Modern Renaissance

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October 2011

48 posts

“Going to the pros, im tired of playing D1, can’t stand in the same place...”

– Dom Kennedy

“I broke into Shakespeare’s tomb and stole his remains, grinded the bones, smoked...”

– The world is yours..

“Banana in her tailpipe i’ll make her Axel Foley”

– Danny Brown

“3 words, 8 letters, 3 syllables, 5 vowels, 3 consonants, 2 nouns, one emotion,...”

“I’ve awakened just in time to school those putos Trying to follow in my...”

“Your future is so bright it burns my eyes”

– Quincy Jones

jettimasstyr: QUESTLOVE speaks on The Roots’ upcoming album UNDUN It is our first concept album. Mostly, our albums are thematic, but this is our first album in which it’s an actual narrative, so sort of like a movie without visuals; kind of like a storybook record. Most rappers, poverty leads them to whatever the public determines and it really prevents them from being real artists,...

“Don’t succeed in style. Succeed in substance.”

– Wynton Marsalis

“I never had an occasion to question color, therfore, I only saw myself as what I...”

– Sydney Poitier

“Nobody says you have to be ganstas and hoes. Read more, learn more, change the...”