Travis Barker - DopeBoyz x Day N Nite Remix

I don't know about you guys, but I personally love Travis Barker's remixes of various rap songs. Here is Game's latest joint with Mr. FSaS followed by a remix of Kid Cudi's "Day N Nite"

Nas- Be A Nigger Too (Video)

Go Spain!

Show 13: June 23, 2008

Madlib- Masala
Madlib- The Rumble
Jaylib- Strapped feat. Guilty Simpson
Atmosphere- Crewed Up ft. Stage One, St. Paul Slim, Muja Messiah, YZ, Brother Ali, Toki Wright & Blueprint
El P- Deep Space 9mm
Zion I & The Grouch- Trains and Planes
Aesop Rock- Daylight

Blueprint- Fresh
The Grouch- Never Die
Edgar Allen Floe- Mood vs Karma
J Dilla- Mash's Revenge feat. Guilty Simpson & MF Doom
Mos Def- Travelin Man
The Last Emperor- Secret Wars
KOs- Superstarr Part Zero

The LOX- Recognize
Fat Joe- John Blaze feat. Nas, Raekwon, Big Pun, Styles, and Jadakiss
Notorious BIG- Kick In The Door
Big Pun- You Came Up
LL Cool J- 4, 3, 2, 1 feat. Canibus, Redman, & Method Man
Canibus- Second Round K.O.

Ghostface Killah- Mighty Healthy
Nas- It Ain't Hard To Tell
DMX- Get At Me Dog
Group Home- Supa Star
GangStarr- Who's Gonna Take The Weight
Brand Nubian- Slow Down
2Pac- Picture Me Rollin (remix) feat. Kurupt & Butch Cassidy

Charles Hamilton- Fine
Dilated Peoples- Marathon
Beanie Sigel- Feel It In The Air
Buckshot & 9th Wonder- No Comparison
Cage- Agent Orange
Snoop Dogg- Imagine feat. Dr. Dre & D'Angelo

Immortal Technique- The 3rd World
David Banner- Middle Finger feat. Nas
Akir- Apocalypse
Pharoahe Monch- Free
Devin the Dude- What A Job feat. Snoop Dogg & Andre 3000
Substantial- My Favorite Things

Show 12: June 16, 2008

Since the internet is down at the crib, how about some LIVE TYPING! hahaha
I fell 2 calls short of tying the record... but not bad at all, I wish it was like this every Monday!!!

Nas- Purple
Deltron 3030- Mastermind
Onyx- Last Dayz
RZA- Can't Stop Me Now
CunninLynguists- Doin Alright
Souls of Mischief- 93 Til Infinity
Cormega- Tony/Montana feat. Ghostface Killah

Big Pun- Twinz (Deep Cover '98) feat. Fat Joe
Sean Price- Stop
DDot- Live At The BBQ 2007 feat. Diddy, Notorious B.I.G., Black Rob, & Aasim
The Pharcyde- Runnin'
CampLo- Lucini
ODB- Brooklyn Zoo

Big L- The Enemy feat. Fat Joe
Busta Rhymes- Woo Hah! (Got You All In Check)
Nas- The World Is Yours (Qtip Remix)
A Tribe Called Quest- Bonita Applebum
GangStarr- Mass Appeal
Mos Def- Travelin Man
Little Brother- Speed

Black Moon- I Gotcha Opin
Wu Tang Clan- Protect Ya Neck
Mobb Deep- Shook Ones Pt2
Canibus- Get Retarded
Big Daddy Kane- Raw (Remix)
Main Source- Live at the BBQ feat. Nas

A Tribe Called Quest- Midnight
Common- I Used To Love H.E.R.
Binary Star- Glen Close
Pete Rock & CL Smooth- T.R.O.Y.
De La Soul- Stakes Is High
Wu Tang Clan- Can It Be All So Simple

Kid Cudi- Day N Nite
Jeru- D. Original
Y Society- On & On (Never Off)
The Roots- I Will Not Apologize feat. Porn & Dice Raw
Talib Kweli- Never Been In Love
Crooklyn Dodgers- Crooklyn feat. Masta Ace, Buckshot, and Special Ed

Thanks everyone for calling and requesting! Don't forget you can send requests at any and all times to BeatsRhymesLifeWRGP@gmail.com

Show 11: June 9, 2008

besides my computer crashing, my router is messed up too :( so sorry for the late post. Last week's show was all 80s shit and too many people said it was the best show I've ever done! Looks like I won't be able to top it until I revisit it again haha

Sugarhill Gang- Rapper's Delight
Kurtis Blow- The Breaks
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five- The Message
Juice Crew- The Symphony
Eric B. & Rakim- Paid In Full
Run DMC- Sucker MC's
Beastie Boys- Brass Monkey
Too $hort- Life Is... Too Short
Audio Two- Top Billin
Biz Markie- Nobody Beats The Biz
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince- Parents Just Don't Understand
UTFO- Roxanne, Roxanne

Soho- Hot Music
Newcleus- Jam On It
Afrika Bambataa- Planet Rock
Whodini- Freaks Come Out At Night
Fearless Four- Rockin It
Man Parrish- Boogie Down Bronx
Pretty Tony- Rock The Box
Freestyle- Don't Stop The Rock
Afrika Bambataa- Looking for the Perfect Beat

Big Daddy Kane- Warm It Up Kane
EPMD- You Gots To Chill
3rd Bass- The Gas Face
De La Soul- Me, Myself, and I
Eazy E- Boyz In The Hood
DOC- It's Funky Enough
MC Shan- The Bridge
KRS One- South Bronx
MC Shan- Kill That Noise
KRS One- The Bridge Is Over
Ultramagnetic MC's- Ego Trippin
Biz Markie- Make The Music With Your Mouth
Funky 4 + 1- Rappin & Rocking The House
LL Cool J- Rock The Bells
Eric B & Rakim- Follow The Leader
Nas- Where Are They Now

Month in Review: May 2008

On a personal level, May was a pretty good month. On a music level... ehh not so much haha. Mainstream wise, there wasn't shit outside of Bun B's "II Trill" which is straight ass cheeks compared to "Trill" from 2005. On the under the radar type level though, shit was on and poppin'. Check my 5 picks for May 2008 below and top 10 tracks of the month are now up for download! And a happy belated birthday goes out to myself. I'm 19 BITCH!


7L & Esoteric- Esoteric vs. Japan: I can't say that I've listened to a 7L and Esoteric album from start to finish in one shot until this. I've heard "Dangerous Connection" and Esoteric's "Too Much Posse" all jumbled up at random times and liked what I heard. When I heard "God Less America" last month, I knew that this album couldn't disappoint. And I was right. 7L is a super slept on producer and althought Esoteric's vibe is an acquired taste, dude is sick too. Naturally, the whole album as that whole Japanese vibe, with both Jap raps, quotes, samples, and skits. Check out "God Less America," "Real Rap Design," and "Mecha Mecha."

J-Live- Then What Happened?: Can't say I've heard of J-Live until I saw the cover for this joint on Poisonous Paragraphs. And because that blog is so dope (big ups to Dart Adams), I know I had to peep as soon as I got my hands on it. I fucking loved it. J-Live gives off the perfect vibe when it comes to what I want to see in an album and in an MC (even though he's not the super epitome of one). Beats are oh so dope, flow is on point, and the lyrics are there too. Dude even gets a guest spot from De La's Plugg One aka Posdnuos. Please do the world a favor and give this a spin or two. As a sampler, check out "The Understanding," "Ooweee," and "The Upgrade."

Next up is Kidz In The Hall's "The In Crowd." Having KitH signing to Duck Down was probably some of the greatest news I heard this year, and the album shows it. Although they promoted the shit out of "Drivin' Down the Block" til it made its way to #6 on MTV's TRL (fuck Viacom, btw) I hoped that this album was not one of those "dope-underground-artists-try-to-go-pop-by-switching-their-style-up-
and-making-a-frisbee-instead-of-an-album" type joints. MC Naledge and Producer Double-O did a good job in covering it up, but there were a few hints and vibes here and there that they want fame. On the plus side however, you can witness the growth both on the vocals and production side in comparison to "School Was My Hustle" which made this album that much more better. The year is only 5/12 of the way done, but this has the potential to make my top 10 list. I sincerely doubt it though. Regardless, Naledge spits that heat on "Inner Me" which for sure can earn a top 10 song spot for '08. Outside of "Inner Me," check "Black Out" and "The Pledge." At least Duck Down put out a non-grimey album with mainstream appeal! Haha.

Elzhi (of Slum Village fame)- Euro Pass: When first hearing about this, I thought it was some random CD that was being sold on tour or a complation of live tracks or something but it ended up being a solo LP that is straight up BANGING. I never realized how long I've been listening to Slum Village and how much I love them until I heard this joint. Unfortunately there is no Dilla production on here *sobs* but Black Milk comes with the heat (as always) along with additional beats provided by DJ Dez, Denmark Vessey, Leef Mayfield, and fellow S-Villa member T3. Not much to say about this album, but check it out for yourself. Top joints: "Mowtown 25,""That's That One," and "Talkin In My Sleep."

And last, but not least is Santogold's self titled album, "Santogold." Alright, alright go ahead and hit me with the late pass but this is too amazing on a musical level for me not to blog about it. I feel really stupid for not immediately jumping on the bandwagon the way a lot of others did. When it comes to us underground heads having a general consensus on a non hiphop act, it's always for a good reason, and this artist right here is a prime example. Bringing in a mix of almost everything (but heavily influenced by New Wave and Reggae Dub), many compare her to M.I.A. I personally don't really see the comparison. M.IA.'s "Kala" was a bunch of noise that not even my Indian bias could help me like. Santogold on the other hand made a close to flawless album that I'm telling all of my friends about. And to top it all off, she's coming down to Miami for Rock The Bells! Though you should check out the whole album, the bums can sample this by listening to "Lights Out," "Shove It," and the lead single "L.E.S. Artistes."

Other Ish To Listen To:
Wale- The Mixtape About Nothing
Wildabeast- Wildahead Portibeast
Giant Panda- Electric Laser
Tanya Morgan- The Bridge
J Dilla- MCA

Trakks2ChekOwt:
Little Brother- Black Light Special
Common- Universal Mind Control
Kenna- Say Goodbye To Love feat. Lupe Fiasco
Jean Grae- Love Thirst (Remix) feat. Busta Rhymes
Skyzoo- The Necessary Evils
Danny!- Yoko Ono feat. Che Grand
Jadakiss- From Now Til Then (DJ Premier Remix)
Reks- Say Goodnight
Immortal Technique- The 3rd World
Wale- The Kramer
DOWNLOAD HERE

As always, bigups to Poisonous Parahraphs and the New Music Cartel

-FtK

Paid Dues Festival: June 7, 2008

It's going down tomorrow night! Just found out I'm going VIP too! Expect pictures and [hopefully] and autograph or 2 from the artists next week (I head out to Tampa right after the show)! Tickets are still available, you don't want to miss out!!!

Show 10: Jun 2, 2008

J Dilla- Mash's Revenge feat. MF Doom & Guilty Simpson
Mayday- Groundhog Day feat. CeeLo Green
7l & Esoteric- Real Rap Design
Black Moon- 2 Turntables and a Mic
Eric B & Rakim- I Aint No Joke
Immortal Technique- 3rd World
Little Brother- The Becoming
Saigon- Better Believe It

Kidz In The Hall- Love Hangover feat. Estelle
Blackalicious- A2G
Panacea- Square One
9th Wonder & Buckshot- No Comparison
LMNO & Kev Brown- Show Up
Mickey Factz- Good Money

Little Brother- Life of the Party
Little Brother- After the Party
Black Moon- I Gotcha Opin
Big L- Street Struck
Blackalicious- Shallow Days
Mayday- Watchin Me
Eric B & Rakim- Paid In Full
Marco Polo- Low Budget feat. Kev Brown, Kenn Starr, Oddisee, Cy Young, & Kaimbr

Kidz in the Hall- Cruise Control
Eric B & Rakim- In the Ghetto
Eric B & Rakim- Microphone Fiend
AfuRa- Soul Assassination
Kidz in the Hall- Ritalin
Rakim- Flow Forever
Eric B & Rakim- Don't Sweat the Technique
Black Moon- Who Got Da Props
Eric B & Rakim- Lyrics of Fury
Finale & Spier 1200- Trouble Makers
Murs- Murray's Revenge
C.R.A.C.Knuckles- Respect

9th Wonder & Buckshot- Hold It Down feat. Talib Kweli & Tyler Woods
Kidz in the Hall- Go Ill
PackFM- I Can't Win
Little Brother- Midnight Marauders
J Live- The Understanding
Murs- The Pain