OK – that last post about Nas got me going. I went into the CD vault, and dug out a dusty copy of the sony music sampler which had the version of Nas’ Aint Hard to Tell that I wanted.

Now the version that’s on this sampler has a serious beat, not like the linked viedo below. After some sleuthing, I found that the Sony sampler is actually titled: Sony Music Black Music Month ’94 / You Can Hear The Future In The Music.

Anyways, that version is much nicer than the one on YouTube. Of course, the old Fugees Nappy Heads Remix Radio version is also nice.  “What was so wonderful about pickin cotton on the farm – Mr. Slaaaaaaave-Maaaaan?”

Making fun of Louis Armstrong is not nice, Mr. Fugee, but it does make me laugh.

Just heard a great biting track (Courtesy of Garth Trinidad, who has been rocking my nights for more years than I (or he, more than likely) would like to admit.

As far as making me laugh, it ranks right up there with Pato Banton’s “I do not sniff na coke, I only smoke. . .” (as an aside, I will soon post about Pato – I am a huge General Public fan, and Pato has a very interesting story with some twists. . .)

Take a listen to Benjamin Zephaniah’s Superstar, off of his Naked Album.

Garth – better hook up that website my man. . .