Femi, the Daydreamer

(All props and respect to Pigeon John and bTwice...10 years since The Rise and Fall of...)

Now here we go, he sees me coming late into the office
And I know Mr. Weightman takes no excuses
So I open up Excel so I can start my call list
And he asks if we can talk inside his corner office
I said, "Sure" but wasn't feeling sure at all
I was feeling Magusi Soup, thinking about new blogs
He sat me down, sat in front and asked me what was up
I said, "Gift of Gab was in town, I stayed up late and stuff."
He said, "Femi, why do you do this? This is your full time."
I said, "Please forgive me, but I NEED to hear rhymes
But I will try my best, give me another merit
And I promise I'll mention you inside my first book credit."

16...uh, 17 Reasons Why 1994 was Awesome

1-15) Listed below.

Debuts:

The Notorious B.I.G., Ready to Die
"Juicy" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noTvdpAYeHE

Nas, Illmatic
"The World is Yours" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYZ_RD--Lpg

OutKast, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
"Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T0SorIk3n0

Fugees, Blunted on Reality
"Nappy Heads (remix)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD_Enr3Ea1w

Kurious, A Constipated Monkey
"Walk Like a Duck" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tmzwEp8cQ4

Jeru the Damaja, The Sun Rises in the East
"Come Clean" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B5dOCSBBEI

*Wu-Tang Clan, Enter the 36 Chambers
"Protect Ya Neck" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GDPZpRmTg0



We also got:

Common, Resurrection
"I Used to Love H.E.R." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y12YgEIFcAY

The Roots, Do You Want More?!!!??!
"Proceed" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPepJ43SqJY

Scarface, The Diary
"I Seen a Man Die" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQeN-OXZrLo

Gang Starr, Hard to Earn
"DWYCK" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRNT_t0-miQ

Organized Konfusion, Stress: The Extinction Agenda
"Stress" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbFVp6ifTOw

Pete Rock and CL Smooth, The Main Ingredient
"I'll Take You There" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5-g5vZHqKY

*A Tribe Called Quest, Midnight Marauders
"Award Tour" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iTfrmhDdFA

**Da Youngstas, No Mercy
"Hip Hop Ride" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCB578HoF54



(*Technically, this album dropped in late 1993 but got most of its play in 1994.)

(**Not only did teenagers have mic skills, they actually understood and respected the culture.)


16) I got my driver's license.

EDIT:

17):

Ahmad, Ahmad
"Back in the Day" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4irQa0Ig7tU