July 2009
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WOW. I was browsing Kanye West’s vimeo account, and I’d never seen this video before. Amazing.
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German production duo, JR & PH7, enlist the help of Detroit’s own Black Milk and Guilty Simpson for this track, “Top Rank.” The song is the first single off of JR & PH7’s album, The Standard. As slept on as they are in the states, it’s good to see Milk and Guilty get that overseas love…via okayplayer.com
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isn't it crazy...
Isn’t it crazy that girls in horror movies either die or get the crap beaten out of them whenever they get naked or have sex?
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The IDF is the most moral army in the world and it operates according to the...
– Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, dismissing the Palestinian allegations that claim the IDF used Palestinians as human shields.
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full compass favorites: albums, part I
Part 1 of a 5-part set of posts where I list off some of my favorite albums.
DE LA SOUL - 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING - 1989
De La Soul’s debut album. Definitely not for everyone, as it’s pretty ambitious and it may seem unorthodox, but it’s definitely worth a listen. Plus, its got some classic songs on it that you may already know and enjoy... Watch: Me Myself & I
GEORGE BENSON - BAD BENSON -...
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BLITZ!! Blitz The Ambassador is a dope hip-hop artist, born in Ghana and repping New York. Check him and his crew out: http://embassy.mvmt.com/
I saw them live this year at a benefit concert for Haiti; they definitely know how to put on a show, and Blitz is a very conscious and intelligent individual.
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In a culture where one out of four girls and women are either raped or sexually...
– Byron Hurt
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coonery.
In the post below this, I linked an AllHipHop.com article that addresses the controversy surrounding the ignorance on display at the BET awards. It surprises me that they’d actually apologize, but since they had such a large number of people witnessing the coonery that was put on display that night, I’m glad they did. It’s about time some of these rappers caught an L for their...
bet admits screw-up →
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my favorite blogs.
Here’s a run-down of some of the blogs I most frequently visit. I’ll probably add more as I remember them. It’s really late right now:
The CTI Never Sleeps - A dope website for sampling vintage Jazz records from the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s. Definitely worth checking out.
Hip Hop Isn’t Dead - Cool blog with track-by-track reviews of Hip-Hop albums, as well...