Certain instances in life need re-imagination. 50 re-imaged the possibilities of quarter water, because he sold it in bottles for two bucks. I, on the other hand, re-imaged Eli Reed’s Zoo York part in an authorized re-edit at the helm of one of the finer late-90s/early-2000s rap personalities, also about 38% responsible (Tragedy and Capone take in a solid 31% each) for the greatness of a certain Queens rap record mentioned here a week ago. According to You Tube commenter “colbystr0ng,” it is edited to “the worst song ever.” Clearly, I should have opted for something more skate video friendly and informed by year-end lists of cool music blogs written by guys from the Northwest living in Greenpoint with poor bathing habits, as opposed to canonized classics of my early adolescence when I was discovering the beauty of ignorant hip-hop.

So, take it for what you will, because if you’re opposed to this man’s brilliant words, well, then, you probably should not be on Quarter Snacks.

And remember — “Well, when you light a candle, that’s saluting your dead peoples. Light a Candle.
And then, what’s the English Channel? It’s a big pool of water and it’s overseas. So I’m
trying to say that when I light a candle I’m that strong that I can run laps around the
English Channel. And Neptunes [producers featured prominently on Noreaga’s two solo
albums] have a cocker spaniel. ‘Cause they homo.”

Clip links after the jump.

Eli Reed – State of Mind Re-Edit [Vimeo Link]
Eli Reed – State of Mind Re-Edit [Youtube Link]
(I can provide a Quicktime link if anyone’s interested but Quicktime kind of seems like a dead medium.)