Joell Ortiz - Loud.com Freestyle [mp3]
The folks at Loud.com had Joell Ortiz drop a verse over a beat from Loud.com producer contest winner Chedda Records. Here’s a video of Joell rehearsing his lyrics in his Queens studio before actually recording in the Loud.com studio.
Hit up the mp3 link above for the audio version.
A friend of mine who happens to be a respected journalist surprised me 3 days ago when he asked: “Dude, do you think Termanology is worth a shit?” “Are you serious?” I replied, “He’s one of the freshest “new” rappers around.” My boy wrote back to say that he wasn’t a big fan. I insisted that he should at least listen to Term and let me know what he thought.
Dude hit me up again later that evening with a different opinion. “I would like to change my aforementioned opinion of Termanology,” he said. “He’s dope.” (more…)
One of the most thoughtful Obama tributes from a hip-hop artist.
The more I hear from Joel Ortiz, the more I’m convinced that he’s poised to become one of the future greats if given a chance. In fact, it’s a travesty that I failed to include him in my 10 Rappers to Watch list. Actually, I hadn’t heard much of Joel’s music as of October 2006 when I compiled that list.
Now, I don’t know if I can call this an official collabo, since Joel is simply rapping over an old Akon song (P-Money is blanked out and replaced with “Joel Ortiz” in the chorus) that first made rounds in 2004. Regardless, I’m anxiously anticipating his Brick Bodega LP (Koch), due out April 24th.
(Audio via Koch Records) (Thanks, Matt.)
