Notes to Self are back with the second video from their upcoming album “Used to Dark [RECOIL].” This remix of “Nobody” features Evidence, & production from duo Book & Bronze. The visuals are too dope & creative, dedicated to the memory of Guru, & featuring clips of classic music videos from shows like “Rap City,” & “In da Round.” The directors JR of Motioneer & Matthew Bronson really went all out with this one. Download the audio Here. @NNNNNotesToSelf on Twitter.

"Remember back back in the day when when you had that 1 Homie who would video tape & record every rap video on TV, or every rap show on the radio? Used to go over to the crib and bug out over new sh*t, even if he only caught the last half of the joint, y’all would still go crazy over it right?

Fast forward 15 years, the Homie has a box of 30 or so VHS cassette tapes sittin dusty in a drawer with names like “Rap City”, “Summer Jam”, “The Box”, “In Da Round” scrolled on the side of’em in some youthful hand-styles fit for a wall or two – and you’re like, I need to watch these, take you back, rappin along with every word like it was yesterday. But you ain’t mad raps evolved, cus you fu*k with the new sh*t, cus back then “this was the new shit”.

Maybe that same Homie back back in the day, meticulously catches the last 50 seconds of that new Jeru joint, making Moms change the channel quick fast in order to record it, cus Rap City is on. Leaving you wondering how Prem does it, making them sound so good right, and saying to yourself “I wanna rap like them”".

While jaws are still dropped from the incredible video for “Nobody (Remix)” with Evidence, Notes to Self are not slowing down and hit us with their final single from their upcoming LP. With a bass-heavy banger supplied by production duo Book & Bronze, the group take us back to what inspired them on the come up & run through a marathon list of what it means to be hip-hop. The video for this cut & the album, “Used to be Dark (Recoil)” coming soon. Follow @NNNNNotestoSelf on Twitter. The deadly illustration is provided by Elicser.

From mesh tops to bubble goose, from the grill on your car to the grill in your mouth, from the BX to the farthest reaches of the globe – this has become rap music, man.

Growing up in Toronto, we saw a rapper find success as a folk guitarist – we saw a hometown rapper with an island cadence have his song turn into a platinum selling ringtone. Eventually, we even saw a teen actor, who a lot of local artists might’ve clowned on 10 years ago, become the fastest growing rap star since Lil Wayne.

Welcome to Hip Hop culture in 2011. Rappers are putting together inspiring rookie years in their thirties; singing your own hook is the thing now; and artists poppin in Canada, England and even South Africa are setting themselves up for strong careers. Back in the day they said rap would never die, but I’m not sure anyone saw this coming.

Alabama is not New York, the Bay is not LA, and Toronto is definitely not Houston. But it takes all kinds man, it takes all kinds. As little kids in 92′, we had lines shaved in to the sides of our heads, and wore our clothing backwards, blaring “Jump” well after “Warm it up” dropped – those memories are kind of funny now – but then again, that denim vest with rhinestones “so-and-so” inspired you to wear to senior prom, probably will be worth a few chuckels in a couple of years too. But – hence our point – from mesh tops to bubble goose, from the grill on your car to the grill in your mouth, and from the BX to the farthest reaches – rap has always sorta been what you make it – bottom line, rap has become “All of the Above.”