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 =/.
March 2010
1 post
“It is often hard to distinguish between the hard knocks in life and those of opportunity.”
—Frederick Philipse
January 2010
1 post
Play
December 2009
4 posts
Why Tiger matters →
sports.espn.go.com
“We have to remember that the modern superstar is a corporate entity and needs to covered as such. To a large degree, all the media sees is what the corporation — whether it is the NBA, the PGA Tour or Nike — wants it to see. And yet, we celebrate the corporate-created image, well aware of its superficiality. One hand fills the helium balloon that is the hero game; the other holds the sharp pin.” - Howard Bryant
Games You Can Win
RJD2
RJD2 - “Games You Can Win” Featuring Kenna; DOPE!
November 2009
1 post
August 2009
2 posts
the growing police state in america →
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com
The son of a decorated Vietnam veteran, Hector Veloz is a U.S. citizen, but in 2007 immigration officials mistook him for an illegal immigrant and locked him in an Arizona prison for 13 months. Veloz had to prove his citizenship from behind bars. An aunt helped him track down his father’s birth certificate and his own, his parents’ marriage certificate, his father’s school, military and Social Security records. After nine months, a judge determined that he was a citizen, but immigration authorities appealed the decision. He was detained for five more months before he found legal help and a judge ordered his case dropped.
Click the link to read more.
July 2009
21 posts
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?
“The IDF is the most moral army in the world and it operates according to the highest ethical code.”
—Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, dismissing the Palestinian allegations that claim the IDF used Palestinians as human shields.
Valdez In The Country
George Benson
George Benson - “Valdez In The Country” - In Flight
Just a diversion while I complete that 5 part post…
