Here’s one that reminds me of this past weekend. It’s a different look for P. Dukes, crunked up and hyper, but he still keeps it lyrically raw. “She got a taste for screwdrivers, now her mouth all over Phillip’s head” (Get em Dukes!). Props to DGB on releasing this exclusive.
DOWNLOAD: P. Dukes - Bitch I’m In My Zone (Produced by Jit the Beast)
Here’s some beautiful riding music for your weekend escapades. You gotta appreciate Bay Area artists taking it back to that west coast player shit, and DaVinci is one of the dopest doing it right now. Stay tuned to BLVD ST for an upcoming collaboration from DJ Burn One and DaVinci.
Here’s one for las afueras, an anthem with plenty of bounce and a truly gnarly guitar riff. Like this previous collab with Kenny Thomas, Mr VIP shows us some hook-writing skills, which is exactly what it takes to make a song like this one memorable. While rappers have been coming out of the boondocks since the beginning of time, it hasn’t always been “cool” to embrace being country. With more and more jams like this one coming out of the south every day, it might not be too long before big city rappers start claiming the countryside.
BLVDST| RITTZ Freestyle over DJ Burn One instrumental @ The 529 (East Atlanta) 6.29.2010 from Blvd St on Vimeo.
Here’s the pre-show soundcheck freestlye I mentioned in the last post. Improvised country rap tunes.
BLVDST| RITTZ Live in East Atlanta from Blvd St on Vimeo.
As the sun was setting over East Atlanta on Tuesday evening, the inside of the 529 was buzzing, booming, and wah-wahing as DJ Burn One soundchecked the room with some brand new country rap tunes productions. The pre-concert medley attracted the handful of people who had showed up extra early. Everybody there was vibing, but one dude in particular was listening with the focus and intensity of a pro athlete. “Burn, I’m gonna freestyle to this one” announced Gwinett’s own Rittz, stepping onto the stage and checking the mic. Minutes later, heads were bobbing in double time as Rittz let rip a vicious freestyle verse that went on (in his signature rapid-fire style) bar after bar.
Rittz isn’t new to the game, but recently he has been creating new fans out of long-time rap heads. Several people asked me who he was during his set. They were all impressed, and they’re not the only ones. We chopped it up with Rittz for a minute to ask him some questions about himself and his upcoming work. The song in the performance is “After Mornin”. White Jesus hosted and (mostly) produced by DJ Burn One coming soon.
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