Archive for August, 2008
New Golden Era
New Golden Era by The Package is now available for sale and download from CDBaby.com
Congrats to the team for this release! More info on The Package is available on their website. PROPS!
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Tags: New Golden Era, The Package
Sunday
I’m djing a wedding. But if your looking for a party, try these on for size:
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Tags: This Weekend
JR in Brazil
More friday street art fun. From Brazil, via Wooster Collective
had to get fatjoes busted grill off the top post…
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Tags: Brazil, JR, Street Art, Wooster Collective
Fat Joe responds to Daddy Yankee
Spotted this at Nah Right. Fat Joe reponds to Daddy Yankee’s endorsement of McCain
“I opened the newspaper and got sick to my stomach,” Joe continued. “I felt like I wanted to vomit when I seen that. The reason why I called him a sellout is because I feel he did that for a [publicity] look, [...]
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Tags: Daddy Yankee, Fat Joe, McCain, Sell Out
Any excuse
To test their SPECIAL WEAPONS AND TACTICS. Even against Code Pink Peace Protestors.
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Tags: Code Pink, Denver Protests
Banksy * New Orleans
Banksy visits New Orleans on Katrina anniversary. UPSET THE SETUP
Friday Graf is back
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Tags: Banksy, Frida Graffiti, Katrina, New Orleans
Missing Lauryn Hill
If Lauryn hadnt gone off the deep end trying to be a Bob-Marley-in-Law, hip hop might have been different. You can quote me on that. And if you use the phrase Bob-Marley-in-Law you gotta give me a footnote. Lol.
Rolling Stone revisits “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” – its a fascinating story.
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Tags: Bob-Marley-in-Law, Lauryn Hill, Rolling Stone
Off the table
The marginalization of Jimmy Carter at this year’s DNC should drive home the message that within the Democratic Party of these United States, certain issues are off the table. Candidates and spokespeople will not even dare to raise these issues. I’ve put together a list of such issues from my observations of this decade’s political [...]
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Tags: Cynthia McKinney, DNC, Jimmy Carter
The Post does some good work covering the increase in killings by PG County Police. UPSET THE SETUP!
Prince George’s County police have shot and killed more than twice as many people this year as in all of last year and more than in any year since before 2004, when allegations of excessive force led federal [...]
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Tags: Maryland, PG County, Police Brutality, Prince Georges County
I’m back! Post on the Washington City Paper Music Blog, Black Plastic Bag on this weekend’s Million DJ March
This weekend, DJs from across the nation will be gathering in D.C. for the Million DJ March. The event will feature a panel discussion, a celebrity basketball game, and performances on and speakers on the National Mall. [...]
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Tags: Black Plastic Bag, Million DJ March, Washington City Paper
Cuts at the City Paper
Via MediaBistro:
FishbowlDC has learned of the unfortunate cuts coming to the Washington City Paper: Staff writers Joe Eaton, Amanda S. Miller, Tim Carman and Jessica Gould, plus editorial assistant Joe Dempsey.
Tim (and possibly Joe) will continue as a freelancer.
>UPDATE: Editorial assistant Amanda Hess will be taking over the Show & Tell column.
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Tags: Washington City Paper
Denver Cops arrest ABC Reporter
Good thing he wasn’t covering Disney’s labor practices or you never would have heard this story…
DENVER–Police in Denver arrested an ABC News producer today as he and a camera crew were attempting to take pictures on a public sidewalk of Democratic Senators and VIP donors leaving a private meeting at the Brown Palace Hotel.
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Tags: ABC News, Arrest, Brown Palace Hotel, Democratic National Convention, Police, Reporter
The other Scenario demo
Q Tip was talking about this on Juan Epstein yesterday (see below) and Unkut has come up with a low fi mono mp3 of the other Scenario demo. Jarobi on the mic!
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Tags: A Tribe Called Quest, Juan Epstein, Q-Tip, Unkut
Wake up America…
This is the left wing of the Democratic Party. Kucinich is very good at articulating how the ruling class is fucking over the American People, but he stops short of calling for an end to the Capitalist Imperialist system that keeps rearing its ugly head while the Democrats are on the [...]
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Tags: Denver, DNC
Q Tip on Juan Epstein
Great episode of Juan Epstein with Q-Tip. Its like Tribe Trivia!!!
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Tags: Cipha Sounds, Juan Epstein, Peter Rosenberg, Q-Tip
Hip Hop’s Ruling Elite
Data for your argument: DAS CAPITAL EFX
Hip Hop’s 20 richest artists:
1. 50 Cent – $150 million
2. Jay-Z – $82 million
3. P Diddy – $35 million
4. Kanye West – $30 million
5. Timbaland – $22 million
6. Pharrell Williams – $20 million
7. Swizz Beatz – $17 million
8. Snoop Dogg – $16 million
9. Dr. Dre – $15 million
10. Ludacris [...]
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Tags: Das Capital Efx
Reggaeton for McCain
I don’t know how this bamma has any cred in PR. Tego already sonned him on the Diddy deal. Yankee go home!
Via WashingtonPost.com:
Daddy Yankee, one of the country’s top Latino music stars, strode out, wearing mirrored sunglasses. A Puerto Rican reggaeton recording artist, he appeared next to McCain to endorse the Republican nominee and perhaps [...]
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Tags: Daddy Yankee, John McCain
People’s Property Campaign
Gales School Disposed of, Franklin Shelter in Imminent Danger, DC Public Schools open for Developers
Library Patrons Still Waiting, Public Housing Demolished
PUBLIC PROPERTY IS NOT FOR SALE!
The City Council is Coming Back from Summer Recess soon…
The People’s Property Campaign will “greet” their return with a Council action even bigger than last year
Audio report Sept 2007 Council [...]
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Tags: Empower DC, People/'s Property Campaign, Public Property
Dr. Jared Ball at FreeMix Radio has just posted an excellent piece entitled: The Fakeness of “Hip-Hop Leadership”. Check it:
An important discussion occurred last month during the National Hip-Hop Political Convention in Las Vegas. It spoke to a historical pattern of liberal funding of potentially radical movements so as to assure they never become so. [...]
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Tags: Dr. Jared Ball, FreeMix Radio, George Martinez, Lennox Yearwood, National Hip Hop Political Convention
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