Cham week, Pt. 4:
“You know you’re no Dupri, but you’re a germ-mayne/
I got the sanitizer that’ll extinguish your fame”
–Chamillionaire, “A Milli Freestyle”
Jermaine/germ mayne? Really? That’s what we’re doing here? Ok.
Another installment of “Clef’s Corner” is coming to a Sound Session near you this weekend. Hold tight.
Yes, you can.
The #1 Human Being, Kanye West, performed at Madison Square Garden in NYC last night, and tore it down as usual. Instead of his traditional “I’m, I’m…sky high!” rendition of “Touch The Sky,” he ended the song with a heartfelt speech to the crowd. This is why dude is my one of my favorite people in the industry (well, that and this). Although he’s still completely wrong about Souljah Boy being dope, he’s spot on concerning everything else. And even when I disagree with what he says, “you gotta love it though, somebody still speak from his soul.”
Spotted at Info’s, who, according to interviews I’ve been reading to prepare for my own later on today, is public enemy #1 for an upcoming Sound Session guest. It’s wack when two people actually doing good work in this industry filled with morons (note to email blasters) have a misunderstanding. I’m sure it ain’t that serious though, *shrug*.
Koopa WLotD week pushes on:
“Bet that he could leave out with the baddest one/
Call her ‘dot com’ cause she lookin’ like she Amazon”
–Chamillionaire, “Foolish Freestyle”
Even Chino XL is cringing at these punchlines.
The homey Tor just dropped a free mixtape for y’all, highlighting unreleased joints, freestyles, and guest spots he’s done over the years. It features MC’s like Supastition, Emilio Rojas, Skyzoo, Dan Johns, Tanya Morgan, Fresh Daily, Chaundon, and more. Production from 9th Wonder, Illmind, Khrysis, Analogic, Marco Polo, Madlib, etc. Yeah. You’re gonna need to check this out immediately.
- Heard It All Before w/ Emilio Rojas (Prod by Khrysis)
- Merchant Of Dreams w/ Skyzoo & The Embassy (Prod by 9th Wonder)
- The Takeover ft. Kil Ripkin (Prod by COS)
- Uncomfortable (Prod by 9th Wonder)
- Shake It Off w/ Tanya Morgan & Kam Moye (Prod by Brizzo)
- Crash (Prod by Khrysis)
- No Where No More w/ Eternia & Ms. Davis (Prod by 9th Wonder)
- Higher Learning (Unreleased) (Prod by COS)
- Told You That w/ Chaundon (Prod by Khrysis)
- I Dont Care w/ Nefew
- T.I.M.E. (Prod by Vega & Suede)
- 3 Kings w/ Skyzoo & Chaundon (Prod by Analogic)
- Lick The Balls
- Best Out w/ Skyzoo & Draftpick
- Good God (Prod by Marco Polo)
- New Blood w/ Emilio Rojas, Skyzoo & Fresh Daily (Prod by Illmind)
- Broken Dreamz ft. KoMika (Unreleased) (Prod by Vega & Suede)
- Rise Up (Unreleased) (Prod by COS)
- The People w/ ESSO
- Hip Hop w/ Punchline & Stick (Prod by Madlib)
- Getting Money w/ Magnif of Lawless Element (Prod by Magnif)
- Promises w/ Kil Ripkin (Prod by Vega & Suede)
- Its All Over w/ Supastition, Dan Jons & Finale (Prod by DR)
Download here.
This is the kind of ish that I love about hip-hop: just people relaxing, having fun, and showing their skills. Wale, Green, Just, Sky, and Supernat have a little freestyle session backstage at Rock The Bells (NYC, I think). Supernat killed it, obviously, but Just kinda ripped it there too. Is there anything that dude can’t do? LOL @ Wale at the end, greatness.
Spotted at Info’s.
The second part of the interview with Wyclef, Lauryn, and Pras in Toronto from 1994 (first part here). Still crazy to think this happened almost 15 years ago. Can you imagine if the Fugees stayed together? I think they’d be right there challenging Outkast as the greatest group of all time. Without exaggeration, The Score, The Carnival, and The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill are all in my top 10, easily. Look out for a new interview with Clef this weekend where he reflected a lot on these “good ol’ days.”
Video courtesy of The Meaning of Dope.
It’s that time! My man Emilio Rojas (formerly known as Raks-One) just dropped a video for his new cut, “That Time,” featuring production by M-Phazes (“good gracious!”) and cuts from DJ Ease. Dope ish. Be on the lookout for Emilio’s upcoming project, The Nouveau Slick, and a joint project from him and Phazes, aptly titled Phaze One. Download “That Time” below:
Cham Week, pt. 2:
“I Phil-up Banks, my account bigger than Carlton’s/
Ladies call me Daly, like my first name was Carson”
–Chamillionaire, “What’s Up”
You know, I actually like the first part, just cause Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is the greatest television series of all time. That said, it still sounds like a punchline you’d write in middle school (or if you were a ‘net-cee’ in the late 90’s), and the second part is just inexcusable. Reminds me of Erick Sermon-esque punchlines: “I’m grindin…LIKE THE CLIPSE!” Oops, pow, surprise, ohhhhhhhh.
Pac Div get a little feature on Hip-Hop Official as they’re named Artist of the Week. They explain how their deal with Universal came about, how they have more substance than you may think, and how everyone in the game is a “hipster rapper.” There’s also some footage from a live performance of “Women Problems” from one of those Standard Hotel rooftop parties everyone in LA seems to tell me about. Look out for an Inverse feature on HHO soon…
Spotted at Eskay’s.