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R.A. The Rugged Man -Legendary Classics Volume 1

Posted by Masta Sylo On 5:57 AM 0 comments

From his outrageous live shows to his undeniable ability to out rap anybody alive, R.A. The Rugged Man has become one of the most exciting artists in hip hop history. Although he's only released one album in his 18-year career, he has recorded hundreds of songs with some of the biggest names in the game. Since many of these songs were never commercially available, R.A. decided to compile them for his fans in Legendary Classics. This album features Notorious B.I.G., Mobb Deep, Kool G Rap, Bucwild, Ayatollah, Jedi Mind Tricks, Sadat X, Akinyele, Tragedy, J-Live and others. The limited-edition collection comes with track by track commentary by R.A. and a bonus DVD full of live performances, interviews and music videos.

Elizabeth Album by Killah Priest

Posted by Masta Sylo On 5:49 AM 1 comments

He 's been called a prophet, an innovator, a poet; whichever you prefer, the emcee known as Killah Priest is certainly one of the most vivid lyricists in Hip Hop. Priest first entranced listeners on the classic track "B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth)" on GZA's seminal debut LP Liquid Swords. Since then Priest has continued to enthrall devotees of true Hip Hop with his lush imagery, graphic storytelling and razor-sharp rhymes. Now the Rap veteran and Wu affiliate returns with "Elizabeth (Introduction To The Psychic)". Priest delivers a solid full length of head nodders sure to satisfy Wu-Tang fans worldwide all while staying true to his spiritual side and his firm belief in the power of Hip Hop. "Elizabeth" is the first release on Priest's own Proverb Records. Production on "Elizabeth" is handled by frequent Killah Priest collaborator DJ Woool.
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Boy Meets the World Album by Fashawn

Posted by Masta Sylo On 5:44 AM 1 comments

With all the talk that hip-hop is dead, there's no better example than Fashawn to prove that it's certainly alive, well and being fed to a hungry new generation of hip-hop fans. And after listening to just 16 bars it's evident that Fashawn is one of the hungriest. He's a prodigal son, part of a new generation of emcees lucky enough to
grow up in hip-hop's golden era. He's not an '80s baby; he's a '90s baby. Think about that for a second. Then think about his potential.

Hailing from Fresno, California, Fashawn has all the charisma of a modern-day emcee and the rhyming chops of a veteran beyond his years. For a 20-year-old, his raw talent, songwriting ability and versatility, is...well, it's phenomenal.

Recognized already as a leader in Central California's hip hop scene, steering a vibrant pack of young artists with his innovative style and originality in his music, Fashawn is more than ready to take on the world with his debut album Boy Meets World. Produced entirely by Los Angeles native Exile, Boy Meets World is just a story about a kid growing up, explains Fashawn. It's my story, it's very honest, it's very in depth. So whatever you thought you knew about me, listen to this and you ll really get a good look at who I am. It's going to be classic.

Unexpected Guests Album by MF Doom

Posted by Masta Sylo On 5:30 AM 0 comments

The Legendary underground hip-hop artist MF DOOM digs into his vast archives to mix together some of his all-time favorite productions, collaborations and guest appearances. Whether it be along side legends like De La Soul, Talib Kweli or Ghostface, DOOM shows why (as a producer or MC) he is one of the most in demand artists in music today. If that weren t enough DOOM also decided to include in this collection some rare tracks that have never been commercially available before.

Oasis Album -O.C. & A.G.

Posted by Masta Sylo On 5:23 AM 1 comments

The Legendary New York MCs, O.C. & A.G. return once again to quench the thirst of hip-hop fans worldwide. The album, refreshingly titled, OASIS, is executive produced by Show (of Showbiz & AG fame) and features stellar production by Show, Lord Finesse, E. Blaze, and Statik Selektah. O & A, longtime friends and crewmates, first collaborated together on the classic track "Weed & Drinks" and ever since then talked about doing a whole album together. "Its was organic cause the chemistry was also so crazy, explains OC. "The whole process was really pure and from the heart and hip-hop fans are gonna love it!", says AG about their new album.

With a combined 10+ albums under their belt, its amazing how the guys stay relevant after all these years. A.G. explains, "For me, it's the passion, when you're passionate about something, you stay inspired, through the good and the bad". When speaking about the significance of the album title OASIS, O.C adds "It's 2009 and both AG and myself have something new and fresh to offer. Fans have been searching for something like this for a long time and finally here it is

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Arts and Entertainment By Masta Ace and Edo G

Posted by Masta Sylo On 12:36 AM 2 comments

There is definitely something to be said for the magnanimous impact of two legends teaming up, in no uncertain terms, to do work. With both of their reputations firmly solidified in the annals of hip-hop, true O.G.s Masta Ace and Edo. G have joined forces to show these wet-behind-the-ears rookies how it goes, with the release of Arts & Entertainment. The aggressive “Hands High” lets all competition know that the two vets haven’t lost a step, as Edo. G spits lines like “We cowboy these rappers like Tony Romo.” The soul-sampling “Reminds Me” is a mellow track that sees the two reminiscing on how long they’ve made a name for themselves in the game, while the monumental “Pass The Mic” (featuring KRS-One) is a history lesson on wax if there’s ever been one. Trading verbal venom on the aforementioned track, Ace, Edo, and KRS are in rare form, with each of their verses sounding as crisp as they ever have. With a fire rarely seen, even in artists half their age, and hard-hitting production from the likes of DJ Spinna and M-Phazes, Arts & Entertainment is one of the hardest records to come out in a while and is sure to be a favorite of anyone who reminisces fondly of the days of the boom-bap.

Survival Skills By KRS-One and BuckShot

Posted by Masta Sylo On 12:24 AM 0 comments

After making their indelible marks on the game luminaries KRS-One and Buckshot, arguably two of the games most prolific emcees, will link up to give fans a collaborative album entitled SURVIVAL SKILLS.
With guests ranging from Mary J. Blige, Slug Of Atmosphere, K'NAAN, Talib Kweli, Immortal Technique, Melanie Fiona, Naledge of Kidz In The Hall, Sean Price, Geo of Blue Scholars, Pharoahe Monch, Bounty Killer, Smif N Wessun and Rock of Heltah Skeltah, "Survival Skills" represents a diverse range of topics, all while maintaining a consistent sound. The album has production from Havoc of Mobb Deep, 9th Wonder, Black Milk, ILL MIND, Coptic, Moss, Nottz, Marco Polo, and KHRYSIS!
On the surface the album is a testament to the resiliency of two lyrical titans, but at its root SURVIVAL SKILLS is a blueprint for life. For instance on the infectious head-nodder "Robot," which was released 6 weeks prior to Jay Z's "The Death Of Auto Tune" track, and already available World Wide at Digital Retail Shops, such as iTunes, the duo speak-out against the recent overuse of the Auto-Tune vocal effect in urban music, but under the surface the message is much deeper. "I don't want people to get the averaged clichéd version and thinking that we're dissing people,'" Buckshot clarifies. "What we're calling out here is the biters, the people that feel like because this guy sold X amount of records doing this, that I'm going to turn around and do it as well," KRS says of the array of artists who have followed in the creative footsteps of Roger Troutman, Afrikka Bambatta, Teddy Riley and T-Pain. Despite its heavy message, sonically the track, produced by Mobb Deep's Havoc, is as inviting as anything on the radio today. The video for "ROBOT," directed by Todd Angkaswan, has been added into rotation at MTV & BET. The track has also been included in the sound track for Activision's upcoming Tony Hawk skate game in stores this Fall.
Still gritty tracks like "Clean Up," featuring Rock of Heltah Skeltah and the politically minded "Running Away" featuring Immortal Technique, make Survival Skills a Hip-Hop fan's dream, catering to those that love lyrics and the boom-bap. Equally as rich is the album's Black Milk-produced track, "The Way I Live" featuring the Queen of hip-hop soul, Mary J. Blige. Together they create a triumphant anthem for all those on the grind trying to conquer their dreams. The song's summery feel and soothing melodies make it an instant hit.

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US Album By Brother Ali

Posted by Masta Sylo On 12:17 AM 0 comments

With over 60,000 units sold of his 2007 critically acclaimed album The Undisputed Truth, Brother Ali returns with Us. As with his previous releases, Ali's musical landscape has been created by Atmosphere beatsmith, Ant. Staying true to their soul and blues influence they've become known for, Us takes on a more lush and dense sonic quality with the duo's incorporation of live instrumentation. With guest appearances by Chuck D, Freeway, Joell Ortiz and Stokley Williams of Mint Condition, Brother Ali and Ant have once again crafted a beautifully intelligent and entertaining album for all of Us.

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Street Hop Album By Royce Da 5'9

Posted by Masta Sylo On 12:09 AM 0 comments

A rapper's rapper. It s a phrase that has been used to describe the best of them. This respect that Ryan Montgomery, aka Royce Da 5 9, has earned amongst his peers has been ten years in the making. Though he began his career at a time when these qualities were still abundant in the rap game, Royce is the last of a dying breed in 2009. He is one of the few artists today to put the quality of his music above everything else, choosing to opt for perfection over conforming to an overcrowded genre of mediocrity. Now, in an age where hip-hop s drought has forced the audience to weed out the nonsense and search for the answer to a dull and uneventful art form, Royce returns with Street Hop, his full-length rescue mission to show MCs how it is supposed to be done. Executive produced by DJ Premier, Street Hop is Royce s most personal project to date.


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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Part 2 By Raekwon

Posted by Masta Sylo On 12:03 AM 0 comments

With years of working along side some of the most influential figures in the recording industry to date, Raekwon is ready to reemerge his urban flair with the sequel to Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II features cameos from many industry heavyweights such as the Wu-Tang Clan, Jadakiss Styles P, and many others. It also features blazing tracks from the who's who of extraordinary Hip-Hop producers such as the RZA, Eric Sermon, Dr Dre, Scram Jones, Pete Rock, Marley Marl, Allah Mathematics and J-Dilla. Then, it's layered with Raekwon's melodic flows and street oriented delivery. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II will produce the dish that true Hip Hop Fans have been salivating for many years.


K.O.D Album By Tech N9ne

Posted by Masta Sylo On 11:51 PM 0 comments

Release from the underground Hip Hop sensation. Taking the things in a direction seldom seen, songs on K.O.D. seethe with truth, aggression and brutal honesty. Tech N9ne has always been, in his words 'inside out'. He puts himself fully into his music and his fans can definitely relate. He doesn't tell stories, he recounts his life- with songs like 'Blackened The Sun' and 'Leave Me Alone', he lets his music open the door to his struggles and successes as well as his hopes and fears. K.O.D. will definitely let the inside out as it provides another window into the mind of Tech N9ne. K.O.D. features guest appearances from such notable lyrical heavyweights as Three 6 Mafia, Brotha Lynch Hung and King Gordy as well as Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun and Big Scoob.

Get this CD k.o.d.

Brooklyn Bridge -Bekay feat Masta Ace

Posted by Masta Sylo On 11:19 AM 1 comments

When Brooklyn is in the house, you know the outcome! This is another dope track from Bekay and the new king of BK, Masta Ace. Masta Ace  has proved that he is the real Master of the game, he has stood the test of time, and every time he steps to the mic, he gives out the best, his style is simply unique and he is always true to the game. Masta Ace is one emcee I respect for the way he means what he does and he NEVER disappoints in an album. I bought his latest work with Edo G. and I can simply say this, I am proud of Masta Ace…WORD!!


The Difference Between a RAPPER and an MC

Posted by Masta Sylo On 4:42 AM 1 comments














 

The MC 


-The MC-Master of Ceremony, or how Rakim put it 'Move the Crowd'.That is, he literaly moves the crowd.

-An MC can verbally turn the show or party out whether or not they have a little or a lot of rhymes to say.

-A true MC benefits and manifest his or her own creative MC styles not only from Hip Hop, but from other multiple music and non music creative forms, for example Jazz, Rock & Roll, Bee Bop, Rock, Heavy metal, R&B, Classic R&B, Comedy, TV Shows, etc.

-A true MC never bites.

-A true MC would never publicly beneath his or herself to no one; For example, an MC would never say ¡V I¡¦m not as good as so & so, but I come close. MCs give props, and that's it.

-An MC has respect for the old school-The real old school.

-An MC doesn't have to get too personal to win a battle.

-A true MC is politically and consciously aware, and can or will put it in a rhyme.

- An MC is very diverse in style-originality and flow-versatility.

-An MC doesn't need a lot of promotional and marketing propaganda hype to be admired.

-An MC can drop rhymes over multiple beats without pause.

-An MC never runs out of ideas.

-An MC can pass the Mic to others in an MC verse.

-A true MC cannot be defined or put under any category but DOPE.

The Rapper
-A Rapper often bites from others.

-A Rapper has very little love or respect for the old school-The real old school.

-A Rapper is only about getting paid no matter what the cost financially or morally.

-A Rapper is often politically unaware and is very unconscious of the effects of their ignorant lyrics.

-True Rappers say things in their rhymes to mislead others from getting into the music business. Rappers have fear of the competition, that's why they mislead you. Example-'I sold drugs to get to get in'. This helps no one but the cops and our government.

-Rappers only can rap about the same thing other Rappers are rapping about. Same story just flipped a different way.

-Rappers only lyrically benefit off rap music, that's why creativity is very low.

-Most Rappers have no show or performance skill at all. Rappers often grab their balls and walk left and right across the stage shouting and pointing into the crowed 95% of the duration of the show.

-Rappers need a lot of marketing/Video hype to be recognized and admired.

-Rappers categorized themselves as  Hard Core, Gangster, commercial, etc.

-A Rapper can't battle without getting real personal.

-A Rapper has no love or respect for the game or his or her own people.


Not anyone can be an MC, but anyone can be a Rapper. The truth is 'all Rappers are limited and they often know that they are WACK!! Souja Boy wuld tell u "I can make a million sayin nothin on the track" listen to 'This is why am Hot'

Skyzoo

Posted by Masta Sylo On 3:01 AM 0 comments

Skyzoo was  born Gregory Skyler Taylor in 1982 in Crown Heights. He began rapping at the age of nine and went on to work with producers Jay Dee and 9th Wonder, releasing several mixtapes in the hope of securing a record deal. He lost to Jin on BET's 106 & Park freestyle contest, but went on to have tracks used as both the theme to ESPN's Whiplash TV and the soundtrack to a Guinness advert, and set up his own Custom Made Entertainment company.
Skyzoo worked with with 9th Wonder on his debut album, Present Cloud 9: The 3 Day High, which reputedly took only three days to record. He also contributed to three tracks on the Hall of Justus album Soldiers of Fortune.
He released the critically-acclaimed Corner Store Classic mixtape in 2007. And now In 2009, he has released The Salvation It courtesy Duck Down Records. This is an album that every hip hop heads should check out; it covers every aspect of life in a wise poetic way.


The Trojan Horse Album by Snowgoons

Posted by Masta Sylo On 4:28 AM 0 comments

Snowgoons have released yet another album, The Trojan Horse, which is the 4th full length solo album from the renowned German production crew and features guest appearances from a veritable who's who of indie superstars. With the entire La Coka Nostra crew (Everlast, Danny Boy, ILL Bill & Slaine), Dilated Peoples, Defari, Termanology, Ruc (Heltah Skeltah), Torae, Skyzoo, Poison Pen, Outerspace, Krumb Snatcha, Buckshot (of Black Moon), Young De, Sabac Red (Non Phixion), Reef The Lost Cauze, Chief Kamachi, King Syze, Doap Nixon, El Da Sensai, Kaze, Block McCloud, Side Effect, Brainstorm, Virtuoso, Jaysaun, Edo G, Wise Intelligent, Tribecca, Nut Rageous, Viro The Virus, Savage Brothers, Lord Lhus & more. The combination is probably the best ever with all the major cats in the industry combined in one album.


Masta Ace & Edo G - Ei8ht is Enough

Posted by Masta Sylo On 3:37 AM 0 comments

Damn! I had to share this video! Edo G. and Masta Ace will never stop surprising me. This is probably the funniest video I have ever watched, take a look. It is something you wouldn’t expect or even think of but that style came out just dope. This is what I call real hip-hop, real flow, real beats….WORD!!

Lil Young By Masta Ace and Edo G

Posted by Masta Sylo On 3:26 AM 0 comments

Masta Ace and EDO G. have collaborated to release an album A&E. The Album features guest appearances from Large Professor, KRS-One, Posdonus of De La Soul , DOITALL of Lords Of The Underground , Chester French & Marsha Ambrosious.
The single from the album Lil Young is another classic underground hit with a creative description of the ‘Lil and Young’ names in Modern form of mainstream hip hop. The lyrics are just off the hook, and the Video is something worth checking out.

Gospel of Hip-Hop by KRS-One

Posted by Masta Sylo On 11:58 PM 1 comments

KRS-One has published a 600-page Gospel of Hip-Hop dedicated to the "spirituality" and "divinity" of hip-hop culture. He believes that in 100 years his book, which took him 10 years to write, will become a new sacred book like the Bible and The Holy Qur’an.
When it comes to hip-hop, KRS-One has always thought big. "I am not just doing hip-hop," he said, "I am hip-hop." But with his new book, tries to bring the cosmic philosophies to the new culture, Hip hop.  The Gospel of Hip-hop sets its sights on the meaning of life.
The Old Testament has been around for about four millennia now. The New Testament is not ‘new’ either, it has been around for almost 2000 years old.  The Qur'an on the other side has been around for almost 1400 years now. And now KRS tries to bring another new religion to the world, The First Instrument, which takes Hip-Hop to another new aspect/dimension of Spirituality and divine intervention.
Watch the video below and listen carefully to what KRS-One says on the spritual part of Hip-Hop.

The Seventh Seal Album by Rakim

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Rakim is  set to release his third studio album The seventh Seal ten years after his second studio LP, The Master. Rakim says that the title of the album Seven Seal is significant to the seven seas, seven continents and the letter G which stands for God and comes as the seventh latter of the alphabet.
The original title for the album was "Oh, My God," and was set to be released in 2002, but after he signed to Dre's Aftermath record label, he eventually left due to some misunderstanding with Dre.
In 2007, Rakim decided to record completely new songs for the album. The Seventh Seal was to be released on July 7 2007 but the days went by without the release. Rakim’s fans are still keeping their fingers crossed that this time it will eventually happen.
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The Hip Hop Version of Terminator 2

Posted by Masta Sylo On 9:56 AM 0 comments

It is amazing that already-awesome movies can be made even more awesome when summarized through of hip-hop. We rememeber that Terminator 2 was a great movie and according to me was the best in all the Terminator series. Terminator Salvation was just below the standards, but anyway, this ain’t 'rottentomato' or sh*t, we talking about hip hop here. This is the  hip hop version of Terminator II: Judgement day by Mouthmaster Murf and DJ Mayhem, of hip-hop band The Anomalies and DJ crew The Farcical 3.
The Amazing Terminator 2 Rap uses the films music as the basis for its tune, and also mixes iconic snippets of dialogue from the film into the rhymes - the product of months of work, all of which had to be redone after they lost their notebook with the lyrics in it. Also, it ends with a fantastic joke, which we don't want to give away. Check it out below….

Collection of Immortal Technique's Quotes, from Revolutionary Vol. 1 to 3rd World

Posted by Masta Sylo On 9:37 AM 0 comments

We all agree that Immortal Technique is one of the sickest cats in the hip hop scenes with dope rhymes, below is a collection of Immortal techniques quotes from all the albums he has done.

Revolutionary Vol. 1 (2001)

   -Attempts to extinguish me don't even bother me none. Like retarded kids throwing ice cubes at the sun, a victory against Immortal Technique will never be done.
         >The Prophecy
   -Until then I had alien women suck me off/when God said "let there be light" I turned it the fuck off.
         >Creation and Destruction
   -"He looked up into the sky because he was lonely and scared but only the devil responded because God wasn't there."
         >Dance With The Devil
   -Devils used to be God's angels that fell from the top. There is no diversity cos we're burnin in the melting pot.
         >Dance With The Devil
   -"Using numerology to count the people I sent to heaven produces more digits than twenty-two divided by seven."
         >Dance With The Devil - Hidden Track feat. Diabolic
   -"And rememba' something nigga' while you rave and rant, a roach can live for nine days without it's head but you can't"
         >Dominant Species

   -" I jerk off inside books, and give life to words, leaving concepts stuck together you've probably never heard"
         >Positive Balance
   -The problem with conformists will always be that when you try to change the system from within, it's not you who changes the system. It's the system that will eventually change you
         >The Poverty of Philosophy
   -I'd rather be proud of what I am, rather than desperately try to be something I'm really not, just to fit in. And whether we want to accept it or not, that's what this culture or lack of culture is feeding us.
         >The Poverty of Philosophy
   -Remember this revolution is born out of love for my people not hatred for others.
         >The Poverty of Philosophy
   -You cannot second guess yourself in these days and times. They're gonna throw whatever they can at you and you gotta be prepared for it. You gotta be prepared for anything.
         >Revolutionary
   -And fuck the president I voted for assassination
         >Revolutionary
   -"Stomp A Man Of Any complexion with a devilish nature, 'cause i'm tryin' to save the earth , but you're just gettin' in line to rape her"
         >Speak Your Mind
   -This is the final call, for all rappers that want to brawl / Immortal Technique, the wrong motherfucker to diss / I allowed god to let you motherfuckers exist.
         >Creation and Destruction
   -You don't want beef with people like me, so don't pretend; I'll resurrect your aborted baby and kill it again
         >Creation and Destruction

 Revolutionary Vol. 2 (2003)

   -This is about you though, it ain't about Jesus / and you shouldn't fucking talk about telekinesis / nigga please, moving shit with your mind? / try moving ya moms out the projects with your rhymes
         >Crossing the Boundary
   -I never make songs that disrespect women / or that judge people about the way that they're living / but the way I am is based on the life I was given / Like those white boys "Losing My Religion"
         >Crossing the Boundary
   -Working your whole life wondering where the day went, the subway stays packed like a multicultural slaveship. It's rushhour 2.30 to 8 non-stoppin and people coming home after corporate sharecropping.
         >Harlem Streets
   -Mothers are trying to feed children / But gentrification is kicking them out of their building / A generation of babies born without health care / Families homeless, thrown the fuck off of welfare
   -Homicide Harlem blam! what's tha problem?
         >Harlem Streets
   -But you can't read history at an illiterate stage / And you can't raise a family on minimum wage
         >Harlem Streets
   -The odds are stacked against us like a casino / Think about it, most of the army is black and latino / And if you can't acknowledge the reality of my words / You just another stupid mother fucker out on the curb / Trying to escape from the ghetto with your ignorant ways / But you can't read history at an illiterate stage / And you can't raise a family on minimum wage / Why the fuck you think / most of us are locked in a cage.
         >Harlem Streets
   -They vote for us to go to war instantly, but none of their kids serve in the infantry.
         >Harlem Streets
   -If you go platinum it's got nothin' to do with luck / it just means that a million people are stupid as fuck
         >Industrial Revolution
   -The bling-bling era was cute, but it's about to be done. I leave you full eclipse (of clips) like the moon blocking the sun.
         >Industrial Revolution
   -My metaphors are dirty like herpes, but harder to catch, like an escape tunnel in prison I started from scratch.
         >Industrial Revolution
   -The things I've seen in life will make you choke by surprise / like an aborted fetus in a jar that opened its eyes
         >Internally Bleeding
   -That'll never be me, cause I'm leaving the past, like an abused wife with the kids, leaving yo' ass, like a drug addict, clean and sober, leaving the stash, unbreakable Technique, leaving the plane crash
         >Leaving the Past
   -You can make the future, but it starts with leaving the past
         >Leaving the Past
   -I hate it when they tell us how far we came to be, as if our people's history started with slavery.
         >Leaving the Past
   -Hell is not a place you go, if you ain't a christian, it's the failure, of your life's greatest ambition.
         >Leaving the Past
   -" Let's face it , you're basic, you aren't half the man that I am, I'll throw your gang sign up, and then i'll spit in my hand"
         >Obnoxious
   -Revolution is the birth to equality and the antithesis to oppression.
         >One (Remix)
   -But you know what the fuck I think is just pathetic and gay when niggaz speculate what the fuck 'Pac would say. You don't know shit, about a dead mans perspective and talking shit will get your neckbone disconnected, disrespected. Niggaz don't show no love why you trying to be hardcore, you fucking homo-thug and don't be sensitive and angry at the shit that I wrote cuz if you can take a fucking dick, you can take a joke.
         >Obnoxious
   -The voice of racism, preaching the Gospel is devilish. A fake church called the prophet Muhammad a terrorist, forgetting God is not religion but a spiritual bond and Jesus is the most-quoted prophet in the Qur'an.
         >The 4th Branch
   -They bombed innocent people trying to murder Saddam
      When they gave 'em those chemical weapons to go to war with Iran
      This is the information they hold back from Peter Jennings 'cause Condoleeza Rice is just a new-age Sally Hemmings.
         >The 4th Branch
   -How could this be, the land of the free, home of the brave.. indigenous holocaust and the home of the slaves. Corporate America dancing offbeat to the rhythm. You really think this country never sponsored terrorism? Human rights violations we continue the saga, El Salvador and the Contras in Nicaragua. And on top of that you still want to take me to prison, just cause I won't trade humanity for patriotism.
         >The 4th Branch
   -We don't get weapons contracts, nigga / We don't get cheap labor for our company, nigga / We ARE cheap labour, nigga / Turn off the news and read, nigga / read...
         >The 4th Branch
   -A bandana full of glittering generality, 'fighting for freedom' and 'fighting terror', but what's reality? Martial law is coming soon to the hood to kill you, while you hanging your flag out your project window.
         >The 4th Branch
   -I see the world for what it is, beyond the white and the black / The way the government downplays historical facts / 'Cuz the United States sponsored the rise of the Third Reich / Just like the CIA trained terrorists to the fight / Build bombs and sneak box cutters onto a flight
         >The Cause of Death
   -The devil crept into heaven, God overslept on the seventh, the new world order was born on September 11th.
         >The Cause of Death
   -And just so conservatives don't take it to heart, I don't think Bush did it, Cuz he isn't that smart.
         >The Cause of Death
   -And as a matter of fact Rumsfeld, Now that I think back, Without 9/11 you couldn't have a war in Iraq.
         >The Cause of Death
   -When I was a child, the Devil himself bought me a mic. But I refused the offer, 'cuz God sent me to strike, with skills unused like fallopian tubes on a dyke.
         >The Cause of Death
   -And Dick Cheney, you fuckin leech, tell them your plans. About building your pipelines through Afghanistan. And how Israeli troops trained the Taliban in Pakistan.
         >The Cause of Death
   -You better watch what the fuck flies outta your mouth / Or I'm a hijack a plane and fly it into your house.
         >The Cause of Death
   -Mothafucka's made me out of self-righteous hatred. And now you got yourself a virus, stuck in the matrix. A suicide bomber, strapped up ready to blow, lethal injection, strapped down, ready to go. Don't you understand they'll never let me live out in peace? Concrete jungle, guerrilla war out in the streets. Nat Turner with the single pitchfork and machete. The end of the world, mothafucka, you not ready. My people are so hungry they'll attack without reason, like a fucking dog ripping off the hand that feeds him. Immortal Technique is treason to the Patriot Act, so come and get me muthafucka, cause I'm not coming back.
         >The Point of No Return
   -Universal truth is not measured in mass appeal, this is the last time I kneel and pray to the sky, cause almost everything I was ever told was a lie
         >The Point of No Return
   -The kingdoms of Africa, and Mesopotamia, machine gunning your body with depleted uranium, this is the age of microchips and titanium, the dark side of the moon, and contact with aliens
         >The Point of No Return
   -This is the point from which I can never return, and if I back down now then forever I burn. This is the point from which I can never retreat cause if I turn back now there can never be peace. This is the point from which I will die or succeed, living the struggle, I know I'm alive when I bleed. From now on it can never be the same as before, cause the place that I'm from doesn't exist anymore
         >The Point of No Return

 The 3rd World (2008)

   -They call us terrorists after they ruined our countries.
         >Death March
   -And that's not socialist mythology, This is urban warfare, to the streets of your psychology.
         >Death March
   -What Good is a good education with no direction like the right to vote with no one to vote for in an election
         >That's what It Is
   -And they might even have a black president but he’s useless, Cause he does not control the economy stupid
         >The 3rd World
   -And it’s amazing how they trained them, To be racist against themselves in the place they was raised in, You kept us caged in, Destroyed our culture and said that you civilized us, Raped our women and when we were born, you despised us, Gentrified us, agent provocateur divide us, And crucified every revolutionary messiah
         >The 3rd World
   -Cause jail culture didn't give you that fitted hat To memorize a ghostwritten shit verse and spit it back
         >Hollywood Driveby
   -Show me a pretty girl with the world stuck to her and i'll bet you there's a brother that's tired of fuckin' her. lots of nigga's girls is someone else's one-night stand
         >Reverse Pimpology
   -Most people are only players cause they got played, and have not let go of that shit since the seventh grade
         >Reverse Pimpology
   -Yeah you got your heart broke, life sucks doesn't it? but you shouldn't fuck up someone else's life because of it. someone did your mother like that, that's why you fatherless.
         >Reverse Pimpology
   -I hope one of my fans has one of your kids shot: and blames it on acid, prozac and slipknot
         >Reverse Pimpology
   -They say underground fans are all the color of Talcum, who the fuck you think buy 50 and Jay albums, who the fuck you think made Snoop and Dre platinum, call up any major record label and ask 'em
         >"Reverse Pimopology"
   -We were promised a better life in our home countries when we were told that privatized water and electricity would make things run more efficiently instead the quality remained almost the same and the price was increased until it became an unaffordable luxury
         >Open Your Eyes
   -The first payback that i would accomplish: i'd draft children from the senate and congress
         >Payback
   -I'd give a last name to every single son of a whore
         >Payback
   -Some people learn from mistakes and don't repeat them, Others try to block the memories and just delete them
         >Mistakes
   -How the fuck are you my dawg when there's no loyalty?
         >Mistakes
   -But if you on stage with the DEA, as your hype man, don't get yourself locked up and blame the white man.
         >Out on parole
   -I pray inside of me that one day you can be forgiven: For murdering the beautiful world in we used to live in
         >Crimes Of The Heart
   -Lost in the affection of strangers around you Instead of the lonely person who ever gave a fuck about you Thought you were happy, so you didn't come check me But then when he cheated or treated you incorrectly You conveniently realized that you could never forget me
         >Crimes Of The Heart
   -Cause the heart that betrays itself willingly Is like a nation that trades freedom for stability
         >Crimes Of The Heart
   -But liberty, to be loved on the surface is worthless
         >Crimes Of The Heart

 Singles

   -They say the rebels in Iraq still fight for Saddam but that's bullshit. I'll tell you why it's totally wrong. Because if another country invaded the hood tonight it would be warfare through Harlem and Washington Heights. I wouldn't be fighting for Bush or white America's dream. I'd be fighting for my people's survival and self esteem.
         >Bin Laden (2005)
   -I pledge no allegiance / Fuck the president's speeches / I'm baptized by America and covered in leeches
         >Bin Laden (2005)
   -This shit is run by fake Christians, fake politicians. Look at they mansions, then look at the conditions you live in
         >Bin Laden (2005)
   -They say the terrorism revolves around the Qu'ran, but that's stupid, I'll tell you why it's totally wrong.
         >Bin Laden (2005)
   -Fuck trying to cash-in, nigga / I need more than advancements and a rented mansion / So while you little house niggas are singing and dancing / I'll kill you and take your land like an Israeli expansion
         >Watch Out - Freestyle

Undergound Hip-Hop

Posted by Masta Sylo On 10:52 AM 0 comments

Underground Hip hop is an umbrella term for Hip hop music outside the general commercial standard. It is often characterized by having more socially conscious, positive, or anti-commercial lyrics than the mainstream; however, there is no unifying or universal theme. Many artists produce music that celebrates the fundamental elements or pillars of Hip Hop culture: graffiti, b-boying, DJing, and MCing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELEMENTS OF HIP-HOP

There are four Basic elements of Hip-Hop;
1. DJing- It was a DJ who created this whole thing called Hip-Hop. Traditionally, a DJ will use two turntables simultaneously. These are connected to a DJ mixer, an amplifier, speakers, and various other pieces of electronic music equipment. The DJ will then perform various tricks between the two albums currently in rotation using the above listed methods. The result is a unique sound created by the seemingly combined sound of two separate songs into one song.
2. Emceeing- Emceeing is one of the central elements of hip hop music and culture. The term MC which means “Master of Ceremony” was first used by Melle Mel, a rapper with The Furious Five. Emceeing is also called rapping though most MCs find it disrespectful to be called rappers.
3. Graffiti- Graffiti is recognized as a visual expression of Hip-Hop music, just as breakdancing is viewed as a physical expression. The relationship between graffiti and hip hop culture arises both from early graffiti artists practicing other aspects of hip hop, and its being practiced in areas where other elements of hip hop were evolving as art forms.
4. Breakdancing- Breakdancing, also breaking or B-boying, is a dynamic style of dance which developed as part of the hip hop culture. The "B" in B-boy stands for break, as in break-boy (or girl). It was common during the 1980s to see a group of people with a radio on a playground, basketball court, or sidewalk performing a B-boy show for a large audience.
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The Media Killed Hip-Hop

Posted by Masta Sylo On 10:25 AM 2 comments

With the emergence of commercial and crime-related rap during the early 1990s, an emphasis on violence was incorporated in Hip-hop music, with many rappers boasting about drugs, weapons, misogyny, and violence. While hip hop music now appeals to a broader demographic, media critics argue that socially and politically conscious hip hop has long been disregarded by mainstream America in favour of gangsta rap. The radio stations played a big role in promoting this gangsta form of rap instead of the conscious real Hip-Hop. After President Clinton signed into law the Telecommunications Act of 1996 ("Telecom Act") directing the Federal Communications Commission to revise laws regarding the national multiple radio ownership rule and the local radio ownership rule, there was no longer a limit to the number of AM or FM broadcast stations which may be owned or controlled by one entity nationally. This led to massive merging in corporate radio and consolidation of ownership to a small few of very powerful companies, namely Clear Channel, Cumulus Media, Inc., Citadel Broadcasting Corporation, and CBS Radio Inc., formerly known as Infinity Broadcasting Corporation. And we all know the outcome, all of a sudden, instead of every radio station having their own program and music director, their own unique personality and way of doing things, everything started sounding and feeling the same. Each station had the same playlist day after day. Radio playlists were now being constructed on a national level instead of regional. For a while, loyal music fans were trapped, begging at the mercy of these radio stations for good music.

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