That’s right this podcast is uber important (see you can tell it’s important because I used uber). New music from Braille, Theory Hazit and DeepSpace5. New music to the podcast from Future Shock, MuzeOne, Propaganda and others. This podcast is so important I’m leaving the track listing off just to surprise you guys!

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As some of you have noticed I reviewed Change’s The Stimulus Plan and the album is featured on this podcast along with other tracks that a dark sound production wise, but a very strong message lyrically…I call it The Lyrical Stimulus Plan! Take A Listen!!!

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Track (Artist)- Album

Family Ties produced by Anno Domini (Change)- The Stimulus Plan

Crippling feat. R.U.S.H (Cas Metah)- Providence Road

If I Don’t Make (DeepSpace5)- Unique Just Like Everyone Else

Mama Don’t Cry (Surreal)- Pardon My Dust

Savior (Change)- Same As It Never Was

Dedication feat. Praverb (Change)- The Stimulus Plan

Inside Out (Mars ILL)- Backbreakanomics

Remember (The Tunnel Rats)- Tunnel Vision

American Fado feat. Renee Alston (The Procussions)- 5 Sparrows for 2 Cents

Forgive Me (Sharlok Poems)- Blooming Sounds

An Excellent Few feat. Sintax and ManChild produced by Mouf Warren (Change)- The Stimulus Plan

Perspective (TheBreax)- Restocked

Girl, Interrupted produced by Flynn (L.A Symphony)- Unleashed

Together (Theory Hazit)- Lord Fire produced by Vintage

Bonus Track feat. 3rd Degree (Cas Metah)- Guest Room

Seasons produced by JustMe (Motion Plus)- The Sound Protest

Not A Stranger feat. Elias (Change)- The Stimulus Plan

In honor of Cas Metah’s new album Guest Room I’ve compiled some of my favorite guest appearances and put them together to make one of the longer podcasts I’ve done almost 2 hours long! Features artists from all over the Christian Hip Hop spectrum, 2mex, Mouf Warren, The Strange Fruit Project, K-Drama, Cash Hollistah and so many more! So take a listen and go get CAS METAH’S GUEST ROOM ALBUM!!!

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Live As It Gets feat. Theory Hazit and Playdough (Move Merchants)- Move Merchants

Planes and Trains feat. Pigeon John and Blueprint (Mars ILL)- Backbreakanomics

Falcon Plume feat. Scribbling Idiots (Sintax)- Curb Appeal

Def Tole feat. Theory Hazit, Cas Metah, Kas (EDM)- Def Defying Mixtape

Down But Never Out feat. Sev Statik, Manchild, Sintax, Illtripp and Listener (Sivion)- Mood Enhancement

Season of Tears feat. Zane and Elsie (Sev Statik)- Speak Life

I Wouldn’t Do It feat. Big Rec, Surreal, Sivion, Theory Hazit (Braille)- Box of Rhymes

Seasons Change feat. Mouf Warren and Ruffian (Cas Metah)- Providence Road

We Got It feat. Sojourn, Sivion and Theory Hazit produced by Ohmega Watts (Sharlok Poems)- Blooming Sounds

Let Go feat. Supastition and The Masterminds (Braille)- Shades of Grey

You Don’t Want That feat. ManChild, Playdough, Jurny Big, Macho and Raphi (The Tunnel Rats)- Underground Rise: Sunset/Sunrise

Let Me feat. Phat K.A.T.S, Freddie Bruno and Playdough (Sivion)- Mood Enchancement

Let Go feat. Bracey, Dre Murray, Jacob Izrael, and R-Swift (K-Drama)- Boombapitism

Heart and Soul feat. Lyriz and MotionPlus (Cas Metah)- Providence Road

Nobody Say feat. Raphi and Braille (Theory Hazit)- Lord Fire produced by Vintage

The Treatment feat. ManChild, Braille and Big Rec (Ohmega Watts)- The Find

Surprise Cypher (remix) feat. Adam L, Surreal, Sivion, Sojourn and Sharlok Poems (Lightheaded)- Wrong Way

Posse on Burnside feat. Ethic and Othello (Acts 29)- Underexposed

No 2 Ways feat. Triune, MotionPlus, Cas Metah, Griffin and Relic (Sev Statik)- Back to Dust produced by DJ Dust

Killin It feat. OneLife, Cash Hollistah and Big Rec (Scribbling Idiots)- Idiomatic Mixtape Volume I

Outro feat. Red Cloud, Sojourn, John Reuben, Pigeon John and ManChild (Lightheaded)- Pure Thoughts

Remember The Day feat. Dax, 2mex, Neogen, Dert, Big Rec, Mouf Warren, Dokument, Chosen 1, Griffin, Lazarus, Raphi, Drastic, Propaganda and Macho (The Tunnel Rats)- Underground Rise: Sunset/Sunrise

Low Budget feat. Rush, Cas Metah, MotionPlus (JustMe)- One Man’s Trash

My Suitcase feat. Sojourn and JustMe (Ajax Starglider)- Middle Class Broadcast

Just Raps feat. Future Shock and Scribbling Idiots (JustMe)- One Man’s Trash

Broken Heart feat. The Strange Fruit Project, Ragen Fykes, Thesis (Braille)- Cloud Nineteen produced by S1

Freaky Flow feat. L.A Symphony (Flynn)- In Like Flynn

Get Ignorant (remix) feat. Braille, Theory Hazit, Sev Statik, Nomis, R-Swift, Proph1 (The Breax)-Restocked

Playdough, one of the Kings of the Background Vocals (I’ll explain about the Kings of the Background Voice later), member of Phonetic Composition, Ill Harmonics and the super crew DeepSpace5. In 2002 Playdough released his debut solo album Lonely Superstar. In DeepSpace5 Playdough knocks out his verses, so naturally his album would be amazing right? Right! Well…
I’ve listened to Lonely Superstar twice and here’s what I felt after I listened to the album both times…………………………nothing. Ok I didn’t feel nothing, I felt the beats were hit or miss, along with the lyrics. The good points were some of the beats were solid and the Playdough’s lyricism shows to a certain extent. One big negative was that Playdough only seemed to rhyme his best, when he has guest on with him. While it seems like I’m down on this (which I am…) there is also a good level of creativity with this album.
The first notable track on this album is “5 Cent Needleheads”. Basically your starving artists track, which are usually my favorite tracks on every album. The beat has the bass in the front, with the piano in the back. My favorite part of the track is at the end where shouts out to many of the starving emcees. LMNO, Sev Statik, Listener, Jurny Big, Sup the Chemist, Freddie Bruno, Beat Rabbi, Mars Ill, Illtripp, Sivion, LA Symphony, Sintax, MG! The Visionary, John Reuben and DJ Manwell? And at the end Playdough makes a cut with an artist (who’s name escapes me) that says “So I become content with being lonely cuz fools are phony”. It’s those little cuts at the end of some of the songs that leave the listener thinking, it’s actually a very good strategy to getting people to think about how their living their lives.
My favorite song on the album is “Freedom Fighters” which features Tunnel Rat and LPG member Jurny Big. I love guest appearances, but what I’m not a big fan of is when the guests’ verses overshadow the album artist. Lonely Superstar is a prime example of this, LMNO, Jurny Big, Joey the Jerk and some of the other guests on the album tend to overshadow Playdough. I’m not saying Playdough’s verses are bad, it’s just what I’m hearing from the guests sound better. At the end of “Freedom Fighters” Sivion gets a quick 16-bar verse with a beat produced by Playdough.
A track that screams introspection is the track “Simple 1” which I believe is a track that covers the simple truths of life that a lot of us overlook, because we look life in a too complex of life.
I apologize for this being a short review, but I’m kinda bad at writing reviews for albums I’m not really feeling. This album would’ve been perfect if Playdough came with the aggressive rhyme-style he uses is in DeepSpace5. If I had it my way I would’ve had Dust, Rabbi, Manwell?, Playdough and Fred B. to make the beats (ala DeepSpace5’s Bakesale) and have Playdough with the DS5 rhyme-style. A plus for the album is Playdough tries a lot of things and hard-core Playdough fans will be pleased with this album. Anyone expecting a DeepSpace5 sound to it will be somewhat disappointed in Lonely Superstar.

Good

Guests: LMNO, Jurny, J-Beits, Joey the Jerk, ManChild
Allows for some introspection
A very Creative album (the outros for certain tracks and Sivion’s 16 bar verse)

Bad

The production is only average
Playdough doesn’t bring the DeepSpace5 rhyme-style in this album
Guests tend to overshadow Playdough

Rating: 3/5 (Average/Fans of the Artist will enjoy it)

If You Can’t Buy The Album Buy These Songs

5 Cent Needleheads
Shadow Dance feat. LMNO
Lonely Superstar
Freedom Fighters feat. Jurny Big
Supreme Service feat. J-Beits and Joey the Jerk

 Sintax the Terrific has been around for quite a while and has established himself as the best Lawyer Rapper in the world. Sintax has two albums out his first being Simple Moves and his sophomore album being Curb Appeal. He is also part of the super group DeepSpace5 who has released four projects. And he’s done multiple guest appearances with artists, Mouf Warren, JustMe, Ajax Starglider and many others. Here’s a podcast dedicated to SINTAX THE TERRIFIC!!!

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Song-Artist (Album)

Curb Appeal- Sintax (Curb Appeal)

Ziontific- DeepSpace5 (A Night We Called It A Day)

Cruel Tutelage: An Unauthorized Biography- Sintax (Curb Appeal)

Sensational- Sintax (Simple Moves)

We Got To feat. Sintax and Sev Statik-DeepSpace5 (DeepSpace5oul)

Make Believe- Sintax (Curb Appeal)

They Say- DeepSpace5 (Unique Just Like Everyone Else)

Turnabout- Sintax (Simple Moves)

Park Bench feat. Sintax- DeepSpace5 (DeepSpace5oul)

Your Biggest Fan- DeepSpace5 (Unreleased)

Ur Everything feat. Sintax- Freddie Bruno (Hold Music)

Blowing Smoke- Sintax (Simple Moves)

Bi-Polaroid feat. Sintax- Ajax Starglider (Middle Class Broadcast)

One More- Sintax (Curb Appeal)

Chain Fight produced by Dust- DeepSpace5 (BakeSale)

Ad Infinitum feat. Freddie Bruno- Sintax (Simple Moves)

So you wish you had a podcast that you could but in your stereo and crank to 11 well this is that Podcast. ALL BANGERS for the entire podcast…so enjoy.

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Song-Artist (Album)

DL Drop- L.A Symphony (Unleashed)

The Fall produced by Beat Rabbi- Sivion (The Spring of the Songbird)

Freaky Flow feat. L.A Symphony- Flynn (In Like Flynn)

Makin’ Cake produced by DJ Manwell?- DeepSpace5 (BakeSale)

Rock of Ages- Sev Statik (Speak Life)

Unconditional- Lightheaded (Wrong Way)

Joy- New Breed (Nine)

More remix by Theory Hazit- Mars ILL (Hip Hop For Dummies)

Simply Ill feat. Klarity, Freddie Bruno and Sivion- Theory Hazit (Lord Fire produced by Vintage)

Emergency Broadcast- Playdough (Don’t Drink the Water)

Stand- Da T.R.U.T.H (The Faith)

Microphone Rush feat. ManChild- Braille (Shades of Grey)

Starving Artists feat. JustMe- Sintax (Simple Moves)

Southern Skies feat. Theresa Jones- Dokument (Planet Dok EP)

Permanent Ink feat. Sivion and Braille- Surreal (Future Classic)

For the Heads- Tunnel Rats (Tunnel Vision)

Yes another installment of what I’ve been listening to on my Zune over the past week or so….

Single Tracks Song

(Artist)

Falcon Gentle by 2mex

Stay Calm by Jurny Big

Broken Now by L.A Symphony

Seeds feat. Playdough by Paradox

Relax Let It Go by EDM (Mouf Warren and Griffin)

Excuse Me by Kaboose

Out of the Blue Remix by Sivion remixed by Theory Hazit

Not Anymore feat. Dax by Zane One

My Suitcase feat. JustMe and Sojourn by Ajax Starglider

Just Raps feat. Future Shock and Scribbling Idiots by JustMe

Far Away feat. Othello and Jacewon by Surreal

Standin’ by Cas Metah

Cold Day In Hell by The Brainwash Projects

Slow to Anger by Braille

What You Got by The Tunnel Rats

DL Drop by L.A Symphony

Albums

The Tunnel Rats by the Tunnel Rats

People Watching by Solseekers

The Biggest of Them All by Jurny Big

The HaveNots (instrumental) by The Scribbling Idiots

If you read my past review on Surreal’s Pardon My Dust, I didn’t really give the album an excellent rating. However that album was not a showcase of his best work, Future Classic is pretty darn close to his best work. Surreal on this album also brings DJ Balance to the party to handle the cuts (I.E Rob Swift and Braille). This was actually one of the first albums I received from my cousin when he introduced me to Christian Hip Hop.

Now the title for this album fit’s perfectly for the sound and production of this album. I honestly believe if mainstream rap fans would change their viewpoint on music Future Classic would be selling so many copies (just like other Christian Hip Hop artists). The album gets straight to the point from the get go with the first track “Rebirth of Skill”. This song has the most vintage sound on the album and it’s one of my favorite tracks on the album. Almost every Christian Hip Hop album has the track that talks about how the mainstream is doing damage to the Hip Hop genre in general, and “Rebirth of Skill” is that track.

Surreal is part of the “Hip Hop Is Music” label and a lot of the “Hip Hop Is Music” family appears on this album and the first feature track is “Car and A Job” which features Ohmega Watts (who also handled the production) and HHISM family member Sojourn. “Car and A Job” is just as the song title says, there’s so many other things in this world that we want, but we should honestly be somewhat content with the fact that we have a Car, a job and a family that loves us.

After a slight Interlude in the music we move on to my top two favorite on this album. “Can’t Stop The Bumrush” has my favorite beat with the saxophone injecting every couple of counts. Simply put “Can’t Stop the Bumrush” is a fun track and one to put in your stereo just to have an excuse to turn the stereo to 11. Right after that track is “Moment In Time” which has yet another addictive beat to it. The track is Surreal reminiscing of the journey he’s taken before this point. It’s a very heartfelt track that should allow the listener to step back from the stressful lives we live to appreciate the journey we’ve taken and how far we’ve come since the beginning.

One important thing I love about Surreal’s music is that he usually includes a track about his past which from what I’ve listened to was a path that strayed away from God. But the best part is that God helped him turn around and Surreal always has a track that tells of the journey God has brought. It motivates the people like me (whose past wasn’t exactly one that followed God) and should motivate other people that God can help anybody, with anything at any time.

Now let me fill you in on a little secret with this album. “Let The Horns Blow” is the last track on this album. The song ends in 3:42 the album’s over right….wrong! If you are patient for about another minute one notices a (gasps) BONUS TRACK!!!! The bonus track features the one only Theory Hazit who is also featured on the track right before this one (“Yeah Boy”). He even tells the listener “Wait a second…this ain’t on the tracklist”. Theory’s verse kind of disses the mainstream rap community and Surreal raps about his relationship with Jesus Christ and his rapping ability in general.

Surreal shows a lot of promise with this album and it’s honestly hard to choose which is better Future Classic or his sophomore album True Indeed (produced entirely by The Sound Providers). Either way the production is solid, Surreal’s lyricism has always been one of my favorites and he brings a lot guests for the ride. This album honest to goodness has a chance to be a “Future Classic”.

Good

Guests!! (Braille, Sivion, Theory Hazit, and others, guest production from Vintage and Ohmega Watts)

Surreal speaks from the heart and it shows in his lyrics.

The title “Future Classic” fits perfectly the production has a vintage feel to it

Bad

Wish there was more energy in the album production wise.

Rating: 4.5/5 (The name says it all GET THIS ALBUM)

If You Can’t Buy The Album Download These Songs

“Can’t Stop The Bumrush”

“Moment In Time”

“Permanent Ink” feat. Braille and Sivion

“Yeah Boy” feat. Theory Hazit

“Rebirth of Skill”

So you all know I’m obsessed with Guest Appearances and Cas Metah has made my dream come true with his new Album Guest Room, a release date hasn’t been confirmed but Cas says it should come out this year. Over 40 guests are on this album (not including the producers). Here’s the stellar tracklisting.

Beats by:
- PlayDough: 1
- JustMe: 2
- MattmaN: 3, 13
- 4th Disciple (Wu-Tang Clan): 5
- Vintage: 6, 12, 14
- Deacon The Villain: 7, 18
- Dust: 8
- Sean P: 9
- Theory Hazit: 4, 10, 16
- Muneshine: 11
- SCO ATK: 15
- Re:Flex the Architect: 17
- Dert: 19

All turntable scratches by:
- EF Cuttin, except on “Don’t Doubt” by Theory Hazit.

1. Intro
2. I Strain – featuring CunninLynguists & JustMe
3. Front Runner – featuring Ahred, Sinxtax.the.terrific, Griffin, Sev Statik, Ajax Starglider, JustMe & Sojourn
4. Told You So – featuring Theory Hazit, JustMe & Masta Ace
5. Real – featuring Mouf Warren & Holmskillit
6. I Will Go – featuring LMNO & manCHILD
7. Die Tryin’ – featuring Chapter13
8. Rhyme Life – featuring Ruffian & Listener
9. Find Time – featuring BC & Playdough
10. 2nd Second – featuring Every Day Martyrs & Deuce Complex
11. Laying The Foundation – featuring Lightheaded
12. Gravity – featuring Adan Genesis
13. This Can’t Be True – featuring T-Mo Goodie (of Goodie Mob) & Jawz of Life (of Dungeon Family)
14. Get Right – featuring Soul P. & MotionPlus
15. Goodbye – featuring SCO ATK
16. Don’t Doubt – featuring Theory Hazit, k-Drama, Wonder Brown, Kaz, Mouf Warren, Intellect & Griffin
17. Up And Coming – featuring Sivion & Praverb
18. Cream Of The Crop – featuring Witchdoctor (of Dungeon Family)
19. Cross Country – featuring JustMe, Change, Mr. SOS, Mellow Drum Addict, Zero Basement, Lyriz, Capture, RhymeWise, Freddie Bruno & 2-Tone
20. Bonus Track – featuring 3rd Degree

There are two themes to this podcast first and most importantly I’m giving you guys a preview of Paradox’s Sophomore Album “Called to Mind” (the review should actually be the post above this). 4 songs on the podcast are from his album and just as a preview I’ll just tell you that guest appearances are many (Sev Statik, Propaganda, Beat Rabbi, Playdough and many others).

The second theme of the podcast you’ll be hearing the first tracks that I heard when I was introduced to Christian Hip Hop about 2 years ago. The first three albums I received was Sivion: Spring of the Songbird, Surreal and DJ Balance: Future Classic and Braille: Shades of Grey. So take a listen to what I first heard when I was introduced to Christian Hip Hop.

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Track Name- Artist (Album)

Broken- Paradox (Called to Mind)

Let Go feat. Supastition and the Masterminds- Braille (Shades of Grey)

Springshow- Sivion (Spring of the Songbird)

Can’t Stop The Bumrush- Surreal and DJ Balance (Future Classic)

All Work Together feat. Mouf Warren- JustMe (One Man’s Trash)

Lightheaded Anthem- Lightheaded* (Pure Thoughts)

P.T Cruise- Lightheaded (Pure Thoughts)

Snapshots feat. Metermaids-Sentence and Swell- Paradox (Called to Mind)

Hard Rock feat. SameOld Jake and Othello produced by Beat Rabbi- Paradox (Called to Mind)

Panacea- Lojique* (Language Arts)

Constance- Mr. J (of gods and girls)

Decisions feat. Sivion and Holmskillet produced by Vintage- Theory Hazit (Extra Credit)

Talk Music- DeepSpace5 (Unique Just Like Everyone Else)

Earl Grey feat. Sivion- Freddie Bruno (The Ballpoint Composer)

Publicity Stunt Doubles feat. LMNO- The Scribbling Idiots* (The Have Nots)

Let Your Life Speak feat. Gina Chavez- Paradox (Called to Mind)

* Lightheaded is Braille, Othello and Ohmega Watts

The Scribbling Idiots are JustMe, Cas Metah, Wonder Brown, Theory Hazit and Mouf Warren

Lojique is Othello and PageOne

DeepSpace5 is Sivion, Listener, Playdough, Freddie Bruno, Sintax, Sev Statik and ManChild.