You Sure Love To Ball

Just listening to this Marvin puts me in a WHOLE 'nother world. . . . I was trying to think who would be my generation's closest equivalent to Marvin, and there really isn't one.

Marvin Gaye will forever be in a class of his own.




Marvin Gaye - You Sure Love To Ball



Freeway - Love 2 Ball

On That Philly Shit

So what it's Busta's song??? This is my site, and Free went IN on this beat, so I posted his version.

Every major city needs to have one of those "nostalgia songs" that takes you back to like the early to mid 90s. . . . when life was basically perfect.

God I miss the crib. . . .



SSO - Faded Lady




Freeway - On My Philly SHit

I Cry

Millie Jackson was Lil Kim before Kimberly Jones was even thought of. She's a trendsetter for female artists, and a lot of them jack her style without even knowing it! Just google her and check out her album covers. . . especially Back To The Sh*t.



Millie Jackson - I Cry



Freeway - I Cry

Don't Let Him Down Foxy

Anytime I have a chance to post some Willie Hutch, please believe I will take that opportunity. The sample for this Freeway** comes in the second half of this song (@ about the 2:24 mark), but it's such an incredible song, I didn't want to break it up. . . And then I get to post a pic of fine ass Pam Grier!? C'MON!



Willie Hutch - Theme of Foxy Brown/Overture of Foxy Brown



Freeway feat. Scarface - Baby Don't Do It



**Is it safe to say that Free might be one of the most underrated rappers of this millenium? I feel like he was the only one on the Roc that was around so much success, yet spit like he was still hungry. . . Hell, I think Sigel got a lil lax and that's why we got The Solution after the gem that was The B. Coming. . . .

Probably The Most Slept On Rap Album Ever!

Not even because I'm a Philly cat (because there's a lot of nonsense that comes out of my city), but Philadelphia Freeway is a classic. Every single damn track, Free comes correct. You may not like his voice or even his delivery, but you can't deny this album. The singles were top notch (tell me you don't still get down to "Flipside") and the production was . . . man, Just Blaze was in a zone! I could go on for hours arguing the timelessness of this album. But I'm just gonna give you the music.




Creative Source - I Just Can't See Myself Without You



Freeway feat. Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel - What We Do

Hey Veenie!

Word on the street is that Stanford loves Resurgence of the Soul Sample. Shout out to everybody checkin me out over there. Mr. Papagiorgio loves yall, too. And if you lovin the blog, lemme know! I'd love to hear from everybody out there that finds this site informative. And like I said, if you got a request, lemme have it so I can make yall happy out there!

So imma dedicate this post to my homegirl that's a freshman over there. She loves all artists from Philly, and she's somewhat of a Freeway fan. Well, many might not know (or remember), but this is my man Freeway's first verse ever. And it was crack!

*Free, pick up line five*
first things first
watch what you say out ya mouth
when you talkin on the phone
to hus-sa-las!

The song was 1-900-HUSTLER, and it sampled a song called "Ain't Gonna Happen" by Ten Wheel Drive. They were led by singer Genya Ravan. Never heard of her? Of course not! But she was the lead singer for Goldie and the Gingerbreads, the first all-woman rock band to record for a major label (ATCO, an Atlantic subsidiary). Just a bit of history for yall. . .


Ten Wheel Drive - Ain't Gonna Happen






Jay-Z feat. Beanie Sigel, Freeway, Memphis Bleek - 1-900-HUSTLER