Warriors Win, How Bout Oakland Tho?

How fitting, Louis Futon drops an Oakland track the night that the Golden State Warriors win the Western Conference Finals. It's been a while since Oakland has been on the map for basketball, so you an understand why the Bay Area is buzzing right now. All you Bay Area Hip Hop heads might recognize the vocal samples on the vocals on the track from Vell and DJ Mustard's Oakland below...
Little did we all know, all the track needed was some heavy bass and a few drops. Louis Futon did a hell of a job harnessing the hyphy in the original and changing the vibe of the track to more of a chill trap track. Best part about, he's giving it away from $free.50 via Soundcloud. No need to second guess on this one, join in the Bay Area celebration tonight by copping this one...#OaklandTho

Louis Futon feat Vell & DJ Mustard - Oakland Tho

"What You Think Man Time To Rob a Bank"

I've said it for a long time and I'll continue to repeat it until everyone gets it. @itspacdiv is one of the best Hip Hop groups in the game hands down, no doubt about it. I would say the best, but it's hard to slight their kinfolk @thecoolkids when Mikey and Chuck have been putting out similar dope material.

One thing that sets both groups apart from the pack (no pun intended) is their ability to include trunk rattling bass on their singles. With the help of @SCOOPDEVILLE, they earned the 808 Check label on Bank. First thought that comes to mind when hearing the beat is hyphy with the bouncy, Bay Area bass leading the way. All things considered, the track goes harder than Stephan Feck's splash off the 3m diving board at the Olympics. #EpicFail

Word has it this lil dime bag of audio awesomeness is going to land on Pac Div's new GMB album due out October 16th. If the upcoming release by the group doesn't make you excited in the least bit, then you my friend are reading the wrong blog...#ClickTheXTopRightCorner

Pac Div - Bank (prod by Scoop Deville)

"Man We Out Here Tryna Function!"

Been a minute since I've posted a Bay Area track that is booty-shake worthy. I think @Drake's The Motto was the last hyphy track I posted, but E-Fonzarelli's new single Function is just as hype. Check the video for the original track below featuring @ITSAPROBLEM, @yg and @iamsu...

Much of the credit should probably go to @trenddaddy who crafted the beat, but @e40's slanguage laced verse is what will end up getting the most love I'm betting. You'd think he was speaking another language talking about "sucka repellant" and "word candy slang", but that's the norm for 40. My favorite creative concoction is his has got to be gorilla milk, but Captain Save a Hoe is a close second.

Call it value added with @chrisbrown on the remix. I'll take this version any day of the week over the original...#ThatsWassup

E-40 feat Chris Brown - Function (Remix)
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"You Only Live Once, That’s the Motto...YOLO"

I can honestly say I've never heard a @drake track like the one below. It's as if he decided to channel The Bay Area by unleashing his inner @e40 or @tooshort or Mac Dre (as he references in the track). I say E-40 because even though I've never been a huge fan of him as a rapper, I've got a ton of respect for the Hip Hop culture he played a huge part in shaping as a reckless, lyrical swaggerninja© (respect the copyright). The way Drizzy and @liltunchi go in on this track remind me of his unabated audacity on the mic, especially with the booty shaking bass brought to you in part by the versatile @producertminus.

I'm happy that this was a (somewhat) OVO sanctioned release and as par for the course, pretty solid body art on the post. As an FYI, YOLO means Y.ou O.nly L.ive O.nce, like the hook says. No need to go all the way to Urban Dictionary, I put it in the title in an attempt to state the obvious. Even though this is slated as an iTunes bonus track, I'd still give it top billing as far as tracks we've heard so far on Take Care. Peep the official tracklist below and feel free to become visibly excited that you don't recognize the majority of the tracks...#Anticipation + #Nov15th

1. Over My Dead Body
2. Shot For Me
3. Headlines
4. Crew Love (Feat The Weeknd)
5. Take Care (Feat. Rihanna)
6. Marvin’s Room / Buried Alive Interlude
7. Under Ground Kings
8. We’ll Be Fine
9. Make Me Proud (Feat. Nicki Minaj)
10. Lord Knows (Feat. Rick Ross)
11. Cameras / Good Ones Go Interlude
12. Doing It Wrong
13. The Real Her (Feat. Lil Wayne & Andre 3000)
14. HYFR (Hell Ya Fu**in Right) (Feat. Lil Wayne)
15. Look What You’ve Done
16. Practice
17. The Ride
iTunes Bonus Tracks:
18. Hate Sleeping Alone
20. The Motto (Feat. Lil Wayne)

Drake feat Lil Wayne - The Motto (prod by T-Minus)

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808 Check: Balance Feat. Erk Tha Jerk, Messy Marv, Clyde Carson, Big Rich, Keak Da Sneak - Swagga Jackin (Remix)

For those of you unfamiliar with the Hyphy movement, consider it the West Coast version of Crunk. I compare it to Crunk because Crunk in the South came just before Hyphy and both share the same loveable 808 bass that rattles the trunk and clubs. Many people point toward E-40's track Tell Me When To Go as the most noteworthy track for the Hyphy movement.

Although you probably don't recognize anyone on this track, if you were out in the Bay Area you would know who they are. I have a few Clyde Carson and Keak da Sneak tracks sprinkled throughout iTunes, but I wouldn't consider myself a huge fan. As usual, I'm a sucker for the beat and Dem Jointz keeps the rearview blurred on this effort. The sample is kinda catchy in it's own right with the whole robotic "Please Do Not Swag-ger Jack Me" voice. Gives sort of a haunting Swagger Like Us feel to the track and combined with the low bass is lethal.

With all this great sunny weather throughout the Midwest and East coast, it's your duty to give the kind pedestrians a little secondhand Rap with the windows rolled down. Lord knows between this track and Drake's new single Over, I took the longest routes to the errands I ran today. Just make sure if you do play this for the kind folks you drive by you don't have speakers that sound like these in your car. Those factories just won't suffice when it comes to a track like this...give it a listen...

Balance Feat. Erk Tha Jerk, Messy Marv, Clyde Carson, Big Rich, Keak Da Sneak - Swagga Jackin (Remix) (prod by Dem Jointz) HEAVY!!!