The Numbers Game: Freeway & Jake One Debut
For some artists debuting on the charts at #63 is a fail. But for Freeway & Jake One I think it’s a win. First off, and this may seem backwards since I write a column called The Numbers Game, sales aren’t everything. The Stimulus Package sold almost 10,000 copies independently and it was good solid [...]
Freeway & Jake One|The Stimulus Package
The Philadelphia born rapper returns with (what I’d like to say) his first official release since his departure from Roc-A-Fella records. Freeway dropped his first two albums with Roc-A-Fella: his highly acclaimed Philadelphia Freeway in 2003, followed by Free At Last in 2007. Now, the emcee has chosen to go with powerful independent label – [...]
Freeway|Philadelphia Freeway 2
When I first heard about this album, it seemed almost too good to be true: Freeway was not only making another album, but it would be the sequel to his debut album, Philadelphia Freeway, a solid album that, to this day, remains a hood classic
Boomin’ From The Stoop: Philadelphia Freeway STILL On His Grind
It seemed like Freeway was absolutely finished after getting dropped by the NEW Def Jam President, L.A. Reid in May. Jay was powerless to do anything since Roc-A-Fella is now owned by Def Jam, and Freeway was saved by a joint-venture: I guess now he’s signed to G-Unit or something, since he had a joint [...]
Vibe’s Best Rapper Alive Tournament
I was on the internet and I saw a thing Vibe was doing to settle once and for all who is the best rapper alive. They made a bracket type thing to have the readers vote on who is the best; it’s like the March Madness brackets. They’ve got the four brackets based on some [...]
Roc Nation: Will It Be Different This Time?
We’ve all heard that Hov signed a deal with Live Nation, which is called Roc Nation, and this deal will be used to fund all of Jay’s entertainment ventures, like a new record label, also called Roc Nation. This deal was signed back in April, and was reported worth 150 Million DOLLARS! However, for this [...]
Song of the Week: Freeway feat. Jay-Z & Beanie Sigel – “What We Do”
This has to be one of the best Hip-Hop songs of all time! You have 3 MC’s spitting flame over a Just Blaze track. You got Freeway, Beans, and Jay on the track spitting VENOM! If you want to know what Hip-Hop is…this is it! This is the essence, this is what you want right [...]
Freeway|Free At Last
How many rappers truly step to the mic and sound like the next great thing. I am not talking about clever puns or simple voice quality, I am talking about the entire package. Freeway had the look, the bravado, the voice, the flows, and the energy that is required to make your mark.
