Tag: Scram Jones
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Song of The Year-Bout Shit by The Lox f. DMX produced by Scram Jones
by Dan-O I think it is perfectly fine to critique songs that emulate this song (and the Lox in general) as nostalgia rap. It is not fair to label this song nostalgia rap since this is their sound. Gritted-teeth-NY-fight-music really caught it’s second wind…when Ruff Ryders took over and The Lox started pounding the stuffing…
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My 5 favorite weird Wu-Tang songs
My 5 favorite weird Wu-Tang songs by Dan-O Showtime dropped a four part documentary series about the Wu-Tang Clan that is everything to anyone who has a place in their heart for the Staten Island pioneers. I am doing promo for it right now because it’s the last I can do for the MC’s who…
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FME Mixtape MVP 2013 Honorable Mention-Troy Ave
FME Mixtape MVP 2013 Honorable Mention-Troy Ave by Dan-O In a year of very disparate hip hop narratives you could always count on Troy Ave. I mean that in the most literal way. So much of this year featured high profile datpiff crashing mixtapes that didn’t warrant space on anyone’s computer. Product v. expectations was…
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Song of the Year-Screw Ya’ll by Styles P and Scram Jones
Song of the Year-Screw Ya’ll by Styles P and Scram Jones by Dan-O Styles P is someone you always have to listen for. He goes through periods where his beat selection doesn’t quite mesh with his style but he always seems to come back to the best version of himself. Over the course of over…
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From Freestyles to Free albums: the songs that got us there(Saigon edition)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sToT5sup2DI Freestyles to Free albums: the songs that got us there Saigon-Desperado by Dan-O The difference between the history of rap and the history of mixtapes is a lot like the difference between college basketball history and pro basketball history. Christian Laettner and Larry Bird could share space in a college hall of fame but…
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