Unlike Snoop Dogg and the rest of the young thuggin’ generation, Rob Base took the “I Wanna Rock” pledge to heart. He actually got out there on the block with the rest of the hood and ‘rocked’ with his people.

Not to slight Snoop or his single, which is quickly turning into 2010s version of “A Milli” with recent additions from the likes of Jay Z and Luda (”King’s version) and Skillz? It bangs with a capital B (no offense Cuz).

But there was something about going to a house party back in the early ’90s, pushing up on that special someone, then gyrating until your body went limp, all because of this song.

It gave dudes a reason to gig and chicks a reason to shake what their Mama gave em.

And without further adieu…

THROWBACK INSIDE

Erick and Parrish are still in business of making dollars and fittingly, the title of their new album is We Mean Business. The December 9th Fontana distributed release will be their first full lenght album since 1999’s Out Of Business.

“The CD is fuckin’ crazy. The shit is bangin’. Like, I ain’t gonna lie to you. It’s real Hip Hop shit for real Hip Hop heads. If you a Hip Hop head, it’s hard to hate the CD. You’re gonna be excited, trust me,” said Sermon.

We Mean Business boasts features from the likes of Redman, Havoc (Mobb Deep), Raekwon, KRS-One and 9th Wonder among others. Below is their lead single, “Run It,” featuring KRS One and in the spirit of Throwback Thursdays, we felt it appropriate to add some old school knock.

“Run It” ft. KRS One
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“So What Cha Sayin’?”
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Too Short’s induction into the VH1 Hip Hop Honors family this past week is a pretty good indication that E-40 will follow in a year or two. No matter how much game they stole and how often they hated, rappers and critics alike all got a little bit of 40 Water in them along the way – whether they wanna admit it or not. This song, is ONE reason why. 

As he puts the finishing touches on his 11th album, The Ball Street Journal, we thought it fitting to take it back to the early 90s – the Bay Area’s glory days – to truly appreciate the catalogue this brutha has assembled.

Kickin’ on back wit tha Hennessy/ 40 Wata wata would ya sprinkle me?

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In this clip with rolling out TV, Houston legend Scarface opens up about the Presidential race, namely John Racist McCain’s refusal to engage Barack Obama during the first debate. For that Uncle Face called the Republican candidate a “peckerwood” and went on to slur the 72 year old war vet (and grandson of slave owners might we add) with other derogatory terms.

Video inside…

Throwback Thursdays – GAME

He was playing the last game of the season and had a choice. The Detroit Lions had the game won, but in the balance, he had a chance to break a record. Ten more yards and it was his. Being the humble, non self consuming individual that he is, Sanders decided against it and calmly watched the rest of the game from the sideline.

Barry Sanders may not have won a Super Bowl and he may not have played the extra year or two it would have taken for him to conquer the “most yards ever” claim, but he was easily the most spectacular running back to ever touch the pigskin… and arguably the best ever. His talent was unrivaled during his era.

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