i have no idea. i’m very curious about it all now actually. and like i said, it wouldn’t stop me from going, but as an avid overthinker, i was definitely like how come its not made clear or presented a little more publicly, even when walking onto the island. 

so, this is a conversation i have had as well. its probably safer to assume most places did do xyz, however, it is just interesting to me how NOT part of the memorial it is at all. like, its more of a passing mention. that strikes me as odd.

you blame producers for giving Nas wacksauce? he picks the beats he raps over. you think great producers hold out on Nas? I’d bet every single producer in the 90s/00s literally made and saved their best beats FOR the chance that Nas would come to them for beats.

i do agree about the fact that there is a whole ass group of singers nowadays who do all sound literally the exact same. i like some of them, but i couldn’t tell their voices apart, from kehlani to jhene to victoria monet. 

for the record, I do not think that Bow Wow is a hip hop legend. lol. i was just part of the convo as I was extremely entertained and curious about anybody who thinks that he IS in fact a hip hop legend.

lol. that’s one way to look at it. also, i dont know that i said she’s a good singer. but my point is mostly that we have put a lot of not good singers on huge pedestals. nobody in TLC could really sing (not even Chili) but they’re arguably the most successful all girl group in history. she’s no worse than folks we…

none of those groups are better than SWV. Total can’t even sing. 

I have never heard of TKA. Ever.

B2K is definitly an omission. They’d be in the top 3.

Yeah, i know he’s gone after other folks. This seems especially odd, and is sizably punching down for no apparent reason other than he didnt like how she approached her activism. That is different. and the thing he’s criticizing her for, others have said teh same thing. Why her? Why now? it’s okay to leave some shit…

You can respect and appreciate all  involved and still think this was idiotic and absurd. It was a bad decision. It looked inauthentic and ridiculous. Most black folks don’t even celebrate kwanzaa, what the fuck do kente stoles have to do with justice in policing? They’d have been better off wearing pins or t-shirts…

I’m glad you’re enjoying it thus far. Hopefully I can bring some fun, some heat and some quality flowers to folks that deserve them.

I mean I am too. But I’ve also never been hit by a Henny bottle from 20 feet away. lol

yes. that video is something i still remember vividly.

I may do one of those jazzmatazz albums. 

Is anything really Songs In the Key of Life perfect? lol. I’d definitely put it up with any Jill Scott album though. It’s a fun listen. Through and through.

You know, I want to love that whole Brother Sister album, but I just don’t. Now, I obviously love “Brother Sister” and “Dream on Dreamer”, the hits off that album. But as a whole body of work, I don’t think I could ever make it all the way through.  

I got them retail so that I could resell them should I be so inclined.

i need to take a trip to Minnesota.

I’ll definitely check that out!