When this episode first aired I didn’t realize what a musical gem and part of history it would be. (more…)

It’s a beautiful day. Could the long awaited 7th Seal finally be near??
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Happy 41st Birthday to Rakim. Widely considered the greatest MC of all time, here’s a quick sample of his lyrical dexterity and genius:

“Casualties of War“, (MCA Records/1992)

Day divides the night and night divides the day
It’s all hard work and no play
More than combat, it’s far beyond that
Cause I got a kill or be killed kind of attack
Area’s mapped out, there’ll be no, Stratego
Me and my platoon make a boom wherever we go
But what are we here for? Who’s on the other side of the wall?
Somebody give the President a call
But I hear warfare scream through the air
Back to the battlegrounds, it’s war they declare
A Desert Storm: let’s see who reigns supreme
Something like Monopoly: a government scheme
Go to the Army, be all you can be
Another dead soldier? Hell no, not me
So I start letting off ammunition in every direction
Allah is my only protection
But wait a minute, Saddam Hussein prays the same
and this is Asia, from where I came
I’m on the wrong side, so change the target
Shooting at the general; and where’s the sergeant?
Blame it on John Hardy Hawkins for bringing me to America
Now it’s mass hysteria
I get a rush when I see blood, dead bodies on the floor
CASUALTIES OF WAR!

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Arguably the dopest, most consistent producer over the last 20 years, Primo represented on this ‘classic’ track.

Featuring Rakim, Kanye West and KRS One and created for Nike for the 25th anniversary of Air Force One’s (2007), this feels like NYC hip hop, circa 1988.

You can check out more on the Nike celebration here.

In keeping with our “samplin’ sport” series, the remix features a sample from the original Kung Fu Master, Carl Douglass himself, “Dance The Kung Fu”.
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