Tag Archives | Jay Electronica

NASTY ELECTRONICS

By on January 21, 2010 in Daily Mathematics, Illmatic, Nas

I’m always late. The first time I heard of Nasty Nas was back in 1992 when I seen MC Serch’s video for “Back To The Grill Again” on Video Music Box (which for those not in the know features a cameo of Nas’ deceased yet immortalized best friend Ill Will screw faced up at the end of his comrade’s verse). Though I loved “Lookin At The Front Door”, I hadn’t heard Main Source’s Breaking Atoms LP from the year before (chill I was a shorty) meaning I was unaware of Nas nor his pre 9/11 terrorist plot to kidnap Barbara Bush sans strategy via his show stealing verse on “Live At the BBQ”. Didn’t matter though cause off of one listen I thought the nigga’s verse about waving the ratchet at Mother Theresa and ‘em from Serch’s shit was dope. Knowing VMB host Uncle Ralph McDaniels was most likely gonna repeat this same episode soon, I made it my business to have a no frills VHS tape ready in the VCR, so I could record the video next time it aired, just to listen to it (really just Nas’ verse) over again. Continue Reading →

The Best and Worst of Exhibit C

By on January 19, 2010 in Daily Mathematics, Uncategorized

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Banging song taking us out of the past decade and into 2010. Easily a classic track. Just Blaze on the beat and new comer Jay Electronica taking us back to the late 90′s with his dense lyrics and substance. Yes, LYRICS, remember those? It isn’t that Jay E isn’t dope, it’s just that nobody has really been giving us just raw lyrics for so long that it seems like something new. Continue Reading →

Amp's Class Of 2010

By on January 6, 2010 in Daily Mathematics, Drake, Uncategorized

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2009 was a pretty good year for Hip-Hop, you ask me. Old heads like Jay-Z, Raekwon, Method Man & Redman,  Eminem and Mos Def released albums that have managed to reaffirm their OG status in the Hip-Hop game. Wayne put down the auto-tune long enough to drop his best effort since Tha Carter III, (mixtape or otherwise) No Ceilings. 50 didn’t sell alot of records but his latest, Before I Self Destruct, has been considered a return to form by many. Rick Ross managed to make alot of fans forget/forgive his numerous fabrications with Deeper Than Rap. Slaughterhouse restored fans faith in the lyricist with their self titled debut and Southern rappers like Gucci Mane & Lil’ Boosie continued to grow their cult like following by releasing album quality music through their mixtapes. But for me, what made last year so good for Hip-Hop was the rise of new talent, artists whose quality music, D.I.Y. attitude and grassroots internet campaigns have put them in position to become breakout stars. Continue Reading →