Us Verses Them

The Journey Begins

2009-06-06T14:54:00.002-04:00

Here are a couple tracks off my nigga -pause- Mike Dolo's upcoming mixtape/album Recipe of a Hustla. I made the videos myself (my first two on youtube). I honestly think if Dolo manages to get this tape into the right hands he can really make it in the rap game, so I'm tryin to do my part and give him some kind of internet presence. He bringin new life to rap right now and I just hope that everyone notices good music when they hear it. So this is the first of many Mike Dolo songs here at usversesthem.blogspot.com, so please leave feedback and tell me what you think.

Just Got Hip

2009-06-03T11:38:00.002-04:00

I don't know if I'm late or not (probably am) but my dude just got me hip to this. This beat on some other shit, and Kanye been murderin shit lately (Keri Hilson song, and the Dream song he bodied that bitch lol).

5/30-5/31

2009-05-31T19:49:00.002-04:00

Hands down one of 50's best songs. He just don't rap like this no more.

I been meaning to put this on here for a minute. I didn't like it at first but the video gave me a new look on life lol.

5/29

2009-05-29T10:46:00.002-04:00

A classic by the boy Beans. I listen to all kinds of music but this is really my type right here. It's that depressing, conscious, winter music.

5/28

2009-05-28T11:57:00.002-04:00

Jay done came out with ALOT of hits so I can't just pick one as my favorite, but I would say that this is in my top five. The beat (surprisingly good by Dr. Dre) is a classic, and Jay is spittin about real shit that he was goin thru. This is just a classic track, period.

History of Weed?

2009-05-27T11:36:00.002-04:00

I don't know how true this is, but it's hella interesting.

5/27

2009-05-27T11:07:00.001-04:00

5/26

2009-05-26T11:35:00.002-04:00

My bad ya'll, I been slippin on postin these videos. My weekends just been busy for the past few weeks, i don't know whats goin on lol. But I'm makin it up wit Coldplay. I don't know why but I just really love this song (pause). It just sounds so....epic or somethin, plus it came out when I was taking this 18th and 19th century history class, so I understand what they're talking about.

Charles Hamilton Gets Punched in the Face

2009-05-22T10:36:00.001-04:00

Chanel J12 Haute Joaillerie Watch

2009-05-22T10:25:00.005-04:00

This timepiece reveals a fine combination of precious materials – 18K white gold, deep black scratchproof ceramic and diamonds, often defined as Mademoiselle Chanel’s favorite precious stones.

The 18K white gold bezel of the watch is paved with 48 baguette-cut diamonds. The 18K white gold case sparkles with 78 baguette-cut diamonds.The bracelet is crafted from ceramic and 18K white gold set with 400 diamonds.

Source

Craig J song of the Day - Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight

2009-05-22T08:02:00.004-04:00

Sorry Cuzzo I had to post this song when I saw the movie trailer last night. I really like Phil Collins and Genesis, I have been rock this song all day. Mike Tyson is the man!!!!!!! Watch Tyson Bio Movie

Damn You Lil Wayne, Damn You!

2009-05-21T12:30:00.007-04:00

Man Wayne done got the girl of my dreams pregnant. I aint hatin on him, cause he definitely got the money to take care of it, but that was suppose to be my baby in her stomach lol. I thought what we had was real...lol.

Sources say actress Lauren London is in fact five months pregnant with rapper Lil Wayne's baby. Lauren and Wayne weren’t happy about the pregnancy initially, but they “have accepted it and chosen to raise the baby together.” Everyone’s all smiles now and very excited about the new baby. Lauren says that she’s “not worried about the pregnancy affecting her career,” and doesn’t really care about what people think. She’s stayed very positive throughout this entire time. Lauren and Lil Wayne have decided not to live together or continue with their five year “on again, off again” relationship at this time."

And shout out to the boy Drizzy for scoopin up Rihanna, thats a good look.

5/21

2009-05-21T12:23:00.001-04:00

Yea I listen to all types of shit lol

And o yea, welcome home (literally cause he on house arrest lol) Mike Vick.

5/20

2009-05-20T10:48:00.002-04:00

If yall aint noticed Drizzy is my favorite rapper right now (tied with Rick Ross). But I aint one of those people who just jumped on the bandwagon, I been messin wit him since Comeback Season. And honestly I think he had a better flow on Comeback Season. But he gettin hella recognition right now (thanks to the boy Wayne aka my former favorite rapper lol), and he puttin out quality music....I wish my nigga Supreme would get serious about rappin (so I can have my dream girl, ridin in my dream car lol)

R.I.P. Dolla

2009-05-19T17:01:00.002-04:00

Every once in a while I notice a rapper that has potential and is gone come up in the game, Dolla was one of those rappers. Dolla had major potential and was gainin a fan base, he even got a shot on Gucci's new mixtape. He just another real nigga gone too soon....R.I.P.

Dolla was killed on May 18th at around 3:10 p.m, 2009 while he and another rapper, DJ Shabbazz, waited outside the Beverly Center, an upscale shopping center in Los Angeles after a shopping trip. $7 dollars was missing from Dolla's wallet. There are plans to release a post-mortem album titled "So you wanna be a Gangsta?".
Dolla was arguing with another man, police officer Karen Reyner said the victim and the gunman had been arguing before the attack. After the shooting, the gunman fled in a silver Mercedes-Benz. Later that evening, a suspect was detained at the Los Angeles International Airport.

5/19

2009-05-19T10:50:00.002-04:00

I had to put the boy Pac on here. This is another classic.

R.I.P. Tupac

Alice in Wonderland, Remixed: “Smokin’ on the Dro,” by Three Six Mafia

2009-05-19T09:43:00.001-04:00

This is crazy

DeGrisogono: Occhio Ripetizione Minuti

2009-05-19T09:34:00.002-04:00

Undisputed Queen of Complications, this exceptional minute repeater’s new and masterful interpretation features a mechanism inspired by a reflex camera’s. Formed by twelve mobile titanium blades, the diaphragm opens and closes at will, revealing the movement for the duration of the chimes.While up to now the repeater has only been available with cool, understate styling, de Grisogono has just given its personality a dazzling makeover, setting 154 baguette-cut diamonds (totalling 18 carats) on the bezel, case flanks and lugs.

Lebron (Lets go Cavs)

2009-05-19T09:17:00.001-04:00

5/17-5/18

2009-05-18T23:45:00.002-04:00

This what im goin thru right now. Man I swear havin a girl is so expensive and time consuming, but when you're feelings get involved its out of your hands.

This for Craig J. He told me I don't put enough rap on here. Rap is my shit, it's just hard to find rap that's ok to play in an office setting. But I got a few good rap classics in my playlist.

5/16

2009-05-16T16:57:00.002-04:00

Still on my 80's shit lol

5/15

2009-05-15T10:41:00.001-04:00

In my opinion this is Usher's best song. It was written by the boy Donnell Jones. Classic.

5/14

2009-05-14T10:52:00.002-04:00

I've always liked this song, but I never realized how deep it was until I read the lyrics. Besides, I had to put somethin on here by a female artist, to show that I'm not bias lol. I told you that I listen to alot of different music and genres lol.

5/13

2009-05-13T20:39:00.002-04:00

Love this song. Louis Armstrong is classic, and he use to smoke weed....what up Craig J and Supreme lol

5/12

2009-05-12T13:45:00.002-04:00

In my opinion, Mario's best song. (I never realized how much R&B I listen to at work lol)

Rihanna Naked?

2009-05-11T16:35:00.001-04:00

I don't know if I'm late or not, but this look pretty real. Everybody comin out with sex tapes and pics...I ain't complainin I'm just sayin lol

5/11

2009-05-11T15:25:00.002-04:00

I think its gone be another one of those long years for the city (Dayton, OH). The murder count is already at like 17, and with the summer comin its only gone get worst. I hope these niggas get some sense, and stop all this killin.

5/9 - 5/10

2009-05-11T07:56:00.002-04:00

Sorry I'm a lil late. Its been a busy weekend.

5/9

5/10: Happy Mother's Day

5/8

2009-05-08T10:58:00.001-04:00

Don't judge me lol

Rick Ross - Sky Might Fall

2009-05-08T10:26:00.002-04:00

5/7

2009-05-07T11:20:00.000-04:00

You can never go wrong wit Donell Jones. He's a classic.

5/6: 808's and Heartbreak

2009-05-06T10:35:00.003-04:00

I just broke up with my girl last night. I ain't gone lie, it was alot sadder than I thought it would be, she was cryin and shit :( My feelins a lil hurt and ima miss her but it is what it is. I just wasn't ready for that commitment right now. So here go a few songs I been listenin to, to get me through this lil situation (pause).

Sorry bout the weak ass subtitles, I couldn't find a good vid.

Governator Says its time to Debate Legalizing Marijuana

2009-05-06T08:41:00.001-04:00

via Sacramento Bee

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday it’s time for California to study whether to legalize and tax marijuana for recreational use, though he’s not yet advocating for such a change.

The governor was asked about a recent Field Poll showing that 56 percent of registered voters support legalizing and taxing marijuana to raise revenues for cash-strapped California. Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, has proposed legislation that would legalize the drug for recreational use, rather than just medical purposes.

“Well, I think it’s not time for that, but I think it’s time for a debate,” Schwarzenegger said. “I think all of those ideas of creating extra revenues, I’m always for an open debate on it. And I think we ought to study very carefully what other countries are doing that have legalized marijuana and other drugs, what effect did it have on those countries?”

He said his native Austria is revisiting some of its marijuana laws, for instance. The Austrian Parliament last year authorized cultivation of medical marijuana.

“It could very well be that everyone is happy with that decision and then we could move to that,” Schwarzenegger said of other nations’ legalization policies. “If not, we shouldn’t do it. But just because of raising revenues … we have to be careful not to make mistakes at the same time.

5/5...Happy Cinco De Mayo

2009-05-05T11:06:00.000-04:00

Drizzy!

R. Kelly Cartoon: To Catch a Predator

2009-05-05T11:03:00.000-04:00

Guy Torre Roasts Tommy Davidson On His Crack Problem

2009-05-05T08:14:00.000-04:00

5/4

2009-05-04T17:22:00.001-04:00

I got an 80's fetish lol

Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Paquiao (Full Video)

2009-05-04T09:00:00.003-04:00

I want to see Mayweather vs. Pacquiao

Baby & his Ice

2009-05-04T08:53:00.001-04:00

5/3

2009-05-03T15:30:00.000-04:00

5/2

2009-05-02T20:22:00.000-04:00

Music In May

2009-05-01T10:17:00.005-04:00

I listen to ALOT of different music...and I do mean ALOT. Pretty much anything with a good beat and hook I'll fuck with. So everyday this month I will be posting a different video from my youtube "work" (keep in mind that I work in a quiet office on a college campus) playlist. Its a good blend from all different kinds of genres, so let me know what you think.

5/1

We gone start this off right...

Rick Ross' First Week

2009-04-29T11:21:00.002-04:00

Hip Hop owns the charts again, as Rick Ross third official album,Deeper Than Rap, cleared over 150,000 copies, taking the Miami Def Jam star straight to the top he rhymes about. The release out-sold Hannah Montana's soundtrack by over 50,000, as the Pop princess enjoyed her third week on the charts. Perhaps unfounded, the media's question of who would sell more, the Miami veteran, or Philadelphia suburban rookie Asher Roth, was answered with a margin of over 90,000. hiphopdx.com

I'm glad to see the boy Ricky Ross doin some descent numbers....fuck 50 lol

Hot Line

2009-04-23T11:15:00.003-04:00

Cruisin down Collins, knockin Trick Daddy,

When I'm upset all my niggas trigger happy.

Do me a favor, watch ya behavior,

Cause I'm insane send you straight to ya savior.

-Rick Ross

If you ain't got that Deeper Than Rap you need to add it to your collection. Another solid album in the Rick Ross catalogue.

Drake - Live @ SUNY Purchase, 4/17/09)

2009-04-20T15:40:00.002-04:00

At first I didn't really care for Drake, but after listen to his mixtape the boy is hot!!!

Andy Milonakis - Ayy Let Me Twitter Dat

2009-04-20T15:35:00.002-04:00

Some people don't find this guy funny, but I do!!!

6AM JOE BUDDEN & TAHIRY (VIDEO)

2009-04-20T11:43:00.002-04:00

The Hulk feels OJ

2009-04-15T16:52:00.003-04:00

I would of never thought that a white man would compare himself to OJ ever...

via NYP

HULK Hogan is sounding homicidal over the way his wife Linda dumped him, forced him out of his $18 million mansion, allegedly started spending his money at the rate of $40,000 a month and dating “some shaggy-haired pool boy 30 years her junior,” Rolling Stone reports. “I could have turned everything into a crime scene, like OJ, cutting everybody’s throat,” he told the magazine. “You live half a mile from the 20,000-square-foot home you can’t go to anymore, you’re driving through downtown Clearwater and see a 19-year-old boy driving your Escalade, and you know that a 19-year-old boy is sleeping in your bed, with your wife . . . I totally understand OJ. I get it.” He and Linda are battling it out in a Florida divorce court, where Linda’s attorney claims she’s entitled to use the car and that Hogan’s claims against her are merely an attempt to control her love life.

Damn

2009-04-14T15:40:00.001-04:00

>

He beat his fuckin head in lol.

Lean On Me

2009-04-14T11:02:00.002-04:00

Palm trees, promethazine, but what's new? lol

Quote

2009-04-13T20:43:00.002-04:00

"How come I can't miss a woman like I can't miss court dates?"

- Lil Wayne

I'm just really feelin this line, I know what its like not to miss people. My emotions fucked up lol

Daily Random

2009-04-09T11:02:00.004-04:00

I'm at work bored, so I decided to post this. This a 1987 hit from the boy Rick Atley....he be killin it lmao.

Drake College Tour Dates

2009-04-08T15:17:00.003-04:00

This is whats goin around on facebook. I don't know if these dates are official or not, but I hope it is cause we gone be at BGSU on the 25th!

Apr 17 2009 8:00P
Purchase College Purchase, New York
Apr 18 2009 8:00P
Daemen College Elmhurst, New York
Apr 22 2009 8:00P
Oconnell Center, Univ. of FL Gainesville, Florida
Apr 24 2009 9:00P
Club Ice Colombus, Ohio
Apr 25 2009 9:00P
BGSU Bowling Green, Ohio
Apr 30 2009 9:00A
Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware
May 1 2009 8:00P
Georgia Southern University Performing Arts Center Statesboro
May 2 2009 9:00P
The Loft Atlanta, Georgia
May 9 2009 9:00P
McAllister Center New Orleans, Louisiana
May 13 2009 9:00P
Sound Academy Toronto, Ontario
May 22 2009 8:00P
Santos Manuel Student Union San Bernadino, California
May 23 2009 8:00P
Luckman Fine Arts Complex Los Angeles, California

for more info: info@BPEBooking.com
WWW.BPEBOOKING.COM
WWW.OCTOBERSVERYOWN.NET

Clip Of The Day

2009-04-07T11:33:00.000-04:00

Lol

Every Girl Official Video

2009-04-06T22:18:00.002-04:00

Bout time lol. We been waitin on this for a min.

Words of Wisdom

2009-04-06T17:08:00.003-04:00

"You cant fly with eagles if you fucking with chickens..."

Young Jeezy - Don't Do It

2009-03-31T11:06:00.003-04:00

Yo this is my Shit!!!!

Jay-Z ft Diddy - "Maybe"

2009-03-31T11:01:00.003-04:00

via- icedotcom.blogspot.com

This Song is hot!!! I don't like Diddy, but this song is hot!!!

Jay-Z ft Diddy - "Maybe" (Produced By Sean C & LV)

Rick Ross Ft Nas "Usual Suspects"

2009-03-31T10:54:00.002-04:00

Yo I found this track on ICEDOTCOM.blogspot.com

Rick Ross ft Nas - "Usual Suspects" (Full)

Legalization of Weed Would Generate $77 Billion in Revenue

2009-03-31T08:53:00.001-04:00

via The Fresh Scent

Harvard Economics Professor Jeffrey Miron was a guest on a CNN show, hosted by Rick Sanchez. Miron claims that a $77 billion revenue would be created by legalizing drugs. Miron breaks it down by saying $44 billion will be saved by not spending the money on police for arrests, judges and prosecutors for all the trials and prisons and prison guards for the incarceration. Another $33 billion would be obtained by tax revenue of legal drugs, like how cigarettes and alcohol are regulated. Miron even says that legalizing and ending the prohibition will reduce the violence crossing the boarder from Mexico.

Sanchez brings up the point that the economy depends on the prisons and the prison system. He asks what would happen to all their jobs and the DEA. Miron then says that jobs shouldn’t be created by forbidding something.Really? That’s what you’re worried about, the jobs of prison guards and DEA agents? They work in the law enforcement field, they can create programs that transfer those people to work in other government agencies dealing with law enforcement. As far as prison guards losing their jobs, there will still be murders, robberies and all the evil that men do — so prisons will still be needed to incarcerate those individuals committing those acts.

Miron’s viewpoint centers around the fact that if drugs were made into legal goods, then that would shift their underground market appeal. The negative aspects of prohibition like organized crime that create corruption and violence would diminish like it had done when the prohibition on alcohol was lifted.

At the end, Sanchez asks what Miron’s colleagues think of his ideas and wouldn’t people think that he was a stoner. Miron goes on to say that a lot of economists see the unattended consequences of it and realize that a lot of the negative aspects of drugs have come from the drug prohibition.
I’m not sure about legalizing all drugs, but legalizing marijuana would be a step in the right direction and despite what Obama believes, it may just have a chance to ahem… “grow the economy.”

Andre 3000 gets Arrested for Speeding

2009-03-31T08:42:00.003-04:00

Sometimes you got to get there...

From: TMZ.com

Sorry Miss Jackson -- this is for real.

Andre Benjamin -- aka Andre 3000 from the rap group Outkast -- was arrested in his home state of Georgia this weekend after he was nailed for doing 109 mph in a 65 mph zone.

We're told Andre was taken to the Henry County Jail where he took a mugshot, posted $1,200 bail and was eventually released.

Beauty Of The Week

2009-03-28T19:26:00.003-04:00

Megan Fox is beautiful! She can get it in the worst way. I got a transformer for her lol.

IHate...

2009-03-28T19:13:00.002-04:00

...The Haunting in Conneticut. I went to go see this shit last night and I was HIGHLY, no wait MISERABLY dissapointed. To make matters worst I was buzzed (which usually makes any situation better) and I payed damn near $30. If you ask me they owe me 30 bucks! Based on a true story my ass, the true story is that this shit was weak! Never again! The whole Haunting in Conneticut staff (producers, writers, actors, people who liked it, etc.) can suck my dick. And I'm out...bitch.

BOOO!

What A Difference A Year Makes...

2009-03-25T19:27:00.004-04:00

A year ago today, me and my niggas were just arriving in Cancun, Mex. When I look back on it I realize that we were having more fun than we thought and that shit was jumpin! The beautiful women (who couldn't speak a lick of english lol), the beautiful beaches, and the overall island was just a good look. We was in a good situation. I wish we woulda took more pics tho. A year (and two charges) later I find myself feeling the recession. We gone make it back there tho...I promise.

What up Monse lol

Random Clip

2009-03-23T14:15:00.004-04:00

John Witherspoon goin in on steroids lol.

GOIN IN FOR LIFE....LMAO MOMENT OF THE DAY

2009-03-20T23:09:00.002-04:00

EXTRA SMACKED AND THIS SHIT IS COMEDY...

Beauty Of The Week

2009-03-20T22:43:00.006-04:00

This my nigga Chuck's pick for beauty of the week, and I don't disagree. Keri Hilson is turnin me on lol.

Words Of Wisdom

2009-03-17T20:25:00.002-04:00

"A b**** might do anything" - Ron-C
To this day, some of the realest and truest shit I've ever heard.

Gucci Home!!!!

2009-03-15T16:56:00.002-04:00

GUCCI PERFORMING AT CLUB ESSO IN ATL HIS FIRST DAY OUT OF JAIL. ITS GONE BE A GOOD YEAR FOR THE SO ICY BOY

Hot One

2009-03-11T19:30:00.002-04:00

I been meanin to throw this on here for a minute now. This gotta be the hottest song out right now.

"Aint I, aint I, aint I, aint I got it goin on, Young Dro!"

I Hate...

2009-03-09T20:29:00.003-04:00

Day 26. They act like little girls. Either they're cryin (boo hoo) or ACTING like they wanna fight each other (which would probably be them doin the wind-mill lol). Real talk I think Danity Kane would beat Day 26's ass lmao.

Everynight I thank God for the MTB curse lol.

CP3

2009-03-07T15:39:00.002-05:00

The boy Chris Paul doin a number on Jason Terry. I didn't think he did it at first but the replay confirms it. CP3 is the best PG in the league (no arguments about it).

Beauty Of The Week

2009-03-07T06:59:00.002-05:00

I don't know why but Mindy Kaling, from The Office, is so sexy to me. I think it got something to do with my Indian fantasies lol. I want to move to Scranton lol.

Flashback

2009-03-05T19:32:00.002-05:00

I just seen this on the 106 Flashback Joint and it just made me remember how dope Kanye use to be. Don't get me wrong, he still be doin his thing but I could relate to shit like this a lil more. Enjoy

"I'm tryin to right my wrongs, but its funny those same wrongs helped me write this song."

Charge It To The Fame

2009-03-05T14:20:00.002-05:00

Chris Brown has been charged with two felonies, assault likely to cause great bodily injury and making criminal threats. Chris Breezy is expected to be arraigned Thursday afternoon on these charges and remains free on $50,000 bail. If convicted, he faces up to four years and eight months in prison (night night, keep ya butt hole tight lol).

Daily Random

2009-03-05T10:05:00.002-05:00

I thought this was pretty funny. I'd be salty if I was Verajo tho lol

LMAO CLIP OF THE DAY

2009-03-04T12:58:00.001-05:00

woke up to this and im still dead after seein this lol

More Cam!!!

2009-03-03T21:13:00.003-05:00

If you ain't noticed by now, Cam is one of our favorite rappers here at usversesthem so we geeked that he back on the scene with, what sounds like, a very promising album. Rather you realize it or not, Cam be on some lyrical shit so of course you'll get a hater every now and then, but fuck em. Keep doin ya thing!

"Yo check it (pay day!) I got my check now I'm feelin disrespected (what the fuck?)" Lol

AND THE BEEF CONTINUES.....

2009-03-03T19:56:00.002-05:00

NEW RICK ROSS DISS CALLED IN COLD BLOOD....SOURCES SAY DEEPER THAN RAP MIGHT HAVE BEEN PUSHED BACK FROM IT FROM ITS ORIGINAL MAR 24 RELEASE...WE'LL SEE

BTW IS IT ME OR DOES ROSS HAVE AN EAR FOR BEATS...CUZ THIS SHIT IS CRAZY

Back For More?

2009-02-28T19:16:00.002-05:00

Rumor has it that Chris Breezy and Rihanna have gotten back together, and are kickin it in Diddy's (where do he come in at?) Miami home. I think this whole situation is stupid and they need more than just a few weeks apart after an ass whoopin like that. I mean damn, the ink on the court papers aint even dried yet lol. Ike is probably laughin in his grave lol.

Bron's A Beast

2009-02-27T08:30:00.006-05:00

HERES A CLIP OF BRON MAKING SHIT LOOK EASY BEFORE TIP-OFF.

Beauty Of The Week

2009-02-26T20:22:00.006-05:00

Hands down the baddest chick in the game right now. Nicki Minaj doin her thing with the interviews on youtube, gettin mad co-sign from niggas like Wayne and Gucci, and she actually got talent on the rappin side. I'm tryin to see what her slumber parties be like lol...Free Gucci!

WELCOME TO MY SLUMBER PARTY HUHHAAA!!

2009-02-26T12:33:00.004-05:00

NOW THIS IS GOIN HARD NIGGA LMAO...NORMALLY I DONT FUCK WIT "FUAXNEWS" BUT I HAD TO POST THIS SHIT WHEN I SEEN IT. IF NOT BY NATURAL CAUSES,THEN THIS IS THA WAY I WANNA GO OUT!

Russian man died after guzzling a bottle of Viagra to keep him going for a 12-hour orgy with two female pals.

The women had bet mechanic Sergey Tuganov $4,300 that he wouldn't be able to follow through with the half-day sex marathon.

But minutes after winning the bet, the 28-year-old died of a heart attack, Moscow police said.

"We called emergency services but it was too late, there was nothing they could do," said one of the female participants who identified herself only as Alina.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,500645,00.html

Ricky Ross Goin In On 50 and Crew....Again

2009-02-26T09:06:00.003-05:00

This shit is still entertaining...on ross's end. I must say. lyrics and song wise, i think tha bosss has the upperhand right now. Im actually lookin forward for his next album which comes out Mar.24 on Maybach Music. Now 50 jus pushed his album back(3rd or 4th time now...lost count)and is now dropping after Em's so i guess he smart enough to kno that he wasnt gone sell shit this time around so hes gonna wait so he can sale off of em's buzz...cuz lord knows he needs it(still cant believe crack a bottle is number 1 on itunes lol that shit is trashjuice).

NEW CAM!!!!! NOW WITH VIDEO!!!

2009-02-26T08:47:00.003-05:00

http://www.zshare.net/audio/56093254ec85fe1f/

HERE IS A NEW JOINT FROM KING JAFFE JOE....DONT ASK WHEN THE ALBUM DUE
CUZ IT AINT NO TELLIN WITH THIS NIGGA...JUS HOPE HE COME BACK STRONG(PAUSE). BTW, DAYTON, YOUNGSTOWN, CLEVELAND, CINCINATTI STAND UP FOR THIS ONE!

HERES THA VIDEO ENJOY

New Drake Interview With Vibe Magazine

2009-02-26T08:33:00.003-05:00

Lil Wayne's protégé on Degrassi, family, Kanye West, and of course, Weezy

Between Thursday, February 12 and Friday, February 13, 2,541 comments were added to Aubrey "Drake" Graham's blog, octobersveryown.blogspot.com. Remarks that were asking, nay relentlessly demanding what many had spent months waiting on-his new mixtape.
For an independent release, the 22-year-old's third effort, So Far Gone, gained a level of anticipation that would make some label-hugging rappers blush. But even with a co-sign from Lil Wayne, an established television fan-base, and an online presence intense enough to freeze a PC, Drake isn't daunted. The ex-Degrassi star won't give you flashing lights or fragile facades, he'd rather just gift the truth. And with eighteen tracks bulging with sincerity and depth, Drake is indeed one of hip hop's best wrapped presents. Currently in the process of sealing an un-disclosed label deal-noting that it will be finalized in the next two weeks-the Toronto native shares with VIBE.com his struggles, triumphs, and why honesty is his best policy.

DRAMA WITH DEGRASSI:

VIBE.com: You were on Degrassi for eight years. It must have taken a lot to leave that comfort zone. When did you know it was time to go?

Drake: I can't really say I left that show. One day we came in and all the names were just changed on the dressing rooms. Everyone got cut. We go upstairs and it's like, "Who are all these people auditioning in the front?" They owe us a lot of money. The amount of loyalty, the years we put in with these people…they did us foul. As far as the producers go, I don't talk to anybody over there.

Were people skeptical about your talent when they saw that the kid from Degrassi was trying to be a rapper?

Before people had heard my music they were like, "So you're really going to be a rapper? That's really going to be your thing?" Especially around that time, that dope boy rap was really popping. People were wondering what the hell I was going to do. And it took me a while to find my sound.

ACTOR TERNT RAPPER:

There's a shift in character from your first mixtape, Room for Improvement to your third, So Far Gone.

The first songs I made were all like "Replacement Girl" with Trey Songz. It was pretty straight forward, radio-friendly, not much content to it. And I thought that was the direction I'd go in. And then as life progressed, I grew and decided that to follow suit would truly be a waste of time. I started to see my situation as more of an opportunity as opposed to a curse. Coming from Canada, coming from a TV show, it's like "Wow. If I can really do something different, I may be regarded as the one of the first crossover film to music people to really be looked at as an artist." Once I saw it like that, I started becoming more confident as a person. I started seeing my thoughts and feelings as something the world may want to hear, as opposed to some @*%@ I just make up in my head. I think I did it a little bit on Room for Improvement. And Comeback Season was more of me proving that I had bars. Then So Far Gone was really my chance to open up and give people a true piece of myself because I had a lot going on in my life. Good things and bad.

Starting off unsure about pursuing a music career, what really solidified that this was the route to take?

I was friends with this kid that would put you on the spot all the time. I guess he read my rhyme books at my house and one day he just put me on blast at school. He told this kid I wanted to battle him and it became this big thing. So I went home and wrote all these rhymes for him-yeah, I cheated-came to school the next day and killed the guy. From there I just started getting into rapping and becoming comfortable with myself.

…GONE WITH THE WIND:

So Far Gone was such an anticipated mixtape. What was the creative experience like?
It was just cleansing. That's been the key to me making music lately. It has to feel good. For every record I do, it takes something to truly spark that. On the album I plan to give people my all. I want it to be something enjoyable, I don't know if I want it to be so personal. Which is another reason why I made So Far Gone, to just get that out of my system. Some people are like, "Why'd you do that for free?" If I released that as a retail album, I would've probably been criticized and scrutinized. It wouldn't have gone over as well as the way I did it. Which is, "Go and download this for free because I truly want to give this to you. Before we embark on this journey together, this is something that you need to know."

Yet you have Kanye whose entire career is based on being left-field. Wouldn't that make you feel comfortable know that there is room to do that and be successful?

I don't want to tell people, "Oh I'm just so weird and you all have to love it." It's not like that. I'm a simple guy and I just have a vivid mind that I want to share. I don't even want it to feel like left-field or right-field. It's about how I feel in the moment and So Far Gone was when I was at a very unsure, confused state. It's not to say that the album won't have those components. I have a sound that I'm known for now. The mixtape is very slow and very dark. My album is going to be maybe a little happier [laughs]. Then the second go around if something crazy happens in my life, I might feel a totally different way. But right now I feel great. And I want to make an album that reflects that.

Your lyrics touch on plenty of personal issues with your family and ex-girlfriend. Has that ever made them upset or do they get it?

My ex asked me for a public apology the other day. She really genuinely asked me straight up to come on YouTube and tape an apology. As far as my family goes, it may not be the best thing in the world to hear, but at the same time they respect me for it. They know it's my outlet.

EMO-TRIP:

Because this mixtape is so personal and has been compared to 808s and Heartbreak some have categorized it emo-rap. Do you agree?

There are people who rap about life and then there's people who rap about a life. If that's the case, then maybe Tip should be called emo-rap too because with all the @*%@ he's been through-that's just as, if not more emotional than all the @*%@ we talk about. Just 'cause his whole story is more G, I don't feel like it's any less emotional. That's a weird term.

Do you embrace your mixtape being referenced to 808s?

I think it's just about a rapper singing. One of the strongest things about 808s is the writing and one of the strongest things about my R&B is the writing, too. It's about being genuine and really striking a chord with women. To be honest I don't think there's many songs on 808s and Heartbreak that really do that.

So when you made So Far Gone did you mostly envision women listening to it?

No, not really. I know that there are also purposes for men to use that mixtape to their advantage [laughs].

Many people think that the problem with R&B now is dudes feeling like they must have a rapper swagger. As someone who sings and raps, what's your stance on that?

I think that's a valid point. Trey is one of my best friends and I told him to do a mixtape and just have it be on some sexy @*%@. Not to say that the music or drops that he does aren't ill. You just gotta remember you're an R&B artist, like I have to remember that I'm also a rapper. But at the same time, there's definitely been a shift in the last three years. This generation is all about partying and living life. The soundtrack to that lifestyle is not a Case or Joe record. Dudes will tell me they're not even into R&B like that, but they appreciate my swag on it.

IN IT TO WIN IT:

Having worked so much with Weezy, do you see him as a mentor or a peer?

I definitely look at Wayne as a mentor just because I have such respect for what he does and am a big fan of his music. I didn't let being around him change me and I think he respects me for that. I think the illest thing is that I see him as a mentor and he sees me as a peer.

Having already established a name for yourself and being so multi-talented, what's the ultimate end goal?

I'm a realist so it's not like I'm thinking my debut is going sell a million copies in a week. It's my first album, I just want people to appreciate it. One of my goals is to win a Best New Artist Grammy and I'd also love to finish high school. I'm starting to live out my third goal now, which is to get into scripts and go back to shooting these movies. My grandmother tells me that at the end of the day all we have are memories. I'm trying to make great ones.

Shit Just Got Serious

2009-02-20T09:31:00.000-05:00

I joke and laugh about alot of shit, but make no mistake about it, this shit ain't funny. That nigga Chris Brown is really fucked up in the head, and needs some serious help. Not from a pastor or his mom but from a clinical psychologist. I don't care what she did, she didn't deserve this. I'm usually against anything that has to deal with the law and/or law enforcement, but this nigga needs to go to jail, real talk.

Sneak Peak

2009-02-18T21:57:00.000-05:00

Here go a sneak peak of the Young Money single "everygirl". It look like its gone be hot. LOL at Lil Chuckie in that bitch clownin.

Beauty Of The Week

2009-02-17T13:43:00.001-05:00

I woke up on some late night shit last night (ya'll know how it is) and saw Aubrey O'day on Chelsea Lately. I might be a lil late but I was geeked to see that she did playboy! I'm always looking for a new nude celeb lol. She also said that she is bi! (yea she on her Lindsey Lohan shit lol). Maybe I can finally get that Aubrey-D.Woods 3way I been praying for...call me lol.

Not A Moment Too Soon

2009-02-13T15:27:00.000-05:00

My nigga Drake FINALLY dropped what the streets been waitin for...So Far Gone. I've listened to it once all the way through (many more to come) and its some fire. My favorite songs so far are Successful, The Calm, Uptown, and Housatlantavegas (my niggas had a similar situation at Diamonds lol). But the whole mixtape is fire and creative as fuck...I wish my nigga Steve would get serious about this rap shit!

American Gangsters

2009-02-12T22:28:00.002-05:00

For some reason, every since I was little I've been obsessed with gangsters and the whole drug dealer culture. Why my peers were on the court I was reading F.E.D.S. Magazine lol. I don't know why, its just always kinda been my "thing". Here go a list of some of my favorite gangsters/drug dealers. Ima update it from time to time so check back frequently to see who I add...

1) Rich Porter - Probably my all time favorite drug dealer. Probably because he started so young and was so flamboyant and flashy. Him and his crew (AZ and Alpo) had a garage full of European whips, and hella cash at the age of like 16 and 17. They was "them niggas" in Harlem. Unfortunately, Alpo killed Rich (over some bullshit), and his little brother (who was kidnapped and held for ransom) was killed by The Preacher Crew. Mekhi Phifer did a good job playin Rich in "Paid In Full" (a hood classic).

2) Karlton Hines - Karlton Hines was a major ball player in New York during the mid to late 80's. He has been compared to Lebron James. He was being recruited by hella colleges but, a few months before graduation he quit due to an argument with his coach. At the age of 18, Karlton committed a self defense murder. After his release from jail, Karlton decided to go hard in the streets. People say he sat on a stoop from 7:30 a.m. in the morning till 10 p.m. at night, selling cocaine, making $10,000 a day. With help from his crew, he began netting $100,000 per day, which soon escalated to $225,000 per day as lines snaked around the corner, starting at 7:00 a.m. in the morning. Karlton wore $100,000 worth of bling on any given occasion, had a Benz and a Lexus, and never wore the same fur twice. On April 8th 1994, while getting his car customized for one of his friend's parties, Karlton was shot and killed. Although the shooter was never found, the streets are saying that it was the D.C. hitman Wayne Perry.

Stunt Double

2009-02-12T22:08:00.000-05:00

When he get mad, Chris uses Rihanna's face as a Doublemint pack lol...

Democrats Vs. Republicans

2009-02-11T21:53:00.000-05:00

Is it just me, or are the Republicans playin about this stimulus plan? I know they still mad that Obama (my nigga) got into office, but its time to get over that shit. They think they can solve all of our problems with punk ass tax cuts, but that ain't the case...and I heard that straight from an economist! I hope they settle this shit soon tho...because a nigga need a job lol. Its like my nigga Chuck always say, "get off that hoe shit!"

Goin Hard

2009-02-11T08:39:00.000-05:00

Say what you want but my nigga Ross is goin hard at 50...almost as hard as 50 goin in this video lol. Ross is winning the battle!

Is It True?...

2009-02-10T21:29:00.000-05:00

I know that there's two sides to every story but I don't know which one to believe. Through all of the different hip-hop sites I've learned that Chris is violent...no Rihanna is violent...no they're both violent...I'm confused

Patiently Waitin

2009-02-09T19:29:00.000-05:00

I'm patiently waitin for the boy Drake to drop his next classic mixtape, So Far Gone 2/12/09...Until then here go a couple hot ones I been bangin. By the way if ya'll aint hip to Drizzy ya'll better step ya music collection up, cause he here to save the rap game

Rick Ross- Mafia Music

2009-02-09T16:42:00.000-05:00

You can say what you want about Rick Ross but I'm tellin you that he can spit! He one of my favorite rappers out right now, believe it or not..."caught up in the rapture of gunshots and laughter"...he gets lyrical!

The Beginning

2009-02-09T16:25:00.000-05:00

This is my first official post. And since this is my first post ain't nobody reading this yet lol...but they will. My whole concept of Us Verses Them (kind of a play on words) is just to make a good blog about all the stuff that goes on in my head and my hood, from fashion to hip-hop to politics. I can be a little scatter brained so its gone be alot of random stuff on here from time to time but its gone be dope. I beleive that you can't get better without conductive critism, so PLEASE COMMENT if you feel the need.

With that being said....The Battle begins