::Kenya Christian::

He and Tupac remain my favourite rappers of all time

Believe it or not I have not thought much of music's quality since the early-mid 90's. Even as a teenager I thought the quality of music had really gone down, and there was not a lot of creativity/effort being put into its making anymore. That's why when I first heard this song I was really blown away and impressed. Even by the time of its release (1997) I felt music was already getting mad lame, that's why it really stood out to me. It is from the Love Jones movie soundtrack which I haven't watched since that period, ( might check that out again:) Anyway this is probably a top 20 song of the 90's for me. Enjoy! (Two things I never knew until this post; I've always thought Randy Jackson  wrote the song, but Van Hunt wrote it, while Randy plays the bass guitar.  Dionne Farris sung for Arrested Development , I didn't know that! cool) If I was a musician serious about my work I wouldn't strive for a song any less than this.

I used to love this song as a kid, watched the video so many times. It's from their 1994 album Cross of Changes

Still my favourite Mos Def song ever. This is from DJ Honda's 1998 album HII . Hip-hop at its best imo..*sigh I miss her The innovative/ Classical B-Boy image/Collect the winnings/Cause that's the reason that we came here/This thing is not a game here/The fortune not the fame here/From New York to the Cakalaks Cali in the Cadillacs/Chicago know we innovate/Infiltrate Virginia State/DC make me stimulate/Philly know we penetrate/Georgia make us generate/Let's set a date to get the papes/They celebrate to my jams in foreign lands/Even your mans in Japan know who I am/Minasan, like everybody out in Nippon/Say ichiban (lyrics from OHHLA) Previously: VHP 1.2.0-Janet Jackson Bonus: Lauryn Hill - Repercussion s

This is from her 1997 album(gosh, 13yrs already) Baduizm . Her latest video is causing a small stir on the net.I love it when artists(I like) provoke people, thats the real purpose of art in my opinion.Will be reviewing Baduizm  later. "Most intellects do not believe in God/but they fear us just the same.."

Mos Def with his classic "Umi Says" from his 1998 album Black On Both Sides . "I want black people to be free, to be free, to be free.." Previously: VHP 1.1.8- The Scorpions