1Track@aTime 6.28.2014
((Ain't Hard to Tell))
I signed up for DatPiff mixtapes last year to download the Busta Rhymes & Q-Tip, The Abstract & the Dragon mixtape. I heard about DatPiff a while ago and most recently downloaded the app to my cell phone. The app provides access to the audios that are available for download online (free) to stream through the phone which I've connected into an auxilary cable to the car stereo. The app's first page opens with "Highlighted Mixtapes" and has other categories such as "Hot this Week", "Hot this Month", "Upcoming", and "All Stars". For someone that spends at least 2 to 3 hours in their vehicle throughout the work week each day, its slowly becoming one of my first options when I'm looking for something to listen to either through Pandora, TuneIn Radio, Soundcloud, Slacker Radio, or The Combat Jack Show.
I've been listening to Chris Rivers' latest mixtape since mid-month June through the DatPiff app. I accessed Wonderland of Misery last year after learning about Pun's son through one of the Hip Hop site's out there. I learned of Big Pun's son through a clip on YouTube but these projects are my first introduction to the lyricism to the bloodline of a microphone master, Big Pun. When I heard about the second installment I was looking forward to seeing what it was all about. The first left a lasting impression... several tracks played like sparring match freestyles with a few tracks that demonstrated potential of the MC once referred to as Baby Pun. Wonderland of Misery 2 has more structure, more depth, with several features from Chris River's camp, including feature by Hip Hop veteran MC the Ghost, Styles P.
Listening to Chris River's on tracks like ((My Ghetto)) and ((Toe 2 Toe)) with his partners and rhyme take me back to the lyrical exchange I recall from the early years of Terror Squad... just thinking back to the chemistry they had and getting the chance to hear the brilliance and power of a camp that was comprised of latinos & 100% Hip Hop.
In between the first mixtape and the second installment of the Wonderland of Misery, I started checking Chris River's on YouTube and the interviews to see what was next. These two projects definitely set off what will hopefully produce an album, but as much as I've enjoyed these two mixtapes, I wouldn't mind a part 3, 4, and up. As I mentioned to my brother B.Dune from the Fresh Produce Show, listening to Chris Rivers, one can only imagine the significance of being the child of someone as respected as Big Pun, and to be in a position where he can shape his own legacy for years to come. In many ways, sons are an extension of what their fathers left behind, and with the way the music business is today, it's dope to listen to Chris Rivers as he continues to grow and create his own platform for himself, his team, and I would say what we remember about his father through the music. I think he's the only one capable of carrying that from anyone else that was ever been affiliated with Big Pun.
For the 28th, for the first time on The Fresh Produce radio program through mixlr, I decided to submit a mixtape track. From the Wonderland of Misery 2 we focused on my personal favorite ((Ain't Hard to Tell)) and added rotation of the mixtape's outro ((I Feel You)). You can download the Wonderland of Misery 2 for free as well as his debut Wonderland of Misery. I've included the download links below.
Til' the next track, I want to leave you all with my all time favorite from Big Pun. ((BOOMERANG))
Would be dope to hear Chris Rivers and Immortal Technique on the same track.
Wonderland of Misery Download: click here
Wonderland of Misery 2 Download: click here
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