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It is the 9th month of the year and Cardi B has literally made a believer out of all of us. She has the #2 song in the country and even got Kodak Black on the remix for her hit "Bodak Yellow". While that is an awesome accomplishment for Cardi, we are here for my Summer 17' playlist. I am aware that a few of you have been patiently waiting for an update and I do apologize for the wait and hiatus. I have a bunch of awesome post lined up for you guys that I hope will bring back nostalgic memories as well as invoke thought and spark conversation. I wanted to come back with my summer playlist because unlike summers back when I was an adolescence I do not get to parlay during the summer or even go out for that manner these days. So my music intake is limited to late night binges on Youtube and my amped up Spotify list. I hope you guys enjoy this entry. And check out the dope visuals that I picked for summer 17' I think a few of you will agree that my picks are spot on. --M$C
Top 10 Songs
"I'm The One" - DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper, & Lil Wayne
I feel so bad that it is the eighth month of the new year and there has yet to be a Top 10 with 5 dope mixtapes resting below. Well I am finally about to mind fuck a lot of people because with these summer jams heating up the streets the early part of the year delivered some instant favorites of mine. I have compiled a pretty decent list of what I've been fonking to since January and while it was hard to sum up eight months in 10 songs and 5 mixtapes I am confident that you guys will equally enjoy my picks. Please feel free to submit upcoming Top Ten and Top Five genres or subjects you would like for me to cover on an upcoming entry. Enjoy the list!
Hagen Lee, a St. Petersburg emcee teamed up with CLP Nation( Production) to birth Big
Badda Boom and the name along should have you rushing to press play. It's Big, It's got Badda, and it for damn sure has Boom. I love the fact that it cut to live footage of Hagen Lee and ABR chugging down beers on the beach and their friends cheering them on. It made it authentic and not so much like a concept driven video. And sick tattoo on the guy Drink, Fight, Fuck, I don't know if it's real but I thought it went well with what the song concept was. The single is featured on a compilation Mixtape called "Lab Rats Vol. 1" that is fully produced by and for CLPNation.com.( Download link below) Be on the look out for Hagen Lee's project titled " Working Class Hero" its slated to drop soon. Check out the visuals and rates for "Big Badda Boom" below. --MSC DOWNLOAD|LAB RATS VOL. 1 CLP NATION PRESENTS: LAB RATS VOL 1 - VARIOUS ARTIST
Rating: Lyrics: 5
Instrumental:N/A Visual:5 Star Potential: 4 Overall: 5
Favorite Line: "WALKING AROUND IN MY OLD MERCH LIKE I'M SO STYLIST, CAUSE TONIGHT INVITED WIFEY AND THE SIDE CHICK IT AINT A RAP SHOW IF WE DON'T SEE ANY VIOLENCE"
#SoundCloud on several occasions has transformed into a musical vortex and sucked me in. I can literally be checking out one artist and based off their likes of another artist I'll go check them out and I'm like hey that's really dope and it's a repetitive process until I can't even remember who I was originally checking out. With all that being said I have compiled a decent Top 10 of artist that I frequent on #SoundCloud. Of Course there's a Top 5 and that will display some pretty dope mixtapes available via #SoundCloud or for Download through a third party site. Please check out each artist and enjoy my compilation. --M$C
LOOK OUT BELOW! Of course it's been a minute but I definitely have been super absorbed in some really great songs. I have compiled a pretty dope list of what I been rocking with and I hope this late summer/ fall playlist gets you to check out some of the featured artist and it wouldn't be a Top 10 without 5 Below. Mixtapes that you need and must check out are below and have direct links so you can listen and download. I hope you folks enjoy the music and don't be afraid to comment and follow the blog. --M$C
Top 10
Next To It- Lupe Fiasco ft. Ty Dolla Sign
Rasheeda ft. Kaleena- Love Lock Down
No Flex Zone- Rae Sremmurd
Lil Boosie - Lifestyle (G-Mix)'
Texas Margarita - Gucci Mane ft. Young Dolph & Dr. Phil
Iceberg ft Young Cartoon & Lunch - Leave That Nigga
Another dope compilation of my Top 10 songs I'm fonkin' along with 5 dope mixtapes that you lovely folks should go check out and download. And as always some dope new videos that provide great visuals. Check out the list below and If you're an independent or underground artist interested in getting your music featured send your music and videos to e2tsmusicsubmissions@gmail.com to be considered.
Since first hearing Mighty Jai's #ImTellinYa at the Local 662 in Downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, in February, I have been hounding, harassing, and frequently on alert for the release of the single. [ Ask him!!] Well the wait is finally over because yesterday he dropped this dope ass bomb on Soundcloud. I did include my rating for the song based off my criteria. Check out the track below and make sure to go check out his latest Mixtape [Dreams $old Separately]. -M$C
Rating: Lyrics: 5
Instrumental:N/A Visual: N/A Star Potential: 5 Overall: 5 Favorite Line: "I can't believe it's not butter, lately I been on a roll."
Well It's been almost a week since I did a two post entry on ABR. In the midst of him doing all of that with me, he dropped his mixtape The Man with Faux Pas and for those of you that's like "whoa whats Fox Past" You're saying it wrong and you should go google it! I first would like to say If you are sleep on this artist you really should lay off the sleeping pills. For godsake I just presented him to you jerks on a silver platter. If you still want to act oblivious to his artisty you haven't checked out #TMWFP. He snapped, he made you think, and without saying it, he dared you to challenge him. It featured " Bruh Man" and " 5 Babies" Both being favorites of mine. It also featured six other dope tracks that showcased Burnright's uncanny ability to tap dance on the pre frontal cortex of your brain. This was evident with his blunt content, his strong delivery and of course his beats. I don't know whether to call it a mixtape, an EP, or in his words an experiment since he is a Scientist ( I'm convinced). I enjoyed his take on what he likes to call "Conscious Trap" It was definitely a medley of awakening punchlines and it's production set me the listener in a state of confusion because there was times I wanted to just hit a full Khloe Kardashian twerk but the lyric content wouldn't allow me. I wanted to know what he was going to say next. I thoughtfully listened and thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. I am never disappointed in his artistry and what he puts out. I send well wishes, continued motivation, and success to Alec Burnright and the entire CLPNation family. I have added links to listen and download #TMWFP as well as ABR Spotlight Review I did 6 days ago. Enjoy the goods and make sure you tell him this particular mu'fucka sent you! -M$C
Mastermind, Scientist, Creative,
and Effortless Genius, are all the attributes that come to mind when I think of
Alec Burnright. He is ½ of CLP Nation which is a blog platform for other indie
artist and mainstream artist. They also showcase technology, and other dope
topics. Besides heading a blog site, he is an artist above all else. I first
discovered Alec Burnright on one of CLP Nations affiliated artist Charli Funk’s
song, Clique. When I first heard him he
was BNyce but I soon found out that BNyce was Alec Burnright. Hence his catchy
line… “I use to Bnyce until I learned to Burn Right.” From there on out I have
not only supported ABR but the entire CLP Nation movement. He is what should be
playing on the radio but because of watered down, mainstream artist; the world
according to our society wouldn’t be able to handle his raw and uncut
interpretation of how the world really is. He plays upon intelligence well and
his subject matter is definitely something that will have you searching google
and the library for answers. He doesn’t sugarcoat a thing and is proud to poke
back at critics. He recently dropped his rendition of Drake’s Trophies and My
God! Can someone please get him on MTV jams with the likes of Common, Talib
Kweli, Mos Def, and any other rapper that is actually saying something real?
Even though he says what most people are afraid to say about our country or
about worldly issues he sometimes switches up his approach by banging out a
nice club single. He is definitely someone that should be on heavy rotation on
majority of real hip hop and rap listener’s playlist. Did I forget to mention
that besides heading a blog and being an artist he is also a dope producer.
Alec Burnright has opened for AfroMan, Machine Gun Kelly and Nappy Roots. With
CLP Nation rising in numbers he continues to network and grow in the indie-ground scene. He credits inspiration from Buju Banton to A$AP Rocky to your favorite
indie artist. He is diverse in his love for music and you never know what he
will drop next with his Island roots and his love for dope lyricist like
himself.
When
asked who Alec Burnright sounds like, many are often stumped, stating that the
sounds of CLP Nation's Jamaican-born, Miami-bred flagship recording artist and
producer Alec Burnright are both unique and refreshing.His newest project The Man With Faux Pas #TMWFP drops 3.15.14.
When you get done here please check out Alec Burnright and his blog site CLPNation.com.
--M$C [Q & A with ABR] 1.M$C:I know you use to Bnyce until you learned to Burnright... Why the name change?
ABR:I came up with the name b nyce when I first started rapping. It was simple and sounded cool enough. Over the years though I noticed a lot of B Nyce's and strange variations of it. 2 nyce, d nyce, z nyce, nyce nyce, it just started to feel mad corny and trite. so in an effort to show people I should be taken more seriously, and to have a name I could brand as my own, I took my middle name Alec, and a play on my last name, woodburn... and just ran with that. I had actually planned this before I changed it. 2.M$C:What is your biggest accomplishment to date? ABR: My biggest accomplishment I'd say is CLP Nation as a whole. I dont know.... everything. I started off making wack beats with my homie, doing shows with my eyes closed, and starting up a stupid blog.... to making crazy futuristic beats, having people hit me up after shows because a friend of there's dropped my name because of my performance, and our blog was recognized by HulkShare and is gaining more traction everyday, plus the team is growing and people see the movement and they want to help it roll. I would definitely say CLP Nation as a whole unit is the biggest accomplishment. 3.M$C:The Man With Faux Pas drops soon... What can listeners expect from this project? ABR:TMWFP is in 2 words: Conscious Trap. People love trap... they love the bass, they love the busy hi hats. People usually like to hear ignornace on those beats though. Then you have the people that like to hear about world issues and politics and enlightened topics... but usually those types of beats are uninteresting to the masses, and are only appreciated by the 'hard core hip hop heads' .... so what I wanted to do was jump on some trap shit and - of course sprinkle it with a little ignorance here and there - but even more so, sprinkle some intellect on that bitch give some ish you can think about, with a beat you can wild out too. 4.M$C:Being that you were raised in the 305, reside in the 727 and are Jamaican Born how do you balance all the musical influences in your music? ABR: Growing up, mom dukes always had a cassette in the deck. A-side and B-side full of reggae tunes. I don't know a lot of artists names because they just had mixtapes they probably copped at the flea market but I think that's where I get alot of my rhythm... Especially in the beats I make but it definitely affects my cadence of my flow as well. My first album I ever owned, my auntie gave me... Arrested Development, "3 years....." that album I would say shaped my mind frame to the conscious side of things... but who are we kidding... I like alcohol, pussy, and weed like everybody else on this damn planet so forgive me if I dip into my jar of sin every other couple bars .... So that's where Miami booty scene comes into play thats probably where most of my ratchetness comes from, if any. Uncle Luke and all them. Before 727 it was the 352 though. We were in Gainesville for a minute. definitely had some influences from there as well. Definitely hood influences. So over the years I have been listening to and working with all different types of people and music. Now we end up in the Burg where I'm finally starting to master it all and use them all together in the right ways. Especially being right in between Tampa and the Burg, its great hearing the distinction between the two cities and the artist from both cities.
He use to BNYCE till he learned how to BURNRIGHT and without further ado, the award of the evening goes to... ABR or Alec Burnright!!!! I just checked out Mr. Burnright's remix of Drake's most recent track "Trophies". All I can say is if Zimmerman and Bieber won't get you there let your computer being invaded by dust bunnies be the only reason you haven't #Pressedplay on the video. Below is the video and after you're done viewing check out clpnation.com for everything Indie and Trendy. Alec Burnright's "The Man With Faux Pas" Drops 3/15/14 with original production from DJ Cooley --M$C
SO ITS A NEW YEAR AND WITH EVERYBODY AND THEY GRANDMA YELLING NEW YEAR, NEW ME. MS. STREET CRED REMAINS THE SAME AND THE MUSIC IS THE ONLY THING NEW! WITH THAT BEING SAID I HAVE BEEN TELLING MYSELF TO SET UP A SCHEDULE SO I CAN KEEP DELIVERING DOPE POST ABOUT THE MUSIC I AM FOLLOWING AND THE ARTIST THAT I HAVE COME TO LOVE. PEOPLE THINK I AM AN ARTIST, AND EVEN THOUGH I AM A WRITER AND FEEL CONFIDENT THAT I COULD, I AM SIMPLY A LOVER OF MUSIC AND ENJOY ESCAPING THE WOES OF THE DAILY STRUGGLE THROUGH MUSIC. I THANK EVERY ARTIST THAT PUTS THEIR BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS INTO EVERY SONG, ALBUM AND MIXTAPE. THEY REALLY DO SPEAK TO ME AND MAKES MY DAY BETTER. I IMAGINE THAT THE PROCESS IS A TEDIOUS ONE BUT THE FINISH PRODUCTS SHOW HOW MUCH TIME HAS BEEN INVESTED. I DECIDED TO START THE NEW YEAR OFF WITH TEN ON TOP AND 5 BELOW SINCE A FEW DOPE THINGS HAVE DROPPED IN THE LAST WEEK. I HOPE THOSE WHO CHECK ME OUT ENJOY THE COMPILATION AND FIND A NEW ARTIST TO CHECK OUT IN THE PROCESS.
