kemekongka>...that is the million dollar question. we can speculate, but truly never know.
"the unseen" is absolutely amazing. i never tire of listening to it.
i have been looking for a song called "i spark the la", by quas featuring madlib (i can't help but chuckle when writing that), has anyone else heard it? if so, does anyone know from which recording it is from? supposedly, there is also a quasimoto ep that has been recorded only on vinyl in limited release, anyone know of this? more importantly, how i can get a copy?
for any quasimoto fans who haven't seen it before, watch a movie titled "Fantastic Planet" (i believe that is what it's called). it's an animated film that was made in the 70's. really cool, and listen to the title track carefully (for all you "loop digga's" out there).
madsci
hip hop purist
one of my favorite songs by Big L
Platinum Plus
...
Yo, I'm straight loco, to hell with you and your broke hoe
You ain't a big dog, you more like Toto, you got no dough
I smoke 'dro mixed with cocoa, strong as bolo
I pack a fo'-fo', platinum ro-ro
Anti-homo, that's a no-no so **** po'-po'
I push the seven-fo'-oh and not the Volvo
C-Town push the six-oh-oh, I'm with a ***** on dolo
Chips from here to Acapulco
While y'all buck for legs I, buck for heads
I even buck celebs, nigga **** the feds
My underground niggaz, y'all can shine with me
Got my own label now, so y'all can sign with me
Y'all can take me from the bottom and climb with me
that's fine with me, that's how it was designed to be
...
*taps the mic, clears throat*
time after time when i put together rhymes
each and every line is crafted to make me shine
like a diamond in the rough, i've had enough of emcees actin tough
fake to the core, i call their bluff
take'em out like sho'nuff, i'm the last dragon leroy brown
if you're braggin', than you're sure to go down
there's not a damn thing to lose, with everything to prove
situation typical, i'm 'bout to get physical
it's time to push and shove, show some tough love
i've been jockin' hip hop before michael wore a glove
in other words, i know my history, it's a mystery
why you do what you do, i haven't got a clue
then again, this predicament i'm in...it's obvious
the rap industry is ninety-nine percent lobbyists
buckin' for promotions, jockying positions,
...it's impossible to make the deaf listen
*sets mic down*
some "back in the day" words from your unknown lyricist...which aptly apply to today.
sorry i haven't posted for a while, i blame it on school; tests this week and finals the next. keep the culture alive on KMC, post with "h.e.r."
madsci
hip hop purist
i've seen the video for the kanye west song "through the fire", it's a pretty good song.
as of late, i've been listening to an online radio station called beatbasement.com. they play all underground, and some old school, mostly late eighties/early nineties (i guess that is considered old school today, even though that's what i grew up with.) check it out, it's tight. anyone know of any other good online stations? post'em here.
madsci
hip hop purist
Originally posted by madsci
smith> pardon me, i was thinking of the sample in the song from chaka. even i make mistakes, due to imperfection. are you a big fan of his?madsci
hip hop purist
yea,it's a chaka khan song....its called "through the wire"and its features elton john
great,great sample.the best part of the song IMO
nah,i'm not a big fan of his,but i think he's a very talented producer.i like a lot of his beats.but thats as far as it goes.i have his debut LP "college dropout" because its free and why not.i like it though,lots of hot beats.
h0ck3y> in my opinion, ras kass is extremely underrated as an emcee. what is unfortunate is some of his beats aren't up to par with some other artists, but he is really good lyrically speaking. listen to the album rasassination, i believe the song is called "interview with a vampire". in it he has a conversation with both the christian god yahweh and satan the devil...very interesting and introspective.
in response to your other list...mos def is tight, what more can i say...i liked xzibit a lot better before he hooked up with dre (likwit crew xzibit is far better)...wsc, i'm assuming westside connection, is overrated. ice cube is past his prime and should stick to acting, unless he returns to being more conscious of his lyrics, a'la "death certificate"...mack 10 is the weakest link in their chain...i liked wc better when he was in low profile, and then in the maad circle (most notably their first album, "ain't a damn thing changed". his flow/delivery drastically changed after that album.).
that "gangsta" rap s#!t is boring, its high time they cut it out. it doesn't even sell as well as it did in the early nineties, how can they expect people to buy into that crap.
*steps down from soap box*
madsci
hip hop purist