When I found out about this track, it hit me like a tonn of bricks. I was waaaay deep into Pac so eventhough the album came out in '94, I didn't really get into it until '96. Trust me, just thinking back for a second about this brings a smile to my face. It was me, 1986 Chevy Blazer, two 200 watt bazookas in the back and this track BUMPING as i'm driving to my McDonald's gig - that was the good life. Needless to say Nas always laces his lyrics nicely, but this track is particularly tight, right up there with One Love. The way it kicks in is serious "Fake thug, no love, you get the slug, CB4 Gusto, Your luck low, I didn't know til I was drunk though...."- could only imagine how much fun it must be to spit this track to a crowd of thousands. At that point in '96, I've only known English for like 3 years, even less, so I bet I sounded mighty funny dropping some thick Russian accent QB finest lyrics, as I sped through upstate NY. Wish I recorded that shit, but unfortunately the only covers I have recordings of from that time period was from Pac. And NO ONE will ever hear those.
This vid is obviously for One Love, with The Message track over it - but its all good. I don't think The Message ever got an official video, besides that 20 second intro in the beginning of If I Ruled The World.
I didn't know where the original sample came from, I don't dig, so I was pretty psyched when I watched masterpiece "The Professional" and heard Sting lace this sample. Is this where the sample came from or does it go farther back?
(watch the movie if you haven't seen it, its amazing)
Keep up the good work Nas, there's one life, one love, so there can only be one King.
7.23.2009
7.22.2009
U Lock Assult
Anyone who bikes in the city has most definitely been in a situation where a pedestrian or a driver fucks up your flow. Alot of times its their fault - but alot of times its ours. The worst I've ever done was kick a few car grills in, punch a few side mirrors, scrape a couple a doors with my barends - and then forget about it minutes later as you move it along.
If you commute by bike every single day you're bound to get worked up and heated over some dumb shit, like..... someone in your way causing you to slow your roll, people thinking bikelanes are passing lanes or making you almost die by cutting you off something fierce. And there has been plenty of moments where I wanted to throw down - and quite frankly, this is exactly the reason why I wear my downhill carbon knuckle insert gloves when commuting - even if its hot as fuck - carbon knuckles to the face would hurt AND when you smash someones sideview mirror with a single punch and zero pain to self, it impresses them and makes them NOT want to fuck with you any longer. You can also just spit on them. I see a car parked in a bike lane from a block away, I get them glands working, clearing my sinus a bit, really get a deep one out, let it spray. I even got heated enough to spit on a cop car that was parked in the bike lane after carefully (but not carefully enough) making sure that the fat lazy cops were not around their police cruiser parked sloppily next to a wide open parking spot. Sure I got pulled over 5 blocks later by some pissed off pigs who gave me a summons for "spitting in public" - which was dropped anyway. Street justice was served with no blood spilled.
BUT this dude took it to the extreme. It didn't seem that he was injured/hurt/threatened by the asian dude - even if he caused him to crash - he should have rode away, he could have pushed the dude. Hell, if it HAD to be done, he may even slap the old fella, but a heavy ass metal U-Lock to the side of the head, 4 times over, with full swing extension and all, beat down style? Thats tooooo much. Way too much. This is how people go to jail for assault with a weapon. Surely this lil youtube vid is not helping much either in the "un-identification" process.
What do ya'll think? Lets take this discussion to the comments.
saw this on prollyisnotprobably.com
7.21.2009
C2D party!
yet another C2D party is soon to come, bang you over the head and make you move your feet. C2D vets with only the best on the ones and twos, cheap beer, good spot, good times. PLUS your in a good part of town for some late late late nite eatin right after... can't lose. see you there.
C2D Presents The Fall Back Party
We're gonna be bangin you over the head with this jammy, so get ready for several posts. C2D alumi on the decks.
7.20.2009
Deth Killers 2000!!!!
Digital Space-age Printing
T-Shirts dipped in lsd
$125 well spent, impress your parents
Made on earth of imported products
So? What kind a bike is it (damn it)
Don't forget to vote in our "What kind of bike do you ride" poll, since we desperately need this information to get our cousin Jermaine out of FBI confinement. Don't fuck with us.
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