Bhutan becomes newest democracy
This is pretty big news. Hot on the heels of Kosovo declaring itself independent, Bhutan, a hundred year old monarchy has brought itself forward as a democracy.
What’s most incredible about this story is that it is the King that is pushing this forward. Think about it. The absolute monarch [...]
Heavy D & The Boyz - Blue Funk (1992)*
On Blue Funk, their fourth studio album, Heavy D & The Boyz largely eschew the New Jack Swing sound that defined their earlier work in favour of an East Coast-influenced, boom-bap style that is grittier and “entirely streetwise.” The album’s beats, courtesy of legendary producers DJ Premier, [...]
The Internet? Bah! | Newsweek.com
In what has to be one of the best “Boy I was wrong” moments in a long time, this Newsweek article from 1995 goes in depth about why the Internet will never be a big deal. The author, one of the foremost computer experts of the time, scoffs at the [...]
Diddy denies LA Times’ Tupac story - Yahoo! News
So, in proof that the ‘Pac myths will never, ever die, people are still talking about who killed Tupac Shakur. He’s all up in arms about an LA Times news story claiming his associates were involved in the first shooting of Tupac (a couple of years [...]
We care a lot: 14 overblown charity/advocacy songs besides “We Are The World” | The A.V. Club
This is a pretty interesting look at the nature of those musical charity songs we always hear about. The most famous one is probably “Do they know it’s Christmas?” from the BandAid concert many years ago raising money [...]
Anyone remember Eminem’s movie 8 Mile? It’s a movie that got surprisingly positive reviews across the board and even managed to win some academy awards.
Robot Chicken, Seth Green’s irreverent stop motion animation series took a shot at spoofing the movie with pretty funny results. Check it out below. Bugs Bunny taking over Eminem’s [...]
Anyone who has ever done a Youtube search for anything remotely similar to the phrase ‘beat making,’ or even ‘mpc,’ or ‘producer’ knows that there are literally hundreds of videos of dudes (unfortunately, the world of beat making is dominated entirely by males) explaining how to make beats. The vast majority of them are terrible, [...]
D.C. native Wale (pronounced Wall-ay) is supposed to be the next big thing in hip-hop. A quick youtube search provides a bunch of his videos, and I have to say it’s not entirely my style. No matter what, I guess you have to admit that he does have some talent. Check [...]
This is pretty cool. PonderAbout.com has put up a little video about John Lennon discussing “I am the Walrus”, one of the Beatle’s more memorable tracks.
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Q-TIP: ‘RAP IS DYING’
“I think it’s pretty evident - and everybody says it - that hip-hop is definitely not as good as it once was. It’s sort of like disco was. “There was a time when disco was the s**t and Steve Rubell had Studio 54. But the minute you heard Disco Duck by Rick [...]
Dre on the piano, and the Dogg Pound on the mic.