the list...2008...

The Huge Hefner Chronicles - Diamond D

waup & watis...

it can be difficult to maintain in the face of adversity, but as the the youngest godren told me earlier, "life is a challenge."

what is worth having that is easy?

supporting hip-hop that mainstream outlets continually tend to ignore is a challenge on many levels. finding media outlets that legitimately & consistently cover it is definitely a challenge. this is not to say that none exist, they're just not out in the open. makes sense, since the music/culture that they cover & perpetuate is also not usually out in the open.

hip-hop is a legitimate global culture & peeps still front...

i don't get mad anymore. i'm working on building instead. those of us who dig the cultural foundations & the music that reflects such things need to come together on the + side of the nonsense. simply complaining about legitimate &/or perceived wackness does shit. the wack has been around for years & has yet to go away. some of us dig the same, some of us don't, whatever you dig, support it...

that said, here are the '08 albums.

• Anthology: B-Sides & Unreleased - AZ
• Crazy Like A Foxxx - Bumpy Knuckles
• Da Ol' Jersey Bastard - Tame One
• Dueces Wild - Vast Aire
• Eleventh Hour - Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
• Final Call: The Lost Tapes - AZ
• Generation X - Sadat X
• Intellectual Violence - Keith Murray
• Jeanius - Jean Grae
• Live Hard - The Show & A Experience
• Main Source - Large Professor
• Maximum Strength 2008 - KRS-One
• Megagraphitti - Vordul Mega
• Murs For President - Murs
• N4L - AZ
• NY's Finest - Pete Rock
• Pro Tools - GZA
• Puff Puff Pass - Keith Murray
• R.A.G.U., Pt. 1 - Raekwon And Ghostface United
• R.A.G.U., Pt. 2 - Raekwon And Ghostface United
• Rising Down - The Roots
• Separate But Equal (Drama Free Edition) - Little Brother
• Street Creditability - Street Life
• Sweet Lord - Murs & 9th Wonder
• The Formula - Buckshot & 9th Wonder
• The Gathering - Living Legends
• The Huge Hefner Chronicles - Diamond D
• The Movement - D.I.T.C.
• The Show - E.M.C.
• U.G.P. (Underground Prince) - Tek
• Universal Mind Control - Common
• Untitled - Nas
• Violenttimes Day - Smooth Da Hustla
• Vulture's Wisdom Vol. 1 - Opio
• We Mean Business - EPMD

this list was originally supposed to be made up of albums that i was already aware of. in researching the releases i knew about, i came across quite a few that i didn't. this was a very revealing process to me. as a creative & someone who actually gives a damn about quality, seeing this many albums from this many people is very encouraging.

hip-hop will not die...

F.P.C.

Find'em..Peep'em...Cop...Cop...Cop'em!

get at me!

PEACE
...be calm...