Who is Esham?
Esham is Detroit's most prolific rapper. He's been a fixture in the Detroit underground rap scene since the late 80s, and his music has inspired many of it's artists, not the least among them being Eminem, Insane Clown Posse, and the late Proof. He has released over 20 albums, both as a solo artist and as a member of his group NATAS. You can learn more about him over at http://www.acidrap.com, and soon I woll be bringing my tribute page back over to this new site.
Out the vaults – 23 things that piss me off (Updated and edited)
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1. Racists, sexist, and homophobes-It sickens me how many people are still mentally stuck in a period which died before they were born. Take your Right-wing republican asses to Iran or somewhere.
2. People, especially girls, who can’t talk to me the rest of the time, but when they need/want something from me, I’m their best friend.
3. Narcs and snitches-It’s fucked up what people will do to each other on this campus, it’s even more sickening why they do it: for the reward money, to get back at someone, or just because they hate somebody.
4. Immature people on this campus-They act like just because their mom and dad pay their tuition, they are the shit and everyone has to kiss their ass. They waste their time away getting drunk and playing their music loud. Then they fail their classes and receive a wake up call. LOOK BITCHES, THIS IS COLLEGE, NOT PRESCHOOL!!!!!
5. Internet sites which claim to be free, but charge hidden fees for shit, or require credit card validation. If your shit says %100 free, then it should be %100 free. Paying a premium membership is not %100 free.
6. Internet Anna-It amazes me how many hard core thugs and gangstaz lurk around on internet message boards and chat rooms. They flame people saying whatever. The funny thing about it is that all these muthafuckaz are just 12 year old kids who get beat up at school all the time, and there fore would not say this shit in real life.
7. “Backpackers” and other music snobs who can’t tolerate other people’s taste in music-People think they are better than other people just because they listen to shit no one else has even heard about. To them, it’s a crime for anyone to listen to P-Diddy, jay-z, three six mafia, no limit, and just about any rapper who has a video on BET and/or gets paid a penny more than they do. I could go on about this topic, but that’s a whole new subject. IF YOU DON’T LIKE THE SHIT, THEN DON’T LISTEN TO IT!!
8. People who support censorship-Straight up dicks. Anyone ever heard of “First amendment rights”? I can’t stand people who want to make shit kid friendly. If you are too dumb to know what your kids are playing, listening to, looking at online, watching TV, etc, that is no one else’s problem.
9. People who harass other people on their jobs-There are people on this campus who are straight up dicks. Most of the time, it’s pretty rich kids who don’t have jobs. That was part of the reason I left my last job. They wouldn’t like it if someone called them out of their name whole they were working, so why they do it to others, I don’t know.
10. Stuck-up Fraternity and Sorority people- I wish I could be a Greek letter wearing airhead so I don’t have to show any respect for myself, let alone other people. They act like just because they have Greek letters on their shirt, they can treat people like shit. If you’re not in their sorority or fraternity, then you can go fuck yourself as far as they are concerned.
11. People you can’t trust, like my ex.
12. People who hate rap music to the point where they censor it and diss people who listen to it-If you don’t like rap music, then don’t listen to it. Don’t try to ruin shit for everyone else. Its ignorant fucks Bill O Reilly who make me glad that real muthafuckas like me still exist By the way, it’s funny how people clown on rap music for being too violent, but watch R-rated movies and play M rated video games
13. Cocksuckers who complain about my webpage-Same as above, if you don’t like my shit, don’t come here, point blank. You see the warning. Offensive content. Don’t ignore that shit then send me emails cuz the things I put here made you cry.
14. Kent State-The only reason I’m still here is because I graduate next year. This school sucks nut drops. We have a fucking Criminal Justice department has better computers than the computer science department, a biased and culturally ignorant student newspaper, homophobic and unqualified R.As, and an increasing tuition which goes up just to pay for bullshit. After this, I just know some idiot freshman or sophomore is going to send me an email whining about some “Kent Pride” bullshit.
15. Computer illerate people-I work as a computer lab monitor on campus, and I have encountered some of the stupidest people in my life. I get questions about how to save, how to print, one time, I even had a female user put her floppy in a zip drive-upside down to boot. Well, I guess that’s why you’re in college.
16. Games with Half-ass or no endings-I know developers want to save time and money, but cutting out an ending? There are some things you just don’t do. (The biggest offenders are Shen Mue and Golden Sun) I put in all this work towards completing the game, find all the djinns, and beat all the hard bosses, and all I get is a lousy fuckin “To be continued”? Or worse, I put in all the work just to watch a fuckin credit sequence? That’s bullshit! If I’m going to spend $20-$50 on your game, then at least put in a halfway decent ending.
17. Women who play head games-I get so damn tired of women who play head games with honest men like me. These dumb bitches ruin it for real women who deserve much better in life. I’m talking about women who flirt and try to get cool with you when they know damn well they aren’t interested in you. Then they give you fake numbers. When they do give you play, they’re just using you to get something. Me being single, I find that very disrespectful. Then these women have the nerve to wonder why we men disrespect them the way we do. NEWS FLASH: Respect begets respect! Treat others as you would want to be treated!! Men don’t respect women who don’t respect them back, same as women don’t respect men who don’t show them the same!!
18. Unfit parents-I’m starting to see a disturbing trend this summer, namely stupid ass parents (mostly college age or younger) who leave their kids in a hot car. It’s not just even that. I’m talking about parents who are unqualified to be parents, leaving them in toy stores while going out, not taking care of them right, beating them, and whatever else. I also can’t stand to see young teenagers getting themselves knocked up like it’s a goddamn fashion statement, or they do it just to keep their boyfriends. I seen one at the Sears where I work at the other day, dumb bitch had to be no older than 15, she had 2 small babies with her and she was pregnant with another one. I simply wanted to slap the fuckin piss out of her. Hasn’t anyone ever heard of a CONDUM?
19. Relationships-Ever since my first breakup so many years ago, I have had zero luck with women. I don’t know if it is just me or what, but I can’t stand the thought of having to spend another valentines day holed up in my room playing Xbox all day. Every time I see a happy couple together, it just gets at me more knowing me and her couldn’t last more than five months together before she found another man. (and I didn’t even know how long they were seeing each other before I found about about the hidden affair myself) Well, thats enough of my soft side you bitches.
20. Mixtape DJs who Yell out during a song-Especially that fuckbitch DJ Clue. MUTHAFUCKA, I KNOW IT’S YOUR MIXTAPE, YOU ASSFUCK SAMURAI!! DO YOU HAVE TO SCREAM OUT YOUR NAME IN THE MIDDLE OF A SONG, YOU DUMB MUTHAFUCKA!?
21. Jackasses who play the party lines when voting – Idiots who vote Republican just because they are republican or Democrat just because they are democrat. I mean, it’s like they would vote in Hitler is he were running for their party and reject MLK Jr just because he was in the opposing party. Whatever happened to RESEARCHING THE ISSUES? Or better yet, FORMING YOUR OWN FUCKING OPINION?
22. Gaming system fanboys – You people are ridiculous! You go to war over which system is the best, but goddamn, it’s only video games for crying out loud! You hate Nintendo because all they make are kiddie games (while most games were marketed towards kids anyway, even the ones that shouldn’t), you hate Sony because of jaggies in their graphics (when you can’t even tell the difference anyway without a magnifying glass) and You hate Microsoft…er, Micro$$$$$UXXXXXX because it’s Microsoft, yet there you are using internet explorer on your Windows computer. Don’t even get me started on PC snobs. You can’t tell me that there isn’t at least one game on each system that you like, even if you wouldn’t buy that system to play it. I have all 3 current gen systems, both portables, and Xbox 360, and I plan on getting the PS3 and the Wii when they are both available.
19 things I hate about the current state of hip hop
1. People who prop up shitty underground artists just because they are underground and bash tight mainstream acts just because they are mainstream.
2. People who want ban rap, or at least make it "kid friendly" (i.e. Bill 'o' Reilly, C Delores Tucker, etc).
3. The fact that even though niggaz from all over bite their shit in one form or another, E-40, Spice 1, and Esham still don't get their props.
4. Niggaz who will big up a nigga who is on the underground, but when he blows up, they turn on him.
5. People who hate on the south and the west coast. Weather or not you like them, those artists have contributed more to the game than you want to admit.
6. Whatever it is the mad rapper is so mad about.
7. The fact that someone actually had the audacity to murder Pac, Biggie Smalls, Big L, JMJ, etc.
8. People who keep crying about how hip hop is dead, especially when they contribute to the situation by putting out shitty albums or just don't do anything to help it.
9. When two rappers have beef, every 14 year old internet thug wants to act like it's their beef.
10. The general lack of unity in hip hop. (i.e. The whole underground vs mainstream thing)
11. When mixtape djs scream over the songs every other second, as if they want to remind us whose tape it is.
12. Uppity dickheaded backpack nerds who act as if they are better than everyone because they listen to a certain artist no one else listens to, or have been listening to rap longer than others
13. Said backpackers who equate lyricism/skills on the mic with the ability to use big words and rap about shit that doesn’t make sense.
14. Rappers who put out diss records just so they can get attention and sell records
15. Rappers who do the above and won't admit they are doing it for record sales (see Benzino)
16. Shitty white rappers getting signed just cause they are white (and not because they are talented)
17. The fact that most female rappers rap about their pussy and how good it is, and the few that don't (Mia X, Rah Digga, Mystic, Marveless) don't move units like they should
18. The lack of political songs from mainstream rappers
19. The fake ass media and it’s role of promoting the negativity in hip hop.
Handy dandy guide to shooting down arguments against gay marriage
Here are some arguments you’ll see time and time again against gay marriage, and here is how to refute them. By the way, I’m straight, just not narrow.
1. But the bible/Koran/torah/ (insert holy book here) says…
Rebuttal: Well the separation of church and state clause of the first amendment protects us from that.
1b. But it’s not in the constitution! It doesn’t say it anywhere!
Rebuttal: Yes it does, in the first amendment. Not using those exact words. Besides, SOCAS is a good thing. Not only does it keep religion from interfering with government, but it also keeps government from dictating how you practice your religion.
(Note: There are a million ways to debunk the religious argument but this is the most direct)
2. But marriage always has been 1 man and one woman! America will be uncomfortable having to adjust to a new social norm!
Rebuttal: And your marriage will still will be if you so choose. Only it can also be between two women or two men if the party in question so desires. And what is the big deal about gay marriage? How will it affect you? It’s not too much of a new social norm. America is a progressive society which has always adapted to new social and cultural changes, such as cars, television, and the internet. If not for these changes, we’d still be hunting animals in Africa. Besides, when segregation was ended, there were people uncomfortable with the fact that blacks were able to use the same water fountains and restrooms, go to the same schools, and sit on the same sections of the bus as them.
3. But why can’t I marry my car/fiancée’s corpse/dog/ (insert imamate or non human object here)?
Rebuttal: Because they can’t sign a legal contract stupid. If I was against gay marriage, I would ask people to stop using this argument because it makes us look dumb.
3b) so why can’t I marry a relative, or a child? Or more than one spouse?
Rebuttal: But if you let a barber vat your hair, who’s to say he won’t try to cut open your scalp? And therein lays the problem with the slippery slope argument.
3c) I only think of terms of black in white. Please explain that to me.
Disregarding the moral arguments against these things, they are all different from gay marriage. It’s like comparing apples and oranges. As for polygamy, I personally see nothing wrong with it, but it’s just that not enough people have made a big enough deal about it.
4. What about the children?
Rebuttal: What children?
4a) the ones they will want to adopt!
Rebuttal: What about them? They will go through life knowing they have two gay parents instead of two straight ones. It’s not like they are doing anything straight parents wouldn’t do. Besides, what’s worse? Two gay, loving parents or two abusive straight parents?
4b) my children who will be exposed to this!
Rebuttal: So how will they be exposed? What are they doing in front of your kid that you don’t do in front of him? Kids today don’t care about what sponge bob has in his square pants; let alone what Adam’s doing with Steve. It’s you guys who have the hang ups.
5. THEY ARE FORCING THEIR AGENDA ON US!
Rebuttal: The only agenda here is the one you created trying to deny them their rights. Same as the civil rights movement and the women rights movement.
6. But you can’t compare being gay to being a minority! Being gay is a lifestyle choice!
Rebuttal: No one is comparing the two. If you notice however, the struggle for gays is the same as the one for blacks. Speaking of lifestyle choices, Religion is also one. Which brings me to….
7. We can’t give the gay’s special rights!
Rebuttal: They aren’t asking for special rights, just the same ones you have. Besides, veterans and troops get special rights, as do college students, religious groups, and even prison inmates. And another thing, by asking to keep marriage exclusive for straights, and if being straight is a choice by your logic, then aren’t you asking for special rights for being straight?
7b. But Religious groups are constitutionally protected.
Rebuttal: As are all American citizens.
8. The purpose of marriage is to have children! If gays are allowed to marry, this will hurt our population!
Rebuttal: First of all, if less than %5 of the American population were allowed to get married, then you mean to tell me that the other 95 percent can’t pick up the slack? Secondly, marriage is more than having children. You don’t even have to be married to have children. And by this logic, senior citizens and sterile people shouldn’t be allowed to be married as well. And don’t get me started on the single parents.
9. Gay marriage will ruin our society!
Rebuttal: You realize you said the same thing about Elvis, rock and roll, rap music, television, and a bunch of other things, yet we’re still around right? Stop being so frickin paranoid.
10. But gay marriage will ruin our sacred institution!
Rebuttal: Anymore than our high divorce and spousal abuse rates, reality TV weddings, Britney spear’s little jaunt (as well as several other celebrity weddings), Vegas drive in weddings, and music, movies, and books which make it seem cool to cheat on your significant other? I doubt it. If anything, ‘our sacred institution’ can use their help.
10b. but it will ruin my marriage.
Rebuttal: Oh well, I don’t know what to tell you. If your marriage is so fragile that the thought of two gays getting married is enough to ruin it, then perhaps the problem isn’t the gays. Chances are you shouldn’t have been married in the first place.
10c. But the institution will be so messed up, I feel I won’t be able to marry!
Rebuttal: So how exactly does gay marriage affect you anyhow? Never mind that, who would want to marry a tightwad sexually repressed bigot like you anyway?
11. But this will spread HIV, herpes, syphilis, etc.
Rebuttal: So what STDs can gays get that straights can’t? Just as many, (if not more) straights can catch these diseases as gays can, so what makes gays any more susceptible to a STD than a straight? If anything, gay marriage will curb the spread of these diseases by encouraging monogamous relationships.
12. I HATE F@GS! I HOPE THEY ALL BURN IN HELL WITH MATTHEW SHEPARD!
Rebuttal: If I was against gay marriage, I would ask people to stop saying stuff like this. It makes it look as if we are out to get them rather than a desire to preserve our institution.
13. (Insert fecal or anal joke here)
Rebuttal: Again, if I was against gay marriage, then I would ask people to stop talking like this as well. It makes us look dumb and immature.
14. But this will cause the world to hate us!
Rebuttal: First of all, the world hates us for more legitimate reasons than whom we let marry who. If you open your eyes and do a little research, then you find that the reason why the world hates us is because of our foreign policy, among other things. Secondly, as if you, Mr. ‘BOMB IRAQ SCREW THE FRENCH AND SCREW MUSLIMS’ care about world opinion of us anyway.
15. Gays will influence our children to be gay!
Rebuttal: More paranoia at work. If this is true, then how come most, if not all gays, come from straight famlies? Being around gays won’t make you any more gay than being around basketball players will make you a fan of basketball.
16. But activist judges are the real enemy!
Rebuttal: Nice try, but do you feel the same way when an ‘activist judge’ like scalia, reinqhurst, O’Connor or something else makes a ruling that’s in your favor (like banning abortion)? And what is an activist judge anyway? Someone who makes rulings you don’t agree with? What if a ‘non-activist judge’ were to allow gay marriage?
17. But gays already have the right to marry. A gay man can marry a gay woman.
Rebuttal: That’s like saying during the separate but equal era that blacks had the right to use the bathroom and water fountain assigned to them.
18. it’s illegal!
Rebuttal: Now there is a sound argument for keeping something illegal.
19. it’s not natural!
Rebuttal: First of all, who are you, or any of us to decide what’s natural and what isn’t? Secondly, if homosexuality is against nature, then so is war, chopping down trees, and pollution, yet I don’t see you making a deal about these things.
19b. it’s not moral!
Rebuttal: Who are you to decide what’s moral and what isn’t? If gay marriage isn’t moral, then neither is using false, err misleading evidence to start wars, screwing workers to make corporate profits, and high price healthcare plans which only benefit the drug companies, yet I don’t see you up in arms about this.
20. But this will cause people to pretend that they are gay just to get married and enjoy the benefits!
Rebuttal: There are straight couples that do that now. Besides, do you think anyone would really fake homosexuality, an entire lifestyle, just for benefits?
21. The majority of America is against it. This is democracy!
Rebuttal: No it isn’t. It’s the majority deciding the rights of a few. The majority was also against freeing the slaves and giving the women the right to vote. Democracy only works when it’s everyone’s interests being considered. This is more like 5 foxes and a hen deciding on what [or who] to have for dinner. Besides, the majority of America was also against freeing the slaves and giving women voting rights.
22. But look what happened in Norway!
Rebuttal: So how do you know that the same thing will happen here? We are a different country. Besides, Canada’s had it for over a year and they are just fine. Using your logic, our gun control laws should be as strict as those in Europe since they have less gun murders over there.
23. This is too controversial. We should end marriage period.
Rebuttal: That could work, but then everyone loses, and we shouldn’t have to do that.
24. But I can’t stand the homos! I think their lifestyle is immoral and it goes against my religion!
Rebuttal: I’m sure they think too highly of you either, but that’s part of life. America is a diverse society. If you don’t like it, go to apartheid South Africa.
25: But *sniff* I don’t want gays to marry! *sniff*
Rebuttal: Oh well, that’s life. You don’t have any valid argument against it.
The reviews
Weather it's a hip hop album, a video game, or a movie, I give it a rating from '1/2' to '$$$$$'. The more '$' it gets, the better it is in my opinion.
Review: Mega Man collection (Xbox, PS2, Gamecube 2004)
Throughout gaming, mega man has been one of the most consistent franchises ever. There have been over 40 games on nearly every major system, a cartoon show, a comic book, an action figure line, and several spin offs (mega man x, legends, zero, and battle network). this collection contains the first 8 games of the core series, and two unlockable fighting games that were until now, only released in japan. Also, players can unlock artwork and music. You can play the games in thier original 8-bit form, or in navi mode, with remixed music, new subscreens, and a hint feature for various level points. Still, you can't power up until mega man 4 or slide until mega man 3. For the few players who don't know about mega man, the series stars a robot. There are 8 stages in each game (6 in the original) which you can tackle in any order. After you beat each boss, you accuire thier weapon. The trick is knowing which weapon works on which boss. Mega man 2 introduced a password feature (although each game can be saved to memory card), while mega man 3, considered to be the best in the series by many fans introduced Rush, mega man's side kick. Mega man 4 and 5 improved on the formula, while 6 didn't garner much attention since it was released towards the end of the NEs's life cycle and mega man x made it's debut on the super nintendo at the same time. Mega man 7, which almost didn't come out due to the snes being near the end of it's life cycle, was the first game of the original series to hit the super nintendo. (until then, there was the mega man x series) Mega man 8 bought the series to playstation, with cd quality music and anime scenes. This pack is cheap, and anyone who considers themself a true gamer should pick it up. Due to the nature of this game, i can't rate the graphics. Sound $$$$$ playability $$$$1/4 theme/presentation $$$$$ overall $$$$$
+ – one of the best franchises in gaming
- – no mega man x, or mega man soccer.
other games you might like
mega man x6
castlevania chronciles
Mega man and bass
The Killa Zone Reborn?
Not exactly, now this is the new Area 4:51! I'll be transferring all my old articles from the Killa Zone over to here throughout the next few days, so yall stay tuned.
