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Making The Video & Beat of "Drop The World"

[vimeo 9859163] The official video for "Drop The World" is slated to drop March 11th. [youtube 4wk7mKrAYIM] Hit-Boy and Chase N. Cashe, the producers behind the track on speak on how the track was made, and how it got in the possession of Lil' Wayne, as well as show how they created the beat.

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Freeway & Jake One - The Stimulus Package (Album Review)

Before I start to review this album, I must confess that I'm not a huge Freeway fan. In fact I never actually listened to a full Freeway album before this one. I have heard very positive things about this album, so I decided to give it a listen. It's important to note that the album is STRICTLY produced by Jake One, handling all of the LP's 15 tracks.  Jake One has done production for big names in Hip-Hop such as G-Unit, De La Soul, and MF Doom, it's clear that after one listen of the album he is a genius when it comes to beatmaking. Jake One's beats to The Stimulus Package can be compared to the soul-sampled production that we saw Kanye West supply Jay-Z for the Blueprint. Most of the intro of the album has Freeway not spitting, as he just wants people to admire the beat . Beanie Sigel also makes a cameo on the intro as him and Freeway trade bars with one another. The next two tracks ( "Throw Your Hands Up" ," One Foot In") has Freeway declaring the Dynasty is still alive, along with him searching for life after the Roc. ("Never Gonna Change") Has Freeway telling a story about life on the streets, while he displays his more difficult flow on the album. He switches it up constantly to match the fast to slow drum pattern. ("One Thing") is my personal favorite track on the album. It features a show stealer performance from Raekwon (who may or may not have taken a shot at Joe Budden) as they rap about fake people . ("The Product") has Free comparing himself to drugs as a personification of how "The whole world is hooked on him". Though that topic is kinda played out, he keeps it refreshing rapping on a mellow beat that is the real addiction to the song. The album isn't without flaws as the song with Birdman (I guess Lil' Wayne was out of his budget), ("Follow My Moves") Bun B, (Sho' Nuff) and Latoya Williams (Freekin' The Beat) don't really feel like they have place in this album. ("She Makes Me Feel Alright" and "Know What I Mean") are also lackluster tracks that have little to no replay value as well. The Last three songs on the album are perhaps Freeway at his best as he really puts his heart and soul into those tracks. ("Money") tells the story of the trials and tribulations of chasing money, along with Mr. Porter who handles the hook and Omilio Sparks who lends a verse. It is definitely a standout track on the album. ("Free People")  the deepest song on the album as Freeway does a lot of soul searching on the track. The outro of the album is Freeway's version of Eminem's Stan, as he's rapping as his fans who send him letters to keep him motivated to continue rapping. Freeway doesn't have mind-blowing lyrics that will have you pressing the rewind button over and over, however what he has is honesty. As I stated before I wasn't a Freeway fan before I listened to the album, but I became one after listening to it. I'll be sure to buy download his other albums now. As I encourage you to go out and buy download this album too! 4 Shots out of 5

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8.8 Earthquake Hits Chile

[youtube KwEg5Pa3z74] A massive 8.8 earthquake hit Santiago, Chile last night destroying cities and causing panic in the region. This earthquake was 64 times grater than the Haiti earthquake. A tsunami warning has been issued to all nations in the pacific including the island of Hawaii. Kanye West and his G.O.O.D music family are currently working on Kanye's new album in Hawaii and were forced to evacuate early this Saturday morning.

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XV- Lift The Game

Last year you had Drake, Asher Roth, Charles Hamilton as your freshmen class of 09. This year comes XV. Most people couldn't tell you who XV is or where hes from but all that will soon change. Yet he doesn't have the popularity as Drake had or the large suburban followers as Asher did, XV brings his own new culture. His persona of a square gives him a sorta respectable cool. Hes making video game heads popular while supplying us with passionate rhymes. On his latest track "Lift The Game" he spill his words onto a canvas that Lil Wayne and Eminem excelled on. He does a great job on the track reminding people that talent can be found anywhere. The whole track he reminds his city that hes still here for them with lines like "Im a lift the game up and bring it back to where i fucking live". His message is obvious, "they tell me move to new york like is so fatal/keep your plane ticket/ i bough tow cables/ I'm so able to prove them wrong motherfucker/ cause the kid from small ville is gonna show them all motherfucker" By his music XV portrays exclusion. It seems like he was never in the inner circles and he expresses a lot of these feeling through his music. Keep an eye out on this guy, he will continue to deliver and his following will only get bigger. You can download mixtapes, songs and learn more about XV at www.thekidwiththegreenbackpack.com

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