Writer's Block # 3

Fear's Constitution

Afraid to be successful

Afraid to be forgotten

To be or not be my mantra

My hollowed skull rotten

On the Beach

Listeners afraid to teach

How can a leader lead his followers

When his enemy is who he sees

In the mirror

Shows the truth

Proof is in the pudding

Could've, Would've, Should've

Simply replaced with couldn't

Leads a frail man on a trail that's decorated with bullets

Always scared to try but never afraid to pull it

Isn't it strange how we close one eye to aim

Because we blind ourselves to reason

Then it's easier to spread the blame?

What if Martin was scared to march

Malcolm paused sparking a revolution

My only choice would be fear

A solution less solution

No theorem to back me up

Against the wall of my failures exist

In my mind I break'em down

Like crab legs

I'm walking sideways

Trying to avoid topplin' on negative waves of defeat

Yeah, I think I'm big me

More talented and blessed

A vision you can't see

Yesterday I had a dream

Crashed in a ravine

Loved one in the passenger seat

Told her not to just breathe

For goodness sake, awake

Don't want you to see sleep's cousin yet

But instead of being paralyzed

Got my angel wings, pair-a-fly

Use the darkness to fuel my journey past the sun

Past the milky ways and Sector 9

Never hesitate to be great

Make them fear your evolution

Never pledge allegiance

To fear's constitution.

Lupe Fiasco- Double Burger With Cheese

 

An unofficial video to go with a great song about classic hood movies. Glad someone put this together. I couldn't remember them all from the song alone. How many can you remember?  If you haven't already, go listen to Lupe's new mixtape, Friend of the People: I Fight Evil.

Very Dope

The Weeknd- The Knowing

I meant to post this the other day. A lot of their mixtapes sound like they are written by Drake over old 90s R&B beats. But what made me really pay attention to them was this video. Taking a situation many people go through and turning it on its head. Making the painful beautiful. Shout out to the director, Mikael Colombu. Enjoy.

Hip Hop Fantasy League

                      
What's up again people. So there is a rumor going around that the follow up to Take Care will be Drake's last album on Cash Money/Young Money- I'm sure that the  video having not one Cash Money artist or symbol didn't help either- That would be huge because aside from Wayne and Nicki Minaj there is no one on that roster putting them on the map at the moment (yeah I know Tyga is there, but I haven't heard much about his new album, Careless World ). So naturally the next question is; if this is true where would he end up? I also heard that he fired his management team as well. And it made me think, what if Drake was managed by RocNation? After seeing how well Wale is doing since the MMG signing, it wouldn't be a bad decision. Think about the how epic that would be? Jay-Z, Kanye, Drake, J.Cole, and Wale all in the same circle. But this is all speculation until we hear from the man himself:

Yes, a great vote of confidence from Drake but is he convincing the crowd or Wayne? Now I don't know how many albums Drake is under contract to do with Cash Money/Young Money but I guess we will have to wait until his next project to see if the story changes or not. But for now it seems he's not going anywhere.

Speaking of moving labels, Common is not releasing his new album under the G.O.O.D music imprint. Many websites I've visited claim that Kanye is jealous over Common publishing a book as well as acting on a new TV show. But I find that hard to believe that Kanye would want anything from anyone at this stage in her career. As for Common, he doesn't need to associate himself with Kanye to sell records but it doesn't hurt. He's been on a roll with My Dark Twisted Fantasy (MDTF), Watch The Throne, and the upcoming G.O.O.D music compilation album. Anyone would be happy to be in the same circle.

This all got me thinking, if you had a fantasy record label, which artists would you want there? Would the rumors of Drake or the Common's departure from G.O.O.D music mean anything? With a void like that left, which artist would benefit the most from it? A lot of success in hip hop is not just about talent of where you are signed, it's also about timing. J.Cole has been waiting for his album to drop for 3 years. Think about that. The album is done and because of timing, clearances, editing, etc...it gets pushed back. Something to marinate on the next time you ponder the Detox question.

It seems like its going to be an interesting end of the year in hip hop. Any part of the rumor I got wrong? Don't care about these artists? Leave a comment or continue the conversation with me on twitter. @HipHopPoli.