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New Myspace Playlist - Killah Priest, Gillie, Donald Byrd, etc. 2006-10-12 07:36:00 I put up a long overdue new playlist on my myspace profile. Here it is...I've got a lot of music. I mean a WHOLE lot...I'm thinking of starting a weekly mini-mix instead of posting single songs all the time.There's also some hardcore stuff at the end. Some Agnostic Front, Leeway. I love hardcore music...but I don't post a lot on this blog. Maybe I'll start more of that too. To dl the songs just
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, Priest
, Gillie
, Donald
Wendy Day's PowerMoves Seeking Urban Indie Labels Needing Consultation 2006-09-28 17:35:00 Wendy Dayis seeking Indie
labels to consult. If you have the money to get down with her I suggest you do...she got Eminem, Cash Money and many, many others put on with great deals at major labels. If you know someone who has the money to be represented by her, you get a finder's fee of $5000.I received this announcement from her the other day:Wendy Day consults properly financed urban independent
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, Wendy
, Seeking
, Labels
, Needing
, Consultation
Pitbull Compares Che to Hitler, Wishes Castro Dead 2006-09-26 10:04:29 hooray forscarface! but not castro
I don't know much about Cuban politics or the history of the Castro
regime in Cuba, but I do know that a lot of people I trust have good things to say about Castro. Whatever the deal with the half dead dictator, I don't think Castro's"atrocities" are any where near the scope of Hitler
's!
Apparently Pitbull
thinks different.
On July 31, President of Cuba, Fidel
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Artists May Be Owed Money by SoundExchange (From Wendy Day) 2006-09-26 09:45:11 wendy day with proof, rip
If you are a music artist you may be owed money! I got this from Wendy
Day recently:
Money
Owed To Artists
From SoundExchange:
SoundExchange owes artists royalties ($$$$) but can't locate many of them (over 9,000). The complete list of artists can be found atthe following link:
http://63.236.111.137/jsp/unpaidArtistList.jsp
If you know of any of the artists on the
Video: Cutty Ranks - Living Condition 2006-09-17 12:25:00 This is a blast from the past...Cutty Ranks
is one of my fav dancehall DJs. I saw him in DC like ten years ago, and he had that same tight lipped look...like he's trying to hold his teeth in or something. But he's the man! When I find more of his videos I'll post them.I'm still not clear on the use of the women in this video cuz the song is pretty "concious" but...that's actually common now that I
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, Condition
Video: Stuntin Like My Daddy 2006-09-17 12:14:00 lil wayne & birdman - stuntin' like my daddyThis is kinda old, but in case u neva seen it. I loved this when it came out.Filed Under: lil wayne, birdman
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The Joe Jackson Hip Hop Boot Camp! 2006-09-17 11:19:39 stop fondlin...errr...killin
Did you see that Jackson
family movie that came outWhip it, whip it...Filed Under: joe jackson
Loose Joints: Get High. Or Not. 2006-08-30 11:25:00 Here's some songs I have in my current playlist...that I noticed have to do with smoking herb, or not. So I decided to put them together in this mini-playlist.z-ro, my heroTwo of the songs are from one of my favorite emcees, Z-Ro, from the relatively hard to find album Z-Ro & Friends (Slowed n Chopped). "Roll By" and "Slow Lights" aren't really about smoking but I just threw them in cuz they feel
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, Joints
Is This Tupac in This 2006 Video? 2006-08-30 10:29:00 Here's a video of someone who looks very much like Pac from afar but I doubt if it's him even though some people are still keeping hope alive that Tupac
is still with us.And these cats discuss the 7 Day Theory, which to some fans explains precisely why Tupac is still alive.The 7 Day Theory vid contains an autopsy photo of Tupac, which I opted not to show in this post because of the Anti-Tupac
Dead Prez Fans Want Apology For Bad Show 2006-08-26 12:08:00 This guy is pretty fuckin peeved that he and a bunch of friends went to a Dead Prez show recently (I think it was a Project Blowed but don't quote me) only to have DP perform like two songs and step. On DP's side, they say that the promoters of the show f-ed the time situation up, but the fans in that board are pissed anyway because no one apologized or has given money back (as of this printing)
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Heavy Linkage: August 23, 2006 2006-08-25 05:01:40 The Orchard Lounge has an Old School Dr. Dre Mix
Hip Hop Press announces the Third Annual Hip Hop Labor Festival
EJ Flavors drops a great mix which includes some Lalah Hathaway, Herb Alpert, Black Sheep, Prince and Grace Jones!
Cocaine Blunts got Dungeon Rats on Your Gadamn Ass
Blogcritics on why Saigon and Entourage make strange bedfellows
Beauty 'n the Beat has an exclusive T.I. and Justin
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, August
Some B-Boys Gettin Down At the National Political Hip Hop Convention 2006-08-16 11:56:00 Here's some video I shot of some b-boys at the 2006 NHHPC. There's not that many people in the audience in this video because a lot of people where still in panels, but later that night there was another b-boy session and it was packed! I couldn't tape that session because my damn batteries died and I was really pissed.This video is split in two because of said batteries. Urghhh... I love filming
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, Convention
Article About the National Political Hip Hop Convention Published on HipHopDX 2006-08-16 11:41:18 I wrote an article about the recent National
Political Hip Hop convention for HipHopDX.com. It was in Chicago, IL from July 20-23, 2006.
I had a great time in Chicago and can't wait until NHHPC '08! Currently I'm working on organizing the Triad, North Carolina Local Organizing Committee for the NHHPC. I think this is possibly the biggest and most unified movement of (mostly) Black folks working
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, Article
Kris Ex is Byron Crawford's Bitch says Clyde Smith 2006-07-17 20:37:41 Bol, Kris Ex and Clyde
- or I think just Kris Ex and Clyde for right now - are beefing again.
Read all about itspark of this beef should be something pretty heavy in a time when brovas and sistas in the Hip-Hop Generation just need to be comin' together and ish...I'll have to read up on how all this started later.Filed Under: hip-hop beef, beef, clyde smith, kris ex, byron crawford, blog beef,
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, Crawford
, Bitch
, Smith
Bitches 'n Niggas 'n Nappy Dugouts. And Oprah. 2006-07-08 08:11:00 People get all riled up over the words "nigga" and "bitch", especially the way they are used in Hip-Hop. Although I rarely use either word, sometimes words like that do serve a purpose. Not every woman is a saint or "Queen"! Bitches
exist! Not every man is fit to be called "brother", or even "King" -- a term which, like "Queen" is used more in Blackcentric communities like the Rastas and Five
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, Oprah
Youtube Having Some "Downtime" 2006-10-26 08:55:00 Youtube is having their "scheduled downtime" right now just in case you're wondering why you can't see any of the videos on this blog...Filed Under: youtube
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, Downtime
We Appreciate Your Patience As We Update This Blog... 2006-12-05 16:15:00 As you can see I've made some changes...and will be working on updating this blog for the rest of the day. I'm trying to get rid of this aggravating gap between my title and the post body...
Filed Under: site updates
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, Appreciate
Beat Suite Hiphop Mixshow Back on Air 2006-07-04 13:24:47 From Wicked...
The Beat SuiteHiphop
Mixshow is BACK and in FULL EFFECT!!! Be sure to tune in this evening to hear more Up-Tempo "Golden Era" Hiphop from the years 1988 - 1994 in the mix with myself, Wicked. You know we here at the Beat Suite are always diggin' DEEP in the crates pullin' out goodies for all your listening pleasures. Tune in and tell a friend...peace
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Ray Cash Speaks of Racial Tension in Ohio, Voting and More in Interview 2006-07-04 13:04:00 I like Ray Cash. He's doing his thing. In this interview with BallerStatus.net he talks about working with Scarface, racial tensions in Ohio
, voting and more. Here's a track called Bumpin My Music, which appears on the new Ray Cash album Cash On Delivery, but this *not* the album version but a remixed version from DJ Dutty Laundry's "Interstate Heavyweights" mixtape.
I didn't know Ray Cash is
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, Tension
, Voting
I Wanted To Be A Corporate Snitch, But It Didn't Work Out 2006-12-16 02:17:00 Have you tried Firefox 2.0? It's da shit, yo!
It's bright, shiny, and has all the bells and whistles. It's almost the perfect browser. Almost. I'll post a full review when I'm done giving it the once over, nice and thorough like.
If you've never tried Firefox, Firefox became famous for its "tab browsing" functionality, which allows users to browse in multiple tabs within one window. Like
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The 2006 National Political Hip Hop Convention Trailer 2006-12-30 07:44:00 I'm not sure how much longer the site this video is posted on (the 2006 NHHPC site) will be up, so I decided to post this trailer for the 2006 NationalHip Hop
Political Convention
here.This video is narrated by famous Chicagoan Sam Greenlee, author of The Spook Who Sat By The Door, and directed by up and coming music video producer/director Mark F. Armstrong.I took some pictures with the sprightly Mr. Greenlee that I'll post soon as I scan them. I also have some pictures of the area around my friend Amina's house, and some other pictures from the convention that I'll post ASAP. Amina is a wonderfully talented poet and emcee.I stayed at her house for two days, and at my friend La'Keisha's house for one day. La'Keisha is a very talented writer and blogger. And come to think of it, my friend Candy Minx also lives in Chicago, and is one of the most wonderful and gregarious people I've "met" online. Must be something in the water up there!I just love Chicago! It's the most beautif Read more:Trailer
Links To Articles About The National Political Hip Hop Convention 2006-12-30 07:29:00 Here's a list of some articles I found relating to the National
Political Hip Hop Convention
. Some of these articles are about the convention, some have interesting info about people involved with the convention.
This list will be updated as I come across more links to add. If you know of a link that needs to be added just leave me a comment and I'll add it.
About the convention
1. List of some of the participants of the 2004 Convention.
2. The Convention Will Be Televised - Wiretap
3. Turning Outrage Into Power by NHHPC National Spokesperson, Malik Cooper
4. Hip-Hop Activism: Will They Come to Vote? By Don Hazen, Alternet.
5. Hip-hop and the ballot box 'Idol' fantasy: Will a new generation turn to politics? By Joshunda Sanders, SFGate.com
6. A Nation of Millions: Hip-Hop Convention seeks answer to what's holding young America back by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Village Voice.
7. This Ain't No Party by Jeff Chang, Alternet
8. HipHopDX article about the 2006 convention, 2006 Read more:Articles
If You're Ever In Malawi, Make Sure You Stop By Niggers Clothing Store! 2006-12-31 12:10:00 And tell 'em I said "Wattup, my niggas!" LOL.
I hate how that word has become inseparable from Hip Hop. Nigger, nigga, nigguh, and all it's different forms - I think it's all the same.
And while I may listen to the occasional song that contains the word, the unintelligent usage of it in the gen pop is really outta control right now. Casual usage of it by Whites is especially skull
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, Store
, Malawi
My James Brown Tribute and Playlist 2007-01-02 07:52:00 photo from james-brown.net
The songs in this playlist don't even begin to pay tribute to JamesBrown
's legacy.
If I put all the hits this man either made himself, produced or influenced...there's not enough space on Blogger for that.
When I found out James Brown
died, I was in shock. I cried. I drank.
Not just any drink, but a bottle of Moet hubby and I were saving for New Year's.
And not
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Filelodge Needs To Come The Fuck On 2007-01-03 05:23:00 They are the file host I use for most of the music I post here. And they've been down for at least a week. Urghh...
If you use Filelodge you might want to check on any media you have on your site.
Filed Under: file hosts, filelodge
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Ilan's Flacid Funnel Cakes Exposed On Top Chef! 2007-01-04 10:04:00 Top Chef didn't disappoint tonight! I've been waiting for this show to come back on since the Cliff throwing Mia under the bus episode.
Damn you Cliff! Cliff looks like the type of Brotha who'll throw a coat over a Black woman's shoulders so a White woman can walk over her back, don't he?
If you're ever in Oakdale, check out Miss Mia's restaurant, Feed the People. Word has it she makes some of
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, Cakes
, Top Chef
Need The HTML Color Code For Carolina Blue? 2007-01-12 09:03:00 carolina blue chapel hill firetruck by coffee stained pages
It's "#afc3e4".
I got this color after some searching, from this UNC Chapel Hill Myspace layout.
I use Carolina
blue in the tables for my North Carolina Hip Hop, poetry and activism events newsletter Myspace.
Filed Under: carolina blue
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Get Your Anti-Bush and Anti-War Myspace Layouts Here! 2007-01-12 06:50:00 Big Pimps Do Big Things has an interesting collection of political Myspace layouts and contact tables.
That's where I got the Bush's Last Day countdown meter I have on The Last Nerve.
Mark's Graphic Help also has some funny political Myspace graphics.
Filed Under: political graphics, myspace, anti-war graphics
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How I Feel About the Word "Nigger" in Hip Hop And Black Culture. Oh, and Kramer Too. 2007-01-12 07:12:00 I recently had the chance to talk to B. Sims Ph. D over at OnPoint.FM on his show "Production" about the word "nigger".
This interview happened on the heels of Michael "Kramer
" Richard's racist "nigger" rant.
And here's my response to his use of the word "nigger" and some other thoughts on how the word is used in Black
culture. You may have to click "play" twice to start the interview. You
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