October 2oth is shaping up to be one of the best days of my life(jk) with The Roots AND Royce’s album dropping on the same day. Let me know make this point very clear. THIS is how you rap.
Suck my gun cock!!!!
October 20th
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Slaughterhouse The One Official Video
One of the anticipated groups in hip hop history, Slaughterhouse, just released their first video from the debut album, The One. The song is produced by DJ Khalil, who is an ABSOLUTE BEAST. This track features all 4 emcees spitting flames. It’s incredible to see a group like this much attention and buzz. The album should be out soon, so stay tuned for a lyrical onslaught. Crooked I is THAT DUDE!!!!!!
JUST IN!!!!!
Here is the official Artwork for the debut album.
A Tall Glass for Joe Budden
First off, I like Joe Budden as a rapper but I’m not a huge fan of his music. His first album was actually pretty dope and very underrated but he hasn’t lived up to his potential since. Recently, he has made a name for himself(via big booty Tahiry) with videos of him running off at the mouth and dissing everyone. The question “Who hasn’t Joe Budden dissed?” arises often. After Vibe magazine published a hypothetical “Rap Battle” ranking various emcees and placing them in brackets tournament style, Budden let his mouth get a little ahead of him and dissed Method Man. He caught a lot of flack from Meth, Red and Busta Rhymes even said Budden needed to be slapped(hahaha). Apparently he talked it out with Raekwon and Busta and everything is cool but Inspectah Deck just released a diss record going pretty hard on Budden. Budden, OF COURSE, had to respond by saying some shit that he’s gonna give it to Deck just for fun. I’m not saying that Budden won’t come hard at Deck but it seems to me that Budden needs to drink an EXTRA tall glass of SHUT THE FUCK UP and focus on making some music. If he is as NICE as he says he is then making dope records shouldn’t be a problem. However, his recent track record speaks a little differently than Budden does on camera. He is part of one of the most vicious groups in hip hop but he is only the 3rd nicest one in his own group. I think it is time for Budden to turn the camera off(or only show Tahiry), turn the other cheek and make some decent music. He put out a dope record call Who, about what and who killed hip hop, that was like 10 minutes long but since then Budden dropped a WACK album and has done nothing but irritate people. Maybe that is what he is going for but STOP dissing legends and focus on being better than Ortiz because right now Royce and Crooked are KILLING him. Where is that slap that Busta offered dude?????
Here is the Inspectah Deck track for your listening pleasure
The Revival
“I’m Lindsey Lohan call me firecrotch”
Monday is over and a brand new EP landed in my lap last night, Royce Da 5’9″ The Revival EP. This project has been getting a lot of buzz on your “favorite” blogs and sites especially in light of the Slaughterhouse project. I ran it all the way through two times this morning and honestly it is amazing. The production is dope(which seems to be the biggest criticism of cats like Royce) and OF COURSE the rhymes are bananas. The joint with Slaughterhouse, Warriors, might be their best joint to date. Crooked I is my new favorite rapper. I don’t know who dude was listening to or competing with out there on the West Coast but THAT DUDE is seriously amazing. I can’t say I’m the biggest fan of Joell or Buddens but both dudes are definitely nice. Joell definitely has some quotables and Buddens is no slouch either. So instead of just bragging about the EP and rubbing it in your faces, I want everyone to enjoy The Revival with me. It’s only four tracks long but all four tracks are really ill. If this is the quality that Royce and Slaughterhouse are planning on releasing music, then BOTH projects are going to be incredible. Royce might actually revive hip hop a little.
1. Gun Harmonizing
2. Count For Nothing
3. Warriors featuring Slaughterhouse
4. Street Hop 2010
The New Generation
Drake rocking Fakes??????
After writing my post this morning about J. Cole, I was having another discussion with some people about Drake and the same points always come up about this new generation of emcees/rappers. Why are these average cats getting love and shine like they are the greatest things since the snuggie? Wait bad comparison. How about since honey mustard sauce from Chik-Fil-A. Yea much better. Maybe I am just getting older and losing touch with a lot of what’s going on now but the newest wave of emcees, minus a few, are so average that it hurts. I would almost listen to Soulja Boy because at least everyone knows that he sucks. It seems like just because hip hop is worse than it is ever been, people are getting passes for being halfway decent. Cats are standing out in the worst time period for hip hop. I just get confused because blogs, DJs and fans are acting like these cats are bringing hip hop back. I get confused because it seems like everyone has just forgotten what DOPE music really is. Does anyone listen to cats like Royce, Elzhi, Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch, The Roots????? I mean REALLY listen. Think back to the late 80′s and 90′s about how many classic albums came out and compare that to that last 8 years. The trend is obvious. I’m not sure if emcees/rappers nowadays compare their music to the times are compare their music to the classics but maybe that is the problem. Artist’s just catering to the times. I know when I think about music or write music or record music, I compare my music to the classic. As an artist who truly loves every aspect of creating music, I want my music to stand the test of time and not an artist who just stood out during his time. It just feels like these artists nowadays just want to stand out during their time, which nowadays, to a real emcee should be an insult. I don’t a lot of these cats are terrible but they are so average that it hurts. They are celerated for obvious punchlines, lazy concepts and decent hooks. Just because someone is rocking a decent beat with decent lyrics, although more thought provoking than “do that stanky leg” doesn’t make it a great song. I like what a lot of these cats stand for and their approach to music “appears” to be in the right place but the music simply does not support the hype. Maybe being objective and open to new music is a bad thing especially when it means that anyone with a microphone and a love for hip hop is considered to be a real emcee. Maybe we as fans of hip hop need to step our game up and set some standards because honestly, I’m sick of seeing decent rappers getting pegged as GREAT. Ya’ll as fans are falling off too. This new generation will be know as the “getting by’ers.” I’m gonna go listen to some more Pharoahe Monch because “ain’t no such things as halfway nice.”
