NEW & UPCOMING BAY AREA SLAPS

The Bay is knocking shit out the park!!

Here are some more releases out now or coming real soon!!

Wes' Wes' Y'all!

The Jacka's final album of his 3-part project

should be just as dope as the first two, The Indictment

and The Verdict. I can't wait to get it!

It's been a while since the last Yuk release,

and though this is a collabo album, i'll take it!

Always been a favourite of mine...this has

some real dope tracks on it and the west sound

is strong. Fuckin A! Love it!

A 3rd Cake & Ice Cream. I wasn't expecting it

and still need to check it out, but the first two,

especially the first one was straight dope!

Amp & Bossi are back with their second

Cop Heavy Gang (that was quick) and so far

it is sounding pretty similar with some tight

tracks and features...

Fresh out of incarceration and we can

expect a new P.S.D. album, Bullets & Bouquets.

I so can't wait. This dude is awesome!

DJ PAUL - FOR I HAVE SINNED

DJ PAUL

FOR I HAVE SINNED

2012

Had to do this one...it just murders yo speakers!!
At first i wasn't so sure that this would work
but this is prolly his best effort so far and if
his upcoming album is anything like this, it
will be sick as hell. A shame this one isn't retail
though cuz front to back it goes so hard without
stopping, and yet you can bump this whenever,
in the background, the whip, to just chill. Wherever.
On the surface most tracks might sound the same
but that's what sells the album too for what it is.
Some filler joints of course and the DJ tag
annoys the shit out of me, but overall a really
dope tape with some awesome joints:
Call Em Out, Rich Nigga Shit and the superb
Smokin & Fuckin! Fuckin A!

Overall Score: 8.8/10

Here's one of my fav joints.

MEEK MILL - DREAMCHASERS 2

MEEK MILL

DREAMCHASERS 2

2012

The wait is over! Finally Meek drops his 2nd installment 

of Dreamchasers and it doesn't disappoint at all.

Not sure yet how it compares to the first, but i gotta bump

some more to fully review this.

What i can say is "Lean Wit It" finally gives us that hardcore

thug rap feeling we so sorely missed the last couple of years

with pussies like Drake and Kid Cudi taking over the scene.

Cardiak also produced the still doper than dope

"Still Creeping" (and the rest of the alb) from Young Chris.

Look out for this one! And on top of that the official video 

for it is gangsta! I love it! Here it is:

1. Intro

Typical flow on the beat and Meek which all sound

a little too much of the same unless there's something 

in the beat or Meek's verses to give that some extra.

On the intro it's obviously not there. Solid, but nothing

noteworthy given the bangers that fill the alb later. 3.5/5

2. Ready Or Not

Bold man. Very bold to sample The Fugees. But boy

does it pay off here. The beat was done with respect

by All Star ( i like this dude) and provides some extra

and really is the eprfect backdrop for Meek who kills

the track. Sick track and a favourite! 5/5

3. Amen ft. Drake & Jeremih

Meek yes, Jeremih yes, Drake? Fuck no! And the beat

doesn't help either. Due to the big minus here (Drizzy),

it a skip for me halfway through. 2/5

4. Burn ft. Big Sean

C'mon man. Big Sean is such an idiot and ruins 

everything he fuckin touches. 

Fuck this shit... 1/5

5. A1 Everything ft. Kendrick Lamar

Seriously? After Drake & Big Sean a track with Lamar?

If i didn't know the rest of the album was tight i woulda

trashed this album with the speed of a thousand assholes. 

Beat is allright, but kinda annoying and when

Kendrick comes in i wanna stab my ears. Fuck him. 1/5

6. Use To Be

Thank god for the skip button and landing me on this

sweet track that makes me forget about all previous

decease-laced dumps. Very different but the hook, 

overall vibe and Meek going off makes this something

special. Wish the beat flipped halfway but oh well... 4/5

7. Flexing

Getting better, but pretty standard track from Meek that

doesn't offer much more. 3.5/5

8. I Get It ft. Travis Scott

Now we're talking. Although it's very apparent now

Meek has but one flow (which can get pretty dull).

But still, this track goes off also due to Travis' verse. 4/5

9. Everyday ft. Rick Ross

Vintage Maybach with the now signature hi-hats

(that are slowly getting played out i admit) and thumping bass. 

Ross is so so, but so is Meek. 3.5/5

10. Racked Up Shawty ft. Fabolous & French whateva

Same formula, doesn't provide much until you finish

the track and it's just the instrumental. Makes you go

back and listen again, but then again nothing new

thanks to all mediocre verses (the fuck Fab?) and 

fuck French Montana who sucks Drizzy dick. 3/5

11. Lean Wit It

First single and video and this one sure goes off.

Cardiak did his thing and almost got to 'Still Creeping'

heights. But Meek is no Young Chris. But still this is

a top notch track. Mean mug on ya face bitch! 5/5

12. Big Dreams

Nice switch-up from the previous track. Meek does

his thing (Wale-style though), but he pulls it off and

All Star provides here aswell. 4.5/5

13. Take U Home ft. Wale & Big Sean)

Big Sean again...fuck outta here...track overall is nice though 

but Sean ruins it once again. So so hook aswell. 2.5/5

14. The Ride

Quite annoying track. Don't know wether to enjoy this

or trash it...too close to a drake song i guess. 3/5

15. Face Down ft. Trey Songz & Wale

Not feeling the hook too but and overall its not bad. 3.5/5

16. Str8 Like That ft. 2 Chainz & Louie V

The simpleness grows on you. Not much more to it. 4/5

17. House Party (remix)

Still a bumpin track with some nice new feature verses 

like Fab's, but could've done without maybe. Still tight. 4/5

18. Real

Nice track but feels a little like filler...but it might

grow on me...not bad though. 3.5/5

19. On My Way

Sick track! Awesome beat and some great verses

from Meek. Definitely a favourite. 4.5/5

20. Outro

Forget that this is an 'outro', this is such a dope track

it shoulda had a name. Bumpin beat and melody 

and truly sick overall feeling. 5/5

In the end i think this one is below par compared to the

first Dreamchasers. That had some lesser tracks too, 

but it just went harder and more original i guess. Still

this tape is pretty solid with some dope tracks. I just hope the 

actual alb will be more like the Outro, Lean Wit It, 

Ready Or Not and On My Way and less Amen. Amen!

Overal Score: 8.5/10

FIEND - IRON CHEF

FIEND

IRON CHEF

2012

I don't really care for Cookin Soul per se, but they delivered 

some dope production for this latest (oh no not another one)-mixtape

from the allmighty one and only Fiend, Mr. International Jones.

The entire joint is pure gold with Fiend & Homies going

off on every track with the greatest of ease and smooth.

Very impressive is the track with Curren$y, "Champagne".

That track is just killer. Flawless hook and sound.

"Nobody Rides" with Daz & Kurupt is such a dope fuckin collabo!!

Awesome to see this happen..."Streetplayer" is another fire cut.

Basically nothing wrong here at all except it's fuckin short,

c'mon y'all...please don't be stingy with adding more

pepper & salt to the pot...oh well...

For whatever it is, like with Fiend's previous tape,

it's nothing but that goody good shit! Whomp whomp!!

Overall Score: 9.2/10