the shuffle. [4/29/06]

Another Saturday night, another edition of rock the dub's the shuffle. I want to start this out by saying, there is an assload of new D&B out there, from a 12" on Eastside that has the Tear (2k6 RMX) as well as the Crazy (2k6 RMX). Intense. And if you haven't heard that Breakage LP, you are insane....

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Mobb Deep "Blood Money" [review]

Let me get this out the way first: I was surprised at how much I am feeling this new Mobb album, Blood Money. I was surprised when first hearing that Hav & P signed with 50 Cent's G-Unit Records, because they were getting dissed by him on that "Piggy Bank" track. Mobb has always been shitted on,...

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5th and final.

we haven't been eye to eye or peered face to facebut you have already stolen a placechased your status into my heart's palacebrave new world has opened upour family is 4, but now's the time to add a 5th cupwe lift up our glasses, the newest bad ass in the clani can see it now, you throwing on a cape...

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The Sopranos, Season 6: "Luxury Lounge" [recap]

Another week, another step closer to the end… and a healthy look back at some of the qualities that defined great Sopranos television. This episode, “Luxury Lounge”, dealt mainly with Christopher’s Hollywood excursion, as well as with major trouble in Artie Bucco’s life. Both exhibited past traits that...

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the shuffle. [4/22/06]

So, as I adjust the volume on J. Dilla's Donuts album, I'm trying to reflect on a hectic week in my life, all the while trying to make some decent commentary on this fucked up world we live in. It's hard enough trying to wake up everyday to go to school/work, but then we have to deal with nonsense...

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Baby Registries for Jayden Khristopher

For those who know me, they should know that my wife Anna and I are expecting a son, Jayden Khristopher, on Sept 10th, 2006. I don't know how odd this is, but I'm posting up our baby registries online. I want no one to feel obligated into purchasing wears and accessories for my child, but it's odd having a registry that no one sees. So check it out, and if you have any questions, hit me up.Target.com...

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The Sopranos, Season 6: "Live Free Or Die" [recap]

First thing first: FILA should be loving the endorsement that was given last night. I wish I had screenshots, but I thought it was odd that both Rosalie Aprile AND Vito Spatafore had on the Fila tracksuits on this episode. Haha, on to the meat and potatoes:Does Vito really think a life up in New Hampshire...

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Future Bound Q&A up on DOA

Future Bound Q&AI conducted this interview with Drum & Bass producer/DJ Future Bound. He talks about his DJing and producing, his label Viper Recordings, and other bits.Shouts to jeryl & xo over @ DOA for letting me write for th...

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the shuffle. [4/15/2006]

Short and sweet bursts of random information for you on a late Saturday. Think of this as a week's worth of topics thrown into an iPod shuffle. Some sad, some happy, some just plain ignorant. Let's get it on!1) Mayweather wins his match with Judah... sort of. I didn't see it initially, but just saw...

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"mailbox is full"

if I could talk to you, I'd let you know that, yeah, shit is real; it's hard to lose ya ace to something you didyou both had big dreams end on tire screamsif I had the means to turn back timeI'd take you both out the whip, leave you in a ditch cryingstill alive, b/c Hip-Hop No Need Deadwe lost Dilla, now Ccino, hows the youth to be fed?missing a guy I never knew, but heard his voice a plethora of...

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Jazz Appreciation Month: April 2006

For those who are unaware, April 2006 is Jazz Appreciation Month. So, dust off your copy of Miles' Kind of Blue, throw it on repeat and zone out. Take a listen to "Blue in Green" and try to figure out why it's my favorite track on that album (and no, it's not for anything Miles does on the song).Go...

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Bring Hip-Hop back to Boxing...?

OK so tomorrow night, Zab Judah and Floyd Mayweather square off in Las Vegas LIVE on PPV. The thing that seems odd about this is the overwhelmingly fake Hip-Hop sidebar that is following this fight. This article by the AP talks about how the promoters (Don King & Bob Arum) are trying to work the...

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Grab Genesis Elijah's "Deh Pon Road" LP for FREE!

Genesis Elijah, one of the illest MCs doing things in the UK, is making his Deh Pon Road album available for FREE. You'll have to register as a user on that forum, but you won't be sorry. For many stateside heads, it's a good way to check out how the UK does it on the Hip-Hop side of things.To all those uninitiated to Genesis Elijah's steeze, this album is a perfect capsule of what he's about. He's...

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Suge speaks... sort of.

Suge has commented on the situation over there at Death Row. Kind of. His comments are cryptic; check them out: "People like the Harris' have been coming out of the woodwork and it's been like a dark cloud hanging over me. I've decided that I'm serving Death Row its last meal. I'm setting a new table."What the hell does that mean? To me, it sounds like he might be willing to let go of "Tha Row", and...

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Why did he even get re-married?

What was Eminem thinking in the first place? Word on the wire is that Eminem and Kim Mathers got a divorce almost a whole 3 months after their January 2006 marriage. Some might be saying "SHOCKER", but I really wanted this to work. The thing is this: I love my wife... if she was seriously on some popular albums talking about killing me, stuffing me in a trunk and driving off a bridge, and all of the...

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Suge might lose Death Row?

How insane is this story!?! Lydia Harris, the ex-wife of Harry-O, the incarcerated scarface who helped fund Death Row in its infancy (as spelled out in the documentary Welcome To Death Row) is trying to obtain the $107 million that she won back in March of 2005. Lydia and Harry-O have their own legal...

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I've seen the future.

I have some plans for this blog. I write for The Flow Magazine and Dogs On Acid, but I'm planning on getting more content on here. Whether it's interviews, essays, reviews, whatever, I want this to be my own extension to the outside world. Not that I don't leave home, but I don't really get my feet...

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falling in love with dubstep

For those out there who aren't into Dubstep, just know that it's linked to UK Garage and Grime. Those forms of music are pretty big over in the UK (acts like Artful Dodger come to mind), but that was never my vibe. I've always been into Dub, and the shit I'm hearing cats like Slaughter Mob and Skream do is mind boggling. It's fucking minimal as hell, but with the sub bass and a nice vibe. Reminds...

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thinking of lil' man

It's a new dawnIt's a new dayIt's a new life for me...One life that belongs to methis life is mine, and I helped plant the seedOne day I'll teach little man how to readbring pure positive vibes into his life, help him leadwatch him grow to be the man I wish I had beenReady to tackle anything, throwing caution to the windas long as he watches over his mother and kinLet's them know he's there for them...

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