Hip Hop!

 This one needs re starting as well


 Artist: Nas
Album:  Illmatic
Song:   N.Y. State of Mind
Typed by: OHHLA Webmaster DJ Flash

[Intro: Nas]
Yeah yeah, aiyyo black it's time (word?)
(Word, it's time nigga?)
Yeah, it's time man (aight nigga, begin)
Yeah, straight out the fuckin dungeons of rap
Where fake niggaz don't make it back
I don't know how to start this shit, yo, now

[Verse One: Nas]
Rappers I monkey flip 'em with the funky rhythm I be kickin
Musician, inflictin composition
of pain I'm like Scarface sniffin cocaine
Holdin a M-16, see with the pen I'm extreme, now
Bulletholes left in my peepholes
I'm suited up in street clothes
Hand me a nine and I'll defeat foes
Y'all know my steelo with or without the airplay
I keep some E&J, sittin bent up in the stairway
Or either on the corner bettin Grants with the celo champs
Laughin at baseheads, tryin to sell some broken amps
G-Packs get off quick, forever niggaz talk shit
Remeniscing about the last time the Task Force flipped
Niggaz be runnin through the block shootin
Time to start the revolution, catch a body head for Houston
Once they caught us off guard, the Mac-10 was in the grass and
I ran like a cheetah with thoughts of an assassin
Pick the Mac up, told brothers, "Back up," the Mac spit
Lead was hittin niggaz one ran, I made him backflip
Heard a few chicks scream my arm shook, couldn't look
Gave another squeeze heard it click yo, my shit is stuck
Try to cock it, it wouldn't shoot now I'm in danger
Finally pulled it back and saw three bullets caught up in the chamber
So now I'm jetting to the building lobby
and it was filled with children probably couldn't see as high as I be
(So whatchu sayin?) It's like the game ain't the same
Got younger niggaz pullin the triggers bringing fame to they name
and claim some corners, crews without guns are goners
In broad daylight, stickup kids, they run up on us
Fo'-fives and gauges, Macs in fact
Same niggaz'll catch a back to back, snatchin yo' cracks in black
There was a snitch on the block gettin niggaz knocked
So hold your stash until the coke price drop
I know this crackhead, who said she gotta smoke nice rock
And if it's good she'll bring ya customers in measuring pots, but yo
You gotta slide on a vacation
Inside information keeps large niggaz erasin and they wives basin
It drops deep as it does in my breath
I never sleep, cause sleep is the cousin of death
Beyond the walls of intelligence, life is defined
I think of crime when I'm in a New York state of mind

("New York state of mine" --> Rakim *repeat 4X*)

[Verse Two: Nas]
Be havin dreams that I'ma gangster -- drinkin Moets, holdin Tecs
Makin sure the cash came correct then I stepped
Investments in stocks, sewein up the blocks
to sell rocks, winnin gunfights with mega cops
But just a nigga, walking with his finger on the trigger
Make enough figures until my pockets get bigger
I ain't the type of brother made for you to start testin
Give me a Smith and Wessun I'll have niggaz undressin
Thinkin of cash flow, buddah and shelter
Whenever frustrated I'ma hijack Delta
In the P.J.'s, my blend tape plays, bullets are strays
Young bitches is grazed each block is like a maze
full of black rats trapped, plus the Island is packed
From what I hear in all the stories when my peoples come back, black
I'm livin where the nights is jet black
The fiends fight to get crack I just max, I dream I can sit back
and lamp like Capone, with drug scripts sewn
Or the legal luxury life, rings flooded with stones, homes
I got so many rhymes I don't think I'm too sane
Life is parallel to Hell but I must maintain
and be prosperous, though we live dangerous
cops could just arrest me, blamin us, we're held like hostages
It's only right that I was born to use mics
and the stuff that I write, is even tougher than dykes
I'm takin rappers to a new plateau, through rap slow
My rhymin is a vitamin, held without a capsule
The smooth criminal on beat breaks
Never put me in your box if your shit eats tapes
The city never sleeps, full of villians and creeps
That's where I learned to do my hustle had to scuffle with freaks
I'ma addict for sneakers, twenties of buddah and bitches with beepers
In the streets I can greet ya, about blunts I teach ya
Inhale deep like the words of my breath
I never sleep, cause sleep is the cousin of death
I lay puzzle as I backtrack to earlier times
Nothing's equivalent, to the new york state of mind

("New York state of mind" --> Rakim *repeat 4X*)
("Nasty Nas" --> cut and scratched 8X)

good way to start it too! Every Preemo beat on that album is ridiculous

Q-Tip and Common Form New Group, The Standard

In an exclusive interview with XXLMag.com, A Tribe Called Quest frontman, Q-Tip, reveals he’s forming a new group with Common entitled The Standard. “Me and Common [are] getting ready to form a group,” ‘Tip tells XXLMag.com. “We’ll probably run it through the Uni [Universal Records] joint because we’re both on Universal.” According to The Abstract, it was Common who suggested the two from a group. “It was more of his suggestion,” he says. “He was like, “We just need to do a record.” So I’m really excited about that.” While the two haven’t started recording together yet, The Standard will start churning out material once the two starting touring together in a few weeks. As far as the production on the album, though, fans can expect Q-Tip to handle the majority. “I’m probably gonna do a lot of it,” ‘Tip says. “And we’ll get Kanye [West] on a couple things, but you know, that cat is busy.”


http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=13364

interesting. Would def have me more excited if it wasnt Q Tip handlin most of the production(unless of course it was the entire UMMAH, but with the fallin out they had, no chance sadly)

yeah it has potential... we'll see if it eventuates.

kanye pharrell and lupe are also meant to be teaming up. beats should be dope, but im not too sure if the rhymes will be up to scratch.

Wu Tang Clan - "Watch Your Mouth" off 8 Diagrams

not amazing, but nice to know they are on their way back with a new album with everyone on it

Listened to this on the way to work the other day.

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Gotta love it still.

 

Wu Tang Clan - "Watch Your Mouth" off 8 Diagrams (http://youtube.com/watch?v=DKmdO17u_Ic)

not amazing, but nice to know they are on their way back with a new album with everyone on it

Listened to this on the way to work the other day.

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Gotta love it still.

 8)

Been pumping Necro's new set of course. Took a few listens but I believe he really stepped his game up bigtime on this motherfucka.
Also listening to Strong Arm Steady's Deep Hearted. It's good, but seems a bit weird. All the members rap about Xzibit as if he's gonna jump on the track with 'em but he only features on one. Even Talib Kweli drops his name. I'm guessing they recorded their shit before they found out he wasn't staying a member. I thought that was made clear a while ago though. Strange indeed.  I could be mistaken, they might be dissing him, but it hasn't seemed like that on the few listens I've had.

I downlaoded the new PE joint How you sell soul to a soulless people who sold their soul the other day. Has anyone else heard it yet? I think its oookkkaaaayyy, its nothing particularly new, but then again if it aint broke dont fix it, innit? When you think about the fact the Chuck D is like 50 or something, thats pretty impressive in itself, he can definitely still rock a rhyme. Stand out tunes on the album for me Can you hear me now and Long and whining road

 
 Listening to Jay Z - The Black Album

 Sick album imo 

 
 Listening to Jay Z - The Black Album

 Sick album imo  :music:

 Now onto this

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 Now onto this

 (http://www.college.library.wisc.edu/cmc/pages_media/whatsnew/genius.jpg)

rollin the classics spanx

May I suggest one for ya?



hmmmmm on a bit of a different tip



Thug Life- Thug Life



shit name aside, 2pacs best album imo(Just pippin me against the world) at the line.


classic

 Got it on the DL now Q-Pac.

 I like Me Against the Worlds too. Great album

 Have actually been getting back into Snoop the last few days. Downloaded a heap of his newer albums. I think it's the fact he has cool as fuck ads on MTV at the moment ( about trying to get Australian citizenship). Feeling Rhythm & Gangsta and Paid Tha Costs

 Need some more new beats- any suggestions people?

 

 

 

 

that snoop doco we watched on sunday was gold

 Ha ha yeah.

 The more I see of him the more I think he is the coolest man alive.

 

Ha ha yeah.

 The more I see of him the more I think he is the coolest man alive.

 

I always think that too, untill I hear him rap. God he's fucking terrible. He should stand there and just talk about stuff for his next single. No rapping, just talking regularly, perhaps telling us about what he's going to do that day. I'd be all over that.

 Yeah he's certainly no Rakim.

 Makes a nice change from the hardcore stuff I have been playing lately though
 

 Need some more new beats- any suggestions people?

 

Strong Arm Steady's new album is pretty decent. Deep Hearted. Some of the beats on it are straight fire!

that snoop doco we watched on sunday was gold :lol:

I always think that too, untill I hear him rap. God he's fucking terrible. He should stand there and just talk about stuff for his next single. No rapping, just talking regularly, perhaps telling us about what he's going to do that day. I'd be all over that.

i got die ruggged man die in the car..

i think this guy is one of the top 10 mc's of all time, i know its a big call but he has the illest flow

Strong Arm Steady's new album is pretty decent. Deep Hearted. Some of the beats on it are straight fire!

 Got them on the DL now!

 More please.

 

I always think that too, untill I hear him rap. God he's fucking terrible. He should stand there and just talk about stuff for his next single. No rapping, just talking regularly, perhaps telling us about what he's going to do that day. I'd be all over that.

Bah. I heart Snoop forever!

i'd like to see snoop do a spoken word tour!

fo rizzle

Got them on the DL now!

 More please.

 

the entire kool g rap collection.. his new shit shows why he is still top of the games..

 Got them

Got them

emc - masta ace, punchline, stricklin & wordsworths group

grab the old masta ace stuff while yr at it

Bah. I heart Snoop forever!

the entire kool g rap collection.. his new shit shows why he is still top of the games..

 Got them :hyper:

emc - masta ace, punchline, stricklin & wordsworths group

grab the old masta ace stuff while yr at it

Masta Ace-Welcome to the slaughterhouse


His best album by a mile imo

While not strictly hip hop I just grabbed Nightmares On Wax - In A Space Outta Sound...sick beats

Read in onion today that Jazzmatazz 4 is out

Next pay I am huntin that shit down!!!

Read in onion today that Jazzmatazz 4 is out :drool:

Next pay I am huntin that shit down!!!

was listenin to that earlier today. Whilst Solar cops a heap, for well, basically bein a douche, the man knows his way around the boards

Read in onion today that Jazzmatazz 4 is out

Next pay I am huntin that shit down!!!

dude i got it off albumbase the day it came out...surely its still around the traps?

dude i got it off albumbase the day it came out...surely its still around the traps?

Yeah, should be easily found as inertia are distributing it in Oz...


Katalyst's latest album fucking rocks. Very smooth, laid back, and quite well produced.

I have been getting in to Greenhouse Effect recently.  I have missed it so I figure others might have too - check it out for sure.

Who's in that again? Blueprint and....?

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Philly in tha House!!!

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Philly in tha House!!!

If ya haven't checked out Evidence's 'The Weatherman' yet, peep it. Good shit.

does anyone know if midnight marauders or low end theory of tcq has been repressed? cant seem to find it online rec stores

does anyone know if midnight marauders or low end theory of tcq has been repressed? cant seem to find it online rec stores

I have been getting in to Greenhouse Effect recently.  I have missed it so I figure others might have too - check it out for sure.

yeah good shit, got a whole much of that on a random cd with some electric (company) as well... highly rated, some real nice bouncy beats, mcing not always mind blowing but mad vibes n shit yeeeeeeea :P

yeah good shit, got a whole much of that on a random cd with some electric (company) as well... highly rated, some real nice bouncy beats, mcing not always mind blowing but mad vibes n shit yeeeeeeea :P

Electric Company is dope. Mind u Insight could prolly put out a trance record and id like it.

does anyone know if midnight marauders or low end theory of tcq has been repressed? cant seem to find it online rec stores

Shouldn't be to hard to find originals of both of these.

Shouldn't be to hard to find originals of both of these.

does anyone know if midnight marauders or low end theory of tcq has been repressed? cant seem to find it online rec stores

i would sell u mine, except, i dont want to:)

heh nah, try B Sharp. Ive def seen em both in there a number of times

i would sell u mine, except, i dont want to:)

heh nah, try B Sharp. Ive def seen em both in there a number of times

 Finally downloaded a few albums from back in the day.

 Used to like Nine- Whutcha Want from seeing it on Rage (see sig) . Downloaded the album it was on and it is seriously terrible except for 2 tracks. No wonder he fell off badly.

 Also grabbed Das Ex- Straight Up Sewaside, can't believe I haven't grabbed it before now really. I am a big fan of Dead Serious and Hold It Down and while this isn't quite as good, it has Baknaffeck on it which was an anthem for me and a couple of mates back in the day Love the hyper style of rhyming and the bouncy funked up productions. Has a couple pf average tracks but still entertaining.

 Listended to Jedi Mind Tricks - Servants in Heaven, Kings is Hell which is really really good. Production is absolutely amazing, so many wicked vocal snippets, strings and melodies. MCing is awesome as well, more 'horror core' than my normal taste but it def compliments the beats. Also 'the' Rugged Man verse is mindblowong.

 Next up is Percee P- Perserverance

  Also grabbed Das Ex- Straight Up Sewaside, can't believe I haven't grabbed it before now really. I am a big fan of Dead Serious and Hold It Down and while this isn't quite as good, it has Baknaffeck on it which was an anthem for me and a couple of mates back in the day Love the hyper style of rhyming and the bouncy funked up productions. Has a couple pf average tracks but still entertaining.

Yeah, great album. Love the 2nd or 3rd track... Check It Out.

Listended to Jedi Mind Tricks - Servants in Heaven, Kings is Hell which is really really good. Production is absolutely amazing, so many wicked vocal snippets, strings and melodies. MCing is awesome as well, more 'horror core' than my normal taste but it def compliments the beats. Also 'the' Rugged Man verse is mindblowong.

Stoupe is a fucking amazing producer. Production-wise I have not been let down by a Jedi album. His ear for creating cinematic and inspiring music is spot-on. If you haven't copped any of JMT's other albums, then it will be worth it for ya! Visions of Ghandi especially. Non Phixion collabo track on that is damn fine indeed.

Next up is Percee P- Perserverance

Be prepared for a good listen man. Took a couple of goes for me, but it just gets better and better the more you listen to it.

Oh jeebus, I havn't listend to Das EFX in years!



So loving the new Pegz album - Burn City   

So different to his other albums...

Yeah, great album. Love the 2nd or 3rd track... Check It Out.


Stoupe is a fucking amazing producer. Production-wise I have not been let down by a Jedi album. His ear for creating cinematic and inspiring music is spot-on. If you haven't copped any of JMT's other albums, then it will be worth it for ya! Visions of Ghandi especially. Non Phixion collabo track on that is damn fine indeed.


Be prepared for a good listen man. Took a couple of goes for me, but it just gets better and better the more you listen to it.

still dont think JMT have come close to matchin their debut, Violent by Design. i like Vinnie Paz, but without Jus Allah(who left after VBD),i dont think he has the scope lyrically to carry an entire album

agreed bout Stoupe-Amazing producer

i would sell u mine, except, i dont want to:)

heh nah, try B Sharp. Ive def seen em both in there a number of times

I saw Midnight Marauders in there today. If it's gone just ask Mikey or Todd to oder you a copy, I'm pretty sure it gets repressed quite a bit. Even if it doesn't, they got the hookups and they'll track it down.

And yeah, no way I'm selling mine either

Used to like Nine- Whutcha Want from seeing it on Rage (see sig) . Downloaded the album it was on and it is seriously terrible except for 2 tracks. No wonder he fell off badly.

Whutcha Want is a fucking BAD tune! So slept on it wasn't funny. Ta Raas and Red Rum were decent cuts from that album too from what I can remember.

I saw Midnight Marauders in there today. If it's gone just ask Mikey or Todd to oder you a copy, I'm pretty sure it gets repressed quite a bit. Even if it doesn't, they got the hookups and they'll track it down.

And yeah, no way I'm selling mine either

Whutcha Want is a fucking BAD tune! So slept on it wasn't funny. Ta Raas and Red Rum were decent cuts from that album too from what I can remember.

whutcha want is an all time fave of mine. Anytime im playin a strictly hip hop set, its always gets played. His second album, Cloud 9, copped a lot of shit. But i really liked it. Havent heard it in a long long time mind u...

still dont think JMT have come close to matchin their debut, Violent by Design. i like Vinnie Paz, but without Jus Allah(who left after VBD),i dont think he has the scope lyrically to carry an entire album

JMT's debut was actually 'The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological & Electro-Magnetic Manipulation of Human Consciousness', but seeing as it's such a mouthful I can forgive you for missing it! Vinnie Paz was calling himself Ikon the Verbal Hologram or some shit on it. I think Apathy was on it too and he had some similarly weird name for hisself.
Talking about scope in lyrics, I can see what you mean. Paz has always been dark as fuck and usually concentrates his words on subjects such as killing faggot rappers and killing Christians and killing innocent bystanders if they get in the way of his killing faggot rappers and Christians. For anyone not a fan of the death-rap/horror-rap/gore-rap/murder-rap genre then this can sure take it's toll after one or two tracks. This genre of rap is my favourite though, so I can listen to Vinnie spit lyrical murder all motherfuckin day!

I saw Midnight Marauders in there today. If it's gone just ask Mikey or Todd to oder you a copy, I'm pretty sure it gets repressed quite a bit. Even if it doesn't, they got the hookups and they'll track it down.

And yeah, no way I'm selling mine either :biggrin:


Whutcha Want is a fucking BAD tune! So slept on it wasn't funny. Ta Raas and Red Rum were decent cuts from that album too from what I can remember.

whutcha want is an all time fave of mine. Anytime im playin a strictly hip hop set, its always gets played. His second album, Cloud 9, copped a lot of shit. But i really liked it. Havent heard it in a long long time mind u...

ah yeah good point. I dunno why, but i dont even think of that as JMT album. lol it always slips my mind

JMT's debut was actually 'The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological & Electro-Magnetic Manipulation of Human Consciousness', but seeing as it's such a mouthful I can forgive you for missing it! Vinnie Paz was calling himself Ikon the Verbal Hologram or some shit on it. I think Apathy was on it too and he had some similarly weird name for hisself.
Talking about scope in lyrics, I can see what you mean. Paz has always been dark as fuck and usually concentrates his words on subjects such as killing faggot rappers and killing Christians and killing innocent bystanders if they get in the way of his killing faggot rappers and Christians. For anyone not a fan of the death-rap/horror-rap/gore-rap/murder-rap genre then this can sure take it's toll after one or two tracks. This genre of rap is my favourite though, so I can listen to Vinnie spit lyrical murder all motherfuckin day!

this came directly from Phonte of little brother.. i can prove it.

here is the text file that came with that download.


If you enjoy what you hear, please purchase it on 10/23 or come check us out on tour.

Catch our tourdates and all other updates at www.myspace.com/littlebrother

Thanks for your support.

I'm fitna go eat some waings and watch Mad Men...

One Love,
Tay





http://www.zshare.net/download/4165849db21191/

ah yeah good point. I dunno why, but i dont even think of that as JMT album. lol it always slips my mind

No doubt, it really doesn't sound like a JMT album when you compare it to the rest.

 Had the misfortune of hearing some Necro earlier today.

 Oh lordy what total fuckin crap.

 Made it through a total of 1.5 tracks.

 

No doubt, it really doesn't sound like a JMT album when you compare it to the rest.

Had the misfortune of hearing some Necro earlier today.

 Oh lordy what total fuckin crap.

 Made it through a total of 1.5 tracks.

 

    He's my favourite. :P  

:2c:    He's my favourite. :P :slayer:  :pimp:

Had the misfortune of hearing some Necro earlier today.

 Oh lordy what total fuckin crap.

 Made it through a total of 1.5 tracks.

 

lol yeah hes certainly not for everyone. Not a huge fan of his MCing at all(noteable exception-Children coming up from the Grave) but the man can seriously make some stunning beats.

lol yeah hes certainly not for everyone. Not a huge fan of his MCing at all(noteable exception-Children coming up from the Grave) but the man can seriously make some stunning beats.

i'm listening to j dilla - donuts atm, not bad

 Donuts rocks 

 Donuts rocks  :music:

R.I.P

 He died from Lupus or some shit as well.

 Not very hip hop, it's more opera or even ragtime.

 FIX UP DILLA

 Nah but seriously RIP.

 Didn't realise how much I liked his work until I looked into him a year or so back. Mad skills

Yeah you look back and so many times its like, "wow, didnt realise he produced Pharcydes "Passin me By" (for eg)

responsible for some absolute classics

He died from Lupus or some shit as well.

 Not very hip hop, it's more opera or even ragtime.

Or George Costanza... 

 All-RZA beats ('93-'97 era) instrumental mix via floodwatchmusic.com

4th Chamber
For Heaven’s Sake
C.R.E.A.M.
Duel of the Iron Mic
Box in Hand
Triumph
Brooklyn Zoo II (Tiger Crane)
Cold World
Soul Controller
Ice Cream
Liquid Swords
Don’t U Know
Camay
I Gotcha Back
Can It Be All So Simple
Shimmy Shimmy Ya
Living in the World Today
Hippa to Da Hoppa
Criminology
Baby Come On
Labels
It’s Yourz
Goin’ Down
Glaciers of Ice
Da Mystery of Chessboxin’
Iron Maiden
The Stomp
Bring the Pain
Daytona 500
Damage
Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthin’ ta F’ Wit
Release Yo Delf
260
Protect Ya Neck II The Zoo
Black Jesus
Gold
Dog Shit
Incarcerated Scarfaces
Brooklyn Zoo
Assassination Day
All I Need (Razor Sharp Mix)
Raw Hide
Little Ghetto Boys
Wild Flower
P.L.O. Style
Snakes
Bells of War
Shadowboxin’
The Faster Blade
Heaven and Hell

http://floodwatchmusic.com/audio/RazorSharpBlends.mp3

http://floodwatchmusic.com/blog2/index.php/2007/10/22/rzarrecting-the-mental-dead/

Or George Costanza...  :E

08 is gonna satisfy all my old school cravings and some new new ones by the looks of the things

might have to check this out...



http://www.koko.uk.com/gigs.php?event=449

GZA
Performing Liquid Swords
7:00pm - Sun 9th Dec 2007

GZA aka The Genius, from Brooklyn is most well known as a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan. In addition to appearing on all the Wu-Tang Clan albums he has released five solo albums and has appeared on many other Clanmate's solo releases. This show sees him performing his 1995 solo album Liquid Swords.

 If you don't go you officially are gay.

 You wont be able to become hetero again.

 

just bagged two tickets

 That hurts me a lot 

i'm so jealous. i love that album

 As well you should. It's absolutely amazing 

fuck yeah, def my fav Wu album

thats prob the only wu album i would actually listen to these days maybe 36 chambers at a stretch

 I still thrash them.

 You are kidding yourself if you think there has been much hip hop released since then that touches the first round of Wu albums.

 

just different strokes for different folks

oooooooooooh

new ghostface album dec 4

from what i've heard about his live shows i'd be very keen to check him out when i'm OS, hopefully he tours!

that would be sweet

Just listening to Wu-Tang's 8 Diagrams. Not sure if this will be the same as the official release, there are some tracks missing when compared to the one's RZA mentioned in an interview with Scratch magazine last month. It sounds pretty good though, a real mature effort. Couple of Wu bangas on there, but for the majority it's not a run-of-the-mill Wu-Tang album. I like it after the first couple of listens. Can't wait to listen to it stoned. Hmmmm, after work tomorrow morning!!!

*EDIT Just copped Ghostface's The Big Doe Rehab too! I fucking love the internets! This sounds even better than I found Fishscale to be! Fucking Wu back in business y'all!!!

this weekend...

http://www.koko.uk.com/gigs.php?event=449

GZA
Performing Liquid Swords
7:00pm - Sun 9th Dec 2007

GZA aka The Genius, from Brooklyn is most well known as a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan. In addition to appearing on all the Wu-Tang Clan albums he has released five solo albums and has appeared on many other Clanmate's solo releases. This show sees him performing his 1995 solo album Liquid Swords.

Yeah, enjoy mate. Wish I was there to witness the Genius in the flesh. As long as it's not spoken word styleez against a red curtain and shit! Ha ha, that would be some next-level Wu shit!

for those who know them...

pimp c of ugk died

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071205/ap_en_mu/obit_pimp_c

spice 1 got shot

http://www.ballerstatus.com/article/news/2007/12/3662/

so last night was the night of the GZA gig here in london...

the venue was about 30m from the tube station which was convenient and there was a coffee shop right across the road so we popped in to chill before the venue opened up. in the time it took for us to have a drink the line quadrupled in size. the doors opened at 7 and it took about 20 mins or so to get in. once we got in we had a quick look around the venue. it was brilliant... similar size stage to thebby but the layout of the place was much better, with 4 levels with balconies and loads of bars. very cool venue, i hope i get to go back there...

the warm up dj kinda sucked to the point where he started to get booed after two hours or reggae and dub step. it was almost like going to see those chinese terracotta warriors, no one was moving on the dance floor. to his credit he did drop some acapellas over the dub step which sounded ok, but overall the warm up set sucked a fat one.

finally, the genius came on stage alongside killah preist and dreddy kruger. they ripped straight into the liquid swords album with the intro from shogun assassin, and they only really stopped when the sound on a tune wasnt quite right. they were playing some of the instrumentals of vinyl which sounded ok, but a few tracks were coming straight out of a sampler/sequencer and the levels were a bit dull in spots. once they heard the sound was out, they would bring the tune back and do  it again after fixing the levels. kinda glad they took the time to do it instead of just rolling with sub par sound. the crowd got into all the big tunes off the album, there was an awesome vibe and the pain of having to endure the worst warm up dj ever was soon forgotten.

after 45 minutes the album was finished but gza wasnt ready to go home. he ended up doing some requests, some stuff off cuban linx, old dirty's album, deck's verse off triumph clan in the front, wu tang clan aint nothing to fuck with, and a bunch of other stuff. the crowd went ballistic throwing Ws in the air and chanting wu-tang.

he was well tipsy by the end of it and had a few rants about the current state of hip hop which caused the crowd to yell out fuck 50 cent and diss a few other people who suck gza did a bit of the show from the crowd as well, he was really having a good time and didnt seem to care too much about wrapping the show up.

this is only the third time the liquid swords album has been performed, and gza was suprised at the support he had gotten from it, given the album is now 12 years old. after 2 hours on stage he finally bought the show to a close, just in time for us to catch one of the last tubes home.... good timing

maja managed to take a few videos with her phone so once i get a chance ill try and upload them, but there were loads of cameras around and gza said half of the show should be on youtube

the only let down of the night... finding out ghostface played in brighton last week

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FVuVAo1MOc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh-kc3hvIXo

couple of vids from last night...

Apathy - Baptism By Fire < Dope
A few jacked beats but he does them justice.
Fuckin FUNNY ASS phonejaxx skits, calling up Phat Beats and the Tattoo shop.
"I wanna get a tattoo of a party"
 

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and here is a promo mixtape for 8 diagrams: http://www.loud.com/downloads/Wu-TangReturns.zip

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=31U6wKbaosQ

Foreign Beggars Feat. Skinnyman - Hold On

 Apathy 

Apathy 

co-sign


still the King

did a bit of a reshuffle on the old i-pod

finally ( ) got apathy - eastern promise on there - like everything ive heard on it so far, pretty dope!

found a live recording of a ghostface concert i didnt even know i had, so i put that on, not too sure what its like tho.

mf doom = milli vanilli

http://thekaoseffect.com/blog/?p=296

Anyone heard of Plastic Little?

Heard one of their tracks "I'm not a Thug" on Solid Steel Podcast and it's pretty cool. Same vein as Spank Rock and Ugly Duckling.

And I like them because they have a track called Crambodia.

http://www.myspace.com/plasticlittlerap

getting more into hip hop atm but b fucked if i can mix it. bit over dnb. 2 many of you munted schmucks out there. can still mix better than any of you cunts anyway. 

getting more into hip hop atm but b fucked if i can mix it. bit over dnb. 2 many of you munted schmucks out there. can still mix better than any of you cunts anyway. 

You can't mix hiphop?

It's easy.

Song nearly ends = fade in next song. Repeat.

You can't mix hiphop?

It's easy.

Song nearly ends = fade in next song. Repeat.

lol u clown


Its a strange one cos although the actually beat mixing is over quickly, its for this reason it needs to be spot on right away, as u dont get "a quiet patch" to correct it

Keyser's Guide To Mixing Hip Hop
Step 1. Pop yo collar
Step 2. Any dirt that may have accumulated on your shoulders must be removed henceforth
Step 3. Clear a two metre space around the decks. This area shall be reserved for 'shawties', 'shorties' or 'shortees' only.
Step 4. Place vinyl on turntable or CD in CD-J. Press play.
Step 5. Wait for blunt to be handed to you.
Step 6. Back slap any haters trying to get at you dawg.
Step 7. Tell that bitch sucking yo dick to slow down, this ain't a motherfucking race ho.
Step 8. When song is about to finish, get next tune ready. You don't even have to beat match, no one cares about the music. They just wanna check your fly stylee, so as long as you flex during the silence, you're guaranteed to get them ladies wet and the fellas crunk.
Step 9. Repeat these steps for 1 to 2 hours.
Additional notes:
                        I suggest having a limit to the amount of bitches you allow back to your pad. Three to four can be handled with decorum, but let me tell you god, when you got 5 bitches up in your face wanting that good dick, things can get messy.
                       Song requests? Hell no playa! Tell the requestee that they should go the bar and order a Haterade, mixed to taste with a healthy dose of Fuckalldat Juice, na mean?
                        If you lack the skills to even change a record or CD, take some pointers from big name DJ's. The latest Blazin compilation set to repeat will allow you to engage in many a pimp-like activity without having to worry about the little things like music.

 

D/L'd GIANT PANDA'S - Fly school reunion last night.. wikid album with an awesome vibe. reminds me of a few UD cuts.. stryke, right up ur ally

also got the ghostface/Jay Z mash khem put up. not really feelin it yet, gotta hear it again b4 i pass judgement..

go to Albumhunt.com for mp3 goodness

what he said. its easy to mix hiphop - damn hard to mix it well.

wide range in BPMs doesnt help either.

yer thats a good album. Think it was the first album released on Thes Ones's label. Had u picked the chinese dude that sometimes rhymes in frencH:P

i knew there was sum weird accent on him, would never of guessed he was japanese tho... i like that aspect tho..frog sushi frenchanese style:)

also gettin into the 'Sandpeople' album 'Honest Racket' from around octoberish... its such a dope album, tidy tidy production! with some awesome rymes.Got a feeling its gonna get a thrashing in my player!!

Illmaculate stands out in the group.hangin for him to get his solo album done,till then i gotta settle with the mix tape. reminds me a little of Apathy crossed j love kinda.. sweet sounds!!

i love albumhunt

aaah, so THATS your breaks mixing technique too?!


















 

cheers to Headache for the NYGz hookup. First hip hop album I've really felt*edit-in a while*. Off Premieres own label so he handles a ton of the production. Grimey sounding late 90s NY shit

Yeah, that Welcome to G-Dom album? G'z and Hustlaz is a pretty sick track. Preeeemoooo!!!

that's the one. Reminds me a lot of Screwballs stuff which i always liked and noticed Black Poet actually features on it

 
i still listen the your mix cds steve, great mixing!

guys - what is the best/cheapest site to order hip hop?

 :lol:
i still listen the your mix cds steve, great mixing!

guys - what is the best/cheapest site to order hip hop?

I found that www.undergroundhiphop.com is by far the best site to get hip hop from. Wax, CD's, clothing, mags, everything under the 'ip 'op sun. It's an American site, but it works out cheaper than buying your stuff here anyway if you order in quantity (say 5 CD's or 12"s at a time). Seriously, this site is the bomb shit. Been the only place I buy my shit from (excluding Aussie stuff) for a long time. Plus you get to chose from a wide variety of free shit if your order is over $35 and so on. Decent shit, their bi-monthly mixtapes have to be picked up for sure. Shipping gets better the more you order, I've never been on there and spent less than 200 bucks at a time! Too much!!! Check it out!

cheers dude 

cheers dude  :biggrin:

 

Soz for the DP but just dl'ed Kool G Rap's latest. At first glance it doesn't sound too bad.
Pro- Premier produces a track
Con- Haylie Duff is featured on said track
Pro- Imagining Haylie Duff getting fucked by Kool G Rap AND Premo in the booth while she records her chorus

that tracks nice though

Yeah, not bad. Was worried when I saw her name on it, but she doesn't get much of a chance to do too much damage   

 Can't get enough of The Roots - Things Fall Apart atm.

 Seriously wicked album!

all of the roots = teh win

This has blown me away. The most gangsta video clip I've ever seen in my life. LA the Darkman has taken it to another level! NSFW due to violence.


Props go to Myles for finding an insane amount of unbelievably crazy shit on the Net last night! I don't know how he does it, but he found about six or seven random clips that fucking killed me!

This one had us in stitches:

Soulja Boy Tellem + 50 Cent

I Like Soulja Boy, I Like Soulja Boy

wow he sound completely different than he used to

If you like that, try and get your hands on the Bloquera EP. It's Giant Panda + Thes 1 from People Under The Stairs. Some dope smooth shit right there.

this has just blown my mind.... WTF!!!! 

 :how how good is discogs?!??!??!?!?!?

tunes i'v been after for ages. mwaaaaaahhhhhh

Is that the same Soulja Boy from the Mo Thugs (Bone Thugs n Harmony) family?

I doubt it.

nah definitely not

well you should bloody well load up that swanky chronometer of yours on the hip hop tip and stop giving me d'n'b tunes i've just downloaded!  na but seriously hook us up

I gotta admit, theres not a lot comin out atm that really does it for me. Always been a big fan of the boom bap style, but even the guys that specialize in it(SOB, Demigodz, Eso etc) are steering away from it. Having a l lot more luck with albums I may have missed over the years, but thats kinda sad.

Hmmm..... you seem to have Nas on your mind a fair bit lately.

if i'm gettin the right vibe from ur sig Blake....ohhhhh shit. LARGE PORTION YES!!! hummana hummana

Stop teasing us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:yay:

if you cant do the maths based on what information is available you deserved to be teased

Oh I do get it, thats why I said it!

Just can't wait for the official announcement!!!

hehe fair enough... sounds like its gonna be a good show based on the limited info that i have seen in blake's sig

I'm getting mixed messages from it haha. Surely it can't be what I think it might be.

del the funkee homosapien has a new album dropping in a week or two. check youtube for the first single - working it.

cant wait to hear the whole thing...

Ok, I guess it was exactly what I was thinking it might be.

AWESOME!

strangely enough being released on Def Jux i believe. Always dug Del, has his own style

didn't read any other post cept this one was like WTF


now makes mores sense

brown isn't a style

its a state of mind

It's a stain of mine 

i just found out i missed out on seeing little brother!



on top of that im gonna miss out on guru doing a jazzamatazz gig with live sax, trumpet, keys and drums cos my money is all tied up when its on!



rakim is here soon, might have to see the microphone fiend!

I hate you 

Dang!!!!


Double dang!

i am so jealous - i gotta see him b4 he gets too old

Bring him out with Kool G Rap! 

now that would be a dream come true..

Oath!

Have just heard that the rumoured Beatnuts/Roc Raida show is supposedly going ahead on Anzac day at HQ with Jeru The Damaja being added to the bill.

If this is true then bugger me, I'm there with bells on. Jeru is one of me faves 


edit - Speaking of Jeru, did anybody check out his album from last year called Still Rising? I know me and Steve had basically written the guy off for some reason, but it's actually dope!

Did ya go see the Beatnuts with Craze and Roc Raida at that Beat Fest show a few years back? Was well wicked.

Negative Think  I vaguely remember seeing posters for that and crying myself to sleep at night because I was underage and hadn't quite developed the deviant ways I live by today haha. I did see Raida with Lord Finesse though and that still remains as probably my second fondest memory of hip hop. Finesse going back to back with Raida was absolutely insane. Went blow for blow with him too until Raida started pulling out some next level impossible type shit.

Yeah good looking out on that one mate. Listened a few times now, very good

How did you find Rugged Intellect? Shithouse name aside.

still havent listened yet. Read a review that sounds like I'll dig it. Will give it a play tonight

You will, trust me 

Good


Better

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Best

lol i reckon evidence sux  hey

I used to hate him, but I really, really dig that album. Best of 2007 imo.

hmmm, i shall check it out then

Not a huge fan of Evidence, but this album was pretty dope. However, this
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was released in 2007, so no.

for me this was without doubt my fav release for 07 (although technically i didnt hear til 08)
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Anticon, bully, mush, rhymesayers, strange famous, are some of my favourite hip hop record labels.

without even hearing Evidence's album yet, agree 100% that Percee's is better

You have a very good point....

but I'm sticking to my guns! 

lol i'll grab it and check it out just for u mate;)

yeah this got a fair thrashing on the ipod

ok yup, Rugged Intellect-Shit name but fkn dope MC! He's like a combo of all ya fave MCs. Awesome flow

after only a few songs, agree completely. nice.

If you ain't checked these out yet, check em for fuck's sake! Gold ish.

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Fucking nice album. Fucking niiiiiiice. Nice album is niiiiiiiiiiiice.

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Yeah, you knew it Quaz and Headache!

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WADDUP CUZZIN?!?
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I'll post more when I'm not using the shittiest internet connection in the world.

Illogic, his solo album "cellestial clockwork" is dope, "unforeseen shadows" is casual. Greenhouse effect are fucking tight. The best tracks I've heard from greenhouse effect were on a compilation called "euphony", various artists including Aesop Rock, The Presence (dope cunts), Lodek, Deposit, Vastaire etc. Definately one to find if your into that type of thing.

Awesome album! jeru is awesome!
don't really get into percee p. Latest was ok but just doesn't rock my world unfortunately. Puts on a pretty good show but I guess just not my cup of tea.
been thrashing out some old stuff....
return of the boom bap, Kickin afrolistics, Slaughterhouse, by all means necesary.

Man haven't heard from the Damaja for a while, better check that out.

 

To be honest, I didn't think Percees album was that great when I first heard it (think it was the beats), but after a few listens I was sold and it keeps getting better and better every time I play it.

I liked the beats and for me they make the album. Its percee's fast rap style that, while I find very impressive and quite a skill, I really cant get into. Good for one or two songs but I just cant understand half of what he's saying and that makes it hard for me to stay focussed for too long.

Keep listening man. The shit grows on you. Madlib's productions aren't the type to be easily enjoyed and easily disposed of.
As for the fast-paced nature of Percee's delivery, just concentrate man!  It's well worth listening to what he has to say, his punchlines are often hilarious and the more you listen to hip hop, the easier it becomes to detect what an artist is sayng. So my advice is to pump ya hip hop 24/7 util you become fluent in rap-speak. You'll be rapping along with Twista in no time mate.

My favourite Percee P line, from The Dirt and Filth with Aesop

Spit bombs, leave your clique harmed, like sit coms
Funny how honeys get charmed
Call me Perc cos I'm always on some chicks arm

^^^

The troof!

Track with Aesop is just nuts.

Bumped this for the first time in ages today. Dope old school grimey new york shit!

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dread scott aint got nothin to prove

dopeness for sure

 One of the most underrated albums ever imo!

 One of my faves for sure.

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EMC= Masta Ace, Punchline, Wordsworth and Strick. Sweet album.

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Gotta love this Honda shit.

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If ya don't know, get to know.

just finished listening to that eMC album. Whilst theres a couple throwaway joints, def a tight album overall

When the east is in the house, oh my god, danger! Sick album!

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Such a dope MC, probably the best punchlines you'll ever hear.

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Urban Thermo Dynamics, this is some awesome stuff. Some of Mos Def's finest work imo.

Fucking yeah!!! Fucking loved Chino ever since I heard 'Nunca' on Triple J's Hip Hop show many moons ago. Seriously skilled.

Such a shame he's never really had a 'proper' release. To think what he could do if say a Pete Rock or Premo type producer took him under their wing is just scary.

Yeah, if those cats can make cunts like XXXtina sound good, then it would be outta this world. Too bad cunts like XXXtina are paying better these days. 

Dbl pst. Sz. lol

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So much dope shit, just listening to some shit I ain't heard in a while.

ghostface is just about to drop another album, this time a collection of b sides and rarities entitled 'wallabee champ'

im a massive GFK fan, so im looking forward to checkin it out...

won a cd last week from Alchemy Radio... Dj Brasco from France, features a bunch of MC's like Wildchild,Tasherre d'enagetic,frank n dank, Rasco and stacks of others over his beats. all his beats are fukn quality aswell.

man it feels good winning shit!

Was just digging deep and pulled out a few old ones the otherday. Cali agents/How the west was won and rasco/Time waits for no man.
Fucking gold.
Havnt been on the level with that sort of hip hop for a while. Was good. Bring back old memories and such.

SeEk.

One hit wonders imo.

The Roots have a new album out soon - "Rising Down" - due out April 29th.

Track listing with notes from ?uestlove:

The Pow Wow
Rising Down- feat. Mos Def and Styles P
Get Busy- feat. Dice Raw, Peedi Crack and DJ Jazzy Jeff @15
75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction)
(Time Up)
Criminal- feat. Saigon and Truck North
I Will Not Apologize- feat. P.O.R.N. and Dice Raw
I Can't Help It- feat. Malik B and P.O.R.N.
Singing Man- feat. Truck North and P.O.R.N.
Up There (Unwritten)- feat. Mercedes Martinez
Lost Desire- feat. Talib Kweli and Malik B
The Show- feat. Common
Rising Up- feat. Chrisette Michelle and Wale
Birthday Girl- feat. Patrick Stump

Wow. The inclusion of Styles P, Peedi Crack and Saigon as guest artists comes as a suprise.

9th Wonder & Buckshot - Go All Out (feat. Charlie Murphy)

http://videos.onsmash.com/v/8eXc8TrR8bv8a7nu

im all over this 4 sure

 
Nice one Khem. Love Charlie Murphy's True ______ Stories!!! This is gold!

have heard a few of the new Roots tunes. Very nice. Black Thought is just sick

dloaded the new Akrobatic last night. Hopefully get a chance to listen to it today-Got some good reviews

 Keenest man alive.

 

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 Most awesome film clip ever!

I been caning all the PE Albums in my car last few weeks, fave album has allways been Takes A Nation Of Millions...'
tuff breaks, gotta shake your arse 
Got an oldskool hiphop mix to go up on my page when I get time 

 I really like Dizzee Rascal, always figured I wouldn't like him so never really checked him until recently.

 Funny!

dunno if i should go check this out, already got tickets to see dj yoda, raekwon + ghostface and roy ayers in may...

BUSTA RHYMES     IndigO2 at The O2
FRI     23/05/2008     
£23

 Listened to this today

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 Genius!

DJ Yoda has the new Fabriclive mix CD coming out soon. Must hop on that one.

I hope you are going to all these events you are teasing us with Khem!
PS. I guess he's recovered from the illness that kept him from coming to Oz. I suspect a case of softcockitis.

yeah man, ive got most of them locked in!

Nice job! 
Jealous!

Does anyone here like P-Money?

I heard this promo for him where they were saying he's heaps innovative and cutting edge, then they played his tune and it was just a standard rnb/rap track.

He makes all the New Zealand rappers sound like yanks, his beat structure and samples sound like they're lifted from HipHop Breaks Vol1-5, and the progression of the music is exactly the same as every other hiphop producer in the last 8 years.

I really can't see the appeal, but so many people like him 

 Scribe sucks so if P-Money does his beats then he sucks too. imo anyway

 Listened to Cage - Hells Winter last night. Has taken me a lot of listens to get this one but damn it's EPIC. Production (El-P, DJ Shadow and RJD2 to name a few) is tight as well. Check it!

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agree with everything this post says(except i liked it instantly)

 The track where he talks about driving on K then crashing his car up and killing his girlfriend. Crazy shit.

 

Same

Except that beat P-Money made for the Scribe track "Dreaming" was dope! Pity Scribe was "rapping" over it.

Ode to the Ghetto by Guilty Simpson is a pretty cool album. Different than much of the stuff goin round right now. Doesnt have the best flow in the world, but has a voice that makes ya listen

That Little Vic album Each Dawn I Die is pretty dope.

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That Fist Shaking album by Verbal Kent is nice too. Kinda wished I'd checked him out earlier now.

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I liked Little Vic- That Preemo joint is vintage. The Verbal Kent one wore on me though. Liked it to start with, has some cool punchlines, but his voice aggravated me the more i listened

He kinda sounds like a mixture of Jadakiss and someone else I can't put my finger on right now. I've only listened to it once so we shall see how it fairs when I give it a few more listens. Definitely liking the Little Vic album though, been giving it a thrashin.

Have you checked the new AZ yet? Forgot to grab that one.

got it but haven't listened yet. Getting great reviews though

New AZ is pretty dope. Much better consistency over the whole album than most of his others. Having said that, I really liked The Format though.

Forgot to chuck this one in here. Was reminded by this here video. Dude has SKILLS!

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Torae - Daily Conversation

Yeah Torae's real nice

and quite attractive

lol always vital when a new album drops:P

I think I'm addicted to this hip hop shit. Have spent the best part of two days organizing my folders on my computer and have discovered I have over 200 gig of hip hop on my computer. Shit.

 Fuck!

 200 gig. I have about 50gig and thats loads.

 Do you use slsk at all? Wouldn't mind having a look what you have

Nah, I don't, but if you're keen to PM me with a link or instructions I'll get it up, because I'd like to catalogue what I have.

Just burn it all for him! 

 All good we have system

i know sweet fuck all bout hiphop, so i don't know if this was any decent originally - but found a remix Raiden has just completed of Prolific business

i liked it

http://www.myspace.com/raidenrmx - in the player

new Roots album is disappointing imo. Sure there's some bangers but i mean fk, Black Thought is one of the best MCs round, so why is there a guest MC on every track but 2? Maybe its jut me but when i listen to the Roots, i wanna hear Black Thought, not Mos Def, Styles P, Kweli, P.O.R.N, etc etc

3/5

 

 Agree with that. No idea why the have so many guests. Dice Raw and Malik B on a few tracks is all they need.

 Just flicking through Inspectah Deck - Uncontrolled Substance. Fkn rockin I cant believe I haven't heard this before. Such a shame he didn't drop when the Wu was running shit imo. He would have had a classic under his belt with Rza's beats from that era.

 

Inspectah Deck is probably my favourite from Wu-Tang. Has such a nice flow.

I am seriously contemplating going to this:

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always been my fave Wu dude by a long way. Think of all ya fave Wu versus from early years. 75% of em are the Rebel INS

all i can say
gza gza gza

mmm i iwsh.. im thinking i'd have to sell my car to go.. best festival i ever been too & im hanging to see rakim & tribe

 Fuck yeah thats awesome.

 If GZA could just do Liquid Swords that would be amazing
 

Amen to that!


I could go on but you get the picture. His verse from Triumph is one of my all time favourites.

Listening to the new AZ-havent really checked him since the Firm days and tbh, always thought Nas carrid him a lot. He's imporoved a ton, and I'd say this albums better than anything Nas has done in the last 5 -6 years.

3.75/5- Def worth checking

 50 cents chain gets jacked on stage in angola (vid)

@ 1.42 -

http://prince.org/msg/8/269691



**Update**

A G-Unit insider tells TMZ that what folks couldn't see was 50 actually jumped off the stage to follow the thief -- and punched the man who tried to jack him.
When asked what the end result of the scuffle was, our source replied, "The chain is around 50's neck right now."





what really happened
"50 Cent Chain Snatcher Turned In By Parents, Faces Criminal Charges"
http://www.sixshot.com/news/11063/

what a douche just further cements himself as a disgrace to hip-hop...

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Special Herbs: The Box Set Volume 0-9
MF Doom has always been my favorite Hip Hop Producer, his beats are freaking sweet.

Better MC than producer imo. Which is saying a lot, cos yup, awesome producer

MF Doom is ace, I was listening to him all the time before I knew about Drum and Bass.

Back then I had a good head on my shoulders when it came to Underground Hip Hop, now I have one for Drum and Bass, sad thing is all I remember is MF, Talib Kweli and Madlib's stuff, they've put a large scar in my memory, especially that beat that MF made which sounds like beatboxing with a guitar and a piano in the background, that was an ace beat.

new J-Live album is pretty sweet

anyone had a listen to the latest battlehoggs? Love delta's verse but motion's and adroits tune is cool as fuck!

Yeah, it's not too bad. Some decent tunes on there. Need to give a few more listens through though.

yeah bit un-easy listening. feels raw but still pretty smooth changes

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This album was huge to me as a teen so thought I'd revisit it to see if it has stood up to the harsh testing that is time. So has it? in 2 words

Fuck Yer!!

This albums still fkn sick. The production is top notch, and the combo of Scarface, Willie D and Bushwick Bill is legendary. This is some gangsta ass shit too. You certainly wont hear any "conscious rap" here and seriously, when it's the Geto Boys, why the fuck would u want to?

Classic album.

4 and a half Q's(QQQQq)

Some brief clips from Monday night... review later... De La Soul popped up on stage but unfortunately they didn't bless us with any rhymes...

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Damn how old were you then - listening to gangsta rap/hiphop etc haha!??

Must have pretty forgiving parents...oh wait it's the internet age now, that's it! Bit hard when I was your age to go to the shop and get your parents to buy you an NWA tape lol.

(Double tape dubbing boombox ftw! I got some sneaky copies in my time!)

There's this chick from work who has an 8 year old son. The kid is more gangsta than I am, listening to fucking NWA and all that. I have now been roped into making him a mix-tape for his birthday! Don't know how I'm gonna impress this little P.I.M.P.

Haha I've been listening to hip hop since I was 5 or 6 and I'm 22 now I think my first tape was one of NWA's actually haha. Props to my cousin for taping that for me/getting me started young 

keep your hoes in check (?)

madlib is the bomb

ha ha yeah me to! me and my friends would boogie down to some hardcore east 17 beats and then practice our pop lockin to the cop killing styles of new kids on the block! yeah boooeeey!

On the perhaps 'less gangster' note, have you guys heard Jay Z and Marvin Gaye's Brooklyn Soul? Pretty decent album I reckon.

Then again I have no idea about hip-hop so maybe everyone thought it was shit.

Yeah it got posted up on this very board!

Quite a sweet mashup!

album of the year for me

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the new Reks albums out in the next couple months.. this is a taste.

fuck i cant wait 

thats a real dope tune

Yeah, nice tune.

Some wicked album covers for Jean Grae's 'Jenius' album dropping soon.
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Got some sick old school gangster rap on wax for my bday

Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle
Dr Dre - The Chronic

  oh so fucking good 

she's apparently "retiring" after this one

any of you guys(besides Kyle) head much of Qwazaar? Always been a hug typical cats fan, but only just copped his solo-It's fkn nuts. Dark, angry, moody and insightful. He's seriosly one of the best MC's goin round right now

Will have to cop this. SoulSeek?

u know it. Its called ummm, shit what is it called

Walk Through Walls. And it's from 2001, so a time when shit was still good

Oh no shit, I thought you meant a new one. I have a feeling I downloaded that ages ago and never got around to listening to it. I'll be tracking this one down fo sho. Love the Cats.

Check out this cat he's from the northern subs. Fuckn dope mc. His names "Camira".   
Camira (4-5-6 Movement) A-Town Representer. Check him on my space.
 
 You know like the crap holden. Yeah so give him sum props from me!! peace!!!!

ok yup, listen to it ASAP. Listening to it now-extremely dope

Yeah those typical cats are dope. I have only sarted listening to them and soo projects. TuFF


By the way Camira is wak. Thought it was werth a laugh. Did any one check him? Im not sure how to put direct links up so just look for his name. Or not.

 I thought you were joking and the name was made up.  Camira?? lol!!!

 Man he sucks pretty hard

 " Im from the northside near parabanks hopping centre, yeah dont forget im an a-town represnter'

 LMAO

 

HAHA. Im glad someone witnesed the allmighty shit box!! The sad thing is hes been doing a couple of shows. Aperently!


Hes even got the name tattooed on his arm.lol

jesus christ

Yeah bwoy! Dats Dem North stylee antiks!!

This thread made me go listen to Manhattan Project by Typical Cats. Gotta be one of the best graf tracks ever made.

Just checked Camiras myspace and well... fuck... ermm yeah... that's about all I got to say on the matter. You northerners are an odd bunch. 

I actually reckon its the best graf tune I've heard(just pips Artifacts) Qwel seriously rips every fkn line in it

Shit that is so embarrassing.

5109!!!! North styleee

He is definately a dope cunt, and as far as chicago hip-hop is concerned, the "typical cats are sickest if you think not you should redefine what your definition of is IS".
Qwel, in my opinion runs the gamut in the above mentioned windy city, his solo album "if it aint been in a pornshop, it can't play the blues" was pretty tight, he smashed out most of the drums on a synth-kit I believe. "The rubber ducky experiment" is pretty cool, a bit more abstract but I like it. There is a great deal more I've got from downloads and so forth so I wouldn't have a clue where most of it came from, but I can state with great confidence that he is in fact a dope cat also.
The cats roll with the likes of molemen, oldominion (sleep, onry ozzbourne etc.), prime, robust, vakill, puggsley addams, offwhyte, prolific, to name a few ill negros'.

Love all the PE albums, spesh the oldskool stuff. Nation Of Millions is my fave.
I dusted off all my oldskool hip hop with the intention of doing a mix. I gotta sort it out when my tonsillitis is gone. 

Yeah!!! Thread-digging! My type of lady!

some of em are terrible though

Anyone know where (if anywhere) the DMC's are being held this year? Heard Snair had to go interstate last year and was hoping we didn't miss it again this year.

 This is a big call but I don't really buy into the hype of Black Planet. The first half has 2 decent tracks and about 50 interludes. There are probably 5 decent tracks on it imo. Maybe it has aged badly?

 Nation Of Milllions is amazing though.

anything post muse sick in our message has been horrible imo

exactly

Theres a Poison gone on-shit house
Revolverlution-Worse
Rebirth of a Nation-So bad it tainted It takes a Nation of Millions

anyone had the chance to check the Looptroop Rockers album yet? great vibe to it with some really cool beats. perfect for bumping in the morning for the drive to work 

also loving the new drapht album atm.. he's topped 'who am I' for sure with it..

He Got Game was a nice soundtrack album bar that real cheesy pop track, Shake Your Booty(?). *shudders*

I remember downloading Rebirth thinking, ooh new PE, then going wtf? it's terrible!

What made the old ones classics was clever sampling, the newer ones just didn't have that...

 
As for 'Shake Your Booty'... c'mon, Glock! Let Flave have his moment in the sun!

So i went into JB yesterday, and was having a look at some hip-hop...when i saw something out of the corner of my eye

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Yes it seems Steve-O has released his own rap album

Crack -
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Poke The Puss -
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Fat Ray and Black Milk-The set up


Not bad if ya looking for street bangers. Black Milks production is without doubt heavily influenced by fellow motor city boardsman, J Dilla

How sad. the unfortunate thing is people actully would buy this thinking its funny. I think stevo is a f*%king crap C*%t!
I dont mind some of the stunts they do. But still think its lame.

What the fuck. I had the 'Poke the Puss' song on in the background and could not believe how shite it was. What fucks with my mind is the fact that Kool G Rap is on that shit!!! FUCK!?!?

Yeah, its exactly what i expected from a Steve-O rap, in fact probably worse 

It's 'all about the Benjamins...'

Listened to that Wale-the mixtape about nothing, today. Pretty fkn cool too. The seinfeld shit is done really well

its a tidy lil mix tape... i dig it!

dloaded  Immortal Technique's newy "The 3rd World" last night. Haven't listened yet but love his other shit

50 CENT has been asked to change his name to 79, 89 or 99 Cent by Taco Bell to promote the restaurant's new value menu. Taco Bell have promised to donate $10,000 to a charity of the rapper's choice if he also agrees to stop at one of their outlets and rap his order at the drive-thru.

Taco Bell President and CEO Greg Creed said in a letter to the singer: "We know that you adopted the name 50 Cent years ago as a metaphor for change. We at Taco Bell are also huge advocates for change. We encourage you to 'Think Outside the Bun' and hope you accept our offer."

 

just found a bunch of dj rectangle torrents, all the classics like vinyl combat, ill rated, rollin deep...

Been buying up on ebay this week. Some great bargains.

 Big L - Flamboyant 12" - Rawkus Records DITC
         
 AZ - Doe Or Die - EMI Records - Nas Queensbridge

 El Da Sensei - Relax Relate Release - 7Heads
             
 The Beatnuts - Classic Nuts 2LP - LOUD Greatest Hits
             
 M.O.P. - Warriorz 2LP - LOUD DJ Premier Mash Out Posse
             
 DJ Honda - II 2LP - Relativity w/ De La, Mos Def, KRS
             
 Redman - Ill At Will: The EP - White Label
             
 Screwball - Y2K The Album 2LP - Tommy Boy DJ Premier
             
 Styles Of Beyond - 2000 Fold 2LP
             
 Sway & King Tech - This Or That 2LP w/ DJ Revolution
             
 Snowgoons - German Lugers 2LP w/ AfuRa, OC, MED, Sean P
             
 M.O.P. - Marxmen Cinema 4LP w/ rare & unreleased songs

Action ~ Saukrates 12" ~ NM
             
DJ Premier TEF F-U, Comin AT Cha 12" NM

Urban Thermo Dynamics 2LP

Crooklyn Dodgers 95 - OC, Chubb Rock, Jeru

Downtown Science EP

Mic Geronimo - Vendetta 2LP

Mobb Deep - Murder Music 2LP

Raekwon - Immobilarity 2LP

Edan - Torture Chamber 12" ft Percee P

All of this has cost me about $150 inc shipping so far. All records either unplayed or near mint condition.

eBay

very nice list

Snoop Dogg is now officially not a rapper anymore - he has made a goddam motherfucking country song...

My Medicine
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It's scary to think that the same guy made Doggystyle 15 years ago

RIP SNOOP

dont think he's been a rapper in 10 years lol

 He is pretty much just a celebrity now. Comes out with the occasional good tune though.

 Big up Snoop!

 

He's a motherfucking PIMP. But yeah, shit at rapping these days.

turns out, though yes new, this isn't an album. Its a Green Lantern hosted mix tape

i read somewhere his new album is about to drop though

tuff ep. Block head is the mother fucking mayne!!

year mixtapes generally seem to come out a month or so before hand-full of the tunes that didn't make the album

Kam Moye-Self Centred EP

liking this though have always dug Supastition(he's using his real name now) Sounds like he's been through some shit as this is a hell personal sounding release. Recommended

Beat for This Is A Visit is way too fresh. Timeless IMO.

Pretty much every thing he does is timeless. I dont know the tracks by name. as iv just got copys of his work. Fucking love the shit he does with aesop!.

Music for earth worms and appleseed. Tuff!!, Fuck and daylight and labordays! Havnt given the new aesop cd much of a listen to. didnt think heaps of it. But like always, Ill pull it out one day and be like 'this is fucking dope, what was I thinking".

Aesop definitely takes a little more effort to get into than most, but yeah, I'm a fan of the new one.

Here he is rocking None Shall Pass live
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I twist characters like twist characters!

and i walk the block with a halo and a stick pokin ya patience


ya dig

Gone are the days where you'd fall in love 3,4 even 5 albums a month. Hip Hop has changed, it's sound has changed. These days you need to sift through some rather deep rivers to find some gold. Often, after a few listens, you realise it's fools gold, as what you thought was great, has no replay value

Then you stumble upon something like Pacewon's and Mr Greens "The Only Colour that Matters is Green"

This shit seriously sounds as though they got together in 95, recorded an album, and decided to hold it back and release it in a time, say 2008, when real heads are screaming out for that old classic shit. Pacewons lyrics are simple, but memorable and really hit home. I found myself smiling throughout much of his work. His voice has a rasp that is very "Rakimesque" And Mr Green brings nothing but heat behind the boards. Check "The Children Sing" If your not nodding your head to that, you don't like hip hop. His classical-sample-style will take you back to a time where beats were just nice-like that east coast producer you loved in the 90s but never knew his name.

Glock, Headache, Kys, Spanx-Get this. Shit's dope and album of the ear thus far

QQQQ/QQQQQ (4 outta 5 Q's)

interesting, will have to hunt it down...

nice work Q

Copped it a couple of weeks ago (thanks internets!) Decent indeed.

listened again today-loving the eminem diss track at the end. Em and Pacewon certainly have history, and fair to say Pace not happy lol

Grabbed it today, very nice. cheers Quazza
Listening to S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M by one be lo rite now 

No worries!


And SONOGRAM? Such a good album.Make sure you have Binary Star's, Master of the Universe( but guessing you already have it if you know One Man Army

Oh so very very dope!

 

Listening to loop troops new album at the moment, meh not really feeling it. Mite have to listen a couple more times.

Have not been liking newer tracks from Looptroop for a minute now Shame really, Modern Day City Symphony is fkn great! They seem to have progressively gotten more, "spiritual" if you will, with every release since.

M D C S is dope. Havnt herd the new stuff. Have been told to stay clear.

Ya knew you had to worry when they changed their name to Looptroop Rockers. What the fuck? Having said that, I didn't mind their latest that much. New Giant Panda is pretty mad though.

holy fkn shit, album coming later this year by AG and OC, exec produced by Showbiz



ummmmm, yes thanks

Sage Francis, Deep puddle dynamics (sole,doseone,alias,slug), Sebutones (buck65,Sixtoo), Aesoprock, Atmosphere (slug), Josh Martinez

IMO these guys in terms of mc's are at the top of the game as far as creativity, delivery, intellectualnous, interesting and intricacy goes.

IMO this it what hip hop is all about.

I just made a god awful mess in the front of my pants   

Where did you hear about this?

AOR

Mainly puttin this up for Headache but the Pterovision shit Esoteric does is pretty funny. Here's vol 4

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the fight at the end between Eso n 7L Vs Vinnie Paz and Celph Titled is awesome

Listened to the new Nas this mornin-prolly wont listen again. It's good, and Nas is still an amazing MC, but it's just not my sorta thing

Oh how i hope he does a final album with Preemo or something

Yep Promoe needs to get off the peace & love tip and start smashing trains and racking shit again haha.



Keep reading things about a Nas & Preemo album but nothing ever seems to eventuate out of it. As you said, Nas is always dope, but the production side is always a big let down for me.

very nice free from Torae

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Fucking love this videoclip so much... Dilated Peoples- Back Again. Excuse the ad at the start, but this was the best quality version I could find. Other versions sounded like shite!

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Just listening to an advance of Ill Bill's new set 'The Hour of Reprisal'. Is good, prefer 'What's Wrong With Bill' though. Don't like how he's changed his voice to try and make it sound more gully. Interesting to hear some tracks that were meant to be on Non Phixion's 'The Nuclear Truth' are now on this album. Hmmm. Would rather new Non Phixion! Fucking Goretex, the cunt!

wow Becks new album is entirely produced by Dangermouse. This sounds cool as too

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Do any of you get into much UK hip hop? There's a fair bit of decent shit imo.

Klashnekoff
Blade (with Mark B as his producer anyway!)
Phi Life Cypher
Jehst
Yungun
Braintax
Roots Manuva
Dizzee Rascal (wouldn't class him as hip hop though)
(Used to hate Skinnyman, but fucking hell, 'I'll Be Surprised' is a tune!)

Any other artists to recommend?

uk hip hop peaked with mc pit man imo

He was the pits imo.


 

Mad rap battles.
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Yeah thats how we do shit!!!! bringing dat cal! 187 beyatches!!

phi life cypha and roots manuva are dope. i really liked "the streets" first albumn. anything else he did was rubbish. Bar maybe 1 or 2 tracks max.

Kyza is dope
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Check Universal Soldiers if ya like Klash (his group) and the releases from the Terrafirma crew.

Chester P's (Taskforce) latest album is dope too.