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kel posted a new song that i found on his facebook post "you're my girl", nice laidback vibe:

Nas and KRS-One are the last of the few true mcs that're still bringing that real hip hop here in 2012

New York rap veteran Nas has finally announced the long-awaited release date for his new Life Is Good solo album, revealing it will hit store shelves around mid-summer. If all goes accordingly, Nasty Nas' latest solo effort will arrive mid-July. ""LIFE IS GOOD" - JULY 17th, 2012!!! #LIFEISGOOD717 http://tmblr.co/ZxeGrvKEULtA," Nas tweeted April 24th. "#LIFEISGOOD717 #LIFEISGOOD717 #LIFEISGOOD717 #LIFEISGOOD717 #LIFEISGOOD717 #LIFEISGOOD717 #LIFEISGOOD717 #LIFEISGOOD717" (Nas' Twitter) Last month, the Queens, New York-bred emcee hinted at what fans could expect from the record. "It's been a long time, it's been years since I released a solo studio album, so this record is everything," he says. "This is everything that I've got to say--I guess you've got to live a little and you put that in your music, so it's coming from my life. ... A lot of the tracks have [come from ideas] where I would take an idea from one of the guys that I'm working with and try to put it together with a different sound that I had in my head, or with someone else. ... just try to get people to collaborate who are not really used to working together and to get something different from me." (MTV) His new "Don" single premiered online a few week ago. Nas comes back with a vengeance on "The Don," the heavy-hitting single off his upcoming 10th album. Produced by Salaam Remi, Da Internz, and the late Heavy D ("Heavy D gave this beat to Salaam for me to rap to"), the reggae-flavored tune features Nasty Nas in top form, touting tough bars over a rasta hook. Welcome back "The Don." (Rap-Up) In February, he broke the news of his album's long-awaited completion. "Ayo Jung! Ya Bday comin!! We goin in. 5 days NONSTOP!!! Plus we celebrating my LP being WRAPPED!!!!!!," he tweeted February 23rd. (Nas' Twitter)

krs one tote gunz, this song coulda came out in the late 80s, this is vintage hip hop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YKsVyzhdAE

i recorded this poem: http://chirb.it/CsFDe0

Damn, we're all getting old, it felt like yesterday to me, one of the happiest moments of my life was when I went with my parents to Kmart to pick up that CD, went home and played it all night and posting about it here on this forum, those were great times I'll never forget... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_and_Found_(Will_Smith_album)

nice

If there was a song like "Just Crusin" on the soundtrack then I'd be happy too

everyone said how i feel about this, just sad...

I recorded this poem recently: http://chirb.it/Lg9mDK

thanks for the feedback everyone, i'm definately gonna take in this advice and i'm going to try to write more often now with some music in the background, whether it's favorite songs or some instrumental cds i have, yeah i realise i gotta slow down with name references, but i figured to do it more in the heavy d tribute to show that my respect for the legends is deep, maybe i'll consider if i reference an artist i could do it in more of a subliminal way without always mentioning their name like turntable referred to...

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.19022/title.chuck-d-explains-how-bill-clinton-ruined-radio-and-why-you-have-no-choice-but-to-re-elect-barack-obama

yeah i'm staying at it, trying different things, i recorded my tribute to heavy d just now: http://chirb.it/BMCq9b

thanks for the honesty, i understand, right now i'm just trying to get the feel for things, i write to beats at times, other times i write random verses without beats

I got myself a web page over at chirbit.com/bigted3485 where I posted some audio that I made with this new computer mic I got about a week ago for my birthday I posted this dope freestyle I just came up with tonight: http://chirb.it/rA45vA time to bring this live and direct big ted keeps rhymes at check 15 years after biggie's death for me the b-i-g t-e-d soon enough it'll be 12 years of raw spitting holding it down in this millenium since april of 2000 now that i got my computer mic i'll be shutting competition not many mcs are flowin' correct that's why i'm making a change to all of this bringin' back the soul and the affection like big daddy kane i ain't half steppin' being a smooth operator during each session that's right shorty come to me for your blessing like i said i'm bringing it one on one like keith sweat don't get it twisted, it ain't just about being in the sheets sexing it's about mind, body, and soul type of affection that's why i'm yearning for that loving all them thugs got ya buggin' like will smith i tell em to don't say nothin' my intelligence makes me harder than all of em word to mama and papa, y'all can't front on gracia aka big ted when he represents check the webpage for more audio i posted including that "going for success" song i was trying to post up on here a couple days ago, feedback would be appreciated

I wanted to post some more of this song that I recorded tonight but I was told that this file was too big to upload

I found myself a computer mic from an online website for a cheap price that's good for my old PC and thanks to help from Michael AKA FUQ, I was able to adjust the volume control settings today to get it to work, here's some audio of this song I just recorded now

Congrats bro, you deserve it homie!

i'm feeling these battles

LL Cool J Feat. 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, and Hot Rod "Freeze"(Remix)

Ronald Isley "No More", I like this "Mr. I" CD, the younger singers need to take lessons from this master 'ause he still got it

I got the "Freakin' It" CD single recently and I agree that the lyrics on that tracks are some great quotables for hip hop heads but the production held it back, I like the house version much better, that shoulda been the original version and it'd been more of a hit.... As far as other songs I used to think "Maybe" was a kinda soft song for me but now that I've been getting closer to this girl I went to high school with it don't seem so soft anymore, haha... Most here mentioned the songs already that I'm not really into, I agree that Columbia did the most part of ruining Will's image as an mc, the singles are clearly the worst songs on the solo albums, although I did like "Switch" from "lost and found" but even that album had stronger songs to be singles but that's the state of the music industry

One student has died and four students were injured after they were shot in the cafeteria at Chardon High School in northeastern Ohio on Monday morning by what law enforcement officials said was a lone gunman now in police custody. The gunman fled the high school building but was captured by the police nearby, reported John Horton for The Plain Dealer in Cleveland. He said a teacher had witnessed the shooting and chased the gunman, who escaped the building before he was caught. Video of the suspect’s arrest was captured by a Cleveland television station, WKYC, which is providing live coverage. Parents descended on the school grounds after many were notified of the shooting via text messages from their children. The Plain Dealer reported that one parent, Jeannette Roth, said her son had told her the shooting took place in the cafeteria while the students were having breakfast. Ms. Roth said a boy suddenly “stood up and started shooting, and then it was chaos.” Students in the cafeteria fled to classrooms that were locked for safety. The school remained on lock-down until around 8:30 a.m., when students began evacuating to a nearby elementary school. Family members were instructed to meet their children. A local television reporter at the scene interviewed a grandfather who was picking up his grandson. Local reports say some of the injured students were evacuated to hospitals in Cleveland. At a noon press conference, authorities said that one of the injured children had died. The extent of the injuries of the four other students is not known at this time. The F.B.I. is now on the scene, assisting local law enforcement officials. Prayers for victims of school shooting in Chardon. So sad. — Jennifer Reece (@JAReece) February 27, 2012 A local Baptist church is organizing a community prayer vigil this evening, according to a Twitter post by The News-Herald. Prayer vigil set for tonight at First Baptist Church of Painesville following shooting at Chardon High bit.ly/ABs345 — NH Crime and Fire (@NHCrimeandFire) February 27, 2012 Gov. John R. Kasich issued a statement Monday morning. “Please join me in praying for the students who’ve been injured in this horrible crime,” he said. “Praise goes to the Chardon Police and Geauga County Sheriff’s office for quickly getting this situation under control. I’ve pledged Ohio’s full support to them, the school and the local community in this difficult time.” LL Cool J's "Homicide" song comes to my mind when he says "I don't mean this in a disrespectful way/But Columbine happens in the ghetto everyday/when the s*** goes down y'all ain't got nothing to say", this is just another sad reality, the violence needs to stop:

i wish you all the best!

speaking of heavy d tributes, check out this dope mixtape i found just now: http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/15453/the_peaceful_journey_a_tribute_to_heavy_d.html