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R.I.P Heavy D R.I.P Heavy D, he was a dope rapper with his own style and everything I ever heard about him said he was one of the most likeable people in Hip Hop. I’m a big advocate of the Kool Moe Dee book There’s A God On The Mic which ranks the 50 greatest MC’s in Kool Moe Dee’s opinion and Heavy D was number 25 on it, he’d done a lot or great things in his career, check out his wikipedia profile here…. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_D He died at just 44 years old and it seemed sudden and unexpected, he had just recently performed for the first time after 15 years and by all accounts he rocked it, condolences to his family and friends. His many fans will keep his music and legacy alive, for the relativly short time he was here he will go down in history forever. R.I.P. http://www.sohh.com/2011/11/nas-questlove-dj-premier-others-shed-a-t.html Nov 10th, 2011 7:48am

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Response To The Riots

Regarding the riots, to start from the beginning Mark Duggan was killed by the police in suspicious circumstances, there is an ongoing investigation to try to determine the details but it is known that he didn’t shoot at the police.  The reality is irrelevant to most people involved anyway, the perception is another person has been murdered by the police, while there are good individual police officers as an institution the police have been involved in several situations like this, the Brazilian man who got murdered was proven to be completely innocent and the police lied about the story so it’s harder to trust official reports when they are known to have lied in recent history, even this year many people, especially black people have died in suspicious circumstances in police custody, the police as an institution have already been proven to be institutionally racist, my mind goes to a documentary I saw when the police were infiltrated by an undercover agent and they were casually making racial slurs, and really it’s nothing we didn’t already know, the police have unfairly stopped and searched many completely innocent people that have just been minding their own business, and police brutality, harassment and mistreatment is something many people experience, instead of feeling safer when the police are around many feel in danger, not always because they are criminals, many times the police have a bullying and confrontational attitude, sometimes to victims of crimes, as proven several times in history.

I understand there was initially a peaceful protest regarding Mark Duggan’s killing, however I have also read reports the police didn’t turn up when they were supposed to dialogue with the community, as I have mentioned, after several incidents like this happening this year alone, not speaking to the people wasn’t the wisest move, this possibly could have calmed the situation down before it really got beginning initially, I also saw footage of several police attacking a very young girl who is believed to be 16 years of age, is that necessary? I’m unaware of the specific circumstances but unless she was armed couldn’t they have just arrested her if it was called for?  The knowledge of these kind of incidents spread quickly and escalate tensions further.

I want to make it abundantly clear that I vehemently condemn the rioting, because though initially it may have been for a cause it was hijacked by opportunists just looking to steal material possessions and some of the heartless treatment, such as the injured boy who was mugged and the poor people who were murdered in Birmingham is sickening and disgusting, attacking other poor ethic minorities completely defeats the original purpose of the disturbance, many independent businesses were attacked and innocent people damaged and disturbed who didn’t deserve to be.  One of the problems here is society’s capitalistic mind state and the obsession with money, valuing money over morals and integrity.  As the lady in Hackney said if we’re going to fight for a cause let’s do that, but just going out and stealing things and damaging local business has not got a purpose other than to gain those possessions.

This is a very complex issue and these problems have existed and things have been bubbling up for a long time, I’m not surprised at all by this, the government have treated people very poorly, they themselves were highly culpable in the expenses scam which was a more advanced way of robbing people, now many want to get moralistic now when others are robbing people, these hypocrites need to look in the mirror before they start judging others.  David Cameron said it is nothing to do with economic circumstances, well that’s not true, were the riots highly prominent in Guildford and other very rich areas?  A lot of these people do have nothing really so feel like they have nothing to lose, what they are doing is wrong moralistically but there are circumstances that made them this way, many people from poor communities greatly lack in several ways, firstly they are born into poor families, it is standard practice for many wealthier people to automatically buy their child their first car at 16/17, automatically have university or college funds set aside for them, automatically can buy them whatever they want, it has been proven the number 1 cause of crime is poverty and poor conditions, so it makes people in richer areas and from richer backgrounds far less likely to partake in crime than those less well off, this is not an excuse, but to understand isn’t to condone.  Many of their parents work on a daily basis and have done so all their lives extremely long hours but still they have little to show for it and are struggling, education in poorer communities is drastically worse, they don’t even teach the same curriculum in poorer communities than they do in richer ones, how is that equal opportunities?  There are several factors behind why some of these people are like this and there are also some solutions….

A few things we need to do are first emphasise morality over materialism, it’s hard to tell someone from the bottom that but it is true, money is not the most important thing in life, and you can make something of your life, even if you are initially lacking funds.  This is not to say we don’t want to acquire money, as we do but not by betraying our principles which are invaluable as that makes up who we are.  What is the point of getting a bit of money if your going to spend your life in jail or be dead?  Also many people when they get a bit of money spend it stupidly and quickly, they need to be taught to save so they can use that money better and more productively rather than spending lavishing when they are already lacking money.  Find something you are interested in or passionate about and pursue an area in that, find out all you can about it and master it, even try to save some of whatever little money you have if possible to try to go on a course or something that can help advance yourself and your condition, being a career criminal is a one way road, normally a short one, it can’t last forever, the ends are directly to jail or the cemetery, even the biggest gangsters of all time have known this.  If people unite their resources together you could share and build something together, whatever that may be, it’s impossible to some up everything in one short blog but it doesn’t have to be a dead end road for you, there are other things that are fulfilling in life and that can make it fruitful other than always having a huge amount of money, many great businessmen have started off dead broke and poor but they climbed and rose above those conditions.

PEACE!!!

Aug 11th, 2011 5:35pm

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The Collective Alliance Mixtape Out Now!!! The Collective Alliance Mixtape Out Now Featuring Raskil, Raekwon, Kool G Rap, Canibus, Inspectah Deck, C-Ray Walz, Terra Firma, DZK, Kas Solo, Mark Deez, Prof.Hit, Pyrit, Wilkshake, D Dermz, Learnz & Many Other Great Artists, Can Be Listened To & Downloaded At http://thecollectivealliance.bandcamp.com/album/vol-1-mixtape Aug 5th, 2011 12:47pm

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Macho Man Randy Savage Tribute Macho Man Randy Savage died recently, we mentioned him in quite a few songs, he even made a Rap album not that long ago. Below is some tribute videos to him and his tribute song to Mr Perfect. R.I.P. . . . . . May 31st, 2011 6:53am

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Freestyle Mondays Check out http://www.wilkshake.com/custom1.html for Freestyle Mondays. It was an idea from an MC called Wilkshake and new freestyles (not just off the top, any live recording) will be uploaded every week from some great MC’s including Pyrit, Kas Solo, MC Moniker, Wilkshake himself, Raskil artists and many more!!! May 16th, 2011 7:32pm

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Raskil’s Response To 2011 Hip Hop Appreciation Message From Minister Server Hip Hop is a culture that guides many of our lives, gifting us with benefits such as knowledge, wisdom, entertainment and a way to articulate and express ourselves freely. Hip Hop appreciation week is important because it is a time where we can appreciate the culture that gives us back so much, really true HipHoppas live Hip Hop 24/7 but it’s positive to have an official time to celebrate and appreciate Hip Hop culture and music. Also anybody who hasn’t yet read the Hip Hop Declaration Of Peace I would recommend they research and read this document as it is an important one from most of the pioneers and founders of Hip Hop and some of the codes that we aspire to live by, the document can be read here… http://www.declaration-of-peace.com/en/ This document alone kills the notion that Hip Hop is a negative culture, if somebody creates something you have no right to tell the person/people who CREATED it what they represent, this is what Hip Hop represents and it is a very positive, while being real to life and not impractical. The Temple Of Hip Hop’s theme for this year is respect, one of the ways we can do this is by respecting eachother, the pioneers and legends who have helped pave the way, so I will be posting some videos which I think will reinforce this message. Many Hip Hop artists and those within the culture are not criminals and have a highly positive and constructive message for the most part. Hip Hop has so many practical benefits, I have seen it bring people together from all races, backgrounds, even countries in the unity of sharing the same passion for Hip Hop. Hip Hop teaches about writing techniques such as similes, metaphors, wordplay, punchlines, acronyms and many more, it is thought provoking (do not believe Hip Hop is just violent and club music because this is not the truth), it helps people think creatively, expands vocabulary, allows people to come together in peace. If taught effectively in schools Hip Hop could drastically increase children’s intelligence and knowledge, and this could be done in a fun way, which is how people generally learn the most and are inspired, they could break down lyrics and discuss the meaning, the writing techniques used, even the background of what caused the person to write such a piece, the possibilities are limitless and we hope to try and have our collective voice heard on this matter. Also it is important to note mainstream Rap music does not equal Hip Hop, there are some artists keeping it true and real in the mainstream such as Nas, however many of the finest Hip Hop artists are in the underground, including under the radar artists and also legends who STILL have something extremely important to say, like The Teacha himself KRS-One who still has important messages in his albums, lectures, books etc. Minister Server said to amplify the good works one is doing through Hip Hop and Raskil have been doing this since our inception, we have always been down to help charitable causes and do things for free for good causes that we feel strongly about, we have worked to help the homeless, poverty stricken, mentally ill, disenfranchised, those in depression and many other causes, the majority of our songs thus far have been to try and help people and give something back, we have a lot of songs written specifically for causes such as pro racial equality songs, pro sexual equality songs and numerous other causes and on a personal basis have tried to give our artists positive advice, the younger ones from back in the day and the older ones, and we have helped our artists improve artistically but arguably more importantly as human beings as many would attest to and that is just as valuable if not more. We try to have a moral code about business and the way we conduct ourselves and stay true to the principles of Hip Hop. As we continue to strive towards our goals we will maintain loyal to the core principles off Hip Hop and as our capabilities increase we will do more and more for righteous causes. And to conclude, I also feel Hip Hop needs its OWN avenues such as it’s own radio stations, own tv shows/channels, magazines, etc run by true HipHoppas so we are not manipulated and solely reliant on the mainstream, Chuck D is a great example of someone who is being proactive in doing this with his radio show and many other endeavours, We need to support eachother and have unity to get Hip Hop back to it’s rightful place and also for the prosperity of ourselves, together we achieve much more than apart but we have to stay unified, focussed and above all stay real cause there’s evil temptations everywhere but we wouldn’t sell our people out for any money or any position in the world. So appreciate Hip Hop this week but at all times, support artists you like and respect, read the Hip Hop Declaration Of Peace, if your an MC work your hardest to become the best you can be, or at any of the elements, and try to give something back and don’t JUST do things for money but for the betterment of people in general. Peace. I received a reply from Minister Server regarding our message saying… “Peace and much Love! Ryan, this is a dope response, very well said, word! Keep BEING Hiphop, I'm lookin' forward to buildin' with you, check out http://www.hiphopministries.org/, register, give us some feedback and spread the WORD!!! Also, if you know any HHAW events, tell them send it to [email protected], so we can post it on the site! Have a great HHAW fam, Word!” So check out http://www.hiphopministries.org/ and let them know about any Hip Hop Appreciation Week events. Peace to The Temple Of Hip Hop, The Universal Zulu Nation and to all HipHoppas. May 15th, 2011 00.00am

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R.I.P John Sullivan

John Sullivan, who was the writer of Only Fools And Horses, died on the 23rd of April 2011, he was a fantastic and inspirational writer, he had the ability to make you care about his characters and mastered several types of comedy, many consider Only Fools And Horses to be the greatest sitcom of all time. 

His latest work Rock & Chips which was a prequel to Only Fools And Horses was also excellent work, something I looked forward to each time I heard there would be a new episode, I have heard John Sullivan had written the scripts for several more episodes, if so I hope they are commissioned.  Rock & Chips would have been the new era of the Only Fools brand.  Will miss his writing.

May 12th, 2011 11:06am

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Sion's brother Respah's group 3Kings - The Get Go, check that.

May 8th, 2011 8:50am

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2011 Hip Hop Appreciation Message From Minister Server “Peace and much love! The divinity in me salutes the divinity in you, word! The Temple of Hip Hop is proud to announce the 14th Hip Hop Appreciation Week (HHAW) will be celebrated May 15-22, 2011; our theme for this year is RESPECT! The goal of HHAW is to de-criminalize the images of Hip Hop culture that are presented to the world by the mainstream media. During HHAW, Hiphoppas should amplify the good work they’re doing in their community through Hip Hop Kulture. During HHAW Hiphoppas are encouraged to RESPECT yourself, your family, friends, community and your purpose in Hiphop Kulture. It’s not an accident that word RESPECT is mentioned several times in the Hiphop Declaration of Peace, it’s truly important to us! There is so much mis-information about Hip Hop, right now it’s important that Hiphoppas RESPECT what Hiphop Kulture is; the contributions we have made to the world so far, the influence we currently have and the potential of how we can positively affect the world through Hiphop Kulture, if we don’t RESPECT ourselves the rest of the world will never RESPECT us! When Hiphoppas are truly serious about taking Hiphop Kulture to the next level; we will RESPECT what each Hiphoppa brings to the culture and assist each other in our endeavors so that we will prosper together. We should RESPECT the fact that the world has never experienced an international phenomenon like Hiphop Kulture; according to the United Nations, everywhere on the planet where there are people, Hip Hop is being expressed in some aspect! That’s something that every Hiphoppa should RESPECT, share with others and build on that foundation. As Hiphoppas, we should RESPECT that each of us are unique, unrepeatable expressions of God; therefore it’s in our nature to be creative in every aspect of our lives not just entertainment, remember, ‘rap is something we do, Hiphop is something we live”, Word! Minister Server’s 7 Suggestions for HHAW 2011: Respect what Hip Hop culture really means to YOU; how it positively affects your life and how you can contribute to its development, growth and preservation. Learn about and Respect the pioneers that laid the foundation for Hiphop Kulture to become international the force that it is. They made many sacrifices for us, if we don’t RESPECT them, who will?! Respect Hip Hop organizations and Hiphop leaders that are doing positive work for our local, national and international Hip Hop communities. Get involved with an organization that allows you to use your gifts and talents, share those blessings with your community. Acknowledge and Respect May 16th 2001, as “Hip Hop Independence Day”; this is the day that the Hiphop Declaration of Peace was presented to the United Nations to establish Hiphop Kulture as an “international culture of peace and prosperity.” Have Respect for the “Gospel of Hip Hop”, the HDOP and other information that give an authentic perspective of Hip Hop culture beyond entertainment. It’s vital that we study, share and teach this information to our Youth. Demand that your local media outlets understand and Respect the diversity of Hip Hop music; they can use HHAW as a time to help de-criminalize the image of Hip Hop and highlight the contributions of Hip Hop pioneers. Respect the diversity of Hiphop Kulture as you plan HHAW events; include input from parents, youth, educators, spiritual leaders, politicians, business and community members. These are just a few suggestions; use YOUR creativity, let’s use HHAW 2011 to teach about Hiphop Kulture and the many positive contributions WE have made for positive social change in our communities around the world. This will empower Hiphoppas to RESPECT ourselves and rise above the negative stereotypes that mainstream media continue to attempt to place on our people, our ways of expression and our culture. Have a positive, progressive and productive HHAW 2011, Nuff Respect to ALL Hipphoppas, Word! Minister Server – The Hiphop Life Coach Temple Of Hip Hop, TOHHILC- Ministry Chair HIPHOP Ministries, Inc. Universal Zulu Nation” May 5th, 2011 3:43am

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Guru Tribute - Sion De Freitas & Rowston (by raskilrecords1)

Apr 20th, 2011 2:32am

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Guru Tribute - Sion De Freitas & Rowston

R.I.P Guru.

Guru Tribute - Sion De Freitas & Rowston http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kM3hj95d-A&feature=player_embedded#at=69

Apr 19th, 2011 4:14pm

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Look out for The Collective Alliance Mixtape soon, featuring Raskil, Canibus, Raekwon & Inspectah Deck from Wu Tang, Planet Asia, Kas Solo, Damo & many more. The Collective Alliance is artists who have come together to contribute to the mixtape, the idea for the mixtape was from Kas Solo who is an MC and also put it together, gathered submissions and decided what to use. The mixtape features Hip Hop artists from all over the world such as U.S, U.K, Australia & Canada and conceptually it is about artists coming together unified to release a dope project and be heard even further, this is expected to be the first of many volumes. It will certainly be worth checking out (also it’s a free download) because a lot of people complain about the state of the game so here is a perfect opportunity to hear some talented underground artists you haven’t heard before aswel as hearing some exclusives you haven’t heard from legendary artists. You may or may not like everything you hear but each artist is a respectable talent, so while they will have different styles no-one will be whack, and there will DEFINTELY be shit you feel on this mixtape no matter what your taste. Also it is highly positive that artists are coming together for a common cause and goal showing unity, so please support this mixtape by downloading it and spreading it around, let’s get as many downloads as possible. We will be having updates on the blog here at www.raskilrecords.com about when the mixtape is dropping, keep checking back. Peace. Feb 27th, 2011 12:40am

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To any Heavy Metal fans, check out our friends band Embers Of Angels EP which is released today on ITunes, Amazon, Spotify etc, this is the Amazon link http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bloodwork-Explicit/dp/B004N58X5W/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1297415468&sr=8-4 Feb 11th, 2011 2:36pm

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SK's Track Prisoner From His Mixtape Played On BBC Introducing Show!!! Raskil artist SK's track Prisoner from his mixtape SK: Phenomenon was played today on the BBC Introducing show, the mixtape is currently available on our page. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00bj56r/BBC_Kent_Introducing_Hottest_record_from_LightsGoBlue/ ^^^ This is the link to here it, it's at around 35.30 mins. (Link is now expired, will upload the youtube link soon though) Oct 18th, 2010 3:31am

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Potential This could also be relatable to football. Potential is a very real and important thing, it isn’t just something people say who haven’t quite yet fully achieved their goal. Not everybody has potential in a particular field, they can lack it for certain reasons whether it is the actual potential to gain the technical abilities required or gain the mental attributes to succeed. Where many fail is on the mental side, potential without an extreme drive, resilient attitude, and willingness to face and continue through struggle and adversity normally isn’t reached, you can have the potential to be the best footballer in the world but if you don’t try to get into a team or give up when you have a long injury, or won’t make the required sacrifices that potential will be unfulfilled. This is the same with music, you can have the potential to be the best rapper in the world but if you don’t REALLY go for it all out this can be unfulfilled, you have to put your heart and soul into it and never give up and be relentless and active in your pursuit of your ambition. I remember hearing the story of Sylvester Stallone which can be heard here….. Listen to that story because that perfectly expresses what I’m trying to say and is a real life example of it. There are MANY. There are so many parts of the story that are important so just listen to the whole thing carefully if possible. But basically Sylvester Stallone had the POTENTIAL to be a huge success and make the legendary Rocky series, if he had given up after huge struggle and POVERTY he never would achieved what he had and made that classic series and all his other movies. Potential is a special thing, as I said previously not everybody has the potential, some are misguided thinking they do but they actually don’t, but what is true is somebody with the right attitude can make massive major strides even lacking some of the natural ability and supersede somebody with natural ability who is lazier, reliability and loyalty is important. Another reason many people fail is a lack of loyalty, impatient greed and a lack of mental strength to face numerous obstacles, normally great successes are not easy, there are exceptions who get extremely lucky or have exactly the right contact, but for the average person you have to have the capacity to face all kind of obstacles, rejection, harsh criticism and maybe sometimes even feel hopelessness and despair, but these are normal emotions following a path, and most people who are successful have to deal with this. So the message is if you have the potential to do something and you want to do it, don’t just talk about it, go and do it and to the best of your ability, cause not everyone has your ability to do what you can do, but be a good person, be loyal, trustworthy, reliable, professional, and don’t sell out your soul to achieve what you desire, but do it on terms where you stick to your ethics, trying ones BEST is all anyone can ever do, but there is a drastic difference between trying your best and floating along, be conscious of that. Peace.. Sep 17th, 2010 6:11am

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What Hip Hop Means To Me/Highest Visions/KRS-One/Media Machine/The Next Generation & More.... These are some posts I posted on a Hip Hop community I'm a member of, contray to a lot of places like these the people here regularly have civil and interesting debates, so thought it would be interesting to share. The question what Hip Hop Is/Means To You was posed.... Hip Hop means so much to me it is hard to even put into words, I wrote an article on it the other day, but off the top to me it's a culture and way of life that is highly positive and productive in my life, what attracted me to Hip Hop was the unrestricted expression, to be able to say whatever you want and going through a traumatic life writing lyrics was exetremly therautic and working and helping nuture the talented artists on my label has been a great joy for me and it's incredible seeing them develop, some people I signed as young as 12-14 and helped nuture them from then, one of the ones I heard at 12 and signed at 14 is now 20, I started my label (Raskil Records) when I was just 14 and registered the company when I was 17, I am 22 now and we have been progressing excellently. We started from absoloutly nothing, we had no money, no equiptment, no artists apart from my close friend Sion De Freitas and then we just starting building now we are deep and have made a lot of movements and have an indescrible drive and passion to continue to progress, and not just for worldly gain, we want to be able to give back to Hip Hop as it has given us so much, my friend Sion when he was just 3 years old was partially deaf and mute and Hip Hop helped him regain his speech and he is now an artist, funnily enough he has also has an extensive vocabularly and talks perfectly, so we want to help enhance Hip Hop's culture and offer great music and inspire, educate and give people something to relate to with what we do, Hip Hop is also an avenue where you can make a genuine difference to people's lives, some of our music has sincerly touched people to make them cry, or helped them get through diffiuclt times and that is a huge honor when you hear or see things like that, it makes all the struggle worth it. And I related to the part about bringing people together, my label is like a family, some of the people have been here for 8 years, some 5, some 4, we plan to always stick together and the foundation of the label nobody could tear apart, we wouldn't betray eachother for all the money in the world, we want to respect what we believe are our principles and the Hip Hop's foundation principles. And we're down to unfiy and help people, we believe there is room for all the real artists cause we are all going to be offering something different so want to see good people with talent succeed. That's really just a summary as Hip Hop's meaning to me is impossible to put into words, but it is basically my life and I will always remain loyal to the culture. Then was asked the highest vision that you could see yourself with what you do.... I see my label releasing classic music, albums and mixtapes, working with legends and helping construct the future of Hip Hop and giving Hip Hop lovers amazing music to listen to and artists that have the right personality and ability opportunities, not being solely money orientated but also being truely down for the culture. I see some of my artists amoung some of the previous Hip Hop greats and when we hopefully acheieve our goals we are the type of people that would be the same, keep it real, we'd still lend our talents and anything we get from that success to the community and help enhance it.... this is a limitless question. Then it went on to KRS One and the media machine... And in regards to KRS, he is a very inspirational figure to me, I watch a lot of his lectures and have read some of his books, he is a deep brother and someone who certinaly cares about Hip Hop and devotes his life to it, I respect that,plus he's still dropping fire, I'm looking foward to the new album with Premier. And I believe we all have to come together for Hip Hop right now to preserve and enhance this culture for now and future generations, I'm ready to start contributing in a big way, and regarding the media machine, I think one thing we need to gain is our own avenue of promotion, our own Hip Hop radio station/TV channel etc etc etc, then WE (Hip Hop) can dictate rather than let the corrupt dictate what WE listen too, people need and want an alternative. Then on selling out.... I feel artists can be true to themselves and still be successful, it's just a matter of balance in my opinion, some people seem to be TOO obsessed with JUST being overly lyrical to impress the underground, sometimes it can be a positive thing but it can also have the reverse effect if it limits them, some of the most popular and successful artists have been those that are able to convey their own personal struggle and make the listeners care about them aswel as be impressed by their skill, for instance, Big Pun could amaze you with his lyrical ability but he could also speak about his personal life in Punish Me, or speak on Hip Hop being targeted in Parental Discretion, and get in touch with the fly player side of his personality on I'm Not A Playa, but he still delivered it excellently and didn't sell out, it's just he was a diverse individual so expressed the various layers to his personality with different topics instead of just focussing on one thing. And some of the artists I'm feeling from the "next generation"... New relativly speaking, I like Blu & Exile's album, I think Lowkey has a lot of talent, he recently did a dope track with Immortal Technique, I'm not sure how long Brother Ali has been in the game but I respect what he does, he's made some great songs, my artist Kontext recently dropped an excellent mixtape called I Am Legend Vol 1, I will try drop something from that soon for people to peep, I know Saigon and Papoose aren't really that new, but in terms of releases (albums) they are and I think they got ability, I think Jay Z might look like sign Saigon at some point to Roc Nation, Slaughterhouse I think are a dope collective, I liked their album, Last Emperor I think is incredible, again I know he isn't new but he's only dropped one official album I think, I'm waiting on the next one, I think J Cole is good from what I've heard so far, but the future will be bright, some of the best future artists probably aren't that widely known yet and will come to light at some point. Aug 30th, 2010 10:35am

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