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Given my discontent with about 90% of the mixtape game and the rediculous bullshit that they put out, then slurp up off the proverbial floor, and then regurgitate over and again to the masses, it should be a relative surprise to my regular readers to see me put up a new tape from two unknown DJ's. Then again, maybe not. LOL, I know that I might sound like I'm trying to be the grand overlord of all Hip-Hop mixtapes, but that's just not the case.....for Christ sakes I just saw a new tape that had the cartoon caricature of one female eatin out another's ass on the cover, like a Miami Kaos type of cartoon porno scene........I mean wtf does that have to do with Hip-Hop and why would anyone other than Luke wanna roll like that wit the imagery? I mean it's just not the same out there anymore when it comes to mixtapes and their overall content. It used to be about the actual skills displayed on a tape, ya' know, like real mixing and whatnot, then the whole "I got the illest exclusives" craze started (thanks Clue and Big Mike) and then that just snowballed into cats straight up doing foolish and embarrassing shit in order to shock and sell. Playing into the tabloid'esque culture that Hip-hop has allowed itself to sink into.
Fortunately what we have here is a thoughtful and healthy mix of some of Kool G Rap's better collaborations that span an illustrious 23 year career. For all those kids that were born in 1994, lemme school you on G Rap. The man is thee definition of hardcore street stylings meeting up with uncanny rhyming skills. Hailing from the Corona section of Queens, NY, G Rap is Known as the progenitor of "mafioso rap", due largely in part to his love for, likening to and just plain making Italian gangster flicks into the most popular medium for a lot of Hip-Hop alter ego's. While the interpolation of wiseguy culture into his music proved to be a powerful tool for him, it was his time spent as a member of the legendary Juice Crew and his unique, multi-syllabic flow that this writer and legions of hardcore hip-hop heads fell in love with time and again.
Another thing that I always admired about G Rap was his willingness to work with and rhyme alongside many of the newer generation's biggest and well, not so big name's. Clearly giving his all each and everytime he stepped in the booth to do a feature for another cat, G Rap put his collaborators to the test, usually delivering his most blistering lines while rhyming on someone else's song. It would be a habit that would rub off on many of his disciples; men who site G Rap's flow and intense hardcore lyricism as a major influence in their career's...legendary men....men named Black Thought, R.A. The Rugged Man and Big Pun.
It's a real encouragement to see a couple of guys out there still reppin' the good stuff on their tapes. I couldn't think of a more worthy idea/theme for a tape than all of Kool G Rap's collabo's. DJ Mystery and Y.G.C. mix things up a bit too, which I liked. "Killa Collabs" features joints Kool G blessed from back in the 90's ("Holla Back", "Know The Game") and the 2K. Nuthin more to say here except that he quite possibly could have the nicest collabo catalog of all time and DJ Mystery & Y.G.C. are shining the light on that fact with an excellent and well plucked mix of the legend's best musical alliances. Bravo.
-BIG D O
01. Gun Ho City (Feat. Canibus)
02. 6 In The Mourning (Feat. Joell Ortiz & Sheek Louch)
03. Double Up (Feat. Royal Flush & Big L)
04. Fall Back (Feat. Big L)
05. Queens Niggas (Feat. Prodigy)
06. Know The Game (Feat. Mobb Deep & Mop)
07. Holla Back (Feat. Nas & Az)
08. Buck Buck (Feat. Red Cafe & Sheek Louch)
09. Line Up (Feat. Styles P, Scram Jones & Tragedy)
10. Throw It Up (Feat. Canibus & Mop)
11. Queens (Feat. LL Cool J, 50 Cent & Prodigy)
12. 4 In The Clip (Feat. Styles P, Joell Ortiz, & Nino Bless)
13. Deadly Venoms (Feat. Ghostface & Raekwon)
14. Connected (Feat. Ghostface)
15. Dirty Biz (Feat. Saigon)
16. Dramacide (Feat. Big Pun)
17. Stick 2 Ur Gunz (Feat. Mop)(Prod. By DJ Premier)
18. Ghetto Afterlife (Feat. Talib Kweli)(Prod. by Hi Tek)
19. Come One Come All (Feat. Styles P)
20. Live From The Streets (Feat. Jadakiss, Styles P, & Beanie Sigel)
21. Fast Life (Feat. Nas)
22. Keep Going (Feat. Snoop Dogg & Devin The Dude)
23. My life (Remix)(Feat. CNN)
24. Gorillas (Feat. Nore)
25. Framed (Feat. Inspektah Deck)
26. Ghetto Knows (Bonus track)
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