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Reviews - 08 February 2010:

Still hot off the press, brand new release from the western part of Hayward, brought to you by Big Lou:
Various Artists - Scripp Block Turf-Tape

Livewire

The whole Livewire line-up on one project:
Livewire - The Empire

Philthy Rich

Sem City rapper with his solo street release:
Philthy Rich - Streets On Lock

Philthy Rich & Stevie Joe

A collabo album from two O-Town representatives out of Livewire camp:
Philthy Rich & Stevie Joe - Philthy Fresh

Beeda Weeda

Debut release by the East Oakland artist; recorded together with the Demolition Men:
Beeda Weeda - Homework: The Mixtape

08 February 2010: Krypto & S.B. - Covering Ground

Krypto & S.B. have released their duet album called "Covering Ground". As for now it is available in digital version only and you can buy the whole album in mp3s at CD Baby. The project includes 14 songs with a few guest appearances from female artists like Thug Misses, Deltrice & Oleisha Brown. We'll keep you posted when it hits the streets pressed. Visit Frisco & V-Town duet on MySpace: S.B. & Krypto. Tracklist: (show tracklist)


08 February 2010: Duna - Crack Baby 2: Welcome To Candi Land

Vallejo representative Duna will release his new solo album February 16th. It will be titled "Crack Baby 2: Welcome To Candi Land" and will include 18 songs. The project will feature beats by Akon's Convict Music, K.D. Cuts, Syko, Bagg Head, Severe, Frank E, Thizz Prod. & others and will also include appearances from Messy Marv, Mac Dre, B-Legit, Celly Cel, Mac Mall, Syko & more. The project will also feature a 45-minute long DVD. Check out the tracklist below and visit Duna on his MySpace page. (show tracklist)


07 February 2010: Troublez presents Tha Allstarz

San Jose representative Troublez will be out with his new compilation this March. "The Allstarz" album will include 18 songs with appearances by such well known northern Cali Latin artists like Lil Coner, Ace Of Spits, Nsanity, C-Locs, Big Oso Loc, Frank Gucci, Bay Mafia, Troublez himself and more. Visit Troublez on his MySpace page and check out the tracklist below: (show tracklist)


05 February 2010: HD - Extortion Muzic

Livewire rapper HD is out with his solo endeavor called "Extortion Muzic". You can get it now directly from Livewire rappers and cop it online at RapBay tomorrow. Rasputins location should have it next week. The album features 24 tracks with appearances by J Stalin, Lil Blood, Lil Rue, Shady Nate, Philthy Rich, Ronald Mack & more. Also be sure to grab a cd by HD's brother Lil Rue called "Fully Loaded". Be on the lookout for the duet albums by HD & Lil Rue starring as Bearfaced Gang. They're coming out with "Quit Hatin On The Bay" project in March and the group cd entitled "The Antifreeze" in May. Visit HD on his MySpace page. Tracklist for "Extortion Muzic": (show tracklist)


05 February 2010: Bailey - P.A.I.D.

Frisco rapper Bailey has brought his new street mixtape to the Internet rap table. The project is called "P.A.I.D." which stands for Patience And Intense Dedication. It is hosted by Young Caravelli & DJ Kid Supreme and includes 19 tracks. You'll hear guest appearances by San Quinn, Ya Boy, Big Rich, J. Valentine & more. Even though it's a digital project it has all original beats delivered by Major League, The Rolla, Zaytoven & more. You can listen to the whole album or download it from BayCentrik.com. Tracklist: (show tracklist)


05 February 2010: Fatboy Chubb - Fuck The World, I'm Larger Than Life

Event hough Fatboy Chubb is representing Kansas City, Bay Area rap fans should recognize him, as he was collaborating with many northern Cali rappers. Right now he's one step away from releasing his new solo album. It will be called "Fuck The World, I'm Larger Than Life". It will feature 17 tracks with guest appearances from Messy Marv, Rydah J. Klyde, Brotha Lynch Hung, Matt Blaque, C-Heff & more. Check out the tracklist below and pre-order the cd on RapBay.com. (show tracklist)


04 February 2010: Interview with Young Savi of Savage Pro'z Ent.

Here's yet another great interview for you. This time we've had a chance to have a long talk with Central Coast, Monterey Bay representative Young Savi who's also a founder of Savage Pro'z Entertainment. He'll be releasing his new collabo project with Conspiracy pretty soon and BayUndaground.com will surely support it. Learn more about his endeavors, his networking with Thizz Latin, 831 area code rap scene and what his label has to offer in 2010. The whole interview is up in the Interviews Section, it's just a sneak peak:

[ BayUndaground.com ] : Tell me something about organizing a compilation. You've got approx. 3 artists appearing on one track. At least 20+ different people throughout the whole project. How do you handle that?

[ Young Savi ] : Organizing a compilation is very difficult, 'cause you gotta make sure everybody's on point and make sure you put the right person on the right track. All it takes is one bad verse and the listener will skip to the next track as fast as it started. It starts with blueprints and matching beats with artists plus getting them in the studio to accomplish what needs to be done and put all the bullshit, play around attitudes to the side, strictly business when it's studio time. It all works out in the end when it comes to release date, 'cause it's so much support upon how many people contributed to making it happen. [...] [ read more ]



03 February 2010: Snype - Million Dollar Hut

V-Town rapper Snype of Shiesty Ridaz Productionz is out with his new solo album. It is called "Million Dollar Hut" and includes 12 tracks with appearances from Young Vicious, Macadamion, Shoddy Boe, Hussle & Bobby T. You can watch the video for a song titled "I Got Cheeze" with Macadamion in the Videos Section. Check him out on MySpace. Tracklist below: (show tracklist)


03 February 2010: Killa Keise - Trap City 2

San Francisco rapper and the founder of Killa Squad - Killa Keise - is working on his new solo project. It will be called "Trap City 2" and will hit the streets on March 10th under Git Paid label. More info coming soon to BayUndaground.com. Killa Keise is also working on a project called "Flyin With The Byrds" dropping under So Fresh Clothing. Check out Cellski's brother on his MySpace page.


03 February 2010: AP.9 & Shill Mac - Nuthin But Slap Vol. 10

Demolition Men chose new hosts for their upcoming project from Nuthin But Slap series. It is already the tenth part and it will be handled by AP.9 of the Mob Figaz together with Shill Mac representing Fairfield. Be on the lookout for "Nuthin But Slap Vol. 10" coming soon. Visit AP.9 and Shill Mac on their MySpace pages.


03 February 2010: Jay Tee - Money In The Streets

Even though the release date for the brand new Jay Tee's solo project is February 16th it is already available for you at 40 Ounce Records official website for $12.99. All fans of this Vallejo and N2Deep representative should definitely have a look at "Money In The Streets". Expect to hear 11 tracks with features from Young Dru, Matt Blaque, David Wade, J. Minix and more. Peep Jay Tee's MySpace page and look at the tracklist: (show tracklist)


03 February 2010: San Quinn and Loyal-T - Never Say Die

Well known San Francisco veteran San Quinn teamed up with Latin artist Sleepy Santino from South San Francisco, now known as Loyal-T. Their upcoming collaboration is going to be titled "Never Say Die" and will be available soon, this Spring. Expect to hear guest appearances by Mike Marshall, Bo Roc, Young Gully, Krypto and more. This album is a significant mile stone as it lets northern Cali Latin rap scene step out of the underground. Have a look at the draft cover on the right and visit Loyal-T's MySpace page.


01 February 2010: A-Wax & Mally Mall - Preemo Jointz: The Mixtape

Pittsburg rapper A-Wax hooked up with Sacramento emcee Mally Mall to release a duet mixtape album called "Preemo Jointz: The Mixtape". It's already recorded and should be available in 2 weeks - somewhere around mid February. The cd will drop under Pie-Rx Recordz / M Gang Ent. & Urbantunes.net. You can check out the first leaked track called "Bums" at LimeLinx. Visit A-Wax & Mally Mall on their MySpace pages.

Also be on the lookout for a solo mixtape from A-Wax named "Nightmare From Elm Stree" which is dropping later under Illburn and Pie-Rx labels. Stay tuned for more info coming to BayUndaground.com soon.



01 February 2010: The Best Of Livewire Records Volume 1

Oakland camp is preparing to release their first compilation with known slaps from previous projects. "The Best Of Livewire Records Volume 1" will be available March 11th. Also be on the lookout for a solo album from Lil Blood called "Heroin Music" coming soon and cop Livewire latest release from Lil Rue entitled "Fully Loaded". Check us out daily for more info.


30 January 2010: Lil Rue - Fully Loaded

The solo project from Livewire rapper Lil Rue is out now. It is called "Fully Loaded" and includes 24 tracks with appearances from J Stalin, Ronald Mack, Lil Blood, Mayback, HD and more. Check Lil Rue on MySpace and cop the cd on RapBay. Peep the tracklist below: (show tracklist)


30 January 2010: Nobe - The Singles

Richmond rapper Nobe has just dropped his new project. It's an EP album called "The Singles" which is available now on iTunes. It includes 8 tracks with guest appearances from San Quinn, Zion I, Roach Gigz, King Cydal, G-Mo, Yong Rebz, Katz & G-Eazy. The whole production was handled by Nobe himself. Also be sure to download his previous release entitled "Goin Up Vol. 1" for free. Get at Nobe on MySpace. Tracklist for "The Singles": (show tracklist)


30 January 2010: Young Moeja & Goph - Sharks & Lions

Be on the lookout for a 408 area code coalition from Goph and Young Moeja dropping soon. Their duet album will be called "Sharks & Lions" and will include 16 tracks with guest appearances from Gangsta Reese, So Saucy, Oso, Mugsey, Lil M & KS. Check out Goph and Young Moeja on their MySpace pages. Have a look at the tracklist: (show tracklist)


29 January 2010: Interview with E. Fields

Wow, it's the 4th interview this month and yet another good read for you. We've had an opportunity to have an in-depth conversation with the Oakland rapper E. Fields whose debut album "Handlebars" hit the store shelves in Summer 2009. He told us what was the background of the project, described the future plans of his independent label Game Related Records and talked about how he's trying to reach both younger fans and grownups with his lyrics. It is a very thought-provoking article, so be sure not to miss it. The whole interview is up in the Interviews Section, it's just a sneak peak:

[ BayUndaground.com ] : What does the music business look like from the back door? Is it hard for an upcoming artist to release an independent cd?

[ E. Fields ] : Releasing the cd is the easy part. The real work is figuring out how to get it off the shelf. Even the most talented artists and guys with really good records are finding it challenging to move units, especially with the climate in the music game being what it is right now. U gotta really be a hustler and get creative with your marketing and what not. It can be especially difficult for independent artists, who are more often than not working with limited financial recourses. [...] [ read more ]

Also be sure to read the review of "Handlebars" if you haven't had a chance yet.



28 January 2010: Young Vicious - Hustle Muzik

Shiesty Ridaz Productionz rapper Young Vicious reppin' Frisco will be out with his new solo album February 16th. "Hustle Muzik" will be 14-tracks deep and will include anthems like "One Tyme", "Get It", "Grimmy In The Bay" & "Welcome To The West Coast" with Young Gee & Tamira. You can now watch the video for "One Tyme" song below or at our Videos Section. The album will also include guest appearances from Snype, Shoddy Bo, Mistah Slick, Young Cutt, Yung Gounda, Bobby T., Yung Chosen & more. Check out Young Vicious on his MySpace page.


28 January 2010: Ed Dosia - A Negative Mindset

Newark rapper Ed Dosia and a member of 14 Caliber is almost done with his solo project called "A Negative Mindset". It should be available very soon as it's in the final stages of mixing. The tracklist is also almost set, yet it will include one more song with Ad Kapone & Zak 1. Except for them you'll hear guest appearances from such stars like San Quinn, AP.9, Spice 1, Mr. Kee & more. The production will be handled by Knuckles, Mic The Producer, Jack Diamonds, Just H, Viz Da Kid & Krayzie. Be sure to check BayUndaground.com soon for more info. Visit Ed Dosia on MySpace and peep the draft tracklist below: (show tracklist)