Wednesday, June 24, 2015

TaPeMaSTeRS iNc. & KeYZ PReSeNT - "2PaC: Runnin` WiTH An OuTLaW"...

Since I didn`t have any cassette rips to share for the Tuesday Tape Rip series this week I figured that I could at the very least share with y`all this mixtape that I`ve been listening to for the last few days. Lately there`s been quite a few 2Pac news articles being published on the various Hip Hop news sites, so naturally I`ve been checkin` `em out. I can only guess that all the media attention given to `Pac was due to the fact that his birthday had just passed on June 16th. Anyway, all that reading that I was doing also led to me dustin` off this mixtape presented by Tapemasters Inc. & Keyz titled "2Pac: Runnin` With An Outlaw" which they released back in 2005, it`s a pretty solid effort overall. They definitely made some great selections when it came to the songs that they picked for this mixtape. Since it was the 12th edition of their Collabo series Tapemasters Inc. & Keyz decided to choose some of 2Pac`s better collaborations although some of them were created after his death like "Loyal To The Game" with 50 Cent & G-Unit or "N.I.G.G.A." with Jadakiss for example...


The only downside (it`s only minor) about this joint is that they chose to use the edited version of the `Pac & Scarface collabo` "Smile". Aside from that though this joint is almost a 5 star effort. I think had they used the original versions of "Loyal To The Game", "Runnin`", "One Day At A Time" & "Military Minds" then this mixtape would`ve been gold star sticker worthy....LoL, my opinion of course. I`ve never been a super huge fan of `Pac like say my cousin Dawson is, but I definitely am a fan of the man`s work! He had some great charisma on the mic & when he spit his lyrics you definitely felt them. Whether he was spittin` DiSSeS, some political ish or even some positive uplifting stuff for the women, whatever it was he made sure that you experienced some type of emotion. It really is a DaMn shame that he was taken away from us so early in his career! I`m sure he would`ve been doing some great things had he not been killed in Las Vegas. Hopefully someday soon in the near future they can figure out who was TRULY responsible for taking his Life so justice can be served & we no longer have to see the theories (here`s a nice lil` article about some of them). Wishful thinking, yes I know, but hey I had to put it out there. Anyway take a lil` trip while listening to this joint & enjoy some of `Pac's best collaboration songs spanning from early in his career all the way to after his death. I`m sure you`ll like it even if you aren`t a 2Pac fan...





Label: N/A
Released: 2005



1. Loyal To The Game {ft. 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks & Young Buck}
2. N.I.G.G.A. {ft. Jadakiss}
3. Got My Mind Made Up {ft. Method Man, Redman, Daz & Kurupt}
4. 2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted {ft. Snoop Dogg}
5. California Love {ft. Dr. Dre}
6. Wanted Dead Or Alive {ft. Snoop Dogg}
7. Runnin` (Dying To Live) {ft. Notorious B.I.G.}
8. One Day At A Time [Em`s Version] {ft. Eminem}
9. Smile {ft. Scarface}
10. Thugz Mansion [Nas Acoustic] {ft. Nas}
11. How Do U Want It {ft. K-Ci & JoJo}
12. Toss It Up {ft. Aaron Hall, K-Ci & JoJo}
13. All `Bout U {ft. Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg & Dru Down}
14. I Get Around {ft. Digital Underground}
15. World Wide Mob Figgaz {ft. Outlawz}
16. Deadly Combination {ft. Big L}
17. Last Wordz {ft. Ice Cube & Ice-T}
18. 5 Deadly Venoms {ft. Treach, Apache & Live Squad}
19. Military Minds {ft. Cocoa Brovaz & Buckshot}
20. 1st To Bomb {ft. Daz}
21. Hail Mary {ft. Outlawz}
22. Freestyle {ft. Notorious B.I.G.}
23. Same Song {ft. Digital Underground}
24. Teardrops & Closed Caskets {ft. Outlawz & Nate Dogg}
25. I Wonder If Heaven Got A Ghetto {ft. Brownstone}





The Mediafire link file password is FR33Mu$1C














R.i.P. 2PaC...

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

TueSDaY TaPe RiP...DeaD PReZ`s "NoT YeT FRee [ALBuM SaMPLeR]"...


What`s happenin` y`all? Hope all is well on your side of the tracks! Today I`m droppin` another post for the on~going Tuesday Tape Rip series. I know that I skipped out last week, my apologies I just simply didn`t have the time to post anything. Anyway this cassette rip comes courtesy of Captain Squid~LiD. So BiG uPs must go out to him, thanks for sharing the rip! All I did was adjust the volume of the file because it was kind of on the low side so I just raised it up a lil` bit. This cassette rip that I`m sharing with y`all today is a rip of an album sampler that Loud Records dropped as promo for dead prez`s "Let`s Get Free" album that was released in 2000. It contains snippets of tracks from their "Let`s Get Free" album (obviously....LoL), but it also contains a few interludes that aren`t on the album like "Army/Family" & "Martial Arts" as well as a few instrumentals. I was going to separate the snippets into their own tracks, but seeing as how the whole file is under 6 minutes in length I just decided to leave it as is. Now if you`re not familiar with dead prez, well you`ll just have to do some research on ya` own or wait until I drop another post for their debut album "Let`s Get Free". Until then peep this album sampler, get hyped up for their debut album & then go & cop it. Support some real Hip Hop, enjoy...
Label: Loud Records
Released: 2000





















N`JoY...

Wednesday, June 03, 2015

EiGHTBaLL & MJG`s "LiSTeN To The LyRiCs [CaSSeTTe SiNGLe]"...

Had this tape ripped & ready to go for the next post in the Tuesday Tape Rip series, but unfortunately Time Warner had some problems with their services yesterday. So for about 8 hours or so I didn`t have any cable, home phone or internet! Oh y`all know the joys of having one company for all 3 services...LoL! It actually sucks like $2 hooker$ on pay~day!!!
 
Needless to say it was no fun trying to explain to my 2 year old son how he couldn`t go on the ABCMouse website because our internet wasn`t working. His reply was simply; 
"`Puter, `puter daddy! I want `Mouse on the `puter daddy!!!" 
Followed by a little disappointment once the site wouldn`t load up on the laptop....LoL, kids are priceless! Anyway, let me get back on topic.Gotta send a King Hippo SiZeD shout~out to C-Gull~E for hookin` me up with the tape so I could rip it to share with y`all, so BiG~uPs goes out to him!!! 
 
Since I had this all ready to go, forget waitin` until next Tuesday to post it. There just won`t be a Tuesday Tape Rip this week that`s all, I know you`re sad about that....LoL! Now what am I sharing today? Well this joint is another cassette single, but this one is by the Memphis, Tennessee duo 8-Ball (8Ball, 8 Ball or Eightball) & MJG. It was released way back in the year 1991 by On The Strength Records & it`s titled "Listen To The Lyrics". It`s 3 tracks deep. I`ll be honest & say that I haven`t really heard any of their group albums, but I have listened to some of their solo work so I am somewhat familiar with each artist...
 
Eightball`s solo double album (3 CD`s if you count the bonus disc) "Lost", released in 1998 is a solid album. While MJG`s solo album titled "No More Glory" from 1997 is also another great effort. As for the duo I don`t know much about `em aside from them reppin` Memphis, Tennessee & first meeting each other back in 1984. From what I`ve been told "Listen To The Lyrics" is `Ball &`G's first single. They followed the single up with their debut album in 1993 titled "Comin` Out Hard" released by Suave House Records...

They`ve definitely built up a strong & loyal fan-base, releasing albums pretty consistently; "Comin` Out Hard" in 1993, "On The Outside Looking In" in 1994, "On Top Of The World" in 1995, "Lyrics Of  A Pimp (Strictly For Da Underground)" in 1997, "In Our Lifetime Vol. 1" in 1999, "Space Age 4 Eva" in 2000, "Living Legends" in 2004, "Ridin` High" in 2007, "Ten Toes Down" in 2010 & "From The Bottom 2 The Top" also released in 2010. As you can see they`ve certainly put in some work! If you`re a fan of theirs & you haven`t heard these tunes you should check `em out for sure, so you can hear their beginnings & see just how far they have come. The songs aren`t mind blowingly awesome, but they`re not bad either. I like "Got To Be Real" & "Listen To The Lyrics" the most overall. So there ya have it, go `head & check `em out for ya`self...

 




Label: On The Strength Records
Released: 1991



A1. Listen To The Lyrics
A2. Pimp In The House
B1. Got To Be Real


















N`JoY...