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June 2008: VICTORY!: The 1 year Anniversary Show!
We did it! Gator$-n-Fur$ has put down one year of monthly mayhem with this June show , so we’re gonna celebrate by playing whatever the f**k we want. No theme, just an hour of good music and madness. In true anticlimactic fashion, we’re taking July 2008 off from the show to clear our heads and catch up on real life things. Take that time to check out past shows you missed (download some of the self-proclaimed greatest Gator$-n-Fur$ shows below) and we’ll see you in August! But for now enjoy Victory!!, and celebrate our one year anniversary show with us! (download link)…
Tame One’s new album “Da Ol Jersey Bastard,” an ode to Wu Tang’s ODB, will hit stores on July 29, 2008. The album will be entirely produced by Drum and Knowledge of Parallel Thought, and will feature just two guest rappers, Sean Price and Del The Funky Homosapien. This effort will serve as a prelude to Tame’s next project, an ambitious download-only album tentatively titled “Acid Tab Vocab.”
From the new album Vulture’s Wisdom, Volume 1. The first chapter of the trilogy, is a nod to the golden era of hip-hop and features production from The Architect
With the video tearing up MTV’s TRL (currently #6) and the single and initial remix featuring Bun B, Pusha T and Cool Kids doing so well, what better time to release the second “Drivin’ Down The Block” remix; this time with El-P contributing vocals and production.
“The Evil That Men Do” is the latest track from Little Vic’s album Each Dawn I Die. Starting with an ethereal piano and dissonant guitar chords, the beginning creates a level of tension hinting that something big is about to set off. When the beat finally drops, Little Vic busts out a gritty energy that the New York rap scene has not seen in a minute. Weaving the tale of “Handsome Johnny,” Little Vic picks up the storytelling tradition made famous by fellow NY native Nas and adds hard-hitting beats. Speaking about the song Little Vic said, “Johnny represents a lot of kids I know, kids who act like something they aren’t.” From a lyrical standpoint, Little Vic mixes street stories with a philosophical sensibility, not just telling a story of what evil men do, but also analyzing what drives men to do evil. Little Vic rhymes, “When he got the cash / something in his eyes showed the evil side / and no one could hold him back.” Buckwild, who has also worked with Nas, Snoop Dogg, Black Rob and Redman, produced the track.
“Caked Up” featuring Kool G Rap is the latest track from Little Vic’s newest album Each Dawn I Die. Starting with a shot of funk in the beginning, the song grows from there, layering turntable scratches over a raw New York City beat. Little Vic shows off his versatility on this track by blending the dark side of battle rap with a cocky swagger. He rhymes, “Cats are living street dreams / and wake up when they get pinched / if a king exists / peasants biting on my lyrics like dead skin on their finger tips / bring a wrist to slit / or sing a quick verse whistling past the cemetery / Little Vic hearse.” Kool G Rap, one of the early legends of New York hip-hip, brings it full circle by bringing back his legendary mafioso lyrical prowess.
TV Land produced by Melodius Monk is the follow up to the street-single “Mecca And The Ox” and is the first official single from Vast Aire’s forthcoming sophomore solo-LP, Dueces Wild, which will be released on 6-24-08.
The future of hip-hop is now and lives in Detroit. Put aside the claims that hip-hop is dead and focus your attention on the underground rap scene that is blowing up in Motor City. Black Milk, Detroit native and regarded by many as the heir to the J Dilla throne, has teamed up with Fat Ray on The Set Up LP. The latest track from the duo is “Bad Man” featuring Guilty Simpson and Scorpion. Taking a reggae-inspired hook and a potent snare-heavy Black Milk beat, the track rips through the speakers with unwavering energy. Lyrically, the song centers on the state of everyday life in the hood of Detroit, as Guilty Simpson rhymes, “You’d better have a vest in place, they still get tech 9’s in section 8 / Get low then let the gat spray, Detroit’s best like Milk and Fat Ray.” Not everything is serious though - Fat Ray shares his sense of humor when talking about other rappers with “They even mix gangsta with gospel / that’s like selling cocaine at a Costco.”
