Su-Sussudio

Tofu Hot is so fucking hot right now and dude has showed the shrimp love from day one. He threw up this ridiculous Ol Dirty track last week and I had to throw it up here too so grab it while its hot.

Ol' Dirty Bastard - Sussudio

Serg doesn't like the R&B singing (I guess he prefers a gruff American bear singing sweet nothings in his ear) but I think this song is fucking great. If it were up to me, this track would be released as a single right now, and the video would have all this footage of ODB hanging out in the studio, jumping around on stage, quick cuts of him on stage under a huge down coat, wiling out with his hair all over the place, the crowd going crazy. There would be some shots of him bugging out in the classic Wu videos, some post-production slow motion shots of hmm chuckling happily in the studio with RZA and maybe a shot with him and Mariah. It would be a big hit if they dropped it, which they won't. Every hip-hop artist should drop an R&B-chorus track when he dies, it would be nice. The R&B remix of "Party and Bullshit" by Big should be dropped as a single with a video sometime.

The best part of this track of course is the vocoder which even echoes ODB saying "dirty stinkin' like doo doo." Vocoders make songs sound ten times as awesome. I think I'm gonna go listen to some Zapp and Roger now. RIP ODB.

Cooking With Trick Daddy

Well according to AllHiphop.com Trick Daddy is talking to MTV about having a motherfucking cooking show. Apparently he just finished taping the pilot for them. Now I don't know about you but this shit sounds fucking brilliant to me. I have actually toyed with the idea of a hiphop cooking show myself. It would be like rap, a case of beer, and fire. With those ingredients I figured I could make a fucking awesome show. But alas the almighty Trick Daddy has stolen my dream. I can only hope that he shall be able to do my vision justice because if not I'm going to kick that motherfucker's ass.

“I’ll probably have a lot of rap cats come on up,” said Trick. “You know a lot of n*ggas think they know how to cook. I’ma show you how n*ggas f*ck up and burn eggs. And have the shells in them.”

Trick also refuses to cook chiltins “Because chitlins smell like a dirty ass.” Thats fucking great. I just hope that he steps up and starts calling other fools out. I would like to see Trick Daddy on the Iron Chef punking the shit out of soft ass Bobby Flay. Food Network ain't got shit on motherfucking Dade County.

I ain't playin' witchoo

Tone Tone - I Ain't Playin Witcha

There isn't much on this cat out there on the web right now but his big song is "I Ain't Playin' Witcha" and it's a pretty hot dirty south banger - except its not from the south, its from this guy Tone Tone who is 18 and from Detroit. There's one article from the Metro Times and also Andy Kellman's blog but that's all I could find. This song is building pretty quick, it sounds to me like if Timbaland produced "I Smoke I Drank" or something. Lyrically its all about his hustle, getting money, and how he gets girls at the club.

“I don’t curse,” he says. “Not because of any political reason. It gives me a bigger audience. I had to sit down and think, ‘How can I sell records without cursing?’ I don’t say the ‘N’ word, either. By not using it, I get to perform any song off my record anywhere.”

Yeah whatever dude just knows his moms is listening. Nah I'm playing its a hot track. I can't imagine this song being anything but huge in a month or so - building from the ground up. And now this cat is opening for T.I. and Nas. Can't knock the hustle.

Here's another cut from the album, it's called "Pimps and Players." Its more amateurish but I like it, smooth Pac imitiation and catchy production.

Tone Tone - Pimps and Players

Buy Skoolz In Session here.

West Coast Underground Mix: "What A Pity"

11.28.04



Here's a mix of some classic underground west coast hip-hop along with some rarities and some self-indulgent, exclusive mixes by your bol (me). Let it be said that this is by no means an exhaustive mix that runs the gamut of "important" west coast underground shit. After all, the meat of this mix only spans a measly 5 years ('94-'98). But, these were-- in my humble opinion-- easily the most exciting years in the west coast underground. Accodringly, this mix is simlutaneously an ode of appreciation to these years as well as a bit of an introduction to those of you who know nothing about this shit (shame on you!). Unfortunately, there's far more shit to be found on unreleased 5th generation tape dubs then there is on those shiny discs of vinyl that we've grown to love. As for how that has affected the make-up of this mix? Well, rather obviously, that means there are some noticable gaps in the mix that are basically only gaps because of format limitations (i.e. only one Ellay Khule verse?! No Log Cabin?!). But, what can I say? A lot of these motherfuckers really didn't put out that much vinyl, and even if they did, it wasn't always their best effort that was committed to wax. But, I've made do with what I had available and I hope you can forgive me if I made any critical oversights or simply didn't represent/signify the west coast underground in an adequate manner.

Anyway, here's the mix and for a slightly more in-depth, track-by-track discussion click me. Enjoy.

Special thanks to yousendit for hosting the shite. (updated with links that actually work)

Part I
01. (00:00 - 01:03) CVE -- "What A Pity"
02. (01:03 - 02:55) CVE -- "Art of War"
03. (02:55 - 06:06) Saafir -- "Can You Feel Me"
04. (06:06 - 10:52) Latyrx -- "Latyrx"
05. (10:52 - 12:40) Latyrx Samples Medley
06. (12-40 - 16:10) Ab Rude "Yesterday & Today"/E-40 "Hope I Don't Go Back"
07. (16:10 - 20:07) Ahmad, Ras Kass, and Saafir -- "Come Widdit"
08. (20:07 - 24:20) The Coup -- "Dig It" (Radio Remix)
09. (24:20 - 24:50) NGA Fish -- "Hi-style Takeover"
10. (24:50 - 27:41) Whoridas -- "Whoriden"
11. (27:41 - 30:26) Volume 10 -- "Pistolgrip Pump" (UK Jazz Mix)
12. (30:26 - 30:52) Ellay Khule -- "Feet Upon The Table"
13. (30:52 - 33:47) Homeliss Derilex -- "Cash Money"
14. (33:47 - 37:30) The BUMS featuring Mystic -- "Lyfe N Tyme"
15. (37:30 - 41:51) Medusa -- "You Better Be"
16. (41:51 - 42:35) Blackalicious -- "Cheezit Terrorist"
17. (42:35 - 45:06) Underbombers -- "Subcontents"
18. (45:06 -- End) Rashinel -- "Rashinel"

Part II
19. (00:00 - 02:07) Blackalicious -- "Rhymes for the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind"
20. (02:07 - 03:53) Saafir -- Verse from Wake Up Show Battle
21. (03:53 - 06:51) Saafir -- "Pull Ya Card"
22. (06:51 - 11:46) Freestyle Fellowship -- "Ummm"
23. (11:46 - 15:36) The Coup -- "The Funk"
24. (15:36 - 16:30) Ras Kass -- "Get Up Get Down"
25. (16:30 - 20:30) Aceyalone -- "Faces"
26. (20:30 - 24:32) Project Blowed -- "Heavyweights Round II"
27. (24:32 - 25:47) Bus Driver -- "Imaginary Places"
27. (25:47 - 29:05) Slim Kid 3 -- "Emerald Butterfly"
28. (29:05 - End) DK Toon -- "Solo is So Low"

-e

41Fivin And 5th Wardin

"The reason I formed 213 with Warren G and Nate Dogg is because Richie Rich had a group called 415. I was lovin' his style and voice which I incorporated into my style when I first started rapping."
- Snoop Doggy Dogg

415 - Groupie Ass Bitch
415 - SideShow

In the late 80's a few dudes from Oakland came together to form 415. Those dudes were D-Loc, DJ Darryl, JED, and Richie Rich. In 1990 they released a 12" on Big League Records that was titled 41Fivin. The record got fools checking Richie Rich and he released his first solo album, Don't Do It. There was some talk about 415 going to sign with Priority but unfortunatly Richie Rich got busted for coke so that pretty much fucked all that shit up. After that 415 pretty much dissappeard. When Richie Rich got out he would hook up most of the bay area artists like the luniz, Tupac, B-legit, E-A-Ski, MC Breed, and the RBL Posse. Richie Rich went on to have a fairly successful solo career. In 1995 he got signed to Def Jam. He never really blew up nationally but as far as people who were checking for bay area shit (anyone affiliated with Too Short) he was definetly known.

you can buy Big League Records Greatest Hits cd here



5th Ward Boys - Underground G's

5th Ward Boys were the next act signed to Rap-A-Lot after the Geto Boys. They consisted of 007, E-Rock and Lo-Life. In 91 they released Ghetto Dope, an album that no one really gave a fuck about because everyone was paying attention to the Geto Boys. In 1992 they followed that release up with Gangsta Fuck EP. I remember around that time hearing people talk about them a little more but the general perception was that they were just some lowbudget Geto Boys. It wasn't until 1993 when I heard them on the Geto Boy's album Til Death Do Us Part. The last track on the album is the posse cut, Bring It On, which happens to be one of the greatest posse cuts ever fucking made. It was at that point that I thought it might be a wise maneuver to actually listen to them. In 1995 they released Rated G, which was their most successful joint pretty much because it relied on banking off g-funk. But yeah that 1992 joint had the 5th Ward Boys best song ever, Underground G's. The rapping is about the same speed and style as what they did on Bring It On, which is what I like to hear from these dudes. That aggressive cipher shit when you're just mobbin with a crew of dudes yelling "buck buck" ready to beat down the cameramen for the videoshoot. The beat is has just a touch of a piano with this whiney synth that brings that dark early 90's get hype feel to the beat.

5th ward cds here

Some Houston Shit For You Fat Motherfuckers

I recorded last night's Damage Control show, again.Click Here to download. or this link is a slightly longer version it has a few extra minutes at the beginning and some of the Late Night Snacks show that comes after Damage Control.

The show starts off with a diplo mix because next week diplo is performing at a show in Houston that is being thrown by Matt. Early in the show Matt expresses a little bit of frustration about certain rappers in Houston who have fucking deals but are being a bunch of fucking soft bitches on some goddamn jr high drama bullshit. Seriously its like dudes are mad because no one told them they were the prettiest girl at the dance. Motherfuckers need to come off that bullshit and just concern themselves with making some goddamn music.


In other news there is a new Geto Boys Video that you stupid fucks need to be watching instead of celebrating genocide.

T.I. - Urban Legend

Yesterday I was at the Bankhead Courts Complex in Atlanta on trial for murder but fortunately my best friend T.I. hooked me up with a lawyer and a CD. I broke out the trap and now I have to tell you about the CD. There are fair amount of guests on this shit such as Mannie Fresh, Nelly, B.G., Pharrell, P$C(not of LL fame), Big Kuntry, Lil Wayne, Daz, Lil Kim, and Trick Daddy. Nelly, Pharrell and Lil Kim shouldn't even be on this album and neither should the songs they are featured on. Lil Kim's guest spot isn't even a guest spot really she just says a couple bars in a song about homeboy needs to get his shit together. Nelly and Pharrell just suck at singing/rapping so fuck them fools. The joint with Nelly is "Get Loose" which is on some get your eagle on bullshit that is stupid.

Those of you that still watch music videos have probably seen the "Bring Em Out" video which is cute and all. The build up in that song is on some shake your ass like you're crazy in love or some shit type sound. It's cute and all but my favorite part of that video is the end when they play that short clip of a video for "You Don't Know Me." Now that joint is my shit. I usually get tired of repetitious rap songs like that where fools repeat one line over and over through out the song. But this shit is fucking dope. Mostly because I just love T.I.'s delivery during the course of the song. It isn't some crazy "lyrical dragon swordsmanship" but dude just keep raw and the beat's menacing sound just makes me want to tell fools they don't know me.

The fourth track, ASAP, has these horns that have a dope little build up. For some reason it reminds me of a hollertronix mix. The song isn't really fast enough for some dance party fuckfest it sounds more like the beat could get cute with some downtempo mix.

I was kind of apprehensive about this album since it seems to be getting pushed through really fast in an attempt to bank on Trap Muzik since T.I. was in jail and couldn't promote that album really. I thought Atlantic might be rushing this album threw with a bunch of halfass joints and just try to make some sales off the strength of his first album. But its good shit and I was actually a little surprised I like it as much as I do. I wouldn't say its better than Trap Muzik but its a decent follow up.



Ok now this part might be kind of weird for some folks but when I heard track 8 which is "What They Do" featuring B.G. it reminded me of Themselves. Now neither of these fools rap like DoseOne or anything like that but the beat has these horns that reminded me of some JEL beat I heard on The No Music. So I grab my Themselves album and find out the joint I'm thinking of is Dark Sky Demo. The song doesn't even sound that much like the T.I.'s joint, its not the same sample or anything like that. It's just that both songs have horns that remind me of beats from early 90's that had saxophones played by some girl in a hot pink bikini at the beach getting splashed with water. Out of both beats the JEL beat sounds like more of a throwback to the early 90's while T.I.'s song sounds more like an attempt at updating that sound. Maybe B.G. being on the song influenced it. He could have been on some Rebirth type connection since all that brass band shit has influenced bounce music so much already. Fuck I don't know, I'm just grabbing for motherfucking straws here trying to make it sounds like there is some connection between these songs. I just think its kind of funny that T.I. reminds of me anticon songs.

ok well fuck all that shit, just download some motherfucking mp3's. That's what you're here for anyways; not to read a bunch of shit that makes no goddamn sense.

T.I. - You Don't Know Me

T.I. feat BG - What They Do

Themselves - Dark Sky Demo aka a song that doesn't really sound like What they Do at all.

oh and remember Urban Legend drops November 30th, next Tuesday.
buy it hurr

Trae Video

The Guerilla Maab site has a new Trae video featuring Z-ro and Shyna for the song "Let Me Live"

I actually meant to post this video like two weeks ago but then a bunch of bullshit happened and I never did that shit. So yeah here it is now, I think it's still up if not well then I guess you lazy fat whores are fucked. Oh wait I think I remember why, I was planing to upload some paul wall and chamillionaire joint they did with Trae that was hot but I didn't. I guess I could do it now but I'll save that shit for another time.

Hayyyyyyy

I was thinking about trying to attract more hits to the shrimp by talking smack about the okayplayerhater boards and how difficult those motherfucking threads are to read, but instead we're going to discuss CRUCIAL CONFLICT.


I've posted before about how weird hip-hop from Chicago is but it didn't get weirder than these guys who released a song called "Hay (In the Middle of the Barn)" that was about smoking weed.

Crucial Conflict - Hay

The song is cool, slow spacey jam with a catchy sing-song hook and this really weird BOING effect that I guess was supposed to make it sound like being in the barn. The rapping is better than I thought it would be when I decided to listen to this track again for the first time in who knows how many years. They remind me of Bone Thugs a bit, minus you know the gimmicky super-fast rapping.

I used to watch this video on The Box when I was home sick back in the day. I remember this kid named Ernest I think who would always say their name real loud in class back in middle school and the teachers would try to hush him but he'd be all "crucialconflict! HAYYYYYY" and the class would laugh. He was always nice to me even though I was a dork, but he was usually more busy antagonizing teachers. I think I remember him saying that his cousin knew one of the guys from Crucial Conflict, but I might be wrong. He was also the first kid I ever knew to get in trouble for smoking weed, back in like 7th grade or something.

I wonder what happened to these guys - they disappeared, as far as I know, fell off the end of the universe. Maybe they still hang out on the west side, talk about their brush with fame. Its weird that they're always wearing overalls though, looking like the Nappy Roots or something. Anyway, here's a picture of them not in overalls.



I'll be gone for a few days visiting family and all that shit - Emil and Serg and Byron and Erick and Maradona will hold it down. You know how we do it at the Shrimp.

Buy Crucial Conflict's album The Final Tic by clicking here.

The Whoridas

Well today I've decided to post a few songs from the debut Delicious Vinyl album of (ex?)Hobo Junction affiliates The Whoridas-- a group made up of Saafir's little brother and his cousin, King Hasaan and Mr. Taylor, respectively. The following is quoted from Davey D's 1997 Review of The Whorida's Debut LP "Whoridin'" because I think it's kind of an interesting take on the music and I can't think of anything supremely interesting to say about this shit except that it's hard as fuck:

For many the Whoridas have long been a mystery to those who've come to associate Bay Area hip hop with one particular style and sound. To start, the Whoridas broke the mold by being Westbound. Here in the Bay almost all of Hip Hop's legendary crews ranging from Too Short to Hammer to Souls Of Mischief have come from Oakland's East side. Song after song would talk passionately about the rough and rugged ways of East Oakland. It's a bit ironic because East Oakland has been talked about so much that many have forgotten the rich history and the progressiveness that has been a part of West Oakland where the Whoridas are from. Historically West Oakland at one time had a thriving bustling downtown area within it's African American community that rivaled the traditional downtown that was owned and controlled by whites. Merrit College was an intellectual haven on the West side of Oakland that gave birth to the Black Panther Party. Nowadays (1997) West Oakland is known for not so nice Acorn Housing Projects and the now defunct Campbell Village where notorious drug lords like Felix Mitchell ran some of their operations. For years many of West Oakland's majestic Victorian houses were left abandoned and parts of that side of town took on the name 'Ghost Town'. You just didn't hear about too many slammin' artists hailing from the West until Saafir and his crew The Hobo Junction which included The Whoridas came along. It's important to note this because with their emergence came a different sound and style that has expanded the definition of Bay Area hip hop.

For many, our first taste of these Westbound artists came when Saafir and Hobo Junction squared off against Casual,Souls Of Mischief and the Hieroglyphics Crew, all who hailed from The East side of Oakland. It was a heated, intense, one-of-a-kind emcee battle that took place on the Wake Up Show a couple of years back. The end result was some near physical confrontations and gunshots being fired...after the battle. The battle went way beyond a crew of emcees flipin' scripts. It reflected the long standing rivalry between East and West Oakland. It was during this battle that Mr Tailor and King Sann of the Whoridas stood out. They were definitely about holding their own on a lyrical tip. And left folks fiending for some material from them. Folks who were up on the Bay Area's underground rap scene already had product from the Whoridas. These guys could be seen hustlin' homemade tapes every day in front of the now closed Leopold Records in Berkeley. Most of these tapes were limited edition excursions into the musical mindset of a very creative crew. Their rhyme style was different Their beats were different, yet they managed to keep a certain flava about them which let you know that they were from the Bay.



Now on to the music:

The Whoridas "Taxin'" w/ Third Rail Vic: This was my fucking JAM the summer of '97. It's not remarkably Bay-Area sounding since the beat is pretty east-coast influenced, but the production is really where the east-coast influence ends. Also, worth mentioning? 2nd verse, the dude Third Rail Vic does his best Saafir impression and pulls it off pretty fucking remarkably. Frankly, I'm not convinced that this dude isn't Saafir with some sort've voice-module fucking with his voice a la Del and Unicron. Well, either that or Saafir just flat out ghost-wrote this verse. But, anyway, dude's flow on the "now here's a little bit of fundamental, subliminal, acrobatical flipping shit 'cause I funks for mine" part is fucking real.

The Whoridas "Stackin $'s" w/ Eye-Cue: This beat is on some typical Big Nous lo-fi, grime-ball shit and it's ugly and dirty as hell... in a good way. I love it. The somewhat random violence and confusion of the horn stabs on the hook kill it while Hasaan and Tailor ride out.

The Whoridas "Till the Wheels Fall Off"w/ Eye Cue, Third Rail Vic, and J-bo[?]: The album's obligatory crew track. It works though. Hot beat by Jay-Z (no, not that one) who produced most of Saafir's classic"Boxcar Sessions" LP while the Hobo-sexuals just ride on this shit.

-e

StarWars Is Playing Tricks On Me

The Geto Boys Mind Playing Tricks On Me video reenacted with StarWars figures.
I jacked this link from Catchdubs so credit that dude with the trillness that is this video

Edit: That link appears to have died. Try this one.

I LOVE THIS GAME!

I love that this happened, sweet crap its awesome.

Feel it in the air

Beanie Sigel - Feel it in the Air

Most Overrated Hip Hop Albums.

Now that Entertainment Weekly has told us the 25 best, a lot of that shit on there was weak. Here are some overrated shit IMO.

1) Marshal Mathers LP. Eminem is Jesus to wiggaz. This guy is their savior, thats why you see Christgau and white people who should know better jock him. Armond White had him right. He was invented by MTV and Jimmy Iovine to perform a coup on hip hop. Dre stole his worst beats on this album. He should have found a better ghost producer to bite. As a matter of fact, this concluded The Good Dr's comeback. He hasn't done shit since, save one or two ghostwritten beats for 50. Also, Eminem's alleged wit and humor are nowhere to be found on this shock jock album. I might as well listen to Howard Stern. This was the 7000th "The world Is Against Me" album. That might turn on your average moronic teenager from the burbs and loony lefty's in The Village Voice, but it doesn't cut it on any other level.

2) Illmatic-The New Rakim? How you gonna be the new Rakim when for the past 10 yrs you been using the same one dimensional mechanic flow? When was the last time Nas switched up his flow? Maybe it's because he can't do it. That's why Jay Z buried him in 2001 in any sane persons opinion except for those TRL teenyboppers pretending Nas won to sound credible. I know what Nas is gonna say before he says it. Yep, we are all Zombies in a white man's world, except for Nas, the biggest hypocrite in hip hop history. Nas tried to be Jay Z-like on It Was Written and I Am but flopped, now he's pretending he some underground crusader. He wanted that mainstream love and success but lacks charisma or personality. Have you seen this guy interviewed? Might as well be talking to a statue. Illmatic is the Raging Bull of hip hop. Too obvios in its aspirations to be great, and Nas posturing as some street corner intellectual lets it down.

3) The Love Below- Middle America's favorite type of black people. Nice and Wholsome. Even if they haven't caught on to Andre 3000's Prince routine, I can't believe people are going around calling this lame album The best of 2003 and one of the best in history. Oliver Wang was right to give EW props for pointing out Aquemini is their best shit. What was Andre saying on The Love Below. "You are the prototype". WTF does that mean? Personally, I think standards for lyricism are dropping with that kind of weak shit getting play. I'm still confused by that shit. Oh I get it, Andre 3000 plays a guitar, he must be a genius.

4) Black On Both Sides- Rappers like Mos Def get a free ride for being wack because of the popularity of neo-black power movements. MosDef is obviosly a fan of Malcolm X and probably watched Panther a few times too often. He has gone to the Emmyss to prove how revolutionary he is. All these freedom fighter MC's want the good shit in life, they want the bling, the cars, the girls, they can't get it, so this is their Get Out Of Unemployment Free Card. They can always go underground and fight the system as a career even though Mos Def is more Hollywood than Will Smith. OK, anyone who wants to be called landmark, revolutionary, doing "real music"., do like Mos Def do and start phony rebellion against I don't know what. Jay Z has left these conscious clowns in the dust with his practical attitude to music and life.

The Jaz don't stop

EDIT: Due to bandwith issues, I'm taking these mp3s down a little early. Sorry! I'll probably be using YouSendIt in the future, at least until these issues are cleared up. I hope everyone enjoyed The Jaz mp3s. Any questions to the comments section. The Shrimp is ad-free, so don't bitch. thnx.


Ya Don't Stop

So I can't claim credit for this discovery, this came about thanks to Michael aka "Bulbs" from ILM. Dude is from Australia but he managed to send me a copy of this unfortunately forgotten should-be classic (Your CD is in the mail, by the way.) Production on this 6-track EP comes from Mark the 45 King, Large Professor, and Prince Paul, according to AllMusic.

Yes, this is that Jaz of "Hawaiian Sophie" fame. Well, dude was holding it down, its too bad his recent stuff is so uneven. I doubt he realized at the time he was recording this that his disciple Jay-Z (er..."Jay Zee") would go on to be the biggest rapper in the world.

Anyway I've uploaded three tracks from Ya Don't Stop, check all three, they're great.

The Jaz - Sign of the Crimes
This song is one of those great early 90s tracks that manages to be both a burner and a banger; tempo is hella fast and the drums are really hard too. The filtered bass fades out real quickly in the middle of the bar with sudden horn hits and the Jaz ripping over the beat until the chorus when Mark the 45 king brings in this weird distorted instrumental sample. I like when everything drops out but the drums and Jaz just rips some crime stories over it. This is the part where I say I can't believe this came out in 1991.

The Jaz - A Groove (This is what U Rap 2)
I disagree with our friends at AllMusic about this track. They diss it but I think its a great example of that chill breakbeat funk. Its in that sorta corny early 90s braggadocious style, like "When I get a brainstorm, I start housing like a school dorm," etc. but its endearing and allmusic claims its self-produced. The beat starts out sorta straightforward with soothing flutes on the chorus but about halfway through this sample of some smooth disco strings or barry white strings or love boat strings come in and it sounds all orchestrated and awesome - it hits this cool groove and Jaz sings "Who made the funky break so BAAAAD...." This song is really awesome.

The Jaz - It's That Simple feat. Jay-Z
This song has a great wurlitzer-sampling funk groove produced by Prince Paul, but its also got some early Jay-Z. (yes...Jay-Z over Prince Paul!) I think its really interesting to see how far he's come; consider this the companion piece to Original Flavor's "Can I Get Open" and of course "Hawaiian Sophie."
"Freestyle rhymes are easy to come by!" Jay had to drop the lighthearted steez and grab for the edgier street stuff to make it big. Biggie and Puffy made that possible, I guess. Guys like Jay thought they had to be all positive to get cash. Times change. This is a great track.

Shady Dealings at Shady Records?

DJ Butterr breaks it down


THE REAL DJ SEVEN DUECE

I've been knowing Mountain Climbaz for years now. They also gave me Free studio time to complete my albums, Kill The DJ and Shithappens. Mountain Climbaz's Disc Jockey, DJ King David has been down with me since he worked for Modern Tribe Records in the late 90's. 8 Mile movie star, Strike a.k.a Lycety Split of the group Mounatin Climbaz went to prison for a year when the film was completed. I (DJ Butter) kept writing Strike in prison telling him to stay focus and tried helping the Mounatin Climbaz franchise while Proof (D12) was giving him the image that he was going to sign him to his newly formed label, Iron Fist Records. Reminding you D-12 or Purple Gang didn't even write the homeboy.During this time, I was telling to group (Mountain Climbaz) that I was suing the group D-12 (Shady Records) for not getting any credit on the song, "Shit Can Happen" (Devil's Night) or even a check on the co-producing and the studio time I paid for to complete this track along with Denuan Porter (KonArtis-D-12). Reminding fans that I WON (my legal situation---for joint authorship). This is the same problem--DJ head has faced, Bird (50 cent P.I.M.P. producer) among others. At The time, KonArtis was living with my former best friend and D-12 ex-manager, Mark Hicks. KonArtis was broke and was waiting for Shady Records to cut him a check over the songs they took credit for. My label, Crazy Noise Productions kept the whole Shady Records crew in the studio, while Eminem was only thinking about Royce Da 5'9's future. Bizarre actually cried about this to me (DJ Butter) saying fuck Eminem and that he was only thinking about Royce. Bizzy also told me that Eminem invited him to come to L.A. to his new apartment and when he got there, Paul (Em's manager) slammed the door in his face. Strike was told this before he came home from prison, so I did'nt want D-12 to fuck up my relationship with the Mounatin Climbaz crew. Strike also wanted me to keep his group name in the streets by doing a mix-tape on his crew--- titled, "Underground Hood Legends." When he was released from prison after missing all of the hype from the 8mile movie, Proof was making the Mountain Climbaz a bunch of fake promises. When it was time for D-12 to release their latest LP, D12world---They promised, Mountain Climbaz to open up their shows. When they got to the tour, they had T-Shirts and Mix-Tapes (Unnecessary Roughness) completed that they paid for without ---Proof's Iron Fist label. So Proof was jealous of their progress from the start and sent his so-called homeboy, First Born (Ex-Mounatin Climbaz member) to tell them to pack up all their merchandise--If they did'nt come back to Detroit to smash on Detroit's #1 (DJ Butter). The Mounatin Climbaz crew kept it real with me--and told me how GAY that shit was and we went to the studio to record new music. Recently, The beef has leaked on to, Purple Gang members, T-Flame and Famous (New Jacks To Detroit Hip-Hop) tried to rush me (DJ Butter) at a local Flea Market (Eastside of Detroit), while I was by myself. Proof and First Born has geeked these rookies up to jump me and they didn't do shit. I (DJ Butter) went back up to the Flea Market and held it down for (PURITAN AVENUE). So know you have Proof (D12) hires Ass Kissers like DJ Exclusive (Who you will never see his face on any cd cover----cause he's a nerd---Trying to get involved in our beef). Remining fans that Iron Fist did some Suge Knight shit to him (Worst then Drinking Piss).DJ Butter has been here from the start. There was NO--DJ Download Exclusives, DJ Salaam Wack or Greenlantern..

Pete Rock and Marley Marl

On the radio in 1989. Two forty-odd minute segments. Click here, scroll down, grab that shit.

Dj Screw In the Motherfucking Place

So I recorded the entire Dj Screw Tribute Show off DamageControl last night and I decided to upload it for all you soft motherfuckers that missed it. At the very end you can hear The Shrimp get a shout out and also my own fucking site get a shoutout. Right now is KPFT's pledge drive so the whole show you get to hear Matt tell people about how they need to give them money. I called in and pledged some money cause they need it. Last time I pledge some money I never actually paid it but this time things will be different I will actually mail that shit rather than letting the envelope sit on my desk for months. As the internet as my witness I promise to donate money to rap music. But yeah they had a whole gang of motherfuckers up in the studio trying to spit some shit. Originally I was only going to upload them talking about "swishaland" and a few songs but fuck it I'll decided to upload the whole fucking thing so peep this shit cause its healthy as fuck for your fat ass.

Click One or Click Two

Rest in Peace

RIP ODB
RIP Screw
RIP Soulja Slim

Dj Screw Tribute Show

my friend matt has a radio show in houston and its on every wednesday night at 12pm central until 3am(it dun started already motherfucker). Tonight he's having a Dj Screw Tribute show, some of the Screwed Up Click guys are suppose to roll though. ESG will probably be in the spot dropping some dope freestyles and Dj big baby is going to spin, c note should be up in there. Who knows who else might roll though, fools are always mobbing up to the station.

Tomorrow I'll probably post up some music and interviews from tonights show

anyways if you want to hear click away

mp3 stream

real audio stream

New Cam'ron

Jacked from some other kid's site. The Shrimp is gully like that.

Cam'ron Feat. Kanye West & Syleena Johnson - Down & Out

Smooth And Legit

Some people might know of Smooth the weakass "urban songstress" or whatever the fuck you want to call her ass. Her fans seems to like the r&b with a hiphop touch bullshit but I don't. For fuck sakes the bonus track on her album, Reality, is a song featuring Shaquille O'neal. She also put out an album in 1995 titled Smooth which features Rakim and Tupac on two separate songs that suck at almost the exact same level of shittiness. But before that shitty album she also dropped an album in 1993 and that one sucks too. All those joints were made for people who listen to Shai, like David.

Now you might be wondering just why in the fuck am I even bothering to post up about this woman at all if I think all her albums suck. Well the reason is that because in 1990 she hooked up with the Arabian Prince and dropped a dope 12" titled Smooth And Legit.




She has that low female voice that makes her sound like a poorman's MC Lyte and at the time she was even being pushed that way. From the name to her whole look. Another comparison to Lyte can be her whole style on this 12". Smooth is very aggressive with her rapping to the point I would say she is like a mix between Roxanne Shante and MC Lyte. But unfortunately the whole MC Lyte thing just didn't seem to help her career at all. Maybe she needed Lyte's linebacker profile and an even more boyish haircut. Either way they should have kept trying that shit because everything she did after that failed miserably. They kept trying to sex her up and make her more appealing to people who like to masturbate but it failed every goddamn time. Well except with Reality which I guess gained some kind of recognition with in the softer circles.

Well enough of that shit listen to some fucking mp3's. These mp3s sound muffled and totally shitty. I probably should have checked the levels on the mixer but whatever that's your fucking problem, just download this shit because its fucking good.

MC Smooth - Smooth And Legit

MC Smooth - You Think You Want Some

The melody they created was the first

"At sixteen son was watching him
mesmerized, respect, not jocking him
was so amazing, besides
he came onstage with lasers in his eyes."

The 25 Best Rap Albums of All Time

As seen on Poop Life and the BC dot C. Note that I took the liberty of bolding the titles of the albums that aren't even any good.

Says the metros at Entertainment Weekly:

1. Eric B & Rakim Paid In Full (1987)
2. De La Soul 3 Feet High And Rising (1989)
3. The Notorious B.I.G. Ready To Die (1994)
4. Public Enemy Fear Of A Black Planet (1990)
5. RUN-DMC Raising Hell (1986)
6. Dr. Dre The Chronic (1992)
7. Wu-Tang Clan Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
8. Nas Illmatic (1994)
9. A Tribe Called Quest The Low End Theory (1991)
10. Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique (1989)
11. Outkast Aquemini (1998)
12. Cypress Hill Cypress Hill (1991)
13. Gang Starr Daily Operation (1992)
14. Ice Cube Death Certificate (1991)
15. Jay-Z The Blueprint (2001)
16. LL Cool J Mama Said Knock You Out (1990)
17. Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
18. Lauryn Hill The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998)
19. The Pharcyde Bizarre Ride ll The Pharcyde (1992)
20. Mos Def Black On Both Sides (1999)
21. Boogie Down Productions By All Means Necessary (1988)
22. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five The Message (1982)
23. Missy Elliott Miss E...So Addictive (2001)
24. Dr. Octagon Dr. Octagonecologyst (1996)
25. Aceyalone A Book Of Human Language (1998)

Chingo Bling Radio

Now some folks might like Dirtysouthradio.com which is a station I listen too every now and then but there is one thing I could do without and that is all the fucking piece of shit White Dawg songs they play. Unfortunatly WhiteDawg is the one who runs that site, or maybe its his dj is, I don't fucking remember, but whoever the fuck it is fucking sucks dick because they play WhiteDawg tracks every goddamn 5 minutes. Personally I think White Dawg sounds like shit and you should too because if you don't then you don't know shit about fuck. DirtySouthRadio does have its moments though so it is worth peeping; you'll just have lots of crap to deal with.

But who gives a fuck about that shit, I'm not posting about that softness. This post is about Cartel Radio, which is Chingo Blings radio station. For those who don't know who ChingoBling is basically he's this mexican rapper from Houston Texas who raps about rolling down the slab and being the tamale kingpin. I could do without all the la migra jokes and shit but that's his gimick. Whatever, homeboy has a song about his rooster and he makes girls dance like "Cleto." So yeah, homeboy started his online radio station and just like White Dawg and DSR you can expect to hear Chingo Bling and his boys rapping every so often or just giving themselves shoutouts. One thing I like about Chingo's radio station is that you do get to hear more texas shit that other spots don't play that much. But he also plays slightly more gangsta tracks than DirtySouthRadio. Like you'll hear more 3-6 mafia shit and old texas gangsta shit like Seagram, 5th Ward Boys and a good dose of the Geto Boys. You'll also hear screwed and chopped joints every so often, although not too much but they do play them.

Oh and one more thing that sucks is that Cartel Radio is only on after 7pm till who knows what the fuck time while DSR is on all fucking day.


Neither of these stations top DamageControl though, but thats a post for another day.

Bored Stiff EPs

11.15.04



I believe my first encounter with the wide-world of "underground hip-hop" was in '94 or '95 when I went to this free concert at DeAnza College back when I resided in good ol' San Jose, California (home of the worst rappers in the country). The headliners of the show were The Pharcyde, The Alkoholiks, and The BUMS, but the show opened up with a string of local artists who I had never heard of: The Derelicts, The Mystik Journeymen, and Bored Stiff. Frankly, I don't really remember much from the opening acts except for the Journeymen doing that song "What If." They pretty much killed that shit, surprising the whole audience. But, after copping one of their tapes, my boys and I quickly realized that dudes were basically good performers but terrible rappers. Anyway, that day opened my eyes to the fact that there was and is a whole community of underground and independent artists that were doing the damn thing without the financial or promotional support of the record industry. Since I was only like 14 or 15 at the time, this was a pretty important discovery for me and got me hella interested in all-things underground and independent. Of course, my infatuation with underground hip-hop turned out to be more of an attempt at achieving some sort of authentic sense of identity that is both-within-yet-outside the world of hip-hop, but that's for another post. My only point here is that this was a day that was pretty damn important to me and introduced me to a world I had previously never paid much attention to. And, for the purposes of this post, this was how I discovered the SF rap collective known as Bored Stiff.



Let me start by saying two things about Bored Stiff: one, I don't know very much about them or their history and two, they're really not very good. Mostly, they've got some pretty good production and they do a mediocre job of not ruining their beats. But, fuck it, I like some of their shit. To be sure, a lot of my affection for these dudes is based on some nostalgia shit but even having said that, I was never really a HUGE HUGE fan of these dudes' records. I threw 'em on occasionally and basically just enjoyed the shit for what it was. Now re-listening to some of the shit makes me smile, but, gotdamnit, a lot of it makes me cringe, too. I mean, dudes, some of the verses are just fucking AWFUL. However, I do think Bored Stiff is worth posting about here because they act as an interesting demarcation point both temporally and spatially. In other words, while their music certainly isn't wildly compelling nor was it hugely influential, it marks the attitude (DIY) of a certain place (the bay area) and time (early-to-mid 90's). And, to be fair, while perhaps not the most invigorating hip-hop music you will ever hear, it was most certainly honest and adventerous.

But, for the most part, all these dudes rapped about was how they were independent artists that refused to sign to major labels because these majors only wanted to exploit hip-hop but Bored Stiff wasnt gonna sell out because they were Bored Stiff and they were positive artists and they had things to say and blah and blah and blah. I mean, basically, it's all pretty cliche stuff that you love to hear when you're a rebellious little teenager looking to hate on anything popular in order to set yourself apart from "the clones." But, what's important about a group like Bored Stiff is precisely this DIY, independent sentiment. Of course, Bored Stiff didn't invent the dirt hustlin' aesthetic pioneered by Bay Area foellies like Too Short and E-40, but they did abide by it (and they most certainly fucking rapped about it) along with other contemporaneous, Bay Urreah dirt hustlers (the aforementioned Mystik Journeymen, the Hobo Junction, etc). But, the thing about Bored Stiff (and you can say the same thing about the Mystik Journeymen and the rest of the Legends) is not only did these dudes abide by this DIY, "independent as fuck" sentiment, they fucking based their entire existence on it. It was their entire musical identity. While Too Short and E-40 were hustling their tapes on corners as a means to an end (getting their music heard and, of course, getting that dough), groups like Bored Stiff took this dirt hustlin' aesthetic as the basis for their content and identity.

I guess I just find that interesting.

So, anyway, enough jabbering. Here's a few tracks off of their 2 EPs: 1995s "Explainin'..." EP and 1997's "Timeless" EP. Enjoy.

Explainin... EP:
Bored Stiff "Peaceful Rotation" (I think this is the first time I've heard the "September 13th" drums sound good)
Bored Stiff "Survivin'"
Bored Stiff "Tell It Like It Is

Timeless EP:
Bored Stiff "The Soil"
Bored Stiff "Next Sunlight"


-e

LordFinesse.net

While jetting in between crackhouses and vacant lots, I came across LordFinesse.net, which is one of the nicer websites I've seen around. This guy does not play; you can stream a bunch of his old music videos and every week they put up a new tape of a live performance. The music videos are pretty great to watch - "Strictly For the Ladies" is on some serious early '90s corny suave shit, and Finesse sounds really young. In one part there's dialogue between him and a young woman and she tells him that she doesn't kiss on a first date. It was a more innocent time, haha. I like the later stuff better, when his production got darker and less goofy. His work on Big L's first album is a great example of this; so is the video for "S.K.I.T.S." which has those Average White Band bells jangling and Finesse's more subdued and depressed rhyming style. His voice is a bit deeper and more serious, darker and a lot more eerie. Whatever that melodic sample is, it's shiver-enducing. The introduction in the video shows Finesse's (sorta-dated) "Man it ain't about the dough, man" mentality. I can't think of many rappers these days who say "fuck the fortune I want the fame" like Finesse was back in the day.

If you go right now, the live performance is a video of Finesse and Biggie. Biggie doesn't actually drop a verse, and most of Lord Finesse's rapping is muffled due to poor sound recording and a lot of atmospheric noise. He gets a big cheer when he says he holds his mic with one hand and his dick with the other. Big stands there and does some crowd interaction stuff but they don't actually show him dropping a verse. Its a pretty cool video to watch. I think maybe they were having sound problems.



I like the little sidebar on the bottom right that has "Actual Facts," including "Lord Finesse was actually Signed to Zakia Records before being Signed to Wild Pitch" and "Lord Finesse's DJ Skills are Just as sharp as his MC Skills." Good to know.

Another great thing about the site is the photo gallery, which has all these great amateur photographs of Finesse with Dr. Dre, Rakim, Kid Capri, Big, Treach, Big L and the whole DITC crew. Its amazing how strong the bonds seem to have been between from all these NYC cats in the early 90s. Erick was talking in his post on the new Trick Daddy CD about how there's this huge network of southern cats who go on each other's records, and it was like that in NYC around this time.

Its weird visiting this site because Finesse's career cut across that strange divide in the early 90s where all the rappers lost their innocence or something. At the beginning you have faster breakbeats, lots of horn hits and rappers accentuating vocal inflections, more naive subject matter, and then somewhere in like 93 or something - maybe it was the arrival of Wu-Tang, I donno - everyone became HARD and world-weary and the rapping style became a lot cooler, more laid back, the snare hits echoed more and the production was more minor key and percussive, less emphasis on partying breakbeats and more on tunnel-banging drums. It was like the difference between Step in the Arena (Guru is lovesick and you know the meaning of the name!) and Mass Appeal("Suckas Need Bodyguards" cuz of "the code of the streets") or Breaking Atoms ("and I like to hang out and hustle with my friends") and Illmatic ("Got younger niggaz pullin' triggers bringin fame to they name.")

Anyway back to Lord Finesse...check his website right now, its really low-budget but its full of great content, a serious slice of musical history.


Here's a song for y'all to check if you don't know how dope Finesse is yet. So def you need a hearing aid with an equalizer (although I'm pretty sure this track was actually produced by Showbiz, but whatever Finesse's verse is killin it.)

Lord Finesse, Big L - "Yes You May (Remix)"


Buy Funky Technician.
Buy Return of the Funky Man.
Buy From the Crates to the Files: Lost Sessions.

RIP

He liked life raw.

Check the Rest in Peace Russell website and sign the guestbook.
I miss ODB. This has been a really shitty month.
I love the skit on his first album where he says something about how he used to make this noise back when he was a kid and then he goes into that really slow vocal chord vibration that sort of sounds like a motorcycle revving and accellerating, and he does it for like 5 minutes and then finished, having sped up the noise into a operatic "AHHHHHH!!!"

Those opening piano notes for "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" are probably the most thrillingly dirty piano plunks I've ever heard. When I hear it I get this deranged look in my eyes and this sounds corny but there is no question I am inhabited by Ol' Dirty's spirit; motherfucker knew how to bring out the most unhinged reactions from listeners.

He brought up race a lot. I always thought that was interesting, and important; he was certainly more aware of what was going on than a lot of people gave him credit for. Sometimes he would talk about "blue people" and "aliens" to show that his utopian clubbing experience - and he was always talking about the clubs, cuz that's where the pussy was - was inclusive, everyone was allowed, but he was not compromising when it came to race and wasn't afraid to challenge his listeners, warn them from "white devils." There's a lot of hyperbole going around the blogs about Dirty and his music but it is almost entirely deserved.

He's a folk hero but most of all I'll miss his music. He was the soul of Wu-Tang, and they'll never be the same. God made dirt and dirt BUST YO ASS. RIP dirt dog.

Check out this artwork, a dope picture of the Big Baby Jesus, RIP.

25% thug, 75% matrimony

Trick Daddy’s “Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets” is great, but for a guy who’s first hit was titled “I’m a Thug” and who has had the word “thug” in the title of every album except his first, he’s not really that thuggish here. I don’t know if he has mellowed with age, but thuggery only fills about a third of “Thug Matrimony,” largely at the beginning and the end. That album begins with the Ozzie-sampling radio staple “Let’s Go,” the moody “Gangster Livin’” and the absolutely insane T.I.-powered “Fuckin’ Around,” which is so hot I burned my fingers on the stereo trying to turn the volume up. You can hear that last track as long as Serg keeps it up in the Nov. 10 post.
After those first three tracks, Trick goes into a three-song suite about making a better world for future generations and the importance of children believing in themselves. I guess he wanted to make good on the “Trick loves the kids” catchline. It doesn’t stop there – the last part of the album is largely made up of loverman croons (Ron Isley guests) and sex jams (Khia of “My Neck, My Back” fame also appears).
That said this is an excellent album with a staggering list of guests – T.I., Twista, Lil’ Jon, Ludacris, Cee-Lo, Dirt Bag, Trina, the Ying Yang Twins and the aforementioned Young Jeezy – again demonstrating the heavy collaborative network of southern rappers in 2004.

ODB Has Passed Away

Allhiphop claims that they got word that Old Dirty Bastard has collapsed and died in the studio.

According to sources, Wu-Tang Clan member Ol’ Dirty Bastard passed away today.

While details are sketchy, sources told AllHipHop.com that the rapper collapsed and died in a Manhattan recording studio.

The nine members of the veteran rap group were scheduled to appear tonight at The Theater at the Continental Airlines Arena for their first joint East Coast appearance in five years.

I don't know how true this is since I haven't heard any info from any other site but AllHipHop and sometimes AllHipHop can be suspect with their shit but if this is true then it fucking sucks. Anyways I feel like I should post up some mp3's if he's dead and if he's not dead well fuck it, download that shit anyways.

Shimmy Shimmy Ya

I Can't Wait

Well fucking crap, now MTVnews is confirming the story. So it looks like this shit is for real, fuck. According to MTV ODB was complaining of chest pains earlier in the day. I know he had gotten pretty heavy but I didn't think he had to worry about heart attacks or anything. But who knows, this is ODB so anything is possible.

FUCK METAFILTER

So today we found out a bunch of sorry ass bloggas are coming from some dumbfuck site called Metafilter. Apparently metafilter is some fucking uberblog for a bunch of soft ass bitches who are so fucking weak with their blog game they must resort to going to some bitchmade site that serves all their blog needs. Basically its a blog composed of links from softer blogs. None of those motherfuckers can carry their fucking weight so they got to rely on a whole fucking army of sorry ass nerds to carry them over. According to metafilter the place exists "to break down the barriers between people, to extend a weblog beyond just one person, and to foster discussion among its members." This translates to a bunch of weaksauce ass bitches who have shitty blogs that no one reads so they have to resort to posting on some supernerdtron site just so people will bother to click on the weakass links. Fucking shit they got motherfuckers named "falconred" what the fuck kind of shit is that? Punk motherfucker has been watching too much airwolf or some shit.

Then we got some fucking soft ass bitch trying to say the Shrimp is on the black people love us tip. Fuck you bitch. The Shrimp isn't trying to get a bunch of sorry ass love from the internet. We are here to tell you that you're a fucking bitch. Straight up and down, we keep this internet shit thorougher than a motherfucker. You think I give a fuck about some bullshit ass website that links to "mainstream baptists?" Are you out your goddamn fucking mind??? Fuck your sorry ass shit, motherfuckers can't even step to this shit. The Shrimp will brush you off with a motherfucking low hand fan all fucking saucy like. You sorry bitches best skeet skirt the fuck on out of here.

Fucking christ you weak motherfuckers have a terms section that consists of "terms" like "thread" and "comment." If you stupid motherfuckers get confused by that shit you need to take your pitiful asses back to some fucking ezboard shit cause you ain't ready for this blog game. For real, if a motherfucker is so goddamn stupid they don't understand the term comment then you might as well replace your brain with a hard turd cause thats just about all your dumbass is fucking worth.

Seriously, don't even bother linking to the Shrimp until you're at least on the level of a motherfucking aol user you soft bitches.

Snoop Rhthmn and Gangsta

Some forthcoming tracks from Snoops new album

Up and Downs
Snoop_Dogg_-_Ups_&_Downs.wma.

Promise I
Snoop_Dogg_-_Promise_I.wma

Lets Get Blown
Snoop_Dogg_-_Lets_Get_Blown.wma

Step Yo Game UP
Snoop_Dogg_-_Step_Yo_Game_Up.wma

This blogga war shit is PLAYED + Lil Boosie

OK so now everyone is biting Serg's steez, so I'm gonna tell you now for the record: shit is officially played. People will hate on the Shrimp but those motherfuckers will fall.

Anyway back to the music.

So Gov't Names and Weave in they hair... already covered Lil Boosie and they did a good job (check gel's entry for bio. information) but I want to draw attention this mixtape he did. I've uploaded another sample of his music so hopefully some people who didn't know what to think will decide that this cat is worth listening to. He's supposed to have an album out this fall but the mixtape I have is the one he did with Webbie and its called Gangsta Musik. The folks at gel and weave also covered some of the best tracks, and the title track is probably the best one. He also does songs with Bun-B like "Give Me That..." The chorus for that song has been stuck in my head for weeks.

One of my personal favorites was this shit called "Trouble Man," which might be one of the most overused song names ever but I honestly can't think of a bad song named "Trouble Man." (It must have been a blues song first, right? Marvin Gaye's "Trouble Man" is another hot track, I think its from some blaxsploitation soundtrack.)

Anyway this mixtape is available at Boosie's website Trill Entertainment.

Download the track with a right click-save target.

Lil Boosie - Trouble Man

This is Boosie's own sort of T.I. "Be Better than Me" track. Rather than talk about it I'd rather let it speak for itself. Also I am lazy.

(Gel and Weave is on a fucking roll! I've been saying this about Rakim's not-classic albums for MORE than a minute. I like old Rakim a lot too, but his recent stuff is pretty great and underrated, and he's so so on the money about those albums being a "private thrill to hear a god mc rapping only to you, its like my own pet g.o.a.t.!!" "The Mystery" was always my favorite track.)

Young Jeezy

Homeboy is from ATL apparently he's down with the Boyz In Da Hood. He is on DefJam south and one of their better new recruites. I don't know if his album has a start date but I believe in 2003 he dropped some shit. He's also got a few mixtapes dropping with him hosting and what not. He makes an appearance on Trick Daddy's new album with T.I. on the song Fuckin Around, which is where I first heard him. He also makes an appearence on cutesyboy Fabolous' song "Do The Damn Thang." This past saturday I came up on Jeezy's 12" for "Over Here" that features Bun B so you know its got have at least one dope verse. Got home and threw the record on. It's got the buzzing synth with that tick tick in the trunk. Jeezy reminds me T.I. a little. He kind of has the same style of delivery and that georgia drawl. I can't seem to find any info or pictures of Jeezy but if anyone has some shit post the fuck up. Only shit I came across was him as number 8 on Def Jams audio page.

Young Jeezy feat Bun B - Over Here

Fabolous feat Young Jeezy - Do The Damn Thang

Trick Daddy feat Young Jeezy, Kase1, and T.I. - Fucking Around

Guccimane feat Bun B, Lil Scrappy, Jody Breeze, and Young Jeezy - Black Tees

you can pick up the Young Jeezy and Dj Drama mixtape Tha Streets Iz Watchin' here

The Bitchmade Post

The Bitchmade Post
hoe and hoe-related. politics of the bitchness. dumbfucks and other fucks.

Motherfuck Noixe. Who this blogga think he is? Does this fool actually think he can ignore the fucking Shrimp. Blogga is you fucking crazy? This is the fucking Shrimp your fucking with bitch. We don’t fucking play your sorry ass games. This softass blogga thought he could buckdown and straight drop fools off his blogroll like he was a fucking G. Fuck that bullshit, this motherfucker don’t even know how we do here at the Shrimp. He want some scratch my back shit, blogga the Shrimp don't scratch shit. You can scratch the Shrimps motherfucking nuts you fucking bitch. We wasn’t even on his pussy ass blog roll but don’t think we don’t know how you disrespecting the Shrimp. Shit just by not having us on your sorry ass blog roll you are dissing the Shrimp. Bloggas don’t understand this shit. This isn’t about motherfucking courtesy. This is about recognizing the motherfucking kings of this blog game. We run this shit bitch. You don’t have a fucking choice in the motherfucking matter. You fucking link or you fucking DIE! The Shrimp will blow your sorry ass blog out the motherfucking water bitch. The DSL is real out here bitch.

Blogga think he cool cuz he’s rocking some piece of shit mp3 blog. Motherfuck your mp3 blog. Stupid fucking mac users. The Shrimp will shove dem apples up your motherfucking ass. How you like that shit bitches? My whole team will wreck your fucking moveable type. Think you can fade us with that bullshit? Hell fucking no. Your soft as shit ain’t got nathan on the Shrimp. Bloggas might as well have a fucking AOL homepage with that weaksauce ass shit. This blogga is softer than that bitch in the St Lunatics with mask, motherfucking Slo Down. This motherfucker has weaker links than fucking livejournal bloggas and everyone know that they are the softest of the soft. Motherfucker this ain’t fucking Charmin, this is real fucking bloggin. Bring your fucking A game to this block or you’ll can’t a bad one real fucking quick. We don’t stand for chump ass bloggas around these parts.

Motherfucking underground post, the most underground shit on this sorry blog is a fucking Mike Nardon compilation. That’s some straight bullshit. This blogga is about as underground as pussy ass dilated peoples. This stupid blogga don’t know shit about the fucking underground. Motherfucker’s favorite emcee is probably fucking Cockaroach. I bet this sorry bitch wets his fucking Huggies everytime he see Cockaroach and Theo do the Shakespeare rap. Seriously fuck this blogga, fucking Rudy had more street cred than this soft ass bitch.

Don’t fuck with the Shrimp bitch, otherwise you’ll end up like the fat whiteboy on the cosby show. Running out the fucking house like a straight BITCH!

Back to business

Now that we've sorted out whose dick is softer (Serg's), its time to get back to business.

I've got some more good shit coming up but I think I should build on Emil's post about Louis Logic. Guy's album last year was sorta killing it, and I like it a lot, but he's got a new album this year as a part of the shittily-named group Odd Couple. They make some hot tracks though, especially this song "Between Your Legs," about how women should shave their pussies. Dude is a real feminist like that.

The Odd Couple (Louis Logic and Jay Love) - Between Your Legs

This song is pretty cool. The first couple seconds sound like its gonna be shitty but the beat is really slick and he comes clever with the punchlines. All of Louis' work sounds so college party to me, like the kinds of shit that guys around here on campus would say when heading to a kegger. Well, except funny and more extreme. This being 'college party rap' isn't as bad as it sounds, because the song is catchy and clever as fuck.

You can cop the single of "Between Your Legs" by going here; you can also hear a short sample of the b-side.
Cop the Odd Couple album by going here. You also get a free poster and sticker with the order so hurry and grab that shit quick.

You don't want drama

So you think you're tough shit, bitch?

If Serg thinks he's the toughest motherfucker in this blog game he is ....


You wanna talk about how I listen to soft shit? You call New Radicals whitebread!? Motherfucker listens to fucking ANTICON, the kings of self-important softhand suburban whitebread dork-rap. And then fronts like he's all hardcore, but he'll listen to some self-congratulatory bourgie nerd shit like these dudes are doing something "original" or some shit. You want to talk about motherfucker "mall of amerikkka" music? I'm not the dude who actually went to fucking VANS WARPED TOUR on some pussy-ass pop punk shit. Serg also goes to emo-rap shows and tries to start shit - what the fuck is the matter, you can't start shit at a really fuckin club? You've gotta rock the skulls of pussy-ass emo kids?

Let's not even talk about Serg's GIRLFRIEND who fucking OWNS this Sergdun bitch. He's all borrowing his girlfriend's records to put on the site and asking his girlfriend's opinions on shit. Maybe SHE should be the one writing for this blog.

Finally - what kind of a motherfucker is dreaming about dudes in his sleep? I bet you had a dream about David Banner. Why don't you tell us what the REAL dream was about? SergDun gets down on the flo'.

But to everybody reading this, y'all better recognize just cuz we have a wack-as-fuck blogger with Serg doesn't mean the Shrimp still won't crush your motherfucker blog in a second. You see how I changed the subtitle of this blog shit? We will be knocking motherfucking bloggers out the box DAILY.
Bitch.

Every Blogga For They Self In This Blog We Be Gunnin'

Oh hell motherfucking naw! Now I got motherfuckers on my own team trying to push my shit to the bottom. Fuck that pussy ass bullshit. I ain't finna stand for it. I was planning on pulling this one out at the end of the week but this shit is going down now you punk ass bitches. Apparently some of these bloggas is soft and don't have the fucking vision that it takes to see what can be accomplished by talking shit about people you don't even fucking know. So fuck these fools, buck the fuck up bitches.



I’m So Motherfucking Stupid
Just tryin’ to suck

That should be the title of bitch ass David Drake’s dumbass motherfucking blog. Don’t know one give a fuck about his once a week updating bitchass. The only motherfucking reason that fool started up The Shrimp was because his bitchass couldn’t care the motherfucking weight of a goddamn blog on his own. Soft ass cracker had to find back up. Its motherfuckers like him that are fucking up this damn blog game. Motherfuckers don’t play in the streets and if someone steps to your fucking blog roll you better be able to snatch that shit the fuck back. But not this honkey, this motherfucker is too much of a bitch. He gots to go out recruiting for some fucking thorough ass motherfuckers to back his pussy ass up. This fool rolls up on the wrong side of a blog and will get his motherfucking haloscans snatched the fuck up.

The fool has a post asking people to recommend him motherfucking books because he’s too fucking stupid to find his own. “Help me, knowledgeable people” Help yourgoddamnself you stupid bitch. Motherfucker, you can’t rely on other folks to get you over in this fucking game. What the fuck, you think if I asked fools to help me cook rocks I’d be the fucking kingpin of this crack game that I am today? FUCK NO! You got to get your own shit tight. Can’t be counting on a bunch of softass motherfuckers to carry you. Get over on your own skills bitch. Don’t be standing on the corner like a sucker ass looking motherfucker just waiting to get jacked. Get over on yourself; don’t wait for someone to hold your hand across the fucking streets. You think you’re an old lady or something. Ain’t no fucking boy scouts in these streets. This is real fucking bloggery bitch. We don’t fucking play around here, the modems is fucking REAL. Get your motherfucking weight up!

Only reason people even read his sorry ass blog is because motherfuckers feel sorry for his mark ass. That motherfucker goes to fucking WOOSTER. Jesus Christ bitch could you pick a softer school to go to? I’ve seen transsexuals that were more gangsta than this dumb ass white boy. What a fucking buster, trying to get over on fucking pity.

Then motherfucker listens to late 90’s r&b AND motherfucking reggeatron. The streets ain’t feeling that shit bitch. You’ll never get respect when you roll through the blog bumping some motherfucking New Radicals. Go back to motherfucking Mall of White Amerikkka with that bitch shit. How the fuck do you ever expect to make it in this fucking game when motherfuckers see you rocking some motherfucking Tweet bullshit? Ain’t no real ass motherfucker finna respect you’re bitch ass when you’re big up fucking Tweet. This isn’t fucking makeoutclub bitch. You got to be real with the blog, stop that pussy shit and man the fuck up. As far as I can see you bitch to me. You da weakest link, goodbye.

Now some folks might wonder how can The Shrimp pull one of its own members card. Well motherfuckers got to know that ain’t nobody safe in this motherfucking game. I’m out to snatch your fucking sidebar bitch. David kept egging me on about this shit and I felt I had to make it a point to show this fool I expect him to pull his weight with this shit. But as you can see that fool is on some "uh-oh!" type scared bitch status. I can’t be worrying if cats that are on my own fucking team are afraid to pull guns on bloggers. Your worst enemy is the weakest link in your fucking armor. I can’t be having to sweat this boy wondering if he’s going to turn bitch when the blood of bloggers starts to flow. Shit this motherfucker goes to softass Wooster so he was suspect from the fucking gate.

And to all you motherfuckers who are feeling sorry for this rosey cheeked motherfucker well man the fuck up bitch cuz your ass is fucking next! No fucking jokes, the Shrimp is finna put bulletholes through your fucking profile. Bloggers are soft and its time for all these fucking self-indulgent wannabe writers to fucking die.


Step to this blog and you might get touched.

The Shrimp

The Krown Rulers "Paper Chase" LP (1988 Warlock)

11.09.04



Just across the river from the relatively wealthy and bustling City of Brothery Love lies one of the most poverty striken cities in North America-- Camden, New Jersey. The average per capita income of a Camden resident is a measly $9.800 and the city is predominantly inhabited by minorities: 54% African American and 30% Latino. Affectionately refered to as "East Philadelphia" by me and my boy (a la St. Louis and East St. Louis), Camden is said to be undergoing a succesful revitalization effort that will save the city from the great resource drain that it suffered from in the late 20th century but whether or not this is overly optimistic political rhetoric or truth still remains to be seen. One can certainly hope that there's at least some truth to the optimism, because even just one trip through Camden is really a fucking reality check.



Oddly enough, the only rap group that I'm really familiar with that hails from the mean streets of East Philadelphia/Camden is the duo known as The Krown Rulers. Made up of MC Grand-Pubah (no Brand Nubian) and DJ Royal Rocker, The Krown Rulers came-up with Philly's legendary Tuff Crew and released the often-talked-about-but-rare-as-fuck Phanjam LP (which I've never heard-- Cosmo, hit me with a dub, playboy!) with the Tuff Crew. In 1988, The Krown Rulers put out their own LP on Warlock Records called "Paper Chase." This is without a doubt one of my favorite old-school hip-hop records that I own. It's simply drenched in the heavy, heavy percussion-first ethos that characterized a lot of the great records from the late '80s. The shit just flat out bangs with hella loud drums, energetic sample stabs, and some pretty furious scratch hooks.

I've posted two of my favorite joints off this classic album for y'all. The violent title track banger "Paper Chase" and the following track, "32nd St. Down (The Eastside Story)," that rides the fuck out of Stevie Wonder's "Superstitious" guitar riff. This shit is so damn tough.

Buy this record if you find it.

Krown Rulers "Paper Chase"
Krown Rulers "32nd Street Down (The Eastside Story)"


-e

Wait, so the Street Fighter Soundtrack is hot?

I was hella into Street Fighter II when that shit was hot at the arcade. Frankly, I'll still serve like 95% of you with Ken in that shit so if I see you on the street and we both got quarters and there's a cornerstore with a throwback SFII Champion Edition jawn up in the jawn, let's do the damn thing.



But, anyway, Hollywood tried to capitalize on the video game's success by making this fucking movie. I mean, shit, I haven't seen it, but it's not like you really have to to know that this shit sucks. After all, the shit's got Van Damme in it so I'm guessing it's about him and his twin or doppelganger; or somebody kills one of Van Damme's buddies or brothers at the beginning and he avenges their death at the end because that's what all his movies are about (and I guarantee he does the splits at least once in the movie). Anyway, it looks like a fucking stupid movie and I'm sure it is a fucking stupid movie, but what's really fucking retarded is that it's actually got several real dope tracks on the soundtrack. I really don't understand how that happened or who the fuck this shit is supposed to be marketed towards but, oh well, here's a few of the highlights from the shit.



Nas -- "One on One" (classic Illmatic era shit)
Pharcyde -- "Pandemonium" (sorry about the cue burn)
The B.U.M.S -- "It's a Street Fight" (yeah, corny lyrics, but one of hip-hop's most underrated true-school producers Joe Quixxx really kills the beat)
Ahmad/Ras Kass/Saafir -- "Come Widdit" (This was the original line-up for the "Golden State Warriors" project but I guess Ras and Saafir decided to diss Ahmad and (not) make an album with Mr. I'll-Pimp-Your-Ride instead. Also, this is the first time I ever heard Ras Kass and I instantly took a liking to him)

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