Turf Talk- West Coast Vaccine (The Cure) *REVIEW*

Artist: Turf Talk
Title: West Coast Vaccine (The Cure)
Label: Sick Wid It

Track List:

1. Intro Ft. Akronems (Prod By Nick Fury) 3:22
2. Bring The Base Back (Prod By Rick Rock) 2:24
3. Doe Boy Ft. E-40, B-Legit (Prod by Droop-E) 3:25
4. Record Company (Skit) 0:58
5. Super Star Ft. Locksmith (Prod by E-A-Ski and CMT) 3:10 http://www.zshare.net/audio/22457440edd413/
6. I Got Chips Ft. E-40 (Prod By Rick Rock) 3:38
7. That's That Turf Talk (Prod By The Bizness) 3:29
8. Broke Niggas (Prod By Droop-E) 4:09
9. Popo's Ft. E-40 (Prod By Droop-E) 3:43
http://www.zshare.net/audio/2245793206c88d/
10.Back In The Day Ft. Cartoon, Jelly Roll (Prod by Rome) 4:19
11. Money On Ya' Head Ft. Knockamichie (Prod by Rick Rock) 3:01
12. Holla At You Ft. Rick Rock (Prod by Rick Rock) 4:35
13. Sick Wid' It Is The Crew Ft. E-40 (Prod by Jake 1) 4:10
14. X Ft. Yukmouth (Prod By Rick Rock) 5:09
15. Liquor Store (Skit) 1:28
16. I'm Ghetto (Prod By Rick Rock) 3:36
http://www.zshare.net/audio/224615484f7593/
17. Stop Snitchin' Ft. E-40 (Prod by Droop-E) 3:32
18. Minnie Minnie Ft. Freeway (Prod Droop-E) 4:21
19. Rippah Ft. Too Short (Prod By Troy Sanders) 3:51
20. Shinnin' (Prod By LA) 2:50
21. Groupie (Prod By Traxamillion) 3:47

My Rating: 4/5

My Review:

Unlike most people out here, I wasn't a big fan of Turf's debut album, "Street Novelist." I like Turf Talk's style, but I didn't like a lot of the beats from that album. His last album didn't sound like many other albums, and neither does this new one, but I enjoyed this one a lot more. With most of the album being produced by Rick Rock and Droop-E, you knew it was gonna have some serious slaps on it.

Best Track: Popo's. I can't believe Droop-E did this beat.

Other Standout Tracks: Super Star, Holla At You, I'm Ghetto, Groupie

Weak Tracks: Sick Wid' It Is The Crew, Rippah (The bass is DAMNN, but errything else is BOO BOO)

If you liked Turf's last album, you'll like this one because most of his appeal comes from his style. He's good for a couple of hot lines in each verse, but he's no lyrical beast.

New Releases For 6-12-07

The only new Bay Area release that I know about is a Spice 1 project that's supposed to be coming out today...which I doubt anyone is going to buy, but I'll post some info on it just in case.



Artist: Spice 1
Title: Thug Association
Label: PR Records
Track List:


1. Intro/Thug Association - (with Luni Coleone/I-Rocc)
2. Block Is Hot - (with Bad Boy/Zelly)
3. Done Deal - (with T-Nutty/Bad Boy)
4. Salt Shaker - (with Syndicate/Roger)
5. Next Chapter - (with Zelly)
6. Took Out The Game - (with Bad Boy)
7. Do What You Do - (with Bad Boy)
8. Real Rydaz - (with Bad Boy)
9. Hardcore - (with 211)
10. Come 4 You - (with Bad Boy/Zelly)
11. Fuck You Pay Me - (with B-Legit/Bad Boy)
12. Soldier Shit - (with Bad Boy)
13. Thug Thang - (with C-Bo/Mr. Shadow)
14. Game, The - (with Bad Boy)
15. Get In - (with Bad Boy)
16. Sitting In My Car - (with Beezy)
17. Block Is Hot - (remix, with Bad Boy/Zelly)

Bay Area Soundscans

*Jacked From A Forum, not gonna bust it out cuz a certain organization is going after people who post soundscan numbers*

There numbers are as of January of this year

SAN QUINN
ROCK: PRESSURE MAKES DIAMONDS
MBRE
Album2005-10-11
17967

KEAK DA SNEAK
KUNTA KINTE
RTEN
Album2006-02-21
15838

KEAK DA SNEAK
CONTACT SPORT
SIC
Album2006-02-07
9349

MISTAH FAB
MAC DRE PRESENTS-SON OVA PIMP
THZN
Album2005-04-19
12553

PACK,THE
SKATEBOARDS 2 SCRAPERS
SBME
Album2006-12-19
5025

BULLYS WIT FULLYS
INFRASTRUCTURE
MBRE
Album2006-03-07
8679

BIG RICH
BLOCK TESTED, HOOD APPROVED
KOCH
Album2006-06-27
4382

TOO SHORT
BLOW THE WHISTLE
JIVE
Album2006-07-25
120925

E-40
MY GHETTO REPORT CARD
WAR
Album2006-03-14
484050

TURF TALK
STREET NOVELIST
SKWI
Album2004-09-14
17067

TURF TALK
BRINGS THE HOOD COLABILATION
SKWI
Album2005-03-29
11165

FEDERATION
FEDERATION
VRGN
Album2004-10-05
29171



The following are more updated:

E-40 MY GHETTO REPORT CARD Album 2006-03-14 507331
KEAK DA SNEAK/P.S.D. THA DRIVA DA BIDNESS Album 2007-02-13 13348
MISTAH F.A.B. DA BAYDESTRIAN Album 2007-05-15 8185

Numskull Interview

Numskull speaks on his current situation with Yukmouth, his new album, his alcoholism, and more.



This is taken from allhiphop.com
He's the intro to the interview...go to http://www.allhiphop.com/features/?ID=1833 to read the whole thing.



You don’t need Rakim on the remix to tell you that in hip-hop, the truth hurts. The truth is, twelve years ago, the Oakland duo of Yukmouth and Numskull got it in as The Luniz, and still hold one of the biggest records to ever come from the Bay in “I Got Five on It.” However, after that, the truth got blurry. The light-hearted group who celebrated mischief and self-medication split in two directions. After publicly ignored disputes with Master P and Too $hort, Yukmouth headed South to align with Rap-A-Lot Records in his more thugged out approach – something that Numskull says was fictional. Meanwhile, Numskull returned to his roots with Digital Underground on the road. Now an admitted alcoholic, the honesty is hard to ignore. Numskull admits to a blue-collar lifestyle, as he releases Numworld, an album that tells it like it is. In a discussion tracing the evolution and demise of The Luniz, Numskull speaks candidly, despite his intention to bring the fun back to the “muzik.”

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...

Messy Marv and Mitchy Slick- Diego To The Bay

The album these two are putting out together should be sick. Here's a track off "Messy Slick", due out June 26th.


From Diego To The Bay
http://www.dubcnm.com/audio/2007/june/mitchy_slick_messy_marv-diego_to_the_bay-(dubcnn).mp3

May 2007- Bay Area Hip Hop Month In Review

I'm going down to Socal for a few days tomorrow so don't expect any updates until friday. When I come back I'll have a review of Turf Talk's new album and any other news I might miss this week.

But back to the topic...

Highlights:
Mistah F.A.B. dropped a solid album with Da Baydestrian
Federation releases an official single with "College Girl." A lot of people don't like it so I don't know if this is really a highlight
The Warriors upset Dallas for one of the biggest upsets in NBA playoff history

Lowlights:
Mistah F.A.B.'s sales (currently somewhere in the 6-8k range)
The Warriors lose to Utah

Things To Look Forward To In June:
Turf Talk- West Coast Vaccine
Bavgate- King of Oakland (I haven't heard any info on this one, but his last album wasn't too bad)
The Jacka/Ampichino album
Numskull album