Hank "The Hammer" Aaron

In May of 1975, Hank Aaron surpassed Babe Ruth's RBI (Runs batted in) mark. He finished his career with 755 home runs and over 2200 RBIs—both records still stand today. Aaron was inducted into The Baseball Hall of Fame on August 1, 1982.  Today’s players of baseball have resorted to taking performance enhancement drugs in an effort to catch his record.  SMH.  J In my opinion, Hank is still the man.  Don't hurt 'em Hammer! 

Note: 90s rapper MC Hammer earned the name "Hammer" as a young batboy for the Oakland A's because the team owner, Charles Finley, felt he resembled the baseball great, Hank Aaron.

Run DMC, Jam Master Jay, Kool Moe Dee, and Special K on Friday

"I am one of the chosen few, so when you need that lift to get you through... all you have to do  is say Special K and help is on the way."  ~ Special K of the Treacherous Three

Happy Friday everyone.  I hope that all of my family and friends here in the states had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  I know I did.  My wife cooked plenty of good food.  Now, I'm relaxing and jamming to some old school Hip-Hop from my generations era -- the 1980s.  It was back when I wish I had a "fresh" pair of Cazals to go with my burgundy, suede pumas, and matching burgundy and grey wind breaker.  Haa haa!  Don't laugh.  Back then, it was just good clean fun -- NATURAL FUN!  Have a great weekend.  ~Peace

KRS-One: Peace, Unity, Love and Having Fun

"...The information we get today is just whack
But ask yourself, why is that?

The age of the ignorant rapper is done

knowledge reigns supreme over nearly everyone

The stereotype must be lost
that love and peace and knowledge is soft

Do away with that and understand one fact
For love, peace must attack

And attack real strong, stronger than war
To conquer it and its law

Mental pictures, stereotypes and fake history reinforces mystery

And when mystery is reinforced
That only means that knowledge has been lost

When you know who you REALLY are

Peace and knowledge shines like a star

I'm only showin you a simple fact
It Takes A Nation of MILLIONS to Hold Us people Back
Which is whack, but we can correct that

Teach and learn what it is to be Black
Cause they're teaching birds to be a cat
But ask yourself, why is that?"

KRS-One/Boogie Down Productions

Ghetto Music: The Blueprint Of Hip Hop (June 1989)

Lawrence "Krishna" Parker is an author, emcee, and Hip Hop activist
Born: August 20, 1965
Place: Bronx, New York City, USA (Boogie Down Bronx)

AKA: Kris Parker
AKA: The Blastmaster
AKA: The Teacha (spelling deliberate)

KRS-One's Hip-Hop career began in 1986 "up in the Bronx where the people are fresh." The block party and "having fun" music that he started with took a political turn after the murder of his friend and DJ, Scott Sterling (Stage name: Scott-La-Rock) in August of 1987. In 1989, his music and growing political views spawned a Hip Hop project which would become a peace anthem of the time called, "Self-Destruction." The project attracted popular Hip-Hop artist of the time including Public Enemy's Chuck D., MC Lyte, and Kool Moe Dee. Since then, KRS-ONE continues to reign as a supreme lyricist (my opinion), and public speaker against ignorance and senseless acts of violence. He's staying true to his lyrics, and often polemic style of Hip-Hop, despite the now ruling popularity of the non-political, vainglorious (often mysogynistic) rap music we hear today. Mr. Parker continues to serve the Hip-Hop community. He is part of a project called Temple of Hip-Hop . The temple is place and forum for all who are dedicated and/or interested in the preservation of Hip-Hop culture and music .

Thinking About The 80's

“Back in the days when I was young…I’m not a kid anymore but some days I sit and wish I was a kid again.” ~Ahmad
I’m going to take you back to 1985 when I was in the twelfth grade. A senior! I was one of the coolest brothers in high school. Yes, I was cool. You should've seen me! I was sportin’ my favorite burgundy Lee jeans with all white, shell top Adidas. You know I had to have my striped burgundy and grey fat shoelaces and steel taps on my heels so that you could hear me coming down the hallway. If I was outside I had on my burgundy and grey pull over windbreaker and cap with the words, “Stevie B” written in gold across the front. As I said before, I was cool. *smile* My best friends were Roby Rob, “Kiterio” Jay-rapping-Al, and AJ (aka Boot). My music was R&B, DC Go-Go music and the beginnings of Hip-Hop on a national level. In DC we were listening to Go-Go legends like Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers, Experience Unlimited (EU), Trouble Funk, Rare Essence, Pump Blenders, Shady Groove, Ayre Raid and the list goes on.

I was sent to North Carolina by the time I reached high school and folks in the Carolinas were following the New York music scene. Eventually, so was I. We were jamming to Afrika Bambaataa & The Zulu Nation, U.T.F.O and taped cassettes of Kool DJ Red Alert on WBLS. I remember the first time that I heard “The Show” with Slick Rick and Doug E Fresh. I can’t describe how I felt when I heard it for the first time. It was amazing!

I can’t forget R&B! I was seriously on some New Edition. However, some of my favorite R&B artists were from the UK. I actually didn’t know that there were black people in the UK until I saw them on television (Solid Gold) speaking with a British accent. I was like WOW!! I’m thinking of groups like 5 Star , Musical Youth, and Loose Ends (Hanging on Strings, Contemplating)…“I’m not your play thing.” Yes, those were the days! Well, I’m going to stop here. I just wanted to share with you all and reminisce about a time that is gone forever, but remembered. Peace~

Hip Hop Quote Of The Week

Artist: Slick Rick
Album: The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick (1988)
Song: Hey Young World

"Love mean happiness... that once was strong, but due to society... even that’s turned wrong
Times have changed... and it’s cool to look bummy and be a dumb dummy and disrespect your mummy. Have you forgotten... who put you on this earth?
Who brought you up right... and who loved you since your birth? Reward is a brainwashed kid goin wild young little girls already have a child..."