Excuse the extended absence, folks. This is off Smiley’s Money Machine mixtape. DJ Premier behind the boards. Cameos from Guru, Buckwild and Billy Danze of MOP. This track is actually from 2003, and I’m guessing the video is too, since Premier and Guru wouldn’t appear in the same video today. You can stream more tracks off the tape on Smiley’s MySpace.
I was just listening to Livin’ Proof yesterday, so there’s no better time to post this:
I’ve always been a mixtape junkie. I’ve been making them since I had the ability to press the buttons on a cassette recorder. My first mixtape was a compilation of music from the Power Rangers movie, the theme to Ninja Turtles, “Everybody Dance Now” by C&C Music Factory, and some Pearl Jam song that I liked. I made it by taking a portable tape recorder and holding it up to a stereo. I made many tapes like this. On some you can hear my little brother screaming, or a vaccum running in the background. But they were great. In recent years I have moved format to the CD or the mp3 (although I still rock the cassette myself now and then). So when I found out that their was a website that you could upload a mixtape to, and it would play for your friends without ads or membership, I was ridiculously psyched.
But when I went to log on to my Muxtape today I was met with disappointment. Muxtape was apparently forced to shutdown earlier this week to resolve issues with the RIAA.
You couldn’t download from their sites. You could even buy the songs you heard.
Muxtape says they have a good chance of beating the rap. But it begs the question…
Why does the RIAA hate all the pretty things?
Read More: MTV Newsroom
(Image Stolen From Believing Thomas)
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DJ Muggs is sorely underrated. This mixtape is a prelude to his new project with Planet Asia, Pain Language. Muggs’ beats are incredible; they range from sinister to funky to soulful to exotic. Planet Asia brings a classic West Coast flow and seals the deal. It seems like the West is dropping some of the most solid music these days. Can’t wait for the album.
via Soul Assassins
Sphere: Related ContentWe covered Gutta earlier on this site. This is Part 1 of an interview where he talks about his life, his new album, and other wildness.
The name of his upcoming album is “Heads Will Roll”. It drops September 2nd.
Thanks to Babygrande and iHipHop for the video.
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Miss Info may be posting scans (slightly out of order) faster than Rick Ross can write a parking ticket, but Metal Lungies will have a full review of Faith Evans’ tell-all memoir soon. It’s taking longer than expected because the last book I read was Harry Potter. Every titillating gossipy detail will be revealed, from Faith’s late-night escapades to Biggie’s favorite kind of pie. And the beef, oh yes the beef.
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Remember Jae Hood (aka J-Hood/Jay Hood, they never really could decide)? He was that guy who was signed to D-Block and appeared on just about every mixtape that came out for a couple of years. He eventually got frustrated that his album hadn’t come out and left D-Block. In doing so, he made sure to disrespect the guys that gave him everything he had with an obnoxious little video of him dragging his D-Block chain on the sidewalk. 50 Cent, who at the time was riding the beef train at full steam, brought Jae on stage at a concert along with Remy Ma who had recently split with Fat Joe. Jae’s loudmouth, attention-whore tactics resulted in his being ostracized from the hip-hop community and nobody’s heard from him since despite repeated apologies. And I’m pretty sure all he got from 50 was a crate of Tony Yayo CDs.
But was Jae Hood justified in his frustration? Were Jadakiss, Sheek Louch and Styles P holding him back? Here’s an advance copy of his album. You decide.
On second thought, I’ll save you some time. This album is really bad and not just because it’s unfinished. Jae couldn’t write a hook if his life depended on it, his punchlines are lame, his guntalk is tired and the beats are awful. But this begs the question, why all the fuss about some rapper who was friendly with the LOX a long time ago?
Back when mixtapes (the screaming DJ kind) were still relevant, Jae Hood was a regular and had some of the best freestyles around. I was always checking for him and hoping he would put together a killer album. This is one of the only Big Mike mixtapes I’ve kept through the years and has Jae working a tight, aggressive flow, showing definite potential. Bums me out that he fell off so hard.
When they aren’t covering Phelps merking the competition, the NBC news crew gets down righteously in China (watch till the end):
Over in Japan they got Monkeys successfully eluding the 5-0.
Video / News Article (Click the AP video on the left sidebar).
These both amuse me, sue me.
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Since ML is for the Kids, like ODB, I thought I’d put you on Smart Shorties. Even though Kidz Bop is rocking with Mr. Where-Killers-Get-Hung, I think Smart Shorties is a little more hip hop. They just dropped their 1st release called Hip Hop Multiplication. Half of the artists they cover are most likely one hit wonders, but that doesn’t mean a Jibbs inspired song can’t help you do well on multiplication of 9s. Notice the omission of Sean Kingston though, clearly he has chosen his side in the for-kids remake showdown. You guys should be proud of me that I didn’t get any drug counting references in. Anyway, I’m off to count those keys 3s.
Hip Hop Multiplication Tracklisting (Preview some on their Myspace):
01 Always the Same [“I Wanna Love You” by Akon] 02 Me and 2s [“Me and U” by Cassie] 03 Crank Them 3s [“Crank That (Soulja Boy)” by Soulja Boy] 04 Throw Some 4s on It [“Throw Some D’s” by Rich Boy] 05 This Is Why I’m Smart [“This Is Why I’m Hot” by Mims] 06 Math Facts [“Bartender” by T-Pain] 07 Ballin’ [“We Fly High” by Jim Jones] 08 I Know You Know It [“I Know You See It” by Yung Joc] 09 The 9s Trick [“Chain Hang Low” by Jibbs] 10 Work It Out [“Walk It Out” by Unk] 11 Double Double [“Kiss Kiss” by Chris Brown] 12 Tell Me What You Know [“Tell Me When to Go” by E-40] 13 Clear It Out [“Chicken Noodle Soup” by Webstar]
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Over the last few weeks I’ve been working a lot on a radio show that me and my buddy are putting on. Consequently, my valued ML time has been cut short. I figured I would share some of the efforts that I’ve been putting into the show. Basically, we will do four sets this month and each one is focusing on a different genre that has been crucial to the development of hip-hop (funk, soul, jazz, and electronica). Each show will intertwine one of the four genres with hip-hop and will hopefully give the listener some indication of the fundamental connections between the forms of music.
Anyway…here are some of the highlights from the first two shows. Im gonna get the mp3s for the guest spot that we had, or you can just cop an iTunes link at www.ckut.ca (go to archives and find montreal sessions).
Download Link at the bottom.
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