You have to see this new Saigon video. It’s so simple but SO incredibly creative. The song is called Together (Dear Black America). Brilliant

Props to 2dopeboyz for putting the video together.  Click here for more Saigon.

Saigon has been on a tear lately. Check out the video for Strength/Great (beats supplied by Just Blaze)

Here are some of the other things Saigon has been up to lately.

Saigon always comes with that intelligent gansta ish. The video for I Want It All is no different. Can you dig it?

Saigon is definitely making a bit of a comeback.  He recently dropped a song with Statik Seletah and now this.  Welcome back.

 

Saigon has always been an ill-rhymer. On You Make Me Sick he has a track that does his flow justice.

Saigon has been making a comeback lately. He just released his joint with Statik Selektah and yesterday it was announced he may be reprising his role in Entourage next season (sadly the last for Entourage). Maybe it will happen for him this time around

Remember Saigon? He had a ton of heat about 3 years back with a recurring role on Entourage, a deal with Mark Ronson and tracks with Just Blaze, and then…label drama stopped him in his tracks. He’s back with…yep Statik Selektah proving Life is What You Make It.

Saigon was very underrated as a rhymer.  After spending some time in prison, he returned as a “hood” philosopher.  His rhymes always had a depth to them that were far beyond just gangsterism.  Like some of the greats, his street tales were often accompanied with a touch of melancholy.  This verse is no different.  Right click here to download Life is What You Make It ft Saigon & Freeway.

Also, here are a couple of other memorable tracks from Saigon:

Ahh yeah. It’s time for another installment of Omar Akil’s PREEM-EAR where he breaks down a slept on DJ Premier track. This time, it’s Joell Ortiz’ Sing Like Bilal.

PREEM-EAR: JOELL ORTIZ  SING LIKE BILAL

December 7th is officially a target on the calendar.  Look…I’m not ashamed to say that I am a bit like “Stan” (think Eminem), when it comes to anything DJ Premier touches – OLD or NEW.  Great thing is that there is plenty of NEW to keep me from stalking Headquarterz waiting to hear that “real hip hop”.

Back to 12/7/2010 – that’s when Preem drops the compilation GET USED TO US off his Year Round Records label.   It should be some good listening, as the joint is slated to feature music from every member of the Year Round roster, as well as a few others names you might know – Royce Da 5’9, Freddie Foxx, Lady Of Rage, Styles P, Saigon, MC Eight, Grand Puba, and this week’s PREEM-EAR feature, JOELL ORTIZ.

I know, I know….I hit ya’ll with a Joell joint last week, but dammit, there’s another heater burning up the airawves, and the internet: SING LIKE BILAL.  NICE!!!!!  Oh yeah and there’s visuals to accompany your head bop.  The punch lines are bountiful and the title/sample hook is perfectly random.  As you listen, you’re guaranteed to rock the *mean face*.
Enjoy people!!!!

Joell Ortiz Sing Like Bilal

Omar Akil

@omarakil3
“new rappers is cool, but we still bump Biggie” ~ Ortiz, J