Lowkey - Freestyle for BBC and Voices of the Voiceless

Title: First song is a freestyle. Second song is a clip of Voices of the Voiceless Feat. Immortal Technique.
Artist: Lowkey
Year: 2009
Genre: Hip Hop

Lowkey is gifted lyrically in my opinion. As shown from the freestyle, He truly has a way with words. His words fall in perfect rhythm of each other and seems to be complemented by Fait SFX beatboxing in the background. Reigning from London, He has both Iraqi and British blood in him. He has a very unique style and it's very refreshing to hear something like that. Him and Immortal technique have the same political content within their songs. However, I think they have very different styles but compliment each other well. I recommend checking out Lowkey when you have the time.

La di da di - Slick Rick

Song: La di da di
Arist: Slick Rick
Genre: Old School Hip Hop
Album: ??
Year: 1985

Slick Rick is the well known story teller in hip hop. Famous for his long winding narratives, He delivers another one in this song. La di da di in my opinion is a classic song anyone into hip hop should have. Many lines that rappers use these days are from Slick Rick and many of them from this song. Many artists have even covered this song. You might recognize the hook from Hypnotize near the end of the song. 2 pac used a line from the beginning of the song. Slick Rick was also one of the first originators of the content of the songs you hear on the radio today. He is a very skilled mc and will always have my respect for putting together complex rhymes and sharing his genius with us all.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Here we are. Thanksgiving 2009. Happy thanksgiving to all! I'll post a few songs later today. Meanwhile, Here are some Pics for thanksgiving.


Turkey...


Another Turkey...


What thanksgiving would be complete without superbear?

The Watcher - Dr. Dre

Title: The Watcher
Artist: Dr. Dre
Album: 2001
Year: 1999
Genre: Hip hop

This is a track off of Dr. Dre's second classic album 2001. His flow and style here make the song much better. Again, the lyrics are genius and the beat matches them. There are many versions of this song floating around the hip hop culture but this is the original and in my opinion the best. Dr. Dre hits paydirt with almost all of his songs on this album. His genius is often overlooked when mentioning the best hip hop producers and artists of all time.

Oasis - Wonderwall

Title: Wonderwall
Artist: Oasis
Album: (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
Year: 1995
Genre: Brit Pop/ Rock

Alright so today we will go back to the classical 90's as I like to call it. This song is one of my favorites from the British band Oasis. This songs vocals mix perfectly with the guitar and the drums. The vocals aren't perfect but they fit the tone the song was trying to set. I remember listening to this song when I was younger. Oasis is one of my favorite bands from the 90's. I highly reccomend this album and might even highlight it in a future post. This song just does so many things right in my opinion.

Kazwell - Fish Outta Water

I just heard this album from a friend today and thought I would review it. Well first off, Kazwell is a Japanese American Hip hop artist working out of the Bay Area. He isn't way to popular yet and can still be classified as an underground artist. I had never heard of or anything by this artist until I heard this album. I have to admit when I first got the album, I was expecting a poorly made mixtape type of thing. However, since I was encouraged to download this free album and give it a listen I did. I was very pleasantly surprised by what I found almost at once. The first thing you notice is his very mellow and soft sounding instrumentals. He combines that with a great, smooth lyrical delivery. He impresses with his rhyming style even though it is not as complex as maybe it could be. He shows so much potential with this album and I think could easily become a great underground rapper. His style does not fit the typical radio mold so I'm not sure if he can get on it even though he is deserving of it. I reccomend this album for a listen to anybody who enjoys hip hop. Although short every track is well made with the exception of maybe one.

Notable tracks: Three words (The chorus is catchy and the instrumental is praise-worthy. He might not flow the best in the song but it is still very good)

Another Day (He comes with an excellent flow and an instrumental that accents them almost perfectly)

Again I recommend all of the tracks on the album.

Track listing:
1. Krazy Glue
2. Whisper of the Godz
3. Take Me Home
4. Three Words
5. Ain't So Far Away
6. Another Day
7. The Beach
8. Right Here
9. Let Me In


Link: Kaz-Well - Fish Outta Water

OOF! EP

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The Blue Scholars released their newest EP on August 25th. Consisting of 6 tracks and the 6 instrumentals to those tracks, The Blue Scholars deliver one more album. The first impression I got when listening to this album was, "Where did the Blue Scholars go, and who are these guys?" Most of the tracks just do not seem to fit the mold the Scholars seem to stick to when making tracks. However the further you get into the album, the more you start to like this new style. I won't say that everyone out there is going to like the sound but I think that it has something that subconsciously appeals to many people. The change in style I think comes mostly in the instrumental part of the songs. Geo changes his flows up a little but its nothing dramatically different from the stuff he was doing before. He still brings the nonchalant attitude and steady, appealing flow. His lyrics are still very political and he changes between his styles frequently on this album.

Notable Tracks: New People (I actually like the instrumental and rap on this even though I have heard many people say they don't)

Bananas (I really don't like this song very much but many people like it so I guess it belongs here)

Hello (I love the vibe on this song)

The weaker songs on this album are, in my opinion, Bananas and maybe you could say Cruz even though those songs are still very listenable. I recommend this album to all Blue Scholar fans and maybe some other listeners. The problem lies in the change of style. I would not recommend this as a introductory course in the Scholars music. However, this is a very good EP and I would support this group by buying this album.

Example Tracks:

HI-808



New People



Hello