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 Cop Killer Controversy |
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May 28th 2009 | 1
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 inspired the "Shock value sells records" era. |
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May 28th 2009 | 8
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  I'd put that on Efil4zaggin myself... |
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May 28th 2009 | 11
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| Ice Tracy had a REALLY cool analogy about this... |
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May 28th 2009 | 13
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| pretty much... |
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May 28th 2009 | 23
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| led to kmd getting dropped, and the eventual birth of doom |
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May 28th 2009 | 16
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| *DING* |
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May 28th 2009 | 22
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| yeah...funny how this led to the guns being pointed t/w peers. |
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May 28th 2009 | 32
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| Big Media is able to tar *rap* music based on "heavy metal" |
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May 28th 2009 | 49
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| SoundScan/Efil4zaggin |
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May 28th 2009 | 2
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| officially killed the Billboard charts as we knew it. |
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May 28th 2009 | 10
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| RE: SoundScan/Efil4zaggin |
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May 28th 2009 | 28
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| the coolest thing to be in the whole wide world is a n***a... |
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May 28th 2009 | 31
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| Realest shit ever posted. |
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May 28th 2009 | 86
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| brought currrency to the idea that 80% of white kids buy rap |
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May 28th 2009 | 50
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| *DING* |
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May 28th 2009 | 64
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| From then on, a dope album wasn't enough anymore. |
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May 28th 2009 | 109
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| The first example of major industry hype/buzz over actual material |
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May 29th 2009 | 178
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| killed "the golden era" of hiphop |
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May 30th 2009 | 189
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| You are correct, sir... |
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May 30th 2009 | 194
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| Not really. |
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May 31st 2009 | 208
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| will.i.am's production discography says otherwise.... |
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May 31st 2009 | 209
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| Gilbert O'Sullivan vs. Biz Markie |
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May 28th 2009 | 3
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| Sample clearance changes the production game forever. |
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May 28th 2009 | 14
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| that works TWO ways though. |
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May 28th 2009 | 24
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| But the musicians who played for James Brown |
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May 28th 2009 | 42
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| yeah, they did... |
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May 28th 2009 | 96
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| killled (and revived**) creativity in beatmaking. the 4 bar myth |
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May 30th 2009 | 199
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| RE: Gilbert O'Sullivan vs. Biz Markie |
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May 28th 2009 | 18
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| inadvertently makes some hip hop fans prefer small chops |
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May 28th 2009 | 51
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| RE: Gilbert O'Sullivan vs. Biz Markie |
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May 28th 2009 | 71
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| The Chronic/Doggystyle |
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May 28th 2009 | 4
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| The sun rises in the West and sets in the East... New York salty. |
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May 28th 2009 | 15
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| also the reason why Illmatic was deemed a classic |
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May 28th 2009 | 17
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| When I look through my old issues of The Source from 93/94 |
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May 28th 2009 | 44
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| Dre made the whole East Coast smack their foreheads with G Thang. |
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May 28th 2009 | 112
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| LMAO. |
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May 29th 2009 | 173
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| ends the east coast/sample heavy beat hegemony |
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May 28th 2009 | 52
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| RE: The Chronic/Doggystyle |
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May 28th 2009 | 72
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| Enter The 36 Chambers |
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May 28th 2009 | 5
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| Inspired the 'Movement' phase in lots of groups. |
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May 28th 2009 | 20
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| the beginning of NY's Keep It Real era... |
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May 28th 2009 | 26
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| I kinda think Das Efx and Black Moon were more responsible for that |
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May 28th 2009 | 47
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| agreed |
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May 28th 2009 | 73
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| I'd replace Black moon with Onyx in that statement |
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May 28th 2009 | 79
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| Wu-Tang put the stamp on it...they crossed over to the mainstream |
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May 28th 2009 | 80
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| Didn't Das EFX go plat? |
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May 28th 2009 | 98
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| yup...and the follow up may have gone gold |
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May 28th 2009 | 100
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| Bacdafucup is certified double platinum. |
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May 28th 2009 | 110
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| very true... |
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May 28th 2009 | 111
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| Not really, All We Got Iz Us went Gold.... |
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May 28th 2009 | 113
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| RE: Not really, All We Got Iz Us went Gold.... |
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May 29th 2009 | 153
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| it also took "using a Crew name as a Brand" to the next level. |
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May 28th 2009 | 27
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| Would you guys say that ... |
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May 28th 2009 | 38
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| what do YOU think? |
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May 28th 2009 | 43
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| I would think so. |
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May 28th 2009 | 59
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| continues PE style iconography |
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May 28th 2009 | 53
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| the crew/solo deals thing was huge... |
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May 28th 2009 | 97
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| RE: Enter The 36 Chambers |
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May 28th 2009 | 76
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| Puffy/Ready To Die |
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May 28th 2009 | 6
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| 'ready to die' led to puffy's rise as an influential public figure |
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May 28th 2009 | 21
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| Ready To Die is STILL the blueprint for modern hip-hop albums |
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May 28th 2009 | 29
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| very true |
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May 28th 2009 | 33
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| it was pac's formula originally though |
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May 28th 2009 | 34
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| i don't know |
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May 28th 2009 | 35
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| that was a point of contention between pac & biggie |
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May 28th 2009 | 39
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| so you're basing this purely on 2pac's mid-beef words? |
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May 28th 2009 | 45
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| i'm basin' it on his music |
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May 28th 2009 | 48
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| RE: i'm basin' it on his music |
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May 28th 2009 | 118
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| ^^forgot pac shot two cops and raped a broad before me against the world |
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May 28th 2009 | 126
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| RE: ^^truth |
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May 29th 2009 | 145
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| RE: ^^forgot pac shot two cops and raped a broad before me against the w... |
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Jun 01st 2009 | 210
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| ^^^^voted against me in the soundclash w/o listenin' |
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Jun 01st 2009 | 212
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| you didn't know about 2pacolypse now? |
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May 31st 2009 | 206
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| no. it wasnt. |
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May 28th 2009 | 36
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| ^^^revisionist |
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May 28th 2009 | 40
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| I say that "Life After Death" is the blueprint for modern hip hop albums... |
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May 30th 2009 | 183
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| I would like to also add this co-opted "conscious" rap. |
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May 30th 2009 | 192
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| East Coast caves into the West by featuring more R&B |
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May 28th 2009 | 54
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| I saw it as caving in by tryna outgangster the West... |
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May 28th 2009 | 63
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| I've never seen anyone stretch their 15 minutes like Puff did... |
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May 28th 2009 | 136
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| Tupac/Thug Life |
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May 28th 2009 | 7
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| led to the recent death of dolla |
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May 28th 2009 | 30
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| destroys braggadocio and moves hip hop lyricism to "truth telling" |
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May 28th 2009 | 56
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| RE: destroys braggadocio and moves hip hop lyricism to "truth telling" |
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May 28th 2009 | 119
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| rappers as sex symbols |
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May 30th 2009 | 190
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| And Lil Wayne is one of the biggest beneficiaries of that. |
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May 30th 2009 | 191
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| BINGO |
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May 30th 2009 | 193
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| RE: rappers as sex symbols |
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May 30th 2009 | 200
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| morseso "unrefined' or "thug" rappers as sex symbols.... |
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May 30th 2009 | 202
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| 50 Cent vs. Ja Rule/GRODT |
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May 28th 2009 | 9
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| this one is two fold... |
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May 28th 2009 | 12
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| The pimping of Black dysfunction... |
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May 28th 2009 | 19
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| that 21st century minstrel |
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May 28th 2009 | 25
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| Really? I thought it was called marketing...learn something new |
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May 28th 2009 | 90
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| RE: Really? I thought it was called marketing...learn something new |
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May 28th 2009 | 120
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| So I guess Denzel was cooning in "Training Day" too huh? |
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May 29th 2009 | 164
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| which role did he win an oscar for, again? |
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May 30th 2009 | 201
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| RE: So I guess Denzel was cooning in "Training Day" too huh? |
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Jun 01st 2009 | 211
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| RE: The pimping of Black dysfunction... |
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May 28th 2009 | 121
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| Black men lost. |
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May 29th 2009 | 177
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| big budget beef/the final capitulation of the East Coast |
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May 28th 2009 | 57
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| RE: 50 Cent vs. Ja Rule/GRODT |
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May 28th 2009 | 74
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| Birthed manufactured beefs |
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May 28th 2009 | 142
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| 50 Cent took the mixtape away from DJs and gave it to MCs... |
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May 30th 2009 | 197
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| And that is why he is a legend. |
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May 30th 2009 | 203
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| Forgot one: The Death of Biggie/The Rise of Jay-Z |
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May 28th 2009 | 37
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| led to the dispute of kingship |
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May 28th 2009 | 41
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| *DING* (c) Scorpion |
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May 28th 2009 | 108
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| i covered the death of biggie in another reply |
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May 28th 2009 | 55
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| Sellign crack for fun and for profit.... |
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May 28th 2009 | 61
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| could you say this about cuban linx? |
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May 28th 2009 | 77
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| it did come first... |
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May 28th 2009 | 89
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| agree on cuban linx |
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May 28th 2009 | 92
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| Jay used this present tense, too.... |
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May 28th 2009 | 95
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| You actually right. |
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May 29th 2009 | 182
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| WOW... |
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May 28th 2009 | 91
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| haha he was being sarcastic... |
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May 28th 2009 | 140
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| Also, why's this guy acting like Reasonable Doubt took over the world.. |
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May 31st 2009 | 207
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| It lead to the laying of the foundation for "swagger" rap |
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May 29th 2009 | 174
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| not to hate but half of these events dont seem all that 'modern'. |
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May 28th 2009 | 46
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| but they all shaped 'modern' hip hop, no? |
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May 28th 2009 | 58
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| yeah |
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May 28th 2009 | 62
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| then dont read the post. |
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May 28th 2009 | 65
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| great answer. |
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May 28th 2009 | 66
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| modern would include 3 Stack's record and Kanye |
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May 28th 2009 | 60
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| how is 2 Live crew not in this post? |
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May 28th 2009 | 67
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| Arguably the Body Count era covers them |
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May 28th 2009 | 68
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| 2 Live Crew escaped unscathed after their obscenity trial... |
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May 28th 2009 | 69
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| and as ridiculous as it sounds, I actually GAINED respect for them. |
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May 28th 2009 | 85
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| It was the People vs. Larry Flint of hip hop. |
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May 28th 2009 | 93
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| The Source/Almighty RSO faisco of 1994 |
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May 28th 2009 | 70
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| RE: The Source/Almighty RSO faisco of 1994 |
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May 28th 2009 | 75
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| a certain female journalist thwarted hip-hop journalism... |
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May 28th 2009 | 82
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| RE: a certain female journalist thwarted hip-hop journalism... |
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May 28th 2009 | 94
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| Soledad O'Brien isn't poppin it off with Ahmadinejad |
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May 29th 2009 | 148
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| dreeeeeam onnnnn, dreeeeam awaaaay (c) color me badd |
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May 28th 2009 | 99
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| *replies to this in all lower case letters* |
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May 28th 2009 | 104
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| showed the world that you can buy props. |
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May 28th 2009 | 81
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| they bought SOURCE love....the people didnt fall for it, tho... |
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May 28th 2009 | 83
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| It iddn't work for RSO, but it worked for others |
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May 28th 2009 | 84
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| I pays for it like the mics in The Source (C) Jay Dilla |
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May 28th 2009 | 87
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| The MixTape Boom |
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May 28th 2009 | 78
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| mixtapes used to be a source of having songs... |
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May 28th 2009 | 88
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| That's too general, it goes back to one person....DJ Clue. |
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May 28th 2009 | 114
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| there are 2 kinds of important mixtapes |
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May 28th 2009 | 115
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| #2 evolved from #1 tho. |
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May 28th 2009 | 117
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| true indeed, but #1 been happening |
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May 28th 2009 | 122
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| Very true, I listen to more "mixtapes" than albums these days. |
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May 28th 2009 | 123
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| see 50 Cent |
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May 30th 2009 | 196
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| swizz beats making synthesizer beats the sound of NY |
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May 28th 2009 | 101
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| Isn't he from Atlanta? |
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May 28th 2009 | 106
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| he lived there for a while |
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May 28th 2009 | 124
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| kanye taking backpack rap to the mainstream |
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May 28th 2009 | 102
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| actually I'd give Kweli and Pharoahe Monch more credit for that. |
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May 28th 2009 | 103
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| RE: actually I'd give Kweli and Pharoahe Monch more credit for that. |
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May 28th 2009 | 107
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| such as? |
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May 28th 2009 | 125
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| Naw, at first Kanye was Backpack Rap for Dummies |
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May 28th 2009 | 116
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| so that'd make Ye the smartest of all them. |
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May 28th 2009 | 132
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| nah. maybe the most commercially accesible. |
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May 28th 2009 | 135
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| kanye becoming the popular notion of what backpack rap is |
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May 28th 2009 | 105
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| Ultimately, Ye didn't really have much of an effect on backpack rap |
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May 28th 2009 | 143
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| Where does Master P, Cash Money Millionaires, and Lil Jon fit in? |
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May 28th 2009 | 127
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| The Geto Boys and 2 Live Crew are REAL mad at you... |
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May 28th 2009 | 128
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| Master P or Lil Jon aint done nothin in a minute. |
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May 28th 2009 | 131
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| fair enough, but here's what I'm saying. |
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May 28th 2009 | 134
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| They opened the door for the South in general, we talkin modern tho. |
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May 28th 2009 | 137
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| The enshrinement of the concept of 'hip-hop as hustle' |
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May 29th 2009 | 155
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| BULLS-EYE |
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May 30th 2009 | 184
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| good post scorp |
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May 28th 2009 | 129
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| thanks, man |
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May 28th 2009 | 130
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| ARCHIVE this restores my faith back in the Lesson |
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May 28th 2009 | 133
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| non-issues? things that didn't affect the evolution |
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May 28th 2009 | 138
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| All the stuff that folks scream will "kill hip-hop." |
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May 28th 2009 | 141
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| Rawkus records |
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May 28th 2009 | 144
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| This is a great post. Definite archive. |
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May 28th 2009 | 139
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| Takeover/Ether |
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May 29th 2009 | 146
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| 1991 - BIZ MARKIE "I NEED A HAIRCUT" (ALONE AGAIN SAMPLE LAWSUIT) |
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May 29th 2009 | 147
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| #3. |
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May 29th 2009 | 152
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| shit, lol |
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May 30th 2009 | 187
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| Also, IMO, his best album...by about 2 laps |
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May 29th 2009 | 179
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| production wise it might be my favorite.. beats were raw as hell... |
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May 30th 2009 | 188
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| The Jungle Brothers & Ultramagnetic MCs Bringing The Weirdness In Rap |
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May 29th 2009 | 149
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| I thought the new cat in the JBs was named Torcha or something like that... |
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May 29th 2009 | 157
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| Torture Was One Of His Aliases As Well |
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May 29th 2009 | 170
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| timbaland |
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May 29th 2009 | 150
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| I'm trying to remember when T&A videos started becoming the norm. |
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May 29th 2009 | 151
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| sidepost: my boys were in New York once, |
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May 29th 2009 | 154
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| Ha... What year did this happen? |
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May 29th 2009 | 156
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| around 96 or 97 |
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May 29th 2009 | 165
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| I would say Hype's golden era ia prolly when this happened... |
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May 29th 2009 | 158
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| Yeah, Hype brought the Video Hoefessional to the game.... |
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May 29th 2009 | 176
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| are you taumbout Misa Hilton-Brim?....Puff's ex... |
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May 29th 2009 | 159
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| Not Misa |
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May 29th 2009 | 161
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| When folks accused Tip of being gay. |
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May 29th 2009 | 160
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| I'm gonna say 2 Live Crew's "Pop That Coochie" |
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May 29th 2009 | 166
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| That wasn't the norm, though... and it didn't create a trend. |
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May 29th 2009 | 167
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| you dont think Holla Holla was it? |
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May 29th 2009 | 168
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| It might have been. |
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May 29th 2009 | 169
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| 2 Live Crew 'Move Something' |
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May 29th 2009 | 181
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| Blondie |
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May 29th 2009 | 162
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| is it relevant to modern history, or just the history of hip hop? |
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May 29th 2009 | 163
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| I maintain Puff's remix of Jodeci's "Come and Talk to Me"... |
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May 29th 2009 | 171
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| can't speak on evolution w/o death taking place... |
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May 29th 2009 | 172
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| BIG has been discussed |
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May 30th 2009 | 186
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| D.O.C.'s accident |
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May 30th 2009 | 195
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| Canibus's failure to deliver "that" album. |
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May 29th 2009 | 175
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| Good one. |
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May 30th 2009 | 185
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| Professor Griff's ousting from Public Enemy.... |
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May 29th 2009 | 180
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| you and The Doc might be the only ones in this boat |
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May 30th 2009 | 198
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| Naw, I'm with both of yall on Griff's solo contributions. They were dope |
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May 30th 2009 | 204
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| young dummys get in here and read this shit.. |
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May 31st 2009 | 205
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| ^^^ |
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Jun 23rd 2009 | 213
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