It's Just My Thoughts... Vol. 3


Another week past and more craziness going down! But before we get into all that I just want to send a big thank you out to Saigon, dude came to town and killed it! Then he spent an afternoon talkin with the people at Seattle Central. This guy is on some real uplifting Hip Hop music and he deserves his props!

Now let’s get this thing started. Bun B is coming to town April 4th! Nuemo’s is about to be crackin! He was out here in November or December at the War Room but I couldn’t make it so I’m definitely trying to make it out to this show. RIP Pimp C.

I have to once again give respect to hiphopdx.com for dropping another fresh interview. This week they sat down with Olu Dara. That’s right Nasir Jones pops! Check it out here.

Any of y’all see the new site that popped up this week www.kingmathers.com? What do you think? Is Em going to come back and wreck the game? My boy Mike says that him and Dre are back in the lab and Em is on his Slim Shady/Marshall Mathers type ish? Can Eminem make a come back and deliver that classic record all the heads have been waiting for?

Lastly, I didn’t do anything in tribute to J Dilla last week. I know every website has cooked up something and I’m sure at one point I will do a Dilla post but until that day if you are not familiar with his music go to Youtube, or iTunes, or wherever it is that you get your music from and listen to some J Dilla – you will not regret it!
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Originally posted here on February 22nd, 2008.

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