Chivs86 Blogspot (16th Feb 2013) feat. Problem & IamSu, Tim Dog(RIP) & AraabMusik - For Professional Use Only - Your Verses Competition.

The 3rd blog in 4 days, and haven't I been busy people!  Well. I could have been busier, & made it 4 blogs, in 4 days, but..  what can I say.  I'm a busy man - & a business man.  I can't tie myself to this blog as my only outlet.  Plus I'm not exactly making much money out of it at the moment. & In fact (& I know valentine's day has gone already) - but I'd have to say that at the moment!  that this blog, without any means of capitol is' if nothing else running solely off of the love.  The love which I have - of being able to express myself, through my own brand of journalism - writing about the music that I love to listen to.  The love that I receive from the occasional reader whom might 'Like' my page on facebook, leave a comment, or think to themself - Wow I loved that last article on Chivs86.Blogspot, and the love that makes everything we love possible, but what more can I say people - Love is a wonderful thing But
Love Alone Does Not Pay the Bills!

Picture Courtesy of philipbloom.net

So, because I love all of you.  Who have took your time out to read this article.  Here I am again, with today (the 16th of February 2013)'s edition of this blog, and on todays agenda;  first off – for all the readers of my previous two editions (13-02-13) & (14-02-13) – I mentioned that I had give certain things up for lent.  I’m 1/10 of the way through now, of a period lasting just under six weeks.  Only 36 days to go, and out of all the things I said I’d give up – my, my, I have been a naughty boy.  Today I broke another promise to god – I drunk a beer.  Big deal right?  Well we shall see about that one.  (I really am going to hell).

Till then though next up today is another new mixtape.  This time from West Coast MC’s – Problem & IamSu! It’s called Million Dollar Afro.  Which actually came out on Wednesday night.  So why now you may ask?  Well.  I don’t know really – I’m only listening to it now as I’m writing.  As for being a fan – well I’ve seen the name Problem popping up on Dubcnn for years, and I think I’ve heard a couple of his past efforts.  Though with the amount of Rap/ Hip Hop I go through.  It gets a bit hard to keep up.  I am listening though, and in this guys defence – the beats are original.  The features are from people I’ve heard of (Too Short, Juvenille, Bad Lucc, Omarion, & Wiz Khalifa), and they don’t over dominate.  It’s Ok actually, but I shall let you the readers build that opinion.  Check below for Stream/ Download.

Moving on.  Another two topics I wanted to post today.  I shall save the best to last, but a little bit of news going about on the Hip Hop sites today, and that was the death of rapper Tim Dog.  Who passed away at the quite premature age of 46.  Not someone I’m overly familiar with, and if any of you real hip hop heads are reading this’ you’re probably thinking that I don’t know my stuff as well as I make out.  Something that's probably more truer than I let myself believe, but anyway I thought I’d pay a little tribute.  Put a few links up to some of Tim Dogs tracks.  Have a little listen myself along the way.  I shall start by posting a video of probably one of his most famous tracks – Fuck Compton - & below I’ll post links to other various tracks.

Tim Dog feat. KRS ONE – Get Freaked -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BCvDXRyPoE

Tim Dog – Bitch with a Perm (Snoop Dogg Diss)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXRJ6qcqUAs

Tim Dog – Secret Fantasies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bcVlrv4Z5Y

Ultramagnetic MC’s feat. Tim Dog – A Chorus Line
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlfFx_GVB0s

Tim Dog feat. Ultramagnetic MC’s – Mind Games
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arv3JJP16s8

Tim Dog – If I Was a Cop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9FuuG6_tog

Also.  There’s website check that out, if you want to find out more about Tim Dog.
http://www.timdogmusic.com/

On to the next post though.  The final post of today, and this is really exciting people.  Another mixtape, but I wanted to try something special with this one.  It’s actually a beat tape.  The new free release by AraabMuzik.  It’s called For Professional Use Only, & what I was thinking was – if any of you reading this rap/ mc/ or sing.  You could send me your tracks you’ve made from beats off this tape.  I’m thinking the best one’s I’ll throw them together on a new version,  & the best track of the mixtape could get a free AraabMusik beat made.  Obviously I’ll have to ask him first (on twitter or whatever), but who’s with me? 
Check out/ Download - the mixtape in the space below.

& finally that will be it from todays edition of Chivs86.Blogspot.  So have a good day from me, but if I could say one final thing.  Can all entrants for the Araab Musik - For Professional Use Only - Competition - Please Send me their tracks to Chivs86@hotmail.com  - thank you.