From Stat’s ATLA album, available now, with a little help from Facemob.

Stat Quo feel like he Brad Jordan on this new cut from his new LP, ATLA (All This Life Allows), which is available on iTunes today.

Another leak off 1982′s 2012 due next Tuesday.

¡MAYDAY! recruits Pharoahe Monch & Stat Quo to put boot prints in the mud for the first of 2 Remixes for “Death March.”

This is bugged.

LISTEN: Dr. Dre + Jay-Z + Eminem + 50 Cent + Ca$his + Stat Quo – “Syllables”

Via: BK

Better late than never. It’s a phrase fit to describe Stat Quo’s debut album Statlanta. After being discovered by Dr. Dre and Eminem and then signed to Aftermath and Shady Records,  the Atlanta emcee appeared to be well on his way to making moves. That was 2003. Seven years and numerous mixtape and appearances later, Stat brings us his long promised solo release. Hopefully time hasn’t passed him by.

Statlanta begins with, well, “The Beginning”, where Stat gives the listener a history lesson, discussing his journey, the ups and downs and let’s it be known that he’s here and isn’t going anywhere. Dope. The history lesson continues a bit on “Welcome Back”. Production wise, the track isn’t spectacular and the hook is somewhat generic, but “Welcome Back” still works. The same can really be said of “Ghetto USA”, decent, but unspectacular. “Dedicated” and the lead single “Success” are strong tracks, but the success is more on the production side, than on the lyrical side. About halfway through, there are a few good tracks, but Statlanta does not blow the listener away.

“Catch Me” features an honest Stat Quo finally giving a little insight into how things have worked out with him and Dre, through all of the years of promises and disappointments. With the lyrics :“now my money gone all my industry friends left me lonely/no more Em no more Dre/I guess he finito people/Left me out to dry but I spit more lethal/Came back on they ass I give a fuck nigga/And me and Dre still cool/That’s how real friends do/And I aint got nothing to prove/To nobody but myself and god the rest I exclude staying true to me is all im tryna do/when bullshit occur out the blue/I keep my head in the clouds/to guide my way through/until my lifes through/that’s how ya boy gon do”.  It takes a while, but when he finally hits “Catch Me”, it appears that Stat is finally able to vent and the honesty makes for a strong track. The live instrumentation on the production doesn’t hurt either.

Tracks such as “Cry” and “Spaceship” find Stat at his storytelling best, but both feel like lesser remakes of “Brenda’s Got a Baby” and Kanye West’s song of the same name, in “Spaceship”.  “Lie To You”  features decent cameos from Raheem DeVaughn and Devin the Dude with the misogyny on full blast. With that said, the bassline pulls the listener in, helping to make “Lie To You” a guilty pleasure. “Allright” feat Talib Kweli is flat out disappointing as there is no chemistry between Stat and Kweli. The track feels like a collaboration for collaboration sake and really could have been left off of the album without being missed. Surprisingly, Statlanta features very few club tracks and the first example doesn’t appear until “What I Like” drops. The only question for Stat on “What I Like” is…where’s Gucci(?), as it’s the quintessential Gucci Mane “brr” track.

Overall Statlanta is a decent release. It’s disappointing in the sense that majority of tracks really have little direction lyrically. Some tell stories and some feature Stat rambling and not taking the listener to any specific destination. The strong tracks are strong lyrically when Stat actually discusses topics at hand. While not a bad album, Statlanta can definitely be described as disappointing. It may have been stronger had it been released under the tutelage of Dre. Dre and Eminem, but we’ll never know.

More from the endless vaults of Dr. Dre, which also contain mythical albums from Rakim, Eve, Last Emperor, Hittman, King Tee, and more. YourAudioFix leaked these Stat Quo Statlanta gems, left over from the Shady / Aftermath recording sessions. Both tracks feature rhymes from Em, with “Classic Shit” taking some shots at some 2003-era competitors. And yes, even the shit they stick in the vaults is better than 99% of what you rappers pass off for hip-hop.

Listen: Stat Quo + Eminem – “Classic Shit” (prod. Dr. Dre)

Listen: Stat Quo + Eminem – “Atlanta On Fire”

Fat shout to X.

Here we go with the complete Stat Quo 2010 the Mixtape. This is the precursor to Stat Quo’s long awaited album Statlanta. Check out the track list and download below. Statlanta is currently set for a June 22nd release.

Track List:
1.Bingo Freestyle
2.J Newt Speaks Again
3.Jungle (Produced by Illtone)
4.Lauryn Hill Ft. Stat Quo – The Hustle
5.Lemon Freestyle
6.More Explosive (Produced by Lyr1kz)
7.Open Book (Produced by Lyr1kz)
8.Peace (Produced by Lyr1kz)
9.Ridin’ (Produced by Focus)
10.Right (Produced by Tone Beatz)
11.Say somthin freestyle
12.Story (Produced by Punch)
13.Text Me A Pic Ft. Stat Quo
14.Venus vs Mars Freestyle
15.Whats up (Produced by Ty Cutta)

Stat Quo – “2010″ (Mixtape)

Another one from Stat’s 2010 mixtape, dropping this weekend. Here, Stat fills in the gaps from L-Boogie’s Unplugged banger.

LISTEN: Stat Quo + Lauryn Hill – “Hustle” (MP3)

Stat Quo + Lauryn Hill – “Hustle” (MP3)

Stat steps up with one more from his bout to drop 2010 mixtape, hitting May 7th.

Stat Quo – “Peace” (prod. Lyr1kz) (MP3)

Boi-1da talks about working with Drake, how he came to work with Eminem and Dr. Dre. Check it out above.

Couple months ago Stat Quo dropped this track and a few others, with a new mixtape on the horizon. Well, here is the video of the track “Success (Back To U).” No mixtape as of yet.

New Stat Quo as he prepares for the release of his new mixtape on April 12th. This time he goes over the Jay-Z track “Venus vs Mars.”

Stat Quo – “Venus vs Mars Freestyle’” (MP3)</a