^ 600lbs. of I.C.B.S. (ice cold blue steel)
Like I said in an earlier drop, shouts to Nah’Right and OnSmash for helping me get my dreams out by leading the way on the internets.
Think about this for a second…
A few years back eskay starts a website mainly for posting music that he fux with and talking about rap in a free and open environment. Nah’Right also grinds its ass off. Nah’Right becomes the pre-eminent website for new Hip-Hop music and they didn’t even cheat their way to the top by having a URL with the words ‘Hip’ or ‘Hop’ in it. No big deal. Just a kid from Yonkers on some rap shit. I’m not talking about Jadakiss or Styles P tho’. I’m talking about eskay.
OnSmash used the video player format to launch Hip-Hop music and culture into the future while other sites use their players to bring the culture backwards and downwards. You won’t see catfights, or anything that adversely describes Hip-Hop culture in an OnSmash player. Just real rap and the real people that move this thing. Nothing exploitative or degrading. How many other sites can claim that and would aim for that? Cupcakes bow down to Hof.
Anonymous heads on the internets can say some slick shit from their keyboards but Hof and eskay deserve their accolades for NOT selling out and keeping their sites true to the culture. Hip-Hop needed help to get to the year 2010 when we could see rappers from all different backgrounds with different styles get their exposure and their recognition. This wouldn’t have happened without the persistence, perserverance and power of the internets. Show yourself some effin’ respect.
Now here’s a video clip of the Internets Show featuring Dallas Penn as he does events during CMJ 2009 in NYC.
Chea!
