Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta

...so I couldn't neglect the veteran rappers for long:


Ludacris - "Stay Together"



Fair dues, Luda is Mr Consistency. The punchlines here are pretty funny, if a leeettle bit predictable.



Jay-Z - "Ain't I"



Jay-Z and Timbaland work so well together...maybe they can collaborate for Hov's next concept album; perhaps 12 tracks of Jay tongue-twisting over Timbo club tracks? This one maintains tradition and there's a genius beat switch about half-way through.



Busta Rhymes - "Don't Touch Me"



This has me looking forward to the new Busta album. His flow is "dungeon dragon" and the beat's so funky it stinks. Sweet!



State Property - "Ocean's 7"



This song deserves about the biggest compliment I can hand East Coast rappers these days: it wouldn't sound at all out of place on a Ghostface album. Plus, as a posse cut, it's very reminiscent of Wu-Tang. Missed the boat on SP the first time around, so hopefully they've still got a quality album or two in them.



50 Cent - "Rowdy Rowdy"



Classic track from the unreleased "Power of The Dollar" album. Curtis at his best, spraying that "aggressive content".