Hey, hip hop fans. Guess what I did this afternoon?

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I've begun following the Okayplayer news feed, where a great deal of underground hip hop is posted for free download, with the artists' blessing. We're talking at least two albums' worth per week, plus videos. I should mention also that in hip hop parlance, "underground" usually just means "good." Were I to break it down further, I might tell you ( Read more... )

Troubador by k'naan, a Somali-Canadian emcee, is the hottest album I've heard in a while. Every single cut on this record is funny, political, and makes me want to dance like it is 1959. "TIA" and "Wavin' Flag" are my favorites so far. Normally I hate to be that guy who links you to YouTube non-videos of songs he likes, but I dare you to listen to ( Read more... )

Poll Perceptionists t-shirt

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Yeah, I know, right? And I even dropped one of those little "In which"es. Cats on my friends page keep using them, so they must be cool.

Last night, 2030 hrs: ZION I, J-LIVE, and BLACKALICIOUS live in concert at Lang Performing Arts Center, Swarthmore College. It's a decent venue, mostly seated, but there was a dance floor up in front by the stage ( Read more... )