Reflection Eternal RE:Union Mixtape

Statik Selektah just leaked his new Reflection Eternal Mixtape, "The RE:Union." Rumor has it that Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek) have reunited and are making a second album together after their debut which came out in 2000. The new album is said to be titled "Revolutions Per Minute," but who knows if that will be the official title.

Statik Selektah has teamed up with Kweli and Hi-Tek to release their first official mixtape to promote the new album set for a Q1 2010 release. I'm pretty excited about this because I always felt that neither one of these guys could reach their full potential without each other. They're like Gang Starr, Guru just ain't as god without Primo. I don't know what it is, but it just is. Anyway, click the link below to download the mixtape.

Also be sure to stay up on all of Statik Selektah's new shit on his various websites:

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***FREE DOWNLOAD*** REFLECTION ETERNAL "THE RE:UNION" W/ STATIK SELEKTAH

Top 9 Hip Hop Albums of 2009

I've been trying to avoid this post all week. It's easy for me to explain why I don't like an album, as you can tell from my previous posts "Top 5 Worst Albums of 2009" and "Top 5 Album Let-Downs of 2009," but not so easy to narrow this category down to 5 albums. There were a lot of good albums this year surprisingly and I've created a list of my 9 favorites for 2009.

9. BLAKROC

Dame Dash truly surprised me with this compilation album. The album is entirely produced by The Black Keys, who is Dash's favorite blues band from Ohio. It features artists such as the RZA, Raekwon, Pharoahe Monch, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Ludacris, Q-Tip, Mos Def, Jim Jones, Billy Danz, and NOE. It only has 11 tracks, but I like all of them except one. The production is great and the rhymes are off the hook. The only beef I have with this album is that it is too short. For more info on this great record, peep my review here: BLAKROC ALBUM REVIEW
I gave the album a 4 out of 5.


8. J. COLE: "The Warm Up"

My boy Khamal put me onto J. Cole at the beginning of the year. He hales from Fayetteville, NC and is a producer/MC with an immense amount of skill at a young age. He is the first rapper signed to Jay-Z's Roc Nation record label and was featured on "The Blueprint 3." This album is technically a mixtape, but is so good you wouldn't even know it was a mixtape. "The Warm Up" was a breath of fresh air for me because J. Cole is one of the scarce few new, upcoming rappers who can actually rhyme his ass off. He goes in hard on this album with a crisp flow, smooth delivery, quality content and great similes/metaphors. If Jay doesn't fuck it up for him, J. Cole could be and should be way bigger and better than Drake. Yes, I said it. Trust. Peep my approval post of J. Cole including two free downloads of his official mixtapes here: J. COLE FREE DOWNLOADS

7. SHA STIMULI: "My Soul To Keep"

Stimuli is an artist who released 12 mixtapes (one every month) in 2008. He is a a lyrical phenom whose flow is so smooth, you feel like you had a casual conversation with him after listening to this album. This was an album that went under the radar this year, but contained so many jewels that I have to recognize it on this list. He was a former Roc-A-Fella Records intern and was featured in the Source's "Unsigned Hype" section. This album delves deep into Stimuli's psyche, where he allows us into his mind where we realize that there is so much he has in common with all of us. From politics, to jobs/careers, women/love, and financial struggles, Stimuli discusses a lot of topics that are important and relevant to ordinary people. My Soul To Keep is a record that is a pleasant departure from the overdone "bang, bang" shoot-em-up, flossin' chips records we're so used to hearing. Peep HipHopDX's album review for My Soul To Keep here: MY SOUL TO KEEP REVIEW (HIPHOPDX.COM)

6. METHOD MAN & REDMAN: "Blackout! 2"

This album was my SHIT this summer. It came out in May and really stayed in rotation throughout the summer for me. These two are possibly the best duo of all time (possibly). With production from Pete Rock, Havoc, Allah Mathematics, Erick Sermon, Rockwilder, DJ Scratch, and Buckwild accompanied by the immaculate flows of Mr. Mef and the Funk Doc, how on earth could you go wrong? YOU CAN'T. It's not as good as their first album from ten years ago, but it's definitely one of the illest this year. Like I said, this shit is perfect summer music while ridin' in the whip, "Gettin' Tore Up Under City Lights."


5. ROYCE DA 5'9": "Street Hop"

Royce 5'9" is a beast on the mic. This album definitely has some bad commercial tracks on it; however, the good tracks are nothing less than amazing. From his three bangers over DJ Premier production to his incredibly original "On The Run" and "Murder" tracks that were strategically placed back-to-back on the album giving you the outcome of the story on the first track and then flashing back in time on the second. I've never heard a flashback done on a record before and Royce pulled it off perfectly. His battle rhymes on this album were practically unmatchable this year and his story telling ability improved to levels of greatness. He's an MC's MC and despite this albums flaws, the positives clearly outweigh the negatives. Peep my review for this album here: STREET HOP REVIEW

4. EMINEM "Relapse: Refill"

Don't get all crazy on me here. I've always had my issues with Eminem, especially the production on his last two albums. Once he re-released this album this month with seven extra tracks, I was convinced that this album is amazing. Nobody can deny his lyrical talent. I feel as though he had to write the rhymes of this album on fucking graph paper to get his inner rhyme patterns and flow so perfectly tight and crisp. Right down to the placement of breaths, Eminem's precision is extraordinary. The content is off the wall, which makes this album very entertaining. I feel like it's the best commercial album I've heard in a while. There's just something about it that keeps me listening to it over and over again, even though I played most of it out on its first release in May. Peep my review of this album here: RELAPSE: REFILL REVIEW

3. JOE BUDDEN "Escape Route"

This was the second solo album Joe Budden released this year (not including the group effort from Slaughterhouse). When I heard this album and realized how good it was and how much of a close second it was to his other release "Padded Room," I was sure he would be recognized as the MC of the year. (Unfortunately for Joey, the man he beefed with this summer - Raekwon - dropped the most classic album since Supreme Clientele. Looks like Rae & his crew knocked him out figuratively and literally!) Padded Room is an intense emotional roller coaster of an album. You almost feel as though you've been through therapy with Joe as he welcomes the listener into his mind and all of its struggles, torments, and opinions. Without going into detail, this album is lyrically incredible. Joe can rhyme for hours upon end and this dark album is perfect for zoning out to. It showcases his lyrical ability, his emotional maturity, and his artistic vision. It's an outstanding album to say the very least.

2. JOE BUDDEN: "Padded Room"

This is Joe Budden's classic album. Rhyme for rhyme, nobody is fucking with him on this album. It's one of the most candid pieces of artistic work that the Hip Hop genre has ever seen. From talking about a girl on "Exxxes" who we ultimately find out is his right hand to the banger "Now I Lay," Budden is one of the few emcees who can create an incredibly intimate, deep, and introspective song that has commercial appeal. Listening to this album, you get a sense that Joey is simultaneously in complete control of his life while completely out of control in a padded room with a straight jacket on. I guess that's a true sign of someone who is insane. This is a concept album that Joe executes with precision. None of my words will do this album any justice. He is the hardest working emcee in the game and never wastes a single line that he writes. You can tell he takes pride in his bars and it clearly shows from the beginning to the end of this album. For those of you who can only think of "Pump It Up" when you hear Joe Budden's name, you are doing yourselves a disservice because you are missing some of the best Hip Hop of this era.

1. RAEKWON: "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II"

I'm not even gonna say a fuckin' word here. If you need an explanation for this top choice then you need to go eat a dick sandwich. This is the best album to come out since Ghostface Killah's "Supreme Clientele" in 2000.

Peep my review here: OB4CL2 REVIEW

Peep my "MC of the Year" post here: MC OF THE YEAR

Joell Ortiz & Frequency Road Kill Mixtape

I just saw Joell live on Monday night at the Joe Budden show at S.O.B.'s in Manhattan. This dude has skills for days and his live show game is top-notch. He dropped a new mixtape recently with DJ Frequency. The shit is called "Road Kill" and he pretty much kills it, as usual. That "50 For The People" joint is BANANAS. I'm glad he's off Aftermath and can't wait for his new album "Free Agent" to drop on February 23, 2010. Be on the look out for that shit.






For now, click the link below to download this mixtape. Your welcome...

JOELL ORTIZ "ROAD KILL" MIXTAPE

Skillz "2009 Rap Up"

It's the end of the year and that means Skillz (formerly Mad Skillz) dropped his brand new "2009 Rap Up." I'm a couple days late on this track, but fuck y'all bastards on some: "oh that shit came out an hour ago - that shit's old!!!" Check the track below as Skillz runs down some of the big events that went down in 2009. As always, he provides a nice, entertaining run-down of the year's major happenings...

Raekwon Year-End Video Blog

Check out Raekwon's last video blog post of 2009. He addresses his appreciation for all the fans that supported him this year.

EMCEE OF THE YEAR - RAEKWON

No one can deny what Raekwon accomplished in 2009. After a grueling four years in the making, "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II" hit the streets on September 8th and single handedly brought golden era, New York Hip Hop back.What was different this time around was that Raekwon owned this album. His chamber came through on the entire record. He didn't have the RZA in his prime on every single beat or Ghostface's charismatic rhymes on practically every song. On the tracks that do have featured artists, Raekwon out-shined his comrades almost 100% of the time. Raekwon is the Hip Hop heavy weight that made the comeback that everyone wished Mike Tyson had made in the ring. He stepped right back in the ring and "Debo-ed" the whole fucking game (as Sticky Fingaz would say).

He made us WAIT and WAIT and WAIT, to the point where I would look at the back of my red "Classics" t-shirt I bought in 2006 and become disgusted that it advertised Cuban Linx 2 as "coming soon" (refer to pic on left). I couldn't take it anymore. Rumors were all over the internet. First he signed with Aftermath and I knew that was a mistake. Just look at how long it took Busta to drop an album on that label. Look at Joell Ortiz, Rakim or even Eve. Everybody gets dropped on Aftermath because the Doctor can't smoke weed and focus on more than one album at a time. SMH. Then Rae left Aftermath and released a bunch of mediocre mixtapes that truly started to worry me.

Was he gonna drop another "Lex Diamonds Story"??? Was Ghost even gonna be on this shit??? Finally, he leaked "Criminology 2" and "New Wu" on the radio. Then... The album cover. GAME OVER. Hype was at an all time high for me. I remember listening to Cuban Linx 2 three times in a row in my headphones on my couch until 3:00 AM. The smile on my face made my cheeks hurt for three days.

Raekwon dropped a pure classic. His second true classic Hip Hop album. Most emcees never reach classic status in their whole careers, let alone do it twice (and 14 years apart at that). The album consists of 24 bangers (if you bought the iTunes pre-order version). Raekwon didn't care about radio airplay, critics, new music trends, or even record sales. This album was more than all of that to him. This album was about proving to himself, his Wu-Tang brothers and his fans that he was still capable of creating special, timeless music. Josh Tyrangiel of Time Magazine said it best: "The reason it works, like all of Cuban Linx, Pt 2, is that Raekwon is a poet of grime, a storyteller who understands that rap is less about an easy hook than the collision of carefully chosen words. He's also a melancholic who prefers replaying the circumstances of growing up in hell ("All my life around drug niggas, villains who want millions/ Niggas with them hoodies on with Teks in the building") to celebrating the trappings of success." 

Time Magazine ranked "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II" number 7 on it's Top 10 Albums of 2009. It was the only Hip Hop album on the list, despite Jay-Z's New York anthem hittin' airwaves in unison with the Yankees winning the World Series. iTunes voted Cuban Linx 2 the best Rap Album of 2009. Regarding the Time Magazine accolade, Raekwon told MTV in an interview: "We know Time is one of the most real magazines you can get on any level — politics, whatever is going on. That blew my mind right there. Even when we glanced at it, it didn't have no rappers on it. I was like, 'I must've been competing with a lot of different types of music, whether it be pop, alternative, country or whatever.' That blew my mind. To be in the top-10 list with everybody, it was crazy."

I believe Raekwon absolutely deserves to be awarded the coveted Hip Hop & Bullshit "EMCEE OF THE YEAR" award (haha, some day it'll be coveted). He is 39 years old and stayed true to himself and his fans. With a family to feed, it's very difficult NOT to "sell-out." What's remarkable in this instance and what other rappers should take note of, is that making real Hip Hop from your heart will ultimately add a lot more icing to your cake. Just ask Fat Joe. He sold the fuck out this year with his version of a sequel "J.O.S.E. 2" and sold 8,000 copies. As Raekwon nears 150,000 copies (which is quite amazing in the free download era) and is currently on his second tour for the album, other rappers should learn from Rae's "against-the-grain" approach. In fact, some emcees already are (i.e. AZ making "Doe or Die 2" and Capone-N-Noreaga currently recording "The War Report 2" and both heavily promoting their albums on Twitter).

What Raekwon managed to do for himself, his brand, Wu-Tang, his fans, and for Hip Hop this year, is extraordinary. He changed the way emcees will think about making and marketing albums now. The internet is the way to go and Raekwon and his Ice Water Inc. brand have taken full advantage of the web's benefits. The Chef is reportedly back in the lab with Method Man, Ghostface Killah, and the RZA, cooking up some new crack for the streets to consume. His momentum is at an all time high and I look forward to hearing new shit from Lex Diamonds.

Can I get a SUUUUUU?!?!?!

'NUFF RESPECT DUE!!!

Follow Raekwon on Twitter at: www.twitter,com/RAEKWONICEWATER

Raekwon's MySpace Page: www.myspace.com/raekwon

PEEP THE 2ND VERSION OF "THE NEW WU" MUSIC VIDEO BELOW:

THROWBACK CLASSIC - Week of 12/28

This week's "THROWBACK CLASSIC" is Raekwon's "Incarcerated Scarfaces." It was the Chef's second single from his classic debut album "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..." and it landed number 5 on the U.S. Rap Billboard charts and 37 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Incarcerated Scarfaces was released in 1995 and was one of only three tracks from Cuban Linx that did not feature Ghostface Killah. I don't have to explain why this song is classic. With gritty production from the RZA in his prime and Raekwon's smooth flow, Incarcerated Scarfaces is one of those timeless tracks that comes on in a club while a crowd is waiting for a concert to begin and ignites a flame of energy that sets the tone for the remainder of the event. Even in 2009 when I stand patiently in a crowd waiting for the performers to hit the stage and that unmistakable snare and high-hat drops, I immediately bare witness to an entire group of Hiphoppas bobbin' their heads in unison echoing lines like: "I move rhymes like retail, make sure shit sell, from where we at to my man's cell" or "I do this for barber shop niggaz in the plaza, catchin' asthma, Rae is stickin' gun flashers."

This track was created in an era where emcees didn't give a fuck. They hit the lab and spit exactly what the fuck they felt to the beat. Radio, MTV, and BET would play tracks like this on heavy rotation. It didn't have to have Drake or T-Pain in the chorus to sell. Auto-tune was a studio taboo because drunk and high rappers would get freaked the fuck out if they heard that shit. Raekwon and the RZA created a definitive track and album that sparked an era in the mid-nineties. Incarcerated Scarfaces was a song that truly pioneered the mafioso, drug dealer, crime glorifying Hip Hop genre.

WORD UP, PEACE INCARCERATED SCARFACES...

DONKEY OF THE YEAR - CUBANA LUST

Cubana Lust is the official Hip Hop & Bullshit "DONKEY OF THE YEAR." This shorty is a stallion. She is of Cuban descent but is from Little Havana, Florida. Her official bio on her web site describes her as a "well rounded" person. I think they pinned the tail right on that donkey!!!

Cubana Lust claims she has the internet goin' nuts and she's probably right. She's the official model of Worldstar Hip Hop and has quite a video catalog over there (WorldStarHipHop).


Her body of work is a reflection of her body: big and hard. Let's just say her ass has clapped more than the round of applause received by Dr. Martin Luther Kind Jr. after his "I Have A Dream" speech. And it's still clapping. I wonder if Dr. King on that Boondocks episode would have given Cubana a pass for destroying black culture. I think her ass would put him in a trance. I read that he had a little Tiger Woods in him!!! (No disrespect!!!)

Fellas, please notice how this donkey is devouring underwear that is not a g-string. This shit is so thick, it makes it look like a g-string.

This is why CUBANA LUST is the DONKEY OF THE YEAR. Congratulations shorty! Your shit is off the nipple!!!

Follow her on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/cubanalust

Her official MySpace: www.myspace.com/cubanalust

Her official site: www.cubanalust.com/






BE SURE TO PEEP THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS OF CUBANA LUST MAKING IT CLAP ALL OVER THE PLACE (courtesy of WorldstarHipHop.com).

HER BOOTY CLAPS HARDER THAN E. HONDA!!!!

TOP 5 ALBUM "LET-DOWNS" OF 2009

This year has been a year of "let-downs" for me personally. I don't know about some of the other hip hop media outlets (i.e. AllHipHop.com, HipHopDX.com, HipHopGame.com, etc.), but I feel like some of the hip hop "legends" have really let me down this year. My theory on this situation is that the fans have forgotten what quality hip hop sounds like. It's been 10 years since hip hop's "Golden Era" has passed and the genre has mutated into something very different than what I grew up on. My detractors will say that I am simply ignorant and that the music must progress and change to become better. My response to them is that I AGREE. I agree that the natural progression of just about anything in life is to change overtime; to adapt to its environment and make the necessary changes to succeed (in business) or just plain survive (in life). I AGREE. What my problem is, is that the lyrical content should be MUCH better than it was in the '90s. This is not to say that I think all rappers suck now or that nobody has lyrical skill. THAT IS NOT WHAT I AM SAYING. What I'm trying to say here is that some of my favorites have seriously let me down. The emcees who are supposed to carry the torch, hold the fort, raise the bar, or sit in the thrown did not show and prove this year. And the fact that they didn't represent for this culture of ours is straight BULLSHIT!!!

I fully expect to receive some HATE from this post of mine, but I welcome it. This is my personal opinion. The albums that I list below are albums that in some instances I like, but I truly expected more greatness from them than what was delivered.

That being said, the following is a list of my TOP 5 biggest "LET-DOWNS" or disappointments of 2009:

5. JAY-Z: "The Blueprint 3"

I know, I know: "Jay-Z is the King of New York," "he doesn't even write his rhymes down," "he runs hip hop," "he goes platinum every time." BLAH, BLAH, BLAH... You can say whatever the fuck you want to me about Jay-Z. I probably won't even disagree with most of what you say. I agree that he is incredible. I also believe that at least 50% of his catalog is straight BULLSHIT. A lot of times when heads tell me he doesn't even write his rhymes, I feel like that's NOT necessarily a GOOD thing. You can tell when he doesn't write and it shows in a negative way sometimes. My beef with this album is that this shit doesn't even sound like hip hop. I've heard even the biggest Jay-Z fans say that even they didn't like the way this album sounded, then they'll quickly say that his lyrics were still amazing. I'll give you that. His lyrics were good on this album. That doesn't take away from the fact that this album sounds like it was made on a fuckin' Casio keyboard in the '80s and the only reason it was huge was because the Yankees luckily won the World Series at the same time his "Empire State of Mind" dropped. It became the anthem of New York. I'll admit that I like this song, but at the end of the day Jay needs to make an album with a true "New York Sound" and not some "ghetto techno" BULLSHIT. I love his good music, but I despise his bad shit. He needs to come up with new album titles instead of making trilogies. Sequels and trilogies never satisfy and this third installment of "The Blueprint" should've been called "The Wackprint" because it's wack that this shit is even in print.

4. SLAUGHTERHOUSE: "Slaughterhouse"

I will start by saying that I like this album and I love this group. The reason why this is on my list at number 4 and not 5 is that: 1) I absolutely expected better beats and more bangers and 2) I expect bullshit from Jay-Z, I don't expect it from these mutha fuckas. This album has some incredible tracks and some incredible flows. I love all four of the emcees individually and collectively. What happened here is that the promoters of "Rock The Bells" signed these guys on to tour with Rock The Bells this summer, but they had to have an album to perform (which they did not). What transpired was that these four emcees got in the lab together over a six day period and recorded an entire album. This feat is nothing less than remarkable and I give them all the credit in the world. I just wish they had more time to really work together on lyrics, concepts, and beat selection. I understand their options were limited and I commend them for what they were able to create. I just hope they end up signing with Shady Records (as heavily rumored a little while ago) and take their time to collectively make a classic group album. They were all too busy finishing up their own solo records as well as touring that they couldn't make a classic. Again, I like this album. I was just disappointed in the final product and felt that there were too many bullshit "filler" tracks that could have been a lot better considering the skill of these four lyrical beasts.

3. MOS DEF: "The Ecstatic"

Go ahead and tell me I don't know shit about real hip hop. Go ahead. Guess what? Mos Def is the greatest emcee to consistently produce half ass albums in all of hip hop. This guy is amazing. I LOVE HIM (as a rhymer - no homo). This album is fuckin' static, not ecstatic. The album has 10 tracks that are 3 minutes or less in length (the majority of these being well less than 3 minutes). This is a big pet peeve of mine. You're a professional rapper, so rap mutha fucka. I don't hate this album and I'm aware that it's nominated for grammies and all that. I just wish Mos Def would cut the "artistic" bullshit out and spit some rhymes on dope beats. He's one of my top 20 favorite rappers of all time. He's great. I just wish he would get on a track and rap his balls off - like every time. I would love it if he would just rap. A lot. On every song. All the time. And spare me all the bullshit that he likes to do. I like this album, but after hearing it for a week, I got over it. It doesn't have much replay value for me and this is why I was let down. Mos Definitely.

2. CORMEGA: "Born and Raised"

Anybody who knows me or my brother knows that we are huge fans of Cormega. The way he vividly paints lyrical pictures of street life in New York is like no other. He's extremely metaphorical and truly gifted lyrically. Unfortunately, after waiting seven years for a true solo studio album from him, Cormega gave us a flop. His first two official albums were pure classics in my mind. This album sounds like the scraps that were thrown away while recording "The Realness" and "The True Meaning." I feel as though Mega spent so much time away from his own solo artist work, that he lost his momentum and may have peaked back in 2002 after releasing "The True Meaning." What bothered me the most on this album is the production. It was not as banging as his prior releases. It just didn't have the hardcore, gritty feeling of all of his past work. In addition, the album was changed several times over the three years it took him to complete it. He had two album release parties for this album that were seven months apart (mainly because he altered the album again this year). The first release party I attended at S.O.B.'s. He performed what was the album back then in its entirety. It sounded amazing from a production stand point. Apparently, sample clearances and leaks caused him to make final changes to some of the beats and what he officially released in October simply isn't as good. For one of my favorite rappers of all time, this album truly disappointed me when I finally heard it. As he stated on Wu-Tang's "Chamber Music" album, "Cor-mega, raw forever. Fell back, pause. Fall off, never." He better get back in the booth 'cause if he doesn't redeem himself  here, I'll have to admit that he indeed did fall off.

REFER TO MY PREVIOUS REVIEW OF "BORN & RAISED": Born & Raised Review

1. RAKIM: "The Seventh Seal"

Don't even get me started here. I reviewed this album back in November and gave it a 2 out of 5. After waiting 10 mutha fuckin' years for the "God" Rakim Allah to drop another solo album, he gave us a piece of shit. There are a few tracks that I like a lot on the album and still listen to them in my whip, but on the whole this album is bullshit. Where's DJ Premier, Pete Rock, and DJ Clark Kent??? Where the fuck are the Dr. Dre tracks that he made??? His flow and delivery is what you would expect, but surely they were not spectacular. "The Seventh Seal" is a 1957 Swedish drama film that depicts God and the Devil playing chess against each other. It kind of symbolically represents humans as the pawns on the chess board and how God and the Devil play chess with our lives in the ultimate game of "good" versus "evil". To name your album after something so classic and so epic and deliver such an underwhelming piece of BULLSHIT makes me sick. I am still a Rakim fan, but the "God" emcee definitely lost this chess battle after ten years in the making. The Devil straight "Debo-ed" the fuck outta him on this one. With generic beats, amateur singing on almost all of the choruses, no DJ scratches anywhere, and Rakim not really mesmerizing us with his lyrics, I'd be embarrassed to say this album took me 10 years to create, if I was Rakim.

REFER TO MY REVIEW OF "THE 7TH SEAL": The 7th Seal Review

HIP HOP LEGENDS @ BB KINGS 12/23

The Wednesday prior to Christmas, I was able to attend Funkmaster Flex's "Hip Hop Legends" Concert Series Part 4 at BB Kings in NYC. The show included performances from Showbiz & AG, Large Professor, Ed O.G., Masta Ace, Onyx, EPMD with DJ Scratch (reunion), Doug E. Fresh, and Ghostface Killah. Method Man was advertised as the headliner, but not surprisingly, he didn't show up because he was too busy evading taxes and duckin' the IRS!!!

BB Kings was packed to the brim as it should have been. The line up last Wednesday was legendary (as advertised). This was the fourth installment of Funkamster Flex's concert series this year. It was good to see Flex reppin' real hip hop on stage with his Champion jacket on. (On a side note, Champion sweatshirts and hoodies are comin' back hard body, huh?!?!) For anyone who hasn't been to a hip hop concert at BB Kings NYC, you're missing out. The venue is perfect with a capacity of over 1000 people, a 30 foot stage with an incredible sound system, a 40 foot bar, and two 8 foot projection screens on either side of the stage for additional viewing angles.

Amazingly, I had never witnessed Onyx, EPMD or Doug E. Fresh perform live before and all three of them were incredible. As you should imagine, Onyx puts on an extremely high-energy performance and they pull it off without missing a single word on stage. They ran through classics such as: "Onyx Is Here," "Throw Ya Gunz," "Last Dayz," "Shut 'Em Down," and "Slam." They merked it. Check a little snippet of their performance below:



EPMD had yet another reunion at BB Kings last week. The legendary DJ Scratch reunited with them and literally stole the show from everyone with his mash up of "Ante Up" live on stage. It was one of the greatest DJ cutting performances I've ever seen live, and trust me, I've seen hundreds. Also, notice how he does this with no fuckin' head phones on. Be sure to follow DJ Scratch on Twitter at: www.Twitter.com/djscratch.

MAKE SURE YOU WATCH THIS WHOLE VIDEO - HE FUCKIN' KILLED IT!!!



Another mind-boggling performance this night came from Doug E. Fresh, the human beat box. What he can do with his voice box and mouth is almost magical (NO HOMO!!!). Peep it:



Ghostface, who headlined the event, was actually the weakest performer of the night. You could tell he was rushing his performance due to time constraints and his hype man Trife Diesel kept rapping over him. This kinda fucked up his performance in my mind. I've seen Ghost at least 10 times in my life and this was definitely his worst live performance. So now that I told y'all he was weak, I'm sure you're all gonna watch his video clip below!!! Hahaha.



Big up to Funkmaster Flex for putting on such a great series of concerts this year. Let's hope he does it again in 2010. Stay in touch with everything Funk Flex is doing on Twitter at: www.Twitter.com/funkmasterflex.

HIP HOP CONCERT WATCH - New York

The following is a list of upcoming concerts in the New York area:

JOE BUDDEN W/ DJ FREQUENCY:

Where: S.O.B.'s (204 Varick St. NY, NY 10014)
When: Monday, December 28 & Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Doors: 8:00 PM
Show: 9:00 PM
Tickets: SOLD OUT
http://www.sobs.com/node/118

I'll be at the Monday night show. Budden has been tweeting about how he plans on doing a 3 hour set list for the show. He said he plans to pass out on stage after each performance. There's also been rumors of special guests. Hmmm... Let me guess, SLAUGHTERHOUSE??? I'll put money on at least Joell Ortiz being in the building for this one. I'm pretty excited about this concert. S.O.B.'s is a great venue and Joe Budden may be the most underrated MC right now (at least on a mainstream, household name type of level).

Be sure to follow S.O.B.'s and Joe Budden on Twitter for more concert info:

www.Twitter.com/SOBs        www.Twitter.com/mousebudden

GZA:

Where: The Gramercy Theatre (127 E 23rd St. NY, NY 10010)
When: Satruday, January 9, 2010
Doors: 8:00 PM
Show: 9:00 PM
Tickets: $22.50 (In Advance)
http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/416233

I've seen the GZA live quite a few times. He's one of my favorite MCs of all time. I'm still debating about whether I'm goin' to this show though. I might be out of state that weekend...

HIP HOP KARAOKE CHAMPIONSHIP 2:


Where: The Fillmore NY at Irving Plaza (17 Irving Place NY, NY 10003)
When: Friday January, 29 2010
Doors: 8:00 PM
Show: 9:00PM
Tickets: $13.00 (In Advance)
http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/414465

My friend Hallie put me onto this show right here. This shit is some hardcore karaoke. No reading lyrics and no bullshit. It's the best of the best hip hop karaoke performers battling for the title of "Hip Hop Karaoke Champion" on Friday, January 29, 2010. There will be three special guest judges and Buckshot (of Black Moon and The Boot Camp Clik) has been announced as the first judge so far. I will definitely be in attendance for this event. Check the link below for more info from their official web site:

Hip Hop Karaoke Championship Web Site

Also follow them on Twitter at: www.Twitter.com/HHKNYC

New Hip Hop Album Releases - 12/29

The following is a list of new hip hop album releases for Tuesday, December 29, 2009:

Damu The Fudgemunk: "Kilawatt" 

Wow. Hip Hop's on Christmas vacation next week. Not much to look forward to. I don't even know who the fuck Damu The Fudgemunk is. SMH.

Jay Electronica "Exhibit C"

My boy Khamal has been yellin' at me for a minute now about Jay Electronica. He's been sending me anything dude ever put out as soon as it comes out and I've liked everything I've heard thus far. Khamal's been tryin' to get me on this new JUST BLAZE produced track "Exhibit C" for a while now and I just haven't had time to really sit down and hear this shit.

Tonight, I finally heard this shit and I'll never make the mistake of putting off listening to this MC ever again. My initial reaction was: ComeOnSon!!! GetTheFuckOuttaHere!!!! Jay Electronica is the truth like Paul Pierce with 3 seconds left takin' a fade-away from the elbow of the free throw line. His flow is relentless, his voice is deep and raspy, his delivery is mint, and his content... His CONTENT?!?!?! That shit is B.A.N.A.N.A.S.!!!!

I first was introduced to Jay Electronica on the track "Queens Get The Money" from Nas's "Untitled" album in 2008. Jay produced the beat which is a signature style of his. He tends to produce drumless beats using samples from movie soundtrack scores. I really like the way he does this because you end up soaking in his lyrics that you're forced to pay attention to.

Jay Electronica is making quite a buzz for himself through the internet and other unconventional media outlets and now I absolutely can't wait for a real album from him anymore. He's one hell of a hip hop artist.

On a side note, he just had a kid with Erykah Badu earlier this year. This chick really likes to get with some dope MCs. Her roster has been pretty elite with Jay and Andre 3000.


You can follow Jay Electronica via Twitter at: http://twitter.com/JayELectronica

His official MySpace is: http://www.myspace.com/jayelectronica
 
Whatever you do, don't make the mistake I did with "Exhibit C." Make sure you listen to it below. It's simply ridiculous, rare, and true hip hop...

LeBron & Kobe Xmas Ad ft. KRS & Lupe

My boy Big Mike emailed me this link the other day and I thought this shit was pretty funny. KRS-One and Lupe Fiasco narrate this LeBron and Kobe puppet commercial with some rhymes and it has a little holiday flavor mixed in. Check this shit out:

EMCEE OF THE WEEK - Eminem

All I gotta say is "wow" this week. Eminem's new re-release of his Relapse album titled "Relapse: Refill" is off the nipple for sure. This shit is iller than the donkey of the week this week. The re-release is the same exact album plus a new bonus disc with 7 new tracks. With the 7 bonus tracks, "Relapse: Refill" is one of the top 5 best albums this year.

I'll openly admit that I am very critical of Eminem. I've always thought that he's one of the top lyricists ever, but I've been disappointed with his albums. I shouldn't say disappointed, it's more like upset that he puts bullshit on all of his albums. I just feel like he has yet to make a true "classic" album and it's because of the commercial bullshit he puts on his albums (i.e. "Ass Like That," "My Name Is," and "Without Me"). Refill has some shit like that; however, it's a lot better than his "Encore" album. He really goes in lyrically and the new tracks definitely satisfy those of us that wanted a little more from the initial release of this album.

What I like about "Refill" is that the new tracks aren't overly commercial. I mean it's Eminem, so this shit will be all over the radio, but the tracks a tough. It ain't no teenage girl fan base bullshit. My favorite shit is "Taking My Ball." The beat is a true banger and Slim goes off on it. He also kills his competition on "Forever," outshining Kanye, Lil Wayne and Drake. They really aren't in the same lane as Em is on that track.

The production from Dr. Dre (or should I say Mark Batson, 'cause Dre never really makes any beats by himself, SMH) is actually nasty. I guess he saves all of his best shit for himself and Eminem. You know, just give the scraps to legends like Rakim and Raekwon. Fuckin' cock sucker.

Bottom line: there is no denying Eminem's skill set on the microphone. He's a beast and its evident that he has staying power in this hip hop game. After taking a five year hiatus from rap, he's returned this year with two excellent releases. Now that "Relapse" has been "Refilled" with 7 new songs, I can say that this double album is one of the best releases of the year.

Money Miz gives Eminem's "Relapse: Refill" a  4 / 5.

Check out the trailer for the new album below:


 


Be sure to check out the track "Taking My Ball" below:

DONKEY OF THE WEEK - Vickie 6

This week's "DONKEY OF THE WEEK" is Victoria A. Taylor, a.k.a. Vickie 6. She is an aspiring model from Las Vegas and has put her donkey all over the internet. Her mother is German and her father is black. I think it's safe to say that her father is the one to thank for her booty (because white girls weren't stackin' ass like that until very recently)!!!
                                                                           

Vickie 6 has been featured a few times in King Magazine as well as graced the covers of several romantic novels. She definitely has a rotund booty, so watch out for her on the hip hop video circuit in the near future.


Beware if you look her up online, she does have some very naked pics out there and my shorty is always catchin' me lookin' at "porn" when I try and find these "Donkey's of the Week." Haha.

Be sure to check out more of her assets online at:

Vickie's official website: http://Vickie6.com

Vickie's official MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/fantasyworks

Vickie's official Twitter: http://twitter.com/vickie6dotcom









BE SURE TO PEEP THIS VIDEO OF VICKIE 6

NSFW!!!

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New Hip Hop Album Releases - 12/22

The following is a list of new hip hop album releases for Tuesday, December 22, 2009:

Lil Wayne: "The Rebirth"

Young Money: "We Are Young Money"


Eminem: "Relapse: Refill"

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony: "The World's Enemy"


Hurricane Chris: "Unleashed"

I'll always listen to Lil Wayne's albums but I can't say I'm a huge fan. I know he's capable of spitting some amazing shit based on his "Tha Carter 2" album, but he does a lot of bullshit as well. I always give dude a chance, but I never expect a classic from him. I'm also interested in hearing the new bonus tracks from Eminem's re-release of "Relapse." I didn't even know Bone Thugs was still goin' in. I thought dudes were locked up and shit. Who knows. I'm not too excited about the releases this week. We'll see though, it is Christmas. Maybe they'll be a gift hidden in one of these albums...

Top 5 WORST Albums of 2009

The following is my list of the top 5 WORST hip hop albums that were released in 2009. Let me warn you now, these albums SUCK. This is the kind of hip hop I like to categorize as BULLSHIT. Let me know what y'all mutha fuckas think...

5. JADAKISS: "The Last Kiss"

This album is like a big fuckin' joke. Dude signs to Roc-A-Fella, gets the chain on stage with Jay-Z and all that, and then drops the most commercial piece of shit I've heard in years. The first track "Pain & Torture" is a really good song. Unfortunately, listening to the rest of this album is fuckin' PAIN & TORTURE!!!!






4. SAIGON "Warning Shots 2"

Although Saigon has repeatedly said this isn't a "real" album, I don't give a fuck what he says. The shit ain't a mixtape and it came out in stores as a regular CD. GetTheFuckOuttaHereWitDatBullshit!!! I should've known better about this one. His "Greatest Story Never Told" will probably never be told after being shelved this long and he's been droppin' mixtapes and bullshit albums like this with his scrap work to hold his fan base over with. What he's doing though is fuckin' with his fans 'cause now we think he ain't as good as we thought he was (based on all this bullshit). Listen to "For Some Pussy" and you'll know why this album is # 4 on my list.

3. CANIBUS & KEITH MURRAY "The Undergods"

This EP is produced by Erick Sermon. (I almost stopped writing and just left that one sentence as my reason for this album.) This duo doesn't make much sense to me at all. I like both of these guys on their own, but they do not go well together. Canibus is too smart and Murray is too stupid. Plain and simple. Then you have some awful production from Erick Sermon, the man who made the worst beat on "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2." He couldn't even step it up for a classic. The beats on this album are so generic, I don't know how they aren't pre-programmed on Casio keyboards. Huh, that's an idea. Maybe they can make some money like that 'cause they ain't makin' shit for this fuckery.

2. BUSTA RHYMES "Back On My Bullshit"

I'm surprised Busta would openly admit that this album is BULLSHIT, 'cause this album is some serious bullshit. It's a collection of some of the worst commercial beats I've ever heard in my life. I believe there are many commercial beats that are dope - this album; however, is a collection of the worst!!! It's like every single beat has "claps" where a fuckin' snare drum should be. I'm so sick of producers over using claps. GETTHEFUCKOUTTAHEREWITDATBULLSHIT!!! With features from Ron Browz, Neptunes, Jamie Foxxx, John Legend, T-Pain, Lil Wayne, Akon and T.I., I should've known this album was nothin' but auto-tune bullshit.


1. FAT JOE "Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2)"
 

 Really??? You had the nerve to make a sequel to your only platinum selling album trying to get some quick Raekwon-like hype and you put out THIS??? ComeOnSon!!! This shit sold 8,300 copies in its first week and hasn't broken 20,000. Even the commercial bullshit buying public didn't fall for this piece of shit. YOU'RE A PROFESSIONAL RAPPER DUDE!!! You worked with Pun!!! You should know good from bad at this point. You should at least know the kind of "bad" that can sell units. How the fuck you gonna fill your fat belly on 8,300 records??? See my Memo To Fat Joe for more on this debacle...

HipHopDX's Top 10 Albums of The '00s

I just read HipHopDX's top Ten Albums of the '00s (not a bad list actually) and I noticed three things:

1. There is no album that came out after 2005 on the list. This is a great example of how even mainstream online media outlets think recent hip hop albums have sucked. It's amazing that the second half of this decade doesn't even get one album mentioned. Actually, it's not amazing - it's correct. I commend HipHopDX for being honest in their opinion here.

2. Four out of the ten albums were released in the year 2000 (which obviously is closest to the '90s). Hmmm... Looks like hip hop has been on a decline for quite some time now.

3. Without doing any research or really giving this any thought, off the top of my head I would put Jedi Mind Tricks "Violent By Design," Raekwon "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II," and Killah Priest "The Offering" on this list instead of Outkast "Stankonia," Scarface "The Fix," and Jay-Z "The Black Album." I think "Stankonia" was a terrible album and the beginning of the end for Outkast. Scarface's "The Fix" is the most overrated rap album of all time and Jay-Z's "The Black Album" is amazing but it has some tracks on it that suck so bad that I simply can't call the album a classic. "Violent By Design" is top ten of all time. It needs to be on this list.

CLICK THE LINK BELOW FOR HIPHOPDX'S TOP TEN LIST FOR THE '00s:

HipHopDX's Top 10 Albums Of The '00s | Hip Hop Editorials | HipHopDX

Scram Jones/Saigon/Nino Bless/Crooked I "3rd Degree"

 


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Peep the new video for Scram Jones' track "3rd Degree" featuring Saigon, Nino Bless, and Crooked I. This is the first single off of Scram Jones new compilation album "Beast Music" which is scheduled for release in the spring of 2010. Scram Jones is the third rhymer to get on this track and, as I always have said, he is sick-wit-it. Not only is Scram an amazing producer (just check his tracks from Cuban Linx 2), but he is tough on the mic. Dude said "bubble a little like Orangina." Hahaha.

Scram Jones originally impressed me on his "ABC Freestyle" from his "Scramatrix" Mixtape. That's where he proved that he could rhyme just as nice as he could make beats. 

I'll keep y'all posted on Scram's album "Beast Music," in the mean time peep this video below:




Peep this Scram Jones Freestyle from SandBox TV:

KRS-One Book Signing - 12/16

KRS-One made a visit to my neighborhood in Brooklyn last night where he gave a lecture and signed his new book "The Gospel of Hip Hop: First Instrument." The event took place at the powerHouse Arena, which is described as "a laboratory for creative thought" and was a perfect setting for hip hop's "Teacha" to literally drop his knowledge onto us. (www.powerhousearena.com/)

KRS spent about an hour and a half last night talking to a crowd of eager hip hop enthusiasts searching for wisdom from the man whose name stands for "Knowledge Reigns Supreme On Niggas Everywhere." I've never witnessed the Blast Masta Kris speak in person (although I've seen him perform live on numerous occasions) and his speech delivery is even better than his rhyming delivery. He discussed various subject matter including his research on the true birth place of hip hop, when hip hop actually was born, hip hop's transformations that occur every decade, and the great divide between hip hop purists (or culturalists) and the hip hop corporate execs.

KRS-One was a witness and a participant in the hip hop summits that occurred in the early '90s, where the biggest MCs and executives would get together to devise plans on how they would preserve hip hop and its culture. He explained that the MCs who went "corporate" were actually good for hip hop. They made this decision collectively because they didn't want the record execs of the major labels to take over and reap the rewards of their hard work and artistry and then ultimately water down the pureness that hip hop is.

KRS argued that hip hop and its culture are actually a nation made up of real citizens that have created a society that is so open, honest and real that it is now a growing force throughout the entire world that can no longer be denied. He also inferred that hip hop has been a medium and life style that has allowed the oppressed the chance to take control of their own destinies and be the conductors of their own fortunes. An example he used was how DJ Premier just came back from China last week and made $40,000 for two hours of "work." I put work in quotes because can you really classify DJ Premier cutting records and doing what he is passionate about work? KRS-One acknowledged that CHANGE is one of the most difficult fears that humans have to overcome, but without overcoming this fear we will succumb to the never ending boredom of "going through the motions" every day because society deems it so. He explained that going to work every day at a job that you truly are not passionate about is the worst mistake you could ever make in your life. The current state of the economy has people scared of joblessness, but Kris argued that losing your "JOB" will enable you to finally begin your life's true "WORK." He proclaimed that your work is your purpose in life. Without your work (or purpose) you can never be "the real you." People are too afraid to be their true selves. Your work will give back to the world, further the hip hop cause and enable you to make a living by actually LIVING and enjoying whatever it is you set out to accomplish. He described hip hop as a great culture that allows its people to grow as entrepreneurs and be their own bosses. You just have to be willing to overcome your fear of change and make it happen (easier said by a once homeless man who used his desire for wisdom to make himself a millionaire).

The Blast Masta also discussed thinking outside the box about religion and hip hop. He explained how he believes in God, but not the way organized, "corrupt" religions "believe" in God. He believes God is within ourselves and that we can do magical things artistically through hip hop. He dared us to be bold, questioning authority and asking "REAL" questions about life and our purpose. KRS believes that God is Hip Hop and that we are Hip Hop and that Hip Hop is open to all who are interested. He asked: "IF A PROPHET NEVER GOES TO A STRIP CLUB, THEN HOW WILL THE HOES SEE THE LIGHT"??? This question received quite a few laughs, but he was serious. His message was that hip hop embraces everyone.

One of the most profound suggestions KRS-One made last night, was that Knowledge is overrated. Education is overrated and almost unnecessary. He discussed how he has given lectures at universities all over this country for the last 18 years and what he found in doing so is that knowledge becomes obsolete very quickly. "The truth is 1969 is not the truth in 1999." Everything you learn now will be incorrect in the future. He said, "education changes and therefore imagination is the key." Hip Hop and its medium that promotes the advancement of imagination and artistry is the key to future success.

His book is titled "The Gospel of Hip Hop" and is an 832 page opus that serves as a spiritual manual for hip hop's citizens that deeply explores hip hop's culture, history, and future as well as examines hip hop as a life path and not just a form of personal entertainment.

Watch this snippet of his lecture below if you're at all interested in being inspired by KRS-One:

Christian Side Hug

Big up to my man B-Nice for puttin' me on to this video. THIS SHIT RIGHT HERE (DMX voice) IS FUCKED UP!!! Apparently, these dudes are some psychotic Christians who believe that if you hug someone face-to-face (or also genital-to-genital), that it's a SIN. It is un-Christian-like to hug somebody this way because it tempts people to have premarital sex.

HOLY FUCK. Tell me this shit isn't serious. The first rhymer threatened to send a person home in a coma for hugging someone normally. I'm speechless. Anybody who knows me, knows I'm not to fond of religion in general, but this shit is on another level.

I just went to a KRS-One book signing and lecture last night and he boldy stated that Christianity is corrupt. WORD. Well put.

NOT TO MENTION, THESE DUDES ARE TERRIBLE AT RHYMING.

Peep this insane video. It's fuckin' crazy...

Raekwon "Pyrex Vision" Music Video

NSFW

Raekwon has released yet another music video from his critically acclaimed album "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II." This time it's for the Marley Marl produced "Pyrex Vision," a track that smoothly and calmly describes cooking coke to form crack. This practice is where Raekwon got his nickname "Chef" from and this video is a gritty depiction of how crack is created. The video is reminiscent of the movie New Jack City where women chop dope completely nude so Nino knows they ain't stealin' his shit. Similarly, Raekwon has a bunch of naked chicks boilin' his shit, baking cakes if you will.

Be sure to peep the video below, it's already been removed from YouTube due to the nudity. Big up to Worldstar Hip Hop for keeping it unedited.

EMCEE OF THE WEEK - Ol' Dirty Bastard

This week's "EMCEE OF THE WEEK" is none other than the Dirt Dawg, Ol' Dirty Bastard. I've chosen him this week because there isn't a god damn thing goin' on in hip hop that's worth mentioning right now AND I just finished watching "Dirty: The Official ODB Biography." The DVD was released on November 10, 2009 which they had a premier screening in Harlem that Tasty Keish  (www.Twitter.com/TastyKeish) went to and mentioned that she enjoyed it via her Twitter page.

The documentary was actually pretty sad, reflecting on how unfortunate ODB's death truly was. It depicted his life growing up in Brooklyn to obtaining worldwide fame and success until his drug addictions took over and ultimately caused his demise following an awful stint in prison. What's upsetting for everyone involved in his life is that, to an extent, they all enabled his untimely death. Most people were aware of his addictions to alcohol and various drugs including crack/cocaine, but nobody truly intervened in his dangerous lifestyle. He was the Ol' Dirty Bastard - he was SUPPOSED to be drunk, high and crazy all the time, wasn't he??? That shit was all fun and games until he died. Unfortunately, what happened was the old case of life imitating art. Russell Jones ended up becoming a drunken master in his real life. He couldn't perform without being twisted.

Inspectah Deck shared his feelings of guilt on the track "Life Changes" from Wu-Tang's "8 Diagrams" album:

"And I share the blame, 'cause you was callin' for help kid, shoulda, coulda, woulda, at the time I was selfish. I carry on your struggle, each day it really hurts me. I really miss you Russell, hope you forgive me Dirty."


The documentary also alluded to the fact that he was struggling with paranoia of the government and how they wanted to kill him. I guess it didn't help that a couple of cops shot at him dozens of times while at a traffic stop that he sped away from. They then charged him with attempted murder claiming he shot at them first. Who knows what really happened, but I tend to side with the alleged perpetrators when it comes to police shootings on civilians. New York doesn't have a very good reputation in this department (ahem... Amadu Diallo and Sean Bell, anyone?).

The RZA may have explained his passing best in his new book "The Tao of Wu." He stated: "(ODB) sat there and looked me in the eye and said 'RZA, I don't understand.'" RZA couldn't believe what ODB was saying to him at that time. How could his cousin not understand the meaning of his own life? RZA went on to write: "Now, I know right there, right when he said that - we lost him. Eight hours later, ODB was gone."

Ol' Dirty Bastard was truly a musical pioneer. He was an innovative rhymer who was able to drop an immense amount of knowledge while simultaneously entertaining his listeners. There truly was no father to his style as Method Man explained on 36 Chambers. ODB was one of the all time greats who passed two days before reaching the 36th chamber (dying two days before his 36th birthday). I still wonder what his album from Roc-A-Fella would've sounded like. I'm sure it would've been ILL.

For anyone interested in seeing the "Dirty" documentary, you can cop it for $14.99 through Amazon.com right now:

"DIRTY: THE OFFICIAL ODB BIOGRAPHY"










Dame Dash is sitting on what I believe to be some solid rap gold from the sessions ODB had after he signed with Roc-A-Fella Records. Dash let us get a recent taste of what he had in his vault with the BlakRoc track "Coochie" featuring Ludacris. The track is classic Dirt McGirt!!! For those of you who don't read my reviews and cop shit on my recommendation, listen to this shit below: