November 2007 Archives

By Diony C.
Mixtapekings.com

Shaggy talks about his new album "Intoxication" with El X-Man From El Circuito TV

By Diony C.
Mixtapekings.com

Off the upcoming mixtape "DJ Kay Slay & Icadon: Earthquake In The City"

By Dayana C.
Mixtapekings.com

What gets me everytime is that phone call when someone's about to tell you some good news. Let's just say I copped the latest issue of Rolling Stone and after flipping through the magazine, thats exactly what I saw. The good news is that Rolling Stone magazine named Mixtapekings.com one of the biggest Hip Hop stores online.

The highlight of the article is the fact that we stay current with the most diverse selection of Mixtapes worldwide. If you've been a loyal consumer of Mixtapekings.com, then you have to understand the significance of this movement. Stay tuned...Our catalog keeps growing.

By Dayana C.
Mixtapekings.com

With months of speculation about when Joe Budden would finally release his second album titled "The Growth," not to mention his recent release from his former deal with Def Jam, ON POINT and Joe Budden collorate once again on the highly anticipated mixtape, "Mood Muzik 3: For Better or For Worse" about to drop in the streets this coming December.

The Mixtape Release party exclusively sponsored by Mixtapekings.com takes effect:

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
7pm-10pm
@ The Plumm
246 W 14th Street
New York, NY
Invitation Only

This is a private by invitation only affair you don't want to miss. Stay tuned for MM3, only on Mixtapekings.com.

By Big Chew
Mixtapekings.com

The Weezy Effect is a fitting title. Lil Wayne has had a huge effect on the mixtape game. Think back to the summertime and all the "new" music he had leaked and the huge mass amounts of mixtapes that were made. His picture has to be the most used on mixtape covers this year eclipsing 50 Cents reign as the mixtape cover king. He's had some wack mixtapes made in his name this year tho and still it has no effect on his career...that right there is The Weezy Effect.

Now don't get me wrong Weezys had some good mixtapes this year too. The main reason I deceided to review this joint was cause it was a E-V and Step One production and I know there will be some blends/remixes/original production joints on here as well as some actual mixing. Speaking of just that, "Bottom Of The Map" with production from The Kickdrums, is that slap a ho music. The Kickdrums are still slept on in my opinion but if your up on Ray Cashs' music you know they got that fire production. Not for nothing, Lil Wayne and Pimp C on a track is potent product too. I can't fuck with Fat Joe anymore on the MIC. He's all formula at this point. He went from gotta flow joe to gotta go joe...see ya. "The Crackhouse" is wack. "Shut Up Bitch Swallow" is classic Lil Wayne all the way down to the title. One thing I never take away from Wayne is his delivery and you can see why on this track. The joint "Step Back" with Freeway was cool. They both got unique voices but too much of them and you want to clean your ears with an ice pick. I'm diggin Chip The Ripper and Lil Wayne on "Get That". DJ E-V getting his remix on here as well. On the low I've been fucking with Playas Circle. DJ Teknikz sent me their mixtape and although I didn't review it I've been bumping it like crazy. The "Duffle Bag Boy" remix is the shit; perfect beat for Wayne to shine on. I really wasn't fucking with "Gossip". Cats think Wayne is lyrical but one listen to this and your like...nahhh homie. The Ray Cash feature was dope and so was "G To The End". Other than that its your stand Wayne "all about the delivery" music.

This project right here is a perfect example of how to utilize The Weezy Effect to your advantage. We all know DJs hopped on the Weezy train to get some quick bread but E-V and Step One take it further and drop a project that gets their names in the mouths of the masses. The timing was perfect and as usual the whole package is as professional as it gets, only enhancing The Weezy Effect. They are students of the game people and when it all comes together like that its a beautiful thing.

By Big Chew
Mixtapekings.com

Man, where the fuck have these cats been at? I can't live without my potent product. The exclusive joints are so wack these days its like taking ya moms to the prom and then you pee your pants in the middle of the dance floor. That's how wack the exclusive game is. Bout time for these two to come back with that "fuck it" mixtape attitude and just flat out play some good music.

I didn't know A-Mafia was locked up, maintain my dude. Cats front on his MIC skills but he stays feeding the block with them music. The question I have is what the fuck is Yung Joc doing on "Throw Ya Sets Up" with WTK and Jadakiss? Jada goes in with "the old school levi jacket" and WTK beats the shit out of the beat with that "bars like xylephones" and Yung Joc come thru with the "I'm posted on the block with my dick in hand"....Huh? Dude got out classed like a 60 year old broad at the under 21 club. That joint "Feel Good" is my shit. Banks need to drop a new mixtape, feed the streets man. I'm still fucking with "Holiday" too. Truth be told it's one of Styles best songs to date. There is nothing like listening to Stack Bundles flow over "It Ain't Hard To Tell". Hit rewind on that shit man and go pick up any new Riot Squad joint that drops. It wouldn't be potent product without Un Pacino and Hardwhite. "War" is cool, Sid Roams on the beat, this is your beat the block theme music right here...nothing more, nothing less. The sleeper track out right now and maybe the sleeper album is J.R Writer on "The Animal". Straight bars, no bullshit...raw rhyming. "I"ll have the fiends dancing on the ave". St. Laz and Agallah flipped "Gonna Get Ya". I was diggin' the story telling, plus Laz been on his verbal game as of late. "When I'm around these ni99as shake like whores when the pussy is runny"...you know Ransom had to get some shine too. Of all the unknown cats at the end, Billz caught some bars the most...the rest need to marinate some more in the lab.

Right now this is about the only mixtape on some exclusive shit that I can fuck with. DJs catch a track here or there but these two DJs got that formula down. I'm still gonna say it; new music doesn't always mean good music and good music that's even a lil old still rocks heavy like a fat drunk chic at the bar looking for some late night diz-nick. These other DJs approaching her with free drinks while Diggz and Rated R hit her with that potent product.

By Big Chew
Mixtapekings.com

Mick Boogie in association with Lebron's LRMR/Dreamlife present the official mixtape for the new Lebron 5 shoe. Containing tracks by some of Lebron's favorite artists, this cd was only available promotionally at his shoe release event in Cleveland, OH.

"Mick Boogie's mix tape was a creative and stylish compilation that was perfect for our release," said Tammy Ogletree, a Footwear Account Executive for Nike.

We have decided to make this promotional mix available online to you for download for a limited time only.

Mick Boogie: The LB5 Intro
Sixth Sense: December 30th
Saigon and Jay-Z: C'mon Baby
Jay-Z and Nas: Success
Cassidy and Kanye West: Drink and My 2 Step
Ghostface: Celebrate
Lil Wayne and Juelz Santana: Duffle Bag Boy Remix
Young Jeezy: National Anthem
Shawty Lo and Young Jeezy: They Know
Al Fatz and Paul Wall: Main Attraction
Kanye West and Jay-Z: Everything I Am (Terry Urban Remix)
Nas and Jay-Z: Survivin' The Times (Mick Boogie Remix)
Jay-Z: Roc Boys
Kanye West: The Good Life
Kanye West and 50 Cent: Flashing Lights (Mick Boogie Remix)
50 Cent and Akon: Still Will
Freeway and Lil Wayne: Step Back
Octane and Illite: Dunk Low Pro
Wale: Nike Boots
Play Havoc: Witness

By Dimez
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By Big Chew
Mixtapekings.com

It's good to have Chong Wizard dropping again. It's been a minute and by the looks of the mixtape I might now why. Let's see, Canadian weed...bongs...long time making a mixtape. Hahaha, I kid but I won't sleep on the concept. There have been many "weed anthem" type mixtapes. Some good, some not so good. Yuckmouth is hosting so you know the shit will be funky.

Into wise the bong sounds were classic and so were the cuts. Honestly I can't remember the last time I heard "Hits From The Bong" but "I just got an ounce in the mail...." Cypress Hill with a classic instructional track. I thinks cats forgot Keith Murray was a smoker. He had to be with the words he flipped on "Get Lifted". Shit you can't have a weed mixtape without some Redman on it. "Gave you a straight up shotgun when we were smoking / froze you so fast you looked like Maddona vogue'n". I like how Chong Wizard slide in some current shit from Styles P with "Blow My Mind". That was slick. Listening to Scarface's version of "Mary Jane" brought back memories man. I think Scarface needs to drop again, I don't care how old he his. If Jay Z is dropping gangsta albums Scarface can come back and drop too. Phoenix Jones with the ill flow on "The Weed Song". This cat stays slept on but the MIC skills are undeniable. I was wondering if Chong Wizard was gonna throw some Devin The Dude on here...its only fitting that he appear on a concept like this. I can listen to "Doobie Ash Tray" all day man. If you're an MC you can only hope to have a career like Devin The Dude. He was speaking truth on this track too. You know that Chong Wizard was high out his mind when he made "Can't Help Myself". That was a nice flip of the Four Tops tho.

The mixtape is def smoked out, can't front. Chong Wizard got the nice interludes to hold and bring all the songs together. Cheech and Chong, Dave Chapelle, not to mention the various drops from some of the artist who's songs are featured. If you're out of weed right now you need to go scrap that bowl or bong and fire up some resin or some shit while you peep this here mixtape.

By Big Chew
Mixtapekings.com

This is quite the mixtape concept. It's simple yet there's nothing like it out right now...that means Rhude is thinking. Not only that he's got Karrine Steffans hosting and rhyming on the intro. Now for the morons out there in the world the title is Freaky Flows. So that means each track is on some sex shit...get it "freaky"(sex talk)...."flows"(rhyming). You would think its self explanatory but honestly cats are dumb as rock these days. Props to Rhude on the concept.

The first joint that caught my ear was Section 8 with "Fuckin Wit Me". The back and forth between the male and female was cool...cats got flow over some mello shit. Sky Zoo got the ill hook with "Stop Frontin". MCs need to take notes on this one, that delivery is polished like a vet. Nazarine fucking with like three different flows on "Want My Sex"and she was hitting notes on the hook. You got to take "Got A Story To Tell" literally cause that's what Big Sean did on this mixtape flip. No lie tho I probably would have hit old girl and caught those genital warts....naw man I'm just fucking with you. lol Its crazy to hear Question on "Turn Off The Lights" cause dude brings so much energy on every track but his versatility shows thru on this one. That one line; "I want to cut your pussy like a garden trimmer" had me rolling. Best track on here, and there's alot of dope MC on here, was Max Minelli with "Beat It Up". Ahh man, the bass mixed with that flow is some. This cat is so slept on its retardedly retarded...that slept on. The title of most unique track goes to Osolo with "Remind Me". I never heard this before and I really didn't know what to think about it. Keeping it all the way honest with cats I can't fuck with Grafh when he's on that punk smooth shit. "Didn't Say A Word" was a difficult listen for me. I prefer Grafh on that Block Muzik shit.

You peep the mixtape cover? I listened to the outro and Superhead said to rewind the CD and jack off to it but fuck that I just grabbed the cover and rubbed one out real quick. I'm not scared, plus she look good. Playing "Put it In Your Mouth" as a bonus track was fitting too, that's like this broads theme music so it's all good.

By Diony C.
Mixtapekings.com

I really like this song and with the video along with it, makes it more enjoyable for me bumpin this joint on my PC. Let me know if you like this video or not, i give it a thumbs up.

Holla Back.

By Diony C.
Mixtapekings.com

Here comes Ransom again, with some new hard words for your ears. Let me know what you think about this track guys? And that's if you do finish listening to the track.

Peace.

Duck Down Record's was hired by ESPN to produce five original tracks for ESPN's coverage of Men's College Basketball. Buckshot, of Black Moon, Heltah Skeltah (Sean Price and Rock), Smif N Wessun, and Tek, of Smif N Wessun all recorded original music for the programming. The music will be featured throughout the complete season of men's college basketball.

Buckshot "All Business" produced by Tai Dealz
Tek, of Smif N Wessun "Get in the Game" produced by KB
Heltah Skeltah feat Buckshot "Getcha Team" produced by Optiks
Smif N Wessun "Push It" produced by Sic Beats

For more info visit www.duckdown.com

By Glenny Cruz
Staff Writer, Mixtapekings.com

Watch the Roc Boys video and you'll peep Jadakiss flashing his trademark toothy smile. The Lox member, Jadakiss, recently signed onto Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella records byway of parent label Def Jam.

After his departure from Interscope, Jadakiss was leaning towards Cash Money Records, until Hov snatched him up. Def Jam Records CEO and Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Jay-Z in October revealed, "I've been actually trying to get Jadakiss to come to Roc-A-Fella/ Ruff Ryders for a minute."

By Superstar Jay
Mixtapekings.com

What's good ya'll? How you doing? Well last week was very busy for me.

Tuesday-

I had to do a party in L.A. at club Ritual for my boss Lamar Odom's birthday party. First off, here's some advice...if you're flying out of New York and you're bringing your DJ equipment, get to the airport 3 hours early! My flight was scheduled for 4:00, so I arrived at 2:00. When I get to the ticket counter, the customer service lady tells me that I'm going to miss my plane! LOL. I didn't want to argue with her, so I just ran so I could make my fight. When I got to the gate, the flight still didn't leave until 4:00! Like I said New York is the absolute worst city to fly out of.

I landed in L.A. 8:30 and I had to be at the venue at 9:00, because in L.A. parties close down pretty early. They had arranged for a driver to pick me up, but that didn't work out to well because he came in a limo cab and it was way too small for all the people and the equipment that I had with me. So you know me, I had to make a power move and demand a truck. By the time it got there, I didn't even have time to the hotel and change, so I had to get dressed in the car. Superstar status! LOL. I came right into the club arguing with the bouncers, because they wouldn't let me and my peeps in with my equipment. They said I was the only one that was allowed in and of course I was like "Are you kidding?" I had my equipment with me because I don't trust the equipment at these different clubs.

Anyway, when we finally got in the club dammmn they already had someone opening up for me, so I could've actually went to the hotel to freshen up. F--k it I'm hood. LOL. At like 11:00 I got on. The club was packed! Lamar hired Kendra from the Playboy mansion/ MTV Rap Superstar to be the host. She had like 10 security guys. I guess Hugh Hefner keeps his girls secure. LOL. She was dancing all around, doing that same dance she did on the show. LOL. Of course, I killed the party. Trey Songz performed. You can check out the pics on one of those celebrity websites. Ali Vegas performed his new single with Sammie. That was hot. Later on, this Italian dude said "happy birthday" to Lamar and gave him $5,000 to throw out on stage. The night was definitely crazy.

Wednesday

I was in L.A. going to different radio stations getting to know the people out there to promote my album. Later, I had to catch the red eye back to New York to handle my business.

Thursday

I came back to work in the studio on my album. Shout out to Statik. His album is crazy!

Friday

I was making the preparations for the ski trip that I'm throwing in February. Come through it's gonna be in Lancaster PA.

Latest Releases

I just dropped a new video that I co-directed with Storm P and Andre White called "Queens Where I'm At."

Check out the You Tube video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVWazbkfNH8

Go pick up my all female CD called "Set it Off" and the my new joint with DJ Duke Diggler "Blendin and Ballin" It's crazy! Remember I drop EVERY WEEK!!!

Bonus

You can check out the footage of me, Lamar Odom, Ali Vegas and the crew getting ready to board the G4 jet.

Click here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_FNgTAm61A

Wanna ask me a question. Hit me up at: [email protected]

By Diony C.
Mixtapekings.com

Foxy Brown's long awaited is pushed back once more. The album is set to drop February 5th 2008. "Brooklyn's Don Diva" is being released through her own label, Black Rose Entertainment on Koch Records.

The reason for the push back has not yet been released. Fans speculate the album is being pushed back to correspond to Foxy's rumored release date from prison.

For more Foxy news, go to FreeFoxyBrown.com

By Diony C.
Mixtapekings.com

New Ja-Rule - Body Video, sound pretty good. Let me know your thoughts on this new song and video guys.

By Big Chew
Mixtapekings.com

I think cats slept on this release. I mean after a bunch of non-affiliated Stack Bundle djs proceeded to flood the market after his passing people think its all the same music...sign of the times I guess. Do the math, what other MC out in NYC had as much potential as Stack Bundles did on maintaining the streets and crossing over to the masses?

"Money taller than six midgets".....ahh man. The flow on that intro is crazy. "Went from slap boxing to getting my Porsche box on"...it doesn't stop. No offense to Jimbo Jones but Bundles eat him alive on "Lookin' At The Game". "On a tread mill ni99as couldn't catch my run"....oh shit. Jimbo ain't coming thru with bars to go against that. On some mixtape shit "It Ain't Hard To Tell" is the wheel. The word play is impeccable. He got other mixtape flips on here but not like this. Too many punch lines. "Ain't hard to tell that I mastered the flow"...truth. "Life's Like A Movie" got replay value right now plus this shit can be played years from now and still pop off. Max B on the hook is always a good look. The only joint I couldnt' really dig was that Lil Flip shi, "South & North". I don't know man, this track was clock radio speaker weak. If you haven't heard Riot Squad on "Bundles!" you missed the boat.

Dead ass real this isn't the best Stack Bundles mixtape out but it stills has plenty of pop off appeal to it. The title is real man...Legends Never Die and without question Stack Bundles is a mixtape legend. As a fan of his music you just wanted to see him win; get that deal and put out that debut solo album. It's good see and know that he does have an album dropping in 2008. That's something people need to support cause I know his peoples aren't about to let his legend down.

By Big Chew
Mixtapekings.com

"I'm like a young Marvin in his hey"....That Jay Z line sums up alot about this project. I don't know if there is another mixtape DJ who puts as much thought into every project as Crazy Chris.

With that said, this is Marvin Jay. Marvin Gaye vocals and beats mixed with Jay Z's vocals and beats. It sounds simple right but there's only a few cats in the world who could pull it off. Me personally, I dig Marvins music, I dig the message he brought to the game and the passion. The same holds true for Jay Z.

Musically I think Jay Z blends better than Marvin on here. Its virtually imposible to take a song like "What's Going On" over some hip hop beats and bring out the same vibe. Crazy Chris does it justice tho going four and five beats deep on the mix, switching up beats at the right time...and really that's all you can do with a track like that. The first blend to hold my ear for a minute and hit the rewind was "The Inner City Is Mine". I was diggin' the Marvin ad-libs while Jay's verse was rockin' and of course the hook was something special. This blend right here is the epitome of the concept Crazy Chris brought to the table this time. Greedy Beats with the crazy loop for "99 Problems But Sex Ain't One". And of course that shit floated beautifully into "Sexual Healing". If you still don't think Crazy Chris is a genius with the blends peep "The Allure Of Anger". Peep how Marvin rides right along with Jay Z seemlessly all while you nod your head...that shit is crazy man. Honestly, "Ain't Nuthing Like the Real Thing" is a hard listen for me cause I know the power of the original and well hip hop doensn't do those lyrics justice although when the third beat drops I was open..but it was short lived. Its funny to me because with every Crazy Chris mixtape you hear those tracks where his ear for popular music shows through. Take "Can I Get A Takeover" and "Got To Get Throwed". Those joints would have mad white chics open in the bar plus the shit was on key and had that overly "friendly" beat...it's classic CC at work. Chong Wizard puts the bong down long enough to lace "Excuse Me Miss/My Love Is Waiting". Def dig the vibe of this one, Marvin sounds like a perfect fit. Easily the deepest blend up on here is "I'm Going Home/Momma Loves Me". Another joint that has Marvin ad-libing his way to perfection.

See that's the thing with Marvin. He compliments the music so well and adds that soul to the mix. When you try to throw some hip hop sounds behind him tho all that he brings to the music is lost. Crazy Chris does his best tho, it shows truly and its one of the reason he uses so many beats on the straight Marvin joints. The bottom line is that Marvin and Jay on a track is a perfect marriage sonically. Crazy Chris and Greedy Beats chopped up some marvelous sounds to showcase that. What I really dig most about this project is the whole thing gives you a classic vibe; from looking at the front and back cover while listening, to the picturing how Marvin and Jay would actually sound together. Listening to this you can picture Marvin and Jay playing pool, it's a lil smoking, both thier hits play on juke box in the backround. Crazy Chris posted up in the back peeping how everything is going down and this is his interpertation of that scene musically...you gotta love mixtapes.

By Big Chew
Mixtapekings.com

Let's jump right up in this bitch. Tell me hearing Raekwon go in on "Bring It Back" doesn't get you amped? Then you got Inspectah Deck with that liquid flow....ahhh man. The Wu sound hungry like it was 1993. "Success" with Jay and Nas was cool. I never bothered downloading "American Gangsta", I might have been the only one. I do however think Nas ate Jay Z alive on this one. Whether he would admit it or not Jay Z's swag is getting old and tired...break out the prune juice and wheat germ. "Best friends want to be enemies like that's what's in"...dope ass line from Nas right there about the state of hip hop. I'm not really a big Freeway fan but "Paper Gangsta" is a dope track. I like how they flipped the beat and bars wise Free was focused...or should I say his voice didn't annoy as much. I'm diggin' the energy on "Celebrate"...that's what Ghostface brings to this game people; that raw, unadulterated focused MIC energy. Cats try to spit with feeling these days but Ghost takes it to that next level. You know what it is with Joell Ortiz? He needs dope beats...bottom line. He can write his ass off but right now his joints hit 50/50 cause if the beat isn't proper the lyrics are lost. "Lil Fun" was cool but the marriage between bars and beat was short lived. It was good to hear "Starve The Ghetto" remix again with Laz and S.A.S. Laz spit that realness on here; "I'd die to see my daughter survive." If you get a second chance listen to "Stop, Look, Listen" off Statik Selektah's album. Styles P, Termanology, and Q-Tip hold down the bars but it's that beat and hook that make it what it is. This is that track to reflect on and he brought that out of each MC featured on here. Knowledge was dropped to say the least. Don't hate...Jimbo Jones and Max B sound dope on some Pete Rock shit. "How We Roll" sounds like '93, I can dig it. UG beats the shit out of you with "Actin Up"...that straight head nod. One more joint before we end these highlights: AZ and Jimi Kendrix on "Lifes On The Line". Man, if this hook doesn't move you and AZ's bars don't make you rewind it's a wrap for you.

Take a look around at you favorite mixtape spot or mixtape website. See how many DJs are truly reppin' for the east coast...not many. That's where Rhude comes into play, with that consistent product. You may get a couple D-Block, G-Unit, Dipset joints but the real power is in the tracks that surround and support those cuts. This Vol is no different. Ghostface def set the bar real high as far as MCs hosting a mixtape. He sounded a little frustrated by the game but a lot of what he was saying about the music was true...and necessary.

By Diony C.
Mixtapekings.com

The mother of hip-hop mogul Kanye West died following a "cosmetic procedure" in Los Angeles this weekend, her publicist told CNN Monday.

Cindy Woelfle with Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center in Marina Del Rey told CNN that paramedics brought Donda West to the emergency room Saturday evening. Attempts were made to revive her, but were unsuccessful. She was pronounced dead before 9 p.m.

As I read this story on CNN, i can't imagine how Kanye West feels and not sure how he will be able to get back up from something like this.

As one of Kanye West true fans, I can feel his pain and I share his sorrow. Rest In Peace Donda West.

The Mixtapekings.com Team and I will have the West family in our prayers.

By Glenny Cruz
Mixtapekings.com

Peep homie orchestrating the music at the beginning. That alone makes the video classic!

By Diony C.
Mixtapekings.com

Creative track from Witchdoctor's new album, The Diary of An American Witchdoctor, about the street code; live by the gun, die by the gun. It doesn't pound you over the head with thug talk though.

By Diony C.
Mixtapekings.com

Wes Fif has teamed up with Slip-N-Slide, the label that has produced Gold and Platinum plaques for Trick Daddy, Rick Ross, and Trina.

The 22-year-old Orlando resident is a breath of fresh air to those who look down on Orlando's hip-hop background. He's released two mixtapes with two of Florida's biggest DJ's, Billy "Bigga" Rankin (Direct Connect Real Nigga Radio) and DJ Smallz (Dead Presidents). He is also featured on Atlantic Records recording artist B.O.B.'s single "Haterz," which is currently receiving 300 spins on radio weekly. He was also showcased in XXL's April edition of Show & Prove and was nominated for an Ozone Award (Florida Patiently Waiting).

"Being a Florida cat, Slip-N-Slide has always been in the forefront of our music scene, and continues to do so today. I think it was kind of common sense on both sides. I'm the hottest indie nigga in the streets. They're the hottest label with direct access to mainstream, it's a no brainer. I'm going to continue doing what I do, making hot music," said Wes Fif. "Me, Dawgman, and my team CMG are going to continue to flood the streets. Ted, Jullian, and the whole staff down there gone do they thing, put that muscle behind it, and soon the whole country gone be on some 'get money' shit. Orlando is officially on the map."

By Superstar Jay
Mixtapekings.com

Hey ya'll, sorry to keep you waiting, but I never want to bore you. Sometimes my life can get hectic and I always want to give you a real view inside the life of a superstar DJ. During my hiatus a lot has happened, so let me fill you in. I have officially signed my record deal with Rich Soil Records and the release is set for Spring '08, I also have a new ringtone deal and the first song will be "Pick the Money Up" by Remy Ma and Storm P and my man Big T and I just dropped Nas' official promo mixtape entitled "Greatest Hits." I promise not to go away for so long again and shouts out to all the peeps giving me feedback on my column. I really appreciate all the love.

So, here's what I've been up to for the past week:

Wednesday night/ Thursday-

I was scheduled to go to the DJ Power Summit in Las Vegas, but I wasn't able to make it that day because I had a party to DJ that I'd committed like 5 months ago. So I rocked the party until 4am and bounced so I could make it to JFK, because my label had booked me on a 5:50am flight Thursday morning. Well guess what? I get to the airport and the flight was actually at 5:50am on WEDNESDAY morning! So I basically rushed to the airport for nothing. Damn!

My label, Rich Soil operates on Pacific Time so I couldn't get anyone on the phone to tell them my flight was booked for the wrong day. So, I headed back home. I finally got a call by the Vice President of Rich Soil, Quinn Rhone; she's the daughter of Sylvia Rhone, the President of Universal/ Motown. Quinn tells me that she really needs me out there to do some networking wit the dj's for my album. So, I got on the 3:30pm flight and arrived in Vegas at 8:54pm. I got to the venue just in time to see the Def Jam showcase. It was really good. Freeway performed and there were also a couple of other things going on that night. I also got to check out the sneak preview of "American Gangster." It was cool, but I didn't know the movie was like 2 ½ hours long, so it really took a lot of excitement out of it, but overall it was pretty good. After the movie, I ran into a few of my peers including DJ Drama, DJ Enuff, Big Kap...so on and so on. Man, so many faces from different places, I saw my man A.G. and Remo Da Rapstar. I'm tellin' ya'll Remo is definitely on his grind. I also had my artist Storm P with me, so we basically networked throughout the whole night and afterwards we stopped through the "American Gangster" party at Caesars. It was off the hook and I ended up getting mad drunk! Lol.

Friday-

I woke up with a crazy hangover and a couple of presents in my email inbox... some new Jay-Z joints to be exact. This is some crazy hot music so being the competitor I am, I was tight since I couldn't drop a hot CD this week because I was out west. But, don't worry DJ's I'll see you next week. LOL. But, anyway I was supposed to catch the Lakers preseason game against the Kings, but I couldn't go because my boss Lamar Odom of the L.A. Lakers set up a party for me in L.A. I caught a 40 minute flight and then headed over to the venue. It was cool. I did a quick set at this club....and straight killed it! When we left there me and Storm P met up wit my homegirl, Playboy model and King magazine covergirl Vida Guerra and her friends. I had a 24-hour driver, so I took it to Jerry's Restaurant. I came in at like 5:00am and they had a party going on in my hotel and they were playing CD's. Since I had my equipment, I told them to let me spin for a minute. I set my stuff up and me and my crew had a party in the hotel. I figured hey since I'm in L.A. I might as well do it up!

Saturday-

I had to wake up crazy early to meet up with my lawyer as well as my advertising team. They had me attend a class to show me how to speak in public and front of the cameras. I actually requested it because deejaying can really open the doors to other business ventures like TV, film, etc and I really want to be on top of my game. Later, I met up with Lamar discuss the artists that are going to be on my album, listen to some different beats, and we also listened to the finished Ali Vegas album. I don't want to give up anything, but he has a crazy song with Nas. FIRE!!! After that we went to this sushi place to grab something to eat. I saw Nicole Richie along with a gang of paparazzi. They really go hard on those A-list celebs. I don't know how people can live like that... but I'm ready. LOL. I was invited to the Playboy Mansion, so you know we had to slide through there. WOW!!! I saw Hugh Hefner and I told him that my name is DJ Superstar Jay. He said that he thought it was a cool name. I'm not gonna lie, I was hype! We hopped in the pool and into a cave and the bunnies were showing me and Storm P mad love! We had crazy fun! The night still wasn't over, after that went to Quinn Rhone's birthday party. It was cool getting to meet everyone at the label. We partied it up.

Sunday-

I just relaxed. I met up with Lamar one more time. He wanted me to meet the person who's responsible for getting all of the clearances for my album. We chopped chop it up for a while. He said "damn I heard about you Jay, but I see you're really ready for this." LOL. After that I had to catch my flight back NYC, because I had to get back on these streets and do what I do best as well as DJ a couple of parties.

So I'm signing off until next week. Same Superstar Station...and I've also got to add that I had a total of 4 hours sleep, so right now I'm on fumes. LOL.

Upcoming Releases-

Be on the lookout for my new CD with Peedi Crack as well as the all female CD that I'm working on. I'm also doing CD with legendary mixtape dude Pretty Ugly... and me and my man Big T just dropped the official promo "Greatest Hits" mixtape with Nas....and lastly my upcoming blend CD is guaranteed to be the best joint you've heard in a while

You know there are a few award shows coming up over the next few months so I will definitely be needing your support. Check out www.themixtapeawardsonline.com as well as www.urbanglobaldvdawards.com and let them know that you want to see Superstar Jay on the ballot....Thanks!!!

Hit me up at [email protected]

First things first. We are not journalists, nor do we aspire to be journalists. We don't want to "make a living" at being journalists. We didn't go to school to be journalists, we didn't work on our high school newspapers, we didn't try to write fake reviews of albums when we were teens and we most certainly do not aspire to ever in our life to interview "hip hop" artists, CEOs, producers, DJs, or anyone for that matter. I've said this to numerous people since Rapmullet was started and "most" people get it. Me personally, I'm a mixtape head/hip hop fan with a great ear for music that happens to write about it. Sometimes it comes out good, sometimes it doesn't...but that's the Rapmullet way. We do what the fuck we want, the way we want and don't apologize for it and most importantly don't answer to anyone all while doing it for the love of mixtapes and hip hop.

With that said...where are today's Hip Hop journalists? Where are those writers from the '90s that made The Source what it was...the Hip Hop bible? Sold your soul for riches...maybe. How come those pioneering Hip Hop journalists didn't usher in a new crop of writers the write (pun) way? One might say those "journalists" took on the lives of the very "artists" they were covering in these publications and neglected to bring the new crop of talent into the game properly. Sound familiar? Always wanting to maintain the spotlight while never letting those under-studies get more shine than the "boss" and quite possibly from ever becoming "the" boss. That's the hip hop way people. Shit...that's life. From big time MCs to big time Hip Hop "journalists"; if you want to consider them that. I don't claim to know the inner workings of the hip hop journalistic industry and I don't really care to know. But. And there is always a but; you have to know that shit is dead.

For those of you lucky enough to have come up with The Source from it's inception until say '97-'98 you know what I mean. We used to cop albums solely on how many MICs cats got. You hear people say that all the time but it's the truth. You could identify with the writer in the review, feel what they heard and it made you want to hear the same shit. When's the last time you read a review like that in any of these hip hop magazines or even online? When's the last time you read an "article" about a artist written by a journalist and you actually learned something new, interesting, funny, sad, about that artist or that the journalist could actually convey through their words something you could identify with? It's so rare these days you have a better chance of getting a hand job from a blind, midget porn star on the train ride home from work. There is no passion in peoples work today. It's all formulaic...the same shit about the same artist over and over. Hard knock up bringing, gets big break, smokes weed in the studio and every other "artist" cliché'. (Yawns) Don't even get me started on interviews. It's like watching paint dry...anti-climatic to say the least. Here let me sum up all artist interviews....Journalist: "How's the new album?".....Artist: "It's crazy". There it is in a nutshell. (pause) No one has a "real" opinion anymore. They all play it safe so as not to piss people off. Gotta keep those connects straight right? The reason I read HHG's interviews that 730 does is because he actually asks pertinent questions. He's not scared and he gets to voice his opinion in his weekly column or whatever and no one artist, dj, producer or other jack ass is immune. That's how it should be. Let the people know you are a real person that they can relate to. 730 isn't a closet wanabe hip hop superstar trying to be "close" to "the game" on some fruit cake shit. Just an educated cat that digs writing digs hip hop and lets you know how he views it and tries to bring it to the people that way. That's what this shit should be about.

Don't put all the blame on the artist either. A good journalist should be able to bring out something in the person...good or bad and then be able to write about it in a way that captures the audience. You know how we always say that there are no more hip hop fans; they're all trying to be hip hop stars? The same holds true for these writers. Stop trying to be cool with these artists, producers, djs, whoever and start writing about it properly. You're a writer, not a groupie. Learn the difference. And most of you are more groupie than actual journalist, the truth hurts. Take some fucking chances. Stop worrying about "connects" and start trying to inspire something or someone. For gods sake try being creative.

Hip Hop journalism right now is a Jerry Springer, Montell Williams type of insulting "make my pages turn over on my blog" type of thing. Or it's all about reporting so called news....Such and such artist went to court, is fucking this person, got their chained snatched ect ect and here look a picture of that person. Oh by the way here is a new song by "enter artist name here" for download. That's hip hop journalism in 2007 folks. You know what? Rapmullet does some of that shit too. We're not immune. Hell, you're reading the Murder Of The Month for christ sake. The difference is in anything we write there's truth to it and it's an honest opinion...not just to make pages turn on some "mo' clicks, mo' clicks" type shit.

The bottom line for these so called journalists is to stop being a hip hop groupie and start inspiring the people with your words. Start telling the truth in this shit. If I, as an un-schooled and talent less writer, can inspire countless DJs and upcoming artist just think what someone who is an educated journalist has the potential to do.

Shout out to Brian over at HHG for doing what he does and shout out to all the Rapmullet readers who come back to the site everyday to read our reviews and columns. We don't use pretty words or even proper sentences/grammar most times but you will always get the truth in a way you can relate to it...and that's why we win. Journalists take notes....

Normally I don't fuck with Best Of's or Greatest Hits mixtapes but when I saw DJ Obscene was doing a Nas joint I had to peep it. I had to see if how he would present the music to the masses. Will he take the easy route...tracks back to back with no purpose? Will he use the skills and put that ear for music to work? I already know the music...it's Nas for Christ sake if you don't know it by now you'll never know it. I was actually late getting up on Illmatic back in '93-'94. I had heard the cuts off the mixtapes but wasn't up on the album. I was too busy bumpin' Jeru's "The Sun Rises In The East" and "The Infamous" albums. This chic we used to call La-Tina with the white Honda CRX was bumpin' it back then...that's how I first heard the full album.

I'm not gonna give you mad highlights...you know these tracks. The one line I think that's sums up Nas' whole aura on the MIC and it was captured on "Live At The BBQ"..."Cause verbally...I'm iller than an aids patient". That's how Nas was introduced to the masses; a sick ass lyricist. I wasn't one of those "purist" that said he sold his bars out on "It Was Written". That album was released in the "Big Willie" era. He had to have that flava in the rhymes to be relevant to the times. That right there shows he was built for this and it's why he's remained relevant to Hip Hop for so long. To me personally tho, the thing he does better than any other MC is he sets a scene so vividly. The bars are so descriptive you can see what he's talking about clear as hell..."Bumpy Johnson style, old timers, crocodile shoes, Pinky rings, bank robbers wit two's, boss of wild crews, Slacks overlapsed, apple jack hats, quarter field coats, Cadillacs wit white walls and chrome wheel spokes." Tell me those bars from "The Second Coming" don't paint a picture? "Represent" is one of my favorite Nas tracks and the second verse off that shit captures a whole mentality from when he spit it.

Yo...they call me Nas, I'm not your legal type of fella
Moet drinkin, marijuana smokin street dweller
who's always on the corner, rollin up blessed
When I dress, it's never nuttin less than Guess
Cold be walkin with a bop and my hat turned back
Love committin sins and my friends sell crack
This nigga raps with a razor, keep it under my tongue
The school drop-out, never liked the shit from day one
cause life ain't shit but stress, fake niggaz, and crab stunts
So I guzzle my Hennesey while pullin on mad blunts
The brutalizer, crew de-sizer, accelerator
The type of nigga who be pissin in your elevator
Somehow the rap game reminds me of the crack game
Used to sport Bally's and Gazelle's with black frames
Now I'm into fat chains, sex, and Tecs
Fly new chicks and new kicks, Heine's and Beck's

Crazy ass verse right there man.

Obscene turned "Blaze A 50" on it's ear with his blend. Added a whole other vibe to that shit...nice work. That's the thing that Obscene brought to the project...basic skills. He kept the verses short, cutting in the next tracks and the shit just popped off. I don't anticipate I would by the Greatest Hits album seeing as I have all his albums already but it was great to hear a mixtape DJ do his thing with Nas' best joints.

Welcome DJ Step One to the Rapmullet review section. I've stayed away from the R&B mixtapes for a while now. To be honest a break was needed, also the fact my late night jump off came thru a couple times since the last R&B review has worked as well. Lol I'm always down for some slow jams and that's exactly what I've been bumping. This track list looked intriguing so I figured why not hear what Step One is bringing to the table.

Alicia Keys got hits man. "No One" is a beast of record with total mass appeal. I can't say I'm diggin' Cassidy on this tho. The beat is cool as a fan but you can save the bars. You know why this song has that mass appeal? Just listen to it. You can hear the emotion in that song and that's what the people identify with. They take that song and apply it to the things going on in their own lives, it becomes their theme music. Back to the track list...Step One went to the classics early and I was diggin' the mix of old and new joints together. "Ask Of You" is timeless, so if you don't know now you know. I want to hate "Shawty Is A Ten" with R. Kelly using that voice box shit but it's too catchy. "T-Shirt" is the wheel. I thought "Apple Pie" would be corny but the shit is smooth and well I like apple pie too. The mix right into "FreaknYou" was tight man. You can never go wrong fucking with Jodeci. Then to follow it up with "Bump & Grind"...I had to rewind that shit. "I will have you singing like a mocking bird...word". R. Kelly stays on that homie-lover-friend shit. "Bed Answer" was a nice flip of J. Holiday's "Bed". I can't even front on home girl with that one. For some lovely shit "Rain Man" got a knock to it. Who ever did the percussions on "No Use" put in some serious work. This is one of my favorite tracks on here...def helps keep the road rage level down on the highway. "Take my money, my house and my car"...you know cats had to get some good loving to sing like that; again Jodeci never disappoints when it comes to dropping panties.

Besides the transition between tracks "25 and 26" shit was cool as a fan. Step One kept it smooth for the most part, working he fade and the echo at times. I think the lil hip hop joints at the beginning threw the project off a bit considering he went to total slow jams at the end. I'm def checking for his future projects now tho. This mixtape series has potential if Step One can consistently stick to the formula.

Pittsburg laying the smack down on hip hop right now. If you didn't read The Govament review and peep the mixtape a while back then you def need to scoop this joint up. Boaz is a member of The Govment for you slow people with your head in the clouds. Cats are on that thug ya mother shit like Marvin from Baby Boy incase you want to know what the vibe is. The one and only DJ Shef keeps it moving so I know the skills are proper on here. You gotta love that title too...The Phenomenal.

"I carry the weight of the strip on my shoulders / bricks for my workers / clips for my soldiers." That sums up "Dollar For Dollar" to a T. Shef with the cuts on the hook was nice man. That's how I want all my hooks to be man. I've heard "Good Fellaz" before and it never gets old. Sean Price with guest bars and it's a good fit. You know Shef on the cuts again with the hook. Peep the horns on "Fight For Freedom", they had me open. This is a track I can vibe to right here. Boaz got the verbal paint brush working overtime on this one. That freestyle on track 12 needs a remix or something to officially get it out. Too many boom bangin' bars to waste it as just a lone freestyle...rewind this shit if you get a chance. The beat for "What's Up" grew on me cause it annoyed the hell out of me at first. "These kids gettin' played out like FUBU gear / I shit on the track / leave it with the doo doo smear." The true sleeper track of the project is the erie "Fire It Up" with Kev The Hustla, so don't sleep.

I fuck with Boaz on the MIC because he reminds me of Tragedy Khadafi. Not so much with the content but with the delivery and command of his lyrics. Some cats got a voice that holds ya ear and a presence that makes you listen to what their saying. It's one of those things were you either got it or you don't. Boaz def has room to grow on the MIC including his content/concepts. It's one of those things were you know he's got a solid foundation and you can see the potential...whether or not he reaches that potential is all up to him.

www.myspace.com/boazgov

"Jay-Z Nation" to premiere on November 5th at 5 pm on SIRIUS" Hip Hop Nation. The event will run for an entire week.

Hip Hop Nation Channel 40 will debut brand new cuts from American Gangster as well as other JAY-Z songs and will include personal introductions by Jiggaman himself. JAY-Z will also play some of his other favorite Hip Hop artists and discuss what each means to him.

JAY-Z Nation will also air a special live concert playback from JAY-Z forthcoming performance at the House of Blues in Chicago as well as special editions of Street Certified, DJ Green Lantern: The Invasion, and The Nation's Top 20 Hip Hop Countdown hosted by JAY-Z.

This is an important album right here. DJs getting album deals seemed to be a thing of the past but with this project Statik Selektah is poised to kick down some doors and show the potential that this type of album has. I've never met Statik Selektah but I did see him in action at last years mixtape awards; one of the only DJs who was working the line outside the Apollo passing out free CDs. It's that type of work ethic and desire to make it, that got this project seeing the light of day a year later. Congratulations to that man...the grind continues.

What album you know right now has Styles P, Talib Kweli, Joell Ortiz, Kool G. Rap, Sheek, AZ, Scram Jones, Cormega, Uncle Murda, Termanology, M.O.P, Skyzoo, Freeway, Cassidy, Royce 5' 9", Slum Village, Alchemist, Q-Tip and Doug E Fresh to name a few? I know right, you look at those MCs and you go..."damn".

I think its fitting Termanology and Premier lace the intro. Termanology basically breaks down each MC that's featured on here in a rhyme...never heard anything like it before...dope concept. "Stop, Look, Listen" with Styles, Term and Q-Tip got that mid 80's "St. Elsewhere" vibe going on. Q-Tip gets at these "young" MCs and dropped some well needed advice. One listen to Termanology's word play on "Express Yourself '08" and you still can't fathom why dude hasn't been scooped up by a major label...he doesn't need one anyway. I'm not gonna go as far as to say he's the next Nas but he's damn close with the potential. The cuts is lovely man on "6 In The Morning"...I love hooks like that. What can I say about Joell Ortiz, Kool G Rap and Sheek on the same track? Peep the picture Sheek paints tho; he brought his "A" game to the booth. I know you've heard "Bam Bam"...Red Cafe pimp slapped the shit outta that beat. They freaked the sample in the "G Shit" (Showoff Mix) too. This is a good sound for Uncle Murda he needs to build on that. I'm a lyrical cat so don't be surprised when I tell you my favorite joint is "Back Against The Wall" with Cormega and Royce 5' 9". Shit just all came together for me on this one...beat, bars and life man. You gotta love it! You wanna talk about creativity on the beat? Peep Big Shug on "Punch Out". I'm not gonna give you too much about this joint but lets just say Glass Joe ain't got nothing on Big Shug; crazy how they flipped this one. The true sleeper of this whole project is "Talk To Me". The joint features three MCs on the rise to keep MIC skills alive. Jon Hope, Reks and Skyzoo. I had to rewind this a couple times to "get" all these cats were saying.

You know I left out some jewels on the highlights, can't give you all of it people. Ring tone rap this project is not and it's about time we got something to sink our teeth into as true hip hop fans. This CD is how Statik Selektah hears hip hop. You hear the influences in the production and formula...Pete Rock, Premier, the '88 hip hop era, mad cuts on the hooks ect. This is one of the rare projects that defines a time in your life. What I mean is when you cop this on Nov.6th and you find that track(s) that you run back to back to back it becomes your theme music for the fourth quarter 2007 and as "life" happens around the music it becomes ingrained in your soul. Five years down the line you hear a cut off here and it brings you right back to the fall of 2007...and that is what music is all about.

That's right...for all you blend heads out there in the world today Smij dropped another Blend Gems joint. The average fan probably won't know about the Blend Gem history. Ask one of those cats at MTV Mixtape Monday and they'll probably want to know what's the name of the MC who dropped the "Blend Gem". They might even tell you that "blends" are wack...wouldn't surprise me.

Smij brought Dirty Harry, Mista Rello and DJ Blazita to the party so you know it's a special occasion. Shout to King Smij for keeping the "art form" going forward and for producing those dope artist videos too. If you don't already know...Three Headed Monster is a fitting moniker.

Right out the gate I hated the "Let It Go" blend. It could be that I'm not a fan of the song or it could be the beat used..."Fully Loaded Clip". On my first listen the phrase..."This is some bullshit" def popped into my head, luckily things never got this bad again. Dirty Harry's blend was only 1:44 but it was strong like bull. Shit sounds like a grand production...you gotta love how Dirty Harry gets down. The three beat blend of ""What We Do" was that beat a bitch with your shoe music I was fiendin' for. The same could be said for the "B.Q.E" Monster Mix; Nas be saying some shit. Mista Rello section of the project picked up the pace a lil bit. Now I def don't want to hear "I Get Money" but over "Shook One's Pt. 2" it just sounded right and when he brought back the original just for the hook I was a believer. On the flip side tho, that "Crank Dat" blend was a hard listen for me. Rello opened it up with that Mario joint "How Do I Breath" for some straight highway theme music. Smij kept me on the highway with "Family Affair" and "You Rock My World" blends. My favorite joint might be "Rock The Boat" tho. This shit should have been called the steel vagina mix because Smij flipped this joint on its ear. I was fucking with that Usher joint "You Got It Bad" too...straight head nod people. Don't front, you know the words to Ginuwine's "Differences"...you're soft as a marshmallow. Lol. I haven't' heard too many DJs fuck with Donnell Jones in a blend so that "Renegade" joint had me open. The Luther assisted "Take You Out" was cool as fan too...don't sleep.

The project itself was a little up and down...your standard peaks and valleys type shit. Mista Rello and Smij def did the damn thing. From what I could tell Dirty Harry and Blazita only had one blend each on here so I can't really say they went all in. I think Smij should drop solo tho on some blend shit. It would make the project sound more cohesive even if it was just a collection of blends without any real concept. I wouldn't say the joint is classic but it has its classic moments.