Hip-Hop State Of Mind

Album Review: Action Bronson & Alchemist – Rare Chandeliers

Action Bronson – Rare Chandeliers

Lyrics: 4/5

Beats: 5/5

Originality: 5/5

Impact: 3/5

Overall: 4/5

Action Bronson has done it again, he released yet another great project this time with production from the great Alchemist. Bronson had us on hold since his last mixtape Blue Chips but he made up for it with this digital album. Bronson never fails when it comes to production he always has very unique beats with very unique samples that i cannot see other rappers touching, he would get a sample of a salsa song throw a beat on it and make a masterpiece. Lets not forget this guy lyrical ability one of the best new lyrical rappers we have in the game now, Action Bronson spits royalty bars he is a new age king listening to him is like listening to King Henry the 8th give a speech to his harlots and peasants. Bronson occupation is being a chef he raps because he is nice, just like he said it in the album, rapping comes second nature to him hes that talented of a rapper.

The second track “Rare Chandeliers” he rapping about chandeliers this is the most random thing to rap about but nonetheless a great track with great production and samples that fit perfectly with the name, also to start off the album. He used chandeliers as a form of wealth, that went over a lot of people heads. The third track “The Symbol” <=== (video) was perfectly assembled the guitar used and bassline Alchemist did a great job on it and Bronson with his off the wall over the top lyrics killed this track. The symbolism behind the track (pun intended) was amazing, he saying how hes a new rapper but people refer to him as a great already and that he should he the new standard of the rap game, genius. The fourth track “Sylvester Lundgren” has features one of the few with it, when Action has a feature on a track it usually isn’t very good unless its Roc Marciano because his flow and style of rap is unique only a few could mesh with it but  Meyhem Lauren & Ag Da Coroner did very well on it. The fifth track “Randy The Musical” was the only track not produced by Alchemist on this album, the person that produced it (undisclosed name) is being mentored by Alchemist himself so you know this wasn’t going to be bad. “Shootin like a piston, aim for proper distance Live from London, number crunchin Driving gloves with some Asian bitches rubbin me with sponges Expensive lunches, wages off of hunches” this one of the best lines off that 5th track. The sixth track is called “Demolition Man” a lot of people were really excited for this track because of the feature including ScHoolboy Q, they did not disappoint on this one great verses from both of them and the jazzy feel from Alchemist was great, my only problem with this is that the track was way too short. “Eggs on The Floor” is the seventh tack and its different than the others because of how it was set up it started off slow and laid it was good nonetheless, but then the second half of the song he took off and finished murdering it by saying things like “With your moms butt naked cookin’ eggs like Ving Rhames in Baby Boy” his off the wall bars make him one of the best rappers in the game because he mastered the art of doing so, not a lot of people have done that other than Eminem, Pharoahe Monch. The next track features Roc Marciano and must i add that he abuses this beat more than Action for the fact that this is his kind of beat, anyways of the best tracks on the album great overall its a great track to ride to in the winter time with that perfect humming sample. On “Dennis Haskins” he uses a Saved By The Bell reference “Bring Mr. Belding out, that means you getting dismissed”. I love the song “Bitch I Deserve You” this is an ode to rap game by Action, this is my personal favorite with the featured artist being Evidence. The Coming To America line he uses at the end is funny and creative, Evidence also had a great line in this “Boomer Esiason, flyin out the lion’s den” if you watch football you know this reference. “Gateway To Wizardry” features Styles P and he did what he did on Eggs On The Floor, the beat started laid back but then got grimy that was perfect leading towards Styles verse, very well put together. “Blood Of The Goat” is for the hood hence the Sean Price feature. It has dark gloomy beat perfect to listen to outside at night when you are about to go rob someone for their apple products on the train. The final track “Mike Vick”. This guy humor is different than any other rapper because of what he be rapping about, “Don’t make me Mike Vick you” you can see what he means by that its self explanatory, Action is known for naming tracks after people and places it throws people off but do your research about the name then listen to the track and you will catch on to it.

Overall great album no bad verses, amazing production that fit into the name and meaning of songs perfectly and the features were great and fit with the style of the album. Bronson has mastered the art of boasting raps, off the wall lines and clever wordplay with unique references. If you haven’t to listened to Action before this go do so, if you already had listened to him i know he did not disappoint with this album. I’m just mad it was not longer, it was great but it should have been longer he left people wanting more especially on that track with Q.

Throwback Thursday: Brian McKnight – Hold Me ft. Kobe Bryant

“Burn so sweet, blood boils when you speak  
Makes me weak but I refuse to weep”

Top 50 Corniest People in Hip-Hop Culture

50. Athletes trying to rap – these clowns on this list, they had a choice to be gangstas or athletes and we see what they chose. Stay in your lane with them garbage bars.

 

49. Canibus – peep the notepad =====>

 

48. Keri Hilson – This bitch just corny everything about her.

 

47. Big Sean – This “man” wore a leather wife beater in 90 degree weather you doing too much fam go have seat in your booster seat.

 

46. John Cena – He’s a wrestler that attempted to rap that’s self-explanatory. Fan still wear jean shorts with a Lot29 t-shirt he need to exit the premises. 

 

45. Mike Jones – Worst rapper to ever come out of Houston back then we aint want you and we still don’t, plus Trae Tha Truth snuffed him.

 

44. Charmalagne tha god – Sometimes he funny but majority of the time hes the biggest dickrider in the entire industry. 

 

43. Funkmaster Flex – No grown man should dickride as much as this guy does this is unbelievable.

 

42. Mister Cee – He fucked a tranny. 

 

41. Macklemore – Look at this bullshit, fam don’t even look like a rapper looks more like some kid you bully in school for lunch money. 

 

40. Kevin Hart – He does too much, hes under 5’5 therefore he isn’t a man, he repeats jokes and once again he tries too hard.

 

39. Pitbull – How go you from this  to that 

 

38. Azelia Banks – How you dissing rappers when you hold absolutely no weight you’re as relevant as Rob Kardashian to his family.

 

37. XXL – Their bias towards everything Hip-Hop and introduced the world to some of the corniest people on this earth.

 

36. Everyone involved in crunk music – It was good while it lasted but now that you think of it, it was terrible.

 

35. Scott Storch – For tricking on Lil Kim and going broke cuz of it and now selling batteries on the A train.

 

34. MIMS – For being the worse one hit wonder ever in music and for now being a bag boy in Pathmark. Take a look at this pathetic bullshit from livemixtapes.com

 

33. Gucci Mane – That boy retarded for tattooing an ice cream cone on his face and trynna start beef with Young Jeezy and getting at Yo Gotti for dropping a tape the same day as him, come on Blastoise grow the fuck up that’s some female shit you doing for attention. 

 

32. Kid Ink – Fake ass wannabe Wiz Khalifa.

 

31. Roscoe Dash – We know what your name is b no need to spell who you think you are Snoop Dogg? That whole claim that you wrote for R. Kelly stop that shit you garbage no one will allow you to ghostwrite for em and shave that goddamn Mohawk you look like Uub.

 

30. Everyone involved in reggeaton – All these rappers trynna integrate rap with that bodega music are corny for that shit stick to what you do. The whole reggeaton shit was corny period everything sounded the same and they wasn’t talking about shit.

 

29. Papoose – Where do we start?? This bafoon still wear a 3XL leather jacket with the 8ball on the back, he still has no album out and proclaimed to be the king of NYC when we know Brooklyn niggas are like crabs they never leave their hood. He look like one of them niggas that was in New Edition, I hope the studio he was recording got destroyed in hurricane Sandy. He the Trick Trick of NY he never seen another state. 

 

28. Iggy Azelea – Females rappers aint shit regardless we don’t need a white one, we don’t believe all this gun and drug talk stick to cooking and sucking dick for your studio time.

 

27. Joe Budden – Hes a good rapper just a lame nigga, he lives a lame corny life he threw a BBQ for twitter niggas and video hoes in the process wifed a twitter hoe, them niggas dumb for not robbing him. Hes sensitive he cant take jokes/slander but is willing to dish out and is always complaining shut up and go make some music nigga and stop blocking niggas on twitter that’s a bitch move.

 

26. Chingy – Do we really have to explain this?? 

 

25. Da Band –  and E-Ness VS DNA rap battle. E-ness was part of making Da Band just listen to E-Ness verses (the one with the hat)

 

24. Chris Brown – Hes the OG of fatherless niggas he hit bitches in lambos and dyed his hair all different kinda colors for media attention looking like a faggot, no man should require this much attention cut that bullshit out.

 

23. Lil Duval – How you unfunny corny comedians, not funny in stand ups or twitter your lack of height is funnier than your jokes. This dude head built like a closed fist.

 

22. Justin Bieber – He just a faggot ass little kid that look like Ellen Degeneres and suck dick for trukfit.

 

21. Kreayashawn – This hoe has the worst nudes to ever be leaked in the history on nudes being leaked, I felt like I was looking at child pornography, she look like a crackhead baby llama in the pics. Her music is just horrible I don’t know who allowed to her to record.

 

20. v-nasty – For being white and saying nigga that whole white girl mob was terrible they need to die and that’ll be all the attention they need. Her whole lifestyle just corny and her teeth look like she chew tables in school.

 

19. Jojo Simmons – For the older brother and being his little brother maid also for being the Rob Kardashian of his family I know they don’t even notice when he not at reunions.

 

18. Bow Wow – How go from being a platinum artist to being the host of 106 & Park 

 

17. MGK – This dude is a clown besides “wild boy” his career reflects that of a clown. It maybe hard to believe but I could actually take flavor flav more seriously than I can this MGK clown.

 

16. Benzino – This clown dead ass got into beef with Eminem got his career terminated, lost Source magazine gave his house keys the first day he met that hoe Karli and he got no neck he look like Dorian from the movie The Mask 

 

15. Terrence From 106 – The lamest host to ever host anything on TV plus he was working with Rocsi all those years and never got any cheeks, we know Spanish girls give it up easy he might be gay for all we know cuz he was more excited to see other grown men walk through them curtains to give him dap.

 

14. Hopsin – Hes the only man ever!! To brag about not getting pussy don’t get me wrong dude nice with the shit he spit but hes arguably one of the lamest people to grace planet earth.

 

13. Dricky Graham – He is a faggot he stole “dricky” from drizzy and “graham” from Mr. Aubrey Graham. He named himself after another man that’s just straight up gay and he sucks at rapping as well he made a song named “snapback and tattoos” that pretty much explains how much of a lame cornball he is.

 

12. Trinidad James – This guy just sucks and whoever is letting him record needs to be put in prison. He’s a straight up bum we as Americans need to do better to stop bullshit like this from coming out. 

 

11. Tyler the creator – Why isn’t he corny?? Feel me? Everything he does is lame he’s a loser b and tries too hard for attention on everything he does, that whole Odd Future crew is filled with losers they don’t know if they’re white or black they confused humans. Its good to be different at times but he try too hard. 

 

10. BET – This shit is the home of Coonery!!! The got rid of rap city and the basement and kept 106 & Park!!! They then got rid of Free and AJ and got Terrence half gay ass and a Spanish hoe with no ass how backwards is that? They play the movie “Juice” and instead of Pac saying “suck my dick” he says “suck my toe” this network must be stopped.

 

9. Fabolous – This nigga so corny, first off you over 30 years old talking about “swag king” fuck outta here with that bullshit and general release jordans. His bars are so mediocre and he only good for live songs. This clown is a grown man with a chipped tooth that speaks for itself.

 

8. B.o.B – He came out trying to be Lupe then Andree 3000 and then took a major left turn when he transformed into Bob Dylan why did TI sign him I have not the slightest clue, he must have had 1 to many of them molly’s.

 

7. Childish Gambino – This meathead definitely got his name off a Wu-Tang name generator hes terrible at rapping and at being a comedian he. He got corny ass punchlines, looks a virgin and needs to just be a sales rep at Supreme or Obey bumass nigga. 

 

6. YMCMB – This is the worst collection of rap artist I even seen, Drake gets his period twice a month; nikki minaj forgot she’s a rapper and she got a fake ass. Tyga is single handedly the worst rapper I ever seen with two albums. Drake got the best bars but he still too emotional, Lil Wayne is scum pure filth he need to overdose and die. The rest of them are irrelevant to the group and rap.

 

5. Flo Rida – This Uncle Tom ass nigga a little bit too big and old (PAUSE) to be making music and acting like this. This man right here is the epitome of corn. Okay he’s getting money by making music for these popular group of people but at what cost? Does the south even claim this clown????

 

4. Lil B – The Based  God, the only person in the world that gets respect because people laugh at him, not with him. Do we really have to clarify why this man is corny or just let you guys google search this monkey for ya’ll selves? 

 

3. Soulja Boy – Its sad how this monkey sold more records and ringtones than real artists.  To make matters work, the way this faggot cried at the BET Awards was so gay! 

 

2. Nick Cannon – This the corniest nigga alive, POINT FUCKIN BLANK! 

 

1. Lil Mama – What possessed her to do this bafoonery?? 

New Artists On The Come UP

Artist : 
 
 
Verified Rap Genius Artist :
Short Bio:
 
21 year old Virginia Native  who lived back and forth between New York. Draws most of his influences from New Yorks and Virginia’s elite. His sounds can not be described as one specific class of hiphop. He tends to hop from house to  underground beats with ease.  Currently attends College in Norfolk, Va.  Known as SharkCity to the natives. With only one mix-tape under his belt he has quite the hype built. With stunning visuals and smooth vocals his music lands him on top.
New Mix-tape Fever / Dropped October 26th, 2012
Album Art Work : tilt the screen while viewing
DREAMHOP
I’m part of a movement called “Dream Hop”. We’re a group of 19 year olds from South Florida that want to make our dreams a reality. Although that sounds cliché and we may seem young but the music speaks for itself and we’re hungry to make our Dream Hop movement a success. We just need a chance to be heard by the world.  We would appreciate if you would listen to our music. The links below are to 3 songs that I’m hoping you’ll like to get a feel for the kind of artist Human Lee is, “Mrs. Frankenstein” and “Reality TV” were both written and produced by Human Lee I also attached the cover art for both of these songs. In an era where trends either mold or define young artists, 19 year old Florida native, Human Lee (born Brandon Avila) has instead taken life experiences and every day human emotions and shaped himself into the artist and person he is today.Human is currently continuing his pursuit of a successful music career while also attending Daytona State College and majoring in sound engineering. With unlimited potential and constant progress from him, it’s only a matter of time until Human Lee becomes a major presence in the music industry.We would like you to give us a serious look and be critical if you could be and give us feedback. The biggest compliment you could give us though would be by posting his music and some of the links on your website. Thank you and I appreciate you taking time to give us a chance. If you have any questions about anything or if you would like me to send anything so that the music can be posted please email me and let me know.

Where’s the Beat?

Lex Mathew

Before I get into this, let’s get one thing clear.

I’m a biter, not a writer.  Blogging is not my thing and perhaps never will be.  This is merely an opinion on hip hop culture, a culture that happens to be very influential in the lives of many in my age group and demographic.

But this is an issue in hip hop I feel should be addressed with greater courage, especially seeing as the epidemic is becoming more widespread with each new artist that breaks out.

Get to the point, Lex.

Question: What happened to the beat?

Allow me to rephrase…what happened to the “BEATS”?

What happened to variety in musical samples and selection?  What happened to creativity?  Where are the pioneers of producing and why have they gone into hiding?  We can’t hear them over the sound of today’s distorted 808s.

“It was in the wind when he said Dilla was gone, that’s when I knew he’d live forever through song…”

Common said it, but in reality, creativity and competition died right around the time J. Dilla did, maybe even before…perhaps this realization led Nas to drop “Hip Hop is Dead” that same year.  Let’s face it, lyricism has BEEN gone out the window.  Yes, Kendrick is promising in his album debut, Lupe finally stood up to the label for Food and Liquor 2, and there will always be “conscious rap” that no one ever hears…but today’s hip hop creativity is more production than anything else, and we see how well THAT’S going…

Timbaland recently went on the Breakfast Club and did an interview with Power 105.1 along with Missy Elliot and talked about the state of Hip Hop and their place in it.  You can watch the video on YouTube if you like, but all you will see is two legends completely depressed and disenfranchised by the state of a culture and art form that they helped take to the next level.

I can’t blame them for feeling that way.

Michael Jordan made a comment in 2005 about how athletes of today are rewarded off potential vs. productivity.  Perhaps the same is true of artists and producers.  Let’s use examples.

Lex Luger (no relation):  Had a string of hits with some mainstream artists and enjoys a healthy clientele now that he has those cosigns.  But can you really distinguish one beat from another if you had a playlist full of his instrumentals?

Shawty Redd:  Known for his collaborations with Jeezy most famously, and don’t get me wrong, does make bangers, but has a very strict lane that he stays in, which feeds into the same style of non creative rap that has turned hip hop into one extended strip club soundtrack (shout out to the dancers though.  Make your money we know you’re probably saving for college – next semester).

I’ll take it one step further.  In my opinion, even semi musically literate producers like J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League and Kanye have fallen victim to what I am calling “Template Tracklists”.  Basically an artist puts together an album with 1 or two big features with “boss music” beats, then a few joints for the ladies, a single or two for the clubs, and finally the almost corny “Reflect during the ride home” track to close it out.  If you think about it you can put a few of your favorite rappers in this category.  Producers fall into their “category” and become complacent.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a businessman.  A good artist knows what sells and also how to maximize talent.

But hip hop isn’t JUST a business.  It’s an art form.  When art comes to a point where it is pushed through a cookie cutter…hip hop IS dead.

Don’t think I just glossed over Kanye by the way.  I support all Chicago artists, from Chief Keef to Common because I know what each brings to the game.  But that does not mean I have to stand by and allow laziness to take over, and you are kidding yourself if you thought Cruel Summer and WTT lived up to expectations.  That’s another discussion, however.

There are so many more tangents on this topic I could go on, but we have jobs and stuff…right?

What’s the moral of this story?

Hip hop has always been about freedom of expression.  Hunger has to come back into the production game and it’s going to take a few young cats that are willing to push the envelope and swim against the ever growing mainstream bass heavy current of today, the same way new lyricists are challenging the repetitive hooks of the rap game.

Now my ear isn’t as close to the ground as some, so perhaps there are some producers that are already taking this to the next level.  If you have a favorite, speak on it and be sure to let me know @LexMathew.

The wind took Dilla away from us; let’s hope it also carries new life back into the production game.

If you liked this guest opinion, go ahead and follow @LexMathew @HeavyLex

Ode To Jam Master Jay

As I rode the bus a few days ago, searching Twitter on my phone to pass the time, I came across a tweet that caught me off guard. In part, because I had completely forgotten about it. Mainly because I couldn’t believe it’s been 10 whole years since Jam Master Jay was murdered.

Born Jason Mizell from Brooklyn, bred in Hollis Queens, Jam Master Jay was introduced to musical instruments very early in life. At the age of 3, he began to play the trumpet, bass and electric guitars (Spin Magazine named him the 10th greatest guitarist of all-time), and the drums, prior to discovering turntables at the age of 13. His experience with music helped him catch on to DJ-ing quick, and soon he began playing for other people.

Mizell just “wanted to be a part of the band”. He played bass and drums in various garage bands, going by the name of “Jazzy Jase”, a flashy b-boy with minor legal troubles. He would often hang around Two-Fifths Park in Hollis and entertain, and it was there that he met two guys going around rapping trying to find a DJ, Joseph “Run” Simmons and Darryl “DMC” McDaniels. The two would rap for Jay and in 1982, he agreed to be their DJ. Their “band”, Run-D.M.C., would become arguably the most important group in hip-hop history.

Jam Master Jay was a huge part of the success of the Hollis Queens trio. With his extraordinary scratching and mixing that helped usher in a new  era of hip hop, matched with the harder aggressive rhymes from his rap counterparts, Run-D.M.C.’s self-titled debut album would break new ground in the music industry. Jay not only brought unbelievable, hard-hitting beats to the table, he brought his rock influence and created a rock-rap fusion unlike any heard before. Tracks like “King of Rock” and “Rock Box” incorporated heavy guitar riffs and solos, which was so influential that the latter song became the first rap video to be aired on MTV.

It was their third album, “Raising Hell”, that shunned the critics who believed hip hop and rap music were a fad that would eventually die out, in large part by their cover of Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way”. While recording “Raising Hell” with producer Rick Rubin, who’s worked with Run-D.M.C., the Beastie Boys, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, among others, Rubin broke out Aerosmith’s “Toys in the Attic” album and explained to the group who they were. He thought it would be a good idea for them to cover the song, which Run nor McDaniels agreed with. Jam Master Jay believed the cover could work, and because of that, they agreed to do the song. “Walk This Way”, which featured Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry guesting on vocals and guitar, would become the first rap song to hit the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100, and helped rap break into the mainstream music scene. On the strength of “Walk This Way” and fellow hits “My Adidas” and “It’s Tricky”, Raising Hell would peak the Billboard Hot 200 at no. 3, earning triple-platinum status, and is one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time.

Their next album, “Tougher Than Leather”, spawned hits like “Mary Mary” and “Run’s House”, and would go platinum, but failed to achieve the popularity and acclaim as “Raising Hell”.  The group was beginning to look outdated and past its prime, and it took a toll on each member individually. While McDaniels battled alcoholism and depression, while Run battled his own demons. Jam Master Jay was involved in a life-threatening car accident and in 1990, survived two gunshot wounds following an incident. In 1993,  Run-D.M.C. would drop “Down With The King” an album that hit no. 1 on the charts, helped by the title track which featured Pete Rock and CL Smooth, and production from Jermaine Dupri. It was around this time that Jam Master Jay would start his own label, JMJ Records. JMJ Records is best known for discovering the group Onyx, spearheaded by cousins Fredro Starr and Sticky Fingaz. The label would also find two men who would beef with one another; Black Child and a young 50 Cent, whom Jay taught to count bars, write chorus, structure a song, and create a record. 50 credits Jay as an influence who helped him improve his ability to create a hook. In 2001, Run-D.M.C. would release their final album “Crown Royal” to poor reviews. This would be the group’s final studio album.

On the evening of October 30th, 2002, Jam Master Jay was shot and killed inside a Jamaica, Queens recording studio. 1o years later, the case continues to go unsolved, despite federal prosecutors naming Ronald “Tenad” Washington as an accomplice in the murder, and news that his murder may have been the result of a decade-old drug debt to an old friend named Curtis Scoon. Run and McDaniels would retire the Run-D.M.C. moniker and disband. The group with the DJ who just “wanted to be apart of the band” was no longer a band.

In 2009, Run-D.M.C. was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the second hip hop act to earn that distinction (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five in 2007). Run-D.M.C. is quite possibly the most important group in hip hop history. They revolutionized the sound from a more dance-funky vibe to a harder, more aggressive style, and a huge part of that was the sound Jam Master Jay created. Not only did his sound influence rap artists like Nas and Cypress Hill, his rock/rap fusion would influence bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who incorporated elements of rap to their funk-alternative rock style, and would also start a popular wave of bands in the 90s such as Rage Against the Machine, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, and later, the Hollywood Undead. They defined the culture, converting hip hop from the flashy and colorful attire made famous by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five and the Cold Crush Brothers, to a more street style, wearing jeans, Adidas track suits and shoes without the laces, chains, and fedoras, and soon others, like the Beastie Boys and LL Cool J would follow the same trend. No longer was it standard to play concerts with a live band. Run-D.M.C. made it popular for live shows to be as simple as two turntables and a microphone. The band was the first hip hop act to play in a major arena, the first to hit gold, platinum, and multi-platinum status, and the first to dominate the pop charts. Run-D.M.C. was the first hardcore hip hop group, and without them, who knows where hip hop would be.

Jam Master Jay wasn’t just a DJ. He exemplified hip hop in its truest essence. He was a musician who revolutionized multiple genres and helped usher in a new era, an era that we wouldn’t have today if it wasn’t for him. Out of all the members of Run-D.M.C., he was the most important. He was the glue that help the group together. Run said it best. “We’ll never have a band. That’s our band”, pointing at Jay. Jay indeed was a one-man band, an icon, and a legend in not only hip hop, but music. 10 years later, his influence is still felt, and he will forever be missed.

By: @ChicagoMadeSean <==== FOLLOW HIM ON TWITTER

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New Artists On The Come Up!

Gino The Ghost is a 20 year old rapper out of Metro Detroit. Inspired by many rap artists and genres of music, Ghost has adapted his own unique style. A published slam poet, his clever wordplay and an in-your-face delivery grabs your attention and doesn’t let go. Ghost attends Western Michigan University located in Kalamazoo, MI. FOLLOW HIM ON TWITTER =======> @GinoTheGhost

DOWNLOAD FREE HERE ======> http://www.mediafire.com/?gfcwak9rpa32gc6

This next rapper goes by Mar Reynolds he has an album coming out SOON called Stay Weird be on the look out for that. FOLLOW HIM ON TWITTER =====> @mvrreynolds here are a couple of tracks from him!

 

Throwback Thursday: Karma – Lloyd Banks ft. Avant

“Soon as I realize that I ain’t either
She in a rush to get close to me but I ain’t eager”

Hip-Hop Cafe Presents: The New Era….Pro Era

Pro Era

God made 3 bigs 2pacs but he only made 1 era”
– Joey Bada$$

There has been a recent emergence of the “mob mentality” with young up and coming rap artist from TDE to the A$VP MOB, however one of the most solid of all these crews would have to the fairly new Pro Era. While Pro Era has not yet received the main stream popularity of the others, they are in the running for one of the most well rounded cliques on the Hip-Hop scene.

Pro Era is led by the modern 90’s flow rap style of Joey Bada$$, but the talent does not stop there. On the 1999 mixtape Joey Bada$$ teamed up with most of Pro Era artist such as JC Fly, Capital Steez and Kirk Knight to produce some of the best songs on the mixtape. If you heard a Joey Bada$$ song before then you know most artist in the game can not match his lyrical wit, however this is not the case when it comes to the members of Pro Era. On songs such as “Hard Knock”, “Survival Tactics” and “Fromda Tomb”, Pro Era members stood bar for bar with the Bada$$ and in my opinion out staged him on “Survival Tactics”.

The overall talent of the Pro Era crew could be seen on the last song of the 1999 mixtape “Suspect” (which I would love to see a video for by the way), by this point in the mixtape you know what to expect from the prominent members of the crew (Joey Bada$$, JC Fly and Capital Steez).  But the talent level does not drop off from the big names, to my surprise my favorite verse on that song was by their female emcee T’nah. Now if your one of those annoying self proclaimed rap critics that think hip-hop died in the 2000’s, then you will love Pro Era. This crew embodies the style of 90’s rap, airily reminiscent of boot camp clik (in my opinion).

Also make sure ya go check Joey Bada$$ second mixtape Rejex its the tracks that didn’t make it onto 1999, that tape is dope as well. Joey isn’t the only one from Pro Era making music Capital Steez released a mixtape recently called AmeriKKan Korruption make sure ya go listen to that also.

I am looking forward to hearing more music from both Joey Bada$$ and Pro Era, hopefully the next project in the making is a Pro Era mixtape. However there is nothing but time for this young crew, and I’m predicting great things to come.

http://www.datpiff.com/Capital-STEEZ-AmeriKKKan-Korruption-RELOADED-mixtape.405707.html

http://www.datpiff.com/Joey-Bada-1999-mixtape.361792.html

http://www.datpiff.com/Joey-Bada-Rejex-mixtape.393045.html

 

Throwback Thursday: Lil Scrappy ft. 2Pac – Livin’ In The Projects

“I ain’t gotta call practice so if I’m on the streets, then come greet or tear my back up”