[Eschaton]

New heat from eLZhi that might be off his upcoming album allegedly called The Weather Report. eLZhi - Blue Widow

niceeee

[soul creator]

Lord Finesse suing Mac Miller

It's common for a rapper to spit over a classic instrumental on a free mixtape release, as was the case with Mac Miller using Lord Finesse's 1995 "Hip 2 Da Game" instrumental for his breakout cut "Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza" off his 2010 K.I.D.S. mixtape. Well, Lord Finesse is now suing Mac Miller for $10 million over unauthorized use of his instrumental. According to Courthouse News Service, the complaint says, "This is a case about a teenage rapper- Mac Miller- copying the music from a song written, produced and performed by Lord Finesse, a hip hop legend, changing the title and then distributing it under his own name in order to launch his music career." In addition, CNS says Finesse filed the lawsuit only after DatPiff, who launched and hosted the mixtape, Mac Miller, and his label Rostrum Records, refused to respond to a cease and desist letter earlier this month. The CNS report also states that the $10 million lawsuit "alleges copyright infringement, unfair competition, unjust enrichment, interference, deceptive trade practices, and a number of related state law claims." Finesse took to Twitter tonight to comment on the lawsuit. See his Tweet below. No word from Mac Miller as of yet, though.

interesting...

[PhoenixPause]

Lord Finesse suing Mac Miller interesting...

he gonna sue Joey Badass too?

smh this some bullshit. suing over a mixtape, fuckouttahere b

[DominoKid]

I would commit murder if Spitta did a trilogy like the Weeknd next year 1 lp with Harry Fraud 1 lp with Alc 1 lp with Ski

Switch out alc or ski for araabmuzik and I'd mark out.

[PhoenixPause]

new Murs video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwTSPcNSi40

[T Dollarz]

http://cantstophiphop.com/yelawolf-a...ountry-cuzins/

@Yelawolf Took us meeting in Denmark to solidify our album, but Country Cuzins is assured. Myself and @BIGKRIT presented by @djskee in progress!

@BIGKRIT Me and My Big Bro Yelawolf in Denmark at the Rockslide Festival..."Country Cuzzins" On The Way

This will be crazy! Yes!

[Macca]

HOLY FUCK YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. Made my fucking day.

[sf2fanatic]

On July 8th, the tracklisting was revealed by the product page on a Japanese website, and was confirmed by Rick Ross a day later. No. Title Producer(s) Length 1. "Pray For Us" 2. "Pirates" 3. "3 Kings" (featuring Dr. Dre & Jay-Z) Dr. Dre 4. "Ashamed" 5. "Maybach Music IV" (featuring Ne-Yo) J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League 6. "Sixteen" (featuring André 3000) 7. "Amsterdam" 8. "Hold Me Back" G5 4:30 9. "911" 10. "So Sophisticated" (featuring Meek Mill) The Beat Bully, Jofmoney 4:10 11. "Presidential" (featuring Elijah Blake) Pharrell Williams 12. "Ice Cold" (featuring Omarion) 13. "Touch'N You" (featuring Usher) Rico Love, Mr. Morris 4:12 14. "Diced Pineapples" (featuring Wale & Drake) T-Minus 15. "Ten Jesus Pieces" (featuring Stalley) These are confirmed... and the track titles are confirmed..

The sixteen I would prob check out. I'm an Dre3000 fan. I'm prob the only one here to admit it

[Miizy F Baby]

Danny Brown and Araabmuzik recording Molly Ringwald (Video) - MY GOD

GOTDAYUMMMMMMMMMM. Finally got home and was able to give this shit a listen. This isn't even but a clip, and I mean GOTDAYUM.

I never thought those two would make such a good match. Not at all.

[siddx]

Mac Miller is a little fucking bitch but if people start suing over jacked beats on mixtapes we might as well just shut down rap music right now because everybody is going to get sued out their assholes.

[effingvic]

Passion Pit and 2Chainz sit-down

interesting. lol.

Danny Brown and Araabmuzik recording Molly Ringwald (Video) - MY GOD

this shit is hot. when does it drop?

[Tokubetsu]

new Murs video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwTSPcNSi40

Damn. Respect to Murs.

[MorisUkunRasik]

http://cantstophiphop.com/yelawolf-a...ountry-cuzins/ This will be crazy! Yes!

Yela and Krit seem like such a great mix, hope it lives up to its potential.

[DominoKid]

harry fraud is so goddamn good its not fair
cigarette boats is perfect. i just wish it was as long as rugby thompson which is just as amazing.

nobody seeing fraud right now.

[Blackace]

http://cantstophiphop.com/yelawolf-a...ountry-cuzins/ This will be crazy! Yes!

Do Not Want..

Rather have K.R.I.T do an album with Banner or Slim Thug

[MuddyDonut]

new Murs video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwTSPcNSi40

I was wondering when the music video for this would drop...

The sixteen I would prob check out. I'm an Dre3000 fan. I'm prob the only one here to admit it

You're the only one to admit being a Dre fan? That doesn't even make sense.

GOTDAYUMMMMMMMMMM. Finally got home and was able to give this shit a listen. This isn't even but a clip, and I mean GOTDAYUM. I never thought those two would make such a good match. Not at all.

I saw AraabMuzik and rolled my eyes, but it sounds like a good match...

[effingvic]

havent gotten much time to absorb the new frank ocean, but i hate the new "thinkin about you". shit is waaaaaaaaaaaay too overproduced. too much garbage added on

the simplicity before was much better. i really fucking hate the strings in the beginning, ugh.

[sf2fanatic]

havent gotten much time to absorb the new frank ocean, but i hate the new "thinkin about you". shit is waaaaaaaaaaaay too overproduced. too much garbage added on the simplicity before was much better. i really fucking hate the strings in the beginning, ugh.

I wasn't feeling it also.

[CRS]

Thinkin' Bout You grew on me when the album came out. It fits so well with the album.

[CRS]

This is what dreams are made of.

[HiResDes]

Set my computer alarm to Biscayne Bay, I'm gonna wakeup to this shit daily now, through pimp ass swan speakers...

[Miizy F Baby]

Eewww firefox

[Macca]

Yep. How are people not using IE in this day and age?

[HiResDes]

I like a few firefox specific add-ons okay, and I do use Chrome quite a lot as well.

[CRS]

I remember when I used to mod the shit out of my desktop. I don't think I have the energy to get into that again.

[effingvic]

I wasn't feeling it also.

such unnecessary additions. i just want a high quality OG version, thats it :(

Thinkin' Bout You grew on me when the album came out. It fits so well with the album.

the OG one is excellent, but the new one ruins it. stupid ass adlibs and shit.

[Macca]

I remember when I used to mod the shit out of my desktop. I don't think I have the energy to get into that again.

Me either. I realised I put all this work in, then never actually looked at the thing, I pretty much always have my browser open, so it's not worth the work. Looks nice though.

[//B1G]

lord finesse, taking phonies out the game one at a time :P
> and didn't mac get caught up in some other drama not too long ago regarding production? i faintly recall some dude coming up on him in pittsburgh or something. there's a video about it.
dude is a pussy and really i don't even care about finesse's true intentions behind suing.

[IrishNinja]

Eewww firefox

Yep. How are people not using IE in this day and age?

what the...? firefox is fine! i havent really fucked with chrome much, but IE's been garbage for so long its hard to imagine it can hang.

[Grzi]

Premo's style doesn't seem like it would mesh with Ross.

This track is pretty close to Premo's style, and Ross sounds dope on it.

[Jay Sosa]

what the...? firefox is fine! i havent really fucked with chrome much, but IE's been garbage for so long its hard to imagine it can hang.

you sarcasm meter seems to be broken..

btw: Opera ftw!

[Tokubetsu]

I surf the net via my mind's eye.

[IrishNinja]

you sarcasm meter seems to be broken..

i love ya'll, but i saw praise for cole when he sampled paula abdul. its hard to tell what's real sometimes.

[Tguy]

lord finesse, taking phonies out the game one at a time :P > and didn't mac get caught up in some other drama not too long ago regarding production? i faintly recall some dude coming up on him in pittsburgh or something. there's a video about it. dude is a pussy and really i don't even care about finesse's true intentions behind suing.

yeah, mac didn't give producer credit and the producer came up to him after a show or something lol.

[CRS]

i love ya'll, but i saw praise for cole when he sampled paula abdul. its hard to tell what's real sometimes.

It ain't hard to tell.

[Blackace]

How did ignorant 17 get off?

[Net_Wrecker]

Had Cigarette Boats been a full album it would've been Currensy's best project to date. Only track I don't feel as much is Mirrors, but the other 4 are Covert Coup level great. Harry Fraud did work.

[Jay Sosa]

i love ya'll, but i saw praise for cole when he sampled paula abdul. its hard to tell what's real sometimes.

you have a point there.

[Detox]

new Murs video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwTSPcNSi40

Most of these hip hop story tracks that tackle tough subject matter always have a sad ending. I know it's not a problem endemic to hip hop but I knew the ending as soon as I realised what it was about. Still props to Murs.

[Discotheque]

What is everyone's favorite beat off Cigarette Boats?

Mine has to be the opening track, Leaving the Dock. It has such an amazing 80s vibe to it. It would not feel out of place in a Mann or De Palma film for example. I could totally hear this in an episode of Miami Vice or when Tony Montana is staring at that blimp haha.

Also it makes that alternate cover that Esch posted seem even more appropriate.

[Eschaton]

What is everyone's favorite beat off Cigarette Boats? Mine has to be the opening track, Leaving the Dock. It has such an amazing 80s vibe to it. It would not feel out of place in a Mann or De Palma film for example. I could totally hear this in an episode of Miami Vice or when Tony Montana is staring at that blimp haha. Also it makes that alternate cover that Esch posted seem even more appropriate.

WOH.

The way the song takes time to build up, and the keys in the background. This beat has layers and honestly you need to blast it somewhere like the whip or out of a good stereo.

[Macca]

WOH. The way the song takes time to build up, and the keys in the background. This beat has layers and honestly you need to blast it somewhere like the whip or out of a good stereo.

Gotta go with this too.

I hadn't really listened to Currensy before, but grabbed this due to the high praise on here. The production is really fucking phenomenal. Listened to a little bit of Stoned Immaculate after, and wasn't feeling it as much as this.

Going to check out Covert Coup sometime tomorrow.

[T Dollarz]

Covert Coup, Stoned Immaculate, and Cigarette Boats have now solidified Curren$y as one of my favorite rappers. Three phenomenal releases.

[spindashing]

Don't ever doubt Spitta.

[Pol_Pothead]

What is everyone's favorite beat off Cigarette Boats? Mine has to be the opening track, Leaving the Dock. It has such an amazing 80s vibe to it. It would not feel out of place in a Mann or De Palma film for example. I could totally hear this in an episode of Miami Vice or when Tony Montana is staring at that blimp haha. Also it makes that alternate cover that Esch posted seem even more appropriate.

This is a tough question. I feel like Leaving The Dock is the best overall song as he does his best rapping on the whole thing on this one and I love the beat, but I will agree with the others that the beat on WOH is probably best.

Gotta go with this too. I hadn't really listened to Currensy before, but grabbed this due to the high praise on here. The production is really fucking phenomenal. Listened to a little bit of Stoned Immaculate after, and wasn't feeling it as much as this. Going to check out Covert Coup sometime tomorrow.

Yeah Stoned Immaculate didn't do all that much for me and I say that as quite a big Spitta fan who also went through his previous mixtapes like Higher Than 30,000 ft, Super Tecmo Bowl, Fear and Loathing In New Orleans etc.

Question; Why is it that the Pilot Talk Series is so highly lauded yet I never see anyone give any love to This Ain't No Mixtape? TANM has a great mix of laidback Spitta songs such as Get It Yourself, Elevator Muzik and On My Plane and also a couple of out and out bangers such as The Jet-Sons and LOL.

He has such great flow at times on that tape such as on Blown Away when he ponders "Who the man maneuver the coup in Vancouver, Canadian ladies is speaking the fly language" and uses other nice tricks like alliteration when he proclaims on LOL that "Curren$y crushes cowardly characters". I've just never got why it's never brought up in conversations about Spitta because I will tell anyone who will listen that he does his best rapping on that tape and it is overall his nicest project so far.

[Tokubetsu]

This is a tough question. I feel like Leaving The Dock is the best overall song as he does his best rapping on the whole thing on this one and I love the beat, but I will agree with the others that the beat on WOH is probably best. Yeah Stoned Immaculate didn't do all that much for me and I say that as quite a big Spitta fan who also went through his previous mixtapes like Higher Than 30,000 ft, Super Tecmo Bowl, Fear and Loathing In New Orleans etc. Question; Why is it that the Pilot Talk Series is so highly lauded yet I never see anyone give any love to This Ain't No Mixtape? TANM has a great mix of laidback Spitta songs such as Get It Yourself, Elevator Muzik and On My Plane and also a couple of out and out bangers such as The Jet-Sons and LOL. He has such great flow at times on that tape such as on Blown Away when he ponders "Who the man maneuver the coup in Vancouver, Canadian ladies is speaking the fly language" and uses other nice tricks like alliteration when he proclaims on LOL that "Curren$y crushes cowardly characters". I've just never got why it's never brought up in conversations about Spitta because I will tell anyone who will listen that he does his best rapping on that tape and it is overall his nicest project so far.

I try to bring up TANM but yea, like I said a page ago, TANM and The Jet Files are criminally underrated. Jet Files in particular is probably my favorite non major Curren$y release:
http://youtu.be/sagXpWRj17Q
http://youtu.be/r5c1gKxSZdk

The pledge in particular is like top 3 Curren$y track for me. It's kinda crazy seeing him enjoying his success now and listening to it now. Desire and ambition + the right attitude can take you places man.

[theignoramus]

US Itunes has 90 second clips of every song from Life is Good.
Queens Story and World is an Addiction sounds fucking amazing like broadway plays (dat Anthony Hamilton chorus is fucking champagne) Back When and Roses are straight fire, and Black Bond is on some massive swag shit.

gattdamn, Nas is finna win a Grammy with this shit.


only iffy track is Summer on Smash. The Don is aight but it sounds wildly out of place in between the jazz/funk/soul inspired shit and the shit that's a sweeping orchestral arrangement

[Hootie]

US Itunes has 90 second clips of every song from Life is Good

hype is off the charts. the cycle is nearly complete

[spindashing]

I'm so sorry for ever contributing to that faux-Nas Life is Good tracklisting a few months ago.

I didn't believe, Nas.

I didn't believe.

FUUUUUCKKKKKK

[HiResDes]

Commence new cycle, the spitta cycle:

1. Covert Coup
2. Pilot Talk
3. Smokee Robinson
4. Cig. Boats
5. Jet Files
6. Pilot Talk II
7. This Aint No Mixtape
8. Stoned Immaculate

I wouldn't rate any below a five out of ten lol