Happy 1st Birthday To Me...

On Saturday 1st October I celebrated the first anniversary of That Neon Kool Nerd.Blogspot.com.

The previous night I had Chinese food from my local and that resulted in me getting food poisoning and being laid out (literally...) until Sunday night, but that's a whole other issue!

When I started the blog I never imagined it would do as well as it has! It hasn't set the internet alight, but it has a decent loyal following and steady visitors each month. I had originally planned to see how it went for a few months and then decide whether or not to continue with it. Thankfully it all worked out!

I'd like to thank my friends and family that have continually supported me and my vision, those who visit daily, weekly, monthly, those who get pissed when I don't post regularly from time to time, those who comment, those who retweet, those who direct people to the site, those who point out my spelling mistakes, those who dry hate and those who snoop through the blog to get news...

My goal is to continue to go from strength to strength, and this year I'm also hoping to turn the blog from mine to ours with a few contributors being brought in to share the load, so keep your eyes peeled for that!

Thank you for the support and keep it Neon Kool!!

Lito NKN

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Remembering Tupac 15 Years On...

Today marks the fifteen year anniversary of the death of influential rapper/actor and poet Tupac Amaru Shakur.

Tupac was tragically killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in September 1996. His killers have never been brought to justice, although there has been many conspiracy theories.

Tupac released 7 albums before he died and 8 posthumous. He also starred in many movies including- Juice, Poetic Justice, Gridlock'd and Above The Rim.

Although 'Pac had many songs, I'd have to say this is one of if not my favourite.


R.I.P.

Remembering Christopher 'Notorious B.I.G.' Wallace

Today marks fourteen years since the tragic passing of The Notorious B.I.G.

The Brooklyn born rapper was injured during a drive-by in Los Angeles after leaving a Vibe Magazine party. The rapper died later that night from his injuries at Cedras Senai hospital.

His second studio album 'Life After Death' was released fifteen days later and topped the charts immediately. The album has since been certified Diamond, an achievement not many can claim.

To this day his murder is still unsolved, there are many conspiracy theories, but nothing concrete enough to bring anyone to justice.

Biggie birthed the career of many rappers who always credit him as one of their main sources of inspiration. Still regarded as one of the best to ever do it, his spirit still lives on through friend and mentor Diddy (aka Puff Daddy), close friend Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter and Lil Kim and Lil' Cease, both formerly of Junior Mafia.

Although he is no longer with us, his music is still very much relevant! I wonder what the rap game would be like if he was still alive?

Would he still be spittin'?

Would some of the more popular artists around now have even come out?

Unfortunately we'll never know...

Rest In Peace Big Poppa