Even though we have been able to vicariously live through our fallen legend’s classic works to salvage a piece of them, death still deprives us of those unique instances where the artist’s persona was a key indicator in showing they were born to be great; born to be leaders. And in some cases, born to be comedians. Read the rest of this entry »

Given Lil Kim’s short fuse these days, I halfway expect Cease to be found tied up in a Brooklyn basement by tomorrow for adding his own flavor to Nicki and Drake’s time capsule of a record, “Moment 4 Life.” What this means for any future projects may be prematurely jumping the gun, but any publicity is good publicity these days. Still, that is not the only storyline hovering around this track. Read the rest of this entry »

Mr. Thanksgiving and the producers who do it better the 2nd time, Cookin Soul, come through with another freebie on this glorious Tuesday to make your iPod smile. When is the last time you heard a compilation mixtape that was worthy of constant spins? More than likely it was a CS presentation. And with Drama giving his Gangsta Grillz stamp, it seems like they could be invincible. Read the rest of this entry »

There are days when I wish my email wasn’t public property, that way I wouldn’t be subjected to such. And I wouldn’t have to set aside my personal biases in order to pass along material. I’m sorry but I just haven’t looked @ Cease the same ever since that video of him doing a striptease for a hotel room full of hard ankles hit the net. Yeah, there were a few soft toes in the room but there was just about one too many dudes in attendance as well. Don’t feel right © The Roots. So, let me just shut up & pass this along for those interested.

“Lil Cease & DJ Delz link up together to bring you The Lost Files mixtape which includes a bunch of Junior Mafia material that was recorded from 2004 to when they broke up. Lil Cease decided to let loose the tracks and give the fan a taste of what a Junior Mafia album would have sounded like at the time. Check after the jump for the tracklisting and download link.”

1. Lil Cease – Intro
2. 1 2 3 (feat. Prodigy)
3. Get Up Stand Up
4. That’s What It Is (feat. Bun B)
5. Everyone’s A Snake
6. Goodtimes
7. Lil Cease – Speaks Part 1
8. Nothing Wrong (feat. Method Man)
9. Come Get Me (feat. Beanie Sigel & Memphis Bleek)
10. Money All The Time (feat. F.T)
11. Lil Cease – Speaks Part 2
12. Riot Music (feat. Peedi Crakk)
13. Bang Bang
14. Lil Cease – Outro

Download — Lil Cease & DJ Delz Presents Junior Mafia – The Lost Files Mixtape

Shame on the entire internet for acting like March 9th was the coming of a new moon and then getting convenient amnesia the preceding day. This cut Read the rest of this entry »

March 9th is soon to be declared a national Hip-Hop holiday. I can see everybody’s relationship to Big Read the rest of this entry »

Thanks in part to the Notorious movie, Hip-Hop has been fortunate to undergo a Biggie resurrection of sorts on the World Wide Web. The forgotten videos, unreleased music, the B.I.G. comadarie — all have been an invigorating compliment to a legend who basically batted 1.000 in his short but storied career. On this twelfth anniversary of his tragic assassination, some of rap’s active players such as Jean Grae, Emilio Rojas, Uncle Murda and Styles P. have linked up with DJ Drama and red-hot production trio Cookin Soul to revisit a handful of those Chris Wallace classics.

It’s unbelievable. After all this time, Frank White is “Still Notorious…” Read the rest of this entry »

I got gripes with this joint for a number of reasons.

–It actually may be better than Jada’s record.

–How did Busta Rhymes inspire him to do this when he had “x” amount of years with B.I.G. or it’s in similar format to Jada’s? Read the rest of this entry »

“Pick up my phone, say ‘Poppa not home.’…”

Throwin’ these in for good measure…

Biggie – Queen Bitch (Reference Track for Lil’ Kim)

Biggie – Player’s Anthem (Reference Track for Lil Cease)

Super Cat Feat. Biggie Smalls & Puff Daddy – Dolly My Baby (Remix)