yoo, join my discord https://discord.gg/eshz63VK PM me via discord and I'll get you in. I'm rallying up all the collectors I know so we can track down who has grails/gems and what others there are to obtain, thanks

Hugs to you. Have a great New Years.

I enjoyed Kendrick's album as well, I dont know where I'd put it amongst AotY's just yet but its defintiely in the discussion. This is what I hoped Section.80 would be, I enjoyed it from start to finish, very easy to listen to and Kendrick didn't change up for his "major debut" that's great for him. I'll have to give it more listens when I get some more free time, life has been somewhat unforgiving lately.

love seeing Murqaba on your scrobbles

Aesop Rock is my album of the year. Couple other ones as well, Riff Raff, Purity Ring, Curren$y, etc.

yeah i have it was really good IMO, iunno where it ranks next to nostalgia,ultra because of bonds i made to that music myself but time will tell.

im only gonna speak for myself on the kitty pryde thing. i like her cause she's not forced, she's not putting on personas or going over the usual rap tales. she talks about stuff relevant to her and picks good beats to go over. her flow is unusual too which turns a lot of ppl off, but i grew to like it after listening to more songs. she's also reppin FL which is my state haha.

yeaaaa... I'm pretty upset...

Yeah, Kenny convinced me haha. Hmm favorite Avett Brothers album would probably have to be Carolina Jubilee or Emotionalism. I'm definitely lacking in my knowledge of hip-hop, who should I check out?

You already know, I do miss her alot but this is a bit easier than basic training since she can call and has her phone and such now. still much rather be with her of course.

"you are now friends with omar himself." thanks for the add, dude. also your charts kick ass.

She's in Mississippi for Tech School right now. Hopefully soon she can get some leave and we can spend some time together.

Haha it aint even that man I just got alot going on with my college, looking for work. My fiancee is finally done with BMT and at Tech School and all I find myself wanting to do is talking to her. So to say my mind and heart wouldnt be in listening to actually give you a good enough honest listen is an understatement.

Yeah I remember you. Dope ship. Only thing your lacking is recording quality and still maybe a little flow refinement. But i really like your sound. It reminds me more of spoken word than it does hip-hop, and that's not a bad thing. Lyrics are on point. I'd say keep it up man.

its at motorco music hall in durham. i think its only 15 bucks

Yeah I was happy as fuck that they won the Giants were my childhood team and I knew for certain I dont wanna hear the Patriots homers. I'm a bit busy as of late but I will do what I can.

Yo omar, i see you listen to Shabazz Palaces. You want to go see them and !!! in durham april 18th?

Eli has been doing his thing against everyone lately. I've been listening to instrumentals. Erykah Badu. and more instrumentals. I did hear that album and I will say while it was good, its not for me, don't ask why. Just not my thing I guess. Gonjasufi is good, I have to check his new album. I'll do that when I get around to it. I'll be starting my semester back up again tomorrow and my girl is finally back on the 10th so I'll TRY to fit it in in that time. No promises though.

It'd be cool to see the home team bring one back to New York - they might not be my team but always cool to see the hometeam win one. The whole team for the most part played poorly, Woodson was definitely one of those who's play was a letdown. Finley and the rest of them dropping the passes were another good example.

Word. Yeah it was, but I can't say I was surprised. Aaron did his best to carry a whole team in general who wasn't playing well. Pathetic attempts at tackling and coverage on defense. Dropped passes. Turnovers. Team looked like a team that didnt play all season and was just handed a spot in the playoffs. It is kinda cool to see my childhood teams in the NFC Championship though. Would have preferred to have the Packers repeat on me and my fiancee (& Packer fan)'s year anni, but oh well. I really wont be upset by whoever wins but I really rather see the Giants or Niners win the SB.

Yup, will do. Seems you already answered your own question about FlyLo lol. FlyLo has a lot of material people would miss if people don't keep up with him, but 1983 is pretty well know, surprised you weren't familiar with it lol. I'm sure you will, FlyLo is always on point.

Ill have to check it out a bit later I'm working on some shit right now, multi-tasking. If I'ma listen to someones music I wanna be able to give my undivided attention.

Two of the biggest things they need is consistent PG play and defense. Baron Davis should offer the PG play. I'm not gunna say hes a top PG in the league but with the Knicks I dont think you need a TOP PG. We'll see, personally at this point I'm just tired of being let down by them the wishful thinking has stopped a long time ago, but we'll see what time brings.. by all means.. they should be a top team in the East.. but its the Knicks so who knows.

I dig A.Dd+ also. hugs!

It has been, tryna not be to negative though, not always easy though. Word I'm glad its back I can tell I'ma be watching alot of basketball even games I dont give a shit about. The Knicks losing last night to the Warriors without OJ Da Juiceman was rough, they'll be a lot better once Baron Davis is back.

Ah word, glad to hear. My holiday season been rough, my fiancee is gone at basic for the air force, my grandpa aint doing to well, he didnt even come downstairs when everyone was over my grandparents, and my dads father is dying as well. Rough, trying to look for the postives and everything but its been a fucked up last few months. Glad NBA is back at least to give me that mental escape from everything lol.

Names familiar music isnt. I check him out next time I get to downloading stuff. Thanks. Hows your holiday season going?

Yeah dude, most those Lupe plays were pre-lasers. He really disappointed me with that. His new Mixtape is pretty good, though.

It really has been a good year. As for Green Ova.. you got Green Ova as a group themselves, Main Attrakionz, Shady Blaze, MondreMAN, Squadda B. They're all worth checking out, especially Squadda B - "I Smoke Because I Dont Care About Death" . Their shit really isn't hard to find but if you have trouble lemme know.

Jazz is amazing, perfect music for when you wanna relax, great background music for working on/studying for finals. Butterfly is dope, can't really go wrong with either of those groups. More people need to get smart to Shabazz Palaces. Yeah I do, I fuck with Green Ova, I got their solos, other groups they are associated with, all I know/can find from the whole crew. Why?

I been listening to a lot of Jazz, Coltrane, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus. Some One Be Lo, some Mac Miller, some OFWGKTA Rare&Unreleased material. Waiting on that new Common. The new Roots is great as well. The new Nujabes will be owning my life when I relax for the foreseeable future. Onra is awesome, great atmospheric and relaxing instrumental music. Definitely check him out.

Thats one of the better Hip Hop albums since turn of the century for sure. Del was on his bullshit especially for that album. Its the Roots so of course its great. Its a concept album, their first, great IMO. Waiting for a grouprip before I listen to it again but its great IMO, cant wait to hear it in HQ.

You just heard Deltron 3030 for the first time!? Better late than never I suppose. I'm looking forward to that new album as well. Did you hear the new Roots album?

I will when I'm in the right frame of mind, really not in the right mood to be chcking out all these things. As for the Packers, thats cool man, I'm born and raised in NY but I got the Packers from my grandpa whos been vibing with them since he got into football in the mid 50s (he grew up in BK, the Dodgers reigned supreme until they left). It is dope, definitely a good time to be a Packers fan. The Superbowl is on my year anniversary with my girl this upcoming year, hopefully they repeat. My fiancee and I are both huge Packer fans. As for Favre, he's definitely burned a few bridges. He's not just a kid "out there" anymore, he's seemingly a kid when it comes to business as well. So backhanded and subliminal or just flat out bitchified. I won't disrespect his legacy, nothing will ever take away the memories of the Favre years esp their SB win, but he needs to fade away for a bit. Let the scars he caused fade.

I listen to every kind of Hip Hop, I'd figured you'd know that by now lol. As for Lowkey yeah he's dope, I was on a bit of a grunge and/or british hip-hop kick about 2 years ago, he was one of the dudes I listened to heavy. He's definitely a talented dude, I do need to get his new stuff though, ever since that kick ended I didn't really keep up with any artists outside of Funky DL. I'm not bothered by accents, I just gotta be in the mood to hear it. Same issue with Australian hip hop (albeit the accents are similar).

Yeah Gambino did his thing on Camp, definitely his best work to date. He dropped a lot of the goofy shit he was on before now on this tape, showed people what he can really do.

Word. Yeah I was super hype for MONTHS knowing LLA was on its way then he kept pushing it back and all this and it got frustrating because I wanted some new shit from him and not to mention I was tryna put people onto him and not many dive right into an artist without only one thing to check for some reason but it dropped and exceeded expectations and hes blown up even more cus of it. I'm glad for the dude, definitely one of the better new up and comers doing it today.

His best to date, I love the album. Ah okay. Slim The Mobster (dude Dre said was the only 2 he would be working with now (along with Kendrick Lamar) and Lloyd Banks got new junts as well.

You hear the new Childish Gambino? The new Drake leaked too, couple things have been coming out, got Pac Div and Lloyd Banks tonight as well.

thats the label shes given correctly or not, to be completely honest I ain't to concerned at all as to if she did much of anything lol. I only asked cus I know she spoke about not wanting to be on tours anymore.

She didn't even DJ? Like I said in the first shout - took my old shit back.

Saw your comment on my old page - yeah, I heard the best 2 live were Tyler and Mike G. I heard Hodgy was really good too but I guess maybe he just had an off night. Was Syd there? I know she said she wanted out of touring.

Whats good man? Its DUMB0UT took my old shit back.

While it may be a stupid law its still the law. I'm not arguing the right or wrong of the law, I'm arguing the right and wrong of acting the way he did when he got caught breaking it. Albeit it is somewhat of a silly law, but don't punish your fans for your own actions, thats ridiculous. You're in the biz you know the deal, don't punish the people who support you for acting outside those means and getting caught. and You're welcome.

If you need the Quest stuff I can up it for you.

A paper and quote is a bit different from sampling someones art and money maker lol. Not to mention the fact when you quote someone you give them credit (just as one is suppose to do with samples), otherwise it is plagiarism. These things are copyrighted and I'm not gonna get into the politics of the industry and the world but someones creation is someones creation they deserve credit for it. Just like if you invent something you wouldn't want someone stealing your shit and getting rich off it before you can. I think anyone should be able to use it through Fair Use yes. BUT don't act surprised or upset when you don't give credit for it. Just cus you can flip it beyond recognition or not. Its just courtesy lol. Kno is nice and dude seems like a legit cool dude, and I ain't picking on duke. But just keep it G. If you're doing something you know is wrong for whatever reason, don't act the way you did. You're not hurting anyone but yourself and your fans.

Lol illegal is illegal doe. I ain't gunna rat him out or nothing and I'll give him all the credit in the world for his ability to flip those samples but hey.. don't get mad when you get caught with your hand in the cookie jar when you put it there yourself. I just don't vibe with the whole "Well everyone else does it thing" I'm not condemning them, I'm condeming the people who get upset when they get caught lmao. Like muhfucka you know you were doing something wrong... just own up to it. K-Rino is one of the best ever, no one can tell me different. And QuESt is one of the greatest younger artists out there today, and like K-Rino no one can tell me different. Then you got people like K-Otix, Supreeme, A-Alikes who are all >>>>>> as well. Lest we forget the legendary D.O.C. and DJ Premier are from Texas as well.

I try. Yeah I love CunninLynguists, Kno can sample his ass off, unfortunately he doesn't seem to understand the concept of clearing your samples though. Thats where the whole "This will be my last album" bullshit came from from. I bump a lot of southern Hip Hop, a few of my favorite artists are southern. K-Rino (Houston) for example, one of the most under appreciated ever, been around for over 20+ years, helped out a lot of Houston artists from way back in the day till now as well. Even Scarface said he wouldn't hop on a track on him cus he wouldn't want to be "Renegaded". Then theres QuESt (who is one of my absolute favorites) is from Miami. Scarface (obvious), etc.

Word? Thats cool. I haven't been to active on there lately, to much crap going on, thats a cool picture though. Gunna try and get back into it but no promises. I've yet to check the tumblr app for my blackberry. That may help me get up on it more.