August 5, 2022 • 10 mins
While Willie and Mo continue to work on the next full episode of Hip-Hop Hidden Gems they enlisted some help this week for 1 Jewel- 1 Verse.
Desmond of the Hip 2 Da Game podcast brings his unique skills to the HHHG courts.
It's a cross over that Allen Iverson would be proud of as Desmond breaks down a verse of a true Genius, Wu Tang Clans' Gza. You won't want to miss the action, it's fan-tastic!
Both Hip 2 Da Games and Hip Hop Hidden Gems are part of the 19 Media Group.
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Desmond of the Hip 2 Da Game podcast brings his unique skills to the HHHG courts.
It's a cross over that Allen Iverson would be proud of as Desmond breaks down a verse of a true Genius, Wu Tang Clans' Gza. You won't want to miss the action, it's fan-tastic!
Both Hip 2 Da Games and Hip Hop Hidden Gems are part of the 19 Media Group.
You can find -
Hip 2 Da Games here: https://www.podpage.com/hip-2-da-games/
and
19 Media Group here: https://linktr.ee/19mgroup
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(00:00):
One Jewel One Verse, the shorterepisode where we picked one song and do
a deep dive into an incredible verseand what makes it so remarkable? Hip
Hop Heading Gems presents One Jewel OneVerse. Welcome to another episode of Hip
(00:25):
Hop Hidden Gems. And if you'reasking yourself whether or not you're tripping,
I can confirm that you're not.This is not the Mojo King, nor
is this Willie Vision Freeman. Iam Desmond Powell, Fellow, nineteen Media
Group family member and host of Hipto the Games, the podcast where the
brilliance of basketball and hip hop's pastand present is genuinely appreciated, and I
(00:48):
am honored to serve as a guesthost for another installment of One Jewel One
Verse. Big shot out, andthank you to Moe and Willie for trusting
your boy with their baby and lettingyour boy get in the driver's seat of
Hidden Gems. And I'm excited toget into our verse for today. Listen
ninety Media Girl Presentation Now. WhenMo approached me with the idea of guest
(01:10):
hosting and wanting to dive into averse from the Wou Tang clan, I
immediately thought a Jesus genius, andafter some catalog digging, I thought we
should get right into Jesus verse onBabies off the WU album released on December
eighteenth, two thousand and one.Wu Tang Iron Flag, Light is shining,
(01:33):
Beauty Sunshine, Here comes one Time, the ball so fine, he
is blazing. The kids were playing. His partner was shady, trying to
slave the baby. Now, Iwanted to pick a song that number one
(01:56):
fully embodies the theme and the purposebehind him in Gems and number two find
a meaningful verse that would give anice preview of the kind of content and
detail you would hear on Hip tothe Games. And for me, this
verse from Jizza is a perfect fitin a song with ghost Face, Killer,
Ray Kwon, and Madame Dion thehook. He's like Rajan Rondo with
(02:19):
Ray Allen, Paul Pierson, KevinGarnett. Right, those guys are great
individually, but Rondo brought it alltogether. Similarly, I think Jiza brings
it all home with the last versein this song. Furthermore, in its
entirety, I think this song remindsme why I love when artists or groups
go into their playwright bag, youknow, where we get different scenes that
(02:43):
form to tell a bigger story,and as viewers of that play, or
in our case, listeners, wecan sympathize and even empathize with the experiences
of the characters involved. We hearGhosts, Ray and Jizza tell different stories
of a shady you know, crookedcops life as he tries to spread drugs
throughout the projects through children. Butsee, I think the most interesting and
(03:07):
almost subtle part of this song isnot just the story of the cop,
but how these situations can affect kidsaka babies. Right and despite the crooked
cop being the main character of thisplay, if you will, I think
that by the time you listen toJesus verse, you understand why it's called
(03:28):
babies Now. Jessus never hesitates toexpress his genius, and he uses the
first four bars to do just that. It just sworms in the worst part
of that apple to rotten, tosquamming this term from the right, still
flying all slim, such a stateclimbs petty, crowning cat sometiming some need
to remind me about slipping in thecar with the scramblers in front of the
(03:51):
store. And notice how he playson New York being the big apple,
while comparing these kinds of crooked copsto worms squirming on rotten apples, right,
similar to the core of an apple. This is the gutter, right,
This is the deepest worst part ofthe city, and you crooked cops
are the worms, making the alreadyrotten situation even worse, right, like
(04:13):
the worm, Jesus telling these copsyou feed off our struggle. And then
Jessu goes on to describe what theaverage kid sees in this kind of environment.
The bump holding the door much tono one soul. He play ball
in the alley with a dope shot, roll in the school to kept flooring
to low's test scoring. You know, I see the bum holding the door
(04:34):
trying to get people to help them. I gotta act like I didn't just
see that person get mugged, youknow, no snitching. Right, We
hooped in the same alley where peoplewere using drug and the school we go
to isn't the best physically, norisn't in the best shape academically. Like,
you don't have to remind me whereI'm from. I'm seeing it every
(04:54):
single day. This is my reallife. Then after that, you'll notice
that Jessa touches on the fight forsuccess, both for the babies in the
projects but also the crooked cops.Small percentage to determine the strength and make
possession. Transformation from critical to stableposition, But it still be obstacles,
niggas, that's obtacle. Water shocksjust chop cool. So even in these
(05:17):
circumstances, there's a small percentage ofkids who see all this and remain determined
to leave this environment and not getstuck there right, which gets clear when
he says transformation from critical to stablecondition. This is a nice double entanger
that expresses the desire to one daylive comfortably but also the desire to survive.
(05:40):
But see, it's still be obstacleson brothers. That's optical. So
aside from this showcase of syllability,as I like to call it, a
very similar word choice right of obstacleand optical, Jessu is saying, even
when you have vision, right,keyword optical, Even when you have of
getting out the sharks you know,or the haters, the rivals, the
(06:02):
enemies, the cooked cops, theytoo are optical. They have vision because
they're trying to rob you of thatfuture. They become the obstacle between your
situation and your dream. Why easyanswer, survival. The money was the
roots instinct to make it, butthe pockets and fridge naked, many ain't
(06:24):
to take it by the hold up, set up, stabbed in a wet
up just to know what was thekid next door fis up. Jessu is
aware that the love of money isthe root of all evil. Right,
we hear that money is the rootof all evil, But the real truth
to that statement is the love ofmoney, not money itself. The love
of money is the root of allevil, and that evil arises when the
(06:46):
impact of not having money is filedright, he says it empty or naked
pockets and fridges. Right, whenyou don't got food to eat, when
you don't got none in your pockets, you are going to do whatever it
takes to get to fill those spaces. So when they don't have the money,
they will go out of their wayto take it from anybody, no
matter how it gets done, evenat the expense of kids. And as
a result of falling short by thehand of this lifestyle, one will very
(07:11):
likely have to face the judge incourt. Right. But Jisa, what
I like is that he ends thesong on a positive note, pointing out
that this is why many kids looktowards music and sports to get out of
this rotten apple, and why hespecifically decided that dope rhymes would not just
get him out, but influence othersto get out as well. And I'd
be remissed in mentioning that Jiza endswith a hip to the game's bar,
(07:35):
saying his bars are as fly asa buzzer beater to win a championship once
he felt short, frequently visit thecourts for something another way out, this
music in sports. That's why Ikick the ryn just as flies the shot
that won the championship with just allwant the clock. So before the wonderful
poetic cook by Madam d I thinkJiza ushers in a nice fade to black
(07:59):
kind of moment here, going backto my playwright comparison, ending the play
with a glimmer of hope, asif to say, Hey, this is
grimy and cops are crooked, butthere is a way out. Our babies
don't have to stay here. It'sour job to inspire them to get out.
We can't let them slave our babies. Right, going with the hook,
we need to prevent them from takingthe l and save our babies.
(08:22):
Oh that's a bar, that's abar slave verse, save you take the
LL out. I hope you caughtthat bar that I'd have right there.
But but yeah, I think Jessu'sverse is definitely you know, I think
I think Ghost Faith gives a lotof love for his verse on this song
from what I was seeing as Iwas researching in everything. But I think
Jesus is really like I said inthe beginning, I think it really brings
(08:45):
the whole point of the song together. You do follow this crooked cop throughout
the song, and jess references thecop, but I think he takes more
of that title of babies to heart. You know what, it is time
we save our babies. We can'tlet and b slaves to the system.
We can't let these cricket cops useour babies, and we need to make
sure that with the platforms we have, we can help get them out of
(09:07):
there. So that is all forme. Much love to Moo and Willie
for inviting me to do this.And if you like what you heard here
today, you can follow or subscribeto Hip to the Games on your favorite
podcast platform. And follow the socialsat Hip to the Games on Instagram and
Twitter, and if you want totap in directly with me, you can
follow my Twitter and I g atDesmond Powle Underscore, peace Out and God
(09:31):
bless This is hip hop hidden GemsPerfect You to Man, Thank you,
MAXI so much appreciate you, Themaid Us alias Gods the Colombia. Yo,
what's up? It's Desmond, thehost of Hip to the Games,
(09:52):
a production from nineteen Media Groups,where the brilliance of basketball and hip hop's
past and present is genuinely appreciate.Join me every Friday as we celebrate some
of the best artists, albums,songs, bars, NBA players, teams,
moments, just anything about the bestcombo there is. If you love
basketball and hip hop, that meansyou're Hip to the Games. But no
(10:13):
matter what side of the spectrum you'reon, I encourage you to come join
the fund by listening every Friday onyour favorite platform. Courtesy of the Great
nineteen Media Group
One Jewel One Verse, the shorterepisode where we picked one song and do
a deep dive into an incredible verseand what makes it so remarkable? Hip
Hop Heading Gems presents One Jewel OneVerse. Welcome to another episode of Hip
(00:25):
Hop Hidden Gems. And if you'reasking yourself whether or not you're tripping,
I can confirm that you're not.This is not the Mojo King, nor
is this Willie Vision Freeman. Iam Desmond Powell, Fellow, nineteen Media
Group family member and host of Hipto the Games, the podcast where the
brilliance of basketball and hip hop's pastand present is genuinely appreciated, and I
(00:48):
am honored to serve as a guesthost for another installment of One Jewel One
Verse. Big shot out, andthank you to Moe and Willie for trusting
your boy with their baby and lettingyour boy get in the driver's seat of
Hidden Gems. And I'm excited toget into our verse for today. Listen
ninety Media Girl Presentation Now. WhenMo approached me with the idea of guest
(01:10):
hosting and wanting to dive into averse from the Wou Tang clan, I
immediately thought a Jesus genius, andafter some catalog digging, I thought we
should get right into Jesus verse onBabies off the WU album released on December
eighteenth, two thousand and one.Wu Tang Iron Flag, Light is shining,
(01:33):
Beauty Sunshine, Here comes one Time, the ball so fine, he
is blazing. The kids were playing. His partner was shady, trying to
slave the baby. Now, Iwanted to pick a song that number one
(01:56):
fully embodies the theme and the purposebehind him in Gems and number two find
a meaningful verse that would give anice preview of the kind of content and
detail you would hear on Hip tothe Games. And for me, this
verse from Jizza is a perfect fitin a song with ghost Face, Killer,
Ray Kwon, and Madame Dion thehook. He's like Rajan Rondo with
(02:19):
Ray Allen, Paul Pierson, KevinGarnett. Right, those guys are great
individually, but Rondo brought it alltogether. Similarly, I think Jiza brings
it all home with the last versein this song. Furthermore, in its
entirety, I think this song remindsme why I love when artists or groups
go into their playwright bag, youknow, where we get different scenes that
(02:43):
form to tell a bigger story,and as viewers of that play, or
in our case, listeners, wecan sympathize and even empathize with the experiences
of the characters involved. We hearGhosts, Ray and Jizza tell different stories
of a shady you know, crookedcops life as he tries to spread drugs
throughout the projects through children. Butsee, I think the most interesting and
(03:07):
almost subtle part of this song isnot just the story of the cop,
but how these situations can affect kidsaka babies. Right and despite the crooked
cop being the main character of thisplay, if you will, I think
that by the time you listen toJesus verse, you understand why it's called
(03:28):
babies Now. Jessus never hesitates toexpress his genius, and he uses the
first four bars to do just that. It just sworms in the worst part
of that apple to rotten, tosquamming this term from the right, still
flying all slim, such a stateclimbs petty, crowning cat sometiming some need
to remind me about slipping in thecar with the scramblers in front of the
(03:51):
store. And notice how he playson New York being the big apple,
while comparing these kinds of crooked copsto worms squirming on rotten apples, right,
similar to the core of an apple. This is the gutter, right,
This is the deepest worst part ofthe city, and you crooked cops
are the worms, making the alreadyrotten situation even worse, right, like
(04:13):
the worm, Jesus telling these copsyou feed off our struggle. And then
Jessu goes on to describe what theaverage kid sees in this kind of environment.
The bump holding the door much tono one soul. He play ball
in the alley with a dope shot, roll in the school to kept flooring
to low's test scoring. You know, I see the bum holding the door
(04:34):
trying to get people to help them. I gotta act like I didn't just
see that person get mugged, youknow, no snitching. Right, We
hooped in the same alley where peoplewere using drug and the school we go
to isn't the best physically, norisn't in the best shape academically. Like,
you don't have to remind me whereI'm from. I'm seeing it every
(04:54):
single day. This is my reallife. Then after that, you'll notice
that Jessa touches on the fight forsuccess, both for the babies in the
projects but also the crooked cops.Small percentage to determine the strength and make
possession. Transformation from critical to stableposition, But it still be obstacles,
niggas, that's obtacle. Water shocksjust chop cool. So even in these
(05:17):
circumstances, there's a small percentage ofkids who see all this and remain determined
to leave this environment and not getstuck there right, which gets clear when
he says transformation from critical to stablecondition. This is a nice double entanger
that expresses the desire to one daylive comfortably but also the desire to survive.
(05:40):
But see, it's still be obstacleson brothers. That's optical. So
aside from this showcase of syllability,as I like to call it, a
very similar word choice right of obstacleand optical, Jessu is saying, even
when you have vision, right,keyword optical, Even when you have of
getting out the sharks you know,or the haters, the rivals, the
(06:02):
enemies, the cooked cops, theytoo are optical. They have vision because
they're trying to rob you of thatfuture. They become the obstacle between your
situation and your dream. Why easyanswer, survival. The money was the
roots instinct to make it, butthe pockets and fridge naked, many ain't
(06:24):
to take it by the hold up, set up, stabbed in a wet
up just to know what was thekid next door fis up. Jessu is
aware that the love of money isthe root of all evil. Right,
we hear that money is the rootof all evil, But the real truth
to that statement is the love ofmoney, not money itself. The love
of money is the root of allevil, and that evil arises when the
(06:46):
impact of not having money is filedright, he says it empty or naked
pockets and fridges. Right, whenyou don't got food to eat, when
you don't got none in your pockets, you are going to do whatever it
takes to get to fill those spaces. So when they don't have the money,
they will go out of their wayto take it from anybody, no
matter how it gets done, evenat the expense of kids. And as
a result of falling short by thehand of this lifestyle, one will very
(07:11):
likely have to face the judge incourt. Right. But Jisa, what
I like is that he ends thesong on a positive note, pointing out
that this is why many kids looktowards music and sports to get out of
this rotten apple, and why hespecifically decided that dope rhymes would not just
get him out, but influence othersto get out as well. And I'd
be remissed in mentioning that Jiza endswith a hip to the game's bar,
(07:35):
saying his bars are as fly asa buzzer beater to win a championship once
he felt short, frequently visit thecourts for something another way out, this
music in sports. That's why Ikick the ryn just as flies the shot
that won the championship with just allwant the clock. So before the wonderful
poetic cook by Madam d I thinkJiza ushers in a nice fade to black
(07:59):
kind of moment here, going backto my playwright comparison, ending the play
with a glimmer of hope, asif to say, Hey, this is
grimy and cops are crooked, butthere is a way out. Our babies
don't have to stay here. It'sour job to inspire them to get out.
We can't let them slave our babies. Right, going with the hook,
we need to prevent them from takingthe l and save our babies.
(08:22):
Oh that's a bar, that's abar slave verse, save you take the
LL out. I hope you caughtthat bar that I'd have right there.
But but yeah, I think Jessu'sverse is definitely you know, I think
I think Ghost Faith gives a lotof love for his verse on this song
from what I was seeing as Iwas researching in everything. But I think
Jesus is really like I said inthe beginning, I think it really brings
(08:45):
the whole point of the song together. You do follow this crooked cop throughout
the song, and jess references thecop, but I think he takes more
of that title of babies to heart. You know what, it is time
we save our babies. We can'tlet and b slaves to the system.
We can't let these cricket cops useour babies, and we need to make
sure that with the platforms we have, we can help get them out of
(09:07):
there. So that is all forme. Much love to Moo and Willie
for inviting me to do this.And if you like what you heard here
today, you can follow or subscribeto Hip to the Games on your favorite
podcast platform. And follow the socialsat Hip to the Games on Instagram and
Twitter, and if you want totap in directly with me, you can
follow my Twitter and I g atDesmond Powle Underscore, peace Out and God
(09:31):
bless This is hip hop hidden GemsPerfect You to Man, Thank you,
MAXI so much appreciate you, Themaid Us alias Gods the Colombia. Yo,
what's up? It's Desmond, thehost of Hip to the Games,
(09:52):
a production from nineteen Media Groups,where the brilliance of basketball and hip hop's
past and present is genuinely appreciate.Join me every Friday as we celebrate some
of the best artists, albums,songs, bars, NBA players, teams,
moments, just anything about the bestcombo there is. If you love
basketball and hip hop, that meansyou're Hip to the Games. But no
(10:13):
matter what side of the spectrum you'reon, I encourage you to come join
the fund by listening every Friday onyour favorite platform. Courtesy of the Great
nineteen Media Group
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