[Mixtape] HOUSE SHOES x BIG - "Dreams"

Legendary Detroit DJ and producer House Shoes'' "Dreams: B.I.G. Re-Imagined" is a little different from the usual BIG tribute. Rather than rushing it out for a 9:th release, the initial idea came to Shoes on that date and since then he has been on work on the project. The initial idea was to send out a bunch of classic BIG accapellas to a bunch of his producer homies, resulting in fresh takes by innovative producers such as Nottz, Wajeed, Khrysis, Quelle Chris, Nameless, 14KT, Brenk Sinatra, and of course House Shoes himself. I'm usually not that fond of new interpretations of the true classics, but Shoes did a real great job here and there's a lot of music on it that deserves to be heard, so make sure to press play ASAP!

01. "Kick in the Door" [Nottz Remix]
02. "Dead Wrong" [Wajeed Remix]
03. "Dangerous MC's" [KNX Remix]
04. "The What" [Nameless Remix]
05. "Ten Crack Commandments" [14KT Remix]
06. "Everyday Struggles" [P.U.D.G.E. Remix]
07. "Bust A Nut" [Quelle Chris Remi, Bx]
08. "The Routine (Think BIG)" [Khrysis Remix]
09. "Ten Crack Commandments" [Brenk Sinatra Remix]
11. "Party & Bullshit" [HouseShoes Remix] [*]
12. "Flava in Ya Ear" [Nameless Remix] [*]
13. "One More Chance" [KNX Remix] [*]

HOUSE SHOES PRESENTS "DREAMS: TEN B.I.G. CLASSICS REIMAGINED"

[Mixtape] MC EIHT - "Allstarz & Strapz Vol. 3"

While the looong wait for MC Eiht's higly anticipated "Which Way iz West" continues, still without no end in sight, the West Coast OG delivers a potent mixtape featuring a lot of sick, previously unreleased material. Mixed and hosted by DJ Nik Bean, the tape features production by Brenk Sinatra and DJ Premier, and guest apperances from Xzibit and Young Maylay amongst others. Check it out below.. GEAH!!

01. "I Need That"
02. "Picture Me"
03. "You Don't Know Me (Warzone)"
04. "We On"
05. "Need Air" (Ft. Xzibit)
06. "Give That Up" [ECMP Ft. Bigg Rocc]
07. "Head Tight" [ECMP Ft. Daddy Rich]
08. "Hold 1 (1st Generation)"
09. "Let Me Get 2 It"
10. "One Ref"
11. "Real Niggaz" [ECMP Ft. Big2DaBoy & Ace]
12. "Start Sum Chit"
13. "Stand Up"
14. "Succ Me" [ECMP]
15. "Where We Go" [DJ Premier Remix]
16. "Who Run the Block" (Ft. Young Maylay)

MC EIHT - "ALLSTARZ & STRAPZ VOL. 3"

MC EIHT - "Where We Go"

Compton's Most Wanted, MC Eiht, have been featured quite a bit on The Lost Tapes lately. The reason is his upcoming album "Which Way Iz West", produced by Brenk Sinatra and DJ Premier and set for release via Works of Mart / Blue Stamp Music sometime this year. A few weeks ago, I put together a five track sampler of all the released songs so far, and juging by those songs this could very well be the illest album of the year; or at least one of 'em. 

The good peeps over @ DJ Premier Blog yesterday posted a radio rip of another Brenk/Eiht record called "Where We Go". The ill cut will not appear on "Which Way Iz West" but is a left-over cut from those session. Who knows though, might end up an iTunes bonus or something of that nature. Whatever the case, this album NEED to happen as soon as possible! Link borrowed from DJPB, thanks!

MC EIHT - "WHERE WE GO" 

MC Eiht's "Which Way iz West" update

As I'm sure you all know by now, Compton legend MC Eiht signed with DJ Premier and Year Round Records around 2008. The plan was to give Eiht a home for his next album, "Which Way Iz West", while also getting the chance to have it overseen by one of the greatest minds in the music business. The original release date was sometime in 2010, and we are now in 2012, and still no word on a date which is really getting on one's nerves, considering this is one of my most anicipated releases of the year. The same goes for NYG'z, another YRR signee who's been caught in label limbo on YRR for several years; come to think about it, since its start ten years ago, YRR has only released TWO official albums and I bet a lot of great music and talent has been wasted that way. But it it is what it is...

Now to the good news; in an interview with Swedish hip-hop mag KingSize, MC Eiht revealed that they now have 16 songs that's all ready and done; real quality stuff, that will make the LP that is. Now before the LP is complete, he only needs two additional songs of the same quality. DJ Premier is still the executive producer, providing beats on a few songs as well as mixing and overseeing the entire project and its direction. According to Eiht, Preem has been very impressed by the vast majority of the artist's initial work for the LP. However, "Which Way Iz West" is no longer scheduled to drop on Year Round (which is great news to me), instead it will be released a joint venture between Preem's original label Works Of Mart, and Eiht's Blue Stamp Music imprint (kinda similiar to how "The KoleXXXion" was released via Gracie/Works Of Mart, and that worked out perfectly). As far as producers and guest features go, the one time Menace II Society actor says there's verses from Xzibit, NYG'z and Bumpy Knuckles in the can; from what I gather it looks like the only  beatmakers to be featured on the project is Austria's superb Brenk Sinatra, and, of course, Preemo. Sounds very good to me! GEAH!!

Last week, I uploaded a Lost Tapes EP sampler of all singles released from the album, but I totally forgot the very first one - "So Well", also produced by Brenk. Therefore, you can watch the original music video up top, and in case you missed it before, here's the "Which Way Iz West" EP.

[EP/Comp] MC EIHT - "Which Way iz West"

 MC Eiht's album "Which Way iz West" has been in the works for a long time by now, and was originally set to be released in 2010. Yet, there's still not even a release date for the LP, which on paper and based on the singles released so far should be nothing short of incredible. For the project, Eiht has hooked up with long-time friend and super producer, DJ Premier, and his Year Round Records imprint. Eiht and Preem together guarantees a hot ass album, but we all know that there's been a lot of unfortunate problems with the label; resulting in both Blaq Poet and Nick Javas leaving to pursue other deals, while NYGz "Hustler's Union" remains without even a release date after four years of push backs. I really hope "Which Way Iz West" will not end up a shelved classic, and that we will be able to pick it up at least within a reasonable time frame.

What do we know about Eiht's upcoming album? As mentioned above, DJ Premier will act as its executive producer, but not as main producer. It has been revealed that he has three beats on the album, with additional scratches on a few other joints. The bulk of the project was recorded at the legendary HeadCQuarterz studios (formerly D&D). So far, four singles has been released, and they have all been straight up supreme; real hip-hop shit, with a lot of soulful samples, tight rhythm tracks, ill turntable work and Eiht in absolutely excellent form. "I think [Which Way Is West] is going to be well-accepted, and it's going to go down as one of my best records," the emcee said in an interview with HipHopDX back in 2010.

An interesting point is that the five tracks we've heard so far, (the vieo above is part of the sampler; if anyoe got the mp3 please send it my wa( has all been laced by Austrian producer Brenk Sinatra. This point to the likeliness that he's the main producer of "Which Way Iz West". Some people might feel cheated of Preem's limited involvement, but personally I feel that the chemistry that's so evident between Brenk and Eiht on these cuts is just as exciting. I've compiled all the released cuts into a little sampler for y'all to nod your heads to this beautiful morning. Most of the songs were released as internet singles, while the track "Fine By Me" first appeared on the YRR promo album - "Get Used 2 Us". I also added the "From QB to California" remix of Blaq Poet's "Aint Nuttin Changed", featuring Eiht and Young Maylay, as it is also representative of Eiht's work on Year Round. 'Nuff talk - TURN IT UP!!

01. "All Hood"

02. "I Need That"

03. "Fine By Me"

04. "Where U Goin' 2"

05. "Aint Nuttin Changed Remix" (w. Blaq Poet & Young Maylay)

MC EIHT - "WHICH WAY IZ WEST" [SAMPLER]