekwon
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… surpassed all expectations in 1995. Wu-Tang was hurling towards greatness and Raekwon, the MC with most time on Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), was up next. Hopes were high, and yet, Cuban Linx went platnium, embraced by fans and becoming a critical triumph. The New York Times named it one of the best albums of the ‘95; Rolling Stone included it in their list of Essential Recordings Of The ‘90s. XXL’s 2005 feature, The Making Of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, furthered its status, giving longtime fans an in-depth look at its making process.
This year, Cuban Linx marks its fourteenth anniversary with a long-talked about sequel, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…Pt. II. Rae’s legacy still rests largely on part one, which is something he knows and was very aware of when we spoke. “Motherfuckers love that shit. I know! That’s my rep right there,” he insisted, before adding: “That’s why I wanted to add more life to the original story and give fans what they’ve been asking for. We continued the new one exactly as if it was a movie sequel.” The addition of Dr. Dre and Marley Marl on the sequel adds clout, but it likely changes the overall feel of the original–as does guest spots by Busta Rhymes and Bun B. But Rae disagreed, explaining: “We kept the same vibe. I ain’t stupid. I went back and made sure that shit was compatible. RZA sat for hours and guided everyone through exactly what we needed. Trust me, this is what fans of the first one have been waiting for.”
Ahead of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…Pt. II, I spoke at length with Rae about the original Cuban Linx, hearing back-stories and breaking down certain tracks individually. Could Cuban Linx ever have a fitting bookend? Here’s what The Chef had to say before the coming of part two.
When was the last time you sat down and heard Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… all the way through? I probably heard it again around three months ago. It had been a while before that though.
What did you think of it fourteen years later? It brought me back to a different time. It was when we straight didn’t give a fuck about what people thought. I was just trying to be a good emcee. RZA was just trying to be a good producer. This was before all the money kicked in. I was thinking about me standing on my block and me trying to get off that motherfucker. I was formulating about feeding my family the best way I knew how. At that time, I would just be earning money the negative way, you know? So it was about making people all over the world respect the Wu and what we were doing.
Some say Cuban Linx revived “Mafioso Rap” which New York got down with again in the mid-late ‘90s. You think that’s true? Well, I don’t look at it so much as Mafioso rap—that’s a term other n****s be calling it. I look at it as drug dealing, gangsta shit. I grew up in the street, so I talked about the shit I knew and saw. We did the hustlin’ thing, we did the crime thing, we did all the things that made us feel like mobsters or mafiosos in some way. But personally, if you ask me, I’d say Cuban Linx is more of a gangsta epic.
Looking back at the releases that followed, you think it influenced people like Jay-Z? Of course. I think Jay was a student of our shit and what we accomplished in those days. He’ll tell you that himself. Ask him that the next time you interview Jay and he’ll tell you. But really, I was just trying to make something worth purchasing and worth respecting. So whether it influenced this rapper or that rapper doesn’t really fucking matter.
Okay, so if Cuban Linx is a movie, then RZA was the director and you were the star. By that standard, is it fair to say that Ghostface was the co-star? Hell yeah. I like how you said that. Yeah man, everything was on purpose. We wanted people to see me and think of Ghost, or see Ghost and think of me. Ghost and me, especially at the time, had this identical-twin effect on each other. We would joke about the same things and laugh at the same shit. We were into the same clothes and shit. We were like the EPMD of the crew [laughs].
At that time my buzz was still coming up because of my verse on “C.R.E.A.M.” I mean, I had the most time on 36 Chambers so fans and other n****s was looking at me like, “Yo what you doing next?” Along the same vibe, Ghost was coming up too. So Ghost came on the record with me because we were close and because it was a team mentality then.
Did others in the crew ever hear those beats and want them for their own projects? RZA’s house was more or less like a candy store. You come in and have all kinds of shit to choose from. I would take stuff that I felt would suit my album correctly; others would take their own beats too. The beats were like a grab bag. If I came in and heard a beat that someone already claimed, then I just had to fall back. We almost never fought over beats or nothing. I’d tell RZA if I liked a certain beat and he’d see if it would fit me or not. It wasn’t a n**** just threw us a basket full of beats.
So do you think Cuban Linx is your best work? Definitely my best so far. Let me tell you something: we’re lyrical cats. When I did my thing on Cuban Linx, I was just an emcee. Now, as you get older you realize rapping is a job. It’s like you’re a boxer who trains for months; each album is another fight and each fight makes you better. I feel like my rhymes are glowing right now. We use our imaginations when we put words to paper, and I feel like I’ve rose like fifty more notches since then. I feel like I’m one of these dudes who get better the longer I stay in the game. You’ll see on the new one.
Where do you think Cuban Linx ranks among other great rap albums of the ‘90s? It has to be in the top two. I would never say its number one because I liked a lot of albums from the ‘90s. But you never heard n****s rhyme as hard as we did over beats like that before. Like, sometimes you hear a beat and you’re like, “This shit’s nice”. But sometimes you hear a beat and be like, “Where the fuck you get that from?!” So having those beats and those rhymes on the same plate was mad powerful. I wouldn’t say Cuban Linx is number one because it’s too cocky. So I’ll say top two and that way I’m in at least one of those motherfuckers [laughs].
Let’s go through some songs off the album. Talk about “Striving For Perfection” and what you wanted it to convey as an intro. I like that you brought this up and let me speak on it. That joint right there, that ain’t even a song but it has a lot of feeling in it. Basically, it was like I was talking to an older brother in the hood who saw I had potential. We’d talk about trials and tribulations, what’s important, and how to achieve perfection. I was striving for it and that’s what it was. That intro is like a flashback of me as a kid– a kid who would one day grow up to be this great emcee.
What about “Knuckleheads”? Talk about the story you guys told on this track. How does it strike you when you hear it now? We were once straight knuckleheads waiting for opportunities to come so we could get that coin [yells: who’s The Knucklehead wantin’ respect!] . My rhymes just came through me because of the dope beat RZA laced up. Sometimes I’ll just kick some shit and not necessarily tell a story. This song reminds me of how much less I used to think about what I was rapping about. I was just rhyming to RZA’s beat. Don’t get me wrong though, I love that song.
What do you think of Ghost’s verse on “Criminology”? It’s considered one of his best. Were you there when he recorded it? Hell yeah I was there. He hit it right on the target. Like I said, we were coming of age then. We were starting to get love everywhere— on the streets, on our block, everywhere. We felt like we had something incredible, something that was ours only, something authentic. And we were always those dudes that knew how to really write. So when Ghost spit that verse, it was perfect. I came in after him and basically just added to what Ghost started and history was made. When you think of Wu Tang, you think of strong lyrical content and this verse represents that.
In that XXL interview you guys did, RZA said the beat for “Incarcerated Scarfaces” was originally written for GZA. Did you know that back then? I can believe GZA wanted that beat, sure. I smoke so much goddamn weed, I don’t remember exactly what happened. I mean, it could’ve been something that GZA initially saw and passed on so I ended up with it too. I mean, we were a team, but we weren’t just in competition with the world– we were competing among ourselves too sometimes.
In the same interview, you said you wrote “Rainy Days” when you were in Barbados. Why go all the way to Barbados? RZA also mentioned that this is his favorite track off the album. We’re the type of n****s that vibe off of landscapes and shit; trees, water, mountains, all that shit. Yeah, we took a trip to Barbados for that one. Me and Ghost took a break to get away so we could concentrate and write this record. We felt like this album was important for everybody; for the crew, for us, for hip-hop. I grabbed a little radio and Ghost grabbed his notebook and we went out there and chopped up this song. We came home and ironed it out and it made the album. Yeah, I can see why RZA likes it so much [laughs].
What about “Guillotine Swords”? It’s GZA’s only appearance on the album. Why wasn’t he on it more? That’s because the track that was originally for Meth’s album. It was supposed to be an interlude or a skit. But I loved it so much that I went to RZA and was like ‘Why didn’t you give me that one? It’s the shit!’ RZA was like “Naw, it’s just a skit on Meth’s album”. I told him I don’t want a skit and that I wanted it as a whole song. I stepped up for this one and it is what it is. GZA just happened to be in the studio and stepped up too. At the time, he was just busy plotting his own shit, that’s why he wasn’t on it more.
I’ve also read that Cappadonna’s verse was so good on “Ice Water” that GZA felt clowned and left the studio. Otherwise he would’ve had another verse on the album. Is that true? Is that what happened [laughs]? You’re taking me way back [laughs]! That was fifteen years ago and I smoke too much weed to remember shit like that! Honestly, it was just basement thoughts and theories. Whoever came through and delivered nice is what we used. I think you’re right–GZA was supposed to be on it and Cappadonna very well could have came through and bogarted the track! [laughs] Look, we were pure emcees. So if you had a glass slipper, and the slipper fit the beat, then it was yours. I mean, Cap was just a maniac emcee at the time.
Talk about the remix of “Can It All Be So Simple”. Why did you feel this needed a remix? Well, the video for the original was a major moment in Wu history. That’s when we came into the game and always wanted to do a remix because we loved the video so much. Hype Williams killed it one that one! So we kind of flipped it around for the remix. I came on first for the original and Ghost followed. On the remix; Ghost came first. This was when remixes were the shit and everyone wanted the next hot remix. I remember hearing the original on the radio all the time and seeing it on late night video shows, so I always knew people liked it. It was just something we felt we had to do.
“Glaciers Of Ice”. Talk about this track and its influences. Look, we come from a part of the hood where n****s loved fashion and shit. [Big Daddy] Kane, Slick Rick, and all those dudes knew that clothes could add to an entertainer’s image. So we looked up to n****s like that. I remember when big chains came back out [laughs]. I swear, I remember like thirty n****s wearing the same shit at one spot! So we kinda bit off that old school legacy and formulated it into modern shit. I think that helped make Cuban Linx popular with cats who actually remembered that shit.
You guys still dye your shoes? Ghost probably does [laughs]. Dude’s a shoe fanatic! I bet he still dyes his shit. Ghost was in love with Wallabee Clarks when we wrote that. I mean, I was in love with them too. We actually started going to this Chinese man on the other side of Staten Island to dye our shit because it didn’t have the colors we wanted. That dude didn’t speak no English or nothing. You kind of pointed and try your best to explain to him what you wanted. He’d do it too! The blue and cream joints were my best pairs of shoes at the time. And Ghost became a maniac with that shit once he got some money. I swear he has like 2000 pairs at least. He spent a lot of money on them shits [laughs].
What was the reaction in the studio like after Nas dropped his verse on “Verbal Intercourse”? Whose decision was it to even get Nas on? I was my decision to get him on because I was always a big fan of Nas. We came up around the same time sorta and we were friends. I would go to Queens sometimes and he’d come to Staten Island too. One day, me and Nas were getting smoked out, hanging out at Chinese restaurants and shit. We went back to the studio and his rhyming was all over the place! [laughs] I told him to take it easy because he didn’t know which verse he wanted to spit. So he did a few verses for me. And me, being a fan of his and the critic that I am, I told him to go with the verse that we ended up using on the album [Rae repeats Nas' line: “Through the lights cameras and action glamour glitters and gold…”]. I was like this is over! Knockout! It’s a true story too. When you interview Nas, ask him, he’ll tell you.
Let’s move onto another track on the album, “Wisdom Body”. I love this track. It was probably around the time Ghost bought his Jesus piece. It was one of his first big pieces.
What’s a Jesus piece? It was a large cuban link chain with a Jesus on it. At the time, he was feeling himself and getting good results from his rhyme-pen.
How come Ghost is the only one on this track? Why weren’t you on it I actually walked in right after he did the verse. I was planning on getting on it, but when I heard it, I decided to leave it alone [laughs]. There are some things you just don’t touch. It was perfect. Ghost is animated in his own way. He’s a serious lyricist but he’ll make you laugh too. We were just trying to represent us all, you know? How many n****s you know would let their brother take a track of theirs, rap on it, and call it their own when it isn’t even their album? That’s what you call unconditional love. We make our own rules. We’ve never been the type to listen to bosses because we’re our own bosses. As long as he’s there with me, he can do whatever he feels is right. This track just shows trust between us.
RZA said in an interview that he didn’t really like the beat on “Spot Rusherz”. What do you think of it? I love that fucking beat. I love to write stories and that beat was perfect for a caper. Yeah, RZA fought me for it and didn’t want it on there, but I insisted. I mean, RZA’s the type of n**** who wants authentic material. Anything that’s too clean was wack to him back then. But for me, I think I sound good over clean beats sometimes. I love to tell stories and that’s what Cuban Linx is— a bunch of good stories within a story itself.
What’s your approach for storyraps? My story raps mention states, cities, describes people, describes cars, and the colors of the whole fucking scene. That’s my lane. I’m an emcee; I wanted to go beyond the depths of making a rhyme; I want to create visions. I mean, I like being flashy and all that, but I think storytelling is my department. I’m good at putting films in your ear, kid.
In that XXL interview, RZA said: “Women weren’t even allowed in the studio until ’97!” Why was that? Wu has always been about being emcees. We looked at emceeing as a sport. So I guess we just got so caught up in it, we felt like it was a man’s sport, know what I mean? I’m sure RZA had his own theories on what should happen in the studio and probably just felt it was his place.
Talk about “Ice Cream” since it seems like the first track where Wu actually addressed women. When we made “Ice Cream”, it was one of the tracks I wasn’t really going crazy over. I remember, we were doing the video for “Incarcerated Scarfaces” and we started catching a lot of females. We felt like our female fanbase was expanding, so we wanted to reach out and let the women know that we respected them as queens. And queens, much like ice cream, come in all different flavors. So Meth came with that ill hook and I started to like the track more. I hated it then, but I’m glad we did it because it was the perfect time for something like that.
Moving on to “Heaven And Hell”. Is it true that you wrote all the verses? Why didn’t you just spit them yourself? I wrote them all because I was just in the zone at the time. One thing about us emcees: if you’re one of us it don’t matter who does what. I don’t care about my brothers writing my rhymes; I don’t care about my brothers spitting my rhymes either. At that time, we were all kicking rhymes so hard that the track didn’t need more verses. What it did need though, was another voice. That’s what happened. They’re my brothers and we make sure that everyone in the clan has a bulletproof vest on. I wasn’t about to go out and have another emcee do it!
The album ends with “North Star Jewels”, a track that features Poppa Wu and ODB. How do you think this ended the album when you listen to it today? When I heard the beat, I pictured a little kid witnessing some street action, sitting right in the middle of a shoot out. He’s sitting on a park bench eating a 100 grand candy bar, watching everything happen in slow motion. So I came up with the story line and arranged all that. Papa Wu was perfect to deliver that motivational type speech from an older brother’s point of view. I mean, everything we learn, we learn from the older brothers anyways. That was just the kind of vibe and message I was trying to get at in order to end the album. Having ODB on it and hearing it now just makes me sad, but in a way it’s the perfect way to end the album.
What do you remember after finishing Cuban Linx and finding out about all the love it was getting? I was surprised, actually. We weren’t worried about doing 10 million. We ended up going platnium, which is cool, but we weren’t trying to make this album for everybody. We were trying to make it for n****s who were cut from the same cloth as us. At that time, we were talking for the street n****s, talking for drug dealers and shit. But the beats had a mainstream appeal for the masses too. I mean, no one was coming with shit like “Glaciers of Ice” or “Criminology”. We just didn’t think the whole album would gravitate to it like it did.
What makes the new Cuban Linx an actual sequel? Does it follow the same storyline? Why not just call it something else so comparisons aren’t made? It does follow the same storyline, and like the first one, we weren’t thinking about money. This is a lot like the original in many ways, not just the name. I’m talking about coming into the studio with boots and a hoodie and just being a fucking emcee. We weren’t about glamour. So I wanted to go back into that world we created on the original. The fact that the original went gold in like two days or some shit, made me work even harder. People were telling me to do a sequel since like ‘96 or ‘97 so I had to do it eventually.
Compare yourself as an emcee then and now; and compare the beats between the first one and the new one. It’s hard to compare because that was fourteen years ago. I’m fourteen years better, fourteen years wiser. The sequel compliments the original because the production and the imagery are similar. I mean, every beat is important to me right now; the sound, the vibe, everything. I personally went back and made sure everything was compatible. I got Eric Sermon and Marley marl on it this time around. And these dudes still got it! I mean, Marley [Marl] sat down with RZA for hours. Eric [Sermon] sat down with RZA for hours. RZA guided them through exactly the type of beats and atmosphere we needed for the sequel.
You seem happy with the results of the new one. I am. Man, seriously, I haven’t hustled this hard for any album since the beginning.
So after making Cuban Linx 2 and going through that whole process again, would you make this a trilogy? What about a Cuban Linx 3? It’s like going to the movies and seeing Nightmare on Elm Street [laughs]. You never know when it’ll come. It’s up to the fans. If fans like it to where they want a Cuban Linx 3, than I’ll see what I need to do then. That’s why I did this new one– for the fans. Really though, a part three? Personally, I think I would do it.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 06, 2009, 07:53:36 AM
Everyone in the Philadelphia AREA!!!
This just posted on Raekwon's myspace bulletin:
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Yea yall got a special announcement to make.. i will be shootin a video in PHILLY 2 morrow with my dude beanie sigel track is called "have mercy" who comin to the shoot to fuck wit me?? if you down its gonna be at 5765 wister street
FUCK IM THERE!!!!! (If i lived in Philly)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on August 06, 2009, 12:50:01 PM
that Krs one & buckshot joint is hot. can't wait for that one.
BIG-O & DJ WATARAI FT.LUPE FIASCO-CITY WINGS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_X71p_MvGE#lq-hq)
I wish lupe had another verse in this.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on August 07, 2009, 06:25:38 AM
Nike SB - Today Was a Good Day - Extended Version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBWRfhBlX24#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq-hd)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on August 07, 2009, 09:01:33 AM
1 Saint - Can't Relate－Cradle Orchestra Remix－ 2 CL - Bozack－DJ Deckstream Remix－ 3 Verses - Ms. O'Ginny 4 Awon - Still Got Love 5 49ers - Champagne 6 Good People - About You－Cradle Orchestra Remix－ 7 Jazz Addixx - Say Jazzy 8 Saint - About Time 9 Momentan - Die Stadkinder Vom Landei featuring Summersmann 10 Hiroki Mizukami - Break It Down 11 Art Official - Big City Bright Lights 12 Poems - Blooming Sounds 13 Incise - The Sheep Step featuring Need Not 14 Archetype - Blocked Up 15 Tony Stone - Prelude featuring Braille 16 Mark-J - New Slave Trade
01 - The Antidotes - Got Rhymes (Cradle Orchestra Remix).mp3 02 - Nieve & Cook - Chronic Intoxication (Anan Ryoko) 03 - Rhema Soul - I Been (featuring Nicole Amina).mp3 04 - CL - Dedicated.mp3 05 - Apollo's Sun - Finding Sunshine.mp3 06 - Inherit - The First Day (featuring Aloe Blacc).mp3 07 - Nieve & Cook - Another Day Comes (Aria Asia Remix).mp3 08 - Tha Connection - Take It Higher.mp3 09 - Incise - Scorpion Tail (featuring Need Not Worry).mp3 10 - Soulution - Moodswing (featuring Talib Kweli & 11 - Art Official - Eyes of a Stranger.mp3 12 - G Frequency - Picture Perfect (featuring Othello & 13 - Verses - We Do It (Radio Edit).mp3 14 - Archetype - You See.mp3 15 - The 49ers - Half Drunk (Beat by Think Twice).mp3 16 - Tony Stone - Thank You.mp3
1.Bee（Cradle with Aloe Blacc）/ Anymore 2.Emskee / From The Heat−Valentin remix− 3.CL / Bozack −JFK remix− 4.Move.meant / Myself In You feat.Mike James 5.Incise / Nothing To Do 6.Inherit / Traveling Man feat.The 49ers 7.ArtOfficial / Skunk Ape 8.The Antidotes / Speed It Down 9.Tha Connection / Hibernation remix 10.Jazz Addixx / 1200 Jazz 11.Poems / Way Back When 12.The 49ers / I Don't Want No 13.Awon / Rain Drops 14.Mark-J / Intercession 15.Soulution / Anthem feat.Project Move 16.Archetype / Best Song
01. Re:Plus - Everlasting Truth 02. Cradle Orchestra - Only One feat.Need Not Worry (PE'Z Remix) 03. Incise - Your Soul feat. Skyrise 04. Audible Mainframe - The Clout pt.2 05. Rhema Soul - All You Are 06. CL - Catch a Vibe 07. Robert de Boron - Focus feat. Othello 08. The Antidotes - One of a Kind 09. The 49ers - In Love With Two Women 10. Emanon - Blind Love 11. Collective Efforts - The Worst Is Over (Valentine Remix) 12. The Residents - What We've Got feat. Shuanise & Shad K (Hidetake Takayama Remix) 13. Move.Meant - What Goes Around - Radio Edit 14. Soulution - Soulshine feat. Mr J Medeiros, Kam Moye, Bahamadia and Nicole Amina 15. ArtOfficial - Too Nasty - kagero Remix 16. Eightrack Mind - Slow Down
just thought I share this since I saw it this morning..this has Ice Cube in it :)
Nike SB - Today Was a Good Day - Extended Version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBWRfhBlX24&feature=channel_page#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq-hd)
I posted that 4 posts ago bro. But it aint no problem
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on August 08, 2009, 12:59:52 AM
Jack Splash - Flashback feat. Lupe Fiasco http://www.zshare.net/audio/637855404167cc0b/ (http://www.zshare.net/audio/637855404167cc0b/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on August 08, 2009, 07:15:53 AM
Exclusive Clip - Big Pun: The Legacy (First Look) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qejJ4IkMgg#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 08, 2009, 08:20:53 AM
^ Shit, I thought they were gonna show clips from his rap career. not how many buckets of KFC he ordered lol
WERD!! CKD + TOZ. That new Nike SB commercial is dope. and when Kobe walks by I WAs like DDDAAAMN! NO dEY didn't!:/!?
i been listening to House of Flying Daggers non stop...WE POP LIKE A MOBSTER BOSS!! Meth can't wait to get his hook off and he just overtook Ghost. Nuttin but OBCL2 TALK
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on August 08, 2009, 04:50:38 PM
Jay Electronica - Dear Moleskine x Exhibit A (Live at House of Blues Chicago) (http://vimeo.com/5910523)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on August 08, 2009, 11:38:46 PM
OB4CL2 US tracklist 1. Return of the North Star (feat. Papu Wu) 2. House of Flying Daggers (feat. Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah and Method Man) 3. Sonny's Missing (Produced by Pete Rock) 4. Pyrex Vision (Produced by Marley Marl) 5. Cold Outside (feat. Ghostface Killah and Sugar Bang) 6. Black Mozart (feat. Inspectah Deck) 7. New Wu (feat. Method Man and Ghostface Killah) 8. Penitentiary (feat. Ghostface Killah) 9. Surgical Gloves 10. Broken Safety (feat. Jadakiss and Styles P) 11. Canal Street 12. Ason Jones 13. Have Mercy (feat. Beanie Sigel and Blue Raspberry) 14. 10 Bricks (feat. Cappadonna and Ghostface Killah) 15. Fat Lady Sings 16. Catalina (feat. Lyfe Jennings) 17. We Will Rob You (feat. Slick Rick, GZA and Masta Killa) 18. About Me 19. Mean Streets (feat. Inspectah Deck and Ghostface Killah) 20. Kiss The Ring (feat. Inspectah Deck and Masta Killa) 21. South Star (feat. Papa Wu) http://www.amazon.com/Only-Built-Cuban-Linx-Vol/dp/tracks/B002GZQZX8/ref=dp_tracks_all_1#disc_1 (http://www.amazon.com/Only-Built-Cuban-Linx-Vol/dp/tracks/B002GZQZX8/ref=dp_tracks_all_1#disc_1)
OB4CL2 UK tracklist 1. Return to the North Star ft Papu Wu 2. House of Flying Daggers ft Deck, Ghostface Killah, Method Man 3. Sonny's Missing 4. Pyrex Vision 5. Cold Outside ft Suga Bang, Ghostface 6. Godfather ft Inspectah Deck 7. New Wu ft Method Man, Ghostface Killah 8. Penitentiary ft Ghostface Killah 9. Criminology 09 ft Ghostface Killah 10. Fat Lady Sings 11. Canal Street 12. 10 Bricks ft Cappadonna, Ghostface Killah 13. G-hide ft Ghostface Killah 14. Rockstar ft Inspectah Deck, Gza 15. Catalina ft. Busta Ryhmes 16. 40 Deuce ft Jadakiss, Styles P 17. Walk Wit Me 18. We Will Rob You ft Slick Rick, Gza, Masta Killah 19. Have Mercy ft Beanie Siegal 20. Surgical Gloves 21. n**** Me 22. Mean Streets ft Inspectah Deck, 23. Kiss the Ring ft Inspectah Deck, Masta Killah 24. Ason Jones Prod by J-Dilla http://www.amazon.co.uk/Only-Built-Cuban-Linx-Pt/dp/tracks/B002I639UC/ref=dp_tracks_all_1#disc_1 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Only-Built-Cuban-Linx-Pt/dp/tracks/B002I639UC/ref=dp_tracks_all_1#disc_1)
I think I'm gonna cop both versions :pimp:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on August 08, 2009, 11:51:57 PM
2 tracklistings? This is madness.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on August 09, 2009, 03:03:09 AM
Big Pun, DMX, Canibus, Mos Def, Mic Geronimo & John Forte Freestyle Cypher (Throwback Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnBkC7yWo3I#lq-lq2-hq)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on August 09, 2009, 08:10:39 AM
Differences between US & UK versions:
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1. Blue Raspberry added to Have Mercy (US Ver) [unknown if shes on UK Ver] 2. Busta Rhymes cut from Catalina, replaced with Lyfe Jennings (US Ver) [unknown if both will appear on UK Ver] 3. Busta Rhymes still on Catalina (UK Ver) [unknown if Lyfe will appear like on US Ver] 4. South Star feat Poppa Wu track added (US Ver) 5. South Star will not appear on (UK Ver) 6. Cut tracks from (US Ver) includes..The Jihad [Necro], Criminology Part 2 [BT & RZA], Rockstars & Smoking Barrels [RZA] & Walk Wit Me [Scram Jones] 7. n**** Me (UK Ver) and About Me (US Ver) hopefully same track on both releases 8. Black Mozart (US Ver) and Godfather (UK Ver) hopefully same track on both releases 9. Broken Safety (US Ver) and 40 Deuce (UK Ver) hopefully same track on both releases 10. Ghostface verse added to Mean Streets (US Ver) 11. No Ghostface on Mean Streets (UK Ver)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on August 09, 2009, 08:59:24 AM
Old but still funny: Charles Hamilton raps about getting punched by a girl. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FudwZrldrnI#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
:lol:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on August 09, 2009, 09:48:29 AM
Joe Budden CONFIRMS Raekwon Confrontation/Getting Punched (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A49rB2w97_E#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: daigong on August 09, 2009, 09:56:47 AM
Joe was too busy protecting his neck to see the jab towards his eye. It's an old shaolin tactic. :nervous
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on August 09, 2009, 10:00:02 AM
Raekwon - 30 Days Vlog (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRXjSLVMRGk#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: MochaNutz on August 10, 2009, 02:41:17 AM
twitter.com/mouseBuddensEye, haha
Now I know how Rihanna felt. BRB. Getting some advice from Charles Hamilton. This is my first hit since "Pump It Up". Now when someone gets punched in the face, everyone's gonna say "Damn son, you got Buddened!"
who's making these twitter pages? I saw Kanye's Beard and Drakes Knee up in there
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on August 10, 2009, 07:23:49 PM
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Does This Purple Mink Make Me Look Gay? The rise of no homo and the changing face of hip-hop homophobia.
In August, 2005, three weeks before his nationally televised declaration that "George Bush doesn't care about black people," Kanye West made a statement he'd later describe as braver and more difficult than his attack on the White House. Hip-hop, he told MTV, was supposed to be about "speaking your mind and about breaking down barriers, but everyone in hip-hop discriminates against gay people … I wanna just come on TV and just tell my rappers, tell my friends, 'Yo, stop it.' " Taking on Bush was a perfectly hip-hop move, but taking on homophobia, West feared, could be career suicide. Undeterred, he revisited the subject in a November 2005 interview, discussing his love for his openly gay cousin, not to mention his conflicted but evolving attitude toward his interior decorator. West's call for tolerance remains the highest-profile rebuke of gay-bashing that hip-hop has seen.
But old habits die hard, and last week, West amended his position somewhat on "Run This Town," a new Jay-Z single on which the Chicago rapper is a featured guest. "It's crazy how you can go from being Joe Blow," West begins his rap, "to everybody on your dick—no homo." No homo, to those unfamiliar with the term, is a phrase added to statements in order to rid them of possible homosexual double-entendre. ("You've got beautiful balls," you tell your friend at the bocce game—"no homo.") No homo began life as East Harlem slang in the early '90s, and in the early aughts it entered the hip-hop lexicon via the Harlem rapper Cam'ron and his Diplomats crew. Lil Wayne brought the term into the mainstream, sprinkling "no homo" caveats across cameos, mix tapes, and his Tha Carter III LP, which was 2008's best-selling album. (Jay-Z has used the word pause in a similar way.)
The term's appearance in hip-hop coincided with the rise of the so-called "down-low brother," a closeted black figure often demonized as a disease-spreading boogeyman, invisible by definition and thus potentially, frightfully, everywhere. Saying "no homo" might have started as a way for rappers to acknowledge and distance themselves from the down-low phenomenon. As the phrase has spread, many have decried no homo as depressingly retrograde, a pigheaded "That's what she said" for homophobes. But the term functions in a more complicated way than a simple slur. As society becomes increasingly gay-tolerant, hip-hop is reassessing its relationship to homosexuality and, albeit in a hedged and roundabout way, it's possible that no homo is helping to make hip-hop a gayer place.
I once asked Method Man whether he thought we'd ever see an openly gay gangsta rapper. He grew visibly agitated. "You can't be fuckin' people in the ass and say you're gangsta," he responded. As Kanye West has observed, gay and hip-hop have traditionally functioned as mutually exclusive terms, Venn diagrams that don't touch (and get really testy at the suggestion that they might, you know, want to). In 1989, Big Daddy Kane summed up the reigning attitude: "The Big Daddy law is anti-heterosexual." When DMX insulted rivals 10 years later by rapping, "Y'all n****s remind me of a strip club/ 'Cause every time you come around it's like I just gotta get my dick sucked," hip-hop was still so aggressively understood as hetero-centric that it was inconceivable to DMX that there might be anything the least bit gay about his fantasy of a roomful of men fellating him.
No homo tweaks this dynamic because it allows, implicitly, that rap is a place where gayness can in fact be expressed by the guy on the mic, not just scorned in others. In the very act of trying to "purify" an utterance of any gayness, after all, the no homo tag must contaminate it first—it's both a denial and a flashing neon arrow. This isn't to suggest that saying no homo is a radical act, but there's an appealing sense in which the phrase refuses to function as tidily as some of its boosters might like. This is especially striking in those cases when rappers add no homo to statements of sexual pleasure we'd otherwise have no reason to think of as gay. "No homo, I go hard," Chamillionaire rapped on a recent mix tape, implying that an erection is inherently homosexual. Even more absurdly, when Cam'ron named a song "Silky (No Homo)," it was hard to decide what he was disavowing. The emotions of sadness and longing expressed in the lyrics? Or the tactile sensation of silkiness itself?
Often, no homo appears not just as a disclaimer but as a punch line, a See what I did there? that flaunts one's cleverness. "Just shot a video with R. Kelly, but no homo though," Lil Wayne rapped in 2007. In this line—a sly nod to both a music video co-starring Wayne and Kelly and to the R&B singer's alleged sex tape—no homo isn't an afterthought; it's the keystone that holds the whole joke together. A funny side effect here is that the no homo vogue doubtless encourages rappers not only to scrutinize everything they say for trace gayness, but to actively think up gay double-entendres just so that they can cap them off with no homo kickers.
Beyond this, there's a sense in which no homo, rather than limiting self-expression in hip-hop, actually helps to expand it. We see this play out in the rhymes and personas of the term's most famous practitioners. Cam'ron and the Diplomats are, ironically, among the most homoerotic MCs in rap. They wear pink and purple furs and brag regularly about how good they look. In the video for "Pop Champagne," Jim Jones and Juelz Santana giddily douse each other with frothy white geysers of bubbly. On Cam'ron's "Hey Ma," he describes having sex with a female paramour with seven vague words—"She was up in the Range, man"—but when the girl leaves, he immediately calls Santana to narrate the act in detail and, in a sense, to enjoy and consummate it fully. Similarly, Lil Wayne has been photographed kissing his mentor, the rapper Baby, on the lips and cultivates a shirtless, slithering, rock-star-worthy air of libertine sexuality. Kanye West attends runway shows, keeps an entourage of designer-clad dandies, and blogs regularly about design. When these rappers say "no homo," it can seem a bit like a gentleman's agreement, nodding to the status quo while smuggling in a fuller, less hamstrung notion of masculinity. This is still a concession to homophobia, but one that enables a less rigid definition of the hip-hop self than we've seen before. It's far from a coup, but, in a way, it's progress.
G-Side My Aura ft: PT of Untamed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK09UpEAoR4#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Completely hilarious
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on August 14, 2009, 10:25:58 AM
Raekwon Interview with The Come up Show (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfV90W0f904#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on August 15, 2009, 06:35:00 AM
Yet another Cuban Linx tracklist: 1. Return of the North Star Feat Papu Wu Produced by Bt (Interlude) 2. House of Flying Daggers Feat Deck, Ghostface Killah, Method Man Produced by J-Dilla 3. Sonny's Missing Produced by Pete Rock 4. Pyrex Visions Produced by Marley Marl 5. Cold Outside Feat Suga Bang, Ghostface Killah Produced by Atl 6. Black Mozart Feat Inspectah Deck Produced by Rza 7. Gihad Produced by Necro 8. New Wu Feat Method Man & Ghostface Killah Produced by Rza 9. Penitentiary Feat Ghostface Killah Produced by Bt 10. Baggin Crack Produced by Eric Sermon 11. Surgical Gloves Produced by The Alchemist 12. Broken Safety Feat Jadakiss& Styles P Produced by Scram Jones 13. Canal Street Produced by Icewater 14. Ason Jones Produced by J-Dilla 15. Have Mercy Feat Beanie Siegal Produced by Icewater 16. Bricks Feat Beanie Siegal Produced by J-Dilla 17. Fat Lady Sings Produced by Icewater 18. Catalina Feat Busta Rhymes Produced by Dr. Dre 19. We Will Rob You Feat Slick Rick, Gza, Masta Killah Produced by Allah Justice 20. About Me Produced by Dr. Dre 21. Mean Streets Feat Inspectah Deck, Produced by Allah Mathematics 22. Kiss the Ring Feat Inspectah Deck, Masta Killah Produced by Scram Jones 23. Walk wit Me 24. The Badlands (Bonus Track European Version only) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Only-Built-Cuban-Linx-Pt/dp/tracks/B002I639UC/ref=dp_tracks_all_1#disc_1 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Only-Built-Cuban-Linx-Pt/dp/tracks/B002I639UC/ref=dp_tracks_all_1#disc_1)
Raekwon Vlog 3 - In The Bank (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Knf5TgcaJD8#ws-lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Raekwon & Charlamagne in Studio (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWa0pW23VdI#lq-lq2-hq)
Only Built For Cuban Linx 2 (p)review http://www.coolography.co.uk/2009/08/raekwon-only-built-for-cuban-linx-2-preview/ (http://www.coolography.co.uk/2009/08/raekwon-only-built-for-cuban-linx-2-preview/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: daigong on August 16, 2009, 03:01:16 AM
UNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGHHHHH
PLO STYLE!! BUDDHA MONKS WITH DA OWL!!!
Rae needs to get on the most DANGEROUS radio show: HiP HoP Hizzy!! only on :hipheart:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: cool_kickin_dude on August 16, 2009, 08:20:52 PM
bought Wu's Chamber Music yesterday and LOVED IT!!
Redemption is the one that gets to me
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on August 16, 2009, 08:40:34 PM
Raekwon Speaks On Joe Budden Situation In Toronto (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lrTrTiWvyo#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: electric mole on August 16, 2009, 10:01:31 PM
Jurassic 5 - In the House (Eureka 7 Blend) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVMyqiHgyiw#lq-hq)
pretty dope blend.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: MochaNutz on August 17, 2009, 02:18:38 AM
one of my favorite anime samples (My Neighbour Totoro)
DJ Hase - Shing02 x My Neighbour Totoro Djhase - My Neighbor Totoro (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by4n-c0tL4o#lq-hq)
DJ Nozawa/Shing02 - Memory of the Future dj nozawa feat shing02 - memory of the future (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biIVMIlggz8#lq-lq2-hq)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on August 17, 2009, 06:22:47 AM
Run This Town Trailer. I like the concept
Jay-Z "Run This Town" (Preview) (http://videos.onsmash.com/v/9ngyUhKqmxnAhZnx)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on August 17, 2009, 11:05:31 PM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on August 19, 2009, 03:41:15 AM
Official Blueprint 3 tracklist by way of Jay-Z. Who knows the tracklist better than Jay-Z? http://www.jay-z.com/index.php (http://www.jay-z.com/index.php)
(http://www.jay-z.com/images/JayZ_tracklist2.gif)
No Nas is sad but still excited for the album
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on August 19, 2009, 11:41:51 PM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: arun.yothin on August 22, 2009, 09:31:47 PM
P.O.S. - Why Go (Pearl Jam cover) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQIEuugmarY#ws-normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on August 23, 2009, 12:28:28 AM
OH MY GOD! Cuban Linx 2 snippets: http://www.amazon.com/Only-Built-Cuban-Linx-Vol/dp/B002GZQZX8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1250943514&sr=8-3 (http://www.amazon.com/Only-Built-Cuban-Linx-Vol/dp/B002GZQZX8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1250943514&sr=8-3)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on August 23, 2009, 01:38:39 AM
Rakim The Seventh Seal Details: http://hhcdigital.net/blog1/2009/08/13/rakim-the-seventh-seal-album-details/#more-814 (http://hhcdigital.net/blog1/2009/08/13/rakim-the-seventh-seal-album-details/#more-814)
Off That ain't bad but I ain't really feelin' Reminder at all. I have a bad feeling that BP3 will be closer to BP2 than BP1 :(
Oh yeah, 10 Bricks >>>>>>>>>> Off That & Reminder :yep:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on August 24, 2009, 07:39:01 PM
I think it's safe to say that Cuban Linx 2 > Blueprint 3 :yep:
Raekwon - Catalina (produced by Dr. Dre) http://sharebee.com/c4e32ba3 (http://sharebee.com/c4e32ba3)
Oh snap! The Killer samples are back! :twothumbs
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: daigong on August 24, 2009, 08:56:29 PM
10 Bricks IS DA SHITTT!!!!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on August 24, 2009, 10:18:54 PM
House of Flying Daggers video: http://www.allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2009/08/24/21909309.aspx (http://www.allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2009/08/24/21909309.aspx)
The illest music video of the year, no doubt! :theking
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on August 24, 2009, 11:25:26 PM
I'ma rank & rate all leaked Cuban Linx 2 joints cuz the Cuban Linx dynasty has emerged. :pimp:
1. House of Flying Daggers 5/5 (the song of the year and the best Wu-song in years) 2. New Wu 5/5 (another Wu-classic! my 2nd fav track of the year) 3. 10 Bricks 4½/5 (Fish Pt.2! Dilla did his thing again) 4. Surgical Gloves snippet 4/5 (full version could be 4½/5) 5. Gihad 4/5 (grimy ass track but not as exciting as New Wu & HOFD) 6. Catalina 3½/5 (Dre fell off but Catalina is still above average)
So far, so good :yep:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on August 25, 2009, 04:45:17 AM
HOFD video is funny yet very entertaining to watch.
I found 10 Bricks to be okay, but it might grow on me? :?
Is Catalina the only Dre track on CL2? If so, that is kinda of a let down
Reminder is mediocre, but that Joe Budden bar might blow up
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on August 25, 2009, 05:24:14 PM
^ Nah, 'About Me' was produced by Dre as well.
Raekwon - House of Flying Daggers (feat. Inspectah Deck, GZA, Ghostface Killah & Method Man) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR7kVnh3PlI#ws-normal) :shocked
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on August 26, 2009, 02:30:31 AM
Oh Bill, arent you something special
Bill O'Reilly Not Feelin' Jay-Z's New Song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8riWC0ZJ8o&feature=player_embedded#normal)
MC Lyte! ROCKING WITH THE LYTE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyLDHHwpqJI&feature=player_embedded#normal)
Edit: I got the MP3! http://www.zshare.net/audio/62942032221eabf2/ (http://www.zshare.net/audio/62942032221eabf2/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on August 26, 2009, 07:48:08 AM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: daigong on August 26, 2009, 11:24:40 PM
^ Thassit. We're sending our official :hipheart: correspondents Ping and Loser87 to COVER DAT SHIT!!!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on August 27, 2009, 03:15:26 AM
Jay-Z In XXL Oct 09
Quote
CRITICISM OF “D.O.A.”: “I’m not hating on young people. Like, when people say that, I’m like, What are you talking about? It’s just stupid. I’m not hating on young people… I’m not Bill Russell, [saying] Michael Jordan ain’t shit. I’m saying Lil Wayne and Kanye are like LeBron and Kobe. My job as someone at the forefront of the game is to leave it in a better position than when I came in. Same way that Russell [Simmons] left it to me. ’Cause this thing saved my life. Literally. So I have a responsibility to it karmically. And after that it’s on you. I did my part. I made ‘D.O.A.’ I said it. I made the statement. I made the push. Here, y’all take it from here.”
HIS LEGACY AS FORMER DEF JAM RECORDS PRESIDENT: “So if you ask me to grade my performance as the president, I’d say A-plus. No one can bat a 100. It’s impossible. I mean, everyone is looking at my shit. But if we really looked under the hood [of] every single [record exec] and the acts they put out in that time, I’d be comparable to anyone.”
HIS STANDING IN THE GAME: “But when I say I’m the best, I don’t say that outta my ass. I say that with all my stats behind me. I put that against anybody. I mean anybody. I really believe that… I believe in a lot of things. I believe that ‘SportsCenter’ is the best thing on TV. I shouldn’t have to prove it. But I do have these stats to prove it. I’m talking about real run. I’m not talking about years off. I’m talking about straight—boom, boom, boom—back to back. We’re not talking about heritage acts either. We’re not talking about respect what I’ve done. I’m talking No. 1 [albums] 10 times. The Beatles is the only one [to have more No. 1 albums]. They got 19, and if I get a surge of creativity, I could make nine albums next year.”
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on August 27, 2009, 03:38:46 AM
There should a rule, feature Eminem on your song if you can keep up with his beast mode.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on August 27, 2009, 03:18:14 PM
Ghostface Says Jay-Z's D.O.A. Destroyed His Potential Hit Record http://www.hiphopstan.com/index.php?module=videoDetail&id=4313 (http://www.hiphopstan.com/index.php?module=videoDetail&id=4313)
Looks like Baggin' Crack will be on the album after all.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on August 27, 2009, 03:54:56 PM
Nardwuar vs. Jay-Z - The Extended Version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eiz6F8qjK9Q#normal) Nardwuar vs. Nas - The Extended Version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL8PuPjYdyk#normal) Good questions, annoying interviewer :thumbsup :thumbdown:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on August 27, 2009, 09:04:54 PM
Raekwon "Walk Wit Me" Music Video Sneak Peak (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84httIJbEZU#ws-normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on August 27, 2009, 09:51:52 PM
Dirty version of Catalina: http://sharebee.com/1f2ecce3 (http://sharebee.com/1f2ecce3)
Raekwon's MTV interview: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1619695/20090827/nas.jhtml (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1619695/20090827/nas.jhtml)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on August 28, 2009, 04:18:03 AM
In The Lab With: DJ Khalil (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBzVn0ivlu8&feature=player_embedded#ws-normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: MochaNutz on August 28, 2009, 04:27:10 AM
Nardwuar vs. Jay-Z - The Extended Version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eiz6F8qjK9Q#normal) Nardwuar vs. Nas - The Extended Version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL8PuPjYdyk#normal) Good questions, annoying interviewer :thumbsup :thumbdown:
this kayvon dude is a pretty interesting interiewer as well =) Maybe its a canadian thing =D At least he's getting his interview game on. Dude has interviews from RZA to Russell Peters to the Governator. Pretty much anyone that goes to toronto. The Reflection Eternal one is pretty funny, keeps calling Hi-Tek Tech Nine
Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek of Rap Group Reflection Eternal interview on KayvonTV @ Rock the Bells. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0qX9O74i68#normal)
Rap Legend KRS-One talks Vibe Voting Eminem Greatest Rapper & Death of Autotune (D.O.A) on KayvonTV (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvCkwlNq8DY#normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on August 28, 2009, 12:41:36 PM
Jay Electronica rockin Vermont (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOBr6qe1gUI#normal)
RAEKWON - ONLY BUILT 4 CUBAN LINX 2 PROMO CONCERT (http://vimeo.com/6312054)
More Rae live videos: http://nahright.com/news/2009/08/28/video-raekwon-ob4cl2-rooftop-promo-concert-dallas-penn/ (http://nahright.com/news/2009/08/28/video-raekwon-ob4cl2-rooftop-promo-concert-dallas-penn/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on August 29, 2009, 03:15:45 AM
Pitchfork drops a top 500 songs of the 2000s list and a bunch of hip hop tracks are on it:
Edit: forgot to post this: (http://img216.imagevenue.com/loc23/th_75206_rakim-the-seventh-seal_122_23lo.jpg) (http://img216.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=75206_rakim-the-seventh-seal_122_23lo.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on August 30, 2009, 02:24:18 AM
OMG! I know we are all CL2'ed out right now, but it looks like Lupe Fiasco's Lasers got a release date of December 15th!
Scroll down to see it. It is subject to chance but FUCK YEAH!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on August 30, 2009, 07:09:38 PM
Quote
Raekwon
You know when you sit down for a huge family dinner and you bite into that first piece of roast that your grandma cooked? Unbeatable. You can taste her labor of love: the 5 a.m. wake-up just to start it simmering in the oven. That’s exactly what Chef Raekwon is hoping to cook up for his fans Sept. 8 when he finally releases Only Built for Cuban Linx Part II, the sequel to his much heralded, Mafioso street bible Only Built For Cuban Linx … which put him on the map as a solo artist, further bolstered the Wu-Tang Clan’s dominance and introduced the world to Ghostface Killah. The only difference is that grandma spent all day to make the goodness, this meal has taken Rae almost fifteen years. Raekwon reigns in on dotting his I’s, crossing his T’s, his personal idea of success, his 2004 trip to Sierra Leone and the return of Blue Rasperry.
Format: Raekwon, How are you doing, man?
Raekwon: I’m chillin’ my dude, what’s poppin?
Format: I hear you were just working on some artwork for the album, how did that go?
Raekwon: Everything went good, real good. I’m the type of dude that work all the way to the end, you know. Even the artwork is a major thing to me too. So, you know, everything look nice, though. As soon as people get it, they’re going to be real appreciative of the quality.
Format: Is that why you think you’ve taken so long on this album? You wanted it to be perfect?
Raekwon: I’m a perfectionist, man and, you know, you guys got me working hard like that, man. It’s you! You part of that, we part of that shit too, son! I got to do my best, but the main thing is that I like to be involved with everything that’s moving with my project right now so that’s all. And I don’t think there’s nothing wrong with that you know? I see a lot of artists really don’t even think about shit like that. For me me, I got to dot every I and cross every T.
Format: Do you think that’s a big part of why so many artists come and go in the world of hip-hop? Because they don’t take enough care and allow themselves to get exploited?
Raekwon: I think its just that you tend to lack when you get relaxed about being in the business and, you know, and sometimes you still got to be creative one way or another. For me, I always look at it like your project is your baby, you know what I mean? I just think that as an artist, you got to really, really stay on top of it. Everything is important.
Me, I look at it like, ‘alright, you know, I’m sure the album is going to get downloaded, ok I accept that. But at the same token, you can’t download the cover. You can’t download something that you feel is a classic picture of something that is exciting to look at while listening to the album.’ All that, to me, works together. So, you know what it is.
Format: Any bonus treats that come with buying the album legally?
Raekwon: Oh, definitely, definitely. Like I said, this is a full packed album. There are a lot of tracks on there which I felt would do to the long-awaitedness of the album. I decided to make it more chunkier for y’all. So there’s enough product on there to really make you feel like, ‘Yo, Rae, he really filled us up.’ It’s like going to your favorite restaurant and he just piled the fuckin food on there for you.
Format: With all of the threats of downloading, declining record sales and the economy tanking, What’s it going to take for you for this album to feel like a success?
Raekwon: Just the respect, you know what I mean? Just for people to be happy, you know. I’m not really caught up in what it’s going to do the first week. You know, if there are a million copies, I’m forever grateful, you know what I mean? But I think its really more about the quality is what I’m wanting to get from the fans. Quality is always going to overdo quantity and I’m just looking at it like that, you know? That’s the first thing, is like, ‘do you like it, you know?’ You know what I mean? You know, you got a lot of people that really try to measure somebody’s career according to whatever they sell the first week. Everybody has a different way to the how the project may take them. It may be slow at first and pop off or pop off in the beginning and then slow up. At the end of the day, it’s just about the quality, man. I really had no time to deal with the other side of it because that something that as an artist, I’m really not too much worried about right there.
Format: Tell me about your impression of hip-hop today compared to when you and the Wu were coming up. What does it take to stay relevant?
Raekwon: What it takes to stay relevant? Number one is consistency and great character, you know? I think as an artist, you know, we have to really, really play our position as MCs, you know. Its like hip-hop went from hip-hop to rap. MCs went from MCs to artists. So my thing is, you really have to really show the people that this is something that you have a passion for, first, before the money. Gain that respect, gain that credibility from the fans that appreciate you as an artist. Its kinda like a ‘you go in for me, I go in for you’ shit, but a lot of these kids nowadays is more impressed with the money side – which is cool, I want everybody to get money. Get money, take care of your family, feed your children, do what you got to do, but at the same token, have the love for the art first because the money will come once people feel your passion is there for what you’re dealing with. I think that that’s the key to survival.
Like I said, for me, being in the game for so long, you know, I still have the passion, because I’m still out there and feeling like, ‘Yo, I still have so much to gain and so much to do.’ You know, and therefore the people will be like, “Yo, we looking for you, Rae, Yo!’ you know we feel this love all over the world that gives me the energy.
Format: So what’s this I hear about you, Ghost and Mef doing an album?
Raekwon: Well, you know that was something that, you know, was decided to make happen, but the politics got to be correct and you know, the I’s got to be dotted and the T’s got to be crossed. I mean, for me, it’s not a problem, you know what I mean? The political side is, I do have a family and I got to make sure we alright.
Format: Who are you cosigning today, who are you listening to?
Raekwon: Who am I listening to today? I listen to basically everything you listen to but I don’t’ study it. I listen to it. You know, I’m really just trying to stay in my lane and practice my craft, you know? I haven’t really been, like, you know, stuck on one person’s music. I’m the type of dude, I want to be influenced, I want to see an album that can make me feel like ‘Yo, I can’t even touch it.’ That’s how I like to make albums.
That’s why, maybe I may be a more credible MC as far as making albums than probably making hit records or singles, you know what I mean? I try to present the body of the whole work other than looking at it as one thing. I haven’t really been getting stung with anything that I feel is really, you know, making me feel like it’s informative, you know what I mean? I like that kind of music. I want to be excited and I haven’t been getting it like that.
Format: A while back I went and saw the documentary “Bling” where you traveled to Sierra Leone to explore the effects of the diamond industry. Very powerful. Has that affected you as an artist in what you are doing these days?
Raekwon: That affected me as a man before anything because I feel like I didn’t know that people were still living under these circumstances. Before anything, I looked at it like, ‘Why?’ You got these young kids and brothers and sisters that are still under these certain situations – so that definitely affected me just to see how people have to live under certain terms.
Yeah, it definitely fucked with me though. Its one thing to be going through your struggles because, you know, everybody go through they struggles, but when you somewhere and they don’t have no water and, for me, I stick my hand out the window and give somebody a quart of water and fifteen, twenty hands reach for it like it was a fuckin diamond ring, that’s sad to me, you know what I mean? That hurts my heart. That was the type of thing that was going on in these places.
I even had the opportunity to go inside and see how they live. We got furniture in our house, some places ain’t even have nothing but the fucking concrete and the rug. A dirty rug, just four walls. Just shit like that that just pisses me off, you know what I mean? One person will spend a million dollars on some other shit but won’t put a million dollars into something that may change the world that may make you even more legendary. Its like, for me, if I was a dude that had money like that and I’d seen some shit like that, I probably would’ve cut a check to really help them people that was in that situation because when we see people under certain type of terms like that, it just brings tears to your eyes.
All I remember was just getting off the plane and next thing you know, five to ten minutes later, it’s like somebody is in front of me, like ‘Yo, everything is going to be alright,’ you know? I’m crying, I’m wheezing, my nose is running. [Coughs.] Excuse me. Oh shit, you getting me choked up. Yeah, but its stuff like that, you know, I don’t like to see shit like that.
Format: Is that something that has ever carried over into you as an artist and the work you are doing?
Raekwon: Yeah, because, you know, we all have emotions, everything is affected. Like I said, it was one thing to be going on a quest to find out about the diamonds but then just to see all the other shit and see the amputees and just see how our people is living, its sad, man, It’s really sad.
But I don’t want to feel like I’m having sympathy for them, you know what I mean, because they strong they’re able to deal with it and respect where they came from and they know where they want to go so I don’t want to give the sympathy trail for nobody to feel like that at them people, you know? They wouldn’t want you to feel like that because at the end of the day they going to be alright, they been alright.
To me, they just kings and queens, you know what I mean? Anybody that can deal with so much peer pressure, or, you know, living with certain kinds of strife, you a king to me, you know?
Format: How confident can we be that we are going to have Only Built for Cuban Linx Part 2 in our hands on Sept. 8?
Raekwon: 100 percent confident, you know what I mean? Like I said, you know, certain things happen for a reason, which I have no knowledge of controlling. But at the end of the day, this album is here, man. It’s here. Artwork is done, track listing is done, mastering is done. I don’t know what else to tell you, you know what I mean? It’s here, you know?
We did a couple of listening sessions, you know, the people was excited. They was happy, they was full, you know what I mean? It was like coming to Chef’s diner and you ate like you was at the Benihana’s, you know what I mean?
So, you know, I really feel confident about the body of work we did, and, you know, it’s here, man. It’s here and I’m so happy to get it to you and move on, man, because, you know, this is something that, it amazes me to know that I’m one of them artists that after fifteen years somebody would want a sequel to something I did from so long ago. So I’m kind of happy its done, We been through our blood, sweat and tears chambers with it and I’m excited to get it in your hands.
Format: Any particular records off the album to look forward to?
Raekwon: I think they going to like the whole shit. I think the fans is definitely going to be impressed with just the whole format of how everything is going to be laid out because you got to remember this is a conceptual album. Its not like just me sayin ‘Ok, Rae put a bunch of songs and shit and just put them behind each other.’ It wasn’t carved out like that. This is something that’s going to get stronger to you as you listen to it more and at the same token, it’s a hip-hop fuckin album. Not hip-hop R&B, you where every song has a fuckin R&B shit flying across it. I’m not saying that I hate that style of music, but I just feel like if you going to have an artist on there, let him or her bring some pain to the situation.
I guess in my situation, we went back and grabbed Blue Raspberry, which is on the first album and I felt like she was definitely special to be a part of the second one. Everybody knows she has a beautiful voice. She can go from different tones and do what she do but this album is not carved out to be a hip hop and R&B album and I don’t have nothing against that, but for me, to make this kind of hip-hop it’s like it’s totally different from what you may expect form other artists. If there was another artist that made something that was totally different we would probably root and cheer for him like, ‘Hell yeah, I’m happy he did it that way,’ Because it really depends on what kind of artist you are as well, you know what I mean?
From me, people do not want to hear that, you know what I’m saying.? They want raw hip-hop and I think that this album, it salutes that carpentry of what you want. There’s twenty tracks on there that going to have you being like: ‘Oh shit, yo, damn I needed this’ it’s like getting that meal that you ain’t had in a long time from your moms and you like: ‘Damn I needed this shit.’ That’s the kind of album that this is.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on August 31, 2009, 08:38:47 PM
Chea! The Blueprint 3 has leaked! :w00t:
Jay Z - Empire State Of Mind Feat.Alicia Keys [New//Blueprint 3] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt3OMdHs9Qg#normal)
Jay-Z - Real As It Gets (Feat. Young Jeezy) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6YTJ3nM9Ms#normal)
Jay-Z - Thank You (Produced By Kanye West and No I.D.) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL21MWVCscU#normal)
Straight up epic motherfucking audio crack! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on August 31, 2009, 09:23:28 PM
Just finished listening to BP3 for the first time. 1st impressions: What We Talkin' About: Didn't blow me away but still a good intro :) Thank You: Oooooh shit, this shit is smooth as hell :thumbsup D.O.A.: One of the better tracks on the album, although Jay's rapping is kinda weak. Run This Town: An above average single. Empire State of Mind: DAYUM! Now this is what I call pure uncut audio crack. Jigga & Alicia both kill this shit! :twothumbs Real As It Gets: MICHAEL BAY EPIC! I love it! :theking On To the Next One: Right now I dunno whether I like it or not. However, I have a feeling that I will fall in love with the song the 1st time I listen to it drunk. Off That: The only decent Timbo track on the album. Jay's flow is vicious! A Star is Born: A good song but the chorus is fucking awful. Both Jigga & J.Cole spit fire. Venus VS. Mars: Fuck you Timbo :angry: Already Home: Another crazy song! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: Haters: :thumbdown: Reminder: Still wack :smhid So Ambitious: Not bad for a Neptunes track. Young Forever: I've never been a fan of Alphaville's Forever Young.
So basically BP3 is half wack, half amazing. The best songs are some of the best songs of the year while the worst songs are so bad I never wanna hear them again. So hmm....
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: electric mole on August 31, 2009, 10:23:34 PM
I was never really into jay-z, but i have to admit the empire state of mind track w/ alicia keys is pretty cool
Anyways, here's another dope album w/ various underground & not so underground artists
01.Intro Ft. Brotha Soul 02.Soul Shine Ft. Mr. j Medeiros, kam Moye of Supastition , Bahamadia & Nicole Amina 03.The Hill Ft. Sivion 04.Yao Ming Ft. Project Move 05.I Been Ft. Rhema Soul 06.Drive Ft. Median , Braile & Sivion 07.Hey Now Ft. Project Move 08.Fragment Ft. Juanlove 09.Shine Through Ft. Supastition 10.The Whole World Ft. Anonymous 11.Moodswing Ft. Talib Kweli & Asheru 12.Open Your Window Ft. Stacy Epps & Rita j 13.Anthem Ft. Project Move 14.Who Am I Ft. Freddie Bruno , Sivion , Playdough & Brotha soul 15.Love Life Ft. El Gambina 16.The Whole World Ft. Anonymous (Remix)
Take a look at Jay's album covers before watching that video 8)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on September 01, 2009, 04:08:32 AM
^ Dope.
I will check out BP3 on Rhapsody tmr. Thoughts tmr if you want to know mine :?
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on September 01, 2009, 06:26:15 AM
Raekwon - 8 Days Left Vlog 7 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY4h9eGyZ44#ws-normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on September 01, 2009, 07:40:34 AM
KRS-ONE & BUCKSHOT Studio Sessions with K'NAAN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luOO-t3LZLM&feature=player_embedded#ws-normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: daigong on September 01, 2009, 09:30:05 AM
BP3 Thoughts and Comments. Hmm...
" CLEAR! " Kardinal Offishall (unofficial video/performance clips) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p5u-siv_bw#ws-normal)
Drake? What? Kardi brings it ALL OVER The WOrLD. Love how he was like wTF Singapore laws.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on September 01, 2009, 02:58:07 PM
Wu-Tang & Nas - Verbal Intercourse (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeMrcDy_kWE#normal)
Jay-Z & Nas - Dead Presidents feat. Chris Martin (live) http://sharebee.com/a7d00fb6 (http://sharebee.com/a7d00fb6)
Goddaaaaaamn! That DP performance gave me goose bumps :bow:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on September 01, 2009, 06:09:18 PM
Man, I just realized that OB4CL2 was originally announced around the same time as JPH!P was founded. Here's an article about the album from March 2005:
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Busta Rhymes To Executive Produce Raekwon’s Album
Busta Rhymes is planning a pair of rap returns – his own and that of rapper Raekwon. The Flipmode leader said he has jumped on to executive produce the Wu Tang Clan member’s upcoming album, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Part Two. “As of right now [I’m doing it], absolutely,” he told AllHipHop.com. “We always had a great relationship creatively. It just got to a point where Rae wanted to reach outside of the Wu family to mesh and vibe with other Hip-Hop n***as that he respects. And with the Rza’s blessing, I was able to contribute what I thought would be great for Rae. I’m a big Rae fan. The Cuban Linx album is one of the best albums put together ever.” The pair collaborated on Busta’s Anarchy LP on a song called “The Heist.”
As a sequel to Rae’s 1995 classic Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, he said that it is imperative that the Wu founder has a role in the opus. “I didn’t want to be involved with it without Rza’s blessing, because it can’t happen with our Rza’s involvement. All I’m trying to do is reestablish that sound [from Only Built 4 Cuban Linx].” Busta said that, through the course of putting his own album together, he’s been offered tracks that were more conducive to Raekwon’s style and he passed them along.
In the meantime, he said Rae’s classics have kept him motivated in a Hip-Hip era that’s not reflective of his past. “I keep certain classics around me for inspiration when I feel I ain’t getting it from what n***as are putting out right now.” The Long Island representative is also prepping his own album called The Big Bang, his debut on Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Records and he said that the organization is where his creative heart lies.
“None of the labels that I’ve been on prior to Aftermath have been able to nourish or support the music that I’m able to make now,” Busta said. Finally, he revealed that he would be party to Dr. Dre’s anticipated album, Detox. None of the three albums have a firm release date.
It's sure been a long time coming. Seriously, I still can't believe that the album is coming out in 7 days :shocked
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on September 01, 2009, 11:47:15 PM
IT HAS LEAKED.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on September 02, 2009, 12:12:06 AM
No 'Walk Wit Me'? :huhuh
1st impressions about Cuban Linx 2
01. Return Of The North Star: A classic intro! 02. House Of Flying Daggers: Still as dope as ever! 03. Sonny's Missing: Grimy ass underground shit. Rae's lyrics are as sharp as ever! 04. Pyrex Vision: Real laid back shit but WTF?! This song is only 55 seconds long :O 05. Cold Outside: OH SHIT! Starts with a dope ass kung fu sample! The chorus is soulful as fuck! The beat is as crazy as New Wu & HOFD! Ghost killed his verse. Amazing fucking song! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: 06. Black Mozart: Another great kung fu sample. RZA be on some raw Godfather shit. Now this is how mafia rap is supposed to sound like! Deck killed his verse, I dunno wtf RZA is babbling about at the end. He sounds like a crackhead XD 07. Gihad: Weakest song so far but it ain't bad. I love Ghost's crazy R-rated verse. 08. New Wu: BONG! 09. Penitentiary: Vintage Ghost & Rae! The beat bangs so hard I wanna punch people in the face! 10. Baggin Crack: Rae's spitting hard but I ain't feeling the beat. I will prolly end up skipping this song in the future. 11. Surgical Gloves: SUPERCHARGED KANGOLS! Goddaaaaamn! Sick ass flow + sick ass beat = CRACK MUSIC 12. Broken Safety: Awwwww shit! OB4CL2 is already one of the grimiest albums I have heard in years. Nothing but raw shit! Diggin' Jada's verse, Styles be kinda weak. Ps. FUCK BLUEPRINT 3! 13. Canal Street: Jebus Christ! This beat is PHAT as fuck! Soulful yet grimy. Rae you magnificent bastard! 14. Ason Jones: Dilla got that soul! R.I.P. Dilla! R.I.P. ODB! 15. Have Mercy: Blue Raspberry is back! Sounds mad dark and depressing. Perfect for Beans :yep: 16. 10 Bricks: Blow killed the doctor! Still dope :yep: 17. Fat Lady Sings: Another short ass song. Not bad but coulda been left out. 18. Catalina: Ehhhh.... sounds out of place. Pretty much every beat has been soulful so far but this is some G-Unit shit. 19. We Will Rob You: Rick The Ruler! Dumb chorus lol. Vintage beat straight from the 90's! GZA :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: 20. About Me: Maybe Dre didn't fall off after all. This is much harder and soulful than Catalina. Busta's verse is aight. 21. Mean Streets: POWERFUL MUSIC! Sounds like a sequel to Cold Outside. Deck's verse is rrrrrraw! Ghost is still that dude :twothumbs 22. Kiss The Ring: AAAAAAAAAH!!!!!! THEM OTHER RAPPERS BETTER KISS RAE'S RING! THE KING IS BACK! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Whooooooooo! It's 2AM and I feel like baggin' crack and punching people in the nuts! I still can't believe Cuban Linx 2 is here. Fuck, what's even more amazing is that the album didn't fucking disappoint :shocked
I will drop a more coherent review later XD
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on September 02, 2009, 02:18:35 AM
What the fuck? I am getting all ready to listen to BP3 and CL2 leaks. Muthafuckas need to chill. :lol:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: MochaNutz on September 02, 2009, 04:05:49 AM
First listen. I didn't listen to any leaked tracks or snippets, just the songs with videos (minus walk with me)
Intro - Makes me really anticipate what's about to come House of Flying Daggers - Dope, we all know this already Sonny's Missing - Sick, nice storytelling Pyrex Vision - This is chill. 55 seconds? Dang Cold Outside - Dope. I felt this track. Black Mozart - I like Deck featured tracks. Beat is so... i can't define it but i love it Gihad - hahah, you think Ghost's verse is a true story? =D hahah, too funny New Wu - Its that symbol again, that W Penitentiary - Rae and Ghost trading words. Dope Baggin Crack - ...this is weak to me. If the beat is weak, i find it hard to listen to lyrics. Sounds like Rae is rapping from his bathroom. Surgical Gloves - Sick Broken Safety - Dope. Not feeling the 3rd verse Canal Street - not my thing. Ason Jones - now this is what i like. Dilla's Believe in God track + Rae + ODB lyrics = dope. Have Mercy - Dope, wasn't expecting this 10 bricks - oooooo fuck! So simple, yet so effective. Fat Lady Sings - meh Catalina - i never really liked dre beats, to be honest. this is a skip for me. We Will Rob You - GZA, Masta Killa and Slick Rick? Sick. But We Will We Will Rob You? =\ About Me - Dre's 'signature' piano and stabs... i don't really see why people love Dre so much. Mean Streets - This got my attention. Dope track Kiss The Ring - Dope, nice way to end
Its a dope album, and doesn't disappoint. There's a few tracks i didn't like, but overall its a banger!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on September 02, 2009, 04:08:01 AM
Just finished BP3 on Rhapsody and thoughts are:
It is a bad idea to hope that BP3 would be like BP1 or BP2. Its 2009, not 2001 or 2002. Jay is at a different part of his life and things have changed. With that being said, I am split over it, maybe not as much as Masa is but split none the less. DOA, Run This Town, Empire State of Mind, Thank You and Already Home are tracks I would highlight as the good ones. Everything else is hit or miss. Its just that I felt like Jay just doesn't feel as motivated as he did in previous albums. Sure he is at a point in a career that not many in music in general has reached so he doesn't need to sound as hungry. So its like I am left feeling satisfied by the good songs. But the songs that dont match up as well left as big of an impression as the good ones. It feels like its lacking in parts. But the songs that I would listen to again would be worth buying the album. But I prolly wont listen to the other tracks.
So I guess I am torn as well :lol:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on September 02, 2009, 04:33:55 AM
WILL ROUSH breaks into DJ SKEE's house:PART 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtM9GZ5NhXo#normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: MochaNutz on September 02, 2009, 04:57:47 AM
Quickly went thru BP3
I liked like 4 songs. The Jeezy one, Thank You, Empire State of Mind, What we Talkin about. The others are either ok, or bad.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on September 02, 2009, 07:31:15 AM
If Jay got Just Blaze on some production like he did on BP1 & 2, BP3 could have came out better
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on September 02, 2009, 08:23:24 AM
As far as sequels go, Cuban Linx 2 shits all over The Blueprint 3. I have always liked Jigga more than Rae as an MC but shit, he could never drop anything as raw as Cuban Linx 2 :yep:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on September 02, 2009, 01:11:42 PM
When I step inside, kiss the ring, Wu Familia La Cosa Nostra, it's our thing So salute, and toast to the best who done it Murder rap shit, I spit, for the vets who love it
22 Raekwon - Kiss The Ring (Feat. Inspectah Deck, Masta Killa) (www.nationofhiphop.net) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odt3vSLpdNo#normal)
Man.... that song is so beautiful it almost made me cry XD
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on September 02, 2009, 03:45:30 PM
Supercharged kangols! :pimp:
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNkqevOEo9s#) Surgical Gloves goes so fucking hard it makes me wanna punch people in the face! So you better stay away from me if you see me bumpin' it :lol:
Ghostface has once again reminded me why he's one of my all time favorite MCs :theking
They found a two year old, strangled to death With a "Love Daddy" shirt on in a bag on the top of the steps Police blowing n****z, NARCs and judges Me and son had beef, I had to murk him, we supposed to be brothers Cause he came home fronting, feeling like that I owe him something Cause I'm getting money, drive a little something something Renee got AIDS, with five kids smoked out House is brick, bills haven't been paid in days A Brooklyn man's a molestor, court case and the crime's raising SWAT stickers on the church, they Satan Holiday season is here and I'm vexed Who the fuck made Christmas up? I'm fucking broke, it ain't making no sense Newports are $7.50, a box of Huggies is off the meat rack She's back, thirty days, she relapsed Our troops need to leave Iraq And rap n****z need to go on strike so we can get more cash Cause...
Damn! That's verse of the year material right there :shocked:
Leather jackets on, rocked up rock stars Treacherous bank robbers, the plan go dub, we pop guards The team gotta eat, seeds is hungry, that's why we ain't scared To dump on n****s, our guns is chunky Usually we bust n****s down with bats, swell up they joints Elbow, wrists, they shins get cracked We still humiliate, brutalize, Ruger pop, pulverize Still got gear in the closet, that's stupid live From Benetton rugby skullies, Oshkosh conductor jumpers The train hats fit me lovely Rae job is to make sure the coke is fluffy While I politic his birthday bash with Puffy Bagged Nia soon as I linked up, the kid ain't inked up I'm an old mummy, my gold weigh as much as King Tut (yeah, yeah) Slippers, robes is minked up, under the doorag, bro (uh, yo, yo) My three dimensional fade is clean cut
Yeah, yo, I lit a boogah up, rocks is gone, so we bagging up all shape Binocolurs, scanners, we all listen to jake Ran out of baggies, my mouth is dry Got them dirty joints all scattered, don't act surprised Nah, n**** the currency rushes like popping a wheelie Holding a pipe with one hand, the other down in the Bentleys You know how it be with the peppermint Clarks, throwing darts at a hoodrat Getting slow neck up in The Bronx That's all me, thirty four shines, forty four lines I just chill like Aaron Hall, writing raw rhymes Like, threw Kool-Aid rubies in a lemonade bezzle When I was 12 in the church, I started packing that metal A deuce deuce, my supplier was Loose Bruce Ever since I had the drop, my instinct was to shoot-shoot This ain't For the Love of Ray J, it's for the love of the AK Cuz you can get scratched like AJ Cuban Link Dynasty has emerged, this rap shit stop I have a team of n****s moving my furs
Aiyo, jumping out of Benz wagons, my family live in the Hill They call us Bin Ladens, laughing, turbaned up heterosexual n****s get murdered up, these streets is like radio beef So watch how the kid turn it up Bulletproof tuxes, knuckle games is clobbering busters Eighteen n****s is bringing the ruckus Flame throwers on our backs and shoulders, the rusty joints still work The trey eight'll blow one of your doujas When it's mad, he the mad calm, walk around Gold collect, 36, so before G bomb My inner strength flowing, I mastered chi kung Ya'll Planet of the Apes, standing next to King Kong Forensic file, ultraviolet hype, sky blue Bales Laying n****s like ceramic tile I'm like Urlacher, beasting at the top of the pile Kneeing n****s in the nuts, n****, damn I'm foul
Yo, but on the other side of town it's Toney, laid up This white chick wanna gargle my nuts I put the Bailey's down, tap the blunt out, grabbed her by her hair Watch blondie love whip my dick out Spit dripping down my balls, she slobbing me That's right, suck that dick, get it hard for me Pyrex in one hand, large amount of grams and it rocked up And she pregnant, my little man got her knocked up He popped up (oh shit), I'm like a crooked cop Richard Gere, big smirk on, getting my cock sucked He pulled the joint out, a bullet spun out, but it was too late Already nutted on the side of her mouth Side of her face, and hair like Something About Mary I can't front, my son gun look scary, chill She's a whore, you knew it from the time we ran trains on her And you still went and fucked her raw Come on, son, give me the gun, you gon' kill me over this Bum ass bitch, you can't resist Remember Vel had her in the telly, taking the fist Watch how you aiming that shit, you should be aiming at Trish She take a bone like a rib-eye steak, your loose Christ' Yo, be easy on the trigger, son, you squeezing the fifth I only did it just to show you, she's the easiest bitch He came close, had to duff him, n****, give me that shit
[Outro: Ghostface Killah] Fuck a gun, muthafucka, I dare Pull a fucking gun on me again, n**** I blow your little balls off Go to store and get me a fucking forty Before I smack the shit out you, man Word up, while you at it, yo Go in the freezer, get a steak, man For your eye, n****, word up Put some bologna on your face or something, n**** Make sure my forty cold too, when you bring it back When you get back, bag the shit up, n**** Word up, I don't give a fuck if you 25, n**** You my son, n****, word up, that's why I let you slide, n**** Word, get you a forty too, and a pacifier, n**** And a bib and a diaper...
The best storyteller ever! And the outro is classic Ghost :lol:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on September 02, 2009, 11:50:05 PM
I know all you are OB4CL2'ed out and I will be in a few days but there is other stuff happening
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on September 04, 2009, 02:25:57 AM
A.R.M. - Heaven Only Knows ft. Brother Ali (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkFtm5IBDfw#ws-normal)
Chamillionaire - Good Morning http://usershare.net/illRoots/oy46cayrzhso (http://usershare.net/illRoots/oy46cayrzhso)
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"My next album, which I'm working on now -- that's exclusive, no one knows that -- is gonna be the album that really ... it's not gonna be a #1 album. That's where I'm at right now. I wanna make the most experimental album I ever made. But let's not deal with that now; I want to deal with The Blueprint 3."
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on September 06, 2009, 07:16:39 AM
Nas & Damian Marley - Distant Relatives tracklist 01. Intro (Something New) (prod. Damian Marley) 02. As We Enter (prod. Damian Marley) 03. Revolutionary (prod. Damian Marley) 04. Count Your Blessings (prod. Damian & Stephen Marley) 05. Belief is Key (prod. Damian Marley) 06. Africa Must Wake Up f. K’naan (prod. Nas, Damian & Stephen Marley) 07. Black Horizon f. K’naan (prod. Damian Marley) 08. Only the Strong (prod. Damian & Stephen Marley) 09. Our Generation f. Joss Stone & Stevie Wonder (prod. Damian Marley) 10. Empowerment (prod. Stephen Marley) 11. AID (prod. K’naan & Nas) 12. Let’s End It (Poverty) f. K’naan (prod. 9th Wonder & Damian Marley) 13. The Earth f. Bob Marley (prod. Salaam Remi, Damian & Stephen Marley) 14. Black Man’s Paper f. Erykah Badu (prod. Afry) 15. Weed On f. Snoop Dogg (prod. Damian Marley) http://2dopeboyz.okayplayer.com/2009/09/05/nas-damian-marley-distant-relatives-tracklist/ (http://2dopeboyz.okayplayer.com/2009/09/05/nas-damian-marley-distant-relatives-tracklist/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on September 06, 2009, 07:26:58 AM
Tracklist looks solid, and I know Snoop likes the weed but why is he on this album? I guess he can contribute to the message Nas & Damian want to give? :?
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on September 06, 2009, 11:03:39 PM
The Best Of Conceiteds' Hype Man (Dude In Yellow Shirt) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzgYRskMREo#normal) :lol:
Tracklist looks solid, and I know Snoop likes the weed but why is he on this album? I guess he can contribute to the message Nas & Damian want to give? :?
Yeah, no disrespect but that song title & Snoop's guest appearance are sticking out like sore thumb :?
I wouldn't be surprised if toz had already posted this: Nas & Damian Marley - Only The Strong (Live At Rock The Bells NY) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RxwRg2Gsec#ws-normal) :twothumbs
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: cool_kickin_dude on September 07, 2009, 02:50:09 AM
went to a hat shop today and were plain dome Jay-Z when we were talking about the Purple Tape comin out Tuesday..he told me he was gonna cop him one on that day! :)
score instant testimonial +1
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on September 07, 2009, 07:28:23 AM
Raekwon & Ghostface - The Badlands http://sharebee.com/034ed477 (http://sharebee.com/034ed477)
Raekwon - Walk Wit Me http://sharebee.com/69e2dd9f (http://sharebee.com/69e2dd9f)
:twothumbs
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on September 07, 2009, 11:07:09 PM
Ghostface "Stapleton Sex" video trailer (http://vimeo.com/6470923)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on September 08, 2009, 08:48:46 PM
Tracklist 01. Raekwon & The L.A. Leakers - OB4CL Intro 02. Wu-Tang - C.R.E.A.M. 03. Wu-Tang - Visionz 04. Raekwon - Incarcerated Scarfaces 05. Cocoa Brovaz - Black Trump f. Raekwon 06. Wu-Tang - It’s Yours 07. Raekwon - Sneakers 08. Fat Joe - John Blaze f. Nas, Big Pun, Jadakiss & Raekwon 09. Pete Rock - The Game f. Raekwon, Prodigy & Ghostface 10. Onyx - The Worst f. Wu-Tang 11. Raekwon - Heaven & Hell f. Ghostface 12. Raekwon - Knuckleheadz f. Ghostface 13. Raekwon - Ice Cream f. Method Man, Ghostface & Cappadonna 14. Wu-Tang - Can It Be All So Simple 15. Wu-Tang - Triumph 16. Fat Joe - Firewater f. Raekwon, Armageddon & Big Pun 17. ODB - Raw Hide f. Method Man & Raekwon 18. Raekwon - Knowledge 19. Raekwon - Verbal Intercourse f. Nas & Ghostface 20. Raekwon - Criminology f. Ghostface 21. Raekwon - 10 Bricks f. Ghostface & Cappadonna 22. Raekwon - The New Wu f. Method Man & Ghostface 23. Raekwon & The L.A. Leakers - OB4CL Outro
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on September 09, 2009, 05:10:51 AM
Ghostface Killah - Not Ur Average Girl (Prod. by Scram Jones) http://sharebee.com/212929be (http://sharebee.com/212929be)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: Masa on September 10, 2009, 10:35:31 AM
Ghostface Killah - Guest House feat. Fabolous http://www.twitter.com/?d=MNJV8BAH (http://www.twitter.com/?d=MNJV8BAH)
:thumbsup
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: daigong on September 10, 2009, 10:51:20 AM
THAT'S THE SHIT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!
OB4CL2 is so DOPE. I gotta catch my breath before writing a track-by-track review. I tried to pick up the Purple Tape but like Rae twatted. shit was sold out!! Even at wack ass outlets like HMV. SUPPORT!!! We bringing the STREETS BACK!!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on September 10, 2009, 11:57:52 PM
Around the 2:28 mark, Jay-Z shouts out Lupe who was in the balcony
Jay-Z Run This Town HD (Live House of Blues, Chicago, IL 9/8/09) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnu7nLCTBMw#ws-normal)
Remember on 9/11 at 9pm EST on fuse.tv Jay-Z at MSG live on HD
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: daigong on September 13, 2009, 05:20:03 AM
^ awww shit viewing party tonite?!?!?
with MCing, comparing Jay and Rae is like apples and oranges. Dat A.Keys joint be the only track I'm feeling off BP3. If straight ranking, I'd put 8 Wu MC's in front of Jigga. I just like grimy street non-commercial story telling non-braggadocious shit more.
1st - 10 millionth impressions about Cuban Linx 2
01. Return Of The North Star: Papa wu never fails to inspire, GET DAT PAPER!! Don't let people cheat you. Wise words. Rae at MSG. I BELIEVE IT. 02. House Of Flying Daggers: Epic rework of the hook. Each verse tears another hole in yo asshole, we PoP off like a MOBSTA BOSS!! Mef reminds em fake ass MC's Wu can't be fucked wit. 03. Sonny's Missing: dope use sound FX. pure cinematic shit 04. Pyrex Vision: Groovy guitar loop, makes me wanna cook shit up. 05. Cold Outside: Haunting track, realizm. Track to bump when brothers fallen, outlook unknown, but you gotta keep on pushing with ya muthafuckin AK. 06. Black Mozart: STUPID FOOL!! Another reason why RZA needs to fully produce all tracks on all Wu albums. This track is so raw, so secret inditement. Rae & Deck kill the entire track!! Top 3 tracks on OB4CL2 07. Gihad: haha The Mobsta Bossing Anthem!!! Slobbering on my nuts! Best line is "Even you 25 you still my son!" 08. New Wu: This joint still killa even tho I heard it 10 million times. "Move like Romans, cloning everything" Rae dun dis em again!! /me jumps outta Benz Wagons 09. Penitentiary: Lead Burgers! 10. Baggin Crack: dope short snapshot to da hussle 11. Surgical Gloves: 8 million stories. We all millionaires! Where my shares!! 12. Broken Safety: Song gets disjointed, with the guest MCs. Used to move brown rectangles! And the kung fu intro is hilarious. 13. Canal Street: All our fathers is bank robbers. The beat looping is pure gangsta FUCK YOU SHIT!!! 14. Ason Jones: Joint caught me by surprise, but by far the most in depth, touching tribute to ODB on a Wu album. WE KEEPS IT REAL. 15. Have Mercy: Gritty beat. Beanie got an aight verse. 16. 10 Bricks: CUBAN LINK DYNASTY HAS EMERGED. Total joint, from Ghost's spitting to Capp's hook to Rae getting stupid. This be Top 3. 17. Fat Lady Sings: In order to be a general, you still gotta be a soldier!! 18. Catalina: Dre's beats grown on me on millionth listen, but dude singing is annoying as fuck. 19. We Will Rob You: AW SHIT SLICK RICK. Another classic crime joint by Rae. GZA's verse is by far his best in years. PUMP DEM BRAKES. 20. About Me: An average beat by Dre...took away Busta trying to go off, but like he had to take a shit. 21. Mean Streets: Mudd on my nikes!! So violent, so dope. 22. Kiss The Ring: AWWW SHIT. JPHiP Anthem!! JPHiP Logo Splashed on all the DISHES. Elton john Yellow Brick Road sample threw me off, not as much as Suge Knight Pop the Cork.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread (OB4CL2 Sep 8th!)
Post by: thatonezombie on September 15, 2009, 01:41:37 AM
NASTY NAS IN YA AREA..... (http://entimg.msn.com/i/gal/CR_nas/Nas1_10_04_400.jpg) IT'S GOD'S SON BIRTHDAY :theking
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 16, 2009, 08:42:39 PM
You must be crushed M-Cyrus got crushed XD
SHIT!! And Raekwon is "sold out" all over.
Raekwon Vlog 9 - Park Hill Day In Staten Island (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZn-KP96rC4#ws-normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on September 17, 2009, 09:30:07 AM
Wyclef Jean & Raekwon Freestyle Live on Stage at SOBS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssXXXz56pVs#ws-normal)
Raekwon talks Kanye West at VMA's W/ THE L.A. LEAKERS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGAdvN0mnWc#ws-normal)
Raekwon Signs The Original Only Built For Cuban Linx "Purple Tape" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBshD0G9_lY#ws-normal)
Quote
Director’s Commentary: Brett Ratner’s Music Video Classics
Wu-Tang Clan “Triumph” (1997)
DIRECTOR’S COMMENTARY: “It was the first million dollar rap video. When Steve Rifkind asked me, I said, ‘Are you sure about this record? There’s no chorus!’ He says “Trust me, its gonna be the biggest record of the year. Only Wu-Tang could pull this off.’ So, I set up the video—Joseph Kahn was my cinematographer. I hear that they want eleven Suburbans—they each want their own. They each also want $50,000 worth of gear, and they told me all their designers. So first day, these guys are walking in one at a time, and each guy walks into the dressing room, and walks out with plastic bags filled with all the clothes. I called Steve like, ‘They’re stealing all the clothes!’ He’s like, ‘Don’t worry, let them have it.’”
“It’s a five day shoot, and it’s crazy. The greatest fuckin’ experience, they’re eating mushrooms the whole time. Ol’ Dirty never shows up. I was like, Oh my god, this is fucking insane! The most fun I ever had. After shooting ends, they all leave to go on tour in Europe, but Ghost never would travel, because he had diabetes. So he checks into a hotel, and they said, ‘Yo Ghost, you watch Brett, and watch over that edit, man. White devil could fuck it up!” So, we’re in the edit room, and we call the group on speakerphone. And it’s the funniest thing, this is embedded in my memory. They’re all on the phone like, ‘White muthafuckin’ devil, man, tryin’ to rob us motherfucker!’ And Ghost is looking at me while on speakerphone, just winking at me like, I love you man! [laughs].”
“So three days into the edit, I get a call that Ghost had had been kicked out of like eleven hotels, and I’m like, ‘Why were you kicked out?’ He’s like, ‘I don’t know man, I got fucked up, and I just start breaking shit. Can you come get me? I got no place to stay.’ So I let him stay at my house. Suddenly my phone rings, and it’s Steve Rifkind, ‘Whats going on?’ I go, ‘Nothing, I’m just bringing Ghost over my house ’cause he got kicked out of the hotel.’ Then there’s silence on the other end of the phone. I say, ‘Whats wrong?’ He goes, ‘I gotta call you back.’ Five days later, he calls me up and goes, ‘Are you okay? Oh my God, you scared the shit outta me, man. How can you let this guy stay at your house? I don’t even let these guys know where I live!’ I go, ‘What do you mean? He’s the nicest guy in the world.’ He goes, ‘You don’t know what Ghostface has? He hallucinates, he hears voices like kill your mom, kill your mom. He has to be medicated because he has homicidal thoughts.’ So a month goes by, and I would edit all day, and Ghost would just chill at my house until we finished. A month later, I’m with my girlfriend in the backyard, and the cat starts going fucking crazy and starts digging into the dirt. We dig up a bucket of fried chicken. Ghost buried a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken in the backyard. How fuckin’ freaky is that?”
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Mugen on September 18, 2009, 12:15:44 AM
how come no one talks about Lil Mama's thing in VMA
attention whore much?
JayZ shouldve smacked that ho (http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p191/chosen1234/jay-z-smacks-lady.gif)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on September 18, 2009, 03:37:59 AM
I guess people didnt find a right time to talk about Lil Mama? :?
I found that to be the one wrong thing in an otherwise dope performance of Jay-Z & Alicia Keys.
VIBE.com -- Tupac Shakur -- The Lost Interview, Pt. 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAZbfmIF578#normal)
Edit: Been reading some reviews Kid Cudi's debut album and it seems like its pretty damn good. But I am still on the fence about it. Thoughts?
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on September 18, 2009, 10:33:37 PM
kid cudi album is a grower. I like it more and more every time i listen to it. At first i didnt get it, and thought it was really boring. But then i got the concept (one big dream), and i most def appreciate it more.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on September 19, 2009, 03:24:11 AM
The concept I am really diggin and Common doing the narration is something I like too. If I get to the other albums I wanted to get previously, Man On The Moon is an album I will seriously consider getting.
Thisis50 Interview With Raekwon "It's A Possibility For A New Wu-tang Album" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RfgqpKNuNk#ws-normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on September 19, 2009, 03:54:55 AM
Charles Hamilton gets dropped from Interscope
Remember Charles Hamilton? No? Well, before going into recluse this summer, Dukie was signed to the house that Shady built. But according to our political connects, he received a pink slip a few days ago. Looks like it’s game over.
Many people hate him for being a childish dude, but still this guy was dope on the mic and boards. I still wanna hear This Perfect Life. I guess he really is gonna release it for free =P
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on September 19, 2009, 04:05:02 AM
I never really got into Charles Hamilton's music. But good luck to him and whatever he does in the future.
Hey look, Dame Dash is making moves!
Blakroc Project (http://vimeo.com/6591029)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on September 19, 2009, 10:53:05 PM
R.I.P. Anthony Williams aka Grandmaster Roc Raida, Turntable innovator and DJ Icon
Roc Raida performs and honors Jam Master Jay (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CYpQFGi1Yg#normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 20, 2009, 01:32:41 AM
^ DAMN! :/ RIP RAIDA
FART To this!! A.Key and Swizz Beatz hoookin her up! Million Dollar Bill - Official Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3qBElvBVPs#normal)
Anyone watch the TWO PART OMGASS REVEAL!? I didn't lol http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhHsD8DmfIY3D1f36Y (http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhHsD8DmfIY3D1f36Y) http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh78YV4C4pbvY0fd6m (http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh78YV4C4pbvY0fd6m)
I loved Bobby Brown's rebuttal. Fucking crackhead.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 20, 2009, 01:44:18 AM
CHHYEAAAAAAH....researching for HHH Random playlist, Kardinal TRAVELING THE WORLD. so has been quiet on the music front, he dropped a few cameos:
It’s finally here! The long awaited, Mick Boogie curated remix project for one of the world’s coolest bands, Peter Bjorn & John! I got together with some of my favorite producers and emcees and came up with a Mick Boogie classic! All your favorite PBJ songs from their “Living Thing” album completely remixed and reworked, and I think you’ll love them all.
MTV liked it… The Fader liked it… And now you can have it, too…
1. Naledge & Mickey Factz: Blue Period Picasso (remixed by nVMe) 2. Freebass 808 & Christian Rich: Living Thing (remixed by Apple Juice Kid) 3. Bun B & The Kid Daytona: Losing My Mind (remixed by 6th Sense) 4. Big Pooh, Chaundon & Phil Nash: Stay This Way (remixed by Jazzy Jeff) 5. Trouble Andrew & GLC: Lay It Down (remixed by The Kickdrums) 6. Talib Kweli & 6th Sense: I Want You (remixed by William Russell / Good Life Mike) 7. 88 Keys & Outasight: 4 Out Of 5 (remixed by 6th Sense) 8. U-N-I: Last Night (remixed by Remot) 9. GZA, Buckshot & Tabi Bonney: The Feeling (remixed by Marco Polo) 10. Big Sean, Black Milk & T3: Just The Past (remixed by nVMe) 11. Kardinal Offishall, Donnis & Henok Achido: It Just Don’t Move Me (remixed by Jet Audio) 12. Wale, Young Chris & Rhymefest: Nothing To Worry About (remixed by The Kickdrums) 13. Evidence, Jerreau & Fashawn: Amsterdam (remixed by Cookin’ Soul)
(http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1016/upmess.jpg) “Belly Full” reworks Marley's “Them Belly Full” and features K'naan alongside Duck Down's Steele and Kardinal Offishall for a notable ...
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 20, 2009, 01:51:52 AM
Rae's right. And that's what i was thinking. ODB Bum Rush Pioneers em all :bow: :bow: Ol' Dirty Bastard interrupts Grammy's (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2-5GSjZvW8#normal)
"That's his lane," Rae laughed, remembering how Dirty interrupted the 1998 Grammys to protest Wu-Tang Clan's loss. "Dirt Dog did that because he had that suit on that day. Nobody seen Dirt Dog with a suit on before. That was Dirt. I'm sure everybody that's ridiculing Kanye or Lil Mama, Dirt was in that same position. He pioneered that beasting-the-stage shit."
Rae did say that Kanye's interruption of Taylor Swift wasn't quite as cool.
"Why he do that? That was a fuckin' little girl, B," Rae said. "That was some sucker shit. I ain't respect that right there. I ain't respect that.
"I like Kanye," the Chef added. "He had to be drunk or he felt like, 'Fuck that! I own the awards.' I feel that wasn't fair to her as a teenager. To do that against a little white teenager..... (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621873/20090918/raekwon.jhtml)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on September 21, 2009, 04:56:51 AM
Charles Hamilton - This Perfect Life (unreleased album)
edit: The Pink Lavalamp >>>>>> This Perfect Life. Sorry Charles =P
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on September 21, 2009, 08:01:46 AM
Nicolay - City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya Sampler (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZf59tzMmfk#normal)
Nicolay - Shibuya Station (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-aZzxEEzbA#normal)
The idea for Shibuya, the second installment in Nicolay’s City Lights series, was conceived after Nicolay’s first visit to Tokyo in November 2006. The experience proved to be life changing for Nicolay, who has studied Japanese culture for most of his adult life. “This amazing place and all of its sounds and colors immediately filled up my senses,” he says. “I felt reinvigorated.”
Once back home, he started to write and record music with a new-found sense of freedom, laying the groundwork for the albums Time:Line and Leave It All Behind as well a third album; a deeply personal homage to the Tokyo district of Shibuya that illustrates both the grandeur of Japan’s age-old heritage (“Meiji Shrine, “Rain In Ueno Park”, “The Inner Garden”) as well as the hectic city life of one of the world’s busiest metropolitan areas (“Crossing”, “Satellite”, “Bullet Train”). Where City Lights Volume 1 was primarily instrumental, on Shibuya the instrumental pieces are book-ended by several vocal songs written by Phonte and performed by Durham, North Carolina vocalist CARLITTA DURAND, who previously collaborated with Phonte on LITTLE BROTHER’s Getback album (ABB 2007). Also appearing is Foreign Exchange liveband-mate ZO!, who adds his virtuoso keyboard solos to two songs.
“It truly is like stepping into a different world”, says Nicolay about his trip to the city. “What fascinated me most about Shibuya was the co-existence of ‘old’ and ‘new’ in seemingly perfect harmony. The most advanced technologies and innovations exist next to traditions that are rooted in thousands of years of civilization.” The album’s musical foundation mirrors this hybrid of different ages, combining influences from ‘70s jazz, rock and fusion with broken beat, downtempo and electronica to form the lush, genre-bending sound that has become Nicolay’s trademark.
Download the sampler: http://www.nicolaymusic.com/2009/09/city-lights-vol-2-shibuya-sampler.php (http://www.nicolaymusic.com/2009/09/city-lights-vol-2-shibuya-sampler.php)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on September 21, 2009, 08:20:13 AM
^ album's nice!
you can dl here for those who are interested: http://speakerb0x.blogspot.com/2009/09/nicolay-city-lights-vol-2-shibuya-2009.html (http://speakerb0x.blogspot.com/2009/09/nicolay-city-lights-vol-2-shibuya-2009.html)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on September 21, 2009, 08:54:32 AM
Word! I gotta admit that listening to Shibuya made me miss Japan :P
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on September 21, 2009, 09:58:13 AM
^it's good that u got to at least stay there for awhile, but yea i've never been to japan but that album makes me feel like i'm there.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on September 21, 2009, 05:58:02 PM
Postcards From Shibuya #1: The story behind 'Shibuya' http://www.nicolaymusic.com/2009/09/the-story-behind-shibuya.php (http://www.nicolaymusic.com/2009/09/the-story-behind-shibuya.php) http://www.nicolaymusic.com/2009/09/postcards-from-shibuya-2-lose-your-way.php (http://www.nicolaymusic.com/2009/09/postcards-from-shibuya-2-lose-your-way.php) http://www.nicolaymusic.com/2009/09/shibuya-stationcrossing.php (http://www.nicolaymusic.com/2009/09/shibuya-stationcrossing.php)
Masta Killa - Things Just Ain't The Same http://sharebee.com/438154aa (http://sharebee.com/438154aa)
^it's good that u got to at least stay there for awhile, but yea i've never been to japan but that album makes me feel like i'm there.
Word. I think Nicolay managed to capture the essence of Tokyo pretty well. It also helps that he has obviously been influenced by Japanese producers like Nujabes & Kyoto Jazz Massive. For real, I would probably think that Nicolay is Japanese if I had never heard of him before. Anyways I wish he would have used more random sound clips. Like for instance hearing those train station announcement clips took me back to Japan because I rode a train like every day.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: aKaoNi on September 22, 2009, 08:21:15 PM
Sup guys, been a minute! Got a Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Mixtape that was released to promote the release of the game on Playstation Network and Xbox Live, the quality is kinda low, some good tracks though.
(http://i33.tinypic.com/r0b3p4.jpg)
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Mixtape (http://www.twitter.com/?d=1EDKMUNC)
1. “Superheroes” by Planet Asia and DJ Toure 2. “Number One” by Havoc and Nyce 3. “Terrorize” by Raekwon and Ohno 4. “The Remainder is One” by Random, Blaze Rock and Storyville 5. “Reinforcements” by DJ Qbert 6. “Take U 4 A Ryde” by Talib Kweli and Ohno 7. “Battle Drum” by Hieroglyphics 8. “Fight the Good Fight” by The Grouch and Eligh 9. “They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To” by E40 and DroopE 10. “Power Up” by MC Supernatural
Ya'll seen the 'Run This Town' Remix yet???? Got turned into 'Hunt Chris Brown' lol a good watch!
RUN THIS TOWN (SPOOF) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTw5wZXunyU#normal)
Also if ya'll hadn't heard em yet, some unreleased Tupac songs that got leaked couple months ago. First track is remake of Ambitionz as a Ridah he did talking about Mike Tyson, the second track War Gamez was another diss towards east coast rappers, he actually name drops Jay-Z, it's an acapella but still crazy to hear now, and the last track is with Snoop and I been bumping it on my ipod like crazy lately, if it were to drop now it be hot, nice vibe to it, classic song.
(http://i33.tinypic.com/2dkn8kw.jpg)
1. 2Pac – Ambitionz As A Fighta (Mike Tyson Tribute) (http://www.zshare.net/audio/63259101ca112cb1/)
2. 2Pac ft. The Outlawz – War Gamez (Unreleased A Cappella) (http://www.zshare.net/audio/632016923ddbcc47/)
3. 2Pac x Snoop Doggy Dogg – If There’s A Cure (I Don’t Want It) (http://www.zshare.net/audio/63106981ed22f685/)
O0
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on September 23, 2009, 02:06:26 AM
^ Is there a DL for the MvC2 mixtape? Gotta check out them 2pac joints too
Lupe Fiasco Run This Town Freestyle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiqwaiqtDMM#normal)
War Is Not Necessary! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxfGIReHPdA#normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on September 23, 2009, 04:48:18 AM
247HH V2: Raekwon (http://vimeo.com/6475272)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on September 23, 2009, 06:55:13 AM
Drake - Forever feat. Kanye, Lil Wayne, Eminem video
VIBE.com -- Tupac Shakur -- The Lost Interview, Pt. 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDK3q0w2tWs#normal)
Edit: What is up with Slaughterhouse in the back during Em's verse during Forever? Good to see Em & Royce together though
It appears Slaughterhouse is now in negotiations in signing with Shady (http://www.sohh.com/2009/09/slaughterhouse_eminem_rep.html) so we'll see how that goes. Def be nice to see Em and Royce on a track together again.
Cadence Weapon - he's so sick, he was named the poet laureate of Edmonton. His roots is so dope. His father was a pioneering DJ on indie radio while his grandfather is Rollie Miles, a football player for the Edmonton Eskimos.
The Joe, he opened for GZA. He's like a geek rapper, here's his mixtape: (http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6614/coolschooloption1600.jpg) http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mtqmdjwntzn (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mtqmdjwntzn)
More shit: http://www.myspace.com/thejoehiphop (http://www.myspace.com/thejoehiphop)
His own label. http://olduglyco.com/fr_index.cfm (http://olduglyco.com/fr_index.cfm)
Biggie immortalized him in rhyme, but by the time the Brooklyn MC name-checked Mr. Magic on 1994's Ready to Die, the DJ was already a living legend. It was confirmed today that Mr. Magic passed away after suffering a heart attack. (At press time it was unknown how old he was.)
Magic, born John Rivas, was a pioneer in hip-hop and made his mark as the first DJ to host a mixshow hour on commercial radio, which was revolutionary in the early 1980s but as common as a rap CD with a "Parental Advisory" sticker on it today. Back in 1982 when Mr. Magic, along with Marley Marl as his DJ and Tyrone "Fly Ty" Williams as co-producer, kick-started "Rap Attack," the program's launch was arguably as significant to music history as when the Moonman planted the MTV flag in outer space.
"Rap Attack" was a cultural touchstone fondly remembered by countless rappers, breakdancers, journalists and fans who were transfixed by the early sounds of hip-hop transmitted through their speakers by Mr. Magic.
Aside from the musical nods ("Juicy" and Whodini's "Magic's Wand"), Magic was also known for his part in the watershed battle between the Juice Crew — founded by Marley Marl and featuring Big Daddy Kane, Craig G. and Kool G Rap — and KRS-One's Boogie Down Productions.
The Bronx collective allegedly first heard the Juice Crew's MC Shan track "The Bridge," an ode thought to be proclaiming hip-hop's start in Queens, while pushing their demo to Magic. After feeling snubbed by Magic, who was affiliated with the Juice Crew, BDP fired back with the classic tracks "The Bridge is Over" and "South Bronx." The tracks were spun heavily by Magic rival Red Alert, fueling the memorable "Bridge Wars" that lasted throughout the '80s.
In the '90s, tensions between the camps subsided and Mr. Magic began receiving acclaim as DJs like Funkmaster Flex ascended from mixshow spinners into prime-time talents.
This afternoon, Hot 97's Mister Cee dedicated his mixshow hour to Mr. Magic's memory, and on Twitter thousands of condolences have been posted by everyone from Talib Kweli to Styles P.
DJ Premier perhaps said it best when he blogged about the mixshow icon.
"He was known for his direct and sarcastic attitude on the air," he wrote. "And every artist wanted his approval when it came to breaking new records."
He was hip-hop's Walter Cronkite and a respected voice gone far too soon. May his wand rest in peace.
The RZA, the Abbot of the Wu-Tang Clan and hip-hop culture’s most dynamic genius, imparts the lessons he’s learned on the journey that’s taken him from the Staten Island projects to international superstar, all along the way a devout student of knowledge in every form he’s found it—on the streets, in religion, in martial arts, in chess, in popular culture. Part chronicle of an extraordinary life and part spiritual and philosophical discourse, The Tao of Wu is a nonfiction Siddhartha for the hip-hop generation —an engaging, seeking book that will enlighten, entertain, and inspire.
The legions of Wu-Tang fans are accustomed to this heady mix—their obsession with the band’s puzzlelike lyrics and elaborate mythology has propelled the group through fifteen years of dazzling, multiplatform success. In his 2005 bestseller The Wu-Tang Manual, the RZA provided the barest glimpse of how that mythology worked. In The Tao of Wu, he takes us deep inside the complex sense of wisdom and spirituality that has been at the core of his commercial and creative success.
The book is built around major moments in the RZA’s life when he was faced with a dramatic turning point, either bad (a potential prison sentence) or good (a record deal that could pull his family out of poverty), and the lessons he took from each experience. His points of view are always surprising and provocative, and reveal a profound, genuine, and abiding wisdom—consistently tempered with humor and peppered with unique, colloquial phraseology. It is a spiritual memoir as the world has never seen before, and will never see again.
The book can be pre-ordered through the Penguin Books website for $25 USD, with an official release scheduled for October 15th, 2009.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on October 07, 2009, 02:14:21 AM
^ That beat is bananas.
Crooked I – Guess Who’s Back (Ft. Snoop Dogg) http://usershare.net/xvp08fx4ceh3 (http://usershare.net/xvp08fx4ceh3)
I have been on a huge Slaughterhouse binge lately and new material that is good is good. Here is the album cover (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3431/3988237320_61f34cd091_o.jpg)
Q-Tip - Life Is Better: Closed-Captioned (Official Music Video) HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwvMJVF1ofY#noexternalembed-normal)
NAS on CNN- Open letter to warriors, Death of chicago honor student (Derrion Albert) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siBE8XFRCwk#normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 07, 2009, 07:17:26 AM
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Public Enemy 'ask fans to fund new LP'
Tuesday, October 6 2009, 3:46pm EDT
Public Enemy are reportedly asking fans to help fund the recording of their latest album. According to NME, the rap collective have signed a deal with fan-funding engine SellaBand, and are hoping to raise $250,000 (£157,000) in individual payments of $25 (£15) in order to record and release the as-yet-untitled album. In return, fans who invest in the album will receive a share in the revenue of the album, as well as a numbered copy of it. Speaking about the deal in a statement, Public Enemy's Chuck D praised SellaBand's business model.
"SellaBand's financial engine model goes about restructuring the music business in reverse," he explained. "It starts with fans first, then the artists create from there. The music business is built on searching for fans and this is a brand new way for acts to create a new album with fans first, already on board." Public Enemy are the first high-profile band to sign a deal with SellaBand, which is based in Amsterdam. Under the deal, they will retain complete ownership of the album, and can also choose how fans are rewarded for funding them.
Jay-Z has said that he would be interested in collaborating with former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher. The 'Run This Town' rapper said that he has heard rumours about Noel Gallagher working with Snoop Dogg and proposed that he do something similar with Liam. "I hear Snoop Dogg might be teaming up with Noel," he told The Sun. "If that's the case then I would love to work with Liam. Their music is tight and I think we could blend our styles well.
"When I teamed up with Linkin Park nobody expected that to work but we made a massive success of it. The same could happen with Liam." He added: "When you have two artists like us in a room just throwing about ideas you come up with something brilliant fairly easily. I don't know what he is up to now but he can give me a call." Yesterday, the hip-hop star announced a one-off show at London's Alexandra Palace, which will take place on November 4.
US rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Method Man turned himself in to police yesterday morning, to be charged with tax evasion. The rapper, whose real name is Clifford Smith, reported to Staten Island police station. He is accused of failing to file or pay New York state income tax between 2004 and 2007 and owes an estimated $33,000 (£20,730) in arrears. District attorney Daniel Donovan said: "Taxes are the burden that all citizens share in a civil society, whether you are an 'average Joe' on the street or a high-profile rap artist.
"Failure to properly report and pay your taxes is a crime against all citizens and will be aggressively investigated and prosecuted. Because of the alleged action of people like Mr Smith, law-abiding citizens face higher taxes and reduced government services." Smith told the State Island Advance: "It’s a miscommunication that will be resolved in the near future." Previously, Smith blamed his tax issues on chronic marijuana use. "Myself, I'm a pothead," he told the New York Daily News in March. "It's no secret. Everyone knows that. I go on the road and forget everything else." Smith could now face up to four years in prison.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 07, 2009, 10:36:17 PM
Raekwon "Surgical Gloves" Music Video Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9GT_6szE-A#normal)
Surgical motherfucking Gloves! :shocked: :thumbup
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on October 08, 2009, 12:14:42 AM
247HH Wild Tour Story: Ghostface & Raekwon (http://vimeo.com/6940065) Ghostface "ODB...til his dick was raw" (http://vimeo.com/6806135) Ghostface Killah "It's Poetry" (http://vimeo.com/6806254)
Summit on the Summit - TV shoot (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOm1kgwwDsY#ws-normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on October 09, 2009, 01:58:02 AM
Apparently Lupe was not quite happy with MTV's Hottest MC list Lupe Fiasco - "Fire" http://www.zshare.net/audio/6665020247b6e7ca/ (http://www.zshare.net/audio/6665020247b6e7ca/) (This is not from Lasers)
Edit: Lupe's comment:
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Not a diss of the list...knew I wasn't gonna make it ha!...but I'm using the fact that I wasn't on it as an excuse to just start wrecking shit on a frequent basis so by the time the next one comes out I'll be number 1,2,3,4 and 5...
Edit #2: The homey Flyp be sayin the beat is Hendrix
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 09, 2009, 10:18:32 AM
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Banhart to make album with GZA?
It's a simple fact of life that when hip-hop artists make albums, there's bound to be at least a few guest appearances from very special friends and brothers. That's just the way it is. But rarely are collaborations inter-genre - which is exactly what we appear to have in this meeting of minds in GZA and Devendra Banhart. It's not too often that they are they this pant-stretchingly interesting, either. Earlier this week we saw the link-up of Mercer and Mouse but that is something which was on the cards already. This time it's a little more unexpected, though both are men who are no strangers to a bit of collaboration. In an interview with Paste Magazine, Banhart dropped the hint (or the bomb, more accurately), telling us that Wu-Tang member RZA heard the first track of Banhart's forthcoming What Will We Be, gave it to GZA and, some while later, the G-Man did a bit of freestylin' over the top, with amazing results.
Yet, this relationship had already started to blossom somewhat. Banhart was working the 1s and 2s at Wu-Tang press agent Heathcliffe Berru's birthday party, at which GZA was also a guest. Some way later, GZA heard Banhart's stuff, liked it and got in touch with the man himself. GZA also turned up unexpectedly at a music festival, something which took Banhart a little by surprise. He said:
"I played Coachella, and, lo and behold, I looked on the sidelines and there was GZA. I was stunned. So we hung out and talked — we talked about atomic energy and how the sun is powered. We talked about dark matter. Then I sent him my catalog [sic]. And he said 'Hey man, will you write some stuff? Let's write together.'"
Dark matter? Plenty of that in GZA's career. He added:
"[he] has shared his new writing with me and I’ve sent a couple sketches. With his new work I can tailor the sketches I already had. We’re at the beginning stages."
All that, before dropping another explosion about how the way of the Wu really influenced him in days gone by:
"Liquid Swords was my formative album," he says. "I mean, I love the GZA. Not everybody knows I'm a big fan of Wu-Tang. I started making music thanks to skate videos, and a big part of skateboarding at the time was hip-hop. The first thing I ever did with a printer was print out the Wu-Tang symbol—the W—and just glue it on my skateboard."
So, though their mutual respect and the prospect of them working together is fairly clear, just what sort of material they'll produce is not. Rapping over folkish guitar lines and arrangements? Or some ROUGH BEATS backed by some ethereal whining? Or, perhaps, just something completely left-of-field like, I dunno, them covering the songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein. We can't rule anything out at this stage but we wait with a ridiculously high level of anticipation.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: mode107 on October 10, 2009, 05:07:07 PM
This is a mashup of Biggie's Party and Bullshit, and Miley Cyrus' Party in the USA. This shit is good :thumbup Biggie Smalls(Party and Bullshit) Hannah Montana (party in the usa) Remix by andrew hathaway (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENYsanXR0pQ#normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 11, 2009, 09:49:16 AM
^ LOLWUT!!
FREE MEF!!
Peep this shit with GZA and :canada: connection aka Feist producer (http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/4459/upmocky.jpg)
Mocky featuring GZA "Birds of a Feather" 10/9/2009 By Josiah Hughes
From King Khan and Fucked Up to Devendra Banhart and Black Lips, OG Wu-Tang rapper the GZA has been all over the indie rock world as of late. So it shouldn't be too much of a surprise that the MC recorded a guest verse for funky Berlin-via-Saskatchewan producer Mocky. (http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=137&csid2=804&fid1=41729)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on October 12, 2009, 07:02:17 AM
So, i really slept on this Rapper right here until like, a month ago when i got the Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens album. A westcoast rapper who got signed under a major label recently, so he's probably gonna blow up in the next few years.
The search isn't working for me, so i dunno if these are a repost. But here's Blu's mixtapes
So(ul) Amazing pt 1 (http://theechochamberblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/20080403-blu2.jpeg?w=450&h=450) 01 Blu – Piece 02 Blu – Git It Now f. Move.Meant & Trek Life 03 Blu – City of Los(t) Ang(e)les f. Co$$ 04 Sene – Dope 4 Gold f. Blu 05 Blu – Spanish Winter 06 Blu – My Boy Blu 07 It’s Ok (Part One) f. Myth & Definite 08 Blu – Local Legend (prod. Flying Lotus) 09 Blu – Respect 10 J Dilla – Sun In My Face f. Blu & Jontel 11 Mumbles – Never Ending f. Flora Purim & Blu 12 Blu – Top 5 N Luv (Taking a Little Break) 13 Talib Kweli – Hostile Gospel (rmx) f. Joell Ortiz & Blu 14 Blu – Bad News Barnes 15 Blu & Sene are… A Day Late A Dollar Short – Stoopid (prod. Blu) 16 Blu – Mars (rmx) 17 Blu – Fly (Song of Liberation) (prod. Exile) 18 Blu – Maintain f. Donel Smokes, Co$$ & Jontel (prod. Exile)
So(ul) Amazing pt 2 (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3134/3183537476_012d2c3133_o.jpg) 1. Blu – Wake Up 2. Blu – Never Be Another Me 3. Blu – For Whom The Bell Tolls (Ft. Evidence, Phonte & Will.i.am) (Prod. By Khrysis) 4. Blu – The Classy Man 5. Blu – We Got You (Prod. By Sene) 6. Blu – I’m Gonna Need You 7. Blu – Change (Ya World) 8. Blu – Lear Jet (Feat. Folk & Stress) (Prod. By Folk & Stress) 9. Blu – On Mars (Feat. Sene) 10. Blu – Vibrate (Feat. Dela) (Prod. By Dela) 11. Blu – The Times (Feat. Keelay & Zaire, Fortilive & Nino Moschella) 12. Blu – All The Kings Men (Feat. Tiron) 13. Blu – Gone 14. Blu – Therapy (Feat. The Alchemist, Evidence, Talib & Kid CuDi) 15. Blu – Baby Don’t Leave Me Now (Feat. Mainframe) 16. Blu – Angelic (Feat. Co$$) (Prod. By Alphabet 4) 17. Blu – Nuts Hang 18. Blu – Hard Times (Feat. DJ Cadik) (Prod. By DJ Cadik) 19. Blu – Mars (Original) (Prod. By Dela)
Johnson & Jonson - Bout it Bout it Johnson&Jonson "Bout it Bout it" HI-Res Version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2UvoVYBS-g#normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on October 12, 2009, 07:37:41 AM
^ yeah the blu & exile album is heat. there's a lot of incredible underground emcee's and producers thats been overlooked or yet to be heard. it's a shame, but they are out there.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 13, 2009, 06:52:28 AM
Blu :thumbup
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RZA: Wu-Tang a drive-by away from never existing
(CNN) -- The Wu-Tang Clan -- the New York hip-hop supergroup that spawned millions of album sales, nine solo acts and a few acting careers -- almost never was. Method Man, the group's most recognizable voice, was nearly killed before the band formed, Wu-Tang's chief producer, RZA, writes in his forthcoming memoir. Meth was walking to buy marijuana at 160 Park Hill Avenue in Staten Island -- the house in Wu-Tang's "Protect Ya Neck" video -- when RZA saw him across the street, he writes in the book.
"Come over here, yo!" RZA beckoned, according to "The Tao of Wu" (Riverhead). "He stopped and came running over. A few seconds later -- pow-pow-pow-pow-pow! -- a guy started shooting up the front of 160. A buddy of ours, Poppy, an innocent, school-going, nice guy -- he was shot and killed right there." It wasn't the only close call RZA said could have snuffed the band that rewrote the rule book for hip-hop acts. The year before the group formed in 1993, RZA was acquitted on an attempted murder charge that could have put him behind bars for eight years, he writes in "The Tao of Wu," out Thursday.
Expanding on the book's anecdotes in an interview with CNN, RZA explained that if he had been imprisoned or if Method Man, aka Clifford Smith, had been killed, the band never would have come to fruition. RZA, whose real name is Robert Diggs and whose stage name is pronounced "Rizza," also talked about his role in the death of his cousin, Russell Jones, better known as Ol' Dirty Bastard or ODB. Two days before his 36th birthday in 2004, ODB died in a New York recording studio from an overdose of cocaine and painkillers. RZA writes in the book that he once witnessed ODB force his own son to watch him do drugs. RZA tried to leave, he writes, but ODB wouldn't let him. Now, RZA told CNN, he wishes he would've been tougher with ODB about his drug problem.
Following are excerpts from the interview, which has been edited for language, flow and length:
CNN: Could your imprisonment or Method Man's death have derailed Wu-Tang's formation?
RZA: Either one of those incidents could definitely have derailed it. Of course, myself being the abbot, the one who came with the idea, if I wouldn't have made it out of that tumultuous time -- it seemed like I wasn't going to make it out of it; there was a lot of odds against me -- but we stood strong, and self-defense made sense to the jury. We beat that ...
It was the victory over that incident that made me change my whole direction. In a way, it's double-edged in that incident. One, if I would've lost that, yeah, Wu-Tang wouldn't have happened, but also it's the victory of it that inspired me and gave me the drive also to go and really get serious about Wu-Tang and the things I was dealing with.
Same thing with Meth, he always brings it up ... that that day saved his life. He actually said, if it was anybody else calling him, he wouldn't have came.
CNN: In the book, you cite lessons from Eastern religions, Christianity, Islam, [Nation of Islam offshoot] Five Percent, numerology, comic books, kung fu, chess. What would you say to someone who says it's difficult to reconcile these dogmas?
RZA: Like it says in the Bible, "In the beginning was the word, and the word became flesh" -- if we go to the root of the word, we will find that, yeah, everything is similar. Everything is teaching us all the same path.
It's just that one religion was good for these people because of their living conditions. In the Quran, they mention paradise being filled with wells, wells of water, and if you're in the desert and you've got a chance to get water and gardens -- as they describe paradise in the holy Quran -- if you're going to get gardens, that's the paradise that fits your situation. ... Everything they're saying relates to the people they're talking to. ...
You remove the messenger and take the message.
CNN: You say in the book that your penchant for violent lyrics in your younger years "was a product of my history and environment" and that it no longer represents you. But you also say you won't repudiate violence. Why not?
RZA: One reason I haven't repudiated it is because when it's necessary, it's necessary. [The Bible's] Ecclesiastes tell us there's a time for everything -- a time for war, a time for peace -- so in times for war, there's time for violence.
Then in [the Hindu scripture] Bhagavad Gita, it says Arjuna was talking, Arjuna didn't want to commit violent acts against an army that was attacking him. He couldn't find it in his heart to do it. It was people he loved. He didn't want to get into violence, but Krishna had to point out to him, "Your duty is your duty." ...
So, to me, violence in the light of justice is still violent, but I don't see it the same. It's because of justice that I don't repudiate violence because justice must be served somehow.
CNN: ODB was a product of his environment as well. To what degree were you and other Wu-Tang members responsible for his death?
RZA: The guys would say it's more me than them because they say that's my cousin and I was right there. If you let a man that you love or anybody -- man, woman or child that you love -- sit there and destroy themselves in front of you, you're neglecting them ...
Everybody let him do what he wanted to do. ... There were times when I took his drugs and threw them down the toilet. When I do that, he would get so pissed off I don't see him for weeks after that. ...
So it got to a point, I was like, "[expletive] it, let him do his drugs" just to have him around me, just to keep him there. ... But it's still neglect, yo.
CNN: You say you ran Wu-Tang like a dictatorship in its first five years. I know you and Raekwon have had creative differences and Ghostface Killah is suing you over royalties. Ever regret the dictatorship approach?
RZA: I don't regret it because it got us to the power we are. ...
To me, in the beginning, the dictatorship led us to such a strong foundation that even though Wu-Tang seemed to be crumbling, it didn't fall because of the root foundation of one man's idea. But now as it's coming back together -- we're living in the twilight age of it right now -- it's still surviving because of the democracy of it.
CNN: Wu-Tang is still around, but nothing like the heyday of the 1990s. Will we ever see a renaissance?
RZA: Well, to me, Wu-Tang is beyond Wu-Tang Clan. ... It's just like hip-hop is beyond Grandmaster Flash, but Grandmaster Flash was one of the first guys to hit those turntables like that. ...
The same thing with Wu-Tang. You'll see the difference in hip-hop from the moment we came in to before we came in. We changed it. We changed the whole structure.
CNN: Have you accomplished everything you've set out to accomplish?
RZA: I'm me and the me that's me is me and is going to continue to be me, and it's always reaching and growing. I'm grateful for what I've accomplished. I'm grateful for anyone who thinks I accomplished something and says, "Well he did this; he did that." I'm proud to be accepted, but I feel like I've just scratched the surface for some weird reason.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 13, 2009, 07:34:26 AM
DOPE!! Tao of Wu is gonna be the blue print to any organization. The first 5 years of Wu was the most amazing period. What's Ghost and Rae complaining now.
And Props Mocha!! EXILE and Blu giving new west coast a new name. Unlike Dre. WOO DETOX.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 13, 2009, 09:46:34 PM
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Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture Vol. 2: Enter The Dubstep… (http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip00047.jpg)
Frank Radio and iHipHop Distribution are proud to announce the highly anticipated follow-up to 2005’s “Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture Vol. 1″ On November 10th, the newest and freshest sounds in underground electronic music encounter the grimiest and most hardcore hip-hop click in this one-of-a-kind album: “Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture Vol. 2: Enter The Dubstep.” As Vol. 1 sought to introduce hip-hop fans in general, and specifically, the famously large, loyal and diverse fan-base of the Wu-Tang to the burgeoning world of underground hip-hop, so Vol. 2 seeks to expose another untapped resource of underground talent, skill and artistry to this very same avid and intrepid fan-base.
The project serves a double purpose as well: many of the pioneers and practitioners (DJ’s and producers) in the Dubstep world came up in a time when Wu-Tang ruled the international airwaves. Unlike much commercial hip-hop, the immediacy of Wu-Tang’s sound spoke to many outside of the scope of the typical hip-hop fan, across oceans and at home. Their music and style helped to shape an emerging artform that hadn’t yet defined itself. Now, in 2009, as dubstep continues to grow, expand and encompass more styles and subgenres, the Wu-Tang sound is reintroduced into the mix, to spawn a new and unique musical crossbreeding, that is greater than the sum of its constituent parts.
This groundbreaking album is trail-blazing the collaboration between Dubstep and Hip-Hop, with stomach-pounding, bass-thumping guttural beats, and gully, gritty and grimy lyrics that break into the next decade in the chapters of each respective genre’s history. With Scuba, Parson, Trillbass, Dakimh, DZ, Rogue Star, Stenchman, Datsik & many more producing not remixes, but complex re-interpollations that include a veritable goldmine of Wu-Tang verses from the vaults that feature Raekwon, Ghostface Killa, RZA, GZA, Method Man, U-God & Masta Killa, Wu affiliates Killah Priest, Bronze Nazareth, Prodigal Sunn, Solomon Childs, Son One & more, and guest spots from Busta Rhymes, MF Doom, Pimp C, Three 6 Mafia, Ras Kass, Vast Aire, Canibus, Lord Jamar & many more, this one of a kind compilation is at the forefront of an emerging cultural and musical blend that is taking place on the margins of the mainstream, but will be talked about for years to come….
“Deep Space” Featuring RZA & Lord Jamar (Jay Da Flex & Yoof Remix) http://burnupload.ihiphop.com/download.php?id=649E86C41 (http://burnupload.ihiphop.com/download.php?id=649E86C41)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 14, 2009, 09:45:24 AM
:dizzy: That SHIT IS DOPE!!!!! Unlike what Del dropped with Deltron 3030 ....just thumping thumping thumping WUTANG!!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 14, 2009, 11:39:39 PM
Raekwon In Berlin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWthA6UxiNM#ws-normal) Raekwon In Amsterdam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkLLtp1vjQA#ws-normal) Raekwon in Philly part 1 O D B (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb2JZRX5jwY#normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 15, 2009, 08:58:41 PM
Killah Priest "The 7 Crowns Of God" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfX90bof5GA#ws-normal) Killah Priest - Truth (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npBs2BK4iMk#normal) Killah Priest ft Ras Kass - Milli Vanilli (Elizabeth) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B0UbejfZm8#ws-normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on October 16, 2009, 12:05:24 AM
One hour special Mos Def in Japan
Current Music Presents: Embedded with Mos Def in Japan // Current (http://www.current.com/e/http://current.com/items/91182884_current-music-presents-embedded-with-mos-def-in-japan)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 16, 2009, 08:07:52 AM
RZA was signing shit at Barnes & Noble. lol I wonder if Ping made it when I txt'd him at 3pm
Srsly. Rika Ishikawa and Wu-Tang are the celebs I would most like to meet.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 18, 2009, 03:25:03 AM
The Presser. (ETA: Featuring shaky cameraman and gangsta MC lady!!)
RZA THE TAO OF WU - Book Signing Tour (NYC) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHRrWNQIAtI#normal)
This is fuckin dope quote...
"We all travel a way or path in life. What I did in this book, we broke it down to seven pillars of wisdom of different things that happened in my life that brought me to the fruition of the man I am. I think all of us are striving to be better men, and sometimes we don't have a map. Going to the 'hood, we just know the 'hood talk and the 'hood mentality or the American video game mentality. As the great, late Mr. Magic — rest in peace, Mr. Magic — would say, when his show would go off, he would say, 'A fool can learn from his own mistakes, but a wise man learns from the mistakes of others.' That's what this book is." (http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/10/16/rza-hip-hop-quote/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 18, 2009, 09:00:50 AM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on October 18, 2009, 10:15:16 PM
diggin' this album :thumbup (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51LdOBH4ZUL._SL500_AA240_.jpg)
1. Intro 2. Freedom 3. Hey Young World feat. Aloe Blacc & Devoya 4. Stars 5. Life As A Shorty feat. J. Mitchell 6. The Ecology 7. Our Way feat. Evidence 8. Why 9. Samsonite Man 10. Father 11. Sunny CA. feat. Coss & Mistah Fab 12. Bo Jackson feat. Exile 13. Lupita 14. When She Calls 15. Boy Meets World
Bonus Tracks: -The Score feat. Planet Asia -Breathe feat. Bravo
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on October 20, 2009, 04:09:18 AM
Travis Barker Remix Slaughterhouse "The One" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wai9NBOMUOE#ws-normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 20, 2009, 10:31:39 PM
RZA Produces 'On The House' For Wu-Tang Members http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/447554/rza-produces-on-the-house-for-wu-tang-members.jhtml (http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/447554/rza-produces-on-the-house-for-wu-tang-members.jhtml)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on October 23, 2009, 03:37:07 AM
KARDINAL OFFISHALL 'CLEAR!' (Official Video-HD) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3wSI7zQf6A#normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on October 23, 2009, 05:18:21 AM
Masta Ace & Edo G - Little Young | Official HD Music Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoePdFAGXE4#normal)
the new masta ace & edo g is kinda funny lol
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on October 24, 2009, 02:25:52 AM
Hevehitta and DJ Unexpected are back once again focusing on the “Deadly Duo” of Nas and Jay Z. This mixtape features demo tracks, unreleased songs and break beats from the two. DJ Unexpected gets his “Look What I Found” on for the break beat section, and gives you the break beats / samples that were used for both Illmatic and Reasonable Doubt.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 24, 2009, 09:29:45 AM
Long RZA interview: http://www.avclub.com/articles/rza,34255/1/ (http://www.avclub.com/articles/rza,34255/1/)
:thumbup
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 24, 2009, 10:32:49 AM
Dope shit. RZA interviews make your IQ grow a few points. Like what he says on
There are lessons you can only learn from experience.
RZA: That’s right. From experience, you should be able to learn from anything, because experience is the best teacher. ........... “I’m not going to end up with these same results. I’m going to learn from other men’s experience.”
so fucking true. Need to check if my bookstore has it.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 24, 2009, 11:23:02 PM
It don't make sense!
BLACK KEYS ft RZA & Pharaohe Monch Dollars Sense (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRVtVmtUuAE#normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 25, 2009, 02:49:03 AM
LISTEN NOW! NPR! :pimp:
'The Tao Of Wu': RZA Waxes Philosophical
direct link to the download: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114115740 (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114115740)
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October 24, 2009 - The Wu-Tang Clan is one of the most successful and influential acts in the history of hip-hop. Over the years, member Robert Diggs, far better known as RZA (pronounced riz-za), found success outside hip-hop while still acting as a booster for the culture. He now holds credits as a music producer, rapper, screenwriter, actor and director, as well as author of his second book, The Tao of Wu. He recently sat down with NPR's Guy Raz.
Though still a young man at 40, RZA finds himself in a position to reflect on his success. When did he first want to become an artist?
"At a very young age, 9 years old, actually," he says. "And at first, it was just wanting to be rapping to be cool, or break-dancing to be cool, and expressing myself. But during the teenage years, DJ-ing and everything, and battling, it was more like some kind of lust or urge to become the world supreme master at a craft. And I would go around the city battling DJs. At the same time, I wanted to be the best MC, walking around, battling MCs who had the best lyrics."
But the ego-driven dreams didn't last long.
"As I grew older, and got into the late teens and early 20s, I wanted to be a voice of the people," RZA says. "You know, getting locked up all the time, and going through so much oppression and seeing it all around myself, I wanted to be a voice for it. And also to have a knowledge of myself, I realized that the word was powerful, and I could use this power to help enlighten others."
Wu Wisdom
The new book is a series of seven lessons that RZA learned along his journey in life. He talks about his childhood in a two-bedroom apartment, sometimes shared with as many as 19 people. He says he had a tough life as a kid in the projects, but that he learned valuable lessons in the process.
"Well, beyond, 'Make sure you eat first...' " RZA says with a laugh. "No, I learned a lot from hardship. I guess the hardship and taking the goodness out of it."
Upon hearing "Triumph," an early hit for The Wu-Tang Clan, RZA still seems excited by music he helped create nearly two decades ago.
"Oh, man, this song right here takes me back ... to the good times of me and brothers running around the world performing in front of 30,000 kids with Rage Against the Machine, and getting a chance to spread out hip-hop culture and knowledge out there," he says. "Also, you hear some of the illest lyrics ever written."
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 27, 2009, 09:53:36 AM
BONG! The Rza on Tavis Smiley????
The RZA on TS (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xawa3s)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 28, 2009, 01:05:26 AM
Rakim Speaks On Nas 'Unauthorized Biography' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bprIqJ2M1SQ#normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on October 28, 2009, 01:32:22 AM
^ Weird. I saw an interview with both Nas & Rakim sitting next to each other and Ra seemed honored and cool that Nas did that song. Well time does change things and Rakim does make some valid points
Lupe Fiasco - All The Way Turnt Up http://limelinx.com/files/2831145b9aedbff35feffb28787607ec (http://limelinx.com/files/2831145b9aedbff35feffb28787607ec)
Idle Warship x Mick Boogie - Party Robot (mixtape) Which Cover do you want? (http://api.ning.com/files/X7fpYjJ*mR23QBPFx3F-J9a7ioOQN3Y1Cea-8zivFIGh996fneFVr*IZ5EGtrQcReEi56OJR0np6W02tXqbPxa8QaxDEpGvt/500_IW_PR.jpg) http://usershare.net/hbrpluovpg5a (http://usershare.net/hbrpluovpg5a)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on October 28, 2009, 09:27:58 AM
that jay elec exhibit c is blowin my mind. dope.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on October 29, 2009, 03:18:01 AM
Black Thought x Black Dante: 75 Bars (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOLgn9ehuu4#normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 29, 2009, 09:46:48 PM
On December 22, Method Man, Raekwon and Ghostface will be releasing one helluva an album. To promote this highly anticipated release, we proudly present “The Wu-Massacre” Part I of III Trailers inspired by the classic David Fincher flick “Seven”. Enjoy!
Method Man x Raekwon x Ghostface Killah – The Wu Massacre (Trailer #1) http://2dopeboyz.okayplayer.com/2009/10/29/method-man-x-raekwon-x-ghostface-killah-the-wu-massacre-trailer-1-video/ (http://2dopeboyz.okayplayer.com/2009/10/29/method-man-x-raekwon-x-ghostface-killah-the-wu-massacre-trailer-1-video/)
:shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
JROCC SPINS NEW MADVILLAIN AT FAT BEATS LIVE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKs3hsFzNfg#normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on October 30, 2009, 12:01:51 AM
December 22nd? Damn thats quick
Edit: Damn, Lupe is putting in work! http://limelinx.com/files/babba3dd0cc6eab0248f6fd145642994 (http://limelinx.com/files/babba3dd0cc6eab0248f6fd145642994)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 30, 2009, 09:46:15 AM
Ghost Stories With Ghostface Killah http://soundhustle.com/?page=vid.view&vid=1085 (http://soundhustle.com/?page=vid.view&vid=1085)
:lol:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 31, 2009, 08:18:51 AM
^ LOL Fucking Ghost is too funny.
KARDI NEWS!! From his twitter. (http://twitpic.com/photos/kardinalO) He getting more exposure: Still filming on set for "Beat the World" due out fall 2010...I know, I know-its not a porn... :lol:
plus he's gonna be on the Olympics Torch Relay (http://twitpic.com/nj8fb)!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on November 02, 2009, 08:07:47 AM
DJ Jazzy Jeff & Michael Jackson - He's the King, I'm The DJ mixtape (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2680/4047072023_64fabc2d6a_o.jpg) (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2562/4047814042_8bc818ae1d_o.jpg)
fuck, i never knew how much his music was sampled. Long live the King
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 03, 2009, 12:57:11 AM
Off Ghost's twat and site:
"Check out Ghostface Killah's interview with Distortion 2 Static. They discuss ODB, The Wizard of Poetry In Emerald City, Adidas and More!" http://ghostfacekillah.com/news_d.aspx?nid=5570 (http://ghostfacekillah.com/news_d.aspx?nid=5570)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 03, 2009, 04:16:08 PM
50 Cent Breaks Down on Connecticut Radio Morning Show (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQjTBzMcrYM#normal) :lol:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 04, 2009, 09:21:05 AM
Jay Electronica "Exhibit C" at redbull "secret show " in nyc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8XVCjtOy04#normal) Jay electronica performs "Dear Moleskine" nyc (part 1) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZEdUqXXXuc#normal) Jay electronica secret show in nyc (part 2) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGLuDoN6egE#normal)
Jay Electronica - Live @ Santos (11/3/09) [Full Audio] http://usershare.net/0ps7esq8yl5g (http://usershare.net/0ps7esq8yl5g)
Jay also reveals that he’s working with Pete Rock and Eminem of all people on a few upcoming “Exhibit” tracks. http://nahright.com/news/2009/11/04/jay-electronica-live-santos-11309-full-audio/ (http://nahright.com/news/2009/11/04/jay-electronica-live-santos-11309-full-audio/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on November 06, 2009, 01:48:51 AM
Red, Meth & Lupe
Lupe on stage with Redman and Method Man 11-4-9 (http://vimeo.com/7460237)
Snoop & Lupe
Lupe Fiasco & Snoop Dogg - "Superstar" Live 11-4-9 (http://vimeo.com/7460504)
Is it okay for me to geek out?
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on November 06, 2009, 02:52:47 AM
RZA is on a whole other level
RZA x Supreme x Jake Davis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-edjY5SWOs#normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: cool_kickin_dude on November 06, 2009, 03:26:57 AM
have to put this up since it has ODB!!! it's on the new DJ Hero game and I've been playing this for a couple of days now
DJ Hero - Daft Punk Da Funk vs NASA Strange Enough ft Karen O, ODB & Fatlip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlWqjThJ35Q&feature=related#normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on November 06, 2009, 04:58:44 AM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 06, 2009, 06:31:21 PM
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Mos Def, Jay Electronica, Curren$y Record Group Album
Rappers, who met at Dame Dash's DD172 space, call themselves Center Edge Territory.
"Just chillin'" with Dame Dash may have just spawned a rap supergroup project. On Wednesday, at Dash's new facility (art gallery, TV studio, music studio and more), DD172, critically acclaimed underground lyricist Curren$y told MTV News that he, Jay Electronica and Mos Def have combined forces to start recording an entire album together. "That's ridiculous!" Curren$y said. "Jay Electronica is from my city, he's from New Orleans. I never met homie until I stepped foot in this building. He came here to meet Mos. And Mos, I had only known him for 24 hours prior to that. But genuine people could recognize [each other], it was like, 'Let's go.' " Curren$y said Mos came up with the name of "Center Edge Territory" for the trio. When asked exactly what the moniker means, Curren$y would only comment emphatically, "Everything! That's everything!
"We all know the game is in turmoil. We know the machine messed it up," he added, explaining why they will be putting their music out independently instead of with a major label. "We know we don't even need to play that game, especially with access to all of this sh--. We are our own machine." So far, Center Edge Territory have recorded six records together, but they have no concrete plans as to when the full-length album will drop. "The funny thing, it came from just chilling," Dash said. "If you're gonna be here [at DD172], there's no hanging out.
"There's no reason to be here unless you have the ability to work or you're working," Dash explained of the space Mos nicknamed of the "24-Hour Karate School." "This is like an office where you work in a different way." Dash is putting out BlakRoc by the Black Keys (featuring collaborations with Mos Def, Jim Jones, Q-Tip, Ludacris, RZA and others) on November 27. Meanwhile, Curren$y just completed an album with a group he formed called the Muscle Car Chronicles, which includes Thomas Pridgen from the Mars Volta and newcomer Sean O'Connell.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 06, 2009, 09:23:53 PM
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Miley Cyrus: 'I've Never Heard A Jay-Z Song'
'I don't listen to pop music,' singer says when asked about 'Party in the U.S.A.' line.
In her hit single "Party in the U.S.A.," Miley Cyrus famously claims that a Jay-Z song saved her life (or at least made her taxi ride from LAX bearable). But which one of Hov's hits is she singing about? Turns out, she doesn't know. Because she's never actually heard a Jay-Z song. That's what we learned in a new interview posted on Cyrus' MileyWorld Web site, in which the singer — who, it should be noted, is dressed like Pocahontas (it was backstage, before her Halloween concert in Louisville, Kentucky) — was asked by a reporter which Jay-Z tune inspired the line in "Party." And, well, let's just say she answered his question honestly.
"I don't know, I didn't write the song, so I have no idea," she said. "Honestly, I picked that song because I needed something to go with my clothing line. I didn't write it [and] I didn't expect it to be popular, originally. It was just something that I wanted to do and I needed some songs and it turned out for the best." She's correct, she didn't write "Party" (a songwriting team of Dr. Luke, Claude Kelly and Jessica Cornish did), but surely — as the rather dumbfounded reporter asked in his follow-up — she can agree with the song's sentiment. She's got to be a Jay-Z fan, right?
"I've never heard a Jay-Z song. I don't listen to pop music," Cyrus answered. "['Party in the U.S.A.'] is not even my style of music. I'm really blessed for it to have done as well as it has. Totally blessed. God has definitely put me in an amazing position with amazing people."
Undoubtedly reeling from the magnitude of that claim, the reporter decided to shift gears, jokingly asking Cyrus if she has any plans to cover her father's massive 1992 hit "Achy Breaky Heart." But Miley wasn't ready to let the Jay-Z thing drop. "No, no thank you," she said. "That's like covering a Jay-Z song. That's not going to happen."
OHSHIT. Who be lucky enough to cop a ticket and write a review!! DO IT UP! O0
November 2009 10 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church 11 - Baltimore, MD - Bourbon Street 13 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent 14 - Santa Clara, CA - Avalon 15 - Arcata, CA - Mazzoti's 17 - Santa Barbara, CA - Soho 18 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues 19 - San Diego, CA - Brick by Brick 27 - Fayetteville, NC - Chocolate City
December 2009 3 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre 5 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade 6 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle 8 - Bloomington, IN - Bluebird Theater 9 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues 10 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's 11 - Columbus, OH - Alrosa Villa 12 - Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig 13 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Small's Theatre 15 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club 16 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza 17 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club 18 - Portland, ME - Asylum
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on November 13, 2009, 02:44:33 AM
Mother Fucking Travis Barker! I love it when he fucks with Hip Hop tracks!
Travis Barker Remix "Forever" Drake Kanye Lil Wayne Eminem (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeEgtfm8W2E#normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: RatBastich on November 13, 2009, 04:21:11 AM
AMG - Jiggable Pie
[AMG] Crack kills, but not this kind I try to get ahead when I get behind I wish I was a pair of panties full grown So when you put them on, I could be home sweet home And if you got a weave it dont matter, dump the chitter-chatter I wanna get it on, you know like dive a dog a bone and I'm the K-9 A big black rin-tin-tin with a grin So let me get a sip of this night train So we can do the right thing It be just like redhead, pump it honey Well let me feel your body, for the jiggable pie
Chorus: My my my, my jiggable pie(Uh) My my my, my jiggable pie(Yeah) Oh how I loves my jiggable pie(Go back to the bedroom) Oh how I loves my jiggable pie(Squeeze the juice) My my my, my jiggable pie(I got jiggable pies) My my my, my jiggable pie(All over the nation) Oh how I loves my jiggable pie(Station to station) Oh how I loves my jiggable pie
[AMG] Back to the backs, lets get cheek to cheek I tend to be a big butt freak But on this level, I'm a chocalate rebel Hersheys I might squirt when I insert Skin to skin, boody I'm all in And you're all that with your feminine fat Redbones don't fret I ain't done with you yet I'm tryin to get all that I can get
Chorus: My my my, my jiggable pie(Yeah) My my my, my jiggable pie(So remember) Oh how I loves my jiggable pie(It ain't about the color) Oh how I loves my jiggable pie(It's about the lover, peace) My my my, my jiggable pie(East Bay) My my my, my jiggable pie(Uh) Oh how I loves my jiggable pie(Shouts shouts shouts) Oh how I loves my jiggable pie(Going out to)
[AMG] My man Mad Boy Tony D, he loves the jiggable pie Trace loves the jiggable pie KK loves the jiggable pie(What about Quik?) I think D do, do he do he?(What about Quik?) Hi-C do, don't he don't he(What about?) You know AMG do, yeah(You know you do n****) Cut me a slice, uh, ahhh baby, uh, yeah Out out out
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 13, 2009, 07:32:46 AM
There's a new posthumous album from Ol' Dirty Bastard titled "Message to the Other Side: Osirus Part 1" that's being released on November 17th. Features on the album include The RZA, Method Man and Masta Killa. With this album receiving support from The Wu and Dirt's fam, a 20 minute DVD will be an excerpt from an upcoming film titled "Dirty" will also be released with the album. This track is called "Say NO" which was produced by Allah (who also exec produced the album).
Tracklisting 1. Intro 2. Reunited 3. Live On The Air Part 1 4. Dirty 5. Child Seek Em Ft: Pleaz 6. Skrilla Ft: Rza 7. Wanna Bees Ft: Pleaz 8. Black Mamba Ft: Rza & Masta Killa 9. One Shot, Two Shot Ft: Thirstin Howl The 3rd 10. Got Love For You Ft: J-Love & Meyhem Lauren 11. Interlude 12. Say NO 13. Live On The Air Part 2 Ft: Method Man 14. All Coast 15. Stomp Ft: Rza 16. Live On The Air Part 3 Ft: Rza 17. Bam Bam 18. Osirus 19. Hot Sauce FT: Timbo King 20. Fort Green Projects Ft: FreeMurder, The Rza & Shacrone 21. Destiny Ft: Lesk One
Song previews: http://www.amazon.com/Message-Other-Side-Osirus-Part/dp/B002U9LI7I (http://www.amazon.com/Message-Other-Side-Osirus-Part/dp/B002U9LI7I)
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Say NO (Prod. By Allah) http://www.divshare.com/direct/9290562-911.mp3 (http://www.divshare.com/direct/9290562-911.mp3)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 13, 2009, 07:39:12 AM
SHIT!!! FINALLY....feels and looks mixtape. I seen some of these trax before. I trust this to be fully untouched by Da Roc tho.
With cover art worthy of HiP HoP Hizzy standards :lol:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on November 13, 2009, 10:57:47 PM
I know it's not rap, but it's definitely hip hop. These guys are pretty amazing.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 15, 2009, 05:52:30 PM
^ ain't nuttin wrong with turn-table-izm (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=2799.0) :pimp:
Forgot to mention yesterday, but did drop a tribute during HiP HoP Hizzy TAKEOVER feat. TOZ O0
(http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/6282/odbq.jpg) RIP ODB - 5 YEARS
Respects to one of the most influential artists on my life...still missing ya Dirty. :JD:
The Documentary. "Dirty: One Word Can Change the World" - authorized (http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1626020/story.jhtml). Brookyln Zoo. Who copping? Ol Dirty Bastard Documentary Called Dirty: "One Word Can Change The World" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQD9y8Storg#normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on November 16, 2009, 03:27:30 AM
^lol oh nice. didn't even know the thread existed. thanks dai!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on November 17, 2009, 04:58:09 AM
The Wikipedia Files with Lupe Fiasco (http://vimeo.com/7647714)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on November 18, 2009, 12:37:03 AM
247HH Wild Tour Story: Method Man and Ghostface (http://vimeo.com/7544432)
:lol:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: RatBastich on November 18, 2009, 03:25:11 AM
(http://img2.pict.com/2a/ac/64/2005710/0/thed.jpg) Easily one of the all time Hip-Hop joints ever, IMHO.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on November 18, 2009, 08:46:04 PM
Flying Lotus - Robo Tussin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPallS7LMlE#normal) amazing how a producer can change a song i dislike & turn it to something enjoyable. mad props to flylo :thumbup
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 19, 2009, 11:05:00 PM
The much-anticipated Method Man, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon collaboration album initially slated for release this December has reportedly been pushed back into next year. While an official explanation has not yet been revealed, a representative for the project said that project and Redman's new solo effort have both been delayed. "[Redman's] Reggie Noble 9 1/2 and the forthcoming Method Man, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah´s album are moving to an early 2010 release date," she wrote in a statement. "Stay tuned for an announcement of the official release dates." Both projects were slated to arrive into retail stores next month with Wu arriving for the holiday shopping season on December 22nd, but will now be pushed back until next year. (Press Release)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on November 24, 2009, 09:56:29 AM
Producer Soulution from the Netherlands teamed up w/ Detroit rap group The Regiment and came out w/ this dope ep. (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EpP2DIb0uVo/SwVhLrFvXII/AAAAAAAAA5c/-Dr18EZ4ieI/s320/2qn39rm.jpg)
01. Old School Vibe 02. Home (Detroit) 03. Something New 04. Shine Through feat. Supastition 05. Heartache 06. World We Live 07. Freedom
preview: Subliminal Thoughts - Home (Detroit) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNRYtL5YTOM#normal) Subliminal Thoughts - Old School Vibe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0scpSIfI1Y#normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 24, 2009, 11:18:58 PM
Producer Soulution from the Netherlands teamed up w/ Detroit rap group The Regiment and came out w/ this dope ep.
Props! I'm diggin' that ep :thumbup
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 25, 2009, 10:35:05 AM
G-Side is back like cooked crack! :thumbup
G-Side - Huntsville International Mixtape (http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/6056/huntsvilleinternational.gif) DOWNLOAD (http://limelinx.com/files/b4c32a89f19512d3cf6556637b23b7f5)
Tracklist 01. ‘Intro’ – Rob Breezy 02. ‘Huntsville International’ ft. Sound of Silence (produced by Block Beattaz) 03. ‘So Gone’ (produced by L-Don) 04. ‘What It’s All About’ (produced by Johnny Juliano) 05. ‘Bandz’ ft. DJ Cunta (produced by Bossman) 06. ‘Paradise’ (produced by Mick Vegas) 07. ‘Matthew Africa Speaks’ 08. ‘Aura’ ft. P.T. (produced by Mick Vegas) 09. ‘College Chicks’ (produced by Block Beattaz) 10. ‘This Groove’ ft. P.H. (produced by Block Beattaz) 11. ‘Feel The’ ft. 6 Tre Gangsta & AC (produced by Block Beattaz) 12. ‘Who’s Hood?’ ft. Yelawolf (produced by Block Beattaz) 13. ‘This is Life’ (produced by P.T.) 14. ‘In the Rain’ ft. Bentley (produced by Block Beattaz) 15. ‘Rising Sun’ ft. Kristmas (produced by Block Beattaz) 16. ‘So Wonderful’ ft. Chrystal Carr, G-Mane & SupaKing (produced by Block Beattaz)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on November 26, 2009, 06:19:15 AM
Lupe Fiasco - Enemy of the State: A Love Story (mixtape)
Edit: Your mom's so short she model for trophies :lol:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 28, 2009, 11:33:09 AM
Hip Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes - Part 1 of 6 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8YpcN7oKIM#normal) Hip Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes - Part 2 of 6 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ew73scgots#normal) Hip Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes - Part 3 of 6 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGol7fha8uk#normal) Hip Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes - Part 4 of 6 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leteq2abwFE#normal) Hip Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes - Part 5 of 6 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGMscl6F9JI#normal) Hip Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes - Part 6 of 6 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kb_eA8sW08#normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 05, 2009, 08:53:20 AM
new snoop, check the Asians of Quest Crew
Snoop Dogg "I Wanna Rock" Music Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6c2PI1Zo_M#normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: iacus on December 05, 2009, 11:45:35 PM
make muzik_snip.mp4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6S1eXQIGto#normal) ever be_snip.mp4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC7WTS5VVHw#normal) drugs_snip.mp4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCP17wTje2Q#normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 07, 2009, 09:48:24 PM
WU TANG BUM RUSHED THE STAGE AT THE PALLADIUM 1994 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BJ34q4Tdds#normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on December 08, 2009, 12:22:31 AM
VS. on FUSE f/ Tupac - Wednesday at 10pm/9c (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvuKIhmdVvg#normal)
VS. featuring Tupac - Wednesday at 10pm/9c on FUSE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS0iSjpvHO4#normal)
Tupac on VS. - Wednesday at 10pm/9c on FUSE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mQAuIq7xEA#normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: iacus on December 08, 2009, 05:49:06 AM
Yelawolf -Box Chevy: Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRETz7pPPOk#normal)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 11, 2009, 02:28:03 AM
The Black Keys – Ain’t Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo) f. Mos Def & Jim Jones Live (Video) jonesdef.mp4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-nOi_Ptb4I#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 11, 2009, 02:30:33 AM
New Kardi f/ Darryl Riley – We Gon Go off his Mr. International (2010) LP (http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/8227/kardinaloffishall.jpg) http://usershare.net/gowherehiphop/dmdi3vi35qbl (http://usershare.net/gowherehiphop/dmdi3vi35qbl)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 11, 2009, 11:32:19 AM
Raekwon With Capone-N-Noreaga (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b6ZnQCZm5A#)
Time's Top 10 Albums of 2009 1. American Saturday Night by Brad Paisley 2. Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors 3. Crack the Skye by Mastodon 4. Revolution by Miranda Lambert 5. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix 6. Love vs. Money by The-Dream 7. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Pt 2 by Raekwon 8. Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear 9. I and Love and You by the Avett Brothers 10. The Fame Monster by Lady Gaga http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1945379,00.html (http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1945379,00.html)
The sequel to Raekwon's much loved 1995 solo debut picks up as if no time has passed. He's still rhyming about cocaine deals, hustlers and urban menace — which makes for an elevated degree of difficulty, since a song about the production of crack ("Pyrex Vision") should be not only impotent in 2009, but deservedly so. The reason it works, like all of Cuban Linx, Pt 2, is that Raekwon is a poet of grime, a storyteller who understands that rap is less about an easy hook than the collision of carefully chosen words. He's also a melancholic who prefers replaying the circumstances of growing up in hell ("All my life around drug n****s, villains who want millions/ n****s with them hoodies on with Teks in the building") to celebrating the trappings of success. With production from nearly every top name in hip-hop, it's a spooky and sad monograph — not lovable, but quite powerful.
Congrats, Chef! :theking
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on December 12, 2009, 03:36:45 AM
BlakRoc feat. RZA - Dollars and Sense / Tell Me Things (live on Jimmy Fallon)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 17, 2009, 10:13:24 AM
Hiphopdx's Top 10 Albums of the Decade Supreme Clientele by Ghostface Killah The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem Train of Thought by Reflection Eternal Stankonia by OutKast The Cold Vein by Cannibal Ox The Fix by Scarface Shadows On The Sun by Brother Ali The Blueprint / The Black Album by Jay-Z Madvillainy by Madvillain Monkey Barz by Sean Price http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/editorials/id.1459/title.hiphopdxs-top-best-albums-of-the-decade (http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/editorials/id.1459/title.hiphopdxs-top-best-albums-of-the-decade)
That is one dope ass list! At least 5 of those albums would be in my top 10 :twothumbs
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: shurastriker on December 17, 2009, 05:33:14 PM
can this qualifies as hip hop? lol obviously BBS isn't but TAHJ MOWRY & FLO-RIDA are part of the scene right?
OFFICIAL "KICK IT OUT" MUSIC VIDEO BY BOOM BOOM SATELLITES FEAT. TAHJ MOWRY & FLO-RIDA (HQ) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFZvKRfptkc#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 18, 2009, 06:52:35 PM
Mos Def – 24 Hour Karate School (Prod. by Ski Beatz) http://usershare.net/xp4ic0zovkcx (http://usershare.net/xp4ic0zovkcx)
Raekwon - I Wanna Rock Freestyle http://usershare.net/vsoq588n8fpi (http://usershare.net/vsoq588n8fpi)
Joell Ortiz - Exhibit C Freestyle http://usershare.net/2DopeBoyz/qtw59q67yq7r (http://usershare.net/2DopeBoyz/qtw59q67yq7r)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on December 19, 2009, 08:18:36 AM
(http://i49.tinypic.com/11uhkes.png)
(http://i45.tinypic.com/2qxxbhh.png)
I can understand pushing back music for training to climb a mountain
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 20, 2009, 02:46:46 AM
OHSHIT!!! for all of y'all in the cold praries of Canada:
(http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip00488.jpg)
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Foundation Concerts is thrilled to present Raekwon, member of the seminal rap clique, Wu-Tang Clan, this February. Touring through Edmonton, Saskatoon and Winnipeg, Raekwon is promoting Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. II, the much anticipated and long-awaited follow-up to 1995’s, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.
OB4CL2 features cameos from many industry heavyweights such as the Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah, Method Man, GZA, Jadakiss and many others. It also features blazing tracks from the who's who of extraordinary Hip-Hop producers such as the RZA, Eric Sermon, Dr Dre, Scram Jones, Pete Rock, Marley Marl, Allah Mathematics and J-Dilla. Cuban Linx II sticks to a classically New York template. Rae's raps still paint dusky pictures of New York's nefarious nooks, only this time around, he's projecting from secure surroundings.
Raekwon The Chef of Wu-Tang Clan "Only Built for Cubin Linx 2" Tour with I.P. & guests
Saturday, February 6th – The Starlite Room, Edmonton, AB 9 PM DOORS Tickets are $30 in advance at Ticketmaster, Blackbyrd, FS (W.E.M.) & FOOSH http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1100438E9DE2E1BF?brand=foundation (http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1100438E9DE2E1BF?brand=foundation) TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18TH at 10 AM Presented by Foundation Concerts & Urban DNA
Tuesday, February 9th – The Odeon, Saskatoon, SK 8 PM DOORS Tickets $30 in advance at Ticketmaster, Undergrind, Ninetimes and Skunk Funk http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1100438A7F8BB0FA?brand=foundation (http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1100438A7F8BB0FA?brand=foundation) TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18TH at 10 AM Presented by Foundation Concerts & Black Sheep Productions
Wednesday, February 10th – The Pyramid, Winnipeg, MB 9 PM DOORS Tickets $30 in advance at Ticketmaster, Music Trader and Kustom Kulture http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1100438EA6B4E7F2?brand=foundation (http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1100438EA6B4E7F2?brand=foundation) TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18TH at 10 AM Presented by Foundation Concerts
Foundation pre-sale - Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 at 10am Foundation Nation members will receive a special password to beat the box office, this Wednesday morning. Anyone can join the Foundation Nation list by going to: http://www.foundationconcerts.com (http://www.foundationconcerts.com) or http://www.mymailout.com/MyMailout/Subscribe.aspx?m=17400 (http://www.mymailout.com/MyMailout/Subscribe.aspx?m=17400)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on December 20, 2009, 05:28:23 AM
MOS DEF | THE ECSTATIC BREAKDOWN [PART 1 OF 3] (http://vimeo.com/8115858)
MOS DEF | THE BEST OF 2009 [2 OF 3] (http://vimeo.com/8163346)
MOS DEF | OFFICIALLY JOINS THE GORILA UNIT [3 of 3] (http://vimeo.com/8200106)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Shipyon on December 20, 2009, 05:48:08 AM
I hate rap I only like High and mighty color that rapper
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 20, 2009, 07:20:47 AM
I hate fake ass wannabe rappers who bite from real hip hop.
Then again, to each his own. That's what :hipheart: is all about.
MOS DEF and not Del?? Snoop Doggy Dogg - Santa Clause Goes Straight To The Ghetto (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHpHj2l8AiA#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 20, 2009, 08:22:20 AM
Jay Electronica ft. Mos Def - Exhibit A / B / C (Cub MegaMix) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7DiEsq682E#) Jay Electronica on Shade 45. (Audio Interview) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMp6mGgntAo#)
Jay Electronica: “Act Two Is Coming December 25th” If some of you aren’t aware yet, Lupe recently announced he’s not dropping Friend Of The People on X-Mas. Sucks, right? But that sting should only be temporary, as Jay called in to Shade45 to announce that Act II: Patents Of Nobility will drop that day. Now go ahead and change your draws. http://2dopeboyz.okayplayer.com/2009/12/19/jay-electronica-act-two-is-coming-december-25th/ (http://2dopeboyz.okayplayer.com/2009/12/19/jay-electronica-act-two-is-coming-december-25th/)
Jay Electronica – Shade45 Interview (Audio) http://usershare.net/qc88hxvb3cjb (http://usershare.net/qc88hxvb3cjb)
I CAN'T FUCKING WAIT! :w00t:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on December 20, 2009, 09:46:13 AM
Joell Ortiz & Frequency - Road Kill (Mixtape) http://sharebee.com/f647c947 (http://sharebee.com/f647c947)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on December 20, 2009, 10:50:23 PM
Lupe as Blitzen & KRS-One as Santa? Nike just struck gold
MVPuppets: Santa Raps (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS58I3hMnG4#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on December 21, 2009, 06:30:49 AM
THE GAME IS OVER! THE GAME IS OVER!
MVPuppets: Dunking On Reindeer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfcafAekkLs#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on December 21, 2009, 06:11:36 PM
^ dang, i wanted Lupe/Blitzen to win =)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 23, 2009, 02:11:29 PM
Reflection Eternal - Untitled feat. Jay Electronica, J. Cole & Mos Def (Shade45 Radio Rip) http://www.mediafire.com/?tyrg3j2ydjz (http://www.mediafire.com/?tyrg3j2ydjz)
Mos Def & Jay Electronica - Holiday http://usershare.net/y1b7pqlivvfu (http://usershare.net/y1b7pqlivvfu)
:twothumbs
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: hide321 on December 23, 2009, 07:09:26 PM
It was difficult for me to narrow down my 20 favorite hip-hop albums of the year into 10, but I finally managed to do it. Without further ado (in order)...
01. Del the funky homosapien - Funk Man 02. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 03. Souls of Mischief - Montezuma's Revenge 04. Wale - Attention Deficit 05. Slaughterhouse - Slaughterhouse 06. Kool Keith & 54-71 - Idea of a Masterpiece 07. Mos Def - The Ecstatic 08. Del the funky homosapien & Tame One - Parallel Uni-Verses 09. Camp Lo - Stone & Rob: Caught On Tape 10. DOOM - Born Like This
Great year for hip-hop!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 23, 2009, 07:20:10 PM
Aight, here's my top10: 1. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. II :theking 2. Mos Def - The Ecstatic 3. DOOM - Born Like This 4. CunninLynguists - Strange Journey Volume Two 5. G-Side - Huntsville International 6. Brother Ali - US 7. Jay-Z - Blueprint III 8. Skyzoo - The Salvation 9. Ghostface Killah - Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City 10. Don Johnson Big Band - Records Are Forever
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on December 24, 2009, 01:38:08 AM
I dont think I can do a top 10 list of albums because I dont think I listened to 10 albums from 2009 :lol: but in other news:
1. Intro (Something New) (prod. Damian Marley) 2. As We Enter (prod. Damian Marley) 3. Revolutionary (prod. Damian Marley) 4. Count Your Blessings (prod. Damian & Stephen Marley) 5. Belief is Key (prod. Damian Marley) 6. Africa Must Wake Up f. K’naan (prod. Nas, Damian & Stephen Marley) 7. Black Horizon f. K’naan (prod. Damian Marley) 8. Only the Strong (prod. Damian & Stephen Marley) 9. Our Generation f. Joss Stone & Stevie Wonder (prod. Damian Marley) 10. Empowerment (prod. Stephen Marley) 11. AID (prod. K’naan & Nas) 12. Let’s End It (Poverty) f. K’naan (prod. 9th Wonder & Damian Marley) 13. The Earth f. Bob Marley (prod. Salaam Remix, Damian & Stephen Marley) 14. Black Man’s Paper f. Erykah Badu (prod. Afry) [UK Bonus] 15. Weed On f. Snoop Dogg (prod. Damian Marley) (iTunes Bonus)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 24, 2009, 09:28:36 PM
Reflection Eternal - Just Begun feat. Jay Electronica, Mos Def & J. Cole (CDQ) http://usershare.net/c892nugvcjxq (http://usershare.net/c892nugvcjxq) http://limelinx.com/files/0bfbaef57569fd7efce73b0b465d9bfe (http://limelinx.com/files/0bfbaef57569fd7efce73b0b465d9bfe)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 24, 2009, 10:44:24 PM
Nas & Damian Marley - Distant Relatives (Preview) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y2I77Wgf7I#) :theking
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on December 25, 2009, 08:37:04 AM
dang, so i just realized Lu's Im Beaming is a leak... I found it weird to see, cuz Lu is real tight on getting his music leaked...
Then Lu posted this
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For The Record:
The track “I’m Beaming” that was leaked last night was NOT authorized or intentionally leaked by myself or my company.
Plain and simple its STOLEN property. And this goes for ANY record or track that leaks or is made available for illegal download from this day forward.
Actions are being taken and the authorities have been notified.
As a personal plea to all my fans PLEASE DO NOT share, stream, or download any unauthorized or stolen Lupe Fiasco music.
A lot of time and energy goes into the creation of this music, not to mention large sums of money, money provided by my record company as well as from my own personal finances. My music is the product of my life. It means so much to me. I take pride in it and i also take pride in how it changes peoples lives and gives them hope. So to see it treated in this manner really numbs the soul. So many of my family and friends rely on me for their well-being and I rely on my music to give me the opportunities that allow me to provide for them.
So this one i’m taking personal. And I will do ALL that is in my power and my circle of influence to make sure that the persons directly or even remotely responsible for this and any future events involving the piracy and illegal distribution and solicitation of my music will be brought to justice and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Both criminally as well as civilly.
With the history that surrounds the devastating and massive piracy of my first album i’m sure some of you can understand why this very harsh stance that is being taken up. And for those of you unsympathetic enough not to understand i can only compare it to someone breaking into your house and stealing everything not tied down or someone kidnapping you sister or brother and ransoming them back to you. A deep sense of helplessness. I hope you never have to feel this and i wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy.
Happy Holidays…
EVEN AT THIS TIME WE ARE NOT LOSERS…
Lupe Fiasco…Friend Of The People…
I downloaded it, sounds dope, but i'm gonna delete it.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on December 25, 2009, 10:03:22 AM
^ At least you got to hear it, I was too late :smhid
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on December 27, 2009, 03:14:34 AM
there's also that video with Rae on Jimmy Fallon performing Catalina. Black Thought gets a verse too. Dang, no doubt The Roots are always bringing in the hip hop acts to the show
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 27, 2009, 08:32:19 AM
^ THE BEST RAP MUSIC VIDEO EVER XD
Mos Def "History" featuring Talib Kweli [Sneak Peak] (http://videos.onsmash.com/v/9LyBar1a7Ik9zuUF)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on December 28, 2009, 06:44:24 AM
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Part 1 "If these walls could talk..."
For the premiere episode of LTD Presents Conversations, we sat down with Just Blaze to discuss the history and closing of the legendary Baseline Recording studios.
LTD Presents Conversations: Just Blaze (Episode #1) (http://vimeo.com/8366324)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on December 29, 2009, 09:23:49 PM
2009 Skillz Rap Up - CDQ http://www.mediafire.com/?djnuagtzjzc (http://www.mediafire.com/?djnuagtzjzc) Another year gone by. Skillz does it again.
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Jay Electronica - Exhibit C feat. Nas (hasan insane remix) http://www.mediafire.com/?nrjwvmmiyzd (http://www.mediafire.com/?nrjwvmmiyzd) wish they just put Nas on the original JB beat, but its worth a listen
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on December 30, 2009, 01:06:01 AM
Statik Selektah feat. Talib Kweli, Termanology & Royce da 5′9″ - Come Around
Top 5 rap albums (since I can only recall listening to 9 the whole year :lol:) Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon: The End of Day The sleeper album & rapper for me. I wasn't initially sold on the man. I heard Day N Nite well before hearing the album which I liked but that didn't sell it for me. But after hearing the positive comments for Cudi and the album, I figured that I should try it out. And then I realized why he was getting all this rave reviews. Depending on how you want to label this concept album (fever dream, pseudo-biography etc..) the album sets a mood and maintains the atmosphere for the entire album. If there is any drawback, it might stick to the plan a little too well. (Which might not be a drawback at all) Broken up in five acts, and narrated by Common, its an experience that ill admit took more than one listen through to wrap my head around it but once I did, I was glad I spent the money to buy it.
Slaugherhouse - Slaughterhouse Shit goes hard. Along with Kid Cudi, I knew of the group consisting of Crooked I, Royce Da 5'9", Joe Budden & Joell Ortiz but wasn't sold on them either. (What is up with me not accepting people quickly?) But hearing some songs here and there, I knew that this 4 headed monster was a group I should pay attention to. And from the opening track "Sound Off" where each rapper goes slowly but on a dime all go into double time speed for the second half of their verses, you sorta know right off the bat what kind of album you are gonna get. The only real drawback on this album is the stupid skits. They aren't funny and honestly make no real sense, but that is a small price to pay for an impressive first album from the group and lays down the blueprint for better albums in the future from Slaughterhouse.
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt II I am a Wu head. And it's safe to say that most if not all Wu-Tang fans would agree that the original album from Rae is one of the best solo albums from Wu. It was a classic criminal movie in audio form. And so for Raekwon to announce that Pt. II was gonna release in 09, I was excited but very skeptical that a sequel to a classic album was going to drop. Most sequels don't live up to the original. But to my surprise, Pt. II lives up quite well. After Papa Wu & Rae welcome you back to the North Star, "House Of Flying Daggers" is a high energy track and reminded me why in the blue hell I am a Wu-Tang fan in the first place. The only real minuses I have against this album that there are 22 tracks, versus the 18 on the original. And even if the sequel's runtime is shorter than the original, I felt that there are too many filler tracks, though those filler tracks are better than the majority of rap music today, cutting away just a few songs would have made a huge difference. Runtime aside, Pt. II compliments the original just how all sequels should.
Method Man & Redman - Blackout! 2 2009 felt like 1993 all over again. Method Man came with Redman to drop a sequel to the original Blackout! and along with OB4CL2, it achieved its job. From the intro, I re-learned why Meth & Red made a dope combination. Hip Hop's Cheech & Chong delivers a piece of work that even when it was released in 1st half of 09, made an impact on me to claim it one of my rap albums of the year. "Dangerus MCees" and the Bun B featured "City Lights" are some of the quality songs on BO2. There are sadly songs that don't stack up as well, mostly due to the sometimes lazy rhyming that the pair do, but the whole is better than the sum of its parts and if you want some smoked out rap, Blackout! 2 is that album.
Drunken Tiger/Tiger JK - Feel gHood Muzik: The 8th Wonder Doesn't matter if you call him Drunken Tiger or Tiger JK, the fact remains that he dropped for lack of a better term a dope ass double LP. Dude has full songs in both Korean and English. It was just a joy to listen to this album. But with most double LPs, there are a ton of filler songs, but that doesn't prevent you from enjoying what Tiger loves to do, and he just loves to rap. Features from his beautiful wife and dope rapper in her own right, Tasha and appearances from Rakka from Dilated People and the God MC Rakim himself (Who BTW is my favorite rapper of all time) on the english version of "Monster", this double LP proves that hip hop can exist and thrive everywhere in the world.
Honorable Mentions: e.via - e.via a.k.a. happy e.vil Too many skits bog the album down, but this rookie is a prime example of what hip hop originally was, an expression of one self with the usage of the five elements of hip hop.
UGK - UGK 4 Life The first and only album from UGK after the death of Pimp C, and it is a shining example of the type of music you expect from UGK. Rest in Peace Pimp C.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 31, 2009, 09:50:38 AM
from Raekwon twitter: (http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip00573.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 31, 2009, 11:23:18 AM
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RAEKWON, DJ WHOO KID and DJ SCREAM NEW YEAR’S DAY EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOAD!!
While you’re nursing your luscious hangover on our first day of 2010, log on to RadioPlanet.tv at 1:00pm EST for an EXCLUSIVE new mixtape from Time Magazine’s Album of the Year winner Raekwon, along with DJ Whoo Kid and DJ Scream!! Appearances include Busta Rhymes, Ghostface, AZ and Crooked I, with vintage moments that only Whoo Kid can provide to you mixtape junkies! Trust, you will NOT want to be late on this one!!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 02, 2010, 11:50:05 AM
^ SICK!
Top 10 HiP HoP Albums of 2009
1. Raekwon-Only_Built_4_Cuban_Linx_Pt_II
The Wu is back. So many crime joints, makes u wanna raise your cup. inspirational ODB track to boot. The best and most personal.
2. N.A.S.A. - The Spirit Of Apollo
Putting all those artists on one album was one of the most surprising collabo joints around. And the hidden track by RZA was my anthem for my love
3. Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon The End Of Day
really - didn't feel much for the track that was all over radio - but his joint with Common and Kanye was :yep:
4. Method Man & Redman - Blackout 2
Angrier than Ever!!
5. Del - Funk Man ( the stimulus package) 6. VA-The_Rza_Presents_Afro_Samurai-Resurrection-OST 7. Mick Boogie + Peter Bjorn & John 8. Killah Priest - Untold Story Of Walter Reed 9. Wu-Tang - Chamber Music 10. Snoop Dogg-Malice n Wonderland
Look out for Tris-chan and Negroes Chalice hooking up!!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on January 04, 2010, 04:20:11 PM
Mos Def Feat. Talib Kweli - History [ OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO 2010 ] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNP95mzgZMQ#)
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i can't remember what i listened to in 2009. Honestly, i'm still catching up from 2007 =P The ones that stick out are:
Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon/End of the Day Mos Def - The Ecstatic Raekwon - OB4CL2 DOOM - Born Like This Fashawn - Boy Meets World
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Most anticipated for 2010
Lupe Fiasco - Lasers Kanye West - A Good Ass Job Dr Dre - Detox? Eminem - Relapse 2 Rae/Ghost/Meth album Reflection Eternal album?
actually, i don't know what else is supposed to come out.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 04, 2010, 07:45:26 PM
Official "On To The Next One" Video! Jay-Z | Swizz Beatz (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM1RChZk1EU#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on January 05, 2010, 06:45:41 AM
@culturevi: Joell Ortiz & Cory Gunz in the Studio - Line 'em Up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhHut7TwqSE#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on January 05, 2010, 08:53:25 AM
19 - Firewater - DJ Deckstream Remix _ Fa.mp3 - DivShare (http://www.divshare.com/download/10039160-c07) Big Pun feat. Fat Joe, Armageddon, Raekwon - Fire water (dj deckstream remix) i like
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on January 06, 2010, 02:12:40 AM
Crooked I - "Mr. Pigface" OFFICIAL VIDEO HQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YNV1tNwQpA#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 06, 2010, 10:40:05 AM
J Cole's Unreleased Track From American Gangster LIVE!!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeyHSmD-uwo#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 06, 2010, 12:33:49 PM
Ahmad is back like cooked crack!
AHMAD - DJ Far's Western Conference All-Stars: Special Edition Freestyles (@AHMADweclap @djfar) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eQSxp8Pi_0#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on January 07, 2010, 02:34:21 AM
LOLWUT? RZA on Bonnie Hunt show? I like her before and this just makes her awesome
Video The RZA On The Bonnie Hunt Show! Speaks On Being A Father Struggle, Shares Storys On His Past, Being High Spirited New Movie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz1aXrmQthY#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 07, 2010, 10:03:42 AM
Raekwon The Chef Drop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5c39ROgpLI#) Raekwon Would Like To Wish Everybody A Happy Holiday & New Year (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oK20YbP4wU#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 07, 2010, 12:48:21 PM
Jay Electronica - Colors (Snippet) http://usershare.net/gs70bx44f0v9 (http://usershare.net/gs70bx44f0v9)
:thumbup
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 07, 2010, 10:40:03 PM
CNN x 9th Wonder x Raekwon Discuss "The War Report 2" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7CvpWzgaPE#ws) N.O.R.E. - Exhibit CNN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wV-raVQ0co#ws) :smhid
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on January 08, 2010, 12:27:34 AM
This is what makes Jimmy Fallon win. He gets dope rap cats on his show. Clipse + Black Thought verse? Werd.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 08, 2010, 06:53:26 AM
LOL Bonnie Hunt.
twitter @DJ_GREENLANTERN
Green Ghost Project is Styles P the Ghost and Dj Green Lantern..full retail LP..drops 2/2 ..1st single http://www.mediafire.com/?2tyhguo20gl (http://www.mediafire.com/?2tyhguo20gl)
EXCLUSIVE! "Send a Kite" (Green Ghost Project) RT http://www.mediafire.com/?2tyhguo20gl (http://www.mediafire.com/?2tyhguo20gl)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 08, 2010, 07:35:19 AM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 09, 2010, 08:14:45 AM
It’s A C-O-N-spiracy! 10 Clues Jay-Z Is In The Illuminati http://www.complex.com/blogs/2010/01/06/its-a-c-o-n-spiracy-10-clues-jay-z-is-in-the-illuminati/5/ (http://www.complex.com/blogs/2010/01/06/its-a-c-o-n-spiracy-10-clues-jay-z-is-in-the-illuminati/5/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 10, 2010, 09:47:40 AM
We Need a Group Name!!!!! Help us out! As you know Ghostface Killah, Method Man and Reakwon are teaming up for an album dropping very soon, but Meth, Rae & Ghost need a name 4 the group. Txt MethRaeGhost to 66937 to name the band! If they chose UR name U can be in the liner notes http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=37864219&blogId=525093959 (http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=37864219&blogId=525093959)
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According to Raekwon, the long-awaited project is almost ready for retail release.
"Everything is a go from what I'm hearing," he said in an interview. "It's a record that's gonna come out on Def Jam so...I really don't have too much knowledge on it. I spoke to [Method Man] and he's telling me by the middle of February the album should be already solidified. So, that's what I'm hoping [is] gonna happen. We'll see what Def Jam [will] do. I'm just coming in as a piece on the board just to really go in and do what I gotta do. But we gon' see how they handle the business with that album...We still got more things that we wanna do. We ain't never wrapped. We gon' definitely make sure that we really give y'all a tight album, and [make sure that] everybody's opinions and criticisms account for this record." (Hip Hop DX)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 10, 2010, 08:28:39 PM
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Is Hip Hop Really Dead?
In the past month or so, there have been two high-profile articles from renowned critics outlining the death of hip-hop: The New Yorker’s Sasha Frere-Jones’ initial piece and Simon Reynolds’ expansion in The Guardian. A core of both articles seems to bemoan the loss of "Blackness" in current hip-hop beats. The trend, they say, is to go European, obscuring the "swing" of classic rap in favor of pulsating, four-on-the-floor-inspired synthesizer jams. Reynolds cites early 00s artists like Ludacris, The Neptunes, Lil Jon, Nelly, DMX, Cash Money, and Ying Yang Twins as the genre’s peak, while lamenting the recent horde of "unmemorable cookie-cutter ballers" like Jim Jones, Gucci Mane, Soulja Boy, and Gummi Bares. According to Reynolds, hip-hop has simply dropped the innovation baton, losing it’s tastemaking position in the broader culture. Where have all the new rap superstars gone? Despite Lil Wayne’s hugely successful Tha Carter III, the genre isn’t selling what it once was, and it’s not leading the pack of popular tropes.
There is truth to all this, of course — "classic" rap hits are scarce — but hip-hop (or rap) has always been about adaptability. Partly to survive on popular radio, hip-hop has continued to twist and mold into new forms. As a genre initially based around samples, it felt hybridized from the beginning, mutating as different flavors were incorporated under the umbrella of a steady beat. Throughout the 00s, the genre’s reach has continued to expand, incorporating seemingly unlikely trends, like the shift towards ultra-minimalism. Listen to the Ying Yang Twins "Wait (The Whisper Song)" or David Banner’s dirty-as-hell "Play": neither track is traditionally ‘catchy’ or sanitized for mass consumption. Rather, they slither into your subconscious, providing respite from typically bumping radio back beats. They also sound European-influenced: slick, minimal, hushed, the aural equivalent of speeding around in the middle of the night. But it’s almost as if some hip exec had to take a chance on them. Would Snoop Dogg’s now-classic "Drop It Like It’s Hot" have been popular in 1999? I don’t know, but in 2004 it certainly felt like a gambit that paid off.
Surveying Snoop’s other hits reveals a rapper trying to maintain relevancy in a microcosm of trends. "Gangsta Luv", his new single with The-Dream, is no exception. Typical of recent synth-driven hits, it was produced by Chris "Tricky" Stewart, a young record exec and musician at the helm of the new fad. Just browse his resume: "Touch My Body", "Umbrella", "Single Ladies". They’re all slathered with shimmering keys and propulsive beats, and they all have undeniably catchy, glossy hooks. A stark difference to, say, Lil Moma’s completely drum-based 2007 track "Lipgloss", which was still immediate, but made no real attempts at the heartstrings. Stewart is clearly reveling in the marriage of glamor and gangsta personae, and while new in subtle ways, the resulting sound is riddled with earworm catchiness and the 80s style that has been particularly in vogue across other genres this decade.
Meanwhile, in Frere-Jones’ piece, he singles out the track "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" from Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3 as the only vital slice of ‘classic’ hip-hop amidst the album’s sea of R&B-tainted synthesizer pop. And it’s true: turn on pop radio and you’ll hear rap songs with plenty of R&B hooks, not what people consider the classic sound developed in the 80s. Drake’s posse cut "Forever" and Jay-Z’s "Empire State Of Mind" both feature choruses that would be at home in a Miley Cyrus song, with throbbing beats and R&B crooning beneath boisterous, "hard" verses about being the shit and loving New York, among other things. Even a fairly straight R&B cut like Jay Sean’s "Down" (on Cash Money, featuring Lil Wayne) is steeped in the current hip-hop sound.
However, is this trend toward pop hybridization a sign of watered-down hip-hop? There remains a variety of underground scenes, but clearly nothing is rising to the top. So rap music as an innovative, relevant, zeitgeist-defining movement must be in its death throes, right? According to Reynold, yes, though he says the death of a genre isn’t necessarily a bad thing, just a necessary step in order for new styles to emerge.
But hold on. Why should we be viewing the zeitgeist through, essentially, mainstream radio? Doesn’t that seem particularly antithetical to what the past 10 years of American culture have been all about? Maybe what’s really dying is the old industry mentality: a hot track gets made, it’s put on the radio, it becomes a hit and makes a ton of money, it influences future generations. Applying those standards to, say, rock music would have a seemingly devastating effect. Critics would be saying that "real" rock music died with Nirvana. But it would be ignoring the vibrant underground, the currently burgeoning DIY scene, and even bigger indie acts like Arcade Fire (whose Neon Bible sold 10,000 copies but still landed at #2 on the Billboard charts). In 2009, just because a track or an album isn’t selling millions of copies doesn’t mean it isn’t reaching millions of people. This is a new cultural environment, so why play by old rules when defining music’s cultural importance? Now a song or trend doesn’t need to have an mass media outlet to influence culture.
Perhaps the genre malaise is linked to the entire industries woes. The way people experience music — how they connect, obtain, digest, and contextualize it — is changing rapidly, and the the culprit is nothing new. Innovation has provided the catalyst for change in society since, you know, forever, and record labels are currently floundering, desperately trying to catch up with skyrocketing advances in technology. The music industry is on the precipice of a great shift, but no one has either set any new parameters for it or figured out how to make money in a climate where young listeners feel that music should be free.
Of course, mainstream rap hasn’t exactly figured out how to navigate this new landscape either, which probably gives the appearance of decay to those who view radio and charts as measuring sticks for a nation’s collective taste. So much popular rap is focused on getting money and fame, a fetishization of the old industry glamor, when being signed to a major label was the surest sign of success. So how does that instant rags-to-riches mentality reconcile with America’s expanding culture and contracting economy? I suppose baller rap runs the risk of sounding "out of touch." The least interesting aspect of The Blueprint 3 is hearing Jay-Z rap about his clout, while one of the most interesting Kanye tracks finds him rapping about his relationship with Jay-Z.
But forget the current crop of movers in the rap world. Any claim that the genre is dead, that it has lost its relevance, assumes that the music, at some point, had a "pure form" that is now fading. But rap has always been in a perpetual state of change in both form and content, and its current ubiquity has only proven how ingrained it is in the social woodwork. That genres can easily slip in and out of hip-hop points to how it may in fact be the new "rock" — that is, an exceedingly broad title used to describe a resilient music. Plus, saying this hybridization is a harbinger of death would completely write off millions of young artists. Rapping and making beats has become as fundamental a musical experience as picking up the guitar or drums; in fact, its easier to (illegally) download Fruity Loops and bang out a remix than it is to become proficient enough to cover The Ramones on guitar. (It’s cheaper, too.) For the genre to lose its cultural hold, we would have to disengage from the music overnight. There are plenty of future rap stars out there, and there will continue to be as long as the genre is handed down through technological innovation and hybridization. Kids will keep filtering their experiences through an expanding base of influences that will not dilute the spirit of hip-hop, but maintain it. Besides, if rap doesn’t define the zeitgeist, then what does? Nothing? Everything? Maybe that’s the point?
Mathematics presents Return of The Wu & Friends (http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8012/wucover.jpg)
Tracklist 1. Wu-Tang Clan feat. Raekwon, Ghostface, Method Man, U-God- "Clap 2010" 2. Wu-Tang Clan- "Respect 2010" 3. Masta Kila feat. Raekwon & Ghostface- "It's What It Is" 4. Wu-Tang Clan feat. Inspectah Deck, RZA, Ghostface- "Strawberries & Cream" 5. Wu-Tang Clan feat. GZA, Masta Killa & Inspectah Deck- "Steppin 2 Me" 6. Wu-Tang Clan feat. Raekwon, Method Man, Ghostface, Ica da Don & Inspectah Deck- "All Flowers" 7. Method Man- "John 3:16" 8. Raekwon- "Treez" 9. Wu-Tang Clan feat. RZA, Streetlife, Buddah Bless- "What It Is" 10. Masta Killa feat. RZA & Method Man- "Iron God Chamber" 11. Masta Killa feat. Ghostface, Buddah Bless, Raekwon, Eyes Low- "Real Nillaz" 12. Wu-Tang Clan feat. Method Man & GZA- "Rush" 13. Mathematics- "Da Way We Were" 14. Wu-Tang Clan feat. ODB & Bad Luck- "Early Grave" 15. Wu-Tang Clan- "Keep Pace"
"Since their debut album, 1993’s Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Wu-Tang has become synonymous with gritty, direct lyrics and beats that draw from classic soul, horn-blasted funk, cinematic curios, and dirty guitar licks (among many others.) With each successive album, the group solidifies their hold on hip-hop, watching over the years as rappers, trends and ephemeral styles come and go and become musical footnotes in the game. The 16 tracks featured on Return of the Wu & Friends were compiled from songs recorded during the group’s critically acclaimed 2000 album The W through 2008, including exclusive tracks like “Steppin 2 Me” featuring GZA, Inspectah Deck and Masta Killa. The producer also offers a slew of new remixes, including “Respect Mine” and “Clap”. On the former, featuring Raekwon, Method Man and Cappadonna, the sprightly piano loop found on the original (from Mathematics’ 2003 solo album Love, Hell or Right) gets flipped into a slower, more ominous track anchored by a funky slap bass line.
On Return of the Wu & Friends, every member gets their chance to shine, backed by Mathematics’ acute ability to perfectly match each member’s cadence and tone to the respective beat. Slower, more soulful tracks like “Da Way We Were” and “Strawberries & Cream” are balanced with classic Wu funk like “Iron God Chamber” and “It’s What It Is” (the latter the new superhero anthem for the 21st century.) For anyone fiending for more Wu classics, Return of the Wu & Friends offers up an album’s worth of tracks sure to fill the need for Wu bangers."
We Need a Group Name!!!!! Help us out! As you know Ghostface Killah, Method Man and Reakwon are teaming up for an album dropping very soon, but Meth, Rae & Ghost need a name 4 the group. Txt MethRaeGhost to 66937 to name the band! If they chose UR name U can be in the liner notes http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=37864219&blogId=525093959 (http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=37864219&blogId=525093959)
The JPH!P Gambinos :theking
LOL @ RZA trying to get a TV gig Parks and Recreation is the Wu-Tang of Comedy from TubularGoldmine - Video (http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/4ac3ee6f36)
Peep RZA art: http://whenartimitateslife.com/ (http://whenartimitateslife.com/) (http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/jphip00100.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on January 16, 2010, 07:37:48 PM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on January 17, 2010, 11:11:10 PM
Redman and Method Man Wild Story-Maced in the Face Switchoff (http://vimeo.com/8584356)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on January 18, 2010, 04:40:11 AM
02- Kool G Rap _feat_ Nas_ - Fast Life - .mp3 - DivShare (http://www.divshare.com/download/10202559-90e)
ah~ a nice fresh mix of a classic.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 18, 2010, 07:51:47 PM
from Raekwon twitter First look at the "purple vinyl" yall asked for it and i delivered! Shout out to FatBeats! rt this crack [/i (http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/9980/58249994360521773209f21.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 18, 2010, 07:59:27 PM
Jay Electronica Calls On Diddy to perform "Exhibit C" (http://vimeo.com/8811601)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 19, 2010, 09:50:29 AM
Exhibit A Produced by Just Blaze & Directed by Jason Goldwatch (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm42F-BfPeQ#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 20, 2010, 11:05:53 AM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 22, 2010, 08:36:16 AM
Nas & Damian Marley - Only the Strong (1st single from Distant Relatives) http://www.mediafire.com/?dgtjigylyt3 (http://www.mediafire.com/?dgtjigylyt3) http://usershare.net/vq5kkdatqg8s (http://usershare.net/vq5kkdatqg8s)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 23, 2010, 09:55:25 AM
Wu vs Beatles.rar (180.05 MB) http://www.multiupload.com/K2QEL278JN (http://www.multiupload.com/K2QEL278JN)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on January 26, 2010, 07:32:27 AM
^ Thanks for the hook up.
J. Alex Instrumental (XXL Magazine- I Know Rap People Houston Edition) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arIg6eiiSPU#ws)
XXL: I Know Rap People Slaughterhouse Edition (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncpofbcyjXw#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 27, 2010, 09:22:29 PM
Locksmith, Kam Moye, Crooked I, Tech N9ne, Tajai,The RZA, Ras Kass, B-Real, DJ Revolution - 2010 Wake Up Show Anthem (Produced by King Tech) http://www.multiupload.com/LM8PSMTWS1 (http://www.multiupload.com/LM8PSMTWS1)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on January 28, 2010, 04:16:56 AM
MOS DEF- WHITE DRAPES- MICTAPE VOL.1 FROM MICHAEL STERLING EATON (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob0Cy6BQv-s#ws) not sure if anyone put this up yet..but yeah pretty dope
ETERNIA: 5 Minutes Ago (01-26-10) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5ulNESduNA#) nice!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 31, 2010, 08:47:54 AM
Track List: 1. Nothin To Lose 2. Double Trouble (Feat. Sheek Looch) 3. Callin Me (Feat. Tre Williams) 4. Send A Kite 5. Make Millions From Entertainment 6. Invasion (Feat. Jadakiss & Junior Reid) 7. Time Will Tell (Feat. Raekwon) 8. Pablo Doe Feat. (Noreaga & Uncle Murda) 9. Really Ghostly 10. Pretty Little Thing 11. Shadows 12. Legal Money 13. That’s Me (Feat. S.I.) 14. Bang Time (Feat. M.O.P.) 15. Born In The Streets (Feat. Tre)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on February 01, 2010, 08:17:49 AM
Raekwon is in Canada! :canada:
RAE SPEAK NEW ALBUM & NEW VIDEO & CANADIAN TOUR (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UloJGfICa_k#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on February 02, 2010, 07:12:14 AM
Nas & Common: Violent Lyrics (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmUw_21kyXk#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on February 04, 2010, 07:52:18 AM
RAE NAMES TRIO ALBUM AND ALBUM DATE REVEALED WITH VIDEO (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAUTWo40co8#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on February 05, 2010, 01:19:58 AM
KARDINAL OFFISHALL 'WE GON GO' (Official Video - HD) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFlirmfRUWs#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on February 05, 2010, 11:10:35 PM
RAE SINGS "OVERJOYED" BY STEVIE WONDER 4 SADE FOR SPEAKIN ON HIS ALBUM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al-rMMxLfyY#ws) :lol:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on February 07, 2010, 12:34:11 PM
came back a few hrs ago ...
RAEKWON IN EDMONTON!!!
or "Big E" as he called it, he did about over an hour show. "We gonna do traxx from 1993" hit it up with Wu Classics from Triumph, CREAM, Mystery of Chess boxing, Protect Your neck
EPIC EPIC to see the man in person, dude isn't that tall but HUGE persona. He even went to the chumps who were fighting to go like YO PEACE!! Let it sliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on February 09, 2010, 04:46:46 AM
Nas speaks on the making of "If I Ruled the World" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAOE9ffQdbQ#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on February 09, 2010, 07:50:35 AM
CNN's N.O.R.E. has opened up about signing with Raekwon's Ice H20 imprint for the release of upcoming projects:
"I can't even say that it's guidance," he shared about Rae's position in an interview. "I can just say that you know what Rae adds to the whole thing is like when we had Trag around, Trag brought that like older brother element around and that's the same thing Rae brings. When he's around he's like a older brother." (XXL Mag) (http://www.sohh.com/2010/02/nore_on_joining_raekwons_clan_you_know_w.html)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on February 10, 2010, 02:28:57 AM
01. Intro 02. Speak on it – ft. Val.C 03. Anarchy 87 04. Throw Back Muzic 86 05. Riot in the Club 06. Stalkin 07. Can you Feel it ft. Potion 08. Slide N Slide Out ft. East Wood/ Big Tri/ Young Tone 09. You Don’t know who you fuccin wit ft. KoKane 10. Jealousy ft. Roscoe/M.O.P 11. Tha Past ft. Dave Hollister 12. Bullshit & Nonsense 13. Calico 14. Hustlin Ft. Big Tri & Young Tone 15. It’s a wrap 16. One things for sure ( Reprise)ft. Danny Boy 17. Put this money right there ft. Petey Pablo
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on February 16, 2010, 06:51:00 AM
Johnson & Jonson (Blu & Mainframe) Disco D.Y.N.A.M.I.T.E. video
<a href="http://vimeo.com/3263736">Disco Dynamite</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/acronym1">A.C.R.O.N.Y.M</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.
They just launched their new label, "New World Color"
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on February 16, 2010, 11:31:48 PM
off Raekwon's twitter. BEST ALBUM of 2010?!?!
(http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip00934.jpg) March 9th yall Three, the hard way its coming...... rt this crack!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on February 16, 2010, 11:34:31 PM
^ Like the cover
Ski Beatz - 24 Hour Karate School (11min Trailer) (http://videos.onsmash.com/v/j7Ni5scuszEUNUNw)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on February 17, 2010, 01:38:15 AM
Mathematics presents Return of The Wu & Friends (http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8012/wucover.jpg)
"Since their debut album, 1993’s Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Wu-Tang has become synonymous with gritty, direct lyrics and beats that draw from classic soul, horn-blasted funk, cinematic curios, and dirty guitar licks (among many others.) With each successive album, the group solidifies their hold on hip-hop, watching over the years as rappers, trends and ephemeral styles come and go and become musical footnotes in the game. The 16 tracks featured on Return of the Wu & Friends were compiled from songs recorded during the group’s critically acclaimed 2000 album The W through 2008, including exclusive tracks like “Steppin 2 Me” featuring GZA, Inspectah Deck and Masta Killa. The producer also offers a slew of new remixes, including “Respect Mine” and “Clap”. On the former, featuring Raekwon, Method Man and Cappadonna, the sprightly piano loop found on the original (from Mathematics’ 2003 solo album Love, Hell or Right) gets flipped into a slower, more ominous track anchored by a funky slap bass line.
On Return of the Wu & Friends, every member gets their chance to shine, backed by Mathematics’ acute ability to perfectly match each member’s cadence and tone to the respective beat. Slower, more soulful tracks like “Da Way We Were” and “Strawberries & Cream” are balanced with classic Wu funk like “Iron God Chamber” and “It’s What It Is” (the latter the new superhero anthem for the 21st century.) For anyone fiending for more Wu classics, Return of the Wu & Friends offers up an album’s worth of tracks sure to fill the need for Wu bangers."
not bad, kinda like a remix album lol. A bunch of tracks you've heard on mixtapes n shit.
tracklist 01. Wu-Tang Clan Feat. Raekwon, Ghostface, Method Man & U-God – Clap 2010 02. Wu-Tang Clan – Respect 2010 03. Masta Killa Feat. Raekwon & Ghostface – It’s What It Is 04. Wu-Tang Clan Feat. Inspectah Deck, RZA & Ghostface – Strawberries & Cream 05. GZA – Station ID Break 06. Wu-Tang Clan Feat. Raekwon, Method Man, Ghostface, Ica Da Don & Inspectah Deck – All Flowers 07. Method Man – John 08. Raekwon – Treez 09. Wu-Tang Clan Feat. RZA, Streetlife & Buddah Bless – What It Is 10. Masta Killa Feat. RZA & Method Man – Iron God Chamber 11. Masta Killa Feat. Ghostface, Buddah Bless, Raekwon & Eyes Low – Real Nillaz 12. Wu-Tang Clan Feat. Method Man & GZA – Rush 13. DJ Mathematics – Da Way We Were 14. Wu-Tang Clan Feat. ODB & Bad Luck – Early Grave 15. Wu-Tang Clan – Keep Pace 16. Wu-Tang Clan – Spotlite
1-Intro 2-Mef Vs. Chef (Exclusive) 3-Miranda (Exclusive) 4-House of Flying Daggers 5-The Turn 6-Paisley Darts 7-Silent 8-Cuban Chronicles (Exclusive) 9-Where Your Heat At? 10-Four Minutes to Lock Down 11-All Flowers (Exclusive) 12-RUSH (Mathematics Mix) 13-Method Man PLO Freestyle (Exclusive Classic) 14-RUSH 2 15-One (Mathematics Mix) 16-It's Yours (Mathematics Mix) 17-Goldmine 18-For This 19-Deadly Venoms 20-Tony Montana 21-Afterparty 22-The General (Exclusive) 23-Murda Goons 24-The M.E.T.H. 25-Wu-Gambino's 26-260thy 27-Wu-Tangs 1st radio appearance (WBIA-SUPER EXCLUSIVE) 28-St. Ides Commercial (Exclusive) 29-Eye For A Eye 30-Right Back At You 31-Extortion 32-10 Bricks 33-Raekwon and Ghostface Live Radio Freestyle (Exclusive) 34-Iron God Chamber 35-It's What It Is 36-Diz iz 4 All My Smokers 37-Black Cream (My Guitar) 38-Where It Started At 39-Fast Shadow feat. ODB (Exclusive) 40-Block Rock 41-About Me 42-Drummer 43-Watch Your Mouth 44-Cash Still Rules-Scary Hours 45-Box In Hand 46-7th Chamber Part 2 47-Bonus-Ghostface Freestyle Live On The Radio (Exclusive) 48-Bonus-Newcomer feat. Eyes-Low
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on February 21, 2010, 05:39:39 AM
Wu-Massacre: Behind The Scene (http://vimeo.com/9606664)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on February 22, 2010, 03:34:47 AM
Wu Massacre tracklist: 1. Criminology 2.5 featuring Raekwon and Ghostface Killah 2. Mef vs. Chef 3. Ya Moms Skit 4. Smooth Sailing Remix featuring Ghostface Killah, Method Man & Solomon Child 5. Our Dreams 6. Gunshowers featuring Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck and Cappadonna 7. Dangerous featuring Raekwon, Method Man and Ghostface Killah 8. Pimpin' Chipp 9. How To Pay Rent Skit featuring Tracy Morgan 10. Miranda 11. Youngtown Heist 12. Breaka Breaka "Its That Wu Sh*t" 13. Made Men (Bonus) http://www.sohh.com/2010/02/method_man_ghostface_killah_raekwons_wu.html (http://www.sohh.com/2010/02/method_man_ghostface_killah_raekwons_wu.html) http://rapradar.com/2010/02/17/meth-ghost-rae-album-listening/ (http://rapradar.com/2010/02/17/meth-ghost-rae-album-listening/)
HD version exhibit c cypher - jay electronica - amsterdam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6DproDuCqs#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on February 22, 2010, 06:22:38 AM
45 KIng Produces Jay Z (Hard Knock Life ) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgC6uS_AA0A#ws)
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Post by: A1 on February 22, 2010, 02:03:27 PM
The Stimulus Package album hands on (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9Q3gAR7Jj8#ws) The Stimulus Package release party (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIYzFbjNiV0#ws) Freeway & Jake One - Know What I Mean (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbHKBN_S0WE#ws) I enjoyed the album very much, will upload some songs later.
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Post by: thatonezombie on February 23, 2010, 12:33:27 AM
That packaging is rather dope
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Post by: MochaNutz on February 23, 2010, 05:08:54 AM
Charles poking fun at himself =) "I do want to visit Detroit again one day." <a href="http://vimeo.com/9628563">Charles Discharged</a>
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Post by: daigong on February 23, 2010, 11:05:13 PM
RAE AT "OUR DREAMS" VID SHOOT & TALK BOUT CANAL ST. VID SHOOT AND CAPONE N NOREAGA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WLHIb_-dhM#ws)
:pimp:
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Post by: daigong on February 28, 2010, 01:47:03 AM
Raekwon talks about how OB4CL 1 Changed The Game!! :bow:
PMTV: Progress Magazine x Raekwon: A Message From Raekwon (http://vimeo.com/9685425)
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Post by: Masa on March 01, 2010, 09:18:40 AM
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Gang Starr's Guru Goes Into Cardiac Arrest, In A Coma
One of Hip Hop's most influential emcees is presently in critical condition, several sources say. Guru, one half of pioneering '80s, '90s and '00s Brooklyn-based Hip Hop group Gang Starr suffered a heart attack this weekend, according to the emcee and producer's sister Tricia. HipHopWired.com says that the emcee, born Keith Elam is presently in a coma from complications of going into cardiac arrest. Guru is best known for penning hits such as "Words I Manifest," "Discipline" and "Just To Get A Rep." Between 1986 and 2004, Guru (an acronym Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal) founded Gang Starr, a duo with DJ Premier that also includes Gang Starr Foundation affiliates Big Shug, Group Home, Jeru Da Damaja and Smiley Da Ghetto Child.
Born and raised in the Boston area, Guru relocated to Brooklyn in the late '80s, where Gang Starr released its first singles with 45 King as producer. By 1988, the group evolved as a duo with Premier, and released their 1989 full-length debut No More Mr. Nice Guy on Wild Pitch Records. The duo would go on to release classic albums on Chrysalis/Virgin/EMI, such as 1994's Hard To Earn and 1998's Moment Of Truth. Gang Starr's last album, 2003's The Ownerz featured Jadakiss, Fat Joe and longtime affiliate Freddie Foxxx. The platinum group toured the world and released several greatest hits collections, most notably Full Clip: A Decade Of Gang Starr in 1999. The duo announced their split in 2004, reportedly due to creative and personal differences.
As a solo artist, Guru released four volumes of Jazzmatazz, Jazz-inspired recordings with legendary genre artists such as Donald Byrd and Roy Ayers. Guru has launched two labels in his career, Ill Kid Records and 7Grand, where he and production partner Solar worked alongside artists such as Talib Kweli, Damian Marley and Jean Grae. HipHopDX extends prayerful thoughts to one of our staff's most-respected emcees, the Elam family, Solar, DJ Premier and fans. We will keep you updated.
UPDATE: Miss Info confirms these reports with sources close to Guru. The emcee is presently in a New York hospital, awaiting surgery. DJ Eclipse spoke with DJ Premier, who also confirmed this. Premier was going to address the matter on Eclipse's Sirius Hip Hop Nation show, but later changed his decision.
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Post by: daigong on March 12, 2010, 05:19:59 AM
WU MASSACRE is gonna be da shit..tho I heard a few tracks before, wonder how they balance gonna be. Peep the Meth-Ghost-Rae banner.
Kardi makes a cameo in Estelle's new song: Estelle - Freak Ft. Kardinal Offishall [Official Video] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rN5XmvRuK0#ws)
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Post by: thatonezombie on March 12, 2010, 11:55:40 PM
Don't care about the Blackberry. He said he wrote it and he went in
DJ Enuff-Joell Ortiz Freestyle on The B-Side (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCzE9Q-DpJE#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on March 14, 2010, 06:31:14 AM
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Nas & Damian Marley Snag Lil Wayne for Collabo LP, New Tracklisting Revealed
Last night (March 10), XXLMag.com previewed the collaborative project from Nas and Damian Marley, Distant Relatives, and it seems as if is the long awaited album is almost ready to see the light of day. The disc, set to come out through Universal Republic in either May or June, features cameos from Lil Wayne, Joss Stone, K’NAAN and Jamaican music legend Dennis Brown, as well as a bonus track with Junior Reid. All 14-songs, which were dedicated to the hoods in America and Africa, were produced by Marley, who seamlessly merges the worlds of hip-hop and reggae. Distant Relatives singles, “Strong Will Continue” and “As We Enter,” have already made their way online. Nas and Damian previously worked together on “Road to Zion” for Marley’s 2005 solo effort, Welcome to Jamrock —Brooklyne Gipson
Peep the official track listing below:
1. As We Enter 2. Tribal War (feat. K’NAAN) 3. Strong Will Continue 4. Leaders 5. Wisdom (Sabali) 6. Count Your Blessings 7. Disappear 8. The Promised Land (feat. Dennis Brown) 9. Nah Mean 10. Angola (Friends) 11. My Generation (feat. Lil Wayne and Joss Stone) 12. Africa Must Wake Up (Feat. K’NAAN) 13. BONUS TRACK Ancient People (feat. Junior Reid)
[Editor's note: XXL has learned that one more song, "In His Own Word," will also be included on the album]
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on March 14, 2010, 11:14:06 PM
Nissan, Honda, Chevy, Nissan, Honda, Chevy, Nissan, Honda, Chevy, My stash is never empty baby
Joell Ortiz ft Jim Jones - Nissan, Honda, Chevy (Official Music Video 2010 New)(Dir By Dawud Gaston) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY_CyUoTArY#ws)
Dont care for Jim Jones on the track but Joell is worth the admission
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Post by: daigong on March 14, 2010, 11:20:30 PM
and what's that documentary Lupe wants us to RT lol http://www.lupefiasco.com/blog/preview-of-summit-on-the-summit-kilimanjaro/ (http://www.lupefiasco.com/blog/preview-of-summit-on-the-summit-kilimanjaro/)
Been listening to these Wu Massacre tracks...and fuck, if it's 1/3 or even 2/3 then what the fuck is the point?? Fucking Def Jam rushing em. I know we're desperate for new Wu-Tang but FUCK give us New Wu type tracks if u wanna do a concept album.
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Post by: thatonezombie on March 15, 2010, 02:48:43 AM
I wanna play ball with Rakim.
Bobbito 247HH Wild Tour Story (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ef6dOTsa64#ws)
Raekwon & Kool Herc Reminisce About ODB (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBaHbBZoMeA#ws)
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Post by: thatonezombie on March 16, 2010, 04:12:50 AM
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Post by: daigong on March 24, 2010, 01:34:04 AM
Our Dreams Video is out!: http://www.islanddefjam.com/artist/videos_single.aspx?artistID=7405&mid=2818 (http://www.islanddefjam.com/artist/videos_single.aspx?artistID=7405&mid=2818)
Meth, Ghost & Rae - Our Dreams (http://videos.onsmash.com/v/Bg3tnGmQKzzkxveM)
new joint Dangerous Meth, Ghost & Rae - Dangeorus [HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNtArTkpxi4#) https://usershare.net/2DopeBoyz/sg8msk92xi8s (https://usershare.net/2DopeBoyz/sg8msk92xi8s)
Inspectah Deck – Gotta Bang f. Kurupt & Billy Danze https://usershare.net/2DopeBoyz/6we9vlyvex5p (https://usershare.net/2DopeBoyz/6we9vlyvex5p)
SHIT IS HOT!
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Post by: daigong on March 26, 2010, 07:47:58 AM
RAEKWON BACK ON THA STREETS WITH “FLAWLESS CROWNS”
(http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/jphip00182.jpg)
it be dat CNN Icewater type shit :thumbup http://www.zshare.net/audio/73949558d7cbf2e4/ (http://www.zshare.net/audio/73949558d7cbf2e4/)
don't forget to leave a comment on Rae's site: http://www.takethisserious.com/content=2952 (http://www.takethisserious.com/content=2952)
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Post by: Masa on March 27, 2010, 08:31:11 AM
Sean Price meets Fintelligens :finland: Fintelligens - Valmiina feat. Sean P. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bX4VDjm_bg#)
Another Finland-USA collabo: Fintelligens - Kaiku (Prod. by Pete Rock) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p30RF82lSSk#)
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Post by: Masa on March 28, 2010, 08:21:32 AM
(http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip01162.jpg)
Tracklisting 1. As We Enter 2. Tribal War (featuring K'Naan) 3. Strong Will Continue 4. Leaders (featuring Stephen Marley) 5. Wisdom 6. Count Your Blessings 7. Dispear 8. The Promised Land (featuring Dennis Brown) 9. In His Own Words (featuring Stephen Marley) 10. Nah Mean 11. Friends 12. My Generation (featuring Joss Stone & Lil Wayne) 13. Africa Must Wake Up (featuring K'Naan) *Bonus Track 14. Ancient People (featuring Junior Reid)
damian marley & nas - U nah mean snippet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtYC7id3gOk#)
Nas, Damian Marley & Oliver Stone - Talk Distant Relatives http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/videos/id.5128/ (http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/videos/id.5128/)
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Post by: electric mole on March 28, 2010, 07:06:40 PM
Mark II - Lightning (Feat. Jerome De Guzman) (Prod. Jonathan Lowell) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA8rLADTDN4#) with FFXIII sample
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Post by: daigong on March 31, 2010, 02:37:30 AM
Heads up! Kardinal Offishall's WE GON GO is the FREE iTUNES Video of the http://itunes.apple.com/us/video/we-gon-go/id358543470 (http://itunes.apple.com/us/video/we-gon-go/id358543470)
Peep this interview: http://www.lifestyleasia.com/articles/entertainment_35/kardinal-offishal-interview-hong-kong_3596.htm (http://www.lifestyleasia.com/articles/entertainment_35/kardinal-offishal-interview-hong-kong_3596.htm)
The son of Jamaican immigrants, Kardinal grew up in Toronto, Canada where he started his hip-hop career. Outgrowing the Canadian hip-hop scene, the talented MC is now broadening his reach and will be at M1NT this Weds 26th of August.
We asked him a few questions ahead of his visit.
You've said that you don't feel like people really listen to lyrics in hip-hop anymore. Can you elaborate on this? There are now more artists who are taking time to raise the lyrical bar back up again in hip-hop. Kid Cudi, Drake, J-Cole, K'naan and others. For awhile, it seemed like rappers were getting lazy, but I think that trend is passing...Hip-hop as we know it is constantly evolving.
How do you feel you've contributed to the evolution and where do you see hip-hop going over the next few years? I think that the energy and unique styling approach that I take with every album, verse, beat etc. has helped propel hip-hop to a place where people actually feel excitement and are curious to see what can be created within the genre. I see hip-hop becoming a lot more international-in terms of sound an appeal. The internet in fueling that fire.
What do you have playing on your iPod at the moment? On my ipod I have 10,000 songs. Some of my most recent acquisitions are Slaughterhouse, Sean Paul...
What are you working on at the moment? I am finishing up the full length album "Mr.International". Some friends that will appear on it are Estelle, Rock City, Akon, Colin Munroe, Slim from 112 and others...
What can we expect from you in Hong Kong? Absolute fire and excitement!!!! ENERGY!!!
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Post by: cool_kickin_dude on March 31, 2010, 03:01:47 AM
I bought Wu Massacre today! man, that shit's hot! :w00t:
the skit with Tracy Morgan's dope! almost like the one they dropped on Chapelle's show
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Post by: thatonezombie on April 01, 2010, 02:11:36 AM
Trailer for Distant Relatives. This has new footage not seen from the other trailer last year.
Nas & Damian "Jr Gong" Marley are Distant Relatives TRAILER (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAgV-EIIby4#)
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Post by: daigong on April 01, 2010, 11:26:42 PM
according to this: http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10931/title.rza-says-a-new-wu-tang-clan-album-is-underway (http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10931/title.rza-says-a-new-wu-tang-clan-album-is-underway)
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During a promotional run for the release of Wu-Massacre, fellow Wu-Tang Clan member RZA called into Sirius/XM’s Hip Hop Nation to show Ghostface Killah, Method Man, and Raekwon his support, as well as mentioned a new Wu-Tang album is in the works.
“Me and Tony [Starks] been talking about it; we gonna make it happen,” explained RZA. “We got a lot of ideas we building on, [just] taking it day by day, step by step. But right now the energy is right, and anything is possible with energy.”
O0
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Post by: daigong on April 02, 2010, 10:03:45 AM
As tweeted by Raekwon: (http://twitter.com/RAEKWONICEWATER/status/11470487562)
Check this out ! ! DJ Absolut and Mr Cee - check tha link - http://www.zshare.net/audio/742584774e1414d7 (http://www.zshare.net/audio/742584774e1414d7)
props to: http://illegitrecordz.blogspot.com/ (http://illegitrecordz.blogspot.com/)
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Post by: daigong on April 15, 2010, 07:40:00 AM
from Kardinal Offishall's myspace (http://bulletins.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=bulletin.read&authorID=47259791&messageID=6655632666). If you living in :australia: go check him on tour with Akon and friends!
(http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/6883/8657166318bce57e6220931.jpg) pic from Kardinal's twitter (http://twitpic.com/1fjj4f)
'Supafest 2010' Kardinal, Akon, and others (Australian Tour) Body: Australian Tour
Supafest 2010 (Formerly Jamfest 2010)
Akon, Kardinal Offishall, Kelly Rowland, Pitbull, Jay Sean, Sean Paul, Eve
Tour Dates:
13 Apr Wayville Showgrounds SA 14 Apr Melbourne Showgrounds VIC 15 Apr Acer Arena NSW 16 Apr Acer Arena NSW 17 Apr RNA Showgrounds QLD 18 Apr ME Bank Stadium WA
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Post by: thatonezombie on April 15, 2010, 07:49:14 AM
It's funny that Kardi calls himself Mr. International when Talib has also called himself that :lol:
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Post by: J-Triumf on April 15, 2010, 08:50:34 AM
Speaking of Australia...I always thought this guy was cool, and I'm glad he's still making music. Cause An Effect (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_55ZdsfNqlI#ws) Freaky video directed by Heath Ledger. :O
N'Fa, once known as Nfamas, formerly of 1200 Techniques (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1200_Techniques). I hope I'm not the only one here familiar with them, although admittedly they did disappear fairly quickly after the second album.
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Post by: electric mole on April 15, 2010, 07:50:50 PM
Decompoze - Good Vibe (Remix)(Ft. 14kt) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymOUjIh_VyU#) yup
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Post by: thatonezombie on April 17, 2010, 02:08:54 AM
TreeHouse: Lupe fiasco @ 9:30 club performing "Scream" from LASERS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCJT0ZztWxY#)
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Post by: Masa on April 17, 2010, 09:12:06 AM
hogs on the hill / damu the fudgemunk / HOW IT SHOULD SOUND vol 1 & 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOBq3xkCo1Y#ws)
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Post by: Masa on April 17, 2010, 09:36:00 PM
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Album Preview: Nas & Damian Marley – ‘Distant Relatives’
Nas has come a long way since Illmatic. Nine solo albums, millions of records sold, and countless Grammy nominations later, he’s an esteemed hip-hop veteran. Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley is cut from the same cloth of greatness. After being the only Jamaican artist to garner two Grammys on the same night for Welcome to Jamrock, he’s well on his way to following in the legendary footsteps of his late father Bob Marley.
As a collective, Nas and Damian Marley grab from reggae, hip-hop, and dancehall on their joint effort Distant Relatives (May 18), an album paying homage to their motherland of Africa. The fusion of a man from Kingston, Jamaica, and another from Queens, New York, coupled with tribal drums and instruments, creates a mighty sound. With production by Damian and his brother Stephen, combined with appearances by Lil Wayne and K’Naan, the duo isn’t just making hits, they’re creating history.
Rap-Up.com walks you through Nas and Damian’s journey track by track as they bridge the continental divide.
1. “As We Enter” Produced by Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
Damian and Nas enter with a bang over a quick hip-hop tempo. Drums, keys, and percussion carry the banner. The two kings rule with an iron fist over the jumping beat, threatening death to all crimes after dropping a little bit of Swahili on the gentry: “Habari gani?/ Mzuri sana (How are you?/ Very well).”
2. “Deadly Equation (Tribal War)” featuring K’Naan Produced by Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
The duo explains that scattering natives from the motherland has broken people up into warring sectors. The song has a jungle-like, Lion King feel to it, which features a tribe of hollow drums. While Nas describes the separation anxiety from the “real” home, K’Naan breaks down how brothers end up fighting against brothers, and Damian ties it in by describing the battles over land and gang colors, not with old-fashioned “knuckle” or “kung fu” fighting, but by drive-bys, missles, and shuttles.
3. “Strong Will Continue” Produced by Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
Damian shines in the beginning of this song about survival of the fittest and creating your own destiny, but Nas has a trick up his sleeve. Electric guitar, bass, and cello support Damian’s strong warning: “Now you’re starring in your own movie/ Playing by the role you choose.” After a long interlude, Nas jumps in with a surprise verse, explaining his candid thoughts about his ex-wife Kelis. This track will give fans of the Queensbridge MC some answers they’ve been waiting to hear.
4. “Leaders” featuring Stephen Marley Produced by Stephen Marley
This song is one of the more laggard on the album, synthesized to be a non-danceable slow jam. Nas vaguely describes the characteristics of who he believes is a leader: “Jake hate him/ Snakes could not violate him/ Pimps memorize his lines verbatim/ He reps NY, yo/ Gives C-notes to winos.” Jr. Gong says he wants to be like his leader who he treats “as a father,” and wants to grow up to be just like him.
5. “Friends” Produced by Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
“Good friend better than pocket money” is an old Jamaican proverb, and it does well to describe this tune’s sense of camaraderie. Over a slow, tribal beat, Nas iterates how male friends have a sense of understanding, with “No question/ No jealousies…no female tendencies,” while Damian values loyalty: “Your real friends are there for all the wins and losses!”
6. “Count Your Blessings” Produced by Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
All that’s needed is a full band and a soul, electric-funk guitar to build upon a newfound Marvin Gaye spirit, but Bob Marley’s values are channeled through Damian’s tears of joy: “I got love and assurance/ I’ve got new health insurance/ I’ve got strength and endurance/ So I count my blessings!” Nas shouts out his blessings—the birth of his first son on 7/21/09—and calms all troubled spirits that aspire to be him, but don’t have the means: “There can only be one Nas, yo!” is his shrugging retort.
7. “Dispear” Produced by Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
Sounding like a warrior version of “Stand by Me,” this tune plays on the words “despair” and “this spear” in war. While Damian breaks down its use on the battlefield (“This spear nah make friends”), Nas gets back to survival tactics: “Must survive anyhow you have to/ Despair, desperation/ But I have no fear/ When I hold this spear.” The sound effect of a spear hitting its target can be heard throughout the song.
8. “Land of Promise” featuring Dennis Brown Produced by Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
A mid-tempo groove combined with a heavy reggae bass guitar are the underlying components to Damian and Nas’ take on what the promised land would be if it were in Africa. The two imply that Africa would surely be a first-world country had they not been robbed of their people and goods. “Imagine Ghana like California with Sunset Boulevard… Somalia like New York,” Jr. Gong ponders on the track.
9. “In His Own Words” featuring Stephen Marley Produced by Stephen Marley
10. “Nah Mean” Produced by Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
More contemporary reggae holds together a lighter track, which features heavy patois wordplay. Damian boasts that he is more gangster than the Gambino family and that his pockets are “green like Spirulene,” while Nas wishes all the violence would stop: “Don’t want to see another soldier drop.”
11. “Wisdom” Produced by Stephen Marley
This song is of a slow tempo, and takes a sample from Mali duo Amadou & Mariam called “Sabali.” Damian pillages over the injustices of the world, like having the ability to fly to the moon and still not being able to “feed starving tummies.” Nas breaks free from the injustice, saying people can try to hold him back, but he has “a real big spirit.”
12. “My Generation” featuring Lil Wayne Produced by Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
This is arguably the “We Are the World” of the album. The young choirs of L.A.’s Sunny Brae Elementary School and Oakwood School provide the background vocals as Damian, Nas, and Lil Wayne lift up the youth with their verses. Damian praises his generation for staying the course, rhyming, “Because we rising up despite of the economy/ And then we a star the show like the astronomy/ And how we keep on breaking through is an anomaly.” Nas proves that we can break generational curses, while Lil Wayne rhymes that “change starts with the man in the mirror.” Multiple versions of the song will be released, including one with Joss Stone.
13. “Africa Must Wake Up” featuring K’Naan Produced by Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
Strings over a reggae beat parlay an ode to Africa as Damian portrays, “Yesterday we were kings/ Can you tell the young ones who we are today?” The cry for help is strengthened by Nas, who pleads for disease and AIDS to fade, and K’Naan sings in Somali: “Oo daacad niinki damcay/ Waadinka dooxee (When one attempts to tell the truth, aren’t you the ones to cut him down? The ancestors will surely be stirred).”
14. “Ancient People” featuring Junior Reid (Bonus Track) Produced by Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
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Post by: Masa on April 20, 2010, 04:07:07 PM
^ Hayley Williams :wub:
Cypress Hill - It ain't nothing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISV3kU6bwF4#) :thumbup
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Post by: Masa on April 20, 2010, 04:49:18 PM
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Guru of Gang Starr dies of cancer, say reports
Hip-hop sources claim the rapper Guru has died following a long battle with cancer that he had kept private
New York rapper Guru has died following what is described as a long battle with cancer, according to reports by Allhiphop.com. The hip-hop star, whose real name is Keith Alam, was admitted to hospital in February after suffering a cardiac arrest. He lapsed into a coma and had to undergo surgery, but details of his illness were not fully published. But a statement published today by Fact magazine and other hip-hop sources describe the 43-year-old as having suffered from an aggressive form of cancer for over a year, something he had decided to keep private.
The statement also includes a letter purportedly written by Guru during the final stages of his illness:
"I, Guru, am writing this letter to my fans, friends and loved ones around the world. I have had a long battle with cancer and have succumbed to the disease. I have suffered with this illness for over a year. I have exhausted all medical options. I have a non-profit organisation called Each One Counts dedicated to carrying on my charitable work on behalf of abused and disadvantaged children from around the world and also to educate and research a cure for this terrible disease that took my life. I write this with tears in my eyes, not of sorrow but of joy for what a wonderful life I have enjoyed and how many great people I have had the pleasure of meeting."
The letter then goes on to reference an "ex-DJ", which it can be assumed refers to DJ Premier, with whom Guru formed Gang Starr in the 80s:
"I do not wish my ex-DJ to have anything to do with my name, likeness, events, tributes etc connected in anyway to my situation including any use of my name or circumstance for any reason and I have instructed my lawyers to enforce this. I had nothing to do with him in life for over seven years and want nothing to do with him in death."
The rapper also wrote that he was most proud of his work on Jazzmatazz, a hip-hop and jazz fusion project that he worked on in recent years. A US representative was not available to respond to the Guardian at this time.
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Post by: Masa on April 20, 2010, 04:52:26 PM
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Guru of Gangstarr Dies, Writes Letter To Supporters
(AllHipHop News) Legendary Gangstarr artist Guru has succumbed to cancer after a lengthy bout with the disease.
The artist, born Keith Elam, died on Monday April 19. He was 43 years old.
Solar, Guru's partner, expressed sadness over the loss.
"The world has lost one of the best MCs and Hip-Hop icons of all-time -- my loyal best friend, partner, and brother, Guru," Solar said in a statement. "Guru has been battling cancer for well over a year and has lost his battle! This is a matter that Guru wanted private until he could beat it, but tragically, this did not happen. The cancer took him. Now the world has lost a great man and a true genius.
Guru, a Boston native, rose to fame in the 80's as one half of Gangstarr, the iconic rap group with DJ Premier.
The group released six highly regarded albums in their tenure until 2003 when they broke up. After his successful run with Premier, Guru founded 7 Grand Records with producer Solar.
Solar went on to tend to the rapper as he fell ill, seemingly controlling the flow of information and access to Guru. Many of his family members complained that they were denied their right to see him.
Solar also said that Guru wrote a letter to fans and sent it out through a press agency.
"For the fans that reached out with love and support, I can't tell you how much that meant to Guru and myself. Guru prepared this letter (read below) while he was in the hospital for the fans," the producer continued. "I hope now that Guru has moved on to a better place."
In the letter, seen below, the rapper explains his illness, expresses gratitude to supporters and offers some parting words for DJ Premiere.
I, Guru, am writing this letter to my fans, friends and loved ones around the world. I have had a long battle with cancer and have succumbed to the disease. I have suffered with this illness for over a year. I have exhausted all medical options.
I have a non-profit organization called Each One Counts dedicated to carrying on my charitable work on behalf of abused and disadvantaged children from around the world and also to educate and research a cure for this terrible disease that took my life. I write this with tears in my eyes, not of sorrow but of joy for what a wonderful life I have enjoyed and how many great people I have had the pleasure of meeting.
My loyal best friend, partner and brother, Solar, has been at my side through it all and has been made my health proxy by myself on all matters relating to myself. He has been with me by my side on my many hospital stays, operations, doctors visits and stayed with me at my home and cared for me when I could not care for myself. Solar and his family is my family and I love them dearly and I expect my family, friends, and fans to respect that, regardless to anybody's feelings on the matter. It is my wish that counts. This being said I am survived by the love of my life, my sun KC, who I trust will be looked after by Solar and his family as their own. Any awards or tributes should be accepted, organized approved by Solar on behalf myself and my son until he is of age to except on his own.
I do not wish my ex-DJ to have anything to do with my name likeness, events tributes etc. connected in anyway to my situation including any use of my name or circumstance for any reason and I have instructed my lawyers to enforce this. I had nothing to do with him in life for over 7 years and want nothing to do with him in death. Solar has my life story and is well informed on my family situation, as well as the real reason for separating from my ex-DJ. As the sole founder of GangStarr, I am very proud of what GangStarr has meant to the music world and fans. I equally am proud of my Jazzmatazz series and as the father of Hip-Hop/Jazz. I am most proud of my leadership and pioneering efforts on Jazzmatazz 4 for reinvigorating the Hip-Hop/Jazz genre in a time when music quality has reached an all time low. Solar and I have toured in places that I have never been before with GangStarr or Jazzmatatazz and we gained a reputation for being the best on the planet at Hip-Hop/Jazz, as well as the biggest and most influential Hip-Hop/Jazz record with Jazzmatazz 4 of the decade to now. The work I have done with Solar represents a legacy far beyond its time. And we as a team were not afraid to push the envelope. To me this is what true artists do! As men of honor we stood tall in the face of small mindedness, greed, and ignorance. As we fought for music and integrity at the cost of not earning millions and for this I will always be happy and proud, and would like to thank the million fans who have seen us perform over the years from all over the world. The work I have done with Solar represents a legacy far beyond its time and is my most creative and experimental to date. I hope that our music will receive the attention it deserves as it is some of the best work I have done and represents some of the best years of my life.
AllHipHop.com sends its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Keith Elam.
"I do not wish my ex-DJ to have anything to do with my name, likeness, events, tributes etc connected in anyway to my situation including any use of my name or circumstance for any reason and I have instructed my lawyers to enforce this. I had nothing to do with him in life for over seven years and want nothing to do with him in death."
W...T...F... :?
Nevertheless, this is a big loss. RIP
Gang Starr - Eulogy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyTJf8_Hz6g#)
I've always loved this track and Guru's verse on it:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on April 20, 2010, 08:14:25 PM
Coming this weekend: (http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip01364.jpg) http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=1638.0 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=1638.0)
One of the most memorable Gang Starr music videos: Gang Starr - You Know My Steez (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O8oV1ATfH0#) Moment of Truth still sounds mad fresh 12 years after its release :thumbup
Gang Starr - Above The Clouds (Feat. Inspectah Deck) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IoPeNC4k_0#) Man.... Deck was a fucking beast back in the 90s! :yep:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on April 21, 2010, 06:08:48 AM
Hell no Guru said that about Premiere. Wackness.
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CHANNELZEROTV.COM presents "The High School Graduate", exclusive behind the scenes footage of super-producer Kanye West in his New Jersey home studio working on demo tapes for himself and Rhymefest in early 2002. This clip contains unreleased material from chicago hip-hop veteran Rhymefest. Filmed by: Danny Joe Sorge
Kanye West - "The High School Graduate pt.1/2" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThFqCle73vw#)
Kanye West - "The High School Graduate pt.2/2" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MDnc5fG5ZI#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on April 21, 2010, 08:18:11 AM
Damn, what a loss. You know my Steez is my jam.
RIP GURU
Gang Starr - Step in the Arena (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNj-m_s0ngA#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: sanzoku on April 22, 2010, 07:23:55 AM
Gang Starr - Code Of The Streets (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT4jQld_FiE#)
Man, I can't believe he died. R.I.P, one of the best yet.
I wish he wasn't so harsh against primo though, in my mind they will always be connected.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on April 25, 2010, 07:11:47 AM
Raekwon Speaks On The Passing Of GURU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOQhGNxItwM#ws) Cipha Sounds & Peter Rosenberg Discuss Raekwons Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 Album (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n8mzJoeAtw#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on April 26, 2010, 01:40:43 AM
Lupe Fiasco – Love Letter To The Beat (Ft. Alicia Keys) [Prod. By Chad Hugo]
https://usershare.net/g9y45sg707u8
Apparently, Alicia had this done back in 07 but never was released. Then it somehow got to Lupe. Either way :twothumbs
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on April 27, 2010, 04:32:29 AM
“I couldn’t believe it,” Nas told VIBE of first hearing Diggy Simmons dismantle his “Made You Look” instrumental. “[Rev.] Run is the king of rap, and for him to have a son who’s that nice? You don’t even think shit like that happens.” “I don’t think we’ve seen that in hip-hop yet—he’s nice and his father’s the king? That’s historic, bro. That shit is incredible. That little dude is nice.”
I think the kid is nice too actually.
Diggy - Made you look Freestyle (Flow Stoopid) (http://vimeo.com/10083901)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on May 08, 2010, 07:19:19 AM
BONG! From a RZA tweet:
Universal Forges Deal For Rza's Kung Fu Extravaganza, 'The Man With Iron Fists' By MIKE FLEMING | Friday May 7, 2010 @ 2:52pm EDT
EXCLUSIVE: Universal is making a deal to finance and distribute The Man With The Iron Fists, a stylized martial arts film that will mark the feature directorial debut of RZA, the Wu-Tang Clan co-founder who has written the screenplay with Eli Roth. RZA will play the title character, a blacksmith who forges weapons for the inhabitants of a village in feudal China. They are forced to defend themselves, and before you know it, everybody is kung fu fighting.
Roth will produce with Strike Entertainment's Marc Abraham and Eric Newman. RZA will also produce the soundtrack. The film shoots in September in Hong Kong at a budget under $20 million.
Roth, the Hostel helmer who made an acting splash playing the Bear Jew in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, doesn't know if he will bring his baseball bat and play a part in this film, but said that Iron Fists was forged under the creative godfathering of Tarantino and has the stylized period vibe present in Kill Bill.
"It started with a trip RZA and I took with Quentin to Iceland in 2005," Roth said. "We flew back, ended up snowed in in Boston, staying at my parents' house in Newton. Turned out that my dad and RZA grew up in Brooklyn and went to the same Brownsville junior high school and swam in the same public pool. He hooked me on his dream of directing and reinventing the Kung Fu movie genre. It reminded me of my love of horror. RZA went to the set of Kill Bill, and got a master directing course from Quentin. Nothing was happening with the script, and I formed this company, Arcade, with Eric Newman, that made Last Exorcism, a film that comes out in August through Lionsgate. We were looking for projects and I suggested RZA's script. I wrote the latest draft with him. While I was away shooting Inglourious Basterds, RZA went to China to shoot test footage on his own, with all the choreography. It was very visual and I think he will bring to life a script that mixes kung fu with a spaghetti Western mindset and a hip hop influence.
"RZA has imagined every tribe, every fighting style, every costume," Roth said. "He knows kung fu like I know horror."
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on May 09, 2010, 03:33:22 AM
sorry if this was posted before
Superman vs Batman rap battle =P
You think you top tier, well not here/you on the Lowest(Lois) Lane now
Superman vs Batman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn10p743YQk#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Rickker708 on May 09, 2010, 08:56:10 AM
Well, I guess I'll report on my first rap/hip-hop concert here. Last night I took my nephew to see Lupe Fiasco and B.O.B. Before the show these fliers were handed out in line: (http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r220/RIckCofer22/th_flierLupeFiascoshow.jpg) (http://s145.photobucket.com/albums/r220/RIckCofer22/?action=view¤t=flierLupeFiascoshow.jpg)
Since I'm not a big fan of this style of music I wasn't expecting a lot. As each act came out I found myself enjoying the music a lot. Lupe's set blew me away, had a band and rocked out w/their cocks out.(note: no cocks actually made any appearances) here are some clips I took, hope you enjoy.
Dosage started off the show Dosage.MPG (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezNsTk0vtpU#)
B.O.B. takes the stage B.O.B. airplane.MPG (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54H66uyN1Bk#) Lupe Fiasco: LupeFiasco.MPG (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc_I2S_9Gt8#) Don't know if I got the title right, still new to the music: LupeFiasco2ways.MPG (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbsP_E9oBLA#) Lupe's encore, was daydreamin' Lupe Fisaco Daydreamin'.MPG (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j650-R67Usw#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on May 11, 2010, 12:45:34 AM
DOPENESS Rick, Lupe live is more rocking than 1 mic and 2 turntables. Glad u and your nephew had a great time :pimp:
from http://www.deadprez.com/ (http://www.deadprez.com/)
IN HONOR OF MOTHER’S DAY, DEAD PREZ DEDICATES THEIR NEW SONG, “THE BEAUTY WITHIN”, TO MOTHERS EVERYWHERE. “THE BEAUTY WITHIN” IS FROM THEIR NEW PROJECT WITH DJ DRAMA AND IS A “TAKEOVER” OF B.O.B.’S “NOTHING ON YOU”.
SONG TITLE: “The Beauty Within” ARTIST: Dead Prez & DJ Drama ALBUM: Revolutionary But Gangsta Grillz
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on May 11, 2010, 04:27:23 AM
OkayplayerTV: Lupe Fiasco Part I (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpHGkdhc0OA#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on May 11, 2010, 05:55:53 AM
SHAD - Yaa I Get It (Official Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Moge_dQPeU#ws) it's finally out. so far diggin' the album. u can stream for free here: http://www.spinner.ca/2010/05/04/shad-tsol-new-album/ (http://www.spinner.ca/2010/05/04/shad-tsol-new-album/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on May 11, 2010, 07:18:40 AM
Reflection Eternal ft. Estelle "Midnight Hour" (Official Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrDOWatyUSc#ws)
I was iffy on the song but after watching the video, I am down.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on May 11, 2010, 06:16:24 PM
Sam Zircon Ft Skillit-Lovin' It (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQo01B4c-3s#ws) some uk hip hop
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on May 14, 2010, 12:05:09 AM
OkayplayerTV: Lupe Fiasco Part II (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JWVqqZAib8#ws)
Lupe Fiasco @ USD (http://vimeo.com/11669816)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on May 16, 2010, 06:24:04 AM
y'all check this shit out, it gots my boy Kardinal Offishall on it and Mick Boogie repping Asia:
1) Oncue: The Changemakers Intro (produced by CJ Luzi) 2) U-N-I: Chillin’ (produced by THX) 3) Don Will f/ The Park: Love Junkie (Wallpaper Remix) 4) Rapper Big Pooh: Get It In (produced by Young RJ) 5) DJ Jazzy Jeff f/ Phil Nash: Closer (produced by Jazzy Jeff) 6) Kenn Starr: The Notti Joint (produced by Dave Notti) 7) Kardinal Offishall: Me, Myself, So Fly (produced by Diabolic) $ 8) The Kickdrums f/ Curtains: I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night 9) 6th Sense: The Freshness (produced by 6th Sense) 10) Talib Kweli f/ Graph Nobel & Skyzoo: Go Brooklyn (produced by Oh No) # 11) Christian Rich: Buck Em’ Down (produced by nVMe) % 12) Joe Scudda: Open For Business (produced by Don Cannon) 13) 88 Keys & Outasight: 4 Out Of 5 (produced by 6th Sense) + 14) Fly Union: Winter Summer (produced by Monkey Wrench) 15) The Cataracs f/ Donnis: Club Love Remix (produced by The Cataracs) 16) Shawn Chrystopher: A Champion’s Here (produced by Cameron Wallace) 17) Freebass 808: Love Eclipse (produced by Apple Juice Kid) * 18) Curtain$: It’s The Shoes (produced by Jade Trouble) 19) Oncue: The Changemakers Outro (produced by Chanes) 20) Ayue and MC Hot Dog: I Love Taiwan Girls (Bonus Track)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on May 21, 2010, 12:37:02 AM
Off RZA's twitter (http://twitter.com/RZAWU/status/14355264936)
RZA Presents: The Swarm Volume 3 "Pollen"
Here is a fresh new single by: Yellow Jackets "Roll with Killa Beez" http://live.rzawu.com/pollen.html (http://live.rzawu.com/pollen.html)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on May 22, 2010, 09:04:55 PM
The Roots – Dear God 2.0 http://limelinx.com/files/06700f6be19e034dbd8d17c9110b99c1 (http://limelinx.com/files/06700f6be19e034dbd8d17c9110b99c1)
Lead single off The Roots’ upcoming album, How I Got Over, which is slated to drop on June 22nd.
Album cover: (http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip01543.jpg)
Tracklist: 1. Walk Alone (Truck North, Porn, Dice Raw, Mercedes Martinez) 2. Dear God 2.0 (Jim James, Monsters of Folk) 3. Radio Daze (Blu, Porn, Dice Raw, Mercedes Martinez) 4. Now Or Never (Phonte Coleman, Dice Raw) 5. How I Got Over (Dice Raw) 6. The Day (Blu, Phonte Coleman, Patty Crash) 7. Right On (Joanna Newsom, Sugar Tongue Slim) 8. Doin It Again (John Legend) 9. The Fire (John Legend, Rick Friedrich) 10. Web 20/20 (Truck North, Peedi Crakk) 11. Bonus Cut
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on May 23, 2010, 08:25:18 PM
Rapaport talking about the Tribe documentary
THE HUNDREDS : MIKE RAPAPORT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2C8YTwX4rM#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on May 25, 2010, 12:47:26 AM
Nas for Levi's Pioneer Sessions (http://vimeo.com/11934851) Download Hey Young World https://usershare.net/fvk8fhzjybgc (https://usershare.net/fvk8fhzjybgc)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on May 25, 2010, 06:25:59 AM
Rock the Bells 2010 Lineup
* Yelawolf * Supernatural * Brother Ali * Immortal Technique * Clipse * Wiz Khalifa * Murs & 9th Wonder * Slick Rick (performing The Great Adventures of Slick Rick) * KRS-One (performing Criminal Minded) * Rakim (performing Paid In Full) * Wu-Tang Clan (performing Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers)
Enter the Wu-Tang album live! Epic
too bad it ain't coming to toronto this year...
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on May 26, 2010, 04:09:02 AM
You are telling me that Slick Rick, KRS-One, Rakim and Wu-Tang are all doing full albums? That is madness. But so is Supernatural freestylin the Lineup for RTB
Rock The Bells 2010 Launch Party - Supernatural Lineup Freestyle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUIKsXZti6Y#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on May 27, 2010, 04:41:19 AM
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Wu-Tang Music Group Announces "Pollen: The Swarm Part III"
Today, the Wu Music Group has released the cover art and tracklist of their latest collection of Wu-bangers Pollen: The Swarm Part III. The announcement comes on the heels of this week's news that the Wu-Tang Clan are slated to perform their 1993 debut Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) at this year's Rock the Bells tour. The album features 15 new tracks from the Clan and individual members like the RZA, Method Man, Ghostface Killah and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard, in addition to appearances from Wu-Affiliates like Killah Priest, Prodigal Sun, Street Life and more. Pollen: The Swarm Part III is expected to hit stores on June 22 from Wu Music Group.
Tracklist: 1. Roll With Killer Bees (feat. Yellow Jackets) 2. Headline (feat. Armel, 12 O'Clock, Reverend William Burke & Prodigal Sunn) 3. Assed Out (feat. Wu-Tang Clan) 4. Dirts The Boogie (feat. Ol’ Dirty Bastard & Boy Jones) 5. You Must Be Dreaming (feat. Diaz, RZA & Kinetic 9) 6. M.E.F. (feat. Method Man) 7. Smooth Sailing (feat. Trife Diesel, Solomon Childs & Ghostface Killah) 8. Get It Started (feat. Nate, King Just & YC) 9. Faced Down (feat. Streetlife & Killa Sin) 10. Testimony (feat. Killah Priest & Remedy) 11. Action (feat. Solomon Childs) 12. No Game Around Here (feat. Killer Bees) 13. Into You (feat. Reverend William Burke & The Rugged Monk) 14. Transporting (feat. JoJo Pellegrino & Remedy) 15. Flight Of The Killer Bees (feat. Reverend William Burke & Prodigal Sunn)
Remember Madvillain dropping new tracks via Adult Swim? here we go again! 8 Singles 8 Weeks! peep the site: http://www.adultswim.com/promos/201005_kia/index.html (http://www.adultswim.com/promos/201005_kia/index.html)
1. Intro (Most Interesting Man In The World) 2. The Most Interesting Man 3. Go Hard Pt. 1 (Feat. Kid Vishis) 4. On Fire (Feat. Crooked I) 5. Skit 6. Real Hip Hop (Feat. Black Milk & Elzhi) 7. It’s Over Freestyle 8. Nobody Fuckin’ Wit Us (Feat. Bun B & Slaughterhouse) 9. Airplanes Freestyle 10. Most Interesting Man In The World Skit #2 11. Beamer, Benz or Bentley (Shady Megamix) 12. I Hate Your Pants (Skinny Jeans) 13. Forever Freestyle 14. In The Club 15. Most Interesting Man In The World Skit #3 16. Go Hard Pt. 2 (Feat. Kid Vishis) 17. Vagina 18. Psycho Skit 19. Psycho 20. Drama (Feat. Trick Trick & Junes Flow) 21. I’m Not Slaughterhouse (Interview) 22. Response 23. Most Interesting Man In The World Skit #4 24. Taxi Driver 25. Iceman Skit 26. Lyrical Hitman (Feat. Marvwon) 27. Most Interesting Man In The World Skit #5 28. Spark Yo Brain
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Rickker708 on May 31, 2010, 11:48:27 PM
just got an e-mail that 3DLOOK4DALOGO subscibed to my youtube site. As I looked at it, it seems to be Dosages' own page. The guy who opened for Lupe Fiasco subscibed to my vids.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on June 01, 2010, 05:10:04 AM
Awon & Kameleon Beats - Back With The Tracks (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiOXJdLkvRE#ws) dope :twothumbs
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on June 01, 2010, 08:53:52 AM
Peep this Raekwon mixtape "The Columbian Necktie" (http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/6308/djsymphonyfeatraekwonth.jpg) (http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/6308/djsymphonyfeatraekwonth.jpg)
just got an e-mail that 3DLOOK4DALOGO subscibed to my youtube site. As I looked at it, it seems to be Dosages' own page. The guy who opened for Lupe Fiasco subscibed to my vids.
DAMN HOMIE!! Nothing like local indie artists :yep:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on June 02, 2010, 03:29:59 AM
DJ PREMIER × DJ PETE ROCK (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svv2hl_FzLE#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on June 03, 2010, 05:00:02 PM
for those in the NYC Area:
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Come Join Me, the RZA, Friday nite @ Staten Island Film Festival Presenting "Bobby Did It" at St. George Theatre, 35 Hyatt St. Staten Island NY 10301 It will only cost you $10 bucks! So come out & support us. After Party At SHOOTERS SPORTS LOUNGE 2178 Forest Ave Staten Island NY - PEACE!
source RZA tweet/facebook: http://twitter.com/RZAWU/status/15330651460 (http://twitter.com/RZAWU/status/15330651460)
SHIT!!! I'm fucking there!!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on June 04, 2010, 02:52:47 PM
Ozi Batla - Put It On Wax (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4Wd2-2xQl4#ws) australia gots hip hop.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 05, 2010, 12:51:28 PM
"Girls, Girls, Girls" Was Originally For Ghostface, Diffrence Between Eminem & Jay-Z In The Studio (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yatx-oI7oo4#ws) Eminem Interview - Jonathan Ross [2010) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax8BQdHYhBo#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on June 06, 2010, 06:25:11 AM
new Killah Priest "Shadows" Killah Priest The 3 Day Theory (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQfr6uRB4tU#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on June 06, 2010, 11:20:27 PM
Jay-Z In Germany
JAY-Z @ Rock am Ring 2010 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nPD5iJSGRU#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 08, 2010, 07:05:02 PM
Big Boi & Andre 3000 - Lookin’ For Ya http://usershare.net/k6bucz88ta66 (http://usershare.net/k6bucz88ta66)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on June 08, 2010, 08:47:22 PM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on June 11, 2010, 09:12:00 AM
AW SHIT ROCK DA BELLS is THE TOUR to go to this Summer. And you get a Meet n Greet too: 2010 Rock The Bells Press Conference Hightlights (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlotJeA0030#ws)
keep up with more acts and shit: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=15234101&blogId=535545516 (http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=15234101&blogId=535545516)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on June 11, 2010, 06:44:26 PM
I need a gong like this: A message from The RZA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt5jemEp0TE#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on June 11, 2010, 11:24:13 PM
Dour Festival Report '08 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91Kksn-Jd9o#) phat beats
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 14, 2010, 06:06:12 PM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on June 15, 2010, 12:21:21 AM
Royce Da 5'9" - The Bar Exam 3 (No DJ) http://www.mediafire.com/?jzldm2etetm (http://www.mediafire.com/?jzldm2etetm)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on June 16, 2010, 08:27:58 PM
Happy Birthday 2Pac!
Tupac - Hit Em Up(Uncensored) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4HjsZqOaQ0#)
Celebrate the life.
RZA doing a Nike commercial? from his twitter: http://twitter.com/RZAWU/status/16321658988 (http://twitter.com/RZAWU/status/16321658988) (http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/jphip00313.gif)
BONG! The RZA "You Must be Dreaming" The SWARM 3 JUNE 22, 2010 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InRgVcDw4oo#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on June 17, 2010, 09:48:21 PM
Red and Meth at E3! Method Man and Redman say "FUCK YOU" to Boston!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIZTBWNVNpA#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on June 18, 2010, 10:46:58 PM
KERO ONE - Making of "FAST LIFE" feat. ESNA (behind the scenes) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPyrqtWZo3w#ws) :twothumbs
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 18, 2010, 11:08:13 PM
The Roots 'How I Got Over' album sampler: http://www.rawemag.org/2010/06/17/the-roots-how-i-got-over-album-sampler/ (http://www.rawemag.org/2010/06/17/the-roots-how-i-got-over-album-sampler/)
Sounds pretty damn good :thumbup
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on June 24, 2010, 07:30:03 AM
was gonna play this on my show, but i dunno when i'll be back =P Sorry if this was posted before, i didn't check the previous pages.
The original Nothing On You - Lupe Fiasco (before he gave it to B.O.B)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Amplifier on June 25, 2010, 01:44:39 AM
Sido - Augen auf (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qylXZbn0Fsk#ws)
SCHLECHTES VORBILD SIDO ICH (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jjvlT78pU4#)
:thumbup
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on June 25, 2010, 07:21:47 PM
North west metropolis Feat Cee Major & Pete Philly 'Inside out' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlxDy8THryg#) North West Metropolis - Self Expression (feat. Cee Major) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4uXJjHQw3c#) fluid :thumbup
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 26, 2010, 08:50:01 PM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on June 27, 2010, 05:30:43 AM
LOL German Rap XD
Peep this (http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/7993/20100622deadprez1.jpg) (http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/5992/20100622deadprez2.jpg) http://www.deadprez.com/audio/dp_gangstagrillz_320kbps.zip (http://www.deadprez.com/audio/dp_gangstagrillz_320kbps.zip)
Meth gives advice Method Man x TheMashUp (http://vimeo.com/12325382)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on June 29, 2010, 12:39:34 AM
CLASSIC! Fuck I'd love to go to Rock Da Bells Snoop Dogg Performs "Ain't No Fun" at Powerhouse (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMITGgaut4Y#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on June 30, 2010, 01:58:59 AM
Peep this track!
With Rock The Bells dates coming up this summer, the Wu-Tang Clan has released a compilation album in Wu Music Group Presents...Pollen: The Swarm Part 3. The RZA-led imprint at The Orchard has unveiled a third volume in the Swarm series features appearances from RZA, Ghostface Killah, Method Man (as Wu-Tang Clan), as well as longtime affiliates Jojo Pellegrino, Remedy and Trife Da God.
The label has provided HipHopDX with an exclusive download to "Dirt's The Boogie" by the late Ol' Dirty Bastard (O.D.B.) featuring Y.D.B. Boy Jones (Ol' Dirty's son). (http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11574/title.free-download-dirts-the-boogie-by-ol-dirty-bastard)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 01, 2010, 08:18:32 AM
Video Tightrope (Wondamix) ft. B.o.B & Lupe Fiasco van Janelle Monae - MySpace Video (http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=105670400)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on July 04, 2010, 08:34:44 PM
hahahaha
Justin Bieber - Baby *El-P Death Mix* http://usershare.net/2DopeBoyz/523l5sr59m0o (http://usershare.net/2DopeBoyz/523l5sr59m0o)
Quote
Over the past week, we’ve been going back and forth with Definitive Jux label head and NY indie-rap icon El-P on Twitter about jokingly doing us a remix of Justin Bieber if we could find him an acappella. Well, guess what? We came through with the vocals, and El-P came through with a dope-ass opus—a remix of tween heartthrob The Bieb’s “Baby.” Mixing in a heavy dose of the Paul McCartney and Wings’ classic “Live and Let Die,” amongst other things, the results are pretty far from Bieber’s wholesome original.
it's actually pretty dope =)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: sanzoku on July 06, 2010, 03:44:10 AM
SPECTAC & 9th WONDER ~ WAR OF THE WORLD (OFFICIAL) HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5-KM7ZcXVA#ws)
I've been listening to a lot of Spectac. Definately one to watch in 2010.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 07, 2010, 01:45:14 AM
Reflection Eternal "Ballad of the Black Gold" (http://vimeo.com/12982709)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 07, 2010, 02:18:49 AM
Jay Electronica dug up some videos from his vault.
me and puff in the lab. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPoZTpnSQLA#ws)
The Making Of Exhibit A PT. I (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNVXKtSBtSQ#ws)
No matter what genre of music its from, studio footage is my favorite. Can't beat the footage of a song in the process of being created.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 07, 2010, 04:59:56 PM
(http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip01726.jpg)
The Wu-Tang Clan is finally coming to Finland! :finland:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: sanzoku on July 08, 2010, 09:21:01 AM
Mos Def - History ft. Talib Kweli (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Z8X_bgEpw#ws)
Mos Def still making cool stuff.
Eminem, Mos Def, Black Thought & DJ Premier - Cypher 3 (Live 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9BB09uoAlk&feature=related#ws)
Nice cypher from last year.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 10, 2010, 02:31:59 AM
The Wu-Tang Clan is finally coming to Finland! :finland:
FUCK YEAH HOMIE!! Holler at RZA and get an interview lol
Wu-Tang all over Europe.
WU-TANG EURO DATES 2010 Jul 23 The Dome Rome IT Jul 24 Splash Festival Graefenhainichen DE Jul 25 Paradiso Amsterdam NL Jul 26 Rockefeller Oslo NO Jul 27 Circus Helsinki FI Jul 28 Glav Club St. Petersburg RU Jul 29 Caviar Lounge Moscow RU Jul 30 Lockerse Festival Lokerse, BE Jul 30 Index Schuettorf DE Jul 31 Diva Palace Wuerzburg DE Aug 1 Academy Glasgow UK Aug 3 Academy Manchester UK Aug 4 Academy London UK
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on July 11, 2010, 12:48:27 AM
lol shit DMX is back DMX in studio (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_wfg82HalY#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on July 11, 2010, 06:49:19 AM
You want this
(http://bandcamp.com/files/99/73/997349037-1.jpg)
Go here: http://kingreign.bandcamp.com/track/king-reign-f-saukrates-kardinal-offishall-money-prod-boi-1da (http://kingreign.bandcamp.com/track/king-reign-f-saukrates-kardinal-offishall-money-prod-boi-1da)
Immediate download of King Reign f/ Saukrates & Kardinal Offishall - Money (Prod. Boi-1da) in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 13, 2010, 01:33:56 AM
Pete Rock and CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You-Brooklyn Hip Hop Fest 2010 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y61I5tq5Yo#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on July 18, 2010, 07:29:10 AM
aw yeah, new Muggs DJ MUGGS vs ILL BILL - "Cult Assassin" Official Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKwSbpKL4Fs#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on July 23, 2010, 11:17:08 AM
Kardinal Offishall with DJ Skee (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6CXPHTpIgA#ws)
:pimp:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 25, 2010, 03:40:02 AM
Lupe goes in over Rick Ross' BMF
Building Minds Faster http://www.mediafire.com/?2daw4o8tw3bgwr1 (http://www.mediafire.com/?2daw4o8tw3bgwr1)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on July 25, 2010, 09:07:34 AM
MR. KARDINAL OFFISHALL!! :jphip:
Brings his Canadian Tour to Edmonton's Capital Ex carnival on July 23, 2010.... it's been 4 years since I caught one of his shows, he's been to town probably 2 times but at sold out radio events. This one being his return to his roots (now that he's a big time Konvict member) to those free shows (with gate admission). (http://img248.imagevenue.com/loc252/th_40521_DSC01878_122_252lo.JPG) (http://img248.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=40521_DSC01878_122_252lo.JPG)(http://img179.imagevenue.com/loc489/th_40543_DSC01877_122_489lo.JPG) (http://img179.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=40543_DSC01877_122_489lo.JPG)(http://img199.imagevenue.com/loc228/th_40571_DSC01874_122_228lo.JPG) (http://img199.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=40571_DSC01874_122_228lo.JPG)
The set started off with the banger "Clear" warming up the crowd TO THE LEFT! and TO THE RIGHT! Kardi was dressed slick in a gray suit and jacket. The front stage area was jam packed with fangirls left over from Karl Wolf opener (lame ass R&B singer) so got some wack ass pix at first: MOV01872 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzgoSDGVeYc#)
Testing out everyone's hip hop knowledge Kardi dropped a rendition of Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock "It Takes Two" and a few old school jams like HiP HoP Hooray then BLLLAAOWW!! Everyday Rudebwoy OH YEAH OH YEAH OH YEAH!!!
He did some MC bits with his HYPE man, Silver - "Who smoking dat blunts!! SHES SMOKINg DAT BAD WEED" Kardi showing his versatility with the R&B crooning of course segue ways into MARY JANE CLUB BANGER! originally with Sean Paul and Jully Black. A few medleys of Konvict guest appearances and then old school version of "Tide is High" to his version "Number One"
Then he gave props to Michael Jackson, pulled out three crazy fans and got them to dance like MJ, all wack - one just shaking her ass wtf lol - white dude who did handstands "won" and Kardi went into
A few R&B "DJ D.O.C." demonstrations (run down of Top 40 hits) and Silver song...fools started to leave so got to get closer to the stage HA! (http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/t/jphip00365.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/jphip00365.jpg)
BLACK JAYS N KONVICT 4 LIFE!! best part of the show.... (http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/t/jphip00363.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/jphip00363.jpg)
Solid block of Kardi old school hits "Northern Touch" "Bakardi Slang" "Old Time Killing" MOV01885 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDcocOC2kLA#)
Then his new shit got everyone finally jumping with "Body Bounce" and "Dangerous" !! (http://img147.imagevenue.com/loc190/th_40497_DSC01900_122_190lo.JPG) (http://img147.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=40497_DSC01900_122_190lo.JPG)
Compared to the last show I saw in 2006, not as intimiate (telling us to raise one finger for peace, this time it was for Michel Jackson but still lol. and no autograph session....but Kardi still ever The Showman, sweating up a storm with a mic, a live band, a HYPE man and 2 turntables. Best Canadian Rapper period and for $12 admission fee beats the Drake show for 72 bucks the next day.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 25, 2010, 09:08:44 AM
Do you want Lupe Fiasco's Lasers to be released? Then sign the petition!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 27, 2010, 04:36:14 AM
The Roots "The Fire" feat. John Legend (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n94URvpQOAc#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on July 27, 2010, 04:45:01 AM
Kardinal Offishall's adventures in Edmonton! He went to the shooting range at West Edmonton Mall:
http://twitpic.com/27yqqh (http://Kenny Bass ONLY hit the bullseyes and it was his FIRST TIME HOLDING a "ting"! RELOAD! [url=http://twitpic.com/27yqqh) 2:31 PM Jul 23rd via TwitPic [/url] (http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/t/jphip00367.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/jphip00367.jpg)
Back at the range wit the whole crew...sig 1911 today!! http:// twitpic.com/27ybiw 1:36 PM Jul 23rd via TwitPic
Shoutout to Foosh in Edmonton!!! Def keepin' the kid freshhhhh. [url=http://twitpic.com/27qg5m]http://twitpic.com/27qg5m (http://twitter.com/KardinalO/status/19303055137) 8:16 PM Jul 22nd via TwitPic[/url] (http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/t/jphip00366.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/jphip00366.jpg)
and the urban clothing shop. :pimp:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 31, 2010, 03:58:35 AM
Bun B - Let Em Know (Promo Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcKOKXw2vi4#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on August 02, 2010, 08:54:06 PM
dang. Drakes 1st annual OVO (October's Very Own) Fest in Toronto was last night. He promised it would be epic. I didn't believe him...
But he has surprise special guests. He brought out Fabolous, Rick Ross, Bun B, Kardinal Offishall, Jay-Z and Eminem. CRAZY! I wish i went. I thought that would never happen here in Canada
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on August 03, 2010, 11:55:12 PM
Pharoahe Monch Freestyle on Toca Tuesdays (http://vimeo.com/13860246)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on August 05, 2010, 01:48:09 AM
Ghostface Killah meets Red Bull Big Tune winner Frank Dukes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSggGW17Mok#ws)
Ghostface Killah at Red Bull Studios with Frank Dukes - Red Bull Big Tune (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K85lvpLRSnc#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on August 05, 2010, 09:20:27 AM
Ice Cube 'Drink the Kool-Aid' Official Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25wviijhpQk#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on August 06, 2010, 06:57:32 AM
Kanye West - POWER (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L53gjP-TtGE#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on August 06, 2010, 09:43:52 AM
Red Bull Music Academy @ Splash! Festival 2010: RZA on Kanye and Nas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMkw2YT0dEg#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on August 07, 2010, 02:34:57 AM
Eminem - Love The Way You Lie ft. Rihanna (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uelHwf8o7_U#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: RatBastich on August 07, 2010, 04:58:38 AM
Redman, Method Man & Busta Rhymes:The 90's Was The Truth Era (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgzhWk7io0A#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: RatBastich on August 08, 2010, 03:05:21 AM
Method Man calls Soulja Boy GARBAGE! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXws4FGG4Qg&feature=related#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on August 10, 2010, 03:32:22 AM
Talib Kweli and Hi-tek talk early years of Kanye West's career (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmSiSH8tXpE#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on August 10, 2010, 04:26:36 AM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 12, 2010, 05:16:24 AM
HiP HoP Hizzzy 200 HOURS Thanks everyone who tuned in :jphip:
We went through the whole spectrum no doubt, plenty more hip hop for the next 300 hours show.
Peep RZA's twitter/facebook: Shout out to my boy Kinetic9 - download his new track here: http://ow.ly/2okXK (http://ow.ly/2okXK) BONG BONG! #Wu-Wednesday Kinetic Murray http://live.rzawu.com/fin.html (http://live.rzawu.com/fin.html)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on August 13, 2010, 06:31:31 AM
Twista & Raekwon - The Heat (Prod By No I.D. & The Legendary Traxster) http://usershare.net/27scy29gvkav (http://usershare.net/27scy29gvkav)
Dopeness! Twista fucking murders dat shit :shocked:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 13, 2010, 08:20:15 AM
Bobby Digital, Kinetic - You Must Be Dreaming (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kttQTmbo1Hs#ws)
BOB DIGI!!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 14, 2010, 06:00:40 AM
Don't forget to check out RZA tmr! (http://cdn.ticketfly.com/i/00/00/02/11/59-atlg.JPG) Foci, El Vuh, Mindscape, Torreno Sat, August 14, 2010 Doors: 8:00 PM / Show: 8:30 PM $25.00 Note: Contact Key Club directly when online ticket sales close 310.274.5800 http://www.keyclub.com/home/event-detail/?tfly_event_id=11627 (http://www.keyclub.com/home/event-detail/?tfly_event_id=11627)
new Kanye preview Kanye West Performs "Mama's Boyfriends" Off His New Album (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxaV4QFYFXU#ws)
Jay Z pimping kicks: Hov WBF Live (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xefcdf)
muggs :yep: DJ MUGGS vs ILL BILL - "ILL BILL TV" Official Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOXf2DDJMhA#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on August 17, 2010, 06:20:46 PM
Raekwon - Never Matter To You feat. Bun B http://limelinx.com/files/3729c8315290dc66becdd05c43e1300e (http://limelinx.com/files/3729c8315290dc66becdd05c43e1300e)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on August 20, 2010, 06:47:13 PM
(http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip02027.jpg)
:doh:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on August 20, 2010, 06:53:17 PM
Kanye West - Power (remix) feat. Jay-Z http://usershare.net/k3hcet2cm02w (http://usershare.net/k3hcet2cm02w)
:thumbup
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 22, 2010, 09:56:41 AM
^ kinda weird mix. missed Jay on that :lol:
ROCK THE BELLS IS NOW!!
Slick Rick at Rock the Bells (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFnEUlhHxFA#ws)
well just finished, onto the lucky people of San Fran
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on August 22, 2010, 05:14:31 PM
Quote
Raekwon Switches Up Ingredients On Justin Bieber Remix
"Kanye was just being Kanye," Rae told MTV News about the session. "He was definitely excited. The energy in the room was already speaking for itself. It was time to get up and have fun on the track together. We was drinking, laughing, being normal cats. At the same time, we had a houseful of celebrities in the house as well. [Kanye] was moving through the facility checking out the studios he had. He had three studios in there...All I did was ride the beat and listen to what he was singing to...I can go basic when I want to. I can go rated R, I can go rated PG. I definitely didn't give him anything that I thought was too hot to be spoken on by a 16 year-old. I know how to read beats, and listening to the record, I just complemented. At the end of my 16 [bars], when you do hear Justin coming, it fits and it's a great sound. I didn't go crazy. One thing people gotta recognize about me, I'm the Chef. I know how to make spicy food, I know how to make food that ain't spicy. I made something that fit the criteria." (MTV)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: A1 on August 22, 2010, 05:49:19 PM
WHUT? ^ :doh:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 22, 2010, 07:52:40 PM
^ FCUK WHY RAE
At least we can enjoy some Rock The Bells: ROCK THE BELLS LA 2010--WU TANG (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek-DIMFg3C0#ws)
Lauryn Hill- Lost Ones opening Rock The Bells 2010 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMA85xFU-XI#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: RatBastich on August 24, 2010, 06:42:45 AM
(http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip02096.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 24, 2010, 09:20:48 AM
^ Method Man-Da Rockwilder rock the bells 2010 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6pa61TAbLc#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 25, 2010, 05:53:13 AM
Lupe Fiasco - Go To Sleep http://www.mediafire.com/?irdb1dkvnx1cw4i (http://www.mediafire.com/?irdb1dkvnx1cw4i)
:pimp: great vocal hook
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: RatBastich on August 26, 2010, 06:48:15 AM
(http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip02118.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread PEEP trailer to ason jones off "ob4cl2"
Post by: daigong on August 27, 2010, 10:32:08 AM
CHILLS BROTHER. Props Raekwon FB for the heads up Check out the trailer to ason jones off "ob4cl2"
Ason jones Trailer off "OB4CL2" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YzDf2wGkzg#ws)
RIP ODB :bow:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: cool_kickin_dude on August 27, 2010, 08:40:12 PM
^ guess what I found just now, dai?
went to Hastings and found an album....by RON ARTEST!!
if it's still there, I'll get it over the weekend and probably show it to you :)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 28, 2010, 05:24:13 AM
shit man. save your money, I have that album and it's average at best. Stay tuned for his new shit with CHAMPIONS with production from Dr. Dre and featuring T-Pain :pimp:
speaking of PAiN, Red and Mef bring DA PAIN in Frisco: Method Man - Da Rockwilder- Rock the Bells 2010 San Francisco, CA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN2hzjYAx3U#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 29, 2010, 06:31:13 AM
You need this. can't wait for this shit to drop: (http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/1896/20100712killdevil.jpg)
and this?? (http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/6472/20100826kanyejayz.jpg)
FUCK. Already kinda seen it already on guesting on each others albums but whoa.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on August 29, 2010, 07:09:30 PM
Lupe Fiasco MTV Diary Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb9qi0bUnLo#ws) Lupe Fiasco MTV Diary Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GvPJuVif-Q#ws)
Nas - Power Paper Pussy: http://rapradar.com/2010/08/29/new-music-nas-power-paper-pussy/ (http://rapradar.com/2010/08/29/new-music-nas-power-paper-pussy/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on August 30, 2010, 09:23:30 AM
^ Lupe Fiasco MTV Diary Part 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSi385oFM0w#ws)
Nas - Power Paper Pussy: http://rapradar.com/2010/08/29/new-music-nas-power-paper-pussy/ (http://rapradar.com/2010/08/29/new-music-nas-power-paper-pussy/)
Nas kills this.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 30, 2010, 09:25:40 AM
Dawg. Where u been? lol
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on August 30, 2010, 09:26:18 AM
Black Milk - Deadly Medley (feat. Royce Da 5'9" & Elzhi) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOMldtCNyZ0#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: mode107 on September 11, 2010, 06:37:23 PM
#ShawtBusShawty ( @BYOBent Gucci Mane Soulja Boy Waka Flocka Cartoon Short Bus Shorty) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFiPANvxfDg#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on September 11, 2010, 08:29:38 PM
Kanye West - Good Friday feat. Common, Pusha T, Kid Cudi & Big Sean http://limelinx.com/files/d928092071cd918720b52c8801627bbc (http://limelinx.com/files/d928092071cd918720b52c8801627bbc)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 11, 2010, 10:12:04 PM
AWWWWWWWWWWShit new 9th Prince feat RZA! 9th Prince "Another Summer Love" Featuring RZA, Kinetic & Outlines (Dir. RZA) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFBKFATVi64#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 12, 2010, 12:48:41 AM
FUCK!!! THE MIGHTY P.E. HAS RETURNED!!
Public Enemy- SAY IT LIKE IT REALLY IS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73F3S5uNe9s#ws)
via HNM (http://hiphop-n-more.com/2010/07/public-enemy-say-it-like-it-really-is-main/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 12, 2010, 07:45:52 AM
Kardinal in London!! KARDINAL OFFISHALL @ NOTTINGHILL CARNIVAL (http://vimeo.com/14560468)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on September 12, 2010, 07:21:40 PM
Jay Electronica Premieres New Song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8QLWNssnRc#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 14, 2010, 07:46:06 AM
R.I.P. Tupac Shakur. Freddie Foxx speaks about Tupac Shakur [2010] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QLDsImspLc#ws) 2Pac - California Love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWOsbGP5Ox4#)
donate Tupac Shakur Foundation, http://www.tasf.org/ (http://www.tasf.org/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on September 15, 2010, 03:09:19 AM
DreamLand ft. Blu Music Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xVsU3zU3TQ#ws) O0
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 15, 2010, 10:24:55 AM
more Muggs Ill Bill DJ MUGGS vs ILL BILL - "ILLUMINATI 666" Official Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFxUJDq3bzs#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 19, 2010, 07:28:19 AM
lol the new beef:
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Complex: Speaking of Wale, when you hit that fan at your show last December, he came out with a line about it ["Throwin' 'round wallets like the dude that Kid Cudi hit," from "Thank You Freestyle"].
KiD CuDi: It wasn’t a shot, it’s just a simple-ass rhyme by a simple-ass rapper. You can’t let that shit faze you. That’s one of those raps that just shows the world that you wack. Why would you even use that as a metaphor? Everybody think they Hov. n****s ain’t got the magic like they think they do; there’s only a couple of wizards in this game. I’m a wizard and I know it.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on September 21, 2010, 04:42:33 AM
Crooked I - B.M.F. Freestyle Live @ The Warehouse (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKG7QwFif9U#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 21, 2010, 07:15:13 AM
^ good choice, played some on HHH :yep:
Check this out, local Winnipeg group KT played
Swigfu Silly Willy Is Good For U If Its Alright Yall remix http://www.limelinx.com/files/1ef96ae9e9719de981beefdd22ac6eed (http://www.limelinx.com/files/1ef96ae9e9719de981beefdd22ac6eed)
ETA:
lol the video SWIGFU: Silly Willy Is Good For U "If Its Alright Ya'll Remix" OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtjknkJzZhI&feature=youtu.be&hd=1#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on September 22, 2010, 07:18:31 AM
Shad - We, Myself & I (Official Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5UaQCQoOwc#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 23, 2010, 09:32:02 AM
^ Shad :canada:
I was gonna feature him on a HHH but got lazy http://radio3.cbc.ca/blogs/2009/1/The-CBC-Radio-3-Sessions-Podcast-featuring-Shad-January-28-2009 (http://radio3.cbc.ca/blogs/2009/1/The-CBC-Radio-3-Sessions-Podcast-featuring-Shad-January-28-2009)
dope track bout one of the best mid linebackers of all time: Meyhem Lauren - 'Ray Lewis' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De64aP0QGwY#ws)
any y'all cop the new John Legend / Roots collabo?? some dope tracks to classic songs like "Lil Ghetto Boy" JL & TR aolsess (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xewnsf)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 25, 2010, 01:10:18 AM
WHO IS IN AUSTIN GONNA GO? FLYP?!?! JOE?!?!
RZA tweets: Wu-Disciples, I am going to be in Austin, Texas on Saturday at #fantasticfest PEACE!
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Yuen Woo Ping Lifetime Achievement Award to be presented by RZA Published on September 22nd, 2010 by Tim League
As every student of kung fu films knows, there are masters and then there are the Grandmasters.
When we first began contemplating awarding the Fantastic Fest Lifetime Achievement Sword to Master Yuen Woo Ping we wanted to be sure we could secure a presenter equal to the occasion. Our first thought was RZA, but knowing how busy he is, we didn’t think we had a chance. As he is gearing up for his directorial debut THE MAN WITH THE IRON FIST with the help of co-producer Eli Roth, the demands on his time are huge. But sure enough, the mention of the great man’s name was all it took. Rza’s response was not just “yes” but “hell yes!”
Not only did RZA and Master Yuen work together on the KILL BILL movies, RZA has been a longtime student and admirer of such old-school Yuen Woo Ping classics as DRUNKEN MASTER and THE BUDDHIST FIST: “I have been a fan of Yuen Woo Ping since I was young. I had a chance to meet him on the set of KILL BILL along with his team. I have always admired him as a fan and once I met him I admired him as a man too. He has directed many of my favorite movies of all time and it will be a great honor to present him with such a prestigious award.” – RZA
Yuen Woo Ping is easily one of the most important filmmakers in the history of martial arts cinema. His breathtaking fight scenes have changed the way we look at hand to hand combat in films. No one does it better and he continues to innovate and stay on the cutting edge of the form. If you’ve been blown away by a fight scene in a movie over the course of the past 30 years, chances are Master Yuen choreographed it.
Fantastic Fest is deeply honored to welcome RZA and Master Yuen Woo Ping to the festival this year. The Fantastic Fest Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented at the Paramount Theater in Austin on Saturday September 25 at 7pm. Fans will have the chance to see these two icons walk the red carpet together prior to the double-feature screenings of Yuen’s new film TRUE LEGEND and his classic directorial debut SNAKE IN THE EAGLE’S SHADOW.
A limited number of event tickets are available to the general public for this show. Get them here. http://www.protixonline.com/View_Event.asp?id=512/ (http://www.protixonline.com/View_Event.asp?id=512/)
man RZA so busy...wonder if he'll be in NY next month.
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Russell Crowe Unleashes Kung Fu Moves!
Russell Crowe is going to be kung fu fighting...with a hip-hop star!
Read on for my exclusive scoop about the Oscar-winner's new movie gig...
Hip-hop artist and actor RZA tells me that Crowe has signed on to costar with him in The Man With the Iron Fist, a kung fu flick the Wu-Tang Clan founder is also directing.
RZA will play a weapons-making village blacksmith in feudal China—and as for Crowe, RZA doesn't want to say too much.
"I won't spoil it for you, but Russell's gonna be the baddest man alive," he told me yesterday at the VMAs. "That man is in fighting shape. That man will knock you out."
The Man With the Iron Fist (no relation to the Marvel Comic superhero Iron Fist) starts shooting in Shanghai in December. "It's nerve-wracking," RZA said of directing Crowe. "He's a master of the craft. I'm quite sure that I may learn something from him."
Crowe and RZA worked together three years ago in Ridley Scott's American Gangster. They even recorded a song together, but Gangster producers decided not to include it on the movie's soundtrack.
The Wu-Tang Clan founder began developing the project about five years ago with the help of Quentin Tarantino and director/actor Eli Roth, the latter now a cowriter and coproducer of the flick.
Universal reportedly green lighted Iron Fist in May with a $20 million budget.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 25, 2010, 07:48:10 AM
^ BANGER! FUCKING RIDICULOUS!!
awesome track, RZA is nuts.
coming soon: Skillz x DJ Jazzy Jeff x J. Period – Infamous Quotes (http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/29/20100924skillz1.jpg) (http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/4020/20100924skillz2.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 27, 2010, 07:15:08 AM
The homie Promise takes the unreleased/unfinished Kanye/Common joint that leaked, peep it: Promise-Touch_It_Freestyle-2dope.mp3 (1.72 MB) http://www.multiupload.com/BWPLN9XN3W (http://www.multiupload.com/BWPLN9XN3W)
Still Got Rice? (Asian Pride 2010) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNpkLjnmgiQ#ws)
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DL the song for free: http://www.mediafire.com/?4o1wuzifsbpamyh (http://www.mediafire.com/?4o1wuzifsbpamyh) STREAMING MIXTAPE hosted by JKFILMS: http://mcdone.bandcamp.com/album/3peat-escape-to-la-mixtape (http://mcdone.bandcamp.com/album/3peat-escape-to-la-mixtape)
1. 3Peat - Park Ing & Park Yu (free) 00:57 2. Welcome to 3Peat (free) 04:20 3. Hey L.A. 03:44 4. United Lovers of Benetton (free) 02:48 5. Who Dat (free) 03:57 6. Unco Same & Unco Chin 01:06 7. El Discoteca Song (free) 03:55 8. Started Feelin' Myself (free) 02:42 9. Where Amazing Happens (free) 03:56 10. Chinto Gomez & Pendejo Chino (Skit) (free) 01:15 11. Bonnie and Clyde (free) 05:10 12. The ABC's (free) 02:07 13. Slow Down Son (free) 02:22 14. Homeless Bill & Dirty Fred (Skit) (free) 00:09 15. Nerdy Boy Swag (free) 03:56 16. Teach Me How to Funny (free) 02:43 17. All U Want Is Me (free) 02:47 18. Unco Chin (Skit) (free) 00:35 19. Breakin' The HSBC (free) 02:45 20. The Perspective (free) 03:00 21. G.R.I.N.D. (free) 03:36 22. Still Got Rice (Asian Pride 2010) (free) 03:57
DOWNLOAD THE MIXTAPE HOSTED BY JKFilms...yes, JustkiddingFilms!: http://www.mediafire.com/?77gaoyyvyjha3eg (http://www.mediafire.com/?77gaoyyvyjha3eg)
ETA:
lol wut RZA karaokes BEP with Elijah Wood, director Nacho Vigalondo, director Eugenio Mira, Henri Mazza and Michael Lerman join Fantastic Fest Founder Tim League
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 28, 2010, 09:59:55 AM
new B Real "The Harvest" http://www.rbc-records.com/BREAL_HARVEST_Dr_of_Death.mp3 (http://www.rbc-records.com/BREAL_HARVEST_Dr_of_Death.mp3)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: RatBastich on September 28, 2010, 08:57:14 PM
"Don't clock anybody, let them all clock you Don't be down with anybody, let them all be down with you Stay self-managed, self-kept, self-taught Be your own man, don't be borrowed, don't be bought"
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 29, 2010, 12:33:10 PM
Cube staying relevant?!?! DJ Skee sit down with Hip Hop Legend Ice Cube! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_imYor73-34#ws)
new Jeezy mixtape: (http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/4848/jeezycover.jpg) (http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/1029/20100929jeezy.jpg) http://www.mediafire.com/?mhdeu3b7jelr23u (http://www.mediafire.com/?mhdeu3b7jelr23u)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 30, 2010, 12:03:19 PM
new Cube video: Ice Cube Ft. Doughboy, OMG, Maylay & W.C. "Ya'll Know How I Am" Music Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wIWIOIDlWA#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 06, 2010, 08:50:56 AM
some West Coast reppin with Cube: Skee.TV Presents Ice Cube Ft. Maylay & W.C. "Too West Coast" Music Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBpGczI2Czo#ws)
RZA says peep 9th Prince's new album "Granddaddy Flow" dropped 10/05 (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61qZ4eiLNtL._SL500_AA280_.jpg)
at Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Granddaddy-Flow/dp/B004239GJW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1286293847&sr=8-1) among other places
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on October 07, 2010, 12:53:26 AM
Dave Chappelle Dayton RACC w/ Lupe Fiasco (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7l4jMWr0Pk#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 07, 2010, 03:16:16 AM
Eminem x Lil Wayne – No Love behind da scenes: ON SET OF "NO LOVE" EMINEM FT LIL WAYNE (http://vimeo.com/15606348)
Pharoahe Monch dropping new shit! W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) Pharoahe Monch Premieres "Clap" From W.A.R. Album Live In London (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR5at8AhQMs#ws)
G.O.O.D. Friday leak?? via 2dopeboyz.com, feat. Kanye West x Lupe Fiasco x KiD CuDi x Lloyd Banks x Pusha T maybe Nas? (http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/8234/20101006kanye.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 07, 2010, 09:28:19 AM
If you have RZA on Facebook, check this shit out (http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=208662052587&share_id=159639087398902&comments=1#s159639087398902):
I dedicate the song "Gone" to my friend Sally Menke and its my gift to her memory. I feel music is the best gift I can give and I'm giving it away to Wu-Disciples for free in her name. Who ever like the song can send a blessing of positive energy to Sally's family and her legacy. Peace.
Credits: Robert Diggs Rev. William Burk Truth Hurts
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WuWednesday this week is about love and friendship.
Song "2 Left Shoes" features R n B singer "Truth Hurts" and Rev. William Burk - its a demo we did this summer. I want to share with you Wu-Disciples before it gets into final form.
Verse one is about fake friends who I showed love to throughout the years yet they continue to stab me in the back and take my love and kindness for a weakness. Verse 2 explains how the true and living god put love above all things for love conquers all.
The hook states " loving you is like wearing two left shoes". I choose it because I am a man who loves unconditionally yet that love sometimes is difficult to handle or live with or simply to wear.
Message The Bible says be careful of those who are only friends at your table. Yet in times of war or calamity they are no where to be found.
"I have no trouble with my enemies. I can take care of my enemies all right. But my damn friends...They're the ones that keep me walking the floor nights." Warren G. Harding
Twista Feat Raekwon - The Heat video drops! Twista Feat Raekwon - The Heat (OFFICIAL VIDEO) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFEho4OTvaQ#ws)
:pimp:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 18, 2010, 10:38:45 AM
R.I.P. Michael “Eyedea” Larsen Eyedea & SLUG on the Wake Up Show (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40MA0pl7Oa0#)
Michael 'Eyedea' Larsen has passed away at the tender age of 28. Larsen's mother Kathy Averill, who found him Sunday morning, confirmed the death via Facebook. "It is with great pain and sadness that I tell you my son Mikey (Eyedea) has passed away. At this time we kindly request your respect and our privacy as we process this devastating loss. On behalf of Mikey's family, close friends and fans, thank you."
Eyedea's mom also created a fund-raising FB page for fans who would like to help with funeral expenses.
While Eyedea remained largely unknown in the mainstream circuit, he was one of Minneapolis' most beloved musical talents.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 19, 2010, 06:03:49 AM
are you ready for the Kanye Runaway film....set to his new single.
… is set to drop this Saturday (October 23rd) on MTV, MTV2 and BET at 8pm, making it the first video MTV and MTV2 will have played since turning into a teenage angst-filled reality channel (no, seriously) earlier this year.
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The film, which is about 40 minutes long, will be broadcast simultaneously on both networks and MTV2 at 8 p.m. ET. Fans can also catch the film via live stream on MTV.com, BET.com and VH1.com. Directly following the premiere, West will helm a live Q&A session from the MTV headquarters in Times Square. Viewers who miss the premiere on October 23 can catch an encore presentation on VH1 on October 26 at 12 a.m. ET.
The flick has been dubbed a “visual accompaniment” to Kanye’s forthcoming LP, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (which drops November 22). Right before the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, where ‘Ye debuted “Runaway,” MTV gave fans a taste of the movie with an exclusive preview during the VMA pre-show. The clip featured prancing deer, a nimble dancer and Kanye West hauling away a woman swathed in feathers from a fiery explosion.
“It’s the story of a phoenix fallen to Earth, and I make her my girlfriend, and people discriminate against her and eventually she has to burn herself alive and go back to her world,” he told New York magazine. “I’ve been feeling the idea of the phoenix. It’s been in my heart for a while. It’s maybe parallel to my career. I threw a Molotov cocktail on my career last year, in a way, and I had to come back as a better person.”
Kanye West - Runaway Film Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK92Fbd6hjo#ws)
WHOA SO ARTSY :shocked
banned artwork for his new album "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" :lol: (http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/1904/20101017kanye.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on October 21, 2010, 07:27:53 PM
GRAP LUVA - 7 Minutes of Sound - SP1200 Beats - Damu The Fudgemunk & Redefinition Records (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFua7lgljr8#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 23, 2010, 08:52:47 PM
DJ Muggs & Ill Bill – Millenniums Of Murder :yep: DJ MUGGS vs ILL BILL - "Millenniums of Murder" Official Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_295-nUh4I#)
RZA be dropping shit, this track is dope: http://live.rzawu.com/visions.html (http://live.rzawu.com/visions.html)
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WuWednesday this week is about peace!
Credits: Outlines, featuring the RZA
Message "No man is a true believer unless he desireth for his brother that which he desireth for himself." Muhammad
Song This weeks song is entitled "Visions". Its by a group called Outlines, featuring me. The song is about world peace thru us taking individual responsibility for our actions and us helping save to others once we have saved ourselves.
Being out here in China and seeing the growth of our culture in their world and seeing how their culture influenced my world led me to choose this song. We all so much on the same path as individuals only separated by language and custom and location. And the negative forces that strive to keep us apart by fabricating false images of each other. Well the RZA and Outlines have a vision for a better world.
The Outlines are a group out France whom I'm co producing. You will be hearing more from them. Peace!
Kanye West - Dont Look Down_(Feat_Big_Sean_Mos_Def__Lupe_Fiasco) http://www.multiupload.com/M6TSJ683TH (http://www.multiupload.com/M6TSJ683TH)
Kanye West - Runaway (Preview) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_ZXEeX-DxU#ws)
The official tracklisting for Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, courtesy of Itunes. November 22nd.
1. Dark Fantasy 2. Gorgeous f. Raekwon & Kid Cudi 3. POWER 4. All Of the Lights 5. Monster f. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj & Bon Iver 6. So Appalled f. Jay-Z, Pusha T, CyHi Da Prynce & Swizz Beatz 7. Devil In a New Dress 8. Runaway f. Pusha T 9. Hell Of a Life 10. Blame Game f. John Legend & Pusha T 11. Lost In the World 12. See Me Now [Bonus]
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 25, 2010, 01:06:38 AM
kanye Runaway official video debuts! Kanye West - Runaway (Full-length Clean) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7W0DMAx8FY#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 25, 2010, 07:45:31 AM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread ~ RUNAWAY FROM ME BABY!!
Post by: daigong on October 26, 2010, 08:24:04 AM
Did anyone watch Kanye's Runaway film?? I know they be lotsa Haters but fuck, gotta give it up - Kanye West is saving HiP HoP. G.O.O.D. Music Roster is ridiculous, Mos Def? Common? It's separating all the crap that be doing Sprite commercials n shit.
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Kanye West - Founder No I.D. - President Don C - A&R Ol Skool Ice-Gre - A&R Plain Pat - A&R
Artists
Kanye West Common John Legend Mos Def Kid Cudi Consequence Big Sean Mr. Hudson Pusha T CyHi Da Prynce Fonzworth Bentley Malik Yusef Tony Williams
Producers (Very Good Beats Inc.)
Kanye West WrighTrax Keezo Kane Devo Springsteen
"G.O.O.D. Music Family"
GLC Really Doe Sa-Ra Don Cannon Jeff Bhasker Joi StaRR Charlie Wilson
G.O.O.D. Music Artist's Label's
John Legend - Homeschool Entertainment
- Estelle - Vaughn Anthony - Phatboi
Consequence - Bandcamp Records
- Statik Selektah - Paula Campbell - Rik Cordero
Kid Cudi - Dream On
- Chip Tha Ripper
Kid Cudi - Kiddo Productions
And with Lupe doing All City Chess Club, Wu-Tang better form like Voltron and bring the XXXTENDED FAM!
I bought 808s & Heartbreak, I liked Robocop. Feel for his loss of his mother. Ego or whatever, punking T-Swizzle wut, this Runaway film is fucking genius.
The music...ripped the first joint http://www.multiupload.com/Q4NRSPPNGT (http://www.multiupload.com/Q4NRSPPNGT) feeling so RZA/no ID collabo "Dark Fantasy" (feat. Nicki Minaj lol) can't wait to hear the other Wu related joints, Rae guesting. Kanye West & Rihanna 'All of the Lights' was fun lol @ the Black KKK but props the Michael Jackson head, a fucking visual piece of work.
LMFAO at all the ballerinas with the extended flex dancing during Runaway / Dinner scene. I expected a cameo here and there. Diiggin the previews of the tracks....the last "Lost in the City" or whatever got the best of the 808s, rocking love jam. lol Kanye ran a lot in this film, and Selita Ebanks (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=25096.40) as the Phoenix, Bird IS the word.
Normally, she's average face - aight body "She's no Tyra Banks" but DAMN!! weird gold boobs at the end....I'm feeling his whole "RISE FROM THE ASHES" fuck what others think, attitude he always had. That innovative vibe that's really missing. I'm feeling "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" might top Graduation....the most ridiculous group of producers, and all the G.O.O.D. Friday previews lol. I liked Christian Dior Denim Flow the best actually, woulda been a hot video with the supermodel cameos lol
Check out the react/Q&A: http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2010/10/24/kanye-wests-qa-w-mtv-bet-video/ (http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2010/10/24/kanye-wests-qa-w-mtv-bet-video/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on October 26, 2010, 09:46:43 PM
I'm fucking up, I still need to watch that :doh:
Common, Jennifer Hudson, Lupe Fiasco & No I.D. create song for REPLAY - "We Can Do It Now" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq9mqXpgL-c#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 28, 2010, 10:08:58 AM
^ don't watch if you don't want the whole album spoiled :lol: Thanks G.O.O.D. FRIDAY! Devil in a Blue Dress is dope track too..SATAN SATAN SATAN
RZA tweets a new joint! #WuWednesday Halloween Track for you --> 2 MORE CUPS OF BLOOD by Gravediggaz http://snd.sc/afSnmU (http://snd.sc/afSnmU) via #soundcloud
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Yo, here is a new GraveDiggaz song entitled "Two More Cups of Blood" This is the first song released by the band since the loss of our brother Poetic AKA the Grymm Reaper. For the Wu Gravedigaz horrorcore fans: HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
RIP Poetic
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: J-Triumf on October 29, 2010, 06:49:08 AM
POST #800 IS DEDICATED TO MY FAVORITE GENRE OF MUSIC :deejay
MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otCpCn0l4Wo#)
Masta Ace - Born to Roll HQ Mega Bass Audio! + Lyrics (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFcEuTIcU_k#)
Jermaine Dupri Feat Jay-Z - Money Ain't A Thang (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpYaU1CDUS4#ws)
X-ECUTIONERS LINKIN PARK -IT'S GOIN DOWN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0nyy6AcfY4#)
"U C IT" Bailey feat. J.Valentine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dUVoA3-09g#ws)
Old school or new school, mainstream or underground, simple or complex, commercial or from the heart, American or international. Bling or no bling, gangstas or no gangstas, conscious message or no message, samples or no samples...image and subject matter are unimportant, because the important things haven't changed: beats and rhythms, attitude and groove. I've lived through so many significant changes in over 20 years of following rap and hip-hop, and as long as those key elements remain I'll keep looking forward to the continuing evolution of the music I love.
Flavor Flav once said don't believe the hype. I say while you're at it, don't believe the anti-hype either...all those ignorant criticisms I hear nowadays about the new stuff, I heard them 5, 10, 15 years ago about what was new back then, and I should probably expect to hear them (and brush them off) again in the future once today's kids grow up. With so much history and variety, so much depth and ease of access, hip-hop is more alive than ever, fully established worldwide. LET'S KEEP BUMPING THOSE BEATS AND RHYMES! :twothumbs
Definitely getting the new Kanye album on day one...gonna buy his first and fourth to complete the collection while I'm at it!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 30, 2010, 03:31:47 AM
GOOD ASS JOB JTRI!! :rock: :hand: :jphip:
dope mix tape just in time for Halloween and...*cough* HiP HoP Hizzy Themed show :lol: (http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/2079/notld3covaweb.jpg) (http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/2092/notld3backweb.jpg)
cop it at (plus 2Pac and Biggie editions): http://www.cookinsoul.com/2010/10/25/2-tracks-of-night-of-the-living-dead-pt-3-big-l-vs-big-pun-edition/ (http://www.cookinsoul.com/2010/10/25/2-tracks-of-night-of-the-living-dead-pt-3-big-l-vs-big-pun-edition/)
LOL SNOOOP
Snoop Dogg Cosigns Prop 19 - VOTE NOVEMBER 2ND!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX_QASE_slI#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 31, 2010, 06:44:44 AM
new G.O.O.D. FRIDAY track, the best yet: http://kanyewest.com/2010/10/the-joy/ (http://kanyewest.com/2010/10/the-joy/) (http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/2008/thejoyfull.jpg) http://hulkshare.com/ixhlt665ky54 (http://hulkshare.com/ixhlt665ky54)
from Kanye's twitter (https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/29146910264) We finally done! Toast! http://twitpic.com/322c5p (http://twitpic.com/322c5p) (http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/333/184866829.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 01, 2010, 10:35:42 AM
NEW!! Kardinal Offishall – The Anthem :canada: REPPIN EVERYWHERE I GO!! http://hulkshare.com/hy32h4t49v4j (http://hulkshare.com/hy32h4t49v4j) :thumbup (http://www.yk2daily.net)
2Pac's homies dropping a mixtape for the 2K10 (http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/9632/20101031outlawz.jpg)
01 Fear Factor Intro 02 From The Bottom 03 Dream Big 04 Kush Dreams (ft. Freeway) 05 It Ain’t Over 06 Most Of My Life 07 I Can’t Complain 08 Killuminati 2K10 09 Cooley High 10 Never See Tommoro 11 They Wanna Know 12 Reach For The Sky 13 Do It Right 14 Great Grandaddy Kush 15 Seen It All 16 She Fresh 17 Fillmoe Slim 18 Facedown 19 Feel Good For Ya 20 Count My Blessings 21 Gotta Get It 22 Immortals
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 03, 2010, 12:06:03 PM
anyone cop the Cudi leak? shit is aight Kid Cudi Trailer from the Deluxe! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wR_st7ycIp4#)
even better. REPRESENT WU :pimp: Masta Killa – The Next Chamber drops November 16 (http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip02543.jpg) 1. Rhyme Time Freestyle (ft. Masta Killa) 2. Unstoppable Threats (ft. GZA, Masta Killa & Prodigal Sunn) 3. Scram (ft. Masta Killa) 4. Just A Thought (ft. Masta Killa & GZA) 5. Money Comes First (ft. RZA & Masta Killa) 6. Chains (ft. Masta Killa, Killah Preist & R.A. The Rugged Man) 7. Fam Members Only (ft. GZA, RZA, & Masta Killa) 8. Brain (ft. Masta Killa) 9. Armoured Truck (ft. Masta Killa & Timbo King) 10. Always NY (ft. Masta Killa, Inspectah Deck & U-God) 11. Black Mamba (ft. Masta Killa, Ol’ Dirty Bastard & RZA) 12. Noodles Pt. 2 (ft. Masta Killa) 13. The PJs (ft. Masta Killa, Pete Rock & Raekwon) 14. Metal Lungies (OG Version) (ft. Ghostface & Masta Killa)
Rae new joint?! Raekwon @ Sneaker Pimps Event x Talks New Album (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhdKOuj-TFI#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 04, 2010, 11:05:51 AM
i thoughts u were gonna post this zomb, butttt...LAY ZERRR (http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/8729/g1laserbeak.gif)
that glittering may not be gold, don’t let no body play me if you are my homeboy, you never have to pay me :yep:
Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On [OFFICIAL AUDIO] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q91LonKd2hs#ws) Buy The Single: http://lupefiasco.com/theshowgoeson/ (http://lupefiasco.com/theshowgoeson/)
dopest verse :jphip: So no matter what you been through no matter what you into no matter what you see when you look outside your window brown grass or green grass picket fence or barbed wire Never ever put them down you just lift your arms higher raise em till’ your arms tired Let em’ know you’re their That you struggling and survivin’ that you gonna persevere Yeah, ain’t no body leavin, no body goin’ home even if they turn the lights out the show is goin’ on!
RZA's latest offering This week song is "Insomnia" check it here http://goo.gl/SiWX (http://goo.gl/SiWX) PEACE #WuWednesday
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I’m a late night thinker a lot of my creativity in music has come at wee hours of the night. So this week song will be the unreleased unedited full version demo of my song “Insomnia” featuring Erica Bryant This is the original demo before the mix so the vocals are loud and the rap runs thru the second hook. But this shows the personality of insomnia. Peace!
SUUUUUUUUUUUUU! My original plan was to post this on November 9th because the greatest rap album of all time (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enter_the_Wu) dropped on that date but I underestimated my own postwhoring skills lol... Anyways here's my tribute to the Wu-Tang Clan!
RZA The Birth (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVzP92laq04#) The RZA has always been one of my biggest inspirations and he's the biggest reason why I became a hiphop head back in 1997. Much respect to Prince Rakeem! :theking
Fusion of the five elements, to search for the higher intelligence Women walk around celibate, livin irrelevant The most benelovent king, communicatin through your dreams Mental pictures been painted, Allah's heard and seen everywhere, throughout your surroundin atmosphere Troposphere, thermosphere, stratosphere Can you imagine from one single idea, everything appeared here Understanding makes my truth, crystal clear Innocent black immigrants locked in housing tenemants Eighty-Five percent tenants, dependent welfare recipients Stapleton's been stamped as a concentration camp At night I walk through, third eye as bright as a street lamp Electric microbes, robotic clones Taking telescope pictures of globe, babies getting pierced with microchips stuffed inside their earlobes, then examinated Blood contaminated, vaccinated, lives fabricated Exaggerated authorization, Food and Drug Administration Testin poison in prison population My occupation to stop the innauguration of Satan Some claim that it was Reagan, so I come to slay men like Bartholemew, cause every particle is physical article is diabolical to the last visible molecule A space night like Rom, consume planets like Unicron Blasting photon bombs from the arm like Galvatron - The RZA
GZA - Liquid Swords (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6_6E0T3wss#) One of the illest lyricists of all time. GZA is quite possibly the only MC ever who has never dropped a weak verse and all his songs are full of quotables. GZA's truly a rapper's rapper :yep:
Reunited, double LP, world excited Struck a match to the underground, industry ignited From metaphorical parables that fertilize the Earth Wicked n****z come trying to burglarize the turf Scatting on soft-ass beats, them n****z rap happily Tragically, that style deteriorate rapidly Uncompleted missions throwing your best known compositions You couldn't add it up if you mastered addition Where I come from, getting visual is habitual Demonstrate walking on hot coal in rituals I splash the paint on the wall, form the mural He took a look, saw the manifestation of it was plural Rhyming while impaired, dart hit your garment Pierced your internals, streamlined compartments Just consider the unparalleled advantage Of a natural disaster that's impossible to manage - The GZA
Nutmeg - Ghostface Killah (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS8OXo9Oif4#) The man who single-handedly saved the Clan! Ghostface is one of the most unique MCs ever and nobody has a more impressive discography than Ghost. I've been a huge Ghostface-fan ever since I heard Supreme Clientele for the first time and that album is still my most played album ever. Ghostface never disappoints!
Yo, I play hard for nine innings, dressed in fine linens Cause pussy is the best next thing besides winning All the positions I've been in, couldn't explain how I'm living My vision, my intuition has risen, here take a listen I'm hitting Up to bat with precision, see 'em back in the kitchen Slinging crack to these pigeons, for the fact that I'm driven My linebackers is bitchin', send you packin' good riddance Trapped in this prison, where snakes and rats are forbidden Keep my gun hidden, n****s is bitches signing petitions And they providing convictions, see I survived through the system Under the livest conditions, my riders ride on a mission For snitching, you get your back blown, right out of commission You'll be missing like them crazy Christians and swimming with all the fishes Your Mrs. will come and witness your body with hugs and kisses Now tell me is that nutritious, we party with chips and liquors Your wizzes is coming with us, for real kid they bought me rizzes The difference is this is business, big biscuits, big figures We click on religious n****s for acting too superstitious Move cause the group is vicious, shoot if you want your wishes To blow, see Trife in the Bentley with a group of bitches - Ghostface Killah
Inspectah Deck "Triumph" Live @ BB Kings Hip Hop Legends Concert 3/25/10 (HD) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8k4sb3k5G0#ws) When I heard Triumph for the first time back in 1997 I was blown away by Deck's classic verse. 13 years later that verse is still my favorite rap verse and I doubt that I will ever get tired of it. Deck never dropped a truly great solo album but when it comes to guest spots and group songs, that man is a motherfucking beast. I BOMB ATOMICALLY!
I bomb atomically, Socrates' philosophies and hypothesis can't define how I be droppin these mockeries, lyrically perform armed robbery Flee with the lottery, possibly they spotted me Battle-scarred shogun, explosion when my pen hits tremendous, ultra-violet shine blind forensics I inspect you, through the future see millenium Killa B's sold fifty gold sixty platinum Shacklin the masses with drastic rap tactics Graphic displays melt the steel like blacksmiths Black Wu jackets queen B's ease the guns in Rumble with patrolmen, tear gas laced the function Heads by the score take flight incite a war Chicks hit the floor, diehard fans demand more Behold the bold soldier, control the globe slowly Proceeds to blow swingin swords like Shinobi Stomp grounds and pound footprints in solid rock Wu got it locked, performin live on your hottest block - Inspectah Deck
Raekwon - Knowledge God (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dRrQgQiou0#) The godfather of mafia rap, what more can I say? Only Built 4 Cuban Linx might be the illest rap album of all time but what really makes Rae a special MC is the sequel. Nobody believed that The Chef would be able to drop a worthy sequel to OB4CL but... Rae fucking did the impossible and dropped another classic. Don Raekwon :bow:
I sat around the older Gods while they built bomb n****z up Felt like Saddam tapping on my hand, listen up Get your money, get brains and big n****z up Swiss look forward to millions n**** live shit up I sat back in my zone, bone lit, I get your throne lit n****z I loaned, they ain’t gave me shit Fuck that family shit, you don’t see us it’s for no reason I’m in the crib, wifey saying be easy I’m all high in my motion, money make me want to grab toasters Spray down Wall street, put up posters Yelling heterosexual I’m back, you can’t take nothing from the kid I’m still getting money I’m stacked Go whatever for the Peso, Rap Julio Iglesio Sniff the eight in ya face and stay lacio My ear game, popping in my gear game, fear fame Rearrange your jaw faster than you hear trains Test any mortal, call ‘em, I’m in the hallway hitting raw autumn Meet me in the lobby n**** see my daughter And she ‘gon spray for her dad Call a brother later, get that money out the wall, daddy got bagged I’m going to jail for something real, can’t do me nothing, still can’t compare me to no rap n****, fuck a deal I get to hurting n****z, murking on n****z It’s just the network I come from, Ringz now kid reveal ‘em! - Raekwon
Wu-Tang Clan-METHOD MAN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4oJLn9u9UE#) Mista MEF! Who doesn't love Method Man? Nobody's more charismatic than Mef and his voice, flow & wordplay are fucking unstoppable O0
Man, ya'll n****s ain't shit to us, still a pistol bust Split your melon like I split the Dutch Got a lot of piff to puff, and I ain't come for fisticuffs Or for the cop that wanna clip the cuffs Man, is Staten in this bitch or what? Don't get it twisted, we, twist it up and even mixed with dust See these fans can't resist the rush, they Wu-Tang for life Scarred for life, they can't forget the cuts Got a whole line of classic joints, and while you at it Pass the joint, let's push this music past the point Of no return, til it crash and burn, down the ashes Then placed inside Ol' Dirty Bastard's urn When it's my time to go, for sure, ya n**** goes to war What you think I brought these soldiers for? To send shot, like forget me not, at any n**** Respect, bitch, that figure they gon' get me got - Method Man
Ol' Dirty Bastard-Shimmy Shimmy Ya (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ITLNzPoEqs#) Ooh baby I like it raw! After getting into the Wu, ODB soon became my favorite member. I had never heard of anything like ODB: he was weird, funny, charismatic, raw and fucking batshit crazy. Truly one of the most unique entertainers I have ever seen. R.I.P ODB!
Yo...! I come with that ol' loco style from my vocal Couldn't peep it with a pair of bi-focals I'm no joker! Play me as a joker Be on you like a house on fire! Smoke ya! Crews be actin like they gangs, anyway Be like, "Warriors! Come out and playiyay!" Burn me, I get into shit, I let it out like diarrhea Got burnt once, but that was only gonorrhea Dirty, I keep shit stains in my drawers So I can get fzza-funky for yah Murder, taste the flame of the Wu-Tang RAHH! Here comes the Tiger verse Crane! Ow, be like wild with my style Punk! You playing me, chump, you get DUMPED WU! Is comin THROUGH! At a theatre near YOU! And get funk like a SHOE! What?! - Ol' Dirty Bastard
Masta Killa - Masta Killa (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjOYp0S4Z3w#) Masta Killa is like a ninja, invisible but deadly. He did kill quite a few verses back in the 90s but it was his amazing debut album No Said Date that made me a fan. I will always have love for Masta for dropping a true Wu-classic :yep:
Homicide's illegal and death is the penalty What justifies the homicide, when he dies? In his own iniquity it's the Master of the Mantis Rapture comin at cha We have an APB on an MC Killer Looks like the work of a Masta Evidence indicates that's it's stature Merciless like a terrorist hard to capture The flow, changes like a chameleon Plays like a friend, and stabs you like a dagger This technique attacks the immune system Disguised like a lie paralyzin the victim You scream, as it enters your bloodstream Erupts your brain from the pain these thoughts contain Movin on a n**** with the speed of a centipede and injure - ANY MOTHERFUCKIN CONTENDER! - Masta Killa
U- God- Cocaine Ft Raekwon & Slaine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZGLWP1j-RA#) Frankly speaking U-God has always been my least favorite Wu-member. However, if he was in any other rap group he would be way more respected. Wu-Tang Clan is full of talented MCs so it's really fucking difficult to stand out if you're just an above average MC. That's why I'm happy that U-God finally got some props after dropping Dopium which is one of the best post-2000 Wu-solos :thumbup
United Nations, gun fire style patient Formulatin rap plural acapella occupation Conquer land like Napoleon, military bomb fest We want sanitary food, planetary conquest Thug peoples on some hardco' body shit Get your shit together 'fore the fuck Illuminati hit Dreams is free in escape of sleep For a fool, peep jewels, keep tools for tough time The rule of rough mind, elevate, stay behind The sun gotta shine, keep on, cremate the whole Babylon, times up, move on Kings on your pawn, checkmate, no fakes Approach through the gate, case closed Things get froze, when it comes time, chosen ones were holding guns, we take flight with no fright and attack, never fear cause our words is clear What's been done can't be undone Son, we can't care Cause the last days and times are surely here Snakes and flakes get blown, by the righteous ones Divine minds bind, we unified as one Half of black hope, we half broke, smoke a bowl of weed shit Our everlastin answers stay flyin over Egypt - U-God
WU-TANG FOREVER!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 07, 2010, 11:48:47 AM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 09, 2010, 11:49:30 AM
NEW Ghost album. Apollo Kids, dropping December 14th. Props to X. http://www.xclusiveszone.net/2010/11/ghostface-killah-together-baby-dirtycdq.html (http://www.xclusiveszone.net/2010/11/ghostface-killah-together-baby-dirtycdq.html)
*NEW* Redman & Method Man In London (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPT_al7k73o#ws) The Blunt Brothers hit London to help celebrate DJ 279’s 18 years on radio and HHC was on hand to capture some footage. An interview is coming soon; which reveals Blackout 3 will drop next Summer and that they are working on another movie together (that won’t be called How High 2 due to legal issues). Both being fantastic fucking news!
Shout out to SHOWER POSSE! O0 (http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/6453/20101105trouble.jpg) http://kanyewest.com/2010/11/looking-for-trouble/ (http://kanyewest.com/2010/11/looking-for-trouble/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 13, 2010, 09:05:10 AM
new J.Cole mixtape O0 (http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/2862/fridaynightlights2.jpg) (http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/6875/backhb.jpg) http://hulkshare.com/2dgjdjztp6h3 (http://hulkshare.com/2dgjdjztp6h3)
Y'all cop the new Kanye album leaks? Wonder if there will be an iTunes special edition...more beefs: Kanye West's Today Show Interview w/ Matt Lauer (full version) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNMxHfmXKVU#ws)
THIS is fucking hilarious:
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Porn boss to spoof West/Swift feud
By WENN.COM
Porn king Steve Hirsch is to spoof Taylor Swift and Kanye West’s one-time feud in a new X-rated movie.
The pair hit the headlines after West stormed the stage at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards to protest Swift’s win, declaring her Best Female Video prize belonged to his friend Beyonce.
Now adult movie masterminds at Hirsch’s Vivid Entertainment want the pair to kiss and make up in the bedroom as they parody their relationship in a naughty new DVD.
Production on the racy film will begin in “the next two months”.
He tells website Celebuzz.com, “We’re always analysing news stories for their movie potential. The Kanye/Taylor feud has high visibility, is filled with passion and is something we believe that fans of adult films would enjoy.
“We’re reviewing script concepts and definitely want to include that famous moment at the Video Music Awards.”
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on November 13, 2010, 09:26:57 PM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 15, 2010, 09:22:04 AM
Oh shit! Q-Tip producing - dat PE reference is dopeness (http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/7537/chainheavyfull.jpg) http://kanyewest.com/2010/11/chain-heavy/ (http://kanyewest.com/2010/11/chain-heavy/)
:on hobo:
Favorite G.O.O.D. Fridays Song So Far?
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on November 17, 2010, 07:38:43 PM
This #WuWednesday http://goo.gl/SiWX (http://goo.gl/SiWX) is dedicated to the memory of Ason Unique. We miss you, cousin.. Peace, RZA #ODBRIP
what do you think of Jay-Z's book Decoded? he's all over the place - looks like his Wu Manual with song lyrics n shit. Jay-Z On Letterman Talking About Decoded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvK7wMWhSTI#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 25, 2010, 08:22:13 PM
LOLWUT this is the shit
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Me and Ghost were just on tour together for about two months,” says Sheek, who is getting ready to release his first Def Jam solo album, Donnie G: Don Gorilla, on Dec. 14. “So every night, we were writing and eventually the idea to do a project together came about organically. The plan is for me and Ghost to front it and to include certain cats from Wu-Tang and D-Block on some songs so that’s it’s a true Wu-Tang/D-Block album. I already told Raekwon, Styles P and Jadakiss that I’m going to need them on some joints. Cappadonna and Trife [Da God] are down. And we’re going to get some RZA tracks, too. It’s gonna be dope.”
via 2dopeboyz http://www.vibe.com/posts/sheek-louch-confirms-wu-block-album-ghostface (http://www.vibe.com/posts/sheek-louch-confirms-wu-block-album-ghostface)
can't wait for new Ghost tho - Masta Killa's was a damned mixtape lol (http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip02687.png)
1. Michael Jordan - Become Legendary 2. Bun B - Mastamind f/ Diego Cash, Steel Bill, & Scotty 3. Nas - Foul Breeze 4. Jadakiss - Geos Up f/ Diego Cash 5. Styles P - M7's 6. N.O.R.E. - Legendary f/ Al Gator, Diego Cash, & Mr. Kane 7. Young Dro - I'm On It 8. MC Lyte - Rockin' With The Best 9. Young Dre - The Illest f/ Nipsey Hussle & Bad Lucc 10. Ghostface Killah - The Eulogy f/ Sheek Louch, Diego Cash, & Bully 11. Tru Life - Stand Up f/ Jay-Z 12. Cavi - Look How Far We Came f/ PO & Omega 13. Cassidy - Hypnotized f/ Diego Cash 14. Saigon - You Make Me Sick 15. SouthSide - Shoot You 16. Trifelon - Make 'Em All Come Out 17. Shawn Chrystopher - Catch Me If You Can 18. Jody Breeze - Rookie Of The Year 19 Big A & Al Gator - Jordan 20. Big Sean - Poster 21. 2 Much - Here To Rock 22. Cavi - Become Legendary f/ Diego Cash & Ja Miss 23. Al Gator - M7's Freestyle
Wu Wednesdays....pretty deep joint: http://soundcloud.com/rzawu/you-dont-own-me/s-Z9lfj (http://soundcloud.com/rzawu/you-dont-own-me/s-Z9lfj) THIS IS A SONG TALKING ABOUT HOW PEOPLE TRY TO TELL WHAT TO DO AND WHAT TO BE… THE SONG CAN RELATE TO A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MAN AND WOMAN OR CITIZENS AND AUTHORITY…OR JUST ANY CONFRONTATION SUCH AS A BOUNCER AT A CLUB WITH THE GUEST LIST… PEACE, RZA
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on November 27, 2010, 04:01:44 AM
BLUE SCHOLARS: Coffee and Snow 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJUmuS0OCDo#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 03, 2010, 08:35:03 AM
Akomplice is proud to announce the release of “The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword” collaborative endeavor with Masta Killa of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan. A follow up to their first Wu Project with Raekwon, this next-level piece emphasizes non-violence and the power our words can wield. From Charlamagne’s quill that composed the Magna Carta to Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence, there is no denying the everlasting impact of the pen to paper. A perfect example of the inherent truth behind the saying “The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword,” Masta Killa has traveled the globe and made a living demonstrating the strength of the written word. The collaboration includes both a t-shirt and a pen, and will be a limited one-time release, available worldwide at many fine Akomplice retailers. Be sure to check out Masta Killa’s “Things Just Ain’t The Same,” the first single off the upcoming album Loyalty is Royalty, releasing early next year. Click here to purchase the single on iTunes. (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=372229719&s=143441)
new Snoop - another album in 2011!? (http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/6859/20101130snoop.jpg) http://hulkshare.com/yg3n7shqvt4u (http://hulkshare.com/yg3n7shqvt4u)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 08, 2010, 07:08:51 PM
WU TOUR VLOG# 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev-LHfbiF00#ws)
Jay Electronica x Tone Treasure - Jazzmatazz http://usershare.net/h5a4xx6qfbit (http://usershare.net/h5a4xx6qfbit)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Mugen on December 10, 2010, 09:39:00 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/4Y3PV.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 10, 2010, 09:54:04 AM
WHO GIVE A FUCK IF HE A SWORDSMEN
The RZA Presents #WuWednesday http://soundcloud.com/rzawu/mopovoluta/s-x8egY (http://soundcloud.com/rzawu/mopovoluta/s-x8egY)
song is from 2009 but shit is dope: MO POVO LUTA
Leggezin is heading back to Angola. He has studied in America and acquired a degree as an architect. That’s a good achievement and good example to American rappers to have a true fall back skill. We mostly on rap and lack in education so our success is fragmented.
Fuck. The shit the Wu is dropping is so ill, fuck you lucky to check em in Concert!! Who going to see em on their current leg?
1.) Beast Mode – (Prod. by Infinity) 2.) So So – (Prod. by Jim Jonsin) 3.) How u do that – (Prod. by Kutta) 4.) Feet Don’t Fail Me Now – T.I. & Spodee – (Prod. by Kutta) 5.) Higher – feat. Playboy Tre – Prince Cy Hi & Bun B – (Prod. by Polow da Don) 6.) Shoot up the Station – (Prod. by Kutta) 7.) Not Lost – feat. T.I. – (Prod. by JR Rotem) 8.) Cold As Ice – (Prod. by Mike Caren & B.o.B) 9.) The Watchers – (Prod. by B.o.B) 10.) Batman Flow – feat. Donnis – (Prod. by Dr. Luke) 11.) American Dreamin – (Prod. by Mike Caren & B.o.B) 12.) Grand Hustle Kings – feat. Young Dro & T.I. – (Prod. by Quincy Jones) 13.) Dr. Aden – (Prod. by Jack Splash) 14.) Attraction – (Prod. by B.o.B) 15.) Game Time – (Prod by J. Lack) 16.) I’m Beaming – Remix (All City Chess Club)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 29, 2010, 11:35:16 AM
:lol: me too. read on 2dope it be an old track but Detox is on its way at least lol
Forgot to post these, too funny: n****z With Latitude (NWL) - A Warm Holiday Message (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVtPS1OXTV0#ws) A Christmas Story from Snoop Dogg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5ZFenb_flY#ws)
dope MURS & 9TH WONDER - "I USED TO LOVE HER (AGAIN") (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40GiTWlO0nI#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 29, 2010, 06:46:11 PM
R.A. The Rugged Man - "Uncommon Valor" [Music Video] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGZsGX3B_BY#ws) Never seen that video before :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Celph Titled & Buckwild featuring FT & RA The Rugged Man - Mad Ammo (Official Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixdky-GT_0U#ws) :yep:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on December 31, 2010, 08:11:21 PM
I'm pretty sure Skillz 2010 Rap Up is dropping tonite =) http://twitter.com/SkillzVa/status/20885032964980736 (http://twitter.com/SkillzVa/status/20885032964980736)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 01, 2011, 07:05:05 AM
^ and we'll play that on HHH this weekend XD
TOP RAP ALBUMS 2011
1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Fucking MJ'd the Rap Industry with this. Take something big and make it bigger. Swagger Redefined. RZA and Jay-Z on the same record. #Monstermondays WuWednesdays JPHiPJanuaries/Junes/Julies What next!
2. Ghostface Raekwon Method Man - Wu Massacre
A little disjointed on some, but when you got them together it was New Wu all over again. Miranda. Gunshowers. 30 minutes is enough to make Wu Massacre a must have.
3. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday
Once she spit on "Monster" it was cemented.
4. Ghostface killah Apollo Kids
Soulful Symphonic Starkology
5. B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
I liked his tale of struggle to make it in the industry, one of the better MCs to drop shit.
6. Black Milk - Album_Of_The_Year
dope album with mix of rock and turntables, real refreshing
7. T.I. - No Mercy nothing really ground breaking, but filled with a lot of swagga tunes. nice gift before he goes back to sing sing.
8. Ice Cube - I Am The West
despite tired material, he can spit better than most in game.
9. Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon II [The Legend of Mr. Rager]
Whiny rap, more of a rock album, had some aight tracks.
10. Inspectah Deck - Manifesto
A rehashed album? Sounds like it lol but Deck can handle his own.
Guilty Sell Out Jam of the Year:
Wiz Khalifa - Black n Yellow U KNOW WHAT IT IS :lol: Purp & Yellow - LA Leakers feat Wiz Khalifa,The Game,Snoop Dogg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bWfIbE1U9I#)
Most Anticipated 2011 :
GZA Liquid Swords II, Raekwon Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang, Kardinal Offishall Mr. International (I think I said that last year lol) O0
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on January 02, 2011, 09:21:42 AM
dang, i was so following the Skillz 2010 Rap Up (which he hasn't dropped yet...), that i totally looked over the Monster video leak
2010 Rap Up SKILLZ - 2010 Rap Up with iTunes link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9V_2OiixrY#)
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My Top albums of 2010 I've become very selective with music these days. No specific order.
Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot The Son of Chico Dusty: man, we need an Outkast album Kno (of Cunninglynguists) - Death is Silent: A masterpiece. You can tell Kno spent a lot of time on it. The Roots - How I Got Over: i never really put Black Thought on one of my top10 rapper lists, but i'm starting to see the light Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: i hated her at first, but Monster made me a fan. She can kill it when she wants to. I just hate that repeated word 'technique' in her rhymes they always do. Ghostface - Apollo Kids: back to basics. I didn't check that Ghostdeini Wizardry one...
Mixtapes
J.Cole - Friday Night Lights: i slept on J. Cole till this mixtape. Glad i caught on. B.O.B. - No Genre: it was better than his studio album =) DJ Muggs X Bambu - LA PI: I discovered Bambu this year. He's awesome, and he's filipino! J. Period X Black Thought - The Live Mixtape: I missed it when the were recording live in Toronto @Manifesto
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Post by: MochaNutz on January 05, 2011, 01:08:20 AM
new madvillain
Avalanche & Victory Lap (snippets rip) from the Stones Throw 64th Podcast. http://hulkshare.com/l0xx2uzkt66o (http://hulkshare.com/l0xx2uzkt66o)
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Post by: thatonezombie on January 05, 2011, 07:19:58 AM
Kanye West "Monster" Muppet Remix (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKIvEVkAfW4#)
YES!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 07, 2011, 07:14:33 AM
Virtuoso - Propaganda (Music Video) produced by Blue Sky Black Death (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07v292zdHjE#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on January 09, 2011, 04:28:34 AM
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Post by: Rickker708 on January 13, 2011, 08:51:52 PM
http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=DV4CST001 (http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=DV4CST001) @Dai, thought you might like.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on January 15, 2011, 06:38:02 AM
apparently the HRSMN (Ras Kass, Canibus, Kurupt, Killa Priest) are signing under Roc Nation. I like Roc Nation's line up the best so far.
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Ghost! only he does stuff like that =) hmm, DOOM has a figure too. i wanted to get it, but yeah. Actually, i wanted his shoes.
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Just saw this, its pretty funny =D EPIC RAP BATTLES OF HISTORYYYYYYYY!
John Lennon vs. Bill O Reilly Epic Rap Battles of History 1: John Lennon V Bill O'Reilly (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHRxv-40WMU#ws)
Darth Vader vs. Hitler (Hitler won) Darth Vader vs Hitler. Epic Rap Battles of History 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFA-rOls8YA#ws)
Abe Lincoln vs. Chuck Norris (Abe was bringing it, but Chuck's last line!!!!!) Abe Lincoln VS Chuck Norris Epic Rap Battles of History #3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj2Zf9tlg2Y#ws)
Sarah Palin vs. Lady Gaga (meh) Sarah Palin VS Lady Gaga - Epic Rap Battles of History 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhTd4_Ids80#ws)
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Post by: Masa on January 15, 2011, 07:32:08 AM
^ LOL! That shit is fucking awesome :lol:
Santa is a Gangsta. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYT3J97k3-I#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on January 16, 2011, 04:22:50 AM
Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang Tracklisting (according to amazon)
1. Shaolin VS Wu-Tang, 2. Every Soldier In The Hood ft. METHOD MAN, 3. Silver Rings ft. GHOSTFACE, 4. Ferryboat Killaz, 5. The Scroll, 6. Masters Of Our Fate ft. BLACK THOUGHT, 7. Rich And BlackL ft. NAS, 8. Butter Knives, 9. Crane Style ft. BUSTA RHYMES, 10. Chop Chop Ninja ft. INSPECTAH DECK, ESTELLE, 11. From The Hills ft. METHOD MAN, RAHEEM DEVAUGHN 12. Last Train To Scotland ft. LLOYD BANKS, 13. Rock N Roll ft. JIM JONES, GHOSTFACE, KOBE, 14. Molasses ft. RICK ROSS, GHOSTFACE, 15. Dart School, 16. Snake Pond, 17. Wu Chant (Outro).
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Post by: Mugen on January 16, 2011, 12:33:03 PM
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Post by: Masa on January 20, 2011, 10:15:42 PM
Album Preview: Raekwon's "Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang": http://www.complex.com/music/2011/01/album-preview-raekwons-shaolin-vs-wu-tang/ (http://www.complex.com/music/2011/01/album-preview-raekwons-shaolin-vs-wu-tang/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 21, 2011, 05:46:42 AM
^ dope preview. NO HOOK. I can dig. fuck nice Bronze Nazareth produced Butter Knives
lol U-God follows us on twitter (http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/t/jphip02942.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip02942.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 22, 2011, 11:05:55 AM
kardinal offishall pimping his joint "The Anthem"
Kardinal Offishall Behind The Scene RapCity Footage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XnIVNq-Un0#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on January 22, 2011, 06:58:45 PM
word! It's where i'm from! Well, scarborough, but they don't show much of it =P
Kardinal Offishall - The Anthem (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W6Jl3beOlY#ws)
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Talib Kweli - Gutter Rainbows album is fire!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 26, 2011, 08:51:35 AM
^ I think I been to that mall XD
(http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip02971.jpg) My post number #36,000 is dedicated to one of the inspirations of JPH!P - The Wu-Tang Clan!
I ain't gonna even try to top The Homie Masa's 36K (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=12.msg807915#msg807915) but I'll just add on to the fact they THE GREATEST RAP GROUP OF ALL TIME....that without The Wu, there would be no JPH!P straight up and down. We great Rika Fanboys, We Wu-Heads. The Wu-Philosophy is laid down in what we do, always opening up another chamber, that no matter how far we branch out, we always come back and form like Voltron. GROW LIKE A PLANT SON! :jphip:
"If you live through defeat, you're not defeated. If you are beaten but acquire wisdom you have won. Lose yourself to improve yourself. Only when we shed all self-definition do we find who we really are."
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 28, 2011, 01:59:41 AM
dope Reks "25th Hour" (Prod. By DJ Premier) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF7AU12LMB0#ws)
Second leak off Neako’s upcoming project, The Sinner & The Winner, presented by DJBooth. real jazzy low mofo shit (http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/8500/20110125neako.jpg) Neako-Sticks_and_Stones_and_Weed_and_Bongs_(Feat_Nasa)- thx 2dope http://www.multiupload.com/UR70QP2OOH (http://www.multiupload.com/UR70QP2OOH)
Werd. Bambu, props Mocha for the influence :yep: Bambu - Menacing Looks (with Krondon) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtp8vfZEajE#ws)
Yeah, I'm juss coppin shit from 2dope for HHH lol
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on January 30, 2011, 06:18:08 AM
haha, GZA, "cop that! In stores! Now! ... Soon!"
dang, march 8. Lupe L.A.S.E.R.S. vs Raekwon Shaolin vs Wu-Tang
i think i'm gonna buy Lupe's first, just cuz we've been waiting so long for it to drop =P
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: A1 on January 31, 2011, 11:19:42 AM
I picked up Black Milk's "Album Of The Year" CD and let me tell you guys I am feeling the album.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on February 03, 2011, 01:04:18 AM
nice, check his Tronic album. its good too.
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EPIC RAP BATTLES OF HISTORY!
Hulk Hogan vs. Kim Jong Il Hulk Hogan VS Kim Jong-il - Epic Rap Battles of History 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rE0-ek6MZA#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Rickker708 on February 03, 2011, 09:53:10 AM
I goto my subsctiptions on youtube to get another look at the new C-ute video and this is waiting for me. Lupe Fiasco - Words I Never Said ft. Skylar Grey [AUDIO] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btQKGvVRnZ8#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on February 04, 2011, 07:31:34 AM
^ LASSSSERS
LMFAO Mocha, crazy azz mashups BROTHA!
no doubt A1, one of the hottest shit of 2010!
new shit for KARDI with Nottz = FREE SHIT
First up is Seven, a collection that found Kardi working with producer Nottz Raw, who has previously collaborated with Kanye West, Ghostface, the Game and Notorious B.I.G., among others. Most recently, Nottz put out the Rawth EP with college kid Asher Roth.
Kardinal Offishall explained that Seven was done in a flash and that he will be offering up the set pro bono.
"I'm gonna give you guys a little freebie," he said. "We made it in seven days and we are giving it to you free."
Additionally, the rapper exclaimed that another album, Mr. International, will drop "when it gets warm." No specific date was given, but can we assume that means sometime this summer?
AllHipHop reports that the album was initially delayed because Kardinal had to rework his deal with R&B singer Akon's Kon Live imprint. Mr. International will now be issued on Kardi's own label, Black Stone Colleagues, though Akon still acts as the disc's executive producer. (http://exclaim.ca/News/kardinal_offishall_lines_up_two_new_lps_for_2011)
FINALLY.
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Post by: Masa on February 04, 2011, 05:15:06 PM
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Post by: mode107 on February 07, 2011, 12:53:02 AM
A little late but.. You Hear Them Bells Go ( @BYOBEnt Rick Ross, @LilTunechi Lil Wayne, Jeezy, Plies) #BYOBent (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0T1YN2qmyw#ws) Another parody rap. It's by the same group that produced "Shawt Bus Shawty."
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on February 07, 2011, 04:48:26 AM
"SHAOLIN VS WU-TANG " VIDEO TRAILER (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_b2xgZ8ukM#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on February 08, 2011, 01:29:17 AM
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Post by: thatonezombie on February 15, 2011, 02:39:18 AM
"J.Dilla: Still Shining" (http://vimeo.com/19637436)
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Post by: daigong on February 15, 2011, 06:20:59 AM
Dre at the Grammys was pretty dope, After Party even better! Dr. Dre, Akon & Snoop Perform "Kush" live (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BTbmrZ2IHU#ws)
ETA:
yo check out this new shit from Logics. Featuring the likes of Geo (of Blue Scholars), J.Pinder, Eighty4 Fly, Brainstorm (of Dyme Def); and production from Marcus D, Tryfe and more.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on February 15, 2011, 07:31:55 PM
Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang snippets @ iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/shaolin-vs-wu-tang/id418586292# (http://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/shaolin-vs-wu-tang/id418586292#)
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Post by: Masa on February 15, 2011, 07:48:57 PM
Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang: :twothumbs
Every Soldier in the Hood: :smhid
Silver Rings: :thumbup
Chop Chop Ninja: :yep:
Butter Knives: :theking
Snake Pond: :shocked:
Crane Style: :thumbup
Rock 'N' Roll: :thumbdown:
Rich and Black: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
From the Hills: :thumbup
Last Trip to Scotland: :thumbup
Ferryboat Killaz: :yep:
Dart School: :thumbup
Molasses: O0
The Scroll: :yawn:
Masters of Our Fate: :shocked:
Wu Chant: :twothumbs
Wu Crime: :thumbup
Your World and My World: :yep:
I would say that based on snippets Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang is probably Rae's 3rd best album. There are plenty of dope songs while Rock 'N' Roll is the only truly weak song. Rae you did it again, homie! :theking
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on February 18, 2011, 06:15:07 AM
I heard Rock N Roll the fuck is that hook lol But shit can't wait for dis.
LOL Redman Redman Presents "Lets Hang Out Bitch" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1U9DbnPh0Q#ws)
LOL Lil Kim Jealous much? Lil Kim - Black Friday (Nicki Minaj Diss) [OFFICIAL VIDEO] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9ryWjrgZFI#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on February 20, 2011, 08:51:52 AM
Kanye West - All Of The Lights ft. Rihanna, Kid Cudi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAfFfqiYLp0#ws) Jay-Z - Dead Presidents & Ain't No (LIVE) 1996 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox1Bm6XvBVw#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on February 21, 2011, 11:40:22 PM
Lil' Kim looks better now than when she was younger =)
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expected more for the All of the Lights video. I think i only like the imagery of Kanye standing on the cop cars, and Ri Ri.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on February 22, 2011, 05:33:28 PM
Looptroop Rockers - Professional Dreamers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlIP_Rl9juk#ws) Looptroop Rockers & Timbuktu - Guru RIP (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-LFvdtCBSg&NR=1#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on February 22, 2011, 10:28:57 PM
Its a good song, but feels like it was supposed to be on recovery or something. Em has 2 verses, and its a Dre song? Dre's verse kinda sucked as well. Personally, i hope its not on Detox.
Big ups to Alex Da Kid, though. He's producing hits these days. Airplanes, Love the Way You Lie, Words I never said, and I need a doctor is gonna blow up now too.
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Blu!!! Interview! Blu talks No York and New album with Exile (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjHKV2Vr67A#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: J-Triumf on February 28, 2011, 05:22:51 AM
POST #1200 DEDICATED TO 1200 TECHNIQUES An unfortunately short-lived hip hop group from Australia that released two albums early in the past decade, blending smooth rhymes with turntablist beats and live guitar licks. I bought their second album when I visited Australia in 2004...still plan on getting their first someday.
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Post by: daigong on March 02, 2011, 02:34:41 AM
^ werd :pimp:
dope Lasers and Shaolin vs Wu-Tang leaked.
MUSIC VIDEO: Snoop Dogg - I Don't Need No Bitch f. Devin the Dude & Kobe Honeycutt (prod. DJ Khalil) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF-TZ2pQcys#ws)
:lol: Pharoahe Monch Speaks On Lil' Kim Vs. Nicki Minaj [KidduNot.com] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHCANRT1T4k#)
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Post by: Masa on March 04, 2011, 07:01:56 AM
A great article about Lupe's recent struggles: http://blogs.suntimes.com/music/2011/03/lupe_fiasco_does_what_hes_told.html (http://blogs.suntimes.com/music/2011/03/lupe_fiasco_does_what_hes_told.html)
"I was specifically told" -- Fiasco chuckled -- "'Don't rap too deep on this record.'" He laughed some more. "That was a specific order from the top. 'You're rapping too fast or too slow, or it's too complex.' ... There are consequences and combat that comes from that process and the eventual compromise. With me, though, I'm not writing about someone else. I'm writing about me. This is my life. It's very personal for me. So for somebody to kind of put their fingers in that and play with that, it becomes more damaging."
Fucking major labels :smhid
You can't ask Lupe to dumb it down, yo! "Dumb It Down" - Lupe Fiasco (Music Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1Et1siZhTk#) :thumbup
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Post by: thatonezombie on March 05, 2011, 01:28:24 AM
^ Funny story about that song. He showed that song with in a previous version to Atlantic but they told him to dumb it down. What did Lupe do? Took "Dumb it Down" and just inserted it into the hooks
Back in 98, XXL gathers around 200 or so big figureheads in hip hop to recreate Esquire's 1958 cover with jazz artists but with a hip hop twist.
A Great Day In Hip Hop part 1 of 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLc-yNJEjZI#)
A Great Day In Hip Hop part 2 of 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK2IwS2sv94#)
A Great Day In Hip Hop part 3 of 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4aN6jJIDsw#)
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Post by: Masa on March 08, 2011, 08:02:34 PM
The Making of Act II (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dORsV0pG5hY#ws)
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Post by: thatonezombie on March 08, 2011, 11:19:37 PM
Meth on Biggie and Pac (http://vimeo.com/20790338)
Pharoahe Monch "Clap (one day)" Extended Music Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG_iDZbSZ3I#ws)
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Post by: Masa on March 10, 2011, 08:33:00 PM
Raekwon Breaks Down His 25 Most Essential Songs: http://www.complex.com/music/2011/03/raekwon-25-essentials/ (http://www.complex.com/music/2011/03/raekwon-25-essentials/)
:theking
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Post by: muppet on March 10, 2011, 11:35:01 PM
lyrics are as true today as they were back then Young MC "Bust A Move" (480p) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZQQGX24Teg&tracker=False#)
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Post by: thatonezombie on March 11, 2011, 05:06:30 AM
Details are scant at the moment but Nathaniel D. Hale better known as G Funk flag bearer Nate Dogg died yesterday, his family has announced. Though the cause of death is currently unknown, Hale had suffered two strokes in 2007 and 2008.
In an interview conducted late last year, fellow 213 member Warren G expressed concern over Hale's health: “Everybody’s just gotta keep him in their prayers, because he had two strokes and that’s real dangerous,” he said. “A lot of people don’t come back from that. Luther Vandross did it, so hopefully Nate can do it. The game needs him. I need him.”
Nate Dogg - I Got Love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWUMSPekHBE#)
/me pours a little :JD:
Last I seen him was on Kush feat. Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, and he wasn't even listed in the "feat" :/
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Post by: muppet on March 16, 2011, 11:50:29 AM
Wee Papa Girl Rappers - Faith [1988] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfqrL3SNKtg#)
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Post by: Masa on March 16, 2011, 05:26:42 PM
Mos Def feat. Pharoahe Monch & Nate Dogg - Oh No (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYrmop7g2cU#) Nate Dogg - G Funk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCD24VQhGW4#) R.I.P. Nate Dogg!
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Post by: daigong on March 17, 2011, 05:56:59 AM
^ werd. his crooning basically defined all the fucking singers in tracks nowadays. how the fuck can you top lyrics "they be dropping and yelling but it's a tad bit late! Nate Dogg and Warren G had to REGULATE!" fuck I can karaoke that shit anytime. The lyrics was so outrageous the way he sang it but so right. From XXXPLOSIVE off Dre's 2001:
When I had you last night, baby Before, I blew yo' mind (blew, blew, blew your mind) I thought we had a chance, lady No more, now that I'm sober you ain't that fine Hmm... Don't wanna treat you wrong Don't wanna lead you on Here baby, hit the bong
WEST COAST LEGEND. :bow: No one even comes close.
Nate Dogg - "One More Day" - Official Death Row Upload (HQ) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRwNNLfss2o#) Warren G - The Game Don't Wait *HQ DVD Rip* (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O3cLZw3NQg#)
tune into HiP HoP Hizzy this weekend for The Nate Dogg Tribute
digging up his albums and numerous guesting tracks, dug up this one from Gridlock'd - chilling:
Hi, passing you through to let you know Passing you through to let you know That I, gonna tell everyone I know Gonna tell everyone I know How we, used to send them to the floor Used to send them to the floor Have we, have we forgot to mourn
/me pours a little :xo: for Nate Dogg
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Post by: daigong on March 18, 2011, 10:02:11 AM
Warren G talks about how him and Nate Dogg recorded Regulate in 2 bedroom apartment, via a sample hooked from the VCR. Fuckin LEGENDARY! Warren G. talks about the making of "Regulate" with Nate Dogg to DJ Skee (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BVhmvU1e4I#ws)
The Game Tribute Track DJ Skee Presents Game "All Dogs Go To Heaven" (Nate Dogg Tribute) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCOK206_Q8k#ws) via http://www.djskee.com/ (http://www.djskee.com/)
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Post by: daigong on March 20, 2011, 11:03:40 AM
damn wish I was in Austin tonite with the homie Flyp, Snoop Dogg and Warren G giving a tribute to Nate Dogg at SXSW, been searching for some youtube vids or tweets
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Post by: daigong on March 20, 2011, 08:44:41 PM
here's a fancam
Live: Snoop Dogg, Warren G and Tha Dogg Pound To Pay Tribute To Nate Dogg at Vibe's SXSW showcase (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWjlqjhpw6o#)
damn it was on ustream too :doh:
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Post by: J-Triumf on March 21, 2011, 11:15:38 AM
Nate Dogg was primarily known for his guest appearances, but don't let that overshadow the fact that his own songs were great as well. Here are some of my favorites:
Nate Dogg Featuring Snoop Dogg - Never Leave Me Alone (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkcnZRcdM8g#ws) Heard this nonstop on the radio back when it came out. Always the first song that comes to mind when thinking of definitive Nate Dogg songs, and the first one I thought of when I learned of his death.
Nate Dogg & Warren G - Nobody Does It Better (1998) {Grandioz Hommage/Grandioz Tribute} (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSrsBwqaOYc#) An underrated, seemingly forgotten hit from the late summer of '98 (makes me nostalgic listening to it). Great work with the sample choice and usage, and can very well serve as the man's theme song, though Warren G's lyrics come off as kinda corny. :lol:
Nate Dogg ft Eve- Get up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT-9e4MSvYU#) NBA Street Vol. 2 had one of the best video game soundtracks ever, and this song was a key part of it (though the game only used the instrumental). Gotta love the funky piano groove and beat change towards the end.
I had no idea about the strokes a few years back. Such a damn shame he had to go out this way and this early, but it's good to see that he managed to rise above and resist being a victim of street violence.
Rest in peace, and thank you for so many years of legendary work.
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Post by: daigong on March 27, 2011, 07:16:48 AM
^ well said JTRI. Nate Dogg laid to rest today...Snoop getting a Nate tat (http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.14539/title.snoop-dogg-honors-213-bandmate-nate-dogg-with-memorial-tattoo)
with bills piling up for his family, Snoop started the NATE DOGG MEMORIAL TRUST info here: http://snoopdogg.com/news/detail.aspx?nid=29709 (http://snoopdogg.com/news/detail.aspx?nid=29709) http://www.snoopdoggmerchandise.com/ (http://www.snoopdoggmerchandise.com/)
SXSW Nate Dogg Tribute @ Respect the West Show (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXMdRb011kk#ws) G-Connection with Snoop Dogg & Warren G: Behind the Scenes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jejf3jbgXiM#ws) G-Connection with Snoop Dogg & Warren G (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKxQ8SuMctc#)
lol so that's what happened to the Homeless Guy with the Golden Voice
But man, can't help but choke up when Warren G goes: "It kind of hurts me when I look at this shirt [the organizers of the SXSW tribute show sold Nate Dogg T-shirts, with proceeds going to the late singer's family], it's like, 'Damn, that's my homeboy on this shirt,' " he continued. "And I'm hurting, and you know, a lot of people are showing tons of support for his family, for his homeboys, and we really and truly appreciate that. It's real love." (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1660346/warren-g-nate-dogg-sxsw.jhtml)
Hard to believe he's gone, still been playing his songs non-stop...
Snoop also throws his hat in the cause for Japan: (http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/4139/keepyaheadupsnoop.jpg) http://www.neffheadwear.com/help-japan.php (http://www.neffheadwear.com/help-japan.php)
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Post by: MochaNutz on March 28, 2011, 04:15:38 AM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on March 31, 2011, 05:47:10 AM
Dope.
Warren G Plans Nate Dogg Tribute Album By Reggie Ugwu The hip-hop veteran preps new album for late friend.
Of all the friends, fans and collaborators Nate Dogg touched over the years, perhaps none are as strongly associated with the late hip-hop star’s early career as Warren G. Together, the two friends from Long Beach rose to prominence in the mid-'90s on signature G-funk anthems like "Indo Smoke" and "Regulate." After mourning Nate at a memorial service this past weekend in their hometown, Warren took a moment to chat with BET.com about the loss of his friend and plans to carry on Nate’s legacy.
"I've been really, really hurt, but I felt a lot better because he ain’t suffering no more," Warren says of his emotions following Nate’s death on March 15 after years of battling myriad health issues. "It was messing me up knowing what he was going through, but now he's in a better place.”
The West Coast rap veteran says the duo recorded several unreleased songs together over the years, and he plans to put those tracks on a new collaboration album as a tribute to the fallen singer. The project will likely feature guest spots from various big-name rappers.
"We've got a lot of songs we did,” he says. "They're really great songs. It's gonna trip people out how dope he is."
Though Warren believes this tribute album should be viewed as the definitive musical commemorative for his deceased homie, he appreciates everyone in the hip hop community who has paid homage to his friend. In previous interviews Warren had expressed anger with some of the musical tributes that came out soon after Nate’s passing.
"I was upset at some other artists who were trying to do tributes before we could get around to paying our proper respects, but I was just emotional," he confesses. "I said some crazy things and I didn’t mean that. I wanna send a shout-out to every artist and DJ who showed love to Nate Dogg. Much love to them. It really does mean a lot. That’s real."
and then I dreamt telling Warren to make it a double LP :pimp:
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Post by: MochaNutz on April 06, 2011, 11:52:16 PM
Beastie Boys - Make Some Noise edit: audio got deleted
Hot Sauce Committee part 2 May 3
Good to see them back
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Post by: daigong on April 10, 2011, 02:02:47 AM
^ werd. Beastie still going strong after all these years DAMN
werd. Rae on tour too. d'oh he's coming to town April 21. Raekwon - Ferryboat Killaz Trailer (http://vimeo.com/21496192)
Uncle Snoop :) the seeds carrying on the Nate Dogg Legacy.
"Nate Dogg" Hale's untimely passing last month left a void in West Coast hip-hop -- one that the rapper's two sons, Nigel and Little Nate, hope to fill themselves. In a new TMZ video, Nate Dogg's two kids talk about their father's careers and their goal to "try to be just like him."
Little Nate, 18, and Nigel, 15, say that they plan on working with West Coast artists like Game, DJ Quik and their "Uncle Snoop." While the duo are still writing and have not recorded anything yet, Nigel says that their plan is to "make it like my father." "Like father, like son, you know?" Little Nate chimes in.
At the end of the clip, Little Nate flashes a preview of his rhyming skills, although he's not sure his father ever got to hear him rap. "I don't think he woulda liked it. He didn't like me cussing too much," he says with a smile. (http://www.billboard.com/column/the-juice/nate-dogg-s-sons-plotting-album-collaboration-1005112372.story#/column/the-juice/nate-dogg-s-sons-plotting-album-collaboration-1005112372.story)
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Post by: MochaNutz on April 11, 2011, 03:02:29 AM
Beastie Boys: Fight For your Right - revisited official trailer
Fight For Your Right - Revisited (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rBa5qp9sUOY#ws)
30 min video coming soon! its gonna be fucking epic!
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Post by: Foxy Brown on April 12, 2011, 05:37:02 AM
Christopher George Wallace (1972-1997)—also known as “Notorious B.I.G.”—was a rap musician who was murdered on March 9, 1997. The FBI opened a civil rights/color of law investigation into the murder; the case was closed in 2005. This release consists of FBI files between 1997 and 2005. (http://vault.fbi.gov/Christopher%20%28Biggie%20Smalls%29%20Wallace%20/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on April 17, 2011, 07:34:07 AM
Moms <3 E-40 "I Love My Momma" Feat. R.O.D & Mic Conn (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kylLQuayuAg#ws)
lol Nas x Funny Or Die (Video) New 2011! Nas Funny Or Die - Shadows (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_gYXVaLj5I#ws)
X to da Z Xzibit's "Man on the Moon" featuring Young De - Directed by Matt Alonzo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oikwWIFmwIU#ws)
LOL old school Wu interview, I recognize the lady's voice on 36 Chambers soundbites GZA, RZA, ODB 1991 Public Access (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9C4-sbQISg#)
talking about this video, with ODB dancing GZA - Come Do Me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTPB9inzOPU#)
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Post by: electric mole on April 17, 2011, 09:06:50 PM
30 min video coming soon! its gonna be fucking epic!
Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right - Revisited - International Version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evA-R9OS-Vo#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: mode107 on May 10, 2011, 02:40:49 AM
She got dat Super Bass Nicki Minaj - Super Bass (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JipHEz53sU#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on May 15, 2011, 07:14:49 AM
me and BigFreaky ran into these homies in Seattle, I gave em a dollar, lol Freaky 59 cents? (http://img244.imagevenue.com/loc68/th_262036123_DSC03907_122_68lo.JPG) (http://img244.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=262036123_DSC03907_122_68lo.JPG)
they was pimpin local act GREENBAXX (maybe one of them was him!) and gave us this mixtape: (http://thumbnails38.imagebam.com/12983/5a5fb8129829553.jpg) (http://www.imagebam.com/image/5a5fb8129829553) (http://thumbnails34.imagebam.com/12983/f13b00129829603.jpg) (http://www.imagebam.com/image/f13b00129829603)
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Post by: thatonezombie on May 19, 2011, 05:27:15 AM
Gwyneth Paltrow Raps "Straight Outta Compton" - The Graham Norton Show preview - BBC One (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6Oej7K469I#ws)
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Post by: J-Triumf on May 21, 2011, 12:43:28 PM
^ Speaking of white women rapping, today is supposed to be the day of the big rapture... :lol: Blondie - Rapture (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHCdS7O248g#)
Also, Notorious BIG would be turning 39 years old today...
Notorious B I G -Hypnotize (HD) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytH5R4EG-Hw#ws)
I've always held the attitude that the truly greatest rappers were those who can successfully combine skills/artistry with mass appeal (instead of totally shunning one or the other) and churn out awesome songs as a result; such artists have always been rare, and Biggie was one of them.
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Post by: daigong on May 22, 2011, 08:16:26 AM
DOPE! RAE in LA EXCLUSIVE: Raekwon LIVE at El Rey With Mean Doe Green. "Shaolin vs. Wu Tang" Tour (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I96Q39P8oU#ws)
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Post by: thatonezombie on May 26, 2011, 07:33:34 AM
Blue Scholars "Slick Watts" - an original short film by Sonicsgate HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJf-3o1nCow#ws)
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Post by: daigong on May 26, 2011, 07:10:08 PM
new all star remix with Raekwon Ft. DJ Khaled, The Game, Pharrell, & Busta Rhymes “Rock N Roll (Remix) (http://rapradar.com/2011/05/26/new-music-raekwon-ft-dj-khaled-the-game-pharrell-busta-rhymes-rock-n-roll-remix/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter)
and his new official website! http://raekwonchronicles.com/ (http://raekwonchronicles.com/) SNAKE POND (TRAILER) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czFLy8R1WJE#ws)
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Post by: thatonezombie on June 03, 2011, 06:39:02 AM
Thanks to youtube, I just saw the greatest sneaker collection ever. And he isn't done yet.
Greg Street's Sneaker Heat (Sneaker Collection) Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aHbeXhmoeI#ws)
DJ Greg Street's Sneaker Heat Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SRcM_wfaSk#ws)
Holy shit. Seriously.
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Post by: daigong on June 04, 2011, 06:25:22 AM
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, RIP Gil Scott-Heron godfather of rap
(http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/7018/ghspressphoto.jpg) (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011):
“If I hadn’t been as eccentric, as obnoxious, as arrogant, as aggressive, as introspective, as selfish, I wouldn’t be me. I wouldn’t be who I am.” – Gil Scott-Heron, 2009
Peep this:
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GIL SCOTT-HERON RETROSPECTIVE - vinyl mix "It's Your World"
1 - "Brother" from "125th & Lenox" 2 - "Middle of Your Day" from "Freewill" 3 - "No Knock" from "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" 4 - "Lady Day & John Coltrane" from "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" 5 - "The Liberation Song" from "Midnight Band: The First Minute of a New Day" 6 - "Needle's Eye" from "Pieces of a Man" 7 - "A Very Precious Time" from "Winter in America" 8 - "New York City" from "It's Your World" 9 - "Song for Bobby Smith" from "Winter in America" 10 - "Madison Ave." from "Secrets" 11 - "Race Track in France" from "Bridges" 12 - "Is That Jazz?" from "Reflections" 13 - "Hello Sunday! Hello Road!" from "Bridges" 14 - "Morning Thoughts" from "Reflections" 15 - "Show Bizness" from "Secrets" 16 - "Shut Um Down!" from "1980" 17 - "It's Your World" from "It's Your World" 18 - "Peace Go With You Brother / Wa-Alaikum-Salaam" from "Winter in America"
Dedicated to great man, poet, author, political activist & musician. A man not without his own troubles. A beautiful spirit that touched the lives of many and helped make MLK a national holiday in this country. Peace go with you brother.
i looked her up before, but now i think i'm gonna check her out thoroughly.
Rocky Rivera - POP KILLER MXTP - http://www.mediafire.com/?95gdf3ygdfcfa33 (http://www.mediafire.com/?95gdf3ygdfcfa33)
1. Pop Killer 2. Swag’r Jak’n (feat. Talia Taylor) 3. 40oz Rap (feat. Styliztik Jones) 4. Slick Talk (feat. Bambu) 5. Daydream (feat. Nitty Scott MC) 6. La Madrina (Ballad of Griselda Blanco) 7. Las Rakas 8. Beautiful Struggle (feat. Otayo Dubb) 9. Under Pressure 10. SF City Retrospect (feat. Davinci) 11. GRLZ (feat. Irie Eyez) 12. MRSHMLO (6Fingers RMX) 13. Girl Like Me (Sabzi RMX)
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Post by: daigong on June 12, 2011, 05:35:13 AM
^ girl would be beastin on da mic! makes nicki minaj look like britney lol
speaking of bambu, this just dropped Just(Us) (http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/1535/bambud.jpg) http://www.multiupload.com/THR6I36IXW (http://www.multiupload.com/THR6I36IXW)
y'all listen to this? Rae appears: (http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/8294/vastaireraekwonsinglear.jpg) http://www.multiupload.com/56OY9TICLA (http://www.multiupload.com/56OY9TICLA)
and Meth gonna finally drop Crystal Meth? *EXCLUSIVE* Method Man Speaks On "Crystal Meth" Album (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR9kOxTwr_k#ws)
ETA:
click this http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2011/06/10/complex-presents-the-rick-ross-sound-board/ (http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2011/06/10/complex-presents-the-rick-ross-sound-board/) :rofl:
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Post by: Masa on June 19, 2011, 06:48:07 AM
Nas & Raekwon in Oslo, Norway - March 22nd, 2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADGGrafk4ps#ws) DO THE MARIO gangsta Rap (explicit version) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpZUHNvFubg#ws)
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Post by: MochaNutz on June 20, 2011, 08:28:28 AM
Free concerts are awesome! NXNE in Toronto (North by North East, the North Am ver of South by South west) I saw Reema Major, this black girl chick singer who was pretty good, D-Sisive, Digable Planets, and PHARCYDE! I'll post pharcyde footage later... i'm friggin' tired ... and deaf =P
Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick Live @ NXNE - June 19, 2011 (i got a wicked spot!) Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick Live @ NXNE Toronto June 19, 2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ9iKtSp8Ak#ws)
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Post by: daigong on June 21, 2011, 06:55:54 AM
Free is awesome! props for dat recap Mocha!!
beats J. Cole and B.o.B. opening for Rihanna - ain't paying for nothing!! Let's STALK!
Another one off the Wu compilation, Legendary Weapons, dropping July 28th. Tracklist (w/ features from Sean Price, Roc Marciano, Trife Diesel, AZ, M.O.P, Action Bronson, Termanology and more)
cop it via 2dope: http://www.multiupload.com/IOFQXE1PUO (http://www.multiupload.com/IOFQXE1PUO)
01 Start the Show f. Raekwon & RZA 02 Laced Cheeba f. Ghostface, Sean Price & Trife Diesel 03 Diesel Fluid f. Method Man, Trife Diesel & Cappadonna 04 Played By The Game 05 The Black Diamonds f. Ghostface, Roc Marciano & Killa Sin 06 Legendary Weapons f. Ghostface, AZ & M.O.P. 07 Never Feel This Pain f. Inspectah Deck, U-God & Tre Williams 08 Angels Got Wings 09 Drunk Tongue f. Killa Sin 10 225 Rounds f. U-God, Cappadonna, Bronze Nazareth & RZA 11 Meteor Hammer f. Ghostface, Action Bronson and Termanology 12 Live Through Death 13 Only the Rugged Survive f. RZA 14 Outro
check out this freestyle (http://www.thesource.com/blog/post/72856/Video%3A-Method-Man,-U-God-%26-Masta-Killa-–-Tim-Westwood-Freestyle-?thesource-prod=2ak67m26sv8e31v05djes73rd3) with Meth U-God and Masta Killa FUCKING CRAAAZY!!!!! Method Man, Masta Killa & U-God (Wu-Tang Clan) Freestyle On Tim Westwood! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKnbjGEp6N0#ws)
Happy Father's Day from Meth :lol: Method Man VS Father's Day [+ Other Holidays] | SoulCulture.co.uk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJibuGasI7w#ws)
Smoke Clears- Justice League Cold as Ice -KB Bullet Proof ft. Yelawolf – J Rob Sample by La Roux – Bulletproof 1000 lbs ft. Pill & Pusha T – Paper Boy Fabe New Girl ft. Trey Songz- Lil C End of the Night – Shawty Redd Right Side of the Bed -Soundtrack Sunday Morning – Beatfanatiks Dance – Justice League Fighting in the Club- Big FRUIT Emotional ft. Tity Boy- DJ Spinz Made Me Who I Am- CKP Take Ya Back – S1 Stadium ft. B.O.B. – Mel & Mus Whoop De Doo ft. Big Sean – No I.D. & Kanye West Beautiful Mind – Aktual
Eazy-E RIP. DJ Quik speaks: DJ Quik talks favorite strains, Eazy-E stories, and social media, on KarmaloopTV. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp6E_xl4a6M#ws)
and happy belated 2Pac :JD:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on June 21, 2011, 08:57:55 AM
more videos! My itouch ran out of space, so i had to use my phone instead. Glad that didn't run out of batteries =)
Pharcyde Nate Dogg tribute The Pharcyde - Nate Dogg Tribute @ NXNE June 19, 2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUE7lSQEwCg#)
Pharcyde - Passing Me By live NXNE At 1:27, slimkid3 takes my phone =D The Pharcyde - Passing Me By Live @ NXNE June 19, 2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBZbOLxcqBY#)
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Post by: MochaNutz on June 22, 2011, 05:18:18 AM
!!!!!!
Weird Al x The Roots cover Madvillain's Accordion
Weird Al & The Roots cover MadVillainy's "Accordion" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_7aZ67TYTM#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: J-Triumf on June 24, 2011, 03:20:39 AM
Finally a new Epic Rap Battle of History:
Billy Mays vs Ben Franklin. Epic Rap Battles of History #10 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAaE7sJahiw#ws)
It was awesome until Billy got replaced by Vince...kinda ruined the flow of the battle and his verse lacked the same bite as the others. Still better than the Easter Bunny, though. :lol:
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Post by: daigong on June 26, 2011, 06:51:20 AM
B.O.B live in Edmonton - Loud Tour (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzZbFDqqCao#)
WERD! B.o.B. in Edmonton (I didn't go) so this ain't my video lol
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Post by: john_hung on June 26, 2011, 11:07:25 AM
Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFbLRZCExBk#)
Black Sheep-This or That (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ6wGtqKuIw#)
Black Sheep- U mean I'm not (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hblAppO67Ig#)
A Tribe called quest - Scenario (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFZLq6R-ZtM#)
Now You're Mine - Gang Starr (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-FWMAi25CQ#)
thanks to commie's failed google search i am in an early 90's hip hop mood :theking (much herbal medicine was injested to this stuff :pimp: )
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Post by: Tuffty on June 30, 2011, 11:52:33 PM
Ever since someone pointed out the Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 soundtrack in another forum, I delved deeper and listened to more Del That Funkee Homosapien. I think he's incredible, great lyricist and can just spit out the rhymes as easy as.
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - At The Helm (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMjuxbYW2KM#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: john_hung on July 02, 2011, 10:43:38 PM
back in the early 90s, all the skateboarding videos' soundtracks were either sick hip hop or punk...even tho i wasn't into hip hop at that time i know so many songs because of watching those videos
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on July 04, 2011, 07:34:23 AM
WHOA! Watch The Throne news, from 2dopeboyz.com ...sponsor of HHH playlists XD
So it looks like MTO might have gotten their grubby little hands on the first look at the cover to Hov and Ye’s upcoming album; which is said to be made of metal. Ryan Seacrest is also “reporting” that we will be getting a new single mid July with the album looking at an August release (w/ a tour to follow). We’ll see…
that'll be the day when you get your news from the wackest sources, feel like a kpop or jpop fan but HEY! TOUR? I'd drop coin for dat. Common is coming to some wack oversized club for arena prices. WACK.
ETA:
PRE-ORDER DAT SHIT! http://lifeandtimes.com/watch-the-throne-24
via http://rapfix.mtv.com/2011/07/04/jay-z-and-kanye-wests-watch-the-throne-ready-for-pre-order/ (http://rapfix.mtv.com/2011/07/04/jay-z-and-kanye-wests-watch-the-throne-ready-for-pre-order/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on July 05, 2011, 09:20:46 AM
am I the only who playing this non stop next to h&A's new single? off Common's upcoming album The Dreamer, produced by No ID
Raekwon Live in Brooklyn Raekwon- C.R.E.A.M. @ Prospect Park (Brooklyn), NYC (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuWuUyxDJqQ#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 13, 2011, 03:48:47 AM
A look into "Ghetto Dreams" w/Common&Nas - B.Kyle (http://vimeo.com/26338579)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on July 16, 2011, 07:24:39 AM
OMG FINALLY
FUCKING DOOMSTARKS
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Fans have been waiting for over 5 years for the collaboration between DOOM and Ghostface, and we’re now proud to announce the first official offerings from that collaboration. First we’re going old-school with a limited-edition cassette single, featuring the brand new DOOMSTARKS track “Victory Laps (Madvillainz Remix)” – produced by DOOM and Madlib! The collectible transparent red tape is now shipping. For the vinyl junkies, collectors, and digital DJs out there, we’ve also got a special DOOMSTARKS serato 12″. One side features the original “Victory Laps”, theMadvillainz Remix, and the instrumentals to both versions. The other side features a Serato tone, so you can use it to spin tracks from a laptop with the popular Rane Serato Scratch Live software. In addition, the vinyl will be a picture-disc, with FULL-COLOR GRAPHICS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VINYL, making it a must-have for collectors. Run will be limited, so pre-order now! Shipping 8/30.
DOOMSTARKS - Victory Laps Remix + Akomplice Box Reveal (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll3QS7jSNqc#)
Victory Laps - radio rip http://www.hulkshare.com/rgxmnjl6m6nk (http://www.hulkshare.com/rgxmnjl6m6nk)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 16, 2011, 08:42:53 PM
Pharoahe Monch "Black Hand Side" Music Video feat. Styles P & Phonte (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb49FN_AKwg#ws) :theking
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on July 17, 2011, 09:59:41 AM
damn cassette :pimp: DOH SOLD OUT! http://store.nature-sounds.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=247 (http://store.nature-sounds.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=247) (http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/t/jphip03871.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip03871.jpg)
werd. FISH -BAMBU, BEAT-BONSTRO, VIDEO ESTEVAN ORIOL (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvFDA-tpVQI#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on July 18, 2011, 07:40:25 AM
Tip! and Kanye
On The S(c)e(n)e With Q-Tip and Kanye West Performing Award Tour (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCpBGXZudzU#ws)
A Tribe Called Quest Documentary (Official Trailer) 2011 - jazz rap (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AN-8A9DHQE#ws) anyone see the Tribe doc?
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on July 19, 2011, 09:43:38 PM
Fucking ill video. Beastie Boys never fail to excite
Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win (ft Santigold) [Full Length, Ultra HD & Explicit Director's Cut] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mX2bcvb6rY#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on July 20, 2011, 07:52:23 AM
:lol: FUCK GENIUS. my fave part is the Mike D POV gun part
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 21, 2011, 02:41:14 AM
I think that gym you see Macklemore in is my local youth gym.
Macklemore x Ryan Lewis "WINGS" Official Music Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAg3uMlNyHA#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on July 21, 2011, 08:34:37 AM
i guess I got my swagga back! i'm a sucka for da drumbeat on dis.
*NEW* Kanye West & Jay Z - Otis [CDQ/No Tags] 2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1va9itk-ow#) via 2dope. http://www.multiupload.com/RFSP5W9ZF1 (http://www.multiupload.com/RFSP5W9ZF1)
lol at scream
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Post by: Masa on July 21, 2011, 03:44:04 PM
Gracias - HKI (Official Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOSvp1qBrUw#ws) Helsinki :thumbup
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Post by: hanamuke on July 22, 2011, 04:37:36 AM
A Tribe Called Quest · Electric Relaxation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdZx65JDNMI#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on July 22, 2011, 06:57:55 AM
A rep from Warner Bros. gave XXL the green light to reveal the release date for Common’s upcoming album. November 22nd. And if first single with Nas is any inclination as to what the album will sound like. We should all be thanking the Hip Hop Gods soon. (http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2011/07/21/commons-the-dreamer-the-believer-gets-release-date/)
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Cocaine 80s (feat. Common) - Summer Madness + EP Download Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrHyhGvV_FQ#)
UNNGH. dope MC finally.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on July 24, 2011, 07:59:31 AM
dope. Kanye West & Jay-Z: Watch The Throne Documentary (http://vimeo.com/26776042)
beats The Game dis lol, Yokoyama Yui tell em how its done ２０歳になったらノミニケーション！ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMHoEUAMyBs#ws)
credit mal
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on July 25, 2011, 10:19:39 PM
care of XXL and 2dope. Victory Laps http://www.mediafire.com/?ptl63yqglmfyucd (http://www.mediafire.com/?ptl63yqglmfyucd)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on July 28, 2011, 09:42:55 AM
^ CANT WAIT MOCHA.
And peep the limited vinyl art: http://store.nature-sounds.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=248&zenid=52850d884a1ea6be4b333dbabc405fc8 (http://store.nature-sounds.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=248&zenid=52850d884a1ea6be4b333dbabc405fc8)
mixin has its rewards. you can do Mochs! ERic Lau the Future?! http://ericlaumusic.bandcamp.com (http://ericlaumusic.bandcamp.com) Eric Lau - In The Studio ("This Is For You") (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoS-GVl0n_4#ws)
:drool: wack track, hot vid lol Daddy Bawsten "Winner" ft. Jay Chordz (Prod. Drew Belly) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7oy-YVtt8M#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on July 29, 2011, 03:31:19 PM
FUCK new Kardi :yep: Ol Time Killin Part 2 (Anywhere) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM8k1wdieOw#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 30, 2011, 01:17:44 PM
Gracias - Feel Me (Prod. By Livin Proof) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNfXNh3EHWY#ws) Gracias feat. Ekow - Mon€y (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9DFWp32L6g#ws) Finally dope Finnish rap :thumbup
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: mode107 on August 02, 2011, 08:55:05 PM
#ShawtBusReloaded ( @BYOBent Nicki Minaj Lil Wayne Gucci Mane parody cartoon) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wR2F9Km5d0w#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 04, 2011, 09:34:26 AM
busta dropping OTIS freestyle before hte Watch The Throne launch?!? IFWT-DMX_BUSTA_RHYMES_OTIS-Exclusive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwOJdcAysyI#ws)
Kanye All over the place!!! even in the worst colisesum in the nation! Nicki Minaj & Kanye West - Monster (Nassau Coliseum, NY) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eyf6lbRDAck#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: DioBrando on August 04, 2011, 06:40:03 PM
Damn, I haven't heard anything about Lil Jon in a while..but this song goes hard lol
Yelawolf - Hard White (Up In The Club) feat. Lil Jon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDSaoj_jf7c#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 05, 2011, 08:39:40 AM
listening to it now. its not a "yo, this is hot" album. Its a multi-listen and study album. Really, the party tracks were the leaked ones (otis, thats my bitch, etc). I'm surprised with the direction of the album. I like it.
"I'm planking on a million" - Jay-Z
Me and the RZA connect!
There's a beat on there that sounds like they sampled Dexter =)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 09, 2011, 08:51:40 AM
^ props!! So much traxxx Swagga Type tracks get a little tired, I mean Swizz Beats all over? Bitch. RZA Connect was a surprise. New Day was a pretty fresh song about their future kids, deep shit. Lift Off was tight all over, B, Neptunes and Q-Tip helping out. Made in America, had a real soulful beat. Digged the line "Ignore the critics, this ain't no fashion show we live it." shows Watch The Throne is more than just greenbacks and bitches.
Would have been better served as an EP no doubt, rhymes prolly the weakest Jay has ever done. lol @ Kanye rhyming Russell but for a dream team collabo, you lookin for da swagga beats so yaw Moch, the "deep" direction was tight. Hmm, they just put in The Joy for filler? can't waste Pete Rock beats lol
(http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/jphip00777.jpg)
OOH I LOVE YOU SO BUT WHY I LOVE YOU I NEVER KNOW
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: aKaoNi on August 10, 2011, 09:55:28 PM
Word so kinda a so so album Dai? I always thought Dynasty was prolly Jay's weakest not counting those Best of Both World albums. Was going to buy the deluxe cover version but wasn't sure if the album was any good or not. Been hearing mixed things so far.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: DioBrando on August 11, 2011, 11:50:03 PM
Common ft. Nas "Ghetto Dreams" (Official Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qiudw2Rg2v4#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on August 12, 2011, 06:23:49 AM
^ i really thought that was rick ross for a split second, haha
Jay-Z & Kanye West - Otis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoEKWtgJQAU#ws)
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Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 12, 2011, 07:45:03 AM
LMFAO Rick Ross.
shit honey ass is BANGING!!
yea aoNi...butt I can't stop listening to LIFT OFF. like its a fuckin musical masterpiece! horns and all.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on August 12, 2011, 09:05:10 AM
I don't like Lift Off. The rest of the album is alright.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on August 13, 2011, 05:43:48 PM
The best Game song ever? Primo is still dat dude :yep:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 15, 2011, 08:34:10 AM
LMFAO GHOST best review ever. Ye's busy hanging with The Purple One in Sweden: Video - TinyPic - Free Image Hosting, Photo Sharing & Video Hosting (http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=2rzp2k7&s=7)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on August 20, 2011, 10:45:35 AM
(In no order) My top 5 rappers:
Rakim Lupe Fiasco Ludacris Ice Cube Nas
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 20, 2011, 12:09:58 PM
No love for Pac? check dis http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2011/08/xxl-honors-15-year-anniversary-of-tupac-shakur (http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2011/08/xxl-honors-15-year-anniversary-of-tupac-shakur)’s-death-in-sept-issue/
[Tupac] cared for people. That was his main thing. He really cared for people. I think that’s why he would get so upset when people tried to question his commitment, his love for Black women or Black men. The East Coast/West Coast, you know, that’s a fabrication. I don’t have to begin to tell you that. So when that was questioned, it bothered him. Because he would give his heart or soul. He was a giving person. He would give anything to people. He would go in a store. [If there was a] Black man who couldn’t afford a $1,500 pair of boots, he would buy ’em for him. Think that Black man would ever forget Tupac? That’s just the way he is. But I don’t think that he did it for that. He did it because he had it, and he didn’t. That’s the way he is.
Someone crafted (see what I did there) a whole coherent rap song using nothing but pre-recorded one-liners from TF2. Un-freakin'-believeable. :rockon:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on August 23, 2011, 07:16:38 PM
Blu Fans, NoYork! leaked!
(http://i.imgur.com/7Rc4h.jpg)
1. DOIN NOTHIN (FEAT U GOD) 2. EVERYTHING OK (FEAT JACK DAVEY) 3. NEVER BE THE SAME (FEAT SA-RA & NOLA DARLING) 4. ABOVE CRENSHAW (FEAT CASHUS KING) 5. SLNGBNGRS! 6. SOUPA (FEAT SUZIANA LOUGE) 7. HOURS 8. ANNIE HALL (FEAT CHOP, CHERRY POP & TIOMBE LOCKHART) 9. TAGS (FEAT EXILE) 10. SPRING WINTER SUMMER FALL (FEAT JIMETTA ROSE) 11. DOWN TO EARTH (FEAT DONEL SMOKES, DEFINITE MASS & DUBBLE OH) 12. MY SUNSHINE (FEAT NIA ANDREWS) 13. JAZMINE (FEAT ANDY ALLO) 14. JAZZMEN 15. RONALD MORGAN (FEAT EDAN) 16. KEEP USH INN 17. DOIN SOMETHING (FEAT EL PREZ , PAC DIV , UNI , J*DAVEY, TIRON & AYO MARI)
edit: he wasn't kidding about that electric style hip hop path he wanted to do. Its good tho, i'm getting used to it! And its not recorded in fisher price quality like his mixtapes =P So thats good too!
Blu - My Sunshine feat. Nia Andrews My Sunshine | Blu feat Nia Andrews (http://vimeo.com/27476575)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: DioBrando on August 24, 2011, 11:23:41 PM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on August 25, 2011, 04:41:11 AM
fucking ill! Now this is a rap album! I miss this music =)
Apathy - Honkey Kong (lol) (http://i.imgur.com/GfZfK.jpg)
01 Honkey Kong (feat. Vinnie Paz & Jedi Mind Tricks) 02 Holy Ghost (feat. Slaine) 03 The Villain (feat. Ill Bill) 04 Check to Check 05 Stop What Ya Doin’ (feat. Celph Titled & DJ Premier) 06 The Recipe (feat. Xzibit) 07 Fear Itself 08 Who Got da Juice_ (Interlude) 09 It’s Only Hip Hop (feat. Brevi) 10 I Dedicate This to You (feat. Tosha Makia) 11 All I Think About (feat. Action Bronson) 12 Never Say Never (feat. General Steele & Mad Lion) 13 Albino Gorillas (feat. Esoteric) 14 Peace Connecticut 15 Army of the Godz (feat. feat. Esoteric, Blacastan, Reef The Lost Cauze, Planetary, Crypt The Warchild, Motive & Celph Titled) 16 1.52 A.M. 17 East Coast Rapist 18 Squeeze (feat. Blacastan) 19 Dear Lord (feat. Eternia & Diobolic) 20 Make Alotta Money 21 Smoke Weed Everyday (feat. Scoop Deville) 22 No Rapper 23 Death to the Culture Vultures
If you haven't copped it yet, the Deluxe edition. http://www.wupload.com/file/118837989 (http://www.wupload.com/file/118837989)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on August 26, 2011, 09:56:22 AM
haha..y didn't i find out about them sooner? CHINATOWN HUSTLER - ORIGINAL VERSION HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSYLMxj63mI#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 27, 2011, 02:12:52 AM
FUCK YEAH!! me post this before Mocha hehe DJ Jazzy Jeff & Ayah - Notorious (Remix) Ft. Kardinal Offishall, Skillz, & Shad (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0_fxOvT8Ho#)
KARDI!! :canada: and Jazzy JEff
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on August 27, 2011, 07:37:55 AM
^ nice =) I got an invite to her private concert, but she pushed it for a later date. I like this one better than the Freeway, Tona & Dosage remix. I mean c'mon, Kardi, Skillz and Shad? Dang!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 28, 2011, 04:47:18 AM
NOICE! Free concert :yep: and if you like dat collabo with Jazz (forget if y'all posted this) but cop it, it's free: http://backformore.bandcamp.com (http://backformore.bandcamp.com) (http://f.bandcamp.com/z/37/52/3752218683-1.jpg)
miss her Reebok Classics Presents: Lauryn Hill (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ-krY--Qbg#ws)
lol thought it was oprah for second there.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 04, 2011, 05:11:38 AM
one of the doper MCs I feelin off 2dope Dee-1 ft Shamarr Allen - I'm On It (Official Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRalWLGCx5s#ws)
and RIP Obie Trice's mom. Cancer is a bitch. Obie Trice - New Day (Remix) Freestyle Jay-Z Kanye Official Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmmQy9sL-F8#ws) reworked WTT's New Day with the RZA Connect. Ye’s verse with a dedication to his late mother, Eleanor Trice, who lost her life due to breast cancer last month.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 06, 2011, 12:30:16 AM
BONG!!! Wish i could be at Rock Da Bells! RZA drops knowledge: RZA Interview at Rock the Bells 2011: N.Y.C. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc7d9AOLuls#ws)
Scarface out of Jail! LOL DMX brings out Scarface House of Blues Houston 8/31/11 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y49c1FdqIEc#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on September 06, 2011, 11:41:42 AM
Raekwon - Dart School (2011) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpBy9Y7tcnY#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 09, 2011, 08:47:42 AM
more Rae! with some ICe water signeed I bet. The fuck. Samurydas Feat. Raekwon, Kurupt & Kojoe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxzvA-s9DfE#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 11, 2011, 06:44:55 AM
whoa! where he been? This been all over muchmusic and I never watch that shit channel anymore. Saukrates ft. Redman "Drop It Down" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpJoQmPtQ_U#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on September 11, 2011, 08:09:19 PM
For the Video Game Geeks like me! EPIC RAP BATTLES OF MVC3!!!
Wesker vs Doctor Doom
Epic Rap Battles of MVC3: WESKER vs DOOM (Extended) *PARODY* (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXQoB_tjfOA#ws)
Red Rapper does all these geeky video game raps, but he got skills =)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: TheLinkin0213 on September 11, 2011, 08:47:16 PM
Fort Minor - Remember The Name (OFFICIAL Video) HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDvr08sCPOc#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 12, 2011, 07:56:03 AM
Remember 9/11. SCRAM JONES - ONE SEPTEMBER DAY (MUSIC VIDEO) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qTadQuiMrA#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on September 14, 2011, 03:40:12 AM
Blue Scholars "Fou Lee" Music Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJLZQVRMzYM#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on September 14, 2011, 06:27:29 AM
dope album :thumbup The Darkside (Album Teaser) - Fantastic Planet (La Fine Equipe & Mattic) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPLUU4nsSx4#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: J-Triumf on September 14, 2011, 07:49:35 AM
Fort Minor - Remember The Name (OFFICIAL Video) HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDvr08sCPOc#ws)
They need a new album already, both Mike Shinoda solo and SoB.
In the meantime, I think now's a good time to remember a certain someone...15 years and still no answers...
2Pac Featuring Danny Boy - I Ain't Mad At Cha - Official Death Row Upload (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRtBgB1nCaU#)
Tupac feat Dr. Dre California Love Pt. 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTDotA7TgZw#)
(yes, I actually prefer the remix from the album over the original single version...has more of a "true" west coast sound to it, even if the video isn't as epic :P )
All Eyez On Me was my first ever CD purchase...perhaps someday I'll get the rest of his discography too.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 18, 2011, 10:57:54 AM
http://vimeo.com/28968938 (http://vimeo.com/28968938) FUCKING DOPE! Wish I lived in the Boroughs. FREE Sesh with Wu-Tang? SICK. http://redbullmusicacademy.com/worldtour/newyork/
They dropping a Limited Edition CD/Vinyl of THE CLASSIC ODB Album Return to the 36 Chambers. COMPLETE with replica food stamp ID. (http://www.spin.com/articles/new-odb-box-set-includes-food-stamp-replica)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 25, 2011, 06:50:16 AM
lol at this Wu Affiliates's rant on facebook: DLAH of (Hellkeydoe ) Presents: WhiteDIAMONDZ & DE JA WU featuring cappadonna.mov (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlCZMWKqhCM#ws)
THIS DEFAULT PIC IS OF THE KIND OF PERSON ON THE COMPUTER WHO WRITES BLOGS,REVIEWS ALBUMS & BOOTLEGGS us as artist material. TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THIS PICTURE.
True story. One day i met someone who was talking shit on a certain fake ASS WU TANG SITE (that's popular) in person.This nerdy ass white kid from NYC comes up to me and said "hey you DLAH" i said yea he said i post on the forum. SO THAN I SAID YO what site ... he said "----- so i said "oh yea,you be talking shit on line what's good". NOW HERE WE GO....naw you took it the wrong way. i said "HOW AM I TO TAKE IT WHEN YOU SHITTEN ON ME AND MY CHAMBER"...he said "naw DLAH YOU COOL you got anything i can buy like a mixtape or album.". NOW FUNNY THING IS THIS PARTICULAR KID AGE 25 -28 ruffly talks mad shit on line about me intill by fortune of ALLAH we met in person. HE TURNED STR8 BITCH SAYING HOW HE RESPECTS ME AND HELLKEYDOE and the other people on the site that talk shit are puzzy and won't say it to my face....KRAZY.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT HOW YOU GANGSTA ONLINE THAN OFFLINE I APPROACH YOU ON SOME WHAT IT IS... YOU RUNNING AND BACK PEDDLING OUTTA SHIT. DON'T LOSE YOUR LIFE OVER THE INTERNET TALKING BULLSHIT ABOUT A PERSON LIKE ME YOU DON'T FUCKEN KNOW ...
SO FUCKING TRUE. all dem geeks hating n shit. :rofl: GET A LIFE.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on September 30, 2011, 04:31:28 AM
Manifesto Festival in T.O 2011 this past Sept 25.
Headliners were Blu & Exile, 9th Wonder & Phonte, and Kid Capri & Rakim. And oh yeah, IT WAS FREE!!!
unfortunately, Blu was stopped at the canadian border... i was busy taking pics, so i didn't get a lot of video footage. here's what we put up on yt:
Exile live at Manifesto 2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1udDCX8obeM#)
JD ERA BRINGS OUT SURPRISE GUEST RAEKWON! Raekwon live at Manifesto 2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPIttqJQhuc#)
Kid Capri & Rakim live at Manifesto 2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFQH3OYO2m8#)
9th Wonder and Phonte live at Manifesto 2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3JaMRrSL3A#)
Rakim Freestyle - Manifesto 2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzJcf0oS2w8#) lol, you can hear me saying "where's blu?" man, Blu & Exile were the ones i really wanted to see...
Pics are here http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.285120024834296.78240.166713613341605 (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.285120024834296.78240.166713613341605)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on October 01, 2011, 02:25:10 AM
2Pac vs Chrono Trigger - Better Dayz(Peaceful Days remix) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZZD5ejz160#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: J-Triumf on October 02, 2011, 06:38:34 AM
^ Nice...that would've fit right in with the rest of the Chrono Trigger Mixtape (http://chronofan.com/Black/Music%20(Chrono%20Trigger)/CT%20Mixtape/) that was made in 2005. Those mashups actually got me interested in playing Chrono Trigger; this one was my favorite remix:
Common - The Corner (Schala's Theme) (DJ Epoch Remix) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzOueSdfHsg#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 02, 2011, 07:06:17 AM
Awwwww so DOPE!!! LEgends all over, and Blu is hot :fap Good shit Moch!!
TIP BACK! T.I. Sets off BET Hip-Hop Award Weekend 2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3WQEjh_Mco#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on October 05, 2011, 12:51:07 AM
World Gone Sour (The Lost Kids) - OFFICIAL VIDEO (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw7uhVtpI5I#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 05, 2011, 03:26:36 AM
FRESH new Common! just like him on FB, I'm ripping it atm lol
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on October 14, 2011, 12:49:14 AM
Shady Records 2.0 Boys 2011 Cypher (Uncut) (http://vimeo.com/30509290)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 14, 2011, 03:18:54 PM
^Damn! Em still got it :thumbup
Bonus points for using the "Tried by 12" beat :yep:
Nas - Nasty (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo97R0ib1CE#ws) :sashiko:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on October 14, 2011, 03:33:24 PM
Anywhere (ol time killin' part 2)
Kardinal Offishall - Anywhere (Ol Time Killin Part 2) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gMR55WZfdo#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 15, 2011, 09:27:24 PM
Cappadonna - The Pilgrimage [SNIPPETS] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7p_mnnbiO8#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 24, 2011, 03:16:30 AM
^ he really likes that -age titles LOL
Mos Def has a new name? Yasiin? lol new joints Produced by J Dilla & Madlib Mos Def Performs New Exclusive Music Produced by J Dilla & Madlib @ SOBS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AurvKu9lvE#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 26, 2011, 02:04:43 AM
JAzzy Jeff! is back! DJ Jazzy Jeff & Ayah - Forgive Me Love (Official Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdfyu9jLdk8#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: J-Triumf on October 26, 2011, 06:11:14 AM
If only more political campaigns can be this awesome:
Ed Lee Is...2 LEGIT 2 QUIT [MC Hammer, Brian Wilson, will.i.am, Ashkon] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbdd_Fasz0k#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 27, 2011, 07:17:42 AM
^ and i heard MC Hammer pumped up the 49ers! DUDE reliving the moments.
Dope track, dope video. Common - Blue Sky (Sneak Peak) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1pqIex7w-4#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 28, 2011, 08:52:22 AM
CHUUUCH!!! RZA dropped a Wu-Wednesday. so desperate for some Wu beats check it homie! SHIT IS SICK! http://soundcloud.com/rzawu/a-moment-in-chuuuch (http://soundcloud.com/rzawu/a-moment-in-chuuuch)
You used to could DL off sound cloud, dunno so I "ripped it" lol chuuch.mp3 (9.19 MB) http://www.multiupload.com/ZOMESYNTQW (http://www.multiupload.com/ZOMESYNTQW)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 30, 2011, 12:28:02 AM
here's the full Blue Sky vid. Grew on me like a PLANT! Common - Blue Sky (Official Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZkkFYfh8V0#ws)
Bambu On The #OCCUPY Movements Bambu on #OCCUPYOAKLAND #OCCUPYLA #OCCUPYWALLSTREET (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDppE-lMaYw#ws)
dope COLLABO! J. Cole & Questlove: Nike’s Basketball Never Stops!! Nikebasketball - Basketball Never Stops (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1c_It0ekC0#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 30, 2011, 02:53:07 PM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on October 31, 2011, 12:43:24 AM
I wasn't feeling Blue Sky before, but after that video I'm liking it a bit more.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 01, 2011, 02:42:01 AM
^ You just like the part where the dude is killahcrossovering against the wall :lol: I nominate it for Tama Theme 1057293529030620696988 :drool:
This track by Hannibal King just chokes you up. Hannibal King - Flowers for Pamela (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7h2dM6z3qk#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on November 02, 2011, 01:10:01 AM
I need to get my fix somewhere! XD
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on November 02, 2011, 03:49:01 AM
got that mike tyson :on kimbo: Awon & Kameleon Beats - Mike Tyson (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rza03IyKLdE#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 02, 2011, 05:56:01 PM
DOOM, Thom Yorke, Johnny Greenwood: "Retarded Fren": http://pitchforkmedia.com/news/44495-hear-thom-yorke-jonny-greenwood-and-doom-retarded-fren/ (http://pitchforkmedia.com/news/44495-hear-thom-yorke-jonny-greenwood-and-doom-retarded-fren/)
There Will Be Blood sample :thumbup
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 03, 2011, 07:50:49 AM
new common "Sweet" (http://anonym.to/?http://hulkshare.com/5i2as645acsr) - new album moved to December?! Common's 2011 Haiti trip & "Sweet" vid teaser (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJslUODsYvA#ws)
lol check out these guys, my coworker's buddies Royalities Entertainment, they opening for Bizarre http://www.dieselultralounge.com/events/images/bizarre.jpg (http://www.dieselultralounge.com/events/images/bizarre.jpg) Big Things : Royalties Entertainment (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDOnWo_cCkM#)
WHOA! Method Man coming back November 25? I'm fucking there.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: TheLinkin0213 on November 06, 2011, 11:12:26 AM
LINKIN PARK - THE OFFICIAL LPUX - I HAVE NOT BEGUN (Demo 2009) !!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CX-ZAkxm6w#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 07, 2011, 06:26:25 PM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: J-Triumf on November 09, 2011, 04:44:36 AM
I has a sad. :( He was a pioneer for great music that I still love to this day, AND he did all the themes for one of my favorite TV shows of all time, In Living Color (which also happened to meet a premature end). In Living C0l0r season 3 intro (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ataHNEclz44#)
This is the song I always think of first when it comes to him...he had Brett Ratner and Chris Tucker working together years before Rush Hour: Heavy D & The Boyz - Nuttin' But Love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJEbfeG2oAE#ws)
I didn't know he had a new album this year...decent song, but kinda awkward hearing him adapt to newer musical styles after not really being in the main spotlight for so long... XD Heavy D - Love In A Bottle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LqGA1blSSM#)
And whoa, he even did a reggae album a few years back! Exploring his Jamaican roots and all. No Matter What OFFICIAL VIDEO (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeFFGCJDjVo#)
Rest in peace, and thanks for the music and memories.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 09, 2011, 07:48:36 AM
Dammit. Another Rap legend lost. RIP Heavy D.
Heavy D & The Boyz - Black Coffee 1994 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WfQN_M1pQc#)
This be my jam! Yet another HHH Tribute this weekend....
/me pours a little :xo:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on November 10, 2011, 05:08:32 AM
Heavy D - Don't Curse (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iztp036z54#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 12, 2011, 09:31:06 AM
Busta hits on the head with his Heavy D tribute. None of that "I wish I got to know em better." GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER BETTER NOW!! :jphip: Busta Rhymes - You Ain't Gotta Wait Till I'm Gone (Heavy D Tribute) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APiZq79D3gI#ws)
lol was U-God onto something with his solo joint that was like a techno album. Here he is with Blu BLU - DOINNOTHIN' FT. UGOD (PRODUCED BY FLYING LOTUS) (http://vimeo.com/31928186)
dmx is back! DMX Performs His New Single! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUIRKjBs9MY#ws)
THIS. BE. DOPE. (http://hulkshare.com/0ukboko6mva9) http://soundcloud.com/diamondmedia360/el-da-sensei-feat-rah-digga (http://soundcloud.com/diamondmedia360/el-da-sensei-feat-rah-digga) (http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/6092/20111104nuworldrmx.jpg)
eta: and RZA pimpin headphones that aren't Beats lol http://www.karmaloop.com/Browse.htm#VendorId=7429&Pgroup=1 (http://www.karmaloop.com/Browse.htm#VendorId=7429&Pgroup=1)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 12, 2011, 10:21:59 AM
Aww yeah more great Finnish rap :finland:
Freepoint Crew - FIN (Official Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSFrZiS2Zyc#ws) The video is inspired by the Pharcyde video Drop and its director Spike Jonze.
The Pharcyde - Drop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co3qMdkucM0#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 13, 2011, 07:39:54 AM
damn. A speedy recovery Erick Sermon: http://rapfix.mtv.com/2011/11/12/erick-sermon-suffers-from-a-heart-attack-dj-scratch/ (http://rapfix.mtv.com/2011/11/12/erick-sermon-suffers-from-a-heart-attack-dj-scratch/)
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The hip-hop community is still reeling from the death of Heavy D earlier this week, but more troubling news surfaced over the weekend. Via a brief tweet on Saturday (November 12), DJ Scratch revealed that Erick Sermon has suffered from a heart attack. The 42-year-old singer is one half of the legendary New York group EPMD along with Parrish Smith. Details on Sermon’s status are still scarce, but according to Scratch (who once DJed for EPMD), he seems to be stable.
"Erick Sermon had a heart attack today," DJ Scratch wrote. "He's ok, but still send your prayers. He is not on Twitter." Fans have continued to tweet their questions at him after the initial announcement, prompting him to reply, “I wish yall tweet me this much when I tweet good news. Smh”
Before embarking on his successful solo career, Sermon scored several hits--including 1987’s “It’s My Thing,”--with Parrish Smith as part of EPMD (Erick and Parrish Making Dollars). His first solo album No Pressure was released in 1993.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 13, 2011, 10:06:41 PM
RIP ODB.
Can't believe it's been 7 years since we lost Ol Dirty. What a huge influence on me. Taught me not to give a fuck and to do it raw. Time and place where I remember I heard the news. After all this time, ain't nobody can touch his skill,
01. Heavy D & The Boyz – Friends & Respect 02. Heavy D & The Boyz – Nuttin’ But Love (Statik Selektah rmx) 03. Marley Marl – We Write the Songs f. Biz Markie & Heavy D 04. Heavy D & The Boyz – Mr. Big Stuff 05. Heavy D & The Boyz – Overweight Lovers In the House 06. Heavy D – Listen f. Q-Tip 07. Heavy D & The Boyz – Here Comes the Heavster 08. Heavy D & The Boyz – Love Sexy 09. Heavy D & The Boyz – A Buncha N!&&gas f. Biggie, Busta Rhymes, Rob-O, Guru & Third Eye 10. Heavy D & The Boyz – Don’t Curse f. BDK, Kool G Rap, Pete Rock & CL, Grand Puba & Q-Tip 11. Heavy D & The Boyz – Yes Y’all
via 2dopeboyz and http://www.djpremierblog.com/2011/11/12/r-i-p-heavy-d-tribute-mix-by-dj-premier/ (http://www.djpremierblog.com/2011/11/12/r-i-p-heavy-d-tribute-mix-by-dj-premier/)
Album of the year?! No I.D. drops the tracklist for Common's upcoming joint: (http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/6282/commondreamerbelievertr.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 16, 2011, 03:37:39 AM
DIS BE DA RAW!!!
Common - Sweet ( Official Video ) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAo6s94X2sk#ws)
Common SENSE!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Rickker708 on November 17, 2011, 05:56:39 AM
Hey TOZ, we going?
WU-TANG CLAN 1/25, Showbox SoDo All Ages On sale Friday 11/18 at 10am Presale Thursday 11/17 10am - 10pm, use code "showbox"
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on November 17, 2011, 06:16:05 AM
Oh shit Rick. Oh shit. We will talk.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 18, 2011, 08:19:04 AM
^ OH SHIT. I be so jelly. FANCAMS PLZ.
Mary J. Blige Feat. Nas - Feel Inside (Preview) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg3PdhZ1qk8#ws)
Am I the only one who got goosebumps listenin to dis "Triumph" sample?
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 19, 2011, 02:27:37 AM
well shit! Ghostface gonna be here next mth, let's prep some pamphlets :pimp: Ghostface Killah - Canadian Tour - McKee Agency Presents (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JPnOx-G1xo#ws)
Nov 27 - Montreal, QC Club Soda Nov 28 - Ottawa, ON Ritual Nov 29 - (yet to be announced - surprise show) Nov 30 - Oshawa, ON Status Dec 1 - Barrie, ON Mansion Dec 2 - Toronto, ON Sound Academy Dec 4 - Winnipeg, MB Marquee Dec 5 - Saskatoon, SK Odeon Dec 6 - Lethbridge, AB Blarney Stone Dec 7 - Fernie, BC Northern Bar Dec 8 - Calgary, AB The Whiskey Dec 9 - Edmonton, AB Empire Dec 10 - Nelson, BC Spirit Bar Dec 11 - Vancouver, BC Rickshaw Theatre Dec 12 - Victoria, BC Club 919 Dec 13 - Whistler, BC Garfinkels
Peep DIS! RE:GENERATION Music Video: DJ Premier "Regeneration" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiMb45BSLQ8#ws)
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Presented by Hyundai Veloster, RE:GENERATION is a documentary film that follows DJ Premier, Pretty Lights, The Crystal Method, Mark Ronson and Skrillex as they remix, recreate and re-imagine five traditional styles of music. Learn more at YouTube.com/veloster and RegenerationMusicProject http://regenerationmusicproject.com (http://regenerationmusicproject.com)
Tama's jam of the moment :P Young Jeezy - I Do feat. Jay-Z & Andre 3k (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqkP2thIZiM#)
NEW JEEZY next mth babe!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 20, 2011, 07:34:02 AM
President Obama, Jay-Z & Will Smith Pay Tribute to the Life of Heavy D “We extend our heartfelt condolences at this difficult time,” the note from Obama read. “He will be remembered for his infectious optimism and many contributions to American music. Please know that you and your family will be in our thoughts and prayers.” heavy_d_funeral_5984294.mp4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk6B7RQIdao#ws)
wth busta Rhymes On Signing w/ Cash Money BUSTA RHYMES SIGNS TO CAH MONEY RECORDS (http://vimeo.com/32065933)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 22, 2011, 02:56:32 AM
Freddie Gibbs x MADLIB Collabo! Dope track: cop it (http://anonym.to/?http://www.multiupload.com/N1B2BQEKCO)
At Friday’s Madlib Medicine Show tour stop in San Francisco, the producer announced a collaborative project with the rapper Freddie Gibbs (photos here). Gibbs also debuted “Thuggin’” and “Deep,” from their debut EP. The 6-track record is released on Madlib's Madlib Invazion label - the imprint the producer founded to release his 13 Madlib Medicine Show volumes. The duo’s as-of-yet untitled album is planned for release in first quarter 2012.
For Madlib, this marks another entry in an exciting series of collaborative albums that he has created with the likes of DOOM (Madvillainy), the late J Dilla (Jaylib) and Strong Arm Steady (In Search Of Stoney Jackson). For Gibbs, the album serves as somewhat of a departure: coming off the heels of his acclaimed Cold Day In Hell album, and before the release of the album he’s finishing for Young Jeezy’s CTE imprint, this project gives the Gary, Indiana-bred, LA-based rapper a chance to stretch out over the Beat Konducta’s lush musical tapestry. If the first single is any indication, this collaboration will find Gibbs’ rough raps landing atop smoldering soul and jagged psychedelia.
Created specially for Madlib’s Medicine Show Tour, late 2011 the Thuggin’ EP contains vocals, instrumentals and two bonus beats. Artwork by Jeff Jank features a dual A-side, "Madlib" embossed on one side, "Freddie Gibbs" on the flip.
MADLIB MEDICINE SHOW LIVE Sat. Dec 10: Los Angeles at Echoplex, 1822 Sunset Blvd http://www.attheecho.com/ (http://www.attheecho.com/)
via http://www.stonesthrow.com/news/2011/11/freddie-gibbs-madlib (http://www.stonesthrow.com/news/2011/11/freddie-gibbs-madlib)
BE THERE!! REAL HiP HoP!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 25, 2011, 03:34:42 PM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 27, 2011, 06:12:09 AM
KOTD - Rap Battle - 100 Bulletz vs Step Easy (MMA Bars Only) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9My_ciDzuw#ws) The best rap battle ever :thumbup :lol:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on November 28, 2011, 10:20:20 AM
^ WTH LOL. Almost as epic as Ghostface using "rear naked choke hold" in a record.
Been over THREE YEARS but it was worth the wait. METHOD MAN returns to E-TOWN! for another show, this time without Redman.
Got there late and the white guy from Swollen Members was opening and laid out their hits....then the DJ Warming up the crowd with This is How We Do It and clean verrsion of All Eyez On Me WTH lol I swore I heard Meth in the background going "This record sucks" to the tracks
THEN HE BURSTS OUT ON THE SCENE!!! with RELEASE YO DELF (http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/jphip00835.jpg)
He was like all "I love the Oilers" and was takin puffs from the crowd's weed. He didn't really get too far with the crowd walking :lol: Of course Streetlife was there too and he did a bunch of Classic tracks from Method Man to (http://img144.imagevenue.com/loc58/th_246652410_DSC05028_122_58lo.JPG) (http://img144.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=246652410_DSC05028_122_58lo.JPG) (http://img124.imagevenue.com/loc531/th_246654453_DSC04990_122_531lo.JPG) (http://img124.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=246654453_DSC04990_122_531lo.JPG) (http://img16.imagevenue.com/loc575/th_466565206_DSC05003_122_575lo.JPG) (http://img16.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=466565206_DSC05003_122_575lo.JPG)
DJ ALLAH Mathematics even got to scratch. THIS AINT A HIP HOP SHOW IF U AINT JUMPIN as he spit Bring The Ruckus, ODB tribute with Shimmy Shimmy Ya and Gimme Your Money (http://img128.imagevenue.com/loc136/th_466596600_DSC05006_122_136lo.JPG) (http://img128.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=466596600_DSC05006_122_136lo.JPG) (http://img11.imagevenue.com/loc352/th_466609186_DSC05016_122_352lo.JPG) (http://img11.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=466609186_DSC05016_122_352lo.JPG)
He did some Blackout 2 or 4:20 track with Redman that "COME ON!" song How High Part 2 "I'll show Red I can do this track without him" then promises later to bring Red back with him YEAAH BOY (http://img128.imagevenue.com/loc227/th_466628783_DSC05018_122_227lo.JPG) (http://img128.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=466628783_DSC05018_122_227lo.JPG)
Streetlife was like sipping champagne, "Aight, I'll sit right here" (http://img144.imagevenue.com/loc2/th_466642510_DSC05019_122_2lo.JPG) (http://img144.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=466642510_DSC05019_122_2lo.JPG)
Here's da Fancam METHEDM.wmv (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6go5H-izcw#)
WHAT THE BLOOD CLOT!! (http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/jphip00837.jpg)
love dat Classic Tical shit. Always beneficial to stand behind white girls bboying up a storm, great view of the stage LOL! but man I dunno, I swore the show was longer but :pimp: (http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/t/jphip00836.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/jphip00836.jpg)
Suddenly he comes back on stage in a Method Man Wu-logo shirt and chucks it up with those who still there. And I'm like squeezin past hoes trying to get their CDs signed and wavin the SNSD Pamphlets IN HIS FACE XD "YO METH!! CHECK DIS!" and he's just trying on everyone hats then leaves lol (http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/t/jphip00838.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/jphip00838.jpg)
Stuck around even longer as the DJ kept playin New Wu and shit, and saw the Ho Train get led off to another part of club by the manager lady. when she returns I was like "Yo Give this to Meth" and she was like all squinting WTH but was like smiles sure. LMFAO! Never fanboy'd stalked at a rap show before but what I do for :jphip:
I copped dis. RIP ODB!!! Free stickers lol (http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/t/jphip04450.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip04450.jpg)
WU-TANG AIN'T NUTTIN TO FUCK WIT!! (http://s1-01.twitpicproxy.com/photos/large/456682691.jpg) (thx claymore & ?uestlove via twitter)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on December 02, 2011, 06:27:13 AM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 04, 2011, 11:44:17 AM
Meth tells it like it is. FUCK DEM GOSSIP BLOGS. Method Man Says He Hates WorldstarHipHop, Bossip And Wendy Williams (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiUxNJJ5zcM#ws)
Talib new joint, a RZA produced track! Talib Kweli "Be Noticed"(Prod. By RZA) Live At Trousdale (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCFBPiwfylw#)
Highly Anticipated :lol: Young Jeezy "A Hustlerz Ambition" Trailer 2 Of 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoTxaVk2LCM#ws)
lol best mix tape cover ever cop it here: http://www.djbooth.net/index/mixtapes/entry/raekwon-dope-on-the-table/ (http://www.djbooth.net/index/mixtapes/entry/raekwon-dope-on-the-table/) (http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/3514/20111201lolrae1.jpg) (http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/8022/20111201lolrae2.jpg)
Actually Rae had a dope article in GQ: http://www.gq.com/entertainment/music/201111/raekwon-gq-music-issue (http://www.gq.com/entertainment/music/201111/raekwon-gq-music-issue) (peep the video too)
(http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/jphip00840.jpg)
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In 1993, Wu-Tang Clan entered the rap galaxy from the strange planet of Staten Island, and proceeded to revolutionize the genre with their blend of filthy, merciless, and apocalyptic rhymes. The crew had its hams (Method Man, Ol' Dirty Bastard) and its cagey mastermind (RZA), but nearly two decades later, none has proved as steadfast and technically skilled as Corey Woods AKA Raekwon the Chef. With each syllable carefully selected, each bar exhaustively sharpened, his flow falls in seamless lockstep with the beat—rapping's platonic ideal. Here, Raekwon, 41, talks about Wu-Tang's beginnings, and his continuing collaborations with soul mate and fellow Clan vet Ghostface Killah.
GQ: From the very start, Wu-Tang always had critical support. How important has that been for the group? Raekwon: We grew up on the critics paying attention to us and saying, Yo, ya'll got it. We peep the spark somewhere. When I sit here and see that the eight brothers from the neighborhood that I grew up with still have success, it had to be magical. I doubt if you get another Wu-Tang Clan. That might be harder than getting the new Jackson Five. Certain groups you only get one time, and we just happened to be that group.
GQ: Even with the success that Wu-Tang has had, have you had any low points as an artist? Raekwon: In the early 2000s I was going through a lot. I didn't have my head screwed on right. Where I was at as a man, I was still growing up. We had success quick, we didn't have an opportunity to look at a lot of things that really we had to look at. My world was caving in for a minute, and it took a lot of people to come at me, like, Yo, we gon' get you right, but you gotta get you right. All I did was take my time, figure out where I made a lot of mistakes and try not to make them no more.
GQ: Unlike a lot of MCs, you're better known for albums than singles—have you ever been talked into chasing a hit? Raekwon: Yeah, and that was around of the time of my slump. I'm not an artist that makes singles, I'm an artist that makes albums, and it's a totally different thing. People judge you whether your record is hot on the TV, and I happen to not be in that situation. These A&Rs is so backward sometimes, they think they know everything: Yo, do this, you need a radio record. My thing was always—When you say that, that's when you fucking me up. When we came into the game it was all about what the people felt. They made the decisions. [During the slump] I had to really sit back and think of all the mechanics of how can Rae get better. And I'm always gonna stick my head out to what the masses want. I doubt if you get another Wu-Tang Clan. That might be harder than getting the new Jackson Five.
GQ: In 2009, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II really rejuvenated your career. Before its release, how confident were you that it'd be a success? Raekwon: I mean, I felt like I gave ya'll a great album. My heart was like, Yo, if they don't get this? I might go into gospel. [Laughs] I wasn't trying to out-do the first Cuban Linx, I was trying to go back to that great chemistry. I gave ya'll what I felt I had. And I know I'm better than that, too, so get ready for some more.
GQ: You and Ghostface have one of the best collaborative relationships in hip-hop. What was it like working together in the early days? Raekwon: A lot of times, we would be the first cats at the studio. Me and him were like the kids that sat in the front of the class. I might come in and he already hogging the mic, and I'm like, Yo, that's where it need to be at! And I just touch it because I'm there to touch it. Me and Ghost sat around and wrote multiple songs together. We did [the song] "The Watch" together, the children's one where he's talking about Wilma and Woody Woodpecker ["The Forest"]. We sat around and wrote many joints together. When I first came into Wu-Tang, I was just a team player: Nah, say this word, or, He just said that word, so we gon' say another word. We was always heavily in tune with the darts.
GQ: Do you think that you and Ghost have influenced each other's styles over the years? Raekwon: Definitely. Ghost tells me every few years, Yo, you showed me this style ... I'm like, man, we the same style. At the end of the day, he's one of my favorite rappers, I'm one of his favorite rappers, and we just do it. We identify with each other's worlds when it comes to rhyming. This's something that n****s peep. It's like, Yo, it's time to take the dog outside. You know what I mean? We got this all day. Easy.
GQ: Do you have a favorite collaboration? Raekwon: Nah, to be honest with you, I don't have one track that I consider better than the next because all I'm trying to do is still grow as an artist. I got way better since the early nineties, as far as putting words together. My best energy probably was the '90s, because I was new. But as you keep shooting the ball, you become a better basketball player. I don't think we ever gonna get weak when it comes to lyrics. That really was an inheritance with us.
GQ: Have you and Ghost had personal disputes that haven't made it to the public eye? Raekwon: I mean, we men, men gon' go through things. But we for each other. The main thing I look at is: Is it from the heart? If I know that you down with me, then we always gonna be down through whatever the thick and thin. I know where he going and he know where I'm going. When we sit on the bus, we play us some soul music, we reminisce, we eat some good food, and just sit down and talk as brothers.
And just to prove he da Genius, GZA speaks at Harvard :pimp: (https://p.twimg.com/AflKOtqCIAANQA2.jpg) GZA-Harvard Lecture (part 1) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSTYIts0cTg#) GZA-Harvard Lecture (part 2) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igmG4oGlB9o#) GZA-Harvard Lecture (part 3) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP5y9vhNnKk#)
Talking about BRUCE LEE. "One must sharpen the sword, constantly study."
NEW KARDI!! (http://www.hulkshare.com/dl/44y1ivilydfg/Kardinal+Offishall+-+LOUDER+(Prod+by+Green+Lantern).mp3) When dat Mr. International gonna drop???
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 05, 2011, 08:06:21 AM
This album is about to be a classic. So Ill. Feel da Chill.
Common – The Believer f. John Legend, listen here: http://soundcloud.com/thinkcommon/common-the-believer-ft-john (http://soundcloud.com/thinkcommon/common-the-believer-ft-john) (http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/7848/20111115dreamerbeliever.jpg)
lol and then we gots Young Jeezy tracklist:
01. Waiting (prod. Lil Lody) 02. What I Do (Just Like That) (prod. Drumma Boy) 03. O.J. f. Jadakiss & Fabolous (prod. Lil Lody) 04. Nothing (prod. Lil Lody) 05. Way Too Gone f. Future (prod. Mike Will) 06. Supafreak f. 2 Chainz (prod. D. Rich) 07. All We Do (prod. Midnight Black) 08. Leave You Alone f. Ne-Yo (prod. Warren G) 09. Everythang (prod. Lil Lody) 10. Trapped f. Jill Scott (prod. J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League) 11. F.A.M.E. f. T.I. (prod. J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League) 12. I Do f. Jay-Z & Andre 3000 (prod. M16) 13. Higher Learning f. Snoop Dogg, Devin The Dude & Mitchelle’l (prod. Lil C) 14. This One’s For You f. Trick Daddy (prod. Lil Lody)
BONUS: 15. Talk 2 Me f. Freddie Gibbs & Eminem (prod. Drumma Boy & Travis Barker)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 06, 2011, 02:33:02 AM
FUCK YES.
Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah has provided fans with a slight update surrounding talks of a forthcoming collaborative project alongside MF Doom and explained its delay.
As things stand now, Ghost said the project has stalled due to timing and not from lack of records. "He did some beats on [2006's] Fishscale for me and everything's just been, it was just history," Ghost said in an interview with host T-RexXx referring to MF Doom. "But uh, as far as the album, we've done a lot of songs. He's got a lot of songs for me and I'm still waiting for him to send me more songs. We talked about the album -- I'll tell him, 'Yo, people want the album. Everywhere I go, they want it, they want it.' But the ball's in his corner. So I'm just waiting on him because I've been pressing the issue. He said, 'Yo, we'll get it together' -- it's gonna happen 'cause he got all the records. He's got a lot of records. It's just the time, like, when." (RapCity)
WHO KNEW Rap City was still on air!! video here: http://www.muchmusic.com/videos/videos.aspx?vid=578956 (http://www.muchmusic.com/videos/videos.aspx?vid=578956)
via http://www.sohh.com/2011/12/ghostface_killah_still_planning_dooms_da.html (http://www.sohh.com/2011/12/ghostface_killah_still_planning_dooms_da.html)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 06, 2011, 06:41:41 AM
Nerdy white kid KILLS "Look at Me Now" (Mac Lethal) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Teaft0Kg-Ok#ws) The Chael Sonnen of rap music :thumbup
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on December 06, 2011, 08:27:04 AM
rap city came back earlier this year. T-Rexx is a real big name supporter in the t.o. underground hip hop scene. For him to take the hosting duties at much music and for the return of Rap City was big news. He cares for hip hop.
other than that, i knew it was on DOOM. dude's been taking his sweet ass time with music these days =)
Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah has provided fans with a slight update surrounding talks of a forthcoming collaborative project alongside MF Doom and explained its delay.
As things stand now, Ghost said the project has stalled due to timing and not from lack of records. "He did some beats on [2006's] Fishscale for me and everything's just been, it was just history," Ghost said in an interview with host T-RexXx referring to MF Doom. "But uh, as far as the album, we've done a lot of songs. He's got a lot of songs for me and I'm still waiting for him to send me more songs. We talked about the album -- I'll tell him, 'Yo, people want the album. Everywhere I go, they want it, they want it.' But the ball's in his corner. So I'm just waiting on him because I've been pressing the issue. He said, 'Yo, we'll get it together' -- it's gonna happen 'cause he got all the records. He's got a lot of records. It's just the time, like, when." (RapCity)
WHO KNEW Rap City was still on air!! video here: http://www.muchmusic.com/videos/videos.aspx?vid=578956 (http://www.muchmusic.com/videos/videos.aspx?vid=578956)
via http://www.sohh.com/2011/12/ghostface_killah_still_planning_dooms_da.html (http://www.sohh.com/2011/12/ghostface_killah_still_planning_dooms_da.html)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 11, 2011, 12:36:57 PM
It's been 15 years but FINALLY!! GHOSTFACE KILLAH RETURNS TO CANADA!!! :canada: O0 Friday nite in E-TOWN!!!
Did a lotta shit from Ironman, Apollo Kids, BE EASY, Wu-Classics, CREAM, Ice Cream, even America is Dying slowly, and of course the mandatory Shimmy Shimmy Ya (http://img276.imagevenue.com/loc372/th_520283129_DSC05098_122_372lo.JPG) (http://img276.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=520283129_DSC05098_122_372lo.JPG) (http://img212.imagevenue.com/loc932/th_520311459_DSC05099_122_932lo.JPG) (http://img212.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=520311459_DSC05099_122_932lo.JPG) (http://img249.imagevenue.com/loc181/th_520338178_DSC05100_122_181lo.JPG) (http://img249.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=520338178_DSC05100_122_181lo.JPG)
The venue was pretty fuckin strict in moshing or whatever, even some dudes with hats backwards :lol: and shit HOLY FUCK there was so many fuckers getting shipped out, that was close! So made the crowd uptight? cuz Ghost was all like "WTH" when GZA shit comes on crowd goes wild and I'm like the only guy there shouting out lyrics lol during the Wu set. Ghost sure had a lotta entourage so he could like get high in the background as they did the songs lol (http://img227.imagevenue.com/loc39/th_520363619_DSC05103_122_39lo.JPG) (http://img227.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=520363619_DSC05103_122_39lo.JPG) (http://img147.imagevenue.com/loc129/th_352038645_DSC05104_122_129lo.JPG) (http://img147.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=352038645_DSC05104_122_129lo.JPG) (http://img179.imagevenue.com/loc72/th_520409914_DSC05108_122_72lo.JPG) (http://img179.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=520409914_DSC05108_122_72lo.JPG) (http://img193.imagevenue.com/loc392/th_520439361_DSC05109_122_392lo.JPG) (http://img193.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=520439361_DSC05109_122_392lo.JPG) (http://img286.imagevenue.com/loc131/th_520464760_DSC05110_122_131lo.JPG) (http://img286.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=520464760_DSC05110_122_131lo.JPG) (http://img220.imagevenue.com/loc1012/th_520491255_DSC05115_122_1012lo.JPG) (http://img220.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=520491255_DSC05115_122_1012lo.JPG)
Show lasted a good 1.5 hrs cuz bars close at 2AM not bad for a rap show.
Here's da fancam: GHOSTFACE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qylO6pNl1I#)
And so when they said "SURPRISE! WE gonna be at the mech booth signing autographs!" instead of me leaping on stage, I could actually show the pamphlets I made outta TOZ SNSD vs Wu-Tang thread http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=19581.0 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=19581.0)
(http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/jphip00843.jpg)
FUCK LIKE BLAM!!! I didn't buy shit at all but he was so chill. I was like "YO! Ghost check this out" and he was all staring and reading it and I'm like pointing at the Gee pic "They the Korean Wu-Tang" and he was all stoned or chucklin LMAO and signed a copy for myself too:
Even though his manager was all like hey nuff of this, Ghost was all yeahman aight and chuckled when I told him Wu gotta come back to Canada as a group n shit. FUCK!! Can't believe I met him up close LMFAO
FUCK! Anyone else in Canada went cuz this was like once in a lifetime kinda moment?!! 1996 baby, I think the whole Wu was in Toronto.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on December 13, 2011, 04:08:16 AM
Witness & The Family Secret - Yesterday's Wake (Black Dog Sessions) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMeDNOjheW0#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 19, 2011, 05:07:38 AM
#DeStorm - Epic wRap ft. Harley (Epic Meal Time) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2sJceYkcIA#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on December 20, 2011, 08:37:31 PM
according the wutang fb page, Methodman in officially working on his last album produced by the RZA.
hopefully its like the Cure and RZA saved beats for the final shebang. With Meth 'retiring', perhaps RZA isn't too far behind and the Cure will drop before Detox =P
M.E.T.H.O.D. Man (original cut) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpL0xVIYbnU#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: J-Triumf on December 21, 2011, 08:19:17 AM
Ridin' the subway so hard, motherfuckers tryin' to record him... :lol:
Guy Singing "n****s in Paris" on NYC Subway (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMIw82pX4mA#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: TheLinkin0213 on December 23, 2011, 12:35:04 PM
Fort Minor - "Believe Me" Official Video HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVde2PTE3Tw#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: john_hung on December 25, 2011, 11:46:08 PM
Snoop Dogg - Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYqSn0c8xok#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 30, 2011, 08:39:01 AM
^ FUCK lol well, it takes Meth forever to finish an album so he might as well retire too. :lol:
Finally listened to this 10 billion times to write some shit! Reviewing Common's new album "The Dreamer The Believer" Just wall to wall soulfulness brought to you with MCing style this side of GZA.
Diggin the HARD Common Sense - "Sweet" tears current wack MCs a new asshole and yea so Common don't want beef but straight up he ripping all those who can't even string a rhyme together singing like they Frank Sinatra - and who KNEW you'd here Kardinal Reggae horns haha on "Raw (How You Like It)" that kinda let's wrestle beat with storytelling and you KNOWS I play "Ghetto Dreams" 2 hours straight on HHH - and then be that father-husband romantic style insta-tama-chan ANTHEM tracks that takes you into another world world world. "CLOTH" is da jam man, like get on your knees and propose to your girl theme "Lovin I Lost" fills me up with that kinda regret, wish her well feeling - helps with an addictive hook too. "Blue Sky" already be Tama Anthem #3782759379732972937592
Real inspirational is the front and back tracks "The Dreamer" and "The Believer" each one laced with that infectious hook, each lays out the blueprint on how to live yo life and keep on KEEP ON STRUGGLING :fap HARD TO SEE LESSONS IN VIOLENT CULTURE. But my fave is "Gold" - lol love "Hot Tub Time Machine" lyric - the story is REDEMPTION. The journey keeps on unfolding, even if you DA BAWS I’m sitting at the top, I’m not alone. I’m standing here with my soul also, really feelin this verse, like a page outta my life:
Frivolous spending, drunk nights with storybook endings I guess it’s my addiction to women I was in France, Hennessey blending :xo: Writing my own scripts like I’m Tennessee Williams Now it’s new beginnings like a born again Christian On the mic, victorious, story is redemption
LIKE WERD. no ID's production is soft with just enough piano and drum beats that keep ya head noddin.
"Windows" is a sweet track, being responsible parent blahblah but shit, if there's any criticism, it's the length. I get the Poppa Wu inspirational track with Pops Belief rant but it coulda been like Maya Angelou's in the "The Dreamer" but hey, could threw in a few more rhymes at the end lol. Overall. THIS is what HiP HoP so sorely needs - MCing and Storytelling. That shit that makes you rewind and contemplate the fuck we doing with our lives. Fucking rhymes that educate coupled with soulful beats.
HiP HoP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Common - Celebrate (Official Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8efjQGCfClc#ws)
Yo. what's yer Top Ten Rap Albums of 2011? POST DAT SHIT.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 01, 2012, 12:05:10 AM
yU dope shit! real MCing here: yU - Talks About His Album "The EARN" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3Eq-JEcy5E#ws)
anyone cop dat Rae mix tape! FUCKIN CRACK! http://www.hulkshare.com/5nln4pdavoco (http://www.hulkshare.com/5nln4pdavoco) (http://i.imgbox.com/aaq12fO7.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 01, 2012, 08:58:41 AM
^ BONG! BONG! yo cop dat shit: http://www.datpiff.com/Raekwon-Unexpected-Victory-mixtape.295793.html (http://www.datpiff.com/Raekwon-Unexpected-Victory-mixtape.295793.html)
(http://i.imgbox.com/aayqqhEB.jpg)
1. INTRO 2. JUST A TOAST FT JD ERA (PROD BY MARK HENRY) 3. THE BREWERY FT CEAZAR-N-REASON (PROD BY SCRAM JONES) 4. A PINEBOX STORY (PROD BY 9TH WONDER) 5. GOODFELLAS FT JD ERA & CAMOFLAUGE (PROD BY PRO LOGIC & MOSS) 6. SILK FT CL SMOOTH & SAUCE MONEY & BIG B (PROD BY SCRAM JONES) 7. THAT GOOD GOOD FT ALTRINA RENEE (PROD BY SCRAM JONES & BLICKSTREET) 8. LUXURY RAP FT FRED DA GODSON (PROD BY DJSEMAJ FOR SSA) 9. CHINESE MARINES FT MOBB DEEP (PROD BY SCRAM JONES) 10. THIS SHIT HARD FT L.E.P BOGUS BOYS & DION PRIMO (PROD BY THE OLYMPICKS) 11. SOLDIER STORY FT JD ERA (PROD BY PRO LOGIC & MOSS) 12. MTV CRIBS FT BUSTA RHYMES (PROD VIN DA CHIN) 13. A FEW GOOD MEN FT VADO & TOMMY NOVA (PROD BY BLUEROCKS) 14. CHUPA CABRA FT CAPONE-N- NOREGA (PROD BY BT) 15. FACETIME INTRODUCING ALTRINA RENEE (PROD BY BLOCKSTARS & MANTIC) 16. GANGSTA CAZALS FT STYLES P & JD ERA & CAMOFLAUGE (PROD BY STATIK SELEKTA 17. BLACK DUST FT TOMMY NOVA & MEAN DOE GREEN (PROD BY THE FR3SHMEN)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 02, 2012, 08:07:31 AM
lolwut Ray J and Fabulous beef XD Fabolous Talks Ray J Incident, Who He Stunts For, New Mixtape "TINC 3", SK & More (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbnQiFWzTnU#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 08, 2012, 09:09:56 AM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: aKaoNi on January 10, 2012, 10:15:51 PM
Yo Dai the Ghostface pics and the Method man stuff is dope. I peeped a Meth and Redman show out here in VA two years ago, show was dope, I got some pics of them on stage but ain't get to meet em. Ya'll peeping this Common and Drake battle huhhhhh???? LoL. Even wilder is the FBI's file of ODB being released!
An extensive FBI file on the alleged criminal activity of the late Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard has been made public through the Freedom of Information Act.
"The detectives have documented, in their case files, that the WTC is heavily involved in the sale of drugs, illegal guns, weapons possession, murder, car jackings and other types of violent crimes," reads one sample entry.
Born Russell Jones, Ol' Dirty Bastard was arrested multiple times during his brief lifetime on various charges, including wearing a bulletproof vest as a convicted felon – the first person arrested under a then-new California state law. ODB collapsed and died on November 13, 2004, just short of his 36th birthday. The cause of death was determined to be an accidental overdose.
Ya'll been following this Drake and Common beef?? Common released the "Sweet" track going at Drake and Drake finally responded with a verse last week on Rick Ross's 'Stay Schemin' song. Well Common just dug into dat azz yesterday with a remix verse of stay schemin!
Peep the stream here: http://www.missinfo.tv/index.php/common-unleashes-new-drake-diss-you-a-btch/ (http://www.missinfo.tv/index.php/common-unleashes-new-drake-diss-you-a-btch/)
Lyrics: “My Motto is/Chicago bitch/everybody know you sweet/ what the problem is/Don’t play dumb I’m the one that acknowledged it/ Son of a bitch I imagine what your father is/ She said how you make your opponent the rapper of the moment/the style he don’t own it/acting all hard when he hardly like that/You gonna mess around and make me catch a body like that/owww
“Don’t do it/cuz every song you make Joe is really hoe music/I heard you say you wasn’t a bitch cuz you sing/ you a bitch cuz you cling like a bitch that’s 18/ can’t say my name but rap about a n****’s wife/you so black and white/ trying to live a n*gga’s life/I’m taking too long with this amateur guy/You ain’t wettin’ nobody n*gga you Canada Dry. ”
Make no mistake/I’m Talking to Drake. It’s the remix , Rick Ross Common and that Hoe ass n*gga. Don’t hide behind them other n*ggas. This is man to man.”
Hip Hop!!!!!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 13, 2012, 09:43:39 AM
lol beefs are funny. DAMN. Rolling Stone be making shit up! :lol: oh fo sho, can't miss the Wu when they roll into town. Red and Meth was nothing but weed, wonder if u made it to Blackout 2 track.
RZA digs shit from the archives, Bob Digi. When's his kung fum movie coming out? http://soundcloud.com/rzawu/shock-me (http://soundcloud.com/rzawu/shock-me)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 14, 2012, 06:04:02 PM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Foxy Brown on January 14, 2012, 07:47:39 PM
(http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/7729/d9qgs.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 15, 2012, 12:59:38 AM
KRS-One Tells The Story & Meaning Behind The '93 Album "Return Of The Boom Bap" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erwJzZxaWXs#)
lol RBDP!
werd. if you haven't seen Kardi live, you ain't seen nuttin!! BLLLLLLLLLLLLAAOWWWW
The Kardinal Story (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SReafsUC-j8#ws)
A demonstration of why Kardinal Offishall is one of the best live performers, period. He is the last of a dying breed – a showman. Be a witness to the one of the best live shows on earth. Its not about pyro, elaborate stage designs, or smoke and mirrors. Its energy, its a vibe, its magic. Here is the story.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 19, 2012, 08:36:03 AM
LOLWTH P diddy feat kanye west & chris brown Megaupload song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCkI5I8vsBg#ws)
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Swizz Beatz has Sean “Diddy” Combs, Kanye West and Will.i.am in hot water with their label by getting them to promote his site, MegaUpload. The CEO of the Internet company, Beatz — also a recording artist, producer and DJ — persuaded the stars to appear in a “Mega Song” video promoting his service, intended to send large media files. The catch is the music industry has been fighting against file sharing, accusing the services MegaUpload offers of supporting piracy.
…But after the starry promo appeared on YouTube last month, Diddy, Kanye and Will.i.am’s label, Universal Music Group, issued a “take-down notice” to YouTube, saying the artists’ performances were unauthorized. Their individual reps followed up, sources say. Mega-Upload fired back with a lawsuit against Universal to stop it from blocking distribution of the video. A Mega rep told us: “We have never received any word that any artist has [individually] filed a take-down . . . [we have] legally binding agreements with the performers that appear in the video . . . They promised that they had the rights to enter into that agreement and it’s not interfering with any third-party rights.” – NY Post
via 2dopeboyz: http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2012/01/18/swizz-beatz-ceo-of-megaupload/ (http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2012/01/18/swizz-beatz-ceo-of-megaupload/)
well it sure explains all the blackout business. :lol:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on January 25, 2012, 08:00:32 AM
Soul Khan - Hold On (Official Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKyawvmWP3s#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 31, 2012, 06:36:50 AM
BLAOWW!!! "The first FLIMEO (Film/Video) off of the Kardinal & Nottz A.M.T.R.I.M (Allow Me To Re-Introduce Myself) album! Featuring @Kardinalo , @BennyDemus , @RepJA , @RocksmithATL, @thekiddaytona" Kardi doing some acting SON! The Invention of Truth - Movie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQJcLrbLAaU#ws)
eta: and the MAKING!! The Invention of Truth ***(BEHIND THE SCENES)*** (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwKqI9hIVdA#ws)
lol we got some RTs outta that :jphip:
GZA GZA Genius. For those in Europe, get the KNOWLEDGE (http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/4139/84319.jpg)
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GZA has been instilling knowledge into the masses for years in the form of his rhymes, but now he's reaching out to colleges in an upcoming tour, where he'll reflect on his career and hip-hop.
He most recently spoke at Harvard, where he dropped some original lines, reflected on his career and the current state of hip-hop. Now he'll tour through several top notch institutions around the world, kicking off at Sheffield University and Oxford University in the UK. GZA will then tour through Germany, France, Switzerland and other countries.
Full list of GZA's tour dates:
1/27 Sheffield, UK @ O2 Academy
1/28 Oxford, UK @ O2 Academy
1/29 Liverpool, UK @ O2 Academy
1/30 Bournemouth, UK @ Old Fire Station
1/31 London, UK @ O2 Academy
2/1 Gent, BEL @ Vooruit
2/2 Poitiers, FR @ Confort Moderne
2/3 Montpelier, FR @ Rockstore
2/4 Cologne, GER @ Essigfabrik
2/5 Stuttgart, GER @ Die Röhre
2/6 Munich, GER @ Backstage
2/7 Berlin, GER @ Cassiopeia
2/8 Hamburg, GER @ Klubsen
2/9 Zurich, SWI @ Escherwyss
2/10 Neufchatel, SWI @ La Case a Chocs
2/11 Geneva, SWI @ Usine PTR
2/12 Paris, FR @ Le Bataclan
2/13 Glasgow, SCO @ The Arches
2/14 Tilburg, NET @ 5-Elementz
2/15 Amsterdam, NET @ 013
2/16 Birmingham, UK @ The Other Room
2/17 Laax, SWI @ Riders Palace
2/18 Bristol, UK @ O2
2/19 Bratislawa, SLO @ Majestik Music Club
2/20 Vienna, AUS @ Fluc Wanne
Source: hiphopdx.com
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on January 31, 2012, 08:49:17 PM
Nas Performs Nasty Live At The Winter X Games! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar5BCUyjMkM#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on February 02, 2012, 08:29:10 AM
Rae speaks TRUTH.
Raekwon: "Our Solo Careers Hurt The Wu-Tang Clan" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAsBbxuavaU#ws)
but then you woulda never had so many ill classics.
rumour has it that Nicki Minaj and her fat ass will be at the Super Bowl (source: Pat O'Brien, Loose Cannons on FOX Sports Radio)
:rofl:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on February 02, 2012, 09:23:05 AM
^ There were sites that blew that shit up like it was new. It was pretty obvious that once each member got a piece of their own, they wanted more from the group. But its dope to see that Rae recognized it. This whole thing is a double-edged sword. With it brought us amazing music and brought Wu-Tang as a name to the skies but it also brought negativity to the movement.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on February 05, 2012, 12:23:00 AM
Rae knows the score :yep: BUTT FUCK DA LEAFS Raekwon and JD Era Interview on The Come Up Show (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI6KNDFe2k0#ws)
new Snoop album?! "Reincarnated! " https://twitter.com/SnoopDogg/status/165851144915140608 (https://twitter.com/SnoopDogg/status/165851144915140608)
werd. Keep on Fighting. "Can't Turn Me 'Round" (Civil Rights Song) performed by The Roots (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta6UmkqzZA0#ws)
via 2dope:
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On February 14th, the soundtrack to the film Soundtrack to a Revolution will be released. It features contemporary artists singing traditional Civil Rights-era freedom songs. The Roots perform “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around” in this clip, which juxtaposes black-and-white footage of 20th-century Civil Rights protests with color footage of the band performing in a recording studio.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on February 05, 2012, 07:05:52 PM
RAP BATTLE! Blizzard vs. Mark Grist
17 year old kid gets wrecked by his English Teacher! Blizzard was nice still, but the english teacher totally killed him
DON'T FLOP - Rap Battle - Blizzard Vs Mark Grist (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp4wEewrQdU#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: tenkei on February 07, 2012, 04:51:50 AM
anyone like childish gambino? lol review of his album on nandake..? (http://nandake.com/2012/02/01/camping-childish-gambino/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on February 09, 2012, 05:34:12 AM
Since we are posting rap battles:
Basementality Battles: Dizaster vs Henry Bowers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9O1T1rlZ3U#ws)
Diz is one of my favorites and Henry Bowers has a crazy ass beard with a flow to match.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on February 10, 2012, 05:05:20 AM
Speaking of Dizaster,
KOTD - FRESH COAST Division Announcement + MEGA Match Up!!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSX1_FxXTiA#ws)
You don't have to watch the video but Dizaster vs Canibus in June. Holy fuck.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on February 10, 2012, 10:03:59 AM
LOL the Bru-Tang Clan! This is so fucking awesome! Hip Hop and hockey! the FreEP is gonna be epic
In just over a year and a half, Boston Bruin’s Left Winger Brad Marchand has won a Stanley Cup and has become a fan favorite among Boston Hockey fans. His cult hero status as a gritty player who doesn’t take himself too serious has been elevated with the embracing of his popular nickname “Noseface Killah” and his references to his teammates as “The Bru-Tang Clan.”
To celebrate all things Wu-Tang and his own growing aliases, Marchand has teamed up with The Boston Sports Apparel CO. to design his own line of gear. Principal members of The Boston Sports Apparel Co. have strong ties to the Urban Hip-Hop Music scene both in Boston and Nationally by way of now defunct record label “Grit Records”. Grit Records (who released songs featuring Soul Supreme, KRS-One, Pete Rock, Big Daddy Kane & O.C of legendary group D.I.T.C.) was founded by Mahlon Williams, winner of Spike TV’s second season episode of “Pros vs. Joes”. After appearing on the popular sports show, Williams decided to leverage his bevy of Comic Book and music industry connections and access to popular athletes to start a sports apparel and marketing company. The Boston Sports Apparel Company has done work for Shaquille O’Neal, Kevin Youkilis, Glen Davis and now resident Bruins player Brad Marchand. Their products are sold all over New England and are regarded as one of the top regional apparel companies in the North East having garnered national attention on ESPN, SNL, TODAY show and countless reality shows. In an effort to lend some “street cred” to the whole BRU-TANG CLAN concept and promote the gear, The Boston Sports Apparel Company has collaborated with renown comic book artist J.J. Kirby and underground legend Akrobatik to lend his voice to each BRU-TANG clan member.
The FreEP “Enter The 63 Chambers” (63 coincidentally being Marchand’s Jersey Number and the mirror of Wu-Tang’s debut album title) will be released in late February 2012. The six-songs featured on “Enter The 63 Chambers” are all recorded over classic Wu-Tang instrumentals are surely the first hockey related hip-hop songs ever recorded (true “fight music”); and is a must listen for anyone (regardless if you follow hockey or not) and absolutely has to be heard in order to be appreciated.
Akrobatik (as the bru-tang clan) - bru-tang clan ain't nothin' to puck wit http://www.sharebeast.com/yik9j3yi4syd (http://www.sharebeast.com/yik9j3yi4syd)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on February 14, 2012, 09:20:53 AM
^ :lol: is that the coach Claude Julien too. Johnny Boychuk too gangsta.
DOPe gotta fuckin see this. Common's was real mind blowin last year.
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RZA, Run DMC's Rev Run, DJ Khaled & More Share Stories For BMI's "How I Wrote That Song"
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RZA talks about Wu Tang Clan's "C.R.E.A.M." and Method Man's "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" while Rev Run and others share stories about their most successful tracks for BMI's "How I Wrote That Song."
This weekend, several songwriters and musicians linked up to share stories that inspired their art. RZA, Run DMC’s Rev Run, DJ Khaled, Red One and Joel and Benji Madden were selected to be on this year’s panel and each shared personal stories about some of their more successful songs.
When “C.R.E.A.M.” blasted through the speakers at the Key Club venue where BMI held this event, RZA nodded his head to the beat before explaining how the Wu’s debut was an outlet for each member to escape the perils of streets.
“Our refuge would be the studio and my house was the studio,” he shared. “No matter how much trouble we did in the world, we would come together to make songs. [With 1993’s Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers], that was all of my homies from the neighborhood, finding a place to escape from the hells of the neighborhood and we would get together to make songs.”
He also explained the story behind Method Man’s Mary J. Blige-assisted “I’ll Be There For You/You’re All I Need To Get By,” a cut Meth originally did not want to do. According to RZA, Meth refused to make the song a single until he was given a car and a Mary J. Blige placement.
“Method Man, at the time, was considered the most hardest emcee in the game," RZA noted. "He had a song called ‘Bring the Pain.’ He’s 6’4” and in my neighborhood, he would walk around with the biggest gun you’ve ever seen. So, he did not want to be a pretty boy or a type of boy that girls liked, you know what I mean? I remember we did this song in my basement and I kind of forced him to do the song…We had to promise to buy him a new car and get Mary J. Blige to do the hook in order for this to be the single. It turned out this song became maybe a double platinum seller for him. Him and Mary won a Grammy [that] year.”
Other artists on the panel also had personal stories to share. Among other things, DJ Khaled explained stories about his "anthematic" tracks, saying it has sometimes taken him many months to track artists down for songs. He noted that persistence allowed him to succeed and said "no one" would outwork him.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on February 19, 2012, 08:19:05 AM
A little late, but HEY! it ain't even Thai New Year yet so I'm good lol O0
Top 10 rap albums of 2011
Hard to choose 10.
But straight up it been
1. Common - The Dreamer/The Believer Probably Album of the Decade. nuff said.
2. Raekwon - Shaolin V Wu-Tang
tho not as balanced as OB4CLII, produced instant classics like Butter Knives and the title track.
3. 9th Wonder-The Wonder Years
This went by unoticed? Cuz i played like most of the album during my HHH sets, real old school vibe. soulful production and Guest Rappers to boot, like Masta Killa dropping Tama Theme Part79453409090w9erw Masta Killa - Loyalty Is Royalty [Prod. 9th Wonder] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7K_60OHKI0#)
4. Jay-Z and Kanye West-Watch The Throne
started out good...but as you went through it, the more you realize Kanye has surpassed Jay-Z in the "swagger" type rhymes. Man, Jigga really had to drop a Pause throughout lol
5. Wu- Tang Clan - Legendary Weapons
A lotta random Wu tracks but it was WU. Collabos like The Black Diamonds (feat. Ghostface, Roc Marciano and Killa Sin) stood out for just pure rawness and RZA was in full Gravediggaz mode on Only the Rugged Survive
6. Big Sean - Finally Famous
his flow be unique. G.O.O.D. music emerging. Also this track lol Big Sean - Dance (A$$) Remix ft. Nicki Minaj (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn1VGytzXus#ws)
7. Lupe Fiasco-Lasers
I like a good hook but to an extent. Lupe "Show Must Go On" was the ill. To expect a whole album like it, may be asking too much.
8. Bad Meets Evil-Hell the Sequel
not a fan of Royce :P but this is one where you wanna make angry :tama-mad: sex to your girl after a roid induced workout.
9. Cappadonna - Pilgrimage
THE TAXI DRIVER! How long has be sitting on this? But still dope to see DonDon back.
10. Snoop Dogg - Doggumentary
I actually liked his collabo with Wiz better. That kinda high Snoop is coming back, I'm a fuckin ignore those techno rap tracks :bleed eyes:
Honourable mention : Bronze Nazareth-School For The Blindman dope production. Also noticed, every joint John Legend got on, i had to listen 10,000 times lol.
It was the YEAR of the Superstar Collabos but none really blew me away. EPs are the way to drop em. Still waiting on the DoomStarks. Kardinal Notts (http://t.imgbox.com/aasFsl6w.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/aasFsl6w)
lol of the year. Only cuz MWP dropped Peanut Butta (http://t.imgbox.com/aadtcS9g.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/aadtcS9g)
Looking forwards to 2012: New albums from Kardinal Offishall and WU-TANG
lol DMC on some shit DMC Breaks Down Drake vs Common (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TSa-NMVcqA#ws)
have you seen RZA in Californication :lol: hitting his softer side! Californication Saison 5 (bande annonce) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlfIe7hHd38#ws) RZA Californication Scene (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mr1p3I8hwE#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: electric mole on February 20, 2012, 09:38:14 AM
D.M.C "Hey Mr. President What The Hell Are You Doing" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-ljUSALtT8#ws) dmc representin' for the people!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: J-Triumf on February 22, 2012, 09:55:34 AM
So who's ready to feel all bummed out from what was originally a party track? XD
Yasiin Bey - N****s in Poorest (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFg7-4vBPWM#ws)
I felt he kinda forced things at first with Jay-Z's verse, but I like how he flipped Kanye's verse and the ending ("don't get caught up in no throne"). Also interesting is how the beat fit the intended mood perfectly with zero modification; that shit is indeed cray.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on February 25, 2012, 09:16:57 AM
Although it is rather recent, still one of my favorite battles ever:
KOTD - Rap Battle - Dizaster vs DNA ( Co-Hosted by DRAKE ) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9g2XgrxOk4#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: J-Triumf on February 26, 2012, 03:08:20 AM
THIS HERE BE POST #2000 FOR ME, AND I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT ONE OF MY FAVORITE ALL TIME ALBUMS, 2000 FOLD BY STYLES OF BEYOND.
I first took a liking to this San Fernando Valley duo when Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park decided to recruit them into contributing heavily into his Fort Minor album. The inclusion of a rock remix to one of their songs in the game Need for Speed: Most Wanted, as well as seeing them live at the Fillmore for the Fort Minor tour, helped increase my interest, so when I found a reissue of this album being sold new at Amoeba Music I had to jump on it, and it's been worth every penny since then.
I'm the type who loves hip hop as a true/complete music genre, and it makes me cringe when people think making songs revolve around "having a conscious message" or otherwise prioritize certain topics and subject matter over making actual music is what's absolutely required for "real" hip hop. Fuck that. I can tell you right now that 2000 Fold isn't about any kind of guilt-trip or deep story or whatever--the majority of the subjects in the album simply focus on how "awesome" and "badass" these two guys are--it's all about pairing up great beats and great flows for great music.
Ironically one of my favorite tracks does tell a little bit of a story: 06 Winnetka exit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlGHCewQJ7c#)
And for some of that aforementioned "badass" vibe going on, here's another favorite of mine: Styles Of Beyond - Killer Instinct (ft. Divine Styler) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8FD2vSCtLE#)
And here's another: Styles of Beyond - Gollaxowelcome (Visualization) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8lV6P3nlB4#ws)
One of the most notable things about this album is that it's only available as a "censored" release, with all instances of cussing bleeped or mixed out...yet these guys are so good that you won't even notice the lack of cussing save for only a few songs in which it's obvious they tried to say something.
Searching for more songs off this album on YouTube or torrents or whatever should be quite easy, but I suggest actually spending money on a copy and supporting these guys if you can, whether legal download or physical CD at your local record store. It's released on an independent label so no need to worry if you're accidentally supporting some RIAA bullshit or whatever. The followup album, Megadef, is also kickass.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on February 26, 2012, 07:24:25 PM
Swagg. It's always been in HIP HoP :pimp: if you ain't proud of ya skillz then get the fuck outta here! Great MILESTONE POST JTRI!
Here's a dude who needs a pick me up, straight outta the slam. X MAN! DMX Interview at Ghetto Metal with The Source (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1pMZylHx7c#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: mode107 on February 27, 2012, 06:34:34 AM
Minajestey's collab with the great Redone Nicki Minaj - Starships Lyrics On Screen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-8MagxjOrE#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: john_hung on February 29, 2012, 01:28:13 AM
SILVER BULLET - 20 Seconds To Comply ( RoboCop ) Music Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24b6pYGT9MM#)
some old-school UK stuff i just learned about :O
makes me think of old public enemy or nwa or something
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on March 01, 2012, 05:59:39 AM
Dumbfoundead - Cool and Calm (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzbToNRpwSI#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on March 04, 2012, 01:34:24 AM
^ dude is pimp. We gotta interview him for an episode of HHH :lol:
FUPM Bobby Creekwater & Stat Quo - Blast Off (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB3QoleFZKY#ws)
:fap
eta:
Copywrite's new album is pretty dope esp. diggin the Swaggot and Sorrow tracks. if you can drop a lyric "no body like Orko" it's gotta be album of the year candidate LOL
THEY BACK! GGN NEWS: Snoop Dogg & Too Short "Freaky Tales" Music Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgu8aBs6g0Y#ws)
Raekwon on tour! Support WU. "Unexpected Victory" U.S. Tour Dates
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03.07 St. Louis: Gargoyle Club 03.09 Pontiac: Crofoot 03.10 Steger: Another Hole In The Wall 03.12 Lincoln: Bourbon Theatre 03.13 Chicago: Cubby Bear 03.14-15 Austin: SXSW 03.16 Dallas: Prophet Bar 03.17 El Paso: Lowbrow Palace 03.18 Oklahoma City: Kamps 03.20 La Jolla: Porter’s Pub 03.21 Santa Ana: Observatory 03.22 San Francisco: 103 Harriet 03.23 Reno: Cargo 03.28 Salt Lake City: Club Elevate 03.29 Grand Junction: Mesa Theatre 03.30 Boulder: Fox Theatre 03.31 Denver: Casselman’s 04.01 Sioux Falls: Vault 04.02 New Orleans: New Orleans 04.03 Pensacola: Vinyl Hall 04.04 Atlanta: Masquerade 04.05 Jacksonville: Brewster’s Pit 04.06 Fort Lauderdale: Revolution 04.07 San Bernardino: Paid Dues Festival 04.13 Baltimore: Sonar 04.14 Poughkeepsie: Vassar College 04.19 Portland: Port City Music Hall 04.20 Winston-Salem: Ziggy’s
This just for you :tama: Young Jeezy "Leave You Alone" ft. Ne-Yo (Trailer) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RN2d0ZeSyo#ws)
lmfao Redman (http://i.imgbox.com/aabxWyWK.jpg)
OH SHIT!! Lauryn Hill Debuts New Song In Washington, DC : Fearless Vampire Killer by Lauryn Hill live at the Warner Theatre, DC 2/29/12 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-HZaUbiu7A#)
South by South West AUSTIN REPPIN! FLYP! (http://i.imgbox.com/aamZBgFV.jpg)
werd. Love ya Moms. (http://i.imgbox.com/aanQ98zw.jpg)
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Remember the story of those Tea Party fucks that were pushing to omit certain facts about slavery out of public school books last year? Well, that type of inconsistency in the teaching of African American history led to this song. Growing up, we barely learned any black history during Black History Month! Thank God for the lessons and stories that my “mama told me”…
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on March 05, 2012, 02:25:32 AM
SNOWMAN! Young Jeezy : Hustlerz Ambition Tour (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ExaW4nJ28g#)
Y'all copped this mix tape? Eric Turner vs Bunch of guys like Kardinal, Lupe pretty tight http://soundcloud.com/stylechanger/sets (http://soundcloud.com/stylechanger/sets) Stylechanger - Eric Turner ft Kardinal Offishall, Wretch32 & Pro Green Prod: iSHi & Charlie Bernardo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBENHSKwxYM#ws)
rockin less electro I dig.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on March 07, 2012, 09:16:47 AM
KOTD - Rap Battle - Kid Twist vs Knamelis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niaTGX_Mfsk#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on March 08, 2012, 08:35:55 AM
TDOT :lol:
oh shit Austin REPRESENT!
The Roc is in the building. Jay-Z will play SXSW 2012 on March 12 streaming live on Youtube at 8 p.m. EST. via 2dope Jay Z - Public Service Announcement - Carnegie Hall (Exclusive) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5T4w1bDx1w#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: J-Triumf on March 09, 2012, 09:54:14 PM
Can't believe it's already been 15 years since we lost one of the greats... The LOX We'll Always Love Big Poppa (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pboDuElPgws#ws)
Probably my favorite song of his; genius beat/sample, great flows and energy, just epic from start to finish: Notorious BIG & Puff Daddy feat Busta Rhymes Victory photo video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USGQGfD_Ff0#)
While there have been several rappers since then who've successfully combined lyrical skill with crossover appeal, the loss of Biggie was especially tragic due to its suddenness and timing, preventing us from seeing what his potential legacy could've truly been. And while today's technology allows us to imagine how he would've sounded working with these later artists via mashups and remixes, but it's just not the same...imagine Biggie spitting something real and original for Swizz or Kanye, or with Lupe.
I still don't understand how the killers were never found, either. :smhid The eternal mysteries...
Rest in peace, Christopher Wallace.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on March 10, 2012, 06:26:32 AM
^ RIP Biggie. super nintendo sega genesis! nNow we sip champagne when we THIRST-DAY! And I was listening to some Chris Rock today too, on rappers how they can find Saddam in a hole but not the killers of rappers. CMON SON!
Straight off his twitter : "new Kardinal and @NottzRaw "1st 48". Enjoy b4 the blogs...#A.M.T.R.I.M " damn right Kardi :tama-mad: fuck em! cop it here! http://soundcloud.com/kardinaloffishall/1st-48 (http://soundcloud.com/kardinaloffishall/1st-48) Kardinal Offishall-1st 48 (Prod. Nottz) (+ Download) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR796samDEE#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on March 11, 2012, 06:17:05 AM
Respect THE WEST!! SXSW footage: #VibeHouseSXSW Respect The West 2012 (http://vimeo.com/37990543)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on March 13, 2012, 08:06:39 AM
shit nice Killah Priest droppin new shit, last I heard he was in the Prairies somewhere Killah Priest- Listen To Me (Official HD Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuRecCk0yCg#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on March 14, 2012, 10:04:51 AM
LMFAO I knew guy at work like this, he could recite Chris Rock stand up Redbull presents… Shit Indie Rappers Say featuring Iron Solomon, Statik Selektah and Buckshot. Iron Solomon - Shit Indie Rappers Say (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIqsgafetfw#ws)
thank RIKA we have REAL HiP HoP :yep: PREMO! DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles KoleXXXion Album Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BwAw5NLolw#ws)
dope, Yelawolf on a Wu beat http://soundcloud.com/bootlegkev/bootlegkev-com-yelawolf-can-it (http://soundcloud.com/bootlegkev/bootlegkev-com-yelawolf-can-it)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on March 16, 2012, 02:35:47 PM
CHECK it! LIVE STREAM The Warner Sound captured by Nikon Live Stream at SXSW 2012: Thursday, March 15th @ 9:15 PM CST (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDLMnmFp53E#)
tonite 10:15 p.m. ET.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on March 18, 2012, 07:03:47 AM
RIP Nate Dogg ''R.I.P.'' Nate Dogg - These Days ( Dirty,HQ ) [ Ft. Daz ] + Lyrics ! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qrk3m1pR0CA#ws) Nate Dogg Tribute Warren G Feat. Latoya (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jilTmbc-UVE#ws)
fuck, can't believe it's been one year later. So what do they do to honour him? Drop a sex tape of him. Better be better than the Hendrix one lol
lol we gotta get jphip lids like this (http://i.imgbox.com/aatsgmHa.jpg)
PUJOLS you famous.
Unexpected Victory. 2nd track, not your typical mix tape! [OFFICIAL VIDEO] RAEKWON FT JD ERA "DEDICATION" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPZOziLDSHE#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on March 18, 2012, 08:59:01 AM
^ If Life is Good maintains the quality of Nasty and The Don, suckers better watch out.
Nas - The Don (No DJ) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqm2HOqy_o#ws)
Also, rap thread is 100 pages! Time to get fucked up.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: mode107 on March 19, 2012, 05:31:35 PM
Awesome cover from Katy Katy Perry - Ni**as in Paris (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4pyLcjRIUM#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on March 24, 2012, 07:20:24 AM
Busta Rhymes x Twista - Can you Keep Up (prod. Just Blaze) final version!
i'm aware that fast =\= dope, but this is still pretty awesome.
Busta Rhymes & Twista - Can You Keep Up (Final Version) [NEW] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R97wOlSz-o#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on March 25, 2012, 09:08:47 AM
Wu-Tang Talk About Being In The Game For 20 Years (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1fUdkvxabA#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Assman on March 26, 2012, 12:36:59 AM
werd. cant wait for da anniversary album, tour n shit.
Amsterdam Reppin! 80s Reppin! MC Melodee x Cookin Soul - I Don't Care www.MCMelodee.com follow @LaMelodia (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW9G-b7EIDM#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Assman on March 29, 2012, 08:19:20 AM
as heard on HiP HoP Hizzy. no DOUBT Hiero be droppin mad flava in 2012. peep da mix tape: http://delthefunkyhomosapien.bandcamp.com/album/west-coast-avengers-wca-d-funk-limited-mixtape (http://delthefunkyhomosapien.bandcamp.com/album/west-coast-avengers-wca-d-funk-limited-mixtape)
WEST COAST AVENGERS [WCA D-FUNK LIMITED] MIXTAPE (http://f0.bcbits.com/z/34/94/3494494801-1.jpg)
1.DEL THE FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN - BODY-CATCHIN 02:15 2.Decision Decisions 02:37 3.Deserted Isle 01:35 4.Gone 02:14 5.Idle Threat 02:13 6.Maze World 03:01 7.Message To Tha HipHop Snob 02:10 8.Rubix's Cube 03:15 9.Slow Lane 02:40 10.SWAT 01:58 info 11.Tha Big Hurt 01:54 12.Tha Horse On Tha Track 02:02 13.Willy-Wonka Wankstas 02:00
ALL P-FUNK INSPIRED SAMPLES. Download mixtape at: http://bit.ly/x8vkED (http://anonym.to/?http://bit.ly/x8vkED)
SHIT is tight. world needs more Del.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on March 30, 2012, 04:54:09 AM
one for dai
Kardinal - Killshot FINALMASTERKillSHOTVIDEO (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqMzEFGeFr0#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Man-at-arms
Post by: daigong on April 01, 2012, 11:23:58 AM
^ aww yeah SICK hook ITSAKILLSHOT where is that movie quote from. props Mocha!
This is dope. Fuck Cancer indeed. (http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip04897.jpeg)
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This is the debut release from Detroit’s own HavKnott Republik (Scolla & K-Bunz) of The RLES Society produced by J. Moore. It is also the second release from REUPSPOT.com’s upcoming mixtape, “F#ck Cancer” (first release here). This project is to help raise Cancer awareness in the Hip-Hop community. This tape represents the struggles of fighting cancer and the glory of beating cancer. The songs we’ve compiled from some of the best up & coming hip hop artists can be helpful for the patient, a friend or family member. It is also great music for the casual listener and we hope that you understand what this tape stands for. Other featured artists include Playboy Tre, Marky, Dee Goodz, K. Sparks, NatStar, Wordsmith, Yung Nate, Wes Coas & Anonamas, Skyblew, Shortman Score, Charmingly Ghetto, P. Dukes, & Jones Andrews.
latest joint HavKnott Republik (Scolla & K-Bunz) – Get Away http://www.hulkshare.com/zqjs2tzxxaqe (http://www.hulkshare.com/zqjs2tzxxaqe)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on April 04, 2012, 03:29:00 PM
Gracias x JTT - Night Shift (http://vimeo.com/39151676) :thumbup
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on April 06, 2012, 08:58:57 AM
Action Bronson performing LIVE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCjlh3Z78fM#ws) Action Bronson & Party Supplies - "Hookers at the Point" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLcHID2STyo#ws) I'm on dat Action bandwagon :theking
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on April 07, 2012, 12:41:30 PM
^ werd. fuckin reminds me of Ghost. WE JUST WENT TO DINOSAUR BBQ!
Tons of shit droppin. Kardi and Nottz on the horizon. (http://i.imgbox.com/aapvQ77j.jpg) Kardinal Offishall – Get It In (B4 I Go) (prod. Nottz) (http://anonym.to/?http://www.hulkshare.com/ny1gupih04js)
Del got his mix tape part 2 of 3. http://delthefunkyhomosapien.bandcamp.com/album/west-coast-avengers-wca-limited-ii-fela-mixtape (http://delthefunkyhomosapien.bandcamp.com/album/west-coast-avengers-wca-limited-ii-fela-mixtape)
(http://i.imgbox.com/aabGRsAH.jpg) 1. 01 CAIN'T BE CONTAINED 02:00 2. 02 CLIFFHANGERS 02:03 3. 03 CROCODILES 02:04 4. 04 FUNKY ATTITUDE 02:05 5. 05 SAVE IT FO SUMONE ELSE 02:05 6. 06 SAY WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND 02:00 7. 07 SLEEPING BEASTS 02:02 8. 08 SMITHSONIAN 02:00 9. 09 STUDENT OF THA GAME 02:01 10. 10 SUPERGENIUS 02:00 11. 11 THA PERFECT SPECIMEN 02:01
Del the Funky Homosapien – WCA Limited II Fela (Mixtape) (http://anonym.to/?http://www.mediafire.com/?dktxb2c9878etor)
THEN THIS: Deltron 2 on the horizon?! AND THIS (http://i.imgbox.com/aaiJ50nE.jpg)
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Attractive Sin is the latest blend of Parallel Thought’s East Coast production and Del’s legendary West Coast style. Parallel Thought, a group that has been quietly releasing music for the past ten years with emcee notables such as Tame One, C-Rayz Walz, M.F. Doom, and most recently, the Alabama group G-Side, pays tribute to the likes of Ice Cube and The Bomb Squad’s Amerikka’s Most Wanted with the prolific Sir DZL’s Attractive Sin.
1. On Momma’s House 2. Ownership 3. Different Guidelines 4. Charlie Brown 5. Activated Sludge 6. Apply It & See 7. 1520 Sedgewick 8. Get To Drillin 9. Blow Your Mind 10. Shows Over 11. Front Like You Know
June 19th is the date. Mark your calendars.
And G.O.O.D. Music MERCY tracks aight...but lmfao Kanye and Kim?? Ripping Nets loser Kris Humphries? and all PETA can do is complain about one line (http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2012/04/peta-responds-to-kanye-wests-tell-peta-my-is-mink-draggin-on-the-floor-line/) :doh:
Peep the track: http://kanyewest.com (http://kanyewest.com) Kanye West - Theraflu ft. DJ Khaled (Explicit) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZbfuHJW8TQ#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on April 15, 2012, 05:18:55 AM
new aesop :grin: (http://i.imgbox.com/aapae3Z2.jpg) http://soundcloud.com/rhymesayers/04-zero-dark-thirty/s-VFra3 (http://soundcloud.com/rhymesayers/04-zero-dark-thirty/s-VFra3)
Peep these dope remixes not what u expect! Like who dis? Some dance music fools? The Stepkids - Suburban Dream Remix feat. Pharoahe Monch & Homeboy Sandman (http://i.imgbox.com/aaz7mxIg.jpg)
This duo be dope. Yet Another TAMA Theme Song 8786998920012 from Sound Fx "That Girl remix" cop it: http://soundfx.bandcamp.com (http://soundfx.bandcamp.com) (http://i.imgbox.com/aaw7gHfa.jpg)
wut Cudi is on this? lil on the pop side, but flow is just right. Sound Fx "That Girl remix" Music video on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/39999584)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on April 16, 2012, 07:53:27 AM
Dre and Snoop on Coachella NOW! http://www.youtube.com/coachella (http://www.youtube.com/coachella)
thx tenkei for the heads up!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on April 16, 2012, 08:40:10 AM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: hanjincho on April 24, 2012, 01:33:57 PM
Royce Da 5'9" - Hip Hop (Prod. By DJ Premier) [HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLVlmm4HqfM#ws)
MC Lyte feat. DJ Premier - Wonder Years (2006) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMhRtxjFY0k#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: hanjincho on April 24, 2012, 01:34:57 PM
Krs One. Gza. Guru. Mc Lyte. A Tribe Called Quest - Hip Hop All Stars (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YU9sefKFrw#)
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Post by: hanjincho on April 24, 2012, 01:43:00 PM
Dilated peoples - you can't hide you can't run (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo-OfQ3VQWw#)
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Post by: hanjincho on April 24, 2012, 01:44:25 PM
Big Pun - Brave In The Heart (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZJ-TXpBKCU#)
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Post by: Masa on April 28, 2012, 08:27:20 AM
Nas - The Don (Explicit) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3wIJ774gJs#ws) :theking
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Post by: thatonezombie on April 28, 2012, 08:40:42 AM
^ Nas is one of my favorite MCs all time, but ain't he still paying alimony to his baby mamas? :lol:
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Post by: kmoo on May 01, 2012, 09:11:32 AM
i can't imagine how many conspiracy theorists were reignited by that tupac hologram
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Post by: thatonezombie on May 03, 2012, 07:44:10 AM
^ They'll grasp at anything. We should just take it as is. We can project how his career and legacy might have been, but it's been what, 16 years since he died? I love Pac, and hip-hop has to honor him always, but we gotta keep looking forward. We won't get another Pac, but, you never know, the MC around the corner might bring us something better.
We gotta keep it moving. Not forget the past, not at all. But if the past has taught me anything, it taught me to keep looking out.
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Post by: MochaNutz on May 05, 2012, 07:39:34 AM
(http://i.imgbox.com/aaxnwbBW.jpg) First single from the Harlem bad girls’ forthcoming Fantastic mixtape before we get to hear her long awaited 1991 EP as well as her major label debut album, Broke With Expensive Taste.
I thought Mad Villain was on this lol
(http://i.imgbox.com/aasfWIMf.jpg)
1. Juelz brandAna Freestyle f. Rich Nice, Machine, Timakee, J Pizzy, Graphik, Zemed & Jamie Mundaca 2. SHAY.$.A.P Rocky Freestyle f. G.L.C 3. DeClipse Freestyle 4. Chief KeeShay Freestyle f. Calez and Alex Wiley 5. Shay Dilla_PharCHI Freestyle f. Aris P! 6. Kendrick DeMar Freestyle f. HiClas 7. MF dUn Freestyle 8. Slim DeShady Freestyle 9. brandUn DeShay Is Not Pharrell Freestyle f. Mike SuperCold 10. Calid B Outro
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on May 13, 2012, 08:26:53 AM
Gracias x JTT - 40k Volts feat. Eboi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxF6NsutI44#ws) Gracias x JTT - Bars (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSu5nB29jGs#ws) :finland:
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Post by: daigong on May 13, 2012, 08:49:59 AM
^ HARD! get Stryfe to rap with u next WORLD TOUR.
Hey. I think :canada: got some hip hop vibes. Saukrates be back! Canadian Rapper: Saukrates Philosophy ONE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDNcvBsZQfk#ws)
with redman and more friends like Nelly: http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/saukrates-season_one_album_stream (http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/saukrates-season_one_album_stream) saukrates - drop it down ( feat. redman ) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYvUfrFbRDM#)
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Post by: daigong on May 20, 2012, 08:27:16 AM
whoa debut at Cannes
Kanye West Announces Cruel Summer Film & G.O.O.D. Music Album (http://i.imgbox.com/aaxiY1wf.jpg) Purchase Tickets at KanyeWest.com
Cruel Summer is the official title of the much anticipated forthcoming compilation from G.O.O.D. Music and a film inspired by it will make its Cannes debut on May 23. The film Cruel Summer will be open to the public for two days after its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
RocK da Bells Lineup DOPE as usual. Who going? (http://i.imgbox.com/aapBdSz7.jpg)
Biggie/Jay-Z Do "Get Money" RARE LIVE 1996!!! Biggie/Jay-Z Do "Get Money" RARE LIVE 1996 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvrLxD-NdMo#ws)
lol i liked this cover art from Casual @Smashrockwell (http://i.imgbox.com/aar56RNV.jpg) http://freshndef.com/?p=17333 (http://freshndef.com/?p=17333)
Dope. Giving Back is the way to go :yep:
Last December, Mac donated $50k to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Fast forward to yesterday, and the Pittsburgh rapper is still giving back. Granting the wish (the organization’s 13,000th) of 18-year-old Bobby Stewart, an aspiring emcee who suffers from T-cell lymphoma. (http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/music/make-a-wish-gift-teams-local-singer-with-mac-miller-for-a-recording-636053/)
Kid got flow: http://bcove.me/ikojz44z (http://bcove.me/ikojz44z) AKA Yung Ka datwassup
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Post by: daigong on May 21, 2012, 09:11:17 AM
dope. Common, No i.d. at it again with Cocaine 80s – This Cant Be A Crime (http://i.imgbox.com/aauwxC6A.jpg)
Watch The Throne tour in Europe, they preview new video: Watch The Throne - Live at o2 - 19/05/12 (Louis Armstrong section/no church in the wild) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRYlmOu-eaQ#ws)
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Post by: thatonezombie on May 22, 2012, 07:51:36 AM
Lupe Fiasco - Around My Way [Freedom Ain't Free] - AUDIO (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aOjcm0zYUs#ws)
This Lupe I'm digging. But Pete Rock is angry over the beat :lol:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on May 22, 2012, 08:39:44 AM
Beastie Boys Chappelle Show(Middle Finger to Viacom!) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl7H8xr1dIc#noexternalembed)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on May 22, 2012, 06:34:18 PM
Admiral General Aladeen, Aiwa & Mr. Tibbz - The Next Episode (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5DtydDJgys#ws) ALADEEN MUTHAFUCKAZ! :theking
Lupe Fiasco Explains Pete Rock Sample In "Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)": http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.19832/title.lupe-fiasco-explains-pete-rock-sample-in-around-my-way-freedom-aint-free/ (http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.19832/title.lupe-fiasco-explains-pete-rock-sample-in-around-my-way-freedom-aint-free/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on May 25, 2012, 05:14:25 PM
Mac Lethal is no longer "The Chael Sonnen of Rap Music": Chael P. Sonnen - Who You Gonna Send? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQq6wB6-ung#ws) Chael Sonnen is The Chael Sonnen of Rap Music™ :yep:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 01, 2012, 08:15:55 AM
A Rapper Finds His Muse in the Stars: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303640104577436392955009490.html (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303640104577436392955009490.html)
Sounds pretty fucking awesome :thumbup
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"Dark Matter" is scheduled for a fall release. Another album will focus on the life aquatic, a subject he's fleshing out with visits to the labs of marine biologists and researchers, as well as meetings with the likes of Philippe Cousteau.
"After 'Dark Matter,' he said, "we'll be back on earth, but in the ocean."
In between will come "Liquid Swords 1.5," for which GZA will re-record the lyrics to his beloved 1995 album "Liquid Swords," backed by live bands.
Liquid Swords with a live band? I'm fucking there! :rock:
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Post by: daigong on June 01, 2012, 08:37:05 AM
^ Truly da Fuckin GENIUS! i'd loved to have been to at his Harvard lecture
Peep dat Cocaine 80s shit. WITH COMMON #MOTIVATION and Erxpress EP (http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/jphip01012.jpg)
Crate Diggers profiles people with extraordinary vinyl record collections, with owners displaying and telling the stories behind their collections. In this episode Pete Rock, the legendary DJ and producer for rappers like Nas, Notorious B.I.G, and members of the Wu-Tang Clan, talks about his early days with cousin Heavy D, his love of funk, and a rare Marvin Gaye record.
Pete Rock's Vinyl Collection - Crate Diggers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEVB7KWLgsE#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 01, 2012, 09:01:47 AM
El-P - "The Full Retard" (Official Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZptOs8Gu9k#ws) You should bump dat shit like they do in da future :yep:
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Post by: daigong on June 10, 2012, 07:28:47 AM
^ :yep: when I do it i DO.
LOL THIS. Action Bronson :lol: Action Bronson x Party Supplies - Steve Wynn (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv50blqv2XE#ws)
RAE. Luxury Rap f. JD Era dat ICE WATER shit, T. Dot now you KNOW! #VLOG- LUXURY RAP/ FISKER CAR DEALERSHIP VIDEO (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUgSa2Eqyww#ws)
Pimpin is the Third Installment, we Juicing.
There gonna be a G.O.O.D. Music tour? Mercy (Explicit) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dqgr0wNyPo#ws)
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Post by: MochaNutz on June 10, 2012, 09:47:46 AM
omg, talk about worst moments in rap battle history. dizaster vs canibus. caniibus chokes and uses a note pad...
edit 2, another link https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=fRVBksriBOg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=fRVBksriBOg)
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Post by: thatonezombie on June 10, 2012, 09:55:23 AM
^ They will probably upload it to their youtube channel.
I didn't buy the PPV cause it came on pretty much at the time when Game 7 of Heat vs Celtics was on so that shows you where my priorities are :lol:
Second Round KO is on the of the illest diss records ever, but penning a nuke vs a face to face battle are different things so I kinda figured that Diz would take him, but I didn't think that he would pull out a note pad. Well, Ill wait for the video to drop. The rest of that card has pretty good battles so all is good.
Then again, I was really excited for Diz vs Canibus.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on June 13, 2012, 06:06:16 AM
Watchin' as I'm postin'
KOTD - Rap Battle - Canibus vs Dizaster (**OFFICIAL FULL HD BATTLE**) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9KjsBIsr2g#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on June 17, 2012, 06:03:40 AM
^ WOW I see this article too: http://selective-hearing.com/thoughts-on-canibus-vs-dizaster/ (http://selective-hearing.com/thoughts-on-canibus-vs-dizaster/)
LMFAO Canibus. Thought his career was killed when Wyclef (of all people) took him out
This be dope. 9th wonder documenting his time at Harvard as a lecturer. THE WONDER YEAR - THE FIRST 8 MINUTES (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo_Ry4DUfrM#ws)
Cop dat shit for 20 bucks and be in the credits! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/40010854/the-harvard-fellow-documentary (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/40010854/the-harvard-fellow-documentary)
Who went to see this? Ice-T’s directorial debut Something From Nothing: The Art Of Rap movie with Redman, Kanye, Nas Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap - Redman talks first performance (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jZTKRYx1TA#ws)
on Sway telling it as it is :pimp: Ice-T explains the difference between an MC and a Rapper on #SwayInTheMorning (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrLmvqsljmU#ws)
dope noticed dem on Conan. Kids These Days with female keyboardist. Kids These Days w/ Kid Cudi and George Clinton (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyXkU_74irc#ws)
FINALLY new shit from Kardi. the mixtape with Nottz Raw. DARKEST shit I've ever heard Mista International. O0 (http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/jphip01026.jpg) (http://i.imgbox.com/aazscx1F.jpg)
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Post by: MochaNutz on June 18, 2012, 06:36:59 PM
i missed the FREE Raekwon and Ghostface concert at NXNE (North by north east, our version of SXSW) because i'm sick... =(
show looked soo dope. they got people in the crowd to rap Protect Ya Neck Wu Tang Clan (Ghostface Killah, Raekwon) - Protect Ya Neck live in Toronto (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJry3jsPuqU#ws)
Mighty Healthy & Eye for an Eye Wu Tang Clan (Ghostface Killah, Raekwon) - Mighty Healthy, Eye For An Eye live in Toronto (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vknW0JZr2E0#ws)
The Homeboy Masa plays em all the time! Petri_Nygård did the theme song for Finland's IIHF 2011 title :pimp:
Fuck. Im sprung Future of HiP HoP IGGY AZALEA reppin Aussies WORLDWIDE! :australia: T.I. signed her to his Hustle Gang. lol I thought it was just a video vixen butt I was mistaken. girl is freaky unpredictable.
(https://p.twimg.com/AwIZKH4CIAA4jQS.jpg)
Peep this song with b.o.b. and Tip http://bit.ly/NmmVfK (http://bit.ly/NmmVfK) (via Warhol2012) In Studio Sessions: Iggy Azalea featuring T.I. - "Murda Bizness" on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/39410650) Iggy Azalea "Pu$$y" Performance Video on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/43357422)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on June 27, 2012, 07:19:51 AM
FUCK YEAH! Harvard Felllow made its goal: http://www.theharvardfellow.com/news/2012/5/23/our-kickstarter-is-live.html (http://www.theharvardfellow.com/news/2012/5/23/our-kickstarter-is-live.html) (http://www.theharvardfellow.com/storage/Shoot.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1336869366008)
This KickStarter thang (first brought to me by TOZ for his Blue Scholars backing) is DOPE we should do one http://www.kickstarter.com/profile/jphip (http://www.kickstarter.com/profile/jphip) like fund our rap album :pimp:
speaking of Blue Scholars TOZ should post this but he didn't :P Blue Scholars feat. Grynch & Macklemore - NxNW (Seattle Sonics Rally) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyn1TGogxJ8#ws)
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Post by: thatonezombie on June 27, 2012, 08:00:58 AM
^ Whoops.
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Post by: yooshimen on June 27, 2012, 08:53:04 AM
But I usually listen foreign (non-Finland) rap, my favourites are Eminem, Cee-Lo-Green and Lil Wayne
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Post by: thatonezombie on July 03, 2012, 04:39:35 AM
Daigong, use them magic embed skillz for people to hear Nas bring back the 90s
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Post by: daigong on July 08, 2012, 11:36:32 PM
^^ done. and done. TOZ. he got dat no i.d. flava to it. WE PUSH IT!! oh shit it is produced by him :yep:
CHYEAAAAAH KARDINAL!! :canada:
Talib on Twitter earlier to reveal that he’ll be dropping a mixtape called Attack of the Block which will precede Prisoner of Conscious. Expect “production from EJones, Symbolic1, Charlemagne, 9thWonder, 88Keys, OhNo plus I’m going in over instrumentals…” and “features BlackThought, Ryan Leslie, Rah Digga, Ab Soul, Jay Rock, Jae Millz, SkyZoo, John Forte, Fashawn, Maino & more!“ via 2dope via https://twitter.com/TalibKweli/status/222011101196468224 (https://twitter.com/TalibKweli/status/222011101196468224)
G.O.O.D. Music’s Cruel Summer LP drops August 7th. CHILLING! (http://i.imgbox.com/aaxcUqiV.jpg) Kanye West - New God Flow ft. Pusha T (Explicit) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJcQ5j3q0S0#ws)
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Post by: Masa on July 09, 2012, 04:31:14 PM
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Post by: yooshimen on July 11, 2012, 06:41:36 PM
Eminem - Space Bound (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JByDbPn6A1o#ws)
this is one of my favourite songs
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on July 12, 2012, 10:18:15 AM
Freddie Gibbs kickin it :yep: Soul Assassins Radio Presents Freddie Gibbs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0qo4DwqY6o#ws)
haha first Meth. now Kanye. Fuck A Gossip Blog like Media Take out Flashing Lights Exclusive Footage: Kanye West Spazzes On MediaTakeOut (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16EVOZAoLSI#)
HOLY SHIT! the guest rappers on this ...like I'm a big Community (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=23303.20) fan but DAMN! Childish Gambino got ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Nipsey Hussle, Bun B, Ghostface Killah, RZA, Danny Brown, and more, with production from Boi-1da and The Maven Boys, Beck, Ludwig, Donald Glover himself, :lol: and more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111 (http://i.imgbox.com/aazK8S8D.jpg) (http://i.imgbox.com/aatSRIYt.png)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on July 16, 2012, 08:35:23 AM
DOPE. 9th Prince Masta Killa and Capp ....video shot at USA Shaolin Temple via RZA fb 9th Prince - Back to the 36 - ft. Masta Killa & Cappadonna - Official Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OujzGwQcmJ0#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 18, 2012, 07:19:02 PM
Aesop Rock - Skelethon Album Preview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYNBOAoXReQ#ws) Aesop Rock - ZZZ Top (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZvE7dQ-C5o#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: yooshimen on July 18, 2012, 10:52:59 PM
The Bar (Prometheus Brown x Bambu) - At It Again Prometheus Brown & Bambu (The Bar) - "At it Again" [Official Music Video] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQMZza-w670#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: yooshimen on July 19, 2012, 07:07:20 AM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 20, 2012, 09:53:12 AM
BATMAN VS THE JOKER *RAP BATTLE* (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H07n8xSiV4M#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: yooshimen on July 22, 2012, 11:04:26 PM
Eminem - No Love (Explicit Version) ft. Lil Wayne (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV2ssT8lzj8#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on July 27, 2012, 10:09:47 AM
Cube. dat's wassup. Lakers Talk With Ice Cube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcAzwawhvHs#ws)
tune in, pimp it. #HHH300 this Saturday.
(http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip05438.png)
This Saturday July 28, 2012. Special Time: 9AM Mountain, 6PM Finland Time. 300 minutes of the best in HiP HoP with live drunken shit talk ... #HHH300 shout outs, requests
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 01, 2012, 09:14:20 AM
as first reported by Masa on HiP HoP Hizzy LMFAO Snoop Lion looks bout bad as him blowing into a keyboard XD
REINCARNATED (ft. Snoop Dogg): Official Documentary Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTqyV5Kw9Ss#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: J-Triumf on August 01, 2012, 11:52:26 AM
I'll just leave this here...
(http://i.imgur.com/mPJcw.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: yooshimen on August 01, 2012, 04:19:55 PM
Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa - Young, Wild and Free ft. Bruno Mars (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa5B22KAkEk#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 04, 2012, 11:12:13 AM
lookin forward to the Kardi x Snoop collabo!! JD ERA & KARDINAL OFFISHAL {MERCY FREESTYLE} (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGIxkoyQ4HI#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: yooshimen on August 04, 2012, 05:29:47 PM
Bad Meets Evil - Lighters ft. Bruno Mars (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWt4wmZ_EMI#ws)
Great song
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 05, 2012, 06:09:31 AM
SHIT!!
(http://f0.bcbits.com/z/21/59/2159350308-1.jpg)
cop it, real funk tastic takin 80s hits for a spin http://shadk.bandcamp.com/album/melancholy-and-the-infinite-shadness (http://shadk.bandcamp.com/album/melancholy-and-the-infinite-shadness)
1. a milli vanilli 01:43 lyrics download 2. out here (cannonball) 02:24 3. it aint over. 03:08 4. old Prince 01:57 5. new Don 01:56 6. (outtake) buffer slow 02:04
:canada:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: yooshimen on August 06, 2012, 09:29:25 AM
Signmark - Smells Like Victory (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUtM8_DOVUI#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on August 09, 2012, 08:36:00 AM
Gracias - Night Shift (DJ Kridlokk remix) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfT-q3aCgS0#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 09, 2012, 08:56:21 AM
LOL Weezy. why couldn't he do this 5 years earlier. XD
Apparently his broken clavicle and numerous stitches haven't put a damper on iconic rapper Lil Wayne's enthusiasm for skateboarding. Although the rapper's latest mixture, "Dedication 4," drops Aug. 15, last week in an interview with Atlanta radio station Hot 107.9, Wayne said he's going to be taking a hiatus from his music career to focus his full attention on skateboarding.
"I picked up the skateboard and I thought it'd be a hobby, and what happened is it's a lifestyle," he said. "In order to be fully committed, you have to live that lifestyle. With these young kids now, you have to be about that life. It's kind of putting rap on the back burner. Rap is taking a backseat to skating. I believe my fans deserve some peace from me. I'll be on my skateboard in the meantime."
In his latest interview, Wayne went on to describe a flat-bar and a quarter pipe he has installed in his recording booth, "so as soon as I get off the mic, I just drop the board down and skate." The prolific rapper, who's released nine albums and 17 mix tapes and appeared as a guest on hundreds of tracks, has been performing since he was 8 years old, when most kids would be asking their parents for their first skateboard.
With his long history behind a microphone and in front of an audience of millions, perhaps it's not surprising that he's stepping back.
"I'm always looking for the next thing to do. It does get pretty boring when it comes to just the rapping and all that type of stuff," he said.
In the past year, rumors of Wayne's skateboarding have heated up, as footage of him skating parks began to circulate on the Internet. The multi-platinum Grammy winner debuted his line of skate apparel, TRUKFIT, during the Agenda Trade Show this past January and currently is developing a line of Lil Wayne skate footwear to be manufactured by Supra.
when I heard a rapper was gonna get into skateboarding I thought it was Lupe OUCH! Lil Wayne on Wipeout (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sQNHQY-Mpw#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: yooshimen on August 09, 2012, 10:34:31 PM
Asa - Punainen Tiili Live @ Blockfest 2010 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBe7Pc_2LyA#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: J-Triumf on August 10, 2012, 07:01:55 AM
LOL Weezy. why couldn't he do this 5 years earlier. XD
Because Talib Kweli says that's an idiotic thing to wish for: Talib Kweli PSA on a "Lil Wayne Sucks" T-Shirt LIVE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbmTj-u1LMg#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: yooshimen on August 10, 2012, 08:13:00 PM
DIE ATZEN (FRAUENARZT & MANNY MARC) - DAS GEHT AB ( Official Video ) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQqpMukDSP4#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 12, 2012, 07:35:26 AM
LMFAO!!!! Rick Ross - Hold Me Back official Video Parody (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlgerZbNTyA#ws)
in my 911!!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on August 12, 2012, 10:20:55 AM
woooooooo, beat is so chill.
JJ DOOM - Winter Blues (live) JJ DOOM 'WINTER BLUES' live on BBC Radio 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bfMQteuzLE#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: yooshimen on August 12, 2012, 12:16:52 PM
jare&VilleGalle ft. Heikki Kuula - Nelisilmä (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GzipW_noec#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on August 13, 2012, 04:14:55 AM
This is a smooth track.
Kero One ft. Clara C & Dumbfoundead - In Time (2012 Color Theory) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnIKM510984#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: yooshimen on August 13, 2012, 06:27:07 PM
Asa ft Fintellingens - Eläköön Mummola (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egDBBZvVZz8#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on August 14, 2012, 09:35:03 AM
Silent Library - Jimmy Fallon and the Roots (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ALVfwJyfis#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on August 14, 2012, 10:30:47 AM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 26, 2012, 04:32:21 AM
OH SHIT!! Meth. Gibbs. on dat RZA soundtrack for Iron Fists! Method Man / Freddie Gibbs / StreetLife "Built For This" [Man With The Iron Fists OST] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ5cZc_tl8s#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: yooshimen on August 26, 2012, 03:52:41 PM
JVG Ft. Ruudolf & Karri Koira - Mitä sä siit tiiät (Heeeyyy) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zdMZ7N1U7I#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: TeriyakiBoi on August 29, 2012, 05:29:38 AM
This might not quite be rap but funny as hell nonetheless
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 04, 2012, 12:35:37 AM
^ go get us a shout out :lol:
Anyone watch the Jay-Z Festival livestream, cuz you missed G.O.O.D. music crew : http://www.mrworldpremiere.net/2012/09/good-music-made-in-america-festival-set.html#more (http://www.mrworldpremiere.net/2012/09/good-music-made-in-america-festival-set.html#more)
first 15 min embed: G.O.O.D music Made in America Performance (first 15 min) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxld3dfA4Tc#ws)
G.O.O.D. Musicコンピ、収録曲決定 via HMV ONLINE http://www.hmv.co.jp/news/article/1208060007/ (http://www.hmv.co.jp/news/article/1208060007/) tracklist: (http://i.imgbox.com/abxZwo8X.jpg)
very interesting. esp. Young money
01 To The World by Kanye West, R. Kelly 02 Clique by Kanye West, JAY Z, Big Sean 03 Mercy by Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz 04 New God Flow by Kanye West, Pusha T, Ghostface Killah 05 The Morning by Raekwon, Pusha T, Common, 2 Chainz, CyHi Da Prynce, Kid Cudi, D'Banj 06 Cold by DJ Khaled 07 Higher by The-Dream, Pusha T, Ma$e 08 Sin City by John Legend, Travi$ Scott, Teyana Taylor, CyHi Da Prynce, Malik Yusef 09 The One by Kanye West, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Marsha Ambrosius 10 Creepers by Kid Cudi 11 Bliss by John Legend, Teyana Taylor 12 Don't Like by Kanye West, Chief Keef, Pusha T, Big Sean, Jadakiss
:lol: Jesse Abraham "I Ain't Shit - I'm The Shit" (Prod. by !llmind) Dir. by Nicolas Heller (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80e29zwUCNo#ws)
slaughterhouse STRIPPERS :fap Slaughterhouse - Throw It Away (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM_BVM6Ntbw#ws)
I just like the capped girl Mikkey Halsted feat. Cocaine 80's - "PAIN" -Prod. by No I.D. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gndhi1S0UI#ws)
DAmn baby got Jelly vid by Andre Nickatina Andre Nickatina - Jelly ft. Problem (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA-NMBmZ91g#ws)
SICK!!!
(http://i.imgbox.com/abhDCiI2.jpg)
The Wu-Massacre Comic Book That Never Was!!! HOLY SHIT!! Let's fill in the fuckin speech bubbles lol http://www.animalnewyork.com/2012/unpublished-wu-tang-comics/ (http://www.animalnewyork.com/2012/unpublished-wu-tang-comics/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 08, 2012, 09:30:56 AM
Big Sean 'Honored' To Join Kanye West And Jay-Z's 'Clique' http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/clique-single/id560570837 (http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/clique-single/id560570837) (http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/v4/0d/1f/90/0d1f904e-115e-4afe-dde7-f37e1b6776a3/UMG_cvrart_00602537179220_01_RGB72_1200x1200_12UMGIM51121.170x170-75.jpg)
stream it here: http://kanyewest.com/ (http://kanyewest.com/)
preview for now lol
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 10, 2012, 11:18:50 AM
yo best check out Common in this crime thriller "Luv" !! Official LUV trailer - a Sheldon Candis film (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI-3GwiycFA#ws)
Meagan Good :fap drops November 9th.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on September 11, 2012, 07:49:10 AM
Busta Rhymes Tells An Untold Tupac Story (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABntACFUq4w#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Forthisgift on September 12, 2012, 01:13:41 PM
Big Pun - You Ain't A Killer (With Lyrics!) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cs5J3CkRao#)
One of my all time favorites. Big Pun.. one of the best to ever do it. Had the flow, had the lyricism, had the delivery.
R.I.P.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on September 13, 2012, 02:15:14 AM
^ Hey Forth! You never told me you have a hip hop bone. Then again, I only see you in the T-ara thread. Anyway, werd. Big Pun had what a rapper should have. Especially his breath control while being a big dude. What he did with Black Thought was amazing.
Big Pun feat. Black Thought - Super Lyrical (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLdAIyC6hYc#)
Plus, Pun was actually saying something in those opening bars :thumbsup
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on September 13, 2012, 02:17:52 AM
Another Pun video cause I'm in the mood. BIG PUN - DREAM SHATTERER - ALBUM VERSION (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAB6MkJ1src#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Forthisgift on September 13, 2012, 04:01:47 AM
Hip Hop is in my blood, ToZ. I used to freestyle rap at parties back in high school hahaha. Now that I think of it, the first post I ever made here was in a SNSD/Wu-Tang mashup thread.
You're totally right man, Pun could seemingly hold his breath through multiple bars just to get the delivery just right. I've been on such a Pun kick lately. I really want to learn how to mash songs up because I think kpop and hip were mean't for each other. It's a million dollar idea that no ones tapped yet (atleast that I know about). I'm tell you... if anyone that reads this has production skills with fruity loops or whatever other shit you're welcome because I'm POSITIVE you could stack paper with this idea.
Another song from the Ghetto God. Big Pun - Brave In The Heart (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZJ-TXpBKCU#)
Another personal favorite: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien. Deltron 3030 is one of the best concept albums I've ever heard regardless of genre. If you've heard of it and loved it you'll be happy to know that the follow up, "Deltron Event II" is slated to come out in November! Jaw Gymnastics Feat. Casual (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNCDI4ir5Dc#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on September 15, 2012, 04:31:28 AM
I still say fuck DJ Vlad, but sometimes they got some gems.
Busta Rhymes On Biggie: "God Bless The Dead, That is My Brother." (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBPrm-jYhnk#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on September 15, 2012, 09:33:48 AM
Deltron 3030 is one of the best concept albums I've ever heard regardless of genre. If you've heard of it and loved it you'll be happy to know that the follow up, "Deltron Event II" is slated to come out in November!
Agreed. My mind was fucking blown away the first time I heard this: Deltron 3030 - 3030 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNE6NGkciYE#) Still makes me go :shocked:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on September 15, 2012, 09:40:37 AM
Brother Ali's new album is coming out next week: Brother Ali - Only Life I Know (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HwATJMeOYU#ws) Brother Ali - Mourning in America (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKHsGh-y8d8#ws) Unfolding Brother Ali's Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIwyoZsXQJc#ws) Dayum! 'Mourning in America' goes hard as hell :shocked:
Title: Brother Ali's album on YT
Post by: A1 on September 18, 2012, 10:45:25 PM
I like how Rhymesayers is uploading their albums on YT so you can listen to it.
Brother Ali - Mourning in America and Dreaming In Color (http://youtu.be/vLC4xqPUkLs)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on September 21, 2012, 01:10:20 AM
There's a festival i'm attending this weekend. Pharoahe Monch is headlining, with background music played by toronto jazz-hip hop band BADBADNOTGOOD. They do really awesome covers (along with originals). Apparently they work close with OFWGKTA. Their music is free on their site, badbadnotgood.com
ATCB - Electric Relaxation Electric Relaxation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91v84BpXqXA#ws)
MADVILLAIN / KING GEEDORAH / DOOM Medley - (Fazers is soo dope). DOOM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmCytJPqQis#ws)
Tyler - Orange Juice BADBADNOTGOOD x Tyler, The Creator - Orange Juice (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF8Cibn2P9w#ws)
Tyler The Creator - She SHE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KAiszHdGH8#ws)
The World is Yours X Brooklyn Zoo BADBADNOTGOOD - The World Is Yours / Brooklyn Zoo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIvmwIyynbo#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on September 24, 2012, 07:35:38 AM
double post
I got to participate at a Manifesto Function with Kardinal, Pharoahe Monch, and d'bi young. They talked about how Art is power, and how they've found themselves in the process of what they're doing. It was really motivating.
Kardi opened the keynote with a new verse from a new song from his new upcoming album. I missed the first few lines, he kinda surprised us with it.
Kardinal Offishall - Fresh Arts 20 x Manifesto Summit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=incsTY_4ZDE#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Forthisgift on September 25, 2012, 08:33:32 PM
Two of the best lighting up the track. Doesn't get much better than this.
The Notorious B.I.G. and Method Man - The What (Explicit) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y89axte5Wjs#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: TeriyakiBoi on September 25, 2012, 10:02:27 PM
Since we're goin' a little old school ...
Luniz ft. Bay Area All-Stars - I Got 5 On It (Remix) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQSOdj7fRzk#ws)
Yay Area represent!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on September 30, 2012, 08:43:41 PM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on October 10, 2012, 05:43:01 PM
NEW WU TANG - Six Directions of Boxing The Man With the Iron Fists soundtrack is sounding so dope
Wu-Tang Clan -- Six Directions of Boxing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01TQbiSDKHg#ws)
Ghost x M.O.P. x Pharoahe Monch - Black Out Ghostface Killah ft M.O.P., Pharoahe Monch - Black Out (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM-84mayNq0#ws)
edit:
Kanye West - White Dress (snippet) Kanye West "white dress" [Snippet] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDRenMdYN18#ws)
woooooooo, this soundtrack is gonna be one of the best movie soundtracks of all time. Its like old school Kanye. This is probably gonna be a sex scene in the movie, haha.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 11, 2012, 07:22:05 PM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on October 17, 2012, 01:38:17 AM
Greatest GGN Interview: Snoop Dogg and the RZA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11aXvISC9bA#ws)
Edit: If Snoop and Wu-Tang do a tour together, it would the illest.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on October 17, 2012, 02:05:07 AM
The Wu-Tang Clan / Kool G Rap "Rivers of Blood" [The Man With The Iron Fists OST] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAVQ2zycawo#ws)
:bow: :bow: :bow:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on October 19, 2012, 10:03:14 PM
Method Man / Freddie Gibbs / StreetLife "Built For This" [The Man With The Iron Fists OST] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28QCXMsELQE#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on October 23, 2012, 08:36:44 PM
six directions of boxing on jimmy fallon Wu tang Clan Performs *6 Directions Of Boxing* On Jimmy Fallon 10/23/2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm0Z8VQ_Aog#)
The Baddest Man Alive -black keys x rza The Black Keys / RZA - The Baddest Man Alive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ8Gtx45Fmc#ws)
I think i missed this full house episode (http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mby2j0m2oK1qixvmro1_400.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on October 27, 2012, 04:45:25 PM
Action Bronson - "The Symbol" (Official Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2AHvZWojSc#) :thumbup
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 02, 2012, 03:50:47 PM
Official Video: Snoop Lion "La La La" (prod. Major Lazer) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ5KlZNh1WA#ws) Wu-Tang Clan Snoop Lion is for the children XD
Brand new RZA interview: http://www.thecouchsessions.com/2012/10/interview-the-rza/ (http://www.thecouchsessions.com/2012/10/interview-the-rza/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 08, 2012, 05:57:08 PM
Gracias - Let Myself Go (Official video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xPQXlxpx14#ws) Dopeness! :twothumbs
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 02, 2012, 08:36:13 AM
Masta Killa - Selling My Soul [SNIPPETS] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I5hUzB29Ig#)
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11/12/2012: Masta Killa - Selling My Soul
01. Skit 02. Intro 03. Soul & Substance 04. R U Listening 05. Things Just Ain't The Dame 06. Part 2 07. Cali Sun (ft. Kurupt) 08. What U Szee 09. Food 10. Skit 11. All Natural 12. Wise Words 13. Divine Glory 14. Skit 15. Dirty Soul (ft. Ol' Dirty Bastard) 16. Wisdom
Interview about the album: http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22052/title.masta-killa-discusses-selling-my-soul-ol-dirty-bastard-tribute-wu-block (http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22052/title.masta-killa-discusses-selling-my-soul-ol-dirty-bastard-tribute-wu-block)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on December 03, 2012, 07:23:13 AM
Big Boi - In The A (Feat. Ludacris & T.I.) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZOFJ-Y_hwM#ws)
Oh this track is a monster. :jphip:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on December 03, 2012, 07:17:22 PM
DMX - "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXca4WcCzlo#ws) :lol:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Forthisgift on December 06, 2012, 12:43:12 AM
Some highlights: Where I'm From: JAY Z Barclays Center Documentary (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBvyEGQeHnk#ws) JAY Z BROOKLYN: Dead Presidents/Can I Live? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAdVZLuJWYM#ws) Decoded: RZA "Unspoken Word and "Protect Ya Neck" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2HrILmjNn0#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 07, 2012, 09:36:13 PM
Rza RZA RAZOR SHARP!! Lol oh man DMX is proof that jail fucks you up :-X:o
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on December 08, 2012, 10:04:16 AM
Jimmy Fallon & Carrie Underwood Perform Country Versions of Rap Songs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Dxd84sOJMg#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on December 12, 2012, 12:50:24 AM
buy at hydeout pro http://www.hydeout-tribe.net/download/products/detail.php?product_id=103 (http://www.hydeout-tribe.net/download/products/detail.php?product_id=103)
or itunes jp https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/luv-sic-pt.-5-feat.-shing02/id579510433?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 (https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/luv-sic-pt.-5-feat.-shing02/id579510433?ign-mpt=uo%3D4)
History of Luv Sic http://marcus-d.tumblr.com/post/20398975929/the-history-of-luv-sic-shing02 (http://marcus-d.tumblr.com/post/20398975929/the-history-of-luv-sic-shing02)
Luv(sic) part 6 aka Grand Finale coming out Feb 2013
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: A1 on December 12, 2012, 12:58:54 AM
The hip hop nerd now wonders if Lupe and No I.D. worked together...
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Forthisgift on December 22, 2012, 09:52:37 PM
Nas came up in conversation, now it's time to listen to Illmatic.
Nas NY State of Mind (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKjj4hk0pV4#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on December 24, 2012, 07:39:23 PM
yo dis how we do ... merry fuckin XXXMASS :hipheart:
How To Rap A Present - Freestyle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUrwkAFAlo0#ws)
NOW!! be sure to drop yer Top 10 Albums/Joints of 2012!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 05, 2013, 09:02:29 AM
You can live a betta life. CApp doesn't get enuff cred for being deep.
Cappadonna - Pull Your Life Together (Prod. J Glaze) 2-26-13 RBC RECORDS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGN3LVLUx90#ws)
MILK DAT COW THE BEST WAY WE KNOW HOW!!
LETS WU fuckin shit. Rae got new shit comin My next Lp comin out in the 2nd quarter and is titled F.I.L.A acronym for "FLY.INTERNATIONAL. LUXURIOUS ART" His Lost Jewelry EP drops January 8 too. Lol Fila gonns sue https://twitter.com/Raekwon/statuses/286212835502088193 (https://twitter.com/Raekwon/statuses/286212835502088193)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 18, 2013, 07:53:34 AM
brand new Matsah Killah Masta Killa - Things Just Ain't The Same (Official Music Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ5Rbla6jJA#ws)
The last album was a lil over the R&B for me, High Chief, Jamal Irief get it RAW
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on January 18, 2013, 05:49:52 PM
check my hip hop inspired instrumental free release =)
Grab it here! http://www.reviveallmusic.com/blog/r-a-m-dl-ran-the-silent-treatment-vol-1/ (http://www.reviveallmusic.com/blog/r-a-m-dl-ran-the-silent-treatment-vol-1/)
Direct Download (http://www.reviveallmusic.com/audio/TheSilentTreatment-reviveallmusic.zip)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 20, 2013, 05:24:26 AM
^ FUCK YEAH. shit be dope Mocha! I always loved yer remixes. :pimp: we'll spread Da Good Werd. Yo Masa, let's play dis on HiP HoP Hizzy!!
yeah. I saw Alchemist. "Dope" then I saw the cover and was like LMFAOWTF
(http://i.imgbox.com/abwPIRJ0.jpg)
Lol Biggie's Daughter all grown up, you might have seen her cameo in one of Biggie's videos Biggie's Daughter T'yanna Wallace Re-Visits Bed-Stuy In First Official Interview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuASlDi_TDY#ws)
DEEP SHIT....Masta Killah on Wu Brotherhood Masta Killa Speaks On Wu-Tang's Impact, How They've Stayed Together (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnm61lm44CA#ws)
haha Reagan. new Pusha T joint Wrath of Cain Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gP7kPj7S-c#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on January 27, 2013, 02:56:24 AM
RAE takin over 2013!! PURE KNOWLEDGE starting at fucking did I just listen to 2 plus hours of International LEGEND. Gots to!! 30:00 to 123:50
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Raekwon stopped by to drop some Lost Jewels on the crew as we tried to cram 20 years of rich history into one show. We talked about his love for house music, what makes him and Ghost stand out from the rest of the clan, living under the Rza dictatorship, how he made the Ralph Lauren Snow Beach 'Lo piece a classic and what his name is via the Wu-Tang Name Generator. The Chef also drops a few bars on beats supplied by Just Blaze. Verbal intercourse at its best.
FREEBIES!!
(http://i.imgbox.com/abj4L5ze.jpg) (http://i.imgbox.com/aciLDvvU.jpg) cop it http://www.audiomack.com/album/mixfeed/raekwon-lost-jewelry-ep-2013 (http://www.audiomack.com/album/mixfeed/raekwon-lost-jewelry-ep-2013)
Droppin mixtapes before Fly Internatioanl Jewelery ART drops! via 2dope courtesy of Complex Music.
OH SHIT!! we gots to go Coachella!! Wu-TANG! https://twitter.com/coachella/status/294662807805378562 (https://twitter.com/coachella/status/294662807805378562) (http://i.imgbox.com/abnBeyjA.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on January 29, 2013, 07:45:11 AM
Kane and Premiere for Jordan Brand. Shit got real.
Also, since this forum "specializes" in Asian music, I just have to put up this classic by the man you might have heard as a DJ in Saints Row
Music clip of Kish - Rhyme the World in 80 Days (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVyAnbqCCVg#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on February 20, 2013, 11:05:24 PM
^ re: kendrick lamar, one of the worst songs on the album (my opinion), and its still great. That's how good it is.
I still think i cut the sample better, which you can hear on my instrumental free release! Its the hidden track (skip to 4:30). Cop it at http://reviveallmusic.bandcamp.com (http://reviveallmusic.bandcamp.com) (hehe, shameless promo)
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The Roots with Method Man performing Protect Ya Neck on Jimmy Fallon http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/method-man-and-the-roots-protect-ya-neck/n33013/ (http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/method-man-and-the-roots-protect-ya-neck/n33013/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on February 22, 2013, 07:37:57 AM
fucking CZARFACE (Inspektah Deck, 7L & Esoteric) album is DIRTY! It's like they time traveled to the 90s
CZARFACE (Inspectah Deck + 7L & Esoteric) "Savagely Attack Feat. Ghostface Killah" Produced By 7L (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTqPP2rSU7g#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on February 24, 2013, 02:50:23 AM
OH SHIT u knew smth grimey was gonna be on TAP with DECK!! yo who going to see Wu Block? they hitting up Canada tour, in TOWN TONIGHT!!!!! :canada: GHOST new shit is KILLAH no idea Adrian Younge is tho. better rip dat shit for HHH lol
Look out for some Killah Priest mix tape later via Baller Status!!
YO MOCHA!! dope ass mixes, just the vibe and flow so nujabes I dig it. Remember us when you sign with Da ROC!! :pimp:
This I am loling snoop what? lol “misses those Death Row days!“ http://instagram.com/p/WC7D94v9Af/ (http://instagram.com/p/WC7D94v9Af/) (http://i.imgbox.com/ackqtZsD.jpg)
At least he's not 100% Snoop Lion and his gangsta side shows up. Lool check this webseries. da fuck XD Snoop Presents: Dime of the Month (Game Show Premiere) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QKFR6QcPvc#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on February 26, 2013, 04:59:50 PM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on February 27, 2013, 12:29:08 AM
HydeOut Pro released Luv Sic Grand Finale Part 6 on the death anniversary for Nujabes (today, feb 26)
Nujabes ft Shing02 - Luv(sic) Part 6 (Grand Finale) - 2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu3vfI0vNZA#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on February 27, 2013, 07:13:10 PM
Zero Dark Fiddy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcIIGbig1Ss#ws) The best thing Fiddy Fifty has done since Get Rich or Die Tryin' :thumbup :lol:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on March 03, 2013, 08:06:34 AM
AND I thought Fiddy couldn't top being rejected by Erin Andrews at Daytona 500 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=25628.msg1157159#msg1157159) :lol:
werd Bambu - Lean (Official Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx-LxzaZhWE#ws)
happy bday meth! Method Man & Redman - Da Rockwilder (Live) Birthday Show @ The Key Club Los Angeles 3/1/13 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1DbWpkU6Tg#ws)
dope Hong Kong The Airplane Boys Roof Topping in Hong Kong (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWEegwTeyEI#ws)
Get Educated on THE WU The Butcher's Block EP. 10 | Power of Wu-Tang (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ6swS1d27k#ws)
HONDA dj honda feat. Mysonne - All I Need is Love Director Mills Miller (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gBpuMP8tPQ#ws)
new REDMAN Redman - Lookn Fly Too (Feat Method Man & R.E.A.D.Y. Roc) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNTUBQ77AfY#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on March 06, 2013, 07:30:41 AM
fuck dis beat is ILL. Priest droppin dat flow Killah Priest- Orange (Digital Dynasty 24 Exclusive) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csOkdhl64rU#)
PRE-ORDER. I got the 2CD mini Ghosts comic (?) version, cassette WHOA FUCK. http://soultemplemusic.bandcamp.com/track/the-sure-shot-parts-1-and-2 (http://soultemplemusic.bandcamp.com/track/the-sure-shot-parts-1-and-2) (http://f0.bcbits.com/z/16/14/1614641981-1.jpg)
Chess is DOPE GZA Interview at Chess Forum (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8RaKTWHOoA#ws)
For the lastest edition of FADER and Converse’s Brooklyn Bound, we sat down with legendary Wu-Tang MC, the GZA, who chose Greenwich Village’s The Chess Forum to talk about his love for the game of chess and how he got started playing. He also gave us the inside track on his upcoming Dark Matter album, a concept album he researched through meetings with Harvard and MIT physicists.
NEW WU. CONFIRMED. Method Man says Wu-Tang Clan 20th Anniversary Album is being worked on & dropping THIS FUCKING YEAR (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP5hU6jEsIs#ws)
2013 Gonna BE DA YEAR :yep: :pimp:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on March 10, 2013, 06:40:31 AM
ALLAH MATHEMATICS!! :bow: dropping some new WU http://soundcloud.com/xzone1/mathematics-ft-raekwon-method (http://soundcloud.com/xzone1/mathematics-ft-raekwon-method)
(http://i.imgbox.com/acxU1pzG.jpeg)
For the Wu-Tang Clan’s 20th anniversary year, Mathematics – Wu-producer and the Clan’s official DJ – drops the first single off his album The Answer, coming April 16th. Props to Rap Genius.
OH SHIT FRESH. The POSSE CUT of 2013 HS87 – Cypher f. ScHoolboy Q, Casey Veggies, Xzibit, Rick Ross, Method Man, Redman & Raekwon
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Assman on March 13, 2013, 01:17:57 AM
homies. this be gettin me chills. Mad Props PE going to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame Public Enemy - Get Up Stand Up Featuring Brother Ali [OFFICIAL VIDEO] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cogepHX5uTU#ws)
The FUTURE. Big K.R.I.T. - R.E.M. (Official Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymf3ja_XW9c#ws)
it was cool. RAP BALLAD. O'Hene O'hene Savant feat. Greg Stamper JUST ANOTHER DAY (short version) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50XXrNh9jwA#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Assman on March 13, 2013, 04:28:55 AM
LIVE from Flyp's hometown! SXSW livestream:
The Warner Sound captured by Nikon Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqzJdxSuZS8#ws)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (12:10 – 1am CST), Action Bronson (11:25 – 11:55pm CST), and Rockie Fresh (10:35 – 11:15pm CST)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Forthisgift on March 15, 2013, 08:40:28 PM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on March 15, 2013, 09:32:35 PM
"If Fay' have twins, she'd probably have two Pacs. Get it? Tu-pac's?
I love how Biggie never really fed into the "beef." He just had fun with it.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Forthisgift on March 16, 2013, 06:04:22 AM
No doubt. It's a shame that other people fed into it and, well, you know how that goes. Was listening to Reasonable Doubt from top to bottom earlier today when I posted... so good. Gonna run through 'The Chronic' now and listen to snoop and dre make magic.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Assman on March 17, 2013, 04:45:46 AM
^ Can it be all so Simple then!!
RAE get his H20 Peeps. inb4 Wu-Tang 20th Annie disc(s) Exclusive! Raekwon feat. AZ and Altrina Renee - "86'" (Music Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6i_sNhbug0#ws)
oh man did no one watch the Action Bronson at SXSW cuz the crowd sucked fuckin giving Hipsters and the city of Austin a bad name with such wack rap show watchin :lol: he went in the crowd and was like "Get off your phone!" then cut the set short LMFAO LEGENDARY!!! (http://i.imgbox.com/abyOI1z9.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Assman on March 23, 2013, 01:28:35 AM
REPRAZENT!! :canada:
(OFFICIAL VIDEO) JD ERA - CANADA EH (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0Ss1_YYEeE#ws)
Fuckin Srsly. We need to drop a Top 100 List, cuz fuck. If they can rank Mase ahead of Ghostface, you know someone is stupid.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Forthisgift on March 24, 2013, 03:56:13 AM
Puffy is #7??
I'm a better rapper than Puffy. Seriously.
I won't knock his business skills because the dude is swimming in cash, but he has ZERO flow.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Assman on March 24, 2013, 08:39:54 AM
it's pretty sad, for those who got into rap during the Puff Daddy Years, so all they see is Puffy and Mase acting a fool. Ice Cube said it right....new hip hop is garbage. he be on tour with PE, De La Soul and LL this summer (http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2013/03/ll_cool_j_publi.html)...shit what I would do to see that show. LL may have lost a step in the studio but there's no doubt in my mind what he would with a mic and two turn tables.
Get READY GFK Cricket's Muve Music & HTC talk with Ghostface Killah about 12 Reasons to Die (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtA2XiK4Eak#ws)
Raekwon Brings Out GZA NEW WU CONFIRMED Raekwon, GZA & Rakim Performance in New York City (F.I.L.A. Song Debut, Wu Tang Reunion) [EME] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7nBsjOsdHQ#ws)
AND THEN KARDI!! :canada: Raekwon Brings Out Kardinal Offishall In Toronto | 2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOsyORubqIc#ws)
FINALLY! New KARDI :canada: IllSmith (Kardinal Offishall x DoubleTime) – Wilin’ (http://i.imgbox.com/acrjkIVs.jpeg) Illsmith - ' Wilin ' | The Murkle EP (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OLelBdpuVU#ws)
This caught my eye. Statik Selektah – Extended Play (http://i.imgbox.com/ablooVRu.jpg)
with a LOADED guest appearances via 2dopeboyz On June 18th, we will see the release of what Statik is calling his “best album yet,” with the likes of Joey Bada$$, Action Bronson, Raekwon, Sean Price, Mac Miller, Black Thought, Noreaga, Lecrae, Lil Fame, Styles P, Mike Posner, Termanology, Freddie Gibbs, Bun B, Joell Ortiz, Pos of De La Soul, Talib Kweli, Troy Ave, Hit-Boy “and many, many more” making guest appearances.
What up Jeff?? he be in Seattle. http://www.theaudacityofdope.com/2013/03/19/dj-jazzy-jeff-on-sound-session/ (http://www.theaudacityofdope.com/2013/03/19/dj-jazzy-jeff-on-sound-session/) This series is dope VINYL DESTINATION | Episode 6 on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/62047424)
up and coming NY MC, and yo. He's Chinese-American too. got some tight flow with soulful production, not just weed rhymin check it: Adrian Lau - "Look Real High" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVG6DtxrZr4#ws) http://soundcloud.com/adrianlau (http://soundcloud.com/adrianlau)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: J-Triumf on March 24, 2013, 12:42:02 PM
it's pretty sad, for those who got into rap during the Puff Daddy Years, so all they see is Puffy and Mase acting a fool. Ice Cube said it right....new hip hop is garbage.
No...what's sad and garbage is that attitude.
I wasn't planning on saying much about that list, but I need to speak up on this. First and foremost, no matter what, a rap artist needs to be about making music, and every person on that list has succeeded in doing that in one way or another. You can disagree with a given message, get analytical about who is or isn't selling, or whine about whatever image or flash someone has or doesn't has, but if those are your primary barometers for what's good or bad then I have to question your priorities.
those who got into rap during the Puff Daddy Years
I'm insulted by this because I'm one of those people, in a way. I actually got into rap because of the pop acts, starting in the late '80s and early '90s with MC Hammer, Fresh Prince, Kris Kross, etc. and started taking it more seriously in the late '90s when Puffy was at his most visible. And you know what? I appreciated the path they paved for me, because through them I was able to explore more complex and lesser known artists through guest appearances and associations, and by simply coming from the same world of funky beats and rhythmic vocals. In the age before the internet there was no way I could've gotten into Nas or 2pac or Wu-Tang without someone setting a foundation for those guys to become big or likeable in the first place. We all have to start somewhere.
Puffy and Mase acting a fool
You're gonna have to define what "acting a fool" actually is. Is it because they dressed a certain way? Chose certain topics and subject matter for their verses? Had big budgets behind their videos? Came up in a way not approved by some old arbitrary standard? Factoring in those elements is one thing, but if you're outright dismissing any rapper solely on those elements then you need to delete your MP3s, turn off your CD player, and go do something else, because there's a good chance you might not actually care about music, the very thing any rapper worth their weight should be about.
Seriously, if I copped that mentality I wouldn't even be messing around with rap as much as I do. Throwback jerseys, '70s cars, all the misogyny/homophobia, nightclub suits, drugs, religion...I put up with all of that because I love the musical output, the connection to the flowing sounds and energy, relating not always to the actual topics but to the sense of emotion and vibe and swagger, trying to see where these performers are coming from. I actually don't like how Kanye West forgoes baggy clothes for Louis Vuitton and shit, yet he's one of my favorite music artists ever. I'm always down to bump the shit out of DMX and Ruff Ryders even if they sometimes come off as too brutish. Twista can rap about a lot of the same shit over and over but he'll still have my ears because of his beat selection and such an impeccable flow at any speed. I care about how rappers connect with their beats, how the sonic elements mesh with each other, how each person involved in a song accomplishes what they're trying to do. It's music. Methodical purity can still mean something, but intent and execution will and should always be more important.
new hip hop is garbage
This is just a horrible mentality to have. Trust me, I almost went down this path like 10 years ago because I was getting sick of all the imagery and materialism associated with guys like 50 Cent, but if I had gone all the way with it I wouldn't have discovered Kanye, or Lupe Fiasco, or Kendrick Lamar, or MGK, because there was a time when those guys were "new hip hop". I would've just been stuck in the past, feeding off the nostalgia of whatever was hot during my childhood, blindly dismissing anything that wasn't familiar or was too "trendy". But I made the decision not to go down that path, because in the end I still wanna nod my head and move my shoulders and just explore, no matter if it's mainstream or underground, American or foreign, white or black or any other race. So what if Mase danced/smiled funny? "Lookin' at Me" and "Get Ready" were smooth tracks. So what if someone like Drake started out as an actor and appeals to teenagers? He still killed it with "Forever" and on "Fuckin' Problems". And if you've never said a line as dope as "Real G's move in silence like lasagna", shut the fuck up about Lil Wayne (http://youtu.be/NbmTj-u1LMg?t=1m6s) (yes, Talib Kweli said that).
Plus Puffy's time as the mainstream face of rap was 15 years ago, what the hell does he have to do with anything new?
Now, getting back to the topic of Sean Combs, I too don't think he deserves to be in the top ten of that list, but come on, he still deserves to be on that list somehow. How the hell can you not deny his importance to hip hop, the positive impact he had? I mean, come on, he's the reason Biggie Smalls became as relevant as he has with the production and promotion they got going on...not to mention all the guest appearances and associations that led to arguably more talented rappers rising in prominence in the wake of Biggie's death. Plus even as a producer and artist he still deserves some respect: turning one of the lesser known Rocky themes into an epic, legendary beat known as "Victory", flipping David Bowie and Led Zeppelin songs into hip hop samples and actually making them work (yes, I loved "Come With Me" when it first dropped)...and even if he's not that great of an actual rapper he still shined on songs like [noembed]"Is This the End" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSVFfp4Mm2Q)[/noembed] and "Pain" (http://youtu.be/71PMLVGDPw4?t=7s) with a sense of storytelling and imagination. Like I said, it's all about making music, and this guy knew how to make music.
I've been a hip hop fan for more than two decades, and I'm fucking proud of where it is right now. I love that I saw it rise from a niche trend to a worldwide phenomenon and was there for the whole ride. I love that there's so much variety in styles and subgenres, that anyone can rap about anything now. I love that pop music has become more beat/rhythm oriented because of hip hop's influence. Hell, I even love that anyone can pick up a mic and make something--even if it means actual bad rappers like Soulja Boy or Shawty Lo existing, that just shows to me that this truly is a music for any and all people, a genre with both accessibility and depth.
But you know what I don't love? People not treating hip hop as an actual form of music, simply a means to an end--and this includes purists who only want hip hop to be a certain way in order to be "real".
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Forthisgift on March 26, 2013, 04:59:47 AM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: A1 on March 30, 2013, 10:02:52 PM
I don't know if anybody posted this up yet. Black Milk's new single "Sunday's Best / Monday's Worst"
Black Milk - Sunday's Best / Monday's Worst (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72t2k-OQ_e8#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Assman on March 31, 2013, 08:03:58 AM
^ AW SHIT! they back?!?! fuckin i loved the Roots on Fallon run they had
anyone cop dis??? FUCK i gotta get my dick on dis cassette! (http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip06234.jpg)
After selling out the first edition of CZARFACE on CD, with the Pop-Up packaging, Brick Records has repressed the album in a new digi-pack case with altered front cover art. The new version also includes the "Rock Beast (Death Czar Remix)" which is not available on the initial CD pressing or on any other format.
Additionally, a remainder of the small run of CZARFACE cassettes made for the Boston record release party is now available for sale via GetOnDown.com. You can order the cassettes at- http://www.getondown.com/album.php?id=16216 (http://www.getondown.com/album.php?id=16216)
A limited 7" record is also coming out the first week in April, containing two new tracks: "Czardi Gras (It's Raw Again)" feat. Action Bronson (a new DJ 7L remix of the album's "It's Raw") and "Wake Up Show Promo" which finds the CZARFACE MC's spitting lyrical homage about the legendary Wake Up Show hosts- Sway, King Tech, and DJ Revolution. The 7" record features an amazing full color sleeve featuring all new original artwork by L'Amour Supreme of Mishka, NYC. The 7" is available for pre-order at-http://www.getondown.com/album.php?id=16212
ALLAH Mathematics ready to drop his new joint, here's da teaser mix tape http://www.audiomack.com/album/distrolord/pre-lude-to-the-answer (http://www.audiomack.com/album/distrolord/pre-lude-to-the-answer) (http://assets.audiomack.com/distrolord/adc9e6a8919bd913089b8fbfa6c75ecc.jpeg)
Raekwon – To The Top f. Maino VISUALS (OFFICIAL VIDEO) RAEKWON FT MAINO "TO THE TOP" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS1MWuOxYSQ#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on April 03, 2013, 04:04:59 PM
MURS, "WHAT UP THO" | from Murs & 9th Wonder's album THE FINAL ADVENTURE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxUqkRzkPEo#ws) :thumbup
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: J-Triumf on April 13, 2013, 11:41:53 AM
Back when Shaquille O'Neal was making rap albums he had some unknown kid start off one of his songs with a pretty good verse. Interesting flow and voice; I wonder what ever happened to K-Raw (http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9161188/the-secret-history-kobe-bryant-failed-attempt-rap-career)... ;)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: RatBastich on April 13, 2013, 06:30:05 PM
Seth Sentry, Aussie rapper, youtube him, check him out, y'all.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Assman on April 22, 2013, 01:13:20 AM
^ your friend, L?? I wanna know local rappers too
K-Raw? is that you J-Triumf? lol
i´m on REPEAT MODE!!!!!! R.A. The Rugged Man (ft. Talib Kweli) - Learn Truth http://soundcloud.com/naturesounds/learn-truth (http://soundcloud.com/naturesounds/learn-truth) (http://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000043914377-sysbs1-crop.jpg?ca77017)
Durag Dynasty is hilarious!! they tracks artwork cracks me up. (Planet Asia, Killer Ben, Tristate) (http://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000043918058-hiriyw-crop.jpg?ca77017)
Durag Dynasty - 360 Waves (Official Music Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXBQDcsmQF0#ws)
Pre-order CD, Vinyl, or Deluxe: https://store.nature-sounds.net/store/duragdynasty/ (https://store.nature-sounds.net/store/duragdynasty/) Pre-order on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/360-waves/id613869119 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/360-waves/id613869119) Pre-order on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009KNPNMS/ (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009KNPNMS/)
JEFF Jazzy Jeff Studio Tour (Scion AV MMC 2012) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7ICxSMwUvY#ws)
Scram will drop a compilation tape spotlighting his works with the wu-Tang Clan’s Raekwon, The Chef Vs. The Beast (The Best of Raekwon & Scram Jones), tomorrow (April 10th).
ghostface killah adrian younge fallon http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/ghostface-killah-i-declare-war/n35299 (http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/ghostface-killah-i-declare-war/n35299) "12 Reasons to Die" trailer - GHOSTFACE KILLAH AND THE RZA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q6NrwwNoMM#ws)
Anyone remember fapping to this? Vintage: TLC – Creep (Video) [Unreleased] TLC "Creep" - Rare Unreleased Version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB6OX5lVFMo#)
Big Sean and COMMON KILL IT http://soundcloud.com/bigsean-1/big-sean-switch-up (http://soundcloud.com/bigsean-1/big-sean-switch-up)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: A1 on April 23, 2013, 10:11:51 PM
Black Milk's new album Synth or Soul came out today! You can listen to the stream here:
Previously, 2NE1 would be attending Snoop Dogg‘s Seoul concert, but now it’s been confirmed that the ladies will be standing on the same stage as the hip-hop artist!
A representative from the concert production team stated, “You’ll be able to see the two artists on stage together. Please look forward to this amazing combination“.
Snoop Dogg will be holding his first ever concert in Korea, ‘Unite All Originals Live with Snoop Dogg‘, on May 4 at the Olympic Park in Seoul. Future concertgoers are already speculating about what kind of collaborative performance 2NE1 and Snoop Dogg might possibly put on together.
via AKP
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: dejablue20 on May 01, 2013, 03:45:36 AM
^ That should be interesting :)
Tyler, The Creator - Domo 23 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4OD3IHs5jU#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: J-Triumf on May 02, 2013, 06:21:58 AM
(CNN) -- Chris Kelly, one-half of the 1990s rap duo Kris Kross, died Wednesday at an Atlanta hospital after he was found unresponsive at his home. He was 34.
How Kelly died isn't known, and the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office said an autopsy is planned for Thursday.
I remember when "Tonite's tha Night" came out and hoping they'd manage to make that comeback last, especially with So So Def blowing up at the time. I also remember the (eventually proven false) cancer rumors because of his bald head. :lol:
It's been a while since I've heard anything about them, but still sad news....RIP Mac Daddy.
Kris Kross - Dead Presidents (Unreleased) [Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly only] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxWFLOhuzlY#ws)
Reunion at the So So Def 20th Anniversary earlier this year: Kris Kross at the So So Def 20th Anniversary Concert (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCLXChS2eBQ#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on May 03, 2013, 07:21:29 AM
R.I.P Mac Daddy.
There's no segue from that to posting new music but it has to happen.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Assman on May 06, 2013, 12:44:20 AM
Ssssshit. dats Wiggity Wiggity Wack! RIP Mac Daddy.
HiP HoP Hizzy GONNA MAKE IT UP!! Massive Tribute next week fo sho. Why so many from the Rap Game is taken from us, beyond me.... gives us way too many reasons to do tribute shows. Fuck :/ WARM IT UP KRISS!!
Kris Kross - Warm It Up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAhp17Mp7Xs#)
Previously, 2NE1 would be attending Snoop Dogg‘s Seoul concert, but now it’s been confirmed that the ladies will be standing on the same stage as the hip-hop artist!
FUCK! I wanna hear CL spit Bitch PLEASE.......or is he doing his reggae shit
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Assman on May 06, 2013, 02:55:16 AM
The one segue I can think of be to keep the hip hop movement alive just how we do, pour a little liquor, spread new music and crank up your STEREO
GET THE FUCK UP!!!
(http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/jphip01342.jpg)
:hipheart: ON LOCATION at da Pharoahe Monch show in Edmonton. The venue Encore replaces the ol fancy Empire Ballroom with a club atmosphere WHOA FREE COVER if you get on the guest list and DAT WAS IT. no ticket price whatever...so for a night of REAL underground hardcore hip hop fuckin great deal.
mad fuckin PROPS to all the underground MCs holdin it down. Tight Pants Baby, dis is how we do it (http://t.imgbox.com/adtLsYoj.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/adtLsYoj) (http://t.imgbox.com/abquMkc4.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/abquMkc4)
BOOM!! STEP ON THE SCENE VID20130505_010844 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH57E1C6AgI#ws)
droppin mad delivery rhyme after rhyme joints from his new shit with Marco Polo! (http://t.imgbox.com/adyO9WPN.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/adyO9WPN) (http://t.imgbox.com/abbTCDkT.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/abbTCDkT) (http://t.imgbox.com/adwPQF4n.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/adwPQF4n) (http://t.imgbox.com/acjYy9Fo.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/acjYy9Fo) (http://t.imgbox.com/admunz1l.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/admunz1l) (http://t.imgbox.com/abjDA2uH.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/abjDA2uH) (http://t.imgbox.com/acwFBvf0.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/acwFBvf0) (http://t.imgbox.com/adznQLpy.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/adznQLpy) (http://t.imgbox.com/acrImJpA.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/acrImJpA)
....his many collabos with Alchemist and Organized Konfusion VID20130505_012157 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv5_yCdYTho#ws)
TO CLASSICS LIKE FUCK YOU of course (http://t.imgbox.com/abewOnk6.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/abewOnk6) (http://t.imgbox.com/acvvwnHO.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/acvvwnHO)
he be droppin Free styles, a Capella, Nate Dogg tribute!! WHOA NO VID20130505_013255 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwVDfZPDLng#ws) (http://t.imgbox.com/abgICsFu.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/abgICsFu) (http://t.imgbox.com/adjhik60.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/adjhik60) (http://t.imgbox.com/adz5EEYh.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/adz5EEYh)
And this ain't a JPHiP Recap without some butt pix LOL (http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/t/jphip01344.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/jphip01344.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/t/jphip01345.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/jphip01345.jpg)
gettin da CROWD HYPE!! testin your HiP HoP KNOWLEDGE!! VID20130505_014703 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW6tLnE6Yos#)
Closing the set with THE FAMOUS...Simon Says!! think I was the only one gettin fan cams & i was front and centre at the bass so he was like fuckin lookin into my phone the whole time then SUDDENLY GRABBED MY phone (lol and I wouldn't let go) and was like spittin into IT FUCK YEAH!!!!1 pharoahe monch in Edmonton GET THE FUCK UP!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mave3YcesM#)
OVERALL fuckin dopest MC's of all time hitting up the mic stand with the sick ass flow fuckin privilege and an honour to be up in his FACE!
(http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/jphip01343.jpg)
fuckin giant fan sending sweat and spit AND I LOVED IT! Homies. I deliver to you this shit to share with you. :jphip:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on May 09, 2013, 10:18:32 AM
De La Soul - Get Away (feat. The Spirit Of The Wu) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uAAmrFM-Rs#)
De La Soul Channel Wu-Tang Clan on 'Get Away' – Song Premiere: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/de-la-soul-channel-wu-tang-clan-on-get-away-song-premiere-20130417 (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/de-la-soul-channel-wu-tang-clan-on-get-away-song-premiere-20130417)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Assman on May 20, 2013, 06:00:33 AM
COP DAT NEW WU FREE http://soultemplemusic.bandcamp.com/album/execution-in-autumn (http://soultemplemusic.bandcamp.com/album/execution-in-autumn) feat Deck, Raekwon, RZA and U-God
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Assman on June 17, 2013, 12:15:34 AM
WU-TANG FOREVER!!!! this summer is coming up with hot new releases I must waste money on! Fuck man that's shit so smooth... so odd lol....chills man. Ghost doin an ODB impersonation. it's so nice. come together.
Anyone cop a Yeezus Leak? Shit drops this Tuesday. (http://t.imgbox.com/acyEVyDy.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/acyEVyDy) (http://t.imgbox.com/adfFsEKW.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/adfFsEKW)
not sure if it's official - much like Heart break one had a different "Robocop" - lyrically it's fuckin raw as ever "I am God" "New Slaves" . gotta give it a few more listens but with lines like "I'd rather be a dick than a swallower." and him talking about Jay-Z? Dis? Props? "Bound 2" one funky ass track, something I'd get down on my knees and sing to somebody I love.
Kanye West - "Yeezus" (Full Album Leak) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJicTg8VaH8#)
it's aight. Check it. some real loud hard ass tracks. Which one RZA do? musically, takin a step back with the Daft Punk produced tracks, like it was leftovers from 808s & Heartbreak all that autotune, we'll see.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on June 17, 2013, 04:07:53 PM
Inside "Magna Carta Holy Grail" with JAY Z + Samsung (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B--ZARCwSIE#ws)
"JAY Z's new album "Magna Carta Holy Grail" comes to Samsung Galaxy fans first. Be among the first million to download the app on June 24th and get the album free July 4th, three days before the rest of the world. Learn more: http://magnacartaholygrail.com (http://magnacartaholygrail.com) "
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: J-Triumf on June 23, 2013, 10:49:50 AM
This guy... :lol: Kanye's funniest moments (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4u2zmaZCMQ#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on June 25, 2013, 06:41:11 AM
Title: Rap hip-hop from your country
Post by: rhum on June 29, 2013, 10:06:26 PM
hi everyone i'm a hard listener of hip-hop and i'm curious about rap all around the world. introduce Hip-Hop of your country! i'll start with french hip-hop:
IAM- Demain c'est loin IAM - Demain c'est loin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uQ_X6nQ8xk#)
La Rumeur- L'ombre sur la mesure La rumeur - L'ombre sur la mesure (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzbF5G76hNA#)
X-Men- retour au pyramides X-men - Retour Aux Pyramides (Ma 6-T va crack-er) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmISZFhlTQk#)
EAST Feat Fabe- les mots vrais Fabe , East - Mots vrais (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypvPAnRQ5_0#)
i hope people who love hip-hop will post here :nervous
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on June 30, 2013, 10:31:59 PM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: ghostface on July 01, 2013, 01:48:19 AM
Wale Ft. Sam Dew -LoveHate Thing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ojLucG2Z78#ws)
This song has been on repeat for a long minute now. Sam Dew kills the hook.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: A1 on July 03, 2013, 02:40:18 AM
Killer Mike and EL-P just released a free album called "Run The Jewels". Killer Mike & EL-P- 36"chain (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6lgoMkx0Os#ws) http://foolsgoldrecs.com/runthejewels/ (http://foolsgoldrecs.com/runthejewels/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on July 08, 2013, 05:16:06 PM
Official "Special Education" Feat. Janelle Monae (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dzrgfMmkNI#ws) :thumbup
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 10, 2013, 02:34:43 AM
WU-TANG CLAN // LIVE IN QUEBEC, CANADA // 2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPQuZjhVaPo#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Assman on July 19, 2013, 08:20:16 AM
FUCK DID YOU GO?!?!?! please tour must go 20th Anniversary
BONG!! Shop Now : http://WUTANGCLAN.COM (http://WUTANGCLAN.COM)
The revival of da ORIGINAL Brand. what took em so long to get the domain lol
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Assman on July 20, 2013, 10:23:41 PM
YO hot new releases did y'all cop U-God's latest? "Keynote Speaker" is fuckin refreshin from his last techno shit lol tho he did mention dubstep (http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a0487078098_2.jpg)
preorder dat shit! http://soultemplemusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-keynote-speaker (http://soultemplemusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-keynote-speaker) TheBeeShine.com: What Inspires U-God of The Wu-Tang Clan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2kWdW1fvRM#ws)
i dig dis sample nod to Cuban Linx track heaven n hell U-God - Golden Arms (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dDQUzg0X6A#ws)
AND FUCK! new hiero. THE KITCHEN str8 fuckin MCin with the funkee beat more samples here: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheHieroglyphics (http://www.youtube.com/user/TheHieroglyphics) (http://i.imgbox.com/acmBHTPi.jpg)
diggin these DEEP tracks: makes u think. Hieroglyphics- It's Partly Me (Offical Music Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0TCjrJZBHA#ws) Hieroglyphics - Gun Fever (Official Music Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3WOy4MTc2I#ws)
Purchase on iTunes: http://bit.ly/12W4vxj (http://bit.ly/12W4vxj)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 29, 2013, 07:59:25 AM
Real Deal's 1st Round: "You'd probably convert to Islam in the back of a patrol car."
One of the illest battle rap lines in 2013.
SMACK/ URL PRESENTS UFF: REAL DEAL VS YOUNG KANNON (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCewgBFNpFU#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on August 01, 2013, 01:35:39 AM
Let em know, Bam Bam.
Action Bronson Live From an Old Folks Home - "Strictly 4 My Jeeps" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS-c9757LY0#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Assman on August 12, 2013, 03:42:54 AM
:lol: fuckin classic. them old folks get more react than those fuckin festival goers. He gonna be at Union Hall next month! WHO WANNA HANG?!? http://www.livenation.com/events/277461/sep-11-2013/2-high-2-die-tour-featuring-action-bronson-danny-brown-and-more (http://www.livenation.com/events/277461/sep-11-2013/2-high-2-die-tour-featuring-action-bronson-danny-brown-and-more)
check it: http://www.getondown.com/album.php?id=16361 (http://www.getondown.com/album.php?id=16361) Raekwon Purple Tape [Slipcase Edition] RE-RELEASE SOME DOPE SHIT on 19.95 I remember borrowing it from the EPL lol (http://www.getondown.com/media/images/Album/16361/1375219700-h.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on August 13, 2013, 08:13:47 PM
The verse that has the whole hip hop world looking at Kendrick Lamar. (is this the first time Jay Elec gets no headlines?)
Big Sean - Control (HOF) ft. Kendrick Lamar & Jay Electronica (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JshjynxJ62U#)
lol, lupe's reaction. he ghostwrites rebuttals for Drake, Wale, Hov, Nicki, Rae, even DOOM =) http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2013/08/lupe-fiasco-is-not-impressed-with-kendrick-lamars-new-verse/#item1_218190 (http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2013/08/lupe-fiasco-is-not-impressed-with-kendrick-lamars-new-verse/#item1_218190)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on August 13, 2013, 11:02:02 PM
Lupe's response - SLR 2 (is he using Kendrick Lamar's flow?)
http://rapgenius.com/Lupe-fiasco-slr-2-lyrics (http://rapgenius.com/Lupe-fiasco-slr-2-lyrics) (soundcloud is on the right)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on August 15, 2013, 02:54:47 AM
I liked both BoB and Lupe's responses. BoB's was tough, and Lupe's did scratch that super lyrical itch.
As much as I like seeing people responding to Kendrick, I think people just go make better music. That's really what is driving all this. Kendrick just reminded us all what's really important in hip hop. Competition and professional pride without any "beef."
Edit: Although, it would be interesting to hear the MCs Kendrick name-dropped say something.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: J-Triumf on August 15, 2013, 04:45:47 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/II8QUx5.jpeg)
Even Whataburger is getting in on the action! https://twitter.com/Whataburger/status/367654784532094976 (https://twitter.com/Whataburger/status/367654784532094976)
I haven't been catching up with this situation as much as I'd like to, but reading about it so far has been pretty interesting; Kendrick did a good thing for everyone with this, and it's a lot better than back when Nas declared hip hop "dead", which came off as pretentious and ignorant to me more than anything.
Some of the reactions on /r/hiphopheads (http://www.reddit.com/r/hiphopheads/comments/1kcb88/kendrickgate_day_2_please_post_everything_related/) have been hilarious too. :lol: (seriously, I love that community; they're full of people who actually love hip hop and helped me rediscover my own love for it just from simply lurking)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on August 16, 2013, 12:15:26 PM
9th Wonder & Young Guru Debate Kendrick's "Control" Verse [NODFACTOR.COM] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phLa2wH_co8#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: JFC on August 23, 2013, 11:59:39 PM
Quote
Coolio Selling Rights to ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ to Fund Chef Career August 21, 2013 // 4:23 pm // By: Charisma Madarang
Coolio, the man who reshaped Stevie Wonder’s “Pastime Paradise” to bring the 90s “Gangsta’s Paradise,” is selling the rights to his Grammy-winning single, along with 122 other songs. Why would he ever do such a thing? Apparently, the rapper is auctioning off the rights to his music catalog in order to further his career as a chef.
Some of you might remember Cookin’ With Coolio back in 2009, a cookbook that made him a New York Times-bestselling author. According to a press release, Coolio is planning to “invest the funds from the song catalogue sale to expand his cookbook series and his online cooking show of the same name.”
Even though the 50-year-old rapper hasn’t hit the album charts in over a decade, his old-school hits are reported to pull in $23,227 per year in royalties. All 123 songs will be up for grabs at the Royalty Exchange and are expected to fetch between $134,000 to $225,000.
While I have nothing but well wishes for Coolio on his journey into the realm of food, I’ll admit that I’m a little put out. As soon as I found out that he was selling off “Gangsta’s Paradise,” I blasted that ish for everyone at the Foodbeast office to hear. I choked up a little, thinking back to Michelle Pfeiffer donning a leather jacket on Dangerous Minds. Then, on cue (I shit you not), everyone began singing along to the lyrics and for just a split second, we we’re all back in 1995 listening to beats streaming from our cassette players.
Again, while I respect Coolio’s decision to follow his dreams, most of us can’t help but feel a pang of nostalgia. So, here it is, one more time while it’s golden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryCpg8f45gc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryCpg8f45gc)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on August 24, 2013, 09:54:57 AM
Let em know, Obama!
(http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/jphip01378.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 25, 2013, 01:43:44 AM
Fuck Dwight Howard Ice Cube "Fuck Dwight Howard" Kings of the Mic Tour @ The Greek Los Angeles CA 7/7/13 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wecRyKrNgc#ws)
ONLY THE TRUTH!! CUBE!!! :bow:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on August 27, 2013, 10:36:42 AM
Eminem decided to get Rick Rubin and gave us a Beastie Boys version of Slim Shady.
i hafta rep D-Pryde D-Pryde - Faded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkvZSKLeKfA#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 02, 2013, 07:12:26 AM
Great to see fuckin Maestro Fresh Wes back, and he back with all his friends :canada: like CHUCK D!!
Would you get a Wu-Tang Cosby sweater? :lol: http://shreddersapparel.com/products/36-chambers-knit-w-sweater-pre-order (http://shreddersapparel.com/products/36-chambers-knit-w-sweater-pre-order) (http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip06550.jpg)
LIMITED EDITION!!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on September 09, 2013, 05:31:49 AM
Eazy-E Resurrected At Rock The Bells (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY4l12umMUI#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on September 11, 2013, 12:09:05 AM
I feel like we went back in time.
Snoop Dogg Performs "What's My Name" on The Arsenio Hall Show (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KujBe8l3iEo#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on September 17, 2013, 05:14:50 AM
Exile is 2dope of a producer. in my top 3 of all time. He doesn't make hard beats, but they're so butter.
Dag Savage - Wine and Cheese DAG SAVAGE Feat. Jimetta Rose - Wine and Cheese (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk4OUJNhxFI#ws)
Dag Savage - Drugs DAG SAVAGE - DRUGS ft CO$$ & CHOOSEY aka Makeshift (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DuRVrv64oc#ws)
Exile - Zip Disks and Floppies (full instrumental album. He was dope when he first started..) EXILE : ZIP DISKS & FLOPPIES (full album) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE4Oxa_kR8I#)
Exile vs Kanye - I am a God (messing on the mpc) EXILE vs KANYE - I AM A GOD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uido-uGdYU8#ws)
Dag Savage - When it Rains (NEW EMANON coming soon!) Dag Savage - When it Rains f/ Aloe Blacc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAsBnuf3q5o#ws)
Blu & Exile - Maybe One Day (Blu kinda fell off for a bit doing all that weird sh!t. But when he's with Exile, cot damn) BLU & EXILE - "Maybe one day" (f/Black Spade) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uLjj81rPXI#ws)
Exile - Klepto (He rhymes too! Well, he'll get better =P) Exile - "Klepto" Music Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRjA9omN8Qo#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on September 23, 2013, 04:47:14 PM
Deltron 3030 ft. Mike Patton - "City Rising from the Ashes" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFJf1Y6ztZI#)
Another new Deltron 3030 song: http://www.stereogum.com/1478021/deltron-3030-melding-of-the-minds-feat-zack-de-la-rocha-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/ (http://www.stereogum.com/1478021/deltron-3030-melding-of-the-minds-feat-zack-de-la-rocha-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on September 23, 2013, 06:40:18 PM
Souls of Mischief at Manifesto (annual hip hop festival in Toronto). My CF Card ran out of space at the end.
I took some sexy Jhene Aiko videos too, not sure where to post them
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on September 27, 2013, 07:48:35 PM
Lupe fiasco - Pound of Flesh/Paris Tokyo 2 http://www30.zippyshare.com/v/7555933/file.html (http://www30.zippyshare.com/v/7555933/file.html)
slr3 (apparently its for Barack Obama. someone tagged it wrong in youtube) Lupe Fiasco - SLR 3 (Round Of Applause) {Kendrick Lamar Response} (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faGOnruk85k#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on October 02, 2013, 06:53:02 AM
"I'm sick of swallowing my pride cause I don't like the texture." Fucking Elzhi, man. :bow:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on November 22, 2013, 05:19:32 PM
Busta Rhymes - Thank You Ft. Q Tip, Lil Wayne & Kanye West (Lyrics) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pImWbM8yii8#ws) The best Busta song in years? :thumbup
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: A1 on November 23, 2013, 11:12:58 PM
RZA going to retire from Wu-Tang? (http://wutangclan.com/2013/11/22/rza-poised-to-retire-the-mic-as-wu-tang-celebrates-20-years/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on November 25, 2013, 03:08:38 AM
^ Sad for sure, but I'm not surprised about it. As he says in the article, he's got different things taking his attention. It's still Wu-Tang Forever, though.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on December 05, 2013, 08:03:49 PM
^ Man... RZA needs to put out that Cure album tho!! He said before that was his outro to music!
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LOL Loe Pesci - My Sampler (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhBSfaJsGRU#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on December 06, 2013, 05:13:03 PM
01 The Library (Intro) 02 I. Crawl 03 II. worldstar 04 Dial Up 05 I. The worst guys f. Chance the Rapper 06 II. shadows 07 III. telegraph ave. (“Oakland” by Lloyd) 08 IV. sweatpants 09 V. 3005 10 Playing Around Before the Party Starts 11 I. The Party 12 II. no exit 13 Death By Numbers 14 I. Flight of the Navigator 15 II. zealots of stock hold (free information) 16 III. urn 17 I. pink toes f. Jhene Aiko 18 II. earth: The oldest computer (The last night) f. Azealia Banks 19 III. life: the biggest troll (andrew auernheimer)
been waiting for this. I know its leaked. From what i heard so far, it just might be my personal album of the year.
I'm buying this. Dec 10.
3005 - Lyric Version with Abella Anderson. There's an official version, but its only avail in the US or some shit.. Childish Gambino - 3005 (Lyric Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-hSHO_Lh0M#ws)
edit:
Holy Fuck, he wrote a script to go with the album. So much work went into this. Script starts off where Camp ended (That Power, with the awesome spoken word part in the end where he's "still on the bus").
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on December 09, 2013, 04:02:17 PM
i think i'm done with my edm phase. Getting back in to hip hop.
Blu & Nottz - God Shit feat. Aloe Blacc, Co$$, Definite Mass (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3FPaG8Xzrs#)
----
...butter.
MED BLU & MADLIB - The Buzz (feat. MAYER HAWTHORNE) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsRpG0eNC3Q#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on December 11, 2013, 09:52:16 PM
Exile vs Jay-Z
EXILE vs JAY-Z (Live Mpc) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI35wg1KrOc#ws)
inspired. i'm trying something like this tonight.
edit: tried it. I can't do it lol
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: A1 on December 12, 2013, 12:52:29 PM
Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip put out a mixtape! Say what! I didn't even know about it until my friend told me about it last night
The Abstract And The Dragon mixtape (http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/25325/busta-rhymes-qtip-the-abstract-the-dragon.html)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on December 18, 2013, 05:05:08 PM
New talib kweli album - Gravitas only available online
Talib Kweli Ft. Raekwon - Violations (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYCM2y8vUuA#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: J-Triumf on December 20, 2013, 10:12:34 PM
So are any of you any of these? :lol:
14 Types of Rap Fans You Meet On The Internet http://www.complex.com/music/2013/11/types-of-rap-fans/ (http://www.complex.com/music/2013/11/types-of-rap-fans/)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: TeriyakiBoi on December 22, 2013, 06:48:45 AM
Thanx 2 Kevin Hart 4 remind'n me of dis joint:
Skee-Lo - I Wish (Official Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryDOy3AosBw#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on January 08, 2014, 03:45:06 AM
Alex Trebek is putting it down!
MC Alex Trebek, Canada's Finest Spitting Rap Lyrics! Jeopardy! 1-6-2014 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WmMqi5PTt0#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on January 25, 2014, 12:49:26 AM
Ice Cube Tells Jalen Rose About the N.W.A Movie, Richard Sherman, and More | Grantland Channel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IumslGOzGqQ#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on January 27, 2014, 06:33:16 PM
Dizaster loses title to Pat Stay at KOTD Blackout 4. Retires from battle rap.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on January 28, 2014, 08:47:16 AM
^ I'll probably still watch the battle even if I know the result :lol:
But, I doubt Diz is gonna stay retired. With battle rap getting more and more coverage, I bet he was getting some good money.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on January 28, 2014, 08:46:53 PM
^ for someone to beat Diz for the title, the battle had to be out of this world! For sure i'm gonna watch it when they put it out =)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on January 29, 2014, 03:17:58 AM
Oh yeah, I'm gonna watch the title match, shit must've been crazy.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on January 29, 2014, 08:41:12 AM
For his birthday, Jay-Z (I gotta spell it with the hyphen) gave J. Cole his original Roc-A-Fella chain.
J Cole Brings Out Jay Z @ MSG | Jay Z Gives Him Original Roc-A-Fella Chain As Gift (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMkb5NClSm0#ws)
Also, happy born day to God Cipher Divine himself, Rakim!
Eric B. & Rakim - Follow The Leader (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95gP3m-uBHA#)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on January 30, 2014, 08:45:31 AM
Oh shit, this Mos Def/Marvin Gaye mashup is super dope.
Marvin Gaye x Mos Def = Yasiin Gaye (Official Teaser Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OKKx2MLnNg#ws)
Full version here. http://amerigo.bandcamp.com/album/yasiin-gaye-inner-city-travellin-man (http://amerigo.bandcamp.com/album/yasiin-gaye-inner-city-travellin-man)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on February 12, 2014, 06:39:41 PM
Unreleased Wu-Tang video from Iron Flag. Y'all Been Warned
Suuuuuuuuu
THE LOST WU TANG CLAN MUSIC VIDEO (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP0TL-fXdcM#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Rickker708 on February 13, 2014, 08:31:57 AM
Sorry so late to post, this is from the Lupe fiasco show I went to with TOZ and my nephew. Bitch Bad (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUCKBgrKj_4#) Bitch Bad Old school love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOy2zHYsW1k#) Old School Love Old school love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOy2zHYsW1k#) Around my way (Freedom isn't free)
One of the reasons I'm doing this now is I need to clean out my camera for the Kyary Pamyu Pamyu show tomorrow. I have got to get off my lazy ass and get moving.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on February 14, 2014, 06:02:44 AM
^ My legs hurt so much after that show. Worth it.
So De La is putting their entire catalog up for free tomorrow on their website.
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The group tells Rolling Stone that its entire catalog will be available for download tomorrow, for 25 hours starting at 11AM ET. According to group member Posdnous, "Its been too long where our fans haven't had access to everything," despite a "trying" journey to wrangle all the clearance details.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on February 15, 2014, 02:35:56 AM
The Good Day Blimp Project (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNp7dNFg7ss#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on February 22, 2014, 05:05:31 AM
I loved watch the previous 9th Wonder doc (The Wonder Year), but this one feels more important cause it follows 9th teaching hip hop at Harvard. I wanna watch this now.
THE HIP-HOP FELLOW TRAILER on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/83074308)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on March 19, 2014, 04:26:16 AM
New Wu Single "Keep Watch" from the last album A Better Tomorrow.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on March 20, 2014, 04:49:35 AM
Shad going in on Action Bronson's 'Strictly For My Jeeps' beat
https://soundcloud.com/shadk/shad-koko-b-ware
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on March 21, 2014, 03:42:24 AM
Apathy - The Grand Leveler (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSBcbpJGWjA#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on March 21, 2014, 03:48:39 AM
BAMBU || MILITANT GREETINGS, BOBBY (featuring SNAYK EYEZ) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9guNe4-hiO8#ws)
THE BAR || BARKADA || PRODUCED BY BEAN ONE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVSo83rIvTQ#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: J-Triumf on March 24, 2014, 01:42:17 AM
So...I just learned about "A Night at the Hip Hopera", an album-length mashup of Queen songs/instrumentals with hip hop verses and samples that was made about ten years ago. https://soundcloud.com/kleptones/a-night-at-the-hip-hopera (https://soundcloud.com/kleptones/a-night-at-the-hip-hopera) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Night_at_the_Hip_Hopera (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Night_at_the_Hip_Hopera)
Pretty interesting idea; I was kinda hoping the Queen songs would be remixed into more of a hip hop sound, but it all still works, especially with certain songs of theirs being inherently sample-friendly anyway ("Another One Bites the Dust", "We Will Rock You", "Under Pressure", etc.).
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on March 26, 2014, 10:40:36 PM
Along with A Better Tomorrow, it looks like the Wu is gonna put out a secret album that is going on tour.
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According to RZA and the album’s main producer Tarik “Cilvaringz” Azzougarh, a Morocco-based part of Wu-Tang’s extended family, the plan is to first take Once Upon A Time In Shaolin on a “tour” through museums, galleries, festivals and the like. Just like a high-profile exhibit at a major institution, there will be a cost to attend, likely in the $30-$50 range.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on April 12, 2014, 06:23:41 AM
"I am Bas Rutten, Jon Jones drop you like a stun gun/ Anderson before he did too much and caught a flush one." Bambu with one of my favorite lines so far in 2014 :thumbup
THE BAR || MITS (FT. LA AND KIXXIE SIETE) || PRODUCED BY DJ NPHARED (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHRmUvGfvvs#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on April 12, 2014, 04:12:34 PM
So, Andre3000 wasn't a hologram!
Outkast Coachella 2014 Full Set (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPEiAGFMnNI#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on April 14, 2014, 01:07:28 AM
Nas performing Illmatic from front to back (plus extras)
Nas Coachella 2014 Full Set (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5etVeYk36M#ws)
"The Genesis" 0:04 "N.Y. State of Mind" 1:46 “Life’s a Bitch” 6:57 The World Is Yours” 8:50 “Dead Presidents” – Jay Z 9:59 “Where I’m From” – Jay Z 11:20 “Halftime” 13:18 “Memory Lane” 16:03 “One Time 4 Your Mind”18:32 “One Love” 22:11 “Represent” 24:47 “It Ain’t Hard To Tell” 28:24 “Made You Look” 31:43 “Hate Me Now” with Diddy 34:40 “One Mic” 39:06
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on April 16, 2014, 05:17:16 AM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: JFC on May 12, 2014, 02:54:11 AM
Hendrix >>>>> Kanye West
(http://i.imgur.com/3SNNeID.jpg)
Nothing personal against anyone here who's a fan of Kanye, but maybe if he wasn't such a douche/overly full of himself... :lol:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Masa on May 12, 2014, 05:37:21 PM
[History of Rap] Jimmy Fallon & Justin Timberlake (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWsBirqxEjA#ws) [History of Rap 5] Jimmy Fallon & Justin Timberlake (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwR7AAnVzoU#ws)
Jimmy & Justin > your favorite MC
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: kuro808 on June 10, 2014, 09:50:08 AM
"Baby Got Back:" Sir Mix-A-Lot with the Seattle Symphony (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w59e20ijOpE#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on July 08, 2014, 03:40:51 AM
Nardwuar alone is great, but when he's in the same room as the Wu, this is fucking great.
Nardwuar vs. The Wu-Tang Clan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK2oHpQdJh4#ws)
Also look out for the women in the back :pimp:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on July 08, 2014, 03:12:33 PM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: DystopiaX on July 09, 2014, 11:13:24 AM
Figured I'd share this track I think most people probably haven't heard, dude goes in. Montana Of 300 - Chiraq (Remix) Shot By @AZaeProduction (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA4xvmH3WSQ#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on July 30, 2014, 06:14:55 AM
Darkness was nice, but this sounds like a true DOOM x Bishop Nehru track.
DOOM on a hook? =) Rare. Album comes out Sept 23. Looking forward to this one.
NehruvianDOOM - OM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkWMpDdLe6s#ws)
Not that this isn't dope, but where the hell is the Ghostface x DOOM album?
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on July 30, 2014, 06:37:14 AM
double post
Dag Savage - Darlin' ft. Choosey (Official Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbKI4DTFsxM#ws)
Title: WU-TANG in EDMONTON!!
Post by: daigong on August 04, 2014, 09:55:23 PM
FINALLY!!! Wu-Tang Clan in Edmonton!
w (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLFGZEjCCGY#ws)
The GREATEST HiP Hop Supergroup of all time finally made it to Edmonton for a night full of classics and a taste of things to come! O0
In support of their 20th Anniversary and upcoming reunion album A Better Tomorrow - The Wu hit the Edmonton Expo Centre with classic tracks from their Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) debut album – “Bring da Ruckus” “Da Mystery of Chess Boxin’” “Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuttin to Fuck Wit” and an assortment from recent albums like The W‘s Gravel Pit and the ultimate classic “Triumph” off Wu-Tang Forever.
Despite the huge absecene of Raekwon and Method Man, and of course the late Ol Dirty Bastard, the U-God, GZA, RZA, Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah, Masta Killa and Cappadonna filled in along with help from the sold out crowd. RZA would spray the audience with champagne as the mosh pit went wild!!
Audience participation in hip hop shows is a must as the crowd was asked to wave dolla dolla billz y’all as the familiar hook to “C.R.E.A.M.” filled the scene.
Wu-Tang DJ and designer of the iconic Wu Logo, DJ Allah Mathematics took the spotlight as he showed off his turntable skills. Each member got their turn to spit classic tracks from their solo works, such as Cappadonna dropped “Run” Ghostface spit several Ironman tracks some he NEVER BEFORE did live except here in Edmonton! Even U-God got to perform “Dat’s Gangsta” off his solo debut Golden Arms Redemption. Despite the main leads, the Clan spit out one for the ladies with “Ice Cream.”
And no Wu-Tang show would be complete without a tribute to the late Ol Dirty Bastard with the infectious piano beats of “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” to the break yo neck “Brooklyn Zoo” nods to his hooks throughout the night like “Shame on a N****” and of course his most commercial hit “Got Your Money” – the chants of “RIP ODB, GOD” echoed throughout the venue.
The BAD of the Concert: The sound system was pure garbage. Way too loud to even hear anything, Deck and u-God’s mics didn’t work. It almost seemed they had to give up cuz shit was so wack.
The Other: Meet and Greet for $250, it was a quick rushed autograph session with a bit of organized chaos, packed in a small room with the occasional power outage. Despite all that, got to spread dat message to RZA HIMSELF. As I told him what an influence he was on our community, gave him my card and a copy of our pamphlet to spread DA WERD. He was like to his handlers “THIS IS FOR ME!” so now THE Chief Abbott knows what that SNSD vs Wu-Tang theory we started here at JPHiP.com
I was able to squeeze in a few words with GZA “Hey when you coming to OUR university to lecture?” Spent some quality time with the reserved Masta Killa and U-God and tried to hide my “WTF is dat Cappadonna, where’s Rae n Meth” thoughts. One of my all time favorite Wu Members, Deck was the funniest reacting to the poster itself “Girls Generation?!?” he even favorited my tweet lmfao
(http://picroda.jphip.com/manlove/jphip01515.jpg)
This all being held BEFORE the concert, missed almost all the opening acts except Killa Beez Black Knights, and since it was close to show time, the “sign anything, take pictures with group” I imagined wasn’t what it seemed.
Turn dat NEGATIVE into a POSITIVE. THE Legendary Wu-Tang Clan that had hit the stage for a once in a lifetime event. HiP HoP fans of all generations and backgrounds under one W. The Clan wowed us with grimy tracks and witty unpredictable talent and natural game!
:hip smile: just need Rae, Meth and Girls Generation to sign this! (http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/t/jphip07403.jpg) (http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip07403.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on August 07, 2014, 05:00:46 PM
WU-TANG CLAN appears on THE DAILY SHOW w/ JON STEWART (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkPkqvbwE4U#)
Wu-Tang Clan Goes the Full Nine Rappers For ‘Daily Show’ Performance (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVGam6Hmwqo#ws)
They dropped the new single Ron O Neal, and performed Triumph. Hopefully hd videos drop soon
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on August 08, 2014, 02:26:47 AM
^ The song ain't too bad. I'm hoping one one of those Wu-tang guillotine type of songs next.
Here's an Action Bronson interview, and it starts off hilarious about Action and his son wrestling.
Action Bronson Talks Being A Father, His Bionic Leg And Freestyles!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5nCDBwOrog#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on August 15, 2014, 07:19:20 AM
Lupe disguising a smart song in a mainstream track. This was freestyled too
Lupe Fiasco - Next To It ft. Ty Dolla $ign [OFFICIAL VIDEO] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gRPsz7Gf5k#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on August 20, 2014, 05:44:53 PM
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on September 19, 2014, 02:12:23 AM
NehruvianDOOM - (Sound of the Son) leaked. if i can post it, http://dopefile.com/jbvctkwy1ozm (http://dopefile.com/jbvctkwy1ozm) ( the red download button)
9 songs. New DOOM beats. sounds like 3 old ones... but i have to recheck, i haven't listened to DOOM beats in a long time
DOOM is on 3 songs. Raps on 2, chorus on Om. Bishop Nehru is dope.
Lots of skits after at the end of songs.
It feels like a DOOM album, like if he made an album after Mm.. Food with no features (Born like This had Dilla and others on it, not that its bad).
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Rickker708 on October 16, 2014, 09:17:06 AM
http://www.rap-up.com/2014/10/15/lupe-fiasco-tetsuo-and-youth-gets-release-date/ (http://www.rap-up.com/2014/10/15/lupe-fiasco-tetsuo-and-youth-gets-release-date/) The follow-up to 2012′s Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 will arrive on January 20, 2015, according to Atlantic Records. Can't wait, Loved F&L2.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on October 18, 2014, 09:09:34 AM
Big K.R.I.T. put out Cadilltica. Shit man I love this shit.
Edit: The link I had oddly had the audio sped up. Listen to it on Spotify or something.
Apparently Ghostface is gonna drop a project with a band called BADBADNOTGOOD. The first leak is out and, damn.
BADBADNOTGOOD & GHOSTFACE KILLAH - GUNSHOWERS ft. Elzhi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-qmZ_J7WGc#ws)
Along with the Lupe album news, he also said he was gonna put out a mixtape called Lost In The Atlantic. Here's a song off that. I quite dig it as well.
Tonight, Wu-Tang Clan shared another new song from their forthcoming album A Better Tomorrow. "Ruckus in B Minor" was premiered tonight on Funkmaster Flex's Hot 97 show. That's it above via Complex. Update: As MissInfo.tv points out, the album is available for pre-order via iTunes—find the tracklist below and the official artwork above.
Previously, the band shared "Ron O'Neal" and "Keep Watch". A Better Tomorrow is out December 2.
It's not to be confused with the other new Wu-Tang album, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, which will be released in a (very) limited edition of just one copy.
A Better Tomorrow:
01 Ruckus in B Minor 02 Felt 03 40th Street Black / We Will Fight 04 Mistaken Identity 05 Hold the Heater 06 Crushed Egos 07 Keep Watch 08 Miracle 09 Preacher's Daughter 10 Pioneer the Frontier 11 Necklace 12 Ron O'Neal 13 A Better Tomorrow 14 Never Let Go 15 Wu-Tang Reunion
HHH RETURNS NEXT WKD!! http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=1638.880 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=1638.880)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on December 18, 2014, 01:20:08 AM
ghostface - love dont live here no more Ghostface Killah ft. Kandace Springs - Love Don't Live Here No More | First Look (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x672CmySw-k#ws)]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x672CmySw-k
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Little Suge on December 20, 2014, 02:34:42 AM
Recently DJ Mello did a jay-z/chrono cross mash up this might be the best jawn on there.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Rickker708 on January 22, 2015, 09:05:42 AM
picked up 2 copies of Tetsuo & youth today. 1 for my nephew and 1 for myself. Really enjoy a lot of it, some's not quite my speed but nothing I didn't like at all.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on January 23, 2015, 06:43:43 AM
^ Apparently you get another experience if you listen to it backwards. Like in reverse order, not like listening to Led Zeppelin songs backwards :lol:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on March 14, 2015, 05:51:21 AM
AMAZING Method Man Interview!! Too Good To Title!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCp1igC1MK8#ws)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on May 01, 2015, 07:15:02 PM
Lupe drops a video for Just Might Be Okay. FOOD & LIQUOR!
9 years to drop, but just on time. It's relevant to all the stuff going down in Baltimore.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: J-Triumf on June 17, 2015, 12:09:38 PM
An Oakland sports team just won a championship on 2pac's birthday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivt3Uw6a1uU
(yes, I prefer the remix, it sounds more like a true "west coast" song than the original)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on June 20, 2015, 06:50:25 AM
New Czarface album. Every Hero Needs a Villain. So Good. Reminds me of Old School MF DOOM albums. And DOOM is a feature on it! Including Meth, GZA, Juju, R.A The Rugged Man, Large Pro, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73LeqMf3RKg
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: J-Triumf on June 23, 2015, 06:32:33 AM
FORT MINOR IS BACK! :w00t:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REAwGmv0Fuk
I've always been disappointed to see Linkin Park mostly abandon their hip hop side after the second album, especially since their music is usually better when leaning towards hip hop, so I definitely appreciate Mike making an apology song for leaving us Fort Minor fans hanging after all these years. Though it's kinda funny that the piano melody is yet another "infamous four pop chords" progression (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%E2%80%93V%E2%80%93vi%E2%80%93IV_progression). :lol:
Also surprising is that this video actually has an interactive 360 camera! Seriously, load it up in Chrome and click on the circle of arrows in the corner...or better yet, view the video via the official YouTube app on your smartphone for gyroscope controls!
You can download the song for free from the official Fort Minor website: http://www.fortminor.com/cleo/download/index.html It even comes in WAV format for all you audiophiles!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: TeriyakiBoi on June 26, 2015, 06:03:22 AM
I've always been disappointed to see Linkin Park mostly abandon their hip hop side after the second album, especially since their music is usually better when leaning towards hip hop, so I definitely appreciate Mike making an apology song for leaving us Fort Minor fans hanging after all these years. Though it's kinda funny that the piano melody is yet another "infamous four pop chords" progression (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%E2%80%93V%E2%80%93vi%E2%80%93IV_progression). :lol:
Also surprising is that this video actually has an interactive 360 camera! Seriously, load it up in Chrome and click on the circle of arrows in the corner...or better yet, view the video via the official YouTube app on your smartphone for gyroscope controls!
You can download the song for free from the official Fort Minor website: http://www.fortminor.com/cleo/download/index.html It even comes in WAV format for all you audiophiles!
I was wonderin' when Mike Shinoda was gonna come out with more shit. Anyways, Rockstar never ceases to get some good tracks in their games, especially this one:
https://youtu.be/0hv5fNlmxrQ
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on July 02, 2015, 11:21:01 PM
what's good?
I released a 2nd free album download. Silent Treatment Vol. 2. A collection of tracks i made from 2005 to 2013.
Lol, i hate using the word mixtape... its kinda awkward doing this. its just music, and i'm just putting it online for others to listen. Thanks =)
check it out here. You can check out vol 1 as well, which is also free. http://reviveallmusic.bandcamp.com/
(http://f1.bcbits.com/img/a0709773323_16.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 09, 2015, 05:47:48 AM
dopeness mang. i always loved your chit Mocha. Keep it up Great to Meet up with one of the Five Horsemen of HiP HoP
FUCK. Why do all the good ones.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CL7XgpgXAAAco8w.jpg)
RIP Sean Price http://ca.complex.com/music/2015/08/sean-price-brownsville-bar-barian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDfExECG3mU
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 23, 2015, 01:16:09 AM
RIP #EazyE i remember time and place when I heard da news he died man. just tunin into da Rap City after school fuuuuck.
anybody watch / wanna review Straight Outta Compton? love @ 0:23 Yella comes in. whatta influence they had, my fave west coast collective. Cube always been my fave rapper. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrlLcb7zYmw
It was a dope watch. You had a feel for where and why and all dem sound bites and rumours fell into place, like Eazy-E being forced to release Dre. How Fuck Da Police was written. Eazy-E's Jason Mitchell actor def gonna win da Oscar. havin E reminiscing on old times, admiring Dre's Chronic Billboard, kickin it with Cube just before he got to the hospital with AIDS. Dem Brotherhood was touching. Imagine what kinda music they coulda did if they stuck together but Yella is right, you gotta take time do yo thing and come back BIGGER than ever before. Shit is huge. Course you got Dre and Cube as heavyweights in da industry now but with all dem whiteboyz in da audience going WESTSSSIIIDDDE you gotta know N.W.A is more than just about curse words and graphic violence and sex on records. It's a fuckin cultural phenomenon dat u best respect.
If there's any takeaway - it almost explained TOO much, I get where they goin with Aftermath and redemption - but I would loved to see more N.W.A creation processes. Why was Just don't Bite it written :lol: MC Ren and Yella's stories should got some attention, I can see why Ren complained lol. Yella coulda had a "Hey! I'm gonna direct porn" sidebar. Even some Warren G
They totally should do a MCU style hip hop universe movies with 2Pac Bio and dem playing Wu-Tang in da club where Eazy and Cube met could lead to like a real good ODB angle
DEEP SHIT... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJyss8iTWVw
and if you love Wu-Tang they back on tour on my coast. EDMONTON!! LEt's GO: http://www.unionevents.com/event/932765-wu-tang-clan-guests-edmonton/
(http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip08760.jpg)
different venue. here's to mics not muting Inspectach Deck like last year. I don't give a fuck with Meth and Rae don't show up, just get good sound quality lol
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Rickker708 on November 15, 2015, 04:54:21 AM
just got this in my email
Lupe Fiasco Wednesday, January 13, 2016 Neptune Theatre
My nephew is in college in Spokane, so I don't think he'll be joining me this time
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on November 27, 2015, 02:00:44 AM
A-F-R-O (All Flows Reach Out) dropping bombs over Classic RZA beats
. They're saying this Kid is the future https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=547DlGNUnMA
The mixtape is dope, don't sleep. He raps on DOOM beats, Animal Kingdom is that beat from GZA's Beneath the Surface i think http://allflowsreachout.com/basement/
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: MochaNutz on November 27, 2015, 11:56:32 PM
Royce x Primo x Pronte x DOOM
Phonte actually has a verse too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNeDMj5XRG0
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: J-Triumf on December 23, 2015, 05:41:13 AM
HOLY SHIT THIS IS AMAZING...THE 8-BIT BLACK ALBUM https://soundcloud.com/cw2k3-1/sets/the-8-bit-black-album
The vocals lose sync with the beats at certain parts, but damn I love how these old Nintendo tracks got remixed.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on March 25, 2016, 07:15:09 AM
Rest in Peace Phife Dawg.
I was never the biggest Tribe fan, but that night when the news broke the day after, I was bummed the hell out.
I'm gonna go listen to Tribe for awhile.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: Rickker708 on July 23, 2016, 08:12:13 AM
new Lupe free on his homepage. http://pickup.lupefiasco.com/
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 20, 2016, 08:53:21 AM
Bout damn time LUPE!! werd. TOZ like, how many more tribute shows does HHH have to do? RIP Phife.
MAN. I been picking up on some Prince Paul...then discovered this sick mix tape unofficial series. STreets are something. Did I link? Is it still around? I think it's on my other HD....THIS THO
Tramps (Prince Paul Show March 23 1999, PT. 1 of 3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PDah8p6C14
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: J-Triumf on August 20, 2016, 09:25:48 AM
2NE1 member CL debuting in America with a Wu-Tang cover!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr29X77OA5g
Even got Method Man himself in the video!
EDIT: I just realized...if she covers "They Reminisce Over You" would that make her CL Smooth? :P
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 26, 2016, 09:37:37 AM
it really surprised Meth would get on that. Or that CL with go with all that twerking :lol:
SHIT!! Bey is back from SA?! Aka Mos Def he teams up with Canada's A TRIBE CALLED RED. Bunch of Native rappers, nice mix, check out they first free joint: http://atribecalledred.com/download-a-tribe-called-red/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MD8IK19aec
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 26, 2016, 08:40:24 PM
OH FUCK!! Join it. and here I was gonna go for Happy Hour Eskimos Football watchin!
Q&A with Paul & RZA Today (http://i.imgur.com/1Ybykpw.jpg)
RZA and Paul will conduct a Reddit AMA today at 4pm PT / 7pm ET. Ask them anything at ama.reddit.com
what u think of their joint Anything But Words? it's a dope sound, the vocals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob4SOrM2dxk
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 27, 2016, 02:30:29 AM
LOL they (RZA) answered my questions :halo: (http://picroda.jphip.com/misc/jphip09253.jpg)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 28, 2016, 08:08:35 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7nGMd9SNiY
lol RZA HE CAN TAKE IT!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 03, 2016, 05:02:38 AM
WE NEED SOME KARDINAL!! :canada: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaDQUAaCwJY
HOLD UP! WAIT A MINUTE XD
Fuck this track alone should motivate us to do HHH again, eh Homie! :rofl:
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on September 26, 2016, 04:46:18 AM
Uhh so yeeah I went to see Drake and Future last Tues and whole bunch of wiggaz started wiggin out and I'm like LORD SAVE ME good thing KT had my back I think he napped it out by the rhird song or whatever. LOL the same people who sat in the same section who won the contest left like 2 songs in oh well! Pretty great section ROGERS PLACE ain't a bad seat in da house! THANKS KUNO THUNDER FOR DA HOOK UP!!! Lol that cute brown chick and her even cuter shy asian friend feelin up my beard YAASSS BITCH! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YCnrDr-yy4
Who who da fuck are these opening acts? :rofl: I gotta admit, he got the panties wet good on him but man I would rather hear ODB belt it than this. Nice light show though! (http://thumbnails116.imagebam.com/50649/bbaefc506489565.jpg) (http://www.imagebam.com/image/bbaefc506489565) (http://thumbnails115.imagebam.com/50649/0dd878506489595.jpg) (http://www.imagebam.com/image/0dd878506489595) (http://thumbnails115.imagebam.com/50649/87ed0c506489643.jpg) (http://www.imagebam.com/image/87ed0c506489643) (http://thumbnails115.imagebam.com/50649/5556e6506489675.jpg) (http://www.imagebam.com/image/5556e6506489675) (http://thumbnails116.imagebam.com/50649/f7681a506489716.jpg) (http://www.imagebam.com/image/f7681a506489716)
But I prefer Future even tho he also a Weezy influenced vocalized rapper it really gets you in da ignant mood. Masa let's do a Special!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on October 01, 2016, 04:49:24 PM
SHIT! CZARFACE IS BACK!! and Deck got shit LOCKED DOWN! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwyp6sUI1c8
diggin dis joint. FUCK LETS HHH! REAL HiP HoP HEADZ :jphip:
I believe the album drops in Novemebr!? 11/4!!!
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: RatBastich on November 19, 2016, 06:01:39 PM
I only learned recently that Phife had passed away earlier this year. May he rest in peace.
One of my personal fave MC's from one of my favorite groups of all time. I've listened to Quest from the beginning, and always will til its my checkout time.
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: muppet on February 18, 2017, 05:56:40 AM
Little Simz (Simbi Ajikawo)
(http://picroda.jphip.com/ladies/jphip03609.jpg)
Little Simz - Picture Perfect (Official Music Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIVGtd5kjsI)
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 03, 2020, 09:10:10 AM
A lil late....RIP Malik B. of The Roots crew passed away July 29, what a tribute by his band mates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq_so5swKH4
LETS GO MCING REST IN PARADISE
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: thatonezombie on August 05, 2020, 07:11:52 AM
RIP Malik B.
Damn, I ain't posted here in awhile :lol:. It's so crazy how timing works out. During this year, I've really listening to a TON of Black Thought. In a lot of ways it's like I'm hearing him for the first time. So to have Malik pass away is weird. TBH Black Thought in a lot of ways has rekindled a lot of what I love about hip hop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv0jU0ccUGQ
Title: Re: The Official Rap Thread
Post by: daigong on August 07, 2020, 07:56:40 PM
What is DAT u love bout hip hop? Is it THE SHOES XD https://youtu.be/w5ymBKUifLE
miss ya Brah I'm even more guilty as charged for not.being present. People relations over work : jphip:
Title: RIP MF Doom
Post by: daigong on January 01, 2021, 06:26:11 AM