Monthly Archives: October 2008

Logarhythmik remixes Cool Kids, supports Obama.

You might be quick to write this off as just another example of how comparatively awesome Barack’s supporters are, but that doesn’t do justice to this tape.  Inventive in its sampling, and commendable in its goal, this is the perfect soundtrack for the last ten days of the election.  If..

Wu-Tang Clan Announces National Tour.

(image source) Is the Wu out of weed money again?  They’ve just announced a national tour starting November 29th in Portland. Historically, Wu-Tang tours have always been very iffy, with dissent among the group being a constant issue. Still, seeing the entire Clan live (minus the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard)..

Live blogging MTV’s Busted.

Dj01, as a part of his plea agreement, is going to be live blogging a marathon of MTV’s reality show Busted from the studios starting at 2 till about 3. Hit up the site then for his wild commentary and inside info from Busted subjects. Check back tomorrow at 2..

Jordan With The Mic.

Good  news via AllHipHop Phife Dawg’s long fight with diabetes recently took a new turn for the better, as the Queens native finally received a kidney transplant. The new kidney comes after a waiting period of over two years, which saw Phife endure problems performing live and a dramatic weight..

Disappointments and Delights in a Day of CMJ Week.

Before I say anything else, I couldn’t think of a better word than “delights.” Today, my plan was to hit up a Meet n’ Greet at Santo’s and hopefully talk to Large Professor and DJ Babu and then stop by Fat Beats and holler at Blu and Mainframe (Johnson &..

Black Milk – Losing Out featuring Royce Da 5’9".

Off Tronic. Black Milk and Royce always fuck shit up. You’d best be boning up on his work before the album drops. I met Black Milk at Fat Beats today. It always bugs me out when master producers are just chill ass dudes. Download: Black Milk – Losing Out featuring..

Johnson & Jonson (10/23/08) @ Fat Beats, NYC.

I missed Johnson & Jonson’s CMJ show tonight because of my bullshit school obligations, but I’m definitely going to make my presence felt tomorrow at Fat Beats.  Technically not a CMJ show, but a byproduct of the avalanche of awesome shit going down this week. Check out all the events..


T La Rock In A Jewish Nursing Home.

(amazing T La Rock photo via earfuzz) G at GRANDGOOD unearthed a 1996 article in the New York Times about T La Rock’s time spent in a Jewish nursing home. After receiving brain damage while trying to break up a fight in the Bronx, he moved to the Haym Salomon..

ML’s Guide to the CMJ Music Marathon 2008.

CMJ (College Music Journal) puts on an annual festival in New York that consists of a ton of concerts at a bunch of different venues over the course of about a week . The list of artists performing is a tad overwhelming, so I sorted through the madness and picked..