Monday, February 22, 2010

LaDy THuG`s "HooD GLaMoRouS"...

My homie M@RSuPiaL hipp`D me to this joint. Honestly though I haven`t actually got around to checkin` it out yet, but figured I`d post it up while it was still fresh on my mind. My boy says it`s on that Southern tip, she`s got a La Chat or Gangsta Boo~type steez, while the 'mixtape' is hosted by DJ Yo` Favorite DJ -- gotta love the name....LoL, anyways check it out & enjoy...





Lady Thug - Hood Glamorous
Released: 2009




1. It`s Murda
2. Words Of Thugga
3. Rock On
4. Prove That
5. Wipe Me Down
6. Turnin` Heads
7. Getting Money
8. Greedy Grove
9. Tha Lady Speaks
10. Shoot Fiya, Spit Fiya
11. Lady Thug Speaks
12. Block Knocked Off
13. Show `Em Somin`
14. DJ Yo` Favorite DJ Questions
15. My Click
16. You Nighas Ain`t Hard
17. Hood Bitch
18. Bite My Style
19. Thugga Pop
20. So Hard
21. My Boo
22. Scared Of Da Pussy
23. Live Yo` LIfe
24. Feel Me
25. Big Smoove On Fake CEO`s
26. Turnin` Heads [Chopped & Screwed] **BoNuS**
27. It`s Murda [Chopped & Screwed] **BoNuS**









N`JoY...

TeRMaNoLoGy`s "50 BoDieS 3"...

Since I haven`t listened to this joint yet, this post is gon` be on the lazy~side....LoL, Termanology continues his "5o Bodies" mixtape series with the help of DJ Green Lantern, Statik Selektah & DJ Deadeye for the third installment. So go `head & check it out...



Termanology - 50 Bodies 3
Label: N/A
Released: February 9, 2010










N`JoY...

SNooP DoGG`s "OVeR The CouNTeR"...

Had to re~up this post, enjoy...


Originally posted on 10/31/2009

Being the BiG fan that I am of unreleased/ rare ish ya know I just had to post this up! So first off BiG uP Row Rider over at Death Row Tapes, homie had this up long before me. Anyhow I decided to post this up because well it`s a chance to hear PRe~Chronic & PRe~Doggystyle Snoop & that itself is a rarity, so it can`t really hurt to add another link to this whole BLoG WoRLD that`s out there....LoL, anyway let`s get back to the music & the story behind it all...

Apparently Snoop was dealin` with Cold 187 of Above The Law fame before he met up with Dr. Dre, but things were just taking too long for Snoop. He grew tired of waiting so his homie Warren G took 213 (the group that consisted of Snoop, Warren G & Nate Dogg) to Dr. Dre for a listen. Dre was impressed mostly by the track "Sooper Dooper Snooper", I haven`t heard it myself but I`m guessin` that it featured Snoop Dogg on the solo tip. Either way Dre really liked what he heard in Snoop & began to work with him immediately...

Shortly after Snoop`s new connection, this was around 1991-92, Cold 187 called up Snoop to let him know that he was working on the "Black Mafia Life" album for his group Above The Law. They had a couple of tracks ready for him to lay his vocals on, but it was too late -- Snoop turned him down. One of the songs was "Never Missin` A Beat", the other track was "Pimpology 101". Both tracks just ended up being instrumental interludes on the "Black Mafia Life" album. Makes ya wonder though just how different things would`ve been if Snoop had been a part of that "Black Mafia Life" album. He might have even ended up workin` alongside Eazy-E...

Anyways Snoop was now workin` with Dr. Dre & let`s just say that the Doctor was extremely impressed with Snoop`s funky, calm, laid~back, charismatic style & flow. So they put in that work & quickly put together an album, even though they had no way of getting the album some distribution. This is when Suge Knight makes his way into the picture. It was in late 1991 when Dr. Dre hooked up with Suge Knight & the 2 of them managed to link up a weak deal directly with Time Warner for the distribution of Snoop`s album. The only setback was that Dr. Dre was rushing everything before ish was all legit & legal, you see Death Row wasn`t actually official yet. I guess it was more of an organization because the legal paperwork hadn`t been filed...

The album Dre & Snoop had worked on featured some songs that had many appearances of the early Death Row artists like C.P.O., Chocolate, RBX & others. The producers ranged from DJ Glaze, Warren G, Chocolate & even Dr. Dre himself. Now all the songs featured on the album weren`t recorded at Death Row; a few came from the time he spent waiting with Cold 187, a few were songs that Snoop recorded with DJ Glaze & Foesum in early 1991. Snoop Dogg really liked the songs & wanted to include the them on the album, he also had hoped that he`d be able to bring the group Foesum (a.k.a. Perfection) along to Death Row because they had be searchin` for a solid record deal...

Foesum never did make the cut for Death Row, some say it had to do with the contracts they had with a previous label, other say the group was a lil` unorganized when it came to the business side of things. Either way they were never really given a chance by Dr. Dre other than having the track included on the album. As for the album, it ended up getting shelved because Time Warner wasn`t able to legally distribute the album. Only a few promo tapes were pressed up & given to L.A. radio stations, even though they weren`t actually given the authorization to play `em. The stations BuMP`d `em anyway, playin` the track "Do You Remember?" the most before they were forced to stop playing it over the airwaves...

Just imagine how much one of them promo tapes would go for now! Unfortunately we don`t get to hear the entire tape just a few tracks. First off we get “187 (It’s On)"; clearly the original inspiration for "Deep Cover", it also features the Lady Of Rage...shows ya just how deep her roots were with Tha Row. “County Blues”; though not included on the actual tracklist cover art (it`s a bonus track on the promo tape) is apparently a track that was recorded while Snoop was workin` with Cold 187, way before Death Row Records. “Do You Remember?”; is the track that caught most radio stations` attention....maybe because it was the cleaner radio version....LoL, “Let ’Em Understand Perfection”, Foesum also known as Perfection was a Long Beach group that Snoop had collaborated with way before he recorded anything for the "Chronic" album or Death Row Records...

The group was made up of members T-Dubb, DJ Glaze, Tender D (a.k.a. Waniac), MNMsta, Mellow D (a.k.a. Tripp Loc) & Travvy Trav (who passed away shortly after the group was formed). This song is that collabo`, it was also a DiSS directed towards another Long Beach rapper -- Domino. The reason behind the DiSS`n? Domino was a part of Foesum, but left while the group was still in it`s infant stages.....I guess they didn`t like the fact that he bailed on `em, but in all honesty it was a better move on his part. Y`all remember "Getto Jam"? "Sweet Potatoe Pie"? Tracks from Domino`s 1993 self titled debut album. I`m sure some of y`all do, more so than the ones that know of Foesum...LoL

Anyways, Snoop makes a reference to this song in his lyrics for the track “Nuthin’ But A G Thang” --- ”Perfection is perfected, so I’ma let ’em understand..” “The Message”; this joint was probably titled as such because it`s basically Snoop rhyming over the instrumental to Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five`s "The Message". This was recorded with DJ Glaze before the Death Row days. “True To The Game”; is another joint Snoop recorded with DJ Glaze around 1990. You can tell it`s one of the tracks from his earlier recording sessions because his verses are a bit on the long side, D.O.C. hadn`t taught him how to condense things yet...

So there y`all have it, the story behind this album. It`s just too bad we don`t have the entire thing to listen to! Oh well, if you`re interested in hearing some of that rare ish go `head & check out what is available. Another thing, the sound quality`s not the best, I`m guessing it`s because it came from a cassette rip. It is what it is, take it or leave it...








Snoop Doggy Dogg - Over The Counter
Label: N/A (Death Row Records)
Released: N/A (1991)


1. 187 (It`s On) {ft. Lady Of Rage}
2. County Blues
3. Do You Remember?
4. Let `Em Understand
5. The Message
6. True To The Game



Here`s what I found info~wise regarding the album`s features & producers...


1. Over The Counter [Prod. by Dr. Dre & Warren G]
2. Dogg’s Life {ft. Nate Dogg} [Prod. by Dr. Dre]
3. Jack ’Em {ft. Convicts} [Prod. by Chocolate]
4. 213 Dope Slang {ft. Warren G & Nate Dogg} [Prod. by Warren G]
5. Knokin’ Off Everything {ft. 3-2 & D.O.C.} [Prod. by Chocolate]
6. Blast For Cash {ft. Dr. Dre} [Prod. by Dr. Dre]
7. Let ’Em Understand Perfection {ft. Foesum} [Prod. by DJ Glaze]
8. The Message [Prod. by DJ Glaze]
9. 211 {ft. RBX} [Prod. by Dr. Dre]
10. Signed & Detected {ft. Dogg Pound} [Prod. by Dr. Dre & Warren G]
11. Bank Roll [Prod. by ????]
12. 187 {ft. Lady Of Rage} [Prod. by Dr. Dre]
13. C.O.C. Kingpin {ft. Kurupt} [Prod. by Warren G]
14. Welcome To Death Row {ft. Dr. Dre, RBX, Dogg Pound, Bushwick Bill, Convicts, Chocolate, & C.P.O.} [Prod. by Dr. Dre & Warren G]
15. Do You Remember? {ft. George Clinton} [Prod. by ????]
16. True To The Game [Prod. by DJ Glaze]
*Bonus Track – County Blues [Prod. by Aladdin]




N`JoY...

Sunday, February 21, 2010

N.i.N.A. a.k.a. LeFT EyE`s "LeT Me LiVe"...


For those of you that have been under a rock & have no idea who Left Eye is I`ll give ya a lil` run down. Lisa Lopes a.k.a. Left Eye was a part of TLC, along side T-Boz & Chilli. The group first appeared on the scene back in 1992 with their debut album "Ooooooohhh...On The TLC Tip". The album did really well, selling something like 6 million. It`s safe to say that the group soon became a household name. A year later the trio dropped "CrazySexyCool" & that album did extremely well selling over 15 million worldwide. In 1999 the group dropped their third album "FanMail", the title was a tribute to TLC`s devoted fans. The fans showed their appreciation by helping the group sell over 10 million copies...

While TLC was recording "FanMail" things between the group`s members began to fall apart. Public conflicts between the 3 of them took place in various magazines. Left Eye had sent a message to Vibe Magazine stating the following;

"I`ve graduated from this era. I cannot stand 100 percent behind this TLC project & the music that is supposed to represent me..."

T-Boz & Chilli responded to Left Eye`s comments thru Entertainment Weekly, stating that Left Eye "doesn`t respect the whole group" & "Left Eye is only concerned with Left Eye..."

So Left Eye sent a letter to Entertainment Weekly challenging both T-Boz & Chilli to release solo albums & have the public/ their fans decide who the greatest member of TLC really is. Here`s what she had to say;

"I challenge Tionne 'Player' Watkins (T-Boz) & Rozonda 'Hater' Thomas (Chilli) to an album entitled "The Challenge"...a 3 CD set that contains three solo albums. Each [album]...will be due to the record label by October 1, 2000...I also challenge Dallas 'The Manipulator' Austin to produce all of the material & do it at a fraction of his normal rate. As I think about it, I`m sure LaFace would not mind throwing in a $1.5 million dollar prize for the winner..."

I`ve got to admit that Left Eye had a great idea, it`s too bad that T-Boz & Chilli were too shook to set up & take "The Challenge". Needless to say after "FanMail" Left Eye started to work on her solo career...





Left Eye started appearing on various songs/ singles, from former Spice Girls Melanie C`s "Never Be The Same Again", Donell Jones` "U Know What`s Up", NSYNC`s "Space Cowboy" & Toni Braxton`s "Gimme Some". She even appeared in 2 GAP commercials, the first one she was featured solo, but the second commercial she was sharing the screen with Sheryl Crow, India Arie & Liz Phair...

Always lookin` to expand her reach Lisa created "Left Eye Productions", this way she could help discover fresh raw talent. The moved paid off because she was able to help Blaque, an R&B trio she discovered, secure a deal thru Columbia Records. Left Eye was the executive producer of their self~titled album. She also made a cameo appearance on the album & also in their music video for "I Do" (you can peep the video here since embedding was disabled). Left Eye was also working on developing another new band called Egypt. They helped her work on her second solo album under her new alias, N.I.N.A. (New Identity Not Applicable). This was around the same time that Left Eye was in talks with Suge Knight wanting to join the label`s roster so she could release that N.I.N.A. album...

She was working on bother her second solo album & the 4th TLC record "3D" when tragedy struck. While she was in La Ceiba, Honduras on April 25, 2002 she was killed in a fatal car accident. Out of the 8 people that were riding with her in the Mitsubishi Montero Sport that she was driving, she was the only fatality. Apparently Left Eye tried to swerve around a truck, but when she did that there was another vehicle heading directly at them on the other side of the road. So in an effort to avoid a head~on collision Left Eye swerved off the road. In the process the vehicle rolled over several times after hitting two trees, throwing Left Eye & three other passengers out the windows. Left Eye died from the severe head injuries that she received in the accident...

She`s definitely missed by many! What I`ve got for y`all is a bootleg, mostly of tracks that Left Eye had been workin` on while she was on Death Row Records. Check it out & enjoy...





N.I.N.A. - Let Me Live [Bootleg]
Label: Death Row Records
Released:
N/A



1. Block Party [Rmx] {ft. Eastwood & Phobia}
2. Life {ft. Eastwood & Danny Boy}
3. Let Me Live {ft. Crooked I}
4. Universal Quest {ft. Crooked I}

5. Rags 2 Riches {ft. Kurupt}
6. Untouchable {ft. 2Pac}
7. I Believe In Me

8. Hot Lanta {ft. Kurupt & Juvenile}
9. True Confessions
10. Too Street For TV {ft. Danny Boy}
11. Friends {ft. Kurupt & Danny Boy}












R.i.P. Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes...

Saturday, February 20, 2010

STaTiK SeLeKTaH & DJ GReeN LaNTeRN PReSeNT: "ReKS - iN BeTWeeN The LiNeS"...

It`s been a few weeks since I`ve posted up anything, my apologies but I`ve been a lil` busy with LiFe so deal with it.....LoL, anyways here`s a lil` somethin` that I found up in my inbox -- a DoPe 'mixtape' from REKS that`s both hosted & mixed by Statik Selektah & DJ Green Lantern. Statik Selektah produced a lot of the tracks on this joint, but you also get to hear some other producers like Lee Bannon, 1914 & Rain to name a few. Track 2 "Self Titled" is from REKS` up coming album "R.E.K.S.", I can`t wait for that ish! Anyway, check out the mixtape & enjoy...




Statik Selektah & Green Lantern Present: REKS - In Between The Lines
Label: N/A
Released: 2010



1. Green Lantern Intro
2. Self Titled [Prod. by Statik Selektah]
3. I Don’t Play [LFHQ DJ Premier Exclusive]
4. Understand [Produced by Lee Bannon]
5. Rap-A-Nomics {ft. Slaine & Torae} [Produced by Statik Selektah]
6. Count If Off {ft. CurT@ins} [Prod. by Statik Selektah]
7. 2012 [Produced by Statik Selektah]
8. God Damn! {ft. Freddie Gibbs} [Prod. by Statik Selektah]
9. I Too, America [Produced by Statik Selektah]
10. 7am {ft. Termanology, Steven King, J-Status, & JFK} [Prod. by Statik Selektah]
11. That’s What’s Up {ft. Bossman} [Prod. by Statik Selektah]
12. Hennessy [Prod. by Statik Selektah]
13. Henny @ Halftime {ft. Ron Artest} [Prod. by Statik Selektah]
14. Dangerous (Showoff) {ft. JFK, Statik Selektah & Kali} [Prod. by Statik Selektah]
15. 21st Century Rap [Prod. by Anthem]
16. Banner City {ft. Termanology & Easy Money} [Prod. by MGI]
17. Diesel {ft. Chi Knox & Lucky Dice} [Prod. by Rain]
18. City Night Stories {ft. Nature, Soul Theory & G Huff} [Prod. by Soul Theory]
19. Down Like That (Lawtown) [Prod. by Statik Selektah]
20. Evil That Men Do {ft. JV} [Prod. by DEMOBeats]
21. Problem {ft. LMS & Saheed} [Prod. by OZNY]
22. In Between The Lines Freestyle [Prod. by Infinite Archetype]
23. Lucky Man [Prod. by Statik Selektah]
24. International {ft. El Da Sensei & Insight} [Prod. by Insight]
25. Something From Nothing {ft. Mr. M.O.E. & B.R.} [Prod. by S-Type]
26. Jena Side [Prod. by 1914]
27. Invasion Outro













N`JoY...