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January 3, 2006Holy CrapUnkut.com just dug up one of the reviews I wrote for the Source, back in '91. Yikes! This must be how Lil' Jon feels looking at his high school yearbook photo. Posted by jsmooth995 at January 3, 2006 11:20 AMComments
Vance Wright *rapped*? Holy shit. Posted by: Joe Grossberg at January 3, 2006 12:38 PM wow, you wrote "not" in all caps for emphasis! And I won't mention the "on which". Man, I feel embarrased at blog posts that I wrote just 30 days ago. Posted by: Hashim at January 3, 2006 12:40 PM "Although there are many heads flown on the album" ... heh. BTW, here is the Lil Jon yearbook pic for those interested. Posted by: Joe Grossberg at January 3, 2006 12:42 PM Haha, well at that time I was writing the reviews out on looseleaf paper, while I rode down to their office from high school, so I couldn't really italicize or anything like that.. That's pretty funny that they would print it that way. The "on which" looks fine to me though! Posted by: Jay Smooth at January 3, 2006 2:06 PM Nice. The most hip-hop writing I did in HS was a letter to the editor of that Tower Records magazine (I forget the name; it was a one-word title and they gave it out for free at the check-out counter) telling Dmitri Ehrlich how Fu-Schnickens was gimmicky but Me Phi Me was truly creative. Well, I was half-right. :) Posted by: Joe Grossberg at January 3, 2006 3:59 PM Haha.. wow dmitri ehrlich, there's a name I haven't heard in years.. I have a vague memory of not liking his stuff but that could be my old age.. Posted by: Jay Smooth at January 3, 2006 4:14 PM "Me Phi Me was truly creative" Gotta love Frat-Rap. At least the Fu-Scnickens were the first group to use kung-fu movie samples. They were no Wu-Tang though with that whole awful "rapping in flying Chinese take-out boxes" thing in the video. Posted by: Robbie at January 3, 2006 4:18 PM I seem to recall Me Phi Me being touted (by his own people, not rumor-mongers) as the first gay rapper, back at that time? Am I imagining that? The Fu did get gimmicky I guess, but Chip Fu was and is quite nice on the mic. Posted by: Jay Smooth at January 3, 2006 4:47 PM Chip Fu rapped so fast that you actually needed to read the lyric sheet to keep up. Ali from Tribe gave them some good beats as well. Posted by: Robbie at January 3, 2006 5:33 PM And here I thought 50 Cent was the first gay rapper. ;) Oh man, I kill myself. Here are some translation, for all you new jacks, of terms used by Jay Smooth... head bob = head nod tip = subject matter bozack = magic stick + 2 crystal balls Posted by: i'm the skwidawd at January 3, 2006 6:25 PM Oh yeah, almost forgot... Chip Fu goes nuts on Ali's "Lord Can I Have Mercy", which appeared on Ali's 2004 album, "Shaheedullah & Stereotypes". A lot of people missed that one. Posted by: i'm the skwidawd at January 3, 2006 6:31 PM Wow, who would have thought that people remembered Me Phi Me and Fu-Schnickens. Anyhow, the best part of the latter group was that they had a greatest hits album. No, seriously. After two LPs and that Shaq song. Posted by: Joe Grossberg at January 4, 2006 4:54 PM i think his solo joint chipfu that is is going to be nutz!!!! Posted by: roger at April 18, 2006 11:48 PM i think his solo joint chipfu that is is going to be nutz!!!! Posted by: roger at April 18, 2006 11:48 PM i cant wait man...he is a slept on mc....and the game should thank him for his contributions,nuff said Posted by: david at May 7, 2006 10:21 AM i cant wait man...he is a slept on mc....and the game should thank him for his contributions,nuff said Posted by: david at May 7, 2006 10:21 AM You guys are the 34521 best, thanks so much for the help. Posted by: Caty Tota at June 12, 2006 1:11 PM |
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