This week's single is a new hot track from Game and Ja Rule. They have some of the hottest collabos together. Game's got R.E.D. Album coming out later this year and Ja has Venni Vetti Vecci 2010 coming. I'll definitely be peeping both of them. Also stay tuned for the 3rd installment of our mixztape series, The R.E.D. Files.
I can't believe I forgot to post the Music Video Weekly yesterday. I guess I was so busy putting a mixtape together with TML and watching Lost. Any how this weeks music video is from Ja Rule's 6th album, R.U.L.E. At the time this joint came out I wasn't really a Ja fan (due to me being a huge 50 stan) but I couldn't deny the hotness of this song. This was definitely one of those Hip Hop city anthems. There was a sequel to this song on DJ Khaled's We The Best album that was just as good as the first but it was never made a single.
I know this is not the week to post a Ja Rule video but I can't hate on great music. Here is Ja's video for "Father Forgive Me," off Ja Rule's unreleased album The Mirror. If you haven't heard this album you are doing yourself a disservice as a hip hop fan. This is one of the best albums to come out in the last few years. Every time I hear it I marvel at the fact it was never released. The album is great from start to finish. This song was one of the most praised songs in reviews for the album, Jay-Z even was quoted as liking it. Here is a fresh link to the album if you haven't heard it. This version is in higher quality then the one I previously posted. Venni Vetti Vecci 2010 comes out next year. It's supposed to be 3 Discs of new material but to be honest I think it would be dope if one of the discs was The Mirror.
Last night, VH1 had on their annual Hip Hop Honors. There were a lot of great performances but here are my three favorite.
Eminem, The Roots & Dj Jazy Jeff - Rock The Bells
Eminem and Black Thought performed for the first time last night. They are also scheduled to perform a cipher together at the 2009 BET Hip Hop Awards. I'm really glad they got Eminem to perform this LL Cool J song because Cool J was one of Eminem's favorite rappers growing up.
Ja Rule & Ashanti - Down For You/Always On Time
This was another performance I was definitely looking forward to. It was great to see Ja Rule and Ashanti reunite and share the stage. For the past few years they had been beefing. It's glad to know they could put their differences aside an perform 2 of their classics.
Onyx - Slam
I'll be honest with you, I didn't expect Onyx's performance to be good at all. To me Slam is one of their most overplayed songs and I would have preferred to hear another song from them. But I was all wrong. They killed it! They brought so much energy to the stage. It was almost like it was their first time performing it. Sticky was up on the freaking Speakers rapping! It was a very great performance.
This is honestly one of the hottest albums to come out in a while. Ja Rule is definitely back on his A-Game on this album. Don't sleep on this. If you ever liked Ja Rule, you will like this album. Shoot I wasn't even a big fan before listening to this album. The album leaked early last year but it wasn't complete. It was missing like 4 tracks and 3 skits. This is the album in its entirety released by Ja himself. Quality is 192kbps.
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01.The Mirror Intro 02. Skit 03.Message to Mankind 04.Uh Ohhh! (feat. Merc Montana & Lil Wayne) 05.Body (feat. Ashley Joi) 06.Sunset (feat. The Game & Stephanie) 07.300 (feat. Newz, Tre, & Merc Montana) 08.Enemy of the State 09.Ladies 10.Father Forgive Me 11.Judas 12.Damn (feat. Jenna) 13.The Mirror (Love Is Pain) 14.Something New (feat. Vita) 15.Rules of Engagement 16.It's All Hood Now 17.Katt Williams Skit 18.Hearsay 19.Sing a prayer 4 Me 20.Free (feat. Ashley Joi) 21.Style On 'Em
Here is a new music video from Newz featuring Ja Rule! I wasn't really a Ja Rule fan until recently to be honest. I got in to rap at the height of the 50 Cent beef, and lets be honest 50 killed him. The first single I appreciated of his was Clap Back. I never really paid him too much attention save his dope singles, until I heard his unreleased album, The Mirror. That album woulda been a classic had it been released. I might post it here someday, seeing how he's basically scrapped all that material for a new album. Enjoy this video though, cause Ja and Newz definitely spazz!