Grind Time Rap Gang

Apparently I'm the only motherfucker around here that gets excited about rap music anymore. Fuck all these pussies, I'm blogging til the death. Emynd is trying to be a dj superstar, icarus is a daddy and david is just soft as fuck. I'm never having kids cause that parenting bullshit just cuts back on my listening to music time.

Anyways point is I just got a hold of Killer Mikes I Pledge Allegiance To the Grind underground. Ever since I heard That's Life I've been excited to get a hold of this shit. A pissed off Killer Mike is a great Killer Mike. He includes a cutesy radio interview on this shit that has him yelling about how no one is going witchdoctor him. This joint has actually gotten me to stop listening to Trae's record for the last few days. If for some reason you're not up on Grindtime the deal is this, it's a crew that Killer started because his shit was getting delayed so he decided to do some underground shit with some hungry as fuck rappers and producers. But if you're any sort of fan of this hiphop shit it shouldn't even have to be explained because you should have already heard the fire that was That's Life. If you haven't then you fucking suck at listening to good music. Whatever with that shit though, here's some mp3s peep.

Dueces Wild

A story about Killer getting jacked. My favorite part of the song is Mike talking during the chorus and telling these dudes how stupid they are.

Paystyle ft Grind Time Rap Gang

I fucking love this beat. Shit is on some slow bass with a few drug dealer synths sprinkled in there. The GrindTime dudes all line up to bust some solid verses. It's nice to see a crew of dudes who can all rap instead of a bunch of halfassers wasting beats. The what would you do for a klondike bar line makes me laugh ever time.

Gorilla Pimpin Ft Eightball and MJG

Shit you can't really go wrong with this combination.

You'd be advised to get your ass over to IAP and cop this shit. If for some reason you're dumb as fuck and are debating on this record go peep their myspace joints. I'm tempted to post up more tracks but just trust me this shit is fucking good.

Cause a baby stroller ain't nothing

also I didn't know they have a video for side 2 side but these are things I learn when I'm sick as fuck laying on the couch watching mtv.



also here are a couple of gangsta walking/buckin videos. the first is the newer one featuring Lil Daniel, G-Nerd, Rico, Lil Black. I believe Lil Black is the dude in the Side 2 Side video. The second video is the old G-Style video from 93. There are plenty of videos of kids doing this stuff, just search for they buckin on youtube.

Some not so old music but kinda

Lil Boosie - Wonder Why Your Child So Bad

I've been listening to this song a lot lately. It's off Boosie's For My Thugz album from 2003 I think. Kind of sucks Boosie never really broke out. His Ratchet 12" kind of came and dissappeared into clearance bin hell. Sucks cause he's a really talented dude and while I dont' fuck with Ratchet that much, it's kinda goofy, when Boosie is on he can bust some shit. While he doesn't do it often I think he's at his best when he bust some sadfaced raps.

SPM - Screwed Up Tape

Yes more depressing southern rap but this time from Houston with the brown pride slant. It's off South Park Mexican's Reveille Park album from 02. The album was suppose to be all freestyles but like most freestyles these days thats a fucking lie. The song is pretty slow and the rhymes aren't that fancy but this shit puts me in a good mood.

Mr Doctor - Bloccstyle ft Brother Lynch Hung

I have to be honest I wasn't up on Mr. Doctor until my friend Mike put me up on him a couple years ago. I never really fucked with that Sacramento horror core shit like Xraided and Lynch. When that shit was coming out I always thought that was just corny scary rap for kids who thought meth was cool. Kind sucks I fronted on it cause dude has some dope tracks. Yeah he does some predictable westcoast g shit but he's got some shit worth checking.

Another Juggaknots track

Juggaknots - Use Your Confusion

this one is brought to you via sage francis's Strange Famous Records. I don't have time to post my thoughts on the track but there you go.

Exclusive Strange Famous premiere of The Juggaknots (Breeze Brewin, B-Slim, Queen Herawin) "Use Your Confusion". This Buddy Slim produced track is the b-side to their second single off the Use Your Confusion album (drops Halloween Oct 31st 2006), which is the first ever independent Hip Hop release to feature a Special 3-D lenticular hologram for cover art. The album will be available for purchase Oct. 31st 2006 here at The Strange Famous Records online store. For more information on The Juggaknots check out www.AmalgamDigital.com

The Juggaknots were some of the early NY indie hiphop pioneers. Their first album was on Bobbitos Fondle Em label and they made a mark on the scene with their Clear Blue Skies song. Breeze, the lead vocalist of The Juggaknots, was the lead emcee in Prince Pauls A Prince Among Thieves conceptual album in 1999. Best hip-hop concept album ever? Yeah.

"A truly beautiful contribution to hiphop, and an overlooked contribution to American music." - Slug, emcee of Atmosphere

"In the days of all this watered down hip hop...it's really good to know that groups like the Juggaknots still make me feel like all ain't lost in hip hop...please...don't stop" - Dj Jazzy Jeff