Freestyle Mondays

your're asking, shouldn't it be freestyle fridays? but your not listening Freestyle means I don't have to have a title in alliteration, heres some good freestyles for ya all over the map- bay area, south, east and beyond

ARAAB MUZIK THE HEZBOLLAH OF SOUND

ARAAB MUZIK

The Grimeys pt. 2

so much gutter so little time to display it all....oh yeah, these are definitely not work safe

Waka Flocka Ft. Murdah Baby (Dj Lazy K)Dont B Mad At Me Directed by @Mvisions215 from M-Visions on Vimeo.

Ill Omen Naughty

Daily dose of vitamin reality is brought to us today by B.O.B very eloquently said my man

Super Duper Real Talk version. 3.14

Ham Ratchet JCAT

Cupla posts back Austinian mentioned Die Antwoord Harmony Korine and Lil Boosie in the same sentence. Im gonna chalk that down as one of my November highlights. Anyways got me to thinkin about the Boos, I honestly wastn't sure if he was ever going to get any real attention thrown at him, because those in the know can clearly see that the dude has bona fide skills. Any youtube comment list you read will have some talk about him being the next Pac. Hmmmm that whole conversation is kinda, "eh" but it got me thinking, first I had to construct a "2Pac" in my head and distill his importance cross-referenced and translated into a form(a sort of mental rubrick if you will) that I could compare Lil Boosie too. Once I did that, I found that indeed Lil Boosie fulfilled my arbitrary and completely baseless expectations of 2Pac. But unfortunately the type of people who are good at identifying Lil Boosie's greatness are not usually given much clout in any form, maybe least of all in the music-journalists world. But we shall see we shall see.



But then there is the other impending and faaaar more bleak reality that he is currently facing 6 muder 1 charges and could very well be the first Rapper to be executed. When keeping it real goes wrong? Or should we entertain the idea that the powers to be might not like a Boosie type popular in the world. Well, of course the powers to be don't like the idea of Lil Boosie, but to the extent that they would orchestrate some way of blacklisting him like this....that's hard to imagine.



Now I fully realize that there is some (probably large) percentage of the Boosie character that is completely made-up. But it certainly was not made in a vacuum. Just as Captain America didn't ever decapitate a red skulled Nazi-type, but it is definitely coming from somewhere, so too does some element of Lil Boosie really exist in our world. But are people really listening to what he has to say? and thinking about what it all means? probably not, but just do a comparison between the homespun wisdom of rappers like Rakim and Big Daddy Kane, and then think about the life-philosphy of the new-school, it's not that the new school is dumber or meaner per se. It's just that the situation they are reflecting is probably far grimmer.



But honestly put yourselves in the position of an old-timey white sheriff or D.A. in some shit parrish in the south, over your life-time you too have seen the degradation of your way of life and your base of power, and out of the woodwork comes these twacked out, bug-eyed, homocidal maniacs flashing guns and money and throwing a middle finger to your whole world. Speaking for myself it would be coonin' time for sure.



But what do you do? Sit on the side and try and wipe yourself clean from the mess and throw admonishments and call it macaroni? or do you say fuck it and get knee deep in the muck and bask in the evil surrounding you? I'm not too sure, on the whole I don't think the kind of shit these guys are saying is really constructive or beneficial long-term. But I can't deny that I like it, and indeed love all the robbin' mobbin' shootin' and lootin'. I feel like I can separate good fantasy from the reality we live in and extract what should be extracted and leave the rest, but I don't really trust the next man to be able to do the same....hmmm problems without answers

Demons of the Static Age

Word has it that with super high bit-rates this video appears to be more than it is...I haven't actually been able to watch it yet, and certainly not download and watch it proper, high and defined, but yeah check this shit out. No lie I've listened to this song more than any other in the last couple of months(beating out Joanna Newsom, Big Boi, Isobel Campbell...that is one large feat). While static is an interesting medium, they really need to get someone with a Carpenter/Kubrick aesthetic up on their videos and start churnin' out the new DARK...you can pick up a super Fidelic version of the video somewhere on this website but not entirely sure how...how helpful

Balam Acab - "See Birds (Sun)" from stereogum on Vimeo.

balam acab - see birds (moon) from allblurry on Vimeo.

watch this dude cuz he's definitely on the up and up

We Out Chea Evil Boi

Affinity is a weird thing. It's somewhere between intuition on one side and rational thought on the other. Something like taste in the middle. Reminds me of a dream I'm going to have. Suffice to say, Harmony Korine and Die Antwoord are doing a short film this week in Nashville propelled by Lil Boosie? ! ! !


spin:

What American hip-hop have you've been getting into lately?
Well, we're making a short form movie with [Kids writer] Harmony Korine and he started playing me Lil Boosie's video "We Out Chea." It's pretty fuckin'….I've never seen something like that. They all look cooked in the video. It looks like there's something wrong with all their eyes and Harmony told me they all drank cough medicine.

inmusic:

"We're making a short film with Harmony Korine in a few weeks time. He sent me this gangsta rap music of these videos of these gangsta rappers in the Deep South. And I kind of understood Die Antwoord a little bit more after watching them. They all drink that cough mixture or something [drank] and they're all like f**kin wired and stuff. And I was watching these gangsta rappers and I didn't know what the f**k they were saying and I kind of got it. It reminded me of Die Antwoord. They're in this f**kin zone. It's the only thing I've seen in a long time that reminded me of Die Antwoord."

pitchfork:

We're doing a short film in a few weeks time with Harmony Korine that will screen at the Rotterdam Film Festival this January. [Korine] wrote the script and we made it a little more Zef. It's come out fuckin' wild. It's a short film called Wat Kyk Jy-- which means "watcha lookin' at?"-- which I tattooed onto my penis as well.

and this is what ninja says about his raps:

I'm rapping about finding boobs and stuff. And black magic and like stealing money.

Bathe in the Obscene

Happy Halloween everybody. I must say this year I am feeling the call of the ultra-violent and grotesque more than other years. Which is perfect because Brotha Lynch Hung signed to Strange Music, Tech 9's label. Now some of the more ignorant and uninformed might not see how any part of that story could be tight. But Brotha Lynch is one of the best that ever did it, and Tech 9 is definitely on the up and up, and I think it shows real character that he would extend a hand to Lynch in the midst of all his success....it's real good for Lynch because he has the most potential for exposure and all that than probably any point in his career. I feel he sees this oppurtunity and on his Strange Music debut he laid it the fuck down. Mark my words if you take all the shitty skits out
Dinner and A Movie' is one doozy of an album. I think that when Brotha Lynch raps about depression he is unequaled in ability to elaborate on the sickened mind. And as for the cannibal shit. well well well. I could intellectualize about what cannibalistic fantasies says about our culture. shit, you and i could intellectualize about anything in the world we wanted, but im gonna leave it short. If you are a fan of horror movies, than there is no way you can't like Brotha Lynch. you know "nuts, and guts and slabs of human meat motherfucker" if that doesnt excite your mind than we are different people and should stay to our different ways, that is fine. But I tell you, if you like Horror, then Dinner and a Movie is essential. And in the spirit of Halloween I will share a link to a new mixtape, I haven't had the chance to listen to it, so I can't quality control but it's a Strange Music affair and Im gonna assume that is a stamp of quality, and it's called Silent Supper so there is no question as to what the content is gonna be. Like I said, happy halloween. Boo!
Now Eat

The Grimeys (nSFw)

In it's short time in existence WSHH has become a major factor in the way hip-hop is disseminated among the masses. It's whole existence is blessed just by the simple fact that Gucci Mane's "Makin' Love To The Money" would never have been possible without a website like this. I no longer lament the passing of MTV/MTV2 because in the void something faaar better is coming to surface, and grimy-ass rap videos are just but one part of that.

FW:FTW

hmm...what a nice surpise from Mistah FAB....some superduper REAL talk. thx

SpottieOttieDopaliscious

Spottie - Heritage EP Exclusive Download by ChoiceCuts
I've always dreamt of this song being played by a badass marching band...on the field Nick Cannon Drumline style....this is kinda close

GLK

Gas Lamp Killer has an extreme knack for crafting perfect mixes. I myself enjoy it faaar more when he is throwing Turkish psychedelia in the blender with Nirvana and UGK....but in the last couple of years it seems he has shifted his energies towards wobblier endeavors. That being said, it's still waaay more left-field and curve-ballish than most dj's. It's going to be a great day when he sits down and does a proper major release, but until then there are many mixes and ep's floating about that will give you a proper look-see at what he's got going on
Gas Lamp Killin' It

Bun Beast

Bun B's legitimacy is pretty much universally acknowledged, I feel he is the most consistent rapper in the game, his career is pretty much spotless and he just keeps getting better. On August 3rd Bun B will drop the third installment in his Trill series, Trill O.G.(trilogy, get it?), right now the whole album is streaming on his myspace, and to hold you over here is his supreme mixtape from earlier this year where he pretty much decimates the beat off of every hit from the last year.

Daze 2 Cum

According to Wikipedia Bonobos are the only non-human animals to; have sex face-to-face, have sex for pleasure, and perform oral sex. This means that Bonobos are by far the most sexual animals on the planet. It makes since that Bonobo the musician would make equally sexual music. Steamy down-tempo Trip-hop colored with the sounds of the jungle and sultry wood winds, and eastern stringed instruments. This is the album you want to have on when you bring a lady over to your brand new apartment and you wanna show her how sophisticated and on-point you are. At least, that's what I'm gonna do if I ever get on-point. This shit begs for you to burn incense with a name like Love Opium, or Sweaty Lotus or something else equally seductive. But for the majority of us who can't partake in tantric sex next to their fireplace with a Bose soundsystem in the back, this shit'll do just fine for walking around town too high to die.

chump on chimp

Thizz iz wut it Izz

Start out the summer with the big Cuz upstairs, the one and only...MAC DRE! This was my first introduction Mac Dre and it's still probably my favorite. What you have here are some of his most potent 16 bars mixed into a super summer, ghetto blaster-ready 33-track party starter. Now hold on, I know most people are like, "pfff...Hyphy fag shit, Big L is the truth." or some other similar nonsense. Mac Dre is the real king of flow, slang, energy, swagger. And since this cd is condensed down to the absolute best 16 bars that he has you'll be hanging line-for-line while he delivers the goods.

"the shrooms i consume are making me laugh, im high as an eye on a fucking giraffe"
just a small sampling of his genius, rappers never reveal their influences nowadays, but dudes like Lil Wayne and Cassidy must have been taking cues from Mac Dre, because he is the king of punchlines and storytelling, and left-field analogies.

Yaddada

Wipe Me Down

I will follow Kool Keith just about anywhere....shit even Mr. Nogatco had its moments....this shit right hurrr though, I just don't know. Im sure if I watched It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia I might know what the fuck this was all about....but still, I wouldn't

Dejenga Elo AKA Barefoot Shrubs

Dejenga Elo/Barefoot Shrubs

My homebro Cory Alan Fry repping Orange County California is one of the more righteous dudes I've met. He is in TableFuit/Bobby Nobbit, some straight loc's affiliated with richbitch records. Met these dudes last summer during Outsleazed,and we hit it off like crazy, kindred spirits type of thing. Maybe it's because they were on a crazy Boom Binge, and I am pretty fluent in "Far-out-aneese". Anyways my dude makes music on his own as well. If you are familliar with all the nuttiness LA has been churning out as far as Left-field Hip-Hop goes then you should know what to expect. On a real
Lucky Dragons vibe, but it's not throw-away. Anywho, these are some demo tracks that he sent me, and Ive been sitting on for a good month, but here you go! Enjoy! If you ever get the chance to see Table Fruit(which might not be possible anymore...not sure) I'd do it because they're sick as hell. And if you ever meet Cory break him off a piece of whatever your chewin on.

Headspace

Sick Sick Sick

This blog right hurr pretty much has any and every Triple Six release you could want....

Down Til' Im Underground

Bun B is starting the new year out strong! This is F-I-R-E. I love it when southern rappers can actually rhyme, and not just rhyme but freestyle and switch up flows, and rap over New York beats...It's a marriage made in hip-hop heaven, kinda like Erykah Badu and Andre 3000, or Kelis and Nas. Super sick.
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