more rap songs should be called "the art of story tellin"
not my favorite track on the double lp but a damn good example of how fun it can be to listen to e-40 talk (in this instance, using two different voices).
April 2010
28 posts
Stalin goes in on this. Surprise. I don’t know much about A1 other than that he’s outta Hunters Point. I’ll go do some research. Help would be appreciated though.
jay jonah--boom or bust?
“Stack That Doe,” by Jay Jonah featuring J. Stalin and Mistah F.A.B.
I’ve been putting off posting anything about Jay Jonah’s recent mixtape, Smell of Success, because I believe he’s got potential but suffers from a lack of unique identity and originality (notice the titles of these two tracks?), which he’s gotta develop in order to avoid being overshadowed by his more established Livewire brethren. This track is both a fitting example of his potential to blow as well as his tendency to be out-shined.
“Bring Me Doe,” by Jay Jonah featuring Shady Nate and K-Dolla.
The Lil John/snap your fingers production is the type of identity crisis “Smell of Success” suffers from throughout, but I love all of Jonah’s cheese references in just one verse: block of cheddar, provolone, mozzarella, quesadilla, and gouda.
March 2010
56 posts
it's spring
this song always makes me happy in the springtime.
“Block 4 Life,” by B-Legit featuring Jadakiss, Styles P, and Clyde Carson.
something from the bay other than e-40's amazing double album that recently dropped.
“High Moment,” by AC (produced by E. Rice).
“Moet,” by AC featuring RJ.
AC is a smart and talented “young adult” from East Oakland. Aside from the fact that he clearly seems to be influenced by Lil Wayne, he kinda reminds of Curren$y in his ability to talk about purple and rippers with sophistication. His new mixtape has some original production (like this track by E. Rice, who’s pretty damn talented) as well as some famous beats, which I personally think is a smart way to showcase your talent to people who need easily palatable tracks (others may disagree). He was signed to Epic (as part of the Gunestarz) some years back and got to see how major labels can fuck you. Hopefully things work out for this young guy.
popos
Produced by Droop-E. I can’t tell if the person who made this video is kidding. Either way, it’s funny.
off topic, but i couldn’t resist
pocket bk double whopper so you know they cheesy
“Freeze Me,” by Young Dro (produced by Beat Billionaire).
Props to TSS.
“The Champion,” by Inspectah Deck (produced by Alchemist).
“What it Do,” by Richie Rich featuring J. Stalin, The Replacement Killas, and PSD. Off of Nixon Pryor Roundtree (2002). This album was probably Stalin’s introduction to the masses.
"Feel Good," by Chip Tha Ripper
this is a feel good song. i don’t feel good about his environmentally unfriendly whip though.
"X-Raided is serious about his business but that doesn't mean he can't have little fun too! X-Raided takes a break [from] the politically heavy of his previous release and lets listeners move with club hits like Abducted and Liftoff."
Pause. That’s a quote from Amazon.com’s product description of X-Raided’s new album, Bloc Bizniz.
It’s a pretty awkward album. Possibly tolerable songs include:
“Jacramento,” by X-Raided featuring C-Dubb and Gangsta Reese.
“I’m Better,” by X-Raided.
you don't have to like me, i don't even like me.
“Don’t You Pull Up On Me,” produced by another artist with a sizeable legal battle.
cnn exclusive
Jordan at So Many Shrimp wrote a pretty funny post of him drunkenly liveblogging the DJ Khaled album. Check it out. It’s about as close as I’ll get to listening to it. Best quote: “this beat sounds like the runners fell asleep on a keyboard.”
