i'm here to resurrect. i know that was common's response. sorry, ghostwriter, i haven't heard your response yet. gotta link?

since i haven’t heard the track, i can’t comment on your response to ‘hip hop is dead’. i can only express what i think. a lot of cats who have been in the hip hop game forever seem to be re-energized. some of the lyrical content and creativity in production is different… fresh… even from the old heads.

i disagree with you guys. we have not been experiencing the death of hip hop, but more of a mid life crisis. and just like with people, we will move past this mid life crisis. we have become oversaturated with fast cars, big asses, jewels, and giving music merit solely based on its novel sound rather than its ability to move minds and asses. after the crisis clarity comes. maybe even retirement. look what it has done for jay-z. his impact in the world of hip hop is now so much more powerful and deliberate. i think the pendulum is about to swing back around. prepare for the resurrection in 2006/2007. and just as before, we might not appreciate what these next few years will bring to the game until its 2010. some good shit it about to be released which will fuel other artists and inspire new ones…

i am trying to pinpoint exactly why i feel this way, but i’ll be honest i can’t. i guess an example could be comparing what thought rapped about on the earlier albums (being a super emcee) and the shit that he is spittin now (story-telling, bringing knowledge, approaching topics like on ‘water’ and his flow seems even tighter and more diverse from track to track).

but to be honest, i don't really know shit about all this. its just more of a feeling.