The Boy Genius (feat. A New Beginning)

Wow, I havn't heard this album in years and it just brought back of memories of my childhood. Those are good memories to hold on to. I don't see current music having the same affect on our youth today. When they look back on these characters that they call emcees, they won't actually be able to say, "that was a great period of music."

Kwame was fun, creative and represents the best of hip hop. Track #4 The Man We All Know and Love" takes me back to junior high and the school dances. It reminds me of coming home after school and turning on Yo MTV Raps and hoping they would play something new and incredible in the world or hip hop. Kwame was one of those artists that fulfilled that hope. Its still fun to listen to today.

Now this is old school hip hop.... I remember cruising to this.

Kwame produced the majority of this album, but credit was givin' to Hurby Luv Bug!!! He was too young at the time (16 years old) to get that off to have written a whole album--lyrics 'n music!!!

This is what got me into hip hop all those years ago. Safe to say nothing has ever come close to this. This dude was way ahead of his time.

Track 4 is a song I used to wear out and I just heard it for the first time in a while and it aged extremely well. Still brought a smile to my face and it takes me back to when rap music had far more comedy to it, even gangsta rappers N.W.A. had a funny song with "Fat Girl."

Kwame, what did Biggie do to you? All it took was one dis line about your polka dots and you were the punch line of hip-hop. Don't worry though Kwame. I remember better. I remember playing this cassette over and over memorizing every line. Your album had just the right amount of everything. I even drove around P.G. looking for a Polka Dot shirt for myself. Don't tell anyone.

There is no HIP HOP today! This however is a reminder of when DJ's played HIP HOP for love and from the heart. Kwame's lyrical style was tops in his day and Herb's beats were, well Herbie as expected. Today's PAYOLA has stuck us with Lil Wayne and all that garbage we hear now so it's about who pays the DJ's the most money. It's not about the music and skill anymore. So, if a DJ, one who does not play what he does not feel, plays a song from these wannabe artists takes money to play, that is classified a sell out! So, this album stands alone today as real HIP HOP. Not that watered down radio garbage we hear that someone pays DJ's to have on the radio. The program directors are mostly too blame!

Download this project and learn what Hip Hop used to be. Before rims, before Krunk, before beef...long before there was a dirty south... Before guns and crack, and back in the days before we started calling our women out of their names. There was a time when you could play hip hop in front of your parents....although they still weren't trying to hear it. Back in the day when Hip Hop was about art and expression - and a way to get girls of course. This was what a boy genius does when he enters a studio. Takes some classic samples, drum machines, few keyboards... and a lot of talent... and then proceeds to entertain you....using lyrical skill, wit and imagination While riding some of the funkiest grooves of all time.. Truly one of the greatest PRODUCERS of all time.. I am wondering when the Hip Hop Hall of Fame will open??? KWAME will be in there. Get this and take a lesson in hip hop. And he is still working TODAY...so that tells you how strong his skills are.

This IS hip-hop. Youngsters of today... take note!