Mad Men Jam Boys ( MMJB ) - Black Thought x S.T.S. x Truck North

"And all my hoes say he's psycho

And all my weed better be hydro

The beat get ate like two times four

When I do my show I'm a Jihad pro"

Just heard this track by Sugar Tongue Slim and Black Thought & Truck North of The Roots. Not sure if it's from a project at all but they all killed it. Check it!

"The Imperial" by Statik Selektah ft. Action Bronson, Royce da 5'9" & Black Thought

"I know I'm sorta pompous, no type of moral compass/

Go right the fuck up in your mouth like I'm the orthodontist/

Some rappers is just startin out, but me I'm more accomplished/

The imperial Black Thought from the foreign objects/"

This shit is dope. A nice boom-bap beat that perfectly suits the style of all 3 of these raw emcees. Black Thought got twice as much airtime as the other two, but I ain't complainin' one bit. Check it.

"When the People Cheer" by The Roots

"Am I a douchebag, or just another durag,

Tryna get ahead on some brand new wig shit?/

For your entertainment, money is the language/

So every time I speak I'm tryna make another payment/"

I feel a bit left out because this has been out for 20 days and I had no clue until this morning. Hearing this has me excited to hear what the rest of The Roots' upcoming "...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin" has in store for us. In a XXL interview Black Thought briefly explained the concept of the album saying “It’s conceptual; it’s another concept album in the spirit of undun, but it’s not just about just one kind of character, we create quite a few different characters in this record." I'm a big fan of Undun and this joint totally stays in line with what Black Thought explained. "...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin" hits stores on May 19. Check it!

"Time Travel" by Dead Prez ft. Busta Rhymes, Black Thought, Bun B & Tr!x

"Boy don't mess with us like Texas/
Y'all jokers, Mike Epps'/
Pack a toaster just like breakfast/
Y'all talk dirty, I write reckless/"

This is a sick collab. Everybody sounds so clear and refined on this track. I'm loving Black Thought's part cuz it's not too often you hear him murk a beat like this. The chorus is kinda weak but the rest makes up for it. Check it.

"Super Mario Freestyle" by Black Thought

Reeq Geez muhfucka, he's a son of a gun. This is plain awesome. The frontman of the legendary Roots crew drops a freestyle over the Nintendo frontman's popular theme song. Well, a slight rendition of the original melody, but it's still pretty close. The verse itself was pretty dope for what it was. This was aired on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, so it's probably the only G rated content on this site. If you've been wanting to show your children my posts.... now's the time. No lyrics for this one cuz it's only a short video.

"Rage is Back" [NY State of Mind Freestyle] by Black Thought ft. J. Period

"Righteous hustlin', trife corruption/ Look how these OG's with the mics is musclin'/
I fight for justice but minus the red cape/ Dollar short, year late, suckers is scared straight/
They know I'm hotter than the box where the bread's baked/
And brought J Period to cut through the red tape/"

Damn. This track is crazy. If there were ever a rapper that could embody our title, "Eternal Cadence"... it'd probably be Black Thought. This guy's been rapping for a long time, and he's isn't slowing down by any means. I own a Roots album from 1996. Even on that album he was spittin' some pretty crazy shit for that time. Now in 2013, (the year of the Roots' debut album's 20th anniversary) he's still killin shit. Borrowing the classic instrumental from Nas, Black Thought blesses the mic with almost 3 minutes of raw lyricism and delivery. The verse itself can't really be described.. you're just gonna have to listen. Enjoy.