We eat so many shrimp

I Got White Friends

2009-07-02T10:20:00.000-07:00

I am laughing my ass off at this fucking chorus, brilliant shit man

New new

2009-06-16T02:51:00.000-07:00

We're here now because Blogger is awful: http://somanyshrimp.wordpress.com/Eventually we'll get the domain name and shit straightened out so this Blogger version won't exist.Thanks.

Gucci Mane & Snoop Dogg -- Awesome

2009-06-15T18:58:00.000-07:00

http://twitter.com/DjTeknikz/status/2186226160This track KNOCKS. The latest in the series of Ridiculous/Gorgeous/Failure/Wonderful sarcastic, ironic reclamation of 'fancy' words. Snoop in No Limit reinvention mode (dude continues to release quality populist gangsta music unconcerned with pop crossover). Exciting to hear them in the studio together.Lambourghini bright yellaya know its

DG Yola/Gucci/OJ - "Tall Rims" + Gucci as a linguist

2009-06-11T00:27:00.000-07:00

DG Yola, Gucci Mane & OJ Da Juiceman - "Tall Rims" (via DGB)I'm posting this song so I can jump off what Noz said about Gucci and his love of language in this post. First, though: "Wonderful" is a great example of how Gucci's become one of the absolute top lyricists in all of rap. For one, you get opening rhymes of "Jacob/tomato/acres/Jamaica/Decatur" and "ordinary/canary/carry/military" — this

A Missed Opportunity

2009-06-10T18:29:00.001-07:00

How is this not called SNACKS ON DECK???

Lee Majors - City of Gods feat. Yukmouth, Cellski, Dru Down, Rahmean & Jacka

2009-06-01T10:00:00.000-07:00

With Tower Records out of business Im pretty sure this kind of uber-popular West Coast gangster shit has become a much more regional phenomenon than it ever was before, but regardless the mob figaz, lee majors, cellski, yukmouth etc remain pretty underrepresented for the quality of the music theyre dropping. This kind of shit should be huge nationally (& on some level it is -- see Murder Dog's

MATTHEW AFRICA: BEST OF DJ QUIK

2009-06-01T09:55:00.000-07:00

the homie Matthew Africa just completed his new Best Of Dj Quik mix that you need to get up on. Shit I haven't even heard this yet, it's sitting on my laptop at home, but I'm cosigning the fuck out of this shit just off the strength. I'm posting from work because I just want people to check for this shit. If you've heard any of Matthew's mixes you know he's on point with his shit. You really

Quik & Kurupt -- latest video

2009-05-27T16:19:00.000-07:00

This is probably the best beat yet from this -- I'm really loving Quik's direction so far.

podcast and shit

2009-05-22T13:27:00.001-07:00

Playing rap again, this time with a lot more Memphis rap shit. Low budget memphis horror beats and shit. A lot of 8ball, 3-6 related shit, some texas, some westcoast. I like it, you should too.To subscribe to the podcast just use this url for the feed: http://beerandrap.com/atom.xml If you're not to smart just go in to itunes and under Advanced you have the option to subscribe to podcasts. Select

Suckas Come To War; Why? To Die!

2009-05-21T10:14:00.000-07:00

88 rap-a-lot shit, Noz posted up the I Got 20 track a few months back. Shit I think it was around that time that I picked this record at Friends Of Sound. Anyways my favorite cut on the record is, Get From In Fronna Me. Royal Flush was another one of those groups that just kind of got lost in the Rap-A-Lot shuffle, they released 976-Dope in 91 but that was the extent. Instead rapalot decided to

8ball - America video

2009-05-21T03:06:00.000-07:00

Memphis Allstars was one of the most slept on records this year. More on this soon ....

Weed & Champagne, that's the campaign

2009-05-20T03:15:00.000-07:00

I'm really feelin these lifestyle raps from regular-dude rappers -- it seems so counter to what's particularly covered right now. I wrote more on this song here.As much as I like getting into stupid arguments about what rappers were the GOATs or who's the king of which region, I think there's a real tendency to ignore huge swaths of rap that aren't even trying to engage in all the meta-narrative

Well this video sucks dick

2009-05-19T18:07:00.001-07:00

the guitar solo at the end really completes the circle of sucks. There is so much bullshit going on in this video I really have nothing to say. I'd heard the song before but this video is stupid as fuck. White dudes in sweaters and glasses, black dudes doing air guitar, and frat house...great stuff. It's almost as shitty and predictable as an eminem video.

9x's outta 10 video

2009-05-15T16:44:00.000-07:00

from my most anticipated record of the year ....

mixtape: The New Shit For Summah Volume One @1994

2009-05-12T08:58:00.000-07:00

Finally got around to ripping some Rob One tapes, I've got a big stack of these. The last time I posted one of these up was back in 05. I've been meaning to get them up forever and just now finally found time to do it. Sound is kind of low on this, the right is coming in stronger than the left but whatever ain't no one else putting this stuff out there.Side 1Anotha Intro - Back By Popular

the danse macabre

2009-05-12T00:04:00.000-07:00

She Gotta Friend

2009-05-11T02:34:00.000-07:00

9-1-1 emergency!drop top benz is burgundyyo girl has just been stolen from youcall that shit a burglaryhard top lambo earlierdrop top beemer later doechevy vette with stupid feetgot yo wife in bucket seatsstupid crib and stupid bidgucci mane is how i liveso icey is what i am but hes not who he say he isthink a minutemaybe i get money every single minuteeven when im sleepin money climbin creepin

Talking With Innovative Street Terminology

2009-05-06T18:37:00.000-07:00

Just digitized this MC Twist tape, it was his first joint after leaving Florida and Skywalker.He was repping East San Jose pretty hard on this shit, rollin like BART but riding Cal Train in his video. There is a lot of coke rap on this shit, who would have thought San Jose had it like that in 1990. Figure that's got to be more influenced by what was going down in the east bay than the south but

We tweet so many shrimp

2009-05-06T12:17:00.000-07:00

Because 'We eat so many Tumblrs" didn't have the same ring to ittwitter.com/somanyshrimp

Troop 187

2009-05-05T19:43:00.000-07:00

Go over to Ripped Open By Metal Explosions and check this dope post about Troop 187. It's a dope blog run by the homies Eons and Smooth Triumph. Lots of dope tapes and 12"s for the internets to find. peep game.

Doin All The Doin

2009-05-05T10:27:00.000-07:00

Dj Paul needs to do more of this and less of that. The album drops today, it's got some dope tracks, a few softones but it's worth checking for.He also needs a new graphic designer, I like Computer and all but who ever was behind this cover sucks. It looks like those fake old western photos you get at fucking Knottsberry farm or some other shitty park with fake cowboys and cotton candy.

Probably my favorite Gucci line of the year

2009-05-04T00:07:00.000-07:00

Cuz we aren't tweeting yet."So Icey Boys, baby everything groovy/ hat to the shoes, baby everything Gucci"Just totally love the fact that he says "groovy". It's a truly odd word choice and in a way I think it expresses unbridled joy better than maybe any other word could've in that situation. It's little things like that that make Gucci weird in a singular manner and not Weird in a Charles

Buraka Som Sistema

2009-05-03T11:08:00.001-07:00

If these motherfuckers are playing near you anytime soon fucking go, the live show is fucking intense. I saw them in SF a couple weeks ago and the shit was fucking brutal, they fucking murdered the place. I couldn't stand the heat and just had to stand outside the club. People were dancing their asses off and just dripping with sweat all over the fucking place. It's just something you have to see

WHAT?

2009-05-01T19:17:00.001-07:00

I am amazed by this, Xzibit is executive producing Awol One's next album. What in the fuck, I never saw that one coming. Souldoubt is one of my favorite records ever. I need to revisit homeboys catalog, I haven't been following his shit the last few years but I'll still check anything dude does. He is my favorite rapper out of all the ShapeShifters. Check the video below.

Fuck blogger's slow publishing ass

2009-05-01T08:06:00.000-07:00

yeah I know this one has been making blog rounds since last week,but I've been out of town for a minute and meant to post it up. I didn't but still wanted to wave that flag of support for dude. People need to be checking for Playboy Tre, dude is dope. I first noticed him via the Dirty States of America dvd then ran into him at SXSW a couple years back randomly and got a mixtape off of him. Dope

Don't usually post mixtape art but

2009-04-30T16:43:00.001-07:00

Whoever did this one just ended the mixtape cover game in 09. Notice that the polar bears are wearing Gucci's chains.I think they should befriend this dude from the "Can't Believe It" video

OJ Mix

2009-04-29T23:29:00.000-07:00

In the past week or so, four songs have leaked with incredible OJ verses, and it really seems to me like he's stepped his game up from even just last year. He sounds remarkably confident to me right now, like this little buzz he caught from Gucci and probably even Soulja Boy has really emboldened and solidified his style. He just seems like he belongs right now, and even when he's on a song with

Don't Give A Fuck About No Hoe

2009-04-29T23:24:00.000-07:00

Why?

2009-04-29T18:37:00.000-07:00

Justyn Case ft. Clyde Carson - Choosin SeasonI don't know shit about Justyn Case, I only checked this song because it featured Clyde Carson from the Team who were making dope ass music back in 04 before hyphy music got killed off. Anyways I click this link and get slapped in the face with rave synths that build into an epic climax of guitar strumming and mediocre raps about picking up some girl

GucciMania

2009-04-29T07:52:00.000-07:00

David and Jordan should be copping this shirt

Beer And Rap Podcast #4!!

2009-04-22T14:53:00.000-07:00

Just banged out a real quick podcast this afternoon. This one is all metal, mostly thrash shit. Some old, some new just what has been running through my headphones for the last month or so. Yeah it doesn't fit with all the rap shit on here but I don't give a shit, it's what I've been listening to lately and decided to put it up so peep game because the shit bangs.direct download link

Classique

2009-04-20T16:32:00.000-07:00

ignorap

2009-04-14T15:40:00.000-07:00

I've long been a big fan of some old school hard-headed ignorant rap music. I think more rap fans need to be honest about where theyre coming from on this count. The new CNN album was some really solid ignorant shit, & no it's not War Report level, but it is a real solid echo of that LP. I even wrote about it kinda ignorantly -- real talk, it's not my best-written piece. "A lot of knocks"? Anyway

Gotti, Zoe, Boosie, etc.

2009-04-13T17:00:00.000-07:00

Cocaine Music 2Yo Gotti's always been a sort of nomadic soul amongst pseudo-underground Southern rappers. Despite being from Memphis he never really got entrenched with the major rap forces there (someone else could probably fill in the background better than I) and he never really felt right at TVT, where he released two albums this decade but never fell in with the crunk era there. In the past

HEY PLAYA

2009-04-11T12:31:00.001-07:00

this album is already one of my most anticipated. not feeling the 'kurupt fell off' shit folks have been talking lately. feeling the lighthearted nonsense raps. and quik beats sound as good as ever -- im definitely with this new "Press Play"-style chopped up sample thing he's been working.

T-Rock continued

2009-04-08T20:05:00.000-07:00

Man I had this big post to go about T-Rock's new one & then Serg had to go & post about it first. Oh well here's more thoughts on T-Rock.I wanted to post this awhile ago, when Noz uploaded that great A-Town Rap & Bass comp awhile back. T-Rock is kind of another missing piece of the Atlanta rap puzzle, in that every person I've ever talked to about ATL rap has cited him as a kind of local legend,

T-Rock - Let's Go

2009-04-07T22:24:00.000-07:00

Picked up the latest T-rock joint when I was in Texas last month. Finally got around to upping some shit off of it. It's a dope album, only a few weed tracks which is nice. I really don't give a shit about rapping about getting high, that shit gets tired fast. Well unless it's Devin then I can deal. He's got some fast rap joints on here but also some slow tracks like Superthowed which he can't

Normally don't post this kind of shit but

2009-04-03T20:15:00.000-07:00

this is GREAT

Tactless Exploitation + An Introduction

2009-04-02T16:02:00.000-07:00

Having been invited to post on So Many Shrimp, I've made the tactless decision to post my newest mixtape: Swallowing Dust & Razzi's. We'll get to that in a minute. First, allow me to introduce myself, as I will be posting with some frequency from now on. My name is Adam, I am a DJ/Producer and a philosophy professor in Portland, OR. I perform under the name Doctor Adam and have a penchant

Beer And Rap Podcast #3!!

2009-03-30T21:23:00.000-07:00

Got around to recording another podcast after getting back from SXSW, it's a bunch of rap as expected. Extra rambling in this one too. I'm going to record another one later on once this box of records shows up that I had to ship back to myself. Check the lyrics in itunes for the tracklisting or just check the bottom of this post.to subscribe to the podcast just use this url for the feed: http://

Most Antwistapated

2009-03-30T15:58:00.000-07:00

1st off Im so sorry about the corny title of this post ....but more importantly, I dug the last Twista record & found it kinda underrated -- "Creep Fast" was criminally slept on and should have been a single -- but the new one is basically my most anticipated record this year. Above is the vid for the leadoff single "Wetter" which is a classic Traxster midwest pimpin track, slow rolling beat &

Gucciwatch '09 continued

2009-03-27T13:14:00.000-07:00

THE BAD:Generic generic generic beat rote lyrics, just a lil bit of that slurred style but none of the dimension, no funny punchlines, a few tossed off bars. This kind of shit better stay far the fuck away from his eventual album release. This would be a SHITTY MUSIC OF THE WEEK post if it wasnt so boring to write about.THE GOOD:TIME TO EAT! The Porsche porcelainthe rims are gorgeousthe earth

30 Inches remix -- video

2009-03-24T13:44:00.000-07:00

30 inches remix feat. project pat & gucci mane

2009-03-20T17:05:00.000-07:00

THE PROBLEM: how can anyone be excited about the way 3-6 has been treading water since Unbreakables which is now a 6-yr-old album! & yet here we have another soul sample wedded to thunderous 808s, the down south version of a Bink track & as exciting now as Blueprint 3 will be.INITIAL DEFENSE: This stands out -- sample is real affecting. But ... its not quite there. It needs something. The

Another post about OJ

2009-03-15T02:13:00.000-07:00

Gorilla Zoe ft. Gucci Mane and OJ Da Juiceman - "Helluvalife"Haven't heard the whole Zoe album yet (do I want to?) but I was naturally HIGHLY INTRIGUED by the Gucci/OJ collaboration. It's about the fifth best Zoe/Gucci song that exists in the world (and about the 1,800th best Zaytoven beat), and it's really only notable for OJ's verse, made possible by the fact that Gucci appears to not be trying

Fucking hipsters covering rap songs

2009-03-08T22:22:00.000-07:00

Saw this on soulstrut and I can't stand this kind of shit, it's not cute and it's not funny. It's a fucking insult to the music in the first place. Like oh look at this bullshit rap music but when we do it with shitty acoustic guitars it's elevated to pretensious white wall gallery art. Fuck this shit, it's annoying as fuck and stupid internets eat it up because they think this bullshit is

OJ's Washing Powder Money vid

2009-03-06T13:44:00.001-08:00

I think the thing about OJ is that, emerging from Gucci's shadow, its hard to see him as an amazing rapper, but I do enjoy a lot of his shit -- he's real distinct & stylized, something otherworldly about his strained holler like hes trying not to shout, a quiet dude who had to learn to be loud when he first rapped & then had to learn to rein it in. The effect is unsettling, like he's a chill cat

Streets Made Me

2009-03-04T18:39:00.000-08:00

With the recession looking like rap's new AutoTune, the game straight-up needs Boosie. His rap is basically blues music at this point, and I don't think there's anyone cutting through bullshit quite like him right now. His sad, mournful tracks— "Dirty World" from last year's Da Beginning or "Life of Crime," which Noz posted a few days ago— are pretty gut-wrenching, so much so that I wonder if

Turntable Expressions

2009-03-01T16:48:00.000-08:00

Got a new TEAC dual tape deck in the mail this weekend so yesterday I started going through old tapes and shit and just recording joints. Decided to up this RipOne tape because Eons reminded me of how dope dude was with his posts over at Ripped Open by Metal Explosions. They've got the Rippin Shit Up tape over there so I didn't bother ripping that one. I tried to up Stef's copy of The Essence but

40 Glocc

2009-02-28T14:20:00.000-08:00

Definitely one of the most listenable Cali rappers right now, 40 Glocc has this perfect generic 90s gangsta stlye w/ no meta bitchery, no super-self-conscious fake gangsta The Game-style historical awareness, absent the G-Unit branding that would dilute the new West Coast affiliate, just pure ignorant fearless Cali g-shit (but, like, hungry-fearless like '02 50 Cent, not bored-fearless like now

The Gucci 2008 Top 30 in Imeem playlist format

2009-02-27T12:31:00.000-08:00

Cuz our divshare account has been drained of bandwith here is the top 30 in stream-able imeem format:The 30 Best Gucci Mane tracks of 2008

The thrill is gone from Chicago radio

2009-02-25T14:18:00.000-08:00

Ive never really explained the link to Boolumaster's website on our sidebar -- basically dude is one of the biggest & best Chicago DJs & has been spinning everything (rap, house, juke, dancehall, old school, steppin music) in this city for a long-ass time on Power 92. It also gave a uniquely Chicago feel to our 'sound of the streets' rap station. One of the best things about this city is that its

Not quite Snoop & D.R.E. ...

2009-02-25T10:40:00.000-08:00

but he does say "to ME," & I respect that kind of self awareness. I'm feeling this in the sense that I will play it a few times & no matter how many controversial posts I end up making that first Kurious album is still a classic to me.Although whenever I start to type his name my brain automatically starts writing "Kurupt" instead.In other news there's a new rap website called hiphop.com & I

Shitty Music Of The Week

2009-02-24T08:36:00.000-08:00

Holy fucking crap this week we got some fucking unbelievably bad music. Shit I wasn't even sure what I was going to post until the internet blessed me with this piece of shit.I mean really? Really? This is what you're trying to do? I can't even wrap my brain around the idea that someone would ever think this was a song worth recording? Never mind that You Spin Me Round is a complete shit song

Gucci Funk Era

2009-02-24T06:56:00.000-08:00

New Gucci mixtape & there are some A+ exclusives on this joint -- also a few tracks that already leaked. A few quick notes on some traxx so u dont think Gucciwatch ends with '08 roundups:Crush On You prod. by Warren G---Probably my favorite joint on here so far, Im assuming this id tag is correct & Warren G produced this. It's one of those relaxed Gucci tracks where he's being playful & almost

B-Real - Smoke-N-Mirrors

2009-02-23T19:16:00.000-08:00

This is a pretty uneven affair. Only traxx u should really be checking for:Smoke-N-MirrorsGangsta Music---Best track on the album. This Soopafly-produced joint knocks & features a good grown man gangsta verse with B-Real's trademark tight-chested flow about coming from the streets and making decisions and real-world consequences, his motivations to leave the streets & his inability to completely

I like Greek raps

2009-02-22T19:51:00.000-08:00

a friend of mine in h.s. was real into Terror X Crew. I wrote about them once before briefly. The video in that '05 post is down, so here it is again:in my opinion Terror X Crew are the shit. I said in '05 that their beats have RZA vibes but really its more like some early stoned Cypress Hill except u cant understand what TXC are saying -- tho i do think greek as a language sounds pretty awesome

slow jams raps

2009-02-21T16:57:00.000-08:00

These new Yung Joc slow jam raps are way better than they have any right to be. Along with this Its A Nitti Beat track & Trai'D's X-Pill, yr talking about a pretty strong series of soft 4theladies material in 09. Gotta say that conceptual gimmickry is a much better direction for Joc to go in, since hes about the least distinctive rapper; even "its going down" was a track that for all intents &

"I'm a little concerned with my city being the TIGHT JEAN MECCA"

2009-02-20T14:12:00.000-08:00

Fake Shore Drive did an interview with somanyshrimp #1 Chicago rapper Vakill which you can read here; dude talks about how ghostwriting helped him buy a house, says his upcoming cd is gonna feature Crooked I (thats whats up) & Grafh and acts diplomatic when discussing 'colorful' Chicago rappers. I hope he gets back with Royce & Ras Kass again too. Best quote: "They say gangstas can't be too

Condom (w)rappers

2009-02-19T22:08:00.000-08:00

Young Ready feat. Max Minelli & C-Loc - 1 Rubber prod. by Mouse(h/t muzikfene) In the tradition of J-Zone's "trojan war" comes a condom track from Trill ENT. Good to see some new material since a lot of the non-blograp shit seems to get buried in the mountain of ATL trapper traxx, & since Boosieanna 4 there hasn't been too much Trill Ent. material out there. Reasons this joint is hot-as-fuck: 1)

Anyone else think this shit was weird

2009-02-19T04:15:00.000-08:00

Man I remember when folks were real mad about HHI (RIP, LOL) giving a negative review to Little Brother's first record. Given it was HHI no one should have been reading that shit anyway but the HII POSSIBLY RACIST DRAMA surrounding it was way more interesting than the hype would have been otherwise (zzz group brings back tribe vibe but with fruity loops beats??) which was good because the album

stat quo - checks and balance

2009-02-19T03:07:00.000-08:00

This is a real interesting mixtape for a bunch of reasons, but mostly it's just a different kind of southern rap without being boring. I remember the rap dude at my college radio station pushing Stat Quo back in '03 (he was glad to find someone else bumping "What We Do" at the time) & telling me how big dude was gonna be, even tho his name sucked. but then stat signed to Aftermath (death knell

Top 50 Gucci Mane Songs of 2008

2009-02-17T02:07:00.000-08:00

Here's our final list of the Top 50 Gucci Mane Songs of 2008. There's just one last thing I'd like to touch on:In the climate that the press— especially the music press— is in right now, I'd feel a little out-of-place, if not guilty, telling the people who run rap journalism what they should and should not have covered last year. I have no idea how Dipset is selling magazines in 2009, but

Royce da 5'9 - A Part of Me

2009-02-16T13:26:00.000-08:00

This is one of the weirdest tracks to do a video for but yeah Royce's new full-length is gonna be tight. He's one of those rappers who really seems to be getting better / more interesting with time. While I love classic Premier joints like Boom, and Royce has always been a monster lyrically, his persona always struck me as (fairly or not) kind of bland, his flow a little too measured & generic to

A little bit of promise but so much failure

2009-02-15T12:02:00.000-08:00

Ok man so this is the deal I'm going to start a new thing over at somanyshrimp it's going to be a feature called Shitty Music Of The Week. We're going to post something that sucks and talk shit about it. There are a few reasons to do this, 1: because it's fucking funny and 2 because there is a lot of shitty fucking music getting put out there right now. This will not just be limited to songs but

Black Milk & Royce - Losing Out video

2009-02-13T07:13:00.000-08:00

If Gucci was #1 Royce had to be in top three.

The 30 Best Gucci Mane tracks of 2008 -- 5-1

2009-02-12T22:52:00.000-08:00

The 30 Best Gucci Mane Tracks of 2008 -- IntroThe 30 Best Gucci Mane Tracks of 2008 -- 30-26The 30 Best Gucci Mane Tracks of 2008 -- 25-21The 30 Best Gucci Mane Tracks of 2008 -- 20-16The 30 Best Gucci Mane Tracks of 2008 -- 15-11The 30 Best Gucci Mane Tracks of 2008 -- 10-65. Gucci Mane & Yo Gotti - Mo MoneyDavid:"'Who got mo money?' 'I got mo money,' 'naw!'" Gucci trading verses with OJ was

i can werk wit that

2009-02-12T00:43:00.001-08:00

The 30 Best Gucci Mane tracks of 2008 -- 10-6

2009-02-10T23:45:00.001-08:00

The 30 Best Gucci Mane Tracks of 2008 -- IntroThe 30 Best Gucci Mane Tracks of 2008 -- 30-26The 30 Best Gucci Mane Tracks of 2008 -- 25-21The 30 Best Gucci Mane Tracks of 2008 -- 20-16The 30 Best Gucci Mane Tracks of 2008 -- 15-1110. Gucci Mane - Hot DamnDavid:When i was a kid we used to take trips to 'the country' where my aunt lived; my older cousins once bet me I wouldnt grab onto the electric

take a break to anticipate summer

2009-02-10T14:44:00.000-08:00

The 30 Best Gucci Mane tracks of 2008 -- 15-11

2009-02-09T11:54:00.000-08:00

The 30 Best Gucci Mane Tracks of 2008 -- IntroThe 30 Best Gucci Mane Tracks of 2008 -- 30-26The 30 Best Gucci Mane Tracks of 2008 -- 25-21The 30 Best Gucci Mane Tracks of 2008 -- 20-1615. Gorilla Zoe ft. Gucci Mane – Georgia14. Gucci Mane ft. Yung Ralph & Yo Gotti – BricksJordan:Where Field Mob and Ludacris used the Ray Charles sample as a tribute to their projects, Gucci and Zoe use it as you

Beer And Rap Podcast #2!!

2009-02-08T18:36:00.000-08:00

Jyeah bitches! here is the second podcast so rock that shit. More recent stuff on this one, well as far as things within the last ten years go anyways. This one isn't as long as the first one, about an hours worth but whatever check it out.to subscribe to the podcast just use this url for the feed: http://beerandrap.com/atom.xml If you're not to smart just go in to itunes and under Advanced you

The 30 Best Gucci Mane tracks of 2008 -- 20-16

2009-02-08T17:16:00.000-08:00

The 30 Best Gucci Mane Tracks of 2008 -- IntroThe 30 Best Gucci Mane Tracks of 2008 -- 30-26The 30 Best Gucci Mane Tracks of 2008 -- 25-2120. Gucci Mane - Mr. PerfectDavid:The minor-key flip of Zaytoven's "Grapey" beat uses that same vocal "OHH!" sample but with those queasy strings he digs so much. "i'm higher than a eagle on ether, higher than a falcon on california reefer." A few quotables on

A quick note about the Gucci list

2009-02-08T16:25:00.000-08:00

I know a lot of folks are wary about this kind of hyping in the post-Breihanic era. The "Pitbull is better than Nas" discussion really did damage to folks who want to discuss rap music w/out sticking to boring party line on 'classic records' & who like to express, you know, excitement about shit w/out making sure its 'safe' to do so. I'm not blaming Tom any more than im blaming the folks who

The 30 Best Gucci Mane tracks of 2008 -- 25-21

2009-02-07T11:44:00.000-08:00

The 30 Best Gucci Mane Tracks of 2008 -- IntroThe 30 Best Gucci Mane Tracks of 2008 -- 30-2625. Gucci Mane - Lodi DodiDavid:Flipping a classic hook into a smooth yet raspy club chorus & a verse of nonstop quotables: "Gucci you trippin' you know you ain't sexy / all this ice call me Gucci Mane Gretzky / Alligator seats, TVs and head rest-s, watch named asthma, leave a bitch breathless."24. Gucci

so blown away

2009-02-06T14:54:00.000-08:00

this new Curren$y joint @ Traps N Trunks is the shit -- trance rap is not over folks!! haha. I like that it doesnt really feel like a 'trend,' like its too below the radar to qualify, & the style has too many diverse artists from different scenes ... its just a new sample/production style. its like arguing that mannie fresh using bounce music is a 'trend'. I know taking trance 'seriously' is

The 30 Best Gucci Mane tracks of 2008 -- 30-26

2009-02-04T22:27:00.000-08:00

The 30 Best Gucci Mane Tracks of 2008 -- Intro30. Gucci Mane - Freezer29. Gucci Mane - GrapeyJordan:Gucci made the most great rap songs in 2008, but his mixtapes were also scattered with tons of one-off verses that featured a few of his best moments. “Freezer” and “Grapey”, both off the second Wilt Chamberlain tape, are unassuming minute-long things, and though they don’t nearly touch the heights

The 30 Best Gucci Mane tracks of 2008 -- Intro

2009-02-04T19:12:00.000-08:00

So that big event track leaked today, thrown up on every rap blog, "Bricks" remix with OJ Da Juiceman, Fabolous, 8ball & MJG and Shawty Lo. It says it still features Gucci but its just his chorus. Shit is kinda boring!! Event remixes seem really shitty lately. I just can't get down with most of them, no real in-studio feel & a bunch of phoned in lyrics. OJ gets to rap alongside: (a)

ugh stop this shit OJ

2009-02-02T23:02:00.000-08:00

Who the hell told OJ Da Juiceman the way to $$$ was rapping in autotune?? dude needs to knock this shit off, they're really abrasively terrible. "Baby Girl" is even worse than "Hell of a Life." Now I'm not one of those knee-jerk autotune haters but the sound is already getting way played & even then these tracks are not some last minute just-in-before-the-death-rattle gems or some shit, they

Trai'D's X-Pill

2009-01-31T18:48:00.000-08:00

man -- this beat is on some pretty x'd out shit. Trai'D pulls this off on some obviously-not-grown-man sex talk -- "I'm too young to be doin what i do!" is the most honest thing in this song. His raps are like if you take the 'pimp' from Pimp C & reincarnate him as a dude who's barely past 20. but he is also a likable rapper & the whole serotonin-boost-cloud the song floats by on is just

dj premier on the late night hype

2009-01-31T17:44:00.000-08:00

I was checking that list Premo came up with for ego trip back in the day & thought it was real interesting that he picked "late night hype" as a cmw track -- as you can see Premo keeps it pretty trad & NY, which is cool cuz you always know where he's coming from & it makes it that much more interesting when he does start talking about other shit hes feeling. Basically I thought it was real

CONTROVERSIAL POST!!! #1

2009-01-28T17:29:00.000-08:00

Ghetto Mafia - Downtown Glory >>>>>>>>>>>>> Kurious - I'm Kurious

fkin' all the teachers, all the teachers wanna fk me

2009-01-27T01:43:00.000-08:00

Gucci Mane's "Sun Valley" video feat. FrenchieThis was originally on the Mr. Perfect mixtape under the title "ghetto supastar," and could easily have been on some shit before that I missed -- only 4345728301324382 Gucci mixtapes dropped in '08 soHope yall checked the OJ Da Juiceman album -- more on Gucci soon I swear ....

Don't need a drank I'm eatin Frosted Flakes

2009-01-26T12:52:00.000-08:00

Trap Squad Cartel - "Pop Tags"Trap Squad Cartel are from Dallas. They are called Trap Squad Cartel and they have a song called “Pop Tags” and another called either “Icey” or "So Icey", which you can request at your local radio station. Their mixtape is called On My Grind Vol. 1. The whole thing should be the most generic rap exercise in the universe, yet “Pop Tags” is, uh… completely bewildering

Beer And Rap Podcast #1!!

2009-01-25T15:50:00.000-08:00

Posted this on my own blog but I'm also putting it up here so feel free to peep game.Ok so I finally got around to recording a little Beer And Rap podcast show. I'd been meaning to do this for a while, just do a recording of songs, not a mix or anything but more like a radio show. Just wanted to play songs and throw in a little commentary. I'm going to try and keep this going at least once a

dogg pound '09

2009-01-25T14:43:00.000-08:00

This is sorta like Prodigy sampling Pac for 'mac 10 handle' but fuck it, this track is banging -- go to Daz Dillinger's myspace and check out "On & On" (currently track 2). They also just uploaded a song that features Maroon 5 which is one of the weirdest fucking tracks I've had the 'pleasure' of hearing.EDIT: reposting cuz this dude found a zshare for it & says the beat is a soopafly/daz collab.

Spark Dawg - All On Me feat. Tum Tum, Hoodboss, Supstaar and Fat Pimp

2009-01-24T18:45:00.000-08:00

Beat Flippaz did this track. That high pitched submarine sonar noise is pretty hot esp. when he starts fuckin with the rhythm of it, or if you open the Beat Flippaz myspace at the same time yr playing the song & it starts doubling up and echoing all over the place like a pinball. Shit would be a lot of fun to DJ with if u had doubles bcuz you could just fuck with the instrumental/chorus a whole

I wanna be your coool thaaaang

2009-01-24T17:36:00.000-08:00

So this new Skyzoo joint uses a sample that has been worked a few times already, including my favorite Potna Deuce joint "Cool Thing" <-- Free download there. Potna Deuce was three rappers, Chezski, Ruby Rascal and Baby Beesh -- better known nowadays as Baby Bash. LOL.For real though Welcome to da Hilt is a pretty classic bay area record. It was largely produced by Johnny Z, a real underrated

D4LOL

2009-01-23T19:06:00.000-08:00

Yeah this beat is pretty hot & I would like to see a meaningful remix, but D4L without Fabo is not the same as D4L without Shawty Lo -- and I dig Shawty Lo alright on a limited basis -- however this is like the beatles without john lennon or some shit. There's even a big space before the chorus in the middle where Fabo's verse was supposed to be or something. Not really sure what these dudes are

mistermiyahhhgi mistermiyahhhgi

2009-01-23T14:01:00.000-08:00

Gotta give it up to muzikfene for consistently upping some great rap music & keeping with a consistent perspective on new street rap (meaning no blogger hype rappers or keeping it dilla etc). But best of all he threw up "Mr. Miyagi," probably the best new rap song I've heard this year.Although I can't find an production credit for "Mr. Miyagi" Playa Shaw seems to be working primarily with Nitti

im still repping for trance rap

2009-01-22T00:24:00.000-08:00

This is good enough. I dont think it really complements Keak's style too well but im not mad at it either, it's very of its time.

Couple of randoms I've want to put out there

2009-01-19T14:05:00.000-08:00

I'm throwing up a couple of joints older joints that I've been bumping in my headphones lately and was thinking they should get out there. All these tracks are on some macho ass going hard shit so if you like to be a bitch and listen to kanye's tears dripping down your balls then maybe you shouldn't check these; if not then jam these motherfuckers.CIN - Jocin My TeamThis one is the leading track

This new Fabo

2009-01-16T19:39:00.000-08:00

Here's the mp3: Fabo - "Spaceship Man"Cherish new rap's original weirdo streamlining his outlandishness into an actual song, a kind of rap/kind of singing thing that's more in the vein of quicksilver modern r&b like Janelle Monáe or John Legend's "Green Light" (an André 3000 feature) than snap or post-snap or whatever. Just as much as we love Fabo wilding over empty spaces in his schizophrenic

FREE THIS BEAT

2009-01-15T11:13:00.000-08:00

I get the point of mp3 blogs, duh: post mp3s, get linked, maybe a bad rapper will hit you with an exclusive track or if you're the luckiest maybe an exclusive mixtape. But still, how is the whole internet gonna post this new Juelz track without admitting — no contrarian Dipset hate here, by the way — that Juelz is a. no longer a good rapper and b. that he's completely ruined this incredible beat.

Bombs over Baghdad

2009-01-15T00:41:00.000-08:00

When yr named after an Outkast song, like to play guitar & have some genuinely creative, kinda out-there instincts, drop an acclaimed mixtape and know how to mix it up, sometimes it can be very easy to veer a little too close to the sun.I'm not gonna link to it cuz it is very WHAT. EVER. But the new B.O.B. single is such an epic Angelous maneuver that it can't be anything but disappointing. It

Juice

2009-01-08T13:53:00.000-08:00

OJ Da Juiceman: "Trap Work"Working out why I like Gucci understudy OJ Da Juiceman hasn’t come easy to me. On one hand, dude is almost like an elaborate joke, just some ad-lib crutching no-name co-signed by the right ATL people to see exactly what we’re willing to accept in our post-Jeezy, post-snap rap landscape. Juice’s ad-libs sound like Chappelle’s Prince being punched in the gut, and his flow

new premo beats are still the hottest shit out!!

2009-01-08T12:03:00.001-08:00

will never get tired of jocking premo --1/9/08 edit!!whats w/ the roided out tattoo/graf artist dj shadow lookin dude that raps 4th??

So Many Shrimp #1 rap blog in 2009

2009-01-07T18:00:00.000-08:00

gucci mane was the rapper of 08

2009-01-07T14:49:00.001-08:00

high note video

2009-01-07T13:10:00.000-08:00

One of the best tracks off the legend's album is now in NSFW music video form (RIP BET Uncut). White Van Music, the album that dropped this year from "High Note" producer Jake One, was a solid album that I was feeling altho I never really got obsessed w/ it -- but this track was strong enough to make me want to give a new listen to the entire thing. Take a played out conceit like "sex moans over