Wale – Nightlife.mp3 (right click and “save link as”) About Artist: Wale is the newest thing from DC. Signed with Allido/Interscope but also is working with Jay-Z’s new Roc Nation. Wale brings the go-go beat of the DMV (DC Maryland Virginia) to national scene along with with tongue and check lines and his raw style. With his first mainstream single Chillin ft Lady Gaga, Wale’s first commercial album “Attention Deficit” comes out this September. Wale has been putting out tapes since 05 and already has a large library of really great tracks About Song: This song was released on his most recent mixtape “Back to the Feature” which has a feature on every track. This song features Tre (from UCB, Wale’s go-go band) and Young Cris. Favorite Verse:2nd verse (1:48) Favorite Line: “My president is black, so is my credit car” (1:57)
I normally don’t want to post old shit or more than one song a day but I’m just off to the Snoop Dogg show at the Rialto so I thought I’d put this up.
Snoop Dogg – It Blows My Mind.mp3 (right click and “save link as”) About Artist: Snoop Dogg. West coast cali rapper who’s all about the chronic. About Song:This song was released on the Neptunes’ (Pharrell and Chad Hugo) “Neptunes Presents…Clones” in 2003. Its an old favorite that is just classic Snoop. Favorite Verse:2nd verse (2:32) Favorite Line: “Its the diabolical chronological mythological psychological make a model hoe fuck a G” (2:32)
and every other line.
Lupe Fiasco – Fire.mp3 (right click and “save link as”) About Artist: Lupe Fiasco. Enough said. Lupe is one of the meanest lyricists of all time. Lupe breathed life back into hip hop in 2006 with his first album “Food and Liquor” hitting it big with help from Kanye West. Lupe’s coming out with his third album this fall called LASERS. About Song:This song isn’t gonna be on LASERS but was released in mid June. There are so many great Lupe tracks and this one is just a recent one I picked. Like other Lupe songs you have to listen to this song several times just to unpack the lyrics. Favorite Verse:2nd verse (1:30) Favorite Line: “I dominate they dominoes, its time to know, typically lyrically you catch yourself spittin me” (2:13)
“I’m quite sinister facing two murders one verbal, one vehicular whip in the…” (2:40)
and every other line.
Slaughterhouse – The One.mp3 (right click and “save link as”) About Artist: Slaughterhouse fairly recent rap group made up of Crooked I, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Royce Da 5’9″. Their first album will be self titled and will be released on August 11 2009. About Song: This is kind of a rock rap track. I like the track and the good rap makes it even better. Favorite Verse:2nd verse (1:30) Favorite Line: “The One, I Outkast I don’t need the rocks, so I can put my love below by a speaker box (Speakerboxxx)” (2:50)
