Rob Janoski, Intricate, Donny Brasco, Omega Crimson, and Hakeem Furious of the group Capital 6 show great potential as skilled teen lyricists who raise the bar for their generation. Enjoy selected tracks from their catalog which show their impressive rhyme ability and an a 2014 a cappella cypher courtesy of Alien Astronauts' "BARS" series.
It's hard to get over the soulful and funky character of late 80's Hip Hop and this mix by DJ High-C proves this unique Golden era sound existed in more places than just the East and West Coasts. This mix is courtesy of Rehash Recordings.
Download/Stream - DJ High-C - Houston Classics
1. Introduction
2. Born 2wice - Child 4 Freestyle
3. Good Fellaz - Pharmacy
4. EK Squad - Real Life
5. Audio Two - When Milk is on the Mic
6. Simply Smooth - Def Female
7. Queen Latifah - The Queen is Hyped Up (45 King Remix)
8. D-Crew - Cool MC
9. Spyder D - I Can't Wait to Rock the Mic
10. The God Squad - Blow Em Out Like Candles
11. Living Legends - Classic
12. Outro Bonus Beat (Tenison Stephens - Don't Rip Me Off)
This is one of those tight songs I had to pick from an album that is already out and throw it into regular rotation. It's interesting to hear how these two artists from different regions modified their musical styles to mold it into one track which is neither identifiable as traditional South sound or East Coast boom bap.
T.I.'s album "No Mercy" now in stores and online
Hear the outcry of voices from within the American inner-city struggle on "Allright" by Stat Quo featuring Talib Kweli, produced by Symbolic One. This song tells it like it is from 2 people who look for greater hope within the struggle as reporters of ghetto life. This song is from Stat Quo's album "Statlanta"
released July 13th on Aftermath.The piano arrangements on this song are next-level and really drive the emotion of this song. I know S1 collaborates with a pianist by the name of Caleb, I assume it's him who played the beautiful keys you hear on this one.
I'm happy to see these guys stick to their guns and provide a strong dose of reality in song, this type of content has always been very beneficial to me as a hip hop listener from day one.
Listen to snippets of the new album "Statlanta" at Amazon.com
Track listing
No. Title Producer(s) Length
1. "The Beginning" Needlz, Infinity* 3:13
2. "Welcome Back" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius) Syience 4:39
3. "Ghetto U.S.A." (featuring Antonio McLendon) Sha Money XL 3:22
4. "Dedicated" Dr. Dre, Mark Batson* 3:33
5. "Success (Back to U)" Phonix 3:37
6. "Catch Me" Boi-1da 3:38
7. "Cry" (featuring Brevi) Stat Quo 3:40
8. "Space Ship" (featuring Esthero) The Royal Court 3:42
9. "Lie to You" (featuring Raheem DeVaughn & Devin the Dude) Ski Beatz 4:14
10. "Alright" (featuring Talib Kweli) S1 5:02
11. "What I Like" Stat Quo, LouisKeyz* 3:40
12. "Penthouse Condo" Dr. Dre 3:47
Andre 3000, Big Boi and cast look back on a classic, in the style you might have seen reading XXL magazine where all the contributors give their memories on the recording process.
Featuring: Andre 3000: MC/producer | Big Boi: MC/producer | Mr. DJ: Producer, one-third of Earthtone III with OutKast, and cousin to Rico Wade | Rico Wade: Organized Noize founder/producer with Ray Murray and Pat "Sleepy" Brown | Raekwon: MC/Wu-Tang Clan member | Cee-Lo: Vocalist/Goodie Mob member | Khujo: MC/vocalist and Goodie Mob member | Masada: New Jersey-based MC and former Organized Noize protégé | Joi: Vocalist/songwriter and long-time Dungeon Family collaborator | Kawan Prather: Former LaFace Records A&R for Aquemini and early Dungeon Family member | Preston Crump: Bass player | Marvin Chanz Parkman: Keyboard player and former Organized Noize staff producer/songwriter | Omar Phillips: Percussionist | Donny Mathis: Guitarist | Tomi Martin : Guitarist | Neal H. Pogue: Sound mixer/recording engineer
Audio:
"Hold On, Be Strong"
"Return Of The G"
"Rosa Parks"
"Skew It On The Bar-B" feat. Raekwon
"Aquemini"
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