Saigon’s much-anticipated follow up to GSNT dropped earlier this week without much fanfare, probably the way the NY emcee preferred. The mixtape is very different from last year’s top-seeded album, with many experimental records that the average listener wouldn’t really peg a rapper like Saigon to make. Read the rest of this entry »

Saigon and Just Blaze reunite and reignite the Warning Shots mixtape series. Guaranteed all astute students of the game will be grabbing the tape after The Yardfather took home the purple-colored Raekwon trophy last year Read the rest of this entry »

The moment I saw the title, I immediately wondered if Sai sampled Outkast’s classic cut, “Ms. Jackson.” And lo and behold, he sure as hell did. Read the rest of this entry »

Saigon’s Greatest Story… has been out for most of this year and it’s still spawning single and after single after over nine months of shelf time. The music itself is already a few years old, so a few more months of exposure won’t make it go stale just yet. Complete with transitioning interviews, the entire project flows seamlessly throughout, as it’s designed to feel like an hour of radio time, but the best potential one-two punch is the “Enemies/Friends” sequence. Read the rest of this entry »

Saigon’s Greatest Story… arguably ended up being worth the wait despite the hubris surrounding the album for years. Songs like “Oh Yeah” may or may not have fit into a label’s marketing plan but they give Sai the opportunity to share his wisdom gained for hard-earned street smarts. Read the rest of this entry »

Saigon drops a new video for “Married To The Game,” a track by and featured on producers Ceasar & PStarr’s War Music mixtape. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s been a good year musically for Saigon and he’s continuing to keep the archives bursting at the seams. Read the rest of this entry »

Richard Nixon famously declared the start of his “War on Drugs” forty years ago today and now the man who penned one of 2011’s best albums thus far is throwing his own .02¢ into the fire to denounce the program’s failures. Read the rest of this entry »

When Termanology is bored, he doesn’t take out his PS3 controller or even rummage through his massive DVD collection. He looks through his contacts and calls up Hip-Hop’s lyrical masters from all the neighboring kingdoms for a royal joust of metaphors and similes. It’s Joell Ortiz, Bun B, Saigon and Freeway on the same track. That’s how the Cameo King gets down. Read the rest of this entry »

Saigon already picked his poison. His decision to be a torchbearer and flag-waver for the culture is the road less traveled when you only have one shot to make it. That shot may have resulted in thousands of days waiting in limbo, but those who experienced The Greatest Story Never Told know the wait only blessed Hip-Hop with the kind of product that has been lost in this current state of music. Read the rest of this entry »

The verdict has already been sealed, but the tracks keep pouring out regardless. The latest is “On My Way,” which is available exclusively on the FYE release of The Greatest Story Never Told. Read the rest of this entry »

– Remember when rap music dominated movie soundtracks?

– Rest easy XXL Freshman 2011, “Class Dismissed” and there will be no more grades and report cards. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s an universally common scenario: Cereal is on the menu by default yet the key component to making the meal a reality just so happens to be slightly past its expiration date. After passing meticulous rounds of smell tests, the impending consumption of milk is imminent and still rewarding. As humans, very few obstacles are capable of curving our appetites. The will to survive depends on satisfying our hunger. Read the rest of this entry »

Saigon is nothing, if not honest. Thoughts bleed through his pen, creating a direct connection with the listener that’s one of the man’s great strengths as an emcee. On “Down The Road,” a bonus track off copies of The Greatest Story Never Told sold at FYE, he builds with the listener, sharing his thoughts on a variety of topics. It’s a mellow, introspective trip through the mind of a man with something to share. Read the rest of this entry »

Perhaps if Saigon The Don would have stuck with Turtle and not had Drama “Vanilla-Iced” on the hotel balcony, The Greatest Story Never Told wouldn’t have been delayed so hard. But it’s all cognac under the bridge at this point. Jerry Ferrara – Turtle to many – goes out of his way to endorse The Yardfather’s celebrated debut as a fan and gets a lifetime supply of CD’s in the process. Read the rest of this entry »