Lowkey review: Diggy Simmons' First Flight to the Future of Hip-Hop

My brother told me I gotta check out this kid Diggy Simmons new mix-tape. So I did. Before I give y'all what I think I'll tell you about my first thoughts.

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Is that Run's son?

How old is this kid?

Whats all his buzz from? The TV show?

He prolly getting a leg up from his dad right?

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The fist song I heard from him was "Flow Stoopid" a Freestyle to Nas' Made you look. What did I think? We have a Problem (First Flight Track 8). This kid is pure raw talent. His flow is quick and witty. His references are relevant and He isn't trying to copy cat off anybody in the game. To be truthful, I can't even make a comparison of him to any rapper I can think of. He's unique and he's so solid in his own identity that he doesn't need anyone else to validate him.

This kid Diggy comes off with a type of humility and honesty that no one would ever expect from a rich Kid. Some would ask why he wants to rap? He's not street, he's not hood, or gangsta so why rap? He doesn't have to???

ENTER THE NEW SCHOOL:

We've been seeing this new school of rappers for a while now and Diggy is just continuing on the legacy Of Kanye, Kid Cudi, Lupe Fiasco Wale and others who have proven that rap has no boundaries. They break all the stereotypes of what rap and hip hop has been and are become the future of this game. And we are loving every minute of it.

To me, Diggy proves that Talent can't be bought. If you are talented and youve honed your talents, then you will be recognized as having talent. First Flight (Download link) is a top notch Mixtape that comes out swinging and doesn't stop. A lot of the tracks are Album quality. Some people might say "He's got all the best equipment and his dad has a million dollar studio" I say check the video below. You cannot buy talent. Certainly you can make talent sound better with an expensive microphone, but I ask you, Why is Diggy better than his brother Jo Jo? they got the same contacts.

Diggy Embraces Rap as an Art form which is something you see so precious little of. He's putting his entire age group to shame and I hope he can keep his work ethic up over at Atlantic Records who he just signed a deal with. I'm rooting for the kid.

....TheGift

Diggy - Made you look Freestyle (Flow Stoopid) from Diggy Simmons on Vimeo.

Ring Tones are that Nu Nu I guess

RIng Tones have quickly become the newest market for distributing Singles in America! Its crazy. they now have awards for these things that mirror Gold and Platinum records now you can have Gold and Platinum RINTONE SALES! Wow, how quickly the cell phone has become an inticate irremovable part of the worlds culture. Just 10 years ago nobody had one. Now youre a Pirriah if you DONT have one. funny how things change huh?

But I aint come here to rant about that. I came here to rant about a phenomenon that I only started noticing when I came to Lagrange GA. Here where the culture/color line is so close that it Blurs. This happens all the time:

I'm in the library minding my own business when all of a sudden I hear this

" ITS YA BOY PLIES! HAA HAAAAAAAAAAAA....."

as I search for the rude and disrespectful owner of this Un-silenced cell phone who has the NERVE to accept a call INSIDE of the library, I spy out the culprit. Prepared to cut this Nigga this Illest Nigga look in history, I open my mout in surprise as I find...... a white lady. pretty old and wrinkly looking. at least 50 years of age. and Obviously a heavy smoker.

I am shocked. but this isnt the only time this has happened. As a matter of fact EVERY time I hear a ringtone in public it seems to be a culture shock for me. White fols bumbing Soulja Boy and T.I. Hell on that note, My own ring tone is a Rock song! so I guess I'm not really complaining. I'm just saying this ish is pretty bizarre.

The last time I caught the Greyhound to Atlanta there was a car full of people waiting on the bus to arrive. all of em White and they start to blasting "Live Ya Life" By T.I. and they was ROOOCKIN like hands in the air dont give a fuck I love this song kinda vibe. It was just wierd I tell ya.

Oh well , as long as were gonna be crossing cultures I guess I shouldnt be mad that White Folks wann be cool like us, or that Black Folks wanna be cool like them

.....TheGift