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Disclaimer: This isn’t meant to relive Shyne’s actions that December 1999 night. The past is the past, the future is the only thing which has the possibility to correct itself now.

With T.I.’s eventual return to dominance, there remains but one name on Hip-Hop’s incarcerated roster whose reemergence will truly find itself as a homecoming event. When Jamal “Shyne Po” Barrow finally steps from behind the walls of Woodburne Correctional Facility on October 6, the major question will circulate if the former face of Bad Boy will return to the recording booth. Assuming that he does, here’s what his P.R. team has in store…hopefully. Read the rest of this entry »

Since the “No Homo/(||)” movement is at an all-time high on the Internet, maybe it’s best that you know the most pauseworthy song that’s actually still worth some burn. No it’s not Wayne’s “Lollipop” or any other saditty featuring a questionable Mr. Carter line (See: “All black Maybach/I’m sitting in the asshole from “Maybach Music 2″).

This one’s special. A little obscure for it appeared on what would be the first of several Bad Boy bombs this decade but it reigns supreme in “who-the-hell-greenlit-this-chorus” history.

I’ma do me/Until those hollow points…rip through me…

G-Dep + Shyne Po = Questionable Hip-Hop. Read the rest of this entry »

Shyne Po should be coming home this summer. In the meantime & in between time, DJ Furious Styles has put together this mix featuring tracks from prior to and after the former Bad Boy’s incarceration along with audio from interviews.

Will he still be relevant? Enh…we can only hope and he should be considering that he’s had nine years to fill up his rap notebook. But even if he comes home lyrically impotent (pause), he still has a body of work that’s always worth a listen.

Back cover & link after the break. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s been a year and I still miss The Wire and all its characters. We said our final goodbyes in 2008 but recent endless viewings of the DVD box set had me feeling sentimental and inspired. It’s the “Who would play me in a movie?” game further realized and repurposed, i.e. which rappers would play characters on The Wire? So, without further adieu…

Charles Hamilton as Duquan “Dukie” Weems — These two have more of an uncanny physical resemblance than Blu and Bubbles. Besides their connection as look-alikes and being coincidentally homeless at different points in life, both are bright, yet can’t seem to get the formula quite right to move on to a higher level of success. Coincidentally, and both lived in the streets.

Nas as Avon Barksdale — Okay, so maybe Nas isn’t really a hustler or a gangster. But he is an older figure who has seen more dominant days, finding his way in an environment that may/may not be suited to his tastes any longer. Oh, and he evolved as the opposite of…

Jay-Z as Stringer Bell — The intelligent hustler. Does/did anyone so knee deep in their respective field have a more savvy business sense than these two?

Andre 3000 as Lester Freamon — These wise vets are intensely cerebral while having a creative outlet that helps them make money while expressing themselves. Both have also expressed discontent or disinterest with the state of their environments. Read the rest of this entry »

The campaign continues on in the form of the comic strip.

As if I needed a reason to keep up this foolish idea that posting old Boondocks strips & random audios of Shyne would magically Read the rest of this entry »

It’s Friday! Cue up some Shyne Po & kick your heels up. You deserve it for a week’s work.

Previously Posted — “Something Greater Than Ourselves…”

“They say money ain’t everything
You fuckin’ right nigga, it’s the only thing
In God we trust, the Holy thing
I look into my enemy’s eye
Let ‘em know you play fly you go out Kennedy style.”

Every time I see that pic of Pauwee, I envision her mouthing the sample to Shyne’s “Commission.” Before the chaos ensues regarding what the hell sample is saying, Read the rest of this entry »