Most Slept on MC?

A lot of people immediately come to mind (Slick Rick-really had the first or second sick flow if you want to include the 18th letter, MF Doom-i'm a big madvilliany fan, Buckshot, Pharoah-when he wants to rhyme hard), but I think Jeru the Damaja is the soporific king. I also like Tash from the Liks, who I think people sleep on alot.

But not only would he get the title of most slept on MC, he would probably get the title of most disappointing. I listen to those first two Cd's and think wow, Hip-hop is made much worse for the lackluster beats that he rhymes over. His first album can go pound for pound with any hip-hop album in existence, period: Illmatic, Ready to Die, Reasonable Doubt, Midnight Mauraders, Low End Theory, 100 Miles and Running, The Chronic, The Score, Blackstar, you name it. It's probably one of the top 5 Cd's I own.

Truth?

''A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic."

True Rap Lyrics: 1.1

Joe Budden:

"Don't know how to treat a man, then you lose 'em,
Worse thing you can do to an innocent man is accuse 'em"

What stage of life are you in, and why?

It’s funny that you mention the stage thing, because a friend of mine and I used to have this conversation often. I kinda envision life in three stages:

1. learning (school, early part of career, etc.)
2. performing (doing your craft, excelling at your chosen activity);
3. giving back (finding away to share the things that you’ve learned, whether as a grandfather, or a college professor or something like that).

So in this case, I guess I would be still in phase 1. Somebody told me that you never really know if you’re good at what you do, till you’re 30. And I kinda believe that. So right now I'm building and refining my skill set (analytical skills, writing skills, critical mass of social theory knowledge, etc.). Plus I’m planning on going to graduate school in a year and a half…

After saying that, there are a number of other thoughts that come to mind. I believe life is a journey, and isn’t as much about the destination but more so the path (I hope this doesn’t sound too trite). In this sense, I’m a lifelong learner. I like to read a whole lot, and I’m always trying to stay on top of what’s going on (plus it helps me prepare for my job, and future). Right now, I’m just trying to enjoy life, take advantage of the things that life presents me, and prepare for myself for opportunities in the future.