Traffic Entertainment Group and Money Maker proudly presents Killa Sha ""God Walk On Water"" featuring: Large Professor, Tragedy Khadafi, Havoc from Mobb Deep, Trife Da God, Ayatolla, ILL Bill from Non Phixion and La Coka Nostra & more! Study your lessons!
01. Intro 02. Nourishment 03. Air 04. Deep Thoughts 05. Unbroken 06. One Hand Wash The Other (feat. Tragedy Khadafi & Trife Da God) 07. A Thing Called Love 08. Work The Plan (feat. Havoc) 09. Tune Of Life 10. Piff (feat. ACD) 11. Front Lines (feat. Large Pro) 12. Maskaraid 13. Come on 14. Cash 15. Mr Ni-Eve (feat. Dressa) 16. Stick & Move (feat. Born Unique & Ill Bill) 17. Un Believable
Newly formed group made up of Bostonian underground emcees Slain of La Coka Nostra, Jaysaun of The Kreators, DJ JayCeeOh and the legendary Edo G. For their Duck Down debut they've enlisted the like of Pete Rock, DJ Premier, Jake One and Marco Polo on production, and while each member brings their own personal style to the album, they still share a common factor, growing up in one of America's oldest cities. Though rich in history, Boston is not without its faults, nor is it widely spoken of when referring to hip hop, as the group touches on socio-political topics and a city that prides itself on its diversity, and yet this ideology alone is the reason it remains a city divided.
01. Get Down 02. Three Kingz 03. Stereotypez 04. Boston To Bucktown (feat. Sean Price / Buckshot) 05. Classical 06. Main Event 07. Long Time Commin (feat. Devin The Dude) 08. Home (feat. JY / Twice Thou / Akrobatik / Frankie Wainwright / Dre Rob) 09. Clap Your Handz 10. Story Of My Life (feat. JY) 11. Fallen Angelz (feat. D Guest) 12. One Call 13. Fight Club 14. Dirty Money (feat. Ill Bill) 15. Pushaman 16. Race Riot 17. Gun In My Hand (Bonus Track) (feat. Jamey Jasta)
DJMuggs Vs. Sick Jacken - Legend Of The Mask & The Assassin
Legend of the Mask and the Assassin is a collaboration album of Sick Jacken of Psycho Realm and DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill. This is the first time a Psycho Realm member has collaborated with a Cypress Hill member since Psycho Realm's debut album. Most of the tracks are featuring Cynic of Street Platoon, who is also part of the Sick Symphonies group. The album has two Spanish tracks, "El Barrio'" and "Ciclon".
1. The Initiation 2. Mask And The Assasin 3. Ciclon 4. Land Of Shadows 5. God's Banker 6. Reptilian Renaissance 7. Praying Mantis 8. El Barrio 9. Interlude 10. Unorthodox Blocks 11. The Hole (P.O.W.) 12. Stairs To The Beast 13. Black Ships 14. Rebel Angel 15. Silent Crimes 16. 2012
EV Records is proud to introduce Chi-town beat-smith Earmint! This debut LP features vocals from Psalm One (Rhymesayers), Illogic (Rhymesayers), Diverse (Chocolate Industries), Murs (Def Jux), Roc C (Stones Throw) and LongShot (EV Records) along with co-production from Elliot Lipp (Hefty Records), Overflo (Birthwrite Records), and Mr. Magic Pantz. Earmint first hit the Chicago hip hop scene with a track on Diverses critically acclaimed album “1AM.”
01. The Flashy Slang Ft. Psalm One 02. Cut To Carchase 03. Haven't Been Home 04. Don't Aver Know Why (Instro) 05. Be That Ft. Longshot & Roc C 06. So Much For Nothing (Instro) 07. Wreck Shop (Instro) 08. Guaranteed (Instro) 09. So Terrible It's Terrifying 10. Good Grief (Instro) 11. I'm The Ft. Mur & Anacron 12. All City 13. The Bluessinger Ft. Diverse 14. Attack On All Fronts (Instro) 15. Move That (Instro) 16. What My Climn Ft. Longshot 17. Listen To The Pouring Rain 18. Then Go Outside (Vocals By Samatha Dole) 19. At The Shore (Bonus Track) 20. Plug Connect Express (Bonus Track)
"Once again the powers of the herb open up the mind...seek deep inside and tell me what you find." With that piece of counsel (soon followed by a coughing fit), Cypress Hill begins its journey throughTemples of Boom, the group's third (and seemingly Halloween-inspired) album. Creepy, catchy and cranky The Temples of Boom is mostly the same little green bag of tricks, mixed with the occasional Cypress treat. On each spooky track, the Hill leads the listener deep within the temples, fills the room with ganja smoke, and then suddenly leaps out, flexing its trademark skillz inches from your nose. For me it's their best album.
01. Spark Another Owl 02. Throw Your Set In The Air 03. Stoned Raiders 04. Illusions 05. Killa Hill Niggas 06. Boom Biddy Bye Bye 07. No Rest For The Wicked 08. Make A Move 09. Killafornia 10. Funk Freakers 11. Locotes 12. Red Light Visions 13. Stickly Hip Hop 14. Let it Rain 15. Everybody Must Get Stoned
‘'Kind of Peace'’ is the second release from Hull based Hip-Hop label A Bridge Too Far Recordings. It features the production skills of Hull based beat maker Pat D accompanied by the smooth and honest lyricism of Midlands based female emcee Lady Paradox. The album features 14 tracks of Jazzy soulful based Hip-Hop fused with down to earth, yet meaningful lyrics provided by Lady Paradox and guests. The album also boasts several guest appearances from some of the UK’s finest emcees and singers, such as Karizma, Sam Sure, Logan, Lauren Jade and Selone.
01. Intro 02. Perspectives 03. Step Off (Feat Lauren Jade) 04. Dreams 05. Tick Of Time (Feat Sam Sure) 06. Train Stations & Playstations 07. Saw You Last Week (Feat Lauren Jade) 08. Nightmares 09. When The Weather Fades 10. Hiphop Quotables (Feat Logan) 11. Escapism (Feat Karizma & Selone) 12. Train Of Thought 13. Summertime 14. Outro
The collection of tracks on Ritual of Battle is so grimy and morbid that it would make your current favorite hard body emcee run and shudder and will probably have the same effect on your average Hip Hop fan. Army Of The Pharaohs’s group members all contribute their unique style to the cauldron reminiscent of another 9 member group from New York (Wu Tang) but their concoction, Ritual of Battle, lacks the chemistry and focus of early Wu Tang projects. Ritual of Battle is an album for a specific niche of hardcore East Coast underground heads and despite the endless violence there are still some head bangers on Ritual Of Battle but if you’re not apart of the cult they’re targeting it’s safe to pass on Ritual Of Battle. 01. Swords Drawn 02. Time To Rock 03. Dump The Clip 04. Black Christmas 05. Blue Steel 06. Gun Ballad 07. Strike Back 08. Frontline 09. Through Blood By Thunder 10. Murda Murda 11. Bloody Tears 12. Seven 13. Drama Theme 14. Pages In Blood 15. D & D 16. Don't Cry
Up and coming Philadelphia / New York producer Dev Rocka, best known for his work with Chief Kamachi and Reef The Lost Cauze, is about to unleash his debut album Night Shift. With help from an all-star ensamble of independent Hip Hop's elite, Dev Rocka will leave an undeniable mark on the game with this producer album, as he provides a new fresh sound for Hip Hop fans everywhere to take in and enjoy. The record features guest vocals from Planet Asia, Killah Priest, Krumbsnatcha, Chief Kamachi, Reef The Lost Cauze, Maylay Sparks, The High & Mighty, Charon Don, State Store, Black Opz and more.
01. Intro Ft. Kawshen 02. Us Against The World Ft. Mr. Eon & Charon Don 03. Relax Ft. Maylay Sparks 04. Slum Hustler Ft. State Store 05. Sky High Ft. Chief Kamachi 06. Say What? Ft. Charon Don 07. Dutches & Phillies Ft. NY Rhyme Exchange & Reef The Lost Cauze 08. Curtains Ft. Planet Asia & Reef The Lost Cauze 09. Hood Shit Ft. Broady Boy Ace 10. Rap Circus Ft. Kawshen, Krumbsnatcha 11. Observers Ft. Charon Don & Killah Priest 12. Ain't No Holding Back Ft. Granz 13. Vocab & Knowledge Ft. Drac, Mic Wrecka, Madman, Broady Boy Ace 14. In The End Ft. Reef The Lost Cauze 15. Captivating
Big Shug has a gargantuan significance in the Boston hip hop scene. With the 2005 release of Who’s Hard?, Shug made his personal album debut into the hip hop market. However, his involvement is infinite and perhaps most memorably captured by his verse in Gangstarr’s classic "The Militia." Having encouraged Guru to begin rapping in the first place, Shug is largely responsible for establishing the Boston hip hop community. His new release entitled Street Champ is more evident of that than anything, featuring singles with Singapore Kane and Boston’s own Edo G, it looks to launch Shug even further above the clouds of Boston hip hop’s legendary status. Staying true to the Gang Starr Foundation formula, Big Shug recreates his indelible bond with DJ Premier on Street Champ with three tracks, including the street-banger ''It Just Don't Stop.'' For round two, however, Shug also taps rising producer MoSS to guide his sonic tour de force. Street Champ also features guest appearances from Termanology, Sean Price with the latter joining forces with Big Twins from Infamous Mobb on the massive posse cut ''Leg Breakers''.
01. Intro 02. Streetchamp 03. Hood with That 04. Play It 05. Warpath - Big Shug, , Ea$y Money, Termanology 06. Walk Away 07. Legbreakers - Big Shug, Big Twins, , Sean Price 08. Street Move - Big Shug, Singapore Kane 09. Spit It Real 10. It Just Don't Stop 11. Call Me Back 12. Spitfire - Big Shug, Dre Robinson, Singapore Kane 13. Hear Me 14. What You Gonna Do 15. Interlude 16. Exposed 17. Lost 18. After Me
This is Pugs' third album and Conversations with a Chamelion successfully encompasses the positive unification of Hip-Hop's raw elements. Producer Colin Response provides most of the quality production and from the bluesy first cut The Last Time you know Pugs' career has really just begun. Response has worked with Chitown's finest including Twista and he is also behind the head-nodding Whatever Man, a track for all the slackers that got an excuse for everything. Another banger is The Outlaw, a combination of the soulful Chi sound and a scratched Lil' Kim sample. Hi-Tek drops in on the production with Black Boy which featuring Hall of Fame. Tear In Your Eye is another Colin Response track and Pugs delves into the love Hip-Hop is capable of evoking, reminding me of some of the good memories I have from my experiences with Thick. Moments that encapsulate someone else's unbridled expression that you can relate to whether during concerts, albums or countless documentaries that capture irreplaceable times. The introspective For The Free is an excellent punctuation and summarizes the sentiment here well.
01 Working, Building 02 Movement 03 Whatever Man 04 Memorial Feat. Deuce Eclipse and Dave Ghetto 05 4 Play 06 Dogwood Tree 07 Break Night 08 The Outlaw 09 Black Boy Feat. Hall Of Fame 10 N Side 11 Questionin Feat. Capital D and Verbal E 12 Eye Of The Storm (Blue) 13 Tear In Your Eye 14 Vacation 15 For The Free
Jill Scott is one artist that continues to put out solid music year after year. With her third release she continues this streak by displaying thoughtful lyrics, a beautiful voice, and some nice tracks. The tracks range from having a slight rock tinge to just relaxing smooth tracks. This is a very nice album, cop it or...
01. Jill Scott - Let It Be 02. Jill Scott - The Real Thing 03. Jill Scott - Hate On Me 04. Jill Scott - Come See Me 05. Jill Scott - Crown Royal 06. Jill Scott - Epiphany 07. Jill Scott - My Love 08. Jill Scott - Insomnia 09. Jill Scott - How It Make You Feel 10. Jill Scott - Only You 11. Jill Scott - Whenever You're Around 12. Jill Scott - Celibacy Blues 13. Jill Scott - All I 14. Jill Scott - Wanna Be Loved 15. Jill Scott - Breathe 16. Jill Scott - Imagination (Crown Royale Suite) 17. Jill Scott - Rightness (Bonus Track)
Shane Hunter is the next generation of underground hip hop. Listen to where indie hip hop should be. Gripping vocals, shredding lyrics, and hip hop hooks that are so memorable and catchy, Conditions and Shifts will have you rapping along after one listen. In Conditions and Shifts, Shane Hunter raps about his Los Angeles surroundings during the past few years, but does it in a very un-traditional Hip Hop fashion.
01. Dust 02. Equine Traffic 03. Effigy 04. New Stylus 05. New Bear Flag Revolt 06. Soon Come 07. Alaska 08. Do Your Worst 09. Yes, Indeed 10. Rollin' Trusses 11. Stack Of Bibles 12. Equine Traffic Version
Choice 37's album "Diligence" hits you today...it's heat son! and shit's bigger than Pokemon son! HEAT!...the album features: Aloe Blacc, Blu, Braille, Othello, Lauren Santiago, Kero One, El Gambina, Freddie Joachim, and The Earl...did I mention...HEAT!
01. People Music (Intro) 02. Conversate feat. Kero One & El Gambina 03. Wings feat. Braille 04. Tomorrow feat. Othello 05. Love vs. Vanity (Interlude) 06. Search 07. Balance 08. Piece feat. Blu 09. Rhythm (Interlude) 10. Take Your Time feat. Aloe Blacc 11. Back To Cuba feat. The Earl 12. Hope feat. Lauren Santiago 13. Part of Me feat. Jung 14. Conversate feat. Kero One & El Gambina (rmx) 15. Wonder (Outro)
Not your grandma's Matlock, this is bedrock Chi hip hop Matlock -- a hard thumpin' batch from an MC that doesn't mince words - with appearances by RA The Rugged Man, Rusty Chains, Pace Won and Juice. Chicago on fire baby !
01. Intro 02. Liven Em Up 03. Pignose (feat. RA The Rugged Man) 04. Bury My Body 05. Don't Sleep 06. Interlude 07. Moonshine 08. Love N Hate 09. Dear Abbey 10. Get Lit (feat. Rusty Chains) 11. This Music 12. Interlude 13. Cursed 14. Live At EV 15. Quatro Muchachos (feat. Pace Won / Rusty Chains / Juice) 16. I'm A Thief 17. Music Box 18. Northside Die-Hard 19. Outro
Four years in the making, The Heliocentrics' debut album is finally complete. Out There is here. Good luck trying to categorize their music. Led by the relentless drummer Malcolm Catto, the UK collective's objective lays quite a ways beyond what ordinary listeners know or expect. In an alternative galaxy, where the orbits of Hip-Hop, Funk, Jazz, Psychedelic, Electronic, Avante-Garde and Ethnic music all revolve around “The One” – that's where you might find The Heliocentrics.
A listen to a song or two reveals no small influence from the funk universe of James Brown. But there's also the disorienting asymmetry of Sun Ra's music. The cinematic scope of Ennio Morricone. The sublime fusion of David Axelrod. But the Heliocentrics' music isn't retro. It's brand new. And it's timeless. They have well-placed fans in the likes of Madlib (Catto was featured on his Shades of Blue album and on various Yesterdays New Quintet releases) and DJ Shadow (the band backed him on the song “This Time I’m Gonna Do It My Way” from his The Outsider album), who will tell you that this band is really the next shit but that they have the consistency and musicianship that seems to have been lost somewhere in the analog to digital shuffle over the past thirty years.
1. Intro 2. Distant Star 3. Flight 583 4. Once Upon a Time 5. Beyond Repair 6. Sirius B 7. Untitled 8. They Are Among Us - Part 1 9. The Zero Hour 10. Joyride 11. The American Empire 12. Before I Die 13. Intermission 14. Age of the Sun 15. They Are Among Us - Part 2 16. Winter Song 17. A World of Masks 18. Sounds of the East 19. Somewhere Out There 20. Second Chance (K2’s Prayer) 21. Return Journey 22. Sirius A 23. Falling to Earth 24. Outro
Tragedy Khadafi's (A.K.A. Percy Chapman) latest album is "The Death of Tragedy" (2007) a short seventeen track release which features production from Havoc, Scram Jones, Betrayal, GQ Beats, Now & Laterz, Crack Val, Alchemist & 4th Disciple. The veteran Queensbridge MC provides an album for the streets, often reppin his record label 25 To Life Records.
01. G-Formation 02. The Truest 03. I Am The Streets 04. Murder By Numbers 05. Crime Legacy 06. Sole Dead Brothers 07. Militain Mind State 08. Ryder Musik 09. Emaculate G's 10. Intimate Vision 11. Dejavu 12. If You Don't Know 13. 25 To Life 14. Elbouhio Of Death 15. Milk Murder (Tribute) 16. Mind State (bonus track)
Jake Lefco is a promising new voice from Philadelphia, one that isn't afraid to be himself. His brand of self-confidence is a mix of tongue-in-cheek swagger and a mature awareness of what surrounds him. In a world where identity crises abound, Lefco is secure enough with his spot to ask his audience and to name his first opus "And You Are?" This prevailing theme gets beaten almost to the point of death over the course of the album, but it's still a stable platform for a debut artist to make a unique splash in the game. Debut album features the hit single "Headphones" as well as guest appearances from Reef the Lost Cauze, DJ Kwestion (Jedi Mind Tricks, Skratch Makaniks), Scandal (40th Dimension), Panek (illvibe), and more! Produced by Happ G, Snuff, and Greg Smith.
01. And You Are? 02. Be A Man 03. Nasty N' Nice 04. Wake Up Call ft. Reef the Lost Cauze & Scandal 05. Landslide 06. Get Pleasant 07. Wonder Years 08. Rush Hours 09. Everybody Breathin 10. Classic Material ft. Reef the Lost Cauze 11. Systems Down 12. Keep An Eye Out (remix) 13. Headphones 14. Let It Ride
01. Statik (The Astronaut) 02. Space Tourism 03. Above The Blue Horizon 04. The Unknown 05. The Balance 06. Long Way To Mars 07. Dental Problem 08. First Contact 09. So Far Away 10. Spacecraft 11. Station Alfa-6 12. Epilog
ShinSight Trio consists of Insight, Shin-Ski, and DJ RYOW. Insight has a overwhelming popularity and recognition in underground HipHop scene all over the world, and his partner Shin-Ski of Martiangang is known as one of the coolest beat-makers in Japan. DJ RYOW a.k.a. smooth current is charismatic performer, and he also acts as Levitatorz with Shin-Ski. It is a kind of miracle to build up such members, and their supreme work is going to be released finally. Not only for fans, but also for new listeners, Shallow Nights Blurry Moon assures all music lovers of 300% satisfaction. This album is going to make an epoch in Jazzy-HipHop.
01 Intro 02 Early Dayz Amazement 03 Kick Snare Hi Hat 04 I Love Good Music 05 What's The World 06 Passin By 07 No Clouds On A Sunny Day 08 Work With Options Around Me 09 Let's Do A Jam (feat. Dagha) 10 Interlude 11 Lucky Dayz 12 Everything Steady Goin Downhill 13 Heart (feat. Edo G) 14 Positive Energy (bonus track) 15 Freedom Of Speech (bonus track)
The soundtrack includes classic songs from the ’60s and ’70s, such as “Jeepster” from British glam rock band T Rex, “Staggolee” from San Francisco blues band Pacific Gas & Electric, “Down In Mexico” from doo-wop legends The Coasters, and “Good Love, Bad Love” by Stax R&B legend Eddie Floyd. It also features a haunting composition, entitled “Paranoia Prima,” from legendary Italian film score composer Ennio Morricone. The songs are interspersed with dialogue voiced by the actors including Russell, Rose McGowan, Eli Roth, and Michael Bacall.
01. Jack Nitzsche - The Last Race 02. Smith - Baby, It's You 03. Ennio Morricone - Paranoia Prima 04. Eli Roth & Michael Bacall - Planning & Scheming (Dialogue) 05. T. Rex - Jeepster 06. Rose McGowan & Kurt Russell - Stuntman Mike (Dialogue) 07. Pacific Gas & Electric - Staggolle 08. Joe Tex - The Love You Save (May Be Your Own) 09. Eddie Floyd - Good Love, Bad Love 10. The Coasters - Down In Mexico 11. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Hold Tight 12. Pino Donaggio - Sally and Jack (From the Motion Picture Blow Out) 13. Willy DeVille - It's So Easy 14. Tracie Thoms & Zoe Bell - Whatever-However (Dialogue) 15. Eddie Beram - Riot In Thunder Alley 16. April March - Chick Habit
Nomadic Poet was born and raised in North West London or the ‘Thorough Borough’ as he likes to call it. As a young Asian growing up in the inner city during the 80’s, he fell in love with Hip Hop music and was inspired by artists like Spoonie G, Rakim, KRS-ONE, Kool G Rap and Chuck D. ‘A Traveller’s Tale’ is a true example of longevity in the Hip Hop game from an artist who is immersed in his craft. Jam packed with stellar production and a vast display of lyrical skills, the beats and rhymes grab you from the get go.
1. TRAVELLER INTRO-PROD BY GENSU DEAN 2. THORO BOROUGH-PROD BY APPOLLO 3. IT'S ON-PROD BY GENSU DEAN 4. SOCIOLOGY-PROD BY RESOURCE 5. NOTHING MATTERS FT HASAN SALAAM-PROD BY HASAN SALAAM 6. MY LIFE-PROD BY DAGNABBIT 7. INNER CITY LIFE-PROD BY WINCHESTER 8. MESSAGE FT THE PLANETS-PROD BY JON DOE 9. AURA-PROD BY DREW 10. THIS IS FOR MUSIC FT MAYA 11. AZUCENA-PROD BY NOMADIC& J ZAK 12. STRUGGLE FT KILLAH PRIEST-PROD BY NOMADIC & PEEPING TOM 13. GOTHAM-PROD BY BEATS IN PROGRESS 14. PEN-PROD BY PEEPING TOM & MOLUSK 15. NOT A GAME-PROD BY GENSU DEAN 16. STAND UP FT & PROD BY GRANDDADDY I U 17. TOTAL EXPERIENCE-PROD BY DJ SPINNA
Check the promo of Necro incoming album - Death Rap.
01.Creepy Crawl 02.No Remorse 03.Some Get Back (Revenge) 04.Belligerent Gansters 05.Suffocated to Death by God's Shadow 06.Mutilate the Beat 07.Keep on Driving 08.Technician of Execution 09.Keeping it Real 10.Exploitation 11.As Deadly as Can Be 12.Evil Rules 13.Forensic Pathology 14.Portrait of A Death Rapper
All the Hitman games have been scored wonderfully by Jesper Kyd. This is one of the best game soundtracks that I've ever heard. Each track is rich and beautifully dark. I usually don't enjoy music of this genre, but the darkness and dynamics of this album has placed it among my favorites. Overall, a fantastic score that sucks you in from the first track. Individual tracks all have something interesting to offer, even if you've listened to the CD many times. This soundtrack is worth having in any collection; it's far better than many big-budget movies have been able to accomplish.
01. White Room & Main Title 02. SWAT Team 03. Hong Kong Underground 04. Slaughter Club 05. Streets of Hong Kong 06. Double Ballers 07. Winter Nights 08. Weapon Select Beats 09. 47 Detected 10. Invader 11. Slaughterhouse 12. Sanitarium 13. Budapest Bath Hotel
With all of Zimmer's music, you are there, not at the concert but in the field. The main theme is inspirational, and is heard best in tracks three (on strings), six (with a male choir and Lisa Gerard), and especially track ten (as a joyous song celebration led by Lebo M with an African choir). Also impressive is the action piece heard in track nine, a relentlessly agressive epic that's preceded by a lovely and (much as I hate to use this cliched word) haunting orchestral prelude accompanied by Gerard's voice. There are parts of "Tears of the Sun" that may sound harsh to the ears on a first listen, but this is an album that you can't help but appreciate and admire, whether or not you like it.
1. Yekeleni Part 1/Mia's Lullabye 2. Heart Of Darkness 3. Small Piece For Doumbek And Strings/Kopano Part 1 4. Under The Forest Calm 5. Yekeleni Part II/Carnage 6. Kopano Part II 7. Night 8. Cry In Silence 9. The Jablonsky Variations On A Theme By HZ/Cameroon Border Post 10. The Journey/Kopano Part III
Figgkidd is an Australian hip-hop artist (Sydney). His debut album "What Is Figgkidd" was released through a collaboration between Sony Music and the independent label Unda K9. Recorded in the United States, it was mastered by Segal who was also responsible for mastering such albums as Jay-Z's The Blueprint and Eminem's Slim Shady LP. The album's lead single, "I Gotta Know", featured a collaboration with American-born emcee Tech N9ne. Now he is back with new tracks features Proof of D12, James Brown, Rakaa of Dilated Peoples and others.
01. Feel Good 04:24 02. Rewind (Feat. Bishop) 03:25 03. Rent 05:13 (Feat. Rakaa from Dilated Peoples, Static & and Natt II (Denmark)) 04. I Am Who I Am (Feat. Braille (NY)) 04:58 05. My People (Feat. Carmen Smith) 04:19 06. Lights Go Out 03:10 07. Work that Shhh! (Feat. Jade Mccrae) 03:10 08. Love & Understanding 04:44 (Feat. Proof from D12, Bishop & Neho) 09. Push 03:48 10. For You (Feat. Veronica Martinez) 04:05 11. Get Your Kicks 03:30 12. Appreciation (Feat. Veronica Martinez) 03:52
Rugged Intellect - Renaissance Music: The Introduction
Hailing from Montreal, Canada, Rugged's multi-lingualism combined with his multisyllabic, relentless rhyme schemes position him as a unique voice in the hiphop industry. Production is handled by Domingo, Buckwild (DITC), Memo (Molemen), Montreal's Apokalyptik and Executive Producer Adam Sampler. The album was given 3.5 MICS in THE SOURCE MAGAZINE (May 2007), quite an accomplishment for an independent new artist with no major label backing.
01. Blindtitel 01. Introduction 02. It Is What It Is 03. Say Goodbye 04. Guaranteed feat. Rock (Heltah Skeltah) 05. Biter's Block 06. DBA feat. RA The Rugged Man 07. Gonna Move 08. Life I Love 09. All Fair feat. Kool G Rap 10. By Any Means 11. Break 'Em Off 12. Next Dose feat. Ras Kass 13. Interlude 14. Real Recognize Real 15. Like That feat. AG (D.I.T.C.) 16. Truth and Consequences 17. Bonus Track: Biters Block Remix 18. Bonus Track: Say Goodbye Remix feat. Sean Price, Party Arty (DITC), Rustee Juxx (Boot Camp) & Solomon Childs (Wu-Tang)
Verbal E and 360 return as THE CHAPTER, Las Vegas's own live instrumentated hip-hop act, after their critically acclaimed debut album, "Us Vs. Them". First noticed by ?uestlove of The Roots, The Chapter were picked as the first new act for Okay Player's True Notes Vol. 1 compilation in 2004. The new CD includes guest appearances from Supastition, Darien Brockington (Hall of Justus), Mr. Complex, and E-Dot.
01. Mas Fuerte 02. A Criticarme 03. Bang Bang! 04. Fake Records 05. Las 5 Reglas Ft. Macko 06. Ya Olvidar 07. Otra Historia 08. Entremos Al Party 09. Venenosas 10. New York Ft. Sergio Veneno 11. No Es Real Ft. Chavito 12. Para Los Que Entienden Ft. Eye-N-See 13. Princesa 14. Mi Tumbao Remix Ft. Michael Stuart 15. Asi Es 16. Nacho Latino
What do you want? Talented rapping? It's Here. Talented writing? It's here. A variety of beats? Got it. Quality production all around? Sweatshop. Wait, you mean you get all this and a positive message? These guys are actually rapping about something? Not just guns, drugs, and girls? Wow. How can you not love this CD? These guys are solid. It's got a bit of everything. Want some mellow, layed out, chill tracks? Some in here. Want some pumped up energizers? So check this !
01. Nothing Makes Sense 2:32 02. Union Dues 3:10 03. Feelin' Alright 3:15 04. The Humans' Race 4:14 05. President's Choice 3:34 06. Don't Mind Us 3:36 07. Blue Collar Ballad 3:50 08. All I Know 3:35 09. Dirty Work 5:31 10. The Truth We Speak 3:23 11. Little Things 3:53 12. Prose & Cons 4:11 13. A Wrinkle In Time 2:53 14. Breath 2:37 15. Labour Pains 4:16 16. The Revolution 5:06 17. Ascend 4:44 18. ... 4:25
"Lyrics of Fury" is a mixtape-style cd released through a Battle Axe subsidary called Underworld Records showcasing the Battle Axe roster (circa 2001 of course, which included Swollen Members (of course) & Moka Only, Buc Fifty, LMNO (who is no longer with Battle Axe) and Mr. Brady, among others.
01. Boy's About To Flip - Buc Fifty 02. This That - Moka Only 03. Commercial Rap - LMNO 04. Dark Riders - Swollen Members 05. It Don't Stop - Mr. Bardy 06. Glock And A Dream - Buc Fifty 07. Pillow Fulla Scrilla - Moka Only 08. Helpful Guidance - LMNO 09. New Details - Swollen Members 10. One With The Wind - Mr. Bardy 11. Forefront - Perfect Strangers 12. With Meaning - LMNO & Mad Child 13. Permanent Scars - Buc Fifty & Aggalah 14. Battle Axe Exclusive - Swollen Members 15. Masters Of Ceremony - Mr. Brady 16. Masters - Kyprios 17. Revealing - Ron Contour & Birdapres 18. Metal's Advocate - Buc Fifty
1. Frank-N-Dank - 'Smokesum' 2. MC Eiht - 'Lowrider' 3. Do It All - 'Let's Rap A Taste On It' 4. Buckshot - 'Ganjaman' 5. Inlove - 'Can't Get Enough' 6. Westside Skit 7. MC Eiht - 'Street Life' 8. Supastition - 'A Love Supreme' 9. So Cool Skit 10. Med - 'Climax' 11. ROC C - 'Rockin' 12. Bouncer Crew Theme
V/A - Ill Bill & DJ Eclipse - La Coka Nostra Radio Vol.1 (Hosted By Danny Boy)
Firts mixtape signed by LCN Family.
01. Ill Bill & Q-Unique - Don't Touch That Dial 02. Flame Killa - On The Ave 03. The Lox - We're Back 04. Blaq Poet & NYGz - N,H,B 05. Show & AG - Live Hard, Die Hard 06. Joell Ortiz - Solid As A Rock 07. Uncle Murda - Running The City 08. Big Noyd - Ghetto 09. Mobb Deep - That's That (feat. The Alchemist) 10. Evidence - Letyourselfgo Remix (feat. Phonte) 11. Pharoahe Monch - What It IS 12. The Game - My Bitch 13. 50 Cent - Fully Loaded Clip 14. Trife Da God - The World Is A Ghetto 15. Freddie Foxxx - Artwork 16. Special Teamz - I Call 17. Royce Da 5'9" - Hit Em 18. Big City - Stick Em Up (feat. Greg Nice) 19. La Coka Nostra - Where Hope Gets To Die 20. Raekwon - UFO Freestyle
Smea - High Pigmentation Just out on TE-records is the LP 'High Pigmentation' by Smea, hip-hop instrumentals from Goteborg. The album contains 10 tracks and features both Prosperous and Porter on one cut. Only out on vinyl.
01. Winterwalk With Lilith 02. We Are The Vipers 03. In The Abyss We Lurk 04. Isa The Dub Cat 05. Freight Train Rust 06. Aerosol Addict 07. Slides How Analyser 08. Completely Paralyzed 09. Cheezecake Dance 10. Just Thrashin
Sin-O-Matic definitely remains worth a listen, however. With a brainy-yet-skewed charisma eerily similar to pre-platinum status Eminem freestyles, Louis is more than able to drop a clever couplet or hysterical punchline every rhyme or two, and even when at it's most stereotypically "indie rap," the disc never loses momentum. Highlights include "Postal," an ode to soul-sucking dayjobs that rides a Dirty South bounce throughout; the freakout Latin guitar on "Diablos;" and "Idiot Gear," an absolutely infectious track which could easilly be a hit single in some alternate universe.
1. Sintro 2. Street Smarts 3. Freak Show 4. Celph Hatred feat. Celph Titled 5. Diablos feat. Celph Titled 6. Dos Factotum 7. Coochie Coup 8. Postal 9. Mischievous 10. Halfway Stretch (Sinterlude) 11. Best Friends feat. Apathy 12. Revenge feat. Celph Titled 13. Fair Weather Fan 14. The Rest 15. The Ugly Truth 16. Idiot Gear 17. Dust To Dust
This has to go down as one of the best albums ever to hit the shelves. This veteran emcee dropped a great concept cd that was below the mainstream radar. Too bad. I didn't expect too much from this cd. And, at first, the number of skits almost made me not purchase it...but then I realised that they were all part of this concept album that introduced the next song.... The different number of producers almost makes them challenge each other to produce a better track- which Masta Ace benefits very well. No- XXL, MTV or the Source won't mention this: This release is a hip hop classic.
1. Count, The (Interlude) 2. Big City 3. Good Ol' Love 4. Fats Belvedere (Interlude) 5. Da Grind - (with Apocalypse) 6. H.O.O.D. 7. Stoop, The (Interlude) 8. Beautiful 9. F.A.Y. - (with Strick) 10. Fats Crib (Interlude) 11. Soda & Soap - (with Jean Grae) 12. Do It Man - (with Big Noyd) 13. Bklyn Masala - (with Leschea) 14. Proposition, The (Interlude) 15. Travelocity - (with Punch N Words) 16. Ways, The 17. Wutuwankno - (with Edo G.) 18. After Party, The (Interlude) 19. Oh My God - (with The Beatnuts/Rahzel) 20. Cellmate (Interlude) 21. Revelations
Paris - Sonic Jihad Here Paris returns with his most pointedly-focused and brutal condemnation of the ills of society to date. Waging righteous warfare (hence the title) on all that he perceives as being wrong with the world in this current political climate of manufactured fear and "War on Terror," he covers such issues as the New World Order, the manmade origins of AIDS, military lies and propaganda, police brutality and the embarrassing state that hip hop is currently in. The first single, "What Would You Do?" has already been a lightning-rod for controversy in the United States, garnering coverage from such notable sources as MTV2, The New York Times and MSNBC for its suggestion that the Bush Administration played a key role in orchestrating the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. And it doesn't stop there -- the album also features progressive hip-hop visionaries Dead Prez, Public Enemy and Kam. Add dancehall sensation Capelton to this already impressive lineup and you have a potent molotov cocktail of an album ready to explode. 1. Ave Bushani 2. Field Nigga Boogie 3. Sheep To The Slaughter 4. Spilt Milk 5. Tear Shit Up 6. Freedom 7. Ain't No Love 8. Lay Low 9. Life Goes On 10. You Know My Name 11. Evil 12. AWOL 13. Agents Of Repression 14. What Would You Do? 15. How We Do 16. Freedom - (The Last Cell remix)
I bought Sabac's debut album with hesitation at first, but had no regrets after listening to it. His cd portays his views and opinions all the while accurately portraying current day issues and solutions. "Urban Gorillas" and "Speak Militant" are just a few of the great songs that states the corruption and opppression in the world. His songs offer a striking view on a better society and brings the truth to light in a creative form. With powerful lyrics and incontrovertible facts, it acts as a message to all people. It is not recommended for children, but for adults and older teens, it will exhume the reality into those whose minds are clouded. The problems, the politics, the oppression: all fall into his work for change.
1. Intro 2. Organize (Solution) 3. Sabacolypse (Truth) 4. Positive (Sabac) Negative (Necro) - Cuts By Dj Eclipse and Additional Backround Vocals By Cenophia Mitchell (Truth) 5. Revelation 1 feat. Jamal Joseph Of The Black Panther Party (Spoken Word) (Voice) 6. Protest Music (Militance) 7. Bac's Anthem (Voice) 8. Fight Until The End feat. Immortal Technique and Roosevelt Phillip (Awareness & Solution) 9. Revelation 2 feat. Jamal Joseph Of The Black Panther Party, Piano Played By Elliot Thomas (Personal Pie) and Additional Backround Vocals By Cenophia Mitchell (Spoken Word) (Voice) 10. The Scientist (Aids) - Statistics By Q-Unique (Awareness) 11. P.O.W.'S feat. Mr. Hyde, Necro, Goretex, Sabac and ILL BiLL (Militance) 12. Vinyl (Bacapella) (Voice) 13. Unsolved Mysteries (Vision) 14. Revelation 3 feat. Jamal Joseph Of The Black Panther Party, Piano Played By Elliot Thomas (Personal Glover) & Additional Backround Vocals By Cenophia Mitchell (Spoken Word) (Voice) 15. A Change Gon' Come feat. Antwon Lamar Robinson and Necro Playing Fender Jazz Bass (Truth & Solution) 16. Urban Gorillas feat. Vinny Paz Of Jedi Mind Tricks and Q-Unique (Truth & Militance) 17. Speak Militant - Cuts By Dj Eclipse (Militance) 18. Freestyle Freedom feat. Necro Live On Fender Jazz Bass, Elliot Thomas (Junkyard Cosby) Live On Congas & Additional Backround Vocals By Cenophia Mitchell (Freestyle Jam & Spoken Word) (Voice) 19. I Have A Dream feat. Dash Mihok and Cenophia Mitchell (Vision) 20. A Change Gon' Come (Militant Metal Mix)
Louis was probably the most famous black man in the world in the 50's, a title he lost to Muhammad Ali by the late 60's. But unlike Ali, Armstrong became a celebrity by making people feel good, rather than by challenging them politically, religiously and physically. It is hard to imagine listening to this CD for 54 minutes and not being happier than when one started.
01 Im Confessin that I Love You 03:23 02 Everybody Loves My Baby 02:35 03 I Cant Give You Anything But Love 03:33 04 All of Me 03:02 05 On the Sentimental Side 02:25 06 Honeysuckle Rose 03:57 07 Baby Wont You Please Come Here 03:20 08 Aint Misbehavin 03:17 09 I Want A Little Girl 03:02 10 My Sweet Hunk Otrash 03:04 11 Something Tells Me 02:32 12 Baby Dont You Cry 02:56 13 Keepin Out of Mischief Now 03:37 14 Cherry 02:50 15 Body and Soul 03:21 16 Our Monday Date 02:29 17 Endie 02:52 18 I Never Knew 02:46
Skill Mega - Normal Magic Skill Mega were formed early in 2004 when London based rappers Reps and Dan Fresh (of Brighton's legendary Lost Souls, Janomi records) began working on a project with Bournemouth DJ Rod Dixon for the fledgling label Cryogenics (Double D Dagger, The IRS , Usmaan) alongside producer Peepin' Tom. A chance encounter between Rod and Polish Super producer OSTR in a Bournemouth record shop culminated in a collaboration on Cryogenincs -Bitter Blocker EP which also featured Lost Souls emcees Uncle Dickie and Witchdocter Wise and jazz singer Amanda Stevens. A short tour of Poland and numerous UK dates soon followed and Skill Mega spent the following year cultivating new songs for their debut album, occasionally playing out in Poland and popping up for a quick cameo alongside Tame One on OSTR's critically acclaimed '7' album. By the tail end of 2006 Skill Mega's debut Album 'Normal Magic' was finally finished, incorporating the talents of the three main Megas alongside Uncle Dickie, Witchdocter Wise, Amanda Stevens and Zebra Traffic's rising star Rup the Cnut. The release date in Poland is May 16th 2007.
1. Normal Magic 2. Throw Your Hands Up feat Rup 3. Don’t Look Down 4. Skill Mega Disco feat. Amanda Stevens 5. Let Me Down 6. RodMega 7. Breathe In (No Boundaries) 8. Lateshift 9. My Spot feat. Amanda Stevens 10. Giving Up the World 11. Gardening (remix)
Substantial is another emcee who has definitely paid his dues - from teaming up with Pack FM to open for Heltah Skeltah and Slick Rick, to winning various emcee battle tournaments, to featuring on the “Game Over 2″ compilation alongside such luminaries as KRS, Kane, and Masta Ace - its plain to see that he has put in a lot of hard work. He’s also followed in the footsteps of UK emcee Funky DL, by being one of the few rappers to successfully forge a name for himself in Japan. In fact, this very album outsold albums from Ja-Rule, DMX, Jermaine Dupri, Faith Evans and Angie Stone last year in the far east, and now, with the imminent US release of “To This Union…”, Substantial is hoping to finally break into the home market…
1 Intro (1:15) 2 Substance (3:57) 3 Cim (3:26) 4 More Than A Game (3:53) 5 Somebody Stole My Shit (3:08) 6 If I Was Your Mic (5:08) 7 Home Sweet Home (3:48) 8 Kalitwutchawon2 (3:16) 9 Be People (4:08) 10 Love Song (4:12) 11 Bananas (3:14) 12 Remembering Dave (3:55) 13 Ain't No Happy Endings (9:04) 14 If I Was Your Mic (DJ Kiyo Remix) (5:07)
You might expect the debut album from a woman who has collaborated extensively with Tricky and Orbital to be both wondrous and strange--and you'd be right to. What you might not expect is the depth of Alison Goldfrapp's beguiling, distracting 21st-century noir visions on Felt Mountain. She and her fellow composer Will Gregory can mix in Brechtian cabaret; classical instrumentation; left-of-field electronics; decadent, Gainsbourg-style French pop; and the odd piece of whistling on just one track ("Felt Mountain"). "Oompa Radar" almost reaches Tom Waits heights of infamy, the way familiar instruments come together in such a simultaneously comforting and alienating style. The baroque "Paper Bag," meanwhile, uncannily recalls Joe Meek's toy-town visions of 1960s grandeur. All this and a seductive vocal to die for.
1. Lovely Head 2. Paper Bag 3. Human 4. Pilots 5. Deer Stop 6. Felt Mountain 7. Oompa Radar 8. Utopia 9. Horse Tears
