Entry 20..

"I see my old self and wonder if we still see alike, we was tight, seeing light, speaking right and breathing lyf" - Lupe Fiasco..

I miss it.. The whole thing.. The late nights, the early mornings.. The good, the bad.. The sad, the glad.. The lessons.. The assurance.. The fun.. The hurt.. The failures.. The successes.. The wins and the losses.. Though I never lost sight of you.. The staying late just to get more time with you.. Cuz very few people or things could bring out this kind of happiness.. I miss that.. The moments that seemed to last forever that only lasted a few minutes or a couple hours.. The times it felt like it was all over but somehow was able to keep clocking.. To keep working, to keep pushing, to a seemingly impossible feat of perfection.. Impossible as it might've seemed, there was never a reason not to strive for it.. I miss that.. The places we went, the people we met, the memories we made.. The snapshots we can hold for a lifetime.. I miss all that.. The pain.. The strain.. The racking of the brain.. Just to understand how to fully understand you.. How to treat you right and get the best out of you.. While giving you the best of me.. Though I'll admit, I wasn't always the best I could be.. But somehow you accepted me for who I was & never neglected me for who I would become.. I miss that..The dedication.. The time spent.. The opportunities.. The drive that was instilled from nowhere or nobody else but thy inner Soul.. The Heart that one might not even had known was inside that would manifest itself in various forms when put to the test.. I miss that.. Knowing I took it for granted more than I appreciated it.. But that's a lesson, & for that I'm thankful.. When it was just us for hours of the day.. Music, you & me.. Getting lost in the Love.. So many claim it, yet I still felt it to be solely mine.. Selfish without question.. Hours put in on end for a glimpse of perfection.. I miss that.. So much now that the thought is crossing to pick it back up again.. To go ahead and make that call.. Passion too strong to let it just die.. At least should give it a try.. Right?.. I mean they say follow your Dreams.. So what it mean when all my Dreams are of you? Ball's in my court, in my hands.. It's been in the plans so may as well take the shot.. Just gotta be sure to follow through..

I'm back..

Track I'm spinning back: (Double Shot) Lupe Fiasco - Letting Go & Skyzoo - Dear Whoever..

Til then it's as always,

Peace, Love & Soul..

1..

D.No..

Entry 19..

 "Cooking Food for Thought, open your mouth wide" - Naledge..

A rant that was generated by an earlier conversation regarding the mind set or state of my generation.. Pardon the sporadic-ness, but I let it flow on Twit.. But felt it was something I could share with more people on here, so I cut and paste.. Enjoy..

Talk is so cheap, but I really can't afford it..

If a guy even approaches a girl these days and she's not interested or they just don't click.. He is then referred to as "thirsty" 

While a female isn't allowed to approach a guy that they may be interested in, cuz they might look "desperate" or "thirsty"  

So what we have here is a bunch of "thirsty" people, talking about their swag and getting tattoos..

And that is why there aren't very many relationships in the age range of about 20-25..

Reality shows, rap music, magazines and media in general has basically corrupted this generation..

People would rather party and club 5 days outta the week, than to spend 4 days out the week in school gaining knowledge..

People would rather think about they next tattoo or what they doing this weekend, than to contemplate where they wanna be 2 years from now..

Would rather read Tweets from celebrities than read Novels..

And it's somewhat not even our fault.. A lot of this is pop culture.. It's force fed to us.. But us as humans, have the ability to reason..

Which means, we should be able to decipher the information we gain and analyze what is healthy and what to throw out..

And we also live in a culture that puts a lot of emphasis on the now and present.. Short-term thinking.. We never really look ahead..

You can't get to the future without going through the present.. Simple as that.. So why not pave a road to success in a few years?

It's honestly a sad sight to see.. I know it's impossible to help everyone, but when you see so many people in your age group headed nowhere

It's like DAMN, I know I can do something..

It's so many people living a life that aint even theirs.. Just doing all these things because other people are doing it and what not..

I know most everyone knows at least one person like that.. That is all about the latest fads.. Seem to not even have a mind of their own..

Now I aint saying I'm Mr. Perfect and stuff.. I'm just voicing my opinion on some stuff that I see through my eyes.. My minds interpretation

All of this spurred from a convo me and my cuz @eperry88 had.. Just the mindstate of our generation is terrible.. Straight up..

You can take heed or remain a sheep.. I just had to speak..

People say they wanna change the world, but that aint an easy feat.. I wanna make a dent big enough in society to force some change..

Change is required for growth.. So let us grow.. As a generation, a society and as people in general..

Start your own trends.. Create your own style.. Do your own thing..

People in front have paved the way.. Don't mean you have to follow their steps.. Make your own path, but pick up some knowledge on the way..

See what obstacles they ran into, some counters to those.. Seek advice..

Just a young man, with an old mind.. Letting it flow.. Food 4 Thought.. Eat up..

Track I'm feeling: Justin Timberlake - Never Again.. Babyface on the production.. Blue Magic..

Til then it's always, 

Peace, Love & Soul..

1..

D.No..

Entry 18..

"This aint a pen it's a paintbrush, and I intend to rearrange how they paint us" - Lupe..

Whooop!!! Motivated just from being broke.. Whooop!!! Had a Dream like Martin Luther, little bit of Hope.. Took a minute for the Kelly Ro to transpire (Motivation (you know since she had a song called Motivation, and me saying Kelly Ro......nevermind)), but regardless, we back.. Rather me back, or he back.. You get the deal..

Where to even begin tho? I left off on some random stuff so I guess we can keep it going in that direction and just rap.. Think I'll finish this Watch the Throne review tho.. (I don't care if it's outdated in the music world, it's a classic album and I said I'd do it).. Man of my Word.. But anyway, here we go..

Schoo and Hoop, schoo and Hoop.. Pulled a solid 3 0 in the Fall Quarter, decent work, straight B's cross the board with no books.. I'm decent.. Cuz on break for this last week before Winter starts on this coming Monday, and I'm coo with that.. Finna graduate this year so I aint even trippin G.. Pretty hyped about getting this degree tho.. Kind of a big deal for an African American to get his Bachelor's these days, so I'm gon rep for us.. Hahaha.. But on the Hoop side of things, besides the little break, the kid been staying in shape you know, still pushing for this overseas once school out.. That's the plan, ya deeg.. Helping to assist with the coaching over at Cal State LA and that's an interested position to be in.. Super frustrated would be the best way to describe it.. I be wanting to just hop on the court myself and do something.. But overall a good, rather great, learning experience.. Learning a lot bout the game, from these coaches, and critiquing players on the court.. Still got the Hunger to win every game, low key be waking up hyped on Game Days like I'm playing or something, ahahaha.. Fast forward tho, just went into Diary mode.. My bad..

In other news, 2012 is here and in full effect.. Brought in the New Year pretty decently, on a pretty random push to Vegas New Years Eve night.. Shouts to all my peoples who was out there.. Drew, Ike, DT, B.Lin, Nikki Z, Reesh, Marcella etc.. Vegas was cooo, I low key think I wasn't really feeling it for some reason.. But it was a solid night, for sure.. And we will be back, cuz I gotta gamble.. Hahhaha.. Maybe that's why I wasn't that hyped, I usually leave with barely enough money to eat cuz I lose it all gambling.. Hahaha.. Guess that's a good thing to have money to eat tho.. Can't call it.. That was probably the quickest catch up, but it's basically where we at these days loc..

Oh yeh, seen Moms and Lil Bro Mally Maal in Vegas for Christmas too.. That was sweet.. Moms is always a joy to see, and Maal is ADD times 1000.. Jesus.. But he coo.. My lil mans, hunnid grands..

Sports Talk

My Clips got Chris Paul.. Oohp, let me make sure yall understand that I been riding with the Clipper Nation since forever, so don't try and call me a band-wagoner.. Ask about me and see if you aint heard.. Hahah.. But anyway, about this trade.. I didn't like the fact that we gave up our whole team for one player that wasn't named Shaquille Oneal, but it is what it is.. I really wanted to keep Gordon because he was our knock down shooter and cuz had GAME, period.. But the backcourt of Paul and Big Shot Billups is solid I'm seeing, because they can spell each other at the PG, and they both lock up on D, and Billups can hit that trey-ball.. The addition of Caron Butler is a solid one because he'll give us a decent defender on the wing for the elite guards of the L, and 10-15 points each night.. And our front court is easily the most exciting front court in the L.. No question.. Rhetorical style.. But umm, Blake Griffin dunks everything.. And DJ, well, dunks everything.. Hahaha.. With Chris Paul handling the pill, I can see why the "Lob City" would spur up.. But the Lob Angeles Clippers, yeh I said it, got some work to do.. Exciting to watch on O, but we still gon need to play D, and get one or two more pieces off the bench.. We need a veteran big to back up DJ and B.Griff.. Foye holds it down for the scoring along with Mo Williams off the bench so we shall see.. Normally someone would be like it's a long season, but being that it is 20% less games, we gon have to figure it out asap.. Oh and I will be at the OKC @ LAC game January 30th.. No question, you aint gotta A-S-K..

And speaking bout the lock out.. The players got absolutely nothing out of this, they settled on a 51-49 margin of pay or whatever you wanna call it.. And the average paycheck lost was 200 or 250k so they lost that, and now they gotta play way more games in such a short time.. That back to back to back thing has to be grueling for a 48 min game.. Shouldn't have locked out in the first place, or actually stayed locked out.. The owners are gonna be sitting on their almost billions of dollars regardless.. That's just the way the cookie crumbles.. Now if you wanna make mad money, own something.. But glad to have the NBA back, that's for sure G.. Life was extremely boring watching a Top10 in the Fall and Winter with nothing but Football and Hockey and.... well aint no other sports really.. Hahaha..

I am a St. Louis Cardinals fan.. And we won the World Series.. Now, I aint huge on watching baseball, but I've watched two World Series that I can remember, and ironically enough, both times my Cards won the whole thing.. See a pattern? I do.. But umm, this was, from what I was hearing, the most exciting World Series ever, and the kid was hyped every game.. David Freese came through a billion times, and Pujols did his thing for one game.. Think he hit like 3 homers, no Simpson, in one of those games.. But very intense series, good stuff, probably won over some new baseball fans, and that's good for the L.. Now how we win the whole thing and our best player leaves to a different team after tho? -_____-.. Really dude? Guess we just gon have to Papi (beat/smack) the Angels WITH Pujols.. Shoulder shrug..

NFL.. Well, my Rams suck.. That is all.. But, if we can get that WR from Oklahoma State, Blackmon?, we should be coo next year, but we shall see.. Glasses on.. Sidenote tho, my Texans headed to the playoffs, kinda, gotta win this Wild Card first with our starting QB Schaub and WR Andre Johnson both out.. But there's hope..

Hol up, let me shoot back to the NBA.. The Miami Heat, more specifically LeBron James, look like they out to win this whole thing.. Seriously.. They are going to be in the East Finals against DRose and the Bulls.. That will be an amazing series, I think Miami gon come out again tho, just cuz they got too much fire power.. Norris Cole their closer? Hahaha, maybe.. Out the West tho, I'm riding with KD and the Thunder to go up against, hopefully, my Clips.. Russ should have it together by then, but my Clips won't be fully meshed yet I don't think, so OKC should come out of the left coast, the best coast, which is the west coast..

Tunes

Well well well.. First off, musical taste, as any other taste, is completely opinionated, so don't be trippin if someone likes certain things or whatever.. Off my chest, like a bench press.. But umm, a boat load (really just used that?) of music has been circulating since my last entry.. To speak on all of it would take too long so I'm gon holla bout some things I like and the hypest (invented word) things.. The infamous Cole vs Drake is up first..

I've been listening to both for the same amount of time, and I ride with Cole the heaviest.. Drake got some cuts for sure, dude is niice, especially when he does the relationship raps, that's when he at his best.. Be singing a tab bit too much tho to be a rapper, but it's him.. Dude is seriously weird, I mean he is from Canada tho.. But Cole brings that hunger, every single time.. His album is ill to me.. Touches on so many subjects man, from the struggle, to making Dreams come true, abortion, cheating, relationships etc.. Favorite cuts off that, and a must on your playlist are, Breakdown, Dollar and a Dream III, Nothing Lasts Forever, Rise and Shine, Nobody's Perfect, Lost Ones, Lights Please.. Hahhaa darn near the whole album.. I really can't even skip a song on the album 'cept Work Out and Cole World.. Drake album is solid tho, real solid, can't stunt.. Too much singing tho, but smart move by following the formula of the first album.. Tracks on there I'm digging for sure are Shot For Me, Good Ones Go, Doing it Wrong, The Ride.. Sidenote: Drake's last like 6 bars of The Ride are incredible.. But overall, I f with Cole, no knock at yall, just my pick..

Giving Drake album an 8.. Digged the content for the most part, little too much singing, and a lot of the songs were pretty short with like 2 verses.. PS: Drakes best song ever is Club Paradise.. No question.. And that Motto joint rocks.. But neither was on the album..

Gotta give Cole a 9.. Some of the songs were old, and some of the bonus tracks should have been included in the final cut.. But a very good first album, with a lot of the production coming from Cole himself, so that's pretty cool.. To call it Classic tho? I might, ahahaha..

Wale dropped his album, Ambition, and it was pretty dope.. He still aint back to that old Wale that I was feeling a couple years ago.. If you don't know what I'm talking bout go get his Back to the Feature mixtape and peep it.. That's the Wale I like.. But the album was still coo, got some pretty coo cuts on there.. Favorites gotta be Illest B**** Alive, Legendary, Lotus Flower Bomb, Sabotage, Ambition.. Solid first album tho.. I'd give it a 7..

Never really listened to The Roots but their album Undun is incredible.. Amazing.. Sensational.. Hahaha, all that.. Give it a solid 9.. Real good production, and Black Thought has a smooth flow over smooth beats, you can't lose.. Features on the cd fit perfectly, and I barely know any of the people.. Favorite cut off their is Make My with Big Krit.. Uncut dope, Blue Magic..

Those are probably the albums that stood out the most to me.. But there's a couple albums I wanna put people on.. That Robin Thicke - Love After War, Tyrese - Open Invitation both are great R&B joints.. Robin Thicke songs I'm digging are I Don't Know How It Feels To Be U and Mission.. Ty got a joint called Takeover, niice.. Probably some more, but that's all off top..

Got some cuts that I done came across that are ill, but a little different.. John Mayer - Free Fallin, Gravity, (really his whole Continuum album) Slow Dancing in a Burning Room, James Morrison - Right by Your Side, I Won't Let You Go, Rascal Flatts with Natasha Bedingfield - Easy, Anthony Hamilton - Who's Loving You, Mayer Hawthorne - Get To Know You.. Low key a bunch of slow stuff, but ol well, that's mainly what I listen to anyway..

Common album is coo too, 5 or 6 really good songs on there.. Rest is solid, gotta give it another spin tho..

Lupe Fiasco - Lightwork, SLR, Joaquin Phoenix, Life Death and Love from San Francisco.. All off his Friend of the People tape.. All dope.. Different sound by Lu, I still needa spin it more to give it a rating tho..

Rant

Being that my hands hurt from typing this, I'll keep this short.. Just gon make a statement.. It's no point in being in a relationship with someone if you don't see yourself with that person in the future.. Why even waste time? So you can feel comfortable? Drake said it best, "We live in a generation of, not being in Love, and not being together, but we still make it feel like we're together, cuz we're scared to see each other with somebody else".. Haahha, I would use a Drake quote tho.. But anyway, even if the title aint there, people gon still act like the title there.. Sometimes I mean.. But to each it's own.. Just an opinion..

Wrap it Up


Can I say that this Summer of Hoop was exciting to watch with all these NBA players putting on shows across the country.. But that's it for now, even though it's a grip to read, read it chumps.. I know I slipped up and aint get to the WTT, but next Blog dedicated in full to that.. So hold tight, rollercoaster bars.. And trust I will be back on the blogs.. I mean it's a New Year -___-.. Hahahah..

Shouts to my peeps man.. E, P, Ike, Drew, Steve, NeLoc, Smit, B, G, Frankie..

Follow @dnorrisii dnorrisii.tumblr.com all that good stuff..

Track I'm spinning back: Phil Ade - Coming Home.. Real smooth..

Til then, it's always..

Peace, Love & Soul..

1..

D.No..

Entry 17..

"So much on my mind, I wonder how it fit in my brain" - J. Cole..

It's crazy.. Things like time, money, cancer, life, death, disease etc., affects us all the same no matter ones ethnicity, creed, religion, sex etc.. Yet, we as people decide to treat each other differently based on these factors, and it's pointless.. We're steady making things harder on ourselves as a people, not just a country, but a human race.. It's already hard to make it in society, so why make it more difficult by stepping on the next person working hard? Instead of using others as a step, how bout we all find the staircase and step together, or at least figure out a way to get to the next level, collectively.. It's a whole world to go around, a piece for everyone.. Grab yours..

RIP Steve Jobs..
RIP anyone who lost their lives today, period..
Prayers out to all friends and families of the deceased..

Lyf is rough.. But we in it for lyf, so live it right..

I heard someone say that death is all around us.. I said true, but so is lyf.. Don't forget that.. Endless cycle, vicious, but it's reality..

Good Music: John Mayer - Free Fallin' (Live)..

Til then it's

Peace, Love & Soul..

-1

-D.No..

Entry 16..

"Dark Knight feeling, die and be a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become a villian"  Jay-Z..

Man, I heard this line on the Kanye West's So Appalled (feat. JAY-Z, Pusha T, Prynce Cy Hi, Swizz Beatz & The RZA).. Song a little dated in this age of songs having about 2 days of lyf, but I had to bring it back.. Got a lil more insight into that guy.. Let's roll tho..

Seems like mad hate/shots been thrown at J lately especially with the release of Watch the Throne competing with the Carter IV as well as the addition of Weezy shot at Jay-Z.. People know this line is from the Dark Knight flick, that's obvious, but the spin J put on it was dope.. Basically saying he's torn between whether or not he should seriously retire (die and be a hero) or keep doing music (live long enough to see yourself become a villian)..

Seems like in order to be seen as the greatest/best/Hero/Legend you have to die or have a shorter career.. Seeing how Pac and Biggie are seen has Legends in the rap game with their early death.. Don't get it twisted they are for sure the two best to ever do it, but Jay is up there as well, as much as people hate to admit it, you gotta respect the fact that dude been doing this in the rap game for this long.. Not to mention his work outside rap with clothing, label, clubs etc.. But he's saying if I retire I'm gon be acknowledged as a Hero, or Legend..

On the flipside tho, the reality of the situation is that he aint retired.. So just like in the movie, the Dark Knight is seen as the villain at the end of the flick as J is saying that he will become cuz he's still rapping.. There's plenty of shots taken at dudes age.. I just got his whole catalog last night, and judging off the first half of Reasonable Doubt vs Watch the Throne tunes, all I see is growth, a grip of growth.. He's a good rapper, period.. I mean, why would you stop if you getting better and making more money?.. But, he's seen as a villain in that he's going to get hated on by more and more people the longer he stays in the game..

Now, I aint like a sponsor of Jay-Z or nothing, I'm just throwing out my opinion of what I get from this line.. That's what makes a good rapper to me, someone who can drop one or two bars, that can lead on to a full discussion..

Just a quick little run.. Tumblr rockin now, follow up at dnorrisii.tumblr.com.. Will return the favor..

Track I'm Spinning Back: Josh Lehman, Daniel de Bourg and Jeremy Passion - Trust Issues (Cover).. Smooth cut right there man.. Straight up..

Have a Blessed off day folks.. Til then, it's always..

Peace, Love & Soul..

1..

-D.No.





Entry 15..

"Mind in one place, Heart in another" - Drake..

The Real is back (Jay-Z voice).. Na, but wassup with the wassup? You know how we do, massive music.. Still gotta finish up some of that WTT too.. I'll be sure to put that on.. Let's catch up tho..

My mans Cali Buss vid dropped a couple days ago, here's the link.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ3YR0xRWKM&feature=youtu.be Pretty dope, production by Brian Christ (@BrianChrist87).. Send me some feedback, or drop some on the comment section of the vid.. Stay up on the current CaliLYF movement with Cali Buss at the Tumblr http://calilyf.tumblr.com/.. Plugs, plugs and more plugs.. Real talk tho, might wanna get on board early while there's room..

Anyway.. I've been spinning this It's Good track back by Wayne f/ Drake and Jada, because the song is.... TOUGH.. Best word to describe this guy.. But of course the Music guy has to touch on the shot (double barrel shotgun at that) that was taken at Jay-Z by Wayne, and lightweight (shouts to my mans Walt on that Norf slang) jab by Drake.. LETS GO!!

Check it.. Background check first, Jay (supposedly) shot at Birdman in his song with 'Ye - H.A.M. "Really half a billi, nigga really you got baby money, keep it real with niggas, niggas aint got my Lady money" So, people say J saying Baby has no money compared to J.. I don't even think he's saying baby as in Baby, I thought he said baby money like little money.. Or it can be seen as you don't have as much money as me, maybe you have as much as Baby.. But let's go with the Jay took a shot.. So here's the reply, of course it wasn't from Birdman/Baby because he sucks at rapping.. Freeze Frame: This guy calls himself Baby tho? Hahahhaha, that's funny.. Unfreeze: Wayne's retaliation, "Talking about baby money, I got yo baby money, kidnap your b**** get that how much you love your baby money".. Shots fired, Pow Pow.. Hahah.. Na, but sheesh, that was dope.. So now is there a beef? Idk.. I did a lil research and Wayne said after he heard the Jay line he said himself that he can't talk money with Jay because he can't compare, so hearing that I'm thinking dude saying in general, I don't need Baby/baby/whoever money, but I'll kidnap your chick and make you give up more than that.. To each its own tho.. Only Wayne know what he talking bout.. But of course, Twit was flooded with the Wayne vs Jay-Z beef, who gon win, who's better.. One song will end this, everyone go to iTunes and type in the search "Mr. Carter" (now if you don't have this song on your iTunes, I'm giving you permission to illegally download it or just go on YouTube and listen to it) Songs 5mins and 16 seconds so I'll wait..

5:16 later..

Need I even explain? I guess I'll touch on it.. Wayne rapped what, 3/4 verses? Jay had 1 and owns the song, EASILY.. Wait.. #Easily.. He even says Wayne is next in line, "Right here, in my chair, with my crown and my Dear, Queen B, as I share, my/mic time with my Heir" He's letting Wayne have the Throne, but guess he don't want that to happen anymore with the droppin of Watch the Throne.. Hahhaha..  I don't even want to go super tough on this because it's all opinionated, but let the music speak.. Again to each it's own..

Sports Talk..

Football season is in full affect.. Look out for my STL Rams homie.. Bet we deep in the Playoffs this year, if not, I'm just gon get on the Team so Bradford has a decent target at WR.. And check my 2nd squad the Texans with Andre Johnson, ya deeg..

In Hoop, still a lock out.. (Thumbs down)..

Rant..

Told my cuz I'd lay this down, some qualities in a chick that are being looked for (Yoda talk).. But umm, peep it.. Older is a +, Job/Career (or at least knows what she wants to do with her life), Car, Of course cute, great personality, sociable, doesn't need to go out 4 days out of the week, maybe once a weekend, simple, coo with RedBox'n it every so often, umm, coo with my peoples, intelligent intellectual with intel on the sports scene, ahahah, na sports is a + tho (athlete or just likes to watch (real sports tho, basketball and football)).. Supportive, and some type of relationship with the Lord.. That's it off top, I mean that aint as tough as Chili list is it? Hahaha.. No particular order, just a rant..

Watch the Throne..

Let off on Otis on the last joint, so let's keep it going.. Oohp, got the Bonus Tracks too, Jesus, Illest Muthaf'er Alive is illlllllllllll (swine flu, chicken pocks, hives all that) That's a few Entries down the line tho.. But here you go..

5. Gotta Have It..
Favorite song period.. Off thee entire album.. Beat is incredible, James Brown voice on the sample, Jesus, back and forth flow untouched, this might the one that we can call even.. Matter fact, I think we gotta call this one a draw, straight up, I can't even choose.. 'Ye kills with the 1st bar, "Hello White America, assassinate my character" They feed off each other too niice, I wonder how the studio action went.. "Cuz I'm richer (Richard) and prior (Pryor) to this shi As in Richard Pryor with the drug problem, just cleverness by Jay.. But Jay kills with this line right here.. Beat drops perfect too.. "I wish I could give you this feeling, I'm planking on a million" I did a real life backflip when I heard this, it's just tight.. Shows his in tune-ness of what's going on in society, this what I call racist planking that people be doing.. Just overall tight.. Should I go 1 point each or no point? I go one point each, Draw Pilgrim.. Oh yeh, of course the racks on racks on racks Maybachs on Bachs on Bachs black on blacks on blacks part of the song is cold too..


6. New Day..
Me and the RZA connect.. Big ups to The RZA for making some a smooth track with the piano keys droppin.. 'Ye and J touch on bringing up a son and how they would treat em, all that.. Both have dope verses (as to be expected).. I'll give this one to Jay just for a few things he said that were too real to me.. "Sorry Junior, I already ruined ya" No matter how hard he tries, his son gon come up in a weird state cuz of his Pops being so famous, yada yada.. "Look a man dead in his eyes so he know you talk Truth when you speak it, give your word, keep it" Nuff said..

7. That's My B****..
Originally had to skip over this guy everytime cuz I heard it a while back, but it's growing on me, can't stunt.. Kanye verse coo, but I like Jays better just cuz he's basically talkin bout Beyonce and how dope she is.. Talks about the lack of women of color being idolize, best line from the song.. "Back to my Beyonces, you deserve 3 Stacks, word to Andre".. Jay got it..

8. Welcome to the Jungle f/ Swizz Beats..
Shouts to Axel Rose for the title.. Swizz did his thing on this beat, head nodder for sure.. 'Ye opening with Outkast line, "I asked her where she wanna be when she 25, she turned around and looked at me and she said 'alive'" Just dope, cuz it's real.. Jay went off, "My Faith in God, every day is hard, every night is worse, that's why I Pray so hard" Then 'Ye came and went double off for 4 bars "Why I Pray so hard, this is crazy God, just when I thought I had everything I lost it all" Touching on his Moms passing I'm thinking? Kanye don't rap a lot on this song, so it's kinda an automatic to give it to Jay, and that's where I'm headed cuz dude is a genius.. Starts talking bout everyone who's passed.. "Through shots in the door, it died in Vegas" -2Pac "I'm a tortured Soul, I live in disguise, RIP to the leader of the Jackson 5ive" -Michael Jackson "I died in my sleep, I'm still Big Pimpin" -Pimp C (died in a car crash when he fell asleep at the wheel, and was featured on J hit Big Pimpin a while back).. Smooth, period.. "I'm just looking for Love, I know somebody got it" Line so tight.. "I'm losing myself, I'm stuck in the moment, I look in the mirror, my only opponent" My bad for droppin so many lines but Jay just kills that.. So Jay got this song as well..

Think we'll keep it at 4 songs each entry, so the score tally is Jay-Z 7 Kanye 2.. Thus far.. My opinion, not Truth, and I don't really care if you don't agree.. (shoulder shrug)..

But umm, the Carter IV is half way spun, and it's tight, better than expected, cuz I never felt the Carter III.. But I'll touch on that next time, as well as Wale, and Game album.. Too much music..

Track I'm spinning back: Lil Wayne f/ Jadakiss and Drake - It's Good.. Jada comes hard, Drake does his thing and Wayne spits.. Beat cold, and a I don't need no hook on this beat.. Easy money..

Til then it's always..

Peace, Love & Soul..

1..

-D.No..

Entry 14..

"Only but a man, but man enough to challenge all" - Wale..

Sooo, I thought I was going to sleep, but that aint happen.. It's coo tho, you rest when you pass.. Westup folks? You know what it is.. So much music out right now, hard to even remember all that's out.. But you know that Watch the Throne dropped and the most common convo has been who ripped it more between J and Ye.. So I'm gon touch on this, I feel it goes song by song.. But let's roll, letting this Game Red Album bang for some reason, and I'm hyped off this first track.. But peep it..

First, overall the album is incredible.. I've spun the whole thing, easily, 45 times, no Rodeo (no bulls**).. The only song I can skip is That's My B****, cuz I heard that a while back (although, today I kinda was diggin it so prolly wont get skipped anymore).. But yeh the album is on point, of course dope lyrics, amazing production, coo concepts, overall heroin (dope).. Only knock I have on it is that some songs too short, kinda has a mixtape feel to it, rather than an album.. But let's check these tracks..

Sidenote: Just changed to the WTT album in the earbuds, feel like its more suitable..

1. No Church in the Wild f/ Frank Ocean..
This songs even I think.. No ones verse really sticks out, Frank Ocean on the hook is money, and that little touch of The Dream is dope.. I think 'Ye has to get this one tho if I had to choose, just cuz the way he comes on.. On the real tho, I think Jay prolly has the better verse, I just don't know what he talks about off top ahaha.. I'm gon give this to Mr. West tho..

2. Lift Off f/ Beyonce..
First off, Beyonce makes this song, f it, this is Beyonce's song.. Seriously.. She kills this, she owns this.. I aint even a B fan but she does amazing on this joint.. And these two have such short verses it's hard to even dissect they lyrics.. But if you listen, Jay gets this one.. Ye verse coo, just normal 'Ye rambling, it's tight tho.. I spent like 5 mins talking to my Bro the other night about 2 bars from J tho.. "Earth is boring to him, it's making my d*** soft, when you Earnhardt as me eventually you hit a big wall".. I mean, dude basically saying I've done everything possible on this planet, only place for me to switch it up is on Mars, but the meat was that second line.. Brief History lesson, Dale Earnhardt was easily the best race car driver in the sports History, and had an accident during a race, in which he hit a "wall" and died from that.. Jay saying, when you at the top for so long you soon hit a point where you can't go up no more, or get stuck with trying to find new ventures, again, needs to take it to Mars.. All in all, Jay got this one..

3. Niggas in Paris..
Jay won.. Period.. Hahhaha.. Both they verses cold, but this why J won.. "Psycho, I'm liable to go Micheal, take your pick, Jackson, Tyson, Jordan, Game 6".. That shi cray ('Ye voice).. That line is too dope to not mention.. As it's spinning tho, I'm feeling 'Ye verse, ahahha.. "Bougie girl, grab her hand" But overall, W goes to Jay on this one, it could go either way tho, but gotta choose one.. And the ending part bout getting in my zone is tight too..

4. Otis f/ Otis Redding..
Who would drop an untraditional single, with back and forth mixtape rap with no hook? The DWade and Bron James of the rap game.. This joint is toooooooo coooooolddd (pool in a blizzard with ice cubes in it)..  Sheesh.. Idk who made this beat, prolly Ye, but damn, it's raw, makes you wanna sing.. But umm, this a tough one, you gotta go verse by verse.. "I invented swag"? J gets the first off that, ahahha.. 2nd set of verses.. This one might be even.. Breakdown!!!! Jay: "Looking like wealth" Much better than rich.. "Political refugee asylum can be purchased" Look up Political Asylum if you aint kno what it means, but basically dude saying after he "murks" you for messin with Bay Bro, he'll simply fly on his private jet somewhere, using his 5 passports ahaha, to a diff country and file for PA in which he can't be touched by any form of law enforcement, hence he's never going to jail.. Kanye: "I made Jesus Walks, I'm never going to hell" Just feel how he fed off J last line, the ol schoo back and forth rap is good money.. "Couture level flow is never going on sale" Couture is specially made clothing for specific people, kinda tailor made, usually isn't sold again in the same form to anyone else.. "Hermes of verses, sophisticated ignorance write my curses in cursive" Think this is a double entendre, Hermes is the messenger of the gods so he's delivering messages in the form of lyrics, and I believe Hermes is some sort of fashion too, like the best of the best, think they produce scarfs (don't quote me), and the 2nd half of the bar is just intelligent.. "I get it custom, you a customer, you aint accustomed to going through customs you aint been no where huh?" The rant on the different forms of the word custom give Ye the W on the 2nd half I think, just clever.. 3rd set of verses.. Jay: "Smoking Cubanos with Castro in cabanas" Just showcasing his moves overseas again, and just stating his status.. Fidel Castro was a leader in Cuba or something, look him up if you wanna find the specifics, cuz I don't know them, and I aint finna act like I do.. So Jay saying he tight like that to be smoking cigars (expensive cigars) with Fidel Castro.. "Build your fences, we digging tunnels, can't you see we getting money up under you" Every time I hear this I see Bad Boys II, but idk if folks in tune with this, but the Mescans (that's real life how I spell it), like the ones from Mexico, started building tunnels to move they drugs through since America threw them fences up.. 'Ye: "Pray that all of they pain be champagne" Just saying that hope the only pain yall get is drinks, but they killing the game (shoulder shrug).. Giving that one to Jay tho.. So if we do the math right, that's J 2 Ye 1.. So Jay got the Otis joint..

This last one done got the kid tired tho, I'll finish the rest of the album another day, hopefully 2morr..  So read up, ya deeg.. So far we looking at Jay-Z 3 Kanye West 1.. GNight.. Twit be that @dnorrisii too..

Track I'm spinning back: Wale - Barry Sanders.. This The Eleven One Eleven Theory tape is bananas.. I'll talk about that another day too..

Til then, it's always Peace, Love & Soul..

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