I SMOOTH 7  (April 2004) | Written By: Lil Jay for Westcoast2k

      Westcoast2k along with Dubcnn brings you a rare audio update from one of the Westcoasts most slept on artists. I Smooth 7 of Battlecats Lost Angels. He's recorded a full album called "Ghetto Life" on Mad Sounds \ Motown that was entirely produced by Battlecat and never released. We have a few snippets to premier and a link to Smooth 7's video for "Coolin In The Ghetto". Thanks to Axle for puttin this together. Enjoy the flashback. The songs are in wma format and can be played with windows media player.

I Smooth 7 - Ghetto Life (Retail)
(Label: Mad Sounds \ Motown \ Polygram)
Intended Release Date: 1995


Track Listing:

01. Intro
02. So Much Luv (CLICK FOR SNIPPET)
03. Coolin' In Da Ghetto (CLICK FOR FULL SONG) | (WATCH VIDEO)
04. Ghetto Life (CLICK FOR SNIPPET)
05. Nina
06. What's The Real?
07. I Smooth 7
08. Thought You'd Be Here 4Ever
09. Goin' All Out
10. Kings & Queens
11. I Witness The Murder
12. For Da Love Of The Ghetto - (remix)
13. Sets N The West (CLICK FOR SNIPPET)
14. Outro
BONUS: Strugglin (CLICK FOR SNIPPET)

I Smooth 7 - Coolin' in Da Ghetto (CD / Vinyl Single)
(Label: Mad Sounds \ Motown \ Polygram)
Release Date: March 14, 1995


Track Listing:
01. Radio Edit
02. LP Version (CLICK FOR FULL SONG) | (WATCH THE VIDEO HERE)
03. Acapella
04. Instrumental



State of Emergency: "Society in Crisis" Compilation (Vol. 1)
(Label: Mad Sounds, a division of Motown, 314530344-2)
Release Date: October 4, 1994


Track Listing:
1. Introduction (Interlude) - State of Emergency
2. Spook Dat Sat by da Door
3. Shorties Kaught in the System - Lord Finesse
4. Geronimo Pratt (Interlude) - State of Emergency
5. I Ain't Checkin for the Curb - Bobcat
6. Honor & Respect (Interlude)
7. For Da Love Of The Ghetto - I Smooth 7 (CLICK TO DOWNLOAD FULL SONG)
8. Para la Gente (Interlude) - State of Emergency
9. You Better Think
10. Gotta Lotta Love [Remix] - Ice-T
11. Forty-Two Decades (Interlude) - State of Emergency
12. Chocolate City - J.R. Swinga
13. Chuck D. (Interlude) - State of Emergency
14. My Soul - The Pharcyde
15. Let Go of My Ghetto - Tone
16. It's an Emergency (Interlude) - State of Emergency
17. Worry Free
18. Dr. King (Interlude) - State of Emergency
19. Winds of Karma - Nadirah Shakoor
20. Fire
21. Kwame Ture (Conclusion) - State of Emergency


Additional Information:
Many of you’ve heard of Battlecat’s super group entitled The Lost Angel's which consist of 4 members: King Lou, Battlecat, Ruff Dogg and Smooth 7 aka I Smooth 7. They’ve dropped two cuts so far, both in 2001:

» "We Keep It G" performed by Lost Angels (Released on: "Baby Boy" OST)
» "Lost Angels in the Sky" performed by Lost Angels Feat. Kokane (Released on"Bones" OST)

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