7 Great Songs You May Have Missed This Year

Written by Rizoh. Posted in Music

Published on August 14, 2007 with 60 Comments">60 Comments

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In this era of new age information it’s not unusual to find freshly-squeezed mp3s turning up at the speed of light. In case you missed anything, I’ve unearthed a bunch of songs that flew under the radar in the first half of ’07 for your listening pleasure.

Enjoy.

1. NY Oil – Shout it in the Streets

After “Y’all Should All Get Lynched” and “What Up My Wigger” fizzled out, NY Oil fueled the heat with “Shout It in the Streets.” This time, he touches on the Sean Bell issue.

2. Rhymefest ft. Lil Jon – Angry Black Man on an Elevator

I remember when this musical marriage started off as a Myspace joke. Little did I know then that a collab between Lil Jon and one of Chicago’s brightest new jacks would end up becoming one of the best songs of the year.

3. Ghostface Killah – My Guitar

In my iTunes folder I categorized “My Guitar” as “Street Opera.” This is classic Tony Starks drama-on-wax, replete with off-kilter crooning and voice impressions. Ghost once said that he hopes to write and produce his own movies in the future. If this is a sign of what’s to come then I want all of Ghost-dini’s albums translated to movies. [Edit: Eh, I've been rightly informed that this track is from as far back as '04. Excuse the lateness.]

4. Lupe Fiasco – Could’ve Been

This is why Lupe is going to be around for a long long time. Concept records are his bread and butter.

5. The LOX – We’re Back

“We’re Back” didn’t exactly deliver the type of buzz the LOX were hoping for, but it’s refreshing to hear Sheek, Kiss, and P going harder than ever. Suffice to say that I’ve never heard a Jadakiss verse that didn’t include at least one quotable that sticks to your head like mad cow. Case in point: “If you dropped an album in the last 10 years, then my DNA is in you.”

6. Kurupt – Mystic River

I wrote Kurupt off for a good minute. Then “Mystic River’ crawled out of nowhere and put all my doubts to rest.

7. Redman – Green Lantern Freestyle (3/6/07)

Even though Red was spitting pre-written verses, I forgot what punchlines sounded like until I heard this.

TRU

Rizoh

Rizoh is the most powerful man in all the lands. He lives in Houston where he earned a BS in Nerf Herding. He's the founder of The Rap Up, the editor of Roc4Life.com, and is in the Grammy-awaiting band Pervertable Disciples.

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  • Swag Diesel

    Probably the wrong sub-genre but how ’bout B.G.’s “I’m out Here”

  • http://www.smokingsection.net K1NG

    I loved that B.G. song too…any one got those three Lupe songs that leaked at once? I lost those :(

  • http://www.smokingsection.net K1NG

    I loved that B.G. song too…any one got those three Lupe songs that leaked at once? I lost those :(

  • http://www.smokingsection.net K1NG

    I loved that B.G. song too…any one got those three Lupe songs that leaked at once? I lost those :(

  • http://www.therapup.net Rizoh

    If you’re talking about Bottom Up, Cold Blooded, and Proper, I got you.

  • http://www.therapup.net Rizoh

    If you’re talking about Bottom Up, Cold Blooded, and Proper, I got you.

  • http://www.therapup.net Rizoh

    If you’re talking about Bottom Up, Cold Blooded, and Proper, I got you.

  • http://obifromsouthlondon.blogspot.com obi

    yeah the lupe track “Could’ve been” had me on rewind mode 4 a min. really heavy tune.

    underrated and a half

  • http://obifromsouthlondon.blogspot.com obi

    yeah the lupe track “Could’ve been” had me on rewind mode 4 a min. really heavy tune.

    underrated and a half

  • http://obifromsouthlondon.blogspot.com obi

    yeah the lupe track “Could’ve been” had me on rewind mode 4 a min. really heavy tune.

    underrated and a half

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