Before Rappers I Know was Rappers I Know, D. Rose, Kay, and myself were at Beatfarm North, on the north side of Houston. It was January 13, 2005 and Kay had just finished recording The Talk Show with the exception of a few final edits and mix downs. After listening to beats all day in the studio, we decided to take a break and went to Wendy’s to get some food.
The same problem we’ve always had, we’ve got all this dope music, but no real way to put it out. Several months later, RappersIKnow.com was born out of that frustration and we just started giving things away, a trend you’ve probably seen all over the web the last 2 or 3 years, even from some of the very artists who were the loudest and up in arms about it. You’ve already heard the Talk Show, and if you haven’t, it’ll be out again in the physical and more officially.
Now you have Taster’s Choice, a collaboration between DJ Cozmos and D. Rose. Coz has been one of my favourite producers since I moved to and lived in Houston. Getting a hold of some of his beat tapes was especially a treat, or loose songs with his group Seedz of Soul that either DJ Cipher or Damien would send me. I can’t count the number of beat tapes we rock to up here in the offices at HOT 97 (my doing of course), it’s just a matter of getting some songs out there that people can mess with.
Anyway, this is another project that I stand behind wholeheartedly, and I hope you give it a listen.
“For The Jeeps”
[audio:https://rappersiknow.wpengine.com/media/drose/03%20-%20For%20The%20Jeeps.mp3]“Revolution (Something I Just Wrote)”
[audio:https://rappersiknow.wpengine.com/media/drose/09%20-%20Revolution%20(Something%20I%20Just%20Wrote).mp3]“Wonderful” featuring John O, Priest, Affion Crockett, & Brew
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Vocals D. Rose
Guest Vocals Median (Justus League), Damien (The Legendary K.O.), Donwill (Tanya Morgan), Scottie Spitten (H.I.S.D.), Big Mon (The Legendary K.O.), John O, Priest, Affion Crockett, & Brew (Dark Sunz/Lower Life Form)
Guest Production King Midas & Damien (The Legendary K.O.)
Photography & Design FWMJ
2. A Beautiful World
3. For Da Jeeps
4. Dream featuring Median
5. Get Dat Dough
6. Play It Cool featuring Damien (The Legendary K.O.)
7. It Goes On w/ Kashmere Don & Cozmosis Hayes
8. A Blues For Trust
9. Revolution (Something I Just Wrote)
10. What U Want Prelude
11. What U Want featuring Damien (The Legendary K.O.) & Donwill (Tanya Morgan)
12. Lisa (Stay True)
13. Safe Bet featuring Scottie Spitten (H.I.S.D.) & Big Mon (The Legendary K.O.)
14. Wonderful (Extra Cut) featuring John O, Priest, Affion Crockett, & Brew (Lower Life Form)
15. Keys of Life
it’s bout to be a good season.
this is the reason I signed up for HipHop to be my 1st love and It’s been 25years and counting. “Nas” hiphop is being revived on a daily son you gave up to soon.
this is the reason I signed up for HipHop to be my 1st love and It’s been 25years and counting. “Nas” hiphop is being revived on a daily son, you gave up to soon.
Congrats to the big homies…been waiting on this forever.
instrumental version, please and thank you…
Yo this joint is fire. I’ve been looking forward to it since I heard What U Want, and it did not disappoint.
Love the album. It’s sad how good music like this is being overlooked by the industry and they say the music they play now in the industry is our culture, it seems to me its fill with nothing but a bunch of vultures feeding off poor and lost misguided souls. OnE!!!
Now this is some real hip hop….”Playin it Cool” thats the bizness!
Cant believe this ILL music its for free to download. I have been Houston hip-hop fan for a while, cuz here i found the sound that i was searching for (that real soulful hip-hop) .Keep up the good work yo!!!. Big respect
3 tracks in and loving it already.
FUCK!!! I gotta head back to the lab now….
Sick.
D
This is just the beginning for D & Big Coz. Congrats & keep on grindin’