Pigeonholed by a patented Pacific Coast sound and G’ed up image, the prior generation of West Coast rappers can occasionally sound dated. Luckily, that’s far from the case with Knoc-turn’al’s remix to his rather unapologetic “Sorry I Left You,” Read the rest of this entry »

Ahhhh, Hip-Hop’s eternal battle cry: “Money Over Bitches” better known by its acronym “M.O.B.” Other meanings resonate from the letters, but that is usually the most accepted one. Yukmouth appropriately followed up last year’s Free At Last with The Tonite Show – Thuggin’ & Mobbin’. One of the tracks that jumped out and smacked me across the face was Yuk’s meeting of the minds with J-Hood and Freddie Gibbs. Read the rest of this entry »

After all these years, Yukmouth still has “5 on it” and he’s down to puff-puff pass. Born in the South, residing in the East, Curren$y can still smell the herbal essence getting sparked on the West Coast. So naturally, getting these two on the record to get blazed over a Biggie sample was only a matter of time. The Smoke-A-Lot kingpin might surprise a few unsuspecting listeners with his nimble flow containing every metaphor possible for the hashish. Read the rest of this entry »

Maybe Suge isn’t so bad after all and the cops just have it in for him? All the allegations and accusations slanderous attempts by poh-leece © West Baltimore and media to sully his good name. That’s the story Yukmouth is selling in his recent interview with HipHopWired.

Hip-Hop Wired: Let’s touch on some of the drama that has surrounded you for a while, first off what happened between you and Suge Knight with the chain snatching situation?

Yukmouth: I can’t really go into details about it, because the situation is real delicate. All people need to know is that Suge didn’t have anything to do with it and that is really all I am going to say on it because street sh*t stays in the street and wax stays on wax.

Hip-Hop Wired: I read that initially that was your response, but later a report surfaced that you named Suge as one of the assailants in the robbery…

Yukmouth: Man, that was some bullsh*t that the police let out because I wasn’t cooperating with them. The thing is, I never said that Suge did it. After the stuff happened I told them that the dudes ran up on me while I was talking to Suge. The cops have it out for Suge, so they wanted me to say he had something to do with it, but I kept telling them no. They got mad, because detectives are d*cks. They are some crooked muthaf*ckas and they released a statement to TMZ stating that I told them Suge was the one who robbed me; but I never did.

Believe me, if I said a muthaf*ckas name, everyone would be locked up and you would see my name on court papers and also on the stand. I am the type of n*gga where if I said it, I have no problem with letting people know that is what I said. Police just put that out there to make themselves look good.

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Yukmouth’s momma didn’t raise no fool. He knows you niglets probably wouldn’t risk carpal tunnel for the mouse click to view his new video off his album Free At Last, so he recruited Bria Myles and ex-Destiny Child stunt double Farrah Franklin to keep your attention as he gives it to you “The Hard Way,” pause. Read the rest of this entry »

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Previously Posted — “Stay On It” – Review Of Yukmouth’s The West Coast Don

If you can’t quite place the name Yukmouth, don’t fret. It’s been over 15 years since he permanently ingrained himself into Hip-Hop history on “I Got 5 on It,” and repeated listening to Luniz’ weed anthem can cause the memory to go hazy. Not content with being a one hit wonder, Yukmouth’s been locking down the West Coast underground for years. On his latest full length release, The West Coast Don, he showcases the veteran savvy and skills learned from spending years in the rap game, while also revealing limitations preventing greater crossover successes. Read the rest of this entry »

I used to pride myself in having every single track by or featuring Crooked I. Now that he’s finally making free-agent paper and working nonstop, it’s almost Read the rest of this entry »

“…Too $hort, Keak and Keisha Cole.”

Two of the raspiest voices in rap, Yukmouth and Keak Da Sneak, have hooked up for the lead single to the CEO of Smoke-A-Lot record’s upcoming album, The West Coast Don. Read the rest of this entry »