[COMPLETE] The Essence Playlist of the Month February 2011

[rip.dilla]

Nice. Nice. Give it a listen tonight.

 

[RuffDraft]

Nice. Nice. Give it a listen tonight.

Thanks for your contribution :tu

 

[renagade410.]

The Essence Playlist of the Month February 2011

Track list:

01 Is it Love? - Kendrick Lamar Featuring Angela McCluskey

whats funny is im actually not too fond of rappers who rap like this....but for some reason im feelin this song...dope start to the cd and def opened my eyes

02 Some Days Freestyle - Big K.R.I.T.

This song was doomed from the start for me...93 till infinity is one of my favorite beats of all time,i gave it a listen but i am not a fan of rapping over classic beats...i will check out his other work tho

03 Incoming Message - Son of Ran and the Messangers

Early favorite for me, i cant believe i havnt heard of these guys def bout to check out their work

04 Evolve - Insight

05 Lunchtyme Cypher - Malcolm & Martin

dope concept dope beat imo for this concept it did start off weak but gets better as the song goes along

06 365 - Black Milk

not in my top black milk songs but dope none the less

07 Satisfaction Guaranteed - Rakim

its rakim....nuff said

08 Just Wanna Know - Charon Don Featuring. Reef the Lost Cauze

09 Street Corner - Nutso

Ehhhh wasnt feelin this one as much...some of the punchlines wasnt hittin for me...beat didnt sound as good as i had originally thought(that could just be because it came after that dj huggy beat lol)



10 Joyful Noise - Flame, John Reilly & Lecrae

wow ok religious rap....ive heard of lecrae, i actually used to write songs for a religious rapper so im highly critical of religious rap...beat kinda took over this one..by that i mean that the beat dictated their whole style on the song. Not naming any names but its obviously a beat that you would mainly hear in a certain region...and they rap accordingly lol. It wasnt bad tho i just wish the whole song had been like the last verse and that they toned the beat down it was a little too much

11 Keys 2 The City - Nipsey Hussle

you know i heard alot of good things about him but never listend to him. To be honest he doesnt sound all that spectacular given the people that i listen to but he is someone that based off of this song i would give the whole cd a listen cuz i know 1 song can never do an artist justice. But im feelin this song prob my 3rd favorite song on the cd...3rd verse was straight fire tho matter fact im bout to youtube his other stuff lol

OVERALL...dope mix...as stated there are obvious standouts my 3 favorite songs were the kendrick lamar joint the sons of ram and keys 2 the city.The whole mix flowed perfectly nice job on the arrangement. I can play this the whole way through so thats def a good thing....u dont mind if i pass this mix to some people im tryna convert do u?

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[RuffDraft]

Track list:

01 Is it Love? - Kendrick Lamar Featuring Angela McCluskey

whats funny is im actually not too fond of rappers who rap like this....but for some reason im feelin this song...dope start to the cd and def opened my eyes

You've yet to check out Kendrick Lamar? I think if you listened to the 'Kendrick Lamar EP' you would feel it even more, IMO. He's one of my favourite discoveries of recent years...

02 Some Days Freestyle - Big K.R.I.T.

This song was doomed from the start for me...93 till infinity is one of my favorite beats of all time,i gave it a listen but i am not a fan of rapping over classic beats...i will check out his other work tho

Ouch, this was my contribution, I know it's a classic beat, but the video and the rhymes I thought were on point, I'd recommend checking the video, as it really sells the song and I think that he does the beat justice too... but that's just from my perspective:

[video=youtube;DFH3ZTdxpkI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFH3ZTdxpkI&feature=related[/video]

03 Incoming Message - Son of Ran and the Messangers

Early favorite for me, i cant believe i havnt heard of these guys def bout to check out their work

I tried to put people on to Son of Ran a while back, he's an incredible artist who I discovered whilst pouring over different blogs, he's incredible to me, here's the threads I made:

Son of Ran: A Tribute to Sky City (2006) Free album

Son of Ran and the Messangers: Incoming Message (2008)

From what I've gathered, Son of Ran is his own man, but he's collaborated with The Messangers for this project.

04 Evolve - Insight

05 Lunchtyme Cypher - Malcolm & Martin

dope concept dope beat imo for this concept it did start off weak but gets better as the song goes along

06 365 - Black Milk

not in my top black milk songs but dope none the less

07 Satisfaction Guaranteed - Rakim

its rakim....nuff said

08 Just Wanna Know - Charon Don Featuring. Reef the Lost Cauze

09 Street Corner - Nutso

Ehhhh wasnt feelin this one as much...some of the punchlines wasnt hittin for me...beat didnt sound as good as i had originally thought(that could just be because it came after that dj huggy beat lol)

10 Joyful Noise - Flame, John Reilly & Lecrae

wow ok religious rap....ive heard of lecrae, i actually used to write songs for a religious rapper so im highly critical of religious rap...beat kinda took over this one..by that i mean that the beat dictated their whole style on the song. Not naming any names but its obviously a beat that you would mainly hear in a certain region...and they rap accordingly lol. It wasnt bad tho i just wish the whole song had been like the last verse and that they toned the beat down it was a little too much

11 Keys 2 The City - Nipsey Hussle

you know i heard alot of good things about him but never listend to him. To be honest he doesnt sound all that spectacular given the people that i listen to but he is someone that based off of this song i would give the whole cd a listen cuz i know 1 song can never do an artist justice. But im feelin this song prob my 3rd favorite song on the cd...3rd verse was straight fire tho matter fact im bout to youtube his other stuff lol

OVERALL...dope mix...as stated there are obvious standouts my 3 favorite songs were the kendrick lamar joint the sons of ram and keys 2 the city.The whole mix flowed perfectly nice job on the arrangement. I can play this the whole way through so thats def a good thing....u dont mind if i pass this mix to some people im tryna convert do u?

Props for the detailed feedback, sure readers will like to read through :tu

No problem, I'm just glad to have a few people around posting now, it's good to share about Independent hip hop...

haha no problem, just refer them to the Essence Essentials thread, so many mixes in there :tu

 

[rip.dilla]

'Is It Love?' by Lamar one of my faves off the mix.

I liked it.

 

[RuffDraft]

'Is It Love?' by Lamar one of my faves off the mix.

I liked it.

Yeah, we already heard that one though lol.

Next one, I'm hoping more people go independent with it and try to put people on to new artists, I discovered loads of artists with these playlists years ago, it's a great way to put people on...

 

[traestar]

The Essence Playlist of the Month February 2011

Track list:

01 Is it Love? - Kendrick Lamar Featuring Angela McCluskey

02 Some Days Freestyle - Big K.R.I.T.

03 Incoming Message - Son of Ran and the Messangers

04 Evolve - Insight

05 Lunchtyme Cypher - Malcolm & Martin

06 365 - Black Milk

07 Satisfaction Guaranteed - Rakim

08 Just Wanna Know - Charon Don Featuring. Reef the Lost Cauze

09 Street Corner - Nutso

10 Joyful Noise - Flame, John Reilly & Lecrae

11 Keys 2 The City - Nipsey Hussle

Big thanks to all who contributed, some stand out tracks, but no filler... well worth checking out :tu

Again, big thanks to all who contributed and please continue to listen and post feedback in the coming month :tu

We'll start it all again tomorrow!! Props.

Thanks for this drop!!

 

[RuffDraft]

Thanks for this drop!!

Get a chance to listen to it? I like it, some nice features, hoping the next one, everyone chooses some more unknown tracks, makes for a better mix!

 

[traestar]

Get a chance to listen to it? I like it, some nice features, hoping the next one, everyone chooses some more unknown tracks, makes for a better mix!

I definitely will, see the reason for me not leaving feedback to the playlists is because I'm currently very buzy with school and work!
And most of the playlists and new music that I receive are downloaded albums/mixtapes, and not currently using my media player to
play through the tracks. It was different when I was traveling or taking the bus so I would listen through the albums and vibe out!
Now the only time I'm able to vibe out in the car is when I get a new album CD (I have an old car). Not making excuses or anything,
I do listen to the music, just right now I've been so buzy getting stuff in order.

 

[RuffDraft]

I definitely will, see the reason for me not leaving feedback to the playlists is because I'm currently very buzy with school and work!
And most of the playlists and new music that I receive are downloaded albums/mixtapes, and not currently using my media player to
play through the tracks. It was different when I was traveling or taking the bus so I would listen through the albums and vibe out!
Now the only time I'm able to vibe out in the car is when I get a new album CD (I have an old car). Not making excuses or anything,
I do listen to the music, just right now I've been so buzy getting stuff in order.

Don't have to even contemplate making an excuse, I'm exactly where you are... is hectic, life in general, so when you get a chance to listen, it's appreciated :tu

 

[traestar]

Don't have to even contemplate making an excuse, I'm exactly where you are... is hectic, life in general, so when you get a chance to listen, it's appreciated :tu

Very glad, you understand!

I did check a few tracks before the playlist was done, that Charon Don one is my favorite right now!!

 

[RuffDraft]

Very glad, you understand!

I did check a few tracks before the playlist was done, that Charon Don one is my favorite right now!!

That is a really nice track, going to let this one sit as a sticky for a week or so and then it's March time... which I'm hoping won't be CL, Monch, K.R.I.T and Zion I... but artists we don't know, but we'll see.

 

[traestar]

That is a really nice track, going to let this one sit as a sticky for a week or so and then it's March time... which I'm hoping won't be CL, Monch, K.R.I.T and Zion I... but artists we don't know, but we'll see.

I have been listening to more Live from HeadQCourterz and still listening to UGHH Radio..so I'll see what new music I can find!

 

[renagade410.]

i got about 20 artist that im positive most ppl haven't heard of so i'll def drop stuff that hopefully most ppl haven't heard yet

 

[traestar]

Ayo RuffDraft, I have TWO EARLY bids for March Playlist

9th Wonder & Actual Proof – Let Cha Know (Ft. Big Remo)
http://hairofthedawg.net/2011/03/9th-wonder-actual-proof-let-cha-know-ft-big-remo/

RALPH DOG – WE DON’T GIVE A FUCK (FEAT. SADAT X, KURIOUS, BLAQ POET, A.G., PACEWON, SEAN PRICE & PAPOOSE) (RADIO RIP)
http://www.djpremierblog.com/2011/0...oet-a-g-pacewon-sean-price-papoose-radio-rip/

 

[RuffDraft]

Ayo RuffDraft, I have TWO EARLY bids for March Playlist

9th Wonder & Actual Proof – Let Cha Know (Ft. Big Remo)
http://hairofthedawg.net/2011/03/9th-wonder-actual-proof-let-cha-know-ft-big-remo/

RALPH DOG – WE DON’T GIVE A FUCK (FEAT. SADAT X, KURIOUS, BLAQ POET, A.G., PACEWON, SEAN PRICE & PAPOOSE) (RADIO RIP)
http://www.djpremierblog.com/2011/0...oet-a-g-pacewon-sean-price-papoose-radio-rip/

Thanks Trae, was going to wait to the 14th to create the new thread, but I'll make it a day early if you've got your two already :tu