Oct 14, 2008

Grey Matter


Trae f/ Bun B & Lil Keke – “Grey Cassette“

from Streets Advocate (Mixtape, 2008)

Lil Keke – “Pimp The Pen (Screwed)“

from DJ Screw’s 3 In The Mornin Pt 2 (Mixtape, 1996?)

I’m obligated to post any rap song about listening to cassettes. Even when the artists lose track of the subject and start talking the usual H-Town cliches. Still, on the whole, it bangs. Is there a line left from “Pimp The Pen” that has yet to be flipped for a chorus?

Off Trae’s forthcoming Streets Advocate.

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6 Comments, Comment or Ping

  1. boi-dan

    Houston pays homage, a lot of their choruses are sampled from H-town classics. Its similar to how Cash Money use to grab Cash Money bars for their choruses.

    //Also Houston rap scene is extensive, I’ve been sleeping. 50/50 Twin, Lil C, Big Pokey, Ginny B, J- Dawg…………

    Oct 14th, 2008

  2. lol

    I always thought he said “pop in your break cassette” on Pimp The Pen.

    Oct 14th, 2008

  3. raggamuffin airhorn

    gotta love 100 minute maxell XLIIs. i also have nothing against the 110 or 120 minute format……fool

    Oct 14th, 2008

  4. Rap music controversy

    I didn’t know they still made tapes? How am I supposed to put that in my 8-track player?

    Oct 14th, 2008

  5. MK

    “3 in the mornin’ part 2″ is my fave screw tape by a mile!!!!!!!!!!!

    soooo many current houston rap songs have been sampled from that tape.

    rip dj screw

    what are the top 3 dj screw tapes?

    Oct 17th, 2008

  6. d. b. cooper

    “what are the top 3 dj screw tapes?”

    I’d say

    1. 3 N the Mornin part 2 (red)
    2. 3 N the Mornin part 2 (blue)
    3. 3 N the Mornin part 1

    These seem to be the most thought-out, complete tapes he made, I would really like to be proved wrong though.

    Oct 22nd, 2008

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