40 Cal- The Yellow Tape

Our main man and Dipset's lyrical front runner 40 Cal returns minus any of his Dipset bretheren with his new Koch records release The Yellow Tape. It always sort of stoopified me as to why the Dips never tried to slide 40 Cal into a more focal position within the crew. He's consistently been one of their only legs to stand on in the real underground realms of New York city for some time. In other words, 40 is one of the last real cats in Dipset. With the exception of A Mafia, Jay Bezzel and Tom Gist (who all coinsidently are now no longer really functioning as "official" Dipset members)40 is the only one of the Dips that I routinely still see and hear making the rounds at the Fight Klub, beating down Bad Boy artists in barbershops and above all else, creating some seriously worthwhile verses. 40 has become one of the few beacons of hope for the Dipset brand, but the catch is that he isn't exactly as warmed up to the idea of being just another guy waiting for his turn on a flustered label that has it's two top leaders fueding and their former hype man putting out mixtapes...It's sad really, I know I was one of the many people who realized how talented 40 was when he dropped his first two tapes, Trigger Happy and and Broken Safety and I really hoped that he would try his best to forge thru all the industry bullshit and rise above, but the sad reality is that 40 might be doomed to a life of obscurity and the massses may never know one of Harlem's best new lyricists the way they should or at all. Until then enjoy this lil' piece and be sure to support 40 in the future. Standout tracks include "40!", "So Gutta" and "If You Want It".

-BIG D O

01. Young Skeme (Feat. Young Ace And Young Skeme) 03:50
02. Harlem Gangsta 03:27
03. Blowin Mine 02:25
04. Shut Down (Feat. Sudaboss) 03:03
05. Put In Work (Feat. Ru Spits) 03:05
06. 40! 02:28
07. Gun Smoke 02:41
08. Swagga Jacka 2 03:17
09. Yacht Music 02:54
10. Heat 02:28
11. Time Out 02:55
12. If You Want It 03:53
13. So Gutta 03:06
14. Hustle Skeme

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