Jay Electronica + Mos Def + Curren$y = Center Edge Territory
Just take a second and look at the title. Now get ready to be ecstatic (and I’m not talking about Mos’ latest album).
These three artists are teaming up for a collaboration album (and are already 6 tracks deep).\
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“Just chillin’” with Dame Dash may have just spawned a rap supergroup project. On Wednesday, at Dash’s new facility (art gallery, TV studio, music studio and more), DD172, critically acclaimed underground lyricist Curren$y told MTV News that he, Jay Electronica and Mos Def have combined forces to start recording an entire album together.
“That’s ridiculous!” Curren$y said. “Jay Electronica is from my city, he’s from New Orleans. I never met homie until I stepped foot in this building. He came here to meet Mos. And Mos, I had only known him for 24 hours prior to that. But genuine people could recognize [each other], it was like, ‘Let’s go.’ ”
Curren$y said Mos came up with the name of “Center Edge Territory” for the trio. When asked exactly what the moniker means, Curren$y would only comment emphatically, “Everything! That’s everything!
“We all know the game is in turmoil. We know the machine messed it up,” he added, explaining why they will be putting their music out independently instead of with a major label. “We know we don’t even need to play that game, especially with access to all of this sh–. We are our own machine.”
So far, Center Edge Territory have recorded six records together, but they have no concrete plans as to when the full-length album will drop.
“The funny thing, it came from just chilling,” Dash said. “If you’re gonna be here [at DD172], there’s no hanging out.
“There’s no reason to be here unless you have the ability to work or you’re working,” Dash explained of the space Mos nicknamed of the “24-Hour Karate School.” “This is like an office where you work in a different way.”
Dash is putting out BlakRoc by the Black Keys (featuring collaborations with Mos Def, Jim Jones, Q-Tip, Ludacris, RZA and others) on November 27. Meanwhile, Curren$y just completed an album with a group he formed called the Muscle Car Chronicles, which includes Thomas Pridgen from the Mars Volta and newcomer Sean O’Connell.
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01. Dossier (In and Out)
02. Perfect Time
03. On My Way
04. Smoke N Maintain (In and Out)
05. Sleepless in New Orleans
06. Stay Up
07. Tokyo Drift
08. The Seventies
09. The Pledge (In and Out)
10. Burn an Ounce
11. Bring Her Home
12. I’m Just Dope
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If you’re a rapper today, you can do one of three things: constantly talk about restoring hip-hop to how it was ten fifteen years ago, air out pointless rivalries on YouTube, or wear spandex. Amidst all these shenanigans, there’s Curren$y, a rapper from New Orleans who has the audacity to spell his name with a dollar sign in the place of a ‘c’. Laid back and amicable, Curren$y is one artist who is just out to make genuinely entertaining music.
Peace to the homie Devin for hooking up the interview.
ML: What’s it like being an independent artist from New Orleans?
$: It’s refreshing and I feel like a pioneer. I’m happy. Shout out to Master P. We’re black armed and ’bout it ’bout it.
ML: What’s going on in New Orleans right now in terms of hip-hop?
$: I’m seeing a change, man. I didn’t really know that people out here was really even listening to me, to the sh*t that I’m doing now doing since I’m doing my own music and I’m doing what I really want to do. But I had a show recently and I saw the turnout. I’m seeing that it’s not as behind as people think. People don’t really think that New Orleans has a real, true hip-hop scene, but it does and it’s living and breathing. And I’m a part of it.
ML: The mixtapes had really random themes like Super Tecmo Bowl and Fear & Loathing. How did you pick the themes?
$: I used different titles and sh*t just to let people know what I’m about. I’m figuring because my album didn’t come out when it was supposed to, like, I went through some things and people didn’t really know enough about me. So, while I was doing the mixtape hustle and everything and I was giving stuff away for free, I figured that I needed to let ‘em know everything about me that they can’t get from interviews and stuff, because I wasn’t doing them. Nobody was really checking for me, so I wasn’t doing any interviews. So, I needed to put in the mixtapes sh*t about me that would express what kind of person I am. Through them titles and sh*t, using moving titles and sh*t, and through the pictures and sh*t that I used and sh*t, it let’s you know what kind of stuff I must be into to even come up with that kind of sh*t for my mixtape sh*t. From my seven tapes, you can deduce that I’m a game head and I like shoes and I don’t sell cocaine and I’m just chilling and everything’s alright.
ML: You’re big into gaming?
$: Yeah, but I got what I like. I’m online on Rainbow Six: Las Vegas 2. Gamertag spitvicious, all one word if anybody’s looking.
ML: What kind of response have you gotten about the mixtapes?
$: I got a fairly good response about the mixtapes. It seemed like it picked up more after Fear & Loathing in New Orleans. Once I put that one out, I started to really see that more people were recognizing what I was doing. It was making them go back and pick up the other ones too, so that was good. People appreciated what I did and I put out a lot of music. And they feel me for it, so it was well worth it.
ML: Did you get any industry response?
$: Yeah man, like Lupe Fiasco called me, reached out, told me he respected what I was doing and sh*t. And Pharrel, just a couple of people I bumped into that gave me my credit for sh*t I’m doing. And that’s what was pushing me too, man. Just like doing this interview is going to push me to do more sh*t. As long as sh*t keep going the right way, that’s what’s driving me like that.
ML: Have you gotten any interest from labels?
$: Yeah, a couple of labels have reached out, but nobody is really prepared to understand that I’m not going to make the radio single. Not the one that they want. I feel like any song you put on the radio is a radio single. I think they want another “Where da Cash At” and I’m not gonna do that. If you hear my tapes, you know what kind of music I really make. I can’t force that on the labels. I can’t force them to put me on. Rather than even trying to compromise with the labels or take a lowball, I just decided to do it independent.
ML: A couple of the tracks I’ve heard you on have kind of techno, electronic type beats, like “Drug Flow.” Can we expect more of that?
$: Yeah man, on the album, I did everything that I know worked for me on the tapes. The sh*t that sounded right those times, that same vibe is going to be present on the album. This is my baby. I’m not tooting my own horn, like I was putting a lot of work into the tapes, I wasn’t just putting no sh*t out, but this is my baby. And everybody who was a part of it looked at it the same way.
ML: When’s [This ain't no Mixtape] coming out?
$: March 31st.
ML: The “Blown Away” track — who produced that?
$: Monsta Beatz. The snippets that we released to the Internet - it was produced entirely by Monsta Beatz. Everything.
ML: Do you ever regret leaving Young Money?
$: No, I never regret leaving Young Money.
ML: When was the last time you spoke to Wayne?
$: Nah, I don’t. I really don’t, because like I was on the cover of XXL a couple of months ago. It’s just a lot of sh*t that’s going on now. I got more acclaim myself. I got more sh*t popping on my own. I didn’t do an interview with you when I was with Young Money. We’re doing it now. So I can’t regret, because I’m doing so much now. I’m caught up in it right now.
ML: I heard a little while ago that you were working on something with Wale. Is that ever going to happen?
$: Yeah, man. We’ve been collaborating, man. We’re doing some sh*t. We trying to get together for the album right quick, but we got some sh*t in the vault, but I don’t know if I’m going to put that on the album, I’ma just hold on to that. We’re trying to knock some more sh*t out. That’s my man though. Shout out to Wale and everybody else who was on the XXL cover with me.
ML: Is that how that came about?
$: Nah, we was friends before that. I hit him on MySpace one time like ‘Dude, we gotta get down on some sh*t,’ and he was like ‘Yeah, I bet,’ and it’s just been good.
ML: How long did it take to make This Ain’t No Mixtape?
$: Maybe a month? Not even? I wanna say like two and a half weeks. I ain’t gonna lie, we had the album before we knew we was putting the album out. It just so happened that I had so many records. I was working with Monsta Beatz to get a couple of records to add to my album and then I did so many records that I was like, ‘fk, this a album.’ So I’ma do This Ain’t No Mixtape in volumes, because the majority of one is produced by Monsta Beatz. I got so many other records that I had done with other producers that was supposed to be on the album, but I’ma just gonna drop it in series, man. It’s gonna be wild for a minute. It’s gonna be tight, man. Don’t worry, I’ll send you a Lamborghini or something. It’s gonna be awesome.
ML: Apart from that, what are your future plans? Do you plan to do anymore mixtapes?
$: Yeah, I’m about to get back to the mixtape sh*t. Trademark got a mixtape coming out next, at some point. [laughs] He’s got records. At some point he’ll put them all on one disc and get some artwork. But shortly. And you could look for a Jets tape collectively and other than that, the Fly Society clothing line — we’re just about to start showing in places like Bloomingdales and Macy’s and sh*t like that, so sh*t about to be legit. We did a deal with KR3W, Supra and those guys. We merged, we did a nice deal with those guys, so sh*t’s about to be overdrive on the fashion tip and that’s only making me more dangerous on the independent because I got more bread to fk around on this sh*t for.
ML: What was the last thing you bought?
$: The last thing I bought was two pepperoni personal pan pizzas with breadsticks and a Mountain Dew and a tea for Trademark da Skydiver and the homie Devin. And two Mexican pizzas, one with no beans, and one two Taco Supremes with no lettuce
damn real dude cant wait for all that new material.
Im starting this thread due to the recent uproar of curren$y being loaded into my ipod. I hadnt heard much since he part ways with Weezy but Ive listened to about 3-4 mixtapes from him over the last couple of hours. He raps over
tracks that he feels were classics when he was coming up in the game & never ceases to amaze me (he wrecks em).
IMO Curren$y = reality rap ! he is definately someone id like to sit down, smoke a L and chop it up with.
He's got the flow+passion+respect+skill for the game. Ima be followiing this cat closely from now on. Hope he stays consistent.
Droopy wrote:
I sent him a message on myspace about this thread and he dropped a bulletin:
From:
CURREN$Y DOES NOT WORK WELL WITH SUCKAZ
Date: Aug 2, 2008 1:50 PM
Subject:
Solecollecter.com showin major love!!!!
Body:
My homie D shot the link 2 me....i hope it isnt vain of me to have checked out 4 over an hour hahaha nah man its just good to kno that good people r fuggin wit da planes
check this out spitta sent me another message second one this week!!!
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hey bruh if i type a statement up cld u post it solecollector 4 me...i fux wit what yall doin 4 me and just wanna say thanx 4 ridin for me and da movement so hard....I appreciate it fully and want 2 say that it is the love yall showin 4 da music we makin that gets me in da fk studio errrmonff...Yall make it easy 4 n*ggas to work cuz yall show us we're not wasting time....im high so i hope this is making sense....If yall have seen old school which im sure u have I just wanna say that collectively you guys form Blue and "Blue Your My BOy!!!!!!!"
BE LOOKIN OUT FOR THE STATEMENT HE SENDS ME!!
Droopy wrote:
here it is...Sportscenter Vol. 1 (from No Limit era)
When I saw this guy’s name the first thing I thought was, “Damn! I was hoping the “$” sign being used as an “S” died along with Ma$e’s career.” Guess that was asking for too much.
Then when I popped in the mixtape and heard birds chirping and some old-school feel, goody-good music I thought, “Is this gonna be a mixtape for those ‘out loud and proud’ peeps?” But that wasn’t the case (Thank goodness). Instead I ended up listening to some pretty damn good hip-hop music.
I have to admit, the kid can flow something hard like Michael Phelps (I had to use the M. Phelps metaphor before these rappers get to it. Remember where you heard it first!).
From jumping on a extraordinary bubblegum-pop beat on “Modern Day Hippie” and making it listen-able, to going extra gutter on Busta’s “New York” track on “Roll My Shit.”
Other than the flow, son got some entertaining rhymes, too. On “The Good Part,” he says sh*t like, “Joe, they say flow I got the girls feenin’ / your hoe keep my name in her mouth now more than my seamen– see, man / you a little jackass like Wee-man /…”
Even his man, Trademark Da Skydiver, popped off something retarded on “Soundtrack To Success.”
The only fault I can see in Curren$y is that he’s similar to Ma$e more ways than the use of the “$.” A lot of people are gonna feel that their styles are similar from the way he raps to the tone of his voice at times.
But like I said, the flow is platanos and I hope that the young homie can keep the good music consistent.
Hottest Joint: “Brett Favre” and “Still That n*gga”
Weakest Joint: “Modern Day Hippie”
ENJOY!!
1 Its In Da Game Intro
2 The Only Thing That Matters
3 Tecmo Flo
4 Your Direction
5 I Did It Myself
6 The Dopest
7 Movie Writers, Business Men & Gangsters
8 Airplane
9 Plane Hater
10 Raps & Hustles
11 Jet Fuel
12 Stealth Technology
13 Flyer Than The Average
14 Calm Down
15 Paternity Test
16 Reagan Era
17 Full Of Money
18 A Milli
19 The Anti-Club
20 All About Dollars
21 Murda
22 Navigation Pimpin
23 Truthfully Speaking
24 Brett Favre
im new to this shet but ibeen readin tha site and fk wit $pitta imade covers for welcome back mixtape tha lost tapes series and for sports center so if anybody wants em hit me up or icould post em here
let's see it...
here they go imean they aint that professioonal or shet but ifelt it was better to have these then blank spots in mah itunes library and istuck to tha theme of tha names goin wit tha cover...iput hid mah name on em all behind certain parts to show iaint juss rip em off someone else but tha originals dont have that
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:53 am Post subject:
^sadly,he's not with Young Money,he left and Weezy replaced him with Tyga
like you said though he's reality rap,he admits he's from the suburbs,talks about shit that actually goes on in his life,doesnt try to potray an image etc. _________________ http://twitter.com/Jizzla ...follow me
Welcome Back Xavier
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1. (00:03:37) Curren$y - Sole Man
2. (00:03:57) Curren$y - She On My Mind
3. (00:03:54) Curren$y - Your Direction
4. (00:03:07) Curren$y - The Dopest
5. (00:03:57) Curren$y - Airplane
6. (00:03:41) Curren$y - Chauffer Music
7. (00:03:53) Curren$y - Raps & Hustles
8. (00:03:06) Curren$y - Bail
9. (00:03:17) Curren$y - Lookin' Down on My City
10. (00:01:42) Curren$y - Cell Phone Troubles
11. (00:04:17) Curren$y - Flyer than the Average
12. (00:02:48) Curren$y - Passport Sports
13. (00:02:57) Curren$y - Paternity Test
14. (00:04:28) Curren$y - 100 Grand
15. (00:04:33) Curren$y - Reagan Era
16. (00:02:32) Curren$y - Full Of Money
17. (00:02:28) Curren$y - What Do You Know
18. (00:03:30) Curren$y - The Anti-Club
19. (00:03:14) Curren$y - Free Lunch
20. (00:03:07) Curren$y - Flight RisK
21. (00:03:44) Curren$y - Props To The Tribe
22. (00:02:50) Curren$y - Animal
23. (00:03:36) Curren$y - All About Dollars
Playing Time.........: 01:18:16
Total Size...........: 147.15 MB
1.Take Off
2.Dead Presidents
3.Smoke-N-Maintain
4.DOne it
5.All From your Bitch
6.Paper Bagz
7.RedLine
8.Coasting ThruThe City
9.Money Gone to My Head
10.Don Data
11.Runnin
12.No Tint
13.Lay My Organz Down
14.Ca$h Rules
15.Shooterz Zone
16.Girl
17.New Orleans
18.Money
19.Rockin
20.Lysol Flo
21.Crazy
22.Flight Attentdant
23.Rise Up
24.Galaxy Rap
25.Fly Talkin
26.Free Warren
27.I Cheat
01 Sole Man
02 She On My Mind
03 Your Direction
04 The Dopest
05 Airplane
06 Chauffer Music
07 Raps & Hustles
08 Bail
09 Lookin' Down on My City
10 Cell Phone Troubles
11 Flyer than the Average
12 Passport Sports
13 Paternity Test
14 100 Grand
15 Reagan Era
16 Ful Of Money
17 What Do You Know.
18 The Anti-Club
19 Free Lunch
20 Flight Risk
21 Props To The Tribe
22 Animal
23 All About Dollars
Curren$y - Intro
Curren$y - Factor
Curren$y - Chronic Smoke
Curren$y - Feelin It 2008
Curren$y - Pay Me Now
Curren$y - They Shook
Curren$y - Spit Vicious
Curren$y - The Big Vacation
Curren$y - RingSide
Curren$y - N.O. to the L.B.C.
Curren$y - The Planes Got It
Curren$y - Wont Leave Me Alone
Curren$y - Hear It and Fear It
Curren$y - Runway
Curren$y - Space Shuttle
Curren$y - The Take Over
Curren$y - Do What It Do
Curren$y - Marcello
01. The Only Thing That Matters ft. Street Wiz
02. Gotta Get It
03. All My Life
04. Bubble Gum Gangtstaz
05. Recognize Game
06. Who Style’d Ya
07. Another Story To Tell
08. Check Yoself
09. Froze
10. Jet Fuel ft. FS Jets
11. The World Is Yours
12. Zig Zag
13. Air Assault ft. FS Jets
14. Something Like ft. Street Wiz & Fiend
15. Dont Push Me
16. This Way Again
17. All About Money ft. Young Roddy & Skydiver
18. Swagga ft. FS West
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:16 am Post subject:
good looks Xavier !
Xavier wrote:
i been telling yall about currensy nigguh drops new sh!t every month
i am glad roc made this thread maybe people will listen to him now cause peeps been sleeping!
dude has a ill sneaker collection too! i got all sh!t on my ipod lol
ill post em in a min.
yea he does have a ill collection. i vow that if i become famous; one of the most important perks is to meet other famous people. i just marked curren$y down on my list. _________________
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:36 am Post subject:
ROC4Lyf wrote:
good looks Xavier !
Xavier wrote:
i been telling yall about currensy nigguh drops new sh!t every month
i am glad roc made this thread maybe people will listen to him now cause peeps been sleeping!
dude has a ill sneaker collection too! i got all sh!t on my ipod lol
ill post em in a min.
yea he does have a ill collection. i vow that if i become famous; one of the most important perks is to meet other famous people. i just marked curren$y down on my list.
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:09 pm Post subject:
man good look i was thinkn bout makn this thread a few days ago but didnt feel like lookn thru search or risk gettn locked i think we all got the whole "mixtape take over"as he states on our ipods MONTH AFTER MONTH AFTER MONTH AFTER MONTH AFTER MONTH
but yeah wen i heard hot spitta first spit on young money mixtape i knew he was a breath of fresh air...yes he is reality rap and i love it wen he drops punchlines on og jordans and have me laughn at things he spits..
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