Kanye West's Diamonds from Seirra Leon is awesome

[Melodybe]

Just ituned Kanye's new album Late Registration, and damn this is a good song.

It's about the slave labor used by Debeers and other Diamond companies, wow.

[arcane1]

1. he kinda sounds like a Paris style rapper

I may have to check him out!!!

[elehhhhna]

2. shout out to pat robertson, diamond miner/reverend

[Melodybe]

3. I hope this brings about the death of Bling rap

Bring back Public Enemy and NWA, I want socially conscious rap back.

[Melodybe]

4. kick cause it is a really good song

I love the Eartha Kit sample, very Bond-ish.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

5. I wouldn't call NWA socially concious. Maybe Cube after he left

but then he sold out.

[Melodybe]

6. "Today was a good day" was pretty awesome

I meant early NWA

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

8. I guess maybe one or two of their songs. The problem to me when it came to

west coast hip-hop was all the bad NWA clones. I liked them 'cause they were the originals and were pissed off as shit.

[derby378]

7. Chuck D? Hell yeah!!

PE in their heyday was a true force to reckon with.

[Melodybe]

10. I love Chuck D, Public Enemy RULES!!

Ice T also had his moments.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

12. Rebirth of a Nation......

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0009VK438/qid=1126215062/sr=8-6/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i3_xgl15/002-5499889-4113617?v=glance&s=music&n=507846

[lildreamer316]

9. THIS SONG is why I loved him before his outburst.

I have MAD respect for him bringing this up in his community. So cool.

[goclark]

11. They better not boo him tonight! They better not!

[Melodybe]

16. Why? most all of the people there already agree with him

[goclark]

26. I heard Imus calling him a clown

and that fat bigot the self identified Republican that sits with Imus called him worse than that even.

[Melodybe]

27. Fuck Imus!

[SteppingRazor]

13. Kanye West is awesome... period.

Screw Late Registration. You mean to tell me you're a hip-hop fan and you didn't pick up College Dropout when it dropped? For shame!

[faithnotgreed]

14. listening to it right now

[Melodybe]

17. I have Jesus Walks, any other suggestions

[SteppingRazor]

20. The whole album's great. But...

I recommend All Falls Down, Through the Wire, and Slow Jamz (slightly better than the version on Twista's album). It's all good, though.

[Melodybe]

21. Buying'um from itunes now, thanks

[WindRavenX]

22. Two Words

AMAZING song. Just amazing.

[GreenPartyVoter]

15. Excellent

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Ditch Bu$h and save the Gulf: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=106&topic_id=22507&mesg_id=22507

Then save the nation!
http://timeforachange.bluelemur.com/electionreform.htm

[noshenanigans]

18. I gave it a listen after what he said..

It's an absolutely awesome album. I used to listen to a lot of rap, but when it became all "bling this and bling that" I fell out of it. It's so nice to hear a musician being so honest- with a good beat you can dance to.

[Dr Fate]

19. I cant wait to download that & the Stones "Sweet Neocon" on my I-Tunes.

n/t

[ColonelTom]

23. Props to Kanye, but skip the Stones single

Warning - I love the Stones, but "Sweet Neo Con" is one of their worst songs. Skip it unless you feel buying it makes an effective political statement in some way...

[ColonelTom]

24. Check out the Coup

Great socially-conscious hip-hop from the West Coast. To get started, check out these tracks:

5 Million Ways to Kill a CEO (from "Party Music")
Fat Cats, Bigga Fish (from "Genocide & Juice")
Me & Jesus the Pimp in a '79 Granada Last Night (from "Steal This Album")

[LTR]

28. Oh yeah, I remember The Coup

Note: This is not the actual cover. I had a little fun with this one a while back.

[Dr Fate]

25. I heard it and I like it. n/t

n/t

[goclark]

29. Saw him perform for the NFL last night

He is a dynamite performer.

As he left the stage he said something nice about the Katrina victims.
What a compassionate man.