ESPN’s Skip Bayless is easily the biggest Tim Tebow supporter (politest word I could use there) and while we’re all enjoying Tebow-mania, the bandwagon took a step back in to reality with today’s defeat to the New England Patriots. This video is still classic though.
Aw man, this is that old Ferrari F50 that I’ve missed. Scoop Deville’s Bobby Womack flip is perfect and Fif’s flow is straight out of 2002. Those days when G-Unit were running the mixtape scene were some of my favorite times and this record sounds like it could have been on any one of those tapes. Great record.
I’m not buying the headphones though.
Happened to stumble across this video today as I was going through music (shout to 2DopeBoyz for posting it) and particularly liked some of the writing on here. Yuna’s voice is awesome too.
The homey Pinder links up with Jon Jon for another dope video, representing the town nicely, even though it was shot in NYC. Go far. Again, think global.
This clip of Shad talking to kids at a middle school in Surrey, BC exemplifies why he’s one of my favorite MC’s. It’s one thing to be an incredibly talented rapper and musician, but when combined with intelligence and the realization that you have an obligation to help make the world a better place, it takes it to the next level. I wish more MC’s were as forward thinking and intelligent as Shad, so they could speak to our youth as well. As it stands now, there are probably less than 20 MC’s around that I’d encourage they go speak to kids. And that’s horrifying.
While in town for the “Ambition” tour on 11/25/11, Wale stopped by KUBE and the SNSS studio to chat with me for a few moments. We talked about his Ambition album, years of grinding for success, what it’s like seeing fans quote his lyrics on Facebook & Twitter, and more. Since he’s always known as one of hip-hop’s most fervent sports fans, we had to talk some football so I asked about his recent debates with Skip Bayless at ESPN, who is the best running back in the NFL, his take on Tebow-mania, and what we should do with the BCS.
If you’d prefer to just listen to the audio, download/streaming links are below:
Wale on Sound Session – http://www.mediafire.com/?hdqw9fmweo1trjc
(back up / streaming link – http://hulkshare.com/rosy83wfkyfi)
Ambition is in stores now, cop that.
I’ve been meaning to post this up since last week, but I’ve been caught up in the post-Thanksgiving madness. Florence kills this version of Drake and Rihanna’s soon to be smash in this live performance for BBC Radio 1. As I’ve mentioned on Twitter, I can’t tell whether I live it and then Drake puts it in to song, or he writes about it and then it happens to me. Either way, I’m pretty sure he owes me royalties on my life right now.
I heard a new record from Scheme tonight that features Astonish and I realized that Astonish is probably the dopest MC around that nobody seems to have heard of. Sure, he’s got some notoriety in his hometown of Chicago, and the Molemen affiliation helps a bit, but people don’t seem to be up on him. In this world of massive blog exposure, that’s insane. Here’s hoping he gets a lot more exposure in 2012.
Up top is a relatively new video and below is one of the first tracks I heard from him and played on SNSS in 2008.
No Yukimi in the video = no bueno, but it’s still a cool, quirky clip and one of the best records of the year. Just the thought of memorizing a full deck of playing cards gives me an aneurysm though…
Take chances and come closer to me babe // I’m falling out…now
Hahahah, this video is fresh. Good concept, reminiscent of Conan’s classic “lip-overs,” and a dope track on top of that. Well done fellas!