In my last post I presented some upcoming records of famous west coast artists, so you can consider this post as being part 2 of it.
Cypress Hill signed to Priority Records last month, the resurrected label whose chairman is no other than Snoop Dogg. Their new single "Armada Latina" features Pitbull and Marc Anthony and is about to get huge rotation with its feelgood vibe and hispanic hook. The group's new album is called "Rise Up" and will be released on April 20 and will feature the likes of Evidence (Dilated Peoples), Young De, Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park) and Alchemist among others.
Brotha Lynch Hung just released his new album "Dinner And A Movie" on Strange Music. The Sacramento rapper went back to his earlier style of music as you can hear on his two singles "I Plotted (My Next Murder)" and "Meat". You can check the official videos to both singles by clicking on the title.
Living Legends member Murs revealed plans to release a series of 10 albums this year, one album per month for the rest of the year. He stated that he got too much unreleased material from the record process of his last solo album "Murs For President" which was released on Warner Bros. records. His first release will be out tomorrow, March 30th and is called "ForNever". This will be another 9th Wonder and Murs collaboration album and is about to sound just as good as the prior releases of the duo.
When it comes to funk influenced hip hop and crazy hooks you can't forget about the former Ruthless and Doggystyle records member Kokane aka Mr. Kane. His new album "Gimme All Mine" is about to drop on the first day in June and will feature appearences of Above The Law and Tha Chill (Compton's Most Wanted). This sounds like the perfect mixture for another funky Kokane release. The first single is produced by Tha Chill and goes with the title "Twilight Zone". The video was directed by Dah Dah and looks very promising.
Be on the lookout for more information soon.
Si-Chill
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
A little prospect for 2010
After a kind of disappointing music year 2009, this year is going to offer some highly anticipated albums. West coast rap fans can look forward to some unexpected projects to see the light of day.
First of all, DJ Quik has announced that he teamed up with the Pomona pimp himself again, Suga Free. After several years of separateness and a rumored beef, the duo is working on a collaboration record called "Reconnected". This announcement reminds me on great music such as Suga Free's 1998 debut "Street Gospel" which was entirely produced by Quik.
This summer, gangsta rap legend Ice Cube is set to drop his new record "I Am The West". On his own blog "The Voice Of Cube" he talks about working on the album, which will be released on Cube's Lench Mob label. Check it out.
Compton veteran MC Eiht will release an album this summer as well, with a similar sounding title. "Which Way Iz West" will feature production by east coast dinosaur DJ Premier and some of his label mates, as the album will be released on Premo's Year Round Records.
I already told you about E-40's new double album "Revenue Retrievin" which will be out on March 30. Released via Sick Wit It / EMI / Heavy On The Grind Ent., the record will be parted in two seperate albums, "Day Shift" and "Night Shift". Features include the names of Snoop Dogg, Suga Free, Dru Down, Too $hort, Jazze Pha, Keak Da Sneak, Mistah F.A.B. and many more. Check 40's new single "Show Me What You Working Wit" featuring Too $hort: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMqLd6s9f74
On April 20, Dogg Pound member Kurupt is set to release his long awaited new solo album "Street Lights". The record was entirely produced by Terrace Martin. As a prequel to "Street Lights", Kurupt just released a free mixtape called "4:20". You can download it below:
http://2dopeboyz.okayplayer.com/2010/03/03/kurupt-tha-420-mixtape-prequel-to-streetlights/
As a final notice I would like to suggest you the new Gorillaz album "Plastic Beach" with features such as Snoop Dogg, Mos Def & De La Soul.
Be on the lookout for more information on any of these records soon!
Si-Chill
First of all, DJ Quik has announced that he teamed up with the Pomona pimp himself again, Suga Free. After several years of separateness and a rumored beef, the duo is working on a collaboration record called "Reconnected". This announcement reminds me on great music such as Suga Free's 1998 debut "Street Gospel" which was entirely produced by Quik.
This summer, gangsta rap legend Ice Cube is set to drop his new record "I Am The West". On his own blog "The Voice Of Cube" he talks about working on the album, which will be released on Cube's Lench Mob label. Check it out.
Compton veteran MC Eiht will release an album this summer as well, with a similar sounding title. "Which Way Iz West" will feature production by east coast dinosaur DJ Premier and some of his label mates, as the album will be released on Premo's Year Round Records.
I already told you about E-40's new double album "Revenue Retrievin" which will be out on March 30. Released via Sick Wit It / EMI / Heavy On The Grind Ent., the record will be parted in two seperate albums, "Day Shift" and "Night Shift". Features include the names of Snoop Dogg, Suga Free, Dru Down, Too $hort, Jazze Pha, Keak Da Sneak, Mistah F.A.B. and many more. Check 40's new single "Show Me What You Working Wit" featuring Too $hort: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMqLd6s9f74
On April 20, Dogg Pound member Kurupt is set to release his long awaited new solo album "Street Lights". The record was entirely produced by Terrace Martin. As a prequel to "Street Lights", Kurupt just released a free mixtape called "4:20". You can download it below:
http://2dopeboyz.okayplayer.com/2010/03/03/kurupt-tha-420-mixtape-prequel-to-streetlights/
As a final notice I would like to suggest you the new Gorillaz album "Plastic Beach" with features such as Snoop Dogg, Mos Def & De La Soul.
Be on the lookout for more information on any of these records soon!
Si-Chill
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