#NP Dope Cuts 2

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Welcome back! It's round 2 of #NP DOPE CUTS. IT'S TKO TIME...ON YOU! KAPLOW.


Okay, so I pretty much stopped the whole Twitter #NP nonsense because I want people to actually hear good hip hop and not just see some tweet flash past on their timeline or whatever. You know that you never read those and neither do I. Nobody clicks on the links. So here is a collection of the best hip hop that I've heard over the last few weeks that I want to share. There is just so much bad music out there that I had to do something. You know, make a difference. Hope. So check these out...the tracks aren't new, or ranked, or written up, they're just incredibly dope (and should be written up at some point)...



Most of Twitter


LET'S GO...

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"Fall Back: AK-47 Coming Soon"

A-Y

We featured A-Y last month with his amazing song "Fall Back" (a.k.a. what I kept spinning while ya'll had "Otis" on repeat), this time we're endorsing the whole preview tape. It's dope, especially check "Potent", "Haiku" (incredible change up), "Therapy", "Fatigue", shoooooot the whole thing....

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"Ghetto Children"

Rasheed Chapell

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"Manny Pacquiao"

Fashawn

Fashawn - Manny Pacquiao by Hypetrak

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"Got Away: The EP"

The Accomplices

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"Almighty Jose"

Vast Aire (feat. Karniege)

Vast Aire- Almighty Jose (Feat. Karniege) by Dont.Sleepppp

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"Eyes of the Future"

Open

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"Let It Be"

Ras Beats (feat. Masta Ace)

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"California Dream"

Game

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LIFE IS GOOD. BLAP BLAP.

Stay tuned for next month's Dope Cuts 3.

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#NP HONORABLE MENTIONS

(The following tracks are good, but not classics, we can't recommend a purchase,

but we would recommend a listen.)

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"B Boy Stance"

Beanie Sigel

The track is good but it runs long by about three minutes.

Beanie Sigel -B Boy Shit Clean by TheHumbleBeez

  

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"Slime Father"

N.O.R.E. (feat. Cory Gunz)

This track follows in the tradition of CNN and N.O.R.E.
in that the beat is insane but the lyrical content is lacking.

N.O.R.E. featuring Cory Gunz - Slime Father by Hypetrak

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Line for Line: Inspectah Deck on "Kill Too Hard" by the Wu Tang Clan

Line for Line: Inspectah Deck on "Kill Too Hard" by the Wu Tang Clan





Inspectah Deck: He's in there somewhere.

 

--Official Stats--

Artist: Inspectah Deck

Title: "Kill Too Hard"

Album: "Wu-Tang Chamber Music"

Release Date: June 30, 2009

Aliases: Rebel INS, Rollie Fingers

Affiliations: Wu Tang Clan

Line for Line posts are meant to showcase the best lyrics ever written.  And when I say best I mean dopest.  “So, what makes for dope lyrics?” you clumsily ask.  Well, there is no definition.  Dope is dope – you can quote me on that when you complain about this blog on Angie's List! If I have to tell you what is dope then you clearly have something wrong with your judgment.  So let’s get on with me telling you what is dope.

Okay, so today we visit another latter-day Wu-Tang Clan song from the 2009 album “Wu-Tang Chamber Music”, an album which was well received by me and critics, but not the general public (apparently). "What's wrong with you, general public?" - me and critics.

So this track might be a diamond in the rough or an undiscovered gem or something valuable like that. Who knows? I do! Okay, so this track is great, it has that classic Wu-Tang sound and has U-God (so two Wu members). Plus, we’ve got Masta Ace, so a special guest appearance as well!  

Anyway, Deck kills it (editor’s note: bold text, underline, italics, hyperlink to a picture of a big game hunter, and upgrade to a huge font for the words ‘kills it’). I mean, it’s a hard rap that just builds self-confidence in the listener. Like a motivational speaker or your dad or something. It’s like Deck is saying “I’m hard, now clean up your act, stupid.”  Plus the rhymes are airtight.  Add to that Deck’s trademarked flow and this is easily a great verse.  Let’s take a look….

Really?

 These dudes don't want it with Deck, no, my set glow.
Hate it or you love it, but you gonna’ respect though.
You ain't got to know my name,

check the blood, sweat and tears, for years, niggas know I bang.
I'm a made nigga caking, what you call a boss.
On my own two, never taking orders from ya'll.
When I spit, get the corners involved. It's wreck on the yard.

It's House Gang, son, it's more than hard.
The life that'll glamour and glitz, best believe
on the flip side, nigga, it's them hammers and clips.
Wanna’ live in high fashion and rich, so we scramble the strip,

camouflaged with they hand on the grip.
Ain't nothing gon' stop kid from getting his due.
No, your feets not big enough to fit in his shoe.
I don't rock what you rap, niggas. They be pole.
On 'The Wire', just not HBO
They under fire, edge around the way we know.
They know they time up, guess that's why they hate me so
But yo, they will never take me though. I had to go like
Montana, licking, sniffing crazy blow.
Still I be Hard to Kill like Seagal,

warrior built, big shield and long sword.
One Six Ooh'ing it, doing it, king size
Salutations, that's respecting the king eyes.
For those that follow my lead, attract to the light
at the same time, marvel the speed.
I'm so dope, I can bottle it free
The most influential, modern day marter is he

Well, that’s a long one. But it’s line after line of pure uncut greatness.  I mean it’s really good.  So, if you don’t like it then we’ll just have to part ways now. You go your way and I’ll go mine.  My way is right here, so you’ll just have to go away from me, on your own way. Go on, get!

If you agree with me, then, welcome friend.  Go ahead and look at my other stupid posts and bad spelling and bad grammar.  Make yourself at home.

Score: 10/10