Quick take on the whole Charles Hamilton/Black Spade affair |
The whole skinny on this thing begins here:http://www.freshselects.net/CharlesHamiltonStealsBeatsQ
uick breakdown is that Charles Hamilton makes some mixtape song, performs it at SXSW in Austin, TX. A...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:06:00 GMT |
The sampling debate reawakened...by a text. |
So I hear a song on XM on Sunday and text the gang about it tonight."Check YouTube or Imeem for this kid named Charles Hamilton, song is called 'Loser.' The beat is a monster!"One female responds: "T...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:16:00 GMT |
All-over-the-place thoughts, Vol. 3 |
It pretty much became time to post a new one in the wake of everything annoying me lately.Whatever happened to a good old fashioned crime block or missing white girl (actually there's one right now!) ...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:33:00 GMT |
Music Im looking for 3.0 |
Don't dis my tastes. If you got it, pass it on...and I'll look out for you afterwards....I want these for various reasons. If you got it, hook it up, and I'll see what I have in return that you migh...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:46:00 GMT |
All-over-the-place thoughts, Vol. 2 |
Felt like it was time to rant again, time to put up new material, so here we go.Political gang-banging has always been funny stuff. Righties are wild as much as they claim they're super tough gu...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:20:00 GMT |
All-over-the-place thoughts, Vol. 1 |
Being God is a thankless job.
Ladies are unethical. That's a whole blog in and of itself for another time. I'm still developing my theory.
As mellow as I overall still am, I ...
Posted by on Tue, 08 May 2007 06:10:00 GMT |
Taking the conversation to another level (for want of a better title) |
You wanna get mad at rap artists for disrespecting women and Black people? Your focus is a bit off. Because it's not rap itself or Black as a people that is corrupt.
Too many commercial rap acts of t...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:36:00 GMT |
Politics' current rock star comes to Love Allah |
Dateline: Rancho Cienega Park, at the nexus of Jefferson Park, Leimert Park, and the infamous Jungle sections of LA's south side.
The people obviously wanted to be a part of possible history unfoldi...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 06:48:00 GMT |
The day James Brown returns actually arrived. |
Ironically enough last week, I was thinking on how the people would react when James Brown died.
And last night, I'm up in Amoeba, looking at the James Brown section thinking on how I need to fill my ...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Dec 2006 01:45:00 GMT |
How to tell stories about Africa |
Funny, but true....
Source: http://www.granta.com/extracts/2615'How to write about Africa'Binyavanga Wainainasome tips: sunsets and starvation are goodAlways use the word 'Africa' or 'Darkness' ...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Jan 2006 22:52:00 GMT |
