CLASSIC CUT VOL.14 (MIDWEST EDITION)

Kanye, Twista, R Kelly, Common... Chicago has made a name for itself, but for the most part the best shit always went under the radar and straight into the used bin. My Midwest cuddies could argue for days about who went the hardest in the Chi: the West or the Southside (totally pretending like the North doesn't even exist). But it's the Westside that produced Do Or Die and Psychodrama, the two hardest hitting Windy City rap groups in my opinion, so it's dubs up, period. Do Or Die are known for their collaberations with Twista way back but it's their mix of soulful hooks and legit street credibility, THE rarest element in hip hop these days, that got their name on the tongues of true heads. Chicago is a money making city. The gangs don't just put on bandanas and write on walls. Motherfuckers had whole project units turned into drug distribution centers the one time couldn't even infiltrate. Pimpin was as accepted as going the school route and it's just as common to see dudes banged out with canes and hats as it is a bomber jacket and a fitted. The West Side was the epicentre of pimpology. Do Or Die lived that, and they literally exhale legit swag.

Do Or Die - "Po Pimp"

THE SOUTH VOL.1

I won't lie... I fucked with 50 back when "Get Rich..." came out. That album sucked me back into rap and away from early 80's hardcore because like the rest of America, I was wondering how this dude got shot nine times and lived to rap about it (again and again and again). Now I wish 50 would get shot dead this time, and G-Unit as a whole is pretty much shit. I mean who else could ruin Mobb Deep? Seriously, that takes some fucking serious voodoo. Young Buck is hardly a favorite of mine but somehow he got blessed with a gem this time around and I'm glad the Outlawz got to crawl out of obscurity for a moment to get gritty on my favorite track since "Hit Em Up". 2Pac was the King in my eyes and he taught these boys well, and while this isn't their shining moment, the beat is so good they could twidle their thumbs and make stupid noises and I'd still think this shit's classic.

CLASSIC CUT VOL. 13

I always liked Redman. Even in that weird actor/rapper Redman period I thought he was cool. Seems to me everyone kind of thinks of him as a joke, which is partly his own fault but, SHIT man he put out a platinum record at one point, as well as 4 other gold records and was named 'Rap Artist Of The Year' in 1992 by The Source. Doesn't that count for nothin'??!?! Let's just pretend 'Red Gone Wild' never happened and open up our godamn motherfuckin' earholes to one of the illest cuts of the 90s.
Redman - Tonights Da' Night.


But seriously, how are you going to go wrong when you got a grizzly flow like redman and you are sampling Mary Jane Girls for yr beats? It's a match made in weed heaven. There are a bunch of half naked dudes dancing around in this video which is kind of interesting when compared to (most) standard rap videos; that have an eerily similar recipe for success.

CLASSIC CUT VOL. 12

MOBB DEEP - SHOOK ONES PART II

CLASSIC CUT VOL. 11

QUEEN LATIFAH - JUST ANOTHER DAY

CLASSIC CUT VOL. 10

FUCK man I LOVE Big L. He had so many classic cuts but before I get to all that I'll give you the general run down. He started rhyming in the early 90s in a group called 'The Hard Way'. L quickly realized the others in his group didn't have the drive to really do it so he said 'fuck this' and quickly bounced to solo stardom by battling people around his local harlem and 'roasting MCs'. Lyrically he was dark! Influencing Gravediggaz and many others from a soon to be 'horrorcore' scene. Big L was one of the first to mix rhymes of urban new york along with heavy depictions of blood and gore. Don't worry though he rapped about doing drugs, fucking bitches, and getting paid too. This is probably the song Big L was best known for, but seriously he never really fell off. He was set to sign with Roc-A-Fella records in feb. of 1999 but was shot 10 times in the head and chest outside his harlem home a week prior to meeting with Jay-Z. Fuck haters. RIP BIG L.
BIG L. - PUT IT ON

WAVVES - S/T CASSETTE (FUCK IT TAPES)

So here it is. My first release.
CASSETTE 'S/T' (FUCK IT TAPES) ---AVAILABLE NOW THROUGH FUCK IT TAPES

CLASSIC CUT VOL. 9

Classic Cut obviously right? So fucking good. The sample is the best, and it taken from a group in the 70s called Enoch Light and the Light Brigade. The song was called 'Hi-Jack' and is BAD ASS! Jennifer Lopez basically stole this beat from Beatnuts for her single 'jenny from the block'. What a slut, right? I know.

The Beatnuts - Watch Out now


The song they sample for Watch out now (Enoch Light - Hi-Jack)


Jennifer Lopez 'performing' 'Jenny From the Block'. GROSS. The important part is the DJ trying to mix in Boogie Down Productions - South Bronx in the backround. While yr at it listen to those corny ol' J-Lo lyrics for this song. Here's my personal favorite "I'm real I thought I told you, I've really been on Oprah" Or "I'm down to earth like this, rockin' business". HAAAAAAAA!

CLASSIC CUT VOL. 8 : The Pharcyde - Drop

Pharcyde was so good but what's better is Spike Jonez directing some insane shit over one of the freshest Jay Dee beats ever.

CLASSIC CUT VOL. 7

I can't die my boo boo's bout to have my baby! Hell yeah. I love the voice of the devil in this video when he's talkin' to ol' Snoop Dog, ya know wheelin' and dealin' with him all dark majesty style. SO BRUTAL!!