Nice!….its good to hear Busta in the mix with his hyperspeed flow on this new song with Cam’ron and Vado. This is off of Cam and Vado’s upcoming Gunz n Butter mixtape/album (coming Aug.24 on Koch). Thanks to Killa for sending it over. Hopefully we’ll see a video for this too….

Exclusive: Vado x Cam’ron x Busta Rhymes “Rubberband Stacks” (CDQ)

Download after the jump…

Download Link: Vado x Cam’ron x Busta Rhymes “Rubberband Stacks” (CDQ) (Dirty)
And also (CDQ) (Clean)

Previously:
Cam’ron and Vado with Hot97’s Funkmaster Flex: interview and freestyle

Frankly, I had the Cam’ron True Magazine-face on through most of last night’s episode. I know some folks found “Across the Sea” to be this backstory-filled revelation, but I was less amused. First off, Salma Hayak and Allison Janney from the West Wing? Ok, maybe not Salma, but seriously, this Allison Janney murder-mami was random. How did she know to kill Jacob and ManInBlack’s mom? How did she “make it so that they couldn’t kill each other”? How weren’t the boys “people”? And how come when M.I.B said “why won’t you let me leave,” she said, “because I love you.” Huh? Ugh. Also, the explanation of how the donkey-wheel sucked.

But that said, Kristin/E! makes an interesting connection about LOST’s Aaron plot, “Raised By Another.”
And Khal/RocktheDub tweeted another interesting theory about why The Man in Black was actually way more “reasonable” and smart while Jacob was a total doofus….

Read after the jump…

UPDATE: I added the funny Jimmy Kimmel Jacob x MIB Connect-4 parody and EW’s Doc Jensen recap too….

From EOnline’s Lost Redux…
Jacob and MIB Are Twins (?!) Who Were “Raised By Another”: It’s pretty clear that Allison Janney’s character (may I call her MamaMIB?) was told precisely what to do when she saw twin boys born on the island (one adorably smiley in white swaddling; the other pitching a fit in dark). It was written all over her face as the second MIBaby popped out, right before she apologized and killed their mother, Claudia. Janney later told Jacob she killed his biomom because “I needed you to stay good.” This, naturally, raises all kinds of questions: Is this why women cannot survive childbirth on the island, because the babies are pure, innocent beings and they must be protected? Is this why Claire was told Aaron should not be raised by another?

From Gawker’s LOST recap…
To me the most interesting aspect of the episode was that everyone pretty much sided with Esau [ManInBlack], right? I mean, other than killing C.J. [murder mom], what he was doing sort of made sense. He was working with other people, trying to explore the outside world, not taking on blind faith what one lady (one lady who killed his mom, btw) told him. Jacob was the wimpy little mama’s boy, he’s the one who seemed to follow things on blind faith. In the show’s long-running Faith v. Science theme, Science typically tends to be favored, and last night was no exception. But isn’t it kind of a cop-out to kill ancient Science and switch him out with evil Smoke Devil so we sort of have to, by default, side with Faith? Obviously it’s the show’s prerogative to force our attention, our loyalties, to one side or the other, but the debate seemed to go pretty one-sided last night.

Overall….my reaction is:

LOST Oceanic-era > LOST burlap-era

But I definitely appreciated all the folks who hung out on my slipshod Livestream chatroom last night. I tried Ustream at first but for some reason it just wouldn’t “broadcast.” I’ve done it before so I can’t figure out what the problem is…help? Livestream actually looked cleaner, but Ustream is more populated, no?

UPDATE:
Legend sent over this funny LOST parody. I watched it on Kimmel last night, he’s definitely owning up the fact that he’s a LOSTie. Fallon has his Twilight spoofs, but Kimmel is like a talk show x “Talk Soup.”

Also, Doc Jensen posted his weekly LOST recap on EW. Its always a heady read:
“They are not Cain and Abel. They are not Jacob and Esau….No, in the end, Jacob and the Man In Black are revealed to be a pair of brothers who have something in common with a lot of characters on Lost: they got royally screwed by some really crappy parenting…”

(confession: I want to read the rest of Doc’s column. I’m sure there’s juicy gems, but its 11 friggin’ clicks long. Maybe I’ll read all that the next time I’m on a plane…..not. Please someone send me a summary of Doc’s summary. smh)

Lloyd Banks stopped by the Hot97 studio the other day to discuss his upcoming “Hunger For More 2″ mixtape album which is on the way, and he also talked about how different it was on Interscope from being independent now. I was also a bit surprised to hear how heated Banks gets about blog comments or being passed over for things like hottest emcees lists, etc. Turns out he’s paying very close attention….
I’ll post some clips of our lengthy conversation soon, but on a more current topic…
I asked Lloyd Banks about the Shyne “Unthinkable” freestyle which had leaked that day, with this rhyme….

Snippet: Shyne “Unthinkable” freestyle
SHYNE - UNTHINKABLE VERSE CLIP - 041410.mp3

At the end of the snippet, Shyne says “F–k 50 Cents,” referencing their 2004 beef. Banks had a very strong reaction….not much to the diss line, but he went off on Shyne’s comeback overall…

Banks: “I spoke to Fif today…he just laughed about it. But I heard some other things that Shyne put out, and I’ll be the first to tell you and the world, he’s very wack….you don’t hear it? What kind of style he got right now?…”

Listen, after the jump…

MissInfo Exclusive: Lloyd Banks reacts to Shyne’s “F–k a 50 Cent” rhyme…
Lloyd Banks on Shyne.mp3

Yikes. Now consistent readers of this blog know that I really like Shyne, he’s always been nothing but polite to me. And with many mutual friends between us, I’ve kept a close eye on his legal struggles and his deportation ones too. Also I think Shyne is very talented (“The Commission“=classic), so I don’t count anyone out.

That said, Shyne is an OG, so he knew that a shot fired would be a shot answered. And Banks isn’t gonna bite his tongue, so this is what both guys are prepared for. Lloyd Banks may be biased because of his loyalty to G-unit, but in reality, its nothing that isn’t being said, in way harsher terms on those Nahright comments.

Previously: Lloyd Banks Freestyle/Interview on the FunkMaster Flex show on Hot97

(I wanted to use a solo pic of Beyonce, but my flickr is buggin’ out today. grrr)

I think Beyonce is stunningly beautiful and her work ethic is unreal. Today she dropped 2 singles off her upcoming album and obviously that’s a big deal because musically she’s been on a life hiatus (big up to that, I need one of those). So even though its not rap, she is definitely rap-related….and more importantly, I really just want to know if its just me….’cause I’m not too crazy about either.

Since Beyonce has matured into this independently thinking, self-controlled creative force, then I’d love to hear her take on her more personal defining moments. Like how her husband did on “Lost Ones,” or to lesser effect, on “Beach Chair.”

“If I were a boy”

….didn’t Ciara have the same song last year?

“Single Ladies”

….didn’t Beyonce have this same song last year?

That being said, the woman didn’t get to world domination status on luck, so I’m looking forward to hearing more….

I like Jack White’s track, but Alicia Keys + Jack White is like mixing Nutella and Everclear.

“Another Way to Die”
licia Keys ft Jack White - Anotha Way To Die.mp3

Still can’t wait to Quantum though. Just rewatched Casino Royale….straight flushes, ball-bashing, and dreamy Daniel Craig.

my favorite Bond songs after the jump….

Genius cheese: Duran x 2 “View to a Kill”

love this Sheena Easton theme song, “For Your Eyes Only”….almost as much as I love the fact that this white woman was named Sheena.

classic classic Sir Paul “Live n Let Die”….I never realized it got so…ethnic in the middle, lol

the ultimate Bond girl: Shirley Bassey “Diamonds are Forever” and “Goldfinger” (“He loves only gold….”)

The oversexed imagery is hilarious: Tom Jones “Thunderball”

Yeah, there’s actually stuff I want to listen to (that wasn’t made while Bubba was in office).

After Friday’s eventful night here on the blog, I checked out for some me time, lol. Saturday, went to a wedding (Congrats Kim and Ronnie!), got dipped, hair did, got verkelmpt, stuffed my face with lechon (lechon at a wedding? genius!), and got a lil slizzard (a rarity). But on the drive to and from NJ, I enjoyed Carter 3, and Seeing Sounds, and Viva La Vida, and Nas “Hero,” Common’s “Universal Mind Control,” G-unit’s “Straight outta Southside,” and “Get Down,” and LL’s “Hi Hater” freestyle. I never switched to NPR once. (confession: ok, I did check out “This American Life” for a little, but it was about the 10 commandments, which bored me, so…back to “Dr. Carter”)

Then I come back on Monday and there’s more!

Luckily, all the web’s best beatnuts tracked down a cd-quality version of that Jay-Z “A Billi” freestyle. Sardonic and sharp.

And Mr.Xclusives sent over NERD’s bonus track….”Lazar Gun.” (I like what Pharell is saying in the first verse….smh at the hook a little, lol…”lazer gun carrying, milky way master”)

And Thomas T. from France’s Still Nas blog, sent over a radio recording of Nas and Busta’s “Fried Chicken” (produced and introduced by Mark Ronson) (hilarious. and as a obsessive foodie, this may be the best food song ever, lol…….**sidenote: Nas and Busta….get thee over to KyoChon or BonChon ASAP! You havent lived til you’ve tried the new trend of Korean fried chicken.)

Click more for a nice freestyle session featuring Kanye, Game and newcomer Charles Hamilton….

I spotted this goodie over at Nahright…..but also Franz de Los Reyes has been sending me Charles Hamilton clips for some time. I likey.

What’s next?…..hmmm, well lemme check my email, I got a text from Shallah Raekwon while I was at the reception…..stay tuned : )

As I’ve said before…Current Tv. Highly underrated.

Nas’ “Black President” from the upcoming Green Lantern x Nas “N—-r Tape”

nas black president.mp3

I love the messages in this song, but the beat is not my favorite Green beat so far. Can’t wait for the tape though.

DJ Forge reminded me about this LL Cool J “Hi Hater” freestyle which is ego-tripping at its best, even if the instrumental is super monotonous without that catchy Maino hook. Via Mr. Xclusives.

ll cool j-hi again haters xclusiveszone.blogspot.com.mp3

Click for a (new) blast from ( some favorites of ) the past…..

Two reason’s why I’ll always have a soft spot for the Artifacts…1) Big Beat Records (what up Reef!) and 2) Between a Rock and a Hard Place record review. As for Del the Funkee Homosapien, I liked the idea of his weirdness more than I actually liked his album back in the day. But Mista Dobolina Mista Bob Dobolina was my ish!

Random combo of the day….

Tame One feat Del “Catch Me”

Tame One Catch Me f-Del.mp3