On A Lighter Note...

Here's some new Curren$y for you fiends. Has Spitta ever graced a beat and not made the song a jam? I would have to say NO. Look out for Pilot Talk coming June 15th. And yes Curren$y is blasting BlackStar in the background.

Curren$y - King Kong from Creative Control on Vimeo.

Serendipity Flow...

I've been meaning to do a write- up of the Kid Daytona for quite some time now. This is one "kid" who's doing his thing and needs more people to notice. Right now, I hear all the opponents trying to claim his styles recycled maybe even borrowed. Well I can honestly quell all of these thoughts. Daytona is a throwback to more lyrical rappers such as Mos Def and Talib Kweli, or even Curren$y (little different, but still lyrical). Just listen to the production value on Daytona's mixtapes. Now granted all my readers know I am an established backpack rap fan. But the fact remains you don't have to be a gangster or fake gangster for that matter to make good music or sell records. We as listeners need to rally behind rappers like Daytona and help them revive the dying genre that is rap music. In addition to bringing a lot to the table himself he also works with a few established artists. Such as Bun B, Double-O, and 6th Sense. To get yourself started on some Daytona I suggest first downloading "Come Fly With Me" followed by his previous EP "the Daytona 500". Songs to start off with include but aren't limited to: Air Born, Flava Season, The Pit Crew, and The Wings.

Get Some.

Samson

New Young Money Member...

As you may or may not have heard there was a new member added to Young Money, today. Cory Gunz was announced to be the new member, by Lil Wayne via Ustream. I have on major problem with the fact that Cory is going to Young Money. Well first actually more upset at the fact that he's such a slept on artist. Especially considering he is the son of Peter Gunz. The main reason, however, that I'm upset about this announcement is due to the fact that no one on the Young Money label shines besides Drake and Nicki Minaj. Take Curren$y for example how long was he with Cash Money and Young Money and barely anyone knew he was. The only reason you would is if you saw him featured on a track with Weezy. Now that Curren$y is off Young Money he's making major moves. Hopefully some good comes out of this, at least with the move he's getting some more coverage. So good look to Cory Gunz over at Young Money now, do your thing.

Look Out.

Samson

That New Spitta...

A new Curren$y mixtape dropped today ironically a day after the Saints win the Super Bowl. Who Dat?? At first listen I'm going to have to say I'm not very impressed. But hold up, don't give up on it yet I've only given it a half- assed listen so far. I think I was just mainly put off at the fact that Spitta did nothing new for Gucci's 'Lemonade' beat. One stand out track is Life Under the Scope but ya'll already have that because I hooked you up with the leak around a month ago another fly joint is '187 On a Beat'. So def. get some and I'll check back in at a later time and give it some real thought.

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Curren$y, Smokee Robinson

Right.

Samson.

theGrindStoned's Top Ten Tapes of '09

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Ok, this one has been in the works for a little while. All year I listen to enormous amounts of tracks and tapes by an array of various artists/ groups. All the while I am considering which ones deserve to be called the best. Then out of that "best" group there is an even finer categorization of the 'Best of the Year'. This is the list that you have all been waiting for and here on New Years Eve it has arrived...

This is theGrindStoned's Top Ten Tapes of '09, as follows in no perticular order:

1.) Freddie Gibbs, The Labels Tryin' To Kill Me

2.) Curren$y & Wiz Khalifa, How Fly

3.) Kidz in the Hall, The Professional Leisure Tour

4.) CunninLynguists, Strange Journey Vol. 2

5.) Lil Wayne, No Ceilings

6.) Slaughterhouse, Slaughterhouse

7.) Willie the Kid, The Fly

8.) Curren$y, This Ain't No Mixtape

9.) The Cool Kids, Gone Fishin

10.) B.o.B., B.o.B. vs. Bobby Ray

Happy New Years.

Samson

Young Money Who?

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Samson.