Early contender for my personal favorite joint of the year: The whole album is good but this was my favorite before I even knew it was a single. Not only does it have a Black Star reunion over a J.Dilla beat with “History” but there’s an appearance by Slick Rick, the Ruler.
Filed under: Hip-Hop by James Beaver
Tags: hip-hop lives, mos def
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Ladies and gentlemen, I present a piece of G.I.JOE fan artwork that I’ve wanted to do for a long time. Allow me to introduce you to the man, the myth, the legend: Big Lob. Most of you won’t know who this is so let me tell you about him. He debuts in G.I.JOE the Movie […]
Filed under: Art, G.I.JOE, Hip-Hop, ScrollBoss, Toys by James Beaver
Tags: big lob, unappreciated character squad
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I was just looking for a straight-up video of the song but somebody on the YouTubes followed the obvious idea with a good video:
Filed under: News, Soul by James Beaver
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Hit a thrift store with my friends last weekend. In the stacks of wax filled with lots of polka (remember: I’m in Ohio), soundtracks to 1960’s movies, Herb Alpert albums (temping) and Sesame Street records (also tempting), I found something that I never thought that I’d find in a million years: Roxanne Shante’s first single? […]
Filed under: Hip-Hop, Music, the Haul by James Beaver
Tags: Marley Marl, Roxanne Shante
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I posted a rant a few months ago about how a lot of lyric sites don’t seem to give a crap. It was inspired by trying to figure out a name from James Brown’s Santa Claus, Go Straight To The Ghetto. So there’s a part near the end of the song that I couldn’t figure […]
Filed under: Funk, Music, Soul by James Beaver
Tags: Hank Ballard, James Brown
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Figured I’d post something I drew since I barely seem to do that here anymore. It’s Linda, a very, very bad woman from the old arcade game, Double Dragon. I drew a picture of her in practically in the same pose a few years back but that didn’t turn out so well. Too cartoony. This […]
Filed under: Art, Lego, Music, Video Games by James Beaver
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I’m horrible at remembering birthdays, but there are 3 that I never forget: my mother’s, my sister Elizabeth’s, and my grandmother Marva’s. Sadly, she passed away in late 2002. Instead of being sorrowful and depressed that she’s no longer here, I’m going to post YouTube links to three of the songs that she enjoyed. I’ve […]
Filed under: Music, Television by James Beaver
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While most people are blaming recording artists for the wall-to-wall foulness in current mainstream Hip-Hop and R&B, people who listen to more than just profit-seeking pundits know what the real deal is. The record labels and media outlets have the most control. You’d think that’d be obvious, but pundits look cooler if they take it […]
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I apologize to the four people that still read this blog for taking over a week to post. Right now I can feel my sinuses headknocking me from the inside and it seems as if almost every other allergy-sufferer around here is catching hell. I have quite a few unfinished posts and unstarted post ideas […]
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