But on the brightside we are connected globally. Humanity is making huge strides with science and medicine. Hope shines brightest in the dark guys!
(Plus we have LB, BTC and access to premium chronic)

Its only a matter of time before we are all bar-coded, neatly organised and uploaded to the cloud and sooner the better i say.

Ok but there's clouds and there's clouds. I don't mind a harp or 2 but then I got a pipe in some of the good shit from downstairs.

It's a divide and conquer game, read up on Agorism, I'm sure you will like it :-)

Racketeering

Olympic sport

I see what you mean, but your total number of lives saved will be offset by an increase in suicide, domestic violence, accidental overdose, alcohol misuse etc etc. And what about having fun outdoors during summertime, bbqs etc would these be banned too??

I'll tell you what terrorism.

Oh yeah and immigrants.

Actually aliens of any kind which one of them is going to risk infection when E.T. almost died from the common cold.

Anything scary really.

Yes but it disturbs me to think of all the household accidents we can avoid. Lots of people slip in the shower, who do we still allow this?

Get rid of showers and we can also eliminate poisonous household cleaners which have gone unchecked for way too long.

Then we must also stop drinking tap water because it’s contaminated with pharmaceuticals and otc drugs, not to mention vaccines and I guess also any of those toxic house hold cleaners that have a dead fish symbol on the back of the bottle that people like to use to clean the sink and loo and don’t question what that is doing

But hygiene. A licensing program for all dangerous household items is the better solution. We can add knives, forks and any furniture light enough to be thrown.

I'm starting to like the sound of this, it's comforting me but if we can't see into people's houses can we really be sure about compliance? Remember, we are talking about people's lives here.

must have 10 outdoor trees and 10 cannabis plants for sustainability of course

Just slash the prices of Nest Alexa & Ring doorbells that should cover that

I'll talk to bezos, he owes us

If everyone just committed suicide all at the same time… Sure that would be a bad day but there'd be no more death forever afterwards....Problem solved.

^this

I brought some land to grow on when this all started, hopefully will live there one day or sooner if this all ends like I think it may do.

Clean water, clean air, clean food and no one to answer to, with space to help others.

If we all did this the power would start to be brought into balance and some future restoration would prevail x

would be nice if the stock counter for vendors worked

A master search would be amazing
So I can search for strains I like :)

Agreed. Site could seriously do with a search option.

there is no search function but

google "item or seller name"+ little biggy

and it works quite well

Thanks mate

I've put this in other places but;
items page
Make sure you have your country selected at the top "deliver to"
ctrl+f and it allows you to search that page
Depends what computer you're using, if you are using tor it has a search page option top right, and you can also find the same function on the phone tor browser.

This has been know and 'a thing' for the last 20 years, where have you been?

I like the way it is coz being hard to navigate makes LB stay the size it's become. If you had apps and making it like Amazon then this place would be shut down in days an never to return so what would you all want, LB the way it is or make it so easy a 10 year old could navigate it?
I'm with you that it can be a pain to find things but it's not alot to go through for what we get.

Couldn’t agree more.
If anything, make it harder to navigate hehe

Great point

it's a pain but we love it.

An app can't run on the blockchain, an app still needs a database and a platform, an app based on blockchain can use the blockchain to "store" some data.

An exemple? The wallet you are using to store your BTC. The wallet itself is not running on the blockchain, just saving and retrieving information from the blockchain.

I repeat myself: the app itself is not running on the blockchain, will just save and retrieve some data on the blockchain.

Is that secure tho?

What more exactly?

Just thinking if the data is stored outside of the blockchain then could it be easier to access

Wether that be encrypted gobbledygook i havent a clue, in fact i have no clue about any of it but it’s interesting to gain some useless information from time to time lol

As a developer you must encrypt (by using standard encryption protocols) any sensitive data.

Is irrelevant if the data is inside or outside the blockchain, you can store non encrypted data on the blockchain as well, so it's up to you as sw developer to guarantee the safety of the data

Maybe I'm not explaining this clear enough.

You still need a "package" (for Android named APK, for Windows named .exe and so on), you are NOT running that app on a blockchain, programmatically speaking is not possible right now, that app just uses the blockchain to store small chunks of data exactly like the transaction that are stored on the blockchain, please do not confuse what blockchain technology is.

Another example:

Even if LB would use any blockchain to store/retrieve data (which I highly do not recommend for security purposes!) the site still needs a platform to run, and if any gov agency wants to shut off the site, the data saved on the blockchain will be still there, but inaccessible without a platform. (ofc this could be used as a backup, but again, is a mess, you must deal with a lot of small chuncks of data and trace every block to retrieve the data)

Okay, I'll stop here because you are also trying to make funny of me, but is clear that you have a leak of knowledge about this topic.

If you quoted Wikipedia, read this part:

"DApps have their backend code running on a decentralized peer-to-peer network, as opposed to typical applications where the backend code is running on centralized servers. A DApp can have frontend code and user interfaces written in any language that can make calls to its backend. Furthermore, its frontend can be hosted on decentralized storage such as Swarm or IPFS."


Aha, please go to tell this to the people who have worked on P2P networks, maybe they missed something...

I really think that we are trying to explain two different things.

I'm saying that you can't have an executable program running (so being compiled and interpreted) directly on the blockchain.

Thus that's why I'm saying that what you asked is worthless.

I know you can use an application to communicate with the blockchain (an wallet is the best example) but this does not mean that your app will be impossible to be taken down.

An App?..............Have u been smoking crack?

I think is perfect like it is now.

Too much friendly and more dumb people will show up, an app? That's a no no from the start, security issues.

If I was an admin of LB? I would leave everything like is now, not worth improving what is working perfectly.

This! V new here but have experience from a while ago, too user friendly brings noisy crowds...

Not the most original post, but if what I read on the internet it true, then I would say MF DOOM, (apparently born in London).

All completely subjective but

Kano is my all-time favourite.

Boy in da corner was a groundbreaking album, and has stood the test of time (still sounds amazing to this day) so Dizzee has to have a place on the UK rap Mount Rushmore.

Also high ratings and much love for Klashnekoff, JME, Sway, Devlin, and Roots Manuva.

I know he doesn’t rap anymore, but Plan B in his prime was exceptional. The Paint it Blacker Mixtape is one of my all time favourites

It’s gotta be Skepta or Dizzee man!

Nothing touches Konichiwa, Boy in da corner or Showtime.. nothing!

Dave

No mention of Devlin, for shame LB.

Check his fire in the booth B)

Ali g of course

https://youtu.be/It3lwHN6Sj8

JME all day. Showing my age now.
Rating Ocean Wisdom atm tho
Far too many good ones to list on here tho.

JME is good but I think Skepta takes it for me man

Double S rap dis tho <<<<

Dave for me. His lyrics and musical ability is unrivalled imo

Wretch 32 for technicality

Rodney P’s got to be on this list!!

Ty (RIP my bro), Skinny, Manuva. Orifice.

Jehst..lyrically stunning and his delivery unrivalled!

OLDsKoOl... Return of the drifter was an epic album.. still gets alot of play in my dojo lol! How could we forget Jehst!

You like braintax too?

elder; crazy t, wiley, killa p, flowdan, riko dan, trim, dizzee, tempz
younger; kyeza, rocks foe, faultsz, K9, mez, saint p

stress on kyeza and rocks foe

MF Doom - Rap
Trim - Grime

Funky DL (Old school) & Wretch 32 (Nu School)

Fliptrix, Chester P, Akala, Lowkey and skinny man... Can't really claim one is better than the other, they have all reached maxed skill in their unique styles

Silver Bullet, hands down is the best UK rapper (really showing my age). 20 Seconds was good but 'Bring forth the Guillotine' is a classic.

Slick Rick

Uk rapper lmao

Born and raised in London before moving to the US lmao

For skill, Harry shotta. Me personally. Then Kalashnekov dizzee and the streets. A grand don’t come for free was a masterpiece

Anyone remember roots manuva?

Yup

Witness the fitness!!! Legend

taskmaster burst the bionic zit spitter, break neck speeds we drown 10 pints of bitter.

Mic righteous??????

Dreamland was a dope album. And his fire in the booth was pure flames!

Showing my age ( and probably giving away that I’m more of a guitar guy ) but The Streets first album is awesome

the streets I wouldn't really class as rap but they were dope. First two albums anyway!!

Gotta be klashnekoff, that mans next level!!!!

FOCUS MODE "This is hot shit! You don't know silly, come on buy that"

You given his latest album a listen? still lyrically a beast

Not properly bud, is this IONA? or is there a new one?

Boom!
K, lash your rasclart neck off

Split you in half like a gum blast from lennox!!! LENNOX!!!

Get dropped on your doorstep like Dando. Who writes that haha?

That black cunt outta stokie, banana mango munching monkey, ill kick off ya door like jumanji!!! Hahahaha that guy!!!

Still listen to “sagas of kalashnekoff”. If anyone is wondering, the film used for the skits is “Babylon”. A great film, its like a reggae “commitments”

Definitely gonna check that out, nice one!!

Every Thursday at 7pm we should all go outside and start shouting "can't take no more of that"

Hahahahaha yessssss man!!!!

You sir are a genius.

100 percent

Grime theres to many mention from my time, durrty dogs,wiley, crazy titch, d double e and footsie,

Some greats already mentioned! but Dizzie rascal has to be in there for me! . Stefflon don , Jaykae and Bugzy Malone have some tunes too. Could be cheating but 21 savage as well I’m sure I saw he was from Newham originally?

So many of these roads lead right back to DIzzie

I think he is you know!!! Who was the the other mc how was orginally in the newham generals, cant remember his name to stoned!!! Haha, ive even seen him live aswell at show at london dungeons, my mate won vip ticketsto see them and dizzee and jammer!!! Only 200 people whata fucking night that was!!! Still cant remeber his name!!! Haha

Monkstar!!!! I knew i get it in the end!! Haha he was sick

So many to choose from such as Ghetto but I'm gonna have to go for his old mate Kano. Special place in my heart for that donny.

Yeah technically Kano is a master... but never liked his style

I get what you mean I'm mainly on about his first shit after that he got annoying as fuck when he switched his style tbh lol

It’s all a bit mid 2000s Roll Deep etc. Good proving grounds for the future, some good MCs came out of it, but in itself it’s pretty shit. I mean compare that to some Wu Tang shit, which I guess would be the New York streets equivalent 15 years earlier... doesn’t even compare.

I wouldn’t say Kano was the best But he’s has got to be in the top 5 at least. He went a bit too mainstream for my liking but his bars are undeniable. Good actor too by all means. I mean who doesn’t like sully

I think for me it’s Potter Payper if you want that real rap but grime wise I’m going to say Ghetts.

No one shuts down a race like d double,
But ghetts is definitely the best lyricist in grime

I'm younger than some on this thread so don't know too many old school UK rappers. Mainly like old American rappers/mcs from the 90s, but would also give a vote to skinny man. Council Estate of mind is one my favourite albums of all time and its criminal he's not better known (In the mainstream).

If we're talking about modern day.. casisdead is currently the best in the scene/UK in my opinion, bar none. Can't wait for his new album to drop.

council estate of mind was a sick album, and also agree on Casisdead, really interesting style. He has a new album coming?

Yeah mate his albums been in the works for a while now. Supposedly its his first full album under a record label (XL Recordings). There was a rumor that he was working with Damon Albarn of Blur & The Gorillaz which if that is true, would be fucking sick. No dates or anything has been released but supposedly it was rumored to be released late this year but not only was it a bit of a random rumor that was pulled from thin air but with Covid this year it may well have been delayed.

Gonna be keeping my ear to the ground and my eyes peeled for this one mate! Thanks for the heads up.

Gotta be klashnekoff and terra firma. If we are talking grime then Kano or Wiley.

Also really loving the CASisDead album

Anyone feeling Mic righteous. dudes pretty serious with it as well!

Akala for the win. Definitely NOT Skinnyman... Although I did like Council Estate of Mind.

Tough one ermm for us possibly Klashnekoff or maybe Rodney P I don't know this is a tough call!

Rodney P gets my vote

Chester P in my opinion. I'll never sell my early TaskForce vinyl

Love a bit of Chester and early Task Force... Great shout!

Agree with pretty much all of the below suggestions.

Recently found this banger by Kano, D double E and Ghetts.... Such a tune, such great energy... Real uk OG's. Kano's got the longevity

... enjoy ...

Yeah that live performance is sick!

Didn’t even need to play this via link got this one backed up on the old I tunes... Badabapbap!!! Big tune

D double E and his ad-libs are just genius. Made the POW remix IMO

Bullet from a guuuuuuunnnnn!!! Derek B was the fucking man, he must have been one of my first UK hip hop heroes! Ahhh, this brings back memories..who remembers Normski?! Cannot for the life of me remember the show he had on tv for a while but I fucking loved it...

Was it called Def 2 on BBC 2?

Ooooh, that rings a bell...really can't pull it out of my brain, Normski was the presenter and it was literally the only thing on tv that had any flavour at all, was late on a Friday night iirc

As much as I properly love late 90s/early 200s UKHH, I have to say that Dabbla is right up there for me.

LDZ, Dead Players, his stuff on HF, and his solo albums on Potent Funk, he's kept it fresh, pushed hard and spits like nobody else. His wordplay is incredible.

I’m old so I’d argue Kalashnekoff, Fallacy or pretty much half of the old mud fam (skinny, Chester), got to give a mention for doc brown though, new album is nice, still going

Fucking love a bit of k-lash tho... it’s murda, black rose etc yeah... gonna bang that parrowdice album like NOW lol

That parrowdice album is absolutely timeless never get bored of listening to it, pound sterling use to like some of his stuff from back in the day? Can you remember channel u, that was on sky, had all the upcoming young english talent, use to watch religiously, use to have some mad guys on there!!!!

shed you know the deal lol! but there is no way we can put this down to ONE best uk rapper, Klash & terra firma... MUD fam, That arab uk guy from deal real days cant remember his name but TOP lyricist, Too many to mention TBH,

Shit even used to bump pound sterling and RSG. So much styles in the UK rap scene over the last 15 years its hard to say whos the number 1!