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Review - Chali 2na - Fish Outta Water

Posted by Wally $ean On July 14, 2009

The tile of Chali 2na's debut solo album Fish Outta Water is perfecting befitting the former Jurassic 5 emcee, and not just because of the fish connection. In respects to both his syrupy delivery and off-kilter content, Chali's always been something of a black sheep in the industry. His iconoclastic emceeing even put him at odds with his fellow 5 members...Fish Outta Water photographically captures a wide variety of emotions and circumstances from the perspective of deep-voiced emcee. While the album lags to molasses-slow pace at times, it's certainly a solid effort from one of Hip-Hop's most talented and underrated emcees.

Review - The Alchemist - Chemical Warfare

Posted by Wally $ean On July 12, 2009

California's the Alchemist is one of this current generation's most iconoclastic producers. He's been fortunate enough to be featured as the musical backdrop for everyone from Mobb Deep to Dilated Peoples. But Al isn't content with being one of the top go-to producers of the decade. His latest solo LP Chemical Warfare finds Al trying to take production to heights previously unreached. Yet despite the impressiveness of its diverse guest list and sound, Chemical Warfare falls inches short of being something truly great.

Review - Wu-Tang Clan - Chamber Music

Posted by Wally $ean On July 10, 2009

After the relative disappointment that was '07s 8 Diagrams, fans and critics alike began to seriously question whether the Wu was actually forever. The nine members were divided over a number of issues, from the RZA's beats to payment to the Wu's business team...Yet Wu fans have a little less reason to fear. While the Clan's latest release Chamber Music isn't an actual Wu-Tang Clan album (GZA, Meth and Masta Killa don't even appear on it), it's Wu-Tang all the way, from the gritty production to the pitch-perfect lyricism.

Review - Blaq Poet - Tha Blaqprint

Posted by Wally $ean On July 3, 2009

These past few years have been a drag for real hip-hop. When commercial artists weren't busy getting crunk or snapping their fingers for ringtone money, wimpy, sensitive types began to take over Brooklyn, dressing like the '80s but sounding absolutely nothing like it. And except for a few older gods and staunchly conservative up-and-comers, hardcore Hip-Hop's a thing of the past. But these hipsters and finger-snappers have reason to be afraid: just when you thought it was safe to rock tight pants and rapper over techno remixes of Lykke Li or only make the trap say "Aye!", the Poet has emerged from the depths of QB and he's out for blood.

Review - Grand Puba - RetroActive

Posted by Wally $ean On July 2, 2009

A lot of things in life don't age well at all: technology, dairy products, Mickey Rourke, just to name a few. Sadly, the emcee more often than not tends to be one of these things. In such a quickly evolving industry, the need to keep up with the times for some "golden era" rappers can be debilitating for their careers, if not utterly fatal. LL Cool J is a prime example; his most recent album illustrates the perishable nature of come rappers. Yet not all classic emcees fall prey to the mousetrap of age, and with his latest album RetroActive, Grand Puba shows how an emcee can be a fine wine in a industry of curdled milk.


Here's one final post before I call it for the night. Here's the third part to Mr. Peter Parker and Immortal Tech's recent interview. In this one, they discuss independent music, Weezy F., Obama and other stuff.

Mr. Peter Parker Presents Immortal Technique Pt. 3



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Nino Bless - "Whatcha Know About Me"

Posted by Wally $ean On 9:32 PM 0 comments

New song from Nino Bless called "Whatcha Know About Me" off his upcoming mixtape Untold Scriptures 2. And before that, he'll be dropping Latin Marksman 2 with Tony Touch and Nomad, which'll be entirely over Madlib beats.

Nino Bless - "Whatcha Know About Me"

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Pac Div - Church League Champions

Posted by Wally $ean On 8:49 PM 0 comments

What up what up! Just got back from Philly, which is just a dope place in general. I copped a couple of vinyls (Onyx's All We Got Iz Us, Ghost's Fishscale, Lord Finesse and DJ Mike Smooth's Funky Technician, Raekwon's "Glaciers of Ice/Criminology" single and The Best of the Delfonics) and a pretty obnoxious fitted. Good day for me, but probably not for my bank account. Anyway, here's Pac Div's Church League Champions, which appears to be the only really interesting thing I missed. Whatever, if y'all caught feelings over it, suck on the left one no homo, nah mean?

Pac Div - Church League Champions
1. Dick Vitale
2. We The Champs (Duke vs. Carolina)
3. Pac Div
4. Mayor
5. For You
6. No No
7. Knuckleheadz
8. Whiplash
9. Underdogs (interlude)
10 Shut Up
11. Young Black Male
12. Never
13. Back

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DJ 31 Degreez x Jadakiss - G13

Posted by Wally $ean On 8:34 AM 0 comments

How about another one before I head off, hm? Here's Jada and 31 Degreez's recent mmixtape G13 (that's slang for weed). I'm not necessarily a big fan of 31 because dude has some straight up obnoxious drops on his tapes,but he knows how to put a dope tape together, I'll give him that much. This one's no exception.

DJ 31 Degreez x Jadakiss - G13



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Finale - "It's Mine"

Posted by Wally $ean On 8:27 AM 0 comments

DJBooth.net came through with the 70th freestyle in their series, and for this one, they've enlisted one of my favorite artists of the year for "It's Mine," produced by Havoc. You can't not respect that right there. Finale is a fuckin' monster.

Finale - "It's Mine"

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Pac Div's Church League Champions Trailer

Posted by Wally $ean On 8:15 AM 0 comments

So apparently, Pac Div are going to be dropping their mixtape Church League Champions at some point today...and I won't be around to hit you with it (until later, that is). Sorry...but anyway, you can go and get it at this site when it does. In the meantime, here's a trailer for the tape.

Pac Div's Church League Champions Trailer



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Nas - 1991 Demo Tape

Posted by Wally $ean On 8:00 AM 0 comments

Well, sorry everybody, I'm not going to be posting much today. Why? Well, I'm going to get out of the house and head into Philly for the day. I've been meaning to do it for awhile now, but tomorrow is the first free day I've gotten. Anyway, to make it up to the few people that hit the site up, here's a link to Nas' 1991 demo from when he was only 18. And when I say "demo," I mean a collection of Nas' pre-Illmatic work (at least according to YN). Good stuff either way.
Nas - 1991 Demo Tape
1. Understanding
2. Life is Like a Dice Game
3. Just Another Day in the Projects
4. Deja Vu
5. Back to the Grill feat. MC Serch
6. Everything is Real
7. I’m a Villan
8. Number One with a Bullet feat. Kool G Rap and Whiteboy
9. Nas Will Prevail
10. On The Real (Original)
11. Main Source feat. Nas, Akinyele and Joe Fatal – Live At the Barbeque (Bonus)

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Imam Thug - "Pop Off"

Posted by Wally $ean On 6:52 AM 0 comments

God dammit, I guess I can't sleep. Good times. Anyway, how about a song from Imam Thug? It's not exactly good, but I guess it could be worse. It could, right? I mean, I don't know why he's talking about dudes with their socks off, but someone out there could probably do worse that him.

Imam Thug - "Pop Off"

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Y'know what? Since I posted that interview with 'Fest up, how's about I give y'all the Man in the Mirror mixtape as well? Enjoy.

Mark Ronson x Rhymefest - Man in the Mirror



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The Message Presents - Rhymefest Interview

Posted by Wally $ean On 6:21 AM 0 comments

Why the fuck am I actually awake? This is nonsense. It's 6:22 A.M. and I'm fuckin awake. Awesome...anyway, while I'm up, why don't I post up one of the shit-ton of interviews I've been meaning to post up? Here's and interview I did with Chi-Town's Rhymefest when Michael Jackson passed away. We discuss his Man in the Mirror mixtape and Jackson's influence. It was kind of a good interview from my stand-point. Dude's just plain real. Anyway, enjoy.

Rhymefest Interview



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J.A.M.E.S just sent over a couple of new songs for our enjoyment. I'ma let him explain:
As promised, I have returned this week with two new releases fresh out of The Kitchen. After a week of holding back material, I figured it'd be best to drop something off this week that was a little different, something that was special; in that spirit, I decided to re-fix Lil Wayne's "Prom Queen", one of the most polarizing songs of the last year -- no middle ground, you either loved it or you hated it (I, for one, enjoyed it).

Nonetheless, I took the debut rock song from Baby's son and furthered its concept by exploring the struggle of a young man seeking the affections of a girl who is far out of his reach. No need for further explanation, just take a listen -- this may be J.A.M.E.S. like you have never heard me before.

Also, in lieu of my absence last week, I am throwing in a bonus demo mp3 for my listeners; tentatively titled "People Feel Better", this was just a little something I came up with during a late night writing session. Dusty sample x no real mixing + heartfelt lyrics = my essence.
J.A.M.E.S. Watts - "Prom Queen (Re-Fix)"

J.A.M.E.S. Watts - "People Feel Better (One Verse Demo)"

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