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I have always been a fan of ED OG and Masta Ace because they rep a straight forward lyrical brand of hiphop that is no longer championed in the culture. Most cats come off as clones of clones and know that is not the old man in me talking. I have been feed up with all of the rappers that go by the prefix lil and young this video just drive my point home. Hip-hop is going to stay losing as along as the culture continues to value youth over experience. Both youth and experience have a important part to play in any culture but everyone has to play their role. On top of that it just seems stupid to call yourself lil or young because it is like you limit your career to a few years(except for little richard) LOL

I don’t know about eveyone else out there but I am a fan of boom bap/grimey NY hip-hop. That sub genre of hip hop is hard to find these days sans boot camp clique. Well for all of you Wu fans still in the shoalin frame of mind peep out Phil Anastasia from Raes Ice water outfit. He has managed to put together two nice cds with credible gimey rappers on it. Please don’t judge by icewaters previous work I know their cd is a Wu throwaway of U god level of garbage but this Phil character has put together two solid disks I may review latter.

This is one of those soulful songs that reminds me of what hip-hop can be. Mikkey is sick lyrically and stays on message. He is one of the cats that I hope gets some serious cheese out of his Independent hustle because he and his uncrowned city label deserves it. It is hard to believe that he was once signed to cash money back in 2000. Makes me wonder why baby couldn’t make money off this guy or was he just ghosting for wayne too?

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I came across this video upon my random web surfing and found it entertaining. I never heard of the group script N screws before according to the Neufutur Magazine article I am posting below they are from East St Louis. Luckily they sound nothing like Chingy or the commercial version of Nelly. Overall I think the video was very creative. The beat was kinda meh, you know a typical back pack hip-hop beat. The hook was the worst part even though it was catchy the amateurish use of Autotune really brought what was set to be a dope hook down. Anyhoo enjoy this great find and peep the article I found about them out below.
East Saint Louis natives Scripts ‘N Screwz share a unique chemistry. While many emcees recycle the same clichéd subject matter, Scripts ’N Screwz explores a range of musical possibilities.
The group’s resident producer, Loose Screwz, has spent years perfecting his trademark eccentric sound. His lyrics have a cinematic, story-telling quality, and his versatile production makes his next musical moves unpredictable.

Scripts ‘N Screwz have been working together for close to a decade, and with their unique blend of experimental innovation and mastery of hip hop fundamentals, Scripts ‘N Screwz will take the music world by storm.

I told myself as soon as I got my site ready to be criticed in the eyes of the world I would immediatly play some ghost to celebrate. Here is a classic Wu momment with Ghostface killa, Cappadonna and a young Raekwon circa the cuban link era. Can it be it was all so simple then (I know I had to say it) peep game this is camy.

I recently discovered Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings through a friend of mine and I wanted to share the love. She is obviously a student of old school soul music reminiscent of the Motown era. Once I heard “100 ways” I was hooked and the rest of the album is equally as enjoyable. This is the type of music you play at the cook out to prove you are a connoisseur of good tunes. Peep the video below