6.05.2010

Eminem - Not Afraid Video

New Video: Eminem “Not Afraid”

Eminem’s Album Recovery Out June 22nd.

6.04.2010

Best of Jin

Jin got his career started when he went on 106 and parks freestyle friday and went 7 weeks straight. This is some of his best freestyles and he kills all the competition

6.02.2010

Drake - Thank Me Later (Review)



The highly anticipated album leaked last night as expected. Finally got the chance to hear it. Below is a track by track review.

1. Fireworks (Feat. Alicia Keys) (Prod. By 40). - A perfect intro to the album. A slow story telling track with great vocals from Ms. Keys. Nothing super special but it's fine. 8.5/10
2. Karaoke (Prod. By Francis & The Lights) - To be honest this is my least favorite track. The title does pretty much some it up. It seems like random singing to me, and we all know Drake isn't the greatest singer. 6.5/10
3. The Resistance (Prod. By 40 & Boi-1da) - Beat is a little boring and the hook isn't great, but the lyrics are on point. One of the stronger rap tracks on the album. "Still here with who I started wit, The game needed life I put my heart in it. I blew myself up I'm on some martyr shit, Carried the weight for my city like a cargo ship." 8/10
4. Over (Prod. By Boi-1da) - This joint had the internet going nuts when it first came out. I'll be honest, it had to grow on me. But when it did I loved it. The beat is addicting. The song seemed to describe his feelings. 9/10
5. Show Me A Good Time (Prod. By Kanye West) - This song is single worthy and it definitely is one of my favorites. A lot of people are saying that Drake has the same flow on every song, you can't say that about this song. It has a  "Good Life" by Kanye West type of feel. Kanye out did himself on the beat. 9.5/10
6. Up All Night (Feat. Nicki Minaj) (Prod. By Boi-1da) - This song is an ode to Young Money. With Ms. Minaj along for the ride. The beat is nice although it's a little generic. 8/10
7. Fancy (Feat. T.I & Swizz Beatz) (Prod. by Swizz Beatz) - I had absolutely no expectations for this joint. This song is one of the few on the album without a Drake hook. Swizz Beatz did a different type of beat and T.I. did his part as well. 8.5/10
8. Shut It Down (Feat. The Dream) (Prod. 40 & Omen) - Slow R&B joint featuring The Dream. Joint is simply about women going out and shutting it down with how good they look. Not a fan of the Drake verse at the end. 8/10.
9. Unforgettable (Feat. Young Jeezy) (Prod. 40 & Boi-1da) - One of my favorite songs off the album. Loving the Aaliyah sample. Drake did his part but he was outshined for the first time on his own album by Young Jeezy. 9/10
10. Light Up (Feat. Jay-Z) (Prod. By 40 & Tone Mason) - I was actually disappointed by this song. I expected it to be amazing and it just was good. Drake went hard and Jay went hard but the beat didn't and the hook didn't. 8.5/10
11. Miss Me (Feat. Lil Wayne) (Prod. By Boi-1da) - This song is simply the best Drake verse on the entire album and Lil Wayne yapping on a nice beat. "Drake stand for Do Right And Kill Everything". 9/10
12. Cece’s Interlude (Prod. By 40) - This is simply an interlude. Singing is alright though. Solid track. 7.5/10
13. Find Your Love (Prod. By Kanye West) - When this first dropped I initially hated it and then it grew on me. It's currently the most listened song on my ITunes from the album. The beat is different but nice and Drake's voice sounds good on it. 9.5/10
14. Thank Me Now (Prod. By Timbaland) - Good way to end an album triumphantly. The lyrics have a lot of meaning. The song seems arrogant but good. 8/10
15. 9AM In Dallas (Bonus) (Prod. By Boi-1da) - This joint needs to be on the album because it's amazing. This is my favorite Boi-1da beat. And Drake goes off on a couple haters. It's rumored that Itunes will have this as an album bonus. 9/10


Consensus - Final grade is an 8.5/10 This is a very strong album but under the level of being a classic. The leak shouldn't effect his sales I predict he'll sell somewhere between 500K and 700K in the first week. Will it do Blueprint 3/Carter 3 numbers? Who knows.

6.01.2010

IT COULD HAPPEN

Its the first of June people. Wassup everyone?

This is a post for all the Nas fans out there. Remember illmatic Nas first album which is the greatest of all time. It had producers DJ Premier , Pete Rock, Q-Tip and Large Pro. Every hiphop fan asks when will we see a Nas album with them producers back in it. Well it might happen now. As in a recent interview Nas done with Hot 97.5 one of the questions was "Dr Premier is ready for a Premo and Nas album?" Nas said he would love that. Then next question was as well Pete Rock, Q-Tip and Large Pro as well. Hopefully it will happen. Check the interview below.



Peace

5.31.2010

End Of Month

Not much to blog about today, just a latest news in hip hop really. I will be dropping some albums reviews which need to be done and look forward to albums in June likes of Eminem and Drakes etc.



Dr. Dre is reportedly working in-house with Aftermath producers Chocolate and DJ Silk for his long-awaited Detox album. According to rap veteran Kokane, he has also submitted work for Dre's next LP."I was camped out for a couple days with him and [Aftermath Entertainment in-house producers] Chocolate and [DJ] Silk," he said in an interview. "They're working on the record, the Detox. And I just submitted a couple of songs that - So it's looking real good, and sh*t's gonna be awesome... All I can say, watch what that dude do. Man, it's whew!
Detox is coming people.

Eminem has decided to treat fans to a visual for his "Not Afraid" single by releasing its music video next weekend.

Lil Wayne – Get A Life (Video)


KiD CuDi Performs New Song (Video)


New Tupac Biopic In The Works
Antonie Fuqua, the director of "Training Day," says he is currently working on a Tupac Shakur biopic that should going into production this fall. "It looks like we're doing Tupac Shakur's movie next in September, that's what I've been starting up and working on now," he said. "I've been working on that for a while with Morgan Creek and Jim Robinson. I just got the greenlight from him and we're going in September. I've just started to prep that." Fuqua added that he is hoping to find an unknown actor to portray the iconic hip-hop star, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996. "That's the goal, I want to discover someone new," he explained. "I want to discover a lot of new people if I can. Obviously I'm going to have to put some people in it that you know, just because actors have different skills. I want to go to the streets and find him anywhere he might be in the world."

Peace Im Out

5.30.2010

No one needs to have all that POWER

New kanye west power. On hot 97 last yesterday Funk master flex was saying this song is real hip-hop and im sure you will agree.