Sunday, October 29, 2006
Airing things out.....
People, get used to scrolling down through old posts from now on 'cos I will always be updating them and adding stuff as I get it if it fits in better there than in new posts.
For example, peep the post I did on Bay Area hip hop for a couple new blog links to even more of that hyphy crack music and then slide to "New York State of Mind," the post I did on NY hip hop a couple days back for newly-added download links to Papoose's "Air It Out" freestyle that he did over the "Chicken Noodle Soup" beat as well as a grip of Pap mixtapes and another special bonus you can "get 4 cheap." While you're there, cop the links to a vintage late 80's mix by the legendary DJ Red Alert on Kiss-FM and a collection of mp3's of original samples used by Pete Rock for some of his most classic productions both courtesy of the excellent Palms Out Sounds blog.
More stuff:
MOVIES
Cocaine Cowboys opened this weekend. "Better than Scarface" claims Pitbull. (spotted at ProHipHop by way of Rizoh)
NY Times previews the new movie American Gangster, the story of mega-successful Harlem druglord Frank Lucas starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. Looks promising....
MUSIC
The Times again on the story behind "Apache" - "the National Anthem of Hip-Hop" (via The In Crowd | related: O-Dub has more.)
BOOKS
I haven't finished the whole thing yet but Notorious C.O.P. is an easy but compelling read about the story of former officer Derrick Parker, the NYPD's first "Hip Hop cop." Dude goes into a lot details about setting the country's first "Hip Hop Surveillance Unit" and some of the major crimes that have haunted the hip hop community over the past decade. But instead of me spilling any of details, check it out for yourself even if it means posting up for an afternoon at a Barnes & Noble to skim through it or ordering a copy on the cheap from Half.com. (semi-related: New York’s [other] ‘hip hop cop’ goes on trial via Eskay )
And once again, Eskay on Snoop's new book Love Don't Live Here No More: Doggy Tales Vol. 1 here.
