rap.1324brka,
HIP-HOP PRODUCENT SAM 'SNEED' ANDERSON IMA TUMOR NA MOZGU...
Hip-hop producer Sam "Sneed" Anderson, mastermind behind hits
from the Death Row camp, Capone & Noreaga, Jay-Z, and many others,
was diagnosed with brain cancer earlier last week.
After experiencing headaches, Anderson checked into the emergency
room and was eventually diagnosed with Astrocytoma Grade 3, a type
of malignant brain tumor the size of a golf ball.
Anderson has no health insurance, and the treatment for the
disease is expensive, but after his condition was publicized in
the hip-hop community, many rappers have stepped forward to
perform in an all-star benefit concert for the producer. Scarface
and Eightball have already committed, and others including
KRS-One, Busta Rhymes, Sway & Tech, Goodie Mob, The Poetess, and
The Young Bloods have called in expressing support.
For more information on the fund and the benefit show, contact
Thembisa S. Mshaka at (212) 833-7077.
rap.1325brka,
MOBB DEEP 'MURDA MUSIK'- THE JOY DIVISION HIP HOP-A
Mobb Deep weren't the first to claim thug life-- that
distinction, of course, goes to the late Tupac Shakur and his
1994 compilation, Thug Life Vol. 1.
But the Mobb has arguably perfected it. They are the Joy
Division of hip-hop-- the executors of obsessively violent
tales that consist of what Daz Dillinger once called (in
reference to his own screeds), "retaliation, retribution,
and get back."
But unlike the Dogg Pound, Noreaga, DMX, and countless others,
Mobb Deep are not merely former knuckleheads or soldiers with
a story to tell.
Like Tupac, Havoc and Prodigy are unafraid to reveal the
human face behind the ski mask. But you won't find much
sensitivity in titles like "Thug Muzik," "Tha Realest,"
and "Streets Raised Me," to name three examples from Mobb
Deep's excellent new album, Murda Muzik.
It's in the details, like when Havoc admits on "Streets
Raised Me," that he's "Stuck/Contemplating who I can trust/
But like yeyyo (a.k.a. cocaine) in a bill my feelings just
get crushed/That's why I stick with the duns like I stick
with the guns."
Forget the radio-friendly homilies about dead homies, single
mothers and baby mamas-- this is the real, where dun language
burns as bright as projectiles. It's advised to spread love,
not war. Speak a wrong word, and shots are fired. Mobb Deep's
music is harrowing, even frightening at times, because it
reflects the combustibility of human relations.
"Shook Ones Pt. II," the classic single from their sophomore
effort, The Infamous, alerted heads worldwide to Mobb Deep
and their bleak palette of "guns, money, pussy, cars, drugs,
jewels, clothes, brawls, killings, boroughs, buildings,
diseases, stress and deeds, NYC."
In stark contrast to those desires is their cold, emotionless
sound, a stripped down, synthesized version of the RZA-rector's
chamber music. And since that moment in 1994, when Havoc and
Prodigy appeared on television screens everywhere waving
plastic cups filled with E&J Brandy, they haven't changed,
despite thug life's absorption by the mainstream.
Though not as brilliant or startling as The Infamous, Murda
Muzik compromises nothing. Though commercial as fuck, as the
success of its first single, "Quiet Storm" has proved, it is
every bit the equal of its predecessors.-- Mosi Reeves
rap.1326brka,
REDMAN I METH RADE SCENARIO,
SUGARHILL GANG REMIXI + FATBOY SE OZENIO!
First off in hip-hop news, it looks like Method Man & Redman's
tight work (and friendship) collaboration is about to hit the
next level. According to The Soul Purpose newsletter, Meth &
Redman have sold a script for a film, which is tentatively
titled How High, to Universal Pictures/Jersey Shore.
The movie apparently is about two kids who smoke the mighty
cheeba cheeba to increase their intelligence, and end up
attending the hallowed halls of Harvard University. Hmmm...
sounds like some kids I went to college with!
But you know that How High is gonna be funny as hell--
Redman's "I'll Be Dat" video showed that the brotha had a
dope sense of humor, plus that video where they were the
urban version of the Blues Brothas was off da hook. No
release date yet on the film, but we'll hit you off as
soon as we know.
Sugarhill Records has announced that they will release a
compilation of remixes of the Sugarhill Gang by UK artists.
Well, a hip-hop you don't stop!
Rap sensation Roots Manuva, Nightmares on Wax, The Wiseguys,
Red Snapper, Coldcut, and the Scratch Perverts will be among
the artists featured on Still The Joint, which will be released
October 4.
Two men were arrested earlier this week in connection with the
July shooting of UK hip-hop radio personality Tim Westwood
and an unidentified passenger in Westwood's Range Rover. The
two were injured as a gunman and an accomplice on a motorcycle
pulled a drive-by on the vehicle while driving in South London.
And finally, UK big beat pusherman Fatboy Slim (a.k.a. Norman
Cook) married BBC Radio One personality Zoe Ball this weekend
in a "secret" ceremony. Cook and Ball decided to jump the broom
by a day in order to avoid the inevitable paparazzi swarm that
tends to occur with celebrity weddings.
Finally-- stars with a sense of taste and decorum. Or maybe
it's because Fatboy's You've Come A Long Way, Baby has sold
more copies than "Debbie Does Dallas," and he and his new wife
could easily resist all the tabloid's million dollar offers.
Oh well...get yours, Funk Soul Brother!
rap.1327brka,
RAKIM SE UDRUZUJE SA LAURYN HILL I DJ PREMIER-OM ZA
SLEDECI SINGL...
After hitting his fans off with the aiiight 18th Letter, many
of Rakim's fans wondered if he still had it in him to be one
of the dopest MC's in the history of hip-hop. It looks like
with his next release, Rakim's out to prove all disbelievers
wrong!
According to daveyd.com, Rakim's looking to share the mic
with non other than Ms. Lauryn Hill herself on one track of
the unnamed release.
Make sure your hat's on tight for the next bit of news:
DJ Premier will produce the legend-worthy collaboration!
Could this truly be hip-hop perfection?
Rakim will also get some assistance from mega-producers
Clark Kent, Ron Lawrence, and T-Love of the Ultramagnetic MC's.
The joint is looking to hit the shelves sometime in November--
get ready for the second coming, y'all!!
rap.1328brka,
INTERVJU SA DJ KRUSH-OM
by miguel angel hurtado
Interview transcribed from the Japanese by Kenshin Ichikawa
DJ Krush is one of the most relevant artists in the post hip-hop
mess of the last 1990. Actually thinking ahead of traditional
hip-hop, back when hip-hop was still surprising us, Krushĺs
loops and beats constitute drum-and-bass for the rest of us
heads-- future music that keeps our heads bobbing in our time,
and at our pace. Krushĺs brand of hip-hop was perhaps too
futuristic for some, back when he first made waves with two
mostly instrumental Moĺ Wax releases Strictly Turntablized
and Meisho. Using the traditional tools of a hiphop DJ/producer,
Krush, a Tokyo native, abstracted familiar hip-hop sound into
archetypal Bladerunner-style urban anthems.
The enormous visual quality of his music made us see the
world through tinted windows, provoking both post-contemporary
thought or the sparking of large blunts, while his steady,
stark undeniably hip-hop drum beats stapled us down to the
here-and-now. As we approach the next 1000 years, we realize
his music isnĺt futuristic at all; it's just remarkably on
point, in all senses of the term.
With his latest album Kakusei, Krush has moved on to a higher
artistic plane, abstracting two levels further into his art
and away from his former instrumental hiphop contemporaries.
His music is even more skeletal, focusing more on the structure
of the sound, revealing small bits of flesh selectively, almost
in jamaican dub engineer fashion. Again, Krush is designing the
urban soundtrack for us heads not living life above 90 bpm.
P4M: How long ago did you start?
DJ KRUSH: Fifteen or sixteen years.
P4M: How did you relate with hip-hop back then?
DJ KRUSH: Music has had a large presence in my life. As a
teenager who loved music and the sound of beats,
I played the drums and had a band with some of
my friends. And then I saw Wild Style, back in '82.
It showed me the energy of the culture, and that
video made me want to really get involved with the
culture. Wild Style convinced me that I could do
what they did with records and turntables.
P4M: I know artists don't like to label their art, but what
is your music like in your terms?
DJ KRUSH: I really don't have a definition for my type of
music. After I sat down and listened to my second
release on Mowax, I asked myself the same question
and could not come up with anything. But I'd like
to call my music DJ Krush Music.
P4M: How do you relate to hip-hop now?
DJ KRUSH: Hip-hop runs deep within me and I express myself
in my music. It's as if hip-hop is my canvas and
I am the painter. Aside from making my own albums,
I am also involved with a three-DJ group called Ryu
["Flowing"] in which we use Japanese rappers. Even
these two sides sound very different, I think that
it is clear that hip-hop is the common link between
them.
P4M: Do you like dub and is it an influence in your work?
DJ KRUSH: Yes. Yes, in that it has many layers and echoes. In
my recent release, because it is purely an instrumental
album, I have to express myself with various layers to
create something unique. People usually relate strongly
to vocals and lyrics, so I had to fill the void with
other sounds, sounds that are complex.
P4M: Recently, turntablism has become very popular internationally.
Do you see yourself as a turntablist?
DJ KRUSH: I certainly don't have the same skills as, say, the
X-ecutioners or the Piklz, so I feel I am more like
a composer or a producer. I am more into music production
so that I can paint my own work.
P4M: In your show at the Giant Step CMJ opening last year, you
used other people's music to create something completely
your own.
DJ KRUSH: That is exactly what I wanted people to see.
P4M: Why don't you publish something like that?
DJ KRUSH: I've always thought about it.
P4M: To me, that's turntablism just as much as scratching...
Why don't you make a mixtape or record of it?
DJ KRUSH: Right after that show and I went back to Japan, I
started talking to Sony about releasing a mix album.
It will be released soon. I'm not about scratching.
My music is about putting all elements together,
letting it all flow together. In the long run, that
is what I want people to get out of what I create.
P4M: Do you choose the MCs you want to work with?
DJ KRUSH: Yes, I always choose the rappers, but sometimes our
schedules don't work out.
P4M: Working with people like Black Thought, CL Smooth, Mos Def,
do you like their voices or flow as an instrument, or do
you understand their english lyrics and respect what they
say? Which one do you pay more attention to?
DJ KRUSH: First of all, I don't know any English. Flow as an
instrument is what always gets me first. I appreciate
the rapping as pure sound and then I pay attention
to the lyrics. If the lyrics are just as smooth, I
can finally say that the MC is good. If the rapping
is bullshit, then its all bullshit. There's a lot
of times when the production is great, but the rapper
is sorry. Everytime I ask them to publish something
with me, I make sure that I know what they are saying.
I ask them what they think from an American standpoint
so that I can put their lyrics in according to my
concepts. It's not like I just put some random MC on
my work just because he is famous.
P4M: Your music is very atmospheric. With your music, are you
trying to take people to some other place, or are you
changing the place where they are at the time?
DJ KRUSH: I like to see my music as a movie, or a painting.
I am simply showing my art to the people when I
make my music. If there is any place called
Krushland, I haven't been there yet. I want to go
there and will work until I get there.
P4M: How do you feel about having your music in movies?
DJ KRUSH: Having my music in movies is incredible. I had
one track in Blade; I created sounds and visuals
for a Japanese group called Southern Allstars, did
other work for other Japanese movies, Levi's, etc.
I even had my music in a Hungarian flick. The other
day, when I went to a video shoot for Ryu, the
director told me that my music is very visually
inspirational.
P4M: How do you feel about you, as an artist, being an
inspiration to others?
DJ KRUSH: Overjoyed. I was a bad kid, fucked with alot of
people, had mad problems with the police, so my
popularity and success is a kind of apology to my
mother. In fact, I went to the Olympics one time
and a Japanese swimmer approached me and said that
he always listened to his music before a competition
because it calmed him. I was really flattered. I
feel really blessed that I have something to give
to the people and that it is my music.
P4M: Who are your favorite producers?
DJ KRUSH: There are hundreds upon hundreds of great producers
in Japan, the US, and Europe that I really respect
and I really can't say that I have favorites. But
I'll tell you about one, Kemuri Productions in
Japan. I feel they are interesting because at the
same time that they create hip-hop beats, they
produce unique instrumentals without the help of
rappers. The hip-hop movement in Japan is
inspirational and exciting.
P4M: Do you feel that others on Mo'Wax, like DJ Shadow, are
they on the same vibe as you?
DJ KRUSH: Even though my music is very different from Shadow's,
I felt we were on the same vibe when I spoke to him.
We have the same type of goals.
P4M: On Kakusei, it seems that you are saying less, but
expressing more. Do you see it that way too?
DJ KRUSH: There are less sounds. The sound production is minimal.
I feel I am telling more, but I still am definitely
not satisfied yet. I want to reach another level,
constantly maturing as an artist along the way.
Despite the cap-over-the-eyes attitude Krushĺs music has,
Krush seemed to have had a lot more to say. His translator
was summarizing a lot as we spoke-- he speaks next to no
english-- and knowing some Japanese, I could easily tell
that his thoughts are just as visual as his music.
Ironically, the most telling information was brought on by
a question Krush asked me. On my way out, he stopped me and,
in the only English I heard from him that day, he asked,
"What do you think of hip-hop today?" After a second,
remembering the precious few left in hip-hopĺs resistance
to banality, I just started shaking my head. Then he started
shaking his head, too.
rap.1329brka,
NAPRAVITE MESTA ZA BRITANSKI HIP HOP
Jan W÷lffel talks to Roots Manuva (a.k.a. Rodney Smith)
about his new album for Ninja Tune/Big Dada, Brand New
Second Hand.
Still thinking that British hip-hop is a U.S carbon copy?
That the b-boys from the U.K turned into digital drum-and-bass
heads? Well, you`re dead wrong.
Check this out. It┤s Rodney Smith, a.k.a. Roots Manuva,
another "Gun From Brixton" on his way to blaze down your
speakers with furious rhymes and deep dub-tingled hip-hop
beats. He┤s been around for a while, and now it`s his time
to shine. Recognize that hip-hop is a global thing and that
globalization is in full bloom nowadays. Rodney Smith calls
it "The Next Type Of Motion"-- which was his first 12-inch
as Roots Manuva, on the British independent label,
Sound Of Money.
That was about 1995. Trip-hop was big in Britain.
Drum-and-bass had exploded, and it was unclear whether there
was room for British hip-hop. Only a few people recognized
that there was something going on in the underground.
Journalist Will Ashon was someone who did recognize that
fact-- and in 1997 he founded the hip-hop sub-label of Ninja
Tune called Big Dada, which turns out to be something like
an equivalent of Rawkus. In fact, Ashon signed the poet Saul
Williams from New York, El-P from Company Flow who did an
remix for Roots Manuva, Abstract Rude from L.A., and of
course, Roots Manuva.
The first release had been a compilation called Black Whole
Styles, which created a big buzz. Few 12-inches followed,
and finally it's Roots Manuva's turn with his debut album,
Brand New Second Hand. It┤s like a journey from Brixton to
Babylon, and directly into the cyberspace of modern hip-hop.
Although he's from the school of hard knocks, Roots Manuva
has kept his humor and his laid-back attitude. This is what
he has to say:
?: Are you from Stockwell or from Brixton?
!: My mom's house is actually situated in Central Brixton. As
a young man you are getting in a lot of trouble using the
Brixton tube station. So I kinda turn my back on Brixton
and started using the Stockwell tube station, which was a
big karma. It's from then. Back in my school days, I used
to say I'm from Stockwell.
?: What's it like there?
!: Well, going down the road where I'm from, it's mad
multiculture. Just on that road there are about ten
different nationalities living next door to each other.
We had our flat and our little street community which
lasted about two blocks. Hi-Jack and Catch 22 lived there,
aro˙nd the corner, as well, but I didn't know them.
You know, it was just these two blocks.
?: What impact did Brixton made on your music?
!: Certainly, to learn to love differnt types of music. In
my house, it was gospel that we used to listen to. My
next doors neighbours listened to funk and early rap
stuff. Some friends listend to reggae and stuff like that.
?: When did ya finally decide to be an MC and producer as well?
!: It was never a decision. I always messed around with keyboards
and equipment that was around. When we started, we were actually
five people. We did load of things; we had access to a community
studio and we were trying to do a compilation album. That was
before we were 18.
?: The combination of an MC and producer is rather unusual nowadays,
isn't it?
!: Well, there are just too much frustrated rappers who wait on
producers. I always said that in this country we haven't got
much producers. We've got people who make beats, but not enough
people who bring out the best in us. I can only do the best for me.
?: And the producers in the U.K are saying that they don't have
enough talented Mc's ...
!: We've got people that make beats, but not actual producers.
People who bring out ideas and people who get the best texts
from vocalists.
?: Which was your first step in the music business?
!: Walking into the community studios, saying that I┤m the best
rapper in the world. After sending demo-tapes around, being
refused and having a few bad shows, I was like, Oh shit, man,
I┤m a need more practising, more practising. I send demos to
Music For Life which was run by Simon Harris, and they
refused me, man. I couldn't believe it. I kept sending them
some stuff and after a while they stopped replying [laughs].
Throughout that course, from 15 to now, all that-- different
record labels, from major to independent-- it┤s been a big
massive frustration.
?: I only know about Sound Of Money...
!: Yeah, that's the second label that released me. I had another
group called IQ Procedure. We had one 12-inch called "Blindly
Speak In Violence" that came out on the Suburban Base's
hip-hop label. We released one 12-inch and the group split up.
And than we sat together on Blak Twang's "Queen Tap," and a
month after that, "The Next Type Of Motion" came out. All my
time has been soaked up by Roots Manuva since then. We've also
done some other stuff, a bit of drum-and-bass, a bit of
trip-hop and even a bit of house as well.
?: Really?
!: Yup, but I had not much releases, though.
?: Did you ever consider changing your style in order to be more
successful and getting more attention?
!: I kinda see drum-and-bass and trip-hop as the UK interpretation
of hip-hop. Even though it isn┤t centered around the vocalist,
it's pulling energy from the same thoughts. For marketing
reasons, it's kinda fragemented right now and because there's
so much more music coming out, people can play one music
all night.
?: Did you release some drum-and-bass, trip-hop, and house as
Roots Manuva?
!: No, no. Roots Manuva is specific for the vocal end of Rodney
Smith.
?: What was the name of the other projects?
!: Oh, no projects. That was just some studio-type of music-- you
know, studio pipe dreams which were never actually released. I
always like to mess around, trying to be creative. I like Basic
Channel, Daft Punk, Reprazent and all that, you know.
?: How did ya finally hook up with Ninja Tune?
!: Will Ashon who runs Big Dada used to be a journalist. He knew me
from releasing singles on Sound Of Money and Ronin Records. He
approached me to do a single for Big Dada. But this time I was
tired of doing singles; I wanted to do an album. I signed to
them around 1997. We did a small tour promoting the Black Whole
Styles compilation and it┤s just being massive since them.
?: Did ya put your album together completely on your own?
!. No, I did eleven tracks. There were two provided by a guy
called Wayne Bennet from a new production company called
Lo-Tech Productions. I.G Culture did one ("Dem Phoneys") and
Big VRS from Blak Twang did a remake of "Fever." But
predominantly it was me and my own little bubble.
?: The "Motion 5000"?
!: That's a cover version of "Next Type Of Motion."
?: And a brilliant idea to put it at the end.
!. Yeah.
?: Who's the female MC on "Baptism"?
!: Wild Flower. She's from northwest London. She's been
tearing up freestyle stuff for the last couple of years,
and she's been working with Crazy Noddy from The Sindecut.
?: Putting that album together, did ya have an basic concept in mind?
!. No, I was trying to make a mix-tape. That's the only thing. I
tried to use the same approach as you would do try to make
a mix-tape-- having different colors even though you're
following a certain pattern of groove. You know, painting
loads of different colors and going on a trip, a journey....
?: That's a concept, isn't it?
!: To me, a concept would be to do an album about, um, travel
on the seas. Track 1 would be called "The Big Ship"; track
2, "I'm The Captain"...
?: Your concept is representing a bricolage of Roots Manuva.
!: Yeah.
?: Would you consider Brand New second Hand an abstract piece
of hip-hop?
!: I don't know. It took six month to make it-- I┤m listing to
it for a while since the, and I still don't know what it is.
All I know is, it's pretty odd.
?: You described it as a "roots vibe discotheque."
!: The roots vibe discotheque is what you have in your bedroom
when you turn out the lights and turn on the tape, having
the lights of the system flashing.
?: Why do you use these sci-fi metaphors so often?
!: It was part of me growing up. I┤m not a massive fan of
sci-fi-- I can't speak Klingon-- but when it's on TV I
watch it.
?: These futuristic vibe is characteristic for Big Dada as well...
!: Yeah, our mind is on the future, sending signals to the future.
?: What would be your main messages?
!: Oh... Do your thing. Hopefully, it will be successful. Do
your thing-- I did mine and it came out good for me. Um,
don't know. The songs have different meanings and I want
people to paint their own things to it. Just like a piece
of art in the gallery. Make of it what you will. Don't
think about it too hard. Just groove; just get in the
groove, man.
?: Who are "The experts with the expertise who got no place
over here," who you speak of in a lyric?
!: The labels that are trying to tell you what to do. Those
labels who try to force you to do their interpretation
of hip-hop and tell you to do this style or that style.
There's a lot of that in London. Labels trying to confine
you to a tiny little space in hip-hop, when hip-hop is
originally about doing your own thing.
?: The lyric isn't about journalists?
!. No, we need journalists to spread the word. Nine month
ago, I was totally anti-journalist, but now I┤ve grown
up a little bit. I┤m more open and I'm understanding
that we are all part of the same team. So let's start
to work together. If I┤ve got a problem with the
journalist or any magazine, it┤s time for me to start
my own one-- though I ain't got no time doing it right
now. So I┤m going to work with everybody.
?: Do you avoid those parental-advisory words intentionally?
!: I messed around with the songs quite a lot. It would be
too easy to use "fuck" or "cunts." It's easier if I
tried to be clever and use a "shhh" or "freak" or a
"stupid ones"-- you know, just messing around. You
will hear me on everything, talking about some mad
crazy things with a shock value in it.
?: How do the Americans dig your stuff so far?
!: Oh, quite well. For the first time Ninja has managed to
get reviews in the Vibe magazine with my stuff.
?: Big Dada operates on a global level. Do you think that
this global exchange will intensify in the future?
!: Yeah, I┤m going to the U.S.A., Canda, and all over Europe,
promoting this album.
?: Do you think that we are on our way to talking about hip-hop
in a different way-- not using those labels "British hip-hop"
and "east coast hip-hop," and so on?
!: Those labels won't disappear, 'cause that's how things work.
People need to put a tag to things so they're more accessable.
They need sections in the record store. They need to have
rap sections, house sections and avant garde sections-- just
to make it easier for the public, 'cause so much music is
coming out now. Personally, I hate categorizing, but I
understand why it's there.
You can check more interviews by Jan W÷lffel (in German) at
Intakt magazine online
rap.1330gligo,
-> #1303, ventura> Zato jer te spotove gledaju camuge po bronksu i drugim crnackim
> cetvrtima koji nemaju leba da jedu jer su oni prevelike face da
> idu u skolu (kobajagi rasizam vlada u skolama i tako te
> gluposti) i onda uz TV gleda tog tipa sa besnim
> kolima/ribama/zlatom kako se qrci na ekranu misleci da ce mu to
> sve pasti sa neba... i onda takvim spotovima pare oci, gledaju
> stvari koje nikad nece moci da imaju i onda se loze da i oni
> postanu baje sa televizije pa i oni pocu na pisu neka rap
> sranja... i tako se u krug...
Kobajagi rasizam? Tvoje nezdravo rasudjivanje i razmisljanje je
upravo i posledica svakakvih propagandi koje se emituju "odande",
a koje se najlakse sprovode pomocu recimo, holivudske produkcije
i filmova tipa "Smrtonosno oruzje", "Dan Nezavisnosti", "Novac govori"
i ostalih mongoloidnih filmova gde se pravi vestacka slika o bratskim
odnosima crnaca i belaca, koja u istinskom zivotu, prakticno ne postoje.
Sto se tice besnih kola, riba i kila zlata, to ne sporim. To je uvek bio
njihov deo imidza, pemenimo LL Cool J-a, ali ne samo njihovog, vec
svakog pripadnika crne kulture koji je od nicega dosao do necega.
To je simbol bunta, to je u stvari i znacenje hip hopa. Bunt.
Uostalom, reperi koji o tome pevaju odnosno pricaju pricaju vecinom
autobigrafske price i iskazuju prava osecanja, pa i uzajamni rasizam,
za razliku od onih koje si ti uzeo za primer, nekih foliranata poput
ica.z rece, C Block-a i slicnih pacenika kojima je izmedju zivota i
materijalnog, stavljen veliki znak jednakosti.
To sto ti od _celokupnog muzickog dozivljaja_ ;) izdvajas samo kile
zlata, gole ribe i besna kola, samo govori o tvojoj nemoci zapazanja,
uzivanja i opustanja. 'ebiga, neko to ume, a neko ne. ;)
Ono sto si ti gore nalupetao, moze samo da kaze nadobudni beli rasista.
U stvari, onako ne govore ni rasisti, vec isfrustrirani klinci koji o rap-u
znaju koliko i o pletenju carapa. Ma i manje. ;)
> Rap je samo zapadna verzija ovog naseg turbo folka... bedni
> su...
Istinu govoreci, razumes se u rap, k'o Marica u kriv kur**.
A, kad' si se vec istrcao, daj nam prosvetljenje o muzici koja tebe
ispunjava, a ne govori o "opakim ribama, kilama zlata i besnim kolima?"
Ono, o tome se i radi u rap-u i moras da se zamislis, sto rece vec
jednom Brka, zelis li da te muzika natera da igras ili da iz nje uz
opustanje, vuces i neke poruke odnosno pouke.
rap.1331gligo,
-> #1321, brka> Ne smatram da su oni, tj. njihovi albumi obelezili '90-te,
> ali definitivno smatram da su njihova ubistva bili
> dogadjaji koji su obelezili hip hop ove decenije...
Njihova ubistva ne bi bili dogadjaji koji su obelezili hip hop
ove decenije da i sami nisu zauzimali isto toliko znacajno
mesto na hip hop sceni.
Zamisli da je Oprah Winfri svoj zivot skoncala u 24-oj, crna
kultura bi izgubila isto onoliko uticaja i snage, koliko je izgubila
odlaskom dvojice genijalaca.
> Uh... malo previse komplimenata, rekao bih. Meni je
> Big Poppa bio OK, ali ne bih bas rekao da je imao
> najubitacnije tekstove (imao je mnogo gluposti u
> njima, npr. kada u 'One More Chance' kaze 'black
> and ugly as ever...'. Taj stih je posle naisao na
> velika negodovanja). Ali, opet kazem, to je subjektivna
> stvar...
Hm, rekao bih da se takve stvari namerno rade u cilju "bolje"
reklame albuma, a Puffy je kao izvrsni producent svih BIG-ovih
albuma, slozili smo se, radio po'so vrhunski.
rap.1332gligo,
-> #1322, brka> Znaci, najbolja prijateljica (nekada i devojka) najboljeg
> rappera '90-tih je djubre... :)
Brko, Brko, pa i Janet Jackson je bila devojka Tupaca, pa se time
znacaj njene muzike uopste ne menja.....na bolje. :)
rap.1333gligo,
-> #1323, brka> PUFF DADDY 'PUFF DADDY FOREVER'-- SAVRSENI PRIMER
> IZGUBLJENE KULTURE
> Puff Daddy Forever would be a perfect album for children-- it's
> cloying, wildly fantastical ear candy that's ultimately dispensable.
Hm, nije mi jasno, ima milion slicnih pacenika na rap sceni, zasto se
svi kace na Puff Daddya? Ono, znam da je mnogima trn u oku 5 miliona
prodatih kopija svakog albuma koji radi, ali gde li je granica ljudske
zavisti?
"You can hate me now, but I won't stop now"....;)
rap.1334ventura,
-> #1330, gligo> A, kad' si se vec istrcao, daj nam prosvetljenje o muzici koja tebe
> ispunjava, a ne govori o "opakim ribama, kilama zlata i besnim kolima?"
Recimo Jamiroquai...
rap.1335gligo,
Potrebuju se tekstovi Wu Tang-a, sa albuma Wu forever, mada,
moze i bilo sta od njih...
Brko, gledam u tebe. ;)
rap.1336ica.z,
-> #1334, ventura> Recimo Jamiroquai...
ala si ga ubo svaka ti chast...
Jamiroquai je po meni skroz gotivan lik, ali totalno nisi trebao
njega da spominjesh...
ne ide ti u prilog... :)
sumnjam da se ne razumemo... ;))
inache u zivotu je u totalno drugom gasu kakav fura u svojoj muzici...
zaboravi na Jamiroquai-a... nadji neki valjan primer...
Ica
rap.1337ventura,
-> #1336, ica.z> > Recimo Jamiroquai...
>
> ala si ga ubo svaka ti chast...
>
> Jamiroquai je po meni skroz gotivan lik, ali totalno nisi trebao
> njega da spominjesh...
> ne ide ti u prilog... :)
> sumnjam da se ne razumemo... ;))
> inache u zivotu je u totalno drugom gasu kakav fura u svojoj muzici...
> zaboravi na Jamiroquai-a... nadji neki valjan primer...
Pa pazi mi smo ovde pricali o muzici... on ima skroz gotivnu muziku i sta
mene zabole kako se on ponasa u zivotu...
a Jamiroquai-a sam pomenuo jer je ipak malo poznatij lik a ima ql muziku...
hja uglavnom slusam nesto na tu foru samo od raznih (neafirmisanih) autora...
rap.1338brka,
-> #1331, gligo
> Njihova ubistva ne bi bili dogadjaji koji su obelezili
> hip hop ove decenije da i sami nisu zauzimali isto toliko
> znacajno mesto na hip hop sceni.
Ti, recimo, izvlacis takav zakljucak... Ali smatram da
su ta dva ubistva zbog neceg drugog obelezila '90-te.
Pokazala su da je hip hop krenuo jednom opasnom stranputicom...
i pre toga su postojala "neprijateljstva" medju grupama,
mc-jima, ali su se ona resavala pomocu "battle of mc's (ili
dj's)". Jednostavno, u jednoj prostoriji su i jedan i drugi,
pokazu ono sto najbolje znaju, i onda publika i mediji
proglase boljeg.
U ovoj deceniji, to se, nazalost, resavalo pistoljima...
> Zamisli da je Oprah Winfri svoj zivot skoncala u 24-oj,
> crna kultura bi izgubila isto onoliko uticaja i snage,
> koliko je izgubila odlaskom dvojice genijalaca.
Diskutabilno... pitanje je da li je Oprah pomogla ili
odmogla crnoj kulturi. No, dobro - ne zelim sada da
se rasplinjavam.
>> Uh... malo previse komplimenata, rekao bih. Meni je
>> Big Poppa bio OK, ali ne bih bas rekao da je imao
>> najubitacnije tekstove (imao je mnogo gluposti u
>> njima, npr. kada u 'One More Chance' kaze 'black
>> and ugly as ever...'. Taj stih je posle naisao na
>> velika negodovanja). Ali, opet kazem, to je subjektivna
>> stvar...
> Hm, rekao bih da se takve stvari namerno rade u cilju
> "bolje" reklame albuma, a Puffy je kao izvrsni producent
> svih BIG-ovih albuma, slozili smo se, radio po'so vrhunski.
To definitivno nije bila reklama... Pitanje te strofe je
bilo pokrenuto tek neka 4 meseca po izlasku albuma (koji
je do tada vec dostigao zlatni tiraz).
Pozdrav,
Aleksandar
rap.1339brka,
-> #1332, gligo
>> Znaci, najbolja prijateljica (nekada i devojka) najboljeg
>> rappera '90-tih je djubre... :)
> Brko, Brko, pa i Janet Jackson je bila devojka Tupaca, pa
> se time znacaj njene muzike uopste ne menja.....na bolje. :)
Ma vidis da sam stavio smajlija... :)
Pozdrav,
Aleksandar
rap.1340brka,
-> #1333, gligo
>> PUFF DADDY 'PUFF DADDY FOREVER'-- SAVRSENI PRIMER
>> IZGUBLJENE KULTURE
>> Puff Daddy Forever would be a perfect album for children--
>> it's cloying, wildly fantastical ear candy that's ultimately
>> dispensable.
> Hm, nije mi jasno, ima milion slicnih pacenika na rap sceni,
> zasto se svi kace na Puff Daddya?
Zbog toga sto je on jedini "pacenik" kome je _svaka_ pesma
obrada nekog velikog hita, i jedini "pacenik" medju
producentima koji misli da je dobar MC... (To ti je kao
kada neka supermanekenka dostigne vrhunac u svom poslu,
i onda istripuje da je dobra glumica).
> Ono, znam da je mnogima trn u oku 5 miliona prodatih kopija
> svakog albuma koji radi, ali gde li je granica ljudske zavisti?
Pa da... i ja ga ne volim zato sto mu ustvari... zavidim. :)
Naravno da ima i dosta zavisti... ipak je to show business,
ali mislim da vecina ljudi (barem novinara, jer ako bi oni
zavideli Puffy-ju, onda bi trebali da zavide i pljuju svakog
drugog hip hop pevaca, ili grupu, jer u krajnjem slucaju -
svi oni zaradjuju vise od bilo kog novinara) koji ga ne
vole, ne vole ga zbog stvari koje sam naveo gore...
> "You can hate me now, but I won't stop now"....;)
Jao, nemoj mi tu pesmu, molim te... (Ako se pitas zbog cega,
pregledaj jos jednom jednu od mojih prethodnih poruka).
Pozdrav,
Aleksandar
rap.1341brka,
-> #1335, gligo
> Potrebuju se tekstovi Wu Tang-a, sa albuma Wu forever,
> mada, moze i bilo sta od njih...
> Brko, gledam u tebe. ;)
;)
U fajlu se nalaze tekstovi sledecih pesama sa 'Wu-Tang
Forever' CD-a:
CD I {ECD - Enchanced CD}
- Wu-Revolution [feat. Poppa Wu and Uncle Pete]
- For Heavens Sake [feat. CappaDonna]
- Cash Still Rules/Scary Hours
(still don't nothing move but the money)
- Visionz
- As High As Wu-Tang Get
- A Better Tomorrow
CD II
- Intro
- Triumph [feat. CappaDonna]
- Impossible [feat. Tekitha]
- Little Ghetto Boys [feat. CappaDonna]
- Deadly Melody [feat. Street Life]
- Bells Of War
- Dog Shit
- Heaterz [feat. CappaDonna]
- Second Coming [feat. Tekitha]
- The Closing
Pozdrav,
Aleksandar
wu4ever.ziprap.1342brka,
Upravo sam obrisao sve poruke uz koje sam, u poslednja dva meseca
kacio Real Audio fajlove, i tako oslobodio oko 9MB prostora na
Sezamovom disku. Nadam se da sam Sistemu produzio zivot barem za
nekoliko dana...
Pozdrav,
Aleksandar
PS. Uz poruku je okacen spisak obrisanih fajlova...
obrisani.txtrap.1343gdown,
Josh koji text Wu-a
Artist: Wu-Tang Clan
Album: Enter the Wu-Tang - 36 Chambers
Song: 7th Chamber
Intro:
Take that motherfucker
GOOD MORNING VIETNAM!!
Yeah, good morning to all you motherfuckin notty-headed niggaz
Word to the camoflouge large niggaz
Bitch niggaz fuckin my body
Bring that fuckin meth in here
Yo yo yo yo
Now we gonna drink some good Nightrain
and yo, set it off
Verse One: Raekwon the Chef
Champion gear that I rock, you get your boots knocked
Then attack you like a pit that lock shit DOWN
As I come and freaks the sound, hardcore
but giving you more and more, like ding!
Nah shorty, get you open like six packs
Killer Bees attack, flippin what, murder one, phat tracks
A'ight? I kick it like a Night Flite!
Word life, I get that ass while I'm fulla spite!
Check the method from Bedrock, cause I rock ya head to bed
Just like rockin what? Twin glocks!
Shake the ground while my beats just break you down
Raw sound, we going to war right now
So, yo, bombin
We Usually Take All Niggaz Garments
Save ya breath before I bomb it
Verse Two: Method Man
I be that insane nigga from the psycho ward
I'm on the trigger, plus I got the Wu-Tang sword
So how you figure that you can even fuck with mine?
Hey, yo, RZA! Hit me with that shit one time!
And pull a foul, niggaz save the beef on the cow
I'm milkin this ho, this is MY show, tical
The FUCK you wanna do? More than Spike Lee's Do
I'm like a sniper, hyper off the ginseng root
PLO style, buddha monks with the owls
So who's the fucking man? Meth-Tical
On the chessbox
Verse Three: Inspector Deck
Yo, yeah, yo
I leave the mic in body bags, my rap style has
The force to leave you lost, like the tribe of Shabazz
Murderous material, made by a madman
It's the mic wrecker, Inspector, bad man
From the bad lands of the killer, rap fanatic
Representing with the skill that's iller
Dare to compare, get pierced just like an ear
The zoo-we-do-wop-bop strictly hardware
Armed and geared cause I just broke out the prison
Charged by the system - for murdering the rhythm!
Now, lo and behold, another deadly episode
Bound to catch another fuckin charge when I explode
Verse Four: Ghostface Killer
Slammin a hype-ass verse til ya head burst
I ramshack dead in the track, and that's that
Rap assassin, fastin, quick to blast and hardrock
I ran up in spots like Fort Knox!
I'm hot, top notch, Ghost thinks with logic
Flashback's how I attacked your whole project
I'm raw, I'm rugged and raw! I repeat, if I die
My seed'll be ill like me
Approachin me, you out of respect, chops ya neck
I get vexed, like crashing up a phat-ass Lex'
So clear the way, make way, yo! Open the cage
Peace, I'm out, jettin like a runaway slave
Verse Five: Prince Rakeem/RZA
Yo
Ya gettin stripped from ya garments, boy, run ya jewels
While the meth got me open like falopian tube
I bring death to a snake when he least expect
Ain't a damn thing changed, boy, Protect Ya Neck
Roll a Zig Zag, Zig-Allah jam is fatal
Quick to stick my Wu-Tang sword right through y Clan is thick like
plaster
Bust ya, slash ya
Slit a nigga back like a Dutch Master Killer
Style jumped off and Killa, Hill-er
I was the thriller in the Ali-Frasier Manilla
I came down with phat tracks that combine and interlock
Like getting smashedre you, uh, ah, uh
Are you a warrior? Killer? Slicin shit like a samurah
The Ol' Dirty Bastard VUNDABAH
Ol' Dirty clan of terrorists
Comin atcha ass like a sorceress, shootin' that PISS!
Niggaz be gettin on my fuckin nerves
Rhymes they be kickin make me wanna kick they fuckin ass to the curb
I got funky fresh, like the old specialist
A carrier, messenger, bury ya
This experience is for the whole experience
Let it be applied, and THEN DROP THAT SCIENCE
Verse Seven: Genius/GZA
My my my
My Clan is thick like plaster
Bust ya, slash ya
Slit a nigga back like a Dutch Master Killer
Style jumped off and Killa, Hill-er
I was the thriller in the Ali-Frasier Manilla
I came down with phat tracks that combine and interlock
Like getting smashed
rap.1344gdown,
Artist: Wu-Tang Clan
Album: Enter The Wu-Tang - 36 Chambers
Song: Can It All Be So Simple
Intro: Raekwon the Chef
[Can it be that it was all so simple then]
KnowhatI'msayin, take you on this lyrical high real quick
Nineteen ninety three exoticness
KnowhatI'msayin, let's get technical
Where's your bone at, get up on that shit aight
Yo!!
Verse One:
Started off on the island, AK Shaolin
Niggaz whylin, gun shots thrown the phone dialin
Back in the days of eight now, makin a tape now
Rae gotta get a plate now
Ignorant and mad young, wanted to be the one
Till I got (BAM! BAM!) thrown one
Yeah, my pops was a fiend since sixteen
Shootin' that (that's that shit!) in his blood stream
That's the life of a crimey, real live crimey
If niggas know the half is behind me
Day one, yo, growin all up in the ghetto
Now I'm a weed fiend, jettin the Palmetto
In Medina, yo no doubt the God got crazy clout
Pushin the big joint from down South
So if you're filthy stacked up
Betta watch ya back and duck
Cause these fiends they got it cracked up
Now my man from up north, now he got the law
It's solid as a rock and crazy salt
No jokes, I'm not playin, get his folks
Desert Eagle his dick and put 'em in a yolk (AAH!)
And to know for sure, I got reck and rip shop
I pointed a gat at his mother's knot
(Yo, Rae, don't do that shit, man! Don't do that shit! <gun shots>)
Fuck that
<Chorus>
<Raekwon> Dedicated to the winners and the losers
(Can it be that it was all so simple then?)
<Ghost Face Killer> Dedicated to all jeeps and land cruisers
(Can it be that it was all so simple then?)
<Raekwon> Dedicated to the Y's, 850-I's
(Can it be that it was all so simple then?)
<Ghost Face Killer> Dedicated to niggas who do drive-bys
(Can it be that it was all so simple then?)
<Raekwon> Dedicated to the Lexus and the Ax
(Can it be that it was all so simple then?)
<Ghost Face Killer> Dedicated to MPV's phat!
(Can it be that it was all so simple then?)
<Raekwon> Nigguh, yeah, yeah!
Verse Two: Ghostface Killer
Yo!
Kickin the fly cliches
Doin duets with Rae and A, happens to make my day
Though I'm tired of bustin off shots havin to rock knots
Runnin up in spots and makin shit hot
I'd rather flip shows instead of those
Hangin on my living room wall
My first joint, and it went gold
I want to lamp, I want to be in the shade
Plus the spot light
Gettin my dick rubbed all night
I wanna have me a phat yacht
And enough land to go and plant my own sess crops
But for now, it just a big dream
Cause I find myself in the place where I'm last seen
My thoughts must be relaxed
Be able to maintain
Cause times is changed and life is strange
The glorious days is gone, and everybody's doin' bad
Yo, mad lives is up for grabs
Brothers, passin away, I gotta make wakes
Receivin all types of calls from upstate
Yo, I can't cope with the pressure
Settlin for lesser
The god left lessons on my dresser
So I can bloom and blossom, find a new way
Continue to make hits with Rae and A
Sunshine plays a major part in the daytime
[Peace to mankind Ghostface carry a black nine, nigga
Word up
It's on like that]
[Can it be that it was all so simple then]
rap.1345gdown,
Artist: Wu-Tang Clan
Album: Enter the 36 Chambers
Song: Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuttin Ta F WIt
Intro: RZA
[Tiger style]
[Tiger style] Tiger style
Yo, huh, huh
Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuttin Ta Fuck Wit
Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuttin Ta Fuck Wit
Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuttin Ta Fuck Wit
There's noplace to hide once I step inside the room
Dr. Doom, prepare for the boom
BAM! Aw, MAN! I SLAM
JAM, that's freedom like Tarzan
Verse One:
I be tossin, enforcin, my style is awesome
I'm causin more Family Feud's than Richard Dawson
And the survey said -- ya dead
Fatal Flying Guillotine chops off your fuckin head
MZA who was that? Aiyyo, the Wu is back
Makin niggaz go BO BO!, like on Super Cat
Me fear no-one, oh no, here come
The Wu-Tang shogun, killer to the eardrum!
Verse Two: Inspector Deck
I puts the needle to the groove, I gets rude
And I'm forced to fuck it up
My style carries like a pickup truck
Across the clear blue yonder
Seek the China Sea, I slam tracks like quarterbacks sacks from L.T.
Now why try and test, the Rebel INS?
Blessed since the birth, I earth-slam your best
Cause I bake the cake, then take the cake
And eat it, too, with my crew while we head state to state!
Chorus: RZA
And if you want beef, then bring the ruckus
Wu-Tang Clan ain't nuttin ta fuck with
Straight from the motherfucking slums that's busted
Wu-Tang Clan ain't nuttin ta fuck with
Interlude: RZA
Hyah!
Step up, boy!
Represent!
Chop his head off, kid!
Verse Three: Method Man
The Meth will come out tomorrow,
Styles, is wild, berserk, bizarro
Flow, with more afro than Rollo
Comin to a fork in the road which way to go just follow
Method, the Legend, niggaz is Sleepy Hollow
In fact I'm a hard act to follow
I dealt for dolo
Bogart comin on through
Niggaz is like "Oh, my God, not you!"
Yes, I, Come to get a slice of the punk and the pie
Rather do than die, check my
Flava, comin from the RZA
Which is short for the razor
Who make me reminisce true like Deja
Vu! I'm rubber, niggaz is like glue
Whatever you say rubs off me sticks to you
[Chorus & shout outs]
rap.1346gdown,
Artist: Wu-Tang Clan
Album: Enter the Wu-Tang - 36 Chambers
Song: C.R.E.A.M.
Intro: Raekwon the Chef, Method Man
What that nigga want God?
Word up, look out for the cops [Wu-Tang five finger shit]
(Cash Rules) Word up, two for fives over here baby
Word up, two for fives them niggaz got garbage down the way, word up
KnowhatI'msayin?
(Cash Rules Everything Around Me
C.R.E.A.M. get...)
Yeah, check this ol fly shit out
Word up
(Cash Rules Everything Around Me) Take you on a natural joint
(C.R.E.A.M. get the money) Here we here we go
(dolla dolla bill y'all) Check this shit, yo!
Verse One: Raekwon the Chef
I grew up on the crime side, the New York Times side
Staying alive was no jive
At second hands, moms bounced on old men
So then we moved to Shaolin land
A young youth, yo rockin the gold tooth, 'Lo goose
Only way, I begin to gee off was drug loot
And let's start it like this son, rollin with this one
And that one, pullin out gats for fun
But it was just a dream for the teen, who was a fiend
Started smokin woolies at sixteen
And running up in gates, and doing hits for high stakes
Making my way on fire escapes
No question I would speed, for cracks and weed
The combination made my eyes bleed
No question I would flow off, and try to get the dough all
Sticking up white boys in ball courts
My life got no better, same damn 'Lo sweater
Times is ruff and tuff like leather
Figured out I went the wrong route
So I got with a sick ass click and went all out
Catchin keys from across seas
Rollin in MPV's, every week we made forty G's
Yo nigga respect mine, or anger the tech nine
Ch-chick-POW! Move from the gate now
Chorus: Method Man
Cash, Rules, Everything, Around, Me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar, dollar bill y'all
Verse Two: Inspector Deck
It's been twenty-two long hard years of still strugglin
Survival got me buggin, but I'm alive on arrival
I peep at the shape of the streets
And stay awake to the ways of the world cause shit is deep
A man with a dream with plans to make C.R.E.A.M.
Which failed; I went to jail at the age of 15
A young buck sellin drugs and such who never had much
Trying to get a clutch at what I could not... could not...
The court played me short, now I face incarceration
Pacin -- going up state's my destination
Handcuffed in back of a bus, forty of us
Life as a shorty shouldn't be so ruff
But as the world turns I learned life is hell
Living in the world no different from a cell
Everyday I escape from Jakes givin chase, sellin base
Smokin bones in the staircase
Though I don't know why I chose to smoke sess
I guess that's the time when I'm not depressed
But I'm still depressed, and I ask what's it worth?
Ready to give up so I seek the Old Earth
Who explained working hard may help you maintain
to learn to overcome the heartaches and pain
We got stickup kids, corrupt cops, and crack rocks
and stray shots, all on the block that stays hot
Leave it up to me while I be living proof
To kick the truth to the young black youth
But shorty's running wild smokin sess drinkin beer
And ain't trying to hear what I'm kickin in his ear
Neglected, but now, but yo, it gots to be accepted
That what? That life is hectic
Outro:
Chorus -- 4X
Niggas gots to do what they gotta do, to get a bill
YaknowhatI'msayin?
Cuz we can't just get by no more
Word up, we gotta get over, straight up and down
Chorus -- 3X
Cash Rules Everything Around Me
C.R.E.A.M.
get the money
Dolla dolla bill y'aauhhhaaaauhhhhahhhauhhhhll, YEAH
rap.1347gdown,
Artist: Wu-Tang Clan
Album: Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Song: Bring Da Ruckus
Intro:
Shaolin shadowboxing, and the Wu-Tang sword style
If what you say is true, the Shaolin and the Wu-Tang
could be dangerous
Do you think your Wu-Tang sword can defeat me?
En garde, I'll let you try my Wu-Tang style
Chorus: Method Man
Bring da motherfuckin' ruckus
bring da motherfuckin' ruckus
bring da mother, bring da motherfuckin ruckus
bring da motherfuckin ruckus
Verse One: Ghostface Killer
Ghostface, catch the blast of a hype verse
My glock bursts, leave in a hearse, I did worse
I come rough, tough like an elephant tusk
Ya head rush, fly like Egyptian musk
Aw shit, Wu-Tang Clan spark the wicks an'
However, I master the trick just like Nixon
Causin terror, quick damage ya whole era
Hardrocks is locked the fuck up, or found shot
P.L.O. style, hazardous, cause I wreck this dangerous
I blow sparks like Waco, Texas
Verse Two: Raekwon the Chef
I watch my back like I'm locked down, hardcore
Hittin sound, watch me act bugged, and tear it down
A literate type asshole, songs goin gold, no doubt
and you watch a corny nigga fold
Yeah, they fake and all that
Carryin gats but yo, my Clan
Rollin like forty Macs
Now ya act convinced, I guess it makes sense
Wu-Tang, yo sewwwwwwwww, represent
I wait for one to act up
Now I got him backed up
Gun to his neck now, react what?
And that's one in the chamber
Wu-Tang banger, 36 styles of danger
Chorus
Verse Three: Inspectah Deck
I rip it hardcore, like porno-flick bitches
I roll with groups of ghetto bastards with biscuits
Check it, my method on the microphone's bangin
Wu-Tang slang'll leave your headpiece hangin
Bust this, I'm kickin like Segall, Out for Justice
The roughness, yes, the rudeness, ruckus
Redrum, I verbally assault with the tongue
Murder one, my style shot ya knot like a stun-gun
I'm hectic, I wreck it with the quickness
Set it on the microphone, and competition get blown
By this nasty ass nigga with my nigga, the RZA
Charged like a bull and got pull like a trigga
So bad, stabbin up the pad with the vocab, crab
I scream on ya ass like your dad, bring it on...
Chorus
Verse Four: The Genius/GZA
Yo, I'm more rugged than slaveman boots
New recruits, I'm fuckin' up MC troops
I break loops, and trample shit, while I stomp!
A mudhole in that ass, cause I'm straight out the swamp
Creepin up on site, now it's Fright Night
My Wu-Tang slang is mad fuckin' dangerous
And more deadly than the stroke of an axe
Choppin through ya back *swish*
Givin bystanders heart-attacks
Niggas try to flip, tell me who is him
I blow up his fuckin prism
Make it a vicious act of terrorism
You wanna bring it, so fuck it
Come on and bring the ruckus
And I provoke niggaz to kick buckets
I'm wettin CREAM, I ain't wettin fame
Who sellin gain, I'm givin out a deadly game
It's not the Russian it's the Wu-Tang crushin
Roulette, slip up and get fucked like Suzette
Bring da fuckin ruckus...
Chorus
So bring it on...(X7)
punk nigga!
rap.1348giuliano,
Prodajem sledece CD-ove :
1.Gravediggaz - Niggamortis
2.Genius\GZA - Liquid Swords
3.Paris - Guerrilla Funk
Svi su originali i preslusani po 2-3 puta.
Ko oce nek javi na mail.
rap.1349ica.z,
-> #1347, gdown> Artist: Wu-Tang Clan
> Album: Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
imam taj album (original)...
ko zna, znace koliko je teshko pronaci original...
Wu-Tang ne slusham totalno tako da bi dao taj album
za 20-tak maraka... zainteresovani nek se jave...
Ica
rap.1350brka,
INTERVJU DA EAST-OM... GRAFF ARTISTOM
TheScenes: When did you start graff?
EAST: I started in 1983...it was a graduation or extension from
breakin (b-boying) for me. I always saw pictures of graffiti
in the background of all these breakin books and videos
that I'd watch...it only seemed natural to me.
...
east.ziprap.1351brka,
CHINUA ACHEBE (NAPISAO 'THINGS FALL APART') VRACA SE U NIGERIJU
Another prominent author has returned to Nigeria, after years of
exile. Chinua Achebe, author of the 1958 novel Things Fall Apart,
which the New York Times calls "one of the most popular works of
African fiction in the West," returned to Lagos after a nine-year
absence. Achebe had come to the U.S. in 1990 for medical reasons,
and though his absence was not as pointedly a political exile as
that of Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka, it nonetheless drew
attention to the struggle for creative and other freedoms in
Nigeria.
Soyinka return to Nigeria last year, when the death of General
Sani Abacha signalled to possibility of less repressive civilian
rule. (Abacha was the guy who hanged writer and political critic
Ken Saro-Wiwa.) According to the Times, it's not clear whether
Achebe intends to stay in Nigeria or return to the U.S.
Note to anyone who hasn't read Things Fall Apart: Read it. Then
check out some other Nigerian authors and marvel at Africa's
most persistently fruitful literary scene.
rap.1352brka,
TUPAC: USPOMENA NA NJEGA JOS ZIVI... NA SUDU
Not only has Tupac Shakur released albums since his death, he
has also been sued numerous times post-mortem-- or at least
his estate has anyway.
The latest in a string of lawsuits comes from the estate of
Orlando Anderson, who initially was a suspect in the artist's
untimely death in 1996, which occured just hours after Anderson
was assaulted by Shakur and Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight.
In September 1996, one week after Anderson sued Shakur's
estate in connection with his assault, Shakur's estate issued
a wrongful-death suit against Anderson for his alleged
involvement in the artist's death. The Shakur estate's suit
was later dismissed, and the two sides (allegedly) eventually
reached a settlement May 29, 1998, in which Anderson would
receive $78,000. But mere hours after the agreement was
reached, Anderson himself was gunned down.
Now, Anderson's estate is suing that of Shakur for unspecified
damages for subjecting Anderson "to cruel and unjust hardship,
and personal endangerment," as well as for allegedly breaching
the May 1998 oral contract.
Shakur's estate has also been involved in other lawsuits. Most
recently, it was named in a $500,000 lawsuit filed August 20
by artist Bad Azz, who claims to be owed royalties from "Krazy",
a track from Shakur's 1997 album, The Don Killuminati: The Seven
Day Theory.
In October 1998, Shakur's biological father, William Garland,
dropped his suit for half of the deceased artist's estate,
opting instead to agree to a settlement for approximately
$890,000.
In yet another suit, Shakur's mother, Afeni Shakur, filed a
$17 million lawsuit against Death Row Records in April 1997,
for royalties that the label allegedly never paid the artist.
The suit was filed soon after a $7.1 million Death Row suit
against Shakur's estate for money advanced to the artist for
various recording and living expenses. -- Eric Stern
rap.1353brka,
GANG STARR, TRIBE + OSTALI RADE SOUNDTRACK ZA NOVU SK8ERSKU IGRU
Tired of listening to those mind-numbingly lame soundtracks
that video gaming companies use while you earn those thumb
blisters? Well, Rockstar Games, the company behind the
eagerly-anticipated Thrasher: Skate and Destroy, has reached
in to the hip-hop vaults and pulled out some of the greatest
jams ever for the new game.
Thrasher: Skate and Destroy will feature eleven of the essential
hip-hop classics of the day, including "Rappers' Delight" from
the Sugarhill Gang, "Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa & Soul
Sonic Force, and Public Ememy's "Rebel Without A Pause." (Full
track listing is below.)
With this kind of hotness, you might stop playing the game and
start poppin' and lockin'!
In addition to the slammin' hip-hop joints, there will be some
Euro-flavored trackson diferent levels of the game. The
Freestylers, Deejay Punk-Roc, Sniper, and Hardnox have all
provided the Big Beat madness for the "London" and "German"
levels of the skateboarding competition.
Thrasher: Skate and Destroy is scheduled to hit the streets for
Sony PlayStation November 15, but if the skating jones is
hitting you too hard, go check out the steez at the official
website, www.skateanddestroy.com.
Tracks on Rockstar Games' Thrasher: Skate and Destroy
Sugar Hill Gang-- Rappers' Delight
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five-- White Lines (Don't Do It)
Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force-- Planet Rock
Run DMC-- King of Rock
Stetsasonic-- Talkin' All That Jazz
Ultramagnetic MC's-- Kool Keith Housin' Things
Eric B. and Rakim-- I Know You Got Soul
EPMD-- I'm Housin'
Public Enemy-- Rebel Without A Pause
A Tribe Called Quest-- Award Tour
Gang Starr-- Just To Get A Rep
rap.1354brka,
BOB MARLEY & CYPRESS HILL FESTIVALI: POSLE SVIH OVIH GODINA,
I DALJE DUVAJU...
In yet another seeming ploy to make money off of the name of
dead legends, TNT's "Bob Marley All-Star Tribute" will feature
big names from a multitude of musical genres.
The show will take place in Oracabessa Bay, Jamaica on December 4,
and is scheduled to air on TNT December 19 (coinciding with
this reporter's birthday).
Artists signed up thus far include Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu,
Sheryl Crow, Sarah McLachlin, Queen Latifah, Busta Rhymes, Seal,
as well as Rita and Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers.
If you wish to attend, the Bob Marley All-Star Tribute package
is available through Air Jamaica Vacations (800-LOVEBIRD). Can't
go and don't have cable? Don't fret, the concert will be
available on both VHS and DVD through Palm Pictures.
In other sure-to-be-marijuana-infested festival news, the Second
Annual "Cypress Hill Smoke Out" will take place on October 9 at
the National Orange Show Events Center in San Bernardino,
California.
Acts include a cross section of around 40 rap and rock artists
including Cypress Hill, De La Soul, KRS-One, the Deftones,
Gang Starr, Nice & Smooth, Fishbone, Long Beach Dub All-Stars,
Ozomatli, and half a dozen DJs.
The ticket sale date is not yet set, but near 20,000 attendees
are expected to show up dialated and ready to roll.-- Eric Stern
rap.1355brka,
RUBBEROOM, MICRANOTS + MORE HEADLINE 'HIP-HOP ESSENTIALS'
After last month's amazing Mystik Journeyman show at Manhattan's
S.O.B.'s nightclub, Fridge Magazine is preparing to blow us
away once again during the 1999 CMJ Music Marathon!
On September 18, Fridge will present "Hip-Hop Essentials,"
featuring amazing lineup of the underground's finest, including
Rubberoom, Atmosphere, Black Attack & Micranots (Check out the
full lineup below).
"The refreshing thing about this event (is that) these artists
are from every region of the U.S. It's an ambitious event
that's not been dome on this magnitude before," says event
organizer Fiona Bloom.
Lune TNS will host "Hip-Hop Essentials," and for those not
in the New York City area, the event will be broadcast LIVE
over the internet-- check back soon for more information!
"Hip-Hop Essentials" will be presented at DOWNTIME, located
at 151 W. 30th Street in Manhattan. See you there, 'cuz if
you miss this show, you're sleepin', son!
Lineup for Hip-Hop Essentials:
Rubberoom
Atmosphere
Black Attack
Rasheed & Ill Advised
Paradime
Da Ruckus
Micranots
Strict Flow
Scienz' of Life
The Rawcotiks
S-ON
D. Auguste
Manifest
Million
DJ B-Mello
Hosted by: Lune TNS
rap.1356brka,
SARADNJA - KOOL KEITH/BECK, METH THE THESPIAN...
Music news...it's pipin' hot and we're servin' it fresh!
It appears as if the estate of Bob Marley has finally resolved
its differences with Bunny Wailer and the estate of Peter Tosh.
According to Billboard, the two parties filed a suit in 1992
against the Marley family over nonpayment of royalties and the
use of the Tuff Gong trademark (the label that Bob Marley & The
Wailers called home).
In the settlement, which was reached in May but only disclosed
to the public September 1, Bunny Wailer and Tosh's estate will
receive over $2 million in royalties owed to them by Island
Records, and they will also be able to use one of the two Tuff
Gong images on products. Stand up for your rights!
Kool Keith, man of all things bizarre and quirky, looks as if
he's found a soul mate in the form of alterna-rocker Beck.
The duo from another planet will collaborate on Beck's
upcoming album (no title has been released as yet).
In an interview with allstar, Keith enthused about Beck's
joie de vivre and his musically open-mindedness: "I liked
working with Beck because it wasn't like a conceptual market
scam...He has no boundaries [and doesn't] cut any corners.
We have no musical limitations." But we wonder-- is Beck
a fan of hardcore porn? Hmm...
Ol' skool hip-hop acts Run-DMC, Whodini, Sugar Hill Gang,
and others have all signed the dotted line to take part in
"The Hip-Hop Fresh Fest," a mini-tour to celebrate the old
school days of rap. The tour will kick off September 10 in
Berkeley, CA, and wrap up October 3 in Cleveland, OH.
I'd highly recommend this show-- first of all, it features
Whodini, who so aptly called it that "The Freaks Come Out
At Night," plus this may be one of the last chances to revel
in a time when a rap show meant that you went to get your
boogie on, not get into three or four brawls before the
opening act even hits the stage!
And finally, I'll leave you all with my personal question
of the week: aren't those MTV Video Music Award Blair Witch
spoof commercials (featuring Chris Rock, Janeane Garafolo,
and Method Man) the funniest *^!# you've seen in a long
time? And I have to say, I think Method Man steals the
show in each one... discuss amongst yourselves!-- Saidah Blount
rap.1357brka,
DJ Spinna Gives Pete Rock and Primo a Run for Their Money
It all started with an MC Eiht remix. And then remixes for
Das Efxĺs (Microphone Master) and De Laĺs (Stakes Is High)
which got everyone open. Next thing you know, this low-profile
Brooklynite becomes one of the most prolific and sought-after
producers in the indie hip hop scene. Backpackers worldwide
worship him, as music connoisseurs stand amazed by the
complexity and intricacy of his soundscapes. Basically,
when you hear dirty, bouncy drums, melodic samples,
echoed voices and spacey sound effects all over the place,
you know itĺs a Spinna sure shot.
For the Ĺ99, my man is coming with two plates for fans to
feast on. The Polyrhythm-Addictsĺ (the super-group featuring
Mr. Complex, Apani B. Fly Emcee and Shabaam Sahdeeq) Rhyme
Related LP (on Nervous) marks somewhat of a return to
Spinnaĺs earlier stripped-down style. Whereas the Heavy
Beats Vol. 1 EP (on Rawkus), with its uptempo instrumental
tracks, shows that Mr. Beyond Realĺs cipher expands way
beyond hip hop.
VICE: Youĺre into a lot of other stuff than rap music,
right?
Spinna: I listen to everything. Just funky records man,
whatever got funk on it.
I actually heard that you were from a house background.
I am. I just did a house record recently. I grew up with
that as well. Like in the mid-Ĺ80s when a lot of clubs
banned hip hop because of the violence and shit, they
started playing a lot of house and dance records and
shit. And a lot of hip hop heads that were going to
Union Square and Latin Quarters, they didnĺt have
anywhere to go, so they went to a lot of clubs in the
city that were playing house music. I was one of those
cats, but since Iĺm also a DJ, a lot of the records
that I grew up with being from the disco era, it was
easy to appreciate that kind of music. A lot of cats
will try to front like they canĺt fuck with that kind
of music, but people did listen to it when it was hot.
Every once in a while me and my girl will go to the club,
and house does have the whole homo stigma attached to it,
but if youĺre really all about the music, then that shit
wouldnĺt matter to you.
So were you producing house or hip hop first?
Hip hop, always. Hip hop is the foundation. I have memories
of people cutting up Big Beat on my block, and Impeach The
President, and a lot of those early breakbeat records that
cats were rhyming over back in the days. And I started
making hip hop beats, believe it or not, in Ĺ85. I had a
group since Ĺ85, we called ourselves The Top Choice Three,
and then another group after that. Then Jigmastas was
formed in Ĺ91.
What was your most memorable studio experience?
I got to say Puba, Sadat and Sir Menelik for the experience.
[Note: 7XL is the joint they did together, and itĺll be out
on Rawkus, Soundbombing II.] That was the first time I
actually was in the studio and recorded not a remix but a
Spinna production, with an artist that was already
established. And they were so professional: I didnĺt have
to tell them to do it over if they werenĺt happy they just
kicked their verse again. And Big L too, definitely. He
knocked it out quick. It was like: Yeah, Iĺm out. Peace. I
like professionalism man, I hate to be in the studio for
hours trying to get vocals done. That shit kills me.
Do you still go out digging a lot?
I donĺt do it that often anymore because I got bills too.
And I have a lot of records anyway. Honestly, right now
Iĺm mainly looking for a lot of rare dance classics. When
I DJ, the people I play for appreciate that kind of stuff.
Especially overseas: they want to get deep, they want to
hear other shit. I look for rare soul albums anything rare
and hot, even old reggae albums and 12s, early dancehall.
What bothers you the most with the state of hip hop right now?
The beats.
Spinnaĺs Top 5 Spinna joints: 1. Mr. Complex: Visualize
2. De La Soul: Stakes Is High Remix 3. Jigmastas: Beyond Real
4. Shabaam Sahdeeq: 5 Star Generals 5. Das Efx: Microphone Master
Remix. Also look out for a Jigmastas LP on Tommy Boy and a
Beyond Real compilation, featuring a Jigmastas track with Mr.
Complex, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Kweli and Pharoahe Monch.
rap.1358file,
-> #1274, gligo}} Sto kaze grafit ispod njegovog portreta na jednom od zgrada
}} juznog L.A.-a: " Live by the gun, die by the gun!".
Jesi li siguran , da je bash tamo?
Neko mi reche da je u Dzerziju , a upotpisu stoji Bronx.
2pcgra.jpgrap.1359file,
Ima li ko od vas madafakera (ica.z , gligo..) text pesme
"Troublesome".
2pac, razume se..
rap.1360dzim,
-> #1225, nenad
> It's all about the Pentiums
> (by Weird Al Jankovic)
Jel to obrada nechega il je njegovih usta delo?
rap.1361gligo,
-> #1359, file> Ima li ko od vas madafakera (ica.z , gligo..) text pesme
> "Troublesome".
> 2pac, razume se..
To nemam, a uostalom ne znam ni sa kojeg je albuma stvar.
Video sam je samo na "Greatest Hits".
rap.1362gligo,
-> #1360, dzim>> It's all about the Pentiums
>> (by Weird Al Jankovic)
> Jel to obrada nechega il je njegovih usta delo?
Jasta, bas je njegovih usta delo. ;)
Tekst je prepravljen na osnovu Puff Daddy-jevog hita,
"It's all about the benjamins baby".
Ide uz poruku i Puffy-jev original...
benjamin.txtrap.1363gligo,
-> #1358, file> Jesi li siguran , da je bash tamo?
> Neko mi reche da je u Dzerziju , a upotpisu stoji Bronx.
Prvo, sumnjam da ce iko da crta Tupac-ov portret i to usred Bronxa,
mada ne odbacujem ni tu mogucnost, ali vec sam u nekoj knjizi citao
da su mu taj portret posvetili "momci" iz Creepsa u L.A-u.
Koliko je verodostojno, ne mogu da garantujem.
A ono, Bronx, Le Sex u podnozju slike, moze biti i potpis momka
koji je crtao "grafit".
rap.1364ica.z,
-> #1361, gligo> To nemam, a uostalom ne znam ni sa kojeg je albuma stvar.
> Video sam je samo na "Greatest Hits".
ne nalazi se ni na jednom albumu... nije ni singl...
jebem li ga...
rap.1365ica.z,
-> #1363, gligo> Prvo, sumnjam da ce iko da crta Tupac-ov portret i to usred Bronxa, mada ne
> odbacujem ni tu mogucnost, ali vec sam u nekoj knjizi citao da su mu taj
> portret posvetili "momci" iz Creepsa u L.A-u. Koliko je verodostojno, ne
> mogu da garantujem. A ono, Bronx, Le Sex u podnozju slike, moze biti i
> potpis momka koji je crtao "grafit".
u L.A.-u je... 100% sa garancijom... ;)
rap.1366karlos,
pa 2 Pac je mrtav.....zar ne???!!!
al dosta izdaje od kad je ubijen...nema sta....
rap.1367sani.,
-> #1366, karlos}} pa 2 Pac je mrtav.....zar ne???!!!
NAravno da ne.
rap.1368sani.,
Dobro , nemate troublesome. A "How long will they mourn me"?
rap.1369gdown,
Ajde ako neko moze da posalje textove sa
Public enemy - there's a poison goin on...
Ovde ili na mail, svejedno.
10x
rap.1370gdown,
UNDERGROUND 13.09.1999. u 21h
Promocija 2pac-ove knjige, prevedene ma srpski
Ulaz besplatan.
rap.1371brka,
THE ROOTS...
According to TheSource.com, Black Thought, MC of the legendary Roots crew,
will star in the upcoming movie "Brooklyn Babylon," which will be directed
by Slam's Marc Levin. Black Thought (who's real name is Tariq Trotter) will
being playing a young Rastafarian who falls in love with a Hasidic woman
in the backdrop of a racially tense Crown Heights, Brooklyn neighborhood.
According to Offline Films publicist Rachel Goldstein, "Like the Roots are
freestylers, Marc (Levin) is a freestyle filmmaker," creating a perfect
match. Those of you who have caught Black Thought on stage or even on a
Roots album know the brother's got some serious talent behind him, so
keep an eye out. There is no date yet on when the movie will start
production, but word is that the Roots will appear on the movie's
soundtrack.
rap.1372brka,
BUSTA I PUFFY OPTUZENI!
Busta 'Bus' Rhymes was sentenced yesterday in Manhattan Supreme
Court to 5 years probation. He was charged with carrying a loaded
unregistered automatic weapon. Folks may recall that earlier this
year Busta was pulled over for erractic driving. The police used
the stop as an excuse to search his car and they discovered the
weapon. Busta had noted he began carrying a gun after he was
robbed at gun point a few weeks prior to the stop.
The 5 year probation sentence is not something to be taken lightly.
This means if Busta should have any sort of trouble i.e. smoking
weed or being caught with weed, he could go to jail for some time
because he will have violated his parole. It is these type of
conditions that get a lot of folks caught up in the judicial
system. Busta will have to watch himself carefully for the next
5 years. Believe me, the way things are going these days a high
profile, outspoken artist like Busta will be a target for police.
While Busta was dealing with his charge, fellow rap star Sean
Puffy Combs got off easy with his sentencing. As you know Puff
was facing charges for an assault against record executive Steve
Stoute. He was looking at a possible seven year stint in jail.
Instead he was given one day's anger management class. Damn, I
got a boy who did two weeks for not paying a ticket. I'm glad
Puff got off.. Lets hope he takes upon himself to set a better
example for those who may get the wrong message because of his
light sentencing.
rap.1373brka,
STA JE SA SNEED-OM...
The other week we reported the grave situation surrounding
producer Sam Sneed who was recently diagnosed with brain cancer.
A call was put out for people to donate money to a trust fund
so Sam could pay his medical bills. An email address was set
up so people could drop Sam a get well card mailto:
Sam_Sneed@www.daveyd.com
Well the good news is that Busta Rhymes came forth and donated
10 thousand dollars. He normally would've kept the amount secret
but he wanted to encourage other rap stars to come forth and
follow suit. Over a 100 people took time out to drop Sam a get
well email. Plans are still pending for a fundraising concert
featuring Scarface, KRS-One, Eight Ball and several others yet
to named.
rap.1374brka,
HIP HOP U NEMILOSTI POLICIJE
Bad news for Ja Rule as Hartford Conn Police are pointing fingers
at his fans stating that they are way to rowdy. The other night,
during his concert more then 400 people stormed the stage when
Ja took the stage. In order to 'calm things down', the police
felt it was necessary to pepper spray the crowd. It isn't clear
as to how many arrest were made, but many are saying the police
totally over-reacted. It seems like this is a growing trend..
Since I reported the police brutality incidents after the Source
Awards, I've gotten a number of letters from all over the country
reporting similar behavior. The Hartford concert is the latest
one.. There have been reports coming from New York City, a couple
of additional scenarios out in Los Angeles and one in New Orleans.
The common thread seems to be the police coming out and running
some sort of practice drills during or after Hip Hop concerts.
This may have to become a new campaign for the ACLU..
rap.1375brka,
MASTER "MAKE 'EM SAY UHHH" P
Let's give big props to Master P for his business savvy. He was
recently noted as one of America's richest people under 40.
According to Forbes Magazine, P is worth an estimated $361
million dollars. In fact Master P out earned Michael Jordan
who is worth $257 million.
Now before people start writing Master P off and lambasting
his rap skills or noting that 'money doesn't always make the
man', P gets props for embracing a Hip Hop work ethic. By
that I mean, from day one he figured out a way to create his
own opportunities. People from the Bay Area will recall that
not so long ago, Master P was hustling tapes in the streets
of Richmond, California and getting dissed left and right.
People kept saying they didn't dig his sound nor rap style.
I recall him always up to the radio station damn near
everyday with a different song trying to get it on the air
and getting dissed by deejays who are now all over his nuts.
During the time P was coming up, the Bay Area was in it's
hey day with folks like Too Short, Digital Underground,
E-40, Dru Down, 2Pac, Richie Rich, N2Deep, Souls Of Mischief,
Saafir, Spice One and a host of others getting the bulk of
the Hip Hop spot light and air play. However, P was operating
below the radar. He was consistently charting on Billboard's
Top 100 Chart and some how managing to sell records. The only
problem was no one in these here parts, could figure out where
P was selling his tapes. He was carving out a niche for
himself in the South. He was tapping into a market that many
people were either down playing or overlooking. The other
thing that P was doing was he was being persistent and not
letting any one person or radio station stand in his way and
define his destiny. He began doing what a lot of rappers
today won't do; He went to all those spots that people
avoided. He was selling himself at the local barbecue joints,
hair salons, liquor stores etc. In other words he was going
deep into the hood and making himself known. He paid attention
to an audience that many started either taking for granted
or ignoring. What P was figuring out was that no matter what
an MTV or KMEL was playing and presenting to the masses, the
streets in it's rawest sense would eventually dictate the
trends.
So basically Master P locked up the streets and made the people
enthusiastic fans of his music. He eventually developed a street
following that forced everyone to take a second look and listen
to his music. Kids that initially fronted on songs like 'How Ya
Do That There' and 'Make 'Em Say Uuuugh' were forced to play
these songs because the public overwhelmingly demanded to hear
them. P was proving to folks that you don't after cross over
you could make the industry 'tastemakers' and 'power brokers'
cross over to you. To a large degree Master P helped bring to
the forefront that gritty, grimy, dirty south sound that is so
popular right now. Who would've thought 4 year ago that a song
like 'Make 'Em Say Uuuugh' or 'It Ain't My Fault' would be Top
40 material selling millions of units? It certainly opened the
doors and paved the way for the Cash Money sound that everyone
is grooving too.. Master P caught a lot of folks off guard and
reinforced Hip Hop rule # 1- No one has a lock on the streets
and Hip Hop.. No One!
To best illustrate P's influence, I recall deejaying at a popular
club one night to a packed house that was damn near screaming with
enthusiasm with every song I played. I ran a set that started off
with 'Eric B for President' and covered everything from Public
Enemy's 'Can't Truss It', Foxy Brown's Bad Mamma Jamma', Eric B &
Rakim's 'I Know You Got Soul', Kirk Franklin's 'Stomp', AMG's
'Bitch Betta Have My Money' and Volume 10's 'Pistol Grip Pump'.
I had pulled off my shelves a Hip Hop classic and was basically
running my set just so I could drop this song and send the crowd
into a total frenzy. After watching folks go bananas over 'I Know
You Got Soul', I dropped Big Daddy Kane's 'Ain't No Half Stepping'.
When this song first came out, it was the bomb and since folks
hadn't heard it in a while and I knew it would set things off.
To my surprise the perfectly mixed song cleared my dance floor
with folks coming up demanding that I play 'something good'. A
number of folks started asking for Master P's 'How Ya Do That
There' which up to that point wasn't even being played on radio.
I cut off Big Daddy Kane and dropped the song and the place
completely erupted with folks singing along. To this day I'm not
a fan of that song, but there were many a nights I had to play it
in order to please my audience. It was one of our radio stations
most requested songs and even during my KPFA Hip Hop show, I had
kids calling up demanding to hear this track. It wasn't like
Master P had people who just enjoyed his songs, he cultivated
Master P fans who buy every tape and listen and know every song.
A lot of artist don't do the ground work and take steps to
develop a following. They let radio, magazines and videos shows
do the recruiting. The end result of doing this is that many
artist wind up enjoying the attention showered upon them by MTV,
KMEL or Source Magazine fans who are following the dictates of
these respective mediums. So if a magazine like The Source says
Master P is in today and out tomorrow, fans of that magazine
are likely to follow suit. This is different than having a huge
supportive following that economically demands that a magazine
put you on the cover or a radio station plays you. P gets credit
for doing that for developing such a fan base.
He also gets credit for playing the industry game to the fullest.
He seemingly understands the politics of the radio and record
industry and he works it with the best of them. He recognizes
that this industry is all about business hence Master P has
adjusted himself to make wise business moves. The only time
things will change is when Master P owns his own radio station
and magazine and then he can make his rules from which to play by.
Lastly, there are lots of people who will bitterly complain that
Master P cheapens Hip Hop.. They'll say his music is inferior and
his image is 'too ghetto' or 'too country' for Hip Hop. The
question I always raise is this; Is the average Master P fan also
some one, who is going out and buying a Beatnuts tape or a Mos
Def cd? If so, then I assert that Master P brought new fans to
the game which helps out Hip Hop because they may have gotten
open to some other material. Now flip the question, Is the average
Mos Def, Jurassic 5 or Beatnuts fan going out and purchasing the
new Master P or Silk The Shocker tape? In my opinion probably not.
The point I'm making is that Master P is not taking away from
Hip Hop he's adding. Don't hate on P because he managed to get
new people to the table. The so called 'keep it real' type
Hip Hop fan is not being influenced or corrupted by Master P and
his music. If Master P is somehow able to ruin hip hop, then I
say Hip Hop wasn't that strong in the first place. If the
Mos Def fan abandons the style and flava that Mos Def brings to
the game in favor of Master P, I say that individual was never
a Mos Def fan in the first place. It's either that or Master P
has a tighter program that appeals to folks. Think about it.
How can I get mad if the fan who grew up listening to Rakim
turns around and says he's into the Master P sound? What did P
do wrong? All he did was play the game and the fans made their
respective choices. There is nothing stopping the Mos Def fan
or The Beatnuts fan from going out and presenting material to
the Master P fan.. The truth of the matter is most won't. Even
sadder is that many will not play the game of power politics
within the music industry to force power shakers to cross
over and respect a 'true Hip Hop sound'.
rap.1376brka,
JOS JEDNOM ZA MUMIA ABU JAMALA
This Saturday September 11th, the Hip Hop community will be
stepping forth in an attempt to bring more attention to the
plight of Mumia Abu Jamal. Mumia as many should know, is a
journalist who was convicted of murdering a Philadelphia
police officer named Daniel Faulkner back in 1982. He's been
sitting on Pennsylvania's Death Row for almost 19 years. The
circumstances surrounding Mumia's trial and conviction has
been controversial. Many are proclaiming his innocence and
that Mumia is a political prisoner. There are many who feel
that there was a lot of crucial evidence that was suppressed
at his trial and that he was railroaded through the justice
system because of his outspoken views on police brutality,
his support of a political nationalist group called MOVE and
the fact that he was a former member of the Black Panthers.
In recent years support for Mumia has picked up as many have
come to see him as a symbol of resistance for the continued
building of the Prison Industrial Complex. Mumia's insightful
commentaries and writings have helped people focus on the
growing trend in America to build more prison and less
schools. The concept of rehabilitation has all but been
abandoned as a goal for these new human warehouses. Many of
these new prisons are being run by private corporations who
are now contracting out inmates to work for literally pennies
a day for major companies. Recently a list was put out
showing companies ranging from Eddie Bauer to Toy R Us as
using some form of prison labor. Many are looking at all
these new prisons as being the modern day slave camps with
a disproportionate number of Black and Brown folks filling
the cells. Mumia supporters in addition to demanding a new
trial for Mumia, have been trying to prevent a death warrant
from being signed and combatting the growing Prison
Industrial Complex.
This weekend a number of rallies will be held around the
country to help bring more attention to his situation. As
of now he has just about run out of appeals and there's a
strong likelihood a death warrant will soon be signed.
Entitled 'The National Day of Art', here in the Bay Area
groups like Michael Franti and Spearhead, The Coup,
Digital Underground along with Michelle N'Dagacello and
activist Angela Davis will come together for a free
concert at Delores Park in San Francisco. A few thousand
are expected to show up.. The event kicks off this Saturday
at 1pm..
While all this is taking place, the Fraternal Order Of
Police are busy at work retaliating. They are in earnest
belief that Faulkner was murdered in cold blood and have
taken a strong dislike to all the artist and celebrities
coming out to support Mumia. As a result they have been
calling for a boycott. Thus far artist like Chuck D, De La
Soul, Everlast and The Roots are the target of a police
boycott. There's also a long list of rock singers who are
also being targeted. While it may be ok to protest and
show objection to one's political and social beliefs, a
more serious question gets raised with this so called
'police boycott'.
Does this mean that the above named artist will be subject
to police harassment? Remember this is what happened to
artist like Naughty By Nature when they decided to sue the
NY police department. For a full year they were constantly
being stopped and bothered by police. It happened so much
to the point that group member Vinnie said he would
seriously have to think twice about traveling that road
again. Does it mean that when these groups come to town
that trouble will break out at their concerts? Or will
the police use their influence and discourage venues from
booking these artists. Here in the Bay Area many rap
artists find themselves under the gun of local police
departments who have successfully kept them out out of
numerous venues. Most notably is The Shoreline
Amphitheater in Mountainview, Ca which is home to KMEL's
large urban/rap concert called Summer Jam. All in all it
looks like the stakes are rising and the FOP may be
using the boycotts as a sort of intimidation tactic to
slow the momentum and discourage support for Mumia. We'll
keep you posted as all this continues.
rap.1377brka,
PROSLAVA GODISNJICE THE WAKE UP SHOW-A
Last Thursday, September 2cd Sway and Tech had their 9th
anniversary for the World Famous Wake Up Show, at the
Reseda country club near LA. They event included and
all-star line up of emcees and b-boys and at he end the
hyped "heavyweight freestyle championship of the world"
between Supernatural and Juice. Throughout the past few
years these two cats have been getting a lot of mention
on the Wake Up Show for their freestyling ability. Both
have been on the show before in freestyle sessions and
have been deemed two of the best from the underground,
but it was time to see who was the best of the best. Nine
judges decided upon a battle of three one-minute rounds
for a grand prize of five thousand dollars. At the end
of the battle, the undeniable winner was Supernatural.
One of the highlights of the battle was when Supernatural
ripped Juices name up in front of his face, and started
talking about how Juice couldn't even look into his
eyes because Juice knew himself he was wack.
Besides the freestyle battle the show preceding it was
one of the best I have seen in a long time. Among the
all-star roster were performers such as Rhazel (the
godfather of noise), Xhibit, Pharoe Monch, Planet Asia
and Rasco, Chino XL, and B-boy Ivan and his crew (These
are the same cats that were in the Wake Up Show anthem
video). Rhazel freaked his set when he proved to all
the nonbelievers that he could do the beat of a song
and the vocals at the same time- he blew everyone away
when he did both the beat and the vocals to the
song "If your girl only knew" by Aaliyah.
Rasco and Planet Asia made the crowd go bananas with
their hit 'Takin It Back Home" and 'Blood Brothaz'.
Overall this was one of the best Hip Hop shows put on
in a long time. Not a single person that I saw left the
show unsatisfied. Big ups to Sway and Tech for representin'
all the elements of Hip Hop to the fullest. If you missed
the show last Thursday, parts of it will be rebroadcast on
KMEL this Friday night from 10-1p.m or at a where ever
else the show is syndicated. Don't sleep- listen to the
show and support. Also the Wake Up Show video will be
coming soon.
rap.1378gligo,
-> #1368, sani.> Dobro , nemate troublesome. A "How long will they mourn me"?
Ista stvar kao i sa "Troublesome", dakle ne.
rap.1379gligo,
-> #1370, gdown> UNDERGROUND 13.09.1999. u 21h
> Promocija 2pac-ove knjige, prevedene na srpski
Kada su juce u City-ju doveli onog "majmuna" Milosa da
promovise jednu stvarno zanimljivu knjigu, nisam ni slutio da ce
covek sa dve recenice da razjari fanove Tupac-a, a i ono ljudi
koji prvi put cuju za njega svakako da odvrati od daljeg zblizavanja
sa jednim od najuticajnijih repera u SAD.
Pacijent je 2paca predstavio kao samo "najprodavaniju medijsku
licnost u SAD", da bi nastavio sa pogresnim tumacenjim fotografije
na kojoj 2pac izlazi iz bolnice u zavojima samo par sati posle
prvog ranjavanja u liftu jedne visespratnice, a sto je glupavi Milos
prokomentarisao sa "...to je on samo par dana pre smrti sa poslednjom
recenicom na ustima i uzdignutim srednjim prstom." :((
Vrhunac svega bilo je pitanje voditeljke, kako komentarise "gluposti
koje je 2pac pravio posle izlaska prvog albuma?!" na sta je cenjeni
ljubitelj crnog zvuka, Milos, odgovorio: " Te gluposti koje je za zivota
pravio mogu da povezem samo sa njegovom borbom za ljudska prava
i prava crnaca u Americi".
Ove gluposti su ono o cemu sam pricao. Nije problem u Puff Daddyu,
2pac-u ili BIG-u, vec u pacijentima tipa Milosa, promotera sinocnjeg
dogadjanja i njemu slicnih kojima je jezik brzi od mozga, za koje se
ponekad upitam da li ga uopste imaju i zasto ga ne koriste za neke
stvari koje su im malko razumljivije, a ne za lose reklamiranje crne
muzike i njenih najboljih predstavnika.
Hteo sam da idem na promociju, ali drskost i neznanje Milosa i
slicnih, samo mi je ukazalo da tamo ne bi bilo nista sto ce crnu
muziku promovisati onako kako treba, vec upravo suprotno.
Nek' im je na cast.
rap.1380sani.,
-> #1379, gligoPa dobro , el bio neko na toj promociji?
Gde moze da se nabavi knjiga i kolko kosta?
rap.1381.lex.,
Eminem
Slim Shady LP
Kompletni textovi...
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sshady.txtrap.1382brka,
KURTIS BLOW NAPRAVIO LOS POTEZ, ALI... OL' SCHOOL'S BACK!
Kurtis Blow gave no meaning to his name 'Blow' this past Friday
night when he had to be restrained by Berkeley police from
throwing 'blows' at a concert promoter for not paying him. The
way it all went down was like this..
The 20th Anniversary Fresh Fest tour kicked off this past Friday
at UC Berkeley's Greek Theater. About 2 thousand people showed
up to watch Run DMC, Whodini, Sugar Hill Gang, Mele-Mel and
Kurtis Blow put it down like they used 'back in the days'.
Whodini opened up and completely shocked the house. They got
the crowd so hyped that it was obviously a major oversight on
behalf of the promoter to put them first. Whodini let crowd
know their sentiments about having to open up. Ecstasy explained
back stage that they were gonna leave the crowd exhausted and
let down by the next act. BTW Ecstasy explained that Whodini
will soon be doing all their business on the internet. They
are in the process of launching their new website and will be
following the lead set by Chuck D and others..
Ecstasy's words rang true as Sugar Hill Gang followed with a
lack luster performances which was sparked up by Mele-Mel who
is now an official member of the group. That's right, there
ain't gonna be no Grand Master Flash reunion anytime soon Mele
told me he's now making albums with Sugar Hill.. Hopefully
Mele- can help them tighten up their performance a bit. Mele
explained that he now considers himself Mr Multi-Media. He
intends to do everything. He has a movie about to drop around
the beginning of the year which will chronicle the career
of Grand Master Flash and The Furious Five. He also explained
that he's been lifting weights and training so he can eventually
get into the whole wrestling scene. You have to admit he has
a colorful name.
Run DMC closed the show with a stellar performance which left the
crowd standing.. Make no mistake they are truly the 'Kings Of Rock'.
Backstage, Jam Master Jay told me about the groups upcoming new
album which he insists will be off the hook. He talked about a hot
track he just did with Old Dirty Bastard. One of Jay's partners
pointed out that ODB because of all his craziness and controversy
is set to sell a million records. Jay noted that ODB doesn't sound
like some one who is that crazy with his new song 'Get Your Money'.
Maybe there is a method to ODB's madness. Lastly he clarified
some of the events that took place during the MTV Music awards.
He explained that when Diana Ross removed the statute while Adam
from the Beasty Boys was talking, it was only so his face could
be seen on the large screen tv inside the venue. As he was
speaking on the situation at Woodstock, his award was blocking
his face.. Anyway Run DMC showed and prove they are still in
the game..
The evening belonged to Kurtis Blow. As the crowd was leaving,
many were wondering what happened to Kurtis.. His entourage which
included members of New York's famed New York City Breakers were
present, but alas no Kurtis. As the stage was being shut down and
the houselights turned on.. Kurtis Blow came rushing onto the
stage. He grabbed a mic which happened to be on and started
shouting to the crowd that he was Kurtis Blow and he was here to
perform for them. Everyone stopped in their tracks to listen.
Kurtis continued to explain that he was delayed by Southwest
Airlines.. Apparently he was in Cleveland for the Rock-N-Roll
Hall of Fame conference that afternoon. Kurtis told the crowd
that he wanted to do at least one song, but the promoters
wouldn't let him. 'Can I at least do one song?' , he asked the
crowd. They yelled back with much enthusiasm. "they won't let
me perform', Kurtis pleaded . 'I flew all the way out here
to perform for you and they won't let me do at least one song'.
The security that was headed toward the stage to remove Kurtis
had to back off once they saw the crowd was fully behind him.
One of his dancer started busting a headspin on the stage and
the crowd went nuts. Somebody managed to re-hook up the dat
machine and some of the disassembled equipment and Kurtis Blow
dropped his signature song 'The Breaks'.
Needless to say, everyone loved it..especially when Kurtis began
executing break moves with his dancers. It was a great way to end
the evening as everyone left completely satisfied. Now this is
where the drama begans. Backstage the promoters informed Kurtis
that he wasn't gonna get paid because his performance forced the
venue to go over time..Kurtis had a strong difference of opinion.
His flight had messed up and he did his best to get there and
rock the house.. Kurtis was up in the promoter's face demanding
his money, and the promoter was saying 'No'. The police and other
personnel ushered Kurtis and the promoter to a side room to work
things out.. As I was chatting it up with Mele-Mel.. I suddenly
saw a swarm of people and an angry Kurtis Blow throwing jabs
like Mike Tyson. The flustered promoter was whisked away and
police held Kurtis back.. I'm not sure of the final outcome..
but I do recall one of the officers saying out loud how they
grew up listening to Kurtis and didn't wanna have to take him
to jail. Hopefully the situation gets resolved. If you don't
see Kurtis on the subsequent Fresh Fest Tours, then you will
know why. Props to Kurtis for a great show even if it was last
minute.. Bad move for him to take the street approach toward
resolving his dispute. A lawsuit and an assault charge is not
the way to go out especially for a Hip Hop pioneer. As I've
often pointed out such outcomes set back Hip Hop in a big way.
Heck if Kurtis didn't get his loot he could've taken his case
to Judge Judy and sold tons records as a result of the publicity
and notoriety.
rap.1383brka,
STA RADI MC LYTE...
MC Lyte is making some noise. She recently signed on to be
represented by Magic Johnson who I must add is rapidly becoming
'The Man'. She slated to have a role in a sitcom called 'For Your
Love' which will feature actress Holly Robinson-Peete. She has
also signed a deal with Will Smith's new record label 'Overbrook
Entertainment. Her new album should drop sometime in the spring.
She is also involved in a big Hip Hop project in France.
rap.1384brka,
LET THE MUMIA FREE!
Props to Digital Underground, The Coup, Michael Franti and
Spearhead and the 5 thousand Hip Hop fans who showed up for the
Mumia 911 free concert at Delores Park in San Francisco this
Saturday. The event which was part of the National Day Of Art
was a huge success as the message to Free Mumia and grant him
a new trial was surely felt and shared by all who showed up.
Rap stars like Saafir, Mystic Journeymen, Funky Man, Local
1200, Naru, Midnight Voices, Radio who rocked an impromptu
beatbox performance and numerous others all came out to support
the event. Many opted not to come on stage but instead circulated
around the crowd and hung with the people. The case around Mumia
and all the connecting issues is one that everyone is getting
behind.
Digital Underground put on a great performance. They put out a
new song called 'Pimpin' which had the capacity crowd pumping
their fist in unison. Humpty Hump prefaced the song by
explaining that only a punk who has no respect for himself
goes around pimping women. He explained that in his younger
days he acted ill, but that he had matured and now sees things
from a different perspective. Humpty also took time to break
it down about Mumia and 2Pac. He talked briefly about how if
2Pac was alive he would be on hand to support the efforts to
free Mumia. He talked about the steps 2Pac was taking to
become more political prior to his death. Humpty explained how
America is a prison for a lot of people of color and that
everyone has to step forth and try and make a difference..
His remarks were heartfelt and appreciated.
The Coup who opened up set the tone for the day.. with their hard
hitting politically laced yet funky lyrics..Boots as usual
dropped mad science about the building of prisons and how we all
need to step up... Due to the hot sun, DJ Pam Tha Funkstress
couldn't wreck shop like she normally does on the turntables.
Her records kept melting. The day however, belonged to headliner
Michael Franti and Spearhead who put an end to anyone who likes
to use the term alternative Hip Hop to describe him. Yes, he
didn't just rapped, but this brother left everyone knowing that
Hip Hop has a certain energy and spirit that moves you.. He
succeeded in executing Hip Hop Rule # 6, he moved the crowd into
a complete frenzy. It was dope. More importantly the message
about Mumia got across. The performances were interspersed
with speeches from former Black Panthers and youth activist.
The keynote speaker was Angela Davis. The crowd was completely
diverse with folks of all ages and races.. Hip Hop ruled the
day.. Funny thing is I saw no mention of this off the hook
concert on the evening news.. I did however see full coverage
of the Opera in the Park concert which drew about 5 thousand
people as well.. But what more should you expect in America.
I have tons of footage from this concert and will be posting
it soon..
rap.1385brka,
JOS MALO O SHAKURU...
Three years ago to this day 2Pac Amaru Shakur passed away in an
untimely death. He died as a result of gun shot wounds he received
several days prior while enroute to an after party for a Mike Tyson
fight. It is no secret that Pac left behind a legion of fans who
were touched by his words and music. He also left behind a trunk
load of songs, many of which have been released as bootlegs. Three
years ago when Pac died, I recall brothers breaking down in tears
in the middle of the street. Many felt that Pac represented their
struggles, pain, trials and tribulations. He spoke to their mindset
and hence with his death they lost much more then just a rap artist.
Many felt they lost an important part of themselves. Many people
spoke about how 2Pac inspired them and how his music helped them
cope with the day to day struggles they faced in their own lives.
Last night we paid tribute to 2Pac with a special radio show on
106 KMEL. The question that was asked. 'How have folks taken
their heartfelt admiration for 2Pac and incorporated in their
lives today'? Was Pac's untimely death something that was in
vain? How have people truly honored them.
Money B of Digital Underground was one of Pac's closest friends.
Last night, he spoke passionately about how Pac was the type of
individual who always remained focused. He talked about how Pac
pretty much had stepped up and accomplished everything he set
out to do including making movies and touching people. Money
recalled how Pac came as an uninvited guest to the auditions
to the movie 'Juice'. Money was invited to read for a part. Pac
tagged along and when he got there Money suggested that Pac
read for the part of Bishop. The rest is history. He also spoke
about how Pac wanted very much to live on to see his all his
dreams fulfilled. Pac often felt that he would not live very
long.
Money B spoke passionately about how so many people have
disrespected 2Pac by tarnishing his memory with insincere
tributes, songs and faulty positioning. He talked about how
certain rappers within the industry have gone so far as to
publicly talk about how 2Pac was 'their homie' when they in
fact they had never even knew him. He talked about how others
have invoked Pac's name and imagery in songs, videos and
interviews after they set off major beefs with him. 'I have to
question how sincere people are when they talk about 2Pac in
some of these songs', Money said. 'By bringing up Pac's name
in songs and interviews are they attempting to mend fences or
attempting to capture West Coast record sales'? This was a
question Money B raised in a song he put on his new album.
Money talked about how one unnamed rapper had build a career
around memorializing and emulating 2Pac when he knew for a
fact that when Pac was around the two never crossed paths and
he totally hated this rapper's music. 'If your really down for
Pac and are all about showing respect.. don't keep all the money
write his momma a check'. This was another stinging line that
Money dropped in his new song.
Money also pointed out how numerous individuals who hardly knew Pac
were now attempting to cash in by releasing out dated songs writing
'tell all books'. He concluded by noting that many within the Digital
Underground camp are working closely with 2Pac's mother Afeni, and
grass root organizations including former Black Panthers within the
Bay Area to put together a 2Pac Youth Conference. The event is
scheduled to take place in December and it will be in step with what
Pac wanted. No matter what people thought, or read about the brother,
he always wanted to reach back into the hood and help pull others up.
In fact when he was alive he help set up an after school program and
writers workshop which continues on to this day. It had and continues
to have the support of numerous Bay Area rap artist like Mac Mall,
Ray Luv, Chaunce, Mr Ill and Khayree to name a few. Now headed by his
first manager Leila Steinberg, the program over the past few years
had been extended to numerous Bay Area High Schools where artist
would put together assemblies in which they spoke to kids about ways
to resolve problems. Students are often rewarded with impromptu free
performances.
Leila Steinberg who was also on the show last night talked about the
types of programs and cirriculum that is being developed around 2Pac.
She talked about the success of a college course that was taught at
UC Berkeley. There students studied 2Pac's writing and the social
settings around Pac's music. The course was very intense and founded
by a grad student named Arman Elihu. This year the class will be
taught at John Hopkins University in Baltimore. Remember Baltimore
was home to Pac in his early years. In fact he went to school with
actress Jada Pinkett when he lived in Baltimore. There's a strong
possibility the 2Pac will class will also be taught at UCLA and USC
in southern California.
The other thing to look out for will be the release of a book
called 'The Rose That Grew From Concrete'. This is not only the
title of a poem but also a metaphor that 2Pac often used to
describe his life. The book which will drop on November 8th,
will contain much of the poetry that 2Pac wrote during the
writer's workshops he help start. If you ever read any of
Pac's poems, they are absolutely incredible. In fact many of
them are deeper then the lyrics to his songs. Early on, I was
given permission to put up some of those poems on my website
http://www.daveyd.com. When Leila went to teach the 2Pac
workshop in South Africa, she came across kids who were wearing
t-shirts with some of the poems written on the back. In addition
to the book, an album entitled 'And Still I Rise' will also be
coming out under Amuru Records. Bear in mind there are still
a number of unreleased 2Pac songs that have not been bootlegged.
One song that is off the hook and will really get folks thinking
is a track called 'Why The Good Die Young'. The title track
which has been bootlegged has been redone and reproduced. That
too is off the hook. The album will also drop in November.
Lastly, Money B and Leila spoke to the issue of Pac's death and
all the theories about him being alive. Both noted that it
really is time for folks to let go and move on. 'Everyday
people come up to me and tell me to tell Pac's what's up?,
Money noted. 'Trust me he's gone..as long as we talk about
Pac and continue to be inspired, he'll be alive in our hearts,
he added. Leila concurred by talking about the pain that 2Pac's
mother and family feel over his death. 'His death his not
something to play with.. it's still the source of a lot of pain',
she noted. The show ended with Money B talking about how he
regrets not ever telling Pac how proud he was of him 'making it'..
He noted that no one is promise tomorrow, and therefore people
should take time out today to tell the people they love and
care about, how much you love them. We'll keep everyone abreast
of the upcoming 2Pac events and happenings.
rap.1386gligo,
-> #1380, sani.> Pa dobro , el bio neko na toj promociji?
> Gde moze da se nabavi knjiga i kolko kosta?
Zanimljiva je i informacija da knjiga nema izdavaca u Srbiji,
odnosno americkog izdavaca koji pozajmljuje svoja prava,
i sto je najcudnije, knjiga cak nema ni autora.
Ono sto sam video na City-u je ustvari vise neka monografija
obogacena mnogobrojnim fotografijama u onom odvratnom,
cini mi se, A4 formatu "stripskog" papira.
Smejurija koja se narucuje samo preko telefona i to, verovatno,
vrlo papreno i kosta.
Oni koji zele najkvalitetniju biografiju Tupac-a do sada, sa preko
200 fotografija od toga mnoge do sada neobjavljene, morace
izgleda da sacekaju da se nadje izdavac koji ce premostiti sankcije
koje su nam trenutno nametnute i koji ce otkupiti prava od "Vibe-a",
za tu verovatno, najkompletniju biografiju.
A to ce, Boga mi, da kosta, a i ko zna kad' ce da se pojavi u nas. :(
rap.1387sani.,
-> #1386, gligoDa , video sam one siptarske plakate po gradu.
A narudzbine se primaju preko mobilnog.. Seljosi..
rap.1388.lex.,
Public Enemy
There's A Poison Goin On
Kompletni Tekstovi :)
poison.txtrap.1389gligo,
Gru pravi 'soundtrack' za novi film "Dorcol-Menhetn", a pored
muzickog dela, glumice i jednu od uloga u ovom filmu ciji se
pocetak snimanja ocekuje uskoro.
rap.1390gligo,
Deloris Tucker, predsednica Nacionalnog politickog kongresa zena,
i bivsi guverner Pensilvanije, poznatija kao predmet prozivki Tupac
Shakura u pesmama "How do you want it" i "Wonder Why They Call
You Bitch", izgubila je parnicu u sporu sa pravnim zastupnicima
preostale Tupacove imovine.
Naime, doticna Deloris Tucker tuzila je "nasledjivace Tupacove
imovine" i trazila odstetu od 10 miliona dolara jer je, navodno,
dozivela velike emotivne stresove, bas kao i njen muz, a sve zbog
javno izrecenih prozivki Tupaca u gore navedenim pesmama.
Deloris je na sudu rekla da su stresovi ostavili toliko velike posledice,
da "vise nije u stanju cak ni da spava sa svojim muzem, a o javnom
kaljanju njihovog prezimena suvisno je govoriti".
rap.1391jexy,
-> #1389, gligo>
> Gru pravi 'soundtrack' za novi film "Dorcol-Menhetn", a pored
> muzickog dela, glumice i jednu od uloga u ovom filmu ciji se
> pocetak snimanja ocekuje uskoro.
ma taj Gru je klosar nevidjeni.. letos kad sam ga sreo na Adi i malo
pikao basket sa njim uverio sam se u to.. covek doso u pocepanim patikama,
pustio bradu, onako cupav sav nikakav i uz to je jos bio i najlosiji medju
njima a u medijima se nesto hvali kao ja sam do jaja igrac.. kasnije smo mu
ortak i ja izvukli prosek kad smo usli namesto dvojice likova koji su morali
da pale jer od nas stvarno nije tesko biti bolji.. bila je to dobra partija
ali samo jedna O:).. jedno sat vremena posle toga, dok smo optrcavali Adu,
konstatovali smo ga kako vozi rolere po stazi iznad nudisticke plaze :>..
rap.1392brka,
TLC VESTI...
According to Billboard, Fanmail is certified 4X platinum!!
**************************************
And more accolades for TLC album sales:
According to Launch, CrazySexyCool is now the best-selling hip-hop
album, of all time!! Over 11 million copies sold and counting....
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TLC Shines on MTV Video Awards
After their fabu performance, TLC couldn't give it up enough to their
fans, for whom TLC have been dedicating all of their recent honors.
Later on in the show, TLC took the award for Best Group Video for the
cyber-suave "No Scrubs," directed by the famed Hype Williams. 1999 is
definitely the year for TLC!
**************************************
"Unpretty" is #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, again!! As of the Sept.
25th issue of Billboard, TLC is #1 for the second week in a row!
In more Billboard news, Fanmail, which has been on the charts for
more than 6 months, is still #23 on the Billboard 200.
rap.1393brka,
PONOVO CHUCK D...
Congratulations are in order to Public Enemy's Chuck D as folks are
buzzing about the fulfillment of one of his most ambitious goals. As
most of us who are online know, Chuck D has been representin' the
virtues of the internet in a major way. It seems like every where you
went this past year and a half Chuck would be on the front cover of a
magazine or newspaper talking about MP3s, new technology and the need
for artist to level the playing field against often times oppressive
and exploitive the major record companies. The internet, in Chuck's
view was and is the great equalizer.
His goal was to develop a 'super' Hip Hop website that would
Enlighten, Entertain and Empower both the fan and artist alike. He
wanted a website that would ideally eliminate the middle man and
allow the artist to get his just due. Well folks that site is now
here. Rap Station http://www.rapstation.comwill launch on Wednesday
September 29th at the House of Blues In Los Angeles. It's expected to
be the premier Hip Hop site on the net both in technology and
content. More importantly it will be a major hub for artist trying to
make their way in this shady music business.
Listed below is Chuck's official press release...
v F R E E Y O U R M I N D F R O M T H E M A T R I X !
http://www.Rapststion.comis on the air with news, noize, bits and bytes
for the intergalactic hip-hop nation.
Rapstation.com features:
>Inside the Rhymeńthe full scoop from hip-hop's movers and shakers
>On the Real: Chuck D breaks it down
>Rapstation TV exclusive programming and music videos
>Rapstation Radio in the house 24/7
>Digital Affairs empowering emerging artists
>MP3 and upload, download, trade and discover the latest MP3s
The revolution will not be televised it will be digitized.
PEACE!
Chuck D
rap.1394brka,
MARIAH CAREY vs LAURYN ?
Lately there have been nasty rumors floating around town about singer
Mariah Carey having some major beef with 'L-Boogie' aka Ms Lauryn
Hill. The popular version of the story asserts that Lauryn and Mariah
were scheduled to do a song together and for some unknown reason, Ms
Carey decided to jump ship. The beef started because she never
informed Lauryn about her change of heart. Ms Hill supposedly took
Mariah's lack of communication as a major insult and publicly
promised never to do work with her again. Folks all over were licking
their chops as they anticipated the drama that would occur between
these two superstars.
The other day Mariah Carey came on our radio station 106 KMEL and
cleared up the misperceptions. She emphatically maintained that
whoever reported the story did not have their facts correct and that
the entire story was a 'straight up lie'. Mariah broke it down as she
informed us that she and Lauryn had never even spoke about doing a
song together. She was pleasant on air but obviously annoyed that
folks were running rampant with the story. So perhaps there was some
static. I can't say for sure. All I know as of a couple of days ago,
Mariah said her and Lauryn having beef a total lie...
rap.1395brka,
I OPET ONI...
Seems like 2Pac and Notorious BIG will forever be connected to each
other. This month the one time friends turn rivals were featured on
the cover of Vibe Magazine which did a retrospective look at their
life and times. Earlier this year Nas dropped a heartfelt song
entitled 'We Will Survive' that connected the pair. Now folks will
have the last month of the century to sit back and reflect
on Pac and Biggie.
Bad Boy records has just announced that they will be releasing the
much anticipated 'Born Again' lp from the late Notorious BIG on
December 7th. The lp will feature unreleased tracks from Biggie
and will feature production from all sorts of heads ranging from
Nas to D-Dot to DJ Primier to Biggie's mom doing a narration.
While folks are getting their fill of Biggie, 2Pac's memory will
be resurrected with the release of his spoken word book entitled
'A Rose From Concrete. This project will feature many of Pac's
earlier writings before he hit the 'big time'. Pac was a part of
a writer's group with his old manager Leyla Steinberg. He along
with numerous other heads including his original rap partner Ray Luv
used to write poetry. Some of these poems are extremely intense
and lend much insight into the mind of 2Pac. Following on the
heals of this book will be a brand new 2Pac album. Topping the
whole 2Pac onslaught will be a conference held in Oakland around
the first week in December. The 2Pac conference will be a youth
conference targetting young adults and teens by addressing relevant
issues effecting them. 2Pac's mom Afeni Shakur along with a
committee of Bay Area youth activist are hard at work putting
this together.
Lastly, Afeni Shakur has somehow managed to get a hold of 40
thousand pieces of bootleg material featuring 2Pac. Those bootlegs
are being distributed for free to youth groups and high schhool
kids all over the country. It's being done in an attempt to bring
awareness to the upcoming conference.
rap.1396brka,
REAGOVANJA...
Writer Adissa Banjoko aka The Bishop has lost all patience with
rappers who feel that journalist are easy marks who should bear the
brunt of their anger and misgivings. In a written statement that is
normally uncharacteristic from the mild mannered Adissa, he took
Wu-Tang member U-God to task for his rude and belligerent behavior
during a recent interview. Below is the email that Adissa sent out...
"I just tried to interview U-God from Wu-Tang
for Iron Fist on-line mag, but he acted like a trick!!The mag is
dedicated to No Holds Barred fighting (like the Ultimate Fighting
Championship)and Hip Hop culture. A lot of Hip Hop cats love
martial arts and vice versa.
U-God was SUPPOSED to be the big story on the Hip Hop end (with
interviews by Charles Gracie and Frank Shamrock on the martial arts
side).
Anyway, I EXPLAINED to his mark azz that some people from the martial
arts side of things may not know who he is so I was going to ask
basic questions, then some fight questions. After asking him how he
got into the Wu, he said "
Basically we all grew up together, for the 15 millionth time, in the
same project complex and blah-d-blah". I sensed his attitude and
said, that if he did not want to do the interview, he didn't have to.
He complained that I was asking him the same questions EVERYBODY asks
him.
I explained again that he'd be reaching a new audience that may not
know who he is and that those people NEEDED this background info. He
said
"Ask me some interesting questions"! I responded by asking him who
his favorite No holds Barred fighter was. He answered "I forgot that
niggas name. King Po, some shit. Master Pan, I don't know!! I'm not
even into that shit like that man"! At that point I told him the
interview was off. And he hung up the phone. As a big fan of Wu-Tang
and as a journalist I was disgusted and hurt. Obviously he must be
one of the spoiled ass MC's who think that just 'cause they got a
record out they can talk hella shit to anybody they want to. Well
FUCK U-GOD!! I'm sayin' if we was face to face, I would'a knocked
his ass out- straight up.
U-GOD, COME TO THE WEST COAST BAY AREA AND GET KNOCKED OUT!!!
I'M NOT JESSE WASHINGTON (NO DISRESPECT JESS)!!! I WON'T SUE YOU!!!
MAN TO MAN, HAND TO HAND GET AT ME AND LETS KNUCKLE UP. GLOVES,
NO GLOVES- WHATEVER. I RESPECT THE REST OF THE WU-TANG, BUT FUCK
YOU!!! I WILL TEACH YOU TO RESPECT YOUR FANS AND THE MEDIA!!! CALL
ME TOLL FREE AT (877) 247-9809 OR EMAIL mailto:
THEIRONFISTMAG@HOTMAIL.COM. THIS IS NOT A JOKE.
Adissa explained that he really took U-God's behavior to heart. The
incident had occurred several days ago and he was still steamed. He
had simply grown tired of artist who have decided to deal with
journalist in such a disrespectful manner. When further questioned
about his initial remarks, Adissa wrote this follow up letter to
fellow journalist Harry Allen..
Yes Harry, I did write all of it. For better or worse, the words are
all mine. I HOPE that I did not come off as some lunatic cat or some
dude looking to hate on the Wu-Tang. And I surely am not an advocate
of physical violence (especially in the black community). I'm a
serious fan of the Wu-Tang Clan. And, I consider myself a serious
journalist.
But make no mistake. This is a very real, very serious scenario on
my part. Any light in his home,or car he drives, or food on his plate
was placed there directly by myself, the rap media and the other fans
of the Wu-Tang. As a fan and a journalist, I was seriously hurt by
this event. I feel I was wrongfully disrespected. Keep in mind his
publicist was on the phone the whole time and did not understand his
point of view in the least bit. I think I deserve an apology from
him. Not with me on a "Bow down U God, punk nigga" tip. Just to hear
him tell me honestly "Yo man, I was having a bad day and I snapped"
kind of apology.
But that PROBABLY won't happen. So, I want to lock horns with U
God, hand to hand man to man. This is about ONE man (U God),
disrespecting another man (me). I don't want this to get blown out of
proportion into a east/west thing. I'll fight him for charity. ALL my
proceeds will go to CHARITY!! We can just meet in a neutral place.
We'll go to a gym and have one ref, and a man with a video camera in
the place. We'll fight (bare knuckle would be my choice) with no time
limits and no rounds until one of us gives up, or is knocked out. The
winner can keep all legal rights to the tape.
I'm tired of seeing great journalists and true human beings like
Cheo H. Coker, Danyel Smith and Jesse Washington being assaulted
and/or threatened by the artists they cover. Few Hip Hop journalists
make enough money to live off of. And most of us would do this for
free even if we didn't. We do this for the love of the art. And we
journalists TRY (at least most of us do) to portray these artists in
as good a light as possible. And you know what? 99.9 of them [the
artists] , even the gassed one's respect that. They understand that
the fans and the friendly media are key to their success and the Hip
Hop media especially has their best interest at heart. Hip Hop
journalists by and large are NOT enemies of the artists they cover.
And I have never interviewed ANY rapper with the intent to defame or
malign their name.
So, I figured that since he's like one of the last cats to come
out from their squad he would appreciate being the top rap feature in
the first launch of Iron Fist. Especially since it would put his name
and face in the hands of some new people who may have never heard of
him. You don't bite the hand that feeds you. So now the bitten hand
swings back!! Anyone who knows me knows I have not had a fight since
I was 19. I'll be 30 in Feb. so that shows you how genuine my
thoughts and emotions are.
But he shit on me, as a fan and a journalist. So, I want an apology,
or I want to fight. That may seem "illogical", or "crazy". But in a
subculture where we strive to be "real", my reaction should be no
shock to him or anyone else in the rap world.
I sill love the Wu-Tang, Hip Hop culture and all the people who
make it dope. But all cultures of the world have basic codes of
conduct. Ways we expect to be treated and treat our fellow man/woman
in return. If he wasn't U God, but was just some Joe Shmoe on the
ave. who talked to me like this, I would still want to fight. And his
status in the Hip Hop realm does not affect that.
Peace,
Adisa Banjoko
"The Bishop"
Overall, my personal thoughts on Hip Hop beefs are they are foul and
should not occur. This is not the Hip Hop way. But to know some one
like Adissa and see him come to this point, it is obvious that the
mannerism he encountered must've been way across the line. Perhaps
the eventual resolution to this disagreement can help close the rift
that seemingly exist between artist and the journalist who cover
them. The key will be a heartfelt conversation and not a knock out
and drag 'em fight..As we head on into the new Millennium both artist
and journalist will have to step up their game in a major way..Think
about it.
rap.1397brka,
DJ CRAZE... INTERVJU
Hail the new DMC world champion DJ Craze! So confident were we that
he'd smash the competition again that we hooked up with him,
pre-battle to findout how he was preparing for his next
championship bout. The ever intrepid Saidah Blount found herself
record shopping with the Craze. Here's what happened next...
S: Will you state for the record who you are, your name and age?
C: My name is Craze, I'm from Miami, and I'm 21 years old.
S: Do you drink?
C: Do I drink? I drink a lot, only when I'm in clubs though.
S: So we've been record shopping. What do you usually look for
when you go to a record store? Do you want to get stuff
that people don't have? Do you like to get stuff that you
can fuck with on your own? Stuff that people won't recognize?
What do you like to get?
C: I'm not into collecting records 'cause I started too late
to catch up, that's going to be a bitch. I just try to buy
shit that I know people will like, and that they'll dance to
and shit that I like too, 'cause I don't buy commercial shit.
But I'll buy some commercial shit if I like it; I'm not just
an independent-head.
S: A lot of turntablists don't get people to dance, like a lot
of people just stand at the stage and watch, do you think
that's from the choice of material? I think you have more
of a lyrical and melodic style and you get the essence of
the music out of it. What do you think is the part of
the music that gets people dancing? Do you think it's the
style, the technique, or what?
C: You just got to control them. You got to know how to get them
started, and where to fuck them up. You got to take them like
on a little journey and shit.
S: What I also notice is the choice of records too is a good
indicator 'cause what you were playing was stuff that people
weren't expecting, I was expecting to hear more turntable
cut-up shit. I wasn't expecting to hear Mary J. Blige, and
I really enjoyed it. You are embracing drum'n'bass a lot
more, and also electro-- what is your background? What did
you grow up listening to?
C: Old Miami bass.
S: Nice. Like what types of groups?
C: Magic Mike, Jealous J., Jock B., all that crazy Megatron,
Dynamex 2 shit.
S: Have you found that more people who are spinning are
bringing in more of the element of that? 'Cause you're one
of the first artists that's gotten exposure for being diverse
with the records that you pick.
C: Well a lot of kids are trying to do drum'n'bass now 'cause I
did it and 'cause other kids are doing it and it's more like
of a fad. Like whatever, it's whatever people pick up as a
fad for that year. Whatever is like the new thing to do
everybody does it at the finals trying to do it their own
way. Nobody tries to be different. But now everybody's
trying to do everything different, everybody's got all
types of skills, everybody's trying to do everything, but
shit, now it's harder.
S: But that gives you more room to fuck with people's heads
though. Can you tell me a little bit about the collaborations
you're involved in, like the Ani [Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder] project, and anything coming up in the future?
C: Well I got that Ani EP coming up with me and Ani. I'm trying
to do my own shit, and I want to get a lot of people to guest
on my own album. Singing and rapping over my turntable beats,
but that's still in the works. For DMC I want to kick that
motherfucker's ass.
S: Who would you collaborate with? Who would you really want to
work with?
C: I want to work with Black Thought, that girl from Portishead,
Common, Eminem, hell yeah...
S: Mase?
C: Ha ha ha, no, not Mase. Uh, Mob Deep, maybe Guru? I don't know,
a lot of people.
S: Do you use any equipment besides a turntable and a mixer?
C: I made my whole album on an 8-track, just two turntables and
an 8-track. But now I'm buying my MPC and I'm going to get my
own studio started in Miami.
S: Do you classify yourself as having a certain style, do you think?
C: I don't know, it's just my style. I think I'm different from a
lot of DJs. I'm in my own little world. That's about it. I don't
know what my style is.
S: Have you been impressed with the UK? Like how the UK turntablists
have been coming out?
C: They're actually a part of our crew now, the [Scratch] Perverts.
S: Oh really?
C: I think me and Tony Vegas are going to go up against each other
in the worlds. We all got drunk, it was like, "Yeah, we should
get together. Yeahh!!"
S: What have you been listening to lately? Is there anything that's
caught your ear that you heard on the radio? Or anything that's
come down the wire to you.
C: Hmm. I dunno. I've just been listening to my own shit because
I'm trying to be my own little thing. Like word, how can I be
different? I've just been listening to my shit and all the shit
that we've been making.
S: Dope. Is that how you're mentally preparing? To get geared up
to win it again?
C: Oh naa, I've just been looking at all the videos, I haven't
been listening to shit actually, I've just been in my own
little world.
S: You also got other stuff on your mind. You're about to become
a father--how's that pressure?
C: That's nothing. I'm dealing with that OK. They come around
the same time so when those two months are over, I'm happy.
But I'm pretty stressed out.
S: You say you grew up listening to Miami bass, how did you get
into it?
C: My brother was a DJ before I was a DJ and he used to borrow
records to throw parties around the neighborhood, and I used
to listen to his records. Then I started buying my records
and that's it.
S: How much older is he?
C: I think he's like five years older than me.
S: So you caught right onto the DJ thing?
C: I just started out mixing, like freestyling old Miami music,
like Miami bass. That was until like '94, then I started
listening to the videos, and then I started rapping.
S: Do you battle in any of the other elements of hip-hop? You're
coming from the Miami bass background, that's not the
typical hip-hop background that most successful DJs have
come from?
C: I mean, I know it came from hip-hop. It started from battling
and trying to be better than each other. And that was the
whole B-boy aspect of it, so I know it came from hip-hop,
but you got a lot of kids from the UK who like drum'n'bass
music, then they got into hip-hop. Tony Vegas played guitar
or some shit like that. It came from hip-hop, but now it's
like in it's own little world.
S: That's only going to continue that way, people have
turntables like they have guitars. Would you like to see
turntablism recognized as a music?
C: A lot of kids are in it for the art actually. But I want
to take it to the commercial level. Like I know it's bad
in some ways to bring it to that commercial level where
everybody loves it, and everybody can actually dance to
it and be there and understand it instead of being like
hmmm. I want to be the Puff Daddy of turntablism.
[everyone laughs]
S: You can hate me now?
C: Yeah, you can hate me now.
S: Is that based on your desire to have fame, or is that
based on your desire to take the music that you love
to a whole different level, like a mainstream level?
C: It's the money. Nah, I want everybody to understand it and
appreciate it for what it is. It's the only art where you
can play any instrument, where you can be anything you want,
it's not robotic, it's on the spot, you don't just press
the button and let it go. It's an art.
S: You say it's not robotic, but when you listen to an album,
it comes across as very technical, something that's very
hard to listen to. I love it, but there's a transition
that's happening to make it from turntablism to turntable
music. What's your approach?
C: You can do anything with it. I think it has to be very
musical in order to blow up. It's still B-boyish. It's
still a little B-boy thing. Boom, bat, boom-d-boom-bat.
They need to get past that, get real musical with it,
so people can appreciate it more. So they can listen to
it for more than thirty minutes.
S: What do you think of Timbaland?
C: Timbaland? I think he's dope as fuck. I think he came out
with some different shit, and everyone just bit the shit
out of it. Commercialized it. I think he got a lot of his
shit from drum'n'bass though, his whole style and shit,
it's like dum-d-dum-d-dum.
S: He even claimed that bass is involved in that too, or you
still think drum'n'bass is?
C: It's a combination of hip-hop, bass, and drum'n'bass. It's
bass a lot too, but I think he's dope.
S: Who are your favorite producers?
C: Uh, I like Dilinja for drum'n'bass shit, I like the Roots'
production, Portishead production, that's about it. I like
Roni Size. Anything Roni does, I like it.
S: Would you work with him?
C: Hell yeah. Not make a cheesy song like he did for Redman
though. Oh woops, sorry Roni. He gotta come with a tighter
track.
S: What's are your favorite films?
C: Favorite films? I like The Shining, The Matrix, uh, what's
my funniest movie, hold up...holy shit, I don't know.
That's about it.
S: Do you enjoy the aspect of being a performer? My experience
with battles is limited, but from what I know, there's a lot
of personality involved. Do you think of that when you're
doing your routine? Also, what are you trying to get across?
C: I'm trying to be an ass hole on stage. Like the biggest
fucking ass hole, like, "Who the fuck does he think he is?"
I try to be as cocky as I can, and try to be like, when
people see that confidence it's like, "Oh, he's the shit,"
even when it's like, "Oh, fuck this nigga, who the fuck
does he think he is?" In the back of their minds, they
think he's the shit. I try to be cocky, I just try to
have fun with it. That's it.
DJ Craze's record picks
1. R. Kelly "Did You Ever Think" (rmx)
2. "Guns, Money & Pussy" White Label
3. Mobb Deep "Last Supper" (b/ "Everybody Hates Me")
4. Mary Jane Girls "All Nite Long"
5. Gang Starr Full Clip
6. Dr. Dooom First Come, First Served
rap.1398brka,
KONCERT HIEROGLYPHICSA!
Weside!
Ah...the stimulating sight of breasteses. Yo, the shorties were out
Monday night as the number of boobs was almost equal to the number
of guys in the area when the Hieroglyphics made an uncommon east
coast appearance in NYC at the Wetlands Preserve.
Actually, contrary to popular belief, Hiero did not perform Monday
night-- instead, and to the disappointment of many fans,
"representatives" of the crew showed up, most notably Domino,
J-Biz, Casual, and Del.
Though the whole posse failed to make it out, Casual and Del did
rip cuts like sabres in the hands of Darth Vader while New Yorkers
caught a sneak peak at the soon-to-be-exploding West Coast hip-hop
resurrection.
This resurrection is being led by the strong contributions of
Californians including the Hieroglyphics, Dilated People, the
Living Legends, and Styles of Beyond.
Even the crowd at Wetlands felt a little West Coast, where
diversity was a refreshing change from the usual 18-24 year-old
black male emcee profile that are the usuals of NYC hip-hop
functions. Despite all the college kids in attendance, hardness
still reigned supreme, as serious head-nodding was as close as
the crowd got to getting open. This unfortunately meant less
bounce to the ounce regarding the breasteses.
Oh well... at least that homeless, bearded, beatbox guy showed
up to entertain due to Missin' Linx's extreme tardiness. L.A.
old schoolers Ugly Duckling also reared their ugly heads to
some people's enjoyment...some people's.-- Tony Le
rap.1399brka,
THE ROOTS & PHAROAHE MONCH SNIMAJU NA LOKACIJAMA U NEW YORK-U!
Platform's got the scoop on the latest with the Roots and
up-and-coming hip-hop MC Pharoahe Monch!
Following up on two recent news exclusives, the Roots are in
the process of filming scenes for the upcoming Marc Levin movie,
Brooklyn Babylon.
According to the Roots' publicist, Valerie Lewis, the band
will be in New York City this week to film scenes for the movie,
which stars Roots vocalist Black Thought (real name Tariq Trotter).
Trotter stars as a Rastafarian rapper that falls in love with a
Jewish woman in the background of their racially strife
neighborhood. Earlier this week, the Roots filmed scenes
at NYC's Rebar-- the group members will portray Trotter's
backup band in the film-- with special guest Bounty Killah.
We'll be hitting you off with exclusive news from the set later
this week-- so make sure to check back!
In more follow-up news, Rawkus Records phenomenon Pharoahe Monch
will finally be filming the video for his breakout,
hear-it-on-the-radio-to-death single, "Simon Says" early next
week. Directed by Busta Rhymes, the video will be shot here
in good 'ol NYC.
According to blaze.com, Monch has also completed a remixed
version of "Simon Says" featuring Busta, Redman, Method Man,
fellow Rawkus artist Shabaam Sahdeeq, and Lady Luck!
Big up to Pharoahe, who performed at Platform's recent party at
Joe's Pub and was featured in our recent advertising campaign
-- continued success!
rap.1400brka,
REDMAN & METHOD MAN 'BLACKOUT'
When rumors first began leaking out that Method Man and Redman
would be collaborating on an album, I couldn't help but take a
skeptical "believe it when I see it attitude."
It wasn't just the unlikeliness of hip-hop's two biggest
self-proclaimed potheads motivating to record together--
"How High" proved that they had serious chemistry. It was more
the fear of a letdown if it never materialized-- or worse,
stunk like vegetarian farts.
Never before in hip-hop's history had such successful, distinctly
individual solo artists joined forces just because they liked
each other. We've moved into an age of strategic alliances
governing the industry, but when artists collaborate, it's to
consolidate markets (i.e. West Coast gangsta meets Southern
bounce, or East Coast jiggy meets Southern bounce, or East Coast
hardcore meets Southern bounce-- you get the picture) and it's
rarely out of artistic or personal connection.
What happened when the wonder twins united? Well, one can either
say that Blackout produced the same solid, funky, craftsmanship
that has been the hallmark of both Meth and Red's solo careers,
or you could say that it resulted in the same underachieving
effort that has allowed each artist to go platinum but kept
them out of the industry's highest echelon-- a charge Meth plays
into by repeatedly referring to himself as a "not ready for
prime time player."
It's true, there's nothing on here that any Method/Redman fan
hasn't really heard before. The real attraction is that it's a
full album's worth of raunchy, booming tracks from a couple of
the best MC's in the business.
Blackout was conceived and largely written on the bus the duo
shared during last year's Hard Knock Life Tour, and it reflects
the camaraderie that inevitably came from countless hours spent
together on stage and on the road. Meth and Red's styles blend
seamlessly on tracks like "Blackout" and the already popular
"Tear the Roof Off" and one can just see arena crowds around
the country being demolished by the wake of the bass-heavy
bounce of "1,2,1,2" and "The ?".
"Run 4 Cover" is good B-side or mixtape material, thanks to
RZA's buzzing production and Ghostface's typically abstract
guest verse. "Da Rockwilder" is the track that should catch
the most ears-- its sneaky, electro beat is the closest
Blackout comes to making a concession to popular produciton
trends, and it works.
Other than the bonus tracks (all of which could have been
left off without being missed), it's hard to even find a
wack song. There are a couple of lackluster tracks, like
the Das-EFX tribute, "Cheka," that's basically a cover of
"Microphone Checka," and "Maaad Crew," which borrows the not-so
famous late-era KRS chorus. Both devices are cute-- if anybody
can pull those off without offending it'd be Meth and Red-- but
they give the impression that they were running out of concepts
and reached for references to mask.
That doesn't take anything away from the fact that Blackout
is one of the most solid albums of the year and a sure-fire
treasure for any hip-hop fan. For years, my biggest complaint
has been that not enough hip-hop artists were making "complete"
albums-- facing impossible expectations, Method Man and Redman
did not make a classic but they did drop a bomb.-- Dap Dunlap
Ocena:
3.5 od 5
rap.1401brka,
PETE ROCK ... SOUL CONTROLER #1
Pete Rock is hip-hop in some intangible, "fifth element" form--
love of self, love of community, love of life in the face of
hardship, love of survival by any means available. Existing
somewhere between the playa-haters and the hater players, he's
busts a humility and quiet confidence that many in the rap game
cannot match. Beat alchemist, jazz futurist, and a producer who
also holds a mic, Rock is more than Soul Brother. He's Soul
Controller #1.
Rock's blessed with a soulful vision of melodic and rhythmic
clarity. As a producer and remixer, he invented the infectuous
horn and off-beat chime sounds that producee Premier established
as his own trademark. He taught both Puff Daddy and Jermaine
Dupri how to croon on their productions. After defining one of
the most recognizable sounds in hip-hop, in two historic albums
for Elektra with partner C.L. Smooth, he left the label when
they pushed him to go more commercial. The ensuing strife
soured his relationship with C.L., and brought him to Loud
Records. His debut as a solo artist, Soul Survivor, dropped
last month from the label.
In music, original ideas can get appropriated before they gain
prominence; essential visions sometimes get confused in the
marketing and re-marketing process; audiences can be deceived
by concepts originally meant to enlighten. But that's not the
case with Soul Survivor. The album delivers that rare commodity,
truth, with sonic directness, through infectuous and daring soul.
C.L.Smooth does make an appearance-- they've kept the frienship
going-- and so do members of a collective of supreme lyrical
operatives: Kool G, Black Thought, Meth, Ghostface, Prodigy,
Common, Large P, etc).
And Rock comes to the battlefield this time around with the
voice God with him, so bear witness. My man can rap, too. He
may be the smoothest producer on the mic. Not fronting as the
next Rakim, he simply writes to be heard-- an unusually
gracious quality in the midts of the vapid, late 90's,
thug-o-centric adventurism that's currently pervading the game.
Living life for god, his family, his music, and his girl, Pete
Rock has returned to straighten it out: "God protected, so I'm
selected, to orchestrate the next great, and create, and
contemplate the world's fate, PR the heavyweight . . . Niggas
talk the gossip but they ain't got shit, I'm still #1!"
Believe that and react. -- Tom Constabile
rap.1402brka,
CHUCK D: DOBRODOSLI...
The Sound of Our Young World
-- Chuck D
Twenty years of recorded rap music - that's right, about 25 years
of Hip Hop. There is a difference, and many times folks confuse
the two. Hip Hop is the term for urban-based creativity and
expression of culture. Rap is the style of rhythm-spoken words
across a musical terrain. It's the antithesis of country music,
but the two do pretty much the same thing - reflect upon their
environments with stories and statements. This message to anyone
waiting for rap's death: Get over it, 'cause it ain't goin' nowhere.
The downsizing of music classes in the New York City school system
led innovators like Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash
and others to take two turntables, a mixer and a microphone and
improvise an Americanization of the overdubbing style of Jamaican
deejays. It was a whole new way of looking at, and thus expanding,
music. By 1979, Kurtis Blow, Sugar Hill Gang, and others, were
taking two or three hour party events and condensing them to
minutes on wax. The irony of what's considered the first rap
record, Rappers Delight, was not how long the 15-min. version
was but in how short a time the artist got the style down on a
record.
I remember the early '80s well. The first companies to release
the music were black-run independents like Sugar Hill and Enjoy,
which treated rap like a fad, preparing to bail out if it flopped,
as disco had two or three years earlier. The contracts were
dungeons on paper, and trendsetters like the Furious Five,
Spoonie Gee, Fearless Four, Treacherous 3, and Cold Crush Brothers
took an exploitative hit like a pack of bluesmen in a concrete Delta.
I recall when live shows were the main money stream for these
lyrical Lewis and Clark cats, who put insecure '80s R-and-B groups
in fear that they'd lose their crowd to a bunch of shouters.
A few white-run independent record companies like Tommy Boy,
Profile and Jive came along, offering still low and
exploitative but better-than-before deals that exposed rap to
national and international markets. From 1983 to 1986, I, and my
soon-to-be Public Enemy partners, Professor Griff, Terminator X
and Flavor Flav, promoted many of these sounds on college-radio
station WBAU on Long Island. The suburbs were getting their
first real taste of Hip Hop at the same time, with Run-D.M.C.,
Whodini, the Fat Boys, LL Cool J, Doug E Fresh, Slick Rick,
and Salt-N-Pepa all selling out arenas across America. Plus
the movie screen had hit films like Wildstyle, Beatstreet,
and Krush Groove.
The disappearance of vinyl started with a third generation of
rappers in what is often acknowledged as the classical period
of Hip Hop. Artists proved they could sell cassette albums for
a full price and eventually tailor-made their music for the
major record companies' brand-new profit pet, the CD. Performers
like BDP, Eric B. and Rakim, Queen Latifah, Stetsasonic,
Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince (Will Smith) and Public Enemy
expanded the genre. This spread like fire, and other places
in the US started offering their own style of rap. NWA, Ice-T,
Too Short, Luke Skyywalker, and 2 Live Crew were not from New
York City, but all pushed the artistic envelope, challenging
censorship and confronting issues like police brutality. In the
'90s, this CNN of black America socially infiltrated the homes
and heads of all youth.
I've been to 40 countries, and I testify that this grass-roots
transformation of culture has spread over the planet like a
worldwide religion for those 25 and under. The verbal crusade
has young people teaching themselves to speak English quicker
than their schools could, albeit a tad different from the King's
version. Asia, Australia, South America and Africa are quickly
catching up in their appreciation of rap to areas traditionally
attached to Hip Hop in Europe, Japan, Canada, and the US. It's
something to see videos connect white kids in South Chicago
to Croats and Brazilians. This is the sound and style of our
young world, the vernacular used in today's speak from scholastics
to sports. I've seen the dialogue spur and predict movements -
the Los Angeles rebellion of 1992, the Million Man march,
Martin Luther King day in Arizona. But I've also seen it blur
the line between fantasy and reality, possibly resulting in
the unsolved deaths of two of Hip Hop's finest ever - Tupac
Shakur and Notorious B.I.G.
As we head into the 21st century, rap music/Hip Hop is in the
earth-wide sound stream, the child of soul, R and B, and
rock'n'roll, the by-product of the strategic marketing of
Big Business, ready to pulse out to millions on the wild, wild
Web. It's difficult to stop a cultural revolution that bridges
people together. Discussing differences through artistic
communication and sharing interests in a common bond - rap
music and Hip Hop have achieved that in 20 years. From Lauryn
Hill, Wu Tang, Mack 10 to Everlast, all you have to do is
look around,
Watch, feel, and listen. It's only just begun.
Welcome to rapstation.com
rap.1403brka,
ROCK STEADY CREW: VLADAVINA RITMA
By Ken Swift (Archive Article)
Peace to all the brothers and sisters of Hip Hop Culture.
For those of you out there who understand and live hip hop culture...
much respect. For those of you out there who live by the drum
this ones for you. The Rock Steady Crewĺs reign of rhythm spans
three decades. Rock Steady Crew represents the true BBoy of Hip Hop
culture that Afrika Bambatta spoke of when he named the culture
hip hop in 1980. Peace to the universal Zulu Nation and real ups
to Kool Herc and the Herculoids. Time to take it from the DNA.
rap.1404brka,
NA TURNEJI SA ROOTSIMA...
(ZAPIS JEDNE DOKUMENTARNE RADIO EMISIJE)
Announcer: When Rap Music began, most people saw it as a fad,
like hula hoops and pet rocks, and predicted a very short life
for the form. Yet, twenty years later, hip hop has become the
music of choice for much of young Black America. Stylistically,
Hip Hop is driven by music, technology, sequencing, sampling,
and working with pre-existing material. Live raps are usually
done to tape, and seek to imitate the record. The Roots are
different. They are a live band steeped in the tradition of
Hip Hop, which they unerringly evoke in live performances. This
show chronicles a two week period in January 1995 just after
the release of the Roots debut album. You will go behind the
scenes, see the hopes and frustrations of a young band trying
to make it in the music business. One word of caution, in this
program, you shall occasionally hear the use of the word "nigga"
slightly different from the word "nigger", a term embraced by
the Hip Hop community as a term of endearment or provocation.
rap.1405brka,
ICE T NA FILMU...
Yeah, you know Ice-T the musician, but what about Ice-T the actor?
His mean mug has been playing cops, robbers, and rappers on the
silver screen to the acclaim of plenty of critics since his career
was launched by 1984's "Breakin'". Since then he's been a hunted
man (Surviving The Game) a Russian Mob Boss (Crazy Six) and even
a Kangaroo Man (Tank Girl). Good guy or bad guy, human or otherwise,
one thing's for certain: whatever side he's on, you sure as hell
don't want to be on the other!
Crazy Six (1998)
Set in post-communist Russia, gangster Rob Lowe screws up big time
when he tries to wipe out competing mob boss Ice-T. Lowe has to
team up with another kingpin, Mario Van Peebles, to fight off his
new formidable enemy. Complicating things are his own drug problem
and his showgirl girlfriend, played by Ivana Milicevic. And even
Burt Reynolds gets in on the act, starring as an American agent
who joins in the dogpile to bring down Ice-T.
Body Count (aka Below Utopia) (1997)
Ice-T stars as a crook who busts into a wealthy family's house and
massacres all of its members, or so he thinks. T and his posse hang
around and peruse the family's great works of art, bagging themselves
the heist of the century. Little do they know that Justin Theroux
and Alyssa Milano, visiting the family for Thanksgiving, were making
out in the basement during the massacre and have a definite will to
survive. Let the Body Count begin!
Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
Cyberpunk fiction pioneer William Gibson's first screen adaptation
stars Keaunu Reeves as 'Johnny Mneomic', a data smuggler who procures
a piece of info that everyone wants a piece of. The chip is, of course,
loaded into his head, which makes a great target for a whole slew of
bad guys. And to top it all off, if he doesn't complete his mission in
a specified time, his head will explode. Ice-T plays J-Bone, pirate
leader of the underground resistance dedicated to curing a plague that
has sickened the masses.
Tank Girl (1995)
It's the year 2033. Earth has been turned into a polluted wasteland,
water is scarce, and an evil utility company runs the show. Enter
Tank Girl, the Earth's last hope to defeat the Water & Power Company.
To save Terra Firma, Tank Girl needs the help of the Rippers, half
kangaroo-half human badasses that live underground. Ice-T does a
bang up job as a short tempered Ripper - catch him like you've never
seen him before.
Surviving the Game (1994)
Ice-T is Mason, a homeless man hired to guide a bunch of hunters (led
by Blade Runner's Rutger Hauer) into the dense forests of the Pacific
Northwest. Little does he know that the hunting party, made up of
government agents and wealthy industrialists, aren't there to hunt
bears - but humans, and more specifically: him. Killing Ice-T proves
easier said than done, and as the line goes 'the hunter becomes the
hunted'.
Trespass (1992)
Two southern firemen (Bill Paxton and William Sadler) trek up to East
St. Louis to find a hidden treasure in the roof of a bombed out factory.
When they get there, however, they witness a gang execution, and spend
the rest of the time trying not to get squashed for seeing too much.
Ice-T stars as the gang leader trying to whack the firemen while keeping
his posse (featuring Ice Cube!) in line.
New Jack City (1991)
Wesley Snipes, New York drug syndicate kingpin, has set up the ultimate
fortress in Harlem. He has everything a gangster could want: wealth,
power, chicks, etc. But when he gets too greedy, it's up to Ice-T and
Judd Nelson, two of NYC's finest, to go crack some heads and torch the
illicit fortune of the crime family. A new take on the classic gangster
genre.
Ricochet (1991)
After supercop Denzel Washington throws John Lithgow in prison, he
becomes a media star, eventually seeking public office. Meanwhile,
Mr. Lithgow has been baking in prison, fermenting evil plans for his
captor. Lithgow escapes from jail (by drilling a hole in a guy's head!),
and sets out to destroy Washington's life. Washington has no choice to
call up his old buddy, Ice-T, who's currently an underworld toughie,
to help him settle the score.
rap.1406brka,
Vesti sa AtomicPop.com izdavacke kuce...
ICE T GETS DEADLY!
Pimpin' ain't easy, that's why we ask you to mark your calendars
for the release of Ice T's first album in almost three years.
Hating players is easy, but you'll change your mind after getting
an MP3 hit of what Ice has got in store for you at
http://www.atomicpop.com/atomicpopmusic/ICE-T.html.
Have you put your pre-order in for 7th deadly SIN yet? Go ahead,
do it now--we'll wait for you.
PE GOES ON TOUR!
It's time to bumrush the show--your favorite rap Revolutionaries
are coming to a town near you!!! Come check out the tour dates and
cities Chuck D and company are hitting up this month!
http://www.atomicpop.com/atomicpopmusic/PEtourdates.html And keep
checking in at the Non- Stop Contest Spot for the hook-up! PE ticket
giveaways are on their way!
rap.1407brka,
PEACE DAY...
Props to the Bay Area's Mac Mall for puttin' it down the other day
at San Francisco's Increase The Peace Day. More then a 2000 kids
showed up for a free after school concert and rally. Everyone from
Mayor Willie Brown to the SF school superintendent spoke.. Mac mall
set it off and got everyone hyped. He later than spoke to new
reporters about the importance of coming out and letting the youth
see him in a positive light. He explained that it's ok for kids to
see people like him doing good things and also be from the streets.
His comments were broadcasted on local news stations. It was good
to see young Mall represent the positive side of Hip Hop.
rap.1408brka,
CHRONIC ISLAND TOUR...
A bit of disturbing news coming out of Hawaii during the well
publicized Chronic island Tour. There Snoop Dogg, Dr Dre and
Eminem were supposed to wreck shop which they did, but
unfortunately folks claiming they were down with Death Row
attempted to 'Hoo-ride' the event. There were reports that
folks were waiting for Snoop at the airport and there were
safety concerns resulting in several after parties and
pre-parties being cancelled. Dr Dre was spotted walking
with a phalanx of police in addition to his own security.
Hopefully this whole drama involving all these parties one
day comes to a rest.. Time will tell.
rap.1409brka,
NOVI ALBUM ZA E-40
E-40 has just announced that his new album Charlie Hustle 'The
Blue Print Of A Self Made Millionaire' will be dropping around
November and not this week as promised. Apparently Mr Hustle
aka E-40 wants to add some more 'rumbles' records to the
mixture of Hip Hop funk he's about to serve up. The lp is
already screaming with tracks featuring everyone from Juvenile
on down to Fat Joe. In other E-40 news, he was puttin' it down
on LA's KKBT where he along with Mack 10, Snoop Dogg, DJ Quik
and Xzibit all did deejay shifts for a new feature they have
called Westside Wednesdays. From what I'm hearing it was off
the hook.
rap.1410brka,
GANG STARR NAPRAVILI SPEKTAKL NA LYRICIST LOUNGE TURNEJI...
Got a chance to peep out Gang Starr along with Nice N Smooth
last night in San Francisco during the Lyrist Lounge Tour.
Fresh off a plane and onto the stage, Guru certainly rocked
the capacity crowd. Freddy Foxx, Hannibal and Big Shug also
came through and wrecked shop. DJ Premier held it down on
the one and twos and as a hype man.. Nice N Smooth took the
crowd to an all out frenzy especially when Greg Nice started
beat boxing. A lot of kids aren't up on the fact that long
before Greg started rapping, he was beat boxing. I recall
him doing this even before cats like Dougie Fresh. The bottom
line is they demonstrated to the crowd what true showmanship
is all about. They danced, they sang, they beat boxed, they
rapped and they entertained. The show ended with everyone
doing an impromptu tribute to fallen rap stars 2Pac, Biggie,
Freaky Tah and Big L.
I caught up with Greg and Smooth B and they told me they are
working on an album that will drop sometime early next year.
The title is still under wraps as are the particulars about
who and who won't be on lp.. It'll be their first venture
in a number of years..What really threw me off guard was my
conversation with Smooth B. He told me that he used to sing
with Bobby Brown. In fact he even wrote songs for home boy.
We got into the conversation because during the group's
performance, Smooth B was singing and doing a good job at it..
Folks was feeling him. So backstage while joking around with
him about him being a crooner, he told me about his background
with Bobby Brown. After all these years I never knew that..
I guess you learn something new everyday.
I also caught up with Freddie Foxx. He too is getting set to
drop his new album. Folks were definitely feeling the man who
now sports the name Bumpy Knuckles. The two songs he performed
had people hyped. Backstage I must give Freddie major dap for
the type of good judgement he displayed when some off the
hook fan crashed the dressing room and started sweatin' him.
The man in question told security that he was from Brooklyn
and demanded to see Foxx. Upon getting backstage to the
dressing room and got all bent out of shape because Foxx
didn't recognize who he was. The brother was complaining
that he had tried to talk to Freddie when he was on stage
and he was hurt that Freddie didn't acknowledge him. Freddie
apologized and explained that it's hard for him to chat while
performing. Home boy then started droppin' names and street
addresses and a perplexed Foxx kept telling the man he had
no idea who he was. Finally it got out of hand as the fan
kept pressing. An agitated Foxx who had repeatedly apologized
and attempted to move away while being pursued by this crazy
fan from Brooklyn finally raised his voice and told the man to
leave the dressing room and stop sweating him.. Most folks were
unaware there was a problem cause Foxx remained so cool about
things. In fact he was even friendly with the guy. Security
had the man escorted out.. Foxx who is a rather large man and
an excellent boxer, explained to everyone that he didn't wanna
do anything that would send him to jail or bring negative
attention to Gang Starr and Nice N Smooth. He explained that
people are just waiting for him to act ill and stomp some one
and he was determined not to provide that sort of material. In
addition it could've been a set up for a lawsuit had Foxx
mopped him up. So again props to Freddie for showing patience,
good judgement and remaining level headed in a foul situation.
Finally I caught up with Guru who told me he is set to drop a
new Jazzmatazz album. It will be Volume 3 and he promises it
to be the best one ever... However, my man would not give up
the details as to who would be on the album. Me and Guru go
way back, but he wouldn't give in.. He says the project is
under wraps and he wants folks to be surprised. He also
explained that a new Gang Starr album is on the way and is
gonna be hittin'..Guru seemed really confident about the
new material. I asked Guru when he was gonna be on the
Internet. He explained that he has some pending litigation
going on because some kid took the domain names to Gang Starr
and Jazzmatazz.. How foul is that? That's like the 5th or 6th
artist I know who has run into that problem.. From what I
understand there is pending legislation in the works that
will make it illegal to 'squat' on someone's name..
rap.1411brka,
HIP HOP NOVINARI KAZU DA NIJE U REDU OBRACUNAVATI SE SA U-GOD-OM
Last issue I told you about how Hip Hop journalist Adissa 'The
Bishop' Banjoko had a rude encounter with U-God of the Wu-Tang Clan.
As most folks know there have been strained relations between Hip Hop
journalists and many artists. This past year have seen a number of
altercations with artists upset about bad reviews or unflattering
articles running up into offices and handing out beat downs. The sad
part is this happens with mainly Black writers within Hip Hop camp.
Very few artists have run up on a Howard Stern, a New York Times
editor or a Newsweek reporter when they've dissed Hip Hop or that
artist, but that's a whole other story. Far too often the writers
have been on the short end of the stick with some highly publicized
assaults. Adissa is one of those brothers who simply ain't having
the disrespect and he let his feelings be known in a widely
distributed letter challenging U-God to a boxing match-for charity
of course if U-God didn't apologize for his off color behavior..
Needless to say this set off a firestorm with literally hundreds
of emails coming through. The opinions on this matter have been
varied with many claiming Adissa over reacted while the dominant
sentiment was 'enough is enough'. People have grown quite weary
of the antics pulled off by many artists who are quick to beat
down a journalist but not the police officers they are constantly
running from in their videos. Far too many artists have been
acting 'out of pocket' for too long to the point that the
majority of emails I got had people rooting Adissa on. People
have come forth to do everything from set up the event to
filming it. Charity organizations have step forth asking how they
can get proceeds.. Many of us who are active within Hip Hop have
also stepped up and suggested that there are more effective ways
to handle such beefs. Last night I got the following letter from
Adissa.
"First of all I want to apologize to U God and anyone else I might
have offended by putting out a challenge like that in such a vulgar
tone and language. It was not characteristic of my normal demeanor
and it should NEVER have happened. I should have reached out to U God
personally. But that did not happen and it turned into a gigantic
chaotic mess. The other mistake I made was assuming that he thought
like me. Thinking that he would honor a one on one man to man fight.
But, regardless of what I "heard", I never heard from him. People say
that we should still do it for charity. I ain't against that. But,
whatever.
And you know, a lot of journalists are hitting me up each day sayin'
"Yo, Bishop knock his ass out". But only a select few back me
publicly. I ain't fixin' to be the journalistic martyr up in here. I
hope to see them make their opinions on the rift between journalists
and rappers known.
I do not advise any journalist to act out as I did. And I
certainly don't think any rapper should act out as he did. In an
industry where the mainstream media hates us all, we BOTH (rappers
and Hip Hop journalists) need to check ourselves when conducting
interviews. A lot of people see my position as being a "pussy" or a
"coward". But I will never apologize for putting my family before any
egotistical beef I have with another man. If putting my family first
makes me a "pussy"...I'll be dat.
There ain't gonna be no fight. He ain't reached out. And everybody in
between is talking crazy. So, it's over."
Peace,
Adisa Banjoko
"The Bishop"
rap.1412brka,
HIP HOP ACTIVISM Reports About:
Words Beats & The Movement, Black Congressional Caucus,
The Funky Precedent, The Rockerfeller Foundation Gathering
Props are in order to folks like Toni Blackman, The Freestyle Union,
The Smithsonian Institute and all the good folks who I did not name
at Washington DC's Performing Arts Society for putting on a six week
multi-disciplinary festival celebrating Hip Hop Culture. Entitled
'Words Beats and Movement', I along with Nation Magazine writer
Angela Ards, former Newark Mayoral candidate/ teacher/ spoken word
artist Ras Baraka, and Lawyer/Hip Hop advocate Yvonne Bynoe had the
pleasure of speaking on a panel that dealt with Hip Hop and activism.
Ards who wrote an incredible article on this topic in Nation Magazine
gave an overview of the types of things people throughout the country
are doing. Baraka talked about the types of activities he has been
involved during his years as a student at Howard University. He also
spoke about how he was considered the first Hip Hop politician
because of his run for Mayor of Newark several years ago. Yvonne
among other things, talked about the types of steps she as a lawyer
had taken to inform young artists about the politics involved in the
music business. As a lawyer she used to put out a publication that
gave the artist crucial business information. My points centered on
the the media and the lack of control Hip Hop artists have had in
making sure that at the very least, a more balanced perspective is
put forth to both encourage and highlight the multitude of activism
that exists within Hip Hop.
I was most impressed with the activities being undertaken my our
forum moderator Toni Blackman who is currently doing an exchange with
Hip Hop heads in South Africa. She noted that she had been overseas
breaking bread with folks in South Africa and that some sort of
collaboration is in the works. I can't wait to hear the outcome. Oh
yeah before I forget home girl can rhyme her butt off... She dropped
a wicked verse off the dome on my camcorder.. I'll show that real
soon. Big props to the people who came out including Hip Hop writer
Upski who I believe is working on a book dealing with the prison
industrial complex. I believe it will be called No More Prisons. .
I think it's suffice to say that Hip Hop has always had activist
within the culture. Within this newsletter we always point out many
of the folks doing things. The question that folks have to grapple
with is the lack of exposure and props given to the positive folks
within the mainstream. Too often we look at the flash, glitz and
glamor of a Puffy or Jay Z or we will focus on the zany antics of an
ODB while completely underplaying the types of things being done by
rappers and Hip Hop oriented organizations like Boots of The Coup,
Dead Prez, E-40, Ice T, Digital Underground, Chuck D, KRS-One ,STORM,
3rd Eye Movement and numerous others. Too often commercial mediums
like to highlight only the sensational side of Hip Hop or they wanna
focus on the music and separate the politics. Within our own
communities mediums like BET, Ebony or Jet have yet to do articles
and stories on the numerous Hip Hop activist within our midst. It's
no wonder there's such an unbalanced perception.
For example, not many people know that during the recently held Black
Congressional Caucus in Washington DC they held 3 different Hip Hop
forums.. I along with a number of other insightful individuals
including Lee Bailey of The EUR Report sat on a panel that was put
together by Congressman Bobby Rush of Chicago. The next day
Congresswoman Maxine Waters of Los Angeles chaired a forum on Hip Hop
that attracted over 500 people and was broadcasted live on the radio.
It featured Houston rap star, Scarface, James 'Lil James' Prince CEO
of Rap-A-Lot records and actress Kim Fields. Waters expressed the
importance of bridging the generation gap and she let it be known
that this is now a Hip Hop world we are living in and folks have got
to open up and adjust. She talked about how she took time out to tour
the pristine facilities put together by Houston based Lil James. She
then broke down all this man's accomplishments including the fact
that he established the Bettie 'MoMo' Chatmon scholarship for Houston
teens.. He also sponsors the Houston Inner City Basketball League. He
has set up a crisis fund bank called The Care-A-Lot Foundation and he
is in the process of establishing a halfway house to assist
ex-offenders re-intergrates themselves into society. If that's not
enough he just opened a one million dollar gym and rec center in the
heart of Houston's notorious 5th Ward. He has just purchased land to
build affordable housing and he owns a Top 1 cattle ranch..tell me
these accomplishments aren't worthy of being talked about and the
mark of a true activist?
Mr Scarface on the other hand is someone who been through it all. he
was once deep in the dope game and managed to pull himself out. I
recall a few years ago reading about his body guard being shot in the
back by police in Baton Rouge. With all the drama he's been through
he's managed to always drop some telling insight on his albums. He
now heads Def Jam South.. Props must be given when you see people
come back despite all the odds against them. Maxine Water's Hip Hop
panel allowed those perspective to flourish. Now let's see if others
will follow suit and build upon her example.
Since we're talking about activism within Hip Hop, props are in order
for West Coast acts like Dilated Peoples, Jurassic 5, Cut Chemist,
Styles Of beyond, Aceyalone, Black Eyed Peas, The Beat Junkies and
Divine Styler to name a few. They along with other artists and some
dedicated individuals like music teachers Art Davis and the good
folks over at No Mayo Records came together to put out a slammin'
compilation album entitled 'The Funky Precedent'. This album was put
together as a way to raise money for the music education programs at
Fremont High School and Manchester Elementary School in Los Angeles
and Mission High School in San Francisco. In addition to donating
their time and talent to putting out a dope Hip Hop album many of the
artist have gone out to do shows and grant interviews in an attempt
to use their star power as a way to bring attention to their fund
raising efforts. In fact Dilated Peoples along with Cut Chemist and
DJ Rhettmatic of the Beat Junkies did recently did a show here at
SF's Justice League. Aside from KPFA, I did not see a whole lot of
mediums both in and out the community talking to there young brothas
who were out there trying to make a positive difference both in their
community and in the lives of young people. For more info about this
excellent project call 1-888-4-NO-MAYO or hit them up at
http://www.nomayo.org
Along those lines, a high powered gathering sponsored by the
Rockerfeller Foundation [note this is not Jay-Z's record label.. but
instead the big foundation that probably inspired his label name]
took place in New York City this past week. The main topic at hand
was 'The Future Of Black Youth Political Participation'. It was a
closed door meeting involving some heavy hitters including; Chideya
Farai of ABC News, Donna Frisbie formerly of Rock The Vote, Minister
Conrad Muhammed of Movement For CHHANGE. [He's been trying to get rap
artist to run for office in New York City], Angela Ards of nation
Magazine, Reverend Jamal Bryant of The NAACP and Charles Ellison of
PoliticallyBlack.com were among the few of the panelist. The topic of
the day was Hip Hop and how it can be utilized as a tool of
political development and progress. I didn't get a chance to get the
entire scoop, but Ellison brought up the fact that while many of the
participants are deeply involved in the Hip Hop community the
discussion may have been more complete with some Hip Hop artist.
Perhaps well grounded seasoned Hip Hop activists like Michael Franti,
Dead Prez, Sista Souljah or Goodie Mob could've lend some keen
insight. From what I understand, Reverend Jamal Bryant who heads the
youth leadership of the NAACP felt that Hip Hop shouldn't be the sole
conduit for political development among young folks. However as Hip
Hop matures there's a strong likelihood that artist will continue the
age old tradition of involving themselves in political movements. In
fact Hip Hoppers may actual redefine what politics means as we move
forward. For a full breakdown check out
http://wwwpoliticallyblack.com as they will soon be posting a
transcript of this event. To me the most important thing to note is
that Hip Hop was front and center in these discussions. Again lets
see what media outlets build upon that gathering.
I've mentioned in the past others in Hip Hop who have been active yet
their accomplishments have gone unsung. For example, artist like DJ
Quik was given a key to the City Of Compton by the Mayor for his
accomplishments and for giving back to the community. There was
hardly any mention of this. Hardly any mediums focused on KRS opening
two chapters to his Temple Of Hip Hop both here in Oakland and in Los
Angeles. I hardly saw any one step to my man Rico of the group
Prophets of Rage who for the past few years has been lacing folks
with critical information surrounding the recently pardoned FALN
Puerto Rican prisoners. No one was one hand to give big props to
E-40 and his family the Click when they have given three free picnics
in the park for neighborhood youth in their native Vallejo and
Fairfield areas. We'll see who does and doesn't embrace the political
work that Chuck D is putting in with his newly launched Rap Station
website http://www.rapststion.com. I guess my biggest frustration is
that there are so many people who are active and trying to do
positive things for their community, yet their stories and tales of
accomplishments are rarely celebrated within the the mainstream
mediums that are prominent within our community. When has Ebony or
Jet ever done a cover story or even an article on a KRS-One or Chuck
D, much less the other folks I've mentioned who are coming out of the
Hip Hop activist movement? Instead we are constantly bombarded with
tales of gangsta rap and youthful anti-social behavior which gives
the illusion that all is hopeless. It's something to think about...
rap.1413brka,
DIGITAL MAFIA MAKING MOVES HIP HOP STYLE ON THE NET.
This past weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the
MOBE Internet conference in Orlando Florida. There a whole lot of
movers and shakers with the African American Internet community came
together to discuss new ways to market themselves and have better
influence. There people like myself, Lee Bailey of EUR [
http://www.eurweb.com ]and Chuck D of Rap Station
[http://www.rapstation.com]to name a few the many, received awards
for our 'pioneering' contributions to the net. While there were many
folks from outlets like , BET, Black Enterprise, Imhotech, The
Conduit, Spectralinks, Netnoir and the folks running Black Voices
who were there dropping science, the group that really made me sit up
was Digital Mafia . Headed by Darien Dash, this Internet company is
straight outta of the Hip Hop trenches. Not only was Digital Mafia a
main sponsor of the conference, they also hold the distinction of
being the first publicly traded African American owned Internet
company in history. [NASDAQ-OTC:BBDGMF]. 27 year old Darien is
cousin to Damon Dash who is the co-owner of Roc-A-fella records which
as you know is home to Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek and others. If that's not
enough, Darien himself is a co-principal of the Hip Hop label
Roc-A-Blok Records which is home to acts like Sporty Thievz. As for
their work on the net these were the brothers behind the websites for
Queen Latifah's Flavor Unit http://www.flavorunitent.com, Stress
Magazine http://www.stressonline.com, and Listen To My Demo
http://www.listentomydemo.com. If memory serves me correctly they
also did an enhanced CD for the NY Knicks and were behind the
Internet marketing strategy and launching of Puff Daddy's new
website. It was good to see folks from the Hip Hop part of town
holding down and doing major work behind the scenes. They
represented and have proven that one can be Hip Hop and
'professional' in their business dealings. Big props to Darien and
his crew which included David Muhammed and Jared Leake. Them kids got
a whole lot of game. Hit these guys up at
http://www.digitalmafia.com.
rap.1414gligo,
21. Decembra ocekujte nov, treci po redu album DMX-a, momka
koga svi kriticari nazivaju pravim Tupacovim naslednikom. Sjajna
istocna produkcija, jaki txt-ovi puni naboja, karakteristicno buntovno
ponasanje, ali i jaka harizma.
Momak iza sebe ima dva albuma, sjajni debitantski "It's Dark and The
Hell is Hot" koji je prodat u 3 miliona primeraka i drugi "Flash of My
Flesh, Blood of My Blood" koji je pratio uspeh prvenca. Oba albuma
mogu se naci i kod SKC-a, a vredi ih imati...
Pored ova dva albuma, DMX iza sebe ima i jos vecu istoriju krivicnih
dela, nekoliko prijavljenih silovanja, konstantno nosenje oruzja,
ucesce u nekoliko pucnjava, pa i u onoj kada je ranjen njegov ujak i
menadzer Ray (?) Couplend, posle cega je u pretresu hotelske sobe
DMX-a, nadjena poluautomatska puska, gomila municije, pistolji,
droga...
Momak izgleda nije dao da ga ista iznenadi. ;)
Znaci, 21. decembra, treci album DMX-a pod radnim naslovom:
"X, The Man, The Dog, The God".
rap.1415brka,
DRAMA U TORONTU - MIXTAPES ARE ILLEGAL!
Bad news in the City Of Toronto as their premier Hip Hop Show
Mastermind Street Jam show was unceremoniously removed from
the airwaves about a month ago. It seemed unthinkable that such
a thing would happen when one considers the vibrantHip Hop scene
in Toronto as well as the fact that Hip Hop is the biggest selling
music in the world right now. People were asked to send emails
voicing your concerns to the station's boss mailto:
deans@energyradio.ca or to call the station at 905-681-1079. The
station manager's name is Dean St Clair. We'll see how that goes.
While folks in T Dot were dealing with that loss, along comes a
serious crack down on Mixtapes and CDS. According to the most
recent addition Adam's Hip Hop Newsletter out of Canada
[mailto:amaent@sympatico.ca] the Canadian Recording Industry
Association and Organized crime Intelligence Unit of the Toronto
police force raided a couple of record stores and came away with
over 6000 unauthorized recordings. According to the report, not
only were the store owners charged, but also any deejay who
happened to have his phone number on the seized product, were
contacted and also charged.
Now I'm not one to sit up here and advocate illegal doings, however,
when you take away a major Hip Hop outlet like The Mastermind Show
and then come down on Mixtape Makers, it seems like there is a
strong attempt to severe the Hip Hop lines of communication. The
question is why?
rap.1416brka,
BAY AREA IMA NOVI HIP HOP SHOW...
The Bay Area appears to be making strides to blow up it's vibrant
Hip Hop scene even more. A couple of months ago there were huge
protests to keep community radio station KPFA on the air after
there were threats that the 50 thousand watt station was gonna
be sold. More then 20 thousand people showed up at rallies and
demanded that this flagship station for free speech not be touched.
In the aftermath of that uprising has come a number of programming
changes. Among them is the creation of a new Hip Hop oriented talk
show called Hard Knock Radio. It airs everyday from 4-5pm and it
can be picked up live on the Internet at http://www.kpfa.org. The
host include myself, Davey D on Monday and Tuesdays, long time
Hip Hoppers Waylon and Sade holding it down Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Anita aka as Emcee Rain brings it to ya on Fridays. Basically the
shows bring a Hip Hop approach to the days current issues and
politics. Thus far the show has been getting great reviews as
everyone from Tha Deliquents and Mac Mall to DJ Rhettmatic and
Dilated Peoples have swung through the studios to lend insight
to everything from the case surrounding Mumia to Gun Control.
If there are any label heads and artist who are down to do
more then the usual 'Where ya from?' or When's your album coming
out'? type interviews, hit us up and get yourself and your
material played on the Hard Knock Radio Show.
mailto:hardknockradio@www.daveyd.com.
If that's not enough there are two new Hip Hop shows on KMEL
folks may wanna peep out.. One is brought to you by the Pirate
DJs. It's called Pirate Radio and can be heard on Friday Nights
right after The Wake Up Show from 1am-5pam. For folks who don't
know, The Pirate DJs which feature Mind Motion, DJ Ivan of
the Gavin Report and DJ Rolo are the folks who hold down a lot
of the clubs here in the Bay. They've been wrecking shop for
years and their after hours Pirate radio show allows them to
continue being on the cutting edge. On Sunday Nights yours
truly does a show that spotlights only Bay Area music. Currently
there are more than 300 recorded Bay Area rap artists who have
released close to 600 lps and eps. At least that's what I have
logged in my data base. You can peep both shows on the Internet
http://www.106kmel.com
rap.1417brka,
KURUPT vs. DMX
Kurupt of Tha Dogg Pound is setting to put a foot up the butt of
rap star DMX. In his new album Streetz, Kurupt drops a song
called 'Calling Out Names' in which he rips into DMX for trying
to 'holla' at Kurupt's fiance Foxy Brown. We'll overlook the fact
that DMX is married and that Foxy has been linked to all sorts of
guys and just focus on Kurupt's main intentions. He says rather
then bring the drama to the streets he'll drop it on vinyl. He
considers himself a person who specializes in 'battle raps'.
We'll see the outcome of this record. DMX is good but he can't
out battle Kurupt. It will be interesting to hear his response.
I'm surprised Foxy didn't come out and clown DMX with a record
of her own, but then again this could all be contrived to cause
controversy and sell records.
rap.1418brka,
REKLAMA ZA NOVI ALBUM PHAROAHE MONCH-A NAPRAVILA POMETNJU...
Rawkus Records found themselves under fire last week with a new
billboard advertisement for the new Pharoahe Monch album. It
appears that people took offense to the inscription 'Rawkus Says
Get The Fuck Up' which was clear for all to see. This no doubt
was inspired by Pharoahe's hit song 'Simon Says'. The billboard
sat over an old Woolworth Store on 125th in Harlem, NY. Rawkus
has agreed to replace the profanity with the traditional
cartoon-like symbols that are often used when curse words are
used. For the most part Rawkus got their point across and they
get some good publicity due to the controversy.
rap.1419brka,
ICE CUBE: MOGUCE PONOVNO UJEDINJENJE NWA...
Ice Cube gets major props for his role in the new movie Three Kings.
It was good to see the brother actually doing some acting and not
walking around wearing Chuck Taylors and sporting blue rags. In any
case he did a good job. He's also set to drop his own movie
entitled 'Next Friday' which is the sequel to the movie Friday.
Ice Cube also noted that there is a strong possibility of an NWA
reunion. Last year when the subject was brought up, all the original
members which includes MC Ren, DJ Yella and Cube were all set to go.
Snoop Dogg was scheduled to take the place of the late Eazy E.
The only hold out was the group's producer and co-founder Dr Dre
who was on that 'Been There Done That' mind set. He backed out and
the project was nixed. Now it appears he may have a change of heart.
The group is supposed to sit down and talk about this reunion
in the next couple of days.
rap.1420brka,
CASOPIS 'RAP PAGES' VISE NE POSTOJI...
The Hip Hop industry has lost a vital media outlet when Rap Pages
Magazine closed it's doors last week. This publication was owned by
Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flint who noted that there wasn't
enough advertising being generated to continue on. Editor & chief
Allen Gordon is set to finish up a documentary on West Coast Hip Hop.
It is a straight to video piece that will be distributed by Xenon
Entertainment. Gordon will no doubt continue to work on Manifest
which is a new magazine focusing on African American men. The
premier issue looked sharp.
rap.1421brka,
SPIKE LEE SERIJU O HIP HOP-U...
There are reports circulating that film director Spike Lee is
working on a drama series for ABC Television about Hip Hop. The
series will focus on life within the industry and is entitled
'Die Nasty'. There's no word as to when this series will start.
I called Spike's office to find out the deal and was told I had
to fax him my question.. I'll let you know his response. I don't
mean to be skeptical, but I'll believe it when I see it.
rap.1422brka,
VEST SA PE TURNEJE...
A bit of sad news surrounding the Public Enemy Tour. The group's
opening act Detroit Champton will have to continue the tour
without their deejay DJ Addverse. DJ Addverse aka Jaime Wilkins
left the tour on Saturday night to go to New York for an event.
While enroute she got into an automobile accident and is
currently in ICU at Queens Peninsula Hospital. Our prayers
along with those from the PE Tour go out to DJ Addverse as we
wish her a speedy recovery.
rap.1423brka,
COOLIO IZBACUJE NOVI SINGL NA NETU...
Coolio is making some noise as of late. First, he's landed a
nice little gig hosting BET 'Madd Sports'. Next was able to get
out of his recording contract with Tommy Boy records. No doubt
this man who has sold over 17 million records, making him one
of the top Hip Hop sellers of alltime is looking for a nicer
deal. Recently he took a musical journey over to the Internet.
He hooked up with Chuck D's Rapstation website to drop a brand
new Internet only single entitled "Dead Men Walking'. You can
download this banging MP3 single at
http://www.rapstation.com/zmp3jamz/