Jay-Z feat. The Roots - "Song Cry" (Unplugged)
I think we'll all say, "I remember where I was," when the Twin Towers crashed down during the 9/11 attacks. And I know I will never forget it. The day was just absolutely surreal. There were so many questions that would forever remain unanswered and so many different emotions that ran through me - fear, anger, sadness, doubt, etc. Jay-Z released the classic Blueprint on that day. And it was the only thing that could help distract me. Well, nothing would ever really take my mind off what had just occurred, but it was as close to an escape from reality as I could find. Music has always elicited different emotions in me. It's my lifeblood. And as I took a long commute to work today, I played The Blueprint. Not to relive 9/11, but to remember. To remember the feelings that I experienced that day and also to remember how blessed I am. Blessed to have amazing people around me. Blessed to have the opportunity to look back on that day 13 years ago in good health, with good friends and a great family surrounding me. We should all take a moment to be thankful for those things today. I know I did. And so I leave you with a song from The Blueprint. An album that will always have a significant impact on me because of the events of the day and for the momentary escape it provided. Always remember. God Bless.
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Song of the Day
Statik Selektah ft. Action Bronson, Royce Da 5'9" & Black Thought - "The Imperial"
Statik's latest What Goes Around is really solid from start to finish. Statik incorporates a lot of jazz in the album to give it that vintage, glory days hip-hop sound. Obviously I was going to like this song with these 3 MCs all sharing the mic. And Action and Royce are both nice. But holy shit does Thought absolutely own this. This is the second year in a row where Black Thought has featured on a Statik Selektah project and brought the house down. I can listen to this verse over and over again. My favorite verse of the year so far, which would be Thought's second year in a row of delivering Verse of the Year for me. Damn, it's nice.
Statik's latest What Goes Around is really solid from start to finish. Statik incorporates a lot of jazz in the album to give it that vintage, glory days hip-hop sound. Obviously I was going to like this song with these 3 MCs all sharing the mic. And Action and Royce are both nice. But holy shit does Thought absolutely own this. This is the second year in a row where Black Thought has featured on a Statik Selektah project and brought the house down. I can listen to this verse over and over again. My favorite verse of the year so far, which would be Thought's second year in a row of delivering Verse of the Year for me. Damn, it's nice.
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Song of the Day
Apollo Brown & Ras Kass feat. Pharoahe Monch & Rakaa Iriscience - "H20"
Could we have Trophies No. 2 on our hands? Apollo has done it again with his usual sound assisting one of the most underrated MCs of all time. This beat is absolutely stuck in my hand. Ras has always been one of the best lyricists in the game, but his production has failed him. This project with Apollo will hopefully change things. Pharoahe's verse is just lyrical brilliance. I hear mindless lyrics all day if I dare to turn on the radio and it gets me mad, but then I find a gem like this and hear real lyricism and it restores my faith in hip-hop. Just too nice.
Could we have Trophies No. 2 on our hands? Apollo has done it again with his usual sound assisting one of the most underrated MCs of all time. This beat is absolutely stuck in my hand. Ras has always been one of the best lyricists in the game, but his production has failed him. This project with Apollo will hopefully change things. Pharoahe's verse is just lyrical brilliance. I hear mindless lyrics all day if I dare to turn on the radio and it gets me mad, but then I find a gem like this and hear real lyricism and it restores my faith in hip-hop. Just too nice.
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