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Artist: Ghostface Killah and Trife Da God
Album: 7:18: Stapleton to Somalia
Label: Koch
Genre: Rap
Rip date: Sep-03-2005
Street date: Oct-18-2005
Size: 75,8 MB
Type: Album
Quality: VBR kbps / 44.1kHz / Joint-Stereo
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Growing up on Staten Island, New York, there are two things that
you need to know: hip-hop and how to handle yourself on the
streets. Trife Da God learned both at an early age. A product of
ShaolinÆs rough and rugged Stapleton Projects, Trife got into
hip-hop at an early age. He saw how MCs were putting themselves
and their hometowns on the map, and he knew he wanted to do the
same.
ôI used to come home from school and watch Video Music Box on
the floor model in the living room,ö says Trife. ôThe first
video I really liked was the MC ShanÆs æThe Girl Left Me
Lonely.Æ I saw how he was getting down, looking all fly and
shit. ThatÆs when I knew I wanted to be a rapper. Ever since
then I always knew I had it in me.ö
Fortunately for Trife, running in the same streets as the
Wu-Tang Clan had its privileges. The 25-year-old hooked up with
Ghostface Killah while he was on the block and they formed an
instant bond.
ôMy nigga Ghost is from the same hood and I remember one time I
spit a rhyme for him in the park,ö Trife says. ôHe saw some
potential in me but I was little too young at the time. So, he
was like, æYo, when I get right and shit starts popping off, I
am going to come back and scoop you up.Æ And he stayed true to
his word. ThatÆs why I love him for that.ö
TrifeÆs connection with Ghost goes deeper than being the next
cat to get on. In addition to being a member of GhostfaceÆs
Theodore Unit, the young MC says heÆs learned from watching the
rise of the MC also known as Iron-Man.
ôIÆve seen how the game works from his experiences,ö says Trife.
ôIÆm a nigga that sits back and observes shit. A lot of these
rappers think itÆs just about rhyming, but they donÆt see all
the other bullshit like going to the studio, doing interviews,
going on promo toursùyouÆve got to have patience. ThatÆs a lot
of wear and tear on the body, and some of these cats donÆt see
that. Most MCs think this is fun and games, but this is a real
job for niggas.ö
All these experiences added up to TrifeÆs solo debut, 718:
Stapleton to Somalia.
ôStapleton to Somalia thatÆs like representing the struggle,ö
says Trife. ôCause thereÆs a lot of poverty out here in
Stapleton, and Somaliaùyou already know what it is like out
there. So, I just combined the two and called it Stapleton to
Somalia.ö
Trife flexes his lyrical skills on a number of joints including
the red-hot ôPlaying With Fireö
ôThat was the first one I really took hold to,ö Trife says of
the Jim Bond-produced beat. ôAs soon as I heard the shit I was
like damn thatÆs me right there because IÆm fire. I just put it
together like I was fire and what I do to niggas on the mic. IÆm
hot so niggas better step back. My nigga Ghost hoped on it and
thatÆs what it is.ö
Having put in as much time on the block as he has in the studio,
Trife spins tales of the drug game with the grimy ôCocaine
Traffickingö and ôThem Drugs AinÆt Mine.ö
ôI had that beat for two or three years but I never touched it,ö
Trife says of the track for ôCocaine Trafficking.ö ôWhen, I
heard that skit from Belly at the beginning again, I just
decided to take it from the drug aspect. It just came out like
some real on the block shit because thatÆs what niggas see
everyday. The game donÆt stop. The police think they could shut
niggas down, but the way these little niggas is evolving. If the
cops shut them down one way they, these little niggas evolve and
find a new way to sell they shit.ö
Trife even recounts an experience from his own street grind on
the hood narrative ôThem Drugs AinÆt Mine.ö
ôWhen I first started hustling, the police would always fuck
with me,ö he says. ôI donÆt know what it was. Maybe, it was a
sign that I shouldnÆt have been out there slinging drugs. They
would accuse me of shit I wouldnÆt do. I got locked up and
probation for shit I didnÆt do while I was in high school. I was
a young, stupid ass little nigga, but thatÆs a real story right
there. It means a lot to me because people need to know how
police get down. They be trying to give black dudes time to get
them off the street. These little niggas donÆt understand that.
ThatÆs why I wrote that song.ö
718: Stapleton to Somalia features a host of other thorough
tracks include the autobiographical ôPut It On The Lineö and the
old-school-inspired ôÆ85 Hip-Hop.ö The album also features
appearances from Ghostface on six tracks as well as Kool G. Rap.
ôThis album is like a buffetùyou can eat all day on it,ö says
Trife of the project.
As a newcomer, Trife Da God has big plans for hip-hop, himself
and his hometown.
ôThe current state of hip-hop ainÆt the shit, but it is what it
is,ö says Trife. ôWe all come in the game to get paper. I donÆt
know how other cats are coming into the game, but I want to be a
legend in this shit.
ôIÆm bringing streets back,ö he adds. ôIÆm just bring my flavor
to the game. A lot of niggas be fronting on Staten Island.
Everybody is trying to bring New York back right now. I want to
bring New York back too, but at the same time we gotta bring
Staten Island back too. So, itÆs a double standard. I gotta
bring New York and Staten Island back.ö
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01. put it on the line featuring trife da god [02:52]
02. gangster shit featuring trife da god & tommy [04:18]
whispers
03. man up featuring trife da god & ghostface [03:42]
killah
04. event featuring trife da god [03:28]
05. fire featuring trife da god & ghostface killah [04:45]
06. drung aint mine featuring trife da god [03:55]
07. cocaine trafficing featuring ghostface killah [03:19]
& trife da god
08. war featuring trife da god [03:28]
09. 85 hip-hop featuring trife da god, tommy [03:28]
whispers, fly guy, kryme life
10. life featuring trife da god [03:48]
11. its theodore feat. trife da god [03:33]
12. struggle feat. ghostface killah [02:44]
13. niggas wanna get me feat. trife da god & kryme [03:18]
life
14. theodoreÆs theme feat. trife da god, tommy [04:02]
whispers & kryme life
15. ghost & giancana feat. ghostface killah & kool [02:27]
g rap
16. game time featuring trife da god & tommy [03:58]
whispers
17. on the come up featuring trife the god [03:39]
18. misdemeanor featuring ghostface killah & wiggs [02:35]
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we salute the usual suspects.
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