You’ve heard The South Got Somethin’ To Say and The Bailout. Welcome to Quo City. Read the rest of this entry »

Up until Kanye & Luda leaked, I had been exclusively listening to mixtapes. This isn’t something I do on the reg, as I usually give them a once over & keep it moving. But in my extended listening, it became clear where the mixtape stands in relation to retail albums.

Just like in baseball, it’s the Minor Leagues. Read the rest of this entry »

Stat Quo’s The Bailout is here to aid in the lyrical recession. Features the “G.R.I.T.S.” with the incomparable Little Brother. Hit the break for the rest of the tracklisting and link. Read the rest of this entry »

Seemingly on the brink of resurgence, Aftermath Records — the powerhouse that legendary producer Dr. Dre built — is sporting a slimmed down roster these days. Stat Quo, the Atlanta rhyme animal who joined the camp in 2003 is the latest to acquire his free agency from the label, without releasing an album. He sits down with TSS Crew’s TC and explains the shocking truth to why his album wasn’t released and his plans for the future on the heels of his latest mixtape, The South Got Somethin’ To Say. Apparently, so does Stat Quo.

TSS: So with all the attention that the South gets nowadays, you still feel like they’re going unnoticed?

Stat Quo: Oh most definitely. There’s still a lot of people on the Internet that has a lot of negative things to say about Southern MCs based on some of the other type of music that comes out. You know “They can’t rap, they can’t spit.” Because we all know that the East Coast fathered rap music, so it’s like the South and the West are like the kids and the father is always gonna look at it like the kids aren’t going to be able to live up to their potential. In the father’s eyes at least.

TSS: Yeah, but I don’t think anyone’s ever accused a Stat Quo of not having skills. You get the sense of who they’re addressing…

Stat Quo: Oh nah-nah-nah-nah-nah!!! But for me it’s like when Outkast was doing their thing, I don’t just do it for me. It’s like if my son wanna rap and he’s three years old. If he wanna grow up to be a rapper or my nephew and nieces. I wanna keep the shit going for them.

TSS: But how do you personally feel about some of those artists that they are talking about?

Stat Quo: You know what? At the end of the day, I’d rather have them making bullshit songs instead of doing some bullshit to get on. You never really know people’s circumstance and if that’s the hustle they wanna use, then fine by me. But I feel like it’s my job being that I’m not in it for the hustle of it, to actually keep the integrity of it going. And to show people that you can be “Hip-Hop” but still be commercial.

TSS: Would you say there’s any justification that those artists go on to release an album and your situation ended up the way it did?

Stat Quo: You know, I feel like every man has their own path and I’m not upset with someone making money doing what they’re doing. I would never hate on another person getting theirs. My situation was so unique along with the people I was dealing with, so I can’t just sit there and criticize someone for getting on. But sometimes yeah, in my heart…I feel left out sometimes. I still want my chance to get my shit poppin’ or whatever. But it is what it is. God’s gonna let me get mine when it’s time.

TSS: O.K. and you just dropped the mixtape [The South Has Somethin' To Say]. How much material do you actually have? I’m hearing crazy rumors of like 300 to 400 songs. What’s that about? Read the rest of this entry »

As the days gets shorter and the weekly amount of posts get longer: the line continues to blur between real life events and the entertainment world. As always the Crew was here to cover it all.

On the political front LC gave us all a view of how people think in the Midwest when the paved roads turn to dirt. Gotty looked Palin right in the eyes and said “Fuck You & Your Glasses” (but mainly your glasses). David D. sent out an open invitation to Aaron McGruder to drop by and give some political commentary. And who would have ever thought that our weekly dose of Keri would introduce the world to a last minute political force. Read the rest of this entry »

Does the name sound familiar? It should. Hit the break for tracklisting and link Read the rest of this entry »