Gregs Hip Hop Is Back (ANNOUCEMENT)

September 27th, 2009

So obviously this site has completely fallen off since I’ve started school because I just can’t keep up doing it everyday. So from now on new songs every SUNDAY and WEDNESDAY. If people want to contribute on other days maybe we could get a new song on here everyday but until then Check back SUNDAY and WEDNESDAY!

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Gift Of Gab – El Gifto Magnifico

September 6th, 2009

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Gift Of Gab – El Gifto Magnifico.mp3
(right click and “save link as”)
About Artist: Gift of Gab is a member of Blackalicious as well as the Mighty Underdogs, the former of which is pretty well known. He has a few solo albums but his next album escape to mars should be hot.
About Song: This song has a little latin flavor to it, Gab comes in sounding like some islander but it really just shows his versatility cause he much more or a pure lyricist than any kind of gimmicky accent based rapper. The spanish hook is kinda funny but… its fun.
Favorite Verse: I dunno but its defeitnly a song where you should listen to the verses.
Favorite Line:
Other:
Gift of GabWikipedia

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Emperess – About A Boy

September 5th, 2009

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Emperess – About A Boy.mp3 (right click and “save link as”)
About Artist:Emperess is and artist no one has ever heard of (until now lol)
About Song:This song is really one for the girls. Its a fun lighthearted jam that reminds me of the Ting Ting’s thats not my name. Its a track from her pretty good but short mixtape “outside the box”
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Get the whole mixtape here

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Kyza – Murderman Intro (ft. 2Tall)

September 4th, 2009

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Kyza – Murderman Intro (ft. 2Tall).mp3 (right click and “save link as”)
About Artist: aka Klashnekoff
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Kyza Wikipedia

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Jay-Z – Venus Vs Mars

September 3rd, 2009

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Jay-Z – Venus Vs Mars.mp3 (right click and “save link as”)
About Artist: Jay-Z simply the best.
About Song: This is fairly unpopular track off of his upcoming album Blueprint 3. Oh ya btw ITS AWESOME!
Favorite Verse:
Favorite Line: “Me I’m from the apple that means that I’m a mac, shorty’s a PC she lives in my lap” (0:44) I like it both because I’m a computer nerd and it references Outkast’s “She Lives in my lap” off of The Love Below
Other:
Jay-Z Wikipedia

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Kanye West – Supernove (ft. Mr. Hudson)

September 2nd, 2009

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Kanye West – Supernove (ft. Mr. Hudson) (right click and “save link as”)
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Siempre Armao (ft. Guelo Star, Syko, Kyza & Chyno Nyno)

September 1st, 2009

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Siempre Armao (ft. Guelo Star, Syko, Kyza & Chyno Nyno) (right click and “save link as”)
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About Song: This sh*t ain’t for everyone. This is something to bump to at a real party.
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Jay-Z – Empire State Of Mind (ft. Alicia Keyes)

August 31st, 2009

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Jay-Z – Empire State Of Mind (ft. Alicia Keyes).mp3 (right click and “save link as”)
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Drake – Forever (ft. Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Eminem)

August 30th, 2009

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Drake – Forever (ft. Kanye Wes,t Lil Wayne, Eminem).mp3″ (right click and “save link as”)
About Artist: Drake is famous for his song “Best I Ever Had” from his mixtape So Far Gone (back cover featured right) which he is re-releasing and selling in store before his debut album Thank Me Later comes out this fall. Drake is becoming very famous very fast check out the link to his wikipedia be low for more info.
About Song: This song was made for sound track of the Lebron James documentary “More Than A Game” which will be in select theaters Oct 2nd.
Favorite Verse: I personally and surprisingly like Eminem’s verse best (its the last one) for the direction he takes it and the way it flows over the beat but Kanye’s verse has some awesome punchlines.
Favorite Line: “…Superbad chicks givin me McLovin, you’d a think I ran the world like Michelle’s husband…”(2:13) Kanye’s verse starting at 2:03 is awesome.
Other:
Drake Wikipedia

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Wale – World Tour (ft. Jazmine Sullivan)

August 29th, 2009

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Wale – World Tour (ft. Jazmine Sullivan).mp3″ (right click and “save link as”)
About Artist: Wale is my NUMBER ONE. Check out his wikipeida link below for more info. His debut album Attention Deficit it coming out October 20th.
About Song: This song is not Chillin (pictured right) but I’m putting it up because it just leaked this morning so its BRAND NEW. Wale said on twitter that the leak wasn’t intentional and that he was a frustrated about the leak, but hey its just more good music for us. BUY THE ALBUM ATTENTION DEFICIT OCT 20th
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Other: BRAND NEW (LEAKED TODAY!)
Wale Wikipedia

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B.o.B – Atlanta, GA

August 28th, 2009

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B.o.B – Atlanta, GA (right click and “save link as”)
About Artist: B.o.B aka Bobby Ray is GGGGRRRREEEAAAATTTTT. Pushes Hip Hop in a new direction by blurring the genre lines.
About Song: This song is more lyrical based straight rap than some of his other stuff.
Favorite Verse: 2nd (1:30)
Favorite Line: “…But y’all pushin my buttons like I’m bout to vend a soda…I’m burnin so much trees I’m endangerin the planet” (1:39)
Other:
Bobby Ray Wiki

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Rhymefest – Can’t Make It

August 27th, 2009

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Rhymefest-CantMakeIt.mp3″ (right click and “save link as”)
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About Song:Produced by Best Kept Secret from the Michael Jackson Tribute Album “Man In The Mirror”.
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Big Sean – Getcha Some

August 26th, 2009

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BigSean-GetchaSome.mp3″ (right click and “save link as”)
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Donnis – Underdog

August 25th, 2009

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Donnis – Underdog.mp3 (right click and “save link as”)
About Artist: Donnis another XXL freshman class member (details). Hism mixtape “Diary of an Atlanta Brave” dropped a little over a week ago and it is TIGHT. There are a number of tracks ai could have put up but I chose this one just cause it had the beat and rhymes. The album is also sponsored by 10 Deep.
About Song: This song is about Donnis being and underdog. Its got a nice southern sound but it has hard northern lyricism with LOTS OF REFERENCES.
Favorite Verse: 2nd verse (1:25)
Favorite Line: “Cudi called back and they sent him through the roof, it was enough proof to show me I could do it too, so Cudi’s on the Moon and Drake’s So Far Gone, I’m finally famolus like my boy Big Sean…” (1:40) This line references Drake’s mixtape So Far Gone, Cudi’s Man ont the Moon, and Big Sean’s Finally Famous, ALL of which have been featured on this blog.
Other:Sponsored by 10 X Deep

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