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Ok, so this battle took place in 2006. 3 years ago!! But people still talk about Serius Jones’ battles like they just happened.

When I go on youtube.com and pull up the rounds for this battle, I noticed that people are still commenting and arguing back and forth about who won this battle. So I decided to pick this battle apart, round for round to see who really was the victor.

ROUND 1

Now….on youtube, there are a bunch of Internet thugs going back and forth about who won this round, and NONE of them know a thing about hip-hop! What you may think you saw, wasn’t really ANYTHING….

First off, the battle obviously took place on Murda Mook’s territory, because it seemed like EVERY person in the building was cheerleading for him. This is illusion # 1.

Second, it appears that Murda Mook is hanging in there because he does come on very Strong with the energy. This is illusion #2

Third, when 2 MC’s battle, they don’t really have to so much directly talk about the other MC right!? This is illusion #3

The reason these 3 points were brought up is because these are the 3 things that seem to sway people when they see this battle the most.

Now, just because Murda Mook had the whole room cheerleading for him, doesn’t mean that he had the better rhymes. It means that, before the battle even took place, those people were already going to cheer for him, and try to make him look like the winner. So don’t let the crowd influence who you think the winner is. It’s like, Kobe Bryant playing 1on1 with Lebron James in Cleveland…who’s really gonna cheer for Kobe? NOBODY!

Second, this is an MC battle. And even though energy plays a big part in helping an MC be victorious, that alone doesn’t make a rapper, a good MC! I’m not saying that Murda Mook isn’t a good MC because he is….but, if you go back and listen to what these 2 rappers were saying, Serius Jones clearly had the better verse! His rhymes were waaaay more focused on the opposition, than Murda Mook. And the things he had to say were much more original than Murda Mook. Not to mention that the person who goes second, has the advantage, and Murda Mook didn’t capitalize, except where energy calls!

Last, Murda Mook did a lot of rhyming about himself, and his crew. In an MC battle, the subject is your opponent! He did come with some good lines, but they were few and far in between when you compare his verse to Serius Jones’.

Basically what I’m saying is….if you took away the exessive crowd cheerleading and actually listened to what these two rappers were saying, you would easily see that Serius Jones won round 1 of this battle!

What’s going on Hip-Hoppers? Hope everyone enjoyed their Memorial Day weekend. And for those who didn’t have a Memorial Day weekend, I hope you enjoyed your weekend!

Ok! So to the chart! With 3 new albums on the chart this week and an overall rise in rankings, this week is looking a lot better than last, as far as hip-hop albums are concerned. The music industry is still feeling the weight of the bad economy, but at least they’re are still making some money!

Cam’ron is back! And he is our new leader on the Billboard 200. Haven’t heard this album yet, but plan to purchase this week. Deeper Than Rap only dropped one position, which shows solidity from last week to this week. Paul Wall released his Fast Life album and it debuted at #15. Probably not what he hoped for, but not bad considering that his single isn’t really getting any serious radio spins. Gucci Mane’s Murder Was The Case came in at #23 in it’s debut. The title of his album is pretty controversial considering the murder case he beat. I like Gucci Mane as a rapper, but don’t know if the content in his album is going to be entertaining enough to go buy it. If someone could let me know, I’d highly appreciate it! Anyhow, Jadakiss, who was in 2nd place last week at #34, is in 5th place this week still at #34. Mike Jones’ The Voice, is the only album to have really taken a dive this week. With that said, here are your hip-hop albums on the Billboard 200…..

# 3 Cam’ron- Crime Pays

# 9 Rick Ross - Deeper Than Rap

# 15 Paul Wall - Fast Life

# 23 Gucci Mane - Murder Was The Case

# 34 Jadakiss - The Last Kiss

Remaining Hip Hop Albums Within The Top 100

# 36 Flo Rida- R.O.O.T.S.

# 53 Kanye West- 808’s & Heartbreak

# 57 T.I.- Paper Trail

# 59 Soulja Boy Tell’em- SouljaBoyTellem.com

# 72 Lil Wayne- Tha Carter III

# 84 Mike Jones- The Voice

# 90 UGK- UGK 4 Life

# 99 Tech N9ne Collabos- Sickology 101

In the entire history of hip-hop, I don’t think there has ever been a rapper that has been more humiliated and out done by someone who isn’t a rapper than the Young Gunz were by Kat Williams. This isn’t really even a battle really. It was more like a massacre. And even though Young Gunz weren’t really trying to diss Kat Williams in that line, they obviously pissed him off and got Kat Williams the “Micro-Mini Pimp Rapper!”

That shit was soooo damn funny, I had to include the youtube version……ENJOY!

Alchemist is one of the most respected yet, unknown producers of the hip-hop game. His style entails more of that original hip-hop sound.

It’s not uncommon for a rap artist to get off on an Alchemist beat. Mobb Deep is known for riding Alchemist beats fairly well. It’s a shame that someone who has put as much work in the game as Alchemist isn’t more popular among the people. Then again, for a producer, it’s more necessary to be popular among artists and much less the people.

At any rate, if you were to ask most rappers, they would easily be able to tell you who Alchemist is. Others who couldn’t, are obviously just too young. Eminem is another artist who has had some nice flows over Alchemist beats. It’s all about making a mark. Whether you do it center-stage, or behind the scenes. Alchemist has made his.

Aspiring artists, actors, and fans alike can now keep up with the “People’s Show” online at http://stashspottv.blogspot.com. You can also follow them on TWITTER at http://twitter.com/stashspottv.

This group of young people give average everyday people like you and me, a chance to be seen and heard on TV. They Do Music Video’s, Commercials, and other TV media related things cheaper than EVERYONE ELSE! Get At Them….

It’s no secret that there are 100,000 cowards all over the United States that claim to be the hardest on the planet, yet, won’t do battle without a pistol. It’s one thing to have a pistol on you for your defense. It’s another to grab your pistol and go gun someone down by suprise.

Unfortunately, ATLien Dolla, has become a victim of one of these week-hearted individuals. Law Enforcement caught up with the shooter at LAX.

Depending on the kind of lifestyle you live or just the neighborhood you live in, you may have to be strapped all the time, and I can respect that. But I don’t respect people who’s hearts have so much Fear that they go around trying to kill off every person they feel threatened by. GOD intended for all of us to be able to work through these difficulties with our minds. The more you use your mind in pressure situations, the quicker it will be the next time you’re under pressure. The quicker your mind is, the easier it will be for you to get yourself out of bad situations.

R.I.P. DOLLA

Hello Hip-Hoppers! I apologize for my brief absense from the scene. Besides coming down with my one bad cold for the year, I have been very involved in a very lucrative project. Won’t give any details til things take off.

At any rate, the hip-hop billboard chart seemed to be rolling, but this week things aren’t looking so good! Last week we had a couple of new releases in Mike Jones’ The Voice and Tech N9ne Collabos’ Sickology 101. Thought this was a positive in that we would remain in the top for the most part. But that quickly fell down the ladder and almost off the chart. Rick Ross’ Deeper Than Rap has been holding down the crown, in hip-hop anyways, for the past few weeks on the Billboard 200. Jadakiss’ The Last Kiss has regained the #2 spot, while Flo Rida takes back the bronze. T.I. reclaims a top 5 position, while Mike Jones falls to the bottom of the top 5 in just his 2nd week. Hopefully, some of these albums have a surge, because it isn’t looking so good right now.

Here are your Top Hip-Hop albums for this week and last week….

# 8 Rick Ross - Deeper Than Rap

# 34 Jadakiss - The Last Kiss

# 46 Flo Rida - R.O.O.T.S.

# 54 T.I. - Paper Trail

# 60 Mike Jones - The Voice

Remaining Hip Hop Albums Within The Top 100

# 61 Kanye West- 808’s & Heartbreak

# 68 Soulja Boy Tell’em- SouljaBoyTellem.com

# 71 Tech N9ne Collabos - Sickology 101

# 81 Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III

# 87 UGK - UGK 4 Life

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WEEK OF MAY 12, 2009

# 4 Rick Ross - Deeper Than Rap

# 12 Mike Jones - The Voice

# 19 Tech N9ne Collabos - Sickology 101

# 21 Jadakiss - The Last Kiss

# 33 Flo Rida - R.O.O.T.S.

Remaining Hip Hop Albums Within The Top 100

 # 45 T.I. - Paper Trail # 50 Soulja Boy Tell’em- SouljaBoyTellem.com

I don’t wish poverty on anyone, but I don’t think that many new rap artists or groups are eating very well nowadays. I mean, just look at the weekly sound scan data….It’s pretty sad if you compare today to 10 years ago. Everyone has someone to blame for this type of shit. Whether it be the economy, A&R’s, radio stations, or record company executives it’s always someone elses fault.

Now, I know that an artist has to do what their record company wants, or they can kiss their dreams goodbye…but I blame the artists themselves. The path that hip-hop music has been on for the past 7 years (as far as content) has been lame!!!!!! I’ve questioned whether it’s just because I’m getting older, but that couldn’t be true, because I like many new artists and what they have brung to the table. My problem is that NO NEW ARTISTS WANT TO BE ORIGINAL!!!

Whatever happen to being different and standing out? Or just doing your own thing, not everyone else’s thing, your way? That’s what hip-hop used to be about. Now it just seems like a bunch of No Limit-Rocafella-Hot Boyz clones with some very small tweaks. But there is hope…..

I’ve noticed that most of the current artists are feeling the boredom of Hip-Hop too. And many of them, in attempt to actually sell some records, are working on their styles to try and get away from the shit we here every time we turn on the radio. Kid Cudi is working on his debut album and realized that he wants to establish himself in this rap game, and as a result has chosen to decrease the number of collabos he originally thought he wanted. More new artists need to think about doing this too!!!!!!

As far as record sales, certain artists will ALWAYS go Gold or Platinum no matter what. Examples are: Kanye West, Jay-Z, T.I., Eminem, 50 Cent, Young Jeezy, Dr. Dre, and JadaKiss. Outside of that, what kind of numbers a Hip-Hop album will do, are shakey. If you look at this list of rappers, you see nothing but leaders and innovators! The hip-hop community embraces these guys because they know who they are. Because they do THEIR own thing. They’ve made THEIR mark in music because of it.

No one is going to take you serious for very long if you come out talkin’ about your car, your jewelry, your clothes, your block, your gang, your drug sales, and how you got your pistol with you! If this is you, YOU ARE BORING THE HELL OUT OF US!!! Unless of course it’s coming from someone like Young Jeezy. Be true to yourself! Tell your own story! You can be from the ‘burbs too! You don’t have to come from NYC, Chi-Town, L.A., ATL, or any major city.

!!!!!!!!!! ORIGINALITY !!!!!!!!!!!

Whether you like Rick Ross or not, you should give a round of applause to the fact that we (Hip-Hop) are #1 on the chart. Of course we already know that this isn’t due to any astronomical numbers and that week 1 can be a fluke for how successful the album will be overall. But we are on top nonetheless. And Deeper Than Rap, acutally is a pretty decent album. The best way to start off the month is on top!  So yay! To May! Other than that, there has been a few fluctuations in ranking, here and there. Other than that, things pretty much look the same as last week. Here is your weekly update.

# 1 Rick Ross - Deeper Than Rap

# 10 Jadakiss - The Last Kiss

# 25 Flo Rida - R.O.O.T.S.

# 40 T.I. - Paper Trail

# 43 UGK - UGK 4 Life

Remaining Hip Hop Albums Within The Top 100

# 56 Kanye West- 808’s & Heartbreak

# 58 Soulja Boy Tell’em- SouljaBoyTellem.com

# 63 Lil Wayne- Tha Carter III

# 72 Slim Thug- Boss Of All Bosses

# 85 Gorilla Zoe- Don’t Feed Da Animals

Ok! So I’m a Kanye West fan…

I went to a show he had in Las Vegas, NV, at the Red Rock Station Casino, and it was the best show I’ve been to. I’ve seen a lot of rappers put on a show, but no one has done it like him. On top of that, I feel that he is one of the realest rappers in the game because he doesn’t follow suit like everyone else…….
So you’re probably like, what does this have to do with the title of this post?
The “Air Yeezy” baby! I own a pair of these Kanye West Edition Air Jordan’s, and they are my favorite shoes! They’re stylish, and comfortable!! Rick Ross showed off his shoe, which happened to be an “Air Yeezy” in black. So, I just thought I’d share that…..

HERE’S THE RICK ROSS VIDEO!!!!!

Now….I’m kind of confused. But how does an album debut at #1 selling 150,000+ copies(no disrespect to Ross’ Deeper Than Rap accomplishment)? 

Isn’t a #1 debut suppose to be more like 300,000+…

Of course this is a testament to the global recession, and the millions of downloaders. So, the disrespect lays rest for a hot second for 50 Cent to Rick Ross, and he recognizes that a #1 can’t be a flop…

check this brief video out…….