theGrindStoned's Top Ten Tapes of '09

also i figure this was appropriate theme music

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

Cooler Than a Polar Bear's Toenail...Willie the Kid

I made sure that I coppped 'The Outkast' as soon as it dropped, midnight a couple nights ago. This was actually convenient for me considering that I'm in Pacific time and it actually dropped at 10 P.M. So to be honest I was a little dissapointed at first listen of this tape. I was expecting a Outkast tribute and out comes a twenty -seven minute warm up. The rhymes seemed intelligent and up to par but the Outkast connection just wasn't there for me regarding the flow over the Outkast beats. Then I gave it a second more attentive listen, and realized it was one of the more intelligent tapes to come out in some time , and I would even feel comfortable saying it is in my top ten fav. mixtapes of the year. The third time I listened to this album I listened first to the original Outkast counterpart and then consequently played the Willie the Kid version. Some might take this as an unfair comparison of a comeup kid vs. a veteran group, but I saw it as a challenge and a compliment. Willie has a phenomenal repetoire and uses it wisely over these tried and true Outkast beats. Its also notable that Willie made his precence known in a mere 27 minutes. I give this tape two thumbs way up and if not done so already make use of the download below. I suggest first listening to the whole tape, but some standout tracks would have to be: Black Ice, Chonkyfire, Benz or Beamer, and Out of This World. One change I would make is placing out of this world last Willie tore that beat up and had the whole Outkast feel on it, incredible.

Free Mixtape Download

zSHARE - Willie the Kid_ Outkast_.zip

Get Some.

Samson.

Droppp...

Ok, so as promised here it is Willie the Kid's 'Outkast'... I need time to listen so review later!

Free Mixtape Download

zSHARE - Willie the Kid_ Outkast_.zip

Enjoy!!

Samson.

Anticipation...

I am wicked excited to get my hands on the new Willie the Kid mixtape "Outkast", where he pays tribute to Outkast by flowing on some of their more iconic beats. I'm sure we can also expect a decent amount of songs on this album to feature his brother LA the Darkman. This is going to be a sick mixtape if the two tracks I've heard off of it are any indicator of its greatness. So get a fat blunt and get ready to click the link at midnight to pick this up. I will have it on here A.S.A.P

Free Track Downloads

zSHARE - Black Ice.mp3

zSHARE - Benz or Beamer.mp3

Enjoy!!

Samson.

We Got Fly Mile High Club Members

WILLIE THE KID - {THE FLY} TRAILER #2 *NSFW* from williethekid on Vimeo.

Damn this song is so fly if you didn't get Willie the Kid's The Fly yet get on it your missing out ...

Stay Up.

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.