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On some "JFK" shit..The Humanity Critichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17952770577150500798noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9807422.post-38941088182072412862009-10-15T09:09:22.941-07:002009-10-15T09:09:22.941-07:00coporate america destroyed hip hop... yeah boyeeee...coporate america destroyed hip hop... yeah boyeeeee!!!rap musichttp://www.rapmonster.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9807422.post-18908477132996924112007-12-31T17:50:00.000-08:002007-12-31T17:50:00.000-08:00I really like that you explain nas's verses of the...I really like that you explain nas's verses of the song I really learned something thanks for the enlightenment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9807422.post-1166115794170246002006-12-14T09:03:00.000-08:002006-12-14T09:03:00.000-08:00I found this as part of a thread in the comments s...I found this as part of a thread in the comments section of another blog; break's down Nas' rhymes to explain who killed Hip Hop. And it's none other than.....nah, check it 4 urself<BR/><BR/><BR/>[Nas - First Verse]<BR/>look here see, pretty mike shanked two face al<BR/>over some gal<BR/>find the body dead in the aisles<BR/>death by strangulation, microphone cord a dirty broad<BR/>guess theyll never play it again Sam<BR/>damn that was my jam<BR/>now she's on the lamb<BR/>she made it out wit 200 grand<BR/>what a scam<BR/>while these two compete on who's the star of the show<BR/>golden legs there makes off wit the doe<BR/>I read the paper there wit joe da butcher<BR/>he said "one glance is all it took ya, she's a real looker<BR/>they say her old mans a bootlegger<BR/>transporting in any weather and at this rate we'll never get her"<BR/>fellas think its time to call it a night<BR/>all this talk of this mystery dames gettin me tight<BR/>thought I saw her in my eyesight, right<BR/>hate to spoil the party<BR/>what are you guys havin? the same?<BR/>waiter another round for the gang<BR/>its strange how I always felt outta place<BR/>joe da butchers my ace, but in comes freckle face<BR/>so I said see you later<BR/>fore hurt him and his two ugly thumb breakers<BR/>met them in louisiana wrestling gators<BR/>and any idiot can tell there involved wit the caper<BR/>so I pulled the revolver on my waist up<BR/>between the patrol car and the grey truck behind the streetlamp was a silouhette<BR/>white gloves and a real long cigarette<BR/>whattya ya know all this time she's got me in her scope<BR/>she spoke says " the devils got you guys be the throat<BR/>your conspiracy theories won't work without evidence<BR/>that's the reason why eric b is not president"<BR/><BR/>ya see?<BR/><BR/>[Nas - Second Verse]<BR/>look here see, I know you got soul your trying to hide it<BR/>how did you kill a man out in cypress?<BR/>one eyed charlie<BR/>he only hangs with the criminal minded<BR/>says you guys did it doggystyle is he lyin?<BR/>she says " walk this way ill tell you a childrens story<BR/>we hit the bodega got her a few 40s<BR/>we jumped in my ride<BR/>we drove and she cried<BR/>twist off the cap there and opened her mouth wide<BR/>swallowed it<BR/>whole bottles half empty<BR/>drinks like a fish, now she's past tipsy<BR/>truth came out as we got to her suave house<BR/>chopped and screwed her mouth and sat me on the couch<BR/>I said its gettin late cmon give it to me straight<BR/>who's ya sponsor lady?<BR/>she says bill gates<BR/>whattya born 77? 78?<BR/>she says "nah it goes way to an earlier date, slave times<BR/>claims the slaves said rhymes but she fell in love wit some fella named clive<BR/>who?<BR/>clive campbell from sedgwick ave, the bronx<BR/>now she shows me the cash<BR/>I said who's clive? don't play wit me skirt!<BR/>she said clive campbell.....he's kool herc<BR/><BR/>Ahaaa Ahaaaaa<BR/><BR/>[Nas Outro]<BR/>listen up sweetheart, now we gettin somewhere<BR/>as she's talkin she starts vanishing in thin air<BR/>but before she drops the money bag on the floor and died<BR/>she said if you really love me, ill come back alive<BR/><BR/>-----<BR/>SYNOPSIS<BR/><BR/>now lets get some things straight since its a story there's characters, setting and plot<BR/><BR/>the plot is who killed hip-hop?<BR/><BR/>the setting is 1930s the golden era; the manifestation of jazz, mobsters, bootlegging and organized crime<BR/><BR/>the characters are nas the detective and his partner joe da butcher<BR/><BR/>freckle face who is joe da butchers connection to the underworld<BR/><BR/>and hip-hop who is the girl in the story a.k.a. the gal<BR/><BR/>now what happens is pretty mike and two face al kill each other and the gal runs off with the money<BR/><BR/>pretty mike and two face al are B.I.G. & Tupac and its a psuedonym for hip-hop maximizing its commercialism which is why the gal runs off with the money<BR/><BR/>the murder of two face al is directly referencing tupac dying first<BR/><BR/>now this all occured at some club where the classic jams go on sung by the gal<BR/><BR/>that is why nas says damn that was my jam because she will never be singing there again<BR/><BR/>the setting is further portrayed through the uses of microphone cord as the murder weapon and the fact the body was found in the aisle<BR/><BR/>now joe da butches represent the average hip-hop listener<BR/><BR/>his name simply breaks down to joe a.k.a. the average joe schmo and da butcher part is a reference to "chewing the fat" which means just kicking simple convo chillin<BR/><BR/>now after joe mentions to nas that he realizes he's falling for her nas hits the bar a lil aggitated<BR/><BR/>he realizes its the same scene at the bar but says f*ck it and drinks are on him<BR/><BR/>that represent nas going commercial and he admits it but tries to counteract that by saying "but I always felt outta place" which means he sold out but still puts out real hip-hop<BR/><BR/>the symbolism in the bar scene is that joe the da butcher is nas partner but his southern connects (freckle face and company) are involved wit this crime<BR/><BR/>joe is none the wiser a.k.a. the average listener supports southern music regardless of all this south trash talk (jeezy,ludacris,lil jon,rick ross)<BR/><BR/>nas gets a lil ticked off and heads outside and realizes the gal has been trailin him the whole time<BR/><BR/>that's basically saying that even though he didn't kno it hip-hop HAS been followin him for a while<BR/><BR/>next thing she steps out the shadow and he says "all this time she had me in her scope"<BR/><BR/>in her scope = interscope<BR/>nas starts the story saying "death by strangulation" but death = def<BR/><BR/>basically he was saying that def jam started the "killing" (when it commercialized hip-hop) and now interscope<BR/>runs it<BR/><BR/>at this point he is saying the crackers took control of the art hence the reference to conspiracy theorys behind this whodunit<BR/><BR/>"that's why eric b is not president" pretty much sums it up<BR/><BR/>so def jam chokeholded the game and then universal picked it up<BR/><BR/>at this point nas has some evidence so he starts interrogating the broad<BR/><BR/>"I know you have soul quit tryin to hide it" is obviously saying that hip-hop has soul but its obscured by the commercialism<BR/><BR/>nas uses the interrogation wisely by bringing up cypress hill and snoop dogg referencing the classics just flippin the phrases<BR/><BR/>if you can't figure it out then your pretty f*ckin stupid<BR/><BR/>she (hip-hop) supposedly killed a man in cypress which is a project in brooklyn<BR/><BR/>cypress hill how I could just kill a man<BR/><BR/>and one eyed charlie (krs-one) who only hangs with the criminal minded (bdp) said they did it doggystyle (snoop dogg) but obviously referencing sex<BR/><BR/>at this point she puts everything in perspective for nas IN ORDER because nas was out of chronological order by mentioning 92 then 91 then 88<BR/><BR/>so she begins by asking him to "walk this way" (run dmc) and she will tell him a childrens story (slick rick)<BR/><BR/>this is starting out raw hip-hop in the 80s<BR/><BR/>"got her a few 40s" is now referencing the west coast era domination as well hoppin in the "ride"<BR/><BR/>at this point hip-hop started losing "it" because it was being bombarded by commercial gangsterism and losing its origins<BR/><BR/>the getting tipsy part refers to hip-hop totally losing control and becoming almost completely pop (the bad boy era)<BR/><BR/>"as we got to her suave house chopped and screwed her mouth" is now moving on to the south moving on in at the close of the shiny suit era and is cleverly flipped to nas getting oral sex by hip-hop he finally gave in<BR/><BR/>after he f*cks her she spills the beans and tells him that bill gates sponsored her to destroy hip-hop through means of downloading and extreme piracy<BR/><BR/>remember hip-hops father was a bootlegger and now her sponsor is one of the largest helpers in the creation of bootlegging<BR/><BR/>at this point she just breaks down and admits she is IMMORTAL because no regular human could be alive in BOTH slave times AND the 1930s<BR/><BR/>she says she came from that era and had many lovers since but her one true love was kool herc (pioneer of hip-hop, some say sole creator)<BR/><BR/>but then she obviously f*cked him over and fell to the pressure of the root of all evil, money (the 200 grand) (by the way 200 grnd in 1930 is worth MILLIONS)<BR/><BR/>at this point the gig is up and she begins to fade away magically but lets nas know its his inner spirit that really keeps hip-hop alive<BR/><BR/>she really didn't need the money in the end<BR/><BR/>hope yall learned somethingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9807422.post-1165254754382215882006-12-04T09:52:00.000-08:002006-12-04T09:52:00.000-08:00people treating lil Kim like Nelson Mandela when h...people treating lil Kim like Nelson Mandela when her dumb ass was released from prison!!!!!!!! ughhhhhhhhhhhh!! that shit is so foolish!!!! it drives me crazy!! she LIED TO A GRAND JURY WHEN THEY HAD HER ON TAPE AND THE DUDES LIVED IN HER HOUSE!!!! stupid.Jameilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242625946552047911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9807422.post-1164957840130535552006-11-30T23:24:00.000-08:002006-11-30T23:24:00.000-08:00this would be a good short moviethis would be a good short movieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9807422.post-1164911518536646392006-11-30T10:31:00.000-08:002006-11-30T10:31:00.000-08:00*falling out in hysterics* @ 3 Six Mafia getting a...*falling out in hysterics* @ 3 Six Mafia getting an Oscar. I truly think that took the cake. I knew I was getting old when I simply couldn't understand the Hyphy momement so I am completely with you. Mr. Snuffleupagus HAS to come back with some answers dammit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9807422.post-1164903308503322032006-11-30T08:15:00.000-08:002006-11-30T08:15:00.000-08:00This post mayhavebeen funny but it is the truth. I...This post mayhavebeen funny but it is the truth. I did not get to experience the "Golden Age of Hip Hop" but I realize the shit that is out is wack. I hardly listen to the radio anymore. I feel like I can do is dance to the music at the club. It serves no other purpose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9807422.post-1164891924128370942006-11-30T05:05:00.000-08:002006-11-30T05:05:00.000-08:00I liked this "skit" of sorts. Some of the groups I...I liked this "skit" of sorts. Some of the groups I never even heard of! LOLLadynayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13767090012719390044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9807422.post-1164799319766368892006-11-29T03:21:00.000-08:002006-11-29T03:21:00.000-08:00dope. another bangerman, you said Me Phi Me... tha...dope. another banger<BR/><BR/>man, you said Me Phi Me... that dude was garbage. L'Trimm too. damn you remember that? <BR/><BR/>but i feel you...mofo's are doing a good job<BR/><BR/>way to go Sankofa...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205384167481897308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9807422.post-1164741957813263402006-11-28T11:25:00.000-08:002006-11-28T11:25:00.000-08:00I know I sound like my Dad, but I don't think blac...I know I sound like my Dad, but I don't think black people care anymore. They don't care about upward mobility, social injustice, second class citizenship, etc. I hate to say it, but most are satisfied with a job at the UPS, some 24's, and hanging out in the club. Life imitates art imitates life.<BR/><BR/>It makes me want Ronald Reagan back in the presidency. At least then we were mad and contemplative, and the music represented the times. Now, with the amount of credit you can get, anyone can "feel" rich and that life is just one big party. With the information age, the powers that be have succeeded in puting us all to sleep. There's no racism because we are all doing the Laffy Taffy, do not look behind the curtain as we take away affirmative action just go ahead and shake it like a salt shaker, never mind that there are less than 1% of Black CEO's running Fortune 500 companies because you all have some chicken noodle soup with a soda on the side. Yummy! Go to sleep. Go to sleep. <BR/><BR/>My question is where is the outcry from the hip hop community regarding the Michael Richards comments. As with everything else, there was a windstorm for about half a day, then back to bangin' in my white tee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9807422.post-1164731804184392472006-11-28T08:36:00.000-08:002006-11-28T08:36:00.000-08:00MAAANNNNN!!! Let me tell you. That post was great ...MAAANNNNN!!! Let me tell you. That post was great man.. but, if anyone has seen the actual JFK movie, then they would definitely realize how on point the post was in reference to that movie, if not that scene. This is one of my alltime top 20 movies. And how scary was that flick anyway?<BR/><BR/>I can practically picture Sutherland playing mr.X, and coming up with all of that intricate and conspiracy-heavy synopsis's on who would benefit if JFK got elminated. Not to mention, this line haunted me for weeks after I first saw JFK...<BR/><BR/>"Back and to the Left. Back and to the Left. Back and to the Left." - holy shit! Funniest thing in here, is when you had UM / Snuffie tell you that: <BR/><BR/><B>That's the real question isn't it, "Why?" The "How" and the "Who" are just scenery for the public like two lesbians who forget to close their blinds while putting one another on the business end of a strap-on that's the length of a baby's arm.. ClearChannel, B.E.T, the record executives, 3-Six Mafia.. </B><BR/><BR/>Nicely done mannn!Luke Cagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129670058219925738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9807422.post-1164682290341599652006-11-27T18:51:00.000-08:002006-11-27T18:51:00.000-08:00what killed hip hop:A&R'smic ratingsbeefblack on b...what killed hip hop:<BR/><BR/>A&R's<BR/>mic ratings<BR/>beef<BR/>black on black crime<BR/>mtv cribs<BR/>big name video directors<BR/>cristal<BR/>rolls royce<BR/>size 4XL white tee shirts<BR/>guns<BR/>the "i don't write my rhymes down" myth<BR/>video vixens<BR/>tall all books<BR/>r&b samples & hooks<BR/>old skool impalas<BR/>platinum plaques<BR/>weed<BR/>scarface the movie<BR/>corn rows<BR/>keeping it real<BR/>hot 97<BR/>drug dealers<BR/>napster<BR/>madison avenue<BR/>moguls<BR/>the ipod<BR/>ghost writers<BR/>name dropping<BR/>studio gangstas<BR/>alias names<BR/>representing record labels <BR/>radio singles<BR/>release dates<BR/>rapper endorsed clothing lines<BR/>the forbes money list<BR/>the 40 o.z.<BR/>ring tones<BR/>double albums<BR/>super head<BR/>wendy williams<BR/>the red carpet<BR/>gang banging<BR/>the n-word<BR/>high school drop outs<BR/>the hood<BR/>suburban america<BR/>radio<BR/>dj's<BR/>superstar producers<BR/>guest appearances<BR/>sagging<BR/>throw back jerseys<BR/>tatoos<BR/>egos<BR/>pro tools<BR/>myspace.com<BR/>mp3's<BR/>wack concerts<BR/>the sound man<BR/>biting<BR/>seven album record contracts<BR/>no publishing<BR/>breakups<BR/>rap snacks<BR/>playa haters<BR/>stans<BR/>and finally<BR/>money<BR/><BR/>i got a post about hip hop being dead going on at my site as well.hardCorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272667372364626427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9807422.post-1164682065586303762006-11-27T18:47:00.000-08:002006-11-27T18:47:00.000-08:00Damn I feel sick after all that wackness... freedo...Damn I feel sick after all that wackness... freedom williams, neneh cherry? Fuck!!! The infiltration must stop.<BR/><BR/>**pops in Group Home album**<BR/><BR/>"we must sacrifice for the best and best is yet to come...."<BR/><BR/>**engraves the words young joc on a hollowtip bullet**Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9807422.post-1164676361023007542006-11-27T17:12:00.000-08:002006-11-27T17:12:00.000-08:00Somebody thinks Lil' Wayne is the best rapper ever...Somebody thinks Lil' Wayne is the best rapper ever? Teach the chirren, Sankofa... They need help.TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440182520469860355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9807422.post-1164674475345440132006-11-27T16:41:00.000-08:002006-11-27T16:41:00.000-08:00"Listen, I've already received some limp wristed t..."Listen, I've already received some limp wristed threats and angry misspelled emails in all caps from Jim Jones, so if you are here to threaten me.."<BR/><BR/>LMAO @ that LOL<BR/><BR/>THE HYPHY MOVEMENT is going on over here where I live..in "the bay". I moved here from ATL. It was complete culture shock. I have no problem telling the natives that their music is garbage and singing about sunglasses and short busses is not hip hop. I always remind them..."I never heard of Mac Dre until I moved out here, and he's dead now anywan...nobody listens to that crap...what the fuck is HYPHY??? lolboohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14926278850971659292noreply@blogger.com