Dude Has Talent...

Been stagnant the past couple days, don't have any huge mixtapes or anything like that. I did however find this homeless guy Red though, he beat-boxes and raps at the same time. Def. worth a look.

Don't really know much about him but I really dig this single, I'm going to keep looking see if he has anything else in the works or any signing prospects etc. keep you posted...

Enjoy,

Samson

Follow Up... I'm a Savage For Cabbage.

Figure you might want to compare the Cassidy version of 'Plenty Money',

and I might as well throw the original by Plies on here.

Enjoy,

Samson.

Teach the Crew How to Dougi

First Cory Gunz came out with a new Gansta Grillz mixtape two days ago ('Heir To the Throne'), I wanted to give it a decent amount of listening time before I posted on it so here it is... It's Freshh. Definitely download it as soon as you get a chance. In my opinion the two best songs are 'Crew In the Spot' and 'Plenty Money Freestyle', which Cassidy had already ripped on but Cory definitely does it justice.

Second a couple weeks ago I found a pretty sick video on youtube by California Swag District entitled 'Teach Me How to Dougi', which I forgot about till today so figured I'd post it now or never.

Enjoy,

Samson.

Bittersweet

Charles Hamilton recently got dropped from Interscope Records, I guess this was bound to happen considering his string of mishaps. Over the past few months I would follow his numerous mixtapes with not many new tracks and bad production. I would also hear of him losing numerous battles. He was dropping wierd blogs like that J. Dilla helped produce his record 'This Perfect Life', which was impossible due to the fact that J. Dilla passed away in 2006. Anyways after being booted from Interscope Charles decided to leak his album 'This Perfect Life'. The sad thing is it's a good album with a decent amount of work put into it. I found it ironic how many rappers are spitting on Suzanne Vega's 'Tom Diner' as Charles did by sampling the song in 'Ghosts'.

This song is also sampled by Drake in his song 'Juice'.

I beleive that the first group to sample this beat however was Felt in their song actually titled 'Suzanne Vega'.

Another cool thing about this song is that the 'Tom's Diner', Suzanne Vega is talking of is the same restaurant that is used in Seinfeld, the one the cast frequents in almost every episode.

Enjoy.

Samson.

Whale Calls...

Just a couple dope songs from the Andre Nickatina concert I went to las night at the Rialto Theater in Tucson, AZ. Andre didn't get on stage until a little after 11 and everyone was throwing beer and water bottles at some of the under- talented openers. Andre was definitely worth waiting for though he put on an awesome show.

Enjoy,

Samson.

Before he sold out...

I was looking through my music today and realized I have all of Murs' albums besides his newest one. There's one simple reason for this, it's not worth listening to. Don't get me wrong I'm a huge Murs fan through all of his groups and solo albums I've liked the majority of his tracks. It comes down to one thing when you sell out you lose all respect for the art of making music (not true in 100% of cases) this is especially true in underground artists. So for your listening pleasure here is some fresh Murs tracks. Or well at least two tracks he's involved with.

First a side project called Felt, Murs was involved in with Slug from Atmosphere:

NextNe Next some realll old school Murs when he was in high school in the group Log Cabin Crew:

The video says 3 Melancholy Gypsies but I'm almost positive that at this point they were still calling themselves Log Cabin Crew. Hope you like the Nirvana and Jungle Book samples. Other members of this group include Eligh and Scarab

Enjoy.

Samson.

Sent Your Girl a Text, Said I'll See You When I Can...

Drake has made a pretty big presence for someone who started out on the Canadian teen show Degrassi. Currently he's working with a lot of other up and coming artists and some rap veterans. Lil Wayne has taken him under his wing, and Drake also signed with Young Money Entertainment in June of this year. He even has a spot on Jay-Z's new The Blueprint 3. The only qualms I have are that some of his songs are a little watered down and rely on autotune. A couple songs I do however like are...

Which gives a shout out to the deceased DJ Screw, the inventor of chopped & screwed remixes, and also a song by Page ft. Drake which samples the beat from 'Still Fly' by the Big Tymers

A good mixtape for actually the majority of Drake's dope shit is Property of October which is a 2 Disc Mixtape that came out a couple weeks ago.

So keep doing your thing and Enjoy...
Samson

Cassidy the Hustler

Was just listening to this mixtape 'Green Zone Punisher' by DJ 31 Degreez, it's pretty sick it features some old and new Cassidy. My favorite songs on it are Ego (Shots at Kanye West) and To the Top featuring Saigon & Termanology which was actually released in 2008 but still is ridiculously nice beat with a the flow to match. Just saw on MTV.com about Kanye's rant at the VMAs too so I guess this is especially pertinent. Ha.

Samson.

Throw Back Jams

Nice & Smooth is a duo rap group consisting of members Gregg Nice and Smooth Bee. In 1991 they released their album 'Ain't a Damn Thing Changed', featuring the song 'Sometimes I Rhyme Slow Sometimes I Rhyme Quick'.

It's a pretty sick song and samples the song 'Fast Car' by Tracy Chapman. In my opinion The group def. did a good job with this sample and used her song respectively. Overall this is a group really worth checking out a few of their other songs.

Samson.

Short End of the Stick...

Don't have lots of time to write but thought of a couple songs I want to show you guys. First is a song by Jadakiss where he samples a line from the Lion King song 'Can You Feel the Love Tonight' by Elton John. The song is called 'Hangover' of a mixtape called N.Y. Trafficking (Special Edition).

It's an awesome album but this is def. one of the standout tracks. The other song I would like to show you guys is 'Conversations With God' by Charles Hamilton who I thought would blow up after 'Brooklyn Girls', but has been having some problems taking the next step ( more on this later).

So def. check out these songs because, well because there's no reason not to. And I will def. give you guys some more info on Charles Hamilton's downfall either tomorrow or later this week.

Enjoy,

Samson.

Gangsta Grillz Back At It...

DJ Drama's done it again, just another dope mixtape out of the Gangsta Grillz factory. The Fly by Willie the Kid is some sick music in a time when real gangsta music is hard to come by. Not only is Wille the Kid a fresh emcee but on a lot of the tracks on The Fly he teams up with his brother LA The Darkman who is just as talented lyrically. Willie might be gangster at heart, growing up in Grand Rapids, Michigan but he is also a college graduate. Willie is a shining light in the dark tunnel that is the current hip-hop scene. Its refreshing to see someone so talented with actual lyrical talent, not just auto tune know how. The mixtape just came out today so couldn't find any links for tracks on it to upload, so you'll have to check out the dopeness on your own, but for your listening pleasure here's some othe Willie the Kid you can't not like.

Samson.

The Next Wyclef?

I found this mixtape about a week or two ago on datpiff.com , I mainly was intrigued by the title being an interesting mix of alcohols. Since I downloaded it I had't given it too many listens, but within the past few days it has been on a current state of play on my iPod. It's called the Vodka & Rum Mixtape by Fly Gypsy. After giving the Fly Gypsy mixtape a good amount of play I realized I need to inform people of the incredible craftsmanship and talent of this group. This is a must download mixtape, no questions asked. Fly Gypsy is comprised of two members, Kowboy Kom and Alexei Jendayi. Jendayi being a Russian born producer and Kowboy Kom being a Jamaican emcee, hence the mixtape name Vodka & Rum. These two artists blend impressive lyrical talent with incredible production using live instruments fused with electronic style music. Fly Gypsy has been compared to the Fugees, Kanye West, and Jay- Z according to their site. So check out their site and this incredible mixtape I promise you won't be disappointed...

Samson.

CunninLynguists update...

Unfortunately I was misinformed about the release date of Strange Journey Vol. 2. I was searchin all over for the Album and could not find it, did however find a post I missed by CunninLynguist member Kno on Twitter, "Strange Journey Volume Two master has been turned in, artwork submitted. We signed a new distribution deal, release date + more next week.". Sorry for any confusion, and I will make sure to keep everyone updated on the release of this album.

Samson.

Anticipation

Tomorrow an album I've been waiting to be released is finally going to come out. Strange Journey Vol. 2, by CunninLynguists, a "duo" from Kentucky. The main members are Kno and Deacon, there have been other members that come and go but these two members are the founders and current members of the group. I found CunninLynguists when their first album was released (Will Rap for Food, 2001), intrigued by the song 'Mic Like a Memory' I started following this group. Will Rap for Food was re-released in 2005. Collaborations by CunninLynguists include many members of Atlanta's own Dungeon Family. The beat for 'Mic Like a Memory' was ingeniously made by group member Kno by sampling the song 'If You Don't Believe' by Deniece Williams.

Enjoy...

Samson.

Current State of Play...

First post. One word. EPIC. So with that out of the way I plan on maintaining this hopefully everyday or at least a few times a week. I'll be posting new and old music that you should either know or is starting to blow up. I'm into all types music a little bit of mainstream, underground... Mostly whatevers clever, you'll start to get a feel for my flavor within a couple days. Today I wanna talk about an artist I don't hear to much about but he came on my Ipod today and I had completely forgotten about this song. "Lonely People" Bobby Ray Simmons or B.O.B. a rapper from the ATL. He has a fresh style reminiscent of Outkast but with his own spin. I guess I heard the Lonely People song on a random mixtape sometime last year (2008). I haven't been able to find a release date for his freshman album The Adventures of B.O.B. but its supposedly suposed to be released sometime this year (2009). I'll eventually get better at posting videos and music links but for now bear with me. Also follow me on Twitter @ samsonite085

Samson.