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goodluckclove · 2 months

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Tell me about your suffering is art stance. I wish to know. Please and thank you. <3

Man you know I never thought I would openly talk about this part of my life because it was a nosedive that took me literal YEARS to recover from. But I'm seeing a close friend of mine go down the same path despite watching me almost sink into the void, so apparently this isn't universal information.

Storytime, dear ones. And it starts here. TW for mania, derealization, substance abuse, kind of parental abuse, and ultimately suicide related stuff.

This is an issue of Content magazine from 2016. It's a popular arts magazine from the Bay Area of California. Flip through it, it's neat! The arts scene in San Jose and around that area is small, but very dedicated.

Now go to page 56-57. The headline for the interview is "Miranda and the Young Outlaws". I did not choose the headline. I did not decide to have my photo be the only one in color. I was, at one point, Miranda, and at the time of that photo I am 19 years old.

I've been a novelist since 12, but at 16 I got into playwriting. It was instant validation. People thought I was good at it, and I was - though good in a way I don't believe applies anymore. Google my full dead name and you'll see some short plays of mine. Some short stories. I don't really mind putting my full dead name out there, mostly because I worked hard for all of that and would rather not let it die forever. So have at it.

If you read this interview you'd probably be impressed. Maybe envious at the depiction of independent creativity being validated at such a young age. A few notes from my present self:

- when Miranda referenced the rehearsal on the street outside the coffee shop, she neglected to include how once her actors finished the final scene, she laid down on the dirty sidewalk with no warning and began to weep from exhaustion. The cast, her friends from high school, most of them still IN highschool, gathered around her and struggled to calm her down.

- when she describes her "house of recovery" she doesn't mention that her "recovering addict" parents got her hooked on medical cannabis to stop her nightly, hyperventilating panic attacks. Not everyone who smokes weed is addicted. Miranda was for three years.

- "when you're young and you find an art form you're really passionate about it helps you emotionally..." The reporter misquoted Miranda here. It HURTS you. That's what she said. It. Hurts. You.

- I considered the other people in that group photo the most important people in my life. None of them talk to me anymore. I get it, though.

The Young Outlaws was my legacy at the time. We did The Muses, and it was one of the most profound experiences of my life. Then after that I had a complete, screaming mental breakdown the night before our Halloween show.

I was working five jobs at the time. I dropped out of school to focus on theater. I didn't eat much, and every other weekend I wrote a new full-length script in the span of less than two days. I was insane and miserable constantly, but that's what an artist is, isn't it? Someone who suffers? Isn't that what it means to put in effort?

It's crazy, but that brainwashing runs so strong that as I write this it's hard not to think that I was somehow STRONGER back then.

I didn't stop so my body stopped for me. I shut everything down over a video on the Facebook group for my troupe that I filmed while lying on the couch, and then I just kept lying on the couch for days. Then weeks. I have a memory of lying on the patio at dusk, looking up at the clouds pass and wishing desperately that I had enough energy to kill myself.

I didn't write. I didn't write for a long time.

But that's what an artist is...right?

It got better when I stopped smoking weed. As I kept going to therapy and adjusted my medication. Then my foundation broke again and I walked out of the show in Santa Cruz I was emceeing for and made an attempt that landed me in the psych ward for a week.

I did write a play there in the notebook they gave us. A friend I made in the unit gave me the title. If I ever make a Patreon or something I'll put it up there because it's good but it's too painful to ever hear aloud.

Listen. Please listen. Lean in close like we're children sharing a secret.

Suffering isn't cool. It is not helpful. It. Will. Not. Help. You. Not in relationships, not in life, especially not in art. Do not make an identity out of pain that you can get ease or erase entirely. If you are an artist with ANY sort of neurodivergence, you do not have the luxury to be the picture of the Tortured Artist.

Mania shows through artistic pursuit. Same with depression. Same with anger and delusion. But people expect artists to be weird and a little unstable and edgy, so what's the problem?

The problem is I'm dying. The problem is that I could've died. The problem is that so many other artists have.

Writing can still be hard. You can write something that's painful. But if your writing is always hard, always painful, always lonely and doubtful and you never walk away feeling proud of yourself - something is wrong. You need to reframe the way you think about yourself in relationship to your art. This is not an option. The alternatives are that you either don't make art, or you make a few works that some people might find so amazing that they talk about how much of a shame it was that you died early.

A few brave people have shared their writing with me and I've been thrilled and impressed. I'm seeing things that should be on bookshelves. I'm looking up short story journals and practically begging them to submit. To them, to you, to me, and to Miranda, I say this:

Your craft is your heart. It can feel, but it doesn't have to break to be worthy. People don't study the tragic greats because they were drunk and high and mean, they study them because they had a beautiful heart and it is an immense loss that it was shattered so soon. Please don't become another tragedy. Please find a way to listen to your craft and your body with sympathy and tenderness.

Please? For me?

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B.C. Cliver Wins Daddy Dyke Title

If you missed the First Annual Daddy Dyke Contest last Saturday night, Nov. 23, at the Eagle, you missed one of the funniest and best efforts for a first-time-out event. Ms. SF Leather J.C. Collins and Jenny Blake proved masters at the art of emceeing as they quipped and ad-libbed their way through the event that produced six contestants and went along at a rapid pace even with three intermissions, warbling sensation Terry Foster, the incomparable dance-strip routine by the delightful Rainbeau and Shan Carr giving the audience a “wet” spot (by special request) as well as some very funny dialogue. Joe Shore, who signed the entire show, admitted he had a somewhat difficult time translating the “wet spot” during Shan’s routine !

The judges were picked by drawing lottery tickets and included one man, Brian (a musician/student studying sociological anthropology!); Ms. South Bay Leather Beth Key; “Tas” Davis (formerly Corky Davis); redheaded Ellen; and Lisa, a daddy’s girl from the South Bay. Lots of South Bay women were there.

The contestants: Sharon Cornielson, Sita, B.C. Cliver, Donna Shrout, Jackie Hanson and Blair were obliged to perform “scenarios” — not fantasies — and the emcees as well as audience were often confused by the gender aspect. We all know that gay men often refer to each other as “she” or “her” — no different from the women who often refer to each other as “he” and “him.” Hence, when the “scenario” explanations were read, “he” meant girl and “him” meant the same, or was it the reverse? Somehow, “boy” kept popping up!

When all was said and done, the judges picked Sita second runner-up, Blair first runner-up and B.C. Cliver SF Daddy Dyke I. In the process, almost $1,000 was raised for the HIV Women’s Support Group and the Women’s Cancer Resource Center. A lot of people were thanked for their help, donations and support.

Sponsored by the Outcasts, Rena Davis, current co-chair of the SFBA National Leather Association, was the catalyst for the event. She kissed so many women during the evening that her lipstick was gone by 2200. Great fun, great show, and if you missed it, shame, shame on you!

Daddy Dyke I, B.C. Cliver, flexes her biceps after winning the title last Saturday night. She was chosen by judges selected from a lottery drawing. (Photo: Mr. Marcus)

Daddy Dyke Winners (I. to r.): second runner-up Sita; B.C. Cliver, Daddy Dyke I; and Blair, first runner-up at the Daddy Dyke contest last Saturday night, Nov. 23. (Photo: Mr. Marcus)

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HOW MANY LICKS: THE 25 DOPEST RAP SONGS TO F*** TO

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Contrary to what some hand-wringing "purists" might tell you, sex is a part of Hip-Hop.

Shocking, right?

Of course, that shouldn't be breaking news: sex is a part of human experience. It's been a part of culture and art ever since civilization has created culture and art, so why would rap music and Hip-Hop culture be any different? From the minute Big Bank Hank of The Sugarhill Gang rapped about being able to "bust you out with my super sperm"—words that were actually written by Grandmaster Caz aka Casanova Fly (keyword: "Casanova")—sex has been a topic of many rap lyrics and videos. From Too $hort and 2 Live Crew, to LL COOL J and Lil Kim: there is a brilliant, provocative history of sex rap. The examples are endless—Kool G Rap's "Talk Like Sex"; The Notorious B.I.G.'s "F**kin' You Tonight"; there are even popular songs from artists like MC Lyte and Q-Tip that are highly erotic (Google the lyrics to Lyte's "Keep On Keepin' On" right now).

For the purposes of this examination, it should be recognized that sexy rap songs can both offer the sensual and also wallow in the raunchy. The most seductive can feel as tantalizingly alluring as a quiet-storm classic; the raunchiest can make the most bashful bride buss it open. But it's allgood. Balance, people...

Here are the 25 Dopest Rap Songs to F*%! To; a playlist for when you wanna get right by gettin' a little wrong...

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"STRAWBERRIES" - SMOOTH [BONUS SONG]

Our BONUS SONG pick is a celebrated classic guest spot! Well, ACTUALLY this is more of an R&B song than a rap song—but Smooth is a rapper and she raps on this seductive classic. So there.

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"COCKTALES" - TOO $HORT

The Oakland legend is one of the foremost authorities on raunchy rap. Hell, he damn-near invented the genre. And this quasi-sequel to his classic "Freaky Tales" is one of his naughty best.

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"TALK SEX" - KOOL KEITH

When it comes to freaky raps, Kool Keith is like $hort Dog's weirdass cousin. Like his Bay Area contemporary, the oddball emcee out of the Bronx is one of the longest-running legends of raunch, and this track from 2018 is an example of his hilariously scatological approach to sex songs.

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"HOW DO U WANT IT" - 2PAC FEAT. K-CI & JO-JO

Pac always found a way to balance his socio-political rage, thuggishness and straight seduction. This monster hit from his double album ALL EYEZ ON ME is one of the most famous examples of the latter. And the X-rated, porn star-themed video is the stuff of legend.

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"RICH SEX" - FUTURE

The Atlanta trap star managed to popularize a new lane within the rap game via his digitized crooning. And it was the perfect launching pad for a sexy sound that came to be embodied by this hit single.

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"BED" - NICKI MINAJ FEAT. ARIANA GRANDE

She's got a more varied body of work than some of her detractors want to recognize, but when Nicki goes sexy, she GOES SEXY. And while this ain't the raunchiest at all, this hit single with pop megastar Ariana Grande is one of her most sinfully seductive tracks.

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"BIG MOMMA THANG" - LIL KIM FEAT. JAY-Z, LIL CEASE

The opening track is everything that announced Kim as a superstar: bold, brazen and bangin.' Jay delivers one of his first high-profile guest spots as Kim makes it clear she's ready for her close-up.

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"ONE MINUTE MAN - MISSY ELLIOTT FEAT. LUDACRIS AND TRINA

Missy found yet another musical kindred spirit in Ludacris during the early aughts, and they capitalized on their connection regularly, including on the 2001 club hit “One Minute Man” from her third album, "Miss E… So Addictive." Trina's guest verse steals the show, as "da baddest bitch" gets raw and raunchy about what she needs in the bedroom.

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"GETTIN SOME ..." - SHAWNNA FEAT. TOO $HORT

The St. Louis rap star was a standout for Ludacris and the Disturbing Tha Peace label, and this monster single was a big reason why. It's one of the early 00s most inescapable tunes, and one of $hort's best guest spots.

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"85" - YOUNGBLOODZ FEAT. BIG BOI, JIM CROW

The hook. That groovy production from Atlanta veterans Parental Advisory. This ATL classic is a late-night creep anthem. Anybody who's ever hopped in the whip to ride down 85 for a rendezvous can relate; and the cameo from Fat Sax is one of his best ever.

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"IMAGINE THAT" - LL COOL J

This steamy Rockwilder-produced single could be considered an unofficial sequel to the classic "Doin' It." The track reunites LL with LeShaun, and their chemistry from that earlier duet is just as strong here.

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"SHAWTY FREAK A LIL SUMTHIN" - LIL JON & THE EASTSIDE BOYZ FEAT. JAZZE PHA

An early gem in Toomp’s discography, “Shawty Freak a Lil Sumthin’” is both an Atlanta and southern classic. Toomp co-produced the track with Jon, which was featured on Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz’s 1997 offering, GET CRUNK, WHO U WIT: DA ALBUM.

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"SEX FACES" - SCARFACE, TOO $HORT, TELA, AND DEVIN THE DUDE

Another one of his most popular tracks, Scarface takes the ordinary boy-meets-girl tale and spins it into an engaging tale on this very explicit classic. With a noteworthy assist from Devin The Dude, Tela and the $hort Dog himself.

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"LATE NITE TIP" - THREE SIX MAFIA

One of the best moments from Gangsta Boo and from Lord Infamous. Over a flip of Lisa Fischer's quiet storm classic "How Can I Ease the Pain," Three Six delivers a song that's somehow both seductive and sinister.

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"LOVE IN YA MOUTH" - KILO ALI FEAT. BIG BOI

The forefather of Atlanta rap was never shy about freaky songs, and this ode to oral sex is one of the most classic tracks in his repertoire. Big Boi’s guest spot serves as the perfect accent to the nasty perfection here.

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"MIND SEX" - DEAD PREZ

M-1 and stic.man aren’t always just raging against the machine. What set the politically minded duo apart from an act like Public Enemy is that they weren’t averse to showing a more sensual side, as epitomized in this ode to gettin’ it in with someone with whom you actually share a mental and emotional connection.

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"BIG OLE FREAK" - MEGAN THEE STALLION

The Texas rap superstar was still on the rise when she dropped this raunchy rap insta-classic. Meg made it clear early on that she could be playful, freaky as all hell and a take-no-shit emcee—all at the same time.

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"SLOB ON MY KNOB" - THREE SIX MAFIA

Juicy J wrote this little ditty back when he was still a teen in high school, and it has all the adolescent horn dogism that one might expect from a young dude. It's endured as a foulmouthed classic as only Three Six can deliver.

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"LOLLIPOP" - LIL WAYNE FEAT. STATIC MAJOR

It became so ubiquitous that it's hard to remember just how unique it was when it dropped. The ode to oral love became one of the era's biggest smashes and cemented Wayne's omnipresence. The song that seemed to own 2008.

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"PUT IT IN YOUR MOUTH" - AKINYELE

Ah yes, a catchy little ditty from the freakiest rhymer Queens ever produced. Akinyele was never known for subtlety, and this semi-hit from 1996 was his crowning achievement as a single. The song is about — well, y’know — and the hook became a fixture in strip clubs and on dance floors throughout the late 1990s.

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"ME SO HORNY" - 2 LIVE CREW

If there is a "The Message" for sex rap, it's gotta be the X-rated classic from 2 Live Crew that got them banned in the U.S.A. Luke and his boys really go there and it shocked the world. It also opened the door for virtually everybody from Akinyele to Lil Kim.

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"MY NECK, MY BACK" - KHIA

We've used the word "inescapable" a lot on this list, but DAMN—where were YOU when you first heard this foul-mouthed little classic from an upstart out of Florida. After years of rap songs with men telling women how to go down, Khia repped for the ladies with this instructional guide. Get it right, sir. Get it RIGHT.

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"W.A.P." - CARDI B. AND MEGAN THEE STALLION

Two of the biggest stars in contemporary music joined forces for a song that paid homage to both Frank Ski and DJ Uncle Al, the video became the talk of pop culture, and the ladies' provocative performance at the 63rd Grammys led to a record number of complaints. Mission accomplished.

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"DOIN' IT" - LL COOL J FEAT. LESHAUN

It's a raunch rap classic; a sexual tour-de-force from a guy who made this sorta thing his raizon d'etre. The seductive imagery in the lyrics gets more and more explicit, as Uncle L goes bar-for-bar-for-bar with LeShaun over an exquisite sample of Grace Jones' "My Jamaican Guy."

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"WHAT'S IT GONNA BE? - BUSTA RHYMES FEAT. JANET JACKSON

One of Busta’s biggest singles came when he linked with Janet Jackson for “What’s It Gonna Be!?” The chaotic drums on the track are smoothed out with Janet’s signature vocals on the hook. The sexy, futuristic video, directed by Busta and Hype Williams in his prime, is one of the most expensive ever made, and one of the most memorable of the decade.

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"HOW MANY LICKS" - LIL KIM FEAT. SISQO

The Queen Bee is hip-hop's most legendary sex symbol for a reason. On this skittering single, she rattles off all of the lovers she's left in her wake (Tony the Italian, a brother named "King Kong" for very specific reasons, etc.) with the self-proclaimed "Dragon" delivering a soulfully sleazy hook. Nobody does it nastier.

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There’s nothing like a good collaboration with mcs that really gets the fans excited

There are some posse cuts that are undeniable.

We all know "The Symphony" and "Buddy." And who doesn't love the star-making turn Nas gave us on "Live At the BBQ" or Busta's scene-stealing verse from "Scenario?" And there are posse cuts that may not be as inescapable as those tracks, but are just as noteworthy. The one-upmanship of "Don't Curse." The camaraderie of "Watch For The Hook." So many others that deserve way more love that don't get discussed as much as the go-to tracks.

But what is a posse cut? In this day and age of constant collaboration, the thought of several emcees hopping on a track together may seem routine. But a posse cut is when a corp of rappers team up and take turns showcasing their skills on the mic. For the purposes of this list, we're gonna stick to songs that feature at least four emcees (sorry "I Wanna Be Down" remix) and couldn't be group cuts like "Triumph" by Wu-Tang Clan.

But here are songs that we think you might wanna check out, if you love hearing emcees bringing out the best in each other over a dope track.

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"VIBIN'" (REMIX) - BOYZ II MEN FEAT. CRAIG MACK, TREACH, BUSTA RHYMES, METHOD MAN [BONUS SONG]

Our BONUS SONG is a celebrated guest spot! Or in this case--four emcees taking over for the harmonizing Philly quartet.

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"DA LADIES IN THE HOUSE" - BIG KAP FEAT. U-NEEK, PRECISE, LAURYN HILL, BAHAMADIA

This track from Big Kap may have had quite the on-the-nose title (and very 90s spelling: "Da?"), but it's one of the most underrated posse cuts of all time. Shout-out to Precise and Uneek, Bahamadia and the one they call "L," who shows up and shows out in this early (Pre-THE SCORE, that is) appearance.

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"DUSTED N DISGUSTED" - E-40 FEAT. MAC MALL, 2PAC, SPICE-1

Everyone came with heat, and in the video they held it down for 2Pac, who was incarcerated. The Bay Area represented to the fullest on this classic from 40 Fonzarelli.

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"1 TRAIN" - A$AP ROCKY FEAT. BIG K.R.I.T., YELAWOLF, DANNY BROWN, KENDRICK LAMAR, ACTION BRONSON

An impressive lineup of 2010s emcees go bar-for-bar on this banger from LONG.LIVE.A$AP. Hit-Boy produced this track with the intention of capturing a 1990s East Coast underground feel. Mission accomplished.

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"GOT MY MIND MADE UP" - 2PAC FEAT. THA DOGG POUND, METHOD MAN, REDMAN

A great lyrical showcase that debunks the East-vs-West mythology of 1996; this is lyricism at it's finest. And 2Pac quotes Run-D.M.C. and Rakim for good measure, just to remind everyone he was as Hip-Hop as anyone.

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"SYMPHONY 2000" - EPMD FEAT. REDMAN, METHOD MAN, LADY LUCK

We could not talk about great posse cuts that deserve more love and not mention this heat rock from the Def Squad/Hit Squad crew. Everybody snaps the fuck out on this track. And it'll make you wish we heard way more from Lady Luck.

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"WATCH FOR THE HOOK" - COOL BREEZE FEAT. OUTKAST, WITCHDOCTOR, GOODIE MOB

The Dungeon Family was at the peak of its powers when Witchdoctor, the members of Goodie Mob and OutKast teamed up with Cool Breeze for this anthem. Highlighting a handful of the greatest emcees in Atlanta rap history, it helped solidify the talent throughout the crew and still has one of the coolest videos of the 1990s.

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"24 HRS TO LIVE" - MA$E FEAT. DMX, BLACK ROB, THE LOX

Ma$e became one of the biggest rap stars of the late 1990s on the strength of slick pop hits, but this classic was one of the grimier moments on the multiplatinum-selling Harlem World and features a star-making appearance from Dark Man X.

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"MAKE 'EM SAY UGH" - MASTER P FEAT. FIEND, MYSTIKAL, SILKK THE SHOCKER, MIA X

New Orleans rap stormed the mainstream in 1997, and this anthem from Master P's GHETTO D album was the rallying call. No Limit smashed through and showcased some of the brightest stars on the label, with Mia X, Fiend and Mystikal ripping the track to shreds.

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"JOHN BLAZE" - FAT JOE FEAT. NAS, RAEKWON, BIG PUN, JADAKISS

You can feel the respect in the room. These are all emcees who hold each other in the highest esteem and they bring the best out of each other here. Pure late 1990s Mafioso rap greatness, all on one track.

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"STRANDED ON DEATH ROW" - DR. DRE W/SNOOP DOGGY DOGG, KURUPT, LADY OF RAGE, RBX

It may seem contradictory to act like any track on one of the most famous rap albums of all time is something you might've slept on, but seriously-- why don't we talk more about how great the album closing Death Row call-to-arms is here? And there' a Bushwick Bill cameo!

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"I SHOT YA" (REMIX) - LL COOL J FEAT. KEITH MURRAY, FAT JOE, PRODIGY, FOXY BROWN

It may suffer in the shadow of a hit single like "4,3,2,1," but we can't front on LL's grimy, gritty group shot from 1995. Featuring one of his most bombastic verses, a straight up classic by Prodigy, and a star turn from Foxy Brown, it reminded everyone (once again) that LL can go hardcore with the best of 'em.

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"MONSTER" - KANYE WEST FEAT. NICKI MINAJ, RICK ROSS, JAY-Z

Kanye flew his collaborators to Hawaii to record this standout from MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY, and Nicki Minaj's hyperkinetic verse absolutely steals the show. The controversial Jake Nava-directed music video remains one of Kanye's most memorable.

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"BANNED FROM TV" - N.O.R.E. FEAT. JADAKISS, STYLES P, BIG PUN, CAM'RON, NATURE

Swizz Beatz was a new producer when he laced N.O.R.E. with this anthemic beat and six hungry wordsmiths let loose on it. It's an anthem that sounds of its era—and we mean that in the BEST way.

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"RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE" - THE FUGEES W/A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, JOHN FORTE, BUSTA RHYMES

Over one of Clef's best productions, these legendary crews repped from Native Tongues and the Refugee Camp while singing the praises of none other than Muhammad Ali. It's the Blackest, dopest shit you've ever heard. Is it the most underrated posse cut of all time? We think so.

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"DON'T CURSE" HEAVY D & THE BOYZ FEAT. PETE ROCK & CL SMOOTH, Q-TIP, KOOL G RAP, BIG DADDY KANE

Heavy D knew that he was every grandmother's favorite rapper and decided to poke fun with that image (and with the idea of censorship) while recruiting some fellow legends to do it. It's a wonderfully tongue-in-cheek moment that showcases real camaraderie, over a sick Booker T. & The M.G.'s flip.

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"STAY FLY" - THREE SIX MAFIA FEAT. EIGHTBALL & MJG, YOUNG BUCK

Legends gon' legend. It's a victory lap for some titans of Memphis rap. Call it a "crossover" hit all you want, some songs are just dope. And this is one of 'em.

"4, 3, 2, 1" - LL COOL J FEAT. REDMAN, METHOD MAN, CANIBUS, MASTER P, DMX

The song that launched one of the most infamous beefs in rap history, it's almost taken for granted that it's also one of the dopest posse cuts of all time. Erick Sermon provides the beat, as a handful of rap icons do their thing.

"NOT TONIGHT" (LADIES NIGHT REMIX) - LIL KIM FEAT. ANGIE MARTINEZ, MISSY ELLIOTT, LEFT EYE, DA BRAT

Hip-Hop had precious few all-star female posse cuts when Lil Kim tapped four fierce emcees for this girls-night-out classic. An iconic performance at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards cemented it as a rap standard.

"LIVE AT THE BBQ" - MAIN SOURCE FEAT. NAS, JOE FATAL, AKINYELE

The legendary track from CRITICAL BEATDOWN is famous for announcing a pair of newcomers named Akinyele and Nas, but let's not forget that "...BBQ" is also just a blazing posse cut that captures the round robin energy of friends freestyling in the basement.

"I GOT 5 ON IT" (REMIX) - THE LUNIZ FEAT. DRU DOWN, E-40, SHOCK G, RICHIE RICH, SPICE-1

Some shit you just have to do. Whether this is an widely hailed classic or woefully slept on masterpiece might depend on where you grew up, but we weren't going to do this list and just not mention this Bay Area roll call. It's just all NoCal love, and it's just as cool today as it was 25 years ago.

"FLAVA IN YA EAR" (REMIX) - CRAIG MACK FEAT. THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G., RAMPAGE, LL COOL J, BUSTA RHYMES

The song that really let the world that Bad Boy had arrived. Craig Mack's original single was a hit, but it was subsequently overshadowed by this classic. Fans can recite everybody's verse on this one.

"BUDDY" - DE LA SOUL FEAT. JUNGLE BROTHERS, Q-TIP, MONIE LOVE, QUEEN LATIFAH

The Native Tongues were already earning a reputation for outside-the-box creativity when De La Soul dropped this D.A.I.S.Y. Age ode to coitus. It's so freewheeling and whimsical that you might not notice how naughty it is; but the vibe stays breezy.

"INTL PLAYERS ANTHEM (I CHOOSE YOU)" - UGK FEAT. OUTKAST

It's a song that has come to epitomize rappers gettin' grown. After years of songs about being playas and pimps, two of the South's most iconic acts gave the Dirty an ode to matrimony. Produced by DJ Paul of Three Six Mafia, the ceremony begins with an uber-classic verse from André 3000, and Big Boi, Bun B and Pimp C do the rest from there. Three Six joins in on the remix.

"SCENARIO" - A TRIBE CALLED QUEST FEAT. LEADERS OF THE NEW SCHOOL

Widely considered one of the greatest posse cuts of all time, “Scenario,” which was the third single from "The Low End Theory," also served as a launchpad for Busta Rhyme’s solo career.

"SYMPHONY" - MARLEY MARL W/BIG DADDY KANE, CRAIG G, KOOL G RAP, MASTA ACE

Marley put together Hip-Hop's Avengers for this Juice Crew-defining cut. Indisputably one of the greatest rap tracks ever, and a posse cuttour de force, this is one of Marley's masterpieces.

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Rap legend E-40 claims he was racially profiled at Warriors' game - Rolling Out

Bay Area rap icon E-40 is alleging that racial profiling got him kicked out of the NBA game the Golden State Warriors played at the Sacramento Kings’ on Saturday, April 15, 2023.

E-40’s hometown squad, the Warriors, were embroiled in a dramatic playoff contest in Sacramento, California, which is about 90 miles northeast of the Bay and is less diverse than the San Fransicso-Oakland region he originates from.

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The “Choices” emcee said he was heckled throughout the game and, at one point turned around and addressed the woman “in an assertive but polite manner” before security guards came and ordered him to leave the arena in the fourth quarter.

“Unfortunately, it was yet another reminder that — despite my success and accolades as a musician and entrepreneur — racial bias remains prevalent,” he said in a statement obtained by NBC Bay Area. “Security saw a disagreement between a Black man and a White woman and immediately assumed that I was at fault.”

The arena security detail, however, had a different take on the matter involving the 55-year-old lyricist and businessman. E-40, who was born in Vallejo, California, and whose real name is Earl Stevens, stands 6-foot-1 and was repeatedly asked to sit down and stop blocking the view of the people sitting behind his courtside seat. He had been allegedly warned before being escorted out.

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The Kings said they are probing the circumstances behind the ejection.

“The Sacramento Kings take these claims seriously and are investigating the facts and circumstances regarding the situation, as we do anytime an accusation like this is made,” the team said in a statement.

Warriors superstar Klay Thompson said E-40 is a huge celebrity fan of the team and he even went to the White House a few months ago with the squad.

“It’s unfortunate,” Thompson said according to NBC Bay Area. “I love 40. He’s been our biggest supporter for years. I hope they right that ship because he deserves to be there by our bench. In my time knowing him, he’s always been respectful. He’s always been considerate of those around him. Very weird to see, and I hope it’s resolved.”

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HOW MANY LICKS: THE 25 DOPEST RAP SONGS TO F*** TO

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Contrary to what some hand-wringing "purists" might tell you, sex is a part of Hip-Hop.

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Here are the 25 Dopest Rap Songs to F*%! To; a playlist for when you wanna get right by gettin' a little wrong...

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"STRAWBERRIES" - SMOOTH [BONUS SONG]

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"COCKTALES" - TOO $HORT

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"TALK SEX" - KOOL KEITH

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"ONE MINUTE MAN - MISSY ELLIOTT FEAT. LUDACRIS AND TRINA

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Album Review: DJ D Sharp & ST Spittin - Risk & Reward

Risk & Reward is the latest album from DJ D Sharp & ST Spittin, a producer/emcee duo from the Bay Area, USA. Continue reading Album Review: DJ D Sharp & ST Spittin – Risk & Reward

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Album Review: Various Artists - Bear’s Sonic Journals: Sing Out!

When two-thirds of the Grateful Dead, Country Joe McDonald, Rosalee Sorrles and Kate Wolf got together to raise funds at the Seva Sing Out for Sight benefit at Berkeley Community Theater, organizer and emcee Wavy Gravy termed the April 25, 1981, benefit a “mini-Woodstock.”

And he reprised his famous stage announcement from 12 years earlier, declaring: “What we have in mind is a fine set of eyes for 300,000.”

In the interim, the musicians provided the audiences’ ears with fine sets of music as captured by Owsley “Bear” Stanley and just released as Bear’s Sonic Journals: Sing Out!, volume 10 of the ongoing series which seeks to find and preserve these reels and release what’s releasable. On that note, it should be mentioned Odetta also performed on this evening, but Stanley’s foundation was unable to secure permission to release her music.

As would be expected for a Bay Area gig in ’81, the Dead members closed the show, beginning with an surprise, 20-minute performance from the Rhythm Devils - aka Grateful drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart - who reprised their nightly drum duet on a scaled-down set of kits. Posterity is lucky to have it; however, drum showcases by definition have limited appeal.

The pair, joined by bassist John Kahn, stuck around to accompany Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir for their acoustic set, which mirrored Dead’s 1980 15th-anniversary celebration with unplugged songs like “Dark Hollow,” “Monkey and the Engineer,” “Oh, Babe it Ain’t No Lie,” “On the Road Again” and others.

“We started out kinda like this,” Weir says after the opening “Deep Elem Blues. “We wanted to be the Rocky and Bullwinkle of rock ‘n’ roll.”

The entire nine-song performance is splendid, and particularly interesting for the slow - but acoustic - rendering of “Friend of the Devil” and the evening-closing “Oh Boy!”

Preceding the Rhythm Devils, Wolf alludes to the occasion with stunning renditions of “20/20 Vision” and “Eyes of a Painter,” among other songs, during a six-song set that finds Gravy joining in for a wobbly rendition of the Youngblood’s “Get Together.” While the sound of this and every other performance is flawless, the producers left in a bit of tape degradation in the middle of Wolf’s set to sonically illustrate the importance of tracking down and restoring the Bear’s countless recordings.

With Mitch Greenhill providing a second guitar, Sorrels performs a lovely folk set during which she professes her love for San Francisco on the original “12 Adler Place” and nods to her genre’s roots on “If You Love Me” and “The Loving of the Game,” a number whose resonance remains so clear, David Bromberg and Michael Cleveland have each cut it in recent years.

Opening the evening, McDonald tied together the hopefulness of the Woodstock generation and the ominous dawn of the Reagan era by reprising “The Fuck Cheer,” retrofitting “Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag” with references to Iran and Afghanistan, remembering his friend Joplin on “Janis” and looking toward a potentially dystopian future on “Picks & Lasers.” But perhaps more illuminating are “Slide Trombone Blues,” which McDonald plays on the titular instrument and his instrumental rendering of “Oh! Susanna” on acoustic guitar; for they show another side of the quirky folkie.

It’s no substitute for being there. But much like the Woodstock movie and albums, Sing Out! helps those who couldn’t be there get some idea how wonderful Wavy Gravy’s mini-Woodstock of ’81 must’ve been.

Grade card: Various Artists - Bear’s Sonic Journals: Sing Out! - A-

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« MAUVAIS ŒIL » DE LUNATIC : LES HAUTS-DE-SEINE, KEN LE SURVIVANT ET LES RASTAS BLANCS

Si pour vous Mauvais Œil est le meilleur album de tous les temps du rap français, difficile de vous donner tort.

Parmi des traditionnels arguments qui vont dans ce sens (son intemporalité, son intransigeance, sa cohésion sonore…), il en est un qui dans ce cas précis nous intéresse particulièrement : la complémentarité dont font preuve Ali et Booba.

Pour quelque temps encore deux faces d’une même pièce, le premier fait tremper ses textes dans un bain de sacré, tandis que le second embrasse le profane de l’existence.

De cet équilibre précaire résulte une pluie de références qui font la jonction entre la terre et les cieux.

Les voici décryptées.

Les Hauts-de-Seine

La Ref’ ? : « On est venu cracher notre haine/Mon frère, ça vient des Hauts-de-Seine » sur l’intro

Là où tout a commencé pour « Ahéli-bédeuzobéha ». Le premier est originaire d’Issy-les-Moulineaux, le second de Boulogne-Billancourt.

Bien que le département était déjà dignement représenté par les thugs locaux Charles Pasqua et Patrick Balkany, niveau rap c’était le calme plat : à l’exception du Beat 2 Boul, c’était le Auteuil, Neuilly, Passy des Inconnus qui était dans toutes les têtes.

La donne a cependant radicalement changé quand les deux Lunatic se sont mis à parler « le langage international des armes » et à scander leurs codes postaux.

Le Wu-Tang Clan

La Ref’ ? : « J’avale une bouteille, et j’m’endors avec du Wu-Tang » sur Pas l’temps pour les regrets

Dans le rap français des années des 90, deux écoles se regardaient en chien de faïence : les partisans du rap sombre et grinçant de la côte est (le Wu-Tang, Mobb Deep, Tragedy Khadafi…), et ceux du rap festif et décomplexé de la côte ouest (Death Row, la Bay Area…).

Tandis que le style newyorkais a largement été adopté par les emcees hexagonaux (parce que plus facile à reproduire ?), la vibe californienne était regardée de haut, et ce d’autant plus que la crédibilité de rue de ses copistes était particulièrement sujette à caution (Alliance Etnik, Reciprok…).

La vague d’attentats de 1995

La Ref’ ? : « Après ces fils de putes s’étonnent quand y a des clous dans les bouteilles d’gaz » sur Groupe sanguin

25 juillet 1995, 17h30. Une bonbonne remplie de ferraille explose dans le RER B de la station Saint-Michel. Huit personnes sont tuées, 117 sont blessées.

L’attentat est commandité par le GIA (le Groupe Islamique armé, une organisation terroriste islamiste) pour punir la France de son soutien à Alger dans la guerre civile en cours opposant le gouvernement à divers groupes religieux.

[Quatre ans plus tôt, le gouvernement algérien avait annulé le second tour des élections législatives afin d’empêcher le Front islamique du salut (FIS) de prendre le pouvoir et d’instaurer une théocratie. La France n’avait alors condamné cette décision que du bout des lèvres.]

Il s’agit là du premier attentat d’une série perpétrée sur le sol français aux cours des trois prochains mois (plus de 70 blessés au total), tous suivant plus ou moins le même mode opératoire.

Le 17 août, une bombe cachée dans une poubelle fait 16 blessés à Paris, près de la place Charles de Gaulle. Le 26 août, une bombe est découverte dans un TGV près de Lyon. Le 3 septembre, une cocotte-minute bourrée d’écrous explose sur le marché du boulevard Richard-Lenoir, près de la Bastille à Paris. Le lendemain 4 septembre, une bouteille de gaz réglée pour sauter la veille est désamorcée dans des toilettes publiques près d’une école à Paris. Le 7 septembre, une voiture piégée explose à quinze mètres d’une école juive de Villeurbanne, dix minutes avant la sortie des 700 enfants présents.

Notez que Booba qualifie ici de « fils de p*tes », non pas les auteurs de ces attentats meurtriers, mais celles et ceux « qui veulent qu’il dégage »…

Les rastas blancs

La Ref’ ? : « On vend du shit aux blancs imitant les noirs en jouant du djembé dans les squares » dans L’effort de paix

Décidément, pour nos amis caucasiens apôtres de Jah et Haïlé Sélassié, la vie n’est pas facile.

Vus au mieux comme d’inoffensifs militants des drogues douces à l’hygiène douteuse, ils se coltinent depuis toujours le mépris des Noirs (qui les carottent sans vergogne sur leurs consos donc), les moqueries des Blancs (des plus perplexes devant tant d’engouement à dénoncer Babylone avec un accent franco-jamaïcain), et plus globalement, l’incompréhension de tout ce que la société compte d’adultes responsables (leurs parents, leurs profs, les recruteurs, les meufs qui prennent des douches…).

Las, comme si ce n’était pas assez, quand ils ne sont pas confondus avec de vulgaire zadistes ou des fans de Keen’V, ils sont désormais accusés d’appropriation culturelle pour peu qu’ils aient l’outrecuidance d’exhiber leurs dreadlocks.

Courage les gars.

Fabe

La Ref’ ? : « Je suis tombé si bas, que pour en parler faudrait que je me fasse mal au dos/Putain quelle rime de bâtard ! » dans La Lettre

Bien avant les J’temmerde et autre Wesh Zoulette, il y a eu en 1997 le brulot Des durs, des boss… des dombis ! du chef de file de la Skred Connexion.

Tout en sub’, il invectivait les Nick Ta Mère pour jouer aux mondains (« Des mythomanes, qui jouent les pyromanes aux Bains-Douches »), Stomy Bugsy pour la pochette de son album Le Calibre qu’il te faut (« Lève la tête : t’es beau en stard-co, dommage que tu t’la pètes ») et Booba pour se donner des airs de grand voyou alors qu’il n’avait pas un sou en poche (« Devant moi c’est l’effusion de rimes bidons/ Concours des plus cons des MCs/qui s’font la guerre sur des maxis/Parlent d’avoir du cash, n’ont pas assez pour prendre un taxi »).

Histoire néanmoins que tout le monde comprenne bien qu’il n’avait rien à voir avec ces derniers, il balançait cette punchline de légende : « C’est tellement bas qu’pour en parler, faudrait qu’j’me fasse mal au dos ».

Piqué au vif, Booba la reprend mot pour mot trois ans plus tard, non sans la compléter après un temps d’arrêt d’un « Putain quelle rime de bâtard ! »

Si pendant quinze ans le doute a subsisté sur le sens réel à donner à cet addenda (louait-il la fulgurance de Befa ? Ou au contraire, l’insultait-il ouvertement ?), le débat coupe court en 2015 quand le Duc aborde le sujet en interview.

« C’était une attaque, car il disait qu’avec Lunatic on parlait de flingues pour se la raconter et qu’on se prenait pour des mecs de New York. Il faisait le relou, genre rap conscient. Mais viens, on va te n*quer ta mère, tu vas voir si on rigole ! »

Et de nuancer ensuite en rajoutant : « Évidemment, il y avait du fantasme dans nos textes et on extrapolait beaucoup de choses. C’est un truc que je faisais dès mes premiers textes d’ailleurs. Tout le monde extrapole dans le rap. »

Clint Eastwood

La Ref’ ? : Le dialogue de fin de La Lettre

Extrait du film de 1979 L’Évadé d’Alcatraz, l’histoire vraie de trois prisonniers ayant réussi à s’échapper de la prison la plus célèbre des États-Unis, il fait écho non sans humour à cette « extrapolation » mentionnée en amont par Booba en référençant l’un des titres les plus cultes du duo.

« Y’a pas à dire, le crime ça paie… Oui, et ça occupe ! »

Le Lumpinee Stadium

La Ref’ ? : « Négro, c’est l’drame comme Ibrahim au Lumpinee » sur 92i

L’antre historique du Muay Thai.

Ouvert en 1956 à Bangkok, il tire son nom de la ville natale du premier Bouddha, Lumbini. Dirigé par l’armée royale thaïlandaise qui gère la sécurité et la billetterie (les places sont plus chères pour les étrangers), il peut accueillir jusqu’à 5 000 spectateurs.

Des combats sont proposés trois soirs par semaines. Les boxeurs n’ont pas de vestiaire, ils se changent, se font masser et bander les mains juste à côté des toilettes.

Dans les années 80, le lieu était intimement lié aux mafias : la corruption était monnaie courante et les règlements de compte n’étaient pas rares.

Le stade doit une grande partie de son prestige à la ceinture décernée aux boxeurs les plus valeureux. Extrêmement disputée (les combats sont beaucoup plus violents qu’en Europe), la ceinture du Lumpinee a longtemps été l’apanage des thaïlandais.

Business oblige, depuis le milieu des années 90, elle est toutefois devenue plus accessible aux « farangs » (les étrangers), quand bien même ses détenteurs se comptent sur les doigts de la main. Il arrive également que compétitions soient organisées hors de la Thaïlande.

En 2014, le Lumpinee Stadium a été délocalisé dans un autre quartier de Bangkok.

Les Stan Smith

La Ref’ ? : « Avance de façon obscène du matin jusqu’au soir, 9 zedou Hauts d’Seine/Traîne dans mes Stan Smith blanches » dans HLM 3

Drôle de trajectoire que celle des Stan Smith depuis 1964.

Premières chaussures de tennis en cuir à une époque tous les autres modèles étaient en toile, elles ne s’appelaient au départ pas les Stan Smith, mais les Roger Haillet, du nom de leur designer français.

Il faut ensuite attendre 1973 pour qu’elles soient rebaptisées lorsqu’Adidas devient le sponsor officiel de Stan Smith, le joueur numéro un mondial du moment.

Vingt ans plus tard, elles sont adoptées par les banlieues françaises qui en font l’un de leur moyen de locomotion de prédilection au même titre que les Classic Reebok et les Air Max (elles sont name droppées dans Je danse le MIA, elles sont vues aux pieds de Vinz’ dans La Haine…).

Rééditées en 2011, elles accomplissent dans la foulée un virage un 180 degrés en se faisant la paire prèf’ de tout ce que Paris compte de caricatures branchées, des blogueuses mode aux rouleurs en trottinette.

Anakin Skywalker

La Ref’ ? : « J’ai envie d’ken, j’ai la force comme Anakin, j’opère au laser » dans HLM 3

La toute première La seconde référence d’une longue série de Booba à La Guerre des étoiles.

Confondu à ses débuts avec le Dark Vador du rap français, quand bien même B2O s’intronisera « descendent de la famille de Luke » sur Izi Life, son personnage favori de la saga demeure Maître Yoda.

Le fait qu’en 2000 seul La menace fantôme était sorti au cinéma explique peut-être ce revirement. Encore auréolé de son statut d’Élu et de sa réputation à venir de génie du mal, Anakin n’était pas vu comme cet ado immature et pleurnichard dépeint dans les deux épisodes suivants de la prélogie.

Ken le Survivant

La Ref’ ? : L’instrumentale d’Avertisseurs qui échantillonne un passage du film de 1985 dérivé de l’animé

Sur une Terre ravagée par un holocauste nucléaire, seuls les plus forts sont appelés à survivre. Engagées dans une lutte à mort, deux écoles d’arts martiaux se disputent le pouvoir : l’école du Nanto et l’école du Hokuto.

À la croisée des chemins entre Mad Max et les films de samouraïs, Ken le Survivant s’était dans les années 80 attiré les foudres des ligues de vertu pour sa violence on ne peut plus explicite (gerbes de sang, implosions d’organes vitaux, membres découpés…).

Très probable enfant du Club Dorothée, l’architecte sonore et ponte de 45 Scientific Geraldo peut ici se vanter d’avoir dégotté le sample le plus insolite de Mauvais Œil, alors même que ses comparses Animalsons, Cris Prolific et Fred le Magicien ont sur ce point rivalisé d’inventivité (le flûtiste de jazz Hubert Laws, la chanteuse libanaise Fairuz, Serge Reggiani…).

Galvanisés par ce coup de génie, Ali et Booba se sont en revanche, Dieu merci, abstenus de reproduire dans leurs couplets les tristement célèbres jeux de mots de la version française.

La tour de Babel

La Ref’ ? : « À chacun son langage propre, rares se comprennent/Preuve de la malédiction descendue sur Babel » dans Avertisseurs

À en croire la Bible, peu après le Déluge, les descendants de Noé s’installèrent dans une plaine du pays de Shinar (dans le sud de l’actuelle Irak).

C’est alors que leur vint l’idée de bâtir une tour qui atteindrait les cieux.

Choqué par tant de démesure (et craignant accessoirement que, s’ils arrivaient à leurs fins, plus rien ne leur serait inaccessible), Dieu punit les hommes en leur faisant parler des langues différentes.

Faute de pouvoir se comprendre, ces derniers abandonnèrent le chantier, puis se dispersèrent sur la Terre, formant là des peuples étrangers les uns des autres.

La ville est ensuite renommée Babel, de l’hébreu « rempli de confusion ».

Réflexion sur la diversité, le collectif, la vanité et la fonction civilisatrice de la ville, le mythe de la tour de Babel s’inspire d’un monument bien réel : un édifice religieux mésopotamien (un « ziggourat ») haut de plusieurs dizaines de mètres construit en plein centre de Babylone du début du 6e siècle au 5e siècle avant J.C.

La preuve de l’existence de Dieu

La Ref’ ? : « Ne voient-ils pas le nom de leur Seigneur calligraphié près de leurs lobes, juste de quoi méditer » dans Avertisseurs

L’oreille gauche de n’importe quel être humain suivrait le tracé du mot Allah en arabe.

On y croit, on n’y croit pas. On y médite, on n’y médite pas. Mais si débat sur l’œuf et la poule il doit y avoir, les plus sceptiques relèverons que la forme des oreilles précédait l’écriture arabe…

La Nation des 5%

La Ref’ ? : « Bras, jambe, jambe, bras, tête » dans Avertisseurs

Mi-secte mi-gang, cette organisation est née dans les années 60 d’une scission avec la Nation of Islam d’Elijah Muhammad et Malcom X.

D’inspiration coranique, les 5% n’assimilent pas Allah à une entité abstraite d’origine céleste, mais à une force présente dans chaque être humain.

Ainsi, en accord avec leur Supreme Alphabet qui fait correspondre à chaque lettre de chaque mot un sens bien précis, Allah est l’acronyme de « Arm-Leg-Leg-Arm-Head » – « Bras-Jambe-Jambe-Bras-Tête » en français.

Saddam Hussein

La Ref’ ? : « C’est comme la guerre, nos raps de Saddam Hussein » dans Mauvais Œil

Dépeint comme le mal absolu par la propagande américaine lors de la première guerre du Golfe, le dictateur irakien bénéficiait d’un certain prestige pour avoir réussi à se maintenir en place malgré la défaite.

Tout le mérité ne lui revenait cependant pas. La volonté du président Bush père de ne pas froisser son opinion publique avec un confit qui s’éternise, couplée à la crainte de voir l’Iran prendre la mainmise sur le pays, explique qu’il ait pu (pour cette fois) sauver sa tête.

La Coupe du monde 98

La Ref’ ? : « Et je me demande si c’est truqué comme la Coupe du Monde » dans Civilisé

L’équipe de France de football qui remporte la Coupe du monde, c’était mieux avant.

Entendons-nous bien, la Russie en 2018 c’était cool (le second poteau de Pavard, Djadja, le seum des belges…), mais ce n’est pas être un boomer que de dire que 1998 c’était quand même une autre limonade.

Déjà, c’était à la maison. Personne ne voyait les Bleus passer les quarts. Il y avait Zidane et Thierry Henry pas encore sayans. Robert Pirès qui musclait son jeu. Laurent Blanc et Fabien Barthez qui vivaient leur bromance à ciel ouvert. Ça écoutait à fond I Will Survive de Gloria Gaynor. Adriana Karembeu était dans les tribunes.

Et quand on a gagné cette finale de rêve contre le Brésil de Ronaldo le 12 juillet, c’est comme si tout le reste de l’été avait été férié.

Le scénario était d’ailleurs tellement parfait, qu’en rois de l’autodépréciation que nous sommes, très vite a émergé l’idée que tout ceci avait été manigancé.

Étonnamment, la thèse a été reprise en 2016 par Emmanuel Petit.

« Est-ce que ce n’était pas un petit arrangement ? » s’interrogeait l’auteur du troisième but contre le Brésil dans le web documentaire Hors jeu.

« Est-ce qu’en 1998, on a vraiment gagné la Coupe du monde ? Je n’en sais rien, moi… Des fois, ça me fait flipper… Est-ce que je ne suis pas en train de devenir paranoïaque et en train de me dire: ‘Est-ce qu’on n’a pas été des marionnettes ?’ Faites marcher l’économie, le reste ne vous en souciez pas. »

Et l’ancien Gunner d’Arsenal de poursuivre : « Le premier match Brésil-Croatie, excusez-moi mais… hum… C’est un peu chelou quand même. »

Petit a toutefois conclu en assurant que les joueurs eux « se défonçaient vraiment » et que, selon lui, ils ont bien remporté à la régulière le trophée suprême.

Cutty Ranks

La Ref’ ? : « J’ai 6 millions de raisons de perdre la mienne » dans Civilisé

Une punchline directement « empruntée » au morceau A Who Seh Me Dun du toaster jamaïcain (« Six million ways to die, choose one »).

Lâchée en 1992, elle a été popularisée par Snoop qui l’a samplée l’année suivante à l’entame de Serial Killa sur son premier solo Doggystyle.

Mos Def, Method Man, Papoose et Ice Cube l’ont également reprise ou détournée.

Le kémitisme

La Ref’ ? : « Homme Kemite, original donc normal que nombreux imitent » dans Civilisé

Le kémitisme c’est cette mouvance inspirée de l’Égypte des pharaons (« kemet » signifierait « terre noire » en égyptien ancien) qui prône une unicité des peuples d’Afrique subsahariennes au nom d’un socle historique et culturel commun.

De là, deux courants principaux se chevauchent : le panafricanisme de Cheikh Anta Diop pour qui l’Égypte ancienne serait, à la manière de la Grèce antique pour l’Europe, le berceau de toute civilisation africaine, et l’afrocentrisme de Marcus Garvey pour qui il existerait « une civilisation noire » antérieure et supérieure à toutes les autres qui aurait été dépouillée de son savoir par les Européens – une thèse abondamment recyclée par les groupuscules suprématistes/conspirationnistes et à laquelle Booba fait allusion en intro avec son « Y a bien longtemps, on était rois ».

Le kémitsime peut également présenter une dimension religieuse, certains de ses tenants encourageant une rupture franche avec les grands monothéismes et croyances traditionnelles africaines au profit d’un retour à une spiritualité centrée sur les divinités égyptiennes.

Publié initialement sur Booska-P.com le 28 septembre 2022.

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Lou Anthony Makes 2023 Debut in ‘Girls From The Bay’

The Philly-born emcee released his first song of the brand new year, “Girls From The Bay,” a bouncy tribute to the women in the Northern California area. Aside from four smaller song-releases on SoundCloud and his website, Lou Anthony has seemingly been in the shadows since he released his indie chart-topping single “Outside,” another ode to Cali, in June 2022. “It’s a lot of things,” said…

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Rucci Whips Lambos and Eats "Lamb Chops" in His Bankroll Got It-Produced New Single

Inglewood’s Finest Emcee Teams Up with the Hitmaking Bay Area-Born Production Team for a Mouth-Watering Preview of Their Upcoming Collab Album–Bankroll Got It’s First-Ever Collaborative Full-Length with a Single Artist With a breakneck flow and boundless ambition, Inglewood heavy-hitter Rucci has grown into one of L.A.’s most complete artists. Delivering a snapping and propulsive ode to the high…

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Contrary to what some hand-wringing "purists" might tell you, sex is a part of Hip-Hop.

Shocking, right?

Here are the 25 Dopest Rap Songs to F*%! To; a playlist for when you wanna get right by gettin' a little wrong...

#26

"STRAWBERRIES" - SMOOTH [BONUS SONG]

Our BONUS SONG pick is a celebrated classic guest spot! Well, ACTUALLY this is more of an R&B song than a rap song—but Smooth is a rapper and she raps on this seductive classic. So there.

#25

"COCKTALES" - TOO $HORT

The Oakland legend is one of the foremost authorities on raunchy rap. Hell, he damn-near invented the genre. And this quasi-sequel to his classic "Freaky Tales" is one of his naughty best.

#24

"TALK SEX" - KOOL KEITH

#23

"HOW DO U WANT IT" - 2PAC FEAT. K-CI & JO-JO

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#22

"RICH SEX" - FUTURE

#21

"BED" - NICKI MINAJ FEAT. ARIANA GRANDE

#20

"BIG MOMMA THANG" - LIL KIM FEAT. JAY-Z, LIL CEASE

The opening track is everything that announced Kim as a superstar: bold, brazen and bangin.' Jay delivers one of his first high-profile guest spots as Kim makes it clear she's ready for her close-up.

#19

"ONE MINUTE MAN - MISSY ELLIOTT FEAT. LUDACRIS AND TRINA

#18

"GETTIN SOME ..." - SHAWNNA FEAT. TOO $HORT

#17

"85" - YOUNGBLOODZ FEAT. BIG BOI, JIM CROW

#16

"IMAGINE THAT" - LL COOL J

#15

"SHAWTY FREAK A LIL SUMTHIN" - LIL JON & THE EASTSIDE BOYZ FEAT. JAZZE PHA

#14

"SEX FACES" - SCARFACE, TOO $HORT, TELA, AND DEVIN THE DUDE

#13

"LATE NITE TIP" - THREE SIX MAFIA

#12

"LOVE IN YA MOUTH" - KILO ALI FEAT. BIG BOI

#11

"MIND SEX" - DEAD PREZ

#10

"BIG OLE FREAK" - MEGAN THEE STALLION

"SLOB ON MY KNOB" - THREE SIX MAFIA

"LOLLIPOP" - LIL WAYNE FEAT. STATIC MAJOR

"PUT IT IN YOUR MOUTH" - AKINYELE

"ME SO HORNY" - 2 LIVE CREW

"MY NECK, MY BACK" - KHIA

"W.A.P." - CARDI B. AND MEGAN THEE STALLION

"DOIN' IT" - LL COOL J FEAT. LESHAUN

"WHAT'S IT GONNA BE? - BUSTA RHYMES FEAT. JANET JACKSON

"HOW MANY LICKS" - LIL KIM FEAT. SISQO

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