Hip Hop: Ghetto Dreams Video - Nas & Common

I'm not mad at this. Always thought these were some of best lyricists in Hip Hop. What you all think. Common took it back to his "Can I Borrow a Dollar" days (BTW explicit lyrics and it might offend you). I wonder if Common will loose some his females fans from his lyrics in this song. Hmmm.

WTT Classic Album #HOP

I haven't peeped the Watch The Throne  album yet, but I've heard everyone telling me that it's a classic. I really doubt its going to live up to the hype. I've heard Otis and other tracks, but still not that much into it. I think Otis is a great sample, but the song is just okay to me.

At the same time the hype around WTT was at an all time high, the IPod rotation put things into perspective by reminding me of what a hot track really does to me. Jay-z's D'evils came on and I think I repeated that joint about five (5) times. So i decided to post the song because the track and lyrics were all on point.

Caveat: My opinion is that Reasonable Doubt is still Jay-z's best album hands down, and I enjoyed the Black Album and Blueprint 3. 

Hip Hop: Latifah's Had It Up 2 Here by Queen Latifah

I heard this joint on the radio when I was in Atlanta. It got me thinking about some of the best female MC's. So I decided to start off with the Queen (no specific order). She's always had my respect as an emcee. Hailing from brick city, here's one of her joints I still like to listen to.