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Cam’ron + Snoop Dog + Red: “Yo Momma On Ya” (Mediafire)
Classic Sample. That’s all I have to say. Miss Info has the full scoop on how this song came about (Cam is a paper gangster btw for paying for the rights to this).
Killer (Killa?) cameos in this one. and im not talkin about the video hoes.
Oh and best believe this vid is NSFW. Free Weezy!!!
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Uh Oh, Vado & Cam’Ron stops by Funkmaster Flex show on Hot 97 and Vado seems like he’s ready to takeover. I know this is said often but maybe Cam’s protoge Vado can save New York? You decide.
Dipset in The Booth, c. 2003
BET’s Rap City has the distinction of being the longest running Hip-Hop video show, running from 1989-2008. Along the way, it of course went through different hosts & phases (shout to Big Lez, Joe Clair, Prince Dejour, and of course “The Mayor” Chris Thomas), but (to me) Tha Bassment era was the best of them all.
To me, the ritual of coming home & turning on BET @ 4pm to catch “the latest & greatest in Hip-Hop” [(c) Big Tig] was second to none. Of course, the show is remembered for its classic freestyles in “The Booth.” Every rapper from that era know they had to go in the booth and drop a hot 16 (or a verse from their upcoming album SMH).
Lil Wayne in The Booth, with lyrics from “BM J.R.,” c. 2004
After Big Tig left in 2005, the show changed formats and hosts, and took a turn for the worse. While the booth remained, there were few reasons to watch the show as the YouTube era was in full swing. With ratings on the decline, BET canceled Rap City in 2008.
More classic freestyles as you continue on.
Killa Cam is back with Dram on Boss Of All Bosses 2. With Vado comfortably filling the Juelz sidekick role, Cam keeps the movement movin’ with this one. Stream + download after you continue on.
Now that I’ve completed my top ten mixtapes of 2009 list, it’s time to move on to the top tapes of the decade. This was the decade where mixtapes became more than DJs yelling over new exclusives, the mixtape transformed into the “street album.” Not only are these new-age mixtapes almost integral to an artist’s set up for their album release, but they have also been used to keep their names in the streets–they’ve cut out the “middle man” (record labels) & are delivered directly to the consumer. You should know what to do by now if you don’t agree with the list.
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Jay-Z
S. Carter Collection (2003)
This mixtape dropped outta nowhere. I did hear about something coming along with those cinder blocks, I mean, RBK S. Carter shoes that dropped in April ‘03–but I didn’t know that it was a full-length mixtape. And to say it was a good mixtape is not saying enough. At all.
