BET: Mase & Camron on Rap City 1997

In '97 Mase was my nigga, still is, but his whole style and flow was da shit to me! Its a shame how his career went and the choices he made but it is what is. Looking at this man brings back memories. When Cam & Mase was together they was a ill duo, i loved the joints they did! I wish they could have took advantage of what they had and made a LP together or somethin but all i can do at this point is dream on. Also if u look closely u see a scruffy face dude in the background trying to pose for the camera. Ill let u say his name, i wont.
But looking at this just brings back memories man of what hip-hop was once like.
One day i will own every Rap City episode from '94 to '99!!! I hunt everyday tryin to find people who has them, so if u can help me out u can e-mail me at dipsetgunit456@aol.com!! Your contribution to my collection will be appreciated!
Ok, yall lets go to Harlem World!!

The Source Fat Tape: December 2002

The tracks replaced off this was:
Baby- Baby We Can Do It w/ NORE- Full Mode
Inalej- What The World Needs Now w/ 50 Cent- Wanksta

Dec. '02

LP Thoughts: Canibus- Can-I-Bus (1998)

I first heard of Canibus on Wyclef's "Gon Til November" and i quickly dismissed that track cause i didnt like Wyclef at all. So i pretty much didnt pay attention to him on that one. The next time was on Lost Boyz "Beasts Of The East" and thats when my radar was up on him. He spit one of the most memorable verses on a hip-hop track. His whole rhyme that he kicked was fire! I was like damn ok, he iight! But the joint that put on notice wit everybody was LL's "4321". It was his verse and all that went on because of it that put him on blast.
If u heard the orig. rhyme he spit on that, he asked LL if he could borrow that mic that is tatoo'd on his arm. Canibus wanted to get one on his arm as well. I guess LL didnt like that too much and went off him on his verse of the track. The two had a dispute and had a talk, Canibus said he would change his rhyme and LL said he would as well. Well Canibus changed his but LL didnt. And LL's verse was one of the hardest i ever heard him spit (had to throw that in there).
Un-beknown to LL he would now be involved in a battle that could threathen his career. I first heard 2nd Round TKO on the radio down here late night on a show called "Straight From the Streets" where they premier the latest songs thats poppin in NYC. And what i heard on that track was mind-boggling!! He straight ripped on LL this track! Then the video just put the icing on the cake! It had my man Tyson on there and the whole thing was dope. I bought the single to the track the day it came out! I was blasting that song damn near everyday!! Everybody was anticipating this man's LP to come out! Plus he was killing it on mixtapes from everyone! So the only debate was how ill would his LP be? Will it be a classic?......
In '98 when his LP dropped i was all geared up to buy his LP. I had my sights set on it! But suddenly i started to hear some not so good feedback from my friends about the LP. I was hearing, "No so good", "wack beats", "very average if that". I was like this cant be, they gotta be lying! I gotta hear this myself, so i was able to buy it used at a store for a low price (had to take it). And what i heard was very depressing man. "Get Retarded" was dope, cant front on that and props to Salaam Remi on the track. "I Honor U" was the 2nd single from the LP and i liked this one too. Real stuff he was speakin on that one. Then u got a banger wit "How We Roll", which was the b-side to 2nd Rd TKO. And this track is hard and i cant believe Clark Kent did this!! Then sadly enough thats it yall. 4 tracks is all i can rock to on this, thats it.

I gave this CD away to a friend of mine back in '03, i just had no use for it no more. Still questions linger for me about Canibus......why nobody took him in their camp i.e. Def Squad or Lost Boyz? Why in the hell did he hook up with Wyclef? Why did he go at Eminem? Dont get me wrong, this man can rhyme his ass off and he still droppin joints today but why didnt he go the way we thought? All in all this LP was kinda of a fail. Defintely a let down on my end.

Whats ur thoughts on this LP?

The Source Fat Tape: August 1995

The tracks replaced off this was:
Dove Shack- Freestyle w/ Dove Shack- Summertime In The LBC (off same LP)

Aug. '95

LP Thoughts: Beanie Sigel- The Truth (2000)

Well i started to hear about Beans on Jay's 2nd LP on "Reservior Dogs" and the smash hit "Money, Cash, Hoes" RMX. Those joints was ok to debut on. Then in '99 u saw him on the Hard Knock Life Tour kickin that same ill freestyle every night at every show. I know yall saw the movie about the tour, he was a lil grimy nigga straight from the street but u know that he could rhyme his ass off. Later on that year I heard him on Puff's 2nd LP and Biggie's Born Again. So the buzz is kinda goin. A friend of mine while i was in Boot Camp A-School (US NAVY) who was from Philly asked me, u heard of Beanie Sigel? I was like yeah he's pretty kool. He then told me yo, check this out! It was a cd called Best Of Beanie Sigel! I was like a Best of??!! This man dont even have a album out yet and he has a Best Of? I was like ok this dude is somethin else. Then word got out that his LP is droppin early 2000, i was ready.
I copped the LP the day it came out and i was eager to hear what he was comin wit! And he got me goin right away with the 1st track, "The Truth" which was produced by a early Kanye. Then the 2nd track was "Who Want What" by a early Just Blaze! So right away i was pleased wit what i was hearing! "Remember Them Days" was nice track for the family and all that. A song that dont get much recognition was "Stop, Chill"!! I used to repeat that song alot and it was produced by Rockwilder. It shocked me cause that beat do not sound like a Rockwilder track at all. Buckwild keeps things movin wit "What A Thug About". And the motion picture sounding "What Ya Life Like" is like the icing on the cake for me. That song there is so theatrical thats its insane! Jay-Z finishes things off with "Anything" which is one of my all-time fav. Jay tracks! I love the sample and everything plus the video was dope! The crazy thing about that song is that Jay thought that it was gonna blow up like "Hard Knock Life"cause of the same familiar sample and it didnt do that. So he considered it a fail. I gotta correct him on that, it was a epic win to me! I very much love that record!
All and all this LP was a banger man, u can say its semi-classic!!? Maybe? I dont know.

Whats ur thoughts on this LP?

The Source Fat Tape: July 1995

Jul. '95

The Source Fat Tape: March 1995

Mar. '95