The 5 WACKEST rappers out right now

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Top 5 reasons Hip-Hop has become WACK

AKA the 5 Wackest rappers out right now

by:D West

Hello World!

It’s your man D. West here, first thing I want to do is say that I am so proud and honored to have the opportunity to be a part of The Street Evol movement. I hope I can live up to the reputation and make the team as proud of me as I am to be a part of them.

That being said, today I want to talk about the 5 reasons hip-hop has become wack…aka the 5 wackest rappers in the game right now. Some of you will agree, and some of you won’t. But hey, this is my column and my opinion so if you don’t like it, don’t read it…wait, let me rephrase…if you don’t like it comment on it and tell us why. Anyway, enough grab ass, let’s get to it...I give you, in no specific order, the top 5 reasons hip-hop has become wack…aka…the 5 wackest rappers in the game right now.

5.) Young Money (Unless you’re Drake, but INCLUDING Wayne and Birdman)

I know I’m gonna catch shit for this one but hear me out: Crews never, ever, ever, work. This is a message for any rapper out who wants to put on his homeboys…you’re homeboys are WACK! That’s why you were the one to blow up…and shit you may even be wack (Wayne), but you at least had the hustle to get out there and make it happen. People have a hard enough time making it through your mumbling, incoherent album...let alone a 17 track turd sandwich that has all your boys who normally sing the lyrics to your songs onstage when you’re too fucked up to perform, rapping their wack ass lyrics over some stale cookie cutter ass beat. Young Money is so wack that I don’t even know all their names…I know Mack Mane, only because of his position in the company. The you’ve got Nicki Manaj…I could write a whole column on how lame she is, but all I’ll say is I find it hard to listen to someone rap when their voice is changing more than a drug dealers cell phone. You’ve got Tyga…weren’t you on Fueled by Ramen or Decaydance before this? Birdman…Birdman just stop fucking rapping! And then there’s the leader…Weezy F. Baby…look I can’t deny how Wayne’s skills have grown since say his Hot Boyz dayz…I mean days…but still when people have the nerve to tell me how great his metaphors are I have to laugh…Wayne’s metaphors are like a kindergarten class…”I’m high like the sky” “My grass is so green”, I mean they’re not really even metaphors…I was listening to his most recent album “I Am Not A Human Being” last week, and heard this gem off the albums lead single “Right Above It” - - “and I smoke till I got chest pains/ and you know I rep my gang like Jesse James/ women are possessive and they wanna possess Wayne/ I’ve been fly so long I fell asleep on the fucking plaaaannnneee//” I think I’ve said enough…

4.) Waka Flocka

I could just reference his name and be done. His name is the matches his skills. I mean how the fuck did he even come up with this name? Was he watching “The Great Muppet Caper” and heard Fozzie Bear make a joke and was like “Aye nigga! Dat’s a good ass rap name right dere! Waka…now to find some shit that rhymes wit dat! Ummm acka, backa, cacka, docka, e..e…I’ll come back to dat shit, flocka…oh shit! Aye my nigga! Flocka! Hell yea! BOW!”? The one thing I can’t deny is the power of his single “No Hands” featuring Wale, and Roscoe Dash from 2010’s “Flockaveli” album, I mean the shit was a hit…oh I just wrote a good rhyme for him. And I mean really? Flockaveli? I think that speaks for itself…

3.) The Black Eyed Peas

I don’t even know if this is fair because at this point they’re more pop than hip-hop, but because they’re based in hip-hop I think I’m safe here. I can’t deny that they make hits. But the issue here isn’t if hits are being made. Everyone on this list has had hits. There isn’t ONE decent emcee in the entire group. You’ve got the Ape-Man who does karate moves when he raps, you’ve got the little one from India or the Philippines or whatever who if I remember correctly his name is Pine-Apple or Grape-Ape or something to do with fruit, you’ve got Fergie-Ferg, who is always rapping about how raw and real, and hood she is, but when the choice came down to which “Transformers” star to marry who’d she pick? Tad Hamilton (Josh Duhamel)! Not Roman Peirce (Tyrese Gibson). And then of course we have the mastermind, Will.i.Am. His beats all sound like they should be coming out of 10 foot tall speakers at a warehouse rave, his lyrics are just as god awful, and I don’t care what anyone says I find the mans style goofy more so than anything else. For the longest time he dressed like a little black German mountain climber, and now it seems he just dresses outlandishly just to try and stay relevant…and didn’t they use the hook from the theme song from “Dirty Dancing” on their latest single…yeah…

2.) Soulja Boy Tell Em’

I’m sure everyone knew that this was coming. I hate when I tell people I think Soulja Boy is wack and they have the nerve to tell me I’m a “hater.” You know what? Fuck it…I am a hater…I hate wack ass music with no thought or talent involved. “Soulja Boy is young and getting money dog!” Ok guess what? So is Justin Beiber and that kid gets plenty of shit shoveled at him day in and day out. I mean at least Justin Beiber can blow. SOULJA BOY CANT RAP! Now that doesn’t take away from the fact that the guy makes catchy ass hooks, I’ll give that to him, but his lyrics are absolute garbage, lets break down and analyze one of his prize gems from last year’s hit “Pretty Boy Swag” off his “The DeAndre Way” album - - “Get out the way…Pretty boy comin' though/Me and my crew/ we swaggin in the room//Girls on my heavy/'cause I look so sexy/Yellow diamond shawty in the club straight flexin//I'm lookin' for a yellow bone long haired star/Thick in the hips come and get in my car/You party with a star/we take off and go to mars//Pretty boy take off in 5.4.3.2.1…” Before you ask yes this dumb asshole rhymed “star” with “star”. This is even worse than rhyming “star” with “car”. I don’t know maybe I’m being too hard on him…maybe I just don’t get it because I’ve lost touch with the youth that Soulja Boy reaches…no…I think he’s just fucking wack.

1.)    Plies

Ok, you know something is wrong when DMX says you’re the worst rapper ever…and not “It’s Dark And Hell Is Hot” DMX, not even “Who We Be” DMX, but cracked out, white lipped, Arizona living, Dog grave digging, ashy knuckled, half hair cutted, king cobra drinking, “Lord Give Me A Sign” DMX. First Plies came out in the way most hard core southern rappers come out…with a ghetto love song. I’m still not quite sure what a “ Bust it Baby” is exactly, and the reason I’m not sure is because I can’t understand a fucking word that comes out of Plies grilled mouth…he’s always screaming at me. I’ve never heard a rapper who can mumble and scream all at the same time but this guy has managed to figure out a way. I haven’t referenced Plies albums or song names because I’ve never listened to Plies albums. And I never will. I would rather listen to ABBA for a week, then listen to Plies album once. I would rather lick a petri dish with the Ebola virus than listen to Plies album. I would rather spend a day in a steel box with Rick Ross after Taco Bell night for 6 hours than listen to Plies album. You know how before I at least gave everyone a little credit? Well I’m not gonna do that this time. Plies has no talent. And that’s all I got. If he has a problem I would invite him to respond here on The Street Evol.

Well that’s it guys. I hope you’ve enjoyed our trek through why hip-hop has become wack…aka…the 5 wackest rappers. Feel free to comment either to agree or disagree, either here, or get at me on twitter @dWestisLike. Shout out to Cliff Elder and CJ Amadi for allowing me some space on their blog.

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The Street Evol's Top Ten NBA Shoes of ALL TIME!

THE TOP TEN NBA SHOES 
OF ALL TIME!







In no particular order....





Nike Air Pippen. You wouldn’t think YOUR shoe would be in demand if you played next to The Greatest basketball player of all time. But these sure were! Pippen was one of the best small forwards to ever play the game. His role on the Bulls many championship seasons will never go unnoticed.  It changed the game with what is called the “Pippen effect” or the “sidekick effect” … You know, the Reason Lebron left Cleveland?! (i.e Shaq/Kobe,  Kobe/Gasol, Olajuwon/Drexler,  Malone/ Stockton ..etc You get the Idea!)Maybe that’s why these shoes were so popular…

 “On the real though” look at them… these shoes sold themselves!

The Adidas Conductor. A.K.A The “Patrick Ewing’s” These drove New York City CRAZY! Ewing never won a championship but one thing he did was place himself in the record books as one of the best big men in the game.  These shoes did the same in the shoe game!

The Nike Air Max Sensation. These debuted in 1995 they were Chris Webber’s signature shoe.  And boy did he BALL in these! Chris Weber made his impact on the game with his smooth passing and ability to run the floor with the best of them.

The Nike Air Penny II.  *SIGH* These just take me back! Penny Hardaway made an impact early in his career with his running mate Shaq. With their fast pace game and good defense they were very hard to stop but came very shy of a championship. But Seriously, how can you not love the 1Cent logo and the commercials of Chris Rock  as Lil Penny?? CLASSIC!

Michael "AIR" Jordan's’Nuff Said!  From Jordan’s First shoe to his last  EVERYONE rocked them and still rock them even today. From Old and young, male and female, on and off the court, Air Jordan's were and still are Nike's top shoe line. He was the Greatest and his shoe game was serious due to many moments etched in  our minds like these..

The Converse Aero Jam. “It’s gotta be the shoes!” Larry Johnson really took his game to the boards, with his alter ego “Grand MaMa”.  Converse gave him his own Signature shoe and with the success of Grand Mama that was a VERY good idea. Below is the Debut Video of “Grand MaMA”….

Nike Air Force 1 "Rasheed Wallace".Worn by the likes of Moses Malone as the low tops in the older NBA days. Rasheed Wallace brought them back rocked them from Day one. He even made them more popular by creating the High top version.  Rasheed  also gave us tons of attitude with every game! Being known as a “walking technical Foul” with his relentless rebounding he became an elite player gaining a title during his career. Rasheed joined Jordan as the only other person to have a silhouette on their shoes.

Nike Air Max CB 2. Charles Barkley………………where do we begin? This undersized forward made a huge mark throughout his career with his physical playing style and that will always give the 6’8 guys hope. Chuck’s Nike “I am not a role model” Campaign pissed parents off. The more it pissed parents off the more the shoe sold!

Fila Grant Hill 2. These put FILA on the basketball shoe map. Grant Hill was one of the smoothest wingmen in the game hands down.  His Duke education showed on the court. Even though he was supposed to be “The next Jordan” He still had a Prosperous Career, with many endorsements as the poster boy for newer companies like FILA and Sprite.

And here’s a little something  just to take y’all back a lil bit.. lol

The Reebok Pump. These were very popular in the late 80’s early 90s. They rivaled Nike very well and the success led to models for football, tennis, and track. They were Dominique Wilkins Signature shoe. Since he was dubbed the human Highlight reel, he was the poster boy for them along with some other coaches you might recognize..

HONARABLE MENTION










Reebok Kamikaze II Shawn Kemp's signature shoe. He took the court in 95 wearing these and had arguably his best season, averaging a double double.

The Nike Air Shake Ndestrukt. The Signature shoe of Dennis Rodman. These had a very Unique design, but then again so did Dennis Rodman...lol








If you are lucky you might be able to catch a pair of these shoes at Sole Classics! They are located in Columbus's Short North Arts District, on High St. Just a few blocks north of Downtown. You can also visit their website at www.Soleclassics.com

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I drop bombs like the Enola Gay, put your pistol away 

Im glowing with Faith,

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Are There Racial Divisions in the Columbus Nightlife??

THE STREET EVOL:EVOL LURKING ARE THERE RACIAL DIVISIONS IN THE COLUMBUS NIGHTLIFE??

The Beautiful and entertaining Capital City
Columbus Ohio

First off, let me clear the air and start out by saying that Columbus Nightlife can be exciting and filled with tons of gratifying experiences. Particularly for the hardworking Columbus native, trying to release some steam from the long work week. To the social enthusiast who must always be part of the scene & even to the late night munchie and Gyro or pizza fanatic.  We ALL can relate in some way or another. If not, you certainly can drive down particular parts on Columbus on Friday and Saturday nights and checkout 

the night Life landscape for yourself. Now with that being said lets dive in...

“HAVE YOU EVER BEEN HATED ON OR DISCRIMINATED AGAINST?? I HAVE …“-Eminem

Em's definitely been hated on for his race
at one time.

This is a very hot topic across the country and not just here in Columbus Ohio. Some would say that race does not play a part when it comes to entry upon Night clubs/bars. Or that these Clubs/Bars just consider dress codes at the door and not necessarily the Color or Ethnicity of a person.  Well I have seen it both ways directly. Please allow me to Explain. 

A very hot topic today is The Dress Code Issue. Some of you might be asking why it is an issue.  Well since Fashion is always evolving and is always going through many transformations, some  mindsets do not. I am talking about Stereotypes and the image that each race has. Since we all know negative stereotypes still exist today, one would think our responsibility as humanity would be to at least try and work on changing or modify our minds to accept things for how they are. INSTEAD of primarily trying to uniform our culture and decide what is “cool” or acceptable and what is not.

Would Lebron & his crew have
 issues?

Now, most clubs will not let “baggy clothes “in the establishments (which is understandable) however, my question is, is this more related to race? The stigma is the African American community primarily embraced this look of “baggy clothes”, but what is “too” baggy??

For instance, to a man in “skinny jeans”, Baggy may look like a “Relaxed” fit jean. It is really up to ones judgment.  Each club has its standard of what its' patrons should look like. But it seems like the stereotype is anyone in “baggy clothes” or clothes not up to the” fit standard” the club expects, are the ones that are the typical “trouble makers”. We can all agree that at times people make this assumption.  Personally I rarely ever have any issues, but here is something that I heard that made me sick to my stomach.

Audio push rocks that skinny
style.

One night I decided to go out and I’m casually minding my own biz, walking down the street to my bar of choice. All of a sudden, I pass a guy who was working the door at a certain establishment (that will remain anonymous). As I passed him, he pointed at me and proceeded to tell his co-worker “we don’t want people like that in here”. 

Chris "Drama" Pfaff rocks that
 skinny style as well

Witnessing this first hand seemed like a bad dream. I could not believe my ears! Here is the kicker, he was a black man! I became very confused at this point, because my outfit consisted of (a black H & M skull cap, Levis 511 SKINNY jeans, Premium Nike SB dunks,  an Alternative Apparel  hooded  shirt, all covered by a leather jacket.). This really bothered me because it goes back to the main topic of…Is it Race or is it strictly a matter what you are wearing??? I certainly know I am not the only one who has had a situation like this occur to them as well. Now I will not really say how I feel and take  Vengeance (because we are not about that at The Street Evol) but I am only pointing out something current and evident just to get the discussion going, and get people to pay more attention. So does Evol Lurk in Columbus's Nightlife? If it does it's Street Evol and we Need Street Love!

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These new shirts range from NYC to CALI literally & really shows the growth of the company. HOMAGE is reaching out to other fans and people all over the country and it obvious. There's no holding them back! Oh, and of course you better believe all the Shirts have meaning behind them too!

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We get the shirt and a free pack of "YO MTV RAPS" trading cards that blew our minds. Tried the shirt on & it fit perfect! Super soft due to that superior cotton/poly/rayon blend quality that HOMAGE always brings. & Just like that, we turned our swag on! We Definitely PAY HOMAGE.

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