Saturday, August 31, 2013

SLiCK RiCK a.k.a. RiCKy D`s 'The FuRTHeR ADVeNTuReS Of SLiCK RiCK, The RuLeR"...

 Re~uPP`d, originally posted on 12.06.2010...


Had to re-up this joint because there had been a whole lot of folks requesting it, so this post is for y`all hope you enjoy & appreciate it. Anyways for those of you that aren`t familiar with this bootleg it`s another unofficial Slick Rick release similar to the "Ricky D EP", actually most of the tracks from that EP are also on this bootleg, imagine that. It was released back in 2008 in the UK & contains some rare & unreleased material. The sound quality of some of these joints isn`t the greatest, but that is probably because they came from someone`s basement tapes or maybe they were just poorly mixed from the get~go. Who really knows for sure? There`s not a whole lot of info` out there regarding this release. Sound quality aside, I will say that this is definitely a must~hear for any Slick Rick fans out there. Standout joints for me are; "Can`t Shake Us [Kenny Dope Mix]", "Women Lose Weight [Alchemist Rmx]", Sleazy Gynacologist", "Trouble [J-Love Rmx]", "It`s A Boy [Large Pro Rmx]" & finally the last track the 1984 "Practice Over At Chill Will`s Crib" for it`s rarity, givin` us a glimpse at some early Ricky D. So go `head & check it out for ya`self...







Slick Rick a.k.a. Ricky D - The Further Adventures Of Slick Rick, The Ruler
Label: N/A
Released: 2008



1. A Letter
2. Captain Caveman
3. Can`t Shake Us [Kenny Dope Mix] {ft. Special K}
4. Feels Like
5. Women Lose Weight [Alchemist Rmx]
6. Sleazy Gynacologist
7. Gambling
8. Trouble [J-Love Rmx]
9. Sampson
10. World Renown [Pete Rock Mix]
11. Get A Job
12. It`s A Boy [Large Professor Rmx]
13. Women Lose Weight [Morcheeba Spare Tyre Mix]
14. Star Trek
15. Practice Over At Chill Will`s Crib (1984)













N`JoY...

Thursday, August 08, 2013

C-STyLe PReSeNTs: "STRaiGHT OuTTa CaLi"...

Re~uPP`d, originally posted 06.11.2012... 



What`s goin` on y`all? Hope all is good with y`all. I`ve been workin` a whole lot of extra hours so unfortunately I haven`t really had the time to post up much here on the blog, my apologies but sometimes Life just gets in the way.....LoL, anyway what I have to share with y`all today is a compilation that C-Style (Dogg Pound fame) put together back in 1998. From what I can tell it was kind of over~looked when it dropped, I mean there`s not too many folks out there that talk about it.....LoL, that`s not a bad thing though, maybe there was low distribution. Who knows? Either way I`m sharing it with y`all now so more folks can hear some of the hidden gems within this lil` compilation featuring plenty artists reppin` California, hence the title "Straight Outta Cali"...


You get some known kats like Kurupt, Daz, Snoop Dogg, MC Eiht, Nate Dogg (R.I.P.), Crooked I, Jayo Felony, Tray Dee, Dresta, Twinz, B-Legit & Soopafly. Then there`s a few folks that I don`t really know anything about like Big Bub, Mr. Tan, Jay Money, Da Low Lifes, G-Money & Legacy to list a few. It`s alright, I really don`t mind compilations featuring artists that I`m not really familiar with though because I won`t have any expectations like I would with an artist that I`ve listened to before, so it kind of leaves a lil` somethin` to anticipate. Just like the artists featured, the production side of things features a nice lil` mixture of known & not~so ~known beat bangers. You have Big Bub, Soopafly, Blaqthoven, Daz, Moe-Z, G. Black, Lil` Beau & L.T. Hutton who all contribute tracks for the compilation...


As for the music, it`s a decent listen especially the tracks from the artists that I`m not familiar with. The "Intro" opens things off with producer Big Bub & Dresta The Gangsta, yes the same Dresta that ran with B.G Knocc-Out & Eazy-E who at one time had beef with Snoop & Tha Dogg Pound, the beef`s obviously now squashed & Dresta mentions that in the bars he kicks -- gotta say that his appearances on this comp` were a nice lil` surprise. On "Black Pussy" he`s joined by the Compton Cyco MC Eiht & Slaughterhouse`s Crooked I over Lil` Beau`s mellowed out ode to sweet Black pussy, how could ya not like it?.....LoL, the "Way Cool Intro" is kinda weak in my opinion.....LoL, it`s just a skit basically with Big Bub & Dresta stoppin` off at a Weed Spot to grab a lil` somethin` that`ll have `em feelin` way cool.....LoL, I`m sure if ya skipped it C-Style wouldn`t be too upset with ya...


Producer Blaqthoven provides a good thumpin` beat for "Way Cool" that includes some nice funky piano keys. It`s the perfect backdrop for Mr. Tan, B-Legit & Crooked I to kick that way cool ish. The Twinz & Tray Dee connect on the next track titled "All Aboard", a dark poundin` beat that includes some well~placed train & train horn samples produced by G. Black. The next track is also produced by G. Black, but it`s a lot more on the mellow`d out G~Funk soundin` side when compared to the previous joint he produced. Either way Kurupt, Tray Dee, Jay Money & Crooked I all show up to flex a lil` testosterone on the hookless "King Pin".  Daz follows up his homie Kurupt`s appearance with the aggressive self produced "Gon` Hurt Somebody"...


The "Ghetto Shit [Interlude]" is skippable after you`ve heard it once, it`s another lil` skit that has C-Style gettin` a call from his girl & she tells him that she crashed his Broam so he calls up Daz for a lift to see what happened....LoL, their actin` is top notch that`s all I gotta say. "Victims Of Reality" is the track that most folks will pick this compilation up for. Why`s that you ask? Well it`s simple really, it`s the track that features Dresta & Nate Dogg (R.I.P.) collab`N together -- finally puttin` all that beef shit behind them over a Big Bub produced beat. "Fo` Damn Sho`" has Soopafly on the solo tip flexin` his bars over a self~produced track...


"Get Ya` Girl Dogg" is a West Coast spin on BDP`s classic "Super Hoe", the track`s produced by Soopafly & it features Snoop Doog, MC Eiht & Jayo Felony. "It`s Goin` Down" is a banger produced by Blaqthoven featuring Jay Money & Da Low Lifes with Tray Dee handlin` the hook. G-Money shows up to handle the only R&B joint on this compilation with "If You Take Me Home" produced by L.T. Hutton...


 "Don`t Test Me" is my favorite track on this compilation, Moe-Z provides a nice smoothed~out~but~funky vibe for Tray Dee, Jay Money, Crooked I & Legacy to spit their bars to. Things close off with the Blaqthoven produced "We Gangstas" which features a gang of folks....LoL, most of `em I know nothing about aside from Bo Roc who was a part of the Dove Shack. For featuring a lot of unknown kats it`s a nice lil` posse cut. So that`s my thoughts on this compilation put together by C-Style, go `head & check out for ya`self I`m sure you`ll enjoy it...




Label: 19th Street Records/ Breakaway Entertainment
Released: 1998



1. Intro {Dresta & Big Bub}
2. Black Pussy {Dresta, MC Eiht & Crooked I}
3. Way Cool Intro {Dresta & Big Bub}
4. Way Cool {Mr. Tan, B-Legit & Crooked I}
5. All Aboard {Twinz & Tray Dee}
6. King Pin {Kurupt, Tray Dee, Jay Money & Crooked I}
7. Gon` Hurt Somebody {Daz}
8. Ghetto Shit [Interlude] {Daz & C-Style}
9. Victims Of Reality {Dresta & Nate Dogg}
10. Fo` Damn Sho` {Soopafly}
11. Get Ya` Girl Dogg {Snoop Dogg, Jayo Felony & MC Eiht}
12. It`s Goin` Down {Tray Dee, Jay Money & Da Low Lifes}
13. If You Take Me Home {G-Money}
14. Don`t Test Me {Tray Dee, Crooked I, Legacy & Jay Money}
15. We Gangstas {Lil` Tip, Coco Loc, Ducc Dogg & Bo Roc}











SoLiDFiLeS LiNK...








R.i.P. NaTe DoGG...

CeLLSKi`s "CaNaDiaN BaCoN & HaSH BRoWNs"...

Re~uPP`d, originally posted 07.10.2012...










What`s poppin` y`all? Got somewhat of a gem, at least to some folks out there -- collectors mainly I`m guessin`. I say this because for some reason it`s goin` for about $1700 over here. It`s kind of funny to me seein` as how I was able to find this at a good ol` pawn shop for the hefty price of $2....LoL, imagine that! Honestly I had no idea it was worth that much, I just grabbed it because I thought the cover art was kind of iLL. Had no idea about who this Cellski kat was, but it didn`t stop me from coppin` this joint. After all the price was right, so now I`m goin` to share it with y`all. From what I can tell about Cellski/ Young Cellski a.k.a. 2-Took is that he reps San Fransisco....Bay Area baby! He`s been rappin` since he was 13-14 years old, back in 1987-88 when he kicked it with Al Eaton up in Al`s studio. That`s where Too $hort was recordin` "Life Is...Too $hort", Cougnut also recorded "I`m Rollin`" there. Too $hort`s actually a really BiG influence on Cellski, just peep what he said during an interview that he did with Thizzler.com;

"It’s funny—he never even knew that he was the biggest influence on my career, period. If it wasn’t for $hort, I never woulda rapped. Everywhere he went, I followed. I was a young nigga, thirteen, fourteen[years old]. I was hustling, got six or seven thousand [dollars] put up, so it was nothing for me to spend forty dollars an hour on studio time back then..."


So only a few years later, in 1992 Cellski recorded his first raps to cassette. He does well movin` 1000 units, earning himself $6000. Forget the drug game, it was clear to him from that moment on that Rap music was going to be his new profession. Even though Al Eaton helped him out a lil` bit when it came to producing the beats, Cellski pretty much taught himself. After all he was loopin` up drum beats on a Sequential TOM (drum machine) at the age of ten. Eventually he dropped his debut album in 1995 titled "Mr. Predicter" on the label Inner City Records. So that`s all that I know of Cellski, if there`s anything else that I left out please feel free to school me! The album I`m sharin` with y`all is Cellski`s second titled "Canadian Bacon & Hash Browns" & it was released in 1998. I`m not a genius here, but I`m guessin` that the album`s title is a reference to Canada`s good ol` Marijuana. Feature~wise you get appearances from Ager-Man (of 3x Krazy fame), U.N.L.V., Dirt Bag, Dirty Dame, San Quinn & Messy Marv -- so you`re definitely gettin` your Bay Area dosage. Like previously mentioned, Cellski handles the production on all the tracks while his homie Chess worked the keyboards. The beats go pretty hard on this joint, definitely suggest BuMP`n this in ya` ride. Bangers for me are; "Cali", "Back Streets", "West Bay ''G''", "Life Is A Gamble", "Coffee Beans" (my fav` joint), "M.M.M" & "Fast Life Livin`". So there ya have it, go `head & check it out for ya`self...




Label: Inner City Records
Released: 1998



1. On The Run [Intro]
2. Big Mafia
3. Cali
4. Doin` Thangs {ft. S.B.}
5. Back Streets
6. West Bay ''G''
7. Life Is A Gamble
8. Deeper
9. The Biggie
10. Chedda
11. Coffee Beans {ft. Ager-Man}
12. Straight Game [Interlude]
13. Young Rydas {ft. Dirty Dame}
14. Same Ass Niggas [Skit]
15. M.M.M. {ft. U.N.L.V.}
16. Hoe Stories {ft. S.B. & Dirt Bag}
17. Savages
18. Fast Life Livin` {ft. San Ouinn & Messy Marv}




 
 












N`JoY...

CHuCK D`s "AuToBioGRaPHy Of MiSTaCHuCK" [HeRBaN DeLuXe VeRSioN]...

Re~uPP`d, originally posted 10.31.2012...




What`s goin` on y`all? Hope all is good. I celebrated another birthday last Friday, gotta say that it feels good to be livin` this wonderful gift called Life. Today I`m gon` share with y`all a lil` something that I started workin` on a week or two ago. It`s not crazy super spectacular or anything like that.....LoL, it`s just Chuck D`s 1996 solo album "Autobiography Of Mistachuck" with a lil` tweakin` done to it. In a nutshell all that I have done is simple really. I just spent a lil` time separating the Intro & the Flip Squad Breaks from the tracks they were a part of to make them individual tracks instead. For example the first Flip Squad Break was originally at the end of "Niggativity....Do I Dare Disturb The Universe?", I just separated it & then made it a new track on it`s own. I also cut out the silence on "Paid" just after the Flip Squad Break from approx. 4:40-9:22 on the original track, then made the hidden joint "The 10 Resentments Of The Industry" it`s own track. After that I added "It`s The Pride" a track Chuck D had featured on the "Pump Ya` Fist" compilation released in 1995. Then I added a few cuts from Chuck D`s "No" 12 inch (thanks to the homie JankZ for the link) to finish up things...


Got a funny lil` story that I feel like sharing with y`all about this Chuck D album. When I first copped it back in 1996 I was listening to it after a long hard day of school.....LoL, ah the good ol` days, anyway I was really tired because I was up late the night before studying for a Science test so I started noddin` off to sleep. Not sure how long I was asleep for, but I was suddenly woken up from my lil` nap by the crazy sounds of Chuck D`s voice on the hidden track...let`s just say it scared the fuck outta me at first `cuz I had it BuMP`n pretty loud on my small lil` Zellers bookshelf stereo...LoL, anyway let`s get to the music shall we? I`ve always been a fan of Public Enemy ever since I first heard `em from the dubbed tape my homie Pablo hooked me up with in elementary school. They`re still my favorite Hip Hop group to this day, so once I first heard about Chuck`s solo joint I just had to check it out...


There`s no denying that Chuck D`s militant vocal tone grabs hold of your attention, so just imagine the knowledge that`s dropped without the comedy relief of Flavor Flav on Chuck`s solo effort. Don`t worry Gary G-Wiz & Eric 'Vietnam' Sadler hit us with some of that iLL Bomb Squad production to keep ish from gettin` to preachy. The album opens up with a fitting sample of a scene from the Spike Lee movie "Clockers". A few of the movie`s characters are talkin` about Hip Hop & how Chuck D isn`t the hardest rapper. Sticky Fingaz (Onyx fame) actually plays the role of Scientific (one of the characters in the movie) who was a part of the previously mentioned discussion in the scene, I wonder if that`s how dude really feels or was it just script?....LoL, following the short lil` Intro comes the album`s first song "Mistachuck". It`s backed by an iLL beat with a sample of Jack Nicholson laughin` crazily as The Joker from the 1989 film "Batman" while Chuck D addresses the doubters...

"To all the critics that had me counted out
To all the cynics I fought & thought they had me figured out
Who opened doors on 32 tours?
From last year`s "Give It Up" goin` back to "You`re Gonna Get Yours" 
38 countries in the name of Hip Hop, never stopped 
7 continents, attackin` governments
Political rhyme practice, I gave `cause you lack this 
Serious sense of time & world geographics..."
 

Next up is the album`s lead single titled "No", a joint that has Chuck speakin` on everything that was wrong with Hip Hop back in the 9-6. Funny thing is most of the ish that he mentions still rings true today...




"Generation Wrekkked" features another uncredited appearance by Kyle "Ice" Jason (he was also featured on "No"). Here Chuck`s basically letting folks know that unless they change their ways of living they`re only going to keep the cycle of ignorance alive. The slick wordplay on the hook will definitely have you rappin` right along with it ("If I can`t change the people around me, I change the people around me...) "Niggativity...Do I Dare Disturb The Universe?" is a nice track about goin` against the grain. As simplistic as the hook is I`m still DiGG`n it, maybe it`s the head noddin` beat with the organ sample.....LoL, after that track is the first Flip Squad Break. "Free Big Willie" follows the lil` radio show break with it`s funky jazzy~vibed beat it`s sure to get that head bobb`N like $2 hookers on pay~day. Good ol` P.E. affiliate Professor Griff shows up for a lil` interlude & kicks some spoken word/ poetry slam type ish on "Horizontal Heroin"...



After the brief lil` interlude Chuck D is joined by Abnormal, C. Brewzer & Kyle Jason on "Talk Show Created The Fool". A joint where all involved attack the television talk shows of the day for all the negative influences & ignorant behavior that they choose to promote to the masses. The second Flip Squad Break follows, just like the first break it was a part of the previous track so I decided to split it from "Talk Show..." so it was it`s own track. This break has Da Brat (So So Def fame) callin` in to the radio show.......LoL, it`s kinda funny but really only a one time type of funny. Anyway she sounds like she`s was smokin` on some of that really good Green, if she wasn`t stoned when she did that I don`t like Hip Hop....LoL, you gotta share Brat baby...


"Underdog" is a lil` cautionary tale that has Chuck warning his listeners that not everything is what is seems, in both Life & the Hip Hop game. The late, great & legendary Isaac Hayes is featured on "But Can You Kill The Nigger In You?" It`s a song that has both Hayes & D sendin` a message out to the Black men of the world that are livin` foul. Don`t worry The Rhyme Animal puts the preachin` on pause to let us know that he`s still an emcee. On "Endonesia" he collab`s with B-Wyze & Dow Jonz, over a nice funkdafied vibe while all three kats flex some decent punchlines. The third Flip Squad Break follows the rhyme wreckin`. "The Pride" is next, a great uplifting track about Black pride. Some may recognize this track from the "Pump Ya` Fist" compilation that was released in 1995 however the beat isn`t the same as the one from the comp` & that joint was titled "It`s The Pride" (either way both tracks are DoPe, that`s why I added the other joint to this album as well:)...


"Paid" follows & is another collabo` track, this time Chuck invites Kendu (Hyenas In The Desert fame) & Melquan along to kick rhymes. Although it`s not as good as "Endonesia" the track`s beat & scratched in Biggie sample for the hook should keep ya interested long enough to make it thru the song. The fourth & final Flip Squad Break is next, again  it was originally a part of the track before it until I split it for it`s own glory....LoL, then I also removed the almost 5 minutes of silence that followed the lil` radio break to get to the hidden track which I labelled "The 10 Resentments Of The Industry". It`s not an actual song, Chuck D`s just basically talkin` (with his vocals slowed & fucked with to sound like a demon or some ish) about how fucked up the Industry is. It`s a real trip listening to this track off some `Shrooms that`s for sure.....LoL, then again I could say the same `bout E-40. Anyways after the hidden track that`s where the album would normally end, but due to boredom mainly I decided to add a few more joints to the album so it would fill an 80 minute CD...





So the first of the bonus joints if you will is the previously mentioned "It`s The Pride", originally from the 1995 released "Pump Ya` Fist" compilation that features such artists as KRS-One, 2Pac, Fugees & Rakim to name a few. The final four bonus cuts come from Chuck D`s "No" 12 Inch single, gotta BiG uP JankZ for the link on that very much appreciated! The "No [Mr. Elite Part Two Version - Clean]" has the same lyrics as the one on the album, but censored of course & the beat`s a lil` more on the hornier side of things sound~wise. Would love to hear an uncensored version of this! "No! [The Wreck League Massive Remake]" has Chuck D sharing the mic with Kendu of Hyenas In The Desert, Son Slawta Melquan, Dow Jonz, N-Tense, Charlie Brown, Flip & Sharp of Backstabbers, B-Wyze, Outloud of Blahzay Blahzay & Kyle Johnson. As iLL as this joint is it should have been an actual bonus track on the album, my opinion of course. The "No [Revenge Of The Anti-Pimps Acapella]" is just that, an acapella. The last track on this HeRBaN DeLuXe VeRSioN is "No [The Kyle Ice Jason Instr.]" (not The Lyle Ice Jason Instr. as I incorrectly labelled it.....LoL, I blame my big fingers)...



So do ya`self a favor & check out this solo album by Public Enemy`s frontman, I`m sure a lot of headz slept on this when it first dropped. The production that`s provided by the Bomb Squad is stellar for ya` stereo & the messages that Chuck spits over said production is definitely worth the time to listen to. It`s definitely waaaaaaaaaay better than any solo Flavor Flav album could ever even wish to sound like......LoL, that goes without sayin`!  Now I DiG Flav & all but DaMn the one solo album that I heard of his was pretty bad (it`s so bad I forget it`s title)....LoL, let`s just say that it`s not his greatest contribution to Hip Hop. Who knows maybe I`ll post up that album for y`all to check out some day, but for now you have Chuck D`s "Autobiography Of Mistachuck" with some added bonus cuts, enjoy...




Label: Mercury Records
Released: 1996, 2012


1. Intro
2. Mistachuck
3. No {ft. Kyle Jason}
4. Generation Wrekkked {ft. Kyle Jason}
5. Niggativity...Do I Dare Disturb The Universe?
6. Flip Squad Break #1
7. Free Big Willie
8. Horizontal Heroin [Interlude] {ft. Professor Griff}
9. Talk Show Created The Fool {ft. Abnormal, C. Brewser & Kyle Jason}
10. Flip Squad Break #2 {ft. Da Brat}
11. Underdog
12. But Can You Kill The Nigger In You? {ft. Isaac Hayes}
 13. Endonesia {ft. B-Wyze & Dow Jonz}
14. Flip Squad Break #3
15. The Pride {ft. Mike ''Love'' Williams}
16. Paid {ft. Kendu & Melquan}
17. Flip Squad Break #4
18. The 10 Resentments Of The Industry [Hidden Track]
19. It`s The Pride
20. No [Mr. Elite Part Two Version - Clean]
21. No! [The Wreck League Massive Remake] {ft. Kendu of Hyenas In The Desert, Son Slawta Melquan, Dow Jonz, N-Tense, Charlie Brown, Flip & Sharp of Backstabbers, B-Wyze, Outloud of Blahzay Blahzay & Kyle Johnson}
 22. No [Revenge Of The Anti-Pimps Acapella]
23. No [The Kyle Ice Jason Instr.]





N`JoY...

DMX`s "The WeiGH iN EP"...

Re~uPP`d, originally 09.18.2012... 









I have been listening to a lot of DMX lately, so it`s only right that I share this lil` free EP that he dropped to spark a lil` buzz for his newest album "Undisputed", which is really DoPe by the way. I know that a lot of folks talk ish about X because of all the arrests & so~called drug problems, say what you will. To me though X is one of a dying breed, a real artist. He tells it like it is & he`s not afraid to do so....LoL



On "The Weigh In" you get 6 tracks, an intro & 4 interludes. Production~wise Dr. Dre, Rich Kid, Dame Grease, Niam Son & Wayno handle the beats while DMX invites Big Stan, Snoop Dogg, Andreena Mills & Tyrese to contribute their talents to the EP. After the intro "Where I Wanna Be" kicks things off over Niam Son`s melodic piano~driven beat, X sounds great spittin` them heart~felt bars of human vulnerability. As for Big Stan`s contribution, I gotta say that he sounds kind of like Puffy....LoL, maybe I`m just really high or something though, regardless X kills this joint!!! 



Dogs of the world unite on "Shit Don`t Change", Snoop & DMX spit their Life`s philosophies over a beat produced by Dr. Dre that was previously used for Snoop`s "Boss Life". Now X may not like Drake.....LoL, but he does use one of the beats from Drake`s "Comeback Season Mixtape" that Rich Kid produced & that track is "Last Hope" (the original featured fellow Canadian artists Kardinal Offishall & Andreena Mills on the hook - you can peep that song here). Andreena Mills is still on the hook while DMX spit some more of that deep emotional ish, apparently some folks have this track titled as "On The Frontline" (I think "Last Hope" makes more sense so that`s what I labeled it as....LoL)...



Wayno provides a good thumpin` beat on "Where My Dogs At?" for X to spit some of that fiery tough~talkin` shit, short but sweet none~the~less. "That`s My Baby" features Tyrese, obviously this joint has an R&B vibe to it - let`s call this one the 'ladies track'.....LoL, it`s not bad though, the beat`s nice & for some reason when it`s playin` I can`t help but sing the hook.....Ahahahahahaha, anyway the Dame Grease produced "Right Or Wrong" ends things off for this EP & I gotta say that it`s probably the best track of the bunch. It`s nice to hear X collab`N with Dame Grease again, they`ve done some great work together especially on DMX`s debut "It`s Dark & Hell Is Hot". The drums that Dame laces the beat with are sinister in sound while X reaches into himself & spits some of that CLaSSiC Ruff Ryders ish. So there ya have it, go `head & check out the music...



Released: 2012



1. The Weigh In [Intro]
2. Where I Wanna Be {ft. Big Stan} [Prod. by Niam Son]
3. Shit Don`t Change {ft. Snoop Dogg} [Prod. by Dr. Dre]
4. Last Hope [Skit]
5. Last Hope {ft. Andreena Mills} [Prod. by Rich Kid]
6. Lil` Wayne [Interlude]
7. Where My Dogs At? [Prod. by Wayno]
8. Tyrese [Interlude]
9. That`s My Baby {ft. Tyrese}
10. DJ Envy [Interlude]
11. Right Or Wrong [Prod. by Dame Grease]



















N`JoY...

DMX`s "FLeSH Of My FLeSH BLooD Of My BLooD"...

Re~uPP`d, originally posted 04.15.2012...






DiGG`n thru my collection I decided to dust off an album that I honestly didn`t even really know that I had.....LoL, that album my friends would be DMX`s second album entitled "Flesh Of My Flesh Blood Of My Blood", released just a few months after his debut back in 1998. After it dropped I remember DMX havin` all this hype; Hip Hop mags talkin` about how DMX was the first rapper to release two #1 albums on the Billboard Charts in the same year. An impressive feat for anyone -- but back then much like now I still take heed to my favorite HiP HoP group Public Enemy`s words & "Don`t Believe The Hype".....LoL, well I didn`t! That`s why yesterday was my first time listening to "Flesh Of My Flesh Blood Of My Blood", 14 years after it was released....wow, was it really that long ago?....LoL



After listening I can honestly say that the album is pretty much exactly what I thought it would be. Swizz Beatz handles a gang of production on this album, microwavin` up 9 beats compared to the single joint that he did on DMX`s debut. That right there should give you an idea on how things sound....rushed, that or maybe most of these tracks were left~overs from "It`s Dark & Hell Is Hot", who knows for sure???






"Slippin`" is most definitely the iLLesT joint on the album. The music video isn`t that bad either, I found the walls with the arms reachin` out kind of funny.....LoL, anyway there are a few other tracks that I dug, but honestly the list is pretty short.....LoL, "Flesh Of My Flesh..." is a good joint, I think that it would`ve been better suited near the beginning of the album however instead of endin` up as the 3rd song from the album`s finish. The convo` X has with his God on "Ready To Meet Him" is another decent listen. "Blackout", the collabo` with the LOX & Jay-Z is alright, but I sort of expected a lil` more considering the caliber of emcees that are on the track...


For me the rest of it switches back & forth from OK to so~so. The main problem with this album clearly is that it was rushed. I mean it was roughly 7 months between DMX`s debut album & this one. I guess that`s why Swizz Beatz ended up producing so many of the tracks.....LoL, it`s not a horrible album it`s just not as great as all the hype that was surroundin` it at the time of it`s released would lead you to believe.......Chuck D was right.....LoL, anyway check it out for ya`self though, after all this is just my opinion & we all now how that sayin` goes...







Label: Def Jam Recordings
Released: 1998



1. My Niggas [Skit]
2. Bring Your Whole Crew {ft. PK}
3. Pac Man [Skit]
4. Ain`t No Way {ft. Kaseem Dean}
5. We Don`t Give A Fuck {ft. Jadakiss & Styles P}
6. Keep Your Shit The Hardest
7. Coming From {ft. Mary J. Blige}
8. It`s All Good
9. The Omen {ft. Marilyn Manson}
10. Slippin`
11. No Love 4 Me {ft. Swizz Beatz & Drag-On}
12. Dogs For Life
13. Blackout {ft. LOX & Jay-Z}
14. Flesh Of My Flesh Blood Of My Blood {ft. Swizz Beatz}
15. Heat
16. Ready To Meet Him











N`JoY...

"No LiMiT SoLDieR CoLLeCTiON [LiMiTeD EDiTioN]"...

 Re~uPP`d, originally posted 05.10.2012...




S`up y`all? Hope all is well on your side of the screen! Got some what of a rarity for y`all No Limit Records fans. What I`m sharing is a limited edition CD that Master P`s No Limit Records released back in 1998 exclusively thru Blockbuster Music Stores titled "No Limit Soldier Collection". It was being sold for $3.99 if you bought any other No Limit release, $15.99 if you just wanted to cop it on the solo tip tho. Somethin` I found a lil` interesting is the fact that they list the Mac & Soulja Slim (R.I.P.) track "Can I Ball?" as being 'previously unreleased', yet the song is actually on Mac`s "Shell Shocked" album also released in 1998. Maybe his album dropped shortly after this lil` compilation? Something else to note, this may very well be one of No Limit`s shortest releases, aside from EP`s. At only 11 tracks it`s pretty short by No Limit standards....LoL, so go `head & check it out...

 


 





























Label: No Limit Records
Released: 1998



1. I`m Bout It Bout It {Master P & Mia X}
2. Mr. Ice Cream Man {Master P ft. Mia X & Silkk The Shocker}
3. Make `Em Say Uhh! {Master P ft. Fiend, Silkk The Shocker, Mia X & Mystikal}
4. Playas From The South {Master P ft. Silkk The Shocker & UGK}
5. No Turnin` Back {Kane & Abel ft. Fiend}
6. The Party Don`t Stop {Mia X ft. Master P & Foxy Brown}
7. Just Be Straight With Me {Silkk The Shocker ft. Destiny`s Child, Master P, O`Dell & Mo B. Dick}
8. Can I Ball [Previously Unreleased] {Mac ft. Soulja Slim}
9. How Ya Do Dat {Master P ft. Young Bleed & C-Loc}
10. I Always Feel Like {Master P, Silkk The Shocker, Mia X ft. Mo B. Dick}
11. Is There A Heaven For A Gangsta {Master P}





















N`JoY...