I used to be really into hip hop, but i grew apart from it. Used to listen to alot of DP a couple years ago,but haven't listened to them since. I just can't really get into the sound and state of mind of some hip hop,like i used to if that makes sence. But today,I ran across some of their songs, and I'm blown away, and can still hear what i heard in it a couple years ago.Mixture of hip hop, a bit of jazz and a touch of psychedelic, so smooth! Music that makes you go "Ahh i remember theese days"
i love how none of their songs use unnatural sounds, every single drum line, bass, trebles shaking around are all natural instruments, no unidentified sounds
THE AMOUNT OF SOCIAL AWARENESS COMMING FROM THIS CAN ONLY BE COMPARED TO BDP. TO PAINT THE PICTURE THE WAY MY MAN DID IS CLASSIC. STILL HAS MEANING IN 2011
When I find old school groups like Digable Planets it makes me think about how many outstanding rap albums have gone unfound...... anyways Butterfly from DP has a new group, Shabazz Palaces and they kick ass! that dude has been rapping for damn near 20 years
i think that... they tell us the number #1 killer of black babies is abortion but, that's a surface result. the real #1 killer of black babies is poverty, racism, and capitalism. because, all these things keep black people poor, uneducated, and at the bottom of the capitalistic hierarchy in the US. & the reasons blacks are more prone to aborting the unwanted children instead of keeping them is probably because we grew accustomed to the idea after we were raped and impregnated by white master's.
this song brings up a good point "life doesn't stop after birth, and for a child born to the unprepared, it might even get worse" some people claim to be "pro-life" but are anything but; there is more to life than birth
@TheTnAshow00 Hip Hop is and should be poetry, with Rhythm. One day, Hip Hop will push past it's slanderized image in the American public eye brought about by Mainstream music. It will continue to burgeon and impact the world for many years to come. Through perseverence Hip Hop will continue to educate and improve the situations of oppressed human beings across the globe and become known for it's impact on the new millenium through political, conscious progression.
All these years later, this song still haunts me. We should play this outside GOP headquarters 24/7 while they're trying to cut funding to Planned Parenthood.
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@abracadaverous Planned Parenthood is a Eugenics campaign put into practice by Margret Sanger, one of the most racist Americans ever created. Planned Parenthood kills over 2000 babies a day. The number one killer amongst African Americans is not HIV, Murder, or drugs. Abortion kills more than them COMBINED. The most dangerous place for a black person to be is inside their mother's womb. Think about it. Google MAAFA 21.
@kungblao if you dont like abortion...dont have one..a woman has the right to control her body...and choose..guess things would be different if you found yourself in it...cant believe you would say this was one of your favorite songs and take such a stand against being pro choice..just curious...are you a man or woman?
@scarlettb333 i never said i was pro choice...A woman does have the right to choose. HOwever, it should be noted that the NUMBER ONE KILLER OF BLACK PEOPLE IS ABORTION. Period. That was my point. When that song came out, I was like 11...and just like the beat and the way his words travelled over the smooth beat...i barely even understood what he was talking about...it was just...different...and I loved it for that. the song is awesome, but its sad that the number 1 killer of blacks is abortn
@kungblao a zygote/embryo is not a person. abortion doesn't kill people, it kills chunks of non-sentient parasitic cells. until that embryo becomes a fetus that is able to sustain itself through it's own metabolism (by which point it is illegal to abort it), it is no more of a person than the bones in your hand or a malignant tumor.
@kungblao your skin cells are alive, your blood cells are alive, every single cell in your body is alive. does that mean you are billions of people rather than one person?
there's also the fact that billions of sperm die even during conception. only one fertilized the egg, the rest die off. unfertilized eggs also die during menstruation. if sperm and eggs count as people, all post-pubescent humans are mass murderers anyway, so abortion shouldn't be a big deal.
I used to be really into hip hop, but i grew apart from it. Used to listen to alot of DP a couple years ago,but haven't listened to them since. I just can't really get into the sound and state of mind of some hip hop,like i used to if that makes sence. But today,I ran across some of their songs, and I'm blown away, and can still hear what i heard in it a couple years ago.Mixture of hip hop, a bit of jazz and a touch of psychedelic, so smooth! Music that makes you go "Ahh i remember theese days"
erykahbadu172 1 month ago
i love how none of their songs use unnatural sounds, every single drum line, bass, trebles shaking around are all natural instruments, no unidentified sounds
kingcosmo93 2 months ago
i hate you for putting ads on this song
skinsman1 2 months ago
fucking amazing. i love this song. damn. damn. wow. intense
hifrog 2 months ago 3
ladybug will be there, doodlebug will be there
lala0578 2 months ago
If you like this check out the OG , 'Jimi Hendrix, Doriella Du Fontaine EP' , featuring ' Lighting Rod ' from the ' last Poets'
gonebeyond77 3 months ago
Jimi Hendrix, Doriella Du Fontaine EP
gonebeyond77 3 months ago
i was born at 8:49. but not on the 9th day of july, ha.
UMightCatchMe225 3 months ago
nice
nicoletaisofache 4 months ago
THE AMOUNT OF SOCIAL AWARENESS COMMING FROM THIS CAN ONLY BE COMPARED TO BDP. TO PAINT THE PICTURE THE WAY MY MAN DID IS CLASSIC. STILL HAS MEANING IN 2011
grasshopper144 4 months ago
<3
Yewell81 4 months ago
Social awareness, poetry and beats that make you want to keep grooving....cannot get any better!
twentyone222 5 months ago
When I find old school groups like Digable Planets it makes me think about how many outstanding rap albums have gone unfound...... anyways Butterfly from DP has a new group, Shabazz Palaces and they kick ass! that dude has been rapping for damn near 20 years
greensicknesss 5 months ago
Real Hip Hop right hear! Brings back memories growing up listening to them :-D
8v71buses 6 months ago
Anyone think they borrowed the melody from "O.D. from Doriella Du Fontaine"?
ustickx 6 months ago
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ustickx 6 months ago
i think that... they tell us the number #1 killer of black babies is abortion but, that's a surface result. the real #1 killer of black babies is poverty, racism, and capitalism. because, all these things keep black people poor, uneducated, and at the bottom of the capitalistic hierarchy in the US. & the reasons blacks are more prone to aborting the unwanted children instead of keeping them is probably because we grew accustomed to the idea after we were raped and impregnated by white master's.
danigantt 7 months ago 4
this song brings up a good point "life doesn't stop after birth, and for a child born to the unprepared, it might even get worse" some people claim to be "pro-life" but are anything but; there is more to life than birth
Obamanomics 7 months ago 5
there's only ONE IDIOT that doesnt know MUSIC!!
ujsykes 7 months ago
such a chill jam...light up a fat one, turn the lights off and listen to this.....incredible
toaster032 7 months ago
@TheTnAshow00 Hip Hop is and should be poetry, with Rhythm. One day, Hip Hop will push past it's slanderized image in the American public eye brought about by Mainstream music. It will continue to burgeon and impact the world for many years to come. Through perseverence Hip Hop will continue to educate and improve the situations of oppressed human beings across the globe and become known for it's impact on the new millenium through political, conscious progression.
nihilsinedeuss 8 months ago
This was my favorite song growing up as a kid...brings back great memories.
kungblao 8 months ago
vote libertarian for personal and economic freedoms!
mattm12124 9 months ago
Thank you. This says it all.
GrandmaofMac 9 months ago
What a beautiful song...
Emandudeguyperson 9 months ago 27
i used to use this as a pro choice resource with year 11's - so clear
hayleyeljohnson 9 months ago 3
i used to use this as a pro choice resource with year 11's - so clear
hayleyeljohnson 9 months ago
All these years later, this song still haunts me. We should play this outside GOP headquarters 24/7 while they're trying to cut funding to Planned Parenthood.
abracadaverous 10 months ago 2
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@abracadaverous Planned Parenthood is a Eugenics campaign put into practice by Margret Sanger, one of the most racist Americans ever created. Planned Parenthood kills over 2000 babies a day. The number one killer amongst African Americans is not HIV, Murder, or drugs. Abortion kills more than them COMBINED. The most dangerous place for a black person to be is inside their mother's womb. Think about it. Google MAAFA 21.
kungblao 8 months ago
@kungblao if you dont like abortion...dont have one..a woman has the right to control her body...and choose..guess things would be different if you found yourself in it...cant believe you would say this was one of your favorite songs and take such a stand against being pro choice..just curious...are you a man or woman?
scarlettb333 7 months ago
@scarlettb333 i never said i was pro choice...A woman does have the right to choose. HOwever, it should be noted that the NUMBER ONE KILLER OF BLACK PEOPLE IS ABORTION. Period. That was my point. When that song came out, I was like 11...and just like the beat and the way his words travelled over the smooth beat...i barely even understood what he was talking about...it was just...different...and I loved it for that. the song is awesome, but its sad that the number 1 killer of blacks is abortn
kungblao 7 months ago
@kungblao a zygote/embryo is not a person. abortion doesn't kill people, it kills chunks of non-sentient parasitic cells. until that embryo becomes a fetus that is able to sustain itself through it's own metabolism (by which point it is illegal to abort it), it is no more of a person than the bones in your hand or a malignant tumor.
Cuddlebunzzzz 6 months ago
@Cuddlebunzzzz Sperm is ALIVE. The moment the SPERM and EGG combine, the life is made.
kungblao 6 months ago
@kungblao your skin cells are alive, your blood cells are alive, every single cell in your body is alive. does that mean you are billions of people rather than one person?
there's also the fact that billions of sperm die even during conception. only one fertilized the egg, the rest die off. unfertilized eggs also die during menstruation. if sperm and eggs count as people, all post-pubescent humans are mass murderers anyway, so abortion shouldn't be a big deal.
Cuddlebunzzzz 6 months ago
ALL their raps sound like poems.
TheTnAshow00 11 months ago
@TheTnAshow00 it is
not2shy2say 10 months ago
fantastic
glemmstengal 11 months ago
Love it
loner1878 1 year ago
gold.
yolo1998 1 year ago
So progressive. No other rap outfit has come close to reaching this level of consciousness.
dustboogz 1 year ago 51
@dustboogz right on!
i2969k 7 months ago