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This week I’ve been slappin’ a little Bay/L.A. connection and some East coast heat.

I’ve been slappin’ the Afro Classics (Scarub and Very) and Bash Bros (Lefty and Piseas) collaboration Workaholics Vol 2. Afro Classics make it no secret that they are repping L.A., but make the Northern connections by working with the Bay’s own Bash Bros. Why Workaholics Vol. 2 you might ask; well it has been a free download on the Living Legends website for some time, and Workaholics Vol. 1 is just impossible to find.  Workaholics Vol. 2 plays out like a mix tape, with half the tracks being remixes of more popular beats and the other half original production. Workaholics kicks off with the Afro Classics banger Lemonade, which is also featured on their Classics EP. Lemonade features a similar beat Kanye West’s Two Words, but don’t let that you bother you because Lemonade is straight fire. On Your Best is up next and it features Scarub and the Bash Bros. They make a nice trio with each M. C. ripping the beat with their own distinctive style, and even though each style is very different they seem to fit together. On Your Best is a great example of what collaborations can do for M.C. Ryda Shit which is my favorite track on Workaholics follows On Your Best. Very and Left are featured on the track and with production by Styles Misia Ryda Shit will blow your trunk; these boy are really working’ on some fly ish. Ryda Shit features two of the most talented underground artist that you haven’t heard of, so slap this song until your speaker box blows. I wish it was just longer. Workaholics Vol.2 has 28 tracks on it, so I could really go on forever about how dope each song is, but I’ll just name a few I’m really feeling. Gotta Make Work, Radio, and The Code are all bangers, but really you find every track is loaded with dope lyricism. Workaholics Vol.2 has a very light feel to it, it really seems like the Bash Bros. and Afro Classics really feel what the other group is doing and just love Hip Hop and their love for the rap game shines through on Workaholics Vol. 2. I have put the link for the FREE download at the bottom of this page, so check the album out. Also look out for my interview with Afro Classics coming soon on THIZZLERONTHEROOF.

http://legendarymusic.net/workaholics/

I’m taking it back to the East Coast for my next slappin’ selection and giving you Buckshot and Krs-One’s 2009 release Survival Skills. For you Bay cats that might now know Buckshot is a founding member of Black Moon, Boot Camp Click, and Duck Down Management. Buckshot has been in the game since 92’ and has crafted 14 albums some solo, some with Boot Camp Click, and some with other collaborators and was even admired by the late great 2pac with him stating that the likes of “Yukmouth, Smif-n-Wessn, and Buckshot” were part of the new generation of rappers. Krs-One really shouldn’t have to have a introduction if you don’t know who KRS is please stop reading this and go get Criminally Minded. Survival Skills features Slug of Atmosphere, Mary J. Blige, Immortal Technique, Bounty Killer and has production from Marco Polo (ill producer, check him out), Havoc of Mobb Deep, Black Milk, and 9^th Wonder as well as a host of other M.C and producers . Each track features self aware lyrics and banging beats, there is not one track on Survival Skills that will let you down. Robot the lead single is an attack on Auto-Tune and whack rappers; one listen to Robot and you will know that you are listening to some real Hip Hop. Other highlights on the album The Way I live, Oh Really, and One Shot. Even though I named the proceeding tracks as highlights there really isn’t a bad song on Survival Skills. New York is the birth place of Hip Hop, and the Bay is the new Hip Hop Mecca, but Buckshot and Krs-One bring the realness on Survival Skills. Slap it in the trunk now!