Euphrates-Buene Testa Anti-Social Club

Euphrates is one of the more interesting groups I have stumbled upon throughout my hip-hop adventures. Apparently, all three members are Iraqi's and are now located in Montreal. I'm not sure about more current material, but they released A Bend In The River in '03, and it is excellent. Thought-provoking rhymes from intro to outro, and instrumentals that supplement the rhyme skillz.
I also enjoyed the reference behind Buene Testa Anti-Social Club.





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Custom Made-Round Here (We Never Miss)

Custom Made is a group from Cali, with a very distinctive and soulful sound. They tend to make the same song lots of times over, the only difference being the lyrics and a drum loop or sample here and there.
Still, Round Here (We Never Miss) is a dope jawn. These Cali boys chose an ill sample for the hook, and it makes the track that much more memorable.





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Sticky Fingaz feat. Raekwon-Money Talks

Last thing I ever thought I'd be listening to this morning is Sticky Fingaz. Rapps all full of corny racial cliches, and jokes that sound mad stoopid 10 years later. If you're even expecting some low-grade Bacdafucup type muzak, prepare to be more than disappointed.
Money Talks is one of the few listenable tracks to be found on Kirk Jones' Black Trash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones. Nothing particularly exceptional, but the Raekwon feature should afford a listen, ehh?





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People Under The Stairs: Mid-City Fiesta

I've really been getting into the People Under The Stairs as of late. Upon acquiring the necessary taste to 'enjoy' their particular brand of hip-hop, it's easy to listen to one album after another.
Mid-City Fiesta is a great storytelling jawn, where Thes One and Double K narrate the events of what sounds like a beautiful Cali night.





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Virtuouso feat. Esoteric & Mr. Lif-Orion's Belt

Verbal imagery is a special thing, an device used by the illest of emcees. Back in the day, you could hear verbal imagery from every prominent rhyme-spitta, in fact 'Pac used some of the most metaphorically visual language of any poet.
These days, you have to resort to the negative altitudes, to find such capabilities. Listen to Lif's verse on this jawn, shit is something special.



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Dilated Peoples and Tash-Soundbombing

For the longest time, I was convinced that Rakaa Irscience was the illest flow-spitta from the Dilated Peoples, however, only recently did I notice that dukes ain't really that lyrical, but compensates with his delivery. Still, on this jawn off Soundbombing II, Rakaa, Ev, and Tash of the 'Liks, break shit down something proper.





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L Da Headtoucha-It's Your Life

I found this one on L Da Headtoucha's Destined For Greatness tape, but the official release of this jawn is the b-side of L's Too Complex 12". Real talk, it was difficult to pick a single favorite track of that tape, because it is chock-full of cold gems. No bullshit, Da Headtoucha has one of the greatest ears for instrumentals of any rapper past and present. One of the few dukes who can produce a tape that is ill from front to back.
And trust, that ain't shit weak about It's Your Life.





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50 Cent-I'm A Hustler

This jawn comes off 50's Power Of The Dollar, the infamous first album that ignited Fiddy's rise to the top.
Looking back at it now, 50 had the perfect strategy to succeed for the late 90's/early '00's. He reached out to the underground hip-hop crowd at first with Power Of The Dollar, and from there he adapted a commercial sound that expanded album after album.
Real talk though, Power Of The Dollar is a gully album. Shit's got some genuine knockers on there, such as I'm A Hustler.





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The P Brothers feat. Roc Marciano-Caviar

The P Brothers' The Gas was one of the few albums released in '08 that satisfied true school east coast heads. The Gas is some truly dystopian 1984-esque shit, so it's natural that comparisons to the like of Cannibal Ox would occur.
Truly, it's nothing like that. Some gully NY shit, equipped with some of the illest production in modern memory. Real talk, Paul S and DJ Ivory are two of the premier beatsmith's of the current generation.





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King Medallion & Arch Angel-Supernova

I'm not entirely sure how I got my hands on this album, but I'm glad I did, 'cos this jawn Supernova is a gem. Flavor Flav might award it 'Cold Medina' status.
I believe Arch Angel is the producer, and King Medallion is the rhyme-spitta, ill lyric equippa (dukes rhymes with Planet Asia on occasion). On Supernova, they craft an opus of immeasurable proportions.



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Buckshot & 9th Wonder-Food For Thought

You can find this one on the 9th & Buckshot album Chemistry. Although most underground heads are already well-versed on the dynamics of 9th and the Buckshot shorty, there are those unfortunate few.
Anyway, 9th tries his best at a Primo impression on Food For Thought, and comes up with a remarkably fluid product. As for Buckshot, this ain't no Black Moon-type shit, but it's certainly no Survival Skill either. Take the medium of both spectrum's.





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Chapter 13-Only The Start

You already know that Chapter 13 drops straight heat right? Although few have heard of the Chicago-based group, know that their release Nevermore's Asylum is some uncannily ill shit.
The craziest thing about it is how every member of Ch. 13 can also produce with remarkable prowess. Young Valentine has chops, and you should already know that Rashid Hadee is a production god.





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Scientifik-Internal Affairs

The Lawtown murdera. Someone just recently crafted a masterful compilation of Scientifik's non-album jawns, that features immaculate overtures a plenty.
Internal Affairs features an great left coast funk sample and some drum-laden heavy bass.





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Tela-Piece Of Mind

Tela is a Memphis-based rapper who later signed to Rap-A-Lot, yet he released this record on Suave House Records. Shit's classic in many circles, and is definitely worth a listen on a rainy night.
The illest jawn is the album-titled track that sounds just as suave as the record label that released it.





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Phil Da Agony feat. Planet Asia & Krondon-Number 1

Found this on Phil Da Agony's on Steady Aromatic 2. As opposed to the other honorary members of Strong Arm Steady, PDA actually has a steady discog which holds up after numerous listens.
On a sidenote, if anyone knows of an instance in which KRS-One spit over this very same instrumental, I would be much obliged to receive an song title.



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Grafh-Damage Is Done

I remember I found this on some obscure Kanye tape, and immediately tried to cop all of Grafh's discog. I'd call this one of his premier jawns, but dukes has steady gems in his collection. Even the immortal Green Lantern crafted a tape with Grafh.
I like the desensitized ignorance that's presented on this jawn.





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Natural Elements-Apocalypse

I'm not entirely sure when this jawn came out, but shit knocks something proper. Definitely sounds like some QB Mobb Deep era shit, but the word association is without comparison. That classic vocab, yanahmean?






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Kollabo Brothers feat. Paris-Words I Wrote

Furthering the reputation that the Europeans can improve on anything American, comes a jawn from the Finnish Kollabo Brothers. On their album For My Peoples, they enlist the help of many hip hop veterans over new-age boom-bap. Look for cats like Tim Dog, Craig G, Grandmaster Caz, and Diamond D among others over these ill compositions.
For Words I Wrote, the Kollabo bros got lyrical assistance from Paris, who strays away from his political rapps for long enough to drop the illest Scarface reference ever.



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7L & Esoteric feat. J-Live & Count Bass D-Rules Of Engagement

I'd write more if I wasn't cooking this up mid-morning.





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Mr. Hyde feat. Q-Unique, ill Bill & DJ Eclipse-Killer Collage

Speaking of Ill Bill, this here is a jawn off his Non-Phixion affiliate Mr. Hyde's album called Chronicles Of The Beastman. If you've heard this genre of rapps, then you know it's some lyrical tomfoolery type shit. On the William Braunstein tip, he drops some lyrical murder over his little bro's production.
When you listen to this one, notice Mr. Hyde's cutesy cadence. Ha! And notice that Q-Unique is still mad underrated, dukes can really spit phlegm.





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