De La Soul Native Tongues

I am not a genius but I do play one online. (Don’t we all?)

Yet & still, I still felt the need to inform you of the following random thoughts that have occurred to me. Read @ your own risk.

After 9.11.07, what records are there really left to look forward to? Are there no big-names aiming to get that last little bit of fourth quarter, holiday money? And before you try it, Mr. Label Exec, no thanks on “remastered” versions & repackaged bs. We want some new material from one of the big names.

With the whole hype over the Twin Towers soon to subside, where will the media focus it’s attention next?

Who really believes 50 is going to retire if Kanye outsold him? And will Kanye’s leak, and 50′s dirty version not leaking, actually hurt ‘Ye’s chances of trumping Mr. Jackson?

In the big scheme of things though, no CD is gonna do numbers…unless it’s backed by Disney, straight up. Sales-wise, the soundtracks for both High School Musical’s shit on the rest of the industry as a whole.

Two things…and I can only speak for myself because I never rush to judge an album. But “Good Life” = pure piffery. And even more, “Everything I Am” is the ‘Ye I know and love. The lyrics – self-effacing, bravado and guard both down – and the lazy piano with the low wail in the back is indeed G.O.O.D. music.

A-Trak’s version of “Harder. Better. Faster. Stronger” > The one on Graduation.

While on the subject, trill business – Kanye is “cool” as an artist & musically…because of those three dudes pictured above. So let us break here and pay homage…

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS4r5TSTJ30[/youtube]

Amen.

Continuing on…

After listening to The Firm album for the past few days and I remember it originally got panned by critics. I’ve decided that it could’ve been truly monumental with a few minor changes…

A.) Take off Nas, add Mega Montana. Nas’ whole Esco steez was tired by then anyways.

B.) More AZ verses, less Fox Boogie (or perhaps a little bit rawer version of her) and…

C.) Even more Nature. Nat straight shit on every track he was on. For reference, listen to “Five Minutes To Flush” (“About a minute went by they knocked harder/My bitch went hysterical in shock/Slapped her to calm her…“) and even over the mudane beat of “Firm Family”.

Well, maybe leaving off Nas might be considered a major change & the album wouldn’t have garnered publicity…but for an area full of some of hip-hop’s most lyrical MCs, I just wish one day they’d all put their differences aside & do a compilation album to end all compilation albums. Queens truly reigns supreme if you look @ the talent produced from that borough.

The Firm – The Firm

Flipping channels last night I saw AJ, formerly of 106 & Park and now a correspondant for Extra!, interviewing Hilary Clinton. Even though he cried when they left BET, I can imagine interviewing folks the caliber of Hillary Clinton has to be more invigorating than sitting on that couch listening to Lil Bow Wow babble.

But where’s Free’s fatty-havin’ ass at?

There is nothing wrong with liking Soulja Boy, the “Cupid Shuffle” or Chris Brown. I promise.

Music isn’t always art people.

Sure, these artists & their music may do nothing for your brain nor satisfy your soul, but sometimes, it’s okay for music to be purely for entertainment & escapism. If you’ve never seen a pack of more than five kids, go crazy and start dancing in sync when the latest greatest radio dance hit comes on, then maybe you can’t relate…and maybe you need to get offline, take your earbuds out & go connect with the youth again.

I can see myself speaking more on that whole dynamic later. But for now, just know that music is indeed still alive.

On a lighter note, I’m not one of those dudes who fronts on chicks online. If I see her & she threw her skirt up, I’d beat it up for the sake of all mankind & my financial future, word to K-Fed. But I swear Rhianna & her head as combined entities are not that attractive to me.

If you were quick & keeping up with updates the other day, you heard a “fake Ne-Yo” track. Well, there’s a chance you’ll hear that song again…with a young female singer you “Idol”ize doing the vocals. Sshhh. You ain’t heard that from us.

Ain’t it good that even when you make mistakes, they still turn out good and you were ahead of the pack?

It’s like banking a three and fuck yeah we called “glass” hoe haha.

Stray Shots

Coughee Brothaz – Waitin’ Our Turn

Red Cafe – Cook It Up & Serve’em

Glasses Malone-Streets Of L.A. 3 Mixtape

DJ_Rell_And_Plies-Streets_Iz_Talkin_II_(A_Real_Nigga_Epidemic)

VA-Kochece And DJ Mino Present D-Block – Pulp Fiction Vol. 2

DJ Green Lantern – The Comin’ Of Age 91999)

DJ Green Lantern – New World Order (2002)

DJ Green Lantern – Ransom Note Mixtape (2002)

DJ Green Lantern – Anger Management Mixtape (2002)

DJ Green Lantern & Obie Trice – The Bar Is Open (2003)

DJ Green Lantern – Shady Invasion Part 1 (2003)

GLC & DJ A-Trak – Drive Slow: The Mixtape

Drag-On-Hood_Environment-2007

Al_Green-The_Definitive_Greatest_Hits (Advance)

J. Holiday-Back Of My Lac (14 Track Advance)

VA-DJ_Snipe-Operation_RNB_II-2CD-2003

Jill Scott- Who Is Jill Scott?

Pretty Ricky – Bluestars

The Complete Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw Sessions

Freddie Hubbard – Sky Dive

VA-DJ_Delz-D-Block_Throwback 2007

The Outlawz- Can’t Turn Back Mixtape (2007)

VA-Nu_Jerzey_Devil_And_DJ_Haze-BWS_Radio_(The_Warm_Up)

VA-DJ_Smallz-Best_Thing_Smokin_Vol._6

YahZarah – Blackstar

Usher – Confessions [Special Edition]

Black Rob – The Black Rob Report

50 Cent – Bulletproof (Instrumental)

50_Cent-Get_Rich_Or_Die_Tryin_(Instrumentals)

50_Cent-The_Massacre-(Real_Instrumentals)

Busta_Rhymes-The_Big_Bang-(Instrumental)

DJ_Chuck_T_And_Simon_Sez_Present-Best_of_Outkast_Instrumentals

Ghostface_Killah-Supreme_Clientele_Instrumentals

Goodie_Mob-Soul_Food_(Instrumentals)

GZA-Liquid_Swords_(Instrumentals)

Isaac_Hayes-Instrumentals

Stray Shots