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great article, it's nothing but real talk, a lot of these young punks like Drake and Lil' Wayne will never get to the respect level that Chuck D and Ice Cube are at, thank god for forums like this that appreciate, i've been working a lot lately but i want to commit more time to make more posts here again, i know it's sad how all these kids who pose as gangsta wannabes make up such a large audience that buys music these days, what they post on hip hop blogs is disgusting, i really believe in my heart that if all the real heads out there support all the good music again that there will be more balance to the game than there is right now but until then like Nas says "Hip Hop is dead", at least on a mainstream level...

hey i didn't forget, enjoy your birthday silver tiger!

"Chosen One" is a great song but it definately woulda sounded better if Jazzy produced it and had Rakim do a verse to it as well 'cause it got that super lyrical vibe to it, "Lost and Found" displays Fresh Prince dominating the mic but some of the production is not up to the par which is the reason what makes his earlier albums like "Code Red" and "Willenium" better to me

"The Rain" is one of the realest songs I've heard in my life, it's a great song to reflect life over, it's helped me out through a lot of things as well, there's no question that Will should do some more music especially since music like this is hard to find these days

Will hasn't really done much over the last few years, by the time "Men In Black 3" comes out it'll be almost 4 years since his last movie, really he's been relaxing with his family and letting the kids take over the spotlight, can't really blame him, I guess he feels he don't have much to prove

-well words can't describe how frustrating it's been that fresh prince hasn't been on the mic for more than 6 years now but like jim mentioned the state of music frustrates him just like it frustrates all of us, however if he really loves music as much as he claimed he did when he released lost and found he should just release something anyway for the true heads like us and say the hell with all the other idiots out there that don't appreciate real music, the fact that there's been so much advances in technology he could use to his advantage by putting out songs on youtube and why can't he create a quality official website, there's so much that he could do but he's been dropping the ball, like the rest of us i'm hoping and praying that his music career still has more to come and really i'm at a loss of words for what's left to be said since it seems like a broken record at this point

Out of all the issues going on right now these conservatives look foolish going after one of the realest artists out there

White House poetry night is one of those ceremonial events that you never hear about unless there's a controversy. Or a fake controversy. But today's conservative kerfuffle over a White House invitation for Common—a socially conscious, mainstream hip hop artist and sometime actor (most recently in Tina Fey's "Date Night")—is interesting, since the faux outrage targets an artist who actually embodies many values of his critics. In a different universe, where conservative culture warriors listened to music before demonizing it, Common would perform at pro-life rallies. Take his famous duet with The Fugees' Lauryn Hill, Retrospect for Life, which strongly questions abortion. "Musta really thought I was God to take the life of my son," he raps, "from now on, I'm using self-control, instead of birth control, because $315 ain't worth your soul." The last line, comparing the cost of an abortion to the value of life, is a repeating hook. Common also uses the song to dialogue with his unborn child, saying "Knowing you the best part of life, do I have the right to take yours?" and lamenting the thought of turning his "woman's womb into a tomb." Common's musical messages are not predominantly conservative. Among rappers who have achieved commercial success, however, he is known as one of the most conscious and positive artists. Not to be harsh, but if anything, he is considered soft —certainly not a violent or "gangsta" rapper who would be a political liability in a reality-based universe. I mean, the guy raps about his daughter's favorite movies—"My daughter found Nemo, I found the new primo"—and jokes about stuff white people like—"While white folks focus on dogs and yoga, my people on the low end trying to ball and get over." Those lines are from "The People," which was named one of top 30 "best songs of 2007" by Rolling Stone. The track's music video shows Common rapping with a baby in his arms. Come on. "He is within the genre of hip hop and rap in what's known as a conscious rapper." -White House Press Secretary Jay Carney explains Common to reporters Huffington Post''s Jason Linkins shows how desperately conservate went digging in the crates, and came up with an old poem challenging police authority and a song questioning the murder conviction of a member of the Black Liberation Army. (Like "Hurricane," but more controversial.) This thin case bubbled up from the conservative website Daily Caller to a Palin tweet—yes, the media still covers those—and then, on Wednesday, to ABC News' Senior White House Correspondent, Jake Tapper. He could not get administration officials to comment on the "issue." In fact, on Tuesday, before covering the Common outrage, Tapper joked on Twitter about the premise of holding the White House accountable for views of invited entertainers. Pointing to Steve Martin, who was invited along with Common to poetry night, Tapper cracked that in the movie "The Jerk," Martin "juggled kittens. IS THIS WHAT THE WHITE HOUSE STANDS FOR?!?!" Indeed. In his coverage on Wednesday, Tapper did add some musical context: Common ... is not known as a gangsta rapper, or particularly hard core, having appeared on the UPN series “Girlfriends,” the Tina Fey-Steve Carrell vehicle “Date Night,” and starred in the Queen Latifah romantic comedy “Just Wright.” He’s appeared in ads for The Gap and PETA... One JET profile called Common a “conscious rapper,” since his work of late has avoided the 50 Cent mold and focused instead on subjects like fatherhood, personal growth, and the African-American community. (emphasis added). Sometimes even fatherhood and anti-abortion songs aren't enough. The last GOP Chairman said the party needed a "hip hop makeover"—but clearly that was far too ambitious. They need to start with some headphones. Update: At the White House press briefing on Wednesday, reporters dutifully kept this story alive, which prompted the most memorable line to date from White House Press Secretary Jay Carney. "He is within the genre of hip hop and rap... what's known as a conscious rapper," Carney explained. His pushback also alluded to how hard critics strained to make Common seem menacing. "While the president doesn't support the kind of lyrics raised here," Carney said, "we do think some of the reports distort what Mr. Lynn stands for more broadly in order to stoke controversy." (Editor's note: AllHipHop.com doesn't consider Common a soft rapper. Just recall his legendary rap battle with Ice Cube and Westside Connection.) Ari Melber is the Net movement correspondent for The Nation magazine, the oldest political weekly in America, a writer for The Nation's blog. For more in Melber, click here.

krs-one "tears"

B.O.B. "May 25th" Mixtape: http://www.livemixtapes.com/player.php?album_id=11215

This is a quite a relief to know that the mastermind behind one of the biggest tragedies is dead

Happy Birthday, good to see that you got to enjoy it!

I haven't been on this site much lately but I wanted to wish you a late happy birthday, glad to hear you enjoyed it homie!

I know I wished you a happy birthday on Facebook but I figured I'd do it here as well, Happy Birthday!

KRS-One & Rahzel "Boom Slap", hip hop's still alive in 2011! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE7Cn6IJg0Y

KRS-ONE, Rampage, Rah Goddess, Smooth B, and Fat Joe "Come To The Temple"

Legendary Rapper Kool Moe Dee Working On New Album Friday, April 01, 2011 12:04 PM | 22 comments By Mike Winslow (AllHipHop News) Legendary rapper Kool Moe is planning a full fledged return to the rap game, with a new album of studio material in the works. Kool Moe Dee is currently on tour with Salt-N-Pepa's Legends of Hip-Hop Tour, which also features legendary rappers like Doug E. Fresh and Kurtis Blow. "I’m getting ready to launch this whole big Kool Moe Dee extravaganza," Kool Moe Dee told The Fayetteville Observer. "I’m in the studio working on an album right now and working feverishly on the treadmill to get the weight off myself. I’m very, very meticulous about how I present and the increments I present it in." The rapper, who is known for his membership in the pioneering Hip-Hop group The Treacherous Three, also enjoyed a successful solo career. Kool Moe Dee recorded Hip-Hop classics like "Go See the Doctor," "Wild, Wild, West" and his 1987 hit record "How Ya Like Me Now," which came out of his legendary battle with LL Cool J. According to Moe Dee, fans can look forward to his new album sometime this year. Until then, he will use the Old School Tour to keep his skills sharp. "The old school tours are fine," Moe Dee said. "They get my feet wet. But from way back when, I could study the audience and feel what’s missing and feel that void. I have some great ideas. I think I’ll be really really ready by this fall."

http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/22/pretox_the_mixtape.html

http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/2750/jayz_mary_j_blige_wheres_the_love.html

LL and Boyz II Men "Hey Lover" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmaXc1cryMw

Yeah B.O.B. put out one of the better albums in recent hip hop but I think Lupe's a better mc

Lil' Kim has actually improved over the years, her new mixtape got some good songs on it

"Men In Black"

Knine Feat. B. Reith "Bottom Of The 9th", these gospel mcs flow nicer than any of them radio clowns:

Foxy Brown "Take Me Home"(With Blackstreet) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkKhuXUE4rA