Throwback Thursday - T.I. - Trap Muzik

Alright, I'm back for another edition of Throwback Thursday here to review TI's Trap Muzik. TIP is in my top 3 favorite rappers of all time and this album is very personal to me. It was almost like a soundtrack to my teens. Fortunately, I've grown up and matured an incredible amount since those days, but aside from that its still one of my all time favorite albums PBP.

Iunno where to start with this one...every song on this album rides. Tip tells his stories from the trap, strugglin comin up hustlin in the streets yet discourages the lifestyle (SN: easy money isnt always all that easy and it dont last near as long as clean money) and then encourages people to be better than him. He touches on love, lust, haters, money and the lack their of, his own remorse over his past mistakes and growth from and thereafter, and even goes at himself with his 2 personas, T.I. the versace suit wearin "hollywood" businessman vs TIP the grimey hustla from the streets with no conscience, just out to get his. Its got club tracks, bounce tracks, street tracks, baby makin tracks, really just a well-rounded blend of everything you want in any hip-hop album. He even goes as far as to proclaim (and secure) himself as "The King of the South". I, myself, am A king of the south (pun intended) yet would never proclaim to be THE king of the south but TIP holds the crown when it comes to hip-hop.

Standout tracks if I have to are... Be Easy (vid below), Lets Get Away (vid below), Rubberband Man, Bezzle (I know this is a TIP review, but Bun B slaaaays this one, one of my favorite single verses EVER), Let Me Tell You Something (with the Roger and Zapp talkbox in there), and Be Better than me. If you dont have this album, get it! Right now! "This ain't no album, this ain't no game!"

"Y'all ain't never seen a dope boy play the piano and rap at the same time have you?"

T.I. - Let's Get Away

Digital Download:
Tracklist:
1. "Trap Muzik" (Feat. Mac Boney)
2. "I Can't Quit"
3. "Be Easy"
4. "No More Talk"
5. "Doin' My Job"
6. "Let's Get Away"
7. "24's"
8. "Rubberband Man"
9. "Look What I Got"
10. "I Still Luv You" (Feat. Mario & Kanye West)
11. "Let Me Tell You Something"
12. "T.I. vs. T.I.P."
13. "Bezzle" (Feat. 8Ball & MJG & Bun B)
14. "Kingofdasouth" (Feat. Pharell)
15. "Be Better Than Me"
16. "Long Live Da Game"

Throwback Thursday - Bone Thugs-n-Harmony - E.1999 Eternal

Alright, this is gonna be my first REAL review here for Throwback Thursday. And it just so happens to be a review of one of my favorite albums of all time as well as the first hip hop cd I ever owned. I got this album when I was in 7th grade (granted its not the most postive music for a 7th grader) and I listened to it literally non-stop on my walkman portable cd player...lol.
Bone Thugs were discovered by Eazy-E (and for those of you who dont know who Eazy was just go ahead and click the red X in the top right hand corner) who also executive produced the album which was their first full length record released on July 25, 1995, following the triple platinum EP release "Creepin on ah Come up".

The thing I really loved about Bone's sound was it was unique, harmonious and melodic with fast flipped rhymes. Their sound was their own, there were others like Twista flippin bars quick but he didnt have the harmony that Bone possessed. This is definitely an album for the REAL head, being they rhyme so fast most casual listeners might not be able to understand the lyrics (you might try somethin more elementary like waka or gucci mane).

This album contains the anthem "1st of Tha Month" which anyone who has ever heard a single rap track in their life knows, and is still classic to this day. Favorite tracks are: all of them! I'm not a big fan of the ouija mystic stuff but other than that this is an album you can ride out to beginning to end.

Down '71 is one of my favorites with the courtroom skit at the beginning (and I usually hate skits on albums!) that sets the tone for the theme of the song then the song just rides...beat, lyrics, hook, sound effects ALL on point especially when Layzie is goin off about "Mack-10s, sawed off eruptions, got plenty ammunition No missing listen destruction I'm bustin" with the machine gun effects behind it all just feels right.

I'll throw up the tracklist below and star all my favorites of the album but this is a must have for any REAL HEAD. If you don't already own it and still purchase music legally then I have a link below where you can buy the digital download and I even get a few pennies for it.

No. Title
1. "Da Introduction"
2. "East 1999"*
3. "Eternal"**
4. "Crept And We Came"*
5. "Down '71 (The Getaway)"**
6. "Mr. Bill Collector"**
7. "Budsmokers Only"**
8. "Tha Crossroads"**
9. "Me Killa" (acapella)
10. "Land Of Tha Heartless"*
11. "No Shorts, No Losses"*
12. "1st Of Tha Month"**
13. "Buddah Lovaz"**
14. "Die Die Die"**
15. "Mr. Ouija 2"
16. "Mo Murda"**
17. "Shotz To Tha Double Glock"**

Heres a vid for "1st of tha Month":


and the link to purchase the album and help a fellow head out:

Y'all do me a favor leave comments, suggestions, whatever, let me know what you think, improvements, etc. I'm just startin this blog thing so any constructive feedback helps.


PS gucci and waka fans no offense but come on, yall know they suck too...lol.

New blog for Real Hip Hop Heads

I told y'all I was gonna make the blog...so here it is! Soon I will start sharing/reviewing albums, mixtapes, tracks, videos and my opinions on hip hop past, present and future. For now check out Wiz Khalifa's newest official mixtape Cabin Fever. I love the intro track with Trae tha truth...rest of the tape haven't listened to thoroughly yet.

 

Wiz Khalifa - Cabin Fever

Hosting by Hotfile.com