Metal Lungies

“Born 2 Live” was the debut single of rapper Omar Creadle, best known by his initials. It was the first single for Word…Life, his 1994 debut released on the unstable Wild Pitch Records.

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So we just came across this amazing battle rap via Just Blaze, which we need a late pass for. Anyway, it is so amazing we felt obligated to drop our random musings for you.

• Dope intro font with a sick gradient, on that Sweden colorway! 
• Why does Marv-O only get the old english font treatment? 
• What the hell are those random dots behind him you ask?? A CITY MURAL DUH!
• White text over a white tee=high readability.
• Sucking up to the host with lines “I’m so nice I could be Marv-o’s brother” is pointless, Marv-o doesn’t vote! Unless Envy has other intentions for such flattering words.
• If anything, J-Dub would be a up for a brown-nosing bar like that.
• Envy might the first rapper that follows up a rap about pumps with a bright smile.
• You must pause the video at 2:03 to see the focus on J-Dubs face, he def. deserves all the chest rubs from Marv-o. The man is overly focused.
• The production is truly fly from picture in picture joint in the corner to
  a straight up heart cut out of Eli. Right in the middle of which the graphic pops up to reminded that the fellow we are watching is named Eli.
• Pause at 3:41 with Marv-O & J-Dub in the heart, clearly the video crew is throwing subliminals.
• Why is Johnathon the Godfather?
• A14, of course, is it possible to do both Good and Great?

I think I’m going to drop out of school and watch this clip all day, thanks Just Blaze.

Who do we think should’ve won? Neither, they both got more than 45 seconds thus being disqualified.

Maybe he was just having a bad day, but apparently Busta Rhymes got a little miffed at a listening session for his new album I’m Blessed when some journalists weren’t bobbing their heads quite enough.

If you niggas is gonna continue to do that—leave. Fuck the reviews.

Complex had an audio clip of Busta’s outbusrt, but it’s gone forever at the request of Interscope. Busta gave journalists a similar scolding on the outro of the excellent Dillagence mixtape. In between singing the praises of J Dilla, he declares that journalists write about other people because they have no lives and also drops this gem on the haters:

Fuck you, suck a thousand dicks and die a million deaths. I know it sounds real bad, but I mean it.

I can’t remember the last time I read anything bad about J Dilla. While Busta slams the critics on the late genius’ behalf, he’s really just venting his own frustration. And while I do indeed have no life, that gives Mr. Rhymes no right to be mean to me. Fun fact: I got Busta’s autograph when I was in fourth or fifth grade at a Discovery Zone. We were cool back then and I’m sad to see our friendship fall apart like this. Now I really feel bad, because Aaron was calling our boy out a minute ago too. I’m going to be the first to extend the olive branch to Busta Rhymes. I liked The Big Bang and I’m actually looking forward to his new album. See? I’m a nice guy. By the way, his new mixtape kinda sucks.

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings comin straight out of the glory days of soul.

Video for “Sirens” off Dizzee’s recent album Maths + English. One of my favorite videos in a long time, disturbing imagery.

Hah this is ridiculous. Weezy, I dont care what that guy with the weird shaped head told you dont smoke crack then play guitar, thats a bad idea.

(copped via 92503)

The Star Telegram reported today on Alicia Keys interview with Blender where she reflected on the Rap game and her thuggish jewelery. Apparently, Keys believes “gangsta rap is a ploy to get black people to kill each other,” and the Biggie and Tupac feud was constructued by the government and media to bring down two potential black leaders. Also she wears a gold gat around her neck to represent “strength, power, and killing em dead.” Some interesting theories, but sounds a tad dubious.

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony: Mo’ Murda

Dead Prez: Live in San Francisco

When I heard about this show I was gassed. I was thinking we would get another White Rapper Show. But in the back of my mind I knew VH1 would fuck it up. And they did. But its only a trailer you say. How can I judge?

Three Things:

1) The set (or the fembassy) is straight out of Flavor of Love.
2) The bitches in the video were fighting, scantily clad, and one admitted to a drug addiction.
3) Soulja Boy is featured quickly in the end as one of the “Rap Superstars” the bitches would encounter (in the same category as Ghostface, no less)

For all those who enjoyed the minstrelsy of Flavor of Love, I’m sure this will come as a gift. The hosts are Yo-Yo and MC Serch, and I’m sure this will be some ignorance worthy of note.

Now that I think about it, I never really liked the White Rapper Show that much anyway. And MC Serch is an asshole and a sellout for doing this, so is Yo-Yo. They both get the gasface.

Prime Minister Pete Nice is still cool though…

Billy Danze just hit up my e-mail box with a new track presumably off his upcoming solo project Behind Gatez, produced by L.B..

Mp3: Billy Danze-Gangsta.

Solid beat from Primo, new comer Vic does it justice, Wes agrees. Off of Little Vic’s Each Dawn I Die, in stores now.

MP3: Little Vic-The Exorcist (Produced by DJ Premier).

I don’t really care for Sean John as a clothing line but I’m curious to see how much Diddy actually cut & sews. Does the fashion industry have the equivalent of ghostwriters, ghostdesigners? Airs tonight at 10PM EST on MTV.