Soul Assassins M.C. Contest: Vote For T.E.F.L.O.N.

Vote for the homie T.E.F.L.O.N. over at the Soul Assassins M.C. Contest. T.E.F. or as I know him, Eric, is a humble guy with a wealth of talent. The dude knows how to put on a good show plus his production is nice as well. Check out his track and vote for him here.

Soul Assassins M.C. Contest

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Memory Mondays: The Last Emperor - Secret Wars Part 1 (Video)

I had to pull this track out of the archives and give shine to one of my favorite lyricists of all-time, The Last Emperor. This track is the epitome of creativity and originality. Mr. Gray presents a fictional tale in which hip-hop battle comic characters. It is so dope that I had to add the lyrics...check out the track and reminisce with me.

:FOLLOW ALONG:

--Dig this and dig it deep--

What if I had the, power to gather, all of my favorite emcees
With the illest comic book characters, and they became arch enemies?
Inconceivable? Unbelievable? Yet as wild as it seems
The Emperor and Stan Lee would coach the two opposing teams
Keep it clean, no bats, no gats, guns, no interference
Comic book characters would go head up with raw lyrics
Now I take, whoever might be on break from doin tours
And have them signed up for the Last Emperor's Secret Wars
Sure, for that kind of capacity, you need a crazy large arena
that might stretch from west Philadelphia to east Medina
If I'm able, I'd put it on pay-per-view through my label
And give free tickets to my neighborhood bums with no cable
Yeah, that sounds phat, now that we've squared away the propositions
Let's begin with the ultimate toughman competition
"Let the games begin!" Set it off, it's the fight of the century
KRS and Professor X would battle each other mentally
With rhymes, these two team captains waste no time
Charles Xavier tried to invade Kris Parker's mind
He shot a cerebral probe at Kris's mind, but he missed it
Professor X taken out by the Blastmaster's metaphysics
Round two, new fight, word to life, you gotta see this
Locked in mortal combat is Dr. Strange and The Genius
Here son, he's no match, let that grafted wizard have it
'My Liquid Sword slashes straight through Dr. Strange's Magic'
Another hero down, and now the score is two to zero
By words from the Genius, and he's still my rhymin hero
Now the next fight was conducted in a rough like manner
Specifically between Reggie Noble and Dr. David Banner
Or should I say the Incredible Hulk when he's amped off the gamma?
But Reggie Noble soon became the Incredible Redman and slammed him
You know how Redman gets when his adrenaline starts pumpin
Started schitzin' in the ring, so then the Thing tired jump in
Ben Grimm leaps into the ring, and after Redman he lunges
'But Reggie Noble dropped him with two Brick City punches!'
Rhymes by the bunches, bums get dirtier than Middle Eastern dungeons
Ready to set this like Detective Columbo and his hunches
While the ref's clean out the ring, cause the last fight was so intense
Let's do a live interview with the brother named Common Sense
'Yeah, yeah it's Common Sense, and Iceman tried to freeze me,
So I took him to Chicago and told him to take it easy
He couldn't see me with my applejack hat and hightops
Colussus and Cyclops, I got No I.D. and Y Not'
Good lookin Common Sense, that last album was tight
Let me get back to the ring and evaluate the next fight
Now the next fight had to be the craziest of all times
We got Dr. Octapus 'versus the mighty Busta Rhymes!'
Doc Oct versus Busta? Man that stuff is dead
He'll get his eight arms ripped off, goin up against the dreads
'Ha, ha! Now Dr. Octapus, who you think you grabbin?
The god can never lose, so you know it will never happen
Lyrically making you sleepy, you'll need a nap when
I slap you with my dreads, lights out, you'll kiss the canvas'
Before my eyes, I see the demise of another superhero
Next up is Ras Kass versus Magneto
Now anything goes when Magneto battles foes
Ras Kass had him shivering, delivering ultra magnetic blows
Magneto was now deceased, and a wise man said it best
"The sun rises in the east, but they can still set it the west"
Now with all these heroes down, Stan Lee refuses to surrender
He got Storm from the X-Men, as if I couldn't match the gender
Stan Lee shouts 'Excelsior!' Yo, Stan you best to chill
'There's no match for Storm,' I guess he's never heard of Lauryn Hill
Now we all kow Storm controls the temperature and weather
Started runnin' off at the lip, and L-Boog was like 'Whatever'
See she just got home fom tours, she's a bit to tired to spar
So she clocked Storm over the head with my man Wyclef's guitar
All silence is ceased, out of nowhere comes the Beast
Versus Jeru the Damaja, the Black Prophet from the east
Releasing rhymes that will pound you into the ground, there'll be no
round two
Another victory for hip-hop from the Dirty Rotten Scoundrel
Now the underground sewer system that lies deep below the ring
Is where the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Das EFX do their thing
Leonardo and Donatello, they both know we can do this
'So kiggedty crazy Drayze hit them both with raw sewage'
Now Rafeal and Michaelangelo, those two others who are brothers
Brooks smacked 'em with the Das EFX logo, the manhole cover
Whether you're plant or animal, vegetable or miggety-mineral
Before you step to Das EFX you best be hard like a criminal
Taking you back to ringside, just when you thought it was over
The last battle was brought forth by G.I.Joe and Cobra
Mercenaries and soldiers, G.I. Joe was rollin' thick
But I'll get the military of hip-hop, a.k.a. The Boot Camp Click
World War Three for '98 in the wake of all these troops
I could see general Buckshot goin toe to toe with Duke
Salute the captain, for rappin, cause now we know who's hard,
Catchin wreck like Steele and Tek going up against the Crimson Gaurd
Charging after you, smashin' you metaphorically smashin' through
The entire Joe team is O.G.C. and Ruck the Irrational
Then all of a sudden I hear this real loud crack!
'The military punisher Big Rock just broke Roadblock's back!'
Adding insult to injury to Stan Lee and his team
We've got Weapon X from Canada, a.k.a. Wolverine
You know the routine, his claws can rip rappers for days
But here comes the Method Man, a.k.a. Johnny Blaze!
Wolverine you can't hang, when Tical does his thang
Paralyze you with the venom from the Method Man's fang!
This is the final battle as the stratosphere gets darker
We got Nasir Jones versus Peter Parker
Nasty Nas at halftime, headringer versus the webslinger
Illmatic versus radioactive in the rotten apple where the dead linger
He cursed the day that spider ever bit him
And gave him a copy of the second LP, It Was Written
For all up and coming emcees, I've got a question,
If I made a Secret Wars Part Two, would your name even be mentioned?
Would you make the final cut?
I make even the nicest give their titles up
Writing rhymes slash fighting crimes like the Blue Falcon and Dynomutt
Stick around for the next battle slash adventure,
And if you see Stan Lee, tell him that the Last Emperor sent ya *echoes*

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FREE DOWNLOAD: Master 3 - Light Up The Darkness

Master 3, who I previously teamed up with for a track called Dedication, is back with a brand new concept album, Light Up The Darkness. The album is loosely based on the 2007 Will Smith movie, I Am Legend. Look below for the track listing and a list of producers, included in the download is a digital booklet created by Ishaq Fahim.

1. Bob Marley (Intro)
2. The Spark (Hand Of God) (Prod. by K2)
3. Soft & Hard Caress (Prod. by Ishaq Fahim)
4. This Is Love…
5. Heroin Heroine (Prod. by Ant of Atmosphere)
6. The Butterfly (Prod. by MasterMind)
7. The Day Before Tomorrow (Version C) (Prod. by R&S)
8. Hope (Prod. by R&S)
9. Break Away (Prod. by Ishaq Fahim & JayNel)
10. Not Of This World (Prod. by Shawn Kaylor)
11. Light Up The Darkness (Prod. by K2)
12. The Cure (Outro)

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Kurt Warner is that dude...

Kurt Warner is the true definition of perseverance. From being an undrafted player out of Northern Iowa to being in the Arena Football League, Kurt has persevered. Combine his athletic ability with his faith and you get one of the most well rounded personalities in sports. I love his enthusiasm for the sport and I love how he is unashamed to spread the gospel. Mr. Warner, with the assistance of his wife Brenda, is a great humanitarian who is involved with several organizations. Kurt and his lovely family are winners in my eyes regardless of the outcome of Super Bowl 43.

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WYDU's Top Tracks of 2008 (1-25)

One of my tracks made a list for the top 25 tracks of 08. This is a big honor for myself and the guys that I work with. I hope that this can provide

Wydu's Top Tracks of 2008 (25-1)

10. Praverb - The King (From: leaked track)

Ever since my man Praverb dropped "The King", I've always said the only thing wrong with the track was it wasn't long enough. This track is pure hip hop. It uses a familiar sample (a classic in my book), and just crushes it. It's not often you have a dope cuts, a classic sample and an MC that can still take it out of the park. Praverb is one of those cats that y'all need to be on the lookout for as he drops some serious heat rocks over the dope beat by Teddy Roxpin out of Massachusetts. Simply a classic hip hop track.

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Obama Picks His Cabinet...

Iman Crosson is the man and I found his material while scanning YouTube. You definitely need to check out his material when you get the chance, holla.

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Lack of Inspiration = NO New Material

Lately I have struggled with the simple process of writing and I cringe while opportunities float away. I have discovered that I am very over-analytical in terms of the material that I listen to. Instead of focusing on the lyricism, the beats, or the overall mood of an album I tend to focus on rhyme schemes, delivery, and metaphors. The previous over-analytical mindset has caused this emcee to not pick up the pen. My mindset has shifted from "doing it for the love" to "doing it to appease the fans". When I first started out I had the urge or the hungry to express my thoughts, dreams, life, and more. Nowadays I do not have the urge to express nothing. Well I will try to write some newness soon, until then I will enjoy my little hiatus.

INSPIRATION QUOTES

"Don't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money. Though it's crucial to make a living, that shouldn't be your inspiration. Do it for yourself." - Billy Joel

"So I just had to step up how I was doing it and the moment that I stepped up and the moment I focused all my energy on that is when things started to happen. So there's a direct relationship between my inspiration and my output." - Talib Kweli

"For me, songwriting is something I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit every day." - Sean Lennon

"You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club." - Jack London

"If I waited for inspiration every time I sat down to write a song I probably would be a plumber today." - Barry Mann

"The way I create music is maybe like a painting, to compose in a more visual way. Basically it's the music that I want to hear- that's my inspiration and bottom line. I just try to get ideas from books, movies, paintings." Ikue Mori

"Beethoven, Wagner, Bach, and Mozart settled down day after day to the job in hand. They didn't waste time waiting for inspiration." - Ernest Newman

"Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working." - Pablo Picasso

"The only thing I do is just pray for inspiration, for a way of thinking, because I don't have any particular goal in sight." - Mike Tyson

"I get my inspiration from everyone when I need it and how I need it." - Picabo Street

"I know that the nice shines I have on is going to pass. The nice cars will pass. All that will stay is the music and the work. That's where I get the inspiration to help people out and work." - Wyclef Jean

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Amazing Grace...how sweet the sound...

Do not and I repeat do not let a crack head sing at a funeral. Now I know God will smite me for laughing while watching this video so I will not snicker (inside I am dying laughing omg omg omg).

P

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Inspirational Song of the Week: J-Treds - Make It Happen (Video)

I thought it would be great to start a series that highlights an inspirational song. This week I will focus on J-Treds and his uplifting track called Make It Happen. J-Treds is an emcee that I used to emulate because I was in love with his precise flow and pinpoint delivery. I have been trying to get my hands on a mixtape that he dropped in 2003, if you have it please hit me up!!!

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Happy Birthday to me...

Happy Birthday to me...I feel like the old guy in the picture. I am slowly creeping toward the pinnacle of my life when most people start their careers or retire haha. Well I am living life to the fullest at my old age...January 7th serves as my official day of birth.

Woooooooooo

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Memory Mondays: John Cena's Funniest Moments...

John Cena is a fool...haha always rapping haha...I have to start Memory Mondays with John Cena...let me know what you think of the video!!!

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FREE DOWNLOAD: Cold Legistics - Deeper Than You Think

Track Listing:

1. Dream
2. Sample Interlude
3. New Phenomenon
4. The Fourth Letter
5. The Dap Dip (Skit)
6. Soft Walking
7. Didn't Want To
8. Fox News
9. All I Ever Wanted
10. 2 Minute Break
11. What's Going On
12. Protect Your Investments
13. Watered Down
14. Deja Vu
15. Love
16. Traffic Interlude
17. Lost at Sea
18. Coming Home
19. Peace
20. I'm Gone

Hello Maniacs,

This is your boy Praverb and I am starting off the new year promoting one of beat making hombres, The Admiral (part of Cold Legistics). The project that I have for you is called Deeper Than You Think and it is a instrumental mixtape that was inspired by Madlib Shades of Blue and J-Dilla. The Admiral stated that "The whole project was inspired by Madlib's Shades of Blue, I bought it on vinyl a few months ago and listened to "Montara" on it and it sparked the light. J-Dilla's production also provided inspiration for the project."

DOWNLOAD LINK:
Deeper Than You Think (If you guys need a premium account I have one...pick me haha)

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FREE DOWNLOAD: The Domination Mix Vol. 2

Now available for free download is The Domination Mix (Don't Holla) Vol. 2 by DJ Y-NOT?. The mix features past, present and upcoming joints from the Domination Recordings family including my track Dead 2 Sin...check it out!!!

Side A
J-Zone Intro
Shorty Raw "Gotta Go"
Dr. Butcher & Understanding "In This World"
Butta Verses feat. Lucian "If I Die"
Moka Only "Run & Find"
The Heart & Brain "Mbodiment"
Seven "Where Da Rydaz At?"
Eddie Meeks "Fist Fulla Biscuits"
Supastition "Worst Enemy"
Spacebound feat. True "Styles Unbreakable"
Jazz Addixx "DOPE"
Praverb "Dead 2 Sin"

Side B
Stacy Epps "Floatin"
ST/MiC feat. Dutchmassive & Jazz Addixx "Love Is"
Ron Contour "Flaunt"
Laws feat. Majik Most "Everyone's a Critic"
Cadence of Raw Produce "Creative Commerce"
Storm the Unpredictable "Please Forgive Me" Remix
Arsun F!st "So Alive"
Dutchmassive feat. Median & Von Pea "Betterman"
Clan Destined "Never All Ways"
Jack Flash is Dead? "Questions"
Saint feat. Dumi Right of Zimbabwe Legit "About Time"
Count Bass D "In Search of"
Majik Most feat. Celph Titled & Dutchmassive "Back on the Map"
PFM feat. The Hoverock Massive "Splatter"

Free Download: The Domination Mix (Don't Holla) Vol. 2

Happy New Year!!!

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FREE DOWNLOAD: If Heaven Was A Mile Away Mixtape (A Tribute to J Dilla)

One of my favorite artists Termanology goes in over some J Dilla production. Give this mixtape some burn, Termanology's album Politics As Usual is very dope. Track listing below, enjoy...Happy NEW YEAR!!!

Download Links: Mediafire + ZShare

1. Intro
2. OHH
3. Circulate (100 Bars)
4. Say It feat. Sheek Louch, Joell Ortiz, Bun B, Saigon & Freeway
5. Spazz Out
6. Down with the king
7. Pay Jay feat. Rapper Big Pooh (Little Brother), Chaundon & Joe Scudda
8. Code of The ST.
9. What Type Of Money feat. ST. Da Squad
10. Enemies feat. Steele (Smif N Wesson)
11. Hot 97
12. Movie Clip feat. Chi King (Brooklyn Zu)
13. Only One Can Win
14. She Wants A SuperSTar feat. SuperSTah Snuk & Ea$y Money of ST.
15. Boyz On Da Ave feat. Artisin & Hectic of ST.
16. Outro (A Tribute To Jay)
17. Bars 4 The Stars feat. Skyzoo & Reks

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Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year to all the maniacs out there...be safe and think about new ways to improve thyself.

God is in control,
Praverb

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