man, id love so much to take off to a place like yours. Not sure i time allows me to go.
'spect we wouldof painted ya fucking town red with vodka smoked it all over with hashish

howdy D-Mice it's been a while! where've you been, trshady?

kormega:
hey, you've missed a whole lot of good stuff. when you receive my package, you're in for a tasty treat the only thing i wouldn't care to listen to is Free Agents Murda Mixtape (2 CD), that's pretty shitty (basically, Mobb Deep sux after Hell On Earth, except Prodigy's solo). Do you have a DVD-drive? also, pm me your postal address, will ya

hey, vacation on the Black See! i'm with it. if the hotel prices are tolerable, I'd do it.

to Mozzy
hey mang, just got back from Moscow. business shit.
went to trshady...aint shit happening. lets burn that sicly bitch the fuck out there


to bro

yeah, man, tell us about the prices. How much to get over to kick ya ass. What better, train or plane? Give cost benifit analysis. And what bout accomodation, how much is a reasonable hotel?

demise: i'm about to drop a killer verse for sicilyz, and (i think) i have completely trashed him already with my previous two (check out "Who want it?!")

to Mozzy
hey mang, just got back from Moscow. business shit.
went to trshady...aint shit happening. lets burn that sicly bitch the fuck out there


to bro

yeah, man, tell us about the prices. How much to get over to kick ya ass. What better, train or plane? Give cost benifit analysis. And what bout accomodation, how much is a reasonable hotel?

check on this one....too dumb?


Yo, pass me the keys to the ignition
Рифму реальную пишем, идем выше
Keep your ambition
Тише мыши кот на крыше
Dime for rhyme not rhyme for dime
В рай не суждено тебе слышишь?
Whatever you sayin gibberish
Овца понятнее блеет
Что ты говоришь?
You up and runnin you gangsta?
My homiz know you wanksta
Цена тебе полпенса
You talk shit running your mouth
Твою жизнь превращу в хаос
Turn your life to mess blow up your house
Атакует тебя лирический бес
Изнасилую жену…выебу дочь твою
Get vicious fuckin wichu
Your words aint never true
Даже когда умру буду жить дальше
Есть реальные темы а есть высасывание пальцев
My rhyme’ll be gettin the message
To em common people like me n my folks

demise: good verse on trshady
here, not bad, except wife&daughter line
plus the ending doesn't rhyme all that much

fuck it dawwg...just fucking around


where the fuck IZ Mega??


ayyy yoooo, son, where you at?

don't worry,men, I'm alright

I'll check out the prices and tell ya asap...

fuck I'm such in a fuckin mood tonight... Ya know... I'm feelin' aight, I'm as high as hell, I have some cash in my pockets...
but
I'm lonely as a ... I even can't find a fuckin word 2 describe it, but I ain't wish to the worst enemy to feel like I'm feelin now...
I have much, but I have nobody to share with... What is all for? Whom is all for?

So many people I know, but so a few real soulmates among 'em... Woman, I love, will never be mine, and even if she would, I know we can't be happy over the sorrow of other people...

This winter is too fuckin long.

sorry 4 depression
I know,tomorrow mornin I'll come to the office, open this forum link and smile...
but tonight...
The most shitty thing about all that that I know what I gotta do, I know how to do... But I can't, just can't...

Not long than half-a-year ago I seemed 2 b assured in myself, I saw the roads in front of me, I knew what I want from life and was sure I have strength to achieve it...
But now I'm not.
I thought: "u r not stupid, u know how to earn - u can easily find ur life-satellite, what's the dealy..."
but I passed too many biches through myself to figure out what the real relationships are...

Double-side life, double-side mind
my nickname should be "double-side"...

see ya

to bro
hey yo, son. What em low moods all bout? You say your city iz beautiful there;s a lot of ooportunity to find yaself a thing to do. SO what the fuck? Cheer up and get a life. Who'z in deep shit is myself coz i'm stuck in asswhole and ain';t no hope for me to break out for some 1 more year. I should be pourin out my shit not yaself. So, be a mang!!!!

props

ay yo Moz, r u here, man?

2 bro
thanx for kind words, man
sometimes in situation like this u need nobody but someone to talk to. Yesterday I have nobody...

wassup, i'm here but leaving soon.
depression is a b!tch, isn't it
the good thing about it - it's temporary, and life is eternal

yo, foks

We gotta bring our shit tgtha.
We gotta mit one dy.
tht'd be cul

Moz.
chek pm

Mozzy, man, where r u?

yep

check yo private

i did. now you check yours
and try to install icq or something similar (qip), ffs

ok
but I don't want fed up nevertheless. Fuck economy!

so, let it start.

Found Ghostface & Trife Da God "Put It On The Line". Gonna d/l it in a week, I think. If u don't have it, I'll send it in the first mail.
I'll edit "The Realness" review and send u the final variant.

and my request:
1. CNN - The War Report
2. Canibus - Can-I-Bus
3. Mobb Deep - The Infamous
4. Mobb Deep - Hell On Earth
5. Pete Rock - Soul Survivor

on a single cds, please

The Firm B-Side tracklist
1. La Familia - Nas, AZ, Foxy Brown, Cormega
2. Sosa Vs State - Nas, AZ, Nature (Doo Whop version)
3. Time - Nas, AZ, Nature
4. Desperados (orig. version) - Nas, AZ, Foxy Brown, Nature, Canibus (DJ Clue version)
5. Everyday Thing - Nas, Nature, Dr. Dre
6. La Familia (remix) - Nas, AZ, Foxy Brown, Nature
7. Firm Biz (remix) aka World Famous - Nas, Foxy Brown, Nature, Half-A-Mil
8. Welcome To The Firm - Nas, Nature, Noreaga, Mary J. Blige, Femme Fatale
9. Affirmative Action (remix) - Nas, AZ, Foxy Brown, Cormega
10. fuck I've forgotten it

Affirmative action is the FUCKEN SHIT!!!!

rippin bithces apart

...Catch em and break, undress em tie em with tape, no escape
The Corleone, fettucini Capone
Roam in your own zone or get kidnapped and clapped in your dome

aiht, man
... Mega is pretty boy
with mafia connections...

did u hear that remix? beat is wack but the lyrics is different from all da cats!

man, let's flood the page.
Moz can't post

First of all, I'd like to make a correction to something I said in a previous review. I stated that in my opinion, AZ's "9 Livez" was his best album to date. I'd like to retract that statement, if I may. At the time I was enamored with the album, so I made a bold statement. Now, months removed, I have to say that I was wrong; while that album is still dope, it does not have the same replay value as AZ's first project.

That said, let's examine what exactly "Doe or Die" was all about. For starters, the album was one of the most anticipated (at least by underground heads) of 1995, based on AZ's flawless appearance as the only guest on the legendary Illmatic. Expectations were high, and the fans were growing impatient. They needed to see if AZ could replicate the excellence he displayed on "Life's a Bitch" for the duration of an entire album. The answer is well, yes and no.

The lead single "Sugar Hill" was perhaps a little more commercial sounding than heads were expecting, but was incredibly well received nonetheless. L.E.S.'s silky smooth beat, Miss Jones chorus, and AZ's tight flows created one of the greatest summer time joints of all time, and it still puts a smile on my face every time I hear it. The single went gold, and it appeared that AZ was on his way to stardom.

But unfortunately, it wasn't to be. The album dropped too long after the buzz for the single had died, sales were somewhat disappointing, and the album failed to spawn another hit. Still, let it be said, this album DOES deserve to be mentioned right alongside "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx", "It Was Written", and "Reasonable Doubt" for popularizing the Mafioso style fathered by Kool G. Rap. In fact, it dropped before two of those three albums did.

The album's only flaw is that it's at times inconsistent. The first real song "Uncut Raw" is done in by a lackluster, nondescript beat. The following joint, however, does not have the same problem. "Gimme Yours", produced by Pete Rock, has a great laid back feel. Nas appears, singing the chorus, with an off key yet undeniably catchy appeal. AZ flips the multi-syllables he's known for, spitting about stacking dollars and selling drugs. While the subject matter might be common place these days, back in 1995 living it up Scarface style was not the norm in 1995. Plus, AZ does it with so much style, it has not lost its edge even in 2002.

The excellent "Ho Happy Jackie" follows, with the beat provided by D.I.T.C. legend Buckwild. The beat is pure excellence, and AZ flows ridiculously over it, warning all men to watch out for the Ho Happy Jackies out there:

"Whoever thought of that sweet thing, born model material
That hated hot cereal would grow to be a high silly hoe
Really though, it's a shame for this damn thang
Cuz everything's brand name, when will she get enough of these damn games
Struttin with an unbuttoned blouse, like it ain't nothin
Draggin her wagon, knowin fellas be flaggin and frontin
Hopin, by keepin gear, wear and hair dope some really big willie nigga would dig her and get open...
the hell with flyest, she slidin with the highest bidder"

To me, the best joint on the album is a toss up between Pete Rock-produced "Rather Unique" and D/R Period's "Mo Money Mo Murder" which features Nas. The former features a vintage beat from one of hip hop's greatest, and AZ drops some wizard like lyrics on the joint:

"Too hard to follow, you took a bite but couldn't swallow
Your mind's boggled, but I'm as deep as Donald Goines novels
My whole persona's kinda laid back like a recliner
And since a minor, I been fuckin with marijuana"

The latter features production from D/R Period that is very close to perfection. Nas and AZ deliver the kind of track that makes them one of the most famed teams in hip hop history. Here's one of Nas's gems:

"So now you rollin with us, like co-defendants
No phony business, so know the difference
From supreme soloists, whose styles as ancient as Moses scriptures
It's Latin Kings, black khufis, and white justice
Amongst us, crime invades the mind of youngsters
Where it's pitch black, they can't see you
Godfather 3, four left for dead in a cathedral"

The smoothed out, funky title track and the conscious "Your World Don't Stop" are also noteworthy. The inconsistency comes in the form of "I Feel For You", "We Can't Win" which is lyrically very on point but the beat is forgettable, and the unnecessary remix of "Sugar Hill" which is nowhere near as good as the original.

Despite the shortcomings, the good tracks on this album are not just good, they are great! There are four that I would refer to as certified classics. The main problem with the album is that it COULD have been an all time classic ITSELF if executive production had been better and the beat selection had been a little more on point in several cases. But all in all, this album is a slept on gem that should be in every true head's collection. Trust me, even if you didn't like a single song on the rest of the album, "Gimme Yours", "Ho Happy Jackie", "Rather Unique", "Sugar Hill", "Mo Money Mo Murder" are songs that I PROMISE you will feel, and make the album worth the price of admission on their own. Instead of buying an album from the latest thug clone MC rhyming over recycled sounding beats, go pick this shit up instead; you'll get all the gangsterism you need with a touch of class and style.