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Riff Raff SODMG – Deion Sandals (Youtube, 2012)
The rap game’s Julio Franco continues what has become a weekly series of new videos with “Deion Sandals”. In what maybe one of Riff Raff’s funniest efforts yet, the tragically short song finds Riff Raff slap-boxing with penguins and turning down large-chinned floosies because they bear a striking resemblance to Jay Leno. He does all of this while wearing a pair of batting gloves, and presumably, toe-less footwear.
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Khris P, hailing from St. Louis, Mo., supplies us with a visual for “No Limit”off his upcoming release Yes which is due out at the end of the month. Content-wise, an obvious homage to No Limit Records bigging-up the “bout it, bout it” phrase – a hood lifestyle centering around keeping it real — into a modern day party cut. While lyrically bringing nothing new to the definition of the phrase, the sedateness is highly present yet the amplified delivery makes this a fun ride. The theme incorporates trill tendencies, which may come off as trendy, but the polished production values, especially during the hook where for a few seconds is ethereal, separates Khris from his contemporaries. An entertaining basic video overall. The song slaps hard and because of its content is accessible to new and old fans alike of the influences, such as Mystikal, represented here. Follow his twitter @khrispkream for more.
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No Jumper is proud to offer you an exclusive single by Finess The Great featuring Western Tink, produced by Curtiss King, who’s worked with Ab-Soul and Kendrick Lamar of TDE. It’s a crunchy, soulful Southwestern track inducing severe head nodding and more importantly representing California to the fullest, but we all can relate to the mantra of struggling while humbly working hard toward success.
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Finess the Great feat. Western Tink – Problems (Bounce) [prod. by Curtiss King] by nojumper
“Okay Cupid” is the latest offering from one of our favorite songstresses, Kitty Pryde, produced by one of our favorite producers, Beautiful Lou. Though this may seem like a strange combination at first, the pair offer a surreal little number about adultery, drunk dialing, and inner-lip tattoos. The young Princess presents her usual tongue-twisting, self-loathing raps, before she breaks down into song near the end, singing the chorus to Frank Ocean’s “Thinking About You”. Lou’s translucent beat allows Kitty to further flutter forwards, until the song abruptly ends with an adorable little giggle tacked on the end.
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Welcome to the conclusion of our quarterly rap-up special, before we get into the final five releases we like best, here’s the list of honorable mentions:
Welcome to part two of our three part special covering the best rap releases of the first quarter of 2012.
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No Jumper is proud to present the first installment of a three-part series, a new tradition we hope to deliver for as long as possible, covering some of the most notable releases from each yearly-quarter. The first quarter of 2012 was great, filled with many quality releases from old favorites to new discoveries. Out of the 50-or-so releases we’ve listened to from this year, we’d narrowed it down to a top 25, which had our ear-buds the most.
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Khalil Nova – Tha Black Layne Staley (Chopped & Screwed) (No Jumper, 2012)
Akumasanti chopped & screwed Khalil Nova’s Tha Black Layne Staley for our second premier of this mixtape. Definitely worth grabbing this today, as Nova’s space vortex-aesthetic sounds even more extraterrestrial when slowed to a crawl.
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Soulja Boy – Obey (SODMG, 2012)
- Marquis Mason
Like it or not, lately Soulja Boy has been on his grind. 2011 was arguably his best year, cranking out nine mixtapes from January to December. His most talked about effort, Juice set the new tone of Soulja’s image from the ‘Crank Dat’ dancer to this new skinny, heavily tattooed rapper (as if that’s a new thing) talking about zan and lean and sporting a ‘high right low left’ haircut. A few other notable mixtapes from that pinnacle year would be 1UP, Bernard Arnault and Supreme, and Soulja looks to be sticking with the streetwear theme on this new tape.
Now, before you dive into a Soulja Boy tape, you must ask yourself 3 important questions. “Where am I?” Your surroundings are VERY, VERY important, as DeAndre Way is known to come out of nowhere with both bangers and sleepers scattered around in his works. You may not want to be in a public library or watching your nephew at the park in case a ‘Zan Wit That Lean Pt.2′ type song comes on and forces you to hit that jig, though you may not want to be in a heavily niggafested environment in case a boring or soft “Zan Wit That Lean Pt.1″ type song comes on. The second question you must ask is, “Am I ready?” The exact thing you must be prepared and ready for is debatable, but it is still a very good thing to ask. You do not want to be caught off guard in a serious situation by a Soulja Boy song. The first time I heard 30 Thousand 100 Million, I was talking to my mom on the phone and I had to hang up on her. I couldn’t take it, it was two different worlds at once. Do not mix the swag world with the real, it’s like taking both pills in the Matrix. The third and final question you must ask is, “Am I biased?” If you are expecting lyrical genius by Soulja Boy, you are in the complete wrong spectrum of the web and are probably using internet explorer. Soulja Boy is to be listened to for fun, laughs and getting turnt up to and those things only. Soulja Boy will never be an anticon artist, do not expect anything like that from him.
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TKO Capone (feat. Lil Rich) – Swaggin’ N Yo Girlfriend (Self-Released, 2012)
- Yayo
TKO Capone continues to emanate from Chamillionaire’s spirit with this syrupy slow jam, another leak off the heavily anticipated Duck Season Vol. 1. Capone’s melodious rapping is absolutely perfect here for the late-night grooves presented to him, and even though this is clearly intended for panty-dropping, Capone spends most of the track focusing on himself, with his absurd punchlines. At one point, he talks about cutting off his haters, using the docking of a pitbull’s ears for the simile. There really isn’t anyone who thinks quite like Capone, and that unique sense of humor is what makes Capone stand out among his crowd.
Capone’s brother, Lil Rich, is introduced here, and he has the same rapid-fire delivery that Capone employs. Even though Capone totally owns the spotlight here, Rich makes an impressive debut, and he’s certainly one of the better rappers in Capone’s entourage. Back-up singer Malachi also adds a lot to the song, harmonizing with Capone on the chorus, and hitting some ridiculous high notes that’re the only thing that keep you from sinking into Capone’s sludgy backboard rattler.
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-by Maxwell Cavaseno
Fat Trel and his Slutty Boyz have had a curious relationship with Lil’ B and his whole Blue Flame/Cooking era. Whether they were copying the infamous dance, or freestyling to “Wonton Soup”, they managed to provide a rare glimpse at more conventional ‘street’ based rappers toying with B’s formula as opposed to the more arty progeny that he would inspire in his wake. However, with Young Gleesh’s “School Boy”, we get the first possible glimpse at what happens when a ‘typical’ rapper embraces the ‘based freestyle’ formula with some intrigue.
In a surreal mess, work has now become homework, he is fresh like the first day of school (Possible Soulja reference?) and he is generally just the coolest guy as every rapper claims to be. However, the goofy swag-rap quality of it reinforces just how much of a blend of absurdist humor and regular rap shit it really is. The nasal delivery and giddy adlib outbursts definitely resemble something that crawled out of Blue Flame. You can’t even tell if he’s being a borderline parody artist like B is, or if he’s just dropping a small bit of humor into the greyscale world of D.C. trap life.
No word if this will appear on any new mixtapes from Gleesh. But it appears to suggest that his next project may be a defining moment for the Slutty Boyz as they continue to follow Trel to a hopefully prosperous future in the rap game.
Out to mopwringermagic for the recommendation.
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SoSanAntone & Beautiful Lou – Real Enough (Self-Released, 2012)
- Yayo
Little is known about SoSanAntone, aside from his obvious origins of San Antonio – but we know plenty about the maestro behind this song, Beautiful Lou. This is one of Lou’s many mellow offerings, an Southern-brewed instrumental just as serene as the clouds in the video’s background. Lou and SoSanAntone spend most of the video recreating the Snick intro with a giant orange couch, making you wonder if Coolio or Nick Cannon could pop out at any moment. Alas, they don’t, but SoSanAntone’s Texas-tinted double-time flow definitely pops off on Lou’s mellow anti-banger.
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