Watch This: Rakim Interview with 247HH.com
The R with some insight on origins of the 7 MC Theory from My Melody (one of my favorite tracks EVER), the rift between him & Eric B, and a story about him & Eric B which includes G Rap getting socked in the face!
All these new Rakim things poppin' up this week, AND i'm seein' dude perform tomorrow night? Oh yea, it's def on!
Watch This: Cormega - Journey
Liking what i'm hearing from 'mega. Born & Raised is gonna be ILL son!
Watch This: The Cat Piano
The Cat Piano from PRA on Vimeo.
Interesting short. I'm diggin' the blues in the animation and the Jazz theme. Watch it!
NFL: 1st Q Review
I'm just gonna rant. When you're 1-3, that's all you can really do.
I have to be honest, i didn't watch the last game, listened to the one before that, and caught only the last 5 min. of week 2. There actually has been things to do other than drinking, boiling my temper and screaming obscenities at a mockery of a team.
What looked to be a promising season slowly regressed into the continued trend of piling loses. When will it fucking end?
The offense has crumbled. I'm not even going to look for stats. I know we haven't scored a touchdown in 2 weeks. San Diego v. Pittsburgh scored 4 in 1 quarter. We epitomize futility.
WR is stacked... with non production. Dunno why Walker isn't playing. DHB looks to be an influence in '10-'11. Thank goodness for Murphy. Hope Chaz comes back and gets rolling right away... we need something.
OL is still a concern. Gallery's out, now shitty ass Green too? I hope for divine intervention that whoever plays behind him is better.
No running game. It was like 1 yard in the 1st half last game against Houston till Fargas got a cosmetic 13 yarder to end the half. Wow. Then i see McFadden's out for a few weeks. That top pick sure is paying dividends. At least we get to see Bush play more, who i see as a more well rounded back of the 3.
QB play epitomizes pathetic. Sorry, disgusting play by #2. I don't want him pulled (yet) but there hasn't been evidence in his play that shows any progress. That's disturbing since last season he ended up on a good note. I'll let him ride out the season before i start getting him, but it's getting really, really difficult.
The defense looked to be different opening night. Now we've slowly gotten into the groove of sucking ass again. We were gashed on big plays last week and those are mental errors. The secondary needs to get that worked. Huff started the season hot but has cooled down so there aren't any real playmakers out there. Yea, we got Nnamdi, but he can't do it alone.
Then there's the front 7. Oh the front 7. Even with Sey & Ellis we still can't stop the run. 'Backers need to get into position. Kirk need to stop tweeting and start grinding or he outta here next season. Same with Howard (except i think he might have 1 more year). I don't even know who plays strong for us anymore, but it don't sound good.
I can't believe our special teams is sucking ass too. Punt & kick coverage have been very underwhelming thus far. I thought picking up Miller all over again would help us but he barely got to the 20 on kick returns. Well, he got cut again. Punt returns also have been shitty. Dunno of Higgins is truly healthy, but i do know we haven't done shit returning punts.
Then there's the coaching staff. I hate how we're forcing the passing game. We have (had) 3 backs but we rarely were stubborn with the run. Thought this was a running team. Now all it's doing is just exposing Russell. Decision not to play players when playing them can't hurt (Walker, Bush)? I don't like what i see. Now Cable might get suspended for his altercation with Hanson? I don't want to say it, but Cable looks like he was a muppet for Al to stick his hand up the poop shoot and make him do what he wants.
No flowers here. The perfume can't hide it. You play like shit, you get a shitty grade. F's all around.
Still reppin' tho, chuch.
Good Lines In Tenny's "Ulysses"
... Life piled on life
Were all too little, and of one to me
Little remains; but every hour is saved
From that eternal silence, something more,
A bringer of new things...
... How dull it is to pause, to make an end...
... Death closes all; but something ere the end,
Some work of noble note, may yet be done,
Not unbecoming men that strove with Gods....
... Come, my friends.
'Tis not too late to seek a newer world....
... Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are,--
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield
Some Tennyson for that ass.
Were all too little, and of one to me
Little remains; but every hour is saved
From that eternal silence, something more,
A bringer of new things...
... How dull it is to pause, to make an end...
... Death closes all; but something ere the end,
Some work of noble note, may yet be done,
Not unbecoming men that strove with Gods....
... Come, my friends.
'Tis not too late to seek a newer world....
... Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are,--
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield
Some Tennyson for that ass.
R.I.P. Mr. Magic
Wow, another Hip Hop pillar gone. DJ Premier broke the news early this morning with an open letter:
I WANT TO SEND OUT THE UTMOST RESPECT AND CONDOLENCES TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN RIVAS—-aka MR. MAGIC
HE PASSED AWAY THIS MORNING OF A HEART ATTACK…..
TRUE HIP HOP HEADS KNOW THAT HIS HISTORY IS SO LONG
DUE TO HIM BEING THE FIRST RAP MIXSHOW TO EVER BE ON COMMERCIAL RADIO ON NEW YORK’S WBLS–(107.5) WITH MARLEY MARL AND FLY TY IN 1982-1984…….THEN WENT ON TO WHBI IN OCTOBER OF 1984 AND THEN
BACK TO WBLS in 1985 and WDAS in Philly SIMULTANEOUSLY
HE PAVED THE WAY FOR ALL RADIO STATIONS THAT EVER DID MIXSHOWS AND ALSO SPARKED THE CAREER OF BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS DUE TO THE DISS HE SHOWED WHEN THEY CAME TO SHOP THEIR DEMO TO HIM AND WAS TURNED AWAY WHICH THEN SPARKED “SOUTH BRONX” AND “THE BRIDGE IS OVER”…….
HE WAS KNOWN FOR HIS DIRECT AND SARCASTIC ATTITUDE ON THE AIR AND EVERY ARTIST WANTED HIS APPROVAL WHEN IT CAME TO BREAKING NEW RECORDS……..HE EVEN HAD SONGS DEDICATED TO HIM BY THE LEGENDARY WHODINI–(”MR. MAGIC’S WAND”) WHICH WAS SURPRISINGLY PRODUCED BY ONE OF MY FAVORITE ARTISTS THOMAS DOLBY…….
SHOUTS OUT TO MARLEY MARL AND FLY TY FOR THE CORRECT INFORMATION ON THIS……
REST IN PEACE MR. MAGIC………….DJ PREMIER
He was well before my time but i have the utmost respect for his presence in Hip Hop. First times i heard about him were on BIG's "Juicy" & Nas' "Halftime".
Playin' this for you Mr. Magic.
Watch This: Kam Moye, Jern Eye, And Keelay - Jam Session
You know Supa gets it in. Keelay bangin' it. Never heard of the other guys (Zzz) but they come pretty dope too. Check: