The Other Grammy's

It was a wonderful show last night. I was really impressed with all of the acts. Its a beautiful thing seeing students outside of class.

Mr. Bywater did a piece on The Roots. Here are some cuts off of their first commercial release, "Do You Want More?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPepJ43SqJY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAqVHnsLww0&feature=related

Ms. Moody did a tribute to Tribe Called Quest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpPkGZ6zhzA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z11Dqw7mK0

But, we can't really talk about The Roots or Tribe without mentioning these...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQzoDd5_im8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmKNRNGvZu0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu4RM1Iq-wg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfrNF9GOMUs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5BZom3vY0g
and this list could go on and on....

What's interesting to me is that people are always talking about the "good old times"...
"I remember when hip hop was" blah blah blah. We didn't have this and this...It used to be more than just a dope beats with no lyrics...more than just a catchy hook...more than just something to dance to...But wait..."old schools" did have these...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ahle1zq6NQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaeNelsAOGo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iSfuaPDcTc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp-is6S_b_g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcNUx0-XEfw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnrLloO7nFQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbxi9hxctk8