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Short interiview Of Masta Ace

My whole career I wondered if I would ever get to perform in Africa. My 1st trip there was the experience of a lifetime. I took hundreds of pictures and videos not knowing when or if I would ever get back again. I learned so much about the people and culture and felt welcomed from the moment I arrived. I was amazed by the turnout of enthuiastic hip hop heads that came to the instore. The questions given to me by the people were insightful, intelligent and thought provoking. I appreciated the hospitality of my hosts as well as the hotel accomodations and meals. Walking around Jo'burg and Capetown was unreal! Overall, South Africa was one of the most enjoyable tour experiences of my career and the audience was off the HOOK! I only hope this upcoming trip can come close to matching my 1st experience.
Masta Ace

J-Live - The Authentic

Roddy Rodd - Interview

What was your first impression of South Africa and Party People over all the first time you came here?

RODDYROD - It was greatly overwhelming to see that we truly have fans here, coming from our ancestry roots that love, respect and know about the music we pour our hearts out to make... it was a very special moment to witness for the both of us.







What did you take with you home from your last trip to the US

KEV BROWN - I took home a great deal of inspiration. It was an incredible experience I'll remember forever. The hospitality was awesome.



What was your impression of the hip hop scene ( the little that you saw ) RODDYROD - S.A definitely knows wassup! There are many dope artists here and everyone seems very skilled and seasoned in hip hop culture as a whole!





What do u expect from this return trip
KEV BROWN - I'm expecting this time around to be even more impactful experience than last. We are working hard to put on a great show once again. I'm looking forward to working with some south african artists if we have some downtime.




What advice would you give to a future artist from the US if they were to visit SA
RODDYROD - Learn about the history of how Hip hop has adapted to SA.. get to know the story and meet the legends who cultivated this artform and are putting SA on the Map!





What come to your mind when you see the words Party People?
KEV BROWN - When I see the good title of "party people" its pretty self explanatory... it just sounds like automatic good times.





What should people expect from your performance as compared to the last one at Party People
RODDYROD - We are giving you the same Dopeness if you caught us the first time, and bringing new things for our fans to enjoy the show!!   SA Get READY!!

Masta Ace - Good Ol Love Lyrics

Lyrics to Good Ol Love :
[Sample]
Give me some of that good ol' love
Ohhhh, let me make you, you
Give me some of that good ol' love
Whoa, ohhh

[Steve Harvey] "Put your hands together and show your love for the
one and only!"

[Verse 1]
Hey yo, the world gon' show me some love, listen
And I'm not talkin' 'bout the fakes hugs and kissin'
Fifteen years, a lot of love is missin'
I done already showed I'm not above the dissin'
I'ma take what I'm owed, won' wait 'til I'm old
The game got rules and y'all breakin' the code
Y'all don't really think I can be hot in the club
Y'all think I'm washed up like I got in the tub but
I'm keepin' it poppin', the streets watchin'
I'm keepin' 'em locked and the beat knockin'
Hear me comin' with this song that I brung in
Daddy-O told me this when I was still a young'un
"Ain't nothin' like hip hop music
That's why we choose it and the world just can't refuse it"
This shit is underground like a gopher
Show a little love 'fore it's over

[Sample]
Give me some of that good ol' love
Ohhhh, let me make you, you
Give me some of that good ol' love
Whoa, ohhh

[Overlapping: sample]
Got to be the real thing
Something you feel thing
Come on, let me make you sing
"Gimme that good ol' love"
Got to be the real thing
Something you feel thing
Come on, let me make you sing

[Verse 2]
Let me put y'all on like a bulb in the socket
In the club niggaz knock it wit' a dub in the pocket
They walk in the store, I love when they cop it
Make you other rappers struggle to top it
But this man flow with the greatest ease
Never did care about the haters, please
He done paid his dues, paid his fees
He done stayed overseas, made his G's
But now I got a wife and she bad as Halle
Her moms is a militant, dad is rowdy
The fans kind of act like they glad I'm outtie
But they prolly sittin' at home sad and pouty
You show me some love, I'ma show it right back
I know a tight track so I throw it like that
My limo driver's white, my attorney black
"Show me some love" like I'm Bernie Mac

[Sample]
Give me some of that good ol' love
Ohhhh, let me make you, you
Give me some of that good ol' love
Whoa, ohhh

[Overlapping: sample]
Got to be the real thing
Something you feel thing
Come on, let me make you sing
"Gimme that good ol' love"
Got to be the real thing
Something you feel thing
Come on, let me make you sing

[Verse 3]
This is for my Shaolin shooters and my Brooklyn teens
Uptown Bronx and them crooks in Queens
I work like a maid when she cooks and cleans
Cuz it's about to be a wrap from the looks of things
The game is changed, the game is strange
The game is lame and it ain't the same
But that's how it is, you can ask Iz
You can ask Biz, we did it for the kids
Listen here, this is different here
If you got an eye for detail and efficient ear
I won't disappear, I'ma keep on givin'
I'ma keep on livin', I'ma keep bein' driven
I'm down to earth and I'm close to ground
And spit shit better than most around
This how hip hop is supposed to sound
Tear them other cats' posters down now

[Sample]
Give me some of that good ol' love
Ohhhh, let me make you, you
Give me some of that good ol' love
Whoa, ohhh

[Overlapping: sample]
Got to be the real thing
Something you feel thing
Come on, let me make you sing
"Gimme that good ol' love"
Got to be the real thing
Something you feel thing
Come on, let me make you sing

[Sample]
Give me some of that good ol' love
Ohhhh, let me make you, you
Give me some of that good ol' love
Whoa, ohhh

[Outro: overlapping sample]
New York, New Jersey, Philly, D.C., Virginia
Chi-Town, St. Louis, Houston, Atlanta
Los Angeles, San Francisco
England, Scotland, Germany, Austria
Sweden, Switzerland, France, Italy
Croatia, Spain, Slovenia, Japan
Austria, Africa, show me love

[Bernie Mac] "Show me some love motherfucker, show me some love"

J-Live Get to know more about Him

RELEASES:
Albums
2005 The Hear After
2004 Hot vs. Dope Volume 1 [Mixtape]
2003 Always Has Been c.1995-1997
2002 All of the Above
2001 The Best Part
EPs
2003 Allways Will Be
Singles
2002 Satisfied

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J-LiveWhat does it take to be a great MCee? Lyrics? Cadence? Vocal tenacity? Craftsmanship? Or perhaps that all-encompassing umbrella term for rhyme proficiency we simply refer to as “skills”? For J-Live (a/k/a Justice Allah), the answer is All of the Above. Having worked as a 7th and 8th grade English teacher in Bushwick, Brooklyn, J-Live is a masterful wordsmith with keen style and grace. As a testament to his belief in the effective power of booty-shakin’, All of the Above features production from DJ Spinna, Usef Dinero, DJ Jazzy Jeff’s Touch of Jazz and the illustrious J-Live himself. J-Live has been exemplifying greatness on the mic since 1995 when he was recognized by The Source magazine in its prestigious “Unsigned Hype” column while still a freshman English major attending SUNY-Albany. Such accolades would prove more than warranted later that year, when J’s independently released debut track, “Braggin’ Writes,” became an immediate underground hit that sold an impressive 13,000 vinyl copies. Sales figures for “Braggin’ Writes” were doubled in 1996 by J’s follow-up, “Can I Get It,” which landed him his debut label deal on Payday/London Records. Because of major label consolidation, J’s “first” full-length album - the now-classic, bootleg-plagued The Best Part - was never officially released on London. As a result, J’s record, All of the Above, was one of the most anticipated hip-hop records of the past few years. What makes J’s music so rare that thousands have bought his records and bootleggers can’t get enough of him? Perhaps a track like “Satisfied?” will shed some light. As a lucid, post - 9/11 assessment of how the “NYPD caps” and “Pentagon stickers” “won’t make the brutality disappear,” J reminds us not to forget the issues that kept us “unsatisfied” in the past. His penchant for positive rhymes, a politically bent stance and a return to the craft of traditional hip-hop makes J-Live unique in his field. “There’s not enough craftsmanship in today’s hip-hop,” J laments. “It’s gotten to the point where kids are listening to records thinking, ‘Okay, well this guy sounds just like him, so what’s stopping me from sounding just like him, too?’ If I’d had that type of mindset when I started rhyming, I’d have been finished, ‘cause they weren’t having that in ’89!” Can a contemporary rap world dominated by paper chases, thug life proclamations and champagne dreams even recognize a great MCee when it sees one? “Yeah, there’s that feeling that a lot of people just aren’t gonna be ready for my album,” J reflects. “But if you don’t put it out there, it’s really not fair. Can you imagine if De La Soul was scared to put out 3 Feet High and Rising because it was so different? Something’s gotta come along and change it.” Something like All of the Above."
(RS)

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