Uniting 13 unreleased group tracks that Bone Thugs-N-Harmony have recorded over their career since their 1994 debut, T.H.U.G.S. provides a sort of subsurface overview of the crew's journey. Rough-edged and less polished than the tracks that ... Full Descriptionsaw light on their major label releases, the cuts that make up this compilation lack a concern for mass appeal and thus see the Bone MCs coming with stunning lyrical aggression. Highlights include "Unstoppable," "Don't Waste My Time," and "Remember Yesterday."
1. T.H.U.G.S. 2. Unstoppable 3. Nation of Thugs 4. Wildin' 5. Not That Ni**A 6. Bone Thug Soldier 7. I'm Bone 8. Sweet Jane 9. Everyday Thugs 10. Don't Waste My Time 11. Young Thugs 12. Remember Yesterday 13. So Many Places
Bizzy Bone keeps busy with another tight solo project on Siccness Records, RUTHLESS. Bizzy sprays his fevered, high-speed rhymes over a bevy of gangsta tracks that range between hard bass thump, up-tempo club bangers, and laidback, smoky neo-G-Funk. ... Full DescriptionRUTHLESS features production work by Cricet, Batkave, Dave Moss, and Steve Vicious as well as guest appearances from Layzie Bone, Pitbull, and Rick Ross.
1. Intro (Layzie Dedication) 2. That's How - (with Pitbull) 3. Its 19 99 4. Fuck da World 5. Gangsta 6. Get Bizzy 7. Hoodtails - (with Rick Ross) 8. Ready 4 War 9. Get High 10. Uptown Downtown 11. 4 da Ladies 12. Rollercoaster
Baby Beesh's first album for the Houston-based Dope House imprint finds him mixing his Latin-inflected West Coast flow with Dirty South beats and flavor, courtesy of his new Texan friends. The result is quite effective. Originally from the Bay Area, Beesh was a protégé of legendary Hispanic MC Kid Frost (aka Frost). The influence is apparent in his smooth style, but Beesh doesn't let his heritage dominate Savage Dreams. Rather than make his solo debut a "Latino rap album," it is mostly a Dirty South record, full of the leering boasts and skittering beats that typify the genre. "Whodoo" is a fabulous introduction, giving Beesh space to boast about his ability to party with anyone in a car with beats you can hear 14 blocks away. "Watch How Quick" is straight-up West Coast, but "Nana Tonight" is more typical of the album's Dirty South vibe. "Nice ta Meet Ya" and "Cool Tonight," with their soulful choruses, are likely intended to have crossover potential. But it's "Too Many Things"' flirtation with pop structure that will likely appeal to a wider audience. Savage Dreams is not necessarily intended as a crossover record; indeed, the majority of its 19 tracks are delightfully raunchy tributes to Beesh and his crew's lovemaking prowess and insatiable appetite for marijuana. But the album's lighter moments illustrate well the MC's multi-genre appeal, and suggest that, while Dope House and Dirty South are the current names in his game, Baby Beesh has the talent to take his flow anywhere he wants it go.
1. Hoo Doo - (with Baby Beesh) 2. Quarterback - (with Baby Beesh, featuring Mr. Kee) 3. How Quick - (with Baby Beesh) 4. NRG - (with Baby Beesh, featuring SPM/Rasheed) 5. Nice Ta Meet Ya - (with Baby Beesh) 6. Too Many Things - (with Baby Beesh, featuring Grimm) 7. Who Wanna Creep - (with Baby Beesh) 8. Na Na Tonight - (with Baby Beesh) 9. Blowin on Fire - (with Baby Beesh) 10. Brain - (with Baby Beesh, featuring Lucjky) 11. So Pronto - (with Baby Beesh, featuring Grimm/SPM/Rasheed) 12. Already - (with Baby Beesh, featuring Traviesio) 13. Cool Tonight - (with Baby Beesh, featuring Merciless) 14. Styrofoam Cup - (with Baby Beesh, featuring Grimm/Ikeman/Villain) 15. Woo Woo - (with Baby Beesh) 16. Crossing Game - (with Baby Beesh, featuring Frost/JT/Sneak/BR) 17. Whupani - (with Baby Beesh, featuring Dum Dum) 18. If Your Nana Get Wet - (with Baby Beesh) 19. Come on Now - (with Baby Beesh, featuring Don Cisco)
BEATS, RHYMES AND LIFE was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. "1nce Again" was nominated for a 1997 Grammy for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group. A Tribe Called Quest seem to grow, both musically and lyrically, ... Full Descriptionwith every LP, constantly setting standards for other rappers to follow. But they rarely stray from their chosen path. Since their 1990 debut, hip-hop has gone through numerous phases (new jack swing, gangster, hardcore), but the Tribe have remained focused on the music's true elements: BEATS, RHYMES AND LIFE. Produced by The Ummah, which consists of the Tribe's Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad along with newcomer Jay Dee, BEATS, RHYMES AND LIFE sports the usual jazzy beats, and reintroduces Tribe as the all-around hip-hop group. Muhammad's use of funky samples, Phife's self-satisfying attitude, and Q-Tip's abstract poetry are only part of the reason why the trio keeps rap music on lockdown. There are other bands capable of experimenting with new sounds while delivering lyrical positivism, but they often forget how to simply rock the crowd. A Tribe Called Quest does that, too. Recorded at Battery Studios, New York, New York.
1. Phony Rappers 2. Get a Hold 3. Motivators 4. Jam 5. Crew 6. Pressure, The 7. 1nce Again - (featuring Tammy Lucas) 8. Mind Power 9. Hop, The 10. Keep It Moving 11. Baby Phife's Return 12. Separate/Together 13. What Really Goes On 14. Word Play 15. Stressed Out - (featuring Faith Evans)
The intro features Diddy, so skip that. The first track is "Relax And Take Notes" which was their first single off of this album, it features Notorious B.I.G. & Project Pat. The hook is sampled from Biggie and the beat is has some low brass in it and it hits real hard. "Ridin High" doesnt really sound like your typical 8Ball & MJG song, its like some Atlanta booty shakin shit that you hear in the club. It's fast paced and has Diddy talkin throughout it. I cant endorse this track, OK, now we're talkin godamnit! "Turn Up The Bump" has one of the best beats I've heard in a while. It's some sort of synthesizer coupled with a tight ass bassline. 8Ball & MJG both drop some real tight verses on here. Three 6 Mafia & 112 is featured on "Cruzin", this is one of those summer jam type tracks. The type of shit that you just roll to and pay your respects to Bob Marley or chill with your girl. "Whatchu Gonna Do" features Pimp C. The beat is a little plain, it's got some hand claps and "Hey...Hey" in the background throughout the whole song. But it dont matter, it just highlights the verses from these 3 legends. "30 Rocks" sounds similar to some early 90's Memphis shit. If you love that old underground style, you will love this song. The hook is sampled and screwed. I almost blew my speakers on this song. Trust me, turn it up!!! The only downfall is that Piddy is featured on this song. Fortunately he has the last verse, so just rewind it after Ball & MJG's verse. Killer Mike is featured on "Runnin Out Of Bud" The song has a pimpin / buck feel to it. A little like a UGK song, it was produced by Gorilla Tek and is bumpin as hell. "Alcohol Pussy Weed" has a re-godamn-diculous beat on it. That shit is fuckin tight. I try not to cuss much in my reviews, but I'm sorry, that's how tight it is. The hook is really lame though, its just "Alcohol, Pussy & Weed" being repeated. It was produced by Diddy & Mario Winans...What?? Props on that. "Worldwide" is yet another tight, buck song. It's a fight song, just listening to it put me in a mean mood. I love it. "Take It Off" is self-explanitory, so let myself explain it to you. It's basically a chick song. I usually hate these with a passion. But this one is actually not that bad, in fact it's tight. It features Poo Bear on the chorus. 8Ball & MJG drop some nice verses on here. Memphian legend Al Kapone is featured on "Memphis" which has a little bit of underground Memphis feel to it, it's filled with organs and a gang of hi-hats. It's a reflective type of song that'll bring back memories for some. Some other bangin songs are "Clap On", "Pimpin Dont Fail Me Now", "Hickory Dickory Dock", The synthesizer heavy "Get Low" and the metal infused "Stand Up" Before listening to this album I was expecting it to be pretty tight, after listening to it, I know I'll be bumpin it in my ride for at least a month straight. 8Ball & MJG delivered an instant classic with "Ridin High" It's a Must own.
1. Intro 2. Relax and Take Notes - (with Project Pat/Notorious B.I.G.) 3. Ridin' High 4. Turn up the Bump 5. Cruzin' - (with Three 6 Mafia/Slim of 112) 6. Whatchu Gonna Do - (with Pimp C) 7. 30 Rocks - (with Diddy) 8. BL*W J*B Interlude 9. Hickory Dickory Dock 10. Runnin' Out of Bud - (with Killer Mike) 11. Clap On - (with Yung Joc) 12. Alcohol P***Y W**D 13. Pimpin' Interlude 14. Pimpin' Don't Fail Me Now - (with Juvenile/Jazze Pha) 15. Worldwide 16. Take It Off - (with Poo Bear) 17. Memphis - (with Al Kapone) 18. Get Low 19. Stand Up
Before the release of tha Dogg Pound's debut album, Dogg Food, various conservative organizations attacked the record for being exceedingly violent and vulgar, pressuring Warner Bros. not to release the album. Not only did the company agree, it also sold off all of its interests in Interscope Records. Of course, that didn't stop the album from being released -- Interscope signed a distribution deal with Priority Records. It's ironic that Dogg Food caused so much controversy, because, musically, the album is a very conservative piece of gangsta rap. Essentially, Dogg Food is the third rewrite of Dr. Dre's The Chronic, following Snoop Doggy Dogg's Doggystyle and the Murder Was the Case soundtrack. Even though Dr. Dre is only listed as an executive producer, his influence is all over the album, as Dat Nigga Daz faithfully reproduces all of the elements of Dre's trademark G-funk style -- slow, loping beats, deep, elastic rhythms, the occasional wail from a female singer, and layers of cheap, whiny synthesizers.
1. Intro 2. Dogg Pound Gangstaz 3. Respect 4. New York, New York 5. Smooth - (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg) 6. Cyco-Lic-No - (featuring Mr. Malik) 7. Ridin', Slipin' and Slidin' 8. Big Pimpin 2 9. Let's Play House - (featuring Michel'le) 10. I Don't Like to Dream About Gettin Paid - (featuring Nate Dogg) 11. Do What I Feel - (featuring Rage) 12. If We All --- 13. Some Bomb Azz ----- 14. Doggz Day Afternoon, A 15. Reality 16. One by One 17. Sooo Much Style
In my opinion this eclipses The Score, though the latter shouldn’t be ignored by any means. Blunted exposes Clef’s Haitian- Caribbean roots with all the brilliant dancehall/hip hop fused tracks. High energy, ruff rhymes and beats, killer guitar arrangements, and Jamaican ragga toasting dominate this album. I recommend this to any Wyclef/Fugee fan, or to any dancehall or hip hop enthusiast.
01. Introduction - 02. Nappy Heads - 03. Blunted on Reality - 04. Recharge - 05. Freestyle Interlude - 06. Vocab - 07. Special News Bulletin Interlude - 08. Boof Baf - 09. Temple - 10. How Hard Is It? - 11. Harlem Chit Chat Interlude - 12. Some Seek Stardom - 13. Gigles - 14. Da Kid From Haiti Interlude - 15. Refugees on the Mic - 16. Living Like There Ain´t No Tomorrow - 17. Shout Outs From The Block - 18. Nappy Heads (remix)
When STONE CRAZY was released in the summer of ´97, it seemed like an eternity since The Beatnuts had put out an album. In reality it had only been three years and it was not like the group hadn´t been busy. They´d done a good portion of production on Fashion aka Al Tariq´s GOD CONNECTIONS. There were also remixes, tracks for other artists and two break beat LPs: PSYCHO BEATS on the Opposition label and Volume 5 of the HYDRA BEATS series. Plus Juju had been working with VIC as The Ghetto Pros, putting out singles for Brick City Kids and Black Attack on their Ghetto Gold Imprint. Nevertheless, at the time it seemed like a new LP was never going to come out, plus Fash had also split so the Nuts were now just a duo. Finally a new Beatnuts track did appear on Relativity´s URBAN ASSAULT mixtape. "Find That" was a dark and ominous song, the beat more minimal and sinister than their previous efforts, yet the hook was damn catchy and things looked promising. Then "Do You Believe" was released and again a more serious tone, absent of the humor that had been a common Beatnuts factor. Within months, STONE CRAZY was in stores and for me it was initially a disappointment. After waiting three plus years, the album seemed short, absent of the jazz vibe that was so much a part of the first album and EP, and while some songs still possessed the bizarre comedy of previous efforts, overall the album was more bare bones and tough and thugged out. However, looking at it now, the album is a superb follow up, full of some of The Beatnuts´ most underrated material and showcasing just how versatile they are as beat makers. "Off The Books" is the first of many club bangers that would follow and it´s still hard to believe that such an awesome loop came from an Electric Company record. Big Pun and Cuban Link also bring heat to the track. "Strokes" and "Here´s A Drink" are incredibly catchy as well, the former an obligatory sex tale and the latter freaking a sample from Tribe´s "1nce Again". At the time, some cried foul at the use of Patrice Rushen´s "Forget Me Nots" on "Give Me The Ass" as an obvious attempt at radio play. However, compared to how Will Smith jacked it on "Men In Black" that same summer, what the Nuts do with it is pure sampling genius. Like many albums of this era, Psycho and Juju also sample both Galt MacDermot and David Axelod. Axe is especially well used on the "World Famous Intro" and "N***** Know". "Uncivilized" and "Supa Supreme" are also solid efforts, and "Thinkin´ Bout Cash" benefits from an appearance by Screwball. However, the best song on the album - hands down - is the title track. Not only is the beat incredible, but it features the perfect mixture of the Nuts´ sick humor and horror. "Gunning down Barney Miller" and the muffled sounds of "Your mother sucks c**k" are just some of the ill lines scattered throughout the song. At the end they sing "and around and around and around we go", leaving me to imagine the guys stoned out of their minds, skipping like children through some sort of mega blood bath. The operative word in the title of the song and the album is indeed CRAZY, as although it´s impossible to doubt the genius behind their beats, STONE CRAZY more than any of their other albums, leaves one with the nagging suspicion that they indeed may be mad geniuses. Head nodding and unnerving all at the same time. Now that´s a combination.
1. World Famous / Intro 2. Bless the M.I.C. - (featuring Gab Gacha aka General Gaza) 3. Intermission 4. Here's a Drink 5. Off the Books - (featuring Big Punisher/Cuban Link) 6. Be Proud / Interlude 7. Do You Believe? 8. Finger Smoke 9. Stone Crazy 10. Niggaz Know 11. Horny Horns 12. Find That 13. Supa Supreme 14. Thinkin' Bout Cash - (featuring Hostile/Poet Of Screwball) 15. Uncivilized - (featuring Don Gobbi) 16. Give Me Tha Ass 17. Strokes - (featuring Horny Man)
Point Blank joined the S.P.C. in 1990. He has been a solo artist from day one. He released his first cd in 1992 "Prone To Bad Dreams" on Big Tyme Records. Since then he has dropped 3 more cd's and Blank has been one of the hardest rappers in the click. His other releases are: (Mad At The World, In Tha Do', and Bad Newz Travels Fast). Point Blank also formed a group called "Wreckless Klan" and then released a self titled cd under that name. 'The Wreckless Klan" is a collaboration with PSK-13, and Ice Lord. Point Blank is also responsible for releasing the CD "Sentimental Value" by the late DJ Screw. Blank's new cd is due out late 2003. He also just started a new label "Wreckless Entertainment." Point Blank has several releases slated for the near future including "Point Blank", "The Bull" and "Just When You Thought It Was Safe"
01 Point Blank - Bull 02 Point Blank - It's Been A Long Time (Featuring K.J. Screw & Jessica) 03 Point Blank - Southside Groovin (Featuring King T, Psk-13) 04 Point Blank - High With Tha Blanksta (Featuring Flex,Zero,Black,C-Loc,3-2,Big Moe & Psk-13) 05 Point Blank - Ghetto (Featuring Icelord, Bun B UGK & Levi Rasta) 06 Point Blank - Mr. Playa (Featuring Icelord,Bun B Of UGK & Levi Rasta) 07 Point Blank - Uncut Phya (Introducing Klanzmen) 08 Point Blank - Pimp C Skit 09 Point Blank - Pussy Callin (Starring Wreckless Klan) 10 Point Blank - Just Joking (Featuring Youngstar) 11 Point Blank - Street Theactrics 12 Point Blank - R U Ready 2 Die 13 Point Blank - If The World Was (Featuring Lil Ke Ke & Klondile Kat) 14 Point Blank - I Wish (Featuritng Psk-13) 15 Point Blank - It Wasn't Me 16 Point Blank - Hustlin All I Can Do (Featuring Godfather,Zero & C-Note Of The Botany Boyz) 17 Point Blank - Slipped Int A Coma Pt.2 (Featuring Icelord,DBX,KB,& Lil Flea, Street Military,K 18 Point Blank - Snippet Stolen From Bad Newz 2000 'My Mind Went Blank'
Bad Boy recording artist Mase made his debut on Puff Daddy's "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" single, and since then it has been nothing but success for the Harlem-born rap star. His unhurried delivery and uncomplicated lyrics are the hallmarks of his unique style. On HARLEM WORLD, Mase proves that there's more to quality hip-hop than mile-a-minute rapping and hard-core beats.
The tracks on HARLEM WORLD are instantly accessible, as most of the songs use samples that listeners will be familiar with. Mase's first single "Feels So Good" reinvents Kool & The Gang's "Hollywood Swingin'," while "Love U So" samples Teena Marie's "Square Biz." With Puffy in his corner, Mase's first at-bat can't help but dominate the hip-hop arena.
1. Puff's Intro 2. Do You Wanna Get $? - (featuring Puff Daddy) 3. Take What's Yours - (featuring DMX) 4. Mad Rapper (Interlude) 5. Will They Die 4 You? - (featuring Puff Daddy/Lil' Kim) 6. Lookin' at Me - (featuring Puff Daddy) 7. White Girl (Interlude) 8. Love U So - (featuring Billy Lawrence) 9. Player Way, The - (featuring Eightball/MJG) 10. Hater (Interlude) 11. Niggaz Wanna Act - (featuring Busta Rhymes) 12. Feel So Good 13. What You Want - (featuring Total) 14. Phone Conversation (Interlude) 15. Cheat on You - (featuring Lil' Cease/Jay-Z) 16. 24 Hrs. To Live - (featuring The Lox/Black Rob/DMX) 17. I Need to Be - (featuring Monifah) 18. Watch Your Back (Interlude) 19. Wanna Hurt Mase?
Following his debut album, Straight To The Pros, Chrome shows once again that his flow mixes perfectly with the beats provided by DJ Paul and Juicy J, on this album he has more time to prove that he isn't no one-hit-wonder, but taht he is here to stay and to keep helping the south to maintain its status, if you liked his previews work, you are going to like this one.
1. Intro 2. Get My Money Right 3. She Fine 4. Cocaine And Robbin 5. My 4 Rules 6. Scared Of Nobody 7. Mr. Mack 8. Brick House 9. DxS Talk 10. Big Wheels 11. Foul Mouth 12. Family First 13. Pimp Da Bitch 14. If You Scared 15. Drugs 16. Outro
On her debut LP, Murder She Spoke, La' Chat quickly establishes the fact that she's more than just a Gangsta Boo soundalike. Like Boo, Chat represented the feminine side of the Three 6 Mafia sound -- a ghetto, thug bitch from Memphis not afraid to get lewd and tell you how it is. And indeed the Three 6 camp plays a major role in this album's sound, with Juicy "J" and DJ Paul dropping their trademark beats, and the myriad Three 6 rappers making cameos throughout the album, often as foils to Chat's tough-girl stance. Unfortunately, it sounds like either "J" and Paul are saving their best beats for their own albums or perhaps that the duo are running a little short on ideas -- their production work here is surprisingly subpar. Yet, as typically Three 6 as the beats sound on Murder She Spoke, Chat's performance more than compensates. Once again like Boo, she could be one of the best MCs in the Three 6 stable. She exudes a harsh attitude and delivers her rhymes with a liquid flow. Plus, she's not afraid to get exploitative, best exemplified on her interpolations of longtime Three 6 motifs: two examples being "Slob on My Cat" (interpolating "Slob on My Knob") and "Luv 2 Get High" (interpolating "Now I'm Hi"). Yet Chat never resorts solely to sleaze to engage her audience; most of her lyrics are street smart and center on street credibility and politics. More than anything, though, it's refreshing to see a female effectively represent her side of the thug life. So even if Murder She Spoke suffers from many of the same problems plaguing other Three 6 solo albums -- namely, not enough fresh ideas and too much filler -- it's still one of the better Three 6-affiliated releases to date and is indeed an impressive debut for Chat.
1. Don't Sang It - (featuring DJ Jimmy) 2. Crumb 2 a Brick, A 3. You Ain't Mad Iz Ya - (featuring DJ Paul/Juicy J) 4. Ghetto Ballin' - (featuring DJ Paul/Juicy J) 5. Slob on My Cat 6. Salt Shakers 7. Smoke Witcha 8. Peanut Butter 9. U Claimin' You're Real - (featuring Project Pat) 10. Luv 2 Get High 11. Make Somethin' 12. Ain't No Ni**A - (featuring Crunchy Black) 13. Ni**A Comin' Clean 14. What Kinda B**Ch Do You Want 15. I Don't Trust Dem Boys 16. Yeah, I Rob 17. Wolf Pack - (featuring Gangsta Boo/DJ Paul/Juicy J)
After two uninspired follow-ups to its inventive 1994 debut album, Street Level, this duo from Queens, New York, is having fun with its samplers again. "No Escapin' This" kicks off with a percussive choral loop that sounds like it came from a Broadway musical. In "Hood Thang," the Beatnuts slink off to a party armed with a sexy guitar lick and X-rated crooning. From the sunny piano on "Yo Yo Yo" to the goose-bump funk of "Who's Comin Wit da Shit Na," group members Ju Ju and Psycho Les revel in diced break beats and kooky samples. Doubling as MCs, they brag of gats and inner-city beefs. But their gun talk lacks the conviction of hungrier thugs. And after seven years of putting food on the table through dedicated musicianship, the Beatnuts make something clear in the innovative vocoder blues and double-time hook of "If It Ain't Gangsta": They are still a lot happier in the lab than they could ever be in the streets.
1. Intro 2. It's Da Nuts (featuring Al Tariq) 3. Prendelo (Light It Up) (featuring Tony Touch) 4. Contact (featuring Marly Metal) 5. Yo Yo Yo (featuring Greg Nice) 6. If It Ain't Gangsta (featuring Sean Black Attack) 7. No Escapin' This 8. Whose Comin Wit Da Sh*t Na (featuring Willie Stubz) 9. Let's Git Doe (featuring Fatman Scoop) 10. Hood Thang (featuring Miss Loca) 11. Hammer Time (featuring Al Tariq, Problemz, Marly Metal, and Moonshine) 12. U Don't Want It (with Triple Seis) 13. Mayonnaise 14. Se Acabo remix (featuring Method Man)
Scarface's two-disc opus MY HOMIES keeps an unswerving eye on something too many rappers tend to ignore: the music. That's not to say that his lyrical and verbal skills are anything less than first-rate, but underneath the raps there's a real ... Full Descriptionmusicality at work, which serves to not only support, but enhance Scarface's observations about modern-day urban life. Irresistible analog synth hooks, simple-but-arresting rhythm tracks, and a sense of arrangement that is both economical and effective; these are the tools that Scarface uses to realize his vision. On the thirty cuts contained here, he examines the world he sees around him, the hustlers, the violence and the emotional turmoil, with a real sense of empathy.
DISC 1: 1. Ma Homiez 2. Hustler - (featuring Hoodlumz) 3. Do What You Do - (featuring Bushwick Bill/K.B./B-Legit) 4. Southside: Houston, Texas - (featuring Devin/Tela) 5. Don't Testify - (featuring Facemob/Hoodlumz) 6. Homies & Thuggs - (remix, featuring Tupac/Master P) 7. Geto, The - (featuring Willie D./Ice Cube/K.B.) 8. F**K Faces - (featuring Too $hort/Tela/Devin) 9. What's Goin On - (featuring A-G-2-A-KE) 10. 2 Real - (featuring Mr. 3-2/UGK/F.L.A.J.) 11. Rules 4 Real Niggas - (featuring Hoodlumz) 12. Win Lose or Draw - (featuring Johnny P/DMG/Lo-Ke) 13. Overnight - (featuring Do Or Die/Rock Roc/Snypaz) 14. Small Time - (featuring The Ghetto Twiinz) 15. Krunch Time - (featuring K.B.) DISC 2: 1. City Under Siege - (featuring Facemob) 2. Do What You Want - (featuring Devin) 3. Dog These Ho's - (featuring E-Rock/Cnote) 4. Boo Boo'n - (featuring Devin) 5. You Owe Me - (featuring Facemob) 6. In My Blood - (featuring Big Mike/DMG/Yukmouth) 7. Sleepin in My Nikes - (featuring Seagram) 8. Greed 9. Who Run This - (featuring 007) 10. Cocaine - (featuring A-G-2-A-KE) 11. All Night Long - (featuring F.L.A.J.) 12. Use Them Ho's - (featuring Devin/K.B.) 13. Menace Niggas Never Die - (featuring Menace Clan/Cain) 14. Homies & Thuggs - (original, featuring Tupac/Master P) 15. Warriors - (featuring Rag Tag)
AL FIN LLEGA MASACRANDO MC´S, LA PRIMERA PRODUCCION DEL NOTORIO ORTEGA Y LITO MC KCD, DONDE SE DESTACAN EN LO MEJOR QUE SABEN HACER... TIRAR... UNA PRODUCCION MUY BIEN HECHA Y DE CATEGORIA. EN CASI TODAS LAS CANCIONES DEL CD LE TIRAN A CEJAS, TEMPO Y A SU EX DJ ERIC, LE TIRAN FUERTE Y BIEN DIRECTO Y DEJAN SENTIR SU DESCONTENTO CON EL CEJON, ERIC Y LA INDUSTRIA.... ENTRE LOS OTROS Q SON MENCIONADOS EN EL CD ESTAN GRINGO Y BABY RASTA, PLAYERO, MEXICANO, NOTTY Y NO MUCHO A BABY SHABBA, FALO Y BEBE. POLACO Y LITO SON ARTISTA DE PINA MUSIC (IGUAL A DON CHE) Y EL PRODUCTOR ASOCIADO FUE COO-KEE, EL DJ FUE DICKY EL QUE PIENSO Q HIZO UN GRAN TRABAJO POR LAS PISTAS, MUY BUENAs. LA PRODUCCION CONSTA DE 9 CANCIONES CANTADAS ENTRE LITO Y POLACO, 1 CANTADA SOLO POR POLACO Y UN INTERLUDE, DE HECHO DE LAS POCAS COSAS Q NO ME GUSTO DE LA PRODUCCION ES EL POCO TIEMPO DE DURACION Q SON 36 MINUTOS PIENSO YO QUE MUY POCO PARA UN DUO.
1.Intro 2.Sucesos 3.Quien Mejor que yo 4.Caminando contra el viento f/ Hector y Tito 5.Interlude 6.Poco Tiempo 7.En Esto De Hip-Hop 8.Moriran 9.Mueran Hoy 10.Machucando Idiotas 11.Boricua Murderers
Houston native and member of the Screwed-Up Click, Lil' Keke has long been respected for his slick, gangsta-centric lyrics and commanding delivery. THE CHRONICLES commemorates Keke's decade-long tenure in the rap game, bringing together 18 of ... Full Descriptionhis hottest recordings, and features collaborations with deceased Screwed-Up cohorts Big Moe, Fat Pat, and Big Hawk as well as Texas icons such as Slim Thug, Scarface, and UGK.
1. Intro 2. Serious Smoke (featuring Big Moe) 3. Southside 4. Good Part 5. Supastars (featuring Big Hawk and DSD) 6. Getting Paid (featuring Phaze) 7. Coming Down 8. Loving is Understood (featuring Billy Cook) 9. Ain't Nuttin' Like (featuring Slim Thug) 10. Commercial #1 11. When We Ride (featuring Z-Ro) 12. Love by Few 13. How Dem Hustlaz Do It (featuring Webbie and Yung Redd) 14. Chunk Up the Deuce (featuring U.G.K. and Paul Wall) 15. In These Streets 16. Commercial #2 17. I'm a G (Remix) (featuring Scarface)
As the title indicates, THE SUN RISES IN THE EAST is one of a handful of albums (also including Nas' ILLMATIC, Mobb Deep's INFAMOUS, and Black Moon's ENTA DA STAGE) that put the East Coast back on the hiphop map. West Coasters Dr. Dre and Snoop ... Full Descriptionhad stolen the spotlight with THE CHRONIC back in the summer of 1992. Jeru helped to usher in a renaissance of true-school rap.
SUN was entirely produced by hardcore composer DJ Premier, and the album represents his finest work. The beats themselves are nothing short of mindblowing. Shelly Manne's waterphones ("Come Clean") and the off-kilter piano loop on "D.Original" are worked into soundscapes worthy of Philip Glass or Steve Reich without any compromise of the music's ineluctable street appeal. In contrast to other Premier undertakings--where sterling production languishes beneath mediocre or inconsistent vocals--Jeru matches the producer in quality. His rhymes are at once simple and complex, employing an offbeat cadence and a compelling narrative flow. Even the ostensibly misogynistic "Da Bichez" breaks the mold, showing love to the queens and young ladies who defy the titular epithet.
Recorded at D&D Recording Studio, New York, New York.
1. Intro (Life) 2. D. Original 3. Brooklyn Took It 4. Perverted Monks In Tha House (Skit) 5. Mental Stamina f/ Afu-Ra 6. Da Bichez 7. You Can't Stop The Prophet 8. Perverted Monks In Tha House (Theme) 9. Ain't The Devil Happy 10. My Mind Spray 11. Come Clean 12. Jungle Music 13. Statik
David Banner comes correct with this album. Intelligent lyrics from start to finish, a developed lyrical delivery and some of the best beats heard from the south -- this album has it all. The first track suitably opens with fellow Crooked Lettaz partner Kamikaze featured on a slow thuggish gangsta track, and sets the mood for that raw Southern rap experience. Other notable tracks include "Twerk Something," "Trill," "Spazz Out" featuring Ras Kass, plus a surprising appearance by New York's Noreaga (from Capone N Noreaga) on "Firewater." One thing's for certain, with so many albums released in 2000, Banner had the right idea here by putting his heart and patience into his record to ensure its success -- his fans will certainly appreciate the extra effort.
1.Flickin' Twankies featuring Kamikaze 2.Firewater Boyz featuring Crooked Lettaz, Scbooy Doo and Thug Addict 3.Welcome to Jackson (Intro) 4.Pay Your Dues featuring Crooked Lettaz and Doberman Gang 5.Twerk Something featuring Jazze Pha 6.Living featuring Crooked Lettaz, Devin the Dude and Macaffey 7.Lil' Jones featuring Bone Crusher 8.Akmil's Revenge (Skit) 9.Get Crunk featuring Crooked Lettaz and Pimp C 10.Uh Huh featuring Young Bleed 11.My Little Cousin (Skit) 12.Trill featuring Crooked Lettaz 13.Dope Popper featuring Crooked Lettaz 14.If I Had A Choice featuring Fiend 15.Whoomp! Whoompalude! featuring Fiend 16.No! Mo!!! (B*@tch What!!!!) 17.Spazz Out featuring Ras Kass 18.Joe Smuckatelly (Skit) 19.Ain't Nothing featuring J Da Groova and Bone Crusher 20.Firewater featuring Crooked Lettaz and N.O.R.E. 21.Eulogy featuring Bizzar, Bo Hagon, Bone Crusher, Fiend, J Da Groova and Polow
Album number five finds David Banner embracing a dichotomy. The virtuosic producer/MC kicks things off on "So Long" with a call to action as he characterizes his generation as "cowards" for the persistence of black-on-black crime and a dearth ... Full Descriptionof violent resistance against the police. In the process, Banner takes verbal shots at George W. Bush, Arthur J. Cooperman, and indolent rappers who call themselves "Don Dadas." But after track one, the politics take a backseat to the staples of Dirty South radio hits--money gettin', stripclub lust, strong-arm boasting, and automobile fetishes. Still, Banner does it better than most, enlisting a formidable group of guests (Snoop, Akon, Lil Wayne, UGK, and Chamillionaire, among others) to help out.
1. "So Long" Get Cool 3000 L. Crump, W. Poole - - 3:43 2. "G.S.E.T. Intro" Warryn Campbell L. Crump, W. Campbell - - 1:30 3. "Suicide Doors" David Banner B. Freeman, C. Butler, C. Harris, D. Hart, D. Quinn, K. Burruss, L. Crump UGK, Young Dro & Kandi Burruss Contains elements & samples from "Shoulder Lean" as performed by Young Dro 4:14 4. "9mm/Speaker" Akon A. Thiam, C. Broadus, D. Carter, L. Crump Akon, Lil Wayne & Snoop Dogg - 4:08 5. "T.I. Speaks (Interlude)" David Banner - - - 2:11 6. "Get Like Me" David Banner C. Brown, Jasiel Robinson, L. Crump Chris Brown & Yung Joc "It's Goin' Down" by Yung Joc 3:45 7. "Shawty Say" David Banner D. Carter, L. Crump Lil Wayne "Lollipop" by Lil Wayne 3:38 8. "A Girl" Cool & Dre A. Lyons, L. Crump, M. Valenzano - - 5:00 9. "Syrup Sipping (Banner Beat Break)" David Banner L. Crump - - 1:12 10. "Hold On" David Banner A. Green, L. Crump, M. Williams, W. Mitchell Marcus Contains elements of "Something" as performed by Al Green 4:43 11. "Cadillac On 22's (Part 2)" David Banner L. Crump, M. Hartnett - - 4:18 12. "Uncle Swac (Interlude)" David Banner - - - 3:38 13. "I Get By" Davel 'Bo' McKenzie C. Thomas, D. McKenzie, I. Hayes, L. Crump Carl Thomas Contains elements of "It's Heaven To Me" as performed by Isaac Hayes 3:25 14. "Freedom (Interlude)" - - - - 1:03 15. "B.A.N. (The Love Song)" David Banner B. Keyes, L. Crump, S. Robinson - Voice samples from Colonel H. Stinkmeaner from the show "The Boondocks" 4:25 16. "Fuck You Hoes" Cool & Dre A. Lyons, J. Jones, L. Crump, M. Valenzano Jim Jones - 4:28 17. "Marz (Banner Beat Break)" David Banner L. Crump - - 1:10 18. "Ball With Me" Nitti C. Moore, H. Seriki, L. Crump Chamillionaire - 3:26 19. "K.O." David Banner L. Crump - - 3:53 20. "Fly" David Banner and Jazze Pha L. Crump, P. Alexander Jazze Pha - 3:10 21. "Faith" Warryn Campbell D. WInslow, L. Crump, W. Campbell - - 3:38 22. "Wealth (Banner Beat Break)" David Banner L. Crump - - 7:17
Through a hazy funk of giant blunt smoke emerged the revolutionary sound of Cypress Hill in 1991, rap pioneers who blended trippy funk elements into the hip hop formula to create an unmistakable and infectious sound. Playlist culls tracks from each of their seven studio releases, with heavy reliance on the self-titled debut and the second release, Black Sunday (8 tracks of 14.) They talked tough and fronted the gangster attitude, but the delivery and the music never really felt menacing. You never got the feeling that they could snap themselves out of the ganja-induced haze to blow someone away as described in “How Could I Just Kill A Man.” The material is delivered as if hatched in a post pot party lyrical contest entitled, `Can you top this?’ The exception is “Looking through the Eyes of a Pig,” which could be the theme song for Vic Mackey, the anti-hero of “The Shield.” This song is a searing indictment of law enforcement; there is not a chuckle to be found. “Tequila Sunrise” is a stellar track featuring some eloquent Spanish guitar and horns as guest Barron Ricks trades rhymes about crime and droppin’ your enemies. I dare you to listen to “Insane in the Brain” without having it trapped inside your head for days. If you don’t have any Cypress Hill or own a greatest hits collection, this is must for you to add.
01 Latin Lingo 04:01 02 When The Ship Goes Down 03:08 03 How I Could Just Kill A Man 04:09 04 Hand On The Pump 04:04 05 Hits From The Bong 02:42 06 Latin Thugs 03:48 07 Looking Through The Eye Of A Pig 04:06 08 Illusions 04:29 09 Insane In The Brain 03:30 10 Tequilla Sunrise 04:45 11 Another Victory 03:13 12 The Phunky Feel One 03:31 13 Boom Biddy Bye Bye 04:03 14 I Ain't Goin' Out Like That 04:30
