My Mind Spray 19

In hindsight, I wish I'd have named this blog Transmitting Live From Mart's (geddit?)

Topics I'm hoping will be discussed in this book about independent Rap circa 1995 to 2005: why the Operation Doomsday re-recordings of DOOM's early singles are categorically better than the original 12" versions; Z-Man being Rap's O.G Courtney killed Kurt conspiracy theorist; Camu Tao's Hold The Floor single bodying the El P and Cannibal Ox albums on Def Jux; Big Scoob's 12" singles on Fully Blown Records; Vordul getting beaten up by Will High; Immortal Technique getting beaten up by Filipino Frank; Copywrite getting beaten up by Camu Tao and Cage; why the author decided 2005 was the cut-off point when J-Zone & Celph Titled's Bo$$ Hog Barbarians album dropped in 2006.

How's about a generic list of my favourite singles of 2025 so far? Billing it as the best singles of 2025 means I can include a few hot 2024 songs which officially became singles this year.

Ezale - Hang Wit Them
Juvenile ft. Mannie Fresh - Party
MelloBuckzz ft. Monaleo - Move Pt 2
Kurious - 1984
OnlyHeaven - In Here
Seiji Oda ft. Iamsu - HUU!
LARussell ft. Wiz Khalifa - I Might Be
Pookie F'n Rude ft. E-40 - Da N***a (video mix)
Supahbadd - I Am
YG ft. Buddy & The Gang - 2004
Murs - Silverlake Rec League
Richie Rich - Wires And Vogues
Robb Bank$ ft. Sir Michael Rocks, Shorty K & Boldy James - Top Shottas 2k25
EBK Jaaybo - F**k Everybody (Free Maxx)
TG Kommas - Out Yo Mind
Stunnaman02 & The Yee Section - Out That Window (live)

Even when Im bloggin' Im bein' sincere

LL Cool J - Basquiat Energy
(From The Force album; 2024)


Me when LL Cool J & Q-Tip's first collaboration The Force sounded like Cannibal Ox: WTF are they thinking with this weird Def Jux bollox LMAO? Where's Will High when I need him?

Me when Basquiat Energy from LL Cool J & Q-Tip's collaborative album sounds Camu Tao if he were produced by Edan: LL is the true G.O.A.T, baby! Def Jam does Def Jux is the steez I've been waiting on my entire life! MHz WHAT WHAT!!! Someone get Basquiat's old m8 Vincent Gallo to direct a video for this shit ASAP.

**EDIT** the LL & Busta track over big ole bits of Halleluwah is even better. L, Bus & Tip really Krautrocked the Bells.

LL Cool J ft. Busta Rhymes - Huey In The Chair
(From The Force album; 2024)