Skrewtape brings you a track on his yet to be released, Skumbag Millionaires. This track is produced by the venerable, Mr. Green, and he releases and understated yet incredibly dope beat. Each of the emcees does the track right making you anticipate what this album may have to offer.
This joint is top choice in my book. I talked about the music before when I briefly reviewed the single, but it begs repeating how dope this beat is and how each emcee puts in the necessary work to make it memorable. I can’t wait to hear Wolves in it’s entirety.
Sometimes there is so much beauty to behold in the most simple of tracks. Harry Fraud does it again. The acoustic guitar and the hand claps lead the way for our emcees to release verbal fury. And I can think of few others that have been on such a roll as Shabaam Sahdeeq. He has been ripping verses better than at any other point in his career. He, Eddie B, and Harry Fraud have a project dropping soon entitled, The Wolves.
Artist: Red Eye
Album: St Fatrick’s Day
Source: Artist
Tracklisting:
1.J-Love Intro
2.Fuck B’n Polite (prod by DJ Qvali)
3.Drawn-n-Quartered (ft. Cella Dwellas x L.I.F.E. Long) (prod by Skammadix)
4.Step Aside (prod by DJ Qvali)
5.FigYa4LegLoc (ft. Critical Madness x Bezerk x Amiam x Illustrate x Shinobi Stalin x Tzarizm)
6.Til I Owe Nada (ft. Born Unique x Godilla) (prod by DJ Qvali)
7.7th Inning Stretch (ft. Shabaam Sahdeeq x Punchline x FT aka Fuc That x El Da Sensei x Phantasm x Nine)
8.Oh Baby Now (ft. Blaq Poet) (prod by Nickel Plated)
9.Definition of Apeshit (ft. Infinity Gauntlet x Dov) (prod by Snowgoons)
10.You Ain’t Ready (Remix) (ft. Shabaam Sahdeeq x King Magnetic) (prod by Res Nullius)
11.Never Relate (prod by DJ Qvali)
12.Click Clack (ft. Streets x Ruff) (prod by Thorotracks)
13.Hardcore (ft. Meyhem Lauren x Blaq Poet) (prod by Nickel Plated)
14.One By One (ft. Born Unique) (prod by DJ Qvali)
15.Unfukwitable (ft. Ruste Juxx x Reks x Reef the Lost Cauze x Shabaam Sahdeeq x Sha Stimuli x Nutso x M-Dot x Midaz)
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It gets to a point where I could share every song off this mixtape as a single, but why not offer you guys the full picture of what it’s all about? And at this point I am just going to say it: This mixtape is top notch. If you want fifteen tracks that knock speakers with no filler of fru-fru material, St. Fatrick’s Day is the joint you are going to want to own.
This song is 100% hip hop! Sahdeeq, X, and Parker all shine on the mic but Parker’s production is the stunner on this one. I love the cuts and the vocal sample. The beat is just deep and interesting. Visually, I like the concept and the transitions were done seamlessly. If you like the track, you can DL it for free.
Call me out for being asleep at the proverbial wheel. Bekay? Shabaam Sahdeeq? Red Eye? F.T.? El Gant? How the hell did I not know this was a group? And then they hit me off with this video? Shit, I am going to bed before I find out that I have been missing out on some more dope material…
On a more serious note, this cut is ill. Very ill. Does anyone else think that Bekay’s verse was the show stopper? Damn.
Artist: Ayden
Album: Miles To Go Before I Sleep EP
Source: Kevin Nottingham
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Another what I will call “left field” release. I am not sure who Ayden is, nor who Supabeatz is. Do I need to study up? Evident ally, because this little ditty is dope. Strong production throughout really resonated with me. Also, if I see a Donny Goines feature on your project, I can be guaranteed that the joint is going to knock. Goines never disappoints.
This EP is chocked full of dopeness. The joint, Ashes, starts out like a cinematic feature and then the four emcees just go for delf when the beat settles in. I am not familiar with a single emcee on this cut but I don’t have a bad thing to say about any of them. All had a nice flow about them and contributed their part. The next jam, Guerilla War, made it’s way around the blogging circle earlier this year. This joint features Havoc (from Mobb Deep), Curt@!n$, and Myth. Obviously that is a strong line up and the joint hits hard. The track is very understated and certainly is not over-produced. He really lets the emcees shine by the way the production is subtly dope. That’s true not only for this track but for every track on this EP.
Hip Hop veterans, Shabaam Sahdeeq and Keith Murray also add solo joints to the project and both sound very nice over Ayden’s beats, particularly the former. I have most of Sahdeeq’s material and I am glad to hear him attacking the beat again. He sounds very rejuvenated over Ayden’s production. I would be very interested in hearing an EP or album from Sahdeeq completely produced by Ayden. I think there is a lot of chemistry there.
Most of the tracks are posse cuts and the production throughout the project makes it very accessible. The bottom line is if you like the guest list, rest assured that you will certainly like production. There is a lot of Boom-Bap flavor from Ayden on this joint. If I understand correctly, this is just a prequel to a much bigger project so we should all be checking for something from him in the future.
Be sure to download this EP and check back here for more information.
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