Thursday, March 31, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Sample Set #167
Another day another sample set for a Compton emcee's album. Set #167 takes a look at Game's debut LP, The Documentary, which was essentially the soundtrack to my senior year at high school. The album's first single, "Westside Story", was released on September 28th, 2004. Between that September, well into the Summer of '05, four more singles were released: "How We Do", "Hate It or Love It", "Dreams" and "Put You on the Game". To this day I still wish Aftermath had sprung and given "Higher" the single treatment too, but oh well.
Around the time of The Documentary's release, the West Coast hadn't fallen off the map entirely. Nate Dogg was still doing his thing. DPG was popping. Nonetheless, the South was absolutely dominating the airwaves at the time, with hits by T.I., Ciara, Lil Jon, Trick Daddy, Lil Flip, Juvenile and OutKast and Petey Pablo and Ludacris and... okay, a lot of people from the South. At the same time, the Bay Area was holding it down for the Golden State with the bubbling Hyphy Movement (which later burst onto the national landscape in 2006 with hits by E-40, Mistah F.A.B. and more). Down in SoCal, besides hearing Snoop Dogg "Drop It Like It's Hot" with Pharrell or describe life's "Ups & Downs" with the Bee Gees (yes, the Bee Gees), hip hop music from L.A. was drier than a long-lost stash of dro. Guerilla Black was the alternative at the time. Yes, Guerilla Black. But The Documentary changed all that. It wasn't simply Game's music that reinvigorated Los Angeles hip hop: it was his image. It was the Chevys and the Locs. It was the fact that rags and gang affiliation were a conversation piece once again. It was also the fact that G-Unit had become a movement in New York City, and that energy was being funneled back to the West from whence it came by the architect/bankroller of 50 Cent's crossover success, Dr. Dre. 50 Cent over the good ol' Doc's beats spawned some smash hits ("In Da Club"; "If I Can't"), but the chemistry between Game and Dre, children of Compton, produced a unique, sonic potency of hometown-centrism.
With all that being said, The Documentary is not entirely West Coast-oriented. Game actually managed to capture an even more L.A.-centric sound - without Dr. Dre mind you(!) - on his sophomore LP, Doctor's Advocate. The Documentary features production from all corners of the map by beatsmiths like Hi-Tek, Just Blaze, Havoc, Kanye West and more. You can hear it in the samples too, from Timbaland's Hindi-based aesthetics to Kanye West's crates of soul (yeah, I miss those days). Quite possibly my favorite sample here is Hanson's "Down Into the Magic", reworked by Dr. Dre & Che Vicious for the album's thirty-two second long intro. Stop what you're thinking. I'm not talking about those boys who sang "MMMBop" in the 90s. I'm actually referring to a short-lived UK band from the 1970s led by Jamaican-born guitarist and singer (and Bob Marley & the Wailers member) Junior Marvin. I'm especially thrilled by this sample because it took me weeks to find. But I got it. The liner notes credit a Donald Kerr for the sample. For days I searched for the missing track by said artist "Donald Kerr." No luck. Who is Donald Kerr? Junior Marvin; born name Donald Hanson Marvin Kerr Richards Jr. Got 'em. That's the good news.
The bad news is this set is missing a vital component: the sample used on "Church for Thugs", a Just Blaze-produced track. A year or so ago, Blaze was talking shit and premiering previously-unreleased Saigon tracks on his Ustream page. He was also taking questions from the chat box. I asked him if he'd ever reveal the "Church for Thugs" sample. His answer, for the sake of brevity, was "no." The mystery lives on - at least until Bronco of The-Breaks figures it out. In the meantime, here's my incomplete-but-still-damn-good sample set for Game's debut LP. Enjoy... and turn it up!!
Around the time of The Documentary's release, the West Coast hadn't fallen off the map entirely. Nate Dogg was still doing his thing. DPG was popping. Nonetheless, the South was absolutely dominating the airwaves at the time, with hits by T.I., Ciara, Lil Jon, Trick Daddy, Lil Flip, Juvenile and OutKast and Petey Pablo and Ludacris and... okay, a lot of people from the South. At the same time, the Bay Area was holding it down for the Golden State with the bubbling Hyphy Movement (which later burst onto the national landscape in 2006 with hits by E-40, Mistah F.A.B. and more). Down in SoCal, besides hearing Snoop Dogg "Drop It Like It's Hot" with Pharrell or describe life's "Ups & Downs" with the Bee Gees (yes, the Bee Gees), hip hop music from L.A. was drier than a long-lost stash of dro. Guerilla Black was the alternative at the time. Yes, Guerilla Black. But The Documentary changed all that. It wasn't simply Game's music that reinvigorated Los Angeles hip hop: it was his image. It was the Chevys and the Locs. It was the fact that rags and gang affiliation were a conversation piece once again. It was also the fact that G-Unit had become a movement in New York City, and that energy was being funneled back to the West from whence it came by the architect/bankroller of 50 Cent's crossover success, Dr. Dre. 50 Cent over the good ol' Doc's beats spawned some smash hits ("In Da Club"; "If I Can't"), but the chemistry between Game and Dre, children of Compton, produced a unique, sonic potency of hometown-centrism.
With all that being said, The Documentary is not entirely West Coast-oriented. Game actually managed to capture an even more L.A.-centric sound - without Dr. Dre mind you(!) - on his sophomore LP, Doctor's Advocate. The Documentary features production from all corners of the map by beatsmiths like Hi-Tek, Just Blaze, Havoc, Kanye West and more. You can hear it in the samples too, from Timbaland's Hindi-based aesthetics to Kanye West's crates of soul (yeah, I miss those days). Quite possibly my favorite sample here is Hanson's "Down Into the Magic", reworked by Dr. Dre & Che Vicious for the album's thirty-two second long intro. Stop what you're thinking. I'm not talking about those boys who sang "MMMBop" in the 90s. I'm actually referring to a short-lived UK band from the 1970s led by Jamaican-born guitarist and singer (and Bob Marley & the Wailers member) Junior Marvin. I'm especially thrilled by this sample because it took me weeks to find. But I got it. The liner notes credit a Donald Kerr for the sample. For days I searched for the missing track by said artist "Donald Kerr." No luck. Who is Donald Kerr? Junior Marvin; born name Donald Hanson Marvin Kerr Richards Jr. Got 'em. That's the good news.
The bad news is this set is missing a vital component: the sample used on "Church for Thugs", a Just Blaze-produced track. A year or so ago, Blaze was talking shit and premiering previously-unreleased Saigon tracks on his Ustream page. He was also taking questions from the chat box. I asked him if he'd ever reveal the "Church for Thugs" sample. His answer, for the sake of brevity, was "no." The mystery lives on - at least until Bronco of The-Breaks figures it out. In the meantime, here's my incomplete-but-still-damn-good sample set for Game's debut LP. Enjoy... and turn it up!!
Sample Set #166
Friday, March 25, 2011
Rap Round Table, Week Ending 3/25/2011
Music Analysis & Reporting:
Is Hip-Hop Feminism Alive in 2011? by Akoto Ofori-Atta
The Real Women of Hip-Hop Tackle Its Negative Images by Jacque Reid
The Passion of the Weiss Spring 2011 Mixtape by Jeff Weiss & Co.
Tips on Being an Exceptional Ghostface Killah Intern by Amos Barshad
Looking at Hip-Hop 1.0 by Bill Adler
The Business of Lasers by Soulbrotha
Nate Dogg Remembered: How One Man's Music Chronicled 'The Hard Way' by Omar Burgess
Nate Dogg Was Made for March Madness by Joey L.
Soloist Manifesto: O.C., Subconscious, and The Illz by Thun
10 Qualities Highly Sought After in a Regulator As Gleaned From Warren G & Nate Dogg’s “Regulate” by Jeff Weiss
Now That I'm Sober You Ain't That Fine by Ian Cohen
It All Started After The Roc Raida Show… by Ming-Tzu
The Seven Most Memorable Rap Beatdowns by Rizoh
This Is My Rifle: Homosexuality & Hip Hop by Jason James
New Rap Music by Noz
Great songs from forgotten rap albums #16 by The Great Gats, B
Pusha T fears God, works with Kanye, Pharrell and 50 Cent on new free mixtape by Jeff Weiss
Pusha-T Really Misses His Old Pal, Cocaine by Amos Barshad
A Few Thoughts Regarding Big Pun by Thun
Top Ten Great DMX Shenanigans by Phillip Mlynar
Does The Taylor Gang Buy Records? by Alexander Fruchter
Is Jay-Z Secretly Profiting Off Crappy Champagne? by Amos Barshad
Wyclef Jean's Trouble With The Truth: A Recent History by Zara Golden
Difficulty Communicating: Yaggfu Front and Open Mike Eagle by Thun
Action Bronson and other dudes that rap about wrestling by Dom Passantino
On Lil B, Diddy, Odd Future And SXSW by David Dennis Jr.
Breaking Down The Beef Between DJ Premier and Canibus by Aja K. Riddick
The Computers, Blues, and Bromides of The Streets by Renato Pagnani
NPR the music powerhouse? Totes, dude by Chris Richards
SXSW 2011: Snoop Dogg, Dogg Pound, Warren G, Dam-Funk and Mayer Hawthorne pay tribute to Nate Dogg, reconfigure modern funk by Jeff Weiss
SXSW 2011: Odd Future makes a quick exit by Todd Martens
SXSW 2011: Politicking with Shabazz Palaces and Open Mike Eagle by Jeff Weiss
SXSW 2011: Lunch with the Germans and other Grim Fairy Tales by Sabina Tang
SXSW 2011: Odd Future insult and shortchange fans by Greg Kot
Why Everybody Loves Odd Future by Nitsuh Abebe
A Rhetorical Analysis of Rebecca Black’s Viral Hit “Friday” by Sujay Kumar
Rebecca Black Means The (Internet) Fame Game Has Changed by Alexia Tsotsis
Arms So Freezy: Rebecca Black's "Friday" As Radical Text by Dana Vachon
Album Reviews:
WC - Revenge of the Barracuda by Ryan J.
Pharoahe Monch - W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) by Kim Wilson
Pharoahe Monch - W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) by Nate Patrin
Pharoahe Monch - W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) by Slava Kuperstein
Cunninlynguists - Oneirology by Andres Vasquez
Gucci Mane - The Return of Mr. Zone 6 by August Brown
Pusha T - Fear of God by William E. Ketchum III
The Strokes - Angles by Ryan Dombal
The Strokes - Angles by Matt Diehl
The Strokes - Angles by Douglas Martin
Apollo Brown - Clouds by Slava Kuperstein
Anika - Anika by Todd Martens
VICEVERSAH - Shine Not Burn by Marcus Moore
Kurt Vile - Smoke Rings For My Halo by Chris Bosman
Groundislava - Groundislava by Erik Stabile
Middle Brother - Middle Brother by Brian Hodge
Profiles & Interviews:
Aceyalone: Bounce These Balls by Paul W. Arnold
5-10-15-20: Flying Lotus by Ryan Dombal
Producer's Corner: DJ Khalil by William E. Ketchum III
Pharoahe Monch On Growing Up in Queens, Twitter, Pizza, and Porn by Phillip Mlynar
Interview: Raekwon on Kanye, Justin Bieber and Shaolin vs. Wu Tang by Adam Johns
Odd Future Talk SXSW, Goblin, Gnomes by Ryan Dombal
A Conversation With: Clams Casino by Soft Money
Is Hip-Hop Feminism Alive in 2011? by Akoto Ofori-Atta
The Real Women of Hip-Hop Tackle Its Negative Images by Jacque Reid
The Passion of the Weiss Spring 2011 Mixtape by Jeff Weiss & Co.
Tips on Being an Exceptional Ghostface Killah Intern by Amos Barshad
Looking at Hip-Hop 1.0 by Bill Adler
The Business of Lasers by Soulbrotha
Nate Dogg Remembered: How One Man's Music Chronicled 'The Hard Way' by Omar Burgess
Nate Dogg Was Made for March Madness by Joey L.
Soloist Manifesto: O.C., Subconscious, and The Illz by Thun
10 Qualities Highly Sought After in a Regulator As Gleaned From Warren G & Nate Dogg’s “Regulate” by Jeff Weiss
Now That I'm Sober You Ain't That Fine by Ian Cohen
It All Started After The Roc Raida Show… by Ming-Tzu
The Seven Most Memorable Rap Beatdowns by Rizoh
This Is My Rifle: Homosexuality & Hip Hop by Jason James
New Rap Music by Noz
Great songs from forgotten rap albums #16 by The Great Gats, B
Pusha T fears God, works with Kanye, Pharrell and 50 Cent on new free mixtape by Jeff Weiss
Pusha-T Really Misses His Old Pal, Cocaine by Amos Barshad
A Few Thoughts Regarding Big Pun by Thun
Top Ten Great DMX Shenanigans by Phillip Mlynar
Does The Taylor Gang Buy Records? by Alexander Fruchter
Is Jay-Z Secretly Profiting Off Crappy Champagne? by Amos Barshad
Wyclef Jean's Trouble With The Truth: A Recent History by Zara Golden
Difficulty Communicating: Yaggfu Front and Open Mike Eagle by Thun
Action Bronson and other dudes that rap about wrestling by Dom Passantino
On Lil B, Diddy, Odd Future And SXSW by David Dennis Jr.
Breaking Down The Beef Between DJ Premier and Canibus by Aja K. Riddick
The Computers, Blues, and Bromides of The Streets by Renato Pagnani
NPR the music powerhouse? Totes, dude by Chris Richards
SXSW 2011: Snoop Dogg, Dogg Pound, Warren G, Dam-Funk and Mayer Hawthorne pay tribute to Nate Dogg, reconfigure modern funk by Jeff Weiss
SXSW 2011: Odd Future makes a quick exit by Todd Martens
SXSW 2011: Politicking with Shabazz Palaces and Open Mike Eagle by Jeff Weiss
SXSW 2011: Lunch with the Germans and other Grim Fairy Tales by Sabina Tang
SXSW 2011: Odd Future insult and shortchange fans by Greg Kot
Why Everybody Loves Odd Future by Nitsuh Abebe
A Rhetorical Analysis of Rebecca Black’s Viral Hit “Friday” by Sujay Kumar
Rebecca Black Means The (Internet) Fame Game Has Changed by Alexia Tsotsis
Arms So Freezy: Rebecca Black's "Friday" As Radical Text by Dana Vachon
Album Reviews:
WC - Revenge of the Barracuda by Ryan J.
Pharoahe Monch - W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) by Kim Wilson
Pharoahe Monch - W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) by Nate Patrin
Pharoahe Monch - W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) by Slava Kuperstein
Cunninlynguists - Oneirology by Andres Vasquez
Gucci Mane - The Return of Mr. Zone 6 by August Brown
Pusha T - Fear of God by William E. Ketchum III
The Strokes - Angles by Ryan Dombal
The Strokes - Angles by Matt Diehl
The Strokes - Angles by Douglas Martin
Apollo Brown - Clouds by Slava Kuperstein
Anika - Anika by Todd Martens
VICEVERSAH - Shine Not Burn by Marcus Moore
Kurt Vile - Smoke Rings For My Halo by Chris Bosman
Groundislava - Groundislava by Erik Stabile
Middle Brother - Middle Brother by Brian Hodge
Profiles & Interviews:
Aceyalone: Bounce These Balls by Paul W. Arnold
5-10-15-20: Flying Lotus by Ryan Dombal
Producer's Corner: DJ Khalil by William E. Ketchum III
Pharoahe Monch On Growing Up in Queens, Twitter, Pizza, and Porn by Phillip Mlynar
Interview: Raekwon on Kanye, Justin Bieber and Shaolin vs. Wu Tang by Adam Johns
Odd Future Talk SXSW, Goblin, Gnomes by Ryan Dombal
A Conversation With: Clams Casino by Soft Money
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie is a Dumbass
I just finished watching the 1988 film Young Guns, starring Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips and man of the hour (one hour ago) Charlie Sheen. I was scanning the film for the intro portion of Warren G and Nate Dogg's "Regulate". I found everything besides the "regulators mount up!" snippet. That kinda pissed me off. I'm still not sure if that particular quote was directly lifted from the film. Bottom line: I hope that doesn't mean I'll have to watch the movie again... Ugh.
Anyways, as I was researching (read: Googling) the film and its connection to "Regulate", I came across this short article on Stereogum.com, written by Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard. The article was written three years ago. I bring this up because, well, it's awful. Awful enough to point it out three years later. Putting aside the fact that Nate Dogg's passing still stings like a raw wound, Gibbard lost a ton of respect from me thanks to this steaming pile of shorse hit (bold emphasis mine):
P.S. Thispost hate rant had nothing to do with the fact that I'm still bitter about you marrying stealing Zooey Deschanel. Okay, just a little bit.
Anyways, as I was researching (read: Googling) the film and its connection to "Regulate", I came across this short article on Stereogum.com, written by Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard. The article was written three years ago. I bring this up because, well, it's awful. Awful enough to point it out three years later. Putting aside the fact that Nate Dogg's passing still stings like a raw wound, Gibbard lost a ton of respect from me thanks to this steaming pile of shorse hit (bold emphasis mine):
My girlfriend and I were running errands around Seattle a couple weeks ago when this came on the radio during KUBE 93’s “old school lunch hour” (it’s kinda weird to think of 1994 as being “old school” but I guess it was almost 15 years ago). It quickly became brutally apparent that “Regulate” has fallen into that unfortunate category of hip hop songs that have not aged well at all. Here are some conversation snippets from the three and half minutes that followed:My veins are pulsating with rage right about now... Fuck you, Ben Gibbard.
• “Who are these ‘Regulators’? This guy talking at the top makes them sound like some sort of organized vigilanty group. Kinda like a hip hop guardian angels or something.”
• “Warren G sounds pretty wimpy on this track. That’s saying something coming from me. If Nate Dogg didn’t show up, I fell pretty confident that even I could jack him.”
• “What the fuck does ‘the rhythm is the bass and the bass is the treble’ mean?!”
• “I think that if I just shot a bunch of guys the last thing on my mind would be chasing girls. I mean, that would kinda put a damper on the rest of the evening.”
• “Is it just me or can Nate Dogg not really sing? That ‘Eastside motel’ line sounded kinda rotten.”
• “Oh man, ‘Pump Up The Volume’ has aged better than this thing.”
P.S. This
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Tupac Shakur: Rapper, Actor, Hennessy Spokesman
When 'Pac wasn't aiming lyrical darts full clips at his enemies or shooting off-duty cops, he was guzzling down Hennessy by the bottle. They wanna know who's my role model...
Goin Way Back Show #103: The Year Was 1987
The year was 1987. Acid wash jeans and Coca-Cola sweatshirts were the sh*t. Everybody was rockin Fila, Lotto, and Troop. The ultimate accessory was a fat gold chain. LL Cool J was the man, but a whole new wave of emcee's were about to burst onto the scene. 1987 saw the debut of albums from Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions, Eric B and Rakim, Dana Dane, Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Steady B, MC Hammer, and the original lineup of N.W.A. And The Posse. Big Daddy Kane, EPMD, and Audio Two had the streets buzzin' with hot singles. Hip Hop was in full effect! Yours truly, DJ 69 takes you on a trip down memory lane. Where were you in 1987?I was being born. F'real. Check out Money-B's tracklisting below:
1. Intro (Money B)
2. Cold Gettin Dumb II (Just Ice)
3. Poetry (Boogie Down Productions)
4. Cinderfella Dana Dane (Dana Dane)
5. Jack the Ripper (LL Cool J)
6. Mack Attack (Too Short)
7. Yo! Bum Rush the Show (Public Enemy)
8. Down By Law (MC Shan)
9. Overweight Lovers in the House
10. Last Night (Kid N' Play)
11. Break 2 (Money B)
12. Dopeman (N.W.A. and The Posse)
13. I'm Bad (LL Cool J)
14. Everlasting Bass (Rodney O and Joe Cooley)
15. Lyrical King (T La Rock)
16. As the Rhyme Goes (Eric B and Rakim)
17. Squeeze the Trigger (Ice T)
18. Just Rhymin' With Biz (Big Daddy Kane feat. Biz Markie)
19. Ya Better Bring a Gun (King Tee feat. Mixmaster Spade)
20. Be Yourself (Whodini Feat. Millie Jackson)
21. It's My Thang (EPMD)
22. Saturday Night (Schoolly D)
23. Do The James (Super Lover Cee and Cassanova Rud)
24. It's Like That Y'all (Sweet Tee and Jazzy Joyce)
25. Have A Nice Day (Roxanne Shante)
26. The Godfather (Spoonie G)
27. Break 3 (Money B)
28. Ring 'Em (MC Hammer)
29. I Gotta Be Tough (MC Shy D)
30. We Want Some Pussy (2 Live Crew)
31. Top Billin' (Audio Two)
32. Outro (Money B)
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Aural Fixation: Dissecting the Shook Ones Pt. II Sample
First and foremost, phat shouts to Bronco of The-Breaks for making this epic discovery. For all the folks who couldn't recognize the sample at first - I couldn't either; I needed help from Adobe Audition - the video above demonstrates the changes to pitch and half notes needed to re-envision what Havoc was cooking up in '94. Simply amazing. Kon and Amir are gonna need to update their shitty "50 Greatest Hip Hop Samples" list pronto - unless I beat them to the punch... Ha! Stay thirsty, my friends.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
WC - Collaborations, B-Sides & Remixes
Starting with his mid-80s induction into the rap game with Cli-N-Tel and The Organization, to his participation in Low Profile alongside DJ Aladdin, to his WC and the Maad Circle days with his brother DJ Crazy Toones and hype man Coolio, and all the way up to his allegiance with Ice Cube, Mack 10 and their Westside Connection, WC's status as an undisputed legend in the realm of West Coast hip hop has been secured for plenty of years already. WC's catalog is expansive, featuring collaborations with not just a who's who list of West Coast emcees, but artists from all across the map. His discography spans just over twenty-five years, dating back to 1985's 12" release of The Organization's "The Big Beat", forward to his latest solo LP, Revenge of the Barracuda. For this occasion, I've organized a Library of a Legend-like compilation to celebrate WC's quarter-century of hip hop. Spanning over six hours, Collaborations, B-Sides & Remixes features a sampling of classics and rarities, hits and deep cuts from the West Coast rap pioneer. Here to reclaim the fame, it's the four fingers up, two twisted in the middle... Turn it up!!
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
Rap Round Table, Week Ending 3/18/2011
R.I.P. Nate Dogg:
Nate Dogg Tribute: The Next Episode by Jeff Weiss
Remembering Nate Dogg, Hip-Hop's Hook Man by Jozen Cummings
Can’t Deny It: Nate Dogg (1969 – 2011) by Doc Zeus
R.I.P. Nate Dogg by Amp Geez
16 in the clip and one in the hole: RIP Nate Dogg by Dom Passantino
Nate Dogg's legacy of sweet hooks for hard rappers by August Brown
AllTime8: Nate D-O-Double-G by Danj!
Rest In Peace Nate Dogg (Open Letter) by DJ Smu
RIP Nate Dogg by Khal
Remembering Nathaniel 'Nate Dogg' Hale in video by Gerrick D. Kennedy
Nate Dogg Is Gone, but His Controversial Music Lives On by Timmhotep Aku
Remembering Nate Dogg by J to the Aap
Snoop Dogg Remembers Nate Dogg: "All Doggs Go to Heaven" by Gustavo Turner
Rest in Paradise Nate Dogg by Marcus Arman
Music Analysis & Reporting:
The 30 Greatest Hip-Hop Demos by Chairman Mao
Odd Futurism: The shock poetry of LA’s newest hip-hop spectacle by Bethlehem Shoals
Raekwon Documents the Inception of Wu-Tang by HL
The Bass and the Movement by Jeff Weiss
Pacewon and Contemporary Rap Consciousness by Thun
Milwaukee's Old School Hip-Hop Scene Excavated on Wax by Werner von Wallenrod
'Tupac' biopic launches online casting call for lead role by Gerrick D. Kennedy
Oh, I’m Still Alive: Game and Yelawolf’s Rough by Jeff Weiss
Tyler The Creator Announces Goblin Date, Dismisses Blog Haters by Alvin Blanco
Tyler, The Creator Says He Kept Odd Future Secret From His Mom by Steven Roberts
50 Cent's Greatest Hits Of Late 2010 And 2011: A Surprisingly Long List by Jayson Greene
Blog Watch Edition 7 – Are You Serious? by Thun
Mike G - Forest Green by Mr. Dylan Michael
Keep On Keepin' On (Test Pressing Hotness) by Werner von Wallenrod
Cell Therapy: How Leaving Prison Affects A Rapper's Career by Luke Gibson
Ma$e's dancing in the Been Around The World video appreciation post by The Great Gats, B
SXSW 2011: Battle of L.A. featuring Freddie Gibbs versus Matthewdavid at the Mohawk by Jeff Weiss
SXSW 2011: Bootlegging, blog-rap, the Cool Kids and Black Hippies: The Nah Right/Smoking Section showcase by Jeff Weiss
SXSW 2011: Charles Bradley channels James Brown in a festival highlight by Jeff Weiss... AGAIN!
Album Reviews:
Raekwon - Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang by David Drake
Raekwon - Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang by Sach O
Lupe Fiasco - Lasers by Ian Cohen
Lupe Fiasco - Lasers by RAJ
WC - Revenge of the Barracuda by Alex Dwyer
Pharoahe Monch - W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) by C. Paicely
Pharoahe Monch - W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) by Slava Kuperstein
Travis Barker - Give the Drummer Some by Andres Vasquez
James Brown - James Brown: The Singles, Volume Ten: 1975-1979 by Douglas Wolk
Strong Arm Steady - Arms & Hammers by Ericka Simone
Elbow - Build a Rocket Boys! by Ian Cohen
K-Holes - K-Holes by Dave Toropov
Cloud Nothings - Cloud Nothings by Julien Loeper
Profiles & Interviews:
Chuck D premieres 'By the time I get to Arizona' art piece, talks politics and art by Jeff Weiss
Freddie Gibbs: Buhloone Mindstate by Paul W. Arnold
Keyboard Money Mike – The Unkut Interview by Robbie Ettelson
Q&A: Lil B Producer Clams Casino On His Beautifully Bizarre Sound, His New Mixtape, And The Name He's Now Stuck With by Brandon Soderberg
Shad: Best Kept Secret by William E. Ketchum III
Roc Marciano: Brass Knuckles by Andrew Noz
Nate Dogg Tribute: The Next Episode by Jeff Weiss
Remembering Nate Dogg, Hip-Hop's Hook Man by Jozen Cummings
Can’t Deny It: Nate Dogg (1969 – 2011) by Doc Zeus
R.I.P. Nate Dogg by Amp Geez
16 in the clip and one in the hole: RIP Nate Dogg by Dom Passantino
Nate Dogg's legacy of sweet hooks for hard rappers by August Brown
AllTime8: Nate D-O-Double-G by Danj!
Rest In Peace Nate Dogg (Open Letter) by DJ Smu
RIP Nate Dogg by Khal
Remembering Nathaniel 'Nate Dogg' Hale in video by Gerrick D. Kennedy
Nate Dogg Is Gone, but His Controversial Music Lives On by Timmhotep Aku
Remembering Nate Dogg by J to the Aap
Snoop Dogg Remembers Nate Dogg: "All Doggs Go to Heaven" by Gustavo Turner
Rest in Paradise Nate Dogg by Marcus Arman
Music Analysis & Reporting:
The 30 Greatest Hip-Hop Demos by Chairman Mao
Odd Futurism: The shock poetry of LA’s newest hip-hop spectacle by Bethlehem Shoals
Raekwon Documents the Inception of Wu-Tang by HL
The Bass and the Movement by Jeff Weiss
Pacewon and Contemporary Rap Consciousness by Thun
Milwaukee's Old School Hip-Hop Scene Excavated on Wax by Werner von Wallenrod
'Tupac' biopic launches online casting call for lead role by Gerrick D. Kennedy
Oh, I’m Still Alive: Game and Yelawolf’s Rough by Jeff Weiss
Tyler The Creator Announces Goblin Date, Dismisses Blog Haters by Alvin Blanco
Tyler, The Creator Says He Kept Odd Future Secret From His Mom by Steven Roberts
50 Cent's Greatest Hits Of Late 2010 And 2011: A Surprisingly Long List by Jayson Greene
Blog Watch Edition 7 – Are You Serious? by Thun
Mike G - Forest Green by Mr. Dylan Michael
Keep On Keepin' On (Test Pressing Hotness) by Werner von Wallenrod
Cell Therapy: How Leaving Prison Affects A Rapper's Career by Luke Gibson
Ma$e's dancing in the Been Around The World video appreciation post by The Great Gats, B
SXSW 2011: Battle of L.A. featuring Freddie Gibbs versus Matthewdavid at the Mohawk by Jeff Weiss
SXSW 2011: Bootlegging, blog-rap, the Cool Kids and Black Hippies: The Nah Right/Smoking Section showcase by Jeff Weiss
SXSW 2011: Charles Bradley channels James Brown in a festival highlight by Jeff Weiss... AGAIN!
Album Reviews:
Raekwon - Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang by David Drake
Raekwon - Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang by Sach O
Lupe Fiasco - Lasers by Ian Cohen
Lupe Fiasco - Lasers by RAJ
WC - Revenge of the Barracuda by Alex Dwyer
Pharoahe Monch - W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) by C. Paicely
Pharoahe Monch - W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) by Slava Kuperstein
Travis Barker - Give the Drummer Some by Andres Vasquez
James Brown - James Brown: The Singles, Volume Ten: 1975-1979 by Douglas Wolk
Strong Arm Steady - Arms & Hammers by Ericka Simone
Elbow - Build a Rocket Boys! by Ian Cohen
K-Holes - K-Holes by Dave Toropov
Cloud Nothings - Cloud Nothings by Julien Loeper
Profiles & Interviews:
Chuck D premieres 'By the time I get to Arizona' art piece, talks politics and art by Jeff Weiss
Freddie Gibbs: Buhloone Mindstate by Paul W. Arnold
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Thursday, March 17, 2011
Money-B's Goin Way Back Show #102: R.I.P. Nate Dogg
1. INTRO (MONEY B)
2. INDO SMOKE (MISTA GRIMM FEAT. NATE DOGG)
3. IT AIN'T NO FUN (SNOOP DOGG FEAT. NATE DOGG, KURRUPT, WARREN G)
4. OH NO (NATE DOGG, MOS DEF, PHARAOH MONCH)
5. NEVER LEAVE ME ALONE (NATE DOGG FEAT. SNOOP DOGG)
6. CRAZY (SNOOP DOGG FEAT. NATE DOGG)
7. POETESS
8. I'M FLY (213)
9. THESE DAYS (NATE DOGG AND DAZ DILLINGER)
10. XPLOSIVE (DR. DRE FEAT. KURUPT, HITTMAN, NATE DOGG, AND SIX TWO)
11. I CAN'T DENY IT (FABOLOUS FEAT. NATE DOGG)
12. HOW LONG WILL THEY MOURN ME (THUG LIFE FEAT. NATE DOGG)
13. TILL I COLLAPSE (EMINEM FEAT. NATE DOGG)
14. BADD AZZ
15. AREA CODES (LUDACRIS FEAT. NATE DOGG)
16. NAH, NAH (E-40 FEAT. NATE DOGG)
17. GIRLS ALL PAUSE (KURUPT FEAT. NATE DOGG AND ROSCOE)
18. ALL ABOUT YOU (2PAC FEAT. NATE DOGG, AND OUTLAWZ)
19. MULTIPLY (XZIBIT FEAT. NATE DOGG)
20. 21 QUESTIONS (50 CENT FEAT. NATE DOGG)
21. ANOTHER SUMMER (213)
22. OUTRO (MONEY B)
2. INDO SMOKE (MISTA GRIMM FEAT. NATE DOGG)
3. IT AIN'T NO FUN (SNOOP DOGG FEAT. NATE DOGG, KURRUPT, WARREN G)
4. OH NO (NATE DOGG, MOS DEF, PHARAOH MONCH)
5. NEVER LEAVE ME ALONE (NATE DOGG FEAT. SNOOP DOGG)
6. CRAZY (SNOOP DOGG FEAT. NATE DOGG)
7. POETESS
8. I'M FLY (213)
9. THESE DAYS (NATE DOGG AND DAZ DILLINGER)
10. XPLOSIVE (DR. DRE FEAT. KURUPT, HITTMAN, NATE DOGG, AND SIX TWO)
11. I CAN'T DENY IT (FABOLOUS FEAT. NATE DOGG)
12. HOW LONG WILL THEY MOURN ME (THUG LIFE FEAT. NATE DOGG)
13. TILL I COLLAPSE (EMINEM FEAT. NATE DOGG)
14. BADD AZZ
15. AREA CODES (LUDACRIS FEAT. NATE DOGG)
16. NAH, NAH (E-40 FEAT. NATE DOGG)
17. GIRLS ALL PAUSE (KURUPT FEAT. NATE DOGG AND ROSCOE)
18. ALL ABOUT YOU (2PAC FEAT. NATE DOGG, AND OUTLAWZ)
19. MULTIPLY (XZIBIT FEAT. NATE DOGG)
20. 21 QUESTIONS (50 CENT FEAT. NATE DOGG)
21. ANOTHER SUMMER (213)
22. OUTRO (MONEY B)
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
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