M.O.P. Rugged Neva Smoove (Dj Premier Remix)

Understandable Smooth RASS KASS

Press Release (PRLog): http://bit.ly/1rR1s4k

Buy-Links:
Digital Download:
• iTunes: http://bit.ly/1odCIT1 
• Amazon: http://amzn.to/1qeHr6N
• Spotify: http://spoti.fi/1rLW5pV

Compact Disc:
• Fat Beats: http://bit.ly/1qF7qrF
• UGHH: http://bit.ly/1j2PGE4

The Rap Up: http://bit.ly/1xsoFwR
"Illa Ghee’s Social Graffiti drops next Tuesday, and TRU is proud to premiere its last leak prior to its release. The track titled "James Worthy" can be found in the very center of the album, and is key to many of the album’s themes. “People dig my lyrics but I’m not a super star. The same way James Worthy was to Magic and Kareem,” explains Illa Ghee about the song’s title, which hits a personal note tying into the album’s overarching theme of finding art in things overlooked, undervalued, or taken for granted, by the masses. According to Illa Ghee, “Most people look at graffiti and see it as trash. They don’t see the art, or the letters in the art. I feel like for Hip-Hop it’s the same thing… people don’t hear the beauty in the art form.”"

""James Worthy" is an understated track that fits the subject to a tee. Illa Ghee describes his m.o. over an ethereal vocal sample accompanied by crisp snares. The song doesn’t have a hook in the traditional sense, but rather interjects bursts of commentary from games the legendary Lakers player performed in, adding dramatic flair to the track." 

*Click here to view highlights of 'Big Game James': http://youtu.be/lzrYyb-Vo_A

"As an added bonus, there’s a tidbit of interesting trivia (well, interesting to a rap nerd like me, at least). Apparently, the way Illa Ghee likens himself to James Worthy inspired his homie Sean P to record a loosie in which likens himself to another Laker of yesteryear: Kurt Rambis. Why? Because according to P, like Rambis, he has “got to do the dirty work!”" (-J. Monkey, The Rap Up)

Sean Price - "Kurt Rambis": https://soundcloud.com/sean-p/kurt-rambis

About 'Social Graffiti':
Longtime Brooklynite lyricist Illa Ghee gets set to release his third solo full length LP, Social Graffiti, which is set to be released through IMOR Entertainment on July 8th. The album features guest appearances from industry veterans Sean Price, O.C., Fame (of M.O.P.), Guilty Simpson, JuJu (of The Beatnuts), Royal Flush, General Steele (of Smif-n-Wessun), and boasts production from legendary beatsmiths such as Large Professor (Nas, Busta Rhymes), Ayatollah (Mos Def, Ghostface Killah) and Team Demo (50 Cent), among others.

About Illa Ghee:
Illa Ghee is an RIAA Certified Gold Record recipient for his guest appearance on the song "Can't Get Enough Of It" as featured on Mobb Deep's third album, Hell on Earth, which was released in November of 1996. Ghee is also featured on "Hold You Down," featuring Prodigy and Nina Sky, off The Alchemist's debut solo LP, 1st Infantry, which peaked at number 101 on the the Billboard 200 and number 11 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Over the years, Illa Ghee has collaborated with an array of iconic emcees such as Mobb Deep, The Beatnuts, Tragedy Khadafi, Blaq Poet, Inspectah Deck, Mic Geronimo, Jaz-O, and more and has performed alongside Slick Rick, Cypress Hill, and Dilated Peoples, among others. To date, Ill Ghee has worked with several notable industry producers such as The Alchemist, Large Professor, Havoc, Ayatollah and DJ Skizz, among others, and was one of the first Hip-Hop recording artists to collaborate with Benny Blanco for the track "Let'em Know," whose gone onto create music for the likes of Katy Perry, Rihanna, Maroon 5 and more. 

Tracklist:
01. Social Graffiti (Intro) (prod. by William Giovanni)
02. Salute The General (feat. Fame) [prod. by DJ Skizz]
03. Speak To 'Em (feat. Sean Price) [prod. by Crummie Beats]
04. Murda Boyz (prod. by Diallo)
05. Rum Raisin (prod. by M. Stacks)
06. Get Money (prod. by Vinyl Frontiers)
07. Razor Blade Vomit (prod. by Amazing SB)
08. Blurred Pupil (feat Rell [prod. by Shawneci]
09. James Worthy (prod. by George Black)
10. Bruised Ego (feat. JuJu) [prod. by Crummie Beats]
11. No Mercy (feat. Guilty Simpson & Switch) [prod. by Crummie Beats]
12. B.O.D.Y. (Bars Over Dose Yours) (prod. Crummie Beats)
13. Hold Up (feat Royal Flush) [prod. by Grayce Musik]
14. Talking In A 3rd Person (prod. by Ayatollah)
15. 90 (prod. by Large Professor)
16. On The Bklyn Side (feat. Steele & O.C.) [prod. by Shawneci]
17. Open Up The Door (prod. by Team Demo)

Illa Ghee - "James Worthy" (prod. by George Black)

Skyzoo & Torae - 4 Bar Friday

Off "The Stupendous Adventures Of Marco Polo" album & The Radar 12". Scratches by DJ Linx.

Marco Polo f. Large Professor - The Radar(Remix)

Pete Rock Feat CL Smooth Lost Boyz Keith Murray A Tribe Called Quest & Gang Starr - 90s Cypher

This week’s pick comes from Ambassador Airtight.

"HaLo, TP and Skyzoo all on one track could probably stand alone as a reason to have this track as the Pick of the Week. …but there are more reasons.  The smooth production along with the clever lyrics give us a wonderful tribute to J. Dilla.  ”Plan B” is one of those tracks you throw on that playlist you listen to when you’re about to do something great with your day."

Download Heat Writer II here: http://www.djbooth.net/index/mixtapes/entry/halo-heatwriter-ii/

Jamla Army Pick of the Week(week 10): Plan B. - HaLo ft. TP and Skyzoo (Produced by 9th Wonder)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrUERC2Zk64
Considered to be one of the greatest recordings from the Golden Era of rap music. The song uses an extended metaphor, using a woman to represent hip hop music. The acronym "H.E.R" means "Hip-Hop in its Essence is Real"
The song speaks on the direction that hip hop music took during the late 1980s and early 1990s. It specifically refers to the fall of conscious and Afrocentric rap as well as the rising popularity of West Coast hip hop and G-funk. In the song, Common makes an analogy comparing the degradation of a woman with the deterioration of hip hop music after rappers "selling out" for fame and money which led to commercial success forcing the genre into the mainstream.

Ill Al Scratch - Don't Shut Down On a Player

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