DJ Rhude & 2520NYC.com Present...Flagrant Cops

It seems like the best mixtapes that are dropping these days are coming from the lesser known DJ's who are trying futily to keep some semblance of respectability flowing in an oversaturated and dying section of the game. DJ Rhude is one such DJ and this his latest tape "Flagrant Cops" is dripping with great exclusives from the best and newest east coast talent. The message here is obviously "fuck the police", and I'm assuming that DJ Rhude like many New Yorkers, has had his fill of the tyrannical NYPD, their mistreatment of black and Latino folks in all 5 of the cities boroughs and wanted to send a message via his mixtape. Kudos to him on that. I'm no expert but usually when it comes to overt anti-establishment or anti-law enforcement messages hip-hop has always been the best suited medium. We say what the fuck needs to be said no matter what. Most of the time we do anyway....I just really respect the shit outta Rhude for doin' a tape like this man. Whiel every other DJ is putting together tapes that is promoting shit like weed, corny ass trends in fashion or any of the other bullshit consumer driven concepts that hip-hop is now mired in, here comes Rhude with somethin better. Somethin' real. He pays respect to the greats who delivered a few of the more well known "fuck the popo" type songs at the end of the tape too. After all, it's because of their formula that he is even able to conjure up the idea to do do such a tape. Provided are J Dilla's, Main Source's and of course N.W.A.'s head nodding ode's to social defiance and sneering vocals toward unprovoked police brutality. But before you get to those you'll have to check out the laundry list of ill material that preceeds these classic jams. From the start Cassidy, Styles, Drag-On and Talib Kweli get shit goin and mesh well on their newest collaboration "Stand Up"; one of the tape's highlights. There are quite a few talented and socially aware rappers that chime in on "Flagrant Cops", from Immortal Technique, Sha Stimuli, Joell Ortiz, Ghostface, Prodigy, Grafh, Papoose and Donny Goines. If your in the mood to hear some relevant hip-hop aimed at calling the crooked ass overseers' out, you'll wanna check for this tape. Not everything is brand new, but it's a concerted effort to make a mix that drives home a point. That being that we have just about had enough of the bullshit that's being done to us in U.S. cities and towns all over the country, from Amadu Diallo to Sean Bell, we're getting downright sick and tired of the games people play. It's time we all spoke up.

-BIG D O



1. DJ Rhude - In Memory Of 0:11
2. Cassidy - Stand Up (Feat Styles P Drag On And Talib Kweli) 6:05
3. Sha Stimuli - Murder Me Pt.2 (Feat A-Alikes Steele And 5:26
Immortal Technique)
4. Grafh - Not Guilty 3:54
5. Joell Ortiz - 50 Shots 2:27
6. Prodigy - Field Marshall P (Feat Un Pacino) 2:17
7. Ghostface - Run (Remix) (Feat Jadakiss) 3:08
8. Rakim - Run Freestyle 3:03
9. Jon Hope - Blue Devils (Feat Termanology) 3:47
10. Esso - License To Kill 3:34
11. Mickey Factz - Im Sean (Sean Bell Tribute) 4:01
12. Suny Redd - Flagrant Cops 1:18
13. Donny Goines - Interlude 2:21
14. Donny Goines - Kill A Pig 3:52
15. Rod Da Blizz - Party Like A Cop Got Shot 3:57
16. Papoose - We Shall Overcome (Sean Bell Tribute) 3:05
17. Papoose - Change Gon Come 3:09
18. Soul Food - Tribute To Our Falled Soldiers 1:48
19. Q Da Kid - Sean Bell Tribute 2:49
20. Trick Trick - Dirty Cops 3:42
21. J Dilla - Fuck The Police (Classic Throwback) 2:21
22. NWA - Fuck Tha Police (Classic Throwback) 5:40
23. Main Source - Friendly Game Of Baseball (Classic Throwback) 3:17

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