It took Mariah Carey to bring back the old Eminem. When Eminem runs out of juice and starts putting out wack music, all he has to do is make it personal, like he did with this hit, and then HE’S BACK! Mariah, I love you, but I wouldn’t mess with Eminem anymore…smh..not after this….

Just a Preview…Sucka Free Week continues When hip-hop trio Digable Planets emerged in the early 90s, their memorable moniker raised eyebrows. What, exactly, did it mean? The name sprang, they explained, from the notion that every individual is a planet. But the unique worlds that their tracks mapped out were not insular ones; as their Grammy-winning hit Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)” would prove, the Planets were primed to connect with audiences weary of the aggressive posturing of gangsta rap. CHECK OUT DA NEW…

My favorite neo-soul rappers will never be off the map because they will always be on a planet of their own. Check out Diagable Planets at www.myspace.com/digableplanets and new TIDE commercial below….

KANYE WEST – I’M APPALLED His new track after the whole VMA incident. I think his title is a little satiric as to describe what people say when they’re talking about HIM, and not the other way around. Anyways, let’s keep it about the music. What do you all think about Kanye’s new track?

SNOOP DOGG-I WANNA ROCK

Yo, I’m really feeling this dude. He’s out of Orlando, FL. Sounds like he’s about to put out some real hardcore music. Check out the song I have posted below titled, 7/11, before you click on the widget, and let me know what you think? Peace! Lisa TJ THE SOULFUL RAPPER- 7 / 11

SLUM VILLAGE – DOPE MAN [produced by YOUNG RJ] New Slum Village since major member, Baatin’s death,near the first of August of this year. Make sure you catch his verse. He is dope as usual. Dope Man is a track included on the online-only Villa Manifesto Digital EP. The full blown album, Villa Manifesto will be released in 2010. Slum village continues the represent the music industry from Detroit. Glad their doing new things to keep Motown alive. [found track on Michiganhiphop.com]

[Story posted by my homie – John-Trinity Range] If you listen carefully to the undertone of this song, you’ll see that Whodini is actually making a profound statement about the evolution of hip-hop. The lead of the song expresses how true hip-hop is FROM THE HEART… It should never be originated by a “machine”, commercialized, watered down, or altered in anyway tha…t would suggest – artificial, superficial, replica of OUR LIFE & TIMES. Have we finally reached that day and age where the TRUE MC…

I found this video on iblog126.com but tried real hard to find it without the Rick Ross part. The song is on fire (anything with Warren G in it, usually is) but for the first 2 minutes of the video, Rick Ross is showing off all of his jewelry. He had some very beautiful pieces but I didn’t understand what it had to do with the video. Nevertheless….check it out