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DUBCC - Tha Connection => Outbound Connection => Topic started by: SGV on March 26, 2004, 05:33:49 PM
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David Banner - MTA 2: Baptized In Dirty Water
I finally got this. It's hot. Banner came through again on the production tip. Some dope features from Twista, T.I., Bun B, 8-Ball, Lil Flip, and others. Still gotta give it more listens to see if it's as good as Mississippi The Album.
Dizzee Rascal - Boy In Da Corner
I was sleeping on this for a minute. Heard real good things, but kept sleeping. Now that I've finally peeped it. All I gotta say is :o This cat is on some other shit. Straight up, a great album. He's not very complex, but comes with some dope lyricism. Good concepts. The Beats are crazy on this.
Messy Marv - Disobayish
Heated! Messy came with it as usual. But, this was a very well rounded album. Has some good commercial appeal, but will never make much noise outside of the Bay. Features from E-40, Yuk, Rich The Factor and some other people. Rick Rock produced a couple tracks on it, too. Of course, it features the diss to Obie Trice. Hot album.
Cypress Hill - Til Death Do Us Part
Of course this won't top any of their first 3 albums, but it was still a damn good album. Muggs handled most of the production, with Alchemist and Fred Wreck helping out a little. Just an array of sounds, not just the signature dark Cypress sound. Very few features on the album, mainly just Sen Perro and B-Real ripping the mic. I dig that.
Yak Ballz - My Claim
I was expecting some spaced out emcee based on his name, but he suprised me. Very street oriented, like most of the ECC/Weathermen. Nice beats and concepts. His flow is a little off from time to time, but for the most part he's good. I'm gonna finally have to Weathermen's album. Really, the production is the main reason I dig this album. Not bad.
Lil Flip - U Gotta Feel Me
Really, this album could've been one disc. First disc had 12 songs, second disc had 9. It was still a real good album. Flip picked some very hot beats, from the likes of David Banner to The Heatmakers. Gotta love it. He got Cam'Ron, Jim Jones, Ludacris, Pastor Troy, Killer Mike, Baby D, Three Six Mafia and others on the album, too. He holds his own with all of them. "Game Over" is killing em right now. That song is hot as hell. The album was strong.
Pastor Troy - By Any Means Necessary
After Universal fucking up his first major release(Face Off) and pushing him towards a more commercial style(Universal Soldier), PT Cruiser finally comes back to his old ways. Rowdy Hip Hop like only the true King of Crunk can do. 13 tracks with only features on the second half. Juvenile, 8-Ball, Lil Pete and a few others. "Ridin' Big" is sick. He used the same sample 3-6 Mafia used for "Test My Gangsta" that shit was hard. "Benz" is a remake of Whodini's "Freinds," real hot. I'm feeling this album.
The albums in my sig well, I don't even need to add them to this list. They're all heated.
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David Banner - MTA 2: Baptized In Dirty Water
I finally got this. It's hot. Banner came through again on the production tip. Some dope features from Twista, T.I., Bun B, 8-Ball, Lil Flip, and others. Still gotta give it more listens to see if it's as good as Mississippi The Album.
Dizzee Rascal - Boy In Da Corner
I was sleeping on this for a minute. Heard real good things, but kept sleeping. Now that I've finally peeped it. All I gotta say is :o This cat is on some other shit. Straight up, a great album. He's not very complex, but comes with some dope lyricism. Good concepts. The Beats are crazy on this.
Cypress Hill - Til Death Do Us Part
Of course this won't top any of their first 3 albums, but it was still a damn good album. Muggs handled most of the production, with Alchemist and Fred Wreck helping out a little. Just an array of sounds, not just the signature dark Cypress sound. Very few features on the album, mainly just Sen Perro and B-Real ripping the mic. I dig that.
Lil Flip - U Gotta Feel Me
Really, this album could've been one disc. First disc had 12 songs, second disc had 9. It was still a real good album. Flip picked some very hot beats, from the likes of David Banner to The Heatmakers. Gotta love it. He got Cam'Ron, Jim Jones, Ludacris, Pastor Troy, Killer Mike, Baby D, Three Six Mafia and others on the album, too. He holds his own with all of them. "Game Over" is killing em right now. That song is hot as hell. The album was strong.
The albums in my sig well, I don't even need to add them to this list. They're all heated.
I've been looking for those ^^^ esp. Dizzee Rascal, heard good things bout him, I've been downloading like a madman this month everything in my sig I got this month.
Kanye West- College Dropout
What more can I say that hasn't been said here already??
N*E*R*D*- Fly or Die
Not really a flat out hip hop album and it's tight as fuck! This is definitely something different I've been looking for lately. Very pleased with this album.
Norah Jones- Feels Like Home
I love her voice, it's something like Sade, it's a really chill CD, like someone else said on here it is good background music or something to sleep to. Although some tracks sound kinda country IMO it's still a good album
Dilated Peoples- Neighborhood Watch
Damn! all I got to say about this, it's an album that sounds different everytime you listen to it, definitely feelin it!
Talib Kweli- Beautiful Struggle
Talib came correct on this even though it isn't mastered it is still hard. Lyrically this is the best CD I've heard all year, another banger from Talib definitely gonna cop this legally whenever it drops.
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N*E*R*D* - Fly Or Die: dope as hell...perfect album to just sit and chill to
J-Kwon - Hood Hop: has some really good tracks and some really weak tracks...good album for bumping while driving.
Knoc-Turn'Al - The Way I Am: not usually my style of albums...i've never really been into the westcoast gangsta shit that much...but i really like this album...some dope ass tracks.
Carl Thomas - Let's Talk About It: better than his first album imo...some really good tracks...definetely worth the money (even though i downloaded it lol)
Usher - Confessions: usher is one of the few artists that can consistently put out dope songs...i love this album just as much as i loved 8701...although it still doesnt top my way.
Talib Kweli - Beautiful Struggle (Advance): great album...could do without a few tracks but has some of the best material i've ever heard from kweli.
Lil Flip - U Gotta Feel Me: downloaded but havent listened yet...heard it was good though
a few others i've bought recently:
David Banner - MTA2: Baptized In Dirty Water - Dope
Kanye West - College Dropout - Dope
Common - Resurrection - I think we all know the answer to this
Eamon - I Don't Want You Back - Decent
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I'm gonna have to peep that Kweli.
I also checked out the Madvillain album. That's Madlib on the beats and MF Doom on the mic. I thought it was weak. I don't dig Madlibs productions. Doom is aight on the mic.
But, peep Dizzee Rascal. This cat is on another tip.
You know, I never peeped the first N.E.R.D. album, should I check that out? I was thinking of checking out this new one, until I read those two clowns from Good Charlotte were on it.
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You know, I never peeped the first N.E.R.D. album, should I check that out? I was thinking of checking out this new one, until I read those two clowns from Good Charlotte were on it.
they don't even sound like good charlotte...swallow your pride and check it out...its dope. i don't really like their first album but i like this one.
as for dizzee rascal...what's he like? southern? Westcoast?...good tracks to check out?
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they don't even sound like good charlotte...swallow your pride and check it out...its dope. i don't really like their first album but i like this one.
as for dizzee rascal...what's he like? southern? Westcoast?...good tracks to check out?
It's not about pride. I can't stand the guys. I hate their songs. But, I'll check it because I dug the Clones album. I'm interested in seeing what new sounds they got.
Don't check just one or two Dizzee Rascal songs. Check the entire album. He's not West Coast, Southern, East Coast, Mid West, nothing like that. He's English.
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Sittin Here
Stop Dat
I Luv U
Brand New Day
2 For (feat. Wiley)
Fix Up, Look Sharp<----First single
Cut Em Off
Hold Ya Mouf (feat. God's Gift)
Round We Go
Jus A Rascal
Wot U On
Jezebel
Seems 2 Be
Live O
Do It
Vexed
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im really diggin
MF Doom & Madlib - Are Madvillany
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I also checked out the Madvillain album. That's Madlib on the beats and MF Doom on the mic. I thought it was weak. I don't dig Madlibs productions. Doom is aight on the mic.
I wanted to check that out and give MF Doom one more chance cause I've seen some amazing reviews (5/5 & 9/10) but I've only seen the promo on mIRC. This is MF Doom's last chance, Operation Doomsday is a "classic" I've heard but I don't see it as anything special at all so maybe this can change my mind.
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I got that Fix up Look Sharp single a couple months ago and I was feelin it thats what got me interested in him jus never got around to checkin on BitTorrent yet prolly will this weekend sometime.
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I wanted to check that out and give MF Doom one more chance cause I've seen some amazing reviews (5/5 & 9/10) but I've only seen the promo on mIRC. This is MF Doom's last chance, Operation Doomsday is a "classic" I've heard but I don't see it as anything special at all so maybe this can change my mind.
I had that album. Actually made a thread about it. It was good the first listen. But, after a while, it just lost it's essence. Same goes for MF Grimm. I give him and Madlib props on the creativity and originality, but that's where it stops.
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i'll be checking for that dizzy rascal shit soon
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David Banner - MTA 2: Baptized In Dirty Water
I finally got this. It's hot. Banner came through again on the production tip. Some dope features from Twista, T.I., Bun B, 8-Ball, Lil Flip, and others. Still gotta give it more listens to see if it's as good as Mississippi The Album.
Dizzee Rascal - Boy In Da Corner
I was sleeping on this for a minute. Heard real good things, but kept sleeping. Now that I've finally peeped it. All I gotta say is :o This cat is on some other shit. Straight up, a great album. He's not very complex, but comes with some dope lyricism. Good concepts. The Beats are crazy on this.
props on these. "Mississippi" was a straight classic and "Mta 2" is quite dope too, even tho not like his 1st one. As for Dizzee I thought i was the only one feelin him on this board...i got the album a couple months ago and shit's really :o . it's like hiphop mixed with uk garage sound and the result's tight as fuck
sum cd's i got this month...
Kanye west - The College Dropout
Didn't get this before early march, great album, but i think everybody on here has heard that by now, so i ain't gonna review it
The Coup - Party Music
Political rappers, kinda similar to dead prez who are also featured on one song. I really like The Coup even tho i think "Kill My Landlord" was better this cd features a few quite original songs and skillful lyricism. apart from that i got it new for about 5$
Blackstar
I'd had this on my pc for long but i finally found an OG. I like this more than "Train Of Thought" and "Quality", the beats are not really catchy but the album grew on me more and more over months and lyrically it's on a level 95% of all MC's would never be capable of spittin on
Royce 5'9'' - Death Is Certain
I was a bit disappointed after everybody was talkin bout how dope it is, Royce's lines are pretty dope and elaborate at times, but the production don't live up to that. Primo's beat is dope but formulatic, most of the others are aight, but nuthin special, my 2nd fav is "Something's Wrong With Him" which ain't new tho...
Kid Frost - When HelL.A. Freezes Over
I got this cuz of "Mexican Border" (classic song) and "Another Day Another Dollar", but most of the shit on there ain't quite as good. Frost's aight but slow and a lot on this album is really soft and features R'n'B choruses sum of which are better and sum worse. The last 5 (of 15) songs are all pretty superfluous, overall it ain't a bad album tho
Encore - Layover
Not bad, "Self Preservation" was a nice album and so is this one. Kinda reminds me of Madlib at times, quite jazzy and laid-back. It's a very solid album, there's no real highlights on it but then again i like pretty much every song
Blockhead - Music By Cavelight
Great instrumentals, it's the kind of album you just sit down and listen to, all the music is arranged very well. If you like anything else on Ninja Tune get this
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The Coup is hard! That's Bay product right there. Check out Genocide & Juice.
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^^ only one i never heard. "Steal This Double Album" is pretty good too
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You like Psycho Realm right?
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Dizzees sales are gunna go up loads, just from this thread. lol
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The Very Best of Al Green...Dope fuckin album, what can I say?
J-Kwon...This album fuckin sucks
Lil Flip - U Gotta Feel Me...Im lovin this album, wicked production.
Suga Free - New Testament...I was kinda dissapointed with this, however the production it ver tight.
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RBX-Ripp tha Game Bloody
I was really surprised when I saw it in Best Buy considering i live in Pennsylvania. I had no intention of getting the album but since I know id probably not have a chance to really hear this album I got it. I think RBX is dope, but a little too weird and creepy sometimes. I didnt like the album at first but now I like it a lot. There are some pretty weak songs but a lot of real bangers. If you like RBX definitely cop the album.
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David Banner - MTA 2: Baptized In Dirty Water
I finally got this. It's hot. Banner came through again on the production tip. Some dope features from Twista, T.I., Bun B, 8-Ball, Lil Flip, and others. Still gotta give it more listens to see if it's as good as Mississippi The Album.
Dizzee Rascal - Boy In Da Corner
I was sleeping on this for a minute. Heard real good things, but kept sleeping. Now that I've finally peeped it. All I gotta say is :o This cat is on some other shit. Straight up, a great album. He's not very complex, but comes with some dope lyricism. Good concepts. The Beats are crazy on this.
Messy Marv - Disobayish
Heated! Messy came with it as usual. But, this was a very well rounded album. Has some good commercial appeal, but will never make much noise outside of the Bay. Features from E-40, Yuk, Rich The Factor and some other people. Rick Rock produced a couple tracks on it, too. Of course, it features the diss to Obie Trice. Hot album.
Cypress Hill - Til Death Do Us Part
Of course this won't top any of their first 3 albums, but it was still a damn good album. Muggs handled most of the production, with Alchemist and Fred Wreck helping out a little. Just an array of sounds, not just the signature dark Cypress sound. Very few features on the album, mainly just Sen Perro and B-Real ripping the mic. I dig that.
Yak Ballz - My Claim
I was expecting some spaced out emcee based on his name, but he suprised me. Very street oriented, like most of the ECC/Weathermen. Nice beats and concepts. His flow is a little off from time to time, but for the most part he's good. I'm gonna finally have to Weathermen's album. Really, the production is the main reason I dig this album. Not bad.
Lil Flip - U Gotta Feel Me
Really, this album could've been one disc. First disc had 12 songs, second disc had 9. It was still a real good album. Flip picked some very hot beats, from the likes of David Banner to The Heatmakers. Gotta love it. He got Cam'Ron, Jim Jones, Ludacris, Pastor Troy, Killer Mike, Baby D, Three Six Mafia and others on the album, too. He holds his own with all of them. "Game Over" is killing em right now. That song is hot as hell. The album was strong.
Pastor Troy - By Any Means Necessary
After Universal fucking up his first major release(Face Off) and pushing him towards a more commercial style(Universal Soldier), PT Cruiser finally comes back to his old ways. Rowdy Hip Hop like only the true King of Crunk can do. 13 tracks with only features on the second half. Juvenile, 8-Ball, Lil Pete and a few others. "Ridin' Big" is sick. He used the same sample 3-6 Mafia used for "Test My Gangsta" that shit was hard. "Benz" is a remake of Whodini's "Freinds," real hot. I'm feeling this album.
The albums in my sig well, I don't even need to add them to this list. They're all heated.
Pastor Troy - By Any Means Necessary[/b]
Messy Marv - Disobayish
Cypress Hill - Til Death Do Us Part
ILL GIVE THESE A CHECK BUT DIZZEE NAH HIS FIRTS SINGLE PUT ME OFF WATS THE ALBUM LIKE GARAGE OR RAP
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The Very Best of Al Green...Dope fuckin album, what can I say?
where did u get this from how long has it been out
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You like Psycho Realm right?
yeah, why u ask?
WATS THE ALBUM LIKE GARAGE OR RAP
It's really a mix of both, i think it's hella original, but if u didn't like "Fix Up Look Sharp" i doubt u'll like the album, which is overall darker and stranger than this song
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^^^If you're in the L.A. area, they're(Psycho Realm) performing tonight.
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lol i'm about 15'000 miles from the LA area, that's a few years late now, thx anyways 8)
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lol i'm about 15'000 miles from the LA area, that's a few years late now, thx anyways 8)
LMAO. I thought you lived in L.A. Haha crazy.
Right now I'm getting The Day Hell Broke Loose Part 2. It's the follow up to Swisha House's first realease The Day Hell Broke Loose, obviously. It looks real tight. Got Mike Jones, Slim Thug, Paul Wall, Lil Keke and some others.
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for real, everybody should cop that Dizzee Rascal - its dope as fuck!
and if u guys are interested in hearing some other UK shit, look for Roots Manuva or Blak Twang, two of UK's finest.
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Roots Manuva
I'm checkin' Roots Manuva out next. I've heard that name a lot. Tell me a little about Roots Manuva, please.
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Roots Manuva has released 3 albums:
Brand New Second Hand (1999)
Run Come Save Me (2001)
Dub Come Save Me (2002)
he has a different feel to Dizzee, more of a ragga thing going on. Brand New Second Hand was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2002, but Miss Dynamite won that year. I would definitely look for that
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Coo man. Thanks. I'll check out Brand New Second Hand.
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lol i'm about 15'000 miles from the LA area, that's a few years late now, thx anyways 8)
LMAO. I thought you lived in L.A. Haha crazy.
lol, i know LA, but i never really lived there and i'm in europe now
Right now I'm getting The Day Hell Broke Loose Part 2. It's the follow up to Swisha House's first realease The Day Hell Broke Loose, obviously. It looks real tight. Got Mike Jones, Slim Thug, Paul Wall, Lil Keke and some others.
what i heard off pt. 1 was mostly pretty nice, Houston got sum hot artists. Is the whole album (pt. 1) worth coppin?
Roots Manuva is aight, but i ain't feelin everything he does, "Dub Come Save Me" lived up to its title so i never got into it. but i ain't sayin he ain't dope. sum real hardcore british hiphop i keep tellin everybody about would be Klashnekoff, he's pretty skilled, check out "Murda" or "Jankrowville"
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I liked Vol. 1. It was pretty good.
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Dizzee Rascal - Boy In Da Corner
I was sleeping on this for a minute. Heard real good things, but kept sleeping. Now that I've finally peeped it. All I gotta say is :o This cat is on some other shit. Straight up, a great album. He's not very complex, but comes with some dope lyricism. Good concepts. The Beats are crazy on this.
yo SGV..if you like dizzee...you should peep Wiley...he got a new single out....an klashnekoff.....klashnekoff pisses all over dizee an wiley lol...
this imo..is the best verse dizzee drops on boy in da corna...
"if a gal knows where ya stay thats poor..
some whore bangn on ya door..what for?..
pregnant?..what ya talkin bout this for?..
15 she's under age thats raw...
an against law..five years or more...
now she wanna score an half of a draw...
thats the kind of threat you cant ignore..
that whore got you pinned down to floor..
its ya own fault ya said 3 matched words..
-I LUV YOU-..when thats the one for the birds...
when ya said that she forgot other boys..
its over..ya betta start buyin the toys.."
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lol i'm about 15'000 miles from the LA area, that's a few years late now, thx anyways 8)
LMAO. I thought you lived in L.A. Haha crazy.
lol, i know LA, but i never really lived there and i'm in europe now
Right now I'm getting The Day Hell Broke Loose Part 2. It's the follow up to Swisha House's first realease The Day Hell Broke Loose, obviously. It looks real tight. Got Mike Jones, Slim Thug, Paul Wall, Lil Keke and some others.
what i heard off pt. 1 was mostly pretty nice, Houston got sum hot artists. Is the whole album (pt. 1) worth coppin?
Roots Manuva is aight, but i ain't feelin everything he does, "Dub Come Save Me" lived up to its title so i never got into it. but i ain't sayin he ain't dope. sum real hardcore british hiphop i keep tellin everybody about would be Klashnekoff, he's pretty skilled, check out "Murda" or "Jankrowville"
an who told you about Klashnekoff? ;D...nah j/p but fareal i aint heard 1 person whose peeped him an said he aint got skilled...
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yeah for real, klashnekoff is dope - listen to Murda
also,check out Karl Hinds - Don Gramma (UK version of Ebonics)
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these are the Klashnekoff tracks ive got..i got one Terra Firma track as well(thats his group..a rapper whose group is tight as well :o)..
Terra Firma-Parrowdice
Klashnekoff-Jankrowville
Klashnekoff-Its Murdah
Klashnekoof-Our time
"as we travel thru..trial an tribulation avenue..
destination Zanitu{?} smokin a zoot...
drinkin jack dan's an malibu's
flammable sidewalks where guys walk like cyborgs..
the minds warped scorched wit polluted thoughts..
i sought resolution then i swore retribution...
fa lames abusin this music,like it was boozin..
ya left battered an bruised by the terror firm movement..
T stands fa the ever further improvement..
Klash ya teeth so much,ya fear a willing student...
i know it seems deep..an at time life's confusin...
ya whole worlds crumblin like aeroplanes collidin..
wit high sky rises...
how many more lives before we realize there's a crisis..
i cry red mist but still live wit the will to climb everest..
livin in this friggin world full of pessimists...
reminiscin of days ravin at pegasus...
when brains get popped,police askin where the weapon is..
welcome to the East mean this is where the devil lives..
where lil kids peddle shit,an settle sick situations..
with a metal stick...leave you stiff..
this world stands contaminated wit biological hatred..
its blatant,Morphious tryed to show you in the matrix..
but was you watchin the beanie or clockin fa the Agents..
practise pure patience,produces pure payment..
while puny lil printholes are a pain in the anus..
fuckin aimin to be famous,im aimin two flamers..
at tony blairs face
cus worse cums to worse ill kidnap his neighbours...
DAYYYYYYYYYYYYUMMMMMM
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an who told you about Klashnekoff? ;D...
i forgot, do u remember ? ;D
yup he got mad skills. I wouldn't compare him to dizzee, as an MC he's the best ive heard from the UK, but dizzee's got his own sound...however, u shouldn't sleep on either
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yeah but i prefer Wiley ova dizzee really..that "what you call it" is actually dope...but that "he jus a rascal" or wateva its called that dizzees put out gets me amped as fuck lol
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lol, that's u tho
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Picked up these cds last week:
Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Volume No. 2
Well worth the price tag. Soaking with dope lyrics, this cat is very fucking intelligent. Some of the beats let it down a bit, like the production on volume 1 better. "I'm the best of both worlds, without the hidden camera and the 12 year old girl"
Apathy - It's the bootleg muthafuckas!!!
Awww shit!! All of apathys 12 inches, unreleased and other random songs remastered and put onto a double cd with 45 tracks. Apathy shines both production wise and with lyrical ability. This cat is ready to rip other mc's apart. He blows you away. With the whole demigodz fam featuring you can't go wrong. Celph Titled also proves his ability, this cd shows you how he has developed as an mc. Fucking punchline kings!! Watch out for Apathys cd and Celph & Ap's collab cd.
I also picked up some Task Force vinyl, a couple of 12". Task Force are from the UK and they fucking own hip hop in England. These guys are amazing.
Check out Jehst also.
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i just saw dizzee rascal perform in NYC. opened up for kool g rap. he was aiite, but it was kinda hard to understand him cos of his english accent.