Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Verse of the Day: Ahmad
Peace and blessings,
Still repping 4th Avenue Jones, here's some food for thought. Grab a plate and speekonit...
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"Ceasar I wanna see ya/we scared of police not North Korea/I sweat and bleed working to feed mi familia/wear jackets everyday/full metal i'm from the ghetto/where teens (are) forced to settle so they scream like a kettle/gang bang and exchange drugs they try to pettle/lost love from living as thugs since they was little/go to the sire, tell him we're bringing his empire/down when my Messiah returns he's gonna triumph/every lier, will perish in lakes burning with fire/murdering theives, how much peace does money buy ya?/let's educate the homies cuz the game has changed/instead of wrists, they make sure our brains are chained/let's reminisc, how many of us hanged and slain/and now we hate our women as a claim to fame?/you just a puppet, dumb elmo playing with flames/these are the last days and it's gonna rain/that's why they entertain us/everybody loves you when you famous/hating everybody else who ain't us/all we want is more, overlooking poor people in anguish/dollars are the universal language/I wanna see Ceasar!"
-Ahmad,
from the track "Ceasar" off the album, "Stereo: The
Evolution of hiprocksoul
Still repping 4th Avenue Jones, here's some food for thought. Grab a plate and speekonit...
Pic courtesy of
"Ceasar I wanna see ya/we scared of police not North Korea/I sweat and bleed working to feed mi familia/wear jackets everyday/full metal i'm from the ghetto/where teens (are) forced to settle so they scream like a kettle/gang bang and exchange drugs they try to pettle/lost love from living as thugs since they was little/go to the sire, tell him we're bringing his empire/down when my Messiah returns he's gonna triumph/every lier, will perish in lakes burning with fire/murdering theives, how much peace does money buy ya?/let's educate the homies cuz the game has changed/instead of wrists, they make sure our brains are chained/let's reminisc, how many of us hanged and slain/and now we hate our women as a claim to fame?/you just a puppet, dumb elmo playing with flames/these are the last days and it's gonna rain/that's why they entertain us/everybody loves you when you famous/hating everybody else who ain't us/all we want is more, overlooking poor people in anguish/dollars are the universal language/I wanna see Ceasar!"
-Ahmad,
from the track "Ceasar" off the album, "Stereo: The
Evolution of hiprocksoul
Labels: 4th Avenue Jones, Ahmad, Ceasar, Christian hip hop, drugs, ghetto, Messiah
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Featured Artist: 4th Avenue Jones
Peace and blessings,
This time around, I have to rep for the west coast. Most of you may have heard of Ahmad from his cut "back in the day," which came out back in the day (around the mid 90s). He's since then got together with some talented musicians (including his wife Tina, which is a dope female lyricist). The group got their name from 4th avenue and Jefferson st. in Los Angeles, California. The name of their most recent album is called "Stereo: the evolution of hiphoprocksoul." The name speaks for itself, as the album is a great blend of various musical genres. The common denominators that unite these genres, and what makes this album a must-cop, are creativity, group cohesion, Jesus Christ, and social justice. Now if that's not recipe for a great album, then I don't know what it is. But don't just take my word for it, take a listen and holla back!
Have a blessed weekend, enjoy the soulf food, and speekonit...
This time around, I have to rep for the west coast. Most of you may have heard of Ahmad from his cut "back in the day," which came out back in the day (around the mid 90s). He's since then got together with some talented musicians (including his wife Tina, which is a dope female lyricist). The group got their name from 4th avenue and Jefferson st. in Los Angeles, California. The name of their most recent album is called "Stereo: the evolution of hiphoprocksoul." The name speaks for itself, as the album is a great blend of various musical genres. The common denominators that unite these genres, and what makes this album a must-cop, are creativity, group cohesion, Jesus Christ, and social justice. Now if that's not recipe for a great album, then I don't know what it is. But don't just take my word for it, take a listen and holla back!
Have a blessed weekend, enjoy the soulf food, and speekonit...
Labels: 4th Avenue Jones, Ahmad, Christian hip hop, God, Jesus Christ, social justice
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