MneMonic - MneMonic Radio (2008)

Solid hip hop release from MneMonic here. Nothing too remarkable but it is a nice listen regardless.

1. Mnemonic Radio
2. Fire
3. Notice Me
4. Across The World feat. Percee P
5. Cocaine
6. Are You High
7. LA's Finest feat. Planet Asia
8. Callin'
9. I'm Loving You
10. Lost Angels feat. Luckyiam.PSC
11. Hip Hop Rebel
12. 100 Years Old
13. Ain't No Thang
14. I Go Crazy feat. LMNO
15. Holdin It Down
16. You Are The One
17. Trouble Sleeping
18. Goodbye feat. Phil Da Agony
19. Freedom
20. Anything

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Self Scientific - Change (2005)

Great album from Self Scientific. Lyrics and production are very nice throughout creating some good hip hop for your ears.


1. Intro
2. Change
3. Balance (Feat. Kombo)
4. King Kong (Feat. Bun-B)
5. Tears
6. When I Die (Feat. Planet Asia)
7. Weight Of The World
8. 2 Step
9. Live N Breathe
10. Love Bird (Khalil's Theme)
11. Understand Me
12. Futurist
13. What You Need
14. Chace's Theme
15. Free Will

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Temple of the Dog (1991)

In 1990, Andrew Wood of Seattle grunge band Mother Love Bone died of a heroin overdose. His roommate, lead singer of Soundgarden, Chris Cornell, took his drummer Matt Cameron to the remaining members of Mother Love Bone in discussion of a tribute album to the late musician. The two members of Mother Love Bone, Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament, were already in talks with Mike McReady and Eddie Veddar on a project which the following year would turn into Pearl Jam. For one album, this mix of Soundgarden and Pearl Jam teamed up into a grunge supergroup for Temple of the Dog. This is a classic grunge album and the duet of Vedder and Cornell on Hunger Strike is orgasmic.

1. "Say Hello 2 Heaven" – 6:22
2. "Reach Down" – 11:11
3. "Hunger Strike" – 4:03
4. "Pushin Forward Back" (Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Cornell) – 3:44
5. "Call Me a Dog" – 5:02
6. "Times of Trouble" (Gossard, Cornell) – 5:41
7. "Wooden Jesus" – 4:09
8. "Your Saviour" – 4:02
9. "Four Walled World" (Gossard, Cornell) – 6:53
10. "All Night Thing" – 3:52

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Saigon - All In A Days Work (2009)

Album from Saigon and Statik Selektah that took only 24 hours to complete. Short record but Saigon is pretty on point and the beats are laid back and smooth.

1. To Be Told
2. So Cruel
3. The Rules
4. My Crew
5. Prepare For War
6. Spit
7. Lady Sings The Blues
8. Lose Her
9. Goodbye
10. The Reason
11. I Warned You (Bonus)

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SOS Band - Greatest Hits

1. Just Be Good To Me (Single Version)
2. S.O.S. (Dit Dit Dit Dat Dat Dat Dit Dit Dit)
3. Take Your Time (Do It Right) (Part 1)
4. Tell Me If You Still Care (Single Version)
5. The Finest
6. High Hopes
7. Just The Way You Like It
8. Weekend Girl (Single Version)
9. Love Won't Wait For Love
10. Groovin'
11. Have It Your Way
12. Borrowed Love
13. It's A Long Way To The Top
14. Sands Of Time
15. No Lies

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My favorite band at the moment. 80's R&B/Funk. Lot of classics/sampled songs.

Sun Ra - Lanquidity (1978)

Sun Ra was a jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his "cosmic philosophy", musical compositions and performances. Sun Ra's music ranged from keyboard solos to big bands of over 30 musicians; his music touched on virtually the entire history of jazz, from ragtime to swing music, from bebop to free jazz; he was also a pioneer of electronic music, space music, and free improvisation, and was one of the first musicians, regardless of genre, to make extensive use of electronic keyboards.

Ra was a master at twisting known musical idioms into his idiosyncratic vision, and Lanquidity proves to be a stirring, mesmerizing example of this vision. The music leads us in an unsettling direction, to a secret world where the lumbering grooves at first seduce with their simplicity, then intoxicate with their richness, until finally the darker sound textures overtake you and drop you in a place you had not imagined before.


1. "Lanquidity"
2. "Where Pathways Meet"
3. "That's How I Feel"
4. Twin Stars of Thence"
5. "There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of)"

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Nonfiktion - Creative Differences

This classic Sacramento album, is a collaboration between rappers Gangsta Dre and Young Jayda. Originally released in 1996 it went out of print soon after, re-released in 1998 on Black Market Records only to go out of print a second time. One of my favorite albums out of Sacramento. Fans of Brotha Lynch will not be dissapointed, though this is not on the same siccness that Lynch comes with.

RUG Records (1996)

1. Willfully and Unlawfully (feat. Mr. K-Getta)
2. Raw Game (feat. Lo-Skee & Mr. K-Getta)
3. Burgandy Day (feat. LeMay & Melle Mel)
4. Soldier
5. Puttin it Down (feat. Insane & Psycho)
6. Highway Music
7. Life Gets Hard (feat. Marvaless)
8. East-West Party (feat. Mike Mayfield)
9. Murder Pays
10. My Joint
11. Smoke One (feat. Mr. K-Getta & Lo-Skee)

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Stone Temple Pilots - Core (1992)

Jigga already posted one classic grunge album released on September 29, 1992, Dirt by Alice in Chains. Core was Stone Temple Pilots debut album and a bit different in style than Dirt, though a landmark album of the grunge rock period. The album has a generally hard sound to it, but select track such as "Creep" and "Plush" go for an easier sound. "Creep" is easily one of my favorite rock songs ever, and a top 10 from the 1990s alternative scene. They really changed their style up after this album and got way more experimental, but this is a great starting point for STP.

1. "Dead & Bloated" 5:10
2. "Sex Type Thing" 3:36
3. "Wicked Garden" 4:05
4. "No Memory" 1:20
5. "Sin" 6:05
6. "Naked Sunday" 3:50
7. "Creep" 5:33
8. "Piece of Pie" 5:24
9. "Plush" 5:13
10. "Wet My Bed" 1:36
11. "Crackerman" 3:13
12. "Where the River Goes" 8:26

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Levitatorz - Live @ Somewhere (2008)

Dope underground hip hop album, check it out.


1 Intro
2 Pure Mathematic - Levitatorz
3 How We Do It - Fresh Air feat. Dre-Da
4 ryad's Bubble - Lushlife feat. J.Sands
5 Conquer Mentally (Large Pro Remix) - Prest feat. Sadat X O.C. & Large Professor
6 De Ja Vu - Inst - Dagha
7 Conquerors - Dagha feat.Al-Jabra
8 King Of Rock Bottom - Mr.J.Medeiros feat. DJ Vajra
9 Stoerokinit - Time Machine
10 The Muzik - Smooth Current
11 Let You Slide - Inst. - Shin-Ski
12 Dimlite Groove - Shin-Ski
13 It's All Real - Inst. - Shin-Ski
14 Early Dayz Amazement - Inst. - ShinSight Trio
15 What Makes The World Go Around - Shin-Ski
16 Kick Snare & Steps
17 Interlude
18 Fabulous - 12' Upg Edit - Smooth Current
19 True to The Game - Smooth Current
20 Levi-Cuts
21 Strain of Stairs - Smooth Current
22 Worldwide - Fresh Air feat. Alexx Daye
23 Bottle Rocket - Levitatorz feat. Lushlife
24 Reprise - Cradle
25 Mountains - Time Machine
26 Make It Fresh - Levitatorz's Up 2 Da Sky Remix - Project Move
27 Sand to the Beach - Ave.To
28 Peace of Mind - Shin-Ski feat. Melodee
29 Edo - Ave.To
30 Outro

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Inverse - So Far (The Collection) (2008)

Incredible street album from Inverse that offers production from Kno among others. This is a must listen if you enjoy soulful hip hop or just laid back beats.

1. So Far
2. Remember The Name
3. Everything Is Beautiful
4. Spotlight Ft Just Will
5. Til The End Ft Trek Life and Deacon The Villain
6. Constellation Ft A-Dub and Nieve
7. I Believe
8. We Can Fly Ft Mud
9. Hiphopsoul Ft Noah King
10. Wanna Groove Ft Tatyana Ali
11. Sunnycalifornia
12. Look Around
13. All My Tomorrows
14. One Step

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J-Live -The Best Part (2001)

Great album from the ever consistent J-Live. Great beats and smooth lyrics make for many quality listens.

1. Outside Looking
2. Intro
3. Got What It Takes
4. Don't Play
5. Vampire Hunter J
6. YES!
7. Them That's Not
8. Kick It To The Beat (Feat. Asheru & Probe)
9. Wax Paper
10. Timeless
11. Get The 3rd
12. School's In (Remix)
13. R.A.G.E.
14. True School Anthem
15. Inside Looking Outro
16. The Best Part
17. Play
18. Braggin' Writes Revisited
19. Epilogue

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RIDES Soul Mix

55 of my favorite Soul and R&B songs, to give you a bit of variety. Enjoy.

Al Green - Tired of Being Alone
Al Green - Love and Happiness
Al Green - Let's Stay Together
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone
Ben E. King - Stand By Me
Bill Withers - Lean On Me
Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street
The Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23
Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Express Yourself
The Coasters - Down in Mexico
Commodores - Easy
Curtis Mayfield - Little Child Runnin' Wild
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Dionne Warwick - Walk On By
The Dramatics - In the Rain
Earth, Wind & Fire - Reasons
Etta James - At Last
The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes for You
The Four Tops - Reach Out (I'll Be There)
Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Gil Scott-Heron - Whitey On The Moon
Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft
The Isley Brothers - Shout, Pts. 1-2
The Isley Brothers - This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)
The Isley Brothers - That Lady, Pts. 1-2
Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Liftin' Me) Higher and Higher
The Jackson 5 - ABC
James Brown - Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine
James Brown - Down and Out in New York City
Lionel Richie - Hello
Martha And The Vandellas - Nowhere To Run
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Marvin Gaye - Got to Give It Up, Pt. 1
Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy
Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness
Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You Too Long
Otis Redding - Hard to Handle
Ray Charles - I Got A Woman
Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind
The Ronettes - Be My Baby
Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come
The Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles - The Tracks Of My Tears
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles - The Tears Of A Clown
The Spinners - I'll Be Around
The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go
The Supremes - Come See About Me
The Supremes - I Hear a Symphony
The Temptations - (I Know) I'm Losing You
The Temptations - Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
The Temptations - Papa Was a Rolling Stone

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Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)

Moondance is one of my favorite rock albums and a perfect album to set some romance if you're with a girl that likes classic rock. It's classic rock but it's a mix of various genres, kind of soul and R&B, jazz, folk all mixed in one. Van Morrison's got a fantastic singing voice and it's so unique. I highly recommend you guys check this album out if you like rock at all, atleast download it for the title track, it's a classic. My favorite song is "Glad Tidings".

1. "And It Stoned Me" – 4:30
2. "Moondance" – 4:35
3. "Crazy Love" – 2:34
4. "Caravan" – 4:57
5. "Into the Mystic" – 3:25
6. "Come Running" – 2:30
7. "These Dreams of You" – 3:50
8. "Brand New Day" – 5:09
9. "Everyone" – 3:31
10. "Glad Tidings" – 3:13

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Daz Dillinger - Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back (1998)

A west coast classic, Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back is the debut album from Daz Dillinger. Daz was one of the last remaining artists on Death Row after its collapse in '96. The album was also the last Death Row album to feature any kind of G-Funk production, the style which initially made Death Row famous. Since Daz was one of the last of a dying breed, he largely moved on to different techniques after this album, this could be considered the last hallmark of the musical trend.


1. Gang Bangin' Ass Criminal (feat. Kurupt, Soopafly, Tray Deee, Bad Azz, Techniec)
2. It's Going Down (feat. Kurupt)
3. Playa Partners (feat. B-Legit)
4. It Might Sound Crazy (feat. Too Short)
5. Our Daily Bread (feat. Kurupt)
6. In California (feat. Val Young)
7. Initiated (feat. 2Pac, Kurupt, Outlawz)
8. Oh No (feat. Tray Deee, J-Money)
9. Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back
10. O.G. (feat. Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg)
11. Baby Mama Drama (feat. Big C-Style, Lil' C-Style)
12. Only For U (feat. Big Pimpin' Delemond, Val Young)
13. Ridin' High (feat. WC)
14. The Ultimate Come Up (feat. MC Eiht, Bad Azz)
15. Thank God For My Life (feat. Bad Azz, Tray Deee, Soopafly, Big Pimpin' Delemond)
16. Why Do We Bang (Outro)

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Soopafly - Dat Whoopty Woop (2001)

Dat Whoopty Woop is Soopafly's debut album, an integral piece of Long Beach gangsta rap with some great guest appearances. It was released in 2001, although most of the album was recorded from '97-'99 when Soopafly was with Death Row.


1. Yall Niggaz Betta Reconize
2. This Type Of Flow
3. Hell Ya (feat. Tray Deee)
4. Can I Git Bucc (feat. Daz Dilinger & Crooked I)
5. Way 2 Often (feat. Kurupt)
6. Everyday (feat. Lil C-Style, Tray Deee & Bad Azz)
7. There Will Never Be Anotha (feat. Daz Dilinger, Richie Rich & Gonzo)
8. Bacc 2 L.A. (feat. Daz Dilinger & Xzibit)
9. Like It Or Not
10. Dat Whoopty Woop (feat. Snoop Dogg)
11. Pimp City (feat. Daz Dilinger)
12. Phone Conversation
13. Playin Games
14. Why You Wanna Act This Way
15. Freak Freak
16. Baby Boy

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Odd Squad - Fadanuf Fa Erybody!! (1994)

Classic southern funk from '94, Odd Squad is the trio of Devin The Dude, Jugg Mugg and Rob Quest - released on Rap-A-Lot Records and distributed by Priority Records, Fadanuf Fa Erybody!! was considered by Scarface to be the label's finest release.


1. Intro Ta Oddness
2. Da Squad
3. Hoes Wit Babies
4. Trip Tip
5. Here to Say a Lil' Somethin'
6. Rev. Puff
7. Smokin' Dat Weed
8. Put Cha Lips
9. Jazz Rendition
10. Swisseredot
11. Coughee
12. Fa Sho'
13. I Can't See It
14. Shit Pit
15. Your Pussy's Like Dope
16. Came Na Gedown
17. Long Time Comin'

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The Coup - Steal This Album (1998)

My favorite album from The Coup and this is a must hear album. Great production and has that southern feel to it.

1. The Shipment
2. Me And Jesus The Pimp In A '79 Granada Last Night
3. 20,000 Gun Salute
4. Busterismology
5. Cars & Shoes
6. Breathing Apparatus
7. U.C.P.A.S.
8. Pizza Man (Skit)
9. The Repo Man Sings For You (Feat. Del The Funkee Homosapien)
10. Underdogs
11. Sneakin' In
12. Do My Thang (Skit)
13. Piss On Your Grave
14. Fixation
15. What The Po-Po's Hate
16. Swervin'

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Mr. J. Medeiros - Of Gods And Girls (2006)

This album is pure dopeness. Incredible production coupled with some real thought provoking lyrics. This album can easily get stuck on repeat for days at a time.


1. Amelie (Feat. 20Syl Of Hocus Pocus)
2. Silent Earth
3. Strangers
4. Constance
5. Change (Feat. Strange Fruit Project And Rez of The Procussions)
6. King Of Rock Bottom (Feat. DJ Vajra)
7. Half A Dream (Feat. Marty James Of One Block Radius)
8. Keep Pace
9. Money (Feat. Pigeon John And DJ Vajra)
10. Her Wings
11. Apathy (Feat. DJ Vajra)
12. Call You
13. Constance (Joey Beats Remix)
14. Silent Earth (Ohmega Watts Remix)
15. Half A Dream (Siamese Sisters Remix Feat. DJ Destro)
16. Amelie (Mike Kilo Sentimental Remix)


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Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)

Definitely one of the best rocks albums I have ever heard. The way Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley harmonize is truly astonishing and must be heard. A dark, haunting masterpiece that should be heard by anyone who loves rock.

1. Them Bones
2. Dam That River
3. Rain When I Die
4. Down In A Hole
5. Sickman
6. Rooster
7. Junkhead
8. Dirt
9. God Smack
10. Iron Gland
11. Hate To Feel
12. Angry Chair
13. Would?

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Devin The Dude Presents: Coughee Brothaz Collector's Edition (2006)

Dope album from Devin The Dude and his friends the Coughee Brothaz. Definitely check this out if you just chillin and smokin or just cruisin around in the ride.

1. Coughee Brotha Time - Intro
2. All Rightchall
3. The More I Smoke
4. It's Time Skit
5. We Gettin High
6. Don't Get Me Wrong
7. Coughee In My Cup
8. Piece of the Pie
9. Dime a Dozen
10. Know What I'm Talkin' Bout - Skit
11. Cock Hounds
12. On the Road
13. Fresh Rims N Vogues
14. Southern Fried Funk
15. Yee Haw
16. These Streets
17. Rise-N-Shine
18. Medieval Times Skit

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