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I’m supposed to be in class right now but I still haven’t completed my take home midterm. That’s a story unto itself.

But on to another news. I’m still getting used to it but I can now be addressed as the Reverend Steve S. Jackson. Yeah, wow. It’s going to take me a while to get used to that. Maybe I’ll start by putting it in my email sig. I don’t know. I think I’m really just taken aback by the whole thing. You know how you just do something and you’re on automatic pilot. That’s the way I’ve been since the beginning of September. I knew this was a call God had on my life and I just started doing whatever was necessary to make this call happen. I enrolled in seminary, talked with my Pastor, started really studying the Word (although, I’d been doing that since early summer) and yesterday, I preached my trial sermon. I came from the book of Jonah, Chapter 1. I’ll be checking to see if there’s a video and audio tape of it. It was good. The turnout was excellent. Family and friends and coworkers, it was very nice to see. Everyone was saying how proud they were of me, my Pastor included. I think she really enjoyed the message. Plus, it was youth day that morning and I did the presiding as this 15 year old minister preached. It was a good day.

I’m supposed to be in class right now but I still haven’t completed my take home midterm. That’s a story unto itself.

But on to another news. I’m still getting used to it but I can now be addressed as the Reverend Steve S. Jackson. Yeah, wow. It’s going to take me a while to get used to that. Maybe I’ll start by putting it in my email sig. I don’t know. I think I’m really just taken aback by the whole thing. You know how you just do something and you’re on automatic pilot. That’s the way I’ve been since the beginning of September. I knew this was a call God had on my life and I just started doing whatever was necessary to make this call happen. I enrolled in seminary, talked with my Pastor, started really studying the Word (although, I’d been doing that since early summer) and yesterday, I preached my trial sermon. I came from the book of Jonah, Chapter 1. I’ll be checking to see if there’s a video and audio tape of it. It was good. The turnout was excellent. Family and friends and coworkers, it was very nice to see. Everyone was saying how proud they were of me, my Pastor included. I think she really enjoyed the message. Plus, it was youth day that morning and I did the presiding as this 15 year old minister preached. It was a good day.

Gregory D - Crack Slangas 1992
Gregory D - 10 Years 1992
Mack 10 - Do The Damn Thing 2001
Slim Thug f/ Young Jeezy and Boyz in Blue - Diamond remix 2005

Old Mannie Fresh on the Gregory D ish. Newer and straight new Mannie on the other two.

“10 Years” and “Crack Slangas” are all gloomy breaks, soundin like something uneventful in New York around 1992. On “Crack Slangas,” Greg refuses to apologize for hustlin and for rappin about hustlin. On “10 Years,” he reminds his boys on trial that no girl is gonna be there waiting when they get out. “10 Years” takes the format of a call-in radio show, with interludes of girls callin in saying hell no, no way they’re waitin 10 years for their man to get out of prison. I never would’ve even picked up the record if it weren’t for Greg rocking a black skully with “crack slanga” stitched across the front.

So the streets are buzzing, the internet is buzzing, no doubt New Jersey and New York are buzzing, and well hip hop is buzzing.

In case you’ve been hiding under a rock, shit is buzzing because what everyone predicted would happen; happened. Last night at his “I Declare War” concert, Jay Z was joined on stage by the one and only Nasir Jones. Now I’m not going to insult you and tell you why this is a big deal.

So now everyone is buzzing, what could it all mean? Is Nas signing to Def Jam? Is he joining El Presidente Carter for an all out war against the powerhouse that is G-Unit? Are they prepping an album together? Did they do it to just get people talking? All of these?

Well it’s pretty obvious that what most people are hoping. For years now heads have been talking about what an album featuring two of hip-hop’s finest over the last ten years would sounds like. Since B.I.G died heads love to talk about a dream pairing between New York’s finest, well now those people must have soiled themselves. So I want to break down how it would be if they did finally record an album together.