Clearly the current political state of the U.S. has got a lot of people down. There are a lot of social issues that are backwards and pollutive, thus Dj Food Stamp’s Axis of Evil mixtape CD is here to help. The Axis of Evil is a 36-track mixtape CD filled with joints from the 80’s to the present, tracks that are anti-war/classism/racism/police brutality. Enlisted is the help of Sabac of Non Phixion to host and add some social commentary to the mix. All tracks are blended together for fluidity and 15% of proceeds gets donated to an inner-city youth organization. There are plenty of classic commentaries, new vocal diatribes, exclusive joints, and cuts to satisfy some of the toughest critics.
1. DJ Food Stamp - Intro 2. Q-Unique feat. Sabac - 'Ain't Safe No More' 3. D.I.T.C. - 'The Enemy' 4. Cypress Hill - 'Pigs' 5. Company Flow feat. Jeru The Damaja - 'Patriotism & War' 6. Akrobatik - 'Militant Raw' 7. CIA All-Stars - 'CIA' 8. Masspyke - '54th Regiment' 9. Sabac feat. Immortal Technique, Roosevelt Phillip - 'Fight Until The End' 10. Blahzay Blahzay - 'Good Cop Bad Cop' 11. Jurassic 5 - 'Freedom' 12. DJ JS-1 & React - Freestyle 13. DJ Food Stamp - Droppin' Bombs' 14. Dead Prez - 'Behind Enemy Lines (Remix)' 15. Get The Fist - 'Get The Fist' 16. The Coup - 'Drug Warz' 17. Main Source - 'Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball' 18. Last Poets, Dead Prez, Common - 'Panthers' 19. Naughty By Nature - 'The Chain Remains The Same' 20. Jeru The Damaja - 'Renegade Slave' 21. BDP - 'Sound Of The Police (Remix)' 22. BDP feat. Nas - 'Black Cop Who Can' 23. Reflection Eternal - 'The Human Element' 24. Sabac - 'I Have A Dream' 25. Jay Dee - 'Fuck The Police' 26. Da Lench Mob - 'Buck Tha Devil' 27. Assassyn Dynasty - 'War Day' 28. Smif-N-Wesson - 'No Justice No Peace' 29. Mikrophone & PBS - 'We Out' 30. Jedi Mind Tricks feat. GZA - 'Eye On The Eve Of War' 31. Eric B. & Rakim - 'Casualties Of War' 32. Public Enemy - 'Fight The Power' 33. Public Enemy - '911 Is A Joke' 34. Paris - 'Bush Killa (Hellraiser Remix)' 35. Outro - 36. Immortal Technique - 'Live (1005 Remix)'
*Note* This is the mixtape given away free when you purchase the new Immortal Technique album "The 3rd World" from ughh.com
The first of five scheduled (and rumored) projects coming out by LB's Phonte and Big Pooh. And Justus For All is the official newly mastered version of their mixtape with Mick Boogie, now billed as a full length album it also features 5 brand new and exclusive tracks. While the success for Get Back was very high, reviews and reactions were generally mixed, and hopefully the new, DJ-free version of Justus will put the group back on the right track with longtime fans.
1. Can't Stop Us (feat. Chaundon) 2. Delusional (feat. Oddisee) 3. Life Of The Party (feat. Skillz) 4. Best Kept Secret (feat. Legacy) 5. Do It To Death (feat. Rhymefest / Supastition) 6. A Word From Our Sponsors (feat. Von Pea) 7. Too Late For Us (feat. Tye Phoenix) 8. Cool As A Fan 9. Never Leave 10. The Pressure 11. Lose It (feat. Jozeemo) 12. Fan Mail (feat. Joe Scudda / Darien Brockington) 13. Stylin (feat. Oh No) 14. Cross That Line (Remix) (feat. Kardinal Offishall) 15. Back At It (Remix) (feat. Cormega) 16. Time Of Your Life (feat. Carlitta Durand)
1. Intro 2. 2-32s 3. Don't Rush Me 4. My Story 5. The Time Is Now feat. Phonte 6. Billy Killer 7. Think About It 8. #8 9. American Pimp feat. Median 10. This World 11. Love Thirst 12. Desperada 13. Smashmouth feat. K-Hill, Edgar Allen Floe & Joe Scudda
Not everyone's aware but there are multiple album covers that went with this album. The one I went with is a homage to Raekwon's classin "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx"! The other 3 are below, feel free to choose your cover... Das EFX - "Dead Serious", Public Enemy "It Takes A Nation..." and Black Sheep "A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing"
...and a video was released for "Love Thirst"... dope track, enjoy!
*Note* All new material from the Blastmaster himself! There was an original "Maximum Strength" planned for release in 1999 but was shelved for whatever reason. Reports say that it's been bootlegged already or was only realeased in Japan. Whatever the case may be, don't get that one twisted with this official release.
1. Beware (3:46) 2. Pick It Up (3:41) 3. All My Men (2:46) 4. Straight Through (3:12) 5. Rockin' Till The Morning (3:10) 6. The Kool Herc (1:06) 7. Busy Bee Shout Out (0:15) 8. New York (3:26) 9. Hip Hop (3:29) 10. Let Me Know (2:31) 11. Nah (3:37) 12. The Heat (2:08)
Legendary Juice Crew members Craig G & Marley Marl team up once again to release Operation Take Back Hip-Hip. On the heels of Marley Marl's successful album Hip-Hop Lives from 2007 with KRS-One and the announcement of a major motion picture entitled The Vapors based on the Juice Crew's story, a full fledged renaissance is under way. The albums instantly catchy single "Made The Change" (also available from Traffic on June 17th) has already been lighting radio waves on fire, while "The Day The Music Died" shows why Craig G is still one of the most respected lyricists in the game and why he was chosen to write key portions of Eminem's "8 Mile" and 50 Cent's "Get Rich Or Die Trying" movies. Operation Take Back Hip-Hip features a top notch lineup of guest emcees that includes KRS-One, Cormega, Rakaa of Dilated Peoples and Sadat X. Craig G and Marley Marl first worked together way back in 1985 with the release of the two classic 12" singles "Shout" and "Transformer". In 1988, their undeniable chemistry was cemented with their legendary effort entitled "Droppin' Science", from the Marley Marl In Control album. This led to them working together on Craig G's major label solo albums at the turn of the decade. Today, the two effortlessly prove the magic is still there.
01. Intro 00:15 02. Reintroduction 03:41 03. Quality Work (Feat Will Pack & Rakaa Of Dilated Peoples) 03:59 04. Made The Change 04:16 05. Deep Down 04:17 06. We Gets It In (Feat Talib Kweli) 03:33 07. Just What I Need 03:04 08. All Seasons 04:24 09. War Going On (Feat Cormega) 04:13 10. Skates 03:49 11. Stay In Ya Lane (Feat Sadat X) 04:07 12. Open Ya Eyes 04:20 13. Regrets 04:19 14. Not A Word 03:11 15. Rock Dis (Feat KRS-One) 02:46 16. Don't Make Me Laugh 03:39 17. The Day The Music Died 07:02 18. How About The Mic (Feat Cold Heat) (Hidden Track)
*a-FILI-ated* If you copped the album Marley Marl did with KRS-One last year, "Hip Hop Lives" then this is basically pt. 2 with the legendary Craig G, definitely worth checking out!
1. Intro 2. Heavyweights 3. Baggage Handlers 4. Starks & Chef ft. Ghostface Killah 5. State of Grace 6. Spit Flames ft. Ice Water 7. 1000 2 Million 8. Kids That Rich 9. Weed 10. Apple Jax 11. Range Rover 12. Who Would Have Thought 13. Six 6’s 14. Intoxicated ft. Method Man & Ol' Dirty Bastard 15. Enemy 16. Ain’t No Joke 17. Wu Tang Production 18. Life’s Hectic ft. Inspectah Deck 19. Sneakers 20. North Star
Street-Album Mix-CD from Chef. With features from Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Inspectah Deck & more.
Tonedeff Bio: He's won a string of distinguished battles, though he's far from just a battle rapper. He's garnered a rep for his signature, rapid-fire delivery, yet he's considerably more than just a fast rapper. He sings and produces-though not quite a singer nor producer-and is the founder of QN5 Music, though you wouldn't just call him a label head. He's the artist you can't quite categorize.
Perhaps most impressive is that he does all of these things, and well. With a background as colorful as his talents, Tonedeff grew up in Chicago, IL, before moving to Miami, FL, for the remainder of his adolescence. While it was in Miami that he began recording and performing, it wasn't until relocating to Queens, NY at 21 that the well-traveled emcee really began making noise. He won a string of battles, including the Braggin' Rites MC Battle and NYC's notorious Da Cypha battles, to name a few. At the same time, he built a name for himself by opening for esteemed acts such as the Common, Royce Da 5'9, Blackalicious, Beatnuts, Brand Nubian and Rahzel.
Where most up-and-comers hit a stalemate, however, Tonedeff had only just begun. After forming the independent label QN5 Music in 2000, he released a series of work including the enhanced Hyphen EP, Happy F*ck You Songs with Extended F@mm (along with PackFM, Substantial, and Session), the now-infamous "Clear 'Em Out" 12" single with KRS-One, and countless guest spots for artists such as Masta Ace, DJ JS-1, CunninLynguists and Immortal Technique. 2003 saw him grace the pages of The Source Magazine, MTV airwaves in a commercial for Hip Hop Week and the release of his Underscore EP. In 2005, Tonedeff released his critically acclaimed Archetype album which further cemented his place as one of Hip Hop's truly daring boundary pushers and visionaries. Fresh off the QN5 Spring Cleaning National Tour in In 2006, he took the grand prize in Lollapalooza's Last Band Standing competition, beating out over 2,000 bands of all genres from all over the world.
Combining beauty, talent and artistic innovation, Tonedeff is set to awaken hip-hop with a distinctively new sound. Following the QN5 mantra of "the New Hip-Hop," the multi-talented artist breathes new life into a dwindling art form, taking the reigns in the pursuit of new ideals as the originator, the new standard, the archetype.
*One of the many positive reviews for this dope album, don't sleep!
It's a testament to the loyalty of an artist's fan base when a debut - years in the making - can still generate a good deal of hype. Granted, Tonedeff had his hand in numerous other projects along the way (both inside and outside of his QN5 label) including guest roles on Cunninlynguists material and work with the politically volatile Immortal Technique. After prolonged anticipation swirling around the first full-length from the Queens-based emcee, 2005 finally saw Tone unveil his musical blueprint - his Archetype.
But if he really wants to be a prototype for the hip hop world to build on, I'm afraid other emcees have a lot of work cut out for them. Tone's versatility has few parallels, from "Let's Go" to an sullenly revealing look into his love/hate relationship for hip hop on "Masochist."
Besides Tone himself, a select few other producers offer beats with varying degrees of success, the best of which coming from fellow QN5 mate Kno on "Loyal." Tone delves into the hurt of friendships betrayed over a slow progression of tones and drum kicks, complete with a helium-laced chorus like those heard all over Kno's work with Cunninlynguists.
But the true pinnacle of Tone's debut comes on the beautifully mellow "Porcelain," a look into unrequited young love spit with pinpoint precision: "7 years of frustration then hit her ears with abrasion/ As I laced her with my tale of lust, tears and anticipation, her reaction was a face of fakeness."
Archetype is an engaging trip from start to finish, but don't get too comfortable or else Tone's rapid-fire style makes it easy to miss out on his high-caliber lyricism. His flow is truly one of a kind, though, covering up for the occasional musical misstep.
Asterisk:Four is latest installment in this series of QN5 Music compilations of exclusive new music. Feauturing the talents of the entire QN5 artist roster (CunninLynguists, Tonedeff, PackFM, Substantial, Session) and production by the critically acclaimed QN5 Production Team (Domingo, Kno, Deacon, Elite & Tonedeff), this project gets an added boost with guest spots by affiliates such as Sean Price, Masta Ace, Tanya Morgan, Supastition, Bad Seed, Copywrite, Poison Pen & others. All 25 exclusive tracks are blended front to back by DJ JS-1 of Rocksteady Crew/Ground Original for fans of classic Hip-Hop mixtapes in the vain of the Rawkus 'Soundboming' series.
01. Intro 02. QN5 All-Stars – “Fifth Gear” [Produced By Tonedeff] 03. Fresh Daily, Deacon The Villain & Supastition – “Rising” [Produced By Tonedeff] 04. Mr. SOS & PackFM – “Stop/Start” [Produced By Tonedeff] 05. PackFM – “Stomp Remix (f/ Sean Price, Copywrite, Bad Seed, Poison Pen, Session & ArchRival)” [Produced By Elite] 06. The Plague – “Alive” [Produced By Tonedeff] 07. Session – “You Aint Shit” [Produced By Deacon The Villain] 08. IllMaculate & Okwerdz – “Rossi-Bomb” [Produced By Tonedeff] 09. Freestyle (of The Arsonists) – “Little People (f/ CunninLynguists)” – [Produced By Kno] 10. Inverse – “Look Around” [Produced by Kno] 11. Mr. SOS – “T.H.E.Y.” [Produced By Tonedeff] 12. Tanya Morgan – “Sonshine (f/ Deacon The Villain)” [Produced By Kno] 13. Tonedeff – “Optimist” [Produced By Tonedeff] 14. Substantial – “It’s You (I Think)” [Produced By Kno] 15. Masta Ace – “Play Hard” [Produced By: Kno] 16. PackFM – “Great God” [Produced By Tonedeff] 17. ArchRival – “Try All You Want” [Produced By Tonedeff] 18. PackFM & Tonedeff – “Ruthless” [Produced By Domingo] 19. Elite & Leo D. – “Eyes” [Produced By Malachi] 20. Substantial & Tonedeff – “Punk (Megashow Mix)” [Produced By Ferry Corsten] 21. Natti – “Baby” [Produced By YoungLORD] 22. Cashmere The Pro – “Know I Do” [Produced By Kno] 23. Session – “Oh Snap (f/ Poison Pen)” [Produced By Domingo] 24. Debut & Substantial – “Heads or Tails” [Produced By Domingo] 25. Chico & The Man – “My Lady” [Produced By Kno]
The brand new album offering from QN5 Music. Containing 18 tracks of cannonfire from the baby-blue armada, featuring exclusive songs and guest spots from Last Emperor, Wordsworth, Bad Seed, Poison Pen & more!
This latest installment of Asterisk:Three was once again blended and minced by DJ JS-1. It features killers like PackFM's "Stomp" and the instantly catchy "U Talk 2 Much" by Session, Last Emperor & Substantial.
All the production was once again handled by the QN5 Production Team of Kno, Tonedeff, Deacon & Elite. This cd also contains the only CD appearance of the new CunninLynguists single, "Dirtay (f/ Wordsworth & Rise)" along with Cashmere the Pro's "Smoke Out".
Asterisk:Three features some stunning work by QN5's newest groups, Kynfolk, like the rollicking "Lil Daddy Pimp (f/ Rob Jackson)" , Deacon's somber "Take Me Back (f/ Rob Jackson & EmTre)". Not to mention, the highly-anticipated debut of Chico & The Man (aka Tonedeff & Kno) with the touching dedication track "No Hope (f/ Deacon)" that was made in the memory of their friend Dirty D. [RIP] who was killed in July of 2004.
This is another collection of exclusives and future classic from the QN5 camp that makes a welcome addition to the Asterisk family.
01) Intrance 02) Bad Seed & Mecca - Need U [Freeverse] - Produced By Elite 03) Poison Pen - Stoopid - Produced By Tonedeff 04) Last Emperor, Substantial & Session - U Talk 2 Much - Produced By Tonedeff 05) CunninLynguists - Dirtay (f/ Wordsworth & Rise) - Produced By Kno 06) Debut & Archrival - Get Down - Produced By Kno 07) Okwerdz - R. Kelly Mask [Freeverse] - Produced By Tonedeff 08) PackFM - Stomp - Produced By Tonedeff 09) Kynfolk - Lil Daddy Pimp (f/ Rob Jackson) - Produced By SunnyStylez 10) Evergreen Farms [skit] 11) Mecca - Aight To Death (f/ Deacon) - Produced By Deacon 12) CunninLynguists - Be Free (f/ Natty) - Produced By Kno 13) Session - The Route Of Evil - Produced By Tonedeff 14) Wordsworth - Defined [Freeverse] - Produced By Tonedeff 15) Substantial & SOS - Hammered - Produced By Tonedeff 16) Cashmere The PRO - Smoke Out - Produced By Kno 17) Deacon The Villain - Take Me Back (f/ Rob Jackson & em Tre) - Produced By Deacon 18) Kynfolk - Revenge (f/ SOS) - Produced By SunnyStylez 19) Chico & The Man - "No Hope (f/ Deacon)" - Produced By Kno
The smash follow-up to QN5's initial offering in the mixtape arena, Asterisk:Two blew the doors off every hip-hop compilation in 2003.
Asterisk:Two marked a new direction for the mixtape series, once again blended by DJ JS-1 . This time around, the label focused it's effort to provide a multitude of exclusive cuts as opposed to the general "mixtape" re-hashing on volume One. So, in essence, Asterisk:Two is actually a compilation and not a mixtape. With all original production and guest appearances by many QN5-affiliates, this edition flows effortlessly as a continuous mix for 80 minutes (including a special JS-1 hidden cut-track).
Contained on Two, are the now standard 'show-closers', "Beastin!" by Mecca and Session's cautionary "Don't Do It To Yourself", which along with PackFM's "Forever Shine" & Tonedeff's "Heavyweight" serve as super-sneak previews of each artists forthcoming solo albums.
Along with these new anthems, Two features some truly brilliant guest appearances. If there's one thing QN5 Music knows how to do - it's put production. Just take a listen to Carolina-native Supastition's "It's Over Now", and see how ferociously correct Domingo laced the beat. Also, Cashmere The Pro's "Grown Man B.I." features some of silky jazz keys and a thorough drum track courtesy of Kno.
01) Intro 02) QN5 Allstars - Slogans - Produced By Domingo 03) Breez Evahflowin - Give It Away - Produced By Tonedeff 04) CunninLynguists - Old School - Produced by Kno 05) Tonedeff - Give A Damn - Produced by Domingo 06) PackFM - Forever Shine - Produced By Kno 07) 6th Sense - Nicholas Nolte (Freestyle) - Produced By Frequency 08) Mr. SOS - The Nonsense - Produced by Tonedeff 09) Debut - Ain't Human (Freestyle) - Produdced by Tonedeff 10) Squijee - PSA 11) Supastition - Its Over Now - Produced By Domingo 12) Mecca - Beastin - Produced by Domingo 13) Session - Don't Do It - Produced By Tonedeff 14) Mecca - Dimes (f/ Breez Evahflowin) - Produced by Kno 15) Bad Seed - Off The Top (Freestyle) - Produced By Tonedeff 16) Elite - Feel It - Produced By Elite 17) Substantial - Walk On Water (Freestyle) - Produced by Elite 18) Cashmere The Professional - Grown Man B.I. - Produced by Kno 19) Tonedeff - Heavyweight - Produced By Tonedeff 20) Session - The MC 2003 - Produced By Domingo 21) The Plague - Drugz - Produced By Tonedeff 22) BONUS CUT :: JS-1 SCRATCH-COLLAGE
*a-FILI-ated* One of the best hip hop labels around, featuring a roster of MC's & producers such as CunninLynguists, Tonedeff, PackFM, Substantial, Kno, Domingo & more... This is the first of four QN5 compilations from the Baby Blue camp. Check the credits, you know this is worth checking out. This will be the first post of my little dedication to the QN5 label... enjoy the other's, it only gets iller than this.
01 - Intro 02 - Arrogant (Ft Extended Famm & Rise) (Prod By Kno) 03 - Extended Famm - The Evil That Pens Do (Prod By Tonedeff) 04 - Uncle T - Codename Fuckyall Ft Tonedeff, PackFM & iCON The Mic King (Prod By Tonedeff) 05 - Tonedeff - Heads Up (Prod By Domingo) 06 - Tee Soprano & Nice2Ice - Million Dollar Bill (Prod By Tonedeff) 07 - KRS-One & Tondeff - Clear Em Out (Prod By Domingo) 08 - Mecca - Alphamale (Prod By Tonedeff) 09 - Extended Famm - How U Doin Ft Mecca (Prod By Tonedeff) 10 - Tondeff - Spanish Song (Prod By Domingo) 11 - PackFM - Relay Remix Ft Wordsworth & Rise (Prod By PackFM) 12 - Mecca - Insecure (Prod By Big Mike) 13 - Tonedeff - Shag (Prod By Domingo) 14 - Deacon The Villian - Woodgrain (Prod By Dtv) 15 - Deacon The Village - Against The Wall (Prod By Dtv) 16 - Tonedeff - Freeverse (Prod By Tonedeff) 17 - Tonedeff - Move In Ride Out (Prod By Dj Rob) 18 - The Plauge - Most High (Plague Anthem) (Prod By Tonedeff & PackFM)
Following in the tradition of former indie-powerhouse, Rawkus Records, QN5 Music set out to create the next compilation that would serve as the definitve annual mixtape for the label. Asterisk:One is a collection of exclusive & previously released singles, freestyles and b-sides 100% produced or featuring QN5 artists. The main purpose of this CD's creation was to sell at Rocksteady Crew's 25th Anniversary Celebration in New York City in 2002.
Utitlizing the wonders of technology, the dextourously gifted DJ JS-1 mixed, chopped & blended the various QN5 cuts into one cohesive CD mixtape with no gaps or pauses between cuts. This is 72 minutes of non-stop hip-hop music. This would also mark the 1st of many collaborations between the DJ & the label.
Pressed as a CD-R style mixtape, Asterisk:One managed to introduce the label to countless throngs of hungry hip-hop heads, with such cuts as the Kno-produced, "Arrogant (f/ Substantial, Tonedeff, PackFM & Rise)" and the very first appearance of Extended Famm on "The Evil That Pens Do".
Although, much of what is contained on Asterisk:One is previously released material, there are a few truly EXCLUSIVE tracks that can't be found on any other release in their entirety. Tracks such as The Plague's now infamous "Most High (Plague Anthem)" (complete with a 13.5 syllables per second appearance by Tonedeff), Mr. Mecca's first CD appearance on "Alphamale" and Deacon The Villain's ridiculously infectious roller, "Woodgrain".
Although Asterisk:One pales in comparison to the concentrated effort for exclusivity made on sequel, the mere fact that this is THE FIRST QN5 MIXTAPE is reason alone to pick this one up.
Hip Hop at its finest. LA based emcee, Nieve, has a lyrical style that can only be described as smooth, poetic, vivid, and captivating. His debut album, "Away with Words," combines elements of Jazz, Classical, and HipHop.tracks
With a hip hop scene that’s oversaturated with extremely flashy rappers who lack substance and “overly- conscious” backpack emcees who lack intrigue and charisma, Nieve is an artist who offers a refreshing balance between form and content. A crucial member of the up and coming Los Angeles hip hop movement "The Real Ones", Nieve remains a cool, mellow, and humble artist who measures success in his craft and in his music, and not in money and fame. An intelligent emcee whose not afraid to entertain, Nieve garners his inspiration from many forms of art, music, literature and poetry.
Nieve (pronounced naïve) gave himself the name to represent his desire for constant knowledge and growth. Forever the student, Nieve is always sharpening his skills, and excelling as an emcee, writer, performer, and musician.
“I learn from everything that’s around me, my friends, my fellow musicians, even from the everyday people and situations that I come across in my environment. I don’t know all there is to know about the world, but I'll spend my life enjoying the journey and furthering my understanding."
More than just the average, mediocre artist, Nieve is a truly special emcee with a lot to offer the world in the days to come.
01. Chronic Intoxication 02. Another Day Comes 03. I Feel Free 04. So Smooth 05. Forever Changing 06. Play On 07. Midnight Baby 08. Anime Superhero 09. Jump Up 10. Blackbird 11. Fantasy 12. Priceless Few 13. Story Be Told 14. Chronic Intoxication (Nomak Remix) 15. Another Day Comes (Cradle Orchestra Remix)
1. Jasper 2:58 2. We Aint Playin 3:55 3. Watchin Me 5:27 4. Streets To Da Studio 3:56 5. It Iz 2:36 6. Fuck Tha Industry 3:13 7. 40. Caliber 2:40 8. Millenium Child 3:46 9. H.A.L.O.S. 3:03 10. Black Sleeping Beauty 4:00 11. Lost Ark (Decalouge Mix) 2:20 12. School Of The Silver Mic 3:50 13. Hostage 1:10 14. Holy Grail 4:41 15. Identity Crisis 1:26
*a-FILI-ated* Dunno much about this one, mixtape of some sort but if like me, you dig Hell Razah, especially his last two albums... "Renaissance Child" & "Razah's Ladder" then this is def worth checking out!!
Containing eight brand new tracks crafted exclusively for DJ Green Lantern's "Liberty City Invasion" radio show on the in-game radio station "The Beat," as well as eight new songs directly inspired by Grand Theft Auto IV, The Evil Genius DJ Green Lantern has created an epic urban soundtrack. This special album release features an incredible lineup of hip-hop, reggae and R&B superstars including heavyweights Busta Rhymes, Wyclef, Fat Joe, Styles P and Fabolous as well as up-and-coming artists Mavado, Uncle Murder and Future Green Entertainment's own Johnny Polygon, Qadir and more. Singles include "Where's My Money" from Busta Rhymes and "Nickname" from the brand new artist Qadir. The perfect summer anthem "I'm So Fly," featuring Fat Joe and Fabolous is inspired by Grand Theft Auto IV and while included on the album is not in the game.
"The Grand Theft Auto games have always featured stunning soundtracks and the amount of eclectic music in Grand Theft Auto IV goes above and beyond anything we have been able to do before" said Sam Houser, Founder and Executive Producer of Rockstar Games, "DJ Green Lantern's contributions give the soundtrack a true New York flavor and we're excited to be releasing his full album to fans."
"From making mixtapes, to being on the radio, to touring with the biggest artists on the planet, and then for the biggest video game title to solicit me to create exclusive music is something most people could only dream about, it's like a graduation," said Green. "Rockstar Games understood what I bring to the table as far as not just presenting music, but creating music."
As the music industry grows, changes & redefines itself, there are very few artists that stay true to their form while moving with the times. Shabaam Sahdeeq is one of those consistent rarities that do so, on a daily basis. Shabaam began creating Hip Hop music at the age of 15. Through street battles, mix tape appearances & numerous DVD features, Shabaam became a street legend over night. As an artist on the roster of Rawkus Records he solidified his spot as a key player in the Hip Hop game & helped begin a movement that hasnt slowed down since. Shabaam stunned the Hip Hop community with lyrics that dominated the SoundBombing Series & the Lyricist Lounge. Some of his most popular features include the Simon Says along side Pharoahe Monch, Busta Rhymes, Lady Luck, Redman & Method. 12"s also include Sound Clash" b/w "5 Star Generals" (feat Eminem), "R U Ready b/w Concrete" (feat Xzibit), "3D b/w Eat This Year". Also appeared on "WWIII" with Pharaohs Monch, "25 To Life" with the Cocoa Brovas, "What If" with L Fudge, 1 For The Love" with Rah Digga, Kool G rap Common, Mos Def & Kweli, Sporty thieves & De la Soul, Hip-Hop For Respect and also worked on the Polyrhythm Addicts album.. Shabbaam has also blessed beats from many renowned producers including Alchemist, Hi-Tek ,Ayatollah, & DJ Spinna, A short stint in prison gave Shabaam some time to reflect on his career & gear up for the future. Depending on his skills rather than the marketability jail currently has on the industry has earned him much respect amongst his peers. He says I dont need to be behind bars, because Im behind bars (meaning lyrics.). Shabaam Sahdeeqs newest release Strategize on Draft Records, already holds weight in this industry & has every one watching for his next move.This leads us to his next album The Out Come also on Draft Records & tells the story weve all been waiting to hear. HIS VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
01. Intro (Feat Tony Touch, J Ronin, DJ Snips) 00:52 02. Keep Comin (Feat Supastition, Torae & Tiffany Paige) 03:44 03. The Streets Wont Let Me Go 03:39 04. Survival Sounds (Prod Khrysis) 02:18 05. Tell Me Your Name (Feat Steele Of Smif N Wessun & Young Coke) 02:30 06. Stay Tuned 01:51 07. Get It Get It (Feat Prince Charming) (Prod Mr. Man Of Bush Babees) 03:16 08. Get Money Now (Feat Prince Charming & Rebels) 04:13 09. Stupid Dance 02:38 10. Uno Dos Tres 02:27 11. Get Fired 02:58 12. I Don't Care (Feat Bronze K) 03:09 13. Snitches (Feat Killa Sha) 02:47 14. Grimy Niggaz (Feat Blaq Poet, Phanatasm, Killa Sha) 03:12 15. Lifestyles Of The Hood And Shameless 01:45 16. It Don't Stop (Feat Bronze K) 02:20 17. It's My Life (Feat Polyrythm Addicts & Phonte) 04:15 18. Connect 4 (Feat UG Of Cella Dwellas, Casual & Sean Price) 03:38 19. Lyrical Fluctuations (Feat Jigmastas, Mr Complex, Pharoahe Monch & Talib Kweli) 20. Show You Life (Feat Honorable & Zeqway) 03:09 21. Arabian Nights 03:23 22. By My Side 03:58
01 - The Rubix Cube 02 - The Eternal 03 - Serve Justice Ft. Killah Priest 04 - The Mystery Reader 05 - Dream Spiral 06 - Philosophers Stone Age Ft. White Lotus 07 - Chuang Tzu 08 - President Evil (Bonus Remix)
Background Info:
ANCIENT HISTORY The Lost Children Of Babylon are a Philadelphia-based spiritual Hip-Hop group. First displaying their eloquent skills on Jedi Mind Tricks' first single, The Amber Probe in 1995, Rasul Allahu (The Face Of The Golden Falcon), and Dawoud (The Breath Of Huwa), laid the foundation that would later become the Lost Children.
THE DEBUT ALBUM
Shortly before the turn of the century, Rasul found himself heading down a different path than the Jedi Mind Tricks. It was time for The Lost Children to prove their worth amongst the Philly underground scene. The group's reputation had been acknowledged for years, yet they had no physical manifestation of their work to show. Rasul began to rally the troops. Calling upon The Breath Of Huwa, Delaware's Richard Raw, North West Philly's Cosmic Crusader, and North Philly's Ancient Kemite; the band of shamans began to congregate in the studio. Under the production assistance of Germantown's DJ Man E, LCOB started to concoct the rhythmic mandala that is Where Light Was Created: The Equidivium.
RIGHT RHYMING
Combining the Right Knowledge spread by Dr. Malachi Z. York, the master teacher of the Nuwaubians, and a variety of culturally infused theories about the creation and ultimate destiny of the human soul, the rhymes featured on The Equidivium are considered super-conscious, to say the least. Nuwaubu is a belief system which encourages the vigorous study of ancient texts and books written by various teachers of various cultures. Although inter- changeable with the United Nuwaubian Nation Of Moors, it appeals to individuals of any race who are interested in diverse spiritual ideas and self improvement.
The Equidivium: Where Light Was Created (2001)
Words From the Duat: The Book of Anubis (2003)
The 911 Report: The Ultimate Conspiracy (2005)
Coming Soon... The Appendices: The Scroll Of Lost Tales
"Ka$hpino* "That Realness" blog viewer. This album is heavy from begining to end, lyrically she's one of the best MC's out there, male or female. You'd be crazy to sleep on this one. Album of 2008 so far!!!
Following the successful "formula" of their first project back in 2005, sought-after super producer 9th Wonder (formerly of Little Brother) once again teams up with Black Moon and Boot Camp Click's very own Buckshot Da B.D.I Emcee, picking up right where Chemistry left off! After a slew of Duck Down releases hit the market to much fanfare, the triumphant return of the BCC has helped pave the way for many members of the group to continue to put out high profile projects such as these. And with 9th Wonder's still pending Wonder Years, among other projects rumored to be in the works, The Formula is just the right mixture to tide us over for now.
1. Intro - The Formula (feat. The Formula Crew) 2. Ready (Brand New Day) 3. Be Cool (feat. Swan) 4. Go All Out (No Doubt!!!) (feat. Carlitta Durand) 5. No Future 6. Hold It Down (feat. Talib Kweli & Tyler Woods) 7. Whassup With U (feat. Keisha Shontelle) 8. Only For You (Big Lou) 9. Just Display 10. Here We Go 11. Throwing’ Shade 12. Shinin’ Yall (feat. Arafat Yates & Big Chops of M1 Platoon) 13. Man Listen (Cause Ummm) (feat. Carlitta Durand)
*A-FILI-ated* Needs no introduction, team up one of the best producers with a legendary MC and the results are sick!!!
In case you don't know, 2 videos from the album dropped prior to the album release, peep 'em!
Together, Pace Won (Outsidaz) and Mr. Green form the classic hip hop combo: One MC, and One DJ. In the essence of 'Eric B. and Rakim' and 'Gangstarr.' they define their style as classical hardcore Hip Hop. Mr. Green's heart pounding beats blend perfectly with Pace's gravelly yet smooth flow creating a flawless result. Within days of dropping their first single, they were already in radio rotation of many profound DJ's such as DJ Premier, DJ Eclipse and DJ Tony Touch. Their song 'Children Sing' is already considered to be an underground classic. With dynamic live shows that involves both improvisation as well as crowd participation, they define the definition of true performers.
01. Four Quarters 02. Children Sing 03. The Eye of A Needle 04. I Need Money 05. Let A Shot Go 06. Who I Am 07. Hip Hop 08. Childhood (Ft. Cymarshall Law, Kosha Dillz & Marylou) 09. So Straight 10. Won on Won 11. She Be So Cold 12. The Joker
1 Intro (Feat. Good Money) 2 All Crazy (Feat. K. Greene) 3 Kingdom Come Freestyle (Feat. Reef the Lost Cauze) 4 Ballin Qd Remix (Feat. Planetary & Iron Kong) 5 Breathe Eazy Freestyle 6 Too Hot to Hold (Feat. Good Money) 7 Get Bucked (Feat. Planetary) 8 Addicted to the $$$ (Feat. Good Money) 9 Backbone (Feat. Tidal Wave, Reef the Lost Cauze & Scandolous) 10 Many Men Freestyle (Feat. Reef the Lost Cauze) 11 Stay Wit Me (Feat. Burke) 12 Man of the Hour (Feat. Good Money) 13 Shook Ones Freestyle (Feat. Planetary) 14 Get Right (Feat. Tidal Wave) 15 Reality Check (Feat. Johnny Brixx & Reef the Lost Cauze) 16 Live Music (Feat. Killa Rellick) 17 Plead the 5th (Feat. Outerspace) 18 Loud Silence 19 Young & the Restless (Feat. Good Money) 20 Outro
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The only mixtape with unreleased songs by Doap Nixon, Good Money, Reef the Lost Cauze & the first and only CD that has a solo Planetary track (Get Bucked). And many more. 20 tracks of underground hip hop and is on sale now. Also this is a sneak preview of the flames Doap Nixon is ready to bless the game with on his up coming solo debut- Sour Diesel. So this is a must grab. True story you need two, one for the crib and one for the whip. Also has a unreleased Doap Nixon feat Outerspace on here, if you a real A.O.T.P. comrad that's my word this joint is hardbody! *Lifted from cdbaby.com
Newest member of the Molemen drops his debut for the world to hear his smooth Chicago flow. Having been reared in a diverse musical environment, Astonish gained a unique aural experience that has helped him develop his balanced approach to music. Between the old-school soul records of his grandparents’ era, his father’s penchant for NWA, and his own musical delving with everything from Usher to Nas to Red Hot Chilli Peppers: Astonish’s rhymes convey a multitude of topics that reflects this musical heritage.
Music video for his first single received over 13,000 views its first week on Youtube.com. Astonish’s debut release has been overseen by Molemen Inc, to meet high quality Hip Hop standards. Sonically, this album takes the listener back to the real raps over raw beats era. Production is handled by Panik, PNS, O-Zone (Torture Chamber) & Cucs (RNA). Fellow crew members Scheme & Decay, plus Boston MC Termanalogy drop guest verses. The rookie of the year is here.
1. Can U Hear Me 2. The Interview 3. Problems (feat. Scheme & Decay) 4. Broken Dreams 5. Panik Attak 6. Microphone Check 7. Life Ain't Sweet (feat. Termanology) 8. No Patience 9. Light'em Up 10. Impossible
01. Conspiracy Of Silence Part I 00:48 02. Where Ya At? 04:53 03. 1, 2 Hit 'Em 03:21 04. Raw (feat. Vinnie Paz) 04:56 05. Murda 03:31 06. Field Of Fire (feat. Outerspace) 05:55 07. Verbal Holocaust (feat. Ill Bill) 05:23 08. Conspiracy Of Silence Part II 00:46 09. The Take Over 04:13 10. In The Streets 03:21 11. Move 03:52 12. Hood Scriptures (feat. Kool G Rap) 04:10 13. Prisoner 04:10 14. Lay You Down 04:15 15. Fight For Freedom (feat. Sabac Red) 05:35 16. Bloodlines 03:32
The debut album from these San Diego stalwarts features a who's who of independent hip-hop: Vinnie Paz (of Jedi Mind Tricks), ILL Bill (of Non-Phixion & La Coka Nostra), Sabac Red (of Non-Phixion), Kool G Rap, Outerspace & more.
Over eight years of local support have made Randam Luck a force in the San Diego indie hip-hop scene. A raucous live act, Randam Luck have appeared with the likes of Evidence (Dilated Peoples), Jayo Felony, Don Carlos, De La Soul, KRS-1 and many more.
"Conspiracy of Silence" is as much a tribute to hardcore independent hip-hop as it is a fresh take on the sub-culture that spawned franchise powerhouses Jedi Mind Tricks, Non-Phixion and many more.
