Words by Ms. Krish

Ask yourself which Saigon you know better: the mixtape lyricist rockin’ the Just Blaze beats, the actor who portrayed himself on HBO’s Entourage, or the shit-outta-luck rapper that keeps getting his album shelved and falling under (beef and) bad times. Fast forward to now, right through the HBO cameos, his widely-publicized tussle with Prodigy, his “retirement announcement” via MySpace, his record label drama, and his uneventful beef with Joe Budden, and you’ve got his most recent offering with producer Statik Selektah called All In A Day’s Work, which was created in 24 hours. Not exactly enough time to explore such an unusual pairing, but who can blame the man for wanting to put something, anything out to keep him relevant as Saigon – formerly known as illest underground MC.

Clock-in time begins with “To Be Told,” which alludes to his frustration as an artist in constant delay and takes a shot at the “e-thugs” which he threatens to “control-alt-delete.” Idle threats aside, he weaves his storytelling in deftly and effortlessly. Plus the soul sample is one of many in the upcoming tracks, i.e. “My Crew” which incorporates a Jackson 5 sample, but the former punctuates his story best as the kick-off. Read the rest of this entry »

Words By K1NG

Saigon, who was nearly absent in 2008 other than his Just Blaze produced banger “Believe It,” seems to be on a mission to be in everyone’s consciousness for 2009. First it was his Youtube video taunting Mobb Deep affiliate Un Pacino with his shirt off and back & forth with Atlantic. Then, it was his short-lived beef with Joe Budden that was interesting but forgettable to say the least.

All of that behind him, Sai seems to be back on the right track with Read the rest of this entry »