With the flow, audacity and swag already locked and affirmed, Rittz is the next Georgia boy destined to cold crush the game with plenty of heat in the trunk. Featuring (and executive-produced) by Yelawolf, the country rap tunes of DJ Burn One and the vocal talents of 8Ball and Big K.R.I.T. among others, White Jesus is the audio baptism that’s pumping the Slumerican name from sinner to saint status. Read the rest of this entry »

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Another butter-smooth offering from Rittz, as he pairs up with 8Ball for “Pie.” Yeah yeah, Rittz raps superfast but the wordplay is well worth leaning closer to speaker & rewinding to make sure it’s heard correctly because no words are ever wasted with this guy. Read the rest of this entry »

Starting off your track with a Jim Morrison intro is typically a good way to go.

Like Jigga did on his “Takeover,” upcoming Tennessee foursome Free Sol decided to draw inspiration from the always unconventional Doors for their new track “Before You Slip.” However, instead of channeling The Lizard King’s chaotic chords as Hov did Read the rest of this entry »

This definitely goes without saying but in terms of posse cuts:

1998>2008

You can front all you want but all these “hood anthems” we’re being bombarded with nowadays are straight up garbage, and forgettable. Does anyone remember Webbie was on the remix to “Speedin???” Who had your favorite verse on “Don’t Touch Me (Throw Da Water On ‘Em)???” And why is that we refer ever new Khaled collabo as “I’m So Hood Part ____???” The usual suspects of the era still managed to be everywhere there was a studio, but in terms of actually making an impact, the difference is vast. In this day and age, all these dudes are concerned with is cashing a check. And you can tell because that’s all their regurgitated rhymes entail.

While the days of MC’s battling on tracks for bragging rights may be an afterthought at the moment, the legacy is not. Backtrack for a few minutes with these collaborative efforts that’ll guarantee to cause chronic neck spasms when you relive them. Read the rest of this entry »

When people of legendary artists from the South, they say everyone’s name…except these dudes. Respect due.

Ball & JG Shots

Eightball_and_MJG-Comin_Out_Hard-1993

Eightball_And_MJG-On_The_Outside_Looking_In-1994

8_Ball_And_MJG-On_Top_Of_The_World-(Remastered)-1995

MJG-No_More_Glory-1997

Eightball-Lost-3CD-1998

8ball_and_MJG-Space_Age_4_Eva-Retail-2000

Eightball_and_MJG-Space_Age_4_Eva-2000-iNT

Eightball-Almost_Famous-2001

Eightball-Lay_It_Down_(Retail)-2002

Eightball_and_MJG-In_Our_Lifetime-(Remastered)-2003

Eightball_And_MJG-Lyrics_Of_A_Pimp-(Reissue)-2004

8Ball_And_MJG-Living_Legends-(Retail)-2004

Eightball_And_MJG-Tha_Remix_Album-2005

8ball_and_8_Ways_Ent-Light_Up_the_Bomb-2006

8_Ball_And_Devius-The_Vet_And_The_Rookie-2007

8_Ball_and_MJG-Ridin_High-2007

8Ball_And_E.D.I.-Doin_It_Big-2008

8Ball_And_MJG-We_Are_The_South_(Greatest_Hits)

MJG-Pimp_Tight-2008

Ball & JG Shots