Is Paul Mooney Racist?
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Is Paul Mooney racist? I was asked to answer this question by the hard-working, idea-pondering, thought-provoking editorial staff at RH. I was like, I don’t even need to know who Paul Mooney is to answer that dumbass question. I don’t need to know he supports Kanye for his Taylor Swift outburst.
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Schwerve’s Magnum Opus: Top 1000 Songs and 100 Albums of The Decade (2009)
Disclaimer: Years are fairly arbitrary time periods. The only thing that makes a decade is the human conditions' odometer fetish. Unfortunately, like you, I'm human as well and fall prey to these tendencies. I can't claim to know everything, I'm just an educated observer; and here are my educated observations. They are not perfect and neither you nor I will completely agree with them in a…
The Best of Chicago ’09
Lupe Fiasco once said, "Really love my city, and I hope that G-D bless it." And bless he did, uh, musically at least. While Chicago got dissed from the Olympic Committee, saw their parking meters jacked, and all around sports failures, at least the arts and culture scene put forth something to be proud of. To celebrate the year that was in music, fashion, and culture, we put together a survey…
Charles Hamilton: Normalcy EP
Charles Hamilton produces and raps on this new project. The title is fitting considering the year that Charles Hamilton has had. Many will probably write this off without listening to it. I post it here just to provide you all with some options. Hit the jump to download and see the tracklist. Read more
The Schwerve’s Magnum Opus: Top 1000 Songs and 100 Albums of The Decade (2000)
Disclaimer: Years are fairly arbitrary time periods. The only thing that makes a decade is the human conditions' odometer fetish. Unfortunately, like you, I'm human as well and fall prey to these tendencies. I can't claim to know everything, I'm just an educated observer; and here are my educated observations. They are not perfect and neither you nor I will completely agree with them in a…
Cold Hard Facts with Hollywood Holt and Million $ Mano
Here's another "Just Me And My Flip" episode shot on Friday at the Kidz In The Hall/Warren G show. Cold Hard stayed on the stage the entire time, backing up and performing with Warren G. Aftewards I hit the dressing room where Hollywood Holt and Million $ Mano talked about coming up with Crucial Conflict and Cold Hard. They pay the man some respects, before we get a new freestyle from the man…
Wes Restless: “Summer Days”
Here is some new Wes Restless, hand delivered by the man himself with the following:The song is called Summer Days. It's about that feeling you get when you know that winter is right around the corner and there's nothing you can do to escape it but leave.This is the first official leak from the project entitled "Wes Restless vs. Kid Planet."...The project is a collaboration between Chicago…
RJD2: “Find You Out”
RJD2 has been laying low the last two years, but he's been hard at work. RJD2 set up his own record label, and then announced the signing of the label's first artist, none other than DJ RJD2...He's got a slew of re-releases and new material on deck, including the cult favorite, Your Face or Your Knee Caps. He sets everything off with a full announcement (see below), as well as a cut from the…