Hip Hop Influence.

It’s no secret that we are huge hip hop fans around here. Think more Boogie Down Productions than Lil Wayne. Or Erik B. & Rakim, and the Pharcyde, as opposed to say, whatever the fuck it is people listen to these days besides Lil Wayne.

The interesting thing about this hip hop obsession is that while we write, we put on our noise canceling headphones and blast out to an old school hip hop internet station that we absolutely love. What we didn’t notice, however, is that our mood, emotion, and overall uh, temperament, was being determined by our musical choices. We used to laugh at people who thought their kids were devil worshipers because they listened to Black Sabbath, or whores because they listened to Brittany Spears. But now? There might be something to that, especially the latter.

After a rather lengthy, for lack of a better phrase, rock block of Public Enemy, we definitely feel more militant. More apt to Fight the Power, if you will. Three NWA songs in a row? We are motherfuckin’ everyone around. Even Queen Latifah has us feeling obligated to defend ourselves upon hearing U-N-I-T-Y. Who you calling a ho? Tell ‘em, sister.

We have always touted our interest in music as being “real” hip hop fans, and we will never, ever back down from that. Hell, something inside us comes alive when we here MC Breeze explain that there’s no future in fronting. Who doesn’t know that, anyhow? Rookies.

The good news is, we’re pretty well-rounded. For God’s sake, we dragged the handsome one to a Little River Band concert a couple of months ago, and are out of our skulls excited to take in an REO Speedwagon concert this weekend (we’ve never seen them live…this is a real treat, people). We love Al Green, probably more than any other artist, Otis Redding a close second, and will not hesitate to bang our heads to AC/DC or Jackyl. Our versatility has served us well. Although, we hate country. And we judge people who like it. We’re fickle and crazy that way. But, deep in our heart, hip hop is our first love. And that, our dear friends, we love about ourselves. After all, Life is…Too Short.

Happy Tuesday, everyone.