Just found this on the homepage of Complex Mag and felt like I need to share this.
http://www.complex.com/music/2012/06/the-100-best-la-rap-songs/
Now what are your thoughts on that list?
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Never-ending story: Stupid beefs - Messy Marv goes at Too $hort
While the culture of battleing and writing diss tracks as well as bangin on wax has ever been a huge factor in hip-hop and certainly helped it to let it grow, you can't question that the rap history has experienced a lot of senseless and stupid verbal duels.
This time around, we can certainly say that someone picked the wrong one. The Boy Boy Young Mess (smh) better known as Messy Marv attacked bay area legend Too $hort via twitter out of nowhere. Claiming him fake, whack and whatsoever, Messy clearly tried to start something. Plain stupid, when the attacked person is not playing the ball back. In his player manner, Too $hort just said he doesn't know where this comes from and that he still respects Mess and invited him to meet up in Oakland or anywhere in the bay to squash issues.
As you may know, Mess is said to be very abusive with drugs, especially cocaine, within the last years and thsi surely was an influence on this topic. While Mess' music started to become worse with every mixtape he dropped since 2007, he managed it to keep his name in the streets, also by beefing with the likes of San Quinn or his former fellow group Click Clack Gang. Too $hort on the other hand went a away a bit from the club bouncer hip-hop and got back to his more funky side of music and dropped two decent EP's, proving that Short Dog is still one of the most entertaining rappers to ever touch the mic.
This beef seems to be nothing but a pathetic promotion move of Messy Marv and now he even leaked a diss track towards Too $hort, called "Class Of '84 (Fuck Too $hort)". As I said, Too $hort is not the one to be beefing with and I don't think we will ever see a response track to this, but he doesn't have to do it. Bay area veteran JT The Bigga Figga took Too Short's part and dropped "Take One", calling Messy Marv a hypocrit. The quality of JT's track is questionable but the move itself shows how much love Short Dog still got.
Check both track below:
So let's see who's next on Messy's list, he will surely continue with the immaturity. In this case, he is really a "Young Mess"...
This time around, we can certainly say that someone picked the wrong one. The Boy Boy Young Mess (smh) better known as Messy Marv attacked bay area legend Too $hort via twitter out of nowhere. Claiming him fake, whack and whatsoever, Messy clearly tried to start something. Plain stupid, when the attacked person is not playing the ball back. In his player manner, Too $hort just said he doesn't know where this comes from and that he still respects Mess and invited him to meet up in Oakland or anywhere in the bay to squash issues.
As you may know, Mess is said to be very abusive with drugs, especially cocaine, within the last years and thsi surely was an influence on this topic. While Mess' music started to become worse with every mixtape he dropped since 2007, he managed it to keep his name in the streets, also by beefing with the likes of San Quinn or his former fellow group Click Clack Gang. Too $hort on the other hand went a away a bit from the club bouncer hip-hop and got back to his more funky side of music and dropped two decent EP's, proving that Short Dog is still one of the most entertaining rappers to ever touch the mic.
This beef seems to be nothing but a pathetic promotion move of Messy Marv and now he even leaked a diss track towards Too $hort, called "Class Of '84 (Fuck Too $hort)". As I said, Too $hort is not the one to be beefing with and I don't think we will ever see a response track to this, but he doesn't have to do it. Bay area veteran JT The Bigga Figga took Too Short's part and dropped "Take One", calling Messy Marv a hypocrit. The quality of JT's track is questionable but the move itself shows how much love Short Dog still got.Check both track below:
So let's see who's next on Messy's list, he will surely continue with the immaturity. In this case, he is really a "Young Mess"...
Saturday, January 1, 2011
My Charts 2010
It's time again for my new year's charts!
Top 10 artists:
01. E-40 - 556 spins
02. N*E*R*D - 478 spins
03. Snoop Dogg - 285 spins
04. Terrace Martin - 256 spins
05. Paris - 222 spins
06. Kid Cudi - 214 spins
07. Jamiroquai - 202 spins
08. Kurupt - 155 spins
09. Gorillaz - 134 spins
10. Ice Cube - 129 spins
Top 10 albums:
01. E-40 - Revenue Retrievin: Night Shift (189 spins)
02. N*E*R*D - Nothing (185 spins)
03. E-40 - Revenue Retrievin: Day Shift (176 spins)
04. Terrace Martin - Here, My Dear (171 spins)
05. Kid Cudi - Man On the Moon, Vol. II: The Legend of Mr. Rager (139 spins)
06. N*E*R*D - In Search Of... (125 spins)
07. Ice Cube - I Am The West (88 spins)
08. The Pack - Wolfpack Party (87 spins)
09. Paris - Sonic Jihad (85 spins)
10. Lil Jon - Crunk Rock (84 spins)
Top 10 songs:
01. Down aka. Kilo - The White Panda (Lean Like A Cholo Remix) (61 spins)
02. Snoop Dogg - Wet (60 spins)
03. N*E*R*D - Hot N Fun ft. Nelly Furtado (48 spins)
04. E-40 - Wet ft. Ya Boy & Cousin Fik (46 spins)
05. E-40 - Back Business (43 spins)
06. 2Pac - Heartz Of Men (37 spins)
N*E*R*D - Run To The Sun (37 spins)
08. Coldplay - Trouble (36 spins)
09. N*E*R*D - Fuego (33 spins)
10. Ice Cube - Drink The Kool-Aid (31 spins)
So, those are my end of the year charts. Recognize, this is just what I bumped at home with my last.fm audio scrobbler activated. Although there were some great albums out in 2010, I hope 2011 will be better. The amount of good albums (especially in rap music) took a heavy decrease over the last years. Y'all can look out for some tight records to come out in 2011 though.
Some interesting yet to come out records are:
Dr. Dre - Detox (first and foremost)
DJ Quik - The Book Of David
Snoop Dogg - Doggumentary Music
WC - Revenge Of The Barracuda
Terrace Martin - tba
MC Eiht - Which Way Iz West
E-40 - Revenue Retrievin: Overtime Shift and Graveyard Shift
E-40 & Too $hort - The History Channel
I hope y'all are having a good and delicate start into 2011. Be on the look out for more dope Si-Chill music as well. I'll keep working, I hope y'all keep living!
Top 10 artists:
01. E-40 - 556 spins
02. N*E*R*D - 478 spins
03. Snoop Dogg - 285 spins
04. Terrace Martin - 256 spins
05. Paris - 222 spins
06. Kid Cudi - 214 spins
07. Jamiroquai - 202 spins
08. Kurupt - 155 spins
09. Gorillaz - 134 spins
10. Ice Cube - 129 spins
Top 10 albums:
01. E-40 - Revenue Retrievin: Night Shift (189 spins)
02. N*E*R*D - Nothing (185 spins)
03. E-40 - Revenue Retrievin: Day Shift (176 spins)
04. Terrace Martin - Here, My Dear (171 spins)
05. Kid Cudi - Man On the Moon, Vol. II: The Legend of Mr. Rager (139 spins)
06. N*E*R*D - In Search Of... (125 spins)
07. Ice Cube - I Am The West (88 spins)
08. The Pack - Wolfpack Party (87 spins)
09. Paris - Sonic Jihad (85 spins)
10. Lil Jon - Crunk Rock (84 spins)
Top 10 songs:
01. Down aka. Kilo - The White Panda (Lean Like A Cholo Remix) (61 spins)
02. Snoop Dogg - Wet (60 spins)
03. N*E*R*D - Hot N Fun ft. Nelly Furtado (48 spins)
04. E-40 - Wet ft. Ya Boy & Cousin Fik (46 spins)
05. E-40 - Back Business (43 spins)
06. 2Pac - Heartz Of Men (37 spins)
N*E*R*D - Run To The Sun (37 spins)
08. Coldplay - Trouble (36 spins)
09. N*E*R*D - Fuego (33 spins)
10. Ice Cube - Drink The Kool-Aid (31 spins)
So, those are my end of the year charts. Recognize, this is just what I bumped at home with my last.fm audio scrobbler activated. Although there were some great albums out in 2010, I hope 2011 will be better. The amount of good albums (especially in rap music) took a heavy decrease over the last years. Y'all can look out for some tight records to come out in 2011 though.
Some interesting yet to come out records are:
Dr. Dre - Detox (first and foremost)
DJ Quik - The Book Of David
Snoop Dogg - Doggumentary Music
WC - Revenge Of The Barracuda
Terrace Martin - tba
MC Eiht - Which Way Iz West
E-40 - Revenue Retrievin: Overtime Shift and Graveyard Shift
E-40 & Too $hort - The History Channel
I hope y'all are having a good and delicate start into 2011. Be on the look out for more dope Si-Chill music as well. I'll keep working, I hope y'all keep living!
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
My Charts 2009
I'm finally back after a long time of abstinence, I'm sorry for that. As for my first post in 2010, I decided to post my chart list of most played artists, songs and albums. Compare your music year 2009 with mine and be on the look out for some fresh reviews soon.
Top 10 artists 2009:
01. Jamiroquai
02. Snoop Dogg
03. DJ Quik
04. Nate Dogg
05. DJ Quik & Kurupt
06. E-40
07. Erk Tha Jerk
08. Tha Dogg Pound
09. Paris
10. Santogold
I turned my back to Hip-Hop for a while in the last year, listening to Jamiroquai, Isley Brothers and some 90's R'n'B classics. My summer has been a huge Jamiroquai experience, as well as Jimi Hendrix and Al Jarreau & George Benson, while I was visiting my uncle in Norway. I got to know other artists like Santogold, N*E*R*D or Psapp. It was a year of more positive music.
Top 15 songs 2009:
01. Jamiroquai - Butterfly
02. Erk Tha Jerk - Plane In The Air ft. Too $hort
03. DJ Quik & Kurupt - Fuck Y'all
04. Jamiroquai - You Give Me Something
05. DJ Quik - Bombudd II
06. Nate Dogg - Scared Of Love
07. Snoop Dogg - Snoop Dogg Millionaire
08. Jamiroquai - Where Do We Go From Here
09. Kurupt - Build You Up, Tear You Down ft. Soopafly & Snoop Dogg
10. Terrace Martin & Pete Rock - Ridin' Out ft. J Black & Bad Lucc
11. Jamiroquai - Dynamite
12. Pharell - Stay With Me (Dim The Lights) ft. Pusha T
13. Suga Free - Loli Pop
14. Santogold - Lights Out
15. DJ Quik & Kurupt - Hey Playa! (Moroccan Blues)
The year began with some cool rap songs such as Snoop's "Snoop Dogg Millionaire" or the great funk anthem "Fuck Y'all" by DJ Quik & Kurupt. Even the master of entertainmente, Suga Free, came back with his kinda weak "Hi Power Pimpin" album, but with the self praising and nearly wise "Loli Pop" track. The chart is full of the greatest Jamiroquai songs and also includes the two Terrace Martin produced cuts "Build You Up, Tear You Down" and "Ridin' Out" on which he showcases his great talent for 80's touched feelgood music. A whole album with this kind of sound would be an instant classic. You should definitely check out his other 2009 hits "I'm One" performed by Kurupt & Chris Starr, "Doing Me" ft. J Black & Murs as well as the "Martin & Blake Jam Session" ft. DJ Quik. Not to forget his work on the most recent Snoop record "Malice N Wonderland", 2010 could be the year of Terrace Martin.
Top 10 albums 2009:
01. DJ Quik & Kurupt - Blaqkout
02. Jamiroquai - Synkronized
03. Jamiroquai - A Funk Odyssey
04. Jamiroquai - Travelling Without Moving
05. Slaughterhouse - Slaughterhouse
06. Jamiroquai - Dynamite
07. Pharrell - In My Mind
08. Santogold - Santogold
09. Snoop Dogg - Malice N Wonderland
10. E-40 - The Ball Street Journal
My top 10 albums include only 3 rap LP's from 2009, plus the E-40 record which got released in late 2008. "Blaqkout" may be on top of this list, but still is a little disappointing. Several leaked tracks and a poor tracklist of 13 songs, with 2 experimental songs, one song being on it twice and a useless skit turn this album into a big questionmark. Why didn't they put at least 2-3 more track on this album to feed the hungry ears of their fans? I'm sure DJ Quik has got a lot of good music on the shelf to put on a record like this, especially while Kurupt was shining on tracks like "Hey Playa!" and "9x's Outta 10". This record could have been a classic, easily. Even though it had a December 8 release date, Snoop Dogg's "Malice N Wonderland" made it to my chart. The big Dogg sounds hungry again and proves himself dangerous on some south influenced tracks as well as sentimental on his few ballads. When I listened to the Slaughterhouse record, I was surprised. This one came out of nowhere and I had the pleasure to enjoy some of the best lyrics in a long time. I have to mention another record which didn't make it to the list: "Parallel Uni-Verses" by Del Tha Funky Homosapien & Tame One is an overall well produced and 90's sounding album, with a lot of scratching and some dope lyrics. Maybe it comes a few years late...
Top 10 artists 2009:
01. Jamiroquai
02. Snoop Dogg
03. DJ Quik
04. Nate Dogg
05. DJ Quik & Kurupt
06. E-40
07. Erk Tha Jerk
08. Tha Dogg Pound
09. Paris
10. Santogold
I turned my back to Hip-Hop for a while in the last year, listening to Jamiroquai, Isley Brothers and some 90's R'n'B classics. My summer has been a huge Jamiroquai experience, as well as Jimi Hendrix and Al Jarreau & George Benson, while I was visiting my uncle in Norway. I got to know other artists like Santogold, N*E*R*D or Psapp. It was a year of more positive music.
Top 15 songs 2009:
01. Jamiroquai - Butterfly
02. Erk Tha Jerk - Plane In The Air ft. Too $hort
03. DJ Quik & Kurupt - Fuck Y'all
04. Jamiroquai - You Give Me Something
05. DJ Quik - Bombudd II
06. Nate Dogg - Scared Of Love
07. Snoop Dogg - Snoop Dogg Millionaire
08. Jamiroquai - Where Do We Go From Here
09. Kurupt - Build You Up, Tear You Down ft. Soopafly & Snoop Dogg
10. Terrace Martin & Pete Rock - Ridin' Out ft. J Black & Bad Lucc
11. Jamiroquai - Dynamite
12. Pharell - Stay With Me (Dim The Lights) ft. Pusha T
13. Suga Free - Loli Pop
14. Santogold - Lights Out
15. DJ Quik & Kurupt - Hey Playa! (Moroccan Blues)
The year began with some cool rap songs such as Snoop's "Snoop Dogg Millionaire" or the great funk anthem "Fuck Y'all" by DJ Quik & Kurupt. Even the master of entertainmente, Suga Free, came back with his kinda weak "Hi Power Pimpin" album, but with the self praising and nearly wise "Loli Pop" track. The chart is full of the greatest Jamiroquai songs and also includes the two Terrace Martin produced cuts "Build You Up, Tear You Down" and "Ridin' Out" on which he showcases his great talent for 80's touched feelgood music. A whole album with this kind of sound would be an instant classic. You should definitely check out his other 2009 hits "I'm One" performed by Kurupt & Chris Starr, "Doing Me" ft. J Black & Murs as well as the "Martin & Blake Jam Session" ft. DJ Quik. Not to forget his work on the most recent Snoop record "Malice N Wonderland", 2010 could be the year of Terrace Martin.
Top 10 albums 2009:
01. DJ Quik & Kurupt - Blaqkout
02. Jamiroquai - Synkronized
03. Jamiroquai - A Funk Odyssey
04. Jamiroquai - Travelling Without Moving
05. Slaughterhouse - Slaughterhouse
06. Jamiroquai - Dynamite
07. Pharrell - In My Mind
08. Santogold - Santogold
09. Snoop Dogg - Malice N Wonderland
10. E-40 - The Ball Street Journal
My top 10 albums include only 3 rap LP's from 2009, plus the E-40 record which got released in late 2008. "Blaqkout" may be on top of this list, but still is a little disappointing. Several leaked tracks and a poor tracklist of 13 songs, with 2 experimental songs, one song being on it twice and a useless skit turn this album into a big questionmark. Why didn't they put at least 2-3 more track on this album to feed the hungry ears of their fans? I'm sure DJ Quik has got a lot of good music on the shelf to put on a record like this, especially while Kurupt was shining on tracks like "Hey Playa!" and "9x's Outta 10". This record could have been a classic, easily. Even though it had a December 8 release date, Snoop Dogg's "Malice N Wonderland" made it to my chart. The big Dogg sounds hungry again and proves himself dangerous on some south influenced tracks as well as sentimental on his few ballads. When I listened to the Slaughterhouse record, I was surprised. This one came out of nowhere and I had the pleasure to enjoy some of the best lyrics in a long time. I have to mention another record which didn't make it to the list: "Parallel Uni-Verses" by Del Tha Funky Homosapien & Tame One is an overall well produced and 90's sounding album, with a lot of scratching and some dope lyrics. Maybe it comes a few years late...
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