The Foundation Of Great Hip-Hop Has Been Set With The Cornerstones. NJ's New Hip-Hop Supergroup.

The cornerstone is the most important stone set in a foundation. All other stones placed around the cornerstones provide structure and strength to build a monument that will stand as a reminder of the creative genius used to place such a structure together. NJ Hip-Hop now has a new foundation built upon MC marksmanship that will make a statement for the next 5 to 10 years of what is and what can be. The official cornerstones of the culture have been laid and now the bar has been raised when it comes to not only music but building something new in a Hip-Hop community known for competition not fellowship and unity.

NJ Hip-Hop especially in Essex County NJ, has a history of competition and the false belief of non support being given to the artists in the culture as well. Today's generation of NJ Hip-Hop defies that with a new movement being made with 4 MCs becoming the cornerstones of the new NJ Hip-Hop movement. It takes four corners to establish a foundation to build a monument, and also to build a movement that will take place to establish the new era of sound in a community. J1Da, Samad Savage, Blaze the Rebel and Solis each bring something to the new foundation of Hip-Hop that not only NJ needs to see but the culture needs to hear as well.

J1DA brings honest emotion to Hip-Hop and that is something we sorely lack when it comes to being real about who the artist is and how they bring us into their world of living a life that ever evolves day to day and rhyme to rhyme. J1DA is a growing artist that achieves more by living and it reflects not only in his projects but his creativity as his sound matures.

J1Da Live Performance:

Solis is of Hispanic decent and he brings not only a new flavor of lyricism to the game, he is also the philosopher of this group. His music reflects the inner soul and the identity of the MC that creates music and lives through it. Solis has released freestyles that have shown how incredible his flow and lyrics are but he also has a project inspired by Bob Marley's influence. He stands for realness, and for the freedom of musical expression.

Solis Live Performance:

Blaze The Rebel is an MC that lives and vibes through his journey in life. He is energy and sound. Blaze released a great album in 2021 entitled "Sanford" and his journey and growth has been a musical portrait of expression. Being a visual artist as well his passion for the eyes marrying the sound of his music will lead him to be the the foresight in the development of The Cornerstone movement.

Blaze The Rebel Live Performance:

Samad Savage has grown and taken the journey to be the next representative of NJ Hip-Hop. NJ suffers from the curse of being lyrical but not producing a sound that can grow both in the underground and mainstream music scenes. He has managed to do both with his new album and being featured on NBA 2K22. By joining with the 3 other MCs in this group, Samad will not only bring out his best work by working with artists he vibes with. We will see more of his creativity and freedom when it comes to being the artist he dreams to be. Time will only tell how great he and they all will be.

The Cornerstones represent the next hope of Truth, Fun, Lyricism, Love, Identity, Energy and the Vision of what Hip-Hop is. This new Super Group is a tent pole in the culture because where lack of faith has been planted, we now have a new seed of unity that is planted and growing in the soil that Hip-Hop loves to build it's name upon. With the release of Humble Beginnings we have seen the future of Hip-Hop with Visual creativity, lyrical genius and more importantly unity built through love of the art. The Cornerstones are going to be groundbreaking and if the collective stays true to each other and the culture they represent, there is no place they will not reach. All negativity and hate will be welcomed as they prove their doubters wrong. All love and support will also be welcomed as the seed produces the influence of the new movement in Hip-Hop that was built on the pillars of the culture. Peace, Love, Unity and having Fun is the foundation of Hip-Hop and the cornerstones of the Culture are now embodied in the 4 MCs that represent that bringing soul into the game as well. We present The Cornerstones to you and cut the ribbon on the new foundation of greatness to come from Garden State Hip-Hop.

Humble Beginnings Hip-Hop

Social Media:

The Cornerstones:

https://www.instagram.com/therealcornerstones/

J1DA:

https://www.instagram.com/_j.1.da/

Solis:

https://www.instagram.com/_iamsolis/

Blaze The Rebel:

https://www.instagram.com/blazetherebel/

Samad Savage:

https://www.instagram.com/samadsavage/

What I Will Say (Az Izz vs. Eminem)

If you have been under a rock you have missed the announcement of war that is being raged for respect and principal that leaked over into a music battle. For those of you that have not heard of Stanuary 20th let me clue you in. Az Izz of the Outsidaz waged war on Eminem to solidify his voice in the Hip-Hop arena as going against the machine. What does that mean? It means whether he wins or loses musically he won what many people fight and die for in life and that is respect.

Eminem is a lightning rod in Hip-Hop. We know he is "White" in a "Black" Hip-Hop culture that is built upon the backs of Inner city people of Melanin. Is that the issue? No not really. The issue I have seen is the main question we have heard for years in NJ Hip-Hop & Brick City Hip-Hop history: Why didn't Eminem look out for the Outsidaz when he blew up? Who was D12 and why does Shady/Aftermath not have the people that group he shouts out and is apart of on HIS label? This question has been posed many times and we never got the answer to this questions and so many more. The sad part about this is Em never addressed this and over time we saw a super group melt into the memories of people that know and become a legend to those that heard of but did not know. Az Izz's stand to against the grain in this case poses a question. Why now and what is he still doing this for?

If you don't get it let me explain. Respect is something that goes beyond music. It applies to music, the race card issue and even life lessons we have been forced to learn due to American law and society. But any way this is looked at RESPECT is the main issue Az Izz is looking for and he does have a right to speak out and let the world know how he feels. What I Can't Say was his first song to talk about Em and though it did not hit like a diss song his testament to the issue or being heard and listened to was made. Royce Da 5'9 was addressed on Soup Of The Day and now Pace Won Az Izz's group mate in The Outsidaz comes to bat with him on the track The Come Up. Once again is this about Eminem's response? No because whether he responds or not Az Izz has made his point.

This Battle was won before it even started This battle is not about Hip-Hop or music. This is a battle about principal and what side you choose to be on. Artistry is one thing but respect is a whole other battle to wage war for. Because we are talking about this battle Az Izz claims a victory but the final victory will come when this matter is closed, If Eminem does not ever answer the question of why and with the machine behind him no matter how many songs, views, streams, etc. he has this one issue will follow his entire career. This same issue was raised from people in Detroit by Esham, Champtown, and his older group and now by another group in NJ. Funny trend don't you think so? In my personal opinion Eminem can rhyme his ass off and has gotten the cosign of people in the culture as he does deserve them due to the music he has created. He has helped give people jobs and to celebrate the culture. See Royce Da 5'9, D12, Obie Trice, Slaughterhouse, Shade 45 XM Radio to say the least. Yet, in the end Em's legacy, as great as it is, will always have this open wound and it is on him to close it. Until then Az Izz poses the one question we want to know, Why? Until we get that answer Stanuary 20th is a yearly event until we finally get this answer.