I came up as a white boy in the middle of farming-country Indiana. Needless to say, hip-hop wasn't the rage around those parts. I got into Ice Cube and Bone Thugs, Dre, Beastie Boys, etc as a younger kid but never got really into rap/hip-hop, and even went through a phase in late middle/early high school where I…

Two De La quotes, both from Pos, sum up how awesome De La was lyrically:

Two De La quotes, both from Pos, sum up how awesome De La was lyrically:

*SCREAMS*

*SCREAMS*

Yeah, regardless, you pretty much have to put the AOI stuff at the bottom. Not that it's bad, there's actually some amazing shit on those albums. But, relatively, it's absolutely at the bottom. And though I probably have to agree on Grind Date's position there, Rock Co Kane Flow may be one of my favorite hip-hop songs…

Aww, seeing this grade disappoints me. I have yet to watch it, but I had high hopes because I remember the Power Team coming to my middle school, and it was pretty much right after I got out of religion so I made fun of it a lot… and usually these guys do "random stuff from childhood" pretty well.

Aww, seeing this grade disappoints me. I have yet to watch it, but I had high hopes because I remember the Power Team coming to my middle school, and it was pretty much right after I got out of religion so I made fun of it a lot… and usually these guys do "random stuff from childhood" pretty well.

I know Workaholics gets a lot of shit around here, but I absolutely love the show, and am looking forward to tonight's episode WAY too much. Great "turn off your brain" comedy that manages to not insult the audience (unlike Big Bang Theory)… and my memories of watching Jesus-lovers use their Jesus-love to rip phone…

Native Tongues in general was just very, very solid. Hard to go wrong with any of the main three (Tribe, De La, Jungle Bros). Oddly enough, Native Tongues was my favorite collective with the Dungeon Family close behind (Though I was only ever extremely familiar with first gen members OutKast and Goodie MOB); I think…

I never will understand the whole "sound takes precedent to lyrics" argument, especially in hip-hop, because to me, the best style will always be lyrics that are either 1)maybe goofy, but extremely well-crafted and well-delivered or, the style that does the most for me: 2)still well-crafted or well-delivered, but with…

Nick Swardson can be pretty hit-or-miss, but in one of his earlier Comedy Central standups he's got a pretty awesome bit about how gangsta rap will be "oldies" soon enough. "You know, your grandmother was a 'ho' in her day!"

Nick Swardson can be pretty hit-or-miss, but in one of his earlier Comedy Central standups he's got a pretty awesome bit about how gangsta rap will be "oldies" soon enough. "You know, your grandmother was a 'ho' in her day!"

But there was so much good shit that came out from 90-93ish especially that I feel like 89 is WAY too early to be calling "the peak" of anything in hip-hop.

But there was so much good shit that came out from 90-93ish especially that I feel like 89 is WAY too early to be calling "the peak" of anything in hip-hop.

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Okay, Dyrdek is easily the better man here—he actually manages to be somewhat funny (granted, he's no actual comedian), contributes things to society besides offensive jokes, and seems like a down-to-earth dude for being so goddamn filthy rich. I don't dislike Tosh, he can be funny as hell, but I think he forgets that…

Okay, Dyrdek is easily the better man here—he actually manages to be somewhat funny (granted, he's no actual comedian), contributes things to society besides offensive jokes, and seems like a down-to-earth dude for being so goddamn filthy rich. I don't dislike Tosh, he can be funny as hell, but I think he forgets that…

Hey, he can really fuck up a window, too!