Long Time No See part 2

Last night we were celebrating a visit from a homie that moved to Vegas (Uly), he came back slim and more muscular than before. Because it is still spring break, all the homies were drinking and having a good time, and after a night of listening to Uly brag about his muscles and how he could balance a cup on his chest, we got to see the drinks take their toll on him...yes, the bartender passed out. 

Random thoughts on Uly

Long Time No See

I haven't updated this blog in a while...Some homies from Hawaii have been over here for spring break and me and my friends have been showing them around. Last time we saw them was in 07, the week of Rock The Bells. Its been a pretty chill break so far, spending money when I shouldn't be, its all good tho. It feels like this break is going by so fast. I'll be sure to start updating this more often. To be continued...

"the greatest rapper of all time died on march 9th"

- Can-i-bus

RIP BIGGIE SMALLS...you wanna hear the dopest Biggie mixtape? check out j.periods best of Biggie, on his website, its a free download

My Top 5 Dead or Alive...

Yo here's a list of 5 of my favorite emcees in the Hip-Hop Game

1. NAS - The first emcee I would put on this list has to be Nas...To anyone who disagrees with me just check his credentials. Being a hip-hop prodigy as a teen, he has surely stood the test of time. His vocabulary, for someone who dropped out of school so young, was prolific. He created in my opinion, and in the opinions of many the greatest hip-hop cd of all time in illmatic. Although he has made a lot of dope albums following this, my favourite material from this man is his pre-illmatic material through his second album It Was Written...Not to say all his work after those albums aren't dope though. Nas's style (to me) is a perfected combination of his influences Cool G Rap & Rakim, which lands this emcee at the top of my list.
2. Biggie Smalls - Yo if Biggie ain't in your top 5 then you clearly don't know Hip-Hop. His debut album Ready To Die is another album that highlighted (in my opinion) the most glorious year for hip-hop ever: 1994. There were so many dope albums that year it's ridiculous. Biggies voice stood out, and his story lines were representative of the New York emcee at the time. What I loved about Biggie was also his freestyle ability, which a lot of rappers today lack. Biggie is so dope, I don't feel like I need to explain this much.
3. Black Thought - I feel like most people forget how ill Black Thought is on the mic. I have every album from his group The Roots, and I have come to conclude that Black Thought is the most consistant emcee out there. Ever since the debut of The Roots in 93' Black Thoughts lyrical ability and jazzy aura has yet to diminish; and seeing him every once in a while freestyling on BET proves this to be true. The best rapper to come out of Philly in my mind...no doubt.
4. MOS DEF - A true hip-hop fans emcee...I follow Mos Def all the way back to his beginnings with the Lyrisist Lounge. Hes one of the most versatile emcees out there. Hes an actor, poet, rapper, and he ain't too bad at singing (evident on many of his tracks). Hes apart of one of Hip-Hops greatest duo's of all time: Blackstar (mosdef & Talib Kweli). His album Black On Both Sides is in my top 5 albums of all time as well. An emcee in the truest sense, displaying his knowledge on a variety of issues whenever hes on the mic. Truly someone you need to turn your ears to. 
5. Mad Skillz AKA Skillz - This is one of the most underrated rappers of all time in my opinion.  Im assuming that most people who read this dont know who this guy is, but he holds down my number 5 spot regardless. Being  the first emcee to rep Virginia to the fullest, he first gained attention taking second place in a national freestyling contest in 92. Throughout his whole career he has been overlooked and forgotten. But he has always been in the game underground at least. Hes also someone who has probably ghostwritten for one of your favourite rappers. He has written hits for P. Diddy, Mase, Will Smith, Jermain Dupri, and others. Check him out, hes dope foreals.  (peep his debut album From Where???)

Plummers Crack

I know im not the only one who hates seeing this view during class. It's a pretty distracting sight, especially when you got one of your best friends right next to you to laugh at it with. I understand that some times shit just happens, and people just may not notice it, but when its out on the daily basis it just starts getting disturbing. I'm not posting this to be mean, I'm simply posting this to address the issue. lol 

Keepin It Real vol. 2

"why don't you eat a cupcake?"

"...naw, G's don't eat cupcakes"

"wth, I eat cupcakes and I'm a gangsta....holla at me"

-volume/ed ether