Reviews: August 2007 Archives

Man summer is coming to a close real quick, time to get in one last BBQ with a quality mixtape before the leaves start falling. Truth be told the summertime is all about classic feel good music and if we're talking mixtapes then its gotta be "classically" mixed as well. Welcome J Swift and Kast One to the Rapmullet review section too.

I don't give a fuck, anytime you start a Summer mixtape off with "Real Love" you know its about to be some real shit. (Head starts nodding) "Look up in the sky it's a bird it's a plane / nope its Mary J ain't a damn thing change..." J Swift cut this up lovely too. "Put Ya Hands" was cool but that Cru joint "Bubblin" got me open. I haven't that for a minute and the bass in that track got my rear view catching siezures. "Hey Mr. DJ" is so 1993 that shit bringing back memories like a mutha fucka. I used to bump this cassette single along with "Murder She Wrote" constantly. If you can't fuck with Christopher Williams joint "Every Little Thing" I may have to stab your hand with a sword like what happened to him in New Jack City. Color Me Bad was just...bad. "I Wanna Sex You Up" is cheese but cats were rocking that shit when it dropped. Def the epitome of "Dick In A Box". Ya'll remember the whole Bell Bive Devoe thing with the song "Poison"? The infamous quote in the chorus... "Rob Moore you're dead." Cats thought he was talking about dude from Syracuse who played football sleeping with his wisdom....classic '90s rumor. DJ Blazita went in with that "You Will Never Find" blend...should have kept that rocking longer. "Loungin" is def classic 90's...LL spittin' to a female as usual...smooth joint tho. "Gotta Get You Home" reminds me of when I used to roll the Chrysler LeBaron V6 joint with the stash box under the middle consule...good times. Blazita was doing her thing until she dropped "Take You Home" by Kels and Jay Z...this song is forgetable at best as well as that whole Best Of Both Worlds album. Kast One section was just smooth, I don't know anyway else to describe it. Movado is a star in the making tho, "Die" and "Deh yah Pon Di Gully Side" are smoked out. The paced picked up with "Soft In The Bed" and continued through "Hoola Hoop" and into the high energy, ass clappin' "Rass It Up".

Summer Sessions is a nice little cool out mix that gives you just enough of everything without over doing it. It's BBQ ready and drop top ready for you to end the summer in style. I could tell you more about the mixtape but I'd rather re-start the joint, finish this Boones Farm I've been sipping on for the last half hour and roll up another one.

Do you hear that? No...? Listen close. It's the sound of the mixtape game with out quality blend CDs. Shhhhhh...(chirps out a fart).....(awkward quietness, people staring/looking at each other)...(someone blurts out..."FAG!") (Laughter ensues...) It's not laughing matter tho so appreciate it when you get your hands on a quality blend CD these days.

I am not even gonna front like I could name one solitary Fall Out Boy song or album for that matter. Classic rock...I got you, 70s, 80s, 90s, pop/hiphop/rnb...I got you but 2007 rock music...can't help you. In my best Asian convenience store worker voice..."you go now". Regardless, a blend is a blend and a mash up is a mash up and music is music. You say potato, I say....ehhh you get the picture. A big Rapmullet review welcome to PDA & His Army Of DJ's. That's classic right there...army of DJs. I applaud the marketing...onto the blends.

DJ Nice crafting a smooth sound on "I Don't Care, I Still Love Her". A nice balance of Kanye's vocals and electric guitar riffs... not too much hip hop and not too much rock. I don't know who Kingpin is but shout to him on the mix. Now I've heard the original Fall Out Boy track for "Sugar We're Going Down", well at least that hook stands out in my mind. DJ Woogie pretty much bookend Kanye and J. Conway on the beginning and end of the song respectively. "Thriller" is some ole grand sounding production. Props to Mike Wacks or Waxx for hooking up some official sounding shit. Leave it up to Crazy Chris to blend a song that starts out "Hey Chris...." I kept trying to figure out what the Fall Out Boy portion of the song was about but it escaped me. Besides Waxxs' joint Dub Floyd hooked up the other official sounding colabo with "Nobody Tough The Sky With Baby In The Corner". J. Conway got his shine on with "The Take Over", he should add a verse and flip that into a mixtape track for himself. Ceasar laced a big sound with "We Majorly Thankfl". One of the only beats to have a consistent knock to it. The sleeper has to be DJ Diggz with that joint that too long to type in the review. This gotta be my favorite joint on here Fall Out Boy wise.

This is a well executed project, props to all involved. I think the crossover appeal is crazy with this one. PDA and his army of DJs are def filling a void and some what bridging the gap between genres. I'm sure there will be detractors from both sides of the hip hop and rock spectrum but one thing you can't deny is good music.

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Kanye West vs. Fall Out Boy Blends (Presented By PDA & His Army Of DJ's)

01. INTRO
02. I DON'T CARE, I STILL LOVE HER (PROD. BY DJ NICE OF CRACK CITY) (MIXED BY KINGPIN)
03. SUGAR WE'RE GOIN DOWN (REMIX) (FT. KANYE WEST & J. CONWAY) (MIXED BY DJ WOOGIE)
04. BIG MIKE SPEAKS
05. GET BUSY OR GET DIAMONDS (PROD. & MIXED BY THOSE GUYZ)
06. THRILLER INTRO
07. THRILLER (REMIX) (FT. JAY-Z, KANYE WEST & J. CONWAY)(MIXED BY MIKE WACKS)
08. WIRE JUMPER (DJ CRAZY CHRIS MASH UP)
09. NOBODY TOUCH THE SKY WITH BABY IN THE CORNER (DUB FLOYD MASH UP)
10. THE TAKE OVER (FT. KANYE WEST & J. CONWAY) (PROD. BY DJ NICE OF CRACK CITY) (MIXED BY KINGPIN)
11. WE MAJORLY THNKFL (PROD. & MIXED BY CEASAR)
12. I SLEPT WITH KANYE WEST & FALL OUT BOY AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS CLASSIC SONG WRITTEN ABOUT ME (REMIX) (MIX BY DJ DIGGZ)
13. DJ CHUCK T SPEAKS
14. JESUS WILL KEEP US APART (DJ CRAZY CHRIS MASH UP)
15. NUMBER ONE INTERLUDE (PROD. & MIXED BY M.O.S FOR REAL RECOGNIZE REAL ENT.)
16. FAME

Joell Ortiz is one of those rappers that exhausts you; like the kid in the class who always has the right answer. Because, c'mon, he's always doing it right! His songs display his skills to the furthest extent; witty, real, raw, grimy, entertaining, sophisticated and humbling.

"Cuz cops hate blacks, and Hispanics they draw gats/And just slam it before they ask where your hand is/I don't see how a wallet can be mistaken for a cannon;" that's Joell being real.

"So what I ask my man for a piece of chicken/When it ain't yours for some reason it always taste different;" that's Joell being witty.

The fact that the first Latino artist on Aftermath, a west coast entity, isn't a Compton gangbanging vato says a lot. Could it mean that New York may still be carrying the torch?

Joell Ortiz on a Dr.Dre production is a very exciting thought. On the other hand, it's also unimaginable. When you think of Dre's past, you think of violent uprisings, drankin' forties and hatred for the police. Moreover, Joell Ortiz is more of a positive persona who hardly rhymes about body bags. Still, something tells me Joell and Dre will be a dynamic, trans-continental duo.

He's already won the audience with charisma and his honest story, openly discussing his mother's addiction to drugs and getting signed to Aftermath 10 minutes after meeting with Dr.Dre. His enthusiasm is undeniable and The Bodega Chroncles is capsule that embodies all of these aspects of Joell's personality (and career) thus far.

The Bodega Chronicles is his debut mixtape album from Koch Records. It includes features from artists like Big Daddy Kane, Styles P, Big Noyd, Akon, Immortal Technique, Grafh, Ras Kass, Maino and Stimuli.

The one and only, as well as Providence's own, Jon Hope is in the mixtape review building. This has been a good week for new artist mixtapes I've received. I'm not gonna overly hype up Jon Hope but if you're not familiar with dude you need to get that ear to the street and see what you've been missing. As with anything in life there has to be balance. Hip Hop is so one sided right now corporate america is sitting on one side fat as hell eating whole buffets while artist like Jon Hope are jumping up and down on the other end of spectrum trying to bring some balance to the game AKA diverse content, fun, MIC skills, knowledge as well as empowerment. The audacity is a perfect title.

Statik Selektah is setting the tone skills wise which is a perfect fit for Jon Hope's overall vibe. Its one thing to have any DJ just playing your song but it's a whole 'nother level to have Statik Selektah cutting up your hot lines and highlighting the music as only a proper DJ should. "Agreed" is my joint. I think I had this joint up in the Rapmullet Trap House IPod a while ago. He said: "these rappers is clitoris / vagina monologues they sounding like intercourse / my flow menstrual period dead serious..." The flow is sharp people, damn. "Breathin" featuring Taktix has potential. Just a cool vibe with that shit cats can relate to and a lil message. When is the last time you heard and MC rhyme about AIDS over Nas' "Theif's Theme"? Yea I thought so. The storytelling on here is even next level...the balance continues. The piano in "The Game" had me open and that hook is straight classic. I think MCs need listen to this joint and maybe then they can figure out what there doing in this game. This track has the universal appeal as well. "H.O.P.E" is that mixtape music over a classic instrumental while Jon Hope breaks down his name. "This is ghetto genetics / I'm hetero-sexing / my...soul is imbedded with a poets perfection / the...faker ya gangsta the better the leverage / the...rhythm my fetish my words are prophetic.." Man I could quote the whole song for "Lyrics" so if theres only one track you peep let it be this joint and marvel at well...the lyrics. MCs need to lyrically tuck ya chains on this one.

Balance is most def the theme here people...and this project has plenty of it. You got your anthems with cuts like "Agreed" and "Give Us Free". You got your message, your story telling and your insight with "The Monster" and "The Game". You got your home town love with "New England" and you got your skills with "Lyrics". Throw in some "Skits" on some real shit, Statik Selektah on the cuts and you got "The Audacity Mixtape".

www.myspace.com/jonhope401

"There's never been a rapper this good for this long" and "An American Gangster" proves it. Who else could drive sales or for that matter, have the mere implication that they're affiliated with a release make it a top seller. Jay Z does that. I took a look around a couple of weeks ago and Dj's were dropping the "Best of Jay-Z's" like he had some new material out. I know you Jay-Z Stan's were wet for a minute, but for some reason, everyone decided to drop the same mixtape, at the same time, except Tapemasters Inc.

You could call this a blend mixtape, but the blends are over original production. This isn't an innovative idea, but people are so thirsty for something new from Hov, not suit wearing Sean Carter, but that nigga Jay straight out of Marcy, that "An American Gangster" deserves some accolades for doing its own thing, when the rest of these fuckers were trying harder to fit in than a faggot in boy's town. The cover is similar to a movie poster or album artwork. Shit, all these similarities remind me of shit that Mick Boogie would do and fans would flock to it like he put his hand in his pocket and a pot o' gold came out. Why stop now?

Tapemasters Inc. have never had awful transitions, but they've never done anything that made me grab my dick, say "oh shit" and hit the rewind button and I don't think they did it here, but an album should have a certain flow and "An American Gangster" did. The first stand out track was "June 7th" produced by Hassan Insane. The soul sample was excellent and accompanied the track like a skinny bitch with a thong (some of you fucking big bitches wit 'em). "Hustler's Clarity" features Lil' Wayne and the track stands out because of the sonic finger fucking by the same cat. I'm not sure what sound Black Friday was trying to achieve with "Heart of The Black City", but that sax sample made me picture Jay on stage in a Harlem renaissance bar with one of those old school mics, an old school tux and a loosened bow tie.

The worst blend, remix, or whatever you want to call it was "99 Problems". The original song was what it was, because Rick Rubin took it back to those "Raising Hell" days when that ill guitar riff captured the gritty inner city streets perfectly. This happy, mess, of teenage bliss made me want to beat Tapemasters Inc. for 99 days non-stop with one of Hannah Montana's legs.

From here on, Tapemasters Inc. goes the route of all the other jack asses that released those "best of" releases, but like any dude with his dick in the right place for the first time, they started strong and fucked themselves out before the chick was satisfied. Here's hoping they run with this formula, because it's obvious Mick Boogie put his skates on when Drama got knocked.

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.

Hailing from the BX, "If it wasn't for the Bronx..." yall can finish the rest or better yet leave it up to South Bronx native, Raw Doggz to complete his cities anthem.

Hosted by Big Mike, you will hear features from Killah Priest, Brookyln Academy, exclusive scratches by Jay Supiria, BUT ladies and gents' this isn't like one of your classic mixtapes, supersaturated with features, its evident it's strictly Raw's territory! Looking forward to hear what's next on his world tour takeover, and make sure you listen to our favorite track 7 "My Angel" shouts out to Trinity!

I want to apologize for the hiatus. My man Chew been holding ya'll down like Jay Z in the summer. Meanwhile I've been doing my best to expand the Rapmullet brand so expect to see your boy back on his grizzly like my man Sky Zoo is in search of that illusive deal.

Isn't it good to see Mick Boogie involved with a mixtape? No disrespect, but it sucks that a heavy hitter like himself, kind of ducked out after the Drama situation. I understand the sentiment, but where is the conviction? If you believe in something and you feel that it's right, you don't walk away from it, when there's opposition. I respect that man and what he achieved, but not the resolution. Regardless, he did an excellent job with "Corner Store Classic" and the production lets you know what the world is missing when he walked away from the game. Unfortunately, I would have like to hear fewer drops between the songs and more mixing. If you're going to rock mixtapes on rare occasion, then when you drop, you better get your beast on.

The "Intro" is just as expected; straight "kick a bitch in the twizat" music although it was only 1.30 because Kay Slay did his hosting thing. "My flow feel like one of Prop Joe packages" is the kind of witty lyricism that Sky Zoo exhibits throughout "Corner Store Classic". "Get It Done" is a noticeable DJ Premier production and Torae stands tall along side Sky Zoo. The lyrics and tone of voice were adequate, but Premier let the youngstas down. He phoned this one in and it was obvious. "Hold Tight" is one of my favorite songs. Black Milk proved that an up and coming producer can shine a better light on talent than a proven hit maker. "I don't sell raps/I'm hustling curb talk" is said with such confidence and swagger that Sky may have convinced himself.

There's a concentration on original production on artists mixtapes, but I'm a serious fan of dropping classic beats for an unsigned mc to rhyme to. What better way is there to hold the attention of these youth with miniscule attention spans? Unfortunately, most of these kids wouldn't know production by the great Pete Rock, but "Straighten Out" is ready for mixtape radio love. I don't know if it's being pushed in that arena, but it should be. The line, "I hand out revelations when I breath on mics" combined with the beat on "Like A Shotgun" makes this one to listen to and most albums today give you less than 4 quality tracks.

Sky Zoo is one to watch from the city with the worm in the middle of that red fruit, but his chorus construction as with many unsigned artists leaves much to be desired. However, that's what labels used to do was teach you how to write a song, but in this day of microwave artists, Sky Zoo is as prepared as many who've probably reached that stage undeservedly. With the right production, Sky's next mixtape should easily be one to remember. I can't wait.

Dead ass real if you're an east coast fiend, fan or whatever and you don't cop DJ Rhude mixtapes you're not really a fan of the east coast. Right now few cats rep the east properly period.

That goes for MCs and DJs. Rhude however continues on with the torch lit, lighting the way to the true talent in the east. Where's everyone else? Right there riding the nuts of the South chasing a check with the rest of the country who doesn't reside in the south.

Grafh is hosting so you know. You just know he's about to drop jewels. Not only that he laces the "Incarcerated Scarfaces" beat with ease...like he was walking to the store for some groceries and decieded to spit a verse for the hell of it. "Cop-n-Go" is all head nod and all brooklyn. It's great to see S.A.S up on here too. Eurogang been a problem cats is just mad to figuring that out. I think some of ya'll DJs have your heads so far up your asses you only hear shit music. Rhude is one of the only DJs to play Saigon's "Come On Baby". Why is that? Dude would eat Lil Stain alive with just 8 bars. I fuck with Havoc, on the beats and the bars but "Be There" is all ass cheeks. Dude is saying fuck T.I but shits out this pile of diarehia? The little man caught a brick with this one. The hardest track on the mixtape is "Hit The Deck" by Grafh. Mad energy on this one, def a gang you don't want to fuck with. If you ain't hear "Ledrock" by St Laz you missed some classic shit, cats pushing the beat boundries on this one. I wonder how many cats actualy broke down what Chuck T had to say on "Harder Than You Think"? This is most def the sleeper track of the mixtape. Ali Vegas got a true anthem with "Where I'm From". This track got NYC oozing out the speakers.

There really ain't nothing else to say. It's just good to hear some true blue east coast music without the bullshit. Right now it's heavy rotation on this joint till volume six comes out and we do it all over again.

Rhude and Scream most certainly "got now" up in the Rapmullet review section. Grafh is hosting and rightly so because if there's one MC who truly has now in NYC its Grafh. "Queens NY" got mixtape all over it. Straight extortion music at it's finest..."now if we rob you / you have to buy it back unless I give it to you / but then you'll still be back in debt / cause now you owe me / now I'ma want half your check either that or give me half your neck." Hahahaha. Rappers getting robbed for jewelry is a fuckin' sport. Who's "All About The Grip"? Esso, A-Smash, and Sha Stimuli that's who. Now this is "exclusive" music at it's finest. Ransom giving warnings on "World War 4"..."cause it's all about money and heat / if you don't come to compete / competitors will leave your lung on the street." I haven't too much from Aasim but "Sunshine & Rain" is dope as hell. The bars are slick and there's a message in the music too. You know LG represented on "BK Boom" while U.G. did the same on "I Do What I Do"...two MCs that will eat most of NYC alive on the MIC. It wouldn't be a proper Rhude project without some Termanology. "4 The Fam" is classic..ST coming together to do their thing. Its good to hear Red Cafe too. "Setting Up Shop" is all Brooklyn...it's time Red Cafe blew the fuck up too. Ali Vegas the Prince of NYC murders that "Old School" shit like a true vet. If you up on mixtapes at all I know you got that new Skyzoo joint. "Hold Tight" is giving you that balance in hip hop music...the truth over some dope production.

On the DJ Scream side of things we got 4 Ize repping for the team. "Drop Em Off" got that evil sound to but I can dig it. Duce Poppi has a hit with "Do It Again" remix...that beat is something crazy. Willie The Kid got now like a mutha fucka. "Shoot" lyrically got all these other rappers tied up and robbed thinking how they can buy their shit back. Dude is truly the future of this rap shit. Don P murdered the beat for "Muttumbo". Mad energy on this one and that hook is hilarious. If Gorilla Zoe ain't got now I don't know who does. "Yeah" is cool, Zoe got that staple liquid flow that few in the south can touch right now. The best thing about this project to me is that DJs from different regions can come together and rep for the "now" MCs. No ego's, no bullshit, just good music and the quest to get it heard by the masses. There's few mixtape DJs that actually break music now but with Rhude and Scream that's something they do consistently. Cats got that genuine respect in the game. Not that "respect cause you got money" type of respect either. See that's where the game is fucked up. Money will get cats attention but will not earn near the respect you get from a genuine grind like these two DJs accomplish on the daily.

Welcome U-N-I to the Rapmullet review section. One of the best things about doing what we do here at Rapmullet is getting projects like this sent to us. Just when you think you've heard all you can take of the many pause tapes flooding the world today with lame "exclusives" you get an artist mixtape that makes you appreciate the art of the mixtape again. I say "art" of the mixtape because when done properly the artist mixtape is truely an art form that is not only about good music but also great promotion. For those that don't already know U-N-I is made up of Y-O and Thruzday, and they hale from Inglewood California. Is it me or does Cali have some of the dopest MCs bubbling on the low right now? California is def active. It's really all about balance in the music and that's exactly what U-N-I is bringing to the game.

"The Launch" is deep. The half spoken-word rhyme into to this track said more about the hip hop world than all the albums put out so far this year combined. "The renaissance cannot continue without true creativity, so I compose this soliloquy to help you see it more vividly." I could quote the whole thing really but you will have to listen to hear it all. When that beat drops for real tho...it's truly the launch; the CD couldn't be set off any better. The word play is sharp on "Soul Hop" all while giving you different vibes through the hook, the singing and Y-O and Thurzday trading bar for bar on the last verse. "Let Me Be" is that head nod. Swiff D on the beat causing convulsions with those hand claps while cats just bug out over the top lyrically...classic hip hop. Many a cat can relate to the soulful "Knock On Wood". The story telling in the rhymes are def vivid and the line in the hook about "I'm in the room straight shittin' a brick" had me rollin". Hearing a girl who's not really your girl tell you her period's late will do that to you. One "theme" throughout this project is cats are just having fun...which is rare. Peep "Fat Girl", shit is feel good music with lines like "you got your own zip code in the city / you could probably play tether ball with your tity" and "at five feet tall / from a distance you look like a medicine ball". Fat girls def need love too and the song is all in good fun and even comes with a disclaimer at the end. "Castlevania" is a risk beat wise, but cats need to take chances to push this music forward. Just from the title you can tell what the sample is for the beat and the video game reference on the hook..."it's like up, down, up, down a, b, left, right.."; classic. "K.R.E.A.M" has that classic flip to it beat wise but the energy is crazy on this one. Cats breaking down their sneaker game type lovely.

If you're a fan of hip hop music there is no reason why you wouldn't be a fan of U-N-I. Like I said above they're providing that balance. Y-O and Thruzday just being themselves on the MIC, no fantasy or outrageous tales, just two cats with MIC skills telling it from their perspective with some humor, a message and some soul. It's just like Dave Chappelle said in part of the intro..."if you don't like Fried Chicken and Watermelon something is wrong with you mutha fucka"...and thats the truth.

Dexterity is back doing his thing on the mixtape side of things. He's got the new venture poppin' off as well; www.reggaeplanet.com. The spot encompasses everything reggae, from CDs to DVDs to downloads to magazines (I didn't even know they had reggae magazines) and of course all the classics. Its 90 degrees out right now, bout to put the windows down in the ride and see where this CD takes me.

Busta Rhymes actually dropped a dope verse on the "Come Around" remix. That beat is crazy tho so anyone with proper delivery will sound good on it. "No Guts" is the anthem!! I ran this track back to back to back to back like I was a fiend. I need to find the whole song cause Dexterity only let like a minute of it breathe. "Bang Bang" keeps that energy going too. Movado murders "Last Night"...shit is most def a classic track. That Show Off riddim is classic too. Is it me or is Wyclef on every other reggae remix right now? That joint with Sean Paul, "Toppa Da List" is cool as a fan. I'm fucking with Mr. Vegas on "You" too, that shit had me open. That whole run through the Spain Town Riddim was the shit. I'm on that up tempo, high energy music right now. I hate the song "Umbrella" but the Collie Budz remix was type fly.

Dexterity giving you hella unreleased joints on here with a perfect balance of some new shit. Time and time again over a decade now the man gives you a quality product to cop and listen to. There are only a handful of mixtape DJs now that can claim that. The bottom line is cats need to continue to support. Hit up www.reggaeplanet.com get that new shit and then re-stock those classics.

The addiction continues...time to go back to selling broken amps and diggin' in ya mom's purse while she asleep. Did ya'll hear Styles P on the intro? Damn, dude sounds mad about a bullshit top 10 list from MTV. Funny how a bunch of crabs come up with a list and Styles P re-acts to it. I might have to question Styles for even speaking on that crap. Catching feelings like that from MTV(my tight vagina) smells a lil feminine for the so called hardest out.

With that said, "Can't Tell Me Nothin" freestyle is classic. Maybe shit got Styles focused but he's leaning on the block with these freestyles...hard. Oh shit, Cassidy owned "Big Spender". Cats wished they could flow like that, Cassidy given lessions for free. I couldn't really fuck with him on that "Amusement Park" freestyle. That beat should be shot, hung and burned alive and never ever fucked with again. Hold up a second did Lil Stain just say on "Get It Poppin" and I quote: "I like to tongue kiss, that's right tongue kiss, I'm talking diamonds and perl tongues, young prince." Ok then...how in the world do cats fuck with this dude on the MIC? I'm trying to get off the "no homo" shit but that line is about as gay as a bag of dicks in the back of Lil Stains tour bus. Jim Jones is another MC, just like Lil Stain that's all swag and nothing else. Cats selling images with bullshit rhymes over decent production. That's the formula right there people, aren't the labels so smart?

Cassidy on the beat for "Cool Like Dat" = classic mixtape music. This one is a keeper. Same for Papoose on "I Get Gully"...that's how you take another cats beat and own it. The sleeper joint is Moxberg with "Shot To the Hear"...heard this before, glad it's getting some shine. Cats is mad late on the Common joint "The Game". I give em credit tho, better to play some older dope music than some bullshit new track.

It was good to hear DJ Thoro have more a presence on this mixtape compared to some of previous joints. I def got my quick fix of new shit. It's got me fiending for more Styles P and Cassidy too. New music bout to be flooding the streets soon as the fall aproaches, we'll see who can get it out to the masses the quickest...the rat race continues.

2 1/2 tapes