it’s about everything and nothing at the same time.
my man tunji (1/2 of the rap duo inverse) shot me over an ill video, complete with show footage and a cool ass interview. more people just keepin’ it 100. that’s what i’m talking about. check it out.
you probably came across the site on my blogroll, because he’s a blogger too. good looks, sir. what up, toby, i see you out there too.
bun b, tell ‘em what the drill is, mayne. hol’ up…
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rawrse the boss should have kept things 100.
yeah, that’s right. the mia-o’s most charismatic fat man besides dj khaled has been rocked. his career is essentially all but over.
what happened? well, fellow miami resident and OG rapper trick daddy called rick ross out, alleging that he worked in law enforcement as a correctional officer aka prison guard. AKA he is a fraud, a fake, a hoax. because no drug slinging rapper should have ever dabbled their hands in law enforcement! don’t ask me how trick daddy came up with the facts, but here was rawrse’s response:
wow. looking a bit nervous there, ricky. i gave him the benefit of the doubt, until i came across this…
damn. william roberts? if this is for real, i smell the end of the boss’ reign. shoulda just come clean early and did some damage control. when the smoking gun is talking about matching up your social security ID with the man in that picture, you’re pretty much screwed. i’m just saying though. he shoulda kept it one hunnit.
take a page out of a legend’s book, and grab that track you hear on the top of the page.
download: bun b - keep it 100
everybody is putting up the lackluster “put on” video up. and i did too. until i realized the video was slum. they don’t even the crucial part where kanye breaks that joint down on that voice box. without that, i’m blown. live version is more…well, live.
so let’s get to my homies o’ and teju. aka the naija boyz. sure, they are late as $#!t remixing this joint, but they absolutely kill it. nigerians, rejoice. if i’m late, i don’t give two damns. jam it. props to tahir.
“fried plantain is betta! betta! betta! ay! ay!”
i could easily spin this entry into a huge story about a wild and crazy night out in the bronx. but i won’t. i’ll just tell you this. in a semi-drunken stupor, i began running off at the mouth to a stranger about this north carolina rapper that my man and mentor aristotle put me on to while we were both over interning @ def jam. i don’t remember exactly what i was saying, but i probably said something like this:
“…yea man, his name is j. cole, and he flow is kinda insane. i think aris came across a diamond in the rough.”
and the man looked at me, emotionless, and said, “i’m j. cole.”
oh boy. he probably thought that i knew what he looked like, and i purposely said all this stuff around him to cise him a bit. but in actuality, i was just talking about the last thing i heard on my ipod. and by coincidence, i was talking to j. cole about himself. i felt foolish.
fast forward a few months, and mr. cole has developed into a gem. you know why i like this guy? because he doesn’t stop flowing. like on this “royal flush” freestyle. i just threw this on repeat 6 straight times, and honestly, i think he shoulda replaced raekwon on the original version.
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you know i’m right.
download: royal flush (the warm up flow)
and he just jumped on that new jazmine sullivan joint! she’s about to be what lauryn hill should have been after her first album. if this is the official remix, consider him made. if it’s not, it should be.
download: jazmine sullivan - i need you (remix) (feat. j. cole)
the video for the original version below.
oh, and if anybody knows jazmine, tell her modi would love to take her out to PF changs or somewhere that she likes to eat. immediately.
hiphopdx prepared me, but sickamore cised me.
apparently, the young hip hop murderer linked up with DJ greg street to remake sir mix-a-lot’s classic, “my posse’s on broadway.” stan the man put me on this joint like 2 months ago in a facebook message, saying it was the anthem for us DC people come up to NYC on the weekends.
now i know where juvenile got that nice flow for that “what’s happenin” track. i apologize in advance for not knowing; i’m a 90’s baby, and i just wasn’t jamming mix-a-lot, ever.
fast forward to today! the remake is kinda nice…featuring cutty as well. soulja boy keeps on tellin ‘em. enjoy. good looks to sick for putting me on (no brokeback, RIP heath).
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download: cutty & soulja boy - poppin’ on myspace
jesse jackson is killing me, man. i remember writing a paper on him in 5th grade praising the rainbow coalition, and co-signing everything his movement was all about. well, this man apparently was throwing about the awful “n word” around during his whispered tirade against barack obama that somehow was filmed and leaked to the masses via the sly fox. everybody is frying him because he was the same black guy who spoke out against it being used publicly by rappers, as well as by black america. now he looks more foolish than ever.
the view…hmm. i think this idea of throwing 5 women together in a room and having them shoot the breeze on camera for an hour or so is ridiculous; however, this episode was had an extra solid segment. whoopi goldberg puts issues regarding the use of the “n word” in perspective for everybody, and makes her co-host spring an eye leak in the process.
how do people feel about the word!? who can use it, should it be used, etc. speak to me. we need the world to be in on this convo. i’m not posting on top of this entry until the weekend’s up, so people better speak up.
i swagger jacked this entirely from road to zion, and i’m reposting it for those anybody who gets upset at people voicing their opinion. in the words of kanye ta-da:
“even if they’re dissing me or i’m the butt of jokes, i respect people for giving their real opinion.”
so when you hear me say something reckless on this page, it’s no diss. i’m just voicing my opinion. not shitting on anybody. just trying to give people something other than what TV and radio forces you to be on. that’s why bloggers are the new dj. that’s what i heard, anyway.
incredible commercial. swaggerjacked mercilessly from the homies over @ kick the habit.
hear how they bump that n*e*r*d in the background? let’s get it.
download: n*e*r*d - truth or dare (feat. kelis & pusha t)
there you go.
i knew god was a woman.
i know, i know. i’m late. but i’m going to say this: ra the mc is the best female rapper in the hip hop game. i’m riding with that statement until the wheels fall off. come challenge me. find me a better female lyricist. i’m about to get a few believers right now. watch the clip.
oh, and she’s from the DMV. we are kicking ass and taking names. she’s also 1/2 of the duo hyll factor (which, ironically enough, features my homie, the vocalist mz. mimz). scoop the loosies, young. it’s worth it, trust me. you saw the video. i had to bring it back three straight times.
judah told me that this is what happens when you get beat A.D.D. download: ra the MC - what else
and a track i snatched from herfection a few weeks back. download: kid cudi - mastered (remix) (feat. ra the MC)
yeah, that’s right. blogging opportunities have been severely curbed since the introduction to online scrabble in my life. nah, not the application on facebook. real, gritty, scrabble online.
worth a blog? i think so. find me on scrabulous around the midnight hour, and i bet you i will give you a serious run for your money. i can’t guarantee victory, but i’m known for my late runs and comebacks. ask about me. dawn knows the deal. i waxed her like a candle stick the other night. username? modilicious. whose ready?!
wiz khalifa - star power. best trunk music. ever.
the native soul - an evolution. it's $ulaiman of blind i. rapping!
christian rich - the decay mixtape [think electrorock meets hip hop and dates it for a bit.]
the paxtons - members only. chi-town/dc-bred dudes. nice rhymes, crazy beats.
evidence - the layover mixtape. this joint is CRAZY.
crucial mix by PFOP's lo. love songs and such!
if coldplay and jay-z made a album, it'd sound like this.
GLC - i ain't even yet: the mixtape. kanye's G.O.O.D. music artist's latest offering.
dandiggity's eclecticuts vol. 2. assortment of eclectic cuts. obviously.
dj klever - flashback. CRUCIAL mix of 80's jams that you've probably never heard before.
g*two - one man army. newest talent out the DMV. he's nice.
he said/she said.
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