I See HIP HOP!..Jay Electronica on the Mountain

One of my fav emcees, Jay Electronica on a campaign with Mountain Dew drink. They did a good job on capturing a small essence of J.E. as a performer/lyricist. You must listen to his lyrics on this one VERY intricate and dopetastic.

-K/Ezee

I See HIP HOP..KIA Hamsters!??

This commercial is funny...plus they use a classic joint from Black Sheep, "This or That". I don't know why they chose hamsters?? I just hope Dres/Black Sheep got sum ducats for this...anyway enjoy if you haven't seen it!

Thankx Moms for the heads up..you were right!

p.s. Why does that hamster playing the drums remind me of a member of a popular, late night hip hop band..hmmmmm

-K Easy

X-CLAN Funkin Lesson ...Vanglorious!!

This is the Almighty X-Clan. These brothas ans sistas came through with the force of Black Nationalism,Kemetic lessons(egyptology), and metaphysics wrapped in the Parliment Funkadelic groove mashed with Hip Hop thump, ya heard! Some of it was much too hard to swallow for some of the even die-hard Hip Hop fans but for the ones who got the real stories/lessons of African culture throughout the world they were speaking about, it was a definite wake-up call. Or, could it have been the pink caddy??...VANGLORIOUS..Hotep!

K-eazy

Thinking of a Master Plan!

Another gem for A.A.H.M. from the early 90's, actually the year of 1990. MC YZ shot his video around Nelson Mandela's speaking tour in NYC after his prison release. So, that just tells you where more than a few MC/rappers' heads where during this time period..It was really about changing our system and acknowledging those that, as MCs did, spoke up for what they believed was injustice and unfair acts of discrimination. So much I could say but just LISTEN to the lyrics. My cousin actually hipped me to this in my pre-teens. Big shouts CUZ ..for putting me on!

K-Easy

I see HIP HOP!...State Farm

I was thumbing through my current Jet Magazine with Trey Songz on the cover, when I saw an ad from State Farm Insurance Company. The page is what you see above. Make no mistake they're using "wild style-ish" grafix to capture the attention of the young "urban" market. Crafty marketing on their end art yet I'm still wondering if its genuine....what do you think peeps?

You Must learn!!

Def an oldie but goodie for A.A.H.M. This used to get me amped back in the days! They def wasn't teaching these jewels in the Nashville public schools or most schools anywhere for that matter. This brought up some much need convo at the house and amongst my friends dealing with Ourstory. Even if you don't agree with everything he states you can't deny the force and intellect he's spittin..more to come...word!

-K:EZ

Cashville gets up too! pt. 2

I lucked up on this graffiti wall mural in the art district of Nashville aka "Cashville" when i was snoopin around the area during thanxgiving '09. It's real hard to find murals like these in this city so you really have to know where to look. It was so vicious that i had to get it. Cats below the Mason-Dixon line get down too, despite the city's rep for easy livin and country music. So yeah don't sleep bruh! more to come

-K:Easy

JAPAN: Zeebra

Zeebra began his hip hop career in 1993, joining the rap group King Giddra. While with his group King Giddra, he played an important role in the development of the Japanese hip hop scene. In the mid 90s, King Giddra was an underground rap group that was addressing social issues of the time. King Giddra’s 1995 album “The Power from the Sky” discussed contemporary issues, particularly the economic recession and the inability of many Japanese college graduates to find employment. Zeebra addressed this issue of working towards a good education and being unable to find employment(sounds familiar!) in his song “Bullet of Truth”. Through their music, Zeebra and King Giddra “challenged youth not only to recognize the difficulties faced by Japanese society but also to speak up about them.” In 1999 he released the single “Mr. Dynamite”, which became the first hip-hop single to make it into the top 50 on the Japanese Oricon pop charts. [1] Through his early and newer work, Zeebra became one of the most popular and influential, yet controversial, Japanese hip hop artists.
So Zeebra let us holla at you!!! Oh and enjoy this slick video! Hip Hop wont STOP!!
-Keasy