The Official Rap Thread

[cool_kickin_dude]

Can't wait for the new Proof album to come out soon. It's sad to see him gone from D-12.

Anybody know where I can get some Lil Jon albums? my friend borrowed one of mine and he lost it.

[Masa]

Anybody know where I can get some Lil Jon albums? my friend borrowed one of mine and he lost it.

Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz - Crunk Juice album
http://www.sendspace.com/file/s2able

[cool_kickin_dude]

Thanks, now my friend took my kings of crunk cd. Anybody has it?

[A1]

^I think I have it

[MochaNutz]

not sure how old this is.

DJ OSK mixtape
Big L, Kool G Rap, Lord Finesse, Big Daddy Kane, Redman
remixed over RZA beats



http://rapidshare.com/files/7104680/djosk_rzavoir_dogs.rar.html

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"

[RionZ]

Haha, niice name

RZAvoir dogs, the title and the artist line-up sound good

*d/ls*

[cool_kickin_dude]

great stuff. one of my favorite movies with some great rap. listening to it right now. thanks Mocha!

[Masa]

My all time favorite MC is back!


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

DJ OSK mixtape
Big L, Kool G Rap, Lord Finesse, Big Daddy Kane, Redman
remixed over RZA beats

Thanks! That mixtape is pretty dope.

"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

[Masa]

"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

[daigong]

"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   and fuck...hope they show that MF Doom Xmas thing on Teletoon, else I gotta leech.

[Masa]

Is Hip Hop Dead?
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2737981

[MochaNutz]

"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 =)

[Masa]

New Raekwon interview about CL2:
http://www.hiphopgame.com/index2.php3?page=raekwon

[Tanier]

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)

[Masa]

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

[RionZ]

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

[Masa]

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

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

[Masa]

Common - A Dream music video:


Another visually stunning Com video

[Masa]

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

[hide321]

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