I wanted to encourage everyone in the Chicago area to come out tonight to Exedus in Chicago to catch myself performing alongside Papi Jamo, HINX JONES and Grey Area. It will definitely be a dope show. It’s free before 10 o’clock and 5 bucks after 10. Come check out some dope hip hop artists.
Exedus
3477 N Clark
Chicago, IL 60657
I’m back on those two a days in the GZC. This time it’s the 12th and 13th mixtapes, I Am Gorilla and Gorilla Ape Shit!!!!!!! I gotta say, despite the overwhelming amount of garbage on all these tapes, the titles and the cover art is still pretty hilarious. There is a song on Gorilla Ape Shit, where Zoe starts off talking about pooping and doo dooing on people. I believe it’s a song called Dough where he dubs himself, Pizza Hut Zoe. The absurdity of some of these songs is quite amazing. I highly recommend listening to all 28(29) of these mixtapes. I started to realize a trend though. My inspiration level has been at an all time low and I am starting to wonder if it is directly correlated with the nonstop Gorilla Zoe in my tape deck. Who knows though. Here are the mixtapes, I Am Gorilla and Gorilla Ape Shit!!!!!! Enjoy
And make sure you Don’t Forget To Flush!!!!!!
I got blessed with new music from The League of OG’s Canadian cohort, Tona. He sent me his new joint, I Got U featuring Lokz and Rich Kidd. I Got U is a tribute to his city, Toronto, despite all of it’s problems. I think everyone can relate. I know I struggle with both of my homes, Topeka and Chicago having similar problems but home is home. Be on the lookout for more music from Tona and another collab with yours truly.
Yes people, I am still on it and will be until the wheels fall off. Today, I only bumped the official 11th mixtape, apparently The Connect was the 2nd mixtape from day 10. This is false advertising if you ask me because now it is 29 mixtapes in 28 days. Shit, by the time this thing is over it might be 35 mixtapes. Anyway, the 11th day brings us a hilarious title and another hilarious cover, The Legend of Zoe-Ro. I really think I am going to purchase all 29 of these absurd things. As if I needed to say it, Zoe-Ro is still the same old song and dance so, if you liked the first 11, check this one out. Download it here and Happy Hump Day to all. I will have 2 more tomorrow and 2 more Friday, I promise.
I guess it’s getting quite obvious that R and B kind of runs this music sales thing. Artist’s like Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige and now Sade are murdering rappers in terms of record sales. Lil Wayne, who is arguably the biggest artist on the planet, dropped Young Money’s album AND Rebirth in the span of a month or so and Sade comes out and does as many numbers as both projects combined in one week. I guess maybe that is just Sade but even Jahiem, who I haven’t heard a peep out of in some time, debuted this week at number 3, selling 112K. Check out the top.
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 1 | Sade | Soldier Of Love |
502,000 | 503,000 |
| 3 | Jaheim | Another Round |
112,000 | 112,000 |
| 4 | Lil Wayne | Rebirth | 89,000 | 265,000 |
| 8 | Black Eyed Peas | The E.N.D. |
67,000 | 2,066,000 |
| 12 | Alicia Keys | Element of Freedom |
40,000 | 1,039,000 |
And for the bottom
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 41 | Young Money | We Are Young Money |
20,000 | 311,000 |
| 43 | Jay-Z | Blueprint 3 |
19,000 | 1,615,000 |
| 48 | Eminem | Relapse |
16,000 | 1,840,000 |
| 142 | Galactic | Ya-Ka-May |
4,900 | 5,100 |
| 181 | Gil Scott-Heron | I’m New Here |
3,700 | 3,900 |
Jay and Eminem are still moving a few units. Young Money cleared 300K and Rebirth is approaching that 300K mark too. I got to give it up to Wayne though, he is making a KILLING right now. I bet Birdman and Slim are making even more than Wayne is. Birdman, lemme see your portfolio please!!!!!!!!! Until next week, go cop that Freeway and Jake One “Stimulus Package.”
Today is a SPECIAL day in the Gorilla Zoe Challenge. The 11th mixtape in the GZC is a project called The Connect which features a few of his cohorts. One of them is an Italian dude from NYC. I can’t front, it’s kind of ill to see a white guy doing his thing even if it is in the Gorilla Zoe camp. This tape has less Gorilla and more of his guys which I can’t say is a good thing but at least it’s a change and change IS good. I’ll try to keep up with two a days so this challenge doesn’t last forever but for today, enjoy The Connect.
I wanted to share a little afternoon classic with everyone to spice up this LONG Monday. Thanks to my guy Derrick, I have been singing Slum Village’s joint Hoes for the last few days. This joint is one of my favorites off Trinity, very dope. J Dilla did his thing on the beat of course. Happy Monday once again and enjoy. RIP J Dilla and Baatin
Just in case everyone thought I was slipping, it’s day five of the Gorilla Zoe Challenge and I’m still going strong. It isn’t the ideal way to start of a Monday morning but I am committed to my cause. Today’s selections are mixtapes 9 and 10, G4 Zoe The Male Gigolo and Zoe Montana Part 2. I can’t say I have heard anything word putting on repeat. It’s just more of the same. No standouts and not extremely hilarious songs just more of the same. If you are STILL sleeping on Zoe at this point, please wake up and at least listen to 4 or 5 of the mixtapes. It’s for a good cause. Anyway, happy Monday to all. I will be rocking ton Thursday, February 18th at Exedus in Chicago, so I encourage everyone to come out. It will be a good lineup featuring myself, Papi Jamon and HINX JONES. Come support some dope hip hop. I can assure that my next project will be all the way recorded on Friday. We just have to tighten up a few things, get a guest verse and get the artwork lined up. NEW PROJECT COMING SOON!!!!!!!!!!! Stay Tuned. Download the 9th and 10th installments of 28 in 28 below.
I know this is a bittersweet moment for people all over the world but Little Brother’s next album, Leftback will be their last as a group. I guess Little Brother will fall to the same fate as many of the greatest rap groups ever. I don’t know if it is just artists growing in separate directions or the nature of this game but too many incredible groups have split. I guess we should all be thankful for the 4 albums and numerous mixtapes LB blessed us with but I can’t help but feel a little defeated. Anyway, the cover and tracklist for Leftback just dropped and I had to share it with everyone. Check the cover above and the track list below. I promise i will try not to shed a tear. Sigh.
1. Curtain Call (Prod. By Khrysis)
2. Table For Two Feat. Jozeemo & Yahzarah (Prod. By Khrysis)
3. Tigallo For Dolo (Prod. By Khrysis)
4. Revenge Feat. Truck North & Median (Prod. By Khrysis)
5. So Cold Feat. Chaundon (Prod. By King Karnov)
6. Second Chances Feat. Bilal & Darien Brockington (Prod. By Denaun Porter)
7. Go Off Go On (Prod. By Khrysis)
8. What We Are Feat. Quiana (Prod. By Young R.J.)
9. After The Party Feat. Carlitta Durand (S1 and Caleb’s Who Shot JR Ewing Remix) (Prod. By S1 and Caleb)
10. Two Step Blues Feat. Darien Brockington (Zo’s Purple Suit With The Matching Gators Remix) (Prod. By Zo!)
11. Get Enough Pt. 2 Feat. Khrysis (Prod. By Khrysis)
12. Before The Night Is Over (Prod. By J.Bizness)
13. 24 Feat. Torae (Prod. By Khrysis)
It’s dope to see Khrysis all over the album but I wish 9th had at least one joint. Regardless, I’m copping this shit the day it comes out. I am betting they moved about 30K first week. It would be nice to see them do 100K though.
Shout out to Dakota Blue Harper for the picture.
The homie Add-2 sent me a new joint the other day to celebrate his video, Luxury being featured on VH1. His new joint is called Stop It produced by Charli Brown. Congratulations to Add-2 for all the success with the Luxury video. It will be featured on MTV Jams soon so keep your eyes peeled. In the meantime, see his video on MTVU, MTV and VH1 and download his new joint, Stop It.
