In a world of swirling disevolution, it's nice to know some things never change. This music and its culture, out culture, is older than most of us who carry its torch. Thus, one must question "progression" when it seems to be taking us farther and farther away from the point. Some things are so fundamental to an art form that true-schoolisms, they are the very rules by which we define our music. Sampling is not "old school", it is our medium; as a sculptor uses clay, or a painter uses paint, we use old records to make our music. Lyrics don't necessarily have to be anything. Diamond D still goes on and on like popcorn and it's still classic. Scratching, no matter how fast or turntablist, still sounds best easy and on beat. The rules never change. Thus , we present to you another album, just like the first two: not old school or mid school or underground or breakbeat or true school. Just good old hip hop.

Somewhere along the way it seems most critics decided that just making Hip Hop was not good enough, and praises were hailed upon those who were "experimental" and "progressive". Yet while everyone spun out towards the fringe, a void was created in the center; a timeless origin where dope beats and rhymes are simply good enough. As major artists traded in their DJ's and turntables for backing bands and backup singers, underground hip hop became a symbol of suburban rebellion across the internet. Our hip hop became sterile, timid and tired, weird, conscious, light, sassy, scientific, vegetarian, teenage angst ridden, or whatever - pick your cliche. It rarely is just for the sake of being. We seem to have gone from the Boom Bip to squigadammmm yoink chomp, and worse yet, many of us are patting ourselves on the back for it. It seems that in the infinite pursuit of progression, some have forgotten to acknowledge the past.

Mr.Versatile still have problems using this blog thing....I decided to place a post he made about 3 months back....the top ten is coming soon..

Mr Versatile back in the building. It has been a minute but I am here to show the world all types of things. I will get into something I was supposed to have said about one year ago, lol. I went to the Korn concert last March and it was fucking incredible. I had really thought Korn had fallen off big time as a group but seeing them live at least gave me some excitement. Here is my review of that night
I went to on March 28th. I guess I will basically say what I was going to say there and shit from now on I will not do things 95% myspace attention and 5% Livejournal..March 28th Korn, Mudvayne, 10 YearsJonathan Davis should be commended for his energy he showed that night in Jersey. I am a long time fan of Korn and saw them twice recently before the concert at daily download. I originally did not plan to go to this concert. Out of nowhere, I thought I will give Korn a chance to entertain me. I had liked what I heard from the new album but still did not buy it. I had really not liked anything from Korn since right after Follow the Leader I suppose. Untouchables was very disappointing and Issues was an album I felt I wasted my money on. (I knew this was not 1996 anymore but that is the first taste I got of seeing Korn live-1996- Washington D.C., it was a really small time club in the area and Korn was still kinda unknown well at least from major radio airplay. Jonathan Davis and Company I have to say still know how to bring it. I mean I felt like this concert was just for me. They played alot of their old shit . It's On started things off and I think the crowd was ready to go. They they played Clown which is one of my favorite songs, Divine sounded pretty good, then they played Love Song, then Falling Away From Me also sounded great, Souvenir of Sadness ( at the time one of the songs I was unfamiliar with-ONE of the new ones), Here To Stay, *Munky's guitar solo* was next, well this was talked about from the other cities shows on many Korn bulletins and groups. I loved Somebody, Someone and as I just enjoyed the night further and further and felt the money I spent on ticket that night was worth it. The chance to go in the Pit and a huge arena show with Korn of all bands, ducking punches and crowd surges was worth it and my section of the pit seemed to be the most hostile environment. I wish I has VIP Pit ticket though, I was in Pit GA but it was still close enough. Oh yeah so 10 Years started things off, with Lead Singer Jesse Hasek.They sounded ok, but I was not too familiar with these guys and you know how opening acts go, people were more concerned with buying more beer before Korn came out and buy a concert T-shirt or two. I did like the last song they played, it had some real energy to it and the crowd I think finally started to feel this band. Mudvayne was also on the bill and they sounded great. Bassist Ryan Martinie was in top form. On to Korn, I finally got a really good position in the crowd for the main shit, not too close but not too far either. It was great to see Jonathan's HR Giger-designed microphone again. Korn had other members playing with them with masks on including ex-Otep guitarist Rob Patterson. i can't lie when Mudvayne played Dig and when Korn played Blind as their last song I went fucking nuts. I was ready to start really swingin in the pit myself. That's about it, I pretty much was close enough to the danger zone but enough not to get fucked up.