Ah yes you're right, i was thinking of that Petey Pablo song, I stand corrected.

https://www.siccness.net/xf/threads/new-death-row-artist-warlord-free-mixtape-link-and-interview.181742/ - None of this material is in the vault.

Rahim: How long have you been on Tha Row for?

Warlord: I’ve been on Death Row for a year and on the move with mix tapes. “I Can Getcha Block Knocked Off” is about to drop, as well as the album I’m working on.

Rahim: Can you tell us more about them?

Warlord: “I Can Getcha Block Knocked Off” is a mix tape series. It’s me mashing on all my favorite beats, all the hot shit that was out from 50 cent, Jay Z and LL Cool J to showcase my skill. The album is going to be nothing short of a classic, with beats from Aroc, Blacktoven, Del West, J. Classic, Jelly Roll, Lil Jon, Pyro and S. Owens. It will be featuring 2Pac, Groove Trybe, Petey Pablo, Salim, and Trey Songz. It is a well rounded album that everyone can take something from, no matter what their background is.

Rahim: You mentioned a guest appearance by 2Pac. Will 2Pac’s vocals be an unheard or recycled verse on your album?

Warlord: It will be an unheard verse from 2Pac’s Death Row era. The song is off the fuckin chain too. It was always one of my dreams to record a song with 2Pac. I hate that he wasn’t there in the lab with me. Rest his soul.

Rahim: Would you be able to give us the title of that song?

Warlord: It was never named. It was a song that was never finished. It just so happens that Simon, Big Los, and I were in the studio, and Suge thought of the song. After I heard it I told Simon I had to get on it, and he gave me the opportunity.

The “only” feature needed “AZ”

And this is what those hoarding the unreleased DR material don't understand. They paid a good amount for it without realizing the demand for that material is only going to decline due to those people getting older and younger generations not caring about the Death Row era. Before B1 closed the forums I think they were looking at a 2k a year subscription for the material, which is absolutely insane because that material isn't worth however many people who actually pay that much. Like "Ghetto Star" being leaked; it sounds like a rough cut of the version that dropped on Better Dayz in perfect quality.

You're conflating a lot of things.

It wasn't a yearly subscription service. A few people that had material offered it in batches with prices that reflected the cost of the material in the first place. The prices and exclusivity of the projects increased as time passed, both because the people that paid the money wanted more exlusive stuff, and because the trust that was established allowed it I guess.

When it comes to the value proposition, it's my experience that it's actually the people that don't own content that are the confused ones. They all want to make this value based proposition that because the inherent value of these things is dropping they should all rush to share everything they have before it becomes obsolete. That may seem like it makes a lot of sense on the surface, but you're completely disregarding the realities on the ground.

The realities on the ground is that these things that people are yearning for are already out there in the possession of individuals who will want compensation to let their stuff go. Any value the item has from a grading point of view is irrelevant if the other person has the item and you want it. It makes no sense to talk about what they're actually worth when people already spent the money on that stuff. If you buy something for $5000 and the value of it drops down to $4000, that's not a good argument to give it away for free. So it's not like you have a bunch of dumb collectors out there that don't understand what's going on, that's clueless and setting themselves up for failure. They wouldn't have spent the money in the first place if they didn't have it. There's no immediacy for them to get this all out to the masses asap.

With respect to the newly leaked Ghetto Star, Nuttso's vocal take is different, he re-recorded his verses for the released "perfect quality" version.  That may constitute enough of a difference for you to find the cassette interesting, or it may not. Again, all those people that appreciate leaks like that aren't just clueless idiots, they just have different tastes and preferences to you. This is a track with a long history, that's been sought after for a couple of decades now, and hearing it just to have confirmation that the released version is so clsoe to the original as it is has value in and of itself to certain people. People that are interested in the process of making music will get a lot more out of hearing the inrementally different versions, than people who just wants to listen to the best version of the song. I suspect no one here paid a single cent for the song either, so it's not like you're forced to listen to it. I don't understand the problem lol.

lol i found it

Cool lil' video. I'm a big Mack 10 fan. I really wish he would drop a new album. His last song he did a few years ago over the battlecat beat is fire!

ART IS SUBJECTIVE BUT HES STILL THE GOAT.

 I HATE TO SAY IT BUT THE HITLER TAPE SLAPPED. HES GOT A BETTER UNRELEASED CATALOG THEN MOST HAVE RELEASED. STILL INNOVATIVE IN ALL ASPECTS OF ART.

He came up with a unique sound at the time, the sped up soul samples.  He produced classics for Jay Z, Twista, Do or Die, etc.  His first three albums were classics.  Common's BE and FINDING FOREVER were also classics.  Can't deny he was a very good producer.

Problem is ever since then, he's tried to repeat the formula and come up with another unique sound and he hasn't been able to replicate his success since.  The autotune, the weird production, the strange behavior, all marketing strategies to try to set him up as a unique artist again....but it's not working anymore.  He's panicking and getting even more and more outrageous hoping to catch that lightning in a bottle again and it's just not happening for him anymore and he doesn't know what to do.  Being outrageous and strange is not unique anymore because so many people are doing it. 

The unique thing now is to go back to the old tried and true original sound. Best thing he could do is go back to his original sound which made him a success and got him all his fans and embrace it and enjoy it and ride the wave into retirement.  What's old is new again. If he released an album that sounded like College Dropout again, THAT would be unique and get him the success he wants.   

i'aint feeling these beats...

anyway

erick sermon legendary.. on my top10 producers of all time

cover is dope

Yo I gotta say it once again... This tape is really really good 

Nostalgic and modern at the same time. Not trying too hard to be with some kinda wave, just soulful and gritty bangers. Though I hear a little bit of The Alchemist-Griselda-Drumless-Stuff but its still original. Not byting. Props to Mike N Keys. Hyped for The Documentary III, but until then, gonna bump this tape for sure.