FoXy BRoWN`s "A THoRN FRoM A RoSe"...

This mix-tape`s pretty decent, but in all honesty just makeS me crave a new Foxy album. This joint consistS mainly of a few new jointS, already released trackS & some remixeS...

Foxy Brown - A Thorn From A Rose [MiXTaPe]
Released: 2006

1. Tribute To Tupac [Intro] (1:12)

2. Ring The Alarm [Roc-A-Fella Official Rmx] (3:39)

3. Art Of War (4:01)

4. Hmm Hmm [Refix] (3:34)

5. Oh Yeah [Black Chiney Special Ver.] (1:32)

6. Tell Me What You Want (3:50)

7. Stop (4:42)

8. Back Up (3:37)

9. Come Fly With Me [Rmx] (3:57)

10. Does He Love Me? (3:38)

11. Magnetic [Rmx] (3:31)

12. Pan This (The Quan) (2:53)

13. U Already Know [Rmx] (4:14)

14. Thank You, Girl (3:53)

15. That Dude, That Chick (2:59)

16. Hood In Me (3:54)

17. Locked Up [Co-Ed Rmx] (3:46)

18. Haitian Mafia (4:07)

19. Running Your Mouth (4:36)

20. Freestyle (1:30)

N`JoY...

LeT`s FoRGeT ABouT ALL THaT...

Figured I`d start somethin` new, probably every week or so I`ll just have a few ventin` questionS that I`ve always had on my mind but never really ask`D anyone, feel free to answer...

1. Why is it that Hip Hop artistS choose to do videoS for songS that have more CuSS wordS or just ish that needS to be edited out for the regular cable TV stationS when they know that`s exactly what`s gon` happen???

2. Whatever happened to the ReSPeCT aspect of the HiP HoP game? That shit`s almost non~existant now~a~dayS...

3. Why is it that labelS spend thousand$ of dollar$ to put an album(s) together only to leave it sitting in the label`s vaultS? i.e. Foxy Brown`s "Ill Na Na 2"...

Well that`s enough ramblin` for now here`s a lil` mix with some older gemS from both the East & West CoastS, so N`JoY...

BuDD@H BLe$$eD EnT. PReSeNTs: LeT`s FoRGeT ABouT ALL THaT






1. Intro
2. Hot One {O.F.T.B.}
3. Nuthin` But Tha Gangsta {MC Eiht ft. Spice-1 & Redman}
4. We Run N.Y. {Redman ft. Hurricane Gee}
5. Representin` {Ruffa ft. Kool G Rap}
6. Take It Easy {Mad Lion}
7. Iced Down Medallions {Royal Flush ft. Noreaga}
8. Interlude #1
9. Life`s A Bitch [Buckwild Rmx] {Nas ft. AZ}
10. Fades `Em All [Rmx] {Jamal}
11. 4 My Click {Cash Money Click ft. Mic Geronimo}
12. Bust Mine {Natural Elements}
13. Repent {Tracey Lee}
14. True Confessions {Tragedy Khadafi ft. Iman Thug}
15. The Return {Brand Nubian}
16. Not Gonna Be Able To Do It [Criminal Minded Rmx] {Double X Posse}
17. Interlude #2
18. Playah`s Mode [Rmx] {Young Lay}
19. Cuties & Condoms {Cydal}
20. All Head, No Body {187 Fac ft. Spice-1, B-Legit & Big Lurch}
21. Go Down On It {Sh`Killa}
22. Outro









N`JoY...

CauSiN` A MeNaCe EP...

There isn`t a whole lot of info` available out there on these katZ, but what I do know is that the "Causin` A Menace" track is straight BaNaNaS! I`m guessing that Elektra fucked `em over since they never dropped a full length album -- at least this is all the material that I`ve ever come across (school me if I`m wrong). Still remember the first time I heard "Causin` A Menace" it was on a College Hip Hop Radio Show around `94-`95, the beat just stuck in my head. Now this joint`s been labeled as an EP, but I`ve seen it at the record shop as a 12" Promo -- all the same tracks, so I`m not sure exactly what to label it.....LoL, either way give it a listen, you`ll be glad you did...

Check the video...

Dredknotz - Causin` A Menace [EP]

Label: Elektra
Released: 1994



1. Causin` A Menace [Radio] (4:14)
2. Causin` A Menace [Lord Digga Rmx] (4:17)
3. Concentration [Radio] (3:42)
4. Tha Anthem [Radio] (3:37)
5. Tha Anthem [Radio Rmx] (3:51)
6. Respect [Radio] (3:27)









N`JoY...

FM BLuE`s "OaKLaND STyLeS EP"...

Not too sure if FM Blue`s still a part of Too $hort`s Dangerous Crew, but he was back when he dropped this lil` EP in 1995. "Oakland Styles" was originally released on Too $hort`s DoPe 1993 album "Get In Where You Fit In". As for the EP itself, it`s a decent release (kind of rare actually, well at least in my part of the World anyway); DoPe beatS & Funk Master Blue drops some pretty good lyricS as well, so check it out...

FM Blue - Oakland Styles EP
Label: Cell Block Records
Released: 1995




1. Gangsta At The Door (4:47)
2. Oakland Styles (4:48)
3. Funk Master Blue (4:42)
4. Balling Out Of Control (3:23)
5. Nevada (4:38)
6. Everybody Wore Black (3:57)
7. Oakland Styles [Instr.] (4:47)







N`JoY...

BiG BLaC`s "STRiKKLy 4 Da O.G. HuSTLeRS"...

Big Blac - Strikkly 4 Da O.G. Hustlers
Label: Nationwide
Released: 1995




1. Intro (2:54)
2. Break `Em Off (4:46)
3. Job Done (3:45)
4. B-Squad Ain`t No Punk (3:33)
5. Rollin` With The B-Squad (3:56)
6. Hard Life (5:30)
7. Recognize A Ho Trick (1:06)
8. So Real (5:02)
9. Strikkly 4 Da O.G. Hustlers (3:53)
10. Kickin` In The Quadro {ft. MC Mackeisha} (3:44)
11. Put That B.S. To Rest (4:47)
12. Outro (3:34)



If you`ve given the Odd Squad album a listen you`ve probably heard her flow before...













N`JoY...

BuDD@H BLe$$eD EnT. PReSeNTs: "DaT CoLa...TaKe A SiP"

BuDD@H BLe$$eD EnT. PReSeNTs - DaT CoLa...TaKe A SiP




1. Intro
2. Sound Of Da Police {KRS-One}
3. Shut `Em Down [Pete Rock Rmx] {Public Enemy ft. Pete Rock}
4. Piece Of The Action {Godfather Don}
5. How You Love That? {IG Off & Hazadus}
6. I Gotta Have It Again {Royal Flush}
7. Lessons {R.A. The Rugged Man}
8. Devil In A Blue Dress {LA The Darkman}
9. A To The K {Cypress Hill}
10. Send Fe Me Gunn {Wise Intelligent}
11. My Name Is Nine (Yeh, Da Gun) {Sh`Killa}
12. Pimpin` Just In Me {Doo Doo Brown}
13. Sideways {E-40 ft. B-Legit}
14. Like Playas {Spice-1 ft. Young Kyoz}
15. Sowhatusayin` {South Central Cartel Productions}
16. Up To No Good {8Ball & MJG}
17. Dope Stories [Rmx] {P.A. ft. Noreaga}
18. Mo` Money, Mo` Murder... {AZ ft. Nas}
19. Beat `Em On The Head {Hostyle}
20. Resurrection [Large Pro Rmx] {Common}








N`JoY...

MC LyTe`S "EYeS On THiS"...

MC Lyte: Eyes On This
Released: 1989
Label: First Priority



1. Cha Cha Cha
2. Slave 2 The Rhythm
3. Cappucino
4. Stop, Look, Listen
5. Throwin` Words At U
6. Not Wit` A Dealer
7. Survival Of The Fittest [Rmx]
8. Shut The Eff Up! (Hoe)
9. I Am The Lyte
10. Rhyme Hangover
11. Funky Song
12. Please Understand
13. K-Rocks Housin`

Many headZ tell me that this album is Lyte`s best work, I simply disagree because I feel that her 1993 album "Ain`t No Other" is much better overall. This joint`s still some CLaSSiC HiP HoP none~the~less! LotS of bragg`N, sucka emcee DiSS`n....or femcee DiSS`n on "Shut The Eff Up! (Hoe)" where Lyte lyrically attackS Antoinette. "Cappucino" has to be the album`s standout track though, my favorite as well! It`s an iLL story~telling gem in which Lyte stopS at a Manhattan cafe & gets caught up in some rival drug dealerS` gun~play. Then she findS herself asking; "Why, oh why, did I need cappucino?" in the after~Life. Definitely a DoPe album worth the listen...






N`JoY...

MC LyTe`S "LyTe As A RoCK"...

Debut album from one of the best...

MC Lyte - Lyte As A Rock
Label: First Priority Records
Released: 1988



1. Lyte vs. Vanna Whyte (2:47)
2. Lyte As A Rock (4:17)
3. I Am Woman (2:45)
4. MC Lyte Likes Swingin` (3:17)
5. 10% Dis (5:00)
6. Paper Thin (5:14)
7. Lyte Thee MC (4:13)
8. I Cram To Understand U (4:39)
9. Kickin` 4 Brooklyn (2:20)
10. Don`t Cry Big Girls (3:57)





MC Lyte`s been my favorite female eMCee since I first heard her rappin` the lyrics to "Ruff Neck" (still remember the video) from her "Ain`t No Other" album back in 1993. It was her equally rugged & hard-edged rhymes, flow & vocal~tone that`s made me a fan ever since...






N`JoY...

Go DoWn (BuT DoN`T BiTe iT)...

Roxanne - Go Down (But Don`t Bite It)

Released: 1992

1. Ya` Brother Does

2. Gear

3. If I Can`t Have You

4. Mama Can I Get Some

5. Latino Blues

6. Go Down (But Don`t Bite It)

7. Influx

8. Same Real Rox

9. Where There`s A Will

10. Roxanne Shit Is Over

11. Roxanne`s Suite

RoXaNNe SHaNTe`S "BaD SiSTeR"...

Roxanne Shante - Bad Sister

Label: Cold Chillin` Records

Released: October 20, 1989

1. Bad Sister (5:03)

2. Live On Stage (7:01)

3. Independent Woman (4:37)

4. Knockin’ Hiney (3:40)

5. My Groove Gets Better (3:53)

6. Feelin’ Kinda Horny (4:12)

7. Have A Nice Day [Rmx] (3:20)

8. Let`s Rock Y’all (4:18)

9. Fatal Attraction (4:31)

10. Wack It [Rmx] (6:04)

11. Skeezer (2:48)

12. What’s On Your Mind? (3:21)

13. Go On Girl [Rmx] (5:02)

14. Gotta Get Paid {ft. Craig G} (1:52)

"Feelin` Kinda Horny" samples that same Isley Brothers joint ("Between The Sheets") that B.I.G. rocked on "Big Poppa"...





N`JoY...