I was digging for records this past Spetember and picked up a really nice find in the dollar bin by a DC rapper named Southpaw.
The songs on the record are called "Homicide" and "Sun Up to Sun Down."
What's really cool about this record is the drug-kingpin theme. While not new and bordering on hackneyed today, this shit came out in 2001 and comes off as genuine, almost like listening to a Mobstyle cassette or an Azie demo. The production, provided by Bear1, is light and almost airy; quite removed from the trap-hop soundscapes of today that employ the same lyrical theme.
Southpaw is a good writer and his laid-back flow is as soothing as the beats are. He does a good job switching up from his views as a drug dealer to that of a man trapped in his project frustratedly pointing out the hypocrassies of Jessie Jackson.
Oh, and as you'll hear, Southpaw really doesn't like whitey all that much.
As for where Southpaw is today, no one really knows. He did do some work with Lord Finesse just after this 12' dropped but nothing has come out from those sessions.
Producer Bear1 has moved to Philly and works at Def Jam. Word is that he has some beats on Jim Jones album. He is half of the production duo "The Control Freaks" with Kleph Dollaz and word is those guys have some serious heat. The work on the Southpaw record is really nice so I don't doubt it.
For your enjoyment:
Southpaw- Homicide
Southpaw- Sun Up to Sun Down
The songs on the record are called "Homicide" and "Sun Up to Sun Down."
What's really cool about this record is the drug-kingpin theme. While not new and bordering on hackneyed today, this shit came out in 2001 and comes off as genuine, almost like listening to a Mobstyle cassette or an Azie demo. The production, provided by Bear1, is light and almost airy; quite removed from the trap-hop soundscapes of today that employ the same lyrical theme.
Southpaw is a good writer and his laid-back flow is as soothing as the beats are. He does a good job switching up from his views as a drug dealer to that of a man trapped in his project frustratedly pointing out the hypocrassies of Jessie Jackson.
Oh, and as you'll hear, Southpaw really doesn't like whitey all that much.
As for where Southpaw is today, no one really knows. He did do some work with Lord Finesse just after this 12' dropped but nothing has come out from those sessions.
Producer Bear1 has moved to Philly and works at Def Jam. Word is that he has some beats on Jim Jones album. He is half of the production duo "The Control Freaks" with Kleph Dollaz and word is those guys have some serious heat. The work on the Southpaw record is really nice so I don't doubt it.
For your enjoyment:
Southpaw- Homicide
Southpaw- Sun Up to Sun Down
posted by Mustafa Goodprose at 12:59 PM
6 Comments:
He's from VA, not DC, and he still be around here, still trying to open shows, driving his hatchback(and all those 20 inch rims he talks about having, ain't on there)
He's from VA, not DC, and he still be around here, still trying to open shows, driving his hatchback(and all those 20 inch rims he talks about having, ain't on there)
I know there is a Southpaw from Connecticut and Houston.
southpaw is dope.. didnt have a track about Bamas?? i need to find that again...
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yo what up. your past blogs has some crazy rare rap shit. really admire these pages and the blog's originality.
can you hook us up with those two e-moneybags albums again? been looking for those albums forever. I wish I'd have found your blog sooner when they were up.
if you can re-upload them and post the link here i'll download them, torrent, and then seed them to get them out there. e-moneybags needs waaay more recognition.
if you still have those e moneybags albums please hook me up!
email: booya883@hotmail.com
thanks in advance. peace
Im lookin AZIE - Streetwise album
If u hook me up with dat pls send me an email here:
balazs.molnar@gmail.com
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