Metal Lungies

We are just glad these got out before all the legal drama! Personally, we think maybe selling some of the stunna goods and paying The Dogg Pound would’ve been a nice thought. Don’t ever expect copped to be this lavish.
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Yours truly went diggin’ the other day and guess what he copped? Some dope old jazz records for $18 total! I copped Bill Evans’ Trio 64 and Zoot Sims’ Quartets at a great Ottawa record store called Sounds Unlikely.

Zoot was a very underrated saxophonist who never really got his due.

Jazz heads will remember Evans from Miles Davis’ classic Kind of Blue. Also a great jazz pianist in his own right.

A few months ago, I wrote the following 8 posts (which will be appearing 1 per day over the next 8 weekdays) with the intention of counting down to the release of 8 Diagrams on November 6th December 4th December 11th. At that time, I would’ve never imagined the string of events that followed: the release date mix-up with Ghostface’s The Big Doe Rehab, Wu members unhappy with RZA’s direction and sound, money missing, and — something I thought I’d never hear — the possibility of a future Wu-Tang Clan release without the RZA. As a Wu fan stan (fuck it, I’m not ashamed to admit it), I had always heard rumors of inner-Clan turmoil and heated studio sessions, but never took it as anything but evidence of friendly competitiveness, intended to make everyone better. Now, instead of the release of 8 Diagrams being a joyous occasion, it seems as if all parties involved would rather pretend that the album never existed.

The album leaked a few days ago, but — like a couple of y’all out there, I’m sure — I’m waiting until the actual release date to cop. That hasn’t stopped me from reading what others have been saying about the album, and it seems like for every person whose commended the RZA’s production efforts on the album, there’s another person who has deemed 8 Diagrams as something along the lines of a “shit sandwich”. For those of y’all in the former category, let this series of posts be a toast to the Wu’s longevity, and perhaps the greatest catalog of records in hip hop history. For those of y’all in the latter category, let this series of posts be a eulogy of sorts, reminding of the greatness that the Wu embodies, which (hopefully) isn’t soiled by the release of an ill-conceived, off-6-year-hiatus album. And for those of y’all who have avoided the 8 Diagrams leak like the plague, let this series of posts boost your anticipation for December 11th, when you can then decide for yourself.

I’ll be posting 4 tracks each day, broken down as follows:

• a solo track from a Wu member;
• a track from a Wu-Tang Clan album, in which that Wu member’s verse stood out;
• a track from a different Wu member’s solo album, where the highlighted Wu-member made a notable guest spot; and
• a track from a non-Wu artist featuring that Wu member.

And, to show that I’m not making these posts in any particular order (for example, in order of my personal favorite Wu members), I’ll be starting things off with U-God.

I kid, I kid. I mean, U-God isn’t my favorite member of the Wu, but I wouldn’t say he’s the worst of ’em. More like the “least best.” Read on…

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We’ aren’t gonna front here at ML, we are materialistic as HELL! So to show just how materialistic we are, we are launching a new series called Copped where we’ll show you what we actually… drum roll… cop purchase.

Here are my latest acquisitions (no stock).

Ray Ban Outdoorsman II, I had to get SOMETHING on black Friday:

Vitamin Water Balance, best flavor ever, sorry Fifty:

With 5 Star G due December 11, Baby had to do something! Well, we haven’t seen this “promotion” tactic used in a while, but was it really necessary to arrest 394829423 (in reality 16, but close) people along with Baby for carrying a bag of marijuana? Truth be told to drum up buzz for our album we’d easily cop a jaywalking charge.

Anyway Baby tells his side of the story, including denying being married to some 18 year old girl arrested on the bus (based on her mughost, we wouldn’t let her on the bus to begin with) over at MTV.

More booking photos of Baby’s entourage at TMZ. 

You may remember we mentioned Chocolate Rain very briefly a bit ago. We were stunned when we saw Eskay post this:

its on loop.

Incase you were wondering how Rick Ross spends his holiday…If you enjoy footage of rappers getting daps from fans and giving turkeys to people while a loop plays in the background then this is the video for you.

The event was a part of another hip hop charity: Rick Ross Charities.

We totally forgot about this. We knew capitol/priority weren’t done!

Cover Art:

Podcast

Why wouldn’t I? Gangsta Grillz- The Podcast was an idea we’ve had for a while, but we had a lot of issues with choosing which songs would perfectly represent the series. We were having some issues with the playlist but we ended up getting the songs right and it was a great show.

Oh yeah. Alex was the co-host on this one. Subbing for Julie.

So enjoy, and look for that album.

Playlist:
Feds Takin’ Pictures
T.I.- 99 Problems (But Little Flip Ain’t One)
Styles P- The Blackout
Slim Thug- Hood in The Air
Pharrell- Gangsta Grillz
Lil’ Wayne- Sportscenter
Boyz in Da Hood- I Cook, I Cut Freestyle
Styles P feat. Talib Kweli- Testify
Little Brother feat. Skyzoo and Chaundon- Speed Racin
Young Dro- Naw
Young Jeezy feat. Bun B and Slick Pulla- Trap or Die
Juvenile- Come Out Ya Laundry

Nevermind the success of such releases, is it really the best idea to release all (4!!) of these greatest hits on “The Day“?  We get this feeling record companies are probably either going to add another 20 hip-hop albums to drop Dec. 4th, or push them all back to never to rest alongside Detox. In the very least this will be our excuse from updating “The List“.

Featuring… Eazy E

1. Luv 4 Dem Gangsta’z* Beverly Hill Cop III soundtrack
2. 2 Hard Muthas w/MC Ren
3. Trust No Bitch* w/Penthouse Player’s Clique, DJ Quik & AMG
4. L.A. Is The Place w/Ron-De-Vu
5. Findum, F**kum & Flee w/N.W.A
6. Get Yo Ride On w/Mack 10 and M.C. Eiht
7. Black Nigga Killa Ruthless Records Tenth Anniversary compilation
8. We Want Eazy (12″ remix)* Eazy-Duz-It
9. Foe Tha Love Of $ w/Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
10. I’d Rather F*** You N.W.A
11. 24 Hrs To Live Ruthless Records Tenth Anniversary compilation
12. Boyz In Tha Hood (G Mix) w/ Dr. Dre It’s On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa
13. Fat Girl w/Ron-De-Vu
14. Automobile w/N.W.A
15. P.S. Phuk U 2* w/Penthouse Player’s Clique & DJ Quik
16. Ruthless Villain w/MC Ren

* = previously out of print track, exclusively available on this release

The Best of Mack 10: Foe Life

1. Foe Life
2. Hate In Yo Eyes
3. Nothin’ But The Cavi Hit (with Tha Dogg Pound)
4. Like This (with Nate Dogg)
5. From Tha Streetz
6. Only In California (with Ice Cube & Snoop Doggy Dogg)
7. Money’s Just A Touch Away (with Gerald Levert)
8. On Them Thangs
9. Do The Damn Thing
10. Hoo Bangin’
11. The Testimony(with Young Soprano & Pastor Steven Hamilton)
12. Hustle Game
13. The Letter
14. Chicken Hawk
15. My Chucks
16. Tha Weekend (featuring Ice Cube & Techniec)
17. W/S Foe Life
18. Get Yo Ride On (featuring Eazy E & M.C. Eiht)
19. Mozi-Wozi

The Best Of Westside Connection: The Gangsta, The Killa And The Dope Dealer

1. Potential Victims
2. The Gangsta, The Killa And The Dope Dealer
3. Bow Down
4. Cheddar
5. Gangsta Nation (with Nate Dogg)
6. Lights Out
7. Connected For Life (with Butch Cassidy)
8. Gangstas Make the World Go Round
9. West Up!
10. Let It Reign
11. Hoo-Bangin’ (WSCG style)
12. Walk
13. So Many Rappers in Love
14. Bangin’ (with Master P) [previously out-of-print track]15. Nobody (with Timbaland)
16. All The Critics in NY
17. Westside Slaughterhouse
18. Terrorist Threats

The most random greatest hits compilation ever after the jump….

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