March 31, 2008
March 27, 2008
T.I. CAME OFF!!.....REMY??..NOT SO MUCH
I'm sure T.I. is doing exactly what that photo is showing him do. After all the time he could have faced!! He gets only a 12 month prison sentence. I guess being in Church on Easter Sunday helped a brother out. Check out XXL.com for the rest of the details.
Now Remy on the other hand.....It's not looking good for ol'e girl. She has been found guilty on four major charges and could face up to 25 years. Damn!!! She probably won't get the full sentence. But she might do Shyne time. Oh well, Kim did her time, Foxy's doing her time...Looks like Remy is next. Click Here for more details.
March 24, 2008
JAY-Z & NAS ATLANTIC CITY JUNE 2028
About 3 weeks ago, my mom and some friends went to Atlantic City to see one of her favorite groups, The Temptations, perform their greatest hits. She gets to see her favorite groups from the 60's and 70's plenty of times during the year. The Four Tops, The O'Jays, shit, even Paliment/Funkadelic gets a few dates through the year whenever half their members aren't in rehab. Although some group's line-ups have changed over the years, for various reasons, these various "old school groups" continue to perform over 100 shows a year when they are over 25 yrs. past their "prime". Now I understand that Hip Hop started out as a genre of music for the "youth", but so did cartoons. Nobody can tell me that "The Boondocks" or even the "Batman" and "Superman" animated shows (that air in prime-time) are for the "youth". If you liked cartoons as a youngster, you will probably enjoy them (at least some of them) as an adult. It should be the same way with Hip Hop, but can you see you and your friends going to see any of today's MCs perform 20 years from now? There may be a handful of artists that you could tolerate while in your late forties and early fifties (Kanye, Jay, Common, etc.), but after those names, you would be hard-pressed to come up with many more names. I doubt I'll ever stop listening to Hip Hop, but their are many folks who lose interest in Hip Hop as they get older, also for various reasons. What is it about those Motown artists or rock groups like The Rolling Stones and Grateful Dead that allow them to tour for so long? It's not like they've been topping the charts with hot singles over the years. Could it be that the music takes our parents back to a fond time in their lives? All of these reasons could be the reasons that we listen to Hip Hop years from now. Our generation may still listen to Hip Hop in 2028, but the touring aspect of it would most likely be dead because nobody wants to see a 52 yr. old Kanye perform "GoldDigger" at the Taj Mahal with his white shades on.A bigger problem seems to be that rap (not Hip Hop) is producing more disposable artists and music than ever before. Most artists are here today/gone tomorrow. There is virtually no artist development at the labels since the business bottomline has nothing to do with the quality of music. On the real, I can see Hip Hop as we know it becoming virtually obsolete in the next 15-20 yrs. With the overall lack of marketed talented, clueless radio program directors, attacks on the music and culture by the mainstream public, and the fact that the record business is dwindling as a whole, it wouldn't be surprising at all if we had to get most of our Hip Hop via the underground (like in Nas' "Hip Hop Is Dead" video). Just think, after this Jay-Z/Mary J. tour, when's the next time we're going to see Jay on stage performing? Homie is pushing forty, and although he could put something out whenever he wants, he doesn't even have a deal now. Anybody that's seen Jay perform live knows exactly what we'd be missing, as Jay puts on one of the best live shows I've ever seen. I love all types of music so I'll still be able to go enjoy a live show, but going to see a Hip Hop artist even 5 years from now seems like more of a longshot everyday.
So I say to my fellow Grown Folk Hip Hoppers, enjoy whatever we get right now, the days will soon be coming to an end.
March 21, 2008
March 19, 2008
KRS-One - Criminal Minded '08
They redid this sooo right...but what else do you expect from the KRS and Preemo?!
March 18, 2008
Talib Kweli - "Hostile Gospel Pt. 1" (behind the scenes)
Here's some behind the scenes footage of Talib's video, filmed in Lagos, Nigeria.
March 17, 2008
The Music Biz and The Moral High Ground
XXL.com's Video Blogger Jay Smooth doing what he does best.
Let 'em know
YOU CAN'T SEE WHAT I CAN SEE
Heavy D - You Can't See What I Can See
Had to take it back with this one...Crazy! One of my favorite Heavy joints.
March 7, 2008
March 6, 2008
PETE 'S BEATS
Pete Rock is interviewed over at Complex.com . He speaks on a few of the many classic joints he has crafted over the years. Here he talks about "Down With The King" by Run DMC:
"I thought I was dreaming working with Run DMC. It was like ’92, ’93. I really worked with [Jam Master] Jay and D [DMC]. I had a little difficulty with Run in the beginning of the song. He didn’t really like it, and we had to convince him to like it. When the beat was done, D put his vocals down, but Run put his vocals down after CL put his verse on it. I think CL inspired him to jump on the joint. "
March 5, 2008
FLASHBACK FLICKS
For those of you who visit this site every so often should know by now that we're not worried about posting that lastest thing in hip hop every 3 or 4 hours to keep up with the joneses. We like to keep it balanced. If it's new and we like it...we post it. If it's old and we like it ...we post it. So when I came across these flicks, I just had to post them. I respect anyone who can look at the top photo and name all the ladies in it.
Click Here to see more flicks and to find out who is who.
March 4, 2008
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