Thursday, 27 June 2013

"Enjoy the Atmosphere" by Styles P ft. Chris Rivers & Tyler Woods



"I used to touch keys like a piano/
Pitchin' with Jadakiss and Sheek Luciano/
Used to push the Lexus with work up in the panel, or the door and the bumper/
How much work can you handle? Take it all, I'm a pumper/"

Man this track's cool. And it's sick to see this Chris Rivers dude gettin' to hook up with bigger names in the biz. That would normally bug me, being that his buzz could mainly be from him being Big Pun's son. But he's actually sick, and not just using his fathers fame to acquire his own fame without contributing to hip-hop. I'm not a huge Styles P fan, but there's certain tracks by him that I can dig for the street elements that he presents. I don't think this song's from a specific project at the moment.

Pawn Star's Chumlee Vs. Sean Price's Potato



If there's one thing I admire about Sean Price, it's his sense of humour. This video is pretty much just a mockery of Pawn Stars and it's pretty funny. I swear their ratings would rise like a muhfucka if they actually aired this lmao.

"TeamBackPack Cypher" by Obvi, Demrick, Slaine & Scoe



TeamBackPack is the shit. I fucking love what these guys are doing. The only emcee I know of from this cypher is La Coka Nostra's Slaine, but all of these guys killed it. I really liked that one Demrick dude's flow and energy, he kinda stood out from all of em in my opinion. But my opinion don't mean shit.. Watch this video and form your own!

"I Shoulda Tried Harder" by Wax



"I couldn't imagine what woulda happened/
If God wouldn't have made me good at rappin'/
It's only cuz of that, a good life I provide myself/
Just think, what if I'd applied myself/"

This track is for all of us. And the video is a humorous reminder that we should all try a bit harder when it comes to achieving our goals. Big Wax is one of my favourite artists when it comes to making straightforward music with a creative message and positive vibe. This track's from Wax's recently released album, "Continue", which can be purchased if you click here.

Wednesday, 26 June 2013

"Pop Radio x Pearly Gates" by Asher Roth



"And I know just what you think, this wonderous one hit/
It's a product, a robotic, I promise it's not it/
No verse that I ain't rip, The words that you can't script/
We all know who did it first, it just hurts you to admit/"

Man I fucking love Asher Roth's style. It sounds like he's lazy as fuck when he writes but STILL kills it. I don't know what it is, it just seems like he's so used to his style that it's really easy for him to create bars all nonchalant n shit. This is from Asher's latest mixtape, "The Greenhouse Effect Vol. 2", which I haven't checked yet but I'll provide the link anyways. I really liked the first beat he rapped over with the live guitar and drums. It had a sick feel to it that reminded me of something that coulda been on a Tony Hawk Pro Skater soundtrack lol. And that Pearly Gates beat just takes me back to middle school lol. Sentimental shit. But yea, check this track!

Click Here to download "The Greenhouse Effect Vol. 2"

"Underground King" by Madchild



"I'm a dangerous demented fuck, In a truck dented up/
Venting cuz I'm bent from drinking caffeine in a vented cup/
Walk into a club, look at me like "you don't belong here"/
They run away like I'm a motherfucking bomb scare/"

Yessss. After the last video Madchild released, I was scared he might've been taking his career down a weird path. But this C-Lance produced track brings it back to what I love Madchild's music for. A raw beat, a not-give-a-fuck attitude, and some consistent rhymes. I wish he added a chorus in between the 2 verses, even the 50 Cent sample that they added after the 2nd verse. But that's just me lmao, I always seem to identify flaws cuz I'm picky as hell. But yea. Just another random Madchild video with no substance to compliment a pretty dope song. I think this track's from his upcoming EP, "The Lawnmower Man" which drops on August 6, 2013.

"Shade45 Freestyle" by Chris Rivers



"The world is filled with liars desire to burn in fire/
But hell exists in my mind and the devil seems to admire/
My cerebral cause, provoked to always re-record/
I try to express my pain, but these words don't seem to feel no more/"

I really like this video. The first time I heard of Chris Rivers was on Vinnie Paz' "God of the Serengeti" album on a track called "Last Breath". I know he's Big Pun's son, and his verse was sick on that Vinnie track, but I never really looked into his solo music. Found this video today and decided to check it out, and he actually killed it. I can tell that he's followed the footsteps of his father in terms of keeping the rhymes and flow constantly on point, but he's got his own style as well which makes him unique from his father. Near the end DJ Kay Slay started throwing words at him, and that's when you can witness his ability to improvise on the spot. Pretty cool video, check it.