Author Topic: The Official Rap Thread (Read 840228 times)

thatonezombie · « **Reply #2200 on:** August 15, 2013, 02:54:47 AM »

I liked both BoB and Lupe's responses. BoB's was tough, and Lupe's did scratch that super lyrical itch.

As much as I like seeing people responding to Kendrick, I think people just go make better music. That's really what is driving all this. Kendrick just reminded us all what's really important in hip hop. Competition and professional pride without any "beef."

Edit: Although, it would be interesting to hear the MCs Kendrick name-dropped say something.

J-Triumf · « **Reply #2201 on:** August 15, 2013, 04:45:47 AM »

Even Whataburger is getting in on the action!
https://twitter.com/Whataburger/status/367654784532094976

I haven't been catching up with this situation as much as I'd like to, but reading about it so far has been pretty interesting; Kendrick did a good thing for everyone with this, and it's a lot better than back when Nas declared hip hop "dead", which came off as pretentious and ignorant to me more than anything.

Some of the reactions on /r/hiphopheads have been hilarious too.

(seriously, I love that community; they're full of people who actually love hip hop and helped me rediscover my own love for it just from simply lurking)

Masa · « **Reply #2202 on:** August 16, 2013, 12:15:26 PM »

JFC · « **Reply #2203 on:** August 23, 2013, 11:59:39 PM »

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Coolio Selling Rights to ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ to Fund Chef Career
August 21, 2013 // 4:23 pm // By: Charisma Madarang

Coolio, the man who reshaped Stevie Wonder’s “Pastime Paradise” to bring the 90s “Gangsta’s Paradise,” is selling the rights to his Grammy-winning single, along with 122 other songs. Why would he ever do such a thing? Apparently, the rapper is auctioning off the rights to his music catalog in order to further his career as a chef.

Some of you might remember Cookin’ With Coolio back in 2009, a cookbook that made him a New York Times-bestselling author. According to a press release, Coolio is planning to “invest the funds from the song catalogue sale to expand his cookbook series and his online cooking show of the same name.”

Even though the 50-year-old rapper hasn’t hit the album charts in over a decade, his old-school hits are reported to pull in $23,227 per year in royalties. All 123 songs will be up for grabs at the Royalty Exchange and are expected to fetch between $134,000 to $225,000.

While I have nothing but well wishes for Coolio on his journey into the realm of food, I’ll admit that I’m a little put out. As soon as I found out that he was selling off “Gangsta’s Paradise,” I blasted that ish for everyone at the Foodbeast office to hear. I choked up a little, thinking back to Michelle Pfeiffer donning a leather jacket on Dangerous Minds. Then, on cue (I shit you not), everyone began singing along to the lyrics and for just a split second, we we’re all back in 1995 listening to beats streaming from our cassette players.

Again, while I respect Coolio’s decision to follow his dreams, most of us can’t help but feel a pang of nostalgia. So, here it is, one more time while it’s golden:

LINKS:
http://foodbeast.com/content/2013/08/21/coolio-selling-right-to-gangstas-paradise-to-fund-chef-career
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/aug/21/coolio-music-catalogue-rights-career-chef

thatonezombie · « **Reply #2204 on:** August 24, 2013, 01:19:16 AM »

^ Good to see he wants to be a chef, but how can he turn away royalty money?

I've been listening to Peter Rosenberg's 40 years of hip hop mix. So dope.

https://soundcloud.com/rosenbergradio/real-late-40-years-of-hip-hop

thatonezombie · « **Reply #2205 on:** August 24, 2013, 09:54:57 AM »

Let em know, Obama!

daigong · « **Reply #2206 on:** August 25, 2013, 01:43:44 AM »

Fuck Dwight Howard

ONLY THE TRUTH!! CUBE!!!

thatonezombie · « **Reply #2207 on:** August 27, 2013, 10:36:42 AM »

Eminem decided to get Rick Rubin and gave us a Beastie Boys version of Slim Shady.

MochaNutz · « **Reply #2208 on:** August 27, 2013, 05:43:56 PM »

Im from Toronto, Canada. We're starting to get into the mainstream, so some of these artists are known already =) Here's 10 of them

Shad

Kardinal Offishall

K-Os

Drake

DL Incognito

JD Era

Rich Kidd

D-Sisive

Maestro Fresh Wes

i hafta rep D-Pryde

daigong · « **Reply #2209 on:** September 02, 2013, 07:12:26 AM »

Great to see fuckin Maestro Fresh Wes back, and he back with all his friends

like CHUCK D!!

Would you get a Wu-Tang Cosby sweater?

http://shreddersapparel.com/products/36-chambers-knit-w-sweater-pre-order

LIMITED EDITION!!

thatonezombie · « **Reply #2210 on:** September 09, 2013, 05:31:49 AM »

thatonezombie · « **Reply #2211 on:** September 11, 2013, 12:09:05 AM »

I feel like we went back in time.

MochaNutz · « **Reply #2212 on:** September 17, 2013, 05:14:50 AM »

Exile is 2dope of a producer. in my top 3 of all time. He doesn't make hard beats, but they're so butter.

Dag Savage - Wine and Cheese

Dag Savage - Drugs

Exile - Zip Disks and Floppies (full instrumental album. He was dope when he first started..)

Exile vs Kanye - I am a God (messing on the mpc)

Dag Savage - When it Rains (NEW EMANON coming soon!)

Blu & Exile - Maybe One Day (Blu kinda fell off for a bit doing all that weird sh!t. But when he's with Exile, cot damn)

Exile - Klepto (He rhymes too! Well, he'll get better =P)

Masa · « **Reply #2213 on:** September 23, 2013, 04:47:14 PM »

Another new Deltron 3030 song: http://www.stereogum.com/1478021/deltron-3030-melding-of-the-minds-feat-zack-de-la-rocha-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/

MochaNutz · « **Reply #2214 on:** September 23, 2013, 06:40:18 PM »

Souls of Mischief at Manifesto (annual hip hop festival in Toronto). My CF Card ran out of space at the end.

I took some sexy Jhene Aiko videos too, not sure where to post them

MochaNutz · « **Reply #2215 on:** September 27, 2013, 07:48:35 PM »

Lupe fiasco - Pound of Flesh/Paris Tokyo 2

slr3 (apparently its for Barack Obama. someone tagged it wrong in youtube)

MochaNutz · « **Reply #2216 on:** October 02, 2013, 06:53:02 AM »

Earl Sweatshirt. my favourite OF member

thatonezombie · « **Reply #2217 on:** October 28, 2013, 08:55:37 AM »

Sharing the Strength in Number Kickstarter!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/228373745/strength-in-numbers-asian-american-urban-music-pro

thatonezombie · « **Reply #2218 on:** November 11, 2013, 03:25:20 AM »

thatonezombie · « **Reply #2219 on:** November 13, 2013, 06:16:58 AM »

Get em, Elzhi.

http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2013/11/12/elzhi-pressure/

"I'm sick of swallowing my pride cause I don't like the texture." Fucking Elzhi, man.