So, artists should guarantee there street creed by making sure no one
ever hears them? The problem is that MTV is really all there is
(just ask the anti-trusters in the DOJ who are taking a look.) But,
I do have to say it was certainly funnier than anything I've seen on
SNL lately (meaning laughing with not at.) But, you know that BET
ceritianly isn't helping. Just, but glad they're not filling it up
with Cristina Aguilla's favorite videos. And as from the list of
websites in your .sig it doesn't strike me that you can give them
what they "NEED" than what they want. I leave you with the motto of
the great UK magazine _The Economist_
"to take part in "a severe contest between intelligence, which
presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our
progress."
Its just cable TV ;)
erik g
>
>
>Slightly off of the beaten path, but I see rhymes and I react. Props to
>Essential, but...
>
>I don't know, E, that shit seemed wack to me,
>My favorite part? Seein' the Mighty Mos Def on TV.
>MTV's about the music, so what's with the skits and shit?
>How 'bout some battle coverage or some crab and stab tips?
>Humor's well and good, to relax, release and unwind,
>but what they're doin' is simply caterin' to our soundbite minds.
>To Words(worth), I give props, and all emcees for freestlye flows.
>Exposure's dope, I know, but they're just tossin' brothers bones.
>A real Lyricist Lounge brings hip-hop culture to the masses,
>Let's be honest, those fools forget we don't have a damn thing to laugh at.
>Get back to House of Style, TRL and Real World capers,
>overexposin' Puff and other slaves that chase the paper.
>If you must establish cred while not lettin' the loot diminish,
>then loop the cipher at the end and let that shit rock for thirty minutes!
>
>Russ
>
>
>Ronnie L. Reese
>Senior Evangelist
>http://www.tunes.com
>http://www.rollingstone.com
>http://www.downbeatjazz.com
>http://hiphop.tunes.com
>
>"First there was sound. Then there was light."
>
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>
>Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 03:38:08 -0700 (MST)
>From: dopejazz@webtv.net (Rick Martinez)
>Subject: Lyricist Lounge show on MTV
>
>"Well, let me explain. Kid on what I've seen tonight.
>many MC's, with the Lyrical ease bringing us a phat show, I-ight.
>Kind like MAD TV meets Yo MTV, did you see Mosdef flow easily,he was
>gettin' bizzy.
>Think of a place, where there is no race division, just a media mass
>collision.
>You do the mathmatics, their style was gettin' drastic.
>On the top of their domes, flowing to heavy plastic.
>
>One scene was the joint you see, 4 MC's on a flight coming home simply.
>Until mass turbulence shook the shit up like 007 with a dry martini.
>They had to confess, because of the mad stress.
>Telling each other of cheating on a brother, doesn't mean that it wasn't
>your mother.
>One of them gave in on being the "gay" rapper. Damn, that was the
>funniest skits I've seen since the porno title "Slapp her in the
>Crapper".
>Well, if you are challenged to turn on MTV, on Tuesdays see. This show
>is da bomb and I'm not getting paid money, for this freestyle summary.
>The Lyricist Lounge Show can run Endlessly!!!"
>
>A little sumthin, sumthin from Essential.
>
>UniverSoul/ Urbanite/ Pure & Wyze
>http://djessential.iscool.net
>Essential's Real Audio Mix @
>http://www.swell.net/reg/locals/essential/
>
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