** Drum roll please.....**
Mobb Deep - Survival of the Fittest
So first things first Rap gets a bad name sometimes, for some of the folks who just know how to rap about "Hoes" "Biatches" "dollar bills" etc etc... Yawn..... If you are willing to get beyond your misconceptions and listen to the lyrics and stories though, you can find some quality music, in fact you can find some of the best music. Some of the old school stuff is brilliant to listen to, I love the beats and rhymes that some of them can deliver. These days only Kendrick Lamar can compare in my opinion.
Right them, less talk, more tunes, here is my first one for ye, Mobb Deep and Survival of the Fittest.
Mos Def - Speed Law
Mos Def has brilliant delivery. His upbringing in Broklyn, New York where he was born Dante Terrell Smith gives him some good insights for his rhymes. Dante Terrell Smith does not quite have the same stage presence as Mos Def, so he goes as Mos Def rather than Dante Terrell Smith! He was one of twelve children growing up, he developed a love for acting before rapping, which helped to keep him out of trouble. He watched as class mates, friends and neighbours got into gangs, stealing and running riot, while he kept himself on the straight and narrow by acting in plays instead. Lots of what he saw though comes out through his songs.
Nas - N.Y. State of Mind
Nss is a great place to start if you are not sure about Rap. I would point you towards 1994 album Illmatic as a great album to give a go to, just stick it on from the start and stick with it. This is poetry, as much as Rap for me, as Nas is one of the best in the business and is not your run of the mill rapper, he is up there with the best of all time for me.
Three Tune Tuesday
That's right, it's Tuesday folks and for our merry little band of ladies and lads, that means sharing tunes, good vibes and engagement. As another week disappears in the rearview mirror, we have loads of engagement and tunes flying around on Three Tune Tuesday and sure isn't that bloody fantastic! I hope you're ready to share three tunes from wherever you find yourself on this magical spinning lump of rock that we all call home and sure you might even sing us a tune if we're lucky?
It's a time of the week when lovers of music, tunes and craic bring their blockchain community three of their finest and brightest tunes to share and celebrate, so let's roll on and let the tunes flow free.
This is my 109th week waxing lyrical for Three Tune Tuesday and we are still going strong.
It started off with me just sharing tunes into what seemed like a void, but little by little others joined and now I'm thrilled that we have a little corner of Hive where we come and share our tunes every Tuesday, and long may it continue. I almost stopped posting the songs and thoughts a few times, but I stuck with it and now interestingly it is my favorite thing about Hive. I love music and now I have a network of folks around the world who love music too and we share our tunes and catch up with each others tunes and discuss them each week. We get Pop, Metal, Rock, Gospel, Folk, Jazz, Rap, Hip-Hop, Trip-Hop, Reggae, Bippy bappidy Flange Hop. Ok I made that one up, but you get the idea, we are all learning about new artists, bands, back stories and sure isn't it just mighty!
Something that excites me the most is that we even get musicians sharing their covers of famous songs and even their own songs from time to time here on #ThreeTuneTuesday, which is a real favorite of mine, as that takes talent, time and dedication.
We are adding New posters and retaining our core of regulars here on #TTT which is fantastic. Let's keep it growing. Weekly, I try to find four to six hours to listen to all of the fantastic music shared from like-minded folk from around the globe and interact with their posts. This has led me to genres I don't know well and to some amazing new bands and artists and has even introduced me to some musical instruments I did not know existed. It also allows me to upvote smaller accounts and find some really interesting people from all over the world, which is heartening.
I hope you enjoy the tunes - be sure to tell me all about it in the comments below and above all else, please enjoy the rest of your Tuesday - smile at a stranger, rub a dog, be a nice human to someone who was not expecting it - peace out.
For those unfamiliar with TTT or Three Tune Tuesday....
The jist is as follows
Every Tuesday I'm going to share 3 songs which I like to listen to and I invite your feedback in the comments below. Better still, why not have a blast of your own Three Tune Tuesday and mention me in the post and I'll come and find the post and upvote it. If you could also use #threetunetuesday tag that would be great, as that is what I use when sifting through all the entries every Wednesday. It'll be a sweet way for us all to discover new music. You'll also be in with a chance of winning the prize - more on that later.
HBI contest - win 10HBI
Share your Three Tune Tuesday songs below or create a post with #ttt or #threetunetuesday and mention me so I can find the post.
I'll pick the three songs I enjoyed the most each week as the winner and transfer 1 share of HBI to the winner when this post pays out 7 days from now, but wait there's more...
Three Tune Tuesday Sponsors
My old pal and brother from another mother @blanchy started a trend and now also commits a share of HBI each week and along came eight more Three Tune legends @blackdaisyft @hannes-stoffel @tengolotodo @inthenow @wwwiebe @grindan @jasperdick and @dbooster so now the winner will receive ten shares of HBI, not too shabby at all folks.
10 SHARES OF HBI FOLKS!!!! BOOM!!!
Special mention this week also to @emma-h who sponsored this initiative for 3 weeks - legend!
Thanks a million to our sponsors above once again.
Sin é, That's all folks, thanks for stopping by.
That's it for another week. Those are your three songs for week one hundred and five. Let me know what you think - good, bad or indifferent? Did you like them all or just one or two?
Also, as I said before, I love getting good steers for new tunes, so please tell me about the latest and greatest from your playlist below and I'll be sure to check em out.
The YouTube videos shared are not owned by me and I am simply sharing great music with the community here on Hive
Thanks as always for stopping by everyone.
Peace Out
