Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – B-Real, Coolio, Method Man, LL Cool J And Busta Rhymes – “Hit Em High (The Monstars’ Anthem)”

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1996, Air Jordan, Atlantic Records, B-Real, Basketball, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Bugs Bunny, Busta Rhymes, Coolio, Cypress Hell, Daffy Duck, Def Jam, Dreads, Elmer Fudd, Hip-Hop Music, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Hit Em High (Monstars Anthem), Key Yemaya Walker, LL Cool J, Looney Toons, Method Man, Michael Jeffrey Jordan, Michael Jordan, MJ, Monstars, Movie, music, National Basketball Association, NBA, New York, Nike, Porky Pig, Space jam, Swackhammer, Tweety Bird, WC And The Maad Circle

(Intro)
Greetings, earthlings
We have now taken over your radioooo…..

(B-Real)

Goin’ straight through the hole
You ain’t got no game
I’m breakin’ ya out the frame
Coming through like a train
Looking to take over the world is my goal
With my unstoppable crew takin’ all control
You can’t get none of this, we’re runnin’ this
Well taker, earth shaker, 3 point gunnin’ this
Get out the lane, I’m comin’ through
And if you don’t wanna move then i’m comin’ right through you

(Coolio)

It’s like inch by inch and step by step
I’m closing in on your position and destruction is my mission
Though eight is not enough, your whole squad better duck
It’s like switch when I bust
Now you’re whole crew is dust
Comin’ through my area, I’ma have to bury ya
The real scream team on your scream scene
It’s like showdown on the range

Go tell me who wanna tangle with the
ghetto witch-doctor neighborhood superhero?

Chorus:

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – B.I.G. – “Hypnotize”

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Atlanta, B.I.G., Bad Boy Records, Biggie Small, Blue Lines, Brooklyn, Busta Rhymes, Christopher Wallace, Coogi, DKNY, East Coast, Funk Master Flex, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Hypnotize, I-85, Key Yemaya Walker, Los Angeles, March 9th 1997, Moschino, New York, North Carolina, Puff Daddy, Queens, Rene Cecil Sotolongo, Sean Combs, Starsky and Hutch, The Notorious B.I.G.

Wow, I can’t believe that it has been 14 years since March 9th, 1997. It is funny how the events around that Sunday served as the preface that would eventually lead to my writing Blue Lines.

I can remember that early morning as we drove from Atlanta to New York for our family emergency. I had to abruptly leave school, and while my younger brother and sister sat on the back bench of the rented van, my mother had taken over the driving duties somewhere on I-85 in North Carolina, actually the worst leg of the trip between Atlanta and New York. My father slept, as my mother, surprisingly composed due to her state the days before. When I heard her mention, they just said on the radio Biggie’s dead. My ears perked up, and I raised from my college student form being sprawled across the middle bench of the van.

“Damn,” I thought as she turned up the radio so that we could get more details. A very shaken Busta Rhymes was reached by phone, and he said that all East Coast rappers were trying to get out of L.A., that proved that this was senseless violence. My heart sank, and at the moment I thought of how my family tragedy and the murder of Christopher Wallace would be tied from that moment forward. The events of that weekend would eventually lead to my meeting the future subject of my future manuscript, and future novel Blue Lines.

I have chosen “Hypnotize” as this week’s installment of Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays submission, because as we finally made our way into New York and Funk Master Flex was playing Biggie’s new single back, to back, to back.

2010 Music Wrapup iTunes Shuffle

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& Bethany Cosentino, 50 Cent, 9th Wonder, Agnes, Alicia Keys, Alkaline Trio, Allie Moss, Aloe Blacc, AM, American Bang, Amerie, Ana Tijoux, And Inspectah Deck, And Rae, And Raekwon, Andre 3000, Andy Allo, Annie Lennox, Arcade Fire, Archie Bronson Outfit, Audrey Assad, Avenida 6, Avi Buffalo, B.o.B, Band Of Horses, Banda de Turistas, Basia Bulat, Battles, Beach House, Beastie Boys, Beck and Bat For Lashes, Beckah Shae, Bee Gees, Belle & Sebastian feat. Norah Jones, Best Coast, Big Boi, Bilal, Billy Lamont, Black Eyed Peas, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Blackstar, Blakroc, Blu, Bob & Gene, Bobby Vidales, Bombay Bicycle Club, Brad, Brendan James, Bring Me the Horizon, Broken Bells, Broken Social Scene, Busta Rhymes, Cam'ron & Vado, Capone-N-Noreaga, Caribou, Ceci Bastida, Cee Lo, Cee-Lo Green, ceo, Charlie Hunter feat. Norah Jones, Chasen, Cherryholmes, Child Rebel Soldier, Chino & Nacho, ChocQuibTown, Chris Brown, Christopher von Uckermann, Ciara, Citizen Cope, Clipse, Clorofila, Common, Consequence, Corinne Bailey Rae, Cory Morrow, Court Yard Hounds, Currensy, Cypress Hill, Daft Punk, Daniel Hope, Dapuntobeat, Dave Barnes, David Banner, David Banner and 9th Wonder, Dead Prez, Delta Spirit, Destinee & Paris, Diddy, Diddy-Dirty Money, Dierks Bentley, Diggy, Dirty Dozen Brass Band feat. Norah Jones, Dirty Little Rabbits, Dirty Money, DJ Center, DJ Kay Slay, DJ Mathematics Presents Meth Ghost Rae, DJ Muggs VS Ill Bill, Don Covay, Dondria, Dr Dre Ft Eminem, Dr. Dre, Dr. Dre Ft Snoop Dogg & Akon, Drag-On, Drake, Duffy, Duran Duran, Eastern Conference Champions, Eddie Vedder, El Madmo, Elton John & Leon Russell, Emika, Eminem, Eminem & Royce Da 5'9, Erykah Badu, Estelle, Fabolous, Fanfarlo, Far East Movement, Fefe Dobson, Feist, Field Music, First Aid Kit, Florence and The Machine, Foo Fighters feat. Norah Jones, Four Tet, Fran Healy, Frank Howard & The Commanders, Frazey Ford, Freeway, Frightened Rabbit, GBH, Gerardo Ortíz, Ghost, Ghostface, Ghostface Killah, GLC, Goapele, Goldfrapp, Good Old War, Goodie Mob, Gorillaz, Greg Laswell, Gurrumul, GZA, Herbie Hancock feat. Norah Jones, Hey Monday, Holly Miranda, Hot Chip, House of Heroes, Howard Shore, Inspectah Deck, Iration, Iskander, Iyaz, J King y Maximan, J. Holiday, Jack Johnson, Jadakiss, Jakob Dylan, Janelle Monae, Jay Electronica, Jay-Z, Jazmine Sullivan, Jónsi, Jeremih, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Norman, Jonathan Cohen, Jorge Drexler, Josh Groban, Josh Ritter, Josh Rouse, Joss Stone, Jukebox the Ghost, Julieta Venegas, Junip, JYJ, Kanye West, Kanye West & Jay-Z, Karina Pasian, Keith Murray, Kelis, Keri Hilson, KiD CuDi, Kidz In The Hall, King Curtis, Kings of Leon, Kristian Bezuidenhout, KRS-One & True Master, La Roux, Lady GaGa, Laura Veirs, Lee Fields, Leela James, Lil Wayne, Linkin Park, Little Brother, Little Richard, Local Natives, Lorenza Borrani, Los Claxons, Los Lobos, Love Star, Ludacris, Lupe Fiasco, Luz Rios, Lylit, M.I.A., Macy Gray, Major Lazer, Major Lazer & La Roux, Maldita Vecindad, Mariah Carey, Massive Attack, Masta Killa, Mavis Staples, Maximum Balloon, Mêlée, Medina Green, Menahan Street Band, Meth, Method Man, Metric, Michael Jackson, Michoacan, Miguel, Millionyoung, MiMi, Minus the Bear, Monica, Mos Def, Mr. Hudson, Murs & 9th Wonder, Muse, N.E.R.D., N.O.R.E., Naomi Davis & Sugarman Three, Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens, Nas, Neon Trees, New Politics, Nicki Minaj, Nneka, Norah Jones & Sasha Dobson, Norah Jones feat. Dolly Parton, Norah Jones feat. Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Norah Jones feat. M. Ward, Omarion, Our Last Night, OutKast feat. Norah Jones, Ozomatli, Panoptica Orchestra, Papoose, Patty Griffin, Paty Cantu, Peter Silberman of the Antlers, Pharrell, Philip Selway, Pink Martini, Plain White T's, Plants and Animals, Polock, Public Enemy, Q-Tip, Q-Tip feat. Norah Jones, Raekwon, Ray Charles feat. Norah Jones, Ray Sharpe, Red Cafe, Redman, Reflection Eternal, Rich Hil Ft Kid Cudi, Richard Galliano, Rick Ross, Rihanna, Robert Plant, Robin Thicke, Rogue Wave, Rosa Lee Brooks, Rostam Batmanglij, Ryan Adams feat. Norah Jones, RZA, Sade, Sarah McLachlan, Scissor Sisters, Seabear, Sean Bones feat. Norah Jones, Sean Price, Semi Precious Weapons, Senator & The New Republic, Shanell, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Shout Out Louds, Sia, Skillz, Sky Sailing, Slash, Sleigh Bells, Snoop Dogg, Stacy Clark, Stefan Maass, Stefan Rath & Hans-Kristian Kjos Sorensen, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester & Karl Münchinger, Sugarman Three, Superlitio, Surfer Blood, Swedish House Mafia, T.I., Talent Couture, Talib Kweli, Talib Kweli feat. Norah Jones, The Bamboos, The Band Perry, The Bird And The Bee, The Black Keys, The Bravery, The Budos Band, The Chieftains, The Constellations, The Cool Kids, The Daktaris, The Dead Weather, The Foreign Exchange, The Gracious Few, The Head and the Heart, The High Wire, The Icemen, The Isley Brothers, The Jones Sisters, The Little Willies, The Mighty Imperials, The Minions, The National, The Poets of Rhythm, The Rescues, The Roots, The Secret Sisters, The Soft Pack, The Sylvers, The Virginmarys, The Watson Twins, Theophilus London, Timbaland, Toro Y Moi, Travis Porter, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Troy Olsen, Two Door Cinema Club, UNKLE, Usher, V.V. Brown, Vampire Weekend, Various Artists, Villagers, Vivian Green, Waka Flocka Flame, Wale, Willie Nelson feat. Norah Jones, Wintersleep, Wu Tang Vs The Beatles, Wye Oak, Yeasayer, Yelawolf, Yoav, Zac Brown Band, Zo!

The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

Music Mondays – Puff Daddy feat The Notorious B.I.G. – “Victory”

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1997, actor, Bad Boy, Bad Boy Records, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Big Poppa, Biggie Smalls, Bill Conti, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Brooklyn, Busta Rhymes, Christopher George Latore Wallace, Christopher Wallace, Diddy, East Coast, East Coast Hip-Hop, entrepreneur, Frank White, Going the Distance, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Music, Interscope, Jr., Key Yemaya Walker, Leaders Of The New School, Michael Jackson, Michael Jordan, Mike Tyson, Most Expensive Video, Mount Vernon, music, Music Mondays, New York, New York City, No Way Out, P. Diddy, Puff Daddy, Rapper, record producer, Rocky, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Sean John Combs, Singer, Steven "Stevie J" Jordan, The Hitmen, The Notorious B.I.G., Trevor Tahiem Smith, U.S., Uptown Records

Fitting for going to get this workout in.

The manuscript Blue Lines is the fictional coming of age narrative of a young California woman Key Yemaya Walker, and her 2 year growing journey through school, love, and life period piece, written by Kenneth Suffern, Jr., taking place at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between the years of 1997 – 1998. Loosely based on true events, and experiences during that time, told through the eyes and voice of the main female protagonist, a freshman first attending the school.

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – Outkast – Aquemeni

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1998, A Tribe Called Quest, André "André 3000" Benjamin, Andre 3000, Andre Benjamin, Andre Patton, Antonio M. Reid, Aquarius, Aquemini, Around Lenox, Atlanta, Babyface, Big Boi, Black Star, Blue Lines, Blue Lines Blog, Brand Nubian, Busta Rhymes, David "Mr. DJ" Sheats, Donny Mathis, Drug Addiction, Dungeon Family, emancipation, Gemini, George Clinton, Goodie Mob, Gwen Stefani, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays, Janelle Monae, Jay-Z, Key Yemaya Walker, Killer Mike, Mos Def, Mr. DJ, music, neo soul, Organized Noize, OutKast, Raekwon, Sleepy Brown, Talib Kweli, The Foundation, The Love Movement, TLC, Tower Records, Vol 2: Hard Knock Life

Aquemini…I remember the night we went to Tower Records at Around Lenox for the midnight sale. Called by some, Hip-Hop’s greatest release date Jay-Z’s Vol 2: Hard Knock Life, A Tribe Called Quests The Love Movement, Brand Nubian’s The Foundation, and Mos Def & Talib Kweli’ Black Star were also released that night.

I miss Tower Records.

[Hook]
Even the sun goes down heroes eventually die.
Horoscopes often lie and sometimes “y”
nothin’ is for sure nothin’ is for certain nothin’ lasts forever
But until they close the curtain
it’s him & I Aquemini

[Big Boi]
Now is the time to get on like Spike Lee said
get on the bus go get your work
and keep your beeper chirpin’ is a must
Is you on that dust or cornstarch
familiar with that smack man
The music is like that green stuff

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays – A Tribe Called Quest (et al) “Scenario (Remix)”

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A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes, Hip-Hop Quotable, Hood, KMD, Leaders Of The New School, Scenario Remix

Hip-Hop Classic

Busta Rhymes:

Here in 1992, we present the fabulous what’s the Scenario remix
Where as there are 7 MCs.
Six which are in physical form, one which is in spiritual essence
And he goes by the name of, uh…HOOD!

Hood:

Check the rhyme, punk that ass again, god
‘F’ it (S—-T!!) ! I lay buckshots
Hood, madman, I rip up stages
Lay down in your wages, I’m wild like Larry Davis

Peachtree Road Race Playlist 2010

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10 Years, 30 Seconds To Mars, 50 Cent, A Perfect Circle, Big Boi, Big Pun, Busta Rhymes, Diddy, DMX, Eminem, Eve, Fat Joe, Helmet, House of Pain, Jay-Z, KiD CuDi, Linkin Park, Lox, Lupe Fiasco, Miek Shinoda, N.E.R.D., Nine Inch Nails, Peachtree Road Race, Peedi Crack, Piedmont Park, Pink, Puff Daddy, Revel The Masses, Rick Ross, Rihanna, Ruff Ryders, Sia, Silversun Pickups, The Hours, Waka Flocka Flame

REVOFEV – KiD CuDi
Scenario 2000 – Ruff Ryders
Won’t Back Down – Eminem feat Pink
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem feat Rihanna (boy great shuffling)
Jigga What/Faint – Jay-Z vs Linkin Park
Rock Star Freestyle – Jay-Z over N.E.R.D.
Twinz (Deep Cover) – Big Pun feat Fat Joe
Tangerine – Big Boi feat T.I. and Khujo
Stop Trying – Sia
Price To Play – Staind

Hip-Hop Quotable Wednesdays Craig Mack et al – “Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)”

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1994, Bad Boy, Busta Rhymes, classic, Craig Mack, Flava In Ya Ear (Remix), LL Cool J, Notorious B.I.G, Puff Daddy, Rampage The Last Boyscout

[Baaaaaaaad Boooooooy]
[Come out and plaaaaaaaaaaaay]
[You know we had to do a remix right?]

THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G’S Verse