Jay Electronica – A Prayer for Michael Vick & T.I. (We Love You Family)

Previously San Pellegrino w/ Lemon. Props to Sweeny.  

UPDATE: Transcription by Rafi and nation

On Conan. I saw Brother Ali live with Ghost and Rakim a couple of Friday’s ago at Nokia and he tore it down.

As if it was ever actually coming out this year. At least Def Jam is still going along with the "we support Nas and his choice of album title" rhetoric. I just hope they’re prepared to go through with it and face the backlash from those freedom (of speech) hating terrorists. 

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Wow. They let Inga out of solitary early for, are you ready for this? Good behavior. She was supposed to do 76 days, but she ended up serving only 40. I suppose it’s not all that hard to be on your best behavior when you’re sitting by yourself in the bing for 23 hours a day.

MTV recently caught up with Jay and spoke to him about how he doesn’t write any of his lyrics down. He says the last time he actually wrote was on Reasonable Doubt, and that Can I Live was the first song he composed totally off the skull. He also acknowledges that he’s inspired a slew of knuckleheads who think they can do the same thing, but actually can not.

Jay-Z Talks Lyric-Writing Process; Jokes, ‘I’ve Inspired A Generation Of Bad Writers’ 

Little known fact: Eskay doesn’t write. All these posts are off the head.

N-O prepares for his birthday party in Miami.

via Miss Info.

Previously: Noreality TV Preview

Hits the skreets tomorrow.

Busta Rhymes + J Dilla + Mick Boogie – Dillagence Intro

Previously: Busta Rhymes – Step Up (Prod. by J Dilla) 

A preview of the article is up on their website in case anybody’s interested. I read the whole thing and it’s actually pretty decent. He talks about why he makes the music he makes nowadays, his car accident, how he wanted to be a porn star, the black community’s attitude towards homosexuals, his battle with Curtis, and how he has a certain amount of respect for G.W. Bush.

Graduate: Kanye West 

On Westwood TV.

via Enigmatik.

During Nas’s set at a back to school concert at Nassau Coliseum in ’96.

Wow, how do you just find this laying around.