Archive for July, 2008
The Package
The collateral for the new album got dropped of today at work. The video for “Making Waves” directed by Peter Rosenberg should hit the internets soon. You can catch me on the block selling these joints for $5. Thats recession-era pricing for a 20 track banging hip hop album. Download the free tracks from [...]
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Tags: Am Radio, Aniekan Udofia, DMV, Frank 151, Infinite Loop, Making Waves, New Golden Era, Peter Rosenberg, The Package, XXL
Ludacris Obama rap
>> Update: See, I told you:
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Tags: Ludacris, Obama
Hip Hop Voters
I peeped this over at Ta-Nehisi’s blog about The Hip Hop Caucus’ voter outreach efforts. A worthwhile read:
I took a field trip yesterday to a really well-done piece of political theater, the only press conference I’ve been to that had a go-go band opener and involved a D.J. asking, “Where my single ladies at?” to [...]
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Tags: Hip Hop Caucus, Hip Hop voter outreach, T.I.
So much for my Zimbabwe millions
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe announced Wednesday that it is knocking 10 zeros off its hyper-inflated currency — a move that turns 10 billion dollars into one.
President Robert Mugabe threatened a state of emergency if businesses profiteer from the country’s economic crisis, a move that could give him even more sweeping powers to punish opponents [...]
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Tags: Zimbabwe
DC Homicides
2008 > 2007
Peace in the streets!
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Regime Change Starts at Home
Got word of this upcoming exhibition at Irvine Contemporary
Irvine Contemporary will present Regime Change Starts at Home: Works by Shepard Fairey, Al Farrow, and Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky), October 18 – November 29, 2008.
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Tags: Al Farrow, DJ Spooky, Irvine Contemporary, Paul D. Miller, Shepard Fairey
Riders
A very sober and healthy living Tribe:
I want chicken, and orange juice, thats what’s on my rider
And my occasional potato by Oreida
Don’t forget my pastry make sure they’re tasty
Rock The Bells Tour Rider PDF. Props to S for the grab.
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Tags: A Tribe Called Quest, Rock The Bells, Tour Rider
Wow. Part of me wants to pretend I’m shocked…
Fact-Finding Delegation Pledges to Hold Current Ambassador Glazer to Non-Interventionist Commitment for 2009
During a recent heated meeting at the US Embassy in El Salvador, Ambassador Charles Glazer admitted to U.S. intervention in the 2004 Salvadoran Presidential Elections. The meeting on June 27 was requested by a group [...]
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Tags: Ambassador Charles Glazer, CISPES, El Salvador, Election Fraud, FMLN, Shafik Handal, US Intervention
I’ll type up my interview notes later. Rock The Bells would have been money with two things. A handheld recorder and a bag of Upset The Setup shirts…
Anyone know someone who can help me out with the silkscreen? I need a new vendor.
>> Update: Metal Lungies got the indepth review of Sunday’s show. PROPS. Damn [...]
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Sarah Godfrey on Rock The Bells
Sarah Godfrey at the WashingtonPost has a great round up on Sunday’s show. Check her out!
All of those dreams came true, if only for a day, at Sunday’s Rock the Bells festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion. Although it appears that “ring-tone rap” will be around for the foreseeable future, this year’s installment of the annual [...]
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Tags: Rock The Bells, Sarah Godfrey, Washington Post
Afrika Bambaataa
I spoke with Afrika Bambaataa at Rock the Bells on Sunday. The brother is such a powerful force and has given so much to Hip Hop. Much respect!
On the state of Hip Hop:
Hip hop has been infiltrated by the Luciferians. And in response, hip hop has to go back and bring the balance of Ma’at. [...]
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Rock The Bells – Recap
That jont was off the hook. The weather played nice, the crowd was chill, the acts and sound system were banging. I got some interviews and show notes, so stay tuned. Big ups to Snaxx for rolling out and trooping. The Keg Bus gets the gasface – more on that later…!
OH AND TRIBE KILLED IT!
>>Update [...]
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Tags: 7/27/08, MD, Merriweather, Rock The Bells
Berlin
1. The sea of white faces makes me wish your boy was out stumping to the global majority of people of color.
2. The fringe community has started to connect the dots between yesterday’s speech and the New World Order. Get your tin foil out.
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make me better
totally random commercial rap video friday. this is my joint right now.
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Tags: hollaback
Via GuerillaUnion
Main Stage:
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST 9:20 – 10:35 PM
NAS 8:20 – 9:05 PM
MOS DEF 7:20 – 8:05 PM
THE PHARCYDE 6:20 – 7:05 PM
METH & RED 5:20 – 6:05 PM
DE LA SOUL 4:30 – 5:10 PM
RAEKWON & GHOSTFACE 3:40 – 4:20 PM
RAKIM 3:00 – 3:30 PM
IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE 2:20 – 2:50 PM
DEAD PREZ 1:40 – 2:10 [...]
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Tags: Rock The Bells, Schedule
Just got word of this from my man at A-List Events:
A Tribe Called Quest @ Avenue
The Official “Rock The Bells” After Party
Don’t miss your opportunity to mix and mingle with some of Hip-Hop’s most prestigious icons & enjoy a live performance from A Tribe Called Quest
ATCQ @ Avenue
649 New York Ave
Washington, DC
July 27, 2008
10:00 PM [...]
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Tags: A Tribe Called Quest, A-List Events, Afterparty, Avenue, DC, Rock The Bells
Rock the Bells
Via the Washington City Paper Music Blog:
Sunday’s Rock The Bells show at Merriweather is looking to be a defining moment in the future of the hip-hop tour. In the contracting entertainment market, the economy of scale may be the solution to present this many quality underground hip-hop acts on one stage. It also signals a [...]
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Tags: Rock The Bells, Washington City Paper
Owens Community College
Is this on a syllabus? Can i get a shout out?! PEACE!
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I tried to tell em
Dear DC Hip Hop, I apologize for setting the precedent that Chief Ike’s was a venue you would want to do business with.
This is from my peoples who started a new Thursday night hip hop weekly there:
Society Thursdays is taking a brief leave of absence while we find a new club to hold us down. [...]
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Tags: Chief Ike's
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