October 2008
16 posts
G-Side - Speed of Sound
Trance rap from Hunts...
“We’re asking the American people to pick the next president and vice...”
– Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina
(of Sarah Palin and the McCain campaign’s refusal to allow the media access to her in a press conference)
“The longer I live, the more I see there’s something about reciting...”
– Robert Pinsky
Joe f. Dre - Just Relax
So about a month ago I go...
Pre-Cynicism for 808s and Heartbreak: Warranted?
Maybe it’s a bit much to jack the entire post, but appropriate nonetheless as the commentary is so on point. Noz (formerly of an XXL blog, always of Cocaine Blunts/CBRap) often encapsulates exactly what I’m thinking, though sometimes I have to read his blog to know that I’m thinking it. Case in point:
Kanye Has Listening Party, Records Album Too (I Think)
If a tree falls in...
Remembering Hip-Hop’s Greatest Release Date →
I cut class this day to go to the Blockbuster Music next to the Finish Line where I worked in Midtown Square. I was really only there for the Jay and the ‘Kast, but a friend/manager hipped me to the Brand Nubian a few weeks later (it’s great, despite what Complex says). But they’re pretty much right on about the Black Star and ATCQ. Nonetheless, Tuesdays don’t get much...
“A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm,...”
– Jimmy Carter 