Jun 30th
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| Back in elementary school, my English professor taught our class about haikus. Describing the well-known 5-7-5 syllable structure, she explained that this was actually a simplification of the original Japanese standard of haiku form. But in the end, she basically said "fuck it" and told us to come up with whatever 5-7-5 nonsense we could [...] |
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29 days ago. Jun 28th
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| After hitting you up with my Q1 report three months ago, I figured I'd follow the trend throughout the year. Halfway into 2010, things are shaping up nicely thus far. If we can make it out of 2010 alive, the year may just prove its superiority over 2009, music-wise. Anyways, I hate making lists, but [...] |
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| 1 month, 1 day ago. Jun 21st
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| Dedicated to Rage ComicsThis week in self-righteous indignation, we’ve got a post from Young H titled Why Popular Bloggers Are Bad For Hip-Hop. The article itself was posted on a popular blog. Straight out the gate, it seems we’ve got a communication breakdown, but whatever. I encourage you to read the post in its entirety [...] |
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| 1 month, 7 days ago. Jun 16th
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| I'm sure you know by now that I'm a diehard, unapologetic 2Pac fan - so much so that you might think I was from Pakistan (*crickets*). Right. Well, another year has come by and it's time once again to wish 'Pac a happy birthday. Tupac Amaru Shakur would've been 39 years old today and Combat [...] |
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| 1 month, 13 days ago. Jun 13th
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| Yesterday, June 12th, marked the three year anniversary of Hip Hop Is Read's inception. It really doesn't feel like it's been that long. This month also marks the five year anniversary of my high school graduation. Those were some good times. To commemorate these two events, I thought I'd share a brief portion of my [...] |
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| 1 month, 15 days ago. Jun 12th
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| Eminem's recently-leaked soon to be released album, Recovery, has been getting its fair share of spins at the ol' Casa de Ivan not because I particularly like it, more so because I'm still trying to figure it out. It just doesn't feel like an Eminem record. It's not enough to say that it's missing Dina [...] |
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| 1 month, 17 days ago. Jun 12th
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| Eminem's recently-leaked soon to be released album, Recovery, has been getting its fair share of spins at the ol' Casa de Ivan not because I particularly like it, more so because I'm still trying to figure it out. It just doesn't feel like an Eminem record. It's not enough to say that it's missing Dina [...] |
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| 1 month, 17 days ago. Jun 7th
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| Original release date: June 7th, 1990As long as you're talking about overlooked gems and underrated emcees, Lord Finesse and his 1990 debut album Funky Technician oughta come up in the discussion. Released on Wild Pitch Records - also criminally slept on, just check their catalog - Funky Technician was the product of a diabolical hip [...] |
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| 1 month, 22 days ago. Jun 4th
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| Walking into this game, we know that any Phil Jackson-coached team that goes up 1-0 in a Playoffs series is undefeated. The record is 47-0. I find it unlikely that the Celtics will upset this historic stat, but you can't count them out. After all, I'm also a Yankees fan. And I remember what a [...] |
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| 1 month, 25 days ago. Jun 4th
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| Walking into this game, we know that any Phil Jackson-coached team that goes up 1-0 in a Playoffs series is undefeated. The record is 47-0. I find it unlikely that the Celtics will upset this historic stat, but you can't count them out. After all, I'm also a Yankees fan. And I remember what a [...] |
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| 1 month, 25 days ago. May 31st
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| Artwork by Carlos LatuffIt's 11:17 PM (PST). I'm reading the news about Israel attacking and seizing the Turkish aid ship to Gaza. I'm not hearing about this news because apparently CNN, NBC, certainly FOX and all the rest are too busy talking about Memorial Day... and pandas. I shit you not. This is nonsense.At this [...] |
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| 1 month, 29 days ago. May 29th
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| Call it a wrap! Wario's Stan Van Gundy's Orlando Magic are outta the playoffs and off to decide what to do with Vince Carter, Jameer Nelson and Rashard Lewis. (Psst... Trade 'em!) Two years ago, the Lakers defeated the Spurs as they awaited the results of Boston's series with the Pistons. This year, the roles [...] |
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| 2 months, 1 day ago. May 29th
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| Call it a wrap! Wario's Stan Van Gundy's Orlando Magic are outta the playoffs and off to decide what to do with Vince Carter, Jameer Nelson and Rashard Lewis. (Psst... Trade 'em!) Two years ago, the Lakers defeated the Spurs as they awaited the results of Boston's series with the Pistons. This year, the roles [...] |
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| 2 months, 1 day ago. May 24th
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| Leasing beats… please somebody explain this concept to me! I was on Myspace recently (yeah, people still use that) and I received a gang of emails from producers/beat makers about using their... * Summary only. Visit the site for full article! |
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| 2 months, 5 days ago. May 24th
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| Prior to yesterday's game three showdown at the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Suns coach Alvin Gentry offered some rather, um, unusual words about trying to defend Kobe, Pau and the mighty, mighty Lakers:It’s almost like being a dike, you stick a finger in one hole and water comes out of another one... We’ve just [...] |
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| 2 months, 6 days ago. May 17th
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| [Note - Words by Justin] Today we are proud to bring you an exclusive piece written from Justus League member Chaundon. The veteran emcee will periodically give us his take on some of the issues in... * Summary only. Visit the site for full article! |
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| 2 months, 12 days ago. May 14th
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| I’m a bit surprised that this story has slipped below the radar: Did you know that pop singer/songwriter The-Dream has been working in union with the FBI in order to “catch” “music pirates”? Amazingly, The-Dream had no qualms with admitting to it out in the open, taking to his Twitter page to explain:Job Done As [...] |
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| 2 months, 15 days ago. May 14th
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| Like I said on Twitter, the Celtics and Lakers are like Aliens and Predators. And the Cavs are the humans getting in the way between the two. A message to Bron Bron: Move, bitch, get out the way. I know David Stern probably wanted this Kobe/LeBron matchup to manifest into something real -- and I'm [...] |
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| 2 months, 16 days ago. May 13th
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| I'm not too big on lists, which is why I'd never even attempt to come up with what Complex just posted on their site. They commissioned Kon & Amir to conjure up some sort of definitive 'greatest samples' list. This one had "fail just waiting to happen" written all over it. For what it's worth [...] |
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| 2 months, 16 days ago. May 10th
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| There are a select few rap blogs I read religiously. Unkut is one of them – Robbie holds it down and keeps it one hunnid. But you already know that. Making the rounds on Google Reader, I was humored when I read the site’s latest post, Five Reasons Why Rap Can’t Mourn The Dearly Departed, [...] |
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| 2 months, 19 days ago. May 5th
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| Apart from the hilarious Its the Real video I embedded on the sidebar a couple weeks back, I haven't really touched on the phenomenon that is Kat Stacks. For starters, I usually don't get into SEO grabbing, media whore b.s. like "whose chain got stolen" or "which rapper's headed to jail next". But the story [...] |
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| 2 months, 25 days ago. Apr 28th
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| I invite you and your [Thunder] to try/To feel the wrath of the unruly awakening of a sleeping giant/Very defiant, once I give you the pressure and then I apply it/And then your breathing is stopped and totally quiet/- Busta Rhymes; "What's Happenin'" (w/Method Man)I'm writing this at 9:45 P.M. The Lakers haven't won yet. [...] |
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| 3 months, 2 days ago. Apr 25th
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| Old school, new school, need to learn though...Word to Biggie Smalls, we just got burned like disco inferno. This game gave me flashbacks of the Finals in 2004 when the Pistons steamrolled the Lakers in what's been dubbed the "5 game sweep." They beat us so bad the series might as well be 2-3 right [...] |
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| 3 months, 5 days ago. Apr 23rd
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| Haters took this shit too far, son...This morning I woke up, checked my e-mail, checked Google Reader, and noticed a long comment posted on my O Blogger, Where Art Thou? piece. The comment was written by none other than Nah Right's Eskay. It's no surprise that he took offense to my words. After all, my [...] |
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| 3 months, 6 days ago. Apr 23rd
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| The Lakers started the game with a 10-0 bulldozer. They were running on all cylinders, playing some of the cleanest ball I've seen in a long, long time. And then, like they always do, they let a great lead just blow away in the mind. One of TNT's slogans is "we know drama." Nuh-uh. Nobody [...] |
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| 3 months, 7 days ago. Apr 22nd
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| I would’ve gone in on this issue a couple of days ago, but Guru’s passing put things into perspective for the time being. Byron Crawford had a great post on it, but lemme recap if you’ve been out of the loop:Shyne called up Elliott Wilson. Wilson apparently dismissed the call and penned a write-up on [...] |
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| 3 months, 7 days ago. Apr 21st
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| What do Guru and the French existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre have in common? In the twilight of Jean-Paul Sartre’s life, a man named Benny Lévy bonded with the philosopher, serving as his personal secretary. During this period and up until his death, Sartre was said to have abandoned his existentialist, atheistic, Marxist utopian outlooks on [...] |
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| 3 months, 8 days ago. Apr 19th
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| Hate that I’ve got to do this, but I must. Hate how crude it’ll seem, but so be it. Hate that YN types like robot Patton Oswalt, but ROFL! Elliott Wilson just published a widely-read post titled “I Hate My Job”. (You and me both, big homie!) He offers an empathetic and endearing outlook on [...] |
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| 3 months, 10 days ago. Apr 19th
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| At first glance, this post looks like nothing more than a surefire way to bait Byron Crawford into sharing it on Google Reader. But it’s more than that. For reals.If you’ve ever read, listened to, or watched Alex Jones, you may have learned a thing or two about desensitization and dehumanization in the digital age. [...] |
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Commentary: Are Fans Responsible?
May 27th
Posted by Justin over at KevinNottingham.com