Coolest Kid Ever!!!

Is this a midget? No kid should be able to dance like this!!

Death of Auto-Tune!?!?

“This is anti-autotune, death of the ringtone, this ain't for itunes, this ain't for sing-along”

The first words uttered in the new song “DEATH OF AUTO-TUNE” by rapper, mogul Jay-Z, a man after my own heart. I as well very strongly dislike auto-tune! Being a fan of the Oldschool, hence the name CLASSIC UNIVERSITY, I love the times when a great voice and great music was all that counted.

Even in Oldschool hip-hop it was all about the artistry of the lyrics and the skill it took to write poetic words. Now in the auto-tune age, its about who sells the most records, who looks the best or who is the most “gansta”. I put “gansta” in quotes because 95 percent of these so called “gansta” rappers, are just acting tough, that is why they can transition into the movies business so easily

Now-a-days because of the auto-tune era we have singers who really cannot sing are selling millions of records, those “gansta” rappers who cannot really rap, are now singing over beats with auto-tune and of course, selling millions of records.

Are they creating decent music? To some degree yes, but are they staying true to the art form? Not be any stretch of the imagination.

Can you imagine Luther Vandross or Donnie Hathaway using auto-tune? Can you imagine Rakim or KRS-ONE singing melodies in a rap song? It is all about the mighty dollar.

So personally I say kill the auto-tune…murder it and reduce it to ashes!!

When Jay-Z introduced the song at the Hot 97 Summer Jam he had T-pain standing right next to him and mentioned Kanye West on the track so I am guessing they are in agreement. Mind you these 2 Kanye West and T-Pain have been auto-tunes greatest sponsor. In fact T-Pain’s whole career has been almost nothing but auto-tune, so if he is willing to grow, then the industry should be willing to do the same.

There is only fitting way to end this post is with a verse from the song, “DEATH OF AUTO-TUNE”….

You rappers singin too much,
Get back to rap you T-Pain'n too much
Ah, I'm a multi-millionaire
So how is it I'm still the hardest(expletive)here?
I don't be in the project hallway
Talkin' bout how I be in the project all day
That sounds stupid to me,
If you a gangsta, this is how you prove it to me
Yeah, just get violent
This is death of autotune, moment of silence

la da da da, la da da da ... hey hey hey goodbye!!!

When does it end?

The nappyafro.com reported...

A few Tuesday’s ago (May, 19th to be exact) we saw album releases from Busta Rhymes, Method Man & Redman, & of course, Eminem. This was so far the biggest release date of 2009. All three acts that I mentioned are veterans in the game and well respected by their peers. Another thing they have in common:

They’re all over the age of 30.

If you think about it, most of Hip-Hop’s elite are over the age of 30. I guess it’s no longer a young man’s game. So I was thinking, since you see a lot of lists with titles such as “25 Hottest Celebs Under 25” or “40 Richest Under 40”, why not The Best 30 Rappers Over 30?

But for this list, we got set some ground rules. #1 of course is the most obvious; you gotta be over the age of 30 (That throws out people like Weezy, Lupe, Drake, & T.I.). #2, you have to be 30 as of this list (Both The Game & Joe Budden will be 30 this year, but aren’t as of yet). #3, you got to be active and releasing records with new material that relevant (Rakim & Big Daddy Kane are legends but they don’t make this list). Other than that, the only requirement is being 3-0 or older. So, here’s it: The Best 30 Rappers Over 30 (Ordered from oldest to youngest). 30 is the new 20! Did I forget anybody? (Update: Fabolous replaces Beanie Sigel)

Ice Cube (June 15, 1969) - 39
Jay-Z (December 4, 1969) - 39
Raekwon (January 12, 1970) – 39
Q-Tip (April 10, 1970) - 39
Redman (April 17, 1970) - 39
Ghostface Killah (May 9, 1970) - 39
Fat Joe (August 19, 1970) - 38
Scarface (November 9, 1970) - 38
DMX (December 18, 1970) - 38
Method Man (April 1, 1971) - 38
Snoop Dogg (October 20, 1971) – 37
Common (March 13, 1972) - 37
Busta Rhymes (May 20, 1972) - 37
Black Thought (October 3, 1972) - 36
Eminem (October 17, 1972) - 36
Bun B (March 19, 1973) - 36
Nas (September 14, 1973) - 35
Mos Def (December 11, 1973) - 35
Andre 3000 (May 27, 1974) - 35
Styles P (November 28, 1974) - 34
Big Boi (February 1, 1975) - 34
Jadakiss (May 27, 1975) - 34
50 Cent (July 6, 1975) - 33
Talib Kweli (October 3, 1975) - 33
Rick Ross (January 28, 1976) - 33
Cam’ron (February 4, 1976) - 33
Kanye West (June 8, 1977) - 31
Ludacris (September 11, 1977) - 31
Young Jeezy (October 12, 1977)- 31
Fabolous (November 18, 1977) - 31

I am going to write my congressman to see if they can put an age limit on RAPPING! Rappers are almost 40 years old still talking about clubs and cars.

It is sickening and sets a bad example for real teenagers. I would be willing to bet that at least 3 of the guys on this list are honest to goodness GRANDFATHERS!!!

KNOW WHEN TO SAY WHEN! And I am not talking about drinking and driving!

Two turntables and a microphone...

Run-DMC was inducted in to the Rock and Role Hall of Fame this weekend. Run-DMC is only the second hip-hop group to be inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of fame.

Run-D.M.C. was an influential hip hop group from Hollis, in the Queens borough of New York City. Founded by Joseph "DJ Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, and Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell, the group is arguably the most important and influential act in the history of hip hop. They were the biggest act in hip-hop throughout the 1980s and are credited with breaking hip hop into mainstream music.

The Academy Award and Grammy-winning American rapper, record producer and actor Eminem had this to say:

"Two turntables and a microphone, that's all it took to change the world," The accomplishments by the “three kings from Queens” included the “first rap group to go platinum, the first rap group to sell out arenas and the first group to fuse rock and rap.” "Again, Run-DMC changed my life. Without them I wouldn't have met one of my closest friends." Eminem closed by saying that the group's impact can be felt everywhere. Echoing one of the group's most famous couplets from "King of Rock," Eminem concluded, "There's three of them, and if you grew up on hip-hop like I did, they are the Beatles."

Run-DMC is oldschool perfection!!! I loved them then and I love them now!