Song for the Day: Tupac feat K-Ci & Jojo - How Do You Want It - Clean Video

Following on from Only God Can Judge Me earlier this week, I'm celebrating the life of Tupac Amari Shakur who died 13 years ago Sunday coming.

Here's one of the songs that to me was helping his integration into mainstream music, before his untimely demise. I was - and still am a huge Pac fan.

Gone but NEVER forgotten in my heart.

Review: Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Lynx (part 2)

I've love technology. No really. I do.
I'm reviewing and listening to an album on the same device. And its not Bernie (my Macbook.)

For the past few years I've gone through a drought in the desert of good music. Now and then I'd get some solace with a handful of musical thirst quenching goodness but that's it. Searching high and low for the Oasis of real hip hop, only to find its a mirage of crap.

This year I must say with a few records being dropped I think I may have found my Oasis. Luda's Theater of the Mind although not his best came with some heavyweight tracks.

The Prodigal King Busta came like a bus after making us wait for the longest dropped a pre release mixtape with one of the best joints of the year - and then dropped one of his best albums. Only for us to hear that he's dropping ANOTHER record this year. Damn, son.

And now the Nasty Man of Hip Hop - Wu Tang's Raekwon drops this meteor on us

House of Flying Daggers reminds us of the Wu's love for Martial Arts and is in my opinion only allowed to be played on blast with the Bass Boost on. Played this on the Tube this morning and it rattled my ribcage.

"Usually we with bust n*ggas down with bats swell up their joints; elbows, wrists, their shins get cracked." The bass on this joint alone is enough to do that.


He reminds us of his calibre on "Cold Outside" where he's joined by Ghostface with a melodic hook and a more chilled out look.

With heavyweight joints like "Gihad" (where he gets nasty,) the Wu Tang inspired "New Wu" with Ghostface & Meth, "Surgical Gloves" and "Broken Safety" feat Jadakiss Raekwon's long awaited release has been well received in my household and I'm seeing loads of people like Noreaga, Lil Cease & Busta all Tweeting nothin' but love for 'Kwon's Masterpiece. The production on this is beastly. I don't think there's one track on this album that acts as a fill in like a lot of albums. Easily able to bump this from start to finish without any skips.

'Kwon, I salute you. I'm obliged to give 4 out of 5 wings for this one.


-- Posted from my iPhone

Song for the Day: Tupac - Only God Can Judge Me

Had to post this as this popped up on the shuffle (shout out to iTunes for that one lol)

Pac has been dead almost 13 years to the day (13th of this month) and I still love his music - when I say that I mean the albums BEFORE he passed and not all these "unheard" tracks that keep popping up. Love and miss him.

I will be posting some more Pac joints this week for him.

Freeness: Sway "Run This Town" freestyle

Not a big fan of the original track, the instrumental is not too bad.

Which is why I'm pleased to say that Sway one of the UKs most hardworking artist has jumped on the beat to make his version.

Click the pic above to cop it. Innit.

Peas

Freeness: Reservoir Dogs Mixtape

This is MAD late, been writing loads and not had any time to log in and post. Hope y'all are okay?

Now you know I love my music, am a big Hip Hop head and have spoken before about my dissatisfaction with how the genre has taken in my opinion a torrid turn with too much commercial crap. I hate all this genital riding of the likes of Jay Z when he's a DECENT artist as opposed to one of the GREATS.

I have also spoken about my return to old stuff (pre 2001) in order to satisfy my hunger for real thirst for lyrical climax as there isn't a lot out there for me currently as I used to buy around 10 albums A WEEK. How many of you can really say you do that now? Cos I know I can't! Well, my wait is over. And again its because of the Justus League camp. Hoorah!

They have a spanking new mixtape called Reservoir Dogs (mixed by DJs Warrior & Skillz) which is a welcome assault to my little ears.

I gotta say after listening to this a few times now out on the road, I cannot wait for the Justus camp to tour back in the UK and also for any new offerings at the altar of Hip Hop.

And after following 'em on Twitter, I have to say they're a decent bunch of dudes. And a Happy belated Birthday to Chaundon who is probably recovering from his birthday weekend. Much love to the Justus camp.

Go grab 'em, bitches! Click the pic to download.


Peas x

In homage to ..... Mic Assassin

with quotes like:

"Damm she had some Tig ole Bitties !!! Shame about the boat race!! Ya dig" ........ " she was looking all Chiwowa in the face lol"

I had to pay homage to Micz and the person as seen in the New Cross area, and post this.



Couldn't put up Tip Drill as I wanted due to the content, and we're trying to be a little family friendly here. Enjoy.

Song for the Day: Tupac feat Dr. Dre California Love Pt. 2

Some of you may or may not know, I LOVED and still do the great Tupac Shakur. Today would have been his 38th birthday and to celebrate his life and his impact on others, today is dedicated to him. Love him or hate him - he was a truly talented individual.