New mixtape from the man who laced us with the classic West Coast Vaccine: The Cure. Peace to @RealTurfTalk for bringing this to our attention. I know Blast is going to love this! –Philaflava
1. Check Ya Self Intro
2. Check Yo Self Ft Spider Loc
3. NWA
4. Think Im
5. Smoke Break Interlude
6. Roll One Ft Clyde Carson
7. Street King Interlude
8. Street King Ft A Wax
9. Hustle Hard Interlude
10. Hustle Hard
11. Bitches The Interlude
12. Bitches Aint Shit Ft Symba
13. Money Interlude
14. Money Ft Beeda Weeda & Ya Boy
15. Choppa Interlude
16. Choppa Down Ft Mr FYB & Eddi Projex
17. Smoke Break 2
18 Smoke Ft Cousin Fik & Tajma
19. Spend Something
20. Go Shopping
21. Bay Boy Ft Mistah FAB
If Dre was the sound of G-Funk and Snoop was voice, then Nate Dogg was surely the harmony. Tying together lush production and smooth vocals with his rich, raspy melodies, Nate brought a defining quality to the music. Raised as a gospel singer in East Long Beach, he crashed onto the regional scene with his work on Mista Grimm’s “Indo Smoke” and Dr. Dre’s “Lil’ Ghetto Boy,” but it was his appearance alongside Warren G on “Regulate” that pushed him into the national spotlight. When Death Row Records collapsed under it’s own misdeeds, he took his talents from coast to coast, never failing to impress as the go to guy for that Californian vibe whilst giving career defining hits to the likes of Ludacris, Fabolous and 50 Cent. Many have tried to imitate him and some have even tried to snatch the crown as the king of the rap hook, but to no avail. They can come closer than close. Original they never could be. (more…)
As we continue on, our Sounds Like Summer series adds another volume while the humidex/heat index pushes past 100 in the north east. Somethin’ for your car, somethin’ for your hangout spot, or just somethin’ for you to chill to. Hella shouts to dirt_dog from TROY for the artwork. Download link, tracklist and links to the rest of the series after the jump.
Since my thermometer is finally crackin’ 70 this week, I thought it might be time to throw together a mix for the summer. Lets do it the right way though. 10 volumes from here to September, 16 tracks per clip. Somethin’ for your car, somethin’ for your hangout spot, or just somethin’ for you to chill to. Our A-Alike blog TROY runs a series called “Sounds like the 90s,” so we’re gonna call this one “Sounds Like Summer.” Volume uno below.
01 E-40 – Nah Nah ft Nate Dogg
02 3xKrazy – West Coast Shit
03 Da Brat and The Notorious BIG – Da B Side
04 Erick Sermon – Music
05 Snoop Dogg – Lets Get Blown
06 Kilo Ali – Love in Ya Mouth ft Big Boi
07 King Tee – Dippin (rmx)
08 Dam Funk – (My Funk Goes) On & On
09 Scritti Politti – Tinseltown to the Boogiedown ft Mos Def and Lee Majors (Ali Shaheed rmx)
10 2Pac – To Live and Die in LA
11 Ice Cube – You Know How We Do It
12 Boogiemonsters – Honeydips in Gotham (Monster rmx)
13 The Dove Shack – Summertime in the LBC
14 Big Mike – Burban & Impalas
15 Rich Boy – Boy Looka Here
16 Big Tymers – Still Fly
Saturday night you’re driving around with or without a special lady friend and you need music to marinate to. Let me help you with 6 new(est) kinda joints that’ll set you off in the right way. –Philaflava
Brotha Lynch Hung – D.O.A.
This is the aggression track. Everyone needs to get it out of their systems early and usually it takes a good 5 minutes to settle in once you enter the car. This is it. You’ll find yourself singing the hook throughout the night but don’t make the mistake and play this after the vibe is set. You’re just warming up.
B.o.B. – Nothing On You (Remix) feat. Big Boi
Another dumb catchy hook but woman like this shit and it’s B.o.B. so it’s a win/win. I prefer the remix because Big Boi shouts out Phife Dawg. This is a good transition to what is about to be WET BUTTER LEATHERS.
Murs & 9th Wonder – Asian Girl
A long overdue anthem that starts off with 9th Wonder rapping. You can fast forward if you want because he is simply atrocious. Murs saves the days and kills this ode. If you happen to be with an Asian girl you’ll bring out the laughter too. If you’re looking for one, then this song is an ideal blueprint for the night.
E-40 – Bitch feat. Too $hort
Just a reminder that men can be bitches too. If somebody is mean muggin’ or driving a little erratic, let ‘em know they are a bitch. Its also a reminder that woman can be bitches too so if you’re night ain’t going right let her know what she is acting like. Life is too short don’t end up with a bitch!
Snoop Dogg – Gangsta Luv (Mayer Hawthorne G-Mix)
Smooth pimp shit. Snoop is corny as fuck and normally I wouldn’t even listen to him but everyone once in awhile he fucks around and drops a great radio track. Mayer Hawthrone fixes this remix up to make it the perfect compliment to your driving tunes.
Too $hort – International Player
Another track about bitches and another track featuring Too $hort. It ain’t “I’m A Player” it’s “International Player” and it’s the best you’ll get from Todd Shaw in ’10. I actually play this right after “Asian Girl” just to really hammer it home. You’ll see…
1. B.o.B. – It took him sometime but he finally has a commercial hit on his hands with Nothin’ On You.. Atlantic Record sure does love those “Superstar” like tracks don’t they? I don’t really have much hate on this topic but I just wanted to compare Nothin’ On You to Superstar. That’s all I got…
2. Ice Cube – STFU you old fake angry Gangsta rapper. You’re rich bitch! You have millions in the bank and Disney movie scripts up the yin yang. I know we ALL want the old Cube to return but it ain’t happening. Never can you reach the levels of success Cube has and return to Death Certificate form. Sorry, move on. If there is one good thing Cube could do before he retires its help W.C. put out more albums.
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3. Too $hort – Gay album title or Gayest album title of all-time? Please retire now Todd.
4. E-40 - 40 Water just released a double album and it mostly featured the production of his son. It also featured tons of filler. Remember E-40′s best album? Well it’s called The Mail Man EP and it was a fucking EP! Get the the point?
5. College Frat White Rappers – Could we all Paypal the N.O.I. to smash these fucking mudsharks until they just disappear completely? Die, die, die.
