Snoop Dogg & KRS One "South Bronx" Performance at HVW8

While in Los Angeles Snoop Dogg and KRS-One performed the classic Boogie Down Productions hit "South Bronx at HVW8 - video was rolling and satisfaction was provided... for all.

HVW8 was shooting/producing the "What It Do" video.

REWIND: KRS-One - Love's Gonna Get'cha (Material Love)

Always liked KRS's writing style. He didn't try to make a point, choose a side or reframe the discussion to fit his image.

Here he puts himself in the position of the lead to illustrate the result of bad choices, caused by a love for material and the practice of materialism and consumerism.

It's time for rappers to study the styles and techniques of earlier artists the same way artists from other genres do. Lots can be learned about story telling or linguistic devices. In this song, KRS's story is linear - it takes place at one point and moves forward in time. 

He also uses a variation of the same phrase before each chorus to return with something familiar to the listener. It makes the song catchy and makes you feel you can follow along.

Of course he later moved away from this style using a more direct and admonishing style, but for this time the teacher didn't lecture... he uses a more Socratic method.

"Now tell me what the "F" are YOU supposed to do?"

DJ JS-1 ft. KRS-One & Rahzel - "Boom Slap"

DJ JS-1 ft. KRS One & Rahzel - "Boom Slap" | mp3

The third volume of his Ground Original series, No One Cares - available June 21st on the Fat Beats Records label.

REWIND: Boogie Down Productions - "The Bridge Is Over"

I wish some cats would understand how influential KRS-One was to the early NWA/D.O.C. records.

KRS rocked different flows, made the listener think and talked that gangsta ish. He and Rakim ushered in an era where the rapper was taking the recording process more seriously and used studio techniques to enhance the records.

They arranged their songs and create structure.

Ced Gee played a big role in shaping that Criminal Minded album(if you don't know who Ced Gee is, raise your right hand... and slap yourself).

Word.

Shouts to @DJMars404 for inspiring this post.

Waxpoetics Issue No. 41 - Available Now

Waxpoetics is back with No. 41, the May/June issue which shines the spotlight on Ice Cube, EPMD, Ice T and KRS-One.

I'm especially pleased to see this issue because I posted on Ice Cubes latest single in April and felt it necessary to mention the prominent role he played in East Coast/West Coast unity early in his career.

Long before he left NWA, he was friendly with a number of rappers out of New York. He was featured prominently in EPMD's "The Big Payback" video, along with Eazy E, so it only made sense for him to feel comfortable enough to record down at the now defunct Green Street Studios with The Bomb Squad(Public Enemy's production team) in Soho.

Waxpoetic examines the fruits of the earlier union between Cube and the East.

There is also a feature on Ice T, another West coast "G", originally from Newark, NJ.

There are still tapes floating around of Ice T being interviewed on New York radio in the early 80's with Afrika Islam. He was always a cool dude in person and never acted otherwise, which contributes to the respect he receives from all segments and generations of Hip Hop(including this writer).

The EPMD and KRS-One round out the rest of the Waxpoetics covers.

Waxpoetics.com

Check out EPMD's Big Payback video with cameos by NWA:

Buckshot and KRS-One On Stage @ J&R MusicFest 2009

Buckshot and KRS One album Survival Skills in stores and @ iTunes, on Duck Down Music.

I told you about this event in August. Although the weather was a little unpredictable, J&R MusicFest made it clear, the event would go one rain or shine.

They told our fashion editor, Verona, if it got too bad, they'd just move the event inside. Now that's what I'm talking about!

Good times were had by all and the world was a better place... kinda, sort of.

J&R Music and Computer World have been putting the J&R MusicFest on for years and have the experience and respect for the artists to get top name talent every year... it also helps that they're one of the best computer, electronic and record stores in NYC.

New Albums Dropping Tomorrow - Sept. 15th

Some new Albums being released Tuesday September 15th:

• The New Boyz - Skinny Jeans and A Mic
• KRS-One/Buckshot - Survival Skills - At S.O.B.'s Sept. 15th - 204 Varick Street
• Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon: End Of The Day
• Q-Tip - Kamaal The Abstract
• M.O.P. - Foundation
• Drake - So Far Gone Mixtape
• Lil Boosie - Superbad

15th Annual J&R MusicFest and Tech Expo This Weekend - August 27th-30th

The Clipse are scheduled to perform today @ 6:00 pm

Mario is scheduled to perform today @ 7:00pm

The office just called there and the word is...This event is on - rain or shine - if it continues to rain the event will be moved into the store.

New York electronics and music retailer, J&R Music and Computer World is sponsoring it's15th Annual MusicFest and Tech Expo, August 27th , 28th, 29th and 30th.

The MusicFest will feature 3 days of FREE concerts in City Hall Park from Mario, The Clipse, The Smithereens, J Moss, Melinda Watts, KRS-One and Buckshot, LeToya and Roy Hargroveand some of the biggest names in Jazz, Pop, Latin and Hip-Hop.

J&R knows how to put on a concert, so show for this, if you are going to be in the city.

Directions and map.

Click on the link to check out the line up and get additional info.

There's going to be a lot going on all over the country with the unofficial end of summer slowly approaching. I'll keep you posted on some, most or all of the happenings.

15th Annual J&R MusicFest and Tech Expo This Week - August 27th-30th

New York electronics and music retailer, J&R Music and Computer World is sponsoring it's 15th Annual MusicFest and Tech Expo, August 27th , 28th, 29th and 30th.

The MusicFest will feature 3 days of FREE concerts in City Hall Park from Mario, The Clipse, The Smithereens, J Moss, Melinda Watts, KRS-One and Buckshot, LeToya and Roy Hargrove and some of the biggest names in Jazz, Pop, Latin and Hip-Hop.

J&R knows how to put on a concert, so show for this, if you are going to be in the city.

Directions and map.

Click on the link to check out the line up and get additional info.

There's going to be a lot going on all over the country with the unofficial end of summer slowly approaching. I'll keep you posted on some, most or all of the happenings.

15th Annual J&R MusicFest and Tech Expo - August 27th-30th

New York electronics and music retailer, J&R Music and Computer World is sponsoring it's 15th Annual MusicFest and Tech Expo, August 27th , 28th, 29th and 30th.

The MusicFest will feature 3 days of FREE concerts in City Hall Park from Mario, The Clipse, The Smithereens, J Moss, Melinda Watts, KRS-One and Buckshot, LeToya and Roy Hargrove and some of the biggest names in Jazz, Pop, Latin and Hip-Hop.

J&R knows how to put on a concert, so show for this, if you are going to be in the city.

Directions and map.

Click on the link to check out the line up and get additional info.

There's going to be a lot going on all over the country with the unofficial end of summer slowly approaching. I'll keep you posted on some, most or all of the happenings.

KRS-One Freestyle @ Crotona Park

Some footage of the show I posted this week.

Check out Slick Rick at East River Park this evening.

Related: KRS - One Live At Crotona Park In The Bronx...

KRS- One Live @ Crotona Park In The Bronx - July 22nd

The Blastmaster, The Teacher, Mr. Knowledge Reign Supreme...(you know the rest) KRS-One will perform live at Crotona Park in the Bronx as part of New York City's CityParks Concerts Series.

Get to these events if you can. The city is fixing up the parks and they are bringing the artists to the neighborhoods so you don't have to go far. It's in your community(if you're in NYC).

Support it, because if you don't...it won't last.

Day: Wednesday, July 22

Time: 7pm - 8:30pm

Place: Crotona Park - Bronx - 173rd St. and Crotona Park East

Cost: FREE

Video of KRS @ last year's event feat. Uncle Ralph, Kid Capri and you...the people.