Exclusive, Mixtapes, Music, Real Life - Posted by FWMJ on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 13:40 - 30 Comments

D. Rose & DJ Cozmos - Taster’s Choice

Before Rappers I Know was Rappers I Know, D. Rose, Kay, and myself were at Beatfarm North, on the north side of Houston. It was January 13, 2005 and Kay had just finished recording The Talk Show with the exception of a few final edits and mix downs. After listening to beats all day in the studio, we decided to take a break and went to Wendy’s to get some food.

The same problem we’ve always had, we’ve got all this dope music, but no real way to put it out. Several months later, RappersIKnow.com was born out of that frustration and we just started giving things away, a trend you’ve probably seen all over the web the last 2 or 3 years, even from some of the very artists who were the loudest and up in arms about it. You’ve already heard the Talk Show, and if you haven’t, it’ll be out again in the physical and more officially.

Now you have Taster’s Choice, a collaboration between DJ Cozmos and D. Rose. Coz has been one of my favourite producers since I moved to and lived in Houston. Getting a hold of some of his beat tapes was especially a treat, or loose songs with his group Seedz of Soul that either DJ Cipher or Damien would send me. I can’t count the number of beat tapes we rock to up here in the offices at HOT 97 (my doing of course), it’s just a matter of getting some songs out there that people can mess with.

Anyway, this is another project that I stand behind wholeheartedly, and I hope you give it a listen.

“For The Jeeps”

“Revolution (Something I Just Wrote)”

“Wonderful” featuring John O, Priest, Affion Crockett, & Brew

Info

D. Rose & DJ Cozmos
Taster’s Choice

Credits

Produced by DJ Cozmos
Vocals D. Rose
Guest Vocals Median (Justus League), Damien (The Legendary K.O.), Donwill (Tanya Morgan), Scottie Spitten (H.I.S.D.), Big Mon (The Legendary K.O.), John O, Priest, Affion Crockett, & Brew (Dark Sunz/Lower Life Form)
Guest Production King Midas & Damien (The Legendary K.O.)
Photography & Design FWMJ

Tracklist

1. Taster’s Intro
2. A Beautiful World
3. For Da Jeeps
4. Dream featuring Median
5. Get Dat Dough
6. Play It Cool featuring Damien (The Legendary K.O.)
7. It Goes On w/ Kashmere Don & Cozmosis Hayes
8. A Blues For Trust
9. Revolution (Something I Just Wrote)
10. What U Want Prelude
11. What U Want featuring Damien (The Legendary K.O.) & Donwill (Tanya Morgan)
12. Lisa (Stay True)
13. Safe Bet featuring Scottie Spitten (H.I.S.D.) & Big Mon (The Legendary K.O.)
14. Wonderful (Extra Cut) featuring John O, Priest, Affion Crockett, & Brew (Lower Life Form)
15. Keys of Life

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30 Comments

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andre
Sep 9, 2008 2:14

great drop. thanks for this

Damien
Sep 9, 2008 7:04

Album. Of. The. Year. No bias.

cookie head jenkins
Sep 9, 2008 8:41

“I would have been satisfied wit some good ol’ Tasters Choice”, but you sprang this gourmet isht on us” (c) Jewels (Pulp Fiction)

Ish
Sep 9, 2008 10:16

congrats on the release, long time comin. Sounds good.

slop
Sep 9, 2008 11:14

2 niggas i been waitin’ to hear music from for a long time… for the jeeps was a good first song to hear today.

FWMJ
Sep 9, 2008 11:17

Slop the Godfather!

savv
Sep 9, 2008 11:51

undeniable isht

Lukandaheadz
Sep 9, 2008 14:06

Nice one! Thanks for this album of the year so far…

SoulOne
Sep 9, 2008 14:19

“yep yep” (c) Teddy…

Christmas in September

brewlowlife
Sep 9, 2008 15:07

im proud of this masterpeice because it is that….

ANTMILLZ
Sep 10, 2008 0:00

Yo I love the album. It’s not what you would normally here coming out of Houston. Yo. C. Rose & DJ Cozmos you have got a new fan. Keep doing what you are doing.

DBDR
Sep 10, 2008 0:49

D Rose and Cos bringing nothing but the heat.

Minus
Sep 10, 2008 8:02

it’s bout to be a good season.

bushie
Sep 11, 2008 11:16

this is the reason I signed up for HipHop to be my 1st love and It’s been 25years and counting. “Nas” hiphop is being revived on a daily son you gave up to soon.

bushie
Sep 11, 2008 11:16

this is the reason I signed up for HipHop to be my 1st love and It’s been 25years and counting. “Nas” hiphop is being revived on a daily son, you gave up to soon.

Soulbrotha
Sep 11, 2008 12:33

Congrats to the big homies…been waiting on this forever.

K:Rm
Sep 12, 2008 17:28

instrumental version, please and thank you…

OutsidaII
Sep 15, 2008 1:51

Yo this joint is fire. I’ve been looking forward to it since I heard What U Want, and it did not disappoint.

soul2def
Sep 18, 2008 20:11

Love the album. It’s sad how good music like this is being overlooked by the industry and they say the music they play now in the industry is our culture, it seems to me its fill with nothing but a bunch of vultures feeding off poor and lost misguided souls. OnE!!!

j-riv
Sep 18, 2008 23:29

Now this is some real hip hop….”Playin it Cool” thats the bizness!

agromc
Sep 20, 2008 11:16

Cant believe this ILL music its for free to download. I have been Houston hip-hop fan for a while, cuz here i found the sound that i was searching for (that real soulful hip-hop) .Keep up the good work yo!!!. Big respect

blazian
Sep 21, 2008 22:00

3 tracks in and loving it already.

DVS Jackson
Sep 22, 2008 2:51

FUCK!!! I gotta head back to the lab now….

Sick.

kosuri
Sep 22, 2008 23:50

This is just the beginning for D & Big Coz. Congrats & keep on grindin’

slop
Oct 2, 2008 14:21

i’ve been bumpin’ this shit for X days straight… the more i listen, the more i LOVE this album!

Dutchmassive
Oct 5, 2008 14:02

You know….. I gotta god that there are people out there who put so much into they music still….

I woke up today from my Ex calling me saying my two best friends are in the hospital barely breathing, jaw broken, one with nose broke and staples in his head, and this is coming from the girl who just broke up with me and said it was because I was a broke emcee, only to find out its because she found another Dude…

I havent even told anyone about any of this or that we broke up, so holding it all in has been hard….. but then I heard for the Jeeps, and it made me feel good…..and wonderful as well….. So I gotta thank Frank, Kay, Rose for making music that really just uplifted my spirits in a really bad time…….

I’ll be sure to play “for the Jeeps” on my guestmix for OperationHotcombs (afromentals) this month…. Im putting together the mix now, and Im glad this is gonna make it on there! thank you guys…

DUTCHMASSIVE | BEAT FANATIC | SAVE THE EMPIRE

radremm
Oct 7, 2008 8:35

Been jamming this for a minute and it’s dope. It was inspiring to see D.rose record “Get that Dough’ in one take. Love that joint.

coach
Oct 10, 2008 11:08

high frequency vibrations

matt
Oct 13, 2008 18:36

i can’t believe $hit like lil wayne is on top with these bomb ass tracks underground. the world is stupid.

cwj
Oct 14, 2008 10:23

Uh. zip link not working? (sniffle)