City of Dope

Zion I and the Grouch - Bad Lands

Jern Eye - Click feat. Zion and DJ Platurn (the tallest DJ in the Bay)

Kirby Dominant dropped another one yeterday called “Starr”, which is CD/DVD combo. I didn’t even hear a word about this one until was getting my MySpace on a minute ago. If anyone is in going to be in the City within the next couple of hours, he’s doing a release party at Poeleng tonight with Z-Man and Trackademicks…$5 well spent.

Kirby Dominant - Radio Shock

Spexxx on the mic, DJ Process on the beats. Together, they are the “Top Prospects”.

While repping Redwood City to the fullest, Spexxx has been a fixture in the Bay Area underground for a lot of years. He’s the guy that made your fresh rappin’ homeboy sneak out the back door once he showed up to the battle. Basically, this dude can just flat out rap, which seems to be a lost art with most rappers these days. Not ironically, he also wears glasses and is a proud father to his newborn son, Spexxx Jr.

Currently residing in Brooklyn by way of the Bay, DJ Process has more records than you do and he knows how to use ‘em. He caught some buzz from his last project,“Sidetracks” , which was a remix album that made good songs better.

Here’s some tracks for download to improve your iTunes.
Top Prospects - Light Up
Top Prospects - Raw Dog feat. Nate Mezmer
Top Prospects - Grinder feat. Bucc Rogerz

Bonus: The first person to email me their address with ‘Top Prospects’ in the subject line, will receive a free copy of the album in their mailbox courtesy of Mad Seven Records.

Remember when people used to actually freestyle?

I somehow found my way onto the FADER blog and came across this gem, so I thought I should just go ahead and rip off the whole post since I’m lazy like that, picture and all.

Lyrics Born feat. Mistah FAB - L-I-F-E (prod. by Trackademicks)

To all you wack mixtape DJ’s out there, it’s time to step your game up. Oakland’s own, Matthew Africa and DJ Eleven, have given you the greatest and most comprehensive Too Short mix the world will ever see. This one is 40 straight hits from beginning to end and is even blessed by the Godfather himself. If you don’t already own this one, you still have a chance to redeem yourself by picking on up right here or straight from the source at MatthewAfrica.com.

If you need more persuasion, here’s a sample.