Friday, August 29, 2008
Barack Obama's nomination acceptance speech at the 2008 DNC
Amazing speech. Let's hope they keep the fight and momentum up from here!
Related:
Analysis: Obama's Acceptance Speech. [Washington Post]
Six things Obama must do before Nov. 4. [USA Today]
Labels: '08 Election, Barack Obama, US race relations
New music: Mickey Factz - The Leak Vol 2: The Inspiration mixtape
This mixtape of all Mickey's recent Weekly Leak tracks will make up for the er... fact that I missed posting half of them when they originally dropped. Download it here. [sharebee D/L link]
Bonus:
"Pick Up the Bass" (snippet), Mickey's first single off The Achievement album. [zshare stream/download D/L link]
Online:
MySpace | imeem
Labels: Mickey Factz, mixtapes
New video: Common - "Announcement (feat. Pharrell)"
The Exactly Presents Your New Favorite Mixtape
I don't know much about the cat who put this mixtape together but I do know that anything featuring my dude Mickey Factz (as the last track though - WTF?), Pac Div, Cool Kids and Stat Quo and sponsored by OG Tdot clothing line 2 Black Guys is probably worth investigating at least once.
Download it here or here. [Sendpace and Rapidshare D/L zip file links jacked from The Vibe Source, er.. what?? How are you not getting sued for that blog name?]
Labels: Mickey Factz, mixtapes, Pacific Division, The Cool Kids
Thursday, August 28, 2008
New music: John Legend - “If You’re Out There”
This is a new campaign theme song for Barack Obama. What, he didn't ask Ludacris? I keed, I keed. So I saw homeboy while I was in Denever working on this. Seems like a good dude. Do the right thing though: sign up to download an mp3 of the song here at MyBarackObama.com or if you're that much of a leech, jack a D/L of it via zshare here. [latter link spotted via here]
Labels: '08 Election, Barack Obama, John Legend
45 Years Later: the Dream Comes Full Circle?
Amazing. It's gonna be history tonight. Bummed I couldn't stay in Denver for it.
Bonus:
The Game feat. Nas - "Letter to the King" [mediafire mp3 D/L link via 2 Dope Boyz]
Labels: '08 Election, Barack Obama, Martin Luther King Jr., US race relations
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Afghanistan: from bad to worse?
From an AP article by Jason Straziuso in the Miami Herald:
"Taliban insurgents once derided as a ragtag rabble unable to match U.S. troops have transformed into a fighting force -- one advanced enough to mount massive conventional attacks and claim American lives at a record pace."
Click here for the full article.
Related:
"A Senior US diplomat in northwest Pakistan escapes gun attack on consulate vehicle." [AP via amNY.com]
American deaths in Afghanistan war reach 500 - don't think I forgot that grim milestone earlier this month. [MSNBC.com]
Iraq and U.S. disagree on timetable for troop withdrawal. (Or do they?) [Seattle Times | Time]
Labels: Afghanistan, GOP incompetence, Iraq war, War on Terror
Michelle Obama smashes the game!
More: AP on Michelle Obama's speech.
What did people expect though?! Most of the sh-t people have been saying about Barack & Michelle has been bullsh-t.
Related:
Feds uncover a plot to assasinate Obama - this is getting really scary! [LA Times]
Labels: '08 Election, Barack Obama
Monday, August 25, 2008
New remix: Lil Wayne - "Electro Lollipop"
More on the hipster/electro/skinny jean tip but pretty solid nonetheless. Listen and download by clicking the image above or here. [zshare download/stream mp3 link via Bumsquad DJz]
Labels: DJ Crime, DJ Gigahurtz, Hipsters, Lil Wayne
New Clinton supporter-targeted Ads from John McCain
Frist, "Debra":
Also: "Passed Over" [YouTube video]
From the NY Post:
Wait a second, Clinton and Obama have essentially similar policy platforms but 27% of her supporters now say they are going to cross party lines and vote for McCain who's views are largely antithetical to true liberal Democrats?? So Clinton supporters, are you sexist or racist? Please tell me which one is it 'cos there's really no other explanation for such flagrant f-ckery?
Related:
Democratic women brush off a new John McCain ad. [AP video via amNY.com]
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Also: "Passed Over" [YouTube video]
From the NY Post:
"John McCain has unleashed three attack ads in just as many days aiming at dividing the Democratic party after Barack Obama picked Joe Biden as his runningmate over Hillary Rodham Clinton."
Wait a second, Clinton and Obama have essentially similar policy platforms but 27% of her supporters now say they are going to cross party lines and vote for McCain who's views are largely antithetical to true liberal Democrats?? So Clinton supporters, are you sexist or racist? Please tell me which one is it 'cos there's really no other explanation for such flagrant f-ckery?
Related:
Democratic women brush off a new John McCain ad. [AP video via amNY.com]
Labels: '08 Election, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton
New video: T-Pain feat. Lil Wayne - "Can't Believe It"
T.I. - Paper Trail - the Mixtape
New music: 88 Keys feat. Kanye West - "Stay Up! (Viagra)"
88 Keys feat. Kanye West "Stay Up! (Viagra)" [zshare stream/download mp3 link courtesy Decon records]
Online:
MySpace.com - 88 Keys
Imeem - 88 Keys
Labels: 88 Keys, Kanye West
T-Pain - Pree Ringz Mixtape
Spit Game Proper! Pain does a lot of rapping on this 'album before the album' featuring DJ Khaled and all-new music not to be featured on Pain's forthcoming THR33 RINGZ album.
Get the track listing here. Download it here. [Rapidshare zip file D/L link]
Sunday, August 24, 2008
DJ Tony Touch at DROM in NYC TONIGHT!!!
With DJ Spinna (again!). This was just sent to me a couple hours ago. I mean WTF? What kind of half-assed promotion is that?? I had to post anyway cos Tony Toca's my dude and the flyer is very cool:
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Labels: DJ Spinna, Tony Touch
Fab 5 Freddy presents MONUMENTAL with DJ Spinna
And the legendary Brucie B Uptown in Harlem, NYC this Wednesday:
Clikc here for directions to Body.
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Labels: Brucie B, DJ Spinna, Fab 5 Freddy
Young Jeezy NYC Album Release Event
I'm kinda guessing Young Jeezy won't be at this but who knows?? Have to say the stuff I've hearing off his album is sick. I won't make it to this though - I'm off to Denver for this!
Labels: Young Jeezy
Rolling Stone: How Bush Destroyed the Republican Party
A preview:
"A president driven by ideology. A Congress rife with corruption. A political party hellbent on a "permanent majority." A leading scholar (Prof. Sean Wilentz of Princeton University) examines the radicals who hijacked the GOP — and wrecked the longest conservative ascendancy in American history "Click here for the full article. [more: Video: Five Ways Bush Sunk the GOP.]
Related:
What Bush Got Right: "For the next president, simply reversing this administration's policies is not the answer." - Fareed Zakaria is one of the smartest dudes ever who consistently gets it wrong as far as always siding with and jusifying the actions of the Bush adminstration when they've been so off but this article is still worth reading.
Labels: George Bush, GOP corruption, GOP incompetence
Saturday, August 23, 2008
New music: T.I. feat. Kanye West, Jay-Z & Lil Wayne - "Swagger Like Us"
Now this is an Event Record like a muh'f-cker! Is that hook a sample?
T.I. feat. Kanye West, Jay-Z & Lil Wayne - "Swagger Like Us" [zshare stream/download mp3 link jacked from Discobelle.net, the Broccolicity.com link got taken down]
Hot or not?
Labels: Jay-Z, Kanye West, T.I.
McCain's Joe Biden Attack Ad
It's Biden!
It was a depressingly safe choice probably made because of the many pluses Biden supposedly brings to the table, but he also has enough baggage that the GOP may have a field day with this choice....
Labels: '08 Election, Barack Obama, Joe Biden
Friday, August 22, 2008
Vote For It! '08 PSA
Featuring Snoop, T.I., Jim Jones and Russell Simmons.
Online:
Vote For It! '08
Labels: Jim Jones, Russell Simmons, Snoop Dogg, T.I.
John McCain's housing crisis!
I know this has done the rounds on the political blog side, but here's the background story on the above TV spot for those of you immersed in the Olympics and the latest hip hop gossip and minutiae:
Politico.com: McCain unsure how many houses he owns.
AP via amNY.com: "Obama pounces on McCain for not knowing how many houses he and multimillionaire wife own"
Related:
Barack Obama's housing problem? [YouTube video link]
Labels: '08 Election, Barack Obama, John McCain
The Game - L.A.X. album trailer
Featuring the track "House of Pain." This has already done the blog rounds this week but since L.A.X. is dropping next Tuesday, I'm posting it anyway.
I know the standard blog nerd line is to dis Game as chronic name-dropper with an average flow but f-ck that. MC-wise he is WAY underrated IMHO and son did it again: I've been bumpin' a leaked version of L.A.X. for the past week or so and it's a GREAT album, top to bottom just like his first two. Let me put it you like this, Game is smashing two of his recent release rivals: I couldn't even get through that boring-ass GZA album and based on what I heard of the Re-Up Gang album, Clipse need to stop it with the fake G-Unit/Young Jeezy beats, call The Neptunes up and say they're sorry for breaking camp. On top of that, my dude Raheem is on L.A.X. (on the track, "Touchdown") so I gotta rep it out regardless, right?
Online:
ThisIzGame.com
Labels: The Game
Throwback video: Isaac Hayes - "Walk On By"
My dude Jay just put me up on this after he spotted it on BETJ a second ago. Not sure how many sites posted this video (shot in support of the song's inclusion on the Dead Presidents soundtrack back around '95) right after the announcement of Isaac Hayes' untimely passing a couple weekends back but it's f-cking GREAT. Black Moses, R.I.P. forever.
Labels: Isaac Hayes
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Ohio Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones Dies at 58
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
New music: Edubb - "Whooty"
To tell you the truth, this song is kinda trash even though Mr. Collipark is involved in it - I just wanted an excuse to post the video above. Whooty? I love it....
Edubb - "Whooty" [zshare stream/download mp3 link: original | radio | instrumental via Rapstarpromo.com]
Online:
MySpace - Edubb | MySpace - Whooty
Labels: Mr. Collipark, US race relations, WTF
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Freestyle 101: Kidz in the Hall
Gnarls Barkley: Live From Abbey Road
From Episode 10 of the Sundance TV series also featuring The Subways and Herbie Hancock. Check a clip of the interview with the Gnarls duo here.
Labels: Gnarls Barkley, Herbie Hancock
Movie Trailer: Religulous
Just saw this being promoted by Bill Maher Larry King on CNN (stuck in the office but taking a mini-break from the Olympics. I mean: diving? Seriously?) The documentary RELIGULOUS follows political humorist and author Bill Maher ("Real Time With Bill Maher," "Politically Incorrect") as he travels around the globe interviewing people about God and religion. In theaters Oct 3.
Online:
Religulous - website
Labels: Bill Maher, Movies, Religious Right
Soulja Boy - Rich N-gga Shit (Part 1)
I tagged this under 'Coon Picnic' but Soulja Boy is 18 years old and richer than a muh'f-cker so why wouldn't he wild out with his money real n-ggerish style? Gotta love the Gucci print bedsheets and garbage pail, blowing his nose with the money and the Segway-powered (or is that the 'Soulja Boy machine'-powered?) 'Rich walking.' WTF??
Quote of the video "Time to got to work: where do I work at? B-tch, I work on YouTube.com!"
(h/t: Sledge)
Labels: Coon Picnic, Soulja Boy
Monday, August 18, 2008
Video: the world's largest record collection
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This must be doing the rounds cos it got emailed it to me via my gmail and Facebook today.
Contrary to what my dude Paul Mawhinney says in the video though, vinyl might not be quite as over as he thinks yet. Can someone who might give a f-ck about this and/or has too much money to spend give this seemingly incredible collection a new home?
(h/t: Justine and XL)
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This must be doing the rounds cos it got emailed it to me via my gmail and Facebook today.
Contrary to what my dude Paul Mawhinney says in the video though, vinyl might not be quite as over as he thinks yet. Can someone who might give a f-ck about this and/or has too much money to spend give this seemingly incredible collection a new home?
(h/t: Justine and XL)
Labels: ?uestlove
Raheem Devaughn - " Text Messages" (video)
Video for a new track from the re-release of his Love Behind the Melody album. This has been out for a minute but Rah's my dude so I'm still gonna post it. Nice 'twist' ending too. The Love Behind the Melody re-release (also featuring the "Customer" remix with R. Kelly) is out on itunes now and hitting stores
.Labels: Raheem DeVaughn
Mikhail Gorbachev: "Georgia started the conflict in South Ossetia"
From last week. More details and video links here. [CNN.com]
Related:
Medvedev: "Russia Will Crush Anyone Threatening its Citizens." [VOA News]
Labels: Mikhail Gorbachev, Russian Imperialism
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Who Really Runs Russia?
More:
Russia and Georgia: All About Oil.
Russia-Georgia Conflict Fueled by Rush to Control Caspian Energy Resources.
Figures! Trust me, they'll be plenty more of these types of conflicts in the future around the globe as oil becomes even more scarce.
(Links h/t: LS)
Labels: GOP incompetence, Russian Imperialism
Friday, August 15, 2008
New video: The Game - "My Life (feat. Lil Wayne)"
Thursday, August 14, 2008
New Barack Obama Battle Ground Campaign Ad
Good Point! Can't front though: McCain's been making some pretty funny ads like this one considering he's a pretty dry guy in general.
Update:
FactCheck.org's analysis of the ad's accuracy. [via Newsweek]
Labels: '08 Election, Barack Obama, John McCain
The Leak #34: Mickey Factz - "The Inspiration"
Another week, another leak. This one's a 9-plus minute epic though - whoa! Thanks for the Different Kitchen shout (inspired by this, I believe) once again, Mickey:
Mickey Factz - "The Inspiration" prod By Black Friday. [zshare stream/download mp3 link]
Online:
Mickey Factz - MySpace | iMeem
Labels: Mickey Factz
Hip Hop-inspired Barack Obama t-shirts
'Run DC' t-shirt (as worn by DJ Drama in the "Sumthin's Gotta Give" video):
BUY it here.
'Barack O for President' t-shirt:
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'Barack O for President' t-shirt:
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Labels: '08 Election, Barack Obama, Eric B and Rakim, Run DMC
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Sean Hannity: "Cheating On Your Wife Is Okay If You're A POW"
We all know Sean Hannity and his ilk are f-ckin' idiots which is why I normally don't bother posting about their f-ckery but his hypocrisy here on the John Edwards affair story is amazing!
Labels: John Edwards, Right Wing Nutjobs, Sean Hannity
Throwback track: The Clash - "Straight to Hell"
Aka the track sampled in "Paper Planes," M.I.A's surprise (Pineapple Express-fueled) hit single and the instrumental battling for second place with Mickey Factz' "Incredible" as the most-used freestyle beat behind "A Millie."
The Clash - "Straight to Hell" [zshare stream/download mp3 link jacked from Blunted Soul]
Taken from the Clash album Combat Rock which most people probably know better for the tracks, "Rock the Casbah" and "Should I Stay or Should I Go."
New Video: Santogold - "Lights Out"
Go cop the Santogold album, it's really good!
Bonus:
"Guns of Brooklyn (Doc and Jon Hill Dub)" [mp3 via Fader]
Online:
Santogold - MySpace
Labels: Santogold
"Full-Blown Russian Invasion" In Georgia
Link: CBS News
Now: "Georgian president claims Russia is "rampaging" through Gori." [CNN]
Then: Bush on Putin: "I looked the man in the eye. I found him to be very straightforward and trustworthy. I was able to get a sense of his soul...." [Official White House transcript]
I guess invading Georgia is how Putin shows that he is the "man deeply committed to his country and the best interests of his country" that Bush saw in his eyes....
Labels: GOP incompetence, Russian Imperialism
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
New video: Kanye West - "Champion"
Just in time for the Olympics - genius! The puppet reminds me of this show which I used to love 'cos it was hip hop but age appropriate for the kids....
Labels: Kanye West
Monday, August 11, 2008
DJ Khaled feat. Akon - "Cocaine Cowboy" (audio)
Not sure how new this is??
DJ Khaled feat. Akon - "Cocaine Cowboy" [zip file mp3 D/L link courtesy MP3 Waxx]
Lower Manhattan Dancehall Society this Wednesday in NYC
Isaac Hayes: 1942-2008
One of my all-time favorite albums is Isaac Hayes: Live at the Sahara Tahoe which my Dad played in the house many a Sunday when I was a kid growing up. This was the record which introduced to me to Hayes' music long before there was such a thing as hip hop to revitalize his work by introducing it to a new generation. One of the coolest memories I have was meeting the man himself and asking him to sign a CD copy of that album to give my Dad as a Christmas gift a few years back. I'm also happy I got off my ass and went to see him perform live at BB King's for the first time a few months back. Black Moses, R.I.P. - you will be missed....
Bonus:
Get DJ Wonder's Isaac Hayes Samples and Originals Tribute Mix from this morning's Shade 45 morning show. [Sharebee mp3 D/L link via DJ Wonder's blog]
Labels: Isaac Hayes, Stax Records
Bernie Mac: R.I.P.
Bernie Mac Mixshow Blast tribute by DJ King Assassin. [zshare stream/download mp3 link]
Black Moses and the Mac Man both gone within a day of each other? This was one terrible weekend.
Labels: Dj King Assassin
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Jay-Z x Kanye West - "Jockin' Jay-Z" (Live)
Snippet of a new song from the forthcoming Blueprint 3 album performed live by Hovi and 'Ye at (I believe) one of the two Glow in the Dark shows at the Garden this week. Real talk: this sounds kinda MEGA to me.
Update:
Jay-Z - "Jockin' Jay-Z" (prod. by Kanye West) [zshare stream/download mp3 links: Original | Radio]
Labels: Jay-Z, Kanye West
Trailer: Stealing America: Vote by Vote
Read EURweb on Stealing America Vote by Vote here.
Watch more selected scenes from Stealing America: Vote by Vote on YouTube here.
Online:
Stealing America Vote by Vote - website
Labels: '08 Election, Electronic Voting, Republican f-ckery, Voting Corruption
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Bobbito at the Hudson Hotel in NYC Monday Night
Weird timing, huh? The other half of the legendary Stretch & Bobbito radio show is also DJing in the city within the next week. Click here for more event details and here to RSVP.
Labels: Bobbito, Stretch and Bobbito
Stretch Armstrong at the Santos Party House in NYC TOMORROW night!
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
''Tell 'Em Diddy Said BK is Open Late....''
BTW: I love whoppers so when a couple weeks back I found out while passing through Port Authority that Burger King has their own potato chip line, I flipped out. Too bad they sucked....
Labels: Burger King, Humor
Paris Hilton's 'Celeb' Response Ad
New music: Bathgate - "Pockets Full of Money"
Long time readers know I've been a fan of this kid for a long time to the point where a few years back I put my money where my mouth was and put a 12" out on him (in the last days of when vinyl still meant anything). Here's a new track from Harlem's most underrated produced by J Buttah:
Bathgate - "Pockets Full of Money" [zshare stream/download mp3 links: Original | Radio]
From the forthcoming Substance Abuse (or is that the Hard Candy?) album.
Online:
Bathgate - MySpace | Website
Bonus:
Prinz - "Obama (freestyle)" [zhsare stream/download mp3 link]
All these rappers doing joints for Obama, his poll numbers dropping. Coincidence? Despite what Jay Smooth argues, probably not.
[h/t both songs: Jessie]
Labels: '08 Election, Barack Obama, Bathgate
Jody Breeze - "On My Way"
I remember when this kid was supposed to be the next one out of the A. What happened?!
Jody Breeze - "On My Way" [zshare stream/download mp3 link: original | radio edit]
Online:
Jody Breeze - MySpace
Labels: Jody Breeze
Ron Suskind: "The White House knew Iraq had no WMD"
More forged documents to justify a questionable invasion of Iraq?!
Where have I heard this before?
Labels: GOP corruption, GOP fearmongering, Republican f-ckery
Monday, August 04, 2008
Did the NYPD murder Darryl Battle then lie about it?
I live in Bed-Stuy too now so, based on my hisory, you best believe I'm scared of the NYPD yet again.
More info on this story: Detectives Shoot Man In Brooklyn Investigation. [NY1]
Labels: F-ck the Police, US race relations, WTF
Bill Clinton: "I Am Not a Racist"
More:
YouTube video: "Bill Clinton is Blacker than Barack" - I think that video is a pretty good example of this kind of 2008 election f-ckery.
Labels: '08 Election, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, US race relations
Friday, August 01, 2008
Obama's 'Celeb' Ad Repsonse
At least his team is keeping on their toes and responding quickly to the attacks but never mind McCain and the GOP, could he get derailed by his own?
Related:
McCain stumps in front of the National Urban League.
Labels: '08 Election, Barack Obama, John McCain
