Don't Curse

Today's post wouldn't have come about if it wasn't for my boy Tex at 4X4 Marketing (www.4x4mkg.com) in Paris ... There I was sitting at my desk feeling totally uninspired when suddenly an email comes into my inbox from him with some footage of an old school dance battle in Paris ... Not only was the clip he sent me incredible with the sickest moves and clothes I have seen in a long time ... Everybody's talking about the good old days ... but the track everyone was dancing to is one of my favorite posse cuts of all time which I am ashamed to admit I had totally forgotten about ... The song I am talking about is "Don't Curse" which appeared on Heavy D's 1991 album Peaceful Journey and which, believe it or not, has Kool G Rap, CL Smooth, Pete Rock, Grand Puba, Big Daddy Kane, Q Tip and the Overweight Lover himself all rhyming on it ... It's one of those tunes that even now I can clearly remember hearing for the first time and I recall myself thinking ... Damn how can so many legends all be on one joint ... The beat is just totally dope and, as the emcees go back to back, each one of them tears the track apart ... If I had to pick one stand-out verse it would have to be Q Tip's but each of the rappers holds their own and this really is an all time forgotten classic ... Thanks so much Tex for reminding me of this ... I owe you one dude ...