You remember those fucking dorks who played with Magik cards? Well this is what they are doing today: click The renaissance fair is not cool. Dungeons and Dragons should be played indoors where no one can see what fucking dorks these people are.

It’s 2am and I can’t sleep so I went over to Government Names to see what they had going on and dudes just posted some shit about the Three Kings video, I had no idea they made this yet. So now you people are advised to go to Slim Thug’s site and peep game. Hopefully a larger version of the video pops up somewhere cause this tiny flash window shit sucks.

This is the third time I’m attempting to post this post and both previous times I had really clever prompts introducing this shit, but now I’m just too tired to retype my hilariousness. So, I’ma skip right to the meat: here’s what your local hipster would call a “mash up” when in reality it’s a fucking “remix” or a “blend” to anybody that’s listened to hip-hop for more than 12 months. But, in REALITY reality, this isn’t a “blend” since it’s resequenced and made up of samples… but whatever.

Young Gunnaz kiss Modest Mouse on the lips

Somebody find me some lil’ indy record label that wants to put this shit out on white label so I can actually play it out for hipster white jawns.

-e

“Till Death Do Us Part” is the Geto Boys 1993 release. The self-titled Geto Boys album and “We Can’t Be Stopped” are the records that most people talk about but I think “Till Death Do Us Part” deserves some fucking shine. Some reviews of Till Death Do Us Part claim that “the whole shock formula seems like a worn-out trick and points the way to their eventual disbanding.” I think those people are fucking morons. This album is underrated as fuck and contains some fucking dope tracks that should not be overlooked because some numbnuts at allmusic eats shit for breakfast. Some folks complain that the geto boys aren’t the same without Willie D which is true but Big Mike can hold his own and it’s no reason to disregard any of the releases with him on it. Now Six Feet Deep is easily the best song on the album but that doesn’t mean the rest of the songs are weak. Shit just look at “Bring It On.” That song is one of the greatest fucking posse cut’s ever fucking made. This song is fucking loaded with rappers just peep the list 2Low, Seagram, Too Much Trouble, 5th Ward Boys, Odd Squad, Ganksta NIP, DMG, Lord 2-3, Big Mello, and Scarface. In 1993 Bring It On was my fucking anthem, well along with other shit from that year, but I use to know everyone’s verse in this song and even today I think I can still pull it off. Well maybe not the whole thing but at least half of it. Another song I like is Crooked Officer, now this was around the time Ice T was getting heat over “Cop Killer” so most of the crybabies threw this in their bullshit protest against fuck the police rap music. Other tracks that get my stamp of approval are G.E.T.O., Raise Up, It Ain’t, Street Life and then there is Cereal Killer which is very much in the same vein as spice one’s 187 Proof and Ice Cube’s Gangsta’s Fairytale but I still like it. Now there are some weaker tracks, like This Dick’s For You but so what I think there is enough heat on this album to make it a worthy purchase.

I found this old copy of Newsweek from 1995, blast-from-the-past style. They discuss such hot news items as:

1. This cool new video game based on Star Wars. Apparently its called “Dark Forces.”

2. Constant references to OJ and OJ-related mini-celebrities Judge Ito, Marcia Clark, Johnny Cochran, and ‘Mr. Bailey.’

3. Maddona might make a movie version of Evita, although we may never get to see such a brilliant work due to “budget hassles.”

4. “With Jordan back, how far can the Bulls go?”

Anyway, my favorite was this awful, awful write-up of the new Tupac album. I’ve typed it up so you can see how awesome this review really is.

Between dodging bullets in Manhatten last November and entering prison on a sexual-abuse charge, rapper Tupac Shakur found time to release his third album, “Me Against the World.” As in “2Pacalypse Now” and “Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z….,” Shakur takes the angst of young urban black males and sets it to a funky “old school” beat. It’s a forceful reminder of the problems – drugs, gangs – Black America faces in the ’90s, set to the comforting, mellow sounds of the much more hopeful ’70s. The 23-year-old is one of the few rappers who gets “props” (respect) from both sides of the feuding worlds of East Coast and West Coast rap. So he boldly blends the LA P-funk reinvented by Dr. Dre with the uptown “in your face” beats most recently laid down by New York chart toppers Craig Mack and Biggie Smalls.

Shakur’s brave probing of his own demons, including thoughts of suicide, in “If I Die 2nite” and “F–k the World,” is reminiscent of the glory days of Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five’s 1982 pioneering hit “The Message.” “World” is a refreshing jolt after Snoop Doggy Dogg’s mindless rap on drinking “Gin and Juice” and Mack’s indecipherable “Flavor In Your Ear.” Shakur’s fans who miss the upbeat tempo that made his “Keep Your Head Up” a hit should keep in mind that it’s hard to fake the funk when it’s not all good. Shakur’s new work may not be his best, but it does showcase his most endearing quality – a strong, clear no-nonsense voice that never fails to be heard.

-Allison Samuels.

Nas takes on the mainstream

Nas’ new single for his ambitious double album leads off with something completely different than has been heard in mainstream rap in a while. The Blues riff will strike a cord with anybody who knows a thing about the blues. Nas also laces the track with a vintage Nas flow and the track is full of soul and energy. CHECK THIS SHIT FOOLS!!! If you haven’t already before you read this… heh

So the yesterday I posted some New Kingdom mp3s and I figured it would be a wise idea to put up some of the newer stuff the guys from NK(Sebastian and Nosaj) having been doing since then. But before that first a little New Kingdom history.

New Kingdom was formed when Sebastian and Nosaj met while working at Canal Jeans, a clothing store in New York. At the time Sebastian was messing with some punk bands and stuff. In 1987 is when they first started recording material together. Later they would hook up with Scotty Hard who helped them form a more cohesive sound and also got their demo shopped around. In 1992 Gee Street officially signed them and then in 1993 they released their first album, “Heavy Load.” In 1996 they followed up with their second album, “Paradise Don’t Come Cheap.” Around early 1998 New Kingdom decided to take a break and handle their their personal biz and sideprojects. Gee street got bought up and that was pretty much the end of it. There has been some talk of some newer NK stuff happening but as far as I know its mostly just talk. Hopefully something more happens.

Anyways these days Sebastian is involved with his own group, Truckstop. Which consists of Rob Stop, Scotty Hard and a bunch of other guys whose names I do not know. They use to have a website but its been out of commission for a bit. Anyways on with the mp3s.

Coast To Coast

Hooked Up

Nosaj(Jason spelled backwards) has gone on to do some solo work under the name NatureBoy Jim Kelly. He describes his music as “sonic b-boy thrash” and it is still very much in same vein of the New Kingdom stuff. You can purchase his stuff directly, he’s got two albums under Natureboy, “Jump Out The Window Music” and “Jump Out The Window Music Vol 2.” There is also a “jacked and hacked” version of Jump Out The Window Music which is the Mr.Wonka’s version of screwed and chopped. According to Kelly, Wonka also likes to screw and chop rock songs and old r&b. I’ve yet to hear this but I’m curious.

Riots On The Floor

Kellyrock

You can buy the Natureboy Jim Kelly albums at his website or you can buy it at the NK fan site New KingdomCity.com. Either way it doesn’t matter because you’re still buying directly from the man.

Jacki-O dropped “The Official Bootleg” this summer and it was pretty cool. My favorite track is this ridiculously great song “Zoom,” which I think is sampling the Commodores. Shit is just beautiful. Download it here for a limited time.

Jacki-O – Zoom (mp3)

I’m excited for her new album, she absolutely ripped that track she did with Timbaland, “Slow Down.” Her album comes out in October but you can pre-order it here, at amazon.com.

HardC.O.R.E. was a online zine that existed around 93-95. C.O.R.E. stood for “Committee For Rap Excellence.” The magazine consisted of mostly reviews, news and various ramblings on hip-hop in the early/mid 90′s

HardC.O.R.E. Magazine Archive
(got to credit Cocaine Blunts for this)

I would say take a look, it’s interesting to read reviews of albums from those years again. Personally I think dudes are all wrong with their New Kingdom review(in vol2 issue2) but whatever back then people were fronting on those dudes but they were on some next shit. Infact I’ll post a few New Kingdom links. These aren’t from Heavy Load the album they reviewed but whatever the styles of the two are fairly similar and fucking dope.

Co-Pilot.mp3
Paradise Don’t Come Cheap.mp3
Mexico Or Bust.mp3
Terror Mad Visionary.mp3

Lil Scrappy

Click here and you’ll get a free mp3 of the new Lil Jon joint from his upcoming album Crunk Juice. Pretty hot, although he’s definitely wallowing in that signature sound – the descending bass buzz from “Salt Shaker” and the flute part is a lot like “Yeah!” and “Freek-A-Leek” but its the pounding bounce-synth and Lil Jon’s hollerin’ choruses that make this joint anyway – check out the hot breakdown halfway through. Features Lil Scrappy.