this is still one of my favorite 90's hip hop songs, and, i considered using it last night for pub quiz, but we didn't. such a sick bass line.
Showing posts with label hip hop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hip hop. Show all posts
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Monday, October 26, 2009
chap hop history by mr. b
umm, so i love hip hop, and i also love strange things, like a guy playing the banjolele. this chap goes through many of hip hop's greatest hits in quite an interesting and enjoyable fashion. it's five minutes long and doesn't touch nearly enough of hip hop. i could use five minutes more.
this also reminds me of a conversation i had with boney beasely from argyle pimps before we recorded our podcast the other night. now, we hit a little bit of it in the podcast when we discussed embracing or avoiding schtick. but, this guy, mr. b really reminds me of many of the nerdcore artists out there. it's well done, but is it hip hop? and do they really consider themselves hip hop artists? that is for them to decide, but it still leaves me wondering about how much of gimmick do we "allow" in hip hop before we start saying they're something else? and, do we apply that rule across the board, say with horror rap, nerdcore, or even a more established gimmick like gangsta rap?
this also reminds me of a conversation i had with boney beasely from argyle pimps before we recorded our podcast the other night. now, we hit a little bit of it in the podcast when we discussed embracing or avoiding schtick. but, this guy, mr. b really reminds me of many of the nerdcore artists out there. it's well done, but is it hip hop? and do they really consider themselves hip hop artists? that is for them to decide, but it still leaves me wondering about how much of gimmick do we "allow" in hip hop before we start saying they're something else? and, do we apply that rule across the board, say with horror rap, nerdcore, or even a more established gimmick like gangsta rap?
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
fashawn - boy meets world epk
in my effort to step my game up and live up to hmac's fresno blogger call out & the fresnan naming me as a blogger to watch in odd nine, here's some more content. and, this time it's a fresno related video. local rapper, fashawn & his boy meets world epk
can't really say i'm all that impressed with the video, as it's a jumble of clips, and songs. and it plays a little choppy. i did like him flowing over the ting tings, and it does get me much more interested in trying to see a fashawn show & get his album.
(thanks to nahright) - btw, don't ever read the comments on nahright. they are recockulus. totally unrelated to any post they're ever on. just nonsense.
can't really say i'm all that impressed with the video, as it's a jumble of clips, and songs. and it plays a little choppy. i did like him flowing over the ting tings, and it does get me much more interested in trying to see a fashawn show & get his album.
(thanks to nahright) - btw, don't ever read the comments on nahright. they are recockulus. totally unrelated to any post they're ever on. just nonsense.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
something different for the riff raff?
hey, there is a hip hop show tonight @ starline, and i'm thinking about going. but, i'm torn because it interferes with my love for our general riff raffery.
go over to this part of the beehive (God bless you, mike oz) listen to a few songs (via youtube videos) and let me know if you're down.
that is, assuming we can get tix @ the door. $10 seems totally worth it to me.
go over to this part of the beehive (God bless you, mike oz) listen to a few songs (via youtube videos) and let me know if you're down.
that is, assuming we can get tix @ the door. $10 seems totally worth it to me.
Friday, September 28, 2007
saturday update
so, not only is there the downtown tour on saturday, but there's also a free hip hop show. i was wanting to go, and had forgot about it. starts at 2.
there's also a car show @ manchester that runs from 9-5. all sorts of free goodies.
there's also a car show @ manchester that runs from 9-5. all sorts of free goodies.
Friday, June 29, 2007
will i or won't i
get an iphone today? we'll see. in a convergence of good things (heather got a small pay increase, and it was recently our anniversary) the plan is to get one of these beautiful little gadgets. so, i've been anticipating the release as well as following the details. in talking to people @ at&t and reading what's available on the 'net, i think i've got a reasonable understanding of what to expect.
when i was at the store asking questions, the person helping me asked, "are you going to camp out?"
"uh, what?"
"camp out?"
"no."
as i watched the mid-day news, it made me reflect on the strangeness that our culture has for somethings, especially these over-hyped electronic devices. xbox 360, playstation 3, and now the iphone. the wii wasn't released with such fanfare, but you're hard pressed to find one in a store now.
so, my current plan is something like this: at&t stores will close @ 4:30 to prepare and re-open @ 6. i'm thinking i will go to the nearest one about 5. i will stand in line. if i don't get a phone, okay. my current one still works. i can place an order and wait. heck, i've known about the phone for quite some time and have waited this long. shoot, i may not even go until 6.
an interesting note, apple is giving away free ones to their full time u.s. employees, and to half-timers that have been with the company over a year. so, heather's brother and sister-in-law will be both getting 8gig versions. her sister-in-law got pretty lucky on this, because she just recently was hired by apple. and, if i understand correctly, she's actually working customer service in the iphone division.
in other news, i'm trying to get some free tickets to tonight's fuego game from my work. we'll see. i'd like to go, but hoping we can get in for free. also, really good hip hop artist and nice guy ibid will be performing tonight @ veni vidi vicci's after 9:30, so i may stop in there.
when i was at the store asking questions, the person helping me asked, "are you going to camp out?"
"uh, what?"
"camp out?"
"no."
as i watched the mid-day news, it made me reflect on the strangeness that our culture has for somethings, especially these over-hyped electronic devices. xbox 360, playstation 3, and now the iphone. the wii wasn't released with such fanfare, but you're hard pressed to find one in a store now.
so, my current plan is something like this: at&t stores will close @ 4:30 to prepare and re-open @ 6. i'm thinking i will go to the nearest one about 5. i will stand in line. if i don't get a phone, okay. my current one still works. i can place an order and wait. heck, i've known about the phone for quite some time and have waited this long. shoot, i may not even go until 6.
an interesting note, apple is giving away free ones to their full time u.s. employees, and to half-timers that have been with the company over a year. so, heather's brother and sister-in-law will be both getting 8gig versions. her sister-in-law got pretty lucky on this, because she just recently was hired by apple. and, if i understand correctly, she's actually working customer service in the iphone division.
in other news, i'm trying to get some free tickets to tonight's fuego game from my work. we'll see. i'd like to go, but hoping we can get in for free. also, really good hip hop artist and nice guy ibid will be performing tonight @ veni vidi vicci's after 9:30, so i may stop in there.
Monday, April 23, 2007
great thoughts on hip hop
so, i'm a little behind on all of this. but, i saw a story today chanced a rabbit down a hole. it was interesting and thought it was worth sharing. now, i can't give it all to you, because it's super long.
but it all starts with this: oprah. oprah doesn't like hip hop. she hasn't hid it. and that's footage from her town hall meeting. (and i don't like her. this doesn't make us even though. and hip hop will get her. maybe it will be o'shea.)
saul williams, noted poet, responded with this.
choice quotes:
"One of my first theater professors, Pearle Cleage, shook me from my adolescent dream state. It was the year that Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" was released and our introduction to Snoop Dogg as he sang catchy hooks like "Bitches ain't shit but hoes and tricks..." Although, it was a playwriting class, what seemed to take precedence was Ms. Cleages political ideology, which had recently been pressed and bound in her 1st book, Mad at Miles. As, you know, in this book she spoke of how she could not listen to the music of Miles Davis and his muted trumpet without hearing the muted screams of the women that he was outspoken about "man-handling". It was my first exposure to the idea of an artist being held accountable for their actions outside of their art. It was the first time I had ever heard the word, "misogyny". And as Ms. Cleage would walk into the classroom fuming over the women she would pass on campus, blasting those Snoop lyrics from their cars and jeeps, we, her students, would be privy to many freestyle rants and raves on the dangers of nodding our heads to a music that could serve as our own demise.
Her words, coupled with the words of the young women I found myself interacting with forever changed how I listened to Hip Hop and quite frankly ruined what would have been a number of good songs for me. I had now been burdened with a level of awareness that made it impossible for me to enjoy what the growing masses were ushering into the mainstream."
"The genius, as far as the marketability, of Hip Hop is in its competitiveness. Its roots are as much in the dignified aspects of our oral tradition as it is in the tradition of "the dozens" or "signifying". In Hip Hop, every emcee is automatically pitted against every other emcee, sort of like characters with super powers in comic books. No one wants to listen to a rapper unless they claim to be the best or the greatest. This sort of braggadocio leads to all sorts of tirades, showdowns, battles, and sometimes even deaths. In all cases, confidence is the ruling card. Because of the competitive stance that all emcees are prone to take, they, like soldiers begin to believe that they can show no sign of vulnerability. Thus, the most popular emcees of our age are often those that claim to be heartless or show no feelings or signs of emotion. The poet, on the other hand, is the one who realizes that their vulnerability is their power."
"We cannot address the root of what plagues Hip Hop without addressing the root of what plagues today's society and the world.
You see, Ms. Winfrey, at it's worse; Hip Hop is simply a reflection of the society that birthed it. Our love affair with gangsterism and the denigration of women is not rooted in Hip Hop; rather it is rooted in the very core of our personal faith and religions. The gangsters that rule Hip Hop are the same gangsters that rule our nation. 50 Cent and George Bush have the same birthday (July 6th)."
"Name calling, racist generalizations, sexist perceptions, are all rooted in something much deeper than an uncensored music. Like the rest of the world, I watched footage on AOL of you dancing mindlessly to 50 Cent on your fiftieth birthday as he proclaimed, "I got the ex/if you're into taking drugs/ I'm into having sex/ I ain't into making love" and you looked like you were having a great time. No judgment. I like that song too. Just as I do, James Brown's Sex Machine or Grand Master Flashes "White Lines". Sex, drugs, and rock and roll is how the story goes. Censorship will never solve our problems. It will only foster the sub-cultures of the underground, which inevitably inhabit the mainstream."
"Hip Hop, like Rock and Roll, like the media, and the government, all reflect an idea of power that labels vulnerability as weakness."
"Censoring songs, sermons, or the tirades of radio personalities will change nothing except the format of our discussion. If we are to sincerely address the change we are praying for then we must first address to whom we are praying."
russel simmons, hip hop mogul, responded with this.
"We are consistent in our strong affirmation, defense, and protection of the First Amendment right of free speech and artistic expression. We have recently been involved in a process of dialogue with recording and broadcast industry executives about issues concerning corporate social responsibility.
It is important to re-emphasize that our internal discussions with industry leaders are not about censorship. Our discussions are about the corporate social responsibility of the industry to voluntarily show respect to African Americans and other people of color, African American women and to all women in lyrics and images."
russ goes on to suggest that we bleep out and consider these sorts of terms as extreme curse words, to be avoided @ all cost.
i don't hear either of these guys letting hip hop off the hook. but, i do hear mr. williams saying something much different. i hear mr. williams pointing towards our greater societal problems, and many types of music, as well as art, reflecting the culture/society we live in. mr. simmons, on the other hand, is representing industry. he is representing his financial institution. in my opinion, he's protecting his checkbook.
perhaps i'm being jaded. but i'm much more in line w/saul williams than russ simmons, even if i did appropriate his idea of wearing adidas @ his wedding.
but it all starts with this: oprah. oprah doesn't like hip hop. she hasn't hid it. and that's footage from her town hall meeting. (and i don't like her. this doesn't make us even though. and hip hop will get her. maybe it will be o'shea.)
saul williams, noted poet, responded with this.
choice quotes:
"One of my first theater professors, Pearle Cleage, shook me from my adolescent dream state. It was the year that Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" was released and our introduction to Snoop Dogg as he sang catchy hooks like "Bitches ain't shit but hoes and tricks..." Although, it was a playwriting class, what seemed to take precedence was Ms. Cleages political ideology, which had recently been pressed and bound in her 1st book, Mad at Miles. As, you know, in this book she spoke of how she could not listen to the music of Miles Davis and his muted trumpet without hearing the muted screams of the women that he was outspoken about "man-handling". It was my first exposure to the idea of an artist being held accountable for their actions outside of their art. It was the first time I had ever heard the word, "misogyny". And as Ms. Cleage would walk into the classroom fuming over the women she would pass on campus, blasting those Snoop lyrics from their cars and jeeps, we, her students, would be privy to many freestyle rants and raves on the dangers of nodding our heads to a music that could serve as our own demise.
Her words, coupled with the words of the young women I found myself interacting with forever changed how I listened to Hip Hop and quite frankly ruined what would have been a number of good songs for me. I had now been burdened with a level of awareness that made it impossible for me to enjoy what the growing masses were ushering into the mainstream."
"The genius, as far as the marketability, of Hip Hop is in its competitiveness. Its roots are as much in the dignified aspects of our oral tradition as it is in the tradition of "the dozens" or "signifying". In Hip Hop, every emcee is automatically pitted against every other emcee, sort of like characters with super powers in comic books. No one wants to listen to a rapper unless they claim to be the best or the greatest. This sort of braggadocio leads to all sorts of tirades, showdowns, battles, and sometimes even deaths. In all cases, confidence is the ruling card. Because of the competitive stance that all emcees are prone to take, they, like soldiers begin to believe that they can show no sign of vulnerability. Thus, the most popular emcees of our age are often those that claim to be heartless or show no feelings or signs of emotion. The poet, on the other hand, is the one who realizes that their vulnerability is their power."
"We cannot address the root of what plagues Hip Hop without addressing the root of what plagues today's society and the world.
You see, Ms. Winfrey, at it's worse; Hip Hop is simply a reflection of the society that birthed it. Our love affair with gangsterism and the denigration of women is not rooted in Hip Hop; rather it is rooted in the very core of our personal faith and religions. The gangsters that rule Hip Hop are the same gangsters that rule our nation. 50 Cent and George Bush have the same birthday (July 6th)."
"Name calling, racist generalizations, sexist perceptions, are all rooted in something much deeper than an uncensored music. Like the rest of the world, I watched footage on AOL of you dancing mindlessly to 50 Cent on your fiftieth birthday as he proclaimed, "I got the ex/if you're into taking drugs/ I'm into having sex/ I ain't into making love" and you looked like you were having a great time. No judgment. I like that song too. Just as I do, James Brown's Sex Machine or Grand Master Flashes "White Lines". Sex, drugs, and rock and roll is how the story goes. Censorship will never solve our problems. It will only foster the sub-cultures of the underground, which inevitably inhabit the mainstream."
"Hip Hop, like Rock and Roll, like the media, and the government, all reflect an idea of power that labels vulnerability as weakness."
"Censoring songs, sermons, or the tirades of radio personalities will change nothing except the format of our discussion. If we are to sincerely address the change we are praying for then we must first address to whom we are praying."
russel simmons, hip hop mogul, responded with this.
"We are consistent in our strong affirmation, defense, and protection of the First Amendment right of free speech and artistic expression. We have recently been involved in a process of dialogue with recording and broadcast industry executives about issues concerning corporate social responsibility.
It is important to re-emphasize that our internal discussions with industry leaders are not about censorship. Our discussions are about the corporate social responsibility of the industry to voluntarily show respect to African Americans and other people of color, African American women and to all women in lyrics and images."
russ goes on to suggest that we bleep out and consider these sorts of terms as extreme curse words, to be avoided @ all cost.
i don't hear either of these guys letting hip hop off the hook. but, i do hear mr. williams saying something much different. i hear mr. williams pointing towards our greater societal problems, and many types of music, as well as art, reflecting the culture/society we live in. mr. simmons, on the other hand, is representing industry. he is representing his financial institution. in my opinion, he's protecting his checkbook.
perhaps i'm being jaded. but i'm much more in line w/saul williams than russ simmons, even if i did appropriate his idea of wearing adidas @ his wedding.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
thou shalt always kill
steve p (who never ever ever ever ever updates his dead blog) sent me this. english mc over some electronic beats. he has a beard like he's jewish, but i don't know, and frankly it doesn't matter. so, hear we have it (like that?)
Thou Shalt Always Kill by dans le sac vs scroobius pip
Thou Shalt Always Kill by dans le sac vs scroobius pip
Friday, March 02, 2007
ibid
so, you can get one of the best mc's i've heard @ emusic. i bought his cd after seeing him for the second time live last night. but, i'm also a big fan of emusic. what's that, you aren't a member of emusic? well, if you'd like to be, let me know. not only can you get great deals by signing up, but we both can get a better deal if you sign up through my membership.
or, you could see him live somewhere and buy a cd for more $ but it goes directly into his pocket.
or, you could see him live somewhere and buy a cd for more $ but it goes directly into his pocket.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
they're watching you
watched an interesting documentary today on bet. it was called black and blue: legends of the hip hop cop. it was about the nypd's rap unit, a group w/in their force that profiles and tracks hip hop artists. or, i should say, it was a doc that attempted to look into whether or not police profile and track hip hop artists.
the documentary was interesting because new york says that it doesn't have a unit like this. but, there is confirmation from the miami pd that they have a unit of their own and were trained by nypd. and, there is this binder, from the nypd, that catalogs a ton of rappers. it had rap sheets, business ties, and on and on. and the documentary showed the binder. nypd, nope, we didn't make that. the doc also interviewed the nypd cop who basically was the main guy for this unit. but, no, we don't have a unit like that.
(a funny note, the documentary had commercials during it. i was watching and started thinking, there sure are a lot of black people in these commercials. that's odd. and then i remember, oh yeah, i'm watching black entertainment television.)
(i wrote this on sunday, but forgot about it. so, i'll post it now.)
the documentary was interesting because new york says that it doesn't have a unit like this. but, there is confirmation from the miami pd that they have a unit of their own and were trained by nypd. and, there is this binder, from the nypd, that catalogs a ton of rappers. it had rap sheets, business ties, and on and on. and the documentary showed the binder. nypd, nope, we didn't make that. the doc also interviewed the nypd cop who basically was the main guy for this unit. but, no, we don't have a unit like that.
(a funny note, the documentary had commercials during it. i was watching and started thinking, there sure are a lot of black people in these commercials. that's odd. and then i remember, oh yeah, i'm watching black entertainment television.)
(i wrote this on sunday, but forgot about it. so, i'll post it now.)
Friday, January 26, 2007
quick music hit
so, as i'm taking care of some business around the residence today, i decided to throw on some music. first, i needed to record the final countdown on my phone. yep, that's my new ringtone.
but what would i listen to after? well, i saw an album i'd downloaded from emusic this month but hadn't listened to yet. gotta put that on.
aesop rock - labor days.
this album is amazing. if i remember correctly, it's his first full length. i'll be picking up the other albums he has on emusic as soon as my monthly downloads recharge. freaking amazing. well, that is, if you like hip hop. if you care about vocal wordsmiths, you need to check out aesop. if you're concerned with getting jiggy or being a studio gangster, leave it alone.
i should also point out that heather has been wanting to get one of his later albums for a while, because she was exposed to one of his songs via m2 and really liked it. i did, too, but she gets to be the purveyor of cool for this one.
but what would i listen to after? well, i saw an album i'd downloaded from emusic this month but hadn't listened to yet. gotta put that on.
aesop rock - labor days.
this album is amazing. if i remember correctly, it's his first full length. i'll be picking up the other albums he has on emusic as soon as my monthly downloads recharge. freaking amazing. well, that is, if you like hip hop. if you care about vocal wordsmiths, you need to check out aesop. if you're concerned with getting jiggy or being a studio gangster, leave it alone.
i should also point out that heather has been wanting to get one of his later albums for a while, because she was exposed to one of his songs via m2 and really liked it. i did, too, but she gets to be the purveyor of cool for this one.
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