“I’m done, the rap game’s no country for old men
I’ll always spit whenever the spirit hits me
But fuck if I’m a be doing this shit when I’m sixty
And that’s no disrespect to KRS
I’m just trying to make my art and do what’s smart
I’m saying, rapping Tay, four-and-half-mic honoree
Or singing Tay, first-time Grammy nominee
Nigga, you do the math, nigga, you add it up
That’s on my mind when I press record
A lot of niggas probably mad at me
But I would rather be a lonley wolf than a sheep that’s bored”

“Tigallo For Dolo” by Phonte (Little Brother)

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Wow. Tay goes hard on his verse. Dope song too! DJ Premier has been playing this song ALOT on his radio show.

I would love to see people take notice of this song trying to change the current state of hip-hop in the same way that Jay-Z’s “D.O.A.” did.

o:{Phonte. Don’t give up on Rappin’ ‘Tay. Grammy boards may not recognize it, but your considerable rapping skill is what got you to this point, not just your singing and “pre-We Are the World 2010″ Quincy Jones-like orchestrations.}

Gangstarr “In Memory Of…”

Zone out to this beautiful piece of thought and music.
And for get that fake @$$ letter.
Rest in Power, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal.

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I thought it would be wack at first, but if the platter spins AND you have to catch and scratch the sample?! that could be dope.

I’m imagining a DJ Premier scratch chorus.
“Devil’s Pie” anyone? (“I’m tryn’a eat…c..c..c..come one, come all…if you wanna…cut the pie”)

EDIT: The more I think about it, the controller should be an MPC or SP1200 sampler. Then you could build songs and have more to do in a song than just wait for the scratches. There could also be an advanced level where you chop samples to create beats!

Wait. You’re allowed to remix a Premier track?!

I remember not really feeling this song at first (i grew to love it with the Premier remix), but I believe this version is waay better than the original.

{As heard on the Gilles Peterson podcast}