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June 10th, 2003
Next time you go to a store, check the newest issue of Spin Magazine. Find the Ludacris interview, and check what hes wearing. Luda was wearing the exact same gear when he came through Charlottesville, VA for the concert! I thought you were a baller Cris, and I don't want to hear any excuses about how the interview was on the same day as the concert, because the Minute Man wasnt doing any interviews while he was there. Besides that, he also wouldnt do any drops for the local DJs who play his shit constantly. I am actually gonna go see 2 Fast 2 Furious just to see if hes wearing the same University of South Florida jersey. I guess hes a bigger fan of them than I realized.
Malicious a.k.a. The Peoples Choice has just put out his latest mixtape, which is Volume 3. Check the exclusive interview I did with Malicious for the 411, but he straight up handled Malice of the Clipse, and you wont be hearing the Patty Cake Man yelling
out Malicious anymore. Anyway look for the tape, the People's Choice is comin out hard.
DJ RushHour just put out Tha Traffic Jam Beat Down Volume 1. RushHour is easily Charlottesvilles best DJs, and no doubt one
of the best in VA. Hes been putting out a lot of hot tapes lately, and he's making noise outside of VA as well. This tape has a lot of new stuff, as well as some old school classics. What I like about RushHours tapes is how he scratches throughout the album. Too many DJs are just playing tracks, but its the extra effort and skill
that set RushHour apart. If youre looking to cop any of his albums,his contact info is:djrushhour@hotmail.com".
Big ups to Tribeca, who's finally getting the respect he deserves inthe mainstream magazines. Check the new XXL to see Beca in the Show and Prove section. Also gotta get you up on a few Tribeca related updates. His website recently launched, you can check that at HYPERLINK www.tribecaworld.com.
Also, Tribecas new single, Charlie Hustle is dropping soon. The B- Side for his latest, "City's Finest," has the tight Tribeca and Doujah Raze collaboration Throw Heat. That joint is fire, and if you haven't copped Doujah's Spinmata with the Beatminaz production, then you are sleeping. Check www.trilogyonwax.com for
that.
More props to XXL for finally putting Akrobatik in their mag, but he's long overdue as well, as he's been one of the tightest in the game for more than a minute. I love "Balance" more everytime I hear it, and the new joint he did with Lif and Fakts One called "Show Starter" is one of the best songs I've heard in awhile. It's on vinyl now, but it'll also be on Fakts One's debut album. Check that song, I'm telling you it's fire. The rest of XXL was so wack that I can't even read it. I don't even
think its good enough to use for toilet paper. First off they played the illest female lyricist, Jean Grae, in their "Negro Please" section for not being able to afford a wedding. Damn, they're gonna play her like that and then have Foxy Brown on the cover. And then to further complement their annual Sex issue, they ask rappers questions that no one besides groupies could possibly want to know. I'll bet you didn't know important facts like these: Big Boi likes to watch women masturbate, Peedi Crack doesn't like dirty thongs, so if he sees one you better ring the alarm, B.G. was able to get his "jerk- off on in a major way" when he was doing a bid, and Jim Jones likes girls with tattoos on their arms. Seriously, how wack can this get? XXL, step ya game up.
One album I seriously can't wait for is Mike Nardone's "We Came From Beyond Vol. 2." If you remember the dope cast he had for Volume One, then wait til you hear who's comin on Two. Makin the cut are Apathy and Celph-Titled of the Demigodz, J-Zone, People Under the Stairs, Esoteric, Wildchild of Lootpack fame, Lateef and Chief Xcel reppin Quannum along with the Lifesavas, and J-Live. I could go on and just list the whole roster, but its so deep you'd need a lifejacket. Mike Nardone has made a huge impact on the underground, beacuse he's been holding it down on radio in L.A., getting acts like Jurassic 5 and Dilated Peoples in the spotlight before everyone else hopped on. Be on the look out for Smoke Bulga, cat is makin moves from Boston. Remember the name, you know where you heard it first.
Before I'm out, check the new reviews and interviews up on the site, also can't forget the audio. Thats all I got.
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