Vh1 Hip Hop Honors - Monday

Since it's pre recorded, we can already see the photos from the event, but I can't wait to watch this on Monday.



Honorees:

Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Naughty By Nature, Slick Rick, Too $hort!

Performers:

Cypress Hill, Naughty by Nature, De La Soul, Kid Rock, Big Boi, MC Lyte, Biz Markie, Scarface, Slick Rick, Too $hort, Wyclef Jean, Lil Jon, Ghostface Killah, Bun B, Q-Tip, Cee-lo, Estelle, Fat Joe, Gym Class Heroes, Juelz Santana, Mack 10, Jim Jones, Flavor Flav, EPMD, Chuck D, Busta Rhymes.

Looks like Lupe wasn't invited to perform this year. lol. What a fiasco that was. :P. Shit it'd be hard enough to remember your own songs. Anyway. On to current events.

Termanology Ft Bun B - How We Rock

The homie Term is getting it in. Enjoy
Album in stores September 30th

TERMANOLOGY INTERVIEW!!!!!!!

We got a chance to sit down and chit chat wit my man's Termanology a few weeks back. Here is what happened. He's definitely a real genuine dude. The album is dropping VERRRRYY SOON!!!! I'm quite excited.


GO LISTEN TO THE TERM INTERVIEW! -ZSHARE-








The video will be out soon for This is How We Rock. And I got a few exclusive Gems from the album EARLY! So I will let ya'll have at those as we get closer to the album's release.

HOLLER-DAY!
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Music Video Mayham (NERD, TI, Bun, Dogg Pound)

Here's like 4 or 5 new videos that came out:


NERD - Everyone Nose remix


T.I. - Whatever you Like


Tha Dogg Pound - This is How We Live


Bun B - You're Everything (RIP PIMP C - this album was still trash though)

Release Reminders

OUT TODAY! GO SUPPORT GOOD MUSIC!





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Release Reminders

Something to look forward to. Of course almost all the dates will eventually change and we all know Detox is coming 2010 anyway. But this could be a convenient guide. If anyone has additions/changes, leave a comment and let me know.

Bun B. - II Trill - May 20th, 2008
N.E.R.D - Seeing Sounds - June 10th, 2008
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter 3 - June 10th, 2008
Busta Rhymes - I'm Blessed - June 17th, 2008
G-Unit - Terminate On Sight - June 24th, 2008
Gym Class Heroes - The Quilt - June, 2008
Nas - Nas - July 1st, 2008
Rza - Digi Snax - July 1st, 2008
The Game - L.A.X - July 8th, 2008
Saigon - The Greatest Story Never Told - July '08

Raekwon - Only Built For Cuban Linx II - Summer '08
Young Buck - Product of the South - Summer '08

T.I - Paper Trail - August 12th, 2008
Ludacris - Theatre of the Mind - September 2008
E-40 - The Ball Street Journal - Fall '08

Eminem - King Mathers - Winter '08

50 Cent - Before I Self Destruct - 2008
Lloyd Banks - Gang Green - 2008
Jin - Birthdays, Funerals, And Things In Between - 2008
Lil Jon - Crunk Rock - 2008
Dr. Dre - Detox - 2008


Mos Def - The Ecstatic - TBA
Immortal Technique - The Middle Passage - TBA
MF DOOM - Doomposter - TBA
Gza - Pro Tools - TBA
Gza - Liquid Swords II - Unconfirmed

A Fresh BreakDown - Bun-B : 2 Trill

"I got 100 thousand dollars on Bun B right now any of you pussy ass niggas wanna put up ya muthafuckin' funky ass car and think you can out-rap 'em"  - Pimp C

1st collection of UGK music with the Pimp in a better place.  You gotta admit, it's been tough on Bun-B over the years.  After Pimp went to jail, he went through a down-time, then he picked it up to help keep UGK's name out there.  Once Pimp C got outta jail, and they didn't sound incomplete anymore, they make one of the best double-disc CDs of all time.  Not even a year after that CDs dropped in the stores, the Pimp passed away.  And now it's up to Bun-B to keep the UGK name goin' again. 

Well, if you're familiar with Bun-B and the UGK history, you know what to expect from these cats, they keep it pretty hood and touch on all subjects, and most importantly, they keep it Southern.  (Word to M!ke Tha Owner, lol.)  But the thing one person from a duo has to do different than they would normally do is to make the whole song.  And you'll see this flaw sorta throughout the whole CD.  Especially people like me who've been a UGK fan for a while.  1st off, it feels like he's missin' somethin', (go listen to a Bone-Thugs song without Bizzy Bone.)  Shit, Bun even says it "But Never in my life could have ever have seen / I'd hafta lose the other half of my team..."  But anyway, back to the point.  The CD is flooded with guest spots, around 16 features.  But he shows that southern hospitality from all over, from Lupe Fiasco, to Mya, to Junior Reed, to Webbie.  And you know it's some Houston homies on the CD.  And the other thing about UGK.  Pimp C did alot of hooks, cuz the Pimp could sing, so it feels kinda akward there, and with that being their history, Bun's voice stays shy of the hooks on his CD.  But like most good artists, they have a good ear for music, so the hooks aren't bad at all.

But what Bun does do well is rap his ass off.  He's also one of those very VERY under-rated MCs out there.  I'm with Pimp C, (if I had 100 thousand to jus put on the table.)  It's VERY few people I'd put over Bun's flow.  You've got to hear it over tha years, and you get to hear it on alot of songs on this CD.  Like in the Lil Wayne assisted track "Damn I'm Cold".  Even though Wayne ain't provide the best hook in the world, Bun B kept the track up with that unique flow of his.  Able to adapt to any beat and switch it up, he switches it up on the II Trill intro, comin' in exactly when the bass knockin' on ya ear-drum.  One of the better songs on here is when he mashes it up with Lupe on "Swang on 'Em", it's right down Bun's lane, but it's fun to hear Lupe switch it up and connect with them southern Chi-Town roots..  (Cuz we know his ancestors came from tha souf bein' from Chicago.)  Oh, n did I forget to mention that the beat is hittin'.

Bun has always been the political kinda guy.  Other than Mos Def, he's probably a leadin' hip-hop activist.  On "Get Cha Issue," unassisted, Bun goes in 100 mph talkin' about the 3 P's in America.  Pastors, Police, and Politicians.  And on the song "If It Was Up To Me," Bun talks about how the problems in America, and with the Jamaican vibe Junior Reed provides on the hook, it makes the song fuckin' perfect yall.  "Its time to educate the people mayne, free school and college."  I'm with you 100% there Bun, lol.

Its two instances where Bun kinda veers out his lane alil' bit n gets in the club on "I Luv That" and attempts to make another booty-shaker anthem with Juvenile and Webbie.  But Bun keeps us UGK junkies pleased with the expected Trill anthems like "Keep it 100" and "Underground Thang", which is the only track with Pimp C on it, along with Chamillionaire.   And my personal favotire "Another Soldier."

And with the help of Lil' Razah, Bun reflects on his time he spent with Chad Butler, and how much he misses him.  It is about as emotional as he's ever gotten, a song that makes you wanna tell ya best-friend ya love 'em cuz ya don't know when they last day'll be.

Album Ratin'.  - 4.6

Worth Buyin' - May 30th!  May 30th!  GO GET IT.

Fav Tracks - Swang On 'Em, My Block, Get Cha Issue, UnderGround Thang, Another Soldier, If It Was Up II Me, Angel In The Sky

Bun B Feat Lil Wayne - Damn I'm Cold

LISTEN

Link is to listen, but don't download, because Piracy is illegal, and you'll want to buy the album when it comes out anyway. Word.

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Kidz in the Hall ft. Bun B & Talib Kweli - Work To Do (Change Remix)

DOWNLOAD

This will be appearing on Russell's Obama Mixtape. Enjoy.


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Lupe Fiasco - Hip Hop Saved My Life VIDEO

Lupe posted this bulletin up on myspace, thought I'd help him out a bit. The video is ILL. Cameos by Slim Thug, Bun B, Paul Wall, Willie D . . .


CHECK OUT THE WORLD PREMIERE OF MY NEW VIDEO "HIP HOP SAVED MY LIFE" ON ITUNES! ONLY $1.99!!! CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO CHECK IT OUT!!



FNF UP & AWAY!!!!

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P.S. This video took about 8 hours to make it to a youtube-like site.

Bun B Interview(s). Speaks on Lil Wayne

Rhapsody: Lil Wayne recently made a lot of headlines by admitting to being addicted to syrup [prescription-strength cough syrup]. What were your thoughts?

Bun B: I wish they would just leave the kid alone. When you have 100 people telling you to not do something, that sh*t doesn’t work like that. Now me, I hadn’t sipped syrup for a while before Pimp died. Does that mean I let all my vices go? F*ck no. I’m still drinking and smoking weed. Ike Turner died of cocaine use. People haven’t stopped snorting cocaine. Thousands of people die drunk driving every year and somebody is going to drive home drunk tonight. People stop doing things whenever they sort of feel their way up to it. The kid said he would love to stop, but the withdrawals symptoms are too intense for him. Anybody going through something like that knows that’s what it is. I say this to all media, you can’t force Lil Wayne to stop sipping drank. That’s gonna be a personal choice. For all these people that love to put his sh*t on blast, I would love for them to put their vices on front street. Walk around with your proverbial white cup with you all day and see if you could handle the pressure.

Read the Full interview here.

Edit: I have a feeling this question is going to be asked in every interview. Here's an interview with Complex.


Now there’s a lot of talk of Wayne having an addiction. He’s even addressed it. Have you reached out to him about it at all?
Bun B: No, because Wayne isn’t the only person I know that maybe has addiction issues, and if I call Wayne, then I have to call everybody. I love Wayne, I respect his talent, I’ve watched him grow up, but I don’t think it’s really my place to go to him and say, hey I don’t think you need to do this. I’ll send a general message to anybody who’s maybe living a little bit unhealthy. Whether you’re having sex without condoms, you might want to think about that, if you’re smoking too much cigarettes or drinking too much alcohol, or you’re eating too much cholesterol and fatty acids, or that high-fructose corn syrup, you might want to watch that shit. All that shit is unhealthy, and at the end of the day, everybody kind of knows what they’re doing and how they’re living, but just because Ike Turner died from a cocaine overdose, I’m pretty sure all the people he snorted cocaine with didn’t stop. Everybody does what they’re going to do. I hate to say it’s just a phase, but it’s just a moment in time that people have to learn to get over themselves.



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Bun B - II TRILL Tracklist

1. II Trill (prod. by Clinton Sparks)
2. That’s Gangsta feat. Sean Kingston (prod. by J.R. Rotem)
3. Damn I’m Cold feat Lil Wayne (prod by Chops)
4. You’re Everything (ft. Rick Ross, David Banner, 8 Ball & MJG) (Prod. by Mr. Lee)
5. Swang on Em feat Lupe (prod by Enigma)
6. I Luv That (Produced by Scott Storch)
7. My Block (prod by Jazze Pha)
8. Get Cha Issue (Produced by Bigg Tyme & Qwest)
9. Good II Me feat. Mya (prod by Bigg Tyme, co-produced by Intl Red, & Bun B)
10. Pop It 4 Pimp feat Phatz & Webbie (prod by Mouse)
11. Underground Thang feat Chamillionaire & Pimp C (prod by Cory MO)
12. If I Die 2Nite feat. Lyfe Jennings & Young Buck (Produced by J-Rock)
13. Another Soldier feat. Mddl Fngz (prod. by DJ Khalil)
14. If It Was Up II Me feat. Junior Reid (produced by Blackout Movement)
15. Angel in the Sky (Produced by Cozmo)
16. Keep It 100 (produced by Chops)
11. My Paper (prod by Bigg Tyme)


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