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Tuesday, June 12th, 2007Foxx ft. Lil Boosie & Webbie – “Wipe Me Down“
I tried to resist this dang song for the longest, but obviously I’ve given up, as I’m posting it now. In any case, numbered below are a few things I think people should leave behind pre-june 12th.
1. Answering questions by first saying “Me, personally? I think [...]
On the Justice Album Leak…
Thursday, May 10th, 2007I was hoping it wouldn’t happen. Arguably the most anticipated album so far this year, by arguably the most net-adulated, blogged, and radio ripped bands ever, has been leaked. The new Justice album, titled “†,” exists in the ether. You will be able to find it in the online Sodom and Gommorahs… [...]
Now I Ain’t Sayin’ She A Gold Digger…
Wednesday, May 9th, 2007“Now fellas, if you got a girl and she treat you right,ain’t you gonna spend every dollar? every cent? Eh!”Mary J. Blige – We Ride
Kanye’s New Ripoff / Masters of the Universe
Friday, May 4th, 2007First of all, do not miss this tomorrow. We won’t.So we were at the Flosstradamus/Mehdi/Atrak show the other night at Hiro. Kanye was there, headbobbing next to a former competitor(!) whom I wasnt sure I’d ever see on the same stage as Kanye again.
When we were outside the spot, I was telling Danny, Kanye’s bound [...]
Tips 4 Transit
Friday, April 27th, 2007I found myself indulging in a hater moment recently on the train, and said to self, “self, why don’t you air out these grievances so you can possibly make the world somewhat of a more tolerable place.” Therefore, with the help of Cambridge, we bring to you, Tips 4 Transit (pt 1., as more hater [...]
Gettin’ Guap
Sunday, April 22nd, 2007Fabolous – “Return of the Hustle”
I was not a big fan of this song at all when I first heard it a couple of months ago, but this video makes it much more likable. Granted, I have some pangs of conscience after watching the Oprah Town Hall Meeting w/ Russell and associates, but the shit [...]
Everybody Trying To Chart
Thursday, April 19th, 2007Do I think Don Imus deserved to be fired for what he said? Yes. I would also like to see the man get smacked in the grill by a pretty point guard with braids. However, neither one of these solutions is going to stop racism.. Without question he (and everyone else, for that matter) must [...]
School Is Not A Fashion Show
Thursday, April 12th, 2007You remember: you wanted these kicks, at that time, to impress those people, and your mom said nuh-uh kiddo, you’re getting your shoes from Payless. You wanted L.A. Lights (yes, there was a time when LA Gear was hot), and got knee high galoshes. You wanted the Kevin Garnett’s, and instead got the Mutumbo’s. Woe [...]
The Champagne Room
Friday, April 6th, 2007Over the weekend I traveled with a friend and we got into a hilarious discussion about the state of our current relationships and how unique they seemed to be. (Now when I say unique I don’t mean like Nike ID unique, or putting parts and half moons in your haircut unique. I mean, everybody living [...]
Funeral Music
Friday, March 30th, 2007CNN got it twisted. Hip-hop is not poison. Hip-hop has been poisoned by the ills of the society that commodifies it. Hip-hop has not been allowed multiple voices in the ears of mainstream America. There is no patience for multiple messages; comfort is found in the one-dimensional shaping of hip-hop’s face and its words as [...]
This is Virginia, Where Ain’t Shit to do but Cook…
Thursday, March 29th, 2007Well yeah, maybe for the Clipse. For me, there wasn’t shit to do but make music, art, get high, and skateboard in my home town of Norfolk. I guess I owe a lot to growing up in a boring place. I’m sure the abundance of musical talent coming out of VA does [...]
Huxtable Types
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007You can tell an artform has reached a new plateau when critical and/or satiric renditions coming from within the genre itself start to emerge. Hence, after many mocha lattes, visits to the nuyorican and several seasons of Def Poetry, there are now what can be considered stereotypical spoken word poet voices, cadences and points of [...]
So Serious I’m Laughin
Friday, March 16th, 2007Mos Def & Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Bill Maher made a new “New Rule” that I found interesting: “New Yorkers are no longer allowed to complain about how bad the pizza is when in cities other than New York.” Homie has a point, no doubt. I’ve definitely caught myself laughing at “New York Style Pizza” signs in [...]
Bring Some Weed I Got A Story To Tell
Friday, March 9th, 2007After watching the film “Chronicles of a Junior Mafia”, I found myself oddly intrigued and moved by its recounting of the life and death of Biggie. The Chronicles, a low budget documentary which consists of current and archived interviews, as well as concerts, the camera trails Lil Cease through his day to day life as [...]
Mr. Spock Neva Empty
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007The video treatment for reggae smash “Come Around” has a few heads surprised, as the vocalist is a bit um, paler, than expected. Born in New Orleans and raised in Bermuda, Collie Buddz is back in the States and doing big things with his Caribbean upbringing. Owing his interest in reggae music to his big [...]
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