DJ Fresh is a good producer. Mr Tower is a good rapper/producer from The Whole Shabang collective, with a voice so low that it occasionally dips into Barry White territory. Mr Tower sounds really good rapping over DJ Fresh’s beats. That’s pretty much all you need to know here. You can listen to the mixtape via the handy bandcamp widget, the download link is below.
Here is the first taste of Yukmouth’s edition of DJ Fresh’s Tonite Show series. The beat is understated, but this should be a fantastic tape. It’ll be nice to hear Yukmouth over unified, quality production.
A couple years back DJ Fresh and Beeda Weeda recorded an album. For whatever reason, it never saw the light of day… until now. With both of these guys establishing themselves as masters of their craft in the current Bay scene it only make sense to air this stuff out. This is the first leak. The full album should be available for free download sometime in May. Beeda’s Turfology 102 should be big too.
First video from Grouch’s Three Eyes Off The Time. Terrible cover, great record. DJ Fresh really outdid himself.
As usual, DJ Fresh and company come through with an outstanding mix of thick funk and hardness with the production, but Young Gully takes the Tonite Show series to new heights with his performance. His raps have an east coast lyrically lyrical street aesthetic at times that will surely broaden his appeal, but his style is grounded in Bay mobb shit. The most impressive aspect of Gully’s act is his ability to maintain such a high-paced flow with minimal filler. This guy is going to be a big deal.
DJ Fresh’s Tonight Show mixtape series has been a great showcase for both his production and select Bay emcees. With tapes from Messy Marv and San Quinn on the way, you should start paying attention. The Album is a culmination of the series thus far with new tracks from everyone who is anyone in the Bay. Fresh’s diverse production style is emphasized by his choice of emcees. Jacka, E-40, Eligh, Murs, J. Stalin, Raekwon (re-used song from Doey Rock’s great album), and Kool G Rap all sound at home on his beats. The only skipper here is “Grown and Sex Me” by Digital Underground’s Money B (go figure…). Livewire Gang + Living Legends is a good look, by the way.
Choice Cuts:
1. The Tonite Show Album DJ Fresh
2. CuzBlood-Shady Nate feat. Beeda Weeda
3. The Hardest In The Bay-D-Lo
4 You Maufukkn Rite-Sleepy D
5. Wit Da Shit-Beeda Weeda
6.18-Mistah FAB, D-Lo, Young Moses, & Philthy Rich
7. School-Raekwon feat. Mean Doe Green
8. G Rap Stories-Kool G Rap
9. We Still Here-The Jacka, Mr. Town & Fed-X
10. The Definition of Gas- Young Gully
11. The Town-Bicasso & The Grouch
12. Them Youngstas-Too Short, E-40 & Biaje
13. BMW-Mitchy Slick feat. Wrongkind
14. Grown N Sex Me-Money B of Digital Underground
15. It’s On-Bicasso & MURS
16. Semi Sag-Eligh of Living Legends
17. GunRide-Killa Keise
18. Transitions-Chris The 5th
19. Can’t Stay- J-Stalin
20. Look At Lil Mama- Jazz & Lil Blood
21. I AM-Young Gully
22. DJ Fresh – Outro – DJ Fresh
