The Hip-Hop Thread

[Diomedes]

http://techdirt.com/articles/20070117/163531.shtml

Three years ago, we were a bit surprised that the RIAA had hired a former director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and jokingly (we thought!) suggested that perhaps the RIAA was getting ready to bust down some doors. Not long after that, we were dismayed to hear that the RIAA had taken to dressing up foot soldiers in uniforms that made them look like they were a part of the FBI or some other law enforcement agency in order to intimidate street vendors. When that wasn't enough, Hollywood lobbyists pushed to have the FBI play the role of enforcer, even having them raid a school at one point. Now, it looks like the RIAA has a SWAT team at its disposal as well. Apparently a federal SWAT team "assisted" the RIAA in raiding the studio of a DJ in Atlanta. If you're familiar with DJ culture, you know that making mixes is a big part of what they do -- and while it may represent a gray area in legal terms, it hardly seems like the type of thing that requires a SWAT team to bust in (the SWAT team's argument that they often find drugs at such places is meaningless here, since they didn't find any drugs). DJ mixes are designed to help promote the DJ -- and, if anything, probably do an excellent job building up much more interest in the music being played as well. If the RIAA was really upset by it (despite the free publicity), there's no reason they couldn't file a civil suit, rather than bringing in a SWAT team. Maybe next time they'll bring Shaquille O'Neal along as well.

[hbionic]

Classic Video from KRS-One

I always like this video. I've only seen it a few times before now. It's nothing special but it has samples of a few of my favorite KRS ONE songs in it.

[Seabiscuit36]

One of my favorite songs from KRS/Channel Live   Mad Izm

[hunt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbivRkS9viE

kinda cool.

[Dillen]

I just downloaded the Fat Joe- Loyalty album.  Take a look at my Life and Gangsta are great songs.  Gotta love Gangsta using the beat from Deep Cover

I hate Fat Joe. He cant make a good song by himself and looks like a goddamn pig. Not as in "Wow, that guy is really dirty and rude." As in "damn, that guy looking exactly like a goddamn pig."

[hunt]

he's no big pun....rip.



packinamackindabackadaac.

[ice grillin you]

boom bap original rap

[rjs246]

He cant make a good song by himself and looks like a goddamn pig. Not as in "Wow, that guy is really dirty and rude."

ODB was really the only rapper to ever pull that off effectively, though. He farging mastered that shtein.

[hunt]

He cant make a good song by himself and looks like a goddamn pig. Not as in "Wow, that guy is really dirty and rude."

ODB was really the only rapper to ever pull that off effectively, though. He farging mastered that shtein.

only on his 1st solo album though....his 2nd one was crap.

[ice grillin you]

I hate Fat Joe. He cant make a good song by himself and looks like a goddamn pig.

new milenium fat joe is awful

DITC early mid ninties fat joe is great...check out his first album represent...its tremendous


ODB was really the only rapper to ever pull that off effectively, though

akineyle is another one...im sure youve heard "put it in your mouth" it was huge on college campuses in the late 90's...anyway he was ruthless with a lot of his songs...more so in a mean im not joking way as opposed to odb's goofiness


also eazy-e was odb before odb was odb

[mussa]

spank rock - yoyoyoyoyoyo

[Seabiscuit36]

As i said in the other thread, Fat Joe's Loyalty Album has 2 good songs in my mind.  Thats it the rest is horrible crap compared to the old stuff. 

[ice grillin you]

yeah he started going down hill with almost everything else hip-hop around 1998 with the don cartagena album...his stuff prior to that tho is top notch...admittedly tho mostly due to production

[hbionic]

Alll Hip-Hop, like the NBA went downhill after the 90's.

[phattymatty]

you can lick it, you can sip it, you can taste it, i'm talkin every drip-drop, don't you waste it