My homeboy Ant is gonna love this. Son’s a fan something serious.
tabi Bonney and a full band cover Eric B and Rakim’s classic, “Microphone Fiend.” Filmed on location at the Puma Store in Washington DC.
dope coming in January 2009.
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…pull the plug
then I jet”
when Afrika Bambaataa made his split-second cameo in this clip, the idiot who did the editing misspelled his name “Africa”.
I’ve been to this sto’ in G-town. once. walked in…walked right out. slim pickings.
those Pumas with slim silhouettes are gay
Def Jam exec dies of self-inflicted gunshot, police say
ATLANTA (AP) — The executive who succeeded Jay-Z as the head of hip-hop music label Def Jam Recordings died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound near Atlanta, police said Sunday.
Shakir Stewart succeeded Jay-Z, right, as head of hip-hop label Def Jam Recordings. Stewart died Saturday.
Executive vice president Shakir Stewart, 34, died on Saturday, his New York-based label said in a statement.
Stewart was found Saturday afternoon in the bathroom of his home in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, Cobb County police spokeswoman Cassie Reece said Sunday. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
Police described the shooting as self-inflicted and would not say who discovered Stewart.
doing covers of classics by legends seems to be a staple in some rappers’ performances.
The Roots, no question, ALWAYS do the original justice.
David Banner did a cover of a few songs (if I remember correctly, one of them was a Lil Wayne song) recently at the 9:30 Club in DC and just plain tore it down with his entire performance…he was backed by The Rhythm Roots All-Stars.
so, I ain’t mad…if it’s done right.
this Tabi Bonney cat, ionno….
don’t stripes have to be earned before doing shit like that? not that I’m sayin’ there’s a rule or anything, but at least have your own repertoire of your own songs that a decent amount of people in your own hometown know by heart before resorting to this type of thing as a crutch to cover up your inability to connect with the crowd.
^Happened a couple days ago…not sure if anyone mentioned it yet.
tabi been around a long while. As long as (or maybe even a hair longer than) the oft-championed other resident of the DMV.
^ oh yeah, that’s right, he’s the dude that did that “Syce It” song
There was even a video for it
YO!
Thank you, sir.
Gotti how can I get my video up on here? Here it is: http://www.vimeo.com/1907146
myspace.com/wizecrack
“tabi been around a long while. As long as (or maybe even a hair longer than) the oft-championed other resident of the DMV.”
Who? Me?
Haha
oh yeah, that’s right, he’s the dude that did that “Syce It” song
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Don’t forget “The Pocket”. One of the few songs I’ve liked of his. I hear his shows aren’t bad though.
tabi been around a long while. As long as (or maybe even a hair longer than) the oft-championed other resident of the DMV.
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I’m assuming you’re speaking of Wale. I like a few of Tabi’s songs, but I’m more of a Wale fan off of the lyricism alone.
hmmm wale’s “lyricism” is overhyped, he’s a funny dude to listen to, but tabi’s got that swag… “Lunchin” was way better than “syce it” btw… Lunchiiiiiiin! L-L-L-L-L L-L-L-L-L lunchin… hard! haha smacked boy