QUEEN LATIFAH,MC LYTE,& ROXANNE SHANTE 101:THE FIRST LADIES OF HIP-HOP
QUEEN LATIFAH,MC LYTE & ROXANNE SHANTE represent what real female M.C.'s should be.Now-a-days Female M.C.'s are all about sex,drugs,violence,MONEY and of course who is the BADDEST BITCH!!!But these 3 women were all about fighting the stereotypes.I would also like to mention one female above the rest but I will write about ISIS(LIN QUE) on a later date when I adress X-CLAN.So anyways First up is the QUEEN her majesty,QUEEN LATIFAH. Now I know all of you are saying to yourself QUEEN LATIFAH???Isn't she that actress, singer and covergirl chick rite? But back in the day QUEEN LATIFAH was a fierce lyricist!!! Man just listen to her name "QUEEN LATIFAH" man let me be blunt...QUEEN LATIFAH was PRO-BLACK!!! Yep miss hang around white boys and such was pro black!!! In her video LADIES FIRST she was actually moving around "BlACK FIST" war pieces to take over the world and to show the strength & power of black women with or without men!!!This song along with U.N.I.T.Y. cemented her as a true Afrocentric female warrior.Sadly the Queen has become what she has become today, a cover girl focusing on her acting and singing rather than being an M.C...Sad.She was so very ILL.Next is MC LYTE!!!Man I have to tell you frankly I would have put M.C.LYTE over the QUEEN (especially now)But the QUEEN is the only one of these 3 women to rock the red,black, & green and defended womankind without going overboard.Yeah U.N.I.T.Y. was a little "rough" but the Queen was the only woman standing up and saying anything about anything at that time.That makes her a pioneer.Now on to M.C. LYTE. Man M.C. LYTE was just raw!She didn't care and no body wanted to challenge her male of female!!!If RAKIM is the GODFATHER of Hip-Hop then M.C.LYTE would be the GODMOTHER of Hip-Hop not that she is better than the QUEEN but M.C.LYTE is still an M.C. and I bet if you ask most female M.C.'s witch female M.C. influenced them besides LiL Kim(who is not on this list for OBVIOUS REASONS) they would tell you M.C.LYTE. After all if they say she doesn't they sure as hell rap like her!!!Everything from her style to her "classic" raspy voice M.C.LYTE is still lyte as a rock!!!Lastly is the first female M.C. to actually battle men(to the best of my knowledge) ROXANNE SHANTE.ROXANNE was so battle ready that she battled U.T.F.O.,THE REAL ROXANNE and even BLAST MASTER KRS-ONE!!!Now that took guts!!!In my opinion she lost but heck man what guy's can handle KRS let alone a female!!!But for her courage and fortitude ROXANNE SHANTE will go down in Hip-hop history as one of the bravest female M.C.'s Of all time!!!Well here are 3 video's to represent each woman's skill.With QUEEN LATIFAH & MONIE LOVE in LADIES FIRST, M.C.LYTE in LYTE AS A ROCK, and ROXANNE SHANTE IN ROXANNE'S REVENGE
First is LADIES FIRST
Next is LYTE AS A ROCK
ROXANNE SHANTE'S REVENGE FROM BEEF 2
Monday, March 31, 2008
Friday, March 28, 2008
BDP VS THE JUICE CREW 101:WHERE DID IT ALL BEGIN
BDP VS THE JUICE CREW 101:WHERE DID IT ALL BEGIN?
This debate rages on till this very day...and is "still" one of Hip-Hop's most monumental battles ever!!!BDP VS THE JUICE CREW.In Real Hip-Hop this battle is one of the most important ones "ever" because it asks the ultimate question.Where did Hip-Hop actually begin???Man I dreaded doing these last 2 blogs because I had to take sides and make harsh decisions!!!Much like talking about BIG DADDY KANE'S romantic side causing him to fall off, BDP VS THE JUICE CREW are all some what interconnected.MC SHAN & DJ MARLEY MARL insisted that Hip-Hop began in Queens.Henceforth creating the song "THE BRIDGE" But KRS-ONE and BOGGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS insisted that Hip-Hop began in the Bronx henceforth creating the song "SOUTH BRONX" The battle would rage on for years until BDP came up with the song "THE BRIDGE IS OVER" Roxanne Shante would come back with "HAVE A NICE DAY" but come on man THIS IS THA TECHA MAN!!! MY CONCLUSION???Man...come on man KRS-ONE is the "Heart" of Real Hip-Hop and virtually indestructible!!! His vocabulary is literally unsurpassed and unrivaled.I was never really an M.C.SHAN fan in the first place so I guess I'm kind of bias.I believe Hip-Hop came from the THE BRONX because all the brothers from the Bronx are crazy!!!And CALLOUS respects crazy!!!But I actually don't know it's all lost in Hip-Hop Folklore!!!Anyways here are THE BRIDGE and THE BRIDGE IS OVER!Man even the Professor Emertis CALLOUS get's stumped sometimes!!!But Fuck it man I Keep it CALLOUS!!!& KRS ONE IS STILL #1!!!
This debate rages on till this very day...and is "still" one of Hip-Hop's most monumental battles ever!!!BDP VS THE JUICE CREW.In Real Hip-Hop this battle is one of the most important ones "ever" because it asks the ultimate question.Where did Hip-Hop actually begin???Man I dreaded doing these last 2 blogs because I had to take sides and make harsh decisions!!!Much like talking about BIG DADDY KANE'S romantic side causing him to fall off, BDP VS THE JUICE CREW are all some what interconnected.MC SHAN & DJ MARLEY MARL insisted that Hip-Hop began in Queens.Henceforth creating the song "THE BRIDGE" But KRS-ONE and BOGGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS insisted that Hip-Hop began in the Bronx henceforth creating the song "SOUTH BRONX" The battle would rage on for years until BDP came up with the song "THE BRIDGE IS OVER" Roxanne Shante would come back with "HAVE A NICE DAY" but come on man THIS IS THA TECHA MAN!!! MY CONCLUSION???Man...come on man KRS-ONE is the "Heart" of Real Hip-Hop and virtually indestructible!!! His vocabulary is literally unsurpassed and unrivaled.I was never really an M.C.SHAN fan in the first place so I guess I'm kind of bias.I believe Hip-Hop came from the THE BRONX because all the brothers from the Bronx are crazy!!!And CALLOUS respects crazy!!!But I actually don't know it's all lost in Hip-Hop Folklore!!!Anyways here are THE BRIDGE and THE BRIDGE IS OVER!Man even the Professor Emertis CALLOUS get's stumped sometimes!!!But Fuck it man I Keep it CALLOUS!!!& KRS ONE IS STILL #1!!!
Sunday, March 23, 2008
BIG DADDY KANE 101:LONG LIVE THE KANE
BIG DADDY KANE 101:LONG LIVE THE KANE!!!
Said to be the only contender for RAKIM'S "GOD-FATHERLY" THROWN, BIG DADDY KANE'S miraculous flow was said to be and is the thing of legend!!!Especially when he first came out!!!The name Kane was an acronym for King Asiatic Nobody's Equal and he fought to keep it true.BIG DADDY KANE and RAKIM were said to be so evenly matched in the begining that people tried and tried and tried to force a battle between these two Lyrical overlords but both are said to have had too much respect for each other as five percenters.BIG DADDY KANE'S first album 1987's LONG LIVE THE KANE would produce such golden hit's as "AINT NO HALF STEPPIN" wearing his infamous "Silver suite" and rockin his trademark "CAMEO" hair cut, and also the unbeleiveable single "RAW"!!!He then followed up by his next album 1989's "IT'S A BIG DADDY THING" wich produced one of his greatest hit's "LOVERMAN", "SMOOTH OPERATOR", and "I GET THE JOB DONE" Here is where RAKIM and BIG DADDY began to differ.BIG DADDY KANE was #1 a RAPPER #2 a LADIES MAN and # 3 he actually could DANCE along with his dancers Scoob Lover and Scrap Lover!!!Also as one of the founding member's of the JUICE CREW, KANE had a lot to live up to and carry.Ultimately KANE chose the Ladies over everything else and by his third album even the title said it all 1990's "A TASTE OF CHOCOLATE" KANE began to dance & romance and actually made one of the biggest mistep's ever wearing a lepord skinned CAPE!!!LOL!!He would release 2 more albums 1994's Daddy's Home, and his farewell album, Veteranz Day.He would however bounce back and start acting in Mario Van Peebles' 1993 black Western Posse!!! Now this was the cool that represented BIG DADDY KANE!!!Their are other thing's of questionable value I could mention but I would rather stick to remembering KANE as the man that tought us how to be "RAW" and that "AINT NO HALF STEPPIN"!!! WORD IM READY!!!
Said to be the only contender for RAKIM'S "GOD-FATHERLY" THROWN, BIG DADDY KANE'S miraculous flow was said to be and is the thing of legend!!!Especially when he first came out!!!The name Kane was an acronym for King Asiatic Nobody's Equal and he fought to keep it true.BIG DADDY KANE and RAKIM were said to be so evenly matched in the begining that people tried and tried and tried to force a battle between these two Lyrical overlords but both are said to have had too much respect for each other as five percenters.BIG DADDY KANE'S first album 1987's LONG LIVE THE KANE would produce such golden hit's as "AINT NO HALF STEPPIN" wearing his infamous "Silver suite" and rockin his trademark "CAMEO" hair cut, and also the unbeleiveable single "RAW"!!!He then followed up by his next album 1989's "IT'S A BIG DADDY THING" wich produced one of his greatest hit's "LOVERMAN", "SMOOTH OPERATOR", and "I GET THE JOB DONE" Here is where RAKIM and BIG DADDY began to differ.BIG DADDY KANE was #1 a RAPPER #2 a LADIES MAN and # 3 he actually could DANCE along with his dancers Scoob Lover and Scrap Lover!!!Also as one of the founding member's of the JUICE CREW, KANE had a lot to live up to and carry.Ultimately KANE chose the Ladies over everything else and by his third album even the title said it all 1990's "A TASTE OF CHOCOLATE" KANE began to dance & romance and actually made one of the biggest mistep's ever wearing a lepord skinned CAPE!!!LOL!!He would release 2 more albums 1994's Daddy's Home, and his farewell album, Veteranz Day.He would however bounce back and start acting in Mario Van Peebles' 1993 black Western Posse!!! Now this was the cool that represented BIG DADDY KANE!!!Their are other thing's of questionable value I could mention but I would rather stick to remembering KANE as the man that tought us how to be "RAW" and that "AINT NO HALF STEPPIN"!!! WORD IM READY!!!
Saturday, March 15, 2008
COMMON,MOS DEF,TILB KWELI & {PRE AUTO-TUNED OUT}KANYE WEST101:BROTHERS IN ARMS
COMMON,MOS DEF,TILB KWELI & {PRE AUTO-TUNED OUT} KANYE WEST 101:BROTHERS IN ARMS
Well… rather than talk about these 4 gentlemen separately, I will talk about them as one unit. These 4 men are impressive enough alone. But as a unit they represent the modern day “new school” of “quiet” revolutionary. I talk about them as a unit because threw out each of their sorted history they have had each others back and helped the others careers. COMMON comes in first because of his ability to capture the heart’s of “The People” with his smooth revolutionary melodic flow. Also because he is the most clever and has the highest endurance. His on stage performance’s are also out of this world!!! Even now COMMON & TILB KWELI usually perform together. Now COMMON’S road to success and drive for respect would be a long one. COMMON’S first album in 1992 was called “Can I borrow a dollar” Then came 1994 release of “Resurrection” followed by 2000 “Like water for Chocolate” all three have received widespread critical acclaim but like most of his albums had received moderate commercial success. Then came 2002: Electric Circus & Then 2005’s “Be” and then his best of COMMON Album “Thisisme then” then 2007’s Finding Forever .But it wasn’t until 2008‘s: The Believer with the help of KANYE’S production and “ROC STAR POWER” that he finally received the props he rightfully deserved!!! MOS DEF & TILB KWELI would start out together as the group BLACK STAR on RAWKUS RECORDS and like I have said before they had each others back. They would ultimately release solo albums but in my opinion COMMON’S road to success was far more significant as the point man. Now on to the more complex success of Kanye West. Kanye West would spend the majority of his early career as a producer. Even though all he wanted to do was flow!!! He would ultimately be sent hither and tether from record label to record label trying to become a rapper until he arrived at Roc-a-fella Records as a producer. The bottom line It would take the support of “all” of his “friend’s” in the Industry to put out his first album The College Dropout (2004) out. The Roc had so little faith in him that Kanye had to pay for his fist video “Threw the wire” out of his own pocket!!! Even until this day Jay-Z hold’s his stance that he only wanted Kanye for his “beats” even after the Grammy’s and all the critical acclaim. Not that Grammy’s matter to ya boy CALLOUS... but Kanye dose have his own notch.{pre-auto-tune} In my personal opinion Kanye’s affiliation with the Roc{at the time} helped him and his boys gain the much deserved commercial success that each have attained. That and Kanye’s amazing production!!! So I guess this disrespect was {& is} well worth it. He would then put out Late Registration (2005) and Graduation (2007)I’m not a “die hard” Kanye West fan because of his affiliation with the ROC & Auto-tune but I respect his Revolutionary mind set, diligence, style, and lyrical fortitude!!! But like I said before I look at all these brothers in arm’s as one unit so Kanye's eclectic "style" is a “highly” necessary component. I do respect his clever flow and his production, so in the larger scheme of thing‘s Kanye dose deserve his place in Real Hip-Hop‘s Hall of Fame.Also more importantly I respect his drive."BUT" Let me put this out there so every one can understand. CALLOUS has never been impressed with Grammy’s or awards because the “best” usually don’t get them.In my opinion CANIBUS is the Scientific Champ and if we based these awards on talent & skill on who was the best… CANIBUS would have a closet full of Grammy’s!!!LOL!!! CALLOUS respect’s a revolutionary mind set, depth, scientific know how, and lyrical skill That usually confuses most people.And unfortunately that usually mean’s little commercial success. Kanye has said himself on more than one occasion that his production was most influenced by the RZA!!! So even with his elaborate commercial success he acknowledges the RULER Zig Zag Zig ALLAH!!! Like I have been saying all along RZA is one of the greatest Real Hip-Hop producer's of all time!!!And If you don’t believe me look up Kenye's "name" up on Wikipedia. I’m not saying that CALLOUS is right about everything, I just do my research as THE "ULTIMATE" RESEARCHER!!! But this BLOG POST is not about THE RZA or THE CANIBUS-MAN it’s about THE BROTHERS IN ARMS. So in closing let me say this… as CALLOUS I refuse to ignore “greatness” with or without commercial success. And ultimately brothers like Common,Mos Def, & Tilb Kweli who drop knowledge are the one's I respect {but are usually over the average listeners head}I mean.. Look at how long it took COMMON to get his props!!! I'm just saying that when you actually talk about what’s going on in this world people ignore these problem’s like “The Elephant” in the room!!! So with that said & done enjoy these 4 video’s of 4 of the best "Knowledge droppers" today with COMMON’S “THE PEOPLE” MOS DEF’S“OH NO”, TILB KWELI’S “LISTEN!!!”,& KANYE WEST’S FUTURISTIC MASTERPIECE “STRONGER”WHOOOO NOW THAT RESEARCH WAS CALLOUS!!!COME ON PEOPLE I CANT EVEN MAKE THIS SHIT UP!!!IT’S JUST 2 REAL!!!NOW KEEP IT CALLOUS!!!
SO HERE’S COMMON’S “THE PEOPLE”
common - we the people
AND MOS DEF IN “OH NO”
AND TALIB KWELI'S “LISTEN!!!”
AND FINALLY KANYE WEST FUTURISTIC MASTERPIECE “STRONGER”
Stronger
Well… rather than talk about these 4 gentlemen separately, I will talk about them as one unit. These 4 men are impressive enough alone. But as a unit they represent the modern day “new school” of “quiet” revolutionary. I talk about them as a unit because threw out each of their sorted history they have had each others back and helped the others careers. COMMON comes in first because of his ability to capture the heart’s of “The People” with his smooth revolutionary melodic flow. Also because he is the most clever and has the highest endurance. His on stage performance’s are also out of this world!!! Even now COMMON & TILB KWELI usually perform together. Now COMMON’S road to success and drive for respect would be a long one. COMMON’S first album in 1992 was called “Can I borrow a dollar” Then came 1994 release of “Resurrection” followed by 2000 “Like water for Chocolate” all three have received widespread critical acclaim but like most of his albums had received moderate commercial success. Then came 2002: Electric Circus & Then 2005’s “Be” and then his best of COMMON Album “Thisisme then” then 2007’s Finding Forever .But it wasn’t until 2008‘s: The Believer with the help of KANYE’S production and “ROC STAR POWER” that he finally received the props he rightfully deserved!!! MOS DEF & TILB KWELI would start out together as the group BLACK STAR on RAWKUS RECORDS and like I have said before they had each others back. They would ultimately release solo albums but in my opinion COMMON’S road to success was far more significant as the point man. Now on to the more complex success of Kanye West. Kanye West would spend the majority of his early career as a producer. Even though all he wanted to do was flow!!! He would ultimately be sent hither and tether from record label to record label trying to become a rapper until he arrived at Roc-a-fella Records as a producer. The bottom line It would take the support of “all” of his “friend’s” in the Industry to put out his first album The College Dropout (2004) out. The Roc had so little faith in him that Kanye had to pay for his fist video “Threw the wire” out of his own pocket!!! Even until this day Jay-Z hold’s his stance that he only wanted Kanye for his “beats” even after the Grammy’s and all the critical acclaim. Not that Grammy’s matter to ya boy CALLOUS... but Kanye dose have his own notch.{pre-auto-tune} In my personal opinion Kanye’s affiliation with the Roc{at the time} helped him and his boys gain the much deserved commercial success that each have attained. That and Kanye’s amazing production!!! So I guess this disrespect was {& is} well worth it. He would then put out Late Registration (2005) and Graduation (2007)I’m not a “die hard” Kanye West fan because of his affiliation with the ROC & Auto-tune but I respect his Revolutionary mind set, diligence, style, and lyrical fortitude!!! But like I said before I look at all these brothers in arm’s as one unit so Kanye's eclectic "style" is a “highly” necessary component. I do respect his clever flow and his production, so in the larger scheme of thing‘s Kanye dose deserve his place in Real Hip-Hop‘s Hall of Fame.Also more importantly I respect his drive."BUT" Let me put this out there so every one can understand. CALLOUS has never been impressed with Grammy’s or awards because the “best” usually don’t get them.In my opinion CANIBUS is the Scientific Champ and if we based these awards on talent & skill on who was the best… CANIBUS would have a closet full of Grammy’s!!!LOL!!! CALLOUS respect’s a revolutionary mind set, depth, scientific know how, and lyrical skill That usually confuses most people.And unfortunately that usually mean’s little commercial success. Kanye has said himself on more than one occasion that his production was most influenced by the RZA!!! So even with his elaborate commercial success he acknowledges the RULER Zig Zag Zig ALLAH!!! Like I have been saying all along RZA is one of the greatest Real Hip-Hop producer's of all time!!!And If you don’t believe me look up Kenye's "name" up on Wikipedia. I’m not saying that CALLOUS is right about everything, I just do my research as THE "ULTIMATE" RESEARCHER!!! But this BLOG POST is not about THE RZA or THE CANIBUS-MAN it’s about THE BROTHERS IN ARMS. So in closing let me say this… as CALLOUS I refuse to ignore “greatness” with or without commercial success. And ultimately brothers like Common,Mos Def, & Tilb Kweli who drop knowledge are the one's I respect {but are usually over the average listeners head}I mean.. Look at how long it took COMMON to get his props!!! I'm just saying that when you actually talk about what’s going on in this world people ignore these problem’s like “The Elephant” in the room!!! So with that said & done enjoy these 4 video’s of 4 of the best "Knowledge droppers" today with COMMON’S “THE PEOPLE” MOS DEF’S“OH NO”, TILB KWELI’S “LISTEN!!!”,& KANYE WEST’S FUTURISTIC MASTERPIECE “STRONGER”WHOOOO NOW THAT RESEARCH WAS CALLOUS!!!COME ON PEOPLE I CANT EVEN MAKE THIS SHIT UP!!!IT’S JUST 2 REAL!!!NOW KEEP IT CALLOUS!!!
SO HERE’S COMMON’S “THE PEOPLE”
common - we the people
AND MOS DEF IN “OH NO”
AND TALIB KWELI'S “LISTEN!!!”
AND FINALLY KANYE WEST FUTURISTIC MASTERPIECE “STRONGER”
Stronger
Friday, March 14, 2008
THE ROOTS 101:DON’T SAY NUTHIN’
THE ROOTS 101:DON’T SAY NUTHIN’
Yoa what can I say about this BAND!!! I would just call them a “group” but usually a “group” in Hip-Hop doesn’t play there own instruments!!! THE ROOTS a.k.a. The Legendary Roots Crew consist of Owen Biddle, Black Thought, Captian Kirk Douglas, F. Knuckles, Kamal Grey and of course the man with the Fro ?uestlove. These gentlemen are perhaps without a shadow of a doubt, one of the most amazing ensemble of men ever to enter Hip-Hop.(Other than the Wu)In retrospect they always remain fresh and ahead of there time. Originally from Philly in 1992 or 1993 they left to go perform in Europe. Their first album Organix went on to sell about 150,000 copies and then they signed with DGC over there. Then they released “Do you want more” until they came back to the states and released 1996’s “Illadelph Halflife” with the smash hit “What they Do” This is when they cracked the top 40 on the Billboards album charts!!!1999’s THINGS FALL APART was their breakthrough album sales-wise, peaking at #4 on the Billboard album charts. But this was just the beginning of their amazing talent, versatility, vision and depth. They have so many album’s, compilations, and remixes it’s far to many to name here. Also their lead lyricist “BLACK THOUGHT” is in my opinion the “unofficial” brother of the “R” he is that heavy man!!! I mean BLACK THOUGHT is so “dope” that you have to listen to each song 3 to 4 times before you can even get a fragment of the science & knowledge of what he is saying. He can flow fast or slow it really doesn’t matter, you still have to study what he is saying!!! Their fan base is also what every M.C. wishes that they had!!! Their fans range from Jazz enthusiast, to Hard core Hip-Hop head’s to commercial R & B fans. Their range is absolutely Legendary in the world of Hip-Hop and beyond!!! With song’s like “Don’t say nothin” “BLACK THOUGHT” mesmerizes you with the satirical wit of a psychologist!!! I mean “Don’t say nothin‘” can be taken like Don’t say nothing to THE ROOTS or you m.c.’s out there aint saying nothing’!!! That’s how deep BLACK THOUGHT is!!! This “one song” and “video” is so futuristic and multi-layered that people often think it’s “commercial” and don’t realize they are actually being educated!!! Now I could go on about their grammy for the song “You Got Me" a duet with R& B(Hip-Hop) singer Erykah Badu and all of their other accolades, but this is a Blog not a history lesson. And like I said before they have released so much material that It would take far to long for me to write and I would begin to sound redundant. Let me put it to you this way, they are one of the hardest working bands in Hip-Hop or R&B!!! and just seeing ?uestlove on drum’s with that trademark Afro is dope enough 4 me!!! So with that all said and done I’ll let their music speak for it's self with 4 of the dopest video’s ever “What they do”,"You Got me featuring Miss Eryka Badu" then “The Next Movement” and finally the futuristic masterpiece“ Don’t say Nothin’” Now that’s some food for BLACK THOUGHT!!! Now who brings you the real yall???!!! HALLA AT YA BOY!! WHO??? CALLOUS THAT’S WHO!!!
Let’s start with What they Do
Then You Got Me
The Roots Feat Eykah Badu - You Got Me
Then The Next Movement
the next movement
And finally the futuristic masterpiece Don’t say nothin
Yoa what can I say about this BAND!!! I would just call them a “group” but usually a “group” in Hip-Hop doesn’t play there own instruments!!! THE ROOTS a.k.a. The Legendary Roots Crew consist of Owen Biddle, Black Thought, Captian Kirk Douglas, F. Knuckles, Kamal Grey and of course the man with the Fro ?uestlove. These gentlemen are perhaps without a shadow of a doubt, one of the most amazing ensemble of men ever to enter Hip-Hop.(Other than the Wu)In retrospect they always remain fresh and ahead of there time. Originally from Philly in 1992 or 1993 they left to go perform in Europe. Their first album Organix went on to sell about 150,000 copies and then they signed with DGC over there. Then they released “Do you want more” until they came back to the states and released 1996’s “Illadelph Halflife” with the smash hit “What they Do” This is when they cracked the top 40 on the Billboards album charts!!!1999’s THINGS FALL APART was their breakthrough album sales-wise, peaking at #4 on the Billboard album charts. But this was just the beginning of their amazing talent, versatility, vision and depth. They have so many album’s, compilations, and remixes it’s far to many to name here. Also their lead lyricist “BLACK THOUGHT” is in my opinion the “unofficial” brother of the “R” he is that heavy man!!! I mean BLACK THOUGHT is so “dope” that you have to listen to each song 3 to 4 times before you can even get a fragment of the science & knowledge of what he is saying. He can flow fast or slow it really doesn’t matter, you still have to study what he is saying!!! Their fan base is also what every M.C. wishes that they had!!! Their fans range from Jazz enthusiast, to Hard core Hip-Hop head’s to commercial R & B fans. Their range is absolutely Legendary in the world of Hip-Hop and beyond!!! With song’s like “Don’t say nothin” “BLACK THOUGHT” mesmerizes you with the satirical wit of a psychologist!!! I mean “Don’t say nothin‘” can be taken like Don’t say nothing to THE ROOTS or you m.c.’s out there aint saying nothing’!!! That’s how deep BLACK THOUGHT is!!! This “one song” and “video” is so futuristic and multi-layered that people often think it’s “commercial” and don’t realize they are actually being educated!!! Now I could go on about their grammy for the song “You Got Me" a duet with R& B(Hip-Hop) singer Erykah Badu and all of their other accolades, but this is a Blog not a history lesson. And like I said before they have released so much material that It would take far to long for me to write and I would begin to sound redundant. Let me put it to you this way, they are one of the hardest working bands in Hip-Hop or R&B!!! and just seeing ?uestlove on drum’s with that trademark Afro is dope enough 4 me!!! So with that all said and done I’ll let their music speak for it's self with 4 of the dopest video’s ever “What they do”,"You Got me featuring Miss Eryka Badu" then “The Next Movement” and finally the futuristic masterpiece“ Don’t say Nothin’” Now that’s some food for BLACK THOUGHT!!! Now who brings you the real yall???!!! HALLA AT YA BOY!! WHO??? CALLOUS THAT’S WHO!!!
Let’s start with What they Do
Then You Got Me
The Roots Feat Eykah Badu - You Got Me
Then The Next Movement
the next movement
And finally the futuristic masterpiece Don’t say nothin
Thursday, March 13, 2008
NAS 101:ETHER
NAS 101:ETHER
NOW In our ”deepest” & “darkest” hour only “one man” has stepped up to the plate. NAS. While others scurried in the shadows like “rats” against the “Hit maker” Jay-Z, NAS took it strait to the Jigga man!!! And not only did he defeat him, but he made him retire for a short period.(In my personal opinion) Some will argue that Jigga went on to bigger & better things like becoming the president of Def Jam,But if that was the "truth" why did he step down and return to rapping??? But check it we all know the truth. Because in most (not all)Hip-hop circles Jigga got flat out embarrassed!!!And the result for most ”REAL” Hip-Hoppers it was a masterstroke!!! Man to put it plain We cheered as Jigga got dismantled, defused and destroyed!!! With song’s like “ONE MIC”, “MADE YOU LOOK” ,and my personal all time favorite “ETHER” NAS will go down in history as one of the best “counter” battle rappers ever to pick up a mic!!! I mean Jigga would say on so many occasions I got 6 model chicks 6 bottles of criss and 6 bla bla bla whatever. NAS dropped him cold with his responce “ONE MIC”!!! Then "MADE YOU LOOK” & the ultimate crescendo “ETHER”!!! Unfortunately the road to NAS’S success has not been without controversy. In my personal opinion he has only mis-stepped once or twice.I mean I loved “IF I RULED THE WORLD” and later "REWIND" but The first mis-step he ever made was with the song and video ”HATE ME NOW” To most it is said to be a classic Anti-Jealousy hit for the term “PLAYER HATER” But ya boy CALLOUS just saw Puff Daddy and *click* I have never been a fan of “the jewelry” or “Shiny suites”!!! I’m a Hip-Hop purest So that was kind of a mis-step. Also morphing himself into Pac did not set well with me either.. And carrying the cross on his back as if he were “JESUS”??? I could write a whole nother blog on this subject. But regardless of these minor mis-steps NAS’s first album ILLMATIC 1994 is considered to be one of Hip-Hop histories greatest golden classics. Getting the highest rank in the Source.. 5 mic’s!!! Plus The Braveheart also reps Queensbridge without batting a lash. This is admirable in my eyes because I fell the same way about my hometown Detroit. Nasir dose mean “helper” or “protector” so I guess the title “fits” about “protecting” his city. I mean even though he dropped out in the 8th grade, NAS is said to be "one" of the most intelligent self educated men on the planet with knowledge of self. Unfortunately in retrospect NAS does spew negative energy like “GOT YOURSELF A GUN” promoting brother’s to carry “HEAT” against each other instead of putting the gun’s down. Also “POSION” is another dope classic but then he rep’s “the coke snifters”!!!on countless times. This is why he is not a contender for “The R’s title as godfather of Hip-Hop“ Plus he’s too young. But this blog is not about my personal opinion it’s about the facts, and with so very “few” revolutionary conscience rappers around now a days what dose a few commercial mis-steps matter??? Hip-Hop is suppose to be about the love and not the money, but you need money to promote and create. He did however admit to the “sway of materialism” in a song he did with one of the Marly brothers, so he has tried to atone for this worldly ways. He knows what he did was wrong. But hey in his defense only one man to ever walk the planet earth was without sin and they crucified him!!! In closing most people are in an uproar now about NAS’S new album NIGGER. Not CALLOUS If he dose it rite. Because more and more of “my people” act like niggers instead of “The King’s & Queens” that they really are!!! Also with his impressive discography of 1994:ILLMATIC 1996: IT WAS WRITTEN 1999: I AM 1999:NASTRADAMUS 2001:STILLMATIC 2002: THE LOST TAPES 2002: GOD’S SON 2004:STREET’S DISCIPLE 2006:HIP-HOP IS DEAD and the up coming 2008: NIGGER You can’t argue with NAS’S effort to give his people knowledge of self.Unfortunately I couldn't find any real dope video's for EITHER only a fan produced video.But after all like NAS say's it only takes “ONE MIC”!!!
nas one mic
10-8-09 In my opinion regardless of the VMA's lol!,Tending on Twitter or appearing on Opra LMAO! Jigga will be forever ETHERED! NEW FAN VIDEO OF BEST QUALITY...Look up the word "ETHER" in the Urban Dictionary.It's the worst way 2 be defeated in REAL HIP-HOP!WORD!
NOW In our ”deepest” & “darkest” hour only “one man” has stepped up to the plate. NAS. While others scurried in the shadows like “rats” against the “Hit maker” Jay-Z, NAS took it strait to the Jigga man!!! And not only did he defeat him, but he made him retire for a short period.(In my personal opinion) Some will argue that Jigga went on to bigger & better things like becoming the president of Def Jam,But if that was the "truth" why did he step down and return to rapping??? But check it we all know the truth. Because in most (not all)Hip-hop circles Jigga got flat out embarrassed!!!And the result for most ”REAL” Hip-Hoppers it was a masterstroke!!! Man to put it plain We cheered as Jigga got dismantled, defused and destroyed!!! With song’s like “ONE MIC”, “MADE YOU LOOK” ,and my personal all time favorite “ETHER” NAS will go down in history as one of the best “counter” battle rappers ever to pick up a mic!!! I mean Jigga would say on so many occasions I got 6 model chicks 6 bottles of criss and 6 bla bla bla whatever. NAS dropped him cold with his responce “ONE MIC”!!! Then "MADE YOU LOOK” & the ultimate crescendo “ETHER”!!! Unfortunately the road to NAS’S success has not been without controversy. In my personal opinion he has only mis-stepped once or twice.I mean I loved “IF I RULED THE WORLD” and later "REWIND" but The first mis-step he ever made was with the song and video ”HATE ME NOW” To most it is said to be a classic Anti-Jealousy hit for the term “PLAYER HATER” But ya boy CALLOUS just saw Puff Daddy and *click* I have never been a fan of “the jewelry” or “Shiny suites”!!! I’m a Hip-Hop purest So that was kind of a mis-step. Also morphing himself into Pac did not set well with me either.. And carrying the cross on his back as if he were “JESUS”??? I could write a whole nother blog on this subject. But regardless of these minor mis-steps NAS’s first album ILLMATIC 1994 is considered to be one of Hip-Hop histories greatest golden classics. Getting the highest rank in the Source.. 5 mic’s!!! Plus The Braveheart also reps Queensbridge without batting a lash. This is admirable in my eyes because I fell the same way about my hometown Detroit. Nasir dose mean “helper” or “protector” so I guess the title “fits” about “protecting” his city. I mean even though he dropped out in the 8th grade, NAS is said to be "one" of the most intelligent self educated men on the planet with knowledge of self. Unfortunately in retrospect NAS does spew negative energy like “GOT YOURSELF A GUN” promoting brother’s to carry “HEAT” against each other instead of putting the gun’s down. Also “POSION” is another dope classic but then he rep’s “the coke snifters”!!!on countless times. This is why he is not a contender for “The R’s title as godfather of Hip-Hop“ Plus he’s too young. But this blog is not about my personal opinion it’s about the facts, and with so very “few” revolutionary conscience rappers around now a days what dose a few commercial mis-steps matter??? Hip-Hop is suppose to be about the love and not the money, but you need money to promote and create. He did however admit to the “sway of materialism” in a song he did with one of the Marly brothers, so he has tried to atone for this worldly ways. He knows what he did was wrong. But hey in his defense only one man to ever walk the planet earth was without sin and they crucified him!!! In closing most people are in an uproar now about NAS’S new album NIGGER. Not CALLOUS If he dose it rite. Because more and more of “my people” act like niggers instead of “The King’s & Queens” that they really are!!! Also with his impressive discography of 1994:ILLMATIC 1996: IT WAS WRITTEN 1999: I AM 1999:NASTRADAMUS 2001:STILLMATIC 2002: THE LOST TAPES 2002: GOD’S SON 2004:STREET’S DISCIPLE 2006:HIP-HOP IS DEAD and the up coming 2008: NIGGER You can’t argue with NAS’S effort to give his people knowledge of self.Unfortunately I couldn't find any real dope video's for EITHER only a fan produced video.But after all like NAS say's it only takes “ONE MIC”!!!
nas one mic
10-8-09 In my opinion regardless of the VMA's lol!,Tending on Twitter or appearing on Opra LMAO! Jigga will be forever ETHERED! NEW FAN VIDEO OF BEST QUALITY...Look up the word "ETHER" in the Urban Dictionary.It's the worst way 2 be defeated in REAL HIP-HOP!WORD!
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