“I Got People” is the second song available from Richie Cunning’s “Late Night Special” mixtape. The track is produced by DJ MF Shalem who has produced for Adeem of Glue, Adverse, Brown Company and Rec-League/Brown Company’s Haji P.
The “Late Night Special” mixtape will be available at RoutineFly.com on Dec 7th, and Richie Cunning’s debut album “Night Train” will be available on Jan 15th. Richie has put in a lot of work on his own and with his crew of trouble makers Rec-League over the past few years and the buzz is only getting louder. Richie was featured on URB’s next 1000 list and in late 2007 during a string of shows he was also banned from canada.
When the canadian mounted police rescue heavily chested damsels, bound by ropes to the railroad tracks, they ask nothing in return. Not even a thank you. While their merit warrants them at least a quick feel of the boob, they maintain their nobility. In that same vein, my gallant consortium of rhythmic do-gooders have decided to save your coming year from certain peril. In return, we, as the brave mounties, request nothing of you. Starting in December, Rec League will usher in your 2010 with new albums from each of its members. The crusade will start with Season 2, the Rec League compilation record which features heroic melodies from the teams entirety. We’ve heard your cries….and now, we shall save your 2010. Now go, run to the hills and sing of the brave souls who rap better than your other friends that rap……witcha “Help! Help! Save me!” yellin’ a**.
While Haji P* may not have the most popular name amongst the rising droves of today’s hiphop stars, he certainly has the most enthusiastic. Some would even say, enthusiastic to a fault. With a lyrical gift that reminds us all why we fell in love with the music of our culture in the first place, its surprising to me how the Charlie Brown of rap still manages to wander below the radar.
Recently, Haji P* released the leading track from his debut solo LP, Neighborhood Kid(to be released in February). An album Im sure will capture the attention of many once it hits the public. Produced entirely by DJ MF Shalem, Neighborhood Kid follows Haji through his life’s misadventure, scouring Hawaii to New Jersey and North Carolina to California. He invites the listener into his Brer Rabbit meets Mr. Rodgers like neighborhood, with all the caustically humorous and abrasively ethnocentric tales along the way.
Okay hiphop, I firmly believe its high time you get a grip! You’ve played me out for way too long now, and the shet stops here. Yeah, right here. Stop it! When you denied my first European tour, I understood. That whole iniquitous ordeal with unnamed label, I let it slide….even when I lost that emcee competition that everybody in the audience knew I won…sure,I threw a fit, maybe even fought a little bit….but Im over it! And now this? This, hip hop? You just gon do this to me!!?!?!
My entire life I suffered insurmountable ridicule for my personal choices of whom I chose to hang with and activities in which I’ve engaged. And now this cornball nigga just gon throw a couple of Brian’s and Becky’s in a video, horribly conjure a song about his discrepantly colored comrades and all of a sudden its okay! Give me a freakin break! First of all, them niggas at the beginning of the video would not let him off the hook so easy. How do I know? Because I used to get the BUSINESS from my boys when I didnt go to a black college and made my first white friend. I used to skate as a kid, but when I moved to a new highschool I thought I had to quit cause my posse was buggin on me like, “thats some white boy sh*t!” When Pure Playaz and Fubu was the hype gear, and I was rockin Polo Bears, my niggas was like “thats some white boy sh*t.” I used to go see bands play and thump Portishead in my ride…“thats some white boy sh*t.” But it wasn’t me trying to be anything other than a proud African American…it was me being me, son! Get a grip, yo! Black boy Swag/ White boy tags, I been on that. Young Dro and LA got a song called “Actin White” and thats acceptable? Nigga please!
Y’all aint lived that life…yall fakin the funk. Yall dont be in the sorority parties like me! Get off my P-ness! I BEEN did what yall just starting to do. Ive included pictures of me hanging out with white people as proof
Not gonna try and describe this to you guys. Proe has informed me that he’s working on a mixtape as well as a few different albums. This is a mixtape track over a part of music made for the movie 28 Days Later. Rec-League. Grinnin’ Cause We Winnin.
Well, here it is boys and girls…the pioneering ditty from an album thats been years in the making. I’ll spare you the unnecessarily tiresome write-up, and allow you time to enjoy the song. Rest assured, there will be a lengthy and self-glorifying exposition soon to follow. But for now, just immerse yourself in the rhythmically euphoric sounds of my voice. “Good Grief” Produced by DJ MF Shalem. The song is yours now. Enjoy.
Every now and then, a song is so powerful that it compels the listener to look deep within themselves and say, “Dang, am I off that?” Aw! Well, as it happens, a newly discovered tune evokes such introspection. Aw! The hymn (appropriately titled, Off That) was composed by a longtime companion of Oprah Winfrey. Aw! While his name escapes me at the moment, allow me to say that, because of him, I write this blog. Aw! And I dont give a fidduck abbidout the bliddogs you used to read, son Im Haji P! And these are 10 things that I’m off. Aw! (more…)
“Yo, my album is ’bout to drop, son!” Heard that before? Yup…cause I said it before. At least a bajillion times. But this time its for real. For real for real, no play play. Neighborhood Kid has officially been scheduled for public delivery on February 23rd, 2010 (You may use this time to cheer and applaud). Huzzah!
But Haji P, aint you gon drop a hot single?
I’m glad you asked that question. The answer is this…
Man, I am so happy I found this song. My elation was such, in fact, that I had to share it with the world in the form of a YouTube video. Oh, and this post.
