J-Love Presents... The Outdoorsmen - Last Of The Dyin Breed

J-Love has long been my last hope for New York underground mixtapes DJ's. His tireless work ethic and glistening product have grown over the years to become a very trusted name when it comes to exclusives, real mixing and of course his highly slept-on boom-bap style of production. Few mixtape DJ's or just DJ's in general are as talented as the Richmond Hill, Queens native. J-Love maintains many great connections, from The Rza, Ghostface, M.O.P., Cuban Link and Slick Rick to LL Cool J, 50 Cent and Mobb Deep. If your favorite rapper or rap group has ever roamed the underground rap scene in New York, J-Love knows them or has worked with them. Certainly J-Love has attained a boat load of noteriety in the streets for his tapes and production, but what about his rapping? Yes, for some time now the pudgy Half Puerto Rican, half White (not sure what nationality he is) DJ/producer has been trying his hand at rhyming. Much to my initial surprise I found that he wasn't half bad. The content and voice were there, but the delivery is sloppy and he tends to sort of ramble, not putting enough emphasis on the most poignant moments in the verse. Enter in his newest project; a very new set of faces he's proclaimed as his group "The Outdoorsmen". Consisting of 7 very capable Mc's including himself J-Love makes this tape so much more memorable by adding a great twist... All the beats are vintage DJ Primer joints; all his best beats from the 90's on down. Way to fucking go J-Love, way to fucking go. Not only is that a completly original idea, it's ambitious. Some of these beats ("A Million" "Nas Is Like" "Above The Clouds" etc.) have already been ripped down by some of the best artists to ever fuck with the game, and now someone is going to attempt to freestyle over them? Too, too ill son, and a great way to showcase new talent. And while clearly the Outdoorsmen with the most lyrical dexterity are Take It AKA Cano, Meyhem and Killa Sha. New comers J steel and Animal are more than game in most of their verses, but aren't too lyrical. Expect the average gun toting, bitch fuckin', block huggin, crack slingin' stuff from them two. The biggest disappointments are like most would expect, J-Love's lack of progression in his flow. He's just too sloppy to listen to most of the time, but he gets an "A" for content, mos definitely gets an "A" for that. He's one of the few New yorkers I've actually heard get up and challenge the current climate within NY hip-hop and he does so convincingly and authoritively. Scolding the radio DJ's for their horrid taste in music, and for follwing trends. Attacking the new, very metro sexual style of dress popularized mainly in New York, and finally critiquing all the fake thugs in the industry. While this tape is sure to fly under the radar and miss a lot of younger heads, it has struck a major chord with a purist like myself, who's musically stuck in the 90's. I'm anxious to hear more new stuff from the whole Outdoorsmen clique, as I await vol.2. In the mean time I'm sure J-Love will continue to pump out great mixtapes, and work on that flow.
-Dominick L.

01. J-Love, Killa Sha, Meyhem - NY State Of Mind 2007 04:13
02. Take-It, J-Love, Mercy - It's All Real 02:41
03. J-Love, Meyhem, Take-It - Speak Ya Clout 03:14
04. J-Love, Killa Sha, Mercy, Meyhem - Bust Ya Shit 03:45
05. J-Love & Animal - Who's Gonna Take The Weight 01:35
06. J-Love - J-Love Is Like 03:08
07. Meyhem - Rapperz R In Danger 02:43
08. Killa Sha - The Comming 02:06
09. Take-It - Invincible 02:13
10. Meyhem & J-Love - Dirty Rotten 02:32
11. J-Love, Mercy, Jay Steele, Take-It - Boom 03:45
12. Jay Steele - Wild Cowboy 01:40
13. Animal, Science, Action Bronson, Take-It, Mercy - Up 04:54Against The Wall (feat. A.G.)
14. J-Love & Killa Sha - A Million 02:19
15. J-Love, Action Bronson, Take-It, Killa Sha - Doe In Advance 03:15
16. Meyhem - Above The Clouds 01:43
17. Jay Steele & Take-It - Dat Shit 02:28
18. J-Love & Take-It - Family Connection 02:30
19. Meyhem, Action Bronson, J-Love, Mercy, Take-It - Extra Extra 03:35
20. J-Love - Take It Personal 03:01
21. Killa Sha, Meyhem, Jay Steele - Bring Da Rukus 03:57
22. Meyhem - Betrayal 01:01
23. J-Love & Mercy - All 4 The Cash 02:14
24. Jay Steele & Action Bronson - Volumptous Cracks 03:14
25. J-Love - MC's Act Like They Don't Know 02:31
26. Killa Sha - Ya Don't Stop 02:58
27. Mercy - Code Of The Streets 01:5428. J-Love, Meyhem, Animal - Bitches 03:50


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