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Man, miss me with the fake Jay and B quotes already. Headlines. Some of you sites will do anything for attention and traffic. You really believed B would speak to Star magazine? Tuck your tabloid in. And why would Hov need to write a letter to his daughter? Bitch please. He wrote a song! It's called "Glory" and it's pretty fuckin' revealing. He went on the record (double entendre) but you still don't get it. You may hear baby Blue's first cries but no you don't know her height, weight or what she looks like. And no you ain't gettin' a flick, fool. Can new parents get some privacy? Even if they are celebrities. Sheesh! Who raised you animals? Party at the 40/40. Paps outside. Rushin' the velvet rope. Don't trip over your integrity.
Put us here if you like. The RR store stays open 24/7. SOPA? Yeah we Showcase Our Product Always. And we're gonna continue straight ahead til somebody up there turns out the lights. Start from scratch? I'm not afraid.
Power 105′s Breakfast Club premiered a new track this morning from v-12 and Loso. Okay y’all, this ain’t half bad. Produced by araabMUZIK and off Vado’s upcoming, Slime Flu 2.
The paperback edition of Jay-Z’s Decoded hits shelves on November 1, but today, RR got an exclusive excerpt of him explaining which songs he chose to decipher.
Let me go back to the beginning: I sat in my studio one night at the start of the process of writing this book, trying to decide which songs to include. Throughout the night, different people came through the studio, including some of the people I’ve worked with closest throughout my career—my engineer, Young Guru; Memphis Bleek; Pharrell; Steve Stoute; dream hampton; and others. I was taking a break from finishing up the Blueprint 3 album, and hung out there for hours while people came and went, playing songs and telling stories, some of which made it into this book. Memphis Bleek told his side of the story of how we worked together on “Coming of Age,” Young Guru remembered that moving moment when Scarface rewrote his verses for “This Can’t Be Life,” Steve told us about how young corporate guys he knew were psyching themselves up for business meetings by listening to “Public Service Announcement” (and dream remembered the Dave Chappelle “When ‘Keeping It Real’ Goes Wrong” bit where a character did the same thing and got fired).
I loved talking about the stories behind the songs, but as we were listening to the songs that night I found myself drawn over and over again to the words—the metaphors and rhythms and structural choices, not the gossip behind the songs. It was the little things that got me nodding my head, lost in the songs like I was hearing them for the first time. For instance, at one point Guru cued up “What We Do,” a song by Freeway with me and Beanie Sigel on it, and set it rumbling through the studio. In an instant, I was lost in Freeway’s remarkable flow. Do yourself a favor and listen to the first verse of that song, where Free ends every bar with some variation of the word “up” or “down.” It’s a simple thing, but the flow it creates is mesmerizing. I was still in the studio, but I was gone. That, I thought, is what an MC in the zone can do—turn language as simple as “up” and “down” into a magic spell.
Previously: “Lost One” Excerpt
Asher Roth showed off his sports knowledge for ESPN by analyzing his career with the current 5-1 San Francisco 49ers’ QB Alex Smith. Watch out Freddie.
The 49ers take a 5-1 record into the bye week and Alex Smith’s QB rating of 95.2 is good for eighth best in the NFL. My latest mixtape “Pabst & Jazz” will be out just in time for the must-see Harbaugh Bowl on Thanksgiving Night. My newest album “Is This Too Orange?” will be hitting shelves around the same time the San Francisco 49ers finish their first playoff run in almost a decade. Oh, sports.Here’s to a winning season, Mr. Smith.
There’s still no official release date for TM103, but Jizzle and his United Streets Dopeboyz of America are dropping The After Party project November 15 and here’s their first offering.
On Monday night, DJ Drama celebrated the release of his current album at Atlanta’s Gold Room. Grind HD shares the festivities including guests such as Ace Hood, CyHi and more. Another clip below.
As Banks puts the tweeks on his upcoming mixtape, the Statue Of Liberty tries to bare the cold for its gif cover art. Dry your eyes, Ms. Liberty, The Cold Corner 2 is almost here.
“So if I pop a pill, smoke a blunt or take a shot, y’all let a nigga live”
TIP and P connect once again, on what possibly may be one of the tracks laid during their recent studio session. Off of DJ Smallz’ Southern Smoke Radio Vol. 6. Here ye, here ye, this is tough.
UPDATE: Here ye, no tags.
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The new paperback edition of Jay-Z’s memoir, Decoded is set to hit shelves on November 1. NY Mag got an excerpt of one of the three additional songs, “Lost One” that’s featured in the expanded copy.
[7]/ It’s like having your life restarted / Can’t wait for your child’s life, to be a part of it / So now I’m childlike, waiting for a gift / To return, when I lost you, I lost it // Lose one, let go to get one / Left one, lose some to win some [Colleek, I lost one] / Sorry I’m a champion, Colleek, you’re a champion / I lost one /
7 Just when you’re on the verge of giving up hope and losing faith, the universe reveals unexpected consolations. My nephew’s girlfriend was just a couple months pregnant when he died, which none of us knew, maybe not even him. But the son she gave birth to looked just like his father, like Colleek reborn. The last verse is the most powerful example of the paradox of the song’s chorus, that even the greatest loss holds the possibility of redemption.
Read the full verse here. Pre-order the Decoded paperback here.
