Ya boy Futura isn’t really moved by just words anymore. A lotta people try to come off as pseudo-intellects, especially rappers today. Like is it trendy to be a conscious rapper? Not that there is anything wrong with it. But I have reached a point (after seeing many Malcolm X speeches) where I am not intrigued by the average rapper. But The Grouch got me this time.

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written by Futura \\ tags: Amp Live, Living Legends, The Grouch, Zion I

Troubadour is the second studio album by Somali-Canadian hip hop artist K’naan, released February 24, 2009. The album features performances by Kirk Hammett, Chubb Rock, Chali 2na, Mos Def, Damian Marley and Adam Levine. Production was completed by Track and Field, a team composed of former R&B artists Gerald Eaton and Brian West.

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written by Futura

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 I PROMISE YALL THAT ONE!

http://twitpic.com/8z3c4 - Im finally set in, ne more pushbacks i promise that

Taken right from his Twitter page.
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written by Futura \\ tags: 2009, News, Only Built For Cuban Linx 2, Purple Tape, Raekwon, Wu-Tang, Wu-Tang Clan

To commemorate 10 years of hip hop service, the Living Legends - Murs, The Grouch, Luckyiam, Eligh, Sunspot Jonz, Scarub, Bicasso, and Aesop - are together again for Legendary Music, Vol. 1. More of a mixtape than an album, the disc features a handful of the collective’s upcoming solos and internal side projects

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written by Futura \\ tags: Aesop, Bicasso Eligh, Download, Group.Rip, Hip-Hop, Living Legends, Luckyiam, Murs, Scarub, Sunspot Jonz, The Grouch

Well I was re-reading my Wu Tang Manual and did you guys know the Wu Tang Clan was dropped from Tommy Boy for House of Pain? This was before 36 Chambers dropped, meaning Wu Tang was still relatively new. In fact, this was before Protect Ya Neck was recorded…….. Continue reading »

written by Futura \\ tags: Danny Boy, DJ Lethal, Everlast, Ghostface Killah, GZA, Hip-Hop, House of Pain, Inspectah Deck, La Coka Nostra, Masta Killa, Method Man, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Raekwon, RZA, Slaine, Tommy Boy, U-God, Wu-Tang, Wu-Tang Clan

SonnyJim. B’ham based uk rapper. first solo album was released in 2006 titled The Soul Trader EP. He is also End of the Weak UK champion as well as having won numerous battles at the JumpOff.

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written by j23 \\ tags: 2006, B'Ham, Download, Hip-Hop, JumpOff, Rap, SonnyJim, Soul, Standards, Trader, Trading, UK

Alongside Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…, Doe or Die is often considered as one of the prototypical albums of the Mafioso rap genre. The album incorporates fictitious tales chronicling the underworld lifestyle of organized crime. These cinematic narratives often depict a mobster’s ascent to fame and wealth. Further emphasizing the Mafioso-theme, the cover of Doe or Die portrays AZ as a victim of an elaborate mob funeral. Within the cover, a stylish portrait of AZ is surrounded by flowers, while the body of the rapper is buried in a casket that contains large amounts of dollars. In addition, the liner notes and the back of the album features images of AZ counting money, drinking expensive wine, and smoking cigars. It is worth noting that these concepts and photos would later be heavily immitated by rap acts such as; Jay-Z, P. Diddy, and the Notorious B.I.G. (in the latter part of his career.)

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written by Futura \\ tags: 1995, AZ, Download, East Coast, Group.Rip, Hip-Hop, L.E.S., Mafioso, Mobster, Nas, Pete Rock

The Low End Theory is the second album by A Tribe Called Quest, released on September 24, 1991 through Jive Records. With the pairing of Q-Tip and Phife Dawg’s lyrics, at turns socially charged, abstract and concretely grounded in reality, with groovy jazz samples, the album includes guests Brand Nubian, Diamond D and Leaders of the New School, the original rap group of Busta Rhymes.

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written by Futura \\ tags: 1991, A Tribe Called Quest, Alternative Rap, Busta Rhymes, DJ Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Download, Hip-Hop, Leaders Of The New School, Native Tongues, Native Tongues Posse, Phife Dawg, Q-Tip

Tree City is an Ann Arbor, Michigan based hip hop group that started off as 8 emcees and one DJ (G.P, Dante Peaks, BMC, Man In Charge., Realeyez, DJ Cataclysmic, AnomaLEE, and Verseatyle), formed in 2005. For a period of time from 2006 to mid 2008, the group was shortened down to 5 members (G.P., Man In Charge, Verseatyle, DJ Cataclysmic & Realeyez).

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written by j23 \\ tags: 2009, AnomaLEE, Black Milk, Black Trees, BMC, Dante Peaks, DJ Cataclysmic, Download, Free, G.P, Hip-Hop, Man In Charge., New, Realeyez, Tree City, Verseatyle