***The Official New Rap Songs Thread***

[Witlon]

Hmmm, is the Nas dis better than the Fat Joe diss of 50?

Everyone seems to hate that guy...

[Porter]

ATL-

Nas should had did a song like Ether on 50.

[ATLien]

I think on his next album, NASdaq Jones (coming out either late 2005, or 2006), Nas is going to take a lot of shots at 50 Cent similarly to how he took lots of shots at Jigga on Stillmatic. Before Nas has said 50 isn't worth it and he isn't at his level, which I agree with, but what does he have that is better to do? I don't like rap beefs, but if this gets Nas to make more great music than ****ing aye I am for it.

It is a little bit better than the Fat Joe diss.

[ATLien]

ATL-

Nas should had did a song like Ether on 50.

Who is to say he won't? Wait til NASdaq Jones drops.

[ATLien]

Link

Babygrande Records has formed a joint venture with Dreddy Kruger's Think Differently Music Group. No one knows exactly what this means, what with that shadowy Wu-Tang Clan involved, but we do know that it means a whole bunch of Clan activity coming our way-- and that can't be bad news.

So far, three projects are lined up, the first of which will be Think Differently Music: Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture. Babygrande's official site describes this as "an unprecedented pairing of Wu-Tang artists, producers, and affiliates with some of independent hip-hop's East and West Coast elite. RZA, MF Doom, GZA, Rass Kass, Aesop Rock, Masta Killa, Del the Funky Homosapien, Sean Price, J Live, Tragedy Khadafi, C-Rayz Walz, RA the Rugged Man, Littles, Cannibal Ox, Sunz of Man, Royal Fam, and many more artists, producers, and even award winning filmmaker Jim Jarmusch have come together for what will be a historic moment in hip-hop."

[Killah Sith]

I see Gza's name on that list. Anything with him in it I have to check out. As a matter of fact, now that I'm thinking about him I'm going to have to dig out Liquid Swords.

[ATLien]

Public Enemy - Power to the People and the Beats: Public Enemy's Greatest Hits

I'll probably pick this one up this week. Allmusic.com says the collection does the duo it's justice.

[General]

Just making sure..this is the OFFICIAL thread..right?

[ATLien]

This is official as it gets.

Cuban Link - Chain Reaction

Damn, this album is NICE. Go download it and check it out.

Cuba up in ATLien's crib tonight.

[Killah Sith]

I finally got the PE greatest hits tonight. I don't need it because I have all the songs already, but since it's remastered and I gotta support PE I went ahead and got it. I was hoping to have another shout out in their booklet, maybe on the next one.

[Cardinal Optimist]

Has Nas done anything good since Illmatic?

[ATLien]

Has Nas done anything good since Illmatic?

Pretty much anything other than Nastradmus is worth owning, or at least listening to.

[Porter]

Has Nas done anything good since Illmatic?

Stillmatic
I AM....
God's Son
Steets Disiciple

[ATLien]

Kanye's new album is on the internet, leaked.

My speakers are broken so I can't hear it, but I've heard good things so far.

Album officially drops August 30th.

[Killah Sith]

How do all of these albums get leaked? I think it's on purpose by the artist or record company more than they want to admit.