Even though Album Of The Yeardidn’t quite meet the lofty aspirations that the title set, there is a consolation prize. Rap Radar will soon be releasing Mixtape of the Year, hosted by your favorite voice over duo, DJ Drama and DJ Green Lantern. With double time chattering, the first leak from the project features Joell Ortiz mercilessly wrecking Reflection Eternal’s “In This World.” Read the rest of this entry »
Green Lantern scores a new verse from the QB emcee for an upcoming mixtape. Fitting that “Power, Paper & P#ssy” would release on a Sunday morning because God’s Son spits a few inconvenient truths that will leave his targets squirming in their seats. Read the rest of this entry »
Preach, Joell. Since I don’t live in the tri-state area or bother to stream Hot 97 online, word is Funk Flex damn near blacked out playing Ortiz’s newest freestyle. You have to respect and get a chuckle out of Flex’s exaggeration because that alone makes me wish I was listening when this dropped Tuesday night. Read the rest of this entry »
In case you haven’t realized that Xzibit’s comeback is full throttle, maybe this buckshot to the dome will push your mind right…to the left side of the pavement. Consisting of B-Real, Young De and Mr. X to tha Z, The Serial Killaz are the next supergroup out of Cali pulling 187′s on instrumentals. Read the rest of this entry »
Although his name rings the loudest, Rakim isn’t the sole inspiration behind Nas’ studious pen game. In fact, one could argue that Slick Rick’s presence is more dominant in the music of Nasir Jones, especially early in his career. (See the greatest Pete Rock song – concocted by Nas of course – for an obvious example.) Read the rest of this entry »
When the gloves are off, the only time Jada is able to even sniff the championship belt is in the mixtape circuit. Pound for pound, he’s still one of the toughest MCs around, but his album record makes him more Sugar Shane than super MC. Nevertheless, the bell is sounding for the beginning of Round 3 in The Champ Is Here title fight. Read the rest of this entry »
Wasn’t NOBODY mentioning Pryncea few months ago. Nope, not nary a one of these “leading bloggers,” the ones who make all the lists and such. But now, Kanye says “oooh, pay attention to this guy” and I see fuckboys trying to post his latest tape left and right? Oh word?
Ever since Larry David curbed his show for the season, I’ve had no reason whatsoever to hit the Home Box Office channel up for anything other than an occasional two-second chuckle courtesy of Yes Man, so the chances of me catching an ad for Marky Mark’s Big-Apple-based Entourage rip-off are slim to nada. Apparently, it’s about enterprising entrepreneurs looking to make a splash in NY’s fashion scene and Kid Cudder plays Kanye West. No, that was a joke, but he does have a reoccurring acting roll, which might be more interesting than what sounds like The Devil Wears Sean Jean.
The first episode debuts on Valentines Day (which is this Sunday, you procrastinator!), but can be viewed in it’s entirety directly below.
On top of new television to view, Cudi and DJ Green Lantern are sharing something that actually does interest me at the moment; a very diverse soundtrack to How To Make It… that features half of my current faves. I’ll tell you what, though, I’d be a lot happier if the Chromeo and Gibbs songs were combined into the most unlikely gutter-funk-fest in history. But they’re not. So, I’ll settle for separate – but equal – instead.
“Descendant of condescending, sending a kind of scent
The nostrils get type of sting / a narcissistic kind of thing
I’m often met with harp and strings and an operatic sing
When I walk inside the ring you would thought that I had wings, Read the rest of this entry »
SP The Ghost and Sheek sounding in good form over this rambunctious Green Lantern production, highlighted by a key PE sample for the chorus. Read the rest of this entry »
“If they coming tell’em come now, Sunset to sundown, I don’t put my gun down and I ain’t trying to run clown…fully loaded up knowing it’s something in the shadows.”
While the other two links to the Lox continually make some of the gulliest joints in the biz, Styles always seems to bring it back to reality. Not to say The Ghost can’t get grimy with the best, but on tracks like “Send A Kite,” the Yonkers MC speaks on topics his entire audience can relate to and not just the privileged or unforgiving. Over an overtly somber set of keys, P skips the trip to the clink and flies a few kites to Read the rest of this entry »
Mr. Yaowa never has difficulty taking any beat in his vicinity and using it for food (for thought). Sort of like hillbillies and road kill. Ironically that’s the premise for his latest mixtape. You may remember producer Frequency and his impressive résumé which was highlighted on Trackstar the DJ’s Welcome To The Freq Show. Well the two have joined forces on the side of the road to bring you some of the filthiest fight music possible. Read the rest of this entry »
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