...nigganess for 2010, vol. 1.

let me start by saying that I'm in NO way advocating, supporting, or a fan of Nicki Minaj's work. i'm also full aware that i'm a tad late with this, but i got kids, a career, a girlfriend and other important shit...so, here we go.





in my opinion, ol babe can actually rhyme fairly well. she's not Jean Grae or Digga, and i personally know a couple females that i think would bust her ass lyrically, she's cool, tho. but as a champion of common sense, what the hell is chick's problem? as i said before, i'm not a fan of Nicki Minaj's...by ANY means, but really, my opinion of her doesn't even correlate here. if i was a chick try'na come up off rap right now (ESPECIALLY in Baltimore...a place i hate, which also happens to be a place from which i can't think of an MC of any real note ever surfacing), i wouldn't be mad at what Nicki's doing. NOT. ONE. BIT. in all seriousness, when is the last time a female has REALLY been relevant in the mainstream? somebody can step in and let me know if i'm lying, but Eve was the last woman to rhyme and be a seriously player. if one wanted to stretch, it could be said that Kim fit the bill when she dropped that album before she went to jail, but that's all that comes to mind...and even THAT was fly-by-night. so for the first time, in a while, if not ever...a femcee/female rapper/whatever the hell you wanna call her, is one of the 5 most talked about acts in hip hop.

with all that said, i'd be glad chick is out here drawing some attention to females. whether it's trash, lacking of substance, super commercial, gimmicky or not. at this stage, a bad look is definitely better than none. word to Joe Budden. that shit rings all the more true considering the fact that there has always been such a limited space for women in the genre. so if you in the position of trying to get on, why be mad at or go at her? what real rationale would justify that? you wouldn't even have nobody to pull that goofy shit with if she wasn't in the spot she was in.

as somewhat of an up and coming MC myself, i completely understand the hunger and the questions of how somebody i think is wack got to their position. that don't make dumb ass shit like this OK. it just don't. you took time to sit down, write and then stand in front of somebody house w/ prolly a Flip camcorder or some shit to diss somebody who don't know who the fuck you are. that's like a bitter one armed nigga that be bullying 9 year olds for they basketball at the playground try'na yell at LeBron from his mother's 17" TV when the Cavaliers are on. purposeless. yeah, you got some youtube views (big FUCKIN whoop), but that's it. she's not going to say your name, come battle you, or any of that other shit. so while she's doing whatever the hell she's doing that don't involve you, you're still in Baltimore using the relatively infinitesimal bit of notoriety you've acquired to give her free promotion. hence, there's no real progress or gain in any of this shit for you. another thing, if i felt like i was THAT talented and her success bothered me THAT much, i damn sure wouldn't be shooting videos in a fucking gas station lot that i probably caught the bus to. i'd be try'na perfect my own shit. that way, if the day ever comes that my name and my weight in the game are significant enough to really knock her out the box, i'd have free reign to do it. "make sense, don't it? now make dollars." -Jay-Z

in closing, get about yours and quit worrying about hers. you'll go a lot further than that on location set of The Wire. peace and love. be blessed.

-Fleetwood

...i'm fucking back

...i don't know how consistent i'll be, i have HELLA shit to do these days, but recent events definitely have me under the inspired act. let's get shit crackin. high fives for violence.