Here's one of my top choices anyway.

Me and Mattari 2600 are currently collaborating on an EP together called Minnesota Fresh... One of the songs is specifically about Mountain Dew. That's the song we're currently working on. I'll keep you posted on the status of the song, and of course post it up when it's finished. :)

I've always had this alias I believe, but every so often I would change it to stuff for like a day. Like on April Fools day when everyone was an admin and a lot of people were changing their names to stuff like IM_AN_ADMIN_LOL or whatever it was. I had something like that.

At 10/25/09 05:34 PM, DocSprite wrote: Wait, Starfire and Caitlin are back? SF, you have some 'splaining to do.

Haha sorry I've been in the habit of kinda disappearing from time to time. But now I've been on Newgrounds quite frequently again. I didn't even know this was still going strong. Never would have imagined it would be when I made it in 2004. I'm so proud. :'D

Also, I don't think Pepsi has announced this, but I'm pretty sure Game Fuel is over. Forgive me if this has been posted already, I just skipped about 45 posts.

Aw man, that shits! Ah well though, I generally only get original anyway, but it's nice to have the variety out there.

Also! If you could all help me out and go vote for me here, I would really appreciate it! The voting ends tonight... If I win I have a shot at getting a record label! ^_^

Hello Newgrounds!

Awhile ago I asked you to help me get a record deal by voting for me in a poll, I won that poll and advanced to round five. Now I need your help one more time!

If you could all go and vote for me here it would be greatly appreciated! The deadline for voting is midnight tonight, so I could really use some help.

If I win the vote I'll be in the finals for sure, where I'll compete on stage in Florida for a shot at the label.

It would mean a ton to me if you could help out. :3 <3

TL;DR: Go vote for me here, please!

At 10/24/09 10:36 PM, CapnCrunchDaPimp wrote:

At 10/24/09 10:30 PM, StarF68 wrote: I've calculated the costs and I'm up to about 15$ per week spending just on Mountain Dew. I had two 2-liters so far today! :3

Awesome! How did you do the calculations? I would like to try this.

I pretty much just figured the average. For the past month or two I haven't even bothered with anything but 2-liters, and I figure I go through about 15-20 per week, which averages out to about 15$ because they're always between $1.00 and $1.50 at Walmart.

I have trouble finishing off one 2 liter these days, I used to drink two all the time though. Maybe I should start working on that again and stuff. I'm enjoying something I rarely indulge in - a 2 liter of Live Wire.

Damn, I haven't had Live Wire in awhile... I wanna get some! I've been sticking strictly to original, and the occasional Baja Blast from Taco Bell. Damn that stuff is good!

I've calculated the costs and I'm up to about 15$ per week spending just on Mountain Dew. I had two 2-liters so far today! :3

At 10/22/09 09:25 AM, Sir-Hank-Frank wrote:

At 10/22/09 08:53 AM, StarF68 wrote: Absolutely "88 Keys & Counting" by Grieves. Absolutely fantastic album from start to finish.

Off yourself.... right now.

Why do you say?

Absolutely "88 Keys & Counting" by Grieves. Absolutely fantastic album from start to finish.

I thought you dropped E... Not took X...

*Shrug* I'm not into drug culture. :D

At 10/22/09 08:26 AM, FeedingAdiction wrote: I'll admit, you flow as good as a wolf howls,
I'll be right back, gotta empty my bowels,
I leave, making sure I see,
what you reply next so I can,
kill you, and what's on the news?
"Man found dead by the sea", and people's views,
that's all people say anymore, their opinions,
They even stink at saying it, kinda like onions,
now who's the mastermind behind these lyrics?
Struggling to find my inner lyricist,
But what happened? I found it,
And all you whack rappers are dumbfounded.

Now let's talk bowels, you seem to be stuck on it
But I speed through your shit like a scat-induced sonic
You seem to need a tonic to cure this nasty sickness
I retaliate with quickness and you're swift to fall to this diss
Now you're dismissed, the title to mastermind is mine
I think you'll find I'll fine you for anything less than prime
You're just a mime, keep to yourself, one day you'll break free from your box
But check the clocks, you're not making time, so you might as well just stop
I'll reach the top, I'll never stop, but I'll stop you in your tracks
But don't worry, I won't slaughter you, no calm down, relax
A fair fight? You've got it, bring your friends, I'll tear you to the ground
Without a sound, my ninja glyphs will find you; well abound
I'm world renowned, is your name known across any denomination?
Cause I think I hear mine being chanted at clubs around the nation
A demonstration: Present, rewind and recalculate the problematic
Whack is to dope, as you to me, as Crank Dat to Illmatic

A sequel actually came out!? Hahaha oh man. I remember the original from way back when... I can't believe I actually got into a game like that. Man, brings back memories. Hah.

At 10/22/09 08:09 AM, FeedingAdiction wrote: Now you're telling me that you can drive,
when I've seen you, drink, but hide,
not drive,
you just hide from the police,
thinking you're so drunk, that you'll OD,
man, there's a huge limit to alcohol,
look out for the wall, before you fall,
So don't worry about the po-po,
just go ahead, while I fuck your ho,
in the back seat,
while she screaming that she likes my meat.

Now your meat may be seasoned with a pack of ripened lies
But I don't deal in misdirection so you can kiss this diss goodbye
I sigh at the fact that your tactics flaunt such irony
Because you see that girl was really coming home with me
Your verse left ripped by my rock hard grip, I flow without a flaw
She dropped her jaw, I filled her maw, because I'm just too raw
Now here's the silly predicament I find myself engaged in
I partake in ridiculous sentiments like they're what I've been cravin'
Saving all my time and energy to invest in hypocrisy
That's not what anything about this battle meant to me
So back to basics, face it, taste the freshness, there's so much to behold
I now come only honest, now sit down, do what you're told
I'm bold, you're sold on the query that I'd roll over to a hack
But in fact I retract any and all statements off a brute force attack
I stack up high my skills to the sky, on which I've built for years
And you may blow but my foundation is brick, so to you I just say cheers
I victor now, and for awhile, next time make sure you think
Before you subdue yourself to generic cliche punches that just don't sting

Your rhymes are messy and confusing like a ball of tangled cords
And your songs got more rough edges than poorly soldered circuit boards
Now my rhymes, they are contagious to all who have contested
So look out cause just like Kerrigan you're gonna get infested
I don't make battle tracks, don't lash out against haters
Cause that's crude and I'm refined like Boolean Operators
Instead I make a general track, I point out all their flaws
You hate me; the effect, but what could've been the cause?
Clearly I have something you want, something you think you need
But your mind is slow like dial-up, I'm rocking T-3 speed!
So you really can't compete, like Xanga against Myspace
And just like the New Numa you're nothing but a huge disgrace
You're obsolete like Netscape and more useless than Scroll Lock
I break the mold like Google Chrome, you play it safe like Firefox
My lines build from scratch like Linux; yours pre-programmed like a Mac
You can kinda flow and rhyme but the originality you lack
You're Doomed like marines on Mars, better go grab your BFG
Cause that's the only way you've even got a chance to compete with me!
I mean come on attack me? Can't believe you have the nerve or
Maybe you just forgot that you're the client and I'M the server!

At 10/22/09 07:29 AM, FeedingAdiction wrote: Yeah man... I'm sure you can't judge Eminem from the shit he did in his album infinite, and you can't nescessarly judge me from this thing... It's my first.

Personally Infinite was my favorite of his work. :D

Also all I'm getting at is, if you want to get good, practice practice practice. :)

If you're actually serious about it, this is a fantastic forum full of talented artists who will all gladly help you along the way.

At 10/22/09 07:11 AM, FeedingAdiction wrote:

At 10/22/09 07:05 AM, StarF68 wrote: I've been an amateur rapper for three and a half years and into rap for five or six, and even before I was into rap, yes, I have heard of Eminem.

Eminem has two sides, his serious side,

Example: his song beatiful.

Yes yes, I'm well aware of his material. My favorite song is "The Way I Am."

and his "look I'm edgy" side. Now as a rapper he is talented... He has good flow, great beats, and... interesting lyrics.

Did you know he freestyle's most of his songs?

I can't say I knew that or that I really believe it to be true. Most people who say that mean they freestyle a general idea as a framework then work thought our lyrics around it. This may be the case.

Personally though I can only stand his more serious stuff, his goofy side just gets to me. I don't know, I like the more poetic rappers.

Yeah... That must be why you were less into my song.

Yes and no. I like a lot of rap, and a lot of it isn't poetic. I'm even into some horrorcore stuff like Boondox and Twiztid. It's because they're talented with flow, beats, and even though the lyrics aren't necessarily poetic, they are intelligently crafted and interesting. Your lyrics were not so much.

It's all a moot point though if you're just writing a song for the sake of writing a song for fun. If you really want to write songs though and get better at it as a hobby or whatever though, you've gotta keep at it and whatnot.

Haha, I kinda know what you mean. I mean I've thought about it before, but most of the time when I get into bed to sleep I'm already so tired I can't even think, I just crash. But on nights where I'm trying to get to bed early I've thought about all sorts of things, and sometimes it is about the actual act of sleeping. I can't say I've ever really been scared by it, but it does strike you as pretty surreal when you really get into the matter.

At 10/22/09 06:56 AM, FeedingAdiction wrote:

At 10/22/09 06:47 AM, StarF68 wrote: Ehhh... I know it's just for fun and all but... There's just no flow, no point, no creativeness really... Sorry, it's just pretty much bad. But I guess it's okay just for a laugh or something. :|

Man... Have you ever heard of Eminem?

I've been an amateur rapper for three and a half years and into rap for five or six, and even before I was into rap, yes, I have heard of Eminem.

Eminem has two sides, his serious side, and his "look I'm edgy" side. Now as a rapper he is talented... He has good flow, great beats, and... interesting lyrics. Personally though I can only stand his more serious stuff, his goofy side just gets to me. I don't know, I like the more poetic rappers.

My personal favorites are Sage Francis, Grieves, and Theory 77. Look into them. :)

Ehhh... I know it's just for fun and all but... There's just no flow, no point, no creativeness really... Sorry, it's just pretty much bad. But I guess it's okay just for a laugh or something. :|

At 10/22/09 06:18 AM, iamgrimreaper wrote:

At 10/22/09 06:09 AM, TheStonePilot wrote: Say 'I love you'. It's really not that hard, if you do love her then it should just come naturally; it's not a very meaningful thing anymore you know. It's just an expression now. It's not like your kneeling down and proposing; just say 'I love you' to her face.

I dunno, it's just kinda hard, like saying sorry... She's only been my girlfriend for like... a week...

Okay saying "I love you" because it's "just an expression" is exactly the reason it's "just an expression." Fuck that. Maybe I'm just too into this, but I believe that love should be a true and special thing, not just something that people say because they feel obligated since they're in a relationship.

Do you love her? Probably not, especially if you're asking Newgrounds for advice on the matter. Now I don't know the history behind you too, or how long you've known each other, but you've been dating a week, I'm sure you're not in love.

Personally I'd strive to preserve the power of that phrase, and keep meaning in what love is... If you feel that way, then talk to her about it and let her know that it means something to you. I've been in the same situation before and I let her know that I didn't want to just start throwing that phrase around, and she understood where I was coming from.

Hope this helps. :)

Alright here's the deal: Essentially all music takes talent one way or another, and all music is going to have fans and people that don't enjoy it.

Where does this leave us? All music should be respected, but all music should not be liked... If that makes sense.

I don't particularly like death metal, I like metal, but not death metal. That doesn't mean death metal sucks, and it doesn't mean it doesn't take talent. It does on physical and lyrical counts, but it's just not for me. This same concept can apply to other people for rap, but they should only say that if they know what they're talking about.

Anyway, all that nonsense aside, let's get back to the original topic. Some people have been saying that Rap and Hip Hop are both fundamentally genres of music, with differences. I disagree, as I said hip hop in my opinion is the culture, and rap is the music of that culture. This does not place them as different though. It just means that rap is one PART of hip hop, which encompasses that and many other facets.

At 10/20/09 02:06 PM, Jonas wrote: When did you first learn about Newgrounds?

I first learned about NewGrounds when I was only nine years old. My older cousin showed me the site, and my first experiences were with some quite... well, needless to say messed up things for a nine year old to be witnessing. Still, I wasn't disturbed or disgusted, I was intrigued and immediately took to the site, and started to come here whenever I had a chance to get on the internet.

When I finally got my own computer I found myself watching animations and playing the games daily, and ended up finally making an account when I was 13, when I finally made my way to the forums and wanted to join in on the various conversations.

What do you most enjoy about the site?

Everything about NewGrounds is fantastic as far as I'm concerned. I'm not going to get into a huge rant about this, but I regard Newgrounds as sort of my original internet family, and I truly have learned a lot from this community. Despite the ridiculous amount of stupidity that lurks here (No one can deny this), there is a lot of intelligence that dwells here too. Obviously this site would not have the same effect on everyone as it did me, but personally it taught me a lot, and it always gave me someone to go to since it's much easier to turn to a lot of unbiased and anonymous people for help than people in real life for some problems.

Without NewGrounds I would absolutely not be who I am today. And besides all of this, I love the content, the games, the animations, the community, everything about it is amazing.

Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix?

Is this assuming that I have "unlimited power?" Or are we literally talking what I could actually accomplish in one day if I ran the site? Because if I had the ability I would get the chat going, and instate the literature portal. These are the only two things I can really think of. Maybe I would put an edit function on the forum (One where after a certain amount of time you're not longer allowed to edit).

Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back? (I.E. Old Blam/Save Animations)

Honestly I miss the old motto: The problems of the future, today! I mean "Everything, By Everyone" is true and nice and all, but when I think of Newgrounds I always think of the original motto first.

At 10/21/09 12:37 AM, DeIirium wrote: Ill Bill - War is my destiny
First one that came up in my head.

Holy shit! That was incredible! I've heard a couple of Ill Bill's songs before, but never really looked into him beyond that, but now I think I'm gonna have to. :)

At 10/21/09 12:36 AM, Cybersief wrote: Ewwe I don't like rap period. It's just one beat with one dude talking about "gangsta lyfe" in each song.

Oh christ here we go again.

I'm not about to have the same argument twice, so all I have to say is click any of the links I posted in the OP and tell me how they fit in with your lackluster and ignorant definition of an entire genre of music.

At 10/21/09 12:35 AM, HeavenDuff wrote: Your definition sucks....

Hip-Hop = Akon
Rap = Swollen Members

if you can't hear the difference... then why do you pretend to know that kind of music?

As far as I'm concerned it's just different styles of one genre of music: rap. There is an obvious difference and many different styles of rap, it's just that people classify them differently, and that's where the argument of the difference of 'rap and hip hop' begins.

So I just made a thread about Rap & Hip Hop and ended up looking through a bunch of my favorite rap music videos, and I was wondering what some other peoples favorites are?

Here are some of my personal favorites. :)

Dan Le Sac VS Scroobius Pip - The Beat That My Heart Skipped
MC Frontalot - It Is Pitch Dark
Kublakai - Get It Right
Eyedea & Abilities - Junk
KRS-One And Buckshot - Robot
Cecil Otter - 1999
P.O.S - Optimist (We Are Not For Them)
Sleep - Fall Guy
Sadistik - Searching For Some Beautiful
Mac Lethal - Undertow
Sage Francis - Got Up This Morning

At 10/20/09 11:55 PM, 95688kage wrote: How about rap is a guy cussing fast, and hip hop is just as crappy, but slow!!

Definitely just "cussing fast."

At 10/20/09 10:59 PM, BloodKing3 wrote: I think hip hop is the culture. Rap is the by-product of the culture. Rap music has changed a lot in it's 20 year lifespan, so there are many different sounds that can be heard from the many varied people who create it nowadays. As for the people arguin which style of music is better, there really is no winner. The whole argument is biased depending on what style each person likes. Yes, you can find repetitive rhyming in rap music that most people think are garbage. Most of soulja boy's music couldn't even be considered real hip hop music because it holds no intelligent thinking whatsoever. Likewise could be said about many other songs and artists from every genre, not just hard metal rockers who only growl and yell. But no matter how unintelligent or repetive the song is, you will still find some people who are fans of that music

Haha great first post, exactly the point I've been trying to make! Most mainstream rap sucks, period. It's repetitive, it's unintelligent, and it's just plain bad. Most people who judge rap as bad are only exposed to this music. You need to actually look and pay attention to the good artists to find the good stuff.

All genres have artists that suck, that's just the way it is.

At 10/20/09 10:39 PM, james44445 wrote: actually, i would disagree with the whole music vs. culture thing.
especially now, which the two music styles are starting to separate more dramatically.
I think that the two are very similar, but I think that the basic thing that breaks them apart is that hip-hop has more of a focus on the beats and the instrumental/electronic music rather that the lyrics, and rap focuses more on the lyrics and less on the beats and instrumental/electronic music bit.

To a point I'd say that's true, but also a bit flawed... The beats, even when not being rapped over, are music yes, but it's just music that belongs to that culture rather than defining Hip Hop as a genre.

I wouldn't really classify hip hop as a culture though...
There are more differences in the two, and I know what they are, but they are hard to explain.
they're just different.

I do believe that Hip Hop is its own culture though. What defines a culture? Hip Hop has its own vernacular, it has its own fashion trends, its own music, its own art, and something of its own political views. This sounds like a culture to me. I mean just watch documentaries like Scratch.

At 10/20/09 10:10 PM, XxRobJohnsonxX wrote:

At 10/20/09 10:06 PM, StarF68 wrote:

At 10/20/09 10:04 PM, XxRobJohnsonxX wrote: Someone vomiting on a microphone is not music.

Rap & HipHop > Deathmetal

Wow, because comparing rap and death metal is a completely accurate comparison.

Also your favorite food sucks because I like vegetable soup better. My logic is flawless.

I was attempting to state that the person(s) bashing rap & hip hop and claiming its garbage.... (but listen to metal) are hypocritical.
Apparently I failed at getting my point across, however.

Also, fuck vegetable soup.

My bad, I was in a hurry to leave and didn't notice which way the symbol was facing. Your point now makes sense, but I still find it to be silly because metal is a great genre, and death metal, while not my favorite sub-genre of metal, is still a valid genre of music if you know what bands to look for.

It's all a matter of opinion.

At 10/20/09 10:04 PM, XxRobJohnsonxX wrote: Someone vomiting on a microphone is not music.

Rap & HipHop > Deathmetal

Wow, because comparing rap and death metal is a completely accurate comparison.

Also your favorite food sucks because I like vegetable soup better. My logic is flawless.