“I used to think rapping at 38 was ill, But last year I grossed 38 mill, flow is special, got a 38 feel, the real is back…” – Jay Z – “The Prelude”.

Oh really? Jay-Z is back? OK. Didn’t he retire? Yep. Well why is he back? Cause he’s a rapper…Is Benz0 the only one who knew that Jay-Z retiring was just a publicity stunt? I mean you would think that Jay Hova would have been more original than this. Too Short retired long time ago just to come back. It’s all a publicity stunt in rap. Which is why I admire Barry Sanders who was one of the greatest running backs in the NFL of all time but retired YOUNG and kept his word and never came back.

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“I don’t sound like none of y’all, you getting independent [money]?, just remember the n$$$az that taught you that… Bay Area!!!…Tell the people that E-40 is back“ – E-40, “Yay Area”.

510!!!…415!!!!…707!!!…916!!!….BAY AREA!!!!…YAY AREA!!!!…..Don’t sleep on the Bay Area!!! That NorthWest (San Francisco/Oakland to Seattle) region has been representing hiphop since the Sir Mix-A-Lot days. And E-40 picked up where Sir Mix-A-Lot left off joining Too Short as the main Northwest playaz in the game. But ever since Too Short moved to Atlanta it seems the Bay Area lost most of its steamFear not.

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“Is it because we country that we’re easily underappreciated? But when we rap we STAB and conquer with Lethal statements…” – Shawn Jay, “It’s Over”.

The New South movement continues to grow stronger and stronger. A new South that still sports your traditional southern artists that depend more on their beats than lyrical talent like the popular crunk artists (Lil John, etc) but on the other side of the fence are your new Down South lyrical terrors following in the footsteps of the Southern pioneers like Outkast, 8Ball MJG, Ghetto Boys, Goodie Mob and Poison Clan. Today you have Ludacris, Lil Wayne, Da Backwudz, The Clipse, T.I., Slim Thug, Trick Daddy, David Banner and I-20 to name a few that are continuing the lyrical onslaught.

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“It ain’t my fault I’m RAW, I’m Sorry….BUT I WANTED WAR!!….” – Cam’Ron, “You Gotta Love It”.

Oh yeah! WAR TIME! YOU GOTTA LOVE IT! Been a while since some big names went to war….Enter Cam’Ron from Stage Left. With his newest album, KILLA SEASON, Cam’Ron throws his hat in the ring of big names trying to go to WAR. Just a couple years ago Cam’Ron had joined the “Roc” but word had it that Jay-Z wasn’t around when Cam’Ron was signed and secretly never liked Cam’Ron being a part of the R-O-C.

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