Seven Reasons why I fell in love with Hip - Hop!

There are certain joints that made me realize how much I love hip-hop! Again, I don't consider myself a connoisseur but I have learned a lot about it in the last couple of years. Here are the seven reasons why I fell in love with hip-hop.

7. Big Pimpin - Seriously this is my guilty pleasure joint....I can party to this song anytime...nothing interesting about the lyrical content, it just brings the party animal out of me. Don't judge me. http://youtu.be/Cgoqrgc_0cM
6. You Got me - I love the Roots and Erykah on this joint...maybe because he starts talking about an Ethiopian girl. http://youtu.be/MJCHeEQV454
5. Dear Mama - Tupac was a poet. This song makes me cry when I hear it but that is what poetry does to you. It moves you. http://youtu.be/Mb1ZvUDvLDY
4. Hip-Hop saved my life - Lupe did an amazing job talking about Slim Thug's life and how music saved him. http://youtu.be/vPiKKfcjI-4
3. They Reminisce over you (T.R.O.Y) - Pete Rock and CL Smooth....wonder when they are going to get back together and make another classic. http://youtu.be/FiOcVWQY2bc
2. Aquemini - I fell in love with this song when I heard it on the soundtrack for the movie "O". I was young and didn't know much about Outkast; I would definitely say that this song introduced me to them. http://youtu.be/2pjHlizcXI8
1. I used to love H.E.R - I don't I need to give an explanation for this one. Common goes off on it! http://youtu.be/C99iG4HoO1c

I'm sure some people will look at my list and say that I know nothing about hip-hop but I say "To each his own". What we have on the radio nowadays does not compare to the 7 songs I have listed. Music, in general, has changed. I'm willing to change with it but I will always remember the seven reasons why I fell in love with Hip-Hop!

Seven Reasons why I love Common!

My love for Lonnie Rashid Lynn a.k.a Common Sense a.k.a Common goes far beyond his looks. He is an amazing hip-hop artist and in recent years, he has become a great actor as well. I decided to list 7 of my favorite Common hip-hop joints....He has impacted hip-hop in so many ways but he is never credited for it. This is just my way of saying thank you to hip-hop for being diverse and isolated at the same time.

7. Testify - The way he tells the story about a woman who betrays her man, amazingly genius. http://youtu.be/CZRH68Ib1Ko
6. Retrospect for Life - This was an amazing collaboration with Lauryn Hill...he talks about getting a young woman pregnant, about how he is not ready to have the child, abortion...I wish kids these days would listen to this song and get a reality check. http://youtu.be/pmDybzfNBG0
5. The Corner - Speaks for itself. The Last Poets and Kanye West on this joint. Black is Beautiful! http://youtu.be/6mnKNr2Tiq8
4. Love is - How beautiful Love can be, How beautiful hip-hop can be
3. I Want You - Heartbreak is hard; I love this joint because I fell in love and got my heartbroken...this song made me realize that you will find love but you will never forget the love you had for another. http://youtu.be/QRfTS8bd05o
2. Love of my Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop) Disclaimer: I know this is Badu's song but I still consider it one of Common's....don't judge me for it! http://youtu.be/zQxLiKLoIZQ
1. I used to love H.E.R (Hearing Every Rhyme) http://youtu.be/C99iG4HoO1c

I have no comments for my top 2 because I really can't describe the love I have for them. Those two are the reason why I love hip-hop; they make me hope that we will have more artists like Common in the future for our kids to jam to. These 7 joints are the reason why I continue to support him. He has a way of telling a story through his music which hip-hop is lacking right now. What are your 7 fave Common joints?

Seven Reasons why you should follow Seven Minutes in Heaven with Feven!

Good Afternoon World!!!
Thanks to a dear friend of mine who has been pushing me over the last year to get back to writing, I have made my debut. I don't plan on leaving you any time soon. So here are the Seven Reasons why you should follow Seven Minutes in Heaven with Feven!!

7. I promise to blog about everything and anything.....7 things at a time of course.
6. If you love food, wine, hip-hop and travel, this will be your go to blog.
5. If you love politics, books and self-development, Seven Minutes will make sure to touch on that as well.
4. This will be the blog for the single female who loves to party and be a bum at the same time.
3. And the single male as well.
2. I promise to keep you on your toes.
1. Seven Minutes in Heaven with Feven....your favorite girl writing about her favorite things, what else could you ask for!