Heavy Rotation.

Note: the laws took down this post initially because of the downloadable file of music that I don't own, and I'd rather not have it happen again. So if I were you, I would peep the comment section, and hopefully this post (& blog, for that matter) is here when I wake up tomorrow morning. So shhhh, don't tell nobody.the laws won.

My boy Craighead says I wont listen to any music I don't find for myself, and perhaps his belief has some merit; but it's also why you're reading my blog, and not the other way around. You might find that last statement conceited, but find me a blogger who doesn't have an ego, and I'll show you a person who has no business writing on the Internets. Plus, y'all muhfuckas should be thanking your boy for slaving over the proverbial stove, in an effort to serve you fiends some audio crack.
On the other side of the jump, you'll find a zip file very informative comments section and track listing for the less fortunate of the new music community. I'm like the mother fucking internet Robin Hood, only a mother fucker didn't fight in no holy war. Anyways, in the previously mentioned file comment, you'll find a collection of tracks that I've had on constant rotation as of late. Some are old, some are new, some I don't know when they dropped, but they are all one thing for certain: HEAT ROCKS.

Craighead thinks I'm pretentious, but at least I don't wear dead animals on my head.

Now hit the jump for that cookup!

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I Hope You Like Jammin'

This week I'll keep it laconic.

Hit the jump to peep the lineup:
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i still fucks with dipset.

I should be updating this bullshit blog for one of my classes, but it's Saturday and a long weekend, so scholastic motivation isn't exactly in excess today. In my best efforts to look like I'm doing work on my computer, I started peeping game on the internets; dope shit was out there to be had, and it was mines for the taking.
I was expecting to just cop some tracks that I'd prolly fuck with for a week or two before they were relegated to iTunes obscurity. What I ended up finding was preferable: a new video from Dipset producer araabMUZIK.


Hit the jump if you wanna keep it going.
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Nappy Headed Do.

No Don Imus.
I'm talking about my boy Napoleon Do, a.k.a. NDo b.k.a. Nappy s.k.a. Nappy Didn't.
Anyways, enough with the __k.a.'s, already. Nap is a good friend of mine; one of my best friends, you could say. We went to college together at the University of Oregon (where your boy is still currently attending, and yes, where the number one college football team in the nation is from. Get at us!), and well, you could say that he is my asian brother, or, I am his white brother; but Nap would then proceed to ask me "GDBric, why's it always gotta be about race?" (and I'd answer: "because, mother fucker, we live in America. And like it or not, our country is always going to be about race, barring something mindblowingly progressive happening," but that's another rant for another time).
I digress.
The reason I'm writing this is because Nap just got signed in free agency and put on the still.grimey roster. Last night, dude hit me with this idea for a blog series he has, so I naturally decided to capitalize on it and have him start running a (fingers crossed) weekly segment on this space of internets. The series will be, as far as I understand, of an "Artist of the Week" variety. I'm not going to go too much into it because a) it's pretty fucking straight forward, and b) it's Nap's thing, so he's gotta do the leg work and break it down to you cats.
And don't for a second doubt this man, his knowledge of music would put most of us to shame. Dude knows what's hot before it even hits the stove, if you smell what I'm saying.

Napoleon Do has arrived; and he's finna drop knowledge on that ass.

Shoe Porn: I Love You, Too.

It's no secret that I love sneakers. So today, when I saw a new Nike ad titled "The Love", I naturally had to watch it. I think the ad is dope, especially since it captures a variety of Nike demographics, in particular the sneaker giant acknowledging the dead stock/sneaker head culture (see: Air Yeezy's in both colorways; with that being said [shouts to Larry David!] I think i still hate the Kanye Tudda X Nike collabs).

Shoe Porn.

I've been told by a couple of my friends that recently took a tarot card reading class at the University of Oregon that my excessive materialism is because "my sign" is Leo (I always thought it was just because stunting is a habit). Well regardless of why, your boy just really likes shoes. And since you gotta know where you been to know where your going, or some cornybull shit like that, let me (re)introduce you to an OG shoe model: the PRO-Ked.
The PRO-Ked has been in the sneaker game since before most of our parents were born, 1949 to be exact (even heavier in the game is the company that owns the rights for them: The United States Rubber Company's Keds, since 1916).
With a dope spin on their fall look book, PRO-Keds has put together a video to get us all salivating for this autumn's newest spin on an OG's classic. Down below is the PRO-Keds Fall 2010 Look Book:

Click here to head to the PRO-Keds store to get your fly guy (or girl) on.

still.grimey Presents: New Music Mondays

In the spirit of trying to be better bloggers (don't hold your breath), still.grimey would like to holler at its readers with some new free music as of late. As always, Young Jeezy is highly touted, and you probably wont like most of it, but maybe you will. So without further ado, welcome to the first installment of still.grimey's New Music Mondays:



Young Jeezy's newest mixtape released 08.12.2010: 1,000 Grams



recommended tracks:
"choppa in da pant" & "popular demand"
*note: you should still listen to every track.

hit the jump for more slaps:



Off Freddie Gibbs' newest mixtape effort Str8 Killa No Filla Mixtape (release date: 07.29.10):
"Slangin' Rocks"- Freddie Gibbs

My favorite Gucci Mane song off his recent Mr. Zone 6 Mixtape (release date: 08.10.2010):
"Making Love to the Money" - Gucci Mane

Some new Dr. Dre presumably off Detox (release date: never)
"Turn Me On" - Dr. Dre

Some new Cudi featuring Yeezy on some G.O.O.D. lovin' off Kid Cudi's upcoming release: Man on the Moon 2: The Legend of Mr. Rager (expected release date: 10.26.10):
"Wylin' Cuz I'm Young" - Kid Cudi featuring Kanye West

Two heat rocks of Fat Joe's The Darkside Vol. 1 (released 07.27.10), one of which gets blessed by Killah Cam and The Brothers Thorton:
"Kilo' - Fat Joe featuring The Clipse & Cam'ron & "I am Crack" - Fat Joe

Well kids, lookin' at my desktop it's about that time. Hopefully you'll enjoy this tracks as much as I have. I know my fellow Wu heads might tell me to portect my neck after I say this, but i think i might like Joey Crack's version of "Kilo" better than Ghostfaces (click here to download "Kilo" - Ghostface Killah). Anyway, hopefull you enjoyed this first edition of New Music Monday. I'm not going to guaranty anything for next Monday, however, because still.grimey mainstain JAM, (former?) contributor Cameron, and two of our other boys from back home are making the journey south to the Rock the Bells festival in San Francisco, CA. But please believe we will be working on a review and getting some pictures up of the festivities (assuming they will let me rock my camera in the show.) I'm planning on hollering at y'all before our departure this Friday though, but I gotta get this posted to meet the Monday deadline.

One.

"Trap or Die gave 'em hope, They waitin' on a sequel"

So I'm super late on this, but whatever, I was gone for minute now I'm back with the jump off. This video makes me really happy. Hate all you want, but Jeezy is the fucking man, and for those of you who aren't convinced, maybe you should peep this interview that Complex dropped with dude (click).

And then last Tuesday the first track off of Trap or Die 2 dropped:
Click here to download Young Jeezy's "Greatest Trapper Alive!"

If the rest of the mixtape sounds as good as the aforementioned track, I'll be fucking pumped. And even if it doesn't, chances are I'll be letting that shit bang out regardless.
Hopefully, this tape is gearing all of us up for the highly anticipated release of Jeezy's upcoming Thug Motivation 103 album release.
In the meantime, while we wait for Trap or Die 2 and TM 103, why don't we all marinate on the first Trap or Die mixtape:
Click here to download Young Jeezy's Trap or Die

JOTW

This week, I feel it is necessary to address the recent release of The Wu Massacre, brought to you by Method Man, Raekwon and Ghostface Killa. Although I can't say it compares to Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2, it is definitely of a higher caliber than Ghostface's Ghostdeini: the Wizard of Poetry. As a side note, I plan on naming my firstborn child Ghostdeini regardless of its gender. If, in the most probable of the scenarios following this suggestion, that proposition is denied I will petition the old lady that we rename the dog as a compromise. Back to the matter at hand, this weeks jam is "Our Dreams," which is, in my opinion, the illest cut on the album. The video is a continuation of the Wu-Massacre promo videos, which were inspired by the murders committed in the movie Seven, in which Rae, Ghost and Meth take over for Kevin Spacey's character.

BLOCKwork: Summer Time Block Talk

Summertime Block Talk is the one man music project helmed by my good friend Brian Jacobson (below).

Your boy does not fuck with very much punk rock , like never actually. But, being that BJ is one of my good boys, I decided to see what homie was bringing to the musical round table. With his new album Pillow Talk, Brian has used Summer Time Block Talk as the vessel to take his infectious energy from real life to your speakers. Growing up a hip-hop head, I really never took the time to explore the punk rock genre (or at least never knowingly did so), so I really didn't know what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised.

Hit the jump to keep reading and download Summer Time Block Talk's Pillow Talk
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BLOCKwork: The Friends of still.grimey

I know what you're thinking. Last time I tried to get down with a series of blog posts (see the Nine for Nine series from the end of 2009) I failed miserably, only actually doing a third of them. What can I say? I was more into blowing dro, drinking IPAs, and watching basketball over winter break. But I digress.
So now that we've discussed my lack of follow through, I'd like to hit you with the first installment (of hopefully many) of BLOCKwork: The Friends of still.grimey:

IM NOT STEPHEN VARADY

This weeks installment introduces you to my boy straight outta Detroit, Stephen Varady(click his name to peep his game). A dude who many people in Eugene, though homie is now posted in Portland attending the University of Oregon's architecture satellite campus, have affectionately come to know as Steezy Stephen.


"If thuggin' is a term, fuck it I'm it then."

Hit the jump to continue reading

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Another day late.

So for whatever reason I took it upon myself to run a day late in getting up the second half of the music I promised early in the month. But if you ask my roommate Yung Craighead, who has actually been dealing with my constant tardiness since 8th grade (we are now in our senior, err, fourth year of college), you're lucky you've only waited two days total (the other being for Dilla's tribute) to cop this second half of the February Full of Fire.

Even Yung Craighead is happy with me when I give away free music.

So here it is kids. The second half of a February Full of Fire.

Click here to download a February Full of Fire Part 2*

*still.grimey has not listened to all the songs on here, but they free mother fucker so take whatchu get!

Hit the Jump for track listing

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February Full of Fire Part 2: Video Edition

Barring a colossal last week of the month, I'd say I blew my load too early in proclaiming that February was going to a full month of heat rocks. Almost in the same vein as thinking my Tar Heels were going to make it to The Tournament next month. At the rate the Heels are going, we'll be lucky if we get invited to the fucking NIT.
However, the good people over at Stussy (click here to peep game-- they should be reopening today...) have decided to lace us with a three part documentary on the late great J Dilla (see the 'A Day Late for Dilla Post' from earlier this month if you are truly that far removed from this thing called hip hop)



Part three has yet to drop, but while you wait, you should cop some knowledge from parts one and two and marinate on what Dilla's significance in Hip Hop is.
Shouts to Passion of the Weiss for putting your boy onto this documentary. And props to Stussy for the project.
RIP J Dee!

Part One:


Part Two:

A February Full of Fire (part one?)

Halfway through the shortest month of the year, I have accumulated a lot of heat rocks. While not all of the songs are "good" by hip-hop elitist standards, I'll be got damned if you aren't singing "Reverse Cowgirl" or "All I Do is Win" in your idle time. The question in the title of the post is derived from my wavering optimism that the second half of the month will produce the quality (and quantity) of good music that was yielded from the first part of February.
Track list and link after the Jump.


Enjoy.
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Same Shit, Different Decade

I've been mad unmotivated lately. I think I've just been trying to get back in the swing of things and digest the idea that I am no longer on winter break. I have also just been uninspired on the blogging tip lately. In the last month, there hasn't really been anything I've really wanted to give commentary on.
So, while I continue to search for my muse, I'll hit you with the newest Clipse video (surprised?)
It's the intro off Til the Casket Drops. You already know this shit is fire.


Quotable lines from the Brothers Thorton:
"No whore, that's not love, we was fucking
I was in search of a chicken head; you was clucking"
-Malice

"Til the Casket Drops, the Greatness is Reborn."

I know, I know, the album dropped Tuesday, and I'm writing this Sunday night. Cut me some slack, I just wrapped up finals and a rather devastating weekend. So without further ado, still.grimey presents the Til the Casket Drops review:


Above: Push and Mal promote Til the Casket Drops via viral video.
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A Week Til the Casket Drops

And it's good news already. Another reivew revering the Brothers Thorton (click here), and a cover that suits the album.

Next Tuesday can't come fast enough.
Hit the jump for all the videos from the album thus far, as well as their lackluster first attempt at an album cover.
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"I put my money on the roof and crush this bitch"

*Late Pass*
The Clipse "Doorman"
So somehow I missed this before I posted their most recent video.
Fortunately, I've got my roommates to catch me when I'm slipping, and they put me onto this. Shouts to Xan.
I would like to take this time to establish my name is in no way, shape, or form correlated to former Clipse manager Anthony "Geezy" Gonzalez.
Remember, Til the Casket Drop is due out a week from Tuesday (Though your friends at still grimey won't be surprised if it gets pushed back passed its December 8th release date).

'Casket' Breathes Life into Hip Hop

Looks like your boy was wrong about the correlation between the shit cover art and the content of the third album release from the Clipse. Turns out, the good people over at XXL Magazine got to peep the disc prior to its schedule release date. They ended up giving the album an overall rating of XL, and a lyrical rating of XXL. And come December 8th, I will be breaking open the penny bank and copping Til the Casket Drops.
Click here for the full review.
Enjoy yourselves. It's a celebration, bitches.

"I Keep it Pharrell with the Clipse."

The Brothers Thorton featuring Cameron Giles "Popular Demand (Popeyes)"


Push, Mal, and Killa all go in over what is certainly my favorite leaked track off the upcoming Til the Casket Drops, which drops December 8th.

Hit the jump for a video of the Clipse speaking on Geezy's recent encarceration:
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