“Go to sleep, I wake you up, What what, What what…”

‘Pone & Nore aka the anti-shiny suit movement. Read the rest of this entry »

Petey, Nore and ‘Pone didn’t get your memo about leaving sequels alone, as it looks like the sequel to their ’97 debut is in the works. Above, Noreaga spends a few minutes revisiting the original that made Iraq see the world, the world see Iraq. Read the rest of this entry »

When people talk best sequels in Hip-Hop, it’s rare that Noreaga’s “Blood Money” trilogy comes up, and it’s a damn shame. Spread out throughout the better half of his career, N.O.R.E put a clever spin on each rendition of the crime saga.

With the crackling of the bleak piano on the opening of The War Report, the benchmark had been set. The first “Bloody Money” painted pictures of hustlin’ in hallways while pulling all-nighters on the streets across town. A stark contrast to the direction he took it on “Part 2,” where he enlisted Nas and Nature as their escapades of chasing dirty dinero took them overseas over more friendly, Hindi-inspired production. Read the rest of this entry »

With the holiday weekend, yesterday felt like Monday. The good news is, since we got that feeling out the way, Monday isn’t shaping up to be that bad of a day. But that Law & Order SVU marathon had me cemented to the couch for real & feeling undoubtedly lazy as a result.

Anyways, today’s listening material shall be The War Report. Read the rest of this entry »