So here we are again with Dr. Dre’s camp scooping up some highly talented artists all at the same time. While parts of me hopes they actually do something while they’re there, the cynic suggests that I’ll be waiting for a Slaughterhouse or Yelawolf album for about as long as I’d waited for albums from Rakim, Truth Hurts, Eve, Busta Rhymes, The Firm, Hittman, King T, Joell Ortiz (see what I did there?), Stat Quo or Raekwon.
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Meka (из 2dope) написал интересную колонку, посвященную недавней новости о подписании Slaughterhouse и Yelawolf на Shady.
Как же хочется, чтобы все прошло по наилучшему сценарию.
Название микстейпа, конечно, не имеет никакого отношения к его содержанию, потому что это никакие не потерянные записи, а ремиксы Cookin Soul. Впрочем, ни это, ни даже Don Cannon, надеюсь, не помешают нам послушать любимые треки Наса.
Треклист.
# 1.Cannon Intro
# 2.NY State of mind pt 2 ft. Rakim
# 3.Get Down
# 4.Got yourself a Gun ft. Notorious B.I.G.
# 5.The Escobars vs Manolo Escobar
# 6.Youre da man
# 7.Last real nigga alive
# 8.Lifes a bitch ft. AZ
# 9.Fast Life ft. Kool G Rap
# 10.Mastermind
# 11.No ideas original
# 12.2nd Childhood
# 13.Revolutionary Warfare
# 14.Rewind
# 15.Surviving the times
# 16.The Flyest ft. Pharrell (Coprod. Spike Miller)
# 17.The world is yours
# 18.Thugz Mansion
# 19.U gotta love it
В новом выпуске Rolling Stone есть несколько звездных плейлистов. Cee-Lo выбирает лучшее из Dirty South, Drake называет свои любимые песни Джими Хендрикса, а Nas рассказывает про лучшую лирику в хип-хопе.
When I said 'hip-hop is dead' a few years ago, I felt we'd gotten away from the great wordplay and storytelling," says Nas. "There's a place for the party shit and a place for the gangster shit. I focus on the guys that are always pushing themselves forward."
1. "My Downfall" - Notorious B.I.G., 1997
The lyrics are about how he's acing the shadows of death, despite all of his success, and he's giving it to you in a way that makes it seem so real.
2. "If My Homie Calls" - 2pac, 1991
He's just saying to his boys that he's going to be a friend no matter how big he gets.
3. "Road To The Riches" - Kool G. Rap & DJ Polo, 1989
The way we're rhyming now? He was already doing it then .
4. "A Bird In The Hand" - Ice Cube, 1991
5. "Paid In Full" - Eric B. & Rakim, 1987
6. "I'm Single" - Lil Wayne, 2010
I'm recently divorced, so I feel what he's saying.
7. "Tears of Joy" - Rick Ross, 2010
Ross is at the pulpit here.
8 "The Moment I Feared" - Slick Rick, 1988
It's cinematic. He's at a hip-hop show and ices this girl who played him, then he's in prison getting violated by some dude. This was unheard of.
9. "Empire State of Mind" - Jay-Z, 2009
This song is huge. It sounds like Broadway. It's New York's modern anthem.
10. "Queen Bitch" - Lil' Kim, 1996
At the time, females rappers didn't appeal to the street, but Kim came with the vulgarity, sexuality and gangster shit.
The EP was recorded live on stage during their September 26th performance, and features 30 minutes of Live J.Period remixes while Black Thought eats up every beat that J puts on. Thought rhymes over beats from Foxy Brown, Damian Marley, dead prez, Jay-Z, Snoop, Biggie, Drake, and more. “Put him over any beat, I don’t care what beat […] he can hold his own,” says J. Period of Black Thought. And the respect is mutual, “I came to do this just on the strength of J. Period saying ‘I’m trying to do this joint.’ […] I appreciate J. Period’s hustle. He’s dedicated and he goes in. Once he has a vision, he’s gonna see it through to fruition.”
Краткий пересказ: J.Period ставит произвольные биты, Black Thought адаптируется под любой инструментал и читает под него. На выходе - Live Mixtape.
Треклист.
01 Live Mixtape Intro
02 The Next Movement (Live)
03 Clones (Live)
04 Right On (Live)
05 Bam Bam Interlude
06 Jamrock (J.Period Live Remix)
07 Hip Hop (J.Period Live Remix)
08 Oh Yeah (J.Period Live Remix)
09 Forever (J.Period Live Remix)
10 D.O.A. (J.Period Live Remix)
11 One More Chance (J.Period Live Remix)
12 Shook Ones Interude
13 Survival (J.Period Live Remix)
14 Simon Says (J.Period Live Remix)
15 Gin & Juice (J.Period Live Remix)
16 Thought @ Work (Live)
17 Rakim “Juice” (Tribute Remix)
18 Kane “Raw” (Tribute Remix)
19 Slick Rick “Children’s Story” (Tribute Remix)
20 Guru “Just to Get a Rep” (Tribute Remix)
21 Live Mixtape Outtro
22 Bonus: Go Hard (Live at BK Hip Hop Fest)
В середине ноября выходит новый альбом Ракима, и тут сразу стоит понять, что Раким - это такой полумифический персонаж, о котором даже такие аксакалы, как я, многого сказать не смогут. Ну да, хоть и флёра работ с Eric B. конца 80-ых никто не отменял, их покрытия я не застал, кроме последующего спустя много лет понимания аксиом, что "Eric B. Is President" - классика, а строчку "Thinking Of А Master Plan..." только ленивый не использовал. Дабы вас в краску не вгонять, к моменту прослушивания альбома "The Master" в 99 году я тоже этих, казалось бы, банальностей не знал, да и не хотел знать, что казалось логичным - ну это как у сегодняшних правоверных широкоштанников не стоит про, к примеру, WHI спрашивать. Ну вот "The Seventh Seal", третий (!) сольник Ракима, наконец-то выходит. Даже не стоит рассказывать о былом контракте с Aftermath Records и последствиях, о статусе "capo di tutti capi" "the rapper's rapper"; о долгоиграющем сдвиге 41-летнего рэппера на Библии и тэдэ и тэпэ... Я вообще не об этом хотел сказать - лучше почитайте пресс-релиз на этот альбом. Мне такие, в кириллике, правда, регулярно приходят:
After months, if not years of Internet speculation and rumor, the man many call The God MC’s management and label officially confirm that Rakim Allah will release his long awaited new album The Seventh Seal on November 17, 2009. Guest artists include Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss, Maino, Tracey Horton, IQ, Styles P, and others, including Destiny Griffin, Rakim’s own daughter. The artist’s Ra Records shares the imprint in a joint venture with Tuscan Villa and SMC Recordings and is distributed through Fontana/Universal Music Group.
Since its release, the album’s lead single “Holy Are You” has won praise from critics and fans alike. USA Today states, “The God MC previews his long-awaited The Seventh Seal with a lyrically adept reminder of how he earned the name,” with Billboard proclaiming “Rakim is in top form, richly merging self-mythologizing reflections on his legacy with religious imagery.”
His first full album of new material in almost a decade, The Seventh Seal is Rakim’s contemporary observation of the Hip-Hop culture he helped define. While staying loyal to his New York roots, Rakim has created a body of work that encompasses the very best of regional, underground and mainstream styles that are reformed and delivered through his intricate lyricism and the seemingly effortless flow for which he is revered. He has enlisted a slew of production talent including Needlz, Nottz, Jake One, Nick Wiz, Ty Fiffe and more on the album’s well-rounded tracks.
The artist states, “The Seventh Seal is my own revelation…my way of taking the best of what Hip-Hop has to offer, what we as a culture and a community have to offer, putting my stamp on it and leading us forward while constantly respecting what we’ve already accomplished. When you’ve been blessed with a career like mine, you develop a deep relationship with the music, and that love is recognized by the true heads that share it with you. You’ll see us keep building as we break through each Seal…showing the best of what I can do in many forms, bringing the energy and having fun, but first I’m laying that foundation and give my longtime fans the conscious fire they expect.”
И нам, и вам понравилась первая часть этого микстейпа, а наш любимый DocRok уже подготовил вторую. Обложку, правда, не сменил - ну да ладно. Треклист и ссылку даже под кат убирать не буду - слушайте и наслаждайтесь.
1. Bobby Byrd – I’m Not To Blame
2. Jay-Z – You Don’t Know
3. Willie Hutch – I Choose You
4. UGK ft. Outkast – Int’l Players Anthem
5. Bill Withers – Ain’t No Sunshine
6. DMX – Ain’t No Sunshine
7. Bobby Bland – Ain’t No Love In The Heart of The City
8. Jay-Z – Heart of the City
9. Hamilton, Joe Frank, & Reynold – Fallin in Love
10. Drake – Best I Ever Had
11. Kool & The Gang – Summer Madness
12. Digable Planets – Jimi Diggin Cats
13. Will Smith – Summertime
14. Roy Ayers – Feelin Good
15. Mase – Been Around The World (blend)
16. The JB’s – Pass The Peas
17. Eric B & Rakim – I Ain’t No Joke
Плавно отошли от "Relapse", не менее плавно начинаем готовиться к "Blueprint 3" (по дороге похоронив автотьюн): самое время вспомнить (или - в особо запущенных случаях - понять), почему Эм и Джигга - если не the best rappers alive (понятно, что, как недавно напомнил Mos Def, и Rakim жив еще; и, вообще, Nas не умер), то одни из.
На этом микстейпе нет, конечно же, никакого эксклюзива, однако фирменные "скрим-миксы" (по-простому - бленды) Dub Floyd обычно получаются симпатичными.
Треклист и ссылка - как всегда.
Треклист.
01. Renegades (Intro)
02. Jay-Z & Eminem - Renegade (Prod. by Djay Cas)
03. Jay-Z - D.O.A. (Death Of Autotune) (Prod. by No I.D. & Kanye West)
04. Jay-Z ft. Fabolous - When The Money Goes (Prod. by Jermaine Dupri)
05. Eminem - Chemical Warfare (Prod. by The Alchemist)
06. Eminem & Mr. Porter - Alchemist / Microphone (Prod. by The Alchemist)
07. Eminem ft. Styles P & Talib Kweli - Marshall Law (Exclusive Screamixx) (Prod. by Moot &Temp)
08. Jay-Z ft. Lil Wayne, Kanye West & T.I. - The Best
09. Jay-Z & Eminem ft. Dr. Dre - The Watchmen (Exclusive Screamixx) (Prod. by Dr. Dre)
10. Jay-Z ft. Lil Wayne, Kanye West & T.I. - U Aint Neva Gotta Ask
11. Eminem ft. D12 & Lil’ Wayne - Pistol x2 (Exclusive Screamixx)
12. Eminem & Jay-Z - 3AM (Exclusive Screamixx) (Prod. by Dr. Dre)
13. Eminem ft. Big Pun - Pun Intended (Exclusive Screamixx) (Prod. by Rod Da Blizz)
14. Jay-Z - Maybe (Prod. by Sean C & LV)
15. Jay-Z & Eminem ft. Trey Songs - Superman Meets Wonder Woman (Exclusive Screamixx)
16. Jay-Z ft. Tony Williams - History (Dub Floyd Screamixx) (Prod. by Kanye West)
17. Eminem ft. Grafh - Underground (Exclusive Screamixx) (Prod. by Dr. Dre)
18. Eminem ft. Dr. Dre - Flawless Victory (Exclusive Screamixx) (Prod. by Djay Cas)
19. Eminem ft. Dr. Dre - Forgot About Dre (Screamixx)
20. Eminem ft. Mr. Porter & Tim Westwood - Respect My Conglomerate (Freestyle)
21. Eminem - Careful What You Wish For
22. Jay-Z & Nas - Heaven (Exclusive Screamixx)
23. Jay-Z ft. Santogold - Brooklyn (We Go Hard) (Prod. by Kanye West)
24. Jay-Z - Ain’t I (Prod. by Timbaland)
25. Jay-Z ft. Pharrell - Customer Service (Exclusive Screamixx)
26. Jay-Z - Jockin’ Jay-Z (Travis Barker Remix)
27. Eminem - 3AM (Travis Barker Remix)
28. Eminem ft. Dr. Dre & 50 Cent - Crack A Bottle (Prod. by Djay Cas)
29. Eminem - My Darling
30. Eminem ft. Mr. Porter - Chonkyfire / Swag Juice (Freestyle)
31. Eminem ft. Kanye West & Bobby Creewater - Shady’s Boom Boom Room (Exclusive Screamixx)
32. Jay-Z & Eminem - Renegade (Live @ The Wiltern, LA)
