Lately I’ve been having huge debates with would be hip hop fans who say that the music is crap now and hasn’t been good since BIG died. I also have to fight off retard comments that the West Coast has fallen off, with Snoop making silly records with Katy Perry, Katy Perry (although not a hip hop artist, she loves to remind us all she is from California, which wouldnt be so bad if she would keep her mouth closed and wear skimpier outfits but I digress), Dr Dre’s Detox, Game’s silly face tats/mood swings. Personally, I LOVE where hip hop is at. We have 4 out of the 5 best song Grammy nominees. For better or worse, it has progressed to where it’s at now, and I love it. After hanging out with my boy Os this past Saturday for his birthday, I decided to make a mixtape. A dedication to the West Coast, where i’m from, if you will, to showcase some AWESOME artists that most people may not have heard of. Here is the playlist:
- Into/Work - DOM Kennedy
- Welcome to Cali Featuring Snoop Dogg, E-40, Too $hort & Xzibit - 40 Glocc
- Shut Up - Pac Div
- Well Done - Tyga
- Keepitgoing Featuring U-God - Blu
- Facebook Proper - Paris Jones
- Confetti - Co$$
- Roll Up Featuring Wiz Khalifa - Terrace Martin
- Higher Featuring Jay Electronica & Swizz Beats - Game
- Monster Freestyle - Nipsey Hussle
- Too West Coast Featuring WC & Maylay - Ice Cube
- Off That Liquor - Bishop Lamont
- HHW 10 Reloaded - Crooked I
- La La La Boom - Tyga
- Mayor - Pac Div
- Hometown Featuring Glasses Malone, Jay Rock & XO - The OCS
- Showtime! - DOM Kennedy
- Vanity (Death of a Star) Pt 1 - Blu
- Keys 2 the City - Nipsey Hussle
- Wanna Be Heard - Kendrick Lamar
- All My Life Featuring Lil Wayne - Jay Rock
- You Are The Blood - Game
- Nothing Like L.A. - Ice Cube
- Rocket Man - Paris Jones
- R.O.T.C. (Interlude) Featuring BJ The Chicago KId - Kendrick Lamar
- Now Til Infinity Featuring Reks & Naledge - Co$$
- Sunny CA Featuring Mistah FAB, Planet Asia, & Bishop Lamont - Strong Arm Steady
- Locals Only - DOM Kennedy
- Faith Featuring BJ The Chicago Kid & Punch - Kendrick Lamar
- Kush (Remix) Featuring Snoop Dogg, Akon, & Game - Dr. Dre
- Gone Featuring Freddie Gibbs - Co$$
- Get Big - Tyga
- She Needs Me (Remix) Featuring DOM Kennedy & Murs - Kendrick Lamar
- Cry Baby Featuring Thr33zy - Paris Jones
- The World Is…(Below The Heavens) - Blu
- Purp & Yellow (G Mix) Featuring Wiz Khalifa, Kendrick Lamar, Thurzday, Snoop Dogg, YG & Joe Moses - Game
- Cali Love - Tyga
- BONUS** Ambitionz As A Fighta (Mike Tyson Tribute) - Tupac
It might not be for EVERYONE, but there is something in it for everyone. I tried my best to rep everything that makes the West great, from those laid back songs that you can blaze one up to riding down the block going 20 mph to that intense gangsta rap shit that we are known for. It has the experimental songs that are ahead of its time, to shit you can play in the club while pouring out bottles of Gin and Hennessy over this broads heads, well that last one might just be for me, but you get the idea. From the super lyrical to the easy to understand, it’s all there. I tried to keep it short, I cut it down from 60 of my favorite songs, BTW these are just the newest songs I’ve been listening to for the past month. I have newer shit from these artists but I haven’t heard it yet. Hopefully someone will enjoy it. Download it HERE. Its 200 mbs, sorry, but totally worth it. I was gonna get into how the theme of this mixtape was how everyone is connected to Dr Dre Lost style, but its late and I just wanna zone out and listen to some more of these tracks before I fall asleep. In case you missed it before, you can download it, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. LA stand up, West Coast stand up. We’re back.
