I know I’m mad late, but if you were in BK you already know what’s up. Here’s a soca classic for all of you Trinis.

Something tells me the selector on Friday will be playing this lol. Shouts to WC Kids.

Labor Day in NY is coming soon…

Sorry for the lack of updates. Been dealing with a lot of personal stuff. Will be back to regular updates soon.

Go to the 0:54 second mark. P-Thugg repping one of the multicultural Good Wood Jesus Pieces.

This song has been out for a minute, but it’s been tearing up the airwaves on the dancehall front. It’s still getting rotation in my iPod. I applaud Vybz Kartel for bringing the heat these last few years. Organic brand representation isn’t virtually non-existent anymore, so it’s a bit refreshing hearing an artists big up a brand they genuinely enjoy, especially one that has history in their native country. Hit the jump for the sequels…

I didn’t quite take a moment to acknowledge the decade. It’s amazing what happens in 10 years. My interest in music began more than 10 years ago, but I think the landscape that we were once accustomed to has changed the most in 10 years. The rise of file-sharing and Web 2.0 really began right before my teens which is why I’ve titled this blog entry as such–it’s a figurative sum, not a literal one, but the truth is I got into music at a time when walkman were dying and bootleg CD’s were what kept the music going. Little did we know even that would be damn near obsolete 10 years later. Mp3′s were a great alternative, but 56k connections and the possibility of getting a computer virus made downloading feel like entering a Red Light District. Napster helped solved that (somewhat), but even that had limitations.

I digress.

For most the moment of clarity came before the ball dropped, for me it comes now. I can almost remember being 13 years old, bumping a Biggie CD I probably bought off of a friend.

I was a bigger Hip-Hop head then than I am now. I guess the floodgate which is the internet not only watered down the game, but watered down my interest. I read an excellent article in today’s Arts & Leisure section in the Times about what the last decade has presented for the music industry and how radically different the landscape is. It’s even more mind boggling that I lived through it all.

On a lighter note the Hip-Hop side considers what’s changed in 10 years just within the culture. I won’t go through the trouble of linking back since I’m kind of tired looking through Google for the best links, but here are a few to marinate over…

• Jay-Z vs. Beanie Sige
• The Rise of 50 Cent Nas and Jay-Z squashing beef
• The slimming down of jeans and shirts (myself included)
• The above listed ties into the yuppification of rap music but I’ll save that for another blog entry
• Lil Wayne turning into a household name

I wonder what the next ten years holds…

…for the most obvious rap video to get posted around the blogosphere. Lol. But in all seriousness this song/video is a classic. It’s a Queens thing. Maybe Rek and I will do a remake. Ha.

This dropped the other day. I was too busy blogging about my high school’s alumni to post it. I was also busy with the GOODIES blog. Didn’t really care much for the ending, being as how self-reflective endings seem to be the in thing. I don’t blame the director though. You usually get self-reflective after getting trashed. At first I wasn’t much into Cudi’s music (we’re talking June ’08), but since then dude has made me a fan of his stoner-friendly music. Man on The Moon reminded me of the Silver Surfer–the story of a transplanted drifter constantly wandering and yearning for a sense of happiness and belonging. I’m not sure if that’s what he intended to do, or if anyone else feels likewise, but that’s my interpretation.

I hope that analogy made sense. He’s not really a hip-hop act IMO. Synth-based hip-pop maybe.  Nonetheless he’s made a mark and the world is waiting to see this guy take it to the next level.