Everybody is talkin' about the blog era this and the blog era that. Lemme tell you about my favourite Rap songs I've discovered via blogs and bloggers. Any old chump can have opinionz about Rap music on the internet, but it takes a special kind of chump to sift through the crud and find the choonz. To those who rocked my speakers by putting me onto these songs, I salute you. Sadly, most of these blogs are dead now; even more sadly, so are some of the bloggers behind them - pour out a little ĺiquid of your preference for Gary Warnett, Yams, Matthew Africa and NyQuil.
Unkut ~~> Godfather Don - Status (1996)
Gel & Weave ~~> Young Bleed - Put Your Stamp On It (2006)
Cocaine Blunts ~~> Dre Dog - Smoke Dope and Rap (1993)
Government Names ~~> Tim Trees - Bank Roll (2000)
HoustonSoReal ~~> Big Tuck - Not A Stain On Me (2007)
Sole Sides ~~> Fam-Lay - Skrung Owt (2006)
So Many Shrimp ~~> Soulja Boy ft. Gucci Mane & Yo Gotti - Shopping Spree (2008)
FakeShoreDrive ~~> Mic Terror - If God Was Mic (2008)
Frankie Tha Lucky Dog'z Block ~~> Tha Camp - 1 Rubber (2007)
Werner von Wallenrod ~~> Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince - Touch Of Jazz (Collapsed In The Streets mix) (1987)
DGB ~~> Mouse On Tha Track ft. T Mac - Rubbin' On My Head (2009)
Traps N Trunks ~~> Lil' Boosie - Top To The Bottom (2009)
Thizzler ~~> Beeda Weeda - Bassrock Babies (O.G version) (2010)
Siccness.net ~~> Dru Down ft. The Jacka - Hello Hello Hello (2010)
Nah Right ~~> Red Cafe ft. Pete Rock - Heart & Soul Of New York Cuty (2010)
Spine Magazine ~~> Prodigy - Raining Guns and Shanks (2008)
Fat Lace Magazine ~~> Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde - Doing The Do (1982)
Southern Hospitality ~~> HBK Gang - She Ready (2010)
OnlyBuilt4ZshareLinks ~~> The Firm ft. Half A Mill - Firm Biz (World Famous explicit remix) (1997)
Ichlugebullets ~~> Elzhi - Deep (2009)
Gwarizm ~~> Young T & Bugsey - No Mickey Mouse Ting (2016)
Real N*gga Tumblr ~~> Jae Millz - Sober (2009)
World Star Hip Hop ~~> Ezale - Foreal Foreal (2013)
Grand Good ~~> Kurious Jorge - Best In The World (2014)
12 Man Rambo Tapes ~~> Spice 1 - Killa Days (1992)
T.R.O.Y ~~> Half A Mill - In The Projects (1995)
Steady Bloggin' ~~> Grip Plyaz - F**k Dat Hipster Shit (2010)
The Smoking Section ~~> Mysonne - In Jail (2011)
Matthew Africa ~~> The Delinquents ft. B-Legit & Richie Rich - Bitch N*ggas (1999)
Beer And Rap ~~> 5th Ward Weebie - Let Me Find Out (2014)
Cobra Swag ~~> Messy Marv - Ima Tell You Whuts Real (2008)
100 Grand On My Wrist ~~> Feva ft. Husalah & Franchise - Handsome (2012)
Damn, Here's A Tissue ~~> Calvin T - Bottom Bitch (2014)
Sisilafami ~~> Short Kidd - The Mafia (2012)
Chicken-N-Kalinka ~~> Drama - Big Ball (2001)
Pay Tray ~~> The LOX - What Up, What Up (extended mix) (2008)
Droptops & Stacy Lattisaw Tapes ~~> Ike Eyes - Blue Roxies (2011)
Rey's Cafe ~~> Young Devi D - Young Fly N***a (2015)
The Hotbox Social ~~> Baby Soulja ft. Boosie BadAzz - Dirty (2017)
Rap Music Hysteria ~~> WNC Carlos ft. JMM Larry & Sherwood Flame - Cross Me (2016)
Crime Dawg By Law ~~> TREE - Honor Roll (2011)
Pink Chardonnay ~~> Duke Deuce - Yeh (2019)
The Boxxx Report ~~> DJ Premier ft. Casanova - Wut U Said? (2018)
Ray Garraty ~~> Cash Kidd - Zorbas (2018)
Honourable mentions: shout out to Dirtnap2 for being a British bloke who loves Max B as much as I do. And hat tip to Pure Baking Soda for helping spread the word that A-Wax's Thug Deluxe is one of the G.O.A.T NorCal Rap albums.
**EDIT** So, what's your favourite song you've discovered via this place then?
47 comments:
All time great post. How do you remember where you found all these? Lol
My brain can remember who put me onto Mysonne's In Jail 12 years ago, yet I forgot to pick up a jar of kimchi at the supermarket before 🤦♂️
This blog has put me onto a bunch of music (not just rap) over the years that I otherwise wouldn’t have known about.
Cheers, Marty! 🍻
If I do a non-Rap list, 50% of it would be movie scores you've put me onto.
This blog made me a fan of Fifth Harmony😂
Really want to get into Messy Marv’s music. Love the song up above and “B” but don’t know where to start.
Ben, and Spice!
Anonymous, Still Explosive and What You Know About Me Part 2 are good albums to start with.
Which blog put you onto Nef by the way?
Also could've swore Cross Me had a video but I can't find it. Did I misremember or was it taken down?
damn look at this blog roll thanks for the shout.
this blog has put me up on many joints but if i had to pick one off top its 88 coupes - jadakiss & french montana
Carlos deleted a bunch of his classic 2016/2017 videos.
Re: Nef. I first heard Big Tymin" in a shop when I was on holiday in San Francisco. Asked the guy playing it what it was and he told me it was a new song which was blowing up.
Hotbox, ah the days of good French Montana singles.
"Glitch in the matrix, slid with the waitress"
^^^ best way to learn about new local music, i can respect that.
Honoured to make the honourable mentions
Discovered countless tunes through this blog over the years
RIP Yams
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Johnny, you get props for schoolin' me that Mac Mall's My Opinion was inspired by an 80s Mad Professor song 👍
I would have to dig in the crates to figure out what martorialist record I discovered through you that stayed w me longest bc I cant remember where I find most things, but I def kept "Street Girl" in steady rotation after you and I conversated about our fav 80s beats
Forgot about some of these blogs. Ichlugebullets!
Favourite track I’ve discovered through your incredible blog is ‘Gangster’ by Agallah. Can’t believe it took me so long to discover a track that was so perfectly Daps.
Forgot about Nef The Pharoah ‘Come Pick Me Up’ too. I’ve discovered countless tracks on here but those two really stuck with me.
Daps, did you know that you can get Gangster on the B-side of this 12"?
David, incredible song. But I know the definitive Drake favourite you discovered via this place: Mac Dre's Off The Rictor.
Just ordered that 12”
2002 Agallah 12" on a Bork label with Gangster on the B-side >>>>>>>>> every overpriced boutique raer vinylz release ever.
My favorite song discovery via blog is Grip Plyaz - Stuntman Mike via Martorialist. 2nd favorite is The Pack - Titties via Nation of Thizzlam. Also I 2nd Ben's comment about Fifth Harmony! This post is A++.
2023 needs a new Fifth Harmony equivalent.
Foxx - I Wonder, Lil Chris - Peter Pan, Mouse - Been A G Thang and the whole A-Wax run leading up to Pullin Strings!!
You're definitely a key member of #IWonderHive.
Ah man, I’m not the nostalgia type but I have to say that the blog era definitely opened my eyes to a lot of different stuff and shaped the way I listen to rap music nowadays. I’d been listening to rap since 97 and was mostly a boom bap conservative type, thinking that the likes of Immortal Technique and Necro were great underground rappers 😅 but coming across Cocaine Blunts and then almost all of the other blogs mentioned around 2006-7 introduced me properly to southern and regional rap, made me revisit stuff I was current to but paid no mind, and got me into so much music, I’m really grateful for it all.
Still have so many of all those comps on my drives, the Touring The States comps from Philaphlava, all the CNK stuff, Cocaine Blunts (Scarface, Z-Ro, Trenton Rap, Alter California Etc.) the Hotbox ones, yours obviously (AZ, Mac Dre, Black Rob….) and all the loosies and much more.
I’ll post more song I’ve gotten into from different blogs when I’m on my computer and not on the phone, but a couple ones I’ll forever associate with your blog are Baserock Babies (goat TM anthem), If God Was Mic, Raining Guns & Shanks etc… I could probably compile my own 25 best of Martorialist tracks haha.
I'd agree that Bassrock Babies is the G.O.A.T Martorialist anthem. The YouTube thumbnail even comes up under the Google image search for Martorialist 😎
'West Coast' by Mic Terror just popped in my head so that's another one you've introduced me too. Enjoyed all his stuff you posted on here.
Good song. That bassline sounds deadly in the car.
Trill ENT never releasing the original Rubbin' On My Head is a reminder that the label never really understood Mouse as a solo artist and messed his career up from the jump 🙁
I have found lots of Mac Dre slaps on here.
It seems like every year I come across an old Dre song I've missed or overlooked.
Marty is really a (almost) Day One fan of Mic T. That King of the New School tape was dope. Fun times.
Yeah, I heard Juke Them Hoes and Cold As Hell on MySpace and then came across FSD when I was looking for the MP3s 🍻
I should probably have summat from Nah Right in this list, so I'm gonna pick Heart & Soul by Red Cafe & Pete Rock AKA the one good Red Cafe song.
A few TM fave:
Beeda Weeda - Bassrock Babies
Mobb Deep - It's Raining Guns & Shanks / If These Walls Could Talk
All the Mac Dre deep cuts, especially Pawns In The Game and Living This Life
Slimm Calhoun - Characters
Mic Terror - If God Was Mic
Coop MC - Blue Sunday
Devin The Dude - Yo' Ho
E-40 - 43 feat B-Legit
Ezale - Day Ones
The Jacka - Heavy Rain
Legit Ballaz - Tattoo
Mic Terror - If God Was Mic
Tim Trees - Bank Roll
White Gzus - G Is For Green feat GLC
A bunch of Max B songs like Why You Do That or Take A Flick.
There's more obviously but that's already quite the list.
Now that's a great list.
I noticed that the Tattoo remix video finally turned up on YouTube a few months back.
A full list of all the shit you put me on over the past few years is wayyy too long but among other songs, I'm eternally grateful for you putting me on to:
Pretty much everything Mac Dre ever did. He's become one of my absolute favourites
3 Deep - Say What I Wanna Say
Pretty much the existence of Lil Phat. Life Of A Yungsta has become my most listened tape of this year.
5th Ward Weebie - Let Me Find Out
79rs Gang - Bout To Blow
Agallah - 5 Star Millas
A-Mafia - Real Live Pro
The Jacka & Andre Nickatina - My Middle Name Is Crime
Asian Doll - Get Jumped
Bo Deal - Safe Sex
Bobby Brackins - Jon And Kate Plus 8
Bris & Mac J - Forgot About Me
Bubba Sparxxx - Handle Of Beam / Disappear
Jimmy Spicer - Money (Dollar Bill Y'all)
The Martorialist National Anthem (aka Baserock Babies)
DB Tha General - Upgrade Em
De La Soul - What's More?
Devin the Dude - Go Fight Some Other Crime
D-Lo - No Hoe
Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde - Gettin' Money
Dru Down - Pimp Of The Year
Edan - Ultra 88
Fam-Lay - Clap Clap
Fetty Wap - Trap Queen (way before it became a hit afaik)
Flo Milli - Not Friendly
Foxx - I Wonder / Stressed Out / Too Old
Foxy Brown - Cruel Summer / Stylin
G-Mane - No One Duz It Better
Grand Puba - Issues Remix / Let's Go
Grip Plyaz - Wasaname
Tony Yayo - Fake Love
McGruff - I Keep My Palm on The Handle
Homeboy Sandman - Fruit Day 1
Husalah - Fighting The Feds
J Hus - lean & bop
Jackie Chain - Parked Outside
Byrd Gang - Anniversary
Joe Moses - For A Real 1
Juvenile - Cash Money Gorilla
Kap G - Fuck La Policia
Kevin Gates - Hard For
King Louie - Man Up Band Up Remix
KMD - Scrambled Eggs
Kwest Tha Mad Lad - I Met My Baby
Lay Lo - Take It Like A Gee
Level - I Bet U Won't
Lil Boosie - Trouble Man
Lovebug Starski - You've Gotta Believe
Mac Mall - Sic Wit Tis
Maine Musik - Social Media Gangsta
Master P - Always Look A Man
Max B - Dead Solver / Cops Come Running / Blow Me A Dub (Remix)
Melle Mel - Free Style
DOOM - Rhymes Like Dimes
Mic terror - Rodney King
Mouse On The Track - Raise A Finger
Mozzy - Bladadah
Mystikal - Hit Me
nht boyz - U ain't from
OMb Peezy - When I Was Down
Paul Wall & Chamillionaire - N Luv Wit My Money
Peedi Crakk - Fall Back
P-Lo - Same Squad
Poison Clan - Bad Influence
Polo G - Deep Wounds
Positive K - How The Fuck Would yOu Know
Pretty Tone Capone - Can't talk too long on the telephone
Quelle Chris - Obamacare
All those early 90s unreleased Rakim joints
Rich Kidz - Kool On Teh Low
Schoolly D - Saturday night
Sean Price - Rising To The Top
Seiji Oda - Aero (2019) / Trapanese
Slick Rick - sitting in my car (both versions really)
Spoonie Gee - Love Rap
Starlito - Alright
Stunnaman02 - Big Steppin
The Jacka - Barney
TKO Capone - Obviously
Travis Porter - Make It rain
Ty Dolla Sign - My Cabana / Paranoid
UGK - OG version of Cocaine in the back of the ride
Ultramagnetic MC's - Poppa Large East coast mix
Uncle Murda - Cam'Ron Voice
Young bleed - I Couldn't c it
Young Thug - Pelican Fly
ZMOney - Regular / Everything
Life Of A Yungsta is another example of Trill ENT dropping the ball with a mixtape which REALLY should have been an album. Also see: Boosie's Bad Azz Vol. 2 and Mouse's Millionaire Dreamzzz.
Say What I Wanna Say is definitely a Martorialist National Anthem too. R.I.P Phat.
^ Apologies for the long comment, kept typing away never realizing that list grew out of control.
Life Of A Yungsta has been my standard working out tape this year. It could do with a slight trimming but overall it's great. The way Phat harmonizes with the beat is a thing of beauty.
Long song lists are good... especially if I inspired them 😄
Ah man all emosh @ being included 😭
Wouldnt even know where to start w songs I got put onto here, basically this blogs been my main source for years n prob the most closely aligned w my taste(s/o to somanyshrimp on that account too) n sensibilities. Like wearing shorts in winter is to metal, questionable lolz are to rap music n this is genuinely the only place that keeps that old internet fuckery alive in the dry shite times were in. Where else you gonna get sunday sport puns n best of zmoney rars in the same place? Marty youre a legend bb, in a sea of barrocloughs n orrible arrises theres only one norman stanley fletcher.
Gonna have to run through all the zippyshare records n tapes comps n playlists I have n come up w some lists, wish I had my older hd handy, def mostly hotbox on my current pc lol. Think you covered all my fav blogs over the yrs here? Definitely a fitting tribute salute
Donal AKA the half Warren/half McLaren of the Rap Internet 🍻
Can't even front, Warren is fair
Better Warren than Lukewarm, m8 🙏
youre right, 'off the rictor' is def the martorialist anthem ive played the most since discovering it here
'base rock babies' I have to say I discovered somewhere else, I want to say digital dripped? could have been anywhere I was pretty heavy on bay rap then
glad to see you included worldstar
I'll give you 2 more Martorialist faves I discovered via SoManyShrimp:
Bump J - Move Around
Bo Deal ft. Mello G Blanca - Safe Sex
And 2 more Drake faves you discovered via me:
Level & Mouse - I Bet U Won't
Jimmy Wopo - Elm Street
I wish I could remember the name of the Bork blog which put me onto Hustle Til I Die by Jiggs & Cheeks. It was on a zippy compilation he made which also contained Vontel & Roger Troutman's 4 My Homies.
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