This is some really deep shit… Shawn Chrys has been one of fav new artists over the past year or so, and yesterday he released this dope artsy video for his track “The Reason.”
He explains the song then goes in def poetry style…
The original version that is on his upcoming ep The Audition (March 23) is after the jump, it’s over Eminem’s “Mockingbird”…
Bang Bang, what up internets? Another episode of Sunday School for ya ass. I know there are some of you loyal readers/listeners and some flippy floppy perusers but this one, this one is special and deserves a look.
I had a pretty decent weekend, lots of reminiscing on the better, more simpler times, so I’ll hit you with a throwback jamski that takes me back.
Act like that isn’t the only other shit Fat Joe was good on (name the other, win a prize). Alright, lets go in, this week we’ve got a few fresh videos from U-N-I and Christian Rich, new music from Fly Union, hysteria surrounding Forever and Jerkin.. of course.
Here is a new track from Wheel Chair Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, & Eminem on that Forever remix… They all go in on each of their verses… Too hard…
And as an added bonus here is that dude One-Be-Lo feat Mike Posner on – The Pigs
-El Capitán (I’ll Be Making a Big Return Soon!)
Another weekend of me sorting through your everyday hip-hop internet bullshit and bringing you what I believe deserves the listens and the looks. Why does my opinion matter? Exactly.
God is good, the devil is a motha fucka
This week we got some Jacka, thoughts on Slaughterhouse sales, a surprise visit from Eminem, Israeli and Palestinian relations and a little sprinkle of Dilla, Rae and Havoc.
So, I was doing my usual thing, checking xxlmag.com seeing what bangers came out today, and I came across this new Em track. I’m speechless. I didn’t realize the extent of beef being cooked between these three. It all started with Em taking shots at Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey on Relapse. Then turns out Mariah had some things to say bout him, and she dropped the track “Obsessed”
Em had to say something, and damnit he said a lot. Here’s his track “The Warning.” I almost feel bad for Nick Cannon cuz he didn’t do shit other than Wild’n Out. Anyways, here it is…
- Guap
So Royal, El Capo and the majority of the Code 2 Ave street team are in Boston for the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship this weekend. That leaves me, Jonny D, the treasurer (who has been embezzling our funds), a heart full of sadness and a handle of Skyy vodka to see what kinda of fuckery we can get into. We spent the Saturday afternoon watchin the games on TV, listening to Miles Davis and wearing shudder shades. The night came and we started the pre-game, then after watching Mike Tyson’s funniest moments for a half hour, we hit up campus tryin to get into shit. It all ended with Jonny D calling his girlfriend a white pussy and telling her that he’d fuck her til she loves him. Long story short, I miss college… praise be to Allah.
What’s good in the hip-hop world? Shit, you tell me. You know the boy Drake is prolly bangin it out with Rihanna. Wheel chair Jimmy for the win, no comments from C Breezy as of yet.
Remember last week when I was trying to predict them Mike Jones record sales? I know, fuck me right. Well this week I fucked around and won that shit. I was close as fuck too, almost won $100 for the Code2Ave team, check out the video. Shot outs to Jumpoff.Tv, let’s see if I can make it back to back this week if I can predict Relapse album sales.
Charles Hamilton got rocked in the mouth… on tape… by a female. I can’t believe she done this.
If you haven’t yet, check out Guap’s review of Relapse, do so. I thought the album was pretty great. I feel it’s like the album we were all hoping would come out after Proof died. The old raw as fuck Eminem with a rhyme pattern and flow that put him at the top when he came out. So much pain and anger in the lyrics, it’s great. Sean Deez went in on the album as well on Kevin Nottingham’s site. We’ve all been asking where he’s been… let him tell you himself.
The illest song of the week is Keelay & Zaire’s Alright with Me featuring D Minor and Phonte from Little Brother. Give it a listen and let me know what you think.
Upcoming events include Rock the Bells in Chicago on June 27th, the Slaughterhouse ALBUM dropping on July 7th and me downloading Blackout 2… sleepin, I know. I’m just over here enjoying this Lazy Sunday.
Relapse by Eminem: Code 2 Approved rating…. Presidential
i had high expectations for the new em cd. when i heard dre was producing, so eminem could write i knew it was goin to be great. i’ve listened to it, and all i can say is lyrically no one can match eminem.
when em says “you think that’s bad you should hear the rest of my album” in “we made you,” he’s right. his content, is disturbing, topics range from, rape, murder, pill poppin’, incest, etc. it’s like being in the mind of ted bundy or charles manson. the album is like a soundtrack to a horror movie from the bad guy’s perspective, showing you his thoughts how he got to how he is now. i almost felt like i shouldn’t be listening to the cd. i know he’s been through a bunch in the past 5 years and he puts everything out there on this cd.
the production quality is amazing, but that’s to be expected when dr. dre takes the reign of an album. the beats bump, but i don’t think i could drive around blaring this cd because of the content..
this cd is dark as hell, pitch black, navy black even. is it great? yes, this shit’s incredible, just listening to it blows my mind, i’ve never heard rhyming like this before each syllable in a line rhymes with the next, for verses at a time. i’m already lookin forward to the second relapse.
Weak points: crack a bottle, and we made you (the only two radio friendly tracks)
Favorites: 3 AM, Same Song and Dance, Old Times Sake, Must be the Ganja, Still Wide Awake, Hello (basically everything)
I leave you with the video for 3 AM, which is just like a preview of how the whole cd feels.
So since I spent most of Sunday (mother’s day) coolin with Royal, playin Fifa 09, eating pizza, reading comics and not doing anything productive, the review is a bit late. Not too worried about it.
Few things I wanna touch on, namely Cassie and Rihanna (see what I did there?). I’m sure everyone has seen Cassie and Rihanna nekkid pictures by now. Not gonna post those here cause we are a family friendly blog… for the most part, but I will post Chris Brown with panties on his head cause that’s just funny to me (Breezy also made an apperence in the peanuts recently).
My real question is who would you rather put the business to? Rihanna or Cassie? Right now I’m leanin towards Rihanna solely based on that booty. Didn’t know she was carrying like that. Completely not mad at her anymore for taking an hour to set up during the Glow in the Dark show me, El Capo and Royal went to last spring.
Gigady goooo
Last week in attempts to win some money or recognition for the Code2Ave from JumpOff.TV I attempted to guess how well Mike Jones album was gonna do. It sold 24,825 units in its first week… I thought it would do 32,000. My guess made as much sense as going to college for 6 or more years with aspirations of becoming a gym teacher. I admit me and Royal did love that shit back when we were freshman but we, just like the rest of the world, grew out of that terrible southern rap fad.
I also caught this last week I saw this Punisher digital comic featuring Eminem, it’s worth a look if you’re into hip-hop, comics and just all around fuckery.
Gully
There may finally be hip-hop (other then Beastie Boys) in those guitar and rock band genre games. The homie Medina sent me a link to this. That’s right, a turntable video game. If Kid Capri, Tony Touch, Mixmaster Mike, Jam Master Jay and Grandmaster Flash and all the other legends of the wheels of steel appear in this game, I would drop any amount of money on getting it. Check out what the controller might look like.
I want this
Also get all all of last week’s illest new mixtapes at the homie Kevin Nottingham’s site. Dude hooked it up.
If you have a shitty taste in music and live near Grand Rapids, be sure to check out Soulja Boy, Gucci Mane and the GS Boys at the Deltaplex this summer.
A list of things you will see there:
Fuckery
White people
Everyone who still live at the apartments I grew up at
Copious amounts of stanky leg
Thick yet oddly shaped ugly girls
A list of things you will not see there:
Me
Talent
Anyone with an IQ over 80
Respectable women
I leave you with a little bit about race, hip-hop and Asher Roth. I’ve never given a shit about what I’ve said, many would agree but some people need to know what is alright and what isn’t. Peep it.
A lot of times it’s difficult to figure out what is appropriate and what isn’t. I’ll just go ahead and let out the secret that no one knows yet, it’s never appropriate to refer to anything race based when talking to or about black people. Never ever have I seen an Indian dude get pissed off about being called Squanto as much as I have seen a random black dude get pissed off about me wearing a cotton shirt…. I keed, but for real, shit is crazy out there in the world. Race isn’t and never will be an issue to me… unless I’m trying to get a job and they see my name and can’t pronounce it then see me and think I’m going to blow the place up. But I don’t care what race my friends are; we’re all the human race and that’s what we need to realize(except for Turks of course). Just don’t say stupid shit unless you A) don’t give a fuck or B) don’t mind catching a beat down.
That brings me to the end of this weeks update. I Didn’t listen to anything I was going to listen to this last week. Blame my XBOX which unfortunately may be broken now… my life is in shambles, I know. Least you may be hearing more from me now. Be on the lookout for a few more writers providing a women’s perspective here pretty soon, we’ve got some things in the works here at Code 2 Avenue which I’m sure you will appreciate. Also, who is in for Rock the Bells in the Chi? Need to know soon cause I plan on spending that $100+ for a ticket sometime this week… inflation.
