Food for thought

(now THIS is hip-hop)
For all you foodies out there, here’s some stuff to chew on:
Church’s Chicken is now on TWITTER! Interestingly, Church’s tells us why realizing hip-hop’s already always diverse racial consumer and practioner base is important to society.  To sell chicken!
What do Twitter, hip-hop, tradition, family, fellowship and good works have to do with [...]

Entertainment Weekly’s Saddest Songs Ever

Entertainment Weekly online released what they think are the “50 Most Heartbreaking Songs of All Time.” I’m a sucker for sadness, nostalgia, and melancholy; I listened to Boyz II Men’s “It’s so hard to say goodbye” after my Dream League team’s final 20+ point loss this past Sunday (our 5th of the season).  Anyway, here [...]

More Asher Roth…

I don’t hate Asher Roth, but Tolu Olorunda, columnist of the Black Commentator, gives us something to chew on with this editorial about Asher Roth’s recent tweets: Asher Roth, Race and the Politics of Whiteness. Here’s a snippet:
The “age of Obama” has led many to the conclusion that the younger generation can be counted on [...]

Sparkle Motion – New Jack Swing mix!

Sparkle Motion brings you the New Jack Swing mix vol 1.! Folks, this isn’t full songs, but continuous mixing and neato turntablism by DJs!  If you’re wondering where all these electro, dance tunes that today’s RNB sounds like comes from, this mix will give you some ideas F’SHO. Got all your favorites like BoyzIIMen [...]

Mo’ Money, Mo Kids

(“Even my babies want to have their own babies!”)
With our economic depression in full swing and California leading the way with a unemployment rate that is anti-flight school in every way possible, wealthy families are apparently poppin’ out babies to keep the economy afloat.
The San Jose Mercury put out an piece today about how “In [...]

Throwback Kanye West circa 2003

For my 3 loyal weekend readers:

“you so bougie, boo, you coulda fooled me. Cuz five years ago you were so fu-gee, now you don’t want nothing unless it cost few gz”
Anyway, this is really Malik Yusef, but an early Kanye production feat. Common too. You can tell early that [...]

Everything you need to know about De La Soul’s 3 Feet High and Rising

I’ve said enough about De La Soul already (perhaps too much), but here is an extremely indepth 2-part interview with the geniuses behind this, now, 20 year old classic: 3 Feet High and Rising.  Special guests Guru of Gangstarr, Afrika Bambaataa, Adrock of the Beastie Boys (and more!) weigh in on the process, too.
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“These are my confessions:” Asher Roth and his Ordinary-ness

If you watch enough MTV or have gone to enough bad college parties, then you’ve probably heard of Asher Roth for some time now, probably his lead single, “I love college.” Bearing a mild resemblance to Michael Sera and his on-screen school-boy suburban’ innocence,’ Roth, too, hails from a small town of Morristown, PA, and [...]

Mike Jones – “Swag Thru the Roof”

Could this finally be the year where the “summer jam” is resurrected?  I’m makin’ a claim early that Mike Jones’s “Swag Thru the Roof” is gonna be the most requested song for all your summer cookouts, bar-nites, and dissertation writing sessions.  Trust!  Anyway, get your summer started below.
Mike Jones – “Swag Thru the Roof” (Click [...]

A day to remember…

I’m obviously slow on the uptake on this or as Fergie would say, I am “so two thousand and late.” But yesterday was Record Store Day
From the Record Store Day ‘about us’:
“This is the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music. Special [...]