Gruesome Beats

Here is a free downloadable "horror rap" compilation I put together for the blog. I uploaded the whole compilation as one .zip folder and I've also uploaded front and back covers that I made to go with it. Enjoy!

Download Compilation:
Gruesome Beats (Streets On Beats Vol 2)

Covers:
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Killer Tracks And Murder Raps

First up, hip hop has alot of sub-genres, including sex rappers like 2 Live Crew and Too $hort, political rappers like Immortal Technique and Public Enemy and obviously gangsta rap but probably the most obscure style is the horror style. It is also probably the most debated style of hip hop. Just the name of it alone causes heated discussions on the net and in the street. Most people call the style "Horrorcore", a name created by east coast Def Jam group The Flatlinerz who released the album "U.S.A. (Under Satans Authority)" in 1994. Esham and Natas refer to their style as "Acid Rap", Ganksta Nip labels his music as the "Psycho Style" and Necro's style is called "Death Rap". Referring to an artists style by the wrong name on a rappers fan-site will lead to you receiving a cyber beatdown. The other main arguement people get into when talking about the horror style is who actually started it. Ganksta Nip claims he did as do the Flatlinerz etc. For anyone reading this, I don't claim to know everything about the style and I've been on sites such as Horrorcore.com where there are people that know almost every little detail on what goes on in the horror styled rap scene, but I am writing this because some of my favourite artists fall under this umbrella and I don't personally care what people call it or who claims to start it. I personally refer to it as "horror rap" and what's written below is how I see the history of the genre in my eyes.

Before horror rap forged its own style there were a few tracks with a horror theme such as "Fat Boys - Are You Ready For Freddy" in 1988 and "Mellow Man Ace - Hip Hop Creature" in 1989. Although the first group that I know of that came out with its style centred around horror was Insane Poetry who released a tape only EP that featured the original version of "How Ya Gonna Reason With A Psycho" and also released the track "12 Strokes Till Midnight".

MP3:
Insane Poetry - How Ya Gonna Reason With A Psycho [Unreleased Verse]


Psycho (Cyco) of Insane Poetry

In 1989 Houston, Texas group the Geto Boys released "Grip It On That Other Level" which featured the track "Mind Of A Lunatic" which is probably the first horror track that gained attention, they re-recorded the track with slight variations for their 1990 self-titled album. This same year in Detroit, Michigan a young Esham released the classic "Boomin Words From Hell" (he was only 13 when he recorded this album). The album was laced with devil raps and suicidal rhymes with one of the stand out tracks being "4 All My Suicidalists" which uses Geto Boys samples for the hook . This album on its original label Reel Life Productions is hard to find and worth big bucks. The album was also released on cassette and vinyl although a couple of tracks vary. Since this album Esham has dropped just under 20 solo releases along with 6 (soon to be 7) albums with Natas, incredible to think that Esham is still under 30.


Esham The Unholy

Although not a horror group, in 1991 LA based Priority Records group KMC (Kaotic Minds Corruptin') released "3 Men With The Power of 10". The album featured plenty of horror references scattered throughout and also features Drew Rock (Cyco) from Insane Poetry. Also in 1991 the Geto Boys released "We Can't Be Stopped" which featured the horror themed Bushwick Bill solo track "Chucky" which was written by Houston's Ganksta Nip of the South Park Coalition who was also signed to Rap-A-Lot records (Bushwick also released "Chuckwick" in 1992 on his solo album "Little Big Man"). In 1992, Ganksta Nip dropped his first release titled "The South Park Psycho" and as the name suggests it was filled with horror references and the track "Horror Movie Rap" became an instant favourite for horror rap fans around the world. This is another hard to find horror rap classic and it goes for a fair bit on ebay.


Bushwick Bill aka Chuckwick

Also in 1992 Insane Poetry released "Grim Reality" on Nastymix Records which was started by Seattle's Nasty Nes and Sir Mix A Lot. The album featured the track "Stalkin With The Nitebreed" with horror style rappers Evil-1, Shakespeare The One Man Riot and D-A-L and the classic track "How Ya Gonna Reason With A Psycho" that was released without the final verse. Insane Poetry also released "Blacc Plague" in 1996 which was more of a gangsta album but returned again in 2003 with "Faith In Chaos" which was as Cyco describe, an updateded version of "Grim Reality".

Downloadable Music Video:
Insane Poetry - How Ya Gonna Reason With A Psycho

Probably the most controversial horror hip hop group ever would be Natas (Esham, TNT, Mastamind), who dropped their debut album "Life After Death" in 1992 on Reel Life Productions. After this album was released a Tennessee teenager killed himself while playing Russian roulette and listening to the groups music.


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From: Rap Pages, 1994, Year End Issue

In 1993, Sacramento rapper Brotha Lynch Hung released the EP "24 Deep". The EP contained cannibalistic gangsta rhymes and was the start of a notorious career that has even seen him star in his own horror movie "Now Eat". Ganksta Nip came back in '93 to drop his second album titled "Psychic Thoughts" which picks up where he left off on his previous album, and since then also released "Psychotic Genius", "Interview With A Killa", "Psycho Thug", "Return Of The Psychopath" as well as the underground release "Originator Of The Psycho Sound" and is soon to release another album.


Ganksta Nip

In 1994, Def Jam Recordings president Russell Simmons signed his nephew RedRum's group The Flatlinerz to Def Jam. They released "U.S.A. (Under Satans Authority). When promoting the group Russell Simmons referred to the Flatlinerz style as "Horrorcore", a term which has enfuriated many people who are into this style of hip hop including Esham who has dissed Russell Simmons on several tracks. The group themselves have been dissed by alot of people saying that they would of never have been signed to Def Jam if RedRum was not related to Russell Simmons. On the forums at Horrorcore.com RedRum posted a topic where he dissed other rappers. RedRum wrote:
"I HAVE RETURNED TO SHOW YOU THAT ESHAM, TECH-9, NATAS, INSANE CLOWN POSSE, AND MANY OTHERS ARE DOING WHAT I WAS DOING AS A TEENAGER. MY MUSIC FROM 1994 IS BETTER THAN THEIR MUSIC OF 2004. THAT'S A FUCKIN SHAME. THEY HAVE NOT GROWN."
Also in 1994 The RZA, Da Gatekeeper, The Grym Reaper and Prince Paul hooked up under the name Gravediggaz and released "Six Feet Deep" which is also titled in other countries as "Niggamortis", this album was dropped on Gee Street and features favourites such as "1800 Suicide" and "Diary Of A Madman".



1995 saw the return of Brotha Lynch Hung with what alot of people call his best work to date with the Black Market classic "Season Of Da Siccness" which features the daring track "Return of Da Baby Killa" which as you can gather by the title has references to killing and eating babies. It was also the year that Three Six Mafia dropped both "Live By Your Rep" and "Mystic Stylez" and a couple of years later "World Domination". The groups music was filled with comments of devil worshipping although later they changed their style and became more commercially appealing.



Brotha Lynch Hung

There are plenty of other horror styled rappers and rappers who have horror styled tracks around such as Death, Mars, Half Breed, Project Deadman, Bob E Nite, Castro The Savage, ICP, Necro and most of the Psycho+Logical Records camp, Triple 6, Bedlam and one of my personal favourite rappers, Rhode Islands Q Strange who has released two official full length albums -"Creation to ExeQtion" and "Strangeland" as well as a few underground only releases. Everyones view on the name and history of this style of hip hop is different but this is how I see it and I am very aware that I would of missed out some artists that should of been mentioned. The important thing is that everyone realizes that "horror rap" or whatever you wish to call it is still a credible form of hip hop music.




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From: Spice Magazine, 1993

R.I.P. Tupac Shakur

Rest In Peace:
Tupac Shakur



Real Name: Lesane Parish Crooks (later changed to "Tupac Amaru Shakur")
Hailing From: Oakland, California (Born in New York City)
Born: June 16 1971
Died: September 13 1996
Cause of Death: Shot by an unknown gunman in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada after attending a boxing fight between Mike Tyson and Bruce Seldon.

Albums:
2Pacalypse Now (1991)
Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. (1993)
Thug Life: Thug Life Vol. 1 (with Thug Life) (1994)
Me Against the World (1995)
All Eyez on Me (1996)
Makaveli: The Don Killuminati: 7 Day Theory (as Makaveli) (1996)
R U Still Down? (1997)*
2Pac's Greatest Hits (1998)*
Still I Rise (with Tha Outlawz) (1999)*
The Rose that Grew from Concrete (2000)*
Until the End of Time (2001)*
Better Dayz (2002)*
Tupac: Resurrection (OST) (2003)*
Loyal to the Game (2004)*
The Rose, Vol. 2 (2005)*

*Released after his death

MP3:
Funky Aztecs Ft Tupac - Slipped Into Darkness (Remix)

Review: Insane Poetry - Grim Reality

Artist: Insane Poetry
Album: Grim Reality
Year: 1992
Label: Nastymix Records

Late '93 or early '94 my brother and myself caught the train into town and went into what used to be a mad underground hip hop shop "Central Station". We went through the racks of known and not so known cd's when Insane Poetry's Grim Reality caught his eye. My brother is a huge horror fan and the name along with the cover made him want to have a demo listen, we skipped the intro and went straight into the next track "Angel Of Death", a few seconds in the disc was sold without listening to the next track, and now about twelve years later this is still one of the best albums I have ever heard and has probably had the most effect on me because it proved that the most unknown of hip hop groups can be packin' the most skills.

Insane Poetry was formed by Andew Holiman (Drew Rock) who went to Chicago and started a group called "His Majesti" along with Shakespere, Emdee and DJ Streak. They released a few tracks on Egyptian Lover's "Egyptian Empire" label before moving to L.A. and changing their name to I.P. (named by General Jeff) They released a tape only E.P. and then signed to Nastymix Records due to their ties with other Nastymix artists Rodney O, Joe Cooley and General Jeff but without Shakespere in the group. Drew Rock appeared on fellow Nitebreed artists K.M.C.'s "No Title For This" on the '91 Priority gem "Three Men With The Power Of Ten" (reviewed a few weeks ago) Drew Rock also apeared on a few tracks on Rodney O & Joe Cooley's "Get Ready To Roll" album including a couple of B' side tracks like "You Don't Wanna Run Up Remix" and "Get Down With The Lyrical Strangla" which is pretty much an advertisement for the up coming album. During this time Drew Rock changed his name to "Psycho".

Grim Reality starts off with "Welcome To The Grim Side" which is just an intro to let you know that the album is split into two halves, the "Grim" side and the "Reality" side. This is followed by "Angel Of Death", it doesn't take you long to realize that this isn't your average everyday hip hop group, the track is a fast paced track with every line about killing, killing and killing but the raps are sick as is the beat. Next is probably Insane Poetry's most know track "How Ya Gonna Reason With A Psycho" This track was originally done on his '88 tape but with a few different lyrics and an extra verse than the one on here. This ranks up there with the dopest tracks I've ever heard, the beat is crazy with Hitchcocks "Psycho" theme cutting in on the hooks, incredible lines throughout setting the theme to picture in your head of a maniac walking down the streetys of L.A. looking for people to slaughter, "Im a serial killer on the loose yes, and the cops dont know where im gonna strike next" and it doesn't take long for him to find some.

"The House That Dripped Blood" which is named after an old Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing horror movie is next and is on the same style, this track has a nice hook of DJ Streak cutting up the groups name in between fast paced, well written raps. Next is "Choppin' Up A Body" which is just a interlude of Psycho doing the obvious with the score from the "Psycho 3" soundtrack playing in the background. "If Rymes Could Kill" which is used as the b' side to "How Ya......" on the 12" is next and is a nice track but by no way the best on this album although is a good lead up to "Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter" and for anybody who is familiar with this album would remember the hook from this one pretty easily and DJ Streak looping a Ice T sample. Up until now you would have made up your mind whether you like this album or not because the lyrical content is all pretty much the same, killing people, but for those who like it would fuckin' love it, and the next track "Stalking With The Nitebreed" is up there with the best posse track ever recorded. The track features "Tee Thee O.G. from K.M.C. "Evil One" and "D.A.L.(Psycho's brother) who are Death B.L.O., "Shakespere The One Man Riot" who was originally a member of His Majesti and Insane Poetry, "Joe Cooley", "The Lyrical Pimp Emdee" and of course "Psycho" himself, the track pretty much finishes off where "Roll Call" from Rodney O & Joe Cooley's "Get Ready To Roll" album finishes off.

The reality side starts off with an intro ("The Horror Facts") about having no cures for manic depressives and AIDS and about the four cops found not guilty for beating Rodney King among other things and then busts into to the title track which is all about these issues proving that Psycho is just as capable talking about world issues as he is about kicking horror raps. Next is "Six In The Chamber" that uses the Ice T sample for "Six In The Mornin" and is a def track with alot of meaning to it. "Till Death Do Us Part" is about a relationship breakup that Psycho can't handle and end with him out to kill her on a "if I can't have her nobody can" mentality."One Careless Moment" about AIDS "Raise The Devil" and "Manic Depressive" are also pretty crazy tracks the latter about a fired manic depressive employee returning with a gat to his former work and going on a war path before killing himself. The album ends with "Exit Reality Side" which is Psycho describing how the "Reality Side" is where we are today ('92) and the "Grim Side" is where we are heading. It also has the bonus track "How Ya Gonna Reason With A Psycho" remix. Over all this is dope, all the beats are crazy with some production by Joe Cooley. Over the past 13 years since this was released Psycho almost released the "Aint Got No Brain Cells" album in '94, released "Blacc Plague" with Pope in '96, signed to "Ill Boogie" and released a 3 track and a 12" battle record with Iriscience from dialated Peoples who Psycho destroyed around 2000 and then he changed the spelling of his name from Psycho to Cyco and released the 2003 up dated version of Grim Reality with the classic "Faith In Chaos". Cyco is still working on his next album "Falling From Grace" . Check the AUGUST ARCHIVES for more info in the interview emvee did with Cyco.

MP3's:
Insane Poetry - How Ya Gonna Reason With A Psycho
Insane Poetry ft. the Nitebreed - Stalking With The Nitebreed

Rating: 5 Daytons out of 5

R.I.P. Hitman

Rest In Peace:
Hitman (R.B.L. Posse)



Real Name: Ricky Herd
Hailing From: Hunters Point, SanFrancisco
Born: Unknown
Died: February 2 2002
Cause of Death: Shot in the head while driving his red Toyota in the Bay View district at the age of 24

Albums:
R.B.L. Posse - A Lesson To Be Learned (1992/ In-A-Minute)
R.B.L. Posse - Ruthless By Law (1994/ In-A-Minute)
Hitman - Solo Creep (1995/ Right Way Productions)
R.B.L. Posse - An Eye For An Eye (1997/ Big Beat Records)
Hitman - H20 Vol. 1 (1999/ Right Way Productions)
R.B.L. Posse - Bootlegs & Bay Shit: The Resume (2000/ Right Way Productions)
R.B.L. Posse - Hostile Takeover (2001/ Right Way Productions)

MP3:
Hitman - The Funk

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to everyone checking out the blog!

Below are three presents for you all to download.

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Random Australian Tour Flix

Here are a selected few flix of some hip hop shows from Adelaide, Australia from the past couple of years.

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Kool Keith
(Shopping in Rundle Mall, Adelaide, Dec 5 2003)




(Adelaide, Planet Nightclub, Dec 5 2003)


Kool Keith in his first of two appearences in Australia with his cousin (not legally) Marc Live of Raw Breed and SMG put on a mad show in front of a packed crowd.

Cypress Hill
(Adelaide, Heaven Nightclub, Dec 8 2003)




Cypress first came to Australia in '94 with Cube for the Coca-Cola teenage rampage show and 9 years later returned for this incredible second show infront of a no-room-to-move show. They came back a year later for another mad show.

Public Enemy
(Adelaide, Heaven Nightclub, Dec 9 2003)




This show was the third hip hop show in 5 days (following the Kool Keith & Cypress shows) and went for over 3 hours to end P.E.'s 50th tour and 4th to Australia, and should be coming for their 5th in April.

The Beatnuts
(Psycho Les, Heaven Nightclub, 21 March 2004)


G.M. Roc Raida
(Post-Show Autographs, Heaven Nightclub, 21 March 2004)


The Beatnuts, G.M. Roc Raida and DJ Craze came in 2004 for an alright show although a little too short.

Sugar Hill Gang
(Heaven Nightclub, 2 April 2004)


In front of about 50 people (with about 40 of them using free tickets) the hip hop biters turned up to tell us how much they have done in hip hop and how much we owe them although strangely enough forgot to inform the crowd how this manafactured group bit their material... a slip of the mind i'm sure?

Digital Underground
(Instore Signing - B Sharp Records, Adelaide, 26 February 2005)




Bay rap legends Shock G and Money B toured Oz along with Metaphysical and DJ Nu Stylez and although the show itself had a few technical problems as well as shortened show due to another act being booked afterwards the pre show instore signing at B Sharp records was a great memory with these guys showing that they don't have their heads up their arses like alot of other artists. Shock has since retired from the rap game which makes us even luckier we seen them when we did.

DJ Kool Herc
(Heaven Nightclub, 22 October 2004)


Probably the worst promotion to any hip hop show, the godfather of hip hop creeped into town to perform infront of about 40 people (that is including bar staff and security). There was 2 other hip hop shows the same night but that is still no excuse for the almost non existant crowd. He did a crazy set, I feel sorry for all that missed it.

Tim Dog
(Fowlers Live, 19 May 2005)


At the start of the year I never expected to see Tim Dog perform in my city but i'm glad I did, he put on a mad show even giving a rest in peace to the late Eazy E before performing "Fuck Compton". There was tension in the crowd both in and out of the club (those who were there know what I mean) ...... Incredible show.

Review: Tuff Crew - Danger Zone

Artist: Tuff Crew
Album: Danger Zone
Year: 1988
Label: Warlock Records

I'm guessing back in the '80's Philadephia were pretty happy with there hip hop talent and the future of the Philly scene with the original gangster Schoolly D, 3 X Dope, the Hilltop Hustlers, DMC champ DJ Cash Money & Marvelous, Chart topping DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince and of course these guys, the Tuff Crew. The Tuff Crew have got to be one of the most under rated groups ever, other than the "mad individual" cut being scratched in the "I S.P.I.T." track on Kid Sensation's "Rollin' Wit' Number One" and his partner Mix-A-Lot mentioning them in "My Hooptie" I can't really remember too many references to this pioneering group from the north side of Philly.

The group consists of "The Overlord - Ice Dog", "The Teacher - Tone Love", "Monty G - The Mountain", "L.A. Kid (Lyrical Auditor)" and of course "DJ Too Tuff - The Ace Deuce Detonator". They originally came out in '85 with the "Get Smart" 12" and then in '87 with the "Philly Style" 12" and the "Phanjam" album that also appeared "Soo def" label mates Krown Rulers from Camden New Jersey. In 1988 they released Danger Zone and was the best work they had released thus far and came out in the golden era of east coast hip hop. Without going into every track the entire album is dope, some better than others like "My Part Of Town" with Too Tuff scratching up a "so, damn, tuff" sample and "It's Mad" that starts off with rapping from the get go and a constant drum beat throughout the track with Too Tuff transforming a "aahh'' cut for the hook. It also has a Detonator solo set on "Deuce, Ace, Housin''. "North Side" is the dedication to the neighbourhood they hail from and it is sick. The album consists of only 10 tracks and goes for under 40 minutes but it's under 40 minutes of quality.

Overall the only slight flaw with Danger Zone is the shortness of it every thing else is flawless. It has that old school quality of a real DJ using real records to cut up and their wasn't too many you would rather have than "The Detonator" all the vocals are just as crazy with increibly original voices especially "The Overlord's" which helped make the Tuff Crew one of the greatest groups of all time. The only thing I was a bit surprised in was the picture on the back that had the entire proud Philadelphian click pimped out in L.A. Raiders gear?? (maybe there's an explanation I ain't getting?)

After this Tuff Crew released "Back To Wreck Shop" in '89 that starts off with the Rocky music for the intro and "Still Dangerous" in '91. The Overlord went solo after that and that was the last I heard of them. Although "The Goats" came out in the early '90's and Rasheed went down south and recorded a few albums most of the decade was quiet for Philly hip hop and only in the past years have groups like "Jedi Mind Tricks" and "High & Mighty" put Philly on the map again.

MP3:
Tuff Crew - My Part Of Town

Rating: 4 and 1/2 Daytons out of 5




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(From "The Souce" Magazine May 1991)

R.I.P. AC Chill

Rest In Peace:
AC Chill



Real Name: Kim Coleman
Hailing From: South Park, Houston, TX
Born: 1969
Died: December 14 2005
Cause of Death: AC Chill suffered an aneurysm in his brain and after being in a coma for two weeks he had a heart attack which took his life.

Albums:
AC Chill - It's All Over (2002)

AC Chill was an OG member of one of hip hop's hardest clicks - "The South Park Coalition". AC joined the SPC in 1987 along with Ganksta N.I.P. and he featured on various tracks with other SPC artists and he also recorded the track "Ghetto Tales" with South Park Mexican which features on SPM's "Power Moves" album.

LINKS:
HoustonSoReal:
Latest "Damage Control" includes Murder One talking about AC Chill & his death.
SPC Official Site:
Post condolences etc in this thread.

MP3:
SPM ft. AC Chill, L.T. - Ghetto Tales

Review: SPM - The 3rd Wish (To Rock The World)

Artist: South Park Mexican
Album: The 3rd Wish (To Rock The World)
Year: 1999
Label: Dope House Records

Wrongly accused Carlos Coy better known as the South Park Mexican or SPM released 8 solo albums and this one is up there with his best and with the underground success it had ended up being the reason that he got hooked up with Universal (which may not have been the best thing?).

The opening track is the hit single "High So High" that has a a sick beat produced by Grimm's brother Shadow. Next up is "Latin Throne" that was used for the dvd's of the same name that showcases some of the dopest chicano rappers from accross the country, this is another sick track with some crazy lyrics throughout. "The 3rd Wish" is next up and is probably my favourite track, The third verse starts up where he left off on "Revenge" off of "Hillwood Mastermind" and is one of the best verses SPM has ever rapped (in my opinion anyway, check the mp3) "Loyal Customers" has a fuckin' psycho beat although a very simular beat is used on "Mash Confusion" by A-1 produced by "Bosko" both from '99?, the track has a nice verse from Dope House artist Rasheed and pretty much uses the metaphore that the music is dope and the fans are his loyal dope fiend customers, it's been done before but not quite like this.

"Creep With Me" is next and probably my least favourite track because for some reason the hook gets on my nerves? "Thug Girl" is good and features Honduran Low G and one of the best female rappers Pimpstress, another single from this album is "Wiggy" featuring Latino Velvets Vallejo to Texas rapper Baby Beesh in his pre top 40 days, it's a mad track with a mad beat. To cut a long review short it has another 9 tracks (16 in total) my best ones are "Land Of The Lost" which is a slow track of stories of young Mexicans that end up down the wrong path due to the way the system is set out for browns. "Hillwood Hustlaz" which is my other favourite track is incredible and has a crazy Rasheed verse, there arn't too many rappers that can string as many bars together using one rhyme than Carlos.

There is also a version of LL's "Going Back To Cali'' in "The Valley" only this version is about picking up dope and bringing it back to South Park and the Rasheed solo "Reminisce". Most of the last tracks are a bit slower like "Miss Perfect" which features Ikeman who also features on "Don't Hide It" with Bing and Grimm. This also has a few cuts produced by Happy Perez and as usual his beats are quality.

Overall the album is mad, I can't work out what's my favourite SPM album but either way if you buy any SPM album you won't be dissapointed. FREE SPM!

MP3's:
SPM - The 3rd Wish
SPM - Hillwood Hustlaz

Rating: 4 and 1/2 Daytons out of 5

R.I.P. Richard Pryor

Rest In Peace:
Richard Pryor

Name: Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III
Hailing From: Peoria, Illinois
Born: December 1 1940
Died: December 10 2005
Cause Of Death: Died from a heart attack in Encino, L.A.

Movies:
Way too many to mention, although here is a link to his site with his entire biography including his filmography.

Although Richard Pryor obviously was not involved in hip hop, I grew up watching Richard Pryor movies and judging by the amount of references to Pryor by so many rappers from Dre Dog to K Rino and the countless tracks over the years to use Pryor samples in their hooks It's obvious that alot of rappers were also huge fans of him, so I decided to give him the respect he deserves.

Here is just one of hundreds of tracks to use a Pryor sample for the hook.

MP3:
King Tee - Super Nigga

Bank Gankers

Back in '91 after Mac Dre (R.I.P.) released his debut E.P. "Whats Really Goin' On" with the track "Punk Police". On the track Dre disses the Vallejo Police chief by name and also on the E.P. gives a shout out to the Romper Room Gang that were wanted by police on suspicion of robbing several banks around the area. Dre was arrested and charged with bank robbery after he was seen riding in a car with a member of the Romper Room Gang by the F.B.I. He served 5 years in prison and was released in '96.

Philadelphia's Cool C and Steady B are serving life sentences for robbing a bank and killing a female cop back in '96. After success in the early '90's with rappers from the Dangerous Crew and then signing to Paris' Scarface Records and even acting in "Menace II Society" Oakland rapper Pooh Man ended up addicted to heroin and caught robbing a Walgreens drug store in '94 in his hometown of Oakland. After spending 36 months of a 5 year sentence in San Quentin prison he moved to Modesto CA and a few years later still on parole he started robbing jewelry stores and banks along with four other guys. After local paper the "Oakland Tribune" dedicated a story to all the recent robberies in the Modesto area police started a stake out on Pooh Man and after he wa s seen fleeing another bank robbery the F.B.I. started a huge man hunt to capture him. Pooh Man lead the police on a huge chase and even knocked on a mans door and stole his shirt off his back trying to change his appearence to evade the police. Pooh Man was caught and sent to prison.

Ronald Blackwell, better known as Sprigg Nice from the Queens New York group The Lost Boyz, was arrested and on the 16th of January 2004 sentenced to 37 years in a federal prison after he and 3 other men robbed 10 banks in the New Jersey area. They robbed banks in Middlesex, Mercer, Burlington and Monmouth Countries. The courts described the robberies as some of the most violent seen in New Jersey in recent years.

Here are a few tracks with the same theme.........

MP3's:
Eazy E - Nobody Move
57th Street Rogue Dog Villians - Get The Fuck Down
Facemob - Bank Robbery

Paint & Passion

First up, myself and BULLANT are huge football (soccer) fans, I love AC Milan and he is a Juventus fan. So when I saw some graf flix posted by Krimejski Festari of Croatian football clubs Hajduk Split and Dinamo Zagreb I had to chuck them on here. I also tried to track down some other football club pieces I've seen over the years including a picture of the piece behind one of the goals at the Amsterdam Arena in Holland (Ajax Amsterdam's home ground) but unfortunately I had no luck. Here are the flix...

..:: Hajduk Split ::..

..:: Dinamo Zagreb ::..













If I track down any more football graf flix I'll add them to this post and if anyone reading happens to have any, link them up on our comments section- It'd be appreciated. Judging by these flix the Zagreb fans (Bad Blue Boys) are more handy with the can.

Ahhh, who am I kidding? I only posted this up so I could mention Australia's first World Cup appearance in 32 years... Six months and counting until Germany '06...
Forza Australia & Forza Italia