M.O.P feat. Busta Rhymes – "Broad Daylight"
M.O.P. dropped Street Certified today, a 9-song EP featuring the likes of Maino, Busta Rhymes and Mobb Deep. If you're familiar with M.O.P.'s music then there will be no surprises here. It's straight up mean street shit. M.O.P. doesn't dumb it down or try to go commercial at all through the 9 tracks. Just downloaded it for $7.99 from Amazon. I encourage you to do the same. Salute!
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Monday, November 17, 2014
Song of the Day
Ghostface Killah feat. Kool G. Rap, AZ & Tre Williams - "Battlefield"
New Ghost 36 Seasons drops Dec. 9. Another concept album from Ghostface following last year's excellent 12 Reasons To Die. Ghost brings Kool G. Rap & AZ along with him on this one. The production is handled by The Revelations and it sounds similar to Chamber Music. With Ghost's consistency I have no doubt this will be another feather in the cap of what has been a legendary career. And the album cover is just fantastic. Looking forward to Dec. 9.
New Ghost 36 Seasons drops Dec. 9. Another concept album from Ghostface following last year's excellent 12 Reasons To Die. Ghost brings Kool G. Rap & AZ along with him on this one. The production is handled by The Revelations and it sounds similar to Chamber Music. With Ghost's consistency I have no doubt this will be another feather in the cap of what has been a legendary career. And the album cover is just fantastic. Looking forward to Dec. 9.
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Song of the Day
Eminem feat. Royce 5'9", Big Sean, Danny Brown, Dej Loaf & Trick Trick - "Detroit vs. Everybody"
This song blew up my Twitter feed so I had to check it out. Statik Selektah on the beat and it's nice. It's not as amazing as everyone was saying, but definitely worth checking out if for no better reason than it's got Danny Brown spitting a verse before Eminem which to hip-hop heads is a breath of fresh air. Eminem's verse needs multiple listens as he's dropping so many punchlines that it's hard to keep up. Not his best, but it was better the second time I heard it. Have to say Big Sean may've had the best verse on the track and I didn't see that coming.
This song blew up my Twitter feed so I had to check it out. Statik Selektah on the beat and it's nice. It's not as amazing as everyone was saying, but definitely worth checking out if for no better reason than it's got Danny Brown spitting a verse before Eminem which to hip-hop heads is a breath of fresh air. Eminem's verse needs multiple listens as he's dropping so many punchlines that it's hard to keep up. Not his best, but it was better the second time I heard it. Have to say Big Sean may've had the best verse on the track and I didn't see that coming.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Song of the Day
Run The Jewels - "Jeopardy"
So Run The Jewels 2 happened and of course that's enough to get me excited. More hard beats and mean lyrics. It wasn't as good as the first, but that's not really fair. But when it comes to bringing that hard R2J sound "Jeopardy" displays it perfectly. Killer Mike's verse is so mean and the way the beat comes in midway through is so dope. This is just flawless hip-hop. You won't hear anything like this on the radio.
So Run The Jewels 2 happened and of course that's enough to get me excited. More hard beats and mean lyrics. It wasn't as good as the first, but that's not really fair. But when it comes to bringing that hard R2J sound "Jeopardy" displays it perfectly. Killer Mike's verse is so mean and the way the beat comes in midway through is so dope. This is just flawless hip-hop. You won't hear anything like this on the radio.
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Song of the Day
Jay-Z feat. The Roots - "Song Cry" (Unplugged)
I think we'll all say, "I remember where I was," when the Twin Towers crashed down during the 9/11 attacks. And I know I will never forget it. The day was just absolutely surreal. There were so many questions that would forever remain unanswered and so many different emotions that ran through me - fear, anger, sadness, doubt, etc. Jay-Z released the classic Blueprint on that day. And it was the only thing that could help distract me. Well, nothing would ever really take my mind off what had just occurred, but it was as close to an escape from reality as I could find. Music has always elicited different emotions in me. It's my lifeblood. And as I took a long commute to work today, I played The Blueprint. Not to relive 9/11, but to remember. To remember the feelings that I experienced that day and also to remember how blessed I am. Blessed to have amazing people around me. Blessed to have the opportunity to look back on that day 13 years ago in good health, with good friends and a great family surrounding me. We should all take a moment to be thankful for those things today. I know I did. And so I leave you with a song from The Blueprint. An album that will always have a significant impact on me because of the events of the day and for the momentary escape it provided. Always remember. God Bless.
I think we'll all say, "I remember where I was," when the Twin Towers crashed down during the 9/11 attacks. And I know I will never forget it. The day was just absolutely surreal. There were so many questions that would forever remain unanswered and so many different emotions that ran through me - fear, anger, sadness, doubt, etc. Jay-Z released the classic Blueprint on that day. And it was the only thing that could help distract me. Well, nothing would ever really take my mind off what had just occurred, but it was as close to an escape from reality as I could find. Music has always elicited different emotions in me. It's my lifeblood. And as I took a long commute to work today, I played The Blueprint. Not to relive 9/11, but to remember. To remember the feelings that I experienced that day and also to remember how blessed I am. Blessed to have amazing people around me. Blessed to have the opportunity to look back on that day 13 years ago in good health, with good friends and a great family surrounding me. We should all take a moment to be thankful for those things today. I know I did. And so I leave you with a song from The Blueprint. An album that will always have a significant impact on me because of the events of the day and for the momentary escape it provided. Always remember. God Bless.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Song of the Day
Statik Selektah ft. Action Bronson, Royce Da 5'9" & Black Thought - "The Imperial"
Statik's latest What Goes Around is really solid from start to finish. Statik incorporates a lot of jazz in the album to give it that vintage, glory days hip-hop sound. Obviously I was going to like this song with these 3 MCs all sharing the mic. And Action and Royce are both nice. But holy shit does Thought absolutely own this. This is the second year in a row where Black Thought has featured on a Statik Selektah project and brought the house down. I can listen to this verse over and over again. My favorite verse of the year so far, which would be Thought's second year in a row of delivering Verse of the Year for me. Damn, it's nice.
Statik's latest What Goes Around is really solid from start to finish. Statik incorporates a lot of jazz in the album to give it that vintage, glory days hip-hop sound. Obviously I was going to like this song with these 3 MCs all sharing the mic. And Action and Royce are both nice. But holy shit does Thought absolutely own this. This is the second year in a row where Black Thought has featured on a Statik Selektah project and brought the house down. I can listen to this verse over and over again. My favorite verse of the year so far, which would be Thought's second year in a row of delivering Verse of the Year for me. Damn, it's nice.
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Song of the Day
Apollo Brown & Ras Kass feat. Pharoahe Monch & Rakaa Iriscience - "H20"
Could we have Trophies No. 2 on our hands? Apollo has done it again with his usual sound assisting one of the most underrated MCs of all time. This beat is absolutely stuck in my hand. Ras has always been one of the best lyricists in the game, but his production has failed him. This project with Apollo will hopefully change things. Pharoahe's verse is just lyrical brilliance. I hear mindless lyrics all day if I dare to turn on the radio and it gets me mad, but then I find a gem like this and hear real lyricism and it restores my faith in hip-hop. Just too nice.
Could we have Trophies No. 2 on our hands? Apollo has done it again with his usual sound assisting one of the most underrated MCs of all time. This beat is absolutely stuck in my hand. Ras has always been one of the best lyricists in the game, but his production has failed him. This project with Apollo will hopefully change things. Pharoahe's verse is just lyrical brilliance. I hear mindless lyrics all day if I dare to turn on the radio and it gets me mad, but then I find a gem like this and hear real lyricism and it restores my faith in hip-hop. Just too nice.
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