Now What?

No I didn’t watch the Def Jam Hip-Hop Honors. I don’t have anything against the celebration. I just have no interest in celebrating the past in this way. I keep old school joints on the iPhone and listen to them like they were released yesterday.

Basically, I celebrate hip-hop everyday. Looking at the event’s line-up, and Def Jam’s history, I can only think about the present/future. With Blueprint 3 and Cuban Links 2 on shelves, I can’t help but to think about what’s left. A lot of anticipated albums have dropped already and it’s not even holiday season.

Have we already seen the best of the holiday season? Will albums by Eminem (Relapse 2) and 50 Cent (Before I Self-Destruct) get pushed into 2010? More importantly, do we give a shit? Is anybody checking for that Nas & Stephen Marley album?

There are other albums “scheduled” to drop, but do we need more? There is a nice variety of music in the streets now (I.e. Ghostface Killah, M.O.P.). With all this good hip hop around…shit, I just don’t want it to end. Not too long ago we were being overwhelmed with wack shit (remember Laffy Taffy).

Please let’s close out the year with a BANG!

Props to Russell Simmons…