You gotta say the whole thing. Yes, every time...

I have never been to New Jersey.  My sister was born there, and my other sister lived there for a while, but I've never been.  Still, as a hip hopper I recognize the massive contributions New Jersey has made to the culture.  Some you know:  Redman.  Lords of the Underground.  Poor Righteous Teachers.  Lauryn Hill an'em.  

Thanks to the internet, I have become aware of tons more incredible musicians from the Garden State that are not yet household names: Venomous2000, King Ra, Conscious Operations, and more...

Now I can add The Band Called FUSE to the list.

That new Venomous2000 and Trilian single I AIN'T PARTICULAR inspired this fan art...

New Jersey emcee Venomous2000 and Serbian producer Trilian are back with a new single I Ain't Particular (f/ DJ TMB), off their upcoming plate Sounds of the Great Ones 2

#NowPlaying OOH WEE (SHAKIYLA PT 4) by Gensu Dean + Wise Intelligent

Wise Intelligent is back on his Shakiyla shit again, yo... 

GENSU DEAN and WISE INTELLIGENT are dropping a new album next month?!?

So I found out yesterday via a Facebook ad that super-producer Gensu Dean and conscious rap luminary Wise Intelligent were ganging up to drop a new album Game Of Death next month.  Check out the first single Amen, via the miracle of Bandcamp.

Happy Birthday Venomous2000!

I just found out one of my favorite emcees was celebrating his birthday today, so here's The People Want More by Venomous 2000 (f/ DJ EndK), so we can join the party...

Start the day off Right with Wise Intelligent #InvestInIntelligence

"I am not here for contention.

You are not my competition

It's prophetic premonition

I see Zion in this vision..."

-Wise Intelligent 

"It's a constant war walking with enlightenment. That's the life you symbolize like the heiroglyph." @Venomous2000

Jersey bred emcee and educator Venomous2000 dropped the new video for Warrior Ways in my inbox today, so I figured I'd bless you...

"All you need is within you.The legacy continues. My spirit will not die. It's like the Force that's in the Ginyu"

Whaddup!   So thankful for good art and music to inspire me on my level-up mission.  Will to Power, the 2015 album by New Jersey emcee Venomous2000, has been lifting all boats around here lately. 

#nowPlaying "Pure Poverty" by Poor Righteous Teachers #classic #hipHop

Now that I'm officially unemployed again, I need some good music while I do some freelance work, and found this playlist of Poor Righteous Teachers' sophomore album Pure Poverty. I bought this one after being blown away by their debut record Holy Intellect.

Venomous2000 made a video to my favorite song of the year!

That dude Venomous2000 blessed me yesterday with his new video for The Great Escape, my favorite song off Will To Power, the album he released earlier in the year. Check it out below.

This album will drag you kicking and screaming into your future by acknowledging your past.

"All you need is within you.The legacy continues.
My spirit will not die.
It's like the Force that's in the Ginyu..."
-Venomous2000

"Nothing's strong enough to hold you down forever. Mama was right. Only you can make it better" @Venomous2000

In the interest of starting my day off right, I got this new video Will Power by the mighty Venomous2000 on repeat...

Peep the new video for "The Music" by @Venomous2000 (produced by @Dj_Keal)

That dude Venomous2000 celebrated the New Year like an emcee should. No, he didn't catch a murder charge! Rappers going to jail is so 2014, son! Instead, he dropped a new video for The Music, the fresh new single from his latest album, A Moment To Reflect 3. Peep...

#NowPlaying the new video/single "BOX GOD" by @Venomous2000. PLUS peep his new album A MOMENT TO REFLECT VOL 3!

"2000 years finally making up for Kharma

Be a force like Marcus Garvey, taking chinks in the armor..."

-Venomous2000

#downloadThis- Pragmatic Theory presents "Forces Within the Framework" and "#MASSACR"

Instead of going to sleep after work like a sensible dude, I checked my messages and shared a couple choice joints on the GhettoManga Facebook wall. The first person to like it was an emcee named SLiM PiCKENS, who had the cover of Pragmatic Theory's album #MASSACR for his profile pic (maybe the dopest record cover I have seen all year). So scrolling through his pics revealed the above cover for Forces Within the Framework, and I could no longer resist the pull of their bandcamp page...

"It's one thing to have a dream, and it's another thing to make that dream come true..." @b3b3music #sheGoHard

That dude Venomous shared this collabo with New Jersey SongWriter/Rapper/Singer B3B3' (pronounced 'Bay Bay') and producer Da Inphamus Amadeuz on Facebook recently and I just listened to it. Yeah... it's dope...

Start the day offRight with @Rhymageddon and @Venomous2000

Man... I heard this song #RockAfterThem a while ago, but I forgot how dope it was until my girl Sheila showed me the video yesterday. All the break dancing, hard bars from Rhymageddon and Venomous2000, and dope art in the background make for an infectious, fun video! Peep...

"NJ to UK. Clientelle Massive..." @RealKingRA (from that new cartoon Sci Fi Stu video "Breaking Bad", animated by @GOODIDEAstyle)

It wouldn't come as a surprise to find out that I like animated hip hop videos.  I was excited to find out that the new Sci Fi Stu-produced joint Breaking Bad (featuring Jersey growler King RA) debuted on YouTube this morning. Peep...

New KING RA animated video by @GoodIdeaStyle coming soon? I can't wait!

Indie cartoonist and painter ZEES has a one man show in Jersey City! #newJerseySTANDUP