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Mixtape Download: Fokis- A Vintage State of Mind

JPizzle — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:45:34 +0000

The time is now here, as Fokis’ A Vintage State Of Mind mixtape is now available! Serving as the official prelude to Fokis’ The Vintage Album, the mixtape features guest appearances from Sadat X, King Tee and more. The mix tape comes with a Graffiti inspired Black book with many legends doing tags, throw ups and pieces. “For me this mix tape is special because it is my first solo project in a while. It was fun creating this material and I look forward to connecting with my audience.” says Fokis

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Homage To The Classics: Big Pun- It’s So Hard

JPizzle — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:38:43 +0000

In honor of the memory of one of the greatest of all time, Big Pun. Terror Squad!!

Maffew Ragazino Is The Truth!

JPizzle — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:22:37 +0000

Maffew is one of the nicest new cats in the game and this video of classic Blaxploitation clips is just plain fantastic. Good looking out for paying homage to the classics!

Homage To The Classics: Guru- Feel The Music

JPizzle — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:49:56 +0000

From the second of his incredible Jazzmatazz series, Feel The Music is the perfect blend of Guru’s legendary voice and smoothed out jazz infused beats. RIP Guru, one of the greatest ever!

R.H. Bless & Duss Smitto Pay Homage To A Classic

JPizzle — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:07:55 +0000

Word to our fam R.H. Bless and Duss Smitto rocking over the classic AZ/Pete Rock joint “Rather Unique.”

The Foundation- Wordsmith Edition

JPizzle — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:03:58 +0000

Redman
“Whut Thee Album”
Review by Wordsmith

Redman made his debut in 1990 on EPMD’s “Business as Usual” album on the tracks “Hardcore” and “Brothers on my Jock”. His delivery on the mic was flawless, confident and exuberant when it came to changing tones during a verse. Reds sound was so different that he basically gained a fan base off of those two records. We are talking about a time when an artist had features on their albums it was a big deal; you were lucky to get two songs featuring another artist as oppose to today’s Albums predominantly carrying features to sell more records. This allowed the listener to really hone in and be excited to hear a verse from another artist and Redman took full advantage of that.
Two years later, Redman’s opportunity came as a solo artist and he releases his debut album “Whut Thee Album”, which I thought was a dope title after fans had to wait two years for a solo offering. I even appreciated the fact that Red wrote “Whut Thee Album” incorrect as it gave a glimpse to Redman’s mind frame when it came to the presentation of his music. Opening up the album with “Psycho Ward” was genius to me because it set the tone for the album and showed us that Redman has personality, acting skills and a unique sense of breaking boundaries musically. By the time the “Time 4 Sum Aksion” sample via B-Real of Cypress Hill drops you know this album is going to be amp all the way through. Those who grew up in the golden era know that “Time 4 Sum Aksion” was and is Redman’s main single that broke him nationally. Heading into “Da Funk”, “News Break”, and “So Ryff” it is quite clear Redman spent hours as a kid playing his dad’s vinyl George Clinton, Parliament and Bootsy Collins records at a feverish level. There is a sense of detail when it comes to Red sampling from the aforementioned artists because they fit so well into the created instrumental. Yes, Redman didn’t do much producing on his first effort as Rockwilder and Erick Sermon carried the load, but you can tell he had input on the funk samples used. As the “Inhale” side of the album wraps up the album seems to get darker/grittier with tracks like Rated R, Watch Yo Nuggets w/ Erick Sermon, Blow Your Mind and Hardcore. It’s like Red chose the A side of his album to be his darker moments so you can inhale his worst first.
Side B of Redman’s album is titled “Exhale” so by this time he is expecting you to digest who he is and prepare to be high as hell throughout the rest of his album; literally. Opening with “Funky Uncles” is perfect because it’s a lighter and funnier side to Redman and he plays several characters with their own unique voices during this skit. Keeping things on the light side Redman introduces himself to his alter ego Reggie Noble. Their isn’t too many artist that will mention their government name on an album much less battle him, so again Redman is showing his range as an artist and storyteller. “Tonight’s Da Night” is and will forever be a classic by Red because the story and sample mesh so well together. It was that 90’s anthem for hitting the clubs, so that should tell you how much the rap game has changed when hear today’s club hits. The following surprise is literally a surprise as the listener is treated to a remix of “Blow your Mind”, but I have to be honest it was not needed on this project. At the most it should have been a hidden bonus track and not a part of the official track listing. The rest of the album is all about smoking weed to the highest degree as Redman gets ”Sessed One Night”, show us “How to Roll a Blunt” and kicks off his series of “Sooperman Lover” stories that ended up continuing through his next few releases.
Overall, if you didn’t grow up in the 90’s there weren’t a lot of albums that openly talked about smoking weed, so for Red to make that his main focus yet dazzle us with uncanny lyrics and storytelling was a feat in its own. Red truly introduced us to his true self and didn’t create an image for the sake of being a star.

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An Homage To A Classic Goes Mainstream

JPizzle — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:56:55 +0000

It should do any hip hop lover’s heart good to see The Message being performed on a major network. Word to probably the greatest song in hip hop history in my view.

Tragic Allies Keep It Off The Books

JPizzle — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:51:50 +0000

Week 5 of the “Track of the Week” Vol.2 series is here and we’re going to give it to you in the form of a video this week. The track is titled “Off the Books Freestyle” and is performed by Purpose, Live P, Code Nine and Estee Nack.

An Homage To A Classic

JPizzle — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:23:04 +0000

Here’s a dope tribute to The Beatnuts classic Psycho Dwarf. The Beatnuts by the way, are my vote for most slept on producers of all time.

Brown Bag All Stars- “Psycho Dwarf 2011″ (Beatnuts Tribute)

Respect The Architects

JPizzle — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:11:15 +0000

Here is a dope story on the recently passed Teena Marie. Respect the Architects y’all!

Teena Marie: The Godmother of Hip-Hop

An Homage To A Classic Goes Mainstream

Homage To The Classics Vol. 2

JPizzle — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:00:04 +0000

Its back!! Volume 2 of our Homage to the Classics mix is here! DJ Rush Hour brings the heat once again and represents the real. Enjoy!

Capone -N- Noreaga- T.O.N.Y. (Top Of New York) (Feat. Tragedy Khadafi)
LL Cool J- Who Shot Ya (remix) feat. Fat Joe, Foxy Brown, K. Murray, Prodigy
Big Pun- Tres Leches (Triboro Trilogy)
Brick City Kids- Brick City Kids
Freddie Foxxx- Crazy Like A Foxxx
Gang Starr- Take It Personal
Diamond D- I Went for Mine
Juggaknots- Trouble Man
Smif-N-Wessun- Wrekonize
Black Moon- How Many Emcees (DJ Evil Dee Remix)
Mad Lion, Krs-one, Doug E Fresh, Fat Joe, Smiff N Wesson, Jeru the Damaja- 1,2 Pass it
Jeru the Damaja- Me or the Papes
Naughty by Nature feat. Freddie Foxxx- Hot Potato
Kurious feat. Casual- What’s The Real
Pharcyde- Return Of The B-Boy
Hieroglyphics- Burnt
Saafir- Battle Drill
Souls Of Mischief- Limitations
Kurious- Mansion And A Yacht (ft. Mike G, Sadat X)
Casual- Later On (Remix)
Mannish- Expect That (Bird Mix)
The Coup- Santa Rita Weekend

“Homage To The Classics Vol. 2″

Homage To The Classics Mix Vol.1

JPizzle — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:12:19 +0000

As a Tuesday treat Wegoinin.com is proud to present to you the first volume of our homage to the classics mix. Tracks selected by Jpizzle and mixed to perfection by our family DJ Rush Hour. Take this autotune users!

Black Moon- Buck Em Down (Remix)
Craig Mack, B.I.G, LL Cool J, Rampage, Busta Rhymes- Flave In Ya Ear (Remix)
Smif-N-Wessun- Let’s Git In On
Channel Live- Who U Represent
Blahzay Blahzay- Pain I Feel
Extra Prolific- Cash Money
Gang Starr feat. Jeru the Damaja & Lil’ Dap
Wu-Tang Clan- Protect Ya Neck ( The Jump Off)
Del the Funkee Homosapien- Miles To Go
Bahamadia- Total Wreck
Big L- Street Struck
Ahmad- Come Widdit (The Fredwreck Remix)
Boogie Monsters- Recognized Thresholds of Negative Stress
Artifacts- Dynamite Soul
Brand New Heavies Feat. The Pharcyde
Eric B. & Rakim- Don’t Sweat the Technique

“Wegoinin.com and DJ Rush Hour Present Homage to the Classics Vol.1″

Homage to the Classics: Extra Prolific – First Sermon

JPizzle — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:30:20 +0000

I will confess that I am a bit of a Hieroglyphics Stan. They can do no wrong in my eyes. They are one of the primary reasons I love hip-hop. Extra Prolific who is no longer with the crew, may have been the least known but he was seriously dope. Originally hailing from Houston he brings a bit of a Southern drawl and a sing-song style that made him standout amongst the battle lyric heavy Hieroglyphics crew. First Sermon captures the west coast barbeque vibe perfectly with the visuals complimenting the laid back track. Barbeque and church; I can’t hate on either activity.

Homage to the Classics: Boogie Monsters – Strange

JPizzle — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:00:42 +0000

One of the illest groups of the 90′s that you may never have heard of, Boogie Monsters were on some serious next ish! I don’t even know who or what to compare them to as they carved out their niche and sounded like no one else. From their debut album “Riders of the Storm: The Underwater Album,” Strange, is just that: Strange! Bugged out visuals for a bugged out song. Oh and Vex Da Vortex was seriously ill. He kills it hardbody steeze.