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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Fred The Godson • America's Greatest Living Poet


23 comments:

  1. Kendrick Lamar is the greatest living poet. Get hip.

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  2. www.2dopeboyz.com/2010/09/23/kendrick-lamar-o-d-mixtape/. There's your taste. Listen front to back. Fred is nice, but come on...

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  3. ahhhh ... aight aight.

    I hear ya Agueybana.

    I hear ya.

    And I'm game.

    Tell you what.

    Post one lyric from Kendrick, that can fugg wit Fred.

    Just cut and paste.

    Let his poetry speak for itself.

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  4. "My issue isn’t televised and you aint gotta tell the wise
    how to stay on beat because our life's an instrumental
    This is physical and mental
    I won’t sugar coat it
    You’ll die from Diabetes if these other n-ggas wrote it
    And everything on TV just a figment of imagination
    I don’t want no plastic nation
    Dread that like a Hatian
    While you muthafuckas waiting..
    I be off the slave ship,
    building pyramids, writing my OWN hieroglyphs"

    Fred The Godson is a lyrical rapper. Kendrick Lamar is a revolutionary. He is the next great. I feel you if you on Fred if you were simply showcasing wordplay--If you're truly hip to Kendrick Lamar, you know there is no comparison. Download that tape I told you if you haven't already and let me know if you want more fire. My email is on my profile. Stay up brotha.

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  5. "My issue isn’t televised and you aint gotta tell the wise
    how to stay on beat because our life's an instrumental
    This is physical and mental
    I won’t sugar coat it
    You’ll die from Diabetes if these other n-ggas wrote it
    And everything on TV just a figment of imagination
    I don’t want no plastic nation
    Dread that like a Hatian
    While you muthafuckas waiting..
    I be off the slave ship,
    building pyramids, writing my OWN hieroglyphs"

    OK.

    OK.

    That's not bad.

    But he can't fuck the Godson.

    Poetry: Maximum abbreviation, with minimum loss of meaning.

    "All the macs in the world can't save your life ... Steve Jobs."


    There is more meaning in that one lyric then the entire works of Langston Hughes.

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  6. We have different definitions of poetry, but instead of trying to twist you to mine I'll work within your guidelines-- maximum abbreviation, with minimum loss of meaning:

    "I'm tryina feel the vibe of Mona Lisa studying art... now paint that picture."

    I'll see you that one, and raise you another:

    "Fuck a funeral, just make sure you pay my music respect, NIGGA."

    Btw, you don't have to sell hip-hop over traditional forms of expression to me. Hip-hop is my fourth language.

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  7. Agueybana, i'm not up on Kendrick Lamar like that, but I will say he's gotta get up pretty damn early to fuck with Godson. I'ma peep him out though, see what's he's about. In the meanwhile:

    Chasin' a dream, hard to chill with bone in heel
    I got a couple breaks waitin' for the bones to heel,
    so now
    I'm blessed I used to use the streets
    now it's MTV, fifty views a week.
    Freestyled a lot I had to work the flow
    now they holla at Jers, 45 a show.
    Cover straight stuntin', i'm gunnin' for the XL,
    belly of the beast new face of the X well
    three straight singles, all of them heaters
    they call me for a record, three for the feature
    I got em on speaker, everything wireless
    Labels call me up for a meeting
    i ain't signin' shit
    unless it's a million
    forget about the rest the best is in the building
    from unsigned hype to Godson shine bright
    this my dream baby, Christina i'm nice.
    Fred, Dreams

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  8. @ Doc. Your opinion is welcome. I am hip to Godson. Here's your 3-track Kendrick Lamar starter kit:

    1. The Heart Pt. 2
    2. Little Johnny
    3. Hiiipower

    Hit up YouTube, and post here to tell me what you think.

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  9. Here, I made it easy for you:

    1. The Heart Pt. 2
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xep756J2ffg

    2. Little Johnny
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeT7LuKqtk4

    3. Hiiipower
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fboxgVVJUHs

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  10. Oh yea, and return the favor w/ The Godson. Maybe we're not listening to the same tracks. Give me my 3 track starter kit.

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  11. Here ya go, Aguey.

    Dreams, of course.
    Theme Music
    Too Fat

    I see you're approaching this thing from a content level. I like conscious hip hop too, dead prez is my favorite group but most conscious is way different from best poet. Poetry is about putting words together, creating vocal memes that explode in people's cortexes. And Fred the God does this like no other.

    Oh, and throwing my hat in the ring, neither one of these cats is fuckin' with Joe Budden. Just sayin'.
    Sober up
    Downfall
    Aftermath

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  12. Doccccc!!!!! Joe Budden has been my go to lyricist since I first heard 10 minutes back in 2003. I see your hip to his more recent tracks. Are you hip to any of the following:

    Get the picture -
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brko78UhJgI

    Whatever it takes -
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B8k_QHYQvw

    Broken wings -
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36IDQz1_Wx4

    I'ma peep that Freddy now. How do you make those youtube links without the long, ugly web address? You good in my book, Doc.

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  13. P.S. Kendrick Lamar is conscious AND lyrical:

    Look out for Detox!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5eT6TaEtPI

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    A'ite, you hip to Joe. That's what's up. Nahh ain't heard those 3 tracks. Got some more stuff to get hip to, which is always a good thing.

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  15. Ooooh. Smooove. Good looks, Doc!

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  16. A'ite, one more for ya.
    What you know 'bout that boy, Saigon?
    True Story
    NY Streetz
    Pop Quiz

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  17. I do know about Saigon. He came at my Joey's neck back in the day--I never really paid him too much attention except for this track called "Pain in my Life" from like 2002. I'ma gonna check out your tracks. I could never get sick of recommendations for new hip-hop artists. I return the favor with BIG K.R.I.T. You heard of this:

    Children of the World

    Rotation

    Dreamin

    ???

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  18. Yeah, I remember him and Joe beefing too. I was like damn, why it had to be two of my top favorites.

    But they squashed all that tho, I think they was even talking about doing a track together.

    Lately I think Sai's lost the fire for doing the music but his old shit is still crack.

    Peep Warning Shots one of his earlier mixtapes that I think would've been 5 mic album quality if he'd released it as an LP. I've been hearing things about Big K.R.I.T. I'ma have to check those out.

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  19. A'ite, the tracklist is still actin' janky (it does that a lot with older tapes) so you can't preview them but trust it's worth a download.

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  20. Props, mane, i'm definitely feeling that KRIT. He's country as hell but still lyrical. Think I found a new artist to follow. Good lookin' out.

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  21. Oh no doubt, Doc. Warning shots is downloading as we speak. I trust your taste.

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  22. Oh no doubt, Doc. Warning shots is downloading as we speak.

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