somebody was feelin froggy...

Maybe they were listenin to that Rich Boy cd...I dont know but I do know that somethin had Alabama senators throwin blows...



I say that more political debats should be settled this way...let em slug it out.

~Charity

not that BET shit neither

We know about Nicky Barnes, and Fat Cat Nichols, Tookie Williams, Freeway Ricky Rose and Alpo Azie and Rich thanks to BET's series American Gangster but...I guess they left one guy out. Frank Lucas was one of the bigest Heroin kingpins in Harlem, he is best known because he connected with overseas suppliers to get his Heroin by having them shipped in the caskets of soldiers returning from Vietnam. To put it lightly...this nigga is pretty much the real life black scarface. Point is, this guy wasn't on the BET mini-series...this nigga gets a movie...with Denzel Washington playing him... I gotta check it out, I guess this trailor will have to hold me over

Daily music pick

In 1980, Saxaphonist Grover Washington Jr. (R.I.P) released this album...and 27 years later...it still sets the mood. For mature audiences only.

~Charity

gotta get this out

They say when a song is stuck in your head...the only way to get rid of it is to pass it to somebody else so here's my effort. I present...

UGK ft. Outkast: International Player's Anthem



Enjoy

oh yea...for those of you that know more than the average listener about southern rap music you might recognize the sample as the same one used on T.I.'s I'm Serious Album on the track Chooze You, check it in your spare time for comparison.

~charity

Black Music Month

Since June is Black Music Month we here at Smsidk have decided that EVERYDAY this month, we will throw you some random joints to listen to that span the musical gamut from Alternative to (dammit i can't think of a musical genre that starts with Z...but you get the idea). Some of the stuff will be classic, some of it will be new but all of it will be good. So today I give you...

click the album cover to check out tracks from the album...if you like it...buy it (dont be cheap)

The Cali duo that brought us the sneaker head hip-hop joint K.R.E.A.M (Kicks Rule Everyting Around Me). According to them, their purpose is to bring a new sound to the game, while keeping in the mind the true fundamentals of Hip-Hop. Unfazed and determine, [[U-N-I]] is breaking down barriers by attracting people from all different areas. It’s not just an urban sound, but also suburban. [[U-N-I]], short for “U-N-I Verse,” (like You and I) is determined to unite people wherever they perform. Through their unique sound and raw talent, these versatile and authentic artists won’t stop until their message of unity gets across. From Asian, to Black to Latino, everyone is certain to vibe with them.

Me personaly...I just like their vibe...its Hip-Hop according to Little Brother; dope beats dope rhymes (wat more could i want?)

~charity

cant win em all

So if you know me, im somethin of a sneaker afficionado (fukk a spell check). If you see my collection and hear my convo you know that i live by the motto "fresh sneakers on my feet make my cipher complete"...anyway. I be on some exclusive shit, they're releasin all the jordan 1's (like the beginning moments package and all his other random ass wack shit here in the US). I passed on all of em chasing after the holy grail of Jordan 1 which is the XQ China release...only 240 pair released, and only released in China...and they look like this:
So after months of tryin my contacts and even contemplatin a trip to Shanghai for the June 1st drop...I've realized that I'm not gonna be able to get these....and I'm ok with that...i really am

~Charity

When they reminisce over you...

I'm 23, not afraid to admit it at all because now I have gained a beautiful thing called hindsight...and you know what they say about that shit. Anyway as I write my master's thesis on Hip-Hop culture I remember when I was first introduced to it...1996 when I bought my first album (like with my own money)...beats rhymes and life. Funny because that's how I've lived Hip-Hop since then. Anyway...allow me to get my nostalgia on for a second with the help the class of 96 who present...

Im alrady lookin for my overalls and jodeci boots....im gonna get my TLC on fa real in that joint. I mean '96 was a great year as far as Hip-Hop, and for those that don't know, I'm gonna run off a few classics:

Ironman-Ghostface Killah
Reasonable Doubt-Jay-Z
ATLiens-Outkast
The Score-The Fugees
It Was Written-Nas
Ridin Dirty-UGK
Redman-Muddy Waters
Soul On Ice-Rass Kass
and others...

Im pretty much sayin im gonna be there...and you should too

~charity