RIP MC BREED

It has recently come to my attention that the Flint, MI rapper MC Breed has recently passed away. MC Breed was one of the early pioneer's of Detroit based gangster rap, and was known to infuse his tunes with the G-funk style popularized by the west coast. Breed aligned himself with all every region throughout his career, working with artists ranging from 2pac, 8ball & MGJ, ICP, Too Short, Warren G, The Dayton Family and The D.O.C. In September of 08 he collapsed due to lung failure while playing a pick-up game of Bball. On November 22, 2008 he passed peacefully while in his sleep. Breed's legacy will be how many alliances he built within the rap game while he was here with us on Earth, take notes. God bless the memory of MC Breed, my prayers go out to his family and friends. He's up in the heavens now pourin up with Pac and BIG, so its all to the good.













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New Koopsta Knicca Interview

Check out this new exclusive uncut raw Koopsta Knicca (formerly of Three Six Mafia) interview with Memphisrap.com. The new Devils Playground II is going to be, simply put, off the chain. This knicca said he was featuring Gangsta Boo, Lord Infamous, T-Rock, Mr. Serve-On (from No Limit), Tela, and the wickedest of them all - Insane Clown Posse. This is indubitably the most anticipated release for my collection in the 09. Koopsta also seems to have moved past the animosity with Paul and Juicy. It's nice to see the cap peeler Koopsta out of jail with his mind right and in good spirits. Check it!





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Parents please watch out for your children

Feline Flavor: Fancy Feast Flossin

Check out this cat. I don't like cats, but I've always held an affinity for this type of cat. I believe they are of the Himalayan variety, with the pug face. There is something gangster about having a cat, vis-à-vis Don Corleone and Dr. Evil from Austin Powers - both men wielded extraordinary power.

Fancy Cat Has a Feast @ Yahoo! Video

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New Koopsta Knicca and Lord Infamous

Courtesy of youtube user infamouslp640's I was able to procure this new uncut funk from Dirty White featuring Lord Infamous and Kingpin Skinny Pimp. Also, we were able to elicit some leaks from the sequel to the Koopsta Knicca classic LP, "Da Devil's Playground" - the new one entitled "Da Devil's Playground 2"
I'm shivering in my Wallabees as I write this because this shit is so spooky. muuaaahhhh! This is the type of shit you bump on Halloween, kiddies.






Enzo Postin
Trick or treat, trick or treat, I'm going for a trick or treat, stangin like a bumble bee wit my forty-five g-l-o-c-k hay.

Crunchy Blackness

I haven't forgotten my homie Crunchy Black, formerly of the 36 Mafia. Crunchy is widely regarded as one of the most prolific emcees in the rap game. That last sentence was written in jest, for all my kniccas who were lost in the sarcasm. However, Crunchy is arguably the most prolific hype man, gangster walking, gun-toting thug to ever enter the rap game. Crunchy deserves major props for his loyalty to the HCP since its inception. God only knows how much work and dirt CB put in, in the name of HCP. For many 36 Mafia fans out there, the last straw came when he left the clique - most staunch supporters of 36 eventually turned their backs on them in disgust when CB dipped. Crunchy was the last relic of the truly devilish era of 36. I put together a little compilation of Crunchy for all hard hitters and Crunchy minions.







Back when Crunchy still rode with the 6








Enzo on the Post
Don't get mad when you get hit in the head with that brick!

New Chrome Corleone Junts

Chrome aka Chrome Corleone entered the fray known as Hypnotize Camp Posse shortly after Lil Wyte and Frayser Boy and proceeded to live up to the gold standard that the Hypnotize Minds continually show and prove. His aptly titled first album, "Straight to the Pros" is another thorough manifesto under the 36 Mafia/Hypotize Minds conglomerate. Word on the streets is he's got another LP in the pipeline. Check out some old junts, then check out the new ones maddafackkls!!!!!!!!!!!!!





And check out the new junts off of "Project Landlord"






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Come fuck wit me!

Fuck A Trunk We Put His Ass in The Back Seat

I was first introduced to Playa G after interviewing the Memphis/College Park veteran and legend T-Rock. T-Rock shared with me some of his inspirations and Playa G happened to be the only one who I wasn't familiar with previously. Playa G's first CD, Pimp Sh*t is a very rare and out of print remnant of that old school Memphis sound. He is perhaps the utter encapsulation of Memphis in hits heyday, back when DJ Paul and Juicy J were just local cats making underground tapes (editor's note: "Pimp Shit" was released in 1996, Paul and Juice were well entrenched in the rap scene by this time). Some of you may have heard his voice grace the Kingpin Skinny Pimp, "Midnight Hoes" track on the King of Da Playaz Ball cd. Playa G interweaves his music with that G-Funk style popularized by the west coast in the Death Row era. At any rate Playa G deserves to be immortalized in the annals of Memphis gangsta/pimp rap history. And ode to Playa G.

Bone Thugs Diss










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Pimp Shit 2 Thick Part 2: Your Bitch Chose Me

I haven't finished turning it out properly enough yet. It's time to throw in some more pimp inspired cinematic vignettes.

Pretty Toney's Philosophy


Ghostface Killah flexin his skills on the song "Wisdom Body" from the purple tape, otherwise known as Raekwon's magnum opus: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx


Pretty Toney gets peeled for one of his bitches by the newly crowned player of the year at the International Player's Ball, up-and-coming Goldie. Take note on how smooth Goldie's rap is to Pretty Toney. "We can be gentleman or we can get into sum gangster shit, its all on you homey" Young players and macks, relax and take notes, while we here at Pimpin Pens take tokes of the indo smoke.



Posts by Enzo
Ya bitch chose me

Pimp Shit 2 Thick: Chronicles of the Skinny Knicca

I got inspired by Kingpin Skinny Pimp the last few days and thought about putting a little amalgam of Skinny compositions. I've also been catching up on my blaxploitation pimp flicks such as, The Mack, and Willie Dynamite - fueling me with and endless stream of sum pimp themed ammunition. Check it foolios!

Courtesy of Imeem user Russell


Courtesy of our esteemed colleague friend Darkside 666




Don't forget this tight track with the Project Playaz


Enzo on the Post
You best 2 believe b4 they lay me they gotta pay me

Pop in the Grey Cassette my nigs

Trae the Truth, Bun B, and Lil Keke drop cold shit on this remake of old school DJ Screw style funk. The H-Town is still in full effect for the 08 with potent dopeness like this. Swallow this razor!



Enzo on the Post
Parents pleeease watch out for your children!

GAME Faces: LAX Album Review

"This gang bangin shit aint nothing to play with, me and Snoop Dogg just made it look easy..." While the GAMES' "Doctor's Advocate" was by far his hardest record, including the fucking basket of mixtapes released over the years, "LAX Files" turned out to be pretty dope as well. The left coast pyru delivers some joints worthy of firing some evergreen spliffies to or dodging duis down US-1. Whatever your vice, fix, or poising the impala dodger caters to the intoxication quite nicely. (Although I did get pretty buck of his last effort as well.) As a nice little kicker to the album, a plethora of different styles and cadences are demonstrated from GAME courtesy of the slew of appearances and features. The man through Nas, Rae, Common, and Ludacris verses up in there, nice! Oh yea, Ice Cube provides a hook on the hard hitting "State of Emergency", guess Cube's taking time away from filming family comedies to try his hand at bangin again, (bring us another triple x Cube). And there's another particular guest spot I found odd, hmm, no it wasn't the spoken word intro/outro from DMX (wtf?), oh yea, motherfucking Lil Weezy Wee jumps on yet another hook, again. For the dipshits out there an element of sarcasm was used in the previous statement. Before I go ape on the over saturated Wayne guest spot movement, let me divert the necessary attention to the really tight junts in this piece.

The Kanye produced "Angel" feat Common is most definitely a banger. Ye brings some smooth sounds and crisp bass lines while GAME and Common contribute their fair share of leaky dust metaphors to the mix, sweet. The Scott Storch produced "Let Us Live" feat Chrissette Michelle (which was actually a divergence from his usual Storchy steelo, thank god) brings a breath of fresh air as GAME comes with a sharpened flow that seemed to have been mentored by Nas, reinforced by the line "...who I sound like don't ask me that's my nigga we classy...". Michelle kills it on the hook too with her classic jazzy chorus'. Some other stand out junts include the Hi-Tek produced "Letter to the King" feat Nas, as somber thoughts and melancholy descriptions fit perfectly over a laid back harmonious Hi-Tek cut, perfect for smoking with your bitch fellas! And of course this next cut right here with Raekwon is a true banger, equipped with that grime gutter rap, cocaine flow, superb word choice and wu recognition. Put your alligator jackets down for this shit:

The GAME feat Raekwon the Chef Diesel: "Bulletproof Diaries"


That bass-line is so dope...


In conclusion, GAME comes with another solid full length to add to his collection of bang talking crafts. Considered somewhat of a hybrid between the golden era NY rap flowers and the gangrap CA rap slangers, GAME continues to prove he won't entirely succumb to the faux and ringtone scandals plaguing this once unique form of music.

Peep the Track-list, fully equipped with bangin guest spots:
1. Intro (Feat. DMX)
2. LAX Files
3. State of Emergency (Feat. Ice Cube)
4. Bulletproof Diaries (Feat. Raekwon)
5. My Life (Feat. Lil Wayne)
6. Money
7. Cali Sunshine (Feat. Bilal)
8. Ya Heard (Feat. Ludacris)
9. Hard Liquor (Interlude)
10. House Of Pain
11. Gentleman’s Affair (Feat. Ne-Yo)
12. Let Us Live (Feat. Chrisette Michelle)
13. Touchdown (Feat. Raheem DaVaughn)
14. Angel (Feat. Common)
15. Never Can Say Goodbye (Feat. Latoiya Williams)
16. Dope Boys (Feat. Travis Barker)
17. Game’s Pain (Feat.Keyshia Cole)
18. Letter to the King (Feat. Nas)
19. Outro (Feat. DMX)


The GAME and Travis Barker: "Dope Boys Studio Sesh"


Plus-plus-Plus... "Dope Boys" official video

Close call T-Barks, pimpin' salute to you and A.M.


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Pimpin' Pens Presents: Musafar

OH YES WE DID! The wee sized individual posted up to the left of the extraordinary, immaculate text your bloodshot eyes are gazing upon is none other than the famous Musafar. Idolized by many Middle Eastern and Indian watering holes, and more recently the world wide wackytube (good looks faf!), this harlem-shaking-bboy-deformidget is taking the perennial globe by storm. A very teeny globe but nonetheless. Astoundingly mastering the pelvic thrust with a stunning supporting cast of banging bangledesh broads, mighty Musafar recently picked up a sidekick who seems to be some sort of distant cousin to Mr. Fantastic, as hilariously seen in the following second clip. Together this dynamic duo is touring the eastern hemisphere coining spectacular moves on the dance floor such as the "punjabi propeller" and the "bollywood beak". Recent reports and accounts have them rummaging through desert hoar houses with pockets full of hash, damn call me up fellas!

So naturally, Pimpin' Pens had to put the nation down with such a true pimp, Musafar:

Musafar courting the ladies before laying down the pipe!

Musafar and his twirling boy defying gravity with the b-side buenavista social club in the background< lol!

Bonus-Bonus-Bonus Bitches! This Indian chick is smoking son!



Happy born day to big homie Beno!

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Vordul Mega: MegaGraphitti New album and Video!

New Video for the title track of Mega Graphitti:

Vordul AKA Megallah or Vordul Mega is back with another banger from the hell scorned streets of Harlem NYC. The other half of the shadowy underground, gargantuan group Cannibal Ox and official member of the Atoms Family, this emcee has been overlooked by the mainstream for quite some time and now returns heavily with an ultra-gritty, true to life odyssey of the savage struggles in the mean streets where "they give metal to beasts," trapped in the apple that's rotten. Raw lyricism unfolds as Vordul eviscerates the tracks with scissor tongue precision. With a fine ensemble of beats from an array of producers like El-P, Sid Roams, and Bronze Nazareth and guest appearances by Billy Woods of SuperChron Flight Brothers, Karniege, Tommy Gunn (of Monsta Island Czars) and of course the mighty Vast Aire, the album is a montage of militant battle raps and bloody ya face music sure to please any fan of Can Ox and or the Def Jux scene in general. El-P recently announced that the duo will collide once again on Def Jux for a sequel to Cannibal Ox's "The Cold Vein." (Not sure when though...) In the interim enjoy some of the new joints from MegaGraphitti and a bountiful blend of audio artillery from the Can Ox kin.

A few singles off the album...

BONUS SELECTIONS:

Cannibal Ox - The F Word (RJD2 Remix)


Cannibal Ox - Iron Galaxy


Company Flow - 8 steps to perfection


Production Credits: Zach One (tracks 1 & 15), Opto (2), Bond (3, 5 & 8), DJ Marmaduke (4 & 12), Bronze Nazareth (6), Lex Boogie (7), Sid Roams (9), Armyfatigue (10), Ravage (11), El-P (13) and Essex Dogs (14).

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Smooth Pimp Tunes: Keith Sweat

I was rummaging through my CD collection, which I need to digitize because I have an overabundance of that obsolete nonsense teeming through my whip (car)- or some might call it an automobile. I'm slacking and I need to get down with this Ipod movement, but fuck it, I stay laced up and laced out with my CDs.

At any rate I found some old school Keith Sweat bangers that are guaranteed to get your honey dip in the mood for some steamy late night sexual escapades. Upgrade your pimp game and set the mood right with this little diddy from a true R&B crooner, Keith Sweat. Speaking from first-hand accounts, when you bump this tune the chickens are lulled into a somewhat hypnotized state where they are susceptible to your every sexual advance. The females are helpless I tell you, of the power of a Keith Sweat love ballad. We at Pimpin Pens know how to maintain a fine balance of gangster shit as well as more refined pleasures.

An interesting aside, Keith Sweat was originally a Wall Street cat making moves in the stock market before changing career paths to become the iconic R&B serenader of the females. Props to Keith Sweat, good career choice in retrospect I guess. Anyway I first heard this banger when watching the classic urban drama, New Jack City. I decided to include the scene where Keith can be scene doing what he does best - laying the pimp tight Elvis trademarked pelvis swaying to the birds while they swoon defenseless against his charm. I believe the premise of the scene is Nino Brown is the gracious host of the post-wedding ceremony of a bride and groom close to the C.M.B. (Cash Money Brothers) syndicate. Anyway fast forward the video to around the 7:00 marker to catch the Keith Sweat laden scenes.






Enzo on the Post

Devin The Dude Funk

Some of the new school.



Some old school



Enzo "my favorite hobby is hiding kniccas bodies!"

Quick Cut from LAX: Let the GAME Live

Whoa don't shoot GAME, that gats right under your chiny chin chin son! So the prodigal son of West Coast gangrapanomics pioneer Dr. Dre, The GAME, has released a brand shining new record entitled LAX. The album is actually dope, and I privy I will assemble a review for it soon. Until then though, I will simply bump the shit out of it down the gritty palm tree laden causeways in Miami, reveling at the fact that I just dodged a barrage of titan hurricanes and the weather looks crisp as zip lock nuggery right now...bonus bitch!

The Game Feat Chrisette Michelle: "Let Us Live"
Fuck all the Game haters too...

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Evil Pimp Interview

Well here it is you sons of a biznichess, none other than the Prince of Darkness, Evil P-i-m-p Evil P-i-m-p himself.

Evil Pimp sat down and got candid about his plans for World Domination and conquering the rap game. Nuff respect goes out to the evil one for taking some time out to chop it up with some fellow pimps. Enjoy.

Pimpin Pens: First off, what’s going down in the 2008 with Slaughterhouse Records?

Evil Pimp: Well i'm no longer on Slaugterhouse Records due to certain reasons that has do with the way things were ran over there. But it has nothing to do with my CEO Herbie Love he was a good business man straight forward. But people who were handling the cd orders of my last album got slack, lost orders, didnt ship to some people but then shipped to others. The cds were selling so good that they underestimated the demand and didnt hire enough people to handle all that, so in the long run all the drama came back to me when it had nothing to do with me and I cant have that.

PP: Tell us a little about your environment growing up. What experiences molded you into the man you are today?

EP: My enviroment growing up was that of a man-child. I was pretty much on my own from the age 15. I grew up in Westwood Memphis living with my aunti but she was killed so I was shipped to my grannys house in binghampton which is south memphis to go stay. I grew up right around which is probably the worst and poorest parts of the city. So at a early age i was in the streets hustling trying to make ends meet, but due to her health I had to go stay in Cordele, Ga to stay wit family and grew up there for a while also. So being on my own at a young age made me appreciate and value family now as I'm older and the what having a good family structure can bring.

PP: I see that you now reside in Iowa. What’s the status of the rap game in Iowa?

EP: yeah i been here for a minute, but the rap game here is non exhistant as far as a scene which is why i like it here. Theres no crabs in a bucket and the rappers here all work together. There is alot of rappers here but they aint doing shit to just keep it honest. But Iowa is a good place to live if you want to just concentrate on goals witout no bullshit happening which is why I stayed. You still have your chicago natives who come here and try to gang bang and your gang murders but thats everywhere you go.

PP: What were your musical influences growing up? Also, what are you bumping right now?
EP: My music influences was mainly 70's soul just real talk thats all i listened to other then some Triple Six, DJ Zirk, DJ Sound and some Squeek dog. You know I didnt really listen to anything outside of that and still dont. Altho I dont listen to none of them anymore, its my music thats the only thing that stays in my car. I dont even listen to the radio or watch tv.

PP: How did you link up with the Krucifix Klan?

EP: That question is too vague to answer seeing that there is too many members who came and gone from the group and I would be answering that for the next hour.

PP: When did you decide to leave the pimp game and pursue the rap game?

EP: I never left the Pimp game (laughs)

PP: I saw on youtube awhile back that you were in negotiations with Three Six Mafia on a potential project. Where does that stand?

EP: My entertainment lawyer knew their lawyer and my manager told me about it so I had my lawyer holla at their lawyer to get at them and we were trying to work out a deal I was going to pay them 75,000 up front and then we were negotiating the percentage split then their lawyer came at us talking about $300,000 up front (laugh) get the fuck outta here. So i deaded it from there.

PP: Some people compare your rap style to that of Lord Infamous. In my opinion that is not an accurate comparison as there have been numerous artists out of Memphis who rapped with that tongue twisting style. What are your thoughts?

EP: Well people need a reason to hate on me, so they say i bite his style. Now keep in mind I can name off about 30 rappers from memphis who all rap that way. Its nobodys style its a memphis style. Atlanta is the sameway look at all the rappers from their now who all sound the same. Chicago, Texas, Cali, New York they all were raised from their own style of music so they are going to adapt to that style.

PP: What’s your opinion on the current status of the rap game? Are you one of those cats that think hip hop is dead? Also, what’s your perception of the music industry overall?

EP: To be honest hip hop aint dead its zombified. Everyone in this game is zombies clones of the next man. So its not dead because people make music its just that nobody puts any passion into the music anymore, because of the downloading and bootlegging. So they want a quick hit and make that quick money and then dissappear. Plus the fans these days are all about finding a way to hate on the next man. But thats how you know you made it as a rapper in 2008 by the amount of hate you get. Look at Lil Wayne successful black man, but you can go to his youtube pages and see nothing but hate saying "hes a pussy" "he fraud" or "he fake" now that is pure hate, seeing that nobody nobody knows him personally how can we decide who is real or who is fake. back in the 1995 when rap was booming nobody cared about a persons life outside music they just wanted good music. Now people look at a mans picture and try to assassinate his charactor. Its crazy, because of these same fans who hate on us rappers if they ever seen up in person they would be the first ones to want a picture, shake hands and get a autograph.

PP: You’ve been steady flooding the public with your material. How do you stay so focused and productive?

EP: Pussy, Money and Beer. Thats what keeps me motivated and in the studio. Plus I dont work a 9-5, I live off my music so if I dont work I dont eat so I have no time to be in the streets or really enjoying life until I leave this rap game alone which will be soon.

PP: What other artists would you like to collaborate with?

EP: I would love to collaborate with the Devil and take over the world.

PP: What does the typical day in the life of Evil Pimp consist of?

EP: Well first of all I wake up at noon scratch my ass, then go piss because more then likely i am hung over. After that I am off to the studio across town. But now that the new cd is done I have been spending more time in my office and handling some real estate business ya know what I'm saying. But 5 for days a week and 12-18 hours each day I am in studio either mixing or producing. I'm working on the Lady Dead album , we just finished up the Playa Rob album, So I'm either going from Studio A to Studio B to do fuck with something.

PP: What are your hobbies other than rapping and pimping?

EP: Sleeping and Fucking because I do both so well and to be 100 wit ya that is all i do outside of my music.

PP: What are your favorite movies, and television shows?

EP: Goodfellaz alltime favorite movie. But I also like all
zombie movies big zombie movie fan. But when I'm in the studio on my breaks I'll watch Kitchen Nitemare, Still Standing, Seinfeld and King Of Queens. Thats pretty much it other then the News. I love seeing just what a wonderful job George Bush is doing (laughs)

PP: That about does it, any last werdz?
EP: Yeah I wanna give a shoutout to Pimpin Pen and the Pimping Click for this interview and showing a nigga some love lookout for the new Evil Pimp album "Prince Of Darkness" on Gangsta Ro Productions. Make a nigga richer cuz I got bills and kids.....yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah

Interview conducted by Enzo for Pimpin Pens

T-Rock Revisited

More tight shit from T-Rock the rock solid one. You better believe that this is gonna end up in my playlist real soon. What else can be said about this cat, truly an underground king in every sense of the word. T-Rock is royalty but them bitches aint crowned him yet, to quote the Orange Mound veteran 8ball. T-Rock continues to amaze and dumbfound me with his unrelenting lyrical assaults on the micphone. He clutches the mic and rides every track with pinpoint precision. Make sure you support a real A-Town legend out the slums of College Park. Pick up this Roaches N Da Ashtray mixtape. Shit is superbumpin.







Enzo on the scene comin clean rollin mean
this that type of shit that'll make your clique to get yo ass in

GZA MIX BITCH

GZA's new LP Pro Tools was released recently to a clamoring nation of pen pimps such as yours truly. From what I've heard this album follows the trajectory of unwavering illness that is the Wu Tang/Genius/Gza/Gary Grice/Maximillion catalog. Gza is the type of shit you listen to when you want to zone out and blow a phat dak - perhaps play a game of chess with one of your crew. I'm not in the physical condition (fractured ulna) to be rambling on and on about the virtues of Gza, so for brevity's sake I'm just going to lace you with some new Gza junts. You make the call.











Just a few to wet your pallets. "Stop sipping on that formula 50"
Gza-Paper Plates
Enzo

Pimps Up Hoes Lower

"Shootin dairy product all up in that hoes esophagus."
-T-Rock; Defcon Lyrical Warfare

Truer words have never been spoken. I've been bumpin a lot of Antonio Washington - more commonly known as T-Rock lately. This track is especially bumpin, and for all my kniccas in the know - T-Rock is undoubtedly one of the best rappers of all time. He deserves a slot in the upper echelons of the rap stratosphere along side the likes of emcees like Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, etc. Defcon Lyrical Warfare is a testament to his greatness. Its tracks like these that fuel me with those rare moments of inspiration which contributes to this websites ill body of work. Props to youtube user NFL League for disseminating the uncut raw to the unenlightened 85% (otherwise known as the "masses")







En to the maddafuckin zo!