Reks- In Between The Lines (The Mixtape) Here

Oh shit! Reks just dropped his In Between The Lines mixtape. Going through this now and there are some serious serious joints on it. Lately Reks has been out of control making high quality material, and this continues the hot streak. I know I JUST gave Statik props a couple days back, but he's murdering it on the boards with the lead off track, Self Titled.

Reks- Self Titled (produced by Statik Selektah)-

Self Titled is apparently a preview of the forthcoming full length, R.E.K.S., most likely dropping sometime this summer. Piano sample on this one is perfect, and I'm digging how they flipped the Nas' Destroy and Rebuild A Capella. At this rate, I know this won't be the last time this year I blog about the man behind Grey Hairs.

Grab it all below!

In Between The Lines

1. Green Lantern Intro

2. Self Titled (off R.E.K.S. album) (produced by Statik Selektah)

3. I Don't Play (LFHQ Dj Premier Exclusive)

4. Understand (produced by Lee Bannon)

5. Rap-a-nomics ft. Slaine & Torae (produced by Statik Selektah)

6. Count If Off ft. CurT@ins (produced by Statik Selektah)

7. 2012 (produced by Statik Selektah)

8. God Damn! ft. Freddie Gibbs (produced by Statik Selektah)

9. I Too, America (produced by Statik Selektah)

10. 7am ft. Termanology, Steven King, J-Status, & JFK (produced by Statik Selektah)

11. That's What's Up ft. Bossman (produced by Statik Selektah)

12. Hennessy (produced by Statik Selektah)

13. Henny @ Halftime ft. Ron artest (produced by Statik Selektah)

14. Dangerous (Showoff) ft. JFK, Statik Selektah, & Kali (produced by Statik Selektah)

15. 21st Century Rap (prod. by Anthem)

16. Banner City ft. Termanology & Easy Money (off Dj Deadeye album, prod. by MGI)

17. Diesel ft. Chi Knox & Lucky Dice (produced by Rain)

18. City Night Stories ft. Nature, Soul Theory, and G Huff (produced by Soul Theory)

19. Down Like That (Lawtown) (produced by Statik Selektah)

20. Evil That Men Do ft. JV (produced by DEMOBeats)

21. Problem ft. LMS and Saheed (prod. by OZNY)

22. In Between The Lines Freestyle (prod. by Infinite Archetype)

23. Lucky Man (produced by Statik Selektah)

24. International ft. El Da Sensei and Insight (produced by Insight)

25. Something From Nothing ft. Mr M.O.E. & B.R. (ATL) (produced by S-Type)

26. Jena Side (produced by 1914)

27. Invasion Outro

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86 Init!

Here's a De La Soul track I don't hear people reference that often. It's actually a track from the Nightmares On Wax Sound Of N.O.W. EP, released in 2000. Aside from this EP, I'm not really up on the Nightmares On Wax collective. I remember seeing this in stores when it came out, but never got a copy until I acquired it from someone else's vinyl collection (What up John May?!)

Just doing a little research now, I see that the crew specializes in soul music and that they've been active since 1988. Their biography from their website offers a little history on the group. I'll let the music do the talking, though. Check out the track below for some exceptional De La you may not have caught the first time around! Well done, N.O.W.!

Nightmares On Wax feat. De La Soul - Keep On (86 Init Mix)-

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100 Proof! M.O.P. x Mobb Deep x Juice Crew Collabo

(above: Statik Selektah at the Cambridge, MA 100 Proof Listening Party)

Alright, so I had a short burst of posts to close out 2009 / ring in 2010 then I got quiet. I suppose I should visit my Mom's house over holidays and bring my laptop more often. I'd be a blogging king. A king I tells ya! Well, let's be for real, that's not really what I dream of becoming.

(Great start, Will. That'll keep them checking in...)

Honestly, I've crawled into my cave that is C's Section and started putting in work on new material. Time to make some magic. The only way for me to do that is to drop off the face of the Earth here and there. Also, I have to surround myself with positive energy, so check out the new name I gave my computer hard drive:

Now you know it's official.

Statik Selektah's 100 Proof The Hangover) dropped a little over a week ago, and I've been meaning to say a little something about it / post a track. Statik is killing it on the boards and once again came through with an onslaught of talented emcees. That's pretty much a given now, as his talent and unparalleled work ethic have helped him build genuine friendships with countless industry personalities. With that being said, you can tell everyone is happy to be involved in the project, yielding an album that sounds natural. This in itself is a great accomplishment for a record stacked so high with guests.

I'm sure you've noticed I have nothing but positive things to say about Statik projects. In a genre where countless personalities are talking trash about one another, Statik is giving us albums where there is a sense of camaraderie between tons of artists, and that alone is worth giving props.

Speaking of giving props...

If you haven't peeped his past two albums, Spell My Name Right (The Album) and Stick 2 The Script, check them out. There's something for most rap fans on these releases. For the demographic who checks out this blog, I'm thinking this may be a choice cut off the new record (it's also the beat playing in the above video)...

Statik Selektah- Do It 2 Death feat. Lil Fame, Havoc, and Kool G Rap-

Here's a couple of my favorites from his past two offerings...

Mr. Popularity feat. Consequence (from Stick 2 The Script)-

Ahhhh, those drums!!!

Did What We Had To Do (Showoff Mix) feat. KRS-One, Larry Cheeba & Large Professor (from Spell My Name Right)-



Take It To The Top feat. Cassidy, Saigon and Termanology (Video- from Stick 2 The Script)-

(Worth checking out alone for the amount of times Cassidy says "man" in the first half of his verse... YES)



If you like 'em, cop 'em!

MAN!

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More On Rap Letters (aka Moron Rap Letters)

To conclude my post from Thursday...

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Driving Big Cars, Spending 20s+10s

It's here and I like it? 2010 is the future. The future is now.

I have many questions- most of them dealing with the lack of flying cars.

So far, has this turned out to be the Willenium we all hoped it would be?

If so, since my name is Will, does the Willenium effect me more? I used to have a coworker I would drive crazy playing this song over and over. Hey, what can I say, I like to celebrate (in style..?). 10 years is a long time, though. I rang in the new millennium ten years ago sick and asleep on my mother's floor in front of a space heater. Ten years later, I rang in a new decade taking care of someone who's sick while watching Dick and Seacrest party like it's 199...

Hold up, it is.

Or was.

Hey, I got a better idea. How about we party like it's 1984?

Mr. Magic's Rap Attack- New Year's 1983 into 1984-

There's some crazy Malcolm McLaren / Marley Marl special mixing going on here. I wish it was recorded with a little less clipping, but it happens. I have to note that it's not me cutting off the beginning of the New Years countdown to be a jerk, it's just how it was on the cassette. I did add a couple Will C. drops though, so technically I AM a jerk.

How's this for a thought- If The Simpsons characters actually aged, they'd look more like this in the newer episodes:

Borrowed from perhaps my favorite episode of all time, Lisa's Wedding. I taped it off the television when it premiered in 1995. It won an Emmy award that year for Outstanding Animated Program.

*Sighhhh* They don't make 'em like they used to.

Happy 2010!

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