rolling regional thug thread 2012

mike jones song is kinda !!

"no cuffin" is o___O but also a total jam

it's like the swag rap version of "toot it & boot it"

re: noz's review, it is very good, i think his conclusion i probably shift in a different direction on, though.

As much as his early tracks benefitted from the freedom that hip-hop offers, he now seems burdened by its conventions. The purist will listen to this and imagine how much better it would be if Future tried to rap more. The more adventurous listener might wonder what he could accomplish if he broke free of his genre's gravitational pull entirely.

maybe i agree w/ this, or maybe i disagree -- but i think its that tension that energizes it, but shudder at the idea of him leaving rap behind entirely? that its grounding in rap convention charges it & gives it a root-edness that creates a necessary tension ... like 'turn on the lights' transcends rap completely, and is stronger for it, but 'permanent scar' is one of my favorite tracks on the record despite being completely about some of the formal defining rap conventions-- that 'turn on the lights' is that much more powerful b/c of its context & surroundings

so i agree w/ him in that, it does make you wonder what it would be like if he broke free, but i think i disagree that it would actually result in better music -- its more of a philosophical question to me, or something, rather than a practical one

Yeah, great points. It's him on the fringes of rap music, still engaging with rap conventions but really engaging with and stretching those conventions. i agree if he forgoes them, i would be very worried.

that fred the godson song on cocaine blunts is pretty damn good...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3DZSnVRBcs&hd=1

sorry abt making you skip one minute in but O_O

i'm voting yes just based on the screencap

Goon anthem?

Feds bust suspected Ecstasy drug network centered around Bay Area rap label

http://www.mercurynews.com/twitter/ci_20469324/feds-bust-suspected-ecstasy-drug-network-centered-around

Twenty-five individuals, many of them rappers associated with one of the Bay Area's largest entertainment labels known as "Thizz Entertainment," have been arrested as part of a major nationwide drug trafficking ring focused on Ecstasy, according to a federal prosecutor.

Agents seized about 45,000 Ecstasy pills, 4 pounds of crack cocaine, a half pound of heroin and $200,000 in suspected drug profits, and forfeited about 230 acres of property valued at about $1 million. The suspects, from Vallejo, Stockton, Oakland, Fairfield, Los Angeles, New York and Oklahoma City, were arrested Thursday, U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner said.

The investigation, led by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, uncovered a network of drug distributors centered in Vallejo's Crest neighborhood, across Highway 37 from the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom theme park.

Thizz Entertainment was started in 1996 by Andre Hicks, a Vallejo rapper who went by Mac Dre. The word "thizz" derived from the feeling one feels while on MDMA, or ecstasy. On November 1, 2004, Mac Dre was shot and killed after a performance in Kansas City, Mo., which started a brief Vallejo-Kansas City rap war.

More than 60 artists have released albums on the label since Mac Dre's death, some were arrested in the federal drug probe.

Arrested on suspicion of multiple drug counts in the two federal complaints and in custody were: Major Norton, performs under the name "Dubee", Lawrence Nelson, Narco McFarland Sr., Eric Robinson, Eileen Knight, Ung Duong, Phat Nguyen, Marcus Davis, Michael Smiley, Anthony Young and Anthony Payton.

Charged and not yet in custody were: Michael Lott, performs under the name "Miami the Most," Gaylord Franklin, performs under the name "Geezy," Clifford Bullock, Latroy Cunningham, Dante Barbarin, Beshiba Cook, Bruce Thurmon, performs under the name "Little Bruce," Damian Peterson, Mikel Brown and Andre Cawthorne.

Charged and released from custody were Nicholas Ramirez and Tiffany Brown.

Little Bruce :/

Phat Nguyen

That's pretty pimpin as far as Al Sh1pleys go.

from last summer, but it takes a while for redneck trap to get to the masses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADC_6XFvIxk

http://evilebenezer.bandcamp.com/

"Half Bird Half Man" features this great Alchemist snap. The rapper is ok, but this beat is really good.

there's some inherent drama in the jawga boys video cuz you keep wondering "is the fat guy in the super cracker t-shirt gonna rap? then he does!

otm

there's some inherent drama in the jawga boys video cuz you keep wondering "is the fat guy in the super cracker t-shirt gonna rap? then he does!

― l0u1s j0rdan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, April 26, 2012 4:31 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

OTM x 10000

He's also the best rapper of the three!

Also... this song is kind of awesome hahahahhaha

riff raff will prob collab w/ them by the end of the year

i absent-mindedly improvised a rap about the dinner i was cooking the other night and when i looked out onto the back porch riff raff was standing there setting up a microphone

lol

hahahaha

https://twitter.com/#!/KWONY_CASH/status/195727772671410176

XD

hey : http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/16898/killa_kyleon_mouse_on_tha_track_welcome_to_the_fish_fry.html

birds birds birds i'm a pet shop boy

oh yeah welcome to the fish fry is dope btw

super cracker's verse is dope

I like the guy before him's use of the word "acrophobics"

'oil spill' from welcome to the fish fry is sounding so good on the speakers right now

http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m386wd5c4C1qi0iqoo1_500.gif

found myself rapping 'i need a hitta' while cleaning the house this morning. it must be a smash!

i'm famous take a picture
ain't a b!tch realer
shoot you if i wanted to
cos i'm a lady hitta

still perfecting the swagged out katie got bandz dance routine tho

propose a goon bloc vote to get katie in the ilm end of year poll

as a rule i keep D.C. rap at arm's length, but Boobe's "Don't Text Me" is a joint

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcSUbkE87WA

that's great

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3a5arqCr11qc8rjoo1_500.jpg
ALERT

haha I stumbled across this track by Bottleneck ("Super Cracker" in the Jawga boys video above) and it's dope

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADC_6XFvIxk

oops wrong link!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE-SwdaEZ0k

Niiiice, potential to be best song ever recorded, xp to Quik.

Also cool track by boobe. Just needs a Wale guest spot to really throw it over the top.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWTT74Jyftg

really like this

I like her better than Katie Got Bandz. Some cool bars on that.

what mike will beat is that?

Also cool track by boobe. Just needs a Wale guest spot to really throw it over the top.

― Bulge Pimp (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, April 30, 2012 3:05 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark

stop trolling

mystikal and el debarge in the studio with chief keef and kanye west

new danny brown is kind of amazing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-92qAjbGDo

yeah, like that production for him

that is great

ha, i recognized that building from this wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutalist_architecture

i was kind of suspicious of this song before i heard it like grime and danny brown were two good flavors that would probably taste like ass together, but yeah, it's dope

SummerStage NYC hip hop lineup; all shows are free except for the Gambino/Danny Brown/Schoolboy Q night.
Loads of stuff for old corny ass heads like myself; m@tt, the pipes the pipes are calling

Thursday, June 7 at 7:00pm in Betsy Head Park, Brooklyn
Buckshot, Smif n Wessun and Sean Price of Boot Camp Clik

Friday, June 8 – Master Class at 7:00pm, Performance at 8:00pm in Von King Park, The Bronx
Decadancetheatre / Whitney Hunter (medium)

Sunday, June 10 at 7:00pm in Von King Park, The Bronx
Idle Warship
Full Screening of the film “Brooklyn Boheme”

Thursday, June 14 at 7:00pm in Von King Park, The Bronx
EPMD / DJ Scratch

Sunday, June 17 at 6:00pm in Central Park, Manhattan
The Blue Note Jazz Festival featuring
Groove Theory with Amel Larrieux and Bryce Wilson
Soulive
Riq and Rah with Strings with Black Thought and Rahzel
DJ ?uestlove of The Roots
Produced by Jill Newman Productions

Tuesday, June 19 at 7:00pm in Red Hook Park, Brooklyn
Das Racist
Presented in Association with MeanRed Productions

Wednesday, June 20 at 7:00pm in Red Hook Park, Brooklyn
Lyricist Lounge 20 Year Anniversary featuring
Brand Nubian
Game Rebellion

PAID SHOW – SOLD OUT
Monday, June 25 at 7:00pm in Central Park, Manhattan
Childish Gambino with Danny Brown and Schoolboy Q

Tuesday, July 10 at 7:00pm in Crotona Park, The Bronx
Chubb Rock
Kurtis Blow
DJ Bent Roc
Presented in Association with Globe Star Media and WBLS

Wednesday, July 11 at 7:00pm in Central Park, Manhattan
LAMC: The Latin Alternative Music Conference featuring
Mala Rodríguez
Profetas
Ximena Sariñana

Wednesday, July 11 at 7:00pm in Crotona Park, The Bronx
Nice and Smooth
Ed O.G.
The Awesome 2

Wednesday, July 18 at 7:00pm in Queensbridge Park, Queens
Big Daddy Kane
Marley Marl
Presented in Association with Globe Star Media and WBLS

Tuesday, July 24 at 7:00pm in Springfield Park, Queens
Full Force
Johnny Kemp of Force MD’s
Jeff Redd
Meli’sa Morgan
Presented in Association with Globe Star Media and WBLS

Tuesday, July 31 at 7:00pm in Tappen Park, Staten Island
Keith Murray
The Beatnuts

Wednesday, August 1 at 7:00pm in Tappen Park, Staten Island
Rob Base

Saturday, August 4 at 3:00pm in Central Park, Manhattan
Amadou and Mariam
Theophilus London
Just a Band
Presented in Association with The Museum for African Art

Tuesday, August 7 at 7:00pm in Jackie Robinson Park, Manhattan
The Robert Glasper Experiment with special guests
Presented in Association with Globe Star Media and WBLS

Sunday, August 12 at 7:00pm in Marcus Garvey Park, Manhattan
Yerba Buena
DJ Bobbito Garcia a.k.a. Kool Bob Love
Full Screening of the Film “Doin’ It in the Park: Pick Up Basketball, NYC”
Presented in Association with ImageNation Cinema Foundation

Wednesday, August 22 at 7:00pm in East River Park, Manhattan
Lyricist Lounge 20 Year Anniversary featuring
DJ Premier vs. Pete Rock

Glasper show is gonna be dope. Premier v Pete Rock! Beatnuts and Keith Murray! Boot Camp Klik! Rahzel and Black Thought backed by strings. Kane and Marley Marl. Brand Nubian. good times.