{"id":210,"date":"2003-10-07T02:32:33","date_gmt":"2003-10-07T06:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tradermike.net\/movethecrowd\/2003\/10\/pop_goes_the_weasel\/"},"modified":"2003-10-07T02:32:33","modified_gmt":"2003-10-07T06:32:33","slug":"pop_goes_the_weasel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/2003\/10\/07\/pop_goes_the_weasel\/","title":{"rendered":"Pop Goes the Weasel…"},"content":{"rendered":"
Pop Pop goes the weasel, the weasel *3X*
\nPop goes the weasel, `cuz the weasel goes pop<\/a><\/p>\n

[MC Serch]
\nHip-hop, got turned into hit pop
\nthe second a record was number one on the pop charts
\nFor those that get on heart that got it`s start in the ghetto
\nLet no one forget about the hard part
\nNow in ninety-one we got a new brand, a new band
\nlookin like the same old Klan
\nSame old thieves that skeez so we gotta make sure
\nthat real rap has got to endure<\/i><\/div>\n

It’s official, hip-hop is played out! For the first time in his-story the entire Billboard Top Ten Singles list is composed of tracks by Black groups<\/a>. (I guess we’ll count the Black Eyed Peas as a Black group.) Even more amazing is that 9 of the songs are by rappers. I think this is a clear sign that it’s time for us to move to the next, underground, music movement. Surely this marks some kind of hip-hop bubble, a la<\/i> a stock market bubble. Here’s the current top 10:<\/p>\n


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  1. Baby Boy: Beyoncé Featuring Sean Paul<\/LI>
    \n
  2. Shake Ya Tailfeather: Nelly, P Diddy & Murphy Lee<\/LI>
    \n
  3. Get Low: Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz Featuring Ying Yang Twins<\/LI>
    \n
  4. Right Thurr: Chingy<\/LI>
    \n
  5. Frontin’: Pharrell Featuring Jay-Z<\/LI>
    \n
  6. Damn!: YoungBloodZ Featuring Lil Jon<\/LI>
    \n
  7. P.I.M.P.: 50 Cent<\/LI>
    \n
  8. Into You: Fabolous Featuring Tamia\/Ashanti<\/LI>
    \n
  9. Stand Up: Ludacris Featuring Shawnna<\/LI>
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  10. Where Is The Love?: Black Eyed Peas<\/LI>
    \n<\/OL><\/p>\n

    But on the real, I’m very surprised that this feat has never been accomplished before. I wonder what, if anything, this means for the music industry. I imagine KRS-ONE is smiling given his lyrics in the song Hip-Hop Rules<\/i><\/a>, and Sex & Violence<\/i><\/a>:<\/p>\n

    R&B now run tings again an’
    \ncommercial rap now run tings again
    \nR&B now run tings again
    \ncountry music you’re lookin at your end<\/i><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Pop Pop goes the weasel, the weasel *3X* Pop goes the weasel, `cuz the weasel goes pop [MC Serch] Hip-hop, got turned into hit pop the second a record was number one on the pop charts For those that get on heart that got it`s start in the ghetto Let no one forget about the… Continue reading Pop Goes the Weasel…<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":386,"url":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/2004\/09\/02\/hip-hop_planet\/","url_meta":{"origin":210,"position":0},"title":"Hip-Hop Planet","date":"September 2, 2004","format":false,"excerpt":"I saw a review of 'Where You're At: Notes From the Frontline of a Hip-Hop Planet' in the AJC last week and had to add it to my list of books to read. 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