Beyonce Ft. Jay Z-Upgrade U

Ok it’s not to often that I,m going to put an R&B joint on this site, but when I do it because I’m really felling it. That’s the case for this Beyonce song. Unlike her first 2 singles “Déjà Vu" and “Ring the Alarm”, which I both don’t really care for, this one I’m digging and is an “Upgrade”. I believe it’s a Swizz Beats production if not somebody really ripped him off. Beyonce vocals are powerful enough to keep up with this high-octane beat. Jigga rhyming is always a good look and he doesn’t disappoint, even if some people might not like the British accent he sort rhymes with in this song. Put those two together and you usually have a hit and that’s the case for this song!

Rating: 8.0 Beats2Rhymes!

Fat Joe featuring Lil Wayne-Make it Rain

Mr. Flow Joe is back with this Scott Storch produced track. Well he’s not quite the old Flow Joe anymore now he is “Joey Crack” how could I forget. Anyway in this song he teams up with Lil Weezy who sings the hook, which he makes kind of hot and wishing you he actually rhymed on this song. I will say is not the typical sounding Storch beat. If you’re a fan of Fat Joe you will like this song and if your weren’t before it still wont make you like him.

Rating: 7.0 Beats2Rhymes!

Killler Mike-That's Life

Oprah, GW, and all naysayers look out! Killer Mike comes hard after all of you. Wow Killer lives up to his name in this song. I don’t think Frank Sinatra envisioned somebody flipping his song like this. Killer shows the world once again how hard and real his flow and lyrics are. I know this song is suppose to be from his upcoming mixtape, but damn I can’t wait for the album.

Rating: 8.0 Beats2Rhymes!

The Conglomerate ft. Floetry-Muzik

First off I must admit that I truly never heard of this group. With that said my first impression of them is not a bad one. I gotta say there kind of refreshing to here with some pretty intelligent lyrics On this Hi Tek produced track they basically give their point of view of the music biz and how it effects their lives. Hi-Tek hooks up a nice smooth beat, with Floetry adding nicely to the chorus. This song well have you wanting to here more from this group for sure!

Rating: 8.0 Beats2Rhymes!

Freddie Foxx-Mic & Gun

Well after countless years of being in the hip-hop game and being a true underground legend, Freddie Foxx is still at work. In this track he hooks up with longtime friend and producer extraordinaire DJ Premier. This song without question has that typical Primo sound to it, not his greatest but still nice. Truthfully I was never the biggest Freddie Foxx fan, he has always been a good lyricist but something to me was always missing. Regardless this track is still pretty nice. If you’re a fan of true NY style hip-hop this song is for you.

Rating: 7.5 Beats2Rhymes!

Saigon ft. Trey Songz-Pain in my Life

Saigon, Mr. Entourage himself, gives us a taste of what’s to come from his eventually dropping album.(Whenever that might be?) Any way Saigon tells stories of pain with his incredible story telling skills. The production on this track is kind of sub-par, not sure who produced this song. Trey Songz adds to the song decently. If your a fan of Sa-Giddy this track won’t disappoint, even though I think his best work has yet to come. Well have to wait for the album, that dumb-ass label keeps on delaying!

Rating: 7.0 Beats2Rhymes!

DJ Absolut featuring Beanie Siegel, Raekwon, Kanye West and Nucci Reyo-If I Shoot You

First off for all Kanye fans he just says three words on the hook and that’s all. So don’t get excited, no 16 bars from him. Raekwon verse is definitely nice. B-Mack stays true to his form and this new kid Nucci , well he’s nothing groundbreaking but he’s seems ok. The beat after a couple of listens kinda gets tiresome though. So if your fan of Raekwon and Beans listen to this song in small doses.

Rating: 6.5 Beats2Rhymes!

Snoop Dogg featuring E-40, MC Eiht, Goldie Loc, Daz, and Kurupt-Candy

Here’s a song from the forthcoming album “The Blue Carpet Treatment”. The joints features a lot of west coast veterans. This Rick Rock produced song is kind of hypnotic but it doesn’t last very long as I found myself dipping in and out of liking this song.

Rating: 6.5 Beats2Rhymes!

Cam'ron-Weekend

Well Killa hits us off with a song that is reminiscent of the 1987 hip hop scene with his LL "I need love" impression, but unfortunately it’s no LL. Not really feeling this one to say the least. Always a fan of Cam's rhymes, but the production on this song is on the same level as most of Killa Season, it’s just half-ass. Sorry to say!

Rating: 4.0 Beats2Rhymes!

Method Man ft. Rza & Raekwonen-Presidential MC

It’s 2006 and the Wu probably will never get back to their height of popularity. But with that said this Method Man joint still shows why they’re important to the rap game. This is another leaked song from Method Man’s forthcoming album 4:21…The Day After. Personally I think Raekwon comes off on this beat better then Meth does. Rza produces a definitely grimey style beat on this track not as good as the old Wu stuff but still kind of hot.

Rating: 7.5 Beats2Rhymes!