MTV Article On Bishop Lamont's New Mix-Tape! Plus More...

[Rebel]

Artist: Bishop Lamont

Representing: Aftermath and the West Coast

Mixtape: DJ Skee Presents Bishop Lamont's N----- Noize

411: Maybe we're really going to have it this year: Dr. Dre recently told Big Boy and Liz Hernandez on L.A.'s Power 106 FM that Detox is coming in 2007. He's working on it. Furthermore, Dre insisted that he isn't retiring anytime soon.

"I don't see that ever happening," the Doc said. "I love what I do ... as long as the people want it, I'm doing it."

During the interview, Dre also revealed that his newest protégé, Bishop Lamont, will be featured heavily on the LP ... well, never one to sleep, DJ Skee has locked and readied a mixtape that will educate everyone on what Bishop sounds like. Who is this dude that is getting the much-coveted Dre co-sign? Well, you're about to find out soon. He's working on his solo LP as well as the Doc's record.

"[Dre] was like, 'The only other cat that made me uncomfortable was Em,' " said Lamont, who also said he's been asked to be on Eminem's upcoming LP. "I got this other [song] called 'Street Theology,' and it's just looking at religion. [Dre] was like, 'I don't know, you talking about spitting from the Good Book and [sex acts]. I don't know.' ... My auntie is a minister. I got a lot of family in the Mosque. It's the same thing as it is in the streets, but the kids gotta relate to it. ... [Dre] said, 'I'm uncomfortable, but it's good.' "

As potent as his words are, Lamont said his images will have people talking as well. On the cover of N----- Noize ("that's what they used to call our music when it was rock and roll, when it was jazz. I wanted to take it back to that shock value") he's dressed in a Ku Klux Klan outfit.

"F--- the Klan," said Bishop, who has had break dancers danced in Klan uniforms at his performances. "I'mma rock your sh-- and make fun of you. I'm clowning them like 'F--- these n---as. You gonna have to find something else to rock, 'cause we gonna make people laugh at you.' ... That's how people should look at the Klan and racism — as a joke — because they're f---in' lost."

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"Klan Members." Right off the bat, Bishop lets us know that Dre ain't buggin'. The newcomer has flow, and while he's really cocky, he's also coming equally profound. You have to rewind the hook alone a couple of times to figure out what he's talking about: fakes and haters. On "Klan Members," he skates across the kind of pianos you would associate with the Dre sound — even though Focus actually produced the track. He also shouts out loved ones who are also from L.A. and rap, dismisses rumors and calls out haters. "Might as well cut up your bedsheets/ Cut holes in the pillowcase, hit the streets/ Or burn a cross by my church/ Goddamn bitch n---as, I didn't know you was some Klan members."


"Super Freak." The Bishop raps over a sample of the Isley Brothers classic about surviving on L.A.'s mean streets. "It ain't gotta be love or some n---- you shot/ It could be over love or some bitch you got/ Or her ex all vexed 'cause he missed her a lot. ... Jealousy is a muthaf---er/ We've all been warned that hell hath no fury like a women scorned."


"Don't Kill Me." The Bishop shows that he's not coming on the regular — you gotta love that. Here he raps that people would listen to his rhymes first, before the beat, and then dance later. He also promises he won't dumb down his style, regardless of what people think. The second verse is the hardest, though: He also discusses Biggie, wishes Andre 3000 would rap again and talks about BET's "Rap City" basement turning into an art loft.

MTV.com

 

[Lunatic]

dope. good read. waitin' on his solo and ofcourse the infamous detox

[Tha G In Deee]

Very good read...

[Rud]

Skee hit me up today regarding this...look for something uber exclusive on dubcnn later this week!!

[Lunatic]

Skee hit me up today regarding this...look for something uber exclusive on dubcnn later this week!!

 

[Pgb]

Good read. Wasn't it dropping in February?

[Rebel]

^^ dope. You know when it's droppin' exactly?

Also, I'm looking forward to what him and Eminem cooked up  

[Rud]

end of this week i believe!

[Lunatic]

end of this week i believe!

nice. waitin on that and the big syke interview

[Tha G In Deee]

Skee hit me up today regarding this...look for something uber exclusive on dubcnn later this week!!

^Nice, I can't wait...

[Darksider]

dope. good read. waitin' on his solo and ofcourse the infamous detox

[akcranker - The Dangerous Crew Movement]

"Don't Kill Me." The Bishop shows that he's not coming on the regular — you gotta love that. Here he raps that people would listen to his rhymes first, before the beat, and then dance later. He also promises he won't dumb down his style, regardless of what people think. The second verse is the hardest, though: He also discusses Biggie, wishes Andre 3000 would rap again and talks about BET's "Rap City" basement turning into an art loft.

Isn't this the same lines he used in Translator?  Sounds like he just changed the track name and maybe the chorus.. I wish he would just keep it as Translator and put that out because that's a dope track and the people that haven't heard Bishop need to hear that track!!

[rik]

end of this week i believe!

Wow, that means Omar and Bishop droppin the same week?! Can't wait!!!

[rik]

"Don't Kill Me." The Bishop shows that he's not coming on the regular — you gotta love that. Here he raps that people would listen to his rhymes first, before the beat, and then dance later. He also promises he won't dumb down his style, regardless of what people think. The second verse is the hardest, though: He also discusses Biggie, wishes Andre 3000 would rap again and talks about BET's "Rap City" basement turning into an art loft.

Isn't this the same lines he used in Translator?  Sounds like he just changed the track name and maybe the chorus.. I wish he would just keep it as Translator and put that out because that's a dope track and the people that haven't heard Bishop need to hear that track!!

It is on "Translator" they probably have the songs confused. "Don't Kill Me" is also a dope song though.

[akcranker - The Dangerous Crew Movement]

"Don't Kill Me." The Bishop shows that he's not coming on the regular — you gotta love that. Here he raps that people would listen to his rhymes first, before the beat, and then dance later. He also promises he won't dumb down his style, regardless of what people think. The second verse is the hardest, though: He also discusses Biggie, wishes Andre 3000 would rap again and talks about BET's "Rap City" basement turning into an art loft.

Isn't this the same lines he used in Translator?  Sounds like he just changed the track name and maybe the chorus.. I wish he would just keep it as Translator and put that out because that's a dope track and the people that haven't heard Bishop need to hear that track!!

It is on "Translator" they probably have the songs confused. "Don't Kill Me" is also a dope song though.

Yea your right.. I didn't even notice that I already have "Don't Kill Me"... your right it's a dope ass track!!!  Would love to see a track list to Ni**er Noize.  Can't wait for this mixtape and his other one to drop and then of course Reformation & Detox!!!