Hip Hop meets The Best Talk show EVER

One of the dopest musical happenings I forgot I remembered seeing as a child
this Performance gives me chills
It felt so authentic and live
There is nothing like this on television...
There maybe wont ever be again




-Def

RIP JDilla

Dilla a.k.a Jay Dee - My Tribute 2009 from Andy Brown on Vimeo.



One of the biggest loses in recent music happened 3 years ago
fortunately I was a listener before his untimely death...
When I heard the news I didn't believe it for days.
I wouldnt believe it!
Your favorite producer's favorite producer worked with all my favorites
Madlib, Pete Rock, Common, Busta Rhymes, Mos Def, Pharrell, Waajeed, Karriem Riggins, D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, talib Kweli, Flying Lotus, Amp Fiddler, 9th Wonder, Slum Village, A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, Kanye West, and ?uestlove.

The List is endless...
Hip Hop's still misses him
Buuuut
His sound lives on!







Sorry 4 the long post but it was needed...

RIP Dilla


(February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006)

-Def

Steve Jobs Killed Hip Hop.

Steve Jobs, Apple, the iPod and the iTunes Music Store are definitely riding high. With over 3 million songs sold every day from the iTunes Music Store and over 32 million iPods sold in 2005 alone.
With that said I love Apple and iTunes but
People have been looking for the culprit who killed everyone's beloved Hip Hop
for years
This is R.C.'s theory on who did the deed,follow....


RC: Steve Jobs killed Hip Hop
Def: hahaha
Def: why u say mr. jobs killed it?
RC: Labels are forced to make ringtone song in order to make money
RC: because Itunes sells songs for 99cent.
Def: riiiight
RC: which means ur dopest rapper is forced to convert
RC: or he will never be heard
RC: all contracts and publishing is based on album points
Def: well i feel that its more than ring tones killing it
RC: well, the whole itunes situation is killing it
RC: Steve is making money, and he doesnt have anything to do with the music......its just a site
RC: thats sum of the gangsterest shit ive ever seen...
RC: he says...o u dropped ur album
RC: coo
RC: ima piece it up
RC: and sell it cheaper then u
RC: lol
Def: well the artists are making money also
RC: not as much as Steve
Def: its a great idea that isnt just profitting steve
RC: well, the average dope rapper appeals in album worth
RC: not by song
RC: think about it....ever since itunes came out...record sells dropped....
Def: the internet is waaaay more 2 blame as a whole
RC: which meant the artist lost....the producers lost....the labels lost
Def: blogs are fuckin it
Def: downloads are fuckin it up
RC: c if i had money....
RC: Id get that RIAA Protection program
RC: that doesnt allow transport of the music
RC: whats on the CD stays on cD
RC: if ur @ Jay-z status
RC: and u do that
RC: then everybody has to buy the cd
RC: becuz the program wont let u burn it
RC: and being that everybody wants the new Jay....they r going to b forced to buy it....
RC: itunes works for new artist...
Def: thats a great awesome idea
Def: it wont be as much exposure
RC: it only works if uve got the major buzz
Def: and thats what music is all about now
Def: just being out
Def: is enough 4 niggas
Def: not about record sales so much
Def: cuz no one is selling
RC: and thats wuts wack
Def: due 2 what u have been telling me I am guessing
RC: remember 99
RC: remember 94, 95
RC: the hottest of times for hip hop
Def: truth
RC: becuz...everybody owns their stuff
RC: now people freely give up they shit to steve
Def: and albums were collectors items
RC: its jus a website.....lol
RC: exactly
Def: now u almost dont want the cd @ all
Def: it feels bulky
Def: lol
RC: lmao
RC: They are breaking down albums man, thats wack
Def: I am gonna post this convo G
Def: its enlightening
RC: niggas cant make money like that
RC: Lol
RC: fasho
Def: and worst of all the value of the music isnt there anymore
RC: but on the real tho, if u ever get to that point...
RC: to where u dont need i tunes....
Def: its more disposable as a file
Def: who cares about album art anymore
RC: Tru
RC: Jay doesnt fuck wit Itunes
RC: a couple other cats dont fuck wit itunes
Def: he doesnt???
RC: naw
RC: Ur doing million $ vids
RC: to get sold on itunes for 2.99
RC: lol
Def: yea doesnt seem lucrative... its turninng back into single deals like waaay back when
RC: theres no turnaround sell, ur publishing in a label contract is based off an album point
RC: producers deals ect
RC: now, u have to seperate the album
Def: how so?
RC: advances and publishin is set up off albums
RC: not Songs...
RC: albums
RC: they gotta recreate the way the music is doin biz....contract wise
RC: becuz its all off points
RC: songs = small money
RC: albums= big money
RC: thats y cats is goin the rick codero route
RC: a niggas publishing deal average..
RC: is based off albums
RC: u getting 100 thou based off 12 songs...rite....thats how it was dun in 94 95 99....
RC: nooooooooow
RC: its like....split that 100 thou, and piece it up for each song
RC: so, now, say u onli poppin 1 song
Def: yea its alot more stressful also
Def: in the creation process
RC: u lose out on how much u wuld have made
RC: yep
Def: your not even focused on makin an album
RC: and now ur music has to focus song for song
RC: Ur soulja boi'n it at that point
RC: instead of blueprintin' it
Def: right I just need a hit
Def: instead of classic
Def: lol
RC: exactly
RC: ur hoppin to get that 100 thou, in 1 song
RC: its sus



Your comments please.

My Favorite Planet Out of The Galaxy

Good morning I'm feeling real Retro Spacey so I decided to land on Planet Rock
"Go Ladies!!!"
This is thee most sampled record in Hip Hop arguably the best Hip Hop party record ever. As the weekend approaches I encourage you to pop lock @ your desk freak out your boss he will understand. Its Planet Rock!



-Def

Nas Killed Hip Hop???

I really dont want 2 even waste your time and my own by posting this.
the verdict is in Souljah Boy is a fucking idiot. He's 18 yes, entertaining yes, ignorant yes, rich yes, comedian yes, coon yes.
The King of the Internet?
*Sigh*
I have soooo much 2 say
Its like claiming to be the best JV basket ballplayer in a world of NBA players
not much 2 brag about.
Bottom line is the quality of music is down in the genre of "Hip Hop"
and the good that is being made is taken for granted because its harder to find
and that discourages people from looking for it or trying to make it
He makes one point that Wayne's popularity has everything to do with him making a FAAAAR fetched proclamation @ the time of being the best rapper alive.
We all listened looking for proof
and BAM
you got the whole world hooked by copying Jay-Z's and Andre 3000's swag and used those styles minus the content and inserted the more ignorant side of subject matter
to the point it was matter less and used the biggest gimmick ever MONEY!
and whats the root of all evil?
Hmmm he is influencing an entire generation
we forget its JUST entertainment.
Sorry buuuut Lil Wayne should never be compared to Obama.
Nas wasnt the first to say Hip Hop is Dead
he just brought it to the attention of the rest of the world
thats why it wont go away is the fact that its true.
Hip Hop itself isnt dead but the style of Hip Hop
We all got used to isnt in demand anymore.
What is?
Pop.
Nas named his album "Hip Hop Is Dead" much like he named his album "Nigger"
to get attention to his brand of music that isnt bad but has no shock value in itself
so the title @ least needs to grab you
Brilliant.
He encouraged dialogue even if his beats couldnt
Its funny because a Hip Hop artist isnt considered creative
til the moment he or she steps outside of the box Hip Hop has created..
Its like the world doesnt even see Hip Hop as music
til the artist creates something bigger than Hip Hop.
Every Rapper wants to be a MC
every MC wants to be an Artist.
Hip Hop artists are bored of themselves and so are the fans...
Likes like a church
and church is only as powerful as its congregation
So yes Hip Hop may be dead but theres life after death..
If there is than my next album will be the most completely complex planned suicide.
If this is what Hip Hop is thats out right now I dont want to live in this box.
Just make music. Let the people label you.
Because they will either way!!
Damn I am sleepy *yawwwwwn*
leave a comment I will reply in the A.M.
Goodnight world.




-Def