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Rap Round Table, Week Ending 9/3/2010
September 3, 2010 - 10:55 pm
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Is Marley Marl the Most Important Producer in the History of Hip-Hop? by Robbie
Turning Monsters Into Pets by Noz
Tales From D&D Studios: Part 6 by Dexter Thibou
It’s an Odd Odd Odd Odd World by Jeff Weiss
Remembering Fat Beats, The Best Record Store In Underground Hip-Hop History by Phillip Mlynar
Recap The Bells by Danj!
Phonte: Get Accolades or Die Trying by HL
So much for turning over a new leaf by Byron Crawford
A refresher course for T.I. from the Hip-Hop Guide to Being on Probation by Chris Lee
How Do You Make the Hip-Hop’s Greatest Legends Boring? Werner von Wallenrod
Herbs and Spices by Jeff Weiss
The 100 Greatest French Rap Songs by Jaap van der Doelen
The rise of album sequels? Snoop Dogg announces ‘Doggystyle 2′ by Jeff Weiss
The Last Dayz of Lil Boosie by J. Tinsley
Label Politricks by C-Dubb
Miscellaneous Ramblings by C-Dubb
Put down the candy and let the little boy go by Byron Crawford
How Cee-Lo’s “Fuck You” Became a Viral Hit by Rizoh
Cee-Lo releases video to unprintably titled viral smash by Jeff Weiss
Twelve L.A. indie labels you should know: a primer by Chris Martins
Fat Beats: The End of an Era by Meka
The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s: 200-151 by Pitchfork
Album Reviews:
DJ Muggs vs. Ill Bill – Kill Devil Hills by Michael Sheehan
Madlib – Madlib Medicine Show No. 7: High Jazz by Zach Cole
Playboy Tre – The Last Call by Joe MC
Fabolous – There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Music Mixtape by Slava Kuperstein
Zo! – Sunstorm by Marcus Moore
M-Dot & DJ Jean Maron – Run MPC by Amanda Bassa
Moe Pope – Life After God by Fred Castano
Super Chron Flight Brothers – Cape Verde by Andres Vasquez
Various Artists – Proximity One: Narrative of a City by Justin Boland
Jenny & Johnny – I’m Having Fun Now by Ann Powers
Lyfe Jennings – I Still Believe by Luke Gibson
Colour Revolt – The Cradle by Erik Stabile
TOKiMONSTA – Midnight Menu by Paul Christiansen
Profiles & Interviews:
Raekwon on Remixing Justin Bieber by Jason Richards
Roc Marciano: Roc City by Jake Paine
Star Trek: A talk with rising underground rapper Trek Life by Jeff Weiss
Politics:
If Obama is one, them Muslim can’t mean Muslim by Hugo Rifkind
Why Al Franken Was Right About Net Neutrality by Leslie Harris
Theology:
Unanswerable Prayers by Christopher Hitchens
Martin Luther King would have been on Glenn Beck’s chalkboard by Ben Dimiero
Rap Round Table, Week Ending 9/3/2010
September 3, 2010 - 10:55 pm
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Is Marley Marl the Most Important Producer in the History of Hip-Hop? by Robbie
Turning Monsters Into Pets by Noz
Tales From D&D Studios: Part 6 by Dexter Thibou
It’s an Odd Odd Odd Odd World by Jeff Weiss
Remembering Fat Beats, The Best Record Store In Underground Hip-Hop History by Phillip Mlynar
Recap The Bells by Danj!
Phonte: Get Accolades or Die Trying by HL
So much for turning over a new leaf by Byron Crawford
A refresher course for T.I. from the Hip-Hop Guide to Being on Probation by Chris Lee
How Do You Make the Hip-Hop’s Greatest Legends Boring? Werner von Wallenrod
Herbs and Spices by Jeff Weiss
The 100 Greatest French Rap Songs by Jaap van der Doelen
The rise of album sequels? Snoop Dogg announces ‘Doggystyle 2′ by Jeff Weiss
The Last Dayz of Lil Boosie by J. Tinsley
Label Politricks by C-Dubb
Miscellaneous Ramblings by C-Dubb
Put down the candy and let the little boy go by Byron Crawford
How Cee-Lo’s “Fuck You” Became a Viral Hit by Rizoh
Cee-Lo releases video to unprintably titled viral smash by Jeff Weiss
Twelve L.A. indie labels you should know: a primer by Chris Martins
Fat Beats: The End of an Era by Meka
The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s: 200-151 by Pitchfork
Album Reviews:
DJ Muggs vs. Ill Bill – Kill Devil Hills by Michael Sheehan
Madlib – Madlib Medicine Show No. 7: High Jazz by Zach Cole
Playboy Tre – The Last Call by Joe MC
Fabolous – There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Music Mixtape by Slava Kuperstein
Zo! – Sunstorm by Marcus Moore
M-Dot & DJ Jean Maron – Run MPC by Amanda Bassa
Moe Pope – Life After God by Fred Castano
Super Chron Flight Brothers – Cape Verde by Andres Vasquez
Various Artists – Proximity One: Narrative of a City by Justin Boland
Jenny & Johnny – I’m Having Fun Now by Ann Powers
Lyfe Jennings – I Still Believe by Luke Gibson
Colour Revolt – The Cradle by Erik Stabile
TOKiMONSTA – Midnight Menu by Paul Christiansen
Profiles & Interviews:
Raekwon on Remixing Justin Bieber by Jason Richards
Roc Marciano: Roc City by Jake Paine
Star Trek: A talk with rising underground rapper Trek Life by Jeff Weiss
Politics:
If Obama is one, them Muslim can’t mean Muslim by Hugo Rifkind
Why Al Franken Was Right About Net Neutrality by Leslie Harris
Theology:
Unanswerable Prayers by Christopher Hitchens
Martin Luther King would have been on Glenn Beck’s chalkboard by Ben Dimiero
Sample Set #160
September 2, 2010 - 6:31 pm
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You Know What I Just Realized?
August 30, 2010 - 1:38 am
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The Tape Deck ‘10: Volume #68
August 29, 2010 - 8:00 pm
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The Tape Deck ‘10: Volume #67
August 29, 2010 - 5:00 pm
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The Tape Deck ‘10: Volume #67
August 29, 2010 - 5:00 pm
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The Tape Deck ‘10: Volume #66
August 29, 2010 - 2:00 pm
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The Tape Deck ‘10: Volume #66
August 29, 2010 - 2:00 pm
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The Tape Deck ‘10: Volume #65
August 29, 2010 - 11:00 am
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The Tape Deck ‘10: Volume #64
August 29, 2010 - 3:00 am
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The Tape Deck ‘10: Volume #63
August 29, 2010 - 1:00 am
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Rap Round Table, Week Ending 8/27/2010
August 27, 2010 - 7:46 pm
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“Pencil Vs Camera – 32″ by Ben Heine
Letting the Record Skip: How You Killed Your Favorite Record Store by Craig Jenkins
I Wonder If Heaven Got A Fat Beats? by Dart Adams
Rest In Fat Beats – 5 Other Things Got Til’ It’s Gone by WULU
What Will You Remember Most About Fat Beats? by Rob Markman
Fat Beats Closes Its Doors by C-Dubb
KRS-One Recalls Making Of Criminal Minded by Shaheem Reid
Details revealed of Tupac Shakur biopic by Jeff Weiss
The Return of The Shelved Albums (Knucklehedz “Stricktly Savage”, Large Professor “The LP” & INI “Center Of Attention”) by Dart Adams
The Return of The Shelved Album (Young Zee – Musical Meltdown) by Eric
The Return of The Shelved Album (Crustified Dibbs) by Eric
The Return of The Shelved Album (Omniscience) by Travis
The Return of The Shelved Album (Jemini The Gifted One) by Eric
The Return of the Shelved Albums (Hi-Tech) by Travis
How Kanye West’s Twitter Killed Music Magazines by Zach Baron
The Rap Legacy Of “Friends And Strangers” by David D.
A Brief History Of The Cash Grab Verse by Dom P
Around the World in a Day by Zilla Rocca
The 90s Loved… The 90s? by Danj!
The Unkut Guide To Rap Battles That Never Happened by Robbie
Top 6 Best Rap Songs by Athletes by Drew Tewksbury
Hey Nasir! Liberate that shit!!! by HL
I Used to Love H.E.R.: Chris DeLine (Culture Bully) by Chris DeLine
The Art of Biting by C-Dubb
Eminem: I Get Confused [Recovery's Mix-Ups] by Insanul Ahmed
Sniff that Soulja Boy by Byron Crawford
5 Reasons Not To Judge Keith Murray by Jerry Barrow
Should Beatmakers Audit “Club” Music? by Amir Said
6 MCs DJ Muggs Needs to Collaborate With ASAP by ‘XXL Staff’
Noodles!!! by HL
Who Has the Best Shot at Making Hip-Hop’s Next Classic LP? by Rob Markman
Hiero vs Hobo: Who really won? PAUSE!!! by HL
The ‘Lo-End Theory In Real Life by Dallas Penn
Ball Caps, Beats, & Backpacks: Rock the Bells by Jeff Weiss
Live review: Rock the Bells still tolls for 1993 by Jeff Weiss
Album Sales Hit Record Lows. Again. by Caitlin Kenney
Album Reviews:
Camu Tao – King of Hearts by Jeff Weiss
Slum Village – Villa Manifesto Francisco McCurry
Arcade Fire – The Suburbs by Brandon Rae
Kero One – Kinetic World by Justin Boland
Young Jeezy – 1,000 Grams Vol. 1 by Tom Breihan
Gucci Mane – Jewelry Selection by David Drake
Mogwai – Special Moves by Stuart Berman
Usher – Versus by Jeff Weiss
Dâm-Funk – Hood Pass Intact by Tal Rosenberg
Paper Tiger – Made Like Us by Nicholas Candiotto
Klaxons – Surfing the Void by Ian Cohen
Electric Wire Hustle – Electric Wire Hustle by Zach Cole
8thw1 & 2 Hungry Bros – No Room For Dessert by Ali Elabbady
Profiles & Interviews:
R.I.P. Scott La Rock – Remembering the BDP Legend 23 Years Later by Noah Callahan-Bever
Tame One by Damian Ghigliotty
Metallungies Hollers @ Pete Rock, Interview by knobbzXL
Hip-Hop Star Lupe Fiasco Reacts to the Ground Zero Mosque Controversy by amir shaw
Bloggerhouse Interview: Shawn Jackson by Travis
Purely About the Journey: An Interview With Andreya Triana by Zach Cole
Shyne Interviews XXL’s EIC, Pt. 1 by Vanessa Satten
Lola Monroe Got Big Things Poppin’ by Rondell Conway
WTF/Comedy:
Parenting Ain’t Easy: The 10 Worst Dad Decisions In Sports History by David D.
$60 never went so far by Byron Crawford
Politics:
Covert Operations: The billionaire brothers who are waging a war against Obama by Jane Mayer
How Fox Betrayed Petraeus by Frank Rich
Martin Luther King would have been on Glenn Beck’s chalkboard by Ben Dimiero
Sample Set #6
August 22, 2010 - 3:30 am
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If you are living in the world today, remember to read the labels when entering the cold world of killah hills 10304. Investigative reports state that the duel of the iron mic took place in the 4th chamber. And it was the infamous shadowboxin’ technique that lured MC’s into the razor sharp blades of solid gold, liquid swords. Feel the wrath of the hell’s wind staff and learn the basic instruction before leaving earth is to explain the unexplained. And those who scream keep it real and yo god, I gotcha back, kill the fraudulent and honor the code of the lyrical swordsman.- GZA; Wu-Tang Manual 4:12

For my money, Liquid Swords is the best Wu-Tang Clan album. It’s like the Songs in the Key of Life of rap. It’s so fucking smart and so hard. Everybody’s on there, too. You don’t really need a Wu-Tang album; Liquid Swords is all you really need to know. As you grow older, you look for records that hold up. And Liquid Swords holds up.- Chris Rock; Rolling Stone Magazine, 2006

Call me crazy, but I agree with Chris. I think I like Liquid Swords more than any other Wu album – and I’m not just talking about the solo joints. With that being said, it was about time that I’d updated this sample set, especially after having done so for last summer’s OB4CL compilation. Originally consisting of twelve samples, the set’s been bulked up with a playlist of twenty-five tracks. The toughest part was digging for and chopping up the various martial arts film snippets strewn about the album. The three films in question are the great Shogun Assassin, the also-great Shaolin vs. Lama, and the kinda-great/hysterically-crappy Dragon on Fire. (Side note: How crappy is Dragon on Fire? Well, there are some cool fight scenes and a few memorable characters, sure. But there’s also a scene in which a man’s penis is ripped off by a German Shepherd. Why there’s a German Shepherd in pre-industrial Japan is a question for another day. The funny part is that they used a hot dog as a prop penis. An easily-distinguishable, actual hot dog. The entire scene is highly LOL-worthy, but I digress.) Watching those films – Shogun Assassin, specifically – will offer a new perspective on your Liquid Swords listening experience.
Overall, the eclecticism of this sample set is what makes it one of my (new) favorites. Starting off with a couple of bluesy tracks by the great Willie Mitchell (who passed away this year), the set progresses into deeper soul territory by David Porter, Stevie Wonder and The-Bar-Kays. The soul sisters come in full force too, with some golden cuts by Ann Sexton, Ann Peebles, and a recognizable tune by The Charmels. Then the set simply gets busted open by the experimental jazz from Cannonball Adderley’s Zodiac LP, the zany progressive rock of Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, and some Bollywood goodness from the film Dharmatma (FYI: also sampled by Madlib). I’m particularly fond of Three Dog’ Night’s “I’d Be So Happy”, a lovely rock ballad sampled on “Investigative Reports”. Props to RZA on all that. Finally, let’s not forget the sole contribution from 4th Disciple who produced Killah Priest’s jaw-droppingly amazing “B.I.B.L.E.” – utilizing an emotive recording off Ohio Players’ Pleasure LP.

The playlist I’ve compiled obviously owes its props to the greatness that is Liquid Swords, marked by the GZA’s poly-dimensional penmanship and the RZA’s cinematic visions. Unquestionably, the announcement of a follow-up record has got me on pins and needles, given the signed, sealed and delivered promise kept by The Chef just a year ago. I honestly get the sense that the stars are aligned for Liquid Swords 2: The Return of The Shadowboxer to be a modern-day classic. As it is written, so shall it be done! Enjoy this sample set in the meantime.
And as always… Turn it up!!
Rap Round Table, Week Ending 8/20/2010
August 20, 2010 - 7:44 pm
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“And What shall I Write” by Tom Swift
Camron’s repression and the G.O.P. by Dische
Are Weak Hooks Ruining Rap? by Robbie
Turn me off by Byron Crawford
Ayyyyyyy, Yo! by Danj!
The Ten Most Exploitative Posthumous Rap Projects by Phillip Mlynar
Bloggerhouse Presents: The Return of The Shelved Album (Dilated Peoples) by Travis
Bloggerhouse presents: The Return of The Shelved Album (World Renown) by Eric
Bloggerhouse Presents: The Return of The Shelved Album (Resident Alien) by Travis
Bloggerhouse presents: The Return of The Shelved Album (Pudgee-King Of New York) by Eric
5-10-15-20: Ezra Koenig by Tom Breihan
Raekwon-”Travel Places” by Jeff Weiss
The In Crowd: Understanding Hip Hop Through Drake’s Homecoming by Mina Jasarevic
Trae Tha Truth Is Banned in Texas USA, But Why? by Brooklyne Gipson
El-P — “Time Won’t Tell” by Jeff Weiss
Russell Simmons: The next Biggie and 2Pac? by Byron Crawford
The 25 Greatest Definitive Jux Songs Of All Time by Ben Westhoff
What Dr. Dre does all day by Byron Crawford
Ten Hip-Hop Home-Improvement Companies by Nick Marino & Jeff Vrabel
Should 50 Cent give up on acting? by Byron Crawford
Forget Spotify, MOG is the future of Music by Stone (a.k.a. Winston Ford)
Album Reviews:
Camu Tao – King of Hearts by The Company Man
Rick Ross – Teflon Don by Craig Jenkins
Wale – More About Nothing by Ian Cohen
Ahmad – The Death of Me by Kevin S. Gary
Krayzie Bone – Lyrical Paraphernalia, Volume 3 by The Company Man
El-P – Weareallgoingtoburninhellmegamixxx3 by Paul Christiansen
Mike Posner – 31 Minutes To Takeoff by Amanda Bassa
Los Campesinos! – All’s Well That Ends EP by Marc Hogan
Miniature Tigers – Fortress by Marzelle Addy
The Budos Band – The Budos Band III by Nate Patrin
Boris & Ian Astbury – BXI by Andrew Martin
School of Seven Bells – Disconnected from Desire by Erik Stabile
The Books – The Way Out by Brian Hodge
Natural Self – My Heart Beats: Remixes And Versions by Zach Cole
Autolux – Transit Transit by Andrew Martin
Profiles & Interviews:
Ed Lover, Still Hustlin’ 15 Years After “Yo! MTV Raps” by XXL Staff
The Benefits of Being a Black Hippy by Jeff Weiss
Tech N9ne: Someone To Believe In by Jake Paine
Politics:
Pras Explains to Vulture Why He’s Not Voting for Wyclef by Amos Barshad
Culture:
Everything Old Is Hip Again by Philip B. Corbett
Haiti postpones ruling on Wyclef Jean’s candidacy by Tamara Lush
Wyclef Jean reportedly ineligible to run for president of Haiti by Jeff Weiss
WTF/Comedy:
Run and tell THAT, homeboy by Byron Crawford
Obituary:
Fat Beats Announces Closing Of New York And Los Angeles Retail Stores
Breaking News: Fat Beats Closes Remaining Locations by Elan Mancini
Fat Beats Memories: Marco Polo by Robbie
NEWS: R.I.P Fat Beats by TiRon
Fat Beats Closes Stores, Rendering Percee P Homeless by Anger Falcon
R.I.P. Fat Beats Stores by Woody Black
Fat Beats Memories: Repping Behind The Counter by Max Angeles
Fat Beats to close its remaining Los Angeles and New York locations by Jeff Weiss
The Long, Drawn-Out Death of Fat Beats… by Dallas Penn
Taking Over the Internets: PNC Radio in Full Effect
August 20, 2010 - 4:39 am
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MP3: Combat Jack’s HHIR Shout-Out
…Dallas Penn’s a fool for that one. Okay, now that I’ve (hopefully) got your attention, make sure to download the show in its entirety, bootlegged by yours truly:
#SaveFatBeats #SaveFatBeatsLA #SaveFatBeatsNY
August 18, 2010 - 2:58 pm
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What pains me most about the death of the record store is the fact that we’re constantly bombarded with news of vinyl’s resurgence amongst the youth and pop culture. Maybe. If so, it appears that hip hop is the exception to the rule – as it’s often proven to be.
It saddens me that major label artists, truthfully, couldn’t give two fucks worth about the closing down of independent record shops. What do they care? As long as they can break into iTunes’ top 10 list(s), they’re living comfortably, relatively speaking, in unison with the company/ies they work for. Record stores like Fat Beats offered independent and underground artists a battleground – a venue to display, perform and yes, to sell their music. Is it too late for a #SaveFatBeats campaign? I hope not.
Physical > Digital
GZA’s “Wu-Tang Revealed” | Movie Trailer
August 18, 2010 - 2:02 pm
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Cenk Uygur’s Mosque “Rant”
August 17, 2010 - 3:00 am
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Michael Franco – Sophia
August 16, 2010 - 1:58 am
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Every (A Quiet Thing) by Michael Franco
Rap Round Table, Week Ending 8/13/2010
August 13, 2010 - 3:00 pm
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“Imperial Manual Typewriter” by Dominique James
The Dotted Line: What do record labels do now? by Sasha Frere-Jones
17 Days © Prince by Dart Adams
The 2 Live Crew and my childhood by Blockhead
Gravediggaz: The 16th Anniversary That Hip-Hop Forgot by Matt Barone
As Rappers Turn Gray… by Manifesto
In Salute of El-P… by Matt Barone
Can We the Fans Be Blamed for an Artist’s Actions? by C-Dub
Bloggerhouse presents 75 Backpack Bangers (1994-2000) (Eric’s Last (?) 25) by Eric
Bloggerhouse presents 75 Backpack Bangers (1994-2000) (Dart’s Last (?) 25) by Dart Adams
Bloggerhouse Presents 75 Backpack Bangers (The Third of the Trio Finale: The Trav Edition Vol. 4) by Travis
Why These Young’ns Don’t Respect Us by C-Dub
Crooked I reignites Hip Hop Weekly with a tribute to Gang Starr by Jeff Weiss
Bun B Fires Back At Source Rating Critics… Including Ours by Henry Adaso
The summer belongs to Rawse by Byron Crawford
Jerry Wexler, How Quiet the Loudest Drummers Go by Amir Said
Cypress Hill and Guerilla Union announce the return of the Cypress Hill Smokeout by Jeff Weiss
What’s the Source of Energy In Your Beats? Let the Rhythm Be Your Guide by Amir Said
Worthy of 5 Mics? by C-Dub
The Source And Pitchfork Both Give Bun B’s New Album A “5″ by Dave Bry
Album Reviews:
Freddie Gibbs – Str8 Killa EP by Jeff Weiss
Freddie Gibbs – Str8 Killa EP by Henry Adaso
Freddie Gibbs – Str8 Killa EP by The Company Man
Freddie Gibbs – Str8 Killa No Filla by Jeff Weiss
Bun B – Trill O.G. by Tom Breihan
Bun B – Trill O.G. by Henry Adaso
Bun B – Trill O.G. by Slava Kuperstein
Bun B – Trill O.G. by Zilla
Snoop Dogg Presents… My #1 Priority by Jake Paine
Slum Village – Villa Manifesto by Emerson Dameron
Rakaa – Crown of Thorns by Ali Elabbady
Curren$y – Pilot Talk by Francisco McCurry
Wale – More About Nothing by Henry Adaso
El-P – Weareallgoingtoburninhellmegamixxx3 by Daniel Levin Becker
Street Sweeper Social Club – The Ghetto Blaster EP by Andres Vasquez
Pastor Troy – King of All Kings by Adam Figman
Juvenile – Beast Mode by Craig Jenkins
Ron Browz – Etherlibrium by Amanda Bassa
Shawn Jackson – Brand New Old Me by Zach Cole
The Budos Band – The Budos Band III by Bill Meyer
Wavves – King of the Beach by Brandon Rae
Various Artists – Brownswood Electric by Andrew Martin
Forest Swords – Dagger Paths by Craig Jenkins
Best Coast – Crazy for You by Arika Dean
Profiles & Interviews:
Who Does Wyclef Jean Think He Is? by Rob Tannenbaum
Dusty Fingers: My Vinyl Weighs A Ton by Chris Thomas
Audible Treats: Buzz-Builders, Press Agents, Music Marketing Strategists by Daniel Sieling
Chocolate-Covered Bacon is Delicious: An Interview With Moe Pope by Zach Cole
Double J – The Unkut Interview by Robbie
Politics:
Wyclef for president? by Charlie Hinton
Robert Gibbs attacks the fringe losers of the left by Glenn Greenwald
Special Comment: On Robert Gibbs and the “Professional Left” by Nicole Belle
Culture:
Meme Warfare (Scaling Ayer’s Rock) by Chris Byrne
WTF/Comedy:
Snoop Dogg gets viral, sends messages to Britney Spears, Al Gore, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic and Justin Bieber by Jeff Weiss
What’s Brian Pumper got to do with it? by Byron Crawford
Listicle Without Commentary: 31 of BET Uncut’s One-Hit Wonders (in Order of NSFW-Ness) by Jeff Rosenthal
Sample Set #23
August 12, 2010 - 2:59 am
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Nasty Nas Timeline (Mixed by Statik Selektah)

This sample set was originally compiled back in 2008 with our homie John Q of Lyrics to Go. I’m gonna be updating sets every once in a while now (Liquid Swords is up next). This new Illmatic sample set features better artwork (see?) and a few new samples we missed out on with the original release. I’ve even included a snippet of the cult classic flick Wild Style, prominently sampled on Illmatic’s intro track. I also threw on some samples used on two of the best Illmatic remix tracks: “One Love (One L Remix)” and “It Ain’t Hard to Tell (Large Professor Remix)”. Extra P did one hell of a job flipping that Biz Markie line, if I may say so myself… Anyways, I hope you enjoy this installment of our ever-expanding sample set encyclopedia. I’m always open to suggestions, corrections, additions and music nerdery (One Love to my girl Ericka who just celebrated her birthday… Leos FTW). Enjoy! And as always… Turn it up!!
Kwan Lee – I Warned You EP & Sample Set (#159)
August 10, 2010 - 8:55 pm
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KWAN LEE – I WARNED YOU [EP]1. I’m Ready
2. Unstoppable
3. Unstoppable 2
4. Cant Stop Me
5. You Ain’t Signed Either
6. Spazzin’
KWAN LEE – I WARNED YOU [EP] (SAMPLE SET)
1. Alicia Keys – I’m Ready (Used for I’m Ready)
2. Santogold – Unstoppable (Used for Unstoppable & Unstoppable 2)
3. Santogold – Starstruck (Used for Unstoppable 2)
4. Gladys Knight – License to Kill (Used for Can’t Stop Me)
5. Rockwell – Wasting Away (Used for Spazzin’)
Nas – One Love (L.G. Mix) | Insomniacs Club
August 10, 2010 - 4:29 am
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Scarface – Hand of the Dead Body (feat. Ice Cube & Devin the Dude) | Insomniacs Club
August 9, 2010 - 3:12 am
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Random Shit That Pisses Me Off (a.k.a. All I Need is One Paragraph)
August 8, 2010 - 5:57 pm
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“In the bullshit department…” © George Carlin
Young Legend Freddie Gibbs in the Booth
August 8, 2010 - 5:40 pm
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The Tape Deck ‘10: Volume #62
August 8, 2010 - 2:30 am
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The Tape Deck ‘10: Volume #61
August 7, 2010 - 11:30 pm
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