Day 2 of our 4-day countdown of the best of the year. Part 1 (80-61) can be found here . To recap: AlbatRoss and I had 2 guidelines we stuck to in compiling this list: 1) it had to be rap (meaning no R&B - Frank Ocean and Miguel had killer years but they won't be found on this list) and 2) one song per project on the list. We did this (including honorable mentions, of course) to make sure we brought a good variety from the list and not to overcrowd the 80 with hits from a distinct few [...]
beast mode Sorry Boston...NY is winning right now . The Top 5 tracks coming out the rotten apple after the jump Action Bronson & Alchemist f/ Evidence - "Bitch I Deserve You" from Rare Chandeliers (download here ) produced by The Alchemist "I made [...]
Wu-Block – Wu-Block eOne: 2012 The pairing of the Lox with the Wu-Tang Clan makes so much sense, it’s a travesty that it took until 2012 for it happen. How could the music industry watch the video for the Ghostface Killah/Ghostface’s awesome orange fuzzy hat/Jadakiss classic “Run” and not immediately demand an entire album-length encore? It’s not one of those weird pairings that work somehow, like French fries and carne asada or a 7-and-7. Wu-Tang and D-Block are two of New York’s most beloved collectives, with a shared love of rhymes about toting heat and [...]
DJ Khaled might not have too many talents in this world, but he's better than just about anyone else at lining up hard-as-fuck rappers for overblown, triumphal posse cuts like this one. Songs like this have gotten a bit more exciting since Meek Mill's rise to fame, and videos like this have gotten a bit more exciting since French Montana started wearing silk-scarf face-masks. Also, a few years after he was a Twitter punchline, Ace Hood has quietly become a pretty good rapper. In the DRE Films -directed video, all these guys stand around shitty apartments and pretend they're [...]
If I was a rapper with a budget, I would fork over cash for features to only a few: Freddie Gibbs, Gunplay, Roc Marciano, Kendrick Lamar, or Schoolboy Q. Even when those guys mail in a verse, it still somehow sounds better than 99.9 percent of their peers - so much that I am contractually obligated to post their tracks. This is another one where Gibbs gets Gitmo and talks about guns and good weed and boxcar Chevy's. And somehow it doesn't get boring to me. Maybe it gets boring to you, but then again, I'm about to read some [...]
"You can recoup quicker off a brick than a contract..." Nobody likes a copycat. That's why 360 enlisted Al Queda Jada and Gangsta Gibbs for a remix to his single [...] The post 360 Feat. Jadakiss & Freddie Gibbs - "Own Thing (Remix)" appeared first on The Smoking Section .
Download: DJ Deadeye presents WU Block "The Mixtape" Tracklist: 1.Wu-Block intro 2.Wu-Block ft. Sheek Louch, Ghostface killah, Styles P, Jadakiss, & Raekwon 3.Trading Places ft. Sheek louch & Ghostface killah 4.Empire State High ft. Styles P & Sheek Louch 5.Way too cold-Sheek Louch 6.Six Directions Of Boxing Ft. Wu-Tang clan 7.Pretty Tony Skit-Wally's 8.Barry ft. Ghostface Killah & Sheek Louch 9.The Magnifi-Sheek Louch 10.The President-Raekwon 11.Meteor Hammer-Ghostface Killah, Action Bronson & Termanology 12.Pretty Tony Skit-Hustler's Diet Pt.1 13.Stick'em ft. Sheek Louch, [...]
"Fiends clicking Bic lighters with Garfield eyeballs, pulling them all-nighters" When it comes to Wu-Tang and D-Block's latest "Crack Spot Stories" connection, the potency is in the details, per usual. [...] The post Sheek Louch & Ghostface Killah Feat. Jadakiss & Raekwon - "Crack Spot Stories" appeared first on The Smoking Section .
"My man on lock down flood the Island with quarters Move work from Denver to D.C. like Portis..." Much like Derrick Coleman, Jadakiss never reached the potential which seemed preordained [...] The post The iPod Shuffle - Jadakiss' "40 Bars Of Terror" appeared first on The Smoking Section .
Swizz Beatz owns an undeniable place in rap music for being instrumental in the rise of Ruff Ryders powerhouse in the late 1990s. However, he's also had an inglorious hand [...] The post 10 Songs Swizz Beatz Ruined appeared first on The Smoking Section .
Wu Block is definitely street music. The Lox and Wu Tang together is nostalgia even when its brand spankin' new. This track finally adds Jadakiss to the usual duo of Ghostface and Sheek Louch . The official Wu Block album drops on October 23rd. Need that on wax. JADAKISS, SHEEK LOUCH, & GHOSTFACE - STICK UP KIDS
1. "The Art of Peer Pressure" - Kendrick Lamar. Kendrick's debut studio album Good Kid, mA.A.d. City comes out October 22nd. This came early, and apparently the album version is an extended one. This song and the story within is amazing, and GKMC is bound to be one of the best hip-hop releases in recent memory. More Kendrick coming in this weekend's edition. Kendrick Lamar - The Art of Peer Pressure 2. "Where's The Fun In Forever" - Miguel feat. Alicia Keys. Miguel's album, Kaleidoscope Dream , dropped last week, and is filled with some [...]
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It's that time of the year again, which mean wack rappers step the f*ck back and listen. Freddie Gibbs is here in collaboration with DJ Drama for his Gangsta Grillz debut Baby Face Killa . With 18 tracks of pure Gary grace on the mic, Gibbs nabs SpaceGhostpurrp, Krayzie Bone, Dom Kennedy, Jadakiss, Jay Rock, Young Jeezy & Curren$y for this exquisite project. Fred always switches up his style slightly, and here he takes away from the darker Cold Day In Hell release, and goes a bit more explicit with his delivery and sound on BFK. Hit the jump [...]
Download/Listen/Buy: Freddie Gibbs "Baby Face Killa" Deluxe Version 01.BFK 02.Still Livin' 03.Money, Clothes, Hoes (MCH) 04.The Hard (ft. Dana Williams) 05.Kush Cloud (ft. Krayzie Bone and SpaceGhostPurp) 06.Walk In Wit the M.O. (ft. Dom Kennedy) 07.Bout It Bout It (ft. Kirko Bangz) 08.Krazy (ft. Jadakiss and Jay Rock) 09.Stay Down 10.Boxframe Cadillac ('83 Deville Mix) ft. Z-Ro 11.Middle of The Night (ft. Wayne Blazed) 12.Go For It (ft. Young Jeezy) 13.On Me (ft. Problem) 14.Tell A Friend (ft. Currensy) 15.My Nigga [...]
Gary Indian's Gangster Gibbs and DJ Drama finally releases their project that has been awaited by fans for quite some time. Track-listing and Download after the jump. I must admit the features on this is looking quite mean *Flex voice* Download : Mixtape: Freddie Gibbs x DJ Drame - Baby Face Killa
On “Never Die,” a track featuring Jadakiss, Cee-Lo, and Young Jeezy, it’s great to see Nipsey Hussle come through with a scene stealing verse in the midst of so much [...] The post DJ Drama Feat. Jadakiss, Cee-Lo Green, Nipsey Hussle & Young Jeezy - "Never Die" appeared first on The Smoking Section .
The odds were against this one from the beginning. When Kanye West founded label G.O.O.D. Music in 2004, it was just him, Common , and John Legend – three guys who, despite a few obvious differences between them, shared enough ground to make sense as a team. But in the years since, Kanye has added the likes of Pusha T , 2 Chainz , Big Sean , The-Dream , CyHi the Prynce , and Kid Cudi , some of whom are viable creative presences, some of [...]
1. "Pretty Matter (Freestyle)" - Los. Los, representing Bad Boy and Baltimore, has made a name for himself with some sick freestyles and comes with another one this week, over Frank Ocean and Andre 30002s Pink Matter. Some really cool lines, and a good job over what is a pretty tough beat to command this well. Los - Pretty Matter (Freestyle) [ Link ] 2. "Stereo" - Machine Gun Kelly feat. Alex Fitts. Another Bad Boy signee here, and MGK's debut studio album Lace Up is coming in October. This song has a unique rock [...]
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