Since I’ve been playing For All Seasons off & on again over the past month, this compilation seems like a good find worthy of sharing.

Another Free HipHopGiant Mixtape! My goal with this is to bring you a DJ Free mixtape, and give it the sound of an album so I mixed it and mastered it all for yall. None of these tracks were on his album, or the Nature/Nore mixtape so when you download this do yourself a favor and burn the entire tape onto a cd! Don’t pick and choose, just burn and vibe off it like you would any regular album. It’s 74 Minutes long and its at 320kbs so thats why its 150mb’s. Enjoy! Read the rest of this entry »

Longtime Queensbridge rhymer Nature is set to return with his a brand new album Pain Killer on 11.18.08. While I suspect that another album from any former Firm not named Nas Read the rest of this entry »

When people talk best sequels in Hip-Hop, it’s rare that Noreaga’s “Blood Money” trilogy comes up, and it’s a damn shame. Spread out throughout the better half of his career, N.O.R.E put a clever spin on each rendition of the crime saga.

With the crackling of the bleak piano on the opening of The War Report, the benchmark had been set. The first “Bloody Money” painted pictures of hustlin’ in hallways while pulling all-nighters on the streets across town. A stark contrast to the direction he took it on “Part 2,” where he enlisted Nas and Nature as their escapades of chasing dirty dinero took them overseas over more friendly, Hindi-inspired production. 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 »

Words By Malik V.

Though The Firm was hyped up to be a super group of MC’s, they turned out to be a disappointment after sounding perfect on paper as a group of lyricists taking full advantage of the Mafioso theme of the late 90′s. Nas, AZ, Foxy, and Nature gave us “The Album”, their only release as a group, and though they didn’t exactly create their place in hip-hop history, they did bless us with a track that had it all: “Phone Tap.”

In terms of a bangin’ beat, lyrics, delivery, and concept, “Phone Tap” was the perfect package. The beat, by none other than Dr. Dre, who also laid down the hook, is hypnotizing with its somber-sounding loop and drums, but not quite enticing enough to divert the listener’s attention from Nas and AZ. Highlighting Dre’s style, the beat is simple, and provides the perfect platform for two MC’s who know how to feed off of each other. Read the rest of this entry »