ILL DOCTRINE CAMPAIGN EXCLUSIVE!!!

May 7, 2008

A secret source got us this footage of Hillary Clinton's meeting with Democratic party leaders, after the results of last night's primaries in NC and Indiana.

[WARNING: this clip contains adult language, which is not surprising if you saw how last night went for Hillary.]

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Less Talking, More Plumbing

May 5, 2008

Why I haven't been posting.

(Expanding on my comments in the last NPR roundtable)

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On The Radio: Sean Bell and Other Things

May 1, 2008

Will get back on the video grind in a minute, but in the meantime here are some clips from the radio show, me and my co-host G Man yapping at length about the Sean Bell verdict and other issues.. plus (the good part) a bunch of music from our resident DJs.


Underground Railroad 9/8/07
Nice break-oriented set from our all-star 6th man DJ C Reality.

Underground Railroad 4/27/08
Long winded talk about Sean Bell, then a bunch of music from 3D, then a little more talk.

Underground Railroad 4/19/08
Blaxploitation-themed set from 3D.

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Fox News, Soulja Boy and the Mailroom

April 24, 2008

Fox News giving love to Ill Doctrine. Sort of. (thanks to eskay for the hookup)

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Even Soulja Boy Hated Last Night's Debate

April 17, 2008

[if you are new here, be sure to check out this post in which I impersonate a GOOD rapper :) ]

Exclusive world premiere, a remix of this song.

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The Difference Between Paranoid and Suspicious

April 14, 2008

A quick one on why Alicia Keys is the Reverend Wright of Hip-Hop.

Background links:

  • Alicia Keys Interview
  • COINTELPRO
  • CNN on MLK and the FBI
  • FBI blackmail letter to MLK

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    For Frosty Freeze

    April 9, 2008

    My esteemed colleagues miri park and joe schloss take a moment to remember Wayne "Frosty Freeze" Frost, who introduced breaking to the masses in Flashdance (though I remember him best for Style Wars)

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    Great Moments in Hip-Hop Slang, Volume 62

    April 7, 2008

    A tear drops my eye..

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    Good (in) People Day

    April 3, 2008

    A post for Gary Vaynerchuck's Good People Day (GPD08). I really do believe George means well, and I really do think the dancing is his good side coming out.

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    On the Principle of Connectedness (and Dave Chappelle)

    April 2, 2008

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    You Punks Didn't Finish

    March 27, 2008

    Feeling sick so I can't go into as much depth as I'd like. But here are the links to the Smoking Gun expose and the hiphopdx piece that totally saw it coming. Also the 1999 feature on Sabatini that's awfully hard to reconcile with Philips' account. (Although that old piece also cites an anonymous source, some guy named Max.. could it be...? Nah, nevermind)

    The LA Times posted an apology late last night, but I still want answers on how this happened in the first place.. Philips reiterates that he had numerous sources corroborating the general facts, but never specifically says that other sources verified Sabatino's role in the incident, or that he even sought music biz sources to verify that Jimmy worked with Bad Boy etc.. until Philips gives specific evidence to the contrary I've got to assume that Sabatino was also his prime anonymous source and he failed to fact check Sabatino's delusions. And yes, this whole thing is looking hella Templeton.

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    Audio from the Archives: Chatting With Q-Tip

    March 21, 2008

    Some clips from Q-Tip's last visit to my radio show, back in 2002:

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    Being Over Race

    March 20, 2008

    a.k.a. Barack Obama is really ticking me off right now.

    Seriously though, I'm taking some time to let this speech marinate before I speak too much on it.. I learned back when I started writing for The Source that it's almost impossible to review an album properly after listening to it only once, you really need to sit with it for at least a couple of weeks to know what you feel about it (I mean, unless it's straight-up wack in which case 10 seconds per song is sufficient). This speech was a full length album that I'd rather sit with for a while instead of rushing out a half baked reaction so I can make it into the same news cycle or whatever. Might make a separate video on Rev. Wright, Obama's grandmother, buses and such later on.

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    The Music Biz and the Moral High Ground

    March 17, 2008

    Two things that have nothing to do with each other.

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    Being Seen

    March 15, 2008

    Some thoughts on that last video before we return to regularly scheduled programming.

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    Apologies in Advance

    March 13, 2008

    I just had to do it.

    I mean come on, somebody had to do it.

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    Live From The Halftime Show

    March 11, 2008

    More live performances from the 10th Anniversary of DJ Eclipse's legendary Halftime Show on WNYU, with Alchemist, Marco Polo and DJ Premier on hand providing musical accompiment. The videos contain adult language and what not.

    Supastition, Reef the Lost Cauze and AG (youtube version here)

    Apathy, Torae and Emilio Rojas

    (youtube version here)


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    Going Back In Time

    March 10, 2008

    Taking a trip back to hip-hop's good old days, with a visit to DJ Eclipse's legendary Halftime Show on WNYU.

    (note: this video contains some adult language, as it were. footage is from the halftime show's 10th anniversary show last week)

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    Don't Call It A Comeback

    March 5, 2008

    A brief commentary about my trip in which I use the word "moment" about 800 times. I'll be back to work this week, and might get around to sharing more thoughts about my trip later on, since it did spark a lot of thought. What else should we talk about in March?

    In the meantime I posted a bunch of photos on my flickr page, or you can look through the galleries below:

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    Where Is Jay Smooth?

    February 26, 2008

    Quick update from undisclosed location.


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