Soulful Sundaes: Jake One - Home feat. Vitamin D, C-Note, Maineak B, Ish

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UPDATE!!!!


I shot and edited this lil bit of fiction... but the dope thing about me blogging here... is that I'm going to show you'll the uncut BTS that never made it to the scene... which was a lil better in my opinion.

Wes Goodlife

DrewDown's Best 10 Albums of the Year & a few bad ones

In no particular order, sort of:

1. Elzhi - The Preface


Hands down. Classic. 5 stars. The whole Enchilada. This album will go down in history. Probably a sleeper too. Not to say anyone is going to underestimate the man's skill or anything, just guessing I won't see it on a lot of top 5 lists. Just know like they say at the end of Guessing Game "and by the way, Elzhi, That Niggas Better than You! Elzhi's better than you. He's better than you." lmao.

2. 88 Keys - The Death of Adam / Cold Case Files



Fuck it, the mixtape was classic, and so was the album. Mixtape was better than 90% of albums this year. I love music that I can relate to. Sadly both these gems had a lot of the skirt chasing stories of my past. I felt like there were some tracks I woulda traded from the tape to the album, and I was annoyed as hell that 88 keys won't rap without his altered voice but at least it wasn't auto-tune. I love albums that tell a whole story and actually succeed.


3. Solange Knowles - Sol-Angel & the Hadley St Dreams


Surprised the hell outta me. This album bangs.

4. The Roots - Rising Down


One of my favorite albums to drive fast with. Uptempo but dark and moody. Very different from the other roots albums. Killer.

5. Nas - Untitled


I kinda bump the Mixtape more than the album, but this was still a classic. I love it when artist touch on subjects that are kinda uncomfortable to talk about but need to be brought up. Like Kanye USED to with his self conscious shit. Now you can't tell him nothin. You can't even tell him he can't sing. lol.

6. Jake One - White Van Music


Not on here because he rep'd Seattle so damn hard. But on here because he spent like 2 years making a DAMN good album. The Truth was one of the best singles of the year. The release party was off the hook too.

7. Ne-Yo - Year of the Gentleman


I really enjoy this like I enjoy Kingdom Come. Not all the tracks are the best, but the content is mature and none of this "shake your junk" shit that happens too much. Hip-Hop needed this album. It just happened to be an R&B album.

8. Murs - Murs for President


Not up to par for a man who's last couple albums have been classics, but still a great album. The Hip-Hop version of Ne-Yo's joint?

9. Ludacris - Theater of the Mind


A great rebound album from Luda. The last one screamed 'gimmie a grammy' to me, and I wasn't feelin the whole runaway love stuff. He got it, so now he's back to his old self.

10. Common - UMC / Q-tip - The Renaissance



These albums were both so damn short. I had to count them as 1.

Honorable Mentions:
NERD - Seeing Sounds
Blu & Mainframe - Johnson & Johnson


Ok. A few bad ones:

Lil Wayne - Tha Carter 3


It had a few good joints, a few ok ones and a few bad ones, but it shouldn't be on ANYBODY's top 10 list.

T.I. - Paper Trail


Why does it seem I hear a lot of people saying this is T.I.'s Best Album? Did you guys ever listen to KING? Or for that matter ANY of his albums before that (except Ti. vs T.I.P.)

Ray J - All I Feel


You like to Trick? Really? See ya later Alligator. lmfao.

Bun B - II Trill


Rest in Peace PIMP C, but this was one of the worst albums I ever attempted to listen to all the way through a couple times just because I love Bun that much.

G-Unit - T.O.S.


More like P.O.S. - This goes under the Carter 3 definition but just a little bit worse. A few good tracks, not a lot of decent ones, a whole lot of bad ones. yyyyeeaaaaaNOOOO (c) Jim Carrey.

Kanye West - 808 & Heartbreaks


Give Kanye some singing lessons, Turn the autotune down just a tiny bit, change a few songs around and you've got a classic album. Don't do that, you've got a close but no cigar album. It didn't bug me as it bugged a lot of people I know that Yeezy can't sing. Cause this album definitely wasn't bad just wasn't that good.

There it is, folks. MINE. Agree? Disagree? Change? Way off Base? Mostly on Point? cuz it is fuck me, dwag, than you know its fuck you (c) DMX

EDIT:

Forgot to include probably the WORST album (no Trilla) of the year.
The Game- L.A.X.

I know it's a crowd favorite but this album was GARBAGE. MY LIFE was probably one of the worst songs I've heard in a long time. I fucked with the Dope Boys joint. Gotta love Beatles Samples.

The Way Back Machine: Jake One & H Bomb

Looks like Jake One is trying to get back into the habit of blogging. He put up this old gem he did with a guy named H Bomb way way back. The full story is back over at his blog, here's the track.

Jake One interview at AllHipHop.com

Just an excerpt:

"Jake One: There’s a couple other projects I’m working on bringing to them that would definitely shock people, so hopefully next year we’re going to see those come to fruition. There’s a lot of songs recorded but there’s nothing set in stone yet, so I don’t want to throw something out there that people are going to ask me about that doesn’t happen [laughs] I’ve been dealing with [Rhymesayers] for a minute, and there’s definitely a family atmosphere over there, no pun intended. I believe in what they do, I appreciate the way they handle business the way they pushed the record. It’s kind of a lost art. A lot of the indie labels at this point are so strapped for cash that they don’t have the staff to pull off the kind of leg work that they can do. And they have a really serious brand that I’m contributing to as well.

AllHipHop.com: So what do you have confirmed for 2009?

Jake One: There’s a couple things I’m working on that are potentially really, really big. But I’ve got a couple songs on the new Prodigy album, I’m on Scarface’s new album, De La Soul should be 2009. I’m doing a lot of work on Freeway’s new record, although where that’s coming out has yet to be determined."

DOPE. Get the rest HERE!!

Jake One ft MF DOOM - Trap Door (teaser video)

Jake One, Freeway & Brother Ali - The Truth (Video)

Damn Rik done did it again. Next up: Jake One's "Trap Door" feat. MF DOOM Music Video.
Directed By Rik Cordero.

Sample of the Week (Jake One) [Part 1]

Jake did part of my SOTW duties for me this week, releasing the samples of all 12 of the songs he sampled for his "Home" track on White Van Music over at his blog which he updates once a month. lol.

1. No Good - Vitamin D
2. No Introdeezy - Jake One f/ Kutfather
3. Welcome To Seattle - Boom Bap Project
4. Back Up Off My Tip - DMS
5. Watch Your Words - Samson & Swift
6. Wetlands - Source Of Labor
7. Kaboom - Sensimillia
8. Nightfall Round The Way - Foul Play
9. Only When I'm High - Blind Council
10. Questions - Ghetto Children
11. Shit Hits The Fan - Jace & The 4th Party f/B-Mello & Specs
12. Sic Ill Shorty - Black Tek

You can download all the songs here: TownBizness.zip.

As you look at the tracklist, you'll notice these are mostly old school Seattle cuts. So if you aren't, than "Get Familiar" (c) Clinton Sparks. Enjoy.

And SINCE I didn't do the hard work in digging all these up, I'm about to get another one for you hopefully tonight in time for all your halloween adventures.

GMK and J Pinder Buy Jake One's White Van Music

You guys are OFFICIALLY fools! lolol.

Dj Hyphen & J. Moore Sound Sessions (Jake One Edition)

1. Jake One ft. Black Milk & Nottz – “I’m Coming” (Local Artist)
2. Jake One ft. M.O.P. – “Gangsta Boy” (Local Artist)
3. Jake One ft. Freeway & Brother Ali – “The Truth” (Local Artist)
4. Jake One – “Turn It Down” (Local Artist)
5. Jake One ft. D. Black – “God Like” (Local Artist)
6. Jake One ft. Little Brother – “Bless The Child” (Local Artist)
7. Jake One ft. Posdnuos (of De La Soul) & Slug (of Atmosphere) – “Oh Really” (Local Artist)
8. Jake One – “Hi” (Local Artist)
9. Jake One ft. MF Doom – “Trap Door” (Local Artist)
10. Jake One ft. Young Buck – “Dead Wrong” (Local Artist)
11. Jake One ft. Bishop Lamont & Busta Rhymes – “Kissin’ The Curb” (Local Artist)
12. Jake One ft. Freeway – “How We Ride” (Local Artist)
13. Jake One ft. Alchemist, Evidence, & Prodigy – “White Van” (Local Artist)
14. Jake One ft. J. Pinder, GMK, & Spaceman – “Big Homie Style” (Local Artist)
15. Jake One ft. Blueprint – “Scared” (Local Artist)
16. Jake One ft. MF Doom – “Get ‘Er Done” (Local Artist)
17. Jake One ft. Casual – “Feelin’ My Sh*t” (Local Artist)
18. Jake One ft. Elzhi & Royce The 5’9” – “Glow” (Local Artist)
19. Jake One – “R.I.P.” (Local Artist)
20. Jake One ft. Vitamin D, C Note, Maine, & Ish – “Home” (Local Artist)


Dj Hyphen - KUBE Sound Sessions

Shouts to Hyphen Doin his thing!

Brother Ali Gets His Copy of White Van Music

Jake One - Great Beat Writer Mixtape

Rhymesayers Entertainment and HipHopDX have teamed up to hook you up with a free mixtape from Jake One. Appropriately named "Great Beat Writer" this mix gives you a taste of his previous work and a couple of new joints from the upcoming record "White Van Music" which drops next Tuesday (10.07.08)" and is mixed by the man himself, Jake One

If you're fortunate enough to live in Seattle, WA catch him at the White Van Music Release Party on October 6th or catch him in Minneapolis, MN the following day at Fifth Element.

But most of all get over to HipHopDX now and check out his brand new and free mixtape, while you're there check out this fresh article about "the mainstreams love for hip hop's underground".

Or Just download HERE

Try Before You Buy - Jake One's White Van Music

Fuxwitable.

Freeway Speaks on White Van Music

Freeway - White Van Music from Three/21 Films on Vimeo.

First Look inside Jake One's - White Van Music

Record a Track with Jake One

Can I get a hell yeah?

Jake One & Elzhi - Glow (Demo Version)

Jake One puts out more music from his upcoming CD "white van Music" this is a different version than the one on the album. He's acknowledged on his blog that the edited CD has leaked. So just go buy that shit when it comes out if you like it. Seattle!

Elzhi - Glow (Demo Version)

Jake One, Rik Cordero & Brother Ali

Jake One & Brother Ali - White Van Music from Three/21 Films on Vimeo.

The gods have aligned on this album. A few get together here to discuss the first video for Jake One's White Van Music.

Jake One - White Van Music

HEAT ROX!

More Music from Jake One's White Van Music

More Music leaking off the Jake One album. White Van Music dropping on October 7th.

Jake One - Oh Really f. Posdnuos & Slug

Jake One - Kissin the Curb ft. busta rhymes and bishop LaMont

Jake One- Digital Motown

WHITE VAN MUSIC from JAKE ONE coming on October 7th!

Jake One - Digital Motown

Tracklisting below:

1. I'm Coming feat Black Milk and Nottz
2. Gangsta Boy feat MOP
3. The Truth feat Freeway and Brother Ali
4. Turn it Down
5. God Like feat D Black
6. Bless the Child feat Little Brother
7. Oh Really feat Pos and Slug
8. Hi
9. Trap Door feat MF Doom
10. Dead Wrong feat Young Buck
11. Kissin the Curb feat Bishop and Busta
12. How We Ride feat Freeway
13. White Van feat Alchemist, Evidence and Prodigy
14. Big Homie Style feat J Pinder, GMK and Spaceman
15. Scared feat Blueprint
16. Great Sound
17. Get Er Done feat MF Doom
18. Feeling My Shit feat Casual
19. Soil Raps feat Keak da Sneak
20. Glow feat Elzhi and Royce da 5'9
21. RIP
22. Home feat Vitamin D, C Note, Maneak B and Ish