Thursday, March 5, 2009

Taste of Tacoma HipHop Sampler Vol. 1: REVIEW


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WELL LETS NOT FRONT TACOMA IS NOT KNOWN FOR THEIR JAKE ONES, BOOMBAPS AND SABZI'S, BUT UNDERNEATH THESE CLOUDS OF AROMA FOG LIES A STREAM OF MC'S GRINDING TO MAKE A CHANGE. ALONG WITH ME, MY CREW AT BLAKFACE MUSIC AND 253HIPHOP.COM DECIDED THAT IT WAS TIME TO OFFER WASHINGTON STATE A DOSE OF SOMETHING NEW, INTRODUCING THE "TASTE OF TACOMA HIPHOP SAMPLER" VOL.1. WE DUG DEEP TO ENCOURAGE SOME OF THE UNKNOWN AND WELL KNOWN LOCAL MC'S TO PUT FORTH THEIR BEST EFFORT AND GIVE THIS CITY SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT. AFTER TWO MONTHS OF SUBMISSIONS, VICIOUS CUTS AND SOME PROMOTIONS WE THINK WE HAVE STARTED A VALUABLE TREND THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED FOR YEARS TO COME.

THE SAMPLER STARTS OFF WITH A BANGER FROM 253 VET. TURNED LA RESIDENT BRUCE LEROY. THE TRACK "MILLION DOLLAR DREAMS" GIVES YOU A SOLID HIPHOP PRODUCTION WITH AN A+ MC DELIVERY. BUT ONE MC YOU CAN ALWAYS EXCPECT TOP GRADE A HIPHOP FROM IS CAN-U. "THE PLAN" IN MY OPINION IS IN MY TOP 5 FOR BEST TACOMA TRACKS OUT THIS YEAR. EXPECT MORE THIS YEAR FROM THIS HUNGRY MC. DIFFERENT FLAVORS OF HIPHOP WAS ALSO BROUGHT TO THIS SAMPLER, INCLUDING A ISLAND REGGAE SOUND FROM TRYBAL ENTERTAINMENT'S ISLAND TRYBE & LAE-Z-BOI'S LES'SONZ.EXPECT NEW MUSIC FROM CLEMM RISHAD, BLOCKREPP, GANGSTALOK, JOHNNI BOY, JOHN CROWN AS WELL AS DUO BLAP FROM TODD SYKES AND EVERGREEN ONE.

OVERALL, AS WELL AS BEING INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT, WE STILL WASNT ABLE TO GET SOME OF THE POPULAR MC'S SUCH AS FICE, JAY BARZ AND SECOND FAMILY WHO WICH ALL PROMISED TO HIT THE CITY WITH A HIT ON VOL. 2. BUT WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY BUT TACOMA CAME OUT ON THIS ONE. GO DOWNLOAD AND ENJOY!

O BY THE WAY BLOCKREPP KILLED "SMOKE N RIDE," A DEF HOOD CLASSIC!

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