July 2010
“Eminem’s new album also wows digitally, as downloads made up 255,000 of...”
– Eminem’s ‘Recovery’ Explodes At No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 741,000 | Billboard.com
June 2010
“In China, white people can be rented.
For a day, a weekend, a week, up to even...”
– Chinese companies ‘rent’ white foreigners - CNN.com
“The NAACP does not represent the African-American community when it comes to...”
– The Associated Press: Calif NAACP to back pot legalization initiative
well, maybe the african-american community should grow up
“Love eventually decided to have some of her fans join her on stage. She started...”
– Click Track - Courtney Love leads Hole through disastrous 9:30 club concert
“Deanne Cheuk: I don’t really get creative blocks – I have so little time between...”
– Design*Sponge » Blog Archive » what’s in your toolbox: deanne cheuk
“Smooth compares the idealism of the hip-hop generation to the hippies before...”
– Lauryn Hill: Interview : NPR
“To want to meet an author because you like his... →
tan3000:
this Arthur Koestler quote sets up a bubblicious recap of an awkward evening with a “literary hero”.
“No one is talking about a “European tragedy,” though six European sides are...”
– The Paris Review » Blog Archive » Empire of Sport
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weird
I was talking with a friend online about black action heroes and Book of Eli, which led us to talking about Black Dynamite, which led us to talking about Bokeem Woodbine, which led to Dead Presidents, which led to Larenz Tate and how that dude seemingly evaporated off the earth.
Tate actually didn’t evaporate. He’s actually worked pretty regularly, just mostly in things I...
“Andre 3000: I do remember thinking, “What if it was the end of the world...”
– The Making of OutKast’s Aquemini | Music Issue | Atlanta Events, Atlanta Restaurants, Atlanta Concerts, Atlanta News | Things to do in Atlanta | Creative Loafing Atlanta
WatchC-Rayz Walz, “Destroy”
In the battle of man vs nature… nature’s packing.
“As many as 546 million gallons of oil spilled into the Niger Delta over the last...”
– In Nigeria, Oil Spills Are a Longtime Scourge - NYTimes.com
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-6-20) →
Tupac (177)
OutKast (25)
Royce Da 5’9” (22)
Capone-N-Noreaga (20)
Lupe Fiasco (19)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
““How I Got Over” is named after a gospel standard — a Clara Ward song made...”
– New From Roots, Travie McCoy, Jason Moran and Nina Nastasia - Review - NYTimes.com
WatchThe Roots – Dear God 2.0 (Video) | 2dopeboyz
This song is fantastic. Melancholy, but honest. “Why is the world ugly if You made it in your image, and why is living life such a fight to the finish?” The video is on point.
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WatchI like TI, and it’s nice to see that he’s learning as he goes along. And his point about Jay-Z vs Will Smith is pretty interesting.
“On How To Treat Women: “Well, actually, the advice about women came from my...”
– Big Boi Reflects On The Lessons From His Father | The Smoking Section
YouTube - B.o.B - Airplanes ft. Hayley Williams of... →
Embedding doesn’t work on this video because Atlantic Records is run by men who are afraid of the internet, but I like this song and how the video is low budget, but well-disguised. Hayley Williams is kinda cute, too.
Nah Right » Video: N.E.R.D. feat. Nelly Furtado -... →
Good video if you ignore whatever that is on Lead Singer P’s head.
“The Small Arms Survey estimates that 60 per cent of theglobal stockpile of 640...”
– Transition to Peace: Guns in Civilian Hands
PDF link. Interesting read.
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Watchconservativeradical:
My new favorite hip-hop video, which is kind of reminiscent of this clip by the Roots. Not At All, by the Nice Guys ft. Jack Freeman. h/t FWMJ
This is a really good video. Side note—they took the subtitles off the Roots video? That’s silly.