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Kentucky Colonel

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Diddy Puts On For Raekwon

AP – Sean “Diddy” Combs and a number of high profile rap stars will celebrate the release of Raekwon The Chef’s highly anticipated album Only Build 4 Cuban Linx II. Combs has been tapped to serve as host of the release party, which will take place at New York hot spot Santos Party House. Legendary [...]

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Kane & Abel – Am I My Brother’s Keeper (7-7-1998)

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Kane and Abel were two of just a few No Limit artists who got to share in some of the early success of the tank as well have the chance to release two albums throughout the era. Their 1996 effort The 7 Sins featured one of the tanks coldest songs ever in the standout effort “Gangstafied.” Two short years later the tank was in its optimal position and the twins’ second effort Am I My Brother’s Keeper couldn’t have come at a better time. I rememberthis one dropping dead in the middle of the summer and please believe that itdidn’t disappoint.
 

In one of the most bizarre moments in hip hop history the NoLimit twins made the decision to flip Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time” fortheir second album’s first single as well as opening track. Master P adds hisusual ghetto struggle saga over the perfected production courtesy of CarlosStephens, O’dell, and KLC.  Whenthis album first came out when I was thirteen I didn’t really appreciate “ThisIs For The Smokers” for some reason but right about now I have a newfoundkinship with the track if you know what I mean.

The KLC produced “Throw Them Thangs” was always one of myfavorite tracks on this album. I always thought about how fucked up them dudeson the other side of all those shots got. Producer O’dell lays down one of NoLimit’s most instrumentally potent beats with the angst and hood sorrow filled“Stress.” Kane and Abel use a sick beat from Mo B. Dick to break the dope gamedown in clear numbers on “The Game.” I always figured that I’d lay some chickdown while we were listening to “Call Me When You Need Some” but now I’ve cometo a realization that listening to music while you’re boning usually leaves youwith too many memories. Sometimes good, sometimes bad; fellows you know hoe itgoes!

C-Murder used to be my nigga so basically all the tracks hewas featured on usually turned out to be my favorite ones as is the case with “NoLimit Niggas.” Though it’s nowhere near as good as the original “Gangstafied”the Silkk The Shocker and Mr. Serv-On assisted “Gangstafied Forever” is anoteworthy addition to this collection. Unless you’re a pure asshole there’s noway that you can’t appreciate KLC’s production on “Greens, Cornbread, andCabbage.” My main man C-Murder makes one more appearance on the album’s closingeffort “I Aint Runnin” where he and the twins spit murderous bars over anaggressive beat courtesy of Carlos Stephens.

 

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