Astonish- From Now Until Forever

I am always a cat that is on the lookout for new, worthwhile talent, and when I first heard Astonish, my "worthwhile meter" went sounding off. I was immediately taken by his skill and his knack for picking good beats, lol...he's backed up by none other than The Molemen, the legendary Production and hip-hop crew outta Chi-town. After the first 2 or 3 tracks you'll understand why. He's a return to the days of when MC's were a lot more sustained by their focus on fundamentals (good delivery, good pitch, good flow, good lyrics) and a knowledge of the history of hip-hop. He doesen't disappoint, and recruits the talents of Boston Phenom Termanology for the perhaps the tape's best joint "Life Ain't Sweet", a cut that has been seeing some circulation on the net as a single already.

-BIG D O



1.Can You Hear Me
2.The Interview
3.Problems (ft. Scheme and Decay)
4.Broken Dreams
5.Panik Attack
6.Microphone Check
7.Life Aint Sweet (ft. Termanology)
8.No Patience
9.Light Em' Up
10.Impossible


http://rapidshare.com/files/99047032/Astonish_-_From_Now_Until_Forever__2008_.rar

DJ Law - Best of Boot Camp Clik Post-2000

Everyone that is currently bumpin Hip-Hop groups like Dipset and Dungeon Family should stop and pay respects to the original cats that formed a huge collective of rappers and do they thing. Boot Camp Clik was the first super group that pre dated even Wu-Tang. The Bucktown soldiers always put it down man, and always did their thing for the streets. In the 90's they were pretty much household names in hip-hop's underground scene and also broke thru to be featured on many mainstream outlets, such as Rap City and Hot 97. Yes, the 90's was a great time for BCC members indeed. It saw them release a large amount of debut and follow up Lp's as well as do an obscene amount of guest feature spots. Comprised of Black Moon, Smif & Wessun, OGC, Heltah Skeltah and a few affilliate groups/members, Boot Camp was heavy in the streets and had a cult like following in their hay day that stretched all over the world. While members like Buckshot, Sean Price and Smif & Wessun have managed to stay relatively busy in the 2K, many of the other BCC members have been harder to track down. Despite their lack of public appearances, many BCC members have been workin on music consistently and touring. This mixtape is a wrap up of the best joints so far from this decade by BCC cats. For many of us there will definitely be some joints in here that were slept on, and then for others who have stayed pretty updated on the Camp's moves, this tape is simply a refresher course. Enjoy. And shout outs to Dru Ha! The best independent manager/Label owner/A&R and Promoter in the fuckin game, a huge part of BCC's continued success in the 08'. Keep doin it kid!

-BIG D O



Smif n Wessun - Number 1 Sound
Buckshot - Food for Thought
BCC - Daddy Wanna
BCC - And So
BCC - Think Back
BCC - Let’s Get Down to Business
Black Moon - Looking Down the Barrel
Buckshot - Lucifer Dub
Sean Price - Solidify
Sean Price - Boom Bye Yea
Black Moon - What Would U Do
Sean Price & PXO - The Jackal
Black Moon & Smif n Wessun - That’s The Way Shit Is
Cocoa Brovas - Super Brooklyn
Sean Price - 60 Bar Dash
Sean Price - The Shakedown
BCC - Casualties of War
Vicflair
Sean Price - Frankenstein
Black Moon - Stay Real
Sean Price - Onion Head
Black Moon - The Way
Sean Price - Peep My Words (rmx)
Buckshot - Go All Out
BCC - That’s Tought
Sean Price - P Body
Buckshot - Who Got The Props 2008
Black Moon - Why We Act This Way
Smif n Wessun - Gunn Rap
Sean Price - Heartburn
BCC - The Hustle
Sean P - Mess You Made
Smif n Wessun ft. Heltah Skeltah - My Timz Do Work
Buckshot - Slippin


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Mick Boogie and Talib Kweli- The MCEO Mixtape

yes! Finally Some new Kweli people! I had been anticipating some more new stuff from him now that he has this whole Blacksmith Records movement in full swing. So in true Kweli fashion he has linked up with one of the more respectabe DJ's out there right now in Mick Boogie and brings along Strong Arm Steady and super female MC Jean Grae. I guess it's a little wierd that he chose a DJ from Cleveland to drop his tape, but whatever, I guess Clue and Kay Slay are busy doin....uh...well...sucking. At any rate this tape is well worth the time, it's all basically exclusive, there isn't too much on here that's being reused and that's always a plus. The tape has a few interesting guest spots, namely that of a newcomers Idle Warship, who I believe are also Blacksmith Records artists and the great Cornel West. Pay attention to the interlude that Mr. West is featured on kids, he kicks nuthin but pure knowledge. Jean Grae is featured on a good portion of the tape and as many would expect dazzles with her lyricism. The only mis-step she suffers on this tape is the utterly wack remix of a Ne-Yo song she does toward the end of the tape...ehhh, fuc, don't know why she tried doin that, but the rest is pretty ill, she gets down on this one man, joints like "Think About It", "Love Thirst" and "The Number 8" all will resonate with ya, and you'll wanna bump em' more than once. Talib has a pretty decent outing this go round' as well. Not only does he wreck shop on a lot of new joints with SAS and Grae. One of the iller cuts he drops on us is the "Hostile Gospel" Remix that features the sultry latina duo Nina Sky, L.A. based rhyme architect Blu and the latest Pun Protege and Aftermath reject Joell Ortiz. They all really meshed on the remix and Kweli once again shows that his pull within the underground is still intact. Good tape rite here, I for one hope that more heads start checkin for Blacksmith records man, they really have a lot great talent in the stable and their boss/leader is a real down to earth legend!

-BIG D O

01) Mick Boogie and Talib Kweli: Intro
02) Talib Kweli f/ Busta Rhymes: Follow The Leader
03) Talib Kweli: Independent (Amadeus Remix)
04) Jean Grae: Think About It
05) Talib Kweli: Hard Faces
06) Interlude: Origins Of Blacksmith
07) Jean Grae: Mean
08) Strong Arm Steady f/ Planet Asia: A Problem
09) Talib Kweli: D’Evils 2008 (Produced by 6th Sense)
10) Talib Kweli f/ Fly Union: Say That Again
11) Talib Kweli and Buckshot: Hold It Down
12) Interlude: MCEO Breakdown
13) Talib Kweli f/ Krondon and Phil Da Agony: Hunters
14) Jean Grae: Love Thirst
15) Talib Kweli and Phil Da Agony: Dat Piff
16) Interlude: Kweli Speaks on Strong Arm Steady part 1
17) Strong Arm Steady: Stack It
18) Krondon: Big Homie
19) Interlude: KRS-One Speaks
20) Talib Kweli and KRS-One: The Perfect Beat
21) Talib Kweli, Nina Sky, Blu & Joell Ortiz: Hostile Gospel Remix
22) Interlude: Kweli Speaks on Idle Warship
23) Idle Warship f/ MC Chris: Screamin’
24) Talib Kweli and Jean Grae: Thas Wassup Now
25) Interlude: Kweli speaks on Jean Grae
26) Jean Grae: Number Eight
27) Talib Kweli, Jean Grae and Ne-Yo: Hot Thing Remix
28) Talib Kweli and Dr. Cornel West: Bushonomics
29) Talib Kweli & Novel: I Am
30) Idle Warship: Industry Diary
31) Talib Kweli f/ UGK: Real Women
32) Talib Kweli: Outro


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More From WNYU's 10th Anniversary Show.....

more raw footage from WNYU's 10th anniversary show, this clip has none other than Supastition, Reef The Lost Cauze and AG and the second one blesses you with some freestyles from Apathy, Torae and Emilio Rojas....once again Premier, Alchemist and Marco Polo providing the exclusive sounds son!!!

Footage from WNYU's Halftime Show's 10th Anniversary Show....Classic

This people is why the real heads can rest assured that real Hip-Hop is not dead. This no doubt will become classic archive footage in the years to come, but it's already classic material to those who know wassup...First Masta Ace blesses it, followed by a sort of hap hazard off the dome freestyle by Craig G, then AG finishes strong.....dopeness.....and this was only a portion of the show which featured about 15 more MC's and exclusive beats from Alchemist, Evil Dee, Premier and Marco Polo...go download the whole show man, straight up, otherwise I'll take away ya Hip-Hop card.....

-BIG D O

The End Of An Era.....

Aiight, so I like many other loyal followers of The Wire am still digesting the series finale and all it's little intricacies. I'm still reeling from the pain that I felt when Kima turned her back on Mcnulty and Freemon, and consequently got them thrown off the Homicide division. I just coulden't understand why her character had to go out like that. I didn't like what they did in the end with Lt. Daniel's character either. They relegated him back to the life of a lowly attorney after he had risen meteorically through the law enforcement stratosphere. After Stringer Bell was killed he and Omar were the 2 biggest beacons of Baltimore strength, hunger and courage on that show. I would've liked to see him sling a little mud at Nareese Campbell and the city council and then we woulda finally found out what misdeeds he committed and covered up all those years ago in the Eastern. It didn't happen tho. We only got to see him smiling at Rhonda Pearlman; the self- serving, razor sharp prosecutor who actually managed to move up with her career, only after begging Daniels not to speak out against the corruptness that the both of them were embroiled in. I felt like Daniels made another selfless move for someone he cared about, so I take solice in that at least. One thing about the finale that I was actually discussing with my boy was the fact that we never got any resolution on Cuddy AKA Dennis Wise. While Bubbles finally seemed to get his shit together, our main man Cuddy was left out of the finale. I guess we're all just sapposed to assume that he's in west Baltimore teaching kids kids how to squab. I was surprised that Weebay got a smidgen of camera time there at the end. He deserved more though, he was the coldest gangster on the show next to Marlo. Therein lies another paradox as well. The whole thing with Marlo getting off and then rushing back to the street almost getting his head blown off. I'm not sure I know what the writers were trying to say with that. Maybe that Marlo was untouchable, maybe that anyone can be touched in a heartbeat, Maybe they just were showing that he still possessed the mentality of "the boss", despite having to give up his crown facing a trial. I don't know, all I know is that Jaime Hector is a steller thesbian, whom I hope will be given chances in the future to be apart of good, thought provoking and big budget projects like this one and in Hollywood. As for my other favorite character's like Herc and Carver, I definitely hope that they continue to set it off in Hollywood and New York as they have been for years now. It's all very sad to me truthfully. I always thought that The Wire woulde become universally recognized as the best crime drama on Cable, but the facts were that even at the height of the show's popularity, the ratings never were that impressive. Even though it was masterfully written and the plot was as deep as the soul of Baltimore itself, the show always struggled to appeal to those who weren't willing to think in order to entertain themselves. The Sopranos I always felt was a runaway hit because the public has always had a love affair with the mob and it's activites and like The Wire it had characters on it that were so strongly and well written that they just came to life and resonated with the viewers. Still, the Sopranos was very, very unrealistic. From the enormous amounts of laundered money that went undetected to the 12 or so some odd murders that the boss Tony Soprano committed himself, that he surely would've been implicated in at some point in real life, (but then again in real life the italian mob bosses never wacked people themselves) The Sopranos got at times as cheesy as a lot of these daytime soap operas. The Wire was based on countless real events. From the phone codes the drug dealers used to confuse the police, to the scandels that routinely took place at the docks in the 90's, The Wire was a much greater work of fact than The Sopranos ever was and it relayed the stark and gritty realities of the the world of Baltimore in a completely honest light. From the drug laden street corners and the hoppers that operated there to the addicts and recovering addicts, the politicians, the city council members to even the people that work within the church, the show was able to bring Baltimore to your living room every sunday night. No other show on Television was ever as good at putting you right in the middle of the hood or the holding cell as The Wire was. Yet and still, the respect and the accolades seemed to escape this wonderful series. The awards and the off hand refernces never manifested. Why didn't The Wire jump off like The Sopranos did? Why did it only seem to amass a cult following instead of a huge, broad one? I'll tell you why. It was because The Wire was comprised of a cast that was 70 percent black and the storyline revolved around a predominantly black city's problems and political corruption. The show served as a reminder to white folks that they are still very much to blame for a lot of the struggles that poor blacks endure. Those facts are inconvenient for white folks, and something they'd rather not deal with. They love when Tony Soprano flips out on his daughter Meadow for dating a black guy in college or when he lovingly refers to them as "shines" or "butter heads" though. This country time and again exposes it's racism in many different ways, and sadly The Wire was another way that racism and white peoples total disconcern for social problems within the black and latino communities don't interest them. Not even for entertainment value. So we close the book after the final chapter, a great show with the finest actors from all backgrounds has concluded, perhaps never to be duplicated ever again. Only to be sorely missed by myself and I'm sure many other fans.

-BIG D O

Video: Evidence- Chase The Clouds Away

Prolly the illest west coast video to drop in a long, long time man...Evidence grabs a completely ridiculous Alchemist beat and constructs a dope song and video that showcases everything from his crazy sneaker collection to some of Venice beach's famous landmarks....go head' Ev....peep out the DJ Lady Trybe cameo as well!

Video: The Roots- Get Busy

Another dope video from Philly's finest and the greatest hip-hop band ever The Roots! Stellar Video production coming to you courtesy of Rik Cordero. Vid features Peedi Crakk and Dice Raw, but more importantly Quest Love on the drums baby!!

Video: ST. Da Squad- It's The ST.

Aiight I'm starting a new trend on tis blog....I'm going to bring you guys the illest videos as well, and to start things off I'mma give you one that is brand spankin' from Termanology and his ST. crew....this joint is crazy man...Statik Selektah on the beat, and he in the vid..lol...dope shit outta Boston...

DJ Deadeye presents...ST. Da Squad

There has been a littany of new east coast based Latino MC's flooding the game post Big Punisher that have staked their claim to his throne. None, I repeat none, have churned out as much quality music as Boston based (Lawrence, MA actually) Termanlogy. The half French, half Puerto Rican lyrical phenom has worked with everyone on the east coast scene that matters, in Boston or New York. He's traded verses with Bean town underground legend Edo G. He's done mixtapes with New York's piecemaker himself Tony Touch. He's grabbed beats from the likes of Buckwild, DJ Premier and Fizzy Womack. He's gone toe to toe with lyrical legends like Canibus and Blaq Poet. He's been featured on a plethora of mixtapes as a guest MC and he's pumped out 5 volumes of his own critically acclaimed mixtapes "Hood Politics". Those mixtapes are most likely the place where you first heard some of Term's good friends who go by ST. The Squad collectively. Comprised of about 6 MC's and 2 producers, ST. Da Squad is a formidable force. Every one of those MC's has brought it everytime I've heard them. None of em' are in any way corny or over the top, this is real hip-hop with real lyrics and the hardcore production to back it up. Speaking of the production, the 2 resident beatsmith's, Artisan and DC The Midi Alien are definitely a cut above the rest. Having lent their talents to Termanolgy many times I've become very acquainted with both of their styles. They got heat bottom line, and they both are a return to a time when sample based production was solid and creative. I would say that DC has the upper hand tho, being that Term and him have done so many ill joints together that they decided to compile them and release a retail mixtape called "Out The Gate", check that out, it bumps. This self titled mixtape/street album is the first time that ST. Da Squad will be on full display for the masses as they proudly rep their home "Law Town" aka Lawrence, MA. After hearing this you'll only be more enamored with the brand of street- hop that they're producing up there in Law town. This tape features ST. spitting vicious, sharp and witty line after line and garnering beats from a host of big time names like Don Cannon, Fizzy Womack and fellow Lawrence bretheren DJ Statik Selektah. This is a great look for ST. as a whole in terms of exposure and for Term, who kindly steps aside and lets his homeboys do their thing as he always promised he'd do, showing his loyalty as well as his humility. The ST. Squad takes the reins and doesen't disappoint their leader, while they prove they might be the most lyrically hardcore inclined group since early Terror Squad (the real Terror Squad). This is dope don't pass it up and don't pass up Termanology's debut album due out sometime later this year.

-BIG D O


01. DJ Deadeye - Intro 01:11
02. St. Da Squad - It's The St. (Produced by Statik Selektah) 03:25
03. Termanology - The Music Industry (Produced by Fizzy Womack) 02:55
04. St. Da Sqauad - It's Our Time (feat. Jazz) 04:08(Produced by Cyrus Da Zine)
05. Snuk & Clip - I Got You (Produced by DC The Midi Alien) 02:54
06. Ea$y Money & Termanology - Has It Ever Occured 03:42(Produced by Don Cannon)
07. St. Da Squad - The Burial (Produced by Fizzy Womack) 04:50
08. Stalion, Ghetto, Hectic & Ea$y Money - Bout My Bread 03:37(Produced by MGI)
09. Termanology, Ghetto & Ea$y Money - Hold Up (Wait) 04:24(Produced by Dr. Sixshot)
10. Ea$y Money, Stalion & Snuk - Hennessy (Produced by MGI) 05:16
11. Termanology & Ea$y Money - Welcome To The Machine 03:33(Produced by Artisin)
12. Artisin, Clip & Hectic - Life You Chose 03:51(Produced by Artisin)
13. Stalion - Who Am I? (Produced by MGI) 03:19
14. Snuk, Termanology & Hectic - Where You Are 04:18(feat. Nigel Hall) (Produced by Green Tank Productions)
15. Ea$y Money & Termanology - Fly Again (feat. Lee Wilson) 04:26(Produced by DC The Midi Alien)


http://rapidshare.com/files/97881668/VA-St._Da_Squad-_Bootleg_-2008-C4.rar

The Best Of Doo Wop Freestyle Sessions Vol.1

Alright, everyone that know me knows I'm a fuckin fiend for classic, 90's era New York mixtapes, groups and production. One of my favorite DJ's from the 90's and all-time is that man Doo Wop, one half of the Diaz Brothers and perhaps the most skilled and versatile DJ's ever, as he proved time and again that he could actually rap a little bit too. He's never disappointed me as far as his tapes go man, he's always had the knack to put together really solid efforts chalk full of exclusives and most importantly freestyles from the illest in NY's underground rap scene. Although it's been awhile since he last dropped a new tape, when he was dropping them frequently he always made sure to get someone who was supremely skilled like Az or Raekwon to drop a freestyle that was sure to get recorded and dubbed a thousand times over by all his consistent fans like myself. See, we all knew what we were getting when we recorded those freestyles man, we were getting something exclusive and classic at the same time. And this was the era when a freestyle was a fuckin freestyle man; you got an ill MC in the booth and threw on the instrumental of a joint that was Johnny fuckin' Blaze, like Iced Down Medallions or the Wu-Gambinos beat for the MC to kick a verse or two over, most of the time the verse being completely off the top of the dome or new. Wop mastered this technique and a lot of these new kids today should take some fuckin notes...shit they don't even take the time to record freestyles anymore man, a lot of these new DJ's is microwave, digital, no talent required, button pushers man. They can't spin, they can't rap, they don't got a mic for MC's to spit somethin' into and they can't mix....damn shame man...the old vets like Wop were trying to pass some history down to these kids but they just don't seem to be catching on. This tape right here was released some time ago, I believe right after or before 95' Live, it features, well, almost every worthwhile MC that was in the tri-state area in 1995, as well as a few of Wop's Bounce Squad cohorts who were also pretty fair on the mic as well. This is a masterful example of what Hip-Hop has lost man, I wish that there were some DJ's out now that took the time to get 20 crazy MC's in a room and just record all night and drop an ill ass tape like Wop did man, I really miss the golden age of mixtapes and hip-hop in general, but every now and again, well who am I kidding, everyday I pop in a tape like this and teleport myself back to the 90's, the time when hip-hop had a great DJ that hailed from the Bronx but was steady up in Brooklyn, lol...inside joke for all the Doo Wop fans there, anyway... get em' Wop.

-BIG D O

01. (00:00:36) Doo Wop - Intro
02. (00:01:16) Keith Murray - Freestyle
03. (00:01:04) Q-Tip - Freestyle
04. (00:02:13) Busta Rhymes - Freestyle
05. (00:00:59) Rampage The Last Boyscout - Freestyle
06. (00:01:28) Fat Joe - Freestyle
07. (00:00:54) Uneek - Freestyle
08. (00:02:04) M.O.P. - Freestyle
09. (00:01:30) Guru - Freestyle
10. (00:02:03) Raekwon & Carlton Fisk - Freestyle
11. (00:02:48) Ill Al Skratch - Freestyle
12. (00:02:31) Shabba Ranks - Freestyle
13. (00:02:52) Tragedy Khadafi & Don Black - Freestyle
14. (00:02:29) Smoothe Da Hustler & D.V. Alias Khrist - Freestyle
15. (00:04:43) Doo Wop, Fat Joe, Akinyele, Pretty Boy Floyd & Lord Tariq - Freestyle
16. (00:01:43) Doo Wop - Freestyle
17. (00:01:16) KRS-One - Freestyle
18. (00:01:07) Treach - Freestyle
19. (00:03:59) Keith Murray & Redman - Freestyle
20. (00:03:11) Mobb Deep & Big Noyd - Freestyle
21. (00:00:51) AZ - Freestyle
22. (00:02:38) Lost Boyz - Freestyle
23. (00:01:11) Uneek - Freestyle
24. (00:02:19) Cocoa Brovaz - Freestyle
25. (00:02:38) Mad Lion & KRS-One - Freestyle
26. (00:01:24) Channel Live - Freestyle
27. (00:00:49) King Just - Freestyle
28. (00:01:53) Buckshot Da B.D.I. Emcee - Freestyle



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Pete Rock- NY's Finest

Finally! It's here! After waiting about 6 to 10 months from the time he first announced that he would be dropping a new album the Chocolate Boy Wonder brings us NY's Finest. It coulden't have come at a better time, sheesh...the radio and BET are just goin' into self destruct mode man...there's nothing worthwhile out there at the moment, and it's definitely been awhile since PR blessed us with something new. I had heard a few joints off this prior to it's release and they only got me more excited. "914" with Styles and Sheek, "We Roll" with Jim Jones and Max B. and "Til I Retire", which finds PR rhyming solo. Most of the pre-release buzz surrounding this album unfortunately was for the "We Roll" single which features a lazy and uninspired verse from Jim Jones and a hap hazard and bearly comprehendable chorus from the frogman aka Max B. The highlight of the joint is the wonderfully constructed instrumental that Pete blessed these 2 clowns with, Jesus! Why wasn't that beat handed to someone who would've done it justice? Why? That I don't know, but it's tragic when beats like that are handed off to individuals who just aren't lyrically worthy. There are other shining moments on the album however, despite the mediocrity of some of the talent Pete decided to recruit for this album there's mostly just credible and long sought after people on this; Royal Flush, Raekwon, Masta Killa, Redman, Little Brother and The Lords Of The Underground all come through and drop some serious heat. Another highlight is the only joint that wasn't produced by Pete, but rather by Green Lantern called "Ready Fe War", an incessantly dope Reggae cut featuring Chip Fu and Renee Neufville that is probably second single material. All in all I gotta be honest. I felt that this album was really lacking that great Pete Rock sound man. I contribute this to the fact that Pete is primarilly using the MPC 2000 for his production these days, and you can tell...the tracks don't have the same warmth as the joints he did back in the day on the SP-1200, and the result is that the feeling just isn't the same. Now I ain't sayin the tracks ain't dope, not at all, Pete came through and gave all these new producers that use the MPC a fuckin lesson, but what I am saying is that it's definitely not the same feeling as older PR records. Still this project is miles ahead of most of the stuff that is currently dropping and actually has a lot of replay value. Unfortunately this album was subject to a lot of pre-release bullshit, that tragically saw the songs that MF Doom, Roc Marciano, Lupe Fiasco and Method Man turned in being cut from the album, that I think is another reason NY's Finest sort of feels incomplete. On the bright side of things Pete has said he will eventually release all those records and that he has a couple more new albums coming soon. Til' then I think this will be enuff to compensate my hunger for raw Hip-Hop from a top 10 east coast producer.

-BIG D O

01 00:53 Pete Intro

02 04:10 We Roll (featuring Jim Jones & Max B)

03 04:17 'Till I Retire

04 04:22 914 (featuring Styles P. & Sheek Louch)

05 02:28 Questions (featuring Royal Flush)

06 04:38 Best Believe (featuring Redman & LD)

07 05:56 Ready Fe War (featuring Chip Fu & RenΘe Neufville)

08 04:02 Don't Be Mad

09 03:57 Bring Y'all Back (featuring Little Brother)

10 04:38 The Best Secret (featuring The Lords Of The Undergroun

11 04:55 That's What I Am Talking About (featuring Rell)

12 04:44 The PJ's (featuring Raekwon & Masta Killa)

13 04:24 Made Man (featuring Tarrey Torae)

14 02:06 Let's Go (featuring Doo Wop)

15 03:27 Comprehend (featuring Papoose)

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DJ Green Lantern and Cutmaster C present Uncle Murda- Hard To Kill

I know I'm gonna take some heat from my blogging bretheren for supporting this guy's music, and I know a lot of the culture's purist's regard this guy as a parasite and just flat out ignorant and annoying. But before you judge Uncle Murda, lemme tell you a story.....The year was 2004, I was off at college far away from home, and I wasn't adjusting well to my new, very hickish surroundings. I was a city kid that all of a sudden was thrust into an environment that was borderline desolate. There was nuthin in town at all; a few restaurants a Kmart and that's about it. I was only there because a fraudulant football coach promised me playing time, but when I showed up I found out my scholarship had been reduced because he left the school. Here I was, not practicing, a freshman, in the middle of a horrid state with no places to cop music. None. Then my roommate got a package from back home. The shit was filled with new mixtapes, we rolled up a few blunts and got to it. Among the tapes there was a new Cutmaster C joint. I forget the title, but on the tracklisting there were a few joints by a cat named "Uncle Murda". I didn't recognize the name, and actually I thought it was dope, like a throwback to a lot of the stage names underground NY cats used to use in the 90's like Finsta Bundy, Kukoo Da Bag 'a Bones and The Gunslinguz. So we started listening to one of the joints on the tape and it started out with a skit about how Murda got kicked outta Hot 97 for cussing on air. The skit was funny and made it's point. You had a ranting Uncle Murda goin on about how he does his music the way he does his music and theres no changing that. I respected that. The song was ill too. It was ultra violent, so much so that it was almost comical. It was like watching a really violent movie tho, it was so over the top you knew there was no truth to any of it, but it was done artistically and stylishly. From that moment on I always checked for duke's music because truthfully, I dug it. It's just like how I always checked for a lot of Jean Claude Van Damme's movies when I was a kid. It wasn't to see that man act, lol, hell naw son, it was to see him do a double round house into someone's face. The same applies to Uncle Murda's music man, I don't listen to it to hear him break down the ills of the hood, nah, I listen to hear him talk about how he bucked off his 380 at some police officers in East New York. At the end of the day it's about entertainment, and he's a good entertainer to me man...is he over the top sometimes? Yeah I think it's safe to say he is, but he is someone who I think puts a lot of time into his craft even though his craft is kind of blunt and kind of rugged. If your a fan, than your a fan, if not than keep it movin' simple and plain. If you like your hip-hop with a little bit of edge to it, than this is the cat who's music you should check for. If you don't like to hear shit that could be misconstrued as being a lil' ignorant than once again, I urge you to just keep it movin'. He's raw, he's insane, he ain't scared, he got Green Lantern's support and now he's on the Roc baby! He's Uncle Murda; this tape really can't be broken down as anything more than, well...entertainment, so enjoy.

-BIG D O


1. Uncle Murda - Intro 2:25
2. Uncle Murda - Hard To Kill 3:19
3. Uncle Murda - Worst Nightmare 3:19
4. Uncle Murda - For Music 1:44
5. Uncle Murda - Bad Ass Bitch 3:18
6. Uncle Murda - Sucker For Love 2:13
7. Uncle Murda - Die For That Shit feat. Billionz, Big Bo & NickGunz
8. Uncle Murda - Take A Journey With Me feat. Bleek 2:14
9. Uncle Murda - They Dont Wabt It feat. Billionz 3:17
10. Uncle Murda - 187 3:03
11. Billionz - G Up 2:46
12. Uncle Murda - Beef 4:25
13. Uncle Murda - You Ready feat. GMG First Lady 3:17
14. Uncle Murda - Record Deal 2:54
15. Uncle Murda - For That Money 2:49
16. Uncle Murda - He Scared feat. BP 4:31
17. Uncle Murda - Children Story 2:33
18. Uncle Murda - Murder On Me feat. Billionz 1:37
19. Big Bo - Keep It 100 4:15
20. Uncle Murda - On My Dick 3:17
21. Uncle Murda - Bonus 4:31
22. Uncle Murda - Bonus 2:48


http://rapidshare.com/files/97416641/DJ_Green_Lantern_And_Cutmaster_C_Present_Uncle_Murda-Hard_To_Kill-_Bootleg_-2008-CR.rar

Erykah Badu- New Amerykah

Look, I never, ever, fuckin' buy music anymore man; If I'm in the record store (which frequently I am) I'm there copping Vinyl or buying tickets to a show. However as soon as I knew that the queen, the goddess, the soul sista no. 1, Erykah Badu was set to drop her new joint, I had no choice but to waltz into my record store and cop it. See the reason I don't buy music anymore is.....well, if you don't know why then where the fuck have you been since 2000 man? It all fucking sucks...especially hip-hop. The radio and the corporations done got ahold of our asses and now we sellin our souls. On a sunnier note however, Neo Soul is still producing a lot of great albums and new artists. Meanwhile it's retarded cousin hip-hop is selling big macs and making all male line dancing urban. At any rate I feel semi-fucked up for putting this woman's album up, but being that it is an experince and true art in it's highest form, and I believe that things like that are never "sold", only consumed by your spirit, you lucky bastards are gonna get it free. This is a real treat too.....Badu is once again in rare form, hypnotizing her listeners with her sultry voice, soothing us with her wisdom and connecting to us with her limitless soul. The main reason I think most people should get into the industry is so that they can put out musc as good and as honest as Badu's man...she's truly gifted. Enjoy this right here man, there's also some really dope production to go along with Badu's masterful writing and singing.

-BIG D O

1. Amerykahn Promise 4:16

2. The Healer 3:59

3. Me 5:36

4. My People 3:25

5. Soldier 5:04

6. The Cell 4:21

7. Twinkle 6:57

8. Master Teacher 6:48

9. That Hump 5:25

10. Telephone 7:18

11. Honey 5:21

http://rapidshare.com/files/94929846/EBNAPt1.....-2008-C4.rar

Fat Ray & Black Milk- The Set Up

Okay, Okay, I'll admit it; I know exactly jack shit about this Fat Ray character, I downloaded this shit for my dude Black Milk's production. I'm a fuckin fiend for this man's joints son. He's getting better too, he's starting to "diversify" that sound man. Fat ray really surprised me on this tho, he's actually a quite capable MC worthy of Black Milk's production. I still can't front tho, the beats on this muthafucka steal the show, any Slum Village/Dilla fan should definitely grab this, it's not really that long, but it's interesting; these two sort of transplant all Motown novices right into their surroundings via their verbal, a skill that is not easy to acquire, check this out, you'll be pleasanty surprised just how solid this is.

-BIG D O

01. Flawless 03:01
02. Lookout (feat. Nametag) 03:50
03. Bad Man (feat. Guilty Simpson & Scorpion) 04:16
04. Take Control (feat. AB) 03:21
05. Not U 03:20
06. When It Goes Down 02:31
07. Get Focus (feat. Phat Kat & Elzhi) 03:32
08. Nothing To Hide 02:59
09. Get Up (Bonus) 01:24
10. Ugly 02:51
11. Outro 01:22

http://rapidshare.com/files/95442406/Fat_Ray_And_Black_Milk-The_Set_Up-2008-C4.rar

Rakim- Live, Lost & Found

You never can get too much of a good thing, fuck what all those so-called "experts" say....I say if it's good for you, do it til' you fuckin hit the floor baby! One thing that's good for me is listening to one of the most compelling, prolific and intricate MC's of this or any other era; Rakim. Unfortunately for me however, Ra doesen't really seem to be banging out the material at a break neck rate these days and well, the alternatives for his many fans to turn to are dismal. Enter in this new lil' piece of complete joy for Rakim addicts and recovering Rakim addicts; "Live, Lost & Found" is the perfect fix for all those that wait patiently as Ra prepares his new joint (which I think is droppin this year sometime) for the masses. Til' he does drop that ever elusive new Lp this right here should hold you over. First 4 joints are brand spankin', the rest is pretty much classic material. Enjoy children.

-BIG D O

01. Hip Hop 04:08

02. Love 4 Sale 04:25

03. Word On The Street 03:47

04. It's Nothing 03:56

05. It's Been A Long TIme 03:00

06. My Melody 02:37

07. Don't Sweat The Technique 01:58

08. Follow The Leader 01:40

09. Ghetto 03:04

10. Guess Who's Back? 02:05

11. What's On Your Mind? 01:44

12. Remember That 01:18

13. It's Nothing 03:10

14. Saga Begins 01:26

15. Move The Crowd 01:50

16. Paid In Full 01:53

17. I Know You Got Soul 02:42

18. I Ain't No Joke 03:33

19. Juice (Know The Ledge) 02:35

20. Mahogany 01:33

21. Eric B. Is President 02:43

22. Microphone Fiend 03:20

http://rapidshare.com/files/95443764/Rakim-The_Archive__Live_Lost_And_Found-2008-C4.rar

Papoose- Build Or Destroy

I still haven't decided on whether or not to write somethin' up on Pap's alledged fight with Fat Joe, but I have decided to post up his newest mixtape (number 20 I think) Build Or Destroy. Unlike the extremely sketchy details surrounding the incident that took place between him and Joe in North Cackalacki, this tape is pretty reliable and pretty much on point. Pap is still a lot more talented and versatile then most of the new rap dudes puttin out tapes and this tape is just another example of how. I really enjoyed the newest "Law Library joint" and the "Nothing's Changed" record as well as the "Comprehend" cut that can also be found on Pete Rock's new album. In all honesty though Pap is long overdue to drop his debut, another example of how the industry is letting a lot of really talented cats down, however Pap ain't standing for it I guess, heard he recently bounced off Jive. Anyway, this is well worth the download, like all of Pap's tapes. Lol, I love Pap's tapes because a lot of times they will contain a lot of really dope production, along with a lot of really wack production. In this case Sid Roams, E Dubb, Buckwild and Prime Tracks joint's would be the dope production I speak of, while Kay Slay's "lesson in looping" tracks would fit well under my wack category for production on this tape. All in all Pap outshines his back drops, doling out witty punchlines, hardcore imagery and stylized delivery once again.

-BIG D O

01. Papoose - Intro 00:34

02. Papoose - Bang Bang (Produced by Sid Roams) 04:38

03. Papoose - Ride Out (feat. C-Murder) 04:03(Produced by HipHopGame.Com)

04. Papoose - Pop A Wheely (Produced by Certifyd) 02:46

05. Papoose - Success (Produced by JR Rotem) 02:04

06. Papoose - Goin' To Da Bank Right Now (Produced by GQ Beats) 02:34

07. Papoose - Destiny (Produced by Prime Tracks) 04:10

08. Papoose - Chips (Produced by Prime Tracks) 01:57

09. Papoose - Real Right (feat. Thug A Cation) 04:11(Produced by J Swift)

10. Papoose - Flatline (Produced by E Dubb) 04:27

11. Papoose - Interlude 00:25

12. Papoose - Law Library (Produced by E Dubb) 03:23

13. Papoose - Cherades 2 (Produced by Buc Wild) 03:16

14. Papoose - I Like It (feat. Debarge) 03:24(Produced by DJ Kay Slay)

15. Papoose - Sex You Up 2008 (feat. Ray J) 02:11(Produced by DJ Kay Slay)

16. Papoose - Is It Good To You (Produced by E Dubb) 03:58

17. Papoose - Cancel Christmas (feat. Remy Ma) 02:49(Produced by Sha Money XL)

18. Papoose - Scream (Produced by E Dubb) 03:01

19. Papoose - Qutta Town (Produced by Balls) 03:09

20. Papoose - Pop Off (Produced by E Dubb) 04:14

21. Papoose - Nothings Changed (Produced by HipHopGame.Com) 03:17

22. Papoose - Gift And A Curse (Produced by Certifyd) 02:33

23. Papoose - Comprehend (feat. Pete Rock) 02:29(Produced by Pete Rock)

24. Papoose - Pop Life (Produced by DJ Kay Slay) 01:16

25. Papoose - Who Shot Ya 2008 08:03

http://rapidshare.com/files/95777942/Papoose-Build_Or_Destroy-_Bootleg_-2008-C4.rar

Weapon X- Portrait Of A Starving Artist

It's really a shame sometimes that we're living in 2008 man, aside from the outrageous gas prices and a completely shitty economy here in America we also have to deal with the fact that a lot of really great, new, hip-hop artists are being completely ignored and probably only a couple of weeks away from quitting this bullshit game and just picking up some applications from Kinkos. Alas, here we are my hip-hop bretheren stuck in the 8th year of the 2K, wandering around aimlessly as we try our hardest to ignore that radio blasting Soulja Boy in the car filled with 16 yr. olds sitting next to us at the light. Gritting our teeth in anger as super corporations like Mcdonalds use our culture to sell items off the dollar menu....in spanish....staring in bewilderment as VH1 creates another new sitcom based on a hip-hop has been and their completely lame antics and activities post hip-hop stardom. Taking a moment of silence as we stare at Akon on the new Source cover on the newstand. Wondering what kind of shitty tabloidesque kind of magazine that is laying behind the Source and realizing that it is teh spawn of the the Source's old editor in chief. Yes, it's a tough time for the real "heads", but fear not, I'm sure that the age of life size, iced out Kellog's Frosted Flake's boxes dangling around the necks of wanna be rappers is almost at a close, then again....maybe it's not. Either way there's a new cat from L.A., who from the moment I first heard him spit I momentarilly forgot about all the saturated bullshit that currently consumes the game. His name I would later find out is Weapon X and this is/was his debut album; a strikingly similiar account of the rap game that I just wrote, as well as a great 1st person perspective on L.A. and just a really dope line up of beats all balled up into a steller debut effort, reminiscent of one from the mid to late 90's. I forget Weapon X's producer's name, but he also is a guy that is very noteworthy, this joint had plenty of beats that had my head noddin'.

-BIG D O

1. (00:02:30) Weapon X - Self Portrait (Intro)

2. (00:03:12) Weapon X - Destined For Greatness

3. (00:03:44) Weapon X - Walk Where I Walk

4. (00:02:52) Weapon X - Run feat. Mayo

5. (00:03:47) Weapon X - Don't Dream of Women

6. (00:03:20) Weapon X - Psychosis

7. (00:03:28) Weapon X - Mentally Unstable feat. AnP

8. (00:03:57) Weapon X - Loathsome

9. (00:04:40) Weapon X - The Return

10. (00:03:47) Weapon X - Asshole Syndrome

11. (00:03:48) Weapon X - You Can't Hide

12. (00:03:37) Weapon X - Road To Redemption

13. (00:03:16) Weapon X - Starvin Artist (Bonus Track)

http://rapidshare.com/files/96064361/Weapon_X-_Portrait_of_a_Starvin_Artist_2008.rar

Gnarls Barkley- The Odd Couple

You Know I've never been too wild about alternative hip-hop stuff....I was resistant to groups like Black Sheep and Digable Planets, I rarely bumped the Pharcyde and I dispise this new "Emo" rap movement bullshit. It's just not hip-hop to me. I guess I'm just an old school east coast rap "elitist" I sappose, but I know what sounds good and what sounds corny. I just feel that often times when artists try to take certain elements from hip-hop and apply it in other genres it comes off very chessy and like a lame attempt at being "with it" or hip....now I ain't sayin that hip-hop can't be meshed well with other genres, oh no, definitely ain't sayin that, I got all 4 volumes of Guru's Jazzamatazz in the whip as we speak baby, lol. I think Jazz, Funk, Rock and Soul music are hip-hop man, straight up and down, especially when it comes to production and just raw sounds. So here I am a staunch naysayer of alternative hip-pop, bubble gum bullshit and then along comes Cee-lo and Dangermouse. Two very soulful and talented cats that make the grooviest music out there man. They shook up the whole music scene with their first release and are out to do the very same with their second collaboration. Providing a plethora of rich, funky rythyms for Cee-lo to harmonize over, it's Dangermose that really steals the show this time as he dishes up what I regard as one of the best produced albums of any genre in quite some time. Its a journey into true soul and funk, as well as some definite quirkiness, living up to it's title. it's a great listen tho and it really showcases what great musical chemistry can yield; a great album that's not like anything else out there right now.

-BIG D O

1. (00:03:13) Gnarls Barkley - Blind Mary

2. (00:03:16) Gnarls Barkley - She Knows

3. (00:02:55) Gnarls Barkley - No Time Soon

4. (00:02:44) Gnarls Barkley - Whatever

5. (00:02:24) Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul

6. (00:03:22) Gnarls Barkley - Run

7. (00:02:21) Gnarls Barkley - Would Be Killer

8. (00:03:41) Gnarls Barkley - Open Book

9. (00:02:56) Gnarls Barkley - Going On

10. (00:02:47) Gnarls Barkley - Charity Case

11. (00:03:26) Gnarls Barkley - Surprise

12. (00:03:06) Gnarls Barkley - A Little Better

13. (00:03:07) Gnarls Barkley - Neighbours

http://www.sendspace.com/file/z11tqf

Big Lou- Resurrecting The Dead Mixtape Hosted By DJ Kay Slay

A lot of the new mixtape artists that jump on the scene these days are very much apart of the reason why Hip-Hop has become diluted and boring. They're lazy, uninspired and they don't even polish their product before they put it on the street. If you really wanted to find a sizable amount of good, up and coming talent the mixtape scene used to be an absolute breeding ground, brimming with a bunch of new, raw ass lyricists that coulden't put out enough crazy material basically for free. Now what you see is pretty much what you don't get on a tape man. A rapper will talk the meanest game on one of these ultra ignorant and oversaturated DVD's floating around the net about how he gets money and gets down in the booth, but when his tape finally turns up it's certified ear poison. You get choppy verses that sound like they were written the night before and a guy who sounds fuckin stupid; rhyming about drugs he never sold, guns he didn't bust and women he never hit off....enter in Big Lou, the latest mixtape wonder to be discovered by a guy (Kay Slay) who has in recent years proven to be a great marketer and proveyer of talent, remember he didn't give Saigon, The Diplomats and Papoose their start, but he revived their careers

somethin serious when they were at a crossroads. His new artist is a cat that hails from one of the grimiest places in the world; Camden, NJ....and he lets it be known, wielding tales of how broke, desolate and trying it is to live there. Big Lou is a complete return to what grass roots underground hip-hop should be and once was. His poignant and gripping tales range from everything as painful as spousal abuse to drug addiction and Lou is never afraid to bear his soul to the masses. He is a gifted latino MC, who unlike many in the past doesen't really have to make light of that fact in order to succeed, he has no schtick and he doesen't need gimmicks, He simply kicks real talk and pays homage to the great one who came before him. Hey who says hip-hop is dead?

-BIG D O

http://www.sendspace.com/file/a3v77c