Oh! Hi there.
I wrote something again. I know it’s been a while, but life gets in the way of life sometimes. My bad.
Anyway, do me a solid and go read what I wrote. I’d offer clues, but I’d rather save the extra characters for my next post.
Presumptuous of me, I know. Thanks anyway…
Yea, Yea, I know- its been a while, right?
Sorry about that.
Honestly, music has become pretty boring for me. Not boring as in I no longer listen, but this moist, continual advance into the homosexual has drained my desire to enjoy the culture and musical artform I have enjoyed the majority of my life.
With that being said, it also took me away from my writing.
So yea, sorry. Seriously.
Ok, now that that is out of the way, I’d like to talk about why I’m here. I was giving a task by one of my twitter followers: what are the best 5 Fifty Cent songs ever… and of COURSE I had to go overboard. I’ve never made any real secret of my preference for Curtis’ music- I identified with his music and continue to do so. That being said, my challenge was to delve into his immense (4 solo, 2 group, 25 G-Unit Radios, 8 G-Unit Tapes, Whoo Kid Exclusives, 8 Solo mixtapes, his Demo, and numerous loose songs over a 10 year career) catalogue in order to rank the top 100 songs of the mans career. I will most likely come back to this list to add rationale and a download link for all these songs for those interested in the read, but I figured I would up the list. If you’ve never heard some of these, let me know and I will get them up a little faster.
JihaD
UPDATE Short link(Recommended):
http://BillionUploads.com/qkb7a4donpbd
Long link:
http://BillionUploads.com/qkb7a4donpbd/50 Cent.zip.html <— DL link of all 101 songs (not in order) and the tracklist in a word doc.
*Please Note: I specifically avoided his singles for the purposes of this exercise, so don’t ask where “In The Club,” “21 Questions,” etc. are on this list. Also, I tried to avoid non-original music, but “I Run NY” was essential, so yea…
*Please Note 2: The list is technically 101 songs. “My Buddy” and “Hold You Down” were in a tie, but since they are essentially bookends concept wise, I had to include both.
1. 50 Bars (Guess Who’s Back)
2. Position of Power (Massacre)
3. Many Men (GRODT)
4. Gunz For Sale (Unreleased)
5. Ghetto Quran (POTD
6. Hate It Or Love It Ft. Game (The Documentary)
7. Maybe We Crazy (Bulletproof Version)
8. Smile (Unreleased)
9. In My Hood (Massacre)
10. What Up Gangsta (GRODT)
11. Heat (GRODT)
12. Thicker Than Water (Unreleased)
13. U Not Like Me (Guess Who’s Back)
14. Ryder Music (Massacre)
15. I’m A Hustler (POTD)
16. The Good Die Young (POTD)
17. Wanksta (8 Mile SDTK; GRODT)
18. Whip Ya Head Boy Ft. Young Buck (GRODT SDTK)
19. G-Unit Anthem Ft. Lloyd Banks x Tony Yayo (Unreleased; Automatic Gunfire)
20. Fuck You (Unreleased; Guess Who’s Back?)
21. Tia Told Me (Unreleased)
22. How To Rob ( POTD)
23. Sunday Morning (Unreleased)
24. Patiently Waiting (GRODT)
25. Baltimore Love Thing (Massacre)
26. Backdown (GRODT)
27. Ski Mask Way (Massacre)
28. I Smell Pussy Ft Yayo & Banks (Unreleased; Automatic Gunfire; Beg For Mercy)
29. True Loyalty (ft. Banks, Tony Yayo)
30. Gotta Make It To Heaven (Unreleased)
31. As The World Turns Ft. Bun-B (POTD)
32. I Gotta Win (War Angel)
33. Love Me Ft. Eminem & Obie Trice (8 Mile SNTK)
34. Bad News (Unreleased; 50 Cent Is the Future)
35. You Should Be Dead (Unreleased)
36. Killa Tape (Intro) (Guess Who’s Back)
37. You Took My Heart (Big 10)
38. Get In My Car (Massacre)
39. Be a Gentleman (Guess Who’s Back)
40. Talk About Me (G-Unit 15)
41. Talking In Codes (War Angel)
42. Part Time Lover (G-Unit 25)
43. The Hit (Power of a Dollar/Mixtape Legend)
44. I’m So Hood (Beg For Mercy)
45. That Ain’t Gangsta (POTD)
46. C.R.E.A.M 2009 (War Angel)
47. What If (GRODT SDTK)
48. 50’s My Favorite (SK, Unreleased)
49. Bang Bang ft. Lloyd Banks x Tony Yayo (Unreleased; Automatic Gunfire)
50. I’m Not Rich and Still Lyin (Unreleased)
51. Follow Me Gangsta (Thicker Than Water Remix) Ft. Banks & Yayo (Bulletproof)
52. 50 Shot Ya (Kay Slay Album)
53. Streets of NY (Unreleased; Guess Who’s Back)
54. They Burned Me (Unreleased; BISD)
55. Da Hood Ft. Brooklyn (Unreleased; Shady Invasion Mixtape)
56. I Get Money Remix Ft. Ludacris (Unreleased)
57. The Mechanic (Return of the Body Snatchers)
58. Rider Part 2 (TOS)
59. Heartbeats Ft. Tony Yayo (G-Unit 21)
60. When It Rains, It Pours (GRODT SNTK)
61. If Dead Men Could Talk (Gods Plan)
62. 2003 Ferrari (Unreleased; 2011)
63. Then Days Went By (BISD)
64. Pimpin Pt. 2 (Bulletproof SNTK)
65. Strong Enough (BISD)
66. Can’t Help Myself (The Lost Tape)
67. These Niggas Ain’t Hood Ft. Lloyd Banks (G-Unit 6)
68. G’d Up Ft. Lloyd Banks x Young Buck (Beg For Mercy)
69. Lifetime Achievement Ft. G-Unit (Elephant In The Sand)
70. Street King Energy Track 8/Complicated (Original) (Unreleased; Lost Tape)
71. Places to Go (8 Mile)
72. Funeral Music (Unreleased; G-Unit 24)
73. You So Tough (TOS)
74. I’ll Still Kill Ft. Akon (Curtis)
75. I Run NY Ft. Tony Yayo (Unreleased; G-Unit 11)
76. Be My Bitch Ft. Brevi (5 MBN)
77. My Confession (Demo) (Unreleased)
78. All About Dough (Unreleased)
79. I Just Wanna Ft. Tony Yayo (Big 10)
80. Hold Me Down/My Buddy (BISD/Beg for Mercy)
81. Recently Ft. Gucci Mane (Unreleased)
82. Dem Not Ready (Remix) Ft Sean Paul (Unreleased)
83. Respect or Check It (Forever King)
84. Banana Clip (G-Unit 21)
85. Love, Hate, Love (Unreleased; SK)
86. Killa Sound Ft. Royal Flush (Unreleased)
87. When You Hear That (Bulletproof SNTK)
88. Curtis 187 (Curtis)
89. You a Killer… Cool (The Lost Tape)
90. Puppy Love (G-Unit 22)
91. Get Ya Boy (G-Unit 10)
92. Emotional (G-Unit 14)
93. I’m An Animal (G-Unit 10)
94. Better Come On You’re a Game (War Angel)
95. Da Repercussions (POTD)
96. Bout My Money Man Ft. Obie Trice (Unreleased)
97. Shut Ur Bloodclot Mouth (Unreleased)
98. My Angel/Crabs In A Bucket Ft. Mobb Deep (Unreleased)
99. I’m On It Like That (Elephant In The Sand)
100. Straight Outta Southside (Original) (T.O.S)
Here’s the high res version of the first single from 2 MAN POWER TRIP (Shells Scorcese & M-Lito) for you to bang someone over the head with.
The song drops 5/29. It was produced by Alpha Davis and features Sydney A.
Zip Squad. #topropemusic. Gird thyself.
The following is a random twitter conversation sparked by a retweet into my TL of Young Guru expressing his excitement of music from a “project” produced by one Justin Blaze… Much like others on my TL, I expressed my dissatisfaction with the actual lack of released music from said “project“— And here is when all hell broke loose on my TL.
I screen shotted all the tweets, so I apologize if they are out of order. This damn convo actually took place over two fucking days, as apparently I touched a nerve with the Grammy-award winning producer, as even sleep and a shopping holiday wasn’t enough to stop the homie, as he continued this conversation over the course of a another day.
I’m not gonna go into this more- I’ll let you make your own decision on who is “right”— All I’m saying is that on Dec 26 it will officially be 3 years since Act II’s announced release date…
JihaD
Ridiculous match!!!!
JihaD
Aja Kong vs. Manami Toyota, Nov 14 1994.
Far too often these days the term “5 star match” gets thrown around carelessly. When I think of a 5 star match the Flair/Steamboat series comes to mind first. Then Austin vs Bret at Wrestlemania 13. Those are certified classics that should be required viewing for any wrestling fan. Those are the measuring sticks by which I judge the quality of matches. This match right here, is another.
When people think of women’s wrestling they unfortunately think of the current product the WWE & TNA push. Bikini models & former fitness competitors looking to cash in on their looks & limited athletic ability. It’s like GLOW only slightly better…or worse depending on your tastes. Sure there are real talents like Natalya, Beth Phoenix & Gail Kim in the mix but they’re the saving graces. The women featured in this video would fall under the category of world class performers.
Sit back & enjoy one of the best wrestling matches ever. Notice I didn’t qualify it by saying its one of the best women’s matches you’ll see. This match rivals anything you’d see the men do. In fact, for you fanboys that thought that Elgin vs Richards was 5 stars, watch this & watch that & tell me which had better atmosphere & finish.
@furiouStylez & @VicLloyd presents: @TheRealJaeBeez - Weed & White Women
Off of the forthcoming Puttin The Street In Streetwear 2…
Jae Beez - Weed & White Women - http://www.hulkshare.com/q1xq3ljwvdhc
livsformer asked“Newport Music” was conceived by the incomparable Brian Ennals and Producer Alpha Davis, who are both part of the Zipsquad. Brian released an project 3 years ago (I know) called “Untitled” that you can download HERE and you can check out some “Loosies” out of the Candy Cigarettes pack on his Soundcloud HERE.
If your interested in hearing some more sounds of Alpha Davis, check out his remix of the Zipsquad EP project Lifestyle Music, Dallas Lifestyle Music HERE, which Bease is featured on.
Thanks!
JihaD
Earlier today, Rob Markman (@RobMarkman) of MTV News/ former XXL Music Music Editor tweeted that he would take a listen to any song sent to him for the next hour. Normally, these type of things amount to nothing, but with the acclaim the Zipsquad homie Brian Ennals has been receiving around the internets for his newest Single, “Newport Music,” I decided to see if he would actually take a listen, as I (rightfully, after checking his TL) assumed he would be getting a ton of music sent his way. After inadvertently clicking on a Slaughter House song and succumbing to sleep-inducing boredom take a nap, woke up pleasantly surprised to not only have received a response, but also so great feedback, and even a retweet!
So, props to Rob for taking a listen and giving independent artists so shine, and props to Brian and Alpha for putting together something special for the upcoming “Candy Cigarettes” project!
Check out Brian’s Single “Newport Music” produced by Alpha Davis (@AlphaDavis) here: http://soundcloud.com/newportmusic and check out any related Zipsquad projects on http://spitgame-shells.bandcamp.com.
JihaD
Three Things I Think About: NBC- Cam’Ron Ft. Noreaga & Charli Baltimore (Rush Hour Sntk)
1. Question Answered:
In Nore’s Verse, he makes the curious non sequitur (See Below)- The visual itself being hilarious, but the implications (Why did Nore have on a Camron shirt? Why was he doing cartwheels? Why the fuck was he on Soul Train?) led me to pose the question on my Twitter feed as I traveled to pick up my yung buls from Chicago. Being that I’m a real nigga, I @’d Noreaga, not because I expected (or even wanted) an answer, but because theres no reason to speak on someone on twitter and not let them know they were mentioned. Imagine my surprise when Nore ACTUALLY answered the question! (See Below)
His answer of course, led me to #2…
2. Why the FUCK was Cam on Soul Train cartwheeling in a N.O.R.E T-Shirt???!!!!! This is obviously pre-Diplomats, but Jimmy Jones was around, but still I find it hard to imagine these two niggas doing a floor routine to Horse & Carriage while (RIP) don cornelius judged form and content from the middle of the damned Soul Train line. Was he wearing a throwback Superthug Jersey? I’m so confused, which of COURSE led me to question number 3…
3. Why is there NO video of Camron doing SAID cartwheel in SAID Nore T-shirt on SAID Soul Train episode? Did Camron bury it along with Don C? Does Jim Jones have the tape? Is Juelz waiting for the right time to spring that Prodigy-Summer Jam Level ether on Cameron in order to get revenge for disabling his career? Does 50 Cent have the tape? CamelGOAT? Is it locked in the S.A.N.E Ministries vault down in Atlanta? Why am I the ONLY person who cares about this????
Fucking internets… Fucking Cartwheel… fucking Nore Jersey… Fucking Soul Train…
JihaD
You ain't gotta like me or love me, I love you
