Tag Archive for '9th wonder'

m1 platoon - we not them, part one [the mixtape].

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modi
on November 18, 2008
in audio/video, mixtapes, music and welcome to DC
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i’ll give you an idea of how good m1 platoon is.

i sent this mixtape to people in an email before even posting it. meaning i didn’t care that they got it from my site. i just wanted them to hear m1. and i swear to god this joint is incredible. nothing sounds like this at all. if you appreciate GOOD HIP HOP, then m1 platoon should be in your iPod, iTunes, boombox, car stereo, and every other place you can jam some music.

you haven’t heard about these dudes? well, they’re a rack of homies (most of which are from DC. just throwing that out there) who go to school out in north carolina, and who happen to have 9th wonder, producer extraordinaire, as their professor. i’m not even lying. so with 9th as their mentor, imagine what kind of music they create. in fact, you don’t even have to imagine, because i got it all for you right here. featuring biz markie, carlitta durand, g5 clive, and savin. oh, and huge shout out to vaughn aka arafat yates, one of the rhymers/producers in the squad. one of the few guys who gets really excited about music in general. i respect those kind of cats out there. without further ado, i’m throwing you the mixtape, complete with taste tests.

fabrics

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cowboys & indians

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and i honestly struggled giving you 3 samples, because there’s too many joints on this mixtape that are must-hears. i’ve never heard such improvement from one mixtape to another. lyrics, beats, overall cohesiveness. damn. THIS SHIT IS INSANE! i’ve never heard anything like it. that’s probably why they called this joint “we not them.” good grief. i’m hyped. everybody needs to enjoy this. and if my words didn’t move you to download this, then click the link and see how many people already have got it. that’ll probably move you a bit. ha. wzup scoopay, chopps, sean d, c4 black, napalm…i see all you guys.

DL: m1 platoon - we not them, part one

check the tracklisting, production credits, and more after the drop.

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g5 clive - summa of ‘88.

Published
by
modi
on October 7, 2008
in audio/video and welcome to DC
. 3 Comments

off his facebook note to the world:

The Summa of 88 is Here.. 2 Decades Lata.. Princes, Queens, Cocaine, Benzos, Reaganomics.. All Dat.. Bump Dis in Da Whip.. FULL BLAST! G5 Stay Live, Doin His Thang..

tru, tru. the last time i heard hip hop that sounded this good - beats, flows, and all - was when that M1 platoon: the invasion dropped. and maybe it’s because members from the platoon were involved in the project, but regardless, consider this an honorary blast off mixtape, except light years ahead of anything coming out soon.

this is a guy who sounds like nothing i’ve heard out of DC before - a step in a completely different direction. g5 aka murakami jr., paints a vivid picture of his hazy, day-to-day life. his second LP brings it back to the sweltering summer of 1988, presumably when a young clive first inhaled that city air and molded into the breezy infatuated, swag obsessed, tree smoking, rhyme slinging creature he is today. the introspective, thought provoking banter is balanced appropriately by the boasting, bragging, luccini type swag that most uptown roamers are born to preach about. i don’t think i’m alone when i say that the album evokes the charisma and flashes of brilliance similar to wu tang, circa ‘93 at times. the entire experience is one trippy daydream spent strolling along clive’s refreshingly imaginative mind.

beatmakers fundamental, mickey bizz, choc, and sinima lend a helping hand to g5 for the gritty and insanely out of this world production, but the majority is handled by dc’s own arafat yates, an m1 affiliate and 9th wonder protégé.

sample this joint.

cinderellas (88 slippers remix) (feat. lord fuego)

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click the album art or here to download.

i been jamming this man ALL night, no joke. i didn’t even leave the room tonight.

“…so i suggest, you invest, in something that is real.”

the entire thing is epic, honestly. and i wish i had more info on all the guest appearances, because they definitely add the experience for more info, hit him on that myspace, young, and check the tracklisting after the drop.

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