The Renegade W.A.R.s presents: The Writer's Guild

Excerpts from classified command post logs...:

Since the Golden Years of Hip Hop, Hip Hop Leaders gave in to corporate money and has turned over the handling of Hip Hop to the World Government (aka the “Industry”) turning a blind eye towards the Art form that made this Culture GREAT.

“Hip Hop consumers aren’t evil, just uninformed!”            

Six years after the Golden Years of Hip Hop,  the Imperial Confederacy destroyed the Hip Hop Federation. The remaining federation forces were driven to different parts of the world. The confederate forces has turned the Hip Hop Art form into minstrel shows to entertain and take money from the misled, the misinformed, and the uniformed. Hip Hop has not evolved; rather, Hip-Hop transcended into garbage. The “Industry” confederate forces inaccurately dictate what Hip Hop is. The “Industry” confederate forces intentionally misinform and persuade the novice to tune into radio programming that does not deliver any balance of Hip Hop music for freethinking individuals. “So since y’all confused on what Hip-Hop is, y’all confusing it with what pop is” (~Who Is It, from the album Royalty Check, KRS-One).  I appreciate and love this thing of ours called Hip-Hop so now it's time for the Hip Hop Headz (the rebel alliance) turn to help in the restoration of Hip Hop! "Stop fucking downloading music for free and we can save Hip Hop!" (said in reverse on the Assassins track intro)

W.A.R.  

We are renegades; This means W.A.R. ...

“This is a war against consciousness, Controlling your soul, sort of a psychological dictatorship! And I am on the front lines Guilty as charged if intellect is a crime....We are renegades. This means W.A.R. 16s bust to break unjust laws, Overthrow regimes in the name of the cause! Renegades; never slaves, this means war! 100% uncut raw, Fuck limited freedom, nigga we want more! The machine is corrupted down to the core, Rebel army, muthafucka! This means war...” (~W.A.R., from the album W.A.R., Pharoahe Monch)

“In 2013, the World Government placed sanctions against freethinking individuals in order to force people to adhere to one way of life.  An independently funded organization called ******* hired 100 assassins to infiltrate the headquarters where files were kept. Of these 100, 97 were captured, tortured, and executed; Only three remained....” (~Assassins, from the album W.A.R., Pharoahe Monch).

     Forty-eight hours after the raid on the headquarters, Assassin #1 (Classified name: Jean Grae aka @JeanGreasy) has been sending cryptographic messages to rebel alliance forces through her music. Many have heard and  many have taken action but one battle weary officer has taken those messages to heart. That officer has taken command of his AOR (area of responsibility). That officer is Colonel Paz (classified name: Philly aka @Philly2AZ). Led by the friendship and spiritual connection of Assassin #1 (Jean Grae) and with the assistance from his Viceroy (classified name: @DJPot), Colonel Paz decoded the messages and assembled a special force of mutant combatant MCs, DJs, B-Boy and B-Girls, readied them for W.A.R., and formed the unit:

Jean Grae’s Home for Gifted Dragons!

No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.  ~Albert Einstein

A dragon you say? Yes! A dragon. A dragon is a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire. The key to this definition is: A mythical monster usually represented as breathing fire! This unit was formed under the ETHOS of Jean Grae. It embodies the character and vision of unit members to use their powers for the benefit of sucker MCs & DJs, humanity, and to prove mutant DJs and MCs can be heroes that deserve more recognition for their craft than getting of late...   

The Renegade W.A.R.s

Six months of fighting in the Renegade W.A.R.s, Colonel Paz is sitting in the command chair inside the command post, he grabs the long rang VHF radio and delivers a message for the world to hear, “Rebel forces! As we prepare for another battle, as we start to understand the drive behind the industry and confederate forces, we’re still here! We’re still standing! We have fought against those who try to take away what is rightfully ours. Well time has come to take action! Time has come to avenge! This is Colonel Paz from the command center of Jean Grae’s Home For Gifted Dragons...it is my duty, honor, and privilege to introduce to you: Your protectors. Your WARRIORS!”

....The Writer’s Guild
@Writers_Guild

*Click to download The Renegade W.A.R.s mixtape*


RAP IS SOMETHING YOU DO, HIP-HOP IS SOMETHING YOU LIVE!

...from the immortal words of Jean Grae, “SCRABBLEBEOTCH”    


Salute

Philly aka @Philly2AZ aka Mr. Who is That aka Colonel Paz, Rebel Leader

UNO

HIP-HOP NEVER STOPS!

Top 5 or 10 MC/Lyricist List

At a time when Hip-Hop should have been transcending into something that naturally should be greater than what it is now, a lot of fans and so-called Hip-Hop Headz got confused & hypnotized over the many years of what a true EMCEE is! When a part-time fans hear the same SHIT (songs) over and over again, of course they think that their artist is “Neo.” Then these part-time fans want to try and debate/convince someone unbiased (or biased to the culture) that <insert rapper’s name here> is heat; C’MON SON Corporate America/industry/empire sold dreams, money, and cars to sellouts (<insert rapper’s name here>). The industry/empire pretty much bamboozled, hoodwinked, & convinced a mainstream, corny, & phony artist, who by no means was making a mark on the Hip-Hop scene anyway, that they can make millions if they sell out to the “evil empire's” brand of rap. From there anybody and everybody thought they could do this...this grew into singles & ringtones. Everybody does one hot single and/or ringtone and blows up commercially. What happened to the classic albums with 12-14 tracks; all hot. Don't fool yourself in thinking that no matter how thorough the rhymes maybe, if an artist 'raps' over a beat that this is automatically Hip-Hop. It takes a lot more than rapping. This also applies to the true emcee or close to it that abandoned their culture for dollars. In no way am I suggesting that artist should go poor to accommodate me and headz like me (this is another discussion when talking business); what I am saying is this, Hip-Hop is bigger than one person and two songs!

I had a discussion with my brother from another; we discussed this very topic of 'Top' whatever list. He's a Hip Hop head; however, our list was far apart. Now this is in no way insinuating his list was booty (because it was quite legit) but he was concerned that they were way off for us to have basically the same taste. I told him because like in any culture there are subcultures with their own perceptions, truths, conceptions. He said, "we need to sit down & come up with a bona fide & legit criteria for list composition"

With that said, I can't tell you who  should be on your list but I DAMN sure can tell you who AIN'T on it...

TOP 5/10 LIST CRITERIA

At the end of the day, KRS-1 already told us what the criteria is! Artist such as Melle Mel, KRS-1, Jean Grae, Biggie (RIP), Styles P, Jakk Frost, Smiff & Wesson (Salute General Steele), Yaasin (Mos Def), Talib Kweli, Beanie Sigel, AZ deliver music that identified what the criteria is...A DOPE MC IS A DOPE MC; period, dot!

Now there are sub-list under this (if applicable or desired): 1) Lyricist (Dragon [see post Jean Grae's Home For Gifted Dragons]), 2) MC and 3) Rapper. Now before some of y'all blow a fucking gasket, let me elaborate a little...[NOTE: MC and lyricist are often used interchangeably but either one can never be confused with what a rapper is]

A lyricist (a dragon) is a mutant with super powers and is immortal who understands that this type of lyricism is a privilege, not a right. I believe it is imbedded within and is bestowed upon a fortunate few individuals that is lyrically beyond talent. Everyone doesn't have that gift (difference between gift and skill).

An MC are those who has the uncanny ability to formulate words lyrically, has the lyricist 'DNA', masters of their craft, sits at the table of royalty amongst the immortals, and could never; never, ever, ever be confused with a rapper.

A rapper are those wingnuts (fucktards) who, for the most part, really likes the Hip Hop culture but will never be considered an immortal. In the quest to be the best, they are easily influenced by delusions of grandeur. They easily and consistently side with the empire because, quite frankly, it really isn't in them...they went all in to be the best in something, anything within Hip Hop music other than the best at their craft “just to get a rep”.  Financially, this will make sense depending on your integrity and greed so I'm not discussing that. I'm just reiterating that a rapper does not equate to MC and/or lyricist and vice versa.

SO STOP PUTTING RAPPERS ON TOP 5/10 MCs/LYRICIST LISTS. THEY'RE RAPPERS AND DESERVING OF THEIR OWN LIST!!! Fans and so-called fans, stop taking the easy way out! Stop settling for market friendly, commercial friendly artist that lost their way paper chasing! THAT AIN'T HIP-HOP!!!

RAP IS SOMETHING YOU DO, HIP-HOP IS SOMETHING YOU LIVE!

...from the immortal words of Jean Grae, “SCRABBLEBEOTCH”

Salute

Philly aka @Philly2AZ aka Mr. Who is That aka Mr. Pause Tape Prince

UNO

HIP-HOP NEVER STOPS!

Big Up To My Hip Hop Massive

What up family! 

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." ~Upton Sinclair  

The familia, the family, the supergroup, the collective, the posse, the clique (or clik), the squad (or squadron); whatever name you call it, it's the collection of Thoroughbred, Dragon emcees and has been a mainstay in Hip-Hop since Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five and the infancy stage of Def-Jam (see Krush Grove). Later in Hip Hop the 'crew' was formed; Hit Squad, BDP, Juice Crew, Hill Top Hustlers, etc...

Which now brings me to your lesson; Many confuse their camps with what a squad or clik (clique) is, many have what is called a 'team'. A team is not a bad thing or I'm not trying to state it with a negative connotation and if used loosely (by not strict definition) can be interjected with crew, squad, clique, collective, supergroup, etc...However, the term 'Team' is defined in Webster's Collegiate Dictionary as: a number of persons associated in some joint action. But the definition that applies more in this entry context is definition #2: two or more horses, oxen, or other animals harnessed together to draw a vehicle, plow, or the like. Those persons that were thrown together (harnessed) to draw a vehicle (major labels) or the like (generation of income) is what is being fed/dictated to the masses (misinformed, uninformed, & the casual Hip Hop fan) of what a crew is. A record executive can not put your squad together and it be authentic simultaneously (see Roc-A-fella). Just because you form/group individuals together and they rap doesn't make them a squadron! They are not producing those vital hellfire hits we affectionately call "Posse Cuts."

This blog entry is dedicated to those Hip hop crews/cliques/squads(rons)that keep delivering those posse cuts that keeps us rocking out; those collectives that always keep it thorough! Here's a list of my squads that keeps it authentic and represents Hip Hop to the fullest (this list is not all inclusive and NO! YMCM ain't on it!!): Wu-Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, The Roots, Native Tongues, Money Making Jam Boys, The LOX, and State Property. Shout out to my home city, the 2fifteen, for holding down 3 spots of the crews that influences the Hip-Hop game (Salute)!

The Writer's Guild out here in Arizona is that next collective that's going to be a force in Hip Hop...stay tuned for them and Jean Grae's Home of Gifted Dragons!!!!...SALUTE and PEACE!

RAP IS SOMETHING YOU DO, HIP-HOP IS SOMETHING YOU LIVE!

...from the immortal words of Jean Grae, “SCRABBLEBEOTCH”

Salute

Philly aka @Philly2AZ aka Mr. Who is That aka Mr. Pause Tape Prince

UNO

HIP-HOP NEVER STOPS!

Enjoy this video blog that goes with the written piece: it's funny, informative, entertaining, direct, raw, and necessary!!! Let's GO!!!!

Twitter, Hip-Hop, and You: Emcee Tribute (Occupy Mainstream #OccMS)

Welcome to another installment of: JEAN GRAE’S HOME FOR GIFTED DRAGONS! The name Jean Grae is a moniker for my favorite MC; however, it is also the moniker of one of the original X-Men who grew, resided, learned, and trained at the Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters; hence, Jean Grae’s Home for Gifted Dragons! Now this in no-way suggest that Jean Grae is the mother of Hip-Hop or the boss of any one; what this is, is a collective! A collective I named and would like to put together in the name and honor of Jean Grae. A COLLECTIVE OF DJs, MCs, GRAFF ARTIST, B-BOYS & B-GIRLS, and BEAT BOXERS to use their powers for the benefit of sucker MCs & DJs, humanity, and to prove mutant DJs and MCs can be heroes that deserve more recognition for their craft than getting of late...

Let’s be clear-Jean Grae as an artist and a person means the world to me! Through her music, Hip-Hop, and fate I have connected with a special human being and gained a friend. So I will continue to selflessly promote and spread her brand to the World. So now I present to you:  Twitter, Hip-Hop, and You: Emcee Tribute (Occupy Mainstream #OccMS)

Definitions:

Yin and Yang
Two forces in the universe, according to a Chinese theory: yin is the passive, negative force, and yang the active, positive force; balance.

Grassroots
The common or ordinary people, especially as contrasted with the leadership or elite; the origin or basis of something; the basic or primary concept, rule, part, or the like.

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"They only say Hip-Hop is dead cause that DOPE shit is underground"~Joe Budden Freestyle

That bar, for all intent and purposes, is a factual statement. The mainstream rap genre (don’t and can’t [in good conscience] call it Hip-Hop and in some instances, it’s not even rap!) has effectively dictated what Hip-Hop and Rap is to the massive. They expertly have done this from two avenues: 1) consumer purchase and 2) from within.

Let’s tackle these two points individually:

1) Consumer purchase-it is often stated that 70% of Hip-Hop consumers are white, suburban teens. I couldn’t find any factual data to accurately back this up because no hard demographic study has ever been conducted on hip-hop's consumers. Are these percentages true? Or are these just sound bites and headlines to promote mainstream artist to fit the mold/image of major record executives to promote record sales and generate income. I don’t know the answer to these questions; however, what I do know is this, major record executives push what sales. I would bet diamonds to doughnuts that the majority of radio and record executives wouldn’t know Real, True, Authentic Hip-Hop if Hip-Hop walked up to them in the daytime, with a bright neon sign and punched them in the nose but what I wouldn’t bet on is this...music is big business and with big business comes big money. Major radio and record executives are greedy business persons and would sell drugs openly, though morally wrong, if it were legal to do so; whatever it takes to generate income and line their pockets would work for them so if authentic Hip-Hop sold they would push it! 
2) From Within- I have my theories when Hip-Hop changed, in my opinion for the worst, but one thing is for sure, it did change. Change is not synonymous with evolution though. Hip-Hop hasn’t evolved into what is being dictated in media and entertainment. It is a humiliating and embarrassing as a B-Boy and a huge fan that Music Television (MTV) and Black Entertainment Television (BET) are more known for sitcoms and show programming than their music; especially BET! It is absurd and foolish for the BET Hip-Hop Awards contained NO HIP-HOP minus a couple performers and except for the Rap Ciphers (I know they spelled it with a ‘Y’ but I’m grown and the ‘Y’ doesn’t automatically make it Hip-Hop); this awards show was one of those programmed sitcoms...extremely laughable! Baggy pants and wheat Tims have been substituted for skinny jeans and high end, clown shoes.  But it’s more than just dress; it’s speech/vernacular, it’s ideology, it’s common knowledge/sense within the culture of Hip-Hop! Dumb downed artist were put into positions based on album sales and associations. Artist that were and are mediocre at best were sold a dream and given cash advances in order to cash in on paydays.  What this did was give major record executives the means to get into the world of authentic Hip-Hop and add their brand based solely on what would sale in order to fund the cash advances and their pockets. ...BRILLIANT!

Business speaking, this is a brilliant business model. This is the same shit we see all the time in professional sports business practices, the money in politics (i.e. OWS), and in entertainment, more notably Hip-Hop, so why would music be any different....let’s take action! 

We as a Hip-Hop culture, community, and consumers can take this back. We do not have to go after every cornball artist and their lame, cornball fans. Those fans are loyal and unwavering so they’re not budging. They don’t get it because they don’t want to get it. These artist and their fans are in the category of confused, mislead, misinformed, and/or uninformed. We can start this effort of getting back to the basics by eliminating the previous two points. How? Let’s demand more from radio, television, and record execs; also, let’s start calling “a spade a spade.” There are DJs & MCs out now who are doing their part! They are consistently dropping that dragon fire! So why are people still saying there isn't no good music out there. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!!!! This call to action is for Hip Hop fans, B-Boys, B-Girls, the confused, uninformed, misinformed, and the mislead.


There was a time when Rap was almost synonymous with Hip-Hop; meaning RAP IS SOMETHING YOU DO, HIP-HOP IS SOMETHING YOU LIVE but they were married! Now the word rap is something with a slight negative connotation and rap is reserved for the less talented gimmicky “rappers” while lyricist is the word of choice for our DRAGONS! Yo! MTV Raps and Rap City contained Rap in the title but do not be confused to think it wasn’t HIP-HOP. Now we have shows like Hip-Hop Hits, Hip-Hop this, Hip-Hop that...blah, blah, blah but without a sprinkle of authenticity within the programming. Instead of fully eliminating that bullshit, let’s demand some Yin and Yang (or BALANCE--see definition above)! We need balance; let them keep pushing that foolery but we don’t and shouldn’t cater to that BULLSHIT! If it’s bullshit, then it’s bullshit! We need to stop pussyfooting around, especially in album reviews, coming up with soft descriptions like, “Production is nice” or “lyrics are average but...” FUCK THAT! Garbage is garbage! You buy it, you’re stuck with it but don’t pass it off as Hip-Hop! This is the only and real problem. Everything isn’t Hip-Hop just because someone decides to rhyme their words. It’s a crying shame when the Justin Bieber’s Otis freestyle was better than a lot of so-called “hip hop” artist out there or that the Gym Class Heroes are more Hip-Hop than Drake and Big Sean (and let’s be clear, I fucks with Gym Class Heroes). The point is...well KRS-One can better make my point, “So since y’all confused on what Hip-Hop is, y’all confusing it with what pop is” ~KRS-One, 2011, “Who Is It” from the album Royalty Check

There are many avenues where people of like minds can parlay, politic and brainstorm but I am going to focus on one: Twitter.  I reach out to many people about this grassroots movement but my approach may be off so I'm humbling myself and asking; No, pleading for assistance and support. There are no tricks, no traps, no gotchas; this is isn't trick to swindle loot or property. All I'm asking is if you find yourself complaining about the lack of authentic Hip-Hop in the mainstream then join me to make a difference! This Blog was created to establish a forum for that real shit! Let’s join forces and take back what is ours. We can make OUR culture relevant again! All my peoples that is on Twitter reading this, let’s start using the hashtag #OccMS! Let’s start putting this BULLSHIT on notice; we’re watching and listening and we’re not impressed or moved! And when you are asked what does #OccMS means, direct them to my blog for the entire meaning and definition, “Thank you in advance.” Everything revolution starts from some sort of grass-roots movement (see definition above), so the time is now! I don’t know what the future holds but I do know if we don’t try then don’t complain... I'm putting my cards on the table. I don't have the big or little joker but don't get it twisted; I'm MAKING MY BOOKS! All I am asking for is support in helping me re-educate and help preserve the the culture and OUR art form.

This blog post is dedicated to the EMCEE (my post before this was dedicated to the DJ) so I really want to show my love to my Top 5 MCs (if you are an MC then you are not excluded; I chose writer’s discretion and listed only five but do not think I don’t have a list and this is for you tambien...SALUTE!): R.I.P. The Notorious One-Biggie (the Greatest), Black Thought (a true Philly representer! Salute Family), Jean Grae (a lyrical beast! mi la esposa [in my bizzaro universe] but seriously a true dear friend...Love you homie), KRS-One (The Teacher! Nuff Said, Salute) and Pharoahe Monch (a lyrical beast and severely underrated [like everyone on this list minus Biggie]).

Now let me help some of y’all haters out before you get started; there will be some that will call me a dick-rider and/or etc...well let’s be clear. In my previous blogs I wrote “Hip-Hop saved my life.” I didn’t make that up. I owe Hip-Hop my life as it is now; no regrets, no do-overs! I’m doing this and my part, with others, that is trying to preserve our culture. Our culture of Hip-Hop, to date, is less than 40 years old...we have to do better! So if the best you can come up with is “dick rider” because I’m genuine in my actions with the courage to put it on paper for the public, then as Redman stated, “I’ll be DAT!” And frankly, I don’t give a FUCK! So now that the slander is out the way...


Attached below is another mixtape I made (I’ve been practicing). Now you may be asking, “why are you dropping mixtapes if you are not inspiring to be a DJ?” Well, 1) this is only my second, 2) I'm an authentic B-Boy who loves Hip-Hop to the fullest, 3) as told to me by DJs I respect and admire, I'm a DJ at heart; so there's your answer. So often I hear the statement, “I don’t listen to rap because there isn’t any good music anymore.” Well I’m here to prove that very soft statement WRONG! In addition to words, I wanted to drop some GOOD music that's relevant to this conversation and as always I pay homage to the DJ. It’s only right seeing how a DJ is the FATHER of our culture (Kool Herc, we love you). I wanted to present music on a straight novice level to the massive because for those that aren’t familiar to real Hip-Hop, authentic DJs can be intimidating because they literally make music with their hands so I figured if I can show them “folks” that there is good music out there with out catering and selling all the way out...I digged in my own crates to give the B-Boys, B-Girls, and the curious a mix they can rock to without feeling slimey LMAO! I could have hit you with mad freestyles and that grimey, grizzly, fork-tongue, slap your pops & moms, heavy shit but I’m not trying to chase anybody away so I chose Dragon Fire that is more radio oriented but HELL FIREBALLS none-the-less...ENJOY!

*DISCLAIMER* I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR 100% OF THE SCRATCHING IN THIS MIXTAPE. THIS MEANS I DID NOT SCRATCH A RECORD! I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ARRANGEMENT, MAJORITY OF THE BLENDS, BACKSPINS, BREAKS, AND JUGGLING! ANY SCRATCHING OR BLENDING THAT SOUNDS PROFESSIONAL WAS ALREADY IN THE RECORD ITSELF! THE MAJORITY (95%-98%) OF THE SCRATCHING WAS PERFORMED BY DJ JAZZY JEFF; ALL OTHERS WERE PERFORMED BY THE RESPECTIVE DJ FROM THE RECORD.

So big up and shout out to: The Magnificent DJ Jazzy Jeff (my Philly brethren & a true inspiration), Jam Master DJ Scratch (you've been mentoring me & probably don't know it but thank you a million! Salute), the Legendary DJ Kid Capri (you are that DUDE! Salute), the Iconic DJ Pete Rock (holding it down for us Chocolate brothas...Salute Fam), DJ Premier (Primo...Salute!), DJ SNS (family how you!), DJ Tony Toca (Tony Touch for those still at home trying to update their scorers sheet), DJ Doo Wop (Mr. Uptown/BX, thank you sincerely for the 50 MCs mixtape! I still rock it on cassette), DJ Ron G (Mr. Polo Grounds), DJ Queen of Spades (my secret crush LOL, wanted to show you love too) and other DJs that have more than the letters "D & J" in their moniker and that consistently & regularly shows us what a DJ is...SALUTE and PEACE!

RAP IS SOMETHING YOU DO, HIP-HOP IS SOMETHING YOU LIVE!
...from the immortal words of Jean Grae, “SCRABBLEBEOTCH”
Salute
Philly aka @Philly2AZ aka Mr. Who is That aka Mr. Pause Tape Prince
UNO

HIP-HOP NEVER STOPS! (Click link below to hear the mixtape and rock out! Salute)

MC Tribute_Dragon Fire, Fireballs, Hell Fire

DJ Tribute: This is for You! A Video Graphic Novel Salute to Deejays, Emcees, & Hip-Hop

NOTE: This blog post is a tribute and is presented in two parts: first part is the words themselves and the second is the attached video created by yours truly! This video is my humble attempt to do true DJs justice. By no means am I an inspiring DJ, video director, or what have you...I am a Hip Hop Head and B-Boy from the gate, who loves Hip-Hop and wants to do his part in keeping the culture relevant! Enjoy this Tribute!



This is for you, you, you, you, and especially you! I want to send a special shout out to DJ Jazzy Jeff. Me and Jeff go way back to our old head Philly days. He may not remember me but I remember him & all the times I’ve seen him rock a party either at Central HS, USA Skating Rink (Roosevelt Blvd), or just rocking out in someone’s house/basement (I was that young buol B-Boy that was a local [Logan] pause tape DJ that hung around MC Parry P). DJ Jazzy Jeff is all Philly and we SALUTE you homie. I also want to shout out DJ Scratch! Scratch has educated the masses on a daily basis by way of Twitter and Facebook but I don’t believe he has ever been thanked; “Thank you Scratch!” He also deserves a HUGE SHOUT and BIG UP for ScratchVison.com! This is a place where lovers of Hip-Hop and true DJs can connect & build, learn & educate,  and breathe & have fun! DJ Scratch has brought us the imagery to go with the sounds of, via Scratch Vision, DJ Jazzy Jeff (The Magnificent), DJ Kid Capri 262 Beats (The Spectacular), DJ SNS (The Iconic), and the “Ladies First Weekend!” That was a special event for me; this is where I connected with the Queen (DJ Queen of Spades)...A special shout out also goes to DJ Queen of Spades! She showed me LOVE from the door! I appreciate the Love Sis! *Muah & a big hug*. Everyone, enjoy the Tribute...:



This is for my Real DJs!!!! (e.g. The ones that juggle, mix, scratch, etc...who makes music with their hands using the wheels of steel, the ones that don't just have the letter 'DJ' in their name [has a DJ in front of their name but doesn't even stand behind the tables in their own video...SMDH!), the ones that still break in that real hot authentic music, the ones who still make authentic mixtapes [if you're confused, you are not a real DJ]) 

This attached video mixtape is my humble tribute to the DeeJays and the Emcees in the only way I know how. I never claimed to be a DJ because I know I'm not. What you have here is an old head, B-Boy that loves his Hip-Hop Culture that dabbled in all the Elements of Hip-Hop and had a 'Jeffrey' brainstorm after being inspired by DJ Scratch's Tribute to Nas & ATCQ and DJ SNS’s killer ‘90s set on www.ScratchVision.com, and DJ Jazzy Jeff’s “Live At The Do-Over part 2.” Scratch has said numerous times that 1) we have to start paying tribute to our stars in Hip-Hop while they're still alive and 2) give your shit to DJs, they'll know if it's Hot. #Salute DJ Scratch!

This is for my brethren and sisters; my true Hip-Hop Headz (e.g. My people that viewed the MTV VMAs as a Sitcom, those who know term(s) Gazals, 80Belows, wheels of steel, fire, butta, nahmean (?), KRS-One, wack, PM Dawn, block parties, battle, Beef, Cipher, beatbox, vex, graffiti, B-Boy, B-Girl, those who will really listen to my mixtape and know at least 5 songs word-for-word, beginning-to-end; those who know what the Boom Bap is when they listen, those who can defend Hip-Hop to anyone who ask, the regular walks of life who would relish the opportunity to parlay with some of their stars!)

Question: why don't we have a network?



This is for the 85% (e.g. Those who listen to the radio only, those that misleads the misinformed & the uninformed, those who argue that Hip-Hop has evolved to what it is now???  Then the whole argument/debate revolves only around record sales and how much money they made)

This is for the 10% (e.g. HIP HOP NEVER STOPS! YOU CAN'T HAVE HER! WE’RE HERE! WHOEVER YOU PUT IN FRONT OF US IS GETTING "'MOWED' DOWN" [*PEEP THE QUOTES! PURE SATIRE!!! NO WAY I HAVE THE POWER OR MEANS TO INFLICT HARM ANYONE ON A MASSIVE SCALE OF 85% OF YOU DICKHEADS! IT'S JUST A FIGURE OF SPEECH DIRECTED AT YOU AND YOUR WEAK, LAME ASS, SO-CALLED rappers and DJs, and so-called B-Boys & B-Girls.] WHOEVER/WHATEVER DRAGON YOU SIGN, THEY'LL BE BACK BECAUSE IT'S IN THEM TO SHINE ON OUR TEAM!)

This is for the 5% (e.g. Those who keep it 100%, those who know term(s) Gazals, 80Belows, wheels of steel, fire, butta, nahmean, KRS-One, wack, PM Dawn, block parties, battle, Beef, Cipher, beatbox, vex, graffiti, B-Boy, B-Girl, etc...; however, it all means nothing if we don't build that rapport/bond back. That kinship, that familia, that Cos Dos Nostros, that FAMILY! I know there are more of like minds out there! If you have the means...CHECK THAT! If you have the time; social media gave you the means! You may not know me but you may know "a regular" person as myself with a like thought process that could be connected to me and we can build a better BRIDGE and base, support freelance bloggers [like myself] & podcasts [like Where's My 40 Acres]; no media ties so we can keep it uncensored, 100% YOU, YOUR THOUGHTS)



This is for everyone trapped in the 85%, aka the Matrix, that want out: Swallow the right pill, research, support us freelance bloggers and podcasters that truly support & defend REAL Hip-Hop, stop buying that bullshit, and be more selective and bias! Those "other guys" doesn't need your help defending them. They got followers that won't let go so this isn't for them ANY WAY! We're here....

This is for the misinformed (e.g. The curious of Hip-Hop Culture and were led to the  Rap genre on any cities FM dial. *everyone trapped in the 85%*)



This is for the uninformed (e.g. The old head or someone who should know better who has been told the hottest shit is on the radio [any cities FM dial] & won't put the "work?" into finding and researching for good music. *everyone trapped in the 85%*)

I am 100% convinced we outnumber the 85%! So why are we not connected????

I'm here! Where are you? Get at me, let's parlay & build! Some of y'all know people that know people so, as consumers, let us remind and dictate to the industry what is HOT instead of it being the other way around! You can't be this content because I expect more from Hip-Hop as a culture! Let's support each other & make our presence known; Twitter is a beautiful thing!! But we got to support each other! There is no reason why we don’t follow each other on Twitter and/or Facebook bouncing ideas off of each other. The “Hip Hop Ain’t Lost” is raw, authentic, direct, unpolished, and brash...just what our culture needs, a kick in the ass! Support, Support, Support my blog (Hip Hop Ain’t Lost [I'm on Twitter: @Philly2AZ]), Scratch Vision Radio, Where’s My 40 Acres podcast, and those like us.



You don't have to agree with my shit or their shit but support! And then let's converse our dialogue and get the whole culture right! Our Culture is less than 40 years old; we can save HER! Then we can live in a world where Kool Herc is taken care of for Life, where Kool Herc,  Afrika Bambaataa, Zulu Nation, Curtis Blow, Grandmaster Caz, Dougie Fresh will never pay to get into any show anywhere in the world (& anyone I forgot that’s deserving as a fore-father)! Hip-Hop is way better than that bullshit that’s out here now! AND IF THERE IS A RUMOR OR REAL EVENT PUBLICIZED  THAT SOULJA BOY HAD THE MONEY TO BUY A LEARJET FOR HIS B-DAY, THEN THERE IS DEFINITELY ENOUGH MONEY WHERE WE CAN ALL GET PAID AND EAT! LET'S START EMPLOYING OURSELVES!

Because I stand by my word and I want to keep it 100, "PLEASE Support my blog; my government name is Will and I APPROVE of this Message!" (To those who read my blogs will appreciate this with a good chuckle [LMAO])



What is it? What is the 2nd part of the Tribute: It’s a novice video graphic novel mixtape for you to enjoy. This mixtape is incomplete! There is a slew of old shit & new shit I didn't get too... I didn’t get to Random Axe, DeLa Soul, Native Tongue, Naughty, Rakim, Steady B, Cool C, E.S.T. Eminem, etc......I’ll get it on the next one! But I guarantee that you’ll be able to rock out though. I was a "'Pause Tape' Prince" back in the day, and with some pledge to knock off the dust and 2011 technology, I was able to create a mix that I'm proud of as a tribute! It's raw with mad mistakes but in this case, can I get some latitude? It's for the LOVE...
SALUTE



P.S. For those that will find some infinite bullshit to nit-pick & criticize; Let me rock! Or do better....What you scared....



RAP IS SOMETHING YOU DO, HIP-HOP IS SOMETHING YOU LIVE! 


...from the immortal words of Jean Grae, “SCRABBLEBEOTCH”


Salute
Philly aka Philly2AZ aka Mr. Who is That aka Mr. Pause Tape Prince


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DJ Tribute: This is for You! A Video Graphic Novel Salute to Deejays, Emcees, & Hip-Hop

*MOBILE (Phone) VERSION* DJ Tribute: This is for YOU! A Video Graphic Novel Salute to Deejays, Emcees, & Hip-Hop  

A Recap of an Evening With Black Star (Hip Hop Bucket List) )

Stardate: 2455914, Captain's log: This mission was one of sorrow, mourning, celebration, and excitement. The travels through the stars and galaxy was without incident; all crewmembers have been working hard and those worthy of rewards and citations have been presented accordingly.

So I was back in Philly with family and friends, to celebrate the life of my Aunt Kay (R.I.P.). Within my travels I was able to connect with some cousins, aunts, and uncles that I haven't seen in years. So after family time from the week, the weekend was open to absorb all the Hip Hop that was planned this weekend.

First, Saturday afternoon, me and my crew parlayed over "Jeffries" and drinks while discussing/debating/listening to Hip Hop (old & new music). The Roots' "How I Got Over," Jean Grae's "Jeanius," Slum Village's "Villa Manifesto, & Money Making Jam Boys' "10 Deep Presents The Prestige" were on constant rotation. We were impressed with Kendrick Lamar's "Self-Titled EP" & "Overly Dedicated," Skyzoo's "Penny Freestyle Series," Reks' "Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme," XV's "Zero Heroes" and "LRG Presents Exile-Intro To The Outro" mixtape. Needless to say we had a very good session. That Saturday evening we hyperdrived through the Tri-State and ended in Delaware to catch, "Beats, Rhymes, and Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest." This movie was literally mind blowing!!! I can't say or explain enough how much I violently LOVE that documentary....SALUTE and Big UP Michael Rapport and ATCQ! I had the Best Saturday to date....

Sunday is the big day. Sunday is FOOTBALL and the Eagles season opener and the Black Star Show/Concert! Black Star you ask? YES! Mos Def & Talib Kweli performing as Black Star in Philly! Can you say 'speechless...'

So here's a recap: Doors opened at 6pm EST, so before we make our entrance we "stroke the furry wall" (if you're not up on this then watch the movie "Get Him To The Greek") to elevate to a different plane than the ones mere mortals chill at. We were on some Mount Olympus, Asgard Immortal *ish. We entered around 6:45pm to the sounds of a DJ getting the atmosphere correct. And it was working...Hip Hop in the background and two trips to the bar, everything was RIGHT!

I'm not going to lie and tell you who was the opening act (I don't even know how good or bad they were) but I do remember the opening act's DJ playing Little Wayne, Aubrey Drake, and other radio friendly alternative rap (this is when Hip Hop took a bathroom break I would imagine). Severely disappointed and listening to unfamiliar territory, another trip to the bar was in order! This is when I noticed the crowd. The crowd was a mixture of sex, creed, nationalities, race, religion, etc...a decent "melting pot" mixture. But the most noticeable difference was the age bracket and occupation. I don't accurately know the percentage; however, it is safe to say that the crowd was mostly (70-80%) college students.

This was only noticeable because these were kids. And when I mean kids, I mean babies 18 to 23 years of age. They were to young to know first hand of the original Black Star movement. Curiosity is an understatement.... I was way too curious to see how this would turn out (I actually prayed that Philly wouldn't disappoint and show the Love Black Star deserves) because what I noticed was these weren't Hip Hop Heads but devoted fans to Mos Def, Talib Kweli, and Black Star respectively.

So it's 8:00pm, 3 drinks in and still stroking the furry wall, opening act ending, the opening DJ is back for what I would assume was an hour set for intermission until DJ J Rocc  & Black Star took the stage. This is where it gets interesting; the time is now about 10pm and no sign of Black Star. This DJ rocked for 2 hours and he showed true DJ mechanics, so he wasn't bad at all for a turntablelist. But the crowd was relentless. They booed this cat for the simple and only fact that DJ (insert name [don't remember; stroking the furry wall]) was not Black Star. I felt bad for my man but that quickly changed as he maintained his cool and did his thing. His song selection was questionable but resources for an hour stretched into over 2 hours, I expected less but got more; he came through. Salute and Big UP to DJ...???... Who did Hip Hop proud that Sunday night....The crowd wasn't into Hip Hop per se; they weren't feeling DJ sets and no one attempted any B-Boying. They were there to see a Black Star show and not a Hip Hop event.

10:15pm (plus or minus 10-15minutes) DJ J Rocc  appears on stage. He was fighting an uphill battle because the crowd was very restless. After brief introductions, DJ J Rocc  showed the crowd an essential element of Hip Hop: The DJ! DJ J Rocc  absolutely obliterated the wheels; very impressive. Salute and Big UP DJ J Rocc!!! Now it's time for Black Star and the energy was crazy. Black Star came out well after 10pm for a venue that started at 6pm but there were no complaints though (until afterwards by way of Twitter *SDMH*). Black Star KILLED IT! Mos was hyped as *ish and Talib was on his Fonzi (get Gutter Rainbows to catch that Frisbee [shout out Skyzoo]). Throughout the night the two attacked every song with a Yin-Yang balance feeding off of each other and the crowd. Oh! The crowd was amazing! For the crowd to be so restless and showing lack of Hip Hop integrity, they showed up. They gave off crazy energy that later manifested into an hour encore set from Black Star! They new every word to every song whether it was a Black Star, Talib, or Mos Def song. I stood proud (in VIP of course) in Philly at a Black Star show with Philly young bucks (male & female) representing; and to remind you, these weren't B-Boys & B-Girls.

I spent my entire adult life (to date) in the military and when timing is crucial, it's relevant. I've never been able to see a Hip Hop show since being in the military because the timing was never right. Once I got out of the military, I told myself never to take for granted the little stuff again; the big stuff will take care of itself. So since being out the military, I've been able to live my dream and front line for Hip Hop! I got to be up close and personal with Jean Grae (my heart), saw Jean Grae perform (amazing show), saw The Legendary Roots Crew perform (also an amazing show), talked briefly with Black Thought, started a Hip Hop Blog with good feedback thus far, conversed (virtually via Twitter and ScratchVision.com) with DJ Scratch & DJ Kid Capri, connected with a crew of crazy MCs (The Writer's Guild) in all places Arizona, I finally saw the ATCQ movie/documentary, and watched Black Star perform to kids while this old head sat back and enjoyed a taste of the Hip Hop Good Life! Now I need to see Pharaohe Monch perform and have a "Jeffrey" session with conversations about anything with Jean Grae, Black Thought, and Pharoahe Monch; THEN MY HIP HOP BUCKET LIST WILL BE COMPLETE.

RAP IS SOMETHING YOU DO, HIP-HOP IS SOMETHING YOU LIVE!

...from the immortal words of Jean Grae, “SCRABBLEBEOTCH”

Salute

Philly aka Philly2AZ aka Mr. Who is That aka Mr. I throw up when I hear wack shit!

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Top 10 Rappers Who Should Just Die In Their Sleep (Pure SATIRE)

DISCLAIMER DISCLAIMER DISCLAIMER DISCLAIMER DISCLAIMER DISCLAIMER

We here at Philly2AZ do not under any circumstances wish pain, suffering, disease, family grief, brain damage, despair, plague, financial hardship, beef, OR ACTUAL DEATH to anyone mentioned on this list. The title is specifically and absolutely intended to get you to read this post. If you have finished reading any parts of this PURELY SATIRICAL read then my mission was accomplished and controversy indeed does sell. If you like it, send it to your friends or get at me on twitter @DjEmceeHipHop. If you take offense to this or any other post on this site, it's totally your right but you're probably not that bright. It's SATIRE!! Dictionary.com if you're not sure of the meaning. Also do not call me out for incorrect grammar, misspellings or run on sentences. I'm not a Geometry major (see Waka Flocka below). The ignorance I'm about to reveal will more than make up for any mistakes I may make. Please don't take this seriously other than the fact that I really LOVE HIP-HOP and my passion has driven me to start a movement with my boy @Philly2AZ to rid Hip-Hop of this nonsensical bullshit. At the very least we can steer you in the right direction of some purely dope shit and good music from artists with integrity who have the utmost respect for our Culture. I don't care how hot their tracks are, I hate these artists! I LOVE the CULTURE that these artists misrepresent. I hate them! Hate them like I hate George Bush, his Daddy and Republicans who talk from afar about what's wrong with Black people though they have no actual Black friends. Or Black Democrats who know exactly what our communities need yet do NOTHING to support the cause or give back.

So to any Stan's, fans, goons, groupie's or dude's (termed loosely) who approve of wearing skinny jeans with elastic around the ankles, who do not appreciate this brand of truthful, wishful thinking, Sam Jackson Pulp Fiction Ezekiel 25:17 before killing a mutha fucka, I'm joking but I'm dead serious at the same time, sense of humor, PLEASE STOP READING NOW BECAUSE YOU WILL BE OFFENDED. (In some cases the run-on sentence proves to be effective so to hell with your grammatically correct opinions. I did warn you.)

Have you ever just wished someone or something would just go away for good? Baby Momma, Baby Daddy, Taxes, Sarah Palin, Racism, Brett Favre?? I'm sure there are plenty of you who agree with me. The world will be a better place without some of these people or things. With that being said we have come up with a list of the 10 Rappers Who Should Just Die In Their Sleep. In no particular order, mind you. We don't care. Just Peacefully Expire. The sooner, the better. Say your prayers with me...

Now I lay me down to sleep.
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
If anyone on this list ACCIDENTALLY gets hit by a Mack Truck.
Charge it to the game and please, please wake Biggie, Guru, Pimp C, Mac Dre, Proof, J-Dilla, Pac, Pun and Big L back up!

We used to call out wack MC's back in the day. We didn't tolerate it. We did not support garbage. Yes there were wack MC's back in the day. Ol'Heads tend to act like we can just scratch from the record that MC Hammer was a horrible Emcee but an incredible ENTERTAINER. Everything that came out of NY, Philly, Cali, Houston, Florida or ATL was not Gold just because it is OLD. But I do feel enough of a foundation has been set by our fore-fathers and fore-mothers that the nonsense that's being passed off as being anything closely related to the Culture of Hip-Hop is doing our children and young adults a disservice. As Black people we tend throw away our artists for the next big thing. We also tend to focus too much on what SELLS and not what's GOOD. With that said...

Record execs AKA The Overseer
Best and worst thing to happen to Hip-Hop?? Money got real!!. There are easy and hard ways to make money. There's hard work and shortcuts. I have white friends who love ol' school Hip-Hop. I sometimes randomly ask them who their favorites were. To make this plain I hear Tribe along with NWA as the most common answers. I love both groups. Tribe being my personal G.O.A.T. But NWA is an interesting answer. As a collective, they are incredible and still relevant. While their music told the real story of how things go down on the West Coast it also succeeded in selling the perceived ignorance of Black People to White America. "Got white boys calling themselves Nigga" KRS-One. Money got real when white people bought Hip-Hop. If they didn't have black friends, Hip-Hop was their way of connecting to what the media interpreted as, "all black people behave this way". Please do not say I'm blaming NWA or the West Coast for all of Hip-Hop's ills; the East Coast, Midwest and Dirty South are just as responsible as a whole. Ignorance however devolves over time. The message NWA was attempting to convey from 86 to 92 has devolved into the bastard children who rule the airways today and the companies who have taken short cuts to make a lot of money off of peoples failure to pay attention. Controversy sells. Look at TV today; Reality TV. Name a show where at least 3 roommates are not fighting or bleep, bleep, bleep does not happen at least 35 times in a 1 hour episode. Who thought we would ever see the day when Flavor Flav is kissing more women than Richard Dawson? Ignorance works on TV and works in Music. We also now know it works in social media. Somebody dies where does the news go...their Facebook page. What type of person were they? You're suspected of murder, where do the cops go...your Facebook page because you probably snitched on yourself with your dumb ass. This bullshit sells, execs know it. And if we do not stop buying it, the stupidity will continue to prevail.

Rick Ross AKA Fakin The Funk by Main Source
Now I know it's old news that William L. Roberts II was at one time a correctional officer or CO for short or those with a lisp (no disrespect). However lets get to the obvious. As of this post his real age is about 35 1/2. I say this because I call into question some of his lyrics that just don't quite add up. For example, Manuel Noriega. Noriega surrendered to the Vatican Embassy in Panama City, Panama on January 3, 1990. Been locked up ever since. Please refer to the 35 1/2 above and subtract approximately 21 1/2 years from it. That makes William about 14 years old at the time of Noriega's capture.
In the song "Hustlin"...William says, "I know Noriega, the real Noriega. He owe me a hundred favors"
The same Manuel Noriega who was a military dictator in Panama not Carol City, Florida (where William grew up) from 12/15/1983 to 12/20/1989, who basically "ran that ENTIRE drug shit" while William was anywhere from ages 8 to 14, in Carol City Florida, NOT Panama. Now, we know Hip-Hop braggadocio is is an essential part of being an MC. Putting your name out there as the baddest or coolest right? LL Cool J, Kool G. Rap, Big Daddy Kane. We also are willing to accept some lies along with your self-promotion. But am I really supposed to believe Manuel Noriega he had a weakness for young ashy black kids in Carol City, Florida and he just happens to owe William, again, approx age 8 to 14 during Noriega's time as dictator, approx 100 favors?? The same William who raps under the alias Rick Ross; the same Freeway Ricky Ross who is probably best known for "running that ENTIRE drug shit" in Los Angeles, CA in the early 1980s while William, in Carol City Florida (early 80's age approx 4 to 9) sat back and admired? I know it's only a couple lines but, "We don't believe you, you need more people" Jay-Z

Lil Wayne AKA Grace Jones
3 random approximately 12 year old white boys: "Do you have any songs from The Carter 4"?
Me: "No and Lil Wayne sucks"!!
3 random approximately 12 year old white boys: "Nooo, He's the best"!!!
He kissed Baby and wears leopard tights. (Random thought...have skinny jeans now evolved into leopard tights? Please tell me this isn't the 2012 fashion trend, PLEASE!!!) He's a rapper who sings (Damn you Kanye and your fuckin 808 's and Heartbreaks. Look WTF ya dun did!!!) in auto-tune and has appeared on ESPN's Around the Horn. I'm not sure what to say about Wayne that hasn't been said already. He's that funny dude from high school that ten years later at the reunion is telling the same jokes he told in high school only it's just not funny anymore because you're in a different place mentally. Maybe it's me but it seems that Wayne's crowd is the same crowd Eminem successfully targeted 8 to 10 years ago only Eminem has matured and tells better jokes.
Editor's Note: Em is full-retard on the Mic. One of the best to bless it.

"Degrassi" Drake.
He's STILL acting and has you fooled. It should have been "OVER" but I think light-skin is coming back (paging Al B. Sure and Christopher Williams). I will cut Drake some slack because I'm light-skindid and I was mad when Wesley Snipes, Taye Diggs and that singing mutha fucka from the Pepsi bus commercial (I know his damn name and I aint sayin it and you can't make me) basically took over the chick game. Light skin went soft when dark skin came thru and crushed the buildings. Drake just appears to be in the WRONG LANE. Feel me for a sec. I'm a huge De La Soul fan. If Drake could REALLY rhyme can't you just envision him in the "Me, Myself and I" video? Tribe's "Bonita" video? Again feel me for a sec. I'm Native Tongue till I die and I'm surely not comparing him lyrically to Pos, Dove, Tip or Phife. Just think of those videos, close your eyes for 5 seconds and I guarantee you can see Degrassi Drake wearing a multi-colored polka dot shirt and Hammer pants. He's just so out of place right now. Degrassi Drake is Chris Rock's character in CB4. "Backpacking" is not selling but "Simpin" is. Drake is a below average lyrical backpacker but a top notch lyrical simper. I wish Cinderella(Drake) would lose the glass(mic) from her foot(hands). He's not "Fancy".

Waka Flocka AKA Yeah, he really said that
106 & Park: What's your thought's on voting?
Waka: Votin? Votin cool. Votin good. Ima keep it real dough....Votin good dough like, you rilly spposed to git into it....(indecipherable for 3 seconds)...Ayo we gotta run that back!!!
106 & Park: What's your thoughts on education?
Waka:...my thoughts on education? ahh education big dough I aint even gonna lie. even dough I didn't finish and got my GED...but education big dough bruh.
106 & Park: You plan on ever going back?
Waka: Going Back?....I might study and do um.. tah um um um um... Geometry like...Ima a mathematic person, real talk, real talk.
If only Geometry was an actual a major!!! Real Talk!!!

Nelly AKA I got murdered by KRS and actually survived
I'm not really mad at Nelly. Dude played it smart and got PAID off of consumers ignorance. But I knew no matter how dope the beat to "E.I." was, the intro...

"Uh.. uh uh uh uh
Uh.. wait a minute now
Uh-ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Uh, uh..
Can you hear me out there?
Lunatics.. is y'all ready?
Let me hear ya
Uh-ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

...and hook

"Andele andele mami, E.I. E.I.
Uh-ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh! What's poppin tonite?
Andele andele mami, E.I. E.I.
Uh-ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh! If the head right, Nelly there ery'night"

...was headed straight to the C- students or below. Dave Chappelle said it best...

"You ever been taken to the ghetto?...That's the worst time when you get taken and you're not expecting to go...I started lookin out the window. What the fuck? Gun store. Gun store. Liquor store. Gun store. Where the fuck you takin me!?!?

Nikki Minaj AKA What's mine is mine and what's yours is mine
Rapsody, MC Lyte, Lady Of Rage, Jean Grae, Bahamadia, Roxanne Shante, Salt & Pepa, LadyBug from Digable Planets, Queen Latifah, Rah Digga should I keep going? You're telling me none of these dope MC's can get any radio burn? So Nikki is the ONLY female MC alive in 2011? You're telling me by strictly looking at her, you do not hear and see Missy Elliott's changing voices and out there persona combined with Lil' Kim's bright wardrobe, wigs and flow? I believe the term used for this sort of thing is BITING. If you bit another rappers style or rhyme that was considered the ultimate offense in Hip-Hop culture, was it not? This shit is now ok? "Ruh Ruh like a dungeon dragon". Busta Rhymes...Scenario?? "Raow Raaoowww, direct from the lungs of the dragon unh" Busta Rhymes verse from BDK "Come on Down". Look, if a nigga says it twice it's his!! WTF!! Shit they called Antoinette the female Rakim. And while her flow, delivery and voice inflection was very similar to The God MC she wasn't good enough to fuck with MC Lyte and her career died (I did like her though, she was nice, but she lost). Nikki is indeed a BITER, point black. We've seen her act before. "hang it up, flatscreeeeen" SMDH.

Soulja Boy AKA Master Ring Tone Hook Writer
You have to give credit to a one hit wonder who has managed to stay relevant. In September 2007, his single "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was initially self-published on the internet, and it later became a number-one hit in the United States for seven non-consecutive weeks starting in September 2007. Shouldn't the whole 1 hit wonder thing have stopped right there? NOOOOOOOO. He had a dance too!! But you say Fat Joe had "Lean Back". And Dem Franchise Boyz had... What SB fostered in was a new wave of dances and a new wave of one hit wonders looking to cash in. "The John Wall", "The Stinky Leg" and of course "The Dougie". Soooo...
On August 17, 2010 Soulja Boy was listed at #18 on the Forbes list of Hip-Hop Cash Kings earning $7 million for that year. 7 million dollars!! He's still here off the strength of that one damn gawdawful song and dance. "Super soak that hoe". Good for the young man, horrible for Hip-Hop.

Lil B AKA The Cavity Creep
I'll keep this really short. Lil B is about 976 million bars from 50 Tyson, give or take 976 million bars. Lil B is late 70s early 80s black porn. Lil B is the coaches son that everyone knows can't play but he plays anyway. Lil B is the 2 Live Crew and Macy Grey's character from Training Day's love child.

Big Sean AKA Chingy
I'll let him quote himself from "A Million Dollars"...
"And we just started we nowhere near the outro,
I'll tell y'all what I'm about though.
High ends, high spending,
we just trying to end life on a high note, soprano.
And I was supposed to be on for a minute,
man I've been writing songs for a many.
And you can ask Kanye, you can ask G-Ro, you can ask Don C.
Hip hop why the hell you find a nigga like me?"...

Why Kanye why?

Thank you for reading and Feed Your Damn Kids!!