My name's Jake Bourey, and I've dedicated a significant portion of my life to music and deciphering the science behind its beauty. As you can guess from my blog's title, I'm especially passionate about hip-hop. I post and review the best songs hip-hop has to offer, old and new. Most are in the “underground” genre, considering that’s where the vast majority of hip-hop's true art resides these days.
Obie Trice - Don’t Come Down
Respect to all the struggling mothers out there doing the best they can. This one of my favorite songs off of Obie Trice’s excellent 2003 debut album Cheers. I’ve been meaning to post more Obie Trice, so look for that in the future. Also you should check out the music video if you’re curious.
“It was just me and you, in the house, with that mouse and them traps and that gat. Waiting on the day for you to pull the trigger back.”
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My Song Rating: 9.4 out of 10
Played 227 times.
“Nobody likes to fail. I want to succeed in everything I do, which isn’t much. But the things that I’m really passionate about, if I fail at those, if I’m not successful, what do I have?”
- Eminem
Over the past 10 years, there’s been numerous articles written about who the greatest rapper is. Lots of “the 50 greatest MC’s” lists. All of them written by writers, who are usually bitter, failed musicians, or clueless onlookers.
I figured I’d hit up some of my homies in the entertainment industry and see what THEY thought. Actually ask people who know and understand the art of rhyme. Some were surprising. Some funny. All of them were real. Thanks to all of my fam who took a few minutes out of their busy schedule to let me know how they felt. Some people couldn’t narrow it down to just 5, and I don’t blame them. So here we go, a look into the mind of some of the industry’s best… Top 5 MC’s dead or alive.
Kool G Rap:
1. Rakim
2. Eminem
3. Nas
4. Big Daddy Kane
5. KRS-ONE
(Vinnie Paz: Kool G, being the humble legend that he is, left himself off the list. It’s my opinion, that he’s the greatest rapper to ever pick up a microphone.)
Sean Price:
1. Thelonius Monk
2. Curtis Mayfield
3. David Ruffin
4. Barry White
5. Roy Ayers
Action Bronson:
1. Kool G Rap
2. All of Wu-Tang
3. Pimp C
4. Nas/AZ
5. Cormega
Luckyiam (Living Legends):
1. 2Pac
2. Kool G Rap
3. Big Pun
4. Jay-Z
5. Eminem
9th Prince (Killarmy):
1. Kool G Rap
2. Rakim
3. Nas
4. 9th Prince
5. Slick Rick
ILL BILL:
1. Kool G Rap
2. Rakim
3. KRS-ONE
4. B-Real
5. Jay-Z
6. Nas
7. Raekwon
8. Prodigy
9. Ghostface
10. 50 Cent
Lord Jazz (Lords of the Underground):
1. Rakim
2. KRS-ONE
3. Nas
4. Biggie
5. Kool G Rap
DJ Eclipse (Uncle Howie/Rock Steady):
1. Kool G Rap
2. Nas
3. Rakim
4. Big Daddy Kane
5. Jay-Z
(Source)
Eminem recorded Lose Yourself on the 8 Mile set in a portable studio, and nailed the recording of all three verses in one take.
Game admits that out of all the rappers in hip-hop, you really do not want to fuck with Eminem.
Eminem - Till I Collapse (Remix) (ft. Nate Dogg, 50 Cent & Tupac)
Back in junior high when this epic song first graced my ears I was instantly hooked. Till I Collapse (Remix) is my all time favorite Eminem song, and in my eyes it represents the epitome of true uncut intensity. It’s the kind of music that immediately gets my blood pumping and adrenaline going whenever I play it with the volume and bass cranked up. This song will forever be a true hip-hop classic in my book.
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My Song Rating: 10 out of 10
Played 1464 times.
Slaughterhouse - Goodbye
Goodbye is my favorite song off of Slaughterhouse’s newly released album Welcome to: Our House. This song also serves as a great template for the general feel of the entire album. Slaughterhouse goes really fuckin hard, but you’ll hear that infamous “rap industry” type sound for many of their songs on the album. By this I mean a lot of money and effort was invested into the production, so their are moments throughout the album that the songs feel over produced, glossy, and fake (some what like Goodbye’s over manipulated chorus); however, the inherent realness of Crooked I, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, and Royce da 5’9” easily out-ways this mainstream aura of fakeness. Very few chart topping artists are real enough to be able to pull this off as well as Slaughterhouse.
“So I’m deprived of my chance to be a better dad. Staring at my twins that I never had. I shed a tear, looking up in the sky, even though y’all just got here…goodbye!”
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My Song Rating: 9.5 out 10
Played 2058 times.
12th May 2013
Notes: 50
