Showing posts with label raekwon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label raekwon. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
OutKast f/ Raekwon "Royal Flush"
Not sure if this is off the new Big Boi album or not, but OutKast plus Raekwon always equals good.
Shit is craze.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Wu Tang St. Ides Commercial
The audio is not the best, but this is footage of the actual commercial.
It's funny what a paycheck will do.
The song is really good though.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
2009 Top 5 Rap Albums
No decent blog would be complete without "Top 5" lists for the end of the year. After all I am a white guy and white people HAVE to rate things in lists or else they don't know what to support. It's one of the many burdens of being of Caucasian decent.
Moving along.
2009 was the year that I really got back into rap. I have been hard on my old friend rap in the past few years and let's be honest rap needs to start acting right.
Now don't get your chonies in a bunch if you don't see MC Such and Such on here because 1.) no one is losing sleep over SDTW's Top 5 "anything" 2.) Critics do not matter * including yours truly.
So without further adieu I give yall nukkas my Top 5 Rap Albums/Mixtapes of 2009.
#5 OJ Da Juice Man "The Otha Side Of The Trap..."
Upon first listen I kind of wrote Mousier Juice off as a Jeezy wannabe. Wrong. I bumped this album in the Vic' all summer. It's just silly, go dumb, trap rap, but Juice has that savoir faire to keep you listening even if his bars are not going to go down in the history of greatest lyrics ever penned.
One of his best qualities is how budget looking his stuff is. His album art, videos, his attire are all laughable. I like that. The dude is wearing iPod headphones in his video for Christ's sake! He can't even rap sync. Awesome.
Favorite Track: "Cop A Chicken"
Get some juice
#4 Uncle Murder "Back On My Bull Shit"
This is my dude. Uncle Murder is SO underrated. Sure, he's a one trick pony, but he truly excels when he's talking about.... wait for it.....murdering people. That's okay though. Because he has the unique ability to come up with different ways to describe said subject matter and it's hugely entertaining. Also you get the feeling that dude has done quite a bit of dirt. Yeah rap is fake for the most part, but dude has the scars to prove it.
My biggest disappoint in him this year was when he changed his name to Uncle M. WTF? Satan doesn't change his name so why should Uncle Murder?
Favorite Track: "Dont Be Actin' Like"
Your favorite Uncle
#3 Makeshift "No Doze" Mixtape
Blatantly plugging the homie? Fuck that! This dude is my favorite regular dude rapper. Why? Mr. Shift ONLY raps about shit he ACTUALLY does. He spits bars over self produced beats (*bonus points) about San Diego life. What is San Diego life you ask? It is very simple. It is drinking 40's, smoking purple piff, rocking Cortez', waking up to sunshine, clowing on nerds, and the ever constant hunt of getting rootis' a.k.a chicks.
That's all he talks about. I can support that. He also is very humble and is his biggest critic which is a true sign of a great artist. If more rappers took the time to talk about real life we wouldn't have a whole army of fucking retards at bus stops talking about shit they've never done trying to jump fools for their fucking iPod. Well at least I think so.
Favorite Track: "Good Morning"
Get some Shift music
#2 Pill "4075:The Refill" Mixtape
Pill who? Exactly.
This dude was way off my radar for the whole year practically.
He's really inspiring to be honest. He is the South's best hope for 2010. Why? I guess it is because the dude actually gives a shit. He knows that people in the hood do not have many choices and even more important the less fortunate youth of the U.S have very few role models. That shit is really important even if dude is just a rapper. His whole niche is the fact that he essentially wants you to know that selling drugs, shooting people, acting a fool is an option for some, but if you want to really get anywhere in life you simply need to work hard.
He walks the thinnest line between trap rap and role model rap. That takes quite a bit of skill in my opinion.
Favorite Track: "Trap Goin' Ham"
Take your Pill
#1 Raekwon "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2"
There was no way you could have told me that Raekwon would have been able to pull off the impossible. I would have simply not believed it without hearing it myself.
A lot of blogs will claim this as the best album of the year and they will ALL be correct to say so. This dude basically pulled off something that no rapper has really ever done. Following up a classic with a classic. That is if you skip over "Lex Diamond Story" and any other rubbish he put his name to in between the two releases.
He some how managed to remake the entire vibe of one of the most coveted 90's rap classics: OB4CL. I'm still in shock how he was able to pull it off. Dude can go make techno as far as I'm concerned and I would still respect his hustle.
The whole album sounds complete. It plays like an album, but shines on certain tracks obviously.
You stans can take your Blueprint 3 and shove it up your culo. I didn't even bother posting the leak when I got it, because even though Jay Z is talented and an actually a cool dude I have no interest in listening to his "Blueprints" or "Black Albums" when I can put on tunes like this by the Chef.
Favorite Track: "Cold Outside"
Only Built For Free Links
Moving along.
2009 was the year that I really got back into rap. I have been hard on my old friend rap in the past few years and let's be honest rap needs to start acting right.
Now don't get your chonies in a bunch if you don't see MC Such and Such on here because 1.) no one is losing sleep over SDTW's Top 5 "anything" 2.) Critics do not matter * including yours truly.
So without further adieu I give yall nukkas my Top 5 Rap Albums/Mixtapes of 2009.
#5 OJ Da Juice Man "The Otha Side Of The Trap..."
Upon first listen I kind of wrote Mousier Juice off as a Jeezy wannabe. Wrong. I bumped this album in the Vic' all summer. It's just silly, go dumb, trap rap, but Juice has that savoir faire to keep you listening even if his bars are not going to go down in the history of greatest lyrics ever penned.
One of his best qualities is how budget looking his stuff is. His album art, videos, his attire are all laughable. I like that. The dude is wearing iPod headphones in his video for Christ's sake! He can't even rap sync. Awesome.
Favorite Track: "Cop A Chicken"
Get some juice
#4 Uncle Murder "Back On My Bull Shit"
This is my dude. Uncle Murder is SO underrated. Sure, he's a one trick pony, but he truly excels when he's talking about.... wait for it.....murdering people. That's okay though. Because he has the unique ability to come up with different ways to describe said subject matter and it's hugely entertaining. Also you get the feeling that dude has done quite a bit of dirt. Yeah rap is fake for the most part, but dude has the scars to prove it.
My biggest disappoint in him this year was when he changed his name to Uncle M. WTF? Satan doesn't change his name so why should Uncle Murder?
Favorite Track: "Dont Be Actin' Like"
Your favorite Uncle
#3 Makeshift "No Doze" Mixtape
Blatantly plugging the homie? Fuck that! This dude is my favorite regular dude rapper. Why? Mr. Shift ONLY raps about shit he ACTUALLY does. He spits bars over self produced beats (*bonus points) about San Diego life. What is San Diego life you ask? It is very simple. It is drinking 40's, smoking purple piff, rocking Cortez', waking up to sunshine, clowing on nerds, and the ever constant hunt of getting rootis' a.k.a chicks.
That's all he talks about. I can support that. He also is very humble and is his biggest critic which is a true sign of a great artist. If more rappers took the time to talk about real life we wouldn't have a whole army of fucking retards at bus stops talking about shit they've never done trying to jump fools for their fucking iPod. Well at least I think so.
Favorite Track: "Good Morning"
Get some Shift music
#2 Pill "4075:The Refill" Mixtape
Pill who? Exactly.
This dude was way off my radar for the whole year practically.
He's really inspiring to be honest. He is the South's best hope for 2010. Why? I guess it is because the dude actually gives a shit. He knows that people in the hood do not have many choices and even more important the less fortunate youth of the U.S have very few role models. That shit is really important even if dude is just a rapper. His whole niche is the fact that he essentially wants you to know that selling drugs, shooting people, acting a fool is an option for some, but if you want to really get anywhere in life you simply need to work hard.
He walks the thinnest line between trap rap and role model rap. That takes quite a bit of skill in my opinion.
Favorite Track: "Trap Goin' Ham"
Take your Pill
#1 Raekwon "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2"
There was no way you could have told me that Raekwon would have been able to pull off the impossible. I would have simply not believed it without hearing it myself.
A lot of blogs will claim this as the best album of the year and they will ALL be correct to say so. This dude basically pulled off something that no rapper has really ever done. Following up a classic with a classic. That is if you skip over "Lex Diamond Story" and any other rubbish he put his name to in between the two releases.
He some how managed to remake the entire vibe of one of the most coveted 90's rap classics: OB4CL. I'm still in shock how he was able to pull it off. Dude can go make techno as far as I'm concerned and I would still respect his hustle.
The whole album sounds complete. It plays like an album, but shines on certain tracks obviously.
You stans can take your Blueprint 3 and shove it up your culo. I didn't even bother posting the leak when I got it, because even though Jay Z is talented and an actually a cool dude I have no interest in listening to his "Blueprints" or "Black Albums" when I can put on tunes like this by the Chef.
Favorite Track: "Cold Outside"
Only Built For Free Links
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Only Built For Cuban Linx
In honor of the upcoming release for "Only Built For Cuban Linx 2" I thought I'd post the original that started it all.
Before rapping about coke was radio friendly Rae and Ghost penned slang laden tales of drug life that has never been duplicated since.
Just glance at the Rae's lyrics from "Incarcerated Scarfaces":
"Thug related style attract millions
Fans, they understand my plan
Who's the kid up in the green Land?
Me and the RZA connect, blow a fuse, you lose
Half-ass crews get demolished and bruised
Fake be frontin, hourglass heads niggaz be wantin
Shuttin down your slot; time for pumpin
Poisonous sting which thumps up and act chumps
Raise a heavy generator
But yo, guess who's the black Trump?
Dough be flowin by the hour's
Wu, we got the collars, scholars
Word life, peace to power and my whole unit
Word up! Quick to set it, don't wet it
Real niggaz lick shots, peace Connecticut."
Who else can even rap like that?
Coke rap:
Raekown "Only Built For Cuban Linx"
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Wu Tang
This album has been dubbed the return of real Wu.
Basically the RZA finally just returned to what made people like Wu Tang in the first place and just made an album with kung fu samples, basic drums and a whole bunch of 90's rappers all rolled into one.
Cool with me.
The best cameos come from Havoc, Sean Price, and Ghostdini.
Give it a listen and get your mid-90's on with the gods, god.
Download:
Wu-Tang "Chamber Music" (Full Album)
Monday, March 16, 2009
Doom
First new Doom (he dropped the MF prefix) in a long while. It isn't set to drop until the 24th, but after a listen through I think it might be better than anything else he has released since Madvillain.
Peep the cameos by Rae and Starks.
Best line so for: "Like Jake the Snake on mescaline"
Download:
Doom "Born Like This" Full Album
Monday, May 19, 2008
Ghost and Rae
Above: A ghost face.
This track has been making the blog rounds the last week or so, but I think it's because even a decent Rae and Ghost track is better then 90% of most rap now a days.
Best line and I quote:
Rae: "I don't give a f*ck if you twenty five n*gga , you my son n*gga."
You'll get it when you listen to the track.
Download:
Raekwon and Ghostface "Necrp"
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