Like I said in my last post, I've actually been busy for once, but I figure I'll give you all a lot of ear candy this post. Let's start it off with some new shit...
Nas - Hero (Produced by Polow Da Don)
The new Nas single produced by Polow Da Don. A lot of people have been hating on it on the forums I frequent but I honestly feel like it's a legit track for Nas. People complained the beat was too commercial or some bullshit like that, but it suits him real well, especially since it's reminiscent of some of his old albums, just with more powerful drums. Overall, a good track, and the last verse is NASTY.
Blood Raw - Get Away (Produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League)
Generally I'm really not a Blood Raw fan... his flow and voice are just generally awkward, but the beat on this track is great. The J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League has been on fucking point the past few months with their recent placements ("Maybach Music", "Billionaire" [which is posted below] and "Luxury Tax" by Rick Ross, etc.) and this beat is just excellent. The woman on the hook singing "Get Away..." also helps make the song.
Lil' Wayne featuring Betty Wright - Playing With Fire (Produced by Streetrunner)
I don't know what it is, but Streetrunner's beats always get to me (in a good way). The lyrics on this track are alright, but I love the beat, especially the hard bass and Betty Wright singing on the hook. Here is some background on the beat;
"Betty Wright’s one of the old-school singers from the late ‘60s/early ‘70s. I wanted that big old-school voice. My attorney was doing some things for her and he mentioned her. She’s from Miami so I was able to just get the mp3 of the hook. I told [Lil Wayne’s engineer] Fabian when we were going to mix down, “We gotta make her sound like a sample.” He put the effect to her voice to make it sound big, but at the same time, gave it a little dirt with the record crackle in there. Once Wayne heard that, it was a wrap. It kind of made it a new record. The drums were the same [as when Wayne first recorded it], but I added the guitars, more strings, and put Betty Wright on it. Sometimes that’s good to do if you don’t change the feel because you can make the artist fall back in love with the record if they were sort of losing their interest."
Bishop Lamont - City Lights (Produced by DJ Khalil)
This track also has a great beat. This is off of Lamont's upcoming mixtape "The Confessional", hosted by DJ Whookid of G-Unit fame. The track sounds slightly similar to "I'll Still Kill" by 50 Cent, mainly since it's the same producer, but has a darker and more ominous feel. The singing on the hook makes the track that much better. Lamont's flow is interesting, though, since I feel on a lot of songs he has the flow you wish 50 Cent had. Bump it.
Playa Shaw - In Da Kitchen (Produced by Nitti)
Whenever someone asks me for a CD of some heavy, dirty rap, this is one of the first songs that comes to mind. There's something about it that is just so dirty and south that makes me love. Bump this when you're mean-mugging people in the parking lot.
Bubba Sparxxx featuring Sabastian - Open Wide (Produced by Timbaland)
This is an older track off of Bubba's "Dark Days, Bright Nights" album, but still one of my favorite Bubba Sparxxx songs. With a country-rap feel to it with some nice acoustic guitar strumming and eerie strings, it's definitely a nice change to the typical southern rap song.
Rick Ross - Billionaire (Produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League)
Another great track produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League. It just gives me that top down, temperature in the 80's feel. Great production with some pretty good lyrics.
Willie Hutch - Hospital Prelude of Love
This track was sampled on "Do It Myself" by Young Buck a little while back but the track never made the album, so it's pretty much been considered a loose street single. I absolutely love this track; there's something about the organ and Hutch's singing that just chills me out hard.
That's it for right now, but I'm going to try to upload a bunch of summer tracks later tonight if I have time. Enjoy and spread the love.
"Betty Wright’s one of the old-school singers from the late ‘60s/early ‘70s. I wanted that big old-school voice. My attorney was doing some things for her and he mentioned her. She’s from Miami so I was able to just get the mp3 of the hook. I told [Lil Wayne’s engineer] Fabian when we were going to mix down, “We gotta make her sound like a sample.” He put the effect to her voice to make it sound big, but at the same time, gave it a little dirt with the record crackle in there. Once Wayne heard that, it was a wrap. It kind of made it a new record. The drums were the same [as when Wayne first recorded it], but I added the guitars, more strings, and put Betty Wright on it. Sometimes that’s good to do if you don’t change the feel because you can make the artist fall back in love with the record if they were sort of losing their interest."
Bishop Lamont - City Lights (Produced by DJ Khalil)
This track also has a great beat. This is off of Lamont's upcoming mixtape "The Confessional", hosted by DJ Whookid of G-Unit fame. The track sounds slightly similar to "I'll Still Kill" by 50 Cent, mainly since it's the same producer, but has a darker and more ominous feel. The singing on the hook makes the track that much better. Lamont's flow is interesting, though, since I feel on a lot of songs he has the flow you wish 50 Cent had. Bump it.
Playa Shaw - In Da Kitchen (Produced by Nitti)
Whenever someone asks me for a CD of some heavy, dirty rap, this is one of the first songs that comes to mind. There's something about it that is just so dirty and south that makes me love. Bump this when you're mean-mugging people in the parking lot.
Bubba Sparxxx featuring Sabastian - Open Wide (Produced by Timbaland)
This is an older track off of Bubba's "Dark Days, Bright Nights" album, but still one of my favorite Bubba Sparxxx songs. With a country-rap feel to it with some nice acoustic guitar strumming and eerie strings, it's definitely a nice change to the typical southern rap song.
Rick Ross - Billionaire (Produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League)
Another great track produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League. It just gives me that top down, temperature in the 80's feel. Great production with some pretty good lyrics.
Willie Hutch - Hospital Prelude of Love
This track was sampled on "Do It Myself" by Young Buck a little while back but the track never made the album, so it's pretty much been considered a loose street single. I absolutely love this track; there's something about the organ and Hutch's singing that just chills me out hard.
That's it for right now, but I'm going to try to upload a bunch of summer tracks later tonight if I have time. Enjoy and spread the love.
