Figgidy Fresh Friday

So, I just found out the name of Common's next album.

Questlove gimme a drum roll

Get ready...here you go:

"The Believer"

(insert applauds here)

Guess he's a big fan of the Ryan Gosling movie.



Or he's a big fan of the magazine of the same name.




Either way it's a pretty cool title. He's supposed to release an album with Q-tip this year entitled "The Standard". Or I think the group is called that? I don't know. Whatever, it's probably not gonna come out. Same thing for CRS ( Child Rebel Soldier). That's Kanye, Lupe Fiasco and Pharrell.

Hip-hop supergroups rarely ever pan out.

Shit, I've been waiting for Helter Skelter for over a decade! That's the alleged super-collabo between Ice Cube and Dr. Dre.

That rumor had been around since they did that one song together back in the day. What's it called? Somebody post the name of the title cuz I forgot.

Or the new N.W.A album featuring Snoop Dogg as a member. I've been waiting for that since that one song on the Friday sountrack came out...1999? Chin Check? That was when the west first made a comeback. Ahhhh, the early 2000's.


Did that Golden State Project album ever come out? It was Ras Kass, Xzhibit (pre-Pimp My Ride) and Saafir.

Come to think of it, it's mostly just west coast groups that never work out!

Shit, I think the only TRUE hip-hop supergroup is The Firm.

I say TRUE because I am not counting The Jay-z/R.Kelly bullshit nor that weak Omarion/ Bow Wow album.

Blogging in the Rain

To Buy List-

• The Velvet Underground and Nico


• The Shins (any of their stuff)


• The Beach Boys- Pet Sounds


• The Roots-Phrenology


• Daniel McDanields-Headless Horsemen of the Apocalypse


• Atmosphere-Overcast (only Atmosphere I don't own)


• The first Raekwon (yeah, yeah, I know)


• The first Wu!!! ( For whatever reason I don't own this yet I know every single lyric)


• The newer De La Soul stuff


• The second Interpol ( only one I don't OWN)


• Old Radiohead ( just bought In Rainbows)


• The Beatles- Sgt Pepper...


• Mos Def-Black on Both Sides ( same as the wu album)


• First Jay-Z and The Black Album
  
• alot more stuff

Things I will do:

• Tally up all the namedrops on The Game albums and write an article about it.


• Write more


• Excercise after I'm done writing this


• Go to Amoeba and buy all those cd's and more

I'm bored at the moment but I felt like typing.

I would like to go music shopping this weekend but I'm pretty sure I will get too lazy to go.

Here's a pic of me and Murs! He smelled like sweat! No diss to the guy, I mean, I love his music but I'm guessing the 8 hour time-limit on his deodorant was up 'cuz dude was smelling like armpit. He was really cool though, real appreciative of his fans. MC's like that make me proud to be a hip-hop head. My homie Danny owes me a copy of Murs 3:16 The 9th Edition. He borrowed it like 2 years ago and well, you know the rest. I remember it was the day before Rock The Bells 2005.

Time to go to sleep. Or watch The office on DVD.

"Yo, you guys got that 'Nigger' CD?"

Word on the streets, or blogs, is that Def Jam will drop Nas if he doesn't change the title of his album, tentatively titled "Nigger". It doesn't really look like that title will come to fruition. Can you imagine if it does?

Your Local FYE
"Yeah, I'm Looking for a CD."-Average run-of-the-mill white suburban hip-hop head
"What's it called?" Middle-age white sales associate
"Nigger."

Or imagine if he's black.

Or imagine if Al Sharpton is in the store as well.

Or imagine if they have to do a price check over the intercom system:
"Larry, can I get a price check on 'Nigger'? I repeat, price check on 'Nigger'.

Oh, the hilarity.

I can just picture all the whiteboys getting their asses kicked over this album, 'cause you know lots of people ( I shouldn't single out white folks) are gonna use this as a license to use the word freely (like I'm doing so, but hey it's serving a purpose).

Who knows what's gonna happen!

Whether you like the title or not you gotta applaud Nas for his balls. Nas is catching alotta hell for this...but fuck it. The truth of the matter is that this word is always gonna create a hot debate between people, of all colors. It's always gonna spur discussion. Does Nas have the right to spark such a discussion? Yes and no. This issue is bigger than Nas, it's bigger than hip-hop. But, as a black hip-hop artist Nas does have the right to address any issues within his community that he feels he needs to address. Plus, I'm pretty sure he just wants to piss off people.

Is he giving his albums controversial titles just for the shock value and attention? Maybe. Nas as always been at the front of the pack when it comes to lyricism and conceptuality in hip-hop so in my book he could name his album whatever he feels. He's earned that respect.

Plus, he made Illmatic.

But, if you think it's just a publicity stunt to garner more attention then you might be wrong. There will reportedly be a song entitled "The Fear", which is short for (get this) 'The Fear of the Black Man's Dick'! And, if you're feeling a little excluded from all the broo-ha-ha because of your race then look no further than the soon to be smash hit "You're a Nigger Too"!

I'm not kidding. Those are actual song titles.

Oh, and I almost forgot the icing on the cake:

It's coming out in February.

Black History Month.

Please, don't shelve this Def Jam. If 'Homeboys in Outerspace' can be on t.v and "Soul Plane" was released then you guys can drop this album.

Rants from a Disgruntled Rap Fan

Although I love going to hip-hop shows I vowed to never attend a 'Big rap Show' along time ago. By that I mean those all day hip-hop festivals were a bunch rappers perform and all that good stuff. Why you ask? It's simple: $$$$$$. Last time I attended one of those shows was in 2006, It was the We The People Festival. Don't get me wrong it was ill--Immortal Technique ripped it! But, for it being a revolutionary minded festival that was meant to uplift, inform and support underground hip-hop I sure did spend alot of money. $7 to take out money from the ATM. $5 can of Coke. Nasty $5 burrito. I don't mind spending the loot, if I have it, but there's something hypocritical about advocating revolution and denouncing capitalism then turning around and charging 5 bucks for a 75 cent soda. Coke no less.

Then there's the fans. Psycho Realm was performing that night and well, there were bunch of bald headed cholos. Needless to say, they weren't trying to hear all that revolutionary shit. While a clip of Maxine waters played on stage talking about hip-hop the crowd went crazy and started throwing shit on-stage.

Psycho Realm came up and all hell broke loose. My point is that when you have a diverse set of artists then the crowd will be diverse. I'm all for diversity but sometimes, at rap shows, I could do without it. That sounds kinda stupid and ignorant but...

Take the time I went to Rock The Bells for example. The year was 2005. I really wanted to see Nas that year and I got there early. The temperature was about 105 degrees so not alot of people were actually near the stage around the afternoon, which was cool for me because I got to see Guru, Sage Francis (heard him for the first time and blew my mind) and Hiero up close with no problem.

So nightime hit and Redman was supposed to be up. The crowd waited for him for an hour--he was in the back getting high and forgot.


If you were a Redman fan you would have loved the set. But, if you weren't ( and alot of people in the crowd weren't) then you were just killing time to see the next act. The crowd wasn't really hyped so Red decided to jump into the crowd. They didn't catch him. Dude was pissed and called the crowd boughi. Well, Red ended up winning the crowd over with a little help from his hypeman but, I was really dissapointed with the crowd. The knew Ill Biil's Lyrics but not Redman's?? Get the fuck outta here! Underground rap fans are really black and white...by that I mean they think if you dig a certain type of hip-hop then you can't dig another type. Maybe i'm just getting old and adjusting to the whole downloading thing but whatever.

At least I saw Nas rip it.

It's Been A Minute

But the kid is back with a few treats.

First off, here's a pic of me and my girl at the Blu video shoot I mentioned last week.
We're the ones right in the front.

Also, here's a free download of a new Blu song entitled "Bad News Barnes"
http://download.yousendit.com/1DC8335925DDFCFC


Raise your hands if you bought "The Big Doe Rehab"--oh, shit. Don't let Ghostface see you with that burned copy. Dude sounds pretty irrate. Where's the love?

Shit, is pretty funny and sad at the same time. Ghost is supposed to be one of those dudes with a loyal fanbase--what happened? Over-saturation of the market. In about 2 years dude released 3 albums (Fishscale, More Fish, Big Doe Rehab) a Wu-Tang album (8 Diagrams) and a best of unreleased material album ( Hidden Darts). That's like $60 on Ghost related product! Sorry Ghost Deini.

Hold Your Head Lil' Weezy

Dude got caught up on drug charges in Yuma, Arizona last night on three felony counts: possession of dangerous drugs, possession of narcotics and possession of drug paraphernalia!
What the fuck you doing in Yuma, Arizona? You think you're Kurt Russell? Christian Bale? Get the fuck outta here! Look at his mugshoot--i'm suprised he's not arrested more often.