Saturday, July 25, 2009

Gucci Mane Ft. Oj Da Juice Man, Rock City & LA the Dark Man - Oveboard
Jay-Z Ft. Rihanna & Kanye - Run This Town
N.O.R.E. Ft. Kid Cudi - Foatin In The Sky
Nino Bless Ft. Rhymefest, Skyzoo, Ras Kass & Scram Jones - Boom Bap Shit
WU-TANG CLAN - DEMO TAPE FROM 92
Royce Da 5'9" - 8-11
2Pac Ft. Snoop Dogg - If Theres A Cure, I Dont Want It
Kid Cudi - Call Me The Moon Man

Monday, July 20, 2009

Bow Wow - Go
211 Ft. Mitchy, & Slick Kokane - 2Slick
Fabolous Ft. Drake - Throw It In The Bag ReMix
Jay Rock Ft. Ab Soul - Gunned Down
Shakira Ft. J. Rocwell - She Wolf Remix
Nipsey Hustle Ft. Young Broadee & Kid Cudi - CEO
The Roots - How I Got Over
GLC Ft. Mistah FAB & Cory Mo - Let The Pimpin Commence
Asher Roth - DOA Freestyle
Mr. Hudson - White Lies
Curren$y - Rapper Weed
Cory Gunz - Lets Move It
Fly Union Ft. Big Sean - Poed Up
JR Writer Ft. Lil Wayne - We Like The Cars
Birdman Ft. Lil Wayne - Southside
Pharrell Williams - Despicable Me
Rich Boy Ft. Fiend - Come And Get Me
Lupe Fiasco - This Is For My Niggas
Nelly Ft. Diddy - 1000 Stacks
Rick Ross - We Dont Love These Hoes
Kid Cudi - Lion Heart (Live@Nokia Theater NYC)
Beastie Boys Ft. Nas - Too Many Rappers
Nappy Roots - 123
Wale Ft. Lady Gaga - Chillin (The Knocks Remix)
Mase - Thinkin About You

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

NAS DEMO TAPE FROM 1991
Colin Munroe - Start A War
Juelz Santana Ft, Jeremih - Live The Life
Curren$y - Damier Doobies
Fabolous - Feel Like Im Back
Twista Ft. Kanye West - Alright

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Lupe Fiasco's Shining Down, Interpreted

[Hook:]
Look up in the sky.
Now look up in the sky.
Look up in the sky
You thought I was down.
You thought I was gone.
Thought I wasn’t around.
You thought I left you alone.
But look up in the sky.
Just look up in the sky.
See that I’m everywhere
Everywhere
Shining down on you.

[Verse #1:]
Well, well
Is that our little author?
Coming back; Humming his hymns, a little altered
Your attention, put back on the flow like the department of water
Taking off with the dough, like Little Walter
Chess? Yes. Baby, I’m Jerry Lawler
Rebel with a cause; outlaw with the lawyer
Judge, jury, like a loo;
Rap name Lupe, but my daddy named me Warrior
This is his memorial

The 1st verse finds Fiasco touching on his return because if you think about it, he has been on hiatus for a longer time period in comparison to the time between his 1st two albums. He's back to put his twist back on hip hop and speak what needs to be spoken ("Coming back, humming his hymns, a little altered", dope church references). He's back to put our attention back on his flow like the water department's attention is on the flow of water. He references Little Walter, a blues singer who used to be with Chess Records, but left ("taking off with the dough") when it was discovered that Lou & Phil Chess, the owners of Chess Records, were allegedly stealing funds from their recording artists. It appears Lupe feels that Atlantic is doing the same (another Jay-Z attribute: subliminals). It would also seem that Lupe is staking his own claim as the king of this rap game (Jerry Lawler was a wrestler, quite frequently known as "The King", which also ties into the "chess" line). The Jerry Lawler reference also ties into the next few lines as throughout his career, he was seen as a heel or bad guy ("rebel with a cause") and he was known for going to court for his various divorces ("outlaw with the lawyer"). His rap name is "Lupe", but his father named him "Wasulu", which means "warrior".


[Verse #2:]
[Auto-Tuned] No, I ain’t that nigga trying to get a liquor line
When I be scripting lines, want this petition signed
It says I’m sick of dying, sick of this prison time
I really love my people, I’m sick of pimping mine [Auto-Tuned]
Now if we autotune that shit
We can hear the songs from that opera groomed fat bitch
Telling us not to pursue it, just to shoo (shoe) it like a blacksmith
We’re trapped, and moving round in circles like it’s chapstick
And that’s the same encircled way of thinking that we chat with
We’ll wrap this, around your, head like the bandanas Fabolous
Used to wrap his hats with
Rather be in F.E.D.S. instead of National Geographics
Well, I’m not having it

The first couple of lines are merged with auto-tune, which is Lupe's way of saying that if important lines are immersed in auto-tune, the true message will never be discovered and it will be the end (the fat lady singing ("the opera-groomed fat bitch")) of hip hop. His return is spawned by his desire to contribute to hip hop and wrap his message around minds ("like the bandanas Fabolous used to wrap his hats with") unlike the music that has been around in his absence. It is his plan to rebel against these popular trends in rap music as he feels people would rather read FEDS magazine, a magazine that glorifies rappers and gives breakdowns on gangs & inner-city violence, instead of educational material like National Geographic.

[Verse #3:]
So, I say hello and this is for the third time
To everybody out there who ain’t never heard mine
And if you have, then you know you ain’t never heard lying
Lu don’t move no cowards, you only heard lines
Not a facade cherisher, I’d rather have the scars
I don’t idolize America, I’m dancing with the stars
Uh huh. All of them? Yea, they are, too.
You look up and you see us shining down on you.

In the final verse, he reintroduces himself for the third time (3rd LP, 3rd verse of this record), speaking to new fans and those who have been with him since the start. He is not one to tell lies nor put them in his records. The next line can be interpreted in a variety of ways (with a subtle Cowardly Lion (Wizard of Oz) reference thrown in):

"Lu don't move (moo), no cowards (cow-words/cow-herds), you've only heard (heard) lines (lions)"

The lion/lying theme throughout the song is also a subtle dedication to Lupe's father, Gregory Hamza Jaco ("Hamza" means lion in Arabic and the last thing Lupe's father told him was "not to lie, tell Wasulu to tell the truth". He doesn't hide nor accept facades as he'd rather have "the scars" (which also a play on the word "disguise") and finally, he completes the verse (and song) with two references to two world famous talent competition (American Idol & Dancing With The Stars).


~ Signed, The Greatest Rapper Alive (Lupe Fiasco's L.a.s.e.r.s., in stores this December)
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Monday, July 13, 2009

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Jim Jones Ft. Nakim - Hustlers Serenade
Mr. Hudson Ft. Kid Cudi - Everything Is Broken
The Real Ft. DJ Vlad - Radio Shit
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Mr. Hudson Ft. Kanye West - Anyone But Him
Lloyd Banks - X Man
Jae Millz - B-Day Head

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Wale - Pretty Girls
Rock City Ft. B.o.B. - Do It Slow
Rick Ross - Skyline

Saturday, July 4, 2009

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