May 2010
29 posts
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.”
—Robert Frost
Papermill
Madvillain
“Here is a brand new Madvillain track, “Papermill.” This is the first release from the new Madvillain album which DOOM & Madlib began recording in 2009.” Via OKAYPLAYER
Hey Young World
Nas
Nas’ remake of Slick Rick’s classic track, Hey Young World.
Jamaica Drug Raid Toll Reaches 27 →
news.bbc.co.uk
“At least 27 people, almost all civilians, have died in gun battles in Jamaica, police have said, as the hunt continues for a suspected drug lord.” - Via http://news.bbc.co.uk
Google Pac-Man Gobbles Up $120M of Work Time →
newsfeed.time.com
“Least surprising story of the week? The study released Tuesday showing that the playable version of the classic video game Pac-Man on Google’s front page has eaten up five million hours of work time.”
- Glen Levy of TIME Magazine
Light Years
Theophilus London
Theophilus London’s Light Years, off of his I Want You mixtape, available for download at http://theophiluslondon.net/. Definitely worth a listen.
@kbrissy & @questlove on dear god 2.0
- questo: dear god, please let even half my followers like this offering http://youtu.be/iXeB5NCrzZc...enough to buy the album june 22nd #HIGO (RT!!)
- me: @questlove thanks for this bro. this shit is dope! "Look how they got me on the Def Jam Payment Plan" #HIGO - http://youtu.be/iXeB5NCrzZc
- questo: @kbrissy that and the chinese line show that even when somber tariq has a sick sense of humor: even la reid laughed
- me: @questlove lolol yeah he had me crack up a little with that too. cant wait for #HIGO & for the picnic with you and @djjazzyjeff215!
Dear God 2.0
The Roots
How I Got Over is the upcoming ninth studio album by American hip hop band The Roots, set to be released June 22, 2010 on Def Jam Recordings. This joint is called Dear God 2.0, the first single off the album.
“The opposite of humanity is indifference to humanity’s destiny. So whatever you do in your life, indifference is never an option.”
—Elie Wiesel
“Half of these people work for Lockheed Martin and make bombs, they don’t wanna hear about how war is bad!”
—Calvin on Elie Wiesel’s 2010 commencement address at Lehigh University
Random Thoughts
I love my new phone - a Blackberry Tour from Verizon Wireless - I really do… But the charger/usb port placement is terrible. Especially for a guy with big hands like me =/.
