The Internet's the next step... I don't wanna be down/
Silver specks in my plasma... don't wanna be found/
Movement, motivated by the science of sound...

The Big Dada line-up of Roota Manuva, Mike Ladd, Ty, Juice Aleem and Toastie Taylor show -- not tell -- why avant garde poetry is creeping up on mainstream hip hop: because the endless ego charades are pissing us off! And how about that beat? Do I hear shades of jiggyness... or is that just the future talking? Speaking of poetry and the future, Priest, Beans, and M. Sayyid go Anti-Pop Consortium, "Star Killing" like a black hole is Beans, plus Priest and Sayyid means streets ain't ready to give up the "9.99" that is due these teachers for exposing the eternal "Halloween In Babylon". By the way, does anyone in this Top 10 make more than a typical public school teacher? Probably less. Yo, class in still in session... pay attention! "Ante Up" for that Brownsville duo dropping brown bombs in your pants... M.O.P. give a good lesson in the cathartic benefits of screaming and shouting for all you restrained types. And once you've gotten the frustration out of your system, make sure to "Deal With A Feeling" courtesy of D.I.T.C. member Milano. But sometimes you just have to face up to whether you are "Nasty Or Nice", as in the case of Cage, who should share his feelings about Y@k Ballz. And I will certainly share my feelings about "Transatlantic"... it is nice to hear Siah and Yeshua rap over such a tight and funky beat. And if you don't like what I gots ta say... DUCK! or I'm gonna throw a "Jungle Punch" at you courtesy of Mike Zoot.

A special shout goes out to San Diego's Mr. Brady for continuing his "Just Def" tradition of abstract, scatter-brain rhyme flows which he pioneered on his debut single featuring Evidence of Dilated Peoples... bet you don't have that one!