Focus: 9th Wonder (some Hip Hop for the Soul)

Some good ass hip hop beats for the soul. 9th Wonder is a producer aka beat maker and is a steady stream of ill tracks that soothe the soul. Doper than a Colombian drug cartel, his thick beats make even me want to spit some lines off the dome. But obviously, I can't so, oh well.

99/100

I've got to admit that I like this more than the original. Makes me want to ride away on a long board to nowhere in particular.

The Cool Kids "Delivery Man (9th Wonder Remix)"

98/100

Good fat beat, and Drake always kills it.

Drake - Think Good Thoughts ft. Phonte & Elzhi (Prod. by 9th Wonder)

100/100

You this doesn't make you drop your panties, then you are probably deaf. No disrespect to the deaf, but I'm just sayin'. Errr, communicating. Slash its Musiq Soulchild. So its gotta be super smooth.

Musiq Soulchild ft. Aaries - Caught Up (9th Wonder Remix)

100/100

Nothing like a 9th beat to just chill out to. Whether you're kickin' back a glass of some gin and tonic or lighting up, this is what I mean when I say the 9th Wonder soothes the soul.

9th Wonder-That Days Out

Hip Hop: Let's Keep It Real

So these songs might be a little dated, but hell, they keep it real. Take a listen, you'll understand what I mean. Old school flow, upbeat, fun. True to roots type deals.

100/100 - circa 1999ish

Jurassic 5. Masterful lyricists who are committed to their craft. They always chose dope

If this don't make you just feel good, seriously what's wrong with you, man?

Jurassic 5 - Concrete Schoolyard

100/100

Another classic from J5. Features Dave Matthew Band. Vid's hilarious too!

Jurassic 5 - Work It Out ft. Dave Matthews Band

100/100 - circa 2002

Jurassic 5 - What's Golden

100/100

The intro says it all:

"If-if you are listening to the new Z-Trip album on Hollywood Records, we're here, we're being silly, we got Supernatural, Z-Trip, I'm Murs and I like to have a good time and on Saturday mornings I used to like to get a big, fat bowl of cereal and watch cartoons, motherfucker, and if that-- if you can't relate to this song you're taking this shit too serious. It's hip-hop, man, it's-it's fuckin' fun."

Naw mean?

Breakfast Club - Z-Trip

100/100

Real.

Alphabet Aerobics - Blackalicious

Focus: Dev and the Cataracs.

If you went to school (and partied) with me, you would know that I was blowing up Bass Down Low by Dev ft. the Cataracs last spring. Anyway, she just released an official video a couple of days ago for Bass Down Low and def came out hard with explicit (new?) lyrics. Also, pause at 0:39, cuz you're bound to blow your load. Even if you're a girl. It's been a while since the song's been released, but perhaps this means that she's gearing up for stardom, finally? I can only see FM's G6 fame doing good things for her and the Cataracs, so I hope they do it big. (If you don't know, the Cataracs are behind the beat, and Dev behind the crazy hook.)

100/100

DEV - Bass Down Low (Explicit) ft. The Cataracs

99/100

Ill track. Crazy beat, lovin' the whole vibe.

Dev - Fireball

100/100

Chillin'. Great beat, makes me wanna chill with a fly-ass chick, and fall in puppy love.

"CHILLIN" [OFFICIAL] THE CATARACS & YA BOY

98/100

Dirty. Also, they be getting love from some artists like Omarion in this clip.

The Cataracs - Club Love

99/100

Now its time to start turn the BPM up.

"SUNRISE" [OFFICIAL] THE CATARACS & DEV

100/100

Full blast.

The Cataracs ft. Dev - Top Of The World

BONUS: Check out this cover of G6. Awesome.

TripHop: Destination Elsewhere

Trip Hop. Have you heard of it? If you haven't, you've most likely heard it, but just didn't know what it was, or even realized you were listening to it. If you've ever watched any sorta trippy movie, I bet there was some trip hop in the background. In short, trip hop is trippy music, but with a heavy hip hop sort of beat. Obviously, it gets deeper than that, but this music is too trippy, I forgot what I was saying.

Anyway, here are a few pieces that I found recently. I wont rate them, as I don't know how much I like them yet.

This one's got a Dubstep kinda feel to it, and awesome for poppers to get gritty to.

Dizz1 - Here We Go Again

This one is pretty self-explanatory: From jackhigh's album "Interplanetary Thoughts".

jackhigh - Airspace

brilliant

Not all triphop lacks vocals and lyrics, as shown in this masterful track. Dis wan iza BIG CHUNE.

Africa Hitech - Too Late (feat. Rio)

This one has got a more upbeat vibe to it; My homeslice Lamar just sent it over. Dope.

Lemaitre - Primeval Atom

A production by Dr. Dre, featuring the lyrics of Gayle Moran "Do You Ever". A chilling song perfect for the winter. It was also used in the ending credits of the movie War featuring Jet Li.

Afterlife by Gayle Moran & Dr. Dre

This song has long been a favorite of mine. It is the ultimate song for relaxing. Somehow everything seems to be in slow motion when I listen to it, kind of like this video.

SuperSloMo Poi (Porcelain by Moby)