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It still doesn't seem real that Michael Jackson has passed! I mean he is the king of pop, an icon, the most popular person in the world when it comes to music!! Cooking Soul has come up with this dope mixtape to make sure his music lives on! Check inside for the tracklist and download link to this dope mixtap which features some of your favorite artists!! 01 - Intro 02 - Beat it feat. Kid Cudi 03 - Remember the time feat. 50 Cent 04 - Bad feat. Ludacris 05 - Skit 06 - I Want You Back feat. Lil Wayne 07 - Don’t stop ‘Til You Get Enough feat. Jay-Z 08 - Black or White feat. Eminem 09 - Thriller feat. Notorious B.I.G 10 - Rock with you feat. Notorious B.I.G 11 - Smooth Criminal feat. 2Pac 12 - You Rock My World feat. Nas 13 - Outro 14 - I Can’ help it (Cookin Soul Band Remix)
B.I.G. was a great MC to me and it's good to see that an artist who has been dead for 12 years and only dropped 2 albums can maintain relevance in a game where new rappers pop up everyday!! In memory of B.I.G. DJ Drama & Cooking Soul have dropped a tribute mixtape. Download it here!
Just in case Def Jam destroys my blog for this, it was fun while it lasted! lmao But here's the Letter To BIG video. We all know its not supposed to be out yet! Shout out to UHTN!!
Now we are pitted with the 2nd singles off of the albums, which in my opinion is a better match up!! We have the Jay's anthem for the spoiled materialistic girlfriend, Ain't No Nigga, featuring Foxxy Brown and produced by Big Jaz or B.I.G's, Big Poppa, a track that describes a night in the club that we all, male and female, have probably experienced, produced by Diddy and the DMV's own Chucky Thompson.
Okay I told you yesterday in Day 1 of Reasonable Doubt vs. Ready to Die, we were going to break these CD's down track for track to see which album is actually the best. At first I was just going to go in order of the album but I think its only fair to start it off single for single since both albums had 4 singles.
So what's it going to be, the spending illegal money, Ski produced, lead single, Dead Presidents with Nas', The World is Yours, sampled in the hook or is it the from nothing to something, Diddy produced, 1st Single, Juicy.
"Partna I'm still spending money from 88"
or
"Birthdays were the worst days, now we sip champagne when we thirstaay"
For about the next 2 weeks I want you guys to vote as I post daily, track vs. track from these 2 classic albums.
One of the biggest arguements in hip hop is who's the best rapper to ever do it. Two of the artists that come up in every single debate were very close friends, Jay Z and Biggie. Two artists that's near perfection at their craft. Unfortunately we didn't get a chance to see how Biggie's career would have turned out because his life was brought to an early end in 97, almost a year after the 6/25/96 release of Jay Z's debut album, Reasonable Doubt. However Biggie had a chance to put out 2 albums while in the game, Life After Death(A Double Disc) and his 9/13/94 debut album, Ready to Die.
Ok well this post isn't about who's the best rapper ever. Right now we're going to focus on the 2 Classic rap debut albums. Is it Jay Z's, Reasonable Doubt, with production from the likes of DJ Premier, Clark Kent, Knobody(The Hitmen), and Irv Gotti or is it B.I.G.'s, Ready to Die, with production by Puffy and The Hitmen, Easy Mo Bee, DJ Premier, and Pete Rock. Is it the more Mafioso style rap of Jay Z with guest appearances by Memphis Bleek, Jaz, Sauce Money, Foxxy Brown, and B.I.G. himself or the more gritty street hustle rap of B.I.G. with Method Man being his only rap feature. The last time I checked Reasonable Doubt was at 1.4 million sold and Ready to Die was quadruple platinum, which some will argue that B.I.G.'s death plays a huge part in his rise in sales.
With that said Welcome to Day 1 of Reasonable Doubt vs. Ready to Die!! If you had to take only one, which one would you take and why??? Be sure to check back daily for the track vs. track showdown.
**Sidenote: I would have loved to see what the Commission(B.I.G. & Jay Z's group) would have been like!!**
