Playlist: Victor Spencer

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The twenty-seventh Soundcloud recap of singles that have been in our blog this week with the likes of Coarse Company, Martin $ky, Vic Spencer, Terrace Martin, Truck North, Dam-Funk, Kami de Chukwu and more!

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Vic Spencer

Uncle vic

dope shit

Playlist: Vic Spencer (@VicSpencer)

#MikeEffect prod. by Plu2o Nash

Vic Spencer starts September off with his Red Button Series, a weekly release of records during the recording of his 6th solo album, The Rapping Bastard. Vic Spencer was at The Grindhouse with Doc da Mindbenda writing to a new beat for The Rapping Bastard when 197/Village member Monster Mike was recording a record of his own. Vic took a liking to the record he was recording and invited Mike back to the studio the following week to feature on the 1st release to the series which is The Newport 100. The name comes from the historical vehicle sport, The Daytona 500. But since these two MC enjoy smoking Newports, they replaced Daytona with a sport of their own. Packed with 24 bars from each MC on a horn-driven loop provided by Marc Moulin off the Placebo Sessions from 1971-74, the two mesh well crafting lines like 'I'm very gifted, not a Christian so my daddy is Christmas' and 'Never naked, gotta lot of Nudies'. And if that wasn't enough, Vic loops a bass-driven record from Jet Age of Tomorrow entitled Delta off their bonus mixtape, The Jellyfish Mentality to add to the record. "I want to give listeners MORE", Vic said about switching the beat on the record. "In this game, you have to stay creative".

The Rapping Bastard due out mid-October.

Credits:
Vic Spencer (lead MC)
Monster Mike (featured MC)
Doc da Mindbenda (Engineer)
Perpetual Rebel (sample provider)
Zayytoven (artwork)

The Newport 500 Feat. Monster Mike

#WhatIGetInto (Bonus Track)

It is my greatest hope, that after the conclusion of the Red Button Series, people...especially rappers, finally recognize and give Vic Spencer his credit. This track, G File Clerk, the first release of the October installment of the series continues to solidify Vic as Chicago's top emcee. Jumping out the gate with lines like"I showed my whole ass now say it backwards, asshole shitted out a disaster" and "I burst out with laughter when they think they do it better, read this verse like the shit was a polyphonic letter", all within the first 45 seconds of the record. How many rappers can properly use polyphonic in a rhyme..really? Only a real emcee, a lover of words and writing like Vic Spencer. It's not enough for him to effortlessly kill the non-factors that are considered 'competition', no sir, Vic has to body rappers again and again with sophisticated bahz as he says. G File Clerk is a loop from a Frank Leone record called The Cove and DB3's track Imagination. Starting out on a more mellow note, beat wise of course, Vic goes in, whether the beat is smooth or as rough and gritty as his rhymes. G File Clerk is bar after bar of Vic really just pulling it and asking who wants to get their file pulled next?? 

The Rapping Bastard due out in November.

It is evident that Vic will not stop, still feeding his Old Fart and Rapping Bastard buzz cleverly dropping gems like "I dont fuck with Twitter beef, we can meet up, and I ain't too old to smack the shit out of you and kick my feet up", typical old man statement that just makes you laugh because it's probably true. And no one will ever test Vic Spencer lyrically, literally, or cyber-'ly' to find out if it is or isn't the truth. Be glad Vic has decided to continue the Red Button Series through October, gives rappers a chance to get their wordplay in order and listeners an opportunity to get caught up with the master himself. He's still not finished, every Monday more schooling from a real leader will be handed down, clearly until he's ready to move on to the next piece of his plan for hip hop domination.

G File Clerk

"Niggas tried to son me when I was 19, where the fuck you at?" 

That is the question in the latest joint from Vic Spencer's Red Button Series. If you follow Vic on twitter you already know where at least the first half of "Master of Conversation/Woodlawn" is going. Rewind to the year 2000, at the age of 19, Vic Spencer was a ward of the State. He had a mentor that was assigned to him that was willing to help Vic with his musical endeavors. His mentor introduced him to the producer of the Chicago underground group Masters of Conversation. Vic visited the house-built studio where the group was recording and had a session with the producer. The producer heard some of Vic's raps but secretly wasn't pleased. So instead of working with Vic to help him grow in his artistry, he just gave him a copy of their demo and sent him on his way. The producer didn't work with Vic musically and Vic kept his mouth sealed when it came to talking to his mentor. The mentor and the producer disappeared, Vic never heard from either of them again.

13 years later, Vic found the demo he decided to listen to it and became quickly disappointed. In typical Vic Spencer fashion he found inspiration in a negative memory, while listening to the demo he stumbled upon a beat  to loop. He zoomed to the Grindhouse to share the inspiration with Doc da Mindbenda. Dissing the group in 4 bahs, Vic relived that moment on the record. It is made clear in those couple minutes that Vic is "The Master of Conversation" and other cats really do just "Be talkin on music."

The beat changes to Woodlawn, a ode to one of Vic's stomping grounds before he became a ward of the State. Woodlawn is a loop from the end of Earl Sweatshirt's Chum record, which was released earlier this year. Vic crams two records from two different worlds together to get the most retrospect record of The Red Button Series. The questions about Vic Spencer's artistry should be dimming after this project - Should. They probably won't and Vic is 100% cool with that, the naysayers will continue to feed the beast and he will continue to spit that shit right back in their faces in the form of crazy beats and astronomical bahz. 

The Rapping Bastard due out in November.

Master of Conversation/Woodlawn

Holy Ghost!
Hold On We're Going Home (Drake Cover)

Holy Ghost! covers Hold On We're Going Home

STAY CONNECTED 
holyghostnyc.net 
facebook.com/HolyGhostNYC 
twitter.com/holyghostnyc 
SoundCloud.com/holyghostnyc



Holy Ghost! Hold On We're Going Home (Drake cover)

Well folks, you've all made it to the end of the Red Button Series, Vic Spencer appreciates all your listening ears, open minds and yes even those with prying eyes and hate in your systems. This last joint "Run Roughshod" is a perfect way for Vic to make his exit from this project. As Vic regularly treats emcees harshly or domineeringly; overrides; crushes. He has shown this every week for two straight months. Adding more fans to the base while taking any negativity thrown his way and using it as inspiration to continue spitting bahz hot enough to melt wax in an instant. 

Vic spazzed out over a slick ass loop of Barry White's "There It Is" (Alex Remix), Vic Greenthumbs even made an appearance to add a little more shit talking to the record..you know, for emphasis. Vic lets it be known that "All a nigga need is respect, thats what Im itchin fo", just before Greenthumbs runs down a brief list of previous Vic Spencer projects just in case anyone forgot, he's been here and he's going to stay here until he gets his respect and long after that. There is no getting around the talent that is Vic Spencer, so like he and Vic Greenthumbs mentioned "The Rapping Bastard" is due out in November, there's no release date yet and that's okay because now you're all waiting on it. Mission accomplished, now on to the next of many things to come for Vic Spencer, he told you  "I put out my best work of art not once but in a row". Until then enjoy the Red Button Series Outro - "Run Roughshod". 

Run Roughshod

this is the underground chicago music and artist that TREE @MCTREEG is listening to as of today/ this week.

Vic Spencer - KNOW U Prod @mctreeg

LONDON! ALERT **** SLK will be performing at Birthdays + Specials Guests, June 17th

Get your Tickets --> billetto.co.uk/slk---ep-launch

Birthdays: 33-35 Stoke Newington Rd, London N16 8BJ




Ride written by SLK

As we ascend, heart in my lap
second thoughts play
Make, make me look
make me look back.
Too late to run I'm strapped in my seat
I cross my chest I, I wait for heat..

Own your life
Ride
Own your life
Ride

Time ends on the edge
Last chance I pray for my fate,
Through loud thoughts I hear your voice
Saying baby you holding on far too tight, put your hands in the sky..
open your eyes,
You need to see what's coming for you
Try and give in it's all you can do.

Every dip drop fall stop....got to feel it

SLK - Ride (Prod - Embody)

Wait, you said Vic Spencer is putting out MORE music?!  That's right, Vic just dropped his full album "HaerBrainSchemes presents The Rapping Bastard" less than a month ago and he's already prepping for his next project. "Talk" is a celebration of The Rapping Bastard release. Doc da Mindbenda's production set things off for the Old Fart to speak.

"Talk" is exactly what Vic does on this joint, letting listeners know "I tried to talk to my wife, but the shit didn't work so I talk to this mic." He willingly lays on his figurative couch - the studio and gets into some release therapy. Between the honesty Vic always drops in his bahz and the flawless production of Doc da Mindbenda. "Talk" is Vic saying "thank you" to his fans for the over 6k downloads of the new album and his focus is to continue to put so called rappers to bed ; officially bet on that. Meanwhile, enjoy the story. "Talk".

Talk.

Murs' ode to the holidays!  Merry X-Murs!!!

Christmas Rules Everything Around Me

Last Train Leaving

The Last Train Leaving (Respiration Reflip)

Vic Spencer is down with RUCKDOWN, a crew of MCs curated by the slumberg Sean Price. A few weeks ago, Vic went to Brooklyn to meet with the legend and they both went to Goblin Studios to record Distorted Views, a beat produced by one of Spencer's in house engineers/producers and GrindHouse partner, Doc da Mindbenda. 

"Working with one of my inspirations proves that I'm one step away", Spencer says posted at the GrindHouse with Doc and ILLeet, playing the records that was recorded in New York for Vic's solo album due in the 4th quarter. "First of all, Sean P fucks with Doc beats so it was immediate chemistry in the booth. I fuck with the love that NY has for Chicago MC's such as myself, because P could have worked or chose anybody else from here. But it's ME that he fucks with. Besides all the dope barplay and rugged beats, Price a real genuine dude."

Download Distorted Views now and expect more appearances from these 3 in the future.
Artwork by Customs.

Distorted Views co-starring Sean Price

Comfort Cuts Ft. Vic Spencer

"Rapper/Producer duo Strangers Of Necessity are back with another dope collab, this time joining forces with one of Chicago's most promising artist, Vic Spencer. Dark Purple finds Fooch and Vic verbally attacking major labels, watered down rappers and naysayers over some gritty hard hitting production from CoryaYo."

https://soundcloud.com/strangers-of-necessity/dark-purple-ft-vic-spencer

@SONisDope
@coryjaltenhofen
@foochthemc
@vicspencer

Dark Purple Ft. Vic Spencer

"Remove yourself to improve yourself"

Vic Spencer is enjoying the success of The Cost of Victory. It's been over a month since it's release. Phones won't stop ringing. Tweets are still generating. Features from the artist are being executed. The streets already calling the hardcore album a classic. But Vic is still angry and he shows that well-appreciated aggression on Lecture with the Dead, a nonstop lyrical massacre and he blacks out over a loop of Lupe Fiasco's Little Death off his album Tetso & Youth. 

Eariler this year Vic had a online Twitter battle with Lupe and it shook the Twitter world as that was the topic of discussion for 6 hours. Vic say he did it for the sake of the culture and also because Vic thinks Lupe be battling weak rappers with no name for themselves. "Lupe was having lectures with the dead. And I was tired of it. So I called him out. Battle me. The best from Chicago. A hardcore rapper with a street buzz. Not these unwavy creatures."

People say Vic won the battle. Go look that up via the Twitter search engine and be the judge for yourself. That's after you listen to Lecture with the Dead.


Lecture with the Dead

Ill Legit & Vic Spencer gearing up to release their collaborative effort Plastic On Couches this spring, drop a joint that almost made the cut...

Bachelors Of Bars Ft. Vic Spencer (prod. Ill Legit)

Henny & Vic team with O'Bonjour on the beat to bring you this sonically edible treat!

Henny B x Vic Spencer - Hungry [prod. O'bonjour]

Really, Nigga?! 
Lyrics written by Vic Spencer for Old Fart Luggage (Foteen Day Notice publishing, BMI/ASCAP)
Produced by 1. Doc da Mindbenda (GrindHouse)
                    2. PF CUTTIN (RuckDown)
                    3. Tony Baines (GunnShoppe)
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by DC for MixedByDC at Complex Studios, Chicago, Illinois
Artwork by Fly Hand Designs (inspired by David & Goliath)

Message from Vic Spencer:
Hello, Dick Jerkins.. Good day to you.

Really, Nigga!?

Back to regular scheduled programming. 

Chris Crack & Vic Spencer are releasing a album under the duo Chris $pencer entitled Who TF is Chris $pencer (executive produced by Sulaiman & MC Tree) later this year and they teamed up with the hardcore duo Co-Pilots (D. Brash & Alex P. Keaton) to create Chris $pencer vs. Co-Pilots, a all out bah-fest between the four of them. This will not appear on Who TF is Chris $pencer so take this as a appetite to what's about to have a real impact.

Chris $pencer vs. Co-Pilots
Written by (in order) Vic Spencer, D. Brash, Chris Crack & Alex P. Keaton
Produced by Vic Spencer for Old Fart Luggage Productions
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by DC for MixedByDC LLC at Complex Studios, Chicago, Il
Art by Vic Spencer
 



Chris $pencer vs. Co-Pilots

Vic Spencer & Chris Crack is Chris $pencer
2 GUN EMOJI
Produced by Trtl
Written by Chris Crack and Vic Spencer
Recorded and Mixed by Cutta for New Deal Crew
Art by Vic Spencer

Chris $pencer - 2 GUN EMOJI

The Rapping Bastard & The Trill Savage is continuing the Chris $pencer campaign with a new track produced by Doc da Mindbenda. Art by Chris $pencer. Recorded by Doc da Mindbenda at the GrindHouse, Chicago IL. Mixed & Mastered by MixByDC at Complex Studios, Chicago IL. 

Lookout for that Who TF is Chris $pencer album!



Chris $pencer - SUPERNATURAL

Illy and Crack connect to cook one up and brought company. Call it a trifecta. Produced by Must Be Illy. stay tuned...

Stove Top Flow ft. Chris Crack & Vic Spencer

The new Chicago hit, "AHHHHH!!!" feat. @VicSpencer produced by ILLBROWN @illboogie gives you that summer time feel and keeps your girls skirt blowing in the wind.  

Download a copy:  https://songwhip.com/song/am-early-morning/ahhhh

AHHHHH!!! Feat. Vic Spencer

"you wanna fuck a married man so you said 'fuck ya morals' agh"

Dropping Feelings is Vic's way of getting all the bullshit out his brain onto some art in the studio. This is the first song Vic Spencer dropped this year and boy it's fire. Shots fired? I highly think so! 

Dropping Feelings
Written by Vic Spencer
Produced by Ray White
Recorded by MixedByDC at Complex 2010, Chicago Illinois
Artwork by Vic Spencer

Dropping Feelings

Vic Spencer knows talent when he sees it. So there is no reason not to collab with his SAVEMONEY brethren Chance the Rapper. Vic known Chance since he was 15. They both started their chemistry over J*DAVey's Trans record called National Geographical on Vic Spencer's 3rd mixtape Vic Greenthumbs back in September 2011. Then production partners Nez & Rio hits Vic with a email saying "You & Chance should kill this". The track gets killed at The Grind House, engineered & mixed by Doc da Mindbenda. This track was released this past January over the net and it basically shut down the net waves with Vic witty bars and Chance versatility. 

Out The Water feat. Chance the Rapper (Produced by Nez & Rio)

Dope, Money, Hoes (Feat. Da$h) [Prod. By AraabMuzik]

The Way It Go (Feat. A$AP Ant) [Prod. By Milo]

Underground Killa$ (Feat. A$AP Rocky, A$AP Ferg, Raekwon) [Prod. By Benson Graves]

Vic Spencer received a call from Martin $ky on 10/23/12 saying that he made a new beat for their collaborative project, Modern Vintage. The 2 ended up at The Grind House with engineer Doc da Mindbenda that Saturday 10/27/12 recording what comes out to be 64th Floor. They spit 32 bars a piece equalling up to 64. Martin's chill flow and Spencer's flow pattern mesh well together as they continue to build on their musical/lyrical chemistry. The 2 release the track that following Monday 10/29/12 via blogs and every blog is saying that the track features Vic Spencer. It's Martin $ky & Vic Spencer! So get it correct, people! Some of you never even been on 64th floor of NO BUILDING.

64th Floor [Prod. by Martin $ky]

Me & the homie WATTS hooked up again for the Live From the Underground Screwed up version. He killed this shit. its always dope workin w him this the 3rd cd we did together. Click here for the download. - K.R.I.T.

If you haven't already got my Debut Album CLICK HERE to buy: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/live-from-the-underground/id530070425

13.) live from the underground

Smoke DZA x A$AP Twelvy

Produced by Harry Fraud

New track from Harry Fraud's mixtape Adrift.

www.asapmob.com
www.harryfraud.com

Smoke DZA ft. A$AP Twelvy - Aura  (Prod. Harry Fraud)

UNRELEASED. Produced by NEZ&RIO. #WereStillDisappointed coming soon.

Wonder (produced by NEZandRIO) (Unreleased)

"In front of millions I feel distant"

Sulaiman released a record called Blessing, a loop that was taking from Teedra Moses 'R U 4 Real', off his 2011 effort Past Perfect. Vic Spencer was listening to a show mix that Sulaiman created for that record that was used for a show at Reggies and decided to 'scribble art' over the looped show mix version and entitled it Standing Distance, a record that displays Spencer in his lonely moments, even when people are standing around him. It's more like he saying he's the same way when he's alone and when he is around others. The melody itself is mind catching so Vic recruited Doc DaMindbenda to engineer the record at the Grind House a day later after it was written. Packed with enough bars to knock a streetlight down, Vic shed pain, life, success and everything worth living for into one record. Peep it while you around tons of people and I bet you "feel distant".

Standing Distance

Shooter

La Familia

In early 2011, Vic Spencer was working on his 1st "mixtape" Vic Greenthumbs, a 30-track mixtape that Vic constructed because he was turning 30 years old. Vic wanted to use loops of his favorite artists' records. The name Vic Greenthumbs is a alter-ego of Vic Spencer and the name came from his good friend Mani Baggz. Greenthumbs appears on almost every song, encouraging Vic to keep making records and push limits. One day, Vic was playing Vic Greenthumbs records in the studio and trying to figure out what was missing. Vic recorded a record called National Geographical. The beat from the record is from J*DaVeY entitled Trans off their EP called Evil Christian Cop. It was meant to be a solo record until he heard a record called 22 Offs by the now superstar Chance the Rapper. Vic had already had a relationship with Chance through the budding SaveMoney collective from 2007. So Vic reached out to Chance to come to the final studio session to slap a 24-bar verse on National Geographical. Then Vic Spencer drops the album Vic Greenthumbs on his 30th birthday. National Geographical was the most talked about record on the album so Vic & Chance shot the video at Brookfield Zoo with Rich Media (Richie Randall), his SaveMoney brothers and SUH member Pavy. It was the 1st time anybody has heard of Chance the Rapper outside of YouMedia and the Instrumentality group. 

You can get Vic Greenthumbs mixtape here: http://www.datpiff.com/Vic-Spencer-Vic-Greenthumbs-mixtape.265792.html 

And peep the visual for National Geographical here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0dSPmzDHTA  

This was the beginning of Chance the Rapper career and the now defunct Teamwork Group (Vic Spencer, Sulaiman, Nez & Rio, Matt CNTRBND & Chance the Rapper). Vic Spencer & Chance the Rapper was suppose to drop a EP and started to work on it when the 2 released Out the Water that was produced by the now TDE producers Nez & Rio. No word on if that is going to happen, but it's fans out there wondering when will Vic Spencer & Chance the Rapper appear on another record together. Put that in God's hands, people..

National Geographical Feat. Chance the Rapper

Over the past 20 years, Vic Spencer has become one of the most respected figures in underground hip-hop culture as a whole. The Chicago MC keeps his name in the hip-hop headlines with a constant stream of albums, he definitely has dropped 4 to 5 albums a year for the past 5 years and loose tracks whose titles often effectively sum up the snarky, acutely self-aware attitude of his lyrics. Though his reputation has grown thanks in part to his collaborations with the late Sean Price (RuckDown), Flee Lord (LORDMOBB), 38 Spesh (TRUST), and acclaimed "soultrap" rapper/producer Tree, Spencer is a proud free agent with his own label (Old Fart Luggage) who vocally dismisses the noise surrounding his city’s hip-hop landscape and stays committed to—even obsessed with—forging his own path. Vic Spencer is best known for his work with Big Ghost (The Ghost of Living) and his solo album, The Cost of Victory which dropped in 2015 and was rank 19 out of 40 in the Rolling Stone’s top 40 albums of that year. Vic is also working with August Fanon on a continuing series entitled Psychological Cheat Sheet and has a 4 part series with SONNYJIM called Spencer for Higher. Question: What is the result when you mix the wit of Sean Price, the comedic delivery of DOOM, the unorthodox approach of the late ODB, the lungs of B-Real, and the life experience of a group home resident hailing from the streets of Chicago’s gritty East Side? Answer: Vic Spencer aka The Rapping Bastard.