Eminem -Medicine Ball

(Intro)

Oh, my goodness

What have I done (oh no)

I can’t believe it

It’s like… I’ve got the whole world

In my palm

And I’m ready to jump up…

(Verse 1)

Welcome to the slim shady mecca rebecca

It’s the village in new york right next to the try *becca*

It’s my sector homosexual disector

Come again rewind selector

I said nice rectum

I had a *vasectomy* hector

So you can’t get pregnant if I bisexually reck ya

Hannibal lector *in the guy sex* and I bet ya

I tantalize ya in the less than five seconds I get ya

They said once bitten n twice shy

We lie next to the guy

With nine ecstacy pills and five extra

Boxes of ripped condoms and quantities why yes sir

I took the rest of the lunester pills for my dresser

It’s my kinda vibe what else shud I try lester

Drop, kick the bits before a second trimester

Performed a home abortion with dexter the *ni yeser*

Dig a *feetus* out with a wire hanging then diigest her

(Chorus)

I guess it’s time for you to hate me again

Lets begin now hand me the pin

How shud I begin it and were does it all end

The world is just my medicine ball your all in

I said

I guess it’s time for you to hate me again

Lets begin now hand me the pin

How shud I begin it and were does it all end

My medicine ball your in my medicine ball friends

(Verse 2)

On my west side we just throw it up

Put a baloon inside your pussy… weep and blow it up

Man I think that he just fell off *the teeth* and showin up

So you better change the station

To keep from throwin up

Man you seen it all before your alter a million with it

There’s a penis on the floor and two balls so you know who did it

You know you with it girl don’t front, oh no you didn’t

*I won* right by the pussy cat dolls *when call you kitten*

I’ll pee on rihanna see man I do what I wanna

Spray perfume in the sauna room

*crazy glue in madonna* to

The lazy boy so called *fold her in two and sit on her

Imagine *if visual* for that man

Who woudla thoughta

Could ever be such a relentless prick

And leashin his fingers

For the chicks who *waltz*

She looks like she outlived her life sentence

I never meant this, rhyme to be so offencive

If you *were(nt)* so defensive it wouldn’t be

Your so sensitive

(Chorus)

I guess it’s time for you to hate me again

Lets begin now hand me the pin

How shud I begin it and were does it all end

The world is just my medicine ball your all in

I said

I guess it’s time for you to hate me again

Lets begin now hand me the pin

How shud I begin it and were does it all end

My medicine ball your in my medicine ball friends

(Verse 3)

Put Christopher Reeves on are you the pyscho with a kick stand

Kick it up and push him and *knee* him right into quick sand

Here you need a hand… big man… grab hold of this branch

With both hands, man they don’t understand I’m just a sick man

Now everybodys pissed at me like it’s my fault his name rhymes with so many different words… jeeze

So one last time, mister christopher reeves

Won’t you break it down for me and just spit the first please

(Chrisopher reeves) Eminem I’m coming to kill you (sniff)

Always hated you and I still do

You’ll never feel my *chumps* my superman custume (sniff)

Doesn’t even fit you they don’t feel you

You taking this shit too far (sniff)

Who dyou think you are *hang* my suit up in the *arm* war

Everyday I hate you more and more

Throw down the cardboard

Lets break down *you think* your hardcore

(Chorus)

I guess it’s time for you to hate me again

Lets begin now hand me the pin

How shud I begin it and were does it all end

The world is just my medicine ball your all in

I said

I guess it’s time for you to hate me again

Lets begin now hand me the pin

How shud I begin it and were does it all end

My medicine ball your in my medicine ball friends

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U2 Take a Stand At The Oscars With 'The Hands That Built America'

It’s March 7 and the Oscars air tonight on ABC.

U2 won’t be on hand at this year’s ceremony. It Might Get Loud seemed like a shoo-in for Best Documentary and “Winter” had a decent shot at Best Original Song, but neither earned nominations. What’s more is that the Best Song nominees won’t even perform at tonight’s ceremony.

The situation was a bit different in 2003, when U2 took the stage at the Oscars with “The Hands That Built America.” Commissioned for Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York and also appearing on The Best of 1990-2000, “Hands” is initially set in the same time period as the film, tracing the evolving relationship between Ireland and America from the late 1800s to the modern day.

Beginning just days before the 2003 Oscars, America’s controversial invasion of Iraq marked a jolt in that bond’s growth. The fallout from Bono’s choice of words upon winning the Golden Globe for Best Original Song two months earlier demanded he watch his tongue, but U2 refused to suppress their distaste for recent events.

For the final verse, which originally referenced the 2001 World Trade Center attacks, Bono substituted two new lines about the war: “In the spring, a yellow cloud on a desert skyline / Some father’s son, is it his or is it mine?” The sentiment dovetails with the rest of the song, introducing a set of “hands” America now more deeply recognizes as influential in its the continual building and rebuilding, while also emphasizing the grave sense of confusion that arrives after one conflict breeds another.

For a coda, Larry drums out the first five beats of “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” as though to remind listeners, “I won’t heed the battle call.”

U2 lost Best Original Song to Eminem that night and have yet to have another crack at the category. But live being “where we live,” U2 made the most of “Hands,” both at the Oscars and after. Although retired since the end of the 2005-2006 Vertigo Tour, the song had a healthy life, cropping up in full several times but mostly giving eerie new vigor to “Bullet the Blue Sky” as a snippet.

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Top 10 Music Albums... (part 1)

In a world filled with iTunes and other various tools to download songs, the idea of an album is lost on most people. They forget that a band took time to not only create these songs, but choose the order in which they go on a particular album. That was the idea, at least back in the day. Put out a song or two, people buy the album and hear the rest of the music. Now, people are more apt to just download their favorite song and ignore the rest. But, the following are the top 10 albums (and one honorable mention) in my opinion.

Those of you that know me, know how much I love music. From Deicide to D12 and everything in between. The criteria that I used to decide on this list, is just my general opinion, how many times I’ve bought the album (due to overuse or loss) and how well it flows from beginning to end.

At #11 (the honorable mention), is E-Town Concrete with their 2003 album, The Renaissance. From the solid metallic hip-hop beat on Mandibles to the old-school soundbites in Metroid, to the last lick on In The Heart Of Wolves, you can tell that these guys mean business. Formed in 1995, right around the same time as Limp Bizkit, these guys came from Elizabeth, New Jersey and had passion. There was something special about these guys and people who heard their music knew it. I saw them live and as soon as I heard their style, I knew it was something magical. They released a couple of albums after this one, but nothing captured the same magic as The Renaissance.

Must-have downloads : Mandibles, Metroid, Appetite For Distinction

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Coming in at #10, at the bottom of the list, is Pantera with “Vulgar Display Of Power.” This incredible album is what started what is affectionately known as “groove metal.” Groove-based playing intermixed with thrash metal. These guys started out as a hair metal band in the late 80’s, but left that behind with their debut album, Cowboys From Hell. That launched their sixteen year career, eventually breaking up in 2001. Vulgar Display Of Power, in my opinion, was their most solid album. They knew what they wanted and while most bands struggle with their sophomore album, Pantera put their proverbial nose to the grindstone and slammed out a spectacular record.

Must-have downloads : Walk, Fucking Hostile, This Love

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In the early to mid 90’s, a punk-like band came out that nobody ever heard of. There was something catchy about them and even though all of them had post-graduate degrees from Ivy League universities, they still decided to play music. Coming in at #9 is The Offspring with their debut album, Smash.

These guys put together an album that literally flows like warm butter from beginning to end. There is no downtime, but there isn’t any feeling of being overwhelmed with each song when it comes up. From beginning to end, you lose yourself in the music. You don’t notice that you’ve been listening for the hour-plus, but when it’s finished…you want to listen to it again. There is no stand-out song here, the entire album is worth it.

Must-have downloads : Just get the whole damn album.

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Coming in at #8 is a band out of Florida. One of the many death metal bands to come from our most southern state in the continental United States. I think because it’s just so fucking hot down there, they feel the need to stay angry…all the time. But, this band is something more than that. They may sing about death and such, but I can tell you from personal experience, that these are the nicest bunch of guys you’ll ever meet. They do this, because they think it’s funny and they enjoy shocking people. #8 is Cannibal Corpse with The Bleeding.

I debated whether I wanted to put this one on here or not, but it’s such an incredible album, that I couldn’t help but to add it. If you take this sort of music seriously, there are plenty of other bands out there to fulfill that neck-snapping head moshing you feel the need for. These guys just have fun and it shows on their album, as well as at their shows. They were also portrayed in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (where I saw them for the first time). Since then, I’ve been a huge fan…

Must-have downloads : Stripped Raped & Strangled, The Exorcist

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At #7 is a guy out of Detroit, but not the first one that may come to mind, though he is on this list. I saw him originally at a show at the Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia when he was opening for Monster Magnet. He loved playing music and it came out in the live show as well. While he knew that he wasn’t selling out arenas, he and the rest of the band put on one hell of a show. In at #7 is Kid Rock with “Rock N’ Roll Jesus”

This album is the embodiment of all that is Kid Rock. From his start in Detroit, to his country swagger, to his re-invention as a superstar, this album takes you to all of those places. There were a couple of other albums of his that I considered putting on here, but I thought that this was the best compilation of Kid Rock as an artist. It’s sad that the world lost Joe C. at such a young age, but I remember smoking some weed with him behind the Masquerade twelve years ago.

Must-have downloads : Amen, So Hott, Blue Jeans And A Rosary

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Rounding out the last one in part 1 is another gentleman from Detroit. This one, however, is the center of controversy wherever he goes. From a duet with Elton John to his well-publicized fights with his ex-wife (wait…are they married again? I can’t keep up), Eminem comes in at #6 with “The Eminem Show.”

A lot of people consider either “The Marshall Mathers LP” to be his best work. I, personally, think that he grew as a person with The Eminem Show. He was still strung out on drugs, but he had his daughter come around and he was learning what was important in his life. He had a better idea of what he was doing and he was no longer the angry kid that came out of Detroit and was simply looking to start some shit up. With The Eminem Show, he became a superstar. Now that he’s clean, I’m interested to see where he goes with his music…

Must-have downloads : Sing For The Moment, Say Goodbye Hollywood, When The Music Stops, My Dad’s Gone Crazy

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That’s it for part 1. The top 5 will be posted some time tomorrow afternoon after I get home from work. If you haven’t heard any of these albums, I suggest finding them and downloading them. I love music almost as much as I love writing and this blog is actually going to be a tool for me to bring them together. I hope that I’ve entertained you, as well as inspired you to check out some bands that you may not have ever thought about listening to. Until next time…

~The Dirty Llama~

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B.o.B Reacts to Eminem’s Praise, Hints at Collaboration

Not too many artists can get Eminem to guest on their records, let alone their debut album. But when Slim Shady is already a fan, it doesn’t take much convincing. When asked if Em would appear on his April 27th release B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray, B.o.B remained coy. “Could be true. Eminem might be on the album.” Em co-signed the “Nothin’ on You” hitmaker early on, saying, “B.o.B is crazy. That dude can rap, he can sing, he makes his own beats, he can play guitar, he can play the keyboard. I was like, ‘Do you dance too? What don’t you do?’ I think he’s like 20 years old and the dude is like crazy talented, especially for his age.” The Rebel Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic Records signee, whose first single is shooting up the charts, doesn’t take the compliment lightly. “That definitely adds a star to my strap. It’s crazy because when I was in middle school trying to rap, I used to always tell myself, one day I’m gonna be signed to Interscope,” he reveals. “I’m gonna be so dope at rapping that they’re gonna sign me just for being dope. Of course it didn’t happen that way, but just the fact that I got the recognition of one of the artists that influenced me the most is surreal.” So now that he’s met his idol, what’s the notoriously private rap star like in person? “He’s very calm, very opposite of Slim Shady. It’s like the alter-ego. And as an artist, you have to have the alter-ego thing. You have to have the split personality. It’s almost like you have to be crazy. You have to really lose your mind.”

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Rickie Jacobs - Drop The World

Rickie Jacobs is gonna be something in the future. Just saying. Mr. Jacobs goes in over the “Drop The World” beat, previously demolished by Lil Wayne & Eminem. I must say, I’m impressed.

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Props to Buck Marley.

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Mariah.

OH MARIAH! You amuse me. I loved you so much when I was in the third grade, I really did. And I would be lying if I said that one of my favorite moments of all time was when my girlfriends and I all broke out into a BEAUTIFUL rendition of “Without You” over a box of wine. This is my tribute to you, because it’s Saturday and I feel like this weekend I will channel you’re spirit. So I’ll probably force Marple to drink lots of fake champagne and run on a treadmill in high heels with me.

• Your album covers are individual works of art, these are my top 5:

• Lyrics are always important, and while Britney is still the master rhymer (stutter/butter – brilliant), your lyrics are also little gems of joy

“Oh baby I’ve got a dependency

Always strung out for another taste of your honey”

♥

“Lucius delight

When you’re immersed in my ocean of love

Coming on strong

Baby I’ve been waiting so long

Revel inside my paradise”

♥

“I didn’t mean to turn you on

Oh I didn’t mean to turn you on”

♥

“Got you all fired up, with your Napoleon complex,

Seein’ right through you like you’re bathin’ in Windex”

• SCANDALS! You know them well and share them with the world because you are a true entertainer.

Just appearing in Glitter should count, if you’ve seen it you know why. Then the sexual revolution after you got rid of your controlling husband, Mr. Mottola. You did it before Britney, Christina and Miley (just wait, it’s going to spin out of control). All of your clothing choices speak for themselves. The breakdowns, the fall. And then the return! The new and younger husband, Mr. Nick Cannon that you married ALL OF A SUDDEN! Take the world by storm, cougar lady. And now picking fights with Eminem and going ugly face in Precious. I tip my sparkly hat to you.

• Finally, your music videos. The outfits. The situations. The supporting characters. The shoes. THE HAIR.

&

Heartbreaker

Obsessed

Up Out My Face

Honey

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Couple Mixes Fer Dat Ace!

It’s Been A While, But Here Are Two New Mixtapes I Put Out This Week!

So the story behind this one is that Angela reached out to all her friends to find out what their favorite Slow Jam is. We compiled the list and then I put together the mix. Some of the choices are surprising, but it all sounds good. Happy Valentine’s Day, hope this joint comes in useful!!

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All Freeway Rhymes Over Eminem Beats!!

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Freeway - "Freelapse" (Mixtape)

I’m not big on “buzz” albums. Especially nowadays with the internet and message boards and everyone ejaculating at the thought of one particular record. But I’m caught up in this Freeway & Jake One hype. Aside from the genius promo and packaging, Freeway is rapping his ass off and Jake One is knocking out banger-after-banger.

Here’s something to tide you over until you get that shit in your hot, little hands:

He presents his latest masterwork, Freelapse, a collaborative effort with DJ Wonder. The mixtape opus has Freeway spittn’ over beats originally heard on Eminem’s previous albums. Of course, upon first listen it is clear that Freeway takes whatever he raps over and makes it his own.

Freelapse

Peace,

Employee

SHOUT: AllHipHop

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50 Sexiest Songs Of All Time

Just in time for Valentine’s Day (and your personalized mix CD) Billboard.com has published the 50 Sexiest Songs of All Time!

Ray J’s “Sexy Can I”, Eminem’s “Smack That”, and several Marvin Gaye songs make the list as does “Candy Shop” by 50 Cent and “Love In This Club” by Usher!

Click HERE to see the entire list, see video clips and see the lyrics deemed MOST SEXY!

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How reality TV has influenced DOOCHEBAGS

Well well well, this is new ground for KD the COMIC a REAL BLOG, Ahhh kinda! LOL I would like to take time out to talk about REALity TV. We all know that NOTHING is REAL on TV anymore, it is not (Except Ghost hunters LOL), But what makes me sick is how it has seem to INFLUENCED EVERYONE. Example: Jon and Kate should have masterbate..I mean plus 8. It taught women its ok to be a controlling,over bearing bitch, who puts her kid into the spot light…HEY Lady the show was great when it was called EIGHT IS ENOUGH! Now Jon I know is no saint but you know what…maybe he didn’t want to do the show…OHHHH YEAH he left, and she has ANOTHER show Coming…whos the bad guy here? Kate also showed that BUTCH DIKE hair cuts are as cool as THE MULLET! Next the newest show on TV is JERSEY SHORE…whats the word in Shore i am looking for OHHH YEAH  W-HORE! I meen look at all these guys, nothing against them, but now I see every GUY wanting to be a JUICEHEAD, like in the 90’s it was cool to be black…yes I did it, but thats my point how weak minded we are as human begins that, this CRAP can INFLUANCE us! And the GUIDETTES?? Look I am not saying I wouldnt bang you cause I would…but now yu got girls wearing bumpits…300 pounds of play dough make up and chewing gum like your name was MR ED chewing hay! See my influences are P DIDDY how he got to the top and his  game  and people like  George Carlin, Eminem and More that spoke their mind and didn’t give a shit what people thought. Now same can be said to the people on these shows THEY are just themself which I have nada against DO your thing guys, shit I would hang with you, but all you people that are doing what there doing….DO YOUR thing Not their THING!

Take Care

KD the COMIC

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GAH

Sat. Jan 30&31 \ 2010

Right. So I just had the most boring and useless day of my life. I woke up, had breakfast, went to math class, and came home. That was my afternoon. I ate lunch, did some math homework, went out go get a haircut, followed my parents around some stupid store, and came home. And now I`m doing this. These kinds of days honestly chip my life bit by bit until I go crazy. I could tell this would be a bad day too because when I first woke up I felt as if life was pointless, just for a good 5 seconds. Why is that? I wonder to myself all the time. I think it`s because I need things in life to cheer me up, and I use those things to look forward to everyday. If I don’t have these things then why am I living? every other moment I live in life is to wait for the times I enjoy in life, and once that`s over I start all over again. How sad is life? So today was one of those days where I had completely nothing to look forward to, and I guess I realized this when I woke up this morning. So it is clear that I was right, but it`s fine now that the day is almost over. Since I lead such a lackluster life I look forward to little things such as seeing my friends or just being able to go out for a bit. So I will update you with the latest thing I can deem good enough to look forward into in my sad and boring life. Hmm, yes I have my skit coming up tomorrow. Church tomorrow can be for God and seeing my friends. I find that oh so uplifting.

I need to confide in people. I need to interact with fellow human beings otherwise I will go crazy. Do you get that feeling where there are some people you enjoy seeing and being around with? Because you know you will see that one person and it is enough for you to put everything else behind. I`m sure all of you have felt the same way. So there is that special someone I can see tomorrow and that gives me hope, to be able to look forward to it. Yes it is a girl I`m am looking forward to seeing, not a guy. I am not gay, just to throw that out there. : )

Um okay so this post is continued off yesterday, because I totally forgot about this. So this is now me writing after church. I am sad. Just a bit. Once again I have been opened to the fact that other people don’t have time for me. I look forward to seeing other people and what happens? They don`t want to see me, simple as that. I hate this feeling, when you look forward to something so much, and then it`s gone just like that. I have had that happen to me so much, I can`t do it anymore. I don’t want to look forward to anything because things happen and it shatters everything I put so much into. But if I don’t look forward to anything then life turns useless. So what the hell do I do? It looks like I can just make the choices either to give up on life and one day lose it? Or do I keep looking forward to fake things and let it trick me more and more? Either path doesn’t seem too appealing to me, but what can I do? I usually go play basketball Sunday night, because my parents do not mind letting me exercise. But now I`m afraid to look forward to that because what if I don’t get to go? Trust me, that`s happened a lot of times when my dad agrees and pulls out last minute because he believes I don’t deserve to go. I`ve had enough of that. I have had enough of all this. I guess it`s time for me to seclude myself from everyone else. I will do it. Watch me. Not that you would care. I just wish I could find that one person who will really understand me…

Song I`m currently listening to:

Beautiful – Eminem

I love how all these songs can relate to my post. I`m thinking of posting another song of my life with this song, but it`s really long so that might take awhile.

Facebook Fan Page of the Day:

I wish I could see how someone else saw me from their point of view ~

(¯`v´¯)

.`·.¸.·´

¸.·´¸.·´¨) ¸.·*¨)

(¸.·´ (¸.·´ .·´ ¸¸.·¨¯`

To that special someone if you are out there and you`re reading this.

~`–DomDom–`~

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Editor's Pick #271: Green Day's Grammy Performance

Punk-Rock idols Green Day will perform at the 52nd Grammy Awards

PREVIEW: LISTEN to Green Day performing “21 Guns” with the cast “American Idiot” on YouTube.

Hey did you know that The Grammy Awards are on TV this Sunday! Yeah, neither did I. It’s true that The Grammy Awards are getting further from relevance every year, but there’s at least one thing to look forward to this year. Green Day will perform with the cast of “American Idiot” the musical. Having a broadway show based on your incredibly popular, mainstream CD might not be “punk-rock,” but the musical has been getting rave reviews. Recently, the musical wrapped up a record breaking three month stint at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in California, and on April 20th the show will make it’s Broadway debut at the the St. James Theater. So, be sure to check out Green Day and a performance by Eminem, Lil Wayne, Drake and Travis Barker. On second thought, The Grammy’s might not be too bad this year.

-Eric Hoffman, Managing Editor

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You've Been Sleeping on the Best Rapper Out There. (Part One)

This is part one of a three-part series of posts I will write on the best rapper out, Tech N9ne.

That’s right. I said it.

The best rapper alive is not Kanye West. It’s not Eminem (at least right now). It’s not Lil’ Weezy and it’s not Jay-Z. The best rapper alive for this guy’s money is Tech N9ne.

Considering all the rap posts I’ve put together since this blog started five weeks ago, you at least have to know I listen to a lot of rap. It’s my favorite kind of music — not just for listening, but for debating.  And the greatest debate in this genre is “Who’s the best?”

For a long, long time, I said the best rapper alive was Eminem. Marshall was my favorite — not just because I was white and related to his stuff, but because I genuinely believed his rhyme scheme and his lyrical content was the best.

Then, a few years ago, I swore on my life Lil’ Wayne was the best rapper out there. Weezy busted into our lives using the mixtape circuit and put so much incredible material together it was hard to not believe him when he’d calmly say, “I’m the Best Rapper Alive since the best rapper retired (Jay-Z).” But with the way the Rebirth Fiasco (http://thekidisback.com/2010/01/08/rebirth) has gone, it’s only fair to say Lil’ Wayne just isn’t where he used to be.

Is there room to ascend? Sure there is. And maybe we’ll be writing about Drake as the biggest star alive after Thank Me Later drops in 2010. Maybe Em will re-ascend to the throne. There are a lot of maybes and ifs now in the rap game.

But the truth of the matter is the one artist who is continually putting out great music is Tech N9ne. There’s just indisputable evidence to prove it.

Some of you might be unfamiliar with the number one hip-hop independent artist in the world, but he’s been positively influencing my life since 2002, when he dropped the classic album Anghellic.

For whatever reason, Tech N9ne is incredibly popular in Northern California, where I grew up. I can remember riding around in my baseball teammate’s truck when he first threw Tech into the radio and told me I needed to hear him. And the first song I heard, of course, was his first original classic.

In college, you might have heard some of Tech’s classic bangers. The most famous song from Anghellic is, without doubt, Einstein Tech N9ne. Have a listen:

This song is a perfect example of what makes T9 one of the greatest rappers to be a fan of. He can rap as fast as Twista, only with significantly better lyrics and a more devilish, exciting quality to his music. He will throw in elements from theater and movies into his music (witnessed in the “KC, MO Rolllllll,” which is clearly an homage to The Wizard of Oz.)

Similar to Lil’ Wayne, I could link literally hundreds of Tech N9ne songs in this post because he’s developed such an amazing collection of records under his label, Strange Music. That’s not to mention one of his Kansas City protégés, Krizz Kaliko, has released two albums within the last two years under the label. Kali is featured on a number of Tech’s songs, including another of my favorites, I’m a Playa:

Kaliko is incredibly talented and his contributions to Tech’s music will be featured in another post on this site. That said, he’s been along for this incredible ride with Tech for the last few years as Strange Music’s popularity has exploded (relatively speaking, of course).

To give you an idea of where the Independent Hip-hop scene has taken this group of talented rappers, Tech’s last CD (my personal favorite of 2009), K.O.D. debuted at number 14 on the Billboard charts this past year.

That fact is incredible when you think about it. This guy literally doesn’t have a single on the radio at any point and makes such incredible music that his fans never miss a release. And there have been an unbelievable amount of releases over the past four years.

Starting in 2006, when Tech came out with his first full CD since the epic “Absolute Power,” he’s released FIVE full-length CDs (two as Tech N9ne Collabos, where he works with a number of Strange Music and other artists to create a number of songs, many of them with guest appearances).

Everready released in 2006. The album features an insane amount of classic jams – some of which were actually featured in the Justin Timberlake film, Alpha Dog. Of those, the one that may have defined my senior year of college and which resonates with even the most casual of rap fans has to be the incredible Caribou Lou:

I can almost guarantee you can play this song at any dance party across the United States and you’re going to get the party jumpin’ and the hotties humpin’.

Since Everready’s release, Tech’s come out with the aforementioned Tech N9ne Collabos albums, Misery Loves Kompany and Sickology 101. Both albums are incredible and feature 18 songs apiece, but of those 36, this song is the best in my opinion:

In any event, I’ll be spending a lot of time on this blog talking about Tech being underrated and alerting you any time he’s featured on a song because his talent needs to be more widespread.

Tech, at least this half of TKIB salutes you – and I’m hoping we can get more people to feel the way I do.

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Lose Yourself by Eminem, L. Resto, and J. Bass

Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity

To seize everything you ever wanted-One moment

Would you capture it or just let it slip?

Yeah,

His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy

There’s vomit on his sweater already, mom’s spaghetti

He’s nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready

To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgetting

What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud

He opens his mouth, but the words won’t come out

He’s choking how, everybody’s joking now

The clock’s run out, time’s up over, bloah!

Snap back to reality, Oh there goes gravity

Oh, there goes Rabbit, he choked

He’s so mad, but he won’t give up that

Easy, no

He won’t have it , he knows his whole back’s to these ropes

It don’t matter, he’s dope

He knows that, but he’s broke

He’s so stagnant that he knows

When he goes back to his mobile home, that’s when it’s

Back to the lab again yo

This whole rhapsody

He better go capture this moment and hope it don’t pass him

(You better lose yourself in the music, the moment

You own it, you better never let it go go

You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow

This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo)

This soul’s escaping, through this hole that it’s gaping

This world is mine for the taking

Make me king, as we move toward a, new world order

A normal life is boring, but superstardom’s close to post mortem

It only grows harder, homey grows hotter

He blows us all over these hoes is all on him

Coast to coast shows, he’s know as the globetrotter

Lonely roads, God only knows

He’s grown farther from home, he’s no father

He goes home and barely knows his own daughter

But hold your nose cause here goes the cold water

His hoes don’t want him no mo, he’s cold product

They moved on to the next schmoe who flows

He nose dove and sold nada

So the soap opera is told and unfolds

I suppose it’s old partner’, but the beat goes on

Da da dum da dum da da

(You better lose yourself in the music, the moment

You own it, you better never let it go go

You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow

This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo)

No more games, I’m a change what you call rage

Tear this motherfucking roof off like two dogs caged

I was playing in the beginning, the mood all changed

I been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage

But I kept rhyming and stepwritin the next cypher

Best believe somebody’s paying the pied piper

All the pain inside amplified by the

Fact that I can’t get by with my nine to

Five and I can’t provide the right type of life for my family

Cause man, these goddam food stamps don’t buy diapers

And it’s no movie, there’s no Mekhi Phifer, this is my life

And these times are so hard and it’s getting even harder

Trying to feed and water my seed, plus

Teeter totter caught up between being a father and a prima donna

Baby mama drama’s screaming on and

Too much for me to wanna

Stay in one spot, another day of monotony

Has gotten me to the point, I’m like a snail

I’ve got to formulate a plot or end up in jail or shot

Success is my only motherfucking option, failure’s not

Mom, I love you, but this trailer’s got to go

I cannot grow old in Salem’s lot

So here I go is my shot.

Feet fail me not cause maybe the only opportunity that I got

(You better lose yourself in the music, the moment

You own it, you better never let it go go

You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow

This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo)

You can do anything you set your mind to, man

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Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only. Too Many Rappers Beastie Boys & Nas [Capitol] Crack A Bottle Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent Track from: Relapse [Aftermath/Interscope] Money Goes, Honey Stay Fabolous & Jay-Z Track from: Loso’s Way [Def Jam] Make Her Say Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common [Universal Motown/GOOD Music] Amazing Kanye West & Young Jeezy Track from: 808s & Heartbreak [Roc-A-Fella]

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Yearly Countdown 2009

100. Jet – She’s A Genius

99. Paramore – Ignorance

98. The Fray – You Found Me

97. Tori Amos – Welcome To England

96. Placebo – For What It’s Worth

95. Kris Allen – No Boundaries

94. Florence and The Machine – Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)

93. Ashley Tisdale – It’s Alright It’s OK

92. The Whitest Boy Alive – 1517

91. Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johannson – Relator

90. Passion Pit – The Reeling

89. A Fine Frenzy – Blow Away

88. The Veronicas – Untouched

87. Peter Bjorn and John – Nothing To Worry About

86. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – 15 Minutes

85. Death Cab For Cutie – Meet Me On The Equinox

84. Boys Like Girls – Love Drunk

83. Kid Cudi feat Kanye West & Common – Make Her Say

82. Lady Sovereign – I Got You Dancing

81. R. Kelly feat Keri Hilson – Number One

80. Kleerup feat Lykke Li – Until We Bleed

79. Raygun – Just Because

78. Chris Brown feat Lil’ Wayne – I Can Transform Ya

77. Arctic Monkeys – Crying Lightning

76. Sean Kingston – Fire Burning

75. Flo Rida feat Ke$ha – Right Round

74. Mary J. Blige feat Drake – The One

73. John Mayer – Who Says

72. Pet Shop Boys – Love etc.

71. Marié Digby – Avalanche

70. 3!Oh3 – Don’t Trust Me

69. Amerie – Why R U

68. P!nk – Sober

67. Pussycat Dolls – Hush Hush, Hush Hush

66. Usher – Papers

65. Depeche Mode – Wrong

64. Regina Spektor – Laughing With

63. Miley Cyrus – Party In The USA

62. Dave Matthew’s Band – Funny The Way It Is

61. Snow Patrol – Just Say Yes

60. The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition

59. Linkin Park – New Divide

58. Joss Stone – Free Me

57. Katy Perry – Waking Up In Vegas

56. All-American Rejects – Gives You Hell

55. Colbie Caillat – Fallin’ For You

54. Kasabian – Underdog

53. Gym Class Heroes feat Estelle – Guilty As Charged

52. OneRepublic – All The Right Moves

51. Ciara feat Justin Timberlake – Love Sex Magic

50. India.Arie feat Musiq Soulchild – Chocolate High

49. James Morisson – Get To You

48. Eminem – We Made You

47. Whitney Houston – Million Dollar Bill

46. Timbaland feat Nelly Furtado & Soshy – Morning After Dark

45. Calvin Harris – I’m Not Alone

44. Jordin Sparks – Battlefield

43. Jason DeRulo- Whatcha Say

42. Mika – We Are Golden

41. Dashboard Confessional – Belle Of The Boulevard

40. Natalie Imbruglia – Want

39. Rihanna – Russian Roulette

38. Rob Thomas – Her Diamonds

37. Mario – Thinking About You

36. Green Day – Know Your Enemy

35. Michael Bublé – Haven’t Net You Yet

34. Britney Spears – 3

33. Pearl Jam – The Fixer

32. Madonna – Celebration

31. Daniel Merriweather feat Wale – Change

30. Ke$ha – TiK ToK

29. Robbie Williams – Bodies

28. Pitbull – I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)

27. Kelly Clarkson – My Life Would Suck Without You

26. U2 – Get On Your Boots

25. David Guetta feat Kelly Rowland – When Love Takes Over

24. Lenka – The Show

23. Little Boots – New In Town

22. Akon – Right Now (Na Na Na)

21. Pixie Lott – Momma Do (Uh Oh Uh Oh)

20. Shakira – She Wolf

19. Muse – Uprising

18. Kings of Convenience – Mrs. Cold

17. Owl City – Fireflies

16. Keri Hilson feat Timbaland – Return The Favor

15. Norah Jones – Chasing Pirates

14. Imogen Heap – First Train Home

13. Leona Lewis – Happy

12. The Black Eyed Peas – Boom Boom Pow

11. Alicia Keys – Doesn’t Mean Anything

10. Maxwell – Pretty Wings

9. Jay-Z feat Alicia Keys – Empire State Of Mind

8. Mariah Carey – Obsessed

7. Taylor Swift – You Belong To Me

6. Lily Allen – The Fear

5. The Gossip – Love Long Distance

4. Paloma Faith – New York

3. La Roux – Bulletproof

2. Beyoncé – Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

1. Lady Gaga – Poker Face

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