October 2007 Archives

Dem Franchize Boyz New Album "DA POINT OF NO RETURN" Coming Soon. Check out this new track "Talkin' Out Da Side Of Ya Neck" I find this song pretty funny. I need to know what you guys think, can they repeat success??

You know this man keeps dropping tracks after tracks after tracks. His album yet to drop "Tha Carter III" is coming soon. I have not seen so much music come out from an artist like this since 50 Cent first album. Just listen to this new track tell us what you think of it, and of course stay tune for more Lil Wayne.

Drama is running his Asylum distributed label and preparing for his major album release. "Gangsta Grillz" the album. His fist single "5000 Ones" Featuring T.I., Nelly, Diddy, Young Joc, Willie The Kid, Jeezy & Twista

When Bronx-born Adrienne Malave grips her mic, she immediately transforms into the femme fatale Mala Reignz. Standing tall at 4 feet 11 inches, the petite powerhouse spits lyrics with the ferocity of a giant. Listen to one of her tracks making its way to the streets.

Back in May, we at Mixtapekings.com wondered what the next step was for The Clipse. Here's what's next...

The duo had a longstanding back-and-forth argument with their former label, Jive records. Officially released from Jive, the Virginia-bred duos confirmed their leave and are now negotiating with Columbia. The Clipse is no longer working with Star Trak Entertainment, known for the Neptunes.

Under Columbia, the rappers plan a third album hopefully working with Timbaland, Danjahandz and Dame Grease.

DJ Drama single-handedly became the mixtape industry's front man. If you were to put a face to the mixtape game, it'd be Drama's. All thanks to the feds mixtape raid earlier this year.
DJ Drama has been on the mixtape grind, making himself a cult-like leader to many, byway of his Gangsta Grillz mixtape series. The mixtape series has garnered a huge following so much so that music enthusiasts eagerly wait for each release. Now the watershed moment in Drama's career is the soon to arrive when Gangsta Grillz: The Album is released in December. The album is being released through Grand Hustle/Atlantic Records. His business partners DJ Cannon and DJ Sense run Aphillates Music Group, which also inked a deal with Asylum Records.

Gangsta Grillz: The Album is sure to be a hit, especially with the publicity his camp has been getting. Recently, colleague and rapper T.I. is facing weapon charges. It isn't the first time the DJ faces much drama from authorities. Back in January 2007, Drama and fellow Aphilliates affilate DJ Don Cannon were arrested during a raid of the Atlanta offices

Catch Drama on air in his "Gangsta Grillz Radio Show" on Atlanta's Hot 1079.

Nothing to see here kids. Below is some on-set footage for Fiddy's next single "I'll Still Kill" featuring Akon. While the song is pretty hot, the video (so far) looks like any other video from any other gangsta rapper. Are videos dying out?

Peep game...

After "Joe Budden" the album, there was "Mood Muzik 1". DJ On Point thoroughly assisted the Def Jam outcast as he became one of the streets most reknowned mc's. It was meant to be a prelude to "The Growth", but with Def Jam pushing the album back more times than Dr. Dre did "Detox", Buddens' and On Point were forced to create another classic in "Mood Muzik 2".

With the relationship severed between Joe and Def Jam and "The Growth" now dropping on another label, this is the perfect time for "Mood Muzik 3". In Dec. 2007, Mixtapekings Inc., DJ On Point and one of the most important artist to drop a mixtape this year; Joe Budden's will bring you "Mood Muzik 3".

DJ On Point & Joe Budden - Mood Muzik: The Worst Of Joe Budden

Joe Budden - Mood Muzik 2: Can It Get Any Worse? (Mixed By DJ On Point)

THE ALMIGHTY MIXTAPE has been responsible for launching countless careers in the hip-hop world and such is the story of these four youngins from the Bay Area known collectively as THE PACK.

One day rap veteran Too $hort was driving to a show in Berkeley when he heard somebody bumping The Pack's latest mixtape. He got out to see who it was and instantly decided he needed to find this group. It just so turned out he knew Uno's father and the rest is history as they say. Mix that type of serendipity with the hard work and grinding it took to put the mixtapes out and add the infinite reach of Myspace to their Based music (a combination of hyphy,crunk and Miami Bass) and you get instantaneous success. "I gotta be a star. Anything else would be uncivilized," casually says Stunnaman.

All under legal drinking and voting age, this hip-hop Based Music quartet has blown up and achieved monumental success spreading their California sound across the country. Their single "Vans" did for skateboarders what "Air Force Ones" did for Midwesterners, their episode of "You Heard It First" was the most viewed and downloaded show in MTV.com history, and their video held the #1 spot on MTV2 for several weeks and they have yet to release their debut album. And we thought Kanye was the only one who got that type of buzz before putting out an album.... Nope and with a record like this Mixtape Kings had to sit down with some of Jive Record's youngest and hottest in the game right now.

It was truly a pleasure to talk to Lil B, Stunnaman, Uno, and Young L. They are full of jokes, laughter, insight, and love for their mamas (yes they are mama's boys). Of course the first thing I had to ask is what has it been like working with Too $hort, the originator of raw and uncut rap. No crazy stories or outlandish adventures (at least none the minors shared) but they were full of admiration and respect saying $hort has taught them a lot about rap music and being focused to get your hands on the prize. In addition to having $hort as a mentor, Uno's dad used to rap back in the day with $hort, Stunnaman's brother makes beats, and his mom is a poet who started him acting at a young age providing multiple sources of advice and support for the teenagers.

Being fresh faces on a rap scene that has become redundant, The Pack has inspirations that range from James Brown, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Hendrix to modern day Jeezy, Fabolous, 2 Live Crew, and Pac, with their biggest influence being themselves. "I try to keep my mind fresh so I can create my own thing because when you are influenced by someone you somewhat recycle the person who inspired you," says Stunnaman who looks to himself for most of his inspiration. Perhaps this why they have made a made a courageous decision to have no features on their debut album outside of production, an 8 bar and a vocalist who makes a guest appearance, a rarity for an emerging group but fully confident of their skills and charisma the groups says they are not looking for other people's names to boost them.

With solid minds in place to keep them grounded, these young men are much more than rap's latest carnation of the boy band. They are well rounded and educated ensuring that a hit song or cd will not be the summation of their life. "A lot of people say I want to be a rapper and they focus 100% of their energy on that and don't look back. They don't have a backup plan. Anybody who wants to be anything in life needs to make sure they are in school," says Young L who was in college studying business until tour demands became too much. Stunnaman, on the other hand, reminds us that we can go to school even if we are not in school. "I'm from the hood off the block. I never could pay for college and I don't want to go into debt owing nobody nothing. My mother always taught me school is supposed to be free.I am going to make enough money and then pay for myself to go to college so I am not left owing. I am not knocking school or what professors teach but learn how to pick up a book because you want to and don't let school kill your creativity."

On that note (and after a back and forth about being self taught and going to college along with a whole lot of cracking on each other and jokes) the guys had to run to the next interview but before I let them go I had to find out what they had on their feet and see if anyone was wearing Vans. The answer: one pair of Vans, throwback 1996 Nikes, some Creative Recs, and Pradas.

Their last words to Mixtape Kings on the importance of the mixtape: "Having mixtapes out is a real push. It was a big help putting music out and flooding the streets. It is always a major boost. It gives everyone a chance to get a feel for you and helps you build life long supporters."

The Pack's debut album, "Based Boys" drops on Octoer 30th.

Fifteen years making blend mixtapes man, that's huge. Most of you cats reading this haven't even been driving for 15 years and some of you are barely 15 years on this planet. Silva Sir-Fa is the epitome of longjevity in this mixtape world...and he did with blends. Congratulations to that man and thanks for giving the world and blend fans everywhere their theme music for so long. You know what you do now? You go right to www.silvasirfa.com, sign up for the mailing list, stay connected to what he's got going on and hit up the store for those classic blend CDs; nothing like directly supporting a mixtape legend and keeping the legacy going.

This is what you would call the "best of" DJ Silva Sir-Fa. All the best blends done by the man over the years, project after project. I give the man props for even attempting to put a CD out like this. It had to be one of the hardest projects he's every done. There is no way you can take 15 years worth of work and extract the best blends and fit it into a 74 minute CD...a daunting task to say the least. With that said lets listen to The Rise of DJ Silva Sir-Fa.

Priest Forever sets the project off. The lost art of the custom freestyle done for the DJ. I miss those days man. Fiona Apple and Stevie Wonder lend vocals as well. One thing you can hear from when the first blend (Talib Kweli - Listen) starts is the energy. You might say to yourself "how can you hear energy?" Pick up the CD and you'll know what I'm talking about. That Hell Razah freestyle from Pay Day Mix 26 is crazy. Three beats flipped and Razah spit: "It be the devils advocate in the Acura be acurate"...ahh the word play. We used to talk about "Highway" blends a lot on here and that Eric B & Rakim with Chubb Rock blend is exactly that. If you don't dip out on the highway while this is playing then you're a fuckin' zombie and I can't help you. I don't know how many of you are familiar with his "Clash of the Titans mixtape series but you need to pick those up. The "Fast Car" blend is special. I don't say that about a lot of blends either but the intricicys on this blend will fuck your head up. I could say the same thing about the "Party & Bullshit" blend. The vibe of that joint is so visual with that piano you can picture Biggie in some old smoky jazz club with the suit on sweating his ass off. My favorite part of the whole CD was the fact Silva Sir-Fa rocked Lu Lu's "To Sir With Love". Crazy joint to switch up the flow of the project and then to seamlessly follow it up with Wondress' rendition of the same song a.k.a mixtape flip..."To Sir-Fa with Love"...straight classic. DJs don't do shit like this anymore man. I hate T-Pain's "Bartender" but with that Rahzel loop behind it he made it sound fresh as hell. I want to be mad at it but it's too funky. That N.O.R.E freestyle was smoked out man, I was fucking with it tho...that's a crazy ass dude right there. Please peep "So Sick I Can't Say Goodbye". Sir-Fa got Ne-Yo and Mike Jack battling back and forth trading verses on a blend...shit is next level. I'm gonna do something different right now...tracks 39 thru 43 are just absurd to the point where I have to put them on the Trap House IPod indeffinetly. Good peep it...highlights over on that note.

There's really not much else to say on this project. It def needs to be apart of your collection if you're a mixtape head. You def have to admire the skills tho: beat on beat blends, beat matching blends of all Silva Sir-Fa's classics, abstract blends, r&b blends, and some exclusives freestyles. Do remember to hit up his website: www.silvasirfa.com, show your support and let that man know you appreciate what he's given the game in the last 15 years.

Remo is back up in the mutha fucka. I've had this joint on blast for about a week now...off and on and one thing is evident to me and stands out beyond anything else I noticed on this project: Remo's song writing skills have become a force to be reckoned with. Honestly I like the last project better as a whole complete mixtape...front to back...beginning to end. But, on "One Hit Away" it's evident that Remo literally is one hit away from going to that next level. You know the level I'm talking about...hit record, radio rotation, MTV/BET featured visuals and all.

You want that anthem? "I Bang". You've had to have heard this track before, if not you're not a mixtape head. The video is dope too. You want a ill posse cut? "Fresh" remix. Come on man, Stack Bundles, Ru Spits, SAS and Remo on a fly ass mixtape track. You want some commercial shit? "Oh Yea". Now this joint didn't impress me off the first listen but once you bump it that hook just gets in your head. Remo's rhyme was mad basic but it fit the beat so what else you expect. You want that well rounded track that got a concept, dope beat, real lyrics? "I Just Wanna". This is a single right here people, fuck what you heard. The ladies hear this joint it's a wrap. I could say the same thing for "Top 8 Maya"...the flow on the hook is borrowed but its fly and it's most def catchy. You want that raw emotion? "One Hit Away". Remo flippin' words like a vet while he lets you into a lil bit of his come up. My favorite joint on here is "Earnin". This track lets you really hear Remo's MIC skills. Cats have a hard time with making words work for them, I call 'em run on bars but Remo chooses his words carefully and he's literally saying more with less words. That's skill man. As far as the DVD goes, it's the perfect visual to compliment the CD. Shit is crisp and you get to actually see Remo doing his thing as well as identify with dude as he gives you a running comentary on each video. Its next level shit and it's how you build your fan base. 12 videos at a time too...damn that's work.

I've heard cats say that Remo isn't as good as his buzz would have you believe and you know what that's some bullshit. Are there cats with better MIC skills coming up in NYC right now? Most def, Remo isn't known for being super lyrical or for committing mass murder on the MIC either. What Remo is known for is being Remo and that alone elevates his status above and beyond the thousands of MIC frauds walking the streets of Gotham City. Add into the mix the fact Remo has been doing this for years, understands the inner workings of "the business", and put him self in a certain position in the industry; it's no wonder he succeeds. Don't hate...emulate and maybe you to can be a success.

FROM THE CREW THAT BOUGHT YOU THE SMASH HITS "VANS" & "I'M SHINING"

PRESENTS THE NEW SINGLE & VIDEO

"IN MY CAR"




Click The Link Below to view:
http://www.redmusic.com/streams/ThePack/InMyCar_Vid.asx

THE PACK - BASED BOYS - IN-STORES TUESDAY 10-30-07!

Check it out! The Britney Spears Blackout Widget has 1-2 minute snippets of 4 NEW TRACKS, plus lots of other great content.

Mos Def signed a new deal with Downtown Records which released Gnarls Barkey's St.Elsewhere last year.

After releasing Tru3 Magic, his third solo album, last year through Geffen, Mos Def fulfilled his contract with the label.

Brand new video from Smif N Wessun, "STOMP," feat. Joell Ortiz and Rock of Heltah Skeltah:

Smif N Wessun's "The Album" drops tomorrow 10-23-07!!

Stand out track, standout cast...and by the looks of it, standout video. But why 106 & Park for a premier?

Featuring exclusive remixes by Mick Boogie, Terry Urban and 9th Wonder and interludes by Kanye.

Mick Boogie Terry Urban & Ninth Wonder - The Graduate (Hosted by Kanye West)

Review coming soon...

League Crew/Kanye West: Intro
Kanye West and 50 Cent: Flashing Lights (Mick Boogie Mix)
Kanye West and Nas: I Wonder (Terry Urban Mix)
Kanye West and Jay-Z: Never Let Me Down (9th Wonder Remix)
Kanye West and Jay-Z: Big Brother/Encore (live)
Kanye and Mos Def: Good Night
Kanye West: I Still Love Her
Kanye West: Stronger (Original Unreleased Verse)
Kanye and Nas: Major League (Mick Boogie Mix)
Kanye and Biggie: Kicks Open Doors (Terry Urban Mix)
Kanye West: A Million And One
Kanye West, Little Brother and Lil Wayne: Breakin' My Heart (Mick Boogie Mix / produced by 9th Wonder)
Kanye West: Champion (live)
Kanye West and Jay-Z: Everything I am (Terry Urban Mix)
Kanye West: Freestyle
Kanye West and Common: Get 'Em High (A-Trak Remix)
Consequence and Kanye West: Complications (Mick Boogie Mix)
Kanye West and Ludacris: Breathe In (9th Wonder Remix)
Kanye West and Talib Kweli: The Bounce/Two Words (live)
Kanye West: Two Words (9th Wonder Remix)
Kanye, Dr. Dre and Busta Rhymes: Imagine 2008 (Terry Urban Remix)
Kanye West, Consequence, & Patti Labelle: Anything
Consequence and Kanye West: Skillz (Terry Urban Mix)
Kanye West and Common: Glory (Mick Boogie Remix)
Kanye West and Termanology: Everything (The Diddy Song)
Kanye West and Consequence: Don't Forget 'Em
Kanye West, Common and Lupe Fiasco: Southside (Terry Urban Remix)
Kanye West and Little Brother: Naaw (9th Wonder Bonus Track)

DOWNLOAD HERE:

Hovi's Home!

Jay-z debuts "Roc Boys (And the winner is...)" at 52 on the R&B/Hip Hop Billboard charts. "Blue Magic" debuted at 35 three weeks ago and stays put at 33.

And yes Soulja Boy continues on at number 1. And no, we don't know why.

Think Mobb Deep with the ability to spit knowledge. A-Alikes, a duo consisting of Ness and K, bridge a wide gap between empowering music and gangsta music on "The Hustler and The Hunted Part 2".

A Gangsta gospel that gets you nodding with hard beats, yet never unties its origins with Black people in this country and the current state of those living in the hood.

"Back to The Grind" is an inspiring track about the hustle of the artists over simple piano-laced track produced by Dr.Dre. The clever "Ducking from the Jake" samples the Nina Sky song produced by Cool & Dre, where A-Alikes switches up the chorus to fit their theme of choice; avoiding 5-0.

Duckin' the cops, not giving a fuck about the cops and hating the cops is traditional in hip hop music and it's also a recurring issue in "The Hustler and The Hunted Part 2". In doing so, it celebrates the guerilla spirit of the emcees. Alongside hating the police, the emcees highlight the wrong doings and injustice in the American legal systems. In-your-face lyrics tend to hit you over the head with political awareness.

Other tracks, like "Enemies" give advice about friends and foes and how to be weary of each, something many people can relate to.

The two most resonating tracks are "Something Horrible Happened" interlude where a woman emotionally screams into the mic about the lack of unity in the community; an interlude that everyone must listen to. And thereafter, the appropriately placed track "Timothy Stansbury aka Enuff is Enuff". The story of a young boy killed on the rooftop of a Brooklyn project.

All throughout the mixtape, empowering lyrics are heard and dope beats are knocking.

myspace.com/aalikes

Alicia's back and stronger than ever. Cassidy laces the R&B hit with some street swag.

The New Single From Src/Universal Recording Artist, Grandaddy Souf. This Record Has The Clubs Going Absolutely Bananas Right Now!

El Lapiz finally arrives in New York for the first time, and makes sure he gives Mixtapekings.com & El Circuito TV an exclusive interview. If you don't know who Lapiz is you better check out this footage.

Lapiz Conciente - Cotorra Asesina 24/7 (Mixed By Da Original DJ Precise) In Stores Now!!!

New video from Mr.Joell Ortiz. Enjoy this slice of humble pie!

It seems that many are considering Hip Hop en Espanol to be violent and not worthy of promoting. Something that has always amused me not only on Hip Hop but with everything in general from Movies, TV and Radio shows. Through out the years people have been blaming everything but what the true blame is for all of the violence that occurs with our kids. We see murders taking place, kids killing each other on rampages and suicides happening for no apparent reason. The common denominator on all these occurrences is who/what gets blamed! MUSIC? TV? MOVIES?

Yes we can point the finger and say well, look at what they are saying or doing, children listen and mimic what they see and hear! Very True! But lets also think of one big part of that statement, "Children listen and mimic what they see and hear" so what are they seeing at home? If our kids are doing what they see and they are all of sudden doing such horrible things; did they see it at home? Somewhere down the line they are learning what they are doing and for people to say that they can honestly blame it on one thing in particular such as media I believe that's ignorant. First they copy what they see at the home, and secondly they live what see in their communities!

With all that said there isn't a true blame for what happens and takes place in society except to blame society itself! If we as a whole were able to better control what happens, truly have a judicial system that takes care of its people and police each other as we should, we would not face such dilemmas! Not one society through out the world has a perfect system; no one can say we have no violence or robberies happening! NO ONE is perfect! Society is driven by so many different factors that it would be almost impossible to ever resolve each of them, but we need to start somewhere!

Money is the root to all evil, if we were not human we wouldn't have this urge to be greedy and have everything we want. If we would live our lives comfortably without the need of over extending ourselves, we wouldn't live life struggling! All of these things cause problems to arise, greed causes you to do thing that take it to another level and create horrible situations. It starts from the root and reaches to the tip of each branch; life is dying because we allow it to die. My issue with blaming Music, not just specific genres but all music in general makes me laugh only because they are only saying what they see; only expressing what they have been feeling for so many years! What is wrong with that?

If you teach your child to do something from an early stage in life, they will do it! If you tell them not to steal, curse, KILL! They won't do it! But if you don't instill morals and love into a child they will grow into the worst possible creatures imaginable. Stealing comes from need of something to also the greed of wanting it. If we have all of our children grow up to be studious and hard working men and women we wouldn't be faced with them having to steal because they can maintain themselves and never have a need.

It just bothers me to see people holding back a movement that has been so long in the making because they feel that what they sing about is wrong. Yes I don't condone what they do and say, but why stop the expression of it? Why can't you take your child and explain to them that what they are listening to is not what they should do? Is it because we are lazy and do not want to take a moment in our lives to teach a child? But yet fall back and buy them the very thing that you blame for their behavior? That is ridiculous! Right now possibly the biggest thing to happen to Latin music is taking place and now we see people blocking it because they say that artists such as Temperamento, Lapiz, Vakero, Toxic Crow and so many more are a bad influence and say and do too many things that they shouldn't! Why shouldn't they?

Their not teaching them anything, just doing what they do on an everyday basis, acting as they always do. If you don't like it, don't let your child buy the CD, prevent them from watching the videos, but do not stop someone from speaking freely. We were not only given that right by law but also by God! This topic is possibly one of the most controversial topics I have ever chosen to speak on but one that just amuses me, because I can't believe that people will not take blame for their own children. It starts at home people, stop them at the door and they will not open and go through it!

The Dominican Republic is facing a huge rising of great talent and artists that have so much to show and prove, but yet we have people writing in and complaining that they shouldn't be allowed to come to the States because of their lyrics? Yeah like we don't have artists here doing worse! As if the movies, novelas and music we have here are any better! Reality is that parents as a whole need to take responsibility for their own, and raise their children properly. I was raised in a home where we understood everything taking place; we saw it and chose not to live it. The neighborhood we were raised in was not the best in the city but yet we survived and prospered, a child is only as good as the parent which raises them.

Stop the cycle if you were raised incorrectly, Love your child and make it a point to teach them properly and you will not see them turn out bad. I have been listening to Hip Hop since I was 8 years old, and I haven't killed, raped or robbed anyone and millions of other people haven't also. At times we will have unfortunate cases where someone is not mentally stable and do things without control, but for the most part it can be avoided with proper guidance. Music is expression, Movies are stories and Radio is life as it happens, you can not stop any of it when it deals with reality of who we are and what we do. Let our expression be without boundaries, let us grow and prosper.

Hispanics have been struggling for years to fit where they say we don't, our artists trying to find a place where they can feel comfortable to express themselves and for us to stop them because of certain things isn't fair. First we thought Reggaeton was too sexual so we banned it in certain countries and now Hip Hop en Español is too dangerous to allow into the United States (one of the most violent driven countries in the world). Yea that makes perfect sense. Hip Hop wasn't stopped when it started and I can express with 100% certainty that the movement of Spanish Hip Hop will not be held back, if anything it will be catapulted beyond what many are expecting. Be Ready!

www.myspace.com/heistness
Home of Latin Hip Hop!

DJ Cinema is back at it again people. Don't fucking make me go in the Rapmullet archive and pull out a past review on ya'll. I'll do that shit and then I'll smack the shit outta you for being disrespectful for not being up on this shit. Besides Dr. Dre's album, what do you think of when you hear "The Chronic"? OK, yea man it's that blend music to smoke to, that shit to get you coughing like a fiend and your whole body goes numb...and a lil drool come out ya mouth on your shirt. That's what The Chronic does...let's see what some Chronic blends do to you.

"Payday" is cool as a fan. I don't normally fuck with Jimbo Jones but over "Dre Day" you can't go wrong. 50 sounds dope over this too.."your wife on the futon hugging a shitzo" Hahahaha, that line gets me every time. "Nothin' But A G Thang (2007)" is dope too. 2Pac sounds the best on this beat, I don't give a fuck he was made to spit on this beat. "Brooklyn Bullshit" got an ill vibe. Red Cafe owned this beat...it's his time to blow up a lil, go cop the Co-Op album people. Not fucking with Pap's verse used tho...def not his best bars. If you were told about a track featuring Biggie, Jay Z, Dr. Dre and Marvin Gaye you would be like "get the fuck outta here" but that's some shit DJ Cinema brings to the table. "Casanovas" is just that...mellow ass hook and all...get your pimp stroll on to this shit playas. The Commission Vol. 2 mixtape coming soon. I'm a huge fan of the movie The Mac. Had that shit on dvd as soon as it dropped. I wasn't too pleased to see Nelly on this joint but the way Cinema flipped the movie clips are classic. One of the illest blends this year so far. Goldie was the man hands down. "Sunglasses" is a fitting tribute to Stack Bundles. I fuck with this blend too. Concept wise Cinema brought all the illest verses together on "Lil Ghetto Girl". You got 2Pac with bars from "Brendas Got A Baby", Ludacris with "Runaway Love" and Saigon with "Pain In My Life". That is how you flip a blend concept.

There are a couple blends I didn't highlight cause you got to discover those on your own. I wouldn't say the whole project based on one specific concept. I mean the title is The Chronic and it's a collection of well executed mini concepts held together by well placed interludes to give you as a whole....The Chronic. It sounds simple but the bottom line is DJ Cinema put in work and it shows.

I've been bumping this all weekend man. Shit is crazy. I pulled up to the weed spot with this joint playing, had mad cats fiendin' for a copy. "Sorry my brother...you got's to get your own." I got my lil $20 sack and bounced. If you don't think Stack Bundles and Tha Riot Squad have a cult like following you're an asshole. Ain't no fluff and "B", radio type bullshit on any release they ever put out...just that rawness, that pure hip hop music for the block. You gotta love this shit!

Wait till you hear "We R". Stack Bundles man, it gets no better right now. Nod your head to this or get fucked up...it's like that. "Lookin" is that rewind track. This beat right here is the epitome of hustling off the beeper music. Bynoe and Cau2g$ were born to spit on "Riot Jack". Jacking all classic beats...shit Bynoe on "Ain't No Half Stepping" is enough alone. "R.R.S" is that Riot Squad energy you fiend for...syringe sold seperately. "Bundles!" is a straight classic mixtape flip. Cats reppin' they homie like no other. If you're still not fucking with Bynoe and Mary J. Blige on "Pain" I don't think you're a hip hop fan...and that's the truth. The track cats were going nuts over at the weed spot was "I'm Telling U". Shit is kinda mellow but by the second chorus cats was singing that shit. Ransom slide thru to lace a verse like only he can do too. "When I was young fuck a Tonka truck I used a shank for toys"...that's Bynoe going in on that track. I got the Bose joints in the ride so you know this shit sounds good as hell too. One track I couldn't fuck with was "Hate Or Love" with Hot Rod. This shit was kind of bland and honestly Hot Rod ain't that hot on the MIC. The "flow of the century" Cau2g$ leaves you fiendin' with "Concrete Jungle".

Go support these cats man, for real. Projects like this is one reason I fuck with mixtapes. I'm a blend head to death but ain't nothing like getting an all artist mixtape that cats are sleeping on as you're theme music for a month. Especially when its Tha Riot Squad. One thing with every single Riot Squad mixtape is there is a track for everyone. I don't know one person who has listened to one of there joints who doesn't come back and say "yo, such and such is my shit!". This project is no different.

www.myspace.com/thariotsquad

It is most def time for some new Block Muzik. Where are all the east coast DJs at? Damn shame if you ask me. Cats wanna drop best of Lil Wayne mixtapes now and internet compilations with $$ in their eyes. You're all lame. DJ Rhude stands for something while ya'll fall for whatever is hot at the moment. See DJ Rhude mixtapes are a lot like Rapmullet.com. We don't do it for the money we do it for the love of the game. Cats are some what financially stable which affords you the luxury to do what you want to do and do it how you want to do it...creative freedom is a beautiful thing.

Rhude has Sky Zoo sitting shotgun this time and rightfully so. He consistently hits you with that Block Muzik but with a purpose...a message...and some fly shit mixed in. "Never Sleep" got that soul, that music you can touch, feel and relate to. I'll say it again and again..."Smile" is the best song 50 Cent put out this year. Bout time a DJ showed love to "Saved". Saigon is slept on with the word play but best believe he can string some ill ass words together all while getting his message across. We need the beat for "Survival In the City" to leak so we can get some proper mixtape flips of it. The Lox version is cool but that beat is too dope to be wasted just on them. Picture and ill story being told over that shit not just some shit talking Lox music. Saigon needs to flip that beat proper. How come "Dumb It Down" isn't getting mixtape burn? The beat is crazy and Lupe is saying something. What, cats don't like to think hard when it comes to Hip Hop? I think Grafh's bars were lost on the beat for "Victory". He was saying some ill shit but the beat just didn't cut it. I'm actually excited to cop the new Jay Z "concept" album. I'm not however a fan of "Blue Magic"; beat was ehhh. I see Geolani still making the rounds with "Let My Tape Rock"...might just be mixtape track of the year...you never know. The horns got me open on "Ride Out"...good to hear a Ron Brownz again; Sky Zoo catches a body on this joint too. Don't sleep..."Blow My Mind" is a hit record waiting to happen. Normally I would give Swizz a hard time (pause) but this hook is crazy; let's see if Styles can work this record properly. Surprisingly "E=MC2" was on rewind for a minute. I'm not a huge J Dilla fan but Common spit acid on that joint. Two MCs you need to be checking for is Donny Goines and Freddie Gibbs. Gibbs was in Rapmullet's first "Come Up Section" way back when and he's steady doing his thing. Why Ransom gotta be on the end of the CD Rhude?? Lol, I'm playing but damn if "Duffle Bag Boy" and "Flashing Lights" aren't some of the best bars on this whole CD; the punch lines are heavy weight man.

Honestly I don't have to say anything else. It's DJ Rhude, it's the Block Muzik Mixtape Series and if you don't know the shit speaks for itself. Now go cop it.

Finally, a rapper that actually impresses you! And he's on a college tour. Check the dates for "The Audacity" College Tour:

Oct 15 Providence, RI Providence College
19 Washington, DC Howard University

Nov. 1 Bowdoin, Maine Bowdoin College
19 Providence, RI Prov. Black Rep Theatre
TBA Wellseley, MA Babson College
TBA New York, NY Pace University
TBA New York, NY Columbia University
TBA New York, NY NYU

After the release of his most recent mixtape, Providence born and rasied rapper Jon Hope is embarking on a college tour to promote and support 'The Audacity' hosted by Statik Selektah.
Jon Hope has encouraged nothing but positive reviews for his contribution to Hip-Hop and through his endeavors he has been featured in a variety of magazines and websites including Billboard and AllHipHop.com.

www.myspace.com/jonhope401


www.jonhope.net

Jon Hope No-No Produced by Taktix (edit)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/vofqea


Jon Hope No-No Produced by Taktix (Unedited)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/0jyh51

No sophmore jinx insight. Keyshia Cole releases video for second single "Shoulda Let You Go" Feat. Amina.

Keyshia Cole's Just Like You is in stores now!

Jive Records announced today that the label is moving up the release date of Britney Spears' latest release Blackout to October 30th.

Recently, songs from Britney's Spears' forthcoming album, along with unfinished material and demos represented as completed legitimate songs, were leaked on-line. A label spokesperson stated, "due to these numerous unauthorized on-line leaks, the label is doing everything possible to prevent and avoid any further illegal distribution of songs including moving up the release date of the album to October 30th.

Bathgate is back. Known for his underground hit "Bump That" from his album "Dear Rich America, My Story to You" which is still unreleased since 2000. Now under an independent label, Capital Gang Records, Bathgate is releasing "Hard Candy."

Bathgate, usually behind the scenes penning lyrics for Fabolous, Trina and Diddy, he has also has worked on tracks for DJ Kay Slay, Clue, Whoo Kid, Envy and Purple City.

http://www.myspace.com/bathgateharlem

Prior to releasing his second album "You Win Some, You Loose Some" in 2008, Cons is collaborating with Whoo Kid for a mixtape project The Cons Vol. 5 "Refuse to Die." Expect cameos from Nas, Beyonce, Mary J.Blige, Collie Budz, Musiq Soulchild and the one and only Patti Labelle.

"This is the first-ever G-Unit/G.O.O.D. Music collaboration, so it should be historic. This is what I offer to the game and if you f*** with it, you f*** with it. Take away the gear and the jewels, it's just music. I've always tried to make music that relates to the relatable. Like, I've been in this situation because that's what made me write it... That's what I'm trying to bring to the table...This is the kind of hip-hop that everybody grew up on," declared Consequence.

"Permiso" de LO CORRECTO from the next album "UNIVERSAL" Be on the look out "UNIVERSAL" will be EXCLUSIVELY available on MIXTAPEKINGS.COM stay TUNED!

Talentino aka Nick Diddy is shaping his career all the while he parties. Making a name for himself as a host of some NYC's most talked about parties. Nick Diddy is also hitting the studio booth to record music. Check out his artist page: http://www.myspace.com/datalentshow

It's time to get our blend on people. VOS and Simon Sez back to bless the blend less fans of 2007. Cats know I despise Lil Wayne....but a good blend is a good blend. You can blend the sound of me taking a healthy shit after some late nite Taco Bell with some dope beats and if it sounds good it just sounds good. Let's see Lil Wayne and me taking a healthy shit....hmmm one in the same!! Seriously tho, I'll let Wayne live thru the rest of this review.

Now on to the music. For the slow cats this is a blend CD where Lil Wayne is blended with that east coast music and 50 Cent is blended with that down south. "Dope Man" got Lil Wayne sounding comfortable on some east coast shit. Now you know I don't usually fuck with Wayne but the "Automatic Weezy" blend is funky like dirty sock and corn chips. VOS flipped this joint type lovely. I say lovely cause Robin Thicke was on this joint and the skills were breathing heavy on this one. The two beat blend Simon Sez laced on "Kneck Of The Woods" is that classic blend CD music. Tear open a dutch and do what it do off this one. I don't care what you blend with "I Go By The Name" that shit is just a wack track with a wack flow. Shit was redeemed on "The Boy got Dollars"...classic beats will get you over everytime man. Let's see how they do with 50. I haven't heard the beat for "Ha" in a minute but Simon Sez pulled it off on "21 Questions". I'm diggin' on VOS chops a part of the verse and flips it to make another track...def a unique blend formula and it holds your ear. Case in point..."Coming Out Your Stereo". The blend is hard body and the cuts are on point. With 50 Cent using that down south flow he does so much Simon Sez captures the essence of that shit with joints like "Get In My Car". Bout the only blend that was a hard listen was "Clock Work Wanksta"...I can't stand that "Clock Work" beat and on top of that you got "Wanksta" which by itself would have sounded better.

Cats def pulled off the concept well. I think Lil Wayne section actually was actually better blend for blend. Let's be honest 50 Cent on the decline and a blend can't save him...only brand new mixtape music. Wayne on the other hand sounds better blended to me. He still has some far out, wack ass, no sense making bars. Couple reasons why I fuck with this CD...DJs letting the skills breathe proper like, the execution of the whole thing was done well, and you got some memerable cuts that cats will undoubtedly be bumpin' for a minute and some change.

Now for the slower mixtape people of the world...The Superfriends consist of DJ Mars, Bobby Black and DJ Skillz. This is the essential Ne-Yo reMixtape people. Ne-Yo most def does his thing on the R&B and songwriting side of things. It's good music people...enjoy that shit.

"Aint Think Bout You" is smooth. Ne-Yo most def got that Mike Jack vibe going on with that one and the fact they brought in the original Mike Jack joint "Baby Be Mine" just proves that. Honestly tho, who can fuck with Michael Jackson from the early 80's? "Lets Chill" was smooth too; blending Ghostface's "Chez La Ghost" on some beat on beat live shit. No lie Ne-Yo sounds good live...usually live cuts sound horrible but dude def sings his ass off. "Stay" got a knock to it tho too. On the flip side...the "Sexy Love" blend was kind of tired. The second beat opened it up a lil bit but the first beat didn't capture anything form the vocals. Blend wise "So Sick" was that shit...that's how you keep the vibe alive from the vocal and thug it out a lil bit. "Girl On Girl" is my shit...no literally girl on girl action is the wheel. Lol, but the blend was cool too, def need to rewind this one. On the songwriting tip..."When Your Mad" is classic. That shit is honest, catchy and he gave the people some shit they can relate to. That's how you write a song.

On the mixtape side of things this joint packs a punch. It's short and to the point; no bullshit filler just hits blended well for the most part with some live cuts added for good measure. With so many DJs doing Hip Hop artist mixtapes and just using album leaks and over used internet cuts it's refreshing to hear some DJs take an over-used mixtape concept and add their own style to it. Give you the hits from the artist in a way that doesn't fuck with the original music but in the end just adds to it...compliments it and that's really how shit should be done.

So long G-Unit Radio mixtape series. It's been real...most of the time. I had someone ask me how I felt about this mixtape series ending being a sign of the death of mixtapes. "Are you fucking serious", I said. Mixtapes aren't going anywhere man. You know who (pun) is dead tho? The "exclusive" mixtape DJ is dead. I called it back at the end of 2005 with the death of the exclusive track and now in 2007 the exclusive DJ is dead. Think I'm lying? You're favorite "exclusive" mixtape DJ knows it's true. They would never tell you that their #'s are way down cause they all lie but best believe their #'s are at all time lows. Compilation jockeys people, that's who you got now. It's like when all these cats are saying the record companies need to follow a new business model the same holds true for the "exclusive" DJs...you need a new model! The internet leveled the playing field and if you don't adapt you will be slagin' burritos at Jesus Taco in no time.

On to the music. Honestly the best thing about this mixtape is the skits. Cats got a sense of humor and it shows. That T-Pain intro is classic. If I don't hear "I Get Money" ever again it will be too soon. Where was Chris Rock on the "So Serious" UK remix? 50's english accent is gay like him in that picture holding dildo's with a smile. "Family Matters" was dope. This is that flow that seems to escape 50 on his last two albums. "Coke Life" got me open tho. This a heavy rewind track so don't front; Banks eat them all alive. There is a reason why the original version of "Officer Down" didn't get put out there "originally"...its wack. The two best songs 50 and G Unit put out this year..."I'm On Some Shit" and "Smile". If his album resembled these two tracks at all he would have been O-K.

Is this mixtape special...no. Is it average...yea in some spots but it's still cop-able. Dickshitman needs to put out solo joint I think. Now that I think of it, good riddens to the G-Unit Radio series. Maybe now 50 Cent will get back on that "No Mercy No Fear", "God's Plan", "50 Cent Is The Future", Automatic Gunfire" type shit. Wishful thinking but hey you never know. Fuck it, Banks just needs to drop some new shit and feed the god damn steets already!

Question. Is Ohio the next state to blow up in Hip Hop? I'm sure most would say "get the fuck outta here Chew". Don't think it can't happen because when you actually dig deep in this hip hop world instead of being "force fed" by the labels, radio and mass media...you find that the talent pool is deep in that area. It's not only MCs, its DJs, producers and entrepreneurs as well.

"Catch The Beat" is on of my favorite tracks so far this year just for the simple fact it sounds like nothing else out right now. The flow is basic, bars are witty and compliments that beat like a fat chic in a lil as hooptie. Don't let this hook get stuck in your head either case you will be doing that shit all day. "What the fuck is that smell? / Oh yea I pooted / my stomach is bubblin' / I have to take a shit ummm / where is the nearest toilet or corny rapper to shit on." I'm telling you this track is just some fun shit to listen too while you nod your head. "I'm Fitted" is a flat out hit. That classic Cleveland sound right there too. I mean content wise Chip is dropping brand names ect but the song is all about being fly so fuck it...enjoy that shit cause the picture painted is ill. "Cigarillo" and "I Got 5 On I" are classic mixtape flips. Chip owned that "Umbrella" beat for "Cigarillo", he def made that shit his own. The freestyle for "I Got 5 On It" got some jewels in it too. "Old Face, New Bitch" is another mixtape flip but Chip got his story telling off on this one. Honestly this is becoming a well rounded artist mixtape. I hate the song "Ay Bay Bay" but Chip turned that shit out like a stupid white girl with no money and a fat ass. "Ain't No Way" is the flip so rewind that shit man. The Kickdrums slide thru to lace "Keep On Pushin'". Straight soul music people and perfect for Chip's laid back style. DJ E-V got his blend on with "Money Money"...perfect joint to fit the theme of the mixtape.

I don't think Chip The Ripper is the most lyrical cat out of Cleveland but what he brings to the table is a confident, laid back flow with a MIC veterans delivery. He has fun on the MIC, his concepts are cool as a fan and he posses that "star" appeal. Couple things stand out to me on here and help Chip do what he do. The first is the beats, the production is virgin tight and Chip def knows what works for his "sound". The second thing that stands out on this project and made it what it is...is the mixtape flips. Beat wise Chip kept it current with "now" R&B joints and he made them his own...adding his own hook and style to the shit. Cat's think they need to spit on those hard ass beats but it's the R&B joints that get you shinning. Kind of like how 50 came up in the game...hmmm maybe a lil foreshadowing right there. You never know man.

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Beat is sick...lyrics, not so much.

What happens when a Queens-bred DJ and a Brooklyn rapper join forces? The Co-Op!!! That's what happens. DJ Envy is a two-time winner of Just-O Mix Tape Award, one of New York's leading club & mix tape DJs as well as a Mixshow DJ on Hot97 and if that isn't enough on his plate DJ Envy currently serves as President & CEO of BLOK Entertainment, his own management and production company that has already produced scorching tracks for artist such as DMX, Murderers, Funk Flex, Foxy Brown, Juvenile, Petey Pablo, Fabolous and more. When I asked him how he accomplished all this in a short span of 10 years he simply responded, "I stay consistant & persistant, I don't sleep, theres always a young DJ out there trying to take my spot and I'm not ready to give it up yet".

Mainstream music listeners are just now getting a taste of Red Cafe, the man who underground audiences have heralded as a legend for almost a decade now. When I asked him why he thinks it took so long for his music to go mainstream Red Cafe responded, "I don't compromise! What I give is honesty from my walks & journeys".

Both of these talented artists have been on the same journey yet on 2 different paths, encountering the same trials and tribulations otherwise known as Industry Rule 4080 (record company are shady). Red Cafe signed his 1st deal with Violater Records at age 19 and said "I have had a new deal every year since 1998, whenever they tried to take me for a sucker: I left". DJ Envy released his first LP, The Desert Storm Mixtape: Blok Party Vol. 1, in 2003 by Sony Records; it only sold 110,00 units despite featuring notable artists like Jay-Z, 50 Cent, and DMX. Envy was quoted "I put my life onto that Sony album," "I was so disgusted with Sony and the system that they had in place, so I said I'd never do another record in my life. But all it takes is one good artist or one feel good record to make you change your mind. Red Cafe came in the picture, and when we started doing records it made me want to do an album. Everything came out so good and so smoothly that I had to give it another a chance."

When I asked them both what they learned from their experiences, it was easy for both of them to respond, "we learned the ins and outs of a deal, and together we know our shit, we have our own money & together we invest in ourselves, we also have a great lawyer". I asked how the two met, Envy replied "I would see him in the clubs consistant with his music, we got together and put out 30 to 40 songs and I said we have to do something with this" DJ Envy refered to him and Red Cafe as the "Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff of 08".

The Co-Op, you know I had to ask how that name came about, we all know what it means but I asked them how did it relate to them? LOL, DJ Envy asked me" do you know the show THE WIRE?" I said yes, (DJ Envy)" its like the wire you have the North click, South, East and West, all doing their thing separetly until they all got together and formed a Co-Op, same here We came together and formed our Co-Op"

These guys haven't stopped working either Red Cafe informed me that they are both working on their solo projects, which led me to ask where do they find the time to do all of this? DJ Envy said "we priortize go do a club at night, wake up and do my morning show, going back and forth". It doesn't stop there either both these men have businesses outside the music industry, Red Cafe told me "I own real estate properties as well as strip clubs, while DJ Envy owns a couple of houses".

DJ Envy & Red Cafe 2 guiding staples of New York's urban scene join forces to form The Co-Op and present it's Moving!!!! Volume 1. In stores now!!.

Here is a little inside information, DJ Envys favorite track is called "Buck-Buck", Red Cafes favorite track is "Invisible" and if you care my favorite track is the Nina Sky-assisted "Things You Do". It's a must get album if you love music, period!

If you would like to get a hold of either DJ Envy or Red Cafe you can click on there myspace links below, and incase you are wondering yes I did ask them do they answer their own myspace or does someone else do it for them, the reply was simply the best "its part of the daily grind, we check It everyday".

www.MySpace.com/DJenvy or www.MySpace.com/RedCafe

Can't deny this man's power in his music. Listen as he dishes on what fuels his music, his politically charged history and his struggle to get signed. He even talks about N.W.A. and movie scripts from Jenifer Lopez and John Singleton.

So now that the hoopla over the battle of the egos is over, we can sit back and simply enjoy the music. Quite honestly, the notion of ever comparing the two was always out of whack to me. They're two completely different artists, with a different sound and a different agenda. Fiddy wants to scare the shit out of you, menacing you with tech nines, while Kanye wants to make you envious as hell with his fly kicks and Ralph Lauren lined closet. Who would've thought that mixtapes co-starring these two would ever surface. Well, today's the day.

DJ D-Real is jumping on the 50 vs. Kanye battle-bandwagon and put together an extensive play list of the artists' hits (and misses), back to back. Some blend quite nicely...others, not at all.

DJ D-Real starts off Disc One with "Can't tell Me Nothing" and blends into "Supposed to Die" by Curtis, which works. D-Real lets the 'Yeezy beat rock for a bit under 50's vocals. The next two tracks, I'm not too sure of. D-Real tries to blend "Everything I Am" into "I'll Whip Yo Head." Starts off feeling good, but mid-way it becomes confusing and your tempted to just skip ahead into the song.

While I appreciate the mixtape, I wish there was a logical rundown of the songs. Having a song like "Heard Em Say" and then "Disco Inferno" doesn't make sense to me. Very jarring. It's like the highlight tracks of both 50 Cent and Kanye West were haphazardly thrown onto a CD.

But I won't be all negative because all in all this mixtape carries many classics from both men.

Since the weather was mild enough not to complain about, then the three hour wait for the last guest to arrive on the- Hennessy Artistry Concert Tour red carpet won't reach the complaint box either; and since there is nothing to complain about... this leaves the rest of the evening (the party time) impressive indeed.

Nikki Beach (151 E. 50th Street, NYC) is the place Hennessy chose for their event, and proved to be a place that exuded an ambiance of familiarity which relaxed everyone just enough to have a good time, while its decor and well trained staff made everyone in attendance aggressive enough to network and drink. Being able to rub elbows with the likes of Nick Cannon (Wild'n Out), Chrisette Michelle (Def Jam's latest R&B talent), Terrance and Rosci (106 & Park), Laura Styles and DJ Spin One (La Kalle 105.9 radio FM) and many others, is a treat worth mentioning, especially when all of them were as down to earth and party oriented as anyone else I know.

The number one selling cognac in the world mixed up cocktails which flowed as abundant as the Nile, and continued to find its way into my glass (how'd that happen!??). This of course, was rivaled only by the vibrations of BOOM, AND THUMP that resounded throughout every corner of space at Nikki Beach, like the sight of colored bars from a digital equalizer laying up and down until it reached the ear of every person standing or sitting, and finally introducing itself as music.

I had a great time, met lots of people, and got my drink on! Mixing it up with Hennessy Artistry was a good move for a Tuesday night, and thankfully, they're not done yet! This tour will reach other local US cities including Los Angeles "with the highly anticipated Finale Event featuring some of the most formidable performers in music today. The finale event will also commemorate Hennessy's new Flaunt Your Taste ad campaign." Will Mixtape Kings Mix it up with Hennessy again.. Well, will we?

Everybody wants be B.I.G. , including Beanie Sigel. The broadstreet Bully recently auditioned for the lead role in the Biggie bio film.

Beanie said to MTV recently. "The fact that I'm a huge Big fan from the gate is why I did it. Then taking myself outside of myself and looking back, who else better to play that role, man?" he added.

Beanie hasn't heard back about his audition, yet. The filmmakers are holding open auditions for the role and will look at everyone before making a decision.

An open casting call is being held at City Stages (435 West 19th Street, New York, NY 10011) on Saturday (October 6) from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. For more information, visit Foxsearchlight.com/Notorious or BiggieCasting.com.

Something to keep Foxy occupied...Foxy Brown and her camp launched FreeFoxyBrown.com, a site exclusively on up-to-the minute updates on Foxy. Fans can reach her directly via the website.

Foxy is personally involved in the content contained on this website, accept no imitations! Fans can write to Foxy behind bars through the website.

Foxy states, "I devoted my career to building an affinity with my fans who have supported me unflinchingly and no barbed wire fence or prison wall will stop that. I am in great spirits and very focused, and needed a forum to communicate to the people."

New Album, "Brooklyn's Don Diva," to Be Released on November 20th, 2007

I'M BACK...YA'LL MISS ME?
I'VE BEEN CRAZY BUSY, BUT THE MIXTAPE DJ YOU LOVE TO HATE IS BACK. WHAT CAN I SAY, THE MUSIC GAME IS DOING WELL RIGHT NOW THANKS TO 50 AND KANYE.


FRIDAY
I HAD A SHOW IN TORONTO WITH AN UP AND COMING RAPPER NAMED J.D. ERA. I DID HIS MIXTAPE RELEASE PARTY. WE DROVE NINE HOURS FROM NYC TO TORONTO. IT WAS COOL UNTIL WE HAD TO CROSS THE BORDER. WE WERE IN IMMIGRATION FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. WE ENDED UP SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS FOR THE POLICE THERE. LOL.

WHEN I FINALLY ARRIVED, I WAS TREATED LIKE A KING. WE STAYED IN ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE HOTELS IN THE CITY. I DID AN INTERVIEW AT FLOW 93.5-FM. IT WAS A COOL. THE TWO RADIO PERSONALITIES WERE GOOD PEOPLE. I GOT BACK THE HOTEL, AND THEY HOOKED US UP WITH UNLIMITED DRINKS! THEY REALLY TREATED US WELL BEFORE WE WENT TO THE CLUB.

WHEN I GOT TO THE VENUE THERE WERE OVER 1,100 PEOPLE THERE. I RIPPED IT! THE CROWD WAS IN TUNE WITH ALL OF THE NEW JOINTS THAT ARE PLAYING HEAVY IN THE STATES. THEY WERE DANCING TO EVERY SONG I PLAYED. THEN, THE KID J.D. ERA PERFORMED, HE DID HIS THING. MY ADVICE TO YOU J.D...THERE'S AN OPEN MARKET OUT THERE, SO YOU BETTER TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT!

SATURDAY
WE TRIED TO LEAVE EARLY IN THE MORNING TO HEAD ACROSS THE BORDER TO BUFFALO. YOU KNOW BUFFALO USED TO BE MY TOWN. I WENT TO SCHOOL OUT THERE AT BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE. I ENDED UP DEEJAYING A HOUSE COLLEGE PARTY, IT WAS CRAZY. THEN WE TOOK A TOUR OF ALL THE STORES THAT SUPPORT ME OUT THERE AND CARRY MY MIXTAPES.

SUNDAY
WE RODE BACK HOME TO NYC. I ARRIVED JUST IN TIME TO GO TO MY HOMEBOY CONSEQUENCE'S VIDEO SHOOT ON JAMAICA AVE. MY MAN RIK CORDERO WAS THE DIRECTOR. HE ALSO DID JAY-Z'S BLUE MAGIC TRAILER...HE'S ON HIS WAY. PRODIGY, LARGE PROFESSOR, STORM P AND STATIK SELEKTA WERE ALL THERE.

MONDAY
I WAS IN THE STUDIO WORKING ON MY BLEND CD (SHAMELESS PLUG). LOL. I NEED SOME MORE ACAPELLAS, SO DJ'S HIT ME UP AT [email protected] AND EMAIL ME SOME JOINTS.
I'M TRYING TO DO A 5 CD BLEND SERIES.

TUESDAY
I MET WITH BEANIE SIGEL AT RUBY TUESDAY'S. HE SWAS TALKING TO ME ABOUT THE ROC AND HOW DUDES NEED TO BE REAL IN THIS MUSIC INDUSTRY. HE ALSO DID AN INTERVIEW FOR MY MAN AT HOOD AFFAIRS DVD.

THEN, I WENT TO THIS R&B CLUB CALLED SPOTLIGHT TO CHECK OUT TREY SONGS. THE DUDE IS REALLY TALENTED...HANDS DOWN!

MY PICK OF THE WEEK
SMACK DVD-VOLUME 14


BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR MY NEXT RELEASES
DIGGIN FOR THE TRUTH...WHO'S REALLY A MIXTAPE DJ?
MY BLEND CD
SET IT OFF (ALL FEMALE MC'S)
MY NEW PEEDI CRACK MIXTAPE

ASK SUPERSTAR JAY
Q: WHO DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST SLEPT ON IN THE RAP INDUSTRY RIGHT NOW?
-ROME, JACKSONVILLE, FL

A: FOR ME, YOU KNOW I GONNA HAVE TO GO WITH STORM P.


IF YOU'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR ME, HIT ME UP AT: [email protected]

Stamina, lucidity, creativeness, endurance...All the things needed to be a great emcee (not a rapper).

I love it when a song is so clever that you catch something new every time you hear it. This is one of those tracks.

Watch and Listen...over and over again to catch the many double entendres

We hope this is a passing fad. This CAN'T be a positive business move. Exploiting and glamorizing criminal action in your lyrics is one thing, but a tangible representation of your bid or your homie's bid. Please stop it.

"My boy Jamie Kennedy came up with the idea because a lot of celebrities kept going to jail." -Paul Wall.

Shop here is you must: Get Cuffed Up

Teen heart throbs Bow Wow and Omarion join chart-topping forces by collaborating on their "Face Off" album, a bubble-gum delight of Hip Hop and R&B. It's no doubt that this album will be a classic among many adolescents.

Both artists achieved major success with their duo the first time around on "Let Me Hold You," a song that peaked on #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2005. That same year, Bow Wow and Omarion hit the road as co-headliners on the Scream Tour IV Presents: The Heart Throb Tour.

"We're anxious to make this whole thing happen. It's gonna be a special event. It's gonna be crazy, something the people have been waiting on -- the girls have been waiting on -- for years. O's one of my best friends. Anytime you get a chance to work with somebody you're best friends with, it's not even work, it's like working with family," said Bow Wow to Billboard.com earlier this month.

"Face Off" album in stores December 11th

Listen to the online exclusive track "HOOD STAR" below:

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Fuck what you heard DJ 2Mello runs the Rapmullet R&B review section! Welcome Rapmullet to the DJ 2Mello section of the website. Hahaha. You can't deny 2Mello and his grind this year...that alone is a 4 tape classic. I don't know what it is man, DJs and their R&B mixtapes never find there way into our hands...scared money don't make money tho...or at least get some shine.

I love the title to this mixtape..it's bold and it's a challenge to cats. It also pushes the DJ, in this case 2Mello to greater heights because with a statment like that you have to deliver each and every time till you retire. You gotta dig that intro too the skills are breathing. I just got to peep Raheem DaVaughn's album the other day, dude is a true R&B artist. "Woman" is smooth, you def need to peep his music. It's good to see Alicia Keys got some new shit out too. "No One" is slowly getting some burn around the country. She's got that adult contemporary genre on lock tho. I'm not really diggin' those making the band 4 cats. "I Want You" is like getting the store brand nancho cheese chips instead of the real deal Doritos. 2Mello goes in on that PSA...the king of kings. No lie that Mike Jack joint "Mamacita" is kind of fly. Mike actual sounds decent, he might have a hit on his hands depending on who supports it. Mahagani got me open with that "DJ" joint. Yea the beat got a used sample but the shit is smooth. Lydia Caesar got a nice mixtape flip with "Stronger"..my daughter was rocking out to this like the wheel was just reinvented. Ja Rule on any R&B track ='s wack to me...I'm sorry but he ain't coming back. Christian Alexander could have rocked "Too Fine" without him. I-15 on "Lost In Love" is the sleeper track. 2Mello breaking acts like no other.

It's safe to say 2Mello has perfected his formula. The skills; mixing and cuts are on point like they've never been...you can tell it's getting to easy for him now. That's a good thing though, it lets him drop easier and truly be the King of R&B mixtapes.

Is the east coast in the Rapmullet building? Are they still all crabs in a barrel? You better believe it! Let me ask you another question. What's the difference between hip hop beef and healthy competition? Answer: The state of Hip Hop in NYC. The ship been sinking in the east and guess what...there's only two life preservers left. One is a regular orange joint with a hole in the side, the other is iced out with two holsters, Gucci print with a secret compartment to hold your weed. Everyone is fighting for the Gucci joint not getting anywhere, sinking like a dead body in the Hudson River while the orange joint floats by itself on it's way down the eastern seaboard. Ahhh NYC is killing itself.

That "Put on Your Seatbelts" joint was kinda aight. The joint def got my attention. I think myself and everyone else in the free world would better off if we didn't have to hear "I Get Money" or any version of that song ever again! Red Cafe bodied Mims and Sean Kingston on the "Like This" remix. Fuck what you heard Red Cafe is a star on the MIC. That Remy and Raekwon joint sounded muddy to me, like it was recorded on the shitter. Is that the "Wipe Me Down" remix? Eewwwww what the fuck is Jadakiss doing on that joint? Trying to appeal to the south? Fuck outta here...just make good music. I'm fucking with that "Queens" joint. LL and Kool G Rap did their respective things. The real joints you should be checking for are Storm P and Remy on "Pick The Money Up", Slick Watts and Tom Gist on "Stop Hatin" and LG with "Brooklyn MCs"...classic joint right there. I would say "My City" and Laz's joint "Dream World" but you should already be up on those.

Blazita got a nice little series running with this one; def cop-able and def reppin' that home town. Until NYC can get over itself, stop the jealously, and stop biting each other all you will be getting is good spotty music every couple months. Too much filler and not enough killer going on in the city that never sleeps...props to Blazita for shining the light tho on cats that deserve it.

Welcome Drastic to the Rapmullet review section. If you've ever listened to a DJ G Spot mixtape then you most likely heard of Drastic as well as all the other top MCs in Cleveland doing their thing. Shout to G Spot holding down his area like no other. The Cleveland area as a whole has a tremendous talent pool of both MCs and DJs. What impresses me with all the MCs I've heard from there is they all have a distinct sound and co-exist in the same supportive region...that's an accomplishment in and of it self.

One thing I've noticed from all Cleveland based MCs...They rep their city like no other. Case in point with Drastic is "Believe In Cleve". I'm not a huge fan of the synth sound used in this beat but the flow on this track is where it's at. "No Cure (the sickness)" gets away from the heavy synth and injects some soul into the project. Drastic laid back on the track breaking down a nice concept for the ladies. The hook annoyed me at first but "Bucky Bounce" started to grow on me. It's really all in the flow on this one, Drastic got his words off too...the versatility continues. "Never Be A L.A.M.E" has potential man. I can already see a visual for this joint. This track right here is that well rounded joint...catchy, lyrical head nod music. Plus I see cats relating to this content wise. Hold up tho..."Fitted On Lean" got that potential too. Damn Drastic got some joints people. Yea on second though we need a video for this joint. This beat is crazy! "Reality bites / you either will, won't, or you might / and all that matters is the score at the end of the night"...spits Drastic on "Just Bars". If you only listen to one song to validate Drastic's MIC skills this is the joint for you. This is one of those tracks that other MCs can appreciate. The sleeper track is "Oh My" with Phoenix Jones...cats getting deep while displaying those verbal weapons.

One might ask does Cleveland have a distinct sound. They do....its lyrical, its grand production, its having fun on the MIC, its conceptual, its Cadillacs and it's a love of making good music they way they want to. This project right here started off a lil slow to me. I def would have taking some of the heat that was used in the middle of the CD and used it for the beginning. There's balance on here tho...that's balance within the flow and content too. You can hear it more as you get into the middle of the project thru the end. In that respect Drastic built you up sonically as each track gets better MIC wise and production wise. To me, when you're dealing with cats who are new to your music you gotta hold their ear from the jump so that you can lead them to that extra good shit and truly make them a fan.

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