Stumbled across this joint while lookin` thru one of my boxes of cassettes trying to find an older mix tape I put together back in `99....LoL, at first glance I thought it was just some gangsta`D up mix I got from a friend. Then I took a look at the tracklist on the back & noticed a couple familiar Spice-1 song titles such as "187 Proof" & "East Bay Gangster", so I popped it up in the ol` tape deck & hit play. Gotta say that this joint`s a trip, not only does it contain some early Spice-1 tracks, but I`ve been told that it also includes an early mix as well as a remix of "Foul Play" The Coup`s very first recorded appearance. The track itself later appeared on their debut album "Kill My Landlord" album which dropped on Wild Pitch. It also has a few trippy instrumentals/dubs ("Lights Start Flashing") , interludes ("976-Spice" & "211 At 711") & the posse track "One Nation". It`s sort of like a weak attempt at a "We`re All In The Same Game" type of track, exactly who is on the song? I couldn`t tell you, sorry. There isn`t much info` on this compilation, but I can tell you a lil` about the Spice-1 tracks. First off, I gotta say that I`m actually DiGG`n this mix of "East Bay Gangster" more than the version that ended up on Spice-1`s debut album released on Jive Records. Maybe I just love how they used the bassline from the O`Jays` "Give The People What They Want", either way it`s DoPe! "Gangster Thang" is Spice kickin` some of his trademark gangsta tales over a simplistic Ol` School soundin` beat, there`s even a lil` Chuck D sample. “187 Proof” is a track that most folkS should know, lyric~wise it`s exactly the same as the album version. The beat`s a lil` different & there`s a bit of an intro before the track starts with Spice takin` a few hits off a joint & a sample of someone saying "A Green Leafy Substance..." followed by a sample "Roll up a phat one & pass it around..." over & over until the song sparks off. “2 B Reel” is a rare/unreleased track, Spice kicks gangsta flowS over a beat that just seems a lil` too soft for a Spice-1 track. Who knows maybe it was an attempt at a radio joint. So there you have it a lil` run~down of this relatively unknown compilation, check it out for ya`self...
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
BuDD@H BLe$$eD EnT. PReSeNTs: "GRaDe EH! VoL. 3 (Fo` 20)"...
1. Intro
2. It`s Fo` Twenty {Bishop Brigante ft. Nate Dogg} [Prod. by T. Williams]
3. Ohhh [Rmx] {Jenna ft. Rochester a.k.a. Juice, Ken Masters & Bishop Brigante} [Prod. by BEATardZ]
4. Replacement Girl {Drake ft. Trey Songz} [Prod. by T. Williams & Boi-1da]
5. Yayo Technology [Dub] {Richie Sosa}
6. Eyes Of A Stranger {The Rawluck Movement} [Prod. by Pro Logic]
7. Silly Rabbits {Empire (Mezziah, T.R.A., Scandalis & Adam Bomb)} [Prod. by Big Sproxx]
8. The N~Word {Aristo}
9. Unauthorized Biography of James Brown {Seazon} [Remixed by Seazon]
10. Rock-N-Roll {Mayhem Morearty}
11. Try It One Time {K-Dot} [Prod. by Arkeologists]
12. Earthquake {ReLZ ft. Wayne White & Steele (Smif-N-Wessun)} [Prod. by NeMo]
13. Say Good Bye [Rmx] {Rugged Intellect ft. Party Arty, Sean Price & Rustee Juxx} [Prod. by Domingo]
14. What The Fuck?! {9th Uno & Tyranny} [Prod. by Arkeologists]
15. Fortress [Freestyle] {Ill Da Shystee (R.I.P.)}
16. Wake-Up Show Freestyle {Maestro Fresh Wes}
17. The Trilogy Pt. 1 (Three MCz) {Motion ft. Apani B Fly & Tara Chase}
18. Halfway Through The City {Masia One}
19. A Portion From Up North {Michie Mee & L.A. Luv}
20. Pimp Of The Microphone {HDV}
21. So I... {Frankenstein ft. Choclair}
22. These Days & Times {Checkmate ft. Concise}
23. Fitnredi {Rascalz}
2. It`s Fo` Twenty {Bishop Brigante ft. Nate Dogg} [Prod. by T. Williams]
3. Ohhh [Rmx] {Jenna ft. Rochester a.k.a. Juice, Ken Masters & Bishop Brigante} [Prod. by BEATardZ]
4. Replacement Girl {Drake ft. Trey Songz} [Prod. by T. Williams & Boi-1da]
5. Yayo Technology [Dub] {Richie Sosa}
6. Eyes Of A Stranger {The Rawluck Movement} [Prod. by Pro Logic]
7. Silly Rabbits {Empire (Mezziah, T.R.A., Scandalis & Adam Bomb)} [Prod. by Big Sproxx]
8. The N~Word {Aristo}
9. Unauthorized Biography of James Brown {Seazon} [Remixed by Seazon]
10. Rock-N-Roll {Mayhem Morearty}
11. Try It One Time {K-Dot} [Prod. by Arkeologists]
12. Earthquake {ReLZ ft. Wayne White & Steele (Smif-N-Wessun)} [Prod. by NeMo]
13. Say Good Bye [Rmx] {Rugged Intellect ft. Party Arty, Sean Price & Rustee Juxx} [Prod. by Domingo]
14. What The Fuck?! {9th Uno & Tyranny} [Prod. by Arkeologists]
15. Fortress [Freestyle] {Ill Da Shystee (R.I.P.)}
16. Wake-Up Show Freestyle {Maestro Fresh Wes}
17. The Trilogy Pt. 1 (Three MCz) {Motion ft. Apani B Fly & Tara Chase}
18. Halfway Through The City {Masia One}
19. A Portion From Up North {Michie Mee & L.A. Luv}
20. Pimp Of The Microphone {HDV}
21. So I... {Frankenstein ft. Choclair}
22. These Days & Times {Checkmate ft. Concise}
23. Fitnredi {Rascalz}
This right here is just a lil` mix I put together for my cousin & a few of my American friends, a very cheap Christmas gift......LoL, anyway it`s all Canadian HiP HoP! Some old, some new...I started it off with the newer ish & closed things out with some of the older gemS, N`JoY...
DJ FoSHo`s "LoViNG THiS MuSiC"...
Hopefully y`all had a good Christmas, mine was decent. Didn`t really get much on the gift~side of things, but that`s not what it`s about for me....it`s really about the BiG family meal! It`s too bad my lil` bro` couldn`t make it down from Toronto, `cuz the turkey was great (not to mention the ham, cranberries, mash potatoes, stuffing, the pies & etc...)! Anyway, after my 3 plates of food (munchies kick`D into over~drive) I roll`D up 2 nice sized bluntS, grabbed some beer & popped in my homie DJ Fosho`s latest SLoW`D & CHoPP`D mix "Loving This Music". Figured that ya gotta be in the right mind~state/ mood to really get into a SLoW`D & CHoPP`D mixed joint, so what better way to do so than with a lil` of that R&B...you know that Refer & Beer! Fosho does his thang & delivers a nice mix. It has a heavy Southern~vibe to it, no surprise there...I mean c`mon, it`s a SLoW`D & CHoPP`D mix & Fosho`s repp`N Texas! No worries though, the joint`s far from one~sided. Fosho throws Junior MAFIA, Styles P & Bone Thugs & in to the mix as well TLC to give it a lil` variety. Gotta say out of all the tracks the top 3 for me are: "It`s Supposed To Bubble", "Trill Niggas Don`t Die" & "Life Goes On", just DiGG`n how they were chopped, so check it out for ya`self...
1. Sunshine {Lupe Fiasco}
2. Dirty Acres [Instr.] {Cunninlynguists}
3. I`m A Hustler {Pimp C}
4. Don`t Waste My Time {Bone Thugs-N-Harmony}
5. Get Money {Junior M.A.F.I.A.}
6. All I Know Is Pain {Styles P}
7. One Time {Ky-Mani Marley}
8. Be With Me {J. Holiday}
9. Creep {TLC}
10. Sei Luv {Messy Marv ft. J. Valentine}
11. Give My Last Breath {Trae}
12. Trill Niggas Don`t Die {UGK ft. Z-Ro}
13. Like Yesterday {PSK ft. UGK}
14. It`s Suppose To Bubble {UGK}
15. Git Out My Face {Scarface}
16. Sunset {Ja Rule ft. The Game}
17. One Day {UGK ft. Ronnie Spencer & Mr. 3-2}
18. Life Goes On {Trae ft. L. Boogie}
2. Dirty Acres [Instr.] {Cunninlynguists}
3. I`m A Hustler {Pimp C}
4. Don`t Waste My Time {Bone Thugs-N-Harmony}
5. Get Money {Junior M.A.F.I.A.}
6. All I Know Is Pain {Styles P}
7. One Time {Ky-Mani Marley}
8. Be With Me {J. Holiday}
9. Creep {TLC}
10. Sei Luv {Messy Marv ft. J. Valentine}
11. Give My Last Breath {Trae}
12. Trill Niggas Don`t Die {UGK ft. Z-Ro}
13. Like Yesterday {PSK ft. UGK}
14. It`s Suppose To Bubble {UGK}
15. Git Out My Face {Scarface}
16. Sunset {Ja Rule ft. The Game}
17. One Day {UGK ft. Ronnie Spencer & Mr. 3-2}
18. Life Goes On {Trae ft. L. Boogie}
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
16 BaRS PRoDuCTioNs PReSeNTs: "CaNaDiaN GaNGSTeR"...
1. Intro
2. Pray
3. American Dreamin`
4. Hello Brooklyn 2.0 {ft. Lil` Wayne}
5. No Hook
6. Roc Boys (And The Winner Is...)
7. Sweet
8. I Know
9. Party Life
10. Ignorant Shit {ft. Beanie Sigel}
11. Say Hello
12. Success {ft. Nas}
13. Fallin`
14. Blue Magic
15. American Gangster
16. American Dreaming [Bonus Track]
17. Sweet [Bonus Track]
18. Ignorant Shit [Bonus Track]
2. Pray
3. American Dreamin`
4. Hello Brooklyn 2.0 {ft. Lil` Wayne}
5. No Hook
6. Roc Boys (And The Winner Is...)
7. Sweet
8. I Know
9. Party Life
10. Ignorant Shit {ft. Beanie Sigel}
11. Say Hello
12. Success {ft. Nas}
13. Fallin`
14. Blue Magic
15. American Gangster
16. American Dreaming [Bonus Track]
17. Sweet [Bonus Track]
18. Ignorant Shit [Bonus Track]
YeS-YeS, with all the MaSH-uPs/ReMiXes of "American Gangster" floatin` around out there I just had to share this ReMiX album put together by 16 Bars Productions & HipHopCanada.com titled "16 Bars Productions Presents - Jay-Z: Canadian Gangster". The beatS were created by T~DoT producers Big Sproxx, Lee Harvey & Mazaman & they give Jay-Z`s concept album that good ol` maple Canadian touch with their golden~era elements & soulful samples, so check it out for ya`self...
For more info` peep:
http://www.myspace.com/16barsproductions
http://www.myspace.com/bigsproxx
http://www.hiphopcanada.com
N`JoY...
http://www.myspace.com/16barsproductions
http://www.myspace.com/bigsproxx
http://www.hiphopcanada.com
N`JoY...
Monday, December 17, 2007
D.O. SiGNs DeaL WiTH HaLFLiFe...
As a kat from Canada I`ve got to take some time out to BiG uP Toronto emcee D.O. aka Defy the Odds who recently signed a deal with Halflife Records/EMI to drop his sophomore album "Stay Driven" in Fall of 2008. If you`re not up on D.O. ya may remember him as the emcee who entered the Guinness Book Of World Records on July 5, 2003 at the Darknights Nationals Car Show & Urban Lifestyle event in Markham, Ontario when performed the longest freestyle in HiP HoP`s history. The total time? Eight hours & 45 minutes!! What`s great about D.O.`s new deal is that Halflife Records is actually run by SuPeR TiGHT producer/ emcee Classified. So not only is homie going to get some iLL beatS for "Stay Driven", but I`m sure we can expect to see some features from the Halflife Crew which consists of DJ IV, J-Bru, Mic Boyd, Jordan Croucher & Chad Hatcher. Here`s a couple videos for tracks off his debut album "The Northstarr"...
"Just Forfeit" {ft. Arabesque, G. Stokes & Slakah}
"Defy The Odds" {ft. Mac Graham}
"Get Free" (Art Of Fresh (D.O. & Slakah The Beatchild)}
"The Grind" (D.O.`s newest single)...
Sunday, December 16, 2007
BuDD@H BLe$$eD EnT. PReSeNTs: "PHuCK WHaT Ya HeaRD!!!"
BuDD@H BLe$$eD EnT. PReSeNTs - PHuCK WHaT Ya HeaRD!
1. Intro (2:03)
2. Dope Man [Radio] {N.W.A.} (4:43)
3. Eazy-Er Said Than Dunn {Eazy-E} (3:40)
4. Don`t Sweat The Technique {Eric B & Rakim} (2:47)
5. Welcome To The Terrordome {Public Enemy} (5:22)
6. Skit #1 (0:56)
7. What Goes Up [Rmx] {Mack Da Maniak ft. King Just & Chubb Rock} (3:13)
8. GP Connection {Pop Da Brown Hornet} (3:02)
9. Ill Street Blues {Kool G Rap & DJ Polo} (3:40)
10. I`m Still Number One {KRS-One} (2:21)
11. Down Wit` Us {Redman} (2:32)
12. Foxy`s Bells {Foxy Brown} (1:34)
13. Rock The Bells {LL Cool J} (2:59)
14. Skit #2 (0:30)
15. Phuck What Ya Heard {Mad Kap} (5:29)
16. True Gangstas {Ruffa} (4:10)
17. Lettha Brainz Blo {Heltah Skeltah} (3:59)
18. Married To Marijuana {Noreaga} (3:09)
19. Stop Smokin` That Shit {KMD ft. Sear, Kurious & Earthquake} (4:01)
20. Pandemonium {The Pharcyde} (3:49)
21. Recognized Thresholds Of Negative Stress {Boogie Monsters} (5:25)
22. Uh Oh {KRS-One} (3:52)
23. Manifest Destiny {Urban Thermo Dynamics} (4:30)
I put this together back in October but for whatever reason forgot to post it up here....LoL, it`s mainly older jointS that I was listening to at the time. These lil` mixes are created because I just get so bored with a lot of the newer ish that`s been comin` out, forcing me to turn to the good music for some escapism...
N`JoY...
1. Intro (2:03)
2. Dope Man [Radio] {N.W.A.} (4:43)
3. Eazy-Er Said Than Dunn {Eazy-E} (3:40)
4. Don`t Sweat The Technique {Eric B & Rakim} (2:47)
5. Welcome To The Terrordome {Public Enemy} (5:22)
6. Skit #1 (0:56)
7. What Goes Up [Rmx] {Mack Da Maniak ft. King Just & Chubb Rock} (3:13)
8. GP Connection {Pop Da Brown Hornet} (3:02)
9. Ill Street Blues {Kool G Rap & DJ Polo} (3:40)
10. I`m Still Number One {KRS-One} (2:21)
11. Down Wit` Us {Redman} (2:32)
12. Foxy`s Bells {Foxy Brown} (1:34)
13. Rock The Bells {LL Cool J} (2:59)
14. Skit #2 (0:30)
15. Phuck What Ya Heard {Mad Kap} (5:29)
16. True Gangstas {Ruffa} (4:10)
17. Lettha Brainz Blo {Heltah Skeltah} (3:59)
18. Married To Marijuana {Noreaga} (3:09)
19. Stop Smokin` That Shit {KMD ft. Sear, Kurious & Earthquake} (4:01)
20. Pandemonium {The Pharcyde} (3:49)
21. Recognized Thresholds Of Negative Stress {Boogie Monsters} (5:25)
22. Uh Oh {KRS-One} (3:52)
23. Manifest Destiny {Urban Thermo Dynamics} (4:30)
I put this together back in October but for whatever reason forgot to post it up here....LoL, it`s mainly older jointS that I was listening to at the time. These lil` mixes are created because I just get so bored with a lot of the newer ish that`s been comin` out, forcing me to turn to the good music for some escapism...
N`JoY...
SToLeN FRoM AFRiCa VoL. 1...
Stolen From Africa VoL. 1Released: 2007
Produced & conceived by Logikal Ethix & Unknown Mizery, this Mix CD "Stolen From Africa Vol. 1" was created to address all the gun~play that`s been happening in the T~DoT (Toronto). Their goal is to "uplift, motivate & educate" (to quote the back cover) folkS on the issues that have been affecting the families & communities, hoping to spark thought & discussion. They do so with the help of various Toronto artists; from Motion, T-West, Nem-i-sis & Baby Grhyme to Aristo, Tru-Paz & Mathematik (no DiSReSPeCT to those I left out). So far I`ve only listened to the first 3 tracks (I`ll post my thoughtS after I`ve listened to it all the way thru), but I`m lovin` it! Some great tuneS right here with a proper message, check it out for ya`self...
Check out Stolen From Africa here:
http://www.stolenfromafrica.com
http://www.stolenfromafrica.tv
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