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Linguistics is a rap group from LA composed of Kasper, IQ and Entity.
Hip hop lovers will enjoy the well handled  Glory song. Introduced by some keyboard sounds, nice scratches, Linguistics’ talent is illuminated by a real nice flow delivery and intelligent wordplays.
Let the three emcees guide you through their lyrical world, open your ears and enjoy the metaphors.
Glory brings you back to pure hip hop, the way it should be: non commercial, built on good instrumental and catchy beats, enlightening emcees’ flow and lyrical skills. Linguistics rap for the love and the beauty of hip hop, which is very much enjoyable for hip hop heads like me.
On The Grind is written in a battling mode. Listeners, this is what Linguistics are all about: real hip hop.
The monotonous beats introduce you into the emcee’s harsh fight. A crew that is dedicated to the crowd and determined to play some real hip hop.
Raise your hands in the air and feel the struggling atmosphere.
The track is definitely a great encouragement for people to support underground hip hop. Be conscious of the sweat and the hard work of artists whose efforts aren’t always immediately rewarded.
I recommend you Where Did Hip Hop Go, a rhythmic track that is introduced by numerous violins, harpsichord sounds in the background. The three emcees will impress you with their good flow and lyrical skills.
Most of their tracks are very well handled and will bring you back to real hip hop. Linguistics will communicate you their passion for rap music. There is a lot of enthusiasm and energy contained in their tracks.
Maybe it is just a personal point of view, but I didn’t like Have Faith. The more mature I become, the less I like religious debates tending to prove God’s existence. I have stopped being religious to become more spiritual and I do consider that anybody is free to believe or not…
However, globally, Linguistics are doing a great job. Discover more about them here.

Linguistics outta LA, California…the name says it all…stay tuned:)

to please not speculate about what Eminem might do or not, about him being suicidal or not. This is a huge form of disrespect as far as i am concerned.
Deshaun’s family and Em are going through real hard times. Please respect their pain.
You really wanna help Eminem? PRAY FOR HIM INSTEAD OF SPECULATING.
Ok I had to edit this post, since some idiots think they have the right to insult Deshaun’s memory.
Some of you idiots dare to say: “Proof got what he deserved, he shot first etc…” and then you add a “nice word for Em”. You hypocrites! Em would kick your asses for that:(
Fuck the press, fuck the media, I don’t care about what has been said there. I know in my heart that Deshaun would never have shot first if he wasn’t in real danger.
Who are you to judge him anyway?
I will systematically delete disrespectful comments towards Deshaun Holton aka Proof. Be sure of it, I won’t let a bunch of dumbasses who -obviously- have no idea about what this wonderful Detroit emcee was all about- insult his memory. Go post your bullshit elsewhere.

Proof
“You don’t know where to begin when you lose somebody who’s been such a big part of your life for so long. Proof and I were brothers. He pushed me to become who I am. Without Proof’s guidance and encouragement there would have been a Marshall Mathers, but probably not an Eminem and certainly never a Slim Shady. Not a day will go by without his spirit and influence around us all. He will be missed as a friend, father and both the heart and ambassador of Detroit hip-hop.
Right now, there’s a lot of people focusing on the way he died. I want to remember the way he lived. Proof was funny, he was smart, he was charming. He inspired everyone around him. He can never, ever be replaced. He was, and always will be, my best friend.” – Eminem “”

A source exclusive to SOHH.com has revealed that the argument that resulted in the death of D12 member Proof was initiated by the other victim in the shootout over a “King of Detroit” argument.
As SOHH previously reported, Proof and Keith Bender got into a heated exchange at Triple C’s nightclub early Tuesday morning (April 11) which lead to Proof pistol-whipping and shooting Bender. Proof was then gunned down by Bender’s cousin as he stood over Bender.
“[Bender] started an argument with Proof, knowing who he was,” the source told SOHH. “Proof told him he didn’t want to hear any bullshit and that he was ‘King of Detroit’ and stuck his hands in [Bender’s] face.
“The guy then pulled out his gun and then Proof pulled his out and shot — hitting the guy,” the source added. “The guy’s cousin who is a bouncer at the club then shot Proof. They grabbed up the gun from the guy Proof shot and fled.”
According to the Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office, Proof was shot three times in the head and the chest. He was pronounced dead on arrival at St. John Conner Creek Village in Detroit. Bender is currently in St. Johns Hospital and Medical Center in critical condition.
On Wednesday afternoon (April 12), Mario Etheridge, a 28 year-old bouncer at the Triple C’s nightclub, turned himself in to Detroit Police accompanied by his attorney Randall Upshaw. Upon arrest, he revealed he was Bender’s cousin.
Etheridge is still in custody and authorities are continuing to investigate whether he should face charges in the shooting, which Detroit Police said, might have been in self-defense. But SOHH.com sources say Etheridge surrendered out of self-preservation.
“The guy turned himself in out of fear he was going to get got at by Proof’s people,” said the source. “Proof frequented the place and there is of course no way the bouncer or anyone else in the club didn’t know who he was,”
Proof’s untimely death continues to overwhelm his fans and peers in the music industry.
Today, Royce Da 5’9″ expressed his feelings regarding the unfortunate passing of Proof in a statement.
“I am deeply saddened by the murder of someone I called a good friend. I’ve known Proof for over nine years and will always remember him for the joy and life that he brought into every room he entered. We first met at Detroit’s Hip Hop Shop where Proof was hosting open mics and was considered by most to be Detroit’s freestyle king. Even then you could tell there was something special about him.”
“Some people might be familiar with a well-publicized beef that Proof and I had a couple of years ago,” Royce added via the statement. “Thankfully though, we had not only resolved our conflict, but we also restored our friendship. Back in December, we went overseas together for a few spot dates in Europe where we had a chance to catch up on ‘the good ole days.’ We both laughed at how we sometimes forget how far we’ve come, until you look out of your hotel window and see London’s Big Ben or Paris’s EiffelTower. On that tour we had a chance to visit cities we never even knew existed. Not bad for two kids from Detroit, huh.”
“His death is such a loss for the hip hop community, and especially for the city of Detroit. I hope that he will be remembered for the talented artist and great person that he was, and not the tragedy that he fell victim to. My thoughts and prayers go out to his entire family, friends, and anyone that was ever touched by him.”

This article is dedicated to each person who has lost a close friend or a person that really mattered in his/ her life
To all the persons mourning over Deshaun Holton’s loss
It is easier to talk about spirituality when everything goes well for us. However, when we are touched by a person’s death, we begin to question God’s presence and even to rebel against him.
We raise our eyes to the sky and ask him: Why???? Why did you allow this to happen?
Then we feel like bumping our heads against the walls, questioning something we dont understand. Rage is overwhelming us and we feel so stripped and impotent in front of death.
Death has something definitive, it shows us a point of no return has been reached. We will never see/ hear the person that died- again.
The pain that overwhelms us after a loss is like a sword that hits our heart deeply and makes it bleed. The pain is located very deep. Like the 6 feet deep that separate the dead from the living.
It is very hard to erase the pain caused by death. All the memories we have about a beloved person, his/ her qualities, the good and bad times are invading our mind. I think there is no remedy to such kind of pain and even no response. Only time will and can minimize our sorrow.
However and despite the pain you might feel, there is a consolation for the believers. Some of you might doubt it, but physical death doesnt mean that it annihilated the beloved person we lost. Dead persons just entered an another world, a world into which we dont have access for now. The dead are watching over us. I do believe it.
I had the bad luck to suffer from the loss of a beloved cousin when I was 15. I am convinced that she is in a better place and that she never left me.
I have had several spiritual experiences with the world of the dead. My deceased grandmother appeared to me several times in dreams to advice me when I was in trouble. I am deeply convinced that she is always watching me and that she will never leave me alone until I leave the earth.
Believe or not, Deshaun Holton visited me the day of his passing. I felt his presence. I still have no explanation for the dream I had. But I am convinced that he also wanted to tell me and to all of you that he is fine and not to worry about him, no matter how hard we feel the pain of his loss.
The dead are with us. Sometimes they communicate with us. They have the ability to visit us easily, because they have left their bodies.
Dont consider death as the end. Our beloved ones are in a better place.
Remember: life goes on. Try to honor our beloved ones that passed away. Honor them in each of your words and actions and despite the pain, take the path of life with courage. There are still beautiful and joyful days before us.

Legendary American hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg has called on his fellow musicians to unite after the fatal shooting of D-12 member Proof.
Proof, a close friend of rapper Eminem and member of the D-12 hip-hop outfit was shot dead outside a Detroit nightclub earlier this week.
Snoop Dogg said Proof’s death was a loss to the hip-hop community.
“He was a part of the hip-hop family,” said Snoop Dogg at the MTV Australia Music Awards.
“We can’t stop it (violence) … we try to … we try to be as positive as we can and do good things with our lives.”
“I just know that every time somebody gets killed in hip-hop we should look at it as a tragedy.
“There’s nothing we can do to stop it as hip-hop artists but be who we are and continue to make our good music.”
Snoop Dogg was one of the big names to attend the MTV awards, winning the best hip-hop video award for his song Drop It Like It’s Hot.

FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS
Detroit police said a 28-year-old man suspected of shooting a rapper at an after-hours club turned himself in Wednesday afternoon.
Citing witness accounts, police sources said the man — whose name was not immediately released — was both a bouncer at the club and a relative of Keith Bender, another man shot at the C.C.C. nightclub early Tuesday morning.
Deshaun Holton, a rapper who went by the name of Proof and was a close friend of Eminem’s, was fatally shot in the incident. Bender is in critical condition at a Detroit hospital.
According to police, Proof was shot and killed after he pistol-whipped and shot Bender following a fight about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday. Proof was shot up to four times in the head and the chest by another man, police said.
Police were interviewing the suspect late Wednesday afternoon.
Proof had a history of run-ins with police — including an arrest in 2004 for assault by Dearborn police. He was acquitted in 2003 on a Detroit charge of carrying a concealed weapon.
Meanwhile, a manager at the C.C.C. club who was there at the time of the incident said the atmosphere was friendly before the fight.
“The incident that occurred happened rapidly and was totally unforeseen,” said Lamont Bryant, 38, who has been working at the club for two years.
Contact AMBER HUNT at 313-222-2708 or ahunt@freepress.com.

I wanted to share this pic with you. Feel free to comment. However, hateful comments will be removed. If you don’t like Proof, at least respect a whole community’s mourning.