“I couldn’t sell my soul for platinum, not for the gold”
It’s here. The official single off Mikkey’s street album, The Dark Room.
Halsted pulls no punches on this one and performs an exorcism on the hip-hop industry. Shots fired?
Mikkey Halsted – The Exorcist (Prod. by No ID)
Mik is THAT DUDE!!! #SALUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dammmmnnnnn real hip-hop is back. Chicago is poised for the Take Over in 2011!!
VANGLORIOUS!
power.
flo
so….this is what weve been waiting years for?
Now this is real muthafuckin music right here. No paying for fans, no bribing people for radio play, no spending millions for mixtape daily segments, no spitting about shit he know he don’t got, just true hip hop at its finest. Educate these kids Mikkey! The best in the Chi
Go Trill you a hating ass bitch. If you don’t like Mikkey you don’t like hip hop/rap period. This guy is the truth. Go head and finish listening to souljer boy lame
SMH….dope
well done, the album sounds promising with this track alone.
Shots fired!
dickridin season is back!
Definitely shots fired. Tell em how you feel Mikk
By the way, Go Trill would rather Andrew put up some new Yung Berg tracks.
Dem boy Halsted gets nuff respect, him cum wit dat real music pun the peoples head.
MIKKEY REALLY WENT IN ON THE WAKA FLOCKAS AND THE GUICCIS OF THE RAP WORLD. NO ID KILLED IT AS ALWAYS. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ALBUM.
CHICAGO IS NEXT!! LEP AND MIKKEY ARE PEEKING AT THE RIGHT TIME. SHOUTS TO THE NEXT WAVE COMING UP TOO.
I didn’t mess with his last joint, but anyone that understands good hip hop fux’s with this joint hard.
The sample is banging and lyrics are banging
First of all, I fuck with this all day long. I understand that this style of Mikkey will appeal more to the broader audience, but its still too hard for people to grasp. What I do want from Mikk though, something he kinda got away from, and something that drew my initial attention to him, his political/black empowerment/awareness/consciousness rap. We need that black power music, and I hope he doesn’t stray too far away (although he does it well) from his original material from years back… then again, the public don’t want to hear that real REAL shit, well, let me correct myself, the government don’t want to hear that real REAL shit. West Side fuck wit you joe!
West Side
I’ve heard this beat before!!! Who rapped over it?? Damn, can’t remember. Anyway, this shit is nice!!
Raw… Dope Music with great content…
He should sign to DUCK DOWN RECORDS
SEAN P, MIKKEY HALSTED, TORAE, SKYZOO!
Decent. Sound qUality kinda rough thoug
I cant lie I expected more by the way you all elevate him but this is nice.
@ Sheron….im wit u on this one
Its a nice track..good beat nice flow, but from they way chicago talk about mikkey, i just expected sumthn more???
Keep grindin tho!
I don’t know what yall talking bout, but this is exactly what I expected from the Wild Hundreds reppa!
This is that deal foreal. It’s Halsted season. Too many people sold their souls for the plat and gold plus sold their own people out in the process.
I fucks wit it. Its real. Mikkey learned first hand the evils of this industry and he speakin on it. I know there is more in the vault tho. This was just prob the first jab…….uppercut gotta be on the way.
LMAO! This is the first song off Mick Luter”s “The Word” album…
yeaa…this beat does sound familiar…damn…Luter shit came out in like 2002…All them beats NOID has and he gives Mikkey some old ass shit..smh..and dont compare LEP to Mikkey cuz LEP is actually on fire right now…I hope the whole Darkroom isnt all recycled tracks..Wild100’s
this is some real classic shit
Chiefj4 you want that black power? hit up the third posters music. mikeflo got that power!
Halsted Hard… Must honor mikkey..
Okay, I’m confused. This is the excat beat on “Red West” from MICK LUTER’s album The Word released in the early 2000’s. If you haven’t heard that song, it is HEAT! Okay, I’ve heard No ID’s name in 2 hooks from top notch artists playing on the radio right now……he didn’t have one new beat to give this dude?! I swear Chicago is a bucket full of crabs!!!! Mick Luter killed this beat almost a decade ago. Whatever happened to giving people their props. That is some clown shit!
Oh and The Word (the whole album) is registered with ASCAP, trademarked and being sold so, doesn’t that pose some legal problems?
Mikkey cold as fuck and he don’t have to pay for his support. He the dopest in Chicago
Oh shit this IS off Mick Luter’s album. Sounded mad familiar. Whoa we gotta do better Chicago.
I understand No ID probably retained the rights the beat but damn he at least could have placed wit somone thats not from the land. This is industry is WILD.
I just listened to the song and he’s alright…..but HE’S NOT REAL!!!lol Didn’t Mikkey leave No ID years ago to fuck with Cash Money and he used to rap with Kanye?! So damn! Did he have to steal Mick Luter’s beat?! @ The REAL Truth…..this industry is WILD and DIRTY.
share a link to the song
mzmese ur wrong
@BLACK….here’s the link, check it out and y am I wrong?
http://www.box.net/files#/files/0/f/44102482/1/f_538550223
http://www.box.net/files#/files/0/f/44102482/1/f_538550223
@mzmese cant access it and just ur reasons y u say he’s not real
Oh and for those who don’t know Mick Luter’s version of this song (as well as the whole album) can be purchased at CDBaby.com as well as itunes and I even saw it on my pal pre ringtones application.
@BLACK….well I call a spade a spade.lol The link was not accessible to the public. Try it again in a few minutes and let me know what u think. Anyone from the westside will definitely love “Red West”
http://www.box.net/shared/eveivvcsia
@BLACK….try the new link. If that doen’s work then go to itunes and search Mick Luter, it’s the first song on the album. I also find it odd that dude name is frighteningly similar.
Just heard the original version…why are these guys rapping on the same beat? ONLY in Chicago…#backwardz ass niggas!
IM GUESSING THE BEAT WAS NOT EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS AND JUST SOME LICENSING SHIT. KANYE DONE THE SAME SHIT WITH DUDES HES WORKED WITH FROM THE CRIB LIKE WHAT HE DID WITH PAYROLL. SONGS STILL COLD THOUGH REGARDLESS OF THE BEAT.
@MzMese its not bad
Yeah it most likely was a non-exclusive rights agreement. That’s the gift and the curse of leasing a beat:
Gift – you don’t pay as much for a beat
Curse – you don’t own the rights to the beat so after a certain amount of time, it goes back on the market.
Thanx for all the luv on the song. For the person that said I stole Mick Luter’s beat. Lol. I fuck with mick as a mc and a person and wouldn’t steal from him or anyone else and I have never heard Micks album from 2002 and doubt that He paid for it. No ID is the owner of the beat and I’ve had it for years. I had a concept for “exorcist” and went the old and new No ID tracks to match the concept. This beat matched the best and I payed it. How does that make me a thief and how does that hurt Mick???? If anything people might go find his version and buy it. Wouldn’t that help him? Unless u are saying I bit his song concept or flow??? R u?
Btw. This is just the tip of the iceberg. Me and No ID got a gang ill ass records some beats as brand new as last week so me and him good. He’s always held me down.
Damn G, you aint never heard The Word Album? I still listen to that shit when some of this garbage ass rap get me depressed…LMAO!!! Maybe you should check it out fam, I know you know good music. AB, what up Jack?!? we out here!!
Hell yea!( no pun intended ) i’ve been waiting on some ill shit like this..Jay Elect taking way too long to drop that shit.
@Mzmese yo dumb ass gon get Luter in some shit. Cuz basically the nigga took a NoID beat cd and put an album out for sale w/o paying for any beat or clearing any sample. Then you talking bout ASCAP, do yo stupid ass think No ID is gettin his publishing for that??? I can’t stand dumb niggas that think they know something. U gon’ get yo homies shit taking down. You thought you were helping tho didn’t u. Who’s the real thief???
Shit don’t matter tho, cuz don’t nobody know about that shit no way. He hasn’t mattered since he stopped fuckin’ wit Gene. real talk. Now he wish he was YP.
Niggas be talkin real reckless on the computer…Homeboy care waaaay too much…and nobody’s in trouble fam,calm down….
Mikkey maybe you could make a re-mix where you Exorcise all the hate out of these got somin to say a$% Chicago dudes on FSD.
Just give the man props, appreciate the music and keep it moving with all that lip boxing.
Who is “Gene”??????!!!!!!,like,..really,….who is gene???!!lolololol!!!
Lololololololo…are you speakin of the groupie gene-e..the tall dude who wants to be in the music business??
..Who hangs with those lame ass gooddoctor dudes??
How embarrassing for mikkey….
Man niggas talking about Mikk stole that beat, you know how many niggas had a NO I.D instrumental cd around the time when Luter dropped his shit? I had the same beat on cd (still do) and I use to just listen to it cause of how dope it was. Niggas just trying to find a way to throw salt. Mikk and NO I got a solid relationship as far as the music go so Im sure them niggas know exactly what their doing and Im sure Luter understands and they all have solid relationships as far as the situation goes, so stop reaching goofy ass niggas.
No I.D.
is
ACTUALLY BEHIND
this project
please stop hating, it’s not cute
That is all.
Well said Lockness. Mick Luter and Gene are all the homeys. Lets stop finding reason to start conflict. Listen to the song. Let’s not only take the BS out of hip-hop, but out of Chicago
It’s all love. Thank you all for the support and passion.
Let’s win together!
Nuff Said!!!….Niggas always tryin to start some bs and then I gotta go and finish it..LMAO.. I love my city!!
Hot song. One thing though– anoint means to sanctify not purify, which is what the rap game needs. I’m not saying, I’m just saying.
Mikkey is your favorite rappers favorite rapper. And No ID fucks with Mikk heavy so get over it haters.
This joint is dope!!! PERIOD!!