Lyricist Lounge - West Coast [Explicit Lyrics]

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Product Description
Featuring offerings from Chino, Blackfoot, Mystik, Journeyman, Shade, Sheist featuring Fabolous and Knoc-Turn'al, Rasco and others delivering 17 rap/hip-hop tracks. BP Metro. 2003.

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Lyricist Lounge - West Coast [Explicit Lyrics]

Tracks:

16 Bars - Notorious B.I.G.
Oh No - Mos Def/Pharoache Monch
Makin' It Blend - Q-Tip/Words
Get Up - Cocoa Brovaz
Get That Dough - Beanie Sigel
Let's Grow - Royce Da 5'9in
Ms. Fat Booty 2 - Mos Def/Ghostface Killah
W.K.Y.A. - Saukrates
Sharp Shooters - Talib Kweli/Dead Prez
Lengendary Street Team - Kool G Rap/M.O.P.
The Grimy Way - Big Noyd/Prodigy
Battle - Erick Sermon
Da Cipha Interlude
Still Here - Big L
Right And Exact - Dilated Peoples
Watcha - Master Fuol
I've Committed Murder (Gang Starr Remix) - Macy Gray
Outro Live At The Lounge - Q-Tip
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Biggie is back again--freestyling like only a dead man can on the intro to this second volume culled from the archives of NYC's Lyricist Lounge. You have to wonder why hip-hop can't let the man rest in peace? Must be something to do with the papers. Same could be said of this record's transparent attempt to keep a franchise alive and help push the Rawkus label further into mainstream consciousness. Aside from the aforementioned intro and Q-Tip's "live" outro, there's precious little evidence that the Lyricist Lounge is, in actuality, a freestyle forum with a monthly live event in New York City. The pairings of established and lesser MCs are suitably uninspired: Big Noyd and Prodigy's "The Grimy Way" and Royce Da 5'9"s "Let's Grow" even sound as if they're retreading 1980s retro-synth soundtracks. And, predictably, Mos Def (Rawkus's would-be prophet and biggest seller) is all over the record. He pairs up first with Ghostface Killah (on the previously released "Ms Fat Booty" remix), then with Pharoahe Monch and Nate Dogg (on "Oh No"), and cameos on the Gang Starr remix of Macy Gray's "I've Committed Murder." It seems that the only people that really get it are Last Emperor and RZA, whose resurrected creature-feature "He Lives" performs radical psychic surgery on this comp's rotting corpse. --Chris Campion

Customer Reviews:

I'm confused about something.......2005-10-19

This is basically adding on to what Adrian said earlier. I have had this CD for years and never noticed this. The back of the CD is not named right. I do understand that there is that He Lives song by RZA and that is track 15, but on the back of the CD it says 15 is Dilated Peoples. The version I have has Still Here and He Lives, but does not have Right and Exact on it.

Solid compilation album.......2005-08-06

A lot more known and accredited rappers are on this one and it makes for a better album from start to finish, but you still get some undergrown less known lyricits on it but not as many as Volume 1. Packed with 18 songs (1 is just a remix with a dfferent beat so it's 17 total songs), it has 2 classics, 1 almost classic, 4 I skip, 2 ok songs, and the others are good or great songs. Production is on point on most tracks as well, and a bunch of different producers get behiond the boards on this one. Hi Tek does 3 songs, Erick Sermon & ALChemist do 2 each, and Rcokwilder, DJ Roddy Rod, Ayatollah, DJ Roddy Rod, DJ Mighty Mi, Mad Lib, Prince Paul DJ Premier and Scott Storch all do 1. A good labum to have for fans of real hip hop and lyrics.

#1 - 10 (CLASSIC acapella freestyle from 1993 by the great: Notorious B.I.G. {R.I.P}
#2 - 9.5 (mos Def, Pharaohe Monch, Nate Dogg -- great beat)
#3 - 5 (Q-Tip & Words)
#4 - 8 (Cocoa Brovaz)
#5 - 8.5 (Beanie Sigel)
#6 - 8.5 (Royce da 5'9 -- nice beat)
#7 - 8.5 (Mos Def & Ghostface Killah - -nice beat)
#8 - 8 (Saukrates & Redman)
#9 - 5 (talib Kweli & the always $h!++y Dead Prez)
#10 - 9 (M.O.P. & Kool G Rap - hardcore song w/ nice beat to go with it)
#11 - 10 (CLASSIC -- Big Noyd f/ Prdogy -- GREAT BEAT)
#12 - 8 (Erick Sermon & Sy Scott)
#13 - 6 (Punch, Guilty, Phil da Agony, Cobra Red, Planet Asia)
#14 - 8 (Big L {R.I.P.} & C-Town)
#15 - 7.5 (Dilated Peoples -- great beat)
#16 - 6.5 (Master Fuol, Pastor Troy, JT Money)
#17 - 1.5 (macy Gray & Mos Def)

***there's a big gap from track 18 to track 38****

#38 - 8 (M.O.P. & Kool G Rap -- same lyrics as #10 but a different beat)

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Pretty Nice.......2005-06-01

I bought this album for one song, Oh No with Mos Def and Phraoh monche and ended up liking the majority of the album. My BIGGEST beef is the large number of empty tracks between 17 and 38...what the heck is that about? I'm really glad the album showcases some of the lesser known artists like Words(worth), Consquence and Menace, and Saukrates. My favorite beat is from the Alchemist on Right and Exact, the oriental sound is ON FIRE. Pick up this album is you have some extra cash and want some hot beats and a nice mix of artists

underground trying to surface (don't worry we can see you).......2003-11-15

First of all i would like to point out there are two versions of this album. Nothing major, but the copy i own, has a track with big L & C-town (called Still Here) in the place of The Last emporer. Both tracks are worthy of the cd yet the big l is doper.

With that being said the album itself is bangin, some commercial heads are featured which is okay since we all got to make money, but this is dope hip hop and you should buy it, not only is it mad cheap used, the album is worth every cent of that four dollars.

lyricist lounge.......2002-12-25

first of all i never heard the whole cd, i've just heard the sampler which is great. this is why i've gave it only 4 stars, i don't know that the rest of the songs are great, so i only gonna give you a review of the songs i've heard. "w.k.y.a." has a nice beat, "oh no..." is a great song, "makin' it blend" has a pretty commercial beat but it's listenable, "get that doe" is great, "sharp shooters" is nice, "the legendary street team(remix)" is better then the normal one. "he lives" has some great story-telling, "right & exact" is a pure dilated peoples song. i've also heard the remix of "i've commited murder" which is one of my favorite songs.

Average customer rating:

Beware!

Lyricist Lounge - West Coast
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Bp Metro
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006RY7O
Release Date: 2003-05-20

Tracks:

Lets Make Moves - Furious
Warriors Dance - Zion I
How It goes - Chino XL
Super Educated Pt. 2 - Arcee
Lets Rally - The Grouch
Ventalation - Groundbasics
Megalo Maniac - Motion Man
The Buzz - Ammbush
Blackfoot Allstars - Blackfoot
Plasticmen - Felonious
Lucky Back! - Mystik Journeymen
Nuthin Has Changed - King T
Act Like You Know Me - Shade Sheist
Ready 2 Rock W/Us - Rasco
It's Time - D Tension
Don't Stop - The Cuf
The Biz - Mr. Fab

Album Description

Featuring offerings from Chino, Blackfoot, Mystik, Journeyman, Shade, Sheist featuring Fabolous and Knoc-Turn'al, Rasco and others delivering 17 rap/hip-hop tracks. BP Metro. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Beware!.......2003-08-09

Rawkus records is known for putting out some classic albums, some Compilation albums titled "Lyricist Lounge." HOWEVER - I don't know if Rawkus is anyway affiliated with "BPMETRO" records, but regardless, this cd is terrible. I'll admit maybe one or two songs were all right, but not good enough for me to recommend. I assumed it was Rawkus by the 'Strikingly' similar logo. This may appeal to some, who have a taste for the more mainstream genre of rap, but the beats sound so cheap and generic I'd ...

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Dope Classic Material
DJ Spinbad Came Off On This One......
pure underground goodness
this is def. the stuff for my earzs
The 'Bomb'

Underground Airplay Version 1.0
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Lyricist Lounge
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Lyricist Lounge, Vol. 1
Lyricist Lounge 2
Soundbombing 2
Soundbombing 3
That's Them

ASIN: B00005PJCG
Release Date: 2001-11-02

Tracks:

Intro - DJ Spinbad
Heat Of The Moment - Killah Priest
Lounge Promo - HOM
Nuthin' You Can Do (W.Y.B.) - Skeme Team
Return - Self Scientific
54th Regiment - Maspyke
Bisexual - Jane Doe
Same O.G. - Casual
Boom Bip - Zion I
Ol' Time Killin' - Kardinal Offishall
Jam On It - Mos Def
Just You Wait - Boogieman
Acknowledge - Masta Ace
Let Me Be - Punch & Words
It's Time - Hemisphere
Clear The Lane - Phil The Agony
We Will - Lord Have Mercy
Yo! - Obie Trice
Truly Unique - Asheru & Blue Black
Holiday - Tahir
Perfectionists - Invincible
Special Forces - Bahamadia
Curse On You - Quasimoto
The X (Ya'll Know The Name) (D-Prosper Remix) - The X-ecutioners
Current Events - Mystic
I Love It - Young Zee
Blazin' (Stay Building Eternal) - Rise & Shine
Smokey - The Bad Seed
Roll Out - D-Stroy
Good Luck Bad Luck - Richie Balance & Rack-Lo
Center Of Attention - San Quinn

Customer Reviews:

Dope Classic Material.......2007-06-04

This cd is a must have for those who know what true Hip-Hop is , This collabo with Echo's UnderGround Airplay & Lyricist Lounge is what true Hip-Hop is about if you dout this cd you dout what true Hip-Hop is so grab a copy and keep it real ! ! !

DJ Spinbad Came Off On This One.............2005-04-19

All folks need to purchase this CD. DJ Spinbad did a very good job. Hottest songs are: Skeme Team--Nuthin' You Can Do, Self Scientific--Return, Zion I--Boom Bip (with that hott backward track), Masta Ace--Acknowledge, LHM--We Will (member of Flipmode Squad) Tahir--Holiday (If you listen to the song, Truly Unique, one them sounds alot like Masta Ace.). Peace.

pure underground goodness.......2002-10-09

Mixtapes tend to be a hit and miss thing/ You have some songs you don't like, but it's usually just snippets, so it's cool. Then you have songs you love, but the snippet factor makes it less appealing. The album starts rightfully with a DJ Spinbad intro, he is a good, underrated DJ. Then it goes into a Killa Priest song, I tend to usually not like him, but out of the WU people he is easily the best. This song is nice, the beat thumps and the lyrics are saying something. Next it goes into this cat HOM, who drops a 16 bar Lyricist Lounge Promo. All I can say is this kid is rediculiously sick on the mic. The track is butter without him, he kills it. I hadn't heard of HOM before this, but I will be checking for him indeed. Scheme Team blesses next, the track is above avarage, and Gean Gray sounds lovely as always. There are simply too many songs on here to break them all down. But it has a lot of definite stand outs, there are some snoozers, but what can you expect? "Rise & Shine" have one of the most buttery songs I've ever heard, too bad it's only a small portion. Mystic's track is incredible, it should have been on her album. Something I found interesting about this release,
it doesn't have too many of the super abstract emcees usually thought of when you think "underground" it's a nice collection of skilled cats. Some you probably never heard of, with 30 tracks you'll find something here you love, probably most of it (I know I did) Marc Ecko is known for having one of the freshest clothing lines ever, and since day one of Ecko Unlimited he has combined urban music to complement his urban cloths. A perfect blend. I can't wait for Underground Airplay version 2.0

this is def. the stuff for my earzs.......2002-06-16

first of all this is fulla too many hot tracks that i am just lovin. rise & shine is on there also with probably my favorite cut that ive heard in years. thats hella hard to find around in the nw... i suggest you buy this cd

The 'Bomb'.......2002-05-23

I live in England and found this c.d in a small record shop.This is without doubt the best Hip-Hop Album I have ever listened to,every tune is spot on, my favourites are the tracks by Mystic,Hieroglyphics and Moss-Def but they all rock...Big time. Every single tune is a party song so without question this is a must have for any Hip-Hop fan.