Considering how sparse decent rap releases have become, I have hope that 2008 will bring a little more in the way of hip hop than 2007. Here is a list of "proposed" releases for the upcoming year, taken directly from cantbeserious.com, with the ones that I am excited for (all that matters, since I'm the one who reads this blog) in bold:1. Dr. Dre - “Detox” (Aftermath)****************2. Ghostface / MF Doom - “Swift & Changable” (Nature Sounds)****************3. Nas - “N***er” (Def Jam)*****************4. Raekwon - “Only Built For Cuban Linx 2″ (Aftermath)*******************5. Lil Wayne - “The Carter 3″ (Cash Money)6. The Roots ...
While contemporary western societies have progressively evolved over time, slowly chipping away at the race-barriers that have eternally bound our civilizations, other parts of the world have been unable to do the same. This world map plots the skin color of indigenous people and provides evidence to both the homogeneous nature of countries like Central Africa, India and Saudi Arabia and the melting-pot-like countries like the United States and....well, look at it yourself.
After a year of testing, German researchers announced that they have perfected a method for inducing (and subsequently curing) autism. Peep this article from io9, a science-fiction blog, which cites the scientific article and then, more interestingly, describes some of the potential black-market niches it may fill: not only a adderall-replacement, allowing you to do nothing but "ignore your friends and do nothing but number-crunching for days" but also a valium-substitute, "where people who want to take a break from having messy emotions about other people decide to unplug and enter a state where human relationships are no more important ...
One of the best rappers of our time, and I had almost completely forgotten about him since his days of popularity in my fraternity house. But since most people have already heard of him, just check out Ill Mitch's website to get reacquainted.
On the year and a half anniversary of this groundbreaking document's conception, it is presented below in its original, (mostly) unedited form. View this historic document in its entirety by clicking below this excerpt:
U.S.C. 33(L) R.O.T.D. (2006)
1. The Purpose of this bill is:
a. To celebrate the particular tightness of certain extraordinary lines from rap songs, from the beginning of the genre in the mid 1980's to today, giving particular attention to the criteria [set out in § 4(a-e), infra], AND
b. To provide an opportunity for the exploration and education of hip-hop ...
Lil Wayne's "The Leak
Though not quite approaching the lyrical mastery of late-90's Ma$e, the new Weezy offering certainly has glimpses of the ex-Harlem World banger. Dabble in the hotness by listening to all five tracks here:
I'm Me [audio http://rapidshare.com/files/85622162/01-lil_wayne-the_leak_ep-im_me.mp3]
Gossip [audio http://rapidshare.com/files/85622163/02-lil_wayne-the_leak_ep-gossip.mp3]
Kush [audio http://rapidshare.com/files/85631663/03-lil_wayne-the_leak_ep-kush.mp3]
Love Me or Hate Me [audio http://rapidshare.com/files/85631664/04-lil_wayne-the_leak_ep-love_me_or_hate_me.mp3]
Talkin About It [audio http://rapidshare.com/files/85631665/05-lil_wayne-the_leak_ep-talkin_about_it.mp3]
Now that you want to go show all your friends that new hot shit you found, download the album from iTunes or help the ongoing cause to send me to jail by downloading it "not from iTunes" right herr.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) is now holding the 2008-09 Ski Jumping World Cup - the 30th season to date. This World Cup season began on November 29th in Kuusamo, Finland, and will run through 28 competitions ending on March 22nd in Planica, Slovenia. Top jumpers can regularly make jumps of about 140 meters (460 feet). The current overall leader (in […]
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