Q-Tip - The Renaissance (Review)

Q-Tip - The Renaissance

When seeing this album, I didn't think much of it. Honestly I didn't listen to a single song till I heard the entire album. Well good I didn't sleep cause this album is banging. Tip's lyricism hasn't diminished any in my opinion. I'm a big Tribe fan mainly cause of tip. So I was quite hesitate to hear this album cause it might put some tarnish on Tip's career. Well I guess Kamaal had his polishing wipe out on this album. Honestly I don't know if he wrote these verses years ago or early this year. I know some might disagree or criticize but there isn't a major misstep this entire album. Beginning with Johnny Is Dead, some ill keys and matching kicks. Tip rides the beat phenomenally like only he can. Then followed by sample heavy Won't Trade. The true highlight of this album in my opinion is We Fight (Love) as Raphael shows his amazing vocals while Tip describes love as many of us might know. From that point on, the album takes a step further into it's excellence. Dance On Glass has Tip gracefully showcasing his brilliant lyricism. Next Norah Jones blesses us with her powerful vocal prowess. The D'Angelo asissted joint reminds me of the old Native Tongue days. This album feels complete and not rushed. Thats what seperates this album from many others this year. Definitely part of the top 15. But will it stand the test of time is the real question above this album. Not too sure if it will but I'll continue to play the hell out of it till.

Handling My Biz Like Markie

One of my favorite groups comes with this smooth, soulful joint entitled "Handle My Biz". I love K. High. I hope this means the new album is coming soon...but hey I'll take what I can get. Heres the dirty and clean version of the song so enjoy. (all courtesy of Ill digitz)


Kooley High - "Handle My Biz" feat. Skyzoo & Halo

DIRTY

CLEAN

(Click to stream, right-click to Save As)

btw here is some footage of Kooley High performing...

Kooley High at the Little Brother and Inflowential

Kooley High with Lazurus


Kooley High with Median & Ill Digitz


(And props to Brian Cary for the videos...)

Evidence (of Dilated Peoples) - The Layover EP

Evidence - The Layover EP

Track Listing
1. The Layover
2. For Whom The Bell Tolls (feat. Phonte & Blu)
3. The Cold Weather
4. Solitary Confinement
5. The Far Left
6. Don't Hate (feat. Defari)
7. The Squeeze (feat. Aloe Blacc & Elzhi)

This dropping Nov 25 and its gonna be a heat rock. Seriously Mr. Slow Flow with Blu, Phonte, Elzhi, Aloe Blacc and Wil.I.Am over some dope Khrysis, The Alchemist and of course Evidence beats...I loved The Weatherman LP so I got high hope for this EP and doesn't look to failed but heres some audio for those who are unconvinced.

The Layover


For Whom The Bell Tolls (feat. Phonte & Blu)

Remind Me In 8 Days...

8 Days since I last posted something...lol. Not alot has happened though. But I would like to take this chance and tell you that The Knux will probably be the next big thing in music. The Hollywood By Way Of New Orleans group is signed on Interscope and their new album is the shit. I've been bumping it all last week. But I'm definitely ordering it and it releases Oct 28. To be honest alot of comparsions could be made about this group but none should be applied because it would only limit their potential in people's mind since they'll hold them to the golden standard set by their predecessors. Anyway I feeling this album and highly recommend it. Also recommend checking out 14kt's new album which is bananas. I ordered it off iTunes so unfortunately no stream but preview it and you'll see. "Without Dilla (Donut 4 Dilla)" is whoa....on some classic Dilla ish.

Anyway heres some of The Knux & the already leaked tracks from 14kt courtesy of Stephanie



01 - The List
02 - Fire (Put It In The Air)
03 - Bang! Bang!
04 - Cappuccino
05 - Roxxanne
06 - Daddys Little Girl
07 - The Train
08 - Shine Again
09 - Life In A Cage (Electric)
10 - Pea Knuckle
11 - Powder Room
12 - Parking Lot
13 - Hush
14 - Wake The Fuck Up
15 - Playboys
16 - The True
17 - Lights, Camera Action17 - Lights, Camera Action

1. The Waiting Room (feat Lovesong)
2. Surgery
3. The Inside (feat Tiffany Paige)
4. NNE Mode
5. Ypsilanti
6. Hihatspectations
7. The D light in You
8. Love Handle
9. Tick Tock Hustle
10. Ivory Pillars
11. ICU Smile (feat Karla Crawford)
12. Can We?? (Chill Again)
13. Trust Issues
14. When My Sunsets (feat Keri Kirk)
15. Less Than Enough (feat Ab)
16. The Night
17. Start Over (feat Lovesong)
18. Miss U. (For Lost Loved Ones)
19. Without Dilla (Donut For Dilla Feb 06)
20. Illustrious (feat Jax of Lunar Unit)

BTW..Most of the picture your gonna see on the site will be taken by me...I got alot of pic...some beautiful, some weird, some ugly, some right for the situation...just a warning..lol

DJ Ill Digitz X Sneakfiend.com: The Midnight Snack (Guest hosted by Arafat Yates of M1 Platoon)

Dj Ill Digitz (of Kooley High) is back with the latest installment of The Midnight Snack, with special guest host Arafat Yates. Shout out to www.sneakfiend.com for sponsoring this episode.

The Midnight Snack Episode 4 w/ Arafat Yates

TRACKLIST:

1) Black Milk - Give The Drummer Some
2) Murs - Time Is Now
3) Jneiro Jarel - Soul Starr
4) M1 Platoon - Get Ur Swagger Right
5) M1 Platoon - Fool's Gold (Sidelinin' While I'm Shinin')
6) Jamal - Fades Em' All (Remix)
7) Invincible - Sledgehammer!
8) Janet Jackson - Together Again (DJ Premier Remix)
9) Shortie No Mass - U Like My Style (Remix)
10) Queen Latifah - Wrath Of My Madness (Dj Premier Remix)

So as I come home disappointed from the cowboys loss. Kooley High member, DJ Ill Digitz dropped his latest episode of Midnight Snacks. This one is special host by one-fifth of M1 Platoon, Arafat Yates and sponsored by www.sneakfiend.com. So with that said peep that tracklisting. Some new Murder One heat....and unreleased exclusives. nice...and just in case you missed the first three episodes, here are the links:

Episode 3 W/ Median

Episode 2 w/ Tab-One

Episode 1 w/ Cesar Comanche

Panacea New Album Coming in Later This Month?

On A Mind On A Ship Through Time

• 1. “Introlude”
• 2. “Voyagers”
• 3. “Mudgreen”
• 4. “L.A. VA”
• 5. “Speak-O-Vision”
• 6. “Vandalism”
• 7. “Orange Penicilin”
• 8. “Sirens”
• 9. “Lunar Illusion”
• 10. “Chrono Trigger”
• 11. “Treasure Hunt”
• 12. “Mustard Seed Celebration”
• 13. “A Mind on a Ship”

I'll be the first to say it...OMG! I can't believe Panacea is dropping another album...I loved Ink Is My Drink, I loved Scenic Route, I loved Pyramids In Moscow and only a year later will we receive another release from the Washington DC duo. Well I'm a big fan of these guys. I made a big ol post in dedicated to those guys and their live band "Restoring Poetry In Music" (Pyramid In Moscow). So I'm totally pumped about this album. I'll hit ya'll with their new single, "Voyagers"...

Panacea - Voyagers

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Royce Da 5'9 - Shake This (prod. DJ Premier)

Royce Da 5'9 - Shake This (prod. DJ Premier)

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This joint is mean. I love the build that beat gets as the verse progresses and Royce increase his intensity with the build. I can't wait till Street Hop comes out....

Yahzarah's Prelude

So I was just searching iTunes and I find out the beautiful songstress released an project call The Prelude EP. So I couldn't resist so I bought it. If you heard The Minstrel Show you've heard the wonderful sounds of her voice. But you've probably remember the name from her collaboration on the Foreign Exchange's Connected album. Well she back in full effect prepping for her next album, The Ballad of Purple St. James. Yahzarah gives us a little piece of magic to hold us off till then. The Prelude EP is a excellent introduction to her music for new fans but its a wonderful showing and her most hardcore fan will be greatly satisfied. Yahzarah deliver a duet with Raheem Devaughn and frequent collaborator Phonte. This EP honestly is nothing short of amazing and I highly recommended you check it out as you won't regret throwing a 8 bucks for it....

Real Good feat. Phonte


Real Good (Live)


Where I Is


Natural

Yahzarah Sings Rick James' You and I

Rock N Ruck...

So I was headed out to the imfamous PV versus Grambling game out here in Dallas. So since I know certainly type of music can get my woman and her two friends to hush. I put in Heltah Skeltah in for my one homie (2 dudes and 3 girls in my Honda Civic that been on beast mode since my last tune up, lol). Anyway this was my third time hearing the whole LP through and its just now settling. Well since they annouced this album back when Jesus Price Superstar came out. I had this pre-conceived idea on how this album would be, RAW HARDCORE LYRICALLY FUNNY ISH...

(lol, watch Buckshot get DOWN!!...oh and Im also happy to hear that Buck is out the hospital...a week late but im still happy.)

Well I was right...I put this on the best of the year list on the left but as far as group releases go, shis is one of the best. Sean Price killed that shit with ease as Rock bounced back from a meh "album/mixtape or whatever you want to call" attempt. Rock is probably on the more underrated of the group but he is as good or better then Sean...I wish they put some Black Milk in the boards and a guest verse from Guilty...but no matter this is great LP for anyone who just wanna wyle out to some hard drums and hard flows....

Everything Is Heltah Skeltah

Ruck N Roll

In Stores NOW!!!

Just A Stone's Throw Away

"Green card wack MCs that talk foreign" - Guilty Simpson

So ever since I listened to Madlib's new album. I've been bumping that, Ode to The Ghetto, The Shining, Jay Loves Japan, Champion Sound, Liberation, Madvillany and other ish from Stones Throw fam. But finally I think I've reach the full appreciation of their music. The more I examine I see that they have abstract but unique flows over some absolute amazing production. Raw Shit by Jaylib featuring Talib Kweli is some epic shit. Honestly I'm shocked that I don't hear that much about Champion Sound. The Shining has always been a long time favorite. Individual tracks are those tracks from Donuts that MF Doom, Guilty, Ghost, Tip & Kweli jumped on. Sniper Elite/Murder Goons is a great mix. Maybe all this is in preparation to the new MF Doom album supposely coming out later this month. Hopefully but not looking too good but anyway I hope we get some more Stones Throw before the year closes out. Supposedly Guilty Simpson & Madlib got a EP coming out called O.J. Simpson EP....lol (OJ = Otis Jackson = Madlib). So I'll go back to listening to my Stones collection and enjoy...















ENJOY!!!

This months releases....
Jake One - White Van Music
Label: Rhymesayers October 7, 2008

Foreign Exchange - Leave It All Behind
Label: Nicolay Music October 14, 2008

The Mighty Underdogs - Droppin' Science Fiction
Label: Definitive Jux October 14, 2008

14KT - The Golden Era
Label: A-Side Worldwide October 14, 2008

Statik Selektah - Stick to the Scipt
Label: Showoff/Brick October 21, 2008

DJ Babu - Duck Season Volume 3
Label: Nature Sounds October 28, 2008

The Knux - Remind Me In 3 Days
Label: Interscope October 28, 2008

88 Keys - The Death of Adam
Label: Decon October 28, 2008

Black Milk - Tronic
Label: Fat Beats October 28, 2008

MF Doom - Born Into This
Label: Lex Records October 28, 2008

(Jaylib)
"Yo man you here dat you here dat shit man"
(Madlib)
Like what the fuck is this
Hey look at this what kinda luck is this
(Haack) Uh Madlib and Dilla is the illest my niggaz
Only haters holler they can't feel us
Wanna get looser then we?
But just gonna be a looser to me and Dilla (ha)
Killa, Talkin bout how you kill cops, you softer then a pillow
Backslapin' ya neck while you covered in rep?
cause you bluffin and you aint said nothin to spec?
Anyway I'm straight high off the trees
Your girl don't wanna lie she's gonna get on a niggaz dick
Turn it up, y'all niggaz must be outta ya head
If your system ain't up to the red

Elucid - Police & Thieves

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Nametag - Classic Cadence Vol. 1

1. Intro Speech
2. The Campaign (Produced By Magnif)
3. Champagne Bottle Flow (Produced By Ski Beatz)
4. Stylin On ‘Em (Produced By Black Milk)
5. Grammy Family (Freestyle) (Produced By Kanye West)
6. Back To It (Produced By Magnif)
7. Pipe Down (Produced By Black Milk)
8. Forfeit (feat. Marv Won & Quest M.C.O.D.Y) (Produced By Black Milk)
9. American (Freestyle) (Produced By Will.i.am)
10. Bang Dis Shit (feat. Black Milk) (Produced By Black Milk)
11. Neva Heard Neva Seen (feat. ONPoint) (Produced By ONPoint)
12. The Beaten (Produced By Black Bethoven)
13. The Lookout (feat. Black Milk & Fat Ray) (Produced By Black Milk)
14. Rambo Rap (feat. B.Stormz) (Produced By B.Stromz)
15. Say Somethin’ (feat. Black Milk & Slim S.D.H) (Produced By Black Milk)
16. Red Alert (Produced By Black Milk)
17. Hollywood Divorce (Freestyle) (Produced By Andre 3000)
18. Outro Speech

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Elzhi - Glow (Solo Version)

Elzhi - Glow (prod. Jake One) (Solo Version)

Jake One - White Van Music coming next tuesday!!!!

Spotlight Albums: Tommorrow Already/Picture This.../WLIB AM: King Of The Wigflip

Now On - Tommorrow Already

Many of you have seen me sing the praise of Now On. But with their newest album I think they have surpassed my expections. Tommorrow Already is a collection soulful and lyrical music. Not just talking about bling or how they hate those with bling. Now On makes creativity music like the kind their parents listened to. See many don't recoginize that the bitching about how dead hip hop is just isnt cool. Make some good hip hop music and prove it is. Well Now On doesn't even touch the subject but they prove that it isn't dead. Well as always when Haircut blesses us with his creativity sounds we must point out just how talent he is. Well through out this record Haircut stays consistent with the majority of songs he produced. Also featured on this album is Jake One & Atsronote. Arguably one of the best producers out period....Now On lyrically keep it on point. I was totally satisfied after listening to this album but pen point to certain tracks it hard so I just leave up to you....cop Tommorrow Already nuff said...

The Answer

Marbles

DJ KO - Picture This...

Now I was impressed by the line-up on S1's album or Jake One but the lineup on DJ KO's album has to be the sickest. Would you ever think you'd see Torae & O.C. on one track over some Ayatollah production? The album opens up with one of my favorite rappers Silent Knight and underrated East spitting some dope shit over 9th Wonder's thumping drums. The album has the best of the best MCs over the best of the best producers. But the are standouts are Silent Knight who destroyed ever track he was on while Emilio Rojas (Raks-One) freely unleashes vicious multis and metaphors. Then after the killer Elzhi/Royce/Supastition track you hear one of the dopest samples then some "loud drums and crazy loops" courtesy of Illmind. Analogic is perhaps the most impressive artist to touch this album. Seriously don't sleep on Analogic..But special thanks to DJ KO for putting together such a great album.

Get 'Em f/ Silent Knight, Skyzoo & Emilio Rojas (Produced by ILLmind)

Mind of a Genius f/ Chaundon, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Finale & Sean Boog (Produced by Analogic)

Madlib - WLIB AM: King Of The Wigflip

Its Madlib. He's great. This album is great. Following suit of Jackson Conti's Sujinho, Beat Konducta Volume 5 and Madvillany 2 remixes. The production on this album is epic. I was reading on Stone Throws board and people were down this album. Some people are just too nic picky and only song with subpar production was Murs joint..which sorry Lib, sounds like some simple FL Studio drum pattern but besides that. This album is crazy. Guilty Simpson killed his two joints. Go! is heavy well Blow The Horn On Em is Guilty beasting...I like the interludes and the instrumentals sprinkled over the album. Madlib even pulls out the rhyme book on a few joints. So stop all the downing of Madlib just cop the album...

Smoke Break

Take That Money feat. Oh No & Roc C

A Rock The Dub Che Grand Petition

Finally some progress but here is your chance to support Che. This is a petition on releasing this album or not. Seriously sign it if you want possibly one of the best albums of the years. And I'm saying that after hearing about 6 tracks off it. click the pic or here to sign....

Kooley High - Burn After Listening

1. Marching
2. There You Go
3. Burning feat Chaundon & Halo
4. Today
5. Capital Kindred feat Median, Halo, & Lazurus
6. As For You
7. Eye of the Storm feat Halo & Rapsody
8. Closer (Remix)
9. Get It On The Low feat Halo
10. Water feat Lazurus & Edgar Allen Floe

Sooner or later this was coming. Travis told me about this early last month. I was like whoa congrats....anyway now my kooley high collection is thru as far as songs I know exist. Marching is my shit....

Also the new album is coming so keep an eye out...
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The Golden Hour....

14kt from Lab Techs is dropping his solo debut album entitled The Golden Hour. If you heard Buff1's album you know exactly how talented he is. He recently won the Red Bull Big Tune Battle in Detroit and is on his way to New York for the finals. But if you not convince then check out the weekly leak....Yup one song a week off his upcoming album..which drops on October 14(kt).

ALSO special congratulations to DJ Haircut of Lab Tech & Now On who is Stones Throw Records' newest acquisition.

The Golden Hour (Tracklist)
1. The Waiting Room (The Main Theme) feat. Lovesong
2. Surgery
3. The Inside feat. Tiffany Paige (Zo! – Bass/Keys)
4. NNE Mode
5. Ypsilanti
6. Hihatspectations
7. The D Light In You
8. Love Handle
9. Tick Tock Hustle
10. Ivory Pillars
11. ICU Smile feat. Karla Crawford (Zo! – Guitar/Additional Bass)
12. Can We?? (Chill Again)
13. Trust Issues
14. When My Sunsets (The Golden Hour)
15. Less Than Enough feat. AB (Sam Beaubien – Trumpet, Zo! – Additional Keys)
16. The Night
17. Reprise (Start Over) feat. Lovesong
18. Miss U. (4 Lost Loved Ones)
19. Without Dilla (Donut 2 Dilla Feb. 06’)
20. Illustrious feat. Jax of Lunar Unit

Ypsilanti

Verse Of The Day: Great Day

Artist: Madvillain (MF Doom and Madlib)
Album:  Madvillainy
Song:   Great Day



[MF Doom]
Looks like it's gonna be a great day today
To get some fresh air like a stray on a straightaway
Hey you, got a light? nah, a Bud Light
Early in the morning, face crud from like a mud fight
Looky here, it's just the way the cookie tear
Prepare to get hurt and mangled like Kurt Angle rookie year
The rocket scientist, with a pocket wine list
Some even say he might need some puss-psychiatrist
Doom, are you pondering what I'm pondering?
Yes, but why would the darn thing be wandering?
She's like a foundling, barely worth fondling
My posse's on raw really momma I want to sing
Mad plays the bass like the race card
Villain on the case to break shards and leave her face scarred
Groovy dude, not to prove to be rude
But this stuff is like what you might put on movie food
Uh, what is jalapenas
Get it like a whuppin' when you holla at your seniors
Dolla he can overhear the hashish vena
He just came from over there, the grass is greener
Last wish, I wish I had two more wishes
And I wish they fixed the door to the matrix's mad fridges
Spit so many verses sometimes my jaw twitches
One thing this party could use is more..
Booze, put yourself in your own shoes
And stay away from all those pairs of busted Tims you don't use
He only keep 'em to decorate
If you wanna peep him select a date
And bring a deep check like checkmate
I kid you not, on the dotted line signed
Ever since a minor, kids considered him some kind of Einstein
On a diamond mine grind, she was dumb fine
But not quite the type that you might want to wine and dine
Couldn't find a pen, had to think of a new trick
This one he wrote in cold blood with a toothpick
On second thought it's too thick
His assistant said: "Doom, you sick" he said: "True blue acoustics"
Psycho, his flow is drowned in Lowry seasoning
With micropower he's sound and right reasoning
Easy as Pi, three point one four
One more one false move and they're done for

This is just for Anonymous. You welcome dog..thanks for checking the site.

Dub MD & Illmind Presents "Blaps, Rhymes & Life"

01.) Get Ya Ass Up! (Intro) (Produced By Illmind)
02.) Heltah Skeltah - Everything Is Heltah Skeltah (Produced By Illmind)
03.) Brooklyn Academy - Raise Ya Hands (feat. Jean Grae) (Produced By Illmind)
04.) Fresh Daily - Get Over (Produced By Illmind)
05.) D. Black - The Come Up (feat. Skyzoo) (Produced By Illmind)
06.) 50 Cent - Make A Movie (Produced By Illmind) 07.) Supastition - Thankful (feat. Kil Ripkin) (Produced By Illmind)
08.) Naturel - The Bullets (Produced By Illmind)
09.) K.O. (K-Otix) - 48 Seasons (Produced By Illmind)
10.) Torae - New Blood (feat. Skyzoo, Emilio Rojas & Fresh Daily) (Produced By Illmind)
11.) Fortilive - The Come Up (Produced By Illmind)
12.) Broken English - Different World (Produced By Illmind)
13.) Skyzoo - Lyrically Inclined (feat. Wale) (Produced By Illmind)
14.) Naps N Dreds - Do What I Should (feat. Copywrite) (Produced By Illmind)
15.) Quan - Geez Like Deez (feat. Rapper Big Pooh) (Produced By Illmind)
16.) Naturel - Resurrect (Produced By Illmind)
17.) 8th W1 - A Fool's Lullaby (Produced By Illmind)
18.) Faro-Z - Clap Ya Hands (Produced By Illmind)
19.) A.P.E.X. - One More Time (Produced By Illmind)
20.) LL Cool J - Queens (feat. Prodigy, 50 Cent, Kool G Rap, & Tony Yayo) (Produced By Illmind)
21.) Wannabe? (Outro) (Produced By Illmind)

The fact that its all Illmind production and it features Supastition, Skyzoo, Fresh Daily, Emilio Rojas, Heltah Skeltah, Wale & more...should be enough to make you click the download link...

DOWNLOAD!!

Got Me Stuck In The Friend Zone

So more and more I've been feeling TiRon. A while back I posted his mixtape " Handshakes & Pounds" but ever since he dropped that he seems to be on a constant grind. I too sure if he dropping a new tape, EP or album but the recent tracks he's leaked are dope as hell. I can easily relate to his music as I've used a wingman, threw my money and been stuck in the "Friend" zone. So I feel his song usually quoting him atleast for a hour while at work to pass the time. He's got a real laid back flow and unlike others TiRon probably live his muss so you can sense the passion in the lyrics..and to top off the desert of great music, he got some great production to flow over...

Throwing My Money

Quitter feat. Tunji & Ayomari

My Wingman & Me feat. Ayomari

Sydney feat. Ayomari

Still Never Happy (prod. Madlib)

All The Kings Men - Blu & TiRon

High

Shine On

VIMBY - Tiron

Verse Of The Day: Peeyano Keys

artist: Madvillain
album: N/A
song: Peeyano Keys

Discover Madvillain!

never really matterd to much to me
that I was just too damn old to mc
all that really matters is if your rhymes was ill
girl,that's what really mattered to me

Looks like it's gonna be a great day today
to get me some fresh air, like a stray on a straight away
hey you got a light, na whut light? early in the morning
face crud from like a mudfight,looka here
it's just the way the cookie tear, prepared to get hurt
and mangle like her angle, rookie year
the rocket scientist, with the pocket windless
some even say he might need some pussachiatrist
dude, are you pondering what I'm pondering?
yes, so why would the darn thing be wondering
She's like a foundling, barely worth fondling
her posse's on grow like hey momma I want to sing
mad laced, the bass like erased cards, villain on the case
to break jaws and leave her face scarred
groovy dude, not to proove to be rude
but this stuff is like what you might put on movietune
what is hollapinas, get it like a woofer
when ya holla at your seniors
dial Kareem over here, the hasj he's feeling?
he just came from over there, the grass is greener
last wish? I wish I had two more wishes
and I wished they fixed the door to the matrix
it's mad glaciers, spit so many verses
sometime my george twitches
one thing this party could use is
more .....uhmuhm booz
put yourself in your own shoes
and stay away from all the peers
that bust you tipsy, don't use
he only keep 'em to decorate
if you wanna peep 'em, select a date
and bring a deep check like checkmate
I kid you not, on the dotted line sign
eversince a minor
kids consider him some kinda Einstein
on the diamond mind grine, she was dumb find
but not quite the type that you might wanna wind and dine
couldn't find a pen, had to pick up a new trick
"This one he wrote in cold blood with a toothpick"
on second thought ,it's too thick
his assistents said: doom, you're sick
He said : it's true, threw a goosestick
psycho, his flow is drowned and now we're seasoning
with micropower that's sounding quite reasoning
it's easy as pie, greet one, one fall
one more, one false move and they dumbfall

WE WIN!! YOU MAD!!

DALLAS COWBOYS - 27
(3-0)

GREEN BAY PACKERS - 16
(2-1)

It's Sunday....

So as I take a break from watching football and doing my homework. I search for what albums I should buy with my upcoming paycheck. So I already ordered Blu & Mainframe's Johnson&Jonson LP from iTunes and DJ KO's Picture This from UGHH.com... so I decide to download Killah Priest And Chief Kamachi's Beautiful Minds...talking about straight fire...I'm definitely copping that one...also I listened to Rapheal Saadiq's new album "The Way I See It". That now that guy has some serious talent. I remember Mos Def shouting and praising him on Hi-Teknology 2....so Imma drop two songs from each my two personal favorites and suggest you cop these two albums...

All Hail

Illest feat. Planet Asia & DJ Rhettimatic

Lets Take A Walk

Big Easy

I think Blu's new album is a definitely contender for best lyricism of the year...

and next week is gonna be banging...Murs, T.I., Madlib, Term and Heltah Skeltah....can't wait to cop...I can't feel that Hundred already out my pocket for those...

and look out for a massive review post from DJ KO, J&J, Madlib & Now On..possibly more..

Verse Of The Day: Beautiful Girl

Artist: Cunninlynguists
Album:  A Piece of Strange
Song:   Beautiful Girl

[Verse 2: Deacon]
Yeah, spread them legs jane, I need a head change
Coochie hairs flame colored, sweet lil red thangs
She riddles every area of my brain with deep tickles
Mary, married her, carries my pain? nope
An angel came to me one night chillin
Said "I won't change you, just tame who's within that Villian"
I said "cool, lets lay up with the stars for a minute"
Next I know we break up roaches from cigars
We done finished
Jane doing things that made me search my soul
I's a young one, she's an old freak that cuts slow
Leave her? Right now you got a hellafied no
I guess I needs her, that double edged ledge cuts throats
I love the please-her, or pleasure, whatever call it liesure
You call her a crutch, y'all hush, I call her 'Retha
Undressin her, loving the resin upon fingertips
Its over when I roll me a Fat Lady
Now sing it bitch

Shadows....

Here's a new cut from the upcoming Blue Sky Black Death & Jean Grae's collabo album "Evil Jeanius" I really don't know much about this album. I initially thought BSBD just remixed 9th's beats from Jeanius but after hearing this song in which the lyrics aren't similar to any on Jeanuis. I guess I was wrong...but if you recognize the lyrics shout out cause I wanna know whats up....

Blue Sky Black Death & Jean Grae - Shadows Forever

Verse Of The Day: So Amazing

Artist: Termanology
Album: So Amazing / Lo IQ 12"
Song: So Amazing

Who you know makes in a turn, riddle me this
If you don't say Rakim, you better say Kiss
Styles P
Kool G or Pac
Anybody else, I put 'em up in the box
They say
Lyrically, I'm the new AZ
Cause if I really wanted to, I could keep up with Nas
Term is like Earth, Wind & Fire
Rims and tires
But you can't ask people, they buy ya
So I'm the flyest sire of this side of Elmyra
I'll walk past papayas and into the fire
I'm
Chillin' with Mya
Crushin' Mariah
While I'm, fuckin' with Tyra, you fuckin' the virii
I got
Latino respect like Carlito
Since
Way back with Stretch and Babido
I'm in the lab, it's just me and Primo
The ghost of James Brown and the soul of Chris Rios

Black Milk - Tronic

(September 17, 2008) Brooklyn, NY- 25-year old Black Milk, the accomplished producer, MC, and vanguard of Detroit's rising hip-hop scene will be releasing his third solo album TRONIC on October 28, 2008 through Fat Beats Records.

Produced entirely by Black Milk and featuring only three guest verses on the entire album (from Pharoahe Monch, Royce Da 5'9", and Sean Price), TRONIC shows Black Milk flexing his solo production and emcee skills through tracks that are more expressive and daring than his previous works. The album is a departure from the soul-sample driven sounds of 2007's Popular Demand, as Black employs more live instrumentation, embraces the use of both vintage and modern synthesizers, and explores more orchestral song structure. Without abandoning his trademark Detroit hip-hop sound, he shows growth as an artist while clearly attempting to raise the bar as a pioneer of future hip-hop music. The album also features a short list of diverse players and vocalists including Dwele, rising YouTube star and new Universal Motown signee Colin Munroe, and the legendary DJ Premier who each add their signature creative nuances and textures to Black Milk's sound.

In only a few short years, Black Milk quickly has become one of underground hip-hop's foremost ambassadors. Realizing his vast reservoir of talent, both independent and mainstream artists looked to Black to give their albums a raw underground sound. Black has since produced and appeared on tracks for an impressive roster of hip hop artists including Genius/GZA, Busta Rhymes, Pharoahe Monch, Kidz in the Hall, Kardinal Offishall, Guilty Simpson, and Strange Fruit Project, among others. Most recently, Black released two albums, The Set Up with Fat Ray, Black Milk Presents Caltroit with Bishop Lamont. Black also handed nearly all the production on elZhi's The Preface, an album that is making many critics' Top 10 lists for 2008 and bringing serious attention to Detroit's music scene. Black also produces and rhymes as a member of the ground Random Axe with Sean Price and Guilty Simpson and will release a full-length album in early 2009. TRONIC will be released on CD, vinyl, and digitally on October 28, 2008.

TRONIC track listing and credits:

1. Long Story Short ft. Dwele

2. Bounce

3. Give The Drummer Su

4. Without U ft. Colin Munroe

5. Hold It Down

6. Losing Out ft. Royce da 5'9

7. Hell Yeah ft. Fat Ray

8. Overdose

9. Reppin For U ft. AB

10. The Matrix ft. Pharoahe Monch, Sean Price, & Dj Premier

11. Try

12. Tronic Summe

13. Bond 4 Life ft. Melanie Rutherford

14. Elec (OUTRO)

This album is gonna be crazy. Popular Demand was nice but this is major! Black's production has gotten better and better since Popular Demand. If you doubt what I'm saying then check Black Milk's "Music From The Color Purple"...

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Stay Fresh Daily

Here is some audio from one of my favorite upcomers, Fresh Daily who got a tape called Tomorrow Is Today and a album called Gorgous Killa with production from DJ Spinna, Oh No, Illmind, Frequency, Analogic, 2 Hungry Bros and featuring vocals from Tanya Morgan, Cool Calm Pete, Homeboy Sandman and more...Alot of think of Fresh as a one dimensional rapper well they are sadly mistake as you'll with this tracks (courtesy of Kev )

“Colors” [prod by The Milkman]

“Love Breakdown” [prod by Analogic]

“Me First” feat. Tanya Morgan [prod by Analogic]

“Starter Pistol” feat.Homeboy Sandman [prod by DJ Spinna]

"Keep Moving" feat. Mickey Factz

"Jump" feat. Jesse Boykins III

Verse Of The Day: Return Of The G

Artist: Outkast
Album: Aquemini
Song: Return of the "G"

[Dre]
It's the return of the gangsta thanks ta'
Them niggas that's on that blow
that run up in yo' crib which contains
your lady and an 8 month old
child to raise plus you true blue 'bout this music but
they do not want to hear it because they'd
rather be bouncin' and shootin' and killin' and bouncin'
and shit get down

Return of the gangsta thanks ta'
them niggas that thank [think] you soft
and say y'all be gospel rappin'
but they be steady clappin' when you talk about
bitches & switches & hoes & clothes & weed
let's talk about time travelin' rhyme javelin
somethin' mind unravelin' get down

Return of the gangsta thanks ta'
them niggas who got them kids
who got enough to buy an ounce
but not enough to bounce them kids to the zoo
or to the park so they grow up in the dark never
seein' light so they end up being like yo' sorry ass
robbin' niggas in broad ass daylight get down

Return of the gangsta thanks ta'
them niggas that get the wrong impression of expression
Then the question is Big Boi what's up with Andre?
Is he in a cult? Is he on drugs? Is he gay?
When y'all gon' break up? When y'all gon' wake up?
Nigga I'm feelin' better than ever what's wrong with you
you get down!

Midnight Snack Ep.3 with Median

Another dope mix from the K- High DJ, Ill Digitz. Also be sure of you in the NC area to check out the big concert coming up....This mix is fresh I love it cept that Game Joint...

Tracklist:

1) The Foreign Exchange – Daykeeper
2) The Avila Brothers – Let It Go
3) Median – Collage
4) Median – Two Extremes
5) Bahamadia – Uknowhowedu
6) The Game - Letter to the King feat. Nas
7) The Pharcyde – She Said (J Dilla remix)
8) The Cool Kids – Pennies
9) Fergie - Velvet

**The interlude beats are from the new Madlib CD**

http://www.kooleyhigh.com/music/The_Midnight_Snack_Episode_3.mp3
(click to stream, right-click to download)

Tonight's The Night.....

Well I took today off and ill be in and out the house. I'll try to blog as much as possible today. Anyway how ya'll feeling Big Pooh's new tape? I'm loving but I'm a Little Brother stan so I like most of what they put out. Also Phonte had a dope (2dope whatup!) interview with DJ Hyphen and J. Moore.


I looked at Von Pea's blog yesterday and saw he released his self untitled album which has a weird concept but check it to find out. The link is gone now but simply think about what you could do find it and it's easy......

ANYWAY tonight is the night! My boys take on the eagles....We gonna whoop up on the Philly no doubt in my mind. If we lose I'll do something special tommorrow. If we win you gonna see a gloat-fest...lol win-win huh?

Anyway here's some audio....back a little later

DJ Revolution feat. Guilty Simpson & Royce Da 59 - Do Your Thing


DJ Revolution feat. Joel Ortiz & Termanology - EY


Hell Razah - Indian Giver