R&B crooner Omarion welcomed his first son into the word Friday with a very interesting name.
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Sunday, August 10, 2014
Famed Boxing Promoter Frank Maloney to Live Life as a Woman
Frank Maloney, the famed boxing promoter who helped Lennox Lewis earn his world heavyweight title in the 90's has announced that he will live his life as a woman named Kellie.
Young Thug Wears Red Nail Polish on Instagram Pic (@YoungThugWorld)
Young Thug has been called a lot of names for his unique style, but the rapper has proved that he's going to keep flashing his style; preferably his red nails.
Cyn Santana Shows Off Dominican Pride in Tight White Dress (@CynSantana @)
Love and Hip Hop reality star Cyn Santana waved her Dominican flag high during the Dominican Parade in New York on Sunday.
Twitter Sounds Off After Police Kill Unarmed Missouri Teenager
Family and friends are struggling to find answers after 18-year-old Micheal Brown was shot and killed by police in Ferguson, Missouri.
Soulja Boy Speaks on Recent Breakup via Twitter (@Souljaboy @karrineandco)
Soulja Boy has spoken out about a series of tweets from a recent breakup.
Khloe Kardashian Shows Off Her Bubble in Tight Blue Jeans (@khloekardashian)
Khloe Kardashian delighted her followers with a photo of her enviable curves on Instagram after posting a photo of her facing away from the camera to show off her backside.
Police Investigating LAPD Cops for Taking Photos With Ray J (@RayJ)
Ray J has had his fair share of run-ins with the police, but now the cops are being investigated for taking a picture with the celebrity after a traffic stop.
Amber Rose Packs Her Eye-Popping Curves Into Orange String Bikini (@darealamberrose)
Amber Rose showed off her incredible body while celebrating her girlfriend's bachelorette party by wearing a sexy orange string bikini.
Soulja Boy Dumps Karrine Steffans, Calls Her a Thot on Twitter (@Souljaboy @karrineandco)
It looks like Soulja Boy has called it quits with Karrine "Superhead" Steffans.
NASCAR Driver Tony Stewart Kills On-Foot Driver (@TonyStewart)
Famed NASCAR driver Tony Stewart is the center of the death of a 20-year-old driver after running him over, following a dispute during a sprint car race in New York.
Beyonce Shakes Off Divorce Rumors With Sexy Photo on IG (@Beyonce @S_C_)
Beyonce brushed off divorce rumors in one of her sexiest Instagram posts yet.
Lil Boosie Takes Jesus Piece to the Next Level With Huge Chain (@boosieofficial)
Lil Boosie's just about to shut the game down with his latest piece of jewelry.
Exclusive! Raekwon: I Love Writing Complex Rhymes (2000) (@Raekwon)
Back in 2000, Raekwon chopped it up with DJ Julio G, and right off the bat the Wu-Tang rapper answered a question about who smokes more between Method Man and Redman.
Kaylin Garcia Flaunts Her Cheeks During Twerking Class in D.C. (@Kaylin_Garcia @)
Kaylin Garcia hosted her 'Tworkout' class in D.
Killer Kool G Rap Cameo #8079
You know, a lot of rappers made some dope records, but didn't necessarily kill it on all their guest verses. Craig G released some classic singles with Marley Marl, but do you really need every record by Snowgoons, Woogie, Kollabo Brothers, Tommy Tee, Track 72, and a billion others who got a few quick bars from Craig on them? We all saw the man on myspace selling verses to every nobody producer who could cough up a small Paypal donation. And call me a philistine, but somehow I don't think we're missing out on some great, life-altering epiphany by not spending month after month filling our hard drives with every single mp3 that made it to nahright.
But there are some artists who are so dynamic, so creative and so dedicated to maintaining a top shelf standard that it really is worth tracking down all of their cameo appearances. Do I want to hear every Money B verse out there? No. But every Saafir verse? Maybe. How about Big L? I mean, if you discount all those records where somebody recycled L's vocals from other peoples' tracks, which is admittedly at least 50% of them. But if there was an authentic Big L verse on a record you hadn't yet heard, you'd damn well want to hear it and stop missing out, right? And Kool G Rap is definitely right up at the top of any list like that. If G Rap is rappin' on it, I gotta have it.
That's why, when I first stumbled upon this record, it didn't matter than I had no idea who UNI was. A white label 12" of a Kool G Rap collaboration is already a necessity regardless. But, okay, now I am curious who this guy is. So let's look into the matter.
This song is a white label carry-over from another 12", a 2001 release on LOUD Records. I thought I knew about every record that came out on LOUD, but apparently not. Ike Jackson was... a producer? I think. And he was briefly signed to LOUD. He released a single called "Dollar Bill" and was set to have a full-length called Hustler drop; but it never got that far. But anyway, "Dollar Bill" was a three-song 12" all featuring some rapper named U.N.I. And the last of those three was "I Know What You Want" featuring Kool G Rap.
This white label 12" blows that LOUD Records single out of the water, though, because the LOUD single only featured the Clean version of this song, which suffers a lot from the editing. This white label dumps the other UNI songs - which were pretty mediocre anyway - and instead gives us Main, Instrumental and even Accapella versions of the song with G Rap. So this white label (which feels more like an official promo than a bootleg) is the essential one for sure.
And how is the song, anyway? It's a pretty solid street track. No production credit is given, but that's presumably because it's by Ike, who got top billing on the LOUD single. Instrumentally it's nothing to freak out over, but it's a solid, well-crafted instrumental that could definitely gotten placement on any credible soundtrack or mixtape at the time. It's a dark but not slow paced, New York gangsta kind of beat a lot of Queens cats were rocking back then. The hook is decent and UNI comes pretty nice. Even without Kool G Rap, I wouldn't be mad at this. But he gets outshined to the millionth degree once G Rap comes on with his complex rhyme patterns and rugged rhymes.
Honestly, his verse on this is better than some of his own records he's put out at some stages of his career. And Ike and UNI, whoever they were, at least held up their ends enough to make this a worthwhile G Rap placement.
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