Rapping, deconstructed: The best rhymers of all time

Nice deconstruction.

Is this vid missing anyone? Of course it is hip hoppers. Still good info and analysis.

WEFUNK - Show 649: Tribute to Gil Scott-Heron

WEFUNK - Show 649 - June 03, 2011

I've been a fan of WEFUNK Radio for years. The guys out of Montreal know how to string together some good music and then next thing you know you've lost two hours of your life - AND it's all good.

From the title of the show, you know that you're going to get a dose of funk, but they weave in lots of hip hop, rare grooves and (excuse me for the cliche) the dopest lyricists ever! The show is consistently solid and always introducing me to someone new.

Today's newness comes from d.i.t.c. (about 1 hour and 27 seconds into the show) Whoa!! Where have I been? Or where have they been? Loved hearing "Day One" from 2000. The hard and crafty rhymes just keep flowin. Love that.

But really the focus on Gil Scott-Heron on this show is killer. You have to hear it for yourself. Oh, and the Rakim interview clips about James Brown are so enlightening and very cool.

So hip hoppers, set aside two hours to get nothing done, but you'll be dancing your ass off and nodding your head. For real. kfox.

Rock the Bells dates and line-up announced

The line-up for this year's Rock the Bells International Festival is a wow-ser! Love, love, love it.

Headliners

• A Tribe Called Quest
• Nas
• Mos Def
• De La Soul
• Rakim
• The Pharcyde

Also depending on what show you attend, you might get a performance from Spank Rock, Method Man and Redman, Dead Prez, Murs and others. This is a hyper-crazy line-up.

So, you want to know the dates, eh? Because you may be so inclined to sell some of your most personal wares for tix to this joint. The tour doesn't kick off until July - thus giving you a good amount of time to line up your chedda!

Sat 7/19 - Chicago, IL
Sun 7/20 - Toronto, ON
Sat 7/26 - Boston, MA
Sun 7/27 - New York, NY
Sat 8/2 - Miami, FL
Sun 8/3 - Philadelphia, PA
Sat 8/9 - Los Angeles, CA
Sat 8/16 - San Francisco, CA
Sat 8/23 - Denver, CO
Sat 8/30 - Vancouver, BC

I'm leaning toward the Chicago or Miami dates ... where are you gonna be hip hoppers? kfox

Hip Hop Rock Hall Inductees!

It's true! It's official. Pick a cliche. Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday, March 12, 2007! How crazy cool is that...? I love listening to "The Message"; Listening...? I mean, singing because I know all of the lyrics! GMF&FF have always created party music with a conscious. Good stuff.

Jay-Z will induct the legendary hip hoppers into the Hall. I'm not even disappointed that the actual ceremony is NOT in Cleveland; it's held in New York City (just too damn cold in Cleveland this time of year) ... I'm just estatic that hip hop is representing. I'm also ready to craft the list of who will be the next artist from the hip hop genre to get inducted ... I would hope Rakim!

I love going to the Rock Hall in Cleveland. You say, how often do I go? Well, I have not been in about a year, but you can count on me checking it out sometime this year! Heck yeah.

Check out these webbies for more on this topic:

Grand Master Flash

International Herald Tribune