Tuesday, November 29, 2011

beat box competion soft machine gallery allentown, pa



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Call for Beatbox Artists:

Beatboxing: a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of producing drum beats, rhythm, and musical sounds using one's mouth, lips, tongue, and voice. It may also involve singing, vocal imitation of turntablism, and the simulation of horns, strings, and other musical instruments. Beatboxing today is connected with hip-hop culture, being one of "the elements", although it is not limited to hip-hop music.

The term "beatboxing" is derived from the mimicry of the first generation of drum machines, then known as beatboxes. "Human beatboxing" in hip-hop originated in 1980s. Its early pioneers include Doug E. Fresh, the self-proclaimed first "human beatbox", Swifty, the first to implement the inhale sound technique, Buffy, who helped perfect many beatboxing techniques and Wise, who contributed significantly to beat boxing' proliferation.

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Monday, November 28, 2011

2011 610 hip-hop award winners

ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
tug mcraw

LYRICIST OF THE YEAR:
L PERFEX

ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
TUG MCRAW LANGUAGE ARTS 3

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
MR. B FEAT F.A.C.E THE BEAST ADDICTED

LYRICAL TRACK OF THE YEAR:

KING MAGNETIC FEAT GODILLA, ALI ARMZ, ESTORIC, VINNIE PAZ, GENERELLE STEELE, AND JUST ALLAH WATCH OUT

RADIO FRIENDLY TRACK OF THE YEAR:

PHILLUP BANKS SUMMER IN THE A

COLLAB OF THE YEAR:

GODILLA FEAT ADLIB AND NINE HAND SIGNS

EASTON EMCEE OF THE YEAR:
GODILLA

BETHLEHEM EMCEE OF THE YEAR:

TUG MCRAW

ALLENTOWN EMCEE OF THE YEAR:

L PERFEX

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR:

MEETBEATZ

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR:

TIE: SILVA DOLLAR AND WHITE BOI D

Sunday, October 30, 2011

deffinition of a sellout


Over the course of the two years east coast underground central's been up ive shown a strong hatred for mainstream hip-hop along with complaining in reviews when people sound poppish, so people start to think im againsts making it in the rap game. Not true at all. What im againsts is the fact rappers think they have to be like everyone else and not stay true to themselves or the art. Theres so money hungry they seem to forget theres millions of rappers outhere doing the same thing your doing so how do you expect to be noticed. They actually think one big hit or contributing to the current fad of rap will get you millions. Maybe true but when the fad wheres out your gunna end up on the back of a milk carton with no one ever remembering who you are. What people seem to forget in the beginning of hip-hop critically acclaimed artist like de la soul, eric b and rakim, wu tang, public enememy, common have all charted on billboard and gone platinum. Looking at todays wanna be emcees soulja boy no platinum black d4l no platinum plaque mims no platinum black million singles sold yes but one single wont pay for the gold around your neck forever. And with the age of i-tunes one hit is 99 cents a peace no ones gunna by your album if you got only one or two good songs when there saving 8 bucks NOT BUYING YOUR ALBUM. Anyway selling out means forgetting who you were. Looking back at mixtapes from example drake at one point this dude could actually flow. he had collaborations with underground legends like little brother adn was a versatile emcee. Once cash money came around every track is autotuned about hoes and i doubt phontes sitting in a studio somewhere thinking why did i ever work with him in the first place. The only thing good from that collaboration people are youtubing little brother to see who they are to bad modern day hip-hop fans take one listen to the beat relise its not trach and click out of the video. The art of selling out has been around for ages and whats even worse sellouts are taking crazes that were once praised as uniue and inventive adn turning them into the worst thing hip-hops ever heard. take AUTOTUNING FOR EXAMPLE. A classic hip-hop track started the autotune craze, affrika bambata's planet rock. When that came out critics were praising the uniques and sound now critics vomit at the sound of autu-tune pre little wayne days. What you wack rappers are doing now it has been DONE BEFORE AND DONE WELL SO WHY CANT U GO BACK TO THAT AND WHY DONT YOU READ HISTORY BOOKS AND SEE LYRICAL ARTIST IN TH E90'S SOLD MORE THEN U EVER WILL

local hip-hop scene helps OCCUPY EASTON EXCLUSIVE




Unless your defdumb and blind everyone knows about the vast "occupy" movements that have been flooding a town near you. Starting in wallstreat and taken over almost ever town in America the "occupy" movement is a peaceful protest movement started to demand better use of government spending, the economic inequality, and the money hungry cor prate America who can give a fuck less about the poor broke homeless or struggling American dreamer. Today i went down there with local producer/dj lehigh villians artist dj zen one to occupy easton to talk and get a better understanding at what exactly is being demanded by these protest and help with the cause. One of the many people protesting is producer kooredub an easton native known for his production work with illoheem and other local heavyweights. When it was first announced i was a blogger another protest first grew weary. As kooredub explained to us theres been many attempts to make the "occupy" movement something that it isnt. An example brought to are attention was at the occupy wallstreat movement a Conservative blogger came down trying to sell drug and drug paraphernalia to the protesters trying to make them look like some dopes out hippies just trying to start a scene, but in reality the "occupy" movements are a peaceful demonstration trying to help better america. with a vast majority of America being middle or lower class anyway to help with the creation of jobs is needed. Its hard though when the upper society is trying to use are tax money to help fund political campaigns or protested being taxed more on money there probably never gunna. Another concern brought to are attention by a older protester was the lack of health care in america, its unaffordable to most and medicade only covers so much. Its got to the point where americans feel that they have to pay to live witch they have to do. One magor demand though is the seperation of money and politics. Election time is among us now and most of government spending is going towards thousands of government campaigns in witch 97 % are going to be failed attempts. In the state america is in now we cannot afford to waste money supporting higher class stingy citizens with are tax money. At the moment the occupy easton movement is only on the weekends but as kooredub stated are looking for a perminate place to occupy 24/7. koore stated that there first spot was the downtown circle witch isnt aloud since its county property not town. There at the moment hoping to occupy the now-defunct riverside bar and grille. This is a cause that hits me on a personal note that ive supported multiple times and is the 2nd such protest ive went to, after recently going to occupy bethlehem. Im keep posted on this story as it developes and EASTCOASTUNDERGROUND CENTRAL WILL KEEP U UPDATED ON THE LATEST FROM OCCUPY EASTON

producer showcase: DJ ZENONE



dj zenone is a rarity in so many aspects. One he's a producer who's spit game is exceptional as part of the lehigh villians. Hes one of the few dj's in the lehigh valley area who opens up oppurtunities for local emcees to perform. he still in the 80's with his instrement of choice the turntable and on tracks he laces you get a sense of 80's nastolgia when you here the turntables scratching. While he's lacing beats and mics hes on a constant grind only djign for nine months hes probally done twice as more shows as your favriote djing having blessed places such as riverside bar and grill, mars bar in pburg, boneyard in atlantic city. pitches and mgrady's in allentown. Currently working on his debute solo project as a emcee where hes lacing most of his own tracks. So if you havent heard of djzen one you will shortly

ALBUM REVIEW: TUG MCRAW LANGUAGE ARTS 3: THE SHEPARD IN WOLVES CLOTHING.



http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tug-mcraw-presents-language/id471157954

Its only been a year since the release of his local classic language arts 2 that garnered praise from every critic and fan who listened to his lyrical journey that mapped out his personal struggles. Most wondered how he would follow up and if he could maintain another success amidst high expectations. The verdict is he exceeded expectations by far, and not only on a lyrical standpoint. Once the release of "serpent spine" featuring mani the nigitar who blessed the hooks we realised tug took a completely and shocking new approach to his music. THE MAINSTREAM. Instead of falling into the cliche of toning down his lyrics tug wanted to make a statement to all these young up and coming cats that a pure lyricism can still be found in a top twenty styled radio hit. Once this track came out the title of the album came to light as a clever metaphor "the Shepard in wolves clothing" meaning the lyricist in the world of mainstream debauchery. Once tha album actually came out tug has taken this concept to even higher levels. Yes most of this album consist of his usual styled tracks but its on tracks like the son v assisted track put it on me where tug shocks the most. Put it on me is the cliche hip-hop club track about trying to score with women that would get anyones body moving. Now if this was on mainstream radio this would be easly a top 20 hit and his lyrics easily overlooked instead its on the album of a east coast legend whos fans apricate true lyrical assaults, and listen to the track his use of multis and slcik wordplay hasnt toned down a notch. Like language arts 2 there isnt a track that id not give a second listen to on this effort. on the track what you want with numbia bear tugs gives one of his strongest lyrical assaults to date, but its his solo track surrender where tug shines the most asking wack rappers to surrender the crown. If anyone had any doubts about tug mcraw as a lyricist can stop now after following up a classic with another classic. Not as strong as language arts 2 but coming aufully close tug delivers unanomsly the lehigh valleys strongest lyrical album yet again.

rating A+

ALBUM STANDOUTS
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WHAT YOUO WANT FEATURING NUMBIA BEAR
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next 2 blow: ASAP ROCKY




People say the days of wanting a magor label record deal are done but after asap rocky's 3 million dollar deal with sony underground artist may be switching there minds. Its not the money thats gunna switch the game for the better its the terms of the contract witch gives asap 100 percent creative rights and 100 percent OWNER SHIP OF ALL HIS MUSIC. Who exactly is this asap rocky though you may ask. Named after the god his rakim asap rocky was born for greatness. This harlem native at first listen may fall into the cliche of a harlem emcee, and most have claimed his ripping off"max b"s" style since hes a rapper who also has a melodic delivery and sings his own hook. Others say because most of his tracks talk about weed he's just another wiz khalifia or currency. Asap rocky is himself a versitle emcee that doesnt fit nor stay in one style of rap. His road to fame also started in a difrent direction from most. Taking tips out of skills handbook asap started getting a name for himself in nyc hip-hop circles as a ghostwriter. As a starving young artist though seing the buzz tracks he was penning was getting he decided to pick up the mic himself. His first video "purple swag" became a viral sensation that garned over 100 thousand views in its first weekend. His dedication to the late dj screw has proven this rapper is trully unique. Hailing from harlem but orginally from texas asap perfectly compines dirty south hip-hop with a gritty nyc sound, something that isnt scene alot in hip-hop (the fusion of cultures" After the success of purple swag "asap" came out with his critically aclaimed debut mixtape deep purple that has a gold certification on the mixtape sight datpiff. This young rapper is dedicated to the music and unlike most emcees now adays isn't only becoming a rapper to get out of the trap life. Stating in interviews that before his signing with sony he barley had 1000 dollars in his bank account this struggling dreamer has achieved what most emcees die for A SHOT. Looking at other blogs and youtube comments his buzz is growing quiker overnight so expect to here more next year from this budding emcee

Thursday, October 27, 2011

TRACKLISTING FOR DONNY GOINES BEST SERVE COLD OUT NOVEMBER 11



1. End of the Prologue (Prod. by Maki)
2. Thought You Should Know feat. Mike Milan (Prod. by Canei Finch)
3. Barbarians feat. Jon Connor, Laws & Just Blaze (Prod. by Frequency)
4. Ich!ban Pt. II feat. Statik Selektah & Fred the Godson (Prod. by F.R.E.A.K.)
5. The Loudest Silence feat. Tess, Aja Monet & Canei Finch (Prod. by Disco D & Maki)
6. Mountain of Memories feat. Brother Ali (Prod. by Canei Finch)
7. Liar feat. Lenny Harold (Prod. by Maki)
8. Higher feat. Saigon (Prod. by Dante Ross)
9. Black Noise (Prod. by Maki)
10. Champion’s Anthem (Extended Version) feat. Bun B. XV, Killa Mike, Pill & DJ Corbett (Prod. by Maki)
11. Prologue of the End (Prod. by Grand Staff)
12. Thank You feat. Emma Walker (Prod. by Maki)

END OF THE WEAK: WHERE HIP-HOP LIVES (nyc sect)




www.endoftheweak.ning.com

i found it hard to belive when nas said hip-hop was dead i found it even harder to believe that xxl said that nyc no longer a hotbed for ill lyricist, have they not heard not only does new york city have the largest and longest running open mic in the world it also spawned off other locations across the globe. Its not like end of the weak hasnt been in popular media either since b.e.t did a whole segment on iron solomon and webbified 2 of the most known artist to get there name out though this legendary weekly outing located on 101 and pyrimid avenue a in nyc. Its sad that even hip-hop publicications has forgotten how hip-hop was started, block partys, cyphers, battles and open mics.Yea there hasnt been a mainstream success since 50 sent out of nyc but when you think about it when were the legends like rakim, krs-one, kool g rap and even nas before the jay-z beef have mainstream exceptance. Where so overshadowed by ringtone rappers and autotune to even check out the local open mic for todays hottest talent. Since its incarceration in 2000 end of the weak has helped garner buzz for nycs nicest lyricist in the city where everyone wants to be a rapper. twelve years later the end of the weak movement has spread over 4 continents, nine countries and 22 cities across the world showing true lyricism still gets you places.

HERES THE MOST NOTABLE EMCEES THAT HAVE GARNERED MAGOR BUZZ THOUGH THE NYC SECT OF END OF THE WEAK AND THEY SAY NYC HIP-HOP IS DEAD



IRON SOLOMON


DONNY GOINES


NEMS


FINAL OUTLAW


MATH HOFFA


WEBBAFIED


DATIN


JESSE JAMEZ FIGUEROA


VANGUARD

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

east coast underground central presents the 1rst 610 hip-hop awards

theres been so much complaining about the lehigh valley music award nominations this year i decided to start my own 610 award show. You wont get any physical award but you will get pride to know where you stand within your local community. Since for the most part my opinions and taste of music are usually praised ive broke down the nomminees but its up to the true fans of the local hip-hop scene to deside whos ripping mics this year.


VOTE AT THE LINK BELOW

http://freeonlinesurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?sid=7vd592wly2yhiv6980435

TEN ALBUMS TO WATCH OUT FOR BY THE END OF THE YEAR

NICO THE BEAST THE BEST WITHIN

LOYAL REALITY CHECK

WAR CRIMINALS CRHONICLES OF THE LOST WAR CHILD

FINAL OUTLAW INVAdO

KILLA SHAME PORTRAIT OF THE KILA

PRYME PROLIFIK EVERY WORD I SPEAK

IRON SOLOMON REDRUM

AUTOMATIC DIAMOND IN THE DIRT

DONNY GOINES SUCCESS SERVED COLD

GODILLA BATTLEBEAST

















5 PHILLY EMCEES TO WATCH OUT FOR




Philadelphia has been one of the top breading grounds for some of raps top lyrcist. From hip-hop legends like the roots,will smith and beinie sigal to underground heavywieghts like jedi mind tricks, reef the lost cause, and the high and the mighty philly has proven time and time again that there emcees are one of the few not to sell out in the mainstream staying true to there routes (except for will smith who became one of the most known people alive". Some of the hometown heavywieghts recently have even gone to be successfull rappers. emcees such as meek mills spent 6 7 years on the philly scene grinding the streats before he got reconized. so heres a look at 5 emcees you should expect to here on the radio (mainstream or college) soon.

JAKK FROST




like meek mill jakk frost has been one of the most buzzed and most respected emcees in the vast philly underground rap scene. Since 2007 when him hometown anthem "philly love" was released jakk has been considered one of the city's top lyricist. After he released him critically acclaimed "u dont knwo jakk hoste dby kslay frost had a and rs rining on a daily to sign a deal, eventually signing to sony. But like most budding emcees your first deal always doesnt pan out, after two years and no expected release date frost went back heavy on the mixtape grind. jakk has a strogn relationship with philly legend freeqay even relaing a mixtape togheter "best of both beards" so with a allready strong co-sign its only a matter of time jakk blows up to mainstream proportions

NICO THE BEAST




The path to success usually takes years to achieve but with over 14 years in the game allready nico the beast is still striving to become more than just a localally acclaimed emcee. Since 1999 nicos had a steady buzz in the philly hip-hop scene starting off in the gritty rap-battle scene that featured heavywiehgts like )cassidy, freeway, reef the lost cause, e-ness" and more that nico became to dominate, it wasnt intill 9 years later and allready a buzzzworthy artist that his debute mixtape was released the 2008 now philly classic no beast so fierce, that featured collabs with other pgilly heavyqieghts like reef the lost cause and 2 gun ciz.Many heads turned when the awe-inspiring Dinner Is Served mixtape followed, being an even iller example of Nico’s many lanes: endless flows, deep introspection, a never-say-die attitude and just real Hip-Hop flavor. While many writers and “tastemakers” were dripping in “swag juice”, Nico kept it colder than the other side of the pillow, delivering raw uncut reality on a steel plate. Outside of his own projects, he always took the time to show love to those who hollered, providing insane features on a host of releases time and again.
All of this has culminated with the release of his latest album, The Beast Within. After some reorganization within his life, and some personal losses, instead of cowering in a corner, Nico took his pain and frustration to the beast, bringing you his truth, no matter how intense. Whether it’s detailing his anguish over losing his son to detailing the events of a horrific car accident, he attacks each beat the same: head-on with no qualms. In a world where posturing and perpetrating can get you everywhere, it makes sense that a born and bred South Philly Beast represents the essence of what Hip-Hop is built on.
A father of four (three alive and one sadly deceased), and a husband of five years, Nico remains the blue-collar Beast, using the spoils of these MC wars to feed his family. That’s another trait that could be associated with Philly: a never say die attitude, and a loyalty to those in your circle. Nico The Beast is all of these things and more, and invites you to realize that with every bar he spits.

QUILLY MILLZ



One way to gain buzz for yourself is beef, and having beef with one of the most talked about artist in the game now (philly native meek millz) is a good way to get your name heard on a national level. Thats the aproach quilly millz is taking on his long road to success. A once prodigy of meek him and quilly has been at it for years and with the sudden succes for meek quilys trying to ride that to the top. With hard hittign punchines and witty rhymes schemes thats not his only outlet to sucess, but hes deffintly on his way to acheving it.

joey jihad



Another one of meeks nemisis from the philly days someone meek even stole his whole rapid fire speed rap delivery from once he hit mainstream sucess. So if a nationally kow artist is jacking your style you know your on your way to the top. Like the other artist in this article jihads been round 6-7 years with a strong buzz on the local battle seen. expect big things from jihad in the future.

young savage



Nowadays thinking that a 18 year old rapper can make it in the game without gimmicks is a dream. Gone are the days of the yougings repressenting true hip-hop. success storys like 13 year old roxanne shante 18 year old az 16 year old mobb deep dropping classic albums is out of the picture cus in todays societys the younger breed is what is sadily destroying hip-hop. While hes no nas or prodigy 18 year old young savage from west philly is showing that you dont gotta have a gimick to get a buzz. only 18 3 mixtapes on his plate and his videos on youtube avergaing over 750000 views u know this youning is on his way to greatness.Allready this young emccee got strong resources to make it happen his manager jimmy desaint has cowritten a book with rick ross and got connections in the hip-hop game. expect to here this name in the near future ona radio near u

610 EMCEE SPOTLIGHT: KILLA SHAME



https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/killashame

you know your making big moves when the local hip-hop scene has been buzzing about your next release for over a year.When everytime you got a new single out even the lyrical heavywieght are showing you love and reposting. This is the case for el chain records recording artist and allentown native killah shame who's new album p.o.k "portrait of a killer" has been talked about in the a.b.e for the greater part of 2011. Since he released the title track back in january the 610 has been highly anticipating this release. Monday portrait of a killa finally see's the day of light Featuring the buzzworhty single radio" with p.sanity and his latest hit the chilling "kill em witch has been praised by local heavywieghts like godilla and tug mcraw. Your be able to download it on itunes, amazon and anywhere else digital music is sold. also be on the look out for the killah shame iphone app coming soon to android, and itunes. To here more music from this local lyricist check him out at www.reverbnation.com/killashame where you can check out and download 15 older tracks from his gnse starchip "grown and sexy edition mixtapeincluding the trippy "starship" the club ready "addictive" and plenty more hits.

tug mcraw LANGUAGE ARTS 3 NOW ON ITUNES A MUST COP


http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tug-mcraw-presents-language/id471157954



its finally here the highly anticipated follow up to last years classic LANGUAGE ARTS 2 by tug mcraw, and he doesnt disapoint. This ten song masterpiece shows a diffrent side of tug mcraw showing that mainstream styled tracks can still be lyrically driven. hence the metaphorical album name the shepard in wolves clothing the lyricist hidden in a mainstream society featuing the highly entertaining first single "serpent spine with mani the nigitar and the gritty streat tale "once apon a crime with lperfex. this ten track gem featuring lperfex, numbia bear, mani the nigatar and son v is a must download for any true fan of hip-hop. FULL REVIEW COMING SOON

interview with joey mondecca




abyss: You;ve been accumulating alot of buzz your newest mixtape the locker was talked about and hyped months b-4 the release how do you feel on the buzz you been getting and do you thing you have a possitive impact on underground hip-hop as a whole since ur fanbase spreads on a national level?

joey mondecca: ya my team be working real hard to push me and all our other artist out into the world to be seen. I bin blessed and cursed that my music has had some commercial appeal round the world. I work hard to stay on that fine line between who I really am and entertainment. But we just dumped alot into promotion and kept leaking hot tracks to keep the buzz going.I dont think I have a positive impact but I definitly set a example on how to conduct business. We gotta start looking at the over all picture not just the bad bitch in it which is the fame.lol 1st you make music for your hood,then your city and next the world. Its all business expantion. I aint trying to be a mom and pop rapper.lmao


abyss:i feel you on that man your one of the few local rappers with a eye bigger than the local scene, are you trying to make a career out of your music career or is it just a hobby and a side hustle?

joey mondecca:I'll always be involved with music. Probably more the business side. Rapping and performing is definitly fun and Ima keep going hard as long as I keep seeing progress and people keep telling me they like my music. Rappers dont understand that you need a dedicated team behind you to push with you. Musicians aint understanding that these ppl are more important then your producer.lol Only because you can lease and buy so many hot beats online nowadays. Or meet industry producers online. I record everyday. I dont just sit round the studio and fuckoff all day like the teacher aint in the room. I have fun but I get my shit done. Im just so goal orientated. Thats why Im on so many features worldwide. I guess you can say I take this shit seriously but I aint counting on it. Now Im really concentrating on working with B.i da Street Luva to makesure T.O.S keeps growing and pipelinetv.us/ is successful. So count on me being in this game for a while

abyss:Nice to see a rapper who actualy knows the busness side of the rap game most young cats dont know n0thin but the music side its def important to know all sidfs of the game what inspired u to persue rapping


joey mondecca:my fam moved from the bx to atown when I was young and the 1st people I linked up with were DocNice and Big Will. They a couple years older then me so I bin writting since I was like 8. We use to write to breakbeats on vinyl. Those was the days you could buy a single song for $2 and the instrumental was on the other side.lmao They inspired me to be involved in music. Now Im inspired by the ups and downs of life. So I write bout my accomplishments and my downfalls. I'll rap bout anything I got thru. I aint got no complexes!!! Thats why 99% of these rappers lie bout there lifestyle. They not comfortable with who they really are. That inspires me cause Im rapping bout what I do. Im mean come on every rapper got a song bout a shawtey but some these dudes couldnt get pussy in a petshop. They say they hustle but they just hangout in the streets all day. So ta finally answer the question the truth inspirers me. What they say talking bout howd you would do it will never amount ta going thru it.

abyss:I DEFFINTLY feel you on that deffintly in mainstream music 95 percent of all albums ARE EXACTLY THE SAME IN SUBJECT MATTER NO ORIGINALITY at all. hahaha someone remembers the 2 track singles that how most 90's rappers prob started speaking on the FALSEHOODS OF MOST EMCEES DO YOU THINK THAT HAS A DOWNFALL IN HOW HIP-HOP STARTING LOOSING ITS HEART AND SOUL


joey mondecca:I dont think it ruined the game. They just trying to give the people what they think they want. Lets be honest most people are very vain and America has turned us all into consumers. Who's always the most popular people? The person with the hottest shit. I think we sold hiphop to these corporate monsters. They wanted to take hiphop out the hood and make it relate to everyone. What does every use everyday? $Money$ Now the hood kids can dream bout having all these things and the rich kids can live like rappers and pretend like they hustle for all these luxery items. Its the perfect marketing idea. So what did the corporations do? Started cutting rappers 7figure checks. If someone gives me a milli trust they gonna get a big shotout from me.lhahaha Bragging bout money dont bother me. It tends to bother people that dont have money. Im against the fake gangsta shit. Gangsta rap has suffered cause the fake mutherfuckas but I dnt make gangsta rap so we'll leave it at that.

abyss:true everyone a gangsta nowadays u got alot on ur shedule you gunna tour to promtotw the locker at all


joey mondecca: Ya but plans change over night. As of now Ima be on the Left Lane tour which Jake Haze is organizing. Ima be performing at the Urban Lyfe benifit Oct 8th in Bethlehem. Then B.i,me,Sixx Burna and Bobby Crillz is organizing something Im not gonna really talk bout til we get somethings in order but know we gonna have a great show for you. I was dropping my clothing line Demigod this fall but I keep pushing its release back. Lets see how busy I get. Im definitly gonna do alot of traveling. You gotta travel alot if you want your name out there or you just gonna be a mixtape artist stuck in your hometown. I love my hometown but that aint good enough for me


abyss:I feel that thats one thing artist have forgot in this social netork age online is only gunna get you so far gotta get your name out the old fashion way with all the traveling u doing your name prob been heard by industry artist got any high profile collabs in the future


joey mondecca:Ya, Alot of artist hiding behind those computers.Lol ya and Its funny you asked bout doing a feature cause thats all I bin talking bout with my people lately.lol I bin reaching out to alot of producers. They really controlling the game right now. If you impress a industry producer. Aint no telling who you'll end up on a track with. so I reached out to Jahlil beats,Lex Luger and a couple more sickass producers. Here's a tip for the rappers if you kill a industry producers beat. Holla at him cause 9 outta 10 times he gonna listen to it. Even if he think u crap afterwards.lol But on the real thats how I met a couple people. If you cool,easy going and got some talent people ill work with you


abyss:U def got the industry down pat it seams any advice for the younger emcees to follow since these yung cats d0nt thnk past the cash


joey mondecca: I say do it for what ever reason you do it for. But do it dont talk bout doing it and just make sure you got a loyal team around you cause when money start coming in you gonna find out alot of people dont really care like you thought


abyss:true talk anyway you just released the locker you got any other plans for 2011 musically


joey mondecca:Ya Ima drop Burn After Listening before the year is up. I was gonna drop it on 9/11 but we said its to close in date to The Locker and we want time for this joint to get play. So one more mixtape. Then Ima drop the album next year but I already started working on that

abyss:nice nice so your deffintly keeping your name out there thats smart dont wanan rlelease stuff to close and have you rwork overlooked who are some artist producers we can expect on your next project


joey mondecca:My hommie Truth and Bam from Sc, Sco repping the GSC fam outta Sc,Mr420 outta FL and Geno both T.O.S South,Sixxburna outta jersey,Dirty Young Dogg and Rashady repping T.O.S Germany,my hommie So-Lo from Amsterdam,S Da God of T.O.S and more but thats just off the top with it


abyss:you got connections all over the world it looks this is what local artist wanna be doing and cant im bout to rap this interview anything i missed you wanna touch on


joey mondecca:Just Download The Locker on DatPiff.com. Hit me up on pipelinetv.us,follow me on twitter @joeymondeca and keep listening

r.i.p daze dysh


www.reverbnation.com/#!/dazedysh


unless you been under a rock you know theres been a tragedy in the local 610 hip-hop in the death of glock city member daze dysh. gunned down at 230 in the morning outside of a-one markets in allentown ending the life of one of the artist i respected the most in the lehigh valley hip-hop scene. yes i know ive always been a harsh critic of his music and im not saying he was the best emcee but he had more heart and drive then most i know. He was one of the only rappers to take my harsh critism and help evolve his flow. constintly i the studio trying to become a better emmcee, shit he got shot at 2;.30 in the moring recording now that shows dedication to his craft. sadley like most murders of rappers his death IS UNSOLVED. His story has touched many though googling his case papers in dallas texas even reported on this and in days a dedication page had over 2000 likes a show for his benifit was allready intact. Countless people made shirts in his memory and evry 20 minutes someones showing condolenses to him or his brother another lehigh valley heavywieght "infamous swag" who still has one of this years best releases in the 610. one thing i gotta say is daze was one of the few "real" rappers that deffintly didnt lie in his raps. His mother in jail pops murdered he lived a ruff life and no matter how bad life got he didnt get involved in the gang society like most he jumped to the mic as his drug. even his murder he was trying to stop a fight showing he was a good summarition. my condolenses go out to the robinson family and infamous swagg who lost his brother and father to senless violence. In the upcoming week i will be relasing a mixtape dedicated to the fallen young talent in the east coast in dazes memory

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

5 femcees bout to take over the tri-state rap scene

One thing that has always been a black spot in hip-hop has been the lack of female emcees. Even worse the female emcees who do break into the game stick to the cliche selling sex instead of lyrics. Not since the late 80's early 90's has there been a female emcee who has been internationally relevent in the hip-hop game. Big name female rappers like lauren hill, mc lyte, lady rage, and roxanne shante have faded out and the new crop of female emcees nowadays got the world thinking can a female actually spit. If you look deep enough into the underground you will see they deffintly do, femcees like jean grea, psalmsa one, rocky riveria and k-lay have shown the hip-hop community that female rap deeper then just about whats in there jeans. The east coast is known exception. since i started running this blog i have came across some female emcees that would leave half the male emcees in the dust

here are the 5 top female emcees i have come across who will make a huge impact in east coast hip-hop


DAMA NILZ


Coney island native dama nilz is a rare type of emcee regardless of sex. Shes a battle emcee who can perfectly rip a track as well. Dama nilz flow has impressed east coast heavyweight nems and has aligned with his fuck ya lyfe crew. Besides impressing the local nyc scene she has spitting to rave reviews to hip-hop legends like talib kwli


She has won multiple end of the week crowns beating out nyc heavyweights such as final outlaw and math hoffa. At the young age of 21 dama nilz got a flow most guys wish they can have and co-signs most budding emcees can dream of. After opening up for ghost face at phaukeepisie,ny ghostface complemented her "damn this girl be breaking backs." be on the look out for a collab cd with another female heavywieght j.rose and her brother george burnez coming soon



ALI



Allentown, pa based femcee ali is far from the mainstream chiche of a female lyricist. With her gritty streat delivery, and her tomboy look if you didnt take a second to carefully listen to her flow youd think she was a guy. Alligned with up and coming lv powerhouse deth star ali has been making a name for herself in the 61o hip-hop scene by easily outshining any of her label mates. If your in the 610 arae make her to check out her and other hot female rappers at allentowns club mixx august 5th


medinah starr




mendinah starr,s vibe on the mic brings you back to the glory days of hip-hop. You could classify mendinah more then just another rapper shes a poet, and a visionary. Residing in west philly mendinah has drawn comparisons to a early queen latifah, spitting lyrics about unity and self respect, something no mainstream femcee does cus they got no respect for themselves. Mendihah is allready on her road to stardom having already toured in germany, france and candada, with her single perseverance making candanas best of the year list for hip-hop. Havent allready worked with hip-hop legendary producer premier, and spitting on the tracks with heavyweights like torre, and shadeem shadeeq some would say medinah has allready made it. Now its time for her just to be heard by a wider audience


j. rose


j.rose may have massive sex appeal but don't expect this coney island native to start spitting about her sexual endevours, j.rose brings us back to he days of classic nyc hip-hop. Pure rhymes rapping about the dying hip-hop game, pure love, and staying on the heavy punchline tip. J.rose is a force to wreckon with.

niecy rob


a tripple threat a model, a emcee, and a amazing vocalist this new jersey native is a force to be wreckoned with on all levels. Just released her most recent mixtape at the begining at the end of the year. You can catch her with ali and other at club mixx alentown august with


All 5 of these could easily murk 90 percent of budding male emcees

philly rap scene presents heavy spitters vol 1 MIXTAPE REVIEW


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When it comes to hip-hop there isnt a local scene more dominate and as respected as the philly hip-hop scene. Yea nyc may be the birthplace of rap but also theres nyc rappers responsible for the death of rap. There hasnt been a philly cat ive heard come on the mic spit some wack shit just to keep a deal philly hip-hop is one of the most dedicated hip-hop scenes if not the most in the usa. There has been rappers on magor deals sell gold records and still stay true to themselves. Artist like benie seigal and freeway have paved a path for up and coming philly spitters to walk. Even the underground hip-hop scene has steady routes in philly. Supergroup army of the pharoahs was birthed in philly, jedi mind tricks is philly based, freestyle heavyweight e-ness is philly from blood to death. Heavy spitters vol 1 includes tracks from philly legends like freeway, meek millz, reed dollaz, and benie seigal to local favorite like nico the beat, rec raw, the vets and hedonis. Even know how much a artist blows up they stay true to there philly routes as freeway shows in "philly in me" freeway spits about how philly made him the way he was "i remember those days i had nothing now im stuntin" and lyrically freeway is growing a artist all the time. Philly hip-hop is still stuck in the 80's never loosing the true routes of hip-hop as benie seigal proves in "b.boy stance" where he takes you down a trip down memory lane to the forgotten days of hip-hop. going from rakim , to krs, ice t d.oc and other hip-hop legends trying to bring the routes of hip-hop back. Philly rappers stay to rapping about what they know in "life is real" izzy foreal spits about the true struggle of making it as a artist and showing rappers how to keep there priorities straight. "know when i tell you my lifes real i mean to mortgage, gas and light bill i could of been signed waiting for the right deal" this is a true line most rappers dont wait and jump to the first deal offered and ending signing there life over. The hip-hop scene is the heart soul and news of philly. the philly hip-hop scene is the philly community. from a therapist "pain" by nico the beast where he spits with a emotional delivery "i spit how i feel even though i dont feel right" he spits to help other rappers with there struggle. to guide and consequences of hustling "guiny millz "trading places" The hilly rap scene is the heart of the underground hip-hop game period.The Philly hip-hop scne even shows there more to femcees than sex appeal when hedonis spits as hard as any male rapper in "lets boogie" with former rock a fella artist peedi crack A solid listen from beginning to end no tracks to skip.


top 5 tracks

JAKK FROST, NICO THE BEAST REEF THE LOST CAUSE - 3 HEADED MONSTER
KEV TURNER THE DEFINITION
THE RUBIx CUBE ASHES
BENIE SIGEL B-BOY STANCE
E NESS DO U

OVERALL RATING

A-

Tone Dolla$ - Noone



Music is life for most emcee,s putting there heart and soul into every track they spit, but some emcees have a family who mean more to then than rap itself, and show there love to them in there music combining there two biggest loves. This is what tone tolla@ does in his latest single noone. tone starts off his track with the hard truth that most women will keep you away from your kids n say you don;t give a fuck, something i can relate to. "i love you to dont let anyone tell you diffrent, in if they do dont give it a listen, if they say i wasnt there so fake, keep it real keep it grmey they slimey like snakes" then he goes into rapping about every joy of fartherhood. A perfect dedication track to is kids. Lyrics are un-consitant but when your expressing your feeling the message is bigger sometimes. He picks up lyrically on the 2nd verse. This is a solid lyrical effort and a amzing dedication

overall
c+

viro the virus VIOHAZARD remix mixtape



http://plixid.com/2011/07/12/viro-the-virus-virohazard-2011-mp3/


When it comes to jersey hip-hop viro the virus is one of the illest jersey rappers who still rep jersey. co-signed by German super producers the snow goons and featured on there classic black snow album viro hasnt released to much material but the stuff he has is untouchable. Taking from the same route r.a the rugged man did releasing a single here and there keeping his fans on edge viro has proven from what he has released hes one of jerseys best products in the rap community. On this remix mixtape vio-zard witch has remixes from the snowgoons viro's top notch lyricism is showcased. viro confronts alot of different subject matters on this mixtape on the track "kid you now" he raps about the opinions people have on him as a artist, both negative and positive. "i heard alot about me like when im liquored up i cant keep my wits about me, i deliver the same hype chuck did but people dont like nor trust it"he spits on the real tip how since hes a unknown rapper with not much credibility outside the underground people overlook him, even though artist like x-clan and public enemy been spitting on the same subject matters for years to rave reviews and support. "illogical scholar i turn a pocket of cronic to a first full of dollars" this statement suggest no matter how you smart nowadays your make more money being trife then using your smarts. he keeps this type of logic up throughout this whole album. if its threatening to knock sense in wack emcees in slum dog "all these net bloggers who think there top-shot hip-hoppers till i knock them out like one arm boxers show them how to flow proper as hot as jalapeno poppers" to depicting the effects on drugs "i see the price of cocaine must of went way up after i see things these dames do for a buck" then in the same line expressing the diminishing hip-hop scene "the rap game went lame the industry sucks". There are a hand full of new tracks from viro that shows he hasnt tamed as a lyricist as all. On the track "desperate" he spits about how desperate rappers are for a hit and some of the sick shit theyd do to make a hit while spitting one of his best bars to date "im the best with no augument slapping rappers for yappin whos fraudulent on the ground like knees with no cartilage one line will seize your whole audience" satill the best track on this is the track that made viro a house hold name in the underground scene in "starlight" remixed by black luger it brings a whole different vibe to this classic while the beat complements the amazing lyricism that caught the worlds attention in the first place this is not only the best east coast mix tape ive heard may be on of the best albums ive heard all year

A+

brothamanz The Devil Wont



i remember first hearing about easton natives bothamanz a few years ago though myspace havent heard to much from them in the last few years intill now. There newest single "the devil won't off there p coming enigma is a solid track about a fight with the devil. Now this has become a plaid out concept in the last months ive reviewed tracks by daze dysh and youn trouble on the same subject matter. They bring a different light to the devils struggles though incorporating the devils demons from them making it in rap "this is what i wanna be the devils stopping me from getting it" is spitting on the sup-par chorous. one thing i like is his delivery style its on point his lyrics are a little basic at times but the way he spits it makes up for it. This is a solid effort

rating

c+

Niecy Rob "Just the Beginning"



If the world things that females cant rap they dont have there ear in the tri-state area rap scene from j.rose, damanilz, meinah star and more there are females that could rip half these male rappers on the mic, Jersey city native niecy rob is one of them. Unlike the others shes a double threat both a rapper and a amazing singer something that hasnt been seen since lauren hill. Niecy is 80's true hip-hop to the heart not the typical femcee. "this is not my dream its my reality" she boast in the begining of the track showing that her heart is in this rap shit and even if shes a up and coming her dream of rapping is complete. She comes up with some slick metephors "i got something you all like spinning your heads like a wheels on a bike. her delivery is laid back ad o oit her lyrics are solid top notch for a female emcee, she got soom for improvment but is on her way to big things

rating

B-

kingklipz all hail king klipz MIXTAPE REVIEW



http://www.datpiff.com/King-Klips-2520NYCCOM-Presents-Klips-All-Hail-King-Klips-mixtape.230628.html


Its been a few years since p-burg based dark riders have made any buzz then this year alone there have been solid efforts from both vision and king klipz to get the hype back up. On king klips all hail king klipz he reminds us why dark ridaz were one of the slickist spitting groups in the jersey hip-hop scene. He starts this mixtape at the top of his game spitting over a very low acoustic guitar style beat so you'd pay more attention to the lyrics and he instrumental. The lyrics definitely demand to be heard "cats be switching gears n*ggaz be switching careers, listing here listen jersey told you already be happy with the shit prepared, hit the ear make you disappear fora simple beer and listen here id rather grib the pen then sit in fear." his lyrics are woven nicely and delivery is on point. Most of the mixtape si like to with simpler softer beats to focus on his on point multi delivery witch he perfects with ease, making this rapshit look easy at times. klipz spits on every style possible if its the self reflection "broken eyes" "have you ever see a man with his eyes broken see the wicked with a scope of light with eyes wide opened" he states in the begging as he goes into a vivid details of a brutal, gorey heavy detailed journey though the eyes of someone born and raised in the ghetto. "later on that 50 bag was hazardous low n*gaz tried the same shit to happen so some n*ggaz took the machete and starting severing" klipse goes into dark details of the gritty side of the trap. Its not all about cash and chicks there serious consequences to your actions witch he vividly depicts. Then on tracks like "lookin at me" he airs out the average skut of a jersey chick abut thelust women have in there heart. This album is a true look to the grittiness thats hidden in the jersey slums. deffintly a amazing album


top tracks
broken eyes
death proof
only one

rating

a-

NEMS "MY OWN WORST ENEMY"



Nems has been around for years now known for his grimey hard hitting punches, his lack of respect for women, and for his criminal background witch has caused label offers with shady records, phycological records, def jam and more to fold. On this standout from his debut album presidents day he steps away from the "gunther hunting" and goes on a more personal tip reflecting on his inner demons. "i was born alone and im damn sure die alone, in this world its just me and this microphone" nems opens up setting a mood for his eternal struggles, and showing the only thing that trully matters for him is this rap shit. "truthflly im the only person that can stop me" he spits then goes into how he uses drus to cope that can fuck up ones mind set. This a whole different side from nems that hits deep on the emotional tip as well as on lyrics

rating

a-

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

east coast underground presents LYRICAL WARFARE VOL 1 COMING SOON tracklisting inside









Ive been reviewing some of the top underground cats in the east coast for 2 plus years now its time to show my love and support on the promo tip. The first of everymonth we will be release's a mixtape in the lyrical warfare series showcasing the best emcees in the eastcoast hip-hop scene. The mixtapes will consist of 6tracks from lehigh valley rappers, 6 tracks from philly rappers, 6 track from nyc rappers, and 6 tracks from jersey rappers. to summit your tracks for vol 2 send them to thelonleystoner1986@yahoo.com


here are the official tracklisting for vol 1 WITCH WILL BE RELEASED ON FRIDAY every release after this will be on the #1rst of the month so get your supitions for vol 2 witch will be out SEPT 1RST


NEW JERSEY SPITTERS
1.dark ridaz from out of nowwhere
2.venomous2000 hip-hop look at here
3.hitchcock feat hbk and flow dolla$ magic
4.rhymesmoke haters antem
5.juktapose, access immortal, j.nero beutifull decay
6.cymarshal law everyday

lehigh valley spitters
7.lehigh villians knock knock
8.godilla judge dred
9.tug mcraw imagine that
10.young t feat amaraco stacks and pachino bad news my pain
11.white boi d suicide
12.the h.u.r.t cheers

nyc spitters
13.p. stew streat psalms
14.final outlaw feat Pegasus hardcore
15.nems dreams of fuckin a industry gunther
16.dama nilz wonderwheel
17.sol-leks down for the night
18.twin perils shadow runners

philly spitters
19.nico the beast bigger than life
20.nitro nix the old days
21.rec raw summamabitches
22.medinah starr perseverance
23.loyal open my eyes
24.beez made man

mr. haily stadium status MIXTAPE REVIEW



http://www.datpiff.com/Mista-Hailey-K-Cis-Son-Stadium-Status-mixtape.250369.html

The local scene is full of young up and coming emcees. Alot of them have the insight that lyricism dont sell that may be true in some aspects witch is sad but regardless you have to put heart and time into the project your releasing. Mr. haily does exactly that he has his grind down to a t and he lives and breath hip-hop while staying relevant to the times. On the opening intro mr. haily starts off with a basic flow but has some impressive metaphors floating around "me and your bitch stuck together like Siamese" prey original the following line about smokign till eyes are Chinese is a plaid out concept but his delivery and flow is on point throughout h rack. When the actual tracks come haily seems to be putting his all into it with a much more polished flow then the intro. On the track "chillin" he starts off with a decent multi delivery "max fited on no snap-back round of aplause let me see your ass clap scratch that some n*gaz straight ass crack so broke no joke geting laughed at. The track has a nic laid back vibe that urban radio stations would scoop up in a second and thats how most of the album is. The mixtape though does have his flaws for he is lyrical most of the album seems like the saem track over and over again money,weed, hoes, but he does switch this up on the album stand out "we'll be back soon" where he delivery's some of the albums bes lnes "press my joes buddens gotta pump it up" this track see's haily talking abut lifes stress's and how he never left the game just was perfecting this album. One thing i can say is dude can freestyle on point as he shows on :motivation freestyle" mr. haily is everything the mainstream eats up nowadays but he stays tue to his lyrics and puts time and efforts into his tracks. stadium status is a solid effort


top tracks
chillin
who let you sign that deal
will be back soon

the low end
wtf
introduction
tupac back


rating

c+

Look in These Eyes, Young Trouble gmc



You know my feelings on young trouble hes not he best emcee and ive never been the best fan of his, but the more i here from him the more he matures in his flow. When i first heard the opening sample from the beat i was shocked because troubles spitting in a diffent beat selection then his normal comfort zone. Even on subject matter trouble steps out of his comfort zone n a track about his fight with the devil and the demons he deals with on a daily. His openen bar is solid on a higher lyrical level then his usual basic 1-2 flow "i swear they coming for my soul trying to gain control escape from my pain devil got me in a whole every days grinding o the road god please savee or is it sold." now there lyrics arent anything to impressive but its nice to see trouble keeping the same rhyme scheme for a while. This track he even shows emotions in his delivery. THIS IS THE HIGHEST RATING IVE GIVEN TROUBLE YET im actually feeling this track in would like to here more like this from him

C+

Sol-leks - Down For The Night (Lost In The World Remix)



sol-leks is a up and coming nyc lyricist affiliated with f.yl affiliate george burnez. On his newest track down for the night he spits with a rapid fire flow with alot of energy as he spits close to 3 minutes no hook just pure dope lyricism. he starts off on a heavy hard hitting metephor, multi driven bars "when i pick up the pen i become the greatest, i get the flow when you call cashis clay em i look past all those bastards hating, my flow slayed them down does frazier" i love his delivery style witch is deffintly original he actually breaks down the syllables as deliveries in a kind of how to guide for the less complex. The video is on point showing the ecense of hip-hop as well as the gritty of nyc as he spits in a graffiti covered subway tunnel. This is deffintly a amazing track,. be on the look out for more from sol-leks

rating

A+

lehigh villians the awaking MIXTAPE REVIEW





It isnt often when i come across a group of talent local emcees i havent heard of, but 6 years after there first mixtape me and most of the lehigh valley are finally hearing of lehigh villains. Consisting of easton natives lokey7 zen and sosa lehigh villains bring a unique sound to the valley. Filled with conspiracy theory's, intelligence, and some of the most complex bars ive heard in a minute the awakening is a breath of fresh air from the normal basic mother goose style trash i receive on a daily. The mixtape starts off with the epic underground track "knock knock" that has a vey laid back violin sampled beat with 3 verses filled with some of the slickest woven multis ive heard in a minute. "holding the bible as my torch, make you abort your mission force hit you with the rhythm audible was written in ancient scripture i use your blood to paint the picture with change the depiction no intermission when i initiate the crippling envisioning the diminishing of the devils grin" lokey7 spits with perfect delivery. there arent two many other rappers spitting this complex and n the lehIgh valley alone there are only 2 more who are spitting on this level. The rest of the lv villains are right up there on the complexity level in the same track sosa spits with a gritty hard fitting punchline styled delivery and dj zen mixes both with a solid verse.with lyrics this ill you'd expect them to tame down a little witch doesnt happen. Even when they shitch up there delivery scheme they pull it off flawless, on tracks like devils advocate when the beats a little more upbeat they keep there delivery on point not straying from the beat alot of emcees have nowadays. sosa comes hard and on point on this track "the most amazing Caucasian alien affiliation facing the caged the nation of Satan" Alot of there lyrics have a dark atheist styled tone but thats how they are there conspiracy theorist who need to be shown facts to belive. each rapper holds there own all showing complex styles of multi use zen one shines his best on the track rise up "contemplating my fate in a meditative state as i open my shockwaves to keep my back staight. This album has alot of gritty streat tales lyrical assaults but one of my favrioe tracks is when there in story telling mode on the track "life's lessons" when they spit on there upbrining and what caused there downfall. On a lyrical level there flawless, beat selection in supburd the only flaw i can see is the vocal chorous,s the chick can sing just it strays off beat a little besides that this has to be one of the top 3 relases in the 610 this year.

TOP TRACKS
LIFE LESSONS
KNOCK KNOCK
RISE UP

no bottom tear on this effort

RATING

A-

Monday, July 25, 2011

phaze wun the intervention MIXTAPE REVIEW





Im start off by saying elchain records as a whole has been growing on me, i wasnt feeling last years futuristicguerillabouncemusic to much but everything ive heard from the camp this year ive enjoyed. Now with phazewun ive always admired him as a producer but never consistent of a emcee like how alchemist is. On his latest mixtape "the intervention" phazewun impress's as well as falls short at times but overall entertains. On the opening track "abe" with rick chainy they spit a 610 anthem over "beamers, Benz and Bentley" that goes hard. Rick chainy spits a hot open verse but phazewun holds this track down the hardest. "i spit sick so the booth will be my death bed" phaze wun post in the opening bar, and on this track he definitely spits sick. " i step onto the mic with a surgeons mask on, and white rubber gloves the pens my scalable this is what i does" this is definitely creative playing the position of the dr. the revive the game. One thing that phaze wun is is original on all levels. the one thing he does lack is his own delivery staying true to artist who orignally spit on the track isntead of adapting his own delivery on the track "phaze vr marz" he spits over jay z venus vr mars to almost perfection but stays with jigas delivery style. "i get it in phaze goes hard flyer then a bird dudes so par everything i am is everything u so aren't got you bitch sudden death witch means no draws" now this bar is on point and the ending line is creative as can be but the flow is exactly the same rhyme scheme as jiggas original style. There are tracks where hes not as consistent with his flow then others like the sup par incredible with joey stlez, but the most part its consistent. One thing phaze does well is showing that wack tracks can be dope with the right emcees spitting on it as he murks "un-stanky legs" and makes the track listenable. he does have a hard time delivering like this on all beats though as his delivery calms down as where as his lyircs on the track "haterade" over guccis lemonade.he brings a array of local talent from el chai alumnies to 610 heavyweights like tug mcraw who spits one of his best verses yet on the track "who's dat" witch makes phaze wuns decent verse sound sup-par. phaze wun spits flawlessly though on the album stand out "victory lap" his rhyme scheme is at his most polished. "now im feeling real bored of rap,half my body feeling like a heart attack your a soldier wheres your army at we aint speaking japense we guna harbor that" not only is his flow intact his metephors are on point. Overall this is a solid effort it isnt perfect but its in the right direction. One thing i can say this mixtape has some of the most orginal and impressive metaphors ive heard all year.

top tracks:
who dat feat tug mgraw
always wack
victory lap

the low end:
haterade
incredible



OVERALL
B-

p. stew sons of anarchy MIXTAPE REVIEW



http://www.datpiff.com/PSTEW-Son-Of-Anarchy-mixtape.161846.html

p.stew is one of those rappers who's known all over the east coast on a underground level, hes got love from the 610 hip-hop scene as well as the long island hip-hop scene, and has done tracks with german super producers snowgoons, so p.stew deffintly has his grind on point. His newest mixtape sons of anarchy shows exactly why he's buzzing the way he is. Dudes got a flow, as well as versitility. The opening track "sons of anarchy" within the first 4 bars outshines most rappers full albums. "im making my mark my basic remarks can shine though the dark and grind though your heart" this guys got his rhyme scheme down bout and for the most part is consistent. p.stew spits some witty metephors on the track "can't stand you" "my flow is flammable kind of like propane.l Now there a few instances even on this track where he has some extended bars that fuck up for the most part is a perfect flow. "its simple as this my vision is mixed im twistin a spliff convinced my gift is to bust clips" besides that the finishing rhyme the bar is flawless so one extended bar here and there isnt making to much of a negetive impact on this mixtape. P.stew express's some real life struggles "everydays a battle gotta keep on fighting" he anounces on everydays a battle and takes you his journey of the struggles he takes on a daily and how he overcomes the hard times. He also has tracks about the streat life, on the track "real shit" with future legends him and the colaborators bring the harsh reality some times you gotta do grimey shit to support your fam. "lil man is still hungry but mom becoming homeless shes out there on the streets chasing the white poney" then one of the future legends who spits this verse goes in vid story telling details how the son starts selling drugs to survive because thats all he knows. The standout on this album for me is "hold me down" from the flawless beat to p.stews coke styled flow n this track is on point. Lyrics are topnotch and delivery is on point. This is one of those shockes where i actually like the whole mixtape, there are some flaws but ot enough to have me stressing about it. Though this mixtape there are drops from some of the undergrounds most known from dj delz, j bizel of dipset, block mcloud you can tell dude has big things in store. Also like i said he has a 610 connection and it shines on the track da ghetto with eastons one mb and lyrical heaywieght ransom

top tracks
hold me down
streat psalms
sons of anarchy

OVERALL RATING

A-

left lane nation feat the H.U.R.T we almost there review



http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_9238743

this collab couldn't be more perfect. two of the hottest up and coming groups in the local scene jumping on a track together, shaze and galo of pocono based left lane nation teaming up with double and young budd of the hurt to spit about how close to stardom they both are. Double starts off a little off with his flow has alot of on and off extended bars, but finishs smoothly with a nice rhyme scheme. Not one of his best verse but in the comparasion to most hes still impresses. shaze of left lane spits 2nd and rips the hell out of his verse "each day it gets a little harder" he brings insight to you newcomers making it in the game isnt a easy road "anxious need my medication he lets you kow theres a lot of waiting to make it but in the end its all worth it. his flows on point no complaints here. young budd spits last and finishes smoothly. Overall this track is solid, and if they keep it up they will be there

rating breakdown

double c+
shaze a
youg budd b-

OVERALL
b

george burnez hold me close




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Latley george burnez has softened his street gritty no holds bar styled flow for track for the ladies, his latest outing hold me close certifies him as a artist who could make it on any level. The beat is more ulifting and a more mainstream styled effort then his usual efforts, but also unlike his usual efforts hes switches his delivery up at times for a more fast spitting rapid fire flow that doesnt let down. His lyrics are toned down a little on the complexity level at times, but when he has multi's the rapid fire delivery pulls them off slowly. He spits to with women about treating her right and holding her down no matter what. This is a solid effot by burnez showing us hes deffintly a verisitle emcee

rating

b-

Math Hoffa ft. Q-Tip - Beautiful (NEW) - 2011



math has been a steady presence in the new york cd battle scene for years being known as one of the only battlecats to defeat nems, but hes one of the rare battle cats who can actually spit and honestly i think hes a better pen lyrcist then a punchline rapper. On his newest track beatifull he collabs with hip-hop legen q-tip of tribe called quest. This song is a track for the ladies and unlike most cats math has some slick metephors and doesnt stay to the cliche just wanting a bone. " shes on me like cool j but miss's me like lupe wwhats wrogn i just left you on tuesday". His flow stays on tack and comes with some memorbale metephors "shes on me like a instigator" Im not feeling the hook to much and i think the beats a little sped up for the smooth styled chorhous. Like usual q-tip destroys but i only review the local up and coming talent so it doesnt look like i like a song for the collab.
this track is fire!

rating

a

DETH STARR - MY PAIN- YUNG T & AMARCO STAXX ft. PACHINO BADNEWZ



deth starr has been on a mission to be hard latley, this is the 5th new video in the last month from the camp, and 3rd featuring allentown heavywieght pachino. On there newest trac young t, pachino, and amarco, go on a emotional journey though the pain in there life, the struggles of the streats, and the consequences and impact violence has in the legigh valley. Pachino starts off with a heart felt gripping tale of his life and the impat of a homie death. "i was all alone roaming in the streat" pachino sets up his verse by letting you know he delt with his struggles as a one man army and one of the people who actually help him down deseased to senless violence. The video couldnt be more relevant, shot in black in white at a cemetary brings a eary mood to his verse that sets it to perfection. Young t spits 2nd with one of his most polished verses to date. "fuck it i wanna go to hell, puff a couple l's take a shell to take away the struggle" t goes deep on his verse starting off with a ode to suicide then going vividly into his struggles, family, eternal demons. He deffintly has developed his delivery alot since his first vid. amarco ends the track going into a dif route, vividly depicting the death of a homie then how he picked up the mic to deal with the pain this track is a journey though hell and couldnt be spitting any better. Nothing but pure emotions and raw lyrics best of both worlds

rating
a-

Hate is My Motivator- Sticky Money



Stick money is still pushing out new tracks on a weekly, showing why he's one of the most respected new emcees locally. Finally he has a better guillity vocal track. stick money spits on what drives him to release music the way he does. "hate is his motivator" with all the haters out there someones gotta prove them wrong, and thats exactly what stick money does. ow his flow starts off kind of slow on this track starting off simple for the first few bars letting his flow develope thouought the track. Now this is a change of character for stick who mostly spits on a emotional level. His 2nd verse stick money starts off and point and doesnt slow down. "dollar and a dream i had a nickel and some nightmares, keep thinking im spend my life here, till i got up put some miles in my nike airs,now imon top im spend my night here" as you ssee stick spits vidily and poeticly how he made it from obsuricty to where hes at now. Deffitly a solid effort from stick

rating

b-

nick knight my hometown REVIEW



Nick knight is a up and coming emcee out of bethlehem who is slowly getting his name in the loal scene. doest have a huge following withing the hip-hop scene but locally hes making his moves, even having a feature in the express times. If you saw that express times article though don't base your opinion of him as a wiz, mac miller wanna be, nick knight spits about more then just toking. On his track "my hometwon" spittin gover big krits hometown hero he spis about the everyday struggles in his upbrining. "theres alot fo people coming for the same spotimcomign for but imget it cus i want it more" dude has drives but his flow is on the smplier se, and his origanilty lacks, but he deffintly has potential as a artist. Ifhe takes that line to heart i see nick knight becming a stable in the local scene just gotta polish up his flow and hell be ight

rating

c