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MIKE CLASSIC

Classic like your Grandparents Hi-Fi!

About Me

The greatest rapper since the Hershey bar label!as we go a little sumthin like this:///take your cris and dump it/ all that glitz is for nuthin/ i make my presence known/ like the sound of the trumpet/ so bust it/ i’m comin like a train off its tracks/ i’m known to make beats/ known to make cracks/ so take that and make that/ your very first warning/ and wait for sunrise/ at 5 in the morning/ cuz when light falls/ i shine brighter than white walls/ i’m nice yall/ kinda like survivin a light fall/ and despite yall/ i write rhymes without hype flaws/ whats livin worth if theres nuthin to die for...
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/5/2005
Band Website: ilike.com/artist/Mike+Classic
Band Members: Mike Sgroi aka Mike’s Classic aka me, ALL BEATS ARE SAMPLED AND REMIXED WITH aCID 4.0 all songs are either originals or remixesi also have a comedy page at http://www.myspace.com/mikesgroicomedy (i’m ambidextourous!)COMPLETE PLAYLIST!!!
Influences:A Tribe Called Quest, Gangstarr, Pete Rock, Mos Def, Big L, Biggie, J5, Rakim, Young MC, MC Hammer, Dj Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Run DMC,Talib Kweli, rawkus Records, M.O.P. , The Game, freddie Foxxx, Pac, LL Cool J, Eminem, Busta Rhymes,The Roots, CL Smooth, De LA SOUL, Slum Village, Panacea, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Sugar Hill Gang, Grand Master Flash, Beat Junkies, Beat Minerz, Jay-Z, DMX, NAS, Pharcyde, J DILLA aka JAY DEE, Papoose, Buck Shot, Boot Camp Click, Rah Digga, Krush Groove, Eve, Big Pun, Puff daddy, Ma$e, Percee P,Bob James, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, John Williams, Carl Stalling, Ludacris, redman, Eric Serman, GhostFace, Just Blaze, Black Sheep, Big Daddy KANE, Wu-tang Clan, Planet Asia, Phil da Agony, Dilated Peoples, Digable Planets, Royce da 5'9'', tony Touch, Nice and Smooth, KrS One, Kool DJ Red Alert, ed lover and dr dre, UTFO, Kurtis Blow, OutKast, Leaders of the New School,Freeway, Peanut Butter Wolf, Stones Throw, Xzibit, Maspyke, Quincy Jones, ray Charles, Louis Armstrong, Pharoahe Monch, Prince Paul, Kev Brown, Howard Lloyd, Rhymefest, Tony bennet, Stevie Wonder, JAMES BROWN, Count Bass D, Doug E. Fresh, Rahzel, Rolling Stones, Flipmode Squad, Rage Against the machine, Zach de la Rocha, Sly & The Family Stone, Lupe Fiasco, Us3, Remy Shand, Al Green, Marvin Gaye, Lou rawls, Led Zepplin, Fu-Schnickens, Curtis Mayfield, The Blues Brothers, Frank Sinatra, Lyrisist Lounge, Def Squad, MF Doom, Kid Rock, The whole Motown sound, Michael jackson, Billy joel, The Beatles, Wings, Squeeze, Talking Heads, Cab Calloway, Hi-Tek,Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Miles davis, Herbie Hancock, Carl Thomas, Darien Brockington, Danger Mouse, Funkmaster Flex, Bugsy, NonPhixion, Consequence, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Jeru the Damaja, Afu Rah, DJ spinna, Masta Ace, Punchline and Wordsworth, Marly marl, Supastition, Pumpkinhead, John Forte, Pras, Craig G, Fugees, Slick Rick, Biz markie, fat Boys, Justus League, Beastie Boys, UGLY dUCKLING, D.I.T.C., People Under the Stairs, Jimi hendricks, Asheru and Blue Black, Big Daddy Kane, Rocksteady Crew, Cold Crush Brothers, Heavy D, Wildstyle, KOOL HERC, Dan The Automator, Kardinal Offishall, Marco Polo, Melle Mel, GrandWizzard theodore,Physce Oragami, Edo G, Little Brother, 9th Wonder, Nicolay, Common, Kanye West, Brand Nubian, Busy bee, Grandmaster caz, STR8 Money, Rah, Saga records, DSL, Big D, T-Rock, Ole, any independant record label, and the whole Underground. (there are many more but its getting late!!!) .Underground hip hop and jazz!!!


Sounds Like: trouble
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Fly Love Poem

You know I got a rhyme for you you know I got the time for you never have I ever felt this way before so what am I to do?   You light up the room and consume attention from the fellas plus ...
Posted by MIKE CLASSIC on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:31:00 PST

Class Of 88: Tougher Than Leather

By IPOPPEDOFF from ALLHIPHOP.COM When a conversation comes up about who is the greatest group of all time, don't play yourself. You already know what it is. RUN-D.M.C. are the kings of this Rap ish a...
Posted by MIKE CLASSIC on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:50:00 PST

EXCLUSIVE: Jay-Z Establishes Trust for Sean Bells Children

By Houston Williams Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter has established an educational trust for the for the children of Sean Bell, the unarmed African-American man who was shot and killed by police on the day h...
Posted by MIKE CLASSIC on Fri, 02 May 2008 01:51:00 PST

I dont understand... RIP Sean Bell

WHY? why was he shot?  cops are trained marxmen arent they? to shoot 50 times is unthinkable.  and to use the excuse that the cops face dangerous situations out in the streets holds no ...
Posted by MIKE CLASSIC on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:08:00 PST

Footage Vindicates Snoop; UK Ban Overturned, Officers Blamed

By Chris Richburg Snoop Dogg is free to roam the United Kingdom, thanks to a senior immigration judge who officially overturned the rapper's ban in the country yesterday (April 23).   According ...
Posted by MIKE CLASSIC on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:33:00 PST

Birthplace Of Hip-Hop Saved !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Birthplace Of Hip-Hop Saved posted Tuesday, March 04, 2008 7:33 AM | 34 Comments .. .. --> By Chris Richburg Efforts to save the birthplace of Hip-Hop culture proved successful ...
Posted by MIKE CLASSIC on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:31:00 PST

Class Of 88: Paid In Full

  By Martin A. Berrios When you look at Rap music as a whole and more importantly understand its make up, the term classic should only be used sparingly. Too often the new Hip-Hop generation r...
Posted by MIKE CLASSIC on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:53:00 PST

Nas Wears "N****r" T-Shirt To Grammy Awards

..> ..> Nas Wears "N****r" T-Shirt To Grammy Awards Published Sunday, February 10, 2008 10:03 PM   ..>..> ..> ..> .. ..> ..> ..>..>..>..>   By Houston Williams Rapper Nas isn'...
Posted by MIKE CLASSIC on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:39:00 PST

Saving 1520: A message i posted to davey d

Hey davey d, I enjoy your page and your blog links. You post a lot of important info for the hiphop community. I've been pasting (as I did on your page) the text from the save 1520 (Sedgwick and Cedar...
Posted by MIKE CLASSIC on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:10:00 PST

SAVE SEDGEWICK AND CEDAR: The Birthplace of Hip-Hop

The Birthplace of Hip-HopOn August 11, 1973, in the first floor recreation room of 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, hip hop was born. It was on that day that DJ Kool Herc, known as the founder of hip hop, and hi...
Posted by MIKE CLASSIC on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:44:00 PST