This is the first exclusive I’ve had for a while. NW DC’s G5 Clive reached out and asked me to sponsor the tape, and I was all about it. The newest installment from Clive is Reign Cheque. The entire thing takes place in new age Washington. Clive says, “Following the war between the light and the right, the kings and queens (us) are rhyming/living to take our kingdom back. Its a kinda dark album, with $30 million dollars  in it. The theme is basically “royalty, and futuristic rap.”

Wow. Do I need to say much more? Oh, maybe Clive can explain the fitting title for the mixtape. “It’s called Reign Cheque because it’s a play on words, and on the themes. It’s like I’m checking on the status of our rule, our governing. Also, rain check means ’some other time’, so I’m saying, all the wack shit can take a rain check.”

True. My hometown heroes, M1 Platoon, are featured all over the tape, so consider that a treat for those waiting for their next joint to drop. Also, the profesionally recorded tape is a first for Clive, who previously worked on his music in home studios. It’s a first of many milestones to come in the young man’s career.

In typical G5 fashion, he has a thorough lineup of crazy producers to keep the sound on some next level stuff. Like some of the best backpacker / underground / real hip hop production I’ve heard in a long time. Metaphysical, Banquo Bangs, Choc, Vaughn G (formally Arafat Yates), Crysis, Matt Cody, Johnny5, Rasneb, Napalm, Jiles, and my fellow blogger and rival private school atendee Fundamental all contributed to this project.

I know I wrote a lot, but I think everybody should hear this project. All my DC folks, you may even hear your name on the track, especially if you roll with the rest of the uptown roamers. Ha. Check the preview, and download the tape below. Trust me. Space Ship Music INDEED!!!

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DOWNLOAD: G5 Clive – Reign Cheque [Mixtape]

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Entourage: Season 6, Episode 11 – “Scared Straight”

Synopsis: Two unexpected arrivals have an unexpected effect on Drama during his audition for Melrose 2009. Ari smells a rat when Terrance unexpectedly offers Ari the chance to buy him out. Eric learns some unsavory news from Drama about his latest fling, which sends him to the doctor, and this spurns him to make a choice about his social life. As Jamie-Lynn prepares to leave for New Zealand, her goodbye with Turtle is something that no one saw coming.

I’ll keep it 100. Entourage fell off to me. Vince is no longer a character, he’s merely a cog in place to allow his friends to have their own mini series. The only thing going on that’s epic is Turtle’s romance, because my man gets emotional like Carl Thomas on this last episode. E needs more drama, and with that skinny minny girl out of the way, that can’t really happen. Drama is a joke. They need to make him more of a character. Only thing that made me laugh was the way Ari was firing his interns left and right.

I’ve said too much. I’ve kept it too real. Well, loyal viewers, I’ll let you enjoy. I’m kind of glad that there’s only one episode left so I don’t have to deal with this disappointing season anymore. The writers need to get back to their craft, which is writing. Bring Vince back to life, give Lloyd some more breathing room, put somebody in a real tough situation as we across the United States watch them claw their way through adversity through 12 episodes in Season 7. I’m just giving y’all writers some advice, because I know you’ve been on my site before. Sike. That was just some braggadocios shit. Enjoy.

Watch below, download below that. Good quality and alla that. Let’s get it.

DOWNLOAD: Entourage – Season 6, Episode 11