I'm Just an MC

Apparently the link to "I'm Just an MC" from the the Japanese version of Hoopla was broken in an earlier post, so here it is again. As always, please let me know if there are any broken links and I will get them updated. Thanks!

Merry Christmas!

I've always felt that Arrested Development paved the way for OutKast, and it's really not a hard argument to make. So in that spirit here is the original version of their debut single "Player's Ball" which was originally Christmas-themed (note the slight tweaks in lyrics on the hook as well as some lyrics that were back-masked on the album version). This also explains some lyrics like "no chimneys in the ghetto so I won't be hanging no socks" and so forth.  Anyway, this version was on the LaFace Family Christmas album.  Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New Year!

Public Enemy Live Review

So last night I had a chance to see Public Enemy live for the first time.

Let me write that again- last night I saw Public Enemy live for the first time.  And not only Public Enemy, but also the rest of the "Gods" on the Hip Hop Gods tour making it's way through the country as we speak, though wrapping things up within the week.  So I thought it would be a great opportunity to just kind of share some of my thoughts in the same spirit as the AD live review I recently did after they performed at the same venue in October.


The tour was designed with a unique vision.  At first glance, the lineup might make you think: "Are these a bunch of has-beens," as some of the artists have not released new albums in twenty years.  But that is not the case at all.  Many performers have been cast by the wayside by the "machine" yet remain viable artists and this tour serves as a reintroduction into the marketplace for some and a reaffirmation to their place in the market for others.  So let's break it down and start from - where else? - the beginning.