ROOFTOP MC's - MINORITY REPORT ALBUM

In these days when cash and booty obsessed raplings encourage their listeners to party senselessly, it amounts to rebellion to do otherwise especially when it's done with as much, if not more energy and determination as the army of misguided prattlers. Now, back to our story...As the Nigerian hip hop scene evolves, several compelling characters are regularly thrown up, adding colour and verve to the colony of microphone commanders. Kunle Adeyoola a.k.a. Soulsnatcha and Olaitan Hughes a.k.a. Sokleva. Together known as RoofTop MCs, this Lagos pair are not only entertaining audiences with their brand of against the grain hip hop but are also spreading the message of Christ and practical Christian living to spiritually confused youths. Hold up! Before you dismiss them as another undistinguished gospel group it is imperative that I explain the phrase I have used to describe their mentality and brand of hip hop. The sound of these University of Lagos alumni can best be described as what you'll get when The Beastie Boys work with Run-DMC at Outkast's lab. In plainer English, the group tries to capture the situations and imaginations of enlightened young urban urbanites while giving us a peek in their nirvana of cryptic lyrics (I hope this is better). Having grown up in the 80s listening to a variety of music (Soulsnatcha's dad worked as a producer in Radio Nigeria 2 at the time) it was only normal that they incorporate elements of some of the prominent genres of the time into their music. But instead of limiting their creative excavation to hip hop's staple ore of funk soul and bass music, they've decided to introduce rock, pop and even skank into their sound. Including a dash of fuji helps to give their sound some semblance of cultural identity, enough for the average Nigerian listener to shed some of their indifference to what is generally perceived as American style hip hop. But the group's greatest strength lies in their ability to give electrifying live performances. RoofTop MCs are a class apart from the the rest when it comes to stage tantrums and pyrotechnics.

Roof Top MCs,one of the leading hip-hop groups of our times. After the release of the critically acclaimed album "Shock Therapy" containing tracks like 'Shock Therapy', Feel this (remix), have come out with a new album titled "Minority Report". This album boasts of songs like 'Lagemo', 'Elenu'. Even Lagemo's video has been receiving rave reviews from the airplay it has been having. It is now available in stores nationwide...Sooooo! go get yours nowwwww!!!

Let me give a lyrics preview of the Hit track Lagimo

Yo! take ma picture cheese

i know we'r big here, we'r also big overseas

Guyz around the world are feeling our steeze

And all the ladies are screaming it "Rooftop Mcs"

....... Blah Blah Blah

Wait a minute am loosing direction, i feel foolish i need your correction

Put first the kingdom ma broda and the things you pose for na Jara!

Lord please bring me back, if you have to hit ma head like a konga slap!

O ri mi wu Ooooo...Elagimooooo....

I can't go any further.... all i can say is go get yours nowwww and your life shall be better than what it is...:)

Guilty Pleasures

Wikipedia defines it as "something one considers pleasurable despite it being mainly received negatively or looked down on by a majority of society". If youre feeling guilty about it, then it's definitely not right, but we do it all the time dont we.....promise no more cussing, but before we know it, we've called out all the words in the swear book...say we'd never check out that porno site, but the moment we get the chance, we're drawn toward the keyboard and our fingers just seem to type that link....there are tons and tons of examples i could give..
but why do we do it? even i am not immune....those moments you get really pissed you really wanna use the F word, and you find yourself whispering (God forgive me)
i wanna hear about it, what are those guilty pleasures that you know you really must let go of and youre having a hard time dropping?...yep, those things adding the extra pounds that you gotta shake off. we'll pray with you, even we need prayers concerning our guilt.

WHEN THINGS GET TOUGH

Hey, I do hope you had a fabulous valentine season, here’s what we’re talking about this week, it’s something WE ALL have experienced and probably still will, but we’ll know better by the time we’re through reading.

…….$!*CRASH*@%! (I’m not cussing o)….yea, we all have moments when we’re completely worn and exhausted and so experience all sorts of emotions - fear, worry, anxiety…and the rest. And I am not immune to them. Sometime last night…I totally had that moment. But, I did have options

A) Keep worrying myself and wearing myself out to the point of major major panic mode

B) Cry it out if I must, talk to God about it, talk to someone about it, and ask myself “what is the way forward?”

So that’s what I did, I admitted that I was indeed worn, I told God I really needed to feel that relief and I just really needed a way out…..Learn this, the holy spirit takes what…like 3 minutes to get you that relief, so I called up a friend, I cried my eyes out, he listened, let me finish (I really felt like a baby, but trust me I was glad to have that). When I was done, we went to “what is the way forward?”…Know this that at times like this, you never really can point out what is making you feel stressed. So we noted all possible causes, and solutions to all these. I hadn’t tried any of these before I went to bed, but knowing that I had let it all out, was the biggest relief.

WHEN THINGS ARENT EXACTLY RIGHT?

DO

- Talk to God. Be honest with him. Admit that you’re helpless and you really need to feel relieved and you really need his help. Do this and you’ll strengthen your relationship with him.

DO NOT

- Keep panicking and dwelling on all the things that have gone wrong, things that you have no control over. You’re already in a pit, don’t keep digging deeper.

DO

- Talk to someone, someone you can pray with and you can confide in. At this point who you talk to matters a lot, don’t talk to someone you know isn’t the best person to be talking to at that point (and trust me, we do know who not to talk to).

DO NOT

- Bury it. Try to hide it or get temporary relief by hiding behind work or something else (trust me I should know, that was my specialty). It does no good except magnify the problem actually, coz you have to face it when you least expect.

DO

- Relax. I get inspired to write whatever, a song, poem…hey this is a product of it. Write it all out if you want to…Just chill out, BREATHE!!!

DO NOT

- Stop trying to solve the matter on your own. You already tried that before, that’s why you were feeling worn in the first place. Especially don’t try to handle it without God.

DO

- Lastly, keep testifying (Rev 12:11A) “we overcome……….and by the word of OUR testimony”. Just keep telling yourself things are going to be fine. It’ll gear you up.

DO NOT

- Give Up. You’re not going to be in this forever (Romans 5:3-5). So people, take a chill pill and keep holding on, you’ll get there.

I know it may seem "oh its easier said than done", and trust me I did feel like that, but it isn’t so hard to do…in fact it’s not as hard as worrying, panicking and bottling things up, and it's especially less stressful. Try it out and give me a feedback, I’d love to hear about your experience (boostxyc@gmail.com)

it's Valentine's

yep...so we absolutely have to talk about it. It's like everywhere you look there's red..whether there are ribbons or balloons, or roses...whatever, but the town is red. To satisfy my curiosity i've decided to pose this question..."what exactly is valentines and why do we do it?"...why does everyone only go the extra mile in february? Is this the only period we should show love? Is not love an every second thing?......so what's the fuss about it in february alone?
To cut it short...why now? what does valentine mean to you?....chocolates and roses...oh and teddy bears for the ladies?
What is the fuss about?

we're here

Hi Guys!!!
we are soooo excited about BOOST, it is a work-in-progress and we know God isnt finished with it. BOOST is a medium by youths for youths....It's hard enough being a believer, it's even harder as a young one, but truly there is no better time than the moment to hold on to God (honest, just check out Ecclesiastes 12:1). That's where we come in, we are here to give a boost where we can, and really it's not just us, we'd love opinions from whoever. Our posts are released weekly and we look forward to your comments. Anonymous comments are welcome although we'll love to know you personally..oh yea and if you're concerned about your privacy....you can email us at boostxyc@gmail.com (we'll keep it just between us). Our whats hot column gives you the latest on cd's and other stuff to check out. We have links to xtian sites and blogs you could be a part of.........Okay then, from us to you, keep the comments coming. God bless you.