tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176008852024-03-18T21:40:14.936-05:00Crazy VisionsThis is my rant, my thoughts, my ideas on HipHop,popmatters, poltics, relationships, life, and everything in between. You may get some fictonal short stories, true short stories, poetry, articles etc...
Therefore, enjoy the gumbo.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17600885.post-67904542732079881852010-05-12T14:52:00.007-05:002010-05-12T17:16:30.288-05:00Wow is it that serious?!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9y6OgRzMHI1qaSG3nm6A-_dl2klsKSEnda-kxVMYlZbmh24YLnLvY7MMvrQxX8ib-qN6Spg-XUi6XqWawjZtQSx20RKUFgf-mdVhBPhyD1yH510axbvhX9wpswnwc3o7EqSJew/s1600/Nicki-Minaj-Fashion-Style1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 185px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470476969453344034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9y6OgRzMHI1qaSG3nm6A-_dl2klsKSEnda-kxVMYlZbmh24YLnLvY7MMvrQxX8ib-qN6Spg-XUi6XqWawjZtQSx20RKUFgf-mdVhBPhyD1yH510axbvhX9wpswnwc3o7EqSJew/s320/Nicki-Minaj-Fashion-Style1.jpg" /></a><br /><div><br /><div>Peace Fam,</div><div> </div><div>Summer is around the corner. I have a little more time to spare and decided what would make me sweep off the soapbox. Mmmmm well if you remember my previous post. I spoke on how Nicki Minaj is not Hiphop's female saviour. I still think this true (It should never be one saviour of anything. Haven't we learned these lessons from history?!) however, with all the windy hate in the air. I started to catch a chill from the coldness and felt the need to somewhat defend the sister. This seems like its going to be one cold summer. So let me put on the leather, hat, and glove up like an eskimo because some of yall are frozen, stuck in a mindset. For the record my personal opinion I think her earlier work > then current work so far. No she is not L-Boogie, or Rah Digga but her lyrics are not totally toliet items either. I have heard worse. However she has found a niche with a character-created persona and it is what it is. First a lot of artists "remake" themselves its sort of part of the business. I mean has anybody checked Lady Ga-Ga before she was "Lady Ga-Ga." And there are numerous male rappers who have created and are characters on the microphone or switched their styles up. People are focusing hard on Nicki now because she is number one in the mainstream spotlight. As you all know I always argue for balance. So there is room for Nicki, room for Remy, room for Jean G, room for Trina, room for Kim, Foxy, and the future-yet to be named female mcs etc...well you catch my drift. Hiphop has enough space for the silly, sexy, and smart female rapper. Are you not tired of Hiphop wrapped in a neat box? You should be able to have variety on your playlist. Is it her fault because she wants success? Is it her fault there happens to be a formula mixed with the right timing that can equal success? In our society most people want to be successful in whatever field or career they choose. I know its unfair a lot UNTALENTED strands make it through our "modern fast-made celeb" industry. You can drive up and order a combo of poorly developed artists, beats, songs and mistake it for a quality meal. Well thats if you are starving or you never ate at five-star restaurant or had a delicious home-cooked healthy meal made of love. Yeah you could easily mistake the fake for something real...only to end up sick later. You have to fast from that garbage, exercise your mind and musical taste. Get your azzes out there and demand and BUY quality music or at least a VARIETY of music damn. Also are you not tired of some of these so-called Hiphop journalist asking every female about Nicki? Now I understand Hiphop is about competition at its core and when you are the person on top you have all kinds of people gunning for you. And I think that maybe the reason for the early winter in Malibu for Ms. Barbie. However its so sad when there's little meat in the pot for the wolves to go after. It makes the female rap game that more desperate and pitiful looking. The females should be making alliances and going for broke then once the pot is full enough go for it. We got to do better.</div><div> </div><div>One love,</div><div>Storm</div></div><br /><div><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17600885.post-38531833456747906012009-11-28T21:59:00.004-05:002009-11-28T22:35:35.777-05:00Guess Who's Back?<a href="http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumb_326/12246133892rCJcX.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 294px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumb_326/12246133892rCJcX.jpg" /></a> Peace Fam,<br /><br />Well, well it's 2009 and my first post of the year. I have to apologize for not updating on a regular basis. All I can say is academics gotcha' girl...LOL. Again I will strive to update a little more then once a year. I will say right off the bat cop that K'naan joint...its so refreshing because the landscape is still a desert right now with some catuses here and there...make sure you quench that thrist. On the ladies frontier....still not much to say for the ladies in Hiphop...they are exinct on a national industry level and for all those who think young money's princess Nikki is going to save you...NOT! Unless she switches back to her "old" style. Because I am not feeling the created character of Barbie on the microphone and that flow-the flow is throwing me off. I understand everyone has to have a "gimmick." But can they still remain somewhat "them" in the process. Missing that Remy Ma lyrical swiftness right about now...damn. Hey I will let you all know when I get that Jedi-sense of talent lurking for the next xx mic blazer. Anyway I am waiting on Jr Gong and Mr. Nasir to bless us with some of that "you are now rockin with the best..." I am also feeling Damon Dash...aka the other Mr. Producer all up in the videos...his project Blak Roc it's dope, very raw and creatively driven. Emcees, singers, and musicans live in the studio together....none of this "sending" verses ish. And for the most part he picked some spitters...so I can't be mad at that. I will be on the look-out for that. I guess before I sign out I will make a comment on this Beanie, Jay "beef." I can see both their sides, it just boils down to those two men not really talk things through. It seems to be a lot of hurt and confusion and after the hurt and confusion....then I guess comes the anger. Jay and Bean should just squash it on the back burner and then let the battle take place on the frontline. It might be good for Bean's career as far getting a buzz going. But hey they say all is fair in love and war.....<br />Well I am out until next time fam....see you at the next episode.<br /><br />One love,<br />Storm<br />The rare breedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17600885.post-19389847607053096132008-08-03T10:38:00.004-05:002008-08-03T11:12:53.086-05:00The Doctor is In!<a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/images/entertainment/jan-june00/peanuts22.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/images/entertainment/jan-june00/peanuts22.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Peace Fam,</div><br /><div>It's been a real minute since I have posted on my blog. I am going to strive to be more active on updating. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>As I am dusting off my soapbox, I have to fill you in on what I have noticed as of lately. It could be I have just noticed it more as of late. It seems the journalism in particularly in hiphop has taken on a turn of just getting quotes about how "rappers" feel about other "rappers" whether its their actions or comments. I understand asking questions related to certain happenings but for instance to ask Jim Jones how does he feel about Nas's association with the "faux" petition? I mean what is the true purpose of that? We all know by now how jimmy feels about nas and vice versa etc. The only reason you pose a question like that is for the negative reaction and to stir some ish up. Come on people-seriously. And what's worse the rapper actually answering the question? How many times do we have to hear different rappers comment on the Souljah boy</div><div>verses Ice T? It could just be the era we are in with finger-tipped media access. </div><div>Well whatever it is it's growing out of hand.</div><div> </div><div>Ok my next observation was of the Game in which he showed heartfilled tears regarding</div><div>the sad turnout from his peers when asked to contribute to a song for sean bell (rip). It really </div><div>moved me and it takes a lot to move me (especially with hiphop/rappers) these dayz. It does fill one with sorrow when you have "certain" so-called "gangsta/hardcore" rappers who will kill a thousand n-words in a minute but run "scared" to rap against police brutality/murder of an INNOCENT man. That is crazy to me-see it's all entertainment folks! I guess that why I find myself drawn to only certain artists and internationl hiphop lately it's at a place where I rather be.....And no I don't mean hiphop with only a message. I am hiphop head-so I enjoy all kinds but I mean mcs who appreciate skills, creativity and beats.</div><div> </div><div>Ok I am done for now...I will update soon. Please feel free to leave your thoughts.</div><div> </div><div>One</div><div>storm</div><div>the rare breed (walks again)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17600885.post-83509679872362306652007-05-21T13:16:00.000-05:002007-05-21T13:49:29.351-05:00Kings lose crowns but Teachers stay intelligent!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAC_DWc2aK1CIOfbL1VBmV_CeHWdr5DuGib4PV_GpFvbTajbDtXeW1amwsvU0yZMUKwacLimbEUxgioN2sPg2-_cMwkzEGOz4O81GUNuh65dED2VyU4uVQl8MWyLrlNpWwfZ17NA/s1600-h/1526-1X-photo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067082435257896002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAC_DWc2aK1CIOfbL1VBmV_CeHWdr5DuGib4PV_GpFvbTajbDtXeW1amwsvU0yZMUKwacLimbEUxgioN2sPg2-_cMwkzEGOz4O81GUNuh65dED2VyU4uVQl8MWyLrlNpWwfZ17NA/s320/1526-1X-photo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Peace Fam,</div><div>It's been quite some time. Oh so much has been going on in the news, and personally that I have rarely had a moment to stop and drop some lines. Then I realize that this past weekend one of our greatest leaders birthdays had came upon us. I had to make a point to write, and make note of this. </div><div>El-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz or Malcolm X as most knew him as was a living example of one being lost then found, one coming from self-hate to self-love. He was a man of vision. He was one of our greatest teachers and thinkers. There is not enough that can be said of him. On that note I will cut it short and encourage everyone to read, research, and learn about the Great Builder for he was a man of both actions and words which can be a deadly force.</div><div>Know thy self........</div><div>We love you El-Hajj Malik/Malcolm! </div><div>One</div><div>Storm the rare breed</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17600885.post-19390595339391701442007-03-09T17:40:00.001-05:002007-03-09T17:40:31.301-05:00Biggie Smalls is the Illest!<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/7cMOVBELCyQ' name='movie'></param><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/7cMOVBELCyQ'></embed></object></p><p>Peace Fam,<br /><br />You all know what it is. Rip Christopher Wallace. We'll always love Big Poppa.<br /><br />Storm<br />The Rare Breed</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17600885.post-53432426572214645742007-02-06T21:39:00.001-05:002007-02-06T21:39:56.915-05:00Bob Marley - No woman No cry<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/hg2n039txnk' name='movie'></param><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/hg2n039txnk'></embed></object></p><p>Peace Fam,<br />Big Respect to the Great Bob Marley. Today would have been his b-day. May his family continue to have blessings. His music touches the soul, and flourishes. This is the type of music that makes immortals. Therefore the legend lives. Big shout out to all the Wailers. We love you!<br /><br />Storm<br />The rare breed</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17600885.post-55707591571268849672007-01-15T12:52:00.000-05:002007-01-15T13:09:23.914-05:00You Must Learn!.........<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHi5Fzi6oMszVVnWLHPgJN7-dyOvZaAX12EVwXGj-vINEUMykMWEy82dNM5flneoc3N1NsVoxq95WHmJA-By1J7D-cHox2kloJadTbn0Bvypxudr-8vnvu-4EiMQRSCwoI4gxe2A/s1600-h/mlkimage.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020317162798661826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHi5Fzi6oMszVVnWLHPgJN7-dyOvZaAX12EVwXGj-vINEUMykMWEy82dNM5flneoc3N1NsVoxq95WHmJA-By1J7D-cHox2kloJadTbn0Bvypxudr-8vnvu-4EiMQRSCwoI4gxe2A/s320/mlkimage.jpg" border="0" /></a> Peace Fam,<br /> On this day which is the "official" day of celebration for the honorable Martin Luther King Jr, I came across an article that was orginally written in 1995. I think we should reflect on the points in the article when we look at his life in it's full context. And also because they are revelant on this day and time. Sometimes we have to dig a little deeper to find certain jewels. <div>Take a moment to read it below, and get those brain cells going. All Respect due to MLK!</div><div> </div><div>One</div><div>Storme </div><div> </div><div>*******************************************************************</div><div> </div><div>The Martin Luther King You Don't See on TVMedia Beat (1/4/95)By <a href="http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=10&author_id=84">Jeff Cohen</a> and <a href="http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=10&author_id=167">Norman Solomon</a><br />It's become a TV ritual: Every year in mid-January, around the time of Martin Luther King's birthday, we get perfunctory network news reports about "the slain civil rights leader."The remarkable thing about this annual review of King's life is that several years — his last years — are totally missing, as if flushed down a memory hole.</div><div>What TV viewers see is a closed loop of familiar file footage: King battling desegregation in Birmingham (1963); reciting his dream of racial harmony at the rally in Washington (1963); marching for voting rights in Selma, Alabama (1965); and finally, lying dead on the motel balcony in Memphis (1968).</div><div>An alert viewer might notice that the chronology jumps from 1965 to 1968. Yet King didn't take a sabbatical near the end of his life. In fact, he was speaking and organizing as diligently as ever.</div><div>Almost all of those speeches were filmed or taped. But they're not shown today on TV.</div><div>Why?</div><div>It's because national news media have never come to terms with what Martin Luther King Jr. stood for during his final years.</div><div>In the early 1960s, when King focused his challenge on legalized racial discrimination in the South, most major media were his allies. Network TV and national publications graphically showed the police dogs and bullwhips and cattle prods used against Southern blacks who sought the right to vote or to eat at a public lunch counter.</div><div>But after passage of civil rights acts in 1964 and 1965, King began challenging the nation's fundamental priorities. He maintained that civil rights laws were empty without "human rights" — including economic rights. For people too poor to eat at a restaurant or afford a decent home, King said, anti-discrimination laws were hollow.</div><div>Noting that a majority of Americans below the poverty line were white, King developed a class perspective. He decried the huge income gaps between rich and poor, and called for "radical changes in the structure of our society" to redistribute wealth and power.</div><div>"True compassion," King declared, "is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.</div><div>"By 1967, King had also become the country's most prominent opponent of the Vietnam War, and a staunch critic of overall U.S. foreign policy, which he deemed militaristic. In his "Beyond Vietnam" speech delivered at New York's Riverside Church on April 4, 1967 — a year to the day before he was murdered — King called the United States "the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today.</div><div>"From Vietnam to South Africa to Latin America, King said, the U.S. was "on the wrong side of a world revolution." King questioned "our alliance with the landed gentry of Latin America," and asked why the U.S. was suppressing revolutions "of the shirtless and barefoot people" in the Third World, instead of supporting them.</div><div>In foreign policy, King also offered an economic critique, complaining about "capitalists of the West investing huge sums of money in Asia, Africa and South America, only to take the profits out with no concern for the social betterment of the countries.</div><div>"You haven't heard the "Beyond Vietnam" speech on network news retrospectives, but national media heard it loud and clear back in 1967 — and loudly denounced it. Time magazine called it "demagogic slander that sounded like a script for Radio Hanoi." The Washington Post patronized that "King has diminished his usefulness to his cause, his country, his people.</div><div>"In his last months, King was organizing the most militant project of his life: the Poor People's Campaign. He crisscrossed the country to assemble "a multiracial army of the poor" that would descend on Washington — engaging in nonviolent civil disobedience at the Capitol, if need be — until Congress enacted a poor people's bill of rights. Reader's Digest warned of an "insurrection.</div><div>"King's economic bill of rights called for massive government jobs programs to rebuild America's cities. He saw a crying need to confront a Congress that had demonstrated its "hostility to the poor" — appropriating "military funds with alacrity and generosity," but providing "poverty funds with miserliness.</div><div>"How familiar that sounds today, more than a quarter-century after King's efforts on behalf of the poor people's mobilization were cut short by an assassin's bullet.</div><div>As 1995 gets underway, in this nation of immense wealth, the White House and Congress continue to accept the perpetuation of poverty. And so do most mass media. Perhaps it's no surprise that they tell us little about the last years of Martin Luther King's life.</div><div> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17600885.post-29437667064175445032007-01-08T17:58:00.001-05:002007-01-08T17:58:41.597-05:00Last Night A DJ Saved My Life......<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/wWPJ4twerLQ' name='movie'></param><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/wWPJ4twerLQ'></embed></object></p><p>Peace Fam,<br />Happy New Years! This is my first post of 2007. And I would like to send a big-up salute to Grandmaster Flash for being inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame! It is well deserved. Keep doing your thing and representing. I wonder what would happen if Hiphop had it's own Hall of Fame? It would be very interesting to say the least.<br />Know the pioneers, Respect know your history.<br />One<br />Storme the rare breed</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17600885.post-35466136815321382752006-12-26T13:21:00.000-05:002006-12-26T13:30:25.964-05:00Peace to Kwanzaa<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-z1gSuHa6X6u_7OxYPBQFaNuWDp9JCA_MVyA7vdiKwJlkme8HGJHdmkCZNnZbQaQWDWEP6GsFWupr6HIB6EhxydOSx5-mRR0Lkve4NTcHUsz9sfTk3UsUu3w4QaOUPvK-ISnyg/s1600-h/candlestable475nublk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5012902636199758546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-z1gSuHa6X6u_7OxYPBQFaNuWDp9JCA_MVyA7vdiKwJlkme8HGJHdmkCZNnZbQaQWDWEP6GsFWupr6HIB6EhxydOSx5-mRR0Lkve4NTcHUsz9sfTk3UsUu3w4QaOUPvK-ISnyg/s320/candlestable475nublk.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Peace & Greeting to All,</div><div> </div><div>Happy Kwanzaa.....Since this is the first day of the seven guiding principles. May "Umoja" be blessed in your homes in communities today, and through out the year. Umoja/Unity stresses the importance of togetherness for the family and the community, which is reflected in the African saying, "I am We," or "I am because We are." </div><div> </div><div>If you would like to learn more about Kwanzaa please go to <a href="http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/">www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/</a></div><div> </div><div>One</div><div>Storme</div><div>The Rare Breed</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17600885.post-78780919469058347522006-12-26T13:16:00.001-05:002006-12-26T13:16:18.259-05:00We lost one...JB your a Champion!<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/5L6N5ciJ8DA' name='movie'></param><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/5L6N5ciJ8DA'></embed></object></p><p>Peace Fam,<br />RIP to the hardest working man in show business! Your talent was endless, and will live on. Stay on the good foot...Godfather of Soul.</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17600885.post-27168880485566304062006-12-15T17:25:00.001-05:002006-12-15T17:25:37.621-05:00"I am sixty eight inches above sea level ninety three million miles above these devils<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/NjfdlWgOTos' name='movie'></param><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/NjfdlWgOTos'></embed></object></p><p>Peace Fam, Here is another one from out the Golden Vault. Besides the Fugees here was another trail blazing threesome. They held BK down. Ladybug Mecca could liquify mics. "I am sixty eight inches above sea level ninety three million miles above these devils play me in the winter play me in the summer play me in the autumn any order you want ‘em i got ‘em drippin like water."<br /><br />She is another one I would add to my "she-rock" list. She is also in that new Snoop dogg joint with E40,Mc Eiht,and DPG. They used her voice on the hook, and dropped her in the video. Good look out Snoop or whoever was behind that. Anyway this video is pure raw, BK style. They need to work on that comeback CD. Enjoy!<br /><br />One<br />Storme<br />The Rare Breed<br /><br /><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17600885.post-85172770359620580022006-12-08T20:14:00.001-05:002006-12-08T20:14:46.784-05:00 Easy Star<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/o_YH1dwgDAA' name='movie'></param><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/o_YH1dwgDAA'></embed></object></p><p>Peace Fam,<br />Ok...here is another one of all-time favorite mcs. This man spits straight flames. You need to check out song "Geneocide" it's crazy, and so true. Shout out to PRT! He is dropping some jewels in the article below ...seriously like Whitney on coke. Check it<br />I found this on Davey D's site. It is an article by Wise responding to another article that was written about Jay-Z.<br />Read, think, enjoy<br />One<br />Storme...the rare breed<br />=============================<br />Who The Hell Am I? Has Jay-Z Outgrown Hip-Hop? <br />An Intelligent Response…<br />by Wise Intelligent<br /><br /><br />This is a very well written, informative, and at the same time, inquisitive article. It reached its goal in provoking the thoughts of its reader, while at the same time inducing the reader with the opinion of the author. The less-observant reader will no doubt be persuaded to think that Hip Hop does not want to see the end result of the struggle (represented by Jay-Z, to the writer), and desires more so to continue in an infinite cycle of purposeless "ballin", "hustlin", and "coming-up!" <br /><br />However, this is where this journalist and I disagree. Its not that Hip Hop does not want to see anyone fulfill their "dreams," its actually the fact that Hip Hop in its origin, at its root, deeply imbedded in its subconscious lies the precepts of its "original doctrine" which is "ACTIVISM." Hip Hop, like the BPP, CIBI, OAAU, etc., began as a "movement" to empower poor ghetto youth in America and eventually the world, with the result being defined here as the "upward mobility" of the "masses" and not the "individual" alone. <br /><br />So the writer is correct when he says that "What Jay-Z has become is a dream materialized." But, the "dream" of Hip Hop was to see the "community" in a better place and not just one "nigga." What Jay-Z has achieved is nothing more than the "American-Dream", defined here as "the accumulation of personal wealth solely for the upward mobilization of the individual." This "Amerikkkan Dream" has been achieved by many of "niggas" before Hip Hop was born. <br /><br />The problem has always been that most of our examples of a "nigga" who "made-it" represented "niggas" who failed to be continuously "ACTIVE" in the struggle of the masses of the people from which they came. Black youth in America at the time of Hip Hop's birth had long since abandoned the futility of the American "Dream" because they had seen so many brothers and sisters "make-it" and, yes, for them, the "struggle stopped!" And this my friends is the reason for the "dis-connect" with Jay-Z, Bill Cosby, Bob Johnson, Oprah Winfrey, and all the other "niggas" who represent the Amerikkkan "dream materialized." <br /><br />Their is NO active presence of any of these "niggas" in the struggle still confronting the "black-communities" from which they came. So, yes "Jay-Z has more money than you (or he) has ever thought of and can now do things that were out of Hip-Hop’s collective reach." And so does all the other "niggas" on the long list of "niggas" who "made-it!" But, what do they do? They become spokesmen for @#%$ like "anti-Semitism?" I mean, not one of these niggas have ever put their image and likeness at the front of any real campaign to save the black youth of America (who need them more now than ever), the large majority of whom it is a well documented fact; will not see any parts of the "Amerikkkan Dream!" And this is why a line has been, and rightfully so, drawn between what is Hip Hop and what is rap.<br /><br />With all this wealth and financial knowledge at his disposal, it seems like the only thing the "Jigga-man" has ACTIVE-ly done for the "black-community" with his money is brag, boast, and stunt in the face of 30 million black youth who literally don't have @#%$. <br /><br />In the same lyrics quoted by this journalist, Jay-Z also speaks constantly of how he can take the next mans girl and "ball-her-out!" Nigga please, I know you can take my girl to Paris? I work an "honest" 9 to 5, I don't sell crack, I'm not a rapper, I like Hip Hop, I'm a fan of Jay-Z, but, must I be beaten over the head with the fact that you're rich and I'm not? In conclusion, I know that this manifest will be given the infamous "player-hater" status. I know that many will quote bullshit slogans like "I can save the world" or "I don't know the secret to success, but the secret to failure is trying to please everyone." But, lets imagine for a minute if Harriet Tubman would have adopted this same selfish position, and after she "made-it" to freedom, or after "achieving" that freedom and realizing her "dream" of being a free-woman, said "I can't save the world" or "I don't know the way to freedom, but the secret to slavery is trying to free others" and went shopping in Paris? Well, she didn't and she knew that she could not "save the world" but believed deeply that she could "save the BLACK WORLD" so she ACTIVELY got involved and organized the "Underground Railroad!" She is the "Poster-Child" for a "sister" who "made-it" to freedom, became the "realization of a dream" but understood that the "dream" was not fulfilled unless it was shared by the "masses." Proper Education Always Counters Exploitation.... <br /><br /><br />WISE INTELLIGENT IZ...... <br /><br />The Talented Timothy Taylor "COMING SOON" <br /><br />WWW.INTELLIGENTMUZIK.COM <br /><br />WWW.MYSPACE.COM/WISEINTELLIGENT<br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17600885.post-39045911614912657202006-12-07T23:51:00.001-05:002006-12-07T23:51:53.544-05:00Monie In The Middle..Where she at?!<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/-dzHtkoeb6M' name='movie'></param><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/-dzHtkoeb6M'></embed></object></p><p>Peace Fam,<br />It is cold outside. I thought I would give you one of the ladies to remember. Yes she had mic skills. I wish her and Latifah would get on a track together, and put it down just to put it down because they can. I think Monie is currently a dj in Philly. Do your thing. Thank you for the memories.<br />Shout out to the Native Tongues, and Zulus!<br />One<br />Storme<br />The Rare Breed<br /><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17600885.post-62393091264147545682006-12-05T22:57:00.000-05:002006-12-06T00:11:42.010-05:00What you on huh....Dope or Dog food?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnX9rt_dGjh-RxK0GROEz38q1b-eHdWHV4AUSo1j2tLG9m0bhUqVz_swhFgDnU5w6IeBxnRhbTihZRpuF9foxf57l0Di7K1URP_bTHEGkVqID-3Us39CO9Ta3-muBQwquPreiKw/s1600-h/lilwayne.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5005258748605204658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnX9rt_dGjh-RxK0GROEz38q1b-eHdWHV4AUSo1j2tLG9m0bhUqVz_swhFgDnU5w6IeBxnRhbTihZRpuF9foxf57l0Di7K1URP_bTHEGkVqID-3Us39CO9Ta3-muBQwquPreiKw/s320/lilwayne.jpg" border="0" /></a> Peace Fam,<br /><br />For the most part I strive not to post about all the dirt, and suppose "battles" between rappers, or their crews etc... Because you can get that on plenty of blogs or in numerous articles. However every now and then...someone will talk so slick. That I have to make a comment regarding the situation. Well I found this on Real talk NY blog. Lil' Wayne did an interview in Complex magazine, and his statements were highlighted. Now I must admit I have not read the full article, and we all know certain things can be taken out of context when people do interviews whether its a politician, actor, or local community activists. However it is very difficult to get these comments twisted. Here is what was said below.....my thoughts are in blue after his comments.<br /><br />Comments on Jay-Z<br />“I don’t like what he’s saying about how he had to come back because hip hop’s dead and we need him,” he says. “What the f*ck do you mean? If anything it’s reborn, so he’s probably having a problem with that. You left on a good note, and all of the artists were saying, ‘Yo, this is Jay’s house. He’s the best.’ Now he comes back and still thinks it’s his house. But we f*cked b*tches in your bed already. It’s not your house anymore and I’m better than you.”<br />(In regards to being better than Jay-Z)“Who don’t? [to friends in the background] Ay-yo, am I better than Jay? [friends laugh and nod]. I ain’t got nothing to do with who he is. I’m better than him, though. I’m 24 years old… The dude’s like…? It’s scary. I’m 13 years deep with five albums and 10 million records sold.”<br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Ok..I try to look at things with a wider vision. I have an open mind so I think every rapper thinks he or she is the greatest that is all part of the game. However this is the same man who sang Jay's praises not to long ago. He is the same man who attempted to rock Jay's whole style. He was one of Jay's biggest stans pardon self I mean fans. So what would make him do a complete 360, and speak publicly about it. Well look no further then his associations/friends the Dipset. I think Lil Wayne is riding for his fellas yall....LOL. You know jumping on the bandwagon. WTF is he stressing on..? I mean really he is speaking on Jay's age when his "father" Baby is the same age as Jay if not older, and still rapping. Didn't they just release an album together? So what can he say about age. Next how old was Jay when he started..and..what? Then he goes on to say he is better than Jay lyrically. I know he is smoking glass or plastic... one he is a <strong>"self-proclaimed"</strong> great rapper. I mean is he really on anybody's top ten list for great lyricists? Seriously? I am not talking about your favorite rapper people.<strong> </strong>Well maybe he is for there are some people who would agree with him out there. However there is still no denying his dramatic switch of sides, and his side azz comments. Wayne for once be your own man..stand on your own two...not with Baby, not with Dipset, not on Jay's swagger. It's like Nas said...if you get personally offended because he said HipHop is dead then look no further then your self bro...!</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><br />Comments on The Clipse and Pharrell<br />”I don’t see no f*cking Clipse. This is a f*cking legend you’re talking to right here. How many years them niggas been around? Who the f*ck is Pharrell? Do you really respect him? That nigga wore BAPE and y’all thought he was weird. I wore it and y’all thought it was hot. What I gotta go in the store and say, ‘I like these colors but I can’t buy them because other rappers wore them?”<br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Again...I am tired with the overdosed cracked out ego. "He's a legend, he one of the greatest etc" I remind you again this is all self-proclaimed. I am all for self-esteem but sometimes in an interview you need to shut that sh%t down, and be humble. Because sooner or later you become Kanye'ish like at award shows when he loses, and we get tired of the garbage. I think if you read a lot of the people's comments they are beginning to feel that way. I don't know who the "yall" is...who thought Pharrell was weird. I don't know where the diss came from regarding the Clipse. Obviously it is something related to what the interviewer said or asked. However I know Pharell had his own little flavor going on which Hiphop has been known for since the beginning...it's called originality where if everybody is going right..some of us take a left. That's the fly lick right there...like Ghost talking about how he is going to freak his Clarks Wallabees with different colors. You know he was not going to rock the regular...ones etc...</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">And no Wayne no one is saying you can not buy them..... In fact you did buy them, you did you, now move on please stop playing into the media games. Unless this is all part of your publicity act to get people talking to say something for shock value...Just stop feeding the machine. This was pointless.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br />Comments on the Kissing Controversy<br />"I don’t fault nobody for misunderstanding. I don’t understand a lot of sh*t.Baby walked in the crib one day and was like, ‘Everybody’s doing this black mobsh*t. When I see you niggas, this is what we’re gonna do.’ And that’s why you’veprobably got a picture of me because I stuck with everything that man said. Butevery nigga’s done that. I’ve done kissed [Juvenile and B.G.]. No homo.Pause.”<br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Once again...be your own man. One day we all have to grow up from our "parents," and become leaders ourselves. Well whatever there are no pictures of you kissing Juve or BG. There is no tape of you being on a show kissing Juve or BG which started all this mess in the first place. Plus..I thought you and Juve never got along like that..so I really wonder why you would kiss this man. Listen whatever works for you all then it is what it is. There is no need for you to inform us that all of you did it (LOL). It's like when one kid get's caught, and was like I am not the only one who did it? In your world would that be snitching? LMAO. Anyway....let it go..stand behind your actions. </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">PS: Also one more thing because I heard this on one of your rhymes you stated...something about your the only south ni99a that could rhyme with the WU. </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Please stop! Drop the pipe! And run like hell to the nearest rehab or shrink! You may need a refill.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">One</span><br />Storme<br />The Rare BreedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17600885.post-70522721367499486892006-12-04T17:09:00.000-05:002006-12-04T17:58:45.966-05:00Even if What We Do is Wrong.............<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduzjUgXxpvJ6iUO2WfwaLar2dhpEMl8TSwRnWVjxy6_WhxNVOljRD58D1QzxfJZl9mtMV5_EqQ95_aJ1wRTrCSQ5q1RtmquNtW71UX-PHG3fQTogcMjx2VrlL6y4i34pdV4917A/s1600-h/ep49_crew.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5004809202968266914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduzjUgXxpvJ6iUO2WfwaLar2dhpEMl8TSwRnWVjxy6_WhxNVOljRD58D1QzxfJZl9mtMV5_EqQ95_aJ1wRTrCSQ5q1RtmquNtW71UX-PHG3fQTogcMjx2VrlL6y4i34pdV4917A/s320/ep49_crew.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Z7JB0E1LbhIGHNWOSWvuC9rdG1dz8pcZ8uqITeOFkA-oRqfJRVKayJWBkaqfqevjj0qe7o8wNekpWl5miK9Ai67XEb_Mdzwc9oIp5LTTKKUKLTYqqDsBx7FkVG7b2SoqTE4VVw/s1600-h/The%20Wire%20Season%204-thumb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5004797400398137490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Z7JB0E1LbhIGHNWOSWvuC9rdG1dz8pcZ8uqITeOFkA-oRqfJRVKayJWBkaqfqevjj0qe7o8wNekpWl5miK9Ai67XEb_Mdzwc9oIp5LTTKKUKLTYqqDsBx7FkVG7b2SoqTE4VVw/s320/The%2520Wire%2520Season%25204-thumb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Peace Fam,</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Fayette Crew 4Evea......</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I was excited and depressed that one of my favorite shows on TV has come to it's season end. The Wire. Yes I am one of many that they called the "wired" a die-hard fan. I have been following this show since the beginning. The writing on this show is excellent. The depth of the characters and the details of the stories make this more than "cop vs crooks" drama on the tube. They really done a great job on who they cast for the roles. I am sure you have heard some of these comments over, and over on certain blogs, reviews etc. </div><br /><div></div><div>However I am glad to announce that they will be back next season (5). See the article below. And I can not wait!!! Maybe they should even think about a movie, however 2 hours would still not be enough!</div><div> </div><div>One</div><div>Storme</div><br /><div>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>></div><div><br />The Wire Renewed for Fifth Season<br />The beloved HBO series will return for a fifth and final year.<br />by <a href="http://tv.ign.com/email.html">Eric Goldman</a> <a id="Article_byline-blogs.ign.com" onclick="return trackclick(this.id);" href="http://blogs.ign.com/EricGoldman-IGN/"></a><br /><a href="http://clk.atdmt.com/goiframe/19051911/gnxxxims0420000002ave/direct/01" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://clk.atdmt.com/AVE/go/gnxxxims0420000002ave/direct/01/cmvjRfI,bcxjjvoonWmrK" target="_blank"></a><br /><br />September 13, 2006 - In very happy news, HBO has announced that The Wire has been renewed for a fifth season. To call the Baltimore set dramatic series "critically acclaimed" at this point is an understatement, as it has received nearly universal kudos, with many calling it not only one of the best television series currently on the air, but one of the best television series ever.Unfortunately, these amazing reviews haven't translated into a large audience and this past Sunday's premiere of season 4 garnered only lukewarm ratings for the show. However, Wire creator David Simon had said he intended the series to be told in five seasons, and the extremely loyal fanbase (including those of us at IGN) were very hopeful that HBO would allow for the series to get the proper conclusion it deserved. Previous seasons of The Wire have shifted the focus from the lives of drug dealers to the working class to politicians, with the current season focusing on education, and the kids and teachers living in a drug and crime filled area. Simon has hinted the final season will take a look at media, and in the press release announcing season 5, seems to imply a self-aware concept for the final season: "The last question we want to ask is this: For four seasons, we have depicted that part of urban America that has been left behind by the economy and by the greater society, and chronicled entrenched problems that have gone without solution for generations now. Why? What is it that we see and sense about these problems? To what are we giving attention, and what is it that we consistently ignore? How do we actually see ourselves?"</div><div> </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17600885.post-70842128149268387902006-12-01T21:05:00.001-05:002006-12-01T21:12:02.358-05:00Eazy E: Eazy-er Said Than Done<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/svan1teWvB4' name='movie'></param><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/svan1teWvB4'></embed></object></p><p><br />Peace Fam,<br />RIP Eazy E<br />Remember to Support World Aids Day!</p></div><br />Knowlede is power. Check the article below, get the facts. You can also get more information at www.worldaidsday.org, and see how this disease is effecting the world.<br /><br />One<br />Storme<br />The rare breed<br /><br />By E.J. Mundell<br />HealthDay Reporter <br />Fri Dec 1, 5:02 PM ET<br /> <br /><br /><br />FRIDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- By now, most Americans know the drill: Practice safer sex, and HIV should leave you and your community alone.<br /><br />ADVERTISEMENT<br /> <br />Except that it's not really working out that way for America's blacks. Study after study shows that HIV infections continue to escalate among this community -- especially among gay and bisexual black men -- even though they practice safe sex at rates that equal or exceed those of whites.<br /><br /><br />For example, a study published in time for World AIDS Day on Friday in the American Journal of Public Health found that young black adults who had engaged in no sex over the past year, didn't drink, and didn't abuse drugs were still 25 times more likely to test positive for a sexually transmitted disease or HIV than whites who practiced similar behaviors.<br /><br /><br />According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fully half of the nation's new HIV infections occur among blacks, who make up just 13 percent of the population. That rate continues to soar, despite the fact that condom use among blacks now tops 50 percent, compared to just one-third for young whites. According to the CDC, black women have 21 times the risk of white women of contracting HIV, while black males are eight times as likely to become infected as white men.<br /><br /><br />And, according to a recent five-city study conducted by the CDC, a staggering 46 percent of young gay black men in America now carry HIV -- a rate that equals or exceeds that of most nations in sub-Saharan Africa. By comparison, the infection rate among gay American white men hovers around 21 percent.<br /><br /><br />"However, black men who have sex with men (MSM) do not engage in higher rates of unsafe sexual behaviors compared to other MSM -- we found that in about 30 studies," said CDC HIV/AIDS investigator Gregorio Millet. He spoke at a Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) summit on the issue held earlier this week in New York City.<br /><br /><br />Millet noted that studies also show that gay and bisexual black men use illicit drugs at roughly the same rate as their white peers.<br /><br /><br />So, if black Americans are doing so much that is right, what is going wrong? Twenty-five years into the AIDS epidemic, no one really knows for sure.<br /><br /><br />Denise Hallfors, the author of the American Journal of Public Health paper, said that for too long, the CDC and other public health entities have looked upon HIV/AIDS from a solidly white perspective.<br /><br /><br />Since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, most infections among whites were largely contained within specific groups, such as gay men and intravenous drug users. "The thinking was, you have to go after those very high-risk populations," said Hallfors, who is senior research scientist at the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation in Chapel Hill, N.C.<br /><br /><br />"So, those are the populations that the CDC focused on and did outreach with. And if you look at the data from our study, that makes perfect sense -- whites have very low rates of STDs if they are not in those risk categories. As soon as they enter those risk categories, their rates triple."<br /><br /><br />But the black community appears to work differently, with the borders between low- and high-risk groups much more blurred. "High-risk individuals can and often do cross over into low-risk groups," Hallfors said. "Once they cross over into the low-risk group, then they spread infection to the much larger community."<br /><br /><br />Because of the higher death and incarceration rate of black men, black women -- who tend to partner with black men -- have a smaller pool of potential mates to pick from compared to whites, Hallfors added.<br /><br /><br />"So, if you are a young black female adult and you go to church every Sunday, you have a pretty conservative lifestyle, you don't drink, smoke or do drugs, and you have even one or two partners in your lifetime, if one of them happens to be infected, you're sitting there with an STD," Hallfors said. And since this woman's apparently low-risk, church-going partner may have unknowingly contracted his infection from a prior high-risk contact, she believes she is "safe" and thus doesn't get tested for HIV, or gets tested far too late.<br /><br /><br />The same may hold true among gay black men, Millet said. "Black MSM are also less likely than other MSM to be tested for HIV," at least on a regular basis, he said. That leaves them more open to unknowingly pass the virus on to other partners.<br /><br /><br />There could be many other reasons for the virulent spread of HIV among gay black men, but the data just isn't out there, he said. Gay black men may be at higher risk because of their genetics, their lower rate of circumcision (circumcision reduces infectivity), reduced access to health care, their pattern of sexual partners, and their higher rates of incarceration -- one in four black men will serve jail time vs. one in 24 whites. "Unfortunately, there are all these hypotheses where we just don't have sufficient data," Millet said.<br /><br /><br />Until recently, there's also been little outreach to this hard-hit community, Millet added. "This epidemic has been raging among black MSM for well over 20 years and for some reason there have not been enough HIV prevention programs directed at blacks," Millet said.<br /><br /><br />Damon Dozier, director of government relations and public policy at the National Minority AIDS Council, said it's taken the recent release of shocking statistics to wake policymakers from their focus on whites.<br /><br />"I think that no one really paid attention to what was going on, but that 46 percent infection rate is a huge number," he said. "Because of that, the wool has been pulled from people's eyes."<br /><br />But Dozier said that the CDC, especially, is less able to tackle these issues now than it was in the past. "The CDC prevention budget has been slashed over the past few years," he said. "It would take a number of dollars just to get them back to baseline. Our hope is that with this new Congress, with Ms. Pelosi [incoming House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat] as leader, that we can devote more money to prevention and direct those prevention dollars to that 46 percent demographic."<br /><br />There are signs of a real turnaround at the CDC. Late in 2005, the agency's head, Dr. Julie Gerberding, met with black activists who had pasted signs reading 46% is Unacceptable to the front of their desks. As reported by The Advocate at the time, Gerberding told them that, "Whatever we are doing right now, it is not enough."<br /><br />Since then, the agency has launched a flotilla of HIV/AIDS education and prevention programs aimed at specific black communities -- many with proven track records in turning attitudes and behaviors around.<br /><br />And, on Thursday, Gerderding issued a statement noting that the CDC has "recently issued new recommendations to make HIV screening a routine part of medical care for all patients between the ages of 13 and 64." Most experts who deal with minority communities say getting individuals acquainted with their HIV status is key to helping them get treated, protect their partners, and slow the epidemic.<br /><br />CDC investigator Millet said he believes the situation "is getting better, in that we are now asking the right questions -- there are more people from these affected populations who are doing the needed research."<br /><br />Hallfors agreed. She said that papers like hers, and new data coming out of the CDC and elsewhere, "is really important, because policymakers can start to think differently. Whites and blacks are different, the dynamics are different, and you can't just treat these diseases the same for both groups."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17600885.post-12932248131542824702006-11-30T21:24:00.000-05:002006-11-30T21:38:45.011-05:00Was that the wu-tang style you were using against me?...I've learned so many styles!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4469/2148/1600/756994/brucelee.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4469/2148/320/977580/brucelee.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Peace Fam,<br /><br />What a day...huh? Two posts for me in one day whoa...(lol). Anyway since I have been soaking up my various WU cds over the past week or so. I came across an article that some of you may find interesting. Plus I have my own infatuation with kung-fu/martial art flicks. But that is for another day, another convo. <br /><br />Please take time to remember a master and lengend Bruce Lee.<br /><br />One<br />Storme<br />The Rare Breed<br /><br />Bruce Lee to get own theme park in China<br /><br /> Bruce Lee to get own theme park in China<br />Mon Nov 27, 2:30 PM ET<br /><br />HONG KONG - A theme park with a statue and memorial hall will be built at Bruce Lee's southern Chinese ancestral home of Shunde, the president of his fan club said Monday.<br />The park will also contain a martial arts academy and conference center, Wong Yiu-keung, chairman of the Hong Kong-based Bruce Lee Club, told The Associated Press.<br /><br />Wong said he couldn't confirm details of a report Monday in the Apple Daily newspaper that said the park was budgeted at $25.5 million and was expected to be completed in three years.<br />Wong said he attended the laying of the theme park's foundation in Shunde, near Hong Kong, on Sunday. He said Lee's younger brother, Robert Lee, and actress Betty Ting Pei also attended.<br />The newspaper said Ting donated a set of nunchucks — a weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or rope — that Lee once used.<br /><br />Lee, who was born in San Francisco, died of an edema, or swelling of the brain, in Hong Kong in 1973. He was 32. His action films included "Fists of Fury" and "Enter the Dragon."<br />Wong said he wasn't certain who is funding the theme parkUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17600885.post-49406058233763338752006-11-30T21:03:00.000-05:002006-12-04T22:07:33.163-05:00Back in the day when I was a teenager..but I am not a kid anymore...<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4469/2148/1600/85387/clipse_stress.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4469/2148/320/96336/clipse_stress.jpg" border="0" /></a> Peace Fam,<br /><br />I ran across this on XXL magazine.com. It is the Clipse listing their favorite top ten classic CDs. I assume these are CDs that one can listen to from beginning to end. Some of the comments that people posted on the site are so funny to read. Some had me thinking to myself, (damn-don't take it so personal.) Remember it is their own opinions people! Plus they are NOT listing their favorite artists. It for classic CDs. I must say I am impressed. I love their list, their reasons, and memories that go along with it. It takes me back too. I was just listening to Only built for Cuban Linx today. Well anyway their CD Hell Hath No Fury is in stores now. I heard it was a banga. Sh%*t..for their classic list alone....go cop that! (LOL)<br /><br />Please enjoy the little excerpts from their listing below.<br /><br />One<br />Storme<br />The rare breed<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><span style="color:#000000;">RaekwonOnly Built 4 Cuban Linx…(Loud/RCA, 1995)</span></span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /><strong>Pusha:</strong> “Cuban Linx was great ’cause you had this crew coming out of New York who just set hip-hop on fire, and everybody had their own character, but Cuban Linx was just the uncut raw version. Rae really painted a picture. The album itself was just a cohesive masterpiece. I’m talking bout from production to lyrics. Lyrically, they were trendsetters—they had their own slang, and they rapped it like they didn’t care if you knew it. You had to go find out what it meant. There was no explanation. You could tell they were totally doing them.”<br /><strong>Favorite Track</strong>: “Incarcerated Scarfaces</span><br /></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Boogie Down ProductionsCriminal Minded(B-Boy Records, 1986)<br /><strong>Malice:</strong> “Oh my God, yes! Criminal Minded. I remember when they came out and it was just underground. There was a couple big heavy dope dealers from New York in Virginia that we just all knew. They came to Virginia and they was cool with us. My man Reggie and Fred—they came with this Boogie Down Productions joint. It had “The P Is Free” on there, and it just wrecked my life. I wanted to be associated with New York, hustlin’, getting’ money, big chains…it was just so damaging to me. And then we have family in the South Bronx, and my cousin Snapper would just talk about what’s hot because New York had everything first. That whole album is crazy. What I need to do right now is revisit that album. I’m sure it will spark the motivation to get back into writing.”<br /><strong>Favorite Track</strong>: “Criminal Minded”</span><br /><br />Jay-ZReasonable Doubt(Roc-A-Fella/Priority, 1996)<br /><strong>Pusha:</strong> “Reasonable Doubt is definitely the best of all the Jay albums. It set a new standard and it gave a face to the whole lifestyle—the whole street culture and the actual lusting for the finer things in life. There was a whole mystique that came along with Reasonable Doubt. I was into all the rumors that came along with it. People were saying like, You see Jay-Z as the face man, they loved Dame Dash as being the brash dude, but Biggs was like the mystery man. Even he played a part in it because he gave a sense of reality. You always heard the stories like, ‘He was in the streets for real’ or ‘he won’t get in the videos.’ It just added to the mystique of the whole Roc-A-Fella situation.”<br /><strong>Favorite Track:</strong> “Can I Live?”<br /><br />Kool G RapWanted: Dead Of Alive(Cold Chillin’, 1990)<br /><strong>Malice:</strong> “Kool G Rap was one of my favorites. ‘Streets of New York,’ with that piano, is one of my all-time favorite songs. It’s a nostalgia, I remember where I was at when I got that. I had just got a brand new stereo system, brand new equalizer with the drum machine with the 4 pads on it. I just remember the video where he was spitting like crazy. I remember thinking he was such an ill lyricist.”<br /><strong>Favorite Track:</strong> “Streets Of New York”<br /><br />Dr. DreThe Chronic(Death Row, 1992)<br /><strong>Malice:</strong> “I wasn’t a fan of West Coast rap—I didn’t understand it. I didn’t understand the white gloves and the permed hair. But when Snoop and Dre came on the scene with The Chronic, I could understand it and I respected Snoop as an MC. I thought he was insane, and he was so anticipated, just off that album. The music on that album, from beginning to end, you could just ride to that. It made me have a great feel for the West Coast and I really appreciated the sound from that side.”<br /><strong>Favorite Track:</strong> “Let Me Ride”<br /><br />Mobb DeepThe Infamous(Loud, 1995)<br /><strong>Pusha:</strong> “That was it man. Young, rebellious, Black angst. It just embodied the ignorance of youth. When it dropped, that was the best thing since sliced bread to me. I was quoting that shit line for line. ‘I use to drive an Ac and kept a mac in the engine/Windows painted black with crack sales intentions.’ I was done. The videos in the Audi, oh my God. The cups of Hennessey. It was something different. It showed a little younger side to the wild street shit. ‘Shook Ones’ was a guaranteed fight started in any club that year.”<br /><strong>Favorite Track:</strong> “Shook Ones Part II”<br /><br />Eric B. & RakimPaid In Full(4th & Broadway, 1987)<br /><strong>Malice:</strong> “When Rakim came out, he just changed the climate. Like how snap music came this year and took everything over, Rakim came and made everybody just talk when they rapped. It was just smooth and mellow. He brought a lot of knowledge of self to the table. When I first started rhyming, I used to scream like Run from Run-DMC, and he showed me that you don’t have to do that. You can just talk and get your point across. He just broke through the door and was just cool with it.”<br /><strong>Favorite Track:</strong> “Eric B. Is President”<br /><br />The Notorious B.I.G.Life after Death(Bad Boy, 1997)<br /><strong>Pusha:</strong> “It totally showed the growth of Big from Ready To Die. It had so many dimensions to it. And all of them were just great interpretations of whichever lane he was in. If he was talkin’ about some gangsta shit on “What’s Beef,” or he was telling a comedic story on “I Got A Story To Tell.” “Praying On My Downfall”…there were so many great moments. Even if he went the R&B route with R. Kelly—“I’m Fuckin’ You Tonight”—he killed every vein of it. When he was recording it, he must have been like, Man, we keepin’ everything!”<br /><strong>Favorite Track:</strong> “What’s Beef”<br /><br />Public EnemyIt Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back(Def Jam, 1988)<br /><strong>Pusha:</strong> “It was politically charged, aggressive, but still, they conveyed it in a way that you wasn’t preachy. They made you appreciate it and love it. It was some of the most militant shit I was hearing and it was great. And they crossed genres—it seemed like everyone was listening to them, not just hip-hop. They took issues head-on, it didn’t matter, they addressed it. This particular album was in their heyday, and I think it was the highlight of their whole career.”<br />Malice: “I remember walking through school with ‘Black Steel’ on my headphones and thinking that I was gonna do what I wanted and the teachers wasn’t gonna tell me nothin’. Chuck D said he wouldn’t go into the military and the government were suckers, and I just felt so empowered by that.”<br /><strong>Favorite Track:</strong> “Black Steel In The Hour Of ChaosUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17600885.post-84248372066510571292006-11-22T20:47:00.000-05:002006-11-22T23:05:10.381-05:00HipHop just died this Morning.......<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4469/2148/1600/873194/nasmw5.1.jpg"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4469/2148/320/494819/nasmw5.1.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"> Ladies & Gentlemen,<br /></span><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">We got MC Nas in the house tonight and he is gonna tell you a little story about where he comes from...... and how he feels about Hiphop right now.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Peace Fam...I found this over at real talk NY </span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4469/2148/1600/273637/jan-feb-xxl-nas.jpg"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4469/2148/320/91467/jan-feb-xxl-nas.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">(realtalkny.blogspot.com/). This could be Nas's cd cover. I guess time will tell. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">In the meanwhile Nas has been doing his promotional thing lately. He has been out and about..doing interviews etc. He is one of my favorite lyricist. You can say what you want, love him or hate him. He flips verbals supremely. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Something I noticed about him, is that the title of his records always grab you. From "Illmatic, to Hiphop is Dead,"it causes talk amongst the people. The comments can vary. (On a side note: I have even read some people bugging out on his previous release cd's artwork.) Anyway we all know that an album's title is very important to an artist. I mean it is suppose to make a statement to the cd and as a whole. It can be a very personal thing between the artist, and their craft..unless the "man" aka big business comes in, and makes the decision for the artist. However in Nas's case I think it is safe to say he had a lot of input in naming his current cd. I mean he has been in the game for a minute now. That is a big statement to make that Hiphop is dead...culturally speaking. A lot of you all will agree with him, and a lot of you won't. Now once we get past the statement let us look a little deeper beyond the face value of the statement.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">"Why would one of the "biggest" rappers proclaim Hiphop is dead?" As I read different little interviews( in between the lines) by Nas it had begun to become clearer, and clearer. There are a number of reasons that all add to the total. One a core group (not just purists or backpackers either....LOL) of Hiphop heads have been mumbling this for quite some time. The game is so <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">unbalanced</span></strong> right now that it's sickening. It seems real mic skills & creativity are no longer respected. Political rap is look on as being corny. Female emcees can only be seen& heard on "click" cuts (help a girl if she tries to do a solo joint now a days and get shine), or either she has to expose an azz cheek or nipple or something. Now everybody has to go 7:30 in a situation or "create" a situation to feed the press engine, because maybe just maybe that will boost cd sales. And because of this unalignment it causes heads to feel frustrated. Where statements like "Hiphop is dead, f*%ck rap, ni99as is wack etc." </span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">One of the main reasons I think Nas feels like he feels is because of the era from which he came, and the era from which most of the "top" rappers(30 & over) & lyricists were born out of. I decided it is that "cut from a different cloth" that Busta spoke on when he won BET's "Best Performance." It is certain statements made by members of the Wu, Jada, Stylez P, Scarface, IceCube, The Clipse, OutKast, DMX etc. There is a vibe of frustration, and I know because I feel it too. Sometimes at more times than others. The youth are not getting the whole spectrum of the culture. Their not even getting the diversity of the styles, and they don't respect it. Could you imagine a person who claims they are into jazz or a jazz musician, and that person never listened to Bird, Coltrane, Ella, Billie or Louie? Or if the person stated they suck, this "old head" etc... How could a person who is contining a culture or tradition be so wreckless (especially if you claim you have love for it)? How could you not respect the person who elevated the culture, and gave birth to your foundation of expression. That shyt would be, and IS FOOLISH. Straight like that.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">To reflect on the "era" theory. It goes a little something like this. I say from 1985-1996. Hiphop had a "golden era" a peak era. It was in this era where the music, the culture and mic skill level flourished. You had a balance that has not since been duplicated, and I am not sure it ever will..so maybe it is dead. You could listen, and had a variety of selection of hardcore, party/club, storytelling, comedy, horror, lyrical skills, gangsta, and concscious. Now don't get me wrong..there were certain styles that had their peaks (eg: gangsta) where there was some saturation. However I could still hear a vary of styles on the radio, or at shows. So I guess heads that listened to the music in this era knew how dope it was, (and can"still" be, if we get our stuff together.) There were shows where MCs learned to tighten up their performance skills, because the audience was critical (they were not just expose to your videos or music via the internet), an expected, no they demanded a fire performance or you were getting booed off the stage. Or the crowd was leaving..something was going to give. You had to move the crowd. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">So the essence of this era lingers in our souls like when Malcolm first heard Billie Holiday sing live. It is like a persistant itch that alot of my people from that "era" have either by a real love for the culture or bearing witness to the love of the culture from then to now. This love is carried by some industry insiders, writers, activists, mcs/rappers, b-boys, b-girls, djs, graffti/aersol artists..all the true school carry this itch like a virus. It reminds us to never let it go, and that it will be no relief until..... </span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">So we have to keep speaking on it, and building. Because maybe this love we have for Hiphop will be passed on to the next generation. The masses won't get it, but there are a lot of young people who will and who do. It is our burden..each one teach one. So maybe just maybe it isn't dead.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">I say it depends on YOU.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">One</span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Storme</span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">The rare breed</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17600885.post-63362980516566076432006-11-20T20:27:00.000-05:002006-11-20T22:51:47.382-05:00Who gives a f#$k about a goddamn Grammy?<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4469/2148/1600/445653/remy_ma_of_terrorsquad.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4469/2148/320/169771/remy_ma_of_terrorsquad.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Peace Fam,</div><div></div><div>I would like to take a moment and say RIP to Ed Bradley, and Gerald Levert. May you continue to live through memories, your families, and your legacies.</div><div></div><div>Well you may wonder what brings the rare breed out? Is it the stew of new music coming from some of our favorite artists...such as Jay, Snoop, Nas, The Clipse, or The Game? Is it the "new industry" disses coming from Jay vs Jim Jones/Dipset, Jim Jones vs Tony Yayo, Jim Jones vs Nas, Peedi Crack vs Julez Santana, Could it be Lil Wayne wanting to make "peace" with the Juve, BG, and Turk? </div><div></div><div>Nah....it's not none of the above. I mean I have given some thought to these things on different levels. However not enough to hit the keyboards. Sometimes I rather build on things that don't get as much "attention." And one of those major things are females in Hiphop. Since I am a female, and I love this culture as a whole, it is a part of me. I am drawn to speak on it. I know it's a quiet time on the front for females in a "commercial" sort of way. However when I read on Sandra Rose, that Remy(and the girl can spit) had basically stated some things about the BET HipHop Awards and their lack of female representation to the media. It made me raise an eyebrow.</div><div></div><div>First...I have yet to see an award show that proclaims to showcase this culture...do it in a organized, balanced way. Some have tried(and you could see their vision) just not well executed, and then there are others whose attempts have fallen so short it's like WTF? That was a waste of time. Think do we see any of the different elements? Do we see any underground emcees represented? Do we see different types of Hiphop such as...hardcore, pop/club, gangsta,jazz, lyricism, conscious, reggae/dancehall-Hiphop, reggatone? Freestyle? What about global recognition? Do we see diplays of graffti artwork blessing the atomophere? Dance battles? Where are the honors for activisim? I mean if the Vibe awards can give an award for best video ho..pardon self I mean vixen then I think we can do better etc... I could go on, and on. Maybe the sh*t is too big to contain in a 3 hour show? I mean these are major corporations that are behind sponsoring these events. And what would we expect from them....wasn't it PE who said it best "Who gives a f#$k about a goddamn grammy?" Not too long ago rappers boycotted some of the award shows.</div><div></div><div>However Remy has a valid point. She felt damn we have made some headway...right? We have our own award shows, and more than one at that. We have made some progress haven't we? Maybe not when you check it from it's raw form. In music you have males, and females who do this thing called rap, and to not have no representation on stage. That is disgusting. I mean that is basic, basic to the core. Damn the female emcees are not even good enough to hand out an award...wow! I mean they need to promote their music/& /face too. </div><div></div><div>Well Remy I guess they feel you should be thankful that you were in the taped ciphers..just spittin. I mean come on it was a situation where it was a demostration of skills right? Oh by the way I saw some photos of YoYo on the red carpet maybe that counts for something. Let me say I hope she continues to speak on situations like this for all female emcees. Keep reppin' it girl!</div><div></div><div>Peace</div><div>Storme</div><div>The Rare Breed</div><div></div><div>PS: Shout to Busta for winning "best live" performance. He deserved it, and he said some true things when he won that award!</div><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17600885.post-1160782838985313712006-10-13T18:40:00.000-05:002006-10-13T18:40:39.060-05:00<b>Yo Yo - You Can't Play With My Yo Yo</b><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://youtube.com/v/zHI2nP1acMY"></param><embed src="http://youtube.com/v/zHI2nP1acMY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br>Peace Fam,<br />Here is another female emcee that made her own way. She rarely gets her credit due. Big Respect to Yo Yo! I heard she is working on some new material. However when it comes to the ladies in the rap game everyone seems to be working on "new material" that either never sees the day of light or it is dropped so quietly that you would have to have bat ears to pick it up on the radar. On a side note..think about who is last female rapper in the game right now that has been heavily promoted? Lil Kim for a hot second then look what happened with her. She is trying to get out that situation right now. I have a feeling Eve may break the cycle with Aftermath/Interscope behind her. MAYBE..(I am saying a big maybe she was last out 5yrs ago)I am waiting to watch the out come on that one. Plus you know the youth have that attention defecit mentality when it comes to music. Anyway I am looking forward to the "brand new intelligent black lady" to spit" the homegirl don't play dat," and bring those dope stories..."every day I send a letter to the pen." <br />Yeah this goes out to all my black pearls.."ain't nothing wrong with being strong!"<br /><br />One <br />Storme<br />The rare breed<br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17600885.post-1160710315283992272006-10-12T22:31:00.000-05:002006-10-12T22:31:55.826-05:00<b>Gza Liquid Swords</b><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://youtube.com/v/QVcXNK8RIU0"></param><embed src="http://youtube.com/v/QVcXNK8RIU0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br>A supreme lyricist period.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17600885.post-1160710383971955412006-10-12T22:06:00.000-05:002006-10-12T22:36:43.120-05:00Knock, Knock Who da f%#K is bangin' at my door is it Abstract Commerical or Hardcore....<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/911/1700/1600/HHH2006_Gza.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/911/1700/200/HHH2006_Gza.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Peace Fam,<br /><br />You know how lately I have been in and out. Just feeling plain moody, I am on my Beanie...with that feel it in the air shyt. Well I found some VH1 Honor photos online at allhiphop.com. From the title you know who...<br />He is one of the most underrated mcs out there.It's Gza. He is in my top ten of favorite lyricist, notice I said lyricist. Please for those who don't know go find out. Please enjoy the video Liquid Swordz.<br />We love you Gza! Peace to the whole Wu!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17600885.post-1158453343041481042006-09-16T18:18:00.000-05:002006-09-16T19:40:09.206-05:00A Fly Girl..A Fly Girl...A Flyyyyyyyyy Girl<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/911/1700/1600/t47203uxlen.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/911/1700/320/t47203uxlen.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Peace Fam,<br /><br />It has been awhile. I have been busy. Plus my energy has been real low on commenting on what is going on in the world right now. You know writers/artists are known to be a moody bunch. So that is how the story goes. I need a muse right now. I could comment on the tenth anniversity passing of Tupac (RIP PAC), however I will leave the tribute to be covered by those so many blogs & website's out there. All Hiphop.com did a pretty decent job on the man. The other big news has been on Jay-z and his "end" of retirement. We all knew it...when an artist has a true love for this culture and in Jay's case rhyming..he will do it until his lungs collapse. So as I was flipping through Entertainment Weekly the one with Jay on the cover...the story that caught my eye was the little short on page 22 by a Magrgeux Watson called "Rhymes and Reasons" Female rappers used to grace the charts. Why are they getting sold short now?<br /><br />Wow...where is the Source or XXL on this one? Anyway in the article it is quoted "R&B pop stars are stealing female rappers' thunder by embracing street smart looks and hiphop sounds." She notes four major reasons.<br /><br />Well I did ask the question a while back have female emcees lost their swagger? Afterall the mesh of R&B with Hiphop (Mary J Blige-love ya Mary & thanks to Teddy Riley-who dubbed it new jack swing)have been together for a minute now. So I guess my mind did not even travel there. The music corporate business in general has not been kind to artists nevermind to female rappers. I just figured like anything with racism,sexism etc it is a constant struggle that we have to battle. So I did not go there either with my thoughts. She also measured success from a "sales" point a view...and again I did not enter that realm, when I asked about swagger. However that does not mean it is not revelant to look at it from that stance. Of course she took the normal route of that quote about who listens to rap music which Davey D revealed the truth on that a while ago. Now a days skills rarely go with record sales...as MC Lyte once said "I don't create a character when I am on the microphone." Well those days are done. There are a whole bunch of "characters" in the game now. So I wonder are the pop divas stealing their shine? I don't think so..I think marketing,promotions,it's the fans' mentality on this issue now a day and a whole load of other bullsh*t are mixed up in this. <br /><br />What this article did spark for me is that I would love to see some interviews with some female emcees on this issue. Or a more in-depth article about this. I mean...we want to know more than what designer they wear.<br /><br />One<br />Storme<br />The rare breedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17600885.post-1155870612884138352006-08-17T22:10:00.000-05:002006-08-18T20:16:35.956-05:00<b>MC Lyte feat. DJ Premier - Wonder Years (2006)</b><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://youtube.com/v/zMhRtxjFY0k"></param><embed src="http://youtube.com/v/zMhRtxjFY0k" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br>Peace Fam,<br /><br />I have been on a little vacation. But Iam back like Lyte the MC. She is in the words of Rev Run's cool's inspiration. Please check out her new video. Skills, and swagger this is what I am talking about. "Don't call it a comeback..."<br />Yeah...we love you Lyte!<br />Enjoy<br /><br />Storme<br />The Rare BreedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0