[Comp] FREDDIE GIBBS - "Volume One: The Guest Spots"

Last week I saw Freddie Gibbs perform  a blazing 90 minutes set ar KB (Kulturbolaget), Malmö, Sweden. No hype-man, only a DJ at the back and his mic presence was nothing short of incredible. A true emcee if I ever saw one - with no bling and other stuff distracting from the music Gibbs gave his best performing in only jeans and a white Tee, and the setlist was absolutely terrific. The Gary gangster performed outsanding versions of some of his best tracks from "Pianta","ESGN", "Shadow Of A Doubt", "The Miseducation..." and some of his iller guest spots. Since I am, even in this day and age, an album guy, I didn't truly get into Gangsta Gibbs unti his modern day classic "Pinata" (2012) with Madlib. While Gibbs gruff voice and gangster mannerism and thuglife boasting isn't really nothing new, he does it with same conviction as 2Pac and legends of that stature and there's never a case in which you don't believe him. Then you enter his current muical partner Madlib which he did the entire "Pinata" album with and the marriage between 'Lib's sunny soulful, chopped up sample goodies has never been attacked by an emcee in such a manner before - making "Pianata" a truly original album that will be regarded as a classic a couple of years from now. 

The night included material from his early mixtapes, his mini-albms, his two real LP:s and then some, and through the years Gangsta Gibbs has popped up everywhere as an impeccable guest features on some hard hitting beats by the likes of Alchemist, Just Blaze, Statik Selektah, Madlib (including the cherished B-sides from the "Pinata" LP) and more. There's no denying that Gangsta Gibbs is one of the more interesting and original artist to emerge out of this decade, having released an album with Madlib that's about as dope as "Madvillain"was in 2004. Gibbs is also one of the rare breeds who's at home with a multitude of different styles - he can get busy over soulful, obscure sampe chops, banging West Coast bangers, NY bom bap type beats, Trap beats and then some. I can't think of any other artists who can handle that entire range of modern hip-hop with that kind of authority - another aspect that makes him one of the greatest doing ir right now. And this live concert was ample proof that Gibbs is not only a great studio artist but an all-around great artist, both on and off stage.

Following the combination of "Pianata" and this outstanding concerts there was no doubt i my mind that there was time for a Freddie Gibbs compilation here at The Lost  Tapes, something I've been meaning for a long time anyway. This 20 tracks compilation mainly focuses on Gibb's guest spots, a few B-sides and remixes from the Madlib sessions, as well as the single "Freddie Soprano" which is just too dope to sleep on. It's very likely you'll find a Volume 2 here @ The Tapes in a couple of week or so, but this is the real deal so turn out, tune in and DROP OUT.... and don't forget to TURN IT wUP!!


01. "Freddie Soprano"

02. "Deep" (w. Madlib)

03. "Cocaine Parties in L.A." (w. Madlib)

04. "Home" (Ft. BJ The Chicago Kid) (w. Madlib)

05. "Scottie Pippens" (Ft. Prodigy & Alchemist)

06. "Till Three Angels Come" (Ft. Prodigy, Domo Genesis & Alchemist)

07."Pimp Hand" (w. The Purist)
08. "Clap" (w. Mr. Green, Chill Moody & Apollo The Great)
09."Break It Down" (w P-Money & Fashawn)
10. "Make It Out Alive" (Ft. Statik Selektah & Termanology)
11. "The Return" (Ft. Danny Brown)
12. "God Damn!" (Ft. Reks)
13. "Who's That" (w. Apollo Brown & Maffew Ragazino)
14. "Gunnin' For The Throne" (Ft. A-Villa, elZhi, Naledge & Vic Spencer)
15. "Illegal" (w. Ski Beatz)
16. "Terrorist"
17. "Bugatti Bullet Holes" (w. Vanderslice)
18. "Built For This" (Ft. Method Man & StreetLife)
19. "Carry On" (Ft. Joey Bada$$ & Statik Selektah)
20. "Remember" (Ft. SEAN PRICE)

FREDDIE GIBBS - "GANGSTA GIBBS VOL. 1"

AWAR Ft. FREDDIE GIBBS - "Wake Up Call"

AWAR is planning to follow-up his hevily slept-on 2012 album "The Laws Of Nature" with another project due out this year. And just like the preceding LP the first single from "The Winning Team", out next Tuesday. "Wake Up Call" features Freddie Gibbs and is produced by Vanderslice who also handles production on the entirety of the LP.

[Video] S-TYPE Ft. ROC MARCIANO - "Inside (Outro)"

Producer S-Type just released his new EP "Rosario" featuring three instrumentals, an intro by YC The Cynic and the "Inside Outro" featuring Roc Marciano, which just got the video treatment, seen above. You can grab the EP from iTunes right now while you bang your head to this.

On a related note, I was pretty impressed by NY emcee AWAR's 2012 debut album "The Laws Of Nature" which featured production and features by Alchemist, Nottz, Roc Marciano, Has-Lo, Evidence, and more. A few days ago AWAR released his new single, also featuring Rocky Mars and produced by Vanderlsice. It's from AWAR's upcoming album "The Winning Team" which drops next month and also features Freddie Gibbs, LaToyia Williams, King Los, BJ The Chicago Kid, and more. I didn't post it then, but better late than never so I'm taking this time to post it here for anyone who might've missed it when it first dropped.

MIDAZ The BEAST - "Head Shots"

Whoa, another hard boiled banger from MidaZ The BEAST, produced by the talented Vanderslice, called "Head Shots". As you know MidaZ is going hard as ever this year, releasing a new single every week and can you believe we are already on "The New 52" part #7? If the quality will remain as high as they have been so far I would love a 2xLP set of the best of "The New 52" at the end of the year.

[Out Now] BLAQ POET - "Blaq Death"

Blaq Poet is one of the hardest emcees out, and one who's Screwball records, "Deja Vu" and "Tha Blaqprint" I have played religiously throughout the years. But I gotta be honest, his albums post-Year Round Records has been quite dissapointing if you ask me. There were some certified bangers on his first collaboration with Stu Bangas & Vanderslice on "Blaq Poet Society", bibut the replay value was lacking, and the "E.B.K." CD - I'm not even gonna touch that one. It's not that Blaq Po still don't know how to bring the heat like he used to, but after an album fully produced by DJ Premier/Works of Mart (with Easy Mo Bee supplying a guest production), it's pretty damn hard to come back to that type of quality - just ask Jeru The Damaja.
Now he's back with another full-length however on Man Bites Dogs, which marks his second full collaboration with Brutal Music production team of Vanguard and Stu Bangas. From what I've heard so far this is the stronger album of the two based on the tracks we've heard so far - I don't want to jump the gun if it stays in this realm this could very well be Po's best release since 2007. We got a sequel to the impressive "Voices", and guest features from artists including Sadat X, Roc Marciano, Tragedy Khadafi, Chino XL, Vinnie Paz and more. You can order the album and peep the samples @ Amazon (seems to be digital only). Peep the tracklist and artwork: 

01. "Intro"
02. "Looking for Trouble" (Ft. Vinnie Paz, Spit Gemz, Chino XL)
03. "Drunk and High"
04. "Interlude"
05. "Mean and Dirty" (Ft. Tragedy Khadafi, Celph Titled)
06. "Real Nigga Coming Through"
07. "Four Time Felons" (Ft. Spit Gemz, Lateb)
08. "Interlude"
09. "Don Omar" (Ft. Spit Gemz, Snak the Ripper)
10. "Jack Move" (Ft. Blacastan)
11. "All Blaq Everything" (Ft. Roc Marciano)
12. "Blaq Kruger"
13. "Who Can You Trust"
14. "Voices, Pt. 2"
15. "Outro"

Diggaz With Attitude - "1st Degree Murder"

For the second single off the upcoming Diggaz With Attitude (Stu Bangas & Vanderslice) album, the production duo lines up another crazy posse cut. On "1st Degree Murder", vocals are handled by Roc Marciano, Vinnie Paz and Celph Titled. You can now pre-order the album @ UGHH.

Diggaz With Attitude - "The Gusto"

"The Gusto" is a fitting title for this booming posse cut with Evidence, Roc Marciano, Apathy and Alchemist. This is the first single from Stu Bangas' and Vanderslice's collaborative project, "Diggaz With Attitude", dropping via Brutal Music on the 28:th of August. Pre-order the CD now!

[TRACKLIST] Brutal Music Presents "Diggaz With Attitude"

A year or two ago, Stu Bangas and Eric Vanderslice formed the production duo/publishing company Brutual Music, who released (and produced) Blaq Poet's latest LP; "Brutual Music". Together they have laced hot joints for peeps like Heltah Skeltah, Reef Tha Lost Cauze, Vinnie Paz, Apathy, Slaine, Army Of Pharoahs, Outerspace, Termanology and Hell Razah & Shabazz The Disciple as THUG Angelz, Now they are taking on a full-blown solo project to be released late this summer, "Diggaz With Attitutde", set for an August 28 release on Man Bites Dogs Reocords. Packed to the max with crazy US guest features so keep an eye out for this; first single should arrive soon!

01. "Intro" [prod. by Vanderslice]
02. "A Word From The Ghetto Child" (Ft. Smiley Da Ghetto Child) [Vanderslice]

03. "Half Dead" (Ft. Apathy, Roc Marciano & Planet Asia) [Stu Bangas]
04. "Pharoah Status" (Ft.. Esoteric) [Stu Bangas]
05. "The Gusto" (Ft. Apathy, Roc Marciano, Alchemist & Evidence) [Vanderslice]
06. "The Brutual Music Collection Agency" [Vanderslice]
07. "Okay, Player" (Ft. Wais P) [Vanderslice]
08, "Death Wish" (Ft. Ill Bill, Blaq Poet & Wais P) [Stu Bangas]
09, "Extened Mags" (Ft. Outerspace) [Vanderslice]
10, "Spyhunter" (Ft. Blacastan) [Vanderslice]
11. "The Van Sleazy Extravaganza" [Vanderslice]
12. "Casino Royale" (Ft. Apathy & Blacastan) [Vanderslice]
13. "1st Degree Murder (Ft. Vinnie Paz, Roc Marciano & Celph Titled) [Stu Bangas]
14. "The Realest" (Ft. Slaine & Ill Bill) [Stu Bangas]
15 "Vikings" (Ft. Apathy & Wais P) [Stu Bangas]
16, "Black Lung Rap" (Ft. Reef The Lost Cauze) [Vanderslice]
17, "Thank You & F*Ck You" [Vanderslice]