January 12, 2008

Mm.. Of Hip Hop

"Lo Fi Funk" - Blueprint from 1988

I hate most commercial rap and the labels that's sellin' it
Almost as much as I hate the President
What kind of world are we livin' in
When you kill Martin and Malcolm, but you let this coward live
They killed Tupac, forgot about Will Smith
They killed Biggie Smalls and left us with Limp Bizkit
Like we would be too dumb to know the difference
They both knew it was comin' but we didn't listen

January 1, 2008

Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture

Every track on this album is bangin'. Destined to be a classic.




1 - Lyrical Swords feat GZA & Ras Kass
2 - Slow Blues feat Vast Aire, Timbo King, Prodigal Sunn & Byata
3 - Still Grimey feat Sean Price, U-God, C-Rayz Walz & Prodigal Sunn
4 - Think Differently feat Casual, Rock Marciano, Vordul Mega & Tragedy Khadafi
5 - Biochemical Equation feat RZA & MF Doom
6 - O.D.B. Tribute feat DJ Noize
7 - Fragments feat Del Tha Funky Homosapien
8 - Street Corners feat Bronze Nazareth, Solomon Childs & Byata
9 - Listen feat Littles, Khalid & Planet Asia
10 - Verses feat La The Darkman, Scaramanga Shallah, Ras Kass & GZA
11 - Preservation feat Aesop Rock & Del Tha Funky Homosapien
12 - Cars On The Interstate (C.C.F. Division)
13 - Give It Up faet J-Live & R.A. The Rugged Man
14 - Black Dawn feat Bronze Nazareth

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December 29, 2007

Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star

Definitely one of my top favorite albums of all time. Possibly my very favorite. Definitely essential.



1 Intro (1:11)
2 Astronomy (8th Light) (3:23)
3 Definition (3:26)
4 RE:DEFinition (3:02)
5 Children's Story (3:32)
6 Brown Skin Lady (5:46)
7 B Boys Will B Boys (2:36)
8 K. O. S. (Determination) (4:49)
9 Hater Players (4:08)
10 Yo Yeah (1:10)
11 Respiration (6:05) Featuring - Common
12 Thieves In The Night (5:16)

13 Twice Inna Lifetime (5:38) Featuring - Jane Doe , Punch & Words


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December 23, 2007

Sometimes I steal stuff from myself

I wish I was a poet

I wish my words could flow

Like cherry Kool-Aid

On the kitchen floor

I wish I could create complex images

Like a child

Coloring on her bedroom door

I wish I knew a troubled life

The turmoil of gum

Tangled in my hair

I wish I could crawl inside

A Popsicle

It is eternal summer there

I wish puddles were poetry

Jump in

And splash around

I wish I could rhyme

With the sound of chalk

Scraping across the ground

KMD - Black Bastards

Another one of my favorite album covers ever. KMD's "Little Sambo" character is not only eye catching, but made this album a classic, albeit a lost one.




1. Garbage Day #3
2. Get-U-Now
3. What A Nigga Know?
4. Sweet Premium Wine
5. Plumskinzz (Loose Hoe, God & Cupid)
6. Smokin' That S*@%!
7. Contact Blitt
8. Gimme!
9. Black Bastards!
10. It Sounded Like A Roc!
11. Plumskinzz (Oh No I Don't Believe It!)
12. Constipated Monkey
13. F*@# Wit' Ya Head!!
14. Suspended Animation
15. What A Nigga Know? Featuring MF Grimm (Remix)
16. Q3

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A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (1990)

Easily one of my favorite albums ever. ATCQ also has some of the best album covers in all of hip hop history.


1. Push It Along
2. Luck Of Lucien

3. After Hours
4. Footprints
5. I Left My Wallet In El Segundo
6. Public Enemy
7. Bonita Applebum
8. Can I Kick It?
9. Youthful Expression
10. Rhythm (Devoted To The Art Of Moving Butts)

11. Mr. Muhammad
12. Ham 'N' Eggs
13. Go Ahead In The Rain
14. Description Of A Fool

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