Sunday, September 30, 2007

Ya Boy has beef with Juelz Santana???

I'm not a fan of rap beef...cuz most of the time it's fake and just used for publicity. I don't know the story behind this one, but Ya Boy takes a shot at Juelz on this song with Ransom.

http://www.zshare.net/audio/3927467324a182/

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

(Review) Frontline- Lock & Left



1) Intro

2) What Do You Believe In 4/5
Left spit the truth in his first verse, nice beat, decent hook.

3) Take That 2.5/5
This beat just annoys me...except on the part where they have the hook. They're not really saying anything on the song either.

4) Now 4/5
Locksmith solo track...simple beat so that his flow/lyrics could stand out, pretty good song to showcase his talent but I don't see myself listening to it too much.

5) Lefts Girl (Skit)

6) When U Want It 3.5/5 Video Link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=GBfbgs785b0
I'm not really a fan of this song...except for Locksmith's verse.

7)IMG 5/5 Song Link: http://www.zshare.net/audio/38670734b3fad4/
Great song...Great Beat

8) Lefts Excuses (Skit)

9) This Is The News 4/5
Chamillionaire has two songs with a similar concept on his album, but Fronline executes it just as well. They go..or went...to Cal, you know they're gonna get political.

10) The Truth 5/5 Song Link: http://www.zshare.net/audio/386728071facf8/
They continue with the political theme on this one...with perfect execution. Everything about this song is great.

11) U Ain't No Producer (Skit)

12) My Backpack 4.5/5 Song Link: http://www.zshare.net/audio/3867402f90c819/
Nice storytelling track....catchy hook.

13) Cassandras Anger (Skit)

14) Lock & Left 4/5
Song talking about the watered down rap game...it's a good song and all...but they talk about this topic too much on this album.

15) Game Plan 3.5/5
Song for the ladies....

16) R.I.P. 3.5/5
Title Should say it all...not enough emotion in it for this type of song.

17) Outro

18) It's Going Down 4.5/5
Most recent single, very catchy


This is easily one of the best albums to drop in 2007 (Notice I didn't say Bay Area albums, it's one of the best period). The thing that might have killed it a bit for me is that it's very short (18 tracks minus 4 skits, an intro, and an outro = 12 songs) and I had already heard five of the songs. The length of this album shouldn't be a surprise because it was originally supposed to be an EP. Still, I think this album is worth a purchase with great E-A-SKI production, real lyrics, and just overall quality.

Lyrics: 4.5/5
Beats: 4.5/5
Concepts: 4.5/5

OVERALL: 4.5/5

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

**VIDEO** Ya Boy- Holla At Ya Boy **VIDEO**

Hopefully this means the album or EP is coming soon...

Monday, September 24, 2007

New Releases For 9/25/07


Title: Just Like You
Artist: Keyshia Cole
Label: Geffen
Location: Oakland
allmusic.com rating: 4.5/5
Singles: Let It Go, Shoulda Let You Go
Features: Too Short, Missy Elliot, Lil Kim, Young Dro, Anthony Hamilton, Amina, Diddy
Track List:
1. Let It Go
2. Didn't I Tell You
3. Fallin' Out
4. Give Me More
5. I Remember
6. Shoulda Let You Go
7. Heaven Sent
8. Same Thing
9. Got To Get My Heart Back
10. Was It Worth It?
11. Just Like You
12. Losing You
13. Last Night
14. Work It Out
15. Let It Go (Remix)

I'm not into R&B at all....but I could see that Keyshia has talent...and she's from the Bay, so she gets bonus points for that. This will probably be the best selling Bay Area album of the year.


Title: Lock & Left
Album: The Frontline
Label: IMG
Location: Richmond
Singles: When U Want It, Its Goin Down, Take That
Track List:
1. Intro
2. What Do You Believe In
3. Take That
4. Now
5. Lefts Girl
6. When U Want It
7. IMG
8. Lefts Excuses
9. This Is The News
10. The Truth (ft. E-A-Ski)
11. U Ain't No Producer
12. My Backpack
13. Cassandras Anger
14. Lock & Left
15. Game Plan
16. R.I.P.
17. Outro
18. It's Goin Down (Bonus Track)
(My Review Coming Soon)


Title: Money's My Motivation
Artist: Kafani
Label: Koch
Location: Oakland
Singles: Fast (Like a NASCAR), Like Ooh
Track List:
1. Intro
2. Throw Ya Hood Up
3. Fast: Like A Nascar (Feat. Keak Da Sneak)
4. Like Ooh
5. Thizzin' (Feat. DJ Montay)
6. Lean In It (Feat. Erk & Samm)
7. Fast: Like A Nascar Remix (Feat. UNK)
8. Side 2 Side
9. Cutie Pie (Feat. Samm)
10. What U Wanna Do (Feat. San Quinn)
11. Hatin' On Me (Feat. Kashmere & C. Holiday)
12. Show Your Wrist Then (Feat. Kashmere, Skywalka, Kaz Kyzah & Pranksta The Kidd)
13. Everybody Knows My Name (Feat. Kashmere & Keak Da Sneak)
14. Money's My Motivation
(My Review Coming Soon)

As for the non Bay Area Releases...


Title: Welcom To The Zoo
Artist: Gorilla Zoe
Label: Bad Boy
Singles: Hood Nigga
Location: Atl
allmusic.com rating: 3/5


Title: For The Hell Of It
Artist: Hell Rell
Label: Koch
Location: NY
allmusic.com Rating: 3/5


Title: Back Like We Left Something
Artist: UTP Playas
Label: Rap-A-Lot/Asylum
Location: New Orleans


Title: Songs For Girls
Artist: Will.I.Am
Label: Universal/Interscope
Location: LA
Singles: I Got It From My Mama
allmusic.com rating: 4/5

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

**VIDEO** Mistah Fab destroys Royce Da 5'9 in a battle 7/18/07

And it's in front of a NY crowd.
Royce didn't look like he brought his "A" game though


Tuesday, September 18, 2007

The Pack- In My Car (First Single??)

http://www.zshare.net/audio/3725791105da23/

According to Chico from Hoodaffiliated.blogspot.com, this is the first single from their upcoming album, "Based Boys."

Personally..I think the hook on this song is one of the most annoying hooks I've ever heard. I don't know if they could pull of a hit as big as "Vans".

Monday, September 17, 2007

Upcoming Bay Area Releases

Here are a few of the bigger local rappers whose albums have release dates...which are of course subject to change.

Kafani- Money's My Motivation SEPT. 25
Frontline- Lock & Left SEPT. 25 (maybe)
Keyshia Cole- Just Lke You SEPT. 25
Federation- It's Whateva OCT. 2
The Pack- Based Boys OCT. 30
Keak Da Sneak- Deify NOV. 6 Edit: Pushed Back To FEB 2008

Other random news....Ya Boy shot a video for "Holla at Ya Boy" which should be released sometime in the next few months. Still no release date for his EP.

New Releases For 7/18/07

Not sure if this one really dropped this week because I haven't heard anyone talk about it...


Title: 4 Ever In A Day
Artist: Equipto
Label: Million Dollar Dream
Location: SF
Tracklist:
1. 4 Ever In A Day
2. The Game Dun Hurt Me (Feat. Mike Marshall)
3. Equipto Freestyle
4. Elite 8 (Feat. Sick YG, Mic, Don Toriano, Schwinny Moe, Berner, F Dog & Akil)
5. Rap Stories Pt. 1
6. Ain't No Love
7. Too Soon (Feat. Mike Marshall)
8. Just A Little
9. If U Only Knew
10. So Famous (Feat. Mac Roo & Jimmy Roses)
11. Pimped Up (Feat. Akil)
12. All I Know
13. Saucy As They Come (Feat. Mac Roo)
14. Love Changes (Feat. DJ TD Camp On The Cuts)
15. All Night
16. The Sitdown With Equipto

No Nickatina features? WTF!....this doesn't really look like an official release though.


Title: Mob Trial 2
Artists: The Jacka, Rydah, Fed-X
Label: ?
Tracklist:
1. The Jacka, Rydah J. Klyde and Fed-Ex - Life of Crime 3:18
2. Fed-Ex - Cocaine Cowboys 3:45
3. The Jacka - Reign God 3:36
4. Rydah J. Klyde - Ghetto Rydah 3:31
5. The Jacka, Rydah J. Klyde and Fed-Ex-The Same Thing Everyday 3:38
6. The Jacka, Fed-Ex and Pretty Black - Let Me See It 4:36
7. AP.9, Husalah, The Jacka and Mike Marshall - Got To Make Her Mine 4:27
8. The Jacka - Go Hard is All I Know 3:24
9. Fed-Ex - The Awful Dodger 4:04
10. Rydah J. Klyde - What I'm Sprayin' 3:13
11. Rydah J. Klyde, Fed-Ex and RobLo - Bang Bang 3:36
12. Fed-Ex, The Jacka and Rydah J. Klyde - I'm Gonna Fly 3:30
13. Rydah J. Klyde - Taylor Made (Interview) 3:24
14. Fed-Ex - That's What We Do (Interview) 2:51
15. The Jacka - Just a Gangsta (Interview) 3:42

LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE 'MOB TRIAL 2' ALBUM HERE: http://www.thebaymusic.com/rydah-jacka-and-fed-x-mob-figaz-mob-trial-2-audio/

As far as other local releases...AP. 9 of the Mob Figaz is re-realising a couple of his albums, Headshotz and Woldwide Mob Figa.

As for the non Bay Area releases...there are a couple of major ones this week.


Title: Ultimate Victory
Artist: Chamillionaire
Label: Universal/Motown
Location: Houston
Singles: Hip Hop Police
Allmusic.com Rating: 3.5/5

I'm buying the Chamillionaire album...he makes quality songs.


Title: Adrenaline Rush 2007
Artist: Twista
Label: Atlantic
Location: Chicago
Singles: Give It Up
Allmusic.com Rating: 3.5/5

Friday, September 14, 2007

Kafani- "Money Is My Motivation" tracklist and production credits

#1 INTRO

#2 THROW YA HOOD UP
PRODUCED BY BEDROCK

#3 FAST (LIKE A NASCAR) FEATURING KEAK DA SNEAK
PRODUCED BY AMP LIVE FOR AMPHIBIAN MUSIC

#4 OHH
PRODUCED BY DJ MONTAY

#5 THIZZIN
PRODUCED BY DJ MONTAY

#6 LEAN IN IT FEATURING ERK and SAMM
PRODUCED BY ERK

#7 FAST REMIX FEAT. UNK & Bubba Sparxxx
PRODUCED BY DJ MONTAY

#8 SIDE 2 SIDE
PRODUCED BY AMP LIVE FOR AMPHIBIAN MUSIC

#9 CUTIE PIE FEAT. SAMM
PRODUCED BY AMP LIVE FOR AMPHIBIAN MUSIC

#10 WHAT U WANNA DO FEAT. SAN QUINN
PRODUCED BY AMP LIVE FOR AMPHIBIAN MUSIC

#11 HATIN ON ME FEAT. KASHMERE and C.HOLIDAY
PRODUCED BY AMP LIVE FOR AMPHIBIAN MUSIC

#12 SHOW YOUR WRIST THEN FEAT. KASHMERE, SKYWALKER, KAZ KYZAH, PRANKSTA THE KIDD fromTHE DELIGINTS
PRODUCED BY AMP LIVE FOR AMPHIBIAN MUSIC

#13 EVERYBODY KNOWS MY NAME FEAT. KASHMERE and KEAK DA SNEAK
PRODUCED BY AMP LIVE FOR AMPHIBIAN MUSIC

# 14 MONEY'S MY MOTIVATION

BONUS TRACKS

#15 HYPHY ILL (100% KAFANI MUSIC (BMI))FEAT. KASHMERE, YOG THE GENERAL AND MERCILIS
PRODUCED BY KAPACITY

#16 TRY TO ROB ME
PRODUCED BY AMP LIVE FOR AMPHIBIAN MUSIC

#16 KEEP IT STREET
PRODUCED BY BEDROCK

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

New Releases for 9/11/07

In case anyone is expecting to see Kafani on the list of new releases...his album was pushed back a couple of weeks. I think local R&B singer J. Nash dropped an album called hyphy love today...but I have no info on it.

There are really only two releases that are important this week...



Title: Curtis
Artist: 50 Cent
Label: Universal/Aftermath
Location: NY
Allmusic.com rating: 3.5/5
I prefer this album over the massacre, but I think it's about time to retire. You can't be a multi millionaire celebrity and talk about killing people.


Title: Graduation
Artist: Kanye West
Label: Roc-A-Fella
Location: Chicago
Allmusic.com Rating: 4/5
This is my favorite out of all his albums

**VIDEO** Federation- Happy I Met You

http://www.thefader.com/blog/articles/2007/09/11/world-premiere-video-the-federation-happy-i-met-you

I'm not a fan of this song....looks like they're trying to do something that sounds mainstream....it's gonna be an instant SKIP when I get their album.

At least the video was well made...

Mob Trial

This shit was posted by DJ Pimp on the siccness.net message board....

First a song called "Shed Blood" by AP9 off the Mob Trial 3 album, the first song he recorded after getting out of prison.
http://www.zshare.net/audio/358339925627a3/

He also posted snippets off some songs that are on Mob Trial 2 (Jacka, Fed-X, Rydah).
http://www.zshare.net/audio/3583214f591606/

Sunday, September 9, 2007

Mistah F.A.B. to battle great rappers from other regions



Ok...maybe some of you wont consider these rappers greats...but Joe Budden has a huge following due to his mixtape series, Royce is a beast...I don't know much about Phonte but it seems like he's well respected.

Anyways...Mistah F.A.B. was selected to represent the entire west coast so this is pretty big for him. He's a great freestyler, but not the best battle rapper.

This is taking place in NY....but if anyone goes there and gets video of this...or if someone finds video from this event, I need it... send it to leftcoast415@gmail.com

Monday, September 3, 2007

New Releases for 9/3/07

Not sure if these local albums are actually gonna drop on schedule but...


Artist: Dubee
Title: The Best of Dubee a.k.a. Sugawolf
Label: Thizz


Artists: Sac-Sin, Fed-X, Turf Terminators
Title: Turfed Out Mafia
Label: Diamond Life



As for the non Bay Area Releases...


Artist: Ice Cube
Title: In The Movies
Label: Priority
allmusic.com rating: 4/5
Locatoin: Cali
I think this release is songs that Ice Cube did for soundtracks over the years.

A Keak Da Sneak single that could be bigger than Superhyphy??

http://www.zshare.net/audio/2783322d851a33/

Judge for yourself....this is just a radio rip so the quality isn't good....but this has MAJOR potential....best song i've heard from Keak in a long time.

Sunday, September 2, 2007

Poll Results

Question:
What Artist's Album Are You Looking Forward To Most

Results:
Federation- 23 (12%)
Clyde Carson- 66 (35%)
Keak Da Sneak- 31 (16%)
Ya Boy- 39 (21%)
Mistah Fab- 25 (13%)

Balance & Big Rich: Free Internet Album

This is directly from a myspace bulletin from Balance's page....

HERE IT IS A FREE 8 SONG VERSION OF THE "UNDA DOGGS KINGZ" MIX CD

http://www.sendspace.com/file/3glfnp

ENJOY!!!!

tracklisting
1. intro
2. bang'em feat. ya boy
3. crack music feat. scipio and glasses malone
4. live it up feat. planet asia
5. nothing changed feat. akon, coolio da unda dogg
6. doe boy fresh feat. clyde carson
7. in with the new
8. yeah feat. papoose
9. boomin system
10. thas whas up feat. mistah fab
11. outro

there is a limited edition of the full cd that features 19 tracksif u like what u hear go to: www.rapbay.com to get full version

Saturday, September 1, 2007

August 2007- Bay Area Hip Hop Month In Review

Highlights:
The Jacka/Ampichino album
Too Short's compilation had a few slaps on it
Bay Area rappers continue getting exposure through that Sweet 16 show on MTV

Lowlights:
Looks like Clyde Carson didn't have permission to use Sean Kingston on the hook of "Doin That" and the new guy who replaced him isn't as good.

Things To Look Forward To In September:
Kafani's album...if it doesn't get pushed back.
A bunch of rap's major artists are dropping...from 50 Cent and Kanye to Twista and Rick Ross