If you’re a Mac user and fan of The Matrix, you’re in for a treat. In 1999, it’s probably a safe assumption to declare that The Matrix was programmed through Windows 98. If that was the case in 2010, the story may be altered in the virtual reality. Mr. Anderson, did you install the latest service pack? Read the rest of this entry »

Rolling around in my girl’s whip the other day, I heard “Excuse Me Miss” on the radio. Since I’ve never been one to jock Jay-Z, especially not his singles, I was impressed when I heard Hov spit the following line.

“Smiley faces after all of her phrases
Either she the one or I’m caught in “The Matrix”
But fuck it, let the Fish-burne
Red or green pill, you live and you learn, c’mon!”

Not only did the line stir up the thought that it might be the best rap reference to The Matrix ever, but it also reiterated an old post I wrote and never posted about over saturated lines in Hip-Hop. When it comes to themes, concepts and vision in rap music, we all know there’s too much “swagger” and not enough creativity. But, when the punchlines have gotten more played out than Kristie Allie’s Wii Fit pad, we have a problem.

Case in point, below are ten MCs spinning Read the rest of this entry »