We Got Something New! Big Bad Baragon "Hustle"

This week is #goat! Truth.

Well, maybe not that good. But it's up there. Why? We're focusing on good hip hop ONLY this whole week, no bullshit at all (except for a U-God review, but other than that: all good). And to keep things solid at the front end of the week we've got a new cut from the king of Newburgh, New York: Big Bad Baragon. This guy has established himself as a dope track-dealer and a gifted lyricist, so we officially look forward to his shit. Let's go....




Nice. See, besides mic skills, I would compliment Big Bad Baragon on his beat selection skills. This guy knows what he is doing. Shout to Hexsagon on the beat too, it's mean (like your step dad).

A for the lyrics, Baragon brings it tough:

As long as I'm alive I'm a'be stepping for perfection 

My future looking fly like the Jetson's

The road's ahead, so I hold my head

'til I got enough dough to make a loaf of bread

Second verse...Uh, wait does he tell his mother that he's willing to kill for money. Don't tell her that! She doesn't want to know! Just bring her the checks and when she asks where they came from, yell "I been workin'" and walk out. Slam the door. She doesn't need to know. #Parents! #smh!

Whatever, this is another dope track. I think we should take a closer look at Hexsagon at some point as well, shit might be dope. . 

HUSTLE SCORE 8/10

BRRRRRRERRTT! (car breaks) Wait a minute. I was just checking on Hexsagon's beats (which are good) and I found a Hall & Oates beat. What!?

We Got Something New! Big Bad Baragon "Angie"

I'm Tort Team, even when I'm by myself.
I'm Illideph, even when I'm by myself.
I crack skulls, even when I'm by myself.


All of that boasting aside, Newburgh, New York's best is back in the place with more fire.

Of course we're talking about Big Bad Baragon, who you might remember from his hit song 6th Borough (which we gave a very high score to due to it's dopeness).

Well, he's done it again. This time he's dedicated a song to a classmate DJ AnGee Cee, and while I don't know who that is, I must say this song is on another level. Actually, it's exactly on the level of Tribe's Bonita Applebum, which is a very good thing.



Now at great risk of pulling anger and wrath from older heads, I've gotta say that I like Angie as much as Bonita Applebum. Now, I'm saying that with a major qualifier: Bonita is a classic. Tribe Called Quest was laying foundation with their shit, that breakbeat is insane and the casual spit is innovative as hell. Angie is some new underground shit that builds off the people who pioneered this shit. But the reason that I like Angie so much is because it takes the path laid by previous MCs (like Q-Tip) and improves it. Angie's beat is hard as hell, the change ups are mad nice, and the lyrics are dead on. But the most important aspect of this song, the reason that it rises above the rest, is the back-and-forth (a cornerstone of hip hop) which is employed perfectly.

You got bodied. This track is perfect. Get that mixtape out.
 
ANGIE SCORE 10/10



A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum by hushhush112

We Got Something New: Big Bad Baragon "6th Borough"

Almost everyone in America knows that I hate almost all music. The only place to find good shit is in the dark corners of the internet and around midnight on Satellite Radio. The best stuff is well hidden and comes from a place of real hunger. Now, I don't know if Newburgh, NY is hungry, but I suspect that MC Big Bad Baragon and producer Bazooka Joe are. Their tracks consistently show a high level of skill and heart. This is my shit...




I think they found my playbook because they know my vulnerabilities: hard reppin', a hook of scratchin' samples, ill rhymes, good flows. What more do you want? Nothing. What more do you want me to say? Don't sleep on this shit. Let's hope for more of the same in the future.

6th BOROUGH SCORE 9/10

P.S. Can someone tell me what song this beat came from? It's killing me.