TWISTED MISTER - MR. COMPLEX

2004 Raptivism

1. Being Mr. Complex
2. Emotional feat. DAVE of DE LA SOUL
3. Scream, Shout feat. PHAROAHE MONCH
4. Extra Extra
5. Got Beef
6. Calm Down feat. VAST AIRE, PEARL
7. Plex Goes Hollywood feat. WILL FERELL
8. Director's Cut
9. 380 Lady feat. LATOYIA KING
10. I'm Back
11. Tell The Tooth
12. Scrape Your Back Out feat. L-FUDGE
13. Glue feat. BIZ MARKIE
14. Every Hero Needs A Theme feat. TIA THOMAS
15. No Turning Back
16. No Brainer feat. DILATED PEOPLES
17. Bouncin Off The Walls
18. Lil Boomin'

The second album of Complex is a masterpiece of WestCoast underground hip hop. It was produced by Wild E Coyote, Dariffs, Big Trap, DJ Spinna, Tommy Koi, Huw72, Morcheeba, Large Professor and Evidence. Twisted Mister invited some great guests who turn the power up, but Complex is still enuff to shine through the album. His flow is mad, lyrics clever and witty. I wish there were more albums like this, so that hip hop would not fall apart into mild ass pop shit. Strong one.

LISTEN: http://www.zshare.net/download/62606555a8f017e3/

BUY: http://www.musicstack.com/item.cgi?item=122902496

RELATED ALBUMS: BREAK GLASS - POLYRHYTHM ADDICTS

NIGHTCAPS - AWOL ONE & SLUG

2004

1. Clever Hip Hop
2. Gettin Visions
3. Out The Back Window
4. Deanna
5. A Shot Out
6. Lucy Oughta Know
7. Hold My Mic For ME
8. Lick Me I'm Famous
9. A Smoke
10. Another Shout Out
11. A Memory Sean Had
12. Step By Step
13. They'll Just Download It
14. Flashback On This
15. Paid Promotion
16. Free Promotion

This unique album is some kind of underground mixtape. There are some freestyles over the beats taken from Jeru The Damaja and Timbaland's albums. There are also some unfinished recording sessions and some official songs. Generally it's a strong production signed by Anticon crew. Well, if u like deep underground, but some of the last songs could have a radioplay without any mixing.

LISTEN: http://www.zshare.net/download/6256750356c00d9b/

BUY: no way homey

RELATED ALBUMS: SPLITSVILLE - JOSH MARTINEZ, DJ MOVES, AWOL ONE
WE REALLY FREESTYLE - EYEDEA & SLUG
FELT 2: TRIBUTE TO LISA BONET - FELT
OVERCAST! - ATMOSPHERE

DUCES'N TRAYZ. THE OLD FASHIONED WAY - THA EASTSIDAZ

2001 TVT

1.Intro
2.I Luv It feat. KOKANE, SIR DOGG, SNOOPY COLLINS
3.Eastside Ridaz feat. NATE DOGG, SOOPAFLY, LATOIYA WILLIAMS
4.Crip Hop feat. LATOIYA WILLIAMS
5.I Don't Know feat. SOOPAFLY, SUGA FREE, LATOIYA WILLIAMS
6.Welcome 2 Tha House feat. NATE DOGG, THA ANGELS
7.Friends feat. KOKANE
8.Gang Bang 4 Real feat. BAD AZZ
9.I Pledge Alligence feat. SOOPAFLY, KOKANE
10.Now Is the Time feat. KOKANE
11.Cool feat. NATE DOGG, CASSIDY, KOKANE
12.Dogghouse in Your Mouth feat. KURUPT, SOOPAFLY, RBX, SUGA FREE, RUFF DOGG, KING LOU, MIXMASTER SPADE
13.Connected feat. MOBB DEEP, KOKANE
14.Mac Bible Chapter 211 Verse 20-21 feat. MAC MINISTA
15.Break a Bitch til I Die
16.Sticky Fingers feat. KOKANE, RIC ROCK
17.There Comes a Time feat. DADDY V
18.Late Night feat. KOKANE
19.So Low feat. LIL MO, KOKANE
20.Everywhere I Go feat. KOKANE

Goldie Loc and Tray Deee brought G Funk back to the game, with some help of Snoop Dogg and Kokane, who is in almost every track. They took some of the best producers from the East and the West to create brilliant funk fo yo ears. Music was made by Swizz Beatz, Battlecat, Fredwreck Nassar, Alchemist, Jelly Roll and Meech Wells. Eastsidaz's second album brought us some gangsta funk we hadn't heard for a long time. Kokane's hooks give some power, Goldie and Tray's lyrics give sum ruffness, so the album is excellent, especially for WestSide fans.

LISTEN: http://www.zshare.net/download/62532394e161ba1e/

BUY: http://www.amazon.com/Duces-Trays-Old-Fashioned-Way/dp/B00005MJYE

THE PERSONAL ALBUM - KOOL KEITH

2004 Kool Keith Ent.

1. Girl Wanna Kill Herself
2. I Do What I Want
3. Take Off Your Panties
4. Professional Photographer
5. Sexual Intruder
6. I'm Dangerous
7. A Black Kid Who Think He's White
8. Lady Think She's All That
9. Gotta Be That Way
10. Change Your World
11. Honey I Miss You
12. Sexy Girl

This album is more strange than Keith's average album. It was copied only in 500 copies and given only to the ladies during the shows. But Keith is getting more and more stranger. The beats are similar to the early '90s flava but with electro-octagon style, with some r&b sugar added. He's telling romantic porno stories, sometimes without rhymin' to the beat and don't even rhyme. Keith is sick, but the album's still too weird... For die-hard fans.

LISTEN: http://www.zshare.net/download/624704047d748139/

BUY: u probably won't get the original copy

RELATED ALBUMS: FUNK YOUR HEAD UP - ULTRAMAGNETIC MC'S
CRITICAL BEATDOWN - ULTRAMAGNETIC MC'S
THE B-SIDES COMPANION - ULTRAMAGNETIC MC'S
DR. OCTAGON PART II - KOOL KEITH

NAYTIONZ CAPITOL - FIG NAYTION

2001 Asphalt Music Group

1.Are You Ready feat. BROTHA LYNCH HUNG
2.Comprehend This
3.Naytion Wide
4.It Makes Me Think
5.If I Told Cha Once
6.The Show
7.Count Theze Blessnz feat. C.O.S.
8.Slippin'
9.I Owe It All
10.If Ya Fuckn' Around
11.Reality Base
12.Now What feat. C.O.S., SKEE 64 OZ.
13.If There's a Will feat. PHONK BETA
14.These Streets We Roam
15.Lost in Space
16.Hungry Man's Syndrom feat. THE SWARTZANIGGAZ

This is the first record of Sacramento based MC, Fig Naytion, discovered by Brotha Lynch Hung. That's hardcore gangsta shit, with dark and scary beats made by Brotha Lynch Hung, Phonk Beta and X-Factor. The beats actually remind me of Cold 187um's flava... Sometimes the music and tbhe stories make u frightened, as u are watching some horror flicks. Fig's got the talent and the album is raw and dope, especially for the fans of underground street shit.

LISTEN: http://www.zshare.net/download/62431391232c6c55/

BUY: http://www.shopext.com/ivFo8--Fig-Naytion--Naytionz-Capitol-%5Bpa%5D.html

THE BIG BAD ASS - ANT BANKS

1994 Jive

1. The Big Badass
2. 2 Kill A G feat. SPICE 1, TOO $HORT
3. Streets of Oakland feat. BOOTS
4. The Drunken Fool
5. Parlayin' feat. GOLDY
6. Clownin' Wit Da Crew feat. THE DANGEROUS CREW
7. Fuckin Wit Banks feat. TOO $HORT, GOLDY
8. Straight Hustlin'
9. Pimp Style Gangstas feat. RAPPIN' RON, ANT DIDDLEY DOG
10. The Loot feat. TOO $HORT
11. Packin' A Gat
12. Hard As Hell

Ant Bamks is needed WestCoast producer, appearing on almost every important album from da west. But this is his second solo record where he gathered MCs he produces for with some other Oakland legends, like Boots of The Coup. His gangsta funk hits the eardrums, makes u nod your head and lyrics are dope too. This is the funkshit comin straight from Oakland.

LISTEN: http://www.zshare.net/download/624004996d1cfb6e/

BUY: http://www.amazon.com/Big-Badass-Ant-Banks/dp/B00000051A

ABOVE THE RIM - SOUNDTRACK

1994 Death Row

1.Anything - SWV
2.Old Time's Sake - SWEET SABLE
3.Part Time Lover - H-TOWN
4.Big Pimpin' - THE DOGG POUND GANGSTAS
5.Didn't Mean to Turn You On - 2ND II NONE
6.Doggie Style - D.J. ROGERS
7.Regulate - WARREN G & NATE DOGG
8.Pour Out a Little Liquor - THUG LIFE feat. 2PAC
9.Gonna Give It to Ya - JEWELL & AARON HALL
10.Afro Puffs - THE LADY OF RAGE
11.Jus So Ya No - C.P.O. & BOSS HOGG
12.Hoochies Need Love Too - PARADISE
13.I'm Still in Love With You - AL B. SURE!
14.Crack 'Em - O.F.T.B.
15.U Bring da Dog Out - RHYTHM & KNOWLEDGE
16.Blowed Away - B. REZELL
17.It's Not Deep Enough - JEWELL
18.Dogg Pound 4 Life - THE DOGG POUND GANGSTAS

*post for Tuesday 7th
That were the best times for Suge Knight and his record label. That soundtrack for a movie Above The Rim was completly produced by that label with people signed or connected with Death Row. As an outcome we have an album which can't be described in one or two sentences. There are r&b or soft g-funk songs; as for me definetly too many because if the cd lasts for over 70 minutes, that makes that shit boring. But there are also some classic cuts, probably top 100 of hip hop ever... I mean Warren G with 'Regulate', Lady Of Rage with 'Afro Puffs' or SWV with 'Anything'. My favourite is 'It's not deep enough' sung by Jewell - strong r&b cut, which is gonna make u shiver.

LISTEN: http://www.zshare.net/download/62398704e94600ff/

BUY: http://www.amazon.com/Above-Rim-Marcus-Miller/dp/B00005AQFI