April 2006 Archives

After dropping their new album "Wood Work" and comfortably riding a growing wave of success with their initial single "I Don't Like The Look Of It", The Backwudz are establishing themselves as one of Atlanta's fastest rising rap duo's.

Their album is a throughly put together disc that touches upon nearly every aspect of westside Atlanta hip-hop that exists or has ever existed. From the up-tempo crunk music to the laid back Organized Noise-driven production, Sho Nuff and Big Marc have successfully created a tasty pot of Decatur gumbo for the masses.

SOHH.COM
First off, the album is put together extremely well from the production to the lyrics, and even the outside artists that you decided to bring in. What was the thought process behind putting this album together?

Sho Nuff:
Yeah you know we got alot of producers on the album like our producer Milwaukee Black from Major Way Entertainment, Rico Wade of Organized Noize, DJ. Toomp did his thing and you know he's an O.G in the game, then you got Mr D.J., Dallas Austin, Justin Cameron, and The Execs who did the "I Don't Like The Look Of It" joint.

SOHH.COM
What specific artists did you bring in to be a part of the album?

Big Marc:
As far as the features go we got Nas, Big Gipp, Slim Thug, George Clinton, Killer Mike, Cash Clay, Bo Hagen, and we got Bun B up on the "I Don't Like The Look Of It-Remix" which is doing real well right now.

Check out my man T.I.'s plan to rebuild New Orleans and his controversial statements on immigration. Ya' boy is just trying to stay in the news right.

Is this the formula for success? Drop a hot record and go plat, 86' ya chic, pick up anudder 'one, pop off a threesome and then get political on that azz. Works for me, do ya thing Bankhead. Oh yeah I forgot, star in a multi-million dollar film too.

What's good folk? Maybe my H-Town people can really help me out on this one. We had some serious discussions the other day about which My Homies album was the nicest. Is either one a classic CD?
It takes alot to earn the title of a classic though...

I tried to avoid this subject for the longest, but on the real, it's the buzz of the city so let's speak on it. Yes sirr' T.I made a serious powermove last week and hooked up with Hoopz of Flavor of Love fame.

I guess Tip was watching the same channel I was for the last couple of months on Sunday nights. Yeh' mane, that damn Hoopz caught his attention too, I see.

"What's a man to do?"

Apparently last year's episode of Oprah that featured the cast of Crash is still stinging Luda in the chest.

Ludacris recently had to set Ms. Harpo straight regarding the lack of southern hospitality shown to him on the show by Oprah.

Luda dropped all of this in a recent interview with GQ Magazine, rumored to appear soon.

Did anybody catch Da Backwudz' album review in the AJC? Your girl Ms. Murray kind of dug into The Backwudz' new album pretty deep, saying there were only 2 1/2 reasons to pick up the CD and one of those was Nas, who drops one verse on the album.

I won't get into a long political commentary type of blog, but I do have varied opinions on the ongoing Cynthia McKinney saga unfolding in Congress that's now headed for a grand jury.

To call for a re-opening of the Pac case is serious look, believe that!

The ATL Hip Hop Film Fest recently announced the inclusion of Dead Prez' documentary It's Bigger Than Hip Hop .

The 75-minute film will feature a live performance and exclusive interviews that capture the vision and progress of Dead Prez and the overall hip-hop slice they rep (which is a helluva movement right about now, I might add).

If you were wondering when Pastor Troy was getting back into the lab to drop his long-anticipated album, you no longer have to wonder. He's dropping this week Stay Tru, Check for his debut single "Police Can't Break It Up."

He was at the Trap House last night doing some promo and his album release party is this week (TBA). My man from Augusta is always crunk on stage, so look for that.

A-yo, one of ATL's precious gems,T-Boz has rebounded from her marraige and is doing her thing with Takeo Spikes which I'm sure you've heard about by now.

The big rumor is that the two are engaged, but who knows? More power - I just hope she can put it on him good enough to get him to sign with the Falcons, and we'll be all good.

My folk' Field Mob had a lot to say recently about some of the hateration going on in the game.
Check this clip out.
They just keeping it real though so call it what you want my friend.

Speaking of the Mob, they shot the video for "So What" featuring Ciara from their Light Poles and Pine Trees album down here in the sticks and they were on their typical A game with it. So check for that video if haven't already.

I guess this is a relationship blog today. All up in these folk' business right, ghetto paparazzi playa.

So first, big up to Bow Wow and Ciara for handling their break up with maturity. I guess Nick Cannon and Christina can take some notes from them on how to split on a good note - droppin' diss records and ishhh.

Mr. Trey Songz did infact get caught up at Clark University by the po-po last week and the boyz in blue roughed him up real good I heard. It's nothing though, they do it everyday. So Welcome to Atlanta where the playa's play''''

Let's be real, a brother with braids in the district...Target! Pretty or not.

Katt Williams - comedian, actor, and now emcee? That's rightttt! His debut album, It's Pimpin', Pimpin', is set to drop later this year on Universal. The CD will be 50% stand-up and 50% hip hop - yeah, full-length singles.

As one-half of the duo Dead Prez, M1 has solidly established himself as a proponent for full-freedom and systematic change. Though enduring much criticism for some of his political stances, M1 has exemplified the fortitude to remain true to his vision while at the same time making raw music for the soul.

I had a chance to talk to M1 recently, during some downtime from The Fishscale Tour where he's performing with Ghostface. Here's that interview...

SOHH: First of all, respect due on a nice solo debut album. I know a great deal of work went into the album, but first why did you entitle the album Confidential

M1: Well the album is called Confidential because I wanted people to think in the mindstate of somethng that you might not get to know or hear otherwise in the world. I wanted to people to think along the lines of top secret F.B.I document type of dealings.

SOHH: Well, continuing with that same thought process. I just finished listening to Assasination, one of my all-time favorite Dead Prez joints and I'm wondering, if there is ever anytime that you feel as if what you're writing is too controversial or that "maybe I shouldn't say that"?

M1: Well, I always try to write what I feel and stay in tune with the people with what I write and how I feel. The thing that I try to be concious and aware of more so than anything is how I package what I say. I really just try to be a temperature gauge for the people.

Ghostface of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan invades Atlanta on Thursday night as the headliner of a heavyweight show that also boasts M1 of Dead Prez on the bill.

Lately Lil Jon has been spending a bunch of his time gettin' dumb and going stupid in the Bay Area. It's common knowledge that he contributed heavily to E-40's latest project but now he's about to set out Mr. Cusswords himself, Too Short.

Ya' boy T.I isn't the only one looking to capitalize off the movie dollar as Lil Jon dropped his long-awaited porno flick "Lil Jon's Vivid Vegas Party". I had a chance to see some of it the other day and it's funny as s*%t.

Your boy is straight poppin' in and out of scenes like the old "jack in the box" toy from back in the day.