Friday, January 23, 2004
Blair & Bush's Endless Love and the story behind "emo-rap."
Slug of emo-rap titans Atmosphere
Image courtesy: © 2004 The MSU Reporter
OK this is my last word on the Howard Dean "Goes Nuts" remix fad (probably):
- MTV's coverage here.
- Howard Dean "Through the lo-wire" (via Hiphopmusic.com. Jay, thanks for the link love over at Okayplayer too.)
Genuine advice or diversionary tactic by the opposition? Conservative commentator David Brooks grades the Democratic presidential candidates in three categories in "My Crossover Vote." (New York Times)
Russell Simmons, former housing secretary Andrew Cuomo and Benjamin Chavis of Simmons' Hip-Hop Summit Action Network have been ordered to appear in court February 9 to prove they have complied with subpoenas issued by the state Lobbying Commission. (Newsday)
Some things to think about:
- Must we dismantle democracy at home in order to export it overseas?
- When did the fake news become more important than the real news?
- Why does the state care whom you marry?
My question: why are these issues being discussed in a subway ad camapign for the New School University rather than in any serious way by the mass media?
Meanwhile in Canada:
RCMP officers raid the home and office of an Ottawa Citizen reporter yesterday--the same day a Canadian judge enshrined protection of sources in another case--over information leaked to her about a U.S. decision to a ship terror suspect to Syria. The media denounce the police action. (Toronto Star; National Post)
OK, now it's becoming clearer. And this Is Canada! They don't even have the Patriot Act there (yet).
Maybe, Art Garfunkel should move to Canada though: Ontario, A place to live and a place to grow... (via Rick Mercer's Monday Report/CBC Television, thanks Nadine.)
George Bush and Tony Blair: it really is "Endless Love." (via Campchaos.com note: requires Apple Quicktime player and could take a while to load)
Irony overload: 20 teens, sued by the Recording Industry Association of America for unauthorized music downloading, will appear in a Pepsi-Cola ad that kicks off a two-month offer of up to 100 million free — and legal — downloads from Apple's iTunes. The band Green Day cut a special version of the Bobby Fuller Four's 1966 hit "I Fought the Law" for the ad. (USA Today)
Evidence that they are meaningless: how did R. Kelly get nominated for an NAACP Image award?!? (EURWeb)
The story behind how Puma came back from the dead to became a hipster fashion must-have by Abigail Townsend. (Independent UK)
Jon Caramanica examines the, mostly-white, phenomenon of emo-hip hop in this month's edition of Spin magazine but, like he even states in the article: aren't uber street and "gangsta" rappers like 2pac, Scarface and Ghostface the real pioneers of this so-called new genre?
More mp3 action via Hiphopgame.com:
A super-backpack confab as Dilated Peoples collab with Kanye West on "This Way"
I guess that new Redman joint is actually called "The Saga Continues", not "The Countdown" like I originally thought.
Forget "Gangster Girl" by The R and the #1 Stunna, get ready for The Best of Both Hoods, a full-length collabo in the works between Cam'ron and Jaheim.
I've already said I'm feeling "Yeah" by the LCD Soundsystem (mp3 courtesy: TurntableLab) but I think The Trammps have strong grounds to sue for the pretty hefty bite James Murphy took out of their classic "Disco Inferno" (mp3 courtesy: Trammp's Official website).
No links for these one but here's more stuff that I'm feeling: Petey Pablo "Freek-a-Leek", Akon feat. Styles P "Locked Up (remix)" and new jumpoff's I don't even know the names of by Knoc'turnal w/ Snoop Dogg ("Way I Am" maybe?)and Tweet w/ Ghostface.
Pharrell tells Tim Westwood he's produced a heater for Jadakiss's new album called "Hot Sauce to Go." Speaking of Pharell, has N*E*R*D jetted from Arista to Interscope in advance of the release of their Fly or Die sophomore album? Is their Star Track label going with them?
Beatport: the download site "by DJs for DJs."
Blog Alert:
Tech types, check TheStandard.com blog, run by former staffers of The Industry Standard magazine.
Gawker goes to Washington with Wonkette, an online roundup of gossip from Washington, DC and the US political arena.
And how good (or evil) is your blog or website? Use the The Gematriculator to find out (via Skrufff-E).
