KRS One on Creative Visualization

you were at that show? i tried to get in last night, but by the time i got there the cops had blocked off most of the neighbourhood... it was kind of chaotic.

p.s. i'm heeeere!

I was visiting NY, from Cali, this past weekend and was able to catch this show, among other free shows (Joe Bataan and Lauryn Hill). Got to the spot right when he went on (after getting lost in the Prospect Park wilderness. Luckily some random white girl knew where to go and I was able to see KRS rock it. As much as I cringe at his self-anointed Hip-Hop Pope status, when he puts on one of the livest shows around.

I wish I was able to see that KRS show. I lost. Great video Jay.

What is up with Lauryn Hill these days? It is a damn shame too.

Last nite I went to the Paid Dues shows at Red Rocks it was dope everyone should go when it comes your way... Peace

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yo black people have you noticed how the east vs. west thing is happening again?
havoc was talkin ish on g-unit radio today.
that lil midgets one of the reasons the east west thing popped off. mobb deep is part of the reason that got some real niggas killed. did shit happen to them?
nope they got away.
now this lil nigga talkin shit again?
man this shits infuriating!
how do you feel bout this whole thing pimpin?
i mean, im not the only one that sees the negative aspect of another coast war am i?
just pisses me off just cause he aint seelin albums he starts to talk shit!
im just sayin if you dont like the current state of hip hop go to the booth and do somethin about it.
but naw thats not how shit works is it?
if we cant have decent dialogue with each other over shit instead of talkin ignorant shit like mobbdeep we might as well start puttin nales in the metaphorical coffin.
ya feel me man?

failed to mention that he was talkin shit bout the south.
my bad

Hey Tru,
Lately, I've been avoiding all the venomous little interviews, snide comments from rappers and so forth from the whole Pimp C thing to this thing with Havoc.

But I am aware of it.

I avoid them because they appear to shine more in controversial comments and they have not been speaking with thier music.

I was always taught that the best revenge is living well.

So if you wanna make a muvafucka mad that hates you, just don't acknowledge the said hatred and make yourself more successful in the meantime.

Although, I do think the North vs South battle is long overdue, I don't see guys battling properly nowadays.

Also the climate in the communities and the way we look to the world these days is a little on the negative side.

So I'm not really for the dissension.

But I think if everyone really wanted to diss the shit outta the south they could write the songsthat guys from other coasts can't write.

They would make the beats that follow the formula. And put scratching on them.

Males must fight.

That's how we communicate. We can't know each other until we see each other in battle.

So I think the North vs. South thing must happen. And it will probably happen soon. After which the regions will respect each other more.

But I do see it being avoided.

Over the last few years, I've noticed these urban forms of expression popping up.

So like rock, I think we'll all be cool if new subgenres of Hip Hop are created.

Then no one will be corny.

That seatle shit can be hyphy not Hip Hop.
The southern and midwest stuff can be crunk or whatever.

Cuz that's where the beef is brewing.

When people hear whatever down south song that's out right now and they compare it to RUN-DMC's Here We Go or BDP's my philosophy they'll always be like "that down south shit ain't Hip Hop".

-Black People

true but then theres dudes you cant put in that mold
scarface, little brother,outkast, plus others i cant think of now.
ive always been more into the alternative hip hop sub genre myself ( you know the roots, souls of mischief, the pharcyde, etc)
i personally think a decent battle would help BUT judgeing by the last coast wars it can only end with people getting killed and in doing so the whole culture suffers.
honestly do you think the east would be in the state its in if biggie was alive? lyrics washed down garbage?
do you think the west would have all but died if pac was alive? or that the music in the mainstream wouldnt have a message?
as a man you dont just swallow your pride and say, " that niggas better then me." nope they wait till someone dies then they say," that coulda been me." and then wise up but by then some real nigga lost his life and the culture gets more fucked up then it originally was.
be honest man, do you think the music hasnt suffered more after the first coast war?
i do.