Joe Thunder & Selector Sam Present

With every re-lease, Joe Thunder and Selector Sam move further away from simple mixtapes and closer to creating compilation albums featuring original rhymes and beats from homegrown rappers and producers. For their latest project, the two headed to east Denver to connect with F.O.E. and B Blacc and showcase the gangsta side of Colorado hip-hop. When listening to tracks like “Pushing Weight,” “Just a Little Bit” and “All Day, Every Day,” you can’t help but want to grab a Raiders hat, some locs and a pair of creased khakis, and C-walk around the crib. There’s no doubt that F.O.E. and B Blacc are inspired by early-’90s West Coast hip-hop, but contributions from non-gangsta cats like Deca, Yonnas, Dent and SP Double add variety to the project. Blacc and F.O.E. are comfortable out of their element on up-tempo, G-funk-free tracks such as “Step Up” and “Why You Do That,” but don’t get it twisted: With appearances from Dez, Rie Rie, 800 the Jewell, Duce Wyld and Meezly, among others, this is a straight gangsta party.