"The Flavor" by Dizzy Wright ft. SwizZz

"They say I'm outta line, but you niggas is not around/
How you scoring points when you standing out of bounds?/
In other words, how you getting money and you ain't keepin' it real
with no skills, playing the field like you not a clown?/"

New Funk Volume shit. This one's a pretty sick one. I was really feelin' Dizzy Wright's verse in this track, and that beat is crazy. Some dope video skills as well.

"Long Days, Cold Nights" by Futuristic ft. SwizZz

"My team is gettin' smaller, I keep my circle tight/
And keep these women fallin' like leaves do in autumn/
My niggas don't understand me, my fans be goin the hardest/
I just keep to myself and I keep focused on my target/"

Not really familiar with this Futuristic guy, but this song is pretty sick. Alongside Funk Volume co-founder, SwizZz, this deep track by Futuristic outlines the feeling of working to the best of his ability to acheive his goals. The video had a cool idea as well by comparing the rap hustle to the sports hustle, and the end wasn't as extravagant as I was expecting. But I figure that may be the point of the video. Working extremely hard only to build one small win to take another step towards success. Gotta start somewhere. But yea, dope song, dope video, check it!

"Funk Volume's DFUOB 5 Entry" by Wax

Internet sensation Wax dropped a promo video for Funk Volume today, making an example entry for their "Don't Fuck Up Our Beats" contest. If you're an upcoming artist who's trying to acquire more fans and get more exposure, this contest is a great opportunity for you. On top of that, you have to opportunity to win a possible cash prize of $2500. Check this video to give you an idea of what an entry should be like, and check this link to learn more about the contest. Good Luck!

"Funk Volume 2013" by SwizZz, Dizzy Wright, Jarren Benton, Hopsin & DJ Hoppa

"Man I ain't just another rapper on the list mackin on the chicks/
Doing big collabs every track to own a hit/
I'm the captain of the ship, plus I'm back up on my shit/
Take a note of it and stick it to a magnet on your fridge/"
 

Maaan. This is so sick. It's been a while since we've heard anything from the originators of FV, Hopsin and SwizZz. But SwizZz starts the story of this video off by wrecking the first verse. I'm usually not a big fan of him, but this verse was pretty sick. The beat and the idea for the video are also really dope. It's cool seeing all four of em work together on a banger, especially forming a product of this calibre. Aside from Jarren Benton, they all impressed the fuck outta me. FV 2013 muhfuckas!

TeamBackPack Funk Volume Cypher 3 by Funk Volume

"See I no longer have a life, just a nasty apetite/

Search up on the graphic sites, lookin up hermaphrodites/

Filthy when I grab the mic, look at all this madness I/

Bring to these other emcees yea it's a tragic sight/"

 

So I don't necessarily follow the activities of most of Funk Volume but I always keep up on what Hopsin is doing. I won't say anything negative about Funk Volume but SwizZz, Dizzy and Benton aren't my particular taste but they all do a pretty sick job of killin it in this. I'm glad to hear Hopsin still bringin the fire since the only things we've heard since RAW is Hop Madness and Ill Mind of Hopsin 5 both of which are on this blog. But hearing his consistency in each product gives me hope for Knock Madness if he ever finishes that shit.

"Independent Living" by Dizzy Wright ft. SwizZz & Hopsin

"For really my niggy, they sayin' that Dizzy that nigga be goin' too hard/
But it's fuckin' a lie, it's fuck yo life, nigga, they will take yo art/
Uh, Can't do it if I'm not the man/
Sign me up and then lock me in, lot to learn but nigga I got the fans/"

With the FV 2012 tour in full effect, I haven't been hearing much from the Funk Volume team lately. But today, Dizzy Wright dropped the video for this collaboration with his label mates, "Independent Living". This track is from Dizzy's free SmokeOut Conversations mixtape, and it's fuckin' sick. The beat goes hard, and they all spit some sick verses. I didn't like SwizZz's verse much, but I didn't expect to. The video had really cool effects, and was different from the typical visual. Check it!

"Bounce [Funk Remix]" by Chris Webby ft. SwizZz & Dizzy Wright

"Who am I? They know me as C W/

Hole in my rubber, you about to see me comin' through/

Chris Rios, always runnin' with a Pun or two/

Ask the Birdman, I'm the number one stunna dude!/"

Never heard of this dude Chris Webby, but I was impressed at his flow and rhyming skills. He invited the two Funk Volume members that wouldn't absolutely murder him on his own shit to join him on this remix to his track, "Bounce". It's got a really catchy beat that actually makes you wanna do what the title says. I was surprised at SwizZz's verse the most, and now I'm wondering why he doesn't just rap this sick on his own tracks as much. Anyways, I've blogged a shitload this morning and I'm kinda losing my descriptive ability for the day so I'll shut up and let y'all listen! Open ya Earz!