Gilbere Forte' feat. Raak - Black Chukkas [OFFICIAL]

Explore a dope point of view. 

The Roots' ?uestlove Readies A Book

"Mommy What's A Questlove?"

Read the full article by clicking on the link below...

The Roots' ?uestlove Readies A Book

B.o.B - Don't Let Me Fall (Live)

B.o.B - Don't Let Me Fall (Live)

Tiye Phoenix: 48 Bars of Progression

"I ain't comin' for rap chics, I'm comin' for the enemy..."

Tiye Phoenix 

My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop

In case you did not get a chance to view this BET special when it first aired... According to Debra Lee, this is BET's first music documentary.

Also check out the web exclusives of the panel discussions:

My Mic Sounds Nice - Panel Discussion Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3

BET Videos

Tightrope (Wondamix) [Feat. B.o.B and Lupe Fiasco]

Eminem inducts Run DMC into Rock N Roll Hall of Fame

Run DMC Sucker MCs

Femcee: Rah Digga

New - go ahead and unwrap it!

Rah Digga - This Ain't No Lil' Kid Rap from Raw Koncept on Vimeo.

Turntable Legend DJ Qbert to Join the Distinguished Crew of Mixologists for DJ Hero� 2

DJ HOF: Best of Rick Ross Mixtape

This was forwarded to me by DJ Hof (@DJYUNGHOF) on twitter - his The Best of Rick Ross Mixtape. Click the link, download and enjoy! But don't forget to shout out @DJYUNGHOF on twitter. Word!:

Click here for the free download: Best of Rick Ross Mixtape by @DJYUNGHOF.

Oh you need more of the good stuff? See DJ Hof over at datpiff.com:   DJYUNGHOF MIXTAPES AT DATPIFF.

Bay Area Hip Hop

Showing the Bay Area some love.... the first part is pretty funny!
Group: The Jealous Guys
Song: "The Ballad"

Clipse - Kinda Like A Big Deal ft. Kanye West

Blogger Neglect

If there is a crime against a blogger neglecting their blog(s) then I am guilty! It so easy to get caught up in social media burnout, blogger burnout, paying more attention to your online friends vs. your offline friends burnout.... anyway you get the point. In my absence I have not neglected my other blog brownsugatou, and I have created a new blog for Ms. Lauryn Hill. You can see that blog here: A Miss-Educated Fan. Also my friend, poet, spoken word artist, and community activist and (hip hop lover) UniverSouLove is planning a tour so I've started a new blog specifically for his tour: The Man With The Golden Tongue Tour. Oh yeah, Fat Beats tweeted something about their website earlier, so in the name of hip hop make sure you check out their website at www.fatbeats.com - lots of goodies here! In the meantime, pump your Friday up with some "B.O.B." from OutKast - Word!

"A Missed-educated Fan"

I'm still enjoying (and creating a new blog) during this 4 day weekend. This is a link to my latest blog "A Missed-educated Fan", my ode to the many talents of Lauryn Hill and her return - no matter how long it takes.

"The Missed-educated Fan"

Dr. Dre Honored At the 2010 Rhythm & Soul ASCAP Awards

Hip Hop Hooray! If Dr. Dre and Lauryn Hill are the BEST then we are some patient ass hip hop lovers. Seriously congrats to Dr. Dre.

MC Hammer 'Honored' That Rick Ross Named A Song After Him

MC Hammer 'Honored' That Rick Ross Named A Song After Him

I haven't heard the song yet, but wow this must be a great honor. Nicki and Kim this is called paying homage.

MTV Shows

THROW YOUR HEAD BACK AND DO THAT KANYE DANCE!

Just having some fun today and I ain't the first... but don't front you know what I'm talking about... flip that hand, look over your shoulder (not at the camera) as you bust over them tracks, a million backward head nods to the left and right, SPITTIN' what yo mama gave you!

THE ORIGINATOR...

WHO'S DOING THAT KANYE DANCE?... TWO SUSPECTS.

Ise Lyfe To Release Debut Book,

Ise Lyfe To Release Debut Book,

Kid N' Play

Bring the fun back to hip hop - please???
Kid N' Play on the George Lopez Show. Peep Kid's new hairstyle/style... he kinda has the Bono effect going on.

North Carolina You Betta Raise Up...

I'm telling, you I love it when emcees just go hard and the music knocks harder!

Lauryn Hill - Ooh La La La (Live at Harmony Festival 2010)

Soulja Boy's: Animated Series, Episode 1

The hip hop world is big enough for him. This is the first episode of Soulja Boy's animated series "Soulja Boy Tell'em". These days, I'm tired of "reading" about the Lil' Kim and Nicki Minaj beef (as I don't hype up hip hop beef on these pages anyway but I do read), this video was a breath of fresh air to watch. Alphonso Ribiero, yes from "The Fresh Prince", yes from the old school Pepsi/Jackson 5 commercials, and yes THAT DUDE from the sitcoms he played in with Rick Schroeder and L.L. Cool J makes a hilarious appearance as the school principal. Below the first episode, is the video/theme song for the animated series entitled what else "Soulja Tell'em" which is just as funny as the first episode of the series. Both videos have been out for sometime now (however comedy is timeless)... yep I'm jumpin' on the late train. Sometimes it's "heavy like that" (Notty Ras) as I do more than just blog - sometimes I r-e-l-a-x and that's a lost art form, right Diddy? ;-)

Kanye West Joins BET Awards Lineup | Billboard.com

I did not post this because this is GOOD FOR hip hop, I posted this because I'm a fan of Kanye and hip hop. ;-)


Kanye West Joins BET Awards Lineup | Billboard.com

Eminem - Not Afraid

Hands down he's never been afraid to express himself through his music and lyrics - Eminem's "Not Afraid".

Bow Wow - Lottery Ticket (Movie Trailer)

"Nobody can know about this." - Bow Wow's character in "Lottery Ticket". Check out the preview.

You Ain't Fresh... But You Can Be!

Queen CEO - Sher Sher
www.twitter.com/FunkeyFlashBack
You ain't fresh unless you've checked out the urban fashions from Funkey Flash Back at www.funkeyflashback.com. Queen CEO Sher Sher is urban fashion's best kept secret and has been in the game for 11 years strong (established in 1993) designing young men's urban apparel. Fresh, fly and colorful - Mamas, lace your sons with some FFB!

Inside The Sneaker Box
www.twitter.com/SNXRBX
Coincidentally, I came across this website from a tweet from @FunkeyFlashBlack, thus shouting them both out on my blog was an instant no brainer - shoes, clothes... fly shoes, fly clothes. What I like about Inside The Sneaker Box's website is that it screams "we have a genuine passion and good taste for sneakers - now join us!". Not their quote exactly (or at all) but the site and company definitely appeals to sneaker aficionados and people like myself that purchase *cough* sneakers *cough, cough* about twice a year! Check 'em out at www.insidethesneakerbox.com.

Until later peace, prayers and blessing!

"Abnormality" by D-Nick

I needed to hear this message.

P. Dot - "Poetry"

I'm posting this video on both of my blogs.... the notebook is synonymous with both of my loves... hip hop and poetry. Check out this new artist, P. Dot and his video entitled "Poetry".

Diggy Simmons

I heard through the grapevine that this son-of-an-icon was a beast on the mic. All I can say is Diggy don't play.

Scarface: Tag Is For Kids

Scarface tells Ozone Magazine why he turned down the VH1 Hip Hop Honors. We've had it twisted all along - he's hip hop not Dirty South. Let me rephrase that the media has lead us to believe that Scarface is Dirty South by tagging his music as Dirty South.... I'll be the first to say thank you for your contributions to hip hop - it's global.

Read the full-story here from www.ozonemag.com. Scarface speaks about declining the VH1 Hip Hop honors.

If I Post It... Maybe The Words Will Disappear

I don't think I have to even explain this one... 'cause I know I'm not the only one that has the chorus of this song and visions of Diddy dancing on repeat. Hello....two-step, two-step... Good morning... two-step, two-step.

Make 'em, make 'em clap to this...

Yeah, clap to this! Jazz and spoken word taking you on a trip down hip hop memory lane. Grab your cap and gown and enter the gates of Hip Hop University.

"Born with body rock, nonstop energy
of an African, Nubian origin
Revolutionary rhetoric
through rhythm, rhyme, reason
rhythm, rhyme, reason.

We are storytellers of our Ancestral lineage
on the corners MCin."

Christopher D. Sims, a.k.a. UniverSouLove Hip Hop University



More on Christopher D. Sims:

R.I.P.: GURU

Keith Elam a.k.a. Guru

1966-2010

It's been a while since I last posted a blog. It's a been a while since I've searched the internet with some amount of motivation or watched television. I type all this to say that I was surprised to get online the other day to read about Guru's death as I like a lot of his other fans and family was hoping for a positive outcome for this brother and his health. It was also shocking to read about "everything else" (rumors, strife, and a Guru that we possibly did not know) surrounding his death. However, I think the feeling of shock and awe always vibrates within us whenever hip hop has the audacity to show its human face. It can be ugly or pretty but its on us to decide cherish that which is humanly positive.

Rock on Guru. Peace, prayers, and blessings to your son, family, friends, and fans!

Big Boi, Andre 3000 and Them Elevators

A sista is feeling so ran over and so under the bus this week after a work related injury... let's just say I'm taking the stairs and leaving them elevators alone - seriously. My medication had my head spinning and seeing stars this morning. I haven't had a chance to even do a feature on my Twitter family... @DrPostALot you are still up next my friend. In the meantime I'm going to refer you over to AllHipHop.com's feature on Big Boi and Andre 3000. Yeah, them elevators I will ride. Let me know what you think about Big Boi's new single "Shutterbug". And because I love y'all, I will give you an Outkast flashback video - just consider it the cherry on top!

"Big Boi is taking off, Andre 3000 is on the Runway" - article from AllHipHop.com

Video - "Elevators (Me & You)" - Outkast

Outkast - Elevators (Me & You) (Official Music Video). Watch more top selected videos about: OutKast

Hip Hop Doc: Rani G. Whitfield

Hmmmmm....The Hip Hop Doc. I am not referring to Dr. Dre or the D.O.C. and I probably did not have to even say that being that this is the pages of The Greener Side of Hip Hop. But I am referring to Rani G. Whitfield a doctor who is utilizing hip hop to educate the young masses about staying healthy. I came across an article on him this morning but you may already be familiar with his work. So, put down those McDonald french fries and check it out!

Wait, wait, wait.... stop the presses, I just Googled this Rani G. Whitfield and Rani also has a website. "Planet Rock" yes "rockin', no stoppin'" Planet Rock is blessing this brother's website. Eat your salad kiddies because it's the "sure shot"!

Website: The Hip Hop Doc

"Hip Hop Doc Takes Health Messages To Young People"
Article written by: Eugene Kane from www.jsonline.com

Free Mix Tape Downloads: datPiff.com

I believe I heard about this website on Twitter through various tweets.  I can't say that I'm not a fan of mixtapes I just haven't taken the time out to listen to any (and this website that I'm about to mention might just be the anecdote to that). But, of course I do know mixtapes are vital to new and old artists in the hip hop arena. What I don't know is the definition of "datpiff" (help me because I could not Google it). And, say it again with me, "daaatpiiiff"!  However I will tell you that www.datpiff.com has a kick ass website that specializes in nothing but free mixtape downloads. I wasn't aware that such a site exists but that is the fun part about blogging for The Greener Side of Hip Hop - discovering new ish and loving hip hop even more! Now can someone tell me what datpiff means - please! 

WORD, POWER, AND SOUND

"I keep a guard up from the foolishness & propaganda & let the music melodies & my experience in life work through me to bring out NoTTy Trax." - @NottyRas's 140

Okay, the other day I exchanged several "healthy" tweets with a hip hop, dancehall artist who WILL take things to another level - Notty Ras. Born in the Chi and raised in the Bay Area, his Twitter bio simply reads CONQUEROR. His real name Niaybinghi means DEATH TO ALL OPPRESSORS. Yet, NottyRas remains truly humbled by the give and take of life. He's a serious brother, who is nothing less than real when it comes to his music and his future outlook.

"Life is a gift and blessing from the most high... I'm tryin to show my appreciation by bringin out the best of life through word, power and sound."

Currently signed to Illgenetics record label, this former DJ/radio host and music director of Tight Rope Magazine, is currently paving the way for his own lane and putting us on notice that he ain't going no where. (DJ's are you listening to this man's dub plates?) Notty Ras's focus right now IS to continue to build on creating and promoting his music. (DJ's are you playing this man's dub plates?)

I was introduced to this NottyRas via Twitter (yes I do open up those downloads)... and you know what it feels like when great music invades your ears, just giving you a long lasting eargasm? Well, NottyRas has got you covered (no pun intended shallow minds) with his swift on the lyrics, bass bumpin' Bay Area style, hip hop, dancehall track "Fall Back" which delivers nothing but fire! Yeah, I admit I became a "Fall Back" addict for a minute and I'm not going to rehab! (Please click the link for the free download at www.spiceypromotions.com) And for hip hop fans who crave the art of scratching, you will no doubt be pleased with the laid back tempo of "All Hustle" featuring D.J. Greg Scott on the 1's and 2's. Even NottyRas warns that this song may 'cause "slight envy attacks..." Don't read into the confident ego ya'll, his lyrics and music only speak truth.

Nottty Ras's current CD and first solo project "Spit Tape" is currently available on iTunes as is music from his group Baywurld entitled "Those Who Walk On Water". Free downloads are available from both projects (nothing like a Google and youtube search to get you started). But what's NEW with Notty Ras? He's ALL HUSTLE - a women's and boys clothing line in the near future, a yet to be titled dancehall, hip hop mixtape, and he'll be working on his second solo project entitled "I Do What I Know". In the meantime Notty Ras is still servin' up the dub plates over at Spicey Promotions (shout out to DrPostALot!)... so support Bay Area hip hop, support hip hop period by getting those dub plates and spreading the word! Otherwise you know what you can do... fall back! Happy Friday y'all!

NottyRas on the web:
Spicey Promotions Profile Page
MySpace
Facebook
YouTube "Always Something"

TWITTER SHOUT OUTS!

Who are the people in your Twitter neighborhood?

I have exchanged tweets with a lot of great people on Twitter especially people from the Hip Hop arena.... and I am sorry I just can't let those great downloads, videos, etc. that I do receive from y'all go unnoticed anymore. So starting today... yes TODAY and each Friday I'll highlight those individuals from my Hip Hop Twitter Neighborhood! First up hip hop, dancehall artist @NottyRas... @DrPostALot is right behind him!

"I Can" - NAS

Just added Nas's "I Can" video to the Children's Hip Hop page. I watched this video with my 7 year old son the other day but he already knows that "he can".  I actually found the video AND lyrics on a youtube page...  and now Jim Jones and Fabulous are "tweefing" according to Twitter. Kids pay attention to the Children's Hip Hop page until you are old enough to even understand what tweefin' and beefin' is and all the other politics that go along with hip hop. 

"Wake Up" - Positive Controversy

I know, I know, I know, I said that I wasn't going to keep doing another video post but this video speaks to a social issue that should outrage anyone - domestic violence. (I know Mr. Mac Walton would have loved this video and the group behind it stands for.) Plus, let's not forget that March is National Women's Month. However, this video is just the type of music that I would want to grace the pages of the Greener Side of Hip Hop. Yes, I am a fan of hip hop but the aim of this blog is to show the other side of "hip hop" as much as possible. This video entitled "Wake Up" by Positive Controversy is deeper than what we are use to seeing in the hip hop arena... and on some levels one could probably say that there is some irony here.

About Positive Controversy (from their website):
"Who?
We are a creative movement which combats the subpar standards set by today’s society.

What?
Bringing awareness to an issue that millions of Americans face daily.

How?
By engaging humanity with a mesage of 'hope, initiative and social awareness."

Please visit their website at: www.positivecontroversy.com and TODAY take time out to think about what you dream and dare to be and create some "positive controversy" of your own.... have audacity!

Eternal Reflection "In This World" - Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek

I won't share my excitement. Blog pages ain't big enough!


Reflection Eternal - In This World (Official Video)

Reflection Eternal | MySpace Music Videos

Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal

Guru featuring Donald Byrd - "Loungin'"

Bottom line... we look forward to your recovery. Peace, Prayers and Blessings to you and your family.

Bay Area independent label Anticon and coffee maker and Chicago coffee maker Intelligentsia are working together to release "hip hop" inspired coffee. Read it here. Story from The Huffington Post.

So Flyyyy...

I Wanna Rock - Fly Gypsy East Mix (Brooklyn!) - Snoop Dogg remix



Yoooooo! Are you standing in the middle of your living room floor feeling this? Bobbin' your head AND doing a slow two step like Snoop... hmmmm mmmm.

Click here to see more of Fly Gypsy on You Tube.

Guru Suffers A Heart Attack

Wow... this is something that I didn't expect to read about after logging on a few minutes ago. Let's send out all the prayers that we can to Guru and his family. Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal... we not saying good-bye yet.

Please click here to see th full story at allhiphop.com.

"BORN IN THE GHETTO"

I'm still bobbin' my head to UniverSouLove's hip hop laced spoken word piece, "I Am A Poet". I was about just about to resign myself to my bed, comforter, and pillows when I opened one last e-mail... low and behold there was another hip hop gem that presented itself to me - Germantown and York's "Born In The Ghetto". Thanks Reality from Germantown and York. Am I a fan now? Yes Sir.



For more information on Germantown and York click here.

"I AM A POET" - UniverSouLove

"The page becomes my stage
to wage wars with syllables,
consonants, vowels.
I howl in the thick
of the night.
To conjure my poetical might."
- UniverSouLove, Poet/Hip Hop Extrodiannaire

What can I say about this cat... he's never short of amazing with his pen. He exudes nothing but truth when he speaks of "breathing life into microphones daily." It's an admirable habit to have especially when you've been making the pen and paper do the strut for ten plus years. Say his name with me folks, U-ni-ver-Sou-Love! Last year UniverSouLove along with D.J. Skittells put his signature poem, "I Am A Poet" to music and it spiraled out of control into a hip hop masterpiece. Word to poetry and word to hip hop! Let's us know what you think. :-)



For more information on UniverSouLove:
www.universoulovethepoet.blogspot.com
www.myspace.com/universoulove7

Sequence - "Funk You Up" - Long Version

Aaaaaahhh, I was looking for more videos to include on my Classic Hip Hop page when I came across this gem and I had to "sit my booty down!" A sista was trying to burn a hole in the carpet after listening to these sistas - Cheryl Cook (Cheryl The Pearl), Gwendolyn Chisolm (Blondie), and lead singer/rapper Angie Brown Stone (Angie B.). It is an honor to bless the pages of The Greener Side of Hip Hop with Sequence's "Funk You Up" (1979). I am living my childhood all over again and I am in hip hop heaven. (And if someone knows where to find this group singing this classic live or on a show please let a sista know.)

Two New Pages Added

I've been so inspired tonight by watching some classic hip hop and listening to my seven year old son's reaction to classic hip hop music. So, today I added two additional pages to this blog: Classic Hip Hop and Children's Hip Hop.

Spoken Words: A Candle Light Vigil For Hip Hop (Music)

"The mind of an artist and a hip hop head."


A Candle Light Vigil For Hip Hop (Music)

Hip-hop music needs a life jacket.
Someone, anyone, take the time
to rewind and remember the Golden Times
of hip-hop music.

Hip-hop needs a life support system.
It's lacking creativity, originality,
and wisdom. Where is the vision?

Underground MCs are trying,
but even their def tones go unheard.
This new mumbo jumbo of mashed-up words
is not as nearly needed as Rakim-like superb.

I'm on the verge, of giving up on hip-hop.
I am on the verge of calling the coroner,
saying, “she's almost dead, come get her.”

Hip-hop needs motivation, rejuvenation,
elevation. Someone, please perform
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on hip-hop music.

Hip-hop is no longer lyrical.
So in a quiet space in my own time
I am performing my own personal vigil.
It's difficult. It's almost something I cannot
handle. So I light seven candles, one at a time,
saying prayers and meditations for the return
of meaningful and great rhymes.

The first candle lit is for peace.
The second candle lit is for dope beats.
The third is for the return of the old boom bap.
The fourth is for the treble and high hats.
The fifth is for the imaginative MC.
The sixth candle is for hip-hop purists like me.
The seventh and final candle is for hip-hop infinity.

Light your candles and mourn and pray
for hip-hop. In a collective spirit hopefully
we can meditate to make the nonsense stop.

Christopher Donshale Sims
Copyright February 15th, 2010

Hailing from Rockford, IL, Christopher D. Sims is a an author, poet, spoken word artist, lyricist, and an advocate for the golden ages of hip hop. "Breathing life into microphones daily", Christopher's poetry pieces can be viewed at www.universoulovethepoet.com or you can dialogue with him on Facebook , Twitter , or MySpace. 

MC Hammer - An Oakland Legend - article from AllHipHop.com

"MC Hammer: Still Hurtin'em"

Article written by Chuck Creekmur at www.allhiphop.com

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