(Video) Kafani- Lean In It

When it comes to lyrical ability...The Pack is better than Kafani (except that one guy who doesn't even rhyme).

(Video) Kafani- Throw Your Hood Up

Just a video they threw together for the internet. Expect a nicer video for "Lean In It" to debut in a week or so.

Kafani Arrested

Kafani was arrested after on gun and drug charges after a high speed chase. Read an article on the incident HERE

Kafani Sales Update

Money's My Motivation only sold about 1,000 units (rounded to the nearest 100) + however many he sold at non sound scan stores. Looks like being on Koch didn't do too much for him...hopefully Keak has better luck with them.

(Review) Kafani- Money's My Motivation

1) Intro

2) Throw Ya Hood Up 4/5
Song Link:http://www.zshare.net/audio/4020390a237e7d/
Some tough talk by Kafani over a sick beat.

3) Fast (Like a Nascar) ft. Keak Da Sneak 4/5
Video Link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=1CqA082Jbf8
You all should've heard this by now...especially if you live in the Bay. It's catchy and this is the song I wanna hear when I'm cutting through traffic late night on East 80.

4) Like Ooh 3.5/5
I can't get over how southern this beat sounds... it's pretty catchy... but the beat sounds like too many other songs out.

5) Thizzin (Ft. Dj Montay) 2/5
Dude on the hook doesn't sound good, alright beat, Kafani doesn't say anything that entertaining.

6) Lean In It (Ft. Erk and Samm) 4/5
Song Link: http://www.zshare.net/audio/40205618413647/
This beat SLAPS....kinda like the beat to "sideshow", it'll put your subs to work.

7) Fast (Like A Nascar)(Remix) Ft. Unk 4/5
Kafani has much better verses than on the original...Unk didn't really do much to help the song.

8) Side 2 Side 1/5
Weak song...deleted from my hard drive.

9) Cutie Pie (Ft. Samm) 3.5/5
Chick song....nice beat....I dunno how to rate these types of songs...but it doesn't sound bad for what it is.

10) What U Wanna Do (Ft. San Quinn) 2.5/5
Not Feelin the beat...Quinn can't save it either...

11) Hatin On Me (Ft. Kashmere and C. Holiday) 3.5/5
Real nice hook, the guy who spit the first verse did a good job, Kafani is just bragging on this song and it kills it

12) Show Your Wrist Then (Ft. Kashmere, Skywalka, and Pranksta The Kidd) 2.5/5
The beat is nothing special, the subject matter is weak, the lyrics are weak.

13) Everybody Knows My Name (Ft. Kashmere and Keak Da Sneak) 4.5/5
Video Link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Zgk2JzexgVI
This song = hyphy...it's old...but it goes.

14) Money's My Motivation 4/5
Solid song...very nice beat...Nice Hook

*Note: I think this album also comes with bonus tracks, including "hyphy ill."

If you're the type of person who values good lyrics in rap, this album might make you commit suicide. If you need an album play in your car and wake up your neighbors when you come home at 3am from the club, Money's My Motivation can do it. There are a few bangers, but most of the album is very forgettable, and with its lack of interesting subject matter, there is little replay value.

Lyrics: 2/5
Beats: 4/5
Subject Matter: 2/5

Overall: 2.75/5

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

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.

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

Keak Da Sneak Joins Kafani On Koch?

It's true if you believe Box Kev. He posted this on the siccness.net forum...

BREAKING NEWS! KEAK HAS SIGNED WITH KOCH RECORDSHERE IS A AIM CONVO I HAD WITH THE VP OVER AT KOCH JUST TODAY 6/22/07

ME: Keak to Koch?
KOCH Exec: Yes Sir!!! Thats what it is!
ME: Wow that's big!
ME: When did that happen?
KOCH Exec: 2 days ago
ME: That's hot!
ME: Ya'll runnin shit over there
KOCH Exec: KOCH believes in the Bay man!!!
ME: Yeah ya'll always fucked with us hard
ME: That Keak shit is gonna be HUGE!
KOCH Exec: I got Kafani working with Montay now trying to put a hot mixon that Fast together. And I will get Unk on it to give it thatnational co sign. Its going to be huge
ME: Great news!
KOCH Exec: yeah man its going to be big
ME: So what's Keak working on with ya'll?
KOCH Exec: an album
KOCH Exec: going send his ass to ATL also
ME: Who Keak or Kafani?
KOCH Exec: Both Keak & Kafani
ME: HOT!!!
KOCH Exec: Yeah got to break that south

THERE YOU HAVE IT! KOCH HAS BIG PLANS FOR BOTH KEAK & KAFANI!!!

Rell Dert ft. Kafani- Ready Set Go

http://www.zshare.net/audio/2266102716a2a2/

Jacked this link from http://hoodaffiliated.blogspot.com/
I really don't like Kafani (even though I like Fassst), but he raps over a lot of nice beats.

Kafani On Koch??

Mediabase is a website that tracks radio play for all songs. I looked at Kafani's "Fast (Like A NASCAR) and it's now listed under Koch. That label didn't do much for Big Rich, we'll see what it does for Kafani since he actually has a catchy single. I don't like most of the shit i've heard from him though...

Kafani ft. Keak Da Sneak "Fassst" VIDEO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CqA082Jbf8



http://www.half-white.com/Fasst_1.mov (alternative link that takes a while to load)


The video is short, but sweet.