Straight Gangsterism

Hip-Hop Str8 G | 19 Feb 2010

N.W.A. Reunion on Farmclub.com

I’ve had a number of disappointment throughout my years as a music fan, but my nothing was worse than the failed N.W.A. reunion of the late 1990s. If you don’t know, after all tensions cooled, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, DJ Yella, and MC Ren hit the studio with Snoop Dogg as the fifth member. These sessions resulted in two tracks, “Chin Check” from the Next Friday OST and “Hello” (Ice Cube, Dre, Ren) from Ice Cube’s War & Peace Vol 2, both bangers. The buzz behind the reunion was huge and I can remember reading a new rumor everyday on the early hip hop websites and message boards. Aside from the massive Up in Smoke Tour, the public highlight of this reunion was N.W.A’s appearance on Farmclub.com.

Farmclub.com was a tv show broadcast by USA from late 1999 to early 2000. Hosted by former DJ/VJ Matt Pinfield, the show featured live performances and interviews of some of the hottest music stars of the time. The episode featuring N.W.A. 2.0 along with Xzibit and the Eastsidaz aired on March 27, 2000. Here are clips from the two N.W.A. performances…

Although an album (Not These Niggaz Again) was planned, nothing really came from this reunion. This is unfortunate, tough, as those two songs were fierce. Actually, now that I think about it, it’s probably good that it didn’t happen. There’s no way they could have adequately made up the void left by Eazy-E. While dope, Snoop wouldn’t have been able to take Eazy’s place in that dynamic…
Deuces

Hip-Hop Str8 G | 03 Feb 2010

Eightball & MJG – Ten Toes Down (video)

Hot new video from 8ball & MJG “Ten Toes Down” off their upcoming Grand Hustle Release Ten Toes Down. The song itself is cool. It’s kind of a less grossly violent version of “You Don’t Want Drama.” The video is dope as hell, especially when MJG cracks the bottle over dudes head. Grand Hustle is already handling Ball & G way better than Bad Boy did. Cop Ten Toes Down when it comes out in April.

Hip-Hop & Old School Joints Str8 G | 30 Jan 2010

OSJW: Street Military – Gasta Get Paid

In anticipation of my upcoming essay on underground legends Street Military, here’s one of my favorite tracks from them, Gasta Get Paid, from their classic 1993 EP Don’t Give a Damn. The first verse is just incredible.Nihilism at its finest…

Street Military “Gasta Get Paid” Don’t Give a Damn (1993)

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