A fresh breath in this suffocating "game" known as hiphop.Saint Joseph tha Cinematic 1 has finally arrived to deliver us from this bubble-blowin-pop-nonsense that has somehow found itz way onto our mainstream radio stationz, an plastered itz high-signin, flossin, an frontin face across our TV setz.To quote KRS-1, "rap is sumthin u dobut hiphop is how u live"
So along tha waywhere, then, did hiphop lose itz purity an cease 2 be an artform?? Who took this "thing of ourz" an to quote RZA "made it R&B: RAP N BULLSHIT"? I guess sumwhere between Cash Money an this irritatin "snap" infestation, we all blinged out an lost sight of whut tha real meanin of hiphop is all about--an that'z our freedom of expression--our rage contained to tha paper.
Hiphop isn't about huge whipz an gold grillz, platinum plaquez on tha wall.nah hiphop is a universal smokin circle.enlightenment thru tha cypher--an a portal into tha unseen.
Hiphop is a drum beat that inspirez a guitar lick/a guitar lick that inspirez a piano roll/an a piano roll that inspirez a voice.Hiphop is our'z--4 tha people, by tha people (not 4 tha industry, yo) Hiphop is NOT $20,000 dollar advancez an iced out medallionz, or unintelligable gruntin bout whut u got--Nah.hiphop is tha rhythym beneath our feet, an itz correlation 2 whutz goin on n our mindz.tha echo of our creativity, an tha release at tha end of tha wind up
it seemz like e'rybody nowadayz are self-proclaimed "rapperz". E'rybody think dey got flowze'rybody think dey can spit. Y'all really wanna know whut hiphop'z all about?? Man hiphop is how we shake our headz at these foolz--then blow dey mindz when we spit n dey face.
I am hiphop yo--
and.
Tha free-est form of expression.tha only artform where tha canvas doen't end. As long as there is still air: there will ALWAYZ be muzik.
A HUGE part of my lifemuzik--real muzik that is, has been responsible for, or has at least been instrumental (bad pun huh?? lol) in e'ry transformation.every great awakenin I've been thru. Muzik seemz 2 be tha one constancy, tha one thing that transcendz both time an space, an at tha end of tha day, is tha one thing that ne'er changes. And in that way-has remained by best friend thru it all.
From tha talkin ragz of Bob Dylan, to tha prophetic annointment of Jim Morrison and Leonard Cohen, tha simple, yet e'er-so-cleverly-put old skool rhymez of such greatz as Rakim or the Beastie Boys, to tha abstract punchlinez an witty onelinerz of De La Soul and Andre 3000, tha underlyin message an meanin has alwayz been tha same: an that'z hiphop--
Jazz, Funk, the Bluez, Folk, Soul an Gospel, Grunge an Rock-N-Roll.in tha end it was all a divine blueprint for a kind of muzikal renaissance that didn't stop wit jus a song we listen to, but transcended into a way we went about livin our daily livez.an children
that is HIPHOP
4 me to sit here an list e'ry single artist an musician that has inluenced me, or has had an impact on my life, would b an infinitely long an arduous task--so tha followin is a very abbridged list of those special few artistz who have helped me 2 see beyond this cold an commercial world that has been built up around us, an ultimately have guided my pen 2 continue writin tha ancient songz of tha elderz that has been passed down since tha beginnin of time, etchin into forever this thing of ourz we call "hiphop"
MF Doom, Cappadonna, Jack Kerouac, DJ Muggs, Bob Dylan, Thurston Moore, Zach de la Rocha, Mos Def, Jim Morrison, Masta Killa, Fishbone, 4th Disciple, Ceelo, dead prez, Aesop Rock, Ben Harper, Ani Difranco, RZA, Shyheim, De la Soul, Rick Rubin, Jello Biafra, Jim Jarmusch, Beastie Boys, Andre 3000, Otis Redding, KMFDM, J. Mascis, Ganksta NIP, Brand Nubian, JT tha Bigga Figga, RHCP, Freddie Foxxx, Talib Kweli, Kool G Rap, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Allah Mathematics, Nas, Yukmouth, Geto Boys, MJG, Killer Mike, Ministry, GZA/Genius, Killah Priest, Black Sabbath, Velvet Underground, Leonard Cohen, Jedi Mind Tricks, Johnny Cash, Del the Funky Homosapien, John Prine, Sage Francis, Beretta 9, Mark Lannegan, Pixies, RA the Rugged Man, AZ, Danger Mouse, Violent Femmes, Jeru the Damaja, Wyclef, Young MC, Teddy Pendergrass, Zapp & Roger, Khujo Goodie, OTR Clique, Ghostface.
LET'S BRING HIPHOP BACK Y'ALL--C'MON
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