The People's Champ

Job Done

Buddah Nation - Buddah Nation

Soma - You Ain’t Ready (1997)

Doomzday :: Third Eye / Ocean View

'Still Commanding Respect' Pre-Order Links:
• iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesStillCommandingRespect
• Amazon: http://bit.ly/AmazonStillCommandingRespect
• Google Play: http://bit.ly/GooglePlayStillCommandingRespect

With his much-anticipated compilation LP, 'Still Commanding Respect,' set to drop at the top of 2017, Ran Reed delivers another punishing single, “The Crew,” featuring a scorching guest verse from U.G., with head-nodding production supplied by Nick Wiz. As fans of Reed already know, he and Wiz go way back—peep their Respect The Architect collaboration—so it’s only fitting they’ve teamed up again here

In addition to infusing elements of Das EFX’s classic cut, “Real Hip-Hop,” the true highpoint lies in the chemistry between Reed and his guest feature, U.G. of the Cella Dwellas (who recently dropped his own album, Portals). In addition to dropping their own verses, the two attack the third verse on some bad-guy, tag-team sh*t like a modern-day Harlem Heat (waddup, Booker T?).

Once you’re done listening to “The Crew,” be sure to peep Ran’s previous drop, “Gun Boy Interlude” featuring M.O.P. Other features on the album include Bumpy Knuckles, Kool G Rap, Sadat X, D.V. Alias Khryst, Shabaam Sahdeeq, DJ Modesty, LoVel, and more.

“The Crew” can now be streamed, and is available as the first instant grat track off the iTunes pre-order for 'Still Commanding Respect.' The 20 tack LP is due out January 13th through Reed’s RRM Consulting imprint. 

Tracklist: 
01. Timeless 
02. Hard Rhymer  
03. The Crew (feat. U.G.)        
04. Still Commanding Respect  
05. Stray Shot (feat. LoVel)                   
06. Pathetic M.C.’s (feat. Bumpy Knuckles)            
07. Mind Of A Gangster                           
08. Silly Love 
09. Doo Doo (feat. D.J. Modesty) 
10. Walking Testimony 
11. Marked For Death (feat. Kool G. Rap) 
12. B.S.R.S 
13. The Innovator (feat. Shabaam Sahdeeq)
14. Switch Up 
15. The God’s Power (feat. Sadat X)
16. Made For Me  
17. The Gun Boy Interlude (feat. M.O.P. )
18. Tortured Souls (feat. U.G.)
19. Invasion (feat. D.V. Alias Khryst)  
20. Dedication (Part II)

Twitter:
• Ran Reed: https://twitter.com/RANREED
• U.G.: https://twitter.com/therealug
• Nick Wiz: https://twitter.com/whoisnickwiz

Ran Reed Online:
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ranreedmusic
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ranreedmusic

Ran Reed (feat. U.G.) - The Crew

Wild Cowboys II

X And Bill (feat. Ill Bill)

Our 92nd release is from NYC's own RAST. This is the third album we've done with the underground street prophet. RAST's debut "Across West 3rd Street" was the real life tale of a reformed Drug Dealer/Gang member turned MC. RAST's honest lyrics tell the tale of his real life run-ins, and how he turned his life around. His third full length "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings" is his first time working with legendary underground producers 7L. The album is full of hard hitting beats by the Czar Keys (7L & Jeremy Page), and rapid fire accounts of a real life gangster turned family man. This is real underground NYC hip hop at it's finest. Gritty tracks about street life and reform told by someone that lived it. Real shit. The LP is 500 press (450 standard black vinyl, 50 orange colored vinyl), housed in a full color LP jacket. Get your copy of this soon to be underground classic now! If you haven't checked out his previous records, add "ACROSS WEST 3RD STREET" & "STORY OF A LEGEND" to your order!

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

PRE-ORDER VINYL HERE

RAST- The Little Boy Who Lived In A Tree

[Tunji]
I'm sick and tired of dwellin' in the past, so I'm tellin' 'em the facts
See, I started on my journey and I'm settled on the path
My songs are from the soul although I'm sellin' em for cash
Dedicated to my homeys and my relatives that passed
....let's take a moment for their lost souls
If life's a road then I'm just swervin' through the potholes
If death is silent, then I'm livin' in surround sound
Speakers blastin' while maneuverin' through downtown
Feelin' like this is exactly what I live for
I wanna take less, I wanna give more
We came a long way from hand-me-downs and thrift stores
And it's like no matter what, success is what we drift towards
I wanna write my name across the night sky
Cause I saw my future in the stars and let the lights guide
Sittin' back and countin' money as the price rise
Said I couldn't do it, but I always saw the bright side

[Kno/Tunji]
So even when I feel down, down
I keep looking ahead because I'm here now, now

[Kno]
I'm here now
Theres nothin to fear now
One day you will die
So I am killin it year round
Fuck a bucket list
I have had enough of it
Stuck off in a rut cus Lady Luck is such a summabitch
But that slut can suck a dick
For sustenence
I'mma fuck it up a bit
Chuck me the rock Ima tuck and run with it
Plus I'm havin fun with it
In a zone passin all the tests
And now I'm playin bones and I'm gamblin with death
The best 2 out of 3, 3 out of 5, 4 out of 7
A Bogus Journey until you going to Heaven
I always know where I'm headin
Cus I know where I been
Tell Mother Nature she can blow in the wind
And choke on my kids
Middle finger to Father Time while I'm holdin my dick
I'm takin life slowly homey and I'm soakin it in
Middle finger to Father Time while I'm holdin my dick
I'm takin life slowly homie cus I'm nowhere near the end

[Kno/Tunji]
So even when I feel down, down
I keep looking ahead because I'm here now, now

[Kno]
So even when I feel down, down
I keep looking ahead because I'm here now, now

CunninLynguists - Not At The End f. Tunji

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RAST- The Little Boy Who Lived In A Tree

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