Our second review of Collaboration albums is the New York rappers Dave East and Styles P. A veteran and a new comer gets together to spit the New york life, raw and luxurious. We go through the production, lyrical quality and what we thought was the concept of these collaborations.
Jay Rock vs. ASAP Rocky 2018
We close this week out with two very well developed releases by Jay Rock (Redemption) and ASAP Rocky (Testing). So unique in their way that we left them for last so we would be able to spend the time to highlight and showcase their talent. Very good listen.
Flatbush Zombies: Vacation in Hell
Sean and I sit down to review one of BK's most oddest group. The Flatbush Zombies.not every hearing from this group before. I was pleasantly surprise to hear their 19 track release with a few features that went very well with this release
Flatbush Zombies is an American hip hop group from the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York City, formed in 2010
Talib Kweli vs. Fabulous & Jadakiss
This episode Sean and I hit up some old school rappers that have new releases. One solo on his own as usual and the other a Jadakiss collar with Fabulous . Is everybody trying to get a check out here by trying to make something new? Some have tried, many have failed
Freshman Hiphop artist - Dave East & Lil Uzi Vert
This episode we bring in more musical expertise from the ONDECKTV podcast with "animal_brown " to review two freshmen in the hiphop game or depends who you talk to, the rap game.
Dave East front and center, fam from New york. David Brewster, Jr., better known by his stage name Dave East, is an American rapper from East Harlem, New York, gained attention in 2014 from his mixtape Black Rose. Wikipedia see the video for Dave East - The Offering (Official Video) - YouTube
Two previous releases we listened to (Kairi Chanel2016 , Hate Me Now2015), now we got the new release Dave East: Paranoia Album Review | Pitchfork
Then we go to Lil Uzi Vert young gun wrecking the Atlanta trap sound. But are you tired of that shit? Or is it something we need to add to the hip hop category? He’s really getting some buzz and some love from all over. What the hell do we think about him? Listen and see.
Symere Woods, better known by his stage name Lil Uzi Vert, is an American hip hop recording artist. Based in Philadelphia, he gained recognition after releasing his debut single, "Money Longer", and New album Luv is Rage 2 and his previous release Lil Uzi Vert Vs. The World…Wikipedia New release is Number one on billboard 200 albums chart
Jay Z 4:44 New release
4:44 is the fourteenth studio album and thirteenth solo album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on June 30, 2017 through Roc Nation. The album is produced by No I.D. with additional production from Jay-Z, as well as James Blake and Dominic Maker on the album's physical bonus tracks. The album features guest appearances from Frank Ocean, Damian Marley, Beyoncé and Jay-Z's mother, Gloria Carter. 4:44 was released as an exclusive to Sprint and Tidal customers, and is the first in a planned series of music exclusives from the Sprint-Tidal partnership.
Sean and I review this epic album and get sidetracked on production and genre's
David Banner & Talib Kweli/Styles P
Today Sean and I break down these artist new releases. We welcome back the voice of Styles P to the rap game and we break down the activist release by David Banner. interesting perspective with some serious decent production from both releases.
The Get Down (podcast)
This session is the review of the show on Netflix called The Get Down. A hip hop anthology of the birth of Hop hop. From Graffiti to hip hop on records. We talk about our life during that time and what we saw through the eyes of children at that time that became the reality of what is being seen today. We explore this with my Brother Mark as well as my Wife Alicia.
Break Beats and Roller Rink Artists
This episode we look at some unknown one and done artist that shined during their time but faded away in to oblivion. These artist was a must have for artist and filler and ensured they would keep dancers and B Boys on the floor until we could begin playing the main attractions. We discuss our struggles and how we had to keep up with the changing trends of hip Hop music.
HipHop into Mainstream
This introduction to Carr Waxx starts with the classic hits of Chic and the Sugar Hill Gang. The 70's and 80's were a time of street DJ's building their skills and competing against each other for crowd dominance. Mark and Michael discuss their experience with these records and during that era.