Heezy Was Here: Big Sean

With Sean's debut album 15 days away from release, Mr. Anderson hopped on ustream for the FFOE faithful. During the ustream Sean spoke on many things and even dropped a freestyle (I don't think that was a freestyly tho). Not only will Sean's debut album be dropping but he is in the studio working on a new solo mixtape, numerous features, and a long awaited collab mixtape with Mike Posner. Sean let the world hear a sample of the album when he dropped an up beat track that was something that reminded me of a FF Vol. 1 track. All in all the ustream wasn't something that was too hype but some great info did come from it. Today kicks off the Rolling Papers tour with him and Wiz Khalifa; be sure to drop in if they are in a city near you and cop the album June 28, 2011!

Really Jeezy?? Really??

Yep! That's what you think it is! That is the artwork for a new Young Jeezy mixtape! The project is another DJ Drama project, also! My question is...when is TM 103 coming?? Better yet; IS TM 103 coming? Is Jeezy the hold up? Is it the record execs? Maybe they thought ol boy was right with his prediction of the world ending and they wouldn't have to drop it. SMH...well this project drops this Saturday!

iHEEZY Reviews "Self Made"

"I like this Maybach Music" is the line spoken sexily by a female on the intro to "Self Made Vol. 1", hip hop's new found dream team's first collaborative effort, and it sums up my feelings about the project. With Lex Luger, Beat Billionaire, Just Blaze, and many other heat makers producing; and rhymes from the MMG regulars (Pill, Wale, Meek Mill, Rick Ross), as well as guest appearances from J. Cole and Jeremih this project had a very high bar set for it before I even took a listened to it but by track 3 (Tupac Back) I was doing a smooth 85 in my car rockin hard. That's the kind of music you will hear on this project; good ol' head bobbin, sh!t talkin rap but you also have tracks like "That Way" and "Play Your Part" with smooth melodic beats to cruise thru the hood to. Laid on top of these beats are brash, aggressive, and borderline hotile verses of how fly the MMG crew is and how they shut clubs down and even a few laid back bars explaining how yo girl will be persuaded to leave with a MMG repper (most of those are from Wale). Its an all around good piece of art; the songs don't tell a story but the flow well, the production is of the highest quality, and the raps are superb. With this leading off the summer rush of music I say MMG has an early lead.

Is He That G.O.O.D.???

Signed fresh out of High School to Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music, Sean Anderson was the definition of a freshmen phenom, but one with no buzz; so he did what a G.O.O.D. artist would do, he created his own buzz...launching a blog, dropping mixtapes, doing weekend recaps...all the dirty work A&R's should do Sean did it himself along with his Finally Famous running mates. Now in less than a months Big Sean is set to drop his first studio album "Finally Famous: The Album"...but after years of delay's, tracks being leaked, and now the fact that he has to battle Hip Hop veteran Lil Wayne will it be as successful as it could or should be?? I think so, I may be biased seeing as how Sean and I are from the same city and went to the same high school, but its more than that; look at the career Sean has made for himself and the fan loyalty he has. Sean has attacked many demographics and many markets and has done so efficiently from the college scene, the pop scene, and of course the true hip hop fans; Big Sean has reached all of these setting him up for major iTUNES downloads, major air play, and plenty of shows. Will he out sale Wayne? Probably not! But will he kick the door in and make even more of a impression on the game? Most Definitely

Maybach Music: Crew of 2011??

With the number one draft pick in the 2011 rap draft, Maybach Music takes....Wale! Was this the move that sealed the deal? Or was it Meek Mill? Or was it Pill? Maybe Teedra Mosses. Or was it the fact that Rick Ross even fathomed this organization. 2010 was all YMCMB with Nicki Minaj, Drake, and even Tyga showing up and showing out; will MMG do the same this year?? With the major success of Ross in 2010 that has seemingly carried over into 2011 (Ross is EVERYWHERE) and these signings MMG is set to go IN this summer and the rest of the year. If tracks like Lex Luger powered "That Way" and J.Cole assisted "Fitted Cap" are foreshadows of what's to come it will be a long year for other crews (including MMG affiliated team YMCMB). The upcoming release of "Self Made", the MMG collab EP, will definitely tell us if the prediction of Maybach Music: 2011 Crew is accurate. I would hope so with artists like Wale with his semi-braggadocios yet ultimately conscious flow and Ross and Meek Mill with their heavy "I'm Me B!tch, Who Are You?" way of talkin sh!t to their competitors all rapped up with Pill's edgey delivery of punch-lines and metaphors sets them up for hit after in-house hit. We shall see though (#NP That Way)