Video – Kanye West – Stronger
Close. This is apparently Kanyeezy’s newest video, for Stronger. I’m a little conflicted on this one. On one hand, it’s got all the ingredients needed for a hot video: * Daft Punk * Akira (apparently...
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You’re still voting, right?
Because, you know, you can do that daily. Please go do that right now. So remember when I said I have a bunch of CDs to give away? Well, I still do. This time, it’s some Flosstradamus / Vice Records...
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Kanye Leaked, Dogs and Cats Lie Down Together
Kanye’s album has leaked. Oh dear God. Sorry that’s the best I could do with 5 minutes. That in the back is supposed to be a broken sprinkler, leaking out all of Kanye’s songs. Thank you to each and...
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The Official Crank Dat [Soulja|Barney|Folger|Army|etc] Boy Post
Okay, so I’ve been going on a Soulja Boy binge. On the off chance that you are not up on the Crank Dat Movement (CDM), you will possibly remember Soulja Boy from his Mixtape Show debut right here on...
View ArticleThe Jena 6
update: want to do something more? Speak to the world on this subject. This is something I was shown a minute ago. Take three minutes out of your day and get educated: I can think of a few words that...
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Jena 6: Get Your Voice on The Mixtape Show
Note: The Jena 6 Episode is up now. Check it out here. I’ve been thinking for the past few days on this Jena 6 case. I know that on the 20th there is going to be a nationwide action, centered in Jena,...
View ArticleJena 6: Where are our hip-hop artists?
Think about this: We’ve got six high-school age Black kids either in jail, or on the verge of going in. And I know that not all Black kids listen to a whole lot of rap music – but for the sake of...
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CBC interview up, Jena 6 madness continues.
So yeah, like I mentioned on the last show, I was interviewed on the CBC’s Radio One, on a show called Search Engine. The link to the interview is up on the CBC front page (for now), and you can see...
View ArticleVideo Podcast 1 – Blu, Exile, and Kimchi
So I’m trying to get this ball rolling. Call this the beta episode. Hella unprofessional, but that’s what I do. Intro filmed at the Korean Festival in K-Town in Los Angeles. The featured music video...
View ArticleVideo: Rich Boy – Let’s Get This Paper
Just something to tide you over until Mixtape Show TV Episode 2 drops: I’ll limit my comments to the following: 1. Rich Boy got-damn 2. Video got-damn 3. Still hating on the South? Stop. 4. Finally...
View ArticleMos Def – Shook Ones
No, this is not a remix. This is a dedication. This one goes out to all you shook-ass, fake-ass, forgot-where-you-came-from-ass rappers, DJs, and “industry” wanksters: So as most of you know, a little...
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Megan Williams March Report
If you’ve been following this blog for at least a couple months, you’ll remember that Vince78 mentioned he was going to the march for Megan Williams in Charleston, West Virginia. Well, he’s back, and...
View ArticleHey, remember when Busta Rhymes was funny?
I do: Busta Rhymes – Gimme Some More This one is just plain weird. Busta Rhymes – Dangerous This video in particular was bananas. I remember my friend telling me that the white dude in the car was...
View ArticleVideo Podcast 2 – Getting Robbed and K-Rino
And they say violence doesn’t inspire anything. Not that I want you getting a close-up of my pretty face or anything, but make sure you fullscreen this video and turn the sound up before the video...
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Dillagence – Radio Clean Edit
This one is for all my college / community radio family. So a little while back, my man JR put me up on the fact that someone had made a radio edit of the Mick Boogie + Busta Rhymes + J Dilla tape. (If...
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The Colored Section
K-Mart knows what’s up. I don’t think this is PC, but it sure makes it easier to find the Pink Oil Moisturizer. Happy 2008.
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Wait what it’s 2008?
It seems like every rappidy rap site did some sort of best-of wrap-up lists for 2007. I’d love to do that sort of thing, but real talk? I can’t remember what I had for breakfast this morning, much less...
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Independent Manifesto, Jay Electronica Reappears
Required reading and listening for this weekend: In an open letter to the record industry posted by Jack Davey of J*Davey on her blog: “the age old model is failing . as an industry based on faithful...
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I just had one of these
and it was brilliant. Not because of the taste, but because it was my first solid meal in a week and a half. This also means that I can talk again. Anyway, I’ll probably address this in audio form...
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Jay Electronica Live
too late, you already missed him: Jay Electronica’s performance of “…because he broke the rules” at Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Awards 2008 I realize that in some senses UK has overall better taste in...
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