A hard-hitting, grimey instrumental and 2/3 of the LOX? The combination promises much for the hip-hop heads, and it definitely delivers.
From Jada’s upcoming Consignment mixtape, the production has a real dark aura around it, blending some horror-esque melodies with pounding bass, sharp additional percussion and packaging them into a slow, menacing pace that enhances the atmosphere of the track. Wale opens the track with a disappointing verse, largely as his style doesn’t suit the beat at all, though Styles and Jada recover the song well with their verses, whilst French’s string of hook features continues here with another simple yet catchy chorus.
Ghost and Nickel do loads of these types of features. They’re the type that end up in my library as I obtain them for pure interest in their verses but with little regard for the project they appear on. Hence I’ve literally hundreds of these types of tracks littered across my iTunes and after a couple of plays they will be lost into oblivion only to resurface several years later on a random shuffle setting.
I listened to Royce’s entire back catalogue a couple of days back and have since come to the conclusion that although his flow is perhaps more refined than ever now, his subject matter was stronger back in the day (Death Is Certain > ) although a certain element of judgement should be retained for his upcoming Success Is Certain.
A lot of people have been sleeping on this imminent project and I have no idea why. I mean, it’s Pete Rock AND Smif-N-Wessun (Wait. Didn’t they have to change their name due to the guns manufacturer?) Regardless, here they hook up with a double dosage of SP (Love what they did with the cover) for this heavy violin effort with equally mean lyricism and textbook scratches from Rock himself. Monumental drops June 28th.
The second piece of delightful hip-hop I have for you is a remix from Rah Digga’s Classic LP now featuring New Yorkers Torae and Styles P to add a bit of metal to the original.
Instrumental is the same knocking Nottz beat from the original, which for those missed it first time round features a jaunty, head-nodding baseline acting as the perfect tempo for each emcee to do their thing over. Torae and Ghost’s vocals are powerful and sandwich the venomous female tongue of Digga. Mmmmm….
Another drop from Pharoahe’s anticipated W.A.R. album dropping March 22nd on Duck Down Records.
Mellow production with a soulful chorus provided by Phonte sets up a simple East Coast anthem for The Ghost and Monch to drop some street wisdom. Monch may no longer be on his erratic, Organized Konfusion tip anymore, but still has plenty to offer this industry with his subject matter.
Latest release from Reks’ upcoming LP Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme dropping March 8th.
Reks tears apart a screechy Alchemist beat, whilst The Ghost’s vocals are always welcome in dragging a joint deep down into the gutter. Certainly a head-nodder this one, but was always going to have to go some to top the lead single.
Go take a listen to the album before you buy over at Amazon. Absolutely mouthwatering.
New mixtape from DJ Kay Slay which features a whole host of familiar names. From the likes of Raekwon, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Styles P, Papoose, Vado, Maino and Ghostface Killah, we can see a huge New York influence on this mixtape (wouldn’t expect any less from Kay Slay!).
Click this bit of red text to grab hold of this tape and click the red text below to check out the tracklist!
The other three quarters of the Slaughter join Joell’s collaboration with The Lox, Put Some Money On It, which is from Joell’s recent Free Agent album.
With that classic early to mid 90′s sound with the production, this song is all about a hella amount of top-level lyricists doing what they do best. A great beat can make any artist sound good, but only the truly special emcees can take average beats, or looping posse cut type beats such as this one and make it into an enjoyable track. I’m unsure as to has the best verse on this, I’m going to need to listen to it a lot more before I come to any real conclusions, but on first impressions Royce takes it for me. Great to see Slaughterhouse on their grind again, what with their other recent track announcing their return.
One for the hardcore amongst us this Sunday morning. The Ghost drops us his expected hard bars over a typically gutter beat that he’s renowned for selecting. This is really enjoyable and the cuts on the chorus give the joint an element of replay value whilst P’s verses tie everything together with a characteristic bullish manner.
After the jump, a couple of Kanye-related tracks, a Cam’ron tribute to a fallen soldier, Sway, Grafh and a posse cut which features 3 heavy hitting New York rappers.
Oh and a collaboration between Jadakiss and Uncle Murda. In retrospect a pretty New York influenced post here, but would you expect any less from me?
Remember when these all-star guest tracks were rare? Those were the days. It seems like there’s one every couple of days, which massively dilutes their novelty.
Having said that, the line-up for this one is probably stronger on average than other recent posse cuts. Original can be found here.
This is one of the best posse cuts I’ve heard in quite a while. A beat that would sound great in your car and an auto-tuned hook that is nothing particularly special, but still does the job of getting stuck in your head.
Oh, and four rappers who are all renowned for their impeccable flows, fondness of money and hard-hitting lyrics.
Lumidee! Now that’s a name I never thought I’d hear again, don’t remember her? She had a massive one hit wonder. Anyway, seems like she’s back with a song that features the very credible Styles P. Check the video out to the left here.
I love standing in for Indi’s Sunday Classic Collabo’s because they allow me to revisit a time in my life when hip-hop was still very new to me and, sometimes, allow me to revisit some of my guilty pleasures.
It’s 2003 and Curtis Jackson’s debut LP Get Rich Or Die Tryin has stormed to the top of the charts worldwide. Here we have 50 making a rare appearance on a non-Shady/Interscope artists’ joint: DMX’s Shot Down from his 5th studio album, Grand Champ.
DMX had already sided with 50 with regards to the Ja beef and some consider Shot Down as taking subliminal shots towards the Murda Inc MC. Shot Down also has the Styles P feature, which came about before 50′s Jadakiss/D-Block beef and it’s awesome to see three of New York’s finest artists at the time all collaborating together. (Side note: Interesting Hot 97 conversation with 50 and P from back in 2007. Both acting like adults whilst right amidst the beef. Then Cam’ron calls in, a little hot-headed, which saw the beginning of the 50 / Cam feud. Keep up folks).
There are several things I love about this track. 1) It’s great to remember what 50 used to sound like around that GRODT time. 2) It’s a filthy, harrowing beat and each artist goes in on their respective verses with their trademark street-thuggery lyricism . 3) DMX really shows 50 some props. He spits: “I remember 50 in a cypher when Onyx was “Slammin” (AIGHT?) / Now we meet again, it’s all good my nigga / Back to the street again, it’s all hood my nigga.”
I don’t know why, but I wasn’t expecting much before listening to this…how wrong I was. Styles P and friends go hard on this excellently produced track with a nice addictive chorus too.
Indi posted the full video and audio a few days back and I enjoyed it so much I had to get this behind the scenes footage out to you.
Love watching the relationship different MC’s have with eachother when not behind the mic. Here Cons and P seem real humbled by being in eachother’s company. Nice to see.
If you checked out Consequence’s mixtape, Movies On Demand, then you’ll know how good this track is already. If not, watch this excellent video to the left here and immediately grab the mp3 for this below. Or be branded a fool, whichever you prefer.
Kind of dropped the ball on this one, as it’s been receiving plenty of airplay in the states – new track by Rick Ross, called Blowin Money Fast (B.M.F), which is set to appear on his upcoming album. Featuring a favourite of mine, Styles P, this track has become something of a street anthem.
Young Jeezy felt the need to do his own version, getting Big Meech to speak from prison through telecommunication. Some feel this is a retort to Ross, as Ricky Ross mentions notorious gangster, Meech (who won’t be leaving prison until the year 2031!) a lot on his track. This just goes to show Jeezy’s credibility in the streets, and seemingly mocks Ross’. Whether or not that’s what Jeezy intended, time will tell.
I’ve got a lot of time for Styles P, he’s always come through with the unapologetic ‘gangsta’ type hip-hop whilst keeping a real likeable flow, along with delightful punchlines. This freestyle is no different and most definitely worth a listen.
Interesting one to kick off your day, and I’m quite looking forward to giving this a listen. A good group of decent artists pay homage to Cypress Hill, including Asher Roth, Styles P, Sheek Louch, Redman and buzzing man of the moment Yelawolf (amongst others). Should be a fairly entertaining listen, and includes some of Cypress Hill’s classics in there too.
I didn’t know who to pick for the image, so please enjoy this dog in scuba gear.
25 rappers, I kid you not. So many in fact, I couldn’t add them all into the song title in iTunes! I’ve listed them below, and they can also be found in the ‘description’ section of the track.
Styles P is one of those rappers in the ‘artists-who-should-break-through-yet-never-do’ category: Hard-hitting lyricist, always on point with his wordplay and a great ear for a beat.
However, his albums often leave me disappointed, yet I’m adamant he has it within him to hold his own down on a full length LP. Most of my collection of P consists of miscellaneous mixtape bangers which have slowly trickled into my iTunes.
Don’t let this put you off though because this is one of those. It’s the kind of track which begs to be burnt to a car CD. Don’t let the man down.
Red’s track is steadily gaining some serious momentum, and these two remixes will certainly help that. The first has Ryan Leslie on the hook, with additions from Claudette Ortiz and Lloyd Banks. The second features hip-hop vetereans The LOX. Both are worth checking out for sure. Love this beat the more I hear it, and I’m not irritated by the Jay-Z sample for a change. Original can be viewed/accquired here.
Nothing like a bit of gangsta rap to get you through a Wednesday morning.
Mysonne, collaborating with the seasoned veteran – Styles P, have set the gangsta levels to MAX on this track. Download below.
Mysonne – 5 Star Generals ft. Styles P
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