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BeatTips Rating: Big Noyd, Large Professor & Kool G Rap – “Naturally Born” (prod. by Ayatollah)

Amir Said Jan 22, 2013 2

Vintage Rap with Fresh Bite By AMIR SAID (SA'ID) BeatTips Rating: 4.5/5 The knee-jerk tendency is to…

Amir Said Sep 17, 2010 2

Boom Bap Is Alive And Kickin' By Mariella Gross and Amir Said (Sa'id) A couple of weeks ago, BET aired…

Amir Said Jul 22, 2010 2

Rhyme Brawn And Reason By Amir Said (Sa'id) BeatTips Rating: 3/5 Nico The Beast's album, The Beast…

Amir Said Jul 5, 2010 2

Some Potential, But Far Short Of Robust Title By Amir Said (Sa'id) If you name your album after a music…

Amir Said Jun 18, 2010 0

Steady Rhymes and Ready-for-"Prime Time" Beats By Amir Said (Sa'id) Listen to enough "mainstream" hip…

Amir Said Jun 13, 2010 0

Beat Vet Talks Detailed Shop Interview by Amir Said (Sa'id) "What I do with my tracks, 9 out of 10 times,…

Amir Said Jan 2, 2010 4

There are remixes...then there are Hasan Insane remixes! Here, again with a rework of Jay Electronica's…

Amir Said Nov 30, 2008 0

*Initially published by BeatTips on 10/22/08* By Ivan Rott Inspired by Hell, James Brown’s double-LP…