Rolling Check-In

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[Employee]

[Gyangsta 4 Life]

Emp, what's your Top 10 of 2015? Also interested in ackbar's, IDAL's, drizzle's, sleazy j, GUCCI, nh. Post 'em up.

[Career Over Like Mike(NJJ)]

Emp, what's your Top 10 of 2015? Also interested in ackbar's, IDAL's, drizzle's, sleazy j, GUCCI, nh. Post 'em up.

+ Rey, Jukeboxvandal, and Illuminati Guy.

No order of preference.

Singles:
YG - Twist My Fingaz
Rae Sremmurd - This Could Be Us
Fetty Wap w/ Monty - 679
Mozzy - Bladadah
Nef The Pharaoh - Big Tymin'
Kendrick Lamar - Alright
Honey Cocaine - Honeydick
French Montana w/ Chinx & N.O.R.E - Off The Rip
Rich Homie Quan - Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)
Young Thug - Halftime
J Hus w/ DoccyDocs - Lean & Bop
Krept & Konan w/ Jeremih - Freak Of The Week

Wish they were singles:
Kap G - Andelay
Snoop w/ Pharrell - R U A Freak
RJ - If It Ain't Ace
Maine Musik - Social Media Gangsta
A-Wax - Been A Long Time
Lil' Chris - Bad Lil' Chick

Non-rap singles:
Busy Signal - Text Message
David Zowie - House Every Weekend
Charli XCX w/ Rita Ora - Doing It
John Carpenter - Night
Spice - Needle Eye
Jack U & Justin Bieber - Where Are U Now
Shatta Wale - Hol' It
Janet Jackson - No Sleeep (solo version)
Dexta Daps - 7Eleven
Natalie La Rose w/ Jeremih - Somebody
Becky G - Lovin' So Hard
Shift K3Y - Beep Beep

[drizzle]

Didn't make a list but I'll throw up some of my faves later

meanwhile, here's Waka rapping like he's from queens again over a Venus Underground sample

https://soundcloud.com/wakaflockaflame/askcharlamagne

[EMCEE DARTH MALEK]

that shit aint flame...

[ADR]

Emp, what's your Top 10 of 2015? Also interested in ackbar's, IDAL's, drizzle's, sleazy j, GUCCI, nh. Post 'em up.

+ Rey, Jukeboxvandal, and Illuminati Guy.

Yeah, I can probably talk some shit. Give me a day or so.

[ADR]

Miscellaneous / Underappreciated / Underrepresented


BENNY (Trust Comes First) - "Both Sides of the Gun" - Link

Ransom - "Commission Freestyle" x "Dynasty Freestyle"

Mase - "When NY Was NY" - Link
Fuck everybody. This shit was crazy.

PartyNextDoor & TM808 - "Party At 8" - Link
"Big...pockets, Wire...transfers
Why the fuck the bottle-girls more fire than the dancers?"

Feel like Party been listening to the Tax Season Podcast. Also, this record should do well to pull back some market-share he lost to Bryson Tiller.

Mozzy feat June - "Smaller Than a Dot" - Link

Hitman Beatz feat Philthy Rich - "Annoyin'" - Link
Though that new mainstream stab with IamSu is cool, I actually prefer this.

French Montana & Bris Brown - "Antidote Freestyle" - Link

Jim Jones feat Trav & Neek Bucks - "Gang" - Link

Hit-Boy feat Sage The Gemini & K. Roosevelt - "Stay Up" - Link

Str8 Kash - "Dope Boy Anthem" X "Sold My Soul" X "100 Million"

Bam Vito - "Money & Violence Theme" - Link
Not familiar with the parties involved but I rock with this because it's the theme to the, "Money & Violence" web series.

Future - "One Helluva Night" - Link

Lil Tae feat Tweez - "Know About It" - Link


I'll do Favorite albums/ songs in a minute.

[Career Over Like Mike(NJJ)]

Wow, I'm glad someone has finally made good use of the Antidote beat/hook.

Will investigate the rest properly tomorrow.

[ADR]

Favorite Songs of '15

Future - "March Madness" - Link
Da Astronaut kid went way out for this. Still enamoured with how his flow is musical throughout the entire record.

A One & K-Loc - "I Know You Know" - Link
My favorite of the Jacka tributes. K-Loc is quietly one of the dopest out the Bay right now. Also, there's a rap wisdom wherein if you diss someone, the effect is amplified if the record is infectious/ a hot song. I feel the principle runs parallel for a tribute record and that adds to the strength of this cut. (Also loved, Lil AJ - "Jack In Me")
Rest In Peace J.A.

Trav feat King Jigg & Tee Money - "It's Complicated" - Link

Fat Trel feat Mane Mane - "Money Calling" - Link
What favor did Fat Trel need to repay by putting Mane Mane on this reocrd?? Still my shit, though.

PartyNextDoor - "Dreamin'" - Link
I hear this is a couple years old from a past demo tape. I'll allow it as DJ Esco has confirmed that, "March Madness" was recorded two years ago.

French Montana & Fabolous - DJ Bobby Trends "Trap Queen" Shake The Block Remix - Link

Ty$ - "All" - Link
Glorious.

Bryson Tiller - "Sorry Not Sorry" - Link

Belly feat The Weekend - "Might Not Make It" - Link
Somewhat dubious to be released right after Yams got a little too cozy, but this shit is hard.

Roach Gigz - "Mob Right Thru" (Prod. by Jeffro) - Link

French Montana feat Lil Durk & Will.i.am - "All Hustle No Luck" - Link
Cincinatti's Lantana already did this like 3 years ago but I couldn't stop playing this one.

Jay Rock - Gumbo x Money Trees Duece
Jay Rock is west coast tofu, but I feel like he did Kendrick's, "To Pimp a Butterfly" aesthetic better than Kendrick.

[Gyangsta 4 Life]

Good shit, brehs. I missed a lot.

Mustard had a strong 2015. That "Twist My Fingaz" goes hard. RJ and Iamsu! had several bangers courtesy of Mustard too. Still awaiting a flip of the Nu Shooz "I Can't Wait" bassline.

Has it been established yet that "Antidote" is just a broke boy's "Drinks On Us"? It is.

My Top 15:
Kid Ink feat. Dej Loaf - "Be Real"
Kendrick Lamar - "Mortal Man"
Future - "Fuck Up Some Commas"
Drake - "Star67"
RJ & Choice feat. Iamsu! - "Get Rich"
G-Eazy - "You Got Me"
DJ Mustard feat. Iamsu!, RJ & Choice - "Broke Boy"
Dr. Dre feat. Anderson Paak - "Animals"
Future - "March Madness"
Fetty Wap - "679"
Future and Drake - "Scholarships"
Young Thug - "Power"
The Game feat. Drake - "100"
Jamie xx feat. Young Thug & Popcaan - "Good Times"
Rae Sremmurd - "This Could Be Us"

Non-rap:
Vybz Kartel - "The Goods"
Post Malone - "Too Young"
Drake - "Hotline Bling"
The Weeknd - "I Can't Feel My Face"

[Career Over Like Mike(NJJ)]

Still awaiting a flip of the Nu Shooz "I Can't Wait" bassline.

NVA 4GET:

Mann w/ 50 Cent - Buzzin' remix

[Gyangsta 4 Life]

Oh shit, yeah.

[david111]

rey bringing stitches back from the dead itt

[jukeboxvandal]

[ADR]

Sorry i'm late,

Favorite Albums of `15

Name: Lil Monie p.k.a. Jamonie
Location: West Oakland, CA
Hobbies & Activities: The lash.

Oakland man slain in home
33-year-old aspiring recording artist fatally shot, 13-year-old son and two men injured
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtri ... ci_3127360" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


"Used to be a cool nigga, they ask me, 'What happened??"
They murdered my daddy in my house, the guns clappin'"

Lil Monie - "Oakland Animal (Arco)"
Ku Klux Klan X Clientele X West O
The 13 year old kid in the article above is Lil Monie. He's been around early as 2009 but I didn't really notice him until last year's, "Smiles & Frowns". This isn't even a real album, it's a collection of recordings from 2012-2014 pulled together by an associate and uploaded to DatPiff. With that said, it is as every bit as hard-nosed, engaging, and mobbed as any Bay Area release this year (including the likes of A-wax, Mozzy, Philthy Rich etc.)


Future & Drake - "What a Time To Be Alive"


Future - "56 Nights" (aka March Madness Maxi-Single)


A-Wax - "Everlasting Money"
Everlasting Money (Album)
This album really exists within the first 10 tracks, everything thereafter seems like tacked-on bonus records. I know people really love "Pullin' Strings" but this is easily his most cohesive, focused, and potent release since Thug Deluxe; possibly his best.



Mozzy - "Bladadah"
Cold Body X Caught Up in the Field
This album exists inside the first 13 tracks. When this first leaked, the ripper only included the first 13 songs, which accidentally (purposely?) landed on the perfect end to the album in, "Caught Up In The Field" (everything after that sounds like superfluous bonus material). Also, Mozzy sounds refreshed when he takes a break from June.



Lil Tae - "Wait For Me"
Wanna Ride X These Bitches X Don't Trust
Don't know how I managed to sleep on this kid since 2011.



JMSN - "JMSN (The Blue Album)"
JMSN (Album)


Fat Trel - "Georgetown"
Murder Gardenz



Nipsey Hussle - "Mailbox Money"
Mailbox Money (Album)
"Question....since when do real niggas come second??" I often come away from this album thinking it is the best release of the year.



AOne - "Dope as Coke"
Intro


Dom Kennedy - "By Dom Kennedy"
Posted In The Club (Extended) X Fried Lobster
I love that this is only 11 tracks; that takes stones these days. Instead of, "Here are 18 unrelated records, go pick the dope shit out of that/ make your own album", he's said, "THESE are the tracks. This is what's dope. THIS is the album"


Mob Jr. & Lee Majors - "Money Hoarders"
Ridin' & Smokin' X Molly in Her Champagne


Well done, sirs.

[ackbar]

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01. Chief Keef - Pee Pee’d
02. Travi$ Scott - Nightcrawler feat. Swae Lee & Chief Keef
03. Chief Keef - Fool Ya
04. Chief Keef - X
05. Chief Keef - Cappin’
06. Chief Keef - Bag
07. Chief Keef - WDFHDF
08. Fredo Santana - Dope Game feat. Chief Keef
09. Chief Keef - Himalayas
10. Gucci Mane - Constantly feat. Chief Keef
11. Chief Keef - Ain’t Missing You feat. Jenn Em
12. Chief Keef - Bouncin’
13. Chief Keef - Send It Up
14. Chief Keef - Voodoo
15. Chief Keef - Green Light
16. Chief Keef - OG Fiji
17. Lil Reese - Brazy feat. Chief Keef
18. Mac Miller - Cut The Check feat. Chief Keef
19. Chief Keef - Tony Hawk
20. Lil Durk - Decline feat. Chief Keef
21. Chief Keef - Earned It (Bonus Track)

[GUCCI CONDOMS]

http://rapzips.tumblr.com/post/13665045 ... ef-keef-15


01. Chief Keef - Pee Pee’d
02. Travi$ Scott - Nightcrawler feat. Swae Lee & Chief Keef
03. Chief Keef - Fool Ya
04. Chief Keef - X
05. Chief Keef - Cappin’
06. Chief Keef - Bag
07. Chief Keef - WDFHDF
08. Fredo Santana - Dope Game feat. Chief Keef
09. Chief Keef - Himalayas
10. Gucci Mane - Constantly feat. Chief Keef
11. Chief Keef - Ain’t Missing You feat. Jenn Em
12. Chief Keef - Bouncin’
13. Chief Keef - Send It Up
14. Chief Keef - Voodoo
15. Chief Keef - Green Light
16. Chief Keef - OG Fiji
17. Lil Reese - Brazy feat. Chief Keef
18. Mac Miller - Cut The Check feat. Chief Keef
19. Chief Keef - Tony Hawk
20. Lil Durk - Decline feat. Chief Keef
21. Chief Keef - Earned It (Bonus Track)

[david111]

keef list shouldn't have 'earned it' that was definitely 2014...and it should have "BIH" which is his biggest new record outside "bouncin." Also it should certainly have "Sosa Chamberlain" which was his biggest record this summer and got tons of power 92 radio play

I also personally would have included "Tree Tree" and "Obama" although thats just #taste

[ackbar]

i know "earned it" was 2014. the video was this year tho. that's why i put it as a "bonus"
(a few of the other songs had videos out in 2014 but came out on tape in 2015 too)

"bih" was an oversight. the other ones are personal preference. i like the songs i have on here more than "sosa chamberlain"

[Escobar305]

for the keef best of

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https://soundcloud.com/houseshoes/vic-spencer-its-on-pt-ii

[Employee]

https://soundcloud.com/saul_williams-1/these-mthrfckrs

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[jukeboxvandal]

Emp, what's your Top 10 of 2015? Also interested in ackbar's, IDAL's, drizzle's, sleazy j, GUCCI, nh. Post 'em up.

+ Rey, Jukeboxvandal, and Illuminati Guy.

heres a buncha rap videos i enjoyed whilst high this year.. i avoided lots in favour of more obscure joints. but you should already know that young thug is super cool and drake's heaters have balanced out his faggotry and that future is bae

Mell Jiggson X Allstar NOVES - Pharaohs

Iamsu! Feat. Too $hort & E-40 - "T.W.D.Y.”

Jazz Cartier - New Religion

Ca$h Out - Back Door ft. Young Dolph

Gizzle McFly- "Figure 8”

Project Pat "A1's" feat. Juicy J

BKWYA - WATI HERU X KASHAKA

Andre Martel - Shaq-Fu

Hurt Everybody - 2K47

J Day "Pistol Bigger than Me" feat. Lil Boosie

CORN - Old School Hyphy feat. NEF THE PHARAOH

Woop feat. YG Ivy “Drugs”

Myka 9 and Factor - Famous Future Time Travel

The Square - Lewisham McDeez - No Hats No Hoods Records

Solo Lucci "Whip It”

A Wax - Neva Been

Beatking- Stopped

Hefna Gwap- Pill Machine

bobby raps & corbin - welcome to the hell zone

NxWorries (Anderson.Paak & Knxwledge) “Suede"

Nines | Can't Blame Me

Durag Dynasty "Neighborhood Dope Dealers”

PATMAN 'Son of Chicago' - Lit

Juicy J - Beans And Lean

D Double E “Lovely Jubbly”

GMEBE BANDZ FT. RACKS ATM X BENJI GLO “DEMONS”

Fabolous "The Plug”

Young Greatness "White" Feat. Johnny Cinco

LNDN DRGS - Susan

[Career Over Like Mike(NJJ)]

to everyone dropping lists.

Interesting to see what shit people gravitate towards and find tracks I'd missed.

[drizzle]

http://allcity.bandcamp.com/album/knxwledge-wraptaypes" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

A collection of Knxwledge's rap remixes, heavy shades of Doom's Special blends and Madlib's remix tapes. Lotta good shit on here.

[Employee]

https://soundcloud.com/saul_williams-1/the-little-ones

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