I will be uploading files to Bandcamp for now on as the Zshare files tend to expire.
Monday, January 25, 2010
The Evil City
The song is not as foreboding as the picture above is. The intro is provided by Loki from the show "Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends". The musical landscape is peppered with a light piano, bright horns and vocal snippets from Eric Sermon.
Notable Quotes:
"I got a call from my man J.O./ Peep the scene/ He was talking about hitting up a club called Sixteen"
"I'll check you at the club/ No doubt/ You know the route/ Told me not to forget the Bulls suck and peace out"
Friday, January 22, 2010
Slideshow
2001 - the year we made contact. Still have no clue where Jake Lamada got this dope piano from. This song strikes so many chords within me. It just has that vibe that makes me think of those rainy days in Brooklyn - looking out the window, coffee in hand, smoke in the background. Cise fits perfectly on this track.
Pulled Quotes:
"Style's unpredictable like rolling dices/ My girls got name like Kim and Isis"
"Walk cold streets with heat/ Raise the temp fifty degrees"
"Turn raps into Olympics/ Carrying rap's torch/ Let the lyrics blow like heat/ Heads begin to scorch"
Star Boy
This one was a inside joke dedicated to "Star Boy". Claw and Moosie Moe dropped this crazy little gem reminiscent of some Digital Underground type joint. Complete with a wild freestyle from Claw & Moosie Moe over a beat box mixed with a bubbling drum beat. Wild vocal echos pepper the track with a riding bass line accentuating it all. Just some good old times bugging out in the studio.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Seven Orisha
High concept with a dope beat and lyrics to go make this one solid song. Usually posse cuts can fall victim to droning musical landscapes coupled with drab lyrics. The mellow asian vibes lead into the uptempo and very bouncy track where the seven emcees from the Kaotic Collective drop some serious knowledge in a very playful way.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Bear Witness
Bare... Bear... witness...
I don't know why but I labeled the song BEAR witness and not BARE witness on most of the old tapes and such and I guess it just stuck.
The initial spark happened when Aya da Storm suggested using the sample "I heard all the people say". In turn Mysterio crafted a laid back, funky and very melodic track which he laced with background sound effects to accentuate the rhymes of E.N.S., Anoir Akbar and Aya.
Pulled Quotes:
"My team reacts and shines like the northstar/ While you busy talking about your clothes and your cars" - Aya Da Storm
"Can I get a cheer for the crew coming thru/ Rolling bamboo/ Sipping on Blackened Voodoo" - Anoir Akbar
"Ponder the thought bro/ Cause if your thought is so-so/ You're dissappearing like Orko/ With Four Mo'/ Lumps to your head prior to this altercation/ Cause syllables of mine eradicate this fucking nation" - E.N.S.
Rare Artist Series: Last Emperor - Monumental
One of my favorite songs by the Last Emperor. I remember buying this 12" record back in the day and it still gets heavy rotation.
Monumental
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