In the event of my demise
when my heart can beat no more
I Hope I Die For A Principle
or A Belief that I had Lived 4
I will die Before My Time
Because I feel the shadow’s Depth
so much I wanted 2 accomplish
before I reached my Death
I have come 2 grips with the possibility
and wiped the last tear from My eyes
I Loved All who were Positive
In the event of my Demise
9 years ago today Tupac Amaru Shakur died. He will always be remembered.
Check out this funny episode of The Weakest Link featuring rappers.
Some of these questions were really easy. STAY IN SCHOOL KIDS!
What’s the deal with Bonus Tracks? It seems more and more albums are featuring these bonus tracks. I don’t understand the concept behind bonus tracks. Am I supposed to feel honored to have one extra, and most likely, mediocre track? Why is it bonus? If it was that good, it would have been on the album anyway. Do the companies think that people are going to buy the album because it has a bonus track?
Ooooh. I wasn’t going to buy this album because I only know the one song that Clear Channel has implanted into my brain. In fact, I now hate said song, but wait! Not only does this album have 1 good song and 14 crappy songs, but it has a BONUS TRACK! I’ve got to buy it now!
Come on, record companies, quit with the bonus track BS. We all know that your artist sucks and the only reason they are on the radio is because you throw around a little money. Okay, a lot of money.
What I do appreciate though is a good hidden track. That is a bonus to me. You didn’t know it was on there, and all of the sudden another song plays. Usually these are pretty crappy too, but at least you didn’t know you were paying for an additional crappy track when you bought the album.
Kanye West’s recently bootlegged album Late Registration features both. The bonus track is just one of the previous songs on the album, save the feature by Jay-Z. It is still good, but the remix with Hova is better. The bonus track is surprisingly good as well. This was not too much of a shock, as this album is going to be one of the best albums of the next year or so. The production on it is stellar. But in general, these bonus tracks are pointless and can be left off. Pressure the artists to release good music and people will buy again. You don’t need gimmicks like this to make people buy the album, all you need is good music.
I really do miss the early 90’s. As far as rap music goes, that was when, in my opinion, when rap music was at its high, at least for the West Coast, and if you know me, you know that I love West Coast music. While the lyrics aren’t that great, and are often misogynistic and glorify violence, the music side of the songs is above anything else put out by any other coast then, and since. I recenlty started listening to The Very Best of Death Row and it made me wish beats were like they were then. This is one of the BEST compilations ever put together, just look at this track listing:
How could you not like this album? These are some of the best tracks ever released by artists that were at the top of their game.