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OB4CLII: Album of the Decade?

cx2020 — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:45:17 +0000

Let’s not beat around the bush. This album is as good as anything made during the height of the Wu and is perhaps the rap album of the decade. Buy it. Spend money on this album. Listen to it and forget every catchy-as-hell but culturally and musically self-destructive song you’ve heard. If I talk the album up too much you might expect perfection. Its not perfect, and we all have different tastes, but trust me – tracks like Catalina, Black Mozart, House of Flying Daggers, and Mean Streets are definitely “the medicine for yo’ sickness” (c) Rza.

The Chef layed out a feast on this one.

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negrostotle — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:00:13 +0000

Real Music Lives…cause that Colbie Calliat is straight banging son!

Audrina Patridge. Dumb. Vapid. Half Naked…eating strawberries. All is forgiven.

“Controversial” South African runner Caster Semenya has gone all “Jenny Jones makeover” on us, in an attempt to show she’s a woman. Honestly, I think the drug test will help a lot more than some bangles and some make up…but maybe that’s just me.

The 7 greatest, most spastic Carlton dances. I just made your life. You’re welcome.

Responding to the shortage of American babies, Katherine Heigl is adopting one from Korea.

Can’t find the porn you’re looking for on Google? Microsoft wants you to take the Bing challenge.

Memo to Joe Wilson, the Republican congressman who yelled out “You lie!” in the middle of the president’s health care speech: STFU.

Republican state representative Michael Duvall– a married father of two– kills time before a legislative hearing by bragging about all the lobbyist pussy he’s pulling… not realizing that his mic is on. Oops.

Yeah, so… bad day for Republicans.

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negrostotle — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:00:29 +0000

Holy crap. That is Kevin Federline…and he’s apparently he’s eating for two.

An Open Letter to Tyler Perry.

Apparently, MTV has a new webpage redesign. I would say that I’ve seen it, but once they stopped focusing on music, I haven’t made my way over there.

You know what else isn’t recession proof? The Super Bowl.

You knew it had to happen…Only Built For Cuban Linx 2 has leaked in its entirety. Have it, but haven’t listened yet. Looking for it? Go Here.

The NFL bans tweeting by players and coaches during games (alternate title: Twitter gets Goodelled).

The World Wildlife Fund claims it never approved this impressively tasteless 9/11 ad.

Whitney Houston blames an Oprah interview for why her triumphant Today Show comeback concert sucked.

And we get our first look at the new CGI Smurf movie due out in 2010, making it clear that Hollywood will not stop until it has repackaged and ruined everyone’s favorite childhood memories.

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Best rap video of the year: Raekwon’s “House of Flying Daggers”

griffn — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:00:27 +0000

It’s rare I get excited about anything hip-hop these days, but this new Raekwon video got me ready to stab somebody. It’s a hyper-violent anime-style cut that is as visually creative and intense as anything you’ll see at the movies. And the music itself is classic Wu-Tang, featuring Inspectah Deck, GZA, Ghostface, and Method Man. The “House of Flying Daggers” track is a single off Raekwon’s upcoming Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II album, a sequel to one of my personal favorite hip-hop albums of all-time. More info via AllHipHop.com:

The album, which was originally executive produced by Busta Rhymes, was reportedly complete in January 2006, with RZA added as a second executive producer. Still the project did not see the light of day. In 2007, Raekwon explained that he was determined to set the release up properly.

“I did a lot of hard work on this record,” Raekwon said during an interview. “And I refuse to throw it out and people be like, ‘Yo Rae, I ain’t know your s**t was out.’ Nah, I can’t afford that to happen no more. That happened to me on The Lex Diamond Story. That happened to me on Immobilarity. I’m not going for it on this one.”

Despite having lost the support of Aftermath/Interscope Records, as well as executive producers Busta Rhymes and Dr. Dre, OB4CL2’s independent release has garnered a great deal of fan and media support.

The 21-track album features production by Pete Rock, Marley Marl, Dr. Dre, and longtime Wu-Tang collaborator Scram Jones, and appearances by Beanie Sigel, Lyfe Jennings, Jadakiss, and Styles P. The album also features contributions by six of the surviving original members of the Wu-Tang Clan: GZA, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Masta Killa, and of course, production by RZA.

Suffice to say, the anticipation level just went from zero to 60.

Anyway, here’s the video. It’s a shame it’s probably too violent to show on TV. How dope would it be in front of movie trailers though?