Scratch - Loss 4 Wordz

I decided to pick up Loss 4 Wordz since beatboxing in general is awesome. I saw Scratch beatbox for Supernatural at Paid Dues NY '08 and he held it down. Supernatural showed up late and Scratch did an amazing job entertaining while we waited.

It's interesting to hear beatboxing on an album, but there are some HOT beats on this album. Personally, I love "Let's Go (feat. Peedi Crack)" and "Ready To Go (feat. Kanye West And Consequence)". Definitely worth checking out.

Day 1 - Rock the Bells Chicago

So it seems like nowadays everyone has got a blog. Why not the Hip Hop Providers?

We love our hip hop too and want to share news with everyone. Plus, it's summer, you probably have more random internet browsing time now.

So I was thinking about getting over to Rock The Bells in Chicago this past weekend, but the lineup just didn't draw me from the Twin Cities for the price and since I had no one to go with. I'm sure it would've been fun, but no way it could top last year in NY. No way.

Anyway, I found some Wu-Tang clips from Chicago this past weekend. It never fails to amaze me how ridiculously bad live Wu-Tang shows are, yet everyone still loves it. I saw GZA last summer and he was insanely unprofessional and unenthusiastic. Here's a clip from GZA's set at RTB '09, performing the amazing track "Liquid Swords":

Notice the quality off-rhythm flow, and the crowd does most of the work on this one. It's fun to see such a great MC live and hear the classic tracks (or w/e you want to call them), but it would be nice if there was some energy there. Although, to give you some perspective, this is better than his set at Paid Dues NY '08.