Straight Outta Rap City

This is a Classic!

"Classic"- Kanye West, Rakim, KRS-One, Nas, &DJ Premier

It's my dream to get down to this track.

My love for hip hop is broad and it's something that I always try to keep under raps.

But when I go out to dance, what I really want to hear is some electro house

or old school hip hop. Nothing else.

My love from hip hop comes from my babysitting days.

After the kids went to sleep, I had free reign over the tv.

And I was one of those kids without cable tv.

So when I had 7 hours to waste watching it, of course I would

put it on Muchmusic and leave it there streaming pop hits.

Muchmusic use to have this stream called "Rapcity"

and this is where my love was conceived.

Straight outta Rapcity.

My love for Snoop, Dr. Dre, KRS-One, Eminem, 2Pac, Biggie Smalls, Kanye, Ice Cube, Pharrell, Jay-Z, Outkast, Run, DMX, Nate Dogg, Ice T, Nelly, Luda , LL Cool J and the great, great, great Missi Elliot was birthed here.

Fuck man, bless that Rap City.

Here to Stay

There are few things that I am unabashed for.

Most of these things involve musical genres (except Disneyland).

Let's break it down: I love hip hop/rap.

This genre has been with me all along, but not as long as country or classic rock

yet, it seems to be a part of me.

Sometimes, I just want to hear the haggard voice of Lil Wayne

the style of Kanye West

the smoothness of Snoop Dogg

the angst of Eminem.

Sometimes, all I want to do is go out

and bust it down to some old school hip hop.

I don't care what the hipsters say.

I would take Snoop over Beach House any day.

I know that hip hop isn't just a passing trend

where every week there is a new buzz band

that releases one great album then disappears.

Hip hop is hear to stay

and it's riding on the giants shoulders.

The Decade In Review

Band of the Decade

This honor goes to The Strokes though many other bands qualified.

They took downtown cool to the masses and revolutionized

modern day rock in a style conscious way.

RollingStone named Is This It the #2 album of the decade.

Honorable mentions

Radiohead

The White Stripes

and Coldplay

Rapper of the Decade

Eminem

No one can match Eminem in record sales, popularity, or skill,

though he did fade out near the end of the decade.

Honorable Mentions

Jay-Z

and Kanye West

Entertainer of the Decade

Britney Spears

Britney became a household name and stayed in the spotlight,

despite her several mishaps (K-Fed, shaving head, no underwear etc). She definitely made some of the catchiest pop

songs of the decade - "Toxic", "Opps I did it again", "Womanizer".

Honorable Mentions

Justin Timberlake

and Beyonce

Fuck Up of the Decade

It's a tie between Amy Winehouse

and Pete Dohertry.

Both were hooked on drugs, shouting obscenities, wandering around

without shoes, and basically creating a ruckus wherever they went;

Total fuck ups that the press ate up.

Movie Series of the Decade

Harry Potter

HP is iconic as far as fantasy films go. Though not as well made as Lord

of the Rings, HP created mass fandom through out the entire decade,

and there is still 1 more film left.

Honorable Mention

Lord of the Rings

TV Show of the Decade

American Idol

AI dominated ratings and created several superstars in the process

ie- Adam Lambert, Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry, Carrie Underwood.

Honorable Mention

Dr. Phil

I Don't Really Care What You Have To Say But...

#30- Eminem

Gateway Song: "The Real Slim Shady"

Love Affair: "The Way I Am", "Stan", "Without Me", "Cleanin Out My Closet" and "Kill You".

Fav. Album: The Marshall Mathers LP

I can't shake this one along with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. Classic.