I heard this earlier today and bugged out. It's amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI-Pv3ZBUaU
http://usershare.net/2DopeBoyz/mwm3pn87jv19
From the intro you know I'm so influential, 'cause I'm glowin' like a candle
The focus is so essential, dawg, what you tryna get into?
I steady the flow, ready to blow like snotty tissue
They snitchin' like Donnie Brisco and countin' like Monte Cristo
The ghetto full of betrayal like Iago and Othello
Your fellow neighbor will slay you, they'll smoke you like cigarellos
Police, want that info, they'll grill 'em like portabellos
I'm murderin' instrumentals cause I rap with the conscience
Of felons, killers, and monsters, so revealing and honest
We're still feelin' the promise, some nights I kill 'em with kindness
Hittin' like Muhammad Ali, you more like Tatyana
All this is probably karma: You dishonored the father
Whether it's God Almighty, or the almighty dollar
We follow the prophets like Islamics or the Dalai Lama
Your bullet points so hollow they could probably pierce body armor
Look in the scope, my people still a target
Smile on my face, tears of a sad clown
Feelin' out of place as I whistle a cab down
If I tip extra, can I huff a cig?
Blow my smoke out the window, droppin' ashes on the bridge?
I'm in New York now, like Akeem and Semi was
Tryna get the lobby door open from a semi buzz
I just wanna go to the slum
And throw my money on the floor like the Notorious B.U.M.
Build a home, teach a class, start a revolution
Free the mind, heal the body, talkin' evolution
This that black Elohim Anunnaki rap
That Farrakhan Akeem Olajuwon Qaddafi rap
I dedicate this to my niggas in New Orleans
Rockin' black and gold stocking caps and fleur-de-lis Shockey hats
I'm in the coatroom, screamin' 'Who Dat!' on the double
Servin' gumbo wit a shovel, dawg, I'm on another level
Me and Kweli come together like two pieces of metal
We magnetizin' the ghetto
Yeah, now here's the memo
I'm a rebel without a cause, a bezel without no flaws
And shawty, you straight, but you look way better without no drawers
Let's sweat out this alcohol, bet I'm about to ball
And never let up, look how I just crept up without applause
Fed up with all the frauds and left y'all without a job
The center of attention, this is clever, I'm Pau Gasol
Really though, I'm LeBron, really don't got my mind
On this new school of rappers, I will really go Columbine
And throw up the diamond sign, boy you know I'ma shine
Flow is in Ramadan
Cause couple years ago, the game had they pajamas on
But now they on my dick, man, I should throw a condom on
Ay, cause a nigga comin' raw like I ain't got one on
And I ain't stoppin' or coppin' no pleas, I just lock and load, squeeze
Dawg, I'm on a higher level, I'm on top of nosebleeds
Niggas say they sick, but when they write, they don't sneeze
Like the nigga on the block wavin' his Glock but wont squeeze
Please
Hold your applause until the ceremony end
Yours truly, truly blessed, yet again a noble pla-anted
Super magic, Abracadabra Kid
Mysterious Master Jim, blacker pen, arrowhead
With the long-barrel stem, and his apparel fresh
Harbor lights shinin' out the black power grid
With the Black Power grip
And pure power don't power trip
Push the cellar ceiling up and make the tower tip
Your Gladwell point, and Babylon polish
All about nothin' where its all about the dollar
And mansions on the fort line of a shaky market
The devil at the dance hall, thirsty for a partner
Get off 'em
There is not a parcel or a portion
Or a measure of a fortune more awesome
Gorgeous
The funky Four Horsemen and one more
With Hi-Tek on the score, once more, of course
You're welcome, thanks
Appreciation for your participation
Special dedication
Celebration, bitches
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Just Begun (0)
The Ghost of Christopher Wallace (0)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfdwCooBpUg
The game ain't been the same since B.I.G. died
And Wu swarmed on New York from out that bee hive
Don't talk to me 'bout 'MCs got skill'
Don't talk to me 'bout who's the king of the hill
Don't talk to me 'bout who's the best alive
Or who's in your top 5, cause he's not ill
Real recognize real, stick to your deal
Try to make a cool mil off the sing-le
With that ringtone appeal, in 3 years you'll be nil
Nil by mouth, my appeal down south
Is like the Nation of Islam when Ali knocked Liston out
Universal change from what appeared is just about
All aboard, it's the last train, Soul Train
A bottle of Ciroc can change a private jet to Soul Plane
Put yo seats back, yo trays down and feet up
'Cause we about to heat up
From Baton Rouge to Jerusalem
Wack crews we bruisin' em
Crooked mouth, flat footed cops, man we losin' em
'Let me see some ID,' nigga fuck a ID!
You be gettin' head from crackheads in the lobby
Mr. Officer - please observe my skin tone
Please observe the prophecies of hurricanes and brimstone
The flow so Tolstoy, Theodore Tolstoy
Half oyster, half shrimp fully dressed po boy
Lyrically, I'm
Unfuckwitable
Unforgettable
One tough miracle
Competition's none I leave em dumb struck, critical
That's some luck, pitiful
Better luck next time
Young Black, and Restless
Hung, Black, and Reckless
My name's on every guest list
Bang on every set list
Went to London town, tore it down and threw my necklace
Even Twitter said that Jay Elect be on that next shit
I should be arrested... Labels: The Vibe
Weak (0)
Gretchen Parlato - Voice
Kenneth T. Whalum III - Tenor Sax
Robert Glasper - Piano
Ben Williams - Bass
Chris Dave - Drums Labels: The Vibe
Kaori Kobayashi - Sunshine (0)
The comments are all horny guys swooning over a pretty girl playing a saxophone. I need to remember to keep the comments hidden on Youtube...
Anyway, I've been looking into jazz from other counrties for about a year. I've noticed in Japan that they have a really big following for fusion and bebop. Conflicting styles, but they do both so well. This song's melody sounds like something from the intro or ending to an anime, so maybe that's why I really like it. Either way, it's cool. It's almost impossible to find stuff of hers (or other Japanese artists who aren't Hiromi) without having to import it from Japan. Youtube will have to do until I have some money... Labels: The Vibe
Christian Scott - Say it (10.16.08, Amsterdam) (0)
Hmm. This was played on my mother's birthday... What a weird coincidence. I've wanted to hear this live for a while, I'm glad he pulled it to play. One of my favorites of his.
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Anthony Braxton (0)
Months ago, probably at the start of my senior year, I read about Anthony Braxton, renowned multi-instrumentalist and philosopher. I was definitely interested in what he had to offer, so I immediately went and downloaded something called "For Alto," knowing absolutely nothing about it. Like most of my music so far, I didn't get a chance to listen to it.
I was job searching yesterday and walked into Record Theater for an application to fill out. I was going to go immediately out and head home... But I walked into the door that was entrance only, and the exit was on the other side of the cash register... So I decided to browse.
I ended up spending three cents short of 50 bucks, but I'd say it was worth it. I got a Wayne Shorter release (High Life), Pat Metheny Trio's Day Trip, and a release from Taylor Made Jazz (a locally-based group I got to play with when I was 13). Before all of those, though, Anthony Braxton's Saxophone Improvisations Series F caught my eye. The cover art (if you could even call it that), was weird, but not any more weird than the way songs were named (I remembered he used a method called conceptual grafting, highly complex).
You'd think he did shit like that just for attention. To seem like some eccentric genius. I listened to the first CD and none of it even mattered anymore. He was doing things on a saxophone that I had never experienced. I'm not talking about bullshit like mimicking another's pattern. He was pushing the alto saxophone to a limit that had not been exhausted. At the same time, he could play something that had a compelling melody. Accessible isn't the word, but it wasn't avante-garde.
Anthony Braxton seems to be severely underrated. The world of music as a whole seems to neglect the role jazz had on the subsequent genres we enjoy today, but more importantly it sometimes leaves out some of the biggest innovators and pioneers in favor of the "next big thing."
Then again, Michael Jackson is enough proof that some people won't give a fuck unless you're dead. Amazing. Labels: The Vibe
Jay-Z - D.O.A. (Death of Autotune) (0)
Goddamn... I'm not even finished listening to it, and Jay is straight killing... Oh god, this is amazing. And it's too true, autotune has fucking killed the airwaves. I want to know what song this samples, it fits so well. Song just finished, and I must say, if anyone killed it, he did. Labels: The Vibe
Nas and the Aftermath of 'Nigger' (0)
It's been almost a year since I first sat down and listened to Nas' 2008 release, Nigger... Oops, my bad. His album that was Untitled. This also means it's been a year since it hit the masses. I started listening to a few tracks from it again and I wanted to see how it was received in the hip-hop scene. To be honest, I haven't heard it referenced or even mentioned by anyone...
Well, let's see. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. Very nice. It's been certified gold by the RIAA. OK, So we know it's at least gotten into people's ears. That's what's up. But what do people think about it? I saw initial fans' reactions were mixed, but more positive than negative. I felt it could have done more, but after seeing the music video Nas had for N.I.G.G.E.R., I can see the original album name was no gimmick.
So why haven't people reacted? It pisses me off. People don't want to take action, but they'll be the first to be "offended" by something they could have prevented. I know people listened to it. I know people understood it. What's the deal, then? Barack is in office, we've had people damn near smacking us in the face with the issues we need to solve, and this is how we take care of business? By not doing a damn thing? What the fuck? Labels: The Vibe
SWV - Right Here (1)
I've loved this song for a long time. Probably because of the Michael Jackson sample, but it's still a great feeling that I get from listening to this. Like, I really have a thing for new jack swing stuff. This is definitely one of my favorites.
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