1997 - I've always loved KRS One.
1998 - Here's the thing... I've always had a special place in my heart for Master P and No Limit before anybody even cared. I really just love the beat... Silk the Shocker wasn't exactly the best rapper but I still liked him for some reason.
1999 - Ok... I WAS gonna post Nas is like but I'm always postin him... so typical... So I'm postin something not so typical that I really love! People be sleepin on him.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
THIS IS MY 2010 ANTHEM!!! --- FED UP!!!
Ok... so I really can't stand DJ Khalid but this song is pretty hot!!! ... Luv it!!
Hip Hop - Best of the 90's - 1996
This has been one of my favorite songs (and videos) for over 10 years. I still bump this in my car.... Some things never change!!!
*Love how he kisses her 'Goodbye' on the forehead.*
*Love how he kisses her 'Goodbye' on the forehead.*
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
ISN'T THAT THAT ONE SONG??????
So I'm watchin videos one day and I see Wayne's new vid and I said to myself 'Self... isn't that that one song from 'Scarface'??? OMG... YES... IT IS!!! He sampled Amy Holland's 'She's On Fire' from the Scarface soundtrack!!! So now I'm offically a fan of this song.
MTV's Top MC's
1. Jay Z --- Considering who's out today... totally agree!!!
2. Lil Wayne --- Probably so... considering who's hot right now!!! I can name a few who are hotter but they don't have hits on the Billboards Top 100.
3. Drake --- Don't agree. Drake would fall at #10 for me. He's alright but I wouldn't put him before Kanye.
4. Kanye West --- Kanye always falls in my top 2.
5. Rick Ross --- Hmmm.... wondering how he fell before Jeezy.
6. Gucci Mane --- He' hot but not #6 hot!
7. Young Jeezy --- Jeezy could have been number 4 or 5.
8. Fabolous --- I've always liked Fab. But didn't expect him on the 'list'.
9. 50 Cent --- considering his hits out right now... I agree. 9 is a good spot for him.
10. Raekwon --- He's always been good. Keep him on this list.
2. Lil Wayne --- Probably so... considering who's hot right now!!! I can name a few who are hotter but they don't have hits on the Billboards Top 100.
3. Drake --- Don't agree. Drake would fall at #10 for me. He's alright but I wouldn't put him before Kanye.
4. Kanye West --- Kanye always falls in my top 2.
5. Rick Ross --- Hmmm.... wondering how he fell before Jeezy.
6. Gucci Mane --- He' hot but not #6 hot!
7. Young Jeezy --- Jeezy could have been number 4 or 5.
8. Fabolous --- I've always liked Fab. But didn't expect him on the 'list'.
9. 50 Cent --- considering his hits out right now... I agree. 9 is a good spot for him.
10. Raekwon --- He's always been good. Keep him on this list.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
B-Day Parties & Adventures in Networking!
In this pic... Me, Mil Ticket (Signed to Bad Boy Ent & featured in the next issue of 'The Source'), My girl Gail from Brooklyn, and Aaron from 3G's Management.
90's Hip Hop - 1994 & 1995
"We're not against rap... We're not against rappers... but we are against those thugs" Love it! Confession... I never knew which one was which... Crazy Bone, Lazy Bone....
I HAD to post this too because to me... 'Illmatic' was undoubtedly the best of '94.
1995 - Loved this song!
I HAD to post this too because to me... 'Illmatic' was undoubtedly the best of '94.
1995 - Loved this song!
Saturday, January 9, 2010
SHOWIN OTHER BLOGGERS THE LOVE:
Ok... so I got this exerpt from someone else's blog about "Doing Business With Flaky People" and gosh how it rings true in the industry that I've entered recently.
From nearly every social networking account or passerby conversation you'll hear about someone's exploits, how hard their hustling and all of the big business that they're getting into and while some of it makes your eyebrow raise (for me it's anything to do with rapping) others get you interested and motivated. Even a few times after you introduce yourself and what you do, they might say, "Let's get something crackin'" or "I definitely want to work with you." That's all well and fine until it gets time to get to it and they either don't answer phone calls or tweets or when you do get in contact with them, their replies are a bit too colorwashed and vague to actually go forward with something. Nothing frustrates me more than thinking that I'm on the same page with someone and then I come to realize that I'm not and I look at my calendar, kicking myself for not being more stringent on selecting business partners beforehand.
Many of y'all probably have had the same experience a time or two before. If you haven't and you interact business-wise with different people, chances are that you will. The inevitability of it comes from half-assed hustlers being in the mix. There's any number of reasons why we can't follow through with commitment but it's the shying away from explaining why you can't do what you promised that pisses me off. Honestly and truly, it doesn't matter if you had something as minor as a blown tire on the way home; if you at least give me the courtesy of letting me know what's up, I won't trip. This, unfortunately, doesn't happen nearly as much as I'd like and sometimes I have to come across a bit harsh and neither of us really likes that.
Don't get it twisted though; I've never been a piss-and-moaner and I knew coming in that everyone wasn't going to be as passionate and serious about hustling as I am and prepared accordingly for that scenario by coming up with a two strike policy. You might be like, "Two strike?! Isn't it supposed to be three strikes?!" Nah kid, I'm not that nice. You ever heard that saying "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me"? Being fooled three times is a sucker move and I already have a definite image of who you are by the second time you flaked on me so why would I need to go through that again? To do so would be my definition of insanity and we ain't crazy 'round these parts! Again, having a legitimate reason why you couldn't do your part doesn't factor into this but excessive and avoidable excuses are a one way trip to strike two.
What happens after strike number two? Nothing overly dramatic; I just fall back hard on you (pause) and stop making an effort to get things going. I literally disappear and if you want to try doing something together I will tell you flat out that I need you to get it up and off the ground first to show your commitment because my time is valuable and I no longer have any I can throw away behind people not dedicated to the grind. That's it. I don't lose my cool or anything like that because NO ONE is worth my blood pressure rising. And that should be the same for y'all.
Be multifaceted,
-CZA
From nearly every social networking account or passerby conversation you'll hear about someone's exploits, how hard their hustling and all of the big business that they're getting into and while some of it makes your eyebrow raise (for me it's anything to do with rapping) others get you interested and motivated. Even a few times after you introduce yourself and what you do, they might say, "Let's get something crackin'" or "I definitely want to work with you." That's all well and fine until it gets time to get to it and they either don't answer phone calls or tweets or when you do get in contact with them, their replies are a bit too colorwashed and vague to actually go forward with something. Nothing frustrates me more than thinking that I'm on the same page with someone and then I come to realize that I'm not and I look at my calendar, kicking myself for not being more stringent on selecting business partners beforehand.
Many of y'all probably have had the same experience a time or two before. If you haven't and you interact business-wise with different people, chances are that you will. The inevitability of it comes from half-assed hustlers being in the mix. There's any number of reasons why we can't follow through with commitment but it's the shying away from explaining why you can't do what you promised that pisses me off. Honestly and truly, it doesn't matter if you had something as minor as a blown tire on the way home; if you at least give me the courtesy of letting me know what's up, I won't trip. This, unfortunately, doesn't happen nearly as much as I'd like and sometimes I have to come across a bit harsh and neither of us really likes that.
Don't get it twisted though; I've never been a piss-and-moaner and I knew coming in that everyone wasn't going to be as passionate and serious about hustling as I am and prepared accordingly for that scenario by coming up with a two strike policy. You might be like, "Two strike?! Isn't it supposed to be three strikes?!" Nah kid, I'm not that nice. You ever heard that saying "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me"? Being fooled three times is a sucker move and I already have a definite image of who you are by the second time you flaked on me so why would I need to go through that again? To do so would be my definition of insanity and we ain't crazy 'round these parts! Again, having a legitimate reason why you couldn't do your part doesn't factor into this but excessive and avoidable excuses are a one way trip to strike two.
What happens after strike number two? Nothing overly dramatic; I just fall back hard on you (pause) and stop making an effort to get things going. I literally disappear and if you want to try doing something together I will tell you flat out that I need you to get it up and off the ground first to show your commitment because my time is valuable and I no longer have any I can throw away behind people not dedicated to the grind. That's it. I don't lose my cool or anything like that because NO ONE is worth my blood pressure rising. And that should be the same for y'all.
Be multifaceted,
-CZA
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
90's Hip Hop
Ok... 1992 is a hard one because there are so many to choose from. 'The Chronic' came out in '92, The Pharcyde's 'Passin Me By'.... Gang Starr's 'Daily Operation' came out (but I already posted Gang Starr).... Das EFX...EPMD.... so ultimately I choose this one... "YEAH!!!....and you don't stop, Cause its 187 on a undercover cop".
Enjoy!!!
Enjoy!!!
QUOTE OF THE DAY!
Ok.... So I've been reading Russell Simmons book 'Do You'. And it's pretty interesting. Russell Simmons inpires me because he helped give hip hop it's stamp in music. This quote from his book describes exactly why I continue to never give up on my dreams.
"The very first time I heard hip-hop, I knew my life would never be the same. I knew that I had found a better avenue to express myself and pursue a better relationship with the world. In hip-hop's powerful beats and rhymes, I heard the truth. I heard it loudly. I could never really rap myself, so that love affair led me to promoting artist who could...." - Russell Simmons
"The very first time I heard hip-hop, I knew my life would never be the same. I knew that I had found a better avenue to express myself and pursue a better relationship with the world. In hip-hop's powerful beats and rhymes, I heard the truth. I heard it loudly. I could never really rap myself, so that love affair led me to promoting artist who could...." - Russell Simmons
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
90's Hip Hop - A Decade of Sharpness - Part 2
Say it with me.... ENGINE ENGINE # 9......
1991 - From the Album 'A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing' - Classic song! Enjoy!
1991 - From the Album 'A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing' - Classic song! Enjoy!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
90's Hip Hop - A Decade of Sharpness - Part 1
So I've decided to incorporate something regular on my blog... A tribute (if you will).. to the 90's Hip Hop era... when hip hop was truely great... an era I miss.. While there is still some good hip hop music today... it seems as though we have to dig deeper to find it... the 90's was an era when lyrics meant something, when rappers actually talked about something substantial... So lets start with 1990...
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Don't You Hate That??
I'm always intrigued when I figure out that a hip-hop beat was sampled from an old song. Like when D-Dot sampled 'Let Your Hair Down' by Yvonne Fair for Jay'Z 'Where I'm From'... But I really hate when this happens....
Come On Diddy... Singin? ... Now if you had rhymes sharper than Jay (especially on this track) you'd get a pass... but you just made me sick to my stomach with this!!
Come On Diddy... Singin? ... Now if you had rhymes sharper than Jay (especially on this track) you'd get a pass... but you just made me sick to my stomach with this!!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Kanye is such a weirdo...
.... but I love him anyway.
5 Things:
1. Yes I've always thought the VMA thing was a publicity stunt...
2. Yes Kanye... I know that song... and is one of my favs from 808's.
3. Yes.. I'm just tryin to have a conversation also...
4. WTF?????
5. OMG... the little creature killed himself.
5 Things:
1. Yes I've always thought the VMA thing was a publicity stunt...
2. Yes Kanye... I know that song... and is one of my favs from 808's.
3. Yes.. I'm just tryin to have a conversation also...
4. WTF?????
5. OMG... the little creature killed himself.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Inspirational Video of the Day:
Ok maybe Two cause they go together.
These are old but I love these videos of Stripped with Kanye West. I used to watch them once a day at work. They are so inspirational... in my opinion. I love seeing stuff like this.... music being made....
These are old but I love these videos of Stripped with Kanye West. I used to watch them once a day at work. They are so inspirational... in my opinion. I love seeing stuff like this.... music being made....
I HAD to critique this video
1. Too much singing.
2. Singing about colors... kinda Lame.
3. Whats with the hair??? Also Lame.
4. And lastly... this video is too colorful for more than 1 guy.
They should have done less singing and more rappin. The beat is not bad but not hot either.
2. Singing about colors... kinda Lame.
3. Whats with the hair??? Also Lame.
4. And lastly... this video is too colorful for more than 1 guy.
They should have done less singing and more rappin. The beat is not bad but not hot either.
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