The title alone for UGS 4 Life’s Fxck Tha Lamestream compilation album all but puts a cap on the project’s expectations and limits. It’s not really a coincidence that a tape full of conservative rap shares a phrase made popular by former GOP Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin.
Illinois native Scott Bejda and Netherlands producer Detag have put together a compilation that refuses to acknowledge anything made after the 90s as authentic.
The first cut uses the song title “We Killin It” to delve very deeply into serial killer metaphors paired with a heavy metal guitar hook. On the ensuing track “Let’s Ride,” rhymes like “subliminal” and “criminal” are coupled together in the first verse, with “metaphysical” thrown in for good measure not too long after. There’s even a track called “Swaggotz,” (a portmanteau of “swag” + “faggotz” — a slur used freely on the project) which features a verse bemoaning rappers who wear skinny jeans and dresses. It’s like all of the things that made backpack rap the butt of every early 2000s joke were resurfaced.
Their preferred golden era is a focus on West Coast and Southern sounds from the 90s and not the typical New York-type boom bap regurgitation. That’s what made Murder Dog magazine so special. As a revered publication, it focused on regional artists beyond the East Coast and gave light to rappers all over the country before most commercial entities. Bejda was a writer for them for 15 years, but his compilation seems to misinterpret that ethos. Even Black Dog Bone, the magazine’s founder, wasn’t outright hostile towards commercial success, he was just focused on something else. In a 2014 interview with Noz, he said: “I have nothing against Source or Rap Pages or Rap Sheet. I’m not fucking competing with these magazines. I worshipped these magazines because they supported rap when Rolling Stone or Spin didn’t. Why would I want to compete with Source? I grew up with the fucking Source.”
For the rest of its duration, Fxck Tha Lamestream boasts of rappers with intentionally misspellings of popular names (Supah Smash Bros., X-It Only, Sleepwalkas, etc.), a healthy amount of faux DJ U-Neek “lyrical murderer” beats and a seemingly infinite onslaught of off-beat flows. (See the rigid tongue-twister “My Battlefield” or piercing “My Road Dogs” for examples that check off all the boxes.) No matter what generation, favorite subgenre or regional bias fans’ identify with, simply put, this is just bad Hip Hop. Hell, it’s bad music.
There’s nothing wrong with identifying as an outsider. In fact, going against the grain is what birthed Hip Hop in the first place. But Fxck Tha Lamestream doesn’t venture into new territory.
It simply travels backward.
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who let their uncles come to the cypher? this is pure garbage
Your name is Yuck for a reason. You have shitty taste in music. This album is a mixture of originality and real Rap lyrics. It must be waaaay above your IQ level.
salute homie
Salute Jason thanks for the support! Yuck prob be bumpin that mumble rap bs
#SALUTE JASON VORHEES….. #XITONLY
I purchased the double disc and thought it was a great album. Like a breath of fresh air.
thanks for the support homie
Cats like this are about 20 years too late…nobody cares about lame wanna be gangsta shit like this anymore…we have heard 1 million rappers just like yall over the past 20 years…go get some creativity or stfu
HAHAH guess your a fan of Kanye – Whoopity-scoop, whoop-poop poop pooooop hahaha,,, you mean that sorta creativity? LMAO
This bad review is from a site that supports the same industry that this album is shitting on. Thanks for your time UGS4LIFE
all to the good fam everyone of yall did your thang on this mfer #ugs4life
BAWN BAWN BAWNBAWN BAWN BAWN BAWN BAWN BAAAWWWNNN…AH TELL MEEEEE WATCHA GONNA DOOO WHEN THERE AIN’T NO PLACE TO RUNNNN CUZ JUDGMENT COMEZ FO’ YOUUUU AND THIS ALBUM STINKS LIKE POOOOO!!! YOU KNOW, POO=POO!!! STINKY POOPEE DOODIE!!!
Dope project with dope production by Detag featuring artists from around the globe. The reviewer is part of the lamestream, he has that mind set.
Real Hip Hop!
#UGS4LIFE i listen to every Murder Master Music Show episode they got the best interviews
Album feels really dated…
Ha I had to double check make sure it was a new album myself. Yikes !
LMAO this shit sound like music that would be on an old ass NFL street game
First of all ,….. I am a Hip-Hop Artist from the Dirty South , so therefore, I’m use to Close Minded thinking and Uneducated Opinions of Individuals , who criticize that , in which they don’t UNDERSTAND .But over all, Everyone is allowed to their Opinion (FACTZ)……..
but always judge for yourself .
Thank You
…… And I AM X-IT ONLY
No Miss Spelling, 2 Correct 4 That.
Terrible
what are you the guy from storage wars with your yup ass lmmfao
Yup
Damn good ,usic
conservative rap? what kind of honkey doodle shiet is that LOL
They could have made a album full of Trap and Skrrt’s like Everybody else.. oh wait..
Wow dude have you even listen to the dope tracks?! Finally a good album without the shit trap. UGS4LIFE 🙂
GREAT !!! ….Imma need me a hard copy of this one.
I luv that #MurderMasterMusicShow #ugs4life
Much respect to all the real Hip Hop heads out there!!
I hope you will Hate it or Love it, no-inbetweens 😉 #UGS4LIFE
DETAG @ Detag Music Production.
This album kill anything out on the market I see FUCK THA LAMESTREAM STREAM GOT YALL SKINNY JEANS WEAR MUTHAFUCKA PANTIES IN A BUNCH. IT UGS4LIFE U SWAGGOTS THE TITLE THE COVER THE ARTIST ON THIS ABLUM SPEAK FOR ITS SELF. IN DA WURD U MUBBLE RAPPER CAN UNDERSTAND IN THE WORDS OF PORKY PIG… DADADADATS ALL FOLKS
FINALLY A ALBUM I CAN LISTEN TO WITH OUT ALL THE DUMB DUMB MUBBLE RAP BULLSHIT . THESE ARTIST WENT IN ON THE MAINSTREAM AND KILLED IT. I READ THE REVIEW ON THIS AND THINKING THE WHOLE TIME THIS GUYS AINT EVEN LISTEN TO THE ALBUM. . THIS IS HIP HOP .. U radio ass listen mfz
Thanks for the shout out Hip hop dx, UGS4LIFE mufuckaz
Nothing but dope REAL Hip hop on this project, salute to all on it! #ugs4life , bars over bs , talent before trends! Thanks to all who got what we were going for, also shout out to the young talent out there, I never have to compromise your gift to get approval from those who don’t understand it
F×ck tha lamestream is the perfect title!
Dope project from the beats to the bars.
Well put together.Ugs4life!
Salute bro, this cat that did the review prefers repetitive trendy pop bullshit #ugs4life
Thanks for the promo “Dumb Fucks”
Fuck tha lamestream!
Truth music the way it should be! #fthelamestream #straightup #ugs4life
hard street shit, substance, and music that is not talkin about poppin pills, swag, I got $$$$ good to hear some realism
Music like it used to be before. Sound effects drugs and auto toon.
you can tell the reviewer was salty, I liked the music at least I didn’t hear autotune and mumble rap
Wow this is bad. 5 songs in and I had to pull the plug. Shit sounds like 199never ugh
Shit goes Harrrrrd ????
From Larro500 ProjecKGrime I say fxck the lame stream compilation album was Dope all the artist put in a lot of effort to create the album and it came out pretty Dope I rated the album 5 mics 5 starz
Dopeazz album we hit you mf wit a lot of underground flavor coming from different artist from different states in the U.S. and Internationally
This whole joint drags all of your favorite “artists” through the dirt! You don’t have to like it, but respect the fact that it’s real, and it’s raw talent! Funny how you will rate a tape full of wack beats with no words, and “Rapped” by a “man” dressed and acting like a woman with 5 stars and a great interview! Hahaha #FuckThaLamestream #UGS4LIFE
rhymes on point, beats slap! I heard dope scratches on here, maybe they are hating because it has all of the Hip Hop elements? Remember now days it must sound like Drake or Trap to get their attention
This album is great I love it I think it’s the best yall have done yet. Yall put allot if hard work into this and it shows. Glad to some what be apart of it. Im so proud of everyone involved.
The album was dope Idk where the the lines got blurred, forreal
5/5
review was way off, nothin wrong with this shit at all
Oh man, seeing the score difference between the reviewers and readers, I had to check this out. I regret this decision. This album is pure trash.
Straight dope.. this the worldwide underground, how can ya’ll compare this to bone thugs!?
The goof only said that because some of the artists were rappin fast. That’s how you know he doesn’t know Hiphop, he thinks anyone that spits fast sounds like Bone
Not true, they are heavily influenced by Bone Thugs, it’s easy to tell, I don’t know who they are but they use the same beat patterns as art of war. They also use words like mo murda, that intro was super similar to Krayzie Bone Thug Mentality
UGS4LIFE FUCK THE LAMESTREAM THIS ALBUM IS A CLASSIC
5/5
Dude has got to have his head up his ass. This album is the best thing I’ve Heard in like 5 years! Easily Record of the year ! Hands down! I give it a 5/5…instant CLASSIC!!!!! The Reviews from the people is what matters, not this ass hat’s opinion. He’s probably like 20 years old, he wouldn’t know Hip-Hop From His Bean-Hole. Great Job UGS4LIFE!!!!! Keep Up The AWESOMENESS!!!!
salute, thanks fam! Most def a review where the reviewer caught serious feelings from the project but also an incomplete review. Notice how he only spoke on the first few tracks, he prob heard the word swaggotz and started to cry lmmfao
Mike Steyels must be a swaggot
First off Compton ass Dork we have one of the Compton pioneers on two tracks, sorry no one on here was mumblin, talkin about poppin mollys or wearin skinny jeans lol
This Platform got to many DX in their Southpole.
The Production on this double cd is awesome, it got a fresh sound and it features much talent from the Underground, Salute!
Dope album!
Very good I love it
That rating is complete bullshit. Mike obviously does not give a fuck about the underground and is just a puppet. Even if the album really wasn’t his style there’s no way it warranted 1.9. This is album is dope. But this isn’t the 1st I’ve seen some questionable reviews over here.
They gave Jay-Z and Beyonce shit a 5, Hiphopdx is fake news.
Giving this a 5/5 for real Hip Hop
BONE BONEBONEBONE BONE BONE BONE BONE BOOOONE…AH TELL MEEEEE WATCHA GONNA DOOO WHEN THERE AIN’T NO WHERE TO RUNNNN CUZ JUDGMENT COMEZ FO’ YOUUUU AND THIS ALBUM STINKS LIKE POOOOO!!! YOU KNOW, POO=POO!!! STINKY POOPEE DOODIE!!!
GIVE IT UP FOR WALLY, HE MISSES UNCLE CHARLIE, AND A GROUP OF GUYS GOT HIM, AND THIS ALBUM IS POOPY CACAAAA
Good to hear somethin w/o mumble rap
Strait banger . the people that rated / reviewed this album must have hatred towards the creators because its fire and this review is horse shit
Thanks Desiree and yes they do because we put talent before trends and bars over bs as well as go against their agenda
Only came because I seen Bone thugs in title I listen to it. the first 4 tracks were like ok not bad sounds like some good old school 90’s shit, after that it got bad, lets ride was decent
This album has clearly nothing to do with Bone Thugs or U-Neek, lmao. #Dope #Album
Dope Project! FUCK THE LAMESTREAM!
Definitely one of the dopest albums of 2018
“Mike Steyels of Hip Hop DX don’t feel “Fuck The Lamestream” project cause it aint part of his culture, he ain t grew up on Murder Dog Music and culture so when rappers have Bone Thugs /Three 6 Mafia flow in their Music its for him an anomaly, same when the Homie Detag have his own style of Music maybe influenced by U Neek and Mike Dean doesn’t make him an imitator, its ironic for him that a project tend to be real Hip Hop and not influenced by Boom Bap only and Scott Bejda in Murder Dog Magazine helped a lot to made discover lot of most known unknown talents never be credited in the Source, for Mike, West Coast and Down South culture aint real Hip Hop in his perception
Also why never mention CLI N TEL Of World Class Wreckin Cru is on the project, GANXSTA NIP, AL KAPONE of Memphis, DOPE E of South Park Coalition why never mention they were on the project if not for look the project as only rappers who aint known by big audience”
Mickael Sinixta Cather of Murder Dog Magazine
UGS 4 LIFE
Dude this album sucks lol
UGS 4 LIFE
5/5 NO MUMBLE RAPPERS ALLOWED
Decide for your self, not what an article tells you to decide. Bad Bone Thugz are far better than, Gettin’ Boned Thugz (mumblin, fumblin, stumblin).
The Most Hated Album get the Best Rating !!! My how the Tables can Turn !!!!!!
More stuff like this and less of Drake
Straight Dope Double Album! Bout Time! Salute From Germany!
5/5 Salute To Tha Underground Society Worldwide
My Rating:
The only thing that sucks is the Review! Go get the Album! Salute
Salute bro
No mumble jumble
A whole lotta time, blood, swear & tears went into this album. This shit ain’t easy by any means, salute to you bro. Congratulations ?
Thanks fam
T R A S H
FXK IT ALL #UGS4LIFE
Much appreciated
For every negative comment, there’s 20 likes…now what you gonna do?!! #FXCK_THA_LAMESTREAM
**MURDER MASTER MUSIC SHOW** #UGS4LIFE
FIRE
Dopeness
Thanks for the support homie
Murder Master Music Show is D?PE Raw Uncut Truth❗️Prez is a Living LEGEND in this Rap shit❗️GATOR BOYZ SALUTE ?
Salute fam much appreciated
great fucking album
good music
Great album
Whoever reviewed this album doesn’t properly listen to good music. This compilation is actually good!! What have you been on when you actually listened to this? meth & xanax?? LMAO!!!! you’re fired..