"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!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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!
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