The Gallery is crackin’. The Booty Crack is back. Www.studio1691.com is making it happen, and the Organics are going to the Midwest and Japan. The Peep Show is featuring videos from local artists, and there are more of YOUR local artists getting props than ever. Felicia and Haze are touring with Ike Turner, and Tri World Records is doing shows from here to Vegas like it ain’t no thang. Atmosphere and Mers was a great show, and KRS-One was around on October 4th for a Chicken Soup for the Hip-Hop Soul Benefit, in which your local neighborhood Parallax (Myself and Pasha) and Encore performed.

The book itself is being written here with submissions and interviews from all over the globe. Mike Oz from the world famous War Zone is now Part and Parcel to the world famous Friday Night Freestyle on 90.7 in Fresno. As a result of a little gap bridging, and a little help from some friends like DJ Stump and Populous, Demo, For the Kids, and a few others, the state of California is getting a little smaller.

A couple of local favorites that you might have noticed not around quite as often, such as Def Juice, Ultraman, and Stik Figure, as rumor would have it, are doing MAJOR damage in Southern California representing at such landmarks as Project Blowed and J.UI.C.E. Some have even gone so far as to say that in minor confrontations with Project Blowed, faces that will remain nameless, Def Juice and Ultraman, have represented to the fullest.

Much to my delight, Ostrich Head, Euphonic Flux and many others are bringing you the phat shows from October 27th till who knows when. The Spread Love Campaign is kicking off. Slacker 9 is here, and have you heard any of the new Sub Ren joints…BANGIN’!

Welcome to San Jose ladies and gentleman, and say what you will, but it’s growing, and it’s growing fast because its people are growing fast. Granted, as indicated by our good friend ST-One, we lack the vinyl production of most major cities, but the winds of change are slowly blowing, and soon more and more will come.... You should come out sometime.

Anyway, while your local scene is getting more and more wonderful, Pepsi proves itself unworthy of our dollars, and by dissing and dismissing the entire hip-hop community after the Bill O’Reilly discussion with Ludacris. Come on Bill; let’s keep it real. Ludacris is by no means a thug. That’s what you said, and that’s not correct. Ignore Bill; don’t buy Pepsi. Hit me with your thoughts.

Lastly, before we get to the regulars, a couple of thoughts. This is directed strictly toward those who feel like they have a deep grasp on what’s tight and what’s whack, and you know who you are. Man, there is so much shit out there right now, not to mention the hella shit that’s been produced for years and years. If you’re going to have strong opinions about hip-hop music, I respect that, but know what it is you’re referring to.

Hip-hop music didn’t start with Wu Tang, and it doesn’t end with Atmosphere. This is not just a reference to really staying on top of your local scene, but encouragement to rummage through vinyl, learn more about LA, Cincinnati, New York, New Jersey and Miami. The Internet makes it possible, probable even. Your “scene” doesn’t have to remain restricted to your backyard anymore. Seek out the information. Make use of the information. As usual, on to the column type stuff.

Superprops:First Superprops goes out the Gallery in San Jose for the PHAT ass Atmosphere show. Unfortunately, a little later that week, somebody fucked around and did some dumb shit that will later be addressed in the ten percent diss. Anyway, if you were at the show, you know what I’m talking about. So I need go no further.

Also, Superpropos goes to Adisa Banjoko “The Bishop of Hip Hop” who represented the South Bay this past weekend at a very important hip-hop symposium at Harvard. There’s always things crackin’ on a national level, just gotta keep those fingers on the pulse, yaknowwhatahmean.

Superprops goes to my man Jus Dre, who has recently ushered the return of the Booty Crack, a local newspaper that focus on the happenings of the streets of the Bay and Cali. Check it out when the chance presents itself.

Final Superprops goes to Alexis and Tone Deff of Emceebattles.com and hiphopvids.com for the fine work they’ve done in the past few months. They’re next big project, the October 19th battle of Central Cali vs. the Bay should be an exciting competition. Come check it out.

Ten Percent Diss: Well, needless to say that this spot is reserved for two individuals. One we all know, and one we haven’t quite figured out yet. First, Bill O’ Reilly, I really want to know what the fuck you’re thinking. Ludacris is not a thug, and if you really gave a fuck about the black community or the hip-hop community, then you would recognize that you could have talked to Ludacris like an intelligent community-minded individual and BUILT, but you chose to tear down. Fuck you.

AND to the muthfuckas taggin' the Gallery. Well, all I can say in good conscious is I understand the need to express oneself. But stop being so fucking small minded, and express yourself where you’re not threatening the expression of hundreds of others. Your artwork wasn’t even that tight. Peep Scape One, artist, King. Use your head and maybe the city will start respecting us more.

New Albums and Shit: Eve-olution has hit the stores for all of you big EVE fans.

Also the Eclectic will be dropping his new album Sophomore Jinx soon. You should be seeing promos floating around your local neighborhood; I wouldn’t sleep. Also, on October 19th, you can look for the We ALL In record release party for the East Bay’s own Kali Fam. I would be going if I weren’t trying to stomp a mud hole in Central Cali’s ass.

You know the game, you know the rules, but do you know the strategies? Ghost.