tumblinerb:

Playa Fly - “Crownin Me” (Super Sigg, 1996)

Everyone is talking about Gucci’s new Jeezy diss (which has a video now) but nobody is talking about his very loose Playa Fly interpolation on the song’s intro.  Memphis’ Fly was a pretty heavy influence on Gucci’s flow and also an occasional collaborator during his Golden Age. Yes, Gucci had a Golden Age.

djdibiase:

Trinidad Jame$ - All Gold Everything (TRAILER)

Make sure you get that Screwed + Chopped ‘Don’t Be S.A.F.E.’ Mixtape » HERE

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upnorthtrips:

BACK IN THE DAY |10/12/99| Mos Def released his debut album, Black on Both Sides, on Rawkus Records.

This album changed the way I look at a lot of things. I hate that it got tagged as “back pack rap” at the time. There’s dudes in the depths of Bouldercrest Rd. with a mouth full of golds that can relate to songs like “Got.” There’s a dude posted up on Godby Rd. that can understand how it feels to be treated like “Mr. Nigga” anytime he steps foot in any business in Buckhead. And any dude that has lived a little knows what its like to fall for a “Ms. Fat Booty.”

upnorthtrips:

BACK IN THE DAY |10/10/95| AZ released his debut album, Doe or Die, on EMI Records.

I bought this tape because I really liked AZ…but I really wanted that “Gimme Yours” with the Freddie Jackson sample…was mad as hell that the version I wanted wasn’t on this tape.

Brah was one of my favorite rappers for a minute…never quite bounced back after E-40 went in on him though.

likeafieldmouse:

Chuck Close - Fingerpainting (1985) - oil on canvas

“This giant portrait depicts the artists’s wife’s late grandmother, Fanny, and was executed using a technique developed by Close himself which involves the direct application of pigment to a surface with his fingerprints. By adjusting the amount of pigment used and the pressure applied on the canvas with his fingers, Chuck Close managed to capture every crack and crevice of the subject’s face, just like a high-definition silver-toned photograph.”

wow.

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upnorthtrips:

RZA & ODB

PG = Pimp Guard

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upnorthtrips:

BACK IN THE DAY |10/9/01| T.I. released his debut album, I’m Serious, on Arista Records.

dirtyglovebastard:

This Saturday at The 5 Spot in ATL. #DGB x #5PMG x #A3C (Taken with Instagram)

upnorthtrips:

BACK IN THE DAY |10/3/91| Scarface releases his debut solo album, Mr. Scarface Is Back, on Rap-a-Lot Records.

I was 11 years old when I heard this album. I remember hearing it at my older cousin Seneca’s house and thinking “woah…what am I hearing right now?” Not just the language, but the content.

I love my pops for raising me to be the man that I am today, but this album also had a hand in raising me.

The thing about “Mr. Scarface Is Back” is that unlike much other “gangsta rap” is that to me, Scarface didn’t make any of that street shit sound “cool.” Hearing this album helped me decide at very young age that I wasn’t falling for any okie dokes that would put me in situations like the album cover above. I mean, the big bad ass gangster was dying at the of the songs. Also, just on some life shit, this album reminds you that you aren’t the only one going through something. Mental health is still taboo in the black community but ‘Face was letting you know that black men have mental issues and contemplate suicide in ‘91 when absolutely nobody wanted to address that.

Seeing the video for “A Minute To Pray and Second To Die” also further convinced me that I wanted no parts of those streets.

Shoutout to ‘Face and others for making real “gangsta” music that also presented you with real consequences. Trust, being in those streets brings you more problems than these “gold diggers and haters” that cats complain about now…a whole lot more.

skankyourart:

i’d kill to be able to wake up to this view

no words. this is my dream bedroom. amen!

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This cover is kinda hard though.

lotnc:

Leaders of the New Cool CMJ 2012 Official Flyer

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