Science of Breath Radio 74: What’s Beef?
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2011 has been an interesting year in Hip Hop. All the way around, the extremity of what we see on a daily basis has definitely been cracked up over the past couple of years. From Lil B, to Oddfuture, to Kreayshawn…the west coast is on a strong run right now. However, there is a strong undercurrent of “beef” being utilized to sell records, or at least stimulate interests in projects and the artists promoting them. What’s beef you ask? Let me explain.
Beef, traditionally, is what happens between two individuals, crews, or countries and causes deleterious action on one or both parties. In other words, bad things happen when “beef” occurs. But, the “beef” that I’m talking about is a of a different breed, no pun intended. This new style era funk is more about attracting headlines and strong first week sales then actual problems. Has Hip Hop really become this corny and formulaic? I am afraid so good people. We’ve got Messy Marv dissin’ Too Short, JT the Bigga Figga & San Quinn, the Game dissin’ Lil B, Jay Z, Big Sean and more, Kreayshawn and Rick Ross supposedly funkin’..I mean, it’s out of control. It’s all about grabbing the headlines, and it really doesn’t matter how you do it.
Beef can also be related to n****, as has been told candidly in the reaction to V-Nasty’s wanton usage of the word. There has already been decades and possibly centuries of commentary about the word and it’s perpetuation. Some want to kill it and end it’s usage forever. Others claim to use it as an affectionate term. Many say that we’ve used it historically to take the sting out of it. Regardless of your viewpoint, it is a question for us to ask ourselves. Can we call ourselves something, and not expect others to call us the same? We must respect ourselves enough to understand the cyclical nature of the universe, and realize that thoughts=word=action=our experience. We have to learn to think and speak the reality that we seek to experience. Bless..Dowhatchalike-Digital Underground
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The Way You Move (Greg Wilson Version)
Canto Para Chango
No One Else In The Room Ft. Maxwell
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Rappin N Rockin The House
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International Zone Coaster (Re-Remix Edit)-Leaders of the New School
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Chocolate City Dreaming
Good Man (Live Acoustic)
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