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Today we discuss the Emcee/Producer/Educator  J. Rawls. His production skills have proven he is one of the premier artists holding the torch of original boom bap sound of hip hop. His first commercial appearance was on "Brown Skinned Lady" on the BlackStar album. Hailing from Columbus, MD and holding his Masters in education he is also a teacher. After a conversation with his son, he decided that many of our youth do not know about real hip hop and put together one of his finest works, "The Hop Hop Effect" which he will discuss on today's show.

Quote the www.DITCENT.com:   Lord Finesse is a legendary MC-turned-producer who has produced tracks for Notorious B.I.G. ("Suicidal Thoughts" off of 1994's Ready to Die) and Dr. Dre ("The Message" off of 1999's 2001). As a young MC, he would travel to any borough in New York to battle their best rapper and win. He shopped his demo to various record labels and eventually dropped the first of several records, his 1990 classic Funky Technician. The record had a few tracks produced by his good friend Diamond (formerly Diamond D), a former member of the rap group Ultimate Force.  In the mid-'80s, Diamond D was scratching on turntables at late-night park parties, often competing with area top DJs (Showbiz was once his nemesis.) Diamond also spent time DJing with the world famous Jazzy Jay, whom he first met in 1987.  In 1992, Diamond transitioned from DJing to taking on the role of producer and MC, and showcased his diverse talents on his debut album "Stunts, Blunts and Hip Hop".  

Today we discuss the LA hip hop group Dilated Peoples. The three man crew (Evidence, Rakaa & DJ Babu) have been in the game since 1995. They all have respective solo projects that are worth a listen. The first album was unreleased and is a rare find. DJ Babu is also a member of the influential DJ crew The Beat Nuts and is highly respected in the DJ game. 

Blessings! Hello to all the new people this week, we see you, and of COURSE many happy thanks to our return audience. Please tell your hip hop loving friends...

So, this week we are going to discuss the two man superhero duo Talib Kweli & Mos Def better known as Blackstar. In 1998, both having individual LP's that were about to drop, they decided to postpone there their individual projects and decided instead to collaborate on a full-length LP. This release entitled "Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star" would embody an all-star Hip-Hop cast of producers from Hi-Tek to J Rawls to Da Beatminerz. The two have been hailed by many to be one of the top 5 classic hip hop Duo's of all time.

Artist and Stop Being Famous contributor Yasiin Bey had the following statement to share regarding the Eric Garner grand jury decision, ongoing unrest in Ferguson, Missouri and around the world. Bey also takes time to address nasty comments made about him in the comment section of World Star.  Excerpts provided by:

HipHopDX.com http://passtheknowledge.wordpress.com

ENJOY!

Music:

0:00 - INTRO 1:12 - ASTRONOMY (8TH LIGHT) 4:36 - DEFINITON 8:03 - RE: DEFINITION 11:06 - CHILDREN'S STROY 14:39 - BROWN SKIN LADY 20:26 - B BOYS WILL B BOYS 23:02 - K.O.S. (DETERMINATION) 27:51 - HATER PLAYERS 32:00 - YO YEAH 33:11 - RESPIRATION 39:16 - THIEVES IN THE NIGHT 44:30 - MOS DEF & TALIB KWELI / TWICE INNA

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