The NZA

Thundercats - i have no idea what you just said. Hate to encourage marketing whores, but so you guys know, if you ever want to download some of the popular ads, check out Ad Critic.com, i found some old coors ones where they used John Wayne over there. ps if the 2 of you start a post war posting nonsense everywhere its gonna be go time soon.

Howdy thunder, good to have you aboard...i heard a lot about Hard Drivin but never got to play that one. Didnt have many racing games - DJ Ario X (good friend of mine, he's on this board too) had Virtua Racing and Out Run i think, all i had was this multiplayer arcade classic one called off-road, game of small trucks in a big dirt race...it wsa pretty simple but one of the cartidges me & my friends played so much that it died. ??? Super Hang-On kicked my ass too. Im not that great at racing games.

Not to sound like Phil Collins here, but...there's somethin in the air tonight. In addition to the texas charm of dead skunk.

Ok, so lookit...theyre monkeys, right? And theyre in these giant balls...i got that part. Giant plastic rolly balls that prolly arent that easy to manuver. But even fuckin so i bet they could jump if they tried harder. :monkey: :rail:

That...that aint right. I thought better of Diaz. PS un an unrelated note, if you fake leprosy, bitch-ass Paula Abdul wont give a brotha a table dance neither. Trust me. :plain:

Nah...while back Junker was goin on & on bout it but like i said, i just not got the hard drive space and im not even sure my setup would meet the game's requirements..

The Original Kings of Comedy is a trip... "See, that's why i dont like these rap concerts. Too many damn instructions. 'Put yo hands in the air! Wave em like ya just dont care! Now somebody scream!' Nigga, i paid thirty-eight fiddy to get in here, i wanna see yo ass scream."

"I'm the N, the A to the S-I-R and if i wasnt, it mustve been Escobar..." Ok people i know its not a popular genre here but I know Chief and maybe even Birdy will have somethin to say on this one before its forever buried! Tussins - "Undying Love" was raw, good call. So far off God's son ive heard "The Cross", "Book of Rhymes", "Thug Mansion" (acoustic 2pac one), "I Can", and "Heaven" (his style switches a bit on this one, its cool)...all really good so far, pickin this album up when i see it cheap.

Hah...Penny Arcade trashing IGN.com.

You know, im finally readin shit about the big Matrix game, comin for PC, PS2, X and alla that, lookin good. Thing is, its lookin to be a sidestory, ya know? Which, if the Wachowski bros are handlin it like they say, it could still be really fakin cool. This mod, looks (from one screenshot) like a total conversion to the movie...that shit's really fuckin cool. I gotta admit, now that i got drive space, im gonna be curious about playin this one here.

Itchy wang..no time for shower.

Wow...i forgot bout your taste in movies, that's a damn fine list . Still need to see The Man who would be King and Beh-Hur, sadly.

My backup plans are forming. That makes me happy.

I wanna fit Boondock Saints into mine, at least a runner up if nothin else. Just remembered how much I enjoyed that one, had me in a vigilatne mood for like a week.

We met in a secluded field, the sun nearly kissing the evening horizon. The warm breeze was full of that earthly, musky scent that only those fortunate enough to live outside the urban rat race know, and quiet whispering of the leaves in the Weeping Willow overhead added the final touch to the most romantic scene. We lay there, both naked, I knew I had to have her and have her now. Without a word being spoken, I managed to move myself to a position of dominance. I could feel instantly that this was what she had been waiting for as she frantically thrust her pelvis at my approaching organ. As sexual tension heightened towards the inevitable mind-blowing climax, it was all I could do to hold out until the moment we had been both waiting for was upon us. As it did we rolled together in the now damp grass. As the last deep orange glow of the long set sun melted into the darkness of approaching night, as we lay there still entwined in an amorous embrace, I kissed her long and loving and whispered how good she had been, she tenderly and sensuously licked my inner ear and whispered: "Baaaa", then re-joined the flock.

Good calls - i think the one with Nas as a gun is "I gave you power" off It was written...the other one you mentioned, i looked it up, think its "Undying Love"..ill go download that one. Reviews of God's son are comin in strong, anyone else had a chance to hear it yet?

"Yo...Rumor has it, "The Blueprint" classic Couldn't even be stopped by Bin Laden So September 11th marks the era, forever of a revolutionary Jay Guevera..." - Jay-Z, "The Bounce" You have to hear that one flow to appreciate it..damn that's tight.

hah..that's the one he did with Puffy right? Forgot bout that one...so which ones of his are your favoites? Show some love for Nas, help me talk 'im up...i want Duados to see this thread to be sure i got the history right but im pretty sure thats it. Seriously, i think if more people came to the mic with half the stuff he brings to it, the genre would be so much more.

Warren Ellis: a man with vision.

Blood of a slave, heart of a king...stilmatic's intro said it all. "Ayo, the brother's "Stillmatic" I crawled up out of that grave, wiping the dirt, cleaning my shirt They thought I'll make another "Illmatic" But it's always forward I'm moving Never backwards stupid, here's another classic.." Cant say enough good about this guy. :D

Figured it was high time for a Nas appreciation thread, let people know why this guy is one of the greats. I'm gonna preface this with some of the politics/drama etc that come from the genre - mind you, you can know absolutely none of this and still really get into it. Many remember that hip-hop/rap was in pretty full swing around the early 90's. As much as ill tease Heartless & others about their fear of mainstream music, its a delicate thing in rap...its very hard to maintain street credibility when you go platinum. People like 2pac get hailed as kings for makin it big but remaining who they are, not movin out of their neighborhoods, etc. Mind you, if youre Will Smith or somethin, just talkin about partying, no harm done, but if you say youre real this genre's quick to call you a hypocrite. Well, with rap's commercial sucess, many had their fears...would the whole thing go commercial? Would the genre, born from the streets, be converted into another suburban pop arena? It sounds stupid, but many see the music as a way out of where theyre at, others just like hearin a voice they can understand, so it means a lot to many. So, in 1994, 20-year old Nas dropped Illmatic, still one of the most influential albums of the genre - his flows & insights forced rap onto another level for many. It's one of those things that, i think, fit the times, amd you cant expect it to happen again. Here was this kid from Queensbridge (popular area for NY rap), talkin like he knew more than most of the pros did, and it wasnt all bitches, cash, and weed - it was pretty spiritual at times. His followups were often unfairly held up to his debut...It was written was strong but many wanted another Illmatic. Same with I am, but many fans were disapointed in Nastadamus - the single off the album was "You Owe Me" with Ginuwine, and although i thought it had its fair share of tracks, it honestly wasnt his strongest, felt rushed. Many fans were upset & felt their prophet had fallen. Now, to play into the drama, along comes Jay-Z. In all honesty - he's not brining anythin to the genre. He talks about what everyone else does, only his style is really strong, and caught much commercial appeal. His early stuff got some attention, but half the tracks off of Vol 2: Hard Knock Life got radio play; it was a strong album, and Jay's pretty arrogant. He made somethin of a move to claim himself new king of NY (and thusly of the genre), ranking on Nas' falling off. Early last year, Nas replied with the ironically named Stillmatic, which fans like myself were really happy to hear - it was a reminder why he's king. The radio hit "One Mic" was powerful for radio, "Rewind" was an original piece done backwards, and tracks like "2nd Childhood" broguht back the insightful lyrics. "Got U'rself a gun" and "Ether" were all but aimed at Jay-Z, and both shut him up real quick, i thought. If you really wanna hear somethin off this album you'd enjoy (as not even a fan of rap) go download "Rule". Even the beats Nas samples are great - "Rule" comes from Tears for Fears' "Everybody wants to rule the world", "The Message" borrows appropriately from Sting's "Fragile", even "I can" lays over "Fur' Elise". Anyway, the Jay-Z drama is just there like any other beef is: to make sales. Those listenin to Nas just for the battle completely miss the point. For me, its a catergory thing: Jay-Z has the commercial crown over such hip-pop stuff as Ja Rule, DMX, 50 Cent remixes with Justin Timberlake, etc. Nas is in league with BIG, Wu, etc. As a matter of fact, after losing 2Pac and BIG so quickly - while they both clearly had many songs left to write - many look to Nas by default to save the genre when its in trouble, hence his messiah lyrics in his latest album, "God's son". Even the radio one of his new album, "I Can", is somethin the genre used to see a lot of but not nealry as much these days - a lot of positivity with a message. Go back and listen to Grandmaster Flash and some of the founding fathers and youd be surprised how much of that there was...some thought it was the point, initially. Ive said plenty here: if you enjoy Nelly, the Jay-Z tracks on the radio, etc thats really cool, im glad theyre out there. But if you ever want to hear the soul of the genre, look no further. The analogies of street scriptures from the prophet still hold, if what ive heard off the new album is true. Songs to download to try him out/get an idea: "Nas is like" - this one sums it up a lot, i think "New World" "One Love" "The World is Yours" "One on One " with Mobb Deep - ok not as important but i love this one "Street Dreams" with R Kelly "One Mic" "Rule" "I can" "It aint hard to tell" and if you want one youve prolly heard..."If i ruled the world" with Lauryn Hill He even likes to leave a message in his album names...take a look.

Wow everybody else is all sick. Me, im healthy, just po. If you poeple came over with your contaiminated asses, id cook for the lot of you, im gettin better. ...but you should bring the food.

Sacre bleu! I bet you dont mind lingerie. I used to think it was funny when my old man pronounced french words phonetically. Wow, there's wars on that one i didnt know took place, but my favorite bit: On a side note, Chrpnbrd was recently telling me she believed she read an article that said France's true reason for the opposition to the war wasnt as much humanitarianism as it was their own oil interests in Iraq...have others read this?

"watch the company you keep, and the crowd you bring 'cause they came to do drugs, and you came to sing..." :frontman: Nas appreciation thread comin soon.

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