Author Topic: The Official Rap Thread (Read 671537 times)

muppet · « **Reply #1760 on:** March 10, 2011, 11:35:01 PM »

lyrics are as true today as they were back then

thatonezombie · « **Reply #1761 on:** March 11, 2011, 05:06:30 AM »

Joell

daigong · « **Reply #1762 on:** March 13, 2011, 12:56:31 AM »

hot new shit!

Slaughterhouse – Everybody Down (Preview)
http://www.freeonsmash.com/videos/watch/vmb778y6ts6jrn9f/

GZA in town tonite!

Rae also breaks it down

eta:

DJ Premier vs. Pete Rock – Round 1 ripped from live DVD in Japan

2 hours! take a moment and soak that REAL HiP HoP in. Love the RZA intro via Wu-Tang Forever Disc 2

thatonezombie · « **Reply #1763 on:** March 16, 2011, 01:32:57 AM »

daigong · « **Reply #1764 on:** March 16, 2011, 08:21:35 AM »

RIP Nate Dogg

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.”

* daigong pours a little

Last I seen him was on Kush feat. Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, and he wasn't even listed in the "feat" :/

muppet · « **Reply #1765 on:** March 16, 2011, 11:50:29 AM »

Masa · « **Reply #1766 on:** March 16, 2011, 05:26:42 PM »

R.I.P. Nate Dogg!

daigong · « **Reply #1767 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.

No one even comes close.

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

* daigong pours a little

for Nate Dogg

daigong · « **Reply #1768 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!

The Game Tribute Track

via http://www.djskee.com/

daigong · « **Reply #1769 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

^ dope ass docu

daigong · « **Reply #1770 on:** March 20, 2011, 08:44:41 PM »

here's a fancam

damn it was on ustream too

J-Triumf · « **Reply #1771 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:

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.

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.

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.

daigong · « **Reply #1772 on:** March 27, 2011, 07:16:48 AM »

^ well said JTRI. Nate Dogg laid to rest today...Snoop getting a Nate tat

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://www.snoopdoggmerchandise.com/

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."

Hard to believe he's gone, still been playing his songs non-stop...

Snoop also throws his hat in the cause for Japan:

http://www.neffheadwear.com/help-japan.php

MochaNutz · « **Reply #1773 on:** March 28, 2011, 04:15:38 AM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQpxdOWRbfA&feature=player_embedded#at=55

daigong · « **Reply #1774 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

MochaNutz · « **Reply #1775 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

daigong · « **Reply #1776 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.

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.

MochaNutz · « **Reply #1777 on:** April 11, 2011, 03:02:29 AM »

Beastie Boys: Fight For your Right - revisited official trailer

30 min video coming soon! its gonna be fucking epic!

Foxy Brown · « **Reply #1778 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.

daigong · « **Reply #1779 on:** April 17, 2011, 07:34:07 AM »

Moms <3

lol Nas x Funny Or Die (Video)

X to da Z

LOL old school Wu interview, I recognize the lady's voice on 36 Chambers soundbites

talking about this video, with ODB dancing