The Real Hip-Hop Appreciation Thread

[MacWQ33]

was just listening to nas-rewind and I realized there are ppl that never heard this track...hip hop fan or not go dl that, light up and appreciate a fuckin lyrical genius

Here it is...one of the most creative, imaginative songs of all time in any genre of music. Especially from a guy that dropped out of school in 8th grade...now THIS is a GENIUS at wok.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2ZqQZgeMuI[/YOUTUBE]

Might as well throw this on there as well. I think it is one of the greatest songs in the history of music. You have to listen from start to finish though. The whole song is a personification metaphor, and listen to the detail, foreshadowing in the first two verses that finally brings us to a storyline in the last verse that leads to a climax ending.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPCzTYNRYtc[/YOUTUBE]

MacWQ33 Reviewed by MacWQ33 on 07-21-2007. The Real Hip-Hop Appreciation Thread ...it isn't quite dead yet. Just not on your tv or radio. If you appreciate Nas and Jay, The Lox, The Roots, Common (new album end of the month) Mos, Kweli, Joe Budden, Lupe, Rakim, old school cats like Daddy Kane, Cassidy, Fab, Papoose, Saigon or any other artist thats still making good music Recommended Tracks for the day: Joe Budden: Dumb Out, 3 Sides to a Story Lupe Fiasco: Twilight Zone Jay-Z: Ignorant Shit The Roots: Clock with no Hands; What they do Light up and zone out...1 Rating: 5