That Realness Is Now Closed!!!

Detroit has an expansive history of unique musical creations from the obvious Motown to rap names like Eminem, Esham, Kid Rock, Slum Village, etc, and Slum’s musical mastermind platinum producer J-Dilla has inspired a unique movement in Detroit of passionate artistry, soulful rhythms, socially conscious and worldly lyrics, and an overall crowd-moving soundtrack for the hip hop nation. And today, The Regiment has created a masterpiece debut record that speaks to the heart and is undeniably moving.

In 2007 the three soldiers, O.S.I., C. Reid, and The Arch-E-Tect (DJ), step onto the national hip hop plateau equipped with brilliant music, guerilla tactics, focus and determination. The album "The Come Up" takes the listener to the heart of Detroit with tracks like the single “Detroit Anthem” and move the mind and body with tracks like “Stay For A While”, “Relax Your Soul”, “Shorty” featuring Lyrik Jones along with 14 others.

A unique movement of passionate artistry, soulful rhythms, socially conscious & worldly lyrics, & an overall crowd-moving soundtrack for the hiphop nation. The Regiment has created a masterpiece debut record that speaks to the heart & will move you.

01. Intro (it's Time)
02. Stay For Awhile
03. Detroit Anthem
04. Mic Check
05. Relax Your Soul
06. In The Club (skit)
07. The Key
08. Keep It Movin' feat. Lyrik Jones
09. ...Are Here
10. Through My Head
11. Turn The Page
12. Chicken Heaven (skit)
13. Headphone Love
14. Shorty feat. Lyrik Jones
15. Shit Is Crazy
16. Take It Back
17. Changes
18. Check List
19. Call Me
20. Climb

FILI-
No. 28... yep, we still lookin to get all 50 but 28 so far ain't bad. Anyways, enjoy one of the best Rawkus 50 releases here. If you on ya Detroit ish then definitely check this out. I'd say this is in my current top 5 along with, Aarophat, Finale & Spier1200, East & Analogic & Silent Knight, all available right here on TR so hurry and try cop the whole set before those links die out!

Click HERE to see the other 27 Rawkus 50 releases that we currently have.

Big Tone and The Regiment put together a project titled Never Die under the name Drumz Band, hosted by DJ House Shoes. It's available for free download. Enjoy.

01. Intro (Prod. by Big Tone)
02. War feat. Kaimbr (Prod. by Ghosttown)
03. The Drought's Over (Prod. by Big tone)
04. Where They At Now (Prod. by Ghosttown)
05. Playin' The Wall feat. Loose Cannon
06. Gimme some mo (Prod. by Ghosttown)
07. Klapp (Prod. by Big Tone)
08. Feel good (Prod. by Ghosttown)
09. Hustle (Prod. by Big Tone)
10. Hammer (Prod. Foul Mouth)
11. Same Ol' Story (Prod. by Ghosttown)
12. Like That feat. Laniece McKay
13. Outro (Prod. by Big Tone)

Get Familiar: The Regiment Modern day hip hop has become a battleground where blinged out messiahs of materialism have often gained the upper hand, but MCs OSI and IseQold of the Regiment are the positive force for change in music. OSI had originally formed the Regiment as a vehicle to showcase his skills along with those of his partner C. Reid. Based in Detroit, they had done several shows locally before being selected to be part of the Rawkus 50, a compilation selected by Rawkus Records that represented a who’s who of today’s hottest emerging Hip Hop artists. The project was a success and the Regiment stood alongside some of the best upcoming hip hop in the nation. And while that would’ve been enough for some, OSI was wanting more. After the departure of Reid, OSI connected with IseQold, another Detroit MC who also shared a desire to make music that could speak to more than the materialistic. The battle for the soul of hip hop has been ongoing, but rather than simply watch and complain, OSI and Ise redefined the Regiment as something more than just two men. A regiment is comprised of a number of people fighting for a common cause, and when the cause is something as vast as hip hop itself, there’s no way two individuals alone can get the job done. OSI and IseQold now lead the Regiment, a collective of fans and music lovers who want more from their music and are willing to join the battle. Dealing with the everyday struggles of trying to make it in a sometimes brutal world, the Regiment leave the gold plated fantasies to others. Taking cues from artists diverse as KRS-1 and J-Dilla, the Regiment lyrically mix the uplifting as well as the painfully truthful with production that hankers back to the days when hip hop wasn’t a dirty word, when people of all ages could listen and enjoy musical truth.

1. Basic Training(Intro) (produced by Beat Butcha)
2. I Seen It feat. Big Tone (produced by Big Tone)
3. Every Stripe (produced by Apollo Brown)
4. Old School Vibe (produced by Apollo Brown)
5. Humble Arrogance feat. Miz Korona (produced by Ghosttown)
6. Something New (produced by Big Tone)
7. They Don’t Know (produced by Apollo Brown)