The weekend is almost over, which means we’re right on time for another edition of dubcnn’s Weekend Audio, for the 11th time to be exact. We’ve plenty of hot new music, ranging from Akil of Jurassic 5, a Snoop Dogg collabo with a hot new R&B singer from the West, to producer Statik Selektah‘s new single and something from TJ Santana of the Young Hoggs, while going up to the Bay for a dose of Esinchill.
Let’s get things going with somebody you haven’t heard from in a long time, but Death Row Records fans will remember like it was yesterday: Swoop G.
Swoop G hit the scene with the Dogg Pound in the mid to late 90’s and was supposed to be part of the second generation of Death Row artists to make it to the top. For obvious reasons, it did not happen and it seemed like Young Swoop had dissapeared for good. He’s got a new single called “My Chuck Taylors” which features Glasses Malone and Kokane, as well as a new project coming soon, titled “C-Walkin’ On The Moon“. Check out “My Chuck Taylors” below:
Swoop G – My Chuck Taylors (ft. G. Malone & Kokane)
Let’s switch over the R&B side of things for a minute. I want to introduce you to a young up and coming West Coast singer by the name of J. Blue, who recently inked a deal with Universal Motown. He’s currently wrapping up his album “The Blue Book: From the Block to the Bed” and has landed a Snoop Dogg feature on his first single, “Hey“. The club banger is sure to get the ladies going and promises a bright future for J. Blue. I was reminded of Chris Brown a bit when I first heard him, judge for yourself by checking out “Hey” below:
J. Blue – Hey (ft. Snoop Dogg)
Next up is something new from West Coast veteran Akil The MC, formerly of Jurassic 5. Akil has been quiet for a while, as he’s been mapping out and putting together a big project that he likes to call Unified Los Angeles Skill District. The Unified Skill District consists of MC’s, producers, beat makers, B-Boys/Girls, film, radio, graphic designers and all forms of entertainment business. He will be releasing a first CD with some of the talented MC’s that he picked out for the project and we have a 8-minute track available with snippets of some of the tracks on there. Check it out below:
Akil – Unified Skill District (Snippets)
Let’s go up to to the Bay Area real quick, to Oakland to be exact. You might remember Esinchill as an extended member of Digital Underground. He appeared on the “Who Got the Gravy?” album and later on released a slept on solo project. To me, he represents a side of the Bay Area that is often overlooked, a more conscious, deep side, far away from the Sydeshows and Hyphy crowds that the Bay is often stereotyped by. He’s got a provocative track called “N-gga, B-tch, H-e” on which he talks about the effect those words cause, off his upcoming album coming later this year. Check it out below:
Esinchill – N-gga, B-tch, H-e
We gotta head out to the East Coast for the next track, and it’s well worth it! Massachusetts producer/DJ Statik Selektah is getting ready to release the follow up to his debut album “Spell My Name Right” in September, titled “Stick 2 The Script“. He once again has an insane lineup on the album and the first single sets the tone for the record. I’m talking about the title track, “To The Top (Stick 2 The Script)“, for which Statik reached out to his main man Termanology, as well as Cassidy and Saigon. The result is lyrical slaughter, witness is below:
Statik Selektah – To The Top (Stick 2 The Script) (ft. Termanolgy, Saigon & Cassidy)
Last but not least is a new joint by Compton’s own TJ Santana from the Young Hoggs. He’s got a very creative new track called “Directions“, throughout which he gives a female directions from the IE (Inland Empire) to Magic Johnson’s Fridays in Inglewood, all in rap form. He reached out to fellow Young Hogg Killa Cane to jump on the track with him, which is set to appear on TJ’s solo project “Therapy (The Truth Shall Set Me Free)” coming later on this year. Check out Directions” below:
TJ Santana – Directions (ft. Killa Cane)
We’re done! Check back next week for more “Weekend Audio”!
