Pure Positivity

Roughly 3 weeks ago I become an uncle to my beautiful niece Georgia. When you think of a song titled Georgia instantly Ray Charles pops into your head, but for me I think about the most prolific southern rappers. So here is to you Georgia there is no better way to honor your birth than with this. When your clique is called Cunninlynguists confidence and a dash of cockiness are attributes you definitely possess. With the exception of the Dungeon Family, Outkast included, there are no southern hip-hop artists that even get close to rivaling the Cunninlynguists. Wonderful wordplay mixed with production that is tighter than Richard Simmons pants, these guys are truly the best. The group was originally made up of Kno and Deacon the Villan, but in 2005 Natti was added and the rest really is history. In the words of Tunji (a member of the up and coming hip-hop duo, Inverse) he simply states, “Kno you are a fucking genius!” Kno has production that puts Timberland and his thieving way...

Dedication with a helpful handful of hard work can create magic. Don’t believe me…check out The A-Team. Abstract Rude and Aceyalone make up this dynamic duo. These guys really are as positive as it gets. I don’t drink coffee in the morning instead I let my ears ingest every syllable spoken in this song. The lyrics are pretty self explanatory so just take a listen and enjoy. (As usual I posted the lyrics below) Show em a better way We got to show em a better way Show them the poem I wrote Low and behold its so dope you get high Highly anticipated the vibe we generated Wildly imitated We’ve demonstrated this is what can happen when you’re an innovator Show em your battling scars We had our share of facing challenges hard Acey and Abstract send our regards To who we dethrone enemies own engagement on the microphone Same shit we been on for them styles are growing wild like weed plants even if they are in or out of season Spit at em at a gold and they be in...

When it comes to longevity few have De La Soul beat. I think I can accurately say there isn’t an active rapper alive who wasn’t influenced by De La Soul. It has been almost 22 years since Prince Paul took these guys under his wing and over that period of time they have coasted to the top. During an era when Dr. Dre released “The Chronic 2001”, De La dropped the “Art Official Intelligence: Bionix.” While the doctors album may be critically acclaimed and one of the best club bangers of all time you can’t take anything away from De La Soul and their second installment to the AOI series. “Baby Phat”, one of the singles from the cd puts a big smile on my face every time I hear it. If you haven’t heard it before you are definitely missing out because it’s one of the few hip-hop songs glorifying real life voluptuous women. De La has never been known for incredible metaphors or wordplay but rather straight forward witty lyrics. Withstanding the test of time has been difficult for ma...

I know I already wrote plenty of stuff about Brother Ali but this track deserves its own entry. When you think of sensitive subjects in the hip-hop community I would say homosexuality is definitely one of the most taboo topics. You have to give up for Brother Ali to tackle a topic that most politicians prefer to plead the 5 th on. The issue is so reminiscent of racial discrimination that it really reinforces the statement, “history repeats itself.” I know 50 years from now we will all look back at this very day and laugh about how ridiculous our views use to be. Without further ado let’s let the street preacher shed some light on this tender topic: (I posted all of the lyrics below, but the third verse is one I am referencing) Daddy was a preacher momma was a Sunday school teacher Big brother a football squad leader Now far be it for you to disappoint or displease them Your just being what you feel you see in That mirror every time you peer in Swallow the tears inside tha...