FRESH CLASSICS: JACKIN' FOR BEATS

Before Biggie murdered the Best of the West (DeathRow) tracks, Cube in his rawest form Jacked the Best of the East. The video matches the mood of the song closely, and Cube's stellar performance as an angry MC who's out to pay music pirates revenge is Academy worthy (for you Hip Hop newbies, some of the artists whose beats were jacked are named in the video). Dope concept and even doper performance...*Classic*

Always going to be a Nerd!

I have always been a N.E.R.D. because they rule the world.
This is for all those that love great music. Next level ish!

Hip-Hop is King

"For the right price.... I can make YOUR shit tighter."
--- Jay-Z from Ride Or Die
Everyone knows about Prince Charles and Prince Di. But, now England has a new king.
Jay-Z made history. He has not only boosted his sales in the UK by five-fold, but his cover of Wonderwall boosted the sales of Oasis' album sales.

The lead singer of Oasis, Noel Gallagher was skeptical about Jay-Z headlining the show. He said it was the worse decision ever that would leave to utter disaster. Looks to me, you need to split your royalties with King Jay for making Oasis relevant.

Not only were the streets watching, the charts are listening and the news is talking.

Puffy means Satan in Hip-Hop

This video speaks for itself.

FRESH CLASSICS: STAKES IS HIGH

Here's a De La Soul throwback from the classic Stakes is High album. Produced by the musical genius of J Dilla, De La speaks on many challenges that Blacks, especially Black men, face (inequality; self-hate; materialism; etc)and how these ills are further propagated through music and media. This sensationalism by real and fabricated Artists brings up the question: Does music dictate real life or does real life dictate music?
After over 2 DECADES, De La Soul still relevant in the game. Yo, Bring the Native Tounges Back...The Stakes is High...*classic*

Natti - Ruled The World

This is a cautionary tale about rappers that are one trick ponies. Those rappers that spit the same melarchy over half-baked repetitive production.

FRESH CLASSICS - COME CLEAN

This is probably my favorite joint from Jeru. Although titled "Come Clean", this track and video are grimey like Jeru's beard. The way the dripping water in the torture scene personifies the beat...*Classic*