Blueprint !!!

Kanye's beats are getting so dope that at some point they are going to be at a level no one is going to be able to touch, ever. Combine that with Hova's inability to retire & elevated beat picking sense (give Nas a hand) and you have a masterpiece in the works.

New example: Yeez plays an unreleased beat off of Hova's new Blueprint 3 (!!?!?!) from a recent show at Madison Square Garden, and brings out the don himself. COMPLETELY OFF THE HINGES.

The Show Biz

I can't even remember, is this real? People had fun at shows? I thought it was all Mos Def shows with posturing NYC heads with bad attitudes booing people who are more creative than they are?

Courtesy of the mad geniuses reviving the true school over at The Meaning of Dope.

The Roots On Green Lantern

I'm seriously considering getting Sirius Satellite Radio just because The Green Room hosted by Green Lantern is basically the modern equivalent of Stretch & Bobbito in the 90s. The Roots showed up last night on Lantern's show and threw down six tracks from the new album with a live set, and then Black Thought ripped it on Rap City. Talk about hustle. David Banner also showed up on Green's ripped as hell (what?) and actually kicked some reasonable flow.

I still stick to my guns that Black Thought is the best MC period. Arguments accepted, I know you got em.

I'm smooth like the dude Sean Connery was playing. - Black Thought

Previously:
∆ The Roots ft Mos Def & Styles P - Rising Down
∆ Joe Budden freestyle in The Green Room