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Al Tariq - Think Not b/w Peace Akki [12 Inch]

N`JoY...

Saturday, May 4, 2013

E-A-SKi`s "BLaST iF I HaVe To EP"...

Re-uPP`d originally posted 01.12.2011...

Today I have some more E-A-Ski for y`all listening pleasure. Sure it`s just a short lil` EP, but it`s pretty DoPe none~the~less. The production was of course handled by both E-A Ski & CMT. Out of the 7 tracks on here there`s actually only 4 songs, the remaining tracks are skits & interludes. The first track "Blast If I Have To" was also featured on the soundtrack to Ice Cube`s CLaSSiC 1995 film "Friday". What`s cool about this version though is that it has a lil` intro to it. In it these two kats plan on jackin` E-A-Ski for his Beamer ridin` on chrome, only thing is that Ski seen `em comin` & he turns the tables around on `em then the song starts...

The second track is a Radio version of "Blast If I Have To", what`s kind of DoPe is that it contains alternate lyrics so it`s not all censored out. I wish more artists would take this route for their Radio versions. The third track "The Interview" features radio vet` Billy Jam & it`s exactly just what it states, a quick 37 second interview. Ski`s pager goes off in the middle of it....LoL, Jam asks him where he`s from, 'East Side Oakland' is his response. Ski also let`s listeners know that he`s been doin` this Rap thang since 1983. The fourth track "When The Smoke Clears" is a nice G`d up joint backed by a thumpin` beat...

"West Coast Rebuttal" is more of an interlude. It`s a lil` funny to me, especially the lil` 'fuck ya` mama' intro to it....LoL, E-A-Ski`s on the "Fuck Ya` Mama Show" & the host asks him how he feels about the whole East Coast/ West Coast thing, he voices his opinion & rides for the West. "O.P.D." is a short skit, the cops pull over E-A-Ski (I`m guessin` it`s him) driving in a green BMW. The pigs are yellin` some racist ish while demanding him to get on the ground, then the skit ends. The final track "Same Ole Nigga" has E-A-Ski speakin` about the jealous haters & doubters...

My boy DiRTy KooL AiD hooked me up with this one so I need to thank him, however I found that the volume of all the tracks was just way too low so I had to adjust the volume on `em. Go `head & check it out, let me know if there`s any problems with the sound...

E-A-Ski - Blast If I Have To EP
Label: Priority Records
Released: 1995

1. Blast If I Have To [Street]
2. Blast If I Have To [Radio]
3. The Interview {ft. Billy Jam}
4. When The Smoke Clears
5. West Coast Rebuttal
6. O.P.D. [Skit]
7. Same Ole Nigga

SoLiDFiLeS LiNK...

FiLeSWaP LiNK #1...

FiLeSWaP LiNK #2...

N`JoY...

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

AL TaRiQ`s "THiNK NoT" [12 iNCH]...

Got a nice lil` 12 inch single by Al Tariq, some of y`all may know him as Fashion from his days as a member of The Beatnuts. He left the group shortly after they released their first album because he was lookin` to pursue a solo career. So in 1996 he dropped his solo debut album titled "God Connections" thru Correct Records. The 12 inch that I`m sharing with y`all was released a year later, but both songs on the single are from his debut album...

I believe that his former group The Beatnuts handled the production for these 2 songs, they even make a guest appearance on "Peace Akki". Both songs on this single are bangin`, but my favorite joint is "Think Not"....ya gotta love the beat on that track! The only thing that I`m not feelin` about this 12 inch is how they handle the radio versions of both songs, by simply but annoyingly editing them so the end result is 2 joints that you can`t really enjoy as a listener. In my ears it would just make more sense to rewrite the lyrics so there`s no cussin`, but that`s just my opinion of course....LoL, the dirty versions are the real gems on here so go `head & check `em out for ya`self...

Label: Correct Records

Released: 1997

1. Think Not [Radio]

2. Think Not [Dirty]

3. Peace Akki [Radio] {ft. The Beatnuts}

4. Peace Akki [Dirty] {ft. The Beatnuts}

5. Peace Akki [Instr.]

Here`s another joint off his solo album worth hearin`...

N`JoY...

Saturday, April 27, 2013

BiGGiE`s "PaRTy & BuLLSHiT" [PRoMo CD SiNGLe]...

Today I have a lil` somethin` from the late great Notorious B.I.G. a.k.a. Biggie Smalls for y`all to check out. I believe that this is his first single titled "Party & Bullshit" which was released back in 1993 thru Uptown Records, it was also featured on the soundtrack to the film "Who`s The Man?". It contains 5 tracks in total; 3 radio/ edited versions of the track & 2 dirty versions. The first track "Party & Bullshit [Radio]" is probably the better of the 3 radio edits, the reason being that Biggie switched up his lyrics, it`s done on all 3 edited versions but on this one the hook`s not annoyingly edited...

I like the beat behind the "Party & Bullshit [Puffy`s Clean]" version, but the downside is that the hook`s annoyingly edited so it kind of takes away from the track, my opinion of course. The Lord Finesse Remix is definitely a DoPe track, however the clean/ edited version kind of sucks for the same reason that the Puffy`s Clean version blows....the hook`s annoyingly edited, I just don`t see why they didn`t do the same ish they did for the hook on the Radio Version, but that`s just me.....LoL, thankfully they included the dirty version of the Lord Finesse Remix as well as the Album Version so you can peep the rawness in the tracks the way they were intended to be heard, so go `head & check `em out for ya`self...

Biggie - Party & Bullshit [Promo CD Single]

Label: Uptown Records/ MCA

Released: 1993

1.Party & Bullshit [Radio]

2. Party & Bullshit [Puffy`s Clean]

3. Party & Bullshit [Lord`s Clean]

4. Party & Bullshit [Album Version]

5. Party & Bullshit [Lord`s Dirty]

FiLeSWaP LiNK...

Capone-N-Noreaga - Illegal Life b/w Stick You [CD Single]

R.i.P. B.I.G...

Thursday, April 25, 2013

CaPoNe-N-NoReaGa`s "iLLeGaL LiFe b/w STiCK YoU" [CD SiNGLe]...

Here`s another single from Capone-N-Noreaga released in 1996 thru Penalty Recordings. This 6 track single includes 4 songs & 2 instrumentals. While 3 of the 4 songs are from C-N-N`s debut album "War Report", you also get the Iraq Mix of "L.A, L.A." which isn`t featured on the album. In my opinion the song`s not really as good as the version that appears on the album for 2 reasons. The first being that the beat`s not as iLL, while the second`s just the fact that it`s shorter in length & it`s annoyingly edited. Sure the Kuweit Mix (I know it`s spelled incorrectly but that`s how it appears on the CD) is edited as well, but it`s done in a better way with some cool sound effects :) I never did find out why "L.A, L.A." is edited, so if anyone knows the reasoning behind the decision please feel free to school me. Now for those folks that were under a rock during the whole East/ West Coast beef that was takin` place in the late 1990's "L.A, L.A." was a retaliation joint to the Dogg Pound`s "New York, New York" track which is why the original version of "L.A., L.A." has a beat that`s real similar to the Dogg Pound`s track, check the songs below to hear what I mean...

Now go `head & check out the single, you`ll be glad ya did believe that...

Label: Penalty Recordings

Released: 1996

1. Illegal Life {ft. Havoc & Tradegy Khadafi}

2. Illegal Life [Instr.]

3. L.A., L.A. [Kuweit Mix] {ft. Tragedy Khadafi & Mobb Deep}

4. Stick You {ft. Tradegy Khadafi}

5. Stick You [Instr.]

6. L.A., L.A. [Iraq Mix] {ft. Tragedy Khadafi & Mobb Deep}

N`JoY...

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

2PaC`s "DeaR MaMa" [CD SiNGLe]...

Dustin` off a CD Single from the late great 2Pac for y`all today. This one was released in 1995 thru Interscope Records & it features 6 tracks in total, 4 songs & 2 instrumentals. Most of the joints on here are from his 1995 album "Me Against The World", but there`s also the hardly heard Moe Z. Mix of "Dear Mama" as well as a joint off the Thug Life album titled "Bury Me A G". I`m not really a big fan of the Moe Z. Mix, it`s not a bad track I just feel that the original beat helped capture the emotion behind `Pac's lyrics a lot better than the beat Moe Z. provided. Two of my favorite 2Pac songs are on this single, those being the heart~felt "Dear Mama" & the Hip Hop ode "Old School". It`s definitely awesome to hear `Pac spitting about his love for both his mother & also Hip Hop, the later was a topic that he didn`t really speak on very much in his short career so it`s most definitely a treat to hear him BiGG`n up Hip Hop`s place of birth New York. Go on & check out these tunes, they`re definitely worth the time spent so enjoy...

2Pac - Dear Mama [CD Single]

Label: Interscope Records

Released: 1995

1. Dear Mama [LP Version]

2. Dear Mama [Instr.]

3. Bury Me A G {Thug Life ft. Natasha Walker of Y.N.V.}

4. Dear Mama [Moe Z. Mix]

5. Dear Mama [Moe Z. Mix Instr.]

6. Old School [LP Version]