Oh, gee. Goodie. Yay. Another Game/DJ Skee mixtape. We’re not worthy. How blessed are we lowly paupers of the earth to receive such a treasure??? And it features…(gasp!) everybody Jayceon didn’t diss the other day, including Sam Cooke! Sam Mutha$#!@ Cooke! The enemy linked up with Otis Redding and you counterattack with Sam Cooke! You genius, you Game. Let’s hope #deceaseddissrecords starts to trend on Twitter within the hour. Read the rest of this entry »

Why would anyone settle for less when there’s something better out there waiting for them? That’s the way Shane Eli sees things and that’s what he’s aiming to give listeners with the release of his second mixtape, I Can Do Better. With better production, better lyrics, better sequencing and practically anything else that’s in his control, Eli’s goal is to raise the bar. Read the rest of this entry »

As “Black and Yellow” started its ascension into a bonafide hit, we saw a wide number of regional spinoffs to celebrate sports teams in every region of the country. Of these, the two biggest remixes that came about are “Black and Orange” for the San Francisco Giants and “Green and Yellow” for the Green Bay Packers. And to commemorate this past weekend’s All-Star activities, we have the video for Game and Snoop’s L.A. Lakers anthem, “Purp and Yellow.” Read the rest of this entry »

Tha D-O Double G had a successful run with his weekly weed smoker series and to keep his Doggumentary album in everybody’s mouth, he recruits the Westside’s go-to-pointman, DJ Skee to put the pieces together to make it LP.  If Snoop’s involved, you know it’s an A-list affair. Presented by big money like Adidas Basketball and Colt 45 Blast, Snoop takes it back to the traditional approach of the mixtape when they weren’t so formal. Read the rest of this entry »

Jerry’s World has been swept clear of snow and ready for the legions of fans. Two storied franchises, steeped in tradition and ready to perform on one of the world’s largest sports stages. At home, the drinks, wings and finger foods are on deck. The Hip-Hop prop bets are in. It’s almost game time so let the chatter begin. Read the rest of this entry »

After a night of being cross-faded, if you’re out of Advil®, the best cure for that migraine the day after is more liquor. So just in case you’ve started get comfortable with Game’s Purp & Patron mixtape, he’s unleashed a sequel, The Hangover, to help you rid those morning after blues. Last week’s offering wasn’t bad, especially in comparison to his 2010 releases, but there was still definitely room for improvement. Read the rest of this entry »

In a matter of days, Game cranked out enough content to last listeners for a while. First there was the two-disc Purp & Patron, quickly followed by the release of a version sans Skee. Next up, Purp & Patron: The Hangover, a collection of ten tracks that didn’t make the original P&P release, Read the rest of this entry »

All good things come in twos. With sharp lyrics comes a banging beat. With good weed comes hard liquor. And with Game comes DJ Skee. Over the years, they’ve collaborated to release some of the best mixtapes ever, including the infamous You Know What It Is Volume 3. For their next act, the two have linked together again for the 2-disc mixtape Purp and Patron, in the latest step along the path of Game’s attempted career revival. Read the rest of this entry »

There was a point in time when I would have unabashedly vouched for Jayceon Taylor. About the last time I could say that was around 2008 when Obama was still a senator. Since then, Game has seen his career struggle to keep its head above water with one unfulfilled release date and non-impactful mixtape after another. Read the rest of this entry »

K’Naan hasn’t exactly made your typical rapper buzz bombs in 2010 but make no mistake of his grind since dropping Troubadour on you sleepers last year. The Dusty Foot Philosopher has been doing more globetrotting than Meadowlark Lemon in two lifetimes, all while “Wavin’ Flag” was causing fútbol junkies worldwide to have panic attacks. Read the rest of this entry »

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DJ Skee continues his Alpha rapper mixtape onslaught that started with Freddie Gibbs and continued with Game and…Game. Now it’s Fashawn’s turn to bat and he’s ready for another hit, uh-uh-uh—Barry Bonds. Read the rest of this entry »

Jayceon’s road to painting The R.E.D. Album hasn’t exactly gone according to plans. But when you’re rich and you have unlimited access to a studio, you make another mixtape with DJ Skee to pass the time. A few famous friends by the name of Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Waka Flocka and damn near everybody else get in on the action as well. Read the rest of this entry »

“O-C, Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt’s a douchebag and cornball, F#ck her ’til her implants leak, hit her with everything except the kitchen sink.”

DJ Skee premiered this the other night on his XM show and now the CDQ has been unshackled. Rhyme animal Ras goes for 12 minutes, picking up the most popular instrumentals around and laying them down. Kesha, Arizona, Tavis Smiley, Miley, Gaga and Justin Bieber all get referenced while he shows why he’s arguably one of the most lyrical emcees breathing. Read the rest of this entry »

Mainly because one is a hoax and the other actually takes place.

This summer, Planet Los Angeles will officially be the hotspot for live Hip-Hop because DJ Skee is ensuring that it is so with special editions of his Skeetox event series in June, July and August. Read the rest of this entry »