i’ve been getting a lot of new music lately and it’s great and all, but i need to be honest with myself and the fact that right now all i actually want to listen to is nneka’s album which is just insane. sooooooooo good, i’m totally swinging from her jockstrap right now.

i’ll give you this freebee, and then make sure you get the rest of her album here.

[nneka - deadly connection]

previously: don’t sleep: nneka

I’m not a huge Star Wars fan (sorry, it’s just not that exciting if you already visit outer space two or three times a year) but I am a huge BAY AREA fan! This is pretty dope.

It seldom happens, but it’s good to see when homophobia in hip-hop is addressed. I really like how Jay Smooth breaks it down in this vlog…and he has a bunch of other dope 3-dimensional discussions about hip-hop taboos at illdoctrine.com. Cheeek it!

whenever folks come out to the bay to visit they’re shocked at how “legal” herb is out here…people openly smoking joints while strolling down telegraph, bongs set up on shelves like mini vases, the “magic truffle man” at delores park. so when some dude ran out of gambling money and pulled out some purple instead, he must’ve forgotten that,

1. fresno is not the bay
2. even if it was, pulling out over an ounce of weed in a casino and distributing it among strangers isn’t the smartest thing to do

and now, collie buddz’s mary jane.

Via Fader

it’s common knowledge that you ain’t shit in the hip-hop world until there’s a muppet version of you. kanye’s champion video proves that not only is ye the shit, he can run faster than you as a puppet, and with those shutter shades that everyone has now.

to commemorate, here are some more videos of muppet-rappers (i.e. muppers? rappets?)

 
OutKast - Da Art of Storytellin’ Pt. 1

 
Masta Ace - Me & The Biz

 
Jermaine Dupri - Ballin’ Out of Control

papalodown.com.

The Tai Chi segment in the Opening Ceremonies for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Directed by Zhang Yimou, director of Hero, Curse of the Golden Flower, and House of Flying Daggers.

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this must’ve taken hella long to make.

Yes, I am aware that in the past few months I’ve probably posted more about Santi than I have about myself. Things probably won’t change until I get myself a pair of badass deadpan dancers.

Via Pitchfork

Check out this vid I was sent on Youtube! Thanks Anthony, I’m honored!