tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154710562024-03-19T03:47:49.100-05:00Streets On BeatsEMVEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01615130644429882640noreply@blogger.comBlogger335125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15471056.post-76327105429063668512012-01-02T23:50:00.026-06:002012-01-03T01:18:23.691-06:00Top 10 Of 2011<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijX4Y3Fq0hSxrBuMjMNYVTZ9apORDJKVy3663ZNTzd8_mhrVMT9QEjUa0ty8yZfwraRxZefjM2WZITlM3P8BKWlFZougKC6ge30sBg1_L2Lsxh8ph2TxCnTCJxvNTWkVxeEEky/s1600/2011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 491px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijX4Y3Fq0hSxrBuMjMNYVTZ9apORDJKVy3663ZNTzd8_mhrVMT9QEjUa0ty8yZfwraRxZefjM2WZITlM3P8BKWlFZougKC6ge30sBg1_L2Lsxh8ph2TxCnTCJxvNTWkVxeEEky/s400/2011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693293843472586002" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">As the year comes to a close and I take a look back at all the releases that dropped in 2011 I have to say that it’s probably been the best year for hip hop albums since 20</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">03. The productivity machines such as <b>Tech N9ne</b> a</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">nd <b>K Rino</b> ha</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">ve live</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">d up to expectations by </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">dropping quality product, but it also was a year th</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">at saw </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">long a</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">waited solos drop from the likes of Lyrical Commission’s <b>Trem</b> and the debut solo from local Adelaide talent <b>Prime</b>. The only downside (and it’s a stretch to even call it that) is having to come up with a top 10 for 2011, so before I</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> start here are some regretf</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">ul omissions:</span> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Yelawolf </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">–</span> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Radi</span></span></b><b style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">o Active</span></b><br style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><b style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Tech N9ne Collabos </span></b><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">–</span> </span></span></b><b style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Welcome To Stra</span></b><b style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">ngeland<br />Thirstin Howl III </span></b><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">–</span> </span></span></b><b style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Natural Born Ski</span></b><b style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">ller<br />Immortal Techniqu</span></b><b style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">e </span></b><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">–</span> </span></span></b><b style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">The Martyr</span></b><br /><b style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Jay Rock </span></b><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">–</span> </span></span></b><b style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Follow Me Home</span></b><br style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><b style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Drapht </span></b><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">–</span> </span></span></b><b style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">The Life Of Rile</span></b><b style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">y<br /></span></b><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Apathy <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">–</span> Honkey Kong</span></span></b><br /><b style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Simplex</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">–</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Audio Biography<br /></span></span></b><b style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">KB Da Kidnappa</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">–</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Army Of One</span></span></b><br /><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">The Funkoars </span></span></b><b style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">–</span></span></span></b><b style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">The Quickening<br /></span></b></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">#10: Lil’ Way</span></span></b><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">ne – The Carter IV</span></span></b></span><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><br /><br /><br /></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKWHFdDf4aSiTTwhE77FHDsq2DySj9YxcvGJ79cf9DMaxTIbQ5Mk_x7_QEXunN3Ik7YTITmHGehGI52UH1czF3Ks2lnpF-jTJ6lyplD-we6GxvGWoIjecvS9fl9Eb0nYxzR7e/s1600/LilWayne.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKWHFdDf4aSiTTwhE77FHDsq2DySj9YxcvGJ79cf9DMaxTIbQ5Mk_x7_QEXunN3Ik7YTITmHGehGI52UH1czF3Ks2lnpF-jTJ6lyplD-we6GxvGWoIjecvS9fl9Eb0nYxzR7e/s400/LilWayne.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693292929570057394" border="0" /></a>So Weezy F Baby makes it into my top 10, some of you would probably think I’ve lost my mind but I can’t help but love this guy. I was never a big Hot Bo</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">ys (or Ca$h Money in general) fan but I have always thought that <i>The Carter II </i>was a solid release, and while <i>III</i> had some good tracks it let me down. <i>The Carter IV </i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>has some w</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">ack shit on it, don’t get me wrong (<i>How To Love</i> above all others), but it also had enough quality on it to make m</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">e purchase it within a week of downloading it. I can see why Wayne isn’t everyone’s favourite rapper, but</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> the guy has some killer lyrics that only work thanks to his unique delivery. Nume</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">rous stand out tracks can be found on this album but <i>It’s Good</i>, <i>Mirror</i>, <i>Jo</i></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><i>hn</i> and <i>P</i></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><i>re</i></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><i>sident Carter</i> take the cake. I have to </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">note though - if the <i>Intro</i>, <i>Intermission</i> and <i>Outro</i> we</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">re released as one long track as it was originally planned then it would have been my track of the year (or close to it) thanks to top notch verses by Tech N9ne,</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> Bun B and Nas and I reckon it just turned out disjointed the way they chopped them up. All in all a far from perfect</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> release but one that has a lot of replay valu</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">e none the less.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:130%;" >#9: Reef The Lost Cauze – Your Favori</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:130%;" >te MC</span><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><br /><br /></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNbunNSXdHRhzQqrTjBCuL8J5fBV-WBln9olrUdMNJNLzKJK0dS-bJ6qBS6UUU0KUQEtXXpU7X7OhXJadIIYiT9IZnnkPTgC-ZNMFHjJsiT9Y2jGiWxAnbu1tKn4UG61QdIu8/s1600/Reef.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNbunNSXdHRhzQqrTjBCuL8J5fBV-WBln9olrUdMNJNLzKJK0dS-bJ6qBS6UUU0KUQEtXXpU7X7OhXJadIIYiT9IZnnkPTgC-ZNMFHjJsiT9Y2jGiWxAnbu1tKn4UG61QdIu8/s400/Reef.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693292490890403682" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">A mainstay of Philadelphia’s underground scene, Army of The Pharaohs and JuJu Mob’s Reef The Lost Cauze teamed up with German produce</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">rs Snowgoons in 2011 to drop what I feel confident in calling his strongest solo album yet. Aft</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">er Vinnie Paz, Reef has long been my second favourite AOTP member and on this album he shows exactly why – he can pull off street shit, pull out the braggadocio bars an</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">d most impressively get the listener to reflect on their beli</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">efs while being entertained by Reef’s own life. T</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">he highlight of this album comes with the penultimate track, <i>100 Rhyme Books</i>, which is an open letter to his son speaking on a whole spect</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">rum of issues such as race, relationsh</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">ips and religion.</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> The album closes out with another memorable addition, <i>Fuck Rappers (Remix)</i> which feat</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">ures a great verse from La Coka Nostra’s Slaine, as well as FT and some comical bars from the Chicken Man. If you’r</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">e into that Snowgoons sound you’ll love this album as they’re also at the top of their prod</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">uction game.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >#8: WC - Revenge Of The Barracuda</span><br /><br /></span></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_VzuLO2257ZtmcJBNMCvPvFgW3WKFFthwUQjBEN-p4i6JbyAFYszy7sxz3zL__ujKbjge2mJHIc1Le2Ivsv9Dy1hP2asxdlCJd5yyrj6YIOoLEngQ4WW55lPZXaJw4_SNZ2EY/s1600/WC.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_VzuLO2257ZtmcJBNMCvPvFgW3WKFFthwUQjBEN-p4i6JbyAFYszy7sxz3zL__ujKbjge2mJHIc1Le2Ivsv9Dy1hP2asxdlCJd5yyrj6YIOoLEngQ4WW55lPZXaJw4_SNZ2EY/s400/WC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693292084479393458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">This is one of those albums that show that it’s definitely all about quality over quantity. Now don’t get me wrong, it was a bit of a let dow</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">n to only have a dozen new joints to enjoy, but they’re all at that standard that we’ve come to expect from the Low Profile, WC & The Maad Circle and Westside Connection legend. Another release on Ice Cube’s Lench Mob imprint, William Calhoun makes it clear that he can still </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">h</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">old his own with the best of them. With banging Wes</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">t Coast production from the likes of Hall</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">way Productionz, Fredwreck, Jah Zilla and Trick Trick, WC drops verse after verse with his tr</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">ademark dominant delivery that has made him an icon. Nothing on this album is groundbreaking or even out of the realm</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">s of what you’d expect from him, but that’s not a complaint, the dude does what he </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">does well so he’s stuck to a formula that works for him. Cutting up Eazy E samples on the keeping real anthem<i>100% Legit </i>makes for an album highlight, as does <i>Reality Show </i>where he seamlessly namedrops a bunch of TV shows into his rhymes.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >#7: Lupe Fiasco – L.A.S.E.R.S.</span><br /><br /></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbY-CjMZR4iQiixZDlGuCnvVJsr_33jbQdOe79qBpHCtCdv1_i7qlfm8fr52kSWHag7v3EbYhr_NdTCiefM2WTQCXtOZdo6p4FZcpISWQFUsygy_Fgu9WFVoSL9COyXnPQfNuF/s1600/LupeFiasco.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbY-CjMZR4iQiixZDlGuCnvVJsr_33jbQdOe79qBpHCtCdv1_i7qlfm8fr52kSWHag7v3EbYhr_NdTCiefM2WTQCXtOZdo6p4FZcpISWQFUsygy_Fgu9WFVoSL9COyXnPQfNuF/s400/LupeFiasco.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693291573967244050" border="0" /></a></span>It’s rare to find an artist with such meaningful mus</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">ic making such </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">a successful impact on the mainstream, but Lupe manages it whilst upholding his artistic integrity. His music is to me like an episode of The Simpsons, it can be</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> appreciated by so many different people on different levels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>A lot of people seem to have been let down by this album in comparison to his previous efforts, but to</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> me, this is my favourite Lupe album to</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> date. With the incredible Skylar Grey on the hook, <i>Words I Never Said</i> is the track that best sums up Lupe’s qualities. Here’s a track that a bunch of teenage girls enj</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">oy, but at the same time the lyrics are profound and controversial reflections of the world in this day and age. I also love the irony of <i>State Run Radio </i>being enjoyed by so many mindless sheep when the track addresses the stations that sort of demographic listen to relig</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">iously. I hate the garbage the radio usually plays with a passion, so to be able to listen to a track like <i>The Show Goes On</i> while lining up to order my lunch at Sub</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">way was a breath of fres</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">h air.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">#6: Slaine – A World </span></b><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">With</span></b></span><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" > No Skies 2.0</span><br /><br /></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPPuzsWiZ8Ww-Ss3cmshn5OEXdDgBUDLZYOpwr7AbECkx42mxEPdfGDd0cqS6VeAAz2k704O3afWoSYSapsRLpmS_-cVQVwnuctp4Dsxb5tjoERsO8VrDuUytBdWUaYkcQYtk/s1600/Slaine.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 349px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPPuzsWiZ8Ww-Ss3cmshn5OEXdDgBUDLZYOpwr7AbECkx42mxEPdfGDd0cqS6VeAAz2k704O3afWoSYSapsRLpmS_-cVQVwnuctp4Dsxb5tjoERsO8VrDuUytBdWUaYkcQYtk/s400/Slaine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693290961741369490" border="0" /></a></span></span>This Suburban Noize release by La Coka Nostra and Special Teamz emcee Slaine had to make it into the Top 10, but I found it really hard to decide where. If it was officially released in its original form (the version that leaked) then it would have been a few spots higher. However, on the merit of this release itself it probably could even be a couple of spots lower – so with that in mind, I balanced it out and put it in between. Really disappointed that some of the best tracks were left off of the official release, but to be fair there are a couple of memorable addition</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">s like when Slaine teams up with Son of Skam for the jun</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">kie diss</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> <i>Zombie </i>and the quality personal reflection <i>Jumpin' Out The Window</i> with Edo G and Cyrus Deshield. To me, Slaine is definitely one of the top rappers of the current era as he combi</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">nes quality (and often meaningful) rhymes with a unique delivery that is unmistakably Bostonian. Through his acting roles </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">in <i>Gone Baby Gone</i> and <i>The Town</i> (both movies featuring Slaine’s music on the soundtracks) he has opened himself up to a wider audience and with a new LCN album set to be released soon we’ll surely be hearing</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> a lot more from the aggressive Irish-American in 2012.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></b></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >#5: Tech N9ne – All 6’s and 7’s</span><br /><br /></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6bRIZD3MvnWfjpEToahQFpLR0QJMga8PaS7GUBudUoP6Uow7MJZSCOki4udEPSLizZ53tGjOcPlaEzIhN8kxuXCJtsCgYn5a5WVVPCFeZio4ujfAqAD2rBIUb9AswDYpkqTn/s1600/TechN9ne.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6bRIZD3MvnWfjpEToahQFpLR0QJMga8PaS7GUBudUoP6Uow7MJZSCOki4udEPSLizZ53tGjOcPlaEzIhN8kxuXCJtsCgYn5a5WVVPCFeZio4ujfAqAD2rBIUb9AswDYpkqTn/s400/TechN9ne.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693290474488611490" border="0" /></a></span></span>The one with the name of a gun has been one of my top</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> 5 rappers for a long time now and in the past couple of years his fan base has mu</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">ltiplied tenfold thanks to a productivity level and work ethic unmatched by anyone else in the game. A personal highlight of mine on this album comes with <i>Am I A Psycho? </i>which sees the K.C. King team up with B.o.B. and the hugely talented Cali native Hopsin to create a memorable piece of demented music. The Michael ‘Seven’ Summers produced single <i>He's a Mental Giant </i>is another standout that al</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">lows Tech no confront his narcissistic personality with the sort of arrogance that so few can pull off without seeming like a total dickhead. Tecca Nin</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">a also draws on his mo</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">re intimate side with <i>Mama Nem</i>, a profound dedication to his dying mother and all the other women who played influential roles in his life. The biggest </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">disappointment for me is that that 6 bonus tracks on the Best Buy and iTunes editions are up there with the best on the album, and would have been better utilised in replacing tracks like the mediocre <i>I Love Music</i> and <i>O</i></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><i>vertime</i> on the official track listing. As much as I love Tech’s music, in recent years the marketing gimmicks p</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">ut forward </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">by Strange Music are becoming increasingly annoying and detracting from the top draw product they’re pushing. With all that said, Tech N9ne is still one of the best rappers of all time and his product deserves to be achieving the </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">great sales the recent times have rewarded him with.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></b></p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">#4: Prime – Good </span></b><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Mor</span></b></span><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:130%;">ning</span><br /><br /></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkhtiauIfSxVQmpHveNYt90IXt-boJDHetf3DEn_0fd9EW0_stf-vcTo9sIPw4jlcCEw4awYN26irkO4mkg0pFi8K4vAHbZhMVrrEhW61FKrrOmrlcPlGUfEytqLsk_K4Nrh2/s1600/Prime.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkhtiauIfSxVQmpHveNYt90IXt-boJDHetf3DEn_0fd9EW0_stf-vcTo9sIPw4jlcCEw4awYN26irkO4mkg0pFi8K4vAHbZhMVrrEhW61FKrrOmrlcPlGUfEytqLsk_K4Nrh2/s400/Prime.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693289576026875138" border="0" /></a></span></b></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Hailing from the south of Adelaide, Prime made a name for himself i</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">n the local scene by honing his skills on the battle circuit. However, unlike many other battle rappers, Prime utilised the reputation he has earned and built on it as a recording artist. Having already released the <i>007</i> and <i>2010</i> mixtapes and the much successful <i>One Way Ticket</i> album as a member of the collective Pagen Elypsis, 2011 saw Prime turn his attention to putting out his solo project. Renowned for his punch lines and word play as a part of PE, the solo platform allows Prime to draw on the more personal aspects of his life in his music. This increase in the personal lyrics is never more evident than on the final verse of <i>Pour It On A Page</i> or the brutally honest self-reflection <i>One Click</i>. Those who got a hold of this release hoping for some ferocious punch lines would have hitting the repeat button instantly at the end of <i>Three Men</i> (Ft Purpose and Raven) and</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> anyone like myse</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">lf who appreciates a good story track would agree that <i>Heaven & Hell </i>is another of the album’s many stand outs. While<i> Good Morning </i>p</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">robably won’t make much noise beyond Australia’s shores, it is a release that affirms that Prime is one of our country's most talented eminent talents and a name to follow closely in the months and years to come. Oh and I forgot to mention, you can download this album for free <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.primeishere.com/">> HERE <<br /><br /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></b></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></b></p> <p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">#3: K Rino – Alien Baby/ The Day Of The Storm</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpDlFIKYEdJLgZut5w85Qpv6dW_XNAl8L1NZ5kls2x569LqAuhUq8tqYXZkYQJHbbiV_mpVxdQPcokEB9e39zUaKRgJkafBkMImTSUoFX10njM1nAC4o_4O2bVz77jirZXyHkG/s1600/KRino.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpDlFIKYEdJLgZut5w85Qpv6dW_XNAl8L1NZ5kls2x569LqAuhUq8tqYXZkYQJHbbiV_mpVxdQPcokEB9e39zUaKRgJkafBkMImTSUoFX10njM1nAC4o_4O2bVz77jirZXyHkG/s400/KRino.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693288966643449922" border="0" /></a></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">A year hasn’t passed in recent memory where K Rino has failed to drop a release, or numerous releases for that matter. 2011 was another busy year in the career of the South Park Coalition’s leader and founder. Now, usually I would give K Rino two places in this Top 10 but as so many impressive albums came out I thought I’d cheat and place them in the same spot, also owing to the fact that I can’t decided which album I think is better. When you buy a Rino album you know what you are going to expect, there are never any major surprises. You’ll get a few lyrically advanced onslaughts ala his <i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Flow Sessions. </i>He will school you on political corruption and historical inaccuracies with educational efforts like <i>Lifting The Veil </i>and <i>Let It Burn. </i>You will be reassessing your life and daily actions thanks to tracks like <i>The Fallen King, M.O.A.N. (Missed Opportunities And Negligence)</i>,<i> Universal Author</i></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><i> </i>& <i>Don’t Lea</i></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><i>ve Me</i>. Then there’s always those songs with creative concepts such as <i>Who Is This </i>(a tale of infidelity) and <i>Indentity Theft. </i>So to summarise,<i> </i>K Rino has a formula that he always sticks with, and as the quality is always top notch you’ll never hear me or any of his fans complaining. Another memorable year for the man who I think is the greatest rapper of all time.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >#2: Brotha Lynch Hung – The Coathanga Strangla</span><br /><br /></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1oBtd9J86fK_PnljuaSxNAbCbtDJk9SMkMjMxJUyepdK6D2OcNHZmmy4bMg1IaHBRwjtvDb9TUjn_meGoYTeKhBqFivSTTLAzEddc3lycV8Rpru9ONJmi2wfGX66wWbEG7gy/s1600/BrothaLynch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 348px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1oBtd9J86fK_PnljuaSxNAbCbtDJk9SMkMjMxJUyepdK6D2OcNHZmmy4bMg1IaHBRwjtvDb9TUjn_meGoYTeKhBqFivSTTLAzEddc3lycV8Rpru9ONJmi2wfGX66wWbEG7gy/s400/BrothaLynch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693288080064230850" border="0" /></a></span></b>There are very few rappers who</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> have been holdi</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">ng it down for as many years as Sacramento’s Brotha Lynch Hung, and even fewer who have maintained the same level of quality as the years have passed by. Now signed to Strange Music, 2011 was the year when the cannibal rapper dropped the second instalment of his sick and twis</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">ted trilogy. Backing up from the first album on the Kansas City based rap label (<i>Dinner and A Movie</i>) was never going to be an easy task as it achieved cult like status amongst his hoard of fans across the globe. However, to Lynch’s credit, he came back and bettered the previous effort, all this a midst rumours he was going to be dropped from Strange due to differences with Tech N9ne. <i>The Coathanga Strangla </i>is not everyone’s (colostomy) bag. It is one of those albums I think is a masterpiece yet I get why others fail to see the brilliance in it. The Sac Town rapper’s rhyme style is unique, so much so that you could be forgiven for mistaking his lyrics for the psychotic ramblings of a nutcase in a mental asylum. But that’s what this trilogy (and much of his career) is all about - getting inside the mind of a psychopathic character Lynch has created (closely based on himself) and rapping about his day to day life. The production on this release is also deserving of a mention – beats by Michael "Seven" Summers and Phonk Beta create the perfect ambience for this audio journey. Like I said, not for every</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">one, but I’m sure there’s a few people out there who will hail this as a classic in years to come.<br /><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"> </span></b></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >#1: Trem One – For The Term Of His Natural Life</span><br /><br /></span></b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNRA4sUsJfdSNIEZ2OXERro7QevGBKMas_fuF22EzairENz0jC7ph5F0-NbS69unQQVFtOo7KdTSHm1z6rE_cwZaw4QWWDyrhLTo4acMhKlwoqfSAxZI27sYgxGyEarxKVCcr/s1600/Trem.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNRA4sUsJfdSNIEZ2OXERro7QevGBKMas_fuF22EzairENz0jC7ph5F0-NbS69unQQVFtOo7KdTSHm1z6rE_cwZaw4QWWDyrhLTo4acMhKlwoqfSAxZI27sYgxGyEarxKVCcr/s400/Trem.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693287192835613618" border="0" /></a></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Although it was hard to select placings for this Top 10 list, I never had any doubt about what album would be sitting at the top of the pile. Twenty years on the mic has allowed Trem to hone his skills before unleashing this debut on the world. While many whinged about the constant delay, few now begrudge having to wait. The Melbourne rap mainstay is the epitome of a rapper’s rapper and <i>For The Term Of His Natural Life </i>is a HIP HOPalbum. I am not one of those people stuck thinking that the only good hip hop came out in a certain ‘golden’ era, and I’m not a person who thinks hip hop music needs to fit a certain set of regulations – but when an album comes along and just exemplifies everything the culture has represented from its inception I can’t help but feeling a sense of nostalgia for a period that I was never even able to experience myself. The subject matter on this release is mostly relating to hip hop culture, with a notable exception being <i>Animal Kingdom</i>, a chilling ode to the darker side of Melbourne that had an equally amazing accompanying music video. For the most part, on this album Trem uses his wisdom to rap about a range of aspects of hip hop culture in a matter-of-fact way only made authentic by a been-there done-that stalwart of the scene such as himself. With a graffiti writers anthem <i>Hard Yards, </i>a bitter reflection (<i>Omega Man</i>) on the negative changes hip hop has made and <i>Strips</i> (a tale about rap groupies) Trem addresses all aspects of the culture. Trem is anything but a mixed bag. Track after track this album follows in the same vein as the track that it was preceded by. I usually appreciate (and even desire) a varying range of styled tracks on an album, but Trem doesn’t need it. Trem represents the old school. A generation jaded with the direction hip hop has headed. While I personally think the music is alive and well, I still agree with the majority of things Trem has to say and think that while a market flooded with rap albums about rap would be boring, this album says everything that needs to be said, and Trem does so in a way that is second to none on a worldwide scale.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>EMVEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01615130644429882640noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15471056.post-87318049401877856532011-12-17T04:28:00.004-06:002011-12-17T04:44:58.674-06:00R.I.P. Special 1<div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);font-family:arial;font-size:180%;" >Rest In Peace</span><br /><span style=" font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:180%;" >SPECIAL 1</span><br /><span style=" font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >(Conscious Daughters)<br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1zg4c4BJLGHM12BMHNv3gBH6hnLel28xNPnQ5vPHCSeRBAuHYHGWjxwL8X802FvtjYClqAI1aScMY48S_BN0yDPB64sGyiu8vKpwYJ7biXboLyBOY9n1OyRTH56mv3xV7Ehf/s1600/special1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1zg4c4BJLGHM12BMHNv3gBH6hnLel28xNPnQ5vPHCSeRBAuHYHGWjxwL8X802FvtjYClqAI1aScMY48S_BN0yDPB64sGyiu8vKpwYJ7biXboLyBOY9n1OyRTH56mv3xV7Ehf/s400/special1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687045420428008034" border="0" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">Real Name:</span> </span><span style="font-family:arial;">Karryl Smith</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);font-family:arial;" >Hailing From:</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> Oakland, California (Born in Seattle).</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">Date Of Death:</span> </span><span style="font-family:arial;">December 10, 2011.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);font-family:arial;" >Cause Of Death:</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> Special 1 died due to complications from a blood clot.</span><br /><br /></div>EMVEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01615130644429882640noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15471056.post-81661548295824780742011-11-18T05:54:00.002-06:002011-11-18T06:00:33.684-06:00DJ PT Presents: KOOLTA - The Forked Road<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FIyTFxN3jOgGoig34h_d5KA98ZwiCgEgcnfBgiNt3tGdvUeDU9ZsDwV3flZdLeWuyGUrDJb6E4zOgf9WrpL6uAHP1IN2McmGzbOMRpNGWCZDi8zF3-X4vGwbEUog7yHVKUzS/s1600/Kults.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FIyTFxN3jOgGoig34h_d5KA98ZwiCgEgcnfBgiNt3tGdvUeDU9ZsDwV3flZdLeWuyGUrDJb6E4zOgf9WrpL6uAHP1IN2McmGzbOMRpNGWCZDi8zF3-X4vGwbEUog7yHVKUzS/s1600/Kults.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 388px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FIyTFxN3jOgGoig34h_d5KA98ZwiCgEgcnfBgiNt3tGdvUeDU9ZsDwV3flZdLeWuyGUrDJb6E4zOgf9WrpL6uAHP1IN2McmGzbOMRpNGWCZDi8zF3-X4vGwbEUog7yHVKUzS/s400/Kults.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676303779604453666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" class="mediumtxt" ><span style="font-size: 15px;"><em>In the lead up to his debut album, this year's Hilltop Hoods initiative winner has decided to give listeners a small taste of what’s to come. November 18, 2011 marks the release of "The Forked Road" – a free mix (digital and physical) from the Adelaide MC/Producer, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Koolta/93834980606">Koolta </a>and mixed by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-PT/158608834210588">DJ PT</a>.</em></span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://gtnbzy.com/kooltamixtape/"><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">>> DOWNLOAD <<</span></span></a><br /></div><br /><span class="mediumtxt"><span style="font-size:15px;"><em></em></span></span>EMVEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01615130644429882640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15471056.post-83228485296289819932011-11-11T04:43:00.004-06:002011-11-18T05:53:07.652-06:00R.I.P. Heavy D<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0); font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Rest In Peace<br />HEAVY D</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPdol_z03fxGYdU71OAJYUdDwVOMQHA8enLaulZ6CFEq3oJeKQz6ZBuzo9mHWSO8lpI4qGinGBXmaUSuGjVhXnW7i62GPGEKow-iskOzB1nsgv8wPyFmRBzjw4gBffhvDAHmK/s1600/heavy-d.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPdol_z03fxGYdU71OAJYUdDwVOMQHA8enLaulZ6CFEq3oJeKQz6ZBuzo9mHWSO8lpI4qGinGBXmaUSuGjVhXnW7i62GPGEKow-iskOzB1nsgv8wPyFmRBzjw4gBffhvDAHmK/s400/heavy-d.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676301862819131458" border="0" /></a></span><br />Real Name:</span><span style=" color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-family:arial;" > </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0); font-family:arial;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" >Dwight Arrington Myers.</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-family:arial;" ></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:arial;" ></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0); font-family:arial;" >Hailing From:</span><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" > <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial;">Mandeville, Jamaica</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0); font-family:arial;" >Date Of Birth:</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" >May 24, 1967</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" ></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-family:arial;" >Date Of Death: </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" >November 8, 2011</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-family:arial;" ><br />Cause Of Death: </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;" >Heavy D collapsed outside his home and then passed away due to respiratory distress at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Cente in California.</span><br /></div>EMVEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01615130644429882640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15471056.post-27229273622195145262011-11-03T06:28:00.001-05:002011-11-03T06:32:03.193-05:00Prime & Purpose [PART 2] 100 Bars Each - LIVE on Top Billin'<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/PrimeIsHere"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style=" font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >PRIME</span></span></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style=" font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >&</span></span><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/purposepe"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style=" font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >PURPOSE</span></span></a><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/unpUUWbGfGA?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="560" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe> </div>EMVEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01615130644429882640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15471056.post-43039464573212390992011-10-06T08:38:00.007-05:002011-10-06T11:08:59.265-05:00R.I.P. Mandle<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Rest In Peace</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family:arial;" >MANDLE</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8_3ftb2wEBlDv0pzoqXoXBVxDSEJ5GXGrXAuLhShW9-jwAu1E45MzUEjV1qBFss6zEnRdyRAGIgXsVne4MPv9eOStxHd98307bFRFNxLM14qhRLUmtgc7t7O7SAambV4yEzK/s1600/mandle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8_3ftb2wEBlDv0pzoqXoXBVxDSEJ5GXGrXAuLhShW9-jwAu1E45MzUEjV1qBFss6zEnRdyRAGIgXsVne4MPv9eOStxHd98307bFRFNxLM14qhRLUmtgc7t7O7SAambV4yEzK/s400/mandle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660337976907818338" border="0" /></a></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Real Name:</span> </span><span style="font-family:arial;">Brad Lucas</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-family:arial;" ></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-family:arial;" ></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Hailing From:</span></span><span style=" color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-family:arial;" > <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;">Port Adelaide, South Australia</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family:arial;" >Date Of Birth:</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> 1 October 1985</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Date Of Death:</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"> </span></span><span style="font-family:arial;">5 </span><span style="font-family:arial;">October </span><span style="font-family:arial;">2011</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Yesterday I was saddened by news of Mandle's passing. A few years ago we used to chat on a regular basis and shared some good times together, often spent doing nothing but discussing hip hop. As a huge fan of horror movies he couldn't get enough of the dark side of hip hop, including some of my favourite artists such as Insane Poetry and Q Strange. It was a pleasure being able to share music with somebody who felt equally as passionately about it as I did.<br /><br />The world has lost a viscious battle rapper and a talented musician, but also one of the funniest dudes I have ever met. I don't think I ever held a convo with him that didn't involve a joke every other sentence. I won't front like we always got along, we had our differences, but I am thankful that we managed to resolve them in recent times and that our last conversation was nothing but a positive one. My thoughts go out to his family and friends. </span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >May he Rest In Peace.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div>EMVEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01615130644429882640noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15471056.post-9319910604369336532011-09-27T03:54:00.000-05:002011-10-06T10:05:02.958-05:00Prime Is Here<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">PR</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;">IM</span><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">E IS HERE</span></span></span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5DCK3rcVZNy3ItmDCfMw3obkCcg4R_d9Usjt78sXhui2ncXKgB3Mm0SsnOc_lnmC-N7Lyyze1DOzSW1g-pV6-YJiNOpL4csZ9T5JuHEyvBu1ab5vBMCynvcDSQM4KLGlRXYI/s1600/prime.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 354px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5DCK3rcVZNy3ItmDCfMw3obkCcg4R_d9Usjt78sXhui2ncXKgB3Mm0SsnOc_lnmC-N7Lyyze1DOzSW1g-pV6-YJiNOpL4csZ9T5JuHEyvBu1ab5vBMCynvcDSQM4KLGlRXYI/s400/prime.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660394763632482994" border="0" /></a><br />One of Australia's most talented emcees, Prime, is on the verge of digitally unleashing his debut release onto the world. In anticipation for this he has uploaded a handful of tracks on his website as well as enlisting the talents of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Full-Clip/196429110379738">Full Clip</a> to create a video for 'Restore My Faith'</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">To download the aforementioned tracks, and to keep up to date with what the dude has been up to check out his website: </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.primeishere.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">PRIME IS HERE</span><br /><br /></a> </div>EMVEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01615130644429882640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15471056.post-54046153092781978342011-08-24T00:10:00.001-05:002011-10-06T10:26:47.501-05:00Slaine & Statik Selektah - State of Grace<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Slaine & Statik Selektah</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">State of Grace</span></span></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-Db5fcnLDCpMKpabVppoYAwvdn3O2dmXCdgc50jem-7yeUabp1lhRmV_KC49ZFp5YG66OFwXvZql6qGjlVR36HO8ZZRVFm8RpskJE274of_MRlObqIvOGy1_7Wpa4uTMy3Z1/s1600/slaine.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-Db5fcnLDCpMKpabVppoYAwvdn3O2dmXCdgc50jem-7yeUabp1lhRmV_KC49ZFp5YG66OFwXvZql6qGjlVR36HO8ZZRVFm8RpskJE274of_MRlObqIvOGy1_7Wpa4uTMy3Z1/s400/slaine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660399563559166162" border="0" /><br /></a></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >...::: </span><span style=" color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >01. TRACK LISTING :::...</span><br /><span style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >01. State Of Grace (Intro)</span><br /><span style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >02. Don’t Talk Greezy</span><br /><span style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >03. Offensive Lines (ft. Action Bronson & Ill Bill)</span><br /><span style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >04. Thats How It Is (ft. Termanology & Tully Banta-Cain [aka Novacaine])</span><br /><span style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >05. Trail of Blood (OG Beat Version)</span><br /><span style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >06. Tonight (ft. Cyrus Deshield)</span><br /><span style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >07. Gotta Go (ft. Kali & D-stroy)</span><br /><span style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >08. American Way</span><br /><span style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >09. Run It (From the Town OST)</span><br /><span style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >10. Night After Night</span><br /><span style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >11. Molly (ft. D-Stroy)</span><br /><span style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >12. Hold Up (ft. Reks)</span><br /><span style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >13. Concepts (Freestyle)</span><br /><span style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >14. Shade 45 Freestyle (ft. Kali & Dstroy)</span><br /><span style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >15. Mistaken Identity</span><br /><span style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" font-style: italic;font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Source</span>: <a href="http://www.djbooth.net/index/mixtapes/entry/slaine-statik-selektah-state-grace/">DJBooth.net</a></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);"><br /><br /></span></span></span>EMVEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01615130644429882640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15471056.post-26545804083195780132011-07-07T19:37:00.000-05:002011-10-06T10:35:50.187-05:00Big Boi Ft YelaWolf - You Ain't No DJ<div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;" >Big Boi Ft YelaWolf</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">You Ain't No DJNo </span></span><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rYtwBDZ8c_o?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="560" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Can't get enough of this track. Catfish Billaaaaay!</span><br /></div>EMVEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01615130644429882640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15471056.post-38295688133964579132011-06-06T09:07:00.000-05:002011-10-06T09:11:08.731-05:00Trem - Omega Man<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Trem - Omega Man</span></span><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5ZGPFI1rJfs" allowfullscreen="" width="560" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe></div>EMVEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01615130644429882640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15471056.post-19650466602587859082011-05-02T01:08:00.000-05:002011-05-02T01:09:10.500-05:00Q Strange - Liquored Up<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">Q Strange returns with the first single off his long awaited return "Liquored Up" off the Scumbag Superstar project.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">The song was produced by 40oz feat. Jim Perkins (producer for big b, kmk, schwayze, and opm) on guitar. The video introduces fans to Scumbag Superstar and stars Q, D Rocc, and DJ Khan, along with cameos by Fury, Mastamindz, Jack Beazly and providence rap legend Bobby Braciola.</span><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0ZILSD2dDuA" allowfullscreen="" width="500" frameborder="0" height="314"></iframe><br /><br /></div>EMVEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01615130644429882640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15471056.post-76420572018654936052011-04-06T04:51:00.001-05:002011-04-06T04:54:03.937-05:00Monsta Ft Crooked I - Long Beach Raised Me (RMX)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsWnAg8u7H7VRxM61WjYKm4RlTlzNUh5cGKctFm_-LNFUmGWnJnRxqDcFKqBAMPtTar_m6nN6bgQH7E4AYB-Mpl_hyphenhyphenEwmqt1VFQ3YZXeQDh7wJKfugtLozFKFUDBrwNkoz57v/s1600/LBRM-REMIX.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsWnAg8u7H7VRxM61WjYKm4RlTlzNUh5cGKctFm_-LNFUmGWnJnRxqDcFKqBAMPtTar_m6nN6bgQH7E4AYB-Mpl_hyphenhyphenEwmqt1VFQ3YZXeQDh7wJKfugtLozFKFUDBrwNkoz57v/s400/LBRM-REMIX.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592406385391216034" border="0" /><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.monstag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Long-Beach-Raised-Me-Remix.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >>>DOWNLOAD<<<br /><br /></span></a></div>EMVEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01615130644429882640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15471056.post-2841767350259465732011-03-20T00:05:00.003-05:002011-03-20T00:09:41.113-05:00Fabri Fibra - Venerdi 17<a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRGOcjClPN2pA31cH_f6X0tYGSZoyY3CSHLOJ739TizZSvWmyfn6g5usnO9ouhQF_HCPk22JiivEJx3gELh1ZA3E5iUMTV4Vb4eyPuKpboJf1eKDJlE72nHND1tfDQYn_aivL/s1600/venerdi17_front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRGOcjClPN2pA31cH_f6X0tYGSZoyY3CSHLOJ739TizZSvWmyfn6g5usnO9ouhQF_HCPk22JiivEJx3gELh1ZA3E5iUMTV4Vb4eyPuKpboJf1eKDJlE72nHND1tfDQYn_aivL/s400/venerdi17_front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586024502280939042" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: arial;font-size:130%;" > </span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">
<br />...::: TRACK LISTING :::...</span></span>
<br />01.Fabri Fibra - Prima Che Sia Domani (Feat. Al Castellana)
<br />02. Fabri Fibra - Numero Uno (Prod. by Dj Nais)
<br />03. Fabri Fibra - Escort (Remix)В (Feat. Entics)
<br />04. Fabri Fibra - Quelle Radio (Prod. by Dj Nais)
<br />05. Fabri Fibra - Qualcuno Normale (Remix)В (Feat. Dj Double S)
<br />06. Fabri Fibra - Freestyle Solido
<br />07. Fabri Fibra - Fabri Fibra - Freestyle Liquido
<br />08. Freestyle Gasato
<br />09. Fabri Fibra - Bugiardo (Megamix)В (Feat. Dj Myke)
<br />10. Fabri Fibra - La Soluzione (Remix)В (Feat. Pula+, Danti)
<br />11. Fabri Fibra - Tranne Te (Remix)В (Feat. Danti)
<br />12. Fabri Fibra - Double Trouble (Remix)В (Feat. Dj Double S)
<br />13. Fabri Fibra - Sono Hip Hop (Prod. by Dj Nais)
<br />14. Fabri Fibra - Collezione (Megamix)В (Feat. Dj Double S)
<br />15. Fabri Fibra - Festa (Remix)В (Feat. Entics)
<br />16. Fabri Fibra - Sotto Shock (Prod. by Don Joe & Shablo)
<br />17. Fabri Fibra - Tranne Te (Megamix)В (Feat. Redman, Soprano, Marracash, Dargen D'Amico, Entics)
<br />18. Fabri Fibra - Hip Hop (Mastafive Remix) (Bonus)
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<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" class="mediumtxt" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);font-size:180%;" >Purpose: </span></span>
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" class="mediumtxt" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);font-size:180%;" >If the City Had a Voice (Pt. 2)</span></span>
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<br /><span class="mediumtxt" style="font-family:arial;">Leading up to ‘If The City Had a Voice II’, Purpose has put out 5 releases both as solo and group efforts, toured the country and continued to grow both in and out of the studio as he honed his sound. This mixtape serves as a pre-cursor to his debut solo album 'Where It Starts' Dropping Late 2011</span>
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<br /><span class="mediumtxt" style="font-family:arial;"> It is a collaborative effort with DJ Hacksaw (Pagen Elypsis, Battlehoggs, Train of Thought) made up of a handful of original music with some beat-jacks thrown in for good measure. This release paints an avid picture of the new generation in Australian Hip-Hop music and offers a peak into the future of an artist that has laid a solid foundation both locally and internationally.</span>
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<br /><span class="mediumtxt" style="font-family:arial;"> It features Pagen Elypsis, Kilenm (USA), Arkaic (UK), Motive & Prime and features production by Purpose, Eslev & Zarkov.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" class="mediumtxt" > <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">..::TRACK LIST::..</span></span>
<br /><span class="mediumtxt" style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span class="mediumtxt" style="font-family:arial;">1. A Nice Thought</span>
<br /><span class="mediumtxt" style="font-family:arial;"> 2. If the CIty Had A..</span>
<br /><span class="mediumtxt" style="font-family:arial;"> 3. While the Whole World Sleeps</span>
<br /><span class="mediumtxt" style="font-family:arial;"> 4. Where I'm Comin' From (Produced by Purpose)</span>
<br /><span class="mediumtxt" style="font-family:arial;"> 5. Remember ft. Prime</span>
<br /><span class="mediumtxt" style="font-family:arial;"> 6. Mistresses</span>
<br /><span class="mediumtxt" style="font-family:arial;"> 7. You Said that You Loved Me (skit)</span>
<br /><span class="mediumtxt" style="font-family:arial;"> 8. 6 In the Mornin (Produced by Purpose)</span>
<br /><span class="mediumtxt" style="font-family:arial;"> 9. No Way, No How</span>
<br /><span class="mediumtxt" style="font-family:arial;"> 10. All Over the World ft. Kilenm & Arkaic (Produced by Purpose)</span>
<br /><span class="mediumtxt" style="font-family:arial;"> 11. Faded</span>
<br /><span class="mediumtxt" style="font-family:arial;"> 12. Every Rose</span>
<br /><span class="mediumtxt" style="font-family:arial;"> 13. Still Standin (Remix)</span>
<br /><span class="mediumtxt" style="font-family:arial;"> 14. 10:59 PM ft. Motive</span>
<br /><span class="mediumtxt" style="font-family:arial;"> BONUS TRACK</span>
<br /><span class="mediumtxt" style="font-family:arial;"> 15. One Hit Away (Zarkov Remix)</span>
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<br /><span class="mediumtxt" style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6BC497HQ"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" >>> DOWNLOAD <<</span></a></span>
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<br /></div>EMVEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01615130644429882640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15471056.post-6745217994657698752011-03-17T01:51:00.003-05:002011-03-17T02:06:31.366-05:00Happy St Patrick's Day<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Happy St Patrick's Day</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Slaine says <span style="font-style: italic;">guineas and micks don't mix</span> but I've still got alotta time for the La Coka Nosta/ Special Teamz member out of Bawston. This dude's one of the best rappers in the game right now and when <span style="font-weight: bold;">A World With No Skies</span> finally drops, hopefully he gets recognized as such. Also keep an eye out for him on the silver screen, especially after how good he was in <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Town</span>, no doubt he'll be going from strength to strength in Hollywood too.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);font-family:arial;" >Now back to the racial stereotypes...</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kIJ88VWlo3c" allowfullscreen="" width="500" frameborder="0" height="311"></iframe><br /></div>EMVEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01615130644429882640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15471056.post-35561012323292139302011-03-16T03:59:00.003-05:002011-03-18T23:46:53.128-05:00R.I.P. Nate Dogg<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:arial;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rest In Peace</span></span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:arial;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Nate Dogg</span></span> <span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7sc9fbyHroQCdCQCpTZEyJWJ1w4NjwaKCiHy0UTWdV3HSBuQdPxXJ-84R-qnJTUULX0LxEvZBllsdo9wZczLJWPHYDtbMW1IIZVAkXRoa-sap-V3tifCw4WIpnVgzOXaoo0b/s1600/NateDogg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7sc9fbyHroQCdCQCpTZEyJWJ1w4NjwaKCiHy0UTWdV3HSBuQdPxXJ-84R-qnJTUULX0LxEvZBllsdo9wZczLJWPHYDtbMW1IIZVAkXRoa-sap-V3tifCw4WIpnVgzOXaoo0b/s400/NateDogg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584603678058796978" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:arial;" >Real Name: </span><span style="font-family:arial;">Nathaniel Hale</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:arial;" ><br />Hailing From:</span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span>Long Beach, California</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:arial;" ><br />Date Of Birth:</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> 19 August 1969</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><br />Date Of Death:</span> </span><span style="font-family:arial;">15 March 2011</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cause Of Death:</span> </span><span style="font-family:arial;">On December 19, 2007, Nate Dogg suffered a stroke that made his left side paralyized. He was expected to recover, however he had a 2nd stroke in September 2008. Details on his death will be released in the coming days.</span><br /><br /></div>EMVEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01615130644429882640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15471056.post-82503868651573834892011-03-11T18:37:00.000-06:002011-03-11T18:38:47.443-06:00Brotha Lynch Hung - The Coathanga<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="500" height="311" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pQabqEvOn5U" frameborder="0"></iframe>EMVEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01615130644429882640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15471056.post-88773811658555910982011-03-07T18:41:00.000-06:002011-03-11T18:49:36.770-06:00T-K.A.S.H. & Five Eighty - Peace Of The Puzzle<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGf3yrH0yRcPGbufT3jGU5YwsaD-wSnl6vXrS7nba3QvYZhmgPYQGGv765ckO12Vt-ArD1A33hg1vqilQukwDm-LT-F35W0GgvAxOSwRf8fbztvYjNjXLEwhttsRjwMnQCqjjM/s1600/Tkash.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGf3yrH0yRcPGbufT3jGU5YwsaD-wSnl6vXrS7nba3QvYZhmgPYQGGv765ckO12Vt-ArD1A33hg1vqilQukwDm-LT-F35W0GgvAxOSwRf8fbztvYjNjXLEwhttsRjwMnQCqjjM/s400/Tkash.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582987915135507938" border="0" /></a>
<br /><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Bay Area Activist/Artist T-K.A.S.H.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Teams Up With Five Eighty ; Drops new EP.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Oakland, Ca- After a two-year hiatus since his last major release, Bay Area MC T- K.A.S.H has emerged with fellow West coast MC Five Eighty to release “Peace Of The Puzzle”, a digital EP which features new music from both T-K.A.S.H. and Five Eighty, including the back-to-basics lyrical sparring track</span><span style="font-family: arial;">" Clap Ya Hands ” ( feat. Mikial ) and T-K.A.S.H.'s tribute track " Dear Herm ", in which he reflects on his teenage years under the influence of the music produced by Bay Area Hip Hop Social Activist, Andre “HERM” Lewis.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: arial;">When asked about the EP and his contribution to the</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: arial;">project, Five Eighty reflects , " When I was presented with the idea, I wanted to jump on board and seize the opportunity because I knew I had material that was in line with the main message of the project which is peace, community activism and awareness ".</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Creatively, they both agree that these songs are much more peaceful</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: arial;">and reflective than most of the previous music they have released in the past, and on the contrary to what T-K.A.S.H. describes as " Hyper-intellectual, complaint-based" music which he feels most people could be duped into believing is the absolute formula for " conscious " Hip-Hop.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: arial;">In other related news, Five Eighty is currently working on a sophomore</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: arial;">release with R&B artist HazAli as the duo Medina and T-K.A.S.H is</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: arial;">scheduled to complete the Half Marathon Course at the Oakland</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Running Festival, which will be held this March in Oakland, Ca. His run is in order to raise awareness for Non-Violent life strategies through the Bay Area-based Hip Hop Chess Federation, founded by Adisa Banjoko.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">..:: TRACK LISTING ::..</span>
<br /><span name="tracklist" class="tracklist" id="sss" style="display: block; font-family: arial;">01. Clap Yo Hands <span class="italics">f. Mikial</span>
<br />02. Strong <span class="italics">f. HazAli</span>
<br />03. Dear Herm
<br />04. The Real Thing <span class="italics">f. Siaira Shawn</span>
<br />05. Writer's Block <span class="italics">f. Amir Sulaiman & Siaira Shawn</span></span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">You can download the new EP, Peace Of The Puzzle, here:</span>
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<br /><a href="http://www.sendspace.com/file/khqix7"><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">>> DOWNLOAD <<</span></span></a>
<br /></div>EMVEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01615130644429882640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15471056.post-88328734376805106362011-02-12T01:51:00.003-06:002011-02-12T02:10:24.528-06:00Simplex - Audio Biography<div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >SIMPLEX</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >~ AUDIO BIOGRAPHY ~</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-w_RiQ6dwzgOVuSVOoEy3rQ6EgTAlcKHDe30JRqo9YntLsPyw-kIYjlgP_YL6GqBpOEvvqDVV0NNHtQ52nxG4LkwIGfD5iHvJEeYbgY_2zCj2N9-0s3k4z8ATqBWobHo-1RR/s1600/simpleplex.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-w_RiQ6dwzgOVuSVOoEy3rQ6EgTAlcKHDe30JRqo9YntLsPyw-kIYjlgP_YL6GqBpOEvvqDVV0NNHtQ52nxG4LkwIGfD5iHvJEeYbgY_2zCj2N9-0s3k4z8ATqBWobHo-1RR/s400/simpleplex.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572710897577495986" border="0" /></a><span class="mediumtxt"><strong></strong><em></em><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="mediumtxt"><strong style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Available:</strong> February 18, 2011</span><br /></div><span class="mediumtxt"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="mediumtxt"> Adelaide hip hop artist and Terra Firma member <strong>Simplex</strong> releases his debut solo album <em>Audio Biography</em>. The long awaited album is the hard hitting, thought provoking next chapter of the Adelaide sound, summarizing Simplex’s life within and outside hip hop. </span><br /><span class="mediumtxt"> </span><br /><span class="mediumtxt"> Tackling the issues of identity, relationships and careers, <em>Audio Biography</em> highlights significant events in life that all individuals go through. Describing the harsh realities of the real world, <em>Audio Biography</em> gives listeners a glimpse of his life: the clash of wanting to be your own person while battling society's norms and routines.</span><br /><span class="mediumtxt"> </span><br /><span class="mediumtxt"> Produced entirely by Simplex, the album weaves together classic hip hop with a modern streak of attitude and personality best seen in the first single, “Beautiful Day”. An upbeat sounding number about how materialistic objects act as a distraction to keep us focused on competing with each other rather than solving the real issues. The single is the first salvo in the Simplex canon- breaking free from group dynamics to forge a sound of his own. </span><br /><span class="mediumtxt"> </span><br /><span class="mediumtxt"> Featuring a diverse array of guests including renown Australian Hip Hop artist Delta, the very talented Ranto Bokgo from South Africa (in the global sounds of "Worldwide", where the issue addressed is that no matter where you are from, we all struggle with bad days, and we should be united instead of divided by borders, ethnicity or religious ideals), the dynamic vocals of Candice Monique (from M-Phazes’ "Goodbye Gravity") and his fellow crew-members, Terra Firma (“First Things First”), the album boasts a ‘something for everyone’ element. </span><br /><span class="mediumtxt"> </span><br /><span class="mediumtxt"> Through its rich lyrical content, infectious melodies backed by world-class production, Simplex laces in the beauty of maintaining a fighting stance in a world that controls us and each of his tracks boast a subtle rebellious streak that shows his own powerful approach to life.</span><br /><span class="mediumtxt"> </span><br /><span class="mediumtxt"> <strong>Track listing:</strong></span><br /><span class="mediumtxt"> 01. FORWARD</span><br /><span class="mediumtxt"> 02. I HAVE NOTHING</span><br /><span class="mediumtxt"> 03. FIRST THINGS FIRST (feat. TERRA FIRMA)</span><br /><span class="mediumtxt"> 04. BEAUTIFUL DAY</span><br /><span class="mediumtxt"> 05. BE SOMEBODY</span><br /><span class="mediumtxt"> 06. PLAY</span><br /><span class="mediumtxt"> 07. WORLDWIDE (feat. RANTO BOKO)</span><br /><span class="mediumtxt"> 08. SIGNS (feat. MISS KARLEENA)</span><br /><span class="mediumtxt"> 09. OPUS OPERANDI (feat. MOTION, DELTA, ALERTS)</span><br /><span class="mediumtxt"> 10. WORK FOR A LIVING</span><br /><span class="mediumtxt"> 11. SCHOOLYARD POLITICS</span><br /><span class="mediumtxt"> 12. ME VS. WORLD (feat. CANDICE MONIQUE)</span><br /><span class="mediumtxt"> </span><br /><span class="mediumtxt"> <strong style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Produced by:</strong> Simplex</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="100%" height="81"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F9963707&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=ff7700"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F9963707&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=ff7700" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%" height="81"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/iamsimplex/simplex-beautiful-day">Simplex - Beautiful Day</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/iamsimplex">iAmSimplex</a></span><br /><br /><br /></div>EMVEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01615130644429882640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15471056.post-85849691077591337092011-02-04T18:26:00.000-06:002011-02-04T18:28:15.554-06:00Eklips - Hip Hop History Beatbox<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="500" height="311" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/g0_2vmkTmf0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>EMVEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01615130644429882640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15471056.post-47377974918690493252011-01-28T22:49:00.003-06:002011-01-28T22:56:10.260-06:00Tech N9ne - Bad Season [Mixtape]<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcFvuyuRcfJW7hLUS4hLJG_g7ovt0A8lTX5GAo2onZ8KR-UQ9YFP1OZc2d7g7_1xlKAuBJMhAoTl2mfdwDjk1-VrcXdOPomG019X5ZYm-If7XsadWepuXx8gd4bV_NxiFOKM6/s1600/00_Tech_N9ne-Bad_Season-2010-%2528Front%2529-PromoTorrents.com.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcFvuyuRcfJW7hLUS4hLJG_g7ovt0A8lTX5GAo2onZ8KR-UQ9YFP1OZc2d7g7_1xlKAuBJMhAoTl2mfdwDjk1-VrcXdOPomG019X5ZYm-If7XsadWepuXx8gd4bV_NxiFOKM6/s400/00_Tech_N9ne-Bad_Season-2010-%2528Front%2529-PromoTorrents.com.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567466616070718418" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >...::: TRACK LISTING :::...</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">01. Bad Season Skit (Tech N9ne & Jeff Nelson)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">02. Table and Chest Stress</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">03. Sex To The Beat (Tech N9ne, Kutt Calhoun, Bizzy, Krizz Kaliko)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">04. No More Music To The Suckas (Black Vain, Oobergeek, Krizz Kaliko)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">05. Bad Season (Krizz Kaliko, Nesto, Tonesha Sanders)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">06. Somethin To See (Krizz Kaliko, Irv Da Phenom)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">07. Ego Trippin (Krizz Kaliko)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">08. All Day All Night (Krizz Kaliko)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">09. Hard Liquor</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">10. Livin Like I’m Dyin (Kutt Calhoun, Ubiquitous of Ces Cru, Godemis of Ces Cru, Kriss Kaliko)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">11. Down For The Block (Jay Rock, Kutt Calhoun, Big Scoop)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">12. Lick Your Teeth (Irv Da Phenom, Krizz Kaliko, Tonesha Sanders)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">13. Losin My mind</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">14. The People Speak Skit</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">15. The Ring (Dontez Yates)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">16. The Rain (Aylia Yates, Reign Yates, Lecoya Lejeune)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">17. Come Gangsta (Krizz Kaliko)</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://hotfile.com/dl/91880758/7a02fe2/Tech_N9ne.rar.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >>>DOWNLOAD<< <br /><br /></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTTIJN915hSmLwHqkvlAZcJETB0UiB7YT1yGQjwkIymGYOayxUOoxDBbsbu1-jI57OCf6FKVz7qU0dI-Dd2o-kTffzTR-xKGkHvQd7JJZrOKrSFNNizv3lIrF-txsuknE8fQ2/s1600/00_Tech_N9ne-Bad_Season-2010-%2528Back%2529-PromoTorrents.com.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTTIJN915hSmLwHqkvlAZcJETB0UiB7YT1yGQjwkIymGYOayxUOoxDBbsbu1-jI57OCf6FKVz7qU0dI-Dd2o-kTffzTR-xKGkHvQd7JJZrOKrSFNNizv3lIrF-txsuknE8fQ2/s400/00_Tech_N9ne-Bad_Season-2010-%2528Back%2529-PromoTorrents.com.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567466617163711026" border="0" /></a><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://hotfile.com/dl/91880758/7a02fe2/Tech_N9ne.rar.html"><br /></a></div>EMVEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01615130644429882640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15471056.post-46680467860430290332010-12-05T05:14:00.002-06:002010-12-05T05:20:09.882-06:00Jay Rock - Black Friday<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Jay Rock
<br />Black Friday</span></span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7-L1Nkf7KX3giQZLWAZflIrrnSfysc8pccjpnNHH7RujNKRPShlVhwbr9l6Oy8wvGZhXVCXFSXTM2F8AjoO5V7UZlhrWt5AZcSDeQjch53lNYTsRy3d09NqOD-sQZerP3dPk/s1600/BF+FT.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7-L1Nkf7KX3giQZLWAZflIrrnSfysc8pccjpnNHH7RujNKRPShlVhwbr9l6Oy8wvGZhXVCXFSXTM2F8AjoO5V7UZlhrWt5AZcSDeQjch53lNYTsRy3d09NqOD-sQZerP3dPk/s400/BF+FT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547155565843323282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;">Top Dawg Entertainment and Strange Music proudly present the release of Jay Rock’s Black Friday mixtape. With his insatiable drive and relentless hunger, Jay Rock has already proven himself to be a key figure of the New West movement. In a time when the landscape of hip hop is over saturated with lazy club hits and “MCs” who have nothing to say, </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><em style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Black Friday</em></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"> is the perfect holiday gift for fans and rap heads alike who desperately seek something real to keep their heads moving throughout the winter. Armed with a gritty baritone flow and soulful delivery, Jay Rock takes listeners on a journey through the sights and sounds of the streets with the help of guests like Kendrick Lamar, Big Scoob, Ab Soul, Spider Loc and more. Don’t miss the latest release from one of hip hop’s rising stars and download your copy of Black Friday today.</span> </div><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Click <a href="http://topdawgmusic.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/BLACKFRIDAY.zip" target="_blank">here</a> to download your free copy of the <em>Black Friday</em> mixtape. In 2011 be on the lookout for Jay Rock’s debut album release <em>Follow Me Home.</em></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Source:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://blog.jayrock.com/">Jay Rock Blog</a></span>
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ></span><span style="font-family:arial;">Thinking back about 3 or 4 years there would be days I wouldn't sleep for 3 days in a row, and the lack of sleep wasn't even substance induced. Thankfully those days are now long gone, but I've never been one of those people who manage a consistant 8 hours a night, not that I need it - 5 is usually more than enough. Over the last couple of weeks though I've just felt constantly exhausted, maybe it's just that time of the year. Anyway, enough about that... </span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">It brings me to the point of this blog post. Today I was sitting there, eyes burning through the back of my skull, and then Slaine's 'Insomnia' came on. Perfect timing for it to pop up. It got me thinking of Perth rapper Drapht's track of the same name, and then a few others sprung to mind. This post includes a link to just 10 of many tracks that rappers have made about (or at least referring to) sleep deprevation. So next time you're having trouble getting to sleep, forget counting sheep - just put your headphones in and bump these tracks.</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-family:arial;" >
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<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">BeKay - I Need Sleep</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ></span>
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ></span><span style="font-family:arial;">Brother Ali - Sleepwalker</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Cage - Among The Sleep</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Drapht - Insomnia</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Haystak - Strangest Dreams</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Joe Budden - In My Sleep</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">La Coka Nostra - Cousin Of Death</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Natas - Nightmares</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Point Blank - Prone To Bad Dreams</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Slaine - Insomnia</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ></span>
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<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >..:: TRACK LISTING ::..</span></span> <span style="font-family:arial;">
<br />01. Intro</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">
<br />02. One Rapper</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">
<br />03. Ballin’</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">04. Bang’n Screw</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">05. Earth Angel</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">
<br />06. Fly Away</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">
<br />07. God & Fed Charge</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">
<br />08. Gossip</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">09. Gun Fire</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">
<br />10. I Don’t Think So</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">
<br />11. Ladies</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">
<br />12. Reggie Bush</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">
<br />13. Somebody’s Boi</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">
<br />14. Sour</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">
<br />15. Ur Right</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">
<br />16. Waka Flaka</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">
<br />17. Wankster</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">
<br />18. White Boy Swagg</span>
<br /><span style="font-family:arial;">19. We Great</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">
<br />20. Where I’m From</span>
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