Stay Classy

Hot on the heels of Mr. Two Hands' latest banger, The Drizzle is back.

Had to go a little deeper for some of these joints, but I'm not gonna play the Spinbad card and complain that somebody already used most of the new ones.



Dumhi - Might Get Murdered f/ Reef The Lost Cauze & Oxygeen
Sadat X & Vast Aire - Monster
KRS-One - 5% f/ Grand Puba
Illvibe Collective - Authentic Raw f/ Supastition & Reef The Lost Cauze
No Games - The Future f/ Guilty Simpson & Skillz
Jojo Pellegrino - Triple Homicide f/ Sean Price & Inspectah Deck
Vast Aire - I Don't Care
The Funk League - Brooklyn Bombers f/ Sadat X & Large Professor
The Left - How We Live f/ Hassan Mackey
Nine - Knocked
Talib Kweli - Palookas
Evidence - Think'n Bout Thinkin' f/ Fashawn
JR & pH7 - How We Live f/ Rasco
Malcolm & Martin - Movement Music
Bash Bros. - Rock The Spot f/ Sean Price, Rakaa & Reef The Lost Cauze
Mainframe & Blu - That Sh!t
Blame One - Dream Sequence Revenge f/ Fashawn
Mr. Brady - Hard Hittin' f/ MED & Shawn Jackson
Cris Prolific - Kill 'Em All f/ Guilty Simpson
Fakts One - Grown Folks f/ Phonte & Big Pooh

Get It

Vacants - New 'The Wire' mix

It has been a long time coming but at last it is here. The new mix in the Wire inspired series. Each mix takes a character from the show. We have done; Omar, Bunk (The), Slim Charles, Bubbs, Bodie and Stringer Bell so who is next?

This is the first time I have used two characters but these guys are such a double act that they are always together. Snoop and Chris.

Muscle for Marlo is busy work and these two are more than up to the task. Bodies were bringing heat on all the Baltimore dealers so Marlo decided to make sure there were no bodies.

'Vacants' is mostly new stuff that I am feeling with a few old joints I have rediscovered.

Enjoy.

Vacants

Track List

1. Let Me Tell You - Sean P
2. One Shot Killed For Less (Feat. Fat Joe) – Joell Ortiz
3. Get Into Some Gangster Shit (Feat. Planet Asia) – Gangrene
4. Your World Don't Stop 2010 – AZ
5. Everyday In The Street ( Feat. Sean Price & Bekay) - El Da Sensei & The Returners
6. Outta My Mind (Feat. Murs) – Evidence
7. Metal Lungies (Feat. Masta Killa) – Ghostface Killah
8. Snoop Dogg-Playa
9. There Will Be Blood (Feat. Sadat X, Grand Puba, A.G., O.C., & Diamond D. - Celph Titled & Buckwild
10. Keep It Going – Blu
11. Ohh (Feat. Iffy) – Joell Ortiz
12. Bow Down (Feat. Evidence & Legacy) – JR & pH7
13. Still Caught Up (Remix) – Saukrates
14. I Luv (Feat. Talib Kweli) – Red Café
15. Speakers On Blast – Skyzoo & Illmind
16. When She Calls – Fashawn
17. Forever (Feat. Large Professor) - Gensu Dean
18. Rockness – Rock
19. You Don't Own Me - RZA
20. You Don't Own Me – Lesley Gore

Dr Octagon - Moose Bumps

Black Elvis

For those who don’t know Dr Octagon, you need to book an appointment. He can cure all your wack hip hop ills. There are a few Doctors out there, Dre. The DOC. Doctor Doctor and the medics. Dr Octagon is the only one for you to book an appointment with if you are sick from all this wack shit that is out there these days.

Kool Keith + Dan The Automator + Q Bert = Oh Shit! It’s quite a simple equation for those who are not so keen on Maths. Sometimes everything comes together perfectly. Like In PE’s first 3 albums or the Liverpool team of the 80’s. If this album was a sandwich, Dan would be the bread. Big hunks of fat bread with ill crispy crusts. Kool Keith would be the meat, sick sausage meat that has been through the grinder a few times too many and has come out all messed up. Q-Bert is the hot sauce that burns your mouth. It’s a great sandwich. But better than a sandwich you can eat it again and again.

Dan and the Dr

Dr. Octagonecologyst is the title to the album and without giving away all the fun it is kina sick.

‘A Visit To The Gynecologyst’ is funny as hell. Soon you will be up to summer squash!
‘Girl Let Me Touch You’ is a love song of epic proportions to put any LL Cool J join t to shame. Girls love that one.

For me the cuts by Q Bert really made this album amazing and he really kills it on the scratches on a few tracks but the cuts at the end of ‘Blue Flowers’ and on ‘Bear Witness’ are some of my favorite cuts in Hip Hop!

Q-Bert

Some dope lyrics.

‘Commercial rap's in the grave, stuff on disc that's very wack
that you saved, you think it's good won't go platinum
or even turn wood, sell the cassette
Your homey's tape deck gets wet’ – 3000

‘Armed with seven rounds of space doo-doo pistols’ – Earth People

‘I program one and go to Earth through the fax machine
My number's Seven-Oh-Nine Seven-Five-Five Six-E-L-Three
Computer File: Nine-Three’ – Earth People

‘It's totally raining green’ – Blue Flowers

‘It's morning 7 o'clock you at my clinic
it's me your orthopedic gynecologyst’ – Girl Let Me Touch You


Enjoy. Some treats here.

The Album Dr Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst

Thanks to http://www.etalonhiphopblog.com

Dr. Octagon - 3000 12''

Dr. Octagon - Blue Flowers 12''

Dr. Octagon - Blue Flowers Remix 12''.

Dr. Octagon - Earth People 12''

DOOM Lyrics 1

As you might well know, we are big fans of DOOM. What rapnerd in his right mind doesn't like a rapper who makes star trek references and talks about Genie Garofalo? Not us.

So what would be fun? Yes, you guessed it. We are gonna go through some DOOM albums and pull out some of our favorite lyrics. Not all our favorites as that would be too much and we never do too much. So to start us off I have looked at the Dangerdoom album - 'Mouse In The Mask' and have picked some of my favorite lines.

The idea being that then you can add your favorite lyrics that did not get mentioned.

Danger Doom - The Mouse in the Mask



“Chew a MC like El Chupa Nibre
Digest a group and sell the poop on eBay” - El Chupa Nibre

“Rappers suck, when they spit I doubt 'em
The crap they sing about you'll wanna slap the {fuckin shit} out 'em” - El Chupa Nibre

"Scared of a bunch of water, then get out the rain
Order a rapper for lunch and spit out the chain” - Sofa King

“This was when the mask was brand spanking new
Before it got rusted from drinking all the brew
[Sniff] Stankin' too, pew” - Sofa King

“One two for me G, cut the cranky attitude
Wet 'em like a handkerchief, or a stanky fatter dude” - The Mask



“Aiy! If I may interject
Rap these days is like a pain up in the neck
Cornier and phonier than a play fight
Take two of these and don't phone me on the late night” - Benzie Box

“And since when lyrical skills had to do with killin a cat?
What type of chitlins is that?” - Old School

“Shrink said he thinks he believe he could fly
Spread his wings and flap like a goose
He'll show you how to do it if you help him get the straps loose” - Basket Case

“So now they got me down here near the dungeon
Nurses all arguin' over who's to do the spongin” - Basket Case



“Even if it's crap, mind your own business
They raps ain't got no gift like a lonely Christmas” - No Names

“The mirror shine reflect colors like your CD's
Show love to others, we all brothers like the Bee Gees” - No Names



“Come clean, a bunch of dumb mean cream puffs
A keen drum machine buff, who fiends for more green stuff” - Crosshairs

“A true nerd who messed with new words since Boggle
... And used slang in Scrabble” - Mince Meat

“Welcome to the show
Remember whatever you do, do not boo the flow” - Mince Meat

“Sounded like froggy, sip the groggiest of potions
Be up in the party with the foggiest of notions” - Mince Meat

“Until they head hurts - when it come to wreck
Crews is like them dudes in red shirts off Star Trek” - Space Ho’s



“Then gave him a cold shoulder for a hour
And told him take a gold shower, for fakin funk, soul power
... stocky, short and cocky
Looked like Apollo Creed after he fought with Rocky” - Bada Bing


“Called up my lady, told her baby it's slim
Make me up a margarita I need to take a swim
Tell them kids remember school - if they let 'em out, cool
But get the hell from out the pool” - Bada Bing

Pure bloggery

Do yourself a favor and check out http://elmattic.podbean.com/
No dope ass crossword puzzles, but some very funny writing & hip-hop nerdery.

Anyone who rates Prince Paul is a friend of the nerds!




images straight jacked from http://elmattic.podbean.com/

And another one

Big props to Two Hands for getting the crossword thing rollin

Here's my first go - get 'er done or get the dilz!

New Crossword Hot Off The Press

Go and get it.

Gangster!

Nuff Said.

New Crossword

How many MC's must get dissed?

Sorry for the delay. I'm back with a new Crossword for my rapnerds. This one is all about dissin. Because there is no love without hate.

The "legend to little weird white kids"

"People say I'm a disgrace to the human race
I love overweight women when they sit on my face"

R.A. The Rugged Man. Seriously, how can you not love the guy.

If you've found us, you've heard the stories & you already know that "every record label sucks diiiiick".

What you might not know is that R.A. used to drop jew-elz for the now defunct "Mass Appeal" magazine. Here are some of the educational pieces he authored & accompanying pics resurrected today for your reading pleasure. I scanned 'em a while ago so don't have issue #s or anything other info, all I can tell you is that they came from a couple different issues. Grab all of 'em here.

I also got a couple of his radio appearances for your edification. The first one I came across at http://schnooklynzoo.blogspot.com/ and it's Prince Paul's satellite radio jam, "Da Ill Out Show". R.A. is there for most of the 2-hour show themed around songs of love & hate. Get it:

Ill Out Show Pt. 1
Ill Out Show Pt. 2

R.A. also made a long appearance on DJ Eclipse's Rap Is Outta Control show in November 09 that is well worth a listen.

Go pick up "Legendary Classics Vol. 1" and support an American Lowlife.

Fresh Rips Pt. 7 - Dr. Dekay

Dr. Dekay – This Time Around


Tape 1
Side A
Intro
Lyrical Fluctuation f/ Pharoahe Monch, Talib Kweli, Mr. Complex & Shabaam Sahdeeq – Jigmastas
The Hustle f/ Pete Rock – Slum Village
Don’t Talk About It – Ed O.G.
All Rise – El Da Sensei
Yeah f/ Punch & Words – Network Reps
Doin’ Ya – Basement Khemist
Respiration (Flyin’ High Remix) f/ Black Thought – Black Star
Pure Hell f/ What?What? & Pumpkinhead – Bad Seed

Side B
Never Minded – Oldworldisorder
Watch Deez f/ Eminem & Thirstin Howl III – DJ Spinna
So I – Frankenstein & Choclair
The Nicest – I.G. Off & Hazadus
Hardcore – Neek The Exotic & Large Professor
A Part Of My Life – Freddie Foxxx
Sun, Moon & Stars – The High & Mighty
International Connects (Remix) – Mike Zoot & El Da Sensei


Tape 2
Side A
Mind Cruise – Natural Resource
Motion 2000 – Polyrhythm Addicts
Violatin’ – Count Bass D
Overnight Success – Foreign Legion
Bear Arms – Pumpkinhead
In Your Town – Arsonists
Live It Up – Natural Elements
Never Too Much – J-Treds
Flagrant (Revisited) – Choclair
3:00 AM Interlude – James & Leo

Side B
Time Zone f/ Apani B. Fly Emcee & Talib Kweli – DJ Spinna
Connections – Godfather Don
I’m The King – Royce Da 5’9”
Questions – K-Otix
1986 (Remix) f/ The Roots – Rasheed & Ill Advised
Nobody – Consequence, Mike Zoot, F.T. & Shabaam Sahdeeq
Visine – Maestro
Outro
Relax, Relate, Release – Eddie Brock

Covers & tape scans here

Fresh Rips Pt. 6 - Egon & Dante

For my fellow nerd Pady, here is a very fresh selection of the funky stuff from long time diggers Egon & Dante. Grab it before it's gone!

Side A - Egon's Mix

Side B - Dante's Mix

Fresh Rips Pt. 5 - Ese & Hipsta

A bit of a sound quality dip here...the tape has seen better days. Still definitely worth a listen...I was on this one steady when I got it & it's still fresh, lots of joints you might've missed or forgotten bout.

Ese & Hipsta – Two Forty-Five Minute Sets Vol. 3

Side A – Hipsta
Intro (w/ OD & Embedded Prod.) – Zion I
‘Bout That Time – Large Professor
I Can’t Wait – Defari
The Next Degree (Remix) f/ Siah – Unsung Heroes
Lift Your Fist f/ The Roots – Guru
Overdose Music – Obscure Disorder
Guilty – Heather B.
Pound For Pound – Kali Wild
Mayday f/ OD – Self Jupiter
Killer Bees – DJ Yas
Stethoscope Alley – Lodeck
Lucky 7 f/ Lil’ Sci, A.L., Vast Aire, Wordsworth, Yeshua & Pumpkinhead – Ace Lover
No Consequences f/ Huggy Bear – J-Zone
Dedicated (Remix) f/ Mass Influence – Dynamic Syncopation
Front On This – Mr. Lif

Side B – Ese
Tippin’ Dominos Intro – Vast Aire
Stellar – All Natural
Nowhere To Hide (Madlib Remix) – Foreign Legion
Bought Into – Saul Williams
Illegal Busyness – Micranots
Emcees – Exorcist My Lip
Pushin’ Orbits – Subconscious
Julie – Bad Seed
Natural Disasters f/ Thawfor – Earatik Statik
I Don’t Believe You – Kool Keith
Million $ Memos – A.C.T.I.O.N.
Fall Back f/ Kool G. Rap – Big L
In The Hands Of Gods f/Biz Markie – Morcheeba
Rockin’ It – Brand Nubian
Set The Mood f/ Indeed – De La Soul
When Shiny Dayz Come – Shiny Dayz
I Love It When A Plan Comes Together – A-Team
Y’All Stay Up f/ The Youngblood Brass Band – Talib Kweli

Fresh Rips Pt. 4 - Haitian Sensation

You know what they say; don't judge a book by it's etc...

This tape is special for 2 reasons:
1. It's CanCon!
2. It has quite possibly the highest cheesy cover to dope mixing ratio ever seen before.

Haitian Sensation – Hip Hop Headz Wanted

Side A
Intro
All 4 Tha Ca$h – Gang Starr
Burn Me Slo – O.C.
Guaranteed – Dilated Peoples
Who’s Gonna Cry? f/ Blondie - Loud All-Stars
Price Of Living f/ Roam – Grassroots
Gunfinger f/ Kardinal Offishall – Rascalz
Let’s Ride – Choclair
Livin’ It Up – Natural Elements
F.A.Y.B.A.N. – Screwball
Get Dis Money – Slum Village

Side B
Midtro
Feel No Guilt f/ Nine – DeMastas
Sophisticated Mic Pros – Rasco
Defeat – Afu-Ra
Make It In Life – Group Home
Big Kats f/ Scaramanga – Godfather Don
Period – Juice
Tight – Rah Digga
Symphony 2000 – EPMD
Seen It All – Screwball
Action (Remix) – Saukrates
Shoutro
Bonus Track

Hard Headed

Yet another mix, homemade-stylie...



Jr&pH7 - Top Rank f/ Guilty Simpson
JoJo Pellegrino - Dead Serious f/ Raekwon
DJ K.O. - Wut I Do f/ East
Blacastan - Blac Magic
The Mighty Underdogs - Laughing At You f/ Casual
Sha Stimuli - Move Back f/ Freeway
O.C., Kaze & Torae - 3 In The Chamber (Veterano Remix)
Nujabes - Untitled Bonus Track
AZ - I'm Back (Produce Section Remix)
Dev Rocka - Curtains f/ Planet Asia & Reef The Lost Cauze
Dumhi - Philly Cousins f/ Reef The Lost Cauze
Nick Javas - Not A Game
Recordkingz - Take A Walk With Me f/ Joell Ortiz
Presto - Conquer Mentally f/ Sadat X, O.C. & Large Professor
Blame One - Disturbed f/ Sean Price
Nneka - Walking (J. Period Remix) f/ Jay Electronica
Duo Live - Shootin' f/ Joell Ortiz & M.O.P.
Y Society - What's Next
MF Borat - Bing Bong Bing
Pack FM - Absolutely Positive
Butta Verses - Speech Therapy f/ A-Butta
Little Brother - Revenge f/ Truck North & Median
Kurious - Take What Is Given
Clutch Player - King Of Kings f/ Sean Price & Sene
KRS-One - Wolf

Here

Fresh Rips Pt. 3 - DJ Soul

DJ Soul - Dangerous

Side A
Intro
Pain – Prodigy
Whatcha Life Like – Beanie Sigel
2000 – Xzibit
Foolin’ – De La Soul
Watch Me – Jay-Z & Dr. Dre
Recognize – The Lox
Blaze ‘Em All – Kool G. Rap
World Famous – Big Pun & M.O.P.
Stop, Chill – Beanie Sigel
Make A Toast – Raekwon & Busta Rhymes
Hustler – 50-Cent
Ain’t Nothing Fair – D.I.T.C.
It’s Brand Nu – Brand Nubian

Side B
Intro – Mobb Deep
Hold It Down – Big Noyd & Cormega
The Truth – Beanie Sigel
Stroke Of Death – Ghostface Killah & RZA
One, Two – Mad Skillz
Gangsta’s Life – Ali Vegas & Capone
To The Fullest – Memphis Bleek
The Big Payback – Common
Ready Fe War – The Lox & Drag-On
Time To Get This Money – O.C., Diamond D. & A.G.
The Promo – Natural Resource
Buck 50 – Ghostface, Redman, Method Man & Cappadonna
Sick With This – Mad Skillz
Intruder Alert – Sauce Money
3D – Shabaam Sahdeeq
Leatherface – Big Pun

Fresh Rips Pt. 2 - Chris Crossphader

Aight...this one is mad real for really real...for all the really real real headz who know the real...for real

DL Presents: Chris Crossphader – The World Traveler

Side A
Intro – Crossphader & DL
Amazing – Paw Duke
Headspinners f/ Trigga Da Gambler – Godsunz
Are You Ready? – Shabaam Sahdeeq
Take Cover – Guru
Get Down – Casual
The Introduction f/ Cella Dwella & Mooney D
If Words Could Kill – Severe & O.C.
Face-Off – L-Fudge
Due Process f/ Talib Kweli & Rubix – Lone Catalysts
Jamboree – Unspoken Heard
Shine – Prince Poetry
Ground Zero – Mass Influence
Got What It Takes – J-Live
Hip-Hop – Mos Def

Side B
Price Less – Afu-Ra & GZA
Echo Leader – Last Emperor
Landslide (Remix) – MF Grimm
Money Or Love – Saukrates
Break The Mold – Grap Luva
World Renowned f/ Mike Zoot, Pete Rock, Large Professor & A.G. – Tommy Tee
R-A-D-I-O – Strict Flow
Marvelous – Empty Pockets
Airborne Rangers – Souls Of Mischief
Great Expectations – Talib Kweli
Outro – Crossphader & DL
Free Mumia Project – Tragedy, Black Thought, Pharoahe Monch, Chuck D, Last Emperor & Dead Prez

Hella Deep

This one is strictly 90's joints, but I tried to keep it to songs you haven't heard a million times.

Lace up the timbs & bang that shit!


Derelect Camp - Prillz (Pressure)
Raw Fusion - Glockadoodayoo
Hard 2 Obtain - Off The Top (Straight From The 12 Block)
Third Sight - Ballsacks
Lord Finesse - Do Your Thang f/ Diamond D.
Reflexions - This Could Be The Day
Finsta Bundy - Sunnyside
Big Nous - Just Not My Style
Blackface - Session f/ Fat Joe
Big Kwam - I Don't Give A Fuck
3rd Eye - Naw Mean f/ Nine
KMD - What A Nigga Know?
Soul Survivors - We Rock The Mic
Yall So Stupid - Van Full Of Pakistans (Skeff Mix)
Brother Arthur - Year Of The 9
Fatal - Pass The Kronz
Pure Genius - Undercover
Munk Wit Da Funk - I Blame My Neighborhood
Ten Thieves - It Don't Matter
Black Eye - Blue Black
Tony Da Skitzo - Who U Talkin' 2?
Casual - Rock On f/ Pep Love
D.O.I. - Who Got My Back?

Deep as a skinny girl's...

Fresh Rips!!!!

Guess who just figured out an easy way to rip his old mixtapes?

Thought I'd kick things off with THE mixtape king (sorry Two Hands), Tony Touch.

This is a Tommy Boy promo mix I got back in '99 & it came free with the purchase of another mixtape by a local DJ. Both sides are the same & only 30 minutes long, but it's kinda dope, and I haven't seen it anywhere else. The freestyles are from the 50 MC's pt.3 mix...


Droppin' The Shit
Intro - Tony Touch
Get Yours - D.I.T.C.
Live It Up - Natural Elements
U Want Money - Cover
I'm The King - Royce Da 5'9"
Freestyle - Royce Da 5'9"
Freestyle - Posdnuos
Handle Your Time f/ Sadat X & Xzibit - Prince Paul
F.A.Y.B.A.N. - Screwball
Get Use To It - Strick
Black Mask - 701 Squad
We're On Top Of Things (Remix) - Council
Juggle Me/Lowland's Anthem - Defari
Wild West - Deadly Snakes

Here (Mix has been re-upped)

Aces International

Eek-A-Mouse. "Shall I style ya?"

Now I know this is the rapnerds blog. But, I am gonna drop something that is a little different. Today is my brothers birthday and in his honour I will give you one of my favorite reggae albums ever. This is Aces International, a live session featuring Eek-A-Mouse, Yellowman, Fathead, Little John, Toyan, Welton Ire, Buro and Billy Boyo. This session was recorded live and features some truly memorable stuff from all the artists but for me Eek-A-Mouse and Yellowman killed it on this recording. The reaction of the crowd to the big tunes as they drop is amazing.

Yellowman "Oh Lord it's hard to be humble when you're perfect in every way"

Recorded in 1982 in Kingston Jamaica this album has been one of my favorites of all time.

Aces International.

Click to Download Side A

Click to Download Side B

40 Degree Day

The latest of my 'The Wire' mixes is out! 40 Degree Day stars our favorite businessman. Stringer Bell. I always liked him when I found out the actor was from the UK. His cold and calculated approach to the game made him the perfect partner to Avon who bled red rather than String's green. The two of them built a huge empire and when Avon got sent down, String ran the show.

Without delay here is 40 Degree Day.

40 Degree Day

1. Two Sisters of Mystery - Mandrill
2. By The Time I Get To Arizona - Public Enemy
3. Angels - Lupe Fiasco Ft Reakwon, Red Cafe
4. Black Connect 3 - Camp Lo
5. The Ghost of Christopher Wallace - Jay Electronica
6. Me Or The Papes - Jeru The Damaja
7. Ballers Is Bouncin (London) - Professor Green
8. The Purpose - Reef The Lost Cause, Mistah FAB, Sha Stimuli, Cappadonna
9. Too Complex - L The Haed Toucha
10. Amaman - The Large Professor
11. Go 2 Hell - Milk
12. Snakes - Kamakazee
13. A Million And One Questions - Jay Z
14. Hot To Def - Keith Murray
15. It's All Gravy (Instru) - Positive K
16. Take Ya Face Off - Noreaga Ft Raekwon Tony Sunshine
17. Watch Dem (Murderer) - Barrington Levy Ft Snoop Dogg, Mimms
18. 2 Deep - Gang Starr
19. Our Way - Fashawn Ft Evidence
20. Just 4 Laughs - Raekwon
21. Look At You Now - EPMD

Artwork for this one was done by Themba Child.

Thanks so much!

Peep his blog more more dopeness.

http://bulletprooftoast.blogspot.com/

Themed Crossword

Yes, it's true. I am going a bit crazy with these crosswords but they appeal to the rapnerd in me and in my rapnerd friends too it seems.

This one has a theme. Get the theme and it's easy.

Fresh Tactics

New mix!!

Who has time to listen to whole albums anyways?

This time I thought I'd showcase some of the younger/new artists that are putting out quality music, all packaged in nice and digestible mixtape form & pre-screened for dopeness.

Yeah, I know KRS-One and Chuck D. aren't exactly new...


Ha Ha (Slow Down) f/ Young Jeezy - Fat Joe
Ha Ha (Slow Down) (Freestyle) - Talib Kweli
Wake Up (Instrumental) - Soulful!
Surrender - Doitall
Streets Won't Let Me Chill - Diamond District
Dinnertime f/ Busta Rhymes - Royce Da 5'9"
Never Ending f/ Heltah Skeltah - Kount Fif
Boss Co. 2 - Blu
Tear Down This Wall - Chuck D.
Superman - Diamond D.
How To Be An MC 2010 f/ KRS-One - Redman
Dig It - Act Proof
Go L (What Recession?) - Likwuid
Get Down f/ K-Hill, Diablo Archer & Mista Sinista - Deheb
Come Around f/ Talib Kweli & Royce Da 5'9" - Statik Selektah
Taxi f/ Mos Def & Whosane - Ski Beats
Tangent (Blend) - Breeze Brewin
Give It Up - Reef The Lost Cauze
Get 'Em Lo - Camp Lo
L.I.'s Finest - R.A. The Rugged Man
Blue Balls f/ Blueprint - BK-One
I Am (Remix) f/ Dilated Peoples - Bekay
To The Top f/ Joell Ortiz - Critical Madness
Freedom - Fashawn
The Workhorse - Brown Bag AllStars
Panic - Roc Marciano
Middle Of The Map Pt. 2 f/ Black Milk & Guilty Simpson - Kidz In The Hall

bong bong

Gang Starr Crossword

Due to popular demand, here is the rapnerds Gang Starr crossword.

It should be easy for real heads!

EPMD Crossword

I had far too much doing the first one.

So, here is the second in what might become a series of Hip Hop themed crosswords.

EPMD Crossword.

Rap Nerd Crossword.

Oh yeah!

This is what we need more of in here. Go here to build your own and post it here.

This is a quick one I built to test it out.



Across
1. whose house?
4. It's mostly this according to Guru
6. The dj's name is...
7. She told LL to knock you out
8. It weighs a ton.
9. They come out at night
10. Rakim ain't one
12. There are tons of em
Down
2. Protect it!
3. Eric and Parish were making them
4. Easy E didn't need it according to ice cube
5. How many of us have them?
11. Just Ice was cold getting it.

Premier Interview

Came across this short but great interview with Primo by Vibe magazine today.

If you've been even half following the bullshit surrounding Gang Starr and that "Super Producer" who shall remain nameless, this is a good morale booster.



***Bonus question for the quiz***

Lemonade was a popular drink and it still is...



Haha, yeah!

Guru Rap Quiz

Due to the sad passing of Gang Starr's Guru the other day I am creating a truly Rap Nerdy tribute to him. We could hit you with all 6 Gang Starr Albums but you have those. We could give you some 12's but you probably have those too. So, It is time for your Guru Rap Quiz.

Simple, I will write the start to 20 Guru Lyrics. You need to write the next line. You can write the song it comes from for extra points!

1- So keep abreast to the GangStarr conquest

Underground ruffnecks.............

2 - Rhymes get twisted, brain cells dissolve

As the world revolves.............

3 - More than a decade of hits, that'll live forever

Catchin rep off my name?.............

4 - tons o' guns.............

5 - And so, you will know the meaning of the Gang Starr

Guru with the mic and.............

6 - Your head'll bop when I drop my crop

of pure bomb, just like the seashore I'm calm

But wild.............

7 - I be bringin salvation through the way that I rap

And you know, and I know.............

8 - You wish that you could come into my neighborhood

Meaning my mental state.............

9 - Dope vocals carry it, to the battle set

If a beat was a princess.............

10 - Rap is an art you can't own no loops

It's how you hook em up.............

11 - When I slam the alley-oop, you can rally troops.............

12 - A lot of rappers got flavor, and some got skills

But if your voice ain't dope.............

13 - Plus my aunt's got a room that's for rent

As long as there's no hoes.............

14 - I never sleep. I always peep. Rhymes creep.............

15 - Take two and pass so we can all get blunted

Don't smoke ciggarettes.............

16 - Glance per chance, watch GangStarr perfect

And dance your pants like champs.............

17 - The meaning of the name GangStarr, well I'll tell ya

It means.............

18 - And you will find that this perspective is best, check it out.............

19 - Insistin they come off, I let 'em get some off

Then come back wit drum tracks.............

20 - So jet to the rear and you better just follow.............

LEO37 - Icarus

A good friend from Taiwan named LEO37 who has been doing lots of dope things for Hip Hop in Taiwan is releasing his new single. The track is called Icarus and is released on Monday. On this blog we give you all kinds of links to free music. Never to we ask people to pay for things. However, without supporting independent artists this whole Hip Hop thing will love so much will become the domain of big business and we will experience the further watering-down of our culture.

http://www.ppfhouse.com/store

So I give you "Icarus - LEO37"



http://leo37.bandcamp.com

LEO37 is a member of a group called ppf house. These guys have been making major noise on the underground scene with their fresh style. They are going on tour this summer so if you are in The US or Canada, try to check them out.



http://ppfhouse.bandcamp.com

http://www.ppfhouse.com