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Sure, the last one came from concept, seems fare.

Go ahead and use The Setup again.

Thanks Julie! It's cool that Will was doing a promotion for science and technology.

The principal broke out "conversating" a minute into it? Maybe part of the problem is that the principal is using words that don't exist. I never thought I would become a word nazi, but come on, he's a principal! He should at least be using real words, not words that came into existence through ignorance. It reminds me of the skits in Big Willie Style.

How is it that you only care about lyrical content but you don't like story telling?

There's no difference between The Godfather and NWA's music. N.W.A.'s music is telling violent stories, stories of power, stories of an outlaw life, the same thing that The Godfather and Scarface do. Dre had great, original beats for N.W.A. (And Tupac later on) and Ice Cube had (and still has) great flow and witty word play. It's good hip-hop with violent themes, and at the time it was very original. 50, on the other hand, comes off, to me at least, as a poor imitation of that original music. His flow is horrid and his lyrical skill (ignoring content) leaves much to be desired. He doesn't tell stories, he spits lines. You're right, it is now Gangsta gangsta gangsta. But the problem isn't that there's gangsta music, it's that there's nothing but gangsta music. Some is entertaining, but now it's to the point where it's repetitive and predictable. When N.W.A. hit, it was neither boring nor repetitive, it was original.

N.W.A. didn't make good hip hop and isn't a legend? Wow. They changed hip-hop in a major way. They launched Ice Cube, who is an outstanding political rapper, and Dr. Dre, who still dominates rap. Do you despise the movie The Godfather as well?

I agree. lol, Chief's starting to rub off on you.

I looked over some of your old posts, they don't seem too long. If you want to see long posts check out Teds! :lolsign: Some folks seem to not like to see posts about things they don't want to hear, but I enjoy it, so just ignore them. :) My biggest pet peeve is when someone makes a post that adds nothing to the conversation. The "I agree" posts.

Chief man, one question, why the hell are you wearing a diaper?

Here's an alternate link for Silver Tigers rhyme.

That's not disrespect, that just not bending to someone else's whim.

It's an article about a book that's influential in hip-hop circles, "The 48 Laws of Power" http://www.newyorker.com/press First, I'd say that the attitude that this book is important is part of what's wrong with hip-hop now. Also, Busta Rhymes' quote really illustrates what else is wrong with hip-hop now: "I felt like I had some Deep Sea scroll..." I'm guessing he meant Dead Sea scrolls.

AC/DC - Back In Black

I just tried it and it was working fine for me. If it's still not working for you, try the original posting http://rapidshare.com/files/1084947/The_Setup.mp3.html

Final Round, Silver Tiger vs. Concept. You'll be using this beat. You each need to spit 32 lines twice, remember to post your lyrics and check the rules. Silver Tiger goes first!

Why was Bob Marley's wife in the title of this, this article was about some random rappers beef with Jay Z and over priced tickets.

And the winner is Concept! Good job!

Hey Lerkot, can you post the last beat?

Good battle guys! It was close but I went with Fuq on this one. I thought their lyrics where about on the same level but Fuq's technique really sold it for me.

Vote for who should win. If you haven't heard them yet, give them a listen now: Fuq's Verse Concept's Verse Comments are welcome! Contestants should vote for themselves.

Ok, first, no videos? He's trying to present like that would be acceptable? Lupe (if I understand right) was basically a no-named artist and he got a video. No video's seems insane to me. However, two videos seems like plenty. What about commercials, what about doing radio interviews, putting him (or which ever artist they're complaing about) on BET and MTV interviews? Has that kinda stuff been handled properly?

I wonder how much income plays into it... Maybe Lupe fans typically have more money so they'll be more likely to have a computer and dl the music?

Happy Birthday Wes!!!

Are you talking about the tall upright box on the right? That's how cds used to come.