Mobb Deep feat. Raekwon, Ghostface Killah & Big Noyd - "Right Back At You"
So far this week I've listened to I Phantom, Illadelph Halflife and Illmatic, so naturally the next choice was Infamous, the classic album from Mobb Deep. I started it on the way home from work last night and got to hear favorites like "Survival of the Fittest" and "Eye For An Eye," but today while I was out running errands this banger came on and I couldn't be happier. The beat is classic Havoc production and all MCs bring it hard. Ghost and Rae going back and forth sounds like something from 36 Chambers or the Purple Tape. So damn dope!
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Song of the Day
Mr. Lif feat. Aesop Rock - "Success"
Listened to I Phantom the other day and damn that shit is dope. I've had it since it came out, but I think I may've listened to it once or twice and then it got lost in the mix. Thankfully I found it again and popped it in, because I should've been listening to this regularly for a while. This is my favorite track from the album as Lif breaks down getting a job, getting married, having a kid and then overworking to provide for a family he no longer knows due to the long hours he's working which then leads to divorce and having his son taken away from him. It's something that people go through all the time and it's a damn shame. Aesop's hook is terrific as well, "Daddy had a nametag that said Busy Worker/Mommy had a milk carton that said 'Missing Person'/John had a new baseball glove, but nobody to learn with/That's oil and water trying to mix on the same surface."
Listened to I Phantom the other day and damn that shit is dope. I've had it since it came out, but I think I may've listened to it once or twice and then it got lost in the mix. Thankfully I found it again and popped it in, because I should've been listening to this regularly for a while. This is my favorite track from the album as Lif breaks down getting a job, getting married, having a kid and then overworking to provide for a family he no longer knows due to the long hours he's working which then leads to divorce and having his son taken away from him. It's something that people go through all the time and it's a damn shame. Aesop's hook is terrific as well, "Daddy had a nametag that said Busy Worker/Mommy had a milk carton that said 'Missing Person'/John had a new baseball glove, but nobody to learn with/That's oil and water trying to mix on the same surface."
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
New Release Tuesday
Another easy choice this week as Pete Rock and Smif-N-Wessun team up to release Monumental. The album is chock full of guest appearances ranging from BCC collaborations, Raekwon, Freeway, Bun B, Memphis Bleek, Hurricane G. and Black Rob. Don't know how that will help or hinder the album, but a full disc of Pete Rock beats can never be a bad thing. 
And Smif-N-Wessun have always been fantastic on the mic. The only thing that has held back their other releases (aside from Dah Shinin' off course!) is the production. If there's no Beatminerz, Pete Rock is one helluva substitution. Sounds like a dope disc to me.
And Smif-N-Wessun have always been fantastic on the mic. The only thing that has held back their other releases (aside from Dah Shinin' off course!) is the production. If there's no Beatminerz, Pete Rock is one helluva substitution. Sounds like a dope disc to me.
Song of the Day
The Roots feat. Common - "UNIverse At War"
I've been spending a lot of time relistening to older albums that I haven't heard in a while and it's been so refreshing. As I've aged and my ear has matured, I've definitely rediscovered some great music and it's been a blast. I listened to Illadelph Halflife today and when this song came on it grabbed me. I remembered this track, but I love "Clones," "Ital," "Concerto of the Desperado," "Respond/React," and "What They Do?" so much that I don't think I've ever given this track it's just due. Damn is Common hungry on this one. And Black Thought goes stride for stride with him. Great MCing on this one. Just some classic hip-hop.
I've been spending a lot of time relistening to older albums that I haven't heard in a while and it's been so refreshing. As I've aged and my ear has matured, I've definitely rediscovered some great music and it's been a blast. I listened to Illadelph Halflife today and when this song came on it grabbed me. I remembered this track, but I love "Clones," "Ital," "Concerto of the Desperado," "Respond/React," and "What They Do?" so much that I don't think I've ever given this track it's just due. Damn is Common hungry on this one. And Black Thought goes stride for stride with him. Great MCing on this one. Just some classic hip-hop.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Song of the Day
Artifacts - "Turn It Out"
They're BAAAACCCKKKK! The Artifacts reunion rumors are true. At least for one more track. Not sure what the future holds, but I'll take it. This ain't "Wrong Side of the Track" or "31 Bumrush", but it's great to hear El and Tame One on a track together again. Hopefully this is the first step in a reunion album.
They're BAAAACCCKKKK! The Artifacts reunion rumors are true. At least for one more track. Not sure what the future holds, but I'll take it. This ain't "Wrong Side of the Track" or "31 Bumrush", but it's great to hear El and Tame One on a track together again. Hopefully this is the first step in a reunion album.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Song of the Day
Eric B. & Rakim - "Eric B. Is President"
How many times has this song been sampled, quoted, recycled, mentioned, etc. in hip-hop? This is one of the most influential hip-hop songs ever made from one of the most influential hip-hop albums to ever be recorded. Rakim was on a level that no other MC could see at the time. Rakim drops quotable after quotable on this track and of course the beat is a hip-hop classic. I was very excited when this came on my iPod this afternoon. Had to share it with y'all.
How many times has this song been sampled, quoted, recycled, mentioned, etc. in hip-hop? This is one of the most influential hip-hop songs ever made from one of the most influential hip-hop albums to ever be recorded. Rakim was on a level that no other MC could see at the time. Rakim drops quotable after quotable on this track and of course the beat is a hip-hop classic. I was very excited when this came on my iPod this afternoon. Had to share it with y'all.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Song of the Day
Random Axe - "Monster Babies"
I told you to cop the Random Axe album on Amazon the day it dropped for $1.99. Definitely worth the $2 download. Black Milk brings some dope beats on the album, although not quite as strong as Album of the Year. Guilty Simpson and Sean Price do most of the heavy lifting on the mic. Simpson has some really dope lines on the album. This one showcases all three on the mic over a banging beat from Milk.
I told you to cop the Random Axe album on Amazon the day it dropped for $1.99. Definitely worth the $2 download. Black Milk brings some dope beats on the album, although not quite as strong as Album of the Year. Guilty Simpson and Sean Price do most of the heavy lifting on the mic. Simpson has some really dope lines on the album. This one showcases all three on the mic over a banging beat from Milk.
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