27 December 2005

Bizzy Bone, Medasin Man - Side To Side

"Bizzy is the main attraction on this unreleased club joint. Medasin Man does the hook. This song is a total banger too, I can never get enough of Bizzy, and I laugh at the people who says he's fallen off even though his latest tracks (ie. Lil Eazy E's It Ain't A Game) he totally stole the show. Bizzy brings his A+ game on a very good horn beat, which is a rarity since Bizzy usually deals with shoddy production. Like Krayzie's Sailin' it would have got a 5-star if it was a verse longer."

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Krayzie Bone - Sailin'

"This Krayzie weed joint is a cut from his last album Gemini: Good Versus Evil. This is one of the smoothest rap tracks you will ever hear. The beat makes you feel like you are lying on a beach with a bunch of angels playing harps around you. Krayzie sings like no other rapper can, and will cause any listener to totally lose himself in the music. Would have easily got Krayzie another 5-star rating, except it was about a verse too short."

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Lil Rob - I'm Still Here

"Lil Rob slows down the beat on this bonus track from his newest album Twelve Eighteen. His rhymes are rather simple and amateurish, but overall the 'sound' of the song is decent, much like the rest of the songs on his album. Good production, just a lack of someone who can really rip it. Oh well, this song is mp3-player worthy. "

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LL Cool J - Can I Bust

"This is an older LL diss track where he totally 'burns' Canibus (mind my pun) for 4 straight minutes. It's nice seeing a hard side from LL, especially since the last album was filled with Headsprung and Hush type songs (though I did find them enjoyable). Anyways, this is the way a diss should be: belittling who you are talking about while sounding convincing at the same time. Spider Loc needs to listen to this song and take notes."

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23 December 2005

GZA - Fame

"I know I'm going back to the early 2002, but I was just listening to this song a few days ago and I couldn't not post it. One of my favourite Wu members shows us how god damn good he is over this incredibly sick piano beats. Some songs (My Block by Scarface) are made legendary just by their beats, and if justice is served, this one would be too. It's got a west sound to it, and drops some old west coast horns during the horn, it's just a beautiful thang. GZA also name drops every celebrity out there, from Jason Kidd to George Lucas. Beatfully and lyrically powerful. 5-star material."

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Ice Cube - Child Support

"Ice Cube comes HARD about his hatred for child support over a deep, deep, west coast beat. Definitely a banger, this is the hardcore westside connect shit that Ice Cube is so famous for. He definitely hasn't dropped off since Hollywood gobbled him up. I can see ALOT of fathers adopting this as their theme song. The chorus says it all: You want child support? Get it out your assssss, bitch!"

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Ma$e - Sorry Mr. Pop Off

"Ma$e is one of those rappers that I always flip-flop over. On one track I'll love him like those sweet Popeye candy sticks, but on the next track I think he stinks like dog shit. For SMPO (almost TMPO!) I have to say I'm feeling him. The beat is a nice mix of jamacain drums and a deep piano key, and G-Unit's newest "tough guy" sounds goody-goody."

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Atmosphere - Little Man

"Atmosphere bares his soul on this track off his album You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having. He apologizes to his family members over how his lifestyle has effected them. You can't help but feel that Atmosphere is preparing to hang up his mic, and rightfully so, he's had a long career and has built himself a pretty solid underground fanbase. It just seems like he's running out of material, and this song backs that up. "

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Busta Rhymes, Mike Jones - I Know Y'all Mad

"Jesus, this is the second track this month that I've posted that included Mike Jones. I must be SICK. Truth be told though, it's Busta's flow that makes me have to post this song. You gotta love how he brings it hard and sounds good over any beat, even this sub-par southern one. I may have been a lil hard on Jawwwwwwns, when he spit I ain't haveta get a hold of no ecstacy / and the bitch still wanna have sex with me, I laughed."

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Nas, Killah Priest - The Saints

"Nas spits some real shit on this track that has K.P. doing the hook. The beat is dark and grimey, but far from great. It's Nas' flow and lyric that are the highlights of this track. While Nas talks about the usual life in the streets, he does it with an air of intelligence that sets him apart from most of the other rappers. Killah Preist's part is so little that it's hard to gauge his performance (especially because he's talking more than rapping)."

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22 December 2005

Lil Rob - Back In The Streets

"Lil Rob is back in the streets with this hit that is found on his new album entitled Twelve Eighteen Part 1. While there is no message to the song other than that he's back and ready to spit us some rhymes, it is still more enjoyable than I thought it would be. The beat reminds me of Terror Squad's Take Me Home for some reason; it moves quickly and has an upbeat tempo. Rob himself rhymes nicely and shows some emotion. Nice tune overall."

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Lil' Jon - Snap Your Fingers

"There's enough Lil' Jon fans out there that it would be wrong for me not to acknowledge this new track he's put out. Featured with the crunkmaster are E-40 and Sean Paul. You can probably hear this song in your head even before giving it a listen. The beat is made of his standard Yeah horns and is normal club material. Lotta repeating and yelling and such. He's gonna have to break off something new to get my props. "

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